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 ...........................................................
$18.93
3.3%
Management occupations ...............................
General and operations managers ..................
Marketing and sales managers .......................
Marketing managers ..................................
Computer and information systems
managers ..................................................
Financial managers ........................................
Human resources managers ...........................
Industrial production managers .....................
Transportation, storage, and distribution
managers ..................................................
Construction managers ..................................
Education administrators ...............................
Education administrators, elementary and
secondary school .................................
Education administrators, postsecondary ..
Engineering managers ...................................
Medical and health services managers ..........
Property, real estate, and community
association managers ...............................
41.30
40.60
35.12
38.92
5.5
8.3
14.6
10.7
1,689
1,801
1,429
1,606
5.6
8.4
15.1
12.5
87,401
93,607
74,284
83,508
5.6
8.4
15.1
12.5
47.26
40.65
43.35
44.20
7.1
14.1
14.5
3.2
1,887
1,682
1,735
1,775
7.2
14.8
14.5
3.2
98,115
86,956
90,208
92,258
7.2
14.8
14.5
3.2
38.71
34.42
34.10
17.0
3.1
7.5
1,622
1,427
1,322
17.4
3.3
7.1
84,037
74,221
65,898
17.4
3.3
7.1
41.36
31.55
60.48
38.14
7.0
7.8
8.9
17.9
1,616
1,202
2,442
1,526
5.8
6.3
8.2
17.9
77,191
62,304
126,928
79,328
5.8
6.3
8.2
17.9
40.41
14.7
1,617
14.7
84,059
14.7
27.69
27.13
3.3
7.0
1,111
1,088
3.1
6.9
57,780
56,586
3.1
6.9
25.63
4.5
1,023
4.4
53,204
4.4
30.77
11.2
1,213
10.8
63,089
10.8
31.63
24.20
11.5
13.8
1,245
998
11.2
13.0
64,761
51,891
11.2
13.0
23.82
5.9
949
6.0
49,281
6.0
23.03
21.97
35.90
24.05
32.19
32.72
27.80
28.75
27.82
9.1
6.5
9.2
9.3
12.8
21.8
11.6
7.4
5.0
929
876
1,428
957
1,226
1,309
1,121
1,140
1,098
10.4
6.6
8.8
9.3
15.3
21.8
12.9
7.5
5.8
48,298
45,389
74,274
49,770
63,733
68,061
58,280
59,297
57,110
10.4
6.6
8.8
9.3
15.3
21.8
12.9
7.5
5.8
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................................
Buyers and purchasing agents .......................
Purchasing agents, except wholesale,
retail, and farm products ......................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and
investigators .............................................
Claims adjusters, examiners, and
investigators .........................................
Cost estimators ..............................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ..................................
Employment, recruitment, and placement
specialists .............................................
Training and development specialists .......
Management analysts ....................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................
Budget analysts ..............................................
Credit analysts ...............................................
Financial analysts and advisors .....................
Financial analysts ......................................
Insurance underwriters ..............................
Mean
$753
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
3.3%
$38,232
3.3%
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S11-1
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$29.59
32.35
14.1%
14.6
$1,183
1,294
14.1%
14.6
$61,540
67,288
14.1%
14.6
32.47
31.49
40.46
37.85
3.7
7.4
4.4
6.2
1,302
1,248
1,635
1,527
3.8
7.1
4.7
6.7
67,488
64,920
85,006
79,414
3.8
7.1
4.7
6.7
47.57
20.51
31.74
38.17
5.2
10.4
4.4
19.5
1,929
815
1,268
1,521
5.9
10.2
4.4
19.6
100,311
41,641
65,934
77,032
5.9
10.2
4.4
19.6
31.01
5.5
1,256
6.1
65,293
6.1
32.65
12.5
1,319
12.6
68,562
12.6
Architecture and engineering occupations ....
Engineers .......................................................
Aerospace engineers ..................................
Civil engineers ...........................................
Electrical and electronics engineers ..........
Industrial engineers, including health and
safety ....................................................
Industrial engineers ...............................
Mechanical engineers ................................
Drafters ..........................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......
Electrical and electronic engineering
technicians ...........................................
35.64
42.30
55.40
30.21
45.87
7.2
7.6
10.6
5.4
18.1
1,436
1,724
2,216
1,167
2,088
7.3
8.3
10.6
5.6
22.1
74,572
89,434
115,231
60,697
108,564
7.3
8.3
10.6
5.6
22.1
42.06
31.52
35.66
22.96
26.72
15.7
6.2
7.7
6.1
5.0
1,690
1,269
1,448
892
1,063
16.4
6.8
7.8
5.0
5.1
87,860
66,001
74,231
46,380
55,301
16.4
6.8
7.8
5.0
5.1
29.18
4.6
1,167
4.6
60,696
4.6
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Physical scientists ..........................................
Chemists and materials scientists ..............
Chemists ................................................
Miscellaneous life, physical, and social
science technicians ..................................
32.15
34.94
28.00
28.00
17.8
13.3
11.9
11.9
1,309
1,445
1,214
1,214
18.1
13.9
13.5
13.5
68,061
75,118
63,103
63,103
18.1
13.9
13.5
13.5
24.70
28.3
983
28.4
51,136
28.4
Community and social services occupations
Counselors .....................................................
19.02
21.62
5.4
12.3
748
873
5.2
11.7
38,123
43,166
5.2
11.7
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 ....................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S11-2
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$26.46
21.93
17.89
18.37
16.93
21.0%
9.5
5.5
9.1
8.9
$1,022
941
697
716
674
19.5%
15.0
4.7
7.8
8.8
$47,616
48,938
35,793
36,288
35,052
19.5%
15.0
4.7
7.8
8.8
17.16
3.2
662
3.4
34,401
3.4
17.10
16.45
2.9
12.1
668
643
3.0
10.8
34,758
33,457
3.0
10.8
Legal occupations ............................................
Lawyers .........................................................
Paralegals and legal assistants .......................
36.62
48.70
21.75
9.3
6.9
11.9
1,441
1,912
856
8.9
7.3
9.6
74,919
99,434
44,537
8.9
7.3
9.6
Education, training, and library occupations
Postsecondary teachers ..................................
Math and computer teachers,
postsecondary ......................................
Mathematical science teachers,
postsecondary ..................................
Arts, communications, and humanities
teachers, postsecondary .......................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ......
Vocational education 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 .........................
29.12
43.94
8.0
19.4
1,106
1,721
8.0
20.5
43,282
71,315
8.0
20.5
38.30
5.4
1,424
6.0
55,729
6.0
38.64
5.6
1,434
6.2
55,787
6.2
34.52
26.62
2.9
15.8
1,374
1,018
3.2
10.6
58,440
46,500
3.2
10.6
19.40
23.7
794
12.9
39,710
12.9
31.05
28.68
3.1
11.4
1,171
1,069
2.9
10.9
44,485
39,786
2.9
10.9
32.35
30.91
6.2
3.4
1,200
1,171
5.5
3.1
44,541
44,240
5.5
3.1
30.98
3.6
1,170
3.0
44,365
3.0
30.75
31.56
5.3
3.4
1,173
1,181
4.8
3.3
43,917
45,012
4.8
3.3
31.25
31.14
4.3
5.8
1,168
1,188
4.2
5.5
44,532
46,653
4.2
5.5
Community and social services occupations
–Continued
Educational, vocational, and school
counselors ............................................
Rehabilitation counselors ..........................
Social workers ...............................................
Child, family, and school social workers ..
Medical and public health social workers
Miscellaneous community and social service
specialists .................................................
Probation officers and correctional
treatment specialists .............................
Social and human service assistants ..........
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S11-3
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Education, training, and library occupations
–Continued
Special education teachers, preschool,
kindergarten, and elementary school
Other teachers and instructors .......................
Library technicians ........................................
Instructional coordinators ..............................
Teacher assistants ..........................................
$31.64
28.20
15.61
37.65
10.76
6.4%
7.6
9.8
12.3
4.5
$1,211
1,090
588
1,418
404
5.8%
8.0
9.4
9.2
3.3
$48,083
44,957
26,144
62,435
15,337
5.8%
8.0
9.4
9.2
3.3
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and
media occupations .....................................
Designers .......................................................
Graphic designers ......................................
Writers and editors ........................................
21.11
20.15
18.04
27.82
4.6
16.2
14.2
2.9
848
819
722
1,062
4.2
17.8
14.2
4.4
43,990
42,608
37,524
55,231
4.2
17.8
14.2
4.4
26.98
23.44
54.60
120.35
29.12
25.90
32.33
23.85
4.8
8.2
1.5
22.6
4.6
12.5
5.7
5.3
1,062
919
2,180
4,725
1,141
1,009
1,269
951
4.9
9.3
1.5
20.1
4.7
11.9
6.0
5.4
54,602
47,807
113,335
245,719
59,131
49,930
65,968
49,459
4.9
9.3
1.5
20.1
4.7
11.9
6.0
5.4
22.36
4.9
879
5.1
45,716
5.1
24.48
4.7
979
4.7
50,916
4.7
19.94
7.6
769
7.6
39,979
7.6
23.51
23.86
6.8
5.5
938
953
6.9
5.5
48,789
49,553
6.9
5.5
15.30
14.63
17.90
4.7
7.8
8.0
606
577
714
4.8
7.9
8.0
31,533
30,023
37,136
4.8
7.9
8.0
17.21
3.3
681
3.4
34,093
3.4
13.86
12.7
554
12.7
28,829
12.7
32.01
33.07
9.1
9.8
1,277
1,318
9.0
10.0
66,410
68,521
9.0
10.0
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................................
Dietitians and nutritionists .............................
Pharmacists ....................................................
Physicians and surgeons ................................
Registered nurses ...........................................
Therapists ......................................................
Physical therapists .....................................
Respiratory therapists ................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technologists ........................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technicians ...........................................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ..
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner
support technicians ..................................
Pharmacy technicians ................................
Surgical technologists ................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational
nurses .......................................................
Medical records and health information
technicians ...............................................
Occupational health and safety specialists
and technicians ........................................
Occupational health and safety specialists
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S11-4
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Mean
Relative
error4
Healthcare support occupations .....................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Home health aides .....................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ....
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..............................................
Medical assistants ......................................
Medical equipment preparers ....................
Medical transcriptionists ...........................
$11.34
9.93
9.82
9.91
2.8%
2.8
11.2
2.5
13.06
12.91
13.26
13.34
Protective service occupations ........................
First-line supervisors/managers, law
enforcement workers ...............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
correctional officers .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of police
and detectives ......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of fire
fighting and prevention workers ..............
Fire fighters ...................................................
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 .....
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, food
preparation and serving workers .............
First-line supervisors/managers of food
preparation and serving workers .........
Cooks .............................................................
Cooks, fast food .........................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria .................
Cooks, restaurant .......................................
Food preparation workers ..............................
Food service, tipped .......................................
Waiters and waitresses ..............................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and
bartender helpers .................................
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$445
388
383
386
2.9%
2.6
15.7
2.1
$22,996
20,009
19,935
19,934
2.9%
2.6
15.7
2.1
3.9
6.8
3.2
8.7
517
509
527
533
4.2
7.6
3.2
8.7
26,847
26,465
27,409
27,739
4.2
7.6
3.2
8.7
14.31
8.1
587
8.8
30,524
8.8
20.78
10.4
831
10.3
43,222
10.3
15.65
11.5
626
11.4
32,565
11.4
25.73
7.3
1,029
7.1
53,528
7.1
21.28
11.87
12.26
12.15
18.25
18.25
10.9
6.0
11.6
11.2
7.4
7.4
1,098
586
493
488
740
740
8.8
11.4
11.4
10.9
7.1
7.1
57,103
30,465
25,613
25,396
38,462
38,462
8.8
11.4
11.4
10.9
7.1
7.1
10.69
10.54
11.36
8.5
8.8
1.7
425
419
438
8.4
8.6
4.6
22,094
21,775
21,801
8.4
8.6
4.6
8.82
5.2
331
5.4
16,384
5.4
13.38
12.4
550
14.1
25,825
14.1
13.02
9.89
7.94
10.13
11.24
11.50
5.87
4.74
13.5
3.2
2.3
5.1
7.0
6.9
11.4
22.0
536
377
281
390
425
370
213
182
15.3
3.5
4.3
3.8
9.5
4.8
11.7
24.3
25,042
18,703
14,598
18,690
22,091
15,206
11,067
9,488
15.3
3.5
4.3
3.8
9.5
4.8
11.7
24.3
9.10
3.2
348
3.6
17,750
3.6
Mean
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S11-5
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Food preparation and serving related
occupations –Continued
Fast food and counter workers ......................
