Atlanta, GA
National Compensation Survey
December 2005
_________________________________________________________________________________________
U.S. Department of Labor
Elaine L. Chao, Secretary
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Philip L. Rones, Acting Commissioner
October 2006
Bulletin 3135–14
Preface
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Contents
Page
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................
1
Tables:
1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours for selected worker
and establishment characteristics..................................................................................................
2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers
by work levels...............................................................................................................................
3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers
by work levels...............................................................................................................................
4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers
by work levels...............................................................................................................................
5. Combined work levels for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time
and part-time workers ...................................................................................................................
6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles...................................................................................
7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles ......................................................................
8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles ....................................................
9. Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles ....................................................................
10. Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles ....................................................................
11. Full-time civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................
12. Full-time private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................
13. Full-time State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................
14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings of private industry establishments
for major occupational groups ......................................................................................................
15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time private industry workers ....................
16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time private industry workers ....................
17. Union and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups ..................
18. Time and incentive workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups ....................
19. Industry sector: Mean hourly earnings for private industry workers
by major occupational group ........................................................................................................
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4
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18
21
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32
35
37
41
42
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51
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56
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60
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Appendixes:
A. Technical Note...............................................................................................................................
Appendix table 1. Number of workers represented by the survey ................................................
Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response ........................................................................
B. Standard Occupational Classification System................................................................................
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A–1
A–5
A–6
B–1
Introduction
T
About the tables
The tables that follow present data on straight-time occupational earnings, which include wages and salaries, incentive
pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. These
earnings exclude premium pay for overtime, vacations,
holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. About 800 detailed occupations, listed in Appendix B, are used to describe all occupations in the civilian nonfarm economy (excluding the Federal Government and private households).
Data are not shown for any occupations if they would raise
concerns about the confidentiality of the survey respondents or if the data are insufficient to support reliable estimates.
Table 1 presents an overview of all tables in this bulletin. Mean hourly earnings, weekly hours, and relative standard errors are given for all industries, private industry, and
State and local government for selected worker and establishment characteristics. The worker characteristics include
high-level occupational aggregation, full-time or part-time
status, union or nonunion status, and time or incentive pay.
Establishment characteristics include goods and service
producing and size of establishment.
Table 2 presents mean hourly earnings data by work
level for major occupational groups and for detailed occupations. Separate data are also shown for full-time and
part-time workers. Table 3 provides work level data for
private industry workers. Table 4 provides similar data for
State and local government workers. Table 5 simplifies the
work levels by combining them into broader groups within
major and detailed occupations, and for full-time and parttime workers.
Tables 6 through 10 present hourly wage percentiles
that describe the distribution of hourly earnings for individual workers within each published occupation. Data are
provided for the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles
for detailed occupations within all industries, private industry, State and local government, full-time workers, and
part-time workers.
Table 11 presents mean and median hourly, weekly, and
annual earnings, and the associated hours, for major occupational groups and detailed occupations for full-time
workers. Table 12 provides the same type of information
for private industry workers. Table 13 provides similar
data for State and local government workers.
Table 14 presents mean hourly earnings data for establishment employment sizes by high-level occupational ag-
he tables in this bulletin summarize the NCS results for
the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area. Data were collected between June 2005 and July 2006; the average reference month is December 2005. Tabulations provide information on earnings of workers in a variety of occupations
and at different work levels. Also contained in this bulletin
are information on the program, a technical note describing
survey procedures, and an appendix with detailed information on occupational classifications.
Most of the earnings estimates in this bulletin are presented as mean hourly earnings. Mean weekly and annual
earnings, and the corresponding hours, also are provided
for full-time employees in specific occupations. Some occupations, such as teachers and fire fighters, typically have
shorter or longer work schedules than do the majority of
full-time workers. The weekly and annual estimates are
useful for comparing the earnings of occupations having
different work schedules.
NCS products
The Bureau’s National Compensation Survey provides
comprehensive measures of occupational earnings, compensation cost trends, benefit incidence, and detailed plan
provisions. The Employment Cost Index, a quarterly
measure of the change in employer costs for wages and
benefits, is derived from the NCS. Employer Costs for
Employee Compensation measures employers’ average
hourly costs for wages and benefits. NCS also measures
the incidence and provisions of benefit plans. This bulletin
is limited to data on occupational wages and salaries.
Changes to the publications
The locality wage publications have undergone a number of
significant changes. Beginning with the 3135 bulletin series, the releases employ:
1. The 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
system and the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
2. An expanded scope of establishments, lowering the minimum establishment size for private industry from 50 workers to 1 worker
3. Imputation for temporary non-response situations
4. Benchmarking of estimated employment
5. Redesigned tables, to reflect the new classification system and to emphasize work levels
1
high-level occupational aggregation. Table 19 presents
mean hourly earnings data for major industry divisions
within the private sector.
Appendix table 1 presents the number of workers represented by the survey, by high-level occupational aggregation and for all industries, private industry, and State and
local government. Appendix table 2 provides the number
of establishments in the sampling frame and the number of
responding and nonresponding establishments.
gregations in the private sector. Tables 15 and 16 provide
mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings data
for full-time employees in private establishments with
fewer than 100 workers, and in private establishments with
100 workers or more.
Table 17 presents mean hourly earnings data for union
and nonunion workers in all, private, and State and local
government establishments by high-level occupational aggregation. Table 18 provides hourly earnings data for time
and incentive workers in all and private establishments by
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Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Atlanta, GA,
December 2005
Civilian
workers
Worker and establishment
characteristics
Private industry
workers
Hourly earnings
Mean
Relative
error2
(percent)
$19.86
3.3
Management, professional, and related ...........
Management, business, and financial ..........
Professional and related ...............................
Service ..............................................................
Sales and office ................................................
Sales and related ..........................................
Office and administrative support .................
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance ...................................................
Construction and extraction .........................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ............
Production, transportation, and material
moving ............................................................
Production ....................................................
Transportation and material moving .............
31.44
33.98
29.85
10.68
16.31
17.59
15.61
State and local government
workers
Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
Relative
error2
(percent)
36.8
$19.58
3.7
1.8
4.1
1.8
2.4
4.1
9.4
2.0
39.3
41.2
38.2
33.7
35.6
33.2
37.0
32.30
34.31
30.77
9.65
16.37
17.60
15.63
19.39
17.67
20.89
6.4
8.4
7.3
40.3
40.0
40.6
15.50
14.91
15.89
11.5
4.4
18.0
Full time ............................................................
Part time ...........................................................
20.97
10.33
Union ................................................................
Nonunion ..........................................................
Time ..................................................................
Incentive ...........................................................
Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
Relative
error2
(percent)
36.6
$22.10
2.0
38.6
2.0
4.2
2.1
1.8
4.3
9.4
2.1
39.3
41.3
37.9
32.8
35.4
33.2
36.8
27.93
31.01
27.18
16.07
15.41
–
15.45
3.2
15.8
3.5
5.5
8.5
–
8.5
39.2
40.0
39.0
39.6
38.7
–
38.8
19.39
17.64
20.88
6.8
9.1
7.7
40.4
40.0
40.7
19.39
18.08
21.03
1.5
5.3
2.1
39.8
40.0
39.5
36.9
38.9
35.7
15.48
14.91
15.87
11.9
4.4
19.1
37.2
38.9
36.1
16.24
–
16.25
4.8
–
4.3
29.7
–
29.7
3.1
4.1
40.0
21.9
20.77
10.20
3.5
4.4
40.0
21.9
22.36
13.93
1.8
6.2
39.6
21.4
23.54
19.63
16.4
3.1
37.8
36.8
24.08
19.29
17.7
3.5
37.6
36.6
–
22.30
–
1.9
–
38.5
19.33
25.99
3.1
8.9
36.7
38.3
18.95
25.99
3.6
8.9
36.5
38.3
22.10
–
2.0
–
38.6
–
Goods producing ..............................................
Service providing ..............................................
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
–
–
–
–
–
–
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
1-99 workers .....................................................
100-499 workers ...............................................
500 workers or more .........................................
17.82
19.55
22.88
3.6
6.9
5.2
36.3
37.4
37.2
17.82
19.61
23.15
3.6
7.0
7.7
36.3
37.3
36.6
–
15.84
22.35
–
1.7
2.6
–
39.4
38.6
All workers ..........................................................
Worker characteristics4,5
Establishment characteristics
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium
pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is
computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers,
weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week,
exclusive of overtime.
4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based
on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are
determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on
hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially
based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production
bonuses.
5 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-providing
industries applies to private industry only. Industries are determined by the 2002 North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication
criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Atlanta, GA,
December 2005
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
All workers ..............................................................................
$19.86
3.3
$20.97
3.1
$10.33
4.1
Management occupations .................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Level 12 ............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Marketing and sales managers ........................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Marketing managers .....................................................
Sales managers ............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Administrative services managers ....................................
Computer and information systems managers .................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Construction managers ....................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school .....................................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary .....................
Engineering managers .....................................................
Medical and health services managers ............................
38.15
20.46
26.54
33.29
44.61
51.22
41.50
41.86
45.51
42.09
44.74
47.47
39.99
47.80
33.95
36.38
38.75
44.94
37.53
47.59
45.36
4.2
6.3
6.7
5.5
4.1
7.0
5.1
10.0
11.1
10.5
7.4
19.6
12.2
10.8
13.9
8.4
8.9
19.9
10.0
13.7
5.2
38.26
20.46
26.54
33.29
44.61
51.22
41.88
41.86
45.51
42.09
44.74
47.47
39.99
47.80
33.95
36.38
38.75
44.94
37.53
47.59
45.36
4.2
6.3
6.7
5.5
4.1
7.0
4.9
10.0
11.1
10.5
7.4
19.6
12.2
10.8
13.9
8.4
8.9
19.9
10.0
13.7
5.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
43.19
55.04
39.89
33.72
6.6
18.5
4.2
4.2
43.19
55.04
39.89
33.72
6.6
18.5
4.2
4.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
Management analysts ......................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
Financial analysts .........................................................
28.28
14.05
21.25
26.99
30.63
38.63
33.01
6.9
8.3
1.8
7.5
1.4
5.5
2.1
28.22
14.05
21.25
26.99
30.63
38.75
33.01
6.9
8.3
1.8
7.5
1.4
5.8
2.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
21.91
33.79
33.03
24.71
31.64
32.86
30.0
11.6
1.9
8.4
7.3
5.3
21.91
33.79
33.03
24.71
31.45
32.70
30.0
11.6
1.9
8.4
8.1
5.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 10 ............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Computer programmers ...................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Computer software engineers, applications .................
Computer software engineers, systems software .........
Computer support specialists ...........................................
Computer systems analysts .............................................
32.40
19.41
23.93
26.94
29.63
34.69
42.30
29.42
27.96
37.51
29.63
43.58
41.68
33.01
25.63
40.11
4.3
3.6
5.9
7.1
3.0
3.7
8.1
4.0
5.6
5.8
12.0
8.2
7.9
1.3
8.7
15.5
32.40
19.41
23.93
26.94
29.63
34.69
42.30
29.42
27.96
37.51
29.63
43.58
41.68
33.01
25.63
40.11
4.3
3.6
5.9
7.1
3.0
3.7
8.1
4.0
5.6
5.8
12.0
8.2
7.9
1.3
8.7
15.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Engineers .........................................................................
30.97
25.89
33.69
32.46
39.90
8.6
5.4
6.3
16.3
8.1
31.17
25.89
33.69
31.90
39.90
7.6
5.4
6.3
16.9
8.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Atlanta, GA,
December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Engineers –Continued
Level 9 .............................................................
Electrical and electronics engineers .............................
$35.28
37.19
6.1
7.7
–
$37.19
–
7.7
–
–
–
–
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
Level 9 .............................................................
22.99
24.55
8.8
5.1
23.03
25.06
9.1
5.8
–
–
–
–
Community and social services occupations ..................
Level 7 .............................................................
Counselors .......................................................................
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ...........
Social workers ..................................................................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists
21.80
17.39
28.80
32.10
19.07
14.79
18.5
6.7
21.9
24.1
25.0
3.8
20.81
16.88
28.81
32.10
16.53
14.77
17.7
6.3
23.3
24.1
4.1
3.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Legal occupations ..............................................................
Lawyers ............................................................................
47.14
55.45
4.4
4.3
47.14
55.45
4.4
4.3
–
–
–
–
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 10 ............................................................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Level 10 ............................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Preschool and kindergarten teachers ...........................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .....
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Special education teachers ..........................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Special education teachers, preschool,
kindergarten, and elementary school .................
Special education teachers, secondary school ........
Other teachers and instructors .........................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
27.74
12.83
11.44
29.22
31.61
31.30
31.94
40.07
31.94
2.7
6.1
2.1
10.4
.6
4.8
6.6
21.8
6.6
27.98
12.90
11.44
30.01
31.61
31.30
31.94
46.12
–
2.9
5.6
2.1
9.1
.6
4.8
6.6
19.4
–
$14.86
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
29.63
30.13
31.82
30.73
21.23
32.50
30.74
30.19
31.79
30.70
3.4
9.0
.2
4.9
27.4
9.1
1.7
8.9
.2
2.4
29.70
–
–
–
21.23
32.50
30.74
30.19
31.79
30.70
3.5
–
–
–
27.4
9.1
1.7
8.9
.2
2.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
29.95
32.19
31.07
2.5
.2
1.8
29.95
32.19
31.07
2.5
.2
1.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
32.39
29.96
29.91
28.28
1.3
6.1
4.5
11.7
32.39
29.96
30.17
28.28
1.3
6.1
4.9
11.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
29.91
28.28
33.36
32.85
34.16
4.5
11.7
4.4
.4
4.8
30.17
28.28
33.36
32.85
34.16
4.9
11.7
4.4
.4
4.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
32.85
33.48
30.58
12.30
12.31
11.99
1.6
6.2
5.5
1.2
9.0
6.6
32.85
33.48
31.16
12.33
12.38
11.99
1.6
6.2
6.5
1.0
8.6
6.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
27.44
30.76
42.22
42.22
42.22
14.3
20.6
25.1
25.1
25.1
27.91
30.76
42.22
42.22
42.22
15.0
20.6
25.1
25.1
25.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Actors, producers, and directors .......................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Producers and directors ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
5
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Atlanta, GA,
December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Producers and directors –Continued
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$42.22
25.1
$42.22
25.1
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 10 ............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Pharmacists ......................................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 10 ............................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians ..................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
Level 5 .............................................................
29.15
13.40
16.20
22.10
19.27
26.41
27.12
44.23
46.21
48.58
44.19
29.17
26.85
27.22
27.45
41.91
24.32
22.76
7.2
5.8
7.3
3.7
13.0
3.4
4.0
11.9
4.1
21.3
3.4
3.2
11.6
4.4
4.8
25.2
27.2
2.8
29.42
13.85
16.05
22.10
18.76
26.58
26.74
44.37
46.38
48.74
44.74
29.31
27.55
27.64
27.03
–
24.20
23.18
8.1
4.8
7.7
3.7
13.4
3.7
3.3
12.2
4.1
21.2
2.7
4.1
13.5
4.5
4.1
–
28.9
1.8
$25.76
–
–
–
23.94
25.23
29.62
–
–
–
–
28.17
–
–
29.72
–
–
–
5.6
–
–
–
4.9
4.9
6.6
–
–
–
–
5.5
–
–
6.7
–
–
–
14.77
19.43
17.71
10.1
5.7
1.7
14.77
19.55
17.74
10.1
5.8
1.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
Level 4 .............................................................
Medical assistants ........................................................
11.35
9.34
9.67
14.02
9.64
9.25
12.27
9.82
9.25
9.66
12.27
14.94
15.21
14.67
5.8
7.7
7.5
7.4
5.1
7.6
4.7
4.9
7.6
5.8
4.7
1.7
6.0
13.7
11.64
9.72
9.64
14.02
9.77
9.65
12.27
10.02
9.65
9.61
12.27
15.00
15.21
14.67
5.8
7.3
7.4
7.4
5.5
7.3
4.7
5.0
7.3
5.6
4.7
1.8
6.0
13.7
8.96
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Protective service occupations .........................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement
workers .......................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of police and
detectives ...............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and
prevention workers .....................................................
Fire fighters .......................................................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ...........................
Correctional officers and jailers ....................................
Detectives and criminal investigators ...............................
Police officers ...................................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............
15.20
10.02
13.97
14.32
15.99
18.97
21.85
23.88
11.5
4.8
6.5
3.8
1.9
2.9
4.9
14.8
15.23
10.05
13.42
14.42
15.99
18.97
21.85
23.88
11.2
5.2
5.8
4.3
1.9
2.9
4.9
14.8
13.93
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
37.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
28.61
7.9
28.61
7.9
–
–
28.61
7.9
28.61
7.9
–
–
27.25
16.37
14.32
14.46
22.51
17.08
16.58
18.62
17.08
16.58
18.62
11.03
10.1
8.4
6.9
6.5
15.1
5.3
4.1
4.7
5.3
4.1
4.7
11.8
27.25
16.37
14.46
14.46
22.51
17.08
16.58
18.62
17.08
16.58
18.62
10.83
10.1
8.4
6.5
6.5
15.1
5.3
4.1
4.7
5.3
4.1
4.7
9.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
6
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Atlanta, GA,
December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$9.68
11.03
9.68
1.9
11.8
1.9
–
$10.83
–
–
9.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.62
6.05
5.60
9.81
2.3
9.5
14.8
4.6
8.12
6.18
5.40
9.82
3.4
16.1
26.7
5.9
$6.53
5.90
6.09
9.77
5.6
7.3
13.4
3.6
12.84
2.6
13.32
1.9
–
–
13.18
11.87
12.64
12.53
13.27
10.25
4.27
4.96
3.61
5.02
3.47
3.38
3.22
1.6
5.5
11.3
5.4
4.1
3.0
4.5
6.4
25.9
12.0
12.2
13.9
29.9
13.82
12.48
13.14
13.05
–
10.70
4.26
–
–
–
3.53
–
–
8.1
7.7
13.1
6.2
–
2.2
3.7
–
–
–
12.2
–
–
–
9.29
–
–
–
–
4.30
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.6
–
–
–
–
13.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.02
6.64
6.01
6.54
11.1
8.4
9.7
20.1
–
9.56
–
–
–
11.8
–
–
–
5.72
5.92
–
–
17.0
11.8
–
6.60
6.01
7.74
9.4
9.7
7.0
9.94
–
–
12.8
–
–
5.72
5.92
–
17.0
11.9
–
6.53
10.3
–
–
–
–
10.28
8.73
9.96
12.65
9.94
8.73
9.52
12.65
3.6
5.4
6.1
8.8
3.5
5.4
4.7
8.8
10.40
8.87
9.95
12.66
10.03
8.87
9.35
12.66
3.6
5.5
7.8
9.1
3.7
5.5
5.5
9.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.89
9.94
9.51
13.44
8.36
4.4
10.8
5.1
9.9
6.8
10.98
9.94
9.31
13.40
8.36
5.7
10.8
6.2
10.1
6.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Level 3 .............................................................
Child care workers ............................................................
15.93
8.76
9.05
17.1
1.1
4.4
16.48
–
–
19.8
–
–
13.30
–
–
32.8
–
–
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
17.59
7.13
8.69
10.27
16.25
19.02
16.88
26.89
9.4
4.5
1.2
1.0
20.3
6.9
4.4
11.4
20.93
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.84
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers
–Continued
Level 3 .............................................................
Security guards .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers ..........................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ...............................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Cooks, restaurant .........................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Bartenders ....................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers ....................................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee
shop ............................................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
See footnotes at end of table.
7
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Atlanta, GA,
December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Sales and related occupations –Continued
Level 9 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
Level 6 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Level 6 .............................................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons .......
Level 5 .............................................................
Counter and rental clerks .........................................
Parts salespersons ...................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
technical and scientific products .............................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .........................
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Bill and account collectors ............................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Level 4 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Tellers ...........................................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
File clerks .........................................................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$49.85
16.02
25.30
16.43
16.04
16.43
12.57
7.12
8.63
10.06
17.93
22.95
8.49
7.06
8.59
10.07
8.49
7.06
8.59
10.07
16.43
23.66
13.88
17.96
23.66
15.86
8.78
10.43
18.45
38.39
9.2
24.5
20.8
5.3
6.2
5.3
16.0
4.6
1.6
2.3
29.9
8.1
2.6
4.7
.8
4.4
2.6
4.7
.8
4.4
6.4
15.2
12.0
14.7
15.2
29.0
5.1
4.5
34.2
12.2
–
–
$25.30
16.43
16.04
16.43
15.14
–
–
–
–
–
9.37
–
9.32
10.27
9.37
–
9.32
10.27
18.10
23.66
–
21.34
23.66
18.90
–
–
21.14
38.39
–
–
20.8
5.3
6.2
5.3
20.9
–
–
–
–
–
2.2
–
2.1
5.7
2.2
–
2.1
5.7
8.3
15.2
–
6.7
15.2
26.5
–
–
29.1
12.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
$8.44
–
–
–
–
–
7.59
6.95
7.92
–
7.59
6.95
7.92
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.90
–
–
10.35
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.5
–
–
–
–
–
4.3
6.0
4.6
–
4.3
6.0
4.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.8
–
–
2.1
–
47.26
10.8
47.26
10.8
–
–
34.84
11.02
18.8
13.6
34.84
10.49
18.8
14.4
–
–
–
–
15.61
11.19
11.04
12.14
14.59
17.58
20.16
22.19
27.02
15.35
2.0
10.8
3.6
4.7
1.3
2.9
6.2
5.1
7.9
4.7
16.10
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.92
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
21.64
15.77
11.54
14.37
17.89
15.35
16.23
14.40
18.13
15.51
13.33
14.71
11.06
14.96
13.94
17.52
11.70
12.4
4.3
3.5
4.8
3.6
4.8
8.3
9.3
2.5
6.2
6.7
1.8
4.6
2.9
2.5
8.6
15.0
21.64
16.21
–
–
–
–
16.23
14.40
18.13
15.84
13.71
14.71
–
15.27
13.94
17.52
13.41
12.4
3.8
–
–
–
–
8.3
9.3
2.5
6.3
7.2
1.8
–
2.6
2.5
8.6
12.9
–
10.76
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
8
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Atlanta, GA,
December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Dispatchers .......................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance ..........
