Table 1
Summary: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for selected worker and
establishment characteristics
Worker and
establishment
characteristics
Civilian
workers
Relative
error2
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
hourly
earnings
Relative
error2
$18.05
3.1%
36.4
$17.59
30.53
2.4
37.8
35.11
28.58
10.22
14.71
15.66
3.7
2.8
3.5
2.6
6.3
14.23
State and local government
workers
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
hourly
earnings
Relative
error2
3.7%
36.3
$20.40
5.1%
37.1
31.97
2.3
38.2
27.34
4.4
36.9
40.0
36.9
33.5
35.9
33.7
35.46
29.89
9.37
14.77
15.68
3.8
3.5
1.7
3.1
6.4
40.5
36.9
32.5
35.7
33.7
32.90
26.49
13.79
14.25
–
6.9
4.6
6.2
5.5
–
36.8
36.9
38.2
37.6
–
1.4
37.1
14.21
1.8
37.1
14.30
5.7
37.5
18.05
3.5
39.4
18.17
3.9
39.5
17.17
3.4
39.0
16.50
3.2
39.5
16.54
3.7
39.5
16.26
4.9
39.8
19.30
4.3
39.3
19.35
4.7
39.5
18.71
6.1
37.6
15.34
15.42
2.6
3.7
37.4
38.7
15.39
15.39
2.5
3.7
37.8
38.8
14.19
16.83
7.8
7.8
30.7
37.4
15.26
2.6
36.0
15.38
2.5
36.6
13.38
9.3
29.1
Full time ...............................
Part time ...............................
18.93
10.74
3.3
3.5
39.8
21.4
18.56
10.51
3.9
3.9
40.0
21.6
20.68
13.99
5.3
7.4
38.9
18.3
Union ...................................
Nonunion .............................
20.36
17.85
4.1
3.1
38.0
36.3
19.67
17.40
4.4
3.8
37.9
36.1
26.48
20.08
4.8
5.2
39.3
37.0
Time .....................................
Incentive ..............................
17.84
22.30
3.1
9.5
36.2
40.5
17.32
22.30
3.7
9.5
36.0
40.5
20.40
–
5.1
–
37.1
–
All workers ..............................
Mean
hourly
earnings
Private industry
workers
Mean
weekly
hours3
Worker characteristics4,5
Management, professional,
and related .........................
Management, business,
and financial ..................
Professional and related ...
Service .................................
Sales and office ....................
Sales and related ..............
Office and administrative
support ...........................
Natural resources,
construction, and
maintenance .......................
Construction and
extraction .......................
Installation, maintenance,
and repair .......................
Production, transportation,
and material moving ..........
Production ........................
Transportation and
material moving .............
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
1-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 1
Summary: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for selected worker and
establishment characteristics–Continued
Worker and
establishment
characteristics
Civilian
workers
Private industry
workers
Mean
hourly
earnings
Relative
error2
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
hourly
earnings
Relative
error2
Goods producing .................
Service providing .................
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
$19.17
17.11
4.7%
4.1
1-49 workers ........................
50-99 workers ......................
100-499 workers ..................
500 workers or more ............
$14.91
17.20
18.83
21.09
3.4%
4.8
3.4
8.3
34.6
36.2
37.4
37.6
14.80
17.28
18.87
20.58
State and local government
workers
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
hourly
earnings
Relative
error2
Mean
weekly
hours3
39.3
35.4
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
34.5
36.2
37.5
37.8
$17.02
15.91
18.60
22.11
12.4%
11.5
4.1
6.0
37.4
36.7
36.8
37.3
Establishment characteristics
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week,
exclusive of overtime.
4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule
based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose
earnings are determined through collective bargaining. Earnings of time workers are
based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose earnings are
3.3
4.9
3.7
13.6
at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions,
and production bonuses. For more information, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
5 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
6 Estimates for goods-producing and service-providing industries are published
for private industry only. The NCS uses the 2007 North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) to determine the industry of each sampled
establishment.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
1-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Relative
error5
3.1%
Full-time workers
Mean
All workers ...............................................
$18.05
$18.93
Management occupations ...................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Level 13 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
General and operations managers ......
Level 9 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Marketing and sales managers ...........
Level 9 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Marketing managers ......................
Computer and information systems
managers ......................................
Financial managers ............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Human resources managers ...............
Not able to be leveled ........
Industrial production managers .........
Transportation, storage, and
distribution managers ..................
Construction managers ......................
Education administrators ...................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
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
19.09
22.27
30.71
34.88
42.22
55.96
70.02
48.02
40.60
28.98
41.58
35.12
31.19
44.95
38.92
5.4
9.8
7.7
3.4
4.9
4.2
3.5
7.6
7.2
8.3
5.9
15.6
14.6
6.0
14.5
10.7
41.30
19.65
22.27
30.68
34.88
42.24
55.96
70.02
47.72
40.60
28.98
41.58
35.12
31.19
44.95
38.92
47.26
40.39
31.28
37.16
30.58
43.14
49.87
44.20
7.1
14.0
4.4
18.8
11.3
14.1
25.7
3.2
38.71
34.42
33.09
33.31
33.93
37.75
Relative
error5
3.3%
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
$10.74
3.5%
5.5
9.7
7.7
3.4
4.9
4.2
3.5
7.6
7.5
8.3
5.9
15.6
14.6
6.0
14.5
10.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
47.26
40.65
31.28
37.16
31.04
43.35
49.87
44.20
7.1
14.1
4.4
18.8
11.8
14.5
25.7
3.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.0
3.1
9.7
10.0
7.9
12.6
38.71
34.42
34.10
33.31
33.93
37.75
17.0
3.1
7.5
10.0
7.9
12.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
41.36
7.0
41.36
7.0
–
–
31.55
60.48
7.8
8.9
31.55
60.48
7.8
8.9
–
–
–
–
38.16
17.2
38.14
17.9
–
–
40.41
14.7
40.41
14.7
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Business and financial operations
occupations .....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Buyers and purchasing agents ...........
Level 7 ..............................
Purchasing agents, except
wholesale, retail, and farm
products ...................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers,
examiners, and investigators .......
Level 8 ..............................
Claims adjusters, examiners, and
investigators .............................
Cost estimators ..................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ......................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Employment, recruitment, and
placement specialists ...............
Training and development
specialists .................................
Management analysts ........................
Accountants and auditors ..................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Budget analysts ..................................
Credit analysts ...................................
Financial analysts and advisors .........
Level 9 ..............................
Financial analysts ..........................
Insurance underwriters ..................
Loan counselors and officers .............
Level 9 ..............................
Loan officers ..................................
$27.68
15.65
19.41
21.07
24.04
30.00
32.77
43.18
35.51
27.13
24.37
Relative
error5
3.2%
4.7
3.5
2.2
5.6
4.9
5.4
5.6
8.0
7.0
5.7
Full-time workers
Mean
$27.69
15.47
19.41
21.07
24.03
30.00
32.56
43.18
35.51
27.13
24.37
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
3.3%
4.0
3.5
2.2
5.6
4.9
5.3
5.6
8.0
7.0
5.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25.63
4.5
25.63
4.5
–
–
30.51
29.36
10.8
9.3
30.77
–
11.2
–
–
–
–
–
31.29
24.20
11.2
13.8
31.63
24.20
11.5
13.8
–
–
–
–
23.82
20.53
24.75
29.76
5.9
4.0
12.1
4.4
23.82
20.53
24.75
29.76
5.9
4.0
12.1
4.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.03
9.1
23.03
9.1
–
–
21.97
35.90
24.05
20.22
20.97
29.60
32.19
32.72
27.80
28.67
28.75
27.82
29.59
35.96
32.35
6.5
9.2
9.3
3.9
7.9
4.7
12.8
21.8
11.6
7.7
7.4
5.0
14.1
19.1
14.6
21.97
35.90
24.05
20.22
20.97
29.60
32.19
32.72
27.80
28.67
28.75
27.82
29.59
35.96
32.35
6.5
9.2
9.3
3.9
7.9
4.7
12.8
21.8
11.6
7.7
7.4
5.0
14.1
19.1
14.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Business and financial operations
occupations –Continued
Loan officers –Continued
Level 9 ..............................
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Computer programmers .....................
Computer software engineers ............
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Computer software engineers,
applications ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Computer software engineers,
systems software ......................
Level 12 .............................
Computer support specialists .............
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Computer systems analysts ................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Database administrators .....................
Network and computer systems
administrators ..............................
Network systems and data
communications analysts .............
Architecture and engineering
occupations .....................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$35.96
19.1%
$35.96
19.1%
–
–
32.52
16.72
19.90
23.58
29.96
32.14
42.68
41.68
56.74
34.06
31.59
40.37
29.46
33.63
33.68
41.49
52.82
3.7
5.0
3.7
8.0
8.6
2.8
2.9
5.3
3.7
8.9
7.4
4.4
3.9
4.3
3.6
10.4
6.7
32.47
16.72
19.90
23.58
30.03
32.14
42.68
41.53
56.74
34.06
31.49
40.46
29.46
33.87
33.68
41.41
52.82
3.7
5.0
3.7
8.0
8.7
2.8
2.9
5.4
3.7
8.9
7.4
4.4
3.9
3.9
3.6
10.5
6.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
37.72
33.86
37.33
6.2
3.9
5.8
37.85
33.86
37.33
6.2
3.9
5.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
47.56
53.12
20.51
19.39
17.79
31.92
23.37
34.51
38.17
5.2
1.6
10.4
5.7
16.3
4.4
5.1
4.8
19.5
47.57
53.12
20.51
19.39
17.79
31.74
23.37
34.51
38.17
5.2
1.6
10.4
5.7
16.3
4.4
5.1
4.8
19.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.01
5.5
31.01
5.5
–
–
32.65
12.5
32.65
12.5
–
–
35.45
7.3
35.64
7.2
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Architecture and engineering
occupations –Continued
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Engineers ...........................................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Aerospace engineers ......................
Civil engineers ...............................
Electrical and electronics
engineers ..................................
Industrial engineers, including
health and safety ......................
Level 9 ..............................
Industrial engineers ...................
Level 9 ..............................
Mechanical engineers ....................
Level 11 .............................
Drafters ..............................................
Level 6 ..............................
Engineering technicians, except
drafters .........................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Electrical and electronic
engineering technicians ...........
Life, physical, and social science
occupations .....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$20.11
22.16
28.65
33.36
31.88
40.81
59.06
53.30
42.30
28.77
35.77
31.89
40.81
59.06
55.11
55.40
30.21
5.9%
6.6
4.1
3.8
6.0
4.7
1.6
12.9
7.6
7.2
5.9
6.3
4.7
1.6
13.6
10.6
5.4
$20.11
22.16
28.65
33.36
31.88
40.81
59.06
53.30
42.30
28.77
35.77
31.89
40.81
59.06
55.11
55.40
30.21
5.9%
6.6
4.1
3.8
6.0
4.7
1.6
12.9
7.6
7.2
5.9
6.3
4.7
1.6
13.6
10.6
5.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
45.87
18.1
45.87
18.1
–
–
42.06
30.14
31.52
28.34
35.66
40.94
22.96
20.82
15.7
7.0
6.2
4.9
7.7
4.4
6.1
5.9
42.06
30.14
31.52
28.34
35.66
40.94
22.96
20.82
15.7
7.0
6.2
4.9
7.7
4.4
6.1
5.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
26.20
23.74
28.01
5.3
12.2
6.7
26.72
23.74
28.01
5.0
12.2
6.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
29.18
4.6
29.18
4.6
–
–
32.53
15.45
18.34
18.64
29.47
34.05
16.9
1.7
15.1
7.7
5.7
7.5
32.15
–
18.34
18.64
28.99
34.08
17.8
–
15.1
7.7
7.5
7.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Life, physical, and social science
occupations –Continued
Physical scientists ..............................
Chemists and materials scientists ..
Chemists ....................................
Psychologists .....................................
Clinical, counseling, and school
psychologists ...........................
Miscellaneous life, physical, and
social science technicians ............
Community and social services
occupations .....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Counselors .........................................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Educational, vocational, and
school counselors .....................
Level 9 ..............................
Rehabilitation counselors ..............
Social workers ...................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Child, family, and school social
workers ....................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Medical and public health social
workers ....................................
Mental health and substance abuse
social workers ..........................
Miscellaneous community and social
service specialists ........................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Probation officers and correctional
treatment specialists .................
Social and human service
assistants ..................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$34.94
28.00
28.00
31.65
13.3%
11.9
11.9
27.8
$34.94
28.00
28.00
–
13.3%
11.9
11.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.18
29.6
–
24.66
28.3
24.70
28.3
–
–
18.88
15.69
14.76
17.06
22.75
21.44
18.69
22.47
5.3
4.8
5.7
3.3
4.8
11.8
3.7
7.4
19.02
15.66
14.76
17.25
23.01
21.62
18.69
22.85
5.4
4.9
5.7
3.5
4.5
12.3
3.7
7.1
$16.38
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.6%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
26.37
27.86
21.93
17.89
14.35
17.02
23.08
20.8
5.3
9.5
5.3
10.2
5.1
1.2
26.46
27.86
21.93
17.89
14.35
17.02
23.15
21.0
5.3
9.5
5.5
10.2
5.1
1.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.37
15.20
18.13
9.1
12.4
4.0
18.37
15.20
18.13
9.1
12.4
4.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.93
8.9
16.93
8.9
–
–
17.75
12.0
–
–
–
–
16.87
16.48
16.82
3.1
4.0
5.2
17.16
16.49
17.52
3.2
3.9
5.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.10
2.9
17.10
2.9
–
–
16.42
12.1
16.45
12.1
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Legal occupations ................................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Lawyers .............................................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Paralegals and legal assistants ...........
Education, training, and library
occupations .....................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Postsecondary teachers ......................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Math and computer teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Mathematical science teachers,
postsecondary ......................
Life sciences teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Arts, communications, and
humanities teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Level 11 .............................
Miscellaneous postsecondary
teachers ....................................
Level 11 .............................
Vocational education teachers,
postsecondary ......................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............
Level 7 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$35.29
23.30
49.60
40.20
45.78
22.97
49.60
22.03
8.9%
8.7
5.4
23.0
11.4
8.6
5.4
10.8
$36.62
22.57
49.60
–
48.70
–
49.60
21.75
9.3%
11.4
5.4
–
6.9
–
5.4
11.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
28.46
10.34
11.08
10.54
14.08
13.13
27.22
29.31
32.38
34.52
56.04
24.59
43.32
16.25
26.35
55.91
7.8
6.7
6.5
5.2
4.0
20.7
6.7
5.1
3.8
7.7
13.3
11.7
19.1
12.6
15.6
14.6
29.12
10.48
11.23
10.51
14.39
13.27
28.01
29.53
32.39
34.52
56.04
28.89
43.94
–
26.36
55.91
8.0
7.0
6.5
5.3
3.3
22.8
7.7
4.7
3.9
7.7
13.3
5.9
19.4
–
15.6
14.6
$13.41
–
–
–
–
–
10.25
–
–
–
–
13.79
–
–
–
–
20.5%
–
–
–
–
–
18.7
–
–
–
–
29.5
–
–
–
–
38.07
5.4
38.30
5.4
–
–
38.57
5.5
38.64
5.6
–
–
50.45
28.5
–
–
–
–
30.51
37.30
14.7
1.5
34.52
37.30
2.9
1.5
–
–
–
–
26.61
37.83
15.8
8.1
26.62
37.83
15.8
8.1
–
–
–
–
19.39
23.6
19.40
23.7
–
–
30.95
28.91
3.2
7.1
31.05
28.96
3.1
7.0
15.46
–
15.6
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Education, training, and library
occupations –Continued
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers
–Continued
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Preschool and kindergarten
teachers ....................................
Level 7 ..............................
Preschool teachers, except
special education .................
Kindergarten teachers, except
special education .................
Elementary and middle school
teachers ....................................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Elementary school teachers,
except special education ......
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Middle school teachers, except
special and vocational
education ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Secondary school teachers .............
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Secondary school teachers,
except special and
vocational education ............
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Special education teachers .............
Level 9 ..............................
$29.42
33.20
Relative
error5
5.9%
4.4
Full-time workers
Mean
$29.63
33.20
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
11.4
–
–
–
–
–
5.5%
4.4
27.95
20.86
11.3
18.2
28.68
–
18.62
15.1
–
–
–
–
32.35
6.2
32.35
6.2
–
–
30.88
28.10
31.38
32.52
3.4
8.6
4.5
5.0
30.91
28.10
31.38
32.52
3.4
8.6
4.5
5.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.93
28.17
30.94
32.07
3.5
8.6
5.1
5.1
30.98
28.17
30.94
32.06
3.6
8.6
5.1
5.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.75
28.03
32.48
35.46
31.44
31.92
25.34
34.26
5.3
9.7
3.9
5.5
3.5
4.1
7.2
2.5
30.75
28.03
32.48
35.46
31.56
31.92
25.74
34.26
5.3
9.7
3.9
5.5
3.4
4.1
6.7
2.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.12
30.52
25.34
34.47
31.14
33.22
4.5
3.9
7.2
2.2
5.8
12.2
31.25
30.52
25.74
34.47
31.14
33.22
4.3
3.9
6.7
2.2
5.8
12.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Education, training, and library
occupations –Continued
Special education teachers,
preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school ................
Level 9 ..............................
Other teachers and instructors ...........
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Librarians
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Library technicians ............................
Level 5 ..............................
Instructional coordinators ..................
Teacher assistants ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$31.64
34.91
21.89
20.09
33.95
15.06
6.4%
11.0
9.3
26.5
2.9
21.2
$31.64
34.91
28.20
–
34.33
–
6.4%
11.0
7.6
–
2.3
–
–
–
$13.45
–
–
13.79
–
–
28.0%
–
–
29.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.44
16.26
15.61
14.33
37.65
10.76
10.34
11.23
10.54
.7
15.2
9.8
4.4
12.3
4.3
6.7
6.5
5.2
–
–
15.61
14.33
37.65
10.76
10.48
11.23
10.51
–
–
9.8
4.4
12.3
4.5
7.0
6.5
5.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations ..................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Designers ...........................................
Graphic designers ..........................
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and
related workers ............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Coaches and scouts ........................
Not able to be leveled ........
Writers and editors ............................
20.73
16.91
22.65
18.41
20.15
18.04
5.0
3.6
4.7
8.2
16.2
14.2
21.11
16.91
22.65
19.10
20.15
18.04
4.6
3.6
4.7
9.8
16.2
14.2
12.89
–
–
13.76
–
–
18.38
18.38
18.92
18.92
27.82
13.7
13.7
15.5
15.5
2.9
–
–
–
–
27.82
–
–
–
–
2.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .....................................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
26.76
10.41
15.23
17.90
21.95
23.79
27.75
29.89
5.0
2.5
4.4
2.3
6.1
5.3
4.4
3.4
26.98
10.46
14.54
18.11
22.04
22.97
27.86
29.90
4.8
3.2
3.6
2.3
6.2
5.8
4.9
3.9
25.25
–
–
15.89
–
28.87
27.06
29.75
9.9
–
–
3.1
–
3.5
2.7
6.8
14.0
–
–
20.8
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations –Continued
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Dietitians and nutritionists .................
Level 7 ..............................
Pharmacists ........................................
Level 11 .............................
Physicians and surgeons ....................
Registered nurses ...............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Therapists ..........................................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Physical therapists .........................
Respiratory therapists ....................
Level 7 ..............................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ...................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technologists ............................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technicians ...............................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Radiologic technologists and
technicians ...............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Health diagnosing and treating
practitioner support technicians ...
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Pharmacy technicians ....................
Level 4 ..............................
Surgical technologists ....................
Level 5 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$48.03
52.69
26.57
23.64
21.80
53.40
55.30
120.35
29.42
26.91
27.43
28.42
50.79
26.32
21.62
32.24
32.85
23.78
24.68
14.4%
6.2
14.0
6.6
9.8
2.5
1.7
22.6
4.9
7.4
5.0
3.9
16.4
12.7
8.6
3.9
4.4
5.4
5.5
$47.73
50.96
27.28
23.44
–
54.60
55.33
120.35
29.12
25.98
27.52
28.52
48.70
25.90
21.66
32.24
32.33
23.85
24.80
12.7%
7.2
15.5
8.2
–
1.5
1.9
22.6
4.6
9.9
5.6
4.3
15.4
12.5
8.8
3.9
5.7
5.3
5.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$31.09
29.67
26.90
27.39
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.2%
3.3
2.7
3.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
22.35
4.6
22.36
4.9
–
–
24.54
4.6
24.48
4.7
–
–
19.93
7.2
19.94
7.6
–
–
23.58
24.50
24.43
6.7
7.3
5.5
23.51
24.50
–
6.8
7.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.73
24.50
23.56
5.4
7.6
3.8
23.86
24.50
–
5.5
7.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.00
14.26
18.19
13.72
14.54
17.91
20.74
4.8
4.6
8.4
7.0
8.8
7.3
9.9
15.30
14.11
19.14
14.63
14.59
17.90
20.74
4.7
4.7
9.2
7.8
8.9
8.0
9.9
13.08
–
–
11.92
–
–
–
11.2
–
–
10.9
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-9
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations –Continued
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses .........................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Medical records and health
information technicians ...............
Occupational health and safety
specialists and technicians ...........
Occupational health and safety
specialists .................................
Healthcare support occupations .........
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home
health aides ..................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Home health aides .........................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Psychiatric aides ............................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Medical assistants ..........................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Medical equipment preparers ........
Medical transcriptionists ...............
Pharmacy aides ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
$17.15
15.74
17.82
17.52
Relative
error5
2.9%
5.2
3.2
4.0
Full-time workers
Mean
$17.21
14.64
18.00
17.53
Relative
error5
3.3%
3.8
3.3
4.2
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
$16.92
–
16.10
–
2.1%
–
3.9
–
13.78
12.4
13.86
12.7
–
–
32.01
9.1
32.01
9.1
–
–
33.07
9.8
33.07
9.8
–
–
11.02
9.51
9.86
12.63
15.86
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.3
2.6
11.34
9.80
10.02
12.46
15.90
2.8
4.7
3.7
3.0
2.9
9.87
8.80
9.46
–
–
4.3
3.5
4.1
–
–
9.85
9.40
9.70
12.14
9.57
2.3
3.5
3.0
6.5
9.2
9.93
9.46
9.71
12.09
9.82
2.8
4.6
3.2
6.7
11.2
9.57
9.21
9.65
–
–
2.9
1.6
4.6
–
–
9.85
9.46
9.66
11.94
10.29
2.0
3.4
3.1
5.5
12.1
9.91
9.50
9.65
11.89
–
2.5
4.7
3.0
5.6
–
9.65
9.35
–
–
–
2.8
1.7
–
–
–
12.46
9.87
10.53
12.88
15.30
12.50
10.60
11.30
13.26
13.54
9.86
9.09
5.0
10.7
7.1
5.4
.7
7.0
11.0
7.4
3.2
7.9
5.1
.4
13.06
11.08
11.48
12.65
–
12.91
–
11.30
13.26
13.34
–
–
3.9
9.1
7.2
5.0
–
6.8
–
7.4
3.2
8.7
–
–
9.94
–
9.07
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.6
–
1.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-10
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Healthcare support occupations
–Continued
Veterinary assistants and
laboratory animal caretakers ....
Protective service occupations ............
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers, law
enforcement workers ...................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
correctional officers .................
First-line supervisors/managers of
police and detectives ................
Level 8 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
fire fighting and prevention
workers ........................................
Level 7 ..............................
Fire fighters .......................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and
jailers ...........................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Correctional officers and jailers ....
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Police officers ....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$12.01
22.0%
–
–
–
–
14.03
11.45
10.88
13.88
17.20
20.06
26.10
26.03
7.8
5.3
5.1
7.6
7.0
4.7
6.1
9.1
$14.31
11.68
10.89
13.95
17.19
20.35
26.10
26.03
8.1%
6.4
5.2
7.4
7.2
4.1
6.1
9.1
$11.01
10.87
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.6%
7.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.78
22.18
26.08
10.4
7.7
6.1
20.78
22.18
26.08
10.4
7.7
6.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.65
11.5
15.65
11.5
–
–
25.73
26.08
7.3
6.1
25.73
26.08
7.3
6.1
–
–
–
–
21.28
17.83
11.87
11.05
13.74
10.9
10.4
6.0
7.5
4.2
21.28
17.83
11.87
11.05
13.74
10.9
10.4
6.0
7.5
4.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.25
10.37
13.02
17.91
12.15
10.37
13.02
17.89
15.82
19.06
19.85
17.89
15.82
19.06
11.6
4.0
10.9
3.1
11.1
4.0
10.9
8.2
9.6
9.3
6.2
8.2
9.6
9.3
12.26
10.37
13.02
17.91
12.15
10.37
13.02
18.25
16.30
19.14
20.54
18.25
16.30
19.14
11.6
4.0
10.9
3.1
11.2
4.0
10.9
7.4
7.9
9.7
3.1
7.4
7.9
9.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.06
–
–
–
13.06
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.5
–
–
–
12.5
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-11
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Protective service occupations
–Continued
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers
–Continued
Level 7 ..............................
Security guards and gaming
surveillance officers .....................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Security guards ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Miscellaneous protective service
workers ........................................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers, food
preparation and serving workers
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
food preparation and serving
workers ....................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Cooks .................................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Cooks, fast food .............................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria .....
Level 2 ..............................
$19.85
Relative
error5
6.2%
Full-time workers
Mean
$20.54
Relative
error5
3.1%
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
8.5%
7.0
–
8.5
7.0
–
10.69
11.71
12.39
10.57
11.71
11.80
7.9
5.8
4.8
8.1
5.8
4.5
10.69
12.05
12.42
10.54
12.05
11.84
8.5
7.2
4.7
8.8
7.2
4.3
$10.69
10.94
–
10.69
10.94
–
11.08
4.0
11.36
1.7
10.25
14.8
7.98
6.55
7.19
8.65
10.57
14.24
23.74
3.5
3.0
3.1
7.1
6.5
2.9
9.3
8.82
6.53
7.81
9.07
11.05
14.24
23.74
5.2
4.3
5.0
7.3
6.5
2.9
9.3
6.63
6.56
6.46
7.34
–
–
–
3.3
3.7
4.6
9.8
–
–
–
13.34
9.83
14.22
23.74
12.2
6.2
3.8
9.3
13.38
9.83
14.22
23.74
12.4
6.2
3.8
9.3
–
–
–
–
12.98
9.83
14.33
23.74
9.56
7.45
8.34
9.85
11.99
7.84
7.48
8.14
9.99
8.19
13.2
6.2
4.3
9.3
3.3
1.6
2.6
3.4
4.1
2.1
2.0
5.0
4.1
3.2
13.02
9.83
14.33
23.74
9.89
–
8.37
9.97
12.11
7.94
–
–
10.13
8.18
13.5
6.2
4.3
9.3
3.2
–
3.2
3.5
4.0
2.3
–
–
5.1
3.9
–
–
–
–
8.12
7.28
8.22
8.87
–
7.71
7.29
–
8.25
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.0
.4
3.4
6.3
–
3.6
.4
–
4.8
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-12
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Food preparation and serving related
occupations –Continued
Cooks, restaurant ...........................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Cooks, short order .........................
Food preparation workers ..................
Level 2 ..............................
Food service, tipped ...........................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Bartenders ......................................
Level 3 ..............................
Waiters and waitresses ..................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Dining room and cafeteria
attendants and bartender
helpers ......................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Fast food and counter workers ..........
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Combined food preparation and
serving workers, including fast
food ..........................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food
concession, and coffee shop ....
Food servers, nonrestaurant ...............
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant,
lounge, and coffee shop ...............
Level 1 ..............................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ..............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$10.80
10.25
11.67
7.95
9.33
8.93
5.31
5.38
5.21
5.40
7.58
6.53
4.60
5.23
3.75
7.0%
2.9
7.0
5.2
8.7
7.6
11.2
11.1
18.9
20.2
17.7
13.8
19.5
15.0
23.3
$11.24
10.15
11.83
–
11.50
–
5.87
5.67
6.25
5.99
–
–
4.74
5.48
2.52
7.0%
3.8
6.8
–
6.9
–
11.4
10.4
26.3
23.8
–
–
22.0
16.3
14.3
$9.26
–
–
–
8.06
8.44
4.43
4.68
4.33
4.24
4.60
4.82
4.40
4.66
4.36
5.1%
–
–
–
3.2
2.6
12.7
11.8
23.9
18.6
9.7
9.3
16.7
12.6
26.2
8.04
7.75
7.74
8.16
7.53
8.03
8.96
13.1
10.8
17.6
1.7
2.0
3.8
4.5
9.10
8.39
–
8.87
8.12
8.64
9.12
3.2
5.7
–
2.4
4.6
5.5
3.5
–
–
–
7.63
7.37
7.47
–
–
–
–
1.6
.8
1.4
–
7.99
7.40
7.81
8.77
1.4
1.0
2.3
4.2
8.59
–
8.25
9.02
2.2
–
4.2
3.3
7.50
7.38
7.47
–
1.1
1.2
1.3
–
8.86
5.91
8.6
23.2
10.27
–
9.9
–
–
5.70
–
14.8
8.15
7.93
5.8
6.8
–
–
–
–
7.93
–
7.4
–
10.29
9.07
9.73
11.15
2.2
5.2
4.7
6.0
10.60
9.42
9.79
11.17
2.4
3.9
5.2
6.2
8.36
7.90
8.86
–
2.8
2.8
7.3
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-13
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations
–Continued
Level 4 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers,
building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance workers ............
First-line supervisors/managers of
housekeeping and janitorial
workers ....................................
Building cleaning workers .................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids
and housekeeping cleaners ......
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Grounds maintenance workers ..........
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Landscaping and groundskeeping
workers ....................................
Level 4 ..............................
Personal care and service
occupations .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers of
gaming workers ...........................
Gaming supervisors .......................
Gaming services workers ..................
Level 3 ..............................
$13.65
12.75
Relative
error5
4.8%
9.2
Full-time workers
Mean
$14.09
12.82
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
4.8%
8.9
–
–
–
–
15.81
3.9
15.81
3.9
–
–
15.61
9.73
9.08
10.00
11.17
4.5
1.8
5.2
4.5
7.3
15.61
9.98
9.42
10.03
11.19
4.5
2.1
4.0
4.8
7.7
–
$8.38
7.91
9.24
–
–
3.0%
2.7
10.2
–
10.25
9.49
10.00
11.84
8.94
8.78
9.94
10.50
8.60
10.38
15.85
3.9
10.4
4.9
7.8
2.0
2.4
3.6
8.3
1.6
6.2
5.3
10.64
10.37
10.04
11.91
9.06
8.91
9.94
10.80
–
10.38
15.85
4.5
9.6
5.3
8.3
2.2
1.8
3.6
9.8
–
6.2
5.3
8.53
7.88
9.24
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.42
15.98
9.5
5.4
10.57
15.98
10.2
5.4
–
–
9.08
8.08
7.55
8.08
9.41
16.54
17.58
5.0
4.7
6.6
3.7
27.6
5.5
24.0
9.22
8.39
7.58
8.09
–
16.90
–
6.1
15.6
6.4
4.6
–
6.2
–
8.52
7.92
7.50
8.00
–
–
–
15.62
19.43
6.70
6.61
2.1
1.6
.1
.1
15.62
19.43
6.75
6.61
2.1
1.6
.1
.1
–
–
–
–
4.0
3.1
10.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.9
1.4
8.3
3.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-14
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Personal care and service
occupations –Continued
Gaming dealers ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Miscellaneous entertainment
attendants and related workers ....
Level 1 ..............................
Amusement and recreation
attendants .................................
Level 1 ..............................
Transportation attendants ..................
Child care workers .............................
Level 2 ..............................
Personal and home care aides ............
Recreation and fitness workers ..........
Recreation workers ........................
Sales and related occupations .............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers ........................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
retail sales workers ..................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
non-retail sales workers ...........
Retail sales workers ...........................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
$6.70
6.61
Relative
error5
0.1%
.1
Full-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
$6.75
6.61
0.1%
.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
$7.60
7.36
1.9%
1.9
8.16
8.10
5.0
6.3
–
–
8.16
8.10
26.16
7.78
7.61
9.40
10.80
10.55
5.0
6.3
20.0
1.2
1.0
3.7
24.2
26.2
–
–
–
–
7.58
9.52
13.17
13.10
–
–
–
–
2.4
4.2
17.8
19.4
7.60
7.36
–
7.83
7.65
–
7.99
–
1.9
1.9
–
2.8
2.1
–
15.6
–
15.66
7.86
9.14
11.14
14.29
18.40
23.32
35.17
39.32
57.61
6.3
1.1
3.0
3.7
5.0
4.2
4.8
15.1
14.9
22.8
17.64
7.93
10.03
11.74
14.46
18.40
23.52
35.20
39.32
57.61
7.6
2.5
4.0
4.4
4.9
4.2
4.7
15.2
14.9
22.8
8.73
7.77
8.35
9.56
12.38
–
–
–
–
–
2.3
1.9
2.3
6.2
6.9
–
–
–
–
–
17.92
11.88
16.16
20.84
7.8
7.2
4.2
10.5
17.92
11.88
16.16
20.84
7.8
7.2
4.2
10.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.95
11.88
15.63
20.58
8.6
7.2
4.1
10.9
16.95
11.88
15.63
20.58
8.6
7.2
4.1
10.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25.32
10.69
7.85
9.19
11.19
14.61
16.7
1.5
1.0
3.1
4.0
5.3
25.32
11.73
7.93
10.16
11.73
14.99
16.7
2.8
2.5
4.3
4.9
4.6
–
8.50
7.73
8.35
9.19
–
–
1.6
1.8
2.5
4.6
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-15
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Sales and related occupations
–Continued
Retail sales workers –Continued
Level 5 ..............................
Cashiers, all workers .....................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Cashiers .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Counter and rental clerks and parts
salespersons .............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Counter and rental clerks ...........
Parts salespersons ......................
Level 4 ..............................
Retail salespersons .........................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Insurance sales agents ........................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, technical
and scientific products .............
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific
products ...................................
Level 6 ..............................
Miscellaneous sales and related
workers ........................................
Level 2 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$17.04
9.60
7.88
9.16
10.69
9.07
7.88
9.16
9.29
11.3%
4.6
1.4
2.9
10.7
1.9
1.4
2.9
11.6
$17.04
10.38
7.90
10.04
11.34
9.64
7.90
10.04
9.83
11.3%
6.5
2.8
4.8
11.8
3.4
2.8
4.8
18.0
–
$8.29
7.83
8.44
8.19
8.29
7.83
8.44
8.19
–
1.7%
2.4
2.8
2.9
1.7
2.4
2.8
2.9
12.85
11.28
15.69
10.15
13.64
15.69
11.36
7.72
9.19
11.36
14.88
19.89
27.09
12.9
7.5
8.4
9.6
16.2
8.4
3.3
2.4
5.4
5.7
11.1
11.8
18.0
13.34
–
15.69
–
13.95
15.69
12.57
–
10.38
11.73
15.70
19.89
27.78
14.3
–
8.4
–
17.3
8.4
5.6
–
7.7
7.5
10.5
11.8
18.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.79
7.48
8.21
10.06
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.6
1.4
3.2
4.6
–
–
–
27.56
19.25
26.47
24.91
7.3
5.4
5.9
12.2
27.61
19.25
26.47
24.74
7.4
5.4
5.9
12.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.97
15.0
30.94
15.2
–
–
25.83
28.14
8.2
9.5
25.93
28.14
8.4
9.5
–
–
–
–
12.94
8.22
20.7
5.3
15.97
–
22.6
–
9.44
–
12.5
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-16
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Office and administrative support
occupations .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support
workers ........................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Switchboard operators, including
answering service ........................
Financial clerks ..................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Bill and account collectors ............
Level 4 ..............................
Billing and posting clerks and
machine operators ....................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks .........................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Payroll and timekeeping clerks .....
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Procurement clerks ........................
$14.23
9.66
10.47
11.49
14.24
16.73
19.44
24.07
26.87
13.94
Relative
error5
1.4%
4.4
2.3
2.6
1.7
1.2
2.9
5.8
8.4
3.3
Full-time workers
Mean
$14.55
10.24
10.74
11.60
14.30
16.84
19.47
24.07
26.87
14.23
Relative
error5
1.5%
6.4
2.0
2.7
1.6
1.3
3.0
5.8
8.4
3.4
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
$10.58
8.43
9.76
9.86
13.07
13.85
–
–
–
–
2.3%
3.2
7.3
5.7
5.0
5.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.16
14.58
19.33
22.08
24.37
4.0
8.9
3.5
5.7
6.6
19.16
14.58
19.33
22.08
24.37
4.0
8.9
3.5
5.7
6.6
–
–
–
–
–
11.36
14.03
10.54
11.09
13.80
16.80
18.00
14.66
11.69
13.57
15.1
3.4
3.6
9.0
1.6
3.1
7.3
5.8
10.1
6.0
11.42
14.15
10.77
11.10
13.88
16.98
18.05
14.66
11.75
13.57
15.5
3.6
4.1
9.4
1.5
2.5
7.3
5.8
10.4
6.0
–
11.11
9.62
10.65
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.42
12.84
16.84
4.2
5.9
3.7
13.73
13.00
17.05
4.6
5.8
3.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.80
12.83
14.78
16.81
19.25
14.50
16.84
14.82
17.06
13.43
3.3
5.4
2.9
2.6
5.9
5.4
3.0
4.1
5.6
12.8
15.91
12.91
14.83
16.90
19.37
14.50
17.00
14.82
17.85
13.43
3.3
5.8
2.9
2.6
5.8
5.4
3.2
4.1
2.5
12.8
11.99
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.5
8.7
11.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-17
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Tellers ............................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Court, municipal, and license clerks ..
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Customer service representatives ......
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Eligibility interviewers, government
programs ......................................
Level 5 ..............................
File clerks ..........................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ..
Level 2 ..............................
Interviewers, except eligibility and
loan ..............................................
Level 3 ..............................
Loan interviewers and clerks .............
Level 4 ..............................
New accounts clerks ..........................
Order clerks .......................................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Human resources assistants, except
payroll and timekeeping ..............
Receptionists and information clerks
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Couriers and messengers ...................
Dispatchers ........................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Police, fire, and ambulance
dispatchers ...............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$11.63
10.96
11.73
11.98
14.10
13.07
16.44
14.72
12.10
14.41
18.58
22.35
13.92
2.6%
3.8
3.5
5.6
5.1
6.5
9.6
5.7
5.2
3.9
11.5
4.6
9.6
$11.73
11.15
11.63
12.12
14.26
13.22
16.44
14.79
12.05
14.41
19.16
22.35
14.20
2.9%
4.5
3.6
5.7
4.8
6.6
9.6
5.8
5.2
3.9
9.9
4.6
10.3
$10.64
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.2%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.38
15.14
17.29
9.33
7.87
9.1
7.7
25.7
6.4
5.6
17.38
15.14
17.86
–
–
9.1
7.7
25.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.42
10.60
15.03
14.85
12.82
12.96
11.73
15.94
11.5
3.9
8.6
6.6
5.3
8.3
12.9
9.9
14.13
10.88
15.44
14.85
12.82
13.10
11.81
15.94
9.7
6.7
7.0
6.6
5.3
8.4
12.7
9.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.56
12.04
10.39
11.97
19.30
10.70
14.29
9.69
12.57
15.74
18.89
5.4
5.9
3.5
3.9
15.3
9.2
9.0
4.3
11.8
6.3
11.7
14.56
12.58
11.00
11.97
19.30
–
15.11
–
13.22
15.74
18.89
5.4
6.3
4.4
3.9
15.3
–
6.2
–
9.3
6.3
11.7
–
9.06
9.06
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.22
15.0
13.84
10.3
–
–
4.5
4.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-18
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Police, fire, and ambulance
dispatchers –Continued
Level 3 ..............................
Dispatchers, except police, fire,
and ambulance .........................
Meter readers, utilities .......................
Production, planning, and expediting
clerks ............................................
Level 4 ..............................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Stock clerks and order fillers .............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants ..........
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Legal secretaries ............................
Medical secretaries ........................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Level 3 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$10.51
15.9%
–
–
–
–
15.72
16.33
5.7
8.1
$15.72
16.84
5.7%
7.0
–
–
–
–
17.77
16.02
13.45
12.42
11.72
14.84
18.11
10.76
9.84
10.34
11.31
14.31
12.1
4.9
2.8
8.3
5.5
6.7
6.8
3.0
5.6
3.4
6.1
4.6
17.77
16.02
13.62
12.47
11.68
14.84
18.11
11.33
11.08
10.49
11.39
14.31
12.1
4.9
2.7
8.5
5.5
6.7
6.8
2.9
6.7
4.5
6.4
4.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$9.27
8.48
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.5%
3.8
–
–
–
16.46
9.67
12.65
14.07
17.55
21.53
25.47
18.45
4.2
6.1
6.6
3.9
4.3
5.4
4.8
5.6
16.75
–
13.02
14.12
17.69
21.53
25.47
18.48
4.3
–
7.3
3.8
4.2
5.4
4.8
5.6
12.88
–
–
13.65
–
–
–
–
5.9
–
–
7.3
–
–
–
–
20.27
15.16
16.72
20.72
25.73
19.31
21.62
13.77
11.97
14.59
5.3
1.8
6.7
2.7
4.3
2.7
9.8
4.9
5.8
4.4
20.65
15.36
16.92
20.72
25.73
19.41
21.62
14.09
12.67
14.89
5.3
2.1
8.2
2.7
4.3
2.9
9.8
4.3
2.0
4.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.52
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.9
–
–
14.21
13.04
7.0
9.6
14.30
13.19
6.5
9.9
13.33
–
14.7
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-19
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive –Continued
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Data entry and information
processing workers ......................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Data entry keyers ...........................
Insurance claims and policy
processing clerks .........................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Mail clerks and mail machine
operators, except postal service ...
Office clerks, general .........................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Construction and extraction
occupations .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ........................................
Level 6 ..............................
Carpenters ..........................................
Level 5 ..............................