Combined food preparation and serving
workers, including fast food ................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food
concession, 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 ...................................
Gaming services workers ..............................
Gaming dealers ..........................................
Personal and home care aides ........................
Recreation and fitness workers ......................
Recreation workers ....................................
Sales and related occupations .........................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail
sales workers .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
non-retail sales workers .......................
Retail sales workers .......................................
Cashiers, all workers .................................
Cashiers .................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts
salespersons .........................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$8.87
2.4%
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$325
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
3.2%
$15,466
3.2%
8.59
2.2
320
4.0
15,814
4.0
10.27
9.9
346
3.6
14,197
3.6
10.60
2.4
421
2.4
21,779
2.4
15.81
3.9
635
4.3
32,963
4.3
15.61
9.98
4.5
2.1
624
396
4.5
2.0
32,371
20,482
4.5
2.0
10.64
9.06
10.80
10.57
4.5
2.2
9.8
10.2
422
359
430
422
4.3
2.1
9.7
10.2
21,769
18,650
22,111
21,678
4.3
2.1
9.7
10.2
9.22
6.1
368
6.1
19,054
6.1
15.62
19.43
6.75
6.75
9.52
13.17
13.10
2.1
1.6
.1
.1
4.2
17.8
19.4
635
805
270
270
419
519
518
2.0
1.3
.1
.1
9.6
17.3
18.8
33,031
41,864
14,047
14,047
21,780
26,983
26,950
2.0
1.3
.1
.1
9.6
17.3
18.8
17.64
7.6
711
7.4
36,993
7.4
17.92
7.8
748
6.7
38,908
6.7
16.95
8.6
712
7.5
37,005
7.5
25.32
11.73
10.38
9.64
16.7
2.8
6.5
3.4
1,013
466
411
381
16.7
2.8
7.1
3.4
52,675
24,240
21,379
19,817
16.7
2.8
7.1
3.4
13.34
14.3
534
13.8
27,766
13.8
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S11-6
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Sales and related occupations –Continued
Parts salespersons ..................................
Retail salespersons .....................................
Insurance sales agents ....................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ..........................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing, technical and scientific
products ...............................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing, except technical and
scientific products ................................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .......
Office and administrative support
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...............
Switchboard operators, including answering
service ......................................................
Financial clerks ..............................................
Bill and account collectors ........................
Billing and posting clerks and machine
operators ..............................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing
clerks ....................................................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks .................
Procurement clerks ....................................
Tellers ........................................................
Court, municipal, and license clerks ..............
Customer service representatives ..................
Eligibility interviewers, government
programs ..................................................
File clerks ......................................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .......
Loan interviewers and clerks .........................
New accounts clerks ......................................
Order clerks ...................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll
and timekeeping .......................................
Receptionists and information clerks ............
Dispatchers ....................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ....
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$13.95
12.57
27.78
17.3%
5.6
18.3
$563
500
1,105
17.0%
5.7
18.4
$29,289
25,998
57,439
17.0%
5.7
18.4
27.61
7.4
1,134
7.5
58,963
7.5
30.94
15.2
1,318
12.2
68,536
12.2
25.93
15.97
8.4
22.6
1,046
639
8.7
22.6
54,386
33,209
8.7
22.6
14.55
1.5
579
1.4
29,744
1.4
19.16
4.0
771
5.0
40,104
5.0
11.42
14.15
11.75
15.5
3.6
10.4
456
560
466
15.5
3.6
10.0
23,731
28,983
24,220
15.5
3.6
10.0
13.73
4.6
545
4.6
28,344
4.6
15.91
17.00
13.43
11.73
14.26
14.79
3.3
3.2
12.8
2.9
4.8
5.8
628
669
537
465
566
591
3.5
2.8
12.8
3.3
4.8
5.8
32,351
34,389
27,926
24,160
29,445
30,755
3.5
2.8
12.8
3.3
4.8
5.8
17.38
17.86
14.13
15.44
12.82
13.10
9.1
25.3
9.7
7.0
5.3
8.4
690
714
561
616
513
520
9.3
25.3
9.6
7.0
5.3
8.6
35,871
37,147
29,181
32,036
26,670
27,057
9.3
25.3
9.6
7.0
5.3
8.6
14.56
12.58
15.11
13.84
5.4
6.3
6.2
10.3
556
503
630
557
1.7
6.3
8.2
10.6
28,561
26,081
32,395
28,953
1.7
6.3
8.2
10.6
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S11-7
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and
ambulance ............................................
Meter readers, utilities ...................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...........
Stock clerks and order fillers .........................
Secretaries and administrative assistants .......
Executive secretaries and administrative
assistants ..............................................
Legal secretaries ........................................
Medical secretaries ....................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and
executive ..............................................
Data entry and information processing
workers ....................................................
Data entry keyers .......................................
Insurance claims and policy processing
clerks ........................................................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators,
except postal service ................................
Office clerks, general .....................................
Construction and extraction occupations ......
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ....................................................
Carpenters ......................................................
Construction laborers .....................................
Construction equipment operators .................
Operating engineers and other
construction equipment operators ........
Electricians ....................................................
Painters and paperhangers .............................
Painters, construction and maintenance ....
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..............................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......
Sheet metal workers ......................................
Helpers, construction trades ..........................
Construction and building inspectors ............
Highway maintenance workers .....................
Mean
Relative
error4
$15.72
16.84
17.77
13.62
11.33
16.75
5.7%
7.0
12.1
2.7
2.9
4.3
20.65
21.62
14.09
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$667
642
707
544
450
667
8.8%
7.4
11.3
2.7
3.1
4.2
$34,101
33,361
36,757
28,244
23,363
34,365
8.8%
7.4
11.3
2.7
3.1
4.2
5.3
9.8
4.3
823
857
561
5.5
9.7
4.3
42,724
44,542
29,135
5.5
9.7
4.3
14.30
6.5
569
6.5
28,944
6.5
13.45
13.06
8.1
7.0
537
522
8.0
7.0
27,938
27,155
8.0
7.0
17.51
3.6
677
3.4
35,180
3.4
12.78
12.74
17.6
5.4
511
506
17.6
4.5
26,576
24,598
17.6
4.5
16.51
3.2
656
3.1
33,877
3.1
25.59
17.70
13.05
14.13
12.3
8.6
7.6
5.3
1,028
699
522
565
12.4
8.6
7.6
5.3
52,960
36,330
26,941
28,925
12.4
8.6
7.6
5.3
14.56
18.11
14.97
14.97
7.8
14.6
6.6
6.6
583
724
599
599
7.8
14.6
6.6
6.6
29,964
37,670
31,144
31,144
7.8
14.6
6.6
6.6
19.99
19.99
15.10
12.32
21.58
12.97
8.5
8.5
11.5
2.5
6.7
7.8
777
777
604
486
857
511
6.6
6.6
11.5
2.7
6.6
7.2
40,413
40,413
31,404
24,754
44,573
26,565
6.6
6.6
11.5
2.7
6.6
7.2
Mean
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S11-8
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
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 .................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics,
except engines .....................................
Control and valve installers and repairers .....
Control and valve installers and repairers,
except mechanical door .......................
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 ..........................................
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 ............................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$19.42
4.4%
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$778
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
4.4%
$40,387
4.4%
21.97
4.8
907
5.0
47,148
5.0
19.94
18.8
797
18.8
41,420
18.8
25.22
33.44
19.19
10.1
12.9
6.3
1,009
1,332
768
10.1
13.1
7.0
52,448
69,283
39,931
10.1
13.1
7.0
19.19
9.1
785
9.3
40,798
9.3
18.77
4.0
751
4.0
38,968
4.0
21.03
26.78
11.4
10.8
837
1,050
11.5
12.4
43,519
54,611
11.5
12.4
26.78
10.8
1,050
12.4
54,611
12.4
17.35
6.2
694
6.2
35,533
6.2
19.25
23.97
16.59
17.19
26.37
5.0
4.1
3.8
4.1
5.0
769
959
663
688
1,055
5.0
4.1
3.8
4.1
5.0
39,934
49,858
34,307
35,795
54,849
5.0
4.1
3.8
4.1
5.0
27.00
10.3
1,080
10.3
56,167
10.3
25.84
3.9
1,033
3.9
53,742
3.9
16.42
7.9
656
7.9
33,942
7.9
12.60
8.2
504
8.2
25,637
8.2
15.58
3.8
617
3.8
32,031
3.8
22.39
5.6
900
5.7
46,707
5.7
13.19
5.0
528
5.0
27,446
5.0
11.65
4.5
466
4.5
24,240
4.5
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S11-9
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Production occupations –Continued
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .....
Team assemblers .......................................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish
processing workers ..................................
Butchers and meat cutters ..........................
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and
trimmers ...............................................
Miscellaneous food processing workers ........
Food batchmakers ......................................
Forming machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........................
Cutting, punching, and press machine
setters, operators, and tenders, metal
and plastic ............................................
Machinists ......................................................
Molders and molding machine setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
Molding, coremaking, and casting
machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ....................
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........................
Tool and die makers ......................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ......
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ....
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine
setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic
workers ....................................................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ................
Sewing machine operators .............................
Textile machine setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................................
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and
furnishings workers .................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators,
and tenders ...............................................
Sawing machine setters, operators, and
tenders, wood .......................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators,
and tenders, except sawing ..................
Mean
Relative
error4
$16.02
15.55
7.6%
13.3
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$640
622
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
7.6%
13.3
$33,204
32,349
7.6%
13.3
10.03
14.11
11.2
6.5
392
550
10.9
7.6
20,360
28,622
10.9
7.6
9.17
15.74
16.04
11.0
8.3
8.6
358
613
622
10.9
6.7
7.1
18,603
31,868
32,355
10.9
6.7
7.1
15.93
5.8
637
5.8
33,132
5.8
15.22
10.4
588
12.0
30,592
12.0
15.59
20.64
11.6
8.8
598
825
14.4
8.7
31,082
42,880
14.4
8.7
13.52
7.0
535
6.8
27,812
6.8
13.52
7.0
535
6.8
27,812
6.8
16.34
22.99
16.00
15.33
5.5
13.9
4.9
6.7
654
903
625
598
5.5
13.5
5.7
7.8
33,996
46,931
32,486
31,112
5.5
13.5
5.7
7.8
18.22
5.3
712
5.5
37,029
5.5
13.94
9.02
12.10
10.5
4.8
10.5
550
354
474
9.9
5.5
10.8
28,576
18,411
24,068
9.9
5.5
10.8
13.64
10.9
548
11.1
28,511
11.1
14.46
13.0
578
13.0
30,080
13.0
13.10
8.2
511
9.1
26,352
9.1
12.19
13.6
481
13.2
24,671
13.2
14.48
6.8
555
9.9
28,862
9.9
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S11-10
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Production occupations –Continued
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and
system operators ......................................
Miscellaneous plant and system operators ....
Chemical processing machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..............................
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and
blending workers .....................................
Mixing and blending machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..........................
Cutting workers .............................................
Extruding, forming, pressing, and
compacting machine setters, operators,
and tenders ...............................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and
weighers ...................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and
tenders ......................................................
Painting workers ............................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine
setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Miscellaneous production workers ................
Paper goods machine setters, operators,
and tenders ...........................................
