National Compensation Survey:
Occupational Wages in the
United States, June 2005
Supplementary Tables
U.S. Department of Labor
Elaine L. Chao, Secretary
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Kathleen P. Utgoff, Commissioner
July 2006
Table of Contents
Page
Supplementary tables:
Table 1.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,
all workers, National Compensation Survey, June 2005 …………………………………………………….
1
Table 1.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,
full-time workers, National Compensation Survey, June 2005 ….………………………………………….
10
Table 1.3. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,
part-time workers, National Compensation Survey, June 2005 ….………………………………………….
19
Table 2.1. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,
all workers, National Compensation Survey, June 2005 ……………………..………………………….….
24
Table 2.2. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,
full-time workers, National Compensation Survey, June 2005 ….………………………………………….
33
Table 2.3. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,
part-time workers, National Compensation Survey, June 2005 ….………………………………………….
42
Table 3.1. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,
all workers, National Compensation Survey, June 2005 …....……………………………………………….
46
Table 3.2. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,
full-time workers, National Compensation Survey, June 2005 …..………………………………………….
52
Table 3.3. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,
part-time workers, National Compensation Survey, June 2005 ….………………………………………….
57
Table 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings and hours, full-time workers,
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, June 2005 ….....………
60
Table 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings and hours, full-time workers,
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, June 2005 ….…………
73
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 June 2005
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All ......................................................................................................
All, excluding sales ....................................................................
$18.62
18.95
1.0
1.1
$7.50
7.75
$10.00
10.35
$14.96
15.25
$23.08
23.66
$33.66
34.02
White collar ..................................................................................
White collar, excluding sales .................................................
22.96
24.59
.9
1.0
9.00
10.48
12.31
13.91
18.55
20.35
28.86
30.63
41.77
43.33
Professional specialty and technical .....................................
Professional specialty ............................................................
Engineers, architects, and surveyors .................................
Architects .......................................................................
Aerospace engineers .....................................................
Metallurgical and materials engineers ...........................
Petroleum engineers ......................................................
Chemical engineers .......................................................
Nuclear engineers ..........................................................
Civil engineers ...............................................................
Electrical and electronic engineers ................................
Industrial engineers .......................................................
Mechanical engineers ....................................................
Marine engineers and naval architects ..........................
Engineers, n.e.c. ............................................................
Surveyors and mapping scientists .................................
Mathematical and computer scientists ...............................
Computer systems analysts and scientists ....................
Operations and systems researchers and analysts .......
Actuaries ........................................................................
Statisticians ....................................................................
Natural scientists ...............................................................
Physicists and astronomers ...........................................
Chemists, except biochemists .......................................
Geologists and geodesists .............................................
Physical scientists, n.e.c. ...............................................
Agricultural and food scientists ......................................
Biological and life scientists ...........................................
Forestry and conservation scientists .............................
Medical scientists ...........................................................
Health related ....................................................................
Physicians ......................................................................
Dentists ..........................................................................
Optometrists ..................................................................
Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c. ...........................
Registered nurses ..........................................................
Pharmacists ...................................................................
Dietitians ........................................................................
Respiratory therapists ....................................................
Occupational therapists .................................................
Physical therapists .........................................................
Speech therapists ..........................................................
Therapists, n.e.c. ...........................................................
Physicians’ assistants ....................................................
Teachers, college and university .......................................
Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers ......
Biological science teachers ...........................................
Chemistry teachers ........................................................
Physics teachers ............................................................
Natural science teachers, n.e.c. ....................................
Psychology teachers ......................................................
Economics teachers ......................................................
History teachers .............................................................
Political science teachers ..............................................
Sociology teachers ........................................................
Social science teachers, n.e.c. ......................................
Engineering teachers .....................................................
Mathematical science teachers .....................................
30.24
32.50
36.38
30.23
42.33
33.20
43.16
35.76
39.93
32.49
39.04
33.16
31.88
29.46
39.36
35.72
35.30
35.28
35.68
37.23
28.43
29.80
35.12
32.18
34.15
29.53
28.89
28.60
21.27
28.18
32.18
62.52
46.46
60.76
33.45
28.15
44.23
21.40
22.78
27.26
29.99
29.56
17.84
36.49
42.98
53.35
44.07
38.50
53.20
37.58
38.46
66.18
41.74
36.27
49.47
44.96
60.03
40.44
1.2
1.2
1.2
7.0
8.0
5.9
16.1
8.7
5.7
3.0
2.6
2.5
2.0
10.9
2.2
11.5
2.4
2.6
5.5
9.4
8.6
5.1
9.2
8.2
7.8
7.0
7.2
15.9
10.0
10.5
3.0
10.6
10.7
13.7
8.8
1.0
1.6
3.9
1.7
3.8
3.3
5.6
3.8
7.0
2.7
12.6
10.2
9.2
8.5
11.5
7.8
19.2
9.2
7.2
15.6
5.7
10.4
12.7
14.67
16.90
23.61
19.79
23.34
25.00
26.14
26.44
31.73
20.91
25.28
22.94
23.08
20.19
25.57
20.51
20.51
20.45
21.15
23.86
14.72
17.00
22.93
20.67
17.42
19.00
15.04
16.35
14.17
15.14
19.10
19.50
15.18
42.60
28.63
19.69
36.38
15.70
18.18
17.64
22.11
17.25
12.95
15.00
22.98
32.01
26.19
28.94
39.39
18.43
26.10
37.30
26.44
26.20
27.61
30.56
35.20
25.25
20.00
22.57
28.38
23.08
30.95
27.59
32.25
29.10
34.23
25.96
30.87
27.19
26.42
24.04
31.15
26.44
26.44
26.44
25.47
26.51
25.28
20.98
26.44
23.65
25.24
23.16
19.47
18.15
17.07
18.94
22.48
23.38
42.82
45.67
31.25
22.53
42.39
17.85
19.64
23.04
25.38
23.77
13.94
31.25
29.77
40.96
33.23
31.00
44.52
30.53
26.98
42.89
30.15
29.26
32.27
36.92
42.31
30.74
27.14
29.71
34.40
27.90
42.98
29.85
36.06
29.47
38.65
30.53
37.33
32.21
30.79
26.75
38.41
40.80
34.20
34.12
36.84
36.00
28.81
26.46
30.48
31.14
32.36
27.44
30.94
24.04
19.44
24.06
27.56
64.90
49.52
61.67
31.25
26.75
45.50
20.71
22.03
27.46
30.00
30.11
15.84
37.50
38.46
51.08
38.99
32.98
48.22
40.71
34.90
66.45
38.05
37.86
41.71
42.41
54.68
40.76
36.53
39.21
42.47
34.62
52.36
34.89
55.94
44.85
44.07
36.91
44.57
36.69
36.43
33.17
46.33
40.80
42.44
42.31
43.75
46.88
31.25
35.48
43.75
36.89
43.59
33.03
36.19
35.01
25.82
32.32
35.39
96.15
49.52
75.00
31.25
32.00
47.74
24.26
25.80
31.17
33.00
33.53
20.45
46.64
51.28
68.35
46.76
41.30
61.14
44.02
45.70
85.45
50.31
39.15
63.49
56.61
77.62
48.56
48.08
50.42
51.63
44.08
59.55
50.65
65.19
47.79
50.30
45.29
55.56
44.67
42.20
41.88
56.73
49.50
51.44
51.44
50.62
50.58
39.80
45.96
46.70
48.38
49.67
43.78
40.37
49.02
30.31
44.63
47.74
104.17
61.18
93.75
45.58
38.43
51.00
30.66
27.97
35.88
38.50
39.35
25.09
48.08
67.46
80.20
58.47
53.44
73.46
48.16
59.09
102.05
63.53
52.90
78.15
59.80
92.65
55.13
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$39.61
51.65
43.99
45.73
55.12
36.11
27.32
39.16
45.27
35.21
54.77
30.81
40.78
35.28
40.90
31.51
19.35
33.49
33.19
34.55
31.67
12.71
28.15
27.78
28.16
24.57
31.02
33.85
30.27
28.99
26.86
18.62
19.13
13.24
15.98
18.60
51.20
50.88
59.63
17.3
10.0
9.9
12.6
23.5
8.8
16.6
10.8
11.1
17.1
15.1
26.9
6.4
6.4
2.8
1.3
5.0
1.4
1.9
2.9
2.9
4.0
6.3
3.0
3.1
12.2
3.3
7.8
6.5
13.1
4.6
1.7
1.9
6.6
12.8
13.4
4.7
4.8
11.4
$22.84
22.66
25.05
28.16
20.80
22.49
7.00
19.23
26.77
18.57
26.92
19.37
27.56
20.72
21.15
16.90
9.00
21.83
21.94
21.00
15.80
8.13
12.32
16.91
17.07
13.40
16.21
19.23
14.22
12.30
19.07
11.97
12.45
6.67
12.07
11.25
25.48
25.48
46.06
$29.13
31.25
27.33
33.87
25.94
27.11
15.91
30.68
31.72
18.57
28.78
19.37
30.77
27.31
27.99
23.55
11.00
25.46
25.54
26.22
23.06
10.19
16.63
20.16
20.51
17.27
21.20
23.32
20.34
19.23
22.79
13.95
14.42
8.33
12.18
16.35
32.78
32.31
48.90
$40.00
46.51
33.26
38.44
55.74
35.31
28.11
37.32
40.39
30.29
55.22
27.26
35.52
35.82
37.22
29.98
14.50
31.17
31.03
32.02
30.61
10.88
26.44
25.67
26.43
24.18
28.85
30.23
28.66
25.45
26.76
17.31
17.55
12.00
12.58
16.87
46.73
45.92
57.83
$55.31
66.07
47.27
52.79
75.22
40.29
40.00
44.54
63.18
45.43
72.61
29.00
48.99
41.11
50.12
38.24
25.17
39.69
38.69
41.30
38.57
15.38
36.20
33.66
34.26
29.42
35.79
39.07
35.64
36.97
31.10
22.08
22.62
17.16
18.52
20.05
62.50
61.23
75.39
$58.47
90.97
76.92
76.19
84.15
51.94
48.39
48.88
63.59
50.88
82.37
60.51
53.02
50.32
64.94
48.34
34.61
49.63
48.34
52.34
49.13
19.17
45.84
41.55
42.04
37.26
48.43
49.21
52.63
46.70
33.76
27.46
27.91
22.15
20.75
21.21
79.42
79.33
82.12
24.46
35.35
20.82
39.26
32.15
17.79
17.05
15.62
25.68
24.98
30.05
25.68
31.51
22.28
18.90
31.74
15.67
24.12
3.5
14.8
4.1
15.9
17.1
6.6
12.0
11.9
7.4
6.1
27.6
14.3
7.0
2.1
2.3
4.0
4.3
2.5
10.00
15.00
9.84
19.13
10.00
9.98
8.00
8.00
10.50
16.83
6.50
9.00
16.91
12.15
11.05
22.00
10.00
16.80
14.50
22.23
13.23
26.67
15.83
14.28
10.00
9.30
14.97
17.50
10.00
15.00
20.79
15.19
14.12
25.00
12.00
20.00
20.45
34.60
18.62
31.59
25.51
18.27
13.86
12.00
21.64
22.81
15.58
20.12
29.81
19.23
17.82
31.50
15.31
23.00
29.16
50.48
26.04
38.55
43.51
20.00
22.44
19.13
29.67
27.04
22.60
31.32
38.65
25.05
22.51
37.00
18.11
27.68
43.51
54.33
33.66
70.00
52.97
22.79
30.67
25.54
43.01
35.32
88.95
55.29
50.92
32.05
27.56
40.63
23.89
33.09
Mean
White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Teachers, college and university –Continued
Computer science teachers ...........................................
Medical science teachers ..............................................
Health specialties teachers ............................................
Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ..............
Agriculture and forestry teachers ...................................
Art, drama, and music teachers .....................................
Physical education teachers ..........................................
Education teachers ........................................................
English teachers ............................................................
Foreign language teachers ............................................
Law teachers .................................................................
Social work teachers ......................................................
Theology teachers .........................................................
Trade and industrial teachers ........................................
Other post-secondary teachers .....................................
Teachers, except college and university ............................
Prekindergarten and kindergarten .................................
Elementary school teachers ..........................................
Secondary school teachers ...........................................
Teachers, special education ..........................................
Teachers, n.e.c. .............................................................
Substitute teachers ........................................................
Vocational and educational counselors .........................
Librarians, archivists, and curators ....................................
Librarians .......................................................................
Archivists and curators ..................................................
Social scientists and urban planners .................................
Economists ....................................................................
Psychologists .................................................................
Social scientists, n.e.c. ..................................................
Urban planners ..............................................................
Social, recreation, and religious workers ...........................
Social workers ...............................................................
Recreation workers ........................................................
Clergy ............................................................................
Religious workers, n.e.c. ................................................
Lawyers and judges ...........................................................
Lawyers .........................................................................
Judges ...........................................................................
Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals,
n.e.c. ................................................................................
Technical writers ............................................................
Designers .......................................................................
Musicians and composers .............................................
Actors and directors .......................................................
Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers
Photographers ...............................................................
Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. .............
Editors and reporters .....................................................
Public relations specialists .............................................
Announcers ....................................................................
Athletes ..........................................................................
Professional, n.e.c. ........................................................
Technical ...............................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ..........
Dental hygienists ...........................................................
Health record technologists and technicians .................
Radiological technicians ................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
2
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$17.53
16.49
23.91
24.21
22.65
24.94
21.99
19.71
17.66
21.96
21.19
95.50
15.66
30.89
23.35
22.18
20.09
1.5
1.8
11.8
5.6
4.4
4.0
2.6
9.2
3.7
6.1
9.7
12.8
10.3
3.1
7.4
3.8
5.1
$13.00
10.02
12.01
16.93
16.04
14.75
14.42
12.00
11.24
14.80
14.00
24.40
8.00
18.27
16.65
14.56
11.37
$15.00
12.50
16.35
20.00
17.35
18.31
17.56
14.71
14.00
16.50
16.16
43.18
9.50
23.29
18.50
16.90
13.60
$17.00
15.28
22.31
23.52
21.17
23.25
21.63
17.50
16.59
22.12
19.00
92.05
13.90
28.87
21.64
21.43
18.75
$19.64
18.81
27.01
28.39
26.45
30.13
25.72
23.98
20.50
24.82
25.08
140.59
18.00
36.22
30.00
25.82
23.16
$22.73
24.53
32.19
32.05
32.65
38.17
28.57
31.03
24.82
29.56
31.20
177.99
25.81
43.78
32.55
30.66
30.73
33.69
38.20
13.69
1.9
2.3
25.3
17.00
18.27
3.46
21.64
24.28
4.99
28.88
33.45
9.33
40.19
46.22
16.92
54.43
60.51
30.52
51.53
31.54
40.91
32.13
35.35
45.36
37.21
35.15
21.12
21.45
30.55
40.98
27.04
25.54
27.41
32.42
30.66
25.43
23.08
6.5
2.9
3.9
7.5
8.2
4.2
3.4
3.3
7.4
4.4
7.6
4.6
1.1
2.0
5.7
3.5
5.1
3.8
15.3
43.10
19.97
21.00
21.00
18.75
23.50
19.23
19.00
12.24
10.24
15.39
18.72
16.25
16.35
17.91
16.38
19.06
15.91
15.94
48.08
24.35
26.26
23.45
23.08
29.00
25.88
26.46
14.42
16.25
18.82
25.88
19.67
19.97
19.23
20.59
22.14
18.36
16.35
55.66
30.65
34.52
27.87
32.33
39.52
35.95
33.57
18.75
21.64
24.45
36.07
24.63
24.24
25.70
27.85
27.65
23.76
17.83
57.69
36.01
51.34
36.88
41.99
54.96
46.15
41.87
24.42
26.94
32.89
48.91
31.27
30.29
31.83
36.41
36.16
29.36
34.84
60.10
44.25
65.88
51.49
50.52
69.60
56.23
51.32
32.01
30.63
49.76
63.08
39.44
35.90
41.01
50.00
47.89
36.27
34.84
27.16
26.06
23.25
24.48
3.8
5.9
5.5
5.0
16.16
16.52
16.67
16.27
20.19
19.51
18.50
19.23
25.06
23.32
24.22
23.63
31.13
29.95
26.28
29.42
40.39
40.17
29.81
34.80
23.16
26.10
4.0
2.4
16.52
15.96
19.67
19.14
21.31
24.46
26.63
30.93
31.59
38.84
15.32
20.48
23.06
21.40
41.04
20.48
23.98
37.71
1.5
3.5
8.5
14.1
7.0
10.3
7.7
9.1
6.75
10.50
9.98
10.00
14.42
9.50
8.35
22.60
8.00
12.80
13.86
14.29
16.51
11.59
12.50
29.38
11.00
16.59
18.13
16.59
28.13
16.62
18.51
38.46
17.28
22.69
28.34
24.04
43.27
25.48
27.37
43.17
28.85
36.06
43.27
49.30
74.59
38.12
41.54
57.69
Mean
White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Technical –Continued
Licensed practical nurses ..............................................
Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ..................
Electrical and electronic technicians ..............................
Industrial engineering technicians .................................
Mechanical engineering technicians ..............................
Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ......................................
Drafters ..........................................................................
Surveying and mapping technicians ..............................
Biological technicians ....................................................
Chemical technicians .....................................................
Science technicians, n.e.c. ............................................
Airplane pilots and navigators ........................................
Broadcast equipment operators .....................................
Computer programmers .................................................
Tool programmers, numerical control ............................
Legal assistants .............................................................
Technical and related, n.e.c. ..........................................
Executive, administrative, and managerial ...........................
Executives, administrators, and managers ........................
Legislators .....................................................................
Chief executives and general administrators, public
administration ..............................................................
Administrators and officials, public administration .........
Financial managers .......................................................
Personnel and labor relations managers .......................
Purchasing managers ....................................................
Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations
Administrators, education and related fields ..................
Managers, medicine and health .....................................
Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments ..
Managers, properties and real estate ............................
Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ........................
Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .............................
Management related ..........................................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................................