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Medical secretaries .......................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Computer operators ..........................................................
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Data entry keyers .........................................................
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks .................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
$12.58
11.46
19.15
19.60
12.53
12.57
11.75
17.49
12.50
14.67
17.12
19.75
24.24
18.43
15.45
24.26
13.02
13.84
15.47
14.76
16.47
18.39
14.41
14.41
15.57
14.82
10.82
13.71
15.02
17.67
3.6
6.9
6.2
6.8
4.2
4.5
9.6
3.4
10.2
3.2
4.8
5.8
7.3
9.6
19.2
7.7
7.6
5.6
5.2
4.4
4.3
15.3
5.2
5.2
5.5
3.5
10.0
5.2
4.6
6.1
$13.00
11.97
19.15
19.60
12.68
12.87
–
17.57
12.70
14.67
17.12
19.75
24.24
18.43
15.45
24.26
13.12
13.84
15.60
14.76
16.48
18.39
14.41
14.41
15.78
15.43
–
13.90
15.67
17.67
3.7
5.4
6.2
6.8
3.7
4.9
–
3.4
11.2
3.2
4.8
5.8
7.3
9.6
19.2
7.7
8.5
5.6
5.2
4.4
4.3
15.3
5.2
5.2
6.2
3.9
–
5.8
5.2
6.1
$11.51
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.62
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.41
–
–
–
–
8.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.3
–
–
–
–
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades
and extraction workers ...............................................
Electricians .......................................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Construction and building inspectors ................................
17.67
16.63
21.28
22.32
8.4
6.1
2.4
6.4
17.67
16.63
21.28
22.32
8.4
6.1
2.4
6.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.71
21.15
24.36
18.50
7.6
7.2
9.4
1.3
23.71
21.15
24.36
18.50
7.6
7.2
9.4
1.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.89
13.54
17.23
22.40
23.24
38.12
19.07
7.3
5.0
11.9
5.8
4.0
30.8
9.4
20.89
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
34.78
37.8
34.78
37.8
–
–
26.44
1.5
26.44
1.5
–
–
26.44
1.5
26.44
1.5
–
–
18.06
21.62
18.80
19.04
18.44
14.2
15.4
8.8
9.3
10.5
18.06
21.62
18.80
19.04
18.44
14.2
15.4
8.8
9.3
10.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.46
20.46
5.2
5.2
20.46
20.46
5.2
5.2
–
–
–
–
17.02
15.93
8.4
16.5
17.02
15.93
8.4
16.5
–
–
–
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers ..............................................................
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and
repairers .....................................................................
Telecommunications equipment installers and
repairers, except line installers ...............................
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment
mechanics, installers, and repairers ...........................
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ......................
Automotive technicians and repairers ..............................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ...........
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians
and mechanics ...........................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines ..
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Atlanta, GA,
December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers –Continued
Level 7 .............................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
Maintenance workers, machinery .................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair
workers .......................................................................
Production occupations ....................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Level 3 .............................................................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing
workers .......................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ..........................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ......................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators ........
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Bus drivers, school .......................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$19.35
19.09
17.27
13.95
2.1
7.2
5.8
29.0
$19.35
19.09
17.27
13.95
2.1
7.2
5.8
29.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.89
5.9
12.89
5.9
–
–
14.91
10.71
9.56
16.68
13.74
14.96
16.50
23.45
25.55
4.4
22.2
1.9
7.6
11.1
2.7
2.0
2.7
3.4
14.85
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.34
19.53
23.92
10.5
5.4
9.1
24.34
20.23
25.38
10.5
4.7
8.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.60
17.15
17.73
14.01
14.41
10.37
11.0
10.4
10.7
15.9
6.4
3.5
11.60
17.15
17.73
14.11
13.49
–
11.0
10.4
10.7
16.3
4.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.89
8.60
11.02
12.90
18.79
16.36
23.40
18.0
2.9
3.7
5.1
8.8
2.3
3.6
16.85
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
$8.73
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
22.29
17.43
17.69
16.81
11.96
19.07
18.84
10.60
12.94
11.98
3.2
.8
.5
12.8
6.0
9.1
9.9
10.6
9.0
8.9
22.29
16.92
16.74
17.39
11.96
19.09
18.88
11.92
12.94
11.98
3.2
2.9
2.9
11.6
6.0
9.2
9.8
6.3
9.0
8.9
–
18.35
18.80
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.0
2.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
10
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Atlanta, GA,
December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Machine feeders and offbearers ...................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$10.06
8.60
10.02
13.64
8.90
2.8
4.3
6.2
2.1
7.0
$10.82
9.76
10.04
13.64
–
3.9
1.9
6.9
2.1
–
$7.47
7.04
–
–
–
3.7
3.1
–
–
–
10.57
8.60
10.07
13.64
10.65
8.45
8.29
4.7
8.2
6.1
2.1
4.7
6.2
6.3
11.62
–
10.17
13.64
10.67
9.22
–
5.0
–
6.9
2.1
5.0
6.1
–
7.52
7.10
–
–
–
7.01
7.01
3.2
1.2
–
–
–
6.7
6.7
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is
evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and
complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored
to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the
occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the
overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Atlanta,
GA, December 2005
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
All workers ..............................................................................
$19.58
3.7
$20.77
3.5
$10.20
4.4
Management occupations .................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Level 12 ............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Marketing and sales managers ........................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Marketing managers .....................................................
Sales managers ............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Administrative services managers ....................................
Computer and information systems managers .................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Construction managers ....................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Engineering managers .....................................................
Medical and health services managers ............................
37.56
21.64
26.68
33.41
43.83
51.22
41.15
41.86
45.51
42.09
44.74
47.47
39.99
47.80
35.09
36.38
36.92
39.61
37.53
31.84
39.89
34.07
4.5
8.7
6.9
5.8
3.9
7.0
5.3
10.0
11.1
10.5
7.4
19.6
12.2
10.8
13.9
8.4
9.1
21.6
10.0
15.6
4.2
5.4
37.67
21.64
26.68
33.41
43.83
51.22
41.56
41.86
45.51
42.09
44.74
47.47
39.99
47.80
35.09
36.38
36.92
39.61
37.53
31.84
39.89
34.07
4.5
8.7
6.9
5.8
3.9
7.0
5.1
10.0
11.1
10.5
7.4
19.6
12.2
10.8
13.9
8.4
9.1
21.6
10.0
15.6
4.2
5.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
Management analysts ......................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
Financial analysts .........................................................
29.82
21.22
27.91
30.82
38.63
33.01
6.8
1.8
6.2
1.1
5.5
2.1
29.76
21.22
27.91
30.82
38.75
33.01
6.9
1.8
6.2
1.1
5.8
2.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.46
36.61
33.03
24.05
31.64
32.86
35.1
9.0
1.9
9.5
7.3
5.3
23.46
36.61
33.03
24.05
31.45
32.70
35.1
9.0
1.9
9.5
8.1
5.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 10 ............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Computer programmers ...................................................
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Computer software engineers, applications .................
Computer software engineers, systems software .........
Computer support specialists ...........................................
Computer systems analysts .............................................
33.04
23.55
26.94
30.58
34.69
42.30
30.73
37.51
29.63
43.58
41.68
33.01
25.63
40.20
3.7
6.2
7.1
2.9
3.7
8.1
3.8
5.8
12.0
8.2
7.9
1.3
8.7
15.8
33.04
23.55
26.94
30.58
34.69
42.30
30.73
37.51
29.63
43.58
41.68
33.01
25.63
40.20
3.7
6.2
7.1
2.9
3.7
8.1
3.8
5.8
12.0
8.2
7.9
1.3
8.7
15.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Level 9 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Engineers .........................................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Electrical and electronics engineers .............................
30.80
33.87
32.46
40.18
35.28
37.19
9.3
7.6
16.3
8.4
6.1
7.7
31.01
33.87
31.90
40.18
35.28
37.19
8.2
7.6
16.9
8.4
6.1
7.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
23.67
10.4
23.76
10.9
–
–
Community and social services occupations ..................
19.62
23.9
17.12
11.9
–
–
Legal occupations ..............................................................
48.34
1.9
48.34
1.9
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
12
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Atlanta,
GA, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 10 ............................................................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Level 10 ............................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Actors, producers, and directors .......................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Producers and directors ...............................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$24.40
29.81
31.94
25.39
31.94
12.4
14.0
6.6
20.0
6.6
$24.69
–
31.94
–
31.94
12.4
–
6.6
–
6.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.44
29.09
17.6
8.5
24.44
29.09
17.6
8.5
–
–
–
–
26.33
8.9
26.33
8.9
–
–
27.44
30.76
42.22
42.22
42.22
42.22
14.3
20.6
25.1
25.1
25.1
25.1
27.91
30.76
42.22
42.22
42.22
42.22
15.0
20.6
25.1
25.1
25.1
25.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 10 ............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Pharmacists ......................................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians ..................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
29.85
15.84
22.66
19.05
26.25
27.50
44.43
48.58
44.19
29.54
28.06
27.07
27.84
23.94
23.12
7.8
8.0
1.6
14.3
3.6
4.3
12.0
21.3
3.4
3.3
11.6
4.8
5.2
30.2
2.6
30.13
15.62
22.66
18.47
26.39
27.11
44.57
48.74
44.74
29.72
–
27.49
27.43
23.88
–
8.7
8.4
1.6
14.7
4.0
3.6
12.3
21.2
2.7
4.2
–
4.8
4.6
32.0
–
$26.33
–
–
24.04
–
29.89
–
–
–
28.34
–
–
29.98
–
–
5.9
–
–
5.1
–
6.6
–
–
–
5.8
–
–
6.7
–
–
14.73
19.76
11.2
5.3
–
19.91
–
5.4
–
–
–
–
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
Medical assistants ........................................................
11.36
9.34
–
14.28
9.64
9.25
12.27
9.82
9.25
9.66
12.27
15.19
14.67
6.1
7.7
–
8.0
5.2
7.6
4.7
4.9
7.6
5.9
4.7
2.0
13.7
11.65
9.72
9.60
14.28
9.77
9.65
12.27
10.02
9.65
9.61
12.27
15.26
14.67
6.2
7.3
7.7
8.0
5.6
7.3
4.7
5.0
7.3
5.6
4.7
2.1
13.7
8.96
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Protective service occupations .........................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............
Level 3 .............................................................
Security guards .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
12.16
9.65
15.52
11.03
9.68
11.03
9.68
14.8
1.7
9.2
11.8
1.9
11.8
1.9
12.06
–
–
10.83
–
10.83
–
13.4
–
–
9.0
–
9.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
7.45
6.02
5.44
9.51
2.6
9.5
14.6
6.6
7.94
6.13
5.30
9.47
3.9
15.9
26.9
8.8
6.45
5.90
5.79
9.71
See footnotes at end of table.
13
5.9
7.3
14.4
3.7
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Atlanta,
GA, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers ..........................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ...............................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Cooks, restaurant .........................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Bartenders ....................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee
shop ............................................................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$12.85
2.7
$13.34
2.0
–
–
13.20
11.87
12.64
12.53
13.27
9.92
4.22
4.92
3.52
5.02
3.47
3.38
3.22
6.32
5.96
6.54
1.7
5.5
11.3
5.4
4.1
5.2
4.7
5.9
25.3
12.0
12.2
13.9
29.9
8.0
10.0
20.1
13.89
12.48
13.14
13.05
–
–
4.22
5.20
3.44
–
3.53
–
–
8.40
–
–
8.9
7.7
13.1
6.2
–
–
3.8
12.1
26.7
–
12.2
–
–
3.7
–
–
–
$9.29
–
–
–
–
4.23
4.03
–
–
–
–
–
5.72
5.92
–
–
9.6
–
–
–
–
13.7
20.6
–
–
–
–
–
17.0
11.9
–
6.26
5.96
9.4
10.0
–
–
–
–
5.72
5.92
17.0
11.9
6.53
10.3
–
–
–
–
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
9.58
8.22
9.12
12.12
9.48
8.22
9.21
12.12
4.3
3.5
5.4
6.3
4.2
3.5
5.6
6.3
9.64
8.33
8.67
12.08
9.53
8.33
–
12.08
4.8
3.7
2.3
6.7
4.8
3.7
–
6.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.37
8.55
12.84
8.36
6.5
5.0
6.1
6.8
10.40
8.55
12.79
8.36
8.4
5.0
6.4
6.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Child care workers ............................................................
16.10
9.05
18.5
4.4
16.59
–
21.4
–
13.73
–
34.1
–
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
Level 6 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Level 6 .............................................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
17.60
7.11
8.69
10.27
16.25
19.02
16.88
26.89
49.85
16.02
25.30
16.43
16.04
16.43
12.58
7.10
8.63
10.06
17.93
22.95
8.49
7.04
8.59
9.4
4.5
1.2
1.0
20.3
6.9
4.4
11.4
9.2
24.5
20.8
5.3
6.2
5.3
16.1
4.6
1.6
2.3
29.9
8.1
2.6
4.7
.8
20.93
–
9.35
10.63
17.21
19.02
16.88
26.89
49.85
17.12
25.30
16.43
16.04
16.43
15.14
–
9.35
10.48
19.88
22.95
9.37
–
9.32
9.0
–
1.5
.8
19.6
6.9
4.4
11.4
9.2
30.6
20.8
5.3
6.2
5.3
20.9
–
1.5
.8
26.2
8.1
2.2
–
2.1
8.84
6.96
8.42
9.32
11.64
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.44
6.93
8.04
9.08
10.35
–
7.57
6.91
7.92
3.9
5.2
3.8
3.2
11.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.5
5.1
5.0
2.4
2.1
–
4.4
6.0
4.6
See footnotes at end of table.
14
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Atlanta,
GA, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Cashiers, all workers –Continued
Level 3 .............................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons .......
Level 5 .............................................................
Counter and rental clerks .........................................
Parts salespersons ...................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
technical and scientific products .............................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .........................
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Bill and account collectors ............................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Level 4 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Tellers ...........................................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Medical secretaries .......................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Level 4 .............................................................
Computer operators ..........................................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$10.07
8.49
7.04
8.59
10.07
16.43
23.66
13.88
17.96
23.66
15.86
8.78
10.43
18.45
38.39
4.4
2.6
4.7
.8
4.4
6.4
15.2
12.0
14.7
15.2
29.0
5.1
4.5
34.2
12.2
$10.27
9.37
–
9.32
10.27
18.10
23.66
–
21.34
23.66
18.90
–
–
21.14
38.39
5.7
2.2
–
2.1
5.7
8.3
15.2
–
6.7
15.2
26.5
–
–
29.1
12.2
–
$7.57
6.91
7.92
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.90
–
–
10.35
–
–
4.4
6.0
4.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.8
–
–
2.1
–
47.26
10.8
47.26
10.8
–
–
34.84
11.02
18.8
13.6
34.84
10.49
18.8
14.4
–
–
–
–
15.63
11.29
11.07
12.15
14.77
17.76
20.40
22.56
15.06
2.1
10.6
3.8
5.4
1.5
3.0
6.2
5.1
4.0
16.16
–
11.42
12.81
14.85
17.76
20.40
22.56
15.91
1.8
–
4.0
4.4
1.7
3.0
6.2
5.1
3.1
11.98
–
9.86
10.40
12.99
–
–
–
–
5.1
–
4.6
11.4
7.9
–
–
–
–
21.73
16.04
14.53
17.91
15.35
16.37
14.53
18.13
15.93
13.18
14.71
11.06
15.00
13.96
17.52
12.59
11.44
12.56
12.57
11.75
17.45
12.18
14.82
17.16
19.75
22.63
17.96
15.44
22.63
13.03
13.84
15.81
15.07
18.46
16.5
4.6
5.9
3.7
4.8
8.3
9.6
2.5
7.1
9.1
1.8
4.6
2.9
2.5
8.6
3.6
7.3
4.2
4.5
9.6
2.8
12.3
4.0
5.2
5.8
5.2
9.7
19.5
5.2
7.8
5.6
6.5
5.1
15.6
21.73
16.51
14.73
17.91
15.57
16.37
14.53
18.13
16.26
13.51
14.71
–
15.31
13.96
17.52
13.01
11.96
12.71
12.87
–
17.48
–
14.82
17.16
19.75
22.63
17.96
15.44
22.63
13.12
13.84
15.81
15.07
18.46
16.5
4.0
6.1
3.7
5.0
8.3
9.6
2.5
7.1
9.8
1.8
–
2.7
2.5
8.6
3.7
5.6
3.8
4.9
–
2.9
–
4.0
5.2
5.8
5.2
9.7
19.5
5.2
8.6
5.6
6.5
5.1
15.6
–
10.75
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.51
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
15
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Atlanta,
GA, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks .................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
$16.27
14.89
10.82
14.05
15.53
17.67
0.4
3.7
10.0
4.7
3.5
6.6
–
$15.61
–
–
16.48
17.67
–
4.2
–
–
3.9
6.6
–
$13.41
–
–
–
–
–
7.3
–
–
–
–
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades
and extraction workers ...............................................
Electricians .......................................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
17.64
16.63
21.29
23.66
9.1
6.1
2.5
7.1
17.64
16.63
21.29
23.66
9.1
6.1
2.5
7.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.84
21.37
26.21
8.2
9.0
10.3
23.84
21.37
26.21
8.2
9.0
10.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.88
13.54
17.30
22.56
22.99
38.12
18.79
7.7
5.0
12.5
5.9
4.9
30.8
8.9
20.88
13.54
17.30
22.56
22.99
38.12
18.79
7.7
5.0
12.5
5.9
4.9
30.8
8.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
35.45
39.7
35.45
39.7
–
–
26.44
1.5
26.44
1.5
–
–
26.44
1.5
26.44
1.5
–
–
18.36
21.62
17.99
18.18
18.2
15.4
7.6
8.3
18.36
21.62
17.99
18.18
18.2
15.4
7.6
8.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.46
20.46
5.2
5.2
20.46
20.46
5.2
5.2
–
–
–
–
17.12
19.26
9.0
7.7
17.12
19.26
9.0
7.7
–
–
–
–
12.89
5.9
12.89
5.9
–
–
14.91
10.71
9.56
16.68
13.74
14.96
16.44
23.45
25.55
4.4
22.2
1.9
7.6
11.1
2.7
2.0
2.7
3.4
14.85
7.87
9.61
16.99
13.69
14.96
16.44
23.45
25.55
4.5
2.0
1.8
7.8
11.3
2.7
2.0
2.7
3.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.34
19.53
23.92
10.5
5.4
9.1
24.34
20.23
25.38
10.5
4.7
8.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.60
17.15
17.73
14.01
14.42
11.0
10.4
10.7
15.9
6.4
11.60
17.15
17.73
14.11
13.49
11.0
10.4
10.7
16.3
4.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.87
8.60
10.36
19.1
2.9
4.9
16.91
9.73
10.38
19.4
3.4
5.4
7.50
6.73
10.04
5.9
5.9
12.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers ..............................................................
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and
repairers .....................................................................
Telecommunications equipment installers and
repairers, except line installers ...............................
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment
mechanics, installers, and repairers ...........................
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ......................
Automotive technicians and repairers ..............................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ...........
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians
and mechanics ...........................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines ..
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair
workers .......................................................................
Production occupations ....................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Level 3 .............................................................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing
workers .......................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ..........................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ......................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
16
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Atlanta,
GA, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Transportation and material moving occupations
–Continued
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators ........
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Machine feeders and offbearers ...................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$12.71
18.87
23.40
5.1
8.7
3.6
$12.79
18.89
23.40
5.4
8.8
3.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
22.10
16.87
11.96
19.13
18.90
10.60
12.94
11.98
10.06
8.60
10.02
13.64
8.90
3.5
12.8
6.0
9.0
9.8
10.9
9.0
8.9
2.8
4.3
6.2
2.1
7.0
22.10
17.46
11.96
19.15
18.93
11.95
12.94
11.98
10.82
9.76
10.04
13.64
–
3.5
11.6
6.0
9.1
9.7
6.4
9.0
8.9
3.9
1.9
6.9
2.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$7.47
7.04
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.7
3.1
–
–
–
10.58
8.60
10.07
13.64
10.65
8.45
8.29
4.7
8.2
6.1
2.1
4.7
6.2
6.3
11.62
–
10.17
13.64
10.67
9.22
–
5.0
–
6.9
2.1
5.0
6.1
–
7.52
7.10
–
–
–
7.01
7.01
3.2
1.2
–
–
–
6.7
6.7
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is
evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and
complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored
to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the
occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the
overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
17
Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work
levels3, Atlanta, GA, December 2005
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
All workers ..............................................................................