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 ..............................................
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 ....
Crane and tower operators .............................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ............
Mean
Relative
error4
$17.95
24.46
4.9%
9.5
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$715
977
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
5.2%
9.4
$37,183
50,787
5.2%
9.4
15.05
15.8
602
15.8
31,309
15.8
15.80
8.1
632
8.1
32,866
8.1
18.05
15.26
10.0
15.6
722
603
10.0
16.0
37,540
31,378
10.0
16.0
15.55
6.1
616
6.5
32,028
6.5
14.93
3.6
600
3.8
31,182
3.8
20.47
14.76
16.8
10.1
815
559
17.1
10.9
42,355
29,068
17.1
10.9
14.47
13.77
11.2
8.2
545
544
11.8
8.1
28,333
28,282
11.8
8.1
16.07
12.52
12.2
3.9
611
500
13.8
3.8
31,776
25,890
13.8
3.8
15.87
3.0
640
3.3
32,531
3.3
22.58
8.8
944
7.8
49,113
7.8
13.96
122.63
22.7
4.8
573
3,329
27.5
8.8
29,812
173,112
27.5
8.8
122.63
14.20
12.59
16.17
14.75
16.43
16.03
22.78
13.48
4.8
8.3
8.5
3.3
11.6
3.6
7.3
21.5
2.9
3,329
437
320
702
617
755
642
911
538
8.8
20.6
16.0
2.5
14.8
3.8
7.4
21.5
2.9
173,112
18,704
12,420
36,211
32,060
38,718
33,384
47,375
27,972
8.8
20.6
16.0
2.5
14.8
3.8
7.4
21.5
2.9
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S11-11
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Transportation and material moving
occupations –Continued
Laborers and material movers, hand .............
Laborers and freight, stock, and material
movers, hand ........................................
Machine feeders and offbearers .................
Packers and packagers, hand .....................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors .....
Mean
Relative
error4
$11.89
3.8%
11.67
10.94
11.71
11.48
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the
minimum full-time schedule.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
4.6
17.1
6.6
8.1
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$473
465
430
468
459
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
3.8%
$24,546
3.8%
4.6
17.0
6.6
8.1
24,109
22,381
24,297
23,868
4.6
17.0
6.6
8.1
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
5 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
6 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S11-12
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
All workers ...........................................................
$18.56
3.9%
Management occupations ...............................
General and operations managers ..................
Marketing and sales managers .......................
Marketing managers ..................................
Computer and information systems
managers ..................................................
Financial managers ........................................
Human resources managers ...........................
Industrial production managers .....................
Transportation, storage, and distribution
managers ..................................................
Construction managers ..................................
Education administrators ...............................
Education administrators, postsecondary ..
Engineering managers ...................................
Medical and health services managers ..........
42.33
40.88
35.12
38.92
5.7
8.7
14.6
10.7
1,746
1,827
1,429
1,606
5.8
8.6
15.1
12.5
90,770
94,926
74,284
83,508
5.8
8.6
15.1
12.5
47.78
41.28
45.97
44.77
9.0
16.6
16.6
4.8
1,911
1,734
1,840
1,799
9.0
18.2
16.6
4.9
99,380
90,190
95,670
93,492
9.0
18.2
16.6
4.9
39.45
34.22
23.69
28.76
61.23
41.08
17.3
3.8
17.1
12.8
8.6
12.9
1,652
1,423
928
1,111
2,473
1,643
17.7
4.0
15.6
9.1
7.7
12.9
85,890
74,008
48,058
57,363
128,528
85,441
17.7
4.0
15.6
9.1
7.7
12.9
28.10
27.62
3.5
7.0
1,132
1,108
3.3
7.0
58,845
57,625
3.3
7.0
26.11
4.0
1,042
4.0
54,205
4.0
31.28
11.3
1,236
11.0
64,268
11.0
32.24
24.20
11.5
13.8
1,272
998
11.2
13.0
66,145
51,891
11.2
13.0
23.92
6.4
953
6.6
49,532
6.6
23.71
20.96
36.91
23.95
32.72
28.08
29.38
28.10
29.59
32.35
10.0
8.2
9.0
13.1
21.8
12.4
6.8
5.7
14.1
14.6
958
836
1,468
960
1,309
1,139
1,164
1,124
1,183
1,294
11.5
8.3
8.5
13.2
21.8
13.8
7.1
5.7
14.1
14.6
49,806
43,449
76,317
49,876
68,061
59,238
60,534
58,446
61,540
67,288
11.5
8.3
8.5
13.2
21.8
13.8
7.1
5.7
14.1
14.6
33.37
3.8
1,340
3.9
69,681
3.9
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................................
Buyers and purchasing agents .......................
Purchasing agents, except wholesale,
retail, and farm products ......................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and
investigators .............................................
Claims adjusters, examiners, and
investigators .........................................
Cost estimators ..............................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ..................................
Employment, recruitment, and placement
specialists .............................................
Training and development specialists .......
Management analysts ....................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................
Credit analysts ...............................................
Financial analysts and advisors .....................
Financial analysts ......................................
Insurance underwriters ..............................
Loan counselors and officers .........................
Loan officers ..............................................
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .................................................
Mean
$742
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
3.9%
$38,439
3.9%
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S12-1
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Computer and mathematical science
occupations –Continued
Computer programmers .................................
Computer software engineers ........................
Computer software engineers, applications
Computer software engineers, systems
software ...............................................
Computer support specialists .........................
Computer systems analysts ............................
Network and computer systems
administrators ..........................................
Network systems and data communications
analysts ....................................................
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$31.82
40.52
37.92
7.6%
4.4
6.2
$1,262
1,637
1,530
7.3%
4.8
6.8
$65,599
85,130
79,553
7.3%
4.8
6.8
47.57
19.68
33.26
5.2
16.0
4.8
1,929
785
1,330
5.9
16.0
4.8
100,311
40,821
69,179
5.9
16.0
4.8
31.82
3.6
1,290
4.2
67,067
4.2
32.65
12.5
1,319
12.6
68,562
12.6
Architecture and engineering occupations ....
Engineers .......................................................
Aerospace engineers ..................................
Electrical and electronics engineers ..........
Industrial engineers, including health and
safety ....................................................
Industrial engineers ...............................
Mechanical engineers ................................
Drafters ..........................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......
Electrical and electronic engineering
technicians ...........................................
36.58
42.90
55.66
45.87
7.6
7.7
10.4
18.1
1,478
1,753
2,226
2,088
7.8
8.3
10.4
22.1
76,756
90,948
115,768
108,564
7.8
8.3
10.4
22.1
42.06
31.52
35.66
22.69
27.93
15.7
6.2
7.7
6.1
6.3
1,690
1,269
1,448
879
1,117
16.4
6.8
7.8
4.7
6.3
87,860
66,001
74,231
45,708
58,088
16.4
6.8
7.8
4.7
6.3
29.18
4.6
1,167
4.6
60,696
4.6
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Physical scientists ..........................................
38.28
37.22
22.5
14.1
1,578
1,548
23.1
14.5
82,041
80,505
23.1
14.5
Community and social services occupations
Counselors .....................................................
Social workers ...............................................
Child, family, and school social workers ..
Miscellaneous community and social service
specialists .................................................
17.13
15.70
17.26
15.72
3.6
9.7
6.9
8.7
678
647
673
617
3.8
9.4
5.9
6.7
35,224
33,487
34,988
32,084
3.8
9.4
5.9
6.7
15.37
1.6
595
1.7
30,960
1.7
Legal occupations ............................................
Lawyers .........................................................
Paralegals and legal assistants .......................
38.15
54.21
21.75
10.2
4.5
11.9
1,504
2,139
856
9.7
5.4
9.6
78,203
111,203
44,537
9.7
5.4
9.6
Education, training, and library occupations
Postsecondary teachers ..................................
24.34
29.09
9.1
14.9
932
1,175
9.5
11.2
37,622
51,999
9.5
11.2
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S12-2
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Education, training, and library occupations
–Continued
Arts, communications, and humanities
teachers, postsecondary .......................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ......
Primary, secondary, and special education
school teachers .........................................
Elementary and middle school teachers ....
Elementary school teachers, except
special education .............................
Secondary school teachers .........................
Secondary school teachers, except
special and vocational education .....
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and
media occupations .....................................
Designers .......................................................
Graphic designers ......................................
Writers and editors ........................................
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................................
Pharmacists ....................................................
Physicians and surgeons ................................
Registered nurses ...........................................
Therapists ......................................................
Respiratory therapists ................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technologists ........................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technicians ...........................................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ..
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner
support 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
$33.62
22.68
3.5%
20.1
$1,339
910
3.8%
13.0
$54,291
41,584
3.8%
13.0
22.17
24.05
14.5
21.5
823
897
14.4
20.8
31,434
33,441
14.4
20.8
24.90
19.48
17.7
3.6
933
710
17.3
4.7
35,035
28,844
17.3
4.7
19.48
3.6
710
4.7
28,844
4.7
20.70
20.15
18.04
27.78
5.3
16.2
14.2
3.7
835
819
722
1,048
5.2
17.8
14.2
5.4
43,398
42,608
37,524
54,489
5.2
17.8
14.2
5.4
28.28
55.09
121.84
29.91
21.73
22.31
5.8
1.2
29.6
5.7
3.3
5.3
1,114
2,203
4,758
1,169
865
892
5.8
1.2
26.3
5.8
3.1
5.3
57,909
114,579
247,414
60,805
45,000
46,408
5.8
1.2
26.3
5.8
3.1
5.3
22.86
4.6
895
4.9
46,564
4.9
24.67
5.9
987
5.9
51,313
5.9
21.06
5.4
809
5.9
42,056
5.9
24.16
24.63
8.9
6.8
966
985
8.9
6.8
50,247
51,234
8.9
6.8
16.20
17.98
7.3
8.3
644
717
7.2
8.2
33,492
37,291
7.2
8.2
17.39
3.5
691
3.5
35,923
3.5
11.24
10.7
449
10.7
23,374
10.7
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S12-3
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations –Continued
Occupational health and safety specialists
and technicians ........................................
Occupational health and safety specialists
Healthcare support occupations .....................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ....
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..............................................
Medical assistants ......................................
Protective service occupations ........................
Security guards and gaming surveillance
officers .....................................................
Security guards ..........................................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, food
preparation and serving workers .............
First-line supervisors/managers of food
preparation and serving workers .........
Cooks .............................................................
Cooks, fast food .........................................
Cooks, restaurant .......................................
Food service, tipped .......................................
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 ................
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 .............................
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$32.97
34.70
9.8%
9.6
$1,319
1,388
9.8%
9.6
$68,576
72,179
9.8%
9.6
11.49
9.86
9.90
3.1
2.3
2.3
450
383
384
3.1
2.5
2.3
23,384
19,934
19,993
3.1
2.5
2.3
13.32
12.92
3.7
7.0
527
509
4.0
7.8
27,357
26,469
4.0
7.8
11.08
6.7
442
6.7
22,993
6.7
10.65
10.49
8.9
9.1
424
417
8.7
8.9
22,024
21,686
8.7
8.9
8.34
3.7
318
4.9
16,486
4.9
13.30
7.2
570
10.4
29,649
10.4
12.72
9.62
7.94
11.24
5.86
4.74
7.0
2.5
2.3
7.0
11.6
22.0
548
373
281
425
213
182
10.8
3.7
4.3
9.5
12.0
24.3
28,486
19,391
14,598
22,091
11,071
9,488
10.8
3.7
4.3
9.5
12.0
24.3
9.09
8.54
3.3
2.5
351
328
4.4
4.1
18,226
16,887
4.4
4.1
8.51
2.8
325
4.5
16,743
4.5
10.54
2.2
418
2.4
21,744
2.4
15.70
3.9
632
4.8
32,856
4.8
15.44
9.98
4.1
2.2
617
395
4.1
2.1
32,106
20,534
4.1
2.1
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S12-4
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations –Continued
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners .........................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .............