Underwriters ..................................................................
Other financial officers ...................................................
Management analysts ....................................................
Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products ..............
Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm
products .......................................................................
Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ...........................
Business and promotional agents ..................................
Construction inspectors .................................................
Inspectors and compliance officers, except
construction .................................................................
Management related, n.e.c. ...........................................
Sales .........................................................................................
Supervisors, sales .........................................................
Insurance sales ..............................................................
Real estate sales ...........................................................
Securities and financial services sales ..........................
Advertising and related sales .........................................
Sales, other business services ......................................
Sales engineers .............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$26.89
21.98
10.43
9.02
12.34
10.84
12.86
13.99
11.74
9.62
8.73
14.67
13.52
3.3
6.1
8.8
10.0
5.6
6.9
5.0
3.0
3.1
4.5
1.4
13.1
7.7
$12.50
7.64
6.15
6.00
7.25
7.50
8.50
8.24
6.75
6.50
6.10
8.00
6.62
$16.45
10.71
6.90
6.75
8.50
8.24
9.65
10.39
7.60
7.25
7.00
9.70
8.25
$22.66
17.31
8.16
7.58
10.25
9.27
11.50
13.00
9.47
8.90
8.00
13.26
10.80
$33.63
26.50
10.10
10.27
14.06
12.00
14.33
15.85
13.00
10.73
9.78
16.25
16.35
$45.68
40.31
14.90
15.00
18.52
17.15
17.90
20.81
19.23
14.24
12.22
20.19
24.26
14.53
20.58
21.61
23.09
21.68
.7
2.3
8.3
3.2
4.1
9.00
13.49
15.09
14.42
18.15
10.82
16.63
18.16
17.54
19.92
13.62
19.71
23.29
21.43
21.12
17.10
23.96
23.29
27.40
23.00
21.20
28.85
24.35
31.68
23.00
20.61
16.40
14.16
16.67
18.33
15.29
12.01
9.18
15.35
11.79
13.68
13.00
13.86
14.44
16.49
12.71
10.77
14.02
14.89
16.60
13.39
13.39
13.34
12.28
12.26
11.18
12.36
11.66
11.78
9.94
16.31
18.78
13.90
12.88
17.10
14.74
15.37
19.47
15.74
4.3
3.6
8.2
.9
4.7
2.6
4.6
1.8
3.3
1.5
2.5
6.0
3.8
3.1
2.3
2.7
2.1
2.6
1.5
2.3
1.9
9.3
4.4
8.6
6.7
3.3
5.6
20.6
5.7
8.1
4.8
3.7
2.0
1.7
5.0
7.8
4.9
3.5
3.6
13.75
12.18
9.24
10.64
11.67
10.68
8.00
7.25
8.50
8.06
9.00
11.26
11.25
8.91
11.82
8.45
8.00
9.00
10.00
11.28
9.50
7.09
10.00
9.68
9.50
8.57
8.00
7.25
8.40
7.00
8.50
12.46
9.27
8.06
11.00
9.88
9.12
12.05
9.75
16.33
13.39
11.50
12.93
13.17
12.62
9.50
8.00
11.18
9.50
10.75
11.88
12.01
10.85
13.79
10.00
9.00
10.74
11.96
13.50
11.00
10.85
10.65
9.82
10.02
10.61
9.00
8.00
9.00
7.50
11.47
13.75
10.90
9.75
12.64
10.38
11.06
14.60
12.11
19.90
16.08
14.47
16.00
16.00
14.88
11.25
8.75
16.00
11.50
12.93
12.40
12.72
13.46
16.00
12.04
10.00
13.34
14.37
15.75
13.00
13.45
12.28
11.19
11.25
11.33
10.86
11.00
10.82
9.60
15.00
17.86
13.25
12.45
15.75
13.50
15.87
17.50
14.25
23.79
18.80
17.01
19.63
21.61
17.61
14.87
10.00
19.86
13.65
16.32
14.65
15.48
16.97
19.57
14.84
12.00
16.41
17.00
19.62
15.00
16.11
15.39
14.72
12.00
12.24
14.77
13.62
12.94
11.85
20.28
22.39
16.00
15.05
20.01
14.99
18.79
22.57
19.10
28.66
21.82
17.94
23.59
28.17
20.00
17.17
11.95
20.88
15.99
18.92
14.65
17.96
21.00
21.41
17.94
14.42
20.00
20.54
22.55
17.47
20.12
18.26
18.00
20.04
12.54
20.11
20.32
16.85
13.39
25.35
27.25
20.37
18.07
25.88
26.43
22.59
29.66
23.99
Mean
White collar –Continued
Sales –Continued
Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and
wholesale .....................................................................
Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ......................
Sales workers, apparel ..................................................
Sales workers, shoes .....................................................
Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings ..............
Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ...............
Sales workers, hardware and building supplies .............
Sales workers, parts ......................................................
Sales workers, other commodities .................................
Sales counter clerks ......................................................
Cashiers .........................................................................
Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales ..............
Sales support, n.e.c. ......................................................
Administrative support, including clerical ............................
Supervisors, general office ............................................
Supervisors, computer equipment operators .................
Supervisors, financial records processing .....................
Chief communications operators ...................................
Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting
clerks ...........................................................................
Computer operators .......................................................
Peripheral equipment operators ....................................
Secretaries .....................................................................
Stenographers ...............................................................
Typists ...........................................................................
Interviewers ...................................................................
Hotel clerks ....................................................................
Transportation ticket and reservation agents .................
Receptionists .................................................................
Information clerks, n.e.c. ................................................
Classified ad clerks ........................................................
Correspondence clerks ..................................................
Order clerks ...................................................................
Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping .........
Library clerks .................................................................
File clerks .......................................................................
Records clerks, n.e.c. ....................................................
Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...............
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ......................................
Billing clerks ...................................................................
Cost and rate clerks .......................................................
Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators .......
Duplicating machine operators ......................................
Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators
Office machine operators, n.e.c. ....................................
Telephone operators ......................................................
Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. ...............
Mail clerks, except postal service ..................................
Messengers ...................................................................
Dispatchers ....................................................................
Production coordinators .................................................
Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks .............................
Stock and inventory clerks .............................................
Meter readers ................................................................
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers .............
Expeditors ......................................................................
Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........
Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ...............
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
White collar –Continued
Administrative support, including clerical –Continued
Eligibility clerks, social welfare .......................................
Bill and account collectors .............................................
General office clerks ......................................................
Bank tellers ....................................................................
Proofreaders ..................................................................
Data entry keyers ...........................................................
Statistical clerks .............................................................
Teachers’ aides .............................................................
Administrative support, n.e.c. ........................................
$15.48
14.41
13.45
10.94
15.38
12.29
14.36
12.06
14.75
2.9
7.2
1.0
1.3
18.9
1.7
5.0
1.7
1.3
$10.65
8.88
8.90
8.50
8.25
8.50
9.04
8.40
9.36
$12.60
10.50
10.44
9.34
9.36
10.05
10.39
9.50
11.35
$15.60
13.46
12.75
10.45
13.44
12.00
13.30
11.15
14.26
$17.80
17.55
15.63
12.21
22.07
14.00
17.78
13.72
17.25
$19.60
20.88
19.15
13.93
24.27
16.05
21.16
17.17
20.67
Blue collar ....................................................................................
15.87
.9
8.21
10.42
14.35
19.80
26.29
Precision production, craft, and repair ..................................
Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ..........................
Automobile mechanics ...................................................
Automobile mechanic apprentices .................................
Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ................
Aircraft engine mechanics .............................................
Small engine repairers ...................................................
Automobile body and related repairers ..........................
Aircraft mechanics, except engine .................................
Heavy equipment mechanics .........................................
Farm equipment mechanics ..........................................
Industrial machinery repairers .......................................
Machinery maintenance .................................................
Electronic repairers, communications and industrial
equipment ....................................................................
Data processing equipment repairers ............................
Household appliance and power tool repairers .............
Telephone line installers and repairers ..........................
Telephone installers and repairers ................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics ..
Locksmiths and safe repairers .......................................
Office machine repairers ................................................
Mechanical controls and valve repairers .......................
Elevator installers and repairers ....................................
Millwrights ......................................................................
Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. .....................................
Supervisors, brickmasons, stonemasons, and
tilesetters .....................................................................
Supervisors, carpenters and related workers ................
Supervisors, electricians and power transmission
installers .......................................................................
Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers ....
Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......
Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. .........................
Brickmasons and stonemasons .....................................
Tile setters, hard and soft ..............................................
Carpet installers .............................................................
Carpenters .....................................................................
Carpenter apprentices ...................................................
Drywall installers ............................................................
Electricians ....................................................................
Electrician apprentices ...................................................
Electrical power installers and repairers ........................
Painters, construction and maintenance ........................
Plasterers .......................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ...........................
Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices ............
Concrete and terrazzo finishers .....................................
19.95
24.75
18.70
13.91
19.31
27.34
15.42
16.29
24.76
19.41
15.41
21.33
16.14
.9
2.7
3.1
9.4
2.7
8.7
5.6
4.5
4.0
2.8
7.4
2.1
4.7
11.00
15.63
10.00
8.75
12.50
18.75
11.00
10.00
14.40
13.13
10.00
14.38
11.12
14.23
18.88
14.00
11.00
15.10
22.77
12.73
13.00
22.54
15.50
12.00
17.17
12.50
18.55
24.04
18.00
13.13
18.30
27.41
15.00
15.60
26.01
18.55
15.25
20.61
14.82
25.00
28.85
21.92
14.50
22.75
31.06
18.50
17.76
28.30
22.96
18.00
25.51
19.00
30.59
34.56
27.00
18.00
27.00
38.37
19.25
23.73
31.61
26.24
20.58
28.42
23.04
21.99
20.57
16.22
25.11
23.80
18.56
14.73
17.44
20.81
38.67
22.30
16.82
2.6
12.2
5.8
4.8
3.4
3.2
9.9
8.5
5.9
14.5
6.3
2.4
12.50
9.50
10.00
14.00
15.00
12.25
10.00
10.75
13.25
27.06
15.00
10.22
15.06
15.39
12.45
24.87
21.18
15.00
12.00
14.08
16.50
28.43
16.71
12.61
22.00
21.00
15.84
27.54
25.08
17.56
13.83
16.64
19.87
47.26
22.55
16.00
27.78
23.92
18.56
28.28
26.91
21.92
18.09
19.79
26.68
47.26
27.24
20.15
31.18
36.81
24.84
28.75
28.98
26.00
20.61
23.83
29.49
47.26
30.33
25.24
21.09
24.28
9.7
6.1
14.22
16.66
18.08
20.00
21.00
22.78
25.00
29.70
26.63
31.38
32.48
23.55
27.59
22.24
26.21
17.92
24.45
19.77
17.18
17.98
25.81
14.69
26.55
16.26
15.88
24.46
14.64
18.42
3.8
7.7
7.5
5.0
9.2
13.5
12.9
4.5
13.6
6.9
3.1
3.5
3.4
3.5
5.8
7.0
4.4
6.8
22.56
15.50
19.50
15.41
15.00
14.00
11.60
12.00
11.00
12.00
15.50
10.00
17.50
11.00
12.00
15.50
9.10
10.50
26.73
19.75
21.25
17.01
20.00
15.00
20.00
14.50
12.00
14.00
18.48
11.50
23.04
12.12
15.00
17.75
12.00
13.25
30.25
23.08
28.65
20.40
27.29
15.00
20.69
18.05
15.90
16.46
24.41
13.25
26.68
15.00
15.00
24.00
14.00
17.00
40.72
28.25
32.75
26.25
32.70
20.00
34.80
24.08
20.54
20.69
31.65
16.16
30.40
18.71
15.00
30.00
16.67
24.20
41.63
29.76
33.73
32.23
40.00
25.53
35.12
31.25
26.56
26.94
40.47
20.49
35.72
23.75
20.00
36.03
20.71
26.88
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$17.98
18.91
16.25
16.25
24.07
24.22
17.60
24.40
25.02
18.57
22.21
23.94
17.92
20.65
19.93
19.47
16.20
21.41
18.46
17.80
14.13
18.14
12.89
12.04
12.53
16.94
15.05
14.21
18.27
15.25
15.45
13.93
14.26
12.10
11.78
13.16
20.09
9.0
8.8
12.3
7.4
12.8
12.4
5.5
19.4
17.8
9.3
2.0
2.0
7.4
6.1
2.0
9.9
9.1
8.9
16.0
10.1
6.3
11.4
7.2
6.8
7.7
18.9
11.5
14.3
9.1
2.7
10.5
3.5
12.4
3.9
5.1
4.8
4.7
$11.00
10.80
10.00
9.00
9.25
14.00
10.08
11.93
10.00
11.36
14.54
16.86
14.00
11.75
13.77
14.87
8.90
11.46
11.56
10.00
12.00
11.95
9.00
9.02
8.50
8.32
8.50
9.75
14.25
9.75
8.00
8.76
10.00
7.30
6.75
8.19
10.39
$14.00
12.59
11.70
11.50
16.38
15.56
12.15
13.87
16.00
15.55
16.88
19.80
15.50
16.50
16.50
16.00
12.00
15.72
13.25
12.05
12.50
15.00
11.00
10.00
11.00
10.45
12.29
12.50
14.30
12.75
10.40
10.25
10.06
9.05
8.75
10.50
14.75
$17.00
18.17
14.00
15.00
24.22
22.22
16.00
20.00
29.63
19.12
21.05
24.13
17.00
19.50
20.00
17.92
15.76
20.96
16.75
15.03
13.00
15.70
12.50
12.00
11.43
13.00
14.85
12.50
16.35
14.61
14.96
13.07
11.10
11.15
11.45
13.54
19.22
$23.63
24.04
19.00
20.50
33.09
28.25
20.45
35.18
34.02
21.73
25.95
28.92
20.00
25.60
23.00
22.87
19.55
28.49
21.05
20.10
15.59
20.75
13.77
13.00
13.30
20.35
17.37
17.93
20.40
16.25
20.92
16.50
16.14
14.50
13.58
15.67
25.96
$25.52
30.15
26.92
25.00
34.30
39.08
26.86
35.18
34.02
26.05
31.73
31.07
24.80
29.10
26.50
25.40
22.50
31.81
35.00
28.22
18.19
22.72
16.50
16.50
18.30
36.06
20.51
20.40
28.13
21.17
22.17
20.85
22.21
18.44
17.85
17.60
28.74
23.35
20.79
19.25
28.18
23.67
23.86
10.4
11.0
2.7
3.8
4.4
4.7
15.65
17.82
12.09
20.68
13.90
16.13
16.64
17.85
15.19
26.17
19.20
20.43
26.63
17.85
19.08
26.52
23.65
24.65
26.63
26.28
22.94
30.95
27.61
27.50
27.33
27.33
27.54
36.21
32.27
29.08
14.19
17.41
15.88
16.14
13.73
16.65
14.22
1.3
3.7
6.1
6.9
7.5
11.4
8.0
8.30
12.70
10.35
10.75
8.50
10.51
7.25
10.09
14.35
12.07
13.25
9.69
12.50
10.00
13.00
16.51
15.25
16.22
12.09
15.25
13.75
16.90
19.75
18.58
18.81
16.00
19.31
17.70
22.56
22.47
21.68
22.09
21.59
26.98
20.59
13.52
12.93
16.82
15.38
13.41
14.49
15.95
2.5
10.3
3.1
4.3
3.6
7.8
5.2
8.60
8.61
12.00
9.45
8.50
8.50
10.90
11.00
10.50
14.10
11.15
10.10
10.60
13.66
12.75
11.50
16.50
14.00
12.75
13.84
15.30
15.50
15.32
19.00
17.98
15.26
18.10
17.80
18.70
18.65
21.57
26.64
19.75
23.00
21.48
Mean
Blue collar –Continued
Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued
Glaziers ..........................................................................
Insulation workers ..........................................................
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators ...
Roofers ..........................................................................
Sheet metal duct installers .............................................
Structural metal workers ................................................
Construction trades, n.e.c. .............................................
Supervisors, extractive ..................................................
Drillers, oil well ...............................................................
Mining machine operators .............................................
Supervisors, production .................................................
Tool and die makers ......................................................
Tool and die maker apprentices ....................................
Precision assemblers, metal ..........................................
Machinists ......................................................................
Boilermakers ..................................................................
Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners ...............
Patternmakers and modelmakers, metal .......................
Layout workers ..............................................................
Sheet metal workers ......................................................
Sheet metal worker apprentices ....................................
Patternmakers and modelmakers, wood .......................
Cabinet makers and bench carpenters ..........................
Furniture and wood finishers .........................................
Dressmakers ..................................................................
Tailors ............................................................................
Upholsterers ..................................................................
Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers .................
Patternmakers, layout workers, and cutters ..................
Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians ....
Bookbinders ...................................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ............
Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ........................
Butchers and meat cutters .............................................
Bakers ............................................................................
Food batchmakers .........................................................
Inspectors, testers, and graders ....................................
Precision inspectors, testers, and related workers,
n.e.c. ............................................................................
Adjusters and calibrators ...............................................
Water and sewer treatment plant operators ..................
Power plant operators ....................................................
Stationary engineers ......................................................
Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c. .........
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .................
Lathe and turning-machine set-up operators .................
Lathe and turning-machine operators ............................
Milling and planing machine operators ..........................
Punching and stamping press operators .......................
Rolling machine operators .............................................
Drilling and boring machine operators ...........................
Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine
operators ......................................................................
Forging machine operators ............................................
Numerical control machine operators ............................
Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ...........................
Molding and casting machine operators ........................
Metal plating machine operators ....................................
