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National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in
the West North Central Census Division, July 2010
U.S. Department of Labor
Hilda L. Solis, Secretary
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keith Hall, Commissioner
May 2011
Bulletin 2755
Contents

Overview

Occupational earnings tables: West North Central Census Division, December 2009 — January 2011
(average reference date July 2010)

Relative standard error (RSE) tables to accompany mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings tables

Appendix A: Technical note

Appendix B: Survey occupations (PDF)

Appendix C: Survey areas and geographic coverage
Overview
The National Compensation Survey (NCS) provides comprehensive measures of occupational earnings,
compensation cost trends, benefit incidence, and detailed benefit provisions. This bulletin presents
estimates of occupational pay in the West North Central Census Division. These estimates are based on
data collected from a sample of establishments within sampled localities in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota and are weighted to represent the Division as a
whole. (See Appendix C for a list of the survey areas.) The estimates include pay for workers in major
sectors of the U.S. economy in 2010—the civilian, private, and State and local government sectors—and
by various occupational and establishment characteristics. The civilian sector, by NCS definition,
excludes Federal government, agricultural, and household workers.
For more information about these data and recent and historical NCS wage data, call the information
line at (202) 691-6199 or send an email to [email protected]. Information is available to sensoryimpaired individuals on request, (Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: 1 (800) 8778339). Data requests also may be sent by mail to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of
Compensation Data Analysis and Planning, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Room 4175, Washington, DC
20212. Material in this publication is in the public domain and, with appropriate credit, may be
reproduced without permission.
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) field economists collected and reviewed the survey data. The
Office of Compensation and Working Conditions, in cooperation with the Office of Field Operations and
the Office of Technology and Survey Processing, designed the survey, processed the data, and prepared
the survey for publication. The survey could not have been conducted without the cooperation of the
many private businesses and government jurisdictions that provided the pay data included in this
report. BLS thanks these respondents for their cooperation.
Occupational earnings tables: West North Central Census Division,
December 2009 – January 2011 (average reference date July 2010)
The 2010 NCS West North Central Census Division bulletin includes occupational earnings tables 1—21;
relative standard errors of the estimates for tables 11—13, 15—17, and 19—21; and appendix tables 1
and 2. The relative standard error tables are titled and numbered to correspond to their respective
earnings-estimates tables. Appendix tables 1 and 2 are part of Appendix A.
Summary table. Table 1 presents an overview of data reported in this bulletin. Mean hourly earnings,
weekly hours, and relative standard errors are given for civilian, private industry, and State and local
government workers by selected worker and establishment characteristics. Worker characteristics
include high-level and intermediate occupational aggregation, full-time and part-time status, union and
nonunion status, and time and incentive pay status. Establishment characteristics include goods
producing, service providing, and size of establishment.

Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours for selected worker and
establishment characteristics.
Work levels. Work levels are standardized measures of duties and responsibilities that apply to all
occupations. The NCS designates 15 work levels; level 1 is the lowest and level 15 is the highest.
Tables 2 through 4 present average wages by work level. Table 5 shows average wages by combined
work levels. (For more information on how work levels are determined, see Appendix A.)

Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers by work
levels.

Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers by
work levels.

Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time
workers by work levels.

Table 5. Combined work levels for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and parttime workers.
Percentiles. Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from
individual worker earnings and the hours those workers are scheduled to work. Tables 6 through 10
provide estimates on the mean hourly wage for the 10th percentile, the 25th percentile, the 50th
percentile (or median), the 75th percentile, and the 90th percentile of occupational wages, by
ownership sector and for full- and part-time workers within these sectors.

Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles.

Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles.

Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles.

Table 9. Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles.

Table 10. Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles.
Full-time workers. Employees are classified as full time or part time on the basis of definitions used
by each establishment. Tables 2 through 5 provide mean hourly earnings estimates for full-time and
part-time workers by occupational group for the civilian sector, State and local government, and private
industry, by work level. Tables 11 through 13 provide occupational mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings estimates, as well as mean weekly and annual hours worked, by ownership sector.

Table 11. Full-time civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and
mean weekly and annual hours.

Table 12. Full-time private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours.

Table 13. Full-time State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and
annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours.
Size of establishment. Table 14 shows estimates of mean hourly earnings for workers in major
occupational groups by size of private industry establishment: 1—49 workers, 50—99 workers, 100—
499 workers, and 500 or more workers. Tables 15 and 16 show estimates of mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for detailed occupations of full-time
private industry workers in establishments with fewer than 100 workers and for those in establishments
with 100 workers or more, respectively.

Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings of workers in private industry
establishments for major occupational groups.

Table 15. Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median
hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours by
occupation for full-time workers.

Table 16. Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours by occupation for
full-time workers.
Union and nonunion workers. Union workers are workers whose wages are determined through
collective bargaining. Table 17 provides mean hourly earnings of union and nonunion workers in the
civilian sector as a whole, State and local government, and private industry, by major occupational
group. (For more information on union workers, see Appendix A.)

Table 17. Union and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings by ownership and major
occupational group.
Time and incentive workers. Time workers are workers whose wages are based solely on an hourly
rate or salary. Incentive workers are workers whose wages are based at least partially on productivity
payments, such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. Table 18 provides hourly
earnings estimates for workers in the civilian and private sectors who are paid based on time or an
incentive.

Table 18. Time and incentive workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups.
Private industry sector. Table 19 shows estimates of mean hourly earnings for workers, by industry
sector, for major occupational groups that meet publication criteria.

Table 19. Industry sector: Mean hourly earnings for private industry workers by major
occupational group.
Hospitals. Included in the hospital category are general medical and surgical hospitals, psychiatric and
substance abuse hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals. Table 20
shows mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for
full-time civilian workers in hospitals, by detailed occupation and level.

Table 20. Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours by work levels.
Supervisory occupations. Table 21 includes estimates of mean and median weekly and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for workers with supervisory responsibility, in the civilian
sector.

