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 ...........................................................
$21.47
2.6%
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 ...........................
Compensation and benefits managers .......
Industrial production managers .....................
Purchasing managers .....................................
Construction managers ..................................
Education administrators ...............................
Education administrators, elementary and
secondary school .................................
Education administrators, postsecondary ..
Engineering managers ...................................
Food service managers ..................................
Medical and health services managers ..........
Property, real estate, and community
association managers ...............................
Social and community service managers ......
41.41
107.86
45.87
45.16
48.79
39.97
33.45
3.4
14.0
6.5
10.6
10.2
15.0
15.5
1,702
4,715
1,960
1,862
1,995
1,668
1,343
3.3
15.5
5.8
11.2
11.7
16.8
15.8
87,591
245,205
101,920
96,842
103,762
86,725
69,827
3.3
15.5
5.8
11.2
11.7
16.8
15.8
52.72
39.14
33.98
33.55
42.23
34.92
34.83
41.02
5.4
3.7
6.5
8.8
13.4
11.8
9.1
6.1
2,155
1,589
1,476
1,483
1,713
1,397
1,435
1,671
6.6
2.6
10.1
11.6
12.1
11.8
10.4
7.5
111,810
82,601
76,757
77,135
89,074
72,643
74,624
77,231
6.6
2.6
10.1
11.6
12.1
11.8
10.4
7.5
47.63
38.27
50.62
22.99
49.00
7.9
16.1
8.2
6.5
10.1
1,979
1,533
2,133
954
1,989
11.7
15.7
7.8
6.2
9.9
85,488
79,691
110,891
49,206
103,447
11.7
15.7
7.8
6.2
9.9
36.01
28.94
25.1
11.0
1,430
1,158
24.9
11.0
74,369
60,195
24.9
11.0
28.17
24.52
3.0
6.2
1,136
1,005
2.9
6.9
59,059
52,260
2.9
6.9
20.71
7.6
851
9.2
44,264
9.2
27.91
4.8
1,146
4.7
59,568
4.7
27.03
28.1
1,075
27.5
55,911
27.5
27.03
28.1
1,075
27.5
55,911
27.5
24.06
33.88
13.6
11.8
963
1,357
13.6
12.4
50,052
70,553
13.6
12.4
26.33
6.5
1,066
6.0
55,450
6.0
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................................
Buyers and purchasing agents .......................
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 .........................................
Compliance officers, except agriculture,
construction, health and safety, and
transportation ...........................................
Cost estimators ..............................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ..................................
Mean
$853
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
2.6%
$43,532
2.6%
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S11-1
December 2008 - January 2010
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 ..............................
Financial analysts and advisors .....................
Financial analysts ......................................
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 ............................
Database administrators .................................
Network and computer systems
administrators ..........................................
Network systems and data communications
analysts ....................................................
Architecture and engineering occupations ....
Architects, except naval .................................
Architects, except landscape and naval .....
Engineers .......................................................
Civil engineers ...........................................
Computer hardware 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 ..................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......
Civil engineering technicians ....................
Electrical and electronic engineering
technicians ...........................................
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$25.77
30.73
30.22
31.11
34.15
39.97
39.97
9.2%
15.9
5.2
6.6
5.6
11.1
11.1
$1,031
1,229
1,211
1,239
1,366
1,578
1,578
9.2%
15.9
5.3
6.9
5.6
10.8
10.8
$53,601
63,913
62,962
64,444
71,042
82,061
82,061
9.2%
15.9
5.3
6.9
5.6
10.8
10.8
35.04
35.86
42.21
38.16
3.0
9.5
2.3
6.2
1,420
1,434
1,720
1,526
3.2
9.5
1.6
6.2
73,785
74,592
89,397
79,275
3.2
9.5
1.6
6.2
45.48
23.35
36.43
41.87
3.5
13.0
5.1
17.6
1,882
934
1,516
1,675
3.2
13.0
4.1
17.6
97,868
48,571
78,811
87,095
3.2
13.0
4.1
17.6
29.06
11.7
1,166
12.2
60,450
12.2
30.48
10.5
1,219
10.5
63,389
10.5
33.38
28.43
28.50
37.36
33.00
38.82
42.67
43.88
41.56
2.5
5.0
5.3
3.6
5.0
14.7
4.0
3.6
7.7
1,333
1,007
1,007
1,509
1,312
1,613
1,719
1,782
1,663
2.8
11.0
11.2
3.5
6.3
16.6
4.0
3.6
7.7
69,269
52,384
52,371
78,467
68,212
83,860
89,391
92,671
86,454
2.8
11.0
11.2
3.5
6.3
16.6
4.0
3.6
7.7
29.42
29.54
42.60
24.16
23.69
24.82
19.22
4.2
4.5
6.6
8.5
8.9
4.7
10.7
1,225
1,260
1,708
943
921
993
769
7.0
6.9
7.4
8.5
9.0
4.7
10.7
63,688
65,530
88,837
49,043
47,914
51,619
39,972
7.0
6.9
7.4
8.5
9.0
4.7
10.7
26.22
5.4
1,049
5.4
54,528
5.4
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S11-2
December 2008 - January 2010
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
Surveying and mapping technicians ..............
Mean
Relative
error4
$20.85
15.7%
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$834
15.7%
$42,071
15.7%
Mean
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Life scientists .................................................
Physical scientists ..........................................
Environmental scientists and geoscientists
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and
geographers ......................................
Miscellaneous life, physical, and social
science technicians ..................................
30.66
24.43
37.57
37.00
8.0
10.0
8.9
9.2
1,226
977
1,503
1,480
8.0
10.0
8.9
9.2
63,222
50,810
78,140
76,970
8.0
10.0
8.9
9.2
37.20
13.4
1,488
13.4
77,383
13.4
24.16
7.0
966
7.0
50,253
7.0
Community and social services occupations
Counselors .....................................................
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder
counselors ............................................
Educational, vocational, and school
counselors ............................................
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 ..........
18.98
22.66
5.2
7.9
788
898
5.4
7.7
40,462
44,755
5.4
7.7
18.82
3.8
753
3.8
39,144
3.8
25.72
18.29
19.54
18.62
21.88
10.0
16.4
5.7
7.2
11.7
1,015
722
781
744
871
9.8
15.7
5.6
7.1
12.0
48,335
37,568
40,515
38,510
45,269
9.8
15.7
5.6
7.1
12.0
21.39
8.1
856
8.1
44,487
8.1
15.67
7.5
634
7.4
32,800
7.4
22.59
13.71
4.8
10.7
921
543
4.7
10.9
47,875
27,960
4.7
10.9
Legal occupations ............................................
Lawyers .........................................................
Paralegals and legal assistants .......................
Miscellaneous legal support workers ............
42.03
64.38
23.95
24.58
17.6
22.8
6.4
4.9
1,744
2,848
951
983
16.0
16.9
5.8
4.9
90,689
148,087
49,447
51,133
16.0
16.9
5.8
4.9
Education, training, and library occupations
Postsecondary teachers ..................................
Arts, communications, and humanities
teachers, postsecondary .......................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ......
Primary, secondary, and special education
school teachers .........................................
Preschool and kindergarten teachers .........
33.18
53.32
5.3
17.7
1,270
2,132
5.5
17.8
50,748
90,093
5.5
17.8
36.97
36.45
9.4
9.9
1,574
1,412
8.4
8.2
60,920
63,322
8.4
8.2
32.27
19.97
5.2
11.1
1,223
733
4.5
10.9
46,159
30,835
4.5
10.9
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S11-3
December 2008 - January 2010
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
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 .................
Secondary school teachers .........................
Secondary school teachers, except
special and vocational education .....
Special education teachers .........................
Special education teachers, preschool,
kindergarten, and elementary school
Other teachers and instructors .......................
Library technicians ........................................
Instructional coordinators ..............................
Teacher assistants ..........................................
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 ......................................................
Occupational therapists .............................
Respiratory therapists ................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technicians ...........................................
Dental hygienists ...........................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$17.49
17.3%
22.42
32.24
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$640
12.3%
$28,241
12.3%
10.2
4.4
824
1,229
12.0
3.6
33,182
45,625
12.0
3.6
32.42
4.3
1,237
3.4
45,790
3.4
31.29
34.90
6.2
5.3
1,186
1,325
5.8
4.5
44,773
50,026
5.8
4.5
34.95
33.01
5.3
5.6
1,326
1,241
4.6
5.0
50,056
47,041
4.6
5.0
31.65
41.28
19.26
29.35
11.86
7.5
28.0
8.4
5.5
6.6
1,183
1,612
771
1,170
430
6.2
28.9
8.4
5.5
5.6
45,379
70,866
40,068
58,651
17,140
6.2
28.9
8.4
5.5
5.6
23.49
25.42
19.02
27.61
27.61
29.48
29.57
6.1
11.6
5.5
7.2
7.2
4.0
8.8
944
1,014
761
1,061
1,061
1,179
1,183
6.6
11.6
5.5
10.4
10.4
4.0
8.8
48,626
52,753
39,558
50,956
50,956
61,313
61,495
6.6
11.6
5.5
10.4
10.4
4.0
8.8
33.58
54.13
100.72
33.13
25.93
34.75
23.99
8.5
2.5
20.9
4.5
6.0
5.5
3.8
1,313
2,033
4,039
1,287
981
1,390
906
9.0
5.3
21.0
4.7
7.0
5.5
4.5
67,850
105,701
210,014
65,939
50,262
72,270
47,131
9.0
5.3
21.0
4.7
7.0
5.5
4.5
18.37
5.5
726
5.3
37,756
5.3
17.29
24.64
4.5
29.4
683
931
4.5
27.2
35,499
48,405
4.5
27.2
Mean
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S11-4
December 2008 - January 2010
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations –Continued
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ..
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner
support technicians ..................................
Pharmacy technicians ................................
Surgical technologists ................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational
nurses .......................................................
Medical records and health information
technicians ...............................................
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$29.19
27.78
6.3%
6.4
$1,163
1,104
6.5%
6.8
$60,461
57,388
6.5%
6.8
17.84
15.63
22.21
6.8
5.7
5.6
709
625
877
6.7
5.7
5.6
36,870
32,510
45,598
6.7
5.7
5.6
20.75
3.1
826
3.1
42,955
3.1
15.71
12.7
629
12.7
32,686
12.7
Healthcare support occupations .....................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Home health aides .....................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ....
Physical therapist assistants and aides ...........
Physical therapist aides ..............................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..............................................
Dental assistants ........................................
Medical assistants ......................................
12.93
11.59
9.96
12.03
11.73
10.44
3.2
1.7
5.6
2.0
13.6
7.6
499
452
377
472
442
399
3.0
1.7
8.4
2.1
14.8
8.9
25,919
23,499
19,584
24,560
22,973
20,769
3.0
1.7
8.4
2.1
14.8
8.9
15.18
16.70
14.88
5.2
8.6
5.9
578
597
588
5.1
9.8
5.3
29,997
31,069
30,361
5.1
9.8
5.3
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 .....
20.26
6.5
833
6.9
43,013
6.9
31.91
7.3
1,276
7.3
66,378
7.3
34.40
19.48
19.37
19.37
26.50
26.50
7.5
12.3
5.2
5.2
2.5
2.5
1,376
996
786
786
1,062
1,062
7.5
11.7
5.5
5.5
2.5
2.5
71,544
51,780
40,885
40,885
55,230
55,230
7.5
11.7
5.5
5.5
2.5
2.5
11.22
11.22
22.52
3.6
3.6
10.2
441
441
899
4.1
4.1
10.3
22,607
22,607
41,897
4.1
4.1
10.3
9.73
2.3
372
2.3
19,125
2.3
15.09
3.6
617
4.2
31,690
4.2
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, food
preparation and serving workers .............