Heat treating equipment operators ................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$12.15
11.11
13.69
10.46
16.99
16.56
14.81
12.60
7.3
4.9
2.8
10.9
2.8
5.9
6.5
7.1
$8.00
7.50
11.00
7.13
11.05
13.25
9.20
9.00
$9.00
9.00
12.71
7.79
14.00
13.25
10.90
9.67
$12.75
10.75
13.80
9.22
17.00
15.70
14.57
11.50
$14.16
12.50
14.50
13.85
19.98
18.45
18.02
13.07
$14.50
15.25
16.25
13.87
22.69
21.89
19.97
16.39
12.23
10.92
10.40
9.47
9.83
12.35
14.14
13.83
15.48
19.55
11.63
15.52
14.48
16.06
13.02
15.33
15.57
13.85
13.99
10.64
14.64
15.90
12.08
14.95
11.42
11.67
11.81
16.75
12.66
14.05
15.18
13.31
11.91
5.8
4.7
8.3
5.1
5.7
8.1
4.5
3.8
4.2
5.4
7.9
4.4
7.8
23.1
16.8
6.1
11.9
2.9
36.1
6.0
2.5
2.4
8.7
2.0
11.4
8.3
6.3
26.4
5.8
4.6
5.0
8.0
6.2
9.00
7.90
7.25
6.75
7.00
7.43
8.14
10.01
10.31
12.30
8.00
9.85
9.00
10.00
6.90
10.50
10.25
8.56
8.00
8.00
8.50
11.00
8.23
8.15
6.95
7.50
7.05
9.00
6.75
8.50
10.01
9.00
7.00
10.27
9.79
8.50
8.00
8.05
9.52
10.45
11.22
11.61
16.09
8.25
11.58
11.63
10.00
8.35
12.04
11.60
11.46
8.00
8.50
10.45
12.40
9.00
10.02
8.10
8.50
10.30
9.92
9.15
10.03
11.64
10.75
9.00
11.75
10.75
8.64
9.50
9.35
11.45
13.52
13.29
14.95
18.98
11.19
14.17
13.12
12.00
12.44
13.70
14.54
13.66
12.00
10.00
13.60
15.09
11.60
13.00
10.00
12.38
11.50
12.75
11.25
12.39
14.00
12.48
10.30
13.60
10.75
11.25
10.50
11.00
14.70
16.48
16.22
18.36
24.45
13.20
17.27
18.36
21.74
16.03
17.50
16.39
16.42
14.95
11.86
17.92
18.00
14.14
18.00
14.47
13.95
14.00
28.35
14.64
16.58
17.75
13.69
14.79
16.93
14.26
15.00
12.05
13.50
18.89
22.43
17.61
21.50
25.62
16.81
26.21
21.00
28.04
20.44
25.13
27.19
18.75
32.62
16.37
22.76
22.25
16.50
26.73
17.00
15.66
15.29
28.75
19.00
23.44
20.96
18.20
16.50
15.28
18.65
15.26
13.03
14.87
8.95
8.07
10.53
25.82
28.06
29.55
22.52
19.16
12.63
21.48
22.69
1.6
5.7
2.3
9.5
2.5
6.4
10.4
6.2
22.3
18.6
6.9
3.9
14.3
7.9
20.4
3.4
8.60
11.37
9.00
5.50
9.75
6.25
5.75
6.15
13.65
14.47
16.12
18.03
12.92
8.34
14.38
16.25
10.75
14.50
11.00
7.00
11.27
7.00
6.00
7.00
13.65
14.47
22.93
20.00
14.58
8.91
14.38
18.75
14.10
16.48
14.42
11.67
14.00
8.75
7.00
8.95
26.00
25.84
29.37
23.21
19.74
9.92
18.00
22.51
18.75
23.58
18.94
17.64
17.83
9.75
8.67
12.00
35.82
37.09
37.80
24.40
21.67
17.35
24.24
27.18
23.62
27.17
22.65
23.84
22.20
12.18
11.60
18.03
42.10
45.60
39.49
25.58
25.71
20.20
35.27
28.05
Mean
Blue collar –Continued
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors
–Continued
Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators ....
Sawing machine operators ............................................
Shaping and joining machine operators ........................
Nailing and tacking machine operators ..........................
Printing press operators .................................................
Photoengravers and lithographers .................................
Typesetters and compositors .........................................
Winding and twisting machine operators .......................
Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine
operators ......................................................................
Textile cutting machine operators ..................................
Textile sewing machine operators .................................
Pressing machine operators ..........................................
Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ...........
Cementing and gluing machine operators .....................
Packaging and filling machine operators .......................
Extruding and forming machine operators .....................
Mixing and blending machine operators ........................
Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators ..
Compressing and compacting machine operators ........
Painting and paint spraying machine operators .............
Roasting and baking machine operators, food ..............
Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators ......
Folding machine operators ............................................
Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food .............
Crushing and grinding machine operators .....................
Slicing and cutting machine operators ...........................
Motion picture projectionists ..........................................
Photographic process machine operators .....................
Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ......................
Welders and cutters .......................................................
Solderers and brazers ...................................................
Assemblers ....................................................................
Hand cutting and trimming .............................................
Hand molding, casting, and forming ..............................
Hand painting, coating, and decorating .........................
Hand engraving and printing ..........................................
Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ...............................
Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ...........
Production testers ..........................................................
Production samplers and weighers ................................
Graders and sorters, except agricultural ........................
Transportation and material moving .....................................
Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ............................
Truckdrivers ...................................................................
Driver-sales workers ......................................................
Busdrivers ......................................................................
Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ......................................
Parking lot attendants ....................................................
Motor transportation, n.e.c. ............................................
Railroad conductors and yardmasters ...........................
Locomotive operating ....................................................
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators .................
Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c. .........................................
Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats ..............
Sailors and deckhands ..................................................
Marine engineers ...........................................................
Supervisors, material moving equipment .......................
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$20.97
12.12
16.69
16.97
16.07
14.18
8.1
19.6
6.2
4.6
5.2
1.8
$12.00
9.25
12.24
10.00
10.56
9.20
$13.05
9.50
13.91
13.15
12.50
10.71
$18.72
10.50
15.07
16.00
14.35
13.43
$27.22
10.86
18.00
18.50
19.00
17.00
$31.50
25.62
22.40
23.89
25.76
21.04
16.62
5.4
10.00
12.25
15.50
20.38
26.65
Mean
Blue collar –Continued
Transportation and material moving –Continued
Operating engineers ......................................................
Hoist and winch operators .............................................
Crane and tower operators ............................................
Excavating and loading machine operators ...................
Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ...........................
Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ...........
Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators,
n.e.c. ............................................................................
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .........
Nursery workers .............................................................
Supervisors, agriculture-related workers .......................
Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...............
Animal caretakers, except farm .....................................
Inspectors, agricultural products ....................................
Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and
laborers, n.e.c. .............................................................
Helpers, mechanics and repairers .................................
Helpers, construction trades ..........................................
Construction laborers .....................................................
Production helpers .........................................................
Garbage collectors .........................................................
Stock handlers and baggers ..........................................
Machine feeders and offbearers ....................................
Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ..................
Garage and service station related ................................
Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners .....................
Hand packers and packagers ........................................
Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .............................
11.63
10.26
24.03
11.65
11.65
9.79
1.4
11.4
6.4
3.4
10.7
16.4
6.75
7.00
14.70
7.50
7.75
7.05
8.00
7.00
19.56
8.25
9.23
7.30
10.18
9.42
25.00
10.23
10.50
8.75
13.61
13.31
25.00
14.60
14.65
10.50
18.51
15.10
29.40
17.44
17.84
14.65
19.97
11.77
12.58
14.58
11.30
12.07
9.86
10.87
12.55
9.13
9.65
9.63
11.04
4.9
3.9
3.5
4.0
3.1
13.6
1.6
2.5
2.2
3.7
4.0
4.9
2.2
12.00
8.00
8.50
8.00
7.25
7.23
6.00
7.75
7.75
6.50
6.50
6.30
6.61
15.17
9.00
10.00
9.75
8.40
8.29
7.00
8.70
9.50
7.25
7.50
7.00
8.00
18.71
10.50
11.25
12.50
10.30
9.83
9.00
10.50
11.65
8.50
8.75
8.73
10.00
23.00
14.00
14.50
20.00
13.35
14.76
11.75
12.30
14.70
10.00
10.36
11.10
13.27
28.03
17.43
17.00
23.20
17.13
23.56
14.85
14.74
19.75
12.31
13.74
13.95
16.96
Service ..........................................................................................
Protective service ..............................................................
Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ..................
Supervisors, police and detectives ................................
Supervisors, guards .......................................................
Fire inspection and fire prevention .................................
Firefighting .....................................................................
Police and detectives, public service .............................
Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers .....
Correctional institution officers .......................................
Crossing guards .............................................................
Guards and police, except public service ......................
Protective service, n.e.c. ................................................
Food service ......................................................................
Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...............................
Bartenders .....................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ..................................................
Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants .....................................
Other food service ...........................................................
Supervisors, food preparation and service ....................
Cooks .............................................................................
Kitchen workers, food preparation .................................
Food preparation, n.e.c. .................................................
Health service ....................................................................
Dental assistants ...........................................................
Health aides, except nursing .........................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .......................
Cleaning and building service ............................................
Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers ......
10.89
17.74
27.52
31.73
20.03
19.51
19.42
24.98
19.93
17.60
10.88
10.49
11.94
7.90
5.13
6.82
4.54
6.22
9.00
13.75
9.89
8.32
8.06
11.13
15.38
11.96
10.53
11.11
17.30
1.3
2.6
4.7
2.7
8.5
11.4
2.8
1.0
2.3
6.4
6.5
2.2
4.7
.9
2.2
3.0
3.1
3.2
.8
2.6
1.4
1.5
1.3
1.2
3.5
2.5
1.4
2.4
4.5
5.75
8.45
17.92
19.23
10.50
12.50
11.50
16.20
12.67
11.35
6.67
7.00
7.00
3.30
2.13
3.50
2.13
3.65
6.00
8.31
6.50
6.00
6.00
7.58
10.25
8.00
7.50
6.75
11.54
7.00
10.30
20.34
25.26
12.00
13.00
14.46
19.63
14.72
12.16
8.24
8.50
7.75
6.00
2.65
5.25
2.25
5.00
6.75
9.93
7.50
6.75
6.50
8.97
13.00
9.17
8.68
7.99
13.17
9.25
15.45
25.27
30.73
15.87
19.00
18.50
24.88
19.11
15.49
10.10
9.75
10.25
7.25
5.15
6.75
3.85
6.30
8.00
12.76
9.50
7.75
7.50
10.37
15.00
11.11
10.00
9.98
17.79
12.52
23.86
32.02
37.57
28.64
24.57
23.96
29.10
24.10
22.68
13.00
11.55
14.05
9.50
6.75
8.00
6.10
7.25
10.20
16.25
11.48
9.40
9.00
12.61
17.51
13.64
11.92
13.27
20.28
18.55
30.36
39.83
44.99
33.65
30.12
28.55
33.91
28.22
26.06
15.81
14.81
19.99
12.43
8.10
10.00
7.35
8.50
13.30
20.77
14.13
11.67
11.00
15.75
21.00
16.75
14.38
17.95
23.95
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Mean
Service –Continued
Cleaning and building service –Continued
Maids and housemen ....................................................
Janitors and cleaners .....................................................
Pest control ....................................................................
Personal service ................................................................
Supervisors, personal service ........................................
Hairdressers and cosmetologists ...................................
Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ...........
Guides ...........................................................................
Ushers ...........................................................................
Public transportation attendants ....................................
Baggage porters and bellhops .......................................
Welfare service aides ....................................................
Early childhood teachers’ assistants ..............................
Childcare workers, n.e.c. ...............................................
Service, n.e.c. ................................................................
$8.77
11.24
14.28
10.32
14.92
12.48
7.27
13.05
7.53
30.52
7.90
10.10
8.94
9.47
11.05
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium
pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is
computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers,
weighted by hours. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in
the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the
same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate
shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At
the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th
and 90th percentiles follow the same logic.
2 Total includes full-time and part-time workers. 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.
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
2.9
2.8
9.6
5.2
6.0
8.8
3.7
8.6
6.5
5.3
5.2
5.6
3.1
3.9
4.0
$6.50
7.00
9.00
5.75
8.70
5.91
5.30
7.75
5.15
11.00
5.40
6.05
6.30
6.50
6.75
$7.04
8.08
10.50
6.75
11.00
7.09
5.65
11.40
6.16
23.96
6.15
7.30
7.25
7.00
8.21
$8.00
10.21
12.00
8.50
14.42
10.00
6.55
13.33
7.00
30.10
8.00
9.87
8.50
8.50
10.00
$9.84
13.50
16.66
11.50
18.75
14.51
7.67
15.51
8.60
37.59
9.00
12.45
10.24
10.83
12.50
$11.77
17.75
21.09
16.25
21.25
21.57
10.75
16.83
10.00
48.15
11.00
14.47
12.00
13.53
17.58
3 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between December 2004
and January 2006. The average reference period was June 2005.
4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all
workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in "National
Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States" on the BLS Internet site
www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the
estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For
more information about RSEs, see appendix A in "National Compensation Survey:
Occupational Wages in the United States" on the BLS Internet site
www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication
criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may
include data for categories not shown separately.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers, National
Compensation Survey,2 June 2005
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All ......................................................................................................
All, excluding sales ....................................................................
$19.70
19.85
1.1
1.2
$8.50
8.50
$11.00
11.17
$15.99
16.12
$24.28
24.62
$34.92
35.02
White collar ..................................................................................
White collar, excluding sales .................................................
24.03
25.08
.9
1.0
10.00
10.88
13.37
14.23
19.67
20.86
30.00
31.17
43.02
44.00
Professional specialty and technical .....................................
Professional specialty ............................................................
Engineers, architects, and surveyors .................................
Architects .......................................................................
Aerospace engineers .....................................................
Metallurgical and materials engineers ...........................
Petroleum engineers ......................................................
Chemical engineers .......................................................
Nuclear engineers ..........................................................
Civil engineers ...............................................................
Electrical and electronic engineers ................................
Industrial engineers .......................................................
Mechanical engineers ....................................................
Marine engineers and naval architects ..........................
Engineers, n.e.c. ............................................................
Surveyors and mapping scientists .................................
Mathematical and computer scientists ...............................
Computer systems analysts and scientists ....................
Operations and systems researchers and analysts .......
Actuaries ........................................................................
Statisticians ....................................................................
Natural scientists ...............................................................
Physicists and astronomers ...........................................
Chemists, except biochemists .......................................
Geologists and geodesists .............................................
Physical scientists, n.e.c. ...............................................
Agricultural and food scientists ......................................
Biological and life scientists ...........................................
Forestry and conservation scientists .............................
Medical scientists ...........................................................
Health related ....................................................................
Physicians ......................................................................
Dentists ..........................................................................
Optometrists ..................................................................
Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c. ...........................
Registered nurses ..........................................................
Pharmacists ...................................................................
Dietitians ........................................................................
Respiratory therapists ....................................................
Occupational therapists .................................................
Physical therapists .........................................................
Speech therapists ..........................................................
Therapists, n.e.c. ...........................................................
Physicians’ assistants ....................................................
Teachers, college and university .......................................
Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers ......
Biological science teachers ...........................................
Chemistry teachers ........................................................
Physics teachers ............................................................
Natural science teachers, n.e.c. ....................................
Psychology teachers ......................................................
Economics teachers ......................................................
History teachers .............................................................
Political science teachers ..............................................
Sociology teachers ........................................................
Social science teachers, n.e.c. ......................................
Engineering teachers .....................................................
Mathematical science teachers .....................................