Table 21. Civilian supervisory workers: Mean and median weekly and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours.
Table 1
Summary: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for selected worker and
establishment characteristics
Worker and
establishment
characteristics
Civilian
workers
Relative
error2
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
hourly
earnings
Relative
error2
$19.68
1.6%
34.6
$18.92
30.87
3.2
36.7
34.26
29.39
11.41
15.50
16.24
3.1
3.8
2.2
2.4
5.7
15.12
State and local government
workers
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
hourly
earnings
Relative
error2
1.7%
34.2
$24.01
5.7%
36.6
30.99
3.2
36.7
30.55
6.3
36.6
39.5
35.6
29.6
34.5
31.8
34.19
29.20
10.19
15.40
16.22
2.7
4.8
1.5
2.6
5.8
39.9
35.1
28.5
34.2
31.7
34.67
29.79
17.13
16.60
19.03
11.9
5.3
4.2
4.8
26.0
36.8
36.6
36.1
37.6
37.9
1.3
36.0
14.93
1.4
35.8
16.51
4.4
37.6
20.51
3.0
37.6
20.81
3.1
37.5
18.71
8.1
38.3
20.74
4.1
37.7
21.42
4.7
37.7
16.80
6.7
37.6
20.55
2.9
39.0
20.53
2.7
38.9
20.71
8.6
39.4
16.13
16.30
2.4
2.3
36.5
39.0
16.02
16.14
2.4
2.2
36.7
39.0
19.73
22.24
9.4
13.8
31.9
39.6
15.92
5.6
33.9
15.86
5.7
34.2
17.60
7.2
27.3
Full time ...............................
Part time ...............................
21.26
11.68
2.0
4.7
39.7
20.9
20.56
11.52
1.8
4.9
39.8
21.1
24.75
14.10
5.8
3.7
39.6
18.4
Union ...................................
Nonunion .............................
24.62
18.79
1.8
1.9
37.8
34.1
23.11
18.42
2.8
2.0
37.3
33.9
26.82
22.00
2.1
10.8
38.6
35.3
Time .....................................
Incentive ..............................
19.29
27.30
1.4
9.4
34.4
38.7
18.42
27.10
1.6
9.4
34.0
38.7
23.93
–
5.9
–
36.6
–
All workers ..............................
Mean
hourly
earnings
Private industry
workers
Mean
weekly
hours3
Worker characteristics4,5
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 .............
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
1-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 1
Summary: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for selected worker and
establishment characteristics–Continued
Worker and
establishment
characteristics
Civilian
workers
Private industry
workers
Mean
hourly
earnings
Relative
error2
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
hourly
earnings
Relative
error2
Goods producing .................
Service providing .................
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
$20.70
18.42
1-49 workers ........................
50-99 workers ......................
100-499 workers ..................
500 workers or more ............
$16.82
17.29
20.18
24.36
3.0%
5.7
3.3
4.5
32.5
33.7
35.8
37.0
16.66
16.95
19.67
23.48
State and local government
workers
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
hourly
earnings
Relative
error2
Mean
weekly
hours3
2.4%
2.3
39.2
33.1
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
3.0
6.4
3.7
3.8
32.4
33.4
35.6
36.9
$20.09
19.85
22.77
26.49
2.1%
4.7
3.5
7.7
34.2
36.1
36.7
37.2
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, and 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.
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 chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
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
earnings are determined through collective bargaining. Earnings of time workers are
based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose earnings are
at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions,
and production bonuses. For more information, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
5 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
6 Estimates for goods-producing and service-providing industries are published
for private industry only. The NCS uses the 2007 North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) to determine the industry of each sampled
establishment.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
1-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Relative
error5
1.6%
Full-time workers
Mean
$21.26
Relative
error5
2.0%
Part-time workers
Mean
$11.68
Relative
error5
All workers ...............................................
$19.68
4.7%
Management occupations ...................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Level 13 .............................
Level 14 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Chief executives ................................
Not able to be leveled ........
General and operations managers ......
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Legislators .........................................
Not able to be leveled ........
Marketing and sales managers ...........
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Marketing managers ......................
Level 11 .............................
Sales managers ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Administrative services managers .....
Computer and information systems
managers ......................................
Not able to be leveled ........
Financial managers ............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Human resources managers ...............
Industrial production managers .........
Not able to be leveled ........
Transportation, storage, and
distribution managers ..................
Not able to be leveled ........
Construction managers ......................
Level 9 ..............................
Education administrators ...................
Level 9 ..............................
41.10
20.97
23.25
31.33
35.64
45.22
50.90
58.37
81.78
47.32
57.68
58.93
38.39
30.57
40.54
46.94
–
–
48.26
48.83
46.30
47.49
43.00
48.80
42.67
32.92
3.9
9.5
6.0
3.9
3.2
3.8
5.2
8.4
16.1
9.4
18.0
29.5
9.8
6.9
13.9
20.1
–
–
6.8
6.6
20.7
11.0
3.2
7.9
24.2
19.3
41.13
20.96
23.25
31.33
35.64
45.14
50.90
58.37
81.78
47.44
57.77
–
38.39
30.57
40.54
46.94
–
–
48.26
48.83
46.30
47.49
43.00
48.80
42.67
32.92
3.9
9.7
6.0
3.9
3.2
3.9
5.2
8.4
16.1
9.4
18.0
–
9.8
6.9
13.9
20.1
–
–
6.8
6.6
20.7
11.0
3.2
7.9
24.2
19.3
35.11
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
27.64
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.66
30.66
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
47.19
47.08
41.26
32.14
47.92
45.31
35.92
61.05
84.70
5.6
7.7
5.1
3.1
4.3
9.7
12.2
27.6
24.4
47.19
47.08
41.02
32.14
47.52
45.31
35.92
61.05
84.70
5.6
7.7
5.1
3.1
4.6
9.7
12.2
27.6
24.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
41.83
47.57
30.15
31.11
37.80
29.78
18.8
19.5
11.0
11.6
11.3
13.0
41.83
47.57
30.15
31.11
37.97
29.78
18.8
19.5
11.0
11.6
11.4
13.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
26.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.0
24.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Management occupations –Continued
Education administrators –Continued
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Education administrators,
elementary and secondary
school .......................................
Level 11 .............................
Education administrators,
postsecondary ..........................
Level 11 .............................
Engineering managers .......................
Not able to be leveled ........
Medical and health services
managers ......................................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Property, real estate, and community
association managers ...................
Social and community service
managers ......................................
Business and financial operations
occupations .....................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Buyers and purchasing agents ...........
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Purchasing agents, except
wholesale, retail, and farm
products ...................................
Level 7 ..............................
Claims adjusters, appraisers,
examiners, and investigators .......
Level 9 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$47.51
36.90
5.0%
11.0
$47.54
37.91
5.0%
10.6
–
–
–
–
46.03
47.71
6.5
2.3
46.56
47.71
6.2
2.3
–
–
–
–
32.21
47.08
51.58
48.37
9.2
11.3
8.7
19.3
32.20
–
51.58
48.37
9.2
–
8.7
19.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
46.14
35.47
35.84
46.02
24.4
5.6
7.6
20.9
46.22
–
–
46.02
24.7
–
–
21.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.22
25.7
–
–
–
–
26.28
13.7
26.28
13.7
–
–
28.35
18.47
23.12
26.12
29.95
36.95
42.23
47.47
28.97
26.31
21.74
29.62
2.5
3.0
8.0
5.5
2.8
4.7
4.5
5.2
7.5
9.4
14.6
7.8
28.42
18.37
23.06
26.11
30.23
36.95
42.23
47.47
29.01
26.31
21.74
29.62
2.6
2.8
8.3
5.5
2.5
4.7
4.5
5.2
7.6
9.4
14.6
7.8
$25.38
–
–
–
25.44
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.9%
–
–
–
13.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.41
21.74
9.6
14.6
24.41
21.74
9.6
14.6
–
–
–
–
24.04
27.52
4.8
4.6
24.04
27.52
4.8
4.6
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Business and financial operations
occupations –Continued
Claims adjusters, examiners, and
investigators .............................
Level 9 ..............................
Compliance officers, except
agriculture, construction, health
and safety, and transportation ......
Cost estimators ..................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ......................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Employment, recruitment, and
placement specialists ...............
Compensation, benefits, and job
analysis specialists ...................
Training and development
specialists .................................
Not able to be leveled ........
Management analysts ........................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Accountants and auditors ..................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Appraisers and assessors of real
estate ............................................
Credit analysts ...................................
Financial analysts and advisors .........
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Financial analysts ..........................
Not able to be leveled ........
Insurance underwriters ..................
Loan counselors and officers .............
$23.95
27.44
Relative
error5
4.9%
4.7
Full-time workers
Mean
$23.95
27.44
Relative
error5
4.9%
4.7
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
27.86
31.20
11.5
10.6
27.86
31.20
11.5
10.6
–
–
–
–
28.48
18.96
20.28
32.30
31.47
7.1
6.9
3.6
3.8
5.7
28.51
18.96
20.34
32.30
31.47
7.1
6.9
3.7
3.8
5.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
22.13
12.0
22.13
12.0
–
–
24.76
9.4
24.76
9.4
–
–
33.23
35.46
35.98
23.12
29.53
50.91
53.12
27.03
19.58
21.14
24.83
28.18
42.58
30.24
5.1
4.5
9.1
1.5
8.6
13.1
12.2
3.9
8.2
7.1
11.3
6.6
4.3
5.1
33.33
35.46
36.90
23.12
32.01
50.91
53.12
27.07
19.19
21.11
24.80
28.23
42.58
30.24
5.1
4.5
9.3
1.5
6.3
13.1
12.2
4.2
9.2
6.9
11.4
7.4
4.3
5.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$26.23
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.2%
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.67
30.74
29.51
20.00
24.53
28.40
26.35
26.72
30.52
6.9
9.3
10.6
8.9
7.4
5.9
7.7
13.9
14.2
24.67
30.74
29.51
20.00
24.53
28.40
26.35
26.72
30.41
6.9
9.3
10.6
8.9
7.4
5.9
7.7
13.9
14.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Business and financial operations
occupations –Continued
Loan counselors and officers
–Continued
Level 6 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Loan counselors .............................
Loan officers ..................................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Computer programmers .....................
Computer software engineers ............
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Computer software engineers,
applications ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Computer software engineers,
systems software ......................
Level 11 .............................
Computer support specialists .............
Level 5 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Computer systems analysts ................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Network and computer systems
administrators ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$16.52
24.71
36.32
22.77
31.63
23.60
36.32
3.4%
6.4
12.9
11.7
15.5
5.8
12.9
$16.52
24.71
36.32
22.77
31.54
23.60
36.32
3.4%
6.4
12.9
11.7
15.9
5.8
12.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
32.50
18.93
21.45
25.43
30.42
32.13
37.86
42.86
51.57
36.99
30.12
38.41
33.38
47.85
3.1
5.1
2.3
5.0
6.1
3.6
7.1
5.5
3.0
6.7
5.2
6.6
4.6
8.8
32.53
18.93
21.45
25.43
30.42
32.05
37.86
42.86
51.70
36.99
30.12
38.41
33.38
47.85
3.1
5.1
2.3
5.0
6.1
3.6
7.1
5.5
3.2
6.7
5.2
6.6
4.6
8.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
39.11
35.13
51.77
10.1
2.8
15.0
39.11
35.13
51.77
10.1
2.8
15.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
37.45
43.26
23.59
19.86
25.84
31.88
36.66
26.34
36.07
38.85
13.8
6.2
5.1
6.3
4.9
7.4
3.0
4.6
3.4
2.3
37.45
43.26
23.84
19.86
25.84
31.88
36.64
26.34
35.97
38.85
13.8
6.2
4.4
6.3
4.9
7.4
3.1
4.6
3.6
2.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.41
6.6
31.41
6.6
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Computer and mathematical science
occupations –Continued
Network and computer systems
administrators –Continued
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Network systems and data
communications analysts .............
Actuaries ............................................
Architecture and engineering
occupations .....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Engineers ...........................................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Civil engineers ...............................
Level 9 ..............................
Electrical and electronics
engineers ..................................
Electrical engineers ...................
Electronics engineers, except
computer ..............................
Industrial engineers, including
health and safety ......................
Level 9 ..............................
Industrial engineers ...................
Level 9 ..............................
Mechanical engineers ....................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$26.25
32.68
34.53
30.47
4.7%
7.0
4.1
12.7
$26.25
32.68
34.53
30.47
4.7%
7.0
4.1
12.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.68
42.96
12.1
15.3
30.68
42.96
12.1
15.3
–
–
–
–
31.35
19.42
20.33
25.88
27.98
31.09
45.99
40.86
42.89
30.99
37.87
24.24
29.04
30.97
45.99
42.11
43.22
35.95
27.55
24.09
2.8
7.4
5.1
3.7
9.5
4.5
10.8
6.6
1.9
4.1
2.2
3.0
13.5
5.5
10.8
5.1
2.4
3.3
11.8
18.4
30.88
19.13
20.33
25.88
27.84
31.09
41.24
40.86
42.89
31.18
37.21
24.24
29.00
30.97
41.24
42.11
43.22
35.95
27.39
24.09
3.9
7.8
5.1
3.7
10.7
4.5
4.6
6.6
1.9
4.0
2.4
3.0
15.1
5.5
4.6
5.1
2.4
3.3
12.9
18.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
40.69
37.52
5.0
4.1
39.28
37.52
3.8
4.1
–
–
–
–
43.48
6.7
–
–
–
–
31.73
34.38
31.71
35.18
34.72
6.6
5.9
7.1
8.5
5.5
31.73
34.38
31.71
35.18
34.72
6.6
5.9
7.1
8.5
5.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Architecture and engineering
occupations –Continued
Mechanical engineers –Continued
Not able to be leveled ........
Drafters ..............................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Architectural and civil drafters ......
Mechanical drafters .......................
Engineering technicians, except
drafters .........................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Civil engineering technicians ........
Electrical and electronic
engineering technicians ...........
Level 7 ..............................
Mechanical engineering
technicians ...............................
Life, physical, and social science
occupations .....................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Life scientists .....................................
Biological scientists .......................
Medical scientists ..........................
Physical scientists ..............................
Chemists and materials scientists ..
Chemists ....................................
Market and survey researchers ..........
Market research analysts ...............
Psychologists .....................................
Clinical, counseling, and school
psychologists ...........................
Urban and regional planners ..............
Chemical technicians .........................
$35.03
21.65
18.62
27.07
21.50
22.49
Relative
error5
7.2%
4.0
8.3
2.9
5.3
4.2
Full-time workers
Mean
$35.03
21.52
17.86
27.07
21.17
22.49
Relative
error5
7.2%
4.3
8.3
2.9
6.5
4.2
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.25
20.01
21.22
26.70
26.41
18.85
4.5
10.2
4.8
6.2
8.2
8.4
24.31
20.01
21.22
26.70
26.74
18.85
4.5
10.2
4.8
6.2
7.7
8.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.06
29.84
10.2
7.1
24.25
29.84
10.7
7.1
–
–
–
–
20.93
3.7
20.93
3.7
–
–
27.50
17.79
21.87
29.70
30.52
42.24
28.89
29.15
21.40
28.47
29.46
30.33
30.63
38.86
38.86
31.47
11.3
4.9
9.8
6.2
9.8
16.2
14.0
16.5
7.3
13.1
8.9
13.8
14.0
10.5
10.5
11.7
27.72
17.79
21.61
–
30.52
42.24
28.89
29.29
21.40
28.66
29.46
30.33
30.63
38.86
38.86
31.47
11.3
4.9
10.5
–
9.8
16.2
14.0
17.1
7.3
14.0
8.9
13.8
14.0
10.5
10.5
11.7
$20.69
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.4%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.47
23.28
26.78
11.7
16.9
18.4
31.47
–
–
11.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Life, physical, and social science
occupations –Continued
Miscellaneous life, physical, and
social science technicians ............
Community and social services
occupations .....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Counselors .........................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Educational, vocational, and
school counselors .....................
Level 9 ..............................
Rehabilitation counselors ..............
Social workers ...................................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Child, family, and school social
workers ....................................
Level 9 ..............................
Medical and public health social
workers ....................................
Mental health and substance abuse
social workers ..........................
Level 7 ..............................
Miscellaneous community and social
service specialists ........................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Probation officers and correctional
treatment specialists .................
Level 7 ..............................
Social and human service
assistants ..................................
Level 6 ..............................
$16.51
Relative
error5
4.2%
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
4.4%
5.1
6.4
6.1
6.7
6.7
5.0
6.0
7.4
11.5
5.6
7.8
$17.98
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.8%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.64
12.60
15.69
17.48
20.76
24.73
20.32
12.95
15.26
16.48
20.77
23.92
4.1
4.6
6.7
4.8
6.7
6.6
5.2
6.2
7.4
10.3
5.6
7.7
$19.84
12.68
15.83
17.26
20.76
24.65
20.28
13.18
15.26
16.64
20.77
23.70
21.13
37.54
17.55
20.37
17.57
27.25
18.0
11.5
10.0
11.6
7.6
9.3
21.35
37.54
17.71
20.86
16.96
27.29
17.3
11.5
9.9
14.0
9.2
9.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.40
32.58
13.8
10.1
23.51
32.58
14.3
10.1
–
–
–
–
27.27
4.7
–
–
–
–
14.62
14.21
4.0
4.2
14.66
–
4.1
–
–
–
–
–
17.36
16.47
17.55
17.75
3.5
6.9
5.4
2.8
17.54
16.26
18.09
–
4.9
8.1
7.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.80
20.42
8.5
10.8
20.80
20.42
8.5
10.8
–
–
–
–
15.64
16.40
6.4
9.4
15.41
16.07
7.3
12.1
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Legal occupations ................................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Lawyers .............................................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Judges, magistrates, and other
judicial workers ...........................
Not able to be leveled ........
Paralegals and legal assistants ...........
Level 7 ..............................
Education, training, and library
occupations .....................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Postsecondary teachers ......................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Business teachers, postsecondary ..
Math and computer teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Mathematical science teachers,
postsecondary ......................
Life sciences teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Biological science teachers,
postsecondary ......................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$35.90
20.09
30.90
35.67
47.85
47.62
35.67
58.03
10.3%
8.4
7.7
6.3
22.8
10.9
6.3
13.7
$35.63
20.17
30.90
35.65
46.71
46.99
35.65
56.30
9.7%
8.4
7.7
6.3
20.8
10.1
6.3
10.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
56.45
56.45
23.93
19.99
10.5
10.5
13.7
8.2
56.45
56.45
23.96
20.01
10.5
10.5
13.7
8.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.20
9.66
11.05
13.61
12.66
17.35
23.97
29.67
33.85
28.69
40.27
62.33
27.09
54.97
33.82
33.96
40.59
62.33
37.54
45.17
10.6
4.4
3.6
2.6
7.1
7.6
4.2
5.0
2.8
11.3
3.3
26.1
6.0
22.2
10.4
10.7
3.3
26.1
11.6
10.9
33.01
9.91
10.35
13.63
–
19.04
25.05
30.05
34.04
27.26
40.31
62.33
31.49
55.66
36.76
32.51
40.64
62.33
37.83
–
9.7
5.5
2.6
3.5
–
7.3
5.6
5.3
2.4
15.7
3.3
26.1
4.5
21.8
6.5
11.8
3.3
26.1
11.6
–
$15.12
–
12.36
13.48
12.40
12.80
16.01
20.00
27.07
–
–
–
12.27
26.78
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.8%
–
2.9
4.9
8.3
8.4
4.8
9.8
6.0
–
–
–
10.1
17.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
36.51
9.2
36.51
9.2
–
–
36.51
9.2
36.51
9.2
–
–
85.44
11.3
85.57
11.2
–
–
85.44
11.3
85.57
11.2
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Education, training, and library
occupations –Continued
Physical sciences teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Social sciences teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Level 11 .............................
Health teachers, postsecondary .....
Arts, communications, and
humanities teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
English language and literature
teachers, postsecondary .......
Miscellaneous postsecondary
teachers ....................................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Preschool and kindergarten
teachers ....................................
Level 9 ..............................
Kindergarten teachers, except
special education .................
Level 9 ..............................
Elementary and middle school
teachers ....................................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Elementary school teachers,
except special education ......
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Middle school teachers, except
special and vocational
education ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Secondary school teachers .............
Level 8 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$46.44
13.1%
$46.44
13.1%
–
–
44.68
44.68
66.41
7.8
9.3
24.8
44.68
44.68
–
7.8
9.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
42.18
43.35
43.04
4.6
6.0
4.8
43.49
43.64
43.04
3.4
5.7
4.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
43.44
11.1
47.76
5.6
–
–
38.28
6.8
38.46
7.0
–
–
32.70
26.56
30.25
34.00
2.5
6.3
5.7
2.8
33.06
28.09
30.38
34.18
2.0
10.5
5.4
2.4
$22.55
–
–
–
13.3%
–
–
–
27.94
32.21
7.2
9.8
31.55
35.64
7.4
2.4
–
–
–
–
35.41
35.64
2.8
2.4
35.41
35.64
2.8
2.4
–
–
–
–
32.49
28.79
28.88
33.91
2.7
8.7
5.4
2.7
32.71
29.51
28.91
33.91
2.6
10.6
5.4
2.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.90
28.78
28.49
33.37
3.1
9.7
5.7
3.0
32.17
29.61
28.52
33.37
3.0
11.9
5.8
3.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
34.72
36.04
33.39
29.92
2.7
3.0
2.2
5.9
34.72
36.04
33.36
29.82
2.7
3.0
2.2
5.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-9
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Education, training, and library
occupations –Continued
Secondary school teachers
–Continued
Level 9 ..............................
Secondary school teachers,
except special and
vocational education ............
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Vocational education teachers,
secondary school .................
Special education teachers .............
Level 9 ..............................
Special education teachers,
preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school ................
Level 9 ..............................
Special education teachers,
middle school .......................
Other teachers and instructors ...........
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Librarians ...........................................
Level 9 ..............................
Library technicians ............................
Farm and home management
advisors ........................................
Instructional coordinators ..................
Teacher assistants ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations ..................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Designers ...........................................
$34.25
Relative
error5
2.0%
Full-time workers
Mean
$34.27
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
2.0%
–
–
33.67
30.72
34.40
2.1
6.4
2.1
33.65
30.61
34.43
2.2
6.3
2.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
27.58
35.89
35.18
5.2
4.2
6.4
27.58
35.94
35.08
5.2
4.2
6.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.77
33.86
8.8
10.0
33.59
33.66
9.2
10.5
–
–
–
–
39.73
19.54
13.40
16.85
20.78
26.40
34.25
13.81
1.5
5.2
3.5
16.5
14.5
11.8
15.9
8.6
40.13
25.23
–
–
–
27.07
34.25
–
1.3
4.3
–
–
–
11.7
15.9
–
–
$14.43
13.40
13.88
16.33
–
–
–
–
5.9%
3.5
7.3
8.0
–
–
–
22.40
30.65
12.15
9.28
11.06
13.59
4.4
17.2
1.5
3.9
3.7
2.7
–
30.77
12.11
–
10.35
13.61
–
17.3
3.0
–
2.6
3.6
–
–
12.22
–
12.43
13.48
–
–
3.5
–
2.7
4.9
22.36
14.00
15.94
19.20
23.92
30.58
20.60
21.18
9.0
8.5
4.7
6.5
11.2
7.4
14.9
18.4
22.95
14.31
15.73
19.10
23.92
30.58
22.84
21.14
9.2
11.1
4.3
6.6
11.2
7.4
15.5
18.6
12.40
–
–
–
–
–
10.22
–
16.0
–
–
–
–
–
15.7
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-10
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations
–Continued
Designers –Continued
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Graphic designers ..........................
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and
related workers ............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Coaches and scouts ........................
Not able to be leveled ........
News analysts, reporters and
correspondents .............................
Reporters and correspondents ........
Public relations specialists .................
Writers and editors ............................
Level 7 ..............................
Editors ............................................
Broadcast and sound engineering
technicians and radio operators ...
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .....................................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Pharmacists ........................................
Level 11 .............................
Physicians and surgeons ....................
Level 12 .............................
Registered nurses ...............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
$14.29
19.19
16.97
Relative
error5
4.7%
7.6
8.2
Full-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
$14.29
–
16.80
4.7%
–
8.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$12.40
12.40
–
–
20.7%
20.7
–
–
15.83
15.83
18.81
18.81
20.8
20.8
14.8
14.8
–
–
–
–
30.57
28.03
33.22
19.96
17.60
20.86
10.8
10.9
29.7
9.2
10.3
9.2
31.11
28.57
36.09
19.96
17.60
20.86
11.3
11.5
25.8
9.2
10.3
9.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25.30
20.0
25.86
20.6
–
–
29.93
10.86
15.53
17.98
20.77
25.84
23.61
29.18
49.76
46.40
111.58
41.94
53.67
54.69
108.08
129.42
28.37
25.44
23.06
29.41
49.76
8.5
7.4
5.2
3.1
4.5
1.4
5.6
4.4
11.0
4.2
22.4
26.2
2.5
2.9
25.8
21.3
4.8
1.7
5.5
3.2
16.3
30.11
11.48
15.58
17.97
21.32
25.51
25.55
28.02
50.94
46.60
99.36
46.70
55.03
54.77
97.23
115.08
28.72
25.48
25.04
28.13
51.69
7.3
7.4
5.9
3.5
5.2
1.4
2.6
5.4
7.9
5.4
18.4
26.7
2.4
3.0
25.5
20.4
4.3
1.4
3.0
4.0
11.4
29.29
–
15.28
18.05
18.82
27.03
–
33.50
–
45.35
–
21.93
–
–
–
–
27.55
25.31
–
33.26
–
16.1
–
10.9
4.5
3.8
3.1
–
3.0
–
11.2
–
6.4
–
–
–
–
9.2
5.7
–
2.9
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-11
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations –Continued
Registered nurses –Continued
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Therapists ..........................................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Physical therapists .........................
Respiratory therapists ....................
Speech-language pathologists .......
Level 9 ..............................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ...................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technologists ............................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technicians ...............................
Level 5 ..............................
Dental hygienists ...............................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Cardiovascular technologists and
technicians ...............................
Radiologic technologists and
technicians ...............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Emergency medical technicians and
paramedics ...................................
Health diagnosing and treating
practitioner support technicians ...
Level 4 ..............................
Pharmacy technicians ....................
Level 4 ..............................
Psychiatric technicians ..................
Surgical technologists ....................
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
$40.36
26.79
33.45
32.99
34.21
33.11
29.93
24.63
34.79
33.66
5.6%
8.4
6.4
11.5
4.2
13.7
4.0
2.8
5.1
6.4
$38.10
27.70
33.75
–
34.22
–
29.94
–
34.79
33.66
21.24
18.32
26.10
8.6
7.7
4.1
21.76
17.31
–
10.1
7.6
–
19.96
–
–
23.83
10.1
23.03
12.0
–
17.83
19.84
30.91
9.9
6.2
1.8
18.80
–
–
9.2
–
–
16.89
–
–
13.2
–
–
25.74
20.18
28.48
25.69
5.7
7.0
1.8
2.9
26.10
20.31
28.05
–
6.6
8.0
1.9
–
23.30
–
–
–
7.0
–
–
–
23.31
10.4
–
–
–
–
24.97
19.74
28.22
6.2
7.5
1.6
25.25
–
27.82
7.1
–
1.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.07
9.8
17.51
9.3
–
–
14.12
14.63
12.61
13.74
16.21
17.07
8.1
11.0
7.6
9.5
10.1
2.6
14.10
14.53
12.75
–
–
17.24
8.9
11.6
7.7
–
–
4.1
14.23
–
–
–
–
–
6.8%
7.4
6.6
–
4.3
–
4.0
–
5.1
6.4
Mean
–
–
$27.81
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Relative
error5
–
–
6.7%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.7
–
–
–
11.0
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-12
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations –Continued
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses .........................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Medical records and health
information technicians ...............
Level 5 ..............................
Miscellaneous health technologists
and technicians ............................
Healthcare support occupations .........
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Nursing, psychiatric, and home
health aides ..................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Home health aides .........................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Psychiatric aides ............................
Physical therapist assistants and aides
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Dental assistants ............................
Level 4 ..............................
$18.31
17.73
17.65
18.87
Relative
error5
1.4%
4.3
2.4
1.9
Full-time workers
Mean
$18.35
17.52
17.78
19.05
Relative
error5
1.7%
4.3
2.6
2.9
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
$18.17
–
17.08
18.38
2.3%
–
2.8
3.4
16.13
16.32
4.4
6.4
16.13
16.32
4.4
6.4
–
–
–
–
20.44
9.6
22.07
8.2
–
–
12.62
9.87
11.33
14.31
14.79
19.14
12.63
3.0
3.8
2.5
5.4
6.7
6.5
7.4
13.08
9.81
11.49
15.10
14.85
19.14
12.94
3.3
4.4
2.3
5.3
7.2
6.5
9.9
11.19
10.02
10.92
12.07
–
–
–
3.0
3.0
4.6
9.2
–
–
–
11.11
9.98
11.19
12.38
10.85
9.94
11.47
11.43
2.0
2.8
2.5
5.7
3.3
4.4
9.4
5.7
11.37
9.98
11.28
13.55
11.41
–
12.16
12.45
2.4
3.1
1.8
4.7
4.6
–
6.4
7.1
10.54
9.99
10.97
10.55
10.05
–
10.39
–
3.1
3.3
5.2
5.2
4.3
–
12.5
–
11.22
9.97
11.13
14.05
11.41
15.32
2.9
4.3
1.9
3.7
6.4
18.7
11.34
9.86
11.12
14.61
–
–
3.4
4.6
2.2
3.1
–
–
10.89
10.23
11.15
10.82
–
–
3.2
4.8
4.2
12.0
–
–
14.96
9.20
12.09
16.09
15.36
15.91
16.61
5.2
11.2
8.0
6.4
6.1
10.3
10.5
15.03
–
12.35
16.01
15.48
15.96
16.62
5.7
–
8.9
7.3
6.6
10.6
10.7
14.26
–
–
16.89
–
–
–
7.4
–
–
2.9
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-13
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Healthcare support occupations
–Continued
Medical assistants ..........................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Medical transcriptionists ...............
Pharmacy aides ..............................
Protective service occupations ............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers, law
enforcement workers ...................
First-line supervisors/managers of
police and detectives ................
Fire fighters .......................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and
jailers ...........................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Correctional officers and jailers ....
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Police officers ....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$13.75
14.17
13.56
18.23
12.85
6.4%
3.3
14.4
4.5
15.0
$13.68
13.77
–
–
13.05
7.2%
4.7
–
–
15.7
$14.30
–
–
–
–
14.1%
–
–
–
–
16.69
10.35
9.68
10.89
12.91
16.96
17.90
26.29
30.28
31.49
27.20
6.6
12.2
6.4
6.6
11.3
2.1
5.0
3.9
13.5
6.5
14.4
17.14
–
–
11.05
13.08
16.90
17.92
26.34
30.28
31.49
26.51
6.6
–
–
6.8
11.3
2.0
5.0
3.9
13.5
6.5
19.0
11.91
–
8.85
9.68
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.2
–
6.6
5.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
39.68
3.7
39.68
3.7
–
–
40.49
18.91
17.27
24.29
2.5
7.7
13.6
5.7
40.49
19.02
17.27
–
2.5
7.2
13.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.01
15.11
16.00
17.49
17.00
15.13
15.89
17.49
25.11
16.82
20.90
27.77
25.11
16.82
20.90
27.77
2.7
10.8
8.7
4.3
2.7
11.2
8.9
4.3
3.4
5.5
10.9
3.4
3.4
5.5
10.9
3.4
16.99
14.91
15.99
17.49
16.98
14.92
15.88
17.49
25.22
16.44
21.40
27.77
25.22
16.44
21.40
27.77
2.8
11.4
8.8
4.3
2.8
11.9
9.0
4.3
3.3
5.7
9.9
3.4
3.3
5.7
9.9
3.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-14
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Protective service occupations
–Continued
Security guards and gaming
surveillance officers .....................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Security guards ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Miscellaneous protective service
workers ........................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other
recreational protective service
workers ....................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers, food
preparation and serving workers
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Chefs and head cooks ....................
First-line supervisors/managers of
food preparation and serving
workers ....................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Cooks .................................................
$11.88
10.77
–
11.86
10.77
–
Relative
error5
3.3%
7.7
–
3.2
7.7
–
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$11.81
10.88
12.31
11.78
10.88
12.21
3.3%
7.5
13.7
3.4
7.5
15.3
$12.41
9.61
–
12.41
9.61
–
21.4%
10.7
–
21.4
10.7
–
10.62
7.74
11.23
7.9
2.4
11.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.20
7.74
9.78
6.9
2.4
8.9
8.52
7.74
8.65
4.5
2.4
3.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.52
7.74
8.65
4.5
2.4
3.7
8.34
7.19
7.32
8.71
10.45
12.00
15.62
16.53
10.82
2.2
3.2
2.4
5.1
4.6
10.8
6.4
9.2
13.7
9.56
7.10
7.35
9.64
10.28
11.93
15.62
16.53
10.82
4.6
6.8
5.2
7.2
5.8
11.6
6.4
9.2
13.7
7.49
7.21
7.31
7.89
11.25
–
–
–
–
1.5
2.9
2.6
5.2
4.5
–
–
–
–
14.01
11.30
11.48
15.62
16.53
16.90
6.2
5.9
12.9
6.4
9.2
24.3
14.12
11.30
11.35
15.62
16.53
16.90
6.6
5.9
13.8
6.4
9.2
24.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.61
11.11
11.30
16.02
16.53
9.94
7.4
5.4
12.8
6.2
9.2
2.9
13.72
11.11
11.16
16.02
16.53
10.62
8.0
5.4
13.6
6.2
9.2
2.5
–
–
–
–
–
9.02
–
–
–
–
–
4.8
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-15
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Food preparation and serving related
occupations –Continued
Cooks –Continued
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Cooks, fast food .............................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria .....
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Cooks, restaurant ...........................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Cooks, short order .........................
Level 2 ..............................
Food preparation workers ..................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Food service, tipped ...........................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Bartenders ......................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Waiters and waitresses ..................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Dining room and cafeteria
attendants and bartender
helpers ......................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Fast food and counter workers ..........
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Combined food preparation and
serving workers, including fast
food ..........................................
$7.68
8.47
10.37
11.05
8.28
10.92
10.95
10.30
11.01
10.15
8.31
10.41
10.94
8.05
7.61
8.84
8.44
8.85
5.92
6.34
5.76
5.37
7.08
7.53
6.55
5.17
5.50
5.12
4.25
Relative
error5
5.1%
4.0
3.6
4.0
4.7
2.9
9.6
4.9
4.6
4.5
7.7
4.7
3.4
4.7
2.2
3.0
3.7
4.0
3.9
5.8
5.4
8.2
7.4
7.2
7.7
4.3
8.5
6.9
8.5
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
–
$8.60
10.68
10.87
–
10.82
–
9.98
10.85
10.76
–
10.87
–
–
–
8.96
–
9.07
5.27
5.59
4.66
5.12
6.77
–
–
4.41
4.43
4.16
–
–
5.2%
4.1
5.6
–
3.8
–
6.0
5.3
2.8
–
4.7
–
–
–
5.1
–
5.7
9.4
9.9
9.1
20.7
17.4
–
–
7.1
11.6
8.6
–
–
$8.41
9.72
11.69
7.57
11.12
10.94
11.07
–
9.21
8.02
9.52
–
8.16
7.66
8.61
9.08
8.20
6.22
6.61
6.20
5.50
7.25
7.37
6.90
5.54
5.97
5.57
4.44
Relative
error5
–
5.9%
7.2
4.9
4.6
4.1
9.7
4.7
–
7.8
9.5
7.4
–
6.4
2.8
3.8
9.6
2.6
3.8
5.3
6.4
5.2
4.7
8.5
6.7
4.9
7.1
8.2
9.2
8.40
7.88
9.70
7.99
7.19
7.99
8.48
6.0
5.6
13.6
2.5
4.2
2.8
8.7
–
–
–
8.98
–
8.59
9.69
–
–
–
6.0
–
3.8
16.8
8.36
7.55
10.25
7.77
7.04
7.89
8.05
7.2
6.9
14.6
2.2
3.8
3.1
5.7
7.99
2.7
9.00
6.1
7.76
2.3
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-16
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Food preparation and serving related
occupations –Continued
Combined food preparation and
serving workers, including fast
food –Continued
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food
concession, and coffee shop ....
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ...............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Dishwashers .......................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant,
lounge, and coffee shop ...............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ..............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers,
building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance workers ............
First-line supervisors/managers of
housekeeping and janitorial
workers ....................................
Building cleaning workers .................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
$7.17
7.97
8.46
Relative
error5
4.7%
3.0
9.1
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
–
$8.62
9.69
–
4.0%
16.8
$6.97
7.86
8.01
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.08
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.1
–
–
7.90
7.33
8.40
8.94
9.14
–
8.04
8.08
–
4.3
2.6
6.1
3.5
3.7
–
2.6
3.2
–
–
–
–
7.10
6.68
7.24
8.0
9.7
10.0
9.10
8.77
9.39
9.07
–
–
–
2.2
3.5
1.3
6.0
–
–
–
4.0%
3.2
5.7
7.91
7.33
8.36
9.32
9.23
9.45
8.56
8.27
8.91
4.1
2.6
5.4
1.8
2.2
2.5
2.5
2.3
5.5
6.55
6.30
6.59
12.9
14.0
19.0
–
–
–
11.95
9.80
10.75
13.05
14.33
17.53
11.83
1.9
4.2
5.8
5.9
6.8
13.3
5.8
12.90
10.47
11.48
13.93
14.74
17.53
11.88
2.1
4.9
7.5
6.9
5.0
13.3
6.0
14.40
6.9
14.67
7.1
–
–
14.42
11.82
9.84
11.33
13.38
15.94
11.66
7.7
2.6
4.4
7.4
7.4
7.3
5.1
14.72
12.54
10.51
11.76
13.82
16.59
11.71
8.0
2.9
4.7
7.8
8.3
2.0
5.4
–
9.20
8.76
9.59
10.09
–
–
–
3.1
3.8
4.4
5.1
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-17
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations
–Continued
Janitors and cleaners, except maids
and housekeeping cleaners ......
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Grounds maintenance workers ..........
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Landscaping and groundskeeping
workers ....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Personal care and service
occupations .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
personal service workers .............
Gaming services workers ..................
Gaming dealers ..............................
Miscellaneous entertainment
attendants and related workers ....
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Amusement and recreation
attendants .................................
Level 2 ..............................
Barbers and cosmetologists ...............
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
$12.59
10.50
12.05
13.68
15.94
11.78
9.60
8.88
9.63
11.42
11.71
8.67
9.35
11.74
3.1%
5.1
6.7
8.1
7.3
6.1
4.6
4.6
8.5
6.6
5.2
4.9
1.8
19.5
$13.29
11.26
12.48
14.15
16.59
11.86
10.04
9.34
9.86
11.53
14.09
–
9.59
14.61
3.2%
5.4
5.9
9.1
2.0
6.4
4.9
5.9
10.9
7.4
6.9
–
6.4
9.8
$9.54
9.18
9.99
9.87
–
–
8.60
8.20
–
–
8.86
8.95
9.25
–
Relative
error5
4.0%
5.3
3.9
6.0
–
–
4.4
4.5
–
–
3.4
2.7
1.4
–
11.67
8.71
9.39
11.74
6.6
5.9
1.8
19.5
14.38
–
9.59
14.61
8.5
–
7.3
9.8
8.90
–
9.33
–
3.7
–
1.7
–
11.38
7.78
8.42
9.64
11.41
15.43
13.54
5.5
4.5
4.9
4.5
5.7
6.3
9.2
12.58
–
8.91
9.89
11.38
16.49
–
6.4
–
9.9
5.1
6.2
11.9
–
9.62
7.61
8.10
9.41
11.62
13.32
–
3.9
3.8
4.4
5.7
6.4
12.0
–
19.36
7.22
6.24
21.7
6.5
4.3
–
7.38
6.36
–
7.6
3.1
–
6.76
–
–
9.8
–
8.21
9.21
7.73
6.2
8.2
3.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.96
–
–
7.6
–
–
7.97
7.73
12.98
5.3
3.4
6.4
–
–
12.11
–
–
9.6
7.96
–
14.31
7.6
–
4.1
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-18
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Personal care and service
occupations –Continued
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and
cosmetologists .........................
Miscellaneous personal appearance
workers ........................................
Child care workers .............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Personal and home care aides ............
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Recreation and fitness workers ..........
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Fitness trainers and aerobics
instructors ................................
Recreation workers ........................
Sales and related occupations .............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers ........................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers of
retail sales workers ..................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
$12.98
Relative
error5
6.4%
Full-time workers
Mean
$12.11
Relative
error5
9.6%
Part-time workers
Mean
$14.31
Relative
error5
4.1%
16.52
10.03
8.86
9.41
9.53
8.20
9.95
14.19
12.05
8.89
10.29
11.92
17.3
5.7
6.1
6.7
3.9
6.7
5.1
3.9
8.6
3.3
23.5
10.3
–
10.79
–
–
10.11
–
10.23
–
14.62
–
–
–
–
7.7
–
–
7.7
–
8.4
–
8.5
–
–
–
–
8.60
8.48
–
9.15
–
9.77
–
9.39
8.82
–
–
–
5.0
5.3
–
6.4
–
6.0
–
4.4
3.6
–
–
10.54
12.44
7.1
10.5
–
14.62
–
8.5
10.54
8.57
7.1
10.7
16.24
8.46
8.84
10.05
13.64
20.05
22.01
27.28
60.16
43.58
55.01
14.95
5.7
3.0
1.6
4.0
6.1
7.7
6.6
6.9
27.5
7.8
6.1
17.8
19.42
–
9.45
10.87
13.94
20.14
22.01
27.28
60.16
43.58
55.01
16.30
7.1
–
2.9
5.9
7.1
7.9
6.6
6.9
27.5
7.8
6.1
20.9
8.90
8.37
8.42
8.91
12.16
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.36
1.5
2.7
1.2
1.6
5.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.1
19.57
14.79
17.74
25.50
21.09
6.2
4.5
12.1
11.9
22.0
19.65
14.79
17.74
25.50
21.09
6.3
4.5
12.1
11.9
22.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.71
14.69
17.14
3.9
5.4
11.1
17.78
14.69
17.14
3.9
5.4
11.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-19
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Sales and related occupations
–Continued
First-line supervisors/managers of
non-retail sales workers ...........
Retail sales workers ...........................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Cashiers, all workers .....................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Cashiers .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Counter and rental clerks and parts
salespersons .............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Counter and rental clerks ...........
Level 2 ..............................
Parts salespersons ......................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Retail salespersons .........................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Advertising sales agents ....................
Insurance sales agents ........................
Level 7 ..............................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$28.36
11.27
8.41
8.80
9.96
13.32
20.95
10.42
9.22
8.51
8.85
9.23
10.18
9.24
8.51
8.85
9.30
10.20
23.5%
4.4
3.1
1.9
4.1
7.7
10.3
1.2
1.9
4.2
2.2
3.2
1.4
1.9
4.2
2.2
3.4
1.5
$28.36
13.16
–
9.49
10.76
13.73
20.97
10.95
10.09
–
9.44
9.97
10.72
10.16
–
9.44
10.15
10.77
23.5%
6.5
–
3.8
6.1
8.6
10.4
1.7
2.7
–
4.2
3.7
1.8
2.8
–
4.2
4.0
1.7
–
$8.73
8.32
8.43
8.86
11.39
–
8.97
8.45
8.36
8.49
8.23
8.91
8.45
8.36
8.49
8.23
8.91
–
0.9%
2.9
1.3
1.6
6.9
–
1.5
1.5
3.6
1.8
2.8
2.4
1.5
3.6
1.8
2.8
2.4
14.50
7.93
11.48
14.92
17.00
10.81
7.93
16.51
11.86
15.04
12.48
8.24
8.83
10.57
12.83
22.33
10.61
20.88
29.77
28.65
7.7
6.2
7.7
7.6
7.8
9.8
6.2
4.8
13.1
10.3
9.5
4.0
3.4
7.9
11.6
10.5
2.1
20.0
21.2
9.7
16.11
–
12.39
15.49
17.00
12.79
–
17.21
–
15.66
14.52
–
9.78
11.39
13.15
22.37
11.12
–
29.77
28.65
6.5
–
8.7
7.5
7.8
11.7
–
5.6
–
9.6
11.5
–
7.9
15.5
13.2
10.6
1.7
–
21.2
9.7
9.03
8.13
–
–
–
8.44
8.13
–
–
–
9.06
8.24
8.39
9.50
11.55
–
9.04
–
–
–
5.6
6.3
–
–
–
5.8
6.3
–
–
–
2.3
4.0
2.5
3.3
7.9
–
1.6
–
–
–
27.62
9.8
28.17
9.5
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-20
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Sales and related occupations
–Continued
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing –Continued
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, technical
and scientific products .............
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific
products ...................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Telemarketers ....................................
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 ........................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Switchboard operators, including
answering service ........................
Financial clerks ..................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$20.99
30.04
42.79
8.6%
11.8
12.0
$20.99
30.04
42.79
8.6%
11.8
12.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.21
28.6
32.79
23.9
–
–
26.62
20.28
29.44
9.92
13.0
10.9
13.4
11.2
26.64
20.28
29.44
10.13
13.0
10.9
13.4
12.8
–
–
–
$9.14
–
–
–
8.9%
14.52
13.3
15.14
14.6
11.50
23.2
15.12
8.37
11.28
12.18
14.54
16.84
19.49
24.55
27.60
16.20
1.3
5.5
4.4
2.8
2.3
2.3
2.8
3.5
13.0
3.6
15.72
9.54
12.06
12.56
14.69
16.95
19.68
24.56
27.60
16.64
1.4
6.0
4.6
1.9
2.5
2.1
2.7
3.5
13.0
2.8
11.02
7.98
9.64
10.69
13.08
14.25
15.09
–
–
11.00
4.3
4.0
5.6
6.2
4.8
9.6
5.1
–
–
5.5
21.71
16.51
20.87
23.50
27.60
3.9
6.3
5.3
4.6
13.0
21.86
16.51
21.26
23.50
27.60
4.2
6.3
4.0
4.6
13.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.24
14.11
10.82
11.55
13.81
8.9
2.3
3.0
4.1
4.9
11.84
14.44
11.21
11.94
13.95
7.6
2.7
4.3
2.7
5.4
–
11.68
10.40
9.37
12.37
–
6.3
4.5
6.4
5.8
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-21
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Financial clerks –Continued
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Bill and account collectors ............
Level 4 ..............................
Billing and posting clerks and
machine operators ....................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks .........................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Payroll and timekeeping clerks .....
Procurement clerks ........................
Tellers ............................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Brokerage clerks ................................
Court, municipal, and license clerks ..
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Credit authorizers, checkers, and
clerks ............................................
Customer service representatives ......
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Eligibility interviewers, government
programs ......................................
Level 6 ..............................
File clerks ..........................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ..
$16.21
18.85
14.91
13.98
14.07
Relative
error5
6.1%
6.4
9.6
5.3
4.1
Full-time workers
Mean
$16.07
18.85
15.59
13.87
13.76
Relative
error5
6.7%
6.5
6.4
5.1
4.7
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
$17.67
–
–
–
–
8.3%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.12
12.67
13.27
5.0
8.4
4.8
14.22
12.61
13.37
5.3
9.4
5.0
–
–
–
14.84
11.85
14.14
15.96
18.09
15.54
17.28
17.33
11.20
10.66
10.49
12.56
–
14.49
14.39
14.24
4.0
10.1
8.1
6.9
6.8
12.3
5.8
11.3
2.8
3.1
2.9
3.4
–
6.0
5.7
10.4
14.99
12.85
14.28
15.72
18.08
15.28
17.55
17.33
11.38
–
10.71
12.63
16.22
14.51
14.43
14.23
5.2
7.1
8.1
7.8
6.9
11.9
3.6
11.3
2.8
–
3.0
3.8
4.0
6.1
6.0
10.4
13.07
–
11.47
17.67
–
–
–
–
10.76
10.41
9.55
12.41
–
12.23
–
–
12.2
–
7.0
8.3
–
–
–
–
4.8
4.6
2.1
6.0
–
8.3
–
–
13.74
14.70
11.56
12.19
14.13
17.08
19.55
15.41
7.9
5.1
11.4
6.8
5.8
7.4
6.0
8.6
13.74
15.05
–
12.26
14.33
17.08
19.76
15.68
7.9
5.4
–
8.1
5.3
7.5
5.7
8.6
–
11.26
–
11.84
–
–
–
–
–
5.3
–
6.3
–
–
–
–
17.45
19.06
14.35
8.60
12.9
12.0
11.3
3.4
18.80
19.06
–
–
11.6
12.0
–
–
–
–
–
8.53
–
–
–
4.2
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-22
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Interviewers, except eligibility and
loan ..............................................
Library assistants, clerical .................
Level 2 ..............................
Loan interviewers and clerks .............
Level 4 ..............................
New accounts clerks ..........................
Order clerks .......................................
Level 4 ..............................
Human resources assistants, except
payroll and timekeeping ..............
Level 5 ..............................
Receptionists and information clerks
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Cargo and freight agents ....................
Dispatchers ........................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Police, fire, and ambulance
dispatchers ...............................
Dispatchers, except police, fire,
and ambulance .........................
Level 4 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Meter readers, utilities .......................
Level 2 ..............................
Production, planning, and expediting
clerks ............................................
Level 6 ..............................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Stock clerks and order fillers .............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
$12.40
11.72
8.93
15.26
16.34
12.75
14.78
14.94
Relative
error5
3.0%
6.8
3.2
3.0
4.1
7.6
6.0
4.0
Full-time workers
Mean
$12.45
–
–
15.26
16.34
12.96
15.29
14.94
Relative
error5
3.5%
–
–
3.0
4.1
7.7
4.7
4.0
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
$11.11
8.26
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.0%
3.2
–
–
–
–
–
17.04
20.65
12.30
11.98
11.65
15.24
14.99
16.42
15.25
18.24
18.74
9.8
3.2
3.9
8.9
6.6
3.9
13.4
4.4
8.6
7.7
16.0
17.04
20.65
12.96
12.92
11.52
15.24
–
16.42
15.25
18.24
18.74
9.8
3.2
4.0
10.1
7.7
4.0
–
4.4
8.6
7.7
16.0
–
–
10.23
9.57
12.04
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.0
2.6
4.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.07
9.4
16.07
9.4
–
–
16.58
14.99
18.74
18.21
16.35
6.3
10.1
16.0
11.7
6.9
16.58
14.99
18.74
–
–
6.3
10.1
16.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
21.15
19.33
12.81
10.28
12.92
13.91
16.00
11.85
12.76
8.39
11.93
11.43
6.5
4.9
4.7
3.7
5.9
5.8
5.5
3.8
5.8
7.2
12.6
6.1
21.26
19.33
12.95
–
13.13
13.91
16.24
12.05
14.54
9.76
13.46
11.58
6.4
4.9
4.5
–
5.5
5.9
5.6
3.4
4.8
6.8
9.2
7.5
–
–
11.00
–
–
–
–
–
8.65
–
8.74
10.92
–
–
8.8
–
–
–
–
–
7.0
–
4.5
12.3
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-23
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Stock clerks and order fillers
–Continued
Level 4 ..............................
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants ..........
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Legal secretaries ............................
Medical secretaries ........................
Level 4 ..............................
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Data entry and information
processing workers ......................
Level 4 ..............................
Data entry keyers ...........................
Level 4 ..............................
Word processors and typists ..........
Insurance claims and policy
processing clerks .........................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Mail clerks and mail machine
operators, except postal service ...
$16.28
Relative
error5
4.6%
Full-time workers
Mean
$16.33
Relative
error5
4.8%
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
9.6%
–
11.9
–
–
–
–
17.26
12.60
14.63
16.43
18.98
25.32
20.64
1.9
3.2
3.3
6.3
4.3
3.3
6.6
17.60
12.66
14.80
16.64
19.29
25.32
20.91
1.8
3.2
2.8
6.0
4.7
3.3
6.2
$12.41
–
12.09
–
–
–
–
18.57
13.98
16.32
19.20
25.76
20.91
17.82
15.68
15.90
4.7
7.1
4.9
3.8
3.3
7.0
9.0
2.5
2.3
18.85
13.92
17.07
19.85
25.76
20.91
17.83
15.84
15.94
4.3
7.3
5.0
4.9
3.3
7.0
9.0
2.3
2.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.02
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.2
–
16.06
12.26
14.51
18.26
19.45
18.51
4.3
5.1
5.2
4.3
7.0
9.9
16.62
12.36
15.00
18.27
19.45
18.51
4.1
5.0
4.3
4.3
7.0
9.9
10.03
–
–
–
–
–
4.1
–
–
–
–
–
12.70
13.30
12.62
13.18
12.93
5.6
5.4
5.2
6.0
19.2
13.33
13.43
13.55
13.31
12.93
6.1
4.9
3.4
5.5
19.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.84
14.46
19.07
19.89
19.08
5.1
8.0
4.4
6.6
3.6
16.69
13.42
19.07
19.89
19.08
5.4
4.5
4.4
6.6
3.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.52
10.5
13.67
11.2
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-24
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Office clerks, general .........................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Office machine operators, except
computer ......................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry
occupations .....................................
Construction and extraction
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
construction trades and extraction
workers ........................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Carpenters ..........................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Cement masons, concrete finishers,
and terrazzo workers ....................
Cement masons and concrete
finishers ...................................
Construction laborers .........................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Construction equipment operators .....
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
$14.47
11.48
13.08
15.38
17.12
13.25
Relative
error5
2.4%
7.2
5.0
5.1
2.4
3.8
Full-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
$14.95
11.76
13.73
15.56
17.21
13.22
2.5%
5.3
4.2
5.6
2.5
3.7
$11.65
10.90
10.62
13.93
–
–
7.0%
19.7
8.9
5.7
–
–
11.57
8.5
–
–
–
–
12.72
23.2
–
–
–
–
20.74
12.12
18.65
14.32
16.66
18.23
25.91
30.01
22.13
4.1
8.9
15.4
8.3
9.4
4.0
3.7
5.2
9.0
21.09
13.56
18.79
14.88
16.68
18.23
25.92
30.01
22.33
4.3
4.8
15.6
8.9
9.4
4.0
3.7
5.2
9.1
9.99
8.26
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25.18
17.38
27.39
22.47
31.61
33.30
6.7
14.2
7.1
9.3
4.2
1.4
25.18
17.38
27.39
22.47
31.61
33.30
6.7
14.2
7.1
9.3
4.2
1.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.79
12.3
20.79
12.3
–
–
20.79
19.02
9.23
21.15
19.91
16.74
21.58
12.3
12.4
14.2
17.3
12.3
22.0
8.6
20.79
20.56
–
21.50
20.28
16.74
21.58
12.3
11.0
–
17.0
13.6
22.0
8.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.1
2.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-25
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Construction and extraction
occupations –Continued
Operating engineers and other
construction equipment
operators ..................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Electricians ........................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Painters and paperhangers .................
Painters, construction and
maintenance .............................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..................................
Level 6 ..............................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Sheet metal workers ..........................
Helpers, construction trades ..............
Highway maintenance workers .........
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .....................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and
repairers .......................................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Radio and telecommunications
equipment installers and repairers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$20.43
16.87
21.58
19.50
22.04
25.47
24.01
11.7%
21.9
8.6
13.6
8.2
6.5
17.7
$20.85
16.87
21.58
19.50
22.04
25.47
–
13.0%
21.9
8.6
13.6
8.2
6.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.01
17.7
–
26.40
29.35
13.4
8.3
26.40
29.35
13.4
8.3
–
–
–
–
28.70
31.47
27.76
15.75
15.53
13.12
14.17
17.37
15.3
9.1
7.9
5.9
6.0
6.5
3.1
7.5
28.70
31.47
27.76
15.95
15.57
13.13
14.17
17.37
15.3
9.1
7.9
7.1
5.9
6.5
3.1
7.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.55
15.93
13.50
14.87
18.91
22.62
26.46
27.09
19.18
2.9
20.0
11.0
6.2
4.0
2.9
4.9
8.7
9.4
20.66
17.31
15.16
14.92
18.91
22.62
25.78
27.09
19.18
3.6
13.2
9.9
6.3
4.0
2.9
5.5
8.7
9.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
27.00
23.84
29.49
6.1
13.8
8.5
27.00
23.84
29.49
6.1
13.8
8.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
26.68
8.3
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-26
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations –Continued
Telecommunications equipment
installers and repairers, except
line installers ............................
Miscellaneous electrical and
electronic equipment mechanics,
installers, and repairers ................
Level 7 ..............................
Electrical and electronics repairers,
powerhouse, substation, and
relay .........................................
Automotive technicians and repairers
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Automotive body and related
repairers ...................................
Automotive service technicians
and mechanics .........................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel
engine specialists .........................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment
service technicians and
mechanics ....................................
Level 6 ..............................
Mobile heavy equipment
mechanics, except engines .......
Heating, air conditioning, and
refrigeration mechanics and
installers .......................................
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance workers
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Industrial machinery mechanics ....
Full-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
–
–
$26.38
$21.45
27.24
17.6%
20.3
21.45
27.24
29.49
19.16
12.90
18.29
21.32
19.1
4.6
4.9
6.1
5.2
20.83
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
17.6
20.3
–
–
–
–
29.49
19.39
12.90
18.29
21.32
19.1
4.0
4.9
6.1
5.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.5
20.83
2.5
–
–
19.06
17.17
21.23
5.4
7.0
6.9
19.39
17.17
21.23
4.4
7.0
6.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.35
16.15
21.26
7.2
7.5
5.0
19.35
16.15
21.26
7.2
7.5
5.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.63
22.48
6.1
7.7
20.63
22.48
6.1
7.7
–
–
–
–
21.02
8.4
21.02
8.4
–
–
22.12
17.7
22.12
17.7
–
–
19.67
17.30
16.32
18.86
22.17
23.68
18.69
22.49
2.7
14.5
11.4
6.5
3.5
2.7
7.4
2.9
19.67
17.30
16.32
18.86
22.17
23.68
18.69
22.49
2.7
14.5
11.4
6.5
3.5
2.7
7.4
2.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.5%
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-27
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations –Continued
Industrial machinery mechanics
–Continued
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Maintenance and repair workers,
general .....................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Maintenance workers, machinery ..
Line installers and repairers ...............
Level 6 ..............................
Electrical power-line installers and
repairers ...................................
Miscellaneous installation,
maintenance, and repair workers
Helpers--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
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Electrical, electronics, and
electromechanical assemblers .....
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Electrical and electronic
equipment assemblers ..............
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$22.34
23.33
23.94
20.65
16.6%
4.1
4.0
5.4
$22.34
23.33
23.94
20.65
16.6%
4.1
4.0
5.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.22
16.07
18.47
20.99
15.50
17.17
22.83
24.02
4.4
16.2
4.5
5.1
10.3
8.6
15.4
13.6
18.22
16.07
18.47
20.99
15.50
17.17
22.83
24.02
4.4
16.2
4.5
5.1
10.3
8.6
15.4
13.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
26.75
9.4
26.75
9.4
–
–
17.52
15.9
19.01
15.4
–
–
15.07
17.8
17.39
12.8
–
–
16.30
10.32
11.71
14.69
16.51
18.76
22.26
26.96
18.50
2.3
3.1
2.7
3.6
4.1
2.4
4.0
7.8
5.0
16.53
10.66
11.87
14.84
16.53
18.76
22.26
26.96
18.50
2.4
3.4
3.1
3.7
4.1
2.4
4.0
7.8
5.0
$9.73
9.02
9.74
9.33
15.14
–
–
–
–
6.6%
4.3
7.8
10.6
14.0
–
–
–
–
24.20
19.41
30.96
24.80
7.3
13.3
6.4
9.9
24.20
19.41
30.96
24.80
7.3
13.3
6.4
9.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.00
12.99
16.44
9.1
14.1
6.5
16.06
12.99
16.44
9.1
14.1
6.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.50
10.0
16.57
9.9
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-28
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Production occupations –Continued
Electrical and electronic
equipment assemblers
–Continued
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators ....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Bakers ................................................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and
fish processing workers
Level 2 ..............................
Butchers and meat cutters ..............
Miscellaneous food processing
workers ........................................
Level 3 ..............................
Food batchmakers ..........................
Level 3 ..............................
Computer control programmers and
operators ......................................
Level 5 ..............................
Computer-controlled machine tool
operators, metal and plastic .....
Level 5 ..............................
Forming machine setters, operators,
and tenders, metal and plastic ......
Level 3 ..............................
Extruding and drawing machine
setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ......................
Machine tool cutting setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic ...........................................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Cutting, punching, and press
machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........
Level 5 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$12.99
16.86
14.1%
5.1
$12.99
16.86
14.1%
5.1
–
–
–
–
14.43
10.00
11.59
17.06
21.83
14.48
8.5
5.2
4.2
6.4
24.5
14.9
14.68
10.11
12.11
17.06
–
14.48
8.3
5.2
5.2
6.4
–
14.9
$9.82
–
–
–
–
–
6.8%
–
–
–
–
–
10.88
16.65
9.4
12.7
11.69
18.54
3.2
5.6
–
–
–
–
15.02
14.60
15.78
14.19
9.5
8.4
8.0
7.1
15.24
14.71
15.90
–
9.4
9.0
8.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.20
18.65
11.5
4.9
19.20
18.65
11.5
4.9
–
–
–
–
18.70
18.65
12.3
4.9
18.70
18.65
12.3
4.9
–
–
–
–
15.48
14.42
10.6
20.5
15.48
14.42
10.6
20.5
–
–
–
–
14.29
10.6
14.29
10.6
–
–
16.24
13.00
16.28
17.33
4.5
7.4
4.2
5.3
16.24
13.00
16.28
17.33
4.5
7.4
4.2
5.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.98
17.95
7.2
4.5
14.98
17.95
7.2
4.5
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-29
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Production occupations –Continued
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and
buffing machine tool setters,
operators, and tenders, metal
and plastic ................................
Machinists ..........................................
Molders and molding machine
setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........................
Level 3 ..............................
Molding, coremaking, and casting
machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........
Level 3 ..............................
Multiple machine tool setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic ...........................................
Level 5 ..............................
Tool and die makers ..........................
Welding, soldering, and brazing
workers ........................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and
brazers ......................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Welding, soldering, and brazing
machine setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................
Miscellaneous metalworkers and
plastic workers .............................
Bookbinders and bindery workers .....
Bindery workers ............................
Printers ...............................................
Level 6 ..............................
Printing machine operators ............
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ....
Level 1 ..............................
Sewing machine operators .................
Woodworking machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..................
$16.75
25.17
Relative
error5
8.3%
9.6
Full-time workers
Mean
$16.75
25.17
Relative
error5
8.3%
9.6
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
13.95
12.28
4.7
11.4
13.95
12.28
4.7
11.4
–
–
–
–
13.95
12.28
4.7
11.4
13.95
12.28
4.7
11.4
–
–
–
–
19.86
21.81
25.27
11.2
13.2
6.1
19.86
21.81
25.27
11.2
13.2
6.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.95
16.65
19.15
3.5
10.2
6.5
17.95
16.61
19.15
3.5
10.6
6.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.67
15.87
19.44
4.7
10.9
7.8
17.67
15.78
19.44
4.8
11.5
7.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.63
5.1
18.63
5.1
–
–
15.79
13.20
13.20
16.56
23.97
17.69
10.21
10.03
10.89
5.0
12.6
12.6
9.9
5.6
9.8
7.4
8.0
3.5
15.79
–
–
18.05
23.97
18.16
10.87
10.71
10.89
5.0
–
–
7.3
5.6
8.3
8.8
10.3
3.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
$9.10
8.99
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.7%
6.4
–
15.09
2.7
15.09
2.7
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-30
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Production occupations –Continued
Woodworking machine setters,
operators, and tenders, except
sawing ......................................
Power plant operators, distributors,
and dispatchers ............................
Power plant operators ....................
Water and liquid waste treatment
plant and system operators ..........
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Chemical processing machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..................
Crushing, grinding, polishing,
mixing, and blending workers .....
Cutting workers .................................
Cutting and slicing machine
setters, operators, and tenders ..
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,
and weighers ................................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic
laboratory technicians ..................
Packaging and filling machine
operators and tenders ...................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Painting workers ................................
Coating, painting, and spraying
machine setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................
Miscellaneous production workers ....
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Helpers--production workers .........
Level 2 ..............................
Transportation and material moving
occupations .....................................
$14.83
Relative
error5
2.4%
Full-time workers
Mean
$14.83
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
2.4%
–
–
26.83
27.00
7.4
7.8
26.83
27.00
7.4
7.8
–
–
–
–
19.89
14.92
20.77
24.51
9.6
2.3
3.0
7.2
20.03
15.00
–
24.51
9.9
2.3
–
7.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.59
7.9
18.59
7.9
–
–
15.99
14.67
8.4
7.7
15.99
14.67
8.4
7.7
–
–
–
–
14.47
8.9
14.47
8.9
–
–
17.39
17.99
14.83
3.9
4.6
8.8
17.43
17.99
14.83
3.9
4.6
8.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.50
14.9
15.50
14.9
–
–
15.19
9.64
16.75
18.29
18.3
10.6
6.3
4.3
15.19
9.64
16.75
18.58
18.3
10.6
6.3
6.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.99
13.98
10.97
12.23
14.57
17.89
19.29
12.35
12.03
6.4
5.4
6.5
9.3
3.2
2.2
4.0
8.2
10.0
17.99
14.16
11.25
12.30
14.64
17.89
19.29
12.53
12.09
6.4
5.5
6.6
9.8
3.2
2.2
4.0
9.1
10.7
–
$10.17
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.8%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.92
5.6
17.38
5.2
10.21
3.7
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-31
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Transportation and material moving
occupations –Continued
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers of
helpers, laborers, and material
movers, hand ................................
Level 6 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
transportation and
material-moving machine and
vehicle operators ..........................
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers ....
Bus drivers .........................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Bus drivers, school ........................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Driver/sales workers and truck
drivers ..........................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Driver/sales workers ......................
Level 1 ..............................
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer ............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Truck drivers, light or delivery
services ....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs ...............
Parking lot attendants ........................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
$9.64
11.84
14.60
17.23
19.34
20.32
28.90
2.2%
3.6
5.2
5.2
4.9
4.6
21.3
$10.63
12.31
14.86
17.25
19.37
20.36
29.64
3.4%
3.5
5.3
5.3
5.0
4.7
21.7
$8.81
10.58
13.03
16.09
–
–
–
2.9%
6.6
5.4
6.4
–
–
–
19.65
19.79
9.6
11.0
19.72
19.89
9.8
11.3
–
–
–
–
22.14
81.21
16.75
14.16
17.37
15.54
14.16
15.67
11.1
18.2
6.5
2.6
8.0
4.2
2.6
8.2
22.14
–
18.36
–
–
–
–
–
11.1
–
12.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.56
14.13
15.65
15.75
14.13
16.21
–
–
4.3
3.1
8.2
2.7
3.1
4.0
16.29
7.41
14.87
13.24
17.54
19.41
10.40
6.92
2.9
3.5
5.1
4.9
6.2
5.4
12.5
3.1
17.48
–
16.47
13.28
17.55
19.41
14.07
–
3.2
–
7.8
4.9
6.2
5.4
7.2
–
7.73
7.36
–
–
–
–
6.97
6.92
4.4
3.3
–
–
–
–
3.4
3.1
18.05
17.43
19.34
3.4
6.2
5.6
18.06
17.43
19.34
3.4
6.2
5.6
–
–
–
15.25
8.26
15.44
18.59
8.83
9.64
7.7
5.4
6.2
18.4
7.0
9.1
16.83
–
16.81
18.59
–
–
11.0
–
8.7
18.4
–
–
8.85
8.28
–
–
–
–
Relative
error5
–
–
–
8.0
6.2
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-32
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Transportation and material moving
occupations –Continued
Dredge, excavating, and loading
machine operators ........................
Excavating and loading machine
and dragline operators .............
Industrial truck and tractor operators
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Laborers and material movers, hand
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Cleaners of vehicles and
equipment ................................
Level 1 ..............................
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand .............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Machine feeders and offbearers .....
Packers and packagers, hand .........
Level 1 ..............................
Refuse and recyclable material
collectors ......................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$22.88
15.4%
$22.88
15.4%
–
–
19.55
14.85
13.10
14.36
16.00
11.41
9.75
11.49
14.11
15.69
10.2
3.8
5.4
4.8
7.7
5.8
3.7
4.8
9.6
23.8
19.55
15.01
13.10
14.57
16.00
12.20
10.20
11.55
14.57
–
10.2
4.0
5.4
5.1
7.7
7.7
6.5
4.9
8.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
$9.81
9.27
11.25
11.85
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.7%
3.1
10.2
9.0
–
12.27
11.41
9.2
9.3
13.63
–
10.6
–
–
–
–
–
11.22
9.37
11.98
13.61
12.20
11.37
10.27
7.9
4.1
7.5
6.5
12.1
4.7
6.7
11.81
9.20
12.31
14.10
15.48
12.02
11.99
10.6
3.4
8.3
5.7
3.9
8.5
6.3
10.15
9.60
11.35
–
–
9.23
8.82
18.78
16.5
–
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, and 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.
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. For more information, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook
–
–
5.0
5.2
16.7
–
–
4.1
2.1
–
of Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
4 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
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 chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
2-33
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
1.7%
Mean
$20.56
Relative
error5
1.8%
Part-time workers
Mean
$11.52
Relative
error5
All workers ...............................................
$18.92
4.9%
Management occupations ...................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Level 13 .............................
Level 14 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
General and operations managers ......
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Marketing and sales managers ...........
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Marketing managers ......................
Level 11 .............................
Sales managers ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Administrative services managers .....
Computer and information systems
managers ......................................
Not able to be leveled ........
Financial managers ............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Human resources managers ...............
Industrial production managers .........
Not able to be leveled ........
Transportation, storage, and
distribution managers ..................
Not able to be leveled ........
Construction managers ......................
Level 9 ..............................
Education administrators ...................
Education administrators,
postsecondary ..........................
Engineering managers .......................
Not able to be leveled ........
Medical and health services
managers ......................................
Not able to be leveled ........
41.30
21.48
22.90
31.24
35.17
45.25
50.73
59.08
66.57
48.25
39.12
41.78
46.94
48.26
48.83
46.30
47.49
43.00
48.80
42.67
32.86
3.9
11.5
6.2
3.6
3.4
4.8
5.2
8.9
9.3
9.2
10.8
16.4
20.1
6.8
6.6
20.7
11.0
3.2
7.9
24.2
21.0
41.30
21.48
22.90
31.24
35.17
45.14
50.73
59.08
66.57
48.25
39.12
41.78
46.94
48.26
48.83
46.30
47.49
43.00
48.80
42.67
32.86
4.0
11.7
6.2
3.6
3.4
4.9
5.2
8.9
9.3
9.2
10.8
16.4
20.1
6.8
6.6
20.7
11.0
3.2
7.9
24.2
21.0
40.74
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
47.79
47.08
40.52
46.64
45.31
37.67
61.05
84.70
5.5
7.7
4.8
3.8
9.7
12.6
27.6
24.4
47.79
47.08
40.24
46.09
45.31
37.67
61.05
84.70
5.5
7.7
4.7
4.3
9.7
12.6
27.6
24.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
41.83
47.57
30.44
30.96
35.27
18.8
19.5
11.4
12.6
9.4
41.83
47.57
30.44
30.96
35.24
18.8
19.5
11.4
12.6
9.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
37.97
51.58
48.37
11.1
8.7
19.3
37.96
51.58
48.37
11.1
8.7
19.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
40.25
46.02
9.6
20.9
40.26
46.02
9.9
21.3
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Business and financial operations
occupations .....................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Buyers and purchasing agents ...........
Level 9 ..............................
Purchasing agents, except
wholesale, retail, and farm
products ...................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers,
examiners, and investigators .......
Level 9 ..............................
Claims adjusters, examiners, and
investigators .............................
Level 9 ..............................
Compliance officers, except
agriculture, construction, health
and safety, and transportation ......
Cost estimators ..................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ......................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Employment, recruitment, and
placement specialists ...............
Compensation, benefits, and job
analysis specialists ...................
Training and development
specialists .................................
Management analysts ........................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 12 .............................
Accountants and auditors ..................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
$28.41
17.95
23.32
26.95
29.99
37.59
42.73
47.94
28.37
26.62
29.62
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
3.0%
3.6
8.5
3.2
2.9
5.1
5.5
5.3
7.8
9.5
7.8
Mean
$28.49
17.82
23.25
26.94
30.29
37.59
42.73
47.94
28.41
26.62
29.62
Relative
error5
3.1%
3.4
8.9
3.2
2.7
5.1
5.5
5.3
7.8
9.5
7.8
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
$25.38
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.9%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.75
10.0
24.75
10.0
–
–
23.75
27.52
5.1
4.6
23.75
27.52
5.1
4.6
–
–
–
–
23.64
27.44
5.2
4.7
23.64
27.44
5.2
4.7
–
–
–
–
26.00
31.19
7.4
10.9
26.00
31.19
7.4
10.9
–
–
–
–
26.75
18.96
20.43
32.30
27.96
6.5
6.9
4.1
3.8
11.4
26.77
18.96
20.50
32.30
27.96
6.5
6.9
4.3
3.8
11.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
22.13
12.0
22.13
12.0
–
–
24.76
9.4
24.76
9.4
–
–
28.94
36.44
23.12
30.36
53.12
27.45
18.48
21.14
8.3
9.7
1.5
7.6
12.2
5.2
8.5
7.1
29.05
37.47
23.12
33.50
53.12
27.52
–
21.11
8.3
10.0
1.5
4.6
12.2
5.5
–
6.9
–
–
–
–
–
26.23
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.2
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Business and financial operations
occupations –Continued
Accountants and auditors –Continued
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Credit analysts ...................................
Financial analysts and advisors .........
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Financial analysts ..........................
Not able to be leveled ........
Insurance underwriters ..................
Loan counselors and officers .............
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Loan officers ..................................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Computer programmers .....................
Computer software engineers ............
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Computer software engineers,
applications ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Computer software engineers,
systems software ......................
Level 11 .............................
Computer support specialists .............
Level 7 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$26.34
28.06
30.91
30.74
29.31
20.00
24.53
27.99
26.35
26.72
30.78
24.71
36.32
31.63
23.60
36.32
7.2%
6.4
5.2
9.3
11.3
8.9
7.4
7.4
7.7
13.9
14.4
6.4
12.9
15.5
5.8
12.9
$26.30
28.10
30.91
30.74
29.31
20.00
24.53
27.99
26.35
26.72
30.68
24.71
36.32
31.54
23.60
36.32
7.3%
7.3
5.2
9.3
11.3
8.9
7.4
7.4
7.7
13.9
14.6
6.4
12.9
15.9
5.8
12.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.66
19.42
22.44
26.16
30.10
33.36
39.05
43.32
51.57
38.12
29.51
40.01
33.45
48.24
3.6
4.3
3.2
1.9
7.1
3.8
4.9
5.8
3.0
7.1
7.0
11.9
4.7
8.9
33.70
19.42
22.44
26.16
30.10
33.29
39.05
43.32
51.70
38.12
29.51
40.01
33.45
48.24
3.5
4.3
3.2
1.9
7.1
3.8
4.9
5.8
3.2
7.1
7.0
11.9
4.7
8.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
42.27
35.78
52.75
13.4
2.9
15.1
42.27
35.78
52.75
13.4
2.9
15.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
37.45
43.26
23.70
25.76
13.8
6.2
7.8
2.9
37.45
43.26
24.09
25.76
13.8
6.2
6.6
2.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Computer and mathematical science
occupations –Continued
Computer systems analysts ................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Network and computer systems
administrators ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Network systems and data
communications analysts .............
Actuaries ............................................
Architecture and engineering
occupations .....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Engineers ...........................................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Civil engineers ...............................
Electrical and electronics
engineers ..................................
Electrical engineers ...................
Electronics engineers, except
computer ..............................
Industrial engineers, including
health and safety ......................
Level 9 ..............................
Industrial engineers ...................
$37.06
26.92
36.15
38.94
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
3.5%
6.1
3.4
2.3
Mean
$37.05
26.92
36.06
38.94
Relative
error5
3.6%
6.1
3.7
2.3
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
32.52
26.25
33.09
32.39
5.4
4.7
6.8
11.5
32.52
26.25
33.09
32.39
5.4
4.7
6.8
11.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.03
42.96
25.0
15.3
30.03
42.96
25.0
15.3
–
–
–
–
31.57
19.11
20.38
26.29
27.98
31.41
45.99
40.83
42.69
30.85
37.94
24.24
29.04
31.07
45.99
42.27
43.03
35.96
27.31
2.9
8.2
5.3
3.4
9.5
4.7
10.8
7.0
1.9
4.6
2.3
3.0
13.5
5.7
10.8
5.3
2.5
3.4
13.0
31.06
18.77
20.38
26.29
27.84
31.41
41.24
40.83
42.69
31.05
37.27
24.24
29.00
31.07
41.24
42.27
43.03
35.96
27.10
4.1
8.7
5.3
3.4
10.7
4.7
4.6
7.0
1.9
4.5
2.5
3.0
15.1
5.7
4.6
5.3
2.5
3.4
14.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
40.82
37.14
5.5
4.7
39.28
37.14
4.3
4.7
–
–
–
–
43.48
6.7
–
–
–
–
31.63
34.34
31.71
6.8
6.9
7.1
31.63
34.34
31.71
6.8
6.9
7.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Architecture and engineering
occupations –Continued
Industrial engineers –Continued
Level 9 ..............................
Mechanical engineers ....................
Not able to be leveled ........
Drafters ..............................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Architectural and civil drafters ......
Mechanical drafters .......................
Engineering technicians, except
drafters .........................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Electrical and electronic
engineering technicians ...........
Level 7 ..............................
Mechanical engineering
technicians ...............................
$35.18
34.72
35.03
21.30
18.62
27.07
20.54
22.49
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
8.5%
5.5
7.2
4.2
8.3
2.9
7.4
4.2
Mean
$35.18
34.72
35.03
21.16
17.86
27.07
20.07
22.49
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
8.5%
5.5
7.2
4.5
8.3
2.9
8.9
4.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.39
21.34
27.90
25.89
4.5
4.9
5.5
9.0
24.46
21.34
27.90
26.22
4.5
4.9
5.5
8.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.65
29.84
10.3
7.1
23.85
29.84
11.1
7.1
–
–
–
–
20.93
3.7
20.93
3.7
–
–
Life, physical, and social science
occupations .....................................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Life scientists .....................................
Physical scientists ..............................
Chemists and materials scientists ..
Chemists ....................................
Market and survey researchers ..........
Market research analysts ...............
Chemical technicians .........................
29.53
23.27
29.69
43.55
32.76
30.28
30.33
30.63
38.86
38.86
26.78
10.7
11.8
16.1
17.1
15.8
9.8
13.8
14.0
10.5
10.5
18.4
29.93
23.27
29.69
43.55
33.30
30.28
30.33
30.63
38.86
38.86
–
10.1
11.8
16.1
17.1
16.5
9.8
13.8
14.0
10.5
10.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Community and social services
occupations .....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Counselors .........................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
18.74
12.20
14.73
16.71
22.99
18.70
14.56
15.93
5.8
5.1
7.5
5.6
8.3
8.4
5.5
5.4
18.86
12.27
14.63
16.03
22.83
18.56
14.56
–
6.4
5.0
5.9
5.8
8.6
8.1
5.5
–
$18.07
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.0%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Community and social services
occupations –Continued
Educational, vocational, and
school counselors .....................
Social workers ...................................
Level 7 ..............................
Medical and public health social
workers ....................................
Mental health and substance abuse
social workers ..........................
Miscellaneous community and social
service specialists ........................
Social and human service
assistants ..................................
Legal occupations ................................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Lawyers .............................................
Not able to be leveled ........
Paralegals and legal assistants ...........
Level 7 ..............................
Education, training, and library
occupations .....................................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Postsecondary teachers ......................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Business teachers, postsecondary ..
Physical sciences teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Social sciences teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Level 11 .............................
Arts, communications, and
humanities teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$14.09
19.63
17.20
6.3%
14.8
8.8
$14.23
20.11
16.15
5.8%
18.9
10.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
27.27
4.7
–
–
–
–
14.26
2.9
14.30
3.0
–
–
15.79
5.3
15.67
7.8
–
–
14.96
9.5
14.38
10.7
–
–
35.60
19.97
48.70
53.23
58.74
24.00
19.97
10.1
8.4
29.5
13.4
13.8
13.9
8.4
35.09
19.97
46.69
52.13
56.30
24.00
19.97
9.0
8.4
25.6
12.0
10.0
13.9
8.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25.91
10.96
22.49
25.41
30.74
38.65
27.13
42.46
31.92
32.51
38.83
45.17
6.2
6.2
6.7
14.2
11.5
10.0
6.9
7.7
3.5
11.8
10.3
10.9
29.58
–
–
27.20
30.74
38.76
–
42.79
–
32.51
38.95
–
7.1
–
–
9.7
11.5
10.0
–
7.7
–
11.8
10.3
–
$13.60
–
–
–
–
–
–
27.77
–
–
–
–
4.2%
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.8
–
–
–
–
48.90
7.1
48.90
7.1
–
–
44.68
44.68
7.8
9.3
44.68
44.68
7.8
9.3
–
–
–
–
42.70
4.9
43.04
4.6
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Education, training, and library
occupations –Continued
Arts, communications, and
humanities teachers,
postsecondary –Continued
Level 11 .............................
Miscellaneous postsecondary
teachers ....................................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............
Level 7 ..............................
Elementary and middle school
teachers ....................................
Teacher assistants ..............................
$37.12
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
7.1%
Mean
$37.54
Relative
error5
6.7%
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
42.07
18.5
42.42
18.7
–
–
23.23
22.74
7.9
6.5
24.91
–
6.6
–
–
–
–
–
24.89
11.98
8.7
1.7
24.89
–
8.7
–
–
$11.59
–
3.7%
22.36
13.56
15.78
19.02
30.58
20.58
21.18
14.29
19.19
16.97
9.2
9.4
4.7
6.6
7.4
15.2
18.4
4.7
7.6
8.2
22.96
13.92
15.57
18.91
30.58
22.85
21.14
14.29
–
16.80
9.4
11.9
4.3
6.6
7.4
15.8
18.6
4.7
–
8.2
12.17
–
–
–
–
9.95
–
–
–
–
17.3
–
–
–
–
17.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.33
11.33
21.7
21.7
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations ..................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Designers ...........................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Graphic designers ..........................
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and
related workers ............................
Not able to be leveled ........
News analysts, reporters and
correspondents .............................
Reporters and correspondents ........
Writers and editors ............................
Editors ............................................
13.41
13.41
24.7
24.7
–
–
30.57
28.03
19.67
20.71
10.8
10.9
10.4
10.5
31.11
28.57
19.67
20.71
11.3
11.5
10.4
10.5
–
–
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .....................................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
30.43
10.86
15.44
17.94
20.90
26.14
–
29.10
9.8
7.4
5.0
3.3
4.9
1.4
–
5.1
30.70
11.48
15.51
17.91
21.48
25.80
25.57
27.62
8.7
7.4
6.2
3.9
5.9
1.4
2.8
6.5
29.64
–
–
18.05
19.02
27.13
–
33.75
–
–
–
–
16.6
–
–
4.5
3.9
3.1
–
2.9
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations –Continued
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Pharmacists ........................................
Level 11 .............................
Physicians and surgeons ....................
Level 12 .............................
Registered nurses ...............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Therapists ..........................................
Respiratory therapists ....................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ...................................
Level 5 ..............................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technologists ............................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technicians ...............................
Dental hygienists ...............................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Cardiovascular technologists and
technicians ...............................
Radiologic technologists and
technicians ...............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Health diagnosing and treating
practitioner support technicians ...
Level 4 ..............................
Pharmacy technicians ....................
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses .........................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
$54.72
47.42
113.75
53.67
54.69
125.70
135.47
28.46
25.51
–
29.62
40.73
28.17
30.89
24.88
11.9%
4.4
23.9
2.5
2.9
18.7
21.2
5.5
1.9
–
3.7
6.4
6.1
7.4
3.3
$57.08
47.25
100.67
55.03
54.77
115.20
120.79
28.81
25.56
25.38
28.08
36.99
27.70
30.94
–
5.7%
5.6
20.4
2.4
3.0
18.0
21.9
5.4
1.4
3.3
4.8
6.6
7.4
7.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$27.76
25.38
–
33.50
–
–
–
–
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.7%
5.9
–
2.8
–
–
–
–
20.79
17.95
11.5
9.3
21.35
–
14.9
–
19.89
–
17.2
–
23.77
13.5
22.54
16.8
–
17.28
30.89
11.9
1.9
18.24
–
13.8
–
16.71
–
13.6
–
25.78
20.18
30.93
7.1
7.0
3.4
26.25
20.31
30.55
8.7
8.0
5.0
23.30
–
–
7.0
–
–
23.31
10.4
–
–
–
–
24.76
19.74
31.09
8.5
7.5
4.4
25.11
–
30.65
10.7
–
6.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.54
13.39
12.49
8.0
8.6
7.5
13.44
–
12.68
8.8
–
7.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.32
17.63
17.68
18.90
1.5
4.5
2.6
2.0
18.37
17.39
17.84
19.11
1.8
4.5
2.9
3.0
18.17
–
17.08
18.38
2.3
–
2.8
3.4
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations –Continued
Medical records and health
information technicians ...............
Level 5 ..............................
Healthcare support occupations .........
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Nursing, psychiatric, and home
health aides ..................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Home health aides .........................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Dental assistants ............................
Level 4 ..............................
Medical assistants ..........................
Level 4 ..............................
Medical transcriptionists ...............
Pharmacy aides ..............................
Protective service occupations ............
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
$15.98
16.08
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
4.8%
5.8
Mean
$15.98
16.08
Relative
error5
4.8%
5.8
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
2.9%
3.0
4.7
8.6
–
–
12.55
9.87
11.30
14.32
14.66
12.60
3.4
4.1
2.7
6.2
7.0
7.5
13.05
9.85
11.46
15.25
14.71
–
3.8
4.8
2.8
5.8
7.7
–
$11.08
9.92
10.90
11.81
–
–
11.05
10.00
11.15
12.20
10.85
9.94
11.47
11.43
2.2
2.9
2.5
5.9
3.3
4.4
9.4
5.7
11.32
10.04
11.25
13.38
11.41
–
12.16
12.45
2.9
3.3
2.2
5.3
4.6
–
6.4
7.1
10.51
9.88
10.95
10.55
10.05
–
10.39
–
3.1
3.3
5.3
5.2
4.3
–
12.5
–
11.15
10.02
11.07
13.80
3.3
4.4
2.4
4.5
11.27
9.99
11.04
14.42
4.2
4.7
3.4
3.4
10.84
10.08
11.13
10.82
3.3
5.1
4.2
12.0
15.04
9.16
12.00
16.40
15.31
15.92
16.61
13.64
14.95
18.23
12.85
5.7
11.6
8.5
6.9
6.5
10.3
10.5
8.6
4.8
4.5
15.0
15.11
–
12.26
16.34
15.44
15.96
16.62
13.52
14.43
–
13.05
6.2
–
9.4
7.8
7.2
10.6
10.7
10.1
6.9
–
15.7
14.39
–
–
16.92
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.3
–
–
3.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.50
9.67
10.76
–
5.2
7.0
6.5
–
11.41
–
10.86
11.52
4.9
–
6.4
6.0
12.02
9.14
9.92
–
19.7
8.4
7.4
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-9
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Protective service occupations
–Continued
Security guards and gaming
surveillance officers .....................
Level 3 ..............................
Security guards ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Miscellaneous protective service
workers ........................................
Level 3 ..............................
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other
recreational protective service
workers ....................................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers, food
preparation and serving workers
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
food preparation and serving
workers ....................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Cooks .................................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Cooks, fast food .............................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria .....
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Cooks, restaurant ...........................
Level 2 ..............................
$11.28
10.77
11.25
10.77
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
5.3%
7.9
5.3
7.9
Mean
Relative
error5
$11.09
10.88
11.05
10.88
5.4%
7.6
5.5
7.6
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
$12.45
9.62
12.45
9.62
21.6%
11.1
21.6
11.1
11.61
12.06
9.1
10.3
–
–
–
–
9.88
–
13.4
–
8.25
7.5
–
–
8.25
7.5
8.17
7.11
7.22
8.62
10.35
11.76
15.94
2.4
3.1
2.6
5.2
5.1
10.9
6.9
9.35
7.10
7.26
9.59
10.13
11.68
15.94
4.8
6.8
5.7
7.9
6.5
11.5
6.9
7.40
7.11
7.20
7.81
11.33
–
–
1.5
2.8
2.7
5.1
4.6
–
–
13.62
11.11
11.16
15.94
6.3
5.4
13.2
6.9
13.73
11.11
11.00
15.94
6.7
5.4
14.0
6.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.06
11.11
10.97
16.21
9.86
7.68
8.41
10.41
11.04
8.28
11.00
10.49
10.94
10.15
8.31
7.5
5.4
13.2
6.4
3.4
5.1
4.2
4.2
4.8
4.7
3.9
6.5
8.7
4.5
7.7
13.15
11.11
10.79
16.21
10.59
–
8.58
10.79
10.83
–
10.81
–
–
10.76
–
8.0
5.4
13.8
6.4
2.9
–
5.2
4.4
7.0
–
5.8
–
–
2.8
–
–
–
–
–
8.96
–
8.32
9.66
11.69
7.57
11.25
–
–
9.21
8.02
–
–
–
–
5.0
–
6.3
7.5
4.9
4.6
4.9
–
–
7.8
9.5
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-10
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Food preparation and serving related
occupations –Continued
Cooks, restaurant –Continued
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Cooks, short order .........................
Level 2 ..............................
Food preparation workers ..................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Food service, tipped ...........................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Bartenders ......................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Waiters and waitresses ..................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Dining room and cafeteria
attendants and bartender
helpers ......................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Fast food and counter workers ..........
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Combined food preparation and
serving workers, including fast
food ..........................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food
concession, and coffee shop ....
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ...............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Dishwashers .......................................
$10.41
10.94
8.05
7.61
8.76
8.23
8.78
5.89
6.34
5.75
5.37
7.06
7.53
6.55
5.16
5.50
5.12
4.25
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
4.7%
3.4
4.7
2.2
3.1
2.1
4.0
4.0
5.8
5.4
8.2
7.6
7.2
7.7
4.2
8.5
6.9
8.5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
$10.87
–
–
–
8.92
–
9.03
5.19
5.59
4.66
5.12
6.67
–
–
4.34
4.43
4.16
–
4.7%
–
–
–
5.1
–
5.7
10.1
9.9
9.1
20.7
19.0
–
–
7.3
11.6
8.6
–
$9.52
–
8.16
7.66
8.44
–
8.06
6.21
6.61
6.19
5.50
7.25
7.37
6.90
5.54
5.97
5.57
4.44
Relative
error5
7.4%
–
6.4
2.8
2.5
–
1.7
3.8
5.3
6.4
5.2
4.7
8.5
6.7
4.9
7.1
8.2
9.2
8.39
7.88
9.78
7.89
7.19
7.85
8.38
6.1
5.6
14.7
2.1
4.2
1.6
8.4
–
–
–
8.92
–
8.59
9.57
–
–
–
6.1
–
3.8
18.5
8.35
7.55
10.39
7.66
7.04
7.71
7.99
7.4
6.9
15.8
1.9
3.8
1.5
5.5
7.90
7.17
7.85
8.36
2.3
4.7
1.7
8.8
8.94
–
8.62
9.57
6.2
–
4.0
18.5
7.65
6.97
7.71
7.94
2.0
4.0
1.5
5.5
7.74
7.32
7.91
9.27
9.00
9.45
8.41
2.6
2.9
1.9
2.4
2.1
2.5
1.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.83
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.7
7.71
7.32
7.86
8.55
8.58
–
8.05
2.9
2.9
2.1
2.8
3.9
–
2.6
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-11
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Food preparation and serving related
occupations –Continued
Dishwashers –Continued
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant,
lounge, and coffee shop ...............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ..............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers,
building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance workers ............
First-line supervisors/managers of
housekeeping and janitorial
workers ....................................
Building cleaning workers .................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Janitors and cleaners, except maids
and housekeeping cleaners ......
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Grounds maintenance workers ..........
Level 2 ..............................
Landscaping and groundskeeping
workers ....................................
Level 2 ..............................
$8.28
8.55
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
2.3%
4.2
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
$8.09