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S11-5
December 2008 - January 2010
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Food preparation and serving related
occupations –Continued
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 ................
Dishwashers ...................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and
coffee shop ...............................................
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
Personal care and service occupations ..........
First-line supervisors/managers of gaming
workers ....................................................
Gaming supervisors ...................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$16.98
18.8%
14.84
11.16
9.42
11.03
11.73
10.27
10.03
7.30
8.95
6.47
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$679
18.8%
$35,321
18.8%
3.6
3.0
7.6
4.6
3.8
7.0
3.4
4.3
9.5
4.4
608
434
376
422
463
375
387
269
343
235
4.9
3.5
7.4
6.1
4.0
9.5
5.1
4.2
9.6
4.1
31,192
22,477
19,531
21,323
24,068
19,498
20,060
13,953
17,850
12,118
4.9
3.5
7.4
6.1
4.0
9.5
5.1
4.2
9.6
4.1
8.04
9.19
5.0
3.7
301
345
7.0
4.8
15,664
17,751
7.0
4.8
9.25
4.6
345
5.7
17,714
5.7
8.91
9.26
2.9
5.2
345
367
5.6
5.1
17,941
18,181
5.6
5.1
9.96
6.3
372
7.6
17,929
7.6
11.78
3.7
462
4.4
23,290
4.4
15.75
7.0
617
7.2
32,096
7.2
14.81
10.83
7.1
3.3
593
427
7.1
3.5
30,812
21,975
7.1
3.5
11.34
9.65
12.82
12.24
3.8
4.1
9.0
6.5
448
377
497
468
4.1
4.1
10.3
7.1
23,178
19,224
23,327
23,208
4.1
4.1
10.3
7.1
12.13
7.1
461
6.3
23,719
6.3
18.09
19.46
3.7
3.4
724
781
3.1
3.3
37,658
40,605
3.1
3.3
Mean
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S11-6
December 2008 - January 2010
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Personal care and service occupations
–Continued
First-line supervisors/managers of personal
service workers ........................................
Gaming services workers ..............................
Gaming dealers ..........................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and
related workers ........................................
Amusement and recreation attendants .......
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 .................................................
Gaming change persons and booth
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 ................................
Real estate brokers and sales agents ..............
Real estate sales agents ..............................
Mean
Relative
error4
$15.87
7.54
7.40
6.5%
3.4
4.0
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$629
299
293
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
7.0%
3.7
4.3
$32,699
15,525
15,225
7.0%
3.7
4.3
7.69
7.70
9.09
10.54
18.65
18.76
5.0
5.4
7.9
2.4
7.4
4.0
292
291
356
422
731
751
2.0
2.1
7.1
2.4
6.8
4.0
15,040
15,004
17,529
21,925
35,251
35,731
2.0
2.1
7.1
2.4
6.8
4.0
17.90
3.2
718
3.4
37,301
3.4
20.09
5.9
817
6.2
42,480
6.2
18.56
7.1
757
7.4
39,382
7.4
27.62
13.04
10.46
10.39
14.7
4.3
2.7
2.8
1,105
522
412
409
14.7
4.6
2.6
2.7
57,459
27,102
21,394
21,244
14.7
4.6
2.6
2.7
11.55
10.6
462
10.6
24,030
10.6
13.39
11.90
14.53
14.53
33.77
9.3
13.1
7.2
5.4
13.5
543
472
600
585
1,338
10.2
13.6
8.3
5.9
13.4
28,232
24,529
31,179
30,394
69,595
10.2
13.6
8.3
5.9
13.4
32.82
22.9
1,313
24.7
68,286
24.7
31.73
8.7
1,281
9.0
66,617
9.0
37.12
12.0
1,487
12.1
77,333
12.1
27.47
19.89
19.89
8.5
20.6
20.6
1,116
795
795
8.8
20.6
20.6
58,012
41,363
41,363
8.8
20.6
20.6
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S11-7
December 2008 - January 2010
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
Telemarketers ................................................
Office and administrative support
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...............
Financial clerks ..............................................
Bill and account collectors ........................
Billing and posting clerks and machine
operators ..............................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing
clerks ....................................................
Gaming cage workers ................................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks .................
Procurement clerks ....................................
Tellers ........................................................
Brokerage clerks ............................................
Court, municipal, and license clerks ..............
Customer service representatives ..................
Eligibility interviewers, government
programs ..................................................
File clerks ......................................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ..............
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .......
Loan interviewers and clerks .........................
Order clerks ...................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll
and timekeeping .......................................
Receptionists and information clerks ............
Reservation and transportation ticket agents
and travel 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 ....................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$11.97
12.5%
15.45
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$465
11.2%
$24,178
11.2%
1.7
612
1.7
31,695
1.7
20.69
15.03
15.81
2.8
2.5
8.5
827
591
632
2.8
2.6
8.5
42,996
30,735
32,878
2.8
2.6
8.5
14.97
4.5
599
4.5
31,138
4.5
16.10
10.50
17.59
15.06
11.61
16.98
16.99
14.40
2.9
9.0
8.0
8.1
2.1
9.2
6.3
4.1
630
408
703
602
457
699
678
572
3.0
10.9
8.0
8.1
2.8
10.2
6.3
3.9
32,739
21,226
36,578
31,330
23,761
36,366
35,236
29,748
3.0
10.9
8.0
8.1
2.8
10.2
6.3
3.9
16.44
14.57
11.14
13.80
16.30
14.15
4.5
7.5
4.0
2.4
7.2
21.7
658
550
443
546
652
563
4.5
7.9
3.9
2.3
7.2
21.7
34,191
28,596
22,387
28,382
33,907
29,252
4.5
7.9
3.9
2.3
7.2
21.7
16.78
12.68
8.6
2.7
671
501
8.6
2.7
34,838
26,028
8.6
2.7
17.11
15.12
15.24
8.5
5.5
12.9
684
609
610
8.5
5.7
12.9
35,587
31,692
31,698
8.5
5.7
12.9
15.02
22.72
13.25
11.90
18.01
7.6
8.1
3.7
6.6
2.7
609
916
530
473
715
8.2
8.0
3.7
6.7
2.6
31,686
47,650
27,531
24,576
36,841
8.2
8.0
3.7
6.7
2.6
21.01
21.36
15.05
5.0
7.2
2.9
838
841
590
5.1
6.4
2.4
43,558
43,731
30,705
5.1
6.4
2.4
Mean
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S11-8
December 2008 - January 2010
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
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and
executive ..............................................
Computer operators .......................................
Data entry and information processing
workers ....................................................
Data entry keyers .......................................
Insurance claims and policy processing
clerks ........................................................
Office clerks, general .....................................
Construction and extraction occupations ......
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ....................................................
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and
stonemasons .............................................
Brickmasons and blockmasons ..................
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 ........
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and
tapers ........................................................
Drywall and ceiling tile installers ..............
Electricians ....................................................
Painters and paperhangers .............................
Painters, construction and maintenance ....
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..............................................
Pipelayers ..................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......
Roofers ..........................................................
Sheet metal workers ......................................
Helpers, construction trades ..........................
Construction and building inspectors ............
Highway maintenance workers .....................
Miscellaneous construction and related
workers ....................................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$15.22
16.74
5.2%
2.7
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$607
669
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
5.1%
2.7
$30,662
34,809
5.1%
2.7
12.91
12.98
4.9
4.8
502
505
6.7
6.9
25,941
26,240
6.7
6.9
12.71
14.60
5.7
4.0
508
570
5.7
3.7
26,436
29,305
5.7
3.7
19.12
5.3
761
5.3
39,019
5.3
27.70
5.8
1,149
7.0
59,750
7.0
21.17
21.17
22.26
14.5
14.5
11.1
847
847
890
14.5
14.5
11.1
44,039
44,039
46,083
14.5
14.5
11.1
21.27
21.27
12.63
19.36
9.2
9.2
14.6
3.7
844
844
501
768
9.3
9.3
14.3
4.0
43,871
43,871
25,179
39,936
9.3
9.3
14.3
4.0
19.12
4.3
757
4.9
39,357
4.9
19.15
17.44
22.95
16.36
16.36
13.8
12.0
6.2
7.0
7.0
766
698
918
634
634
13.8
12.0
6.2
9.4
9.4
39,841
36,271
47,728
32,957
32,957
13.8
12.0
6.2
9.4
9.4
23.32
15.27
24.55
14.60
18.75
17.78
24.10
16.38
7.3
13.4
6.2
14.0
10.1
9.1
7.3
9.1
925
611
973
574
690
703
964
655
7.7
13.4
6.8
13.5
15.5
9.5
7.3
9.1
48,112
31,759
50,585
29,847
35,896
34,037
50,120
32,106
7.7
13.4
6.8
13.5
15.5
9.5
7.3
9.1
13.95
3.4
547
2.3
28,438
2.3
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S11-9
December 2008 - January 2010
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 .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and repairers .........
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic
equipment mechanics, installers, and
repairers ...................................................
Electrical and electronics repairers,
commercial and industrial equipment
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ..
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 ...............................................
Telecommunications line installers and
repairers ...............................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and
repair workers ..........................................
Coin, vending, and amusement machine
servicers and repairers .........................
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and
repair workers ......................................
Production occupations ...................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating workers ...........
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical
assemblers ................................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$21.75
2.4%
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$874
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
2.5%
$45,437
2.5%
29.46
10.4
1,194
10.6
62,064
10.6
24.03
14.8
958
14.8
49,809
14.8
29.41
21.58
21.25
24.06
2.4
5.7
3.4
28.9
1,170
863
857
–
2.4
5.7
3.8
–
60,862
44,881
44,553
–
2.4
5.7
3.8
–
20.95
6.2
842
6.9
43,767
6.9
20.73
7.1
829
7.1
43,109
7.1
20.74
11.0
876
11.9
45,572
11.9
24.68
16.0
947
19.2
49,269
19.2
25.48
8.1
1,019
8.1
53,005
8.1
22.08
25.64
21.03
20.83
25.82
4.8
5.4
6.2
8.8
15.1
882
1,023
840
830
1,033
4.8
5.4
6.2
8.9
15.1
45,847
53,200
43,700
43,174
53,697
4.8
5.4
6.2
8.9
15.1
29.50
15.2
1,180
15.2
61,362
15.2
20.67
16.6
827
16.6
42,992
16.6
16.44
4.2
655
3.9
34,050
3.9
17.20
5.5
688
5.5
35,769
5.5
13.26
10.4
526
9.1
27,343
9.1
18.77
9.2
749
9.3
38,961
9.3
37.52
21.6
1,532
21.1
79,665
21.1
13.66
4.2
546
4.2
28,404
4.2
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S11-10
December 2008 - January 2010
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 .....
Team assemblers .......................................
Bakers ............................................................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish
processing workers ..................................
Butchers and meat cutters ..........................
Miscellaneous food processing workers ........
Computer control programmers and
operators ..................................................
Computer-controlled machine tool
operators, 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 ......................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ......
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ....
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic
workers ....................................................
Printers ...........................................................
Printing machine operators ........................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ................
Power plant operators, distributors, and
dispatchers ...............................................
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and
system operators ......................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and
weighers ...................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and
tenders ......................................................
Painting workers ............................................
Painters, transportation equipment ............
Semiconductor processors .............................
Miscellaneous production workers ................
Helpers--production workers .....................