$22.10
2.0
$22.36
1.8
$13.93
6.2
Management occupations .................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Education administrators ..................................................
43.90
44.56
54.93
14.8
17.0
15.2
43.90
44.56
54.93
14.8
17.0
15.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Level 6 .............................................................
15.62
13.59
9.1
4.7
15.62
13.59
9.1
4.7
–
–
–
–
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
20.35
14.9
20.35
14.9
–
–
Community and social services occupations ..................
Counselors .......................................................................
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ...........
23.68
35.62
40.86
24.5
13.8
.2
23.68
35.62
40.86
24.5
13.8
.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Preschool and kindergarten teachers ...........................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .....
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Special education teachers ..........................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Special education teachers, preschool,
kindergarten, and elementary school .................
Special education teachers, secondary school ........
Other teachers and instructors .........................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
29.00
12.89
11.44
31.82
33.38
2.2
6.1
2.1
.2
1.1
29.18
12.97
11.44
31.82
33.38
2.5
5.6
2.1
.2
1.1
12.52
–
–
–
–
16.7
–
–
–
–
32.00
31.82
32.77
32.50
32.50
31.40
31.79
31.92
.1
.2
1.3
9.1
9.1
.6
.2
1.3
32.11
31.82
32.77
32.50
32.50
31.40
31.79
31.92
.4
.2
1.3
9.1
9.1
.6
.2
1.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.23
32.19
31.83
.6
.2
1.5
31.23
32.19
31.83
.6
.2
1.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.80
32.11
31.95
33.17
.2
.5
1.1
1.2
31.80
32.11
32.43
33.17
.2
.5
.4
1.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.95
33.17
33.71
32.85
34.72
1.1
1.2
4.6
.4
5.0
32.43
33.17
33.71
32.85
34.72
.4
1.2
4.6
.4
5.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
32.85
34.24
31.49
12.33
12.38
11.99
1.6
6.2
6.5
1.1
9.0
6.6
32.85
34.24
–
12.35
12.45
11.99
1.6
6.2
–
.9
8.6
6.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
21.16
17.94
23.37
24.86
20.65
7.6
4.4
5.3
5.8
1.5
21.29
–
23.42
24.90
–
9.0
–
5.6
6.3
–
19.52
–
–
–
–
24.0
–
–
–
–
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
11.24
3.9
11.24
3.9
–
–
Protective service occupations .........................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
17.93
15.01
15.99
18.97
21.47
5.3
1.9
1.9
2.9
6.5
17.99
15.16
15.99
18.97
21.47
5.1
3.0
1.9
2.9
6.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
18
Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work
levels3, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$28.61
7.9
$28.61
7.9
–
–
28.61
7.9
28.61
7.9
–
–
27.25
14.06
14.32
14.46
22.51
17.08
16.58
18.62
17.08
16.58
18.62
10.1
1.5
6.9
6.5
15.1
5.3
4.1
4.7
5.3
4.1
4.7
27.25
14.06
14.46
14.46
22.51
17.08
16.58
18.62
17.08
16.58
18.62
10.1
1.5
6.5
6.5
15.1
5.3
4.1
4.7
5.3
4.1
4.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.23
13.36
9.2
13.3
12.59
13.73
8.2
11.8
–
–
–
–
12.98
12.31
11.52
12.12
12.31
8.9
16.1
6.9
8.4
16.1
13.02
12.31
11.52
12.17
12.31
9.1
16.1
6.9
8.7
16.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.25
9.2
12.25
9.2
–
–
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
12.86
11.8
–
–
–
–
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Level 4 .............................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Office clerks, general ........................................................
15.45
9.93
12.11
13.45
15.39
21.24
8.5
.8
3.3
2.5
8.5
13.9
15.63
–
12.20
13.54
15.39
21.24
8.6
–
3.4
2.7
8.5
13.9
$9.59
–
–
–
–
–
10.1
–
–
–
–
–
21.42
13.63
13.59
13.40
17.70
14.28
14.47
13.80
16.0
3.4
2.6
3.0
15.7
4.1
5.7
10.2
21.42
13.83
–
13.63
18.08
14.28
14.93
13.80
16.0
3.9
–
3.7
15.8
4.1
5.9
10.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement
workers .......................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of police and
detectives ...............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and
prevention workers .....................................................
Fire fighters .......................................................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ...........................
Correctional officers and jailers ....................................
Detectives and criminal investigators ...............................
Police officers ...................................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Level 3 .............................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
19
Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work
levels3, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Level 7 .............................................................
Construction and building inspectors ................................
$18.08
18.29
18.76
5.3
.3
1.0
$18.08
18.29
18.76
5.3
.3
1.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Level 7 .............................................................
21.03
24.00
2.1
6.9
21.03
24.00
2.1
6.9
–
–
–
–
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Bus drivers, school .......................................................
16.25
16.13
16.08
17.43
17.69
4.3
3.9
6.1
.8
.5
15.62
14.50
–
16.92
16.74
6.4
4.0
–
2.9
2.9
$18.07
–
–
18.35
18.80
3.2
–
–
3.0
2.0
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is
evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and
complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored
to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the
occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the
overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Atlanta, GA, December 2005
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
All workers ..............................................................................
$19.86
3.3
$20.97
3.1
$10.33
4.1
Management occupations .................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Marketing and sales managers ........................................
Marketing managers .....................................................
Sales managers ............................................................
Administrative services managers ....................................
Computer and information systems managers .................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Construction managers ....................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Group III ............................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school .....................................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary .....................
Engineering managers .....................................................
Group III ............................................................
Medical and health services managers ............................
38.15
22.96
39.86
41.86
42.09
47.47
39.99
33.95
36.38
38.75
23.54
40.33
37.53
47.59
43.82
4.2
5.4
5.1
10.0
10.5
19.6
12.2
13.9
8.4
8.9
8.4
12.2
10.0
13.7
6.3
38.26
–
–
41.86
42.09
47.47
39.99
33.95
36.38
38.75
23.54
40.33
37.53
47.59
–
4.2
–
–
10.0
10.5
19.6
12.2
13.9
8.4
8.9
8.4
12.2
10.0
13.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
43.19
55.04
39.89
39.89
33.72
6.6
18.5
4.2
4.2
4.2
43.19
55.04
39.89
39.89
33.72
6.6
18.5
4.2
4.2
4.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Management analysts ......................................................
Group III ............................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Group II .............................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
Financial analysts .........................................................
28.28
19.42
37.88
6.9
10.5
3.8
28.22
–
–
6.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
21.91
16.85
33.79
37.47
24.71
21.66
31.64
32.86
30.0
27.8
11.6
5.1
8.4
6.8
7.3
5.3
21.91
–
33.79
37.47
24.71
21.66
31.45
32.70
30.0
–
11.6
5.1
8.4
6.8
8.1
5.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Computer programmers ...................................................
Group III ............................................................
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Computer software engineers, applications .................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Computer software engineers, systems software .........
Group III ............................................................
Computer support specialists ...........................................
Group II .............................................................
Computer systems analysts .............................................
Group III ............................................................
32.40
23.90
36.40
29.42
29.13
37.51
30.13
39.61
41.68
35.58
42.31
33.01
36.84
25.63
23.87
40.11
48.22
4.3
5.9
4.3
4.0
4.0
5.8
9.8
8.2
7.9
2.0
7.1
1.3
6.9
8.7
8.1
15.5
19.1
32.40
–
–
29.42
29.13
37.51
–
–
41.68
35.58
42.31
33.01
36.84
25.63
23.87
40.11
48.22
4.3
–
–
4.0
4.0
5.8
–
–
7.9
2.0
7.1
1.3
6.9
8.7
8.1
15.5
19.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Engineers .........................................................................
Group III ............................................................
Electrical and electronics engineers .............................
Group III ............................................................
30.97
24.49
36.65
39.90
38.11
37.19
39.22
8.6
7.1
6.0
8.1
5.0
7.7
7.6
31.17
–
–
39.90
–
37.19
–
7.6
–
–
8.1
–
7.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
22.99
18.23
28.46
8.8
11.3
11.1
23.03
–
–
9.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
21
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Community and social services occupations ..................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Counselors .......................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ...........
Social workers ..................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists
$21.80
16.40
43.52
28.80
18.21
32.10
19.07
16.33
14.79
18.5
4.2
9.6
21.9
15.8
24.1
25.0
3.8
3.8
$20.81
–
–
28.81
–
32.10
16.53
–
14.77
17.7
–
–
23.3
–
24.1
4.1
–
3.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Legal occupations ..............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Lawyers ............................................................................
Group III ............................................................
47.14
54.02
55.45
55.45
4.4
6.2
4.3
4.3
47.14
–
55.45
55.45
4.4
–
4.3
4.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Group III ............................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Preschool and kindergarten teachers ...........................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .....
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Special education teachers ..........................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Special education teachers, preschool,
kindergarten, and elementary school .................
Special education teachers, secondary school ........
Other teachers and instructors .........................................
Group II .............................................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
27.74
12.31
27.35
32.06
40.07
46.12
2.7
2.5
10.1
5.2
21.8
19.4
27.98
–
–
–
46.12
–
2.9
–
–
–
19.4
–
$14.86
–
–
–
–
–
10.8
–
–
–
–
–
29.63
28.19
30.73
21.23
32.50
30.74
30.79
30.70
3.4
10.9
4.9
27.4
9.1
1.7
4.3
2.4
29.70
–
–
21.23
32.50
30.74
–
–
3.5
–
–
27.4
9.1
1.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
29.95
28.53
31.07
2.5
3.6
1.8
29.95
28.53
31.07
2.5
3.6
1.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
32.39
35.71
29.96
29.91
32.58
28.28
1.3
6.8
6.1
4.5
5.9
11.7
32.39
35.71
29.96
30.17
–
–
1.3
6.8
6.1
4.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
29.91
32.58
28.28
33.36
31.68
34.16
4.5
5.9
11.7
4.4
3.1
4.8
30.17
33.39
28.28
33.36
–
–
4.9
4.4
11.7
4.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
32.85
33.48
30.58
24.52
12.30
12.30
1.6
6.2
5.5
12.7
1.2
1.2
32.85
33.48
31.16
–
12.33
12.33
1.6
6.2
6.5
–
1.0
1.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Actors, producers, and directors .......................................
Producers and directors ...............................................
27.44
15.77
42.22
42.22
14.3
5.5
25.1
25.1
27.91
–
42.22
42.22
15.0
–
25.1
25.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
29.15
13.38
21.17
7.2
5.9
5.9
29.42
–
–
8.1
–
–
25.76
–
–
5.6
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
22
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$35.75
44.19
43.83
29.17
26.99
30.60
24.32
39.22
22.76
3.8
3.4
2.4
3.2
5.2
5.6
27.2
16.7
2.8
–
$44.74
43.83
29.31
27.40
30.64
24.20
–
23.18
–
2.7
2.4
4.1
5.4
7.2
28.9
–
1.8
–
–
–
$28.17
24.37
30.35
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.5
3.6
5.4
–
–
–
14.77
19.43
19.44
10.1
5.7
5.7
14.77
19.55
19.56
10.1
5.8
5.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Group I ..............................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Group I ..............................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Group I ..............................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
Group I ..............................................................
Medical assistants ........................................................
11.35
10.50
9.64
9.63
9.82
9.82
14.94
14.06
14.67
5.8
10.1
5.1
5.1
4.9
4.9
1.7
11.1
13.7
11.64
–
9.77
–
10.02
10.02
15.00
–
14.67
5.8
–
5.5
–
5.0
5.0
1.8
–
13.7
8.96
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Protective service occupations .........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement
workers .......................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of police and
detectives ...............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and
prevention workers .....................................................
Fire fighters .......................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ...........................
Group II .............................................................
Correctional officers and jailers ....................................
Detectives and criminal investigators ...............................
Police officers ...................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
Group II .............................................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............
Group I ..............................................................
Security guards .............................................................
Group I ..............................................................
15.20
11.24
17.15
11.5
9.2
2.8
15.23
–
–
11.2
–
–
13.93
–
–
37.5
–
–
28.61
7.9
28.61
7.9
–
–
28.61
7.9
28.61
7.9
–
–
27.25
16.37
14.20
14.32
15.59
14.46
22.51
17.08
17.91
17.08
17.91
11.03
10.43
11.03
10.43
10.1
8.4
.4
6.9
9.5
6.5
15.1
5.3
4.1
5.3
4.1
11.8
7.2
11.8
7.2
27.25
16.37
14.20
14.46
–
14.46
22.51
17.08
–
17.08
17.91
10.83
–
10.83
10.20
10.1
8.4
.4
6.5
–
6.5
15.1
5.3
–
5.3
4.1
9.0
–
9.0
2.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.62
7.22
13.48
2.3
4.2
1.5
8.12
–
–
3.4
–
–
6.53
–
–
5.6
–
–
12.84
13.96
2.6
5.7
13.32
–
1.9
–
–
–
–
–
13.18
15.03
11.87
11.81
12.53
12.56
10.25
10.25
1.6
4.7
5.5
6.4
5.4
5.7
3.0
3.0
13.82
–
12.48
–
13.05
13.13
10.70
10.70
8.1
–
7.7
–
6.2
6.1
2.2
2.2
–
–
9.29
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.6
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations
–Continued
Group III ............................................................
Pharmacists ......................................................................
Group III ............................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Group III ............................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians ..................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
Group II .............................................................
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers ..........................................................
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ...............................................
Group II .............................................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Cooks, restaurant .........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Group I ..............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
23
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Bartenders ....................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers ....................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................
Group I ..............................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee
shop ............................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$4.27
4.27
5.02
5.02
3.47
3.47
4.5
4.5
12.0
12.0
12.2
12.2
$4.26
–
–
–
3.53
3.53
3.7
–
–
–
12.2
12.2
$4.30
–
–
–
–
–
13.0
–
–
–
–
–
6.02
6.02
6.64
6.64
11.1
11.1
8.4
8.4
–
–
9.56
–
–
–
11.8
–
–
–
5.72
–
–
–
17.0
–
6.60
6.60
7.74
7.74
9.4
9.4
7.0
7.0
9.94
9.94
–
–
12.8
12.8
–
–
5.72
5.72
–
–
17.0
17.0
–
–
6.53
6.53
10.3
10.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
Group I ..............................................................
10.28
10.15
9.94
9.91
3.6
3.7
3.5
3.6
10.40
–
10.03
–
3.6
–
3.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.89
10.87
8.36
8.23
4.4
4.6
6.8
6.0
10.98
10.96
8.36
8.23
5.7
5.9
6.8
6.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Group I ..............................................................
Child care workers ............................................................
15.93
8.24
9.05
17.1
2.8
4.4
16.48
–
–
19.8
–
–
13.30
–
–
32.8
–
–
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Group II .............................................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons .......
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Counter and rental clerks .........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Parts salespersons ...................................................
Group II .............................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Group II .............................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
technical and scientific products .............................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .........................
17.59
11.70
20.36
48.55
25.30
15.91
16.04
16.20
12.57
11.72
22.95
8.49
8.48
8.49
8.48
16.43
12.55
23.66
13.88
13.88
17.96
23.66
15.86
15.90
38.39
22.71
9.4
13.3
6.0
3.6
20.8
5.7
6.2
5.8
16.0
17.9
8.1
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
6.4
10.1
15.2
12.0
12.0
14.7
15.2
29.0
32.6
12.2
13.2
20.93
–
–
–
25.30
–
16.04
16.20
15.14
–
–
9.37
–
9.37
9.37
18.10
–
–
–
–
21.34
23.66
18.90
19.25
38.39
–
9.0
–
–
–
20.8
–
6.2
5.8
20.9
–
–
2.2
–
2.2
2.2
8.3
–
–
–
–
6.7
15.2
26.5
29.5
12.2
–
8.84
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.44
–
–
7.59
–
7.59
7.57
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.90
9.42
–
–
3.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.5
–
–
4.3
–
4.3
4.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.8
3.1
–
–
47.26
10.8
47.26
10.8
–
–
34.84
11.02
18.8
13.6
34.84
10.49
18.8
14.4
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
24
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Miscellaneous sales and related workers –Continued
Group I ..............................................................
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Group II .............................................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Bill and account collectors ............................................
Group I ..............................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Tellers ...........................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
File clerks .........................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Group I ..............................................................
Dispatchers .......................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance ..........
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Group I ..............................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Group I ..............................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Group II .............................................................
Medical secretaries .......................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Computer operators ..........................................................
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Group I ..............................................................
Data entry keyers .........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks .................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$10.42
15.8
–
–
–
–
15.61
13.44
19.33
2.0
1.5
2.1
$16.10
–
–
1.8
–
–
$11.92
–
–
5.2
–
–
21.64
23.92
15.77
13.51
19.51
16.23
14.43
18.13
15.51
12.84
18.98
11.06
10.75
14.96
13.76
18.56
11.70
11.70
12.58
12.39
19.15
19.60
12.53
12.85
12.57
12.05
17.49
14.14
19.21
18.43
18.68
13.02
12.43
15.47
14.53
16.47
18.39
14.41
14.41
14.41
14.41
15.57
14.82
13.44
17.67
12.4
7.7
4.3
4.3
4.8
8.3
9.0
2.5
6.2
5.1
7.8
4.6
3.9
2.9
2.3
5.9
15.0
15.0
3.6
5.8
6.2
6.8
4.2
3.5
4.5
5.3
3.4
3.7
4.2
9.6
10.3
7.6
6.0
5.2
4.3
4.3
15.3
5.2
5.2
5.2
5.2
5.5
3.5
6.8
6.1
21.64
23.92
16.21
–
–
16.23
14.43
18.13
15.84
13.23
18.98
–
–
15.27
13.76
18.56
13.41
13.41
13.00
12.93
19.15
19.60
12.68
13.04
12.87
12.33
17.57
–
–
18.43
18.68
13.12
12.51
15.60
14.68
16.48
18.39
14.41
–
14.41
14.41
15.78
15.43
14.04
17.67
12.4
7.7
3.8
–
–
8.3
9.0
2.5
6.3
5.8
7.8
–
–
2.6
2.3
5.9
12.9
12.9
3.7
4.9
6.2
6.8
3.7
2.9
4.9
4.2
3.4
–
–
9.6
10.3
8.5
6.9
5.2
4.1
4.3
15.3
5.2
–
5.2
5.2
6.2
3.9
5.9
6.1
–
–
10.76
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.51
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.62
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.41
–
–
–
–
3.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.3
–
–
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades
and extraction workers ...............................................
Group II .............................................................
Electricians .......................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Construction and building inspectors ................................
Group II .............................................................
17.67
11.73
20.32
8.4
8.8
2.9
17.67
–
–
8.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.71
22.96
21.15
20.81
18.50
18.31
7.6
3.6
7.2
7.0
1.3
1.3
23.71
22.96
21.15
20.81
18.50
18.31
7.6
3.6
7.2
7.0
1.3
1.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Group I ..............................................................
20.89
12.58
7.3
4.9
20.89
–
7.3
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
25
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
–Continued
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and
repairers .....................................................................
Telecommunications equipment installers and
repairers, except line installers ...............................
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment
mechanics, installers, and repairers ...........................
Group II .............................................................
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ......................
Automotive technicians and repairers ..............................
Group II .............................................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ...........
Group II .............................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...
Group II .............................................................
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians
and mechanics ...........................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines ..
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
Group II .............................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
Maintenance workers, machinery .................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair
workers .......................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Production occupations ....................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Group II .............................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Group I ..............................................................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing
workers .......................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ..........................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ......................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Group I ..............................................................
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Group I ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators ........
Group II .............................................................
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Bus drivers, school .......................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Group I ..............................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$22.73
8.8
–
–
–
–
34.78
35.16
37.8
39.7
$34.78
35.16
37.8
39.7
–
–
–
–
26.44
1.5
26.44
1.5
–
–
26.44
1.5
26.44
1.5
–
–
18.06
20.29
21.62
18.80
21.08
19.04
21.68
18.44
18.44
14.2
8.8
15.4
8.8
12.2
9.3
11.5
10.5
10.5
18.06
–
21.62
18.80
–
19.04
21.68
18.44
18.44
14.2
–
15.4
8.8
–
9.3
11.5
10.5
10.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.46
20.46
5.2
5.2
20.46
20.46
5.2
5.2
–
–
–
–
17.02
17.06
19.09
18.11
17.27
13.95
8.4
10.1
7.2
2.8
5.8
29.0
17.02
–
19.09
18.11
17.27
13.95
8.4
–
7.2
2.8
5.8
29.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.89
12.84
5.9
5.8
12.89
–
5.9
–
–
–
–
–
14.91
12.69
17.63
4.4
4.1
2.1
14.85
–
–
4.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.34
22.56
19.53
19.84
10.5
13.8
5.4
5.5
24.34
22.56
20.23
–
10.5
13.8
4.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.60
11.60
17.15
17.73
14.01
10.56
14.41
13.85
11.0
11.0
10.4
10.7
15.9
16.2
6.4
8.4
11.60
–
17.15
17.73
14.11
10.58
13.49
–
11.0
–
10.4
10.7
16.3
16.8
4.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.89
13.52
19.03
18.0
11.2
4.1
16.85
–
–
18.6
–
–
$8.73
–
–
6.4
–
–
22.29
22.86
17.43
17.76
17.69
17.76
16.81
16.84
18.84
3.2
6.1
.8
1.0
.5
1.0
12.8
12.8
9.9
22.29
22.86
16.92
–
16.74
16.82
17.39
–
18.88
3.2
6.1
2.9
–
2.9
3.5
11.6
–
9.8
–
–
18.35
–
18.80
18.80
–
–
–
–
–
3.0
–
2.0
2.0
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer –Continued
Group I ..............................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Group I ..............................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Group I ..............................................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Group I ..............................................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................