–
Mean
Relative
error5
3.3%
–
6.55
6.30
6.59
12.9
14.0
19.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.10
6.68
7.24
8.0
9.7
10.0
11.15
9.64
10.22
12.61
12.63
11.83
3.7
2.7
2.7
10.9
9.0
5.6
$12.13
10.22
10.81
13.99
13.25
11.92
4.4%
3.4
4.9
13.2
7.7
5.7
9.03
8.78
9.36
9.00
–
–
2.2
3.8
1.3
6.2
–
–
14.08
7.8
14.35
8.1
–
–
14.07
11.03
9.64
10.68
13.49
11.22
9.0
5.2
2.8
4.9
13.4
3.9
14.37
11.83
10.22
11.07
14.30
11.30
9.4
6.1
3.4
5.5
15.3
4.3
–
9.09
8.77
9.48
10.06
–
–
2.8
3.9
4.4
5.4
–
11.76
10.11
11.39
14.08
9.67
8.98
9.54
11.52
10.39
9.33
7.4
4.7
4.4
15.7
4.4
4.5
8.7
6.2
4.3
1.6
12.73
10.78
11.83
15.19
10.11
9.46
9.76
11.53
12.08
9.43
8.3
5.4
4.5
17.5
5.0
6.0
11.6
7.4
6.4
6.2
9.35
9.14
9.87
–
8.63
8.24
–
–
8.86
9.29
3.3
5.5
4.1
–
4.4
4.6
–
–
4.1
1.7
10.11
9.39
4.4
1.8
11.85
–
6.7
–
8.87
9.32
4.2
1.7
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-12
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Personal care and service
occupations .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Gaming services workers ..................
Gaming dealers ..............................
Miscellaneous entertainment
attendants and related workers ....
Amusement and recreation
attendants .................................
Barbers and cosmetologists ...............
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and
cosmetologists .........................
Miscellaneous personal appearance
workers ........................................
Child care workers .............................
Level 2 ..............................
Personal and home care aides ............
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Recreation and fitness workers ..........
Level 4 ..............................
Fitness trainers and aerobics
instructors ................................
Recreation workers ........................
Sales and related occupations .............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers ........................................
$11.13
7.77
8.29
9.51
11.27
15.46
13.35
7.25
6.21
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
4.9%
5.2
5.4
4.5
5.9
6.5
9.7
6.8
4.4
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$12.19
–
8.76
9.66
11.20
16.56
–
7.43
6.34
5.5%
–
10.3
5.0
6.1
11.8
–
8.1
3.3
$9.57
7.58
7.97
9.37
11.91
13.10
–
6.76
–
4.0%
4.4
4.6
5.8
10.1
11.7
–
9.8
–
8.18
6.3
–
–
7.85
7.2
7.90
12.98
4.8
6.4
–
12.11
–
9.6
7.85
14.31
7.2
4.1
12.98
6.4
12.11
9.6
14.31
4.1
16.52
9.95
8.02
9.38
8.20
9.90
11.75
11.56
17.3
5.9
2.2
4.1
6.7
5.4
10.9
15.8
–
10.77
–
10.03
–
–
14.39
–
–
8.2
–
7.6
–
–
10.3
–
–
8.22
8.01
8.96
–
9.77
9.39
–
–
2.4
2.2
6.1
–
6.0
4.9
–
10.72
12.06
8.2
13.8
–
14.39
–
10.3
10.72
–
8.2
–
16.22
8.46
8.84
10.03
13.64
20.03
22.02
27.12
60.16
43.58
55.01
14.99
5.8
3.0
1.6
4.0
6.2
8.0
6.6
6.8
27.5
7.8
6.1
17.9
19.42
–
9.44
10.85
13.94
20.12
22.02
27.12
60.16
43.58
55.01
16.36
7.2
–
2.9
5.9
7.1
8.3
6.6
6.8
27.5
7.8
6.1
21.0
8.89
8.37
8.42
8.90
12.14
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.36
1.5
2.7
1.2
1.6
6.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.1
19.30
7.1
19.38
7.2
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-13
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Sales and related occupations
–Continued
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers –Continued
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers of
retail sales workers ..................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
non-retail sales workers ...........
Retail sales workers ...........................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Cashiers, all workers .....................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Cashiers .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Counter and rental clerks and parts
salespersons .............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Counter and rental clerks ...........
Level 2 ..............................
Parts salespersons ......................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Retail salespersons .........................
Level 1 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$14.78
17.74
24.76
21.09
4.5%
12.1
11.2
22.0
$14.78
17.74
24.76
21.09
4.5%
12.1
11.2
22.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.33
14.68
17.14
4.3
5.4
11.1
17.39
14.68
17.14
4.3
5.4
11.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
28.36
11.22
8.41
8.80
9.94
13.31
20.95
10.43
9.17
8.51
8.84
9.19
10.20
9.19
8.51
8.84
9.25
10.20
23.5
4.3
3.1
1.9
4.1
7.8
11.4
1.2
1.5
4.2
2.2
2.8
1.5
1.5
4.2
2.2
3.0
1.5
28.36
13.12
–
9.48
10.73
13.72
20.98
10.97
10.02
–
9.43
9.92
10.77
10.08
–
9.43
10.09
10.77
23.5
6.3
–
3.9
6.1
8.7
11.5
1.7
2.3
–
4.3
3.3
1.7
2.4
–
4.3
3.6
1.7
–
$8.72
8.32
8.43
8.84
11.34
–
8.97
8.43
8.37
8.49
8.20
8.91
8.43
8.37
8.49
8.20
8.91
–
0.9%
2.9
1.3
1.6
7.2
–
1.5
1.5
3.6
1.8
2.7
2.4
1.5
3.6
1.8
2.7
2.4
14.50
7.93
11.48
14.92
17.00
10.81
7.93
16.51
11.86
15.04
12.42
8.24
7.7
6.2
7.7
7.6
7.8
9.8
6.2
4.8
13.1
10.3
9.1
4.0
16.11
–
12.39
15.49
17.00
12.79
–
17.21
–
15.66
14.46
–
6.5
–
8.7
7.5
7.8
11.7
–
5.6
–
9.6
11.3
–
9.03
8.13
–
–
–
8.44
8.13
–
–
–
9.06
8.24
5.6
6.3
–
–
–
5.8
6.3
–
–
–
2.3
4.0
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-14
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Sales and related occupations
–Continued
Retail salespersons –Continued
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Advertising sales agents ....................
Insurance sales agents ........................
Level 7 ..............................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, technical
and scientific products .............
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific
products ...................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Telemarketers ....................................
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 ........................................
Level 5 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$8.83
10.57
12.80
22.44
10.61
20.88
29.77
28.65
3.4%
7.9
11.8
12.0
2.1
20.0
21.2
9.7
$9.78
11.39
13.13
22.49
11.12
–
29.77
28.65
7.9%
15.5
13.5
12.1
1.7
–
21.2
9.7
$8.39
9.50
11.55
–
9.04
–
–
–
2.5%
3.3
7.9
–
1.6
–
–
–
27.62
20.99
30.04
42.79
9.8
8.6
11.8
12.0
28.17
20.99
30.04
42.79
9.5
8.6
11.8
12.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.21
28.6
32.79
23.9
–
–
26.62
20.28
29.44
9.92
13.0
10.9
13.4
11.2
26.64
20.28
29.44
10.13
13.0
10.9
13.4
12.8
–
–
–
9.14
–
–
–
8.9
14.52
13.3
15.14
14.6
11.50
23.2
14.93
8.37
11.22
12.14
14.38
16.57
19.49
24.82
27.60
16.26
1.4
5.5
4.1
2.9
1.8
2.1
2.8
3.9
13.0
3.3
15.56
9.54
11.94
12.52
14.53
16.69
19.69
24.84
27.60
16.73
1.2
6.0
3.8
2.0
2.1
1.9
2.6
3.9
13.0
2.5
10.98
7.98
9.71
10.70
13.05
14.18
–
–
–
10.91
4.3
4.0
6.0
6.4
5.0
10.0
–
–
–
5.7
22.01
16.59
4.3
6.4
22.19
16.59
4.6
6.4
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-15
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support
workers –Continued
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Switchboard operators, including
answering service ........................
Financial clerks ..................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Bill and account collectors ............
Level 4 ..............................
Billing and posting clerks and
machine operators ....................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks .........................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Payroll and timekeeping clerks .....
Procurement clerks ........................
Tellers ............................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Brokerage clerks ................................
Credit authorizers, checkers, and
clerks ............................................
Customer service representatives ......
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$21.14
23.63
27.60
7.3%
4.7
13.0
$21.64
23.63
27.60
5.7%
4.7
13.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.08
13.79
10.82
11.55
13.40
16.00
18.50
14.45
14.05
14.27
8.3
2.4
3.1
4.3
2.6
6.6
6.4
9.9
5.7
3.7
11.44
14.10
11.21
11.94
13.51
15.81
18.50
15.15
13.93
–
7.6
2.4
4.3
2.7
2.3
7.2
6.5
6.5
5.5
–
–
$11.68
10.41
9.37
12.38
17.78
–
–
–
–
–
6.4%
4.6
6.4
5.9
8.7
–
–
–
–
14.12
12.67
13.24
5.1
8.4
5.0
14.22
12.61
13.34
5.4
9.4
5.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.29
11.84
13.50
15.63
17.50
14.27
17.21
17.30
11.20
10.66
10.49
12.56
–
3.3
10.9
3.4
7.7
4.4
12.1
6.4
11.5
2.8
3.1
2.9
3.4
–
14.41
12.87
13.63
15.28
17.48
–
17.51
17.30
11.38
–
10.71
12.63
16.22
4.3
7.7
3.4
8.6
4.5
–
4.1
11.5
2.8
–
3.0
3.8
4.0
13.08
–
–
17.78
–
–
–
–
10.76
10.41
9.55
12.41
–
12.6
–
–
8.7
–
–
–
–
4.8
4.6
2.1
6.0
–
13.74
14.66
11.56
12.19
14.07
17.04
7.9
5.2
11.4
6.8
6.0
7.7
13.74
15.02
–
12.26
14.27
17.03
7.9
5.5
–
8.1
5.6
7.7
–
11.26
–
11.84
–
–
–
5.3
–
6.3
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-16
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Customer service representatives
–Continued
Level 6 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
File clerks ..........................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ..
Interviewers, except eligibility and
loan ..............................................
Loan interviewers and clerks .............
Level 4 ..............................
New accounts clerks ..........................
Order clerks .......................................
Level 4 ..............................
Human resources assistants, except
payroll and timekeeping ..............
Receptionists and information clerks
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Cargo and freight agents ....................
Dispatchers ........................................
Level 4 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Dispatchers, except police, fire,
and ambulance .........................
Level 4 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Production, planning, and expediting
clerks ............................................
Level 6 ..............................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Stock clerks and order fillers .............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
$19.55
15.41
13.55
8.56
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
6.0%
8.6
7.2
3.8
Mean
$19.76
15.68
–
–
Relative
error5
5.7%
8.6
–
–
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
$8.53
–
–
–
4.2%
12.74
15.26
16.34
12.75
14.78
14.94
3.4
3.0
4.1
7.6
6.0
4.0
12.80
15.26
16.34
12.96
15.29
14.94
3.9
3.0
4.1
7.7
4.7
4.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.67
12.16
11.96
11.49
14.77
14.99
16.58
14.99
18.74
7.8
4.5
9.3
6.5
4.1
13.4
6.4
10.1
16.0
15.67
12.83
12.93
11.31
14.75
–
16.58
14.99
18.74
7.8
4.6
10.5
7.6
4.3
–
6.4
10.1
16.0
–
10.21
9.57
12.01
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.0
2.6
4.4
–
–
–
–
–
16.58
14.99
18.74
6.4
10.1
16.0
16.58
14.99
18.74
6.4
10.1
16.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
21.15
19.33
12.81
10.28
12.92
13.91
16.00
11.85
12.36
8.39
11.04
11.43
15.80
6.5
4.9
4.7
3.7
5.9
5.8
5.5
3.8
6.0
7.2
7.4
6.1
3.8
21.26
19.33
12.95
–
13.13
13.91
16.24
12.05
14.18
9.76
12.49
11.58
15.83
6.4
4.9
4.5
–
5.5
5.9
5.6
3.4
5.0
6.8
10.6
7.5
4.0
–
–
11.00
–
–
–
–
–
8.65
–
8.74
10.92
–
–
–
8.8
–
–
–
–
–
7.0
–
4.5
12.3
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-17
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants ..........
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Legal secretaries ............................
Medical secretaries ........................
Level 4 ..............................
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Data entry and information
processing workers ......................
Level 4 ..............................
Data entry keyers ...........................
Level 4 ..............................
Word processors and typists ..........
Insurance claims and policy
processing clerks .........................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Mail clerks and mail machine
operators, except postal service ...
Office clerks, general .........................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
$17.39
12.61
14.73
15.42
19.01
25.90
21.77
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
2.2%
3.6
4.1
6.5
6.1
3.4
4.3
Mean
$17.86
12.61
14.97
15.67
19.46
25.90
22.16
Relative
error5
2.0%
3.6
3.5
6.6
5.8
3.4
3.5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
$12.16
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.7%
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.70
13.52
15.73
19.55
26.36
21.26
17.55
15.55
16.11
5.9
7.7
4.1
6.3
2.8
6.0
9.8
1.9
2.3
19.07
13.42
16.54
20.67
26.36
21.26
17.56
15.67
16.10
5.3
7.9
4.6
4.8
2.8
6.0
9.8
2.0
2.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.26
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.8
–
16.12
14.81
18.11
5.1
8.4
8.1
17.19
15.80
18.11
3.9
5.4
8.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.63
13.18
12.62
13.18
12.67
5.6
6.0
5.2
6.0
21.2
13.27
13.31
13.55
13.31
12.67
6.2
5.5
3.4
5.5
21.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.92
14.70
19.07
19.89
19.36
5.2
8.5
4.4
6.6
5.1
16.77
13.58
19.07
19.89
19.36
5.5
5.2
4.4
6.6
5.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.52
14.11
11.54
12.93
15.08
16.65
13.25
10.5
2.7
8.0
5.4
6.1
3.6
4.0
13.67
14.59
11.84
13.57
15.28
16.76
13.20
11.2
2.3
6.0
4.7
6.9
3.3
3.9
–
11.59
10.99
10.54
13.81
–
–
–
7.4
19.9
9.2
5.8
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-18
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Office machine operators, except
computer ......................................
Construction and extraction
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
construction trades and extraction
workers ........................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Carpenters ..........................................
Level 6 ..............................
Cement masons, concrete finishers,
and terrazzo workers ....................
Cement masons and concrete
finishers ...................................
Construction laborers .........................
Construction equipment operators .....
Operating engineers and other
construction equipment
operators ..................................
Electricians ........................................
Level 7 ..............................
Painters and paperhangers .................
Painters, construction and
maintenance .............................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..................................
Level 6 ..............................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Sheet metal workers ..........................
Helpers, construction trades ..............
$11.57
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
8.5%
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
4.8%
–
15.8
12.8
12.3
5.0
6.0
5.5
9.5
$9.96
8.17
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.4%
3.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
21.42
11.87
19.57
14.86
17.31
18.35
27.46
30.29
21.33
4.7
9.6
15.8
11.8
12.1
5.0
6.0
5.5
9.3
$21.80
–
19.57
15.56
17.33
18.35
27.48
30.29
21.52
26.40
16.81
27.52
22.47
31.61
10.9
26.0
7.5
9.3
4.2
26.40
16.81
27.52
22.47
31.61
10.9
26.0
7.5
9.3
4.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.79
12.3
20.79
12.3
–
–
20.79
19.69
29.06
12.3
13.4
6.7
20.79
21.30
29.06
12.3
11.5
6.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
29.06
19.08
25.47
24.01
6.7
13.3
6.5
17.7
29.06
19.08
25.47
–
6.7
13.3
6.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.01
17.7
–
–
–
–
26.28
29.35
13.9
8.3
26.28
29.35
13.9
8.3
–
–
–
–
28.64
31.47
27.76
15.75
16.0
9.1
7.9
5.9
28.64
31.47
27.76
15.95
16.0
9.1
7.9
7.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-19
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .....................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and
repairers .......................................
Level 8 ..............................
Radio and telecommunications
equipment installers and repairers
Telecommunications equipment
installers and repairers, except
line installers ............................
Miscellaneous electrical and
electronic equipment mechanics,
installers, and repairers ................
Level 7 ..............................
Automotive technicians and repairers
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Automotive body and related
repairers ...................................
Automotive service technicians
and mechanics .........................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel
engine specialists .........................
Level 5 ..............................
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment
service technicians and
mechanics ....................................
Level 6 ..............................
Mobile heavy equipment
mechanics, except engines .......
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$20.53
15.93
13.46
14.91
19.06
22.67
25.86
26.52
19.23
2.7%
20.0
12.1
7.4
4.7
3.0
4.2
9.6
9.9
$20.65
17.31
15.26
14.97
19.06
22.67
25.00
26.52
19.23
3.5%
13.2
10.6
7.5
4.7
3.0
4.9
9.6
9.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
27.35
29.01
5.8
9.7
27.35
29.01
5.8
9.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
26.38
8.5
–
–
–
–
26.38
8.5
–
–
21.48
26.92
19.15
12.90
18.29
21.34
20.5
21.6
4.6
4.9
6.1
5.2
21.48
26.92
19.39
12.90
18.29
21.34
20.5
21.6
4.0
4.9
6.1
5.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.83
2.5
20.83
2.5
–
–
19.06
17.17
21.26
5.4
7.0
7.0
19.39
17.17
21.26
4.5
7.0
7.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.49
16.14
8.0
8.8
19.49
16.14
8.0
8.8
–
–
–
–
20.63
22.48
6.1
7.7
20.63
22.48
6.1
7.7
–
–
–
–
21.02
8.4
21.02
8.4
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-20
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations –Continued
Heating, air conditioning, and
refrigeration mechanics and
installers .......................................
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance workers
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Industrial machinery mechanics ....
Level 5 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Maintenance and repair workers,
general .....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Maintenance workers, machinery ..
Line installers and repairers ...............
Electrical power-line installers and
repairers ...................................
Miscellaneous installation,
maintenance, and repair workers
Helpers--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
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Electrical, electronics, and
electromechanical assemblers .....
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$22.12
17.7%
$22.12
17.7%
–
–
20.77
18.46
19.64
23.14
23.58
19.95
22.40
22.34
23.94
20.65
4.1
14.1
10.8
3.9
2.8
6.3
3.0
16.6
4.0
5.4
20.77
18.46
19.64
23.14
23.58
19.95
22.40
22.34
23.94
20.65
4.1
14.1
10.8
3.9
2.8
6.3
3.0
16.6
4.0
5.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.70
19.29
16.51
21.70
8.8
10.0
8.7
18.9
19.70
19.29
16.51
21.70
8.8
10.0
8.7
18.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.82
4.6
30.82
4.6
–
–
15.59
12.2
16.91
9.6
–
–
14.50
18.6
16.94
14.4
–
–
16.14
10.37
11.70
14.69
16.51
18.78
22.34
27.03
17.53
2.2
3.1
2.7
3.6
4.2
2.4
4.1
8.4
5.3
16.37
10.72
11.86
14.84
16.53
18.78
22.34
27.03
17.53
2.3
3.5
3.2
3.7
4.2
2.4
4.1
8.4
5.3
$9.70
9.02
9.72
9.33
–
–
–
–
–
6.7%
4.3
7.9
10.6
–
–
–
–
–
24.20
19.41
32.63
24.80
7.6
13.3
6.4
9.9
24.20
19.41
32.63
24.80
7.6
13.3
6.4
9.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.00
9.1
16.06
9.1
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-21
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Production occupations –Continued
Electrical, electronics, and
electromechanical assemblers
–Continued
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Electrical and electronic
equipment assemblers ..............
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators ....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Bakers ................................................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and
fish processing workers
Level 2 ..............................
Butchers and meat cutters ..............
Miscellaneous food processing
workers ........................................
Level 3 ..............................
Food batchmakers ..........................
Level 3 ..............................
Computer control programmers and
operators ......................................
Level 5 ..............................
Computer-controlled machine tool
operators, metal and plastic .....
Level 5 ..............................
Forming machine setters, operators,
and tenders, metal and plastic ......
Level 3 ..............................
Extruding and drawing machine
setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ......................
Machine tool cutting setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic ...........................................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$12.99
16.44
14.1%
6.5
$12.99
16.44
14.1%
6.5
–
–
–
–
16.50
12.99
16.86
10.0
14.1
5.1
16.57
12.99
16.86
9.9
14.1
5.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.43
10.00
11.59
17.06
21.83
14.48
8.5
5.2
4.2
6.4
24.5
14.9
14.68
10.11
12.11
17.06
–
14.48
8.3
5.2
5.2
6.4
–
14.9
$9.82
–
–
–
–
–
6.8%
–
–
–
–
–
10.88
16.65
9.4
12.7
11.69
18.54
3.2
5.6
–
–
–
–
15.02
14.60
15.78
14.19
9.5
8.4
8.0
7.1
15.24
14.71
15.90
–
9.4
9.0
8.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.20
18.65
11.5
4.9
19.20
18.65
11.5
4.9
–
–
–
–
18.70
18.65
12.3
4.9
18.70
18.65
12.3
4.9
–
–
–
–
15.48
14.42
10.6
20.5
15.48
14.42
10.6
20.5
–
–
–
–
14.29
10.6
14.29
10.6
–
–
16.24
13.00
16.28
17.33
4.5
7.4
4.2
5.3
16.24
13.00
16.28
17.33
4.5
7.4
4.2
5.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-22
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Production occupations –Continued
Cutting, punching, and press
machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........
Level 5 ..............................
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and
buffing machine tool setters,
operators, and tenders, metal
and plastic ................................
Machinists ..........................................
Molders and molding machine
setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........................
Level 3 ..............................
Molding, coremaking, and casting
machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........
Level 3 ..............................
Multiple machine tool setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic ...........................................
Level 5 ..............................
Tool and die makers ..........................
Welding, soldering, and brazing
workers ........................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and
brazers ......................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Welding, soldering, and brazing
machine setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................
Miscellaneous metalworkers and
plastic workers .............................
Bookbinders and bindery workers .....
Bindery workers ............................
Printers ...............................................
Level 6 ..............................
Printing machine operators ............
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ....
Level 1 ..............................
Sewing machine operators .................
$14.98
17.95
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
7.2%
4.5
Mean
$14.98
17.95
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
7.2%
4.5
–
–
–
–
16.75
24.07
8.3
9.6
16.75
24.07
8.3
9.6
–
–
–
–
13.95
12.28
4.7
11.4
13.95
12.28
4.7
11.4
–
–
–
–
13.95
12.28
4.7
11.4
13.95
12.28
4.7
11.4
–
–
–
–
19.86
21.81
25.27
11.2
13.2
6.1
19.86
21.81
25.27
11.2
13.2
6.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.95
16.65
19.15
3.5
10.2
6.5
17.95
16.61
19.15
3.5
10.6
6.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.67
15.87
19.44
4.7
10.9
7.8
17.67
15.78
19.44
4.8
11.5
7.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.63
5.1
18.63
5.1
–
–
15.79
13.20
13.20
16.56
23.97
17.69
10.35
10.18
10.89
5.0
12.6
12.6
9.9
5.6
9.8
7.8
8.5
3.5
15.79
–
–
18.05
23.97
18.16
11.19
11.07
10.89
5.0
–
–
7.3
5.6
8.3
8.7
10.3
3.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
$9.10
8.99
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.7%
6.4
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-23
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Production occupations –Continued
Woodworking machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..................
Woodworking machine setters,
operators, and tenders, except
sawing ......................................
Chemical processing machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..................
Crushing, grinding, polishing,
mixing, and blending workers .....
Cutting workers .................................
Cutting and slicing machine
setters, operators, and tenders ..
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,
and weighers ................................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic
laboratory technicians ..................
Packaging and filling machine
operators and tenders ...................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Painting workers ................................
Coating, painting, and spraying
machine setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................
Miscellaneous production workers ....
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Helpers--production workers .........
Level 2 ..............................
Transportation and material moving
occupations .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
$15.09
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
2.7%
Mean
$15.09
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
2.7%
–
–
14.83
2.4
14.83
2.4
–
–
18.59
7.9
18.59
7.9
–
–
15.99
14.67
8.4
7.7
15.99
14.67
8.4
7.7
–
–
–
–
14.47
8.9
14.47
8.9
–
–
17.33
17.99
14.47
3.9
4.6
6.8
17.38
17.99
14.47
3.9
4.6
6.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.50
14.9
15.50
14.9
–
–
15.19
9.64
16.75
18.29
18.3
10.6
6.3
4.3
15.19
9.64
16.75
18.58
18.3
10.6
6.3
6.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.99
13.86
10.97
12.23
14.57
17.96
20.13
12.35
12.03
6.4
5.3
6.5
9.3
3.2
3.8
5.2
8.2
10.1
17.99
14.05
11.25
12.30
14.64
17.96
20.13
12.53
12.09
6.4
5.4
6.6
9.8
3.2
3.8
5.2
9.1
10.7
–
$10.14
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.8%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.86
9.54
11.76
14.20
17.24
19.28
20.32
5.7
2.4
3.9
4.8
5.3
5.0
4.6
17.33
10.46
12.24
14.47
17.27
19.28
20.36
5.4
3.1
3.7
4.8
5.3
5.0
4.7
9.83
8.77
10.40
12.09
–
–
–
3.5
3.0
7.5
2.5
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-24
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Transportation and material moving
occupations –Continued
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers of
helpers, laborers, and material
movers, hand ................................
Level 6 ..............................
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers ....
Driver/sales workers and truck
drivers ..........................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Driver/sales workers ......................
Level 1 ..............................
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer ............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Truck drivers, light or delivery
services ....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs ...............
Parking lot attendants ........................
Dredge, excavating, and loading
machine operators ........................
Excavating and loading machine
and dragline operators .............
Industrial truck and tractor operators
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Laborers and material movers, hand
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Cleaners of vehicles and
equipment ................................
Level 1 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$29.09
21.3%
$29.78
21.7%
–
–
19.65
19.79
81.21
9.6
11.0
18.2
19.72
19.89
–
9.8
11.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.28
7.41
14.63
13.24
17.54
19.41
10.40
6.92
3.0
3.5
6.9
4.9
6.2
5.4
12.5
3.1
17.48
–
16.34
13.28
17.55
19.41
14.07
–
3.3
–
9.1
4.9
6.2
5.4
7.2
–
$7.73
7.36
–
–
–
–
6.97
6.92
4.4%
3.3
–
–
–
–
3.4
3.1
18.05
17.43
19.34
3.4
6.2
5.6
18.06
17.43
19.34
3.4
6.2
5.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.19
8.26
15.22
18.59
8.74
9.64
8.3
5.4
7.8
18.4
7.2
9.1
16.81
–
16.72
18.59
–
–
11.6
–
10.1
18.4
–
–
8.85
8.28
–
–
–
–
23.16
15.7
23.16
15.7
–
19.87
14.85
13.10
14.36
16.00
11.36
9.64
11.50
14.11
15.69
11.1
3.8
5.4
4.8
7.7
5.8
3.2
4.9
9.6
23.8
19.87
15.01
13.10
14.57
16.00
12.14
10.00
11.55
14.57
–
11.1
4.0
5.4
5.1
7.7
7.6
5.9
4.9
8.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.80
9.27
11.29
11.85
–
11.73
10.13
10.2
8.7
13.00
–
11.4
–
–
–
8.0
6.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.7
3.1
10.8
9.0
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-25
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Transportation and material moving
occupations –Continued
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
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$11.22
9.37
12.03
13.61
12.20
11.37
10.27
7.9%
4.1
7.8
6.5
12.1
4.7
6.7
$11.81
9.20
12.31
14.10
15.48
12.02
11.99
10.6%
3.4
8.3
5.7
3.9
8.5
6.3
$10.14
9.60
11.43
–
–
9.23
8.82
5.0%
5.2
18.3
–
–
4.1
2.1
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, and 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.
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. For more information, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook
of Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
4 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
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 chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
3-26
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
5.8%
Mean
$14.10
Relative
error5
$24.01
Management occupations ...................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Chief executives ................................
General and operations managers ......
Level 9 ..............................
Legislators .........................................
Not able to be leveled ........
Education administrators ...................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Education administrators,
elementary and secondary
school .......................................
Level 11 .............................
40.06
18.64
31.63
37.33
45.15
38.62
46.83
32.46
30.41
–
–
38.48
31.60
46.12
9.2
11.7
7.0
8.9
3.6
20.9
1.3
7.8
14.7
–
–
12.5
14.8
5.1
40.24
18.64
31.63
37.33
45.15
39.46
–
32.46
30.41
–
–
38.71
31.60
46.12
9.0
11.7
7.0
8.9
3.6
20.2
–
7.8
14.7
–
–
12.6
14.8
5.1
24.31
–
–
–
–
24.31
–
–
–
30.66
30.66
–
–
–
46.03
47.71
6.5
2.3
46.56
47.71
6.2
2.3
–
–
–
–
27.85
21.36
21.38
23.54
29.18
40.08
8.7
3.4
5.9
19.4
5.5
7.8
27.85
21.36
21.38
23.54
29.18
40.08
8.7
3.4
5.9
19.4
5.5
7.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25.41
7.6
25.41
7.6
–
–
25.41
7.6
25.41
7.6
–
–
30.89
23.76
26.5
12.2
30.89
23.76
26.5
12.2
–
–
–
–
26.49
28.25
23.36
34.24
9.2
5.9
3.6
6.7
26.49
28.25
23.36
34.24
9.2
5.9
3.6
6.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.11
14.5
23.11
14.5
–
–
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .....................................
Level 9 ..............................
Computer support specialists .............
Computer systems analysts ................
Network and computer systems
administrators ..............................
$24.75
Relative
error5
All workers ...............................................
Business and financial operations
occupations .....................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Claims adjusters, appraisers,
examiners, and investigators .......
Claims adjusters, examiners, and
investigators .............................
Compliance officers, except
agriculture, construction, health
and safety, and transportation ......
Accountants and auditors ..................
5.7%
Mean
Part-time workers
3.7%
29.2
–
–
–
–
29.2
–
–
–
24.0
24.0
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
4-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Architecture and engineering
occupations .....................................
Engineers ...........................................
Engineering technicians, except
drafters .........................................
Civil engineering technicians ........
Life, physical, and social science
occupations .....................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Psychologists .....................................
Clinical, counseling, and school
psychologists ...........................
Urban and regional planners ..............
Community and social services
occupations .....................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Counselors .........................................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Educational, vocational, and
school counselors .....................
Level 9 ..............................
Rehabilitation counselors ..............
Social workers ...................................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Child, family, and school social
workers ....................................
Level 9 ..............................
Miscellaneous community and social
service specialists ........................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Probation officers and correctional
treatment specialists .................
Level 7 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$28.15
35.79
10.4%
8.9
$28.27
35.79
10.4%
8.9
–
–
–
–
23.13
21.24
14.3
8.1
23.13
21.24
14.3
8.1
–
–
–
–
24.16
17.19
19.14
31.05
31.56
12.9
3.2
8.8
14.9
11.8
24.15
17.19
–
31.05
31.56
13.2
3.2
–
14.9
11.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.56
23.28
11.8
16.9
31.56
–
11.8
–
–
–
–
–
22.04
17.76
19.63
19.33
30.97
24.85
20.77
35.17
4.6
7.0
7.0
5.4
10.1
5.2
5.6
10.9
22.11
17.84
19.63
19.34
30.97
24.85
20.77
35.17
4.8
7.1
7.0
5.4
10.1
5.2
5.6
10.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.91
37.54
22.07
22.54
18.99
31.63
12.6
11.5
9.4
11.2
5.2
8.8
30.91
37.54
22.07
22.54
18.99
31.63
12.6
11.5
9.4
11.2
5.2
8.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.65
32.58
11.9
10.1
24.65
32.58
11.9
10.1
–
–
–
–
19.58
17.97
20.17
6.5
6.6
8.3
19.70
18.09
20.17
7.0
6.7
8.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.80
20.42
8.5
10.8
20.80
20.42
8.5
10.8
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
4-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Community and social services
occupations –Continued
Social and human service
assistants ..................................
Level 6 ..............................
Legal occupations ................................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Lawyers .............................................
Level 11 .............................
Judges, magistrates, and other
judicial workers ...........................
Not able to be leveled ........
Education, training, and library
occupations .....................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Postsecondary teachers ......................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Health teachers, postsecondary .....
Miscellaneous postsecondary
teachers ....................................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Preschool and kindergarten
teachers ....................................
Level 9 ..............................
Kindergarten teachers, except
special education .................
Level 9 ..............................
$17.18
17.36
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
8.4%
9.6
Mean
$17.45
–
Relative
error5
8.8%
–
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
36.94
34.27
46.22
32.03
34.27
17.4
13.4
23.2
10.7
13.4
37.60
34.22
46.75
31.95
34.22
19.4
13.5
23.8
11.2
13.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
56.45
56.45
10.5
10.5
56.45
56.45
10.5
10.5
–
–
–
–
32.06
9.66
11.06
13.68
13.61
16.55
24.70
29.68
34.31
40.85
27.09
60.63
41.25
39.40
68.27
11.2
4.4
4.4
2.4
4.6
9.6
5.7
5.1
2.0
3.6
7.3
22.7
4.2
9.5
23.7
33.48
9.91
10.37
13.75
–
18.66
25.62
30.04
34.35
40.86
31.93
61.49
41.26
39.51
–
11.2
5.5
3.0
2.5
–
10.2
7.2
5.4
2.1
3.6
4.6
22.0
4.2
9.7
–
$15.82
–
12.69
13.26
14.20
12.47
16.43
20.15
32.14
–
11.21
26.36
–
–
–
11.6%
–
2.6
5.3
5.6
9.2
7.9
10.1
11.8
–
1.7
25.7
–
–
–
35.40
5.1
–
–
–
–
33.43
31.15
30.25
34.43
2.2
6.1
5.7
2.0
33.58
32.22
30.38
34.43
2.2
8.4
5.4
2.0
26.78
–
–
–
33.82
35.64
4.2
2.4
34.48
35.64
4.3
2.4
–
–
–
–
35.41
35.64
2.8
2.4
35.41
35.64
2.8
2.4
–
–
–
–
23.8
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
4-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Education, training, and library
occupations –Continued
Elementary and middle school
teachers ....................................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Elementary school teachers,
except special education ......
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Middle school teachers, except
special and vocational
education ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Secondary school teachers .............
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Secondary school teachers,
except special and
vocational education ............
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Vocational education teachers,
secondary school .................
Special education teachers .............
Level 9 ..............................
Special education teachers,
preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school ................
Level 9 ..............................
Special education teachers,
middle school .......................
Other teachers and instructors ...........
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Librarians ...........................................
Level 9 ..............................
Farm and home management
advisors ........................................
Instructional coordinators ..................
Teacher assistants ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
$32.96
31.06
28.88
34.33
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
2.5%
6.8
5.4
2.0
Mean
$33.20
32.51
28.91
34.33
Relative
error5
2.4%
9.7
5.4
2.0
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
32.43
31.23
28.49
33.89
3.0
7.2
5.7
2.3
32.73
32.81
28.52
33.89
2.8
10.3
5.8
2.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
34.88
36.04
33.65
29.92
34.27
2.7
3.0
2.1
5.9
2.0
34.88
36.04
33.63
29.82
34.29
2.7
3.0
2.2
5.8
2.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.96
30.72
34.43
2.0
6.4
2.1
33.95
30.61
34.46
2.0
6.3
2.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
27.58
36.00
35.18
5.2
4.1
6.4
27.58
35.94
35.08
5.2
4.2
6.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.77
33.86
8.8
10.0
33.59
33.66
9.2
10.5
–
–
–
–
40.13
19.68
16.69
20.91
26.99
34.25
1.3
5.6
17.1
14.8
15.1
15.9
40.13
25.43
–
–
26.99
34.25
1.3
4.7
–
–
15.1
15.9
–
$14.42
–
16.27
–
–
–
6.3%
–
8.2
–
–
22.40
30.73
12.20
9.28
4.4
17.3
1.8
3.9
–
30.77
12.04
–
–
17.3
2.7
–
–
–
12.59
–
–
–
3.2
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
4-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Education, training, and library
occupations –Continued
Teacher assistants –Continued
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
$11.07
13.66
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations ..................
22.11
2.4
22.48
27.08
15.91
18.36
19.52
24.35
25.55
29.58
37.07
24.72
27.85
24.00
24.60
28.37
36.84
35.55
36.37
33.66
3.9
8.4
3.8
12.8
7.3
4.8
2.6
8.8
1.4
3.0
4.6
5.8
2.1
6.1
6.4
5.0
6.4
27.44
15.82
18.36
20.09
24.39
25.53
29.63
37.07
–
28.32
–
24.44
28.32
37.38
35.55
36.37
33.66
22.48
8.8
–
–
–
–
25.58
6.5
25.58
6.5
–
–
25.58
6.5
25.58
6.5
–
–
15.89
13.4
16.41
13.3
–
–
17.20
17.48
4.1
3.8
17.16
17.46
4.6
4.3
–
–
–
–
18.07
2.4
18.06
2.5
–
–
13.40
9.85
11.74
4.3
5.1
6.3
13.34
–
11.71
4.0
–
6.8
13.83
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .....................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Registered nurses ...............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Therapists ..........................................
Level 9 ..............................
Speech-language pathologists .......
Level 9 ..............................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ...................................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...................................
Radiologic technologists and
technicians ...............................
Emergency medical technicians and
paramedics ...................................
Health diagnosing and treating
practitioner support technicians ...
Level 4 ..............................
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses .........................
Healthcare support occupations .........
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
4.4%
2.4
$10.37
13.74
3.0%
2.5
$12.76
13.26
2.6%
5.3
3.7
–
–
4.4
8.9
3.8
11.5
7.7
4.9
2.8
8.8
–
3.6
–
6.1
2.2
5.7
6.4
5.0
6.4
22.40
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.32
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.0
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
4-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Healthcare support occupations
–Continued
Level 4 ..............................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home
health aides ..................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .................................
Level 3 ..............................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..................................
Protective service occupations ............
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers, law
enforcement workers ...................
First-line supervisors/managers of
police and detectives ................
Fire fighters .......................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and
jailers ...........................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Correctional officers and jailers ....
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Police officers ....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers
$14.13
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
4.3%
Mean
$13.67
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
3.4%
–
–
11.81
9.82
11.56
5.0
5.5
6.4
11.79
–
11.52
5.6
–
6.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.88
11.67
6.3
6.8
11.86
11.63
7.2
7.4
–
–
–
–
13.82
5.7
13.98
5.4
–
–
21.06
9.75
12.51
15.49
16.94
18.06
26.36
30.28
31.23
26.26
4.2
14.1
20.3
8.6
2.1
5.3
4.0
13.5
6.7
20.8
21.46
–
–
15.73
16.86
18.09
26.41
30.28
31.23
26.27
4.0
–
–
9.2
2.0
5.3
4.0
13.5
6.7
20.9
$11.61
7.81
8.65
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.3%
2.5
3.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
39.68
3.7
39.68
3.7
–
–
40.49
18.91
17.27
24.29
2.5
7.7
13.6
5.7
40.49
19.02
17.27
–
2.5
7.2
13.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.01
15.11
16.00
17.49
17.00
15.13
15.89
17.49
25.11
16.82
20.90
27.77
25.11
2.7
10.8
8.7
4.3
2.7
11.2
8.9
4.3
3.4
5.5
10.9
3.4
3.4
16.99
14.91
15.99
17.49
16.98
14.92
15.88
17.49
25.22
16.44
21.40
27.77
25.22
2.8
11.4
8.8
4.3
2.8
11.9
9.0
4.3
3.3
5.7
9.9
3.4
3.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
4-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Protective service occupations
–Continued
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers
–Continued
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Security guards and gaming
surveillance officers .....................
Security guards ..............................
Miscellaneous protective service
workers ........................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other
recreational protective service
workers ....................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers, food
preparation and serving workers
First-line supervisors/managers of
food preparation and serving
workers ....................................
Cooks .................................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria .....
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Fast food and counter workers ..........
Level 2 ..............................
Combined food preparation and
serving workers, including fast
food ..........................................
Full-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
$16.82
20.90
27.77
5.5%
10.9
3.4
$16.44
21.40
27.77
Relative
error5
5.7%
9.9
3.4
10.4
10.4
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.9%
2.5
4.4
16.90
16.90
11.2
11.2
17.04
17.04
8.66
7.81
8.53
5.9
2.5
4.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
$8.66
7.81
8.53
8.66
7.81
8.53
5.9
2.5
4.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.66
7.81
8.53
5.9
2.5
4.4
11.51
9.27
11.02
10.33
11.34
6.8
3.9
2.8
5.0
5.5
12.16
–
–
10.08
11.48
9.1
–
–
7.1
5.5
10.42
9.27
11.34
11.26
–
5.4
3.9
4.0
6.2
–
17.65
14.6
17.68
14.6
–
–
20.54
10.79
10.85
10.04
11.10
10.79
10.85
10.04
11.10
11.40
11.68
15.5
4.2
7.0
5.1
7.3
4.2
7.0
5.1
7.3
6.4
4.8
20.60
10.82
–
9.91
11.10
10.82
–
9.91
11.10
–
–
15.8
5.5
–
6.8
7.3
5.5
–
6.8
7.3
–
–
–
10.66
10.79
–
–
10.66
10.79
–
–
11.48
11.68
–
3.6
7.5
–
–
3.6
7.5
–
–
7.4
4.8
11.87
5.7
–
–
12.13
6.7
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
4-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Food preparation and serving related
occupations –Continued
Combined food preparation and
serving workers, including fast
food –Continued
Level 2 ..............................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ..............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Building cleaning workers .................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids
and housekeeping cleaners ......
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
Grounds maintenance workers ..........
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Landscaping and groundskeeping
workers ....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Personal care and service
occupations .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Child care workers .............................
Personal and home care aides ............
Recreation and fitness workers ..........
Recreation workers ........................
$11.91
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
5.8%
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
–
–
$11.91
Relative
error5
5.8%
13.97
10.86
12.67
13.75
16.61
21.99
13.54
11.48
13.10
13.23
16.75
4.0
16.3
9.8
3.6
1.9
10.5
4.9
18.8
9.8
3.2
2.5
$14.33
11.84
13.15
13.86
16.52
21.99
13.72
–
13.30
13.30
16.65
4.3%
17.3
8.0
4.2
2.1
10.5
4.8
–
9.3
3.7
2.7
9.78
8.71
9.64
–
–
–
10.50
8.56
–
–
–
7.3
5.3
6.1
–
–
–
11.0
7.2
–
–
–
13.87
13.05
13.24
13.29
16.75
8.90
15.87
8.56
9.57
4.0
4.7
9.7
3.5
2.5
8.4
8.6
6.0
7.5
13.93
–
13.47
13.30
16.65
–
17.99
–
–
4.2
–
9.1
3.7
2.7
–
9.2
–
–
12.15
–
–
–
–
–
8.87
–
8.78
11.5
–
–
–
–
–
3.5
–
6.5
16.76
8.59
9.29
8.3
7.6
3.3
18.62
–
–
8.5
–
–
9.18
–
9.37
2.0
–
2.6
14.25
7.81
10.38
11.93
12.54
10.97
13.43
13.29
13.75
14.2
4.3
7.7
14.3
3.8
9.0
4.0
7.6
7.6
17.16
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.25
7.81
9.58
–
–
10.84
–
9.39
–
6.4
4.3
8.0
–
–
16.4
–
6.3
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
4-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Sales and related occupations .............
Retail sales workers ...........................
Cashiers, all workers .....................
Cashiers .....................................
Office and administrative support
occupations .....................................
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 ........................................
Level 6 ..............................
Financial clerks ..................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks .........................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Court, municipal, and license clerks ..
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Eligibility interviewers, government
programs ......................................
Level 6 ..............................
Library assistants, clerical .................
Level 2 ..............................
Receptionists and information clerks
Dispatchers ........................................
Police, fire, and ambulance
dispatchers ...............................
Meter readers, utilities .......................
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$19.03
15.49
13.27
14.67
26.0%
17.3
11.7
19.7
$19.67
15.89
–
–
24.4%
17.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.2%
3.7
8.8
2.3
5.9
–
–
–
16.51
12.19
12.85
15.46
18.09
19.49
22.89
15.85
4.4
10.5
5.2
5.7
3.4
6.5
4.2
11.6
16.74
13.68
13.28
15.49
18.12
19.60
22.89
16.10
4.6
12.0
5.2
5.8
3.4
6.7
4.2
11.2
$11.82
8.46
10.21
13.85
15.78
–
–
–
19.01
19.74
17.25
16.36
18.01
18.09
7.4
9.1
7.4
12.7
6.8
11.6
19.01
19.74
17.33
16.43
18.12
18.09
7.4
9.1
7.3
12.5
6.8
11.6
–
–
12.36
–
–
–
–
–
4.9
–
–
–
17.78
16.69
17.96
20.15
14.49
14.39
14.24
6.5
13.0
6.9
7.5
6.0
5.7
10.4
17.87
16.78
18.07
20.15
14.51
14.43
14.23
6.4
12.8
6.9
7.5
6.1
6.0
10.4
12.71
–
–
–
12.23
–
–
5.8
–
–
–
8.3
–
–
18.73
19.06
11.72
8.93
14.54
16.08
11.6
12.0
6.8
3.2
12.0
9.0
18.80
19.06
–
–
–
16.08
11.6
12.0
–
–
–
9.0
–
–
11.11
8.26
–
–
–
–
12.0
3.2
–
–
16.07
10.09
9.4
.5
16.07
–
9.4
–
–
–
–
–
16.92
12.56
14.39
3.5
5.1
3.6
16.96
–
14.43
3.7
–
3.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
4-9
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Secretaries and administrative
assistants –Continued
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants ..........
Level 4 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Office clerks, general .........................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Farming, fishing, and forestry
occupations .....................................
Construction and extraction
occupations .....................................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ........................................
Construction laborers .........................
Construction equipment operators .....
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Operating engineers and other
construction equipment
operators ..................................
Level 5 ..............................
Highway maintenance workers .........
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
$18.51
18.89
15.74
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
3.6%
5.7
5.1
Mean
$18.53
18.84
15.74
Relative
error5
3.6%
6.0
5.1
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.15
15.01
18.44
3.0
11.1
8.3
18.11
15.01
18.33
3.1
11.1
9.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.98
12.56
14.11
18.35
16.31
14.86
16.48
18.46
6.4
5.1
2.7
4.4
6.3
7.5
7.9
6.6
16.03
–
14.13
18.36
16.57
–
16.48
18.46
6.6
–
2.9
4.4
6.1
–
8.1
6.6
–
–
–
–
$12.40
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.7%
–
–
–
20.34
4.0
–
–
–
–
16.80
12.74
14.19
17.49
18.73
6.7
6.7
4.7
6.4
6.1
17.03
12.98
14.19
17.49
18.73
7.8
4.7
4.7
6.4
6.1
10.13
–
–
–
–
4.6
–
–
–
–
19.71
14.11
14.80
14.47
18.77
11.7
10.6
6.1
8.2
6.6
19.71
14.90
15.07
14.48
18.77
11.7
12.5
7.8
8.2
6.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.96
18.77
16.13
13.91
14.17
4.5
6.6
4.3
6.7
3.1
15.28
18.77
16.19
–
14.17
6.0
6.6
4.2
–
3.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
4-10
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Construction and extraction
occupations –Continued
Highway maintenance workers
–Continued
Level 5 ..............................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .....................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel
engine specialists .........................
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance workers
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Maintenance and repair workers,
general .....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Line installers and repairers ...............
Electrical power-line installers and
repairers ...................................
Production occupations .......................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Power plant operators, distributors,
and dispatchers ............................
Power plant operators ....................
Water and liquid waste treatment
plant and system operators ..........
Level 4 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Transportation and material moving
occupations .....................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
$17.37
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
7.5%
Mean
$17.37
Relative
error5
7.5%
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
20.71
14.69
18.22
22.12
30.26
18.94
8.6
8.9
2.4
5.3
16.5
17.8
20.74
14.69
18.22
22.12
30.26
18.94
8.5
8.9
2.4
5.3
16.5
17.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.55
8.4
18.55
8.4
–
–
17.15
17.78
20.19
4.1
3.0
5.7
17.15
17.78
20.19
4.1
3.0
5.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.79
17.78
24.46
3.8
3.0
17.1
16.79
17.78
24.46
3.8
3.0
17.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.46
17.1
24.46
17.1
–
–
22.24
16.63
17.92
20.99
26.27
13.8
10.9
1.3
14.9
1.4
22.31
16.76
17.97
20.99
26.27
13.8
11.8
1.4
14.9
1.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25.65
25.82
12.7
13.5
25.65
25.82
12.7
13.5
–
–
–
–
19.67
14.92
24.51
10.9
2.3
7.2
19.82
15.00
24.51
11.2
2.3
7.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.60
14.20
17.81
16.48
7.2
12.6
5.7
8.5
19.24
–
19.19
–
10.7
–
10.5
–
$15.10
12.63
15.37
–
5.6%
8.6
9.9
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
4-11
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Relative
error5
Mean
Transportation and material moving
occupations –Continued
Bus drivers .........................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Bus drivers, school ........................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Refuse and recyclable material
collectors ......................................
Full-time workers
$17.10
13.75
17.34
15.70
13.75
15.47
21.16
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
7.4%
5.8
8.7
5.2
5.8
8.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$15.67
13.75
15.37
15.99
13.75
15.84
6.0%
5.8
9.9
2.6
5.8
3.7
6.9
–
–
–
–
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, and 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.
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. For more information, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook
Relative
error5
of Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
4 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
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 chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
4-12
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Mean
All workers ...............................................
$19.68
Management occupations ...................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Group IV ............................
Chief executives ................................
General and operations managers ......
Group III ............................
Legislators .........................................
Marketing and sales managers ...........
Group III ............................
Marketing managers ......................
Group III ............................
Sales managers ..............................
Group III ............................
Administrative services managers .....
Computer and information systems
managers ......................................
Group III ............................
Financial managers ............................
Group III ............................
Human resources managers ...............
Group III ............................
Industrial production managers .........
Group III ............................
Transportation, storage, and
distribution managers ..................
Construction managers ......................
Group III ............................
Education administrators ...................
Group III ............................
Education administrators,
elementary and secondary
school .......................................
Group III ............................
Education administrators,
postsecondary ..........................
Group III ............................
Engineering managers .......................
Medical and health services
managers ......................................
Group III ............................
Property, real estate, and community
association managers ...................
41.10
20.96
39.20
67.29
57.68
38.39
35.50
–
48.26
47.48
47.49
41.01
48.80
52.78
32.92
3.9
7.1
3.7
14.2
18.0
9.8
6.4
–
6.8
5.8
11.0
3.5
7.9
6.7
19.3
41.13
–
–
–
57.77
38.39
35.50
–
48.26
–
47.49
41.01
48.80
52.78
32.92
3.9
–
–
–
18.0
9.8
6.4
–
6.8
–
11.0
3.5
7.9
6.7
19.3
35.11
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.66
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
47.19
44.43
41.26
41.42
35.92
38.26
61.05
35.67
5.6
10.0
5.1
5.6
12.2
5.6
27.6
11.8
47.19
44.43
41.02
40.97
35.92
–
61.05
35.67
5.6
10.0
5.1
6.0
12.2
–
27.6
11.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
41.83
30.15
34.82
37.80
38.67
18.8
11.0
9.1
11.3
14.5
41.83
30.15
34.82
37.97
–
18.8
11.0
9.1
11.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
46.03
46.16
6.5
6.0
46.56
46.16
6.2
6.0
–
–
–
–
32.21
31.82
51.58
9.2
13.0
8.7
32.20
31.79
51.58
9.2
13.0
8.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
46.14
37.95
24.4
5.2
46.22
38.00
24.7
5.4
–
–
–
–
24.22
25.7
–
–
–
–
Relative
error5
1.6%
Mean
$21.26
Relative
error5
2.0%
Mean
$11.68
Relative
error5
4.7%
13.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Management occupations –Continued
Social and community service
managers ......................................
Business and financial operations
occupations .....................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Buyers and purchasing agents ...........
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Purchasing agents, except
wholesale, retail, and farm
products ...................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Claims adjusters, appraisers,
examiners, and investigators .......
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Claims adjusters, examiners, and
investigators .............................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Compliance officers, except
agriculture, construction, health
and safety, and transportation ......
Group III ............................
Cost estimators ..................................
Group III ............................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ......................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Employment, recruitment, and
placement specialists ...............
Group II .............................
Compensation, benefits, and job
analysis specialists ...................
Training and development
specialists .................................
Management analysts ........................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$26.28
13.7%
$26.28
13.7%
–
–
28.35
22.87
34.19
26.31
22.20
31.92
2.5
5.1
2.2
9.4
13.2
4.8
28.42
–
–
26.31
–
–
2.6
–
–
9.4
–
–
$25.38
–
–
–
–
–
11.9%
–
–
–
–
–
24.41
22.20
30.85
9.6
13.2
6.0
24.41
22.20
30.85
9.6
13.2
6.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.04
21.99
27.77
4.8
5.6
4.8
24.04
–
–
4.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.95
21.99
27.71
4.9
5.6
5.0
23.95
21.99
27.71
4.9
5.6
5.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
27.86
35.74
31.20
32.16
11.5
11.3
10.6
10.9
27.86
35.74
31.20
32.16
11.5
11.3
10.6
10.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
28.48
19.93
33.67
7.1
4.0
5.1
28.51
–
–
7.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
22.13
19.34
12.0
4.9
22.13
19.34
12.0
4.9
–
–
–
–
24.76
9.4
24.76
9.4
–
–
33.23
35.98
22.55
43.06
5.1
9.1
6.9
9.5
33.33
36.90
22.55
45.30
5.1
9.3
6.9
8.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Business and financial operations
occupations –Continued
Accountants and auditors ..................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Appraisers and assessors of real
estate ............................................
Credit analysts ...................................
Financial analysts and advisors .........
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Financial analysts ..........................
Group III ............................
Insurance underwriters ..................
Loan counselors and officers .............
Group III ............................
Loan counselors .............................
Loan officers ..................................
Group III ............................
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .....................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Computer programmers .....................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Computer software engineers ............
Group III ............................
Computer software engineers,
applications ..............................
Group III ............................
Computer software engineers,
systems software ......................
Group III ............................
Computer support specialists .............
Group II .............................
Computer systems analysts ................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Network and computer systems
administrators ..............................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Civilian workers
Mean
$27.03
22.18
32.26
Relative
error5
3.9%
3.4
6.1
Full-time workers
Mean
$27.07
22.16
32.68
Relative
error5
4.2%
3.6
7.4
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
$26.23
–
–
17.2%
–
–
24.67
30.74
29.51
21.98
41.08
28.40
34.70
26.72
30.52
30.54
22.77
31.63
30.56
6.9
9.3
10.6
9.2
12.5
5.9
3.5
13.9
14.2
9.0
11.7
15.5
9.9
24.67
30.74
29.51
–
–
28.40
34.70
26.72
30.41
–
22.77
31.54
30.56
6.9
9.3
10.6
–
–
5.9
3.5
13.9
14.5
–
11.7
15.9
9.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
32.50
25.55
38.25
30.12
24.31
32.24
38.41
42.16
3.1
4.1
3.0
5.2
7.3
10.9
6.6
9.0
32.53
–
–
30.12
24.31
32.24
38.41
–
3.1
–
–
5.2
7.3
10.9
6.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
39.11
44.92
10.1
12.3
39.11
44.92
10.1
12.3
–
–
–
–
37.45
39.37
23.59
23.51
36.66
29.59
38.70
13.8
11.4
5.1
4.4
3.0
5.4
1.7
37.45
39.37
23.84
23.51
36.64
29.59
38.73
13.8
11.4
4.4
4.4
3.1
5.4
1.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.41
30.00
35.52
6.6
9.0
3.5
31.41
30.00
35.52
6.6
9.0
3.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Computer and mathematical science
occupations –Continued
Network systems and data
communications analysts .............
Actuaries ............................................
Architecture and engineering
occupations .....................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Engineers ...........................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Civil engineers ...............................
Group III ............................
Electrical and electronics
engineers ..................................
Group III ............................
Electrical engineers ...................
Group III ............................
Electronics engineers, except
computer ..............................
Group III ............................
Industrial engineers, including
health and safety ......................
Group III ............................
Industrial engineers ...................
Group III ............................
Mechanical engineers ....................
Group III ............................
Drafters ..............................................
Group II .............................
Architectural and civil drafters ......
Mechanical drafters .......................
Group II .............................
Engineering technicians, except
drafters .........................................
Group II .............................
Civil engineering technicians ........
Group II .............................
Electrical and electronic
engineering technicians ...........
Group II .............................
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$30.68
42.96
12.1%
15.3
$30.68
42.96
12.1%
15.3
–
–
–
–
31.35
23.35
38.49
37.87
27.88
39.27
27.55
28.89
2.8
3.5
2.7
2.2
9.4
2.5
11.8
16.1
30.88
–
–
37.21
–
–
27.39
28.89
3.9
–
–
2.4
–
–
12.9
16.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
40.69
40.91
37.52
38.00
5.0
6.0
4.1
2.1
39.28
–
37.52
38.00
3.8
–
4.1
2.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
43.48
43.25
6.7
8.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.73
35.12
31.71
35.67
34.72
38.94
21.65
21.31
21.50
22.49
23.38
6.6
5.5
7.1
6.6
5.5
7.8
4.0
4.6
5.3
4.2
5.3
31.73
–
31.71
35.67
34.72
38.94
21.52
–
21.17
22.49
23.38
6.6
–
7.1
6.6
5.5
7.8
4.3
–
6.5
4.2
5.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.25
22.65
18.85
19.17
4.5
4.5
8.4
9.9
24.31
–
18.85
19.17
4.5
–
8.4
9.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.06
24.26
10.2
13.1
24.25
24.26
10.7
13.1
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Architecture and engineering
occupations –Continued
Mechanical engineering
technicians ...............................
Group II .............................
Life, physical, and social science
occupations .....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Life scientists .....................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Biological scientists .......................
Medical scientists ..........................
Physical scientists ..............................
Group III ............................
Chemists and materials scientists ..
Chemists ....................................
Market and survey researchers ..........
Market research analysts ...............
Psychologists .....................................
Group III ............................
Clinical, counseling, and school
psychologists ...........................
Group III ............................
Urban and regional planners ..............
Group II .............................
Chemical technicians .........................
Miscellaneous life, physical, and
social science technicians ............
Community and social services
occupations .....................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Counselors .........................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Educational, vocational, and
school counselors .....................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Civilian workers
Mean
$20.93
20.22
Relative
error5
3.7%
1.9
Full-time workers
Mean
$20.93
20.22
Relative
error5
3.7%
1.9
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
27.50
15.19
20.56
37.40
29.15
26.85
35.27
21.40
28.47
29.46
32.59
30.33
30.63
38.86
38.86
31.47
31.56
11.3
4.6
9.1
10.5
16.5
12.8
18.0
7.3
13.1
8.9
12.8
13.8
14.0
10.5
10.5
11.7
11.8
27.72
–
–
–
29.29
–
–
21.40
28.66
29.46
–
30.33
30.63
38.86
38.86
31.47
–
11.3
–
–
–
17.1
–
–
7.3
14.0
8.9
–
13.8
14.0
10.5
10.5
11.7
–
$20.69
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.4%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.47
31.56
23.28
19.06
26.78
11.7
11.8
16.9
15.9
18.4
31.47
31.56
–
–
–
11.7
11.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.51
4.2
–
–
–
–
19.64
17.34
24.83
20.32
16.59
23.92
4.1
4.4
6.6
5.2
5.6
7.7
19.84
–
–
20.28
–
–
4.4
–
–
5.0
–
–
17.98
–
–
–
–
–
7.8
–
–
–
–
–
21.13
16.30
37.54
18.0
11.1
11.5
21.35
16.46
37.54
17.3
10.8
11.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Community and social services
occupations –Continued
Rehabilitation counselors ..............
Group II .............................
Social workers ...................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Child, family, and school social
workers ....................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Medical and public health social
workers ....................................
Mental health and substance abuse
social workers ..........................
Group II .............................
Miscellaneous community and social
service specialists ........................
Group II .............................
Probation officers and correctional
treatment specialists .................
Group II .............................
Social and human service
assistants ..................................
Group II .............................
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$17.55
16.77
20.37
17.28
27.50
10.0%
3.7
11.6
6.2
8.5
$17.71
16.92
20.86
–
–
9.9%
3.8
14.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.3
6.6
8.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.40
17.52
33.29
13.8
6.3
8.6
23.51
17.55
33.29
27.27
4.7
–
–
–
–
14.62
14.28
4.0
4.3
14.66
14.31
4.1
4.3
–
–
–
–
17.36
16.69
3.5
2.7
17.54
–
4.9
–
–
–
–
–
20.80
19.81
8.5
8.1
20.80
19.81
8.5
8.1
–
–
–
–
15.64
15.56
6.4
7.3
15.41
15.24
7.3
8.3
–
–
–
–
Legal occupations ................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Lawyers .............................................
Group III ............................
Judges, magistrates, and other
judicial workers ...........................
Paralegals and legal assistants ...........
Group II .............................
35.90
20.83
36.37
47.62
37.50
10.3
9.1
9.3
10.9
13.1
35.63
–
–
46.99
37.57
9.7
–
–
10.1
13.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
56.45
23.93
20.27
10.5
13.7
7.6
56.45
23.96
20.29
10.5
13.7
7.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
Education, training, and library
occupations .....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Group IV ............................
Postsecondary teachers ......................
Group III ............................
31.20
12.04
24.64
36.06
102.28
54.97
47.31
10.6
1.8
4.2
7.5
12.0
22.2
18.6
33.01
–
–
–
–
55.66
–
9.7
–
–
–
–
21.8
–
$15.12
–
–
–
–
26.78
–
7.8%
–
–
–
–
17.9
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Education, training, and library
occupations –Continued
Postsecondary teachers –Continued
Group IV ............................
Business teachers, postsecondary ..
Math and computer teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Group III ............................
Mathematical science teachers,
postsecondary ......................
Group III ............................
Life sciences teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Biological science teachers,
postsecondary ......................
Physical sciences teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Group III ............................
Social sciences teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Group III ............................
Health teachers, postsecondary .....
Arts, communications, and
humanities teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Group III ............................
English language and literature
teachers, postsecondary .......
Group III ............................
Miscellaneous postsecondary
teachers ....................................
Group III ............................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Preschool and kindergarten
teachers ....................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Kindergarten teachers, except
special education .................
Group III ............................
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
12.0%
10.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
36.51
36.51
9.2
9.2
$36.51
–
9.2%
–
–
–
–
–
36.51
36.51
9.2
9.2
36.51
36.51
9.2
9.2
–
–
–
–
85.44
11.3
85.57
11.2
–
–
85.44
11.3
85.57
11.2
–
–
46.44
50.06
13.1
11.8
46.44
–
13.1
–
–
–
–
–
44.68
45.69
66.41
7.8
8.1
24.8
44.68
–
–
7.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
42.18
41.96
4.6
4.5
43.49
–
3.4
–
–
–
–
–
43.44
43.44
11.1
11.1
47.76
47.76
5.6
5.6
–
–
–
–
38.28
36.06
6.8
3.3
38.46
–
7.0
–
–
–
–
–
32.70
28.86
34.00
2.5
3.6
2.8
33.06
–
–
2.0
–
–
$22.55
–
–
13.3%
–
–
27.94
20.01
32.21
7.2
9.5
9.8
31.55
–
–
7.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
35.41
35.64
2.8
2.4
35.41
35.64
2.8
2.4
–
–
–
–
Mean
$102.28
45.17
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Education, training, and library
occupations –Continued
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 ............................
Vocational education teachers,
secondary school .................
Special education teachers .............
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Special education teachers,
preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school ................
Group III ............................
Special education teachers,
middle school .......................
Other teachers and instructors ...........
Group II .............................
Librarians ...........................................
Group III ............................
Library technicians ............................
Group II .............................
Farm and home management
advisors ........................................
Instructional coordinators ..................
Group III ............................
Civilian workers
Mean
$32.49
28.83
33.91
Relative
error5
2.7%
4.7
2.7
Full-time workers
Mean
$32.71
–
–
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
2.6%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.90
28.55
33.37
3.1
5.2
3.0
32.17
28.81
33.37
3.0
5.7
3.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
34.72
31.06
36.04
33.39
29.20
34.25
2.7
3.8
3.0
2.2
5.2
2.0
34.72
31.06
36.04
33.36
–
–
2.7
3.8
3.0
2.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.67
29.72
34.40
2.1
5.9
2.1
33.65
29.62
34.43
2.2
5.9
2.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
27.58
35.89
37.39
35.18
5.2
4.2
2.3
6.4
27.58
35.94
–
–
5.2
4.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.77
33.86
8.8
10.0
33.59
33.66
9.2
10.5
–
–
–
–
39.73
19.54
18.73
26.40
33.44
13.81
13.81
1.5
5.2
5.9
11.8
15.0
8.6
8.6
40.13
25.23
–
27.07
33.44
–
–
1.3
4.3
–
11.7
15.0
–
–
–
$14.43
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.9%
–
–
–
–
–
22.40
30.65
32.81
4.4
17.2
15.1
–
30.77
32.81
–
17.3
15.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Education, training, and library
occupations –Continued
Teacher assistants ..............................
Group I ...............................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations ..................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Designers ...........................................
Group II .............................
Graphic designers ..........................
Group II .............................
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and
related workers ............................
Coaches and scouts ........................
News analysts, reporters and
correspondents .............................
Group III ............................
Reporters and correspondents ........
Public relations specialists .................
Writers and editors ............................
Group II .............................
Editors ............................................
Group II .............................
Broadcast and sound engineering
technicians and radio operators ...
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Pharmacists ........................................
Group III ............................
Physicians and surgeons ....................
Group III ............................
Registered nurses ...............................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Therapists ..........................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Physical therapists .........................
Civilian workers
Mean
$12.15
12.09
Relative
error5
1.5%
1.7
Full-time workers
Mean
$12.11
11.90
Relative
error5
3.0%
1.9
Part-time workers
Mean
$12.22
12.68
Relative
error5
3.5%
2.7
22.36
17.82
33.56
21.18
16.41
16.97
16.81
9.0
3.7
7.9
18.4
4.9
8.2
8.4
22.95
–
–
21.14
–
16.80
16.61
9.2
–
–
18.6
–
8.2
8.6
12.40
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.83
18.81
20.8
14.8
–
–
–
–
12.40
–
20.7
–
30.57
35.92
28.03
33.22
19.96
19.63
20.86
20.49
10.8
5.8
10.9
29.7
9.2
10.2
9.2
10.4
31.11
–
28.57
36.09
19.96
–
20.86
20.49
11.3
–
11.5
25.8
9.2
–
9.2
10.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25.30
20.0
25.86
20.6
–
–
29.93
14.13
21.88
41.20
53.67
55.15
108.08
124.78
28.37
23.71
31.62
33.45
31.16
35.52
29.93
8.5
5.3
2.5
13.2
2.5
2.3
25.8
22.8
4.8
4.1
4.7
6.4
4.7
5.7
4.0
30.11
–
–
–
55.03
55.03
97.23
–
28.72
24.78
30.87
33.75
–
–
29.94
7.3
–
–
–
2.4
2.4
25.5
–
4.3
2.2
6.1
6.6
–
–
4.0
29.29
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
27.55
22.14
34.01
27.81
–
–
–
16.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.2
6.1
2.3
6.7
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-9
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations –Continued
Respiratory therapists ....................
Speech-language pathologists .......
Group III ............................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ...................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technologists ............................
Group II .............................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technicians ...............................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Dental hygienists ...............................
Group II .............................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...................................
Group II .............................
Cardiovascular technologists and
technicians ...............................
Radiologic technologists and
technicians ...............................
Group II .............................
Emergency medical technicians and
paramedics ...................................
Group II .............................
Health diagnosing and treating
practitioner support technicians ...
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Pharmacy technicians ....................
Group I ...............................
Psychiatric technicians ..................
Surgical technologists ....................
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses .........................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Medical records and health
information technicians ...............
Group I ...............................
Civilian workers
Mean
$24.63
34.79
33.93
Relative
error5
2.8%
5.1
5.4
Full-time workers
Mean
–
$34.79
33.93
Relative
error5
–
5.1%
5.4
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
–
–
21.24
13.30
21.71
8.6
8.5
6.4
21.76
–
–
10.1
–
–
$19.96
–
–
16.7%
–
–
23.83
22.26
10.1
8.9
23.03
21.12
12.0
10.8
–
–
–
–
17.83
13.30
20.74
30.91
30.91
9.9
8.5
6.8
1.8
1.8
18.80
–
19.89
–
–
9.2
–
8.9
–
–
16.89
–
–
–
–
13.2
–
–
–
–
25.74
24.29
5.7
6.5
26.10
–
6.6
–
23.30
–
7.0
–
23.31
10.4
–
–
–
–
24.97
23.97
6.2
7.5
25.25
23.80
7.1
7.7
–
–
–
–
17.07
18.09
9.8
9.8
17.51
18.70
9.3
8.4
–
–
–
–
14.12
13.30
16.10
12.61
12.41
16.21
17.07
8.1
9.7
4.9
7.6
8.1
10.1
2.6
14.10
–
–
12.75
12.51
–
17.24
8.9
–
–
7.7
7.7
–
4.1
14.23
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.31
17.73
18.35
1.4
4.3
1.4
18.35
17.52
18.48
1.7
4.3
1.7
18.17
–
17.91
2.3
–
2.5
16.13
12.41
4.4
3.6
16.13
12.41
4.4
3.6
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-10
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations –Continued
Medical records and health
information technicians
–Continued
Group II .............................
Miscellaneous health technologists
and technicians ............................
Healthcare support occupations .........
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home
health aides ..................................
Group I ...............................
Home health aides .........................
Group I ...............................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .................................
Group I ...............................
Psychiatric aides ............................
Physical therapist assistants and aides
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Dental assistants ............................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Medical assistants ..........................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Medical transcriptionists ...............
Pharmacy aides ..............................
Protective service occupations ............
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
First-line supervisors/managers, law
enforcement workers ...................
First-line supervisors/managers of
police and detectives ................
Fire fighters .......................................
Civilian workers
Mean
$17.62
Relative
error5
8.6%
Full-time workers
Mean
$17.62
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
8.6%
–
–
20.44
9.6
22.07
8.2
–
–
12.62
11.98
15.88
3.0
3.3
5.3
13.08
–
–
3.3
–
–
$11.19
–
–
3.0%
–
–
11.11
11.04
10.85
10.84
2.0
2.0
3.3
3.3
11.37
–
11.41
11.41
2.4
–
4.6
4.6
10.54
–
10.05
10.05
3.1
–
4.3
4.3
11.22
11.16
11.41
15.32
2.9
2.9
6.4
18.7
11.34
11.28
–
–
3.4
3.5
–
–
10.89
10.82
–
–
3.2
3.5
–
–
14.96
14.41
15.92
15.91
15.51
16.85
13.75
13.95
13.56
18.23
12.85
5.2
7.3
5.9
10.3
12.5
8.9
6.4
3.4
14.4
4.5
15.0
15.03
–
–
15.96
15.48
17.06
13.68
13.98
–
–
13.05
5.7
–
–
10.6
13.0
8.6
7.2
3.8
–
–
15.7
14.26
–
–
–
–
–
14.30
–
–
–
–
7.4
–
–
–
–
–
14.1
–
–
–
–
16.69
11.17
21.04
31.63
6.6
6.0
4.7
6.2
17.14
–
–
–
6.6
–
–
–
11.91
–
–
–
14.2
–
–
–
39.68
3.7
39.68
3.7
–
–
40.49
18.91
2.5
7.7
40.49
19.02
2.5
7.2
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-11
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Protective service occupations
–Continued
Fire fighters –Continued
Group II .............................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and
jailers ...........................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Correctional officers and jailers ....
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Police officers ....................................
Group II .............................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers
Group II .............................
Security guards and gaming
surveillance officers .....................
Group I ...............................
Security guards ..............................
Group I ...............................
Miscellaneous protective service
workers ........................................
Group I ...............................
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other
recreational protective service
workers ....................................
Group I ...............................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers, food
preparation and serving workers
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Chefs and head cooks ....................
First-line supervisors/managers of
food preparation and serving
workers ....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Cooks .................................................
Group I ...............................
Civilian workers
Mean
$18.87
Relative
error5
7.9%
Full-time workers
Mean
$18.90
Relative
error5
7.7%
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
17.01
15.20
17.47
17.00
15.23
17.44
25.11
24.94
25.11
24.94
2.7
9.9
5.1
2.7
10.3
5.2
3.4
3.5
3.4
3.5
16.99
–
–
16.98
15.04
17.44
25.22
–
25.22
25.06
2.8
–
–
2.8
10.9
5.2
3.3
–
3.3
3.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.88
10.87
11.86
10.83
3.3
5.5
3.2
5.6
11.81
–
11.78
11.00
3.3
–
3.4
5.6
$12.41
–
12.41
9.56
21.4%
–
21.4
5.3
10.62
10.62
7.9
7.9
–
–
–
–
9.20
–
6.9
–
8.52
8.52
4.5
4.5
–
–
–
–
8.52
8.52
4.5
4.5
8.34
7.86
14.08
2.2
1.6
7.5
9.56
–
–
4.6
–
–
7.49
–
–
1.5
–
–
14.01
11.01
14.08
16.90
6.2
4.9
8.1
24.3
14.12
–
–
16.90
6.6
–
–
24.3
13.61
10.84
14.03
9.94
9.80
7.4
4.2
9.2
2.9
3.2
13.72
10.99
14.06
10.62
–
8.0
4.8
9.8
2.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.02
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.8
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-12
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Food preparation and serving related
occupations –Continued
Cooks, fast food .............................
Group I ...............................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria .....
Group I ...............................
Cooks, restaurant ...........................
Group I ...............................
Cooks, short order .........................
Group I ...............................
Food preparation workers ..................
Group I ...............................
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 ...............................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food
concession, and coffee shop ....
Group I ...............................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ...............
Group I ...............................
Dishwashers .......................................
Group I ...............................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant,
lounge, and coffee shop ...............
Group I ...............................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ..............
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Civilian workers
Mean
$8.28
8.28
10.92
10.61
10.15
10.02
8.05
8.05
8.84
8.84
5.92
5.90
7.08
7.06
5.17
5.16
Relative
error5
4.7%
4.7
2.9
3.2
4.5
4.7
4.7
4.7
3.0
3.0
3.9
4.0
7.4
7.6
4.3
4.2
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
–
–
$10.82
10.33
10.76
10.58
–
–
8.96
8.96
5.27
–
6.77
6.67
4.41
4.34
–
–
3.8%
3.9
2.8
3.1
–
–
5.1
5.1
9.4
–
17.4
19.0
7.1
7.3
$7.57
7.57
11.12
11.12
9.21
9.21
8.16
8.16
8.61
8.61
6.22
–
7.25
7.25
5.54
5.54
Relative
error5
4.6%
4.6
4.1
4.1
7.8
7.8
6.4
6.4
3.8
3.8
3.8
–
4.7
4.7
4.9
4.9
8.40
8.40
7.99
7.99
6.0
6.0
2.5
2.5
–
–
8.98
–
–
–
6.0
–
8.36
8.36
7.77
–
7.2
7.2
2.2
–
7.99
7.99
2.7
2.7
9.00
9.00
6.1
6.1
7.76
7.76
2.3
2.3
7.91
7.91
9.32
9.32
8.56
8.54
4.1
4.1
1.8
1.8
2.5
2.5
–
–
–
–
9.08
9.04
–
–
–
–
4.1
4.2
7.90
7.90
8.94
8.94
8.04
8.04
4.3
4.3
3.5
3.5
2.6
2.6
6.55
6.55
12.9
12.9
–
–
–
–
7.10
7.10
8.0
8.0
11.95
11.59
18.22
1.9
2.5
9.7
12.90
–
–
2.1
–
–
9.10
–
–
2.2
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-13
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations
–Continued
First-line supervisors/managers,
building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance workers ............
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
housekeeping and janitorial
workers ....................................
Group II .............................
Building cleaning workers .................
Group I ...............................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids
and housekeeping cleaners ......
Group I ...............................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
Group I ...............................
Grounds maintenance workers ..........
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Landscaping and groundskeeping
workers ....................................
Group I ...............................
Personal care and service
occupations .....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
personal service workers .............
Gaming services workers ..................
Group I ...............................
Gaming dealers ..............................
Group I ...............................
Miscellaneous entertainment
attendants and related workers ....
Group I ...............................
Amusement and recreation
attendants .................................
Group I ...............................
Barbers and cosmetologists ...............
Group I ...............................
Civilian workers
Mean
$14.40
16.47
Relative
error5
6.9%
7.0
Full-time workers
Mean
$14.67
–
Relative
error5
7.1%
–
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.1%
–
14.42
16.67
11.82
11.81
7.7
8.6
2.6
2.9
14.72
16.67
12.54
–
8.0
8.6
2.9
–
–
–
$9.20
–
12.59
12.64
9.60
9.49
11.71
10.82
22.99
3.1
3.6
4.6
4.5
5.2
4.0
11.2
13.29
13.40
10.04
9.92
14.09
–
–
3.2
3.8
4.9
5.2
6.9
–
–
9.54
9.54
8.60
8.60
8.86
–
–
4.0
4.0
4.4
4.4
3.4
–
–
11.67
10.62
6.6
5.0
14.38
12.75
8.5
5.4
8.90
8.90
3.7
3.7
11.38
9.48
15.04
5.5
1.9
5.3
12.58
–
–
6.4
–
–
9.62
–
–
3.9
–
–
19.36
7.22
7.25
6.24
6.21
21.7
6.5
6.8
4.3
4.4
–
7.38
–
6.36
6.34
–
7.6
–
3.1
3.3
–
6.76
–
–
–
–
9.8
–
–
–
8.21
8.21
6.2
6.2
–
–
–
–
7.96
–
7.6
–
7.97
7.97
12.98
10.53
5.3
5.3
6.4
3.1
–
–
12.11
–
–
–
9.6
–
7.96
7.96
14.31
–
7.6
7.6
4.1
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-14
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Personal care and service
occupations –Continued
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and
cosmetologists .........................
Group I ...............................
Miscellaneous personal appearance
workers ........................................
Child care workers .............................
Group I ...............................
Personal and home care aides ............
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Recreation and fitness workers ..........
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Fitness trainers and aerobics
instructors ................................
Group I ...............................
Recreation workers ........................
Group I ...............................
Sales and related occupations .............
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers ........................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
retail sales workers ..................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
non-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 .............................
Civilian workers
Mean
$12.98
10.53
Relative
error5
6.4%
3.1
Full-time workers
Mean
$12.11
–
Relative
error5
9.6%
–
Part-time workers
Mean
$14.31
–
Relative
error5
4.1%
–
16.52
10.03
9.91
9.53
9.35
13.66
12.05
10.38
15.50
17.3
5.7
6.1
3.9
4.1
1.6
8.6
7.6
15.2
–
10.79
10.85
10.11
9.98
–
14.62
–
–
–
7.7
9.5
7.7
7.2
–
8.5
–
–
–
8.60
8.57
9.15
8.96
–
9.39
–
–
–
5.0
5.1
6.4
6.1
–
4.4
–
–
10.54
10.30
12.44
10.40
7.1
5.4
10.5
8.8
–
–
14.62
12.41
–
–
8.5
10.9
10.54
10.30
8.57
8.57
7.1
5.4
10.7
10.7
16.24
10.23
23.99
60.63
5.7
3.2
5.9
24.8
19.42
–
–
–
7.1
–
–
–
8.90
–
–
–
1.5
–
–
–
19.57
11.77
19.29
6.2
4.8
2.2
19.65
–
–
6.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.71
18.38
3.9
4.0
17.78
18.38
3.9
4.0
–
–
–
–
28.36
22.86
11.27
9.94
22.00
9.22
9.02
9.24
9.04
23.5
14.7
4.4
2.9
6.9
1.9
1.6
1.9
1.6
28.36
22.86
13.16
–
–
10.09
–
10.16
9.91
23.5
14.7
6.5
–
–
2.7
–
2.8
2.7
–
–
8.73
–
–
8.45
–
8.45
8.41
–
–
.9
–
–
1.5
–
1.5
1.6
14.50
7.7
16.11
6.5
9.03
5.6
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-15
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Sales and related occupations
–Continued
Counter and rental clerks and parts
salespersons –Continued
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Counter and rental clerks ...........
Group I ...............................
Parts salespersons ......................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Retail salespersons .........................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Advertising sales agents ....................
Insurance sales agents ........................
Group II .............................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ..............................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, technical
and scientific products .............
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific
products ...................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Telemarketers ....................................
Group I ...............................
Miscellaneous sales and related
workers ........................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Office and administrative support
occupations .....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support
workers ........................................
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$12.47
19.97
10.81
10.84
16.51
13.81
20.96
12.48
10.46
22.61
20.88
29.77
31.68
6.4%
10.2
9.8
10.6
4.8
5.8
10.4
9.5
5.5
8.1
20.0
21.2
15.0
–
–
$12.79
13.13
17.21
14.48
20.96
14.52
11.85
22.65
–
29.77
31.68
–
–
11.7%
14.4
5.6
5.2
10.4
11.5
9.0
8.2
–
21.2
15.0
–
–
$8.44
8.44
–
–
–
9.06
9.04
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.8%
5.8
–
–
–
2.3
2.3
–
–
–
–
27.62
24.19
46.05
9.8
13.5
7.4
28.17
–
–
9.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.21
28.6
32.79
23.9
–
–
26.62
23.78
42.34
9.92
9.92
13.0
15.1
9.8
11.2
11.2
26.64
23.79
42.34
10.13
10.13
13.0
15.1
9.8
12.8
12.8
–
–
–
9.14
9.14
–
–
–
8.9
8.9
14.52
9.92
18.74
13.3
.9
10.7
15.14
–
–
14.6
–
–
11.50
–
–
23.2
–
–
15.12
13.11
18.73
1.3
1.8
2.0
15.72
–
–
1.4
–
–
11.02
–
–
4.3
–
–
21.71
3.9
21.86
4.2
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-16
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support
workers –Continued
Group II .............................
Switchboard operators, including
answering service ........................
Group I ...............................
Financial clerks ..................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Bill and account collectors ............
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Billing and posting clerks and
machine operators ....................
Group I ...............................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks .........................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks .....
Procurement clerks ........................
Tellers ............................................
Group I ...............................
Brokerage clerks ................................
Group I ...............................
Court, municipal, and license clerks ..
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Credit authorizers, checkers, and
clerks ............................................
Customer service representatives ......
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Eligibility interviewers, government
programs ......................................
Group II .............................
File clerks ..........................................
Group I ...............................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ..
Group I ...............................
Civilian workers
Mean
$21.72
Relative
error5
4.1%
Full-time workers
Mean
$21.88
Relative
error5
4.3%
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
10.24
9.94
14.11
12.86
17.13
13.98
13.27
16.47
8.9
7.7
2.3
3.5
5.0
5.3
4.6
9.7
11.84
11.84
14.44
–
–
13.87
13.10
16.47
7.6
7.6
2.7
–
–
5.1
4.3
9.7
–
–
$11.68
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.3%
–
–
–
–
–
14.12
13.01
5.0
4.5
14.22
13.06
5.3
4.7
–
–
–
–
14.84
13.63
16.66
17.28
17.33
11.20
11.12
–
–
14.49
14.39
14.59
4.0
6.2
5.0
5.8
11.3
2.8
2.7
–
–
6.0
5.7
9.5
14.99
14.00
16.55
17.55
17.33
11.38
11.27
16.22
15.62
14.51
14.43
14.58
5.2
7.4
5.4
3.6
11.3
2.8
2.7
4.0
4.1
6.1
6.0
9.5
13.07
9.71
17.72
–
–
10.76
10.76
–
–
12.23
–
–
12.2
8.3
7.9
–
–
4.8
4.8
–
–
8.3
–
–
13.74
14.70
12.87
18.35
7.9
5.1
5.2
5.5
13.74
15.05
13.13
18.42
7.9
5.4
5.9
5.5
–
11.26
11.18
–
–
5.3
5.9
–
17.45
19.28
14.35
13.53
8.60
8.56
12.9
9.9
11.3
7.2
3.4
3.8
18.80
19.36
–
–
–
–
11.6
9.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.53
8.53
–
–
–
–
4.2
4.2
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-17
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Interviewers, except eligibility and
loan ..............................................
Group I ...............................
Library assistants, clerical .................
Group I ...............................
Loan interviewers and clerks .............
Group II .............................
New accounts clerks ..........................
Order clerks .......................................
Group I ...............................
Human resources assistants, except
payroll and timekeeping ..............
Group II .............................
Receptionists and information clerks
Group I ...............................
Cargo and freight agents ....................
Dispatchers ........................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Police, fire, and ambulance
dispatchers ...............................
Group I ...............................
Dispatchers, except police, fire,
and ambulance .........................
Group I ...............................
Meter readers, utilities .......................
Group I ...............................
Production, planning, and expediting
clerks ............................................
Group II .............................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Stock clerks and order fillers .............
Group I ...............................
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants ..........
Group I ...............................
Civilian workers
Mean
$12.40
11.92
11.72
9.95
15.26
15.90
12.75
14.78
14.22
Relative
error5
3.0%
2.0
6.8
8.5
3.0
6.3
7.6
6.0
6.9
Full-time workers
Mean
$12.45
11.86
–
–
15.26
15.90
12.96
15.29
14.84
Relative
error5
3.5%
2.5
–
–
3.0
6.3
7.7
4.7
4.6
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
$11.11
9.68
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.0%
10.5
–
–
–
–
–
17.04
21.03
12.30
12.22
14.99
16.42
14.27
18.27
9.8
3.6
3.9
4.2
13.4
4.4
7.1
5.6
17.04
21.03
12.96
12.88
–
16.42
–
–
9.8
3.6
4.0
4.2
–
4.4
–
–
–
–
10.23
10.23
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.0
5.0
–
–
–
–
16.07
13.14
9.4
11.8
16.07
13.14
9.4
11.8
–
–
–
–
16.58
14.99
18.21
15.98
6.3
10.1
11.7
7.7
16.58
14.99
–
–
6.3
10.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
21.15
20.70
12.81
12.58
16.26
12.76
12.33
6.5
7.2
4.7
6.5
5.7
5.8
5.2
21.26
20.70
12.95
12.69
16.53
14.54
14.07
6.4
7.2
4.5
6.4
5.7
4.8
4.5
–
–
11.00
–
–
8.65
8.65
–
–
8.8
–
–
7.0
7.0
17.26
14.16
18.84
1.9
2.7
3.7
17.60
–
–
1.8
–
–
12.41
–
–
9.6
–
–
18.57
13.87
4.7
6.4
18.85
13.81
4.3
6.5
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-18
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$20.16
17.82
16.49
15.68
15.44
16.22
4.4%
9.0
14.9
2.5
1.8
8.1
$20.88
17.83
16.50
15.84
15.45
16.13
3.7%
9.0
15.0
2.3
1.9
8.4
–
–
–
$14.02
–
–
–
–
–
10.2%
–
–
16.06
13.72
18.58
4.3
3.7
3.8
16.62
14.47
18.59
4.1
3.6
3.8
10.03
9.77
–
4.1
3.2
–
12.70
12.01
12.62
12.39
12.93
5.6
6.6
5.2
6.4
19.2
13.33
–
13.55
13.25
12.93
6.1
–
3.4
4.6
19.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.84
13.64
19.87
5.1
6.4
5.3
16.69
12.92
19.87
5.4
3.2
5.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.52
14.47
13.87
17.14
10.5
2.4
3.6
2.4
13.67
14.95
14.39
17.23
11.2
2.5
3.6
2.5
–
11.65
11.58
–
–
7.0
7.5
–
11.57
11.57
8.5
8.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Farming, fishing, and forestry
occupations .....................................
Group I ...............................
12.72
8.66
23.2
12.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Construction and extraction
occupations .....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
20.74
15.60
23.43
4.1
4.3
5.3
21.09
–
–
4.3
–
–
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants
–Continued
Group II .............................
Legal secretaries ............................
Group II .............................
Medical secretaries ........................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Data entry and information
processing workers ......................
Group I ...............................
Data entry keyers ...........................
Group I ...............................
Word processors and typists ..........
Insurance claims and policy
processing clerks .........................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Mail clerks and mail machine