Transportation and material moving
occupations .................................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$13.85
13.71
12.98
15.25
4.0%
5.0
6.2
7.0
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$554
549
519
610
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
4.0%
5.0
6.2
7.0
$28,811
28,525
27,001
31,715
4.0%
5.0
6.2
7.0
14.03
15.15
15.70
13.0
14.1
16.1
554
593
617
12.8
14.1
15.3
28,813
30,817
32,089
12.8
14.1
15.3
19.28
11.3
771
11.3
40,107
11.3
17.93
9.5
717
9.5
37,298
9.5
13.72
5.4
549
5.4
28,533
5.4
14.01
23.18
16.40
16.40
4.1
11.3
7.3
7.3
560
918
656
656
4.1
11.0
7.3
7.3
29,144
47,716
34,114
34,114
4.1
11.0
7.3
7.3
19.37
17.54
17.81
9.64
1.0
7.1
12.3
11.9
759
683
694
384
.8
6.3
11.1
12.0
39,445
35,500
36,083
19,954
.8
6.3
11.1
12.0
35.48
5.7
1,419
5.7
73,800
5.7
20.76
6.8
830
6.8
43,177
6.8
20.30
6.8
812
6.8
42,217
6.8
14.82
19.43
23.62
20.99
12.58
11.34
8.6
12.0
11.6
6.6
22.0
9.1
587
777
945
835
502
453
8.4
12.0
11.6
7.2
22.0
9.1
30,536
40,404
49,139
43,406
26,124
23,579
8.4
12.0
11.6
7.2
22.0
9.1
16.07
3.9
635
3.7
32,601
3.7
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S11-11
December 2008 - January 2010
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
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 ..............................................
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 ....
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 ........................................
Packers and packagers, hand .....................
Mean
Relative
error4
$19.47
4.2%
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$793
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
4.8%
$41,240
4.8%
24.79
117.06
7.9
13.5
999
2,591
7.8
17.2
50,255
134,757
7.8
17.2
117.06
13.82
12.78
16.99
12.97
17.99
16.30
13.5
9.0
6.7
2.2
19.4
4.7
4.8
2,591
521
465
680
515
724
648
17.2
9.2
8.4
2.0
19.7
4.3
4.9
134,757
23,392
19,057
35,256
26,765
37,429
33,713
17.2
9.2
8.4
2.0
19.7
4.3
4.9
19.86
6.9
785
6.6
38,312
6.6
19.86
15.01
11.36
9.74
6.9
13.6
3.6
4.9
785
600
445
389
6.6
13.6
3.7
4.9
38,312
30,272
23,129
20,250
6.6
13.6
3.7
4.9
11.88
10.61
5.2
6.0
463
414
5.1
6.2
24,095
21,549
5.1
6.2
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, weighed 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 the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to
employees, exclusive of overtime.
6 Mean annual earnings are 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
Mountain
S11-12
December 2008 - January 2010
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 ...........................................................
$20.68
3.0%
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 ...........................
Compensation and benefits managers .......
Industrial production managers .....................
Purchasing managers .....................................
Construction managers ..................................
Engineering managers ...................................
Food service managers ..................................
Medical and health services managers ..........
Property, real estate, and community
association managers ...............................
Social and community service managers ......
41.09
44.22
45.16
48.79
39.97
27.11
3.2
7.9
10.6
10.2
15.0
10.7
1,699
1,918
1,862
1,995
1,668
1,090
3.2
7.6
11.2
11.7
16.8
11.4
88,291
99,731
96,842
103,762
86,725
56,702
3.2
7.6
11.2
11.7
16.8
11.4
51.78
38.64
34.24
33.42
43.64
36.08
35.15
53.00
22.99
48.91
6.2
3.5
6.6
9.3
14.6
16.4
10.0
9.1
6.5
11.1
2,110
1,572
1,500
1,491
1,774
1,443
1,451
2,255
954
1,991
7.4
2.1
10.5
12.5
13.0
16.4
11.3
8.3
6.2
10.8
109,484
81,742
77,992
77,550
92,240
75,047
75,465
117,245
49,206
103,529
7.4
2.1
10.5
12.5
13.0
16.4
11.3
8.3
6.2
10.8
35.99
26.71
25.7
16.3
1,429
1,068
25.4
16.3
74,321
55,551
25.4
16.3
29.17
24.23
2.9
6.5
1,178
995
2.7
7.2
61,280
51,718
2.7
7.2
20.71
7.6
851
9.2
44,264
9.2
27.76
5.3
1,144
5.2
59,462
5.2
28.96
29.7
1,151
28.9
59,832
28.9
28.96
29.7
1,151
28.9
59,832
28.9
29.13
33.88
13.6
11.8
1,165
1,357
13.6
12.4
60,590
70,553
13.6
12.4
26.84
27.33
32.77
30.54
31.48
36.29
5.3
6.3
17.7
4.6
10.2
8.0
1,092
1,093
1,311
1,224
1,252
1,452
5.3
6.3
17.7
4.7
10.5
8.0
56,795
56,838
68,153
63,660
65,120
75,490
5.3
6.3
17.7
4.7
10.5
8.0
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................................
Buyers and purchasing agents .......................
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 .........................................
Compliance officers, except agriculture,
construction, health and safety, and
transportation ...........................................
Cost estimators ..............................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ..................................
Training and development specialists .......
Management analysts ....................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................
Financial analysts and advisors .....................
Financial analysts ......................................
Mean
$822
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
3.0%
$42,480
3.0%
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S12-1
December 2008 - January 2010
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
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 ............................
Database administrators .................................
Network and computer systems
administrators ..........................................
Network systems and data communications
analysts ....................................................
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$39.97
39.97
11.1%
11.1
$1,578
1,578
10.8%
10.8
$82,061
82,061
10.8%
10.8
35.35
39.02
42.23
38.14
2.9
12.0
2.4
6.3
1,434
1,561
1,721
1,525
3.1
12.0
1.6
6.3
74,545
81,159
89,508
79,321
3.1
12.0
1.6
6.3
45.48
23.28
36.97
41.87
3.5
13.4
6.7
17.6
1,882
931
1,553
1,675
3.2
13.4
5.3
17.6
97,868
48,421
80,761
87,095
3.2
13.4
5.3
17.6
29.29
12.8
1,176
13.4
61,142
13.4
30.48
10.5
1,219
10.5
63,389
10.5
Architecture and engineering occupations ....
Architects, except naval .................................
Architects, except landscape and naval .....
Engineers .......................................................
Civil engineers ...........................................
Computer hardware 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 ..................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......
Electrical and electronic engineering
technicians ...........................................
Surveying and mapping technicians ..............
33.83
28.43
28.50
37.53
32.90
38.82
43.02
44.71
41.56
2.6
5.0
5.3
3.7
6.4
14.7
3.9
3.2
7.7
1,351
1,007
1,007
1,517
1,306
1,613
1,734
1,817
1,663
2.8
11.0
11.2
3.6
7.7
16.6
3.9
3.0
7.7
70,191
52,384
52,371
78,864
67,914
83,860
90,153
94,496
86,454
2.8
11.0
11.2
3.6
7.7
16.6
3.9
3.0
7.7
29.42
29.54
42.53
24.08
23.59
25.47
4.2
4.5
6.9
8.5
8.9
4.9
1,225
1,260
1,706
940
917
1,019
7.0
6.9
7.6
8.6
9.0
4.9
63,688
65,530
88,701
48,858
47,684
52,969
7.0
6.9
7.6
8.6
9.0
4.9
26.55
20.84
5.5
17.1
1,062
833
5.5
17.1
55,233
41,916
5.5
17.1
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Physical scientists ..........................................
Environmental scientists and geoscientists
34.97
39.71
39.43
7.3
9.3
9.4
1,399
1,588
1,577
7.3
9.3
9.4
72,740
82,596
82,008
7.3
9.3
9.4
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S12-2
December 2008 - January 2010
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
Community and social services occupations
Counselors .....................................................
Educational, vocational, and school
counselors ............................................
Rehabilitation counselors ..........................
Social workers ...............................................
Mental health and substance abuse social
workers ................................................
Miscellaneous community and social service
specialists .................................................
Social and human service assistants ..........
$16.90
19.10
6.5%
3.7
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$715
758
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
6.7%
3.6
$37,074
39,410
6.7%
3.6
20.59
18.51
17.89
2.2
17.2
3.1
816
730
714
2.3
16.5
3.1
42,416
37,966
37,145
2.3
16.5
3.1
18.09
2.0
723
2.0
37,619
2.0
13.43
12.21
6.3
6.9
544
483
6.6
7.3
28,063
24,796
6.6
7.3
Legal occupations ............................................
Paralegals and legal assistants .......................
43.46
24.14
21.4
7.0
1,820
958
19.0
6.4
94,626
49,811
19.0
6.4
Education, training, and library occupations
Postsecondary teachers ..................................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ......
Primary, secondary, and special education
school teachers .........................................
Preschool and kindergarten teachers .........
Elementary and middle school teachers ....
Elementary school teachers, except
special education .............................
Teacher assistants ..........................................
26.28
35.15
34.23
19.9
8.9
12.9
1,031
1,398
1,365
19.9
8.9
12.9
45,100
60,964
63,773
19.9
8.9
12.9
22.10
15.62
27.38
8.0
11.3
5.6
844
580
1,063
7.8
9.6
6.0
33,074
26,577
36,267
7.8
9.6
6.0
27.34
10.47
5.7
9.8
1,061
408
6.1
10.3
36,180
17,936
6.1
10.3
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and
media occupations .....................................
Designers .......................................................
Graphic designers ......................................
News analysts, reporters and correspondents
Reporters and correspondents ....................
Writers and editors ........................................
Editors ........................................................
23.70
25.42
19.02
27.61
27.61
29.48
29.57
6.5
11.6
5.5
7.2
7.2
4.0
8.8
952
1,014
761
1,061
1,061
1,179
1,183
7.1
11.6
5.5
10.4
10.4
4.0
8.8
49,338
52,753
39,558
50,956
50,956
61,313
61,495
7.1
11.6
5.5
10.4
10.4
4.0
8.8
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................................
Pharmacists ....................................................
Physicians and surgeons ................................
Registered nurses ...........................................
Therapists ......................................................
Occupational therapists .............................
Respiratory therapists ................................
33.75
52.34
103.80
33.30
24.68
34.75
23.36
9.9
2.5
20.8
5.2
6.8
5.5
3.0
1,319
1,902
4,163
1,296
926
1,390
876
10.5
6.8
20.9
5.5
7.8
5.5
2.1
68,609
98,911
216,465
67,376
48,165
72,270
45,547
10.5
6.8
20.9
5.5
7.8
5.5
2.1
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S12-3
December 2008 - January 2010
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
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technicians ...........................................
Dental hygienists ...........................................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ..
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner
support technicians ..................................
Pharmacy technicians ................................
Surgical technologists ................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational
nurses .......................................................
Medical records and health information
technicians ...............................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$18.37
5.5%
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$726
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
5.3%
$37,756
5.3%
17.29
24.64
4.5
29.4
683
931
4.5
27.2
35,499
48,405
4.5
27.2
29.88
27.78
6.3
6.4
1,190
1,104
6.4
6.8
61,877
57,388
6.4
6.8
17.67
15.11
22.21
7.4
3.9
5.6
702
605
877
7.3
3.9
5.6
36,515
31,435
45,598
7.3
3.9
5.6
20.74
3.2
825
3.2
42,923
3.2
13.27
4.8
531
4.8
27,611
4.8
Healthcare support occupations .....................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Home health aides .....................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ....
Physical therapist assistants and aides ...........
Physical therapist aides ..............................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..............................................