Group I ..............................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Machine feeders and offbearers ...................................
Group I ..............................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
Group I ..............................................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$18.84
10.60
10.60
12.94
12.77
10.06
9.99
8.90
8.90
9.9
10.6
10.9
9.0
9.5
2.8
3.0
7.0
7.0
$18.88
11.92
11.95
12.94
12.77
10.82
–
–
–
9.8
6.3
6.4
9.0
9.5
3.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$7.47
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.7
–
–
–
10.57
10.49
10.65
10.61
8.45
8.45
4.7
4.7
4.7
6.2
6.2
6.2
11.62
11.54
10.67
–
9.22
9.22
5.0
5.7
5.0
–
6.1
6.1
7.52
7.52
–
–
7.01
7.01
3.2
3.2
–
–
6.7
6.7
1 Combined work levels simplify the presentation of work levels by combining
levels 1 through 15 into four broad groups. Group I combines levels 1-4, group II
combines levels 5-8, group III combines levels 9-12, and group IV combines
levels 13-15.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Atlanta, GA, December 2005
Occupation2
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$8.00
$11.00
$15.91
$25.00
$36.35
Management occupations .................................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Marketing and sales managers ........................................
Marketing managers .....................................................
Sales managers ............................................................
Administrative services managers ....................................
Computer and information systems managers .................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Construction managers ....................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school .....................................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary .....................
Engineering managers .....................................................
Medical and health services managers ............................
19.23
25.13
28.85
25.48
32.24
24.76
27.98
19.16
26.44
23.79
27.81
30.59
33.65
26.18
33.65
24.76
27.98
26.44
29.81
35.20
35.17
37.61
33.65
46.86
33.65
27.50
35.34
37.02
36.00
46.32
45.77
53.33
47.60
66.83
42.29
48.11
41.65
44.75
39.50
57.72
58.69
65.13
66.83
73.80
58.69
48.11
49.73
50.96
56.11
90.49
35.67
31.11
29.95
30.34
35.67
35.20
31.73
30.34
44.62
48.42
41.60
34.06
48.03
62.50
42.09
36.32
52.25
90.49
48.86
36.97
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
Management analysts ......................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
Financial analysts .........................................................
12.24
17.40
23.72
35.77
47.20
12.24
15.11
16.14
17.92
16.76
12.24
23.93
19.23
21.33
21.37
12.24
35.04
24.04
22.36
25.03
30.88
41.21
28.43
43.71
45.46
54.40
49.15
34.81
47.20
47.20
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Computer programmers ...................................................
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Computer software engineers, applications .................
Computer software engineers, systems software .........
Computer support specialists ...........................................
Computer systems analysts .............................................
19.17
22.08
26.44
33.74
19.06
17.00
22.88
24.61
25.85
31.92
36.06
27.08
20.27
28.89
31.25
27.95
37.08
38.91
32.31
25.08
35.26
36.84
31.59
41.99
45.67
39.04
30.55
42.75
43.92
35.73
50.18
55.29
45.29
33.55
48.12
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Engineers .........................................................................
Electrical and electronics engineers .............................
17.79
29.99
27.00
26.50
32.37
31.09
27.28
36.89
36.06
36.89
44.54
44.35
44.54
53.00
44.35
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
12.00
17.57
20.35
26.87
37.20
Community and social services occupations ..................
Counselors .......................................................................
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ...........
Social workers ..................................................................
Miscellaneous community and social service
specialists ...................................................................
11.35
14.76
14.76
14.42
14.76
14.76
14.76
14.93
16.42
28.58
35.52
16.09
23.82
42.25
45.14
18.08
45.14
45.14
46.05
21.59
8.49
9.68
14.84
18.37
23.13
Legal occupations ..............................................................
Lawyers ............................................................................
20.06
48.08
41.64
48.08
48.08
52.89
60.73
60.73
60.73
76.92
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Preschool and kindergarten teachers ...........................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .....
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Special education teachers ..........................................
Special education teachers, preschool,
kindergarten, and elementary school .................
Special education teachers, secondary school ........
Other teachers and instructors .........................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
11.35
15.41
18.28
25.16
29.19
39.92
34.65
66.98
40.81
66.98
16.51
9.41
24.26
21.10
24.73
10.10
26.96
26.13
30.24
18.10
31.38
30.52
35.31
30.31
36.04
35.36
40.81
39.15
41.85
40.77
20.34
25.26
29.83
34.61
40.27
24.07
16.98
28.39
21.77
31.94
30.28
36.37
35.48
43.83
40.81
16.98
25.49
21.77
29.29
30.28
32.04
35.48
38.32
40.81
41.85
28.43
24.73
19.98
8.82
30.15
27.45
27.17
10.07
31.01
33.10
30.00
12.10
34.12
39.52
36.24
14.14
41.06
42.70
42.62
17.25
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$14.00
20.88
20.88
$15.50
20.88
20.88
$19.50
56.49
56.49
$39.72
56.49
56.49
$56.49
56.49
56.49
Occupation2
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
Actors, producers, and directors .......................................
Producers and directors ...............................................
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Pharmacists ......................................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians ..................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
15.00
41.00
22.16
14.09
18.20
19.77
43.00
24.61
14.09
21.00
25.40
44.00
26.88
21.24
23.00
31.64
47.00
30.49
29.77
26.31
50.00
47.00
38.00
48.00
26.49
12.00
16.24
12.00
16.83
14.21
18.27
17.80
20.16
17.80
25.00
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
Medical assistants ........................................................
8.00
8.00
8.00
10.50
10.50
8.75
8.00
8.50
13.53
13.53
10.11
9.00
9.00
14.90
13.71
13.71
10.85
11.33
17.51
18.00
17.51
12.24
12.41
18.00
18.00
Protective service occupations .........................................
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement
workers .......................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of police and
detectives ...............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and
prevention workers .....................................................
Fire fighters .......................................................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ...........................
Correctional officers and jailers ....................................
Detectives and criminal investigators ...............................
Police officers ...................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............
Security guards .............................................................
9.38
10.00
13.83
18.46
24.17
19.64
22.96
25.99
40.24
42.70
19.64
22.96
25.99
40.24
42.70
17.80
11.28
11.35
11.46
16.61
12.57
12.57
9.25
9.25
22.48
12.62
12.16
12.37
18.81
14.75
14.75
9.38
9.38
27.21
14.50
15.03
15.03
21.95
17.21
17.21
9.38
9.38
32.67
18.96
15.03
15.03
26.30
19.06
19.06
10.69
10.69
34.85
24.62
17.21
17.21
27.34
22.11
22.11
15.00
15.00
2.13
5.00
7.00
10.54
15.00
10.54
10.56
12.50
15.85
16.64
10.54
7.00
8.50
8.00
2.13
2.13
2.13
12.50
9.00
10.00
8.50
2.15
4.25
2.13
13.18
12.25
13.00
9.27
3.25
5.00
2.15
15.87
15.00
15.00
12.10
5.25
5.00
3.38
16.64
15.00
15.00
12.89
7.85
8.40
7.50
5.25
2.13
5.25
6.00
5.25
6.06
7.00
7.43
8.50
8.95
2.13
3.00
6.00
3.35
6.06
8.97
7.43
9.75
9.15
12.98
6.07
6.07
6.07
7.50
8.50
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers ..........................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ...............................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Cooks, restaurant .........................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Bartenders ....................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers ....................................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee
shop ............................................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
7.69
7.50
8.00
8.00
9.03
8.94
11.74
11.24
15.00
14.50
7.69
7.00
8.73
7.25
10.00
8.29
12.02
8.90
15.00
10.25
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Child care workers ............................................................
6.08
8.00
8.00
8.00
10.25
8.00
15.28
9.85
46.93
10.50
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
7.50
13.50
8.80
14.13
12.10
17.25
17.99
40.81
37.53
51.28
See footnotes at end of table.
29
Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$13.50
6.50
6.00
6.00
8.13
9.62
8.08
7.82
17.16
$13.50
8.00
7.25
7.25
10.00
10.00
9.75
9.62
27.89
$16.13
10.00
8.25
8.25
16.82
16.82
16.88
12.00
34.48
$17.56
13.41
9.65
9.65
17.36
16.82
27.31
15.55
49.31
$18.90
17.82
11.28
11.28
28.85
17.36
28.85
19.54
61.69
29.82
33.85
42.21
61.69
74.08
17.16
8.14
21.68
8.14
34.14
9.85
45.08
11.85
51.37
16.67
10.18
12.42
14.89
18.25
21.63
11.39
10.18
10.00
13.96
10.10
10.00
11.00
7.50
10.00
15.50
15.50
8.00
9.39
9.75
9.35
10.50
11.30
12.50
11.90
11.90
12.67
10.52
13.77
12.73
12.50
14.65
13.00
10.18
12.48
8.48
11.00
15.50
15.50
10.15
10.79
13.88
14.66
10.50
13.04
12.50
13.40
13.40
13.00
12.77
21.13
15.54
15.95
18.94
15.00
10.25
13.63
11.19
13.00
18.49
19.78
12.35
12.00
16.67
18.50
12.52
14.42
17.68
13.40
13.40
13.00
15.20
30.12
18.75
18.75
19.13
17.55
12.00
17.96
13.24
13.28
22.69
23.04
14.50
14.15
20.73
21.43
15.30
16.52
22.82
15.60
15.60
16.82
16.01
30.62
21.22
19.29
21.22
22.64
12.52
19.65
19.83
14.00
23.04
23.07
17.01
15.70
25.11
25.11
16.00
20.73
28.33
17.17
17.17
21.85
19.85
10.00
13.00
17.00
20.00
27.50
16.73
14.71
15.25
19.62
17.87
16.32
23.13
17.87
18.32
27.50
25.40
20.32
31.25
31.99
21.65
11.85
15.12
19.10
25.89
28.05
19.10
19.10
23.12
27.94
84.61
20.98
25.86
28.40
28.40
28.40
20.98
25.86
28.40
28.40
28.40
12.13
11.00
10.00
9.00
11.50
13.50
14.25
14.55
14.55
15.00
15.63
24.48
16.00
17.02
16.79
22.64
27.64
22.73
22.73
22.50
25.68
27.64
30.03
31.77
25.00
15.98
15.98
21.29
21.29
21.50
21.50
21.95
21.95
21.95
21.95
8.89
15.90
13.75
8.89
15.90
17.12
16.67
8.89
16.67
18.49
16.67
11.40
19.16
19.16
17.50
20.00
21.25
29.15
21.25
21.14
10.95
11.85
12.00
14.45
15.60
Occupation2
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales
workers ...................................................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons .......
Counter and rental clerks .........................................
Parts salespersons ...................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
technical and scientific products .............................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .........................
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Bill and account collectors ............................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Tellers ...........................................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
File clerks .........................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Dispatchers .......................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance ..........
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Medical secretaries .......................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Computer operators ..........................................................
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Data entry keyers .........................................................
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks .................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades
and extraction workers ...............................................
Electricians .......................................................................
Construction and building inspectors ................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers ..............................................................
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and
repairers .....................................................................
Telecommunications equipment installers and
repairers, except line installers ...............................
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment
mechanics, installers, and repairers ...........................
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ......................
Automotive technicians and repairers ..............................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ...........
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians
and mechanics ...........................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines ..
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
Maintenance workers, machinery .................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair
workers .......................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
10
25
Median
50
75
90
Production occupations ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing
workers .......................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ..........................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ......................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
$7.64
$9.00
$13.46
$18.00
$27.59
15.50
8.00
16.25
10.25
21.05
26.75
32.67
27.95
32.71
27.95
8.59
13.53
13.53
7.28
8.52
8.59
14.45
15.50
8.03
9.00
12.10
15.75
16.50
9.63
13.60
13.00
16.73
18.00
17.55
18.00
15.00
26.65
26.65
27.68
20.30
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators ........
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Bus drivers, school .......................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Machine feeders and offbearers ...................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
8.00
9.55
12.50
20.00
22.50
13.89
12.54
12.54
9.48
12.00
4.75
9.00
6.50
7.00
21.71
15.16
15.16
12.00
15.00
8.51
11.06
8.38
7.50
22.50
18.18
17.40
19.31
20.00
11.25
12.74
9.75
9.00
25.10
18.84
20.31
21.23
22.50
12.50
14.45
11.28
10.00
26.88
22.34
23.13
22.50
22.50
15.29
15.63
14.46
11.00
6.00
8.53
6.15
8.50
9.63
7.00
10.00
11.00
8.25
12.12
11.56
9.50
15.66
11.56
10.37
Occupation2
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
for categories not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Atlanta, GA, December 2005
Occupation2
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$8.00
$10.50
$15.63
$24.17
$36.18
Management occupations .................................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Marketing and sales managers ........................................
Marketing managers .....................................................
Sales managers ............................................................
Administrative services managers ....................................
Computer and information systems managers .................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Construction managers ....................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Engineering managers .....................................................
Medical and health services managers ............................
19.38
25.13
28.85
25.48
32.24
24.76
27.98
19.16
26.44
17.31
29.95
30.34
27.98
30.59
33.65
26.18
33.65
26.15
27.98
26.44
29.81
20.45
31.73
30.34
33.65
37.61
33.65
46.86
33.65
35.53
35.34
37.02
36.00
35.20
41.60
34.06
44.61
53.33
47.60
66.83
42.29
48.11
41.65
42.50
39.50
35.67
42.09
35.21
57.23
65.13
66.83
73.80
58.69
48.11
49.73
50.96
56.11
52.25
48.86
40.04
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
Management analysts ......................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
Financial analysts .........................................................
14.42
19.61
26.68
38.28
48.61
12.24
21.77
16.14
17.92
16.76
12.24
30.23
18.17
21.33
21.37
12.24
37.86
21.58
22.36
25.03
33.07
42.56
27.40
43.71
45.46
54.40
50.22
34.81
47.20
47.20
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Computer programmers ...................................................
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Computer software engineers, applications .................
Computer software engineers, systems software .........
Computer support specialists ...........................................
Computer systems analysts .............................................
20.23
23.26
26.44
33.74
19.06
17.00
22.88
26.01
26.68
31.92
36.06
27.08
20.27
28.48
32.08
30.21
37.08
38.91
32.31
25.08
35.26
37.96
33.74
41.99
45.67
39.04
30.55
42.75
44.57
36.34
50.18
55.29
45.29
33.55
48.12
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Engineers .........................................................................
Electrical and electronics engineers .............................
17.55
30.29
27.00
25.00
32.66
31.09
27.01
36.89
36.06
36.89
44.54
44.35
44.54
53.00
44.35
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
12.00
17.99
21.59
28.00
37.20
Community and social services occupations ..................
14.42
14.76
15.39
17.72
28.58
Legal occupations ..............................................................
20.06
44.88
48.08
60.73
76.92
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
10.10
15.41
16.38
15.41
21.77
25.16
32.00
34.32
38.07
37.36
10.10
16.38
16.26
19.54
21.61
28.82
34.29
35.80
38.94
43.83
16.38
17.08
27.63
32.34
38.84
14.00
20.88
20.88
15.50
20.88
20.88
19.50
56.49
56.49
39.72
56.49
56.49
56.49
56.49
56.49
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
Actors, producers, and directors .......................................
Producers and directors ...............................................
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Pharmacists ......................................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians ..................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
15.00
41.00
23.01
14.09
19.59
20.78
43.00
24.87
14.09
21.50
25.95
44.00
27.02
14.09
23.24
32.76
47.00
30.71
28.30
26.36
50.00
47.00
40.00
50.00
26.49
12.00
16.70
12.00
17.00
14.21
18.27
17.80
20.49
17.80
25.00
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
Medical assistants ........................................................
8.00
8.00
8.00
11.52
10.50
8.59
8.00
8.50
13.71
13.53
10.00
9.00
9.00
14.90
13.71
13.71
10.85
11.33
17.51
18.00
17.51
12.24
12.41
18.00
18.00
Protective service occupations .........................................
9.25
9.38
10.00
12.00
22.84
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
10
25
Median
50
75
90
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............
Security guards .............................................................
$9.25
9.25
$9.38
9.38
$9.38
9.38
$10.69
10.69
$15.00
15.00
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers ..........................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ...............................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Cooks, restaurant .........................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Bartenders ....................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee
shop ............................................................................
2.13
4.50
6.75
10.00
14.57
10.54
10.56
12.50
15.85
16.64
10.54
7.00
8.50
8.00
2.13
2.13
2.13
2.13
12.50
9.00
10.00
8.25
2.15
4.25
2.13
6.00
13.18
12.25
13.00
9.00
3.25
5.00
2.15
6.06
15.87
15.00
15.00
12.10
5.25
5.00
3.38
7.43
16.64
15.00
15.00
12.11
7.50
8.40
7.50
8.00
2.13
6.00
6.06
7.43
8.00
6.07
6.07
6.07
7.50
8.50
Occupation2
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
7.27
7.25
8.00
8.00
8.73
8.73
10.87
10.35
14.50
12.73
7.69
7.00
8.58
7.25
10.00
8.29
11.74
8.90
14.50
10.25
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Child care workers ............................................................
6.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
10.19
8.00
14.86
9.85
46.93
10.50
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales
workers ...................................................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons .......
Counter and rental clerks .........................................
Parts salespersons ...................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
technical and scientific products .............................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .........................
7.50
13.50
8.80
14.13
12.10
17.25
17.99
40.81
37.53
51.28
13.50
6.50
6.00
6.00
8.13
9.62
8.08
7.82
17.16
13.50
8.00
7.25
7.25
10.00
10.00
9.75
9.62
27.89
16.13
10.00
8.20
8.20
16.82
16.82
16.88
12.00
34.48
17.56
13.47
9.70
9.70
17.36
16.82
27.31
15.55
49.31
18.90
17.85
11.28
11.28
28.85
17.36
28.85
19.54
61.69
29.82
33.85
42.21
61.69
74.08
17.16
8.14
21.68
8.14
34.14
9.85
45.08
11.85
51.37
16.67
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Bill and account collectors ............................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Tellers ...........................................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Medical secretaries .......................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Computer operators ..........................................................
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks .................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
10.18
12.48
14.98
18.50
21.69
11.39
10.18
10.00
13.96
10.04
10.00
11.00
10.00
8.00
9.39
9.35
9.35
10.50
12.00
12.50
13.00
11.00
13.77
13.00
12.50
14.65
13.70
10.18
12.48
11.00
10.15
10.79
13.46
14.42
10.50
13.17
12.50
13.00
12.77
25.91
15.63
15.95
18.94
15.63
10.25
13.63
13.00
12.35
12.00
17.00
18.52
12.53
14.42
17.68
15.02
15.20
30.12
18.94
18.75
19.13
17.60
12.00
17.96
13.28
14.55
14.15
20.95
21.07
15.30
18.58
22.82
19.38
16.01
30.62
22.64
19.61
21.22
22.64
12.52
19.65
14.00
17.39
15.70
25.11
25.11
16.00
20.73
28.33
21.85
19.85
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
10.00
12.99
17.00
19.70
27.50
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$16.16
13.75
$19.62
17.87
$23.13
17.87
$27.50
25.48
$31.25
31.99
11.85
15.12
19.10
25.89
27.97
19.10
19.10
23.12
27.94
84.61
20.98
25.86
28.40
28.40
28.40
20.98
25.86
28.40
28.40
28.40
12.13
11.00
9.00
9.00
12.45
14.25
14.55
14.55
15.00
24.48
16.00
15.70
25.35
27.64
20.55
21.53
26.02
27.64
25.00
25.00
15.98
15.98
21.29
21.29
21.50
21.50
21.95
21.95
21.95
21.95
8.89
15.90
15.90
17.12
16.67
18.49
19.16
19.16
21.25
29.15
10.95
11.85
12.00
14.45
15.60
7.64
9.00
13.46
18.00
27.59
15.50
8.00
16.25
10.25
21.05
26.75
32.67
27.95
32.71
27.95
8.59
13.53
13.53
7.28
8.52
8.59
14.45
15.50
8.03
9.00
12.10
15.75
16.50
9.63
13.60
13.00
16.73
18.00
17.55
18.00
15.00
26.65
26.65
27.68
20.30
7.85
9.50
12.50
20.00
22.50
12.22
9.27
12.00
4.75
9.00
6.50
7.00
21.37
12.00
15.13
8.51
11.06
8.38
7.50
21.71
19.31
20.00
11.25
12.74
9.75
9.00
25.10
21.26
22.50
12.50
14.45
11.28
10.00
26.88
22.50
22.50
15.29
15.63
14.46
11.00
6.00
8.53
6.15
8.50
9.63
7.00
10.00
11.00
8.25
12.14
11.56
9.50
15.66
11.56
10.37
Occupation2
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades
and extraction workers ...............................................
Electricians .......................................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers ..............................................................