operators, except postal service ...
Office clerks, general .........................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Office machine operators, except
computer ......................................
Group I ...............................
9.99
–
–
8.1
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-19
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Construction and extraction
occupations –Continued
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ........................................
Group II .............................
Carpenters ..........................................
Group II .............................
Cement masons, concrete finishers,
and terrazzo workers ....................
Group II .............................
Cement masons and concrete
finishers ...................................
Group II .............................
Construction laborers .........................
Group I ...............................
Construction equipment operators .....
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Operating engineers and other
construction equipment
operators ..................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Electricians ........................................
Group II .............................
Painters and paperhangers .................
Painters, construction and
maintenance .............................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..................................
Group II .............................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..............................
Group II .............................
Sheet metal workers ..........................
Group II .............................
Helpers, construction trades ..............
Group I ...............................
Highway maintenance workers .........
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$25.18
23.64
22.47
23.98
6.7%
6.4
9.3
12.6
$25.18
23.64
22.47
23.98
6.7%
6.4
9.3
12.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.79
20.41
12.3
15.7
20.79
–
12.3
–
–
–
–
–
20.79
20.41
19.02
18.50
19.91
14.74
22.11
12.3
15.7
12.4
15.1
12.3
17.1
8.4
20.79
20.41
20.56
20.65
20.28
–
–
12.3
15.7
11.0
12.1
13.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.43
14.93
22.11
19.50
20.47
24.01
11.7
16.2
8.4
13.6
11.5
17.7
20.85
15.34
22.11
19.50
20.47
–
13.0
18.2
8.4
13.6
11.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.01
17.7
–
–
–
–
26.40
30.11
13.4
13.1
26.40
–
13.4
–
–
–
–
–
28.70
31.12
27.76
29.55
15.75
15.30
15.53
13.39
17.73
15.3
14.6
7.9
8.9
5.9
6.2
6.0
3.5
4.4
28.70
31.12
27.76
29.55
15.95
–
15.57
13.45
17.73
15.3
14.6
7.9
8.9
7.1
–
5.9
3.7
4.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-20
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .....................................
Group I ...............................
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 ............................
Group II .............................
Miscellaneous electrical and
electronic equipment mechanics,
installers, and repairers ................
Group II .............................
Electrical and electronics repairers,
powerhouse, substation, and
relay .........................................
Group II .............................
Automotive technicians and repairers
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Automotive body and related
repairers ...................................
Group II .............................
Automotive service technicians
and mechanics .........................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel
engine specialists .........................
Group II .............................
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment
service technicians and
mechanics ....................................
Group II .............................
Mobile heavy equipment
mechanics, except engines .......
Group II .............................
Civilian workers
Mean
$20.55
14.48
22.38
Relative
error5
2.9%
7.8
2.5
Full-time workers
Mean
$20.66
–
–
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
3.6%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
27.00
25.79
6.1
7.6
27.00
25.79
6.1
7.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
26.68
8.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
26.38
26.38
8.5
8.5
–
–
–
–
21.45
26.03
17.6
16.8
21.45
–
17.6
–
–
–
–
–
29.49
29.49
19.16
12.31
20.81
19.1
19.1
4.6
5.8
3.2
29.49
29.49
19.39
–
–
19.1
19.1
4.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.83
20.83
2.5
2.5
20.83
20.83
2.5
2.5
–
–
–
–
19.06
11.48
20.80
5.4
7.8
4.6
19.39
11.81
20.80
4.4
7.5
4.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.35
18.98
7.2
8.4
19.35
18.98
7.2
8.4
–
–
–
–
20.63
21.30
6.1
6.7
20.63
–
6.1
–
–
–
–
–
21.02
22.31
8.4
9.4
21.02
22.31
8.4
9.4
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-21
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations –Continued
Heating, air conditioning, and
refrigeration mechanics and
installers .......................................
Group II .............................
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance workers
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Industrial machinery mechanics ....
Group II .............................
Maintenance and repair workers,
general .....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Maintenance workers, machinery ..
Line installers and repairers ...............
Group II .............................
Electrical power-line installers and
repairers ...................................
Group II .............................
Miscellaneous installation,
maintenance, and repair workers
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Helpers--installation, maintenance,
and repair workers ...................
Group I ...............................
Production occupations .......................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating workers
Group II .............................
Electrical, electronics, and
electromechanical assemblers .....
Group I ...............................
Electrical and electronic
equipment assemblers ..............
Group I ...............................
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators ....................................
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$22.12
23.83
17.7%
17.0
$22.12
23.83
17.7%
17.0
–
–
–
–
19.67
16.65
20.63
22.49
23.41
2.7
12.0
2.8
2.9
3.5
19.67
–
–
22.49
23.41
2.7
–
–
2.9
3.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.22
16.68
19.16
17.17
22.83
24.94
4.4
15.5
3.7
8.6
15.4
11.0
18.22
16.68
19.16
17.17
22.83
–
4.4
15.5
3.7
8.6
15.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
26.75
28.70
9.4
5.1
26.75
28.70
9.4
5.1
–
–
–
–
17.52
14.21
24.43
15.9
15.8
16.4
19.01
–
–
15.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.07
15.07
17.8
17.8
17.39
17.39
12.8
12.8
–
–
–
–
16.30
14.03
20.92
2.3
2.2
4.1
16.53
–
–
2.4
–
–
$9.73
–
–
6.6%
–
–
24.20
23.84
7.3
9.5
24.20
23.84
7.3
9.5
–
–
–
–
16.00
14.37
9.1
8.9
16.06
–
9.1
–
–
–
–
–
16.50
14.40
10.0
9.1
16.57
14.47
9.9
8.8
–
–
–
–
14.43
8.5
14.68
8.3
9.82
6.8
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-22
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Production occupations –Continued
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators –Continued
Group I ...............................
Bakers ................................................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and
fish processing workers
Group II .............................
Butchers and meat cutters ..............
Group II .............................
Miscellaneous food processing
workers ........................................
Group I ...............................
Food batchmakers ..........................
Group I ...............................
Computer control programmers and
operators ......................................
Group II .............................
Computer-controlled machine tool
operators, metal and plastic .....
Group II .............................
Forming machine setters, operators,
and tenders, metal and plastic ......
Group I ...............................
Extruding and drawing machine
setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ......................
Group I ...............................
Machine tool cutting setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic ...........................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Cutting, punching, and press
machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and
buffing machine tool setters,
operators, and tenders, metal
and plastic ................................
Machinists ..........................................
Group II .............................
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$15.02
14.48
6.7%
14.9
–
$14.48
–
14.9%
–
–
–
–
18.54
16.65
18.54
5.6
12.7
5.6
–
18.54
18.54
–
5.6
5.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.02
14.03
15.78
14.57
9.5
7.7
8.0
4.7
15.24
–
15.90
14.66
9.4
–
8.3
4.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.20
21.30
11.5
6.6
19.20
–
11.5
–
–
–
–
–
18.70
21.13
12.3
10.3
18.70
21.13
12.3
10.3
–
–
–
–
15.48
14.92
10.6
12.4
15.48
–
10.6
–
–
–
–
–
14.29
13.16
10.6
11.0
14.29
13.16
10.6
11.0
–
–
–
–
16.24
14.63
18.38
4.5
4.2
2.7
16.24
–
–
4.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.98
14.23
17.95
7.2
4.6
4.5
14.98
14.23
17.95
7.2
4.6
4.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.75
25.17
23.49
8.3
9.6
11.7
16.75
25.17
23.49
8.3
9.6
11.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-23
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Production occupations –Continued
Molders and molding machine
setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........................
Group I ...............................
Molding, coremaking, and casting
machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........
Group I ...............................
Multiple machine tool setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic ...........................................
Group II .............................
Tool and die makers ..........................
Group II .............................
Welding, soldering, and brazing
workers ........................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and
brazers ......................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Welding, soldering, and brazing
machine setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................
Group II .............................
Miscellaneous metalworkers and
plastic workers .............................
Group I ...............................
Bookbinders and bindery workers .....
Bindery workers ............................
Printers ...............................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Printing machine operators ............
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ....
Group I ...............................
Sewing machine operators .................
Group I ...............................
Woodworking machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..................
Civilian workers
Mean
$13.95
12.57
Relative
error5
4.7%
8.7
Full-time workers
Mean
$13.95
–
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
4.7%
–
–
–
–
–
13.95
12.57
4.7
8.7
13.95
12.57
4.7
8.7
–
–
–
–
19.86
19.64
25.27
24.87
11.2
14.0
6.1
6.2
19.86
19.64
25.27
24.87
11.2
14.0
6.1
6.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.95
15.36
19.80
3.5
10.3
5.1
17.95
–
–
3.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.67
14.79
19.77
4.7
10.3
7.1
17.67
14.69
19.77
4.8
10.8
7.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.63
19.86
5.1
4.1
18.63
19.86
5.1
4.1
–
–
–
–
15.79
14.57
13.20
13.20
16.56
11.31
21.53
17.69
12.70
21.93
10.21
10.21
10.89
10.94
5.0
8.9
12.6
12.6
9.9
15.9
4.5
9.8
16.5
5.9
7.4
7.4
3.5
4.6
15.79
–
–
–
18.05
–
–
18.16
12.95
21.93
10.87
10.87
10.89
10.93
5.0
–
–
–
7.3
–
–
8.3
13.4
5.9
8.8
8.8
3.5
4.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$9.10
9.10
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.7%
6.7
–
–
15.09
2.7
15.09
2.7
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-24
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Production occupations –Continued
Woodworking machine setters,
operators, and tenders, except
sawing ......................................
Power plant operators, distributors,
and dispatchers ............................
Group II .............................
Power plant operators ....................
Group II .............................
Water and liquid waste treatment
plant and system operators ..........
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Chemical processing machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..................
Crushing, grinding, polishing,
mixing, and blending workers .....
Group I ...............................
Mixing and blending machine
setters, operators, and tenders
Group I ...............................
Cutting workers .................................
Group I ...............................
Cutting and slicing machine
setters, operators, and tenders ..
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,
and weighers ................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic
laboratory technicians ..................
Packaging and filling machine
operators and tenders ...................
Group I ...............................
Painting workers ................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Coating, painting, and spraying
machine setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................
Group I ...............................
Miscellaneous production workers ....
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Civilian workers
Mean
$14.83
Relative
error5
2.4%
Full-time workers
Mean
$14.83
Relative
error5
2.4%
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
26.83
23.83
27.00
23.89
7.4
11.4
7.8
11.8
26.83
–
27.00
23.89
7.4
–
7.8
11.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.89
14.45
23.31
9.6
4.3
6.2
20.03
14.49
23.46
9.9
4.5
6.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.59
7.9
18.59
7.9
–
–
15.99
15.48
8.4
8.8
15.99
–
8.4
–
–
–
–
–
16.26
14.67
14.07
7.3
7.7
7.3
16.26
14.67
–
7.3
7.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.47
8.9
14.47
8.9
–
–
17.39
15.86
21.80
3.9
5.6
6.9
17.43
15.93
21.80
3.9
5.5
6.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.50
14.9
15.50
14.9
–
–
15.19
13.83
18.29
17.88
19.13
18.3
17.7
4.3
8.9
8.0
15.19
13.83
18.58
–
–
18.3
17.7
6.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.99
18.56
13.98
12.98
18.83
6.4
7.1
5.4
4.9
1.2
17.99
18.56
14.16
–
–
6.4
7.1
5.5
–
–
–
–
$10.17
–
–
–
–
5.8%
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-25
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Production occupations –Continued
Helpers--production workers .........
Group I ...............................
Transportation and material moving
occupations .....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
helpers, laborers, and material
movers, hand ................................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
transportation and
material-moving machine and
vehicle operators ..........................
Group II .............................
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers ....
Bus drivers .........................................
Group I ...............................
Bus drivers, school ........................
Group I ...............................
Driver/sales workers and truck
drivers ..........................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Driver/sales workers ......................
Group I ...............................
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer ............................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Truck drivers, light or delivery
services ....................................
Group I ...............................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs ...............
Group I ...............................
Parking lot attendants ........................
Group I ...............................
Dredge, excavating, and loading
machine operators ........................
Excavating and loading machine
and dragline operators .............
Industrial truck and tractor operators
Civilian workers
Mean
$12.35
12.26
Relative
error5
8.2%
8.6
Full-time workers
Mean
$12.53
12.44
Relative
error5
9.1%
9.5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
15.92
13.00
19.89
5.6
4.5
3.8
17.38
–
–
5.2
–
–
$10.21
–
–
3.7%
–
–
19.65
19.99
9.6
9.8
19.72
20.08
9.8
10.0
–
–
–
–
22.14
21.61
81.21
16.75
16.79
15.54
15.57
11.1
13.0
18.2
6.5
6.5
4.2
4.3
22.14
21.61
–
18.36
–
–
–
11.1
13.0
–
12.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.56
–
15.75
15.80
–
–
–
4.3
–
2.7
3.0
16.29
14.99
19.44
10.40
9.85
2.9
4.8
5.2
12.5
12.2
17.48
–
–
14.07
13.24
3.2
–
–
7.2
6.3
7.73
–
–
6.97
6.97
4.4
–
–
3.4
3.4
18.05
17.13
19.37
3.4
6.0
5.3
18.06
17.15
19.37
3.4
6.1
5.3
–
–
–
15.25
15.25
8.83
8.74
9.64
9.64
7.7
7.7
7.0
7.2
9.1
9.1
16.83
16.83
–
–
–
–
11.0
11.0
–
–
–
–
8.85
8.85
–
–
–
–
22.88
15.4
22.88
15.4
–
–
19.55
14.85
10.2
3.8
19.55
15.01
10.2
4.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.0
8.0
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-26
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Transportation and material moving
occupations –Continued
Industrial truck and tractor operators
–Continued
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 ...............................
Refuse and recyclable material
collectors ......................................
Group I ...............................
Civilian workers
Relative
error5
Mean
$14.36
11.41
11.08
4.0%
5.8
5.3
Full-time workers
Mean
$14.51
12.20
–
Relative
error5
4.1%
7.7
–
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
$9.81
–
–
2.7%
–
12.27
11.15
9.2
7.0
13.63
12.24
10.6
8.6
–
–
–
–
11.22
10.88
12.20
12.20
11.37
11.23
7.9
6.7
12.1
12.1
4.7
5.0
11.81
11.28
15.48
15.48
12.02
11.93
10.6
9.0
3.9
3.9
8.5
9.7
10.15
10.17
–
–
9.23
9.23
5.0
5.1
–
–
4.1
4.1
18.78
18.78
16.5
16.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
1 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. 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. See chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of Methods, at
http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm, for more information.
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, and 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.
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 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
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 chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
5-27
December 2009 - January 2011
Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1
Table 6
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
All workers .........................................................................................
$8.35
$11.00
$16.00
$23.65
$34.26
Management occupations .............................................................
Chief executives ..........................................................................
General and operations managers ................................................
Marketing and sales managers .....................................................
Marketing managers ................................................................
Sales managers ........................................................................
Administrative services managers ...............................................
Computer and information systems managers ............................
Financial managers ......................................................................
Human resources managers .........................................................
Industrial production managers ...................................................
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers ....................
Construction managers ................................................................
Education administrators .............................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school ..
Education administrators, postsecondary ................................
Engineering managers .................................................................
Medical and health services managers ........................................
Property, real estate, and community association managers .......
Social and community service managers ....................................
20.00
43.46
25.11
29.00
30.68
12.06
17.31
36.50
25.71
20.41
21.62
22.49
20.00
25.80
35.08
25.50
29.34
30.02
14.45
15.29
27.01
43.46
30.83
38.62
37.00
42.31
21.79
39.80
30.05
24.52
31.99
24.81
20.00
25.80
38.08
25.80
39.84
31.41
14.45
19.67
36.99
47.09
33.65
46.01
41.51
49.23
32.21
42.39
36.50
33.09
43.34
41.78
25.43
35.92
44.57
25.80
56.65
34.18
23.13
30.07
49.23
55.65
37.47
54.25
47.52
60.58
34.12
55.91
52.02
42.43
55.05
48.28
39.46
45.89
53.37
35.92
63.99
48.32
33.65
30.07
63.99
122.56
54.41
67.31
84.28
60.58
54.49
66.67
59.34
56.73
146.79
73.54
45.87
56.01
60.22
40.87
64.43
105.36
33.95
38.71
Business and financial operations occupations ...........................
Buyers and purchasing agents .....................................................
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products .............................................................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators .........
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators .......................
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health
and safety, and transportation ................................................
Cost estimators ............................................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists ..........
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists .............
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists ..............
Training and development specialists .....................................
Management analysts ..................................................................
Accountants and auditors ............................................................
Appraisers and assessors of real estate ........................................
Credit analysts .............................................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ...................................................
Financial analysts ....................................................................
Insurance underwriters ............................................................
Loan counselors and officers .......................................................
Loan counselors .......................................................................
Loan officers ............................................................................
16.39
14.93
20.13
21.43
25.89
25.00
32.83
30.42
41.74
37.80
14.35
18.04
18.04
20.77
19.03
19.03
24.90
24.81
24.81
28.08
26.49
26.49
32.10
29.84
30.29
14.30
20.18
15.39
15.39
17.88
13.33
19.23
17.44
21.38
20.82
16.83
18.32
18.38
16.35
14.00
16.39
21.35
22.50
19.89
15.54
19.89
24.52
23.80
20.67
23.13
24.74
20.08
20.29
20.19
18.27
17.59
18.36
25.58
31.42
29.60
20.61
25.89
31.44
31.73
25.19
23.31
28.74
26.20
26.49
21.67
22.50
21.54
22.50
32.46
34.25
35.91
25.38
28.94
45.21
42.42
31.73
24.75
43.93
35.93
34.97
31.78
30.53
30.33
32.77
43.35
45.56
41.56
36.92
32.93
52.06
59.62
40.38
32.57
43.93
44.45
39.71
41.19
36.06
31.54
46.21
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
6-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Table 6
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
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 ..........................................................
Network and computer systems administrators ...........................
Network systems and data communications analysts ..................
Actuaries ......................................................................................
$20.33
20.43
23.10
19.60
26.26
12.18
24.85
23.03
12.66
22.17
$23.95
22.60
28.66
27.74
30.29
20.44
31.23
25.53
23.85
28.37
$30.86
28.46
36.15
35.12
37.98
23.08
36.42
31.73
27.88
41.83
$38.56
35.44
46.22
47.54
43.89
26.96
40.97
37.89
37.55
57.69
$47.21
42.55
57.39
57.39
47.21
31.09
48.47
40.51
46.49
69.71
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................................
Engineers .....................................................................................
Civil engineers .........................................................................
Electrical and electronics engineers ........................................
Electrical engineers .............................................................
Electronics engineers, except computer ..............................
Industrial engineers, including health and safety ....................
Industrial engineers .............................................................
Mechanical engineers ..............................................................
Drafters ........................................................................................
Architectural and civil drafters ................................................
Mechanical drafters .................................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .....................................
Civil engineering technicians ..................................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ...................
Mechanical engineering technicians ........................................
18.10
24.04
18.31
30.99
32.05
30.48
23.97
23.97
24.04
15.17
17.00
19.36
16.46
14.45
15.89
18.06
22.68
30.84
18.31
35.70
34.45
37.12
27.76
26.84
26.50
17.00
17.00
20.40
20.02
15.45
19.92
18.40
29.83
36.98
28.36
39.24
36.98
43.27
32.45
32.45
33.50
20.95
18.10
20.95
22.82
18.05
22.68
20.02
38.26
44.96
31.25
46.13
40.49
51.07
32.58
32.45
40.50
26.50
27.54
23.91
28.49
21.40
29.83
22.55
48.80
52.60
36.55
54.54
43.95
54.54
39.42
39.42
48.13
28.68
28.68
28.31
33.87
24.19
33.47
24.50
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................
Life scientists ...............................................................................
Biological scientists .................................................................
Medical scientists ....................................................................
Physical scientists ........................................................................
Chemists and materials scientists ............................................
Chemists ..............................................................................
Market and survey researchers ....................................................
Market research analysts .........................................................
Psychologists ...............................................................................
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists .......................
Urban and regional planners ........................................................
Chemical technicians ...................................................................
Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians ......
15.45
21.23
16.13
21.71
22.84
23.56
23.56
20.47
20.47
26.14
26.14
12.40
14.50
15.45
17.88
21.71
20.32
21.71
24.04
24.04
24.04
26.84
26.84
27.01
27.01
19.04
17.80
15.45
25.49
25.07
21.23
25.49
27.40
27.40
27.40
32.15
32.15
29.48
29.48
26.00
32.10
16.48
32.30
36.67
23.60
32.69
30.13
28.04
28.04
56.53
56.53
30.78
30.78
29.80
35.48
16.48
47.52
45.19
25.07
41.49
31.07
33.72
59.40
61.30
61.30
50.60
50.60
33.21
35.48
17.88
Community and social services occupations ...............................
Counselors ...................................................................................
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ......................
12.70
13.00
12.00
15.32
15.51
13.50
18.25
19.33
15.55
23.26
23.56
26.44
28.23
28.19
39.17
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
6-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Table 6
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Community and social services occupations –Continued
Rehabilitation counselors ........................................................
Social workers .............................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers ................................
Medical and public health social workers ...............................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers .................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists ............
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists ........
Social and human service assistants ........................................
$11.73
12.38
15.51
21.18
12.02
12.35
15.61
12.02
$13.39
16.01
16.91
24.83
12.38
14.64
16.06
12.35
$15.05
18.25
19.75
29.28
14.70
16.25
20.24
15.13
$20.99
24.80
24.80
29.28
16.32
19.03
23.96
19.24
$26.39
29.28
38.74
29.28
17.25
23.69
28.21
21.69
Legal occupations ..........................................................................
Lawyers .......................................................................................
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers ..........................
Paralegals and legal assistants .....................................................
16.14
23.71
16.85
16.41
20.51
31.70
62.08
19.33
31.72
40.63
62.08
21.15
45.64
57.23
62.75
33.72
62.75
78.43
62.75
33.72
Education, training, and library occupations .............................
Postsecondary teachers ................................................................
Business teachers, postsecondary ............................................
Math and computer teachers, postsecondary ...........................
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary ...................
Life sciences teachers, postsecondary .....................................
Biological science teachers, postsecondary .........................
Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary ..............................
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary ..................................
Health teachers, postsecondary ...............................................
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary ....
Miscellaneous 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 ........................................................................
Vocational education teachers, secondary school ...............
Special education teachers .......................................................
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school ..........................................................
Special education teachers, middle school ..........................
Other teachers and instructors .....................................................
Librarians .....................................................................................
12.34
30.66
22.75
30.66
30.66
34.76
34.76
32.03
32.92
31.71
20.44
33.48
37.01
30.66
30.66
98.97
98.97
34.64
34.90
41.83
29.63
41.60
47.69
33.08
33.08
98.97
98.97
42.96
40.30
89.45
37.29
74.86
50.67
46.60
46.60
98.97
98.97
50.65
57.05
89.45
47.75
98.97
62.18
47.98
47.98
98.97
98.97
73.12
57.05
89.45
30.56
13.50
21.19
22.76
15.96
25.02
22.96
22.61
38.47
41.06
30.75
26.83
16.46
30.17
26.84
26.41
41.60
47.51
34.03
31.28
26.55
36.07
31.23
31.03
46.91
49.85
39.00
37.74
38.63
41.42
36.52
35.23
51.33
59.07
46.47
45.20
42.29
44.79
44.55
43.21
25.66
23.95
28.19
27.26
33.62
31.65
38.64
38.45
46.63
46.20
23.95
22.15
26.15
27.65
24.65
28.09
32.17
28.45
34.91
38.45
29.92
40.25
46.60
34.81
49.42
26.15
25.98
12.57
14.25
27.88
32.55
13.38
20.40
31.74
38.88
17.55
27.35
37.90
48.11
24.63
31.79
45.40
55.89
29.80
39.60
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
6-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Table 6
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
$8.55
18.26
19.59
8.75
$9.86
18.45
22.35
9.98
$14.81
21.70
31.53
12.06
$17.53
26.30
37.74
13.43
$18.64
26.30
38.96
16.06
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .....
Designers .....................................................................................
Graphic designers ....................................................................
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers .........................
Coaches and scouts ..................................................................
News analysts, reporters and correspondents ..............................
Reporters and correspondents ..................................................
Public relations specialists ...........................................................
Writers and editors ......................................................................
Editors ......................................................................................
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio
operators ................................................................................
11.50
11.50
11.00
5.88
12.07
16.46
16.46
16.00
12.12
12.12
15.00
14.00
13.46
9.50
16.73
19.86
17.53
19.32
15.25
17.08
19.52
16.83
16.25
16.73
17.50
32.59
31.01
20.55
18.68
18.82
26.95
23.50
21.72
22.17
22.17
37.32
37.00
49.73
22.63
25.55
38.94
42.51
23.50
22.17
24.44
40.71
39.43
55.99
25.55
36.05
15.50
15.50
20.77
38.94
38.94
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ....................
Pharmacists ..................................................................................
Physicians and surgeons ..............................................................
Registered nurses .........................................................................
Therapists ....................................................................................
Physical therapists ...................................................................
Respiratory therapists ..............................................................
Speech-language pathologists .................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......................
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists .........................
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians ............................
Dental hygienists .........................................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ........................
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians .........................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ........................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians
Pharmacy technicians ..............................................................
Psychiatric technicians ............................................................
Surgical technologists ..............................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ......................
Medical records and health information technicians ...................
Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians ...................
15.83
48.05
24.62
19.90
23.91
24.23
19.84
28.37
12.50
13.60
10.38
27.95
17.00
11.51
17.00
10.55
9.11
8.88
9.93
13.32
14.90
10.85
9.50
19.00
50.74
59.94
21.63
27.99
25.59
22.68
30.54
15.22
17.58
13.98
30.00
19.87
17.28
19.11
13.77
11.60
10.71
12.90
15.01
16.50
11.43
17.26
23.25
55.50
91.64
26.86
30.72
29.06
24.31
30.54
21.72
24.07
17.59
32.00
25.49
23.00
24.46
15.85
14.14
12.91
19.46
17.52
18.31
15.63
22.18
31.69
58.00
184.73
32.12
36.94
33.57
27.10
36.97
26.40
29.02
21.96
32.35
32.00
29.66
27.65
18.36
16.49
14.78
19.46
18.46
19.56
18.85
22.18
43.92
60.00
204.33
40.17
45.96
36.90
29.00
45.96
30.40
32.26
23.53
32.35
36.00
34.43
36.00
27.45
18.60
15.09
19.46
19.77
21.88
22.49
23.75
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ...............................
Home health aides ...................................................................
8.50
8.40
8.50
9.99
9.37
9.37
11.44
10.75
10.75
15.10
12.08
11.44
18.57
14.35
13.90
Education, training, and library occupations –Continued
Library technicians ......................................................................
Farm and home management advisors ........................................
Instructional coordinators ............................................................
Teacher assistants ........................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
6-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Table 6
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
$8.34
9.96
10.90
9.50
9.75
8.50
14.41
9.50
$9.25
9.96
10.90
12.24
12.85
10.94
17.67
10.22
$10.80
10.28
12.59
15.25
16.26
13.75
18.02
10.46
$12.54
11.44
20.08
17.81
20.41
16.15
20.85
17.09
$14.85
13.15
22.22
20.41
20.41
17.15
20.89
17.09
Protective service occupations ......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers ........
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives ........
Fire fighters .................................................................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ....................................
Correctional officers and jailers ..............................................
Police officers ..............................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ..........................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers .......................
Security guards ........................................................................
Miscellaneous protective service workers ...................................
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective
service workers ..................................................................
8.25
34.96
35.19
10.86
13.53
13.53
16.65
16.65
7.75
7.75
7.25
10.75
36.96
36.96
15.64
13.86
13.86
20.57
20.57
9.26
9.25
8.25
14.21
41.92
41.94
19.83
15.38
15.38
25.88
25.88
10.82
10.82
10.92
21.13
44.09
44.09
22.09
19.16
19.16
30.35
30.35
13.40
13.40
12.94
28.42
44.29
44.29
24.72
22.89
23.16
33.98
33.98
16.64
16.74
13.59
7.13
7.37
8.25
9.00
10.00
Food preparation and serving related occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers ..................................................................................
Chefs and head cooks ..............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and
serving workers .................................................................
Cooks ...........................................................................................
Cooks, fast food .......................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...............................................
Cooks, restaurant .....................................................................
Cooks, short order ...................................................................
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 .............................................................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee
shop ....................................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant .........................................................
4.35
7.25
7.75
9.50
12.03
8.50
10.62
10.62
10.62
12.80
13.10
16.15
20.19
20.46
30.77
8.50
7.25
7.25
8.20
7.50
7.25
7.50
3.62
4.35
3.53
6.75
7.25
10.25
8.00
7.25
9.56
8.17
7.25
8.00
3.63
5.72
3.63
7.25
7.25
12.80
9.73
8.25
10.16
10.12
7.80
8.50
5.47
7.26
4.35
8.25
7.50
15.58
11.20
8.80
12.58
11.40
8.00
9.50
7.25
8.50
7.25
8.99
8.28
19.52
13.50
10.00
14.53
13.15
9.50
10.00
8.62
9.38
7.25
10.25
9.64
7.25
7.25
7.50
8.28
9.64
7.25
7.75
7.25
8.98
7.50
9.55
8.30
9.65
9.50
10.38
Healthcare support occupations –Continued
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ..................................
Psychiatric aides ......................................................................
Physical therapist assistants and aides .........................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...........................
Dental assistants ......................................................................
Medical assistants ....................................................................
Medical transcriptionists .........................................................
Pharmacy aides ........................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
6-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Table 6
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
$7.25
4.35
$8.00
4.35
$8.50
7.25
$9.25
7.50
$9.50
8.84
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance workers ......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and
janitorial workers ...............................................................
Building cleaning workers ...........................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping
cleaners ..............................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Grounds maintenance workers ....................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .............................
7.95
9.00
11.00
14.00
17.35
9.00
11.00
14.73
15.00
19.27
9.00
7.87
10.75
9.00
14.73
11.00
15.00
13.90
19.27
17.19
8.45
7.50
7.61
7.50
9.98
7.95
8.67
8.75
11.94
9.27
10.00
9.49
15.08
11.00
14.00
12.67
17.90
12.90
17.51
18.29
Personal care and service occupations ........................................
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers ......
Gaming services workers ............................................................
Gaming dealers ........................................................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers .....
Amusement and recreation attendants .....................................
Barbers and cosmetologists .........................................................
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists .........................
Miscellaneous personal appearance workers ...............................
Child care workers .......................................................................
Personal and home care aides ......................................................
Recreation and fitness workers ....................................................
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ..................................
Recreation workers ..................................................................
7.25
10.94
5.22
5.09
7.25
7.25
8.55
8.55
9.21
7.50
7.50
8.00
8.00
7.33
8.19
12.15
5.60
5.50
7.25
7.25
9.89
9.89
12.50
8.00
8.34
8.50
8.00
9.25
10.49
21.85
6.50
6.24
7.50
7.50
12.91
12.91
15.46
9.00
9.00
11.00
9.00
13.00
13.10
24.05
7.83
6.65
8.50
8.50
14.77
14.77
20.49
11.35
10.50
14.42
11.00
14.42
16.76
29.33
12.28
7.71
10.00
10.00
17.99
17.99
26.62
15.13
11.73
17.85
15.55
17.85
Sales and related occupations .......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...........................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ...........
First-line supervisors/managers of non-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 ...................................................................
Advertising sales agents ..............................................................
Insurance sales agents ..................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...................
7.50
10.88
10.70
15.50
7.34
7.25
7.25
8.16
7.25
9.75
7.50
9.25
5.86
13.00
8.50
13.60
13.08
16.21
8.00
7.75
7.75
9.75
8.00
11.07
8.24
12.05
17.31
15.00
10.75
16.21
15.85
20.07
9.50
8.65
8.65
13.00
9.31
15.29
10.00
27.56
24.81
22.18
17.75
20.81
20.05
44.63
11.74
10.04
10.10
17.90
13.00
19.02
13.52
27.56
38.37
39.15
28.75
32.49
28.84
59.57
17.90
11.56
11.56
20.67
17.75
21.98
20.94
27.56
55.73
52.84
Food preparation and serving related occupations –Continued
Dishwashers .................................................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop ...........
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
6-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Table 6
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Sales and related occupations –Continued
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
technical and scientific products .......................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products .......................................
Telemarketers ..............................................................................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .....................................
Office and administrative support occupations ..........................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers .....................................................................
Switchboard operators, including answering service ..................
Financial clerks ............................................................................
Bill and account collectors ......................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ...................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ........................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ...............................................
Procurement clerks ..................................................................
Tellers ......................................................................................
Court, municipal, and license clerks ............................................
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks ......................................
Customer service representatives ................................................
Eligibility interviewers, government programs ...........................
File clerks ....................................................................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ............................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .....................................
Library assistants, clerical ...........................................................
Loan interviewers and clerks .......................................................
New accounts clerks ....................................................................
Order clerks .................................................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping .....
Receptionists and information clerks ..........................................
Cargo and freight agents ..............................................................
Dispatchers ..................................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ..................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance .....................
Meter readers, utilities .................................................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks ...............................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks .........................................
Stock clerks and order fillers .......................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants .....................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ................
Legal secretaries ......................................................................
Medical secretaries ..................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ....................
Data entry and information processing workers ..........................
10
25
50
75
90
$13.50
$13.50
$22.18
$45.30
$54.81
11.67
7.25
8.82
15.73
7.65
10.00
22.23
8.15
11.35
32.49
10.50
19.90
47.42
13.84
23.12
9.75
11.56
14.18
17.87
21.69
15.07
8.15
9.90
11.48
10.75
10.00
14.00
11.25
9.00
12.59
11.06
9.89
11.25
11.30
7.68
9.68
8.00
11.07
9.52
10.40
12.50
8.00
11.00
11.60
10.78
13.10
12.14
14.35
8.95
7.25
11.48
12.40
12.50
12.25
10.50
8.87
17.79
8.40
11.19
12.00
12.10
12.10
15.50
14.33
10.00
12.80
11.80
11.15
13.75
12.27
8.00
11.10
9.60
13.22
10.55
13.72
14.00
9.00
12.32
13.70
11.60
13.75
15.58
15.69
9.85
8.76
13.50
14.28
13.50
13.63
12.66
10.17
18.75
10.12
13.25
13.41
13.68
14.36
17.32
15.52
10.94
13.02
13.43
13.75
17.50
12.96
8.00
12.01
11.18
15.66
12.57
14.55
15.30
11.73
14.57
15.88
16.31
15.88
15.58
20.34
12.22
12.11
16.50
17.31
14.80
15.00
15.86
13.00
25.00
11.67
16.40
15.23
16.10
17.49
19.46
22.21
12.21
16.72
15.39
17.87
22.32
15.44
8.83
13.50
13.75
16.84
13.91
16.59
19.71
14.30
14.57
17.40
17.57
17.40
20.90
27.91
15.14
15.58
20.10
22.47
22.97
17.23
18.91
14.77
31.52
13.55
19.89
16.96
17.54
20.62
20.20
22.21
13.68
18.45
17.25
21.25
23.66
17.64
10.00
13.80
15.63
19.12
15.76
19.00
23.11
18.46
21.75
20.89
22.66
20.89
30.23
28.85
17.57
18.30
24.50
25.96
25.05
19.86
20.36
16.79
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
6-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Table 6
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Office and administrative support occupations –Continued
Data entry keyers .....................................................................
Word processors and typists ....................................................
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ............................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service ..
Office clerks, general ...................................................................
Office machine operators, except computer ................................
$9.06
8.87
11.81
10.33
10.00
10.00
$10.48
8.87
12.64
10.33
12.00
10.00
$13.00
12.95
16.78
11.90
14.00
11.06
$14.50
17.48
19.98
15.17
16.94
12.50
$16.00
17.48
22.80
18.15
19.28
15.29
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................
6.92
7.58
10.00
17.01
20.43
Construction and extraction occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers .................................................................
Carpenters ....................................................................................
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers ..........
Cement masons and concrete finishers ....................................
Construction laborers ...................................................................
Construction equipment operators ...............................................
Operating engineers and other construction equipment
operators ............................................................................
Electricians ..................................................................................
Painters and paperhangers ...........................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance ..................................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ....................................
Sheet metal workers ....................................................................
Helpers, construction trades ........................................................
Highway maintenance workers ...................................................
11.86
14.26
18.71
26.67
32.82
10.00
15.00
14.00
14.00
7.50
11.32
17.50
15.01
16.00
16.00
12.00
12.89
23.66
20.00
22.34
22.34
18.00
17.99
33.00
31.54
24.15
24.15
26.56
27.00
37.80
34.06
27.48
27.48
28.76
32.16
11.86
12.50
13.21
13.21
13.78
19.26
19.69
13.97
12.07
13.37
15.00
16.32
16.32
19.26
20.50
20.92
13.97
13.10
17.99
17.00
29.58
29.58
24.71
29.16
29.89
14.00
14.94
28.45
23.17
29.58
29.58
34.00
37.68
32.82
16.23
16.80
32.16
27.79
29.58
29.58
41.04
41.95
38.13
22.37
18.94
12.00
15.43
20.04
24.59
30.86
17.39
21.65
27.62
32.89
38.60
13.50
14.00
19.11
26.00
35.61
17.23
11.34
17.12
10.66
12.52
19.11
15.00
19.95
13.97
16.00
34.85
19.95
21.45
18.00
20.37
36.18
22.99
22.24
23.77
22.33
41.40
25.00
23.57
28.00
25.75
15.00
15.00
17.79
17.00
20.71
21.35
24.37
24.37
25.75
25.75
11.50
15.00
23.85
29.03
31.89
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers .................................................................................
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics,
installers, and repairers ..........................................................
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation,
and relay ............................................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers .........................................
Automotive body and related 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 ..............
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and
installers .................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
6-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Table 6
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations –Continued
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ..................................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ..............................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ................................
Maintenance workers, machinery ............................................
Line installers and repairers .........................................................
Electrical power-line installers and repairers ..........................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers .....
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers ..........
Production occupations .................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers ..................................................................................
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers ..........
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ......................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ...................................
Bakers ..........................................................................................
Butchers and meat cutters ........................................................
Miscellaneous food processing workers ......................................
Food batchmakers ....................................................................
Computer control programmers and operators ............................
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and
plastic .................................................................................
Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .....................................................................................
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ..................................................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .....................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ..................................................
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool
setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ...............
Machinists ....................................................................................
Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ....................................................................
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators,
and tenders, metal and plastic ............................................
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .....................................................................................
Tool and die makers ....................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ....................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ..................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators,
and tenders .........................................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$12.64
17.67
12.00
12.50
11.60
12.65
9.50
7.75
$15.90
19.10
14.92
13.75
14.02
24.96
11.33
8.50
$19.12
22.88
17.55
15.65
24.96
27.42
13.60
12.50
$22.97
24.40
21.51
21.40
32.25
32.28
21.65
20.48
$26.26
26.57
23.79
23.02
34.29
34.29
32.81
24.55
10.00
12.15
15.25
19.33
24.00
14.40
9.25
8.50
8.00
10.50
10.00
9.62
12.19
12.00
18.99
11.09
10.77
9.60
10.50
11.52
12.73
13.50
15.00
23.65
15.46
16.43
13.40
14.00
19.49
15.27
15.52
20.25
30.85
18.10
19.17
16.50
19.41
19.49
16.54
16.54
22.00
34.49
26.96
27.43
20.38
19.75
20.65
19.98
19.98
26.37
12.00
14.80
18.45
23.10
26.37
10.00
12.50
15.73
19.31
19.49
8.50
11.70
14.89
15.73
19.33
10.00
13.45
15.90
19.01
21.45
9.10
11.63
15.24
17.54
20.00
14.00
16.00
14.39
20.29
16.74
24.29
17.36
31.35
21.45
34.30
9.00
10.32
13.33
17.16
18.78
9.00
10.32
13.33
17.16
18.78
12.50
18.95
12.00
12.00
16.83
22.33
14.61
14.00
20.61
24.50
17.50
16.95
21.81
28.77
20.50
20.00
27.43
31.99
22.71
24.76
13.50
16.79
19.72
21.57
21.71
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
6-9
December 2009 - January 2011
Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Table 6
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Production occupations –Continued
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers .......................
Bookbinders and bindery workers ...............................................
Bindery workers ......................................................................
Printers .........................................................................................
Printing machine operators ......................................................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ..............................................
Sewing machine operators ...........................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders ...............
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except
sawing ................................................................................
Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers ...................
Power plant operators ..............................................................
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators ....
Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders .....
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers ....
Cutting workers ...........................................................................
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders ....
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....................
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians .............
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders .................
Painting workers ..........................................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators,
and tenders .........................................................................
Miscellaneous production workers ..............................................
Helpers--production workers ...................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations .....................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and
material movers, hand ...........................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators ...................
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers ..............................................
Bus drivers ...................................................................................
Bus drivers, school ..................................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ........................................
Driver/sales workers ................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ...................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .........................................................
Parking lot attendants ..................................................................
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators ...................
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators ........
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..........................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ...........................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ........................................
10
25
50
75
90
$11.16
9.00
9.00
7.25
9.00
7.50
9.35
11.79
$12.80
11.15
11.15
11.00
11.60
8.34
9.65
13.80
$16.86
12.67
12.67
17.84
18.36
9.92
10.75
15.16
$17.45
15.25
15.25
21.00
21.00
12.57
11.50
16.34
$19.82
19.00
19.00
28.00
28.00
12.68
12.50
17.00
11.79
15.80
15.80
13.00
13.86
10.00
11.25
11.25
11.69
10.00
8.00
14.16
13.55
20.92
20.92
15.34
17.13
13.00
12.35
12.07
13.93
11.32
10.34
16.13
14.86
30.00
30.00
20.81
18.16
16.01
14.34
13.96
16.41
14.98
15.31
18.07
16.06
32.00
32.00
23.27
20.80
19.82
16.65
16.19
20.36
18.00
19.27
19.49
17.98
34.50
34.50
27.79
22.96
22.86
18.74
20.43
25.00
24.11
22.28
24.00
14.16
10.11
10.37
14.85
11.00
11.00
16.76
12.52
11.20
19.49
16.16
12.52
27.57
19.00
17.08
8.35
10.00
13.75
18.65
23.79
13.13
17.50
19.40
20.81
28.42
14.95
28.06
12.16
12.25
8.49
6.00
12.10
8.45
8.00
6.78
14.00
13.39
10.20
7.85
8.00
16.60
42.79
13.51
13.24
12.50
7.25
14.55
11.00
8.00
8.60
18.70
16.00
12.00
9.00
8.50
23.00
59.79
15.40
14.68
15.65
7.25
18.27
13.50
8.00
9.37
22.00
19.50
14.16
10.13
11.70
25.47
116.71
19.35
17.30
19.25
14.44
20.71
17.50
10.00
10.90
27.65
20.12
16.77
13.00
13.50
29.30
155.64
24.19
20.05
22.95
15.65
22.95
29.62
10.30
12.56
27.65
30.02
19.00
16.50
20.85
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
6-10
December 2009 - January 2011
Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Table 6
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Transportation and material moving occupations –Continued
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..........
Machine feeders and offbearers ...............................................
Packers and packagers, hand ...................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors ...................................
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated
from individual worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. For more
information, see chapter 8 of the Handbook of Methods, at
http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
10
25
50
75
90
$7.85
8.10
8.00
9.51
$9.00
10.00
9.12
10.60
$9.65
10.95
10.10
21.22
$12.65
15.65
11.84
22.95
$16.67
16.07
15.00
23.17
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
6-11
December 2009 - January 2011
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1
Table 7
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
All workers .........................................................................................
$8.00
$10.54
$15.17
$22.35
$33.00
Management occupations .............................................................
General and operations managers ................................................
Marketing and sales managers .....................................................
Marketing managers ................................................................
Sales managers ........................................................................
Administrative services managers ...............................................
Computer and information systems managers ............................
Financial managers ......................................................................
Human resources managers .........................................................
Industrial production managers ...................................................
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers ....................
Construction managers ................................................................
Education administrators .............................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary ................................
Engineering managers .................................................................
Medical and health services managers ........................................
20.00
28.37
29.00
30.68
12.06
17.31
37.76
25.71
20.41
21.62
22.49
20.00
18.14
23.06
29.34
30.80
28.37
31.77
38.62
37.00
42.31
21.79
39.98
29.81
24.52
31.99
24.81
20.00
23.06
25.50
39.84
31.41
36.99
33.65
46.01
41.51
49.23
32.21
43.46
35.57
33.09
43.34
41.78
25.43
35.92
35.92
56.65
33.17
49.23
38.46
54.25
47.52
60.58
39.24
57.06
51.05
42.43
55.05
48.28
41.83
35.92
39.78
63.99
41.56
63.37
54.41
67.31
84.28
60.58
54.49
66.67
57.90
58.73
146.79
73.54
46.13
55.07
55.07
64.43
50.98
Business and financial operations occupations ...........................
Buyers and purchasing agents .....................................................
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products .............................................................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators .........
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators .......................
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health
and safety, and transportation ................................................
Cost estimators ............................................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists ..........
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists .............
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists ..............
Training and development specialists .....................................
Management analysts ..................................................................
Accountants and auditors ............................................................
Credit analysts .............................................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ...................................................
Financial analysts ....................................................................
Insurance underwriters ............................................................
Loan counselors and officers .......................................................
Loan officers ............................................................................
16.23
18.56
20.29
21.92
25.91
25.52
32.93
30.53
41.35
37.80
16.83
17.65
17.65
21.30
19.03
19.03
24.90
23.66
23.40
29.22
26.49
26.49
32.86
31.44
31.49
20.07
20.18
15.39
15.39
17.88
13.33
18.54
17.12
20.82
16.83
16.88
18.38
16.35
16.39
21.44
22.50
19.89
15.54
19.89
19.22
23.85
21.19
24.74
20.08
20.29
20.19
18.27
18.36
25.58
34.15
26.27
20.61
25.89
29.60
31.73
26.39
28.74
25.91
26.38
21.67
22.50
22.50
29.59
34.25
31.44
25.38
28.94
31.44
44.71
31.97
43.93
34.85
32.21
31.78
30.53
32.77
32.46
45.56
36.49
36.92
32.93
47.54
63.37
41.20
43.93
44.52
39.71
41.19
36.06
46.21
20.73
19.95
26.68
27.37
26.26
11.40
25.53
22.60
29.81
28.94
30.29
20.73
31.82
28.46
37.98
37.71
37.98
23.15
40.48
34.31
47.21
54.63
43.89
27.98
48.20
42.55
57.39
57.39
47.21
32.61
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......................
Computer programmers ...............................................................
Computer software engineers ......................................................
Computer software engineers, applications .............................
Computer software engineers, systems software .....................
Computer support specialists .......................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
7-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 7
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Computer and mathematical science occupations –Continued
Computer systems analysts ..........................................................
Network and computer systems administrators ...........................
Network systems and data communications analysts ..................
Actuaries ......................................................................................
$25.98
24.04
12.66
22.17
$31.23
26.10
24.78
28.37
$36.56
32.84
26.42
41.83
$41.25
37.89
45.51
57.69
$48.64
40.59
54.07
69.71
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................................
Engineers .....................................................................................
Civil engineers .........................................................................
Electrical and electronics engineers ........................................
Electrical engineers .............................................................
Electronics engineers, except computer ..............................
Industrial engineers, including health and safety ....................
Industrial engineers .............................................................
Mechanical engineers ..............................................................
Drafters ........................................................................................
Architectural and civil drafters ................................................
Mechanical drafters .................................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .....................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ...................
Mechanical engineering technicians ........................................
18.10
24.04
18.31
29.95
28.62
30.48
23.97
23.97
24.04
15.15
15.17
19.36
16.46
15.87
18.06
22.76
30.84
18.31
35.16
33.86
37.12
27.76
26.84
26.50
17.00
17.00
20.40
20.02
19.49
18.40
29.89
36.98
29.11
39.66
36.98
43.27
32.45
32.45
33.50
20.95
18.10
20.95
22.82
22.51
20.02
38.26
44.96
31.25
46.64
40.40
51.07
32.45
32.45
40.50
26.47
26.50
23.91
28.90
28.90
22.55
48.92
53.27
35.50
54.54
42.96
54.54
39.42
39.42
48.13
28.68
27.54
28.31
33.87
29.94
24.50
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................
Life scientists ...............................................................................
Physical scientists ........................................................................
Chemists and materials scientists ............................................
Chemists ..............................................................................
Market and survey researchers ....................................................
Market research analysts .........................................................
Chemical technicians ...................................................................
15.45
20.32
23.56
23.56
23.56
20.47
20.47
14.50
19.41
23.60
25.94
24.04
24.04
26.84
26.84
17.80
26.84
32.49
27.40
27.40
27.40
32.15
32.15
32.10
35.48
41.49
30.13
28.04
28.04
56.53
56.53
35.48
49.34
47.52
30.59
33.72
59.40
61.30
61.30
35.48
Community and social services occupations ...............................
Counselors ...................................................................................
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ......................
Social workers .............................................................................
Medical and public health social workers ...............................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers .................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists ............
Social and human service assistants ........................................
12.17
13.00
10.25
12.38
21.18
12.02
12.02
11.47
14.50
14.14
13.00
15.61
24.83
12.38
14.50
12.02
18.03
17.34
13.99
18.25
29.28
13.74
15.32
14.33
22.77
22.77
14.14
24.50
29.28
16.32
17.65
17.00
28.19
25.01
16.92
29.28
29.28
16.61
19.03
19.77
Legal occupations ..........................................................................
Lawyers .......................................................................................
Paralegals and legal assistants .....................................................
15.87
23.71
16.41
20.29
34.89
19.33
30.12
53.85
21.15
41.13
66.11
33.72
66.11
82.72
33.72
Education, training, and library occupations .............................
Postsecondary teachers ................................................................
10.12
26.99
14.33
33.08
21.19
39.47
33.08
45.15
41.60
60.92
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
7-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 7
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
$22.75
26.33
32.92
$37.01
35.02
34.90
$47.69
55.31
40.30
$50.67
57.62
57.05
$62.18
62.50
57.05
30.56
21.19
16.00
19.02
9.75
41.06
21.19
17.52
20.29
9.98
41.60
30.89
21.02
24.56
12.44
42.12
39.05
27.54
29.20
12.78
54.92
117.36
32.63
32.63
14.97
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .....
Designers .....................................................................................
Graphic designers ....................................................................
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers .........................
News analysts, reporters and correspondents ..............................
Reporters and correspondents ..................................................
Writers and editors ......................................................................
Editors ......................................................................................
11.50
11.50
11.00
5.88
16.46
16.46
12.12
12.12
14.71
14.00
13.46
8.08
19.86
17.53
15.25
16.35
19.32
16.83
16.25
16.15
32.59
31.01
18.68
18.68
26.95
23.50
21.72
17.00
37.32
37.00
22.74
25.55
38.94
42.51
23.50
19.99
40.71
39.43
25.55
36.05
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ....................
Pharmacists ..................................................................................
Physicians and surgeons ..............................................................
Registered nurses .........................................................................
Therapists ....................................................................................
Respiratory therapists ..............................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......................
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists .........................
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians ............................
Dental hygienists .........................................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ........................
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians .........................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ................................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians
Pharmacy technicians ..............................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ......................
Medical records and health information technicians ...................
15.72
48.05
26.24
19.85
23.80
19.84
12.10
12.50
10.38
27.95
17.00
11.51
17.00
9.11
8.88
14.92
10.85
19.00
50.74
71.62
21.45
25.95
22.41
14.36
16.82
13.21
30.00
19.11
17.28
19.00
11.22
10.71
16.50
11.28
22.58
55.50
108.33
26.55
30.54
24.74
19.77
23.54
15.16
32.00
25.00
23.00
22.93
13.20
12.91
18.31
15.63
32.00
58.00
184.73
32.43
33.71
27.99
26.74
29.60
21.96
32.35
32.90
29.66
31.52
14.87
14.78
19.50
18.85
45.75
60.00
214.55
40.81
37.22
29.73
31.81
33.62
23.53
32.35
36.00
34.43
36.00
18.40
14.97
21.88
22.49
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ...............................
Home health aides ...................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ..................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...........................
Dental assistants ......................................................................
Medical assistants ....................................................................
Medical transcriptionists .........................................................
8.50
8.36
8.50
8.25
9.50
9.75
8.50
14.41
9.94
9.37
9.37
9.25
12.24
12.85
10.65
17.67
11.40
10.75
10.75
10.75
15.42
16.26
14.10
18.02
15.00
12.00
11.44
12.50
18.45
20.41
16.25
20.85
18.57
14.19
13.90
14.84
20.41
20.41
17.27
20.89
Education, training, and library occupations –Continued
Business teachers, postsecondary ............................................
Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary ..............................
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary ..................................
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ....................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ........
Elementary and middle school teachers ..................................
Teacher assistants ........................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
7-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 7
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
$9.50
$10.22
$10.46
$17.09
$17.09
Protective service occupations ......................................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers .......................
Security guards ........................................................................
Miscellaneous protective service workers ...................................
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective
service workers ..................................................................
7.75
7.75
7.75
7.50
9.00
9.00
8.95
10.00
10.76
10.50
10.50
12.15
12.75
12.50
12.48
13.08
15.00
14.42
14.42
13.60
7.13
7.13
7.75
9.00
10.00
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, fast food .......................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...............................................
Cooks, restaurant .....................................................................
Cooks, short order ...................................................................
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 .............................................................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee
shop ....................................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant .........................................................
Dishwashers .................................................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop ...........
4.35
7.25
7.57
9.25
11.44
8.50
10.25
12.80
15.91
20.19
8.50
7.25
7.25
7.60
7.50
7.25
7.50
3.62
4.00
3.53
6.75
7.25
10.00
8.00
7.25
9.60
8.17
7.25
8.00
3.63
5.27
3.63
7.25
7.25
12.50
9.60
8.25
10.16
10.12
7.80
8.50
5.27
7.25
4.35
8.00
7.50
14.50
11.00
8.80
12.90
11.40
8.00
9.50
7.25
8.50
7.25
8.99
8.20
19.47
13.50
10.00
14.70
13.15
9.50
9.85
8.62
9.38
7.25
10.25
9.40
7.25
7.25
7.50
8.20
9.50
7.25
7.50
7.25
4.35
7.25
8.83
7.90
4.35
7.50
9.55
8.50
7.25
8.00
9.65
9.10
7.50
9.00
10.20
9.25
8.84
7.75
8.65
10.11
12.90
15.70
9.00
11.00
14.73
15.00
15.75
9.00
7.75
10.75
8.55
14.73
10.11
15.00
12.15
19.27
16.00
8.00
7.50
7.50
7.35
8.66
7.95
8.56
8.56
10.62
9.27
9.34
9.34
13.22
11.00
12.67
11.00
18.40
12.90
14.00
12.99
Healthcare support occupations –Continued
Pharmacy aides ........................................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance workers ......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and
janitorial workers ...............................................................
Building cleaning workers ...........................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping
cleaners ..............................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Grounds maintenance workers ....................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .............................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
7-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 7
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Personal care and service occupations ........................................
Gaming services workers ............................................................
Gaming dealers ........................................................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers .....
Amusement and recreation attendants .....................................
Barbers and cosmetologists .........................................................
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists .........................
Miscellaneous personal appearance workers ...............................
Child care workers .......................................................................
Personal and home care aides ......................................................
Recreation and fitness workers ....................................................
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ..................................
Recreation workers ..................................................................
$7.25
5.20
5.08
7.25
7.25
8.55
8.55
9.21
7.50
7.50
8.00
8.00
7.25
$8.16
5.50
5.50
7.25
7.25
9.89
9.89
12.50
8.00
8.34
8.50
8.00
8.50
$10.18
6.49
6.18
7.50
7.50
12.91
12.91
15.46
9.00
9.00
9.25
9.00
12.94
$12.91
7.83
6.54
8.50
8.50
14.77
14.77
20.49
11.35
10.49
14.42
11.00
14.42
$16.35
12.28
7.74
10.00
10.00
17.99
17.99
26.62
15.13
11.05
17.85
16.25
17.85
Sales and related occupations .......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...........................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ...........
First-line supervisors/managers of non-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 ...................................................................
Advertising sales agents ..............................................................
Insurance sales agents ..................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
technical and scientific products .......................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products .......................................
Telemarketers ..............................................................................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .....................................
7.50
10.88
10.67
15.50
7.34
7.25
7.25
8.16
7.25
9.75
7.50
9.25
5.86
13.00
8.50
13.38
13.00
16.21
8.00
7.75
7.75
9.75
8.00
11.07
8.20
12.05
17.31
15.00
10.75
16.21
15.46
20.07
9.46
8.50
8.55
13.00
9.31
15.29
10.00
27.56
24.81
22.18
17.60
20.43
19.70
44.63
11.70
10.00
10.05
17.90
13.00
19.02
13.21
27.56
38.37
39.15
28.13
32.49
25.44
59.57
17.90
11.56
11.56
20.67
17.75
21.98
20.85
27.56
55.73
52.84
13.50
13.50
22.18
45.30
54.81
11.67
7.25
8.82
15.73
7.65
10.00
22.23
8.15
11.35
32.49
10.50
19.90
47.42
13.84
23.12
Office and administrative support occupations ..........................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers .....................................................................
Switchboard operators, including answering service ..................
Financial clerks ............................................................................
Bill and account collectors ......................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ...................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ........................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ...............................................
Procurement clerks ..................................................................
Tellers ......................................................................................
9.62
11.45
14.00
17.48
21.44
15.07
8.15
9.80
11.50
10.75
9.95
12.71
11.25
9.00
17.79
8.40
11.10
12.19
12.05
12.04
15.50
14.33
10.00
18.94
10.12
13.18
13.41
13.68
13.65
17.32
15.52
10.94
25.25
11.51
15.94
15.30
16.10
16.50
18.11
22.21
12.21
31.52
12.05
18.72
16.99
17.54
19.23
21.99
22.21
13.68
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
7-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 7
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Office and administrative support occupations –Continued
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks ......................................
Customer service representatives ................................................
File clerks ....................................................................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ............................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .....................................
Loan interviewers and clerks .......................................................
New accounts clerks ....................................................................
Order clerks .................................................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping .....
Receptionists and information clerks ..........................................
Cargo and freight agents ..............................................................
Dispatchers ..................................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance .....................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks ...............................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks .........................................
Stock clerks and order fillers .......................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants .....................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ................
Legal secretaries ......................................................................
Medical secretaries ..................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ....................
Data entry and information processing workers ..........................
Data entry keyers .....................................................................
Word processors and typists ....................................................
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ............................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service ..
Office clerks, general ...................................................................
Office machine operators, except computer ................................
Construction and extraction occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers .................................................................
Carpenters ....................................................................................
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers ..........
Cement masons and concrete finishers ....................................
Construction laborers ...................................................................
Construction equipment operators ...............................................
Operating engineers and other construction equipment
operators ............................................................................
Electricians ..................................................................................
Painters and paperhangers ...........................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance ..................................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ....................................
Sheet metal workers ....................................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$11.06
9.80
11.30
7.68
10.80
11.07
9.52
10.40
12.50
8.00
11.00
13.10
13.10
14.35
8.95
7.25
11.00
12.56
12.50
12.25
10.00
8.87
9.06
8.87
11.78
10.33
10.00
10.00
$11.80
11.12
12.27
8.00
11.41
13.22
10.55
13.72
14.00
9.00
12.32
13.75
13.75
15.69
9.85
8.43
13.48
14.28
13.48
13.57
12.08
10.17
10.48
8.87
13.02
10.33
11.79
10.00
$13.43
13.65
12.96
8.00
12.70
15.66
12.57
14.55
14.00
11.70
14.57
15.88
15.88
20.34
12.22
11.75
16.50
17.62
14.80
15.00
16.41
13.00
13.00
10.59
17.10
11.90
13.78
11.06
$15.39
17.87
14.83
9.00
13.50
16.84
13.91
16.59
19.18
14.30
14.57
17.40
17.40
27.91
15.14
15.50
21.55
22.66
22.46
17.23
18.53
14.67
14.50
17.48
19.96
15.17
16.13
12.50
$17.25
21.25
16.12
10.00
13.80
19.12
15.76
19.00
19.71
17.86
21.75
20.89
20.89
28.85
17.57
18.25
25.05
25.96
25.05
18.95
23.11
16.79
16.00
17.48
22.27
18.15
18.33
15.29
11.80
14.50
20.00
27.78
33.79
10.00
15.00
14.00
14.00
7.50
24.27
20.50
15.01
16.00
16.00
12.50
26.04
27.10
20.00
22.34
22.34
21.50
28.82
33.79
31.54
24.15
24.15
27.72
32.16
37.80
34.06
27.48
27.48
28.76
32.16
24.27
12.50
13.21
13.21
13.78
19.26
19.69
26.04
15.00
16.32
16.32
19.26
20.50
20.92
28.82
17.00
29.58
29.58
24.71
29.16
29.89
32.16
22.50
29.58
29.58
34.00
37.68
32.82
32.16
25.92
29.58
29.58
41.04
41.95
38.13
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
7-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 7
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Construction and extraction occupations –Continued
Helpers, construction trades ........................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers .................................................................................
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics,
installers, and repairers ..........................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers .........................................
Automotive body and related 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 ..............
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and
installers .................................................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ..................................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ..............................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ................................
Maintenance workers, machinery ............................................
Line installers and repairers .........................................................
Electrical power-line installers and repairers ..........................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers .....
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers ..........
Production occupations .................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers ..................................................................................
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers ..........
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ......................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ...................................
Bakers ..........................................................................................
Butchers and meat cutters ........................................................
Miscellaneous food processing workers ......................................
Food batchmakers ....................................................................
Computer control programmers and operators ............................
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and
plastic .................................................................................
Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .....................................................................................
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ..................................................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .....................................................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$13.97
$13.97
$14.00
$16.23
$22.37
12.00
15.25
20.51
24.59
29.50
20.84
21.88
27.62
32.89
38.60
13.00
11.34
17.12
10.66
12.25
14.00
15.00
19.95
13.97
16.00
19.23
19.95
21.45
18.00
20.51
26.97
22.99
22.24
23.77
22.99
35.61
25.00
23.57
28.00
25.75
15.00
15.00
17.79
17.00
20.71
21.35
24.37
24.37
25.75
25.75
11.50
15.00
23.85
29.03
31.89
13.25
17.67
12.06
12.50
11.16
25.74
8.50
7.75
17.20
19.10
16.00
12.50
13.98
27.42
11.33
8.50
21.21
22.75
18.50
15.65
18.32
32.28
12.63
12.24
23.69
24.40
23.69
18.50
32.28
32.28
21.25
22.78
26.57
26.57
28.98
21.53
32.28
36.92
27.73
24.71
10.00
12.05
15.00
19.27
23.65
14.40
9.25
8.50
8.00
10.50
10.00
9.62
12.19
12.00
18.50
11.09
10.77
9.60
10.50
11.52
12.73
13.50
15.00
23.65
15.46
16.43
13.40
14.00
19.49
15.27
15.52
20.25
30.85
18.10
19.17
16.50
19.41
19.49
16.54
16.54
22.00
34.49
26.96
27.43
20.38
19.75
20.65
19.98
19.98
26.37
12.00
14.80
18.45
23.10
26.37
10.00
12.50
15.73
19.31
19.49
8.50
11.70
14.89
15.73
19.33
10.00
13.45
15.90
19.01
21.45
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
7-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 7
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Production occupations –Continued
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ..................................................
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool
setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ...............
Machinists ....................................................................................
Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ....................................................................
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators,
and tenders, metal and plastic ............................................
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .....................................................................................
Tool and die makers ....................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ....................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ..................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators,
and tenders .........................................................................
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers .......................
Bookbinders and bindery workers ...............................................
Bindery workers ......................................................................
Printers .........................................................................................
Printing machine operators ......................................................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ..............................................
Sewing machine operators ...........................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders ...............
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except
sawing ................................................................................
Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders .....
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers ....
Cutting workers ...........................................................................
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders ....
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....................
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians .............
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders .................
Painting workers ..........................................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators,
and tenders .........................................................................
Miscellaneous production workers ..............................................
Helpers--production workers ...................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations .....................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and
material movers, hand ...........................................................
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers ..............................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ........................................
Driver/sales workers ................................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$9.10
$11.63
$15.24
$17.54
$20.00
14.00
15.58
14.39
19.78
16.74
23.50
17.36
30.16
21.45
31.35
9.00
10.32
13.33
17.16
18.78
9.00
10.32
13.33
17.16
18.78
12.50
18.95
12.00
12.00
16.83
22.33
14.61
14.00
20.61
24.50
17.50
16.95
21.81
28.77
20.50
20.00
27.43
31.99
22.71
24.76
13.50
11.16
9.00
9.00
7.25
9.00
7.50
9.35
11.79
16.79
12.80
11.15
11.15
11.00
11.60
9.00
9.65
13.80
19.72
16.86
12.67
12.67
17.84
18.36
9.92
10.75
15.16
21.57
17.45
15.25
15.25
21.00
21.00
12.68
11.50
16.34
21.71
19.82
19.00
19.00
28.00
28.00
12.68
12.50
17.00
11.79
13.86
10.00
11.25
11.25
11.69
10.00
8.00
14.16
13.55
17.13
13.00
12.35
12.07
13.87
11.32
10.34
16.13
14.86
18.16
16.01
14.34
13.96
16.41
14.98
15.31
18.07
16.06
20.80
19.82
16.65
16.19
20.36
18.00
19.27
19.49
17.98
22.96
22.86
18.74
20.43
25.00
24.11
22.28
24.00
14.16
10.11
10.37
14.85
11.00
11.00
16.76
12.41
11.20
19.49
16.09
12.52
27.57
19.00
17.08
8.25
10.00
13.67
18.50
23.79
13.13
28.06
8.49
6.00
17.50
42.79
12.50
7.25
19.40
59.79
15.65
7.25
20.81
116.71
19.25
14.44
28.42
155.64
22.95
15.65
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
7-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 7
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Transportation and material moving occupations –Continued
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ...................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .........................................................
Parking lot attendants ..................................................................
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators ...................
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators ........
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. For more
information, see chapter 8 of the Handbook of Methods, at
http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
10
25
50
75
90
$12.10
8.45
8.00
6.78
15.00
13.50
10.20
7.85
8.00
7.85
8.10
8.00
$14.55
11.00
8.00
8.60
19.25
16.75
12.00
9.00
8.50
9.00
10.00
9.12
$18.27
13.50
8.00
9.37
27.65
19.50
14.16
10.10
10.65
9.57
10.95
10.10
$20.71
17.50
9.71
10.90
27.65
20.12
16.77
12.94
13.40
12.69
15.65
11.84
$22.95
29.62
10.30
12.56
27.65
30.02
19.00
16.07
14.30
16.67
16.07
15.00
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
7-9
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 8
State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
All workers .........................................................................................
$11.43
$14.77
$20.62
$29.58
$38.90
Management occupations .............................................................
Chief executives ..........................................................................
General and operations managers ................................................
Education administrators .............................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school ..
19.21
34.02
25.11
25.80
35.08
25.80
47.09
25.11
25.80
38.08
37.22
47.09
30.46
38.08
44.57
48.40
55.17
35.36
47.00
53.37
64.21
55.17
45.88
56.17
60.22
Business and financial operations occupations ...........................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators .........
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators .......................
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health
and safety, and transportation ................................................
Accountants and auditors ............................................................
18.27
22.03
22.03
19.77
22.03
22.03
24.75
26.39
26.39
32.66
26.39
26.39
43.35
29.17
29.17
14.30
19.77
14.30
19.77
31.58
22.18
43.35
28.81
43.35
31.20
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......................
Computer support specialists .......................................................
Computer systems analysts ..........................................................
Network and computer systems administrators ...........................
19.60
20.44
20.84
15.09
20.44
20.44
30.41
19.57
25.85
21.12
36.42
23.67
32.53
25.85
36.42
24.55
36.42
27.85
45.09
33.76
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................................
Engineers .....................................................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .....................................
Civil engineering technicians ..................................................
18.37
24.11
16.49
15.38
20.86
34.65
18.70
18.70
26.94
35.92
22.11
20.86
34.65
38.59
27.20
24.19
39.32
44.63
33.47
27.20
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................
Psychologists ...............................................................................
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists .......................
Urban and regional planners ........................................................
16.48
26.14
26.14
12.40
16.48
27.01