Construction laborers .........................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$13.33
18.22
7.2%
12.0
$13.13
18.22
6.7%
12.0
–
–
–
–
13.38
11.16
14.05
13.06
7.9
3.7
7.9
7.0
13.45
11.26
14.05
13.06
8.1
4.2
7.9
7.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.51
14.65
19.37
20.54
3.6
2.4
2.8
6.0
17.51
14.65
19.37
20.54
3.6
2.4
2.8
6.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.68
12.53
9.90
10.80
13.79
15.49
–
17.2
4.4
5.7
5.8
3.3
5.0
–
12.78
12.74
10.10
10.99
13.87
15.58
–
17.6
5.4
6.3
6.6
3.4
5.5
–
–
$10.95
8.78
–
12.94
–
11.25
–
8.2%
6.1
–
9.5
–
3.9
16.50
11.50
11.85
12.96
13.61
16.11
20.61
23.83
26.29
3.2
4.6
3.8
3.0
3.7
7.6
7.5
6.5
9.7
16.51
11.51
11.85
12.94
13.61
16.10
20.61
23.83
26.29
3.2
4.6
3.8
3.0
3.7
7.6
7.5
6.5
9.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25.59
20.81
17.70
17.77
13.05
11.40
12.09
12.3
14.1
8.6
6.7
7.6
6.9
6.9
25.59
20.81
17.70
17.77
13.05
11.40
12.09
12.3
14.1
8.6
6.7
7.6
6.9
6.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-20
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Construction and extraction
occupations –Continued
Construction equipment operators .....
Level 5 ..............................
Operating engineers and other
construction equipment
operators ..................................
Level 5 ..............................
Electricians ........................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Painters and paperhangers .................
Level 4 ..............................
Painters, construction and
maintenance .............................
Level 4 ..............................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Sheet metal workers ..........................
Helpers, construction trades ..............
Level 1 ..............................
Construction and building inspectors
Highway maintenance workers .........
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .....................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$14.13
14.64
5.3%
11.7
$14.13
14.64
5.3%
11.7
–
–
–
–
14.56
14.64
18.11
13.48
23.46
23.48
14.99
14.75
7.8
11.7
14.6
17.2
10.6
13.6
6.4
6.9
14.56
14.64
18.11
13.48
23.46
23.48
14.97
14.75
7.8
11.7
14.6
17.2
10.6
13.6
6.6
6.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.99
14.75
6.4
6.9
14.97
14.75
6.6
6.9
–
–
–
–
20.01
12.48
18.87
27.12
8.4
5.5
4.1
9.3
19.99
12.48
18.79
27.12
8.5
5.5
4.1
9.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.01
12.48
18.87
27.12
15.10
12.28
11.82
21.58
12.97
8.4
5.5
4.1
9.3
11.5
2.5
6.2
6.7
7.8
19.99
12.48
18.79
27.12
15.10
12.32
11.87
21.58
12.97
8.5
5.5
4.1
9.3
11.5
2.5
6.4
6.7
7.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.30
8.44
11.05
15.38
18.30
20.48
25.52
33.45
18.91
4.3
3.4
4.2
3.4
2.2
2.7
3.3
10.4
12.6
19.42
–
11.05
15.58
18.28
20.48
25.52
33.45
19.21
4.4
–
4.2
3.2
2.2
2.7
3.3
10.4
13.7
$12.73
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.2%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-21
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations –Continued
First-line supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and
repairers .......................................
Level 6 ..............................
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
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Automotive service technicians
and mechanics .........................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel
engine specialists .........................
Level 5 ..............................
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 .......................................
Level 5 ..............................
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance workers
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Industrial machinery mechanics ....
Level 5 ..............................
$21.97
18.00
Relative
error5
4.8%
5.5
Full-time workers
Mean
$21.97
18.00
Relative
error5
4.8%
5.5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
19.94
18.8
19.94
18.8
–
–
25.22
10.1
25.22
10.1
–
–
33.44
19.19
18.23
20.79
12.9
6.3
7.3
9.4
33.44
19.19
18.23
20.79
12.9
6.3
7.3
9.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.19
17.39
22.37
9.1
9.3
8.9
19.19
17.39
22.37
9.1
9.3
8.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.77
17.61
4.0
5.8
18.77
17.61
4.0
5.8
–
–
–
–
20.70
9.5
21.03
11.4
–
–
26.78
10.8
26.78
10.8
–
–
26.78
10.8
26.78
10.8
–
–
17.35
18.55
6.2
1.1
17.35
18.55
6.2
1.1
–
–
–
–
19.03
15.44
18.45
21.54
25.24
16.91
23.97
21.36
5.2
5.0
2.4
3.6
5.2
17.4
4.1
5.6
19.25
15.85
18.45
21.54
25.24
–
23.97
21.36
5.0
4.2
2.4
3.6
5.2
–
4.1
5.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-22
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations –Continued
Industrial machinery mechanics
–Continued
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Maintenance and repair workers,
general .....................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Maintenance workers, machinery ..
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Line installers and repairers ...............
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Electrical power-line installers and
repairers ...................................
Level 7 ..............................
Telecommunications line installers
and repairers ............................
Miscellaneous installation,
maintenance, and repair workers
Level 4 ..............................
Helpers--installation, maintenance,
and repair workers ...................
Production occupations .......................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating workers
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Electrical, electronics, and
electromechanical assemblers .....
$21.68
24.76
Relative
error5
7.0%
5.5
Full-time workers
Mean
$21.68
24.76
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
7.0%
5.5
–
–
–
–
16.39
12.55
17.64
22.80
16.88
16.87
17.95
26.37
25.46
32.51
3.6
6.6
4.8
3.5
4.4
5.5
5.9
5.0
5.0
2.4
16.59
12.99
17.64
22.80
17.19
16.87
17.95
26.37
25.46
32.51
3.8
6.7
4.8
3.5
4.1
5.5
5.9
5.0
5.0
2.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
27.00
32.51
10.3
2.4
27.00
32.51
10.3
2.4
–
–
–
–
25.84
3.9
25.84
3.9
–
–
16.07
15.44
7.1
4.0
16.42
15.44
7.9
4.0
–
–
–
–
11.59
8.6
12.60
8.2
–
–
15.42
9.57
10.75
13.77
16.80
18.05
20.82
25.67
17.28
3.7
4.6
3.0
5.0
3.7
5.6
4.2
3.9
9.2
15.58
9.53
10.83
13.91
16.80
18.13
20.82
25.67
17.62
3.8
4.9
3.1
5.2
3.8
5.3
4.2
3.9
9.6
$11.14
9.92
7.93
–
–
–
–
–
9.46
2.8%
6.9
3.2
–
–
–
–
–
6.2
22.39
16.23
19.35
26.11
5.6
9.2
9.7
5.4
22.39
16.23
19.35
26.11
5.6
9.2
9.7
5.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.65
3.4
13.19
5.0
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-23
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Production occupations –Continued
Electrical, electronics, and
electromechanical assemblers
–Continued
Level 4 ..............................
Electrical and electronic
equipment assemblers ..............
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators ....................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Team assemblers ...........................
Level 4 ..............................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and
fish processing workers ...............
Level 3 ..............................
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 ...........................................
Level 4 ..............................
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 ..........................
$12.78
Relative
error5
7.5%
Full-time workers
Mean
$12.78
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
7.5%
–
–
11.32
2.1
11.65
4.5
–
–
15.64
11.05
14.94
18.21
21.51
–
23.07
8.2
11.2
9.0
14.6
8.9
–
16.5
16.02
11.14
15.37
18.35
21.51
15.55
23.07
7.6
11.3
8.2
15.6
8.9
13.3
16.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.05
11.67
13.01
10.0
9.8
8.5
10.03
11.67
14.11
11.2
9.8
6.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.17
11.0
9.17
11.0
–
–
15.74
16.04
8.3
8.6
15.74
16.04
8.3
8.6
–
–
–
–
15.93
5.8
15.93
5.8
–
–
15.22
15.34
10.4
7.2
15.22
15.34
10.4
7.2
–
–
–
–
15.59
20.64
11.6
8.8
15.59
20.64
11.6
8.8
–
–
–
–
13.52
7.0
13.52
7.0
–
–
13.52
7.0
13.52
7.0
–
–
16.34
22.99
5.5
13.9
16.34
22.99
5.5
13.9
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-24
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Production occupations –Continued
Welding, soldering, and brazing
workers ........................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and
brazers ......................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Welding, soldering, and brazing
machine setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................
Level 5 ..............................
Miscellaneous metalworkers and
plastic workers .............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Printers ...............................................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ....
Level 1 ..............................
Sewing machine operators .................
Level 2 ..............................
Textile machine setters, operators,
and tenders ...................................
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and
furnishings workers .....................
Level 2 ..............................
Woodworking machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..................
Level 2 ..............................
Sawing machine setters, operators,
and tenders, wood ....................
Woodworking machine setters,
operators, and tenders, except
sawing ......................................
Water and liquid waste treatment
plant and system operators ..........
Level 5 ..............................
Miscellaneous plant and system
operators ......................................
Chemical processing machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..................
Crushing, grinding, polishing,
mixing, and blending workers .....
$15.88
15.93
16.34
Relative
error5
5.3%
7.3
8.3
Full-time workers
Mean
$16.00
15.93
16.65
Relative
error5
4.9%
7.3
6.9
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.21
15.00
15.66
7.2
5.2
15.0
15.33
15.00
16.04
6.7
5.2
13.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.22
17.74
5.3
6.8
18.22
17.74
5.3
6.8
–
–
–
–
13.94
12.55
16.90
13.20
8.94
8.77
12.10
10.87
10.5
7.1
4.5
17.8
4.3
5.2
10.5
4.0
13.94
12.55
16.90
–
9.02
8.85
12.10
10.87
10.5
7.1
4.5
–
4.8
5.7
10.5
4.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.64
10.9
13.64
10.9
–
–
14.46
10.77
13.0
5.4
14.46
10.77
13.0
5.4
–
–
–
–
13.10
10.59
8.2
13.7
13.10
10.59
8.2
13.7
–
–
–
–
12.19
13.6
12.19
13.6
–
–
14.48
6.8
14.48
6.8
–
–
17.68
17.87
5.8
6.4
17.95
18.23
4.9
4.9
–
–
–
–
24.46
9.5
24.46
9.5
–
–
15.05
15.8
15.05
15.8
–
–
15.80
8.1
15.80
8.1
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-25
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Production occupations –Continued
Crushing, grinding, polishing,
mixing, and blending workers
–Continued
Level 4 ..............................
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 ................................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Packaging and filling machine
operators and tenders ...................
Level 2 ..............................
Painting workers ................................
Coating, painting, and spraying
machine setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................
Miscellaneous production workers ....
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Paper goods machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..............
Helpers--production workers .........
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Transportation and material moving
occupations .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
$16.07
Relative
error5
3.6%
Full-time workers
Mean
$16.07
Relative
error5
3.6%
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
18.05
15.26
10.0
15.6
18.05
15.26
10.0
15.6
–
–
–
–
15.55
6.1
15.55
6.1
–
–
14.92
10.68
16.06
16.65
18.64
3.6
7.4
4.0
3.7
4.3
14.93
10.68
16.06
16.65
18.64
3.6
7.4
4.0
3.7
4.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.47
12.00
14.76
16.8
4.0
10.1
20.47
12.00
14.76
16.8
4.0
10.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.47
13.59
11.03
10.31
12.49
15.98
16.47
11.2
7.9
2.1
4.0
17.0
4.7
5.5
14.47
13.77
11.12
10.73
12.49
15.98
16.65
11.2
8.2
2.0
3.3
17.0
4.7
5.2
–
$8.33
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.2%
–
–
–
–
–
16.07
12.20
10.95
9.55
15.09
12.2
4.0
4.4
6.8
3.9
16.07
12.52
11.07
–
15.09
12.2
3.9
4.4
–
3.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.26
9.39
11.33
13.97
16.29
19.22
2.6
2.4
2.9
1.6
6.4
2.7
15.87
9.79
11.39
14.05
16.09
19.22
3.0
2.6
3.2
1.7
5.9
2.7
11.09
8.83
10.64
13.08
–
–
4.5
4.5
5.1
5.4
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-26
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Transportation and material moving
occupations –Continued
Level 6 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
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 .........................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Bus drivers, school ........................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Driver/sales workers and truck
drivers ..........................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Driver/sales workers ......................
Level 1 ..............................
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer ............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Truck drivers, light or delivery
services ....................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs ...............
Level 2 ..............................
Crane and tower operators .................
Industrial truck and tractor operators
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$18.89
18.55
10.0%
6.0
$18.89
18.97
10.0%
7.4
–
–
–
–
22.12
8.9
22.58
8.8
–
–
13.96
122.63
22.7
4.8
13.96
122.63
22.7
4.8
–
–
–
–
122.63
14.17
10.95
13.16
12.91
10.99
12.55
4.8
8.5
19.6
8.4
7.6
20.2
7.7
122.63
14.20
–
13.09
12.59
–
12.27
4.8
8.3
–
10.5
8.5
–
9.6
–
$13.99
–
13.38
14.06
–
13.38
–
10.5%
–
11.7
10.9
–
11.7
16.00
7.92
9.71
14.19
16.28
23.47
13.13
7.30
3.5
6.9
2.7
2.1
8.4
10.4
16.2
.3
16.17
–
9.77
14.19
16.06
23.47
14.75
–
3.3
–
2.9
2.1
7.9
10.4
11.6
–
13.02
8.01
9.28
–
–
–
7.23
–
16.50
13.22
15.18
3.6
4.2
8.1
16.43
13.22
14.97
3.6
4.2
7.0
–
–
–
15.93
9.86
14.96
22.07
8.98
9.16
22.78
13.45
11.47
14.28
7.7
2.9
3.4
12.6
3.2
2.7
21.5
2.9
3.7
3.5
16.03
9.78
14.96
22.07
–
–
22.78
13.48
11.51
14.33
7.3
3.0
3.4
12.6
–
–
21.5
2.9
3.7
3.4
14.54
–
–
–
8.40
–
–
–
–
–
23.8
7.8
10.5
–
–
–
.9
–
–
–
–
21.7
–
–
–
3.1
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-27
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 2
Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Civilian workers
Occupation4 and level
Transportation and material moving
occupations –Continued
Industrial truck and tractor operators
–Continued
Level 4 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Laborers and material movers, hand
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Cleaners of vehicles and
equipment ................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand .............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Machine feeders and offbearers .....
Packers and packagers, hand .........
Level 1 ..............................
Refuse and recyclable material
collectors ......................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
$13.89
14.98
11.60
9.57
12.29
13.56
15.17
6.5%
12.7
2.6
2.2
5.8
5.5
5.7
$13.89
14.98
11.89
9.81
12.34
13.74
–
6.5%
12.7
3.8
2.9
6.1
6.1
–
–
–
$10.81
9.16
11.62
–
–
–
–
4.4%
5.2
4.0
–
–
13.91
9.7
–
–
–
–
11.71
9.82
12.66
13.12
14.65
10.89
10.20
9.00
3.5
2.9
6.5
6.8
8.7
16.7
6.9
5.3
11.67
9.71
12.75
13.14
–
10.94
11.71
10.41
4.6
2.4
7.0
7.7
–
17.1
6.6
7.8
11.82
10.04
11.62
–
–
–
7.75
7.75
4.2
6.6
4.0
–
–
–
1.8
1.8
11.54
7.2
11.48
8.1
–
–
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the
minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated
based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts,
and physical environment. For more information, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook
Relative
error5
of Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
4 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
2-28
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
All workers ...............................................
$17.59
Management occupations ...................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Level 13 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
General and operations managers ......
Level 9 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Marketing and sales managers ...........
Level 9 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Marketing managers ......................
Computer and information systems
managers ......................................
Financial managers ............................
Level 9 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
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 ......................................
42.14
17.80
23.63
30.60
33.20
42.35
56.77
75.82
48.32
40.88
29.17
41.58
35.12
31.19
44.95
38.92
5.7
11.1
10.6
3.1
8.8
5.6
3.3
5.2
8.1
8.7
5.6
15.6
14.6
6.0
14.5
10.7
42.33
18.38
23.63
30.57
33.20
42.38
56.77
75.82
48.42
40.88
29.17
41.58
35.12
31.19
44.95
38.92
47.78
40.96
31.65
28.75
45.62
44.77
9.0
16.5
5.5
10.1
16.1
4.8
39.45
34.22
22.21
Business and financial operations
occupations .....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
3.7%
Mean
$18.56
Relative
error5
3.9%
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
$10.51
3.9%
5.7
10.9
10.6
3.1
8.8
5.6
3.3
5.2
8.1
8.7
5.6
15.6
14.6
6.0
14.5
10.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
47.78
41.28
31.65
29.29
45.97
44.77
9.0
16.6
5.5
11.3
16.6
4.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.3
3.8
21.5
39.45
34.22
23.69
17.3
3.8
17.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
28.76
61.23
12.8
8.6
28.76
61.23
12.8
8.6
–
–
–
–
41.04
12.5
41.08
12.9
–
–
28.09
15.65
19.42
21.19
24.14
30.24
32.96
43.39
35.51
3.5
4.7
4.0
2.8
5.5
5.5
4.6
5.6
8.0
28.10
15.47
19.42
21.19
24.14
30.24
32.70
43.39
35.51
3.5
4.0
4.0
2.8
5.5
5.5
4.6
5.6
8.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Business and financial operations
occupations –Continued
Buyers and purchasing agents ...........
Level 7 ..............................
Purchasing agents, except
wholesale, retail, and farm
products ...................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers,
examiners, and investigators .......
Level 8 ..............................
Claims adjusters, examiners, and
investigators .............................
Cost estimators ..................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ......................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Employment, recruitment, and
placement specialists ...............
Training and development
specialists .................................
Management analysts ........................
Accountants and auditors ..................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Credit analysts ...................................
Financial analysts and advisors .........
Level 9 ..............................
Financial analysts ..........................
Insurance underwriters ..................
Loan counselors and officers .............
Level 9 ..............................
Loan officers ..................................
Level 9 ..............................
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
$27.62
25.21
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
7.0%
3.0
Mean
$27.62
25.21
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
7.0%
3.0
–
–
–
–
26.11
4.0
26.11
4.0
–
–
30.98
29.36
11.0
9.3
31.28
–
11.3
–
–
–
–
–
31.85
24.20
11.3
13.8
32.24
24.20
11.5
13.8
–
–
–
–
23.92
20.09
25.30
6.4
3.3
13.7
23.92
20.09
25.30
6.4
3.3
13.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.71
10.0
23.71
10.0
–
–
20.96
36.91
23.95
21.13
21.01
29.95
32.72
28.08
29.11
29.38
28.10
29.59
35.96
32.35
35.96
8.2
9.0
13.1
11.4
8.4
7.8
21.8
12.4
8.6
6.8
5.7
14.1
19.1
14.6
19.1
20.96
36.91
23.95
21.13
21.01
29.95
32.72
28.08
29.11
29.38
28.10
29.59
35.96
32.35
35.96
8.2
9.0
13.1
11.4
8.4
7.8
21.8
12.4
8.6
6.8
5.7
14.1
19.1
14.6
19.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.42
16.72
20.35
23.92
30.55
32.42
42.68
3.8
5.0
3.4
9.0
8.0
3.2
2.9
33.37
16.72
20.35
23.92
30.64
32.42
42.68
3.8
5.0
3.4
9.0
8.1
3.2
2.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Computer and mathematical science
occupations –Continued
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Computer programmers .....................
Computer software engineers ............
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Computer software engineers,
applications ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Computer software engineers,
systems software ......................
Level 12 .............................
Computer support specialists .............
Computer systems analysts ................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Network and computer systems
administrators ..............................
Network systems and data
communications analysts .............
Architecture and engineering
occupations .....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Engineers ...........................................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$41.69
56.74
34.30
31.93
40.43
29.46
33.63
33.68
41.49
54.13
5.3%
3.7
9.0
7.5
4.4
3.9
4.3
3.6
10.4
3.1
$41.54
56.74
34.30
31.82
40.52
29.46
33.87
33.68
41.41
54.13
5.4%
3.7
9.0
7.6
4.4
3.9
3.9
3.6
10.5
3.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
37.79
33.86
37.33
6.2
3.9
5.8
37.92
33.86
37.33
6.2
3.9
5.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
47.56
53.12
19.68
33.47
24.29
35.23
5.2
1.6
16.0
4.8
7.1
3.6
47.57
53.12
19.68
33.26
24.29
35.23
5.2
1.6
16.0
4.8
7.1
3.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.82
3.6
31.82
3.6
–
–
32.65
12.5
32.65
12.5
–
–
36.39
20.35
22.34
29.89
33.61
31.92
41.03
59.06
54.16
42.90
37.12
31.93
41.03
59.06
56.13
7.7
5.9
7.2
4.5
4.6
6.2
5.0
1.6
12.3
7.7
7.4
6.5
5.0
1.6
12.5
36.58
20.35
22.34
29.89
33.61
31.92
41.03
59.06
54.16
42.90
37.12
31.93
41.03
59.06
56.13
7.6
5.9
7.2
4.5
4.6
6.2
5.0
1.6
12.3
7.7
7.4
6.5
5.0
1.6
12.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Architecture and engineering
occupations –Continued
Aerospace engineers ......................
Electrical and electronics
engineers ..................................
Industrial engineers, including
health and safety ......................
Level 9 ..............................
Industrial engineers ...................
Level 9 ..............................
Mechanical engineers ....................
Level 11 .............................
Drafters ..............................................
Level 6 ..............................
Engineering technicians, except
drafters .........................................
Level 6 ..............................
Electrical and electronic
engineering technicians ...........
Life, physical, and social science
occupations .....................................
Not able to be leveled ........
Physical scientists ..............................
Psychologists .....................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$55.66
10.4%
$55.66
10.4%
–
–
45.87
18.1
45.87
18.1
–
–
42.06
30.14
31.52
28.34
35.66
40.94
22.69
20.82
15.7
7.0
6.2
4.9
7.7
4.4
6.1
5.9
42.06
30.14
31.52
28.34
35.66
40.94
22.69
20.82
15.7
7.0
6.2
4.9
7.7
4.4
6.1
5.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
27.29
24.64
7.4
14.1
27.93
24.64
6.3
14.1
–
–
–
–
29.18
4.6
29.18
4.6
–
–
38.74
34.55
37.22
31.77
21.3
8.6
14.1
28.7
38.28
34.55
37.22
–
22.5
8.6
14.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.05
12.75
16.73
22.12
15.90
3.4
4.4
2.9
4.9
8.9
17.13
12.76
17.06
–
15.70
3.6
4.4
2.3
–
9.7
$16.31
–
–
–
–
5.5%
–
–
–
–
16.55
17.31
17.12
15.8
6.4
2.3
–
17.26
17.12
–
6.9
2.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
Community and social services
occupations .....................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Counselors .........................................
Educational, vocational, and
school counselors .....................
Social workers ...................................
Level 7 ..............................
Child, family, and school social
workers ....................................
Miscellaneous community and social
service specialists ........................
15.72
8.7
15.72
8.7
–
–
15.14
7.4
15.37
1.6
–
–
Legal occupations ................................
Lawyers .............................................
Paralegals and legal assistants ...........
37.63
54.21
22.03
9.4
4.5
10.8
38.15
54.21
21.75
10.2
4.5
11.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
$23.98
12.38
16.98
22.18
27.39
34.78
29.04
22.70
34.78
8.9%
12.7
7.4
16.5
13.6
7.7
14.7
23.3
7.7
$24.34
–
16.98
22.72
27.40
34.78
29.09
22.69
34.78
9.1%
–
7.7
16.4
13.6
7.7
14.9
23.5
7.7
$14.05
–
16.85
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.5%
–
.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.63
3.5
33.62
3.5
–
–
22.67
20.1
22.68
20.1
–
–
21.79
16.80
14.1
7.9
22.17
16.82
14.5
8.1
–
–
–
–
21.01
15.9
–
–
–
–
23.79
21.3
24.05
21.5
–
–
24.53
19.14
17.6
3.8
24.90
19.48
17.7
3.6
–
–
–
–
19.14
3.8
19.48
3.6
–
–
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations ..................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Designers ...........................................
Graphic designers ..........................
Writers and editors ............................
20.28
16.56
21.92
16.96
20.15
18.04
27.78
5.7
3.0
4.1
9.2
16.2
14.2
3.7
20.70
16.56
21.92
17.69
20.15
18.04
27.78
5.3
3.0
4.1
9.8
16.2
14.2
3.7
11.56
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .....................................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
27.84
10.34
15.76
18.17
22.34
5.9
2.3
4.1
3.0
7.5
28.28
10.37
15.07
18.53
22.43
5.8
2.9
4.3
3.1
7.6
25.49
–
–
15.67
–
10.4
–
–
3.3
–
Education, training, and library
occupations .....................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Postsecondary teachers ......................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Arts, communications, and
humanities teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Miscellaneous postsecondary
teachers ....................................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............
Level 7 ..............................
Preschool and kindergarten
teachers ....................................
Elementary and middle school
teachers ....................................
Elementary school teachers,
except special education ......
Secondary school teachers .............
Secondary school teachers,
except special and
vocational education ............
Relative
error5
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations –Continued
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Pharmacists ........................................
Level 11 .............................
Physicians and surgeons ....................
Registered nurses ...............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Therapists ..........................................
Level 7 ..............................
Respiratory therapists ....................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ...................................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technologists ............................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technicians ...............................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Radiologic technologists and
technicians ...............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Health diagnosing and treating
practitioner support technicians ...
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Pharmacy technicians ....................
Surgical technologists ....................
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses .........................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$25.71
27.64
30.88
49.88
53.34
27.04
53.69
56.03
121.84
30.21
27.07
27.53
29.43
51.62
23.06
22.13
22.31
6.1%
5.3
4.7
15.2
7.2
15.1
2.7
1.7
29.6
5.8
8.1
5.9
5.2
16.4
6.2
6.5
5.3
$24.82
27.66
30.95
49.86
51.40
27.88
55.09
56.14
121.84
29.91
26.03
27.56
29.61
–
21.73
22.16
22.31
7.6%
6.0
5.4
13.7
8.2
16.8
1.2
1.9
29.6
5.7
11.3
6.7
5.9
–
3.3
6.7
5.3
$29.07
27.51
30.31
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.70
29.67
27.33
27.81
–
–
–
–
3.1%
2.6
6.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.4
3.3
2.7
2.9
–
–
–
–
22.84
4.2
22.86
4.6
–
–
24.75
5.8
24.67
5.9
–
–
20.98
5.3
21.06
5.4
–
–
24.21
24.94
24.11
8.6
8.0
4.9
24.16
24.94
–
8.9
8.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.40
24.97
23.16
6.7
8.4
3.8
24.63
24.97
–
6.8
8.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.64
14.85
19.30
14.00
17.98
6.5
6.2
8.9
7.4
7.6
16.20
14.68
20.94
–
17.98
7.3
6.3
8.4
–
8.3
13.08
–
–
11.92
–
17.29
16.11
17.98
17.59
2.8
4.9
3.8
3.6
17.39
15.01
18.21
17.60
3.5
4.6
4.2
3.8
–
–
–
–
11.2
–
–
10.9
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations –Continued
Medical records and health
information technicians ...............
Occupational health and safety
specialists and technicians ...........
Occupational health and safety
specialists .................................
Healthcare support occupations .........
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home
health aides ..................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Home health aides .........................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..................................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Medical assistants ..........................
Level 4 ..............................
Medical transcriptionists ...............
Pharmacy aides ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Protective service occupations ............
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Security guards and gaming
surveillance officers .....................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Security guards ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$11.21
10.2%
$11.24
10.7%
–
–
32.97
9.8
32.97
9.8
–
–
34.70
9.6
34.70
9.6
–
–
11.05
9.53
9.98
12.65
15.91
3.5
2.9
2.9
3.9
2.7
11.49
9.91
10.28
12.42
–
3.1
4.4
3.6
3.6
–
$9.87
8.80
9.45
–
–
4.3%
3.5
4.2
–
–
9.77
9.35
9.84
11.49
9.19
1.9
2.5
2.7
9.4
6.3
9.86
9.41
9.94
11.35
–
2.3
3.4
3.0
9.9
–
9.57
9.21
9.65
–
–
2.9
1.6
4.6
–
–
9.83
9.50
9.80
11.51
1.9
3.0
2.8
9.3
9.90
9.57
9.86
–
2.3
4.1
2.8
–
9.65
9.35
–
–
2.8
1.7
–
–
12.62
10.48
12.92
12.51
11.30
14.46
9.23
9.09
5.0
7.2
6.1
7.2
7.4
6.5
1.9
.4
13.32
11.43
12.67
12.92
11.30
–
–
–
3.7
7.4
5.6
7.0
7.4
–
–
–
9.92
9.01
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.8
1.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.06
11.61
10.81
6.7
5.7
5.6
11.08
11.96
10.81
6.7
7.1
5.6
10.93
10.87
–
9.9
7.2
–
10.66
11.71
12.46
10.53
11.71
8.1
6.0
5.3
8.3
6.0
10.65
12.08
12.50
10.49
12.08
8.9
7.5
5.1
9.1
7.5
10.69
10.94
–
10.69
10.94
8.5
7.0
–
8.5
7.0
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Protective service occupations
–Continued
Security guards –Continued
Level 4 ..............................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers, food
preparation and serving workers
Level 5 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
food preparation and serving
workers ....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Cooks .................................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Cooks, fast food .............................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria .....
Level 2 ..............................
Cooks, restaurant ...........................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Cooks, short order .........................
Food preparation workers ..................
Level 2 ..............................
Food service, tipped ...........................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Bartenders ......................................
Level 3 ..............................
Waiters and waitresses ..................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
$11.81
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
5.3%
Mean
$11.86
Relative
error5
5.0%
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
7.61
6.53
6.97
8.27
10.59
13.81
2.0
3.0
3.5
7.4
7.9
2.8
8.34
6.49
7.51
8.67
11.29
13.81
3.7
4.1
6.1
8.0
7.3
2.8
$6.58
6.56
6.40
7.18
–
–
3.4%
3.7
4.7
10.1
–
–
13.25
13.79
7.0
2.9
13.30
13.79
7.2
2.9
–
–
–
–
12.67
13.90
9.30
7.45
8.27
9.50
11.77
7.84
7.48
8.14
9.53
7.77
10.80
10.25
11.67
7.95
8.70
8.44
5.29
5.38
5.15
5.40
7.58
6.53
4.60
5.23
3.75
6.8
3.7
3.1
1.6
3.1
2.9
4.9
2.1
2.0
5.0
2.7
3.5
7.0
2.9
7.0
5.2
8.5
2.6
11.5
11.1
19.7
20.2
17.7
13.8
19.5
15.0
23.3
12.72
13.90
9.62
–
8.34
–
11.90
7.94
–
–
–
–
11.24
10.15
11.83
–
–
–
5.86
5.67
6.20
5.99
–
–
4.74
5.48
2.52
7.0
3.7
2.5
–
4.0
–
4.9
2.3
–
–
–
–
7.0
3.8
6.8
–
–
–
11.6
10.4
27.3
23.8
–
–
22.0
16.3
14.3
–
–
8.06
7.28
8.08
8.87
–
7.71
7.29
–
7.95
–
9.26
–
–
–
8.07
8.44
4.40
4.67
4.26
4.24
4.60
4.82
4.40
4.66
4.36
–
–
4.0
.4
3.6
6.3
–
3.6
.4
–
3.7
–
5.1
–
–
–
3.3
2.6
13.1
11.9
25.3
18.6
9.7
9.3
16.7
12.6
26.2
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Food preparation and serving related
occupations –Continued
Dining room and cafeteria
attendants and bartender
helpers ......................................
Level 1 ..............................
Fast food and counter workers ..........
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Combined food preparation and
serving workers, including fast
food ..........................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ...............
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant,
lounge, and coffee shop ...............
Level 1 ..............................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ..............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers,
building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance workers ............
First-line supervisors/managers of
housekeeping and janitorial
workers ....................................
Building cleaning workers .................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids
and housekeeping cleaners ......
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
Full-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
$7.96
7.74
7.96
7.52
7.79
8.70
13.5%
10.9
1.3
2.0
2.3
4.9
$9.09
8.39
8.54
8.12
8.22
8.88
7.90
7.40
7.79
8.48
5.80
1.6
1.0
2.3
3.5
24.0
8.15
7.93
5.8
6.8
10.18
9.08
9.78
11.11
13.51
12.75
8.51
–
8.22
8.88
–
Relative
error5
3.3%
5.7
2.5
4.6
4.3
3.5
Part-time workers
Mean
–
–
$7.58
7.36
7.47
–
Relative
error5
–
–
1.6%
.8
1.4
–
2.8
–
4.3
3.5
–
7.43
7.38
7.46
–
5.70
.8
1.2
1.4
–
14.8
–
–
–
–
7.93
–
7.4
–
2.7
5.2
8.3
7.0
6.0
9.2
10.54
9.42
9.86
11.13
14.04
12.82
2.2
3.9
9.2
7.3
6.3
8.9
8.34
7.90
8.97
–
–
–
3.1
2.8
9.2
–
–
–
15.70
3.9
15.70
3.9
–
15.44
9.67
9.08
10.43
11.11
4.1
1.8
5.2
7.0
8.7
15.44
9.98
9.42
10.61
11.14
4.1
2.2
4.0
7.4
9.2
–
8.36
7.91
9.02
–
–
3.3
2.8
11.6
–
10.39
9.51
10.69
12.07
8.93
4.5
10.7
9.1
8.9
2.0
11.08
10.39
11.02
12.19
9.04
4.3
9.6
10.0
9.6
2.1
8.51
7.88
9.02
–
–
4.3
3.2
11.6
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-9
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
2.4%
3.6
9.2
$8.91
9.79
10.14
1.8%
3.6
10.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.96
9.3
10.10
10.3
–
–
Personal care and service
occupations .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
gaming workers ...........................
Gaming supervisors .......................
Gaming services workers ..................
Level 3 ..............................
Gaming dealers ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Miscellaneous entertainment
attendants and related workers ....
Level 1 ..............................
Amusement and recreation
attendants .................................
Level 1 ..............................
Child care workers .............................
Level 2 ..............................
Personal and home care aides ............
Recreation and fitness workers ..........
9.04
8.02
7.49
8.07
9.21
16.53
4.9
4.6
7.1
3.7
29.5
5.6
9.16
–
7.51
8.08
–
16.91
5.9
–
6.7
4.6
–
6.4
$8.55
7.94
7.45
8.00
–
–
5.2%
1.5
9.2
3.8
–
–
15.62
19.43
6.70
6.61
6.70
6.61
2.1
1.6
.1
.1
.1
.1
15.62
19.43
6.75
6.61
6.75
6.61
2.1
1.6
.1
.1
.1
.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.35
8.20
4.2
5.2
–
–
–
–
7.52
–
1.9
–
8.35
8.20
7.78
7.61
9.37
8.48
4.2
5.2
1.2
1.0
3.8
17.2
–
–
–
7.58
9.49
–
–
–
–
2.4
4.3
–
7.52
–
7.84
7.65
–
–
1.9
–
2.9
2.5
–
–
Sales and related occupations .............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
15.68
7.86
9.08
11.15
14.28
18.40
23.32
35.17
6.4
1.1
3.2
3.7
5.0
4.2
4.8
15.1
17.69
7.93
9.95
11.76
14.44
18.40
23.52
35.20
7.6
2.5
4.1
4.5
4.9
4.2
4.7
15.2
8.74
7.77
8.35
9.56
12.38
–
–
–
2.3
1.9
2.3
6.2
6.9
–
–
–
$8.78
9.79
10.00
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Mean
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations
–Continued
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
–Continued
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Grounds maintenance workers ..........
Landscaping and groundskeeping
workers ....................................
Full-time workers
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-10
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Sales and related occupations
–Continued
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers ........................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
retail sales workers ..................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
non-retail sales workers ...........
Retail sales workers ...........................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Cashiers, all workers .....................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Cashiers .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Counter and rental clerks and parts
salespersons .............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Counter and rental clerks ...........
Parts salespersons ......................
Level 4 ..............................
Retail salespersons .........................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Insurance sales agents ........................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$39.32
57.61
14.9%
22.8
$39.32
57.61
14.9%
22.8
–
–
–
–
17.95
11.65
16.16
20.84
7.8
7.0
4.2
10.5
17.95
11.65
16.16
20.84
7.8
7.0
4.2
10.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.97
11.65
15.63
20.58
8.7
7.0
4.1
10.9
16.97
11.65
15.63
20.58
8.7
7.0
4.1
10.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25.32
10.68
7.85
9.12
11.19
14.61
17.04
9.57
7.88
9.05
10.69
9.03
7.88
9.05
9.29
16.7
1.5
1.1
3.3
4.0
5.3
11.3
4.8
1.4
2.9
10.7
1.8
1.4
2.9
11.6
25.32
11.73
7.93
10.08
11.73
14.99
17.04
10.35
7.90
9.86
11.34
9.58
7.90
9.86
9.83
16.7
2.8
2.5
4.4
4.9
4.6
11.3
6.7
2.8
4.6
11.8
3.4
2.8
4.6
18.0
–
$8.50
7.73
8.35
9.19
–
–
8.29
7.83
8.44
8.19
8.29
7.83
8.44
8.19
–
1.7%
1.8
2.5
4.6
–
–
1.7
2.4
2.8
2.9
1.7
2.4
2.8
2.9
12.85
11.28
15.69
10.15
13.64
15.69
11.36
7.72
9.19
11.36
14.88
19.89
27.09
12.9
7.5
8.4
9.6
16.2
8.4
3.3
2.4
5.4
5.7
11.1
11.8
18.0
13.34
–
15.69
–
13.95
15.69
12.57
–
10.38
11.73
15.70
19.89
27.78
14.3
–
8.4
–
17.3
8.4
5.6
–
7.7
7.5
10.5
11.8
18.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.79
7.48
8.21
10.06
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.6
1.4
3.2
4.6
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-11
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Sales and related occupations
–Continued
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, technical
and scientific products .............
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific
products ...................................
Level 6 ..............................
Miscellaneous sales and related
workers ........................................
Level 2 ..............................
Office and administrative support
occupations .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support
workers ........................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Switchboard operators, including
answering service ........................
Financial clerks ..................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$27.56
19.25
26.47
24.91
7.3%
5.4
5.9
12.2
$27.61
19.25
26.47
24.74
7.4%
5.4
5.9
12.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.97
15.0
30.94
15.2
–
–
25.83
28.14
8.2
9.5
25.93
28.14
8.4
9.5
–
–
–
–
12.94
8.22
20.7
5.3
15.97
–
22.6
–
$9.44
–
12.5%
–
14.21
9.97
10.51
11.46
14.53
16.97
19.52
26.12
26.88
13.84
1.8
3.0
2.5
2.9
2.0
1.1
3.5
4.1
8.7
3.2
14.56
10.79
10.75
11.57
14.59
17.11
19.56
26.12
26.88
14.13
1.9
4.5
2.2
3.0
1.9
1.1
3.7
4.1
8.7
3.3
10.50
8.45
9.88
9.92
13.21
13.35
–
–
–
–
2.4
3.2
7.7
6.2
6.2
5.7
–
–
–
–
20.08
16.34
19.30
24.49
3.5
9.3
3.8
5.2
20.08
16.34
19.30
24.49
3.5
9.3
3.8
5.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.27
13.97
10.54
11.09
13.97
16.86
17.88
11.9
3.7
3.6
9.1
1.8
3.3
8.3
–
14.11
10.77
11.10
14.08
17.07
17.96
–
4.0
4.1
9.6
1.6
2.7
8.4
–
11.04
9.62
10.65
–
–
–
–
6.8
8.7
11.5
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-12
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Financial clerks –Continued
Not able to be leveled ........
Bill and account collectors ............
Level 4 ..............................
Billing and posting clerks and
machine operators ....................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks .........................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Payroll and timekeeping clerks .....
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Procurement clerks ........................
Tellers ............................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Customer service representatives ......
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
File clerks ..........................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ..
Level 2 ..............................
Interviewers, except eligibility and
loan ..............................................
Level 3 ..............................
Loan interviewers and clerks .............
Level 4 ..............................
New accounts clerks ..........................
Order clerks .......................................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$14.83
11.76
14.48
6.8%
11.4
3.1
$14.83
11.82
14.48
6.8%
11.8
3.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.38
12.67
17.13
4.5
5.8
2.4
13.70
12.82
17.36
4.8
5.7
1.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.88
12.87
14.99
16.90
19.31
14.74
16.56
14.94
16.78
13.09
11.63
10.96
11.73
11.98
14.55
12.11
14.18
18.60
21.81
13.92
17.41
9.33
7.87
3.9
5.5
2.5
2.7
6.4
7.3
3.0
5.1
5.5
15.6
2.6
3.8
3.5
5.6
5.7
5.3
3.5
11.5
6.0
9.6
26.6
6.4
5.6
16.01
12.96
15.05
17.01
19.44
14.74
16.77
14.94
17.60
13.09
11.73
11.15
11.63
12.12
14.63
12.07
14.19
19.18
21.81
14.20
18.02
–
–
3.9
6.0
2.5
2.8
6.3
7.3
3.9
5.1
2.4
15.6
2.9
4.5
3.6
5.7
5.8
5.2
3.5
10.0
6.0
10.3
26.2
–
–
$11.99
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.64
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.9%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.42
10.60
15.03
14.85
12.82
12.97
11.75
15.94
11.5
3.9
8.6
6.6
5.3
8.5
13.3
9.9
14.13
10.88
15.44
14.85
12.82
13.11
11.84
15.94
9.7
6.7
7.0
6.6
5.3
8.6
13.1
9.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-13
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Human resources assistants, except
payroll and timekeeping ..............
Receptionists and information clerks
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Couriers and messengers ...................
Dispatchers ........................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire,
and ambulance .........................
Meter readers, utilities .......................
Production, planning, and expediting
clerks ............................................
Level 4 ..............................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Stock clerks and order fillers .............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants ..........
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Legal secretaries ............................