Dental assistants ........................................
Medical assistants ......................................
12.85
11.57
10.01
12.02
11.73
10.44
3.5
1.6
5.3
2.1
13.6
7.6
496
452
378
473
442
399
3.3
1.7
8.3
2.3
14.8
8.9
25,784
23,507
19,654
24,592
22,973
20,769
3.3
1.7
8.3
2.3
14.8
8.9
15.02
16.82
14.83
5.5
9.3
6.3
571
597
586
5.4
10.4
5.6
29,669
31,053
30,474
5.4
10.4
5.6
Protective service occupations ........................
Security guards and gaming surveillance
officers .....................................................
Security guards ..........................................
11.73
5.8
467
6.5
24,265
6.5
11.17
11.17
3.7
3.7
440
440
4.3
4.3
22,891
22,891
4.3
4.3
9.69
2.2
370
2.3
19,119
2.3
15.25
19.84
3.8
13.0
627
794
4.5
13.0
32,590
41,274
4.5
13.0
14.75
11.13
9.42
3.6
3.0
7.6
608
433
376
5.0
3.5
7.4
31,626
22,511
19,531
5.0
3.5
7.4
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 .........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S12-4
December 2008 - January 2010
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
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 ................
Dishwashers ...................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and
coffee shop ...............................................
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
Personal care and service occupations ..........
First-line supervisors/managers of gaming
workers ....................................................
Gaming supervisors ...................................
First-line supervisors/managers of personal
service workers ........................................
Gaming services workers ..............................
Gaming dealers ..........................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and
related workers ........................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$10.96
11.73
10.27
10.03
7.31
8.95
6.48
4.9%
3.9
7.0
3.4
4.3
9.5
4.5
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$418
463
375
387
270
343
235
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
6.5%
4.1
9.5
5.1
4.1
9.6
4.1
$21,584
24,097
19,498
20,060
13,986
17,850
12,148
6.5%
4.1
9.5
5.1
4.1
9.6
4.1
8.04
9.14
5.0
3.8
301
344
7.0
4.9
15,664
17,767
7.0
4.9
9.19
4.7
344
5.8
17,731
5.8
8.91
9.26
3.0
5.2
345
367
5.8
5.1
17,947
18,181
5.8
5.1
9.96
6.3
372
7.6
17,929
7.6
11.47
3.9
449
4.7
22,550
4.7
15.23
6.5
596
6.3
30,975
6.3
13.74
10.46
7.8
3.6
549
411
7.8
3.8
28,574
21,223
7.8
3.8
10.79
9.58
12.67
11.67
4.2
3.9
10.7
6.7
426
374
487
439
4.5
3.9
12.8
8.2
22,158
19,059
22,321
21,426
4.5
3.9
12.8
8.2
12.05
7.6
456
6.6
23,528
6.6
17.81
19.24
2.7
3.6
717
777
2.7
3.9
37,275
40,410
2.7
3.9
16.86
7.71
7.58
7.8
4.5
5.0
664
306
301
9.1
4.9
5.4
34,531
15,918
15,641
9.1
4.9
5.4
7.69
5.0
292
2.0
15,040
2.0
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S12-5
December 2008 - January 2010
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Personal care and service occupations
–Continued
Amusement and recreation attendants .......
Child care workers .........................................
Personal and home care aides ........................
Recreation and fitness 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 .................................................
Gaming change persons and booth
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 ................................
Real estate brokers and sales agents ..............
Real estate sales agents ..............................
Telemarketers ................................................
Office and administrative support
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...............
Financial clerks ..............................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$7.70
8.69
10.53
18.42
5.4%
7.8
2.6
12.1
17.92
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$291
342
421
712
2.1%
7.7
2.6
11.1
$15,004
17,186
21,896
32,911
2.1%
7.7
2.6
11.1
3.2
718
3.4
37,346
3.4
20.06
6.0
816
6.3
42,429
6.3
18.50
7.2
755
7.6
39,268
7.6
27.62
13.04
10.44
10.37
14.7
4.3
2.8
2.8
1,105
522
411
408
14.7
4.6
2.7
2.7
57,459
27,112
21,351
21,197
14.7
4.6
2.7
2.7
11.55
10.6
462
10.6
24,030
10.6
13.39
11.90
14.53
14.53
33.77
9.3
13.1
7.2
5.4
13.5
543
472
600
585
1,338
10.2
13.6
8.3
5.9
13.4
28,232
24,529
31,179
30,394
69,595
10.2
13.6
8.3
5.9
13.4
32.82
22.9
1,313
24.7
68,286
24.7
31.73
8.7
1,281
9.0
66,617
9.0
37.12
12.0
1,487
12.1
77,333
12.1
27.47
19.89
19.89
11.97
8.5
20.6
20.6
12.5
1,116
795
795
465
8.8
20.6
20.6
11.2
58,012
41,363
41,363
24,178
8.8
20.6
20.6
11.2
15.31
1.9
606
1.9
31,486
1.9
20.60
14.96
3.3
2.8
825
588
3.2
2.9
42,884
30,570
3.2
2.9
Mean
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S12-6
December 2008 - January 2010
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
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 ....................................
Tellers ........................................................
Brokerage clerks ............................................
Customer service representatives ..................
File clerks ......................................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ..............
Loan interviewers and clerks .........................
Order clerks ...................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll
and timekeeping .......................................
Receptionists and information clerks ............
Reservation and transportation ticket agents
and travel 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 ..............................................
Computer operators .......................................
Data entry and information processing
workers ....................................................
Data entry keyers .......................................
Insurance claims and policy processing
clerks ........................................................
Office clerks, general .....................................
Construction and extraction occupations ......
Mean
Relative
error4
$15.81
8.5%
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$632
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
8.5%
$32,878
8.5%
15.02
5.8
601
5.8
31,239
5.8
16.08
10.50
17.94
15.06
11.61
16.98
14.40
12.93
11.14
16.30
14.15
3.4
9.0
8.6
8.1
2.1
9.2
4.2
6.7
4.0
7.2
21.7
627
408
718
602
457
699
572
478
443
652
563
3.5
10.9
8.6
8.1
2.8
10.2
4.0
4.4
3.9
7.2
21.7
32,616
21,226
37,311
31,330
23,761
36,366
29,734
24,848
22,387
33,907
29,252
3.5
10.9
8.6
8.1
2.8
10.2
4.0
4.4
3.9
7.2
21.7
15.30
12.67
5.4
2.9
612
500
5.4
2.8
31,814
25,990
5.4
2.8
17.11
13.28
8.5
7.4
684
538
8.5
8.0
35,587
27,984
8.5
8.0
14.19
22.67
13.21
11.90
18.30
10.9
8.6
3.9
6.6
2.8
579
915
528
473
726
11.8
8.4
3.8
6.7
2.7
30,133
47,560
27,445
24,576
37,768
11.8
8.4
3.8
6.7
2.7
22.23
21.67
15.11
5.0
9.6
3.0
886
850
594
5.0
8.5
2.5
46,060
44,209
30,909
5.0
8.5
2.5
15.31
16.74
6.5
2.7
611
669
6.5
2.7
31,782
34,809
6.5
2.7
13.02
13.02
5.0
5.0
505
505
7.3
7.3
26,265
26,265
7.3
7.3
12.71
14.39
5.7
4.1
508
557
5.7
3.6
26,436
28,989
5.7
3.6
19.13
5.8
761
5.9
39,023
5.9
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S12-7
December 2008 - January 2010
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
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ....................................................
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and
stonemasons .............................................
Brickmasons and blockmasons ..................
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 ........
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and
tapers ........................................................
Drywall and ceiling tile installers ..............
Electricians ....................................................
Painters and paperhangers .............................
Painters, construction and maintenance ....
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..............................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......
Roofers ..........................................................
Sheet metal workers ......................................
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 ...................................................
Electrical and electronics repairers,
commercial and industrial equipment
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ..
Automotive technicians and repairers ...........
Automotive body and related repairers .....
Automotive service technicians and
mechanics ............................................
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$27.61
6.1%
$1,148
7.4%
$59,687
7.4%
21.78
21.78
22.22
15.6
15.6
12.1
871
871
888
15.6
15.6
12.1
45,310
45,310
46,019
15.6
15.6
12.1
21.27
21.27
12.62
20.10
9.2
9.2
14.8
5.7
844
844
500
792
9.3
9.3
14.5
5.9
43,871
43,871
25,170
41,190
9.3
9.3
14.5
5.9
20.43
5.6
798
6.7
41,494
6.7
19.15
17.44
22.95
16.14
16.14
13.8
12.0
6.2
8.0
8.0
766
698
918
621
621
13.8
12.0
6.2
10.8
10.8
39,841
36,271
47,728
32,317
32,317
13.8
12.0
6.2
10.8
10.8
23.96
24.44
14.60
18.75
17.77
6.7
6.8
14.0
10.1
9.1
949
968
574
690
703
7.4
7.5
13.5
15.5
9.6
49,363
50,322
29,847
35,896
34,011
7.4
7.5
13.5
15.5
9.6
21.63
2.9
870
3.0
45,211
3.0
29.82
13.2
1,214
13.5
63,130
13.5
23.81
15.5
949
15.4
49,365
15.4
29.46
21.58
21.27
24.06
2.6
5.7
3.4
28.9
1,172
863
858
–
2.7
5.7
3.8
–
60,943
44,881
44,586
–
2.7
5.7
3.8
–
20.97
6.2
843
7.0
43,803
7.0
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S12-8
December 2008 - January 2010
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry 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 .................................................
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 ...............................................
Telecommunications line installers and
repairers ...............................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and
repair workers ..........................................
Coin, vending, and amusement machine
servicers and repairers .........................
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 .....
Team assemblers .......................................
Bakers ............................................................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish
processing workers ..................................
Butchers and meat cutters ..........................
Miscellaneous food processing workers ........
Computer control programmers and
operators ..................................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$20.67
6.9%
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$827
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
6.9%
$42,987
6.9%
20.74
11.0
876
11.9
45,572
11.9
24.68
16.0
947
19.2
49,269
19.2
25.43
8.2
1,017
8.2
52,888
8.2
22.13
25.49
20.66
20.83
25.74
6.3
5.6
9.8
8.8
15.3
883
1,017
825
830
1,030
6.3
5.6
9.8
8.9
15.3
45,931
52,900
42,915
43,174
53,544
6.3
5.6
9.8
8.9
15.3
29.43
15.5
1,177
15.5
61,210
15.5
20.67
16.6
827
16.6
42,992
16.6
15.88
6.4
633
6.1
32,908
6.1
17.00
5.4
680
5.4
35,358
5.4
13.08
11.2
518
9.7
26,958
9.7
18.67
9.6
745
9.6
38,762
9.6
38.47
23.1
1,574
22.3
81,869
22.3
13.66
4.2
546
4.2
28,404
4.2
13.85
13.71
12.98
15.25
4.0
5.0
6.2
7.0
554
549
519
610
4.0
5.0
6.2
7.0
28,811
28,525
27,001
31,715
4.0
5.0
6.2
7.0
14.03
15.15
15.70
13.0
14.1
16.1
554
593
617
12.8
14.1
15.3
28,813
30,817
32,089
12.8
14.1
15.3
19.28
11.3
771
11.3
40,107
11.3
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S12-9
December 2008 - January 2010
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
Computer-controlled machine tool
operators, 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 ......................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ......
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ....
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic
workers ....................................................
Printers ...........................................................
Printing machine operators ........................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ................
Power plant operators, distributors, and
dispatchers ...............................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and
weighers ...................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and
tenders ......................................................
Painting workers ............................................