27.01
19.04
21.71
29.48
29.48
26.00
29.00
30.78
30.78
29.80
33.23
50.60
50.60
33.21
Community and social services occupations ...............................
Counselors ...................................................................................
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ......................
Rehabilitation counselors ........................................................
Social workers .............................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers ................................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists ............
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists ........
Social and human service assistants ........................................
15.05
15.51
20.19
15.05
14.99
14.99
13.75
15.61
12.70
16.07
17.86
22.12
18.40
16.85
16.82
15.61
16.06
13.75
20.24
22.02
27.81
22.02
19.54
20.58
18.43
20.24
15.80
25.05
27.81
39.17
25.51
25.15
33.62
22.90
23.96
21.69
33.62
39.24
45.23
26.39
35.33
39.80
25.89
28.21
21.69
Legal occupations ..........................................................................
Lawyers .......................................................................................
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers ..........................
16.14
18.39
16.85
21.63
25.20
62.08
34.83
32.72
62.08
61.94
38.57
62.75
62.75
40.63
62.75
Education, training, and library occupations .............................
Postsecondary teachers ................................................................
Health teachers, postsecondary ...............................................
12.39
30.66
31.71
22.57
35.02
45.51
30.33
47.98
89.45
37.76
89.45
89.45
48.09
98.97
89.45
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
8-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 8
State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
$28.62
24.15
23.37
25.02
23.73
23.08
$32.81
27.62
27.92
30.17
27.41
27.08
$35.76
31.97
33.74
36.07
31.69
31.10
$39.00
38.33
41.42
41.42
37.15
36.06
$40.75
45.76
44.30
44.79
44.87
43.68
25.74
24.51
28.33
27.65
33.62
31.99
38.99
38.45
46.97
46.68
24.52
22.15
26.41
27.78
24.65
28.27
32.61
28.45
34.91
38.64
29.92
40.25
46.82
34.81
49.42
26.15
25.98
12.57
14.25
18.26
19.59
8.61
27.88
32.55
13.38
21.59
18.45
22.35
9.89
31.74
39.12
17.55
24.21
21.70
31.53
12.06
37.90
48.11
25.34
31.79
26.30
37.74
13.44
45.40
55.89
29.80
41.49
26.30
38.96
16.40
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .....
18.64
21.26
22.17
22.63
24.81
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ....................
Registered nurses .........................................................................
Therapists ....................................................................................
Speech-language pathologists .................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ........................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ........................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ......................
16.65
20.00
25.75
27.61
17.58
19.87
19.87
10.25
12.90
14.11
20.12
23.70
30.47
30.47
17.69
22.42
22.42
13.77
15.41
16.60
25.25
27.03
35.90
35.03
22.47
26.38
26.38
14.89
18.41
18.24
29.94
31.57
44.29
40.72
26.40
27.65
27.65
18.36
19.46
20.22
37.74
35.97
49.82
48.25
29.02
27.65
27.65
22.14
19.46
21.99
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ...............................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ..................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...........................
9.45
8.75
8.40
10.63
10.13
9.75
9.56
13.75
12.59
10.75
10.82
13.75
15.95
12.89
13.17
15.95
19.55
17.99
18.01
15.95
Protective service occupations ......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers ........
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives ........
Fire fighters .................................................................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ....................................
13.29
34.96
35.19
10.86
13.53
14.93
36.96
36.96
15.64
13.86
20.02
41.92
41.94
19.83
15.38
25.62
44.09
44.09
22.09
19.16
31.49
44.29
44.29
24.72
22.89
Education, training, and library occupations –Continued
Miscellaneous 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 ........................................................................
Vocational education teachers, secondary school ...............
Special education teachers .......................................................
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school ..........................................................
Special education teachers, middle school ..........................
Other teachers and instructors .....................................................
Librarians .....................................................................................
Farm and home management advisors ........................................
Instructional coordinators ............................................................
Teacher assistants ........................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
8-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 8
State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Protective service occupations –Continued
Correctional officers and jailers ..............................................
Police officers ..............................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ..........................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers .......................
Security guards ........................................................................
Miscellaneous protective service workers ...................................
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective
service workers ..................................................................
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, institution and cafeteria ...............................................
Fast food and counter workers ....................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including
fast food .............................................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$13.53
16.65
16.65
9.50
9.50
7.25
$13.86
20.57
20.57
14.86
14.86
7.50
$15.38
25.88
25.88
17.22
17.22
8.25
$19.16
30.35
30.35
20.49
20.49
9.00
$23.16
33.98
33.98
21.62
21.62
9.50
7.25
7.50
8.25
9.00
9.50
7.81
9.34
10.40
12.55
14.58
10.88
12.49
14.27
23.22
29.58
12.49
8.55
8.55
9.59
14.50
9.56
9.56
10.15
20.46
10.24
10.24
11.49
29.58
12.48
12.48
12.55
29.58
13.31
13.31
14.57
10.00
10.42
11.59
12.55
14.58
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
Building cleaning workers ...........................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping
cleaners ..............................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Grounds maintenance workers ....................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .............................
9.20
9.50
10.75
11.03
13.76
13.62
15.91
15.08
19.23
17.57
10.15
7.35
8.75
9.00
11.58
7.75
9.32
9.49
13.76
8.54
15.19
17.51
15.62
9.57
20.36
22.62
17.63
11.33
27.24
27.24
Personal care and service occupations ........................................
Child care workers .......................................................................
Personal and home care aides ......................................................
Recreation and fitness workers ....................................................
Recreation workers ..................................................................
7.25
7.18
11.09
7.91
10.00
8.19
7.25
11.35
10.73
10.75
12.75
11.02
11.73
13.00
13.01
16.76
13.10
17.80
16.76
16.76
24.05
16.25
19.78
16.99
16.99
Sales and related occupations .......................................................
Retail sales workers .....................................................................
Cashiers, all workers ...............................................................
Cashiers ...............................................................................
9.31
9.31
9.31
9.99
12.75
9.99
9.31
9.99
18.09
14.49
10.04
12.75
24.51
19.96
16.01
19.48
31.11
22.99
22.99
22.99
Office and administrative support occupations ..........................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers .....................................................................
Financial clerks ............................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ........................
Court, municipal, and license clerks ............................................
11.18
13.00
16.35
19.65
22.58
13.73
10.49
12.02
12.59
16.52
13.34
14.60
12.80
18.44
18.49
18.92
13.02
22.58
20.62
20.62
16.72
23.34
22.16
22.40
18.45
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
8-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 8
State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Office and administrative support occupations –Continued
Eligibility interviewers, government programs ...........................
Library assistants, clerical ...........................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ..........................................
Dispatchers ..................................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ..................................
Meter readers, utilities .................................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants .....................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ....................
Office clerks, general ...................................................................
$13.75
8.00
11.30
10.78
10.78
7.85
11.78
12.00
11.78
11.79
$14.99
9.60
11.30
11.60
11.60
8.29
14.01
14.20
13.94
13.61
$18.40
11.18
12.65
16.47
16.31
8.50
16.52
16.83
15.76
16.16
$23.35
13.75
16.84
17.57
17.57
12.14
19.31
20.96
18.91
19.17
$23.66
15.63
21.44
22.66
22.66
12.14
21.96
26.36
19.31
21.33
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................
15.00
15.00
20.43
20.43
33.80
Construction and extraction occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers .................................................................
Construction laborers ...................................................................
Construction equipment operators ...............................................
Operating engineers and other construction equipment
operators ............................................................................
Highway maintenance workers ...................................................
11.86
13.00
15.63
18.70
23.88
15.75
10.01
10.55
16.16
11.08
12.00
17.50
12.80
14.17
22.04
14.00
17.79
27.90
22.69
19.24
10.55
12.66
12.00
13.69
14.27
15.35
17.79
18.08
19.24
20.17
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ....................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...............
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ..................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ................................
Line installers and repairers .........................................................
Electrical power-line installers and repairers ..........................
12.65
12.52
15.80
16.60
18.54
17.45
23.02
20.55
34.29
25.64
11.50
11.50
12.65
12.65
14.90
14.90
16.14
16.14
16.24
15.94
24.96
24.96
19.77
19.58
32.25
32.25
22.97
22.07
34.29
34.29
Production occupations .................................................................
Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers ...................
Power plant operators ..............................................................
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators ....
13.89
14.21
14.21
13.00
15.99
16.52
16.52
15.34
21.35
29.16
29.16
20.18
29.16
32.00
34.00
23.27
34.30
34.50
34.50
27.79
Transportation and material moving occupations .....................
Bus drivers ...................................................................................
Bus drivers, school ..................................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors ...................................
11.65
12.16
12.43
21.22
13.51
13.97
13.51
21.22
15.40
15.40
14.68
21.22
21.22
20.81
17.14
22.95
24.19
24.19
20.91
23.17
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated
from individual worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. For more
information, see chapter 8 of the Handbook of Methods, at
http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
8-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1
Table 9
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
All workers .........................................................................................
$10.00
$12.72
$17.51
$25.38
$35.70
Management occupations .............................................................
Chief executives ..........................................................................
General and operations managers ................................................
Marketing and sales managers .....................................................
Marketing managers ................................................................
Sales managers ........................................................................
Administrative services managers ...............................................
Computer and information systems managers ............................
Financial managers ......................................................................
Human resources managers .........................................................
Industrial production managers ...................................................
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers ....................
Construction managers ................................................................
Education administrators .............................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school ..
Education administrators, postsecondary ................................
Engineering managers .................................................................
Medical and health services managers ........................................
Social and community service managers ....................................
20.00
43.46
25.11
29.00
30.68
12.06
17.31
36.50
25.71
20.41
21.62
22.49
20.00
25.80
37.22
25.50
29.34
30.02
15.29
27.44
43.46
30.83
38.62
37.00
42.31
21.79
39.80
30.05
24.52
31.99
24.81
20.00
25.80
38.17
25.80
39.84
31.41
19.67
36.99
47.09
33.65
46.01
41.51
49.23
32.21
42.39
35.57
33.09
43.34
41.78
25.43
36.73
45.14
25.80
56.65
34.18
30.07
49.23
55.65
37.47
54.25
47.52
60.58
34.12
55.91
52.02
42.43
55.05
48.28
39.46
45.89
55.12
35.92
63.99
48.32
30.07
63.99
122.56
54.41
67.31
84.28
60.58
54.49
66.67
59.34
56.73
146.79
73.54
45.87
56.01
60.22
40.87
64.43
105.36
38.71
Business and financial operations occupations ...........................
Buyers and purchasing agents .....................................................
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products .............................................................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators .........
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators .......................
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health
and safety, and transportation ................................................
Cost estimators ............................................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists ..........
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists .............
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists ..............
Training and development specialists .....................................
Management analysts ..................................................................
Accountants and auditors ............................................................
Appraisers and assessors of real estate ........................................
Credit analysts .............................................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ...................................................
Financial analysts ....................................................................
Insurance underwriters ............................................................
Loan counselors and officers .......................................................
Loan counselors .......................................................................
Loan officers ............................................................................
16.39
14.93
20.13
21.43
25.91
25.00
32.81
30.42
41.78
37.80
14.35
18.04
18.04
20.77
19.03
19.03
24.90
24.81
24.81
28.08
26.49
26.49
32.10
29.84
30.29
14.30
20.18
15.39
15.39
17.88
13.33
19.62
17.44
21.38
20.82
16.83
18.32
18.38
16.35
14.00
16.39
21.35
22.50
19.95
15.54
19.89
24.52
24.16
20.67
23.13
24.74
20.08
20.29
20.19
18.27
17.59
18.27
25.58
31.42
29.60
20.61
25.89
31.44
32.55
25.50
23.31
28.74
26.20
26.49
21.67
22.50
21.54
22.50
32.46
34.25
36.44
25.38
28.94
45.21
44.07
31.73
24.75
43.93
35.93
34.97
31.78
30.33
30.33
30.53
43.35
45.56
41.56
36.92
32.93
52.06
61.88
40.87
32.57
43.93
44.45
39.71
41.19
36.06
31.54
60.08
20.33
24.04
30.81
38.46
47.21
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
9-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 9
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Computer and mathematical science occupations –Continued
Computer programmers ...............................................................
Computer software engineers ......................................................
Computer software engineers, applications .............................
Computer software engineers, systems software .....................
Computer support specialists .......................................................
Computer systems analysts ..........................................................
Network and computer systems administrators ...........................
Network systems and data communications analysts ..................
Actuaries ......................................................................................
$20.43
23.10
19.60
26.26
17.31
24.84
23.03
12.66
22.17
$22.60
28.66
27.74
30.29
20.44
31.23
25.53
23.85
28.37
$28.46
36.15
35.12
37.98
23.15
36.42
31.73
27.88
41.83
$35.44
46.22
47.54
43.89
27.00
41.02
37.89
37.55
57.69
$42.55
57.39
57.39
47.21
31.09
48.56
40.51
46.49
69.71
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................................
Engineers .....................................................................................
Civil engineers .........................................................................
Electrical and electronics engineers ........................................
Electrical engineers .............................................................
Industrial engineers, including health and safety ....................
Industrial engineers .............................................................
Mechanical engineers ..............................................................
Drafters ........................................................................................
Architectural and civil drafters ................................................
Mechanical drafters .................................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .....................................
Civil engineering technicians ..................................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ...................
Mechanical engineering technicians ........................................
18.06
24.04
18.31
29.95
32.05
23.97
23.97
24.04
15.17
15.17
19.36
16.49
14.45
16.46
18.06
22.64
30.84
18.31
34.98
34.45
27.76
26.84
26.50
17.00
17.00
20.40
20.02
15.45
20.88
18.40
29.66
36.46
27.40
38.24
36.98
32.45
32.45
33.50
20.95
18.10
20.95
22.82
18.05
22.68
20.02
37.91
43.64
31.73
43.27
40.49
32.58
32.45
40.50
26.47
27.54
23.91
28.90
21.40
29.83
22.55
45.96
50.90
37.19
50.04
43.95
39.42
39.42
48.13
28.77
28.68
28.31
33.87
24.19
33.47
24.50
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................
Life scientists ...............................................................................
Biological scientists .................................................................
Medical scientists ....................................................................
Physical scientists ........................................................................
Chemists and materials scientists ............................................
Chemists ..............................................................................
Market and survey researchers ....................................................
Market research analysts .........................................................
Psychologists ...............................................................................
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists .......................
15.90
21.23
16.13
21.71
22.84
23.56
23.56
20.47
20.47
26.14
26.14
18.79
21.71
20.32
21.71
24.04
24.04
24.04
26.84
26.84
27.01
27.01
25.51
24.61
21.23
24.57
27.40
27.40
27.40
32.15
32.15
29.48
29.48
33.21
36.67
23.60
34.74
30.13
28.04
28.04
56.53
56.53
30.78
30.78
47.52
45.19
25.07
41.65
31.07
33.72
59.40
61.30
61.30
50.60
50.60
Community and social services occupations ...............................
Counselors ...................................................................................
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ......................
Rehabilitation counselors ........................................................
Social workers .............................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers ................................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers .................
12.70
13.39
13.00
12.00
12.38
15.15
12.02
15.10
15.51
13.82
13.56
15.51
16.91
12.38
18.25
18.75
15.55
15.05
18.03
20.00
14.76
23.54
23.56
26.44
21.14
28.97
24.80
16.32
29.28
27.81
39.24
26.39
29.28
38.74
17.25
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
9-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 9
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Community and social services occupations –Continued
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists ............
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists ........
Social and human service assistants ........................................
$12.21
15.61
11.95
$14.50
16.06
12.21
$16.55
20.24
13.87
$19.62
23.96
18.91
$23.87
28.21
21.69
Legal occupations ..........................................................................
Lawyers .......................................................................................
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers ..........................
Paralegals and legal assistants .....................................................
16.14
23.71
16.85
16.41
20.51
31.70
62.08
19.33
31.72
40.63
62.08
21.15
45.64
57.23
62.75
33.72
62.75
78.43
62.75
33.72
Education, training, and library occupations .............................
Postsecondary teachers ................................................................
Math and computer teachers, postsecondary ...........................
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary ...................
Life sciences teachers, postsecondary .....................................
Biological science teachers, postsecondary .........................
Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary ..............................
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary ..................................
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary ....
Miscellaneous 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 ........................................................................
Vocational education teachers, secondary school ...............
Special education teachers .......................................................
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school ..........................................................
Special education teachers, middle school ..........................
Other teachers and instructors .....................................................
Librarians .....................................................................................
Instructional coordinators ............................................................
Teacher assistants ........................................................................
14.00
30.66
30.66
30.66
34.76
34.76
32.03
32.92
23.84
34.03
30.66
30.66
98.97
98.97
34.64
34.90
30.61
42.65
33.08
33.08
98.97
98.97
42.96
40.30
38.33
74.86
46.60
46.60
98.97
98.97
50.65
57.05
48.85
98.97
47.98
47.98
98.97
98.97
73.12
57.05
37.52
37.91
21.19
23.32
16.25
25.02
23.12
22.94
41.06
42.91
30.75
27.08
23.94
30.17
27.08
26.81
41.60
47.98
33.88
31.53
30.24
36.07
31.33
31.10
47.12
49.85
38.83
37.97
40.03
41.42
36.55
35.42
51.33
61.09
46.86
45.32
42.83
44.79
44.55
43.29
25.66
23.91
28.19
27.08
33.62
31.62
38.64
38.45
46.63
46.48
23.91
22.15
26.29
27.29
24.65
28.05
32.09
28.45
34.91
38.45
29.92
40.25
46.82
34.81
49.82
26.01
25.98
18.71
14.25
19.59
8.51
27.88
32.55
22.66
21.59
22.35
9.75
31.74
39.12
25.34
27.35
31.53
11.67
37.90
48.11
29.80
31.79
37.74
13.95
44.72
55.89
32.81
41.49
38.96
16.65
12.80
11.50
11.00
16.46
15.50
14.00
13.46
21.63
20.19
16.50
16.25
32.60
27.77
23.50
21.72
37.42
38.94
42.51
23.50
40.71
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .....
Designers .....................................................................................
Graphic designers ....................................................................
News analysts, reporters and correspondents ..............................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
9-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 9
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
–Continued
Reporters and correspondents ..................................................
Public relations specialists ...........................................................
Writers and editors ......................................................................
Editors ......................................................................................
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio
operators ................................................................................
$16.46
16.00
12.12
12.12
$19.70
16.00
15.25
17.08
$32.59
42.98
18.68
18.82
$37.32
55.99
22.63
25.55
$39.66
56.47
25.55
36.05
15.50
15.50
22.16
38.94
38.94
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ....................
Pharmacists ..................................................................................
Physicians and surgeons ..............................................................
Registered nurses .........................................................................
Therapists ....................................................................................
Physical therapists ...................................................................
Speech-language pathologists .................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......................
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists .........................
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians ............................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ........................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ........................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians
Pharmacy technicians ..............................................................
Surgical technologists ..............................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ......................
Medical records and health information technicians ...................
Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians ...................
15.59
49.05
24.62
19.50
24.31
24.23
28.37
13.07
12.55
13.07
17.00
17.00
10.55
9.37
9.11
13.19
14.65
10.85
17.26
19.00
50.90
26.27
22.14
28.18
25.59
30.54
16.82
16.82
15.16
20.12
19.56
14.89
11.60
11.22
15.15
16.50
11.43
20.52
24.07
55.50
87.35
27.20
30.85
29.06
30.54
21.69
22.17
17.86
25.51
25.50
16.65
13.96
12.91
17.50
18.50
15.63
22.18
32.00
57.50
120.19
32.09
37.02
33.57
36.97
27.11
28.20
22.47
32.08
27.65
18.36
15.83
14.78
18.60
19.57
18.85
22.18
47.11
61.49
210.95
40.12
46.63
36.90
45.96
31.37
33.62
24.25
36.00
36.00
27.45
19.46
15.09
20.19
22.00
22.49
23.70
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ...............................
Home health aides ...................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ..................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...........................
Dental assistants ......................................................................
Medical assistants ....................................................................
Pharmacy aides ........................................................................
8.50
8.50
9.20
8.42
9.50
10.00
8.50
9.47
10.12
9.60
10.00
9.27
12.24
12.85
10.92
10.22
12.24
10.83
10.83
10.86
15.40
16.09
13.75
11.33
15.95
12.72
12.40
12.85
18.45
20.41
15.95
17.09
19.11
14.84
14.19
15.09
20.41
20.41
16.30
17.09
Protective service occupations ......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers ........
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives ........
Fire fighters .................................................................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ....................................
Correctional officers and jailers ..............................................
Police officers ..............................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ..........................................
9.00
34.96
35.19
10.86
13.53
13.53
16.88
16.88
11.00
36.96
36.96
15.64
13.86
13.86
20.75
20.75
14.90
41.92
41.94
19.96
15.38
15.38
25.88
25.88
21.33
44.09
44.09
22.09
19.16
19.16
30.35
30.35
28.42
44.29
44.29
24.72
22.89
23.16
34.03
34.03
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
9-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 9
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
$7.75
7.75
$9.70
9.60
$11.00
11.00
$13.50
13.48
$16.64
16.64
3.63
7.60
9.25
10.96
14.25
8.50
10.62
10.62
10.62
12.80
13.10
16.15
20.19
20.46
30.77
8.50
7.84
7.60
8.00
7.50
3.62
3.63
3.53
7.50
10.25
9.00
9.27
9.50
8.10
3.63
4.35
3.62
7.80
12.80
10.16
10.16
10.50
8.50
4.00
7.25
3.63
8.70
15.91
12.15
12.58
12.00
9.50
7.25
9.00
4.35
9.50
19.52
14.31
14.75
13.57
9.85
9.00
9.38
7.25
11.56
7.50
8.09
7.80
8.50
8.74
9.25
9.50
9.25
11.56
10.36
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance workers ......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and
janitorial workers ...............................................................
Building cleaning workers ...........................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping
cleaners ..............................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Grounds maintenance workers ....................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .............................
8.45
10.00
12.25
15.00
18.29
9.00
13.20
15.00
15.00
19.27
9.00
8.15
13.50
9.93
15.00
11.87
15.00
15.00
19.55
17.76
9.00
7.75
8.56
8.56
10.48
8.14
10.45
10.00
12.70
9.67
12.90
12.67
15.62
11.39
15.74
17.51
19.23
12.90
22.62
23.20
Personal care and service occupations ........................................
Gaming services workers ............................................................
Gaming dealers ........................................................................
Barbers and cosmetologists .........................................................
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists .........................
Child care workers .......................................................................
Personal and home care aides ......................................................
Recreation and fitness workers ....................................................
Recreation workers ..................................................................
7.50
5.45
5.36
7.71
7.71
8.50
8.50
8.50
8.50
9.00
5.84
5.50
9.60
9.60
8.85
9.00
13.00
13.00
11.35
6.43
6.37
10.00
10.00
10.95
9.50
13.75
13.75
15.00
8.02
6.65
16.77
16.77
11.35
11.00
16.76
16.76
17.89
12.28
7.83
17.89
17.89
15.13
12.50
20.80
20.80
Sales and related occupations .......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...........................
8.35
10.88
10.00
13.77
13.56
16.21
21.13
20.81
35.73
32.49
Protective service occupations –Continued
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers .......................
Security guards ........................................................................
Food preparation and serving related occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers ..................................................................................
Chefs and head cooks ..............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and
serving workers .................................................................
Cooks ...........................................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...............................................
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 .............................................................................
Dishwashers .................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
9-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 9
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Sales and related occupations –Continued
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ...........
First-line supervisors/managers of non-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 ...................................................................
Insurance sales agents ..................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
technical and scientific products .......................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products .......................................
Telemarketers ..............................................................................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .....................................
Office and administrative support occupations ..........................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers .....................................................................
Switchboard operators, including answering service ..................
Financial clerks ............................................................................
Bill and account collectors ......................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ...................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ........................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ...............................................
Procurement clerks ..................................................................
Tellers ......................................................................................
Brokerage clerks ..........................................................................
Court, municipal, and license clerks ............................................
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks ......................................
Customer service representatives ................................................
Eligibility interviewers, government programs ...........................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .....................................
Loan interviewers and clerks .......................................................
New accounts clerks ....................................................................
Order clerks .................................................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping .....
Receptionists and information clerks ..........................................
Dispatchers ..................................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ..................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance .....................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks ...............................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks .........................................
10
25
50
75
90
$10.67
15.50
8.00
8.00
8.00
9.31
7.25
10.00
8.00
5.86
11.67
$13.08
16.21
8.95
8.50
8.50
10.75
9.31
11.40
9.11
17.31
15.40
$15.94
20.07
10.75
10.00
10.00
15.00
13.00
17.90
11.74
24.81
22.23
$20.20
44.63
14.65
11.00
11.00
18.79
17.00
19.02
17.45
38.37
39.15
$28.84
59.57
21.06
12.90
12.98
21.98
19.09
21.98
25.30
55.73
52.84
13.50
13.50
30.41
51.35
57.13
11.67
7.25
10.00
15.73
8.00
10.00
22.23
8.20
12.32
32.49
10.45
20.04
47.42
15.00
25.00
10.48
12.27
14.72
18.30
22.21
15.07
8.90
10.31
11.42
10.75
10.30
14.00
11.25
9.25
14.72
12.59
11.06
10.00
13.75
9.40
11.07
9.52
12.99
12.50
8.50
11.60
10.78
13.10
14.35
9.08
17.79
10.54
11.79
12.00
11.78
12.10
15.50
14.33
10.50
14.90
12.80
11.80
11.30
15.10
11.32
13.22
11.35
13.72
14.00
10.50
13.70
11.60
13.75
15.69
10.05
18.94
11.79
13.68
13.40
13.68
14.42
17.32
15.52
11.10
15.94
13.02
13.43
14.11
18.40
12.06
15.66
12.75
15.09
15.30
12.68
15.88
16.31
15.88
20.47
12.43
25.16
13.85
16.66
15.13
16.35
17.50
19.46
22.21
12.25
18.20
16.72
15.39
17.97
23.35
13.50
16.84
14.00
16.59
19.71
14.49
17.40
17.57
17.40
27.91
15.50
31.52
13.85
20.32
16.57
17.54
20.62
20.20
22.21
14.10
19.41
18.45
17.25
21.58
23.66
14.03
19.12
15.76
19.00
23.11
18.47
20.89
22.66
20.89
28.85
17.96
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
9-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 9
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Office and administrative support occupations –Continued
Stock clerks and order fillers .......................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants .....................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ................
Legal secretaries ......................................................................
Medical secretaries ..................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ....................
Data entry and information processing workers ..........................
Data entry keyers .....................................................................
Word processors and typists ....................................................
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ............................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service ..
Office clerks, general ...................................................................
Construction and extraction occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers .................................................................
Carpenters ....................................................................................
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers ..........
Cement masons and concrete finishers ....................................
Construction laborers ...................................................................
Construction equipment operators ...............................................
Operating engineers and other construction equipment
operators ............................................................................
Electricians ..................................................................................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ....................................
Sheet metal workers ....................................................................
Helpers, construction trades ........................................................
Highway maintenance workers ...................................................
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 ..........................................................
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation,
and relay ............................................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers .........................................
Automotive body and related repairers ...................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ......................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...............
10
25
50
75
90
$9.75
12.08
12.56
12.50
12.93
11.78
8.87
10.17
8.87
11.50
10.33
10.40
$11.25
13.92
14.29
13.50
14.00
13.50
10.59
12.18
8.87
12.61
10.33
12.37
$14.20
16.65
17.95
14.80
15.00
16.55
13.25
14.00
12.95
16.00
15.17
14.26
$16.50
20.57
22.66
22.97
17.40
18.91
16.00
16.00
17.48
19.98
15.17
17.11
$18.56
25.05
26.36
25.05
20.03
21.01
17.28
16.13
17.48
23.21
18.15
20.00
12.50
14.50
19.26
27.10
32.82
10.00
15.00
14.00
14.00
10.00
11.86
17.50
15.01
16.00
16.00
13.79
13.17
23.66
20.00
22.34
22.34
21.50
17.99
33.00
31.54
24.15
24.15
27.76
27.00
37.80
34.06
27.48
27.48
28.76
32.16
12.00
12.50
13.78
19.26
19.69
13.97
12.07
14.12
15.00
19.26
20.50
20.92
13.97
13.10
17.99
17.00
24.71
29.16
29.89
14.00
15.00
28.66
23.17
34.00
37.68
32.82
16.87
16.80
32.16
27.79
41.04
41.95
38.13
22.37
18.94
12.25
15.77
20.39
24.55
29.50
17.39
21.65
27.62
32.89
38.60
20.81
20.81
25.82
30.93
31.04
20.81
20.81
25.82
29.50
31.04
13.50
14.00
19.11
26.00
35.61
17.23
11.34
17.12
10.66
12.52
19.11
16.86
19.95
15.66
16.00
34.85
19.95
21.45
19.12
20.37
36.18
23.04
22.24
23.77
22.33
41.40
25.20
23.57
28.00
25.75
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
9-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 9
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations –Continued
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and
mechanics ..............................................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines ..............
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and
installers .................................................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ..................................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ..............................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ................................
Maintenance workers, machinery ............................................
Line installers and repairers .........................................................
Electrical power-line installers and repairers ..........................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers .....
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers ..........
Production occupations .................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers ..................................................................................
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers ..........
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ......................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ...................................
Bakers ..........................................................................................
Butchers and meat cutters ........................................................
Miscellaneous food processing workers ......................................
Food batchmakers ....................................................................
Computer control programmers and operators ............................
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and
plastic .................................................................................
Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .....................................................................................
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ..................................................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .....................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ..................................................
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool
setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ...............
Machinists ....................................................................................
Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ....................................................................
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators,
and tenders, metal and plastic ............................................
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .....................................................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$15.00
15.00
$17.79
17.00
$20.71
21.35
$24.37
24.37
$25.75
25.75
11.50
15.00
23.85
29.03
31.89
12.64
17.67
12.00
12.50
11.60
12.65
11.33
8.50
15.90
19.10
14.92
13.75
14.02
24.96
12.00
12.20
19.12
22.88
17.55
15.65
24.96
27.42
16.20
13.22
22.97
24.40
21.51
21.40
32.25
32.28
23.08
24.55
26.26
26.57
23.79
23.02
34.29
34.29
33.75
24.71
10.50
12.36
15.46
19.49
24.30
14.40
9.55
8.74
8.00
10.50
11.52
10.00
12.19
12.00
18.99
11.09
11.04
9.75
10.50
19.49
12.80
14.70
15.00
23.65
15.46
16.43
13.65
14.00
19.49
15.27
15.52
20.25
30.85
18.10
19.17
16.69
19.41
19.75
16.54
16.54
22.00
34.49
26.96
27.43
23.96
19.75
20.65
19.98
19.98
26.37
12.00
14.80
18.45
23.10
26.37
10.00
12.50
15.73
19.31
19.49
8.50
11.70
14.89
15.73
19.33
10.00
13.45
15.90
19.01
21.45
9.10
11.63
15.24
17.54
20.00
14.00
16.00
14.39
20.29
16.74
24.29
17.36
31.35
21.45
34.30
9.00
10.32
13.33
17.16
18.78
9.00
10.32
13.33
17.16
18.78
12.50
16.83
20.61
21.81
27.43
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
9-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 9
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Production occupations –Continued
Tool and die makers ....................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ....................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ..................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators,
and tenders .........................................................................
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers .......................
Printers .........................................................................................
Printing machine operators ......................................................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ..............................................
Sewing machine operators ...........................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders ...............
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except
sawing ................................................................................
Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers ...................
Power plant operators ..............................................................
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators ....
Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders .....
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers ....
Cutting workers ...........................................................................
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders ....
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....................
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians .............
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders .................
Painting workers ..........................................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators,
and tenders .........................................................................
Miscellaneous production workers ..............................................
Helpers--production workers ...................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations .....................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and
material movers, hand ...........................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators ...................
Bus drivers ...................................................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ........................................
Driver/sales workers ................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ...................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................................
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators ...................
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators ........
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..........................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ...........................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ........................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..........
10
25
50
75
90
$18.95
12.00
12.00
$22.33
14.50
14.00
$24.50
17.50
16.86
$28.77
20.50
20.00
$31.99
22.71
25.27
13.50
11.16
11.00
9.00
8.00
9.35
11.79
16.79
12.80
11.60
11.60
8.34
9.65
13.80
19.72
16.86
18.36
18.36
11.56
10.75
15.16
21.57
17.45
21.14
21.14
12.68
11.50
16.34
21.71
19.82
28.00
28.00
12.68
12.50
17.00
11.79
15.80
15.80
13.00
13.86
10.00
11.25
11.25
12.00
10.00
8.00
14.66
13.55
20.92
20.92
15.34
17.13
13.00
12.35
12.07
14.11
11.32
10.34
16.50
14.86
30.00
30.00
20.81
18.16
16.01
14.34
13.96
16.41
14.98
15.31
18.79
16.06
32.00
32.00
23.27
20.80
19.82
16.65
16.19
20.36
18.00
19.27
19.49
17.98
34.50
34.50
27.79
22.96
22.86
18.74
20.43
25.00
24.11
22.28
24.00
14.16
10.57
11.00
14.85
11.00
11.00
16.76
12.77
11.25
19.49
16.75
12.70
27.57
19.77
17.08
9.00
11.70
15.00
19.32
25.22
13.13
17.50
19.51
20.81
28.97
14.95
12.70
12.00
10.00
12.10
11.00
14.00
13.39
10.20
8.58
8.00
8.00
16.60
14.05
13.50
10.75
14.55
12.50
18.70
16.00
12.16
9.00
10.65
9.00
23.00
18.14
17.18
14.44
18.27
14.00
22.00
19.50
14.16
11.19
13.00
10.10
25.47
24.19
19.90
15.03
20.71
18.34
27.65
20.12
16.77
13.80
13.85
13.75
29.30
24.19
23.40
16.59
22.95
29.62
27.65
30.02
19.99
17.12
25.22
16.99
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
9-9
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 9
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Transportation and material moving occupations –Continued
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. For more
information, see chapter 8 of the Handbook of Methods, at
http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
10
25
50
75
90
$12.55
9.00
$14.16
9.65
$16.07
11.08
$16.07
12.45
$18.00
15.44
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
9-10
December 2009 - January 2011
Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1
Table 10
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
All workers .........................................................................................
$7.25
$7.50
$9.00
$11.96
$19.50
Management occupations .............................................................
Legislators ...................................................................................
10.51
23.47
21.44
23.47
33.86
23.47
55.35
25.00
55.35
65.33
Business and financial operations occupations ...........................
Accountants and auditors ............................................................
15.94
20.00
20.00
22.22
23.50
23.50
33.65
30.00
37.56
37.56
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................
12.09
13.35
25.49
26.00
26.79
Community and social services occupations ...............................
11.93
15.32
18.25
19.79
23.00
Education, training, and library occupations .............................
Postsecondary teachers ................................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ........
Other teachers and instructors .....................................................
Teacher assistants ........................................................................
9.98
13.50
11.36
12.00
9.98
11.60
13.50
14.49
13.00
10.81
12.78
28.00
17.52
13.57
12.44
15.60
34.08
29.73
15.00
12.78
23.73
40.70
39.03
17.55
14.93
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .....
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers .........................
7.25
5.88
7.25
8.00
8.47
12.00
17.00
16.73
20.55
17.00
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ....................
Registered nurses .........................................................................
Therapists ....................................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......................
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians ............................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ........................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ......................
16.50
20.35
22.68
10.38
9.98
17.28
8.84
15.75
19.29
20.97
22.68
13.98
13.21
19.11
11.84
16.74
22.14
24.35
28.50
21.96
16.00
20.00
14.36
18.00
30.42
32.13
32.26
23.53
21.96
28.50
18.40
19.34
40.22
40.22
34.00
29.60
23.53
32.92
18.40
21.88
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ...............................
Home health aides ...................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ..................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...........................
Medical assistants ....................................................................
8.22
8.22
8.05
8.22
9.20
8.00
9.37
9.00
9.00
9.25
11.76
12.27
10.75
10.21
9.50
10.42
14.34
16.68
12.00
11.40
10.98
11.46
16.48
17.27
15.69
13.15
12.00
14.52
17.62
17.27
Protective service occupations ......................................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers .......................
Security guards ........................................................................
Miscellaneous protective service workers ...................................
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective
service workers ..................................................................
7.50
7.75
7.75
7.25
8.00
8.00
8.00
7.50
9.56
9.92
9.92
8.25
12.36
11.75
11.75
10.00
22.68
30.00
30.00
13.00
7.13
7.37
8.25
9.00
10.00
Food preparation and serving related occupations ....................
Cooks ...........................................................................................
Cooks, fast food .......................................................................
4.35
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
8.17
7.25
8.17
10.30
7.58
9.90
12.50
8.25
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
10-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 10
Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
$9.40
7.25
7.25
7.40
3.63
5.00
3.53
5.30
7.25
$9.99
7.75
7.25
8.00
4.35
7.25
3.65
7.25
7.25
$11.20
8.17
7.50
8.40
7.25
7.50
5.00
8.00
7.35
$12.88
10.50
8.25
8.82
7.26
8.00
7.25
8.69
7.90
$13.56
12.50
10.00
10.25
8.50
8.50
7.25
10.25
9.25
6.96
7.25
7.35
7.75
9.25
7.25
7.50
7.25
4.35
7.25
8.22
7.25
7.25
7.50
9.00
8.00
7.40
8.30
9.58
9.00
7.50
9.70
10.20
9.10
9.07
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
Building cleaning workers ...........................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping
cleaners ..............................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Grounds maintenance workers ....................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .............................
7.36
7.50
8.00
8.00
8.81
8.65
10.00
10.11
10.57
11.59
8.00
7.36
7.25
7.25
8.55
7.50
8.42
8.42
8.75
8.00
9.10
9.32
10.11
9.27
9.34
9.34
11.75
10.57
10.00
10.00
Personal care and service occupations ........................................
Gaming services workers ............................................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers .....
Amusement and recreation attendants .....................................
Barbers and cosmetologists .........................................................
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists .........................
Child care workers .......................................................................
Personal and home care aides ......................................................
Recreation and fitness workers ....................................................
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ..................................
Recreation workers ..................................................................
7.25
5.00
7.25
7.25
12.71
12.71
7.25
7.50
5.88
8.00
4.50
7.50
5.25
7.25
7.25
12.91
12.91
7.50
7.50
8.00
8.00
7.25
8.34
7.50
7.25
7.25
14.52
14.52
7.70
8.34
9.25
9.00
9.25
10.73
7.83
7.76
7.76
14.52
14.52
8.55
10.49
10.00
11.00
9.25
14.52
7.83
10.00
10.00
18.27
18.27
11.54
11.00
12.94
15.55
10.73
Sales and related occupations .......................................................
Retail sales workers .....................................................................
Cashiers, all workers ...............................................................
Cashiers ...............................................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....................
Counter and rental clerks .....................................................
Retail salespersons ...................................................................
Telemarketers ..............................................................................
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.50
7.50
7.45
7.45
8.00
7.30
7.65
7.25
8.35
8.25
8.00
8.00
9.00
8.37
8.50
8.00
9.50
9.40
9.00
9.00
10.00
9.00
10.00
10.50
11.00
10.60
10.25
10.25
11.07
10.00
11.27
12.00
Food preparation and serving related occupations –Continued
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...............................................
Cooks, restaurant .....................................................................
Cooks, short order ...................................................................
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 .............................................................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee
shop ....................................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant .........................................................
Dishwashers .................................................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop ...........
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
10-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 10
Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Sales and related occupations –Continued
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .....................................
$7.75
$7.75
$8.66
$10.70
$23.12
Office and administrative support occupations ..........................
Financial clerks ............................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ........................
Tellers ......................................................................................
Court, municipal, and license clerks ............................................
Customer service representatives ................................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ............................................
Library assistants, clerical ...........................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ..........................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks .........................................
Stock clerks and order fillers .......................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants .....................................
Medical secretaries ..................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ....................
Office clerks, general ...................................................................
7.65
8.50
8.50
8.75
5.00
9.10
7.68
7.50
7.75
8.45
7.25
8.98
11.48
9.05
7.25
8.50
9.71
8.50
9.00
7.50
9.89
8.00
8.43
8.00
9.01
7.25
9.05
11.48
9.05
9.29
10.12
10.27
11.25
10.27
13.92
11.04
8.00
10.76
10.17
10.55
7.75
10.00
11.48
10.00
12.64
12.96
12.98
16.41
11.54
14.00
13.20
8.50
13.09
12.17
13.61
9.10
15.50
16.02
10.00
14.00
15.50
16.83
18.64
13.50
17.25
13.20
10.00
16.25
12.88
14.00
11.45
17.25
18.02
10.00
14.81
Construction and extraction occupations ....................................
7.25
8.00
10.00
10.30
15.00
Production occupations .................................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ...................................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ..............................................
Miscellaneous production workers ..............................................
7.25
7.24
7.50
8.50
7.64
9.20
7.50
8.50
9.62
10.00
9.72
10.00
10.75
10.92
9.92
11.00
12.50
10.92
10.00
11.37
Transportation and material moving occupations .....................
Bus drivers ...................................................................................
Bus drivers, school ..................................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ........................................
Driver/sales workers ................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ...........................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..........
Packers and packagers, hand ...................................................
7.25
11.72
11.90
6.00
5.75
7.25
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.80
13.04
13.80
7.25
6.75
7.50
8.00
8.16
8.00
9.00
15.40
15.40
7.25
7.25
8.50
9.05
9.30
8.68
11.00
17.30
17.30
8.10
7.25
10.00
10.55
11.00
10.00
13.99
19.35
18.30
10.00
7.25
11.19
12.00
12.95
11.00
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated
from individual worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. For more
information, see chapter 8 of the Handbook of Methods, at
http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
10-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
All workers ...................................
$21.26
$17.51
$845
$696
39.7
$42,877
$35,838
2,017
Management occupations .......
Chief executives ....................
General and operations
managers ..........................
Marketing and sales managers
Marketing managers ..........
Sales managers ..................
Administrative services
managers ..........................
Computer and information
systems managers ............
Financial managers ................
Human resources managers ...
Industrial production
managers ..........................
Transportation, storage, and
distribution managers ......
Construction managers ..........
Education administrators .......
Education administrators,
elementary and
secondary school .........
Education administrators,
postsecondary ..............
Engineering managers ...........
Food service managers ..........
Medical and health services
managers ..........................
Social and community service
managers ..........................
41.13
57.77
36.99
47.09
1,669
2,355
1,510
1,883
40.6
40.8
86,339
122,446
77,823
97,939
2,099
2,120
38.39
48.26
47.49
48.80
33.65
46.01
41.51
49.23
1,620
1,988
1,897
2,056
1,414
1,843
1,661
2,300
42.2
41.2
39.9
42.1
84,092
103,394
98,646
106,923
73,549
95,826
86,347
119,613
2,191
2,142
2,077
2,191
32.92
32.21
1,317
1,288
40.0
68,477
66,997
2,080
47.19
41.02
35.92
42.39
35.57
33.09
1,897
1,654
1,428
1,731
1,423
1,324
40.2
40.3
39.8
98,662
86,033
74,270
90,002
73,988
68,823
2,091
2,097
2,068
61.05
43.34
2,447
1,734
40.1
127,243
90,147
2,084
41.83
30.15
37.97
41.78
25.43
36.73
1,673
1,226
1,506
1,671
1,271
1,489
40.0
40.7
39.7
87,000
63,771
74,177
86,894
66,077
72,964
2,080
2,115
1,953
46.56
45.14
1,830
1,737
39.3
88,351
83,113
1,898
32.20
51.58
–
25.80
56.65
–
1,287
2,101
931
1,032
2,266
738
40.0
40.7
44.3
65,517
109,253
48,421
59,070
117,832
38,353
2,035
2,118
2,303
46.22
34.18
1,860
1,367
40.2
96,717
71,101
2,093
26.28
30.07
1,036
1,203
39.4
53,885
62,548
2,050
28.42
26.31
25.91
25.00
1,140
1,056
1,021
1,000
40.1
40.1
58,828
54,895
53,040
52,000
2,070
2,086
24.41
24.90
980
962
40.2
50,979
49,999
2,088
24.04
24.81
948
991
39.4
43,794
45,981
1,822
Business and financial
operations occupations ......
Buyers and purchasing agents
Purchasing agents, except
wholesale, retail, and
farm products ...............
Claims adjusters, appraisers,
examiners, and
investigators .....................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
11-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Business and financial
operations occupations
–Continued
Claims adjusters,
examiners, and
investigators .................
Compliance officers, except
agriculture, construction,
health and safety, and
transportation ...................
Cost estimators ......................
Human resources, training,
and labor relations
specialists .........................
Employment, recruitment,
and placement
specialists .....................
Compensation, benefits,
and job analysis
specialists .....................
Training and development
specialists .....................
Management analysts ............
Accountants and auditors ......
Appraisers and assessors of
real estate .........................
Credit analysts .......................
Financial analysts and
advisors ............................
Financial analysts ..............
Insurance underwriters ......
Loan counselors and officers
Loan counselors .................
Loan officers ......................
Computer and mathematical
science occupations ............
Computer programmers .........
Computer software engineers
Computer software
engineers, applications
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$23.95
$24.81
$945
$991
39.5
$43,556
$45,824
1,818
27.86
31.20
25.58
31.42
1,113
1,289
1,023
1,257
39.9
41.3
57,853
67,006
53,206
65,354
2,077
2,148
28.51
29.60
1,161
1,178
40.7
60,243
61,235
2,113
22.13
20.61
892
825
40.3
46,353
42,877
2,095
24.76
25.89
987
1,036
39.9
51,339
53,860
2,073
33.33
36.90
27.07
31.44
32.55
25.50
1,315
1,475
1,094
1,179
1,302
1,025
39.5
40.0
40.4
68,054
76,706
56,873
61,300
67,704
53,290
2,042
2,079
2,101
24.67
30.74
23.31
28.74
987
1,221
932
1,131
40.0
39.7
51,310
63,493
48,485
58,802
2,080
2,066
29.51
28.40
26.72
30.41
22.77
31.54
26.20
26.49
21.67
22.50
21.54
22.50
1,178
1,132
1,069
1,214
911
1,258
1,036
1,058
867
900
862
900
39.9
39.9
40.0
39.9
40.0
39.9
61,272
58,877
55,569
63,105
47,368
65,409
53,893
54,995
45,063
46,800
44,805
46,800
2,076
2,073
2,080
2,075
2,080
2,074
32.53
30.12
38.41
30.81
28.46
36.15
1,303
1,201
1,548
1,244
1,138
1,452
40.1
39.9
40.3
67,636
62,450
80,490
64,676
59,191
75,504
2,079
2,074
2,095
39.11
35.12
1,584
1,415
40.5
82,391
73,590
2,107
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
11-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Computer and mathematical
science occupations
–Continued
Computer software
engineers, systems
software .......................
Computer support specialists
Computer systems analysts ....
Network and computer
systems administrators .....
Network systems and data
communications analysts
Actuaries ................................
Architecture and engineering
occupations .........................
Engineers ...............................
Civil engineers ...................
Electrical and electronics
engineers ......................
Electrical engineers .......
Industrial engineers,
including health and
safety ............................
Industrial engineers .......
Mechanical engineers ........
Drafters ..................................
Architectural and civil
drafters .........................
Mechanical drafters ...........
Engineering technicians,
except drafters .................
Civil engineering
technicians ...................
Electrical and electronic
engineering technicians
Mechanical engineering
technicians ...................
Life, physical, and social
science occupations ............
Life scientists .........................
Biological scientists ...........
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$37.45
23.84
36.64
$37.98
23.15
36.42
$1,498
956
1,457
$1,519
923
1,423
40.0
40.1
39.8
$77,904
49,700
75,659
$79,003
48,000
73,991
2,080
2,084
2,065
31.41
31.73
1,267
1,310
40.3
65,111
67,546
2,073
30.68
42.96
27.88
41.83
1,227
1,717
1,115
1,673
40.0
40.0
63,807
89,278
57,990
87,000
2,080
2,078
30.88
37.21
27.39
29.66
36.46
27.40
1,240
1,499
1,114
1,186
1,467
1,085
40.2
40.3
40.7
64,328
77,957
57,924
61,691
76,294
56,415
2,083
2,095
2,115
39.28
37.52
38.24
36.98
1,581
1,519
1,570
1,530
40.3
40.5
82,211
78,999
81,619
79,535
2,093
2,105
31.73
31.71
34.72
21.52
32.45
32.45
33.50
20.95
1,305
1,307
1,389
850
1,298
1,298
1,340
838
41.1
41.2
40.0
39.5
67,863
67,947
72,224
44,224
67,488
67,488
69,680
43,576
2,139
2,143
2,080
2,055
21.17
22.49
18.10
20.95
821
900
724
838
38.8
40.0
42,691
46,789
37,648
43,576
2,017
2,080
24.31
22.82
973
913
40.0
50,571
47,464
2,080
18.85
18.05
754
722
40.0
39,204
37,544
2,080
24.25
22.68
970
907
40.0
50,436
47,174
2,080
20.93
20.02
837
801
40.0
43,539
41,642
2,080
27.72
29.29
21.40
25.51
24.61
21.23
1,113
1,194
856
1,003
983
849
40.1
40.8
40.0
54,967
56,667
44,507
46,780
48,664
44,148
1,983
1,935
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
11-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Life, physical, and social
science occupations
–Continued
Medical scientists ..............
Physical scientists ..................
Chemists and materials
scientists ......................
Chemists ........................
Market and survey
researchers .......................
Market research analysts ...
Psychologists .........................
Clinical, counseling, and
school psychologists ....
Community and social
services occupations ...........
Counselors .............................
Educational, vocational,
and school counselors ..
Rehabilitation counselors ..
Social workers .......................
Child, family, and school
social workers ..............
Mental health and
substance abuse social
workers ........................
Miscellaneous community
and social service
specialists .........................
Probation officers and
correctional treatment
specialists .....................
Social and human service
assistants ......................
Legal occupations ....................
Lawyers .................................
Judges, magistrates, and other
judicial workers ...............
Paralegals and legal assistants
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$28.66
29.46
$24.57
27.40
$1,147
1,178
$983
1,096
40.0
40.0
$51,461
61,269
$33,868
56,992
1,795
2,080
30.33
30.63
27.40
27.40
1,213
1,225
1,096
1,096
40.0
40.0
63,081
63,708
56,992
56,992
2,080
2,080
38.86
38.86
31.47
32.15
32.15
29.48
1,554
1,554
1,259
1,286
1,286
1,179
40.0
40.0
40.0
80,828
80,828
50,888
66,880
66,880
46,780
2,080
2,080
1,617
31.47
29.48
1,259
1,179
40.0
50,888
46,780
1,617
19.84
20.28
18.25
18.75
788
794
726
736
39.7
39.2
40,098
40,181
37,500
38,110
2,021
1,981
21.35
17.71
20.86
15.55
15.05
18.03
814
681
833
622
602
721
38.1
38.4
39.9
38,856
35,387
41,757
35,200
31,304
37,500
1,820
1,998
2,002
23.51
20.00
933
800
39.7
41,592
38,198
1,769
14.66
14.76
587
590
40.0
30,513
30,701
2,082
17.54
16.55
702
662
40.0
36,351
34,278
2,072
20.80
20.24
832
810
40.0
43,257
42,099
2,080
15.41
13.87
616
555
40.0
32,057
28,850
2,080
35.63
46.99
31.72
40.63
1,422
1,862
1,195
1,625
39.9
39.6
73,919
96,850
62,150
84,510
2,075
2,061
56.45
23.96
62.08
21.15
2,258
961
2,483
808
40.0
40.1
117,417
49,997
129,124
42,006
2,080
2,087
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
11-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Education, training, and
library occupations ............
Postsecondary teachers ..........
Math and computer
teachers, postsecondary
Mathematical science
teachers,
postsecondary ..........
Life sciences teachers,
postsecondary ..............
Biological science
teachers,
postsecondary ..........
Physical sciences teachers,
postsecondary ..............
Social sciences teachers,
postsecondary ..............
Arts, communications, and
humanities teachers,
postsecondary ..............
English language and
literature teachers,
postsecondary ..........
Miscellaneous
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
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$33.01
55.66
$30.61
42.65
$1,267
2,196
$1,201
1,664
38.4
39.5
$49,123
87,847
$45,901
65,701
1,488
1,578
36.51
33.08
1,449
1,323
39.7
54,179
47,713
1,484
36.51
33.08
1,449
1,323
39.7
54,179
47,713
1,484
85.57
98.97
3,312
3,959
38.7
131,938
154,393
1,542
85.57
98.97
3,312
3,959
38.7
131,938
154,393
1,542
46.44
42.96
1,842
1,611
39.7
72,243
62,825
1,556
44.68
40.30
1,578
1,426
35.3
60,753
55,620
1,360
43.49
41.60
1,714
1,664
39.4
64,890
59,905
1,492
47.76
47.98
1,895
1,900
39.7
72,466
72,696
1,517
38.46
33.88
1,521
1,351
39.6
64,333
57,179
1,673
33.06
31.53
1,274
1,232
38.5
47,849
46,524
1,447
31.55
30.24
1,223
1,134
38.8
47,048
43,326
1,491
35.41
36.07
1,360
1,352
38.4
48,732
49,759
1,376
32.71
31.33
1,258
1,226
38.5
47,086
46,524
1,439
32.17
31.10
1,243
1,224
38.6
46,551
46,524
1,447
34.72
33.36
33.62
31.62
1,314
1,294
1,267
1,235
37.8
38.8
49,017
48,673
47,248
46,778
1,412
1,459
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
11-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Education, training, and
library occupations
–Continued
Secondary school
teachers, except
special and
vocational education
Vocational education
teachers, secondary
school .......................
Special education teachers
Special education
teachers, preschool,
kindergarten, and
elementary school ....
Special education
teachers, middle
school .......................
Other teachers and instructors
Librarians ...............................
Instructional coordinators ......
Teacher assistants ..................
Arts, design, entertainment,
sports, and media
occupations .........................
Designers ...............................
Graphic designers ..............
News analysts, reporters and
correspondents .................
Reporters and
correspondents .............
Public relations specialists .....
Writers and editors ................
Editors ................................
Broadcast and sound
engineering technicians
and radio operators ..........
Healthcare practitioner and
technical occupations .........
Pharmacists ............................
Physicians and surgeons ........
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$33.65
$32.09
$1,304
$1,251
38.8
$49,016
$46,994
1,457
27.58
35.94
28.45
34.91
1,084
1,355
1,067
1,329
39.3
37.7
41,503
51,444
38,833
50,077
1,505
1,432
33.59
31.74
1,261
1,172
37.5
46,817
43,794
1,394
40.13
25.23
27.07
30.77
12.11
39.12
25.34
27.35
31.53
11.67
1,512
978
1,059
1,231
433
1,474
979
1,094
1,261
403
37.7
38.8
39.1
40.0
35.8
57,455
38,253
48,756
58,796
16,702
56,328
39,397
50,357
58,763
15,620
1,432
1,516
1,801
1,911
1,379
22.95
21.14
16.80
20.19
16.50
16.25
890
840
671
753
654
650
38.8
39.7
39.9
46,276
43,673
34,881
39,141
33,991
33,800
2,017
2,066
2,076
31.11
32.60
1,193
1,304
38.3
62,032
67,787
1,994
28.57
36.09
19.96
20.86
32.59
42.98
18.68
18.82
1,090
1,444
799
834
1,202
1,719
747
753
38.2
40.0
40.0
40.0
56,689
75,063
41,526
43,385
62,500
89,398
38,850
39,141
1,985
2,080
2,080
2,080
25.86
22.16
1,034
886
40.0
53,793
46,093
2,080
30.11
55.03
97.23
24.07
55.50
87.35
1,182
2,226
4,035
927
2,224
3,501
39.3
40.4
41.5
60,783
115,730
209,822
46,983
115,669
182,042
2,019
2,103
2,158
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
11-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Healthcare practitioner and
technical occupations
–Continued
Registered nurses ...................
Therapists ..............................
Physical therapists .............
Speech-language
pathologists ..................
Clinical laboratory
technologists and
technicians .......................
Medical and clinical
laboratory technologists
Medical and clinical
laboratory technicians ..
Diagnostic related
technologists and
technicians .......................
Radiologic technologists
and technicians ............
Emergency medical
technicians and
paramedics .......................
Health diagnosing and
treating practitioner
support technicians ..........
Pharmacy technicians ........
Surgical technologists ........
Licensed practical and
licensed vocational nurses
Medical records and health
information technicians ...
Miscellaneous health
technologists and
technicians .......................
Healthcare support
occupations .........................
Nursing, psychiatric, and
home health aides ............
Home health aides .............
Nursing aides, orderlies,
and attendants ..............
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$28.72
33.75
29.94
$27.20
30.85
29.06
$1,109
1,324
1,186
$1,044
1,222
1,162
38.6
39.2
39.6
$57,049
58,601
61,182
$53,890
57,898
60,387
1,986
1,736
2,044
34.79
30.54
1,346
1,222
38.7
52,488
52,014
1,509
21.76
21.69
870
868
40.0
45,230
45,115
2,079
23.03
22.17
921
887
40.0
47,867
46,114
2,078
18.80
17.86
752
714
40.0
39,111
37,149
2,080
26.10
25.51
1,021
1,020
39.1
53,083
53,050
2,034
25.25
25.50
989
1,020
39.2
51,422
53,019
2,036
17.51
16.65
719
666
41.0
37,371
34,632
2,134
14.10
12.75
17.24
13.96
12.91
17.50
557
508
676
558
516
665
39.5
39.8
39.2
28,977
26,393
35,169
29,037
26,853
34,557
2,055
2,071
2,039
18.35
18.50
722
735
39.4
37,546
38,220
2,046
16.13
15.63
631
584
39.1
32,829
30,389
2,036
22.07
22.18
883
887
40.0
45,898
46,134
2,080
13.08
12.24
502
458
38.4
26,105
23,816
1,996
11.37
11.41
10.83
10.83
441
448
415
433
38.8
39.3
22,947
23,298
21,567
22,518
2,019
2,041
11.34
10.86
438
410
38.6
22,776
21,320
2,008
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
11-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Healthcare support
occupations –Continued
Miscellaneous healthcare
support occupations .........
Dental assistants ................
Medical assistants ..............
Pharmacy aides ..................
Protective service occupations
First-line
supervisors/managers, law
enforcement workers .......
First-line
supervisors/managers
of police and detectives
Fire fighters ...........................
Bailiffs, correctional officers,
and jailers .........................
Correctional officers and
jailers ...........................
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 ...............
Chefs and head cooks ........
First-line
supervisors/managers
of food preparation and
serving workers ...........
Cooks .....................................
Cooks, institution and
cafeteria .......................
Cooks, restaurant ...............
Food preparation workers ......
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$15.03
15.96
13.68
13.05
$15.40
16.09
13.75
11.33
$570
584
541
514
$564
570
550
453
37.9
36.6
39.6
39.4
$29,599
30,348
28,133
26,710
$29,328
29,642
28,598
23,566
1,969
1,902
2,057
2,047
17.14
14.90
702
596
41.0
36,434
30,930
2,125
39.68
41.92
1,587
1,677
40.0
82,527
87,194
2,080
40.49
19.02
41.94
19.96
1,619
970
1,678
979
40.0
51.0
84,209
50,463
87,244
50,903
2,080
2,653
16.99
15.38
680
615
40.0
35,347
31,990
2,081
16.98
25.22
15.38
25.88
680
1,009
615
1,035
40.0
40.0
35,340
52,484
31,990
53,835
2,081
2,081
25.22
25.88
1,009
1,035
40.0
52,484
53,835
2,081
11.81
11.78
11.00
11.00
472
471
440
440
40.0
40.0
24,421
24,369
22,880
22,880
2,068
2,068
9.56
9.25
366
360
38.3
18,635
18,188
1,950
14.12
16.90
12.80
13.10
581
712
512
531
41.1
42.2
29,605
33,320
26,618
27,615
2,097
1,972
13.72
10.62
12.80
10.16
562
408
512
400
41.0
38.4
29,023
20,290
26,618
19,112
2,116
1,911
10.82
10.76
8.96
10.16
10.50
8.50
405
411
342
400
404
325
37.4
38.2
38.2
17,839
21,375
17,474
16,203
21,000
16,888
1,649
1,986
1,950
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
11-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Food preparation and serving
related occupations
–Continued
Food service, tipped ...............
Bartenders ..........................
Waiters and waitresses ......
Fast food and counter
workers ............................
Combined food preparation
and serving workers,
including fast food .......
Dishwashers ...........................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$5.27
6.77
4.41
$4.00
7.25
3.63
$190
246
158
$145
254
141
36.0
36.3
35.8
$9,876
12,766
8,222
$7,550
13,195
7,342
1,873
1,887
1,863
8.98
8.70
343
340
38.2
17,440
17,472
1,942
9.00
9.08
8.74
9.25
344
359
340
356
38.2
39.5
17,453
18,658
17,534
18,525
1,939
2,055
12.90
12.25
512
488
39.7
26,000
24,681
2,015
14.67
15.00
583
600
39.8
29,456
30,638
2,008
14.72
12.54
15.00
11.87
585
496
600
470
39.7
39.5
30,417
25,698
31,200
24,311
2,067
2,049
13.29
12.70
528
505
39.7
27,345
25,809
2,057
10.04
9.67
391
378
38.9
20,306
19,656
2,022
Building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance
occupations .........................
First-line
supervisors/managers,
building and grounds
cleaning and maintenance
workers ............................
First-line
supervisors/managers
of housekeeping and
janitorial workers .........
Building cleaning workers .....
Janitors and cleaners,
except maids and
housekeeping cleaners
Maids and housekeeping
cleaners ........................
Grounds maintenance
workers ............................
Landscaping and
groundskeeping
workers ........................
14.09
12.90
576
560
40.8
25,843
24,067
1,834
14.38
12.67
591
560
41.1
26,059
24,067
1,812
Personal care and service
occupations .........................
Gaming services workers ......
Gaming dealers ..................
Barbers and cosmetologists ...
12.58
7.38
6.36
12.11
11.35
6.43
6.37
10.00
484
293
252
447
454
255
250
395
38.5
39.7
39.7
36.9
24,870
15,256
13,124
23,258
23,504
13,250
13,000
20,561
1,977
2,066
2,063
1,921
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
11-9
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Personal care and service
occupations –Continued
Hairdressers, hairstylists,
and cosmetologists .......
Child care workers .................
Personal and home care aides
Recreation and fitness
workers ............................
Recreation workers ............
Sales and related occupations
First-line
supervisors/managers,
sales workers ...................
First-line
supervisors/managers
of retail sales workers ..
First-line
supervisors/managers
of non-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 .............
Insurance sales agents ............
Securities, commodities, and
financial services sales
agents ...............................
Sales representatives,
wholesale and
manufacturing ..................
Sales representatives,
wholesale and
manufacturing,
technical and scientific
products .......................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$12.11
10.79
10.11
$10.00
10.95
9.50
$447
430
388
$395
438
360
36.9
39.8
38.4
$23,258
21,923
20,183
$20,561
21,840
18,720
1,921
2,033
1,997
14.62
14.62
13.75
13.75
577
577
550
550
39.4
39.4
27,457
27,457
28,538
28,538
1,878
1,878
19.42
13.56
778
540
40.0
40,333
28,080
2,077
19.65
16.21
799
652
40.7
41,342
34,424
2,104
17.78
15.94
724
644
40.7
37,411
33,663
2,105
28.36
13.16
10.09
10.16
20.07
10.75
10.00
10.00
1,147
521
396
399
803
422
400
400
40.4
39.6
39.3
39.2
59,620
26,990
20,457
20,586
41,750
21,944
20,800
20,800
2,102
2,051
2,027
2,025
16.11
12.79
17.21
14.52
29.77
15.00
13.00
17.90
11.74
24.81
643
506
688
577
1,180
600
504
716
464
930
39.9
39.6
40.0
39.7
39.6
33,420
26,336
35,800
29,931
61,370
31,200
26,202
37,232
24,128
48,372
2,075
2,060
2,080
2,062
2,061
–
–
3,094
2,030
40.7
160,914
105,585
2,119
28.17
22.23
1,171
913
41.6
60,909
47,499
2,162
32.79
30.41
1,328
1,292
40.5
69,045
67,204
2,106
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
11-10
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Sales and related occupations
–Continued
Sales representatives,
wholesale and
manufacturing, except
technical and scientific
products .......................
Telemarketers ........................
Miscellaneous sales and
related workers ................
Office and administrative
support occupations ...........
First-line
supervisors/managers of
office and administrative
support workers ...............
Switchboard operators,
including answering
service ..............................
Financial clerks ......................
Bill and account collectors
Billing and posting clerks
and machine operators
Bookkeeping, accounting,
and auditing clerks .......
Payroll and timekeeping
clerks ............................
Procurement clerks ............
Tellers ................................
Brokerage clerks ....................
Court, municipal, and license
clerks ................................
Credit authorizers, checkers,
and clerks .........................
Customer service
representatives .................
Eligibility interviewers,
government programs ......
Interviewers, except
eligibility and loan ...........
Loan interviewers and clerks
New accounts clerks ..............
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$26.64
10.13
$22.23
8.20
$1,118
401
$913
326
42.0
39.6
$58,124
20,850
$47,499
16,952
2,182
2,057
15.14
12.32
603
493
39.8
31,336
25,626
2,070
15.72
14.72
624
586
39.7
32,304
30,266
2,055
21.86
18.94
878
754
40.2
45,680
39,229
2,089
11.84
14.44
13.87
11.79
13.68
13.40
474
572
555
472
540
536
40.0
39.6
40.0
24,635
29,717
28,848
24,523
28,080
27,880
2,080
2,059
2,080
14.22
13.68
566
547
39.8
29,453
28,454
2,071
14.99
14.42
592
570
39.5
30,766
29,640
2,052
17.55
17.33
11.38
16.22
17.32
15.52
11.10
15.94
702
693
447
649
693
621
440
638
40.0
40.0
39.3
40.0
36,496
36,053
23,233
33,727
36,024
32,277
22,880
33,155
2,080
2,080
2,042
2,080
14.51
13.02
580
521
40.0
30,156
27,077
2,078
13.74
13.43
549
537
40.0
28,571
27,924
2,080
15.05
14.11
600
563
39.9
31,010
29,264
2,061
18.80
18.40
752
736
40.0
39,096
38,280
2,080
12.45
15.26
12.96
12.06
15.66
12.75
498
606
515
482
590
510
40.0
39.7
39.7
25,873
31,522
26,763
25,085
30,680
26,520
2,079
2,065
2,065
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
11-11
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Office and administrative
support occupations
–Continued
Order clerks ...........................
Human resources assistants,
except payroll and
timekeeping .....................
Receptionists and information
clerks ................................
Dispatchers ............................
Police, fire, and ambulance
dispatchers ...................
Dispatchers, except police,
fire, and ambulance .....
Production, planning, and
expediting clerks ..............
Shipping, receiving, and
traffic clerks .....................
Stock clerks and order fillers
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ..........................
Executive secretaries and
administrative
assistants ......................
Legal secretaries ................
Medical secretaries ............
Secretaries, except legal,
medical, and executive
Data entry and information
processing workers ..........
Data entry keyers ...............
Word processors and
typists ...........................
Insurance claims and policy
processing clerks .............
Mail clerks and mail machine
operators, except postal
service ..............................
Office clerks, general .............
Construction and extraction
occupations .........................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$15.29
$15.09
$610
$603
39.9
$31,732
$31,379
2,075
17.04
15.30
682
612
40.0
35,439
31,824
2,080
12.96
16.42
12.68
15.88
511
660
499
635
39.4
40.2
26,571
34,299
25,938
33,020
2,050
2,089
16.07
16.31
643
652
40.0
33,418
33,925
2,080
16.58
15.88
667
635
40.3
34,709
33,020
2,094
21.26
20.47
850
819
40.0
44,214
42,578
2,080
12.95
14.54
12.43
14.20
513
577
492
560
39.6
39.7
26,690
29,992
25,563
29,120
2,062
2,063
17.60
16.65
698
662
39.7
35,708
34,320
2,029
18.85
17.83
15.84
17.95
14.80
15.00
752
716
618
718
592
591
39.9
40.1
39.0
39,065
37,214
32,153
37,336
30,784
30,722
2,073
2,087
2,030
16.62
16.55
655
656
39.4
32,523
32,141
1,957
13.33
13.55
13.25
14.00
530
540
530
560
39.8
39.9
27,561
28,090
27,556
29,120
2,067
2,073
12.93
12.95
511
525
39.6
26,594
27,312
2,057
16.69
16.00
657
640
39.4
34,185
33,280
2,048
13.67
14.95
15.17
14.26
543
594
607
560
39.7
39.7
28,248
30,750
31,556
29,120
2,067
2,057
21.09
19.26
838
760
39.7
42,229
38,126
2,002
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
11-12
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Construction and extraction
occupations –Continued
First-line
supervisors/managers of
construction trades and
extraction workers ...........
Carpenters ..............................
Cement masons, concrete
finishers, and terrazzo
workers ............................
Cement masons and
concrete finishers .........
Construction laborers .............
Construction equipment
operators ..........................
Operating engineers and
other construction
equipment operators ....
Electricians ............................
Pipelayers, plumbers,
pipefitters, and
steamfitters ......................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..................
Sheet metal workers ..............
Helpers, construction trades ..
Highway maintenance
workers ............................
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 ................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$25.18
22.47
$23.66
20.00
$999
899
$980
800
39.7
40.0
$51,496
46,739
$50,960
41,600
2,046
2,080
20.79
22.34
831
893
40.0
40,806
43,968
1,963
20.79
20.56
22.34
21.50
831
822
893
860
40.0
40.0
40,806
40,180
43,968
39,520
1,963
1,954
20.28
17.99
811
720
40.0
41,545
37,419
2,048
20.85
19.50
17.99
17.00
834
780
720
680
40.0
40.0
42,651
40,567
37,981
35,360
2,046
2,080
26.40
24.71
994
988
37.7
51,699
51,397
1,959
28.70
27.76
15.95
29.16
29.89
14.00
1,140
1,088
638
1,166
1,065
560
39.7
39.2
40.0
59,281
56,572
30,368
60,642
55,404
29,053
2,066
2,038
1,904
15.57
15.00
623
600
40.0
32,216
31,077
2,069
20.66
20.39
830
816
40.2
43,145
42,457
2,088
27.00
27.62
1,126
1,105
41.7
58,526
57,448
2,168
26.68
25.82
1,067
1,033
40.0
55,497
53,695
2,080
26.38
25.82
1,055
1,033
40.0
54,874
53,695
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
11-13
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Installation, maintenance, and
repair occupations
–Continued
Miscellaneous electrical and
electronic equipment
mechanics, installers, and
repairers ...........................
Electrical and electronics
repairers, powerhouse,
substation, and relay ....
Automotive technicians and
repairers ...........................
Automotive body and
related 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 .........................
Heating, air conditioning, and
refrigeration mechanics
and installers ....................
Industrial machinery
installation, repair, and
maintenance workers .......
Industrial machinery
mechanics ....................
Maintenance and repair
workers, general ..........
Maintenance workers,
machinery ....................
Line installers and repairers ...
Electrical power-line
installers and repairers
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$21.45
$19.11
$858
$765
40.0
$44,614
$39,757
2,080
29.49
34.85
1,180
1,394
40.0
61,342
72,488
2,080
19.39
19.95
779
802
40.2
40,493
41,683
2,088
20.83
21.45
833
858
40.0
43,322
44,608
2,080
19.39
19.12
779
774
40.2
40,533
40,233
2,091
19.35
20.37
777
820
40.2
40,403
42,640
2,088
20.63
20.71
825
828
40.0
42,905
43,077
2,080
21.02
21.35
841
854
40.0
43,729
44,408
2,080
22.12
23.85
885
954
40.0
46,002
49,608
2,080
19.67
19.12
787
764
40.0
40,908
39,728
2,079
22.49
22.88
899
915
40.0
46,761
47,590
2,079
18.22
17.55
729
702
40.0
37,894
36,504
2,079
17.17
22.83
15.65
24.96
687
913
626
998
40.0
40.0
35,724
47,485
32,552
51,908
2,080
2,080
26.75
27.42
1,070
1,097
40.0
55,639
57,034
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
11-14
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Installation, maintenance, and
repair occupations
–Continued
Miscellaneous installation,
maintenance, and repair
workers ............................
Helpers--installation,
maintenance, and repair
workers ........................
Production occupations ...........
First-line
supervisors/managers of
production and operating
workers ............................
Electrical, electronics, and
electromechanical
assemblers ........................
Electrical and electronic
equipment assemblers ..
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators ........................
Bakers ....................................
Butchers and meat cutters ..
Miscellaneous food
processing workers ..........
Food batchmakers ..............
Computer control
programmers and
operators ..........................
Computer-controlled
machine tool operators,
metal and plastic ..........
Forming machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..............
Extruding and drawing
machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........
Machine tool cutting setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..............
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$19.01
$16.20
$760
$648
40.0
$39,535
$33,700
2,080
17.39
13.22
696
529
40.0
36,179
27,487
2,080
16.53
15.46
659
618
39.9
34,263
32,157
2,073
24.20
23.65
974
946
40.3
50,655
49,200
2,093
16.06
15.46
642
618
40.0
33,395
32,157
2,080
16.57
16.43
663
657
40.0
34,475
34,181
2,080
14.68
14.48
18.54
13.65
14.00
19.49
586
573
715
546
560
780
39.9
39.6
38.6
30,465
29,793
37,187
28,392
29,120
40,539
2,075
2,057
2,006
15.24
15.90
15.27
15.52
610
636
611
621
40.0
40.0
31,704
33,078
31,762
32,282
2,080
2,080
19.20
20.25
767
810
39.9
39,880
42,120
2,077
18.70
18.45
747
704
39.9
38,833
36,596
2,077
15.48
15.73
619
629
40.0
32,194
32,723
2,080
14.29
14.89
572
596
40.0
29,722
30,971
2,080
16.24
15.90
646
636
39.8
33,595
33,072
2,068
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
11-15
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Production occupations
–Continued
Cutting, punching, and
press machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........
Grinding, lapping,
polishing, and buffing
machine tool setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........
Machinists ..............................
Molders and molding
machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..............
Molding, coremaking, and
casting machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........
Multiple machine tool setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..............
Tool and die makers ..............
Welding, soldering, and
brazing workers ...............
Welders, cutters, solderers,
and brazers ...................
Welding, soldering, and
brazing machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..........................
Miscellaneous metalworkers
and plastic workers ..........
Printers ...................................
Printing machine operators
Laundry and dry-cleaning
workers ............................
Sewing machine operators .....
Woodworking machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..............................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$14.98
$15.24
$593
$609
39.6
$30,846
$31,658
2,059
16.75
25.17
16.74
24.29
670
1,007
670
972
40.0
40.0
34,832
52,362
34,819
50,525
2,080
2,080
13.95
13.33
557
533
39.9
28,965
27,726
2,077
13.95
13.33
557
533
39.9
28,965
27,726
2,077
19.86
25.27
20.61
24.50
795
1,011
824
980
40.0
40.0
41,318
52,567
42,869
50,960
2,080
2,080
17.95
17.50
718
700
40.0
37,332
36,400
2,080
17.67
16.86
707
674
40.0
36,744
35,069
2,080
18.63
19.72
745
789
40.0
38,756
41,018
2,080
15.79
18.05
18.16
16.86
18.36
18.36
632
709
712
674
734
734
40.0
39.3
39.2
32,851
36,859
37,000
35,069
38,189
38,189
2,080
2,042
2,037
10.87
10.89
11.56
10.75
420
436
462
430
38.6
40.0
21,835
22,649
24,045
22,360
2,009
2,080
15.09
15.16
604
606
40.0
31,395
31,533
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
11-16
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Production occupations
–Continued
Woodworking machine
setters, operators, and
tenders, except sawing
Power plant operators,
distributors, and
dispatchers .......................
Power plant operators ........
Water and liquid waste
treatment plant and
system operators ..............
Chemical processing machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..............................
Crushing, grinding, polishing,
mixing, and blending
workers ............................
Cutting workers .....................
Cutting and slicing
machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..
Inspectors, testers, sorters,
samplers, and weighers ....
Medical, dental, and
ophthalmic laboratory
technicians .......................
Packaging and filling
machine operators and
tenders ..............................
Painting workers ....................
Coating, painting, and
spraying machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..........................
Miscellaneous production
workers ............................
Helpers--production
workers ........................
Transportation and material
moving occupations ...........
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$14.83
$14.86
$593
$594
40.0
$30,845
$30,909
2,080
26.83
27.00
30.00
30.00
1,073
1,080
1,200
1,200
40.0
40.0
55,799
56,160
62,400
62,400
2,080
2,080
20.03
20.81
801
832
40.0
41,660
43,285
2,080
18.59
18.16
741
726
39.9
38,536
37,773
2,073
15.99
14.67
16.01
14.34
633
582
640
570
39.6
39.7
32,911
30,276
33,295
29,640
2,059
2,064
14.47
13.96
574
552
39.6
29,840
28,704
2,062
17.43
16.41
693
656
39.7
36,030
34,133
2,067
15.50
14.98
614
599
39.6
31,916
31,158
2,059
15.19
18.58
15.31
18.79
607
743
612
752
40.0
40.0
31,589
38,655
31,845
39,081
2,080
2,080
17.99
16.76
720
670
40.0
37,422
34,863
2,080
14.16
12.77
566
511
40.0
29,446
26,562
2,079
12.53
11.25
501
450
40.0
26,066
23,400
2,080
17.38
15.00
702
594
40.4
36,180
30,000
2,081
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
11-17
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Transportation and material
moving occupations
–Continued
First-line
supervisors/managers of
helpers, laborers, and
material movers, hand .....
First-line
supervisors/managers of
transportation and
material-moving machine
and vehicle operators .......
Bus drivers .............................
Driver/sales workers and
truck drivers .....................
Driver/sales workers ..........
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer ................
Truck drivers, light or
delivery services ..........
Dredge, excavating, and
loading machine operators
Excavating and loading
machine and dragline
operators ......................
Industrial truck and tractor
operators ..........................
Laborers and material
movers, hand ....................
Cleaners of vehicles and
equipment ....................
Laborers and freight, stock,
and material movers,
hand .............................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$19.72
$19.51
$795
$780
40.3
$41,344
$40,581
2,097
22.14
18.36
23.00
18.14
928
659
920
551
41.9
35.9
48,245
30,002
47,840
27,885
2,179
1,634
17.48
14.07
17.18
14.44
748
590
714
578
42.8
41.9
38,843
30,674
37,138
30,039
2,222
2,181
18.06
18.27
793
770
43.9
41,125
40,046
2,277
16.83
14.00
671
560
39.9
34,914
29,120
2,075
22.88
22.00
847
780
37.0
40,458
29,562
1,768
19.55
19.50
688
543
35.2
31,283
28,254
1,600
15.01
14.16
600
566
40.0
31,198
29,453
2,078
12.20
11.19
480
440
39.3
24,918
22,880
2,043
13.63
13.00
545
520
40.0
28,352
27,040
2,080
11.81
10.10
461
383
39.0
23,932
19,906
2,027
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
11-18
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Transportation and material
moving occupations
–Continued
Machine feeders and
offbearers .....................
Packers and packagers,
hand .............................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$15.48
$16.07
$589
$630
38.0
$30,616
$32,760
1,977
12.02
11.08
480
448
39.9
24,942
23,296
2,075
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 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