Medical secretaries ........................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Full-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
$14.64
11.88
10.33
12.03
10.44
15.92
7.4%
6.4
3.6
4.0
11.9
5.8
$14.64
12.44
10.95
12.03
–
15.92
Relative
error5
7.4%
6.8
4.6
4.0
–
5.8
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
$9.06
9.06
–
–
–
–
4.5%
4.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.92
15.70
5.8
11.8
15.92
–
5.8
–
17.77
16.02
13.46
12.51
11.75
14.84
18.11
10.79
9.89
10.35
11.33
14.31
12.1
4.9
2.8
8.1
5.6
6.7
6.8
3.0
5.3
3.4
6.3
4.6
17.77
16.02
13.63
12.47
11.71
14.84
18.11
11.39
11.27
10.50
11.41
14.31
12.1
4.9
2.7
8.5
5.7
6.7
6.8
2.8
5.4
4.5
6.6
4.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.27
8.48
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.5
3.8
–
–
–
17.32
12.90
14.92
17.35
23.28
26.62
19.20
4.5
9.7
2.7
4.6
5.7
3.0
2.5
17.65
13.41
15.01
17.35
23.28
26.62
19.20
4.4
10.4
2.6
4.6
5.7
3.0
2.5
13.30
–
14.41
–
–
–
–
8.0
–
7.2
–
–
–
–
21.49
15.36
17.22
22.93
26.62
23.13
13.56
12.00
14.24
5.9
2.4
9.8
4.3
3.0
7.4
4.6
5.9
4.6
21.83
15.68
17.22
22.93
26.62
23.13
13.88
12.73
14.54
5.7
2.0
9.8
4.3
3.0
7.4
4.4
1.9
4.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.52
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.9
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-14
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Data entry and information
processing workers ......................
Data entry keyers ...........................
Insurance claims and policy
processing clerks .........................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Mail clerks and mail machine
operators, except postal service ...
Office clerks, general .........................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Construction and extraction
occupations .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ........................................
Level 6 ..............................
Carpenters ..........................................
Construction laborers .........................
Level 1 ..............................
Construction equipment operators .....
Level 5 ..............................
Operating engineers and other
construction equipment
operators ..................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$15.33
13.72
15.50
15.98
5.2%
15.9
4.2
8.9
$15.27
13.95
15.19
15.98
5.3%
16.4
4.4
8.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.95
13.47
7.1
7.3
14.05
13.47
7.3
7.3
–
–
–
–
17.51
14.65
19.37
20.54
3.6
2.4
2.8
6.0
17.51
14.65
19.37
20.54
3.6
2.4
2.8
6.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.68
12.42
9.94
10.38
13.92
15.48
17.2
4.3
6.3
5.2
4.8
6.0
12.78
12.68
10.12
10.52
14.09
15.59
17.6
5.6
7.1
6.0
5.0
6.7
–
$10.65
–
–
12.04
–
–
8.3%
–
–
12.0
–
16.54
11.56
11.77
13.18
13.40
16.00
20.41
23.75
3.7
5.0
4.4
3.9
4.4
8.1
6.2
7.0
16.56
11.58
11.77
13.16
13.40
15.99
20.41
23.75
3.7
5.0
4.4
3.9
4.4
8.1
6.2
7.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
28.01
21.18
17.69
13.18
11.34
13.85
13.83
15.3
15.0
9.3
8.5
8.2
5.8
12.7
28.01
21.18
17.69
13.18
11.34
13.85
13.83
15.3
15.0
9.3
8.5
8.2
5.8
12.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.22
9.0
14.22
9.0
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-15
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Construction and extraction
occupations –Continued
Operating engineers and other
construction equipment
operators –Continued
Level 5 ..............................
Electricians ........................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Sheet metal workers ..........................
Helpers, construction trades ..............
Level 1 ..............................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .....................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and
repairers .......................................
Level 6 ..............................
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
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$13.83
17.85
13.48
23.48
12.7%
14.5
17.2
13.6
$13.83
17.85
13.48
23.48
12.7%
14.5
17.2
13.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
21.65
18.87
27.06
7.0
4.1
9.7
21.63
18.79
27.06
7.0
4.1
9.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
21.65
18.87
27.06
15.10
12.14
11.82
7.0
4.1
9.7
11.5
3.4
6.2
21.63
18.79
27.06
15.10
12.17
11.87
7.0
4.1
9.7
11.5
3.4
6.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.35
8.44
11.11
15.64
18.21
20.49
25.36
33.45
18.87
4.7
3.4
4.2
3.6
2.3
3.1
3.4
10.4
12.5
19.45
–
11.11
15.64
18.19
20.49
25.36
33.45
19.16
4.8
–
4.2
3.6
2.3
3.1
3.4
10.4
13.7
$13.15
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.9%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
22.31
18.09
7.1
6.9
22.31
18.09
7.1
6.9
–
–
–
–
19.87
19.1
19.87
19.1
–
–
25.21
10.4
25.21
10.4
–
–
33.93
19.25
13.1
6.5
33.93
19.25
13.1
6.5
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-16
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations –Continued
Automotive technicians and repairers
–Continued
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Automotive service technicians
and mechanics .........................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel
engine specialists .........................
Level 5 ..............................
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 .......................................
Level 5 ..............................
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance workers
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Industrial machinery mechanics ....
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Maintenance and repair workers,
general .....................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Maintenance workers, machinery ..
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Line installers and repairers ...............
$18.37
20.89
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
7.3%
9.8
Mean
$18.37
20.89
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
7.3%
9.8
–
–
–
–
19.27
17.57
22.60
9.3
9.5
9.4
19.27
17.57
22.60
9.3
9.5
9.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.88
17.63
4.1
5.8
18.88
17.63
4.1
5.8
–
–
–
–
20.70
9.5
21.03
11.4
–
–
27.02
12.0
27.02
12.0
–
–
27.02
12.0
27.02
12.0
–
–
16.96
18.24
7.2
1.2
16.96
18.24
7.2
1.2
–
–
–
–
19.18
15.97
18.04
21.54
25.53
16.91
23.97
21.36
21.68
24.76
5.7
4.6
3.2
3.6
5.7
17.4
4.1
5.6
7.0
5.5
19.27
15.97
18.04
21.54
25.53
–
23.97
21.36
21.68
24.76
5.4
4.6
3.2
3.6
5.7
–
4.1
5.6
7.0
5.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.02
13.09
16.49
22.80
16.93
16.87
17.95
26.48
2.7
8.0
2.4
3.5
4.4
5.5
5.9
4.7
16.02
13.09
16.49
22.80
17.25
16.87
17.95
26.48
2.7
8.0
2.4
3.5
4.1
5.5
5.9
4.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-17
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations –Continued
Line installers and repairers
–Continued
Level 6 ..............................
Electrical power-line installers and
repairers ...................................
Telecommunications line installers
and repairers ............................
Miscellaneous installation,
maintenance, and repair workers
Level 4 ..............................
Helpers--installation, maintenance,
and repair workers ...................
Production occupations .......................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating workers
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Electrical, electronics, and
electromechanical assemblers .....
Level 4 ..............................
Electrical and electronic
equipment assemblers ..............
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators ....................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Team assemblers ...........................
Level 4 ..............................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and
fish processing workers ...............
$25.30
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
5.4%
Mean
$25.30
Relative
error5
5.4%
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
26.81
11.2
26.81
11.2
–
–
26.28
3.2
26.28
3.2
–
–
16.46
15.43
7.5
5.4
16.93
15.43
8.4
5.4
–
–
–
–
10.86
10.2
–
–
–
–
15.39
9.55
10.73
13.77
16.81
18.06
20.79
25.95
17.28
3.7
4.7
3.2
5.0
3.7
5.7
4.3
3.8
9.2
15.56
9.51
10.81
13.91
16.82
18.13
20.79
25.95
17.62
3.8
4.9
3.3
5.2
3.8
5.4
4.3
3.8
9.6
$11.01
9.92
7.93
–
–
–
–
–
9.46
2.9%
6.9
3.2
–
–
–
–
–
6.2
22.33
16.23
19.35
26.31
5.9
9.2
9.7
5.9
22.33
16.23
19.35
26.31
5.9
9.2
9.7
5.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.65
12.78
3.4
7.5
13.19
12.78
5.0
7.5
–
–
–
–
11.32
2.1
11.65
4.5
–
–
15.64
11.05
14.94
18.21
21.51
–
23.07
8.2
11.2
9.0
14.6
8.9
–
16.5
16.02
11.14
15.37
18.35
21.51
15.55
23.07
7.6
11.3
8.2
15.6
8.9
13.3
16.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.05
10.0
10.03
11.2
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-18
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Production occupations –Continued
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and
fish processing workers
–Continued
Level 3 ..............................
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 ...........................................
Level 4 ..............................
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 ........................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and
brazers ......................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Welding, soldering, and brazing
machine setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................
Level 5 ..............................
$11.67
13.01
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
9.8%
8.5
Mean
$11.67
14.11
Relative
error5
9.8%
6.5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
9.17
11.0
9.17
11.0
–
–
15.74
16.04
8.3
8.6
15.74
16.04
8.3
8.6
–
–
–
–
15.93
5.8
15.93
5.8
–
–
15.22
15.34
10.4
7.2
15.22
15.34
10.4
7.2
–
–
–
–
15.59
20.64
11.6
8.8
15.59
20.64
11.6
8.8
–
–
–
–
13.52
7.0
13.52
7.0
–
–
13.52
7.0
13.52
7.0
–
–
16.34
22.99
5.5
13.9
16.34
22.99
5.5
13.9
–
–
–
–
15.89
15.96
16.34
5.3
7.5
8.3
16.01
15.96
16.65
4.9
7.5
6.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.22
15.02
15.66
7.2
5.4
15.0
15.33
15.02
16.04
6.8
5.4
13.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.22
17.74
5.3
6.8
18.22
17.74
5.3
6.8
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-19
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Production occupations –Continued
Miscellaneous metalworkers and
plastic workers .............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ....
Level 1 ..............................
Sewing machine operators .................
Level 2 ..............................
Textile machine setters, operators,
and tenders ...................................
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and
furnishings workers .....................
Level 2 ..............................
Woodworking machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..................
Level 2 ..............................
Sawing machine setters, operators,
and tenders, wood ....................
Woodworking machine setters,
operators, and tenders, except
sawing ......................................
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 .....
Level 4 ..............................
Mixing and blending machine
setters, operators, and tenders ..
Cutting workers .................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,
and weighers ................................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Packaging and filling machine
operators and tenders ...................
Level 2 ..............................
Painting workers ................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$13.94
12.55
16.90
8.94
8.77
12.10
10.87
10.5%
7.1
4.5
4.4
5.2
10.5
4.0
$13.94
12.55
16.90
9.02
8.86
12.10
10.87
10.5%
7.1
4.5
4.8
5.7
10.5
4.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.64
10.9
13.64
10.9
–
–
14.46
10.77
13.0
5.4
14.46
10.77
13.0
5.4
–
–
–
–
13.10
10.59
8.2
13.7
13.10
10.59
8.2
13.7
–
–
–
–
12.19
13.6
12.19
13.6
–
–
14.48
6.8
14.48
6.8
–
–
14.30
5.8
–
–
–
–
24.46
9.5
24.46
9.5
–
–
15.05
15.8
15.05
15.8
–
–
15.80
16.07
8.1
3.6
15.80
16.07
8.1
3.6
–
–
–
–
18.05
15.26
10.0
15.6
18.05
15.26
10.0
15.6
–
–
–
–
14.92
10.68
16.06
16.65
18.64
3.6
7.4
4.0
3.7
4.3
14.93
10.68
16.06
16.65
18.64
3.6
7.4
4.0
3.7
4.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.47
12.00
14.76
16.8
4.0
10.1
20.47
12.00
14.76
16.8
4.0
10.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-20
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Production occupations –Continued
Coating, painting, and spraying
machine setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................
Miscellaneous production workers ....
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Paper goods machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..............
Helpers--production workers .........
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Transportation and material moving
occupations .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers of
helpers, laborers, and material
movers, hand ................................
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers ....
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight
engineers ..................................
Driver/sales workers and truck
drivers ..........................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Driver/sales workers ......................
Level 1 ..............................
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer ............................
Level 3 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$14.47
13.69
11.11
10.05
12.49
15.98
16.47
11.2%
7.8
2.4
3.7
17.0
4.7
5.5
$14.47
13.89
11.22
10.50
12.49
15.98
16.65
11.2%
8.1
2.2
3.1
17.0
4.7
5.2
–
$8.33
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.2%
–
–
–
–
–
16.07
12.35
11.15
9.55
15.09
12.2
4.2
5.1
6.8
3.9
16.07
12.70
–
–
15.09
12.2
4.1
–
–
3.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.38
9.38
11.37
13.89
16.32
19.39
18.71
19.29
2.5
2.4
3.0
1.9
6.9
2.7
11.1
5.5
16.04
9.76
11.45
14.00
16.12
19.39
18.71
19.82
2.9
2.8
3.3
1.8
6.4
2.7
11.1
7.7
10.97
8.84
10.48
12.67
–
–
–
–
4.6
4.6
5.1
7.8
–
–
–
–
22.13
122.63
9.3
4.8
22.62
122.63
9.2
4.8
–
–
–
–
122.63
4.8
122.63
4.8
–
–
16.01
7.92
9.71
14.13
16.32
23.47
13.13
7.30
3.6
6.9
2.7
2.2
8.7
10.4
16.2
.3
16.18
–
9.77
14.13
16.10
23.47
14.75
–
3.3
–
2.9
2.2
8.2
10.4
11.6
–
13.02
8.01
9.28
–
–
–
7.23
–
16.54
13.22
3.7
4.2
16.46
13.22
3.7
4.2
–
–
23.8
7.8
10.5
–
–
–
.9
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-21
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 3
Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and
part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Relative
error5
Mean
Transportation and material moving
occupations –Continued
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer –Continued
Level 4 ..............................
Truck drivers, light or delivery
services ....................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs ...............
Crane and tower operators .................
Industrial truck and tractor operators
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Laborers and material movers, hand
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Cleaners of vehicles and
equipment ................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand .............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Machine feeders and offbearers .....
Packers and packagers, hand .........
Level 1 ..............................
Full-time workers
$15.20
8.5%
Mean
$14.98
15.92
9.86
14.88
22.07
8.88
22.78
13.39
11.47
14.19
13.89
14.98
11.67
9.60
12.59
13.58
15.17
7.8
2.9
3.8
12.6
3.5
21.5
2.9
3.7
3.4
6.5
12.7
2.4
2.2
5.6
5.6
5.7
16.03
9.78
14.88
22.07
–
22.78
13.43
11.51
14.24
13.89
14.98
11.97
9.81
12.66
13.77
–
13.91
9.7
–
11.83
9.87
13.10
13.14
14.65
10.89
10.20
9.00
3.0
2.7
5.7
6.9
8.7
16.7
6.9
5.3
11.78
9.72
13.25
13.17
–
10.94
11.71
10.41
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the
minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated
based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts,
and physical environment. For more information, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook
Relative
error5
7.3%
7.5
3.0
3.8
12.6
–
21.5
2.9
3.7
3.4
6.5
12.7
3.9
2.9
6.0
6.1
–
–
4.3
2.4
6.1
7.8
–
17.1
6.6
7.8
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
$14.54
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.89
9.23
11.62
–
–
21.7%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.6
5.5
4.0
–
–
–
–
11.96
10.22
11.62
–
–
–
7.75
7.75
4.3
7.0
4.0
–
–
–
1.8
1.8
of Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
4 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
3-22
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
5.1%
Mean
All workers ...............................................
$20.40
$20.68
Management occupations ...................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 10 .............................
Level 11 .............................
Level 12 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Financial managers ............................
Education administrators ...................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Education administrators,
elementary and secondary
school .......................................
Education administrators,
postsecondary ..........................
37.28
31.20
36.79
41.80
51.49
44.49
37.41
39.78
33.56
44.75
7.6
10.3
4.3
1.4
12.1
25.3
11.4
4.9
12.0
2.5
36.30
31.20
36.79
41.80
51.49
38.64
37.41
39.78
33.56
44.75
43.35
6.3
34.25
Relative
error5
5.3%
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
$13.99
7.4%
6.8
10.3
4.3
1.4
12.1
11.2
11.4
4.9
12.0
2.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
43.35
6.3
–
–
8.3
34.25
8.3
–
–
Business and financial operations
occupations .....................................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ......................
Accountants and auditors ..................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
24.03
20.70
27.90
7.7
6.1
1.8
24.03
20.70
27.90
7.7
6.1
1.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.28
24.36
18.81
29.05
12.4
12.9
6.7
.3
23.28
24.36
18.81
29.05
12.4
12.9
6.7
.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .....................................
Level 7 ..............................
Computer support specialists .............
Computer systems analysts ................
23.77
22.12
22.67
24.39
2.4
5.1
9.4
9.0
23.77
22.12
22.67
24.39
2.4
5.1
9.4
9.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Architecture and engineering
occupations .....................................
Engineers ...........................................
25.07
30.53
4.7
5.0
25.10
30.53
4.8
5.0
–
–
–
–
21.13
15.45
17.90
20.2
1.7
10.1
21.27
–
17.90
20.8
–
10.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
26.96
20.4
27.03
20.3
–
–
Life, physical, and social science
occupations .....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Miscellaneous life, physical, and
social science technicians ............
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
4-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Community and social services
occupations .....................................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Counselors .........................................
Level 9 ..............................
Educational, vocational, and
school counselors .....................
Level 9 ..............................
Social workers ...................................
Level 7 ..............................
Child, family, and school social
workers ....................................
Level 7 ..............................
Miscellaneous community and social
service specialists ........................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Probation officers and correctional
treatment specialists .................
Legal occupations ................................
Lawyers .............................................
Education, training, and library
occupations .....................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Postsecondary teachers ......................
Level 11 .............................
Life sciences teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Miscellaneous postsecondary
teachers ....................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$20.69
17.05
17.41
23.10
25.50
23.14
7.2%
4.1
5.9
6.1
14.1
8.9
$20.70
17.05
17.41
23.10
25.53
23.14
7.2%
4.1
5.9
6.1
14.2
8.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
36.56
29.35
18.70
16.89
16.2
4.4
9.3
11.0
36.83
29.35
18.70
16.89
16.2
4.4
9.3
11.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.72
18.48
8.7
6.6
19.72
18.48
8.7
6.6
–
–
–
–
17.73
16.97
18.01
2.9
3.8
5.2
17.73
16.97
18.01
2.9
3.8
5.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.11
2.9
17.11
2.9
–
–
25.51
22.72
15.8
17.3
28.26
–
12.5
–
–
–
–
–
29.04
10.34
11.08
10.33
14.04
13.23
29.00
30.91
33.04
58.12
22.75
48.63
58.14
8.6
6.7
6.5
4.3
4.2
22.9
3.7
2.7
4.2
12.1
17.2
21.4
13.4
29.74
10.48
11.23
10.30
14.36
13.31
29.98
30.97
33.05
58.12
26.48
49.58
58.14
8.9
7.0
6.5
4.3
3.5
24.4
4.9
2.5
4.3
12.1
12.2
21.7
13.4
$13.35
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.79
–
–
22.9%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
29.5
–
–
50.45
28.5
–
–
–
–
32.40
11.7
32.40
11.7
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
4-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Education, training, and library
occupations –Continued
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Preschool and kindergarten
teachers ....................................
Kindergarten teachers, except
special education .................
Elementary and middle school
teachers ....................................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Elementary school teachers,
except special education ......
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Middle school teachers, except
special and vocational
education ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Secondary school teachers .............
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Secondary school teachers,
except special and
vocational education ............
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Special education teachers .............
Level 9 ..............................
Special education teachers,
preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school ................
Level 9 ..............................
Other teachers and instructors ...........
$32.19
31.22
31.16
33.43
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
2.7%
2.5
2.9
4.5
Mean
$32.21
31.22
31.16
33.43
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
2.7%
2.5
2.9
4.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.91
3.9
34.56
2.9
–
–
34.97
2.6
34.97
2.6
–
–
31.82
30.96
30.94
32.62
3.4
2.0
3.9
5.4
31.81
30.96
30.94
32.61
3.4
2.0
3.9
5.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.83
31.71
30.94
32.12
4.2
2.3
5.1
5.7
31.82
31.71
30.94
32.11
4.3
2.3
5.1
5.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.80
30.20
30.95
35.46
32.81
32.61
29.93
34.26
4.2
2.6
1.9
5.5
2.3
2.4
2.1
2.5
31.80
30.20
30.95
35.46
32.81
32.61
29.93
34.26
4.2
2.6
1.9
5.5
2.3
2.4
2.1
2.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
32.59
31.33
29.93
34.47
31.14
33.22
2.6
1.7
2.1
2.2
5.8
12.2
32.59
31.33
29.93
34.47
31.14
33.22
2.6
1.7
2.1
2.2
5.8
12.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.64
34.91
21.25
6.4
11.0
10.0
31.64
34.91
27.52
6.4
11.0
8.5
–
–
$13.43
–
–
28.1%
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
4-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Education, training, and library
occupations –Continued
Other teachers and instructors
–Continued
Level 7 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
Library technicians ............................
Level 5 ..............................
Instructional coordinators ..................
Teacher assistants ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
$20.10
33.40
15.06
15.61
14.33
37.90
10.63
10.34
11.23
10.33
26.6%
1.7
21.2
9.8
4.4
12.3
4.2
6.7
6.5
4.3
–
–
–
$15.61
14.33
37.90
10.63
10.48
11.23
10.30
–
–
–
9.8%
4.4
12.3
4.3
7.0
6.5
4.3
–
–
$13.79
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
29.5%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations ..................
Not able to be leveled ........
24.06
25.68
8.5
17.4
24.19
–
9.0
–
–
–
–
–
23.49
13.12
17.33
20.64
20.24
28.16
26.73
48.32
25.81
25.68
26.93
25.22
30.16
5.5
3.1
4.4
7.5
13.0
5.5
4.1
8.7
3.2
1.5
3.2
4.3
16.7
23.55
13.10
17.32
20.76
20.24
28.57
26.82
48.34
25.95
25.68
27.32
25.27
30.28
5.7
3.2
4.4
7.4
13.1
6.2
4.0
8.9
3.4
1.5
4.5
4.3
16.9
21.32
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.63
–
–
–
–
5.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.7
–
–
–
–
21.97
6.2
21.97
6.2
–
–
22.35
6.1
22.35
6.1
–
–
13.11
3.5
13.11
3.5
–
–
16.64
17.45
6.0
7.1
16.72
17.54
6.0
7.0
–
–
–
–
10.84
7.3
10.84
7.3
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .....................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Level 11 .............................
Registered nurses ...............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
Therapists ..........................................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...................................
Radiologic technologists and
technicians ...............................
Health diagnosing and treating
practitioner support technicians ...
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses .........................
Level 5 ..............................
Healthcare support occupations .........
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
4-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Healthcare support occupations
–Continued
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home
health aides ..................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .................................
Level 3 ..............................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..................................
Level 2 ..............................
Protective service occupations ............
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
Level 9 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers, law
enforcement workers ...................
Level 7 ..............................
Level 8 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
correctional officers .................
First-line supervisors/managers of
police and detectives ................
Level 8 ..............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
fire fighting and prevention
workers ........................................
Level 7 ..............................
Fire fighters .......................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and
jailers ...........................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$9.36
9.30
12.58
10.0%
3.4
5.1
$9.36
9.28
12.58
10.0%
3.4
5.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.12
9.73
9.19
6.0
15.0
3.0
10.12
9.73
9.19
6.0
15.0
3.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.93
9.20
4.2
3.1
9.93
9.20
4.2
3.1
–
–
–
–
11.02
8.74
10.2
1.1
11.02
8.74
10.6
1.1
–
–
–
–
16.88
10.36
11.10
13.98
17.38
20.06
26.10
26.03
7.1
9.8
5.3
8.5
5.4
4.7
6.1
9.1
17.00
10.36
11.13
14.10
17.39
20.35
26.10
26.03
6.9
9.8
5.3
8.2
5.4
4.1
6.1
9.1
$11.49
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.3%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.63
22.18
26.08
5.0
7.7
6.1
24.63
22.18
26.08
5.0
7.7
6.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
21.07
7.9
21.07
7.9
–
–
25.73
26.08
7.3
6.1
25.73
26.08
7.3
6.1
–
–
–
–
20.25
17.83
11.84
11.05
13.71
10.2
10.4
6.0
7.5
4.2
20.25
17.83
11.84
11.05
13.71
10.2
10.4
6.0
7.5
4.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.40
11.83
13.02
9.2
5.4
10.9
14.43
11.87
13.02
9.2
5.7
10.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
4-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Protective service occupations
–Continued
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and
jailers –Continued
Level 6 ..............................
Correctional officers and jailers ....
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Police officers ....................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Security guards and gaming
surveillance officers .....................
Security guards ..............................
Miscellaneous protective service
workers ........................................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Cooks .................................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria .....
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Food preparation workers ..................
Fast food and counter workers ..........
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Combined food preparation and
serving workers, including fast
food ..........................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food
concession, and coffee shop ....
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
$17.91
14.25
11.83
13.02
17.77
15.82
18.83
19.85
17.77
15.82
18.83
19.85
3.1%
9.8
5.4
10.9
7.8
9.6
9.1
6.2
7.8
9.6
9.1
6.2
$17.91
14.27
11.87
13.02
18.13
16.30
18.86
20.54
18.13
16.30
18.86
20.54
3.1%
9.8
5.7
10.9
6.9
7.9
9.1
3.1
6.9
7.9
9.1
3.1
–
–
–
–
$11.35
–
–
–
11.35
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.9%
–
–
–
.9
–
–
–
11.60
11.60
4.4
4.4
11.60
11.60
4.4
4.4
–
–
–
–
11.59
4.2
11.40
2.0
–
–
11.43
8.86
9.44
11.20
11.09
8.57
13.10
11.09
8.57
13.10
11.75
10.34
10.34
10.21
8.9
1.7
3.2
8.3
10.5
5.5
3.9
10.5
5.5
3.9
7.1
8.8
12.4
10.3
11.57
–
9.54
11.20
11.18
8.47
13.10
11.18
8.47
13.10
–
10.43
–
9.85
9.4
–
3.2
9.1
11.3
5.3
3.9
11.3
5.3
3.9
–
9.3
–
11.0
9.51
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.89
8.7
9.50
10.0
–
–
10.65
10.7
–
–
–
–
Relative
error5
8.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
4-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ..............
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Building cleaning workers .................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids
and housekeeping cleaners ......
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Grounds maintenance workers ..........
Landscaping and groundskeeping
workers ....................................
Personal care and service
occupations .....................................
Level 2 ..............................
Recreation and fitness workers ..........
Recreation workers ........................
Office and administrative support
occupations .....................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Not able to be leveled ........
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support
workers ........................................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Financial clerks ..................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$10.70
8.75
9.69
11.32
14.27
9.98
8.60
9.77
11.36
6.9%
4.9
2.8
13.0
2.2
5.1
4.6
3.3
16.0
$10.80
9.45
9.74
11.32
14.27
10.01
–
9.76
11.35
7.6%
8.0
3.1
13.1
2.2
5.3
–
3.3
16.2
$8.59
–
–
–
–
9.00
–
–
–
10.1%
–
–
–
–
11.7
–
–
–
9.97
8.59
9.74
11.36
11.91
5.0
4.7
3.2
16.0
7.0
9.99
–
9.73
11.35
13.05
5.3
–
3.2
16.2
10.1
9.00
–
–
–
–
13.50
7.1
13.50
7.1
10.17
8.29
14.76
14.76
9.8
2.8
10.0
10.0
11.05
–
–
–
14.1
–
–
–
7.83
7.99
–
–
3.3
3.3
–
–
14.30
10.03
11.75
13.17
15.85
19.13
19.98
15.70
5.7
4.7
4.3
4.8
6.1
3.8
1.1
9.4
14.49
10.71
11.88
13.20
15.86
19.11
19.98
15.89
5.4
3.2
4.2
4.7
6.3
3.9
1.1
9.6
11.17
8.71
9.28
12.63
–
–
–
–
12.8
2.8
16.4
9.6
–
–
–
–
17.32
12.54
19.44
19.88
14.62
12.54
16.31
18.81
10.6
3.7
9.3
1.7
8.9
5.7
6.5
3.1
17.32
12.54
19.44
19.88
14.61
12.53
16.31
18.74
10.6
3.7
9.3
1.7
8.9
5.8
6.5
3.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
4-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Mean
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks .........................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Court, municipal, and license clerks ..
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Eligibility interviewers, government
programs ......................................
Level 5 ..............................
Receptionists and information clerks
Level 2 ..............................
Dispatchers ........................................
Level 3 ..............................
Police, fire, and ambulance
dispatchers ...............................
Level 3 ..............................
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Level 7 ..............................
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants ..........
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Office clerks, general .........................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Construction and extraction
occupations .....................................
Level 2 ..............................
$15.14
13.24
16.27
14.10
13.07
16.44
Full-time workers
Relative
error5
9.1%
6.8
6.7
5.1
6.5
9.6
Mean
$15.15
13.25
16.27
14.26
13.22
16.44
Relative
error5
9.2%
6.9
6.7
4.8
6.6
9.6
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.38
15.14
14.15
11.59
12.33
10.69
9.1
7.7
13.8
3.7
13.8
14.4
17.38
15.14
14.22
11.71
13.77
11.65
9.1
7.7
13.9
3.2
9.5
10.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.22
10.51
15.0
15.9
13.84
–
10.3
–
–
–
–
–
14.45
11.96
12.35
17.89
17.79
20.36
7.9
4.4
3.8
11.6
2.6
3.3
14.67
12.00
12.49
18.36
17.79
20.36
7.3
4.3
3.5
13.2
2.6
3.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.29
14.32
16.12
17.89
2.7
2.3
6.1
2.8
17.51
14.32
16.36
17.89
3.1
2.3
8.7
2.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.09
12.01
11.61
12.96
9.62
13.19
13.48
15.52
9.3
4.3
6.3
6.1
5.3
11.8
7.1
2.1
13.38
12.05
11.72
12.94
–
13.19
13.35
15.52
8.7
4.3
6.2
6.4
–
11.8
7.8
2.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.26
12.15
4.9
4.2
16.26
12.15
4.9
4.2
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
4-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Construction and extraction
occupations –Continued
Level 3 ..............................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
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 .....................................
Level 4 ..............................
Level 5 ..............................
Level 6 ..............................
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance workers
Maintenance and repair workers,
general .....................................
Line installers and repairers ...............
Electrical power-line installers and
repairers ...................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$11.61
14.18
17.34
21.03
2.7%
4.6
8.9
15.2
$11.61
14.18
17.34
21.03
2.7%
4.6
8.9
15.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
21.64
12.31
15.67
14.3
6.2
8.7
21.64
12.31
15.67
14.3
6.2
8.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.93
9.6
15.93
9.6
–
–
14.00
15.2
14.00
15.2
–
–
14.00
12.97
15.2
7.8
14.00
12.97
15.2
7.8
–
–
–
–
18.71
13.15
18.84
20.30
6.1
10.4
5.5
9.5
19.14
14.59
18.84
20.30
7.7
8.7
5.5
9.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.64
9.2
18.93
4.9
–
–
17.75
25.84
9.5
16.7
19.08
25.84
5.0
16.7
–
–
–
–
27.42
19.4
27.42
19.4
–
–
Production occupations .......................
Level 5 ..............................
Water and liquid waste treatment
plant and system operators ..........
Level 5 ..............................
16.83
17.86
7.8
6.5
16.87
18.23
8.1
4.9
–
–
–
–
17.90
17.86
5.3
6.5
18.21
18.23
4.2
4.9
–
–
–
–
Transportation and material moving
occupations .....................................
Level 1 ..............................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
13.38
9.70
10.48
14.82
9.3
5.4
17.1
7.3
13.42
–
10.16
14.66
9.1
–
18.5
8.1
$13.08
–
12.24
15.87
12.5%
–
17.3
11.2
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
4-9
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 4
State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for
full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Transportation and material moving
occupations –Continued
Level 4 ..............................
Bus drivers .........................................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Bus drivers, school ........................
Level 2 ..............................
Level 3 ..............................
Driver/sales workers and truck
drivers ..........................................
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer ............................
Laborers and material movers, hand
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand .............
Refuse and recyclable material
collectors ......................................
Full-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
$15.79
14.58
15.35
13.98
14.60
15.73
13.98
2.4%
6.4
12.8
6.0
6.5
13.2
6.0
$15.54
14.19
–
13.53
14.19
–
13.53
15.48
3.7
15.48
15.04
9.16
4.3
17.1
9.16
12.24
Mean
Relative
error5
–
$16.44
–
16.30
16.63
–
16.30
–
5.7%
–
10.4
6.5
–
10.4
3.7
–
–
15.04
–
4.3
–
–
–
–
–
17.1
–
–
–
–
9.6
–
–
–
–
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the
minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated
based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts,
and physical environment. For more information, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
2.0%
6.6
–
5.7
6.6
–
5.7
of Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
4 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
4-10
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Mean
All workers ...............................................
$18.05
Management occupations ...................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Group IV ............................
General and operations managers ......
Group III ............................
Marketing and sales managers ...........
Group III ............................
Marketing managers ......................
Computer and information systems
managers ......................................
Group III ............................
Financial managers ............................
Group III ............................
Human resources managers ...............
Group III ............................
Industrial production managers .........
Group III ............................
Transportation, storage, and
distribution managers ..................
Construction managers ......................
Group III ............................
Education administrators ...................
Group III ............................
Education administrators,
elementary and secondary
school .......................................
Group III ............................
Education administrators,
postsecondary ..........................
Group III ............................
Engineering managers .......................
Group III ............................
Medical and health services
managers ......................................
Group III ............................
Property, real estate, and community
association managers ...................
41.30
20.62
39.72
83.42
40.60
40.02
35.12
37.73
38.92
5.4
7.3
3.9
7.1
8.3
13.9
14.6
11.0
10.7
41.30
–
–
–
40.60
40.02
35.12
–
38.92
47.26
43.22
40.39
42.03
43.14
41.38
44.20
44.90
7.1
4.4
14.0
12.5
14.1
11.9
3.2
7.0
38.71
34.42
38.29
33.09
35.94
Business and financial operations
occupations .....................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Relative
error5
3.1%
Mean
$18.93
Relative
error5
3.3%
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
$10.74
3.5%
5.5
–
–
–
8.3
13.9
14.6
–
10.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
47.26
43.22
40.65
42.03
43.35
–
44.20
44.90
7.1
4.4
14.1
12.5
14.5
–
3.2
7.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.0
3.1
8.0
9.7
3.4
38.71
34.42
38.29
34.10
–
17.0
3.1
8.0
7.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
41.36
39.47
7.0
5.8
41.36
39.47
7.0
5.8
–
–
–
–
31.55
32.22
60.48
43.04
7.8
6.2
8.9
8.2
31.55
32.22
60.48
43.04
7.8
6.2
8.9
8.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
38.16
42.22
17.2
12.8
38.14
42.30
17.9
13.3
–
–
–
–
40.41
14.7
40.41
14.7
–
–
27.68
21.42
33.01
3.2
3.6
4.1
27.69
–
–
3.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Business and financial operations
occupations –Continued
Buyers and purchasing agents ...........
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Purchasing agents, except
wholesale, retail, and farm
products ...................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Claims adjusters, appraisers,
examiners, and investigators .......
Group II .............................
Claims adjusters, examiners, and
investigators .............................
Group II .............................
Cost estimators ..................................
Group II .............................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ......................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Employment, recruitment, and
placement specialists ...............
Group II .............................
Training and development
specialists .................................
Group II .............................
Management analysts ........................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Accountants and auditors ..................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Budget analysts ..................................
Credit analysts ...................................
Financial analysts and advisors .........
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Financial analysts ..........................
Group III ............................
Insurance underwriters ..................
Loan counselors and officers .............
Group II .............................
Civilian workers
Mean
$27.13
24.21
27.25
Relative
error5
7.0%
5.6
6.5
Full-time workers
Mean
$27.13
–
–
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
7.0%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25.63
22.33
27.26
4.5
3.3
6.6
25.63
22.33
27.26
4.5
3.3
6.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.51
26.37
10.8
9.3
30.77
–
11.2
–
–
–
–
–
31.29
26.96
24.20
20.60
11.2
9.8
13.8
9.6
31.63
27.47
24.20
20.60
11.5
9.2
13.8
9.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.82
21.46
29.70
5.9
5.8
4.3
23.82
–
–
5.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.03
20.10
9.1
4.2
23.03
20.10
9.1
4.2
–
–
–
–
21.97
19.68
35.90
25.24
38.25
24.05
19.17
33.24
32.19
32.72
27.80
18.73
33.65
28.75
29.98
27.82
29.59
17.52
6.5
3.1
9.2
10.7
16.3
9.3
6.6
8.9
12.8
21.8
11.6
21.3
9.7
7.4
7.5
5.0
14.1
8.7
21.97
19.68
35.90
25.24
38.25
24.05
19.17
33.24
32.19
32.72
27.80
–
–
28.75
29.98
27.82
29.59
–
6.5
3.1
9.2
10.7
16.3
9.3
6.6
8.9
12.8
21.8
11.6
–
–
7.4
7.5
5.0
14.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Business and financial operations
occupations –Continued
Loan counselors and officers
–Continued
Group III ............................
Loan officers ..................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .....................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Computer programmers .....................
Group III ............................
Computer software engineers ............
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Computer software engineers,
applications ..............................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Computer software engineers,
systems software ......................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Computer support specialists .............
Group II .............................
Computer systems analysts ................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Database administrators .....................
Network and computer systems
administrators ..............................
Group III ............................
Network systems and data
communications analysts .............
Group III ............................
Architecture and engineering
occupations .....................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Engineers ...........................................
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$36.58
32.35
20.03
36.58
17.8%
14.6
7.1
17.8
–
$32.35
20.03
36.58
–
14.6%
7.1
17.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
32.52
24.86
39.30
31.59
38.47
40.37
32.24
43.66
3.7
6.0
5.5
7.4
2.8
4.4
3.8
6.4
32.47
–
–
31.49
38.44
40.46
–
–
3.7
–
–
7.4
2.9
4.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
37.72
31.79
41.06
6.2
4.1
8.6
37.85
31.95
41.06
6.2
4.0
8.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
47.56
33.96
52.62
20.51
18.28
31.92
23.21
41.56
38.17
5.2
10.0
2.8
10.4
10.4
4.4
5.0
8.6
19.5
47.57
33.96
52.80
20.51
18.28
31.74
23.21
41.32
38.17
5.2
10.0
3.1
10.4
10.4
4.4
5.0
8.7
19.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.01
33.75
5.5
4.5
31.01
33.75
5.5
4.5
–
–
–
–
32.65
34.23
12.5
14.4
32.65
34.23
12.5
14.4
–
–
–
–
35.45
26.11
39.44
42.30
7.3
2.9
6.8
7.6
35.64
–
–
42.30
7.2
–
–
7.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Architecture and engineering
occupations –Continued
Engineers –Continued
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Aerospace engineers ......................
Civil engineers ...............................
Electrical and electronics
engineers ..................................
Group III ............................
Industrial engineers, including
health and safety ......................
Group III ............................
Industrial engineers ...................
Group III ............................
Mechanical engineers ....................
Group III ............................
Drafters ..............................................
Group II .............................
Engineering technicians, except
drafters .........................................
Group II .............................
Electrical and electronic
engineering technicians ...........
Group II .............................
Life, physical, and social science
occupations .....................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Physical scientists ..............................
Group II .............................
Chemists and materials scientists ..
Chemists ....................................
Psychologists .....................................
Group III ............................
Clinical, counseling, and school
psychologists ...........................
Miscellaneous life, physical, and
social science technicians ............
Community and social services
occupations .....................................
Group II .............................
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$31.15
39.57
55.40
30.21
4.9%
7.0
10.6
5.4
–
–
$55.40
30.21
–
–
10.6%
5.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
45.87
46.12
18.1
19.6
45.87
–
18.1
–
–
–
–
–
42.06
34.64
31.52
30.80
35.66
35.82
22.96
22.69
15.7
11.8
6.2
7.3
7.7
8.1
6.1
6.4
42.06
–
31.52
30.80
35.66
35.82
22.96
–
15.7
–
6.2
7.3
7.7
8.1
6.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
26.20
26.18
5.3
4.4
26.72
–
5.0
–
–
–
–
–
29.18
29.18
4.6
4.6
29.18
29.18
4.6
4.6
–
–
–
–
32.53
18.33
49.27
34.94
20.95
28.00
28.00
31.65
43.11
16.9
5.1
24.0
13.3
5.2
11.9
11.9
27.8
10.8
32.15
–
–
34.94
–
28.00
28.00
–
–
17.8
–
–
13.3
–
11.9
11.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.18
29.6
–
–
–
–
24.66
28.3
24.70
28.3
–
–
18.88
16.21
5.3
3.3
19.02
–
5.4
–
$16.38
–
5.6%
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Community and social services
occupations –Continued
Group III ............................
Counselors .........................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Educational, vocational, and
school counselors .....................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Rehabilitation counselors ..............
Social workers ...................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Child, family, and school social
workers ....................................
Group II .............................
Medical and public health social
workers ....................................
Mental health and substance abuse
social workers ..........................
Miscellaneous community and social
service specialists ........................
Group II .............................
Probation officers and correctional
treatment specialists .................
Group II .............................
Social and human service
assistants ..................................
Group II .............................
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$24.70
21.44
14.47
25.61
8.3%
11.8
7.6
12.9
–
$21.62
–
–
–
12.3%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
26.37
14.25
34.48
21.93
17.89
16.38
23.08
20.8
7.4
16.1
9.5
5.3
4.7
1.2
26.46
14.21
34.48
21.93
17.89
–
–
21.0
7.5
16.1
9.5
5.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.37
17.00
9.1
6.5
18.37
17.00
9.1
6.5
–
–
–
–
16.93
8.9
16.93
8.9
–
–
17.75
12.0
–
–
–
–
16.87
16.78
3.1
3.4
17.16
–
3.2
–
–
–
–
–
17.10
17.10
2.9
2.9
17.10
17.10
2.9
2.9
–
–
–
–
16.42
16.42
12.1
12.1
16.45
16.45
12.1
12.1
–
–
–
–
Legal occupations ................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Lawyers .............................................