30.66
32.89
36.38
30.22
42.27
33.20
43.16
35.76
39.93
32.49
39.13
33.19
31.93
29.46
39.27
35.72
35.34
35.33
35.71
37.23
28.43
29.85
35.12
32.23
34.15
29.53
28.89
28.87
21.27
28.01
32.36
61.34
46.30
62.86
33.45
27.90
45.25
21.28
22.76
25.96
29.34
29.47
17.72
36.71
43.69
52.72
44.49
38.51
53.20
39.57
38.83
66.23
41.39
36.21
49.58
44.68
60.62
40.88
1.2
1.2
1.2
7.1
8.1
5.9
16.1
8.7
5.7
3.0
2.5
2.6
1.9
10.9
2.2
11.5
2.3
2.5
5.5
9.4
8.6
5.2
9.2
8.2
7.8
7.0
7.2
16.3
10.0
11.0
3.4
11.0
11.0
14.1
8.8
1.1
1.1
4.3
2.3
3.7
3.3
5.9
4.0
7.0
2.5
13.5
10.5
9.2
8.5
9.8
8.1
19.2
9.9
7.2
15.6
5.9
10.6
12.4
15.00
17.33
23.61
19.79
23.34
25.00
26.14
26.44
31.73
20.91
25.49
22.94
23.08
20.19
25.57
20.51
20.72
20.67
21.15
23.86
14.72
17.01
22.93
20.67
17.42
19.00
15.04
16.35
14.17
15.07
18.90
19.32
15.18
40.87
28.63
19.56
39.81
15.00
18.34
16.77
22.11
17.25
12.66
15.15
23.96
31.68
27.91
28.94
39.39
22.89
26.10
37.30
26.44
26.20
27.61
30.56
36.31
27.34
20.27
22.84
28.42
23.08
30.95
27.59
32.25
29.10
34.23
25.96
31.04
27.21
26.42
24.04
31.13
26.44
26.46
26.52
25.76
26.51
25.28
21.03
26.44
23.95
25.24
23.16
19.47
18.54
17.07
18.82
22.20
22.71
42.82
49.92
31.25
22.28
43.00
17.50
19.81
22.14
25.00
23.56
13.94
31.73
30.35
37.76
34.45
31.00
44.52
34.80
26.98
42.89
30.15
29.26
32.27
35.51
43.13
30.74
27.50
30.01
34.41
27.90
42.95
29.85
36.06
29.47
38.65
30.53
37.44
32.21
30.79
26.75
38.27
40.80
34.23
34.12
36.84
36.00
28.81
26.57
30.48
31.14
32.36
27.44
30.94
24.04
19.44
24.06
27.41
64.90
49.52
61.67
31.25
26.44
46.00
20.71
22.00
26.11
29.85
30.18
15.45
37.50
38.85
50.82
40.19
32.98
48.22
41.41
35.15
66.45
38.05
37.86
41.71
42.41
54.68
41.73
37.00
39.66
42.43
34.62
52.36
34.89
55.94
44.85
44.07
36.91
44.60
36.71
36.62
33.17
46.26
40.80
42.46
42.31
43.75
46.88
31.25
35.64
43.75
36.89
43.59
33.03
36.19
35.04
25.82
32.32
35.78
91.47
49.52
75.00
31.25
31.75
47.76
24.26
25.80
29.56
32.50
33.53
19.72
46.64
52.11
64.70
47.04
41.30
61.14
44.02
46.32
85.45
50.24
39.15
63.49
56.61
78.00
49.13
48.50
50.85
51.54
44.08
59.40
50.65
65.19
47.79
50.30
45.25
55.56
44.67
42.33
41.88
56.52
49.50
51.44
51.44
50.80
50.58
39.80
46.05
46.70
48.38
49.67
43.78
40.37
50.00
30.31
44.23
48.20
101.75
61.18
93.75
45.58
38.09
51.35
30.66
27.36
34.51
34.88
39.35
25.50
48.08
68.51
80.20
58.47
53.44
73.46
48.16
59.09
102.05
63.09
52.90
78.15
59.40
92.65
55.13
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers, National
Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$39.89
51.79
44.47
46.19
55.12
36.79
34.38
39.46
45.89
35.14
55.10
40.80
36.09
41.72
32.06
19.89
33.56
33.18
34.65
32.68
11.76
28.35
27.98
28.37
24.74
31.38
33.85
31.02
28.99
26.93
18.80
19.11
15.01
15.74
18.74
51.26
50.89
61.38
19.8
10.2
10.2
13.0
23.5
9.6
7.5
10.7
11.0
17.9
15.3
6.4
6.9
2.9
1.2
4.9
1.4
1.9
3.1
3.0
10.1
6.4
3.0
3.1
12.3
3.2
7.8
5.7
13.1
4.6
1.7
1.9
6.1
13.2
15.5
4.7
4.9
11.1
$22.84
22.59
25.33
28.18
20.80
22.49
21.28
19.23
27.18
18.57
26.92
27.56
19.37
21.84
18.71
9.00
21.96
21.94
21.19
17.78
10.27
12.50
17.26
17.31
13.40
17.10
19.23
15.02
12.30
19.07
12.07
12.47
8.25
12.07
11.25
25.48
25.48
46.06
$22.84
31.15
27.33
34.14
25.94
27.22
26.97
31.31
31.75
18.57
28.78
30.77
27.84
28.81
24.10
10.75
25.50
25.53
26.43
24.22
10.27
16.69
20.51
20.60
17.27
21.49
23.32
20.53
19.23
22.79
14.08
14.42
10.30
12.07
11.25
33.46
32.31
51.51
$37.64
46.97
34.29
38.44
55.74
35.31
28.43
37.32
40.73
30.29
55.22
35.52
36.45
38.17
30.44
15.29
31.24
30.96
32.14
31.16
10.27
27.07
26.25
26.61
24.21
28.91
30.23
28.91
25.45
26.85
17.41
17.54
14.08
12.58
17.83
46.70
45.80
57.83
$56.99
66.40
48.84
52.79
75.22
40.29
45.37
44.54
63.18
45.34
72.61
48.99
42.42
51.04
38.61
26.90
39.73
38.75
41.27
39.28
12.67
36.20
33.90
34.41
29.42
36.06
39.07
36.78
36.97
31.10
22.15
22.51
19.34
17.31
20.05
62.50
61.23
75.39
$58.71
92.62
76.93
77.48
84.15
54.28
51.94
50.68
63.59
48.86
82.37
53.02
50.32
65.94
48.69
36.05
49.74
48.34
52.20
49.97
16.76
45.70
41.99
43.47
37.26
49.21
49.21
54.43
46.70
33.76
27.46
27.91
22.90
20.74
23.08
79.42
79.33
82.12
25.48
35.82
21.65
38.84
33.13
18.69
17.14
16.43
25.97
24.98
40.13
29.51
31.43
22.57
18.87
31.57
15.68
24.11
17.47
3.6
14.7
3.6
20.4
17.8
5.3
11.5
18.2
7.5
6.3
29.5
15.4
7.4
2.2
2.6
4.1
4.5
2.6
1.6
11.51
15.00
10.88
19.13
10.00
14.00
8.92
8.00
10.50
16.53
10.58
13.22
16.91
12.36
11.00
22.50
10.00
17.00
12.97
15.87
22.23
14.42
29.21
16.62
15.00
10.20
8.00
15.20
17.50
15.58
16.83
20.31
15.37
14.08
27.25
12.19
20.00
15.00
21.68
36.01
19.58
31.59
25.51
18.27
14.41
15.91
21.88
22.81
20.19
24.11
28.91
19.51
17.85
32.87
15.31
23.00
17.00
30.11
51.14
26.93
38.55
45.06
20.00
22.44
19.13
30.01
27.29
27.88
36.40
38.90
25.37
22.50
37.00
18.21
27.79
19.64
44.23
54.33
34.62
79.98
54.27
24.52
28.72
27.84
43.01
35.32
117.79
56.72
50.97
32.19
27.36
39.50
23.61
32.64
22.64
Mean
White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Teachers, college and university –Continued
Computer science teachers ...........................................
Medical science teachers ..............................................
Health specialties teachers ............................................
Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ..............
Agriculture and forestry teachers ...................................
Art, drama, and music teachers .....................................
Physical education teachers ..........................................
Education teachers ........................................................
English teachers ............................................................
Foreign language teachers ............................................
Law teachers .................................................................
Theology teachers .........................................................
Trade and industrial teachers ........................................
Other post-secondary teachers .....................................
Teachers, except college and university ............................
Prekindergarten and kindergarten .................................
Elementary school teachers ..........................................
Secondary school teachers ...........................................
Teachers, special education ..........................................
Teachers, n.e.c. .............................................................
Substitute teachers ........................................................
Vocational and educational counselors .........................
Librarians, archivists, and curators ....................................
Librarians .......................................................................
Archivists and curators ..................................................
Social scientists and urban planners .................................
Economists ....................................................................
Psychologists .................................................................
Social scientists, n.e.c. ..................................................
Urban planners ..............................................................
Social, recreation, and religious workers ...........................
Social workers ...............................................................
Recreation workers ........................................................
Clergy ............................................................................
Religious workers, n.e.c. ................................................
Lawyers and judges ...........................................................
Lawyers .........................................................................
Judges ...........................................................................
Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals,
n.e.c. ................................................................................
Technical writers ............................................................
Designers .......................................................................
Musicians and composers .............................................
Actors and directors .......................................................
Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers
Photographers ...............................................................
Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. .............
Editors and reporters .....................................................
Public relations specialists .............................................
Announcers ....................................................................
Athletes ..........................................................................
Professional, n.e.c. ........................................................
Technical ...............................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ..........
Dental hygienists ...........................................................
Health record technologists and technicians .................
Radiological technicians ................................................
Licensed practical nurses ..............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers, National
Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$16.69
23.89
24.21
22.78
24.47
21.93
19.71
18.11
21.98
21.28
97.51
16.50
30.82
23.35
22.50
20.62
1.8
12.0
5.6
4.3
4.0
2.7
9.2
4.0
6.1
10.1
13.0
11.9
3.2
7.4
3.7
4.9
$10.15
12.01
16.93
16.13
14.75
14.42
12.00
12.00
14.80
14.27
25.00
8.76
18.27
16.65
14.66
12.40
$12.69
16.33
20.00
17.76
18.26
17.52
14.71
14.06
16.50
16.50
46.25
9.53
23.28
18.50
17.67
14.52
$15.50
22.31
23.52
21.35
23.00
21.23
17.50
16.83
22.12
19.23
97.72
13.94
28.85
21.64
21.43
19.10
$18.97
27.01
28.39
26.45
29.23
25.50
23.98
21.96
24.82
24.60
143.75
18.97
36.06
30.00
26.11
23.72
$24.63
32.09
32.05
32.69
36.05
28.57
31.03
25.44
29.56
30.00
179.83
26.04
43.27
32.55
30.74
30.79
33.78
38.28
11.99
1.9
2.3
43.7
17.10
18.27
3.46
21.64
24.31
3.46
28.95
33.53
8.45
40.34
46.27
9.33
54.58
60.62
39.18
52.11
31.52
40.82
32.16
35.35
45.33
37.30
35.12
21.17
22.14
30.84
40.99
27.09
25.50
27.41
32.53
30.70
25.52
23.08
6.3
2.9
4.0
7.5
8.2
4.2
3.4
3.3
7.5
4.1
7.9
4.6
1.2
2.0
5.7
3.6
5.2
3.8
15.3
43.10
19.97
20.91
21.00
18.75
23.50
19.23
19.00
12.24
11.54
15.39
18.72
16.33
16.39
17.91
16.59
19.06
15.91
15.94
48.08
24.35
26.20
23.27
23.08
28.99
25.60
26.45
14.42
16.25
18.82
25.90
19.67
19.94
19.23
20.66
22.17
18.55
16.35
55.66
30.70
34.44
27.87
32.33
39.49
36.31
33.33
18.75
22.36
24.27
36.07
24.63
24.11
25.70
27.85
27.69
23.83
17.83
57.69
36.01
51.34
36.88
41.99
54.92
46.19
41.47
24.74
26.94
35.00
48.84
31.35
30.50
31.83
36.43
36.16
29.51
34.84
60.10
44.02
65.88
51.49
50.52
69.71
56.41
51.53
32.01
31.18
49.76
63.17
39.53
35.71
41.01
50.48
47.89
36.27
34.84
27.16
26.05
23.25
24.60
3.8
5.9
5.5
5.0
16.16
16.52
16.67
16.65
20.19
19.51
18.50
19.23
25.06
23.32
24.22
23.63
31.13
29.91
26.28
29.29
40.39
40.17
29.81
34.80
23.23
26.11
4.0
2.5
16.54
15.96
19.67
19.22
21.31
24.46
26.63
30.98
31.59
38.84
17.84
20.60
23.10
22.06
41.38
20.61
25.32
38.11
1.7
3.6
8.5
14.0
7.0
10.5
6.2
9.5
7.50
10.65
9.98
11.85
14.42
9.50
10.00
22.60
9.50
12.88
13.73
14.42
16.74
11.59
14.29
30.00
13.33
16.70
17.89
16.83
28.52
16.62
20.00
39.01
20.25
22.82
28.77
24.04
43.27
25.48
28.70
44.49
32.71
36.67
43.27
49.30
75.76
38.12
42.41
57.69
27.09
3.5
12.70
16.71
23.07
33.95
45.72
Mean
White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Technical –Continued
Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ..................
Electrical and electronic technicians ..............................
Industrial engineering technicians .................................
Mechanical engineering technicians ..............................
Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ......................................
Drafters ..........................................................................
Surveying and mapping technicians ..............................
Biological technicians ....................................................
Chemical technicians .....................................................
Science technicians, n.e.c. ............................................
Airplane pilots and navigators ........................................
Broadcast equipment operators .....................................
Computer programmers .................................................
Tool programmers, numerical control ............................
Legal assistants .............................................................
Technical and related, n.e.c. ..........................................
Executive, administrative, and managerial ...........................
Executives, administrators, and managers ........................
Legislators .....................................................................
Chief executives and general administrators, public
administration ..............................................................
Administrators and officials, public administration .........
Financial managers .......................................................
Personnel and labor relations managers .......................
Purchasing managers ....................................................
Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations
Administrators, education and related fields ..................
Managers, medicine and health .....................................
Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments ..
Managers, properties and real estate ............................
Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ........................
Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .............................
Management related ..........................................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................................
Underwriters ..................................................................
Other financial officers ...................................................
Management analysts ....................................................
Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products ..............
Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm
products .......................................................................
Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ...........................
Business and promotional agents ..................................
Construction inspectors .................................................
Inspectors and compliance officers, except
construction .................................................................
Management related, n.e.c. ...........................................
Sales .........................................................................................
Supervisors, sales .........................................................
Insurance sales ..............................................................
Real estate sales ...........................................................
Securities and financial services sales ..........................
Advertising and related sales .........................................
Sales, other business services ......................................
Sales engineers .............................................................
Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and
wholesale .....................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers, National
Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$21.91
13.10
10.88
15.24
11.93
13.70
14.83
13.42
10.57
9.55
17.17
15.73
6.3
14.4
12.3
6.1
8.3
5.6
2.9
3.2
5.3
1.9
15.1
8.0
$7.61
7.00
6.77
8.65
7.50
9.00
9.50
7.38
7.00
6.50
10.00
8.77
$10.87
8.15
7.25
11.28
8.75
10.09
11.69
8.56
7.85
7.50
12.69
10.24
$17.31
9.50
10.27
13.83
10.00
12.00
13.89
11.13
10.00
8.75
13.94
12.82
$26.43
12.35
12.60
16.21
13.03
15.30
16.35
15.26
12.00
11.00
19.24
20.19
$40.20
18.76
15.50
21.86
20.00
18.88
22.03
22.50
15.49
13.13
21.73
26.92
14.82
20.59
21.61
23.09
21.68
.7
2.3
8.3
3.2
4.1
9.25
13.48
15.09
14.42
18.15
11.02
16.63
18.16
17.54
19.92
13.93
19.71
23.29
21.43
21.12
17.42
23.96
23.29
27.40
23.00
21.48
28.85
24.35
31.68
23.00
20.61
16.44
14.02
16.81
18.36
15.24
12.58
9.24
15.34
12.06
13.84
13.10
13.86
14.74
16.57
13.43
11.08
14.12
15.06
16.87
13.39
13.39
13.82
12.33
12.35
11.22
12.78
12.75
12.07
10.09
16.48
18.79
13.97
13.37
17.31
15.24
16.07
19.62
15.94
15.53
14.51
4.3
3.6
7.8
1.0
5.2
2.5
4.4
1.9
3.6
1.7
2.7
5.8
3.8
3.1
2.3
3.2
2.7
2.7
1.5
2.0
2.0
9.3
5.9
8.8
6.6
3.3
5.5
21.7
6.9
10.5
4.9
3.7
2.1
2.0
5.2
8.0
4.8
3.5
3.8
2.9
7.5
13.75
12.18
9.24
10.88
11.75
10.68
8.59
7.25
8.50
8.50
9.14
11.26
11.25
9.10
11.88
9.27
8.35
9.13
10.01
11.65
9.46
7.09
10.00
9.68
9.50
8.57
8.00
8.00
8.40
7.00
9.00
12.39
9.45
8.85
11.14
10.28
9.35
12.25
10.00
11.00
9.24
16.33
13.39
11.64
13.00
13.17
12.63
10.00
8.00
11.07
9.86
11.00
11.88
12.01
11.06
13.79
10.81
9.50
10.92
12.00
13.64
11.00
10.85
10.75
9.82
10.09
10.61
9.17
9.20
9.14
7.50
11.70
13.75
11.00
10.46
12.75
11.00
12.15
14.74
12.25
12.70
10.66
19.90
16.15
14.75
16.17
15.85
14.86
11.96
9.00
16.00
11.74
13.07
12.61
12.72
13.88
16.00
12.72
10.50
13.46
14.50
16.00
13.00
13.45
12.56
11.20
11.25
11.33
11.32
11.80
10.98
9.60
15.21
17.88
13.46
12.91
17.09
13.57
16.35
17.64
14.38
15.64
13.50
23.79
18.80
17.01
19.74
21.61
17.60
15.54
10.00
19.86
13.75
16.59
14.65
15.48
17.25
19.62
15.50
12.01
16.45
17.12
19.71
15.00
16.11
15.84
14.85
12.00
12.24
15.74
15.14
14.53
11.65
20.47
22.39
16.07
15.50
20.45
16.00
19.46
22.64
19.60
17.81
17.68
28.66
21.82
17.94
23.66
28.17
19.82
17.66
11.99
20.95
16.33
18.97
14.65
17.96
21.46
21.43
18.12
15.00
20.17
20.67
22.94
17.47
20.12
18.77
18.00
20.04
12.54
20.11
21.56
17.35
13.83
25.35
27.25
20.44
18.44
25.88
26.75
22.69
29.89
23.99
19.60
20.88
Mean
White collar –Continued
Sales –Continued
Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ......................
Sales workers, apparel ..................................................
Sales workers, shoes .....................................................
Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings ..............
Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ...............
Sales workers, hardware and building supplies .............
Sales workers, parts ......................................................
Sales workers, other commodities .................................
Sales counter clerks ......................................................
Cashiers .........................................................................
Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales ..............
Sales support, n.e.c. ......................................................
Administrative support, including clerical ............................
Supervisors, general office ............................................
Supervisors, computer equipment operators .................
Supervisors, financial records processing .....................
Chief communications operators ...................................
Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting
clerks ...........................................................................
Computer operators .......................................................
Peripheral equipment operators ....................................
Secretaries .....................................................................
Stenographers ...............................................................
Typists ...........................................................................
Interviewers ...................................................................
Hotel clerks ....................................................................
Transportation ticket and reservation agents .................
Receptionists .................................................................
Information clerks, n.e.c. ................................................
Classified ad clerks ........................................................
Correspondence clerks ..................................................
Order clerks ...................................................................
Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping .........
Library clerks .................................................................
File clerks .......................................................................
Records clerks, n.e.c. ....................................................
Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...............
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ......................................
Billing clerks ...................................................................
Cost and rate clerks .......................................................
Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators .......
Duplicating machine operators ......................................
Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators
Office machine operators, n.e.c. ....................................
Telephone operators ......................................................
Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. ...............
Mail clerks, except postal service ..................................
Messengers ...................................................................
Dispatchers ....................................................................
Production coordinators .................................................
Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks .............................
Stock and inventory clerks .............................................
Meter readers ................................................................
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers .............
Expeditors ......................................................................
Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........
Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ...............
Eligibility clerks, social welfare .......................................
Bill and account collectors .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers, National
Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
White collar –Continued
Administrative support, including clerical –Continued
General office clerks ......................................................
Bank tellers ....................................................................
Proofreaders ..................................................................
Data entry keyers ...........................................................
Statistical clerks .............................................................
Teachers’ aides .............................................................
Administrative support, n.e.c. ........................................