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and
repairers .....................................................................
Telecommunications equipment installers and
repairers, except line installers ...............................
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment
mechanics, installers, and repairers ...........................
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ......................
Automotive technicians and repairers ..............................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ...........
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians
and mechanics ...........................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines ..
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair
workers .......................................................................
Production occupations ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing
workers .......................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ..........................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ......................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators ........
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Machine feeders and offbearers ...................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
for categories not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
34
Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Atlanta, GA, December 2005
Occupation2
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$10.69
$13.40
$18.10
$29.02
$38.08
Management occupations .................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
12.63
31.11
27.32
43.37
41.83
48.42
62.50
62.50
67.10
90.49
Business and financial operations occupations .............
10.70
11.69
14.45
16.45
25.46
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ...........
15.43
33.40
15.43
35.52
16.85
42.25
24.85
45.14
31.07
47.63
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Preschool and kindergarten teachers ...........................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .....
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Special education teachers ..........................................
Special education teachers, preschool,
kindergarten, and elementary school .................
Special education teachers, secondary school ........
Other teachers and instructors .........................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
12.30
23.11
29.83
35.36
41.56
24.26
24.26
24.26
24.07
27.59
26.96
26.96
27.02
31.01
31.38
31.38
30.52
35.66
36.04
36.04
34.65
41.11
41.85
41.85
40.50
23.44
26.77
30.13
35.04
40.81
24.95
23.49
29.01
27.57
31.43
32.45
33.86
35.83
39.55
40.81
23.49
25.99
27.57
30.15
32.45
32.50
35.83
38.59
40.81
41.85
28.43
24.43
15.02
8.82
30.15
29.01
27.34
10.07
31.01
34.24
31.51
12.10
34.12
40.27
38.59
14.14
41.06
42.70
44.43
17.25
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Registered nurses ............................................................
13.17
18.96
15.60
20.10
20.08
22.32
25.40
29.16
31.64
32.64
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
9.08
10.09
10.87
12.17
15.09
Protective service occupations .........................................
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement
workers .......................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of police and
detectives ...............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and
prevention workers .....................................................
Fire fighters .......................................................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ...........................
Correctional officers and jailers ....................................
Detectives and criminal investigators ...............................
Police officers ...................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
11.78
13.97
16.71
19.93
25.27
19.64
22.96
25.99
40.24
42.70
19.64
22.96
25.99
40.24
42.70
17.80
10.67
11.35
11.46
16.61
12.57
12.57
22.48
12.34
12.16
12.37
18.81
14.75
14.75
27.21
13.49
15.03
15.03
21.95
17.21
17.21
32.67
15.71
15.03
15.03
26.30
19.06
19.06
34.85
18.08
17.21
17.21
27.34
22.11
22.11
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
8.44
8.97
11.34
13.08
16.71
8.77
8.02
9.28
8.94
12.13
10.63
15.22
13.92
21.51
21.51
8.00
8.94
10.63
14.51
21.51
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
8.89
8.89
11.08
17.75
18.51
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Office clerks, general ........................................................
10.58
11.93
14.15
16.58
21.13
14.01
10.89
10.89
12.46
10.76
10.05
16.75
11.56
11.35
14.03
13.01
10.25
19.74
13.77
13.47
15.05
15.05
12.68
23.55
15.53
14.76
18.39
15.30
17.72
34.49
17.10
17.10
35.74
18.55
19.39
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
13.28
15.58
18.59
20.98
22.69
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 —
Continued
10
25
Median
50
75
90
Construction and building inspectors ................................
$15.65
$16.80
$18.59
$20.99
$21.65
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
14.11
15.63
18.03
29.06
31.77
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Bus drivers, school .......................................................
9.80
12.54
12.54
12.06
15.16
15.16
16.93
18.18
17.40
18.79
18.84
20.31
22.34
22.34
23.13
Occupation2
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
for categories not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
36
Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Atlanta, GA, December 2005
Full-time workers
Occupation3
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$8.95
$12.00
$16.84
$26.44
$38.36
Management occupations .................................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Marketing and sales managers ........................................
Marketing managers .....................................................
Sales managers ............................................................
Administrative services managers ....................................
Computer and information systems managers .................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Construction managers ....................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school .....................................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary .....................
Engineering managers .....................................................
Medical and health services managers ............................
19.23
25.13
28.85
25.48
32.24
24.76
27.98
19.16
26.44
23.79
27.98
30.59
33.65
26.18
33.65
24.76
27.98
26.44
29.81
35.20
35.17
37.61
33.65
46.86
33.65
27.50
35.34
37.02
36.00
46.32
46.63
53.33
47.60
66.83
42.29
48.11
41.65
44.75
39.50
57.72
58.69
65.13
66.83
73.80
58.69
48.11
49.73
50.96
56.11
90.49
35.67
31.11
29.95
30.34
35.67
35.20
31.73
30.34
44.62
48.42
41.60
34.06
48.03
62.50
42.09
36.32
52.25
90.49
48.86
36.97
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
Management analysts ......................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
Financial analysts .........................................................
12.24
17.31
23.48
35.48
47.57
12.24
15.11
16.14
17.92
16.76
12.24
23.93
19.23
21.33
21.37
12.24
35.04
24.04
21.95
22.36
30.88
41.21
28.43
43.71
45.46
54.40
49.15
34.81
47.20
50.70
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Computer programmers ...................................................
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Computer software engineers, applications .................
Computer software engineers, systems software .........
Computer support specialists ...........................................
Computer systems analysts .............................................
19.17
22.08
26.44
33.74
19.06
17.00
22.88
24.61
25.85
31.92
36.06
27.08
20.27
28.89
31.25
27.95
37.08
38.91
32.31
25.08
35.26
36.84
31.59
41.99
45.67
39.04
30.55
42.75
43.92
35.73
50.18
55.29
45.29
33.55
48.12
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Engineers .........................................................................
Electrical and electronics engineers .............................
19.00
29.99
27.00
26.50
32.37
31.09
27.28
36.89
36.06
36.06
44.54
44.35
44.54
53.00
44.35
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
12.00
17.57
20.35
26.87
37.20
Community and social services occupations ..................
Counselors .......................................................................
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ...........
Social workers ..................................................................
Miscellaneous community and social service
specialists ...................................................................
11.26
14.76
14.76
14.42
14.76
14.76
14.76
14.93
16.18
29.61
35.52
15.91
21.47
42.25
45.14
17.74
42.25
45.14
46.05
19.77
8.49
9.52
14.84
18.37
23.13
Legal occupations ..............................................................
Lawyers ............................................................................
20.06
48.08
41.64
48.08
48.08
52.89
60.73
60.73
60.73
76.92
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Preschool and kindergarten teachers ...........................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .....
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Special education teachers ..........................................
Special education teachers, preschool,
kindergarten, and elementary school .................
Special education teachers, secondary school ........
11.75
30.18
18.93
34.46
29.47
39.92
34.75
66.98
40.81
66.98
16.62
9.41
24.26
21.10
24.73
10.10
26.96
26.13
30.24
18.10
31.38
30.52
35.31
30.31
36.04
35.36
40.81
39.15
41.85
40.77
20.34
25.26
29.83
34.61
40.27
24.07
17.80
28.39
22.69
31.94
30.65
36.37
35.48
43.83
40.81
17.80
25.49
22.69
29.29
30.65
32.04
35.48
38.32
40.81
41.85
28.43
24.73
30.15
27.45
31.01
33.10
34.12
39.52
41.06
42.70
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Full-time workers
Occupation3
10
25
Median
50
75
90
Other teachers and instructors .........................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
$19.98
8.82
$27.58
10.07
$30.00
12.10
$36.87
14.14
$43.43
17.25
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
Actors, producers, and directors .......................................
Producers and directors ...............................................
15.00
20.88
20.88
16.20
20.88
20.88
19.79
56.49
56.49
39.72
56.49
56.49
56.49
56.49
56.49
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Pharmacists ......................................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians ..................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
14.67
42.00
22.06
14.09
20.00
19.28
43.00
24.62
14.09
21.46
25.41
44.11
27.00
14.09
23.05
32.00
47.00
30.39
30.99
26.36
50.00
47.00
41.06
48.00
26.49
12.00
16.03
12.00
16.83
14.21
18.27
17.80
20.28
17.80
25.00
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
Medical assistants ........................................................
8.00
7.88
8.00
10.87
10.50
9.00
8.25
8.75
13.53
13.53
10.81
9.10
9.50
14.90
13.71
13.74
11.07
11.37
17.51
18.00
17.51
12.41
12.41
18.00
18.00
Protective service occupations .........................................
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement
workers .......................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of police and
detectives ...............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and
prevention workers .....................................................
Fire fighters .......................................................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ...........................
Correctional officers and jailers ....................................
Detectives and criminal investigators ...............................
Police officers ...................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............
Security guards .............................................................
9.38
10.00
13.92
18.50
24.15
19.64
22.96
25.99
40.24
42.70
19.64
22.96
25.99
40.24
42.70
17.80
11.28
11.46
11.46
16.61
12.57
12.57
9.25
9.25
22.48
12.62
12.37
12.37
18.81
14.75
14.75
9.38
9.38
27.21
14.50
15.03
15.03
21.95
17.21
17.21
9.38
9.38
32.67
18.96
15.03
15.03
26.30
19.06
19.06
10.50
10.50
34.85
24.62
17.21
17.21
27.34
22.11
22.11
14.25
14.25
2.15
4.50
7.50
12.00
15.00
10.54
10.56
13.18
15.87
16.64
10.54
7.50
8.50
8.44
2.13
2.13
6.00
12.50
10.00
11.50
8.90
2.15
2.13
7.60
13.18
13.88
15.00
11.10
3.38
2.15
7.70
15.88
15.00
15.00
12.11
5.25
3.38
10.95
16.64
15.00
15.00
13.68
7.50
8.00
11.75
6.00
7.70
7.70
11.60
12.10
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers ..........................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ...............................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Cooks, restaurant .........................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
7.69
7.69
8.00
8.00
8.94
8.85
12.00
11.29
15.00
14.50
7.69
7.00
8.58
7.25
10.39
8.29
12.26
8.90
15.00
10.25
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
5.48
8.00
10.65
15.28
46.93
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales
workers ...................................................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
8.87
13.50
10.55
14.13
15.45
17.25
23.39
40.81
43.85
51.28
13.50
7.80
7.25
13.50
9.42
7.42
16.13
11.95
9.00
17.56
16.82
10.55
18.90
19.87
12.10
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Full-time workers
Occupation3
10
25
Median
50
75
90
Cashiers ...................................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons .......
Parts salespersons ...................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
technical and scientific products .............................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .........................
$7.25
9.97
13.00
9.62
17.16
$7.42
13.00
16.88
11.17
27.89
$9.00
16.82
19.06
13.74
34.48
$10.55
19.06
27.31
17.82
49.31
$12.10
28.85
34.83
26.66
61.69
29.82
33.85
42.21
61.69
74.08
17.16
8.14
21.68
8.14
34.14
9.85
45.08
11.85
51.37
11.85
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Bill and account collectors ............................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Customer service representatives ....................................
File clerks .........................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Dispatchers .......................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance ..........
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Medical secretaries .......................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Computer operators ..........................................................
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Data entry keyers .........................................................
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks .................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
11.00
12.90
15.20
18.75
22.12
11.39
11.01
10.00
13.96
11.40
11.50
9.61
11.00
15.50
15.50
8.00
9.40
10.00
9.35
10.50
12.00
12.50
11.90
11.90
12.67
12.00
13.77
13.70
12.50
14.65
13.70
12.68
10.01
12.30
15.50
15.50
10.41
11.85
14.11
14.66
10.50
13.27
12.50
13.40
13.40
13.00
13.13
21.13
15.63
15.95
18.94
15.43
13.92
12.37
13.00
18.49
19.78
12.36
12.10
16.80
18.50
12.62
14.42
17.68
13.40
13.40
13.63
15.25
30.12
18.94
18.75
19.13
17.60
17.96
13.29
13.28
22.69
23.04
14.80
14.25
20.73
21.43
15.30
16.52
22.82
15.60
15.60
17.79
16.50
30.62
21.94
19.29
21.22
22.64
19.72
19.83
15.14
23.04
23.07
17.39
16.05
25.11
25.11
16.00
20.73
28.33
17.17
17.17
21.85
19.85
10.00
13.00
17.00
20.00
27.50
16.73
14.71
15.25
19.62
17.87
16.32
23.13
17.87
18.32
27.50
25.40
20.32
31.25
31.99
21.65
11.85
15.12
19.10
25.89
28.05
19.10
19.10
23.12
27.94
84.61
20.98
25.86
28.40
28.40
28.40
20.98
25.86
28.40
28.40
28.40
12.13
11.00
10.00
9.00
11.50
13.50
14.25
14.55
14.55
15.00
15.63
24.48
16.00
17.02
16.79
22.64
27.64
22.73
22.73
22.50
25.68
27.64
30.03
31.77
25.00
15.98
15.98
21.29
21.29
21.50
21.50
21.95
21.95
21.95
21.95
8.89
15.90
13.75
8.89
15.90
17.12
16.67
8.89
16.67
18.49
16.67
11.40
19.16
19.16
17.50
20.00
21.25
29.15
21.25
21.14
10.95
11.85
12.00
14.45
15.60
7.52
9.00
13.00
18.00
27.88
15.50
16.25
21.05
32.67
32.71
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades
and extraction workers ...............................................
Electricians .......................................................................
Construction and building inspectors ................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers ..............................................................
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and
repairers .....................................................................
Telecommunications equipment installers and
repairers, except line installers ...............................
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment
mechanics, installers, and repairers ...........................
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ......................
Automotive technicians and repairers ..............................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ...........
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians
and mechanics ...........................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines ..
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
Maintenance workers, machinery .................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair
workers .......................................................................
Production occupations ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Full-time workers
Occupation3
10
25
Median
50
75
90
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing
workers .......................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ..........................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ......................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
$8.00
$10.90
$27.58
$27.95
$27.95
8.59
13.53
13.53
7.28
8.52
8.59
14.45
15.50
8.03
9.00
12.10
15.75
16.50
9.63
11.30
13.00
16.73
18.00
17.55
17.05
15.00
26.65
26.65
27.68
20.30
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators ........
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Bus drivers, school .......................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Machine feeders and offbearers ...................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
8.51
10.35
14.12
20.00
22.50
13.89
13.84
13.88
10.93
12.00
8.51
9.00
8.25
21.71
15.47
15.44
12.50
15.13
10.55
11.06
8.53
22.50
17.96
16.89
20.00
20.00
11.25
12.74
10.37
25.10
18.51
18.47
21.58
22.50
12.50
14.45
11.56
26.88
19.20
19.43
22.50
22.50
16.82
15.63
15.66
8.50
8.53
7.00
9.25
9.63
8.00
10.97
11.28
8.45
13.66
11.56
10.35
16.25
11.56
10.38
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,
a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a
full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in
another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
for categories not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
40
Table 10. Part-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Atlanta, GA, December 2005
Part-time workers
Occupation3
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$6.00
$7.00
$8.80
$12.00
$16.67
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
10.44
12.08
15.41
15.41
23.06
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Registered nurses ............................................................
17.54
22.86
22.25
24.00
25.02
26.36
29.36
31.00
33.00
35.62
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
8.00
8.00
8.50
9.00
12.00
Protective service occupations .........................................
7.50
8.40
8.60
11.31
40.00
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Cooks ...............................................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
2.13
6.50
2.13
2.13
6.00
7.50
2.13
6.00
6.68
9.00
3.00
6.06
8.00
10.60
6.75
6.68
9.71
12.10
8.00
7.43
2.13
6.00
6.06
6.68
7.43
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
6.30
6.90
7.70
14.50
47.04
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
6.00
6.00
5.75
5.75
7.50
7.50
7.19
6.00
6.00
7.82
8.80
8.07
7.50
7.50
9.49
9.30
9.49
8.75
8.75
11.50
12.00
11.12
9.55
9.55
13.22
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Financial clerks .................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
8.00
9.00
8.25
6.06
8.78
10.00
10.00
10.00
8.80
11.00
11.53
10.25
11.00
9.87
13.00
13.00
12.00
13.00
11.16
15.00
15.75
12.61
14.00
12.65
19.50
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Bus drivers, school .......................................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
5.25
12.28
12.28
5.75
6.00
13.56
14.94
6.00
7.13
18.79
19.51
7.00
9.75
22.75
23.13
8.79
13.82
23.31
23.59
9.75
5.75
5.25
6.00
5.92
7.00
7.00
9.00
7.75
9.50
8.79
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,
a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a
full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in
another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
for categories not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
41
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Atlanta, GA, December 2005
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$677
40.0
$42,711
$35,119
2,037
1,574
1,712
1,943
2,088
1,883
1,366
1,481
1,577
1,851
2,343
1,851
1,100
41.1
40.9
46.2
44.0
47.1
40.2
81,687
89,007
101,045
108,552
97,920
71,039
77,016
81,994
96,250
121,833
96,250
57,200
2,135
2,126
2,401
2,287
2,448
2,093
35.34
37.02
36.00
46.32
1,482
1,551
1,511
1,904
1,301
1,481
1,440
1,853
40.7
40.0
40.3
40.0
77,072
80,670
78,572
96,113
67,635
77,002
74,880
85,588
2,118
2,082
2,094
2,020
43.19
44.62
1,728
1,785
40.0
82,139
81,593
1,902
55.04
39.89
48.42
41.60
2,202
1,596
1,937
1,664
40.0
40.0
114,489
82,981
100,703
86,520
2,080
2,080
33.72
34.06
1,347
1,362
40.0
70,057
70,845
2,077
28.22
23.48
1,175
990
41.6
61,121
51,480
2,166
21.91
33.79
24.71
31.45
32.70
12.24
35.04
24.04
21.95
22.36
1,003
1,345
988
1,398
1,469
673
1,415
962
988
1,006
45.8
39.8
40.0
44.5
44.9
52,162
69,930
51,399
72,718
76,398
35,001
73,574
49,999
51,361
52,320
2,381
2,070
2,080
2,312
2,336
32.40
29.42
37.51
31.25
27.95
37.08
1,301
1,182
1,510
1,250
1,112
1,534
40.1
40.2
40.2
67,638
61,469
78,496
65,000
57,834
79,783
2,087
2,090
2,092
41.68
38.91
1,687
1,616
40.5
87,709
84,020
2,104
33.01
25.63
40.11
32.31
25.08
35.26
1,320
1,034
1,605
1,292
1,040
1,410
40.0
40.3
40.0
68,664
53,779
83,435
67,201
54,097
73,341
2,080
2,098
2,080
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ................................................
$20.97
$16.84
$838
Management occupations ...................
General and operations managers .....
Marketing and sales managers ..........
Marketing managers .......................
Sales managers ..............................
Administrative services managers ......
Computer and information systems
managers ......................................
Financial managers ............................
Construction managers ......................
Education administrators ....................
Education administrators,
elementary and secondary
school .......................................
Education administrators,
postsecondary ..........................
Engineering managers .......................
Medical and health services
managers ......................................
38.26
41.86
42.09
47.47
39.99
33.95
35.17
37.61
33.65
46.86
33.65
27.50
36.38
38.75
37.53
47.59
Business and financial operations
occupations ....................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ......................
Management analysts ........................
Accountants and auditors ...................
Financial analysts and advisors ..........
Financial analysts ...........................
Computer and mathematical science
occupations ....................................
Computer programmers .....................
Computer software engineers ............
Computer software engineers,
applications ...............................
Computer software engineers,
systems software ......................
Computer support specialists .............
Computer systems analysts ...............
Annual earnings5
Architecture and engineering
occupations ....................................
Engineers ...........................................
Electrical and electronics
engineers ..................................
31.17
39.90
27.28
36.89
1,248
1,599
1,091
1,476
40.0
40.1
64,886
83,165
56,740
76,740
2,082
2,084
37.19
36.06
1,487
1,442
40.0
77,348
75,001
2,080
Life, physical, and social science
occupations ....................................
23.03
20.35
921
814
40.0
47,664
42,328
2,069
20.81
28.81
16.18
29.61
821
1,144
648
1,184
39.4
39.7
40,276
50,440
34,204
53,996
1,935
1,751
32.10
16.53
35.52
15.91
1,272
661
1,421
637
39.6
40.0
53,957
34,386
54,473
33,101
1,681
2,080
14.77
14.84
578
519
39.2
30,066
27,009
2,036
Legal occupations ................................
Lawyers ..............................................
47.14
55.45
48.08
52.89
1,919
2,292
1,923
2,115
40.7
41.3
99,790
119,183
100,000
110,001
2,117
2,149
Education, training, and library
occupations ....................................
27.98
29.47
1,102
1,159
39.4
42,434
44,124
1,517
Community and social services
occupations ....................................
Counselors .........................................
Educational, vocational, and school
counselors ................................
Social workers ....................................
Miscellaneous community and social
service specialists .........................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Postsecondary teachers .....................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............
Preschool and kindergarten
teachers ....................................
Kindergarten teachers, except
special education ..................
Elementary and middle school
teachers ....................................
Elementary school teachers,
except special education ......
Middle school teachers, except
special and vocational
education ..............................
Secondary school teachers ............
Secondary school teachers,
except special and vocational
education ..............................
Special education teachers ............
Special education teachers,
preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school ................
Special education teachers,
secondary school ..................
Other teachers and instructors ...........