Group III ............................
Paralegals and legal assistants ...........
Group II .............................
35.29
21.73
44.54
45.78
44.71
22.03
22.03
8.9
10.5
9.6
11.4
9.6
10.8
10.8
36.62
–
–
48.70
44.88
21.75
21.75
9.3
–
–
6.9
9.4
11.9
11.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Education, training, and library
occupations .....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
28.46
10.62
26.44
36.73
7.8
3.9
5.6
7.6
29.12
–
–
–
8.0
–
–
–
$13.41
–
–
–
20.5%
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Education, training, and library
occupations –Continued
Postsecondary teachers ......................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Math and computer teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Group III ............................
Mathematical science teachers,
postsecondary ......................
Group III ............................
Life sciences teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Arts, communications, and
humanities teachers,
postsecondary ..........................
Group III ............................
Miscellaneous postsecondary
teachers ....................................
Group III ............................
Vocational education teachers,
postsecondary ......................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Preschool and kindergarten
teachers ....................................
Group II .............................
Preschool teachers, except
special education .................
Group II .............................
Kindergarten teachers, except
special education .................
Elementary and middle school
teachers ....................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Elementary school teachers,
except special education ......
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$43.32
23.38
45.51
19.1%
17.0
20.6
$43.94
–
–
19.4%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
38.07
38.14
5.4
5.4
38.30
–
5.4
–
–
–
–
–
38.57
38.64
5.5
5.6
38.64
38.64
5.6
5.6
–
–
–
–
50.45
28.5
–
–
–
–
30.51
35.70
14.7
2.6
34.52
–
2.9
–
–
–
–
–
26.61
26.51
15.8
20.8
26.62
–
15.8
–
–
–
–
–
19.39
23.6
19.40
23.7
–
–
30.95
28.96
33.20
3.2
3.4
4.4
31.05
–
–
3.1
–
–
$15.46
–
–
15.6%
–
–
27.95
22.94
11.3
15.4
28.68
–
11.4
–
–
–
–
–
18.62
18.62
15.1
15.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
32.35
6.2
32.35
6.2
–
–
30.88
29.10
32.52
3.4
5.3
5.0
30.91
–
–
3.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.93
29.13
32.07
3.5
4.9
5.1
30.98
29.27
32.06
3.6
4.9
5.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Education, training, and library
occupations –Continued
Middle school teachers, except
special and vocational
education ..............................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Secondary school teachers .............
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Secondary school teachers,
except special and
vocational education ............
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Special education teachers .............
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Special education teachers,
preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school ................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Other teachers and instructors ...........
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Librarians
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Library technicians ............................
Group II .............................
Instructional coordinators ..................
Teacher assistants ..............................
Group I ...............................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations ..................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Designers ...........................................
Group II .............................
Graphic designers ..........................
Group II .............................
Civilian workers
Mean
$30.75
29.06
35.46
31.44
29.14
34.26
Relative
error5
5.3%
6.5
5.5
3.5
1.6
2.5
Full-time workers
Mean
$30.75
29.06
35.46
31.56
–
–
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
5.3%
6.5
5.5
3.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.12
27.96
34.47
31.14
30.42
33.22
4.5
2.5
2.2
5.8
4.9
12.2
31.25
28.20
34.47
31.14
–
–
4.3
2.2
2.2
5.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.64
30.34
34.91
21.89
19.59
33.95
6.4
6.7
11.0
9.3
22.4
2.9
31.64
30.34
34.91
28.20
–
–
6.4
6.7
11.0
7.6
–
–
–
–
–
$13.45
–
–
–
–
–
28.0%
–
–
12.81
31.64
15.61
16.02
37.65
10.76
10.64
14.0
4.6
9.8
8.9
12.3
4.3
3.9
12.85
31.64
15.61
16.02
37.65
10.76
10.64
14.2
4.6
9.8
8.9
12.3
4.5
4.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.73
20.05
35.18
20.15
19.41
18.04
16.92
5.0
5.9
12.1
16.2
15.8
14.2
11.7
21.11
–
–
20.15
–
18.04
16.92
4.6
–
–
16.2
–
14.2
11.7
12.89
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations
–Continued
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and
related workers ............................
Coaches and scouts ........................
Writers and editors ............................
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Dietitians and nutritionists .................
Group II .............................
Pharmacists ........................................
Group III ............................
Physicians and surgeons ....................
Group III ............................
Registered nurses ...............................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Therapists ..........................................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Physical therapists .........................
Respiratory therapists ....................
Group II .............................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ...................................
Group II .............................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technologists ............................
Group II .............................
Medical and clinical laboratory
technicians ...............................
Group II .............................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ...................................
Group II .............................
Radiologic technologists and
technicians ...............................
Group II .............................
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
$18.38
18.92
27.82
13.7%
15.5
2.9
–
–
$27.82
26.76
14.57
23.01
39.75
23.64
21.80
53.40
53.40
120.35
127.91
29.42
27.16
32.08
26.32
23.20
34.57
32.85
23.78
23.78
5.0
4.2
2.5
9.4
6.6
9.8
2.5
2.5
22.6
29.9
4.9
4.7
7.9
12.7
11.5
5.3
4.4
5.4
5.4
26.98
–
–
–
23.44
–
54.60
54.60
120.35
–
29.12
26.84
31.45
25.90
–
–
32.33
23.85
23.85
22.35
23.35
4.6
5.7
24.54
25.22
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.8
–
–
–
8.2
–
1.5
1.5
22.6
–
4.6
6.0
7.0
12.5
–
–
5.7
5.3
5.3
$25.25
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.09
28.41
38.48
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.9%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.2
2.6
15.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
22.36
–
4.9
–
–
–
–
–
4.6
5.6
24.48
25.16
4.7
5.7
–
–
–
–
19.93
19.29
7.2
5.3
19.94
–
7.6
–
–
–
–
–
23.58
23.93
6.7
5.2
23.51
–
6.8
–
–
–
–
–
23.73
23.73
5.4
5.4
23.86
23.86
5.5
5.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.9%
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations –Continued
Health diagnosing and treating
practitioner support technicians ...
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Pharmacy technicians ....................
Group I ...............................
Surgical technologists ....................
Group II .............................
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses .........................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Medical records and health
information technicians ...............
Group I ...............................
Occupational health and safety
specialists and technicians ...........
Occupational health and safety
specialists .................................
Healthcare support occupations .........
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home
health aides ..................................
Group I ...............................
Home health aides .........................
Group I ...............................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .................................
Group I ...............................
Psychiatric aides ............................
Group I ...............................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Medical assistants ..........................
Group I ...............................
Medical equipment preparers ........
Group I ...............................
Medical transcriptionists ...............
Civilian workers
Mean
$15.00
13.90
17.34
13.72
13.60
17.91
20.74
Relative
error5
4.8%
4.5
8.2
7.0
9.4
7.3
9.9
Full-time workers
Mean
$15.30
–
–
14.63
14.59
17.90
20.74
Relative
error5
4.7%
–
–
7.8
8.9
8.0
9.9
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
$13.08
–
–
11.92
–
–
–
11.2%
–
–
10.9
–
–
–
17.15
15.74
17.93
2.9
5.2
2.8
17.21
14.64
18.07
3.3
3.8
2.8
16.92
–
16.23
2.1
–
3.2
13.78
11.28
12.4
9.4
13.86
11.28
12.7
9.4
–
–
–
–
32.01
9.1
32.01
9.1
–
–
33.07
9.8
33.07
9.8
–
–
11.02
10.43
18.11
3.0
2.6
7.8
11.34
–
–
2.8
–
–
9.87
–
–
4.3
–
–
9.85
9.85
9.57
9.57
2.3
2.3
9.2
9.2
9.93
–
9.82
9.82
2.8
–
11.2
11.2
9.57
–
–
–
2.9
–
–
–
9.85
9.85
10.29
10.29
2.0
2.0
12.1
12.1
9.91
9.91
–
–
2.5
2.5
–
–
9.65
9.65
–
–
2.8
2.8
–
–
12.46
11.60
16.44
12.50
11.08
13.26
13.26
13.54
5.0
4.9
4.1
7.0
6.8
3.2
3.2
7.9
13.06
–
–
12.91
11.43
13.26
13.26
13.34
3.9
–
–
6.8
6.1
3.2
3.2
8.7
9.94
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-9
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Healthcare support occupations
–Continued
Pharmacy aides ..............................
Group I ...............................
Veterinary assistants and
laboratory animal caretakers ....
Protective service occupations ............
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
First-line supervisors/managers, law
enforcement workers ...................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
correctional officers .................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
police and detectives ................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
fire fighting and prevention
workers ........................................
Group II .............................
Fire fighters .......................................
Group II .............................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and
jailers ...........................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Correctional officers and jailers ....
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Police officers ....................................
Group II .............................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers
Group II .............................
Security guards and gaming
surveillance officers .....................
Group I ...............................
Security guards ..............................
Group I ...............................
Miscellaneous protective service
workers ........................................
Civilian workers
Mean
$9.86
9.86
Relative
error5
5.1%
5.1
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.01
22.0
–
–
–
–
14.03
10.53
17.25
26.02
7.8
5.1
5.7
7.0
$14.31
–
–
–
8.1%
–
–
–
$11.01
–
–
–
8.6%
–
–
–
20.78
20.02
10.4
11.5
20.78
–
10.4
–
–
–
–
–
15.65
15.65
11.5
11.5
15.65
15.65
11.5
11.5
–
–
–
–
25.73
25.71
7.3
5.2
25.73
25.71
7.3
5.2
–
–
–
–
21.28
19.21
11.87
12.67
10.9
11.5
6.0
4.1
21.28
19.21
11.87
12.67
10.9
11.5
6.0
4.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.25
10.32
15.36
12.15
10.30
15.17
17.89
18.02
17.89
18.02
11.6
4.3
8.6
11.1
4.3
9.2
8.2
7.2
8.2
7.2
12.26
–
–
12.15
10.30
15.18
18.25
–
18.25
18.39
11.6
–
–
11.2
4.3
9.2
7.4
–
7.4
6.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.06
–
13.06
13.18
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.5
–
12.5
12.4
10.69
10.55
10.57
10.42
7.9
7.8
8.1
8.0
10.69
–
10.54
10.48
8.5
–
8.8
8.8
10.69
–
10.69
10.20
8.5
–
8.5
8.0
11.08
4.0
11.36
1.7
10.25
14.8
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-10
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Protective service occupations
–Continued
Miscellaneous protective service
workers –Continued
Group I ...............................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers, food
preparation and serving workers
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
food preparation and serving
workers ....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Cooks .................................................
Group I ...............................
Cooks, fast food .............................
Group I ...............................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria .....
Group I ...............................
Cooks, restaurant ...........................
Group I ...............................
Cooks, short order .........................
Group I ...............................
Food preparation workers ..................
Group I ...............................
Food service, tipped ...........................
Group I ...............................
Bartenders ......................................
Group I ...............................
Waiters and waitresses ..................
Group I ...............................
Dining room and cafeteria
attendants and bartender
helpers ......................................
Group I ...............................
Fast food and counter workers ..........
Group I ...............................
Civilian workers
Mean
$10.26
Relative
error5
5.6%
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
5.2%
–
–
$6.63
–
–
3.3%
–
–
–
–
–
7.98
7.55
15.19
3.5
3.0
10.2
$8.82
–
–
13.34
9.86
15.37
12.2
6.0
10.6
13.38
–
–
12.4
–
–
–
–
–
12.98
9.86
15.51
9.56
9.39
7.84
7.84
9.99
9.78
10.80
10.57
7.95
7.95
9.33
9.33
5.31
5.31
7.58
7.58
4.60
4.60
13.2
6.0
12.9
3.3
3.1
2.1
2.1
4.1
3.2
7.0
7.2
5.2
5.2
8.7
8.7
11.2
11.2
17.7
17.7
19.5
19.5
13.02
9.83
15.51
9.89
–
7.94
7.94
10.13
9.91
11.24
10.95
–
–
11.50
11.50
5.87
–
–
–
4.74
4.74
13.5
6.2
12.9
3.2
–
2.3
2.3
5.1
4.5
7.0
8.0
–
–
6.9
6.9
11.4
–
–
–
22.0
22.0
–
–
–
8.12
–
7.71
7.71
8.25
8.25
9.26
9.18
–
–
8.06
8.06
4.43
–
4.60
4.60
4.40
4.40
–
–
–
4.0
–
3.6
3.6
4.8
4.8
5.1
4.9
–
–
3.2
3.2
12.7
–
9.7
9.7
16.7
16.7
8.04
8.04
8.16
8.13
13.1
13.1
1.7
1.7
9.10
9.10
8.87
–
3.2
3.2
2.4
–
–
–
7.63
–
–
–
1.6
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-11
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Food preparation and serving related
occupations –Continued
Combined food preparation and
serving workers, including fast
food ..........................................
Group I ...............................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food
concession, and coffee shop ....
Group I ...............................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ...............
Group I ...............................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant,
lounge, and coffee shop ...............
Group I ...............................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ..............
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers,
building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance workers ............
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
housekeeping and janitorial
workers ....................................
Building cleaning workers .................
Group I ...............................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids
and housekeeping cleaners ......
Group I ...............................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
Group I ...............................
Grounds maintenance workers ..........
Group I ...............................
Landscaping and groundskeeping
workers ....................................
Group I ...............................
Personal care and service
occupations .....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Civilian workers
Mean
$7.99
7.99
Relative
error5
1.4%
1.4
Full-time workers
Mean
$8.59
8.59
8.86
8.73
5.91
5.91
8.6
8.8
23.2
23.2
10.27
10.14
–
–
8.15
8.15
5.8
5.8
10.29
9.85
18.25
Relative
error5
2.2%
2.2
Part-time workers
Mean
$7.50
7.50
Relative
error5
1.1%
1.1
9.9
10.0
–
–
–
–
5.70
5.70
–
–
14.8
14.8
–
–
–
–
7.93
7.93
7.4
7.4
2.2
1.7
9.4
10.60
–
–
2.4
–
–
8.36
–
–
2.8
–
–
15.81
18.15
3.9
10.5
15.81
–
3.9
–
–
–
15.61
9.73
9.69
4.5
1.8
1.8
15.61
9.98
–
4.5
2.1
–
–
8.38
–
–
3.0
–
10.25
10.20
8.94
8.94
10.50
10.33
3.9
3.9
2.0
2.0
8.3
8.3
10.64
10.59
9.06
9.06
10.80
–
4.5
4.5
2.2
2.2
9.8
–
8.53
8.52
–
–
–
–
4.0
4.1
–
–
–
–
10.42
10.43
9.5
9.7
10.57
10.59
10.2
10.4
9.08
8.04
18.60
5.0
5.3
3.9
9.22
–
–
6.1
–
–
–
–
8.52
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.9
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-12
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Personal care and service
occupations –Continued
First-line supervisors/managers of
gaming workers ...........................
Gaming supervisors .......................
Gaming services workers ..................
Group I ...............................
Gaming dealers ..............................
Group I ...............................
Miscellaneous entertainment
attendants and related workers ....
Group I ...............................
Amusement and recreation
attendants .................................
Group I ...............................
Transportation attendants ..................
Child care workers .............................
Group I ...............................
Personal and home care aides ............
Group I ...............................
Recreation and fitness workers ..........
Group I ...............................
Recreation workers ........................
Sales and related occupations .............
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers ........................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
retail sales workers ..................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
non-retail sales workers ...........
Retail sales workers ...........................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Cashiers, all workers .....................
Group I ...............................
Cashiers .....................................
Civilian workers
Mean
$15.62
19.43
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
Relative
error5
2.1%
1.6
.1
.1
.1
.1
Full-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
$15.62
19.43
6.75
–
6.75
6.75
2.1%
1.6
.1
–
.1
.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$7.60
–
1.9%
–
8.16
8.16
5.0
5.0
–
–
8.16
8.16
26.16
7.78
7.72
9.40
9.40
10.80
9.07
10.55
5.0
5.0
20.0
1.2
1.3
3.7
3.7
24.2
19.4
26.2
–
–
–
–
–
9.52
9.52
13.17
–
13.10
–
–
–
–
–
4.2
4.2
17.8
–
19.4
7.60
7.60
–
7.83
7.63
–
–
7.99
–
–
1.9
1.9
–
2.8
.8
–
–
15.6
–
–
15.66
10.68
24.47
58.41
6.3
2.7
6.3
20.9
17.64
–
–
–
7.6
–
–
–
8.73
–
–
–
2.3
–
–
–
17.92
11.51
18.94
7.8
6.6
5.8
17.92
–
–
7.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.95
11.51
18.32
8.6
6.6
6.3
16.95
11.51
18.32
8.6
6.6
6.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
25.32
10.69
10.34
17.04
9.60
9.35
9.07
16.7
1.5
2.7
11.3
4.6
6.3
1.9
25.32
11.73
–
–
10.38
–
9.64
16.7
2.8
–
–
6.5
–
3.4
–
8.50
–
–
8.29
–
8.29
–
1.6
–
–
1.7
–
1.7
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-13
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Sales and related occupations
–Continued
Cashiers –Continued
Group I ...............................
Counter and rental clerks and parts
salespersons .............................
Group I ...............................
Counter and rental clerks ...........
Group I ...............................
Parts salespersons ......................
Group I ...............................
Retail salespersons .........................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Insurance sales agents ........................
Group II .............................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ..............................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, technical
and scientific products .............
Group II .............................
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific
products ...................................
Group II .............................
Miscellaneous sales and related
workers ........................................
Group I ...............................
Office and administrative support
occupations .....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support
workers ........................................
Group II .............................
Switchboard operators, including
answering service ........................
Group I ...............................
Civilian workers
Mean
$8.65
Relative
error5
2.9%
Full-time workers
Mean
$9.01
Relative
error5
5.4%
Part-time workers
Mean
$8.24
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.79
8.80
–
–
–
Relative
error5
1.9%
12.85
12.94
10.15
10.15
13.64
13.99
11.36
10.88
19.89
27.09
25.07
12.9
10.2
9.6
9.6
16.2
13.4
3.3
3.0
11.8
18.0
7.4
13.34
–
–
–
13.95
14.40
12.57
12.15
19.89
27.78
26.36
14.3
–
–
–
17.3
14.2
5.6
6.7
11.8
18.3
5.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.6
3.2
–
–
–
27.56
25.73
49.56
7.3
7.8
3.5
27.61
–
–
7.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.97
26.21
15.0
5.8
30.94
26.09
15.2
5.5
–
–
–
–
25.83
25.41
8.2
13.1
25.93
25.41
8.4
13.1
–
–
–
–
12.94
9.34
20.7
8.2
15.97
–
22.6
–
9.44
–
12.5
–
14.23
12.45
18.68
1.4
1.7
1.2
14.55
–
–
1.5
–
–
10.58
–
–
2.3
–
–
19.16
19.38
4.0
4.2
19.16
19.38
4.0
4.2
–
–
–
–
11.36
11.36
15.1
15.1
11.42
11.42
15.5
15.5
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-14
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Financial clerks ..................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Bill and account collectors ............
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Billing and posting clerks and
machine operators ....................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks .........................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks .....
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Procurement clerks ........................
Tellers ............................................
Group I ...............................
Court, municipal, and license clerks ..
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Customer service representatives ......
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Eligibility interviewers, government
programs ......................................
Group II .............................
File clerks ..........................................
Group I ...............................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ..
Group I ...............................
Interviewers, except eligibility and
loan ..............................................
Group I ...............................
Loan interviewers and clerks .............
Group I ...............................
New accounts clerks ..........................
Order clerks .......................................
Group I ...............................
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$14.03
12.43
17.42
11.69
10.86
14.44
3.4%
4.3
2.9
10.1
13.9
14.1
$14.15
–
–
11.75
10.92
14.45
3.6%
–
–
10.4
14.3
14.1
$11.11
–
–
–
–
–
6.5%
–
–
–
–
–
13.42
12.59
16.84
4.2
3.8
3.7
13.73
12.89
17.05
4.6
4.9
3.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.80
14.01
18.09
16.84
14.82
18.02
13.43
11.63
11.57
14.10
13.12
16.44
14.72
13.15
19.85
3.3
3.0
3.5
3.0
4.1
4.4
12.8
2.6
3.0
5.1
5.8
9.6
5.7
3.4
8.5
15.91
14.11
18.21
17.00
14.82
18.47
13.43
11.73
11.66
14.26
13.26
16.44
14.79
13.13
20.33
3.3
3.0
3.4
3.2
4.1
1.9
12.8
2.9
3.3
4.8
5.7
9.6
5.8
3.4
7.0
11.99
10.43
–
–
–
–
–
10.64
10.64
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.8
5.5
–
–
–
–
–
7.2
7.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.38
17.42
17.29
12.37
9.33
9.33
9.1
9.4
25.7
8.8
6.4
6.4
17.38
17.42
17.86
12.83
–
–
9.1
9.4
25.3
9.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.42
12.42
15.03
12.48
12.82
12.96
12.93
11.5
11.5
8.6
13.9
5.3
8.3
10.5
14.13
14.13
15.44
13.07
12.82
13.10
13.01
9.7
9.7
7.0
11.6
5.3
8.4
10.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-15
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Human resources assistants, except
payroll and timekeeping ..............
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Receptionists and information clerks
Group I ...............................
Couriers and messengers ...................
Group I ...............................
Dispatchers ........................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Police, fire, and ambulance
dispatchers ...............................
Group I ...............................
Dispatchers, except police, fire,
and ambulance .........................
Group I ...............................
Meter readers, utilities .......................
Group I ...............................
Production, planning, and expediting
clerks ............................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Stock clerks and order fillers .............
Group I ...............................
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants ..........
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Legal secretaries ............................
Group II .............................
Medical secretaries ........................
Group I ...............................
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
$14.56
13.23
16.39
12.04
11.97
10.70
10.70
14.29
13.45
19.44
5.4%
4.1
1.3
5.9
6.1
9.2
9.2
9.0
9.4
10.2
$14.56
13.23
16.39
12.58
12.52
–
–
15.11
–
–
Relative
error5
5.4%
4.1
1.3
6.3
6.6
–
–
6.2
–
–
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
$9.06
9.06
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.5%
4.5
–
–
–
–
–
12.22
11.56
15.0
14.1
13.84
13.03
10.3
9.1
–
–
–
–
15.72
14.95
16.33
15.33
5.7
6.9
8.1
10.5
15.72
14.95
16.84
15.88
5.7
6.9
7.0
9.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.77
13.36
23.43
13.45
13.04
18.11
10.76
10.76
12.1
13.4
15.2
2.8
3.6
6.8
3.0
3.1
17.77
13.36
23.43
13.62
13.04
18.11
11.33
11.34
12.1
13.4
15.2
2.7
3.6
6.8
2.9
3.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.27
9.20
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.5
3.6
16.46
13.56
20.96
4.2
3.5
4.2
16.75
–
–
4.3
–
–
12.88
–
–
5.9
–
–
20.27
15.16
21.61
21.62
24.38
13.77
13.58
5.3
1.8
5.1
9.8
4.8
4.9
5.4
20.65
15.36
21.88
21.62
24.38
14.09
13.91
5.3
2.1
5.2
9.8
4.8
4.3
4.6
–
–
–
–
–
10.52
10.52
–
–
–
–
–
7.9
7.9
14.21
7.0
14.30
6.5
13.33
14.7
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-16
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive –Continued
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Data entry and information
processing workers ......................
Group I ...............................
Data entry keyers ...........................
Group I ...............................
Insurance claims and policy
processing clerks .........................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Mail clerks and mail machine
operators, except postal service ...
Group I ...............................
Office clerks, general .........................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Construction and extraction
occupations .....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ........................................
Group II .............................
Carpenters ..........................................
Group II .............................
Construction laborers .........................
Group I ...............................
Construction equipment operators .....
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Operating engineers and other
construction equipment
operators ..................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Electricians ........................................
Group II .............................
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$13.17
17.88
6.3%
11.2
$13.15
17.88
6.0%
11.2
$13.33
–
14.7%
–
13.38
12.56
13.06
12.79
7.9
6.7
7.0
7.4
13.45
–
13.06
12.79
8.1
–
7.0
7.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.51
14.50
20.00
3.6
2.1
3.1
17.51
14.50
20.00
3.6
2.1
3.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.68
12.39
12.53
11.77
15.49
17.2
18.3
4.4
5.3
5.0
12.78
–
12.74
11.95
15.58
17.6
–
5.4
6.2
5.5
–
–
10.95
10.49
–
–
–
8.2
8.1
–
16.50
12.73
18.98
3.2
1.8
5.5
16.51
–
–
3.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25.59
22.39
17.70
19.22
13.05
12.15
14.13
12.94
15.08
12.3
8.9
8.6
9.5
7.6
4.8
5.3
2.7
10.3
25.59
22.39
17.70
19.22
13.05
12.15
14.13
–
–
12.3
8.9
8.6
9.5
7.6
4.8
5.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.56
12.87
15.08
18.11
17.77
7.8
6.5
10.3
14.6
15.4
14.56
12.87
15.08
18.11
17.77
7.8
6.5
10.3
14.6
15.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-17
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Construction and extraction
occupations –Continued
Painters and paperhangers .................
Group I ...............................
Painters, construction and
maintenance .............................
Group I ...............................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..............................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Sheet metal workers ..........................
Helpers, construction trades ..............
Group I ...............................
Construction and building inspectors
Highway maintenance workers .........
Group I ...............................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and
repairers .......................................
Group II .............................
Miscellaneous electrical and
electronic equipment mechanics,
installers, and repairers ................
Group II .............................
Electrical and electronics repairers,
commercial and industrial
equipment ................................
Group II .............................
Aircraft mechanics and service
technicians ...................................
Group II .............................
Automotive technicians and repairers
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Civilian workers
Mean
$14.99
14.77
Relative
error5
6.4%
6.8
Full-time workers
Mean
$14.97
–
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
6.6%
–
–
–
–
–
14.99
14.77
6.4
6.8
14.97
14.75
6.6
6.9
–
–
–
–
20.01
12.38
21.85
8.4
5.9
7.5
19.99
–
–
8.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.01
12.38
21.85
15.10
12.28
12.23
21.58
12.97
12.17
8.4
5.9
7.5
11.5
2.5
2.5
6.7
7.8
3.4
19.99
12.37
21.82
15.10
12.32
–
21.58
12.97
12.17
8.5
5.9
7.5
11.5
2.5
–
6.7
7.8
3.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.30
12.48
21.36
4.3
5.1
3.8
19.42
–
–
4.4
–
–
$12.73
–
–
13.2%
–
–
21.97
19.89
4.8
5.7
21.97
19.89
4.8
5.7
–
–
–
–
19.94
24.75
18.8
10.0
19.94
–
18.8
–
–
–
–
–
25.22
25.22
10.1
10.1
25.22
25.22
10.1
10.1
–
–
–
–
33.44
33.79
19.19
10.79
20.15
12.9
16.4
6.3
6.8
6.2
33.44
33.79
19.19
–
–
12.9
16.4
6.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-18
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations –Continued
Automotive service technicians
and mechanics .........................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel
engine specialists .........................
Group II .............................
Mobile heavy equipment
mechanics, except engines .......
Group II .............................
Control and valve installers and
repairers .......................................
Control and valve installers and
repairers, except mechanical
door ..........................................
Heating, air conditioning, and
refrigeration mechanics and
installers .......................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance workers
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Industrial machinery mechanics ....
Group II .............................
Maintenance and repair workers,
general .....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Maintenance workers, machinery ..
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Line installers and repairers ...............
Group II .............................
Electrical power-line installers and
repairers ...................................
Group II .............................
Telecommunications line installers
and repairers ............................
Group II .............................
Civilian workers
Mean
$19.19
10.79
20.84
Relative
error5
9.1%
6.8
7.3
Full-time workers
Mean
$19.19
10.79
20.84
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
9.1%
6.8
7.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.77
18.74
4.0
4.2
18.77
18.74
4.0
4.2
–
–
–
–
20.70
20.32
9.5
12.4
21.03
20.69
11.4
15.1
–
–
–
–
26.78
10.8
26.78
10.8
–
–
26.78
10.8
26.78
10.8
–
–
17.35
14.45
18.75
6.2
7.8
3.8
17.35
14.45
18.75
6.2
7.8
3.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.03
13.59
21.57
23.97
24.00
5.2
9.1
4.2
4.1
4.1
19.25
–
–
23.97
24.00
5.0
–
–
4.1
4.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.39
11.09
19.75
16.88
16.90
17.99
26.37
26.57
3.6
6.0
6.1
4.4
5.4
4.1
5.0
4.9
16.59
11.06
19.75
17.19
16.90
17.99
26.37
–
3.8
6.6
6.1
4.1
5.4
4.1
5.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
27.00
27.03
10.3
10.3
27.00
27.03
10.3
10.3
–
–
–
–
25.84
26.18
3.9
2.9
25.84
26.18
3.9
2.9
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-19
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations –Continued
Miscellaneous installation,
maintenance, and repair workers
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Helpers--installation, maintenance,
and repair workers ...................
Group I ...............................
Production occupations .......................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating workers
Group II .............................
Electrical, electronics, and
electromechanical assemblers .....
Group I ...............................
Electrical and electronic
equipment assemblers ..............
Group I ...............................
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators ....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Team assemblers ...........................
Group I ...............................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and
fish processing workers ...............
Group I ...............................
Butchers and meat cutters ..............
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and
trimmers ...................................
Group I ...............................
Miscellaneous food processing
workers ........................................
Group I ...............................
Food batchmakers ..........................
Group I ...............................
Forming machine setters, operators,
and tenders, metal and plastic ......
Group I ...............................
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
$16.07
13.29
20.78
7.1%
7.9
12.1
$16.42
–
–
11.59
11.59
8.6
8.6
15.42
13.22
19.92
Relative
error5
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
7.9%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.60
12.60
8.2
8.2
–
–
–
–
3.7
3.7
4.1
15.58
–
–
3.8
–
–
$11.14
–
–
2.8%
–
–
22.39
21.64
5.6
6.0
22.39
21.64
5.6
6.0
–
–
–
–
12.65
12.00
3.4
3.6
13.19
–
5.0
–
–
–
–
–
11.32
11.24
2.1
2.7
11.65
11.57
4.5
6.1
–
–
–
–
15.64
14.91
21.51
–
–
8.2
8.1
8.9
–
–
16.02
–
–
15.55
15.47
7.6
–
–
13.3
13.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.05
9.90
13.01
10.0
11.7
8.5
10.03
–
14.11
11.2
–
6.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.17
9.17
11.0
11.0
9.17
9.17
11.0
11.0
–
–
–
–
15.74
14.97
16.04
15.24
8.3
7.1
8.6
8.0
15.74
–
16.04
15.24
8.3
–
8.6
8.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.93
14.98
5.8
5.7
15.93
–
5.8
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-20
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Production occupations –Continued
Machine tool cutting setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic ...........................................
Group I ...............................
Cutting, punching, and press
machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........
Group I ...............................
Machinists ..........................................
Group II .............................
Molders and molding machine
setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........................
Group I ...............................
Molding, coremaking, and casting
machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ........
Group I ...............................
Multiple machine tool setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic ...........................................
Tool and die makers ..........................
Group II .............................
Welding, soldering, and brazing
workers ........................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and
brazers ......................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Welding, soldering, and brazing
machine setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................
Group II .............................
Miscellaneous metalworkers and
plastic workers .............................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Printers ...............................................
Printing machine operators
Group II .............................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ....
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$15.22
13.43
10.4%
13.7
$15.22
–
10.4%
–
–
–
–
–
15.59
13.56
20.64
20.64
11.6
21.1
8.8
8.8
15.59
13.56
20.64
20.64
11.6
21.1
8.8
8.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.52
12.34
7.0
11.0
13.52
–
7.0
–
–
–
–
–
13.52
12.34
7.0
11.0
13.52
12.34
7.0
11.0
–
–
–
–
16.34
22.99
22.97
5.5
13.9
14.1
16.34
22.99
22.97
5.5
13.9
14.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.88
14.83
16.95
5.3
7.5
7.1
16.00
–
–
4.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.21
14.09
16.64
7.2
5.9
12.6
15.33
14.09
17.05
6.7
5.9
10.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.22
17.74
5.3
6.8
18.22
17.74
5.3
6.8
–
–
–
–
13.94
11.68
16.90
13.20
10.5
14.0
4.4
17.8
13.94
–
–
–
10.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
21.86
8.94
1.5
4.3
21.86
9.02
1.5
4.8
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-21
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Production occupations –Continued
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
–Continued
Group I ...............................
Sewing machine operators .................
Group I ...............................
Textile machine setters, operators,
and tenders ...................................
Group I ...............................
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and
furnishings workers .....................
Group I ...............................
Woodworking machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..................
Group I ...............................
Sawing machine setters, operators,
and tenders, wood ....................
Group I ...............................
Woodworking machine setters,
operators, and tenders, except
sawing ......................................
Group I ...............................
Water and liquid waste treatment
plant and system operators ..........
Group II .............................
Miscellaneous plant and system
operators ......................................
Group II .............................
Chemical processing machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..................
Crushing, grinding, polishing,
mixing, and blending workers .....
Group I ...............................
Mixing and blending machine
setters, operators, and tenders ..
Cutting workers .................................
Extruding, forming, pressing, and
compacting machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,
and weighers ................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$8.94
12.10
12.10
4.3%
10.5
10.5
$9.02
12.10
12.10
4.8%
10.5
10.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.64
13.64
10.9
10.9
13.64
–
10.9
–
–
–
–
–
14.46
13.79
13.0
15.5
14.46
–
13.0
–
–
–
–
–
13.10
12.64
8.2
11.4
13.10
–
8.2
–
–
–
–
–
12.19
12.19
13.6
13.6
12.19
12.19
13.6
13.6
–
–
–
–
14.48
13.53
6.8
12.3
14.48
13.53
6.8
12.3
–
–
–
–
17.68
17.89
5.8
5.2
17.95
18.19
4.9
4.1
–
–
–
–
24.46
26.53
9.5
5.2
24.46
–
9.5
–
–
–
–
–
15.05
15.8
15.05
15.8
–
–
15.80
14.10
8.1
2.5
15.80
–
8.1
–
–
–
–
–
18.05
15.26
10.0
15.6
18.05
15.26
10.0
15.6
–
–
–
–
15.55
6.1
15.55
6.1
–
–
14.92
12.47
17.27
3.6
7.0
3.1
14.93
12.48
17.26
3.6
7.0
3.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-22
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Production occupations –Continued
Packaging and filling machine
operators and tenders ...................
Group I ...............................
Painting workers ................................
Group I ...............................
Coating, painting, and spraying
machine setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................
Group I ...............................
Miscellaneous production workers ....
Group I ...............................
Paper goods machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..............
Group I ...............................
Helpers--production workers .........
Group I ...............................
Transportation and material moving
occupations .....................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Group III ............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
helpers, laborers, and material
movers, hand ................................
Group II .............................
First-line supervisors/managers of
transportation and
material-moving machine and
vehicle operators ..........................
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers ....
Group III ............................
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight
engineers ..................................
Group III ............................
Bus drivers .........................................
Group I ...............................
Bus drivers, school ........................
Group I ...............................
Driver/sales workers and truck
drivers ..........................................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$20.47
12.77
14.76
17.46
16.8%
5.3
10.1
13.4
$20.47
12.77
14.76
–
16.8%
5.3
10.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.47
17.48
13.59
12.09
11.2
16.9
7.9
8.0
14.47
17.48
13.77
–
11.2
16.9
8.2
–
–
–
$8.33
–
–
–
4.2%
–
16.07
13.62
12.20
12.09
12.2
13.7
4.0
4.4
16.07
13.62
12.52
12.49
12.2
13.7
3.9
4.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.26
12.84
20.65
120.45
2.6
2.8
4.7
8.4
15.87
–
–
–
3.0
–
–
–
11.09
–
–
–
4.5
–
–
–
22.12
21.21
8.9
7.1
22.58
21.21
8.8
7.1
–
–
–
–
13.96
122.63
128.20
22.7
4.8
3.7
13.96
122.63
–
22.7
4.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
122.63
128.20
14.17
14.14
12.91
12.82
4.8
3.7
8.5
8.8
7.6
7.8
122.63
128.20
14.20
–
12.59
12.45
4.8
3.7
8.3
–
8.5
8.9
–
–
13.99
–
14.06
14.06
–
–
10.5
–
10.9
10.9
16.00
14.36
19.91
3.5
5.7
4.4
16.17
–
–
3.3
–
–
13.02
–
–
23.8
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-23
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Transportation and material moving
occupations –Continued
Driver/sales workers ......................
Group I ...............................
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer ............................
Group I ...............................
Group II .............................
Truck drivers, light or delivery
services ....................................
Group I ...............................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs ...............
Group I ...............................
Crane and tower operators .................
Dredge, excavating, and loading
machine operators
Group I ...............................
Excavating and loading machine
and dragline operators
Group I ...............................
Industrial truck and tractor operators
Group I ...............................
Laborers and material movers, hand
Group I ...............................
Cleaners of vehicles and
equipment ................................
Group I ...............................
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand .............
Group I ...............................
Machine feeders and offbearers .....
Group I ...............................
Packers and packagers, hand .........
Group I ...............................
Civilian workers
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
Mean
Relative
error5
$13.13
13.04
16.2%
17.0
$14.75
14.70
11.6%
12.4
$7.23
7.23
0.9%
.9
16.50
14.51
19.99
3.6
4.7
4.5
16.43
14.36
19.99
3.6
4.0
4.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.93
14.54
8.98
8.98
22.78
7.7
9.7
3.2
3.2
21.5
16.03
14.54
–
–
22.78
7.3
9.0
–
–
21.5
14.54
14.54
8.40
8.40
–
14.41
5.1
–
–
–
–
14.41
13.45
13.28
11.60
11.24
5.1
2.9
2.5
2.6
3.3
14.41
13.48
13.31
11.89
–
5.1
2.9
2.6
3.8
–
–
–
–
10.81
–
–
–
–
4.4
–
13.91
11.80
9.7
9.8
–
13.40
–
9.0
–
–
–
–
11.71
11.49
10.89
10.89
10.20
10.16
3.5
3.1
16.7
16.7
6.9
7.1
11.67
11.47
10.94
10.94
11.71
11.68
4.6
4.1
17.1
17.1
6.6
6.9
11.82
11.55
–
–
7.75
7.75
4.2
4.6
–
–
1.8
1.8
21.7
21.7
3.1
3.1
–
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-24
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 5
Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2
for full-time and part-time workers3 — Continued
Occupation4 and combined
work level
Transportation and material moving
occupations –Continued
Refuse and recyclable material
collectors ......................................
Group I ...............................
Civilian workers
Relative
error5
Mean
$11.54
11.54
7.2%
7.2
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. Combined work levels simplify the presentation of work
levels by combining levels 1 through 15 into four broad groups. Group I combines
levels 1-4, group II combines levels 5-8, group III combines levels 9-12, and group IV
combines levels 13-15. See chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of Methods, at
http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm, for more information.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
Full-time workers
Mean
$11.48
11.48
Relative
error5
8.1%
8.1
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
–
–
–
–
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the
minimum full-time schedule.
4 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
5-25
December 2009 - January 2011
Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1
Table 6
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
All workers .........................................................................................
$8.00
$10.12
$14.48
$21.13
$31.67
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 .......
20.00
19.97
13.63
25.84
31.48
21.63
19.94
28.72
19.23
19.23
11.05
25.26
21.11
41.66
18.29
19.32
27.76
27.76
18.34
29.53
39.37
27.64
23.52
41.00
21.37
26.72
25.26
37.71
26.55
58.47
24.62
25.32
38.75
32.82
31.25
31.25
41.35
35.27
41.89
45.20
30.07
33.75
35.75
38.20
32.19
68.33
41.28
44.03
51.76
51.05
48.10
52.55
59.83
46.56
49.74
46.53
61.48
39.42
39.46
46.52
35.75
70.22
42.50
52.98
68.33
65.38
59.18
62.69
71.91
65.50
57.78
61.88
68.47
50.00
48.90
51.54
40.13
70.22
55.63
62.34
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 ............................................................
Loan counselors and officers .......................................................
Loan officers ............................................................................
16.75
22.37
20.14
23.06
25.51
24.89
32.91
26.44
41.26
38.69
22.19
18.13
19.11
16.75
16.62
16.88
15.87
20.77
14.41
21.12
17.55
15.16
21.39
20.00
13.78
17.31
22.96
23.28
23.82
19.71
18.18
19.55
16.62
24.96
18.23
23.57
19.95
21.27
23.10
23.17
17.31
20.90
24.89
29.30
29.43
20.19
22.52
20.67
20.22
31.70
21.88
31.26
31.55
26.56
26.22
26.74
27.43
32.91
24.89
36.12
36.12
30.71
28.33
27.06
27.08
44.16
27.55
36.52
31.55
33.22
36.49
33.10
32.91
32.91
35.70
47.44
47.44
32.50
33.99
31.32
28.61
50.15
36.94
40.87
66.09
43.16
39.66
33.10
58.84
58.84
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 ...............................................................
19.60
21.78
25.70
25.25
28.61
12.02
18.97
22.28
23.02
25.96
29.54
28.67
40.00
12.74
20.95
22.28
30.57
31.25
38.30
35.82
49.54
19.91
29.71
27.93
39.58
36.51
52.49
43.91
57.30
26.05
39.58
51.74
50.71
40.95
55.67
55.67
63.78
31.92
48.20
59.72
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
6-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Table 6
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Computer and mathematical science occupations –Continued
Network and computer systems administrators ...........................
Network systems and data communications analysts ..................
$22.64
20.91
$29.21
22.88
$30.57
33.65
$35.68
40.10
$36.32
44.87
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 ...................
18.27
26.67
35.47
22.85
24.25
27.69
24.62
28.08
17.00
17.47
21.19
24.04
28.81
46.58
24.80
36.11
27.95
27.69
28.81
18.17
20.81
28.60
31.13
37.17
54.53
31.27
49.22
36.31
27.95
30.56
21.00
25.58
31.13
41.16
50.04
68.20
35.71
55.00
55.77
34.57
40.92
25.71
31.13
31.13
59.52
75.00
78.49
38.55
75.00
77.31
45.21
45.45
32.80
34.00
31.13
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................