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, and 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.
4 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less 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 based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
11-19
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
All workers ...................................
$20.56
$16.80
$818
$665
39.8
$42,289
$34,424
2,056
Management occupations .......
General and operations
managers ..........................
Marketing and sales managers
Marketing managers ..........
Sales managers ..................
Administrative services
managers ..........................
Computer and information
systems managers ............
Financial managers ................
Human resources managers ...
Industrial production
managers ..........................
Transportation, storage, and
distribution managers ......
Construction managers ..........
Education administrators .......
Education administrators,
postsecondary ..............
Engineering managers ...........
Medical and health services
managers ..........................
41.30
36.99
1,680
1,510
40.7
87,335
78,541
2,115
39.12
48.26
47.49
48.80
33.65
46.01
41.51
49.23
1,662
1,988
1,897
2,056
1,480
1,843
1,661
2,300
42.5
41.2
39.9
42.1
86,432
103,394
98,646
106,923
76,956
95,826
86,347
119,613
2,209
2,142
2,077
2,191
32.86
32.21
1,314
1,288
40.0
68,343
66,997
2,080
47.79
40.24
37.67
43.46
34.61
33.09
1,922
1,609
1,496
1,788
1,381
1,324
40.2
40.0
39.7
99,935
83,690
77,797
92,997
71,808
68,823
2,091
2,080
2,065
61.05
43.34
2,447
1,734
40.1
127,243
90,147
2,084
41.83
30.44
35.24
41.78
25.43
35.92
1,673
1,239
1,408
1,671
1,271
1,437
40.0
40.7
39.9
87,000
64,439
73,203
86,894
66,113
74,703
2,080
2,117
2,077
37.96
51.58
35.92
56.65
1,516
2,101
1,437
2,266
39.9
40.7
78,835
109,253
74,703
117,832
2,077
2,118
40.26
33.17
1,611
1,327
40.0
83,750
68,994
2,080
28.49
26.62
26.06
25.52
1,144
1,068
1,023
1,021
40.1
40.1
58,971
55,538
53,082
53,082
2,070
2,086
24.75
24.90
994
970
40.2
51,700
50,440
2,088
23.75
23.66
934
965
39.3
42,143
45,552
1,774
23.64
23.40
930
963
39.3
41,830
44,967
1,770
26.00
31.19
25.58
34.15
1,037
1,290
1,023
1,260
39.9
41.4
53,936
67,070
53,206
65,541
2,075
2,151
Business and financial
operations occupations ......
Buyers and purchasing agents
Purchasing agents, except
wholesale, retail, and
farm products ...............
Claims adjusters, appraisers,
examiners, and
investigators .....................
Claims adjusters,
examiners, and
investigators .................
Compliance officers, except
agriculture, construction,
health and safety, and
transportation ...................
Cost estimators ......................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
12-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Business and financial
operations occupations
–Continued
Human resources, training,
and labor relations
specialists .........................
Employment, recruitment,
and placement
specialists .....................
Compensation, benefits,
and job analysis
specialists .....................
Training and development
specialists .....................
Management analysts ............
Accountants and auditors ......
Credit analysts .......................
Financial analysts and
advisors ............................
Financial analysts ..............
Insurance underwriters ......
Loan counselors and officers
Loan officers ......................
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 ....
Network and computer
systems administrators .....
Network systems and data
communications analysts
Actuaries ................................
Architecture and engineering
occupations .........................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$26.77
$26.27
$1,094
$1,046
40.9
$56,894
$54,400
2,125
22.13
20.61
892
825
40.3
46,353
42,877
2,095
24.76
25.89
987
1,036
39.9
51,339
53,860
2,073
29.05
37.47
27.52
30.74
29.60
32.55
26.99
28.74
1,148
1,498
1,114
1,221
1,179
1,302
1,079
1,131
39.5
40.0
40.5
39.7
59,697
77,898
57,902
63,493
61,300
67,704
56,131
58,802
2,055
2,079
2,104
2,066
29.31
27.99
26.72
30.68
31.54
25.91
26.38
21.67
22.50
22.50
1,170
1,116
1,069
1,224
1,258
1,036
1,050
867
900
900
39.9
39.9
40.0
39.9
39.9
60,841
58,017
55,569
63,651
65,409
53,893
54,590
45,063
46,800
46,800
2,076
2,073
2,080
2,075
2,074
33.70
29.51
40.01
31.75
28.46
37.98
1,349
1,176
1,600
1,292
1,138
1,519
40.0
39.9
40.0
70,133
61,173
83,219
67,169
59,191
79,003
2,081
2,073
2,080
42.27
37.71
1,691
1,508
40.0
87,923
78,441
2,080
37.45
24.09
37.05
37.98
23.32
36.27
1,498
967
1,471
1,519
933
1,416
40.0
40.1
39.7
77,904
50,261
76,506
79,003
48,506
73,622
2,080
2,087
2,065
32.52
32.84
1,316
1,313
40.5
68,434
68,297
2,104
30.03
42.96
26.42
41.83
1,201
1,717
1,057
1,673
40.0
40.0
62,468
89,278
54,947
87,000
2,080
2,078
31.06
29.83
1,249
1,193
40.2
64,814
62,040
2,087
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
12-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Architecture and engineering
occupations –Continued
Engineers ...............................
Civil engineers ...................
Electrical and electronics
engineers ......................
Electrical engineers .......
Industrial engineers,
including health and
safety ............................
Industrial engineers .......
Mechanical engineers ........
Drafters ..................................
Architectural and civil
drafters .........................
Mechanical drafters ...........
Engineering technicians,
except drafters .................
Electrical and electronic
engineering technicians
Mechanical engineering
technicians ...................
Life, physical, and social
science occupations ............
Life scientists .........................
Physical scientists ..................
Chemists and materials
scientists ......................
Chemists ........................
Market and survey
researchers .......................
Market research analysts ...
Community and social
services occupations ...........
Counselors .............................
Educational, vocational,
and school counselors ..
Social workers .......................
Mental health and
substance abuse social
workers ........................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$37.27
27.10
$36.58
27.40
$1,501
1,098
$1,485
1,070
40.3
40.5
$78,035
57,101
$77,199
55,634
2,094
2,107
39.28
37.14
38.31
36.98
1,582
1,508
1,596
1,530
40.3
40.6
82,260
78,403
83,013
79,535
2,094
2,111
31.63
31.71
34.72
21.16
32.45
32.45
33.50
20.57
1,302
1,307
1,389
835
1,298
1,298
1,340
838
41.2
41.2
40.0
39.5
67,707
67,947
72,224
43,444
67,488
67,488
69,680
43,576
2,141
2,143
2,080
2,053
20.07
22.49
18.10
20.95
774
900
724
838
38.6
40.0
40,239
46,789
37,648
43,576
2,005
2,080
24.46
22.82
978
913
40.0
50,879
47,464
2,080
23.85
22.68
954
907
40.0
49,600
47,174
2,080
20.93
20.02
837
801
40.0
43,539
41,642
2,080
29.93
33.30
30.28
27.40
36.67
27.40
1,205
1,382
1,211
1,096
1,378
1,096
40.3
41.5
40.0
62,665
71,865
62,976
56,992
71,635
56,992
2,094
2,158
2,080
30.33
30.63
27.40
27.40
1,213
1,225
1,096
1,096
40.0
40.0
63,081
63,708
56,992
56,992
2,080
2,080
38.86
38.86
32.15
32.15
1,554
1,554
1,286
1,286
40.0
40.0
80,828
80,828
66,880
66,880
2,080
2,080
18.86
18.56
17.63
17.34
747
722
697
677
39.6
38.9
38,863
37,551
36,246
35,200
2,061
2,024
14.23
20.11
13.99
17.43
527
805
560
721
37.1
40.0
27,418
41,841
29,099
37,500
1,927
2,081
14.30
13.88
573
555
40.0
29,771
28,870
2,082
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
12-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Community and social
services occupations
–Continued
Miscellaneous community
and social service
specialists .........................
Social and human service
assistants ......................
Legal occupations ....................
Lawyers .................................
Paralegals and legal assistants
Education, training, and
library occupations ............
Postsecondary teachers ..........
Physical sciences teachers,
postsecondary ..............
Social sciences teachers,
postsecondary ..............
Arts, communications, and
humanities teachers,
postsecondary ..............
Miscellaneous
postsecondary teachers
Primary, secondary, and
special education school
teachers ............................
Elementary and middle
school teachers .............
Arts, design, entertainment,
sports, and media
occupations .........................
Designers ...............................
Graphic designers ..............
News analysts, reporters and
correspondents .................
Reporters and
correspondents .............
Writers and editors ................
Editors ................................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$15.67
$15.34
$627
$614
40.0
$32,589
$31,907
2,080
14.38
13.16
575
526
40.0
29,915
27,373
2,080
35.09
52.13
24.00
30.12
53.85
21.15
1,405
2,080
963
1,129
2,019
808
40.0
39.9
40.1
73,041
108,176
50,082
58,730
105,000
42,006
2,082
2,075
2,087
29.58
42.79
27.24
39.47
1,163
1,660
1,090
1,579
39.3
38.8
48,968
65,988
45,698
57,331
1,656
1,542
48.90
55.31
1,937
2,212
39.6
78,688
95,862
1,609
44.68
40.30
1,578
1,426
35.3
60,753
55,620
1,360
43.04
41.60
1,703
1,664
39.6
64,030
59,905
1,488
42.42
30.89
1,656
1,236
39.0
74,928
53,129
1,766
24.91
23.22
996
929
40.0
39,572
38,775
1,589
24.89
24.56
995
982
40.0
38,033
37,327
1,528
22.96
21.14
16.80
19.52
16.50
16.25
890
840
671
747
654
650
38.8
39.7
39.9
46,265
43,673
34,881
38,850
33,991
33,800
2,015
2,066
2,076
31.11
32.60
1,193
1,304
38.3
62,032
67,787
1,994
28.57
19.67
20.71
32.59
18.68
18.68
1,090
787
828
1,202
747
747
38.2
40.0
40.0
56,689
40,920
43,080
62,500
38,850
38,850
1,985
2,080
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
12-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Healthcare practitioner and
technical occupations .........
Pharmacists ............................
Physicians and surgeons ........
Registered nurses ...................
Therapists ..............................
Clinical laboratory
technologists and
technicians .......................
Medical and clinical
laboratory technologists
Medical and clinical
laboratory technicians ..
Diagnostic related
technologists and
technicians .......................
Radiologic technologists
and technicians ............
Health diagnosing and
treating practitioner
support technicians ..........
Pharmacy technicians ........
Licensed practical and
licensed vocational nurses
Medical records and health
information technicians ...
Healthcare support
occupations .........................
Nursing, psychiatric, and
home health aides ............
Home health aides .............
Nursing aides, orderlies,
and attendants ..............
Miscellaneous healthcare
support occupations .........
Dental assistants ................
Medical assistants ..............
Pharmacy aides ..................
Protective service occupations
Security guards and gaming
surveillance officers .........
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$30.70
55.03
115.20
28.81
30.94
$23.25
55.50
100.11
27.56
30.54
$1,202
2,226
4,769
1,109
1,233
$896
2,224
4,004
1,036
1,222
39.2
40.4
41.4
38.5
39.9
$62,528
115,730
247,986
57,690
64,121
$46,613
115,669
208,229
53,890
63,529
2,037
2,103
2,153
2,002
2,072
21.35
19.51
853
780
40.0
44,367
40,581
2,078
22.54
21.69
900
868
39.9
46,822
45,115
2,077
18.24
15.16
730
606
40.0
37,939
31,533
2,080
26.25
25.49
1,021
1,018
38.9
53,071
52,915
2,022
25.11
24.33
975
933
38.8
50,706
48,526
2,019
13.44
12.68
12.99
12.91
532
505
519
516
39.6
39.8
27,685
26,259
26,978
26,853
2,060
2,070
18.37
18.50
722
740
39.3
37,545
38,480
2,043
15.98
15.63
624
568
39.1
32,457
29,557
2,032
13.05
12.23
499
456
38.3
25,971
23,712
1,990
11.32
11.41
10.83
10.83
439
448
415
433
38.8
39.3
22,809
23,298
21,603
22,518
2,015
2,041
11.27
10.87
434
408
38.5
22,589
21,216
2,004
15.11
15.96
13.52
13.05
15.48
16.50
13.60
11.33
570
584
532
514
570
570
544
453
37.7
36.6
39.4
39.4
29,661
30,349
27,688
26,710
29,642
29,642
28,288
23,566
1,963
1,901
2,049
2,047
11.41
11.00
457
440
40.0
23,740
22,880
2,080
11.09
10.60
444
424
40.0
23,070
22,048
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
12-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Protective service occupations
–Continued
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, institution and
cafeteria .......................
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 .......
Dishwashers ...........................
Building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance
occupations .........................
First-line
supervisors/managers,
building and grounds
cleaning and maintenance
workers ............................
First-line
supervisors/managers
of housekeeping and
janitorial workers .........
Building cleaning workers .....
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$11.05
$10.50
$442
$420
40.0
$22,985
$21,840
2,080
9.35
9.00
359
352
38.4
18,572
18,200
1,987
13.73
12.80
570
512
41.5
29,629
26,618
2,159
13.15
10.59
12.50
10.16
540
410
500
400
41.1
38.8
28,103
21,263
26,006
20,654
2,137
2,008
10.81
10.76
8.92
5.19
6.67
4.34
10.16
10.50
8.50
3.65
7.18
3.63
417
411
340
187
242
155
406
404
325
145
249
141
38.6
38.2
38.2
36.0
36.3
35.8
21,159
21,375
17,452
9,712
12,591
8,074
21,133
21,000
16,888
7,550
12,943
7,342
1,957
1,986
1,956
1,872
1,888
1,861
8.92
8.50
342
337
38.3
17,359
17,264
1,946
8.94
8.83
8.70
9.00
342
348
340
340
38.3
39.4
17,371
18,108
17,264
17,680
1,942
2,050
12.13
11.12
481
440
39.7
24,624
22,880
2,030
14.35
14.73
574
589
40.0
28,923
30,638
2,015
14.37
11.83
14.73
11.00
575
465
589
434
40.0
39.3
29,885
24,188
30,638
22,568
2,080
2,045
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
12-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance
occupations –Continued
Janitors and cleaners,
except maids and
housekeeping cleaners
Maids and housekeeping
cleaners ........................
Grounds maintenance
workers ............................
Landscaping and
groundskeeping
workers ........................
Personal care and service
occupations .........................
Gaming services workers ......
Gaming dealers ..................
Barbers and cosmetologists ...
Hairdressers, hairstylists,
and cosmetologists .......
Child care workers .................
Personal and home care aides
Recreation and fitness
workers ............................
Recreation workers ............
Sales and related occupations
First-line
supervisors/managers,
sales workers ...................
First-line
supervisors/managers
of retail sales workers ..
First-line
supervisors/managers
of non-retail sales
workers ........................
Retail sales workers ...............
Cashiers, all workers .........
Cashiers .........................
Counter and rental clerks
and parts salespersons ..
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$12.73
$11.40
$504
$452
39.6
$26,218
$23,504
2,060
10.11
9.89
392
375
38.8
20,392
19,490
2,017
12.08
12.67
499
520
41.3
23,620
24,067
1,955
11.85
12.00
494
480
41.7
22,733
24,067
1,919
12.19
7.43
6.34
12.11
11.25
6.37
6.25
10.00
468
295
251
447
446
255
247
395
38.4
39.7
39.7
36.9
24,309
15,342
13,071
23,258
23,186
13,250
12,854
20,561
1,994
2,066
2,062
1,921
12.11
10.77
10.03
10.00
10.85
9.00
447
431
384
395
434
360
36.9
40.0
38.3
23,258
22,402
19,987
20,561
22,568
18,720
1,921
2,080
1,992
14.39
14.39
13.75
13.75
574
574
550
550
39.9
39.9
29,841
29,841
28,600
28,600
2,074
2,074
19.42
13.55
778
540
40.1
40,409
28,080
2,081
19.38
16.21
788
649
40.7
40,987
33,725
2,115
17.39
15.62
708
638
40.7
36,837
33,176
2,118
28.36
13.12
10.02
10.08
20.07
10.75
10.00
10.00
1,147
519
393
396
803
422
400
400
40.4
39.6
39.3
39.2
59,620
26,967
20,381
20,503
41,750
21,938
20,800
20,800
2,102
2,056
2,035
2,034
16.11
15.00
643
600
39.9
33,420
31,200
2,075
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
12-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Sales and related occupations
–Continued
Counter and rental clerks
Parts salespersons ..........
Retail salespersons .............
Insurance sales agents ............
Securities, commodities, and
financial services sales
agents ...............................
Sales representatives,
wholesale and
manufacturing ..................
Sales representatives,
wholesale and
manufacturing,
technical and scientific
products .......................
Sales representatives,
wholesale and
manufacturing, except
technical and scientific
products .......................
Telemarketers ........................
Miscellaneous sales and
related workers ................
Office and administrative
support occupations ...........
First-line
supervisors/managers of
office and administrative
support workers ...............
Switchboard operators,
including answering
service ..............................
Financial clerks ......................
Bill and account collectors
Billing and posting clerks
and machine operators
Bookkeeping, accounting,
and auditing clerks .......
Payroll and timekeeping
clerks ............................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$12.79
17.21
14.46
29.77
$13.00
17.90
11.60
24.81
$506
688
574
1,180
$504
716
462
930
39.6
40.0
39.7
39.6
$26,336
35,800
29,873
61,370
$26,202
37,232
24,024
48,372
2,060
2,080
2,066
2,061
–
–
3,094
2,030
40.7
160,914
105,585
2,119
28.17
22.23
1,171
913
41.6
60,909
47,499
2,162
32.79
30.41
1,328
1,292
40.5
69,045
67,204
2,106
26.64
10.13
22.23
8.20
1,118
401
913
326
42.0
39.6
58,124
20,850
47,499
16,952
2,182
2,057
15.14
12.32
603
493
39.8
31,336
25,626
2,070
15.56
14.52
618
576
39.7
32,081
29,910
2,062
22.19
19.23
892
762
40.2
46,374
39,624
2,090
11.44
14.10
13.93
11.79
13.33
13.40
458
558
557
472
530
536
40.0
39.6
40.0
23,799
29,014
28,976
24,523
27,560
27,880
2,080
2,057
2,080
14.22
13.68
566
547
39.8
29,455
28,454
2,071
14.41
13.88
568
540
39.4
29,537
28,080
2,049
17.51
17.32
700
693
40.0
36,419
36,024
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
12-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Office and administrative
support occupations
–Continued
Procurement clerks ............
Tellers ................................
Brokerage clerks ....................
Credit authorizers, checkers,
and clerks .........................
Customer service
representatives .................
Interviewers, except
eligibility and loan ...........
Loan interviewers and clerks
New accounts clerks ..............
Order clerks ...........................
Human resources assistants,
except payroll and
timekeeping .....................
Receptionists and information
clerks ................................
Dispatchers ............................
Dispatchers, except police,
fire, and ambulance .....
Production, planning, and
expediting clerks ..............
Shipping, receiving, and
traffic clerks .....................
Stock clerks and order fillers
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ..........................
Executive secretaries and
administrative
assistants ......................
Legal secretaries ................
Medical secretaries ............
Secretaries, except legal,
medical, and executive
Data entry and information
processing workers ..........
Data entry keyers ...............
Word processors and
typists ...........................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$17.30
11.38
16.22
$15.52
11.10
15.94
$692
447
649
$621
440
638
40.0
39.3
40.0
$35,989
23,233
33,727
$32,277
22,880
33,155
2,080
2,042
2,080
13.74
13.43
549
537
40.0
28,571
27,924
2,080
15.02
14.07
598
563
39.8
30,935
29,120
2,060
12.80
15.26
12.96
15.29
13.34
15.66
12.75
15.09
512
606
515
610
534
590
510
603
40.0
39.7
39.7
39.9
26,603
31,522
26,763
31,732
27,747
30,680
26,520
31,379
2,079
2,065
2,065
2,075
15.67
14.00
627
560
40.0
32,585
29,120
2,080
12.83
16.58
12.68
15.88
505
668
499
635
39.4
40.3
26,277
34,711
25,938
33,020
2,048
2,094
16.58
15.88
668
635
40.3
34,711
33,020
2,094
21.26
20.47
850
819
40.0
44,214
42,578
2,080
12.95
14.18
12.43
13.50
513
562
492
540
39.6
39.6
26,690
29,215
25,563
28,080
2,062
2,060
17.86
16.95
708
673
39.7
36,773
34,882
2,059
19.07
17.56
15.67
18.27
14.80
15.00
761
705
611
720
592
591
39.9
40.1
39.0
39,547
36,659
31,748
37,440
30,784
30,722
2,074
2,088
2,026
17.19
17.32
676
693
39.3
34,957
35,464
2,033
13.27
13.55
13.25
14.00
528
540
530
560
39.7
39.9
27,432
28,090
27,556
29,120
2,067
2,073
12.67
10.59
500
424
39.5
26,008
22,027
2,053
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
12-9
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Office and administrative
support occupations
–Continued
Insurance claims and policy
processing clerks .............
Mail clerks and mail machine
operators, except postal
service ..............................
Office clerks, general .............
Construction and extraction
occupations .........................
First-line
supervisors/managers of
construction trades and
extraction workers ...........
Carpenters ..............................
Cement masons, concrete
finishers, and terrazzo
workers ............................
Cement masons and
concrete finishers .........
Construction laborers .............
Construction equipment
operators ..........................
Operating engineers and
other construction
equipment operators ....
Electricians ............................
Pipelayers, plumbers,
pipefitters, and
steamfitters ......................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..................
Sheet metal workers ..............
Helpers, construction trades ..
Installation, maintenance, and
repair occupations .............
First-line
supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and
repairers ...........................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$16.77
$16.32
$660
$650
39.3
$34,308
$33,826
2,045
13.67
14.59
15.17
14.03
543
579
607
551
39.7
39.7
28,248
30,045
31,556
28,652
2,067
2,059
21.80
20.50
865
820
39.7
43,384
40,955
1,990
26.40
22.47
27.10
20.00
1,046
899
1,084
800
39.6
40.0
53,807
46,738
51,471
41,600
2,038
2,080
20.79
22.34
831
893
40.0
40,806
43,968
1,963
20.79
21.30
22.34
21.58
831
852
893
863
40.0
40.0
40,806
41,294
43,968
44,878
1,963
1,939
29.06
28.82
1,163
1,153
40.0
58,036
59,176
1,997
29.06
19.08
28.82
17.00
1,163
763
1,153
680
40.0
40.0
58,036
39,677
59,176
35,360
1,997
2,080
26.28
24.71
988
988
37.6
51,355
51,397
1,955
28.64
27.76
15.95
29.16
29.89
14.00
1,137
1,088
638
1,166
1,065
560
39.7
39.2
40.0
59,144
56,572
30,368
60,642
55,404
29,053
2,065
2,038
1,904
20.65
20.51
830
824
40.2
43,145
42,848
2,089
27.35
27.62
1,148
1,105
42.0
59,707
57,448
2,183
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
12-10
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Installation, maintenance, and
repair occupations
–Continued
Radio and
telecommunications
equipment installers and
repairers ...........................
Telecommunications
equipment installers
and repairers, except
line installers ................
Miscellaneous electrical and
electronic equipment
mechanics, installers, and
repairers ...........................
Automotive technicians and
repairers ...........................
Automotive body and
related 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 .........................
Heating, air conditioning, and
refrigeration mechanics
and installers ....................
Industrial machinery
installation, repair, and
maintenance workers .......
Industrial machinery
mechanics ....................
Maintenance and repair
workers, general ..........
Maintenance workers,
machinery ....................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$26.38
$25.82
$1,055
$1,033
40.0
$54,874
$53,695
2,080
26.38
25.82
1,055
1,033
40.0
54,874
53,695
2,080
21.48
19.23
859
769
40.0
44,674
40,000
2,080
19.39
20.02
779
802
40.2
40,492
41,683
2,088
20.83
21.45
833
858
40.0
43,322
44,608
2,080
19.39
19.12
779
765
40.2
40,533
39,770
2,091
19.49
20.51
783
821
40.2
40,720
42,667
2,089
20.63
20.71
825
828
40.0
42,905
43,077
2,080
21.02
21.35
841
854
40.0
43,729
44,408
2,080
22.12
23.85
885
954
40.0
46,002
49,608
2,080
20.77
21.21
831
848
40.0
43,189
44,117
2,079
22.40
22.75
895
910
40.0
46,562
47,320
2,079
19.70
18.50
788
740
40.0
40,959
38,480
2,079
16.51
15.65
660
626
40.0
34,337
32,552
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
12-11
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Installation, maintenance, and
repair occupations
–Continued
Line installers and repairers ...
Electrical power-line
installers and repairers
Miscellaneous installation,
maintenance, and repair
workers ............................
Helpers--installation,
maintenance, and repair
workers ........................
Production occupations ...........
First-line
supervisors/managers of
production and operating
workers ............................
Electrical, electronics, and
electromechanical
assemblers ........................
Electrical and electronic
equipment assemblers ..
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators ........................
Bakers ....................................
Butchers and meat cutters ..
Miscellaneous food
processing workers ..........
Food batchmakers ..............
Computer control
programmers and
operators ..........................
Computer-controlled
machine tool operators,
metal and plastic ..........
Forming machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..............
Extruding and drawing
machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$21.70
$18.32
$868
$733
40.0
$45,126
$38,106
2,080
30.82
32.28
1,233
1,291
40.0
64,108
67,142
2,080
16.91
13.75
676
550
40.0
35,166
28,600
2,080
16.94
13.00
678
520
40.0
35,233
27,040
2,080
16.37
15.31
653
612
39.9
33,943
31,845
2,073
24.20
23.65
974
946
40.3
50,660
49,200
2,094
16.06
15.46
642
618
40.0
33,395
32,157
2,080
16.57
16.43
663
657
40.0
34,475
34,181
2,080
14.68
14.48
18.54
13.65
14.00
19.49
586
573
715
546
560
780
39.9
39.6
38.6
30,465
29,793
37,187
28,392
29,120
40,539
2,075
2,057
2,006
15.24
15.90
15.27
15.52
610
636
611
621
40.0
40.0
31,704
33,078
31,762
32,282
2,080
2,080
19.20
20.25
767
810
39.9
39,880
42,120
2,077
18.70
18.45
747
704
39.9
38,833
36,596
2,077
15.48
15.73
619
629
40.0
32,194
32,723
2,080
14.29
14.89
572
596
40.0
29,722
30,971
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
12-12
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Production occupations
–Continued
Machine tool cutting setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..............
Cutting, punching, and
press machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........
Grinding, lapping,
polishing, and buffing
machine tool setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........
Machinists ..............................
Molders and molding
machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..............
Molding, coremaking, and
casting machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........
Multiple machine tool setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..............
Tool and die makers ..............
Welding, soldering, and
brazing workers ...............
Welders, cutters, solderers,
and brazers ...................
Welding, soldering, and
brazing machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..........................
Miscellaneous metalworkers
and plastic workers ..........
Printers ...................................
Printing machine operators
Laundry and dry-cleaning
workers ............................
Sewing machine operators .....
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$16.24
$15.90
$646
$636
39.8
$33,595
$33,072
2,068
14.98
15.24
593
609
39.6
30,846
31,658
2,059
16.75
24.07
16.74
23.50
670
963
670
940
40.0
40.0
34,832
50,072
34,819
48,880
2,080
2,080
13.95
13.33
557
533
39.9
28,965
27,726
2,077
13.95
13.33
557
533
39.9
28,965
27,726
2,077
19.86
25.27
20.61
24.50
795
1,011
824
980
40.0
40.0
41,318
52,567
42,869
50,960
2,080
2,080
17.95
17.50
718
700
40.0
37,332
36,400
2,080
17.67
16.86
707
674
40.0
36,744
35,069
2,080
18.63
19.72
745
789
40.0
38,756
41,018
2,080
15.79
18.05
18.16
16.86
18.36
18.36
632
709
712
674
734
734
40.0
39.3
39.2
32,851
36,859
37,000
35,069
38,189
38,189
2,080
2,042
2,037
11.19
10.89
12.56
10.75
430
436
502
430
38.5
40.0
22,380
22,649
26,125
22,360
2,000
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
12-13
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Production occupations
–Continued
Woodworking machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..............................
Woodworking machine
setters, operators, and
tenders, except sawing
Chemical processing machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..............................
Crushing, grinding, polishing,
mixing, and blending
workers ............................
Cutting workers .....................
Cutting and slicing
machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..
Inspectors, testers, sorters,
samplers, and weighers ....
Medical, dental, and
ophthalmic laboratory
technicians .......................
Packaging and filling
machine operators and
tenders ..............................
Painting workers ....................
Coating, painting, and
spraying machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..........................
Miscellaneous production
workers ............................
Helpers--production
workers ........................
Transportation and material
moving occupations ...........
First-line
supervisors/managers of
helpers, laborers, and
material movers, hand .....
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$15.09
$15.16
$604
$606
40.0
$31,395
$31,533
2,080
14.83
14.86
593
594
40.0
30,845
30,909
2,080
18.59
18.16
741
726
39.9
38,536
37,773
2,073
15.99
14.67
16.01
14.34
633
582
640
570
39.6
39.7
32,911
30,276
33,295
29,640
2,059
2,064
14.47
13.96
574
552
39.6
29,840
28,704
2,062
17.38
16.41
691
656
39.7
35,907
34,133
2,066
15.50
14.98
614
599
39.6
31,916
31,158
2,059
15.19
18.58
15.31
18.79
607
743
612
752
40.0
40.0
31,589
38,655
31,845
39,081
2,080
2,080
17.99
16.76
720
670
40.0
37,422
34,863
2,080
14.05
12.61
562
508
40.0
29,209
26,416
2,079
12.53
11.25
501
450
40.0
26,066
23,400
2,080
17.33
15.00
701
586
40.4
36,232
30,000
2,091
19.72
19.51
795
780
40.3
41,344
40,581
2,097
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
12-14
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Transportation and material
moving occupations
–Continued
Driver/sales workers and
truck drivers .....................
Driver/sales workers ..........
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer ................
Truck drivers, light or
delivery services ..........
Dredge, excavating, and
loading machine operators
Excavating and loading
machine and dragline
operators ......................
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 .............................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$17.48
14.07
$17.18
14.44
$749
590
$714
578
42.8
41.9
$38,862
30,674
$37,138
30,039
2,224
2,181
18.06
18.27
793
770
43.9
41,125
40,046
2,277
16.81
14.00
670
560
39.9
34,866
29,120
2,075
23.16
27.65
856
780
37.0
40,772
30,420
1,760
19.87
19.50
695
560
35.0
31,426
28,254
1,582
15.01
14.16
600
566
40.0
31,198
29,453
2,078
12.14
11.11
477
437
39.3
24,786
22,755
2,042
13.00
12.00
520
480
40.0
27,041
24,960
2,080
11.81
10.10
461
383
39.0
23,932
19,906
2,027
15.48
16.07
589
630
38.0
30,616
32,760
1,977
12.02
11.08
480
448
39.9
24,942
23,296
2,075
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 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
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, and 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.
4 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less 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 based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
12-15
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
All workers ...................................
$24.75
$21.44
$979
$861
39.6
$45,511
$41,662
1,839
Management occupations .......
General and operations
managers ..........................
Education administrators .......
Education administrators,
elementary and
secondary school .........
40.24
37.33
1,614
1,493
40.1
81,373
72,964
2,022
32.46
38.71
30.46
38.08
1,298
1,532
1,219
1,523
40.0
39.6
66,569
74,419
63,363
72,964
2,051
1,923
46.56
45.14
1,830
1,737
39.3
88,351
83,113
1,898
27.85
24.75
1,112
990
39.9
57,707
51,480
2,072
25.41
26.39
1,016
1,056
40.0
52,851
54,891
2,080
25.41
26.39
1,016
1,056
40.0
52,851
54,891
2,080
30.89
23.76
31.58
22.18
1,236
951
1,263
887
40.0
40.0
64,262
49,427
65,686
46,134
2,080
2,080
26.49
23.36
34.24
25.85
21.12
36.42
1,068
934
1,370
1,034
845
1,457
40.3
40.0
40.0
54,870
48,580
70,660
53,762
43,932
75,754
2,071
2,080
2,064
23.11
23.67
911
947
39.4
43,135
49,234
1,867
28.27
35.79
26.94
35.92
1,105
1,459
1,085
1,437
39.1
40.8
57,460
75,869
56,415
74,714
2,032
2,120
23.13
22.11
925
885
40.0
48,120
45,995
2,080
21.24
20.86
850
834
40.0
44,176
43,380
2,080
24.15
31.56
21.71
29.48
965
1,263
868
1,179
39.9
40.0
44,098
50,975
39,730
46,780
1,826
1,615
31.56
29.48
1,263
1,179
40.0
50,975
46,780
1,615
Business and financial
operations occupations ......
Claims adjusters, appraisers,
examiners, and
investigators .....................
Claims adjusters,
examiners, and
investigators .................
Compliance officers, except
agriculture, construction,
health and safety, and
transportation ...................
Accountants and auditors ......
Computer and mathematical
science occupations ............
Computer support specialists
Computer systems analysts ....
Network and computer
systems administrators .....
Architecture and engineering
occupations .........................
Engineers ...............................
Engineering technicians,
except drafters .................
Civil engineering
technicians ...................
Life, physical, and social
science occupations ............
Psychologists .........................
Clinical, counseling, and
school psychologists ....
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
13-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Community and social
services occupations ...........
Counselors .............................
Educational, vocational,
and school counselors ..
Rehabilitation counselors ..
Social workers .......................
Child, family, and school
social workers ..............
Miscellaneous community
and social service
specialists .........................
Probation officers and
correctional treatment
specialists .....................
Social and human service
assistants ......................
Legal occupations ....................
Lawyers .................................
Judges, magistrates, and other
judicial workers ...............
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
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$22.11
24.85
$20.37
22.02
$882
990
$817
885
39.9
39.8
$42,768
46,651
$41,999
45,600
1,934
1,877
30.91
22.07
22.54
27.81
22.02
19.54
1,226
883
896
1,112
881
782
39.6
40.0
39.8
52,342
45,903
41,590
49,996
45,791
38,376
1,693
2,080
1,845
24.65
20.58
977
823
39.6
42,511
42,252
1,724
19.70
18.61
788
744
40.0
40,642
38,709
2,063
20.80
20.24
832
810
40.0
43,257
42,099
2,080
17.45
16.16
698
646
40.0
36,292
33,613
2,080
37.60
31.95
35.54
32.72
1,482
1,241
1,393
1,288
39.4
38.9
77,058
64,547
72,446
66,997
2,050
2,020
56.45
62.08
2,258
2,483
40.0
117,417
129,124
2,080
33.48
61.49
30.84
48.08
1,281
2,445
1,213
1,919
38.3
39.8
49,141
98,097
45,906
77,764
1,468
1,595
33.58
32.08
1,291
1,244
38.4
48,325
46,777
1,439
34.48
34.07
1,327
1,327
38.5
48,198
48,548
1,398
35.41
36.07
1,360
1,352
38.4
48,732
49,759
1,376
33.20
31.83
1,274
1,244
38.4
47,616
46,526
1,434
32.73
31.17
1,262
1,241
38.5
47,174
46,524
1,441
34.88
33.63
33.62
31.90
1,318
1,302
1,267
1,240
37.8
38.7
49,148
48,994
47,340
46,899
1,409
1,457
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
13-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Education, training, and
library occupations
–Continued
Secondary school
teachers, except
special and
vocational education
Vocational education
teachers, secondary
school .......................
Special education teachers
Special education
teachers, preschool,
kindergarten, and
elementary school ....
Special education
teachers, middle
school .......................
Other teachers and instructors
Librarians ...............................
Instructional coordinators ......
Teacher assistants ..................
Arts, design, entertainment,
sports, and media
occupations .........................
Healthcare practitioner and
technical occupations .........
Registered nurses ...................
Therapists ..............................
Speech-language
pathologists ..................
Diagnostic related
technologists and
technicians .......................
Radiologic technologists
and technicians ............
Emergency medical
technicians and
paramedics .......................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$33.95
$32.47
$1,314
$1,262
38.7
$49,373
$47,223
1,454
27.58
35.94
28.45
34.91
1,084
1,355
1,067
1,329
39.3
37.7
41,503
51,444
38,833
50,077
1,505
1,432
33.59
31.74
1,261
1,172
37.5
46,817
43,794
1,394
40.13
25.43
26.99
30.77
12.04
39.12
25.76
24.21
31.53
11.65
1,512
985
1,045
1,231
422
1,474
985
968
1,261
403
37.7
38.8
38.7
40.0
35.1
57,455
38,583
46,636
58,796
15,737
56,328
39,624
45,800
58,763
14,918
1,432
1,517
1,728
1,911
1,307
22.48
22.17
899
887
40.0
46,756
46,114
2,080
27.44
28.32
37.38
25.34
27.20
36.02
1,088
1,107
1,437
1,010
1,079
1,426
39.7
39.1
38.5
53,277
54,404
53,671
49,587
54,870
52,211
1,942
1,921
1,436
36.37
35.03
1,390
1,321
38.2
49,792
48,012
1,369
25.58
26.38
1,022
1,055
39.9
53,124
54,870
2,077
25.58
26.38
1,022
1,055
39.9
53,124
54,870
2,077
16.41
14.89
682
596
41.6
35,473
30,969
2,161
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
13-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Healthcare practitioner and
technical occupations
–Continued
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 .........
Protective service occupations
First-line
supervisors/managers, law
enforcement workers .......
First-line
supervisors/managers
of police and detectives
Fire fighters ...........................
Bailiffs, correctional officers,
and jailers .........................
Correctional officers and
jailers ...........................
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 ...............
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$17.16
$17.50
$671
$665
39.1
$34,906
$34,557
2,034
18.06
18.10
722
724
40.0
37,564
37,648
2,080
13.34
12.54
528
480
39.6
27,367
24,960
2,051
11.79
10.40
463
408
39.3
24,097
21,195
2,044
11.86
10.82
464
415
39.1
24,144
21,590
2,035
13.98
13.75
558
550
39.9
28,749
28,598
2,056
21.46
20.29
896
843
41.7
46,376
43,742
2,161
39.68
41.92
1,587
1,677
40.0
82,527
87,194
2,080
40.49
19.02
41.94
19.96
1,619
970
1,678
979
40.0
51.0
84,209
50,463
87,244
50,903
2,080
2,653
16.99
15.38
680
615
40.0
35,347
31,990
2,081
16.98
25.22
15.38
25.88
680
1,009
615
1,035
40.0
40.0
35,340
52,484
31,990
53,835
2,081
2,081
25.22
25.88
1,009
1,035
40.0
52,484
53,835
2,081
17.04
17.04
17.22
17.22
681
681
689
689
40.0
40.0
33,878
33,878
35,311
35,311
1,988
1,988
12.16
10.88
451
405
37.1
19,257
15,891
1,584
17.68
14.27
674
571
38.1
29,441
28,163
1,665
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
13-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Food preparation and serving
related occupations
–Continued
First-line
supervisors/managers
of food preparation and
serving workers ...........
Cooks .....................................
Cooks, institution and
cafeteria .......................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$20.60
10.82
$20.46
10.24
$824
392
$818
400
40.0
36.2
$39,024
15,261
$31,325
14,894
1,894
1,410
10.82
10.24
392
400
36.2
15,261
14,894
1,410
14.33
13.72
13.90
13.76
571
547
556
550
39.8
39.9
28,505
28,187
28,621
28,332
1,988
2,055
13.93
13.76
555
550
39.9
28,612
28,621
2,054
Building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance
occupations .........................
Building cleaning workers .....
Janitors and cleaners,
except maids and
housekeeping cleaners
Grounds maintenance
workers ............................
Landscaping and
groundskeeping
workers ........................
17.99
17.51
719
700
40.0
29,454
32,739
1,638
18.62
18.29
745
732
40.0
30,869
36,421
1,658
Personal care and service
occupations .........................
17.16
15.93
684
628
39.9
30,856
25,688
1,798
Sales and related occupations
Retail sales workers ...............
19.67
15.89
18.76
14.49
780
628
750
579
39.7
39.5
34,800
28,258
33,626
30,131
1,769
1,778
16.74
16.44
666
658
39.8
33,686
32,926
2,012
19.01
17.33
18.44
18.49
760
692
738
739
40.0
40.0
39,542
35,821
38,359
37,773
2,080
2,068
17.87
18.92
714
757
40.0
36,905
38,884
2,066
14.51
13.02
580
521
40.0
30,156
27,077
2,078
18.80
18.40
752
736
40.0
39,096
38,280
2,080
Office and administrative
support occupations ...........
First-line
supervisors/managers of
office and administrative
support workers ...............
Financial clerks ......................
Bookkeeping, accounting,
and auditing clerks .......
Court, municipal, and license
clerks ................................
Eligibility interviewers,
government programs ......
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
13-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Office and administrative
support occupations
–Continued
Dispatchers ............................
Police, fire, and ambulance
dispatchers ...................
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ..........................
Executive secretaries and
administrative
assistants ......................
Secretaries, except legal,
medical, and executive
Office clerks, general .............
Construction and extraction
occupations .........................
First-line
supervisors/managers of
construction trades and
extraction workers ...........
Construction laborers .............
Construction equipment
operators ..........................
Operating engineers and
other construction
equipment operators ....
Highway maintenance
workers ............................
Installation, maintenance, and
repair occupations .............
Bus and truck mechanics and
diesel engine specialists ...
Industrial machinery
installation, repair, and
maintenance workers .......
Maintenance and repair
workers, general ..........
Line installers and repairers ...
Electrical power-line
installers and repairers
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$16.08
$16.47
$643
$659
40.0
$33,454
$34,258
2,080
16.07
16.31
643
652
40.0
33,418
33,925
2,080
16.96
16.52
673
636
39.7
33,137
32,141
1,954
18.11
16.64
724
666
40.0
37,469
34,609
2,069
16.03
16.57
15.76
16.92
633
661
618
677
39.5
39.9
30,198
33,935
29,334
33,488
1,884
2,048
17.03
15.75
681
630
40.0
35,327
32,614
2,075
19.71
14.90
17.50
13.00
788
596
700
520
40.0
40.0
40,995
30,997
36,396
27,040
2,080
2,080
15.07
14.27
603
571
40.0
31,349
29,682
2,080
15.28
14.30
611
572
40.0
31,784
29,744
2,080
16.19
15.35
648
614
40.0
33,458
31,920
2,067
20.74
19.11
830
765
40.0
43,147
39,757
2,080
18.55
17.45
742
698
40.0
38,584
36,296
2,080
17.15
16.24
686
650
40.0
35,668
33,777
2,080
16.79
24.46
15.94
24.96
672
978
638
998
40.0
40.0
34,922
50,868
33,151
51,908
2,080
2,080
24.46
24.96
978
998
40.0
50,868
51,908
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
13-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Production occupations ...........
Power plant operators,
distributors, and
dispatchers .......................
Power plant operators ........
Water and liquid waste
treatment plant and
system operators ..............
Transportation and material
moving occupations ...........
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$22.31
$21.35
$893
$854
40.0
$46,412
$44,408
2,080
25.65
25.82
29.16
29.16
1,026
1,033
1,166
1,166
40.0
40.0
53,362
53,698
60,653
60,653
2,080
2,080
19.82
20.25
793
810
40.0
41,232
42,120
2,080
19.24
20.85
723
822
37.6
34,616
39,624
1,799
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 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
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, and 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.
4 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less 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 based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
13-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings1 of workers in private
industry establishments for major occupational groups
Table 14
Private
1-49
industry
workers
workers
Occupational group2
50-99
workers
100-499
workers
500
workers
or more
All workers .........................................................................................
$18.92
$16.66
$16.95
$19.67
$23.48
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 ...........................................
30.99
34.19
29.20
10.19
15.40
16.22
14.93
20.81
21.42
20.53
16.02
16.14
15.86
27.55
29.32
26.46
9.41
15.08
15.91
14.43
19.68
–
20.12
15.08
15.30
14.95
27.25
33.51
24.03
9.34
16.67
20.63
13.99
21.14
–
19.18
14.57
15.30
13.67
31.65
35.26
29.94
10.99
15.21
14.84
15.45
23.89
–
23.33
16.28
16.57
15.75
34.23
37.52
32.25
12.37
15.78
17.70
15.56
23.82
–
20.87
17.88
16.62
20.37
3.7%
3.8%
Relative error3
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 ..........................
Construction and extraction ........................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...........................................
Production, transportation, and material moving ............................
Production ....................................................................................
Transportation and material moving ...........................................
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, and 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.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
1.7%
3.0%
3.2
2.7
4.8
1.5
2.6
5.8
1.4
3.1
4.7
2.7
2.4
2.2
5.7
5.8
5.2
9.3
3.2
4.4
7.5
2.5
4.1
–
3.9
4.6
8.1
6.2
6.4%
5.3
6.7
6.3
3.1
9.4
16.2
6.2
6.4
–
5.0
12.9
9.1
15.4
7.2
3.6
11.1
1.9
2.3
5.5
1.8
4.4
–
7.5
2.3
3.8
3.0
2.3
6.5
1.8
5.8
3.5
9.6
3.3
11.9
–
9.1
7.5
6.9
19.8
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 chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
14-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
All workers ...................................
$18.74
$15.65
$743
$620
39.6
$38,311
$31,884
2,044
Management occupations .......
General and operations
managers ..........................
Marketing and sales managers
Sales managers ..................
Financial managers ................
Industrial production
managers ..........................
Construction managers ..........
33.26
32.03
1,384
1,324
41.6
71,947
68,823
2,163
35.60
47.44
45.06
33.86
32.92
49.23
49.23
29.11
1,610
1,981
1,900
1,365
1,564
2,170
2,288
1,164
45.2
41.8
42.2
40.3
83,696
103,000
98,808
70,984
81,305
112,840
118,964
60,551
2,351
2,171
2,193
2,096
32.06
27.51
25.96
25.43
1,282
1,124
1,038
1,019
40.0
40.9
66,687
58,466
54,001
52,998
2,080
2,125
27.91
23.94
29.13
23.13
24.90
25.00
1,129
946
1,227
923
896
1,000
40.5
39.5
42.1
57,379
49,206
63,816
46,924
46,613
52,000
2,056
2,056
2,191
28.28
27.37
31.00
24.95
1,213
1,119
1,488
998
42.9
40.9
63,054
58,187
77,376
51,900
2,229
2,126
32.51
31.47
31.87
21.91
22.50
22.50
1,292
1,255
1,271
876
900
900
39.7
39.9
39.9
67,185
65,267
66,097
45,567
46,800
46,800
2,067
2,074
2,074
33.55
27.12
27.98
26.58
1,362
1,082
1,138
1,063
40.6
39.9
70,823
56,246
59,191
55,291
2,111
2,074
31.69
28.85
1,332
1,468
42.0
69,242
76,320
2,185
24.45
29.38
25.17
19.69
23.73
25.74
23.91
17.30
987
1,189
1,028
768
913
1,030
956
712
40.4
40.5
40.8
39.0
50,945
61,841
53,440
39,913
47,464
53,541
49,733
36,999
2,083
2,105
2,123
2,027
23.16
22.82
926
913
40.0
48,171
47,464
2,080
25.71
26.84
1,049
1,074
40.8
54,563
55,836
2,122
Business and financial
operations occupations ......
Buyers and purchasing agents
Cost estimators ......................
Human resources, training,
and labor relations
specialists .........................
Accountants and auditors ......
Financial analysts and
advisors ............................
Loan counselors and officers
Loan officers ......................
Computer and mathematical
science occupations ............
Computer support specialists
Network and computer
systems administrators .....
Architecture and engineering
occupations .........................
Engineers ...............................
Civil engineers ...................
Drafters ..................................
Engineering technicians,
except drafters .................
Life, physical, and social
science occupations ............
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
15-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Community and social
services occupations ...........
Counselors .............................
Miscellaneous community
and social service
specialists .........................
Legal occupations ....................
Lawyers .................................
Paralegals and legal assistants
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$17.13
18.96
$16.92
21.14
$676
727
$677
846
39.4
38.4
$35,135
37,821
$35,200
43,975
2,051
1,995
15.69
15.34
628
614
40.0
32,635
31,907
2,080
31.71
48.04
19.95
22.56
41.13
20.20
1,244
1,905
773
846
1,645
773
39.2
39.6
38.7
64,665
99,036
40,185
44,000
85,550
40,204
2,039
2,061
2,014
Education, training, and
library occupations ............
Primary, secondary, and
special education school
teachers ............................
19.33
19.47
760
761
39.3
33,665
33,280
1,742
24.16
22.35
966
894
40.0
38,737
36,231
1,603
Arts, design, entertainment,
sports, and media
occupations .........................
Designers ...............................
Graphic designers ..............
Writers and editors ................
18.81
14.80
14.76
19.30
16.00
14.42
14.42
18.68
710
585
589
772
634
577
577
747
37.7
39.5
39.9
40.0
36,904
30,400
30,611
40,142
32,963
30,000
30,000
38,850
1,962
2,054
2,073
2,080
32.07
25.49
22.18
24.87
1,258
985
886
962
39.2
38.7
65,421
51,233
46,051
49,999
2,040
2,010
16.60
16.32
644
608
38.8
33,469
31,637
2,017
13.43
12.64
504
472
37.6
26,229
24,544
1,953
10.25
10.30
10.00
10.00
392
401
380
400
38.3
38.9
20,403
20,855
19,760
20,800
1,990
2,024
10.23
9.65
388
346
37.9
20,171
18,004
1,972
15.57
15.96
14.96
16.00
16.50
15.40
580
584
598
570
570
616
37.2
36.6
40.0
30,140
30,349
31,108
29,642
29,642
32,032
1,936
1,901
2,080
Healthcare practitioner and
technical occupations .........
Registered nurses ...................
Licensed practical and
licensed vocational nurses
Healthcare support
occupations .........................
Nursing, psychiatric, and
home health aides ............
Home health aides .............
Nursing aides, orderlies,
and attendants ..............
Miscellaneous healthcare
support occupations .........
Dental assistants ................
Medical assistants ..............
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
15-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Protective service occupations
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 .......
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$9.09
$8.25
$364
$330
40.0
$18,915
$17,160
2,080
9.16
9.00
349
350
38.1
18,123
18,200
1,979
13.08
11.22
544
446
41.6
28,277
23,192
2,161
12.92
10.04
10.41
8.97
5.05
7.25
4.14
11.33
10.00
10.50
9.50
3.63
9.00
3.63
533
386
393
335
179
261
146
435
368
368
325
145
290
137
41.3
38.5
37.8
37.4
35.4
36.0
35.2
27,706
20,073
20,445
17,421
9,283
13,554
7,587
22,639
19,112
19,112
16,888
7,550
15,080
7,118
2,145
2,000
1,964
1,943
1,839
1,870
1,830
8.95
8.71
343
340
38.3
17,698
17,534
1,977
8.95
8.71
343
340
38.3
17,698
17,534
1,977
11.02
10.44
11.00
10.00
434
401
429
380
39.4
38.4
21,722
20,842
20,800
19,736
1,971
1,996
11.55
11.00
452
440
39.1
23,490
22,880
2,033
9.64
9.00
365
330
37.9
18,983
17,168
1,969
Building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance
occupations .........................
Building cleaning workers .....
Janitors and cleaners,
except maids and
housekeeping cleaners
Maids and housekeeping
cleaners ........................
Grounds maintenance
workers ............................
Landscaping and
groundskeeping
workers ........................
11.81
12.67
491
520
41.6
22,815
24,067
1,932
11.40
12.00
482
480
42.2
21,404
23,400
1,877
Personal care and service
occupations .........................
10.91
9.50
415
373
38.0
21,564
19,377
1,977
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
15-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Sales and related occupations
First-line
supervisors/managers,
sales workers ...................
First-line
supervisors/managers
of retail sales workers ..
First-line
supervisors/managers
of non-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 .............
Securities, commodities, and
financial services sales
agents ...............................
Sales representatives,
wholesale and
manufacturing ..................
Sales representatives,
wholesale and
manufacturing, except
technical and scientific
products .......................
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 .......
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$20.25
$13.56
$814
$540
40.2
$42,303
$28,080
2,089
19.84
15.50
819
647
41.3
42,595
33,663
2,147
16.84
13.86
700
596
41.6
36,376
30,991
2,161
27.78
13.71
9.73
9.73
19.52
10.65
9.91
9.91
1,128
544
379
379
781
420
385
385
40.6
39.7
38.9
38.9
58,637
28,263
19,688
19,688
40,597
21,840
20,027
20,027
2,110
2,062
2,023
2,023
16.00
12.40
17.15
15.52
15.00
13.00
17.90
11.85
638
491
686
622
600
504
716
474
39.9
39.6
40.0
40.1
33,186
25,518
35,674
32,352
31,200
26,202
37,232
24,648
2,075
2,058
2,080
2,084
98.10
69.40
4,041
2,776
41.2
210,157
144,350
2,142
25.37
20.76
1,051
887
41.4
54,637
46,136
2,154
24.60
19.71
1,024
865
41.6
53,244
44,995
2,164
15.21
14.45
602
564
39.6
31,234
29,328
2,054
19.99
13.61
18.69
12.54
794
538
748
500
39.7
39.5
41,276
27,951
38,871
26,000
2,065
2,054
11.67
10.85
462
430
39.5
24,004
22,360
2,056
14.15
13.25
558
530
39.5
29,037
27,560
2,052
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
15-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Office and administrative
support occupations
–Continued
Tellers ................................
Customer service
representatives .................
Loan interviewers and clerks
New accounts clerks ..............
Order clerks ...........................
Receptionists and information
clerks ................................
Dispatchers ............................
Dispatchers, except police,
fire, and ambulance .....
Production, planning, and
expediting clerks ..............
Shipping, receiving, and
traffic clerks .....................
Stock clerks and order fillers
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ..........................
Executive secretaries and
administrative
assistants ......................
Legal secretaries ................
Medical secretaries ............
Secretaries, except legal,
medical, and executive
Insurance claims and policy
processing clerks .............
Office clerks, general .............
Construction and extraction
occupations .........................
First-line
supervisors/managers of
construction trades and
extraction workers ...........
Carpenters ..............................
Cement masons, concrete
finishers, and terrazzo
workers ............................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$11.53
$11.19
$451
$444
39.1
$23,456
$23,088
2,034
16.67
15.08
12.99
15.31
17.41
15.23
12.75
13.95
662
597
516
610
664
586
510
556
39.7
39.6
39.7
39.9
33,842
31,024
26,815
31,740
34,551
30,451
26,520
28,891
2,030
2,058
2,064
2,072
12.56
15.95
12.47
15.88
492
642
489
635
39.2
40.3
25,563
33,401
25,407
33,020
2,036
2,095
15.95
15.88
642
635
40.3
33,401
33,020
2,095
20.14
19.50
806
780
40.0
41,898
40,560
2,080
13.86
13.94
14.42
13.50
543
558
564
540
39.2
40.0
28,262
29,000
29,328
28,080
2,039
2,080
16.74
14.80
654
592
39.1
33,904
30,784
2,026
19.09
15.68
14.73
17.95
14.00
14.00
756
623
548
688
560
545
39.6
39.7
37.2
39,321
32,372
28,479
35,784
29,120
28,314
2,060
2,065
1,934
16.42
13.50
635
540
38.7
32,591
28,080
1,985
16.74
14.17
17.50
13.69
666
562
700
548
39.8
39.7
34,609
29,084
36,400
28,475
2,068
2,053
20.80
19.50
824
780
39.6
41,092
38,126
1,976
26.08
21.05
24.50
19.50
1,033
842
1,084
780
39.6
40.0
53,102
43,790
51,471
40,560
2,036
2,080
20.26
22.34
811
893
40.0
39,619
43,968
1,955
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
15-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Construction and extraction
occupations –Continued
Cement masons and
concrete finishers .........
Construction laborers .............
Construction equipment
operators ..........................
Operating engineers and
other construction
equipment operators ....
Electricians ............................
Pipelayers, plumbers,
pipefitters, and
steamfitters ......................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..................
Helpers, construction trades ..
Installation, maintenance, and
repair occupations .............
First-line
supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and
repairers ...........................
Miscellaneous electrical and
electronic equipment
mechanics, installers, and
repairers ...........................
Automotive technicians and
repairers ...........................
Automotive body and
related repairers ...........
Automotive service
technicians and
mechanics ....................
Bus and truck mechanics and
diesel engine specialists ...
Heavy vehicle and mobile
equipment service
technicians and
mechanics ........................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$20.26
22.48
$22.34
21.58
$811
899
$893
863
40.0
40.0
$39,619
42,633
$43,968
45,416
1,955
1,897
29.06
28.82
1,163
1,153
40.0
58,036
59,176
1,997
29.06
17.20
28.82
16.00
1,163
688
1,153
640
40.0
40.0
58,036
35,776
59,176
33,280
1,997
2,080
21.34
22.00
784
873
36.7
40,745
45,406
1,909
22.21
15.53
22.00
14.00
878
621
880
560
39.5
40.0
45,655
29,274
45,760
29,053
2,055
1,885
20.00
20.04
805
802
40.2
41,838
41,683
2,092
25.18
26.15
1,069
1,046
42.4
55,581
54,384
2,207
20.21
17.00
808
680
40.0
42,030
35,360
2,080
19.41
20.04
779
802
40.2
40,531
41,683
2,089
21.18
21.50
847
860
40.0
44,044
44,720
2,080
19.34
19.12
778
776
40.2
40,465
40,364
2,092
19.85
20.51
794
821
40.0
41,278
42,667
2,080
20.43
19.65
817
786
40.0
42,493
40,872
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
15-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Installation, maintenance, and
repair occupations
–Continued
Mobile heavy equipment
mechanics, except
engines .........................
Heating, air conditioning, and
refrigeration mechanics
and installers ....................
Industrial machinery
installation, repair, and
maintenance workers .......
Industrial machinery
mechanics ....................
Maintenance and repair
workers, general ..........
Miscellaneous installation,
maintenance, and repair
workers ............................
Production occupations ...........
First-line
supervisors/managers of
production and operating
workers ............................
Butchers and other meat,
poultry, and fish
processing workers ..........
Forming machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..............
Machine tool cutting setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..............
Cutting, punching, and
press machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........
Welding, soldering, and
brazing workers ...............
Welders, cutters, solderers,
and brazers ...................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$20.94
$21.35
$837
$854
40.0
$43,549
$44,408
2,080
21.28
23.85
851
954
40.0
44,268
49,608
2,080
18.00
17.85
720
714
40.0
37,432
37,128
2,080
19.35
19.12
774
765
40.0
40,249
39,776
2,080
17.96
17.85
718
714
40.0
37,354
37,128
2,080
17.16
15.25
687
610
40.0
35,699
31,720
2,080
15.67
14.89
623
596
39.8
32,417
30,977
2,069
22.11
21.64
889
917
40.2
46,224
47,705
2,091
15.43
13.50
596
540
38.7
31,008
28,080
2,010
13.41
14.49
536
580
40.0
27,895
30,139
2,080
16.63
15.75
658
630
39.6
34,202
32,760
2,057
14.44
15.69
565
628
39.2
29,396
32,641
2,036
16.57
15.75
663
630
40.0
34,475
32,760
2,080
15.69
14.75
628
590
40.0
32,636
30,680
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
15-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Production occupations
–Continued
Welding, soldering, and
brazing machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..........................
Inspectors, testers, sorters,
samplers, and weighers ....
Miscellaneous production
workers ............................
Transportation and material
moving occupations ...........
Driver/sales workers and
truck drivers .....................
Driver/sales workers ..........
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer ................
Truck drivers, light or
delivery services ..........
Dredge, excavating, and
loading machine operators
Industrial truck and tractor
operators ..........................
Laborers and material
movers, hand ....................
Cleaners of vehicles and
equipment ....................
Laborers and freight, stock,
and material movers,
hand .............................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$17.97
$17.17
$719
$687
40.0
$37,373
$35,709
2,080
17.37
17.79
681
712
39.2
35,413
37,003
2,039
14.45
13.16
578
526
40.0
30,058
27,373
2,080
15.92
14.44
635
564
39.9
32,674
29,000
2,053
15.87
14.02
15.35
14.44
655
589
626
578
41.3
42.0
33,942
30,609
32,552
30,039
2,139
2,184
16.99
17.00
708
706
41.6
36,615
36,732
2,155
13.71
13.50
546
540
39.8
28,410
28,080
2,072
22.50
20.45
826
770
36.7
39,120
28,860
1,739
13.87
13.76
554
550
40.0
28,805
28,621
2,077
11.35
9.00
439
338
38.6
22,804
17,550
2,009
11.33
12.00
453
480
40.0
23,572
24,960
2,080
10.79
9.00
415
338
38.4
21,578
17,550
1,999
1 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
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, and 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.
3 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
4 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
15-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
All workers ...................................
$22.33
$18.10
$891
$721
39.9
$46,176
$37,502
2,068
Management occupations .......
General and operations
managers ..........................
Marketing and sales managers
Marketing managers ..........
Sales managers ..................
Administrative services
managers ..........................
Computer and information
systems managers ............
Financial managers ................
Human resources managers ...
Industrial production
managers ..........................
Transportation, storage, and
distribution managers ......
Education administrators .......
Education administrators,
postsecondary ..............
Engineering managers ...........
Medical and health services
managers ..........................
46.29
41.92
1,857
1,676
40.1
96,552
87,173
2,086
42.94
49.03
44.61
56.58
34.77
42.31
39.92
46.15
1,713
1,995
1,781
2,380
1,391
1,692
1,597
2,300
39.9
40.7
39.9
42.1
89,056
103,756
92,627
123,750
72,326
88,005
83,040
119,613
2,074
2,116
2,076
2,187
32.86
32.21
1,314
1,288
40.0
68,343
66,997
2,080
50.80
43.36
41.88
51.44
39.46
33.64
2,047
1,728
1,679
2,075
1,578
1,430
40.3
39.8
40.1
106,430
89,856
87,298
107,890
82,073
74,340
2,095
2,072
2,084
80.10
46.83
3,215
1,873
40.1
167,180
97,406
2,087
46.83
37.96
46.50
35.92
1,873
1,516
1,860
1,437
40.0
39.9
97,398
78,835
96,722
74,703
2,080
2,077
37.96
57.66
35.92
58.42
1,516
2,306
1,437
2,337
39.9
40.0
78,835
119,935
74,703
121,522
2,077
2,080
43.86
35.60
1,754
1,424
40.0
91,220
74,048
2,080
28.82
27.72
26.50
25.72
1,152
1,119
1,058
1,029
40.0
40.4
59,898
58,183
54,995
53,500
2,078
2,099
26.75
25.52
1,082
1,021
40.5
56,283
53,082
2,104
23.51
23.02
919
929
39.1
47,791
48,282
2,033
23.51
23.02
919
929
39.1
47,791
48,282
2,033
26.00
25.58
1,037
1,023
39.9
53,936
53,206
2,075
Business and financial
operations occupations ......
Buyers and purchasing agents
Purchasing agents, except
wholesale, retail, and
farm products ...............
Claims adjusters, appraisers,
examiners, and
investigators .....................
Claims adjusters,
examiners, and
investigators .................
Compliance officers, except
agriculture, construction,
health and safety, and
transportation ...................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
16-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Business and financial
operations occupations
–Continued
Human resources, training,
and labor relations
specialists .........................
Employment, recruitment,
and placement
specialists .....................
Compensation, benefits,
and job analysis
specialists .....................
Training and development
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 ....
Network and computer
systems administrators .....
Actuaries ................................
Architecture and engineering
occupations .........................
Engineers ...............................
Civil engineers ...................
Electrical and electronics
engineers ......................
Electrical engineers .......
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$25.96
$26.15
$1,036
$1,046
39.9
$53,827
$54,400
2,073
24.89
23.24
1,009
888
40.5
52,380
46,190
2,104
26.07
26.15
1,039
1,046
39.8
54,010
54,400
2,071
26.52
37.63
27.62
29.60
32.55
27.52
1,047
1,504
1,110
1,179
1,302
1,101
39.5
40.0
40.2
54,443
78,211
57,733
61,300
67,704
57,250
2,053
2,079
2,090
27.86
28.70
25.91
26.44
1,114
1,148
1,036
1,058
40.0
40.0
57,950
59,700
53,893
54,995
2,080
2,080
33.74
29.62
38.41
32.84
27.80
37.71
1,345
1,181
1,536
1,313
1,111
1,508
39.9
39.9
40.0
69,958
61,390
79,897
68,297
57,772
78,441
2,074
2,072
2,080
38.48
36.30
1,539
1,452
40.0
80,034
75,504
2,080
38.35
22.71
37.32
38.61
22.60
36.56
1,534
914
1,482
1,544
904
1,416
40.0
40.2
39.7
79,763
47,529
77,056
80,300
47,000
73,622
2,080
2,092
2,065
33.13
36.34
32.84
32.45
1,305
1,452
1,310
1,346
39.4
40.0
67,873
75,498
68,143
70,000
2,049
2,078
34.24
38.58
30.39
33.86
37.93
29.20
1,375
1,552
1,216
1,355
1,530
1,168
40.2
40.2
40.0
71,514
80,725
63,209
70,452
79,583
60,736
2,088
2,092
2,080
39.68
38.44
38.24
37.52
1,600
1,563
1,570
1,533
40.3
40.7
83,177
81,267
81,619
79,691
2,096
2,114
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
16-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$31.58
31.66
35.83
22.63
22.33
$31.88
32.45
34.50
20.95
20.95
$1,302
1,307
1,433
905
893
$1,298
1,298
1,380
838
838
41.2
41.3
40.0
40.0
40.0
$67,692
67,942
74,520
47,081
46,452
$67,488
67,488
71,760
43,576
43,576
2,143
2,146
2,080
2,080
2,080
25.63
23.16
1,025
927
40.0
53,317
48,179
2,080
25.17
22.15
1,007
886
40.0
52,357
46,072
2,080
20.93
20.02
837
801
40.0
43,539
41,642
2,080
31.95
29.65
31.25
30.13
25.07
30.13
1,278
1,186
1,250
1,205
1,003
1,205
40.0
40.0
40.0
66,472
61,664
64,998
62,670
52,141
62,670
2,080
2,080
2,080
31.83
25.81
1,273
1,033
40.0
66,205
53,691
2,080
43.73
43.73
51.75
51.75
1,749
1,749
2,070
2,070
40.0
40.0
90,949
90,949
107,632
107,632
2,080
2,080
19.89
18.30
20.74
19.62
16.09
17.16
791
719
829
773
644
686
39.8
39.3
40.0
41,125
37,377
43,129
40,206
33,476
35,693
2,067
2,042
2,080
15.62
15.48
625
619
40.0
32,481
32,198
2,080
15.62
15.48
625
619
40.0
32,481
32,198
2,080
Legal occupations ....................
Lawyers .................................
43.29
64.51
33.72
66.11
1,826
2,628
1,517
2,644
42.2
40.7
94,961
136,651
78,893
137,511
2,193
2,118
Education, training, and
library occupations ............
Postsecondary teachers ..........
34.64
44.22
33.08
39.81
1,362
1,712
1,323
1,579
39.3
38.7
55,979
66,912
52,664
57,331
1,616
1,513
Architecture and engineering
occupations –Continued
Industrial engineers,
including health and
safety ............................
Industrial engineers .......
Mechanical engineers ........
Drafters ..................................
Mechanical drafters ...........
Engineering technicians,
except drafters .................
Electrical and electronic
engineering technicians
Mechanical engineering
technicians ...................
Life, physical, and social
science occupations ............
Life scientists .........................
Physical scientists ..................
Chemists and materials
scientists ......................
Market and survey
researchers .......................
Market research analysts ...
Community and social
services occupations ...........
Counselors .............................
Social workers .......................
Miscellaneous community
and social service
specialists .........................
Social and human service
assistants ......................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
16-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Education, training, and
library occupations
–Continued
Physical sciences teachers,
postsecondary ..............
Social sciences teachers,
postsecondary ..............
Arts, communications, and
humanities teachers,
postsecondary ..............
Miscellaneous
postsecondary teachers
Arts, design, entertainment,
sports, and media
occupations .........................
Designers ...............................
Graphic designers ..............
News analysts, reporters and
correspondents .................
Reporters and
correspondents .............
Writers and editors ................
Editors ................................
Healthcare practitioner and
technical occupations .........
Pharmacists ............................
Physicians and surgeons ........
Registered nurses ...................
Therapists ..............................
Clinical laboratory
technologists and
technicians .......................
Medical and clinical
laboratory technologists
Medical and clinical
laboratory technicians ..
Diagnostic related
technologists and
technicians .......................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$48.90
$55.31
$1,937
$2,212
39.6
$78,688
$95,862
1,609
44.68
40.30
1,578
1,426
35.3
60,753
55,620
1,360
43.04
41.60
1,703
1,664
39.6
64,030
59,905
1,488
49.46
33.24
1,916
1,337
38.7
83,203
55,746
1,682
27.71
28.22
20.23
22.85
23.98
21.72
1,108
1,129
809
914
959
869
40.0
40.0
40.0
57,620
58,703
42,071
47,528
49,878
45,178
2,079
2,080
2,080
35.03
34.92
1,401
1,397
40.0
72,854
72,634
2,080
32.31
20.55
20.17
34.52
20.40
18.82
1,292
822
807
1,381
816
753
40.0
40.0
40.0
67,201
42,743
41,960
71,802
42,440
39,141
2,080
2,080
2,080
30.07
53.55
100.50
29.75
30.94
24.25
53.53
87.52
27.96
30.54
1,177
2,220
4,197
1,144
1,233
925
2,202
3,501
1,080
1,222
39.1
41.5
41.8
38.5
39.9
61,198
115,452
218,228
59,500
64,121
48,105
114,487
182,042
56,160
63,529
2,035
2,156
2,171
2,000
2,072
19.39
16.82
775
673
40.0
40,290
34,994
2,078
19.92
19.18
795
780
39.9
41,362
40,581
2,076
18.24
15.16
730
606
40.0
37,939
31,533
2,080
26.09
25.44
1,013
1,004
38.8
52,677
52,208
2,019
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
16-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Healthcare practitioner and
technical occupations
–Continued
Radiologic technologists
and technicians ............
Health diagnosing and
treating practitioner
support technicians ..........
Pharmacy technicians ........
Licensed practical and
licensed vocational nurses
Medical records and health
information technicians ...
Healthcare support
occupations .........................
Nursing, psychiatric, and
home health aides ............
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 .....................................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$25.11
$24.33
$975
$933
38.8
$50,706
$48,526
2,019
14.27
13.24
13.14
12.91
562
525
520
516
39.4
39.7
29,222
27,291
27,040
26,853
2,048
2,062
19.33
19.00
765
760
39.6
39,794
39,520
2,058
16.44
16.92
643
595
39.1
33,448
30,930
2,035
12.57
11.55
493
448
39.2
25,633
23,296
2,039
12.02
12.32
11.45
11.18
470
487
442
440
39.1
39.5
24,432
25,308
22,984
22,880
2,033
2,055
11.90
11.55
463
442
38.9
24,086
22,984
2,024
13.60
12.31
10.99
10.65
538
479
433
405
39.5
38.9
27,968
24,911
22,512
21,044
2,056
2,023
12.63
12.00
505
480
40.0
26,267
24,960
2,080
12.19
12.16
11.90
11.87
488
486
476
475
40.0
40.0
25,356
25,291
24,731
24,690
2,080
2,079
9.96
9.55
393
380
39.5
20,057
18,720
2,013
16.53
14.42
683
566
41.3
35,492
29,429
2,147
14.29
12.78
14.42
13.50
576
511
543
540
40.3
40.0
29,963
26,087
28,224
27,830
2,096
2,041
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
16-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Food preparation and serving
related occupations
–Continued
Cooks, institution and
cafeteria .......................
Cooks, restaurant ...............
Food service, tipped ...............
Waiters and waitresses ......
Building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance
occupations .........................
First-line
supervisors/managers,
building and grounds
cleaning and maintenance
workers ............................
First-line
supervisors/managers
of housekeeping and
janitorial workers .........
Building cleaning workers .....
Janitors and cleaners,
except maids and
housekeeping cleaners
Maids and housekeeping
cleaners ........................
Personal care and service
occupations .........................
Gaming services workers ......
Gaming dealers ..................
Personal and home care aides
Sales and related occupations
First-line
supervisors/managers,
sales workers ...................
First-line
supervisors/managers
of retail sales workers ..
Retail sales workers ...............
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$13.77
12.21
5.62
5.04
$14.70
11.45
4.35
4.35
$551
488
214
192
$588
458
174
174
40.0
40.0
38.1
38.1
$26,469
25,401
11,118
9,972
$30,576
23,816
9,048
9,048
1,923
2,080
1,979
1,979
12.89
11.69
514
462
39.8
26,710
24,024
2,072
15.84
15.00
634
600
40.0
32,948
31,200
2,080
15.84
12.51
15.00
11.39
634
498
600
454
40.0
39.8
32,948
25,895
31,200
23,629
2,080
2,070
13.04
12.00
518
479
39.8
26,960
24,929
2,067
10.70
10.70
428
428
40.0
22,258
22,256
2,080
13.34
7.43
6.34
11.26
12.28
6.37
6.25
10.75
516
295
251
450
496
255
247
430
38.7
39.7
39.7
40.0
26,811
15,342
13,071
23,411
25,771
13,250
12,854
22,360
2,010
2,066
2,062
2,080
17.82
13.53
709
532
39.8
36,825
27,581
2,066
18.73
18.27
747
731
39.9
38,821
38,002
2,073
17.98
11.94
17.94
10.83
717
471
718
426
39.9
39.4
37,309
24,400
37,315
22,152
2,075
2,044
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
16-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Sales and related occupations
–Continued
Cashiers, all workers .........
Cashiers .........................
Retail salespersons .............
Insurance sales agents ............
Securities, commodities, and
financial services sales
agents ...............................
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 ...............
Switchboard operators,
including answering
service ..............................
Financial clerks ......................
Bill and account collectors
Billing and posting clerks
and machine operators
Bookkeeping, accounting,
and auditing clerks .......
Payroll and timekeeping
clerks ............................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$10.49
10.72
12.69
23.61
$10.00
10.21
11.35
20.95
$419
427
497
939
$400
408
444
838
39.9
39.9
39.1
39.8
$21,569
22,011
25,840
48,819
$20,800
21,112
23,107
43,568
2,056
2,054
2,035
2,067
25.35
18.56
1,008
742
39.7
52,394
38,605
2,067
39.60
42.78
1,674
1,554
42.3
87,057
80,829
2,199
43.92
43.88
1,757
1,755
40.0
91,346
91,270
2,080
37.03
38.86
1,620
1,267
43.8
84,266
65,880
2,276
21.03
20.04
831
802
39.5
43,216
41,683
2,055
15.87
14.67
632
585
39.8
32,838
30,410
2,069
24.88
21.44
1,016
858
40.8
52,807
44,595
2,122
11.44
14.86
14.90
11.79
14.33
14.33
458
589
596
472
566
573
40.0
39.7
40.0
23,799
30,650
30,993
24,523
29,411
29,800
2,080
2,063
2,080
15.77
14.71
631
588
40.0
32,801
30,597
2,080
14.87
14.36
585
564
39.3
30,416
29,328
2,045
17.45
16.96
698
678
40.0
36,299
35,277
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
16-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Office and administrative
support occupations
–Continued
Tellers ................................
Customer service
representatives .................
Interviewers, except
eligibility and loan ...........
Order clerks ...........................
Receptionists and information
clerks ................................
Production, planning, and
expediting 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
Data entry and information
processing workers ..........
Data entry keyers ...............
Insurance claims and policy
processing clerks .............
Office clerks, general .............
Construction and extraction
occupations .........................
Carpenters ..............................
Electricians ............................
Installation, maintenance, and
repair occupations .............
First-line
supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and
repairers ...........................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$10.83
$10.75
$431
$430
39.8
$22,422
$22,360
2,070
14.19
13.50
566
535
39.9
29,456
27,824
2,075
13.07
15.25
13.42
15.09
522
610
537
603
40.0
40.0
27,164
31,717
27,914
31,379
2,078
2,080
13.60
13.28
544
531
40.0
28,284
27,622
2,080
22.35
21.06
894
842
40.0
46,485
43,801
2,080
12.60
14.32
12.02
13.00
502
564
472
484
39.8
39.4
26,085
29,337
24,523
25,162
2,070
2,049
18.68
18.00
749
712
40.1
38,949
36,999
2,085
19.06
16.17
18.55
15.42
762
646
742
617
40.0
40.0
39,635
33,589
38,584
32,080
2,079
2,077
17.86
18.03
714
721
39.9
37,106
37,502
2,077
13.97
13.32
14.08
13.25
554
531
563
530
39.6
39.8
28,804
27,586
29,286
27,556
2,061
2,071
16.79
15.06
15.38
14.24
658
599
615
561
39.2
39.8
34,192
31,139
31,986
29,182
2,037
2,067
27.75
32.61
27.17
28.92
32.41
24.32
1,110
1,304
1,087
1,157
1,296
973
40.0
40.0
40.0
57,712
67,833
56,519
60,160
67,415
50,586
2,080
2,080
2,080
22.34
22.75
894
910
40.0
46,510
47,320
2,082
37.08
39.46
1,483
1,578
40.0
77,123
82,081
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
16-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Installation, maintenance, and
repair occupations
–Continued
Miscellaneous electrical and
electronic equipment
mechanics, installers, and
repairers ...........................
Automotive technicians and
repairers ...........................
Bus and truck mechanics and
diesel engine specialists ...
Industrial machinery
installation, repair, and
maintenance workers .......
Industrial machinery
mechanics ....................
Maintenance and repair
workers, general ..........
Line installers and repairers ...
Miscellaneous installation,
maintenance, and repair
workers ............................
Production occupations ...........
First-line
supervisors/managers of
production and operating
workers ............................
Electrical, electronics, and
electromechanical
assemblers ........................
Electrical and electronic
equipment assemblers ..
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators ........................
Miscellaneous food
processing workers ..........
Food batchmakers ..............
Computer control
programmers and
operators ..........................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$24.79
$27.50
$992
$1,100
40.0
$51,573
$57,200
2,080
19.26
17.55
770
702
40.0
40,052
36,504
2,080
17.71
16.25
728
650
41.1
37,854
33,800
2,138
22.30
22.97
891
919
40.0
46,350
47,784
2,078
23.88
22.97
954
919
40.0
49,630
47,784
2,078
20.65
25.27
21.52
32.28
825
1,011
861
1,291
40.0
40.0
42,914
52,568
44,762
67,142
2,078
2,080
16.46
11.33
658
453
40.0
34,227
23,566
2,080
16.73
15.73
668
629
39.9
34,723
32,723
2,075
25.41
24.96
1,024
1,000
40.3
53,241
52,000
2,095
17.05
16.43
682
657
40.0
35,466
34,181
2,080
17.96
16.81
719
672
40.0
37,364
34,965
2,080
15.04
13.96
600
558
39.9
31,206
29,037
2,075
15.29
16.05
15.52
15.91
612
642
621
636
40.0
40.0
31,807
33,381
32,282
33,093
2,080
2,080
21.77
21.86
868
874
39.9
45,124
45,469
2,073
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
16-9
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Production occupations
–Continued
Computer-controlled
machine tool operators,
metal and plastic ..........
Forming machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..............
Machine tool cutting setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..............
Cutting, punching, and
press machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........
Machinists ..............................
Molders and molding
machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..............
Molding, coremaking, and
casting machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........
Multiple machine tool setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..............
Tool and die makers ..............
Welding, soldering, and
brazing workers ...............
Welders, cutters, solderers,
and brazers ...................
Welding, soldering, and
brazing machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..........................
Miscellaneous metalworkers
and plastic workers ..........
Printers ...................................
Printing machine operators
Laundry and dry-cleaning
workers ............................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$21.77
$21.86
$868
$874
39.9
$45,124
$45,469
2,073
16.79
15.73
671
629
40.0
34,917
32,723
2,080
15.89
16.10
635
644
40.0
33,029
33,488
2,078
15.39
24.89
15.17
24.31
615
996
597
972
39.9
40.0
31,963
51,781
31,054
50,569
2,077
2,080
14.39
14.53
576
581
40.0
29,933
30,222
2,080
14.39
14.53
576
581
40.0
29,933
30,222
2,080
20.14
26.33
20.61
26.30
806
1,053
824
1,052
40.0
40.0
41,895
54,775
42,869
54,704
2,080
2,080
18.94
19.36
758
774
40.0
39,397
40,269
2,080
18.79
18.78
752
751
40.0
39,081
39,067
2,080
19.47
20.15
779
806
40.0
40,499
41,912
2,080
15.55
20.24
20.98
16.79
18.80
18.90
622
787
810
672
752
760
40.0
38.9
38.6
32,344
40,902
42,103
34,923
39,104
39,499
2,080
2,021
2,007
11.36
12.56
435
502
38.3
22,623
26,125
1,992
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
16-10
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Production occupations
–Continued
Crushing, grinding, polishing,
mixing, and blending
workers ............................
Cutting workers .....................
Inspectors, testers, sorters,
samplers, and weighers ....
Packaging and filling
machine operators and
tenders ..............................
Painting workers ....................
Coating, painting, and
spraying machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..........................
Miscellaneous production
workers ............................
Helpers--production
workers ........................
Transportation and material
moving occupations ...........
First-line
supervisors/managers of
helpers, laborers, and
material movers, hand .....
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 .....................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$18.42
15.13
$19.14
14.79
$724
605
$766
592
39.3
40.0
$37,658
31,480
$39,811
30,763
2,045
2,080
17.38
16.16
695
646
40.0
36,150
33,611
2,080
17.24
18.22
16.90
18.04
690
729
676
722
40.0
40.0
35,858
37,905
35,152
37,519
2,080
2,080
18.21
17.44
729
698
40.0
37,883
36,275
2,080
13.88
12.26
555
490
40.0
28,859
25,501
2,079
12.34
11.00
494
440
40.0
25,664
22,880
2,080
19.09
15.65
786
630
41.2
40,840
32,760
2,139
22.42
19.51
897
780
40.0
46,639
40,581
2,080
19.94
19.08
907
862
45.5
47,188
44,805
2,367
19.36
18.66
911
862
47.1
47,383
44,805
2,447
22.56
24.60
902
984
40.0
46,918
51,170
2,080
15.74
15.20
629
608
40.0
32,733
31,622
2,079
12.74
11.84
508
474
39.9
26,364
24,625
2,069
13.07
13.00
520
520
39.8
26,949
26,582
2,062
15.98
16.07
628
643
39.3
32,658
33,426
2,043
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
16-11
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Transportation and material
moving occupations
–Continued
Packers and packagers,
hand .............................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$11.44
$11.02
$457
$441
40.0
$23,780
$22,922
2,079
1 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
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, and 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.
3 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
4 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
16-12
December 2009 - January 2011
Union and nonunion workers1: Mean hourly earnings2 by
ownership and major occupational group
Table 17
Union
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 .............
Construction and
extraction .............
Installation,
maintenance, and
repair ....................
Production,
transportation, and
material moving .......
Production ..................
Transportation and
material moving ...
Nonunion
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
State and
local
government
workers
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
State and
local
government
workers
$24.62
$23.11
$26.82
$18.79
$18.42
$22.00
32.51
32.02
32.67
30.58
30.93
28.86
33.13
33.21
33.05
34.33
34.23
35.18
32.43
18.37
18.24
15.78
31.66
14.86
17.64
15.78
32.63
20.15
18.74
–
28.66
10.52
15.33
16.26
29.04
9.96
15.33
16.23
27.16
14.88
15.33
19.03
18.66
18.54
18.74
14.83
14.81
15.11
25.91
26.67
21.52
17.90
18.00
17.30
27.03
27.70
20.89
16.36
16.60
15.30
24.11
24.69
21.82
19.41
19.33
20.05
20.97
18.71
20.86
18.51
23.21
25.29
14.55
15.42
14.47
15.29
17.65
20.90
24.37
24.56
21.95
13.53
13.51
14.28
1 Union workers are those whose earnings 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, and 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.
3 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
17-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Time and incentive workers1: Mean hourly earnings2
for major occupational groups
Table 18
Time
Occupational group3
Incentive
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
All workers ...........................................................................
$19.29
$18.42
$27.30
$27.10
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 .............................
30.19
33.83
28.64
11.36
14.41
12.77
15.11
20.49
–
20.50
15.95
16.13
15.72
30.11
33.69
28.17
10.07
14.18
12.70
14.90
20.82
21.46
20.47
15.82
15.96
15.64
68.64
47.06
96.55
13.09
27.92
31.59
15.67
20.69
–
20.86
18.78
20.41
17.93
67.85
47.06
–
13.09
27.98
31.68
15.67
20.69
–
20.86
18.78
20.41
17.93
Relative error4
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 ............
Construction and extraction ..........................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair .............................
Production, transportation, and material moving ..............
Production ......................................................................
Transportation and material moving .............................
1 Earnings of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary. Incentive
workers are those whose earnings 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, and 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.
3 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
1.4%
1.6%
3.0
3.6
3.2
2.4
1.3
3.4
1.4
3.1
–
3.2
2.9
2.5
5.9
2.4
3.4
3.0
1.7
1.8
3.7
1.5
3.3
4.8
3.0
2.9
2.5
6.0
9.4%
22.1
16.0
29.5
6.3
12.2
13.6
5.9
5.5
–
6.1
4.9
7.5
4.6
9.4%
23.4
16.0
–
6.3
12.2
13.6
5.9
5.5
–
6.1
4.9
7.5
4.6
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
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 chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
18-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Industry sector1: Mean hourly earnings2
for private industry workers by major occupational group
Table 19
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
–
$20.30
$16.92
–
$23.29
–
$20.39
$9.06
$18.20
–
34.80
37.51
–
31.94
–
28.26
22.66
28.37
–
–
–
–
–
39.49
31.61
17.37
18.18
25.89
42.79
30.11
11.08
13.54
13.21
–
–
–
–
–
30.58
37.09
11.35
18.86
38.77
–
–
–
–
–
32.37
27.83
11.61
15.22
21.30
22.15
25.35
8.29
9.92
8.42
29.45
26.71
12.48
15.38
–
–
16.89
14.12
–
14.85
–
15.06
10.82
14.49
–
19.56
20.79
–
20.33
–
22.37
–
20.77
–
19.57
21.03
–
20.33
–
22.37
–
20.77
–
–
16.40
16.55
16.79
18.10
–
–
17.84
–
–
–
11.81
11.57
8.61
9.89
13.21
–
–
15.34
16.56
–
–
–
13.01
7.69
11.03
1 Industry sectors are classified according to the 2007 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, and 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.
3 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure, which defines more than 800
unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
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December 2009 - January 2011
Table 20
Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours
by work levels1
Hourly3
Occupation2 and work
level
Weekly4
Annual5
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
All workers ...................................
Level 1 ..................
Level 2 ..................
Level 3 ..................
Level 4 ..................
Level 5 ..................
Level 6 ..................
Level 7 ..................
Level 8 ..................
Level 9 ..................
Level 10 .................
Level 11 .................
Level 12 .................
Not able to be
leveled ..............
$22.76
10.19
11.13
11.91
14.03
17.11
20.36
25.01
26.55
29.26
43.96
43.35
64.59
$19.74
10.00
10.59
11.53
13.68
17.66
19.56
24.23
27.20
28.05
47.03
40.76
61.42
$899
405
442
470
558
673
810
985
1,045
1,133
1,758
1,760
2,687
$778
395
424
448
540
691
762
959
1,088
1,088
1,881
1,630
2,457
39.5
39.8
39.8
39.5
39.8
39.3
39.8
39.4
39.4
38.7
40.0
40.6
41.6
$46,752
21,075
23,009
24,455
29,006
35,001
42,095
51,195
54,354
58,892
91,436
91,528
139,704
$40,477
20,530
22,027
23,296
28,080
35,922
39,645
49,878
56,570
56,570
97,822
84,781
127,754
2,054
2,069
2,068
2,053
2,068
2,046
2,067
2,047
2,048
2,013
2,080
2,111
2,163
27.37
21.50
1,086
860
39.7
56,468
44,720
2,063
Management occupations .......
Medical and health services
managers ..........................
Not able to be
leveled ..............
50.48
43.46
2,019
1,738
40.0
105,006
90,397
2,080
54.36
41.68
2,174
1,667
40.0
113,060
86,694
2,080
48.15
30.80
1,926
1,232
40.0
100,147
64,064
2,080
Computer and mathematical
science occupations ............
28.20
28.78
1,154
1,211
40.9
59,983
62,978
2,127
Community and social
services occupations ...........
24.39
24.76
985
990
40.4
51,228
51,501
2,101
27.49
14.43
18.57
21.26
25.42
25.81
28.57
43.86
47.58
24.62
13.86
18.35
20.52
25.12
26.43
27.20
47.03
48.05
1,074
570
727
841
980
1,013
1,100
1,754
1,958
954
554
732
819
990
1,038
1,059
1,881
1,942
39.1
39.5
39.1
39.5
38.5
39.3
38.5
40.0
41.2
55,853
29,648
37,800
43,714
50,935
52,690
57,179
91,219
101,829
49,608
28,829
38,085
42,588
51,480
53,976
55,072
97,822
100,963
2,032
2,054
2,036
2,056
2,004
2,041
2,001
2,080
2,140
32.24
54.13
57.98
28.27
24.62
55.04
61.42
27.20
1,260
2,268
2,386
1,089
985
2,210
2,457
1,032
39.1
41.9
41.2
38.5
65,533
117,940
124,097
56,648
51,201
114,899
127,754
53,674
2,033
2,179
2,140
2,004
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 ............................
Physicians and surgeons ........
Registered nurses ...................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
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December 2009 - January 2011
Table 20
Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours
by work levels1 — Continued
Hourly3
Occupation2 and work
level
Healthcare practitioner and
technical occupations
–Continued
Registered nurses –Continued
Level 7 ..................
Level 8 ..................
Level 9 ..................
Not able to be
leveled ..............
Therapists ..............................
Clinical laboratory
technologists and
technicians .......................
Medical and clinical
laboratory technologists
Medical and clinical
laboratory technicians ..
Diagnostic related
technologists and
technicians .......................
Radiologic technologists
and technicians ............
Health diagnosing and
treating practitioner
support technicians ..........
Level 4 ..................
Pharmacy technicians ........
Surgical technologists ........
Licensed practical and
licensed vocational nurses
Level 4 ..................
Level 5 ..................
Level 6 ..................
Medical records and health
information technicians ...
Healthcare support
occupations .........................
Level 2 ..................
Level 3 ..................
Level 4 ..................
Weekly4
Annual5
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$25.24
25.82
28.45
$23.94
27.20
27.20
$964
1,009
1,092
$918
1,088
1,051
38.2
39.1
38.4
$50,132
52,448
56,794
$47,715
56,570
54,642
1,986
2,032
1,996
27.52
27.91
24.44
27.00
1,054
1,110
880
1,080
38.3
39.8
54,783
57,738
45,750
56,160
1,991
2,069
23.26
23.77
929
951
40.0
48,318
49,442
2,078
25.83
26.01
1,031
1,040
39.9
53,615
54,101
2,076
19.71
17.89
788
716
40.0
40,990
37,211
2,080
25.39
25.51
998
1,020
39.3
51,916
53,050
2,045
24.86
24.59
975
978
39.2
50,719
50,877
2,040
15.05
14.44
13.31
17.24
14.23
12.91
12.91
17.50
591
565
528
676
566
516
516
665
39.3
39.2
39.6
39.2
30,744
29,402
27,438
35,169
29,411
26,853
26,853
34,557
2,043
2,036
2,062
2,039
19.10
16.83
18.67
21.16
19.22
16.44
19.56
20.27
754
672
740
824
759
650
782
793
39.5
39.9
39.6
38.9
39,220
34,931
38,491
42,859
39,458
33,779
40,685
41,226
2,053
2,075
2,061
2,025
19.59
19.50
745
768
38.0
38,725
39,911
1,977
13.24
10.68
11.62
15.17
11.92
10.92
10.56
13.98
519
419
453
598
451
430
409
550
39.2
39.2
39.0
39.4
26,983
21,783
23,553
31,111
23,442
22,339
21,258
28,598
2,037
2,040
2,027
2,051
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
20-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 20
Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours
by work levels1 — Continued
Hourly3
Occupation2 and work
level
Healthcare support
occupations –Continued
Nursing, psychiatric, and
home health aides ............
Level 2 ..................
Level 3 ..................
Nursing aides, orderlies,
and attendants ..............
Level 2 ..................
Level 3 ..................
Miscellaneous healthcare
support occupations .........
Food preparation and serving
related occupations ............
Building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance
occupations .........................
Level 1 ..................
Level 3 ..................
Building cleaning workers .....
Level 1 ..................
Level 3 ..................
Janitors and cleaners,
except maids and
housekeeping cleaners
Level 3 ..................
Maids and housekeeping
cleaners ........................
Office and administrative
support occupations ...........
Level 2 ..................
Level 3 ..................
Level 4 ..................
Level 5 ..................
Level 6 ..................
Not able to be
leveled ..............
Financial clerks ......................
Weekly4
Annual5
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$12.67
10.62
11.81
$11.80
10.89
11.00
$493
416
458
$445
430
421
38.9
39.1
38.7
$25,658
21,606
23,792
$23,130
22,339
21,902
2,025
2,035
2,015
12.30
10.24
11.87
11.32
10.71
11.10
477
399
458
440
392
421
38.8
39.0
38.6
24,798
20,738
23,841
22,880
20,386
21,902
2,015
2,026
2,009
12.82
10.78
506
426
39.4
26,287
22,152
2,051
9.16
8.50
363
340
39.6
18,852
17,680
2,057
11.83
9.29
11.56
10.79
9.29
11.56
10.90
9.05
10.90
10.53
9.05
10.90
472
368
462
430
368
462
436
360
436
419
360
436
39.9
39.6
40.0
39.9
39.6
40.0
24,530
19,140
24,050
22,373
19,140
24,050
22,672
18,720
22,672
21,798
18,720
22,672
2,074
2,061
2,080
2,073
2,061
2,080
10.92
12.41
10.24
11.62
434
497
407
465
39.7
40.0
22,564
25,818
21,174
24,170
2,067
2,080
10.64
10.76
426
430
40.0
22,137
22,381
2,080
15.61
13.94
12.51
13.55
19.49
18.26
14.21
16.44
12.78
13.38
19.17
18.41
624
558
500
542
780
730
568
658
511
534
767
737
40.0
40.0
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
32,455
28,994
25,979
28,186
40,543
37,975
29,536
34,191
26,582
27,747
39,869
38,301
2,079
2,080
2,077
2,079
2,080
2,080
16.30
14.88
15.21
13.80
652
595
608
552
40.0
40.0
33,896
30,953
31,637
28,704
2,079
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
20-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 20
Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours
by work levels1 — Continued
Hourly3
Occupation2 and work
level
Office and administrative
support occupations
–Continued
Billing and posting clerks
and machine operators
Interviewers, except
eligibility and loan ...........
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ..........................
Level 4 ..................
Executive secretaries and
administrative
assistants ......................
Medical secretaries ............
Level 4 ..................
Office clerks, general .............
Installation, maintenance, and
repair occupations .............
Weekly4
Annual5
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$14.61
$13.70
$584
$548
40.0
$30,391
$28,496
2,080
12.75
13.42
509
537
40.0
26,488
27,914
2,078
17.14
14.28
16.08
13.23
685
571
643
529
40.0
40.0
35,618
29,687
33,446
27,518
2,078
2,078
17.84
16.15
15.33
13.45
18.55
15.25
15.09
12.50
714
645
612
538
742
610
604
500
40.0
39.9
39.9
40.0
37,107
33,518
31,841
27,986
38,584
31,720
31,387
26,000
2,080
2,076
2,077
2,080
23.52
23.98
941
959
40.0
48,922
49,878
2,080
1 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. For more information, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook
of Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
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, and 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.
4 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less 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 based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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West North Central
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December 2009 - January 2011
Table 21
Civilian supervisory workers: Mean and median weekly and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours
Weekly2
Annual3
Occupation1
Management occupations
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Chief executives
Second line ................................................
General and operations managers
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Marketing managers
Team leader ...............................................
Administrative services managers
First line .....................................................
Computer and information systems managers
First line .....................................................
Financial managers
First line .....................................................
Industrial production managers
First line .....................................................
Education administrators, elementary and
secondary school
First line .....................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary
First line .....................................................
Engineering managers
First line .....................................................
Medical and health services managers
First line .....................................................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$1,517
1,502
1,935
$1,512
1,403
1,738
40.2
40.3
40.1
$77,833
77,832
100,607
$75,150
72,964
90,397
2,061
2,090
2,087
1,814
1,738
36.4
94,305
90,397
1,893
1,539
1,437
1,452
1,391
43.7
41.0
80,016
74,735
75,492
72,326
2,274
2,133
1,569
1,635
39.8
81,587
84,999
2,072
1,523
1,327
40.0
79,196
69,002
2,080
1,966
1,663
40.0
102,233
86,451
2,080
1,475
1,346
38.5
76,691
70,000
2,004
1,298
1,038
40.0
67,496
54,001
2,080
1,780
1,737
39.3
86,863
83,113
1,918
1,103
1,020
39.2
57,345
53,040
2,040
2,260
2,266
40.0
117,530
117,832
2,080
1,407
1,327
38.4
73,183
68,994
1,999
1 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
2 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
3 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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West North Central
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December 2009 - January 2011
Relative standard error (RSE) tables (numbered to accompany mean
hourly, weekly, and annual earnings tables)