$13.77
11.20
17.88
12.24
14.72
11.56
15.05
1.1
1.5
15.7
1.5
5.3
1.9
1.3
$9.16
8.70
10.25
8.50
9.08
8.30
9.75
$10.73
9.50
12.98
10.28
10.62
9.31
11.82
$13.00
10.65
17.11
12.00
13.91
10.79
14.66
$16.00
12.69
23.83
14.00
18.04
13.24
17.50
$19.46
14.24
24.27
16.01
21.16
15.96
20.85
Blue collar ....................................................................................
16.27
1.0
8.55
10.93
14.77
20.06
26.56
Precision production, craft, and repair ..................................
Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ..........................
Automobile mechanics ...................................................
Automobile mechanic apprentices .................................
Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ................
Aircraft engine mechanics .............................................
Small engine repairers ...................................................
Automobile body and related repairers ..........................
Aircraft mechanics, except engine .................................
Heavy equipment mechanics .........................................
Farm equipment mechanics ..........................................
Industrial machinery repairers .......................................
Machinery maintenance .................................................
Electronic repairers, communications and industrial
equipment ....................................................................
Data processing equipment repairers ............................
Household appliance and power tool repairers .............
Telephone line installers and repairers ..........................
Telephone installers and repairers ................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics ..
Locksmiths and safe repairers .......................................
Office machine repairers ................................................
Mechanical controls and valve repairers .......................
Elevator installers and repairers ....................................
Millwrights ......................................................................
Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. .....................................
Supervisors, brickmasons, stonemasons, and
tilesetters .....................................................................
Supervisors, carpenters and related workers ................
Supervisors, electricians and power transmission
installers .......................................................................
Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers ....
Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......
Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. .........................
Brickmasons and stonemasons .....................................
Tile setters, hard and soft ..............................................
Carpet installers .............................................................
Carpenters .....................................................................
Carpenter apprentices ...................................................
Drywall installers ............................................................
Electricians ....................................................................
Electrician apprentices ...................................................
Electrical power installers and repairers ........................
Painters, construction and maintenance ........................
Plasterers .......................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ...........................
Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices ............
Concrete and terrazzo finishers .....................................
Glaziers ..........................................................................
Insulation workers ..........................................................
20.04
24.81
18.94
13.91
19.43
27.34
15.44
16.34
24.77
19.47
15.47
21.33
16.14
.9
2.7
3.1
9.4
2.6
8.7
5.6
4.5
4.0
2.8
7.4
2.1
4.7
11.00
15.63
10.66
8.75
12.75
18.75
11.00
10.00
14.35
13.50
10.00
14.38
11.12
14.40
19.10
14.50
11.00
15.50
22.77
12.73
13.00
22.54
16.00
12.00
17.17
12.50
18.64
24.08
18.50
13.13
18.50
27.41
15.00
15.60
26.01
18.55
15.25
20.62
14.82
25.00
29.18
22.00
14.50
22.99
31.06
18.50
18.00
28.39
22.96
18.00
25.51
19.00
30.60
34.59
27.23
18.00
27.00
38.37
19.25
24.00
31.61
26.24
20.58
28.42
23.04
21.99
20.78
16.22
25.11
23.95
18.49
14.73
17.54
21.24
38.67
22.30
16.90
2.7
12.4
5.8
4.8
3.4
3.1
9.9
8.5
5.7
14.5
6.3
2.5
12.50
9.50
10.00
14.00
15.77
12.18
10.00
10.75
14.08
27.06
15.00
10.39
15.06
15.61
12.45
24.87
21.18
15.00
12.00
14.00
17.02
28.43
16.71
12.65
22.00
21.00
15.84
27.54
25.08
17.50
13.83
16.87
20.23
47.26
22.55
16.00
27.78
23.92
18.56
28.28
26.91
21.75
18.09
19.79
27.21
47.26
27.24
20.19
31.18
36.81
24.84
28.75
28.98
25.75
20.61
23.83
31.26
47.26
30.33
25.24
21.09
24.28
9.7
6.1
14.22
16.66
18.08
20.00
21.00
22.78
25.00
29.70
26.63
31.38
32.48
23.55
27.59
22.25
26.43
17.92
24.45
19.73
17.18
17.98
25.79
14.69
26.54
16.29
15.88
24.46
14.64
18.47
17.85
18.91
3.8
7.7
7.5
5.0
9.0
13.5
12.9
4.5
13.6
6.9
3.1
3.5
3.4
3.7
5.8
7.0
4.4
6.8
9.1
8.8
22.56
15.50
19.50
15.41
16.00
14.00
11.60
12.00
11.00
12.00
15.50
10.00
17.50
11.00
12.00
15.50
9.10
10.50
11.00
10.80
26.73
19.75
21.25
17.01
20.00
15.00
20.00
14.50
12.00
14.00
18.30
11.50
23.04
12.15
15.00
17.75
12.00
13.50
13.50
12.59
30.25
23.08
28.65
20.40
27.29
15.00
20.69
18.00
15.90
16.40
24.39
13.25
26.61
15.00
15.00
24.00
14.00
17.00
17.00
18.17
40.72
28.25
32.75
26.25
32.70
20.00
34.80
24.00
20.54
20.69
31.65
16.16
30.40
18.71
15.00
30.00
16.67
24.20
23.63
24.04
41.63
29.76
33.73
32.37
40.00
25.53
35.12
30.96
26.56
26.94
40.47
20.49
35.72
23.75
20.00
36.03
20.71
26.88
25.52
30.15
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers, National
Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$16.25
16.21
24.07
24.22
17.57
24.40
25.02
18.57
22.24
23.94
17.92
20.72
19.93
19.47
16.20
21.41
18.46
17.80
18.14
13.14
12.13
12.48
17.63
15.05
14.21
18.63
15.25
15.45
13.99
14.26
12.35
12.29
13.27
20.37
12.3
7.5
12.8
12.4
5.5
19.4
17.8
9.3
2.0
2.0
7.4
6.1
2.0
9.9
9.1
8.9
16.0
10.1
11.4
6.9
7.0
7.8
20.4
11.5
14.3
11.4
2.7
10.5
3.7
12.4
3.8
5.6
4.9
4.2
$10.00
9.00
9.25
14.00
10.02
11.93
10.00
11.36
14.60
16.86
14.00
11.82
13.77
14.87
8.90
11.46
11.56
10.00
11.95
9.75
9.02
8.50
8.50
8.50
9.75
14.25
9.75
8.00
8.76
10.00
8.05
6.00
8.50
10.73
$11.70
11.50
16.38
15.56
12.10
13.87
16.00
15.55
17.00
19.80
15.50
16.50
16.50
16.00
12.00
15.72
13.25
12.05
15.00
11.10
9.82
11.00
10.45
12.29
12.50
14.25
12.75
10.40
10.30
10.06
9.40
10.00
10.56
15.32
$14.00
15.00
24.22
22.22
16.00
20.00
29.63
19.12
21.09
24.13
17.00
19.50
20.00
17.92
15.76
20.96
16.75
15.03
15.70
12.50
12.00
11.43
13.00
14.85
12.50
15.15
14.61
14.96
13.12
11.10
11.20
12.00
13.54
19.45
$19.00
20.50
33.09
28.25
20.45
35.18
34.02
21.73
25.96
28.92
20.00
25.60
23.00
22.87
19.55
28.49
21.05
20.10
20.75
14.15
13.00
13.30
20.35
17.37
17.93
24.97
16.25
20.92
16.62
16.14
14.80
14.25
15.67
26.02
$26.92
25.00
34.30
39.08
26.86
35.18
34.02
26.05
31.75
31.07
24.80
29.10
26.50
25.40
22.50
31.81
35.00
28.22
22.72
17.00
16.50
18.65
36.06
20.51
20.40
28.13
21.17
22.17
20.95
22.21
18.49
18.06
17.60
28.74
23.35
20.79
19.27
28.18
23.71
23.86
10.4
11.0
2.7
3.8
4.4
4.7
15.65
17.82
12.09
20.68
13.90
16.13
16.64
17.85
15.20
26.17
19.20
20.43
26.63
17.85
19.08
26.52
23.67
24.65
26.63
26.28
22.94
30.95
27.61
27.50
27.33
27.33
27.54
36.21
32.27
29.08
14.32
17.41
16.12
16.14
14.04
16.65
14.25
1.4
3.7
6.2
6.9
6.7
11.4
8.1
8.50
12.70
10.50
10.75
8.50
10.51
7.25
10.31
14.35
12.50
13.25
10.08
12.50
10.00
13.11
16.51
16.00
16.22
12.39
15.25
14.00
17.00
19.75
18.68
18.81
16.25
19.31
17.70
22.68
22.47
21.68
22.09
21.87
26.98
20.59
13.60
12.93
16.82
15.65
13.46
14.49
15.95
12.20
11.11
13.69
2.7
10.3
3.1
4.0
3.6
7.8
5.2
7.1
4.9
2.8
8.58
8.61
12.00
9.35
8.50
8.50
10.90
8.00
7.50
11.00
11.00
10.50
14.10
11.65
10.23
10.60
13.66
9.25
9.00
12.71
12.98
11.50
16.50
14.15
12.81
13.84
15.30
12.75
10.75
13.80
15.60
15.32
19.00
18.25
15.40
18.10
17.80
14.16
12.50
14.50
18.75
18.65
21.57
26.66
19.75
23.00
21.48
14.50
15.25
16.25
Mean
Blue collar –Continued
Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators ...
Roofers ..........................................................................
Sheet metal duct installers .............................................
Structural metal workers ................................................
Construction trades, n.e.c. .............................................
Supervisors, extractive ..................................................
Drillers, oil well ...............................................................
Mining machine operators .............................................
Supervisors, production .................................................
Tool and die makers ......................................................
Tool and die maker apprentices ....................................
Precision assemblers, metal ..........................................
Machinists ......................................................................
Boilermakers ..................................................................
Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners ...............
Patternmakers and modelmakers, metal .......................
Layout workers ..............................................................
Sheet metal workers ......................................................
Patternmakers and modelmakers, wood .......................
Cabinet makers and bench carpenters ..........................
Furniture and wood finishers .........................................
Dressmakers ..................................................................
Tailors ............................................................................
Upholsterers ..................................................................
Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers .................
Patternmakers, layout workers, and cutters ..................
Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians ....
Bookbinders ...................................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ............
Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ........................
Butchers and meat cutters .............................................
Bakers ............................................................................
Food batchmakers .........................................................
Inspectors, testers, and graders ....................................
Precision inspectors, testers, and related workers,
n.e.c. ............................................................................
Adjusters and calibrators ...............................................
Water and sewer treatment plant operators ..................
Power plant operators ....................................................
Stationary engineers ......................................................
Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c. .........
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .................
Lathe and turning-machine set-up operators .................
Lathe and turning-machine operators ............................
Milling and planing machine operators ..........................
Punching and stamping press operators .......................
Rolling machine operators .............................................
Drilling and boring machine operators ...........................
Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine
operators ......................................................................
Forging machine operators ............................................
Numerical control machine operators ............................
Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ...........................
Molding and casting machine operators ........................
Metal plating machine operators ....................................
Heat treating equipment operators ................................
Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators ....
Sawing machine operators ............................................
Shaping and joining machine operators ........................
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers, National
Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$10.46
16.99
16.66
15.71
12.61
10.9
2.8
6.3
5.8
7.1
$7.13
11.00
13.25
9.50
9.00
$7.79
14.00
13.25
12.50
9.67
$9.22
17.00
16.69
17.00
11.59
$13.85
19.98
18.45
19.00
13.07
$13.87
22.65
22.81
19.97
16.39
12.23
10.92
10.53
9.46
9.98
12.35
14.43
13.83
15.57
19.55
11.65
15.49
14.04
16.81
13.02
15.33
15.57
14.08
11.47
14.74
15.90
12.17
15.06
11.81
11.73
12.21
16.75
12.80
14.12
15.19
13.78
11.91
12.33
5.8
4.7
9.2
5.4
5.6
8.1
4.0
3.8
4.1
5.4
8.0
4.4
7.8
22.6
16.8
6.1
11.9
2.7
7.8
2.6
2.4
9.0
2.0
10.8
8.3
4.6
26.4
5.8
4.7
5.0
8.2
6.2
8.1
9.00
7.90
7.03
6.75
7.14
7.43
8.75
10.01
10.31
12.30
8.00
9.85
8.50
10.00
6.90
10.50
10.25
9.00
9.00
8.64
11.00
8.55
8.23
6.95
7.50
8.75
9.00
7.35
8.50
10.01
10.64
7.00
9.25
10.27
9.79
8.36
8.00
8.13
9.52
10.93
11.22
11.84
16.09
8.25
11.55
11.52
10.00
8.35
12.04
11.60
11.50
10.00
10.52
12.40
9.00
10.10
9.00
8.50
10.48
9.92
9.40
10.15
11.64
11.03
9.00
10.71
11.75
10.75
9.00
9.50
9.50
11.45
13.60
13.29
14.95
18.98
11.19
14.17
13.00
13.05
12.44
13.70
14.54
13.81
10.17
13.66
15.09
12.00
13.00
10.46
12.38
11.50
12.75
11.50
12.50
14.00
12.81
10.30
11.63
13.60
10.75
11.67
10.50
11.00
14.70
16.61
16.22
18.36
24.45
13.23
17.24
17.30
28.04
16.03
17.50
16.39
16.42
12.00
17.95
18.00
14.39
18.24
14.59
14.00
14.00
28.35
14.69
16.61
17.75
14.55
14.79
16.00
16.93
14.26
15.50
12.20
13.50
18.89
22.43
17.61
21.50
25.62
16.81
26.21
21.00
28.04
20.44
25.13
27.19
18.75
16.85
23.00
22.25
16.50
26.74
17.00
15.66
15.21
28.75
19.29
23.44
20.96
18.30
16.50
16.00
15.69
18.71
15.37
15.76
15.67
8.96
7.70
12.58
25.82
28.07
29.55
22.52
19.47
12.26
21.48
22.69
20.97
12.12
16.66
1.7
5.8
2.4
6.1
4.3
8.2
9.7
5.3
22.3
18.6
6.9
3.9
14.7
7.4
20.4
3.4
8.1
19.6
6.2
9.23
11.58
9.25
8.50
9.50
6.00
5.15
8.10
13.65
14.47
16.12
18.03
12.92
8.50
14.38
16.25
12.00
9.25
12.24
11.00
14.50
11.00
10.30
12.00
7.00
6.25
8.95
13.65
14.47
22.93
20.00
14.58
9.00
14.38
18.75
13.05
9.50
13.91
14.50
16.68
14.50
14.75
14.74
8.75
7.50
10.70
26.00
25.84
29.37
23.21
20.00
9.92
18.00
22.51
18.72
10.50
15.07
19.13
23.58
19.00
20.19
19.34
10.25
9.00
15.00
35.82
37.09
37.80
24.40
21.67
16.50
24.24
27.18
27.22
10.86
18.00
24.23
27.48
22.86
25.07
22.67
12.18
10.59
20.36
42.10
45.60
39.49
25.58
25.79
19.38
35.27
28.05
31.50
25.62
22.40
Mean
Blue collar –Continued
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors
–Continued
Nailing and tacking machine operators ..........................
Printing press operators .................................................
Photoengravers and lithographers .................................
Typesetters and compositors .........................................
Winding and twisting machine operators .......................
Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine
operators ......................................................................
Textile cutting machine operators ..................................
Textile sewing machine operators .................................
Pressing machine operators ..........................................
Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ...........
Cementing and gluing machine operators .....................
Packaging and filling machine operators .......................
Extruding and forming machine operators .....................
Mixing and blending machine operators ........................
Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators ..
Compressing and compacting machine operators ........
Painting and paint spraying machine operators .............
Roasting and baking machine operators, food ..............
Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators ......
Folding machine operators ............................................
Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food .............
Crushing and grinding machine operators .....................
Slicing and cutting machine operators ...........................
Photographic process machine operators .....................
Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ......................
Welders and cutters .......................................................
Solderers and brazers ...................................................
Assemblers ....................................................................
Hand cutting and trimming .............................................
Hand molding, casting, and forming ..............................
Hand painting, coating, and decorating .........................
Hand engraving and printing ..........................................
Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ...............................
Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ...........
Production testers ..........................................................
Production samplers and weighers ................................
Graders and sorters, except agricultural ........................
Hand inspectors, n.e.c. ..................................................
Transportation and material moving .....................................
Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ............................
Truckdrivers ...................................................................
Driver-sales workers ......................................................
Busdrivers ......................................................................
Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ......................................
Parking lot attendants ....................................................
Motor transportation, n.e.c. ............................................
Railroad conductors and yardmasters ...........................
Locomotive operating ....................................................
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators .................
Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c. .........................................
Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats ..............
Sailors and deckhands ..................................................
Marine engineers ...........................................................
Supervisors, material moving equipment .......................
Operating engineers ......................................................
Hoist and winch operators .............................................
Crane and tower operators ............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers, National
Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$17.02
16.07
14.23
4.7
5.2
1.8
$10.50
10.56
9.26
$13.25
12.50
10.90
$16.00
14.35
13.45
$18.50
19.00
17.00
$23.89
25.76
21.04
16.82
5.6
10.00
12.43
15.89
20.40
26.65
Mean
Blue collar –Continued
Transportation and material moving –Continued
Excavating and loading machine operators ...................
Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ...........................
Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ...........
Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators,
n.e.c. ............................................................................
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .........
Nursery workers .............................................................
Supervisors, agriculture-related workers .......................
Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...............
Animal caretakers, except farm .....................................
Inspectors, agricultural products ....................................
Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and
laborers, n.e.c. .............................................................
Helpers, mechanics and repairers .................................
Helpers, construction trades ..........................................
Construction laborers .....................................................
Production helpers .........................................................
Garbage collectors .........................................................
Stock handlers and baggers ..........................................
Machine feeders and offbearers ....................................
Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ..................
Garage and service station related ................................
Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners .....................
Hand packers and packagers ........................................
Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .............................