Physical scientists ........................................................................
Chemists and materials scientists ............................................
Chemists ..............................................................................
Psychologists ...............................................................................
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists .......................
Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians ......
16.10
18.86
20.05
20.05
18.11
18.11
17.84
18.11
21.05
23.04
23.04
18.11
18.11
18.93
23.91
26.61
26.44
26.44
31.62
18.11
21.00
40.45
49.46
28.85
28.85
42.58
40.45
30.98
49.46
49.46
43.97
43.97
45.00
43.00
34.83
Community and social services occupations ...............................
Counselors ...................................................................................
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ......................
Rehabilitation counselors ........................................................
Social workers .............................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers ................................
Medical and public health social workers ...............................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers .................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists ............
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists ........
Social and human service assistants ........................................
12.24
11.89
11.89
16.65
12.50
12.24
11.20
12.50
14.76
14.77
14.14
14.83
14.42
14.42
19.66
14.47
14.47
13.46
14.28
15.00
16.00
15.00
17.66
18.84
24.52
22.28
17.43
18.70
16.60
16.50
17.31
17.92
15.00
21.05
25.14
31.53
25.14
20.95
21.35
20.23
21.25
17.88
17.92
17.60
25.14
31.53
51.61
25.14
23.12
23.12
20.77
25.50
18.62
18.23
22.24
Legal occupations ..........................................................................
Lawyers .......................................................................................
Paralegals and legal assistants .....................................................
15.74
18.27
15.62
19.61
33.30
19.23
28.42
50.48
22.42
51.92
56.25
25.43
59.90
67.72
28.09
Education, training, and library occupations .............................
Postsecondary teachers ................................................................
Math and computer teachers, postsecondary ...........................
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary ...................
Life sciences teachers, postsecondary .....................................
10.17
18.00
31.24
32.14
26.45
16.85
28.10
37.03
37.05
32.45
29.05
37.27
37.77
38.06
56.92
35.00
57.67
38.66
38.66
56.92
41.72
72.63
39.46
39.46
56.92
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
6-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Table 6
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
$12.54
15.93
15.93
22.07
13.70
13.70
24.36
22.80
22.98
$27.62
15.93
15.93
26.65
18.14
13.70
27.89
26.77
26.90
$34.56
23.08
15.93
30.96
29.88
18.14
35.54
30.71
30.45
$37.30
32.71
19.50
35.31
35.54
18.14
35.54
34.84
34.84
$37.66
39.72
29.63
39.52
36.59
28.07
36.59
39.61
39.97
22.06
21.72
26.11
26.90
31.19
31.71
35.90
35.47
38.96
39.92
21.41
23.60
26.27
26.75
31.71
29.63
35.31
35.82
39.93
39.62
23.60
7.52
11.79
26.56
8.36
25.72
8.98
13.17
28.79
9.50
30.71
21.87
15.98
34.69
10.24
35.82
30.36
17.69
38.55
11.54
40.50
37.02
23.29
57.83
13.30
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .....
Designers .....................................................................................
Graphic designers ....................................................................
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers .........................
Coaches and scouts ..................................................................
Writers and editors ......................................................................
13.38
10.00
10.00
9.00
9.00
24.75
15.38
14.38
14.38
9.00
14.42
24.94
19.47
17.31
16.83
14.42
22.22
27.84
24.04
25.00
20.90
24.04
24.04
28.75
31.30
32.52
25.63
24.04
24.04
31.74
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 ..............................................................
14.50
16.72
45.45
66.85
20.78
16.00
27.40
18.97
15.50
17.31
12.59
15.13
18.13
11.41
10.22
17.48
19.90
53.05
67.30
23.94
18.73
29.76
20.71
17.85
21.99
16.58
19.60
20.58
12.00
11.54
23.42
25.53
53.81
117.80
27.50
25.27
34.88
23.78
23.00
23.84
19.77
23.63
24.09
13.57
13.57
30.25
25.61
57.25
197.80
32.00
33.48
34.88
26.66
25.74
28.68
24.21
27.48
27.33
17.39
15.02
38.76
25.61
57.49
197.80
36.06
36.45
36.45
28.62
30.24
32.31
27.14
32.08
30.74
20.03
19.25
Education, training, and library occupations –Continued
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ....................................
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary ....................
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ........
Preschool and kindergarten teachers .......................................
Preschool teachers, except special education ......................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .................
Elementary and middle school teachers ..................................
Elementary school teachers, except special education ........
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education ........................................................................
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 ........................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
6-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Table 6
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations –Continued
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 ..............................
$12.60
14.01
9.50
21.86
21.86
$15.77
15.11
10.00
28.64
29.31
$17.63
17.00
11.96
31.80
35.84
$18.69
19.47
17.46
35.84
41.68
$25.50
20.06
18.98
41.68
41.68
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ...............................
Home health aides ...................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ..................................
Psychiatric aides ......................................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...........................
Medical assistants ....................................................................
Medical equipment preparers ..................................................
Medical transcriptionists .........................................................
Pharmacy aides ........................................................................
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers ...........
8.12
8.00
7.90
8.00
8.19
8.45
9.27
11.33
10.84
8.45
8.00
9.00
8.62
8.25
8.75
8.46
9.43
10.50
11.50
10.84
8.75
8.00
10.00
9.79
9.00
9.79
8.93
11.73
11.25
13.50
13.39
9.43
13.06
12.00
10.57
10.50
10.57
12.10
14.90
15.42
14.50
14.94
9.43
14.51
15.27
11.95
10.52
11.88
13.33
16.04
15.42
15.00
17.36
13.20
16.00
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 ...................................
8.15
12.50
11.03
19.21
9.79
14.16
12.88
20.65
12.27
20.07
14.16
26.12
16.69
26.17
17.82
29.15
22.69
30.81
23.71
35.51
13.05
9.14
8.86
8.86
10.70
10.70
8.15
8.15
7.61
15.23
9.95
9.83
9.77
14.47
14.47
8.15
8.15
9.06
19.48
11.92
10.58
10.58
18.00
18.00
10.00
9.79
10.69
22.65
13.48
13.74
13.74
21.72
21.72
11.89
11.58
13.17
31.38
14.81
17.97
17.54
25.29
25.29
15.00
14.94
14.90
Food preparation and serving related occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers ..................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and
serving workers .................................................................
Cooks ...........................................................................................
Cooks, fast food .......................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...............................................
Cooks, restaurant .....................................................................
Cooks, short order ...................................................................
Food preparation workers ............................................................
Food service, tipped .....................................................................
2.50
6.75
7.50
9.75
11.87
9.00
9.83
12.69
15.39
17.75
9.00
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.59
7.25
7.25
2.13
9.83
7.75
7.25
8.62
9.00
7.25
7.63
2.18
12.75
9.50
7.40
9.75
10.99
7.98
8.18
5.67
15.39
9.86
8.15
9.75
12.61
8.50
11.75
6.75
17.75
12.61
9.30
13.71
13.47
8.50
13.75
9.21
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
6-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Table 6
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
$4.00
2.13
2.13
7.25
$4.06
2.13
7.25
7.25
$7.84
5.10
8.50
7.40
$11.60
6.58
9.43
8.50
$11.60
6.84
10.50
10.00
7.25
7.25
7.35
8.00
9.75
7.25
2.50
6.40
7.25
2.50
7.08
8.50
7.25
8.00
10.00
7.75
9.35
12.10
9.91
9.50
7.50
8.13
9.26
11.53
14.28
12.97
14.02
14.28
17.64
19.24
12.26
7.43
13.44
8.05
14.28
8.98
17.64
10.80
19.24
12.97
7.25
7.50
8.25
8.25
8.13
8.00
8.25
8.25
9.51
8.43
8.75
8.75
11.53
9.50
12.59
10.75
13.77
10.69
16.73
16.73
Personal care and service occupations ........................................
First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers ....................
Gaming supervisors .................................................................
Gaming services workers ............................................................
Gaming dealers ........................................................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers .....
Amusement and recreation attendants .....................................
Transportation attendants ............................................................
Child care workers .......................................................................
Personal and home care aides ......................................................
Recreation and fitness workers ....................................................
Recreation workers ..................................................................
5.97
10.90
16.66
5.67
5.67
7.25
7.25
8.66
7.25
8.00
7.25
7.25
6.98
12.13
16.66
5.97
5.97
7.25
7.25
11.06
7.25
8.71
7.25
7.25
7.75
13.68
17.65
6.61
6.61
7.35
7.35
14.31
7.75
9.00
8.11
8.11
8.96
17.47
22.22
7.33
7.33
9.21
9.21
49.43
7.75
9.93
14.90
15.05
13.68
22.22
22.22
8.09
8.09
10.00
10.00
49.43
8.80
10.75
17.31
17.31
Sales and related occupations .......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...........................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ...........
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers ...
Retail sales workers .....................................................................
Cashiers, all workers ...............................................................
Cashiers ...............................................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....................
Counter and rental clerks .....................................................
7.47
10.84
10.70
19.32
7.25
7.25
7.25
8.00
7.25
8.59
12.15
11.52
19.32
8.00
7.50
7.50
10.38
10.00
11.31
17.15
15.14
21.00
9.70
8.50
8.41
13.00
10.00
17.22
19.32
18.11
30.60
12.14
11.03
10.00
15.98
10.00
27.32
30.29
25.68
43.31
15.07
13.89
12.15
19.49
13.00
Food preparation and serving related occupations –Continued
Bartenders ................................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ............................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ..
Fast food and counter workers ....................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including
fast food .............................................................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee
shop ....................................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant .........................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop ...........
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance workers ......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and
janitorial workers ...............................................................
Building cleaning workers ...........................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping
cleaners ..............................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Grounds maintenance workers ....................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .............................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
6-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Table 6
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Sales and related occupations –Continued
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 ....................................................................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ............................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .....................................
Loan interviewers and clerks .......................................................
New accounts clerks ....................................................................
Order clerks .................................................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping .....
Receptionists and information clerks ..........................................
Couriers and messengers .............................................................
Dispatchers ..................................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ..................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance .....................
Meter readers, utilities .................................................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks ...............................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks .........................................
Stock clerks and order fillers .......................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants .....................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ................
Legal secretaries ......................................................................
Medical secretaries ..................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ....................
10
25
50
75
90
$10.21
7.47
9.50
15.59
$11.00
8.50
13.74
19.09
$13.60
10.11
25.65
23.61
$16.88
12.15
30.76
32.53
$19.49
16.01
51.91
42.97
15.59
18.64
30.08
33.47
48.66
15.36
7.25
19.09
7.98
23.37
9.25
27.73
12.71
39.69
23.08
9.00
10.95
13.27
16.60
20.25
12.24
9.22
9.10
8.14
9.27
11.30
13.50
10.00
9.62
11.47
10.00
12.96
9.41
7.25
8.81
8.42
11.08
9.36
12.26
9.00
8.00
9.00
7.47
10.77
10.28
7.25
8.90
7.75
10.66
13.60
10.84
9.77
10.29
14.69
9.22
11.37
8.14
11.42
12.74
14.97
10.00
10.37
11.70
11.20
13.71
9.73
8.50
8.81
12.69
11.08
10.34
12.26
9.56
8.50
10.77
9.00
13.79
14.00
14.00
10.29
9.00
12.50
15.63
17.05
11.70
10.96
19.07
9.50
13.75
11.71
13.40
15.50
17.15
11.78
11.37
12.75
13.74
15.90
12.01
9.43
10.94
15.29
12.06
11.68
14.95
11.23
11.00
14.21
10.72
15.71
16.51
16.50
12.47
10.32
15.13
19.87
21.95
13.45
13.00
22.34
14.15
16.80
14.42
15.86
18.93
18.60
16.00
13.00
15.85
17.05
22.11
31.20
10.00
15.44
18.40
14.42
15.40
16.13
13.05
12.91
17.50
14.21
17.80
18.87
20.64
16.70
12.58
19.68
25.39
24.42
15.13
16.44
25.64
15.60
19.75
16.64
16.80
20.00
19.61
19.47
14.00
19.48
21.25
22.96
31.20
11.73
18.77
19.25
16.06
16.87
17.49
15.39
14.26
18.66
18.66
18.39
22.97
23.10
18.75
13.20
24.86
28.69
27.77
18.00
19.27
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
6-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Table 6
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Office and administrative support occupations –Continued
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 ...................................................
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 ................................
10
25
50
75
90
$9.99
9.99
13.25
8.25
8.25
$11.40
11.50
14.56
8.25
10.00
$13.55
13.47
16.95
11.20
12.00
$16.02
15.29
19.97
14.27
15.02
$16.25
16.25
22.51
20.66
16.75
10.25
12.00
15.00
19.75
24.00
16.00
15.00
9.08
11.00
17.00
15.34
10.56
12.00
23.75
16.21
11.51
13.25
30.17
20.03
14.44
16.91
47.93
21.60
18.00
18.18
10.44
9.50
12.35
12.35
11.93
11.93
8.90
10.00
16.37
9.81
11.14
11.05
13.26
13.26
16.00
16.00
9.25
11.05
17.63
11.40
14.32
17.00
14.10
14.10
19.75
19.75
16.25
12.21
21.28
12.88
17.00
23.92
17.20
17.20
21.00
21.00
19.50
12.51
23.76
13.87
18.90
28.36
19.36
19.36
29.50
29.50
19.50
15.00
29.22
15.28
10.36
14.51
18.48
22.87
28.71
12.50
17.78
19.44
23.15
35.90
14.48
14.48
14.92
23.76
30.08
20.00
17.00
12.50
9.99
15.08
13.75
16.90
21.00
25.56
14.00
13.70
16.40
17.96
24.11
23.19
36.12
18.00
19.23
17.68
22.11
28.47
30.08
43.42
23.47
23.47
21.87
24.40
30.43
30.08
43.57
28.00
28.41
23.50
25.63
32.60
16.90
24.11
28.47
30.43
32.60
13.82
15.13
18.00
19.00
20.00
10.00
19.19
9.00
15.00
21.85
10.30
18.76
23.18
16.04
22.80
27.73
20.68
28.49
28.51
24.00
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
6-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Table 6
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations –Continued
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 ......................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ...................................
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 .......................
Printers .........................................................................................
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 ...........
10
25
50
75
90
$12.80
19.56
19.97
19.56
8.71
8.00
$16.18
21.21
20.67
26.74
12.86
8.24
$16.78
26.74
30.19
26.74
16.00
9.50
$18.13
29.96
32.44
28.71
19.75
13.75
$20.01
32.44
34.15
29.96
22.91
17.22
9.04
11.37
14.43
18.27
23.50
14.38
10.00
9.00
10.50
7.25
9.20
7.25
12.15
12.15
16.94
10.77
10.25
12.45
7.85
11.37
7.45
13.08
13.08
22.41
11.77
10.77
13.92
9.76
12.45
8.40
15.59
16.62
26.63
13.65
12.97
17.00
11.45
14.40
11.05
18.10
18.10
32.25
17.33
13.70
24.47
12.60
16.15
11.60
18.70
18.70
13.79
15.23
16.79
18.58
18.58
8.50
12.53
15.75
18.85
18.85
8.50
17.00
12.00
18.00
17.64
20.00
18.85
21.50
19.21
29.82
9.50
10.20
12.72
17.48
18.08
9.50
10.20
12.72
17.48
18.08
14.50
14.98
12.00
11.71
14.50
15.99
13.00
12.99
16.00
21.88
15.42
14.10
16.98
26.86
18.58
17.52
20.40
33.40
20.84
20.84
15.62
8.30
10.00
7.50
8.50
8.87
10.26
8.50
8.50
18.46
11.00
10.00
7.75
9.75
12.23
10.26
9.00
9.00
18.58
14.50
10.00
8.47
10.80
14.68
12.90
13.50
11.20
19.75
17.50
16.10
10.35
14.13
15.71
16.08
16.25
16.25
20.96
18.46
21.50
10.60
21.13
15.98
24.82
17.63
16.25
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
6-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Table 6
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Production occupations –Continued
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except
sawing ................................................................................
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 ..................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .........................................................
Crane and tower operators ...........................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..........................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ...........................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ........................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..........
Machine feeders and offbearers ...............................................
Packers and packagers, hand ...................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors ...................................
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated
from individual worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. For more
information, see chapter 8 of the Handbook of Methods, at
http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
10
25
50
75
90
$8.00
13.33
18.00
8.60
12.00
13.75
8.26
$12.38
16.63
18.00
8.60
12.00
14.45
9.04
$14.43
18.19
24.96
12.84
15.50
18.00
18.32
$17.63
20.44
28.98
19.13
17.75
22.27
18.32
$20.00
21.24
29.35
27.71
22.27
22.27
20.00
11.52
9.04
11.76
9.99
14.00
11.25
14.22
11.00
16.97
15.45
25.44
13.47
17.20
17.92
25.44
15.51
17.83
19.51
25.44
24.92
9.99
7.60
8.84
9.00
10.50
10.80
10.80
10.30
12.75
13.15
16.00
11.91
14.00
16.08
18.30
13.55
28.38
20.40
26.80
14.60
8.25
10.25
13.65
17.00
20.85
13.95
18.58
22.69
25.38
30.32
9.19
38.31
38.31
8.50
8.00
9.75
7.25
11.29
9.11
8.00
13.16
9.88
7.70
8.67
8.00
7.25
7.31
10.00
9.19
41.82
41.82
12.84
11.13
12.23
7.33
13.50
10.66
8.25
17.00
11.00
8.50
12.16
8.50
8.04
7.50
10.00
13.77
115.78
115.78
15.69
12.84
15.00
16.25
15.00
14.28
8.50
17.96
13.06
11.17
15.91
11.32
9.27
9.50
10.66
20.65
155.43
155.43
15.69
15.86
19.39
16.40
19.88
19.70
9.50
32.08
15.30
14.00
15.91
13.99
12.90
13.30
12.00
22.53
244.28
244.28
17.07
17.79
22.81
17.81
22.81
22.85
10.96
32.08
17.34
15.91
15.91
16.62
14.56
14.00
15.29
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
6-9
December 2009 - January 2011
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1
Table 7
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
All workers .........................................................................................
$7.75
$10.00
$14.05
$20.07
$30.56
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 ........................................
19.97
19.97
13.63
25.84
31.48
21.63
16.48
28.72
10.25
19.23
10.62
20.19
46.15
20.00
27.76
27.76
18.34
29.53
39.37
26.10
26.42
41.00
21.37
26.72
11.05
26.55
58.47
28.85
39.09
32.96
31.25
31.25
41.35
30.31
42.35
45.20
30.07
33.75
25.26
26.55
70.22
41.65
54.03
46.15
48.10
52.55
59.83
46.56
49.74
47.73
61.48
39.54
26.55
32.19
70.22
46.88
70.22
65.38
59.18
62.69
71.91
80.42
111.44
61.88
68.47
50.00
32.19
32.19
70.22
60.10
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 ............................................................................
16.75
22.62
20.19
23.67
25.86
24.89
33.22
26.51
41.65
38.69
22.53
19.11
20.11
16.75
16.62
16.88
15.87
20.43
14.13
17.55
15.16
21.40
17.26
13.78
17.31
23.06
23.82
23.82
19.71
18.18
19.50
16.62
24.96
18.23
19.95
21.15
25.83
21.61
17.31
20.90
24.89
29.30
29.43
20.19
22.52
20.67
18.18
32.62
21.38
31.55
26.22
26.22
26.66
27.43
32.91
24.89
36.12
36.12
30.71
28.33
28.92
23.51
45.67
27.55
31.55
33.65
36.49
33.10
32.91
32.91
35.70
47.44
47.44
32.50
33.99
31.32
27.08
50.15
38.30
66.09
43.16
39.66
34.76
58.84
58.84
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......................
Computer programmers ...............................................................
Computer software engineers ......................................................
Computer software engineers, applications .............................
Computer software engineers, systems software .....................
Computer support specialists .......................................................
Computer systems analysts ..........................................................
Network and computer systems administrators ...........................
Network systems and data communications analysts ..................
19.94
24.98
26.20
25.25
28.61
12.02
19.16
27.47
20.91
24.66
25.96
29.76
28.85
40.00
12.02
20.95
30.00
22.88
31.62
32.63
38.30
35.82
49.54
19.08
31.20
30.57
33.65
40.06
36.51
52.49
44.49
57.30
26.05
40.89
36.08
40.10
51.74
40.95
55.67
55.67
63.78
31.25
48.67
37.50
44.87
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................................
18.77
24.79
31.54
42.48
59.66
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
7-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 7
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Architecture and engineering occupations –Continued
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 ...................
$27.69
35.39
24.25
27.69
24.62
28.08
17.00
18.77
21.19
$28.81
46.58
36.11
27.95
27.69
28.81
18.00
21.63
28.60
$37.93
54.53
49.22
36.31
27.95
30.56
20.91
30.59
31.13
$51.08
68.20
55.00
55.77
34.57
40.92
24.02
31.13
31.13
$75.00
78.49
75.00
77.31
45.21
45.45
32.97
36.25
31.13
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................
Physical scientists ........................................................................
Psychologists ...............................................................................
18.11
20.19
18.11
18.43
23.04
18.11
28.85
27.03
31.62
45.00
49.46
42.58
79.57
58.86
45.00
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 ............
11.89
10.30
11.89
12.24
12.24
10.50
13.94
11.89
11.89
13.94
12.24
15.00
16.60
14.42
14.42
16.60
13.94
16.20
19.34
18.89
24.52
20.77
18.97
16.20
24.52
24.52
24.52
22.48
20.84
17.31
Legal occupations ..........................................................................
Lawyers .......................................................................................
Paralegals and legal assistants .....................................................
17.31
41.03
15.62
22.36
45.86
19.23
28.87
53.13
22.42
52.89
59.90
25.43
60.10
68.96
28.09
Education, training, and library occupations .............................
Postsecondary teachers ................................................................
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ....................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ........
Preschool and kindergarten teachers .......................................
Elementary and middle school teachers ..................................
Elementary school teachers, except special education ........
Secondary school teachers .......................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education ........................................................................
13.70
15.93
15.93
15.93
21.41
27.96
29.41
33.19
37.02
39.19
27.62
15.93
13.70
13.70
10.78
13.39
14.77
34.51
15.93
15.15
15.00
15.44
15.44
15.15
34.56
16.00
21.41
18.14
22.05
24.25
21.41
36.01
28.58
25.37
27.21
29.05
29.05
21.41
38.30
33.19
32.00
27.89
45.77
45.77
21.41
14.77
15.15
21.41
21.41
21.41
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .....
Designers .....................................................................................
Graphic designers ....................................................................
Writers and editors ......................................................................
13.38
10.00
10.00
21.88
14.84
14.38
14.38
24.94
18.56
17.31
16.83
28.14
22.97
25.00
20.90
28.75
30.24
32.52
25.63
32.42
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ....................
Pharmacists ..................................................................................
15.00
48.32
18.00
53.05
24.50
54.27
31.55
57.25
40.08
57.25
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
7-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 7
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations –Continued
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
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 ..............................
$66.85
21.42
16.26
18.80
16.58
16.75
16.58
12.50
18.71
11.58
10.22
11.58
14.42
9.00
21.86
21.86
$67.30
24.27
17.84
18.97
18.38
20.00
17.30
19.96
20.91
12.68
11.08
16.00
15.50
9.75
28.64
32.78
$78.62
28.18
22.66
23.53
22.05
24.65
19.77
24.36
24.95
14.56
13.57
17.75
17.00
10.00
32.78
35.84
$197.80
32.47
25.27
25.27
26.84
29.63
24.99
29.56
27.56
18.03
16.35
18.69
19.47
11.00
35.84
41.68
$197.80
38.00
31.71
25.27
30.68
32.31
27.95
32.08
30.74
20.06
19.25
25.50
20.06
17.14
41.68
41.68
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ...............................
Home health aides ...................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ..................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...........................
Medical assistants ....................................................................
Medical transcriptionists .........................................................
Pharmacy aides ........................................................................
8.16
8.00
7.90
8.00
8.45
9.00
13.09
8.45
9.00
8.69
8.25
9.00
10.00
10.50
13.30
8.75
10.00
9.79
8.92
9.79
12.00
11.25
14.50
9.25
12.10
10.50
10.42
10.50
15.18
15.42
16.05
9.43
15.39
11.73
10.50
11.73
16.69
16.04
17.46
9.43
Protective service occupations ......................................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers .......................
Security guards ........................................................................
8.15
8.15
8.01
8.86
8.15
8.15
10.00
9.93
9.75
12.16
11.89
11.50
15.00
15.00
15.00
Food preparation and serving related occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers ..................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and
serving workers .................................................................
Cooks ...........................................................................................
Cooks, fast food .......................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...............................................
Cooks, restaurant .....................................................................
Cooks, short order ...................................................................
Food preparation workers ............................................................
Food service, tipped .....................................................................
Bartenders ................................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ............................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ..
2.50
6.66
7.31
9.43
10.99
8.05
10.73
12.87
15.39
17.75
8.00
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.59
7.25
7.25
2.13
4.00
2.13
2.13
10.00
7.75
7.25
8.85
9.00
7.25
7.63
2.18
4.06
2.13
7.25
12.87
9.50
7.40
9.75
10.99
7.98
7.86
5.65
7.84
5.10
8.50
15.14
9.75
8.15
9.75
12.61
8.50
8.60
6.75
11.60
6.58
9.43
16.25
11.75
9.30
9.79
13.47
8.50
13.75
9.17
11.60
6.84
10.88
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
7-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 7
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
$7.25
$7.25
$7.35
$8.25
$9.60
7.25
2.50
6.40
7.25
2.50
7.08
7.33
6.56
8.00
8.00
7.75
9.35
9.58
9.91
9.50
7.44
8.05
9.00
11.40
14.28
12.97
13.78
14.28
15.14
24.04
10.63
7.25
13.37
8.00
14.28
8.86
14.38
11.00
24.04
12.97
7.25
7.50
8.25
8.25
7.78
8.00
8.25
8.25
10.00
8.43
8.75
8.75
11.56
9.50
9.65
9.65
14.33
10.62
16.73
16.73
Personal care and service occupations ........................................
First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers ....................
Gaming supervisors .................................................................
Gaming services workers ............................................................
Gaming dealers ........................................................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers .....
Amusement and recreation attendants .....................................
Child care workers .......................................................................
Personal and home care aides ......................................................
Recreation and fitness workers ....................................................
5.97
10.90
16.66
5.67
5.67
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.75
7.25
6.95
12.13
16.66
5.97
5.97
7.25
7.25
7.25
8.71
7.25
7.75
13.68
17.65
6.61
6.61
7.72
7.72
7.75
8.96
7.25
8.96
17.47
22.22
7.33
7.33
9.50
9.50
7.75
9.90
8.11
13.68
22.22
22.22
8.09
8.09
10.24
10.24
8.80
10.72
13.00
Sales and related occupations .......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...........................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ...........
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers ...
Retail sales workers .....................................................................
Cashiers, all workers ...............................................................
Cashiers ...............................................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....................
Counter and rental clerks .....................................................
Parts salespersons ................................................................
Retail salespersons ...................................................................
Insurance sales agents ..................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
technical and scientific products .......................................
7.47
10.84
10.55
19.32
7.25
7.25
7.25
8.00
7.25
10.21
7.47
9.50
15.59
8.59
12.00
11.50
19.32
8.00
7.50
7.50
10.38
10.00
11.00
8.50
13.74
19.09
11.31
17.15
15.14
21.00
9.65
8.50
8.33
13.00
10.00
13.60
10.11
25.65
23.61
17.22
19.32
18.11
30.60
12.14
11.00
9.99
15.98
10.00
16.88
12.15
30.76
32.53
27.41
30.29
26.20
43.31
15.10
13.89
12.00
19.49
13.00
19.49
16.01
51.91
42.97
15.59
18.64
30.08
33.47
48.66
Food preparation and serving related occupations –Continued
Fast food and counter workers ....................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including
fast food .............................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant .........................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop ...........
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance workers ......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and
janitorial workers ...............................................................
Building cleaning workers ...........................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping
cleaners ..............................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Grounds maintenance workers ....................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .............................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
7-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 7
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Sales and related occupations –Continued
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 ......................................................................................
Customer service representatives ................................................
File clerks ....................................................................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ............................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .....................................
Loan interviewers and clerks .......................................................
New accounts clerks ....................................................................
Order clerks .................................................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping .....
Receptionists and information clerks ..........................................
Couriers and messengers .............................................................
Dispatchers ..................................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance .....................
Meter readers, utilities .................................................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks ...............................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks .........................................
Stock clerks and order fillers .......................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants .....................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ................
Legal secretaries ......................................................................
Medical secretaries ..................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ....................
Data entry and information processing workers ..........................
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 .................................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$15.36
7.25
$19.09
7.98
$23.37
9.25
$27.73
12.71
$39.69
23.08
9.00
10.83
13.31
16.50
20.19
13.49
9.62
9.00
8.14
9.27
11.28
13.50
10.00
9.62
10.00
9.41
7.25
8.81
8.42
11.08
9.36
12.26
9.00
7.50
10.77
10.77
11.10
7.25
8.95
7.75
11.37
13.69
17.05
10.00
11.50
10.50
10.50
13.25
8.25
8.38
16.48
10.01
11.22
8.14
11.42
12.76
14.97
10.00
10.37
11.01
9.73
8.50
8.81
12.69
11.08
10.34
12.26
9.50
8.00
14.00
14.00
13.00
14.00
10.29
9.00
13.22
16.35
20.67
11.73
12.89
12.29
12.29
14.56
8.25
10.00
20.17
12.75
13.55
11.71
13.40
15.50
16.40
10.00
11.37
13.56
12.01
9.43
10.94
15.29
12.06
11.67
13.20
11.23
9.25
15.71
15.71
14.56
16.50
12.49
10.32
15.38
21.40
23.27
13.40
15.04
13.79
13.75
16.95
11.20
12.00
23.13
15.60
16.60
14.42
15.60
18.93
17.57
16.00
13.00
17.00
31.20
10.00
15.44
18.40
14.42
15.40
17.35
13.05
12.91
17.80
17.80
16.51
20.64
16.74
12.58
20.74
26.77
26.20
15.13
17.80
16.03
16.03
19.97
14.27
14.77
26.05
15.60
19.81
16.64
16.80
20.00
21.03
19.23
14.00
20.51
31.20
11.73
18.77
19.25
16.06
16.87
17.49
15.00
14.26
18.58
18.58
22.97
23.10
18.75
13.20
26.76
28.69
28.25
16.50
19.27
16.25
16.25
22.51
20.66
16.50
10.00
12.00
15.25
19.77
23.92
16.30
17.00
24.04
31.88
47.93
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
7-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 7
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Construction and extraction occupations –Continued
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 .........................................................
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 ......................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ...................................
10
25
50
75
90
$15.00
9.08
11.00
$15.34
10.00
12.00
$16.21
11.27
12.90
$20.03
14.44
16.00
$21.60
18.00
17.30
11.00
9.00
16.00
16.00
8.90
9.37
11.00
11.05
18.64
18.64
9.25
11.05
14.00
17.00
20.78
20.78
16.25
12.21
17.00
23.92
24.00
24.00
19.50
12.51
18.00
26.85
29.50
29.50
19.50
15.00
10.36
14.51
18.13
22.92
28.78
12.50
17.78
19.44
27.40
36.49
14.48
14.48
14.92
23.19
30.08
20.00
16.90
12.65
9.99
15.08
13.75
16.90
21.00
25.61
14.00
13.70
16.50
17.96
19.28
23.19
41.01
18.00
19.23
17.68
22.11
30.43
30.08
43.42
23.74
23.74
22.53
24.40
32.31
30.08
43.57
28.00
28.69
23.50
25.63
32.60
16.90
19.28
30.43
32.31
32.60
11.75
15.00
16.68
18.50
22.00
9.25
19.19
9.00
14.00
19.97
20.65
19.56
8.61
8.00
15.74
21.85
9.25
16.18
23.64
20.67
26.74
12.86
8.24
18.48
23.18
15.75
16.78
26.74
25.84
26.74
16.00
9.50
23.00
27.73
18.76
18.13
29.96
31.25
28.71
19.75
13.50
28.51
28.51
25.05
20.01
31.25
33.74
29.96
22.91
16.00
9.00
11.37
14.40
18.24
23.40
14.38
10.00
9.00
10.50
16.44
10.77
10.25
12.45
22.41
11.77
10.77
13.92
26.63
13.65
12.97
17.00
32.25
17.33
13.70
24.47
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
7-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 7
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Production occupations –Continued
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 ................................................................................
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 ...........................................................................
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 ..............
10
25
50
75
90
$7.25
9.20
7.25
12.15
12.15
$7.85
11.37
7.45
13.08
13.08
$9.76
12.45
8.40
15.59
16.62
$11.45
14.40
11.05
18.10
18.10
$12.60
16.15
11.60
18.70
18.70
13.79
15.23
16.79
18.58
18.58
8.50
12.53
15.75
18.85
18.85
8.50
17.00
12.00
18.00
17.64
20.00
18.85
21.50
19.21
29.82
9.50
10.20
12.72
17.48
18.08
9.50
10.20
12.72
17.48
18.08
14.50
14.98
12.00
11.71
14.50
15.99
13.00
12.99
16.00
21.88
15.42
14.10
16.98
26.86
18.58
17.52
20.40
33.40
20.84
20.84
15.62
8.30
7.50
8.50
8.87
10.26
8.50
8.50
18.46
11.00
7.75
9.75
12.23
10.26
9.00
9.00
18.58
14.50
8.47
10.80
14.68
12.90
13.50
11.20
19.75
17.50
10.35
14.13
15.71
16.08
16.25
16.25
20.96
18.46
10.60
21.13
15.98
24.82
17.63
16.25
8.00
10.00
18.00
8.60
12.00
13.75
8.26
9.04
11.76
9.99
12.38
10.00
18.00
8.60
12.00
14.45
9.04
11.25
14.22
11.00
14.43
14.25
24.96
12.84
15.50
18.00
18.32
15.45
25.44
13.47
17.63
16.67
28.98
19.13
17.75
22.27
18.32
17.92
25.44
15.51
20.00
17.18
29.35
27.71
22.27
22.27
20.00
19.51
25.44
24.92
9.99
7.45
8.84
10.50
11.32
10.80
12.75
13.31
16.00
14.00
16.08
18.30
28.38
20.40
26.80
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
7-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 7
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Production occupations –Continued
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 ...........................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ........................................
Driver/sales workers ................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ...................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .........................................................
Crane and tower operators ...........................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..........................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ...........................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ........................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..........
Machine feeders and offbearers ...............................................
Packers and packagers, hand ...................................................
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated
from individual worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. For more
information, see chapter 8 of the Handbook of Methods, at
http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
10
25
50
75
90
$9.00
$11.46
$11.99
$13.79
$14.60
8.25
10.25
13.75
17.00
20.96
13.95
38.31
38.31
9.75
7.25
11.28
9.11
8.00
13.16
9.88
7.73
8.67
8.00
7.25
7.31
18.58
41.82
41.82
12.00
7.33
13.50
10.66
8.25
17.00
11.00
8.50
12.16
8.70
8.04
7.50
22.69
115.78
115.78
15.00
16.25
15.00
14.28
8.50
17.96
13.05
11.23
15.91
11.45
9.27
9.50
25.38
155.43
155.43
19.44
16.40
20.01
19.70
9.19
32.08
15.30
14.04
15.91
14.02
12.90
13.30
30.32
244.28
244.28
22.81
17.81
22.81
22.85
10.53
32.08
17.25
15.91
15.91
16.95
14.56
14.00
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
7-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 8
State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
All workers .........................................................................................
$9.41
$11.85
$17.09
$26.06
$35.07
Management occupations .............................................................
Financial managers ......................................................................
Education administrators .............................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school ..
Education administrators, postsecondary ................................
20.19
25.71
29.13
37.71
22.97
28.38
37.38
35.75
37.71
35.75
37.38
42.21
37.71
41.28
35.75
42.21
42.21
43.78
47.62
35.75
51.01
46.82
51.01
53.05
40.28
Business and financial operations occupations ...........................
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists ..........
Accountants and auditors ............................................................
16.75
19.26
15.38
19.55
19.43
18.86
23.05
19.55
24.17
26.74
28.61
27.73
31.26
34.15
36.94
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......................
Computer support specialists .......................................................
Computer systems analysts ..........................................................
18.60
17.29
18.60
19.50
19.91
18.97
22.27
20.28
24.69
28.02
25.60
28.02
30.60
32.29
31.71
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................................
Engineers .....................................................................................
15.96
22.96
21.19
25.44
24.56
31.22
27.26
35.71
35.71
38.60
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................
Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians ......
14.40
17.84
16.05
19.01
17.65
30.98
27.06
34.83
34.83
34.83
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 ........
14.28
16.83
24.91
12.50
14.47
14.83
14.77
16.84
17.31
28.05
15.04
17.11
16.63
16.00
17.92
23.17
31.53
18.65
19.35
17.88
17.92
23.12
28.06
47.37
23.12
23.12
17.92
17.92
26.02
45.99
59.65
23.12
23.12
20.59
18.23
Legal occupations ..........................................................................
Lawyers .......................................................................................
15.74
15.74
15.74
15.74
25.75
18.27
33.22
30.35
33.30
33.30
Education, training, and library occupations .............................
Postsecondary teachers ................................................................
Life sciences teachers, postsecondary .....................................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ....................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ........
Preschool and kindergarten teachers .......................................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .................
Elementary and middle school teachers ..................................
Elementary school teachers, except special education ........
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education ........................................................................
Secondary school teachers .......................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education ........................................................................
10.01
27.21
26.45
20.82
24.46
27.15
31.72
24.19
24.51
20.82
32.23
32.45
25.99
28.11
35.19
35.19
28.15
28.17
29.65
45.35
56.92
32.22
31.79
35.54
35.54
31.33
31.66
35.52
67.80
56.92
34.89
35.76
36.59
36.59
35.17
34.84
42.31
74.73
56.92
41.83
39.90
36.59
36.59
39.47
39.90
23.26
24.46
27.88
28.55
31.33
32.41
35.90
36.51
38.96
40.38
24.46
28.45
32.32
35.60
40.38
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
8-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 8
State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
$23.60
$26.75
$29.63
$35.82
$39.62
23.60
7.52
11.79
26.56
8.36
25.72
8.98
13.17
28.79
9.63
30.71
16.16
15.98
34.69
10.24
35.82
30.03
17.69
38.55
11.38
40.50
36.98
23.29
57.83
13.12
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .....
17.91
19.78
23.60
26.17
31.30
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 ......................
13.35
19.88
12.72
16.32
16.32
10.80
12.36
15.95
22.14
28.62
19.07
19.63
11.76
14.61
20.78
25.25
33.48
21.93
21.93
13.06
15.28
26.25
28.95
34.88
25.24
25.24
14.07
18.89
33.84
32.88
40.51
25.24
25.24
15.20
21.74
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ...............................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ..................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...........................
7.90
7.64
7.64
8.65
8.65
8.37
8.37
8.65
9.91
9.58
9.58
10.84
11.75
11.29
11.25
13.06
13.58
13.12
13.00
13.76
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 ...................................
9.79
17.82
16.61
19.21
11.98
20.07
17.82
20.65
15.52
24.58
19.46
26.12
21.01
28.18
24.91
29.15
25.76
31.89
25.95
35.51
13.05
9.14
9.12
9.12
9.89
9.89
8.87
8.87
9.06
15.23
9.95
10.58
10.58
14.33
14.33
10.97
10.97
9.06
19.48
11.56
13.29
13.11
17.67
17.67
11.37
11.37
10.69
22.65
13.48
16.69
16.69
21.65
21.65
12.61
12.61
13.73
30.79
14.78
21.87
21.87
25.64
25.64
13.37
13.37
14.90
Food preparation and serving related occupations ....................
Cooks ...........................................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...............................................
Food preparation workers ............................................................
Fast food and counter workers ....................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including
fast food .............................................................................
7.45
7.25
7.25
7.81
7.26
8.86
8.39
8.39
11.75
8.24
9.83
11.01
11.01
11.75
11.28
12.48
13.71
13.71
11.75
12.10
15.37
14.75
14.75
15.12
12.11
7.87
8.47
9.13
12.11
13.31
Education, training, and library occupations –Continued
Special education teachers .......................................................
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school ..........................................................
Other teachers and instructors .....................................................
Library technicians ......................................................................
Instructional coordinators ............................................................
Teacher assistants ........................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
8-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 8
State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
$7.25
$7.95
$12.10
$12.10
$12.10
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 .............................
8.22
8.10
8.96
8.71
9.66
9.47
12.20
10.45
15.37
13.37
8.10
8.29
9.26
8.71
8.29
13.08
9.47
13.08
14.28
10.45
14.28
14.71
13.20
16.65
15.23
Personal care and service occupations ........................................
Recreation and fitness workers ....................................................
Recreation workers ..................................................................
7.25
8.00
8.00
8.25
11.50
11.50
8.72
15.33
15.33
9.99
17.31
17.31
15.88
21.14
21.14
Office and administrative support occupations ..........................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers .....................................................................
Financial clerks ............................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ........................
Court, municipal, and license clerks ............................................
Eligibility interviewers, government programs ...........................
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 ...................................................................
9.59
11.15
12.97
16.83
20.25
12.24
9.90
11.49
11.47
12.96
9.56
7.61
7.47
10.29
13.22
10.29
8.25
12.24
11.61
12.73
11.70
13.71
11.22
9.00
9.00
10.96
15.15
10.48
10.80
16.92
14.06
14.06
12.75
15.90
11.85
11.79
10.72
12.77
16.58
11.54
12.82
21.21
18.05
18.05
15.85
22.11
17.81
14.21
14.21
17.17
19.42
13.56
15.10
23.85
19.75
19.75
19.48
22.96
21.26
18.66
18.66
20.35
22.11
18.03
17.01
10.92
12.57
14.41
19.36
24.35
15.24
9.79
9.75
16.05
10.98
12.91
22.61
11.79
15.91
25.16
12.72
18.44
25.16
15.46
20.61
10.35
11.01
11.01
9.81
13.04
11.01
11.01
11.40
16.12
12.77
12.77
12.88
18.44
14.63
14.63
13.87
20.61
18.89
18.89
15.28
11.38
14.47
19.43
20.68
25.56
11.38
11.38
12.48
11.38
11.68
17.10
20.68
20.68
30.61
20.68
20.68
33.35
20.73
20.73
34.51
Food preparation and serving related occupations –Continued
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee
shop ....................................................................................