Teacher assistants .............................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations ..................
Actors, producers, and directors .........
Producers and directors .................
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ....................................
Pharmacists ........................................
Registered nurses ..............................
Therapists ...........................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ....................................
Health diagnosing and treating
practitioner support technicians ....
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses ..........................
Healthcare support occupations .........
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health
aides .............................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..................................
Medical assistants ..........................
Protective service occupations ...........
First-line supervisors/managers, law
enforcement workers ....................
First-line supervisors/managers of
police and detectives ................
First-line supervisors/managers of fire
fighting and prevention workers ....
Fire fighters .........................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and
jailers ............................................
Correctional officers and jailers ......
Annual earnings5
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$46.12
$39.92
$1,791
$1,597
38.8
$75,492
$69,189
1,637
29.70
30.24
1,183
1,210
39.8
45,397
46,027
1,529
21.23
18.10
849
724
40.0
36,763
35,705
1,732
32.50
31.38
1,300
1,255
40.0
49,513
47,702
1,523
30.74
30.52
1,217
1,210
39.6
45,977
45,874
1,496
29.95
29.83
1,185
1,193
39.6
44,821
45,220
1,496
32.39
30.17
31.94
30.65
1,285
1,215
1,278
1,227
39.7
40.3
48,405
45,677
47,778
46,588
1,494
1,514
30.17
33.36
30.65
32.04
1,215
1,330
1,227
1,282
40.3
39.9
45,677
50,408
46,588
48,701
1,514
1,511
32.85
31.01
1,304
1,240
39.7
49,606
47,385
1,510
33.48
31.16
12.33
33.10
30.00
12.10
1,339
1,201
466
1,324
1,200
448
40.0
38.6
37.8
50,507
47,453
17,439
49,769
46,947
16,872
1,509
1,523
1,415
27.91
42.22
42.22
19.79
56.49
56.49
1,103
1,641
1,641
780
2,260
2,260
39.5
38.9
38.9
57,361
85,323
85,323
40,560
117,499
117,499
2,055
2,021
2,021
29.42
44.74
29.31
24.20
25.41
44.11
27.00
14.09
1,159
1,790
1,153
967
1,012
1,764
1,059
564
39.4
40.0
39.3
40.0
60,104
93,057
59,769
49,772
52,416
91,749
55,060
29,307
2,043
2,080
2,039
2,057
23.18
23.05
919
920
39.6
47,790
47,840
2,062
14.77
14.21
588
551
39.8
30,561
28,633
2,069
19.55
18.27
780
731
39.9
40,556
38,002
2,074
11.64
10.81
462
431
39.7
24,042
22,389
2,066
9.77
9.10
387
360
39.6
20,106
18,720
2,058
10.02
9.50
396
380
39.5
20,580
19,760
2,055
15.00
14.67
14.90
13.71
600
587
596
548
40.0
40.0
31,206
30,507
30,990
28,517
2,080
2,080
15.23
13.92
603
574
39.6
31,362
29,848
2,059
28.61
25.99
1,144
1,040
40.0
59,505
54,059
2,080
28.61
25.99
1,144
1,040
40.0
59,505
54,059
2,080
27.25
16.37
27.21
14.50
1,287
797
1,275
768
47.2
48.7
66,931
41,429
66,277
39,951
2,457
2,530
14.46
14.46
15.03
15.03
580
580
601
601
40.1
40.1
30,161
30,161
31,262
31,262
2,087
2,087
See footnotes at end of table.
43
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Detectives and criminal
investigators .................................
Police officers .....................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ...
Security guards and gaming
surveillance officers ......................
Security guards ...............................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers, food
preparation and serving workers ..
First-line supervisors/managers of
food preparation and serving
workers .....................................
Cooks .................................................
Cooks, restaurant ...........................
Food preparation workers ...................
Food service, tipped ...........................
Waiters and waitresses ..................
Fast food and counter workers ...........
Combined food preparation and
serving workers, including fast
food ...........................................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations .............
Building cleaning workers ...................
Janitors and cleaners, except
maids and housekeeping
cleaners ....................................
Maids and housekeeping
cleaners ....................................
Personal care and service
occupations ....................................
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$878
699
699
40.0
40.4
40.4
$46,825
35,845
35,845
$45,656
36,358
36,358
2,080
2,098
2,098
394
394
360
360
36.4
36.4
20,483
20,483
18,720
18,720
1,892
1,892
7.50
322
260
39.7
16,479
12,628
2,028
13.32
13.18
556
634
41.7
28,902
32,968
2,171
13.82
12.48
13.05
10.70
4.26
3.53
9.56
13.18
13.88
15.00
11.10
3.38
2.15
7.70
582
540
578
401
163
132
364
635
488
495
400
120
86
304
42.1
43.2
44.3
37.5
38.2
37.5
38.0
30,247
28,055
30,068
17,909
8,427
6,883
18,105
33,012
25,350
25,736
17,680
6,240
4,472
15,808
2,188
2,248
2,303
1,674
1,977
1,952
1,894
9.94
7.70
374
289
37.7
18,500
15,005
1,862
10.40
10.03
8.94
8.85
415
399
381
361
39.8
39.8
21,274
20,511
19,822
18,720
2,045
2,045
10.98
10.39
439
416
39.9
22,322
21,607
2,033
8.36
8.29
329
331
39.3
17,098
17,233
2,045
16.48
10.65
567
535
34.4
29,485
27,813
1,789
20.93
15.45
845
618
40.4
43,944
32,157
2,100
25.30
17.25
1,056
675
41.7
54,898
35,119
2,170
16.04
15.14
9.37
9.37
16.13
11.95
9.00
9.00
650
609
373
373
658
468
360
360
40.5
40.2
39.8
39.8
33,776
31,649
19,390
19,390
34,234
24,357
18,720
18,720
2,106
2,091
2,070
2,070
18.10
21.34
18.90
16.82
19.06
13.74
722
867
770
673
765
544
39.9
40.6
40.8
37,520
45,065
40,060
34,986
39,759
28,267
2,073
2,112
2,120
38.39
34.48
1,543
1,439
40.2
80,246
74,826
2,090
47.26
42.21
1,923
1,900
40.7
99,983
98,776
2,116
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$22.51
17.08
17.08
$21.95
17.21
17.21
$900
689
689
10.83
10.83
9.38
9.38
8.12
Sales and related occupations ............
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers .........................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
retail sales workers ...................
Retail sales workers ...........................
Cashiers, all workers ......................
Cashiers .....................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts
salespersons ............................
Parts salespersons .....................
Retail salespersons ........................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ...............................
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, technical
and scientific products ..............
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific
products ....................................
Miscellaneous sales and related
workers .........................................
34.84
34.14
1,394
1,366
40.0
72,474
71,007
2,080
10.49
9.85
419
394
40.0
21,788
20,480
2,078
Office and administrative support
occupations ....................................
16.10
15.20
640
604
39.8
33,184
31,310
2,061
See footnotes at end of table.
44
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support
workers .........................................
Financial clerks ...................................
Bill and account collectors ..............
Billing and posting clerks and
machine operators ....................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks ...........................
Customer service representatives ......
File clerks ...........................................
Receptionists and information clerks ..
Dispatchers .........................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and
ambulance ................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic
clerks ............................................
Stock clerks and order fillers ..............
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants ..........
Medical secretaries .........................
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Computer operators ............................
Data entry and information processing
workers .........................................
Data entry keyers ...........................
Insurance claims and policy
processing clerks ..........................
Office clerks, general ..........................
Construction and extraction
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers .........................................
Electricians .........................................
Construction and building inspectors ..
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and
repairers .......................................
Radio and telecommunications
equipment installers and
repairers .......................................
Telecommunications equipment
installers and repairers, except
line installers .............................
Miscellaneous electrical and
electronic equipment mechanics,
installers, and repairers ................
Aircraft mechanics and service
technicians ....................................
Automotive technicians and
repairers .......................................
Automotive service technicians and
mechanics ................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel
engine specialists .........................
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$814
626
638
40.4
39.9
39.9
$44,419
33,588
33,707
$41,820
32,531
33,164
2,053
2,073
2,076
725
758
40.0
37,715
39,395
2,080
15.43
13.92
12.37
13.00
18.49
630
610
528
518
766
620
557
495
520
740
39.8
40.0
39.4
39.9
40.0
32,760
31,742
27,447
26,939
39,570
32,240
28,954
25,730
27,040
38,688
2,069
2,079
2,047
2,073
2,066
19.60
19.78
784
791
40.0
40,445
41,132
2,063
12.68
12.87
12.36
12.10
507
515
494
484
40.0
40.0
26,379
26,746
25,709
25,168
2,080
2,078
17.57
16.80
696
673
39.6
35,841
34,353
2,040
18.43
13.12
18.50
12.62
730
525
733
505
39.6
40.0
37,868
27,286
38,131
26,250
2,054
2,080
15.60
18.39
14.42
17.68
622
736
577
707
39.9
40.0
31,424
38,257
30,000
36,770
2,015
2,080
14.41
14.41
13.40
13.40
576
576
536
536
40.0
40.0
29,969
29,969
27,864
27,864
2,080
2,080
15.78
15.43
13.63
15.25
623
609
545
610
39.5
39.5
32,379
31,426
28,350
31,152
2,052
2,037
17.67
17.00
707
680
40.0
36,782
35,360
2,082
23.71
21.15
18.50
23.13
17.87
18.32
949
846
754
925
715
744
40.0
40.0
40.8
49,323
43,998
39,229
48,110
37,165
38,667
2,080
2,080
2,121
20.89
19.10
848
764
40.6
43,982
39,728
2,106
34.78
23.12
1,476
925
42.4
76,460
48,092
2,199
26.44
28.40
1,058
1,136
40.0
55,004
59,072
2,080
26.44
28.40
1,058
1,136
40.0
55,004
59,072
2,080
18.06
15.63
722
625
40.0
37,560
32,519
2,080
21.62
24.48
865
979
40.0
44,978
50,927
2,080
18.80
16.00
786
640
41.8
40,617
33,280
2,160
19.04
17.02
799
668
41.9
41,275
34,736
2,167
18.44
16.79
733
674
39.8
37,500
36,400
2,034
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$21.64
16.21
16.23
$21.13
15.63
15.95
$875
646
648
18.13
18.94
15.84
15.27
13.41
13.00
19.15
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment
service technicians and
mechanics ....................................
Mobile heavy equipment
mechanics, except engines ......
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance
workers .........................................
Industrial machinery mechanics .....
Maintenance and repair workers,
general ......................................
Maintenance workers, machinery ...
Miscellaneous installation,
maintenance, and repair
workers .........................................
Production occupations ......................
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating
workers .........................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators .....................................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and
fish processing workers ................
Welding, soldering, and brazing
workers .........................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and
brazers ......................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,
and weighers ................................
Miscellaneous production workers .....
Transportation and material moving
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
transportation and
material-moving machine and
vehicle operators ..........................
Bus drivers ..........................................
Bus drivers, school .........................
Driver/sales workers and truck
drivers ...........................................
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer .............................
Truck drivers, light or delivery
services ....................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..
Laborers and material movers, hand ..
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand ..............
Machine feeders and offbearers .....
Packers and packagers, hand ........
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$860
40.0
$42,552
$44,720
2,080
818
860
40.0
42,552
44,720
2,080
16.67
18.49
706
758
667
740
41.5
39.7
36,702
39,400
34,674
38,459
2,156
2,064
17.27
13.95
16.67
11.40
691
664
667
564
40.0
47.6
35,912
34,552
34,674
29,349
2,080
2,477
12.89
12.00
515
480
40.0
26,805
24,960
2,080
14.85
13.00
595
522
40.0
30,919
27,144
2,082
24.34
21.05
974
842
40.0
50,625
43,782
2,080
20.23
27.58
809
1,103
40.0
42,068
57,366
2,080
11.60
12.10
464
484
40.0
24,127
25,166
2,080
17.15
15.75
684
622
39.9
35,562
32,351
2,073
17.73
16.50
706
652
39.8
36,731
33,891
2,072
14.11
13.49
9.63
11.30
564
540
385
452
40.0
40.0
29,339
28,054
20,030
23,504
2,080
2,080
16.85
14.12
671
565
39.8
34,474
28,392
2,045
22.29
16.92
16.74
22.50
17.96
16.89
933
526
452
900
528
412
41.9
31.1
27.0
48,523
21,104
16,400
46,800
19,201
15,395
2,177
1,247
980
17.39
20.00
721
800
41.4
37,383
41,600
2,149
18.88
20.00
790
800
41.8
40,932
41,600
2,168
11.92
12.94
10.82
11.25
12.74
10.37
477
518
434
450
510
415
40.0
40.0
40.1
24,785
26,911
22,582
23,400
26,499
21,559
2,080
2,080
2,088
11.62
10.67
9.22
10.97
11.28
8.45
464
427
369
430
451
338
39.9
40.0
40.0
24,110
22,196
19,172
22,360
23,462
17,578
2,076
2,080
2,080
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$20.46
$21.50
$818
20.46
21.50
17.02
19.09
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,
where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay
of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See
appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of
overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Atlanta, GA, December 2005
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$673
40.0
$43,064
$35,002
2,073
1,555
1,712
1,943
2,088
1,883
1,413
1,481
1,577
1,851
2,343
1,851
1,421
41.3
40.9
46.2
44.0
47.1
40.3
80,798
89,007
101,045
108,552
97,920
73,466
77,016
81,994
96,250
121,833
96,250
73,900
2,145
2,126
2,401
2,287
2,448
2,094
35.34
37.02
36.00
35.20
41.60
1,482
1,478
1,511
1,274
1,596
1,301
1,481
1,440
1,408
1,664
40.7
40.0
40.3
40.0
40.0
77,072
76,859
78,572
64,807
82,981
67,635
77,002
74,880
73,222
86,520
2,118
2,082
2,094
2,035
2,080
34.07
34.06
1,361
1,362
39.9
70,752
70,845
2,076
29.76
26.58
1,246
1,067
41.9
64,773
55,486
2,177
23.46
36.61
24.05
31.45
32.70
12.24
37.86
21.58
21.95
22.36
1,102
1,456
962
1,398
1,469
865
1,450
863
988
1,006
47.0
39.8
40.0
44.5
44.9
57,329
75,715
50,026
72,718
76,398
45,001
75,407
44,886
51,361
52,320
2,444
2,068
2,080
2,312
2,336
33.04
30.73
37.51
32.08
30.21
37.08
1,327
1,236
1,510
1,285
1,208
1,534
40.2
40.2
40.2
68,982
64,280
78,496
66,830
62,828
79,783
2,088
2,092
2,092
41.68
38.91
1,687
1,616
40.5
87,709
84,020
2,104
33.01
25.63
40.20
32.31
25.08
35.26
1,320
1,034
1,608
1,292
1,040
1,410
40.0
40.3
40.0
68,664
53,779
83,612
67,201
54,097
73,341
2,080
2,098
2,080
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ................................................
$20.77
$16.82
$832
Management occupations ...................
General and operations managers .....
Marketing and sales managers ..........
Marketing managers .......................
Sales managers ..............................
Administrative services managers ......
Computer and information systems
managers ......................................
Financial managers ............................
Construction managers ......................
Education administrators ....................
Engineering managers .......................
Medical and health services
managers ......................................
37.67
41.86
42.09
47.47
39.99
35.09
34.06
37.61
33.65
46.86
33.65
35.53
36.38
36.92
37.53
31.84
39.89
Business and financial operations
occupations ....................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ......................
Management analysts ........................
Accountants and auditors ...................
Financial analysts and advisors ..........
Financial analysts ...........................
Computer and mathematical science
occupations ....................................
Computer programmers .....................
Computer software engineers ............
Computer software engineers,
applications ...............................
Computer software engineers,
systems software ......................
Computer support specialists .............
Computer systems analysts ...............
Annual earnings5
Architecture and engineering
occupations ....................................
Engineers ...........................................
Electrical and electronics
engineers ..................................
31.01
40.18
27.01
36.89
1,243
1,614
1,081
1,476
40.1
40.2
64,614
83,909
56,187
76,740
2,083
2,088
37.19
36.06
1,487
1,442
40.0
77,348
75,001
2,080
Life, physical, and social science
occupations ....................................
23.76
21.59
950
864
40.0
49,417
44,911
2,080
Community and social services
occupations ....................................
17.12
14.93
667
597
39.0
34,699
31,050
2,026
Legal occupations ................................
48.34
48.08
1,973
1,923
40.8
102,621
100,000
2,123
24.69
21.77
977
1,003
39.6
39,009
38,159
1,580
24.44
21.61
973
898
39.8
38,038
36,391
1,556
29.09
28.82
1,135
1,148
39.0
42,193
42,477
1,450
26.33
27.63
1,023
1,105
38.8
38,153
38,682
1,449
27.91
42.22
42.22
19.79
56.49
56.49
1,103
1,641
1,641
780
2,260
2,260
39.5
38.9
38.9
57,361
85,323
85,323
40,560
117,499
117,499
2,055
2,021
2,021
Education, training, and library
occupations ....................................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............
Elementary and middle school
teachers ....................................
Elementary school teachers,
except special education ......
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations ..................
Actors, producers, and directors .........
Producers and directors .................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ....................................
Pharmacists ........................................
Registered nurses ..............................
Therapists ...........................................
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses ..........................
Healthcare support occupations .........
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health
aides .............................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..................................
Medical assistants ..........................
Protective service occupations ...........
Security guards and gaming
surveillance officers ......................
Security guards ...............................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers, food
preparation and serving workers ..
First-line supervisors/managers of
food preparation and serving
workers .....................................
Cooks .................................................
Cooks, restaurant ...........................
Food service, tipped ...........................
Waiters and waitresses ..................
Fast food and counter workers ...........
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations .............
Building cleaning workers ...................
Janitors and cleaners, except
maids and housekeeping
cleaners ....................................
Maids and housekeeping
cleaners ....................................
Personal care and service
occupations ....................................
Sales and related occupations ............
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers .........................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
retail sales workers ...................
Retail sales workers ...........................
Cashiers, all workers ......................
Cashiers .....................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts
salespersons ............................
Parts salespersons .....................
Retail salespersons ........................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ...............................
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, technical
and scientific products ..............
Annual earnings5
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$30.13
44.74
29.72
23.88
$25.95
44.11
27.26
14.09
$1,182
1,790
1,168
955
$1,021
1,764
1,062
564
39.2
40.0
39.3
40.0
$61,461
93,057
60,715
49,649
$53,075
91,749
55,220
29,307
2,040
2,080
2,043
2,079
19.91
18.27
794
731
39.9
41,281
38,002
2,074
11.65
10.81
463
425
39.7
24,072
22,090
2,066
9.77
9.10
387
360
39.6
20,105
18,720
2,058
10.02
9.50
396
380
39.5
20,580
19,760
2,055
15.26
14.67
15.63
13.71
610
587
625
548
40.0
40.0
31,733
30,507
32,510
28,517
2,080
2,080
12.06
10.00
445
380
36.9
23,124
19,760
1,917
10.83
10.83
9.38
9.38
394
394
360
360
36.4
36.4
20,483
20,483
18,720
18,720
1,892
1,892
7.94
7.00
317
243
40.0
16,499
12,628
2,079
13.34
13.18
558
634
41.8
29,026
32,968
2,176
13.89
12.48
13.05
4.22
3.53
8.40
13.18
13.88
15.00
3.38
2.15
7.70
586
540
578
161
132
326
635
488
495
120
86
289
42.2
43.2
44.3
38.2
37.5
38.8
30,485
28,055
30,068
8,386
6,883
16,927
33,020
25,350
25,736
6,240
4,472
15,005
2,195
2,248
2,303
1,987
1,952
2,016
9.64
9.53
8.58
8.58
387
383
338
338
40.2
40.2
20,129
19,898
17,597
17,597
2,088
2,089
10.40
9.53
423
393
40.7
22,007
20,431
2,116
8.36
8.29
329
331
39.3
17,098
17,233
2,045
16.59
10.45
567
512
34.2
29,467
26,603
1,776
20.93
15.45
845
618
40.4
43,944
32,157
2,100
25.30
17.25
1,056
675
41.7
54,898
35,119
2,170
16.04
15.14
9.37
9.37
16.13
11.95
9.00
9.00
650
609
373
373
658
468
360
360
40.5
40.2
39.8
39.8
33,776
31,649
19,390
19,390
34,234
24,357
18,720
18,720
2,106
2,091
2,070
2,070
18.10
21.34
18.90
16.82
19.06
13.74
722
867
770
673
765
544
39.9
40.6
40.8
37,520
45,065
40,060
34,986
39,759
28,267
2,073
2,112
2,120
38.39
34.48
1,543
1,439
40.2
80,246
74,826
2,090
47.26
42.21
1,923
1,900
40.7
99,983
98,776
2,116
See footnotes at end of table.
48
Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific
products ....................................
Miscellaneous sales and related
workers .........................................
Office and administrative support
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support
workers .........................................
Financial clerks ...................................
Bill and account collectors ..............
Billing and posting clerks and
machine operators ....................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks ...........................
Customer service representatives ......
Receptionists and information clerks ..
Shipping, receiving, and traffic
clerks ............................................
Stock clerks and order fillers ..............
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants ..........
Medical secretaries .........................
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Computer operators ............................
Office clerks, general ..........................
Construction and extraction
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers .........................................