Grounds maintenance workers ......................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
Personal care and service occupations ..........
First-line supervisors/managers of gaming
workers ....................................................
Gaming supervisors ...................................
Gaming services workers ..............................
Gaming dealers ..........................................
Personal and home care aides ........................
Sales and related occupations .........................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail
sales workers .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
non-retail sales workers .......................
Retail sales workers .......................................
Cashiers, all workers .................................
Cashiers .................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts
salespersons .........................................
Parts salespersons ..................................
Retail salespersons .....................................
Insurance sales agents ....................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ..........................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing, technical and scientific
products ...............................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing, except technical and
scientific products ................................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .......
Office and administrative support
occupations .................................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$11.08
9.04
10.14
10.10
4.3%
2.1
10.3
10.3
9.16
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$438
358
406
404
4.4%
2.1
10.3
10.3
$22,794
18,621
21,021
20,927
4.4%
2.1
10.3
10.3
5.9
366
5.8
18,926
5.8
15.62
19.43
6.75
6.75
9.49
2.1
1.6
.1
.1
4.3
635
805
270
270
419
2.0
1.3
.1
.1
10.2
33,031
41,864
14,047
14,047
21,771
2.0
1.3
.1
.1
10.2
17.69
7.6
713
7.4
37,095
7.4
17.95
7.8
750
6.7
38,981
6.7
16.97
8.7
713
7.5
37,065
7.5
25.32
11.73
10.35
9.58
16.7
2.8
6.7
3.4
1,013
466
410
379
16.7
2.8
7.3
3.3
52,675
24,241
21,309
19,683
16.7
2.8
7.3
3.3
13.34
13.95
12.57
27.78
14.3
17.3
5.6
18.3
534
563
500
1,105
13.8
17.0
5.7
18.4
27,766
29,289
25,998
57,439
13.8
17.0
5.7
18.4
27.61
7.4
1,134
7.5
58,963
7.5
30.94
15.2
1,318
12.2
68,536
12.2
25.93
15.97
8.4
22.6
1,046
639
8.7
22.6
54,386
33,209
8.7
22.6
14.56
1.9
580
1.8
30,153
1.8
Mean
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S12-5
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
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 ....................................................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks .................
Procurement clerks ....................................
Tellers ........................................................
Customer service representatives ..................
File clerks ......................................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .......
Loan interviewers and clerks .........................
New accounts clerks ......................................
Order clerks ...................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll
and timekeeping .......................................
Receptionists and information clerks ............
Dispatchers ....................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and
ambulance ............................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...........
Stock clerks and order fillers .........................
Secretaries and administrative assistants .......
Executive secretaries and administrative
assistants ..............................................
Legal secretaries ........................................
Medical secretaries ....................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and
executive ..............................................
Data entry and information processing
workers ....................................................
Data entry keyers .......................................
Insurance claims and policy processing
clerks ........................................................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators,
except postal service ................................
Office clerks, general .....................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$20.08
14.11
11.82
3.5%
4.0
11.8
13.70
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$813
559
468
4.0%
4.0
11.3
$42,277
29,073
24,339
4.0%
4.0
11.3
4.8
544
4.8
28,274
4.8
16.01
16.77
13.09
11.73
14.63
18.02
14.13
15.44
12.82
13.11
3.9
3.9
15.6
2.9
5.8
26.2
9.7
7.0
5.3
8.6
634
666
523
465
585
721
561
616
513
521
4.1
3.4
15.6
3.3
5.8
26.2
9.6
7.0
5.3
8.9
32,947
34,626
27,218
24,160
30,405
37,483
29,181
32,036
26,670
27,100
4.1
3.4
15.6
3.3
5.8
26.2
9.6
7.0
5.3
8.9
14.64
12.44
15.92
7.4
6.8
5.8
553
497
678
1.5
6.8
9.0
28,701
25,828
34,661
1.5
6.8
9.0
15.92
17.77
13.63
11.39
17.65
5.8
12.1
2.7
2.8
4.4
678
707
544
452
704
9.0
11.3
2.7
3.0
4.4
34,661
36,757
28,278
23,485
36,563
9.0
11.3
2.7
3.0
4.4
21.83
23.13
13.88
5.7
7.4
4.4
876
916
553
5.7
7.5
4.3
45,541
47,619
28,706
5.7
7.5
4.3
15.27
5.3
606
5.5
31,529
5.5
14.05
13.47
7.3
7.3
561
539
7.2
7.3
29,166
28,020
7.2
7.3
17.51
3.6
677
3.4
35,180
3.4
12.78
12.68
17.6
5.6
511
505
17.6
4.8
26,576
26,264
17.6
4.8
Mean
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S12-6
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Construction and extraction occupations ......
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ....................................................
Carpenters ......................................................
Construction laborers .....................................
Construction equipment operators .................
Operating engineers and other
construction equipment operators ........
Electricians ....................................................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..............................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......
Sheet metal workers ......................................
Helpers, construction trades ..........................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and repairers .........
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 .................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics,
except engines .....................................
Control and valve installers and repairers .....
Control and valve installers and repairers,
except mechanical door .......................
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 ...........................
Mean
Relative
error4
$16.56
3.7%
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$658
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
3.6%
$33,945
3.6%
28.01
17.69
13.18
13.85
15.3
9.3
8.5
5.8
1,128
697
527
554
15.3
9.4
8.5
5.8
58,653
36,266
27,162
28,259
15.3
9.4
8.5
5.8
14.22
17.85
9.0
14.5
569
714
9.0
14.5
29,182
37,127
9.0
14.5
21.63
21.63
15.10
12.17
7.0
7.0
11.5
3.4
835
835
604
480
4.2
4.2
11.5
3.6
43,399
43,399
31,404
24,428
4.2
4.2
11.5
3.6
19.45
4.8
780
4.7
40,541
4.7
22.31
7.1
924
7.6
48,071
7.6
19.87
19.1
794
19.0
41,271
19.0
25.21
33.93
19.25
10.4
13.1
6.5
1,008
1,357
772
10.4
13.1
7.1
52,433
70,582
40,101
10.4
13.1
7.1
19.27
9.3
790
9.5
41,067
9.5
18.88
4.1
755
4.1
39,261
4.1
21.03
27.02
11.4
12.0
837
1,056
11.5
13.9
43,519
54,929
11.5
13.9
27.02
12.0
1,056
13.9
54,929
13.9
16.96
7.2
679
7.2
35,282
7.2
19.27
23.97
16.02
17.25
26.48
5.4
4.1
2.7
4.1
4.7
771
959
640
691
1,059
5.4
4.1
2.6
4.1
4.7
40,069
49,858
33,259
35,917
55,073
5.4
4.1
2.6
4.1
4.7
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S12-7
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations –Continued
Electrical power-line installers and
repairers ...............................................
Telecommunications line installers and
repairers ...............................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and
repair workers ..........................................
Production occupations ...................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating workers ...........
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical
assemblers ................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment
assemblers ............................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .....
Team assemblers .......................................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish
processing workers ..................................
Butchers and meat cutters ..........................
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and
trimmers ...............................................
Miscellaneous food processing workers ........
Food batchmakers ......................................
Forming machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........................
Cutting, punching, and press machine
setters, operators, and tenders, metal
and plastic ............................................
Machinists ......................................................
Molders and molding machine setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
Molding, coremaking, and casting
machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ....................
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........................
Tool and die makers ......................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ......
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ....
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$26.81
11.2%
$1,072
11.2%
$55,757
11.2%
26.28
3.2
1,051
3.2
54,664
3.2
16.93
8.4
676
8.4
35,019
8.4
15.56
3.8
616
3.8
31,985
3.8
22.33
5.9
898
6.0
46,574
6.0
13.19
5.0
528
5.0
27,446
5.0
11.65
16.02
15.55
4.5
7.6
13.3
466
640
622
4.5
7.6
13.3
24,240
33,204
32,349
4.5
7.6
13.3
10.03
14.11
11.2
6.5
392
550
10.9
7.6
20,360
28,622
10.9
7.6
9.17
15.74
16.04
11.0
8.3
8.6
358
613
622
10.9
6.7
7.1
18,603
31,868
32,355
10.9
6.7
7.1
15.93
5.8
637
5.8
33,132
5.8
15.22
10.4
588
12.0
30,592
12.0
15.59
20.64
11.6
8.8
598
825
14.4
8.7
31,082
42,880
14.4
8.7
13.52
7.0
535
6.8
27,812
6.8
13.52
7.0
535
6.8
27,812
6.8
16.34
22.99
16.01
15.33
5.5
13.9
4.9
6.8
654
903
625
599
5.5
13.5
5.7
7.9
33,996
46,931
32,509
31,133
5.5
13.5
5.7
7.9
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S12-8
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Production occupations –Continued
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine
setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic
workers ....................................................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ................
Sewing machine operators .............................
Textile machine setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................................
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and
furnishings workers .................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators,
and tenders ...............................................
Sawing machine setters, operators, and
tenders, wood .......................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators,
and tenders, except sawing ..................
Miscellaneous plant and system operators ....
Chemical processing machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..............................
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and
blending workers .....................................
Mixing and blending machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..........................
Cutting workers .............................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and
weighers ...................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and
tenders ......................................................
Painting workers ............................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine
setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Miscellaneous production workers ................
Paper goods machine setters, operators,
and tenders ...........................................
Helpers--production workers .....................
Transportation and material moving
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers,
laborers, and material movers, hand ........
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers ................
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight
engineers ..............................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$18.22
5.3%
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$712
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
5.5%
$37,029
5.5%
13.94
9.02
12.10
10.5
4.8
10.5
550
354
474
9.9
5.5
10.8
28,576
18,416
24,068
9.9
5.5
10.8
13.64
10.9
548
11.1
28,511
11.1
14.46
13.0
578
13.0
30,080
13.0
13.10
8.2
511
9.1
26,352
9.1
12.19
13.6
481
13.2
24,671
13.2
14.48
24.46
6.8
9.5
555
977
9.9
9.4
28,862
50,787
9.9
9.4
15.05
15.8
602
15.8
31,309
15.8
15.80
8.1
632
8.1
32,866
8.1
18.05
15.26
10.0
15.6
722
603
10.0
16.0
37,540
31,378
10.0
16.0
14.93
3.6
600
3.8
31,182
3.8
20.47
14.76
16.8
10.1
815
559
17.1
10.9
42,355
29,068
17.1
10.9
14.47
13.89
11.2
8.1
545
549
11.8
8.0
28,333
28,503
11.8
8.0
16.07
12.70
12.2
4.1
611
507
13.8
4.1
31,776
26,251
13.8
4.1
16.04
2.9
660
2.7
34,062
2.7
22.62
122.63
9.2
4.8
949
3,329
8.1
8.8
49,338
173,112
8.1
8.8
122.63
4.8
3,329
8.8
173,112
8.8
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S12-9
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Transportation and material moving
occupations –Continued
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ..........
Driver/sales workers ..................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .....
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ....
Crane and tower operators .............................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ............
Laborers and material movers, hand .............
Laborers and freight, stock, and material
movers, hand ........................................
Machine feeders and offbearers .................
Packers and packagers, hand .....................
Mean
Relative
error4
$16.18
14.75
16.46
16.03
22.78
13.43
11.97
3.3%
11.6
3.7
7.5
21.5
2.9
3.9
11.78
10.94
11.71
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the
minimum full-time schedule.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
4.3
17.1
6.6
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$704
617
760
642
911
536
476
469
430
468
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
2.6%
14.8
3.8
7.5
21.5
3.0
3.9
$36,319
32,060
38,950
33,376
47,375
27,858
24,704
2.6%
14.8
3.8
7.5
21.5
3.0
3.9
4.4
17.0
6.6
24,321
22,381
24,297
4.4
17.0
6.6
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
5 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
6 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S12-10
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
All workers ...........................................................
$20.68
5.3%
Management occupations ...............................
Financial managers ........................................
Education administrators ...............................