Painters, transportation equipment ............
Semiconductor processors .............................
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 ................
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight
engineers ..............................................
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
$17.93
9.5%
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$717
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
9.5%
$37,298
9.5%
13.72
5.4
549
5.4
28,533
5.4
14.01
23.18
16.15
16.15
4.1
11.3
8.7
8.7
560
918
646
646
4.1
11.0
8.7
8.7
29,144
47,716
33,587
33,587
4.1
11.0
8.7
8.7
19.37
17.54
17.81
9.64
1.0
7.1
12.3
11.9
759
683
694
384
.8
6.3
11.1
12.0
39,445
35,500
36,083
19,954
.8
6.3
11.1
12.0
35.48
5.7
1,419
5.7
73,800
5.7
20.47
7.1
819
7.1
42,570
7.1
14.82
19.51
23.62
20.99
12.58
11.34
8.6
12.6
11.6
6.6
22.0
9.1
587
780
945
835
502
453
8.4
12.6
11.6
7.2
22.0
9.1
30,536
40,572
49,139
43,406
26,124
23,579
8.4
12.6
11.6
7.2
22.0
9.1
16.07
3.9
636
3.8
32,820
3.8
19.47
4.2
793
4.8
41,240
4.8
25.11
117.06
9.0
13.5
1,013
2,591
8.8
17.2
52,690
134,757
8.8
17.2
117.06
16.97
12.97
17.98
16.30
13.5
2.2
19.4
4.8
4.8
2,591
679
515
724
648
17.2
2.1
19.7
4.5
4.9
134,757
35,205
26,765
37,411
33,713
17.2
2.1
19.7
4.5
4.9
19.86
6.9
785
6.6
38,312
6.6
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S12-10
December 2008 - January 2010
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
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 ........................................
Packers and packagers, hand .....................
Mean
Relative
error4
$19.86
15.01
11.33
9.41
6.9%
13.6
3.7
3.8
11.88
10.61
5.2
6.0
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, weighed by hours.
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$785
600
444
377
6.6%
13.6
3.7
3.8
$38,312
30,272
23,065
19,581
6.6%
13.6
3.7
3.8
463
414
5.1
6.2
24,095
21,549
5.1
6.2
Mean
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 the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to
employees, exclusive of overtime.
6 Mean annual earnings are 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
Mountain
S12-11
December 2008 - January 2010
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
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
All workers ...........................................................
$25.86
3.9%
$1,025
3.8%
$48,853
3.8%
Management occupations ...............................
Chief executives ............................................
General and operations managers ..................
Financial managers ........................................
Education administrators ...............................
Education administrators, elementary and
secondary school .................................
Social and community service managers ......
42.59
70.97
53.50
42.67
41.51
6.8
6.8
7.1
10.8
6.4
1,713
3,024
2,140
1,707
1,694
7.2
5.9
7.1
10.8
8.2
85,216
157,262
111,278
88,592
77,374
7.2
5.9
7.1
10.8
8.2
47.59
33.71
8.4
6.1
1,981
1,349
12.4
6.1
84,726
70,123
12.4
6.1
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ..................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................
24.33
4.9
973
4.9
50,608
4.9
25.06
28.99
18.1
17.6
1,002
1,160
18.1
17.6
52,115
60,299
18.1
17.6
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .................................................
Computer systems analysts ............................
31.04
34.23
4.1
4.5
1,242
1,369
4.1
4.5
64,063
71,207
4.1
4.5
Architecture and engineering occupations ....
Engineers .......................................................
Civil engineers ...........................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......
Civil engineering technicians ....................
27.42
34.06
33.45
22.06
21.87
6.7
6.9
9.7
3.8
4.2
1,097
1,362
1,338
882
875
6.7
6.9
9.7
3.8
4.2
57,040
70,837
69,577
45,882
45,488
6.7
6.9
9.7
3.8
4.2
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Miscellaneous life, physical, and social
science technicians ..................................
25.29
7.3
1,012
7.3
51,607
7.3
24.23
8.3
969
8.3
50,405
8.3
Community and social services occupations
Counselors .....................................................
Educational, vocational, and school
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 ..........
22.98
31.10
9.3
11.6
920
1,230
9.2
11.4
46,460
55,794
9.2
11.4
39.17
20.70
18.81
5.7
10.2
8.6
1,528
827
751
6.0
10.1
8.5
59,834
42,852
38,867
6.0
10.1
8.5
21.30
8.0
862
7.7
44,767
7.7
22.59
19.17
4.8
21.4
921
767
4.7
21.4
47,875
39,765
4.7
21.4
Legal occupations ............................................
Lawyers .........................................................
36.04
39.41
7.5
9.9
1,442
1,577
7.5
9.9
74,971
81,980
7.5
9.9
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S13-1
December 2008 - January 2010
RSE Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Legal occupations –Continued
Miscellaneous legal support workers ............
Education, training, and library occupations
Postsecondary teachers ..................................
Arts, communications, and humanities
teachers, postsecondary .......................
Primary, secondary, and special education
school teachers .........................................
Preschool and kindergarten teachers .........
Kindergarten teachers, except special
education ..........................................
Elementary and middle school teachers ....
Elementary school teachers, except
special education .............................
Middle school teachers, except special
and vocational education .................
Secondary school teachers .........................
Secondary school teachers, except
special and vocational education .....
Special education teachers .........................
Special education teachers, preschool,
kindergarten, and elementary school
Other teachers and instructors .......................
Library technicians ........................................
Instructional coordinators ..............................
Teacher assistants ..........................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$23.97
7.0%
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$959
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
7.0%
$49,848
7.0%
34.86
61.08
5.3
23.2
1,327
2,448
5.5
23.4
51,942
102,072
5.5
23.4
38.16
11.4
1,669
9.6
64,668
9.6
33.42
26.46
5.3
6.3
1,266
954
4.6
1.6
47,558
35,889
4.6
1.6
25.86
32.78
2.1
4.9
990
1,247
3.0
4.1
36,984
46,743
3.0
4.1
33.11
4.8
1,260
3.8
47,178
3.8
31.28
34.90
6.2
5.3
1,185
1,325
5.9
4.5
44,760
50,026
5.9
4.5
34.95
33.81
5.3
3.7
1,326
1,265
4.6
3.5
50,056
47,335
4.6
3.5
32.91
36.75
19.26
28.11
12.97
5.2
2.8
8.4
1.9
3.9
1,219
1,399
771
1,104
445
4.6
4.5
8.4
2.5
5.1
45,739
53,431
40,068
54,462
16,663
4.6
4.5
8.4
2.5
5.1
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and
media occupations .....................................
21.36
1.6
854
1.6
41,798
1.6
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................................
Registered nurses ...........................................
Therapists ......................................................
32.43
32.42
32.58
3.4
4.8
8.2
1,271
1,249
1,291
3.5
5.9
7.2
63,025
60,379
60,998
3.5
5.9
7.2
Healthcare support occupations .....................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
14.20
11.89
4.9
6.9
547
450
6.3
5.6
28,035
23,384
6.3
5.6
Protective service occupations ........................
First-line supervisors/managers, law
enforcement workers ...............................
First-line supervisors/managers of police
and detectives ......................................
23.99
5.7
1,001
5.2
51,500
5.2
31.91
7.3
1,276
7.3
66,378
7.3
34.40
7.5
1,376
7.5
71,544
7.5
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S13-2
December 2008 - January 2010
RSE Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Protective service occupations –Continued
Fire fighters ...................................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ......
Correctional officers and jailers ................
Police officers ................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ............
$19.48
19.37
19.37
26.50
26.50
12.3%
5.2
5.2
2.5
2.5
$996
786
786
1,062
1,062
11.7%
5.5
5.5
2.5
2.5
$51,780
40,885
40,885
55,230
55,230
11.7%
5.5
5.5
2.5
2.5
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .................................................
Cooks .............................................................
11.07
11.81
5.2
8.5
417
460
6.7
11.6
19,284
21,648
6.7
11.6
13.35
12.79
5.4
3.1
530
507
5.5
3.2
27,251
25,869
5.5
3.2
13.13
13.40
13.76
3.8
14.1
16.0
519
536
550
4.0
14.1
16.0
26,409
27,884
28,638
4.0
14.1
16.0
Personal care and service occupations ..........
12.99
13.4
506
14.2
25,608
14.2
Sales and related occupations .........................
14.31
20.6
572
20.6
29,755
20.6
16.32
2.3
651
2.3
32,989
2.3
21.23
15.98
9.3
4.3
839
639
10.4
4.3
43,647
33,231
10.4
4.3
16.40
16.99
5.9
6.3
656
678
5.9
6.3
34,113
35,236
5.9
6.3
16.44
17.50
17.88
16.88
4.5
8.6
10.1
3.3
658
700
715
673
4.5
8.6
10.1
3.2
34,191
36,402
37,198
33,420
4.5
8.6
10.1
3.2
17.90
7.0
715
7.0
37,156
7.0
14.89
15.22
5.2
4.2
595
608
5.1
4.2
27,327
30,225
5.1
4.2
19.04
18.49
4.6
6.1
762
740
4.6
6.1
38,987
38,468
4.6
6.1
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
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 ......
Construction equipment operators .................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S13-3
December 2008 - January 2010
RSE Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Construction and extraction occupations
–Continued
Operating engineers and other
construction equipment operators ........
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..............................................
Highway maintenance workers .....................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and
maintenance workers ...............................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ..
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and
repair workers ..........................................
Production occupations ...................................
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and
system operators ......................................
Transportation and material moving
occupations .................................................
Bus drivers .....................................................
Bus drivers, school ....................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$18.11
6.9%
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$724
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
6.9%
$37,667
6.9%
19.46
16.38
21.4
9.1
779
655
21.4
9.1
40,483
32,106
21.4
9.1
22.85
5.4
913
5.5
47,454
5.5
21.87
21.64
7.9
7.2
875
865
7.9
7.2
45,498
45,002
7.9
7.2
18.15
2.4
722
2.8
37,538
2.8
22.02
7.6
881
7.6
45,796
7.6
20.76
6.8
830
6.8
43,177
6.8
16.10
14.09
12.78
10.1
9.4
6.7
621
530
465
9.1
9.6
8.4
28,871
23,593
19,057
9.1
9.6
8.4
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, weighed 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 the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to
employees, exclusive of overtime.
6 Mean annual earnings are 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
Mountain
S13-4
December 2008 - January 2010
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 ...........................................................
$18.94
2.0%
Management occupations ...............................
General and operations managers ..................
Financial managers ........................................
Construction managers ..................................
Medical and health services managers ..........
34.72
35.52
38.30
35.29
37.91
5.5
9.7
6.8
12.2
15.2
1,433
1,525
1,577
1,450
1,579
6.0
8.8
5.3
13.7
12.3
74,485
79,316
82,001
75,389
82,104
6.0
8.8
5.3
13.7
12.3
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................................
Buyers and purchasing agents .......................
Accountants and auditors ..............................
Loan counselors and officers .........................
Loan officers ..............................................
28.76
23.10
32.92
42.07
42.07
8.0
10.2
7.1
11.9
11.9
1,162
933
1,311
1,641
1,641
7.8
10.7
7.5
11.5
11.5
60,448
48,524
68,195
85,340
85,340
7.8
10.7
7.5
11.5
11.5
29.43
33.28
33.13
23.13
44.96
3.6
3.0
3.0
19.4
9.9
1,178
1,331
1,325
925
1,798
3.3
3.0
3.0
19.4
9.9
61,274
69,224
68,919
48,109
93,510
3.3
3.0
3.0
19.4
9.9
28.29
15.2
1,138
17.6
59,170
17.6
Architecture and engineering occupations ....