Electricians .........................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and
repairers .......................................
Radio and telecommunications
equipment installers and
repairers .......................................
Telecommunications equipment
installers and repairers, except
line installers .............................
Miscellaneous electrical and
electronic equipment mechanics,
installers, and repairers ................
Aircraft mechanics and service
technicians ....................................
Automotive technicians and
repairers .......................................
Automotive service technicians and
mechanics ................................
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment
service technicians and
mechanics ....................................
Mobile heavy equipment
mechanics, except engines ......
Annual earnings5
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$34.84
$34.14
$1,394
$1,366
40.0
$72,474
$71,007
2,080
10.49
9.85
419
394
40.0
21,788
20,480
2,078
16.16
15.30
642
611
39.8
33,404
31,762
2,068
21.73
16.51
16.37
25.91
15.95
15.95
883
658
655
932
638
638
40.6
39.9
40.0
45,926
34,214
34,051
48,462
33,182
33,182
2,114
2,072
2,080
18.13
18.94
725
758
40.0
37,715
39,395
2,080
16.26
15.31
13.01
15.63
13.94
13.00
646
612
519
625
558
520
39.7
40.0
39.9
33,603
31,837
26,972
32,510
28,995
27,040
2,066
2,079
2,073
12.71
12.87
12.36
12.10
509
515
494
484
40.0
40.0
26,446
26,746
25,709
25,168
2,080
2,078
17.48
17.00
692
680
39.6
35,978
35,360
2,058
17.96
13.12
18.52
12.62
710
525
733
505
39.5
40.0
36,935
27,298
38,131
26,250
2,057
2,080
15.81
18.46
15.61
14.42
17.68
15.63
631
738
615
577
707
610
39.9
40.0
39.4
32,787
38,396
31,998
30,000
36,770
31,720
2,074
2,080
2,049
17.64
17.00
706
680
40.0
36,716
35,360
2,082
23.84
21.37
23.13
17.87
954
855
925
715
40.0
40.0
49,591
44,460
48,110
37,165
2,080
2,080
20.88
19.10
849
764
40.7
44,134
39,728
2,114
35.45
23.12
1,515
925
42.7
78,769
48,092
2,222
26.44
28.40
1,058
1,136
40.0
55,004
59,072
2,080
26.44
28.40
1,058
1,136
40.0
55,004
59,072
2,080
18.36
15.00
734
600
40.0
38,183
31,200
2,080
21.62
24.48
865
979
40.0
44,978
50,927
2,080
17.99
16.00
756
640
42.0
39,297
33,280
2,185
18.18
15.70
768
628
42.2
39,920
32,662
2,196
20.46
21.50
818
860
40.0
42,552
44,720
2,080
20.46
21.50
818
860
40.0
42,552
44,720
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
49
Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance
workers .........................................
Industrial machinery mechanics .....
Miscellaneous installation,
maintenance, and repair
workers .........................................
Production occupations ......................
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating
workers .........................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators .....................................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and
fish processing workers ................
Welding, soldering, and brazing
workers .........................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and
brazers ......................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,
and weighers ................................
Miscellaneous production workers .....
Transportation and material moving
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
transportation and
material-moving machine and
vehicle operators ..........................
Driver/sales workers and truck
drivers ...........................................
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer .............................
Truck drivers, light or delivery
services ....................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..
Laborers and material movers, hand ..
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand ..............
Machine feeders and offbearers .....
Packers and packagers, hand ........
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$667
740
41.6
39.7
$36,986
39,736
$34,674
38,459
2,161
2,063
515
480
40.0
26,805
24,960
2,080
13.00
594
522
40.0
30,905
27,144
2,082
24.34
21.05
974
842
40.0
50,625
43,782
2,080
20.23
27.58
809
1,103
40.0
42,068
57,366
2,080
11.60
12.10
464
484
40.0
24,127
25,166
2,080
17.15
15.75
684
622
39.9
35,562
32,351
2,073
17.73
16.50
706
652
39.8
36,731
33,891
2,072
14.11
13.49
9.63
11.30
564
540
385
452
40.0
40.0
29,339
28,054
20,030
23,504
2,080
2,080
16.91
13.87
679
576
40.2
35,324
29,952
2,089
22.10
21.71
931
868
42.1
48,406
45,151
2,190
17.46
20.00
726
800
41.6
37,750
41,600
2,162
18.93
20.00
795
800
42.0
41,361
41,600
2,184
11.95
12.94
10.82
11.25
12.74
10.37
478
518
434
450
510
415
40.0
40.0
40.1
24,861
26,911
22,587
23,400
26,499
21,559
2,080
2,080
2,088
11.62
10.67
9.22
10.97
11.28
8.45
464
427
369
432
451
338
39.9
40.0
40.0
24,125
22,196
19,172
22,443
23,462
17,578
2,076
2,080
2,080
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$17.12
19.26
$16.67
18.49
$711
764
12.89
12.00
14.85
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,
where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay
of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See
appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of
overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
50
Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
and mean weekly and annual hours, Atlanta, GA, December 2005
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$735
39.6
$40,458
$37,003
1,809
1,756
2,197
1,673
1,937
40.0
40.0
89,760
110,535
87,000
100,703
2,045
2,012
14.45
625
578
40.0
32,498
30,056
2,080
20.35
16.85
814
674
40.0
41,318
36,546
2,031
40.86
42.25
1,612
1,677
39.5
62,624
64,989
1,533
29.18
29.89
1,147
1,192
39.3
43,618
45,153
1,495
32.11
31.01
1,280
1,240
39.9
48,680
47,385
1,516
32.50
31.38
1,300
1,255
40.0
49,513
47,702
1,523
32.50
31.38
1,300
1,255
40.0
49,513
47,702
1,523
31.40
30.52
1,251
1,221
39.8
47,559
46,633
1,515
31.23
30.13
1,244
1,193
39.8
47,275
45,343
1,514
31.80
32.43
31.43
32.59
1,268
1,294
1,257
1,300
39.9
39.9
48,228
49,198
47,757
49,400
1,517
1,517
32.43
33.71
32.59
32.50
1,294
1,344
1,300
1,300
39.9
39.9
49,198
51,101
49,400
49,400
1,517
1,516
32.85
31.01
1,304
1,240
39.7
49,606
47,385
1,510
34.24
12.35
34.24
12.10
1,369
466
1,370
448
40.0
37.8
52,040
17,432
52,043
16,872
1,520
1,411
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ....................................
Registered nurses ..............................
21.29
24.90
20.08
22.32
878
996
821
893
41.2
40.0
44,299
49,762
43,306
44,901
2,081
1,999
Healthcare support occupations .........
11.24
10.87
450
435
40.0
23,382
22,599
2,080
Protective service occupations ...........
First-line supervisors/managers, law
enforcement workers ....................
First-line supervisors/managers of
police and detectives ................
First-line supervisors/managers of fire
fighting and prevention workers ....
Fire fighters .........................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and
jailers ............................................
Correctional officers and jailers ......
Detectives and criminal
investigators .................................
Police officers .....................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ...
17.99
16.71
762
713
42.4
39,641
37,086
2,203
28.61
25.99
1,144
1,040
40.0
59,505
54,059
2,080
28.61
25.99
1,144
1,040
40.0
59,505
54,059
2,080
27.25
14.06
27.21
13.49
1,287
728
1,275
702
47.2
51.8
66,931
37,846
66,277
36,517
2,457
2,692
14.46
14.46
15.03
15.03
580
580
601
601
40.1
40.1
30,161
30,161
31,262
31,262
2,087
2,087
22.51
17.08
17.08
21.95
17.21
17.21
900
689
689
878
699
699
40.0
40.4
40.4
46,825
35,845
35,845
45,656
36,358
36,358
2,080
2,098
2,098
12.59
11.44
421
360
33.4
16,186
14,477
1,286
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ................................................
$22.36
$18.37
$886
Management occupations ...................
Education administrators ....................
43.90
54.93
41.83
48.42
Business and financial operations
occupations ....................................
15.62
Life, physical, and social science
occupations ....................................
Educational, vocational, and school
counselors ................................
Education, training, and library
occupations ....................................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............
Preschool and kindergarten
teachers ....................................
Kindergarten teachers, except
special education ..................
Elementary and middle school
teachers ....................................
Elementary school teachers,
except special education ......
Middle school teachers, except
special and vocational
education ..............................
Secondary school teachers ............
Secondary school teachers,
except special and vocational
education ..............................
Special education teachers ............
Special education teachers,
preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school ................
Special education teachers,
secondary school ..................
Teacher assistants .............................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ....................................
See footnotes at end of table.
51
Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
and mean weekly and annual hours, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$486
425
38.8
38.4
$24,852
22,848
$23,813
22,110
1,908
1,877
470
425
38.4
22,934
22,110
1,872
14.26
624
570
39.9
31,389
29,311
2,008
21.42
13.83
19.74
14.09
855
552
790
564
39.9
39.9
41,153
28,690
41,059
29,311
1,921
2,074
13.63
13.97
545
559
40.0
28,358
29,058
2,080
18.08
15.05
721
602
39.9
35,080
30,493
1,940
14.93
13.80
15.05
12.68
594
552
602
507
39.8
40.0
27,630
26,673
27,774
27,019
1,850
1,933
Construction and extraction
occupations ....................................
Construction and building inspectors ..
18.08
18.76
18.59
18.59
723
750
744
744
40.0
40.0
37,604
39,016
38,667
38,667
2,080
2,080
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ....................................
21.03
18.03
830
721
39.5
41,384
37,502
1,968
Transportation and material moving
occupations ....................................
Bus drivers ..........................................
Bus drivers, school .........................
15.62
16.92
16.74
16.53
17.96
16.89
520
526
452
440
528
412
33.3
31.1
27.0
22,322
21,104
16,400
20,384
19,201
15,395
1,429
1,247
980
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations .............
Building cleaning workers ...................
Janitors and cleaners, except
maids and housekeeping
cleaners ....................................
Office and administrative support
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support
workers .........................................
Financial clerks ...................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks ...........................
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Office clerks, general ..........................
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$13.02
12.17
$12.13
10.63
$505
468
12.25
10.63
15.63
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,
where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay
of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See
appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of
overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
52
Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings1 of private industry establishments
for major occupational groups, Atlanta, GA, December 2005
Occupational group2
Total
1-99
workers
100-499
workers
500
workers
or more
All workers ....................................................................
$19.58
$17.82
$19.61
$23.15
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
32.30
34.31
30.77
9.65
16.37
17.60
15.63
19.39
17.64
20.88
15.48
14.91
15.87
32.61
32.12
33.16
8.14
16.72
18.60
15.52
17.58
17.14
17.92
13.40
11.32
14.44
31.98
38.67
28.51
9.70
15.98
17.48
15.00
21.19
–
26.92
13.81
14.60
13.02
32.23
34.45
30.77
13.23
16.14
14.55
16.82
22.89
–
22.71
22.35
21.01
–
Relative error3 (percent)
All workers ....................................................................
3.7
3.6
7.0
7.7
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
2.0
4.2
2.1
1.8
4.3
9.4
2.1
6.8
9.1
7.7
11.9
4.4
19.1
3.7
7.7
3.0
4.8
8.7
16.4
5.3
7.4
11.6
7.1
11.9
5.2
14.7
4.4
6.1
5.9
10.4
10.2
20.5
4.4
11.2
–
20.9
3.9
6.6
7.1
2.9
4.1
3.6
12.6
5.5
20.8
1.6
8.9
–
9.7
27.4
9.0
–
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries
paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living
adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for
overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers
and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours.
See appendix A for more information.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See
appendix B for more information.
3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error
expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to
calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate.
For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that
data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation
Survey.
53
Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Atlanta, GA, December 2005
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$635
40.4
$40,114
$32,932
2,100
1,493
1,500
1,782
1,544
1,440
1,326
1,851
1,700
42.1
41.8
50.8
40.1
77,615
78,016
92,654
80,312
74,880
68,944
96,250
88,400
2,191
2,172
2,640
2,088
21.37
1,207
962
45.0
62,780
50,001
2,341
32.82
43.54
29.25
41.99
1,311
1,742
1,170
1,680
40.0
40.0
68,195
90,568
60,842
87,343
2,078
2,080
Architecture and engineering occupations ...........
30.47
26.50
1,219
1,060
40.0
63,383
55,120
2,080
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ........................................................
Registered nurses ..................................................
37.14
35.80
31.25
26.55
1,443
1,432
1,250
1,062
38.9
40.0
75,055
74,461
65,000
55,220
2,021
2,080
Healthcare support occupations .............................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ......
12.01
15.75
9.50
17.51
480
630
380
700
40.0
40.0
24,984
32,763
19,760
36,421
2,080
2,080
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ........................................................
Cooks .....................................................................
Cooks, restaurant ...............................................
Food service, tipped ...............................................
Waiters and waitresses ......................................
7.26
12.36
13.13
3.80
3.24
6.07
15.00
15.00
3.00
2.15
290
545
588
144
121
228
462
534
101
86
39.9
44.1
44.7
38.0
37.4
15,079
28,323
30,551
7,511
6,311
11,856
24,012
27,788
5,273
4,472
2,076
2,291
2,326
1,977
1,946
Personal care and service occupations .................
10.60
10.05
439
426
41.4
22,851
22,171
2,155
Sales and related occupations ................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers .....
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales
workers .........................................................
Retail sales workers ...............................................
Cashiers, all workers ..........................................
Cashiers .........................................................
21.96
27.91
16.82
17.61
891
1,166
673
704
40.6
41.8
46,340
60,614
34,986
36,627
2,110
2,172
16.35
16.27
8.19
8.19
16.88
11.29
7.92
7.92
654
657
326
326
675
410
317
317
40.0
40.4
39.8
39.8
34,012
34,157
16,963
16,963
35,119
21,320
16,474
16,474
2,080
2,099
2,071
2,071
Office and administrative support occupations ....
Financial clerks .......................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ...
Receptionists and information clerks ......................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ..............
Executive secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................................
Office clerks, general ..............................................
16.34
17.08
16.41
12.78
15.13
15.63
15.63
15.63
13.00
14.42
646
679
650
510
599
625
625
625
520
577
39.5
39.8
39.6
39.9
39.6
33,594
35,306
33,788
26,508
31,136
32,510
32,510
32,510
27,040
30,000
2,056
2,067
2,059
2,075
2,058
15.60
16.58
16.83
15.91
614
647
673
636
39.4
39.0
31,924
33,653
35,000
33,093
2,047
2,030
Construction and extraction occupations .............
17.14
14.50
686
580
40.0
35,649
30,160
2,080
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ....................................................................
$19.10
$15.52
$772
Management occupations .......................................
General and operations managers .........................
Marketing and sales managers ..............................
Financial managers ................................................
35.42
35.92
35.10
38.47
33.65
33.15
33.65
42.50
Business and financial operations occupations ...
26.81
Computer and mathematical science
occupations ........................................................
Computer software engineers ................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ........................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers ....................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and
maintenance workers .......................................
17.92
17.01
16.89
16.00
720
729
676
640
40.2
42.8
37,441
37,910
35,131
33,280
2,089
2,228
18.26
17.50
730
700
40.0
37,979
36,400
2,080
Production occupations ..........................................
11.32
10.25
456
410
40.3
23,733
21,320
2,097
See footnotes at end of table.
54
Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Transportation and material moving
occupations ........................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ...................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ......................
Laborers and material movers, hand ......................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material
movers, hand ................................................
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$600
800
500
440
40.6
40.6
40.0
40.4
$32,645
37,524
25,895
23,163
$31,200
41,600
26,000
22,880
2,110
2,113
2,080
2,103
546
40.0
26,850
28,413
2,080
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$15.47
17.76
12.45
11.02
$14.73
20.00
12.50
10.60
$628
722
498
445
12.91
13.66
516
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is
the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The
mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of
workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to
Annual earnings5
employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an
employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to
employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an
employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not
shown separately
55
Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Atlanta, GA, December 2005
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$715
39.7
$45,648
$37,128
2,049
1,614
1,839
2,160
1,976
1,531
1,437
1,361
1,481
2,081
2,348
1,904
1,590
1,456
1,362
40.4
40.4
40.0
40.0
40.9
40.0
39.9
83,813
95,643
112,321
102,777
79,589
74,714
70,752
77,016
108,200
122,084
99,008
82,703
75,720
70,845
2,101
2,099
2,080
2,080
2,129
2,079
2,076
27.75
1,270
1,104
39.8
66,046
57,408
2,071
29.91
36.61
24.04
32.14
35.74
29.76
37.86
22.28
26.17
29.53
1,195
1,456
962
1,286
1,430
1,190
1,450
891
1,047
1,181
40.0
39.8
40.0
40.0
40.0
62,161
75,715
50,004
66,849
74,349
61,901
75,407
46,351
54,440
61,431
2,079
2,068
2,080
2,080
2,080
Computer and mathematical science
occupations ........................................................
Computer programmers .........................................
Computer software engineers ................................
Computer software engineers, applications .......
Computer support specialists .................................
Computer systems analysts ...................................
33.10
30.73
33.78
37.25
25.88
42.04
32.57
30.21
35.43
37.96
26.01
36.04
1,331
1,236
1,364
1,516
1,044
1,681
1,308
1,208
1,410
1,556
1,042
1,442
40.2
40.2
40.4
40.7
40.4
40.0
69,194
64,280
70,940
78,845
54,311
87,435
68,006
62,828
73,332
80,935
54,159
74,963
2,091
2,092
2,100
2,116
2,099
2,080
Architecture and engineering occupations ...........
Engineers ...............................................................
Electrical and electronics engineers ...................
31.25
38.46
36.66
27.28
34.66
35.17
1,253
1,547
1,466
1,088
1,447
1,407
40.1
40.2
40.0
65,168
80,418
76,255
56,555
75,250
73,149
2,085
2,091
2,080
Life, physical, and social science occupations .....
23.56
21.59
942
864
40.0
49,009
44,911
2,080
Education, training, and library occupations ........
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ............................................................
28.03
28.70
1,111
1,141
39.7
42,517
42,355
1,517
28.80
28.70
1,152
1,148
40.0
42,455
42,477
1,474
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ........................................................
23.26
18.00
925
720
39.8
48,106
37,440
2,068
25.49
43.79
27.27
24.61
43.57
27.40
1,006
1,752
1,064
976
1,743
1,053
39.5
40.0
39.0
52,336
91,092
55,310
50,752
90,626
54,775
2,053
2,080
2,028
19.91
18.27
794
731
39.9
41,281
38,002
2,074
Healthcare support occupations .............................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ..........
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ............
11.21
10.52
10.52
11.20
10.09
10.09
441
412
412
439
400
400
39.4
39.2
39.2
22,957
21,444
21,444
22,838
20,800
20,800
2,048
2,038
2,038
Protective service occupations ...............................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ..
Security guards ...................................................
12.08
10.83
10.83
10.00
9.38
9.38
445
394
394
380
350
350
36.8
36.4
36.4
23,138
20,481
20,481
19,760
18,200
18,200
1,916
1,890
1,890
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ........................................................
Cooks .....................................................................
10.94
12.98
11.70
12.37
440
519
466
495
40.2
40.0
22,870
27,002
24,230
25,736
2,091
2,080
10.08
9.97
8.95
8.95
405
401
393
393
40.2
40.2
21,065
20,846
20,411
20,411
2,090
2,091
11.21
8.60
11.29
8.29
458
337
452
331
40.9
39.2
23,833
17,544
23,489
17,233
2,127
2,039
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ....................................................................
$22.27
$17.87
$884
Management occupations .......................................
General and operations managers .........................
Marketing and sales managers ..............................
Sales managers ..................................................
Computer and information systems managers .......
Financial managers ................................................
Medical and health services managers ..................
39.90
45.57
54.00
49.41
37.39
35.94
34.07
37.02
52.02
58.69
47.60
38.45
36.40
34.06
Business and financial operations occupations ...
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists .........................................................
Management analysts ............................................
Accountants and auditors .......................................
Financial analysts and advisors ..............................
Financial analysts ...............................................
31.89
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ........................................................
Pharmacists ............................................................
Registered nurses ..................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational
nurses ...............................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ........................................................
Building cleaning workers .......................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners .................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .....................
See footnotes at end of table.
56
Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$580
645
40.2
41.6
$41,342
33,273
$30,160
33,542
2,089
2,162
640
576
426
426
645
480
411
411
41.6
40.1
39.8
39.8
33,273
29,933
22,178
22,178
33,542
24,939
21,389
21,389
2,162
2,085
2,069
2,069
16.98
12.44
755
583
679
496
39.3
40.7
39,244
30,298
35,312
25,813
2,041
2,116
16.02
15.00
640
600
39.9
33,260
31,200
2,076
19.84
15.74
17.54
15.95
811
629
702
638
40.9
40.0
42,154
32,722
36,483
33,182
2,125
2,079
15.56
15.99
15.29
13.41
13.70
13.29
19.63
14.73
16.68
13.94
13.28
13.35
12.71
18.55
622
640
611
534
548
531
777
589
667
558
531
534
508
749
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.8
40.0
40.0
39.6
32,370
33,268
31,777
27,765
28,488
27,605
40,398
30,638
34,694
28,995
27,629
27,776
26,437
38,952
2,080
2,080
2,079
2,070
2,080
2,078
2,058
20.75
14.50
19.95
14.68
825
580
798
587
39.8
40.0
42,924
30,167
41,496
30,534
2,068
2,080
16.40
14.14
16.21
13.01
652
565
648
520
39.8
40.0
33,920
29,403
33,721
27,061
2,069
2,080
18.18
21.37
17.87
17.87
728
855
715
715
40.1
40.0
37,878
44,460
37,165
37,165
2,084
2,080
25.02
24.29
1,034
979
41.3
53,787
50,927
2,150
53.24
27.94
2,475
1,118
46.5
128,676
58,115
2,417
24.55
25.66
982
1,026
40.0
51,074
53,373
2,080
15.29
13.75
677
604
44.3
35,230
31,416
2,304
17.66
15.50
703
620
39.8
36,541
32,240
2,069
27.75
32.67
1,110
1,307
40.0
57,730
67,954
2,080
21.26
14.11
27.33
11.30
850
564
1,093
452
40.0
40.0
44,223
29,344
56,846
23,504
2,080
2,080
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
Sales and related occupations ................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers .....