Education administrators, elementary and
secondary school .................................
Education administrators, postsecondary ..
36.30
37.41
39.78
6.8
11.4
4.9
1,426
1,435
1,533
6.4
12.9
5.1
72,197
72,261
74,914
6.4
12.9
5.1
43.35
34.25
6.3
8.3
1,688
1,288
4.6
8.1
79,883
66,978
4.6
8.1
Mean
$805
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
5.1%
$37,374
5.1%
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ..................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................
24.03
7.7
937
7.5
48,664
7.5
23.28
24.36
12.4
12.9
931
950
12.4
12.9
47,893
49,417
12.4
12.9
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .................................................
Computer support specialists .........................
Computer systems analysts ............................
23.77
22.67
24.39
2.4
9.4
9.0
937
891
968
2.5
8.9
9.3
47,283
43,613
50,342
2.5
8.9
9.3
Architecture and engineering occupations ....
Engineers .......................................................
25.10
30.53
4.8
5.0
979
1,178
5.5
5.4
50,899
61,256
5.5
5.4
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Miscellaneous life, physical, and social
science technicians ..................................
21.27
20.8
847
20.6
44,049
20.6
27.03
20.3
1,074
20.8
55,827
20.8
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 .............................
20.70
25.53
7.2
14.2
810
1,018
6.8
13.4
40,566
48,919
6.8
13.4
36.83
18.70
19.72
16.2
9.3
8.7
1,375
728
765
14.0
8.2
7.1
58,515
36,805
38,313
14.0
8.2
7.1
17.73
2.9
683
3.0
35,493
3.0
17.11
2.9
669
3.0
34,778
3.0
Legal occupations ............................................
28.26
12.5
1,100
12.1
57,204
12.1
Education, training, and library occupations
Postsecondary teachers ..................................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ......
Primary, secondary, and special education
school teachers .........................................
29.74
49.58
32.40
8.9
21.7
11.7
1,128
1,920
1,159
8.8
23.8
11.4
43,988
77,753
52,905
8.8
23.8
11.4
32.21
2.7
1,217
2.4
46,199
2.4
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S13-1
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Education, training, and library occupations
–Continued
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 ..........................................
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
$34.56
2.9%
$1,274
2.8%
$47,586
2.8%
34.97
31.81
2.6
3.4
1,287
1,207
2.9
2.9
47,714
45,701
2.9
2.9
31.82
4.3
1,203
3.5
45,676
3.5
31.80
32.81
4.2
2.3
1,218
1,231
3.2
2.1
45,763
46,614
3.2
2.1
32.59
31.14
2.6
5.8
1,221
1,188
2.3
5.5
46,246
46,653
2.3
5.5
31.64
27.52
15.61
37.90
10.63
6.4
8.5
9.8
12.3
4.3
1,211
1,061
588
1,426
399
5.8
8.9
9.4
9.1
3.1
48,083
43,101
26,144
62,674
15,131
5.8
8.9
9.4
9.1
3.1
24.19
9.0
942
9.2
48,211
9.2
23.55
25.95
30.28
5.7
3.4
16.9
928
1,026
1,153
5.7
3.4
16.3
46,262
52,425
54,434
5.7
3.4
16.3
21.97
22.35
6.2
6.1
872
890
6.3
6.0
45,324
46,301
6.3
6.0
13.11
3.5
516
4.0
26,837
4.0
16.72
6.0
656
6.3
29,851
6.3
Healthcare support occupations .....................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ....
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..............................................
10.84
10.12
9.93
7.3
6.0
4.2
428
399
391
6.7
4.9
3.2
21,631
20,205
19,787
6.7
4.9
3.2
11.02
10.6
440
10.5
22,884
10.5
Protective service occupations ........................
17.00
6.9
716
7.6
37,159
7.6
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and
media occupations .....................................
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................................
Registered nurses ...........................................
Therapists ......................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ..
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner
support technicians ..................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational
nurses .......................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S13-2
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Protective service occupations –Continued
First-line supervisors/managers, law
enforcement workers ...............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
correctional officers .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of police
and detectives ......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of fire
fighting and prevention workers ..............
Fire fighters ...................................................
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 .....
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .................................................
Cooks .............................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria .................
Fast food and counter workers ......................
Combined food preparation and serving
workers, including fast food ................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ..........................
Building cleaning workers .............................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners .........................
Grounds maintenance workers ......................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
Personal care and service occupations ..........
Office and administrative support
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...............
Financial clerks ..............................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing
clerks ....................................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$24.63
5.0%
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$985
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
4.9%
$51,234
4.9%
21.07
7.9
844
8.0
43,869
8.0
25.73
7.3
1,029
7.1
53,528
7.1
20.25
11.84
14.43
14.27
18.13
18.13
10.2
6.0
9.2
9.8
6.9
6.9
1,063
584
583
576
735
735
8.9
11.5
8.6
9.2
6.7
6.7
55,284
30,347
30,292
29,974
38,238
38,238
8.9
11.5
8.6
9.2
6.7
6.7
11.60
11.60
11.40
4.4
4.4
2.0
453
453
438
4.0
4.0
5.0
23,554
23,554
21,758
4.0
4.0
5.0
11.57
11.18
11.18
10.43
9.4
11.3
11.3
9.3
400
396
396
315
9.7
10.3
10.3
7.5
15,971
16,341
16,341
11,672
9.7
10.3
10.3
7.5
9.50
10.0
278
7.2
10,139
7.2
10.80
10.01
7.6
5.3
430
398
7.2
5.1
21,892
20,317
7.2
5.1
9.99
13.05
13.50
5.3
10.1
7.1
398
512
535
5.0
9.4
7.3
20,279
25,678
26,042
5.0
9.4
7.3
11.05
14.1
441
13.9
22,917
13.9
14.49
5.4
572
5.2
27,837
5.2
17.32
14.61
10.6
8.9
689
570
10.6
8.0
35,820
28,147
10.6
8.0
15.15
9.2
586
8.2
28,010
8.2
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S13-3
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Court, municipal, and license clerks ..............
Eligibility interviewers, government
programs ..................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ............
Dispatchers ....................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ....
Secretaries and administrative assistants .......
Executive secretaries and administrative
assistants ..............................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and
executive ..............................................
Office clerks, general .....................................
Construction and extraction occupations ......
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ....................................................
Construction laborers .....................................
Construction equipment operators .................
Operating engineers and other
construction equipment operators ........
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..............................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......
Highway maintenance workers .....................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and
maintenance workers ...............................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ..
Line installers and repairers ...........................
Electrical power-line installers and
repairers ...............................................
Production occupations ...................................
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and
system operators ......................................
Transportation and material moving
occupations .................................................
Bus drivers .....................................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$14.26
4.8%
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$566
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
4.8%
$29,445
4.8%
17.38
14.22
13.77
13.84
14.67
9.1
13.9
9.5
10.3
7.3
690
568
554
557
582
9.3
13.8
9.7
10.6
7.0
35,871
28,816
28,782
28,953
29,404
9.3
13.8
9.7
10.6
7.0
17.51
3.1
686
3.0
35,476
3.0
13.38
12.94
8.7
6.4
533
509
8.5
5.5
26,580
20,159
8.5
5.5
16.26
4.9
648
4.8
33,535
4.8
21.64
12.31
15.67
14.3
6.2
8.7
866
493
627
14.3
6.2
8.7
43,967
25,615
32,559
14.3
6.2
8.7
15.93
9.6
637
9.6
33,108
9.6
14.00
14.00
12.97
15.2
15.2
7.8
560
560
511
15.1
15.1
7.2
29,107
29,107
26,565
15.1
15.1
7.2
19.14
7.7
758
7.5
38,513
7.5
18.93
19.08
25.84
4.9
5.0
16.7
757
763
1,034
5.0
5.1
16.7
38,493
38,787
53,751
5.0
5.1
16.7
27.42
19.4
1,097
19.4
57,037
19.4
16.87
8.1
671
8.3
34,907
8.3
18.21
4.2
728
4.2
37,882
4.2
13.42
14.19
9.1
6.6
420
323
15.4
20.2
18,118
11,889
15.4
20.2
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S13-4
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation2
Transportation and material moving
occupations –Continued
Bus drivers, school ....................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ..........
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .....
Mean
Relative
error4
$14.19
15.48
15.04
6.6%
3.7
4.3
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the
minimum full-time schedule.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$323
616
597
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
20.2%
4.0
4.7
$11,889
32,023
31,061
20.2%
4.0
4.7
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
5 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
6 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S13-5
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by
occupation for full-time workers
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
All workers ...........................................................
$16.58
3.2%
Management occupations ...............................
General and operations managers ..................
Marketing and sales managers .......................
Financial managers ........................................
Construction managers ..................................
Education administrators ...............................
32.62
33.72
28.69
39.45
29.88
19.91
7.1
10.5
20.3
14.8
13.3
21.0
1,373
1,566
1,157
1,706
1,234
797
7.2
10.4
20.5
17.4
13.2
21.0
71,358
81,380
60,159
88,733
64,164
41,421
7.2
10.4
20.5
17.4
13.2
21.0
27.26
22.16
6.9
12.2
1,101
919
7.0
12.4
57,228
47,787
7.0
12.4
22.55
21.78
32.21
34.43
6.5
9.6
15.1
14.2
902
871
1,288
1,377
6.5
9.6
15.1
14.2
46,911
45,301
66,997
71,612
6.5
9.6
15.1
14.2
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................................
Cost estimators ..............................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ..................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................
Loan counselors and officers .........................
Loan officers ..............................................
Mean
$661
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
3.1%
$34,270
3.1%
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .................................................
Computer software engineers ........................
Computer software engineers, applications
Computer software engineers, systems
software ...............................................
Computer support specialists .........................
Computer systems analysts ............................
31.55
39.41
36.55
8.6
9.4
4.8
1,267
1,584
1,472
8.6
9.6
5.3
65,881
82,343
76,526
8.6
9.6
5.3
45.37
19.64
37.41
15.4
19.0
21.2
1,815
786
1,497
15.4
19.0
21.2
94,367
40,848
77,821
15.4
19.0
21.2
Architecture and engineering occupations ....
Engineers .......................................................
Drafters ..........................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......
33.22
43.09
22.14
26.58
15.7
14.2
6.9
16.0
1,356
1,822
844
1,063
16.5
17.0
3.3
16.0
70,505
94,767
43,882
55,292
16.5
17.0
3.3
16.0
Life, physical, and social science occupations
33.56
11.3
1,387
14.2
72,115
14.2
Community and social services occupations
Social workers ...............................................
16.45
15.64
.6
7.0
649
619
1.1
6.5
33,733
32,183
1.1
6.5
Education, training, and library occupations
Primary, secondary, and special education
school teachers .........................................
17.42
8.1
671
8.0
27,805
8.0
16.94
6.9
627
6.0
24,284
6.0
19.86
6.8
803
6.8
41,758
6.8
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and
media occupations .....................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S15-1
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by
occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................................
Registered nurses ...........................................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner
support technicians ..................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational
nurses .......................................................
Healthcare support occupations .....................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ....
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..............................................
Medical assistants ......................................
Protective service occupations ........................
Security guards and gaming surveillance
officers .....................................................
Security guards ..........................................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, food
preparation and serving workers .............
First-line supervisors/managers of food
preparation and serving workers .........
Cooks .............................................................
Cooks, fast food .........................................
Cooks, restaurant .......................................
Food service, tipped .......................................
Waiters and waitresses ..............................
Fast food and counter workers ......................
Combined food preparation and serving
workers, including fast food ................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ..........................
Building cleaning workers .............................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners .........................
Grounds maintenance workers ......................
Personal care and service occupations ..........