Engineers .......................................................
Civil engineers ...........................................
Electrical and electronics engineers ..........
Drafters ..........................................................
Architectural and civil drafters ..................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......
31.08
33.85
29.49
41.18
23.24
23.28
24.81
5.7
6.3
4.4
7.7
10.4
10.8
11.5
1,228
1,361
1,168
1,674
902
902
992
6.5
6.7
9.1
7.8
10.7
11.1
11.5
63,730
70,792
60,744
87,036
46,910
46,926
51,595
6.5
6.7
9.1
7.8
10.7
11.1
11.5
Life, physical, and social science occupations
38.07
3.7
1,523
3.7
79,196
3.7
Community and social services occupations
Counselors .....................................................
Social workers ...............................................
Miscellaneous community and social service
specialists .................................................
15.36
16.47
17.97
5.2
9.3
11.5
699
659
719
12.5
9.3
11.5
36,100
34,253
37,377
12.5
9.3
11.5
13.70
10.6
548
10.6
27,970
10.6
Education, training, and library occupations
Primary, secondary, and special education
school teachers .........................................
Preschool and kindergarten teachers .........
19.77
13.1
774
12.8
33,678
12.8
21.51
15.62
8.9
11.3
820
580
8.5
9.6
31,821
26,577
8.5
9.6
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .................................................
Computer software engineers ........................
Computer software engineers, applications
Computer support specialists .........................
Computer systems analysts ............................
Network and computer systems
administrators ..........................................
Mean
$753
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
2.1%
$38,806
2.1%
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S15-1
December 2008 - January 2010
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
–Continued
Elementary and middle school teachers ....
Elementary school teachers, except
special education .............................
Teacher assistants ..........................................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and
media occupations .....................................
Designers .......................................................
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................................
Registered nurses ...........................................
Dental hygienists ...........................................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner
support 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 ......................................
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 .......................................
Cooks, short order .....................................
Food preparation workers ..............................
Food service, tipped .......................................
Bartenders ..................................................
Waiters and waitresses ..............................
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
$27.05
6.4%
$1,051
6.9%
$35,448
6.9%
27.05
10.46
6.4
10.6
1,051
413
6.9
10.5
35,448
19,042
6.9
10.5
21.62
25.58
14.2
15.6
871
1,020
14.5
15.9
45,268
53,031
14.5
15.9
34.46
39.28
24.64
14.8
18.2
29.4
1,335
1,542
931
15.8
18.8
27.2
69,397
80,195
48,405
15.8
18.8
27.2
29.47
5.6
1,169
5.6
60,792
5.6
15.92
8.2
637
8.2
33,114
8.2
13.13
10.36
10.11
10.51
4.5
3.8
6.9
3.8
500
405
384
419
4.6
5.1
10.2
3.8
25,977
21,062
19,972
21,782
4.6
5.1
10.2
3.8
15.46
16.62
14.40
5.2
9.6
5.1
581
587
572
5.9
10.7
5.1
30,211
30,548
29,760
5.9
10.7
5.1
9.38
2.6
356
2.9
18,346
2.9
14.19
4.3
588
4.8
30,578
4.8
13.91
10.71
9.86
11.73
9.83
8.72
7.04
8.88
6.13
6.3
4.7
5.7
5.6
9.2
2.9
5.3
11.2
4.0
578
418
365
476
356
332
255
340
216
7.1
5.8
8.6
6.1
11.4
4.4
6.0
10.6
5.6
30,042
21,674
18,765
24,758
18,494
17,200
13,143
17,685
11,126
7.1
5.8
8.6
6.1
11.4
4.4
6.0
10.6
5.6
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S15-2
December 2008 - January 2010
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
Food preparation and serving related
occupations –Continued
Fast food and counter workers ......................
Combined food preparation and serving
workers, including fast food ................
Dishwashers ...................................................
Mean
Relative
error3
$9.09
4.8%
Weekly earnings4
Mean
$341
Annual earnings5
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
6.5%
$17,746
6.5%
9.09
8.07
5.8
3.4
337
317
7.6
2.4
17,535
14,892
7.6
2.4
11.26
6.9
440
8.2
21,814
8.2
14.37
10.02
4.0
5.7
556
394
5.6
6.0
28,909
20,488
5.6
6.0
10.32
8.63
12.50
11.17
2.4
2.7
12.3
6.8
407
336
481
415
2.7
2.9
16.1
9.8
21,169
17,474
21,054
19,769
2.7
2.9
16.1
9.8
Personal care and service occupations ..........
Child care workers .........................................
11.84
8.26
16.8
5.2
454
330
15.1
5.2
23,279
16,495
15.1
5.2
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 ..........................................
18.09
4.9
727
5.0
37,767
5.0
18.14
8.1
742
8.4
38,604
8.4
17.01
7.5
699
7.8
36,350
7.8
24.28
13.16
9.55
9.55
19.6
4.6
5.5
5.5
971
528
376
376
19.6
5.1
5.3
5.3
50,496
27,411
19,531
19,531
19.6
5.1
5.3
5.3
14.11
13.32
14.58
14.81
33.77
6.0
10.0
7.9
6.3
13.5
574
527
603
597
1,338
6.9
11.0
9.0
7.0
13.4
29,822
27,383
31,368
31,018
69,595
6.9
11.0
9.0
7.0
13.4
31.09
24.9
1,245
27.4
64,750
27.4
30.82
8.2
1,248
8.6
64,872
8.6
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ..........................
First-line supervisors/managers, building and
grounds cleaning and maintenance
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
Mountain
S15-3
December 2008 - January 2010
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
Sales and related occupations –Continued
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing, technical and scientific
products ...............................................
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 ..............................................
Bill and account collectors ........................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing
clerks ....................................................
Tellers ........................................................
Customer service representatives ..................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ..............
Loan interviewers and clerks .........................
Order clerks ...................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ............
Dispatchers ....................................................
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 ..............................................
Insurance claims and policy processing
clerks ........................................................
Office clerks, general .....................................
Construction and extraction occupations ......
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ....................................................
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and
stonemasons .............................................
Brickmasons and blockmasons ..................
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
$34.38
9.7%
$1,378
9.8%
$71,638
9.8%
27.42
11.8
1,121
12.1
58,269
12.1
15.19
2.5
599
2.6
31,130
2.6
19.71
15.04
16.46
4.4
3.8
12.9
790
587
658
4.2
3.9
12.9
41,076
30,504
34,232
4.2
3.9
12.9
16.74
11.70
16.89
10.56
15.34
11.62
12.93
13.44
22.46
12.81
10.97
17.13
4.2
2.6
15.3
5.9
8.0
8.9
2.7
8.5
10.4
6.1
8.3
5.2
645
462
675
416
614
461
513
547
912
511
436
679
4.1
3.9
15.3
6.6
8.0
9.1
2.5
9.2
10.1
6.1
8.4
5.2
33,527
24,019
35,124
20,448
31,910
23,958
26,669
28,423
47,441
26,570
22,686
35,317
4.1
3.9
15.3
6.6
8.0
9.1
2.5
9.2
10.1
6.1
8.4
5.2
20.77
14.37
12.8
4.4
826
565
12.6
3.6
42,941
29,391
12.6
3.6
15.56
6.8
620
6.9
32,228
6.9
12.04
14.10
10.4
7.0
482
540
10.4
6.4
25,048
28,078
10.4
6.4
18.90
6.7
751
6.7
38,371
6.7
28.80
7.0
1,211
8.6
62,989
8.6
24.82
24.82
5.3
5.3
993
993
5.3
5.3
51,634
51,634
5.3
5.3
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S15-4
December 2008 - January 2010
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
Construction and extraction occupations
–Continued
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 ........
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and
tapers ........................................................
Drywall and ceiling tile installers ..............
Electricians ....................................................
Painters and paperhangers .............................
Painters, construction and maintenance ....
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 .........
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 ......................
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 ..........................................
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and
repair workers ......................................
Mean
Relative
error3
$23.86
15.0%
Weekly earnings4
Mean
$955
Annual earnings5
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
15.0%
$49,338
15.0%
19.08
19.08
12.36
18.82
8.5
8.5
15.2
4.0
752
752
490
736
8.6
8.6
14.8
4.6
39,118
39,118
24,566
38,294
8.6
8.6
14.8
4.6
18.88
6.4
726
8.1
37,731
8.1
19.05
17.15
22.56
16.23
16.23
15.0
13.3
5.7
8.4
8.4
762
686
902
623
623
15.0
13.3
5.7
11.3
11.3
39,622
35,662
46,915
32,411
32,411
15.0
13.3
5.7
11.3
11.3
24.20
24.56
17.66
4.7
4.8
10.5
957
971
698
5.8
5.9
11.0
49,740
50,468
33,497
5.8
5.9
11.0
20.34
3.3
820
3.7
42,621
3.7
25.05
21.55
24.06
17.1
3.8
28.9
1,030
870
–
18.2
4.3
–
53,538
45,197
–
18.2
4.3
–
21.26
7.7
855
8.6
44,404
8.6
21.06
8.1
842
8.1
43,804
8.1
20.67
12.1
880
13.0
45,774
13.0
21.03
23.73
20.33
23.90
10.1
8.7
19.7
21.6
841
949
813
956
10.1
8.7
19.7
21.6
43,745
49,368
42,287
49,711
10.1
8.7
19.7
21.6
14.25
8.1
566
7.5
29,422
7.5
13.32
12.5
527
10.8
27,400
10.8
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S15-5
December 2008 - January 2010
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 ...................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating workers ...........
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .....
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ......
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ....
Printers ...........................................................
Painting workers ............................................
Miscellaneous production workers ................
Helpers--production workers .....................
Transportation and material moving
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
transportation and material-moving
machine and vehicle operators ................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ..........
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 ........................................
Packers and packagers, hand .....................
Mean
Relative
error3
$16.13
5.8%
26.13
13.64
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
$645
5.9%
$33,551
5.9%
9.1
6.0
1,093
546
7.9
6.0
56,815
28,380
7.9
6.0
13.58
15.85
15.85
14.43
19.48
10.61
11.34
5.7
6.5
6.5
2.3
12.8
6.0
9.1
543
634
634
573
779
424
453
5.7
6.5
6.5
2.4
12.8
6.0
9.1
28,256
32,967
32,967
29,805
40,511
22,071
23,579
5.7
6.5
6.5
2.4
12.8
6.0
9.1
15.03
5.8
597
5.7
30,654
5.7
24.08
16.38
12.47
17.25
15.96
2.6
4.3
21.3
4.2
7.5
981
656
494
696
633
2.2
4.4
21.4
3.8
7.7
51,003
33,961
25,682
35,898
32,933
2.2
4.4
21.4
3.8
7.7
19.43
8.0
766
7.5
36,927
7.5
19.43
14.03
10.50
9.81
8.0
19.4
3.8
5.2
766
561
406
392
7.5
19.4
4.1
5.2
36,927
27,833
21,116
20,407
7.5
19.4
4.1
5.2
11.01
9.62
5.0
7.3
419
380
5.2
7.5
21,782
19,754
5.2
7.5
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, weighed 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
Mean
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to
employees, exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are 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
Mountain
S15-6
December 2008 - January 2010
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 ...........................................................
$22.77
5.4%
Management occupations ...............................
General and operations managers ..................
Marketing and sales managers .......................
Marketing managers ..................................
Sales managers ..........................................
Computer and information systems
managers ..................................................
Financial managers ........................................
Human resources managers ...........................
Compensation and benefits managers .......
Construction managers ..................................
Engineering managers ...................................