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales
workers .........................................................
Retail sales workers ...............................................
Cashiers, all workers ..........................................
Cashiers .........................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts
salespersons ................................................
Retail salespersons ............................................
$19.79
15.39
$14.42
15.18
$795
640
15.39
14.36
10.72
10.72
15.18
12.00
10.39
10.39
19.22
14.32
Office and administrative support occupations ....
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers .........................
Financial clerks .......................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine
operators ......................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ...
Customer service representatives ..........................
Receptionists and information clerks ......................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks .....................
Stock clerks and order fillers ..................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ..............
Executive secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................................
Medical secretaries .............................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and
executive ......................................................
Office clerks, general ..............................................
Construction and extraction occupations .............
Electricians .............................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ........................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics,
installers, and repairers ....................................
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment
mechanics, installers, and repairers .................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and
maintenance workers .......................................
Production occupations ..........................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .............................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and
weighers ...........................................................
Miscellaneous production workers .........................
Annual earnings5
See footnotes at end of table.
57
Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Atlanta, GA, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Transportation and material moving
occupations ........................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ...................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ...............
Industrial truck and tractor operators ......................
Laborers and material movers, hand ......................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material
movers, hand ................................................
Annual earnings5
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$19.08
16.36
19.17
13.76
10.65
$12.36
16.59
19.31
14.21
10.35
$755
744
967
550
425
$500
643
1,105
568
409
39.6
45.5
50.4
40.0
39.9
$39,259
38,697
50,294
28,612
22,109
$26,000
33,442
57,477
29,557
21,258
2,057
2,366
2,623
2,080
2,075
11.13
10.72
444
429
39.9
23,073
22,298
2,074
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is
the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The
mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of
workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to
employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an
employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to
employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an
employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not
shown separately
58
Table 17. Union1 and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational groups, Atlanta, GA,
December 2005
Union
Nonunion
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
State and
local
government
workers
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
State and
local
government
workers
All workers ....................................................................
$23.54
$24.08
–
$19.63
$19.29
$22.30
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
–
–
–
15.96
16.51
15.32
17.38
23.33
–
25.89
27.69
22.90
–
–
–
–
14.80
16.56
15.32
17.55
23.65
21.19
26.69
28.34
22.90
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.50
34.06
29.86
10.48
16.30
17.68
15.56
18.45
–
19.89
13.67
12.68
14.22
32.39
34.41
30.81
9.52
16.36
17.69
15.57
18.37
16.56
19.77
13.60
12.67
14.14
27.93
31.01
27.18
15.90
15.41
–
15.45
19.70
17.87
22.48
15.97
–
15.98
Occupational group3
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers ....................................................................
16.4
17.7
–
3.1
3.5
1.9
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
–
–
–
12.1
14.6
24.6
10.7
5.2
–
4.0
31.8
7.6
–
–
–
–
18.9
15.4
24.6
11.9
4.9
4.1
1.4
33.2
7.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1.9
4.2
1.9
2.4
3.8
9.0
2.2
7.2
–
8.1
7.6
6.9
10.1
2.1
4.3
2.2
1.5
4.1
9.0
2.2
7.7
11.5
8.5
7.9
6.9
10.7
3.2
15.8
3.5
5.9
8.7
–
8.6
1.2
5.0
4.6
6.1
–
5.6
1 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through
collective bargaining.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay
of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See
appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval"
around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix
A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
59
Table 18. Time and incentive workers1: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational
groups, Atlanta, GA, December 2005
Time
Occupational group3
Incentive
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
All workers ....................................................................
$19.33
$18.95
$25.99
$25.99
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
30.90
33.72
29.35
10.68
14.85
13.29
15.55
18.71
–
19.68
15.52
15.08
15.81
31.68
34.07
30.10
9.61
14.81
13.29
15.56
18.66
17.64
19.60
15.49
15.08
15.79
40.54
35.76
–
–
23.92
29.39
16.15
38.01
–
38.01
15.20
9.56
17.19
40.54
35.76
–
–
23.92
29.39
16.15
38.01
–
38.01
15.20
9.56
17.19
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers ....................................................................
3.1
3.6
8.9
8.9
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
1.9
4.4
1.8
2.4
4.6
13.9
2.0
5.8
–
5.2
12.1
4.3
19.5
2.1
4.6
2.0
1.7
5.0
13.9
2.0
6.3
9.1
5.5
12.6
4.3
20.7
9.3
4.5
–
–
10.8
10.9
4.1
37.0
–
37.0
3.5
17.9
8.4
9.3
4.5
–
–
10.8
10.9
4.1
37.0
–
37.0
3.5
17.9
8.4
1 Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate
or salary. Incentive workers are those whose wages are at
least partially based on productivity payments such as piece
rates, commissions, and production bonuses.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries
paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living
adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for
overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers
and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours.
See appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See
appendix B for more information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error
expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to
calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate.
For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that
data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation
Survey.
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Table 19. Industry sector1: Mean hourly earnings2 for private industry workers by major occupational group, Atlanta, GA,
December 2005
Goods producing
Occupational group3
All workers ................................................
Management, professional, and
related ...............................................
Management, business, and
financial ........................................
Professional and related .....................
Service ....................................................
Sales and office ......................................
Sales and related ................................
Office and administrative support .......
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance .....................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ..
Production, transportation, and material
moving ..............................................
Production ..........................................
Transportation and material moving ...
Service providing
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade,
transportation,
and utilities
Information
Financial
activities
Professional and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
–
–
$19.53
–
–
–
$20.06
–
–
–
–
33.16
–
–
–
27.64
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
35.33
31.48
20.09
17.21
17.80
16.21
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
29.63
27.42
11.20
13.98
–
14.54
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
21.78
22.35
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.37
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.02
13.06
17.75
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers ................................................
Management, professional, and
related ...............................................
Management, business, and
financial ........................................
Professional and related .....................
Service ....................................................
Sales and office ......................................
Sales and related ................................
Office and administrative support .......
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance .....................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ..
Production, transportation, and material
moving ..............................................
Production ..........................................
Transportation and material moving ...
–
–
7.3
–
–
–
3.4
–
–
–
–
5.6
–
–
–
1.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.0
5.6
3.5
8.7
13.1
3.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.6
1.7
5.9
9.3
–
6.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.0
13.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.1
18.0
21.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2002 North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS).
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The
mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of
workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication
criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Appendix A: Technical Note
T
Sample design
The sample for this survey area was selected using a twostage stratified design with probability proportional to employment sampling at each stage. The first stage of sample
selection was a probability sample of establishments. The
sample of establishments was drawn by first stratifying the
sampling frame by industry and ownership. The number of
sample establishments allocated to each stratum is approximately proportional to the stratum employment. Each
sampled establishment is selected within a stratum with a
probability proportional to its employment. Use of this
technique means that the larger an establishment’s employment, the greater its chance of selection. Weights were
applied to each establishment when the data were tabulated
so that it represents similar units (by industry and employment size) in the economy that were not selected for collection. The second stage of sample selection, detailed below,
was a probability sample of occupations within a sampled
establishment.
his section provides basic information on the procedures and concepts used to produce the data contained
in this bulletin. It is divided into three parts: Planning for
the survey; data collection; and processing and analyzing
the data. Although this section answers some questions
commonly asked by data users, it is not a comprehensive
description of all of the steps required to produce the data.
Planning for the survey
The overall design of the National Compensation Survey
(NCS) includes questions of scope, frame, and sample selection.
Survey scope
This survey covered establishments employing one worker
or more in private goods-producing industries (mining,
construction, and manufacturing); private service-providing
industries (trade, transportation, and utilities, information,
financial activities, professional and business services, education and health services, leisure and hospitality, and other
services); and State and local governments employing 50 or
more workers. Agriculture, private households, and the
Federal Government were excluded from the scope of the
survey. For purposes of this survey, an establishment is an
economic unit that produces goods or services, a central
administrative office, or an auxiliary unit providing support
services to a company. For private industries in this survey, the establishment is usually at a single physical location. For State and local governments, an establishment is
defined as all locations of a government entity within the
sampled area.
The Atlanta, GA, Metropolitan Statistical Area includes
Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett,
Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding,
and Walton Counties, GA.
Data collection
The collection of data from survey respondents required
detailed procedures. Field economists collected the data,
working out of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Regional Offices and visiting each establishment surveyed.
Other contact methods, such as mail and telephone, were
used to clarify and update data.
Occupational selection and classification
Identification of the occupations for which wage data were
to be collected was a multistep process:
1. Probability-proportional-to-size selection of establishment jobs
2. Classification of jobs into occupations based on the
2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
system
3. Characterization of jobs as full-time or part-time,
union or nonunion, and time or incentive
4. Determination of the level of work of each job
Sampling frame
The list of establishments from which the survey sample
was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State
unemployment insurance reports. Due to the volatility of
industries within the private sector, sampling frames were
developed using the most recent month of reference available at the time the sample was selected. Approximately
one-fifth of the sample is reselected each year.
For each occupation, wage data were collected for those
workers whose jobs could be characterized by the criteria
identified in the last three steps. If a specific work level
could not be determined, wages were still collected.
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In step one, the jobs to be sampled were selected at each
establishment by the BLS field economist during a personal
visit. A complete list of employees was used for sampling,
with each selected worker representing a job within the establishment.
As with the selection of establishments, the selection of
a job was based on probability proportional to its size in
the establishment. The greater the number of people working in a job in the establishment, the greater its chance of
selection.
The number of jobs for which data were collected in
each establishment was based on the establishment’s employment size. The number of jobs selected followed this
schedule:
Number
of employees
Number
of selected jobs
1–49
50–249
250 or more
Up to 4
6
8
The second step of the process entailed classifying the
selected jobs into occupations based on their duties. NCS
now uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification
(SOC) system. A selected job may fall into any one of
about 800 occupational classifications, from accountant to
zoologist. For cases in which a job’s duties overlapped two
or more SOC classification codes, the duties used to set the
wage level were used to classify the job. Classification by
primary duties was the fallback.
Each occupational classification is an element of a
broader classification known as a major group. Occupations can fall into any of 22 major groups. Appendix B
contains a complete list of all individual occupations, classified by the major group to which they belong.
In step three, certain other job characteristics of the
chosen worker were identified. First, the worker was identified as holding either a full-time or part-time job, based
on the establishment’s definition of those terms. Then, the
worker was classified as having a time versus incentive job,
depending on whether any part of pay was directly based
on the actual production of the worker, rather than solely
on hours worked. Finally, the worker was identified as being in a union job or a nonunion job. See the “Definition of
terms” section on the following page for more detail.
Occupational leveling
In the last step before wage data were collected, the work
level of each selected job was determined using a “point
factor leveling” process. Point factor leveling matches certain aspects of a job to specific levels of work with assigned point values. Points for each factor are then totaled
to determine the overall work level for the job.
The NCS program is in the process of converting from a
nine-factor to a four-factor occupational leveling system.
The conversion is being phased in via annual NCS sample
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replenishment groups and will require several years for full
implementation. The four occupational leveling factors
are:
•
•
•
•
Knowledge
Job controls and complexity
Contacts (nature and purpose)
Physical environment
Each factor consists of several levels, and each level has
an associated description and assigned points. A knowledge guide for 24 families of closely related occupations
contains short definitions of the point levels of knowledge
expected for the occupations and presents relevant examples. The other three factors use identical descriptions for
all occupational categories and contain a definition of each
point level within each factor.
The description within each factor best matching the job
is chosen. The point levels within each factor are designed
to describe the thresholds of distinct levels of work. When
a job does not meet the full description of a point level, the
next lowest point level is used. Points for the four factors
are totaled to determine the overall work level. NCS publishes data for up to 15 work levels.
Most supervisory occupations are evaluated based on
their duties and responsibilities. A modified approach is
used for professional and administrative supervisors when
they direct professional work and are paid primarily to supervise. Such supervisory occupations are leveled based
on the work level of the highest position reporting to them.
For a complete description of point factor leveling, refer
to the publication “National Compensation Survey: Guide
for Evaluating Your Firm’s Jobs and Pay,” available at the
BLS National Compensation Survey Internet site at
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbr0004.pdf.
Combined work levels
This bulletin includes a table which simplifies the presentation of work levels by combining them into four broad
groups. The groups were determined by combinations of
knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, physical
environment, and supervisory duties, and are meant to be
comparable across different occupations. The broad
groups and the combined work levels are:
Group
designation
Levels
combined
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Levels 1–4
Levels 5–8
Levels 9–12
Levels 13–15
Collection period
Survey data were collected over a 13-month period for 60
metropolitan areas in the NCS program. For 20 small metropolitan areas, data were collected over a 4-month period.
For each establishment in the survey, the data reflect the establishment’s most recent information at the time of collection. The payroll reference month shown in the tables reflects the average date of this information for all sample
units.
Earnings
Earnings were defined as regular payments from the employer to the employee as compensation for straight-time
hourly work, or for any salaried work performed. The following components were included as part of earnings:
•
•
•
•
•
Incentive pay, including commissions, production
bonuses, and piece rates
Cost-of-living allowances
Hazard pay
Payments of income deferred due to participation
in a salary reduction plan
Deadhead pay, defined as pay given to transportation workers returning in a vehicle without freight
or passengers
The following forms of payments were not considered
part of straight-time earnings:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Shift differentials, defined as extra payment for
working a schedule that varies from the norm, such
as night or weekend work
Premium pay for overtime, holidays, and weekends
Bonuses not directly tied to production (such as
Christmas and profit-sharing bonuses)
Uniform and tool allowances
Free or subsidized room and board
Payments made by third parties (for example, tips,
bonuses given by manufacturers to department
store salespeople, referral incentives in real estate)
On-call pay
To calculate earnings for various periods (hourly,
weekly, and annual), data on work schedules also were collected. For hourly workers, scheduled hours worked per
day and per week, exclusive of overtime, were recorded.
Annual weeks worked were determined. Because salaried
workers who are exempt from overtime provisions often
work beyond the assigned work schedule, their typical
number of hours actually worked was collected.
Definition of terms
Full-time worker. Any employee whom the employer considers to be full time.
Part-time worker. Any employee whom the employer considers to be part time.
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Time-based worker. Any employee whose earnings are
solely tied to an hourly rate or salary.
Incentive worker. Any employee whose earnings are tied,
at least in part, to commissions, piece rates, production bonuses, or other incentives based on production or sales.
Nonunion worker. An employee in an occupation not
meeting the conditions for union coverage.
Union worker. Any employee is in a union occupation
when all of the following conditions are met:
•
•
•
A labor organization is recognized as the bargaining agent for all workers in the occupation
Wage and salary rates are determined through collective bargaining or negotiations
Settlement terms, which must include earnings provisions and may include benefit provisions, are embodied in a signed, mutually binding collective bargaining agreement
Level. A ranking within an occupation based on the requirements of the position.
Processing and analyzing the data
Data were processed and analyzed at the BLS National Office following collection.
Weighting and nonresponse
Sample weights were calculated for each establishment and
occupation in the survey. These weights reflected the relative size of the occupation within the establishment and of
the establishment within the sample universe. Weights
were used to aggregate data for the individual establishments or occupations into the various data series. Some of
the establishments surveyed could not supply or refused to
supply information. If data were not provided by a sample
member during the initial interview, the weights of responding sample members in the same or similar “cells”
were adjusted to account for the missing data. This technique assumes that the mean value of data for the nonrespondents equals the mean value of data for the respondents at some detailed “cell” level. Responding and
nonresponding establishments were classified into these
cells according to industry and employment size. Responding and nonresponding occupations within responding establishments were classified into cells that were additionally defined by major occupation group.
If average hourly earnings data were not provided by a
sample member during the update interview, then missing
average hourly earnings were imputed by multiplying prior
average hourly earning by the rate of change in the average
hourly earnings of respondents. The regression model that
takes into account available establishment characteristics is
used to derive the rate of change in the average hourly
earnings.
Establishments that were determined to be out of business or outside the scope of the survey had their weights
changed to zero. If only partial data were given by a sample establishment or occupation, or data were missing, the
response was treated as a refusal.
Estimation
The wage series in the tables are computed by combining
the wages for each sampled occupation. Before being
combined, individual wage rates are weighted by the number of workers; the sample weight, adjusted for nonresponding establishments and other factors; and the occupation’s scheduled hours of work. The sample weight reflects
the inverse of each unit’s probability of selection at each
sample selection stage and four weight adjustment factors.
The first factor adjusts for establishment nonresponse and
the second factor adjusts for occupational nonresponse.
The third factor adjusts for any special situations that may
have occurred during data collection. The fourth factor,
postratification, also called benchmarking, is introduced to
adjust estimated employment totals to the current counts of
employment by industry. The latest available employment
counts were used to derive average hourly earnings in this
publication.
Not all calculated series met the criteria for publication.
Before any series was published, it was reviewed to make
sure that the number of observations underlying it was sufficient. This review prevented the publication of a series
that could have revealed information about a specific establishment.
Estimates of the number of workers represent the total
in all establishments within the scope of the study, and not
the number actually surveyed. Because occupational structures among establishments differ, estimates of the number
of workers obtained from the sample of establishments
serve to indicate only the relative importance of the occupational groups studied.
Percentiles
The percentiles presented in tables 6 through 10 are computed using earnings reported for individual workers in
sampled establishment jobs and their scheduled hours of
work. Establishments in the survey may report only individual-worker earnings for each sampled job. For the calculation of percentile estimates, the individual-worker
hourly earnings are appropriately weighted and then arrayed from lowest to highest.
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The published 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution within
each published occupation. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the
rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours
are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more
than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow
the same logic.
Data reliability
The data in this bulletin are estimates from a scientifically
selected probability sample. There are two types of errors
possible in an estimate based on a sample survey, sampling
and nonsampling.
Sampling errors occur because observations come only
from a sample and not from an entire population. The
sample used for this survey is one of a number of possible
samples of the same size that could have been selected using the sample design. Estimates derived from the different
samples would differ from each other.
A measure of the variation among these differing estimates is called the standard error or sampling error. It indicates the precision with which an estimate from a particular sample approximates the average result of all possible
samples. The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard
error divided by the estimate. RSE data are provided
alongside the earnings data in the bulletin tables.
The standard error can be used to calculate a “confidence interval” around a sample estimate. As an example,
suppose a table shows that mean hourly earnings for all
workers were $17.75, with a relative standard error of 1.0
percent for this estimate. At the 90-percent level, the confidence interval for this estimate is from $16.46 to $18.04
($17.75 minus and plus $0.29, where $0.29 is the product
of 1.645 times 1.0 percent times $17.75). If all possible
samples were selected to estimate the population value, the
interval from each sample would include the true population value approximately 90 percent of the time.
Nonsampling errors also affect survey results. They
can stem from many sources, such as inability to obtain information for some establishments, difficulties with survey
definitions, inability of the respondents to provide correct
information, or mistakes in recording or coding the data obtained. Although they were not specifically measured, the
nonsampling errors were expected to be minimal due to the
extensive training of the field economists who gathered the
survey data by personal visit, computer edits of the data,
and detailed data review.
Appendix table 1. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, Atlanta, GA,
December 2005
State and
local
government
workers
Occupational group2
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
All workers ....................................................................
2,127,900
1,871,300
256,500
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
593,200
206,000
387,100
371,400
643,200
243,200
400,100
163,100
76,300
86,800
356,900
133,600
223,300
456,600
184,700
271,900
318,700
604,900
242,900
362,100
152,600
70,600
82,000
338,500
133,100
205,400
136,600
21,400
115,200
52,800
38,300
–
38,000
10,500
5,700
4,800
18,400
–
17,900
1 The number of workers represented by the
survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of
the number of workers provide a description of size
and composition of the labor force included in the
survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for
comparison to other statistical series to measure
employment trends or levels.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the
2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
system. See appendix B for more information.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or
that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National
Compensation Survey.
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Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, Atlanta, GA, December 2005
State and
local
government
Establishments
Total
Private
industry
Total in sampling frame1 ................................................
126,462
126,339
123
Total in sample ...............................................................
Responding ............................................................
Refused or unable to provide data .........................
Out of business or not in survey scope ..................
728
384
222
122
683
344
218
121
45
40
4
1
1 The list of establishments from which the
survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was
developed from State unemployment insurance
reports and is based on the 2002 North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS). For private
industries, an establishment is usually a single
physical location. For State and local governments,
an establishment is defined as all locations of a
government entity.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or
that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National
Compensation Survey.
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