12.14
11.43
24.03
12.10
12.11
10.05
1.7
8.8
6.4
3.5
10.6
15.9
7.05
8.60
14.70
7.50
8.55
7.30
8.50
9.25
19.56
8.50
9.23
7.65
10.78
10.00
25.00
10.93
10.75
8.75
14.31
13.50
25.00
15.21
14.67
10.76
19.55
16.50
29.40
17.83
18.28
14.65
20.01
12.14
12.62
14.57
11.45
12.17
11.27
10.89
12.94
9.08
10.05
9.79
11.43
5.1
4.1
3.6
4.4
2.9
13.8
1.9
2.5
2.4
3.6
3.8
5.5
2.4
12.00
8.00
8.50
8.00
7.25
7.21
7.00
7.80
7.85
6.75
7.00
6.50
6.75
15.37
9.00
10.00
9.80
8.50
8.29
8.50
8.70
9.50
7.25
8.00
7.00
8.25
18.71
11.00
11.17
12.50
10.50
10.00
10.55
10.51
12.00
8.50
9.00
8.90
10.32
22.94
14.25
14.50
20.00
13.73
14.76
13.19
12.30
15.55
10.00
10.90
11.46
13.76
28.16
17.43
17.43
23.14
17.48
23.56
16.41
14.78
20.08
12.31
14.75
14.12
17.32
Service ..........................................................................................
Protective service ..............................................................
Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ..................
Supervisors, police and detectives ................................
Supervisors, guards .......................................................
Fire inspection and fire prevention .................................
Firefighting .....................................................................
Police and detectives, public service .............................
Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers .....
Correctional institution officers .......................................
Guards and police, except public service ......................
Protective service, n.e.c. ................................................
Food service ......................................................................
Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...............................
Bartenders .....................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ..................................................
Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants .....................................
Other food service ...........................................................
Supervisors, food preparation and service ....................
Cooks .............................................................................
Kitchen workers, food preparation .................................
Food preparation, n.e.c. .................................................
Health service ....................................................................
Dental assistants ...........................................................
Health aides, except nursing .........................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .......................
Cleaning and building service ............................................
Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers ......
Maids and housemen ....................................................
Janitors and cleaners .....................................................
Pest control ....................................................................
Personal service ................................................................
12.01
18.38
27.52
31.73
20.20
19.51
19.65
25.05
20.01
17.64
10.51
13.79
8.88
5.36
7.03
4.71
6.53
10.01
14.00
10.37
9.09
8.82
11.40
15.41
12.22
10.77
11.57
17.33
8.80
11.80
14.13
10.86
2.1
2.7
4.7
2.7
8.7
11.4
2.4
1.0
2.4
6.3
2.4
6.8
1.5
2.8
4.6
4.3
5.4
1.1
2.7
1.4
2.3
1.8
1.2
3.5
2.6
1.2
2.3
4.5
3.2
2.5
9.3
8.2
6.40
8.75
17.92
19.23
10.50
12.50
11.74
16.23
12.68
11.35
7.00
7.61
4.25
2.13
4.00
2.13
3.70
6.50
8.75
7.00
6.23
6.25
8.00
10.25
8.00
7.77
7.00
11.54
6.50
7.35
9.00
5.75
7.97
11.00
20.34
25.26
12.00
13.00
14.81
19.75
14.67
12.16
8.50
9.00
6.50
3.00
5.65
2.35
4.75
7.50
10.00
8.00
7.20
7.17
9.09
13.18
9.50
8.97
8.11
13.17
7.09
8.60
10.50
6.94
10.18
16.25
25.27
30.73
15.97
19.00
18.68
24.88
19.24
15.49
9.80
12.08
8.25
5.15
6.89
4.25
6.44
9.15
13.02
10.00
8.50
8.19
10.67
15.00
11.54
10.20
10.50
17.95
8.09
11.00
12.00
9.00
14.00
24.42
32.02
37.57
29.92
24.57
24.27
29.16
24.24
22.68
11.68
16.91
10.76
6.75
8.50
5.92
7.50
11.54
16.50
12.00
10.40
10.00
13.00
17.51
14.00
12.02
13.95
20.28
10.00
14.27
16.66
12.07
20.19
30.83
39.83
44.99
34.04
30.12
28.71
33.91
28.22
26.06
14.58
22.05
14.00
8.91
10.00
7.35
9.85
14.75
21.05
14.98
12.65
12.21
16.00
21.00
17.01
14.55
18.57
23.95
12.00
18.54
19.07
17.58
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers, National
Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Mean
Service –Continued
Personal service –Continued
Supervisors, personal service ........................................
Hairdressers and cosmetologists ...................................
Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ...........
Guides ...........................................................................
Public transportation attendants ....................................
Baggage porters and bellhops .......................................
Welfare service aides ....................................................
Early childhood teachers’ assistants ..............................
Childcare workers, n.e.c. ...............................................
Service, n.e.c. ................................................................
$14.95
13.05
7.28
13.90
31.98
7.86
11.59
9.06
9.60
11.85
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium
pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is
computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers,
weighted by hours. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in
the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the
same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate
shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At
the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th
and 90th percentiles follow the same logic.
2 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between December 2004
and January 2006. The average reference period was June 2005.
3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
6.1
10.0
3.9
6.0
3.7
5.5
3.0
4.0
5.2
5.0
$8.76
6.50
5.30
10.55
18.34
5.35
8.45
6.50
6.50
7.90
$11.00
7.50
5.65
12.50
26.05
6.15
9.50
7.25
7.00
9.30
$14.42
10.50
6.55
13.82
30.13
8.00
10.94
8.75
8.50
10.97
$18.75
14.72
7.50
15.87
38.93
9.00
12.91
10.39
10.50
14.36
$21.25
22.28
10.81
16.83
48.15
10.95
15.38
12.09
13.94
17.94
workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in "National
Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States" on the BLS Internet site
www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the
estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For
more information about RSEs, see appendix A in "National Compensation Survey:
Occupational Wages in the United States" on the BLS Internet site
www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication
criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may
include data for categories not shown separately.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.3. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time workers, National
Compensation Survey,2 June 2005
Part-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All ......................................................................................................
All, excluding sales ....................................................................
$10.52
11.12
0.9
1.1
$5.60
5.50
$6.75
6.75
$8.10
8.50
$11.08
12.04
$18.00
20.33
White collar ..................................................................................
White collar, excluding sales .................................................
13.46
17.83
1.6
1.9
6.50
8.00
7.50
10.00
9.65
13.95
15.40
22.88
26.36
32.67
Professional specialty and technical .....................................
Professional specialty ............................................................
Engineers, architects, and surveyors .................................
Mathematical and computer scientists ...............................
Computer systems analysts and scientists ....................
Natural scientists ...............................................................
Health related ....................................................................
Physicians ......................................................................
Registered nurses ..........................................................
Pharmacists ...................................................................
Dietitians ........................................................................
Respiratory therapists ....................................................
Occupational therapists .................................................
Physical therapists .........................................................
Speech therapists ..........................................................
Therapists, n.e.c. ...........................................................
Physicians’ assistants ....................................................
Teachers, college and university .......................................
Biological science teachers ...........................................
Psychology teachers ......................................................
Mathematical science teachers .....................................
Computer science teachers ...........................................
Health specialties teachers ............................................
Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ..............
Art, drama, and music teachers .....................................
Physical education teachers ..........................................
Education teachers ........................................................
English teachers ............................................................
Foreign language teachers ............................................
Other post-secondary teachers .....................................
Teachers, except college and university ............................
Prekindergarten and kindergarten .................................
Elementary school teachers ..........................................
Secondary school teachers ...........................................
Teachers, special education ..........................................
Teachers, n.e.c. .............................................................
Substitute teachers ........................................................
Vocational and educational counselors .........................
Librarians, archivists, and curators ....................................
Librarians .......................................................................
Social scientists and urban planners .................................
Psychologists .................................................................
Social, recreation, and religious workers ...........................
Social workers ...............................................................
Recreation workers ........................................................
Lawyers and judges ...........................................................
Lawyers .........................................................................
Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals,
n.e.c. ................................................................................
Designers .......................................................................
Musicians and composers .............................................
Photographers ...............................................................
Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. .............
Editors and reporters .....................................................
Announcers ....................................................................
Athletes ..........................................................................
Professional, n.e.c. ........................................................
Technical ...............................................................................
24.80
26.96
37.26
31.72
31.87
25.56
31.24
85.46
29.21
37.23
22.30
22.91
33.08
35.68
31.63
19.94
34.57
31.38
31.10
23.18
31.06
38.66
28.23
29.21
27.62
18.02
24.87
30.65
36.44
31.59
19.15
15.89
24.45
34.71
30.08
21.21
13.00
22.71
22.03
22.39
25.05
25.10
16.05
19.73
9.90
49.30
50.67
2.5
2.5
18.3
7.5
7.7
19.5
3.1
12.3
1.8
8.0
6.2
5.6
6.5
6.4
5.7
7.0
23.7
4.9
31.1
14.8
18.6
6.3
9.4
17.1
13.9
32.0
18.1
7.1
15.8
5.6
5.4
10.8
8.2
7.2
24.6
9.7
3.7
24.4
4.1
3.9
19.5
19.6
7.8
4.9
11.7
16.2
16.7
10.71
10.71
23.78
12.94
12.94
17.00
20.27
50.00
20.60
12.85
18.50
16.64
25.00
24.00
25.57
16.04
15.00
15.63
17.00
15.63
23.45
34.37
18.04
16.67
15.00
6.05
13.23
15.87
22.46
17.51
9.33
10.00
10.71
21.83
15.00
10.13
8.00
10.50
13.26
13.52
10.00
10.00
6.67
11.50
5.50
25.64
25.64
15.59
18.13
23.78
19.99
19.99
18.13
24.00
62.00
24.01
33.00
18.50
19.00
27.88
30.00
26.34
16.80
29.11
21.07
17.00
15.63
23.75
40.00
21.07
20.00
15.00
7.00
17.19
21.86
26.00
21.25
11.43
13.50
17.93
29.14
18.00
12.50
9.89
11.60
15.84
15.84
13.76
13.76
10.20
14.42
6.67
29.57
29.57
23.00
25.50
30.00
30.20
31.50
21.16
28.32
84.08
28.00
39.86
22.50
22.37
32.00
39.00
30.00
19.00
33.40
30.00
26.00
21.88
26.32
40.00
25.00
21.88
26.00
15.91
17.46
34.00
30.00
28.11
15.00
13.50
23.20
34.43
20.00
18.00
11.34
24.24
19.67
19.85
27.00
27.00
15.24
18.00
8.91
47.62
47.62
30.30
33.08
44.50
37.18
37.18
26.66
35.27
104.24
33.34
45.20
23.63
25.66
37.89
40.00
37.00
22.62
45.00
40.00
30.72
30.00
42.51
40.00
31.16
40.00
36.26
24.00
31.82
38.72
48.75
38.24
23.78
21.00
32.13
37.93
49.74
29.23
16.00
26.13
24.38
25.10
30.00
30.00
21.21
24.46
12.00
60.57
63.33
40.00
42.90
63.99
51.11
51.11
45.96
43.96
125.00
39.71
49.12
28.14
31.62
45.00
43.00
43.22
23.75
58.78
49.00
63.40
34.38
46.00
40.00
47.00
51.00
47.00
38.47
45.40
45.55
56.64
52.06
35.12
21.00
35.39
43.30
53.85
38.00
21.57
48.46
39.11
39.69
35.00
35.00
26.00
28.94
17.00
63.33
68.46
15.28
12.42
41.35
16.37
14.27
16.40
8.54
13.45
33.06
19.30
8.2
16.5
24.1
32.5
17.0
13.4
10.8
10.0
9.9
3.7
6.50
7.25
12.00
7.05
8.90
9.00
5.50
7.50
18.20
10.82
8.50
8.00
15.46
7.50
10.00
10.32
6.50
8.50
32.20
14.00
10.87
10.00
25.00
13.86
12.00
14.00
9.00
10.87
33.08
17.00
20.00
13.18
70.00
13.86
12.00
20.00
10.00
17.62
34.48
22.06
31.95
20.00
70.00
38.46
24.36
24.15
11.13
24.62
43.61
30.00
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.3. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time workers, National
Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Part-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Technical –Continued
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ..........
Dental hygienists ...........................................................
Health record technologists and technicians .................
Radiological technicians ................................................
Licensed practical nurses ..............................................
Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ..................
Electrical and electronic technicians ..............................
Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ......................................
Drafters ..........................................................................
Biological technicians ....................................................
Broadcast equipment operators .....................................
Computer programmers .................................................
Legal assistants .............................................................
Technical and related, n.e.c. ..........................................
$19.25
32.15
15.57
24.23
17.77
15.12
25.12
37.71
24.75
14.50
10.65
33.13
16.56
11.65
6.2
8.2
23.1
7.4
1.8
4.8
18.6
11.8
8.4
10.4
19.6
7.9
14.4
19.0
$12.68
22.00
9.61
16.00
13.95
9.06
14.00
15.17
21.70
10.82
7.00
17.65
14.09
8.75
$14.54
22.50
11.03
18.14
15.60
11.08
17.08
37.04
21.70
11.50
7.70
25.00
15.00
9.25
$17.30
28.00
13.55
23.00
17.00
13.77
21.25
40.00
25.00
16.50
8.30
34.62
15.00
10.00
$22.70
40.63
18.01
26.38
19.50
17.55
33.97
40.00
28.91
17.00
9.50
41.44
15.00
12.96
$28.96
46.88
26.58
37.30
23.40
23.84
38.84
42.51
30.00
17.00
14.92
50.96
20.19
18.07
Executive, administrative, and managerial ...........................
Executives, administrators, and managers ........................
Legislators .....................................................................
Administrators and officials, public administration .........
Administrators, education and related fields ..................
Managers, medicine and health .....................................
Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ........................
Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .............................
Management related ..........................................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................................
Other financial officers ...................................................
Management analysts ....................................................
Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........
Construction inspectors .................................................
Management related, n.e.c. ...........................................
26.43
28.88
15.66
42.35
32.25
37.47
23.94
33.64
24.96
26.53
23.63
27.32
20.87
19.54
25.48
4.5
9.9
28.3
26.5
9.2
15.7
10.4
18.0
4.1
8.3
14.5
7.8
7.1
29.2
10.9
12.50
7.08
4.99
29.62
15.50
27.00
13.75
20.00
14.00
14.58
12.00
19.23
15.00
11.00
15.00
17.16
18.82
4.99
29.62
33.00
27.00
18.82
20.00
17.00
21.00
14.50
20.75
16.00
11.00
17.01
26.00
28.89
12.00
29.62
33.00
41.76
28.89
20.20
24.52
25.01
17.50
22.29
20.99
11.00
25.25
30.00
33.00
23.08
57.69
33.00
48.35
28.92
49.52
29.00
30.00
35.20
29.79
26.88
30.00
28.89
44.00
50.94
28.69
66.53
43.51
48.35
28.92
56.86
38.15
38.15
36.90
40.16
28.80
30.00
40.00
Sales .........................................................................................
Supervisors, sales .........................................................
Real estate sales ...........................................................
Sales, other business services ......................................
Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and
wholesale .....................................................................
Sales workers, apparel ..................................................
Sales workers, shoes .....................................................
Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings ..............
Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ...............
Sales workers, hardware and building supplies .............
Sales workers, parts ......................................................
Sales workers, other commodities .................................
Sales counter clerks ......................................................
Cashiers .........................................................................
Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales ..............
Sales support, n.e.c. ......................................................
8.14
9.78
10.39
8.74
.8
14.4
14.2
4.9
6.00
7.25
6.92
6.75
6.67
7.50
6.92
7.00
7.50
8.00
10.00
8.00
8.86
9.48
11.00
10.00
10.50
12.25
13.48
10.30
10.60
7.64
8.17
8.94
8.98
10.12
8.18
8.18
7.38
7.83
10.46
7.88
7.5
3.1
11.2
3.1
3.6
3.0
3.2
2.2
2.0
.9
10.9
3.7
9.00
6.00
5.75
7.00
7.32
7.50
7.00
6.10
6.00
6.00
8.00
6.00
9.00
6.50
6.25
7.60
7.84
8.70
7.25
6.75
6.50
6.50
8.00
6.40
9.25
7.00
7.19
8.75
8.69
10.00
8.00
7.50
7.25
7.35
9.00
7.10
12.00
8.10
8.75
9.92
9.75
11.25
9.00
8.86
8.00
8.50
11.30
8.80
13.00
9.50
11.17
10.99
11.00
13.17
9.80
10.70
9.00
10.00
16.25
10.30
Administrative support, including clerical ............................
Computer operators .......................................................
Secretaries .....................................................................
Stenographers ...............................................................
Typists ...........................................................................
Interviewers ...................................................................
Hotel clerks ....................................................................
Transportation ticket and reservation agents .................
Receptionists .................................................................
Information clerks, n.e.c. ................................................
11.62
12.66
14.31
18.16
15.89
9.64
8.67
15.36
10.11
10.60
1.0
11.7
3.7
5.5
12.1
6.7
4.1
3.7
4.6
9.5
7.50
8.92
9.00
11.40
10.00
7.50
6.00
9.38
6.75
6.50
8.76
11.00
10.75
13.06
11.82
7.75
7.75
11.57
7.57
8.00
10.60
11.00
14.00
16.88
15.65
9.25
8.25
15.33
9.28
10.25
13.50
15.59
16.00
21.11
18.43
10.86
9.50
20.29
12.12
12.00
17.00
15.59
21.15
29.80
24.00
12.33
11.25
20.60
15.00
14.00
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.3. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time workers, National
Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Part-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$10.45
13.15
10.93
9.72
12.11
12.53
13.43
11.20
10.08
9.61
10.34
9.51
11.16
12.02
9.97
13.69
10.10
7.2
11.8
4.2
3.9
5.4
2.2
6.7
2.8
8.2
3.5
4.0
8.8
9.2
8.5
5.7
4.5
11.0
$6.55
8.00
7.15
8.00
8.05
8.35
10.30
8.50
8.50
8.50
8.20
7.00
6.75
8.50
7.00
10.50
7.25
$7.50
10.52
8.37
8.25
9.83
10.00
11.00
10.00
8.50
9.00
8.79
7.50
8.00
10.00
7.50
11.00
8.19
$9.10
12.21
9.79
10.00
10.82
12.66
12.00
10.86
9.00
9.00
10.12
9.50
10.00
12.01
8.85
15.50
8.73
$12.50
17.60
13.00
10.00
14.50
14.05
14.92
12.59
11.44
10.00
11.70
12.00
11.00
13.78
11.35
15.50
11.95
$14.19
17.60
16.52
11.81
15.65
17.85
17.79
14.39
12.00
11.84
12.69
12.00
19.61
16.03
14.55
15.50
14.25
8.78
15.91
12.52
11.82
10.95
10.09
12.79
13.56
11.52
2.4
12.9
5.9
16.1
3.4
1.7
8.8
2.1
3.8
7.15
11.19
7.30
8.00
7.40
8.00
9.00
8.52
8.00
7.85
12.00
9.44
8.33
8.50
9.00
10.00
9.89
9.20
8.37
13.88
11.85
9.57
10.60
9.60
11.35
12.64
10.51
10.00
17.13
15.01
14.01
13.00
11.00
15.00
16.96
12.86
10.75
28.14
17.02
23.50
15.00
12.92
20.00
19.45
16.00
Blue collar ....................................................................................