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
$31.07
29.83
16.0%
14.1
$1,223
1,183
15.3%
13.9
$63,619
61,540
15.3%
13.9
15.96
13.9
633
13.8
32,891
13.8
16.81
6.7
670
6.7
34,840
6.7
11.85
9.09
9.07
4.4
2.9
3.5
468
360
358
4.5
2.2
2.7
24,327
18,741
18,638
4.5
2.2
2.7
13.41
13.00
4.8
7.3
529
513
5.3
8.1
27,454
26,666
5.3
8.1
9.96
9.6
382
6.9
19,861
6.9
10.05
10.05
10.5
10.5
382
382
7.8
7.8
19,873
19,873
7.8
7.8
8.41
2.6
315
5.7
16,330
5.7
12.83
7.0
556
11.0
28,891
11.0
12.87
9.19
7.94
10.46
5.07
2.64
8.27
7.7
2.9
2.3
7.2
25.2
10.4
2.5
559
355
281
388
162
96
318
12.2
4.5
4.3
9.9
14.6
7.5
4.3
29,072
18,460
14,598
20,174
8,400
4,973
16,379
12.2
4.5
4.3
9.9
14.6
7.5
4.3
8.21
2.8
315
4.8
16,167
4.8
10.18
9.64
3.9
4.0
403
380
4.1
3.9
20,950
19,738
4.1
3.9
10.47
8.93
6.8
3.5
415
357
6.7
3.5
21,598
18,581
6.7
3.5
9.03
6.1
359
6.3
18,486
6.3
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S15-2
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by
occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Sales and related occupations .........................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail
sales workers .......................................
Retail sales workers .......................................
Cashiers, all workers .................................
Cashiers .................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts
salespersons .........................................
Parts salespersons ..................................
Retail salespersons .....................................
Insurance sales agents ....................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ..........................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing, technical and scientific
products ...............................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing, except technical and
scientific products ................................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .......
Office and administrative support
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...............
Financial clerks ..............................................
Bill and account collectors ........................
Billing and posting clerks and machine
operators ..............................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing
clerks ....................................................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks .................
Procurement clerks ....................................
Tellers ........................................................
Customer service representatives ..................
Loan interviewers and clerks .........................
Order clerks ...................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ............
Dispatchers ....................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and
ambulance ............................................
Mean
Relative
error3
$16.14
5.1%
Weekly earnings4
Mean
$654
Annual earnings5
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
5.0%
$34,015
5.0%
16.71
7.8
714
6.2
37,151
6.2
15.67
11.60
8.67
8.67
7.8
3.7
2.8
2.8
673
461
340
340
6.0
3.4
3.1
3.1
35,016
23,977
17,699
17,699
6.0
3.4
3.1
3.1
13.51
14.01
13.16
28.29
16.2
19.2
10.5
20.6
541
567
527
1,131
15.7
18.9
10.7
20.6
28,122
29,464
27,380
58,837
15.7
18.9
10.7
20.6
27.16
8.5
1,121
8.6
58,304
8.6
30.60
14.7
1,308
11.7
68,021
11.7
24.47
11.65
10.1
28.0
984
466
10.0
28.0
51,167
24,222
10.0
28.0
14.35
3.1
570
3.1
29,656
3.1
19.01
14.84
15.35
6.3
2.9
2.6
761
585
591
7.0
3.5
2.2
39,588
30,420
30,707
7.0
3.5
2.2
13.93
4.3
549
4.5
28,568
4.5
16.38
15.29
13.16
11.86
15.33
15.84
13.83
12.75
15.39
4.6
5.2
16.1
3.3
11.8
10.0
12.5
8.4
8.6
645
612
526
469
613
631
553
509
626
5.0
5.2
16.1
3.7
11.8
10.0
12.5
8.4
8.7
33,561
31,805
27,365
24,367
31,883
32,821
28,758
26,472
32,537
5.0
5.2
16.1
3.7
11.8
10.0
12.5
8.4
8.7
15.39
8.6
626
8.7
32,537
8.7
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S15-3
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by
occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
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 ......
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ....................................................
Carpenters ......................................................
Construction laborers .....................................
Construction equipment operators .................
Operating engineers and other
construction equipment operators ........
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 service technicians and
mechanics ............................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine
specialists .................................................
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service
technicians and mechanics ......................
Mean
Relative
error3
$15.97
10.75
16.17
4.7%
4.6
8.1
Weekly earnings4
Mean
$635
426
645
Annual earnings5
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
4.7%
4.8
8.3
$33,032
22,147
33,508
4.7%
4.8
8.3
22.75
14.34
2.1
5.2
921
572
3.3
5.0
47,880
29,672
3.3
5.0
15.02
6.0
594
6.5
30,870
6.5
14.20
13.54
10.3
11.0
568
542
10.3
11.0
29,544
28,170
10.3
11.0
18.74
12.55
7.4
6.8
714
501
6.3
5.8
37,115
26,048
6.3
5.8
14.82
2.6
589
2.5
30,441
2.5
22.44
16.32
12.53
13.57
10.1
7.2
6.2
8.6
905
641
501
543
10.1
7.3
6.2
8.6
47,085
33,343
26,060
27,793
10.1
7.3
6.2
8.6
13.67
9.9
547
9.9
28,426
9.9
18.75
18.75
11.92
4.3
4.3
3.2
750
750
469
4.3
4.3
3.5
38,996
38,996
23,801
4.3
4.3
3.5
16.84
5.7
677
5.7
35,168
5.7
19.19
19.46
5.2
5.4
816
780
5.1
5.9
42,409
40,518
5.1
5.9
19.63
7.6
807
7.9
41,947
7.9
18.64
11.5
746
11.5
38,773
11.5
17.77
14.9
704
14.9
36,592
14.9
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S15-4
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by
occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations –Continued
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics and installers ..........................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and
maintenance workers ...............................
Industrial machinery mechanics ................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ..
Line installers and repairers ...........................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and
repair workers ..........................................
Production occupations ...................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating workers ...........
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .....
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ......
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ....
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic
workers ....................................................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ................
Woodworking machine setters, operators,
and tenders ...............................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators,
and tenders, except sawing ..................
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and
blending workers .....................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and
weighers ...................................................
Painting workers ............................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine
setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Miscellaneous production workers ................
Paper goods machine setters, operators,
and tenders ...........................................
Helpers--production workers .....................
Transportation and material moving
occupations .................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ..........
Driver/sales workers ..................................
Mean
Relative
error3
$15.88
6.0%
Weekly earnings4
Mean
$635
Annual earnings5
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
6.0%
$33,031
6.0%
15.16
22.63
12.81
24.85
10.9
8.0
12.0
4.8
606
905
512
994
10.9
8.0
12.0
4.8
31,523
47,078
26,614
51,686
10.9
8.0
12.0
4.8
14.11
6.6
564
6.6
29,354
6.6
14.03
3.9
551
3.6
28,652
3.6
21.01
10.40
10.0
4.6
847
411
10.0
4.2
44,044
21,356
10.0
4.2
16.22
15.11
14.58
10.7
4.6
3.8
615
588
565
15.0
6.6
6.6
31,976
30,561
29,384
15.0
6.6
6.6
12.79
8.83
15.4
5.5
511
341
15.3
7.1
26,549
17,744
15.3
7.1
13.95
8.8
558
8.8
29,025
8.8
14.81
8.1
593
8.1
30,812
8.1
13.99
2.3
560
2.3
29,097
2.3
14.35
11.96
8.1
5.8
582
442
8.3
2.4
30,253
23,003
8.3
2.4
11.96
10.68
5.8
7.7
442
419
2.4
7.4
23,003
21,770
2.4
7.4
11.87
11.46
9.3
4.4
437
456
10.2
4.3
22,746
23,606
10.2
4.3
13.38
14.79
13.37
4.8
8.2
21.0
542
609
519
5.2
9.2
22.4
28,057
31,397
27,006
5.2
9.2
22.4
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S15-5
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by
occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Transportation and material moving
occupations –Continued
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
$15.54
13.93
12.47
11.35
6.7%
14.1
3.8
5.0
11.36
12.05
1 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
6.2
10.5
Weekly earnings4
Mean
$657
559
499
453
453
482
Annual earnings5
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
8.4%
14.2
3.8
5.1
$33,604
29,042
25,944
23,555
8.4%
14.2
3.8
5.1
6.4
10.5
23,547
25,068
6.4
10.5
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
4 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S15-6
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
by occupation for full-time workers
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
All workers ...........................................................
$20.32
6.7%
Management occupations ...............................
General and operations managers ..................
Marketing and sales managers .......................
Marketing managers ..................................
Computer and information systems
managers ..................................................
Financial managers ........................................
Human resources managers ...........................
Industrial production managers .....................
Transportation, storage, and distribution
managers ..................................................
Education administrators ...............................
Education administrators, postsecondary ..
Engineering managers ...................................
Medical and health services managers ..........
49.93
54.83
47.71
45.44
4.7
9.2
13.6
16.8
2,028
2,280
1,975
1,939
5.0
10.2
15.0
20.0
105,421
118,564
102,674
100,833
5.0
10.2
15.0
20.0
54.24
44.13
50.97
46.70
9.8
27.9
15.7
3.9
2,170
1,775
2,040
1,878
9.8
28.9
15.7
4.1
112,826
92,301
106,099
97,564
9.8
28.9
15.7
4.1
46.67
30.76
30.76
62.75
43.49
17.9
17.6
17.6
8.6
14.2
1,972
1,161
1,161
2,538
1,740
18.3
11.8
11.8
7.6
14.2
102,532
59,670
59,670
131,884
90,469
18.3
11.8
11.8
7.6
14.2
28.56
26.30
4.1
4.2
1,149
1,051
3.7
4.2
59,724
54,677
3.7
4.2
26.29
4.2
1,049
4.2
54,568
4.2
29.42
9.0
1,164
9.2
60,543
9.2
Mean
$814
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
6.7%
$42,141
6.7%
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................................
Buyers and purchasing agents .......................
Purchasing agents, except wholesale,
retail, and farm products ......................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and
investigators .............................................
Claims adjusters, examiners, and
investigators .........................................
Cost estimators ..............................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ..................................
Training and development specialists .......
Management analysts ....................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................
Financial analysts and advisors .....................
Financial analysts ......................................
Insurance underwriters ..............................
Loan counselors and officers .........................
29.42
34.76
9.0
10.8
1,164
1,390
9.2
10.8
60,543
72,299
9.2
10.8
24.18
20.88
36.79
25.81
28.82
29.38
28.10
18.35
8.4
8.4
10.0
19.8
5.5
6.8
5.7
18.3
962
832
1,462
1,035
1,147
1,164
1,124
734
8.6
8.4
9.5
19.9
5.7
7.1
5.7
18.3
50,037
43,283
76,016
53,794
59,630
60,534
58,446
38,169
8.6
8.4
9.5
19.9
5.7
7.1
5.7
18.3
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .................................................
Computer programmers .................................
Computer software engineers ........................
Computer software engineers, applications
34.58
34.47
41.22
38.68
3.1
4.6
5.4
8.5
1,389
1,361
1,671
1,562
3.3
4.2
5.9
9.3
72,207
70,750
86,904
81,244
3.3
4.2
5.9
9.3
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S16-1
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Computer and mathematical science
occupations –Continued
Computer software engineers, systems
software ...............................................
Computer systems analysts ............................
Network and computer systems
administrators ..........................................
Network systems and data communications
analysts ....................................................
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
$49.49
31.87
6.7%
6.2
$2,031
1,275
8.1%
6.2
$105,623
66,288
8.1%
6.2
30.61
5.0
1,224
5.0
63,671
5.0
36.34
17.0
1,484
16.8
77,152
16.8
38.66
42.81
8.4
9.6
1,553
1,723
8.3
9.6
80,568
89,267
8.3
9.6
44.19
32.41
36.22
23.78
28.50
16.7
8.3
10.4
12.4
5.4
1,787
1,321
1,449
951
1,140
17.2
8.6
10.4
12.4
5.4
92,950
68,712
73,978
49,459
59,273
17.2
8.6
10.4
12.4
5.4
29.37
4.2
1,175
4.2
61,082
4.2
Life, physical, and social science occupations
Physical scientists ..........................................