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 .........................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
8-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 8
State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations –Continued
Electrical power-line installers and repairers ..........................
$12.48
$17.10
$32.44
$33.35
$34.51
Production occupations .................................................................
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators ....
10.30
13.33
11.75
17.46
18.11
18.19
20.76
20.44
24.18
21.24
Transportation and material moving occupations .....................
Bus drivers ...................................................................................
Bus drivers, school ..................................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ........................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ...................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ...........................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..........
Refuse and recyclable material collectors ...................................
8.00
12.34
12.37
12.79
12.79
7.42
7.42
10.66
9.65
12.84
12.84
13.30
12.87
7.86
7.86
10.66
12.84
13.38
13.41
14.79
14.12
8.00
8.00
10.66
15.86
15.86
15.86
17.31
17.12
8.00
8.00
12.00
18.85
18.29
18.29
19.60
18.18
14.93
14.93
18.11
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated
from individual worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. For more
information, see chapter 8 of the Handbook of Methods, at
http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
8-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1
Table 9
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
All workers .........................................................................................
$8.51
$11.00
$15.16
$22.34
$32.60
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 .......
20.10
19.97
13.63
25.84
31.48
21.64
16.48
28.72
19.23
19.23
19.23
25.26
21.11
41.66
18.29
19.32
27.78
27.76
18.34
29.53
39.37
27.64
21.64
41.00
21.37
26.72
26.55
37.71
26.55
58.47
24.62
25.32
38.75
32.82
31.25
31.25
41.35
35.27
41.89
45.20
30.07
33.75
35.75
38.20
32.19
68.33
41.28
44.03
52.43
51.05
48.10
52.55
59.83
46.56
49.74
46.53
61.48
39.42
40.13
46.52
35.75
70.22
42.50
52.98
68.33
65.38
59.18
62.69
71.91
65.50
57.78
61.88
68.47
50.00
49.10
51.54
40.13
70.22
55.63
62.34
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 ............................................................
Loan counselors and officers .......................................................
Loan officers ............................................................................
16.75
22.37
20.18
23.06
25.54
24.89
32.91
26.44
41.26
38.69
22.19
18.13
20.11
16.75
16.62
16.88
15.87
20.77
14.41
21.12
17.55
15.16
21.39
20.00
13.78
17.31
22.96
23.82
23.82
19.71
18.18
19.55
16.62
24.96
18.23
23.57
19.95
21.27
23.10
23.17
17.31
20.90
24.89
29.30
29.43
20.19
22.52
20.67
20.22
31.70
21.88
31.26
31.55
26.56
26.22
26.74
27.43
32.91
24.89
36.12
36.12
30.71
28.33
27.06
27.08
44.16
27.55
36.52
31.55
33.22
36.49
33.10
32.91
32.91
35.70
47.44
47.44
32.50
33.99
31.32
28.61
50.15
36.94
40.87
66.09
43.16
39.66
33.10
58.84
58.84
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 ...............................................................
19.60
21.78
26.20
25.48
28.61
12.02
18.97
22.28
23.02
25.96
29.76
28.85
40.00
12.74
20.95
22.28
30.57
31.25
38.30
35.82
50.00
19.91
29.71
27.93
39.42
36.51
52.49
44.66
57.30
26.05
39.58
51.74
50.49
40.70
55.67
55.67
63.78
31.92
46.77
59.72
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
9-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 9
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Computer and mathematical science occupations –Continued
Network and computer systems administrators ...........................
Network systems and data communications analysts ..................
$22.64
20.91
$29.21
22.88
$30.57
33.65
$35.68
40.10
$36.32
44.87
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 ...................
18.77
26.67
35.47
22.85
24.25
27.69
24.62
28.08
17.00
18.77
21.19
24.25
28.81
46.58
24.80
36.11
27.95
27.69
28.81
18.17
21.19
28.60
31.13
37.17
54.53
31.27
49.22
36.31
27.95
30.56
21.00
25.79
31.13
41.68
50.04
68.20
35.71
55.00
55.77
34.57
40.92
25.71
31.13
31.13
59.66
75.00
78.49
38.55
75.00
77.31
45.21
45.45
32.80
36.06
31.13
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................
Physical scientists ........................................................................
Chemists and materials scientists ............................................
Chemists ..............................................................................
Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians ......
16.10
18.86
20.05
20.05
17.84
18.11
21.05
23.04
23.04
18.93
23.22
26.61
26.44
26.44
21.00
40.45
49.46
28.85
28.85
30.98
49.46
49.46
43.97
43.97
34.83
Community and social services occupations ...............................
Counselors ...................................................................................
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 ........................................
12.24
11.89
11.89
16.65
12.24
12.24
11.20
14.83
14.77
14.14
14.83
14.42
14.42
19.66
14.47
14.47
13.46
15.00
16.00
15.00
17.88
18.89
24.52
22.28
17.75
18.70
16.60
17.59
17.92
15.00
21.47
25.14
31.53
25.14
21.03
21.35
20.23
17.88
17.92
17.60
25.19
32.39
51.61
25.14
23.12
23.12
20.77
19.70
18.23
22.24
Legal occupations ..........................................................................
Lawyers .......................................................................................
Paralegals and legal assistants .....................................................
17.31
26.17
14.90
22.36
40.87
17.88
30.35
51.28
22.36
52.40
57.21
23.94
60.10
68.96
28.09
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 ........
10.66
20.82
32.14
32.14
21.12
29.24
37.03
37.05
29.48
37.30
38.06
38.06
35.31
57.67
38.66
38.66
42.10
72.63
39.46
39.46
27.98
15.93
15.93
22.40
34.51
15.93
15.93
26.75
34.56
23.08
15.93
31.07
37.30
32.71
19.50
35.37
37.66
39.72
29.63
39.53
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
9-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 9
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
$13.70
24.36
22.81
23.14
$21.98
27.89
26.85
26.90
$33.39
35.54
30.71
30.47
$35.54
35.54
34.84
34.84
$36.59
36.59
39.62
39.99
22.06
22.07
26.11
27.22
31.19
31.71
35.90
35.47
38.96
39.95
21.48
23.60
26.31
26.75
31.71
29.63
35.31
35.82
39.99
39.62
23.60
14.16
11.79
26.56
8.36
25.72
22.83
13.17
28.79
9.50
30.71
30.03
15.98
34.69
10.17
35.82
34.30
17.69
38.55
11.45
40.50
39.07
23.29
57.83
13.30
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .....
Designers .....................................................................................
Graphic designers ....................................................................
Writers and editors ......................................................................
13.38
10.00
10.00
24.75
16.01
14.38
14.38
24.94
19.64
17.31
16.83
27.84
24.04
25.00
20.90
28.75
32.42
32.52
25.63
31.74
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 ..............................
14.35
15.84
48.99
66.85
20.63
16.00
27.40
18.97
15.91
17.28
12.59
15.13
18.35
11.58
11.76
11.58
14.00
9.50
21.86
21.86
17.84
19.90
53.05
67.30
23.49
17.86
28.85
20.71
17.94
21.80
16.58
19.63
20.91
12.68
12.95
15.77
14.86
10.00
28.64
29.31
23.33
25.53
53.81
117.80
27.10
25.27
34.88
23.78
23.00
23.84
19.77
23.65
24.09
13.72
13.57
17.55
17.00
12.66
31.80
35.84
30.39
25.61
57.25
197.80
32.21
33.48
34.88
27.19
25.85
28.58
24.64
27.48
27.33
17.63
16.35
20.06
19.47
18.81
35.84
41.68
39.00
25.61
57.98
197.80
36.54
35.07
34.88
28.62
30.39
32.31
27.54
32.08
30.74
20.03
19.25
25.50
20.48
18.98
41.68
41.68
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ...............................
8.31
8.00
9.22
8.53
10.57
9.75
13.06
10.65
15.42
12.20
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 ........................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
9-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 9
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
$8.00
8.00
9.43
10.00
11.33
10.84
$8.25
8.62
11.00
11.00
11.50
10.84
$9.30
9.75
13.06
11.75
13.50
13.30
$10.30
10.65
15.33
15.42
14.50
14.90
$10.52
12.13
16.00
17.00
15.00
17.46
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 ...................................
8.45
12.50
11.03
19.21
9.93
14.16
12.88
20.65
12.55
20.07
14.16
26.12
17.27
26.17
17.82
29.15
23.05
30.81
23.71
35.51
13.05
9.14
8.86
8.86
11.05
11.05
8.15
8.15
9.06
15.23
9.95
9.83
9.77
14.62
14.62
8.15
8.15
9.06
19.48
11.92
10.58
10.58
18.38
18.38
9.81
9.65
10.69
22.65
13.48
13.74
13.74
22.19
22.19
12.13
11.53
13.17
31.38
14.81
17.97
17.54
25.69
25.69
15.00
14.94
14.45
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 ..
Fast food and counter workers ....................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including
fast food .............................................................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee
shop ....................................................................................
4.25
7.25
8.67
10.00
12.92
9.00
9.83
12.75
15.39
17.75
9.00
7.25
7.25
7.25
8.00
7.86
2.13
2.13
7.25
7.25
9.83
8.50
7.25
9.30
9.50
8.82
2.38
2.13
7.75
7.45
12.75
9.75
7.75
9.75
11.25
11.75
6.01
5.26
9.09
8.24
15.39
10.50
8.82
9.86
12.61
13.75
7.25
6.28
9.50
9.75
17.75
13.00
9.10
13.85
13.78
13.75
10.01
6.75
11.30
12.10
7.25
7.40
8.00
9.41
10.40
7.45
8.50
10.78
12.10
12.10
7.72
8.33
9.51
12.09
14.71
12.97
14.02
14.28
17.64
19.24
Healthcare support occupations –Continued
Home health aides ...................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ..................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...........................
Medical assistants ....................................................................
Medical equipment preparers ..................................................
Medical transcriptionists .........................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance workers ......................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
9-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 9
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
$12.26
7.63
$13.44
8.25
$14.28
9.35
$17.64
11.04
$19.24
13.19
7.74
7.50
8.25
8.25
8.50
8.00
8.45
8.25
9.93
8.69
9.00
8.75
11.56
9.86
13.10
12.09
14.93
11.01
16.73
16.73
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 ..................................................................
5.97
10.90
16.66
5.76
5.76
7.75
8.11
8.11
6.87
12.13
16.66
5.97
5.97
8.71
8.11
8.11
7.75
13.68
17.65
6.68
6.68
9.55
14.04
14.60
9.50
17.47
22.22
7.45
7.45
10.24
16.44
16.72
15.00
22.22
22.22
8.10
8.10
10.75
21.14
21.14
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 .....................................
8.15
10.84
10.70
19.32
7.60
7.40
7.40
10.00
11.00
8.60
9.94
15.59
10.00
12.15
11.52
19.32
8.90
8.00
7.75
11.00
11.00
9.50
16.50
19.09
13.25
17.15
15.14
21.00
10.71
9.75
8.59
13.00
14.08
10.76
25.65
23.61
19.42
19.32
18.11
30.60
13.25
12.86
10.98
15.98
16.88
13.54
30.76
32.53
30.29
30.29
25.68
43.31
16.00
14.71
13.06
19.49
19.49
19.35
51.91
42.97
15.59
18.64
29.30
33.47
48.66
15.36
7.25
19.09
8.50
23.37
11.00
27.73
23.08
39.69
35.42
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 ........................
9.50
11.23
13.55
17.03
20.64
12.24
9.22
9.24
8.14
10.23
11.49
14.69
9.22
11.42
8.14
11.42
12.84
19.07
9.62
13.87
11.71
13.87
15.50
22.34
14.15
16.83
14.53
16.00
18.93
25.64
15.60
19.75
16.64
16.85
20.00
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
–Continued
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and
janitorial workers ...............................................................
Building cleaning workers ...........................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping
cleaners ..............................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Grounds maintenance workers ....................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .............................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
9-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 9
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Office and administrative support occupations –Continued
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 ..................................
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 ....................................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$13.50
10.00
9.87
11.47
10.23
12.96
9.41
10.14
8.42
11.08
9.36
12.26
9.27
10.50
8.76
10.77
13.00
7.25
9.20
8.24
10.96
13.60
10.84
10.37
10.29
9.99
9.99
13.25
8.25
8.53
$15.95
10.00
10.65
11.70
11.22
13.71
10.71
10.90
12.69
11.08
10.44
12.26
10.00
12.01
10.72
13.79
14.56
14.00
10.45
9.50
12.50
16.16
17.05
12.50
11.25
11.50
11.50
14.56
10.00
10.05
$17.18
11.78
11.41
13.53
13.85
15.90
12.01
13.34
15.66
12.06
12.50
14.95
11.65
14.79
13.38
15.71
16.51
16.50
12.50
11.75
15.13
20.50
21.95
14.33
13.00
13.55
13.47
16.95
11.20
12.50
$18.60
16.00
13.14
16.74
17.05
22.11
31.20
16.34
18.40
14.42
15.40
16.13
13.05
17.80
16.06
17.80
18.87
20.64
17.12
12.85
20.19
26.31
24.42
15.13
16.44
16.03
15.29
19.97
14.27
15.10
$20.02
19.47
13.80
19.48
22.20
22.96
31.20
19.80
19.25
16.06
18.16
17.49
16.05
18.68
18.68
18.39
22.97
23.10
19.05
13.58
26.31
28.69
27.77
18.00
19.50
16.25
16.25
22.51
20.66
17.01
10.25
12.00
15.00
19.76
24.00
16.00
15.00
9.08
11.00
17.00
15.34
10.56
12.00
23.75
16.21
11.51
13.25
30.17
20.03
14.44
16.91
47.93
21.60
18.00
18.18
10.44
9.50
12.35
12.35
11.93
11.93
8.90
11.14
11.05
13.26
13.26
16.00
16.00
9.25
14.32
17.00
13.91
13.91
19.75
19.75
16.25
17.00
23.92
17.20
17.20
21.00
21.00
19.50
18.90
28.36
19.36
19.36
29.50
29.50
19.50
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
9-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 9
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Construction and extraction occupations –Continued
Helpers, construction trades ........................................................
Construction and building inspectors ..........................................
Highway maintenance workers ...................................................
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 ......................
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 ....................................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$10.00
16.37
9.81
$11.05
17.63
11.40
$12.21
21.28
12.88
$12.51
23.76
13.87
$15.25
29.22
15.28
10.36
14.89
18.50
22.90
28.71
12.50
17.78
19.44
23.15
35.90
14.48
14.48
14.92
23.76
30.08
20.00
17.00
12.50
9.99
15.08
12.00
16.90
21.00
25.56
14.00
13.70
16.40
18.36
24.11
23.19
36.12
18.00
19.23
17.68
22.11
28.47
30.08
43.42
23.47
23.47
21.87
24.40
30.43
30.08
43.57
28.00
28.41
23.50
26.30
32.60
16.90
24.11
28.47
30.43
32.60
13.82
15.13
18.00
19.00
20.00
9.83
19.19
9.00
14.50
19.56
19.97
19.56
9.50
8.00
15.87
21.85
10.17
16.48
21.21
20.67
26.74
12.86
9.50
19.19
23.18
16.14
16.78
26.74
30.19
26.74
16.00
13.00
22.80
27.73
20.68
18.13
29.96
32.44
28.71
19.68
16.00
28.51
28.51
24.40
20.54
32.44
34.15
29.96
22.91
18.36
9.25
11.50
14.60
18.46
23.80
14.38
10.00
8.93
10.77
12.45
7.25
12.00
7.25
12.15
12.15
16.94
10.37
10.20
12.45
12.45
7.45
12.45
7.45
13.08
13.08
22.41
12.97
11.59
14.59
12.45
9.75
13.65
8.40
15.59
16.62
26.63
13.65
12.97
18.02
15.22
11.45
15.15
11.05
18.10
18.10
32.25
17.57
14.75
26.47
23.80
13.00
19.05
11.60
18.70
18.70
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
9-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 9
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Production occupations –Continued
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 ................................................................................
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 .....................
10
25
50
75
90
$13.79
$15.23
$16.79
$18.58
$18.58
8.50
12.53
15.75
18.85
18.85
8.50
17.00
12.00
18.00
17.64
20.00
18.85
21.50
19.21
29.82
9.50
10.20
12.72
17.48
18.08
9.50
10.20
12.72
17.48
18.08
14.50
14.98
11.81
11.71
14.50
15.99
13.25
13.00
16.00
21.88
15.62
14.38
16.98
26.86
18.60
17.52
20.40
33.40
20.84
20.84
15.62
8.30
7.55
8.50
8.87
10.26
8.50
8.50
18.46
11.00
7.95
9.75
12.23
10.26
9.00
9.00
18.58
14.50
8.50
10.80
14.68
12.90
13.50
11.20
19.75
17.50
10.52
14.13
15.71
16.08
16.25
16.25
20.96
18.46
10.60
21.13
15.98
24.82
17.63
16.25
8.00
13.33
18.00
8.60
12.00
13.75
8.26
12.38
17.09
18.00
8.60
12.00
14.45
9.04
14.43
18.19
24.96
12.84
15.50
18.00
18.32
17.63
20.44
28.98
19.13
17.75
22.27
18.32
20.00
21.24
29.35
27.71
22.27
22.27
20.00
11.52
9.04
11.76
9.99
14.00
11.25
14.22
11.00
16.97
15.45
25.44
13.47
17.20
17.92
25.44
15.51
17.83
19.51
25.44
24.92
9.99
8.00
8.84
9.35
10.50
11.37
10.80
11.46
12.75
13.26
16.00
11.99
14.00
16.08
18.30
13.79
28.38
20.40
26.80
14.60
8.75
11.00
14.00
17.66
20.96
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
9-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 9
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Transportation and material moving occupations –Continued
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and
material movers, hand ...........................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators ...................
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers ..............................................
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers ...........................
Bus drivers ...................................................................................
Bus drivers, school ..................................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ........................................
Driver/sales workers ................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ...................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................................
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 ...................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors ...................................
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated
from individual worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. For more
information, see chapter 8 of the Handbook of Methods, at
http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
10
25
50
75
90
$13.95
$18.58
$22.69
$25.38
$30.32
9.19
38.31
38.31
8.50
7.50
10.00
8.40
11.41
9.11
13.16
9.89
8.00
8.00
7.25
9.06
10.00
9.19
41.82
41.82
12.84
10.00
12.50
11.00
13.50
10.66
17.00
11.00
9.00
8.50
8.04
9.50
10.00
13.77
115.78
115.78
15.69
12.84
15.00
16.40
15.00
14.28
17.96
13.50
11.33
11.00
9.45
11.23
10.66
20.65
155.43
155.43
15.69
15.50
19.39
17.81
19.09
19.70
32.08
15.30
14.48
14.42
13.25
14.00
10.66
22.53
244.28
244.28
16.08
16.17
22.75
17.81
22.75
22.85
32.08
17.50
15.91
16.35
14.56
14.41
17.39
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
9-9
December 2009 - January 2011
Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1
Table 10
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
All workers .........................................................................................
$7.25
$7.25
$8.50
$11.30
$17.00
Community and social services occupations ...............................
10.50
17.13
17.31
17.66
17.66
Education, training, and library occupations .............................
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ........
Other teachers and instructors .....................................................
7.28
8.13
7.28
7.65
11.96
7.65
10.72
14.60
8.98
12.54
15.00
11.80
20.46
16.04
15.22
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .....
9.00
9.00
11.27
15.00
22.22
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ....................
Registered nurses .........................................................................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians
Pharmacy technicians ..............................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ......................
15.01
22.48
10.22
10.22
15.30
17.00
25.20
10.22
10.22
17.00
24.00
29.20
12.50
10.22
17.00
30.00
31.50
15.02
14.05
17.50
35.00
33.50
18.03
15.01
18.00
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ...............................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ..................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...........................
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.45
9.00
9.25
8.00
9.25
10.00
10.00
9.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
9.27
11.07
10.50
10.55
16.69
Protective service occupations ......................................................
Police officers ..............................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ..........................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers .......................
Security guards ........................................................................
Miscellaneous protective service workers ...................................
8.00
9.38
9.38
8.00
8.00
7.25
8.20
11.45
11.45
8.01
8.01
7.25
10.25
12.47
12.47
10.16
10.16
9.50
11.89
18.00
18.00
11.89
11.89
11.50
17.00
18.00
18.00
14.50
14.50
14.90
Food preparation and serving related occupations ....................
Cooks ...........................................................................................
Cooks, fast food .......................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...............................................
Cooks, restaurant .....................................................................
Food preparation workers ............................................................
Food service, tipped .....................................................................
Bartenders ................................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ............................................................
Fast food and counter workers ....................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including
fast food .............................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant .........................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop ...........
2.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.59
7.25
2.13
3.00
2.13
7.25
6.66
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.59
7.45
2.13
4.00
2.13
7.25
7.25
7.59
7.30
8.00
9.00
7.78
4.06
4.06
4.25
7.25
7.50
8.50
7.75
8.75
10.99
8.49
6.66
5.00
6.66
7.58
8.82
9.63
9.63
9.34
11.00
8.99
7.25
5.00
7.25
9.00
7.25
2.50
6.40
7.25
4.25
7.08
7.25
6.56
8.00
7.40
7.25
8.25
7.94
8.82
10.00
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
Building cleaning workers ...........................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping
cleaners ..............................................................................
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
8.05
8.02
8.29
8.37
10.37
11.53
7.25
7.25
7.58
10.00
11.53
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
10-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 10
Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Personal care and service occupations ........................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers .....
Amusement and recreation attendants .....................................
Child care workers .......................................................................
Recreation and fitness workers ....................................................
$6.41
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
$7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
$7.75
7.25
7.25
7.75
7.25
$8.50
7.35
7.35
7.75
7.25
$10.00
8.72
8.72
8.32
10.00
Sales and related occupations .......................................................
Retail sales workers .....................................................................
Cashiers, all workers ...............................................................
Cashiers ...............................................................................
Retail salespersons ...................................................................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .....................................
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.35
7.30
7.25
7.25
7.47
7.50
8.00
8.00
7.79
7.79
8.08
8.82
9.21
9.00
8.76
8.76
9.35
12.71
11.30
10.50
10.00
10.00
11.24
12.71
Office and administrative support occupations ..........................
Financial clerks ............................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ........................
Tellers ......................................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ..........................................
Stock clerks and order fillers .......................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants .....................................
Medical secretaries ..................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ....................
Office clerks, general ...................................................................
7.32
7.50
9.86
7.25
7.32
7.25
8.87
8.87
7.11
7.25
8.81
9.27
10.00
9.00
9.00
7.79
10.48
8.87
10.48
9.00
9.98
10.36
11.92
10.36
9.00
9.49
13.40
10.77
15.04
10.00
12.04
13.00
14.65
11.50
10.00
10.20
15.63
10.77
16.28
12.82
15.00
14.65
15.00
15.00
10.50
11.25
16.28
13.40
19.27
14.25
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ....................
8.00
9.10
11.38
17.96
20.44
Production occupations .................................................................
Miscellaneous production workers ..............................................
8.00
7.25
9.33
7.26
10.84
8.25
12.45
9.00
12.99
9.33
Transportation and material moving occupations .....................
Bus drivers ...................................................................................
Bus drivers, school ..................................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ........................................
Driver/sales workers ................................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .........................................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ...........................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..........
Packers and packagers, hand ...................................................
7.25
11.13
11.13
7.25
7.00
8.50
7.75
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.49
11.13
11.13
7.30
7.25
9.75
8.00
7.49
8.02
7.31
9.75
11.13
11.13
10.50
7.25
14.18
8.00
9.50
11.78
7.50
13.75
16.91
16.91
19.36
7.30
18.65
8.50
13.75
13.75
8.00
17.22
18.57
18.57
22.81
7.33
21.27
9.50
16.02
17.22
8.50
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated
from individual worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. For more
information, see chapter 8 of the Handbook of Methods, at
http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
10-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
All workers ...................................
$18.93
$15.16
$753
$606
39.8
$38,232
$31,479
2,020
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
38.75
1,689
1,564
40.9
87,401
80,939
2,116
40.60
35.12
38.92
32.82
31.25
31.25
1,801
1,429
1,606
1,425
1,250
1,250
44.4
40.7
41.3
93,607
74,284
83,508
74,100
65,000
65,000
2,306
2,115
2,146
47.26
40.65
43.35
41.35
35.27
41.89
1,887
1,682
1,735
1,654
1,249
1,675
39.9
41.4
40.0
98,115
86,956
90,208
86,000
66,622
87,125
2,076
2,139
2,081
44.20
45.20
1,775
1,808
40.2
92,258
94,012
2,087
38.71
34.42
34.10
30.07
33.75
35.75
1,622
1,427
1,322
1,203
1,350
1,341
41.9
41.5
38.8
84,037
74,221
65,898
62,546
70,200
69,714
2,171
2,156
1,932
41.36
38.20
1,616
1,528
39.1
77,191
78,443
1,866
31.55
60.48
32.19
68.33
1,202
2,442
1,288
2,733
38.1
40.4
62,304
126,928
66,951
142,120
1,975
2,099
38.14
41.28
1,526
1,651
40.0
79,328
85,862
2,080
40.41
44.03
1,617
1,761
40.0
84,059
91,578
2,080
27.69
27.13
25.54
24.89
1,111
1,088
1,036
996
40.1
40.1
57,780
56,586
53,876
51,769
2,087
2,086
25.63
24.89
1,023
996
39.9
53,204
51,769
2,076
30.77
29.30
1,213
1,172
39.4
63,089
60,946
2,050
31.63
24.20
29.43
20.19
1,245
998
1,172
889
39.4
41.2
64,761
51,891
60,946
46,210
2,047
2,144
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 ......................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
11-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Business and financial
operations occupations
–Continued
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 ......
Loan counselors and officers
Loan officers ......................
Computer and mathematical
science occupations ............
Computer programmers .........
Computer software engineers
Computer software
engineers, applications
Computer software
engineers, systems
software .......................
Computer support specialists
Computer systems analysts ....
Database administrators .........
Network and computer
systems administrators .....
Network systems and data
communications analysts
Architecture and engineering
occupations .........................
Engineers ...............................
Aerospace engineers ..........
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$23.82
$22.52
$949
$901
39.9
$49,281
$46,844
2,069
23.03
20.67
929
827
40.3
48,298
43,000
2,097
21.97
35.90
24.05
32.19
32.72
20.22
31.70
21.88
31.26
31.55
876
1,428
957
1,226
1,309
809
1,268
865
1,172
1,262
39.9
39.8
39.8
38.1
40.0
45,389
74,274
49,770
63,733
68,061
42,047
65,932
44,982
60,947
65,622
2,066
2,069
2,070
1,980
2,080
27.80
28.75
27.82
29.59
32.35
26.56
26.22
26.74
27.43
32.91
1,121
1,140
1,098
1,183
1,294
1,034
1,049
1,003
1,097
1,317
40.3
39.7
39.5
40.0
40.0
58,280
59,297
57,110
61,540
67,288
53,778
54,540
52,139
57,054
68,459
2,097
2,062
2,052
2,080
2,080
32.47
31.49
40.46
30.57
31.25
38.30
1,302
1,248
1,635
1,223
1,247
1,577
40.1
39.7
40.4
67,488
64,920
85,006
63,575
64,834
82,000
2,078
2,062
2,101
37.85
35.82
1,527
1,455
40.3
79,414
75,643
2,098
47.57
20.51
31.74
38.17
50.00
19.91
29.71
27.93
1,929
815
1,268
1,521
1,978
788
1,188
1,117
40.6
39.7
39.9
39.8
100,311
41,641
65,934
77,032
102,866
38,821
61,801
58,092
2,109
2,030
2,077
2,018
31.01
30.57
1,256
1,241
40.5
65,293
64,526
2,105
32.65
33.65
1,319
1,346
40.4
68,562
70,000
2,100
35.64
42.30
55.40
31.13
37.17
54.53
1,436
1,724
2,216
1,245
1,492
2,181
40.3
40.8
40.0
74,572
89,434
115,231
64,746
77,576
113,420
2,093
2,114
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
11-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Architecture and engineering
occupations –Continued
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
Life, physical, and social
science occupations ............
Physical scientists ..................
Chemists and materials
scientists ......................
Chemists ........................
Miscellaneous life, physical,
and social science
technicians .......................
Community and social
services occupations ...........
Counselors .............................
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 .....................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$30.21
$31.27
$1,167
$1,173
38.6
$60,697
$60,973
2,009
45.87
49.22
2,088
1,969
45.5
108,564
102,376
2,367
42.06
31.52
35.66
22.96
36.31
27.95
30.56
21.00
1,690
1,269
1,448
892
1,452
1,118
1,269
873
40.2
40.3
40.6
38.8
87,860
66,001
74,231
46,380
75,527
58,144
66,000
45,390
2,089
2,094
2,082
2,020
26.72
25.79
1,063
1,032
39.8
55,301
53,643
2,070
29.18
31.13
1,167
1,245
40.0
60,696
64,746
2,080
32.15
34.94
23.22
26.61
1,309
1,445
860
1,154
40.7
41.3
68,061
75,118
44,699
60,008
2,117
2,150
28.00
28.00
26.44
26.44
1,214
1,214
1,152
1,152
43.3
43.3
63,103
63,103
59,893
59,893
2,253
2,253
24.70
21.00
983
840
39.8
51,136
43,680
2,070
19.02
21.62
17.88
18.89
748
873
692
792
39.3
40.4
38,123
43,166
35,589
40,236
2,004
1,997
26.46
21.93
17.89
24.52
22.28
17.75
1,022
941
697
981
833
697
38.6
42.9
39.0
47,616
48,938
35,793
48,427
43,290
35,472
1,799
2,232
2,001
18.37
18.70
716
711
39.0
36,288
36,992
1,975
16.93
16.60
674
664
39.8
35,052
34,528
2,070
17.16
17.59
662
670
38.6
34,401
34,856
2,005
17.10
17.92
668
717
39.1
34,758
37,265
2,033
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
11-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
Community and social
services occupations
–Continued
Social and human service
assistants ......................
$16.45
$15.00
$643
$600
39.1
$33,457
$31,200
2,034
Legal occupations ....................
Lawyers .................................
Paralegals and legal assistants
36.62
48.70
21.75
30.35
51.28
22.36
1,441
1,912
856
1,154
2,038
894
39.3
39.3
39.4
74,919
99,434
44,537
60,002
106,000
46,500
2,046
2,042
2,048
29.12
43.94
29.48
37.30
1,106
1,721
1,124
1,430
38.0
39.2
43,282
71,315
43,963
58,258
1,487
1,623
38.30
38.06
1,424
1,416
37.2
55,729
55,525
1,455
38.64
38.06
1,434
1,416
37.1
55,787
55,525
1,444
34.52
34.56
1,374
1,383
39.8
58,440
55,216
1,693
26.62
23.08
1,018
950
38.2
46,500
44,969
1,747
19.40
15.93
794
717
40.9
39,710
37,272
2,047
31.05
31.07
1,171
1,186
37.7
44,485
45,452
1,433
28.68
33.39
1,069
1,244
37.3
39,786
46,023
1,387
32.35
35.54
1,200
1,244
37.1
44,541
46,023
1,377
30.91
30.71
1,171
1,165
37.9
44,240
44,220
1,431
30.98
30.47
1,170
1,145
37.8
44,365
44,220
1,432
30.75
31.56
31.19
31.71
1,173
1,181
1,189
1,215
38.1
37.4
43,917
45,012
44,398
45,514
1,428
1,426
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
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
11-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Education, training, and
library occupations
–Continued
Secondary school
teachers, except
special and
vocational education
Special education teachers
Special education
teachers, preschool,
kindergarten, and
elementary school ....
Other teachers and instructors
Library technicians ................
Instructional coordinators ......
Teacher assistants ..................
Arts, design, entertainment,
sports, and media
occupations .........................
Designers ...............................
Graphic designers ..............
Writers and editors ................
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 .......................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$31.25
31.14
$31.71
29.63
$1,168
1,188
$1,198
1,142
37.4
38.2
$44,532
46,653
$45,452
45,936
1,425
1,498
31.64
28.20
15.61
37.65
10.76
30.71
30.03
15.98
34.69
10.17
1,211
1,090
588
1,418
404
1,198
1,201
562
1,214
387
38.3
38.6
37.7
37.7
37.6
48,083
44,957
26,144
62,435
15,337
47,621
44,450
22,533
55,243
14,412
1,519
1,594
1,675
1,658
1,425
21.11
20.15
18.04
27.82
19.64
17.31
16.83
27.84
848
819
722
1,062
779
673
673
1,024
40.1
40.7
40.0
38.2
43,990
42,608
37,524
55,231
40,851
35,000
35,000
53,248
2,084
2,114
2,080
1,985
26.98
23.44
54.60
120.35
29.12
25.90
32.33
23.85
23.33
25.53
53.81
117.80
27.10
25.27
34.88
23.78
1,062
919
2,180
4,725
1,141
1,009
1,269
951
917
1,021
2,152
4,712
1,054
1,011
1,381
951
39.4
39.2
39.9
39.3
39.2
39.0
39.2
39.9
54,602
47,807
113,335
245,719
59,131
49,930
65,968
49,459
46,800
53,111
111,925
245,024
54,825
45,695
71,802
49,467
2,024
2,040
2,076
2,042
2,030
1,928
2,040
2,074
22.36
23.00
879
909
39.3
45,716
47,258
2,044
24.48
23.84
979
953
40.0
50,916
49,579
2,080
19.94
19.77
769
712
38.6
39,979
37,009
2,005
23.51
23.65
938
946
39.9
48,789
49,192
2,075
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
11-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Healthcare practitioner and
technical occupations
–Continued
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 ..........
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 ...
Protective service occupations
First-line
supervisors/managers, law
enforcement workers .......
First-line
supervisors/managers
of correctional officers
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$23.86
$24.09
$953
$974
39.9
$49,553
$50,669
2,077
15.30
14.63
17.90
13.72
13.57
17.55
606
577
714
543
543
696
39.6
39.5
39.9
31,533
30,023
37,136
28,215
28,215
36,171
2,061
2,052
2,074
17.21
17.00
681
680
39.6
34,093
33,592
1,982
13.86
12.66
554
506
40.0
28,829
26,333
2,080
32.01
31.80
1,277
1,272
39.9
66,410
66,144
2,075
33.07
35.84
1,318
1,433
39.9
68,521
74,537
2,072
11.34
10.57
445
413
39.2
22,996
21,320
2,027
9.93
9.82
9.75
9.30
388
383
379
360
39.0
39.1
20,009
19,935
19,452
18,741
2,014
2,031
9.91
9.75
386
379
39.0
19,934
19,452
2,011
13.06
12.91
13.06
11.75
517
509
522
460
39.6
39.4
26,847
26,465
27,169
23,920
2,056
2,049
13.26
13.34
13.50
13.30
527
533
540
532
39.8
40.0
27,409
27,739
28,080
27,664
2,067
2,080
14.31
12.55
587
508
41.1
30,524
26,437
2,134
20.78
20.07
831
817
40.0
43,222
42,501
2,080
15.65
14.16
626
567
40.0
32,565
29,459
2,081
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
11-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Protective service occupations
–Continued
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 ......
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$25.73
$26.12
$1,029
$1,047
40.0
$53,528
$54,434
2,080
21.28
11.87
19.48
11.92
1,098
586
1,167
607
51.6
49.3
57,103
30,465
60,660
31,584
2,684
2,566
12.26
10.58
493
430
40.2
25,613
22,360
2,090
12.15
18.25
10.58
18.38
488
740
423
755
40.2
40.5
25,396
38,462
22,006
39,270
2,090
2,108
18.25
18.38
740
755
40.5
38,462
39,270
2,108
10.69
10.54
9.81
9.65
425
419
395
387
39.7
39.7
22,094
21,775
20,530
20,134
2,067
2,066
11.36
10.69
438
427
38.5
21,801
22,227
1,919
8.82
8.67
331
316
37.6
16,384
15,080
1,858
13.38
12.75
550
510
41.1
25,825
22,880
1,930
13.02
9.89
7.94
12.75
9.75
7.75
536
377
281
510
390
272
41.2
38.1
35.3
25,042
18,703
14,598
22,880
18,720
14,138
1,924
1,890
1,838
10.13
11.24
11.50
5.87
4.74
9.75
11.25
11.75
6.01
5.26
390
425
370
213
182
390
450
353
232
204
38.5
37.8
32.2
36.3
38.5
18,690
22,091
15,206
11,067
9,488
20,280
23,400
13,047
12,064
10,608
1,845
1,966
1,322
1,885
2,003
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
11-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Food preparation and serving
related occupations
–Continued
Dining room and cafeteria
attendants and
bartender helpers .........
Fast food and counter
workers ............................
Combined food preparation
and serving workers,
including fast food .......
Counter attendants,
cafeteria, food
concession, and coffee
shop ..............................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$9.10
$9.09
$348
$347
38.2
$17,750
$18,034
1,950
8.87
8.24
325
306
36.6
15,466
14,976
1,743
8.59
8.00
320
296
37.3
15,814
15,116
1,842
10.27
10.78
346
349
33.7
14,197
13,573
1,383
10.60
9.51
421
379
39.7
21,779
19,594
2,054
15.81
14.28
635
571
40.2
32,963
29,700
2,084
15.61
9.98
14.28
9.35
624
396
571
368
40.0
39.6
32,371
20,482
29,700
19,094
2,074
2,052
10.64
9.93
422
397
39.7
21,769
20,652
2,046
9.06
8.69
359
347
39.6
18,650
18,034
2,059
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 ........................
10.80
9.00
430
360
39.8
22,111
18,229
2,048
10.57
8.75
422
350
39.9
21,678
18,200
2,051
Personal care and service
occupations .........................
9.22
7.75
368
310
39.9
19,054
16,120
2,066
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
11-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Personal care and service
occupations –Continued
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 ..
Parts salespersons ..........
Retail salespersons .............
Insurance sales agents ............
Sales representatives,
wholesale and
manufacturing ..................
Sales representatives,
wholesale and
manufacturing,
technical and scientific
products .......................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$15.62
19.43
6.75
6.75
9.52
$13.68
17.65
6.68
6.68
9.55
$635
805
270
270
419
$547
750
267
267
392
40.7
41.4
40.0
40.0
44.0
$33,031
41,864
14,047
14,047
21,780
$28,454
38,984
13,894
13,894
20,384
2,114
2,155
2,080
2,080
2,287
13.17
13.10
14.04
14.60
519
518
527
566
39.4
39.6
26,983
26,950
27,378
29,408
2,049
2,057
17.64
13.25
711
538
40.3
36,993
28,001
2,097
17.92
17.15
748
694
41.7
38,908
36,100
2,171
16.95
15.14
712
660
42.0
37,005
34,320
2,183
25.32
11.73
10.38
9.64
21.00
10.71
9.75
8.59
1,013
466
411
381
840
424
384
340
40.0
39.7
39.6
39.5
52,675
24,240
21,379
19,817
43,670
22,048
19,968
17,682
2,080
2,066
2,059
2,055
13.34
13.95
12.57
27.78
13.00
14.08
10.76
25.65
534
563
500
1,105
485
592
420
1,026
40.0
40.4
39.8
39.8
27,766
29,289
25,998
57,439
25,210
30,772
21,840
53,344
2,082
2,100
2,069
2,068
27.61
23.61
1,134
944
41.1
58,963
49,098
2,136
30.94
29.30
1,318
1,172
42.6
68,536
60,950
2,215
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
11-9
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Sales and related occupations
–Continued
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 ...........................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$25.93
$23.37
$1,046
$935
40.3
$54,386
$48,614
2,098
15.97
11.00
639
440
40.0
33,209
22,880
2,080
14.55
13.55
579
539
39.8
29,744
27,912
2,044
19.16
19.07
771
771
40.2
40,104
40,086
2,093
11.42
14.15
11.75
9.62
13.87
11.71
456
560
466
385
544
468
40.0
39.6
39.6
23,731
28,983
24,220
20,008
28,288
24,346
2,079
2,048
2,062
13.73
13.87
545
536
39.7
28,344
27,872
2,064
15.91
15.50
628
613
39.5
32,351
31,545
2,033
17.00
13.43
11.73
17.18
11.78
11.41
669
537
465
686
471
456
39.3
40.0
39.6
34,389
27,926
24,160
34,965
24,502
23,712
2,023
2,080
2,059
14.26
13.53
566
536
39.7
29,445
27,893
2,065
14.79
13.85
591
553
40.0
30,755
28,764
2,079
17.38
17.86
15.90
12.01
690
714
621
480
39.7
40.0
35,871
37,147
32,282
24,981
2,064
2,080
14.13
15.44
12.82
13.10
13.34
15.66
12.06
12.50
561
616
513
520
528
626
482
488
39.7
39.9
40.0
39.7
29,181
32,036
26,670
27,057
27,435
32,564
25,083
25,350
2,065
2,074
2,080
2,066
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
11-10
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Office and administrative
support occupations
–Continued
Human resources assistants,
except payroll and
timekeeping .....................
Receptionists and information
clerks ................................
Dispatchers ............................
Police, fire, and ambulance
dispatchers ...................
Dispatchers, except police,
fire, and ambulance .....
Meter readers, utilities ...........
Production, planning, and
expediting clerks ..............
Shipping, receiving, and
traffic clerks .....................
Stock clerks and order fillers
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ..........................
Executive secretaries and
administrative
assistants ......................
Legal secretaries ................
Medical secretaries ............
Secretaries, except legal,
medical, and executive
Data entry and information
processing workers ..........