9.60
1.4
6.00
6.95
8.50
10.87
14.47
Precision production, craft, and repair ..................................
Automobile mechanics ...................................................
Electronic repairers, communications and industrial
equipment ....................................................................
Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. .....................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ............
Butchers and meat cutters .............................................
Bakers ............................................................................
12.60
9.60
6.9
5.4
7.00
8.00
8.50
9.52
10.25
9.52
14.23
10.00
22.85
10.00
21.64
10.90
11.98
8.96
9.61
15.3
15.3
9.6
14.7
4.0
9.77
6.00
8.00
5.40
7.50
11.35
7.98
9.00
6.00
7.60
25.58
10.00
10.73
7.00
8.50
25.58
15.00
13.00
11.44
13.00
36.36
17.91
16.00
17.50
13.00
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .................
Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ...........
Photographic process machine operators .....................
Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ......................
Assemblers ....................................................................
9.39
7.84
8.06
10.03
10.21
2.7
6.7
3.8
5.3
5.3
6.28
6.28
6.86
7.75
7.16
8.00
6.50
8.00
8.00
8.25
8.52
7.00
8.24
9.50
10.00
10.00
9.03
8.50
10.21
10.50
12.00
10.20
8.50
13.50
13.75
Transportation and material moving .....................................
Truckdrivers ...................................................................
Driver-sales workers ......................................................
Busdrivers ......................................................................
Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ......................................
Parking lot attendants ....................................................
Motor transportation, n.e.c. ............................................
Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ...........
Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators,
n.e.c. ............................................................................
10.80
11.91
7.37
13.55
8.91
8.34
7.03
11.59
3.4
7.0
8.4
2.0
5.2
17.0
5.3
11.1
6.00
6.75
5.15
9.93
6.48
6.00
5.40
7.50
7.00
8.00
5.50
10.97
7.25
6.00
6.15
8.00
10.00
10.76
6.50
12.92
8.50
6.75
6.33
9.54
13.50
15.06
8.00
15.75
9.45
8.50
7.25
14.26
17.48
19.41
12.50
18.00
11.30
20.00
8.76
17.64
12.85
10.2
8.00
9.00
12.33
14.32
16.43
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .........
Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...............
Animal caretakers, except farm .....................................
Helpers, construction trades ..........................................
8.69
9.02
7.02
11.49
1.6
3.9
5.9
7.7
6.00
7.00
6.00
7.27
6.55
8.00
6.00
10.00
8.00
8.25
6.50
13.00
9.95
9.00
8.00
13.00
12.50
11.50
8.50
14.50
Mean
White collar –Continued
Administrative support, including clerical –Continued
Order clerks ...................................................................
Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping .........
Library clerks .................................................................
File clerks .......................................................................
Records clerks, n.e.c. ....................................................
Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...............
Billing clerks ...................................................................
Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators .......
Duplicating machine operators ......................................
Telephone operators ......................................................
Mail clerks, except postal service ..................................
Messengers ...................................................................
Dispatchers ....................................................................
Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks .............................
Stock and inventory clerks .............................................
Meter readers ................................................................
Expeditors ......................................................................
Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks,
n.e.c. ............................................................................
Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........
Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ...............
Bill and account collectors .............................................
General office clerks ......................................................
Bank tellers ....................................................................
Data entry keyers ...........................................................
Teachers’ aides .............................................................
Administrative support, n.e.c. ........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.3. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time workers, National
Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Part-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
Blue collar –Continued
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
–Continued
Construction laborers .....................................................
Production helpers .........................................................
Stock handlers and baggers ..........................................
Machine feeders and offbearers ....................................
Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ..................
Garage and service station related ................................
Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners .....................
Hand packers and packagers ........................................
Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .............................
$15.25
8.74
7.70
9.66
10.95
9.62
7.70
7.98
7.95
26.2
6.1
1.1
9.7
3.1
16.5
5.3
3.8
3.0
$5.15
7.00
5.65
7.00
7.00
6.50
5.50
5.92
5.65
$7.50
7.50
6.25
7.30
9.00
7.00
6.50
6.25
6.50
$10.00
8.50
7.25
9.35
10.50
8.06
7.00
7.50
7.50
$25.00
9.38
8.40
9.60
12.75
10.18
8.50
9.00
9.00
$29.00
12.25
10.00
11.77
15.10
10.95
10.00
10.25
10.50
Service ..........................................................................................
Protective service ..............................................................
Firefighting .....................................................................
Police and detectives, public service .............................
Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers .....
Crossing guards .............................................................
Guards and police, except public service ......................
Protective service, n.e.c. ................................................
Food service ......................................................................
Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...............................
Bartenders .....................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ..................................................
Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants .....................................
Other food service ...........................................................
Supervisors, food preparation and service ....................
Cooks .............................................................................
Kitchen workers, food preparation .................................
Food preparation, n.e.c. .................................................
Health service ....................................................................
Dental assistants ...........................................................
Health aides, except nursing .........................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .......................
Cleaning and building service ............................................
Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers ......
Maids and housemen ....................................................
Janitors and cleaners .....................................................
7.59
10.41
9.49
18.50
17.25
10.67
10.38
8.92
6.50
4.90
6.57
4.38
5.88
7.34
10.20
8.00
7.44
7.29
9.86
14.90
10.60
9.51
8.48
13.38
8.55
8.39
.9
3.6
15.3
11.2
9.3
6.8
5.7
5.9
1.0
2.6
3.9
3.3
2.7
.8
10.5
1.9
2.4
1.2
3.1
12.6
2.9
3.4
3.3
8.8
5.0
3.4
4.00
6.60
7.16
11.65
8.75
6.67
6.50
6.50
2.66
2.13
3.15
2.13
3.13
5.50
6.50
6.00
5.50
5.50
6.15
7.50
7.25
6.01
5.75
7.00
6.25
5.50
6.00
7.50
7.16
12.74
15.85
8.20
7.95
7.25
5.50
2.60
5.10
2.19
5.15
6.15
7.50
6.50
6.25
6.25
7.75
11.50
8.22
7.50
7.00
14.17
7.00
6.80
7.00
9.00
7.62
14.64
16.00
10.00
9.00
8.00
6.75
4.75
6.75
3.35
6.25
7.00
9.00
7.50
7.08
7.00
9.41
13.25
9.53
9.11
8.00
15.00
7.75
8.00
8.88
11.00
10.00
25.00
18.50
12.94
10.15
10.25
7.50
6.75
8.00
6.15
6.75
8.00
12.36
9.23
8.00
8.00
11.10
17.50
12.00
10.80
9.42
15.00
9.25
9.42
11.00
16.00
18.27
32.00
20.00
15.81
16.00
13.50
9.14
7.50
9.31
7.35
7.50
9.75
14.60
10.55
9.94
9.45
13.81
26.00
15.04
13.12
11.43
15.00
11.09
11.40
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.3. United States, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time workers, National
Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Part-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Mean
Service –Continued
Personal service ................................................................
Supervisors, personal service ........................................
Hairdressers and cosmetologists ...................................
Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ...........
Guides ...........................................................................
Ushers ...........................................................................
Public transportation attendants ....................................
Baggage porters and bellhops .......................................
Welfare service aides ....................................................
Early childhood teachers’ assistants ..............................
Childcare workers, n.e.c. ...............................................
Service, n.e.c. ................................................................
$8.79
13.44
11.28
7.21
10.39
7.33
13.26
9.44
7.62
8.58
9.22
9.61
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium
pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is
computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers,
weighted by hours. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in
the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the
same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate
shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At
the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th
and 90th percentiles follow the same logic.
2 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between December 2004
and January 2006. The average reference period was June 2005.
3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
1.9
5.9
14.8
4.6
13.7
6.3
30.4
13.8
7.4
3.3
3.6
3.7
$5.91
8.00
5.91
5.15
6.50
5.15
8.50
6.70
6.05
6.00
6.50
6.18
$6.50
10.28
6.50
5.75
7.00
6.00
8.50
7.00
6.05
7.00
7.00
7.00
$7.84
14.00
9.00
6.75
8.50
7.00
8.50
8.00
6.85
8.00
8.50
8.47
$10.00
16.74
14.25
8.00
13.57
7.75
11.00
10.20
8.40
9.55
11.44
10.00
$12.45
16.95
21.36
9.48
15.00
10.00
27.11
14.91
11.23
11.25
13.00
13.77
workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in "National
Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States" on the BLS Internet site
www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the
estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For
more information about RSEs, see appendix A in "National Compensation Survey:
Occupational Wages in the United States" on the BLS Internet site
www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication
criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may
include data for categories not shown separately.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.1. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 June 2005
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All ......................................................................................................
All, excluding sales ....................................................................
$17.82
18.12
1.1
1.2
$7.25
7.50
$9.65
10.00
$14.00
14.45
$21.64
22.12
$32.00
32.31
White collar ..................................................................................
White collar, excluding sales .................................................
22.21
24.08
1.0
1.1
8.53
10.00
11.80
13.44
17.45
19.54
27.61
29.73
40.87
43.08
Professional specialty and technical .....................................
Professional specialty ............................................................
Engineers, architects, and surveyors .................................
Architects .......................................................................
Aerospace engineers .....................................................
Metallurgical and materials engineers ...........................
Petroleum engineers ......................................................
Chemical engineers .......................................................
Nuclear engineers ..........................................................
Civil engineers ...............................................................
Electrical and electronic engineers ................................
Industrial engineers .......................................................
Mechanical engineers ....................................................
Marine engineers and naval architects ..........................
Engineers, n.e.c. ............................................................
Surveyors and mapping scientists .................................
Mathematical and computer scientists ...............................
Computer systems analysts and scientists ....................
Operations and systems researchers and analysts .......
Actuaries ........................................................................
Statisticians ....................................................................
Natural scientists ...............................................................
Chemists, except biochemists .......................................
Geologists and geodesists .............................................
Physical scientists, n.e.c. ...............................................
Agricultural and food scientists ......................................
Biological and life scientists ...........................................
Medical scientists ...........................................................
Health related ....................................................................
Physicians ......................................................................
Dentists ..........................................................................
Optometrists ..................................................................
Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c. ...........................
Registered nurses ..........................................................
Pharmacists ...................................................................
Dietitians ........................................................................
Respiratory therapists ....................................................
Occupational therapists .................................................
Physical therapists .........................................................
Speech therapists ..........................................................
Therapists, n.e.c. ...........................................................
Physicians’ assistants ....................................................
Teachers, college and university .......................................
Biological science teachers ...........................................
Chemistry teachers ........................................................
Psychology teachers ......................................................
Economics teachers ......................................................
History teachers .............................................................
Sociology teachers ........................................................
Social science teachers, n.e.c. ......................................
Engineering teachers .....................................................
Mathematical science teachers .....................................
Computer science teachers ...........................................
Medical science teachers ..............................................
Health specialties teachers ............................................
Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ..............
Art, drama, and music teachers .....................................
Physical education teachers ..........................................
29.80
32.48
36.78
29.81
42.33
34.08
43.16
35.75
40.40
32.51
39.19
33.26
31.94
29.94
40.10
36.16
35.66
35.68
35.72
37.23
29.36
32.70
32.15
37.13
32.07
31.29
33.54
31.71
32.83
70.97
51.99
60.76
33.45
28.35
44.60
21.54
22.79
27.15
29.72
26.75
17.05
37.00
43.56
51.28
56.94
40.16
55.11
36.56
48.01
45.00
62.93
39.02
28.36
61.67
54.97
47.86
37.99
21.97
1.5
1.6
1.4
7.7
8.0
6.8
16.1
8.7
5.5
4.2
2.6
2.6
2.0
11.6
2.2
11.4
2.4
2.7
5.5
9.4
8.9
2.9
8.9
6.8
8.4
10.1
10.2
13.0
3.5
8.0
4.5
13.7
8.8
1.3
1.5
5.3
1.8
4.4
3.6
6.1
3.5
7.9
3.7
12.8
9.8
6.3
12.9
9.6
27.5
10.4
13.2
14.6
11.9
8.2
13.8
8.2
7.9
19.3
14.00
15.76
23.80
19.79
23.34
25.00
26.14
26.44
32.05
20.00
25.12
23.08
23.08
20.19
26.25
20.51
20.62
20.48
21.15
23.86
16.22
17.99
20.19
25.24
19.53
14.00
17.18
16.36
19.30
21.01
44.35
42.60
28.63
19.70
37.28
15.01
18.30
17.07
22.11
19.23
12.31
15.00
21.28
28.76
37.03
26.16
31.87
25.81
26.80
28.85
35.18
30.74
19.23
32.69
24.73
22.00
19.78
7.00
18.98
21.93
28.69
22.32
30.95
27.59
32.25
29.10
34.58
25.05
31.15
27.21
26.42
24.04
31.43
26.44
26.67
26.77
25.77
26.51
26.44
23.35
23.13
32.00
23.88
25.09
22.19
20.33
22.77
32.35
49.52
45.67
31.25
22.78
43.00
17.54
19.76
23.10
25.38
22.28
13.94
30.95
28.21
37.89
46.23
30.00
39.06
27.65
30.10
29.02
36.47
30.74
22.84
44.99
28.21
31.10
27.11
14.06
26.37
29.39
34.86
27.04
42.98
32.31
36.06
29.47
38.86
30.00
37.48
32.21
30.90
29.90
39.13
40.80
34.62
34.62
36.87
36.00
29.07
30.36
29.43
38.46
30.75
30.94
29.72
25.64
28.00
70.00
49.52
61.67
31.25
26.93
45.82
21.00
22.00
27.46
30.00
26.25
14.94
37.50
37.86
45.06
49.05
41.25
56.21
30.15
36.11
42.99
64.36
30.74
22.84
60.10
38.81
43.71
37.20
22.04
36.00
39.45
43.13
33.30
52.36
36.35
55.94
44.85
44.07
38.32
44.73
36.76
36.62
33.25
47.07
40.80
43.26
43.09
43.75
46.88
31.25
39.48
36.92
43.59
36.49
36.19
40.03
40.87
36.00
98.08
56.55
75.00
31.25
32.25
47.76
24.64
25.80
31.17
33.00
31.25
18.46
46.64
51.74
49.04
65.90
44.98
62.30
43.13
65.45
56.61
81.80
42.27
30.88
72.12
65.93
52.79
40.48
28.11
47.84
50.48
52.26
43.80
59.55
50.65
65.19
47.79
50.30
45.98
55.63
44.67
42.16
42.93
57.00
49.50
51.61
51.78
50.80
50.58
39.80
49.53
49.53
52.89
48.65
40.70
63.22
47.25
48.08
110.17
61.18
93.75
45.58
38.46
50.78
31.22
27.97
35.94
37.15
33.53
23.67
48.08
72.71
116.35
85.80
60.25
68.91
50.39
85.89
56.61
96.61
59.61
41.09
90.97
98.90
79.13
63.88
36.43
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.1. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$39.90
39.57
42.92
65.76
42.01
38.37
20.74
12.71
24.47
31.21
26.17
22.86
8.39
17.71
29.42
29.60
30.70
34.32
23.20
34.19
17.11
17.73
11.68
15.98
18.60
56.29
56.29
16.4
6.8
8.4
13.1
11.2
5.8
3.5
4.5
5.2
4.4
10.2
5.6
10.5
8.6
6.4
7.4
6.4
8.3
8.0
2.4
2.8
3.1
7.4
12.8
13.4
4.4
4.4
$21.95
25.72
26.00
47.91
25.64
18.33
9.77
8.50
15.58
18.60
15.44
11.54
6.00
10.11
18.22
18.22
15.14
19.35
11.69
20.91
10.73
11.78
6.35
12.07
11.25
28.85
28.85
$30.33
28.31
32.05
52.33
28.11
23.00
12.81
9.75
18.75
23.08
19.62
15.94
6.50
12.02
21.63
20.87
20.42
23.08
15.02
25.09
13.02
13.94
8.00
12.18
16.35
36.92
36.92
$35.05
32.93
43.64
63.85
37.79
32.73
18.71
12.02
23.65
30.20
25.24
21.88
8.00
14.67
26.61
26.61
28.75
30.23
20.49
31.25
16.26
16.59
11.27
12.58
16.87
50.76
50.76
$40.34
42.65
47.68
78.00
48.11
46.98
27.46
14.20
29.66
36.53
30.90
29.70
10.88
20.33
35.92
35.92
36.00
39.07
27.91
38.69
20.05
20.90
14.22
18.52
20.05
69.23
69.23
$77.34
67.22
61.32
99.49
62.77
67.40
34.13
19.02
33.70
45.73
40.91
36.23
11.00
32.67
48.08
48.08
48.08
49.74
35.00
53.00
24.73
25.72
18.00
20.75
21.21
88.40
88.40
24.18
35.36
20.84
39.45
32.15
17.74
17.04
14.82
25.78
24.74
30.05
22.64
32.72
22.79
18.93
32.11
15.49
24.04
17.79
16.37
24.05
24.21
22.64
26.00
21.99
19.61
18.46
21.96
21.79
95.50
3.7
14.8
4.2
15.7
17.1
6.8
12.5
16.3
7.5
7.0
27.6
12.6
9.0
2.4
2.7
4.0
4.5
2.5
1.7
2.3
12.0
5.6
4.4
5.6
2.7
11.9
5.3
6.4
10.1
12.8
10.00
15.00
9.84
19.13
10.00
9.98
8.00
8.00
10.50
16.83
6.50
9.00
16.91
12.28
10.98
22.00
10.00
16.67
13.50
10.00
12.01
16.93
16.04
15.40
14.42
12.00
12.00
14.56
13.85
24.40
14.42
22.23
13.23
27.50
15.83
14.28
9.59
8.00
14.92
17.50
10.00
14.00
20.31
15.35
14.00
25.16
11.76
20.00
15.30
12.50
16.50
20.00
17.31
19.25
17.52
14.25
14.80
16.48
16.50
43.18
20.19
34.60
18.62
31.59
25.51
18.27
13.86
12.00
21.64
22.78
15.58
19.57
30.93
19.58
17.88
32.87
15.21
23.30
17.03
15.04
22.61
23.52
21.10
24.92
21.01
17.50
17.00
22.12
20.27
92.05
28.86
50.48
26.13
38.55
43.51
20.00
22.44
19.13
29.68
27.29
22.60
30.00
44.85
25.72
22.66
38.00
17.86
27.72
20.00
18.30
27.10
28.39
26.45
30.92
25.95
23.98
21.96
24.67
26.66
140.59
43.16
54.33
34.01
70.00
52.97
22.69
31.23
23.75
43.01
32.84
88.95
38.46
53.67
33.00
27.79
40.63
23.47
32.45
22.95
24.25
32.26
32.05
32.69
38.41
28.57
31.50
25.44
29.56
32.43
177.99
Mean
White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Teachers, college and university –Continued
Education teachers ........................................................