40.82
22.6
1,772
22.6
92,158
22.6
Community and social services occupations
Counselors .....................................................
Social workers ...............................................
17.63
14.03
19.06
4.8
3.6
9.0
700
581
730
4.7
4.3
7.1
36,322
30,078
37,977
4.7
4.3
7.1
Legal occupations ............................................
Lawyers .........................................................
44.85
60.06
7.5
3.9
1,767
2,402
8.7
3.9
91,886
124,926
8.7
3.9
Education, training, and library occupations
Postsecondary teachers ..................................
Arts, communications, and humanities
teachers, postsecondary .......................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ......
32.11
35.39
7.6
8.4
1,220
1,375
6.7
5.1
47,943
57,121
6.7
5.1
33.62
31.25
3.5
19.2
1,339
1,121
3.8
9.4
54,291
45,183
3.8
9.4
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and
media occupations .....................................
Designers .......................................................
Graphic designers ......................................
22.82
15.67
15.67
4.8
16.6
16.6
913
627
627
4.8
16.6
16.6
47,468
32,603
32,603
4.8
16.6
16.6
Architecture and engineering occupations ....
Engineers .......................................................
Industrial engineers, including health and
safety ....................................................
Industrial engineers ...............................
Mechanical engineers ................................
Drafters ..........................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......
Electrical and electronic engineering
technicians ...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S16-2
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................................
Pharmacists ....................................................
Registered nurses ...........................................
Therapists ......................................................
Respiratory therapists ................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technologists ........................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technicians ...........................................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ..
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner
support technicians ..................................
Surgical technologists ................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational
nurses .......................................................
Medical records and health information
technicians ...............................................
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
$27.22
54.24
29.93
21.43
22.31
4.4%
1.0
5.4
2.9
5.3
$1,072
2,170
1,166
852
892
4.6%
1.0
5.9
2.5
5.3
$55,730
112,822
60,616
44,324
46,408
4.6%
1.0
5.9
2.5
5.3
22.86
4.6
895
4.9
46,564
4.9
24.67
5.9
987
5.9
51,313
5.9
21.06
5.4
809
5.9
42,056
5.9
22.58
22.72
10.1
3.5
903
909
10.1
3.5
46,963
47,265
10.1
3.5
16.46
16.30
3.8
5.1
657
649
3.5
4.5
34,149
33,769
3.5
4.5
17.79
3.4
705
3.5
36,675
3.5
10.49
8.4
419
8.4
21,812
8.4
Healthcare support occupations .....................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ....
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..............................................
11.13
10.23
10.21
4.2
2.9
2.6
432
394
394
4.5
3.1
2.6
22,477
20,491
20,483
4.5
3.1
2.6
13.10
3.1
521
3.3
27,105
3.3
Protective service occupations ........................
Security guards and gaming surveillance
officers .....................................................
Security guards ..........................................
11.17
7.5
447
7.5
23,241
7.5
10.72
10.54
10.1
10.5
429
422
10.1
10.5
22,289
21,922
10.1
10.5
8.22
11.71
11.03
6.33
9.2
7.1
10.5
9.4
324
461
441
251
8.6
7.9
10.5
10.1
16,777
23,968
22,945
13,054
8.6
7.9
10.5
10.1
9.49
9.38
3.3
7.1
368
357
5.1
8.1
19,160
18,448
5.1
8.1
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .................................................
Cooks .............................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria .................
Food service, tipped .......................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and
bartender helpers .................................
Fast food and counter workers ......................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S16-3
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Food preparation and serving related
occupations –Continued
Combined food preparation and serving
workers, including fast food ................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ..........................
Building cleaning workers .............................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners .........................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .............
Grounds maintenance workers ......................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
Personal care and service occupations ..........
First-line supervisors/managers of gaming
workers ....................................................
Gaming supervisors ...................................
Gaming services workers ..............................
Gaming dealers ..........................................
Sales and related occupations .........................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers ....................................................
Retail sales workers .......................................
Cashiers, all workers .................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ..........................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing, except technical and
scientific products ................................
Office and administrative support
occupations .................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...............
Financial clerks ..............................................
Bill and account collectors ........................
Billing and posting clerks and machine
operators ..............................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing
clerks ....................................................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks .................
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
$9.36
7.2%
10.81
10.18
3.3
4.4
430
404
3.0
4.0
22,335
21,017
3.0
4.0
11.43
9.08
14.85
14.85
4.7
4.7
12.6
12.6
452
363
594
594
4.9
4.5
12.6
12.6
23,481
18,852
30,329
30,329
4.9
4.5
12.6
12.6
9.23
10.9
370
10.5
19,165
10.5
15.62
19.43
6.75
6.75
2.1
1.6
.1
.1
635
805
270
270
2.0
1.3
.1
.1
33,031
41,864
14,047
14,047
2.0
1.3
.1
.1
20.10
12.1
804
12.2
41,832
12.2
20.30
11.91
12.03
9.9
3.4
6.4
812
473
481
9.9
3.5
6.4
42,224
24,610
24,995
9.9
3.5
6.4
28.81
11.1
1,167
11.0
60,694
11.0
28.25
11.7
1,146
11.7
59,575
11.7
14.80
3.0
591
3.0
30,717
3.0
21.01
13.17
10.67
4.6
7.8
10.8
859
526
427
4.2
7.7
10.8
44,666
27,339
22,195
4.2
7.7
10.8
13.40
9.8
536
9.8
27,875
9.8
15.34
17.93
4.1
3.2
612
708
4.1
2.1
31,843
36,802
4.1
2.1
Mean
$356
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
8.2%
$18,386
8.2%
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S16-4
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Customer service representatives ..................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .......
Loan interviewers and clerks .........................
Order clerks ...................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll
and timekeeping .......................................
Receptionists and information clerks ............
Production, planning, and expediting 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 ......
Electricians ....................................................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..............................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .................................................
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic
equipment mechanics, installers, and
repairers ...................................................
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ..
Automotive technicians and repairers ...........
Automotive service technicians and
mechanics ............................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine
specialists .................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and
maintenance workers ...............................
Mean
Relative
error3
$14.22
14.13
14.33
12.75
5.1%
9.7
6.2
9.7
Weekly earnings4
Mean
$568
561
573
505
Annual earnings5
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
5.2%
9.6
6.2
10.1
$29,541
29,181
29,816
26,254
5.2%
9.6
6.2
10.1
14.86
11.30
19.94
12.32
18.78
7.1
4.5
10.2
2.5
6.1
563
452
791
490
748
3.0
4.5
10.5
2.5
6.2
29,196
23,498
41,155
25,448
38,908
3.0
4.5
10.5
2.5
6.2
21.55
12.88
9.0
2.3
862
512
9.0
2.1
44,827
26,640
9.0
2.1
15.45
5.6
616
5.7
32,011
5.7
13.80
13.36
5.5
3.2
549
534
5.0
3.2
28,552
27,785
5.0
3.2
16.58
13.10
1.5
8.5
648
519
1.8
8.2
33,680
26,975
1.8
8.2
21.86
24.82
10.4
4.6
865
993
10.2
4.6
44,586
51,631
10.2
4.6
24.42
24.42
10.3
10.3
911
911
6.8
6.8
47,372
47,372
6.8
6.8
22.02
6.5
882
6.5
45,823
6.5
19.73
33.93
17.48
24.1
13.1
25.1
789
1,357
703
24.1
13.1
25.2
41,032
70,582
36,555
24.1
13.1
25.2
17.07
26.6
687
26.7
35,726
26.7
18.95
4.1
758
4.1
39,421
4.1
21.76
4.6
870
4.6
45,240
4.6
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S16-5
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations –Continued
Industrial machinery mechanics ................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ..
Maintenance workers, machinery ..............
Line installers and repairers ...........................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and
repair workers ..........................................
Production occupations ...................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating workers ...........
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical
assemblers ................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment
assemblers ............................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .....
Team assemblers .......................................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish
processing workers ..................................
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and
trimmers ...............................................
Miscellaneous food processing workers ........
Food batchmakers ......................................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........................
Cutting, punching, and press machine
setters, operators, and tenders, metal
and plastic ............................................
Machinists ......................................................
Molders and molding machine setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
Molding, coremaking, and casting
machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ....................
Tool and die makers ......................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ......
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ....
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine
setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic
workers ....................................................
Printing machine operators ........................
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
$24.21
20.99
17.16
30.97
4.6%
8.5
2.3
2.8
$968
837
687
1,239
4.6%
8.6
2.4
2.8
$50,356
43,523
35,746
64,408
4.6%
8.6
2.4
2.8
19.59
13.9
782
13.9
40,320
13.9
16.51
5.1
657
5.1
34,073
5.1
23.31
7.0
935
7.1
48,450
7.1
13.43
5.3
537
5.3
27,931
5.3
11.80
16.74
15.71
5.2
8.6
14.2
472
670
628
5.2
8.6
14.2
24,534
34,760
32,675
5.2
8.6
14.2
9.94
13.1
395
12.9
20,565
12.9
9.24
15.74
16.04
12.4
8.3
8.6
370
613
622
12.4
6.7
7.1
19,221
31,868
32,355
12.4
6.7
7.1
13.85
17.4
550
17.8
28,605
17.8
13.93
23.41
26.0
9.9
557
936
26.0
9.9
28,980
48,687
26.0
9.9
14.09
7.9
556
7.8
28,909
7.8
14.09
22.56
17.72
17.85
7.9
16.2
4.1
11.3
556
902
698
714
7.8
16.2
4.3
11.3
28,909
46,916
36,281
37,130
7.8
16.2
4.3
11.3
17.58
6.7
681
6.3
35,402
6.3
15.66
19.57
7.1
7.2
608
783
5.7
7.2
31,519
40,697
5.7
7.2
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S16-6
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Production occupations –Continued
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ................
Sewing machine operators .............................
Textile machine setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................................
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and
furnishings workers .................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators,
and tenders ...............................................
Miscellaneous plant and system operators ....
Chemical processing machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..............................
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and
blending workers .....................................
Mixing and blending machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..........................
Cutting workers .............................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and
weighers ...................................................
Painting workers ............................................
Miscellaneous production workers ................
Helpers--production workers .....................
Transportation and material moving
occupations .................................................
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 ........................................
Weekly earnings4
Annual earnings5
Mean
Relative
error3
$9.23
12.28
7.2%
12.9
13.64
10.9
548
11.1
28,511
11.1
15.90
11.1
636
11.1
33,082
11.1
11.37
28.90
7.4
1.0
422
1,150
6.1
1.1
21,446
59,824
6.1
1.1
15.33
27.6
613
27.6
31,891
27.6
19.00
9.4
760
9.4
39,516
9.4
19.74
15.26
9.2
15.6
790
603
9.2
16.0
41,055
31,378
9.2
16.0
15.23
20.92
16.39
13.53
5.0
9.9
4.5
4.7
609
837
651
541
4.9
9.9
4.5
4.7
31,670
43,509
33,819
28,056
4.9
9.9
4.5
4.7
18.07
122.63
4.2
4.8
752
3,329
3.8
8.8
38,748
173,112
3.8
8.8
122.63
17.66
17.39
18.62
13.99
12.46
4.8
4.5
7.1
5.6
3.1
5.6
3,329
817
883
745
558
495
8.8
5.8
10.5
5.6
3.2
5.6
173,112
42,214
45,391
38,722
28,979
25,619
8.8
5.8
10.5
5.6
3.2
5.6
12.20
5.0
485
5.1
25,081
5.1
Mean
$369
478
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
7.2%
13.3
$19,188
24,191
7.2%
13.3
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S16-7
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Relative
standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly earnings2
Occupation1
Transportation and material moving
occupations –Continued
Machine feeders and offbearers .................
Packers and packagers, hand .....................