RSE Table 11. Full-time civilian workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and
annual earnings.

RSE Table 12. Full-time private industry workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings.

RSE Table 13. Full-time State and local government workers: Relative standard errors of mean
hourly, weekly, and annual earnings.

RSE Table 15. Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative standard
errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by occupation for
full-time workers.

RSE Table 16. Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative standard
errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by occupation for
full-time workers.

RSE Table 17. Union and nonunion workers: Relative standard errors of mean hourly earnings by
ownership and major occupational group.

RSE Table 19. Industry sector: Relative standard errors of mean hourly earnings for private
industry workers by major occupational group.

RSE Table 20. Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Relative standard errors of mean hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings by work levels.

RSE Table 21. Civilian supervisory workers: Relative standard errors of mean weekly and annual
earnings for selected management occupations.
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
All workers ...........................................................
$21.26
2.0%
Management occupations ...............................
Chief executives ............................................
General and operations managers ..................
Marketing and sales managers .......................
Marketing managers ..................................
Sales managers ..........................................
Administrative services managers .................
Computer and information systems
managers ..................................................
Financial managers ........................................
Human resources managers ...........................
Industrial production managers .....................
Transportation, storage, and distribution
managers ..................................................
Construction managers ..................................
Education administrators ...............................
Education administrators, elementary and
secondary school .................................
Education administrators, postsecondary ..
Engineering managers ...................................
Food service managers ..................................
Medical and health services managers ..........
Social and community service managers ......
41.13
57.77
38.39
48.26
47.49
48.80
32.92
3.9
18.0
9.8
6.8
11.0
7.9
19.3
1,669
2,355
1,620
1,988
1,897
2,056
1,317
3.8
19.3
9.5
7.1
11.0
9.3
19.3
86,339
122,446
84,092
103,394
98,646
106,923
68,477
3.8
19.3
9.5
7.1
11.0
9.3
19.3
47.19
41.02
35.92
61.05
5.6
5.1
12.2
27.6
1,897
1,654
1,428
2,447
5.8
5.6
11.3
27.5
98,662
86,033
74,270
127,243
5.8
5.6
11.3
27.5
41.83
30.15
37.97
18.8
11.0
11.4
1,673
1,226
1,506
18.8
12.4
11.0
87,000
63,771
74,177
18.8
12.4
11.0
46.56
32.20
51.58
–
46.22
26.28
6.2
9.2
8.7
–
24.7
13.7
1,830
1,287
2,101
931
1,860
1,036
5.6
9.1
7.6
27.8
24.7
14.0
88,351
65,517
109,253
48,421
96,717
53,885
5.6
9.1
7.6
27.8
24.7
14.0
28.42
26.31
2.6
9.4
1,140
1,056
2.8
10.3
58,828
54,895
2.8
10.3
24.41
9.6
980
11.1
50,979
11.1
24.04
4.8
948
4.8
43,794
4.8
23.95
4.9
945
4.9
43,556
4.9
27.86
31.20
11.5
10.6
1,113
1,289
11.5
13.8
57,853
67,006
11.5
13.8
28.51
7.1
1,161
7.4
60,243
7.4
22.13
12.0
892
13.5
46,353
13.5
24.76
9.4
987
9.2
51,339
9.2
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................................
Buyers and purchasing agents .......................
Purchasing agents, except wholesale,
retail, and farm products ......................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and
investigators .............................................
Claims adjusters, examiners, and
investigators .........................................
Compliance officers, except agriculture,
construction, health and safety, and
transportation ...........................................
Cost estimators ..............................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ..................................
Employment, recruitment, and placement
specialists .............................................
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis
specialists .............................................
Mean
$845
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
2.0%
$42,877
2.0%
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S11-1
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Business and financial operations
occupations –Continued
Training and development specialists .......
Management analysts ....................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................
Appraisers and assessors of real estate ..........
Credit analysts ...............................................
Financial analysts and advisors .....................
Financial analysts ......................................
Insurance underwriters ..............................
Loan counselors and officers .........................
Loan counselors .........................................
Loan officers ..............................................
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 ............................
Network and computer systems
administrators ..........................................
Network systems and data communications
analysts ....................................................
Actuaries ........................................................
Architecture and engineering occupations ....
Engineers .......................................................
Civil engineers ...........................................
Electrical and electronics engineers ..........
Electrical engineers ...............................
Industrial engineers, including health and
safety ....................................................
Industrial engineers ...............................
Mechanical engineers ................................
Drafters ..........................................................
Architectural and civil drafters ..................
Mechanical drafters ...................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......
Civil engineering technicians ....................
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$33.33
36.90
27.07
24.67
30.74
29.51
28.40
26.72
30.41
22.77
31.54
5.1%
9.3
4.2
6.9
9.3
10.6
5.9
13.9
14.5
11.7
15.9
$1,315
1,475
1,094
987
1,221
1,178
1,132
1,069
1,214
911
1,258
5.2%
9.3
4.4
6.9
9.6
10.8
6.1
13.9
14.6
11.7
16.0
$68,054
76,706
56,873
51,310
63,493
61,272
58,877
55,569
63,105
47,368
65,409
5.2%
9.3
4.4
6.9
9.6
10.8
6.1
13.9
14.6
11.7
16.0
32.53
30.12
38.41
39.11
3.1
5.2
6.6
10.1
1,303
1,201
1,548
1,584
3.2
5.3
7.2
9.3
67,636
62,450
80,490
82,391
3.2
5.3
7.2
9.3
37.45
23.84
36.64
13.8
4.4
3.1
1,498
956
1,457
13.8
4.5
2.9
77,904
49,700
75,659
13.8
4.5
2.9
31.41
6.6
1,267
5.6
65,111
5.6
30.68
42.96
12.1
15.3
1,227
1,717
12.1
15.3
63,807
89,278
12.1
15.3
30.88
37.21
27.39
39.28
37.52
3.9
2.4
12.9
3.8
4.1
1,240
1,499
1,114
1,581
1,519
3.9
2.4
10.5
4.3
5.1
64,328
77,957
57,924
82,211
78,999
3.9
2.4
10.5
4.3
5.1
31.73
31.71
34.72
21.52
21.17
22.49
24.31
18.85
6.6
7.1
5.5
4.3
6.5
4.2
4.5
8.4
1,305
1,307
1,389
850
821
900
973
754
6.2
6.7
5.5
3.7
4.7
4.2
4.5
8.4
67,863
67,947
72,224
44,224
42,691
46,789
50,571
39,204
6.2
6.7
5.5
3.7
4.7
4.2
4.5
8.4
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S11-2
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Architecture and engineering occupations
–Continued
Electrical and electronic engineering
technicians ...........................................
Mechanical engineering technicians ..........
Mean
Relative
error4
$24.25
20.93
10.7%
3.7
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$970
837
10.7%
3.7
$50,436
43,539
10.7%
3.7
Mean
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Life scientists .................................................
Biological scientists ...................................
Medical scientists ......................................
Physical scientists ..........................................
Chemists and materials scientists ..............
Chemists ................................................
Market and survey researchers ......................
Market research analysts ...........................
Psychologists .................................................
Clinical, counseling, and school
psychologists .......................................
27.72
29.29
21.40
28.66
29.46
30.33
30.63
38.86
38.86
31.47
11.3
17.1
7.3
14.0
8.9
13.8
14.0
10.5
10.5
11.7
1,113
1,194
856
1,147
1,178
1,213
1,225
1,554
1,554
1,259
11.6
18.7
7.3
14.0
8.9
13.8
14.0
10.5
10.5
11.7
54,967
56,667
44,507
51,461
61,269
63,081
63,708
80,828
80,828
50,888
11.6
18.7
7.3
14.0
8.9
13.8
14.0
10.5
10.5
11.7
31.47
11.7
1,259
11.7
50,888
11.7
Community and social services occupations
Counselors .....................................................
Educational, vocational, and school
counselors ............................................
Rehabilitation counselors ..........................
Social workers ...............................................
Child, family, and school social workers ..
Mental health and substance abuse social
workers ................................................
Miscellaneous community and social service
specialists .................................................
Probation officers and correctional
treatment specialists .............................
Social and human service assistants ..........
19.84
20.28
4.4
5.0
788
794
4.5
6.5
40,098
40,181
4.5
6.5
21.35
17.71
20.86
23.51
17.3
9.9
14.0
14.3
814
681
833
933
20.2
11.0
13.9
13.7
38,856
35,387
41,757
41,592
20.2
11.0
13.9
13.7
14.66
4.1
587
4.1
30,513
4.1
17.54
4.9
702
4.9
36,351
4.9
20.80
15.41
8.5
7.3
832
616
8.5
7.3
43,257
32,057
8.5
7.3
Legal occupations ............................................
Lawyers .........................................................
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial
workers ....................................................
Paralegals and legal assistants .......................
35.63
46.99
9.7
10.1
1,422
1,862
10.2
10.4
73,919
96,850
10.2
10.4
56.45
23.96
10.5
13.7
2,258
961
10.5
15.3
117,417
49,997
10.5
15.3
Education, training, and library occupations
Postsecondary teachers ..................................
Math and computer teachers,
postsecondary ......................................
33.01
55.66
9.7
21.8
1,267
2,196
9.7
22.1
49,123
87,847
9.7
22.1
36.51
9.2
1,449
9.5
54,179
9.5
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S11-3
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Education, training, and library occupations
–Continued
Mathematical science teachers,
postsecondary ..................................
Life sciences teachers, postsecondary .......
Biological science teachers,
postsecondary ..................................
Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary ....
Arts, communications, and humanities
teachers, postsecondary .......................
English language and literature
teachers, postsecondary ...................
Miscellaneous 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 .....
Vocational education teachers,
secondary school .............................
Special education teachers .........................
Special education teachers, preschool,
kindergarten, and elementary school
Special education teachers, middle
school ...............................................
Other teachers and instructors .......................
Librarians .......................................................
Instructional coordinators ..............................
Teacher assistants ..........................................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and
media occupations .....................................
Designers .......................................................
Graphic designers ......................................
News analysts, reporters and correspondents
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$36.51
85.57
9.2%
11.2
$1,449
3,312
9.5%
14.4
$54,179
131,938
9.5%
14.4
85.57
46.44
44.68
11.2
13.1
7.8
3,312
1,842
1,578
14.4
13.5
6.5
131,938
72,243
60,753
14.4
13.5
6.5
43.49
3.4
1,714
3.4
64,890
3.4
47.76
38.46
5.6
7.0
1,895
1,521
5.6
6.2
72,466
64,333
5.6
6.2
33.06
31.55
2.0
7.4
1,274
1,223
1.7
7.2
47,849
47,048
1.7
7.2
35.41
32.71
2.8
2.6
1,360
1,258
3.3
2.4
48,732
47,086
3.3
2.4
32.17
3.0
1,243
2.6
46,551
2.6
34.72
33.36
2.7
2.2
1,314
1,294
3.2
1.7
49,017
48,673
3.2
1.7
33.65
2.2
1,304
1.8
49,016
1.8
27.58
35.94
5.2
4.2
1,084
1,355
4.6
3.3
41,503
51,444
4.6
3.3
33.59
9.2
1,261
7.3
46,817
7.3
40.13
25.23
27.07
30.77
12.11
1.3
4.3
11.7
17.3
3.0
1,512
978
1,059
1,231
433
.9
4.2
11.5
17.3
4.0
57,455
38,253
48,756
58,796
16,702
.9
4.2
11.5
17.3
4.0
22.95
21.14
16.80
31.11
9.2
18.6
8.2
11.3
890
840
671
1,193
7.8
18.7
8.2
13.5
46,276
43,673
34,881
62,032
7.8
18.7
8.2
13.5
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S11-4
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and
media occupations –Continued
Reporters and correspondents ....................
Public relations specialists .............................
Writers and editors ........................................
Editors ........................................................
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians
and radio operators ..................................
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................................
Pharmacists ....................................................
Physicians and surgeons ................................
Registered nurses ...........................................
Therapists ......................................................
Physical therapists .....................................
Speech-language pathologists ...................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technologists ........................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technicians ...........................................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ..
Emergency medical technicians and
paramedics ...............................................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner
support technicians ..................................
Pharmacy technicians ................................
Surgical technologists ................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational
nurses .......................................................
Medical records and health information
technicians ...............................................
Miscellaneous health technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Healthcare support occupations .....................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Home health aides .....................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ....
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$28.57
36.09
19.96
20.86
11.5%
25.8
9.2
9.2
$1,090
1,444
799
834
13.7%
25.8
9.2
9.2
$56,689
75,063
41,526
43,385
13.7%
25.8
9.2
9.2
25.86
20.6
1,034
20.6
53,793
20.6
30.11
55.03
97.23
28.72
33.75
29.94
34.79
7.3
2.4
25.5
4.3
6.6
4.0
5.1
1,182
2,226
4,035
1,109
1,324
1,186
1,346
7.3
3.6
25.8
4.5
6.4
3.5
4.4
60,783
115,730
209,822
57,049
58,601
61,182
52,488
7.3
3.6
25.8
4.5
6.4
3.5
4.4
21.76
10.1
870
10.1
45,230
10.1
23.03
12.0
921
12.0
47,867
12.0
18.80
9.2
752
9.2
39,111
9.2
26.10
25.25
6.6
7.1
1,021
989
6.5
6.8
53,083
51,422
6.5
6.8
17.51
9.3
719
9.9
37,371
9.9
14.10
12.75
17.24
8.9
7.7
4.1
557
508
676
8.6
7.5
3.8
28,977
26,393
35,169
8.6
7.5
3.8
18.35
1.7
722
1.8
37,546
1.8
16.13
4.4
631
4.3
32,829
4.3
22.07
8.2
883
8.2
45,898
8.2
13.08
11.37
11.41
11.34
3.3
2.4
4.6
3.4
502
441
448
438
3.8
2.4
4.6
3.5
26,105
22,947
23,298
22,776
3.8
2.4
4.6
3.5
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S11-5
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Healthcare support occupations –Continued
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..............................................
Dental assistants ........................................
Medical assistants ......................................
Pharmacy aides ..........................................
Protective service occupations ........................
First-line supervisors/managers, law
enforcement workers ...............................
First-line supervisors/managers of police
and detectives ......................................
Fire fighters ...................................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ......
Correctional officers and jailers ................
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 .............
Chefs and head cooks ................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food
preparation and serving workers .........
Cooks .............................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria .................
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 ................
Dishwashers ...................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ..........................
Mean
Relative
error4
$15.03
15.96
13.68
13.05
5.7%
10.6
7.2
15.7
17.14
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$570
584
541
514
6.9%
13.6
8.1
14.2
$29,599
30,348
28,133
26,710
6.9%
13.6
8.1
14.2
6.6
702
6.8
36,434
6.8
39.68
3.7
1,587
3.7
82,527
3.7
40.49
19.02
16.99
16.98
25.22
25.22
2.5
7.2
2.8
2.8
3.3
3.3
1,619
970
680
680
1,009
1,009
2.5
8.0
2.8
2.8
3.2
3.2
84,209
50,463
35,347
35,340
52,484
52,484
2.5
8.0
2.8
2.8
3.2
3.2
11.81
11.78
3.3
3.4
472
471
3.3
3.4
24,421
24,369
3.3
3.4
9.56
4.6
366
5.5
18,635
5.5
14.12
16.90
6.6
24.3
581
712
8.0
28.1
29,605
33,320
8.0
28.1
13.72
10.62
10.82
10.76
8.96
5.27
6.77
4.41
8.98
8.0
2.5
3.8
2.8
5.1
9.4
17.4
7.1
6.0
562
408
405
411
342
190
246
158
343
9.1
2.7
4.1
3.0
3.8
12.8
23.3
8.7
6.7
29,023
20,290
17,839
21,375
17,474
9,876
12,766
8,222
17,440
9.1
2.7
4.1
3.0
3.8
12.8
23.3
8.7
6.7
9.00
9.08
6.1
4.1
344
359
6.8
4.3
17,453
18,658
6.8
4.3
12.90
2.1
512
2.1
26,000
2.1
Mean
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S11-6
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations –Continued
First-line supervisors/managers, building and
grounds cleaning and maintenance
workers ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
housekeeping and janitorial workers ...
Building cleaning workers .............................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners .........................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .............
Grounds maintenance workers ......................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
Mean
Relative
error4
$14.67
7.1%
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$583
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
7.0%
$29,456
7.0%
14.72
12.54
8.0
2.9
585
496
7.9
2.9
30,417
25,698
7.9
2.9
13.29
10.04
14.09
14.38
3.2
4.9
6.9
8.5
528
391
576
591
3.2
5.4
5.8
7.2
27,345
20,306
25,843
26,059
3.2
5.4
5.8
7.2
Personal care and service occupations ..........
Gaming services workers ..............................
Gaming dealers ..........................................
Barbers and cosmetologists ...........................
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and
cosmetologists .....................................
Child care workers .........................................
Personal and home care aides ........................
Recreation and fitness workers ......................
Recreation workers ....................................
12.58
7.38
6.36
12.11
6.4
7.6
3.1
9.6
484
293
252
447
6.7
7.9
4.0
6.1
24,870
15,256
13,124
23,258
6.7
7.9
4.0
6.1
12.11
10.79
10.11
14.62
14.62
9.6
7.7
7.7
8.5
8.5
447
430
388
577
577
6.1
7.8
9.9
9.1
9.1
23,258
21,923
20,183
27,457
27,457
6.1
7.8
9.9
9.1
9.1
Sales and related occupations .........................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail
sales workers .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
non-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 .....................................
Insurance sales agents ....................................
Securities, commodities, and financial
services sales agents ................................
19.42
7.1
778
7.2
40,333
7.2
19.65
6.3
799
6.1
41,342
6.1
17.78
3.9
724
4.3
37,411
4.3
28.36
13.16
10.09
10.16
23.5
6.5
2.7
2.8
1,147
521
396
399
23.8
7.1
3.3
3.4
59,620
26,990
20,457
20,586
23.8
7.1
3.3
3.4
16.11
12.79
17.21
14.52
29.77
6.5
11.7
5.6
11.5
21.2
643
506
688
577
1,180
6.7
12.3
5.6
12.8
21.3
33,420
26,336
35,800
29,931
61,370
6.7
12.3
5.6
12.8
21.3
–
3,094
28.4
160,914
28.4
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S11-7
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Sales and related occupations –Continued
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ..........................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing, technical and scientific
products ...............................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing, except technical and
scientific products ................................
Telemarketers ................................................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .......
Office and administrative support
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...............
Switchboard operators, including answering
service ......................................................
Financial clerks ..............................................
Bill and account collectors ........................
Billing and posting clerks and machine
operators ..............................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing
clerks ....................................................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks .................
Procurement clerks ....................................
Tellers ........................................................
Brokerage clerks ............................................
Court, municipal, and license clerks ..............
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks ........
Customer service representatives ..................
Eligibility interviewers, government
programs ..................................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .......
Loan interviewers and clerks .........................
New accounts clerks ......................................
Order clerks ...................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll
and timekeeping .......................................
Receptionists and information clerks ............
Dispatchers ....................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ....
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and
ambulance ............................................
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$28.17
9.5%
$1,171
9.5%
$60,909
9.5%
32.79
23.9
1,328
24.2
69,045
24.2
26.64
10.13
15.14
13.0
12.8
14.6
1,118
401
603
13.4
12.3
14.4
58,124
20,850
31,336
13.4
12.3
14.4
15.72
1.4
624
1.3
32,304
1.3
21.86
4.2
878
4.4
45,680
4.4
11.84
14.44
13.87
7.6
2.7
5.1
474
572
555
7.6
2.8
5.1
24,635
29,717
28,848
7.6
2.8
5.1
14.22
5.3
566
5.4
29,453
5.4
14.99
17.55
17.33
11.38
16.22
14.51
13.74
15.05
5.2
3.6
11.3
2.8
4.0
6.1
7.9
5.4
592
702
693
447
649
580
549
600
5.3
3.6
11.3
2.8
4.0
6.1
7.9
5.1
30,766
36,496
36,053
23,233
33,727
30,156
28,571
31,010
5.3
3.6
11.3
2.8
4.0
6.1
7.9
5.1
18.80
12.45
15.26
12.96
15.29
11.6
3.5
3.0
7.7
4.7
752
498
606
515
610
11.6
3.4
3.0
8.2
4.8
39,096
25,873
31,522
26,763
31,732
11.6
3.4
3.0
8.2
4.8
17.04
12.96
16.42
16.07
9.8
4.0
4.4
9.4
682
511
660
643
9.8
4.1
4.4
9.4
35,439
26,571
34,299
33,418
9.8
4.1
4.4
9.4
16.58
6.3
667
6.4
34,709
6.4
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S11-8
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Production, planning, and expediting clerks
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...........
Stock clerks and order fillers .........................
Secretaries and administrative assistants .......
Executive secretaries and administrative
assistants ..............................................
Legal secretaries ........................................
Medical secretaries ....................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and
executive ..............................................
Data entry and information processing
workers ....................................................
Data entry keyers .......................................
Word processors and typists ......................
Insurance claims and policy processing
clerks ........................................................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators,
except postal service ................................
Office clerks, general .....................................
Construction and extraction occupations ......
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ....................................................
Carpenters ......................................................
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and
terrazzo workers ......................................
Cement masons and concrete finishers ......
Construction laborers .....................................
Construction equipment operators .................
Operating engineers and other
construction equipment operators ........
Electricians ....................................................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..............................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......
Sheet metal workers ......................................
Helpers, construction trades ..........................
Highway maintenance workers .....................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .................................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$21.26
12.95
14.54
17.60
6.4%
4.5
4.8
1.8
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$850
513
577
698
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
6.4%
4.1
5.0
1.9
$44,214
26,690
29,992
35,708
6.4%
4.1
5.0
1.9
18.85
17.83
15.84
4.3
9.0
2.3
752
716
618
4.2
9.3
3.2
39,065
37,214
32,153
4.2
9.3
3.2
16.62
4.1
655
4.4
32,523
4.4
13.33
13.55
12.93
6.1
3.4
19.2
530
540
511
5.8
3.5
18.4
27,561
28,090
26,594
5.8
3.5
18.4
16.69
5.4
657
5.1
34,185
5.1
13.67
14.95
11.2
2.5
543
594
11.4
2.3
28,248
30,750
11.4
2.3
21.09
4.3
838
4.4
42,229
4.4
25.18
22.47
6.7
9.3
999
899
6.2
9.3
51,496
46,739
6.2
9.3
20.79
20.79
20.56
20.28
12.3
12.3
11.0
13.6
831
831
822
811
12.3
12.3
11.0
13.6
40,806
40,806
40,180
41,545
12.3
12.3
11.0
13.6
20.85
19.50
13.0
13.6
834
780
13.0
13.6
42,651
40,567
13.0
13.6
26.40
28.70
27.76
15.95
15.57
13.4
15.3
7.9
7.1
5.9
994
1,140
1,088
638
623
15.7
15.3
8.5
7.1
5.9
51,699
59,281
56,572
30,368
32,216
15.7
15.3
8.5
7.1
5.9
20.66
3.6
830
3.7
43,145
3.7
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S11-9
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations –Continued
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 ...................................................
Electrical and electronics repairers,
powerhouse, substation, and relay .......
Automotive technicians and repairers ...........
Automotive body and related 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 .....................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics and installers ..........................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and
maintenance workers ...............................
Industrial machinery mechanics ................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ..
Maintenance workers, machinery ..............
Line installers and repairers ...........................
Electrical power-line installers and
repairers ...............................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and
repair workers ..........................................
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and
repair workers ......................................
Production occupations ...................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating workers ...........
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical
assemblers ................................................
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$27.00
6.1%
$1,126
7.8%
$58,526
7.8%
26.68
8.3
1,067
8.3
55,497
8.3
26.38
8.5
1,055
8.5
54,874
8.5
21.45
17.6
858
17.6
44,614
17.6
29.49
19.39
20.83
19.1
4.0
2.5
1,180
779
833
19.1
3.9
2.5
61,342
40,493
43,322
19.1
3.9
2.5
19.39
4.4
779
4.4
40,533
4.4
19.35
7.2
777
7.2
40,403
7.2
20.63
6.1
825
6.1
42,905
6.1
21.02
8.4
841
8.4
43,729
8.4
22.12
17.7
885
17.7
46,002
17.7
19.67
22.49
18.22
17.17
22.83
2.7
2.9
4.4
8.6
15.4
787
899
729
687
913
2.7
2.9
4.4
8.6
15.4
40,908
46,761
37,894
35,724
47,485
2.7
2.9
4.4
8.6
15.4
26.75
9.4
1,070
9.4
55,639
9.4
19.01
15.4
760
15.4
39,535
15.4
17.39
12.8
696
12.8
36,179
12.8
16.53
2.4
659
2.4
34,263
2.4
24.20
7.3
974
7.3
50,655
7.3
16.06
9.1
642
9.1
33,395
9.1
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S11-10
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Production occupations –Continued
Electrical and electronic equipment
assemblers ............................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .....
Bakers ............................................................
Butchers and meat cutters ..........................
Miscellaneous food processing workers ........
Food batchmakers ......................................
Computer control programmers and
operators ..................................................
Computer-controlled machine tool
operators, metal and plastic .................
Forming machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........................
Extruding and drawing machine setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic ...................................................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........................
Cutting, punching, and press machine
setters, operators, and tenders, metal
and plastic ............................................
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing
machine tool setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ....................
Machinists ......................................................
Molders and molding machine setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
Molding, coremaking, and casting
machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ....................
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........................
Tool and die makers ......................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ......
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ....
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine
setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic
workers ....................................................
Printers ...........................................................
Printing machine operators ........................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ................
Sewing machine operators .............................
Mean
Relative
error4
$16.57
14.68
14.48
18.54
15.24
15.90
9.9%
8.3
14.9
5.6
9.4
8.3
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$663
586
573
715
610
636
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
9.9%
8.4
15.2
7.0
9.4
8.3
$34,475
30,465
29,793
37,187
31,704
33,078
9.9%
8.4
15.2
7.0
9.4
8.3
19.20
11.5
767
11.4
39,880
11.4
18.70
12.3
747
12.3
38,833
12.3
15.48
10.6
619
10.6
32,194
10.6
14.29
10.6
572
10.6
29,722
10.6
16.24
4.5
646
4.4
33,595
4.4
14.98
7.2
593
7.0
30,846
7.0
16.75
25.17
8.3
9.6
670
1,007
8.3
9.6
34,832
52,362
8.3
9.6
13.95
4.7
557
4.7
28,965
4.7
13.95
4.7
557
4.7
28,965
4.7
19.86
25.27
17.95
17.67
11.2
6.1
3.5
4.8
795
1,011
718
707
11.2
6.1
3.5
4.8
41,318
52,567
37,332
36,744
11.2
6.1
3.5
4.8
18.63
5.1
745
5.1
38,756
5.1
15.79
18.05
18.16
10.87
10.89
5.0
7.3
8.3
8.8
3.5
632
709
712
420
436
5.0
7.0
7.9
11.5
3.5
32,851
36,859
37,000
21,835
22,649
5.0
7.0
7.9
11.5
3.5
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S11-11
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Production occupations –Continued
Woodworking machine setters, operators,
and tenders ...............................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators,
and tenders, except sawing ..................
Power plant operators, distributors, and
dispatchers ...............................................
Power plant operators ................................
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and
system operators ......................................
Chemical processing machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..............................
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and
blending workers .....................................
Cutting workers .............................................
Cutting and slicing machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..........................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and
weighers ...................................................
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory
technicians ...............................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and
tenders ......................................................
Painting workers ............................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine
setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Miscellaneous production workers ................
Helpers--production workers .....................
Transportation and material moving
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers,
laborers, and material movers, hand ........
First-line supervisors/managers of
transportation and material-moving
machine and vehicle operators ................
Bus drivers .....................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ..........
Driver/sales workers ..................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .....
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ....
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine
operators ..................................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$15.09
2.7%
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$604
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
2.7%
$31,395
2.7%
14.83
2.4
593
2.4
30,845
2.4
26.83
27.00
7.4
7.8
1,073
1,080
7.4
7.8
55,799
56,160
7.4
7.8
20.03
9.9
801
9.9
41,660
9.9
18.59
7.9
741
7.8
38,536
7.8
15.99
14.67
8.4
7.7
633
582
8.0
8.2
32,911
30,276
8.0
8.2
14.47
8.9
574
9.5
29,840
9.5
17.43
3.9
693
3.9
36,030
3.9
15.50
14.9
614
15.4
31,916
15.4
15.19
18.58
18.3
6.1
607
743
18.3
6.1
31,589
38,655
18.3
6.1
17.99
14.16
12.53
6.4
5.5
9.1
720
566
501
6.4
5.5
9.1
37,422
29,446
26,066
6.4
5.5
9.1
17.38
5.2
702
5.7
36,180
5.7
19.72
9.8
795
10.0
41,344
10.0
22.14
18.36
17.48
14.07
18.06
16.83
11.1
12.6
3.2
7.2
3.4
11.0
928
659
748
590
793
671
9.6
19.6
3.9
8.9
4.4
11.1
48,245
30,002
38,843
30,674
41,125
34,914
9.6
19.6
3.9
8.9
4.4
11.1
22.88
15.4
847
20.7
40,458
20.7
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S11-12
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Transportation and material moving
occupations –Continued
Excavating and loading machine and
dragline operators ................................
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 .....................
Mean
Relative
error4
$19.55
15.01
12.20
13.63
10.2%
4.0
7.7
10.6
11.81
15.48
12.02
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 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
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, and 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.
10.6
3.9
8.5
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$688
600
480
545
461
589
480
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
9.2%
4.0
8.6
10.6
$31,283
31,198
24,918
28,352
9.2%
4.0
8.6
10.6
11.9
7.3
8.4
23,932
30,616
24,942
11.9
7.3
8.4
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 chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
5 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
6 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S11-13
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
All workers ...........................................................
$20.56
1.8%
Management occupations ...............................
General and operations managers ..................
Marketing and sales managers .......................
Marketing managers ..................................
Sales managers ..........................................
Administrative services managers .................
Computer and information systems
managers ..................................................
Financial managers ........................................
Human resources managers ...........................
Industrial production managers .....................
Transportation, storage, and distribution
managers ..................................................
Construction managers ..................................
Education administrators ...............................
Education administrators, postsecondary ..
Engineering managers ...................................
Medical and health services managers ..........
41.30
39.12
48.26
47.49
48.80
32.86
4.0
10.8
6.8
11.0
7.9
21.0
1,680
1,662
1,988
1,897
2,056
1,314
3.8
10.5
7.1
11.0
9.3
21.0
87,335
86,432
103,394
98,646
106,923
68,343
3.8
10.5
7.1
11.0
9.3
21.0
47.79
40.24
37.67
61.05
5.5
4.7
12.6
27.6
1,922
1,609
1,496
2,447
5.7
4.7
11.8
27.5
99,935
83,690
77,797
127,243
5.7
4.7
11.8
27.5
41.83
30.44
35.24
37.96
51.58
40.26
18.8
11.4
9.5
11.1
8.7
9.9
1,673
1,239
1,408
1,516
2,101
1,611
18.8
12.4
9.4
11.2
7.6
9.9
87,000
64,439
73,203
78,835
109,253
83,750
18.8
12.4
9.4
11.2
7.6
9.9
28.49
26.62
3.1
9.5
1,144
1,068
3.3
10.6
58,971
55,538
3.3
10.6
24.75
10.0
994
11.7
51,700
11.7
23.75
5.1
934
5.1
42,143
5.1
23.64
5.2
930
5.2
41,830
5.2
26.00
31.19
7.4
10.9
1,037
1,290
7.3
14.1
53,936
67,070
7.3
14.1
26.77
6.5
1,094
7.3
56,894
7.3
22.13
12.0
892
13.5
46,353
13.5
24.76
29.05
37.47
27.52
30.74
29.31
9.4
8.3
10.0
5.5
9.3
11.3
987
1,148
1,498
1,114
1,221
1,170
9.2
7.6
10.0
5.7
9.6
11.4
51,339
59,697
77,898
57,902
63,493
60,841
9.2
7.6
10.0
5.7
9.6
11.4
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................................
Buyers and purchasing agents .......................
Purchasing agents, except wholesale,
retail, and farm products ......................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and
investigators .............................................
Claims adjusters, examiners, and
investigators .........................................
Compliance officers, except agriculture,
construction, health and safety, and
transportation ...........................................
Cost estimators ..............................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ..................................
Employment, recruitment, and placement
specialists .............................................
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis
specialists .............................................
Training and development specialists .......
Management analysts ....................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................
Credit analysts ...............................................
Financial analysts and advisors .....................
Mean
$818
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
1.7%
$42,289
1.7%
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S12-1
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Business and financial operations
occupations –Continued
Financial analysts ......................................
Insurance underwriters ..............................
Loan counselors and officers .........................
Loan officers ..............................................
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 ............................
Network and computer systems
administrators ..........................................
Network systems and data communications
analysts ....................................................
Actuaries ........................................................
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$27.99
26.72
30.68
31.54
7.4%
13.9
14.6
15.9
$1,116
1,069
1,224
1,258
7.6%
13.9
14.7
16.0
$58,017
55,569
63,651
65,409
7.6%
13.9
14.7
16.0
33.70
29.51
40.01
42.27
3.5
7.0
11.9
13.4
1,349
1,176
1,600
1,691
3.5
7.0
11.9
13.4
70,133
61,173
83,219
87,923
3.5
7.0
11.9
13.4
37.45
24.09
37.05
13.8
6.6
3.6
1,498
967
1,471
13.8
6.7
3.3
77,904
50,261
76,506
13.8
6.7
3.3
32.52
5.4
1,316
4.4
68,434
4.4
30.03
42.96
25.0
15.3
1,201
1,717
25.0
15.3
62,468
89,278
25.0
15.3
Architecture and engineering occupations ....
Engineers .......................................................
Civil engineers ...........................................
Electrical and electronics engineers ..........
Electrical engineers ...............................
Industrial engineers, including health and
safety ....................................................
Industrial engineers ...............................
Mechanical engineers ................................
Drafters ..........................................................
Architectural and civil drafters ..................
Mechanical drafters ...................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......
Electrical and electronic engineering
technicians ...........................................
Mechanical engineering technicians ..........
31.06
37.27
27.10
39.28
37.14
4.1
2.5
14.4
4.3
4.7
1,249
1,501
1,098
1,582
1,508
4.1
2.5
11.7
4.8
6.2
64,814
78,035
57,101
82,260
78,403
4.1
2.5
11.7
4.8
6.2
31.63
31.71
34.72
21.16
20.07
22.49
24.46
6.8
7.1
5.5
4.5
8.9
4.2
4.5
1,302
1,307
1,389
835
774
900
978
6.3
6.7
5.5
3.8
6.6
4.2
4.5
67,707
67,947
72,224
43,444
40,239
46,789
50,879
6.3
6.7
5.5
3.8
6.6
4.2
4.5
23.85
20.93
11.1
3.7
954
837
11.1
3.7
49,600
43,539
11.1
3.7
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Life scientists .................................................
Physical scientists ..........................................
Chemists and materials scientists ..............
Chemists ................................................
29.93
33.30
30.28
30.33
30.63
10.1
16.5
9.8
13.8
14.0
1,205
1,382
1,211
1,213
1,225
10.4
18.6
9.8
13.8
14.0
62,665
71,865
62,976
63,081
63,708
10.4
18.6
9.8
13.8
14.0
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S12-2
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Life, physical, and social science occupations
–Continued
Market and survey researchers ......................
Market research analysts ...........................
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$38.86
38.86
10.5%
10.5
$1,554
1,554
10.5%
10.5
$80,828
80,828
10.5%
10.5
18.86
18.56
6.4
8.1
747
722
6.7
10.2
38,863
37,551
6.7
10.2
14.23
20.11
5.8
18.9
527
805
11.1
18.9
27,418
41,841
11.1
18.9
Community and social services occupations
Counselors .....................................................
Educational, vocational, and school
counselors ............................................
Social workers ...............................................
Mental health and substance abuse social
workers ................................................
Miscellaneous community and social service
specialists .................................................
Social and human service assistants ..........
14.30
3.0
573
3.1
29,771
3.1
15.67
14.38
7.8
10.7
627
575
7.8
10.7
32,589
29,915
7.8
10.7
Legal occupations ............................................
Lawyers .........................................................
Paralegals and legal assistants .......................
35.09
52.13
24.00
9.0
12.0
13.9
1,405
2,080
963
9.5
12.0
15.4
73,041
108,176
50,082
9.5
12.0
15.4
Education, training, and library occupations
Postsecondary teachers ..................................
Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary ....
Arts, communications, and humanities
teachers, postsecondary .......................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ......
Primary, secondary, and special education
school teachers .........................................
Elementary and middle school teachers ....
29.58
42.79
48.90
44.68
7.1
7.7
7.1
7.8
1,163
1,660
1,937
1,578
6.8
4.9
7.3
6.5
48,968
65,988
78,688
60,753
6.8
4.9
7.3
6.5
43.04
42.42
4.6
18.7
1,703
1,656
4.5
16.4
64,030
74,928
4.5
16.4
24.91
24.89
6.6
8.7
996
995
6.6
8.7
39,572
38,033
6.6
8.7
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and
media occupations .....................................
Designers .......................................................
Graphic designers ......................................
News analysts, reporters and correspondents
Reporters and correspondents ....................
Writers and editors ........................................
Editors ........................................................
22.96
21.14
16.80
31.11
28.57
19.67
20.71
9.4
18.6
8.2
11.3
11.5
10.4
10.5
890
840
671
1,193
1,090
787
828
8.0
18.7
8.2
13.5
13.7
10.4
10.5
46,265
43,673
34,881
62,032
56,689
40,920
43,080
8.0
18.7
8.2
13.5
13.7
10.4
10.5
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................................
Pharmacists ....................................................
Physicians and surgeons ................................
30.70
55.03
115.20
8.7
2.4
18.0
1,202
2,226
4,769
8.7
3.6
18.6
62,528
115,730
247,986
8.7
3.6
18.6
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S12-3
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations –Continued
Registered nurses ...........................................
Therapists ......................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technologists ........................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technicians ...........................................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ..
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner
support technicians ..................................
Pharmacy technicians ................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational
nurses .......................................................
Medical records and health information
technicians ...............................................
Healthcare support occupations .....................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Home health aides .....................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ....
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..............................................
Dental assistants ........................................
Medical assistants ......................................
Pharmacy aides ..........................................
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, institution and cafeteria .................
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$28.81
30.94
5.4%
7.9
$1,109
1,233
5.6%
7.9
$57,690
64,121
5.6%
7.9
21.35
14.9
853
14.9
44,367
14.9
22.54
16.8
900
16.7
46,822
16.7
18.24
13.8
730
13.8
37,939
13.8
26.25
25.11
8.7
10.7
1,021
975
8.5
9.9
53,071
50,706
8.5
9.9
13.44
12.68
8.8
7.6
532
505
8.7
7.4
27,685
26,259
8.7
7.4
18.37
1.8
722
2.0
37,545
2.0
15.98
4.8
624
4.6
32,457
4.6
13.05
11.32
11.41
11.27
3.8
2.9
4.6
4.2
499
439
448
434
4.2
2.9
4.6
4.4
25,971
22,809
23,298
22,589
4.2
2.9
4.6
4.4
15.11
15.96
13.52
13.05
6.2
10.6
10.1
15.7
570
584
532
514
7.5
13.6
11.2
14.2
29,661
30,349
27,688
26,710
7.5
13.6
11.2
14.2
11.41
4.9
457
4.9
23,740
4.9
11.09
11.05
5.4
5.5
444
442
5.4
5.5
23,070
22,985
5.4
5.5
9.35
4.8
359
5.9
18,572
5.9
13.73
6.7
570
8.4
29,629
8.4
13.15
10.59
10.81
8.0
2.9
5.8
540
410
417
9.4
3.1
8.0
28,103
21,263
21,159
9.4
3.1
8.0
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S12-4
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Mean
Relative
error4
$411
340
187
242
155
342
3.0%
3.8
13.7
25.3
9.0
6.9
$21,375
17,452
9,712
12,591
8,074
17,359
3.0%
3.8
13.7
25.3
9.0
6.9
6.2
2.7
342
348
7.0
3.0
17,371
18,108
7.0
3.0
12.13
4.4
481
4.4
24,624
4.4
14.35
8.1
574
8.1
28,923
8.1
14.37
11.83
9.4
6.1
575
465
9.4
6.2
29,885
24,188
9.4
6.2
12.73
10.11
12.08
11.85
8.3
5.0
6.4
6.7
504
392
499
494
8.4
5.3
7.2
8.6
26,218
20,392
23,620
22,733
8.4
5.3
7.2
8.6
Personal care and service occupations ..........
Gaming services workers ..............................
Gaming dealers ..........................................
Barbers and cosmetologists ...........................
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and
cosmetologists .....................................
Child care workers .........................................
Personal and home care aides ........................
Recreation and fitness workers ......................
Recreation workers ....................................
12.19
7.43
6.34
12.11
5.5
8.1
3.3
9.6
468
295
251
447
5.9
8.4
4.2
6.1
24,309
15,342
13,071
23,258
5.9
8.4
4.2
6.1
12.11
10.77
10.03
14.39
14.39
9.6
8.2
7.6
10.3
10.3
447
431
384
574
574
6.1
8.2
10.0
10.3
10.3
23,258
22,402
19,987
29,841
29,841
6.1
8.2
10.0
10.3
10.3
Sales and related occupations .........................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail
sales workers .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
non-retail sales workers .......................
19.42
7.2
778
7.3
40,409
7.3
19.38
7.2
788
6.8
40,987
6.8
17.39
4.3
708
4.0
36,837
4.0
28.36
23.5
1,147
23.8
59,620
23.8
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ..........................
First-line supervisors/managers, building and
grounds cleaning and maintenance
workers ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
housekeeping and janitorial workers ...
Building cleaning workers .............................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners .........................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .............
Grounds maintenance workers ......................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
Relative
error4
$10.76
8.92
5.19
6.67
4.34
8.92
2.8%
5.1
10.1
19.0
7.3
6.1
8.94
8.83
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Food preparation and serving related
occupations –Continued
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 ................
Dishwashers ...................................................
Mean
Weekly earnings5
Mean
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S12-5
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Sales and related occupations –Continued
Retail sales workers .......................................
Cashiers, all workers .................................
Cashiers .................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts
salespersons .........................................
Counter and rental clerks .......................
Parts salespersons ..................................
Retail salespersons .....................................
Insurance sales agents ....................................
Securities, commodities, and financial
services sales agents ................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ..........................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing, technical and scientific
products ...............................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing, except technical and
scientific products ................................
Telemarketers ................................................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .......
Office and administrative support
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...............
Switchboard operators, including answering
service ......................................................
Financial clerks ..............................................
Bill and account collectors ........................
Billing and posting clerks and machine
operators ..............................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing
clerks ....................................................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks .................
Procurement clerks ....................................
Tellers ........................................................
Brokerage clerks ............................................
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks ........
Customer service representatives ..................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .......
Loan interviewers and clerks .........................
New accounts clerks ......................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$13.12
10.02
10.08
6.3%
2.3
2.4
16.11
12.79
17.21
14.46
29.77
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$519
393
396
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
6.9%
3.0
3.1
$26,967
20,381
20,503
6.9%
3.0
3.1
6.5
11.7
5.6
11.3
21.2
643
506
688
574
1,180
6.7
12.3
5.6
12.6
21.3
33,420
26,336
35,800
29,873
61,370
6.7
12.3
5.6
12.6
21.3
–
–
3,094
28.4
160,914
28.4
28.17
9.5
1,171
9.5
60,909
9.5
32.79
23.9
1,328
24.2
69,045
24.2
26.64
10.13
15.14
13.0
12.8
14.6
1,118
401
603
13.4
12.3
14.4
58,124
20,850
31,336
13.4
12.3
14.4
15.56
1.2
618
1.2
32,081
1.2
22.19
4.6
892
4.9
46,374
4.9
11.44
14.10
13.93
7.6
2.4
5.5
458
558
557
7.6
2.3
5.5
23,799
29,014
28,976
7.6
2.3
5.5
14.22
5.4
566
5.5
29,455
5.5
14.41
17.51
17.30
11.38
16.22
13.74
15.02
12.80
15.26
12.96
4.3
4.1
11.5
2.8
4.0
7.9
5.5
3.9
3.0
7.7
568
700
692
447
649
549
598
512
606
515
4.2
4.1
11.5
2.8
4.0
7.9
5.2
3.8
3.0
8.2
29,537
36,419
35,989
23,233
33,727
28,571
30,935
26,603
31,522
26,763
4.2
4.1
11.5
2.8
4.0
7.9
5.2
3.8
3.0
8.2
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S12-6
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Order clerks ...................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll
and timekeeping .......................................
Receptionists and information clerks ............
Dispatchers ....................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and
ambulance ............................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...........
Stock clerks and order fillers .........................
Secretaries and administrative assistants .......
Executive secretaries and administrative
assistants ..............................................
Legal secretaries ........................................
Medical secretaries ....................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and
executive ..............................................
Data entry and information processing
workers ....................................................
Data entry keyers .......................................
Word processors and typists ......................
Insurance claims and policy processing
clerks ........................................................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators,
except postal service ................................
Office clerks, general .....................................
Construction and extraction occupations ......
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ....................................................
Carpenters ......................................................
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and
terrazzo workers ......................................
Cement masons and concrete finishers ......
Construction laborers .....................................
Construction equipment operators .................
Operating engineers and other
construction equipment operators ........
Electricians ....................................................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..............................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$15.29
4.7%
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$610
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
4.8%
$31,732
4.8%
15.67
12.83
16.58
7.8
4.6
6.4
627
505
668
7.8
4.7
6.5
32,585
26,277
34,711
7.8
4.7
6.5
16.58
21.26
12.95
14.18
17.86
6.4
6.4
4.5
5.0
2.0
668
850
513
562
708
6.5
6.4
4.1
5.1
2.0
34,711
44,214
26,690
29,215
36,773
6.5
6.4
4.1
5.1
2.0
19.07
17.56
15.67
5.3
9.8
2.0
761
705
611
5.1
10.1
3.2
39,547
36,659
31,748
5.1
10.1
3.2
17.19
3.9
676
4.2
34,957
4.2
13.27
13.55
12.67
6.2
3.4
21.2
528
540
500
5.8
3.5
20.3
27,432
28,090
26,008
5.8
3.5
20.3
16.77
5.5
660
5.1
34,308
5.1
13.67
14.59
11.2
2.3
543
579
11.4
2.2
28,248
30,045
11.4
2.2
21.80
4.8
865
4.8
43,384
4.8
26.40
22.47
10.9
9.3
1,046
899
10.3
9.3
53,807
46,738
10.3
9.3
20.79
20.79
21.30
29.06
12.3
12.3
11.5
6.7
831
831
852
1,163
12.3
12.3
11.5
6.7
40,806
40,806
41,294
58,036
12.3
12.3
11.5
6.7
29.06
19.08
6.7
13.3
1,163
763
6.7
13.3
58,036
39,677
6.7
13.3
26.28
13.9
988
16.4
51,355
16.4
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S12-7
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Construction and extraction occupations
–Continued
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......
Sheet metal workers ......................................
Helpers, construction trades ..........................
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 ...................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers ...........
Automotive body and related 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 .....................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics and installers ..........................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and
maintenance workers ...............................
Industrial machinery mechanics ................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ..
Maintenance workers, machinery ..............
Line installers and repairers ...........................
Electrical power-line installers and
repairers ...............................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and
repair workers ..........................................
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and
repair workers ......................................
Production occupations ...................................
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$28.64
27.76
15.95
16.0%
7.9
7.1
$1,137
1,088
638
16.0%
8.5
7.1
$59,144
56,572
30,368
16.0%
8.5
7.1
20.65
3.5
830
3.6
43,145
3.6
27.35
5.8
1,148
8.1
59,707
8.1
26.38
8.5
1,055
8.5
54,874
8.5
26.38
8.5
1,055
8.5
54,874
8.5
21.48
19.39
20.83
20.5
4.0
2.5
859
779
833
20.5
3.9
2.5
44,674
40,492
43,322
20.5
3.9
2.5
19.39
4.5
779
4.5
40,533
4.5
19.49
8.0
783
8.1
40,720
8.1
20.63
6.1
825
6.1
42,905
6.1
21.02
8.4
841
8.4
43,729
8.4
22.12
17.7
885
17.7
46,002
17.7
20.77
22.40
19.70
16.51
21.70
4.1
3.0
8.8
8.7
18.9
831
895
788
660
868
4.1
3.0
8.8
8.7
18.9
43,189
46,562
40,959
34,337
45,126
4.1
3.0
8.8
8.7
18.9
30.82
4.6
1,233
4.6
64,108
4.6
16.91
9.6
676
9.6
35,166
9.6
16.94
14.4
678
14.4
35,233
14.4
16.37
2.3
653
2.3
33,943
2.3
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S12-8
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Production occupations –Continued
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating workers ...........
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical
assemblers ................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment
assemblers ............................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .....
Bakers ............................................................
Butchers and meat cutters ..........................
Miscellaneous food processing workers ........
Food batchmakers ......................................
Computer control programmers and
operators ..................................................
Computer-controlled machine tool
operators, metal and plastic .................
Forming machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........................
Extruding and drawing machine setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic ...................................................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........................
Cutting, punching, and press machine
setters, operators, and tenders, metal
and plastic ............................................
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing
machine tool setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ....................
Machinists ......................................................
Molders and molding machine setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
Molding, coremaking, and casting
machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ....................
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........................
Tool and die makers ......................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ......
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ....
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine
setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic
workers ....................................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$24.20
7.6%
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$974
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
7.6%
$50,660
7.6%
16.06
9.1
642
9.1
33,395
9.1
16.57
14.68
14.48
18.54
15.24
15.90
9.9
8.3
14.9
5.6
9.4
8.3
663
586
573
715
610
636
9.9
8.4
15.2
7.0
9.4
8.3
34,475
30,465
29,793
37,187
31,704
33,078
9.9
8.4
15.2
7.0
9.4
8.3
19.20
11.5
767
11.4
39,880
11.4
18.70
12.3
747
12.3
38,833
12.3
15.48
10.6
619
10.6
32,194
10.6
14.29
10.6
572
10.6
29,722
10.6
16.24
4.5
646
4.4
33,595
4.4
14.98
7.2
593
7.0
30,846
7.0
16.75
24.07
8.3
9.6
670
963
8.3
9.6
34,832
50,072
8.3
9.6
13.95
4.7
557
4.7
28,965
4.7
13.95
4.7
557
4.7
28,965
4.7
19.86
25.27
17.95
17.67
11.2
6.1
3.5
4.8
795
1,011
718
707
11.2
6.1
3.5
4.8
41,318
52,567
37,332
36,744
11.2
6.1
3.5
4.8
18.63
5.1
745
5.1
38,756
5.1
15.79
5.0
632
5.0
32,851
5.0
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S12-9
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Production occupations –Continued
Printers ...........................................................
Printing machine operators ........................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ................
Sewing machine operators .............................
Woodworking machine setters, operators,
and tenders ...............................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators,
and tenders, except sawing ..................
Chemical processing machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..............................
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and
blending workers .....................................
Cutting workers .............................................
Cutting and slicing machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..........................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and
weighers ...................................................
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory
technicians ...............................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and
tenders ......................................................
Painting workers ............................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine
setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Miscellaneous production workers ................
Helpers--production workers .....................
Transportation and material moving
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers,
laborers, and material movers, hand ........
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ..........
Driver/sales workers ..................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .....
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ....
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine
operators ..................................................
Excavating and loading machine and
dragline operators ................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ............
Laborers and material movers, hand .............
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ..........
Mean
Relative
error4
$18.05
18.16
11.19
10.89
7.3%
8.3
8.7
3.5
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$709
712
430
436
7.0%
7.9
12.1
3.5
$36,859
37,000
22,380
22,649
7.0%
7.9
12.1
3.5
Mean
15.09
2.7
604
2.7
31,395
2.7
14.83
2.4
593
2.4
30,845
2.4
18.59
7.9
741
7.8
38,536
7.8
15.99
14.67
8.4
7.7
633
582
8.0
8.2
32,911
30,276
8.0
8.2
14.47
8.9
574
9.5
29,840
9.5
17.38
3.9
691
3.9
35,907
3.9
15.50
14.9
614
15.4
31,916
15.4
15.19
18.58
18.3
6.1
607
743
18.3
6.1
31,589
38,655
18.3
6.1
17.99
14.05
12.53
6.4
5.4
9.1
720
562
501
6.4
5.4
9.1
37,422
29,209
26,066
6.4
5.4
9.1
17.33
5.4
701
6.0
36,232
6.0
19.72
17.48
14.07
18.06
16.81
9.8
3.3
7.2
3.4
11.6
795
749
590
793
670
10.0
3.9
8.9
4.4
11.6
41,344
38,862
30,674
41,125
34,866
10.0
3.9
8.9
4.4
11.6
23.16
15.7
856
21.1
40,772
21.1
19.87
15.01
12.14
13.00
11.1
4.0
7.6
11.4
695
600
477
520
9.9
4.0
8.6
11.4
31,426
31,198
24,786
27,041
9.9
4.0
8.6
11.4
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S12-10
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Transportation and material moving
occupations –Continued
Laborers and freight, stock, and material
movers, hand ........................................
Machine feeders and offbearers .................
Packers and packagers, hand .....................
Mean
Relative
error4
$11.81
15.48
12.02
10.6%
3.9
8.5
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 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
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, and 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.
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$461
589
480
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
11.9%
7.3
8.4
$23,932
30,616
24,942
11.9%
7.3
8.4
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 chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
5 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
6 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S12-11
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
All workers ...........................................................
$24.75
5.8%
Management occupations ...............................
General and operations managers ..................
Education administrators ...............................
Education administrators, elementary and
secondary school .................................
40.24
32.46
38.71
9.0
7.8
12.6
1,614
1,298
1,532
9.0
7.8
12.2
81,373
66,569
74,419
9.0
7.8
12.2
46.56
6.2
1,830
5.6
88,351
5.6
27.85
8.7
1,112
8.6
57,707
8.6
25.41
7.6
1,016
7.6
52,851
7.6
25.41
7.6
1,016
7.6
52,851
7.6
30.89
23.76
26.5
12.2
1,236
951
26.5
12.2
64,262
49,427
26.5
12.2
26.49
23.36
34.24
9.2
3.6
6.7
1,068
934
1,370
8.4
3.6
6.7
54,870
48,580
70,660
8.4
3.6
6.7
23.11
14.5
911
14.8
43,135
14.8
Architecture and engineering occupations ....
Engineers .......................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......
Civil engineering technicians ....................
28.27
35.79
23.13
21.24
10.4
8.9
14.3
8.1
1,105
1,459
925
850
7.5
6.9
14.3
8.1
57,460
75,869
48,120
44,176
7.5
6.9
14.3
8.1
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Psychologists .................................................
Clinical, counseling, and school
psychologists .......................................
24.15
31.56
13.2
11.8
965
1,263
13.2
11.8
44,098
50,975
13.2
11.8
31.56
11.8
1,263
11.8
50,975
11.8
Community and social services occupations
Counselors .....................................................
Educational, vocational, and school
counselors ............................................
Rehabilitation counselors ..........................
Social workers ...............................................
Child, family, and school social workers ..
Miscellaneous community and social service
specialists .................................................
22.11
24.85
4.8
5.2
882
990
4.8
5.1
42,768
46,651
4.8
5.1
30.91
22.07
22.54
24.65
12.6
9.4
11.2
11.9
1,226
883
896
977
12.3
9.4
10.8
11.4
52,342
45,903
41,590
42,511
12.3
9.4
10.8
11.4
19.70
7.0
788
7.0
40,642
7.0
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and
investigators .............................................
Claims adjusters, examiners, and
investigators .........................................
Compliance officers, except agriculture,
construction, health and safety, and
transportation ...........................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .................................................
Computer support specialists .........................
Computer systems analysts ............................
Network and computer systems
administrators ..........................................
Mean
$979
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
6.0%
$45,511
6.0%
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S13-1
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Community and social services occupations
–Continued
Probation officers and correctional
treatment specialists .............................
Social and human service assistants ..........
Mean
Relative
error4
$20.80
17.45
8.5%
8.8
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$832
698
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
8.5%
8.8
$43,257
36,292
8.5%
8.8
Legal occupations ............................................
Lawyers .........................................................
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial
workers ....................................................
37.60
31.95
19.4
11.2
1,482
1,241
20.4
13.2
77,058
64,547
20.4
13.2
56.45
10.5
2,258
10.5
117,417
10.5
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 .....
Vocational education teachers,
secondary school .............................
Special education teachers .........................
Special education teachers, preschool,
kindergarten, and elementary school
Special education teachers, middle
school ...............................................
Other teachers and instructors .......................
Librarians .......................................................
Instructional coordinators ..............................
Teacher assistants ..........................................
33.48
61.49
11.2
22.0
1,281
2,445
11.2
22.4
49,141
98,097
11.2
22.4
33.58
34.48
2.2
4.3
1,291
1,327
1.8
4.5
48,325
48,198
1.8
4.5
35.41
33.20
2.8
2.4
1,360
1,274
3.3
2.2
48,732
47,616
3.3
2.2
32.73
2.8
1,262
2.5
47,174
2.5
34.88
33.63
2.7
2.2
1,318
1,302
3.3
1.5
49,148
48,994
3.3
1.5
33.95
2.0
1,314
1.5
49,373
1.5
27.58
35.94
5.2
4.2
1,084
1,355
4.6
3.3
41,503
51,444
4.6
3.3
33.59
9.2
1,261
7.3
46,817
7.3
40.13
25.43
26.99
30.77
12.04
1.3
4.7
15.1
17.3
2.7
1,512
985
1,045
1,231
422
.9
4.5
14.9
17.3
4.3
57,455
38,583
46,636
58,796
15,737
.9
4.5
14.9
17.3
4.3
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and
media occupations .....................................
22.48
3.7
899
3.7
46,756
3.7
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................................
Registered nurses ...........................................
27.44
28.32
4.4
3.6
1,088
1,107
4.4
3.3
53,277
54,404
4.4
3.3
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S13-2
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations –Continued
Therapists ......................................................
Speech-language pathologists ...................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ..
Emergency medical technicians and
paramedics ...............................................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner
support technicians ..................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational
nurses .......................................................
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$37.38
36.37
5.7%
5.0
$1,437
1,390
5.0%
4.0
$53,671
49,792
5.0%
4.0
25.58
25.58
6.5
6.5
1,022
1,022
6.4
6.4
53,124
53,124
6.4
6.4
16.41
13.3
682
14.3
35,473
14.3
17.16
4.6
671
5.2
34,906
5.2
18.06
2.5
722
2.5
37,564
2.5
Healthcare support occupations .....................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ....
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..............................................
13.34
11.79
11.86
4.0
5.6
7.2
528
463
464
4.0
5.3
6.9
27,367
24,097
24,144
4.0
5.3
6.9
13.98
5.4
558
5.4
28,749
5.4
Protective service occupations ........................
First-line supervisors/managers, law
enforcement workers ...............................
First-line supervisors/managers of police
and detectives ......................................
Fire fighters ...................................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ......
Correctional officers and jailers ................
Police officers ................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ............
Security guards and gaming surveillance
officers .....................................................
Security guards ..........................................
21.46
4.0
896
3.9
46,376
3.9
39.68
3.7
1,587
3.7
82,527
3.7
40.49
19.02
16.99
16.98
25.22
25.22
2.5
7.2
2.8
2.8
3.3
3.3
1,619
970
680
680
1,009
1,009
2.5
8.0
2.8
2.8
3.2
3.2
84,209
50,463
35,347
35,340
52,484
52,484
2.5
8.0
2.8
2.8
3.2
3.2
17.04
17.04
10.4
10.4
681
681
10.4
10.4
33,878
33,878
10.4
10.4
12.16
9.1
451
8.7
19,257
8.7
17.68
14.6
674
17.7
29,441
17.7
20.60
10.82
10.82
15.8
5.5
5.5
824
392
392
15.8
2.4
2.4
39,024
15,261
15,261
15.8
2.4
2.4
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, institution and cafeteria .................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S13-3
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ..........................
Building cleaning workers .............................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners .........................
Grounds maintenance workers ......................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
Mean
Relative
error4
$14.33
13.72
4.3%
4.8
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$571
547
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
4.5%
5.0
$28,505
28,187
4.5%
5.0
13.93
17.99
18.62
4.2
9.2
8.5
555
719
745
4.4
9.2
8.5
28,612
29,454
30,869
4.4
9.2
8.5
Personal care and service occupations ..........
17.16
16.1
684
18.2
30,856
18.2
Sales and related occupations .........................
Retail sales workers .......................................
19.67
15.89
24.4
17.3
780
628
25.0
17.9
34,800
28,258
25.0
17.9
16.74
4.6
666
4.7
33,686
4.7
19.01
17.33
7.4
7.3
760
692
7.4
7.4
39,542
35,821
7.4
7.4
17.87
14.51
6.4
6.1
714
580
6.5
6.1
36,905
30,156
6.5
6.1
18.80
16.08
16.07
16.96
11.6
9.0
9.4
3.7
752
643
643
673
11.6
9.0
9.4
4.0
39,096
33,454
33,418
33,137
11.6
9.0
9.4
4.0
18.11
3.1
724
3.1
37,469
3.1
16.03
16.57
6.6
6.1
633
661
7.1
6.3
30,198
33,935
7.1
6.3
17.03
7.8
681
7.8
35,327
7.8
19.71
14.90
15.07
11.7
12.5
7.8
788
596
603
11.7
12.5
7.8
40,995
30,997
31,349
11.7
12.5
7.8
15.28
16.19
6.0
4.2
611
648
6.0
4.2
31,784
33,458
6.0
4.2
20.74
8.5
830
8.5
43,147
8.5
Office and administrative support
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...............
Financial clerks ..............................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing
clerks ....................................................
Court, municipal, and license clerks ..............
Eligibility interviewers, government
programs ..................................................
Dispatchers ....................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ....
Secretaries and administrative assistants .......
Executive secretaries and administrative
assistants ..............................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and
executive ..............................................
Office clerks, general .....................................
Construction and extraction occupations ......
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ....................................................
Construction laborers .....................................
Construction equipment operators .................
Operating engineers and other
construction equipment operators ........
Highway maintenance workers .....................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S13-4
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations –Continued
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine
specialists .................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and
maintenance workers ...............................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ..
Line installers and repairers ...........................
Electrical power-line installers and
repairers ...............................................
Production occupations ...................................
Power plant operators, distributors, and
dispatchers ...............................................
Power plant operators ................................
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and
system operators ......................................
Transportation and material moving
occupations .................................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$18.55
8.4%
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$742
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
8.4%
$38,584
8.4%
17.15
16.79
24.46
4.1
3.8
17.1
686
672
978
4.1
3.8
17.1
35,668
34,922
50,868
4.1
3.8
17.1
24.46
17.1
978
17.1
50,868
17.1
22.31
13.8
893
13.8
46,412
13.8
25.65
25.82
12.7
13.5
1,026
1,033
12.7
13.5
53,362
53,698
12.7
13.5
19.82
11.2
793
11.2
41,232
11.2
19.24
10.7
723
14.9
34,616
14.9
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 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
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, and 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.
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 chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
5 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
6 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S13-5
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by
occupation for full-time workers
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
All workers ...........................................................
$18.74
2.9%
Management occupations ...............................
General and operations managers ..................
Marketing and sales managers .......................
Sales managers ..........................................
Financial managers ........................................
Industrial production managers .....................
Construction managers ..................................
33.26
35.60
47.44
45.06
33.86
32.06
27.51
4.8
8.8
8.1
5.8
7.9
14.6
10.4
1,384
1,610
1,981
1,900
1,365
1,282
1,124
5.5
11.2
9.7
9.3
8.9
14.6
13.2
71,947
83,696
103,000
98,808
70,984
66,687
58,466
5.5
11.2
9.7
9.3
8.9
14.6
13.2
27.91
23.94
29.13
7.1
18.4
16.2
1,129
946
1,227
7.6
18.4
22.2
57,379
49,206
63,816
7.6
18.4
22.2
28.28
27.37
32.51
31.47
31.87
15.1
10.9
29.2
15.7
16.4
1,213
1,119
1,292
1,255
1,271
17.8
11.8
29.7
15.8
16.5
63,054
58,187
67,185
65,267
66,097
17.8
11.8
29.7
15.8
16.5
33.55
27.12
8.9
8.4
1,362
1,082
10.0
8.3
70,823
56,246
10.0
8.3
31.69
8.8
1,332
8.0
69,242
8.0
Architecture and engineering occupations ....
Engineers .......................................................
Civil engineers ...........................................
Drafters ..........................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......
24.45
29.38
25.17
19.69
23.16
8.7
15.7
22.3
8.2
9.3
987
1,189
1,028
768
926
8.3
13.8
17.4
6.6
9.3
50,945
61,841
53,440
39,913
48,171
8.3
13.8
17.4
6.6
9.3
Life, physical, and social science occupations
25.71
16.0
1,049
17.4
54,563
17.4
Community and social services occupations
Counselors .....................................................
Miscellaneous community and social service
specialists .................................................
17.13
18.96
6.0
16.3
676
727
7.5
20.1
35,135
37,821
7.5
20.1
15.69
8.9
628
8.9
32,635
8.9
Legal occupations ............................................
Lawyers .........................................................
Paralegals and legal assistants .......................
31.71
48.04
19.95
10.0
14.2
8.1
1,244
1,905
773
9.0
14.3
6.6
64,665
99,036
40,185
9.0
14.3
6.6
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................................
Buyers and purchasing agents .......................
Cost estimators ..............................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ..................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................
Financial analysts and advisors .....................
Loan counselors and officers .........................
Loan officers ..............................................
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .................................................
Computer support specialists .........................
Network and computer systems
administrators ..........................................
Mean
$743
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
2.9%
$38,311
2.9%
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S15-1
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by
occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Education, training, and library occupations
Primary, secondary, and special education
school teachers .........................................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and
media occupations .....................................
Designers .......................................................
Graphic designers ......................................
Writers and editors ........................................
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................................
Registered nurses ...........................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational
nurses .......................................................
Mean
Relative
error3
$19.33
14.2%
Weekly earnings4
Mean
$760
Annual earnings5
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
14.3%
$33,665
14.3%
24.16
13.5
966
13.5
38,737
13.5
18.81
14.80
14.76
19.30
9.7
6.6
10.9
15.5
710
585
589
772
7.9
6.6
11.0
15.5
36,904
30,400
30,611
40,142
7.9
6.6
11.0
15.5
32.07
25.49
16.9
6.7
1,258
985
17.0
6.7
65,421
51,233
17.0
6.7
16.60
3.1
644
3.3
33,469
3.3
Healthcare support occupations .....................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Home health aides .....................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ....
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..............................................
Dental assistants ........................................
Medical assistants ......................................
13.43
10.25
10.30
10.23
6.5
4.6
6.2
6.1
504
392
401
388
7.2
4.6
6.0
5.3
26,229
20,403
20,855
20,171
7.2
4.6
6.0
5.3
15.57
15.96
14.96
7.6
10.6
4.7
580
584
598
9.3
13.6
4.7
30,140
30,349
31,108
9.3
13.6
4.7
Protective service occupations ........................
9.09
9.7
364
9.7
18,915
9.7
9.16
6.5
349
8.1
18,123
8.1
13.08
8.6
544
10.6
28,277
10.6
12.92
10.04
10.41
8.97
5.05
7.25
4.14
8.95
10.1
3.3
2.5
3.2
12.9
20.4
8.9
6.7
533
386
393
335
179
261
146
343
11.8
3.4
2.5
3.9
17.3
29.8
11.1
7.6
27,706
20,073
20,445
17,421
9,283
13,554
7,587
17,698
11.8
3.4
2.5
3.9
17.3
29.8
11.1
7.6
8.95
6.7
343
7.6
17,698
7.6
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 ................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S15-2
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by
occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ..........................
Building cleaning workers .............................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners .........................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .............
Grounds maintenance workers ......................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
Mean
Relative
error3
$11.02
10.44
5.0%
9.7
Weekly earnings4
Mean
$434
401
Annual earnings5
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
5.4%
10.1
$21,722
20,842
5.4%
10.1
11.55
9.64
11.81
11.40
11.8
7.2
7.9
7.2
452
365
491
482
12.6
6.6
8.8
10.5
23,490
18,983
22,815
21,404
12.6
6.6
8.8
10.5
Personal care and service occupations ..........
10.91
3.6
415
3.3
21,564
3.3
Sales and related occupations .........................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail
sales workers .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
non-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 .....................................
Securities, commodities, and financial
services sales agents ................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ..........................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing, except technical and
scientific products ................................
20.25
9.7
814
9.6
42,303
9.6
19.84
12.3
819
11.6
42,595
11.6
16.84
7.0
700
6.3
36,376
6.3
27.78
13.71
9.73
9.73
28.4
7.8
2.6
2.6
1,128
544
379
379
28.7
8.4
3.5
3.5
58,637
28,263
19,688
19,688
28.7
8.4
3.5
3.5
16.00
12.40
17.15
15.52
7.3
10.6
6.0
14.7
638
491
686
622
7.4
10.9
6.0
16.2
33,186
25,518
35,674
32,352
7.4
10.9
6.0
16.2
98.10
28.1
4,041
24.5
210,157
24.5
25.37
11.7
1,051
11.5
54,637
11.5
24.60
14.4
1,024
14.0
53,244
14.0
15.21
1.8
602
1.8
31,234
1.8
19.99
13.61
5.8
3.6
794
538
5.9
3.6
41,276
27,951
5.9
3.6
11.67
4.8
462
5.1
24,004
5.1
14.15
5.4
558
5.5
29,037
5.5
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 ....................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S15-3
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by
occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Tellers ........................................................
Customer service representatives ..................
Loan interviewers and clerks .........................
New accounts clerks ......................................
Order clerks ...................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ............
Dispatchers ....................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and
ambulance ............................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...........
Stock clerks and order fillers .........................
Secretaries and administrative assistants .......
Executive secretaries and administrative
assistants ..............................................
Legal secretaries ........................................
Medical secretaries ....................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and
executive ..............................................
Insurance claims and policy processing
clerks ........................................................
Office clerks, general .....................................
Construction and extraction occupations ......
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ....................................................
Carpenters ......................................................
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and
terrazzo workers ......................................
Cement masons and concrete finishers ......
Construction laborers .....................................
Construction equipment operators .................
Operating engineers and other
construction equipment operators ........
Electricians ....................................................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..............................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......
Helpers, construction trades ..........................
Mean
Relative
error3
$11.53
16.67
15.08
12.99
15.31
12.56
15.95
3.5%
5.8
5.1
8.3
5.0
4.4
6.0
Weekly earnings4
Mean
$451
662
597
516
610
492
642
Annual earnings5
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
3.4%
5.5
5.1
8.8
5.1
4.7
6.2
$23,456
33,842
31,024
26,815
31,740
25,563
33,401
3.4%
5.5
5.1
8.8
5.1
4.7
6.2
15.95
20.14
13.86
13.94
16.74
6.0
8.2
4.8
8.4
4.3
642
806
543
558
654
6.2
8.2
4.9
8.4
4.5
33,401
41,898
28,262
29,000
33,904
6.2
8.2
4.9
8.4
4.5
19.09
15.68
14.73
7.6
5.9
2.1
756
623
548
7.4
5.3
3.8
39,321
32,372
28,479
7.4
5.3
3.8
16.42
8.3
635
8.7
32,591
8.7
16.74
14.17
8.9
2.1
666
562
9.3
2.1
34,609
29,084
9.3
2.1
20.80
4.6
824
4.7
41,092
4.7
26.08
21.05
11.2
10.3
1,033
842
10.7
10.3
53,102
43,790
10.7
10.3
20.26
20.26
22.48
29.06
12.3
12.3
12.4
6.7
811
811
899
1,163
12.3
12.3
12.4
6.7
39,619
39,619
42,633
58,036
12.3
12.3
12.4
6.7
29.06
17.20
6.7
5.9
1,163
688
6.7
5.9
58,036
35,776
6.7
5.9
21.34
22.21
15.53
10.2
11.1
7.1
784
878
621
15.0
10.6
7.1
40,745
45,655
29,274
15.0
10.6
7.1
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S15-4
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by
occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and repairers .........
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic
equipment mechanics, installers, and
repairers ...................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers ...........
Automotive body and related 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 .....................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics and installers ..........................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and
maintenance workers ...............................
Industrial machinery mechanics ................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ..
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and
repair workers ..........................................
Production occupations ...................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating workers ...........
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish
processing workers ..................................
Forming machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........................
Cutting, punching, and press machine
setters, operators, and tenders, metal
and plastic ............................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ......
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ....
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine
setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
$20.00
3.6%
$805
25.18
7.7
1,069
10.4
55,581
10.4
20.21
19.41
21.18
24.9
4.4
2.0
808
779
847
24.9
4.3
2.0
42,030
40,531
44,044
24.9
4.3
2.0
19.34
5.3
778
5.3
40,465
5.3
19.85
9.2
794
9.2
41,278
9.2
20.43
6.4
817
6.4
42,493
6.4
20.94
8.8
837
8.8
43,549
8.8
21.28
21.1
851
21.1
44,268
21.1
18.00
19.35
17.96
6.7
7.5
11.5
720
774
718
6.7
7.5
11.5
37,432
40,249
37,354
6.7
7.5
11.5
17.16
10.3
687
10.3
35,699
10.3
15.67
5.5
623
5.4
32,417
5.4
22.11
14.8
889
14.9
46,224
14.9
15.43
12.1
596
10.8
31,008
10.8
13.41
17.1
536
17.1
27,895
17.1
16.63
8.7
658
8.6
34,202
8.6
14.44
16.57
15.69
13.5
7.1
7.8
565
663
628
12.9
7.1
7.8
29,396
34,475
32,636
12.9
7.1
7.8
17.97
6.7
719
6.7
37,373
6.7
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
3.7%
$41,838
3.7%
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S15-5
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by
occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Production occupations –Continued
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and
weighers ...................................................
Miscellaneous production workers ................
Transportation and material moving
occupations .................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ..........
Driver/sales workers ..................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .....
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ....
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine
operators ..................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ............
Laborers and material movers, hand .............
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ..........
Laborers and freight, stock, and material
movers, hand ........................................
Mean
Relative
error3
$17.37
14.45
9.6%
8.4
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
$681
578
11.0%
8.4
$35,413
30,058
11.0%
8.4
Mean
15.92
15.87
14.02
16.99
13.71
8.3
3.8
7.5
4.8
7.0
635
655
589
708
546
9.1
4.3
9.2
5.5
7.0
32,674
33,942
30,609
36,615
28,410
9.1
4.3
9.2
5.5
7.0
22.50
13.87
11.35
11.33
16.3
3.6
11.7
9.3
826
554
439
453
22.6
3.7
12.7
9.3
39,120
28,805
22,804
23,572
22.6
3.7
12.7
9.3
10.79
12.9
415
13.9
21,578
13.9
1 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
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, and 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.
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 chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
4 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S15-6
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
by occupation for full-time workers
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
All workers ...........................................................
$22.33
2.7%
Management occupations ...............................
General and operations managers ..................
Marketing and sales managers .......................
Marketing managers ..................................
Sales managers ..........................................
Administrative services managers .................
Computer and information systems
managers ..................................................
Financial managers ........................................
Human resources managers ...........................
Industrial production managers .....................
Transportation, storage, and distribution
managers ..................................................
Education administrators ...............................
Education administrators, postsecondary ..
Engineering managers ...................................
Medical and health services managers ..........
46.29
42.94
49.03
44.61
56.58
32.86
5.2
18.8
11.2
12.9
12.9
21.0
1,857
1,713
1,995
1,781
2,380
1,314
5.5
18.8
11.6
12.9
13.3
21.0
96,552
89,056
103,756
92,627
123,750
68,343
5.5
18.8
11.6
12.9
13.3
21.0
50.80
43.36
41.88
80.10
5.6
5.3
17.0
25.4
2,047
1,728
1,679
3,215
5.7
5.3
17.2
25.2
106,430
89,856
87,298
167,180
5.7
5.3
17.2
25.2
46.83
37.96
37.96
57.66
43.86
17.2
11.1
11.1
4.4
12.8
1,873
1,516
1,516
2,306
1,754
17.2
11.2
11.2
4.4
12.8
97,398
78,835
78,835
119,935
91,220
17.2
11.2
11.2
4.4
12.8
28.82
27.72
2.9
8.2
1,152
1,119
2.9
9.5
59,898
58,183
2.9
9.5
26.75
8.4
1,082
10.5
56,283
10.5
23.51
6.4
919
6.7
47,791
6.7
23.51
6.4
919
6.7
47,791
6.7
26.00
7.4
1,037
7.3
53,936
7.3
25.96
7.3
1,036
7.0
53,827
7.0
24.89
12.2
1,009
14.7
52,380
14.7
26.07
26.52
37.63
27.62
27.86
28.70
9.2
11.6
8.8
5.2
7.8
7.0
1,039
1,047
1,504
1,110
1,114
1,148
9.2
10.4
8.8
4.7
7.8
7.0
54,010
54,443
78,211
57,733
57,950
59,700
9.2
10.4
8.8
4.7
7.8
7.0
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................................
Buyers and purchasing agents .......................
Purchasing agents, except wholesale,
retail, and farm products ......................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and
investigators .............................................
Claims adjusters, examiners, and
investigators .........................................
Compliance officers, except agriculture,
construction, health and safety, and
transportation ...........................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ..................................
Employment, recruitment, and placement
specialists .............................................
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis
specialists .............................................
Training and development specialists .......
Management analysts ....................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................
Financial analysts and advisors .....................
Financial analysts ......................................
Mean
$891
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
2.6%
$46,176
2.6%
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S16-1
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
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 ............................
Network and computer systems
administrators ..........................................
Actuaries ........................................................
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
$33.74
29.62
38.41
38.48
3.8%
7.5
11.2
10.2
$1,345
1,181
1,536
1,539
3.5%
7.6
11.2
10.2
$69,958
61,390
79,897
80,034
3.5%
7.6
11.2
10.2
38.35
22.71
37.32
13.4
9.2
3.4
1,534
914
1,482
13.4
9.3
3.3
79,763
47,529
77,056
13.4
9.3
3.3
33.13
36.34
5.2
9.5
1,305
1,452
4.2
9.2
67,873
75,498
4.2
9.2
Architecture and engineering occupations ....
Engineers .......................................................
Civil engineers ...........................................
Electrical and electronics engineers ..........
Electrical engineers ...............................
Industrial engineers, including health and
safety ....................................................
Industrial engineers ...............................
Mechanical engineers ................................
Drafters ..........................................................
Mechanical drafters ...................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......
Electrical and electronic engineering
technicians ...........................................
Mechanical engineering technicians ..........
34.24
38.58
30.39
39.68
38.44
2.9
2.2
15.4
4.5
3.8
1,375
1,552
1,216
1,600
1,563
2.9
2.2
15.4
4.7
4.7
71,514
80,725
63,209
83,177
81,267
2.9
2.2
15.4
4.7
4.7
31.58
31.66
35.83
22.63
22.33
25.63
7.1
7.4
6.3
4.7
4.5
4.2
1,302
1,307
1,433
905
893
1,025
6.6
7.0
6.3
4.7
4.5
4.2
67,692
67,942
74,520
47,081
46,452
53,317
6.6
7.0
6.3
4.7
4.5
4.2
25.17
20.93
9.7
3.7
1,007
837
9.7
3.7
52,357
43,539
9.7
3.7
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Life scientists .................................................
Physical scientists ..........................................
Chemists and materials scientists ..............
Market and survey researchers ......................
Market research analysts ...........................
31.95
29.65
31.25
31.83
43.73
43.73
10.5
17.4
12.3
18.5
12.3
12.3
1,278
1,186
1,250
1,273
1,749
1,749
10.5
17.4
12.3
18.5
12.3
12.3
66,472
61,664
64,998
66,205
90,949
90,949
10.5
17.4
12.3
18.5
12.3
12.3
Community and social services occupations
Counselors .....................................................
Social workers ...............................................
Miscellaneous community and social service
specialists .................................................
Social and human service assistants ..........
19.89
18.30
20.74
9.9
10.0
21.9
791
719
829
10.0
11.4
21.9
41,125
37,377
43,129
10.0
11.4
21.9
15.62
15.62
9.3
9.3
625
625
9.3
9.3
32,481
32,481
9.3
9.3
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S16-2
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
Legal occupations ............................................
Lawyers .........................................................
$43.29
64.51
6.0%
5.6
$1,826
2,628
5.0%
5.9
$94,961
136,651
5.0%
5.9
Education, training, and library occupations
Postsecondary teachers ..................................
Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary ....
Arts, communications, and humanities
teachers, postsecondary .......................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ......
34.64
44.22
48.90
44.68
9.5
7.6
7.1
7.8
1,362
1,712
1,937
1,578
9.0
5.9
7.3
6.5
55,979
66,912
78,688
60,753
9.0
5.9
7.3
6.5
43.04
49.46
4.6
20.6
1,703
1,916
4.5
19.0
64,030
83,203
4.5
19.0
27.71
28.22
20.23
35.03
32.31
20.55
20.17
8.4
18.0
4.5
6.2
7.4
4.8
5.7
1,108
1,129
809
1,401
1,292
822
807
8.4
18.0
4.5
6.2
7.4
4.8
5.7
57,620
58,703
42,071
72,854
67,201
42,743
41,960
8.4
18.0
4.5
6.2
7.4
4.8
5.7
30.07
53.55
100.50
29.75
30.94
9.7
2.3
21.9
6.5
7.9
1,177
2,220
4,197
1,144
1,233
9.9
3.2
23.9
6.7
7.9
61,198
115,452
218,228
59,500
64,121
9.9
3.2
23.9
6.7
7.9
19.39
7.3
775
7.3
40,290
7.3
19.92
10.6
795
10.5
41,362
10.5
18.24
13.8
730
13.8
37,939
13.8
26.09
25.11
9.1
10.7
1,013
975
8.8
9.9
52,677
50,706
8.8
9.9
14.27
13.24
9.1
6.0
562
525
8.8
5.3
29,222
27,291
8.8
5.3
19.33
1.9
765
1.8
39,794
1.8
16.44
5.9
643
5.5
33,448
5.5
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and
media occupations .....................................
Designers .......................................................
Graphic designers ......................................
News analysts, reporters and correspondents
Reporters and correspondents ....................
Writers and editors ........................................
Editors ........................................................
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................................
Pharmacists ....................................................
Physicians and surgeons ................................
Registered nurses ...........................................
Therapists ......................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technologists ........................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technicians ...........................................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ..
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner
support technicians ..................................
Pharmacy technicians ................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational
nurses .......................................................
Medical records and health information
technicians ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S16-3
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
Healthcare support occupations .....................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Home health aides .....................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ....
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..............................................
Medical assistants ......................................
$12.57
12.02
12.32
11.90
4.4%
3.4
5.5
4.6
13.60
12.31
7.4
15.1
538
479
7.9
16.7
27,968
24,911
7.9
16.7
Protective service occupations ........................
Security guards and gaming surveillance
officers .....................................................
Security guards ..........................................
12.63
3.8
505
3.8
26,267
3.8
12.19
12.16
2.9
2.9
488
486
2.9
2.9
25,356
25,291
2.9
2.9
9.96
5.7
393
5.4
20,057
5.4
16.53
8.1
683
11.8
35,492
11.8
14.29
12.78
13.77
12.21
5.62
5.04
3.5
2.5
7.1
1.9
14.5
18.2
576
511
551
488
214
192
1.4
2.5
7.1
1.9
13.6
17.2
29,963
26,087
26,469
25,401
11,118
9,972
1.4
2.5
7.1
1.9
13.6
17.2
12.89
7.9
514
7.9
26,710
7.9
15.84
11.6
634
11.6
32,948
11.6
15.84
12.51
11.6
8.5
634
498
11.6
8.6
32,948
25,895
11.6
8.6
13.04
10.70
10.3
5.7
518
428
10.3
5.7
26,960
22,258
10.3
5.7
Personal care and service occupations ..........
Gaming services workers ..............................
Gaming dealers ..........................................
Personal and home care aides ........................
13.34
7.43
6.34
11.26
7.8
8.1
3.3
2.9
516
295
251
450
8.2
8.4
4.2
2.9
26,811
15,342
13,071
23,411
8.2
8.4
4.2
2.9
Sales and related occupations .........................
17.82
8.4
709
8.3
36,825
8.3
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, institution and cafeteria .................
Cooks, restaurant .......................................
Food service, tipped .......................................
Waiters and waitresses ..............................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ..........................
First-line supervisors/managers, building and
grounds cleaning and maintenance
workers ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
housekeeping and janitorial workers ...
Building cleaning workers .............................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners .........................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .............
Mean
$493
470
487
463
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
4.5%
3.6
5.7
5.0
$25,633
24,432
25,308
24,086
4.5%
3.6
5.7
5.0
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S16-4
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Sales and related occupations –Continued
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail
sales workers .......................................
Retail sales workers .......................................
Cashiers, all workers .................................
Cashiers .................................................
Retail salespersons .....................................
Insurance sales agents ....................................
Securities, commodities, and financial
services sales agents ................................
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 ...............
Switchboard operators, including answering
service ......................................................
Financial clerks ..............................................
Bill and account collectors ........................
Billing and posting clerks and machine
operators ..............................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing
clerks ....................................................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks .................
Tellers ........................................................
Customer service representatives ..................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .......
Order clerks ...................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ............
Production, planning, and expediting clerks
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...........
Stock clerks and order fillers .........................
Mean
Relative
error3
$18.73
7.2%
Weekly earnings4
Mean
$747
Annual earnings5
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
7.0%
$38,821
7.0%
17.98
11.94
10.49
10.72
12.69
23.61
4.9
5.0
3.3
2.5
6.7
8.7
717
471
419
427
497
939
4.7
5.1
3.4
2.6
6.8
9.4
37,309
24,400
21,569
22,011
25,840
48,819
4.7
5.1
3.4
2.6
6.8
9.4
25.35
11.8
1,008
11.4
52,394
11.4
39.60
5.3
1,674
8.8
87,057
8.8
43.92
20.6
1,757
20.6
91,346
20.6
37.03
21.03
19.1
5.0
1,620
831
27.7
5.7
84,266
43,216
27.7
5.7
15.87
1.7
632
1.7
32,838
1.7
24.88
6.5
1,016
6.8
52,807
6.8
11.44
14.86
14.90
7.6
3.3
5.4
458
589
596
7.6
3.2
5.4
23,799
30,650
30,993
7.6
3.2
5.4
15.77
5.1
631
5.1
32,801
5.1
14.87
17.45
10.83
14.19
13.07
15.25
13.60
22.35
12.60
14.32
4.8
6.2
1.6
6.1
5.2
8.5
7.8
8.0
6.3
7.2
585
698
431
566
522
610
544
894
502
564
4.4
6.2
2.4
6.0
5.1
8.5
7.8
8.0
5.6
7.4
30,416
36,299
22,422
29,456
27,164
31,717
28,284
46,485
26,085
29,337
4.4
6.2
2.4
6.0
5.1
8.5
7.8
8.0
5.6
7.4
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S16-5
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Secretaries and administrative assistants .......
Executive secretaries and administrative
assistants ..............................................
Medical secretaries ....................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and
executive ..............................................
Data entry and information processing
workers ....................................................
Data entry keyers .......................................
Insurance claims and policy processing
clerks ........................................................
Office clerks, general .....................................
Construction and extraction occupations ......
Carpenters ......................................................
Electricians ....................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and repairers .........
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic
equipment mechanics, installers, and
repairers ...................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers ...........
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine
specialists .................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and
maintenance workers ...............................
Industrial machinery mechanics ................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ..
Line installers and repairers ...........................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and
repair workers ..........................................
Production occupations ...................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating workers ...........
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical
assemblers ................................................
Mean
Relative
error3
$18.68
3.5%
Weekly earnings4
Mean
$749
Annual earnings5
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
3.6%
$38,949
3.6%
19.06
16.17
7.1
2.7
762
646
7.1
2.7
39,635
33,589
7.1
2.7
17.86
4.7
714
4.7
37,106
4.7
13.97
13.32
5.2
5.1
554
531
4.8
5.2
28,804
27,586
4.8
5.2
16.79
15.06
7.2
4.2
658
599
6.5
4.1
34,192
31,139
6.5
4.1
27.75
32.61
27.17
11.1
5.7
10.9
1,110
1,304
1,087
11.1
5.7
10.9
57,712
67,833
56,519
11.1
5.7
10.9
22.34
6.8
894
6.8
46,510
6.8
37.08
4.2
1,483
4.2
77,123
4.2
24.79
19.26
21.3
16.7
992
770
21.3
16.7
51,573
40,052
21.3
16.7
17.71
7.5
728
8.6
37,854
8.6
22.30
23.88
20.65
25.27
4.3
2.9
8.9
19.3
891
954
825
1,011
4.3
2.9
8.9
19.3
46,350
49,630
42,914
52,568
4.3
2.9
8.9
19.3
16.46
25.1
658
25.1
34,227
25.1
16.73
4.0
668
4.0
34,723
4.0
25.41
9.8
1,024
9.8
53,241
9.8
17.05
8.5
682
8.5
35,466
8.5
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S16-6
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Production occupations –Continued
Electrical and electronic equipment
assemblers ............................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .....
Miscellaneous food processing workers ........
Food batchmakers ......................................
Computer control programmers and
operators ..................................................
Computer-controlled machine tool
operators, metal and plastic .................
Forming machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........................
Cutting, punching, and press machine
setters, operators, and tenders, metal
and plastic ............................................
Machinists ......................................................
Molders and molding machine setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
Molding, coremaking, and casting
machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ....................
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........................
Tool and die makers ......................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ......
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ....
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine
setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic
workers ....................................................
Printers ...........................................................
Printing machine operators ........................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ................
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and
blending workers .....................................
Cutting workers .............................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and
weighers ...................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and
tenders ......................................................
Painting workers ............................................
Mean
Relative
error3
$17.96
15.04
15.29
16.05
8.7%
10.9
10.5
8.8
21.77
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
$719
600
612
642
8.7%
11.0
10.5
8.8
$37,364
31,206
31,807
33,381
8.7%
11.0
10.5
8.8
8.0
868
8.1
45,124
8.1
21.77
8.0
868
8.1
45,124
8.1
16.79
8.7
671
8.7
34,917
8.7
15.89
4.1
635
4.1
33,029
4.1
15.39
24.89
4.8
10.4
615
996
4.8
10.4
31,963
51,781
4.8
10.4
14.39
6.0
576
6.0
29,933
6.0
14.39
6.0
576
6.0
29,933
6.0
20.14
26.33
18.94
18.79
15.4
6.8
5.4
6.7
806
1,053
758
752
15.4
6.8
5.4
6.7
41,895
54,775
39,397
39,081
15.4
6.8
5.4
6.7
19.47
6.1
779
6.1
40,499
6.1
15.55
20.24
20.98
11.36
5.2
4.0
5.0
9.3
622
787
810
435
5.2
3.2
3.8
13.2
32,344
40,902
42,103
22,623
5.2
3.2
3.8
13.2
18.42
15.13
5.9
6.2
724
605
4.6
6.2
37,658
31,480
4.6
6.2
17.38
5.3
695
5.3
36,150
5.3
17.24
18.22
11.5
5.0
690
729
11.5
5.0
35,858
37,905
11.5
5.0
Mean
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S16-7
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 17
Union and nonunion workers: Relative standard errors1 of mean hourly
earnings2 by ownership and major occupational group
Union
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 .............
Construction and
extraction .............
Installation,
maintenance, and
repair ....................
Production,
transportation, and
material moving .......
Production ..................
Transportation and
material moving ...
Nonunion
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
State and
local
government
workers
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
State and
local
government
workers
1.8%
2.8%
2.1%
1.9%
2.0%
10.8%
3.3
5.2
3.9
3.6
3.3
9.7
5.0
9.9
3.7
3.3
2.8
14.3
3.5
4.1
3.4
14.2
4.8
6.5
6.6
14.2
4.0
5.8
3.2
–
4.5
1.8
2.4
5.6
5.1
1.4
2.7
5.7
8.4
7.0
5.5
26.0
2.4
5.5
3.2
1.4
1.5
3.9
3.3
3.2
4.3
3.3
3.2
10.8
5.0
5.6
5.2
3.1
3.9
3.4
3.3
3.3
6.1
4.1
3.7
15.0
4.7
5.5
4.9
5.6
4.4
11.4
3.7
3.0
3.8
3.0
14.6
18.3
7.2
7.7
4.0
5.8
5.9
2.4
1 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 chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
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, and 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.
3 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S17-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Industry sector1: Relative standard errors2 of mean hourly
earnings3 for private industry workers by major occupational group
RSE Table 19
Goods producing
Occupational group4
Construction
Manufacturing
Service providing
Trade,
transportation,
and utilities
Information
Financial
activities
Professional and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
7.9%
Relative error5
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 ....................................
–
3.4%
–
3.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.0%
–
5.5%
–
6.7%
3.9%
10.5
–
2.9
–
8.1
6.4
19.3
4.9
2.9
10.0
6.4
24.8
3.3
14.9
9.6
7.2
2.3
3.6
2.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.7
7.7
13.7
11.0
23.9
2.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.8
8.6
2.5
2.5
12.8
2.4
11.4
27.1
3.0
4.2
4.5
6.2
15.0
28.7
5.6
12.1
–
10.2
–
7.3
4.8
–
10.6
–
10.1
–
6.0
–
9.0
3.7
–
10.6
–
10.1
–
6.0
–
–
2.5
2.8
4.2
14.9
–
–
17.1
–
–
–
5.2
5.9
6.4
7.7
13.2
–
–
3.7
4.3
–
–
–
6.7
6.2
8.3
1 Industry sectors are classified according to the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
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 chapter 8 of the
BLS Handbook of Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
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, and 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.
4 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure, which defines more than 800
unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
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 chapter 8 of the
BLS Handbook of Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S19-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Industry sector1: Relative standard errors2 of mean hourly
earnings3 for private industry workers by major occupational group
RSE Table 19
Goods producing
Occupational group4
Construction
Manufacturing
Service providing
Trade,
transportation,
and utilities
Information
Financial
activities
Professional and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
7.9%
Relative error5
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 ....................................
–
3.4%
–
3.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.0%
–
5.5%
–
6.7%
3.9%
10.5
–
2.9
–
8.1
6.4
19.3
4.9
2.9
10.0
6.4
24.8
3.3
14.9
9.6
7.2
2.3
3.6
2.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.7
7.7
13.7
11.0
23.9
2.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.8
8.6
2.5
2.5
12.8
2.4
11.4
27.1
3.0
4.2
4.5
6.2
15.0
28.7
5.6
12.1
–
10.2
–
7.3
4.8
–
10.6
–
10.1
–
6.0
–
9.0
3.7
–
10.6
–
10.1
–
6.0
–
–
2.5
2.8
4.2
14.9
–
–
17.1
–
–
–
5.2
5.9
6.4
7.7
13.2
–
–
3.7
4.3
–
–
–
6.7
6.2
8.3
1 Industry sectors are classified according to the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
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 chapter 8 of the
BLS Handbook of Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
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, and 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.
4 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure, which defines more than 800
unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
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 chapter 8 of the
BLS Handbook of Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S19-1
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 20
Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by
work levels1
Hourly earnings3
Occupation and work level2
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
All workers ...........................................................
Level 1 ..........................................
Level 2 ..........................................
Level 3 ..........................................
Level 4 ..........................................
Level 5 ..........................................
Level 6 ..........................................
Level 7 ..........................................
Level 8 ..........................................
Level 9 ..........................................
Level 10 .........................................
Level 11 .........................................
Level 12 .........................................
Not able to be leveled ....................
$22.76
10.19
11.13
11.91
14.03
17.11
20.36
25.01
26.55
29.26
43.96
43.35
64.59
27.37
5.0%
8.0
12.4
2.5
4.4
7.5
2.8
2.4
3.6
4.8
6.8
4.5
15.5
11.4
$899
405
442
470
558
673
810
985
1,045
1,133
1,758
1,760
2,687
1,086
5.2%
8.1
12.8
2.7
4.3
7.8
2.8
2.0
3.8
5.4
6.8
5.4
18.9
11.7
$46,752
21,075
23,009
24,455
29,006
35,001
42,095
51,195
54,354
58,892
91,436
91,528
139,704
56,468
5.2%
8.1
12.8
2.7
4.3
7.8
2.8
2.0
3.8
5.4
6.8
5.4
18.9
11.7
Management occupations ...............................
Medical and health services managers ..........
Not able to be leveled ....................
50.48
54.36
48.15
28.1
29.8
23.5
2,019
2,174
1,926
28.1
29.8
23.5
105,006
113,060
100,147
28.1
29.8
23.5
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .................................................
28.20
12.5
1,154
9.5
59,983
9.5
Community and social services occupations
24.39
6.5
985
5.2
51,228
5.2
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 ....................................................
Physicians and surgeons ................................
Registered nurses ...........................................
Level 7 ..........................................
Level 8 ..........................................
Level 9 ..........................................
Not able to be leveled ....................
Therapists ......................................................
27.49
14.43
18.57
21.26
25.42
25.81
28.57
43.86
47.58
32.24
54.13
57.98
28.27
25.24
25.82
28.45
27.52
27.91
2.5
8.6
2.7
4.6
1.9
3.1
5.3
7.3
4.0
7.9
1.7
28.4
3.8
1.5
3.7
5.7
7.2
5.2
1,074
570
727
841
980
1,013
1,100
1,754
1,958
1,260
2,268
2,386
1,089
964
1,009
1,092
1,054
1,110
2.5
8.3
3.6
4.7
2.2
3.2
5.8
7.3
5.6
8.1
3.2
30.0
4.1
1.5
4.0
6.2
9.0
4.9
55,853
29,648
37,800
43,714
50,935
52,690
57,179
91,219
101,829
65,533
117,940
124,097
56,648
50,132
52,448
56,794
54,783
57,738
2.5
8.3
3.6
4.7
2.2
3.2
5.8
7.3
5.6
8.1
3.2
30.0
4.1
1.5
4.0
6.2
9.0
4.9
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S20-1
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 20
Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by
work levels1 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation and work level2
Mean
Relative
error4
$929
4.7%
$48,318
4.7%
2.9
1,031
2.9
53,615
2.9
19.71
8.9
788
8.9
40,990
8.9
25.39
24.86
8.2
8.2
998
975
7.9
7.8
51,916
50,719
7.9
7.8
15.05
14.44
13.31
17.24
9.9
12.5
6.6
4.1
591
565
528
676
9.4
11.5
6.0
3.8
30,744
29,402
27,438
35,169
9.4
11.5
6.0
3.8
19.10
16.83
18.67
21.16
3.4
5.4
2.8
8.2
754
672
740
824
3.5
5.5
2.6
9.6
39,220
34,931
38,491
42,859
3.5
5.5
2.6
9.6
19.59
7.2
745
11.2
38,725
11.2
13.24
10.68
11.62
15.17
12.67
10.62
11.81
12.30
10.24
11.87
4.9
6.2
2.1
5.4
5.3
7.1
3.5
5.0
7.8
3.7
519
419
453
598
493
416
458
477
399
458
5.2
6.9
3.5
5.2
5.7
7.8
4.4
5.3
8.5
4.7
26,983
21,783
23,553
31,111
25,658
21,606
23,792
24,798
20,738
23,841
5.2
6.9
3.5
5.2
5.7
7.8
4.4
5.3
8.5
4.7
12.82
8.4
506
9.3
26,287
9.3
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .................................................
9.16
9.6
363
7.6
18,852
7.6
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ..........................
Level 1 ..........................................
11.83
9.29
6.0
3.0
472
368
6.0
2.8
24,530
19,140
6.0
2.8
Healthcare support occupations .....................
Level 2 ..........................................
Level 3 ..........................................
Level 4 ..........................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Level 2 ..........................................
Level 3 ..........................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ....
Level 2 ..........................................
Level 3 ..........................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..............................................
Relative
error4
$23.26
4.8%
25.83
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations –Continued
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technologists ........................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technicians ...........................................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ..
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner
support technicians ..................................
Level 4 ..........................................
Pharmacy technicians ................................
Surgical technologists ................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational
nurses .......................................................
Level 4 ..........................................
Level 5 ..........................................
Level 6 ..........................................
Medical records and health information
technicians ...............................................
Mean
Weekly earnings5
Mean
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S20-2
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 20
Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by
work levels1 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation and work level2
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations –Continued
Level 3 ..........................................
Building cleaning workers .............................
Level 1 ..........................................
Level 3 ..........................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners .........................
Level 3 ..........................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .............
Office and administrative support
occupations .................................................
Level 2 ..........................................
Level 3 ..........................................
Level 4 ..........................................
Level 5 ..........................................
Level 6 ..........................................
Not able to be leveled ....................
Financial clerks ..............................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine
operators ..............................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .......
Secretaries and administrative assistants .......
Level 4 ..........................................
Executive secretaries and administrative
assistants ..............................................
Medical secretaries ....................................
Level 4 ..........................................
Office clerks, general .....................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .................................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$11.56
10.79
9.29
11.56
4.8%
3.2
3.0
4.8
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$462
430
368
462
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
4.8%
3.2
2.8
4.8
$24,050
22,373
19,140
24,050
4.8%
3.2
2.8
4.8
10.92
12.41
10.64
4.2
4.6
3.9
434
497
426
4.4
4.6
3.9
22,564
25,818
22,137
4.4
4.6
3.9
15.61
13.94
12.51
13.55
19.49
18.26
16.30
14.88
3.1
12.0
8.5
5.2
2.1
2.9
2.3
3.6
624
558
500
542
780
730
652
595
3.1
12.0
8.5
5.2
2.1
2.9
2.3
3.6
32,455
28,994
25,979
28,186
40,543
37,975
33,896
30,953
3.1
12.0
8.5
5.2
2.1
2.9
2.3
3.6
14.61
12.75
17.14
14.28
2.3
4.3
6.0
2.7
584
509
685
571
2.3
4.2
6.0
2.8
30,391
26,488
35,618
29,687
2.3
4.2
6.0
2.8
17.84
16.15
15.33
13.45
9.3
5.5
4.3
19.8
714
645
612
538
9.3
5.5
4.3
19.8
37,107
33,518
31,841
27,986
9.3
5.5
4.3
19.8
23.52
11.3
941
11.3
48,922
11.3
1 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. For more information, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook
of Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
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, and 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.
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 chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
5 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
6 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S20-3
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 21
Civilian supervisory workers: Relative standard errors of mean
weekly and annual earnings for selected management occupations
Weekly2
Annual4
Occupation1
Management occupations
Team leader ...........................................................................
First line .................................................................................
Second line ............................................................................
Chief executives
Second line ............................................................................
General and operations managers
First line .................................................................................
Second line ............................................................................
Marketing managers
Team leader ...........................................................................
Administrative services managers
First line .................................................................................
Computer and information systems managers
First line .................................................................................
Financial managers
First line .................................................................................
Industrial production managers
First line .................................................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
First line .................................................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary
First line .................................................................................
Engineering managers
First line .................................................................................
Medical and health services managers
First line .................................................................................
1 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
2 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
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 chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Mean
earnings
Relative
error3
Mean
earnings
Relative
error3
$1,517
1,502
1,935
8.0%
3.5
8.6
$77,833
77,832
100,607
8.0%
3.5
8.6
1,814
18.8
94,305
18.8
1,539
1,437
9.0
9.2
80,016
74,735
9.0
9.2
1,569
6.5
81,587
6.5
1,523
13.6
79,196
13.6
1,966
11.3
102,233
11.3
1,475
10.4
76,691
10.4
1,298
14.6
67,496
14.6
1,780
3.4
86,863
3.4
1,103
1.2
57,345
1.2
2,260
6.6
117,530
6.6
1,407
7.4
73,183
7.4
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
4 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
S21-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Appendix A: Technical note