Medical and health services managers ..........
47.41
54.21
48.64
49.96
46.18
5.9
5.6
8.6
11.1
6.2
1,963
2,378
2,023
2,051
1,970
5.5
5.1
9.2
12.7
8.0
102,031
123,675
105,220
106,640
102,461
5.5
5.1
9.2
12.7
8.0
50.37
39.13
35.00
33.42
34.58
62.24
57.47
6.8
4.5
6.7
9.3
9.3
1.9
13.7
2,058
1,565
1,559
1,491
1,457
2,556
2,299
8.4
4.5
10.3
12.5
10.0
2.2
13.7
106,755
81,383
81,052
77,550
75,779
132,910
119,546
8.4
4.5
10.3
12.5
10.0
2.2
13.7
29.51
25.88
4.4
6.1
1,191
1,088
4.1
5.5
61,954
56,574
4.1
5.5
27.94
37.24
8.9
10.7
1,182
1,512
9.0
10.9
61,463
78,635
9.0
10.9
27.98
27.33
32.77
27.77
32.43
6.2
6.3
17.7
4.0
12.5
1,112
1,093
1,311
1,121
1,289
6.4
6.3
17.7
4.0
12.8
57,826
56,838
68,153
58,306
67,002
6.4
6.3
17.7
4.0
12.8
37.61
40.21
43.94
3.4
11.0
3.1
1,533
1,608
1,797
3.6
11.0
3.0
79,709
83,637
93,461
3.6
11.0
3.0
45.57
23.46
35.02
41.87
3.6
16.9
7.6
17.6
1,887
938
1,490
1,675
3.3
16.9
5.9
17.6
98,107
48,801
77,458
87,095
3.3
16.9
5.9
17.6
30.09
17.3
1,206
17.3
62,701
17.3
36.85
38.56
41.02
2.0
14.3
3.6
1,489
1,542
1,665
2.3
14.3
4.0
77,435
80,203
86,604
2.3
14.3
4.0
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................................
Buyers and purchasing agents .......................
Purchasing agents, except wholesale,
retail, and farm products ......................
Cost estimators ..............................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ..................................
Training and development specialists .......
Management analysts ....................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................
Financial analysts and advisors .....................
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .................................................
Computer programmers .................................
Computer software engineers ........................
Computer software engineers, systems
software ...............................................
Computer support specialists .........................
Computer systems analysts ............................
Database administrators .................................
Network and computer systems
administrators ..........................................
Architecture and engineering occupations ....
Architects, except naval .................................
Engineers .......................................................
Mean
$905
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
5.6%
$46,943
5.6%
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S16-1
December 2008 - January 2010
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
Architecture and engineering occupations
–Continued
Civil engineers ...........................................
Electrical and electronics engineers ..........
Electrical engineers ...............................
Electronics engineers, except computer
Industrial engineers, including health and
safety ....................................................
Industrial engineers ...............................
Mechanical engineers ................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......
Electrical and electronic engineering
technicians ...........................................
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
$45.63
44.62
47.59
41.91
8.9%
4.8
4.2
8.7
$1,825
1,785
1,904
1,676
8.9%
4.8
4.2
8.7
$94,907
92,818
98,986
87,168
8.9%
4.8
4.2
8.7
29.15
29.15
43.71
25.79
5.6
5.6
7.0
5.2
1,258
1,258
1,748
1,032
8.0
8.0
7.0
5.2
65,405
65,405
90,913
53,650
8.0
8.0
7.0
5.2
26.64
6.7
1,065
6.7
55,403
6.7
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Physical scientists ..........................................
33.19
35.76
9.9
16.6
1,328
1,431
9.9
16.6
69,041
74,390
9.9
16.6
Community and social services occupations
Counselors .....................................................
Educational, vocational, and school
counselors ............................................
Social workers ...............................................
Miscellaneous community and social service
specialists .................................................
Social and human service assistants ..........
18.01
20.18
9.1
2.8
725
798
8.8
2.6
37,699
41,501
8.8
2.6
20.48
17.85
2.0
2.2
810
713
2.2
2.3
42,141
37,050
2.2
2.3
13.27
12.15
6.5
10.5
541
475
7.4
11.8
28,124
24,696
7.4
11.8
37.95
36.58
20.7
9.8
1,496
1,453
21.5
9.7
65,999
61,795
21.5
9.7
30.55
.0
1,202
.0
55,157
.0
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and
media occupations .....................................
Designers .......................................................
Graphic designers ......................................
Writers and editors ........................................
Editors ........................................................
27.57
25.01
19.32
29.48
29.57
3.5
13.5
4.8
4.0
8.8
1,103
1,000
773
1,179
1,183
3.5
13.5
4.8
4.0
8.8
56,744
52,013
40,188
61,313
61,495
3.5
13.5
4.8
4.0
8.8
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................................
Pharmacists ....................................................
Physicians and surgeons ................................
Registered nurses ...........................................
33.42
53.09
125.22
32.16
10.4
3.0
18.4
5.1
1,312
1,989
5,134
1,249
11.0
4.3
25.7
5.3
68,234
103,450
266,968
64,961
11.0
4.3
25.7
5.3
Education, training, and library occupations
Postsecondary teachers ..................................
Primary, secondary, and special education
school teachers .........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S16-2
December 2008 - January 2010
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
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations –Continued
Therapists ......................................................
Occupational therapists .............................
Respiratory therapists ................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technicians ...........................................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ..
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner
support technicians ..................................
Surgical technologists ................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational
nurses .......................................................
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
$23.81
34.75
23.50
6.7%
5.5
3.2
$912
1,390
878
8.4%
5.5
2.4
$47,448
72,270
45,674
8.4%
5.5
2.4
18.37
5.5
726
5.3
37,756
5.3
17.29
4.5
683
4.5
35,499
4.5
30.33
23.59
10.9
14.3
1,213
944
10.9
14.3
63,094
49,067
10.9
14.3
19.44
22.18
5.7
6.4
767
873
5.9
6.5
39,891
45,417
5.9
6.5
20.72
4.1
824
4.1
42,848
4.1
Healthcare support occupations .....................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ....
Physical therapist assistants and aides ...........
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..............................................
12.56
12.21
12.59
13.79
3.8
1.3
2.5
22.6
492
477
493
552
3.4
1.4
2.9
22.6
25,577
24,799
25,631
28,691
3.4
1.4
2.9
22.6
13.72
12.4
538
11.3
27,993
11.3
Protective service occupations ........................
Security guards and gaming surveillance
officers .....................................................
Security guards ..........................................
12.11
6.6
481
7.9
25,012
7.9
11.51
11.51
5.3
5.3
451
451
6.1
6.1
23,463
23,463
6.1
6.1
10.17
2.8
393
3.3
20,367
3.3
18.49
8.5
742
9.6
38,600
9.6
17.84
11.80
12.61
11.73
11.76
7.67
9.21
7.06
8.4
5.1
4.6
6.2
3.5
5.0
12.2
8.5
717
458
505
449
461
291
354
269
10.3
5.1
4.6
5.5
5.8
4.7
14.4
8.7
37,289
23,813
26,239
23,369
23,979
15,156
18,414
13,993
10.3
5.1
4.6
5.5
5.8
4.7
14.4
8.7
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 ..............................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S16-3
December 2008 - January 2010
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
$8.07
9.29
4.7%
5.8
9.49
10.29
8.0
8.4
363
412
8.3
8.4
18,283
21,413
8.3
8.4
11.76
3.2
462
2.8
23,589
2.8
18.40
10.94
15.6
4.4
749
431
16.9
4.7
38,964
22,022
16.9
4.7
11.22
10.58
13.02
12.26
7.5
7.3
11.9
8.7
444
414
500
468
7.8
7.0
13.3
10.4
23,070
20,641
25,265
23,545
7.8
7.0
13.3
10.4
Personal care and service occupations ..........
First-line supervisors/managers of gaming
workers ....................................................
Gaming supervisors ...................................
Gaming services workers ..............................
Gaming dealers ..........................................
12.15
6.0
457
4.0
23,647
4.0
17.81
19.24
7.67
7.58
2.7
3.6
4.8
5.0
717
777
304
301
2.7
3.9
5.2
5.4
37,275
40,410
15,824
15,641
2.7
3.9
5.2
5.4
Sales and related occupations .........................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail
sales workers .......................................
Retail sales workers .......................................
Cashiers, all workers .................................
Cashiers .................................................
Gaming change persons and booth
cashiers ............................................
Retail salespersons .....................................
Securities, commodities, and financial
services sales agents ................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ..........................................
17.59
6.3
702
6.2
36,508
6.2
25.37
9.5
1,015
9.5
52,773
9.5
22.93
12.83
11.67
11.69
13.8
5.2
5.8
6.7
917
511
459
458
13.8
5.6
5.7
6.7
47,695
26,563
23,862
23,837
13.8
5.6
5.7
6.7
11.55
14.03
10.6
5.9
462
563
10.6
6.6
24,030
29,284
10.6
6.6
37.90
22.0
1,512
22.2
78,607
22.2
35.05
19.5
1,402
19.5
72,895
19.5
Food preparation and serving related
occupations –Continued
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and
bartender helpers .................................
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 ....................................................
Building cleaning workers .............................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners .........................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .............
Grounds maintenance workers ......................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
Mean
$304
352
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
6.7%
6.2
$15,820
17,823
6.7%
6.2
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S16-4
December 2008 - January 2010
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
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 ...............
Financial clerks ..............................................
Bill and account collectors ........................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing
clerks ....................................................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks .................
Customer service representatives ..................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ..............
Loan interviewers and clerks .........................
Order clerks ...................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll
and timekeeping .......................................
Receptionists and information clerks ............
Reservation and transportation ticket agents
and travel 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 ......
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
$27.58
14.29
18.18
2.3%
12.1
13.0
$1,103
539
727
2.3%
11.6
13.0
$57,371
28,004
37,809
2.3%
11.6
13.0
15.44
2.6
613
2.5
31,866
2.5
22.00
14.84
14.87
5.4
3.6
6.3
880
590
595
5.4
3.6
6.3
45,765
30,689
30,928
5.4
3.6
6.3
15.03
18.53
13.87
11.66
18.59
19.49
5.5
11.1
3.1
6.5
10.6
23.0
599
741
550
466
744
779
5.4
11.1
3.1
6.5
10.6
23.0
31,132
38,545
28,604
24,246
38,662
40,534
5.4
11.1
3.1
6.5
10.6
23.0
15.53
11.98
6.1
6.4
621
466
6.1
6.0
32,302
24,236
6.1
6.0
16.76
23.16
13.49
12.96
19.42
9.2
17.4
5.9
6.4
4.8
670
920
540
514
772
9.2
17.5
5.9
6.7
4.6
34,860
47,825
28,065
26,744
40,125
9.2
17.5
5.9
6.7
4.6
23.27
16.82
6.8
7.4
928
662
6.9
7.7
48,271
34,415
6.9
7.7
15.15
10.5
606
10.5
31,496
10.5
12.24
12.24
2.0
2.0
462
462
4.9
4.9
24,010
24,010
4.9
4.9
13.13
15.10
7.2
4.9
525
603
7.2
4.9
27,306
31,350
7.2
4.9
19.96
5.2
798
5.3
41,506
5.3
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S16-5
December 2008 - January 2010
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
Construction and extraction occupations
–Continued
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ....................................................
Carpenters ......................................................
Construction laborers .....................................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..............................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......
Roofers ..........................................................
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,
commercial and industrial equipment
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ..
Automotive technicians and repairers ...........