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 .........................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$14.56
$14.95
$556
$525
38.2
$28,561
$27,284
1,961
12.58
15.11
11.65
14.79
503
630
466
587
39.9
41.7
26,081
32,395
24,170
29,120
2,072
2,144
13.84
13.38
557
533
40.2
28,953
27,708
2,091
15.72
16.84
15.71
16.51
667
642
628
659
42.4
38.1
34,101
33,361
32,677
34,278
2,170
1,981
17.77
16.50
707
660
39.8
36,757
34,320
2,068
13.62
11.33
12.50
11.75
544
450
500
456
39.9
39.7
28,244
23,363
26,000
23,712
2,074
2,063
16.75
15.13
667
605
39.8
34,365
31,479
2,051
20.65
21.62
14.09
20.50
21.95
14.33
823
857
561
813
878
573
39.8
39.6
39.8
42,724
44,542
29,135
42,251
45,646
29,806
2,069
2,060
2,068
14.30
13.00
569
518
39.8
28,944
26,576
2,024
13.45
13.06
13.55
13.47
537
522
542
539
39.9
40.0
27,938
27,155
28,184
28,016
2,077
2,080
17.51
16.95
677
688
38.6
35,180
35,797
2,009
12.78
12.74
11.20
12.50
511
506
448
480
40.0
39.7
26,576
24,598
23,296
24,960
2,080
1,931
16.51
15.00
656
600
39.7
33,877
30,722
2,052
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
11-11
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Construction and extraction
occupations –Continued
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 ............................
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 ....................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$25.59
17.70
13.05
$23.75
16.21
11.51
$1,028
699
522
$950
648
460
40.2
39.5
40.0
$52,960
36,330
26,941
$48,303
33,721
23,442
2,070
2,052
2,064
14.13
13.25
565
530
40.0
28,925
26,853
2,046
14.56
18.11
14.97
14.32
17.00
13.91
583
724
599
573
680
556
40.0
40.0
40.0
29,964
37,670
31,144
29,120
35,360
28,933
2,057
2,080
2,080
14.97
13.91
599
556
40.0
31,144
28,933
2,080
19.99
19.75
777
790
38.9
40,413
41,080
2,021
19.99
15.10
12.32
19.75
16.25
12.21
777
604
486
790
650
488
38.9
40.0
39.4
40,413
31,404
24,754
41,080
33,800
25,388
2,021
2,080
2,009
21.58
21.28
857
851
39.7
44,573
44,269
2,065
12.97
12.88
511
503
39.4
26,565
26,150
2,048
19.42
18.50
778
744
40.1
40,387
38,438
2,079
21.97
19.44
907
800
41.3
47,148
41,601
2,146
19.94
14.92
797
597
39.9
41,420
31,034
2,077
25.22
23.19
1,009
928
40.0
52,448
48,235
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
11-12
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Installation, maintenance, and
repair occupations
–Continued
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 ........................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$33.44
$36.12
$1,332
$1,445
39.8
$69,283
$75,130
2,072
19.19
18.00
768
720
40.0
39,931
37,440
2,081
19.19
19.23
785
800
40.9
40,798
41,600
2,126
18.77
17.68
751
707
40.0
38,968
36,770
2,076
21.03
22.11
837
884
39.8
43,519
45,989
2,069
26.78
28.47
1,050
1,139
39.2
54,611
59,218
2,039
26.78
28.47
1,050
1,139
39.2
54,611
59,218
2,039
17.35
18.00
694
720
40.0
35,533
35,520
2,048
19.25
19.19
769
764
40.0
39,934
39,728
2,075
23.97
23.18
959
927
40.0
49,858
48,214
2,080
16.59
16.14
663
646
39.9
34,307
33,571
2,068
17.19
26.37
16.78
26.74
688
1,055
671
1,070
40.0
40.0
35,795
54,849
34,898
55,619
2,082
2,080
27.00
30.19
1,080
1,208
40.0
56,167
62,795
2,080
25.84
26.74
1,033
1,070
40.0
53,742
55,619
2,080
16.42
16.00
656
640
40.0
33,942
33,280
2,067
12.60
13.00
504
520
40.0
25,637
26,000
2,034
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
11-13
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
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 ..........
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$15.58
$14.60
$617
$580
39.6
$32,031
$30,160
2,056
22.39
22.41
900
865
40.2
46,707
45,001
2,086
13.19
12.97
528
519
40.0
27,446
26,978
2,080
11.65
11.59
466
463
40.0
24,240
24,099
2,080
16.02
15.55
14.59
12.45
640
622
584
498
39.9
40.0
33,204
32,349
30,347
25,896
2,073
2,080
10.03
14.11
9.75
13.65
392
550
385
499
39.0
39.0
20,360
28,622
20,020
25,935
2,029
2,028
9.17
8.40
358
336
39.0
18,603
17,472
2,029
15.74
16.04
15.59
16.62
613
622
661
665
38.9
38.8
31,868
32,355
34,382
34,570
2,025
2,017
15.93
16.79
637
672
40.0
33,132
34,923
2,080
15.22
15.75
588
600
38.7
30,592
31,200
2,010
15.59
20.64
17.64
20.00
598
825
690
800
38.4
40.0
31,082
42,880
35,880
41,600
1,994
2,078
13.52
12.72
535
509
39.6
27,812
26,458
2,057
13.52
12.72
535
509
39.6
27,812
26,458
2,057
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
11-14
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Production occupations
–Continued
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
Water and liquid waste
treatment plant and
system operators ..............
Miscellaneous plant and
system operators ..............
Chemical processing machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..............................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$16.34
22.99
$16.00
21.88
$654
903
$640
875
40.0
39.3
$33,996
46,931
$33,280
45,510
2,080
2,042
16.00
15.62
625
625
39.0
32,486
32,481
2,031
15.33
14.38
598
575
39.0
31,112
29,902
2,030
18.22
18.58
712
743
39.1
37,029
38,646
2,033
13.94
14.50
550
600
39.5
28,576
31,200
2,050
9.02
12.10
8.50
10.80
354
474
340
413
39.3
39.2
18,411
24,068
17,680
21,466
2,042
1,990
13.64
14.68
548
587
40.2
28,511
30,534
2,091
14.46
12.90
578
516
40.0
30,080
26,832
2,080
13.10
13.50
511
540
39.0
26,352
27,000
2,012
12.19
11.20
481
448
39.4
24,671
23,288
2,024
14.48
14.43
555
577
38.3
28,862
30,004
1,993
17.95
18.19
715
728
39.8
37,183
37,835
2,071
24.46
24.96
977
1,039
39.9
50,787
54,038
2,076
15.05
12.84
602
514
40.0
31,309
26,705
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
11-15
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Production occupations
–Continued
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 .......
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$15.80
$15.50
$632
$620
40.0
$32,866
$32,240
2,080
18.05
15.26
18.00
18.32
722
603
720
733
40.0
39.5
37,540
31,378
37,440
38,106
2,080
2,056
15.55
16.97
616
679
39.6
32,028
35,298
2,060
14.93
15.45
600
618
40.2
31,182
32,136
2,089
20.47
14.76
25.44
13.47
815
559
1,018
480
39.8
37.9
42,355
29,068
52,915
24,960
2,069
1,969
14.47
12.75
545
448
37.7
28,333
23,296
1,958
13.77
13.26
544
530
39.5
28,282
27,581
2,053
16.07
16.00
611
560
38.0
31,776
29,120
1,977
12.52
11.99
500
480
39.9
25,890
24,939
2,068
15.87
14.00
640
553
40.3
32,531
28,122
2,050
22.58
22.69
944
998
41.8
49,113
51,915
2,175
13.96
13.77
573
551
41.1
29,812
28,644
2,136
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
11-16
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 11
Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Transportation and material
moving occupations
–Continued
Aircraft pilots and flight
engineers .......................... $122.63
Airline pilots, copilots, and
flight engineers ............ 122.63
Bus drivers .............................
14.20
Bus drivers, school ............
12.59
Driver/sales workers and
truck drivers .....................
16.17
Driver/sales workers ..........
14.75
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer ................
16.43
Truck drivers, light or
delivery services ..........
16.03
Crane and tower operators .....
22.78
Industrial truck and tractor
operators ..........................
13.48
Laborers and material
movers, hand ....................
11.89
Laborers and freight, stock,
and material movers,
hand .............................
11.67
Machine feeders and
offbearers .....................
10.94
Packers and packagers,
hand .............................
11.71
Refuse and recyclable
material collectors ...........
11.48
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$115.78
$3,329
$1,889
27.1
$173,112
$98,228
1,412
115.78
15.69
12.84
3,329
437
320
1,889
377
257
27.1
30.8
25.4
173,112
18,704
12,420
98,228
13,650
9,502
1,412
1,317
987
15.00
16.40
702
617
656
656
43.4
41.8
36,211
32,060
33,800
34,112
2,240
2,173
15.00
755
700
46.0
38,718
36,400
2,357
14.28
17.96
642
911
590
718
40.0
40.0
33,384
47,375
30,659
37,357
2,082
2,080
13.50
538
528
39.9
27,972
27,456
2,075
11.33
473
452
39.8
24,546
23,504
2,065
11.00
465
440
39.8
24,109
22,880
2,065
9.45
430
321
39.3
22,381
16,713
2,046
11.23
468
449
40.0
24,297
23,367
2,075
10.66
459
427
40.0
23,868
22,179
2,080
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the
minimum full-time schedule.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
4 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
11-17
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
All workers ...................................
$18.56
$15.00
$742
$596
40.0
$38,439
$30,950
2,071
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
39.09
1,746
1,635
41.2
90,770
84,999
2,144
40.88
35.12
38.92
32.96
31.25
31.25
1,827
1,429
1,606
1,425
1,250
1,250
44.7
40.7
41.3
94,926
74,284
83,508
74,100
65,000
65,000
2,322
2,115
2,146
47.78
41.28
45.97
41.35
30.31
42.35
1,911
1,734
1,840
1,654
1,183
1,694
40.0
42.0
40.0
99,380
90,190
95,670
86,000
61,506
88,084
2,080
2,185
2,081
44.77
45.20
1,799
1,808
40.2
93,492
94,012
2,088
39.45
34.22
23.69
30.07
33.75
25.26
1,652
1,423
928
1,203
1,350
1,010
41.9
41.6
39.2
85,890
74,008
48,058
62,546
70,200
52,532
2,177
2,163
2,029
28.76
61.23
26.55
70.22
1,111
2,473
1,062
2,809
38.6
40.4
57,363
128,528
55,214
146,056
1,995
2,099
41.08
41.65
1,643
1,666
40.0
85,441
86,632
2,080
28.10
27.62
25.86
24.89
1,132
1,108
1,037
996
40.3
40.1
58,845
57,625
53,914
51,769
2,094
2,086
26.11
24.89
1,042
996
39.9
54,205
51,769
2,076
31.28
29.30
1,236
1,172
39.5
64,268
60,946
2,054
32.24
24.20
29.43
20.19
1,272
998
1,172
889
39.5
41.2
66,145
51,891
60,946
46,210
2,052
2,144
23.92
22.52
953
901
39.8
49,532
46,844
2,071
23.71
20.67
958
827
40.4
49,806
43,000
2,101
20.96
18.18
836
727
39.9
43,449
37,804
2,073
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 .....................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
12-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Business and financial
operations occupations
–Continued
Management analysts ............
Accountants and auditors ......
Credit analysts .......................
Financial analysts and
advisors ............................
Financial analysts ..............
Insurance underwriters ......
Loan counselors and officers
Loan officers ......................
Computer and mathematical
science occupations ............
Computer programmers .........
Computer software engineers
Computer software
engineers, applications
Computer software
engineers, systems
software .......................
Computer support specialists
Computer systems analysts ....
Network and computer
systems administrators .....
Network systems and data
communications analysts
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 .................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$36.91
23.95
32.72
$32.62
21.38
31.55
$1,468
960
1,309
$1,305
830
1,262
39.8
40.1
40.0
$76,317
49,876
68,061
$67,852
43,152
65,622
2,068
2,082
2,080
28.08
29.38
28.10
29.59
32.35
26.22
26.22
26.66
27.43
32.91
1,139
1,164
1,124
1,183
1,294
1,049
1,049
1,066
1,097
1,317
40.6
39.6
40.0
40.0
40.0
59,238
60,534
58,446
61,540
67,288
54,540
54,540
55,453
57,054
68,459
2,109
2,061
2,080
2,080
2,080
33.37
31.82
40.52
31.44
31.25
38.46
1,340
1,262
1,637
1,276
1,250
1,577
40.2
39.6
40.4
69,681
65,599
85,130
66,331
65,000
82,000
2,088
2,061
2,101
37.92
35.82
1,530
1,464
40.3
79,553
76,153
2,098
47.57
19.68
33.26
50.00
19.08
31.01
1,929
785
1,330
1,978
763
1,240
40.6
39.9
40.0
100,311
40,821
69,179
102,866
39,676
64,501
2,109
2,074
2,080
31.82
30.57
1,290
1,273
40.5
67,067
66,217
2,108
32.65
33.65
1,319
1,346
40.4
68,562
70,000
2,100
36.58
42.90
55.66
32.01
37.93
54.53
1,478
1,753
2,226
1,260
1,517
2,181
40.4
40.9
40.0
76,756
90,948
115,768
65,520
78,894
113,420
2,099
2,120
2,080
45.87
49.22
2,088
1,969
45.5
108,564
102,376
2,367
42.06
31.52
35.66
22.69
36.31
27.95
30.56
20.91
1,690
1,269
1,448
879
1,452
1,118
1,269
837
40.2
40.3
40.6
38.7
87,860
66,001
74,231
45,708
75,527
58,144
66,000
43,499
2,089
2,094
2,082
2,014
27.93
30.59
1,117
1,224
40.0
58,088
63,627
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
12-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
Architecture and engineering
occupations –Continued
Electrical and electronic
engineering technicians
$29.18
$31.13
$1,167
$1,245
40.0
$60,696
$64,746
2,080
Life, physical, and social
science occupations ............
Physical scientists ..................
38.28
37.22
26.75
27.03
1,578
1,548
1,092
1,206
41.2
41.6
82,041
80,505
56,805
62,721
2,143
2,163
17.13
15.70
17.26
16.20
14.42
16.60
678
647
673
640
577
664
39.6
41.2
39.0
35,224
33,487
34,988
33,280
30,000
34,528
2,056
2,132
2,027
15.72
13.94
617
558
39.2
32,084
28,999
2,041
15.37
15.00
595
600
38.7
30,960
31,200
2,015
38.15
54.21
21.75
33.31
53.13
22.36
1,504
2,139
856
1,249
2,115
894
39.4
39.4
39.4
78,203
111,203
44,537
64,955
110,001
46,500
2,050
2,051
2,048
24.34
29.09
21.41
27.96
932
1,175
749
1,118
38.3
40.4
37,622
51,999
33,650
50,500
1,546
1,788
33.62
34.56
1,339
1,383
39.8
54,291
53,920
1,615
22.68
16.00
910
720
40.1
41,584
37,272
1,834
22.17
21.41
823
749
37.1
31,434
31,099
1,418
24.05
22.05
897
841
37.3
33,441
31,099
1,390
24.90
19.48
24.25
21.41
933
710
911
749
37.5
36.5
35,035
28,844
33,700
32,462
1,407
1,481
Community and social
services occupations ...........
Counselors .............................
Social workers .......................
Child, family, and school
social workers ..............
Miscellaneous community
and social service
specialists .........................
Legal occupations ....................
Lawyers .................................
Paralegals and legal assistants
Education, training, and
library occupations ............
Postsecondary teachers ..........
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
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
12-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
Education, training, and
library occupations
–Continued
Secondary school
teachers, except
special and
vocational education
$19.48
$21.41
$710
$749
36.5
$28,844
$32,462
1,481
Arts, design, entertainment,
sports, and media
occupations .........................
Designers ...............................
Graphic designers ..............
Writers and editors ................
20.70
20.15
18.04
27.78
18.56
17.31
16.83
28.14
835
819
722
1,048
771
673
673
998
40.3
40.7
40.0
37.7
43,398
42,608
37,524
54,489
40,082
35,000
35,000
51,873
2,096
2,114
2,080
1,962
28.28
55.09
121.84
29.91
21.73
22.31
24.50
54.85
78.62
27.77
21.17
23.53
1,114
2,203
4,758
1,169
865
892
958
2,194
3,200
1,083
847
941
39.4
40.0
39.0
39.1
39.8
40.0
57,909
114,579
247,414
60,805
45,000
46,408
49,835
114,088
166,400
56,291
44,034
48,944
2,048
2,080
2,031
2,033
2,071
2,080
22.86
22.05
895
882
39.2
46,564
45,864
2,037
24.67
24.58
987
983
40.0
51,313
51,126
2,080
21.06
19.77
809
714
38.4
42,056
37,107
1,997
24.16
24.65
966
986
40.0
50,247
51,272
2,080
24.63
24.95
985
998
40.0
51,234
51,896
2,080
16.20
17.98
15.77
17.63
644
717
605
705
39.8
39.9
33,492
37,291
31,457
36,675
2,067
2,074
17.39
17.30
691
691
39.7
35,923
35,930
2,066
11.24
10.00
449
400
40.0
23,374
20,800
2,080
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 ...
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
12-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Healthcare practitioner and
technical occupations
–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 .........
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$32.97
$32.78
$1,319
$1,311
40.0
$68,576
$68,182
2,080
34.70
35.84
1,388
1,433
40.0
72,179
74,537
2,080
11.49
10.62
450
420
39.2
23,384
21,840
2,036
9.86
9.79
383
376
38.9
19,934
19,564
2,021
9.90
9.79
384
378
38.8
19,993
19,656
2,019
13.32
12.92
13.75
11.75
527
509
538
460
39.5
39.4
27,357
26,469
28,039
23,920
2,053
2,049
11.08
10.00
442
400
39.9
22,993
20,800
2,074
10.65
10.49
9.77
9.58
424
417
391
383
39.8
39.8
22,024
21,686
20,357
19,931
2,068
2,068
8.34
8.40
318
300
38.1
16,486
15,496
1,976
13.30
12.87
570
515
42.9
29,649
26,770
2,229
12.72
9.62
7.94
11.24
5.86
4.74
12.87
9.75
7.75
11.25
6.01
5.26
548
373
281
425
213
182
515
390
272
450
232
204
43.1
38.8
35.3
37.8
36.3
38.5
28,486
19,391
14,598
22,091
11,071
9,488
26,770
20,280
14,138
23,400
12,064
10,608
2,240
2,015
1,838
1,966
1,890
2,003
9.09
8.94
351
356
38.6
18,226
18,512
2,005
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
12-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Food preparation and serving
related occupations
–Continued
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 .....
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
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$8.54
$8.00
$328
$300
38.4
$16,887
$15,600
1,977
8.51
7.98
325
300
38.2
16,743
15,600
1,969
10.54
9.42
418
374
39.7
21,744
19,469
2,063
15.70
14.28
632
571
40.2
32,856
29,700
2,092
15.44
9.98
14.28
9.15
617
395
571
364
40.0
39.6
32,106
20,534
29,700
18,949
2,080
2,058
11.08
11.05
438
437
39.6
22,794
22,734
2,057
9.04
8.69
358
347
39.6
18,621
18,034
2,059
10.14
8.75
406
350
40.0
21,021
18,200
2,072
10.10
8.75
404
350
40.0
20,927
18,200
2,072
9.16
7.75
366
310
39.9
18,926
16,120
2,066
15.62
19.43
6.75
6.75
9.49
13.68
17.65
6.68
6.68
9.55
635
805
270
270
419
547
750
267
267
382
40.7
41.4
40.0
40.0
44.1
33,031
41,864
14,047
14,047
21,771
28,454
38,984
13,894
13,894
19,864
2,114
2,155
2,080
2,080
2,294
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
12-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
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 ...........
First-line
supervisors/managers of
office and administrative
support workers ...............
Financial clerks ......................
Bill and account collectors
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$17.69
$13.29
$713
$540
40.3
$37,095
$28,080
2,097
17.95
17.15
750
694
41.8
38,981
36,100
2,172
16.97
15.14
713
660
42.0
37,065
34,320
2,185
25.32
11.73
10.35
9.58
21.00
10.63
9.56
8.55
1,013
466
410
379
840
420
374
340
40.0
39.7
39.6
39.5
52,675
24,241
21,309
19,683
43,670
21,840
19,448
17,680
2,080
2,066
2,059
2,054
13.34
13.95
12.57
27.78
13.00
14.08
10.76
25.65
534
563
500
1,105
485
592
420
1,026
40.0
40.4
39.8
39.8
27,766
29,289
25,998
57,439
25,210
30,772
21,840
53,344
2,082
2,100
2,069
2,068
27.61
23.61
1,134
944
41.1
58,963
49,098
2,136
30.94
29.30
1,318
1,172
42.6
68,536
60,950
2,215
25.93
23.37
1,046
935
40.3
54,386
48,614
2,098
15.97
11.00
639
440
40.0
33,209
22,880
2,080
14.56
13.62
580
540
39.8
30,153
28,080
2,071
20.08
14.11
11.82
20.17
13.79
11.71
813
559
468
824
549
468
40.5
39.6
39.6
42,277
29,073
24,339
42,848
28,538
24,346
2,105
2,061
2,060
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
12-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Office and administrative
support occupations
–Continued
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 ..........
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$13.70
$13.87
$544
$536
39.7
$28,274
$27,872
2,063
16.01
15.75
634
620
39.6
32,947
32,240
2,059
16.77
13.09
11.73
16.99
10.00
11.41
666
523
465
680
400
456
39.7
40.0
39.6
34,626
27,218
24,160
35,339
20,800
23,712
2,065
2,080
2,059
14.63
18.02
13.78
12.01
585
721
551
480
40.0
40.0
30,405
37,483
28,662
24,981
2,079
2,080
14.13
15.44
12.82
13.11
13.34
15.66
12.06
12.76
561
616
513
521
528
626
482
511
39.7
39.9
40.0
39.7
29,181
32,036
26,670
27,100
27,435
32,564
25,083
26,547
2,065
2,074
2,080
2,067
14.64
13.20
553
520
37.8
28,701
27,040
1,960
12.44
15.92
11.62
15.71
497
678
466
634
39.9
42.6
25,828
34,661
24,240
32,677
2,077
2,178
15.92
15.71
678
634
42.6
34,661
32,677
2,178
17.77
16.50
707
660
39.8
36,757
34,320
2,068
13.63
11.39
12.50
11.80
544
452
500
460
39.9
39.7
28,278
23,485
26,000
23,920
2,074
2,063
17.65
16.18
704
647
39.9
36,563
33,516
2,072
21.83
23.13
13.88
21.45
23.27
14.22
876
916
553
856
916
565
40.1
39.6
39.9
45,541
47,619
28,706
44,512
47,617
29,390
2,086
2,059
2,068
15.27
14.75
606
590
39.7
31,529
30,680
2,065
14.05
13.79
561
552
39.9
29,166
28,683
2,076
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
12-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Office and administrative
support occupations
–Continued
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 ............................
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 ...........................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$13.47
$13.75
$539
$550
40.0
$28,020
$28,600
2,080
17.51
16.95
677
688
38.6
35,180
35,797
2,009
12.78
12.68
11.20
12.00
511
505
448
480
40.0
39.8
26,576
26,264
23,296
24,960
2,080
2,071
16.56
15.25
658
608
39.7
33,945
31,200
2,050
28.01
17.69
13.18
24.04
16.21
11.27
1,128
697
527
962
648
451
40.3
39.4
40.0
58,653
36,266
27,162
49,999
33,721
23,442
2,094
2,050
2,061
13.85
12.90
554
516
40.0
28,259
26,830
2,041
14.22
17.85
14.00
17.00
569
714
560
680
40.0
40.0
29,182
37,127
28,076
35,360
2,052
2,080
21.63
20.78
835
831
38.6
43,399
43,216
2,006
21.63
15.10
12.17
20.78
16.25
12.21
835
604
480
831
650
488
38.6
40.0
39.4
43,399
31,404
24,428
43,216
33,800
25,388
2,006
2,080
2,007
19.45
18.26
780
740
40.1
40,541
38,480
2,085
22.31
19.44
924
800
41.4
48,071
41,601
2,155
19.87
14.92
794
597
39.9
41,271
31,034
2,077
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
12-9
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Installation, maintenance, and
repair occupations
–Continued
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
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$25.21
$23.19
$1,008
$928
40.0
$52,433
$48,235
2,080
33.93
41.01
1,357
1,640
40.0
70,582
85,301
2,080
19.25
18.00
772
720
40.1
40,101
37,440
2,083
19.27
19.23
790
800
41.0
41,067
41,600
2,131
18.88
17.68
755
707
40.0
39,261
36,770
2,080
21.03
22.11
837
884
39.8
43,519
45,989
2,069
27.02
30.43
1,056
1,217
39.1
54,929
63,294
2,033
27.02
30.43
1,056
1,217
39.1
54,929
63,294
2,033
16.96
16.68
679
667
40.0
35,282
34,694
2,080
19.27
18.50
771
740
40.0
40,069
38,480
2,079
23.97
23.18
959
927
40.0
49,858
48,214
2,080
16.02
15.75
640
630
39.9
33,259
32,760
2,076
17.25
26.48
16.78
26.74
691
1,059
671
1,070
40.0
40.0
35,917
55,073
34,898
55,619
2,082
2,080
26.81
25.84
1,072
1,034
40.0
55,757
53,753
2,080
26.28
26.74
1,051
1,070
40.0
54,664
55,619
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
12-10
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Installation, maintenance, and
repair occupations
–Continued
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 ..............................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$16.93
$16.00
$676
$640
40.0
$35,019
$33,280
2,069
15.56
14.60
616
580
39.6
31,985
30,160
2,055
22.33
22.41
898
833
40.2
46,574
43,297
2,086
13.19
12.97
528
519
40.0
27,446
26,978
2,080
11.65
11.59
466
463
40.0
24,240
24,099
2,080
16.02
15.55
14.59
12.45
640
622
584
498
39.9
40.0
33,204
32,349
30,347
25,896
2,073
2,080
10.03
14.11
9.75
13.65
392
550
385
499
39.0
39.0
20,360
28,622
20,020
25,935
2,029
2,028
9.17
8.40
358
336
39.0
18,603
17,472
2,029
15.74
16.04
15.59
16.62
613
622
661
665
38.9
38.8
31,868
32,355
34,382
34,570
2,025
2,017
15.93
16.79
637
672
40.0
33,132
34,923
2,080
15.22
15.75
588
600
38.7
30,592
31,200
2,010
15.59
20.64
17.64
20.00
598
825
690
800
38.4
40.0
31,082
42,880
35,880
41,600
1,994
2,078
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
12-11
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Production occupations
–Continued
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
Miscellaneous plant and
system operators ..............
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$13.52
$12.72
$535
$509
39.6
$27,812
$26,458
2,057
13.52
12.72
535
509
39.6
27,812
26,458
2,057
16.34
22.99
16.00
21.88
654
903
640
875
40.0
39.3
33,996
46,931
33,280
45,510
2,080
2,042
16.01
15.62
625
625
39.1
32,509
32,481
2,031
15.33
14.38
599
575
39.0
31,133
29,902
2,030
18.22
18.58
712
743
39.1
37,029
38,646
2,033
13.94
14.50
550
600
39.5
28,576
31,200
2,050
9.02
12.10
8.50
10.80
354
474
340
413
39.3
39.2
18,416
24,068
17,680
21,466
2,042
1,990
13.64
14.68
548
587
40.2
28,511
30,534
2,091
14.46
12.90
578
516
40.0
30,080
26,832
2,080
13.10
13.50
511
540
39.0
26,352
27,000
2,012
12.19
11.20
481
448
39.4
24,671
23,288
2,024
14.48
14.43
555
577
38.3
28,862
30,004
1,993
24.46
24.96
977
1,039
39.9
50,787
54,038
2,076
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
12-12
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Production occupations
–Continued
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 ............
Driver/sales workers and
truck drivers .....................
Driver/sales workers ..........
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$15.05
$12.84
$602
$514
40.0
$31,309
$26,705
2,080
15.80
15.50
632
620
40.0
32,866
32,240
2,080
18.05
15.26
18.00
18.32
722
603
720
733
40.0
39.5
37,540
31,378
37,440
38,106
2,080
2,056
14.93
15.45
600
618
40.2
31,182
32,136
2,089
20.47
14.76
25.44
13.47
815
559
1,018
480
39.8
37.9
42,355
29,068
52,915
24,960
2,069
1,969
14.47
12.75
545
448
37.7
28,333
23,296
1,958
13.89
13.31
549
532
39.5
28,503
27,681
2,052
16.07
16.00
611
560
38.0
31,776
29,120
1,977
12.70
13.15
507
526
39.9
26,251
27,352
2,067
16.04
14.00
660
560
41.1
34,062
29,120
2,124
22.62
22.69
949
998
41.9
49,338
51,915
2,181
122.63
115.78
3,329
1,889
27.1
173,112
98,228
1,412
122.63
115.78
3,329
1,889
27.1
173,112
98,228
1,412
16.18
14.75
15.00
16.40
704
617
656
656
43.5
41.8
36,319
32,060
33,994
34,112
2,244
2,173
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
12-13
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 12
Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly,
and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Transportation and material
moving occupations
–Continued
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
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$16.46
$15.00
$760
$721
46.1
$38,950
$36,400
2,366
16.03
22.78
14.28
17.96
642
911
571
718
40.0
40.0
33,376
47,375
29,702
37,357
2,082
2,080
13.43
13.20
536
522
39.9
27,858
27,165
2,075
11.97
11.45
476
453
39.8
24,704
23,566
2,064
11.78
11.22
469
440
39.8
24,321
22,880
2,065
10.94
9.45
430
321
39.3
22,381
16,713
2,046
11.71
11.23
468
449
40.0
24,297
23,367
2,075
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the
minimum full-time schedule.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
4 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
12-14
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
All workers ...................................
$20.68
$17.52
$805
$692
38.9
$37,374
$35,268
1,807
Management occupations .......
Financial managers ................
Education administrators .......
Education administrators,
elementary and
secondary school .........
Education administrators,
postsecondary ..............
36.30
37.41
39.78
36.87
42.21
37.71
1,426
1,435
1,533
1,473
1,688
1,509
39.3
38.4
38.5
72,197
72,261
74,914
73,657
81,711
76,391
1,989
1,932
1,883
43.35
41.28
1,688
1,607
39.0
79,883
78,443
1,843
34.25
35.75
1,288
1,341
37.6
66,978
69,714
1,956
Business and financial
operations occupations ......
Human resources, training,
and labor relations
specialists .........................
Accountants and auditors ......
24.03
23.05
937
906
39.0
48,664
47,861
2,026
23.28
24.36
19.55
24.17
931
950
782
951
40.0
39.0
47,893
49,417
40,664
49,429
2,057
2,028
Computer and mathematical
science occupations ............
Computer support specialists
Computer systems analysts ....
23.77
22.67
24.39
22.27
20.28
24.69
937
891
968
859
811
988
39.4
39.3
39.7
47,283
43,613
50,342
44,662
38,126
51,359
1,989
1,924
2,064
Architecture and engineering
occupations .........................
Engineers ...............................
25.10
30.53
24.80
31.22
979
1,178
982
1,162
39.0
38.6
50,899
61,256
51,085
60,405
2,028
2,006
21.27
17.84
847
706
39.8
44,049
36,712
2,071
27.03
30.98
1,074
1,239
39.7
55,827
64,443
2,065
20.70
25.53
17.92
23.42
810
1,018
717
891
39.1
39.9
40,566
48,919
36,874
42,960
1,960
1,916
36.83
18.70
31.53
18.65
1,375
728
1,257
746
37.3
38.9
58,515
36,805
51,776
36,449
1,589
1,968
19.72
19.35
765
754
38.8
38,313
38,977
1,943
17.73
17.88
683
670
38.5
35,493
34,856
2,002
Life, physical, and social
science occupations ............
Miscellaneous life, physical,
and social science
technicians .......................
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 .........................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
13-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
Community and social
services occupations
–Continued
Probation officers and
correctional treatment
specialists .....................
$17.11
$17.92
$669
$717
39.1
$34,778
$37,265
2,032
Legal occupations ....................
28.26
29.40
1,100
1,102
38.9
57,204
57,324
2,024
29.74
49.58
30.03
46.96
1,128
1,920
1,142
1,761
37.9
38.7
43,988
77,753
44,647
77,590
1,479
1,568
32.40
32.22
1,159
1,089
35.8
52,905
50,677
1,633
32.21
31.79
1,217
1,218
37.8
46,199
45,732
1,434
34.56
35.54
1,274
1,244
36.9
47,586
46,023
1,377
34.97
35.54
1,287
1,244
36.8
47,714
46,023
1,364
31.81
31.33
1,207
1,194
38.0
45,701
45,207
1,437
31.82
31.66
1,203
1,188
37.8
45,676
45,058
1,435
31.80
32.81
31.33
32.41
1,218
1,231
1,218
1,228
38.3
37.5
45,763
46,614
45,719
45,732
1,439
1,421
32.59
31.14
32.32
29.63
1,221
1,188
1,215
1,142
37.5
38.2
46,246
46,653
45,732
45,936
1,419
1,498
31.64
27.52
15.61
37.90
30.71
30.03
15.98
34.69
1,211
1,061
588
1,426
1,198
1,201
562
1,214
38.3
38.5
37.7
37.6
48,083
43,101
26,144
62,674
47,621
44,450
22,533
55,243
1,519
1,566
1,675
1,654
Education, training, and
library occupations ............
Postsecondary teachers ..........
Miscellaneous
postsecondary teachers
Primary, secondary, and
special education school
teachers ............................
Preschool and kindergarten
teachers ........................
Kindergarten teachers,
except special
education ..................
Elementary and middle
school teachers .............
Elementary school
teachers, except
special education .....
Middle school teachers,
except special and
vocational education
Secondary school teachers
Secondary school
teachers, except
special and
vocational education
Special education teachers
Special education
teachers, preschool,
kindergarten, and
elementary school ....
Other teachers and instructors
Library technicians ................
Instructional coordinators ......
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
13-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
Education, training, and
library occupations
–Continued
Teacher assistants ..................
$10.63
$10.17
$399
$387
37.6
$15,131
$14,412
1,423
Arts, design, entertainment,
sports, and media
occupations .........................
24.19
23.60
942
885
38.9
48,211
46,020
1,993
23.55
25.95
30.28
20.78
25.38
33.48
928
1,026
1,153
816
1,003
1,255
39.4
39.5
38.1
46,262
52,425
54,434
41,999
51,563
46,257
1,964
2,020
1,797
21.97
21.93
872
877
39.7
45,324
45,614
2,063
22.35
21.93
890
877
39.8
46,301
45,614
2,071
13.11
13.06
516
522
39.4
26,837
27,169
2,047
16.72
15.28
656
611
39.2
29,851
30,285
1,785
10.84
9.91
428
396
39.5
21,631
19,920
1,996
10.12
9.58
399
383
39.4
20,205
19,433
1,997
9.93
9.58
391
383
39.4
19,787
19,255
1,993
11.02
10.84
440
434
39.9
22,884
22,543
2,077
17.00
15.67
716
682
42.1
37,159
35,424
2,186
24.63
24.58
985
1,012
40.0
51,234
52,645
2,080
21.07
19.46
844
817
40.0
43,869
42,501
2,082
25.73
26.12
1,029
1,047
40.0
53,528
54,434
2,080
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
Healthcare support
occupations .........................
Nursing, psychiatric, and
home health aides ............
Nursing aides, orderlies,
and attendants ..............
Miscellaneous healthcare
support occupations .........
Protective service occupations
First-line
supervisors/managers, law
enforcement workers .......
First-line
supervisors/managers
of correctional officers
First-line
supervisors/managers
of police and detectives
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
13-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Protective service occupations
–Continued
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 ........................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$20.25
11.84
$19.48
11.56
$1,063
584
$1,128
607
52.5
49.3
$55,284
30,347
$58,653
31,584
2,730
2,564
14.43
13.40
583
542
40.4
30,292
28,169
2,099
14.27
18.13
13.23
18.28
576
735
542
735
40.4
40.6
29,974
38,238
28,169
38,230
2,100
2,109
18.13
18.28
735
735
40.6
38,238
38,230
2,109
11.60
11.60
11.37
11.37
453
453
442
442
39.0
39.0
23,554
23,554
22,984
22,984
2,030
2,030
11.40
10.69
438
427
38.4
21,758
22,227
1,909
11.57
11.18
10.47
11.19
400
396
363
354
34.6
35.4
15,971
16,341
14,001
15,080
1,381
1,462
11.18
11.19
396
354
35.4
16,341
15,080
1,462
10.43
11.28
315
306
30.2
11,672
11,112
1,119
9.50
8.77
278
264
29.2
10,139
9,655
1,068
10.80
10.01
9.78
9.48
430
398
386
379
39.8
39.8
21,892
20,317
19,781
19,564
2,027
2,030
9.99
9.48
398
379
39.8
20,279
19,564
2,030
13.05
14.28
512
571
39.2
25,678
27,248
1,968
13.50
14.28
535
571
39.6
26,042
29,702
1,929
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
13-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
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 .......
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 ....
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$11.05
$8.74
$441
$349
39.9
$22,917
$18,171
2,073
14.49
13.23
572
522
39.5
27,837
26,401
1,921
17.32
14.61
16.92
14.06
689
570
677
527
39.8
39.0
35,820
28,147
35,200
26,955
2,069
1,927
15.15
14.06
586
527
38.7
28,010
26,763
1,849
14.26
13.53
566
536
39.7
29,445
27,893
2,065
17.38
15.90
690
621
39.7
35,871
32,282
2,064
14.22
13.77
12.08
13.38
568
554
483
533
40.0
40.2
28,816
28,782
23,360
27,708
2,026
2,090
13.84
13.38
557
533
40.2
28,953
27,708
2,091
14.67
12.78
582
511
39.7
29,404
26,146
2,005
17.51
17.37
686
681
39.1
35,476
35,402
2,026
13.38
12.94
11.85
13.04
533
509
474
521
39.9
39.3
26,580
20,159
24,432
24,170
1,987
1,558
16.26
14.41
648
576
39.8
33,535
29,952
2,063
21.64
12.31
22.61
11.79
866
493
904
472
40.0
40.0
43,967
25,615
47,503
24,523
2,032
2,080
15.67
15.91
627
636
40.0
32,559
33,093
2,078
15.93
16.12
637
645
40.0
33,108
33,530
2,078
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
13-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 13
Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Hourly3
Weekly4
Annual5
Occupation2
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
earnings earnings earnings earnings
Construction and extraction
occupations –Continued
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 .............................
Bus drivers, school ............
Driver/sales workers and
truck drivers .....................
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer ................
Mean
hours
Mean
Median
earnings earnings
Mean
hours
$14.00
$12.77
$560
$511
40.0
$29,107
$26,551
2,078
14.00
12.77
560
511
40.0
29,107
26,551
2,078
12.97
12.88
511
503
39.4
26,565
26,150
2,048
19.14
19.44
758
760
39.6
38,513
38,400
2,012
18.93
20.68
757
827
40.0
38,493
41,350
2,033
19.08
25.84
20.68
30.61
763
1,034
827
1,224
40.0
40.0
38,787
53,751
41,350
63,669
2,032
2,080
27.42
32.44
1,097
1,298
40.0
57,037
67,475
2,080
16.87
18.11
671
724
39.8
34,907
37,669
2,070
18.21
18.19
728
728
40.0
37,882
37,835
2,080
13.42
14.19
14.19
12.84
12.84
12.84
420
323
323
367
257
257
31.3
22.7
22.7
18,118
11,889
11,889
16,357
9,502
9,502
1,350
838
838
15.48
14.79
616
592
39.8
32,023
30,763
2,068
15.04
14.12
597
565
39.7
31,061
29,370
2,065
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the
minimum full-time schedule.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
4 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
13-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings1 of workers in private
industry establishments for major occupational groups
Table 14
Private
1-49
industry
workers
workers
Occupational group2
50-99
workers
100-499
workers
500
workers
or more
All workers .........................................................................................
$17.59
$14.80
$17.28
$18.87
$20.58
Management, professional, and related ...........................................
Management, business, and financial ..........................................
Professional and related ...............................................................
Service .............................................................................................
Sales and office ................................................................................
Sales and related ..........................................................................
Office and administrative support ...............................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ..........................
Construction and extraction ........................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...........................................
Production, transportation, and material moving ............................
Production ....................................................................................
Transportation and material moving ...........................................
31.97
35.46
29.89
9.37
14.77
15.68
14.21
18.17
16.54
19.35
15.39
15.39
15.38
28.84
28.38
29.21
8.90
13.85
13.84
13.86
15.56
–
16.38
12.83
13.43
12.18
29.88
34.58
27.77
9.00
14.95
16.35
14.32
16.13
–
18.46
14.53
14.99
14.08
34.34
39.95
31.43
10.03
15.18
16.45
14.37
20.29
–
21.01
15.13
15.03
15.25
32.96
38.09
29.83
9.66
16.67
–
14.65
24.33
–
23.30
19.30
17.98
21.56
3.7%
13.6%
4.6
7.9
3.7
1.7
3.6
8.1
3.7
5.8
–
5.4
2.9
4.0
3.5
3.2
6.0
2.8
11.2
8.1
–
3.1
10.5
–
12.9
6.0
8.7
8.8
Relative error3
All workers .........................................................................................
Management, professional, and related ...........................................
Management, business, and financial ..........................................
Professional and related ...............................................................
Service .............................................................................................
Sales and office ................................................................................
Sales and related ..........................................................................
Office and administrative support ...............................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ..........................
Construction and extraction ........................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...........................................
Production, transportation, and material moving ............................
Production ....................................................................................
Transportation and material moving ...........................................
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
3.7%
2.3
3.8
3.5
1.7
3.1
6.4
1.8
3.9
3.7
4.7
2.5
3.7
2.5
3.3%
5.8
6.5
11.0
3.0
3.9
5.6
3.2
4.5
–
6.3
4.3
6.8
4.9
4.9%
5.7
7.6
8.1
3.6
5.5
12.1
4.2
7.3
–
9.0
3.4
4.1
7.1
3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
14-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
All workers ...................................
$16.58
$14.00
$661
$558
39.9
$34,270
$28,660
2,067
Management occupations .......
General and operations
managers ..........................