Appendix table 1. Number of workers represented by the survey.

Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response.
This section provides basic information on survey procedures and concepts. For a more complete
description, see the BLS Handbook of Methods, Chapter 8, "National Compensation Measures," on the
Internet at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch8.pdf.
Survey scope
The NCS defines civilian workers as those who are employed in private industry or in State and local
government. Workers employed in the Federal Government, the military, agriculture, private
households and those who are self-employed are excluded from the scope of the survey. For purposes
of the 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 the survey, the establishment usually operates out of a single physical location. For State
and local governments, an establishment is defined as an agency or entity such as a school district,
hospital, or administrative body.
Sampling frame
The list of establishments from which the survey sample is selected (the sampling frame) is developed
from State unemployment insurance reports. The most recent month of reference available at the time
the sample is selected is used to develop sampling frames. Approximately one-fifth of the private
industry sample is reselected each year. The sampling frame for State and local government
establishments is revised every 10 years.
Data collection
Field economists collect the data by contacting each establishment in the survey through a variety of
methods, including personal visit, telephone, and secure email.
Industry classification
The NCS sample is classified by the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For
more detail on NAICS, see www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm.
Occupational selection and classification
The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system, as do all Federal statistical
agencies. See the entire list of SOC occupational categories at www.bls.gov/soc/soc_majo.htm. Note
that the NCS excludes major group 55 (55-0000), military-specific occupations.
Identification of the occupations for which wage data are to be collected is a multistep process:
1.
Selection of establishment jobs by the NCS Probability Selection of Occupations (PSO) technique.
Using this technique, the probability of selecting a given job is proportional to the number of
workers in the job in the establishment.
2.
Classification of jobs into occupations based on the 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
Union workers. The NCS defines a union worker as any employee in an 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;
and settlement terms, which must include earnings provisions and may include benefit provisions, are
embodied in a signed, mutually binding collective bargaining agreement. A nonunion worker is an
employee in an occupation not meeting the conditions for union coverage.
Supervisory occupations. Supervisors usually assign and review the work of subordinates. Typically,
supervisors have the authority to hire, transfer, lay off, promote, reward, and discipline other
employees. By NCS definitions, first-line supervisors direct their staff through face-to-face meetings and
are responsible for conducting the employees' performance appraisals. Second-line supervisors typically
direct the actions of their staffs through first-line supervisors.
Work levels. Work levels are a ranking of the duties and responsibilities within an occupation, and these
levels permit comparisons of wages across occupations. Work levels are determined by the total
number of points given for specific aspects, or factors, of the work. For a complete description of point
factor leveling, refer to the publication "National Compensation Survey: Guide for Evaluating Your
Firm's Jobs and Pay," online at www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbr0004.pdf. This bulletin includes earnings
estimates by work level. It also includes a table that simplifies the presentation of work levels by
combining them into four broad groups. The groups are determined by combinations of knowledge, job
controls and complexity, contacts, physical environment, and supervisory duties and are meant to be
comparable across different occupations.
Areas surveyed
The NCS program collects data in metropolitan and micropolitan areas defined by the U.S. Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) and a sample of counties located outside those defined areas. (For a
list of all areas included in the 2010 West North Central Census Division earnings estimates, see
Appendix C.)
Collection period
Survey data were collected over a 13-month period for the 87 larger areas; for the 140 smaller 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 data for the West North Central
Census Division were compiled from locality data collected between December 2009 and January 2011.
The average reference period is July 2010.
Earnings
Earnings are 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 are 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 are not considered straight-time earnings:

Uniform and tool allowances

Free or subsidized room and board

Payments made by third parties (for example, tips)

On-call pay
The following forms of payments are considered benefits and not 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)
Work schedules
To calculate earnings for various periods (hourly, weekly, and annual), the NCS collects data on work
schedules, including the hours worked per day and per week, and the number of weeks worked
annually. For hourly workers, scheduled hours worked per day and per week, exclusive of overtime, are
recorded. For salaried workers, field economists record the typical number of hours actually worked
because those exempt from overtime provisions often work beyond the assigned work schedule.
The number of weeks worked annually is determined as well. Because salaried workers who are exempt
from overtime provisions often work beyond the assigned work schedule, the typical number of hours
they actually worked is collected.
The earnings estimates for aircraft pilots, flight engineers, and flight attendants include flight pay and
flight hours only; these estimates may not reflect the total earnings and hours worked. For more
information on work schedules, see www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20080722ar01p1.htm.
Estimation, weighting, and nonresponse
The wage series in the tables are computed by combining the wages for each occupation sampled.
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: initial establishment nonresponse; initial
occupational nonresponse; special situations (for example, a sample unit is one of two establishments
owned by a given company and the company provides aggregate data for both locations instead of only
the sampled unit); and benchmarking (poststratification) to ensure the data reflect the most recent
industry-ownership employment counts in to private industry, State government, and local government
sectors.
Imputation. Participation in the NCS is voluntary, so a company official may refuse to participate in the
initial survey or may be unwilling or unable to update previously collected data for one or more
occupations during a subsequent contact. For those situations in which previous wage data cannot be
updated, information obtained from similar establishments and occupations is used to impute an
estimate for the missing data.
Employment counts. Occupational structures differ among establishments; therefore the number of
workers surveyed by the NCS, and the total number of workers represented by the survey that is given
in appendix table 1, are not intended to convey an accurate employment count; rather, they indicate
only the relative importance of the occupational groups studied in the survey.
Publication criteria. Not all calculated series meet the criteria for publication. Before any series is
published, it is reviewed to make sure it meets specified statistical reliability and confidentiality criteria.
This review prevents the publication of a series that could reveal information about a specific
establishment or a series that has a large sampling error.
Data reliability
The data in this report are estimates from a scientifically selected probability sample and thus are
subject to sampling error. The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error divided by the
estimate. For more information on data reliability see page 9 of the BLS Handbook of Methods, chapter
8, "National Compensation Measures," on the Internet at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch8.pdf. Appendix table 1
Number of workers1 represented by the survey
Civilian
workers
Occupational group2
Private
industry
workers
State and local
government
workers
All workers ...................................................................
9,184,700
7,744,600
1,440,100
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 ......................
2,540,300
681,100
1,859,200
2,060,800
2,355,000
862,000
1,493,000
785,600
391,500
366,800
1,443,100
741,400
701,600
1,771,600
580,100
1,191,500
1,745,200
2,165,300
854,400
1,311,000
675,200
333,700
319,200
1,387,300
723,100
664,200
768,600
101,000
667,700
315,600
189,600
7,600
182,000
110,400
57,800
47,600
55,800
18,300
37,500
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, for example, to
measure employment trends or levels.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding
structure, which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs
sampled by the survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
A1
December 2009 - January 2011
Appendix table 2
Survey establishment response
Establishments
Civilian
Private
industry
State and local
government
Total in sampling frame1 ...............................................
417,973
391,341
26,632
Total in sample ...............................................................
Responding ............................................................
Refused or unable to provide data .........................
Out of business or not in survey scope ..................
2,546
1,732
503
311
2,150
1,378
475
297
396
354
28
14
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 2007 North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS). For private industry, an establishment is usually a single
physical location. For State and local government, an establishment is
defined as all locations of a government entity.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
West North Central
A2
December 2009 - January 2011
Appendix B. Standard Occupational
Classification System
The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system is used by all Federal statistical agencies. Workers are classified into one of approximately 800 detailed occupations. To facilitate classification, occupations are combined to form
major groups, minor groups, and broad occupations. Each item in the hierarchy is designated by a six-digit code. Major group codes end with 0000, minor groups end with 000, and broad occupations end with 0. The following list is
used by the National Compensation Survey (NCS) for publication.
11-0000
11-1011
11-1021
11-1031
11-2011
11-2020
11-2021
11-2022
11-2031
11-3011
11-3021
11-3031
11-3040
11-3041
11-3042
11-3051
11-3061
11-3071
11-9010
11-9011
11-9012
11-9021
11-9030
11-9031
11-9032
11-9033
11-9041
11-9051
11-9061
11-9071
11-9081
11-9111
11-9121
11-9141
Management Occupations
Chief Executives
General and Operations Managers
Legislators
Advertising and Promotions Managers
Marketing and Sales Managers
Marketing Managers
Sales Managers
Public Relations Managers
Administrative Services Managers
Computer and Information Systems
Managers
Financial Managers
Human Resources Managers
Compensation and Benefits Managers
Training and Development Managers
Industrial Production Managers
Purchasing Managers
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution
Managers
Agricultural Managers
Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural
Managers
Farmers and Ranchers
Construction Managers
Education Administrators
Education Administrators, Preschool and
Child Care Center/Program
Education Administrators, Elementary and
Secondary School
Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Engineering Managers
Food Service Managers
Funeral Directors
Gaming Managers
Lodging Managers
Medical and Health Services Managers
11-9151
13-0000
13-1011
13-1020
13-1021
13-1022
13-1023
13-1030
13-1031
13-1032
13-1041
13-1051
13-1061
13-1070
13-1071
13-1072
13-1073
13-1081
13-1111
13-1121
13-2011
B-1
Natural Sciences Managers
Property, Real Estate, and Community
Association Managers
Social and Community Service Managers
Business and Financial Operations
Occupations
Agents and Business Managers of Artists,
Performers, and Athletes
Buyers and Purchasing Agents
Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm
Products
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm
Products
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale,
Retail, and Farm Products
Claims Adjusters, Appraisers, Examiners,
and Investigators
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and
Investigators
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture,
Construction, Health and Safety, and
Transportation
Cost Estimators
Emergency Management Specialists
Human Resources, Training, and Labor
Relations Specialists
Employment, Recruitment, and Placement
Specialists
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis
Specialists
Training and Development Specialists
Logisticians
Management Analysts
Meeting and Convention Planners
Accountants and Auditors
13-2021
13-2031
13-2041
13-2050
13-2051
13-2052
13-2053
13-2061
13-2070
13-2071
13-2072
13-2080
13-2081
13-2082
15-0000
15-1011
15-1021
15-1030
15-1031
15-1032
15-1041
15-1051
15-1061
15-1071
15-1081
15-2011
15-2021
15-2031
15-2041
15-2090
15-2091
17-0000
17-1010
17-1011
17-1012
17-1020
17-1021
17-1022
17-2000
17-2011
17-2021
17-2031
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
Budget Analysts
Credit Analysts
Financial Analysts and Advisors
Financial Analysts
Personal Financial Advisors
Insurance Underwriters
Financial Examiners
Loan Counselors and Officers
Loan Counselors
Loan Officers
Tax Examiners, Collectors, Preparers, and
Revenue Agents
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue
Agents
Tax Preparers
17-2041
17-2051
17-2061
17-2070
17-2071
17-2072
17-2081
17-2110
Computer and Mathematical Science
Occupations
Computer and Information Scientists,
Research
Computer Programmers
Computer Software Engineers
Computer Software Engineers, Applications
Computer Software Engineers, Systems
Software
Computer Support Specialists
Computer Systems Analysts
Database Administrators
Network and Computer Systems
Administrators
Network Systems and Data Communications
Analysts
Actuaries
Mathematicians
Operations Research Analysts
Statisticians
Miscellaneous Mathematical Science
Occupations
Mathematical Technicians
17-2161
17-2171
17-3010
17-3011
17-3012
17-3013
17-3020
17-3021
17-2111
17-2112
17-2121
17-2131
17-2141
17-2151
17-3022
17-3023
17-3024
17-3025
17-3026
17-3027
17-3031
19-0000
19-1000
19-1010
19-1011
19-1012
19-1013
19-1020
19-1021
19-1022
19-1023
19-1030
19-1031
19-1032
19-1040
19-1041
19-1042
19-2000
19-2010
Architecture and Engineering
Occupations
Architects, Except Naval
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Landscape Architects
Surveyors, Cartographers, and
Photogrammetrists
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Surveyors
Engineers
Aerospace Engineers
Agricultural Engineers
Biomedical Engineers
B-2
Chemical Engineers
Civil Engineers
Computer Hardware Engineers
Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Electrical Engineers
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Environmental Engineers
Industrial Engineers, Including Health and
Safety
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining
Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Industrial Engineers
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Materials Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including
Mining Safety Engineers
Nuclear Engineers
Petroleum Engineers
Drafters
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Electrical and Electronics Drafters
Mechanical Drafters
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters
Aerospace Engineering and Operations
Technicians
Civil Engineering Technicians
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Technicians
Electro-Mechanical Technicians
Environmental Engineering Technicians
Industrial Engineering Technicians
Mechanical Engineering Technicians
Surveying and Mapping Technicians
Life, Physical, and Social Science
Occupations
Life Scientists
Agricultural and Food Scientists
Animal Scientists
Food Scientists and Technologists
Soil and Plant Scientists
Biological Scientists
Biochemists and Biophysicists
Microbiologists
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Conservation Scientists and Foresters
Conservation Scientists
Foresters
Medical Scientists
Epidemiologists
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Physical Scientists
Astronomers and Physicists
19-2011
19-2012
19-2021
19-2030
19-2031
19-2032
19-2040
19-2041
19-2042
19-2043
19-3011
19-3020
19-3021
19-3022
19-3030
19-3031
19-3032
19-3041
19-3051
19-3090
19-3091
19-3092
19-3093
19-3094
19-4011
19-4021
19-4031
19-4041
19-4051
19-4061
19-4090
19-4091
19-4092
19-4093
21-0000
21-1010
21-1011
21-1012
21-1013
21-1014
21-1015
21-1020
21-1021
21-1022
Astronomers
Physicists
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Chemists and Materials Scientists
Chemists
Materials Scientists
Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists
Environmental Scientists and Specialists,
Including Health
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and
Geographers
Hydrologists
Economists
Market and Survey Researchers
Market Research Analysts
Survey Researchers
Psychologists
Clinical, Counseling, and School
Psychologists
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Sociologists
Urban and Regional Planners
Miscellaneous Social Scientists and Related
Workers
Anthropologists and Archeologists
Geographers
Historians
Political Scientists
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians
Biological Technicians
Chemical Technicians
Geological and Petroleum Technicians
Nuclear Technicians
Social Science Research Assistants
Miscellaneous Life, Physical, and Social
Science Technicians
Environmental Science and Protection
Technicians, Including Health
Forensic Science Technicians
Forest and Conservation Technicians
21-1023
Community and Social Services
Occupations
Counselors
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder
Counselors
Educational, Vocational, and School
Counselors
Marriage and Family Therapists
Mental Health Counselors
Rehabilitation Counselors
Social Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Medical and Public Health Social Workers
25-1042
25-1043
21-1090
21-1091
21-1092
21-1093
21-2011
21-2021
23-0000
23-1011
23-1020
23-1021
23-1022
23-1023
23-2011
23-2090
23-2091
23-2092
23-2093
25-0000
25-1000
25-1011
25-1020
25-1021
25-1022
25-1030
25-1031
25-1032
25-1040
25-1041
25-1050
25-1051
25-1052
25-1053
25-1054
25-1060
25-1061
B-3
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social
Workers
Miscellaneous Community and Social
Service Specialists
Health Educators
Probation Officers and Correctional
Treatment Specialists
Social and Human Service Assistants
Clergy
Directors, Religious Activities and Education
Legal Occupations
Lawyers
Judges, Magistrates, and Other Judicial
Workers
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators,
and Hearing Officers
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers
Court Reporters
Law Clerks
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Education, Training and Library
Occupations
Postsecondary Teachers
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Math and Computer Teachers,
Postsecondary
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Mathematical Science Teachers,
Postsecondary
Engineering and Architecture Teachers,
Postsecondary
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
Life Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Agricultural Sciences Teachers,
Postsecondary
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers,
Postsecondary
Physical Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space
Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Environmental Science Teachers,
Postsecondary
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers,
Postsecondary
25-1062
25-1063
25-1064
25-1065
25-1066
25-1067
25-1070
25-1071
25-1072
25-1080
25-1081
25-1082
25-1110
25-1111
25-1112
25-1113
25-1120
25-1121
25-1122
25-1123
25-1124
25-1125
25-1126
25-1190
25-1191
25-1192
25-1193
25-1194
25-2000
25-2010
25-2011
25-2012
25-2020
25-2021
25-2022
25-2023
25-2030
25-2031
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers,
Postsecondary
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
Health Teachers, Postsecondary
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Nursing Instructors and Teachers,
Postsecondary
Education and Library Science Teachers,
Postsecondary
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Law, Criminal Justice, and Social Work
Teachers, Postsecondary
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement
Teachers, Postsecondary
Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
Arts, Communications, and Humanities
Teachers, Postsecondary
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers,
Postsecondary
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
English Language and Literature Teachers,
Postsecondary
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers,
Postsecondary
History Teachers, Postsecondary
Philosophy and Religion Teachers,
Postsecondary
Miscellaneous Postsecondary Teachers
Graduate Teaching Assistants
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers,
Postsecondary
Vocational Education Teachers,
Postsecondary
Primary, Secondary, and Special Education
School Teachers
Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers
Preschool Teachers, Except Special
Education
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special
Education
Elementary and Middle School Teachers
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special
Education
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and
Vocational Education
Vocational Education Teachers, Middle
School
25-2032
25-2040
25-2041
25-2042
25-2043
25-3000
25-3011
25-3021
25-4010
25-4011
25-4012
25-4013
25-4021
25-4031
25-9011
25-9021
25-9031
25-9041
27-0000
27-1010
27-1011
27-1012
27-1013
27-1014
27-1020
27-1021
27-1022
27-1023
27-1024
27-1025
27-1026
27-1027
27-2010
27-2011
27-2012
27-2020
27-2021
27-2022
27-2023
27-2030
B-4
Secondary School Teachers
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special
and Vocational Education
Vocational Education Teachers, Secondary
School
Special Education Teachers
Special Education Teachers, Preschool,
Kindergarten, and Elementary School
Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Special Education Teachers, Secondary
School
Other Teachers and Instructors
Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and
GED Teachers and Instructors
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
Archivists, Curators, and Museum
Technicians
Archivists
Curators
Museum Technicians and Conservators
Librarians
Library Technicians
Audio-Visual Collections Specialists
Farm and Home Management Advisors
Instructional Coordinators
Teacher Assistants
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports,
and Media Occupations
Artists and Related Workers
Art Directors
Craft Artists
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors,
and Illustrators
Multi-Media Artists and Animators
Designers
Commercial and Industrial Designers
Fashion Designers
Floral Designers
Graphic Designers
Interior Designers
Merchandise Displayers and Window
Trimmers
Set and Exhibit Designers
Actors, Producers, and Directors
Actors
Producers and Directors
Athletes, Coaches, Umpires, and Related
Workers
Athletes and Sports Competitors
Coaches and Scouts
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports
Officials
Dancers and Choreographers
27-2031
27-2032
27-2040
27-2041
27-2042
27-3010
27-3011
27-3012
27-3020
27-3021
27-3022
27-3031
27-3040
27-3041
27-3042
27-3043
27-3090
27-3091
27-4010
27-4011
27-4012
27-4013
27-4014
27-4021
27-4030
27-4031
27-4032
29-0000
29-1011
29-1020
29-1021
29-1022
29-1023
29-1024
29-1031
29-1041
29-1051
29-1060
29-1061
29-1062
29-1063
29-1064
29-1065
29-1066
29-1067
29-1071
29-1081
29-1111
29-1120
29-1121
29-1122
29-1123
29-1124
29-1125
29-1126
29-1127
29-1131
29-2010
Dancers
Choreographers
Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers
Music Directors and Composers
Musicians and Singers
Announcers
Radio and Television Announcers
Public Address System and Other
Announcers
News Analysts, Reporters and
Correspondents
Broadcast News Analysts
Reporters and Correspondents
Public Relations Specialists
Writers and Editors
Editors
Technical Writers
Writers and Authors
Miscellaneous Media and Communication
Workers
Interpreters and Translators
Broadcast and Sound Engineering
Technicians and Radio Operators
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians
Broadcast Technicians
Radio Operators
Sound Engineering Technicians
Photographers
Television, Video, and Motion Picture
Camera Operators and Editors
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and
Motion Picture
Film and Video Editors
29-2011
29-2012
29-2021
29-2030
29-2031
29-2032
29-2033
29-2034
29-2041
29-2050
29-2051
29-2052
29-2053
29-2054
29-2055
29-2056
29-2061
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical
Occupations
Chiropractors
Dentists
Dentists, General
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Orthodontists
Prosthodontists
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Physicians and Surgeons
Anesthesiologists
Family and General Practitioners
Internists, General
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Pediatricians, General
Psychiatrists
Surgeons
Physician Assistants
29-2071
29-2081
29-2090
29-2091
29-9010
29-9011
29-9012
29-9090
29-9091
31-0000
31-1010
31-1011
B-5
Podiatrists
Registered Nurses
Therapists
Audiologists
Occupational Therapists
Physical Therapists
Radiation Therapists
Recreational Therapists
Respiratory Therapists
Speech-Language Pathologists
Veterinarians
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and
Technicians
Medical and Clinical Laboratory
Technologists
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Dental Hygienists
Diagnostic Related Technologists and
Technicians
Cardiovascular Technologists and
Technicians
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Emergency Medical Technicians and
Paramedics
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioner
Support Technicians
Dietetic Technicians
Pharmacy Technicians
Psychiatric Technicians
Respiratory Therapy Technicians
Surgical Technologists
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational
Nurses
Medical Records and Health Information
Technicians
Opticians, Dispensing
Miscellaneous Health Technologists and
Technicians
Orthotists and Prosthetists
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
and Technicians
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Miscellaneous Healthcare Practitioner and
Technical Workers
Athletic Trainers
Healthcare Support Occupations
Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health
Aides
Home Health Aides
31-1012
31-1013
31-2010
31-2011
31-2012
31-2020
31-2021
31-2022
31-9011
31-9090
31-9091
31-9092
31-9093
31-9094
31-9095
31-9096
33-0000
33-1010
33-1011
33-1012
33-1021
33-2011
33-2020
33-2021
33-2022
33-3010
33-3011
33-3012
33-3021
33-3031
33-3041
33-3050
33-3051
33-3052
33-9011
33-9021
33-9030
33-9031
33-9032
33-9090
33-9091
33-9092
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants
Psychiatric Aides
Occupational Therapist Assistants and Aides
Occupational Therapist Assistants
Occupational Therapist Aides
Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physical Therapist Aides
Massage Therapists
Miscellaneous Healthcare Support
Occupations
Dental Assistants
Medical Assistants
Medical Equipment Preparers
Medical Transcriptionists
Pharmacy Aides
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal
Caretakers
35-0000
Food Preparation and Serving Related
Occupations
35-1010
First-Line Supervisors/Managers, Food
Preparation and Serving Workers
35-1011
Chefs and Head Cooks
35-1012
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food
Preparation and Serving Workers
35-2010
Cooks
35-2011
Cooks, Fast Food
35-2012
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
35-2014
Cooks, Restaurant
35-2015
Cooks, Short Order
35-2021
Food Preparation Workers
35-3011
Bartenders
35-3020
Fast Food and Counter Workers
35-3021
Combined Food Preparation and Serving
Workers, Including Fast Food
35-3022
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food
35-3031
Waiters and Waitresses
35-3041
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
35-9011
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and
Bartender Helpers
35-9021
Dishwashers
35-9031
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge,
and Coffee Shop
Note: NCS tables may include the special group Food
Service, Tipped, combining Bartenders, Waiters and
Waitresses, and Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants
and Bartender Helpers.
Protective Service Occupations
First-Line Supervisors/Managers, Law
Enforcement Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Correctional Officers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police
and Detectives
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire
Fighting and Prevention Workers
Fire Fighters
Fire Inspectors
Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention
Specialists
Bailiffs, Correctional Officers, and Jailers
Bailiffs
Correctional Officers and Jailers
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Fish and Game Wardens
Parking Enforcement Workers
Police Officers
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Transit and Railroad Police
Animal Control Workers
Private Detectives and Investigators
Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance
Officers
Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming
Investigators
Security Guards
Miscellaneous Protective Service Workers
Crossing Guards
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other
Recreational Protective Service Workers
37-0000
37-1010
37-1011
37-1012
37-2010
37-2011
37-2012
37-2021
37-3010
37-3011
37-3012
37-3013
39-0000
39-1010
B-6
Building and Grounds Cleaning and
Maintenance Occupations
First-Line Supervisors/Managers, Building
and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and
Groundskeeping Workers
Building Cleaning Workers
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and
Housekeeping Cleaners
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Pest Control Workers
Grounds Maintenance Workers
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and
Applicators, Vegetation
Tree Trimmers and Pruners
Personal Care and Service Occupations
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Gaming
Workers
39-1011
39-1012
39-1021
39-2011
39-2021
39-3010
39-3011
39-3012
39-3021
39-3031
39-3090
39-3091
39-3092
39-3093
39-4011
39-4021
39-5010
39-5011
39-5012
39-5090
39-5091
39-5092
39-5093
39-5094
39-6010
39-6011
39-6012
39-6020
39-6021
39-6022
39-6030
39-6031
39-6032
39-9011
39-9021
39-9030
39-9031
39-9032
39-9041
41-0000
41-1010
41-1011
Gaming Supervisors
Slot Key Persons
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal
Service Workers
Animal Trainers
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
Gaming Services Workers
Gaming Dealers
Gaming and Sports Book Writers and
Runners
Motion Picture Projectionists
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket
Takers
Miscellaneous Entertainment Attendants and
Related Workers
Amusement and Recreation Attendants
Costume Attendants
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing
Room Attendants
Embalmers
Funeral Attendants
Barbers and Cosmetologists
Barbers
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and
Cosmetologists
Miscellaneous Personal Appearance
Workers
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance
Manicurists and Pedicurists
Shampooers
Skin Care Specialists
Baggage Porters, Bellhops, and Concierges
Baggage Porters and Bellhops
Concierges
Tour and Travel Guides
Tour Guides and Escorts
Travel Guides
Transportation Attendants
Flight Attendants
Transportation Attendants, Except Flight
Attendants and Baggage Porters
Child Care Workers
Personal and Home Care Aides
Recreation and Fitness Workers
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
Recreation Workers
Residential Advisors
41-1012
Sales and Related Occupations
First-Line Supervisors/Managers, Sales
Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail
Sales Workers
43-3031
41-2000
41-2010
41-2011
41-2012
41-2020
41-2021
41-2022
41-2031
41-3011
41-3021
41-3031
41-3041
41-4010
41-4011
41-4012
41-9010
41-9011
41-9012
41-9020
41-9021
41-9022
41-9031
41-9041
41-9090
41-9091
43-0000
43-1011
43-2011
43-2021
43-3000
43-3011
43-3021
43-3041
43-3051
43-3061
B-7
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Non-Retail Sales Workers
Retail Sales Workers
Cashiers, All Workers
Cashiers
Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Counter and Rental Clerks and Parts
Salespersons
Counter and Rental Clerks
Parts Salespersons
Retail Salespersons
Advertising Sales Agents
Insurance Sales Agents
Securities, Commodities, and Financial
Services Sales Agents
Travel Agents
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and
Manufacturing
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and
Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific
Products
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and
Manufacturing, Except Technical and
Scientific Products
Models, Demonstrators, and Product
Promoters
Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Models
Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents
Real Estate Brokers
Real Estate Sales Agents
Sales Engineers
Telemarketers
Miscellaneous Sales and Related Workers
Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and
Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Office and Administrative Support
Occupations
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office
and Administrative Support Workers
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering
Service
Telephone Operators
Financial Clerks
Bill and Account Collectors
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine
Operators
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing
Clerks
Gaming Cage Workers
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Procurement Clerks
43-3071
43-4011
43-4021
43-4031
43-4041
43-4051
43-4061
43-4071
43-4081
43-4111
43-4121
43-4131
43-4141
43-4151
43-4161
43-4171
43-4181
43-5011
43-5021
43-5030
43-5031
43-5032
43-5041
43-5061
43-5071
43-5081
43-5111
43-6010
43-6011
43-6012
43-6013
43-6014
43-9011
43-9020
43-9021
43-9022
43-9031
43-9041
43-9051
43-9061
43-9071
43-9081
43-9111
Tellers
Brokerage Clerks
Correspondence Clerks
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Customer Service Representatives
Eligibility Interviewers, Government
Programs
File Clerks
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Library Assistants, Clerical
Loan Interviewers and Clerks
New Accounts Clerks
Order Clerks
Human Resources Assistants, Except
Payroll and Timekeeping
Receptionists and Information Clerks
Reservation and Transportation Ticket
Agents and Travel Clerks
Cargo and Freight Agents
Couriers and Messengers
Dispatchers
Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and
Ambulance
Meter Readers, Utilities
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and
Samplers, Recordkeeping
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Executive Secretaries and Administrative
Assistants
Legal Secretaries
Medical Secretaries
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and
Executive
Computer Operators
Data Entry and Information Processing
Workers
Data Entry Keyers
Word Processors and Typists
Desktop Publishers
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing
Clerks
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators,
Except Postal Service
Office Clerks, General
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Statistical Assistants
45-0000
45-1011
45-2011
45-2021
45-2041
45-2090
45-2091
45-2092
45-2093
45-3011
45-3021
45-4011
45-4020
45-4021
45-4022
45-4023
47-0000
47-1011
47-2011
47-2020
47-2021
47-2022
47-2031
47-2040
47-2041
47-2042
47-2043
47-2044
47-2050
47-2051
47-2053
47-2061
47-2070
47-2071
47-2072
47-2073
47-2080
47-2081
47-2082
47-2111
47-2121
B-8
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
Occupations
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming,
Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Agricultural Inspectors
Animal Breeders
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers
Agricultural Equipment Operators
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery,
and Greenhouse
Farmworkers, Farm and Ranch Animals
Fishers and Related Fishing Workers
Hunters and Trappers
Forest and Conservation Workers
Logging Workers
Fallers
Logging Equipment Operators
Log Graders and Scalers
Construction and Extraction Occupations
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Boilermakers
Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and
Stonemasons
Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Stonemasons
Carpenters
Carpet, Floor, and Tile Installers and
Finishers
Carpet Installers
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and
Hard Tiles
Floor Sanders and Finishers
Tile and Marble Setters
Cement Masons, Concrete Finishers, and
Terrazzo Workers
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
Construction Laborers
Construction Equipment Operators
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment
Operators
Pile-Driver Operators
Operating Engineers and Other Construction
Equipment Operators
Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers,
and Tapers
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Tapers
Electricians
Glaziers
47-2130
47-2131
47-2132
47-2140
47-2141
47-2142
47-2150
47-2151
47-2152
47-2161
47-2171
47-2181
47-2211
47-2221
47-3010
47-3011
47-3012
47-3013
47-3014
47-3015
47-3016
47-4011
47-4021
47-4031
47-4041
47-4051
47-4061
47-4071
47-4090
47-4091
47-5010
47-5011
47-5012
47-5013
47-5021
47-5031
47-5040
47-5041
47-5042
47-5051
47-5061
47-5071
47-5081
Insulation Workers
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Painters and Paperhangers
Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Paperhangers
Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and
Steamfitters
Pipelayers
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Roofers
Sheet Metal Workers
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Helpers, Construction Trades
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons,
Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Helpers--Carpenters
Helpers--Electricians
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers,
and Stucco Masons
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters,
and Steamfitters
Helpers--Roofers
Construction and Building Inspectors
Elevator Installers and Repairers
Fence Erectors
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Highway Maintenance Workers
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance
Equipment Operators
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe
Cleaners
Miscellaneous Construction and Related
Workers
Segmental Pavers
Derrick, Rotary Drill, and Service Unit
Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and
Mining
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling
Experts, and Blasters
Mining Machine Operators
Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine
Operators
Rock Splitters, Quarry
Roof Bolters, Mining
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
Helpers--Extraction Workers
49-0000
49-1011
49-2011
49-2020
49-2021
49-2022
49-2090
49-2091
49-2092
49-2093
49-2094
49-2095
49-2096
49-2097
49-2098
49-3011
49-3020
49-3021
49-3022
49-3023
49-3031
49-3040
49-3041
49-3042
49-3043
49-3050
49-3051
49-3052
49-3053
49-3090
49-3091
49-3092
49-3093
49-9010
B-9
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
Occupations
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office
Machine Repairers
Radio and Telecommunications Equipment
Installers and Repairers
Radio Mechanics
Telecommunications Equipment Installers
and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic
Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and
Repairers
Avionics Technicians
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related
Repairers
Electrical and Electronics Installers and
Repairers, Transportation Equipment
Electrical and Electronics Repairers,
Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Electrical and Electronics Repairers,
Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
Electronic Equipment Installers and
Repairers, Motor Vehicles
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment
Installers and Repairers
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
Automotive Technicians and Repairers
Automotive Body and Related Repairers
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
Automotive Service Technicians and
Mechanics
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine
Specialists
Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment
Service Technicians and Mechanics
Farm Equipment Mechanics
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics,
Except Engines
Rail Car Repairers
Small Engine Mechanics
Motorboat Mechanics
Motorcycle Mechanics
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small
Engine Mechanics
Miscellaneous Vehicle and Mobile
Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and
Repairers
Bicycle Repairers
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
Tire Repairers and Changers
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers
49-9011
49-9012
49-9021
49-9031
49-9040
49-9041
49-9042
49-9043
49-9044
49-9045
49-9050
49-9051
49-9052
49-9060
49-9061
49-9062
49-9063
49-9064
49-9090
49-9091
49-9092
49-9093
49-9094
49-9095
49-9096
49-9097
49-9098
51-0000
51-1011
51-2011
51-2020
51-2021
51-2022
51-2023
51-2031
51-2041
51-2090
Mechanical Door Repairers
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers,
Except Mechanical Door
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
Mechanics and Installers
Home Appliance Repairers
Industrial Machinery Installation, Repair,
and Maintenance Workers
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Maintenance Workers, Machinery
Millwrights
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except
Brickmasons
Line Installers and Repairers
Electrical Power-Line Installers and
Repairers
Telecommunications Line Installers and
Repairers
Precision Instrument and Equipment
Repairers
Camera and Photographic Equipment
Repairers
Medical Equipment Repairers
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
Watch Repairers
Miscellaneous Installation, Maintenance, and
Repair Workers
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine
Servicers and Repairers
Commercial Divers
Fabric Menders, Except Garment
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home
Installers
Riggers
Signal and Track Switch Repairers
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and
Repair Workers
Production Occupations
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Production and Operating Workers
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and
Systems Assemblers
Electrical, Electronics, and
Electromechanical Assemblers
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Assemblers
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
51-2091
51-2092
51-2093
51-3011
51-3020
51-3021
51-3022
51-3023
51-3090
51-3091
51-3092
51-3093
51-4010
51-4011
51-4012
51-4020
51-4021
51-4022
51-4023
51-4030
51-4031
51-4032
51-4033
51-4034
51-4035
51-4041
51-4050
51-4051
51-4052
51-4060
51-4061
B-10
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Team Assemblers
Timing Device Assemblers, Adjusters, and
Calibrators
Bakers
Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish
Processing Workers
Butchers and Meat Cutters
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and
Trimmers
Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Miscellaneous Food Processing Workers
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and
Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Food Batchmakers
Food Cooking Machine Operators and
Tenders
Computer Control Programmers and
Operators
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool
Operators, Metal and Plastic
Numerical Tool and Process Control
Programmers
Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Machine Tool Cutting Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal
and Plastic
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters,
Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing
Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters,
Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Milling and Planing Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Machinists
Metal Furnace and Kiln Operators and
Tenders
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and
Tenders
Pourers and Casters, Metal
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Metal and
Plastic
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
51-4062
51-4070
51-4071
51-4072
51-4081
51-4111
51-4120
51-4121
51-4122
51-4190
51-4191
51-4192
51-4193
51-4194
51-5010
51-5011
51-5012
51-5020
51-5021
51-5022
51-5023
51-6011
51-6021
51-6031
51-6040
51-6041
51-6042
51-6050
51-6051
51-6052
51-6060
51-6061
51-6062
51-6063
51-6064
51-6090
51-6091
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Molders and Molding Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and
Plastic
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Tool and Die Makers
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Miscellaneous Metalworkers and Plastic
Workers
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic
Plating and Coating Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Bookbinders and Bindery Workers
Bindery Workers
Bookbinders
Printers
Job Printers
Prepress Technicians and Workers
Printing Machine Operators
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related
Materials
Sewing Machine Operators
Shoe and Leather Workers
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Sewers
Sewers, Hand
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Textile Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine
Operators and Tenders
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out
Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Miscellaneous Textile, Apparel, and
Furnishings Workers
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass
Fibers
B-11
51-6092
51-6093
51-7011
51-7021
51-7030
51-7031
51-7032
51-7040
51-7041
51-7042
51-8010
51-8011
51-8012
51-8013
51-8021
51-8031
51-8090
51-8091
51-8092
51-8093
51-9010
51-9011
51-9012
51-9020
51-9021
51-9022
51-9023
51-9030
51-9031
51-9032
51-9041
51-9051
51-9061
51-9071
51-9080
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Upholsterers
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Furniture Finishers
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Wood
Model Makers, Wood
Patternmakers, Wood
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Wood
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Except Sawing
Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and
Dispatchers
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Power Plant Operators
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant
and System Operators
Miscellaneous Plant and System Operators
Chemical Plant and System Operators
Gas Plant Operators
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery
Operators, and Gaugers
Chemical Processing Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying,
Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders
Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, and
Blending Workers
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders
Cutting Workers
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and
Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle
Operators and Tenders
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and
Weighers
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal
Workers
Medical, Dental, and Ophthalmic Laboratory
Technicians
51-9081
51-9082
51-9083
51-9111
51-9120
51-9121
51-9122
51-9123
51-9130
51-9131
51-9132
51-9141
51-9190
51-9191
51-9192
51-9193
51-9194
51-9195
51-9196
51-9197
51-9198
53-0000
53-1011
53-1021
53-1031
53-2010
53-2011
53-2012
53-2020
53-2021
53-2022
53-3011
53-3020
53-3021
53-3022
Dental Laboratory Technicians
Medical Appliance Technicians
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators
and Tenders
Painting Workers
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Painters, Transportation Equipment
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Photographic Process Workers and
Processing Machine Operators
Photographic Process Workers
Photographic Processing Machine Operators
Semiconductor Processors
Miscellaneous Production Workers
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators
and Tenders
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling
Equipment Operators and Tenders
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators
and Tenders
Etchers and Engravers
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal
and Plastic
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders
Tire Builders
Helpers--Production Workers
Transportation and Material Moving
Occupations
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers,
Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
Transportation and Material-Moving
Machine and Vehicle Operators
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Commercial Pilots
Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield
Operations Specialists
Air Traffic Controllers
Airfield Operations Specialists
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except
Emergency Medical Technicians
Bus Drivers
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Bus Drivers, School
B-12
53-3030
53-3031
53-3032
53-3033
53-3041
53-4010
53-4011
53-4012
53-4013
53-4021
53-4031
53-4041
53-5011
53-5020
53-5021
53-5022
53-5031
53-6011
53-6021
53-6031
53-6041
53-6051
53-7011
53-7021
53-7030
53-7031
53-7032
53-7033
53-7041
53-7051
53-7060
53-7061
53-7062
53-7063
53-7064
53-7070
53-7071
53-7072
53-7073
53-7081
53-7111
53-7121
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers
Driver/Sales Workers
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs
Locomotive Engineers and Operators
Locomotive Engineers
Locomotive Firers
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators,
and Hostlers
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch
Operators
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Subway and Streetcar Operators
Sailors and Marine Oilers
Ship and Boat Captains and Operators
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
Motorboat Operators
Ship Engineers
Bridge and Lock Tenders
Parking Lot Attendants
Service Station Attendants
Traffic Technicians
Transportation Inspectors
Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Crane and Tower Operators
Dredge, Excavating, and Loading Machine
Operators
Dredge Operators
Excavating and Loading Machine and
Dragline Operators
Loading Machine Operators, Underground
Mining
Hoist and Winch Operators
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
Pumping Station Operators
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station
Operators
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Wellhead Pumpers
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Shuttle Car Operators
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Appendix C: Survey areas and geographic coverage
The NCS program collects data in metropolitan and micropolitan areas defined by the U.S. Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) and a sample of counties located outside those defined areas. See
www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metrodef.html for a list of current and historical OMB
definitions.
This appendix lists the 227 geographic areas surveyed in the National Compensation Survey. Data from
areas within Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota were used to
compile the estimates for the West North Central Census Division. An asterisk (*) denotes metropolitan
areas that cross Census divisions. For these metropolitan areas, data are divided by county among the
respective States and contribute to the estimates of the appropriate Census division.

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

Albuquerque, NM

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

Amarillo, TX

Anchorage, AK

Andrews, TX

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL (*)

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ

Auburn-Opelika, AL

Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

Bangor, ME

Bannock, ID

Baton Rouge, LA

Bedford, Fulton, and Juniata Counties, PA

Billings, MT

Birmingham-Hoover, AL

Bloomington, IN

Bloomington-Normal, IL

Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH

Bradley, TN

Brainerd, MN

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX

Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY

Caledonia and Orleans Counties, VT

Carroll and Jo Daviess Counties, IL, and Lafayette County, WI

Carson City, NV

Cedar Rapids, IA

Centralia, WA

Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC

Cheshire County, NH

Cheyenne, CO

Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI

Choctaw, AL

Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN (*)

Citrus County, FL

Claremont, NH

Clarksburg, WV

Clatsop, OR

Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH

Clinton County, IA

Clinton, NY

Columbia County, NY

Columbia, SC

Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH

Corning, NY

Corpus Christi, TX

Craven, NC

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL

Crook County, OR

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH

Decatur, GA

Delta County, MI

Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO

Des Moines, IA

Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI

Dorchester, MD

El Paso, TX

Elkhart-Goshen, IN

Emporia, KS

Esmeralda, Lyon, and Mineral Counties, NV

Fairbanks-North Star, AK

Fannin, Gilmer, and Lumpkin Counties, GA

Fayette and Lee Counties, TX

Fayetteville, NC

Fergus, MT

Ferry and Okanogan Counties, WA

Fond Du Lac, WI

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO

Franklin, VA

Freeborn County, MN

Fresno, CA

Georgetown, SC

Gillespie County, TX

Goodhue, MN

Grafton County, NH

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI

Great Falls, MT

Green Lake, WI

Greensboro-High Point, NC

Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC

Greenwood, SC

Griggs, ND

Harrison County, KY

Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT

Henderson, IL

Henry, AL

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC

Holland-Grand Haven, MI

Honolulu, HI

Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX

Huntsville-Decatur, AL

Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN

Iowa City, IA

Jackson, MS

Jacksonville, FL

Jefferson County, IN

Johnstown, PA

Juneau, AK

Juneau, WI

Kalispell, MT

Kansas City, MO-KS

Kauai, HI

Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA

Knoxville, TN

Lafayette, LA

Lancaster, SC

Las Vegas-Paradise, NV

Lee, MS

Lewis, MO

Liberty, GA

Lincoln, NE

Lincoln, WY

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR

Logan, NE

Logansport, IN

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA

Louisville/Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN (*)

Madison, NE

Madison, WI

Manitowoc, WI

Marshall, IN

Meadville, PA

Medford, OR

Memphis, TN-MS-AR (*)

Miami, OK

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL

Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI

Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI (*)

Mobile, AL

Monroe, LA

Monroe, OH

Montgomery County, VA

Moore County, NC

Morgan County, IL

Mount Airy, NC

Murray, KY

Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

Muskogee, OK

Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA
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New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA (*)
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Nogales, AZ
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North Central Kansas
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North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
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Northumberland, PA
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Northwest Texas
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Norton City and Lee and Wise Counties, VA
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Ocala, FL
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Oklahoma City, OK
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Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
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Orange, VT
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Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
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Ottumwa, IA
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Paducah, KY-IL (*)
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Palatka, FL
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Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
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Palo Pinto County, TX
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Panola, TX
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Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD (*)
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Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ
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Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA
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Polk County, NC
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Pope, AR
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Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
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Prairie, AR
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Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA
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Quincy, IL-MO (*)
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Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
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Reading, PA
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Reno-Sparks, NV
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Richmond, VA
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Roanoke, VA
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Rochester, NY
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Rockford, IL
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Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Truckee, CA-NV (*)
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Salem, OR
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Salinas, CA
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Salisbury, MD
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Salt Lake City, UT
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San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
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San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
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San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
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Sanilac County, MI
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Sauk, WI
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Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA
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Seneca County, OH
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Seward, NE
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Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
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Skagit County, WA
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Southeastern Nebraska-Northwestern Missouri
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Southwestern Mississippi
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Springfield, MA
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Springfield, MO
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St. Francis, AR
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St. Lawrence, NY
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St. Louis, MO-IL (*)
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Starkville, MS
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State College, PA
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Tallahassee, FL
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Tama, IA
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Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
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Tattnall County, GA
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Taylor, KY
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Toledo, OH
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Tucson, AZ
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Tulsa, OK
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Tunica, MS
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Tuscaloosa, AL
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Vermilion Parish, LA
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Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
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Visalia-Porterville, CA
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Ward, ND
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Wasco, OR
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Washington, GA
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Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV
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Wausau, WI
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Wayne, OH
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Wayne, TN
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Wilmington, NC
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Winston, MS
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Wooster, OH
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Yavapai County, AZ
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York-Hanover, PA
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Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA (*)