Automotive service technicians and
mechanics ............................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine
specialists .................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and
maintenance workers ...............................
Industrial machinery mechanics ................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ..
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and
repair workers ..........................................
Production occupations ...................................
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical
assemblers ................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment
assemblers ............................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .....
Team assemblers .......................................
Bakers ............................................................
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
$25.26
19.53
15.72
8.0%
10.2
14.6
$1,026
780
629
8.1%
10.2
14.6
$53,368
40,560
32,699
8.1%
10.2
14.6
23.04
23.85
13.88
20.5
23.1
15.9
921
954
555
20.5
23.1
15.9
47,915
49,602
28,866
20.5
23.1
15.9
24.61
5.9
983
5.9
51,140
5.9
38.70
12.4
1,548
12.4
80,494
12.4
28.17
3.2
1,120
3.2
58,249
3.2
29.09
21.58
19.11
2.1
5.7
7.8
1,155
863
769
2.1
5.7
8.3
60,067
44,881
39,992
2.1
5.7
8.3
19.11
7.8
769
8.3
39,992
8.3
19.00
2.3
760
2.3
39,510
2.3
23.52
26.82
21.00
5.5
4.1
4.2
936
1,068
838
5.7
4.3
4.4
48,696
55,551
43,581
5.7
4.3
4.4
17.72
7.1
709
7.1
36,856
7.1
20.61
13.0
821
13.1
42,707
13.1
13.81
5.0
553
5.0
28,735
5.0
14.03
13.73
12.98
17.33
4.9
6.3
6.2
6.8
561
549
519
693
4.9
6.3
6.2
6.8
29,183
28,561
27,001
36,050
4.9
6.3
6.2
6.8
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S16-6
December 2008 - January 2010
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
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish
processing workers ..................................
Computer control programmers and
operators ..................................................
Machinists ......................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ......
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ....
Printers ...........................................................
Printing machine operators ........................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and
weighers ...................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and
tenders ......................................................
Semiconductor processors .............................
Miscellaneous production workers ................
Transportation and material moving
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
transportation and material-moving
machine and vehicle operators ................
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers ................
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight
engineers ..............................................
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 ........................................
Packers and packagers, hand .....................
Mean
Relative
error3
$12.57
11.1%
19.85
25.97
16.47
16.47
21.44
22.51
8.26
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
$492
10.1%
$25,592
10.1%
15.0
9.8
16.8
16.8
13.4
15.8
6.9
794
1,031
659
659
813
860
330
15.0
10.0
16.8
16.8
11.5
12.5
6.9
41,297
53,629
34,264
34,264
42,298
44,727
17,171
15.0
10.0
16.8
16.8
11.5
12.5
6.9
21.28
8.8
851
8.8
44,270
8.8
15.72
20.99
16.55
5.2
6.6
24.6
624
835
659
4.7
7.2
24.9
32,446
43,406
34,243
4.7
7.2
24.9
17.46
5.7
687
5.6
35,727
5.6
26.05
117.06
16.8
13.5
1,042
2,591
16.8
17.2
54,192
134,757
16.8
17.2
117.06
18.95
20.73
17.18
16.68
12.14
13.5
9.4
13.6
5.8
10.9
7.9
2,591
758
829
687
665
482
17.2
9.4
13.6
5.8
11.1
7.7
134,757
39,418
43,117
35,742
34,578
25,054
17.2
9.4
13.6
5.8
11.1
7.7
12.62
11.79
11.0
6.0
503
455
11.0
6.8
26,179
23,654
11.0
6.8
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, weighed 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
Mean
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to
employees, exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are 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
Mountain
S16-7
December 2008 - January 2010
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
3.5%
4.4%
4.2%
2.0%
2.3%
3.5%
2.9
4.4
3.3
2.2
2.8
4.7
13.5
–
17.9
2.7
2.8
6.4
3.5
4.5
4.4
11.1
4.2
7.3
5.6
11.2
3.9
5.4
5.9
–
2.8
1.6
1.9
4.2
3.2
1.9
2.0
4.3
5.9
3.3
1.5
15.9
4.2
4.7
5.9
1.7
1.8
1.5
3.8
4.5
9.9
3.8
4.0
3.5
6.2
6.7
7.6
5.6
6.1
3.5
1.7
2.8
4.7
1.7
1.8
5.1
7.2
11.1
7.4
11.7
8.0
–
6.0
9.6
6.2
9.9
10.7
8.8
8.0
8.3
7.5
4.2
4.2
12.3
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, weighed 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
Mountain
S17-1
December 2008 - January 2010
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
3.6%
5.0%
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 ....................................
–
–
3.1%
7.3%
4.5%
–
6.4%
–
–
4.0
6.7
7.9
–
7.2
14.4
10.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.5
4.5
8.0
2.6
2.6
4.5
11.7
4.2
–
6.3
6.7
7.2
8.0
6.2
4.8
6.5
19.7
3.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.1
7.1
1.9
2.4
18.1
2.3
7.1
18.5
2.7
2.4
4.5
2.8
9.8
13.9
15.5
6.7
25.8
5.3
–
–
8.7
13.8
7.2
–
4.5
5.8
13.6
–
–
9.1
13.8
7.2
–
4.9
6.0
14.0
–
–
–
–
4.5
4.3
5.2
5.4
19.0
–
–
–
7.6
–
7.1
9.6
12.4
18.3
–
–
4.9
–
19.0
–
–
12.8
19.9
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, weighed 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
Mountain
S19-1
December 2008 - January 2010
RSE Table 20
Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by
work levels
Hourly earnings2
Occupation and work level1
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
All workers ...........................................................
Level 2 ..........................................
Level 3 ..........................................
Level 4 ..........................................
Level 5 ..........................................
Level 6 ..........................................
Level 7 ..........................................
Level 8 ..........................................
Level 9 ..........................................
Level 10 .........................................
Level 11 .........................................
Not able to be leveled ....................
$25.19
11.25
12.52
13.95
17.80
19.83
25.43
30.18
30.53
37.07
44.12
39.18
12.6%
3.1
2.0
3.8
2.9
3.1
4.3
3.0
4.8
3.6
9.6
24.4
$990
448
485
550
699
784
966
1,174
1,187
1,455
1,731
1,559
13.0%
3.0
2.0
3.2
2.1
3.2
4.1
2.7
4.6
2.8
9.4
24.5
$51,481
23,291
25,207
28,604
36,345
40,783
50,230
61,032
61,738
75,637
90,031
81,056
13.0%
3.0
2.0
3.2
2.1
3.2
4.1
2.7
4.6
2.8
9.4
24.5
Management occupations ...............................
Medical and health services managers ..........
56.59
56.59
14.4
14.4
2,264
2,264
14.4
14.4
117,706
117,706
14.4
14.4
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................................
29.15
3.9
1,166
3.9
60,623
3.9
Community and social services occupations
23.79
12.7
975
12.3
50,724
12.3
31.14
19.31
19.76
26.24
31.15
30.86
46.16
26.50
31.09
30.41
29.74
39.40
25.53
24.15
13.4
5.5
3.4
4.2
2.6
4.9
9.5
11.2
2.6
3.1
2.3
3.3
4.3
4.0
1,216
743
781
980
1,201
1,192
1,799
1,046
1,187
1,164
1,137
1,517
971
910
14.2
3.5
3.5
4.9
2.6
4.9
9.9
10.6
2.3
3.1
2.3
1.9
5.5
4.8
63,216
38,627
40,616
50,950
62,464
61,979
93,526
54,384
61,741
60,531
59,098
78,886
50,504
47,318
14.2
3.5
3.5
4.9
2.6
4.9
9.9
10.6
2.3
3.1
2.3
1.9
5.5
4.8
30.30
11.9
1,212
11.9
63,015
11.9
17.78
7.3
696
6.8
36,167
6.8
19.22
1.8
760
1.9
39,529
1.9
12.72
2.9
496
2.8
25,804
2.8
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................................
Level 5 ..........................................
Level 6 ..........................................
Level 7 ..........................................
Level 8 ..........................................
Level 9 ..........................................
Level 11 .........................................
Not able to be leveled ....................
Registered nurses ...........................................
Level 8 ..........................................
Level 9 ..........................................
Level 11 .........................................
Therapists ......................................................
Respiratory therapists ................................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner
support technicians ..................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational
nurses .......................................................
Healthcare support occupations .....................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Mountain
S20-1
December 2008 - January 2010
RSE Table 20
Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by
work levels — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation and work level1
Healthcare support occupations –Continued
Level 3 ..........................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Level 3 ..........................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ....
Level 3 ..........................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..............................................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .................................................
Fast food and counter workers ......................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ..........................
Level 2 ..........................................
Building cleaning workers .............................
Level 2 ..........................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners .........................
Office and administrative support
occupations .................................................
Level 3 ..........................................
Level 4 ..........................................
Level 5 ..........................................
Financial clerks ..............................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .......
Receptionists and information clerks ............
Secretaries and administrative assistants .......
Level 4 ..........................................
Medical secretaries ....................................
Level 4 ..........................................
Mean
Relative
error3
$12.28
12.21
12.26
12.20
12.25
2.7%
2.5
3.0
2.9
3.8
Weekly earnings4
Mean
$472
474
470
476
471
Annual earnings5
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
2.1%
2.1
2.3
2.5
3.0
$24,546
24,672
24,428
24,734
24,501
2.1%
2.1
2.3
2.5
3.0
14.72
5.8
582
5.6
30,272
5.6
11.93
12.88
3.4
5.6
476
507
3.3
4.9
24,733
26,339
3.3
4.9
10.97
10.35
10.97
10.35
4.2
1.6
4.2
1.6
439
414
439
414
4.2
1.6
4.2
1.6
22,810
21,510
22,810
21,510
4.2
1.6
4.2
1.6
10.91
5.0
436
5.0
22,671
5.0
15.17
13.78
13.94
16.54
15.65
14.01
14.77
17.75
15.62
14.90
15.19
3.0
2.0
5.8
2.6
2.1
3.0
2.3
6.7
8.4
4.5
7.8
599
541
548
662
626
545
584
694
593
568
554
3.1
2.0
5.8
2.6
2.1
4.1
2.1
7.3
10.1
5.9
9.1
31,141
28,134
28,506
34,408
32,545
28,365
30,377
36,084
30,825
29,516
28,823
3.1
2.0
5.8
2.6
2.1
4.1
2.1
7.3
10.1
5.9
9.1
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, weighed 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 the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to
employees, exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are 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.
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December 2008 - January 2010
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 ............................................................................
General and operations managers
First line .................................................................................
Second line ............................................................................
Sales managers
First line .................................................................................
Computer and information systems managers
First line .................................................................................
Financial managers
Team leader ...........................................................................
First line .................................................................................
Construction managers
First line .................................................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
First line .................................................................................
Engineering managers
First line .................................................................................
Food service managers
First line .................................................................................
Medical and health services managers
First line .................................................................................
Social and community service 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 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
$1,559
1,538
2,441
10.3%
3.4
12.0
$80,211
78,571
126,920
10.3%
3.4
12.0
1,775
2,350
6.3
8.8
92,290
122,188
6.3
8.8
1,617
20.1
84,083
20.1
1,876
20.3
96,811
20.3
1,687
1,554
7.7
6.0
87,736
80,770
7.7
6.0
1,254
11.8
65,228
11.8
2,008
14.3
85,978
14.3
2,175
8.6
113,102
8.6
889
7.1
45,658
7.1
1,463
2.8
76,092
2.8
1,134
17.6
58,985
17.6
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
4 Mean annual earnings are 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
Mountain
S21-1
December 2008 - January 2010