Mean
Relative
error3
$11.91
11.44
22.1%
7.4
1 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Weekly earnings4
Mean
$465
458
Annual earnings5
Relative
error3
Mean
Relative
error3
21.9%
7.4
$24,173
23,684
21.9%
7.4
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
4 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S16-8
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 17
Union and nonunion workers: Relative standard errors1 of mean hourly
earnings2 by ownership and major occupational group
Union
Occupational group3
All workers .......................
Management,
professional, and
related ......................
Management,
business, and
financial ...............
Professional and
related ..................
Service ...........................
Sales and office ..............
Sales and related ........
Office and
administrative
support .................
Natural resources,
construction, and
maintenance .............
Construction and
extraction .............
Installation,
maintenance, and
repair ....................
Production,
transportation, and
material moving .......
Production ..................
Transportation and
material moving ...
Nonunion
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
State and
local
government
workers
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
State and
local
government
workers
4.1%
4.4%
4.8%
3.1%
3.8%
5.2%
3.4
4.1
4.2
2.5
2.4
4.6
–
–
–
3.8
3.8
7.0
3.8
13.5
5.5
–
4.1
12.0
4.9
–
4.8
5.1
–
–
2.8
3.2
2.7
6.6
3.5
1.7
3.3
6.6
4.9
5.9
5.5
–
4.4
2.7
–
1.5
1.9
5.7
6.5
6.7
9.5
3.1
3.5
3.5
6.2
6.5
–
2.9
3.4
4.7
8.8
9.0
–
4.1
4.6
5.7
3.3
6.2
3.3
6.2
–
–
1.9
3.1
1.8
3.1
7.7
7.8
4.9
5.0
–
2.7
2.5
9.1
1 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
3 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S17-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Industry sector1: Relative standard errors2 of mean hourly
earnings3 for private industry workers by major occupational group
RSE Table 19
Goods producing
Occupational group4
Construction
Manufacturing
Service providing
Trade,
transportation,
and utilities
Information
Financial
activities
Professional and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
8.2%
7.6%
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 ....................................
–
5.5%
2.7%
–
8.7%
6.0%
5.5%
–
3.3
6.7
–
4.5
4.9
4.3
–
6.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.8
4.3
10.2
6.3
12.9
3.9
6.2
10.4
4.8
3.2
4.8
1.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.4
8.8
4.6
14.6
26.0
3.3
10.8
6.3
4.1
4.2
13.1
4.3
7.0
5.2
3.7
2.9
15.2
2.8
–
7.9
5.4
8.0
13.2
3.7
11.3
18.7
16.0
8.8
15.3
9.0
–
4.7
7.8
–
13.5
25.5
3.7
3.8
6.9
–
5.9
8.0
–
13.9
–
5.3
3.8
6.9
–
–
3.9
4.3
3.3
5.8
–
–
–
–
3.8
8.1
4.2
7.1
9.9
18.1
7.7
6.1
–
3.4
3.0
–
–
4.1
–
3.0
9.1
1 Industry sectors are classified according to the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to
calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the
BLS Handbook of Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay,
cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
4 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure, which defines more than 800
unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to
calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the
BLS Handbook of Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S19-1
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 20
Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by
work levels1
Hourly earnings3
Occupation and work level2
Weekly earnings5
Annual earnings6
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
All workers ...........................................................
Level 1 ..........................................
Level 2 ..........................................
Level 3 ..........................................
Level 4 ..........................................
Level 5 ..........................................
Level 6 ..........................................
Level 7 ..........................................
Level 8 ..........................................
Level 9 ..........................................
Level 11 .........................................
Not able to be leveled ....................
$20.98
9.08
10.27
11.08
13.77
17.36
20.31
25.33
25.92
26.89
49.18
30.89
2.6%
3.3
3.3
5.8
4.5
5.5
4.6
2.1
5.5
2.8
4.6
10.9
$831
363
407
441
548
693
821
1,003
1,015
1,034
1,959
1,236
2.7%
3.3
3.2
5.8
4.4
5.5
4.0
2.4
5.1
4.0
4.7
11.7
$43,213
18,883
21,186
22,929
28,511
36,056
42,674
52,164
52,759
53,760
101,852
64,287
2.7%
3.3
3.2
5.8
4.4
5.5
4.0
2.4
5.1
4.0
4.7
11.7
Management occupations ...............................
Not able to be leveled ....................
Medical and health services managers ..........
41.95
43.44
41.53
17.6
9.9
20.8
1,693
1,776
1,661
18.3
11.0
20.8
88,035
92,333
86,382
18.3
11.0
20.8
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .................................................
25.20
8.7
1,008
8.7
52,412
8.7
Community and social services occupations
Social workers ...............................................
23.05
22.26
7.2
5.6
908
856
7.5
5.8
47,217
44,514
7.5
5.8
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................................
Level 4 ..........................................
Level 5 ..........................................
Level 6 ..........................................
Level 7 ..........................................
Level 8 ..........................................
Level 9 ..........................................
Level 11 .........................................
Not able to be leveled ....................
Pharmacists ....................................................
Level 11 .........................................
Physicians and surgeons ................................
Registered nurses ...........................................
Level 7 ..........................................
Level 8 ..........................................
Level 9 ..........................................
Therapists ......................................................
Level 7 ..........................................
Respiratory therapists ................................
Level 7 ..........................................
25.11
14.17
17.72
20.62
25.46
27.05
26.47
52.00
27.36
53.26
53.13
113.09
26.62
27.28
26.51
26.02
24.20
22.28
23.85
24.80
4.6
2.6
2.3
4.1
2.4
3.9
2.3
3.8
2.3
1.0
1.2
5.4
3.4
6.5
3.6
2.3
12.2
10.3
5.3
5.3
985
561
707
812
1,008
1,053
1,015
2,068
1,069
2,119
2,112
4,519
1,031
1,075
1,025
996
961
889
951
988
5.1
2.7
2.3
4.8
2.7
4.1
3.6
3.8
2.1
1.1
1.4
5.5
4.1
7.2
3.8
3.7
12.1
10.2
5.4
5.4
51,233
29,160
36,749
42,224
52,439
54,781
52,790
107,518
55,598
110,213
109,818
234,975
53,623
55,883
53,287
51,795
49,954
46,206
49,459
51,369
5.1
2.7
2.3
4.8
2.7
4.1
3.6
3.8
2.1
1.1
1.4
5.5
4.1
7.2
3.8
3.7
12.1
10.2
5.4
5.4
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S20-1
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 20
Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by
work levels1 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation and work level2
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations –Continued
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technologists ........................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technicians ...........................................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...............................................
Level 6 ..........................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ..
Level 6 ..........................................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner
support technicians ..................................
Level 4 ..........................................
Surgical technologists ................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational
nurses .......................................................
Level 4 ..........................................
Level 5 ..........................................
Medical records and health information
technicians ...............................................
Healthcare support occupations .....................
Level 2 ..........................................
Level 3 ..........................................
Level 4 ..........................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Level 2 ..........................................
Level 3 ..........................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ....
Level 2 ..........................................
Level 3 ..........................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..............................................
Level 4 ..........................................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .................................................
Cooks .............................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria .................
Mean
Relative
error4
$21.55
5.6%
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$844
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
5.8%
$43,882
5.8%
23.46
3.3
939
3.3
48,805
3.3
19.62
8.5
752
8.2
39,103
8.2
21.24
22.62
22.69
22.62
4.7
4.2
2.3
4.2
847
905
906
905
4.7
4.2
2.2
4.2
44,036
47,045
47,114
47,045
4.7
4.2
2.2
4.2
15.22
14.20
16.30
6.5
3.8
5.1
602
561
649
6.1
4.4
4.5
31,291
29,157
33,769
6.1
4.4
4.5
16.50
14.97
17.08
4.9
3.2
5.3
656
585
681
5.1
3.5
5.3
34,107
30,408
35,403
5.1
3.5
5.3
15.33
10.9
613
10.9
31,890
10.9
11.01
10.33
10.02
12.51
10.35
10.41
9.75
10.23
10.28
9.57
3.4
2.5
5.9
1.1
2.4
2.8
5.1
1.8
2.8
4.2
438
410
399
498
412
413
389
407
408
381
3.3
2.6
6.0
1.3
2.4
2.9
5.3
1.8
2.9
4.5
22,767
21,315
20,735
25,920
21,415
21,463
20,218
21,173
21,201
19,829
3.3
2.6
6.0
1.3
2.4
2.9
5.3
1.8
2.9
4.5
12.04
12.43
4.5
3.6
478
494
4.7
3.7
24,832
25,697
4.7
3.7
11.61
10.75
10.75
11.5
10.3
10.3
464
430
430
11.5
10.3
10.3
24,150
22,366
22,366
11.5
10.3
10.3
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S20-2
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 20
Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Relative standard errors
of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by
work levels1 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Occupation and work level2
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ..........................
Level 1 ..........................................
Level 2 ..........................................
Building cleaning workers .............................
Level 1 ..........................................
Level 2 ..........................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners .........................
Office and administrative support
occupations .................................................
Level 2 ..........................................
Level 3 ..........................................
Level 4 ..........................................
Level 5 ..........................................
Financial clerks ..............................................
Level 4 ..........................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .......
Level 3 ..........................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants .......
Level 3 ..........................................
Level 4 ..........................................
Medical secretaries ....................................
Level 4 ..........................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and
executive ..............................................
Office clerks, general .....................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .................................................
Mean
Relative
error4
$9.18
8.76
9.14
9.18
8.76
9.14
4.8%
4.3
5.4
4.8
4.3
5.4
Weekly earnings5
Mean
$365
350
361
365
350
361
Annual earnings6
Relative
error4
Mean
Relative
error4
4.8%
4.3
5.4
4.8
4.3
5.4
$18,991
18,220
18,751
18,991
18,220
18,751
4.8%
4.3
5.4
4.8
4.3
5.4
9.36
6.0
372
6.0
19,328
6.0
13.67
11.12
12.02
14.04
15.72
12.13
11.87
15.16
10.88
15.63
12.58
15.22
13.72
15.24
4.7
6.1
3.9
8.6
23.3
5.5
6.4
9.4
6.7
9.4
1.8
9.6
8.3
12.7
550
440
480
561
629
485
475
601
435
624
503
606
547
606
4.5
5.5
3.9
8.5
23.3
5.5
6.4
9.6
6.7
9.5
1.8
9.6
8.4
12.8
28,608
22,858
24,965
29,149
32,707
25,227
24,699
31,247
22,640
32,446
26,168
31,528
28,454
31,520
4.5
5.5
3.9
8.5
23.3
5.5
6.4
9.6
6.7
9.5
1.8
9.6
8.4
12.8
21.42
10.95
23.3
6.8
857
438
23.3
6.8
44,558
22,767
23.3
6.8
16.76
8.2
671
8.2
34,871
8.2
1 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated
based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts,
and physical environment. For more information, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook
of Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
5 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
6 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S20-3
December 2009 - January 2011
RSE Table 21
Civilian supervisory workers: Relative standard errors of mean
weekly and annual earnings for selected management occupations
Weekly2
Annual4
Occupation1
Management occupations
Team leader ...........................................................................
First line .................................................................................
Second line ............................................................................
General and operations managers
First line .................................................................................
Second line ............................................................................
Computer and information systems managers
First line .................................................................................
Financial managers
First line .................................................................................
Industrial production managers
Second line ............................................................................
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
First line .................................................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
First line .................................................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary
First line .................................................................................
Medical and health services managers
First line .................................................................................
1 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
2 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Mean
earnings
Relative
error3
Mean
earnings
Relative
error3
$1,491
1,415
2,125
8.4%
4.7
6.8
$76,762
73,169
109,474
8.4%
4.7
6.8
1,342
2,470
6.8
14.5
69,719
128,437
6.8
14.5
1,794
9.4
93,294
9.4
1,491
23.5
77,516
23.5
2,017
9.0
104,622
9.0
1,189
15.3
61,318
15.3
1,550
8.7
76,262
8.7
1,275
4.8
65,986
4.8
1,307
22.3
67,941
22.3
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
4 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
S21-1
December 2009 - January 2011