Marketing and sales managers
Financial managers ................
Construction managers ..........
Education administrators .......
32.62
29.86
1,373
1,250
42.1
71,358
65,000
2,188
33.72
28.69
39.45
29.88
19.91
30.77
30.50
29.57
31.25
25.26
1,566
1,157
1,706
1,234
797
1,425
1,220
1,106
1,346
1,010
46.5
40.3
43.3
41.3
40.0
81,380
60,159
88,733
64,164
41,421
74,100
63,436
57,500
70,000
52,532
2,414
2,097
2,249
2,148
2,080
27.26
22.16
24.04
20.19
1,101
919
971
889
40.4
41.5
57,228
47,787
50,500
46,210
2,099
2,157
22.55
21.78
32.21
34.43
20.67
18.51
32.91
32.91
902
871
1,288
1,377
827
740
1,317
1,317
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
46,911
45,301
66,997
71,612
43,000
38,501
68,459
68,459
2,080
2,080
2,080
2,080
31.55
39.41
30.53
38.30
1,267
1,584
1,223
1,538
40.2
40.2
65,881
82,343
63,575
80,001
2,088
2,089
36.55
35.33
1,472
1,419
40.3
76,526
73,796
2,094
45.37
19.64
37.41
45.94
19.08
40.89
1,815
786
1,497
1,838
763
1,636
40.0
40.0
40.0
94,367
40,848
77,821
95,555
39,676
85,049
2,080
2,080
2,080
33.22
43.09
22.14
27.69
36.78
20.91
1,356
1,822
844
1,106
1,444
837
40.8
42.3
38.1
70,505
94,767
43,882
57,501
75,109
43,499
2,123
2,199
1,982
26.58
22.50
1,063
900
40.0
55,292
46,800
2,080
Life, physical, and social
science occupations ............
33.56
37.91
1,387
1,516
41.3
72,115
78,851
2,149
Community and social
services occupations ...........
16.45
16.00
649
608
39.4
33,733
31,590
2,051
Business and financial
operations occupations ......
Cost estimators ......................
Human resources, training,
and labor relations
specialists .........................
Accountants and auditors ......
Loan counselors and officers
Loan officers ......................
Computer and mathematical
science occupations ............
Computer software engineers
Computer software
engineers, applications
Computer software
engineers, systems
software .......................
Computer support specialists
Computer systems analysts ....
Architecture and engineering
occupations .........................
Engineers ...............................
Drafters ..................................
Engineering technicians,
except drafters .................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
15-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Community and social
services occupations
–Continued
Social workers .......................
Education, training, and
library occupations ............
Primary, secondary, and
special education school
teachers ............................
Arts, design, entertainment,
sports, and media
occupations .........................
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 ..............
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$15.64
$16.00
$619
$640
39.6
$32,183
$33,280
2,058
17.42
15.93
671
660
38.5
27,805
25,166
1,596
16.94
16.13
627
617
37.0
24,284
22,868
1,434
19.86
18.56
803
743
40.4
41,758
38,611
2,103
31.07
29.83
21.86
25.64
1,223
1,183
874
1,026
39.4
39.7
63,619
61,540
45,463
53,331
2,048
2,063
15.96
13.50
633
540
39.6
32,891
28,080
2,061
16.81
16.15
670
646
39.9
34,840
33,592
2,073
11.85
11.00
468
440
39.5
24,327
22,880
2,052
9.09
8.69
360
348
39.7
18,741
18,075
2,062
9.07
8.72
358
350
39.5
18,638
18,200
2,056
13.41
13.00
14.31
12.00
529
513
570
470
39.4
39.4
27,454
26,666
29,650
24,440
2,047
2,051
Protective service occupations
Security guards and gaming
surveillance officers .........
Security guards ..................
9.96
9.25
382
370
38.3
19,861
19,240
1,994
10.05
10.05
10.00
10.00
382
382
400
400
38.0
38.0
19,873
19,873
20,800
20,800
1,977
1,977
Food preparation and serving
related occupations ............
8.41
8.50
315
300
37.4
16,330
15,600
1,942
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
15-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Food preparation and serving
related occupations
–Continued
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 .........................
Sales and related occupations
First-line
supervisors/managers,
sales workers ...................
First-line
supervisors/managers
of retail sales workers ..
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$12.83
$12.92
$556
$538
43.3
$28,891
$28,001
2,251
12.87
9.19
7.94
10.46
5.07
2.64
12.92
9.75
7.75
10.00
2.19
2.13
559
355
281
388
162
96
567
390
272
400
99
85
43.4
38.6
35.3
37.1
31.9
36.3
29,072
18,460
14,598
20,174
8,400
4,973
29,494
20,280
14,138
20,800
5,133
4,430
2,258
2,009
1,838
1,929
1,658
1,886
8.27
7.90
318
297
38.5
16,379
15,400
1,980
8.21
7.50
315
296
38.3
16,167
15,392
1,970
10.18
9.64
8.98
8.98
403
380
359
358
39.6
39.4
20,950
19,738
18,678
18,595
2,059
2,047
10.47
10.75
415
400
39.7
21,598
20,800
2,063
8.93
8.75
357
350
40.0
18,581
18,200
2,080
9.03
7.75
359
310
39.7
18,486
16,120
2,048
16.14
13.00
654
550
40.5
34,015
28,577
2,108
16.71
15.00
714
689
42.8
37,151
35,818
2,224
15.67
14.52
673
655
43.0
35,016
34,050
2,234
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
15-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Sales and related occupations
–Continued
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 ................................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$11.60
8.67
8.67
$10.00
8.00
8.00
$461
340
340
$400
320
320
39.7
39.2
39.2
$23,977
17,699
17,699
$20,800
16,640
16,640
2,067
2,041
2,041
13.51
14.01
13.16
28.29
13.29
15.00
10.50
25.65
541
567
527
1,131
535
600
420
1,026
40.0
40.4
40.0
40.0
28,122
29,464
27,380
58,837
27,841
31,200
21,840
53,344
2,082
2,103
2,081
2,080
27.16
25.52
1,121
1,021
41.3
58,304
53,073
2,147
30.60
29.30
1,308
1,172
42.7
68,021
60,950
2,223
24.47
22.39
984
896
40.2
51,167
46,573
2,091
11.65
8.50
466
340
40.0
24,222
17,680
2,080
14.35
13.69
570
540
39.8
29,656
28,080
2,067
19.01
14.84
15.35
18.06
14.50
15.50
761
585
591
723
577
581
40.0
39.4
38.5
39,588
30,420
30,707
37,571
30,014
30,222
2,082
2,049
2,000
13.93
14.00
549
555
39.4
28,568
28,850
2,051
16.38
16.00
645
620
39.4
33,561
32,240
2,049
15.29
13.16
11.86
15.95
10.00
11.45
612
526
469
638
400
458
40.0
40.0
39.5
31,805
27,365
24,367
33,176
20,800
23,816
2,080
2,080
2,055
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
15-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Office and administrative
support occupations
–Continued
Customer service
representatives .................
Loan interviewers and clerks
Order clerks ...........................
Receptionists and information
clerks ................................
Dispatchers ............................
Dispatchers, except police,
fire, and ambulance .....
Shipping, receiving, and
traffic clerks .....................
Stock clerks and order fillers
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ..........................
Executive secretaries and
administrative
assistants ......................
Medical secretaries ............
Secretaries, except legal,
medical, and executive
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 ..........................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$15.33
15.84
13.83
$14.00
17.26
11.40
$613
631
553
$560
654
456
40.0
39.9
40.0
$31,883
32,821
28,758
$29,120
34,008
23,712
2,080
2,072
2,080
12.75
15.39
12.00
14.79
509
626
480
600
39.9
40.6
26,472
32,537
24,960
31,200
2,076
2,114
15.39
14.79
626
600
40.6
32,537
31,200
2,114
15.97
10.75
15.82
10.30
635
426
633
400
39.8
39.6
33,032
22,147
32,895
20,800
2,068
2,060
16.17
15.13
645
605
39.9
33,508
31,479
2,072
22.75
14.34
21.66
15.13
921
572
829
605
40.5
39.9
47,880
29,672
43,129
31,479
2,105
2,069
15.02
14.14
594
538
39.5
30,870
28,001
2,055
14.20
13.54
14.34
14.34
568
542
574
574
40.0
40.0
29,544
28,170
29,827
29,827
2,080
2,080
18.74
12.55
19.08
12.00
714
501
763
480
38.1
39.9
37,115
26,048
39,686
24,960
1,981
2,075
14.82
13.93
589
556
39.8
30,441
28,843
2,054
22.44
16.32
12.53
19.92
16.21
11.27
905
641
501
825
648
451
40.4
39.3
40.0
47,085
33,343
26,060
42,900
33,721
23,442
2,099
2,044
2,080
13.57
12.50
543
500
40.0
27,793
24,960
2,048
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
15-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Construction and extraction
occupations –Continued
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 ........................
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 ...
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$13.67
$13.50
$547
$540
40.0
$28,426
$28,076
2,080
18.75
19.56
750
782
40.0
38,996
40,685
2,080
18.75
11.92
19.56
12.21
750
469
782
483
40.0
39.3
38,996
23,801
40,685
25,135
2,080
1,997
16.84
16.00
677
640
40.2
35,168
33,280
2,089
19.19
17.78
816
800
42.5
42,409
41,601
2,210
19.46
18.00
780
720
40.1
40,518
37,440
2,082
19.63
19.25
807
800
41.1
41,947
41,600
2,137
18.64
16.80
746
672
40.0
38,773
34,940
2,080
17.77
19.00
704
684
39.6
36,592
35,568
2,060
15.88
15.75
635
630
40.0
33,031
32,760
2,080
15.16
14.90
606
596
40.0
31,523
30,986
2,079
22.63
25.00
905
1,000
40.0
47,078
51,998
2,080
12.81
24.85
10.30
26.74
512
994
412
1,070
40.0
40.0
26,614
51,686
21,424
55,619
2,078
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
15-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Installation, maintenance, and
repair occupations
–Continued
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 ..........................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$14.11
$15.10
$564
$604
40.0
$29,354
$31,408
2,080
14.03
13.26
551
510
39.3
28,652
26,520
2,042
21.01
22.41
847
896
40.3
44,044
46,609
2,096
10.40
10.40
411
400
39.5
21,356
20,800
2,053
16.22
18.85
615
737
37.9
31,976
38,334
1,972
15.11
14.40
588
575
38.9
30,561
29,902
2,022
14.58
14.10
565
560
38.8
29,384
29,120
2,016
12.79
13.63
511
545
39.9
26,549
28,352
2,075
8.83
8.15
341
326
38.6
17,744
16,952
2,009
13.95
16.13
558
645
40.0
29,025
33,550
2,080
14.81
16.13
593
645
40.0
30,812
33,550
2,080
13.99
13.59
560
544
40.0
29,097
28,273
2,080
14.35
11.96
16.43
12.00
582
442
657
448
40.6
37.0
30,253
23,003
34,174
23,296
2,109
1,923
11.96
12.00
442
448
37.0
23,003
23,296
1,923
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
15-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 15
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Production occupations
–Continued
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 ..........
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
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$10.68
$11.37
$419
$455
39.2
$21,770
$23,648
2,038
11.87
11.75
437
411
36.9
22,746
21,385
1,917
11.46
11.46
456
458
39.8
23,606
23,833
2,059
13.38
12.25
542
494
40.5
28,057
25,064
2,098
14.79
13.37
13.50
16.40
609
519
540
656
41.2
38.9
31,397
27,006
26,779
34,112
2,123
2,020
15.54
14.00
657
560
42.3
33,604
29,120
2,163
13.93
11.57
559
465
40.1
29,042
24,170
2,084
12.47
12.00
499
480
40.0
25,944
24,960
2,080
11.35
10.25
453
410
39.9
23,555
21,320
2,075
11.36
9.50
453
380
39.9
23,547
19,760
2,073
12.05
14.00
482
560
40.0
25,068
29,120
2,080
1 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
3 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
4 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
15-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
All workers ...................................
$20.32
$15.99
$814
$642
40.0
$42,141
$33,280
2,074
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
46.57
2,028
1,846
40.6
105,421
95,988
2,111
54.83
47.71
45.44
51.05
52.55
41.68
2,280
1,975
1,939
2,042
2,021
1,667
41.6
41.4
42.7
118,564
102,674
100,833
106,188
105,103
86,694
2,162
2,152
2,219
54.24
44.13
50.97
59.83
35.27
46.57
2,170
1,775
2,040
2,393
1,411
1,863
40.0
40.2
40.0
112,826
92,301
106,099
124,438
73,362
96,864
2,080
2,092
2,081
46.70
45.20
1,878
1,808
40.2
97,564
94,012
2,089
46.67
30.76
40.87
31.93
1,972
1,161
1,635
1,213
42.3
37.7
102,532
59,670
84,999
63,098
2,197
1,940
30.76
62.75
31.93
70.22
1,161
2,538
1,213
2,809
37.7
40.4
59,670
131,884
63,098
146,056
1,940
2,102
43.49
42.50
1,740
1,700
40.0
90,469
88,400
2,080
28.56
26.30
26.69
24.89
1,149
1,051
1,062
996
40.2
40.0
59,724
54,677
55,249
51,769
2,091
2,079
26.29
24.89
1,049
996
39.9
54,568
51,769
2,076
29.42
29.30
1,164
1,172
39.6
60,543
60,946
2,058
29.42
34.76
29.30
31.59
1,164
1,390
1,172
1,264
39.6
40.0
60,543
72,299
60,946
65,711
2,058
2,080
24.18
22.52
962
901
39.8
50,037
46,844
2,069
20.88
36.79
25.81
18.18
32.62
23.27
832
1,462
1,035
727
1,305
931
39.9
39.7
40.1
43,283
76,016
53,794
37,804
67,852
48,402
2,072
2,066
2,084
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 ......
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
16-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Business and financial
operations occupations
–Continued
Financial analysts and
advisors ............................
Financial analysts ..............
Insurance underwriters ......
Loan counselors and officers
Computer and mathematical
science occupations ............
Computer programmers .........
Computer software engineers
Computer software
engineers, applications
Computer software
engineers, systems
software .......................
Computer systems analysts ....
Network and computer
systems administrators .....
Network systems and data
communications analysts
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
Life, physical, and social
science occupations
Physical scientists ..................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$28.82
29.38
28.10
18.35
$26.56
26.22
26.66
15.43
$1,147
1,164
1,124
734
$1,062
1,049
1,066
617
39.8
39.6
40.0
40.0
$59,630
60,534
58,446
38,169
$55,249
54,540
55,453
32,094
2,069
2,061
2,080
2,080
34.58
34.47
41.22
33.66
36.51
38.59
1,389
1,361
1,671
1,346
1,460
1,602
40.2
39.5
40.5
72,207
70,750
86,904
70,000
75,945
83,323
2,088
2,053
2,108
38.68
36.12
1,562
1,505
40.4
81,244
78,254
2,101
49.49
31.87
51.85
30.28
2,031
1,275
2,048
1,211
41.0
40.0
105,623
66,288
106,477
62,991
2,134
2,080
30.61
30.15
1,224
1,206
40.0
63,671
62,702
2,080
36.34
44.87
1,484
1,795
40.8
77,152
93,330
2,123
38.66
42.81
33.33
38.12
1,553
1,723
1,360
1,525
40.2
40.2
80,568
89,267
70,720
79,290
2,084
2,085
44.19
32.41
36.22
23.78
36.37
27.95
37.93
18.82
1,787
1,321
1,449
951
1,455
1,118
1,517
753
40.4
40.8
40.0
40.0
92,950
68,712
73,978
49,459
75,650
58,144
77,002
39,148
2,103
2,120
2,042
2,080
28.50
30.64
1,140
1,226
40.0
59,273
63,731
2,080
29.37
31.13
1,175
1,245
40.0
61,082
64,746
2,080
40.82
27.03
1,772
1,284
43.4
92,158
66,759
2,258
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
16-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Community and social
services occupations ...........
Counselors .............................
Social workers .......................
$17.63
14.03
19.06
$16.82
12.79
20.77
$700
581
730
$716
545
774
39.7
41.4
38.3
$36,322
30,078
37,977
$34,986
29,929
40,227
2,060
2,143
1,993
Legal occupations ....................
Lawyers .................................
44.85
60.06
50.48
57.21
1,767
2,402
2,019
2,289
39.4
40.0
91,886
124,926
105,000
119,003
2,049
2,080
32.11
35.39
29.41
32.37
1,220
1,375
1,118
1,295
38.0
38.9
47,943
57,121
43,515
50,500
1,493
1,614
33.62
34.56
1,339
1,383
39.8
54,291
53,920
1,615
31.25
32.37
1,121
1,159
35.9
45,183
49,000
1,446
22.82
15.67
15.67
21.06
16.35
16.35
913
627
627
842
654
654
40.0
40.0
40.0
47,468
32,603
32,603
43,803
34,008
34,008
2,080
2,080
2,080
27.22
54.24
29.93
21.43
22.31
25.19
53.35
28.33
21.17
23.53
1,072
2,170
1,166
852
892
975
2,134
1,088
847
941
39.4
40.0
38.9
39.8
40.0
55,730
112,822
60,616
44,324
46,408
50,675
110,960
56,576
44,034
48,944
2,048
2,080
2,025
2,068
2,080
22.86
22.05
895
882
39.2
46,564
45,864
2,037
24.67
24.58
987
983
40.0
51,313
51,126
2,080
21.06
19.77
809
714
38.4
42,056
37,107
1,997
22.58
22.08
903
883
40.0
46,963
45,926
2,080
22.72
23.00
909
920
40.0
47,265
47,840
2,080
Education, training, and
library occupations ............
Postsecondary teachers ..........
Arts, communications, and
humanities teachers,
postsecondary ..............
Miscellaneous
postsecondary teachers
Arts, design, entertainment,
sports, and media
occupations .........................
Designers ...............................
Graphic designers ..............
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 ............
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
16-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Healthcare practitioner and
technical occupations
–Continued
Health diagnosing and
treating practitioner
support technicians ..........
Surgical technologists ........
Licensed practical and
licensed vocational nurses
Medical records and health
information technicians ...
Healthcare support
occupations .........................
Nursing, psychiatric, and
home health aides ............
Nursing aides, orderlies,
and attendants ..............
Miscellaneous healthcare
support occupations .........
Protective service occupations
Security guards and gaming
surveillance officers .........
Security guards ..................
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 ............................
Combined food preparation
and serving workers,
including fast food .......
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$16.46
16.30
$16.85
16.85
$657
649
$674
674
39.9
39.9
$34,149
33,769
$35,048
35,048
2,074
2,072
17.79
18.21
705
712
39.6
36,675
37,047
2,061
10.49
10.00
419
400
40.0
21,812
20,800
2,080
11.13
10.56
432
411
38.8
22,477
21,384
2,020
10.23
9.79
394
382
38.5
20,491
19,881
2,002
10.21
9.79
394
382
38.6
20,483
19,881
2,005
13.10
12.75
521
508
39.8
27,105
26,416
2,069
11.17
10.00
447
400
40.0
23,241
20,800
2,081
10.72
10.54
9.75
9.58
429
422
390
383
40.0
40.0
22,289
21,922
20,280
19,931
2,079
2,079
8.22
11.71
7.50
12.61
324
461
298
504
39.4
39.4
16,777
23,968
14,643
26,229
2,040
2,047
11.03
6.33
9.70
6.28
441
251
388
251
40.0
39.6
22,945
13,054
20,176
13,056
2,080
2,062
9.49
9.43
368
368
38.8
19,160
19,110
2,020
9.38
9.35
357
358
38.0
18,448
18,603
1,966
9.36
9.25
356
351
38.0
18,386
18,233
1,964
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
16-4
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
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 ..................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$10.81
10.18
$9.86
9.36
$430
404
$392
369
39.8
39.7
$22,335
21,017
$20,363
19,198
2,066
2,065
11.43
11.33
452
453
39.5
23,481
23,566
2,054
9.08
8.69
363
347
39.9
18,852
18,054
2,075
14.85
16.73
594
669
40.0
30,329
34,798
2,042
14.85
16.73
594
669
40.0
30,329
34,798
2,042
9.23
7.31
370
292
40.0
19,165
15,080
2,076
15.62
19.43
6.75
6.75
13.68
17.65
6.68
6.68
635
805
270
270
547
750
267
267
40.7
41.4
40.0
40.0
33,031
41,864
14,047
14,047
28,454
38,984
13,894
13,894
2,114
2,155
2,080
2,080
20.10
13.36
804
528
40.0
41,832
27,456
2,081
20.30
11.91
12.03
19.32
11.52
12.00
812
473
481
773
460
480
40.0
39.7
39.9
42,224
24,610
24,995
40,179
23,899
24,960
2,080
2,066
2,077
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 .......................
28.81
23.37
1,167
944
40.5
60,694
49,098
2,107
28.25
23.37
1,146
935
40.6
59,575
48,614
2,109
Office and administrative
support occupations ...........
14.80
13.60
591
542
39.9
30,717
28,182
2,075
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
16-5
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
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 ............................
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 .............
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$21.01
13.17
10.67
$21.42
12.07
8.14
$859
526
427
$857
480
326
40.9
39.9
40.0
$44,666
27,339
22,195
$44,560
24,960
16,927
2,126
2,076
2,080
13.40
12.77
536
511
40.0
27,875
26,562
2,080
15.34
15.21
612
608
39.9
31,843
31,637
2,075
17.93
17.57
708
703
39.5
36,802
36,537
2,053
14.22
13.48
568
539
40.0
29,541
28,018
2,078
14.13
14.33
12.75
13.34
12.69
12.76
561
573
505
528
508
511
39.7
40.0
39.6
29,181
29,816
26,254
27,435
26,395
26,547
2,065
2,080
2,060
14.86
16.00
563
525
37.9
29,196
27,284
1,964
11.30
11.25
452
450
40.0
23,498
23,400
2,080
19.94
12.32
17.51
13.05
791
490
700
518
39.7
39.8
41,155
25,448
36,421
26,957
2,064
2,066
18.78
18.00
748
720
39.8
38,908
37,440
2,072
21.55
12.88
21.45
12.52
862
512
858
494
40.0
39.8
44,827
26,640
44,616
25,667
2,080
2,068
15.45
16.37
616
655
39.9
32,011
34,052
2,072
13.80
13.36
13.75
13.47
549
534
550
539
39.8
40.0
28,552
27,785
28,600
28,016
2,069
2,080
16.58
14.91
648
582
39.1
33,680
30,276
2,031
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
16-6
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Office and administrative
support occupations
–Continued
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 .......
Industrial machinery
mechanics ....................
Maintenance and repair
workers, general ..........
Maintenance workers,
machinery ....................
Line installers and repairers ...
Miscellaneous installation,
maintenance, and repair
workers ............................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$13.10
$12.53
$519
$481
39.6
$26,975
$25,000
2,058
21.86
24.82
21.00
23.92
865
993
840
957
39.6
40.0
44,586
51,631
43,680
49,754
2,039
2,080
24.42
24.00
911
944
37.3
47,372
49,088
1,940
24.42
24.00
911
944
37.3
47,372
49,088
1,940
22.02
19.75
882
790
40.0
45,823
41,068
2,081
19.73
14.92
789
597
40.0
41,032
31,034
2,080
33.93
41.01
1,357
1,640
40.0
70,582
85,301
2,080
17.48
13.15
703
526
40.2
36,555
27,352
2,092
17.07
13.15
687
526
40.2
35,726
27,352
2,092
18.95
17.68
758
707
40.0
39,421
36,770
2,080
21.76
21.96
870
878
40.0
45,240
45,668
2,079
24.21
22.87
968
915
40.0
50,356
47,570
2,080
20.99
19.10
837
763
39.9
43,523
39,683
2,074
17.16
30.97
16.78
31.25
687
1,239
671
1,250
40.1
40.0
35,746
64,408
34,898
65,000
2,083
2,080
19.59
19.75
782
790
39.9
40,320
41,080
2,058
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
16-7
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
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 ...................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$16.51
$15.30
$657
$612
39.8
$34,073
$31,824
2,064
23.31
22.34
935
833
40.1
48,450
43,297
2,079
13.43
13.65
537
546
40.0
27,931
28,392
2,080
11.80
12.61
472
504
40.0
24,534
26,229
2,080
16.74
15.71
15.24
12.45
670
628
610
498
40.0
40.0
34,760
32,675
31,697
25,896
2,076
2,080
9.94
9.75
395
385
39.8
20,565
20,020
2,069
9.24
9.10
370
364
40.0
19,221
18,928
2,080
15.74
16.04
15.59
16.62
613
622
661
665
38.9
38.8
31,868
32,355
34,382
34,570
2,025
2,017
13.85
14.21
550
540
39.7
28,605
28,079
2,065
13.93
23.41
12.95
22.66
557
936
518
906
40.0
40.0
28,980
48,687
26,936
47,133
2,080
2,080
14.09
13.39
556
536
39.5
28,909
27,851
2,052
14.09
22.56
13.39
18.80
556
902
536
752
39.5
40.0
28,909
46,916
27,851
39,104
2,052
2,080
17.72
18.46
698
665
39.4
36,281
34,557
2,048
17.85
18.75
714
750
40.0
37,130
39,000
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
16-8
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Production occupations
–Continued
Welding, soldering, and
brazing machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..........................
Miscellaneous metalworkers
and plastic workers ..........
Printing machine operators
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 ...........
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$17.58
$18.46
$681
$665
38.7
$35,402
$34,557
2,014
15.66
19.57
16.06
20.00
608
783
642
800
38.8
40.0
31,519
40,697
33,407
41,600
2,013
2,080
9.23
12.28
8.53
10.80
369
478
341
419
40.0
39.0
19,188
24,191
17,742
21,466
2,079
1,970
13.64
14.68
548
587
40.2
28,511
30,534
2,091
15.90
16.08
636
643
40.0
33,082
33,446
2,080
11.37
12.38
422
396
37.1
21,446
20,600
1,886
28.90
29.35
1,150
1,174
39.8
59,824
61,048
2,070
15.33
10.49
613
420
40.0
31,891
21,821
2,080
19.00
18.24
760
730
40.0
39,516
37,935
2,080
19.74
15.26
22.27
18.32
790
603
891
733
40.0
39.5
41,055
31,378
46,322
38,106
2,080
2,056
15.23
20.92
15.45
17.40
609
837
618
696
40.0
40.0
31,670
43,509
32,136
36,192
2,079
2,080
16.39
15.80
651
610
39.7
33,819
31,741
2,063
13.53
13.31
541
532
40.0
28,056
27,681
2,073
18.07
15.30
752
627
41.6
38,748
32,627
2,145
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
16-9
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 16
Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours by occupation for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Mean
earnings
Transportation and material
moving occupations
–Continued
Aircraft pilots and flight
engineers .......................... $122.63
Airline pilots, copilots, and
flight engineers ............ 122.63
Driver/sales workers and
truck drivers .....................
17.66
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer ................
17.39
Truck drivers, light or
delivery services ..........
18.62
Industrial truck and tractor
operators ..........................
13.99
Laborers and material
movers, hand ....................
12.46
Laborers and freight, stock,
and material movers,
hand .............................
12.20
Machine feeders and
offbearers .....................
11.91
Packers and packagers,
hand .............................
11.44
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$115.78
$3,329
$1,889
27.1
$173,112
$98,228
1,412
115.78
3,329
1,889
27.1
173,112
98,228
1,412
17.84
817
750
46.3
42,214
39,000
2,390
16.50
883
750
50.8
45,391
39,000
2,611
19.39
745
776
40.0
38,722
40,331
2,080
14.27
558
569
39.9
28,979
29,578
2,072
12.08
495
480
39.7
25,619
24,960
2,056
11.87
485
472
39.8
25,081
24,542
2,056
12.30
465
480
39.0
24,173
24,960
2,030
10.75
458
430
40.0
23,684
22,672
2,070
1 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
3 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
4 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
16-10
December 2009 - January 2011
Union and nonunion workers1: Mean hourly earnings2 by
ownership and major occupational group
Table 17
Union
Occupational group3
All workers .......................
Management,
professional, and
related ......................
Management,
business, and
financial ...............
Professional and
related ..................
Service ...........................
Sales and office ..............
Sales and related ........
Office and
administrative
support .................
Natural resources,
construction, and
maintenance .............
Construction and
extraction .............
Installation,
maintenance, and
repair ....................
Production,
transportation, and
material moving .......
Production ..................
Transportation and
material moving ...
Nonunion
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
State and
local
government
workers
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
State and
local
government
workers
$20.36
$19.67
$26.48
$17.85
$17.40
$20.08
30.93
29.49
31.24
30.52
31.99
27.10
–
–
–
35.08
35.46
32.70
30.46
15.05
14.94
–
29.49
12.40
14.62
–
30.67
20.32
–
–
28.52
10.02
14.71
15.68
29.89
9.26
14.77
15.70
26.20
13.29
14.18
–
15.09
14.65
–
14.20
14.20
14.22
22.35
22.30
24.35
17.04
17.07
16.86
23.37
23.30
–
15.61
15.54
15.91
21.99
21.96
–
18.41
18.40
18.45
20.07
18.79
20.06
18.79
–
–
14.04
14.50
14.04
14.45
14.02
16.83
21.55
21.54
–
13.48
13.51
13.13
1 Union workers are those whose earnings are determined through collective
bargaining.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
3 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
17-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Time and incentive workers1: Mean hourly earnings2
for major occupational groups
Table 18
Time
Occupational group3
Incentive
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
All workers ...........................................................................
$17.84
$17.32
$22.30
$22.30
Management, professional, and related .............................
Management, business, and financial ............................
Professional and related .................................................
Service ...............................................................................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Sales and related ............................................................
Office and administrative support .................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ............
Construction and extraction ..........................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair .............................
Production, transportation, and material moving ..............
Production ......................................................................
Transportation and material moving .............................
30.44
35.18
28.51
10.18
13.82
12.68
14.31
17.97
–
19.22
15.24
15.38
15.07
31.88
35.57
29.79
9.31
13.76
12.68
14.31
18.07
16.54
19.26
15.29
15.36
15.20
35.18
33.64
40.44
13.89
22.78
26.81
12.36
20.73
–
20.79
17.22
16.23
17.99
35.18
33.64
40.44
13.89
22.78
26.81
12.36
20.73
–
20.79
17.22
16.23
17.99
Relative error4
All workers ...........................................................................
Management, professional, and related .............................
Management, business, and financial ............................
Professional and related .................................................
Service ...............................................................................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Sales and related ............................................................
Office and administrative support .................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ............
Construction and extraction ..........................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair .............................
Production, transportation, and material moving ..............
Production ......................................................................
Transportation and material moving .............................
1 Earnings of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary. Incentive
workers are those whose earnings are at least partially based on productivity payments
such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
3 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
3.1%
3.7%
2.5
3.9
2.8
3.4
1.4
3.2
1.2
3.6
–
4.4
2.6
3.6
3.2
2.5
4.1
3.6
1.6
1.9
3.2
1.6
4.0
3.7
4.8
2.6
3.6
3.1
9.5%
8.0
8.2
12.6
17.8
12.5
10.7
15.6
6.7
–
7.0
6.4
11.0
6.9
9.5%
8.0
8.2
12.6
17.8
12.5
10.7
15.6
6.7
–
7.0
6.4
11.0
6.9
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of
Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
18-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Industry sector1: Mean hourly earnings2
for private industry workers by major occupational group
Table 19
Goods producing
Occupational group3
All workers ...................................
Management, professional, and
related ..................................
Management, business, and
financial ...........................
Professional and related .........
Service .......................................
Sales and office ..........................
Sales and related ....................
Office and administrative
support .............................
Natural resources, construction,
and maintenance ..................
Installation, maintenance, and
repair ................................
Production, transportation, and
material moving ...................
Production ..............................
Transportation and material
moving .............................
Service providing
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade,
transportation,
and utilities
Information
Financial
activities
Professional and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
–
$19.67
$16.11
–
$23.59
$20.93
$18.29
$9.30
$15.83
–
37.45
33.98
–
33.01
35.94
27.48
–
25.53
–
–
–
–
–
42.45
30.56
16.33
19.40
33.54
32.93
35.42
11.49
13.41
13.30
–
–
–
–
–
33.51
31.38
10.54
18.71
35.86
42.25
33.63
10.20
14.49
17.57
29.82
27.08
10.08
13.79
12.79
–
15.02
8.16
11.63
12.76
26.64
22.84
10.69
16.49
14.72
–
15.52
13.59
–
14.20
14.38
13.82
10.62
16.93
–
21.18
21.61
–
18.50
14.24
15.40
16.75
16.91
–
21.36
21.54
–
18.60
–
14.82
16.75
16.91
–
–
15.75
16.04
16.15
12.45
–
–
–
–
10.89
11.65
8.97
9.23
8.58
10.22
11.59
12.59
–
14.36
16.81
–
–
10.20
–
7.65
9.33
1 Industry sectors are classified according to the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay,
cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
3 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure, which defines more than 800
unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
19-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 20
Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours
by work levels1
Hourly3
Occupation2 and work
level
Weekly4
Annual5
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
All workers ...................................
Level 1 ..................
Level 2 ..................
Level 3 ..................
Level 4 ..................
Level 5 ..................
Level 6 ..................
Level 7 ..................
Level 8 ..................
Level 9 ..................
Level 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
$18.97
8.80
10.19
11.10
13.23
16.48
19.41
25.27
25.45
26.29
53.00
$831
363
407
441
548
693
821
1,003
1,015
1,034
1,959
$756
352
408
440
528
656
807
1,011
982
996
2,111
39.6
40.0
39.7
39.8
39.8
39.9
40.4
39.6
39.1
38.5
39.8
$43,213
18,883
21,186
22,929
28,511
36,056
42,674
52,164
52,759
53,760
101,852
$39,312
18,304
21,195
22,880
27,456
34,133
41,974
52,553
51,077
51,786
109,762
2,059
2,080
2,063
2,069
2,071
2,076
2,101
2,059
2,036
2,000
2,071
30.89
27.81
1,236
1,112
40.0
64,287
57,845
2,081
Management occupations .......
Not able to be
leveled ..............
Medical and health services
managers ..........................
41.95
41.90
1,693
1,676
40.4
88,035
87,152
2,098
43.44
41.90
1,776
1,676
40.9
92,333
87,152
2,126
41.53
41.90
1,661
1,676
40.0
86,382
87,152
2,080
Computer and mathematical
science occupations ............
25.20
23.02
1,008
921
40.0
52,412
47,882
2,080
Community and social
services occupations ...........
Social workers .......................
23.05
22.26
23.90
22.27
908
856
935
840
39.4
38.5
47,217
44,514
48,630
43,680
2,048
2,000
25.11
14.17
17.72
20.62
25.46
27.05
26.47
52.00
24.00
14.35
17.63
19.55
25.27
26.75
26.00
53.05
985
561
707
812
1,008
1,053
1,015
2,068
946
568
705
759
1,011
1,016
975
2,122
39.2
39.6
39.9
39.4
39.6
38.9
38.3
39.8
51,233
29,160
36,749
42,224
52,439
54,781
52,790
107,518
49,177
29,561
36,675
39,470
52,553
52,853
50,712
110,344
2,040
2,058
2,074
2,048
2,059
2,025
1,994
2,068
27.36
53.26
53.13
113.09
26.62
27.28
26.10
53.05
53.05
117.80
26.29
27.27
1,069
2,119
2,112
4,519
1,031
1,075
1,010
2,122
2,122
4,712
999
1,050
39.1
39.8
39.7
40.0
38.7
39.4
55,598
110,213
109,818
234,975
53,623
55,883
52,541
110,344
110,344
245,024
51,938
54,600
2,032
2,069
2,067
2,078
2,015
2,048
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 ..................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
20-1
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 20
Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours
by work levels1 — Continued
Hourly3
Occupation2 and work
level
Healthcare practitioner and
technical occupations
–Continued
Registered nurses –Continued
Level 8 ..................
Level 9 ..................
Therapists ..............................
Level 7 ..................
Respiratory therapists ........
Level 7 ..................
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 ..................
Weekly4
Annual5
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$26.51
26.02
24.20
22.28
23.85
24.80
$26.27
25.77
23.78
23.57
23.78
25.27
$1,025
996
961
889
951
988
$992
962
951
941
951
1,011
38.7
38.3
39.7
39.9
39.9
39.8
$53,287
51,795
49,954
46,206
49,459
51,369
$51,563
50,003
49,467
48,944
49,467
52,553
2,010
1,990
2,065
2,074
2,074
2,071
21.55
22.05
844
881
39.2
43,882
45,822
2,036
23.46
23.84
939
953
40.0
48,805
49,579
2,080
19.62
19.41
752
699
38.3
39,103
36,336
1,993
21.24
22.62
21.85
22.51
847
905
874
900
39.9
40.0
44,036
47,045
45,448
46,821
2,073
2,080
22.69
22.62
23.00
22.51
906
905
920
900
39.9
40.0
47,114
47,045
47,840
46,821
2,076
2,080
15.22
14.20
16.30
15.20
14.33
16.85
602
561
649
608
563
674
39.5
39.5
39.9
31,291
29,157
33,769
31,616
29,266
35,048
2,056
2,053
2,072
16.50
14.97
17.08
15.28
14.81
16.34
656
585
681
611
574
646
39.7
39.1
39.9
34,107
30,408
35,403
31,782
29,854
33,613
2,067
2,031
2,073
15.33
16.75
613
670
40.0
31,890
34,840
2,080
11.01
10.33
10.02
12.51
10.60
10.19
9.58
12.44
438
410
399
498
422
408
383
490
39.8
39.7
39.8
39.9
22,767
21,315
20,735
25,920
21,959
21,195
19,920
25,480
2,068
2,063
2,069
2,072
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
20-2
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 20
Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours
by work levels1 — Continued
Hourly3
Occupation2 and work
level
Healthcare support
occupations –Continued
Nursing, psychiatric, and
home health aides ............
Level 2 ..................
Level 3 ..................
Nursing aides, orderlies,
and attendants ..............
Level 2 ..................
Level 3 ..................
Miscellaneous healthcare
support occupations .........
Level 4 ..................
Food preparation and serving
related occupations ............
Cooks .....................................
Cooks, institution and
cafeteria .......................
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 ...........
Weekly4
Annual5
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$10.35
10.41
9.75
$9.93
10.26
9.58
$412
413
389
$397
410
381
39.8
39.7
39.9
$21,415
21,463
20,218
$20,654
21,341
19,810
2,069
2,062
2,073
10.23
10.28
9.57
9.79
10.15
9.39
407
408
381
392
403
375
39.8
39.7
39.9
21,173
21,201
19,829
20,363
20,966
19,508
2,070
2,063
2,073
12.04
12.43
11.73
12.22
478
494
460
474
39.7
39.8
24,832
25,697
23,910
24,641
2,063
2,068
11.61
10.75
10.55
9.70
464
430
422
388
40.0
40.0
24,150
22,366
21,940
20,176
2,080
2,080
10.75
9.70
430
388
40.0
22,366
20,176
2,080
9.18
8.76
9.14
9.18
8.76
9.14
8.70
8.40
8.49
8.70
8.40
8.49
365
350
361
365
350
361
347
336
340
347
336
340
39.8
40.0
39.5
39.8
40.0
39.5
18,991
18,220
18,751
18,991
18,220
18,751
18,034
17,472
17,659
18,034
17,472
17,659
2,070
2,080
2,052
2,070
2,080
2,052
9.36
8.80
372
352
39.7
19,328
18,304
2,064
13.67
11.12
12.02
14.04
15.72
12.13
11.87
12.31
11.01
11.78
13.19
12.24
11.93
11.93
550
440
480
561
629
485
475
490
440
471
527
490
477
477
40.2
39.5
39.9
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
28,608
22,858
24,965
29,149
32,707
25,227
24,699
25,459
22,901
24,502
27,394
25,459
24,806
24,806
2,092
2,055
2,077
2,076
2,080
2,080
2,080
15.16
15.12
601
586
39.6
31,247
30,459
2,061
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
20-3
December 2009 - January 2011
Table 20
Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Mean and median hourly,
weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours
by work levels1 — Continued
Hourly3
Occupation2 and work
level
Office and administrative
support occupations
–Continued
Interviewers, except
eligibility and loan
–Continued
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 .............
Weekly4
Annual5
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$10.88
$10.90
$435
$436
40.0
$22,640
$22,678
2,080
15.63
12.58
15.22
13.72
15.24
13.47
12.10
14.60
12.34
14.45
624
503
606
547
606
534
484
580
493
573
39.9
40.0
39.8
39.9
39.8
32,446
26,168
31,528
28,454
31,520
27,743
25,168
30,139
25,626
29,786
2,076
2,080
2,072
2,074
2,069
21.42
10.95
19.26
10.98
857
438
770
439
40.0
40.0
44,558
22,767
40,061
22,828
2,080
2,080
16.76
14.86
671
594
40.0
34,871
30,909
2,080
1 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated
based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts,
and physical environment. For more information, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook
of Methods, at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
2 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number
of workers, weighted by hours.
4 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
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December 2009 - January 2011
Table 21
Civilian supervisory workers: Mean and median weekly and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours
Weekly2
Annual3
Occupation1
Management occupations
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
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 .....................................................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$1,491
1,415
2,125
$1,577
1,335
1,751
40.0
40.6
41.8
$76,762
73,169
109,474
$81,890
69,420
90,481
2,059
2,101
2,154
1,342
2,470
1,318
1,740
45.4
43.6
69,719
128,437
68,557
90,481
2,358
2,270
1,794
1,654
40.0
93,294
86,000
2,080
1,491
1,106
41.0
77,516
57,500
2,130
2,017
1,950
40.0
104,622
99,428
2,075
1,189
962
41.9
61,318
50,001
2,161
1,550
1,509
39.1
76,262
78,443
1,923
1,275
1,341
38.6
65,986
69,714
1,998
1,307
1,154
39.8
67,941
60,008
2,067
1 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure,
which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the
survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey.
2 Mean weekly earnings are based on the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
3 Mean annual earnings are based on the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position in the earnings
distribution at which one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Broad occupational
groups may include data for subordinate occupational groups not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
East South Central
21-1
December 2009 - January 2011