English teachers ............................................................
Foreign language teachers ............................................
Law teachers .................................................................
Theology teachers .........................................................
Other post-secondary teachers .....................................
Teachers, except college and university ............................
Prekindergarten and kindergarten .................................
Elementary school teachers ..........................................
Secondary school teachers ...........................................
Teachers, special education ..........................................
Teachers, n.e.c. .............................................................
Substitute teachers ........................................................
Vocational and educational counselors .........................
Librarians, archivists, and curators ....................................
Librarians .......................................................................
Social scientists and urban planners .................................
Economists ....................................................................
Psychologists .................................................................
Social scientists, n.e.c. ..................................................
Social, recreation, and religious workers ...........................
Social workers ...............................................................
Recreation workers ........................................................
Clergy ............................................................................
Religious workers, n.e.c. ................................................
Lawyers and judges ...........................................................
Lawyers .........................................................................
Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals,
n.e.c. ................................................................................
Technical writers ............................................................
Designers .......................................................................
Musicians and composers .............................................
Actors and directors .......................................................
Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers
Photographers ...............................................................
Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. .............
Editors and reporters .....................................................
Public relations specialists .............................................
Announcers ....................................................................
Athletes ..........................................................................
Professional, n.e.c. ........................................................
Technical ...............................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ..........
Dental hygienists ...........................................................
Health record technologists and technicians .................
Radiological technicians ................................................
Licensed practical nurses ..............................................
Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ..................
Electrical and electronic technicians ..............................
Industrial engineering technicians .................................
Mechanical engineering technicians ..............................
Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ......................................
Drafters ..........................................................................
Surveying and mapping technicians ..............................
Biological technicians ....................................................
Chemical technicians .....................................................
Science technicians, n.e.c. ............................................
Airplane pilots and navigators ........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.1. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$13.33
31.51
23.35
22.51
20.45
10.1
3.1
7.4
4.1
6.4
$8.00
18.46
16.65
15.00
11.00
$9.25
24.06
18.50
17.31
13.60
$12.20
29.27
21.64
21.43
18.75
$15.09
36.42
30.00
26.11
23.27
$18.00
45.17
32.55
30.76
33.32
Executive, administrative, and managerial ...........................
Executives, administrators, and managers ........................
Financial managers .......................................................
Personnel and labor relations managers .......................
Purchasing managers ....................................................
Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations
Administrators, education and related fields ..................
Managers, medicine and health .....................................
Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments ..
Managers, properties and real estate ............................
Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ........................
Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .............................
Management related ..........................................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................................
Underwriters ..................................................................
Other financial officers ...................................................
Management analysts ....................................................
Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products ..............
Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm
products .......................................................................
Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ...........................
Business and promotional agents ..................................
Construction inspectors .................................................
Inspectors and compliance officers, except
construction .................................................................
Management related, n.e.c. ...........................................
34.21
38.54
40.56
31.23
35.06
45.42
27.73
35.79
21.12
20.96
30.80
41.29
27.78
25.94
27.41
32.78
31.96
25.81
23.95
2.2
2.8
2.8
7.7
8.4
4.2
4.7
3.5
7.5
4.4
8.2
4.7
1.2
2.2
5.7
3.8
4.9
4.3
16.5
16.88
17.78
20.50
21.00
18.75
23.50
13.23
19.00
12.00
10.10
15.39
18.72
16.35
16.35
17.91
16.38
19.93
16.00
16.35
21.72
24.04
25.50
22.85
22.79
29.05
19.23
27.22
14.18
14.54
18.82
25.96
19.94
20.19
19.23
20.51
23.35
18.39
16.35
29.00
33.15
34.10
25.23
30.83
39.52
25.24
34.49
18.51
21.38
24.23
36.24
25.33
24.73
25.70
27.68
29.56
23.93
20.74
40.87
46.91
50.00
36.06
40.87
55.05
33.57
42.12
24.42
25.32
32.69
49.46
32.20
30.77
31.83
37.02
38.27
30.00
34.84
55.39
61.60
67.79
46.85
50.52
69.71
45.65
51.74
32.01
29.43
49.76
63.90
41.11
36.70
41.01
51.25
50.20
36.64
34.84
27.18
27.37
23.34
24.11
3.8
4.7
5.8
12.0
16.16
17.98
16.67
13.00
20.19
20.59
17.71
18.72
25.14
24.46
24.22
22.24
31.25
31.62
27.12
35.23
40.39
42.06
29.81
37.06
25.73
26.29
6.9
2.7
19.35
16.00
19.67
18.99
26.62
24.46
29.71
31.25
33.28
39.59
Sales .........................................................................................
Supervisors, sales .........................................................
Insurance sales ..............................................................
Real estate sales ...........................................................
Securities and financial services sales ..........................
Advertising and related sales .........................................
Sales, other business services ......................................
Sales engineers .............................................................
Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and
wholesale .....................................................................
Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ......................
Sales workers, apparel ..................................................
Sales workers, shoes .....................................................
Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings ..............
Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ...............
Sales workers, hardware and building supplies .............
Sales workers, parts ......................................................
Sales workers, other commodities .................................
Sales counter clerks ......................................................
Cashiers .........................................................................
Street and door-to-door sales workers ..........................
Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales ..............
Sales support, n.e.c. ......................................................
15.33
20.49
23.06
21.37
41.04
20.48
23.98
37.71
1.5
3.5
8.5
14.8
7.0
10.3
7.8
9.1
6.75
10.50
9.98
10.00
14.42
9.50
8.35
22.60
8.00
12.80
13.86
14.29
16.51
11.59
12.50
29.38
11.00
16.60
18.13
16.35
28.13
16.62
18.47
38.46
17.28
22.69
28.34
24.04
43.27
25.48
27.37
43.17
28.85
36.56
43.27
49.30
74.59
38.12
41.54
57.69
26.89
21.98
10.43
9.02
12.34
10.84
12.86
13.99
11.74
9.62
8.67
17.96
14.67
13.52
3.3
6.1
8.8
10.0
5.6
6.9
5.0
3.0
3.1
4.5
1.4
13.5
13.1
7.7
12.50
7.64
6.15
6.00
7.25
7.50
8.50
8.24
6.75
6.50
6.10
8.46
8.00
6.59
16.45
10.71
6.90
6.75
8.50
8.24
9.65
10.39
7.60
7.25
7.00
10.00
9.70
8.25
22.66
17.31
8.16
7.58
10.25
9.27
11.50
13.00
9.48
8.85
8.00
14.42
13.26
10.80
33.63
26.50
10.10
10.27
14.06
12.00
14.33
15.85
13.00
10.73
9.75
25.47
16.25
16.35
45.68
40.31
14.90
15.00
18.52
17.15
17.90
20.81
19.23
14.24
12.19
33.13
20.19
24.26
Administrative support, including clerical ............................
14.44
.7
9.00
10.65
13.50
17.00
21.25
Mean
White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Technical –Continued
Broadcast equipment operators .....................................
Computer programmers .................................................
Tool programmers, numerical control ............................
Legal assistants .............................................................
Technical and related, n.e.c. ..........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.1. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$20.90
23.17
2.5
3.3
$13.50
13.88
$16.75
17.30
$20.19
21.63
$24.62
27.65
$28.98
31.68
20.53
16.66
13.91
16.95
16.69
15.86
11.81
9.17
15.17
11.79
13.63
13.00
13.96
14.40
16.36
12.44
10.70
14.01
14.83
16.40
13.34
13.39
13.35
12.48
12.26
11.05
12.38
11.96
9.64
15.63
18.77
13.87
12.74
17.41
14.69
15.22
19.44
15.66
13.44
14.33
13.22
10.94
11.86
12.04
14.37
10.37
14.61
5.4
3.8
9.6
1.2
5.0
5.6
4.5
1.8
3.4
1.6
2.7
6.0
4.0
3.2
2.5
7.8
2.2
2.8
1.5
2.6
1.9
9.3
4.4
9.4
6.7
4.0
5.7
6.0
8.0
5.0
3.7
2.0
1.8
7.7
8.0
4.9
3.5
3.6
4.8
7.5
1.2
1.3
12.6
1.6
5.6
7.0
1.5
14.43
12.36
9.24
10.58
11.52
10.82
8.00
7.25
8.50
8.01
9.00
11.26
11.25
8.91
11.88
8.45
8.00
9.00
10.00
11.00
9.63
7.09
10.00
9.68
9.50
8.49
8.00
8.50
7.00
7.50
12.39
9.26
8.00
11.25
9.88
9.12
12.06
9.60
9.74
8.88
8.60
8.50
8.25
8.25
9.00
7.17
9.24
16.00
13.64
9.47
13.00
13.00
12.86
9.50
8.00
10.99
9.50
10.75
11.88
12.01
10.85
13.79
9.18
9.00
10.75
11.90
13.00
11.00
10.85
10.68
9.68
10.02
10.31
9.00
9.50
7.50
11.00
13.75
10.90
9.55
12.55
10.38
11.06
14.65
12.09
11.10
10.50
10.00
9.34
8.82
10.00
9.74
7.70
11.20
19.23
16.80
13.18
16.25
14.87
14.82
11.01
8.75
15.56
11.50
12.92
12.40
12.79
13.46
16.00
12.17
10.00
13.23
14.25
15.40
13.00
13.45
12.28
12.02
11.25
11.33
10.82
10.90
9.60
14.49
17.86
13.25
12.32
15.60
13.50
15.87
17.52
14.04
12.90
13.40
12.44
10.45
11.00
11.61
13.30
9.50
14.00
23.79
18.83
16.00
19.95
18.57
18.31
14.34
10.00
19.86
13.63
16.20
14.65
15.14
16.95
19.23
14.79
11.93
16.41
17.00
19.62
15.00
16.11
15.39
15.50
12.00
12.24
14.77
12.91
11.52
19.98
22.39
15.98
15.00
21.07
14.99
17.70
22.50
18.73
15.38
17.49
15.25
12.21
13.67
13.80
18.04
11.75
17.05
27.60
21.50
17.01
24.15
25.00
24.00
16.34
11.95
20.83
15.98
18.68
14.65
17.96
20.87
21.41
16.90
14.42
20.34
20.57
22.94
17.44
20.12
18.26
15.50
20.04
12.39
20.11
16.85
12.36
24.41
27.25
20.37
17.78
25.88
26.43
22.12
29.21
23.99
19.13
20.88
19.10
13.93
17.11
16.00
21.23
15.59
20.48
Blue collar ....................................................................................
15.75
1.0
8.00
10.25
14.05
19.64
26.26
Precision production, craft, and repair ..................................
Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ..........................
Automobile mechanics ...................................................
Automobile mechanic apprentices .................................
Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ................
Aircraft engine mechanics .............................................
Small engine repairers ...................................................
19.93
24.68
18.40
13.81
19.21
27.35
15.41
.9
2.8
3.1
9.7
3.0
8.7
5.8
11.00
15.63
10.00
8.75
12.50
18.75
11.00
14.00
18.75
13.85
11.00
15.00
22.77
12.73
18.50
24.04
18.00
13.13
18.00
27.49
15.00
25.00
28.85
21.05
14.50
22.69
31.22
18.50
30.64
34.52
25.39
17.21
27.00
38.37
19.25
Mean
White collar –Continued
Administrative support, including clerical –Continued
Supervisors, general office ............................................
Supervisors, financial records processing .....................
Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting
clerks ...........................................................................
Computer operators .......................................................
Peripheral equipment operators ....................................
Secretaries .....................................................................
Stenographers ...............................................................
Typists ...........................................................................
Interviewers ...................................................................
Hotel clerks ....................................................................
Transportation ticket and reservation agents .................
Receptionists .................................................................
Information clerks, n.e.c. ................................................
Classified ad clerks ........................................................
Correspondence clerks ..................................................
Order clerks ...................................................................
Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping .........
Library clerks .................................................................
File clerks .......................................................................
Records clerks, n.e.c. ....................................................
Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...............
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ......................................
Billing clerks ...................................................................
Cost and rate clerks .......................................................
Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators .......
Duplicating machine operators ......................................
Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators
Office machine operators, n.e.c. ....................................
Telephone operators ......................................................
Mail clerks, except postal service ..................................
Messengers ...................................................................
Dispatchers ....................................................................
Production coordinators .................................................
Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks .............................
Stock and inventory clerks .............................................
Meter readers ................................................................
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers .............
Expeditors ......................................................................
Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........
Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ...............
Eligibility clerks, social welfare .......................................
Bill and account collectors .............................................
General office clerks ......................................................
Bank tellers ....................................................................
Proofreaders ..................................................................
Data entry keyers ...........................................................
Statistical clerks .............................................................
Teachers’ aides .............................................................
Administrative support, n.e.c. ........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.1. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$16.28
24.76
19.40
15.44
21.30
16.14
4.5
4.0
3.5
7.5
2.1
4.9
$10.00
14.40
13.13
10.00
14.41
11.12
$13.00
22.54
16.00
12.00
17.17
12.50
$15.60
26.01
18.50
15.25
20.58
14.80
$17.74
28.30
22.93
18.00
25.50
19.00
$23.88
31.61
26.50
20.58
28.42
23.04
22.07
20.76
16.22
25.24
23.71
18.55
17.36
21.09
38.94
22.30
16.78
24.41
2.6
14.8
5.8
4.8
3.4
3.5
8.7
7.1
14.6
6.3
2.9
6.0
12.50
9.50
10.00
14.00
15.00
12.40
10.75
14.08
27.06
15.00
10.00
17.79
15.00
13.89
12.45
25.08
21.18
15.00
14.08
17.02
28.43
16.71
12.50
20.00
22.06
21.00
15.84
27.54
25.08
17.50
16.64
19.87
47.26
22.55
16.00
23.00
28.28
23.92
18.56
28.28
26.91
22.00
19.78
27.32
47.26
27.24
20.25
30.00
31.18
36.81
24.84
28.75
28.98
26.00
23.83
31.31
47.26
30.33
25.24
31.38
32.67
23.54
27.39
22.51
26.27
17.92
24.45
19.68
17.18
17.98
26.12
14.61
26.66
15.93
15.15
24.73
14.46
18.39
16.58
18.91
16.51
16.25
24.07
24.17
18.40
24.40
25.02
18.57
22.19
23.94
17.92
20.65
19.88
19.77
16.20
21.41
18.46
17.80
14.13
18.14
3.9
7.8
8.5
6.6
9.2
13.5
12.9
4.9
13.6
6.9
3.3
3.5
3.8
3.9
3.0
7.0
4.7
6.9
11.6
8.9
13.6
7.4
12.8
12.7
6.8
19.4
17.8
9.3
2.0
2.0
7.4
6.1
1.9
9.8
9.1
8.9
16.0
10.1
6.3
11.4
23.50
15.50
19.50
14.66
15.00
14.00
11.60
12.00
11.00
12.00
15.30
10.00
17.50
10.50
12.00
16.00
9.10
10.50
10.00
10.80
9.00
9.00
9.25
14.00
10.84
11.93
10.00
11.36
14.60
16.86
14.00
11.75
13.75
15.00
8.90
11.46
11.56
10.00
12.00
11.95
27.32
19.75
21.25
17.01
20.00
15.00
20.00
14.50
12.00
14.00
18.50
11.50
23.06
12.00
15.00
18.00
12.00
13.25
13.00
12.59
11.50
11.50
16.38
15.50
12.50
13.87
16.00
15.55
17.14
19.80
15.50
16.50
16.50
16.00
12.00
15.72
13.25
12.05
12.50
15.00
30.30
23.08
28.65
21.00
27.29
15.00
20.69
18.00
15.90
16.46
25.07
13.25
26.54
15.00
15.00
24.18
14.00
17.00
16.00
18.17
14.00
15.00
24.22
22.22
16.00
20.00
29.63
19.12
21.09
24.13
17.00
19.50
20.00
17.92
15.76
20.96
16.75
15.03
13.00
15.70
40.72
28.25
32.25
27.00
32.70
20.00
34.80
24.00
20.54
20.69
31.65
16.16
30.40
18.25
15.00
30.00
16.00
24.15
19.50
24.04
21.00
20.50
33.09
28.25
22.50
35.18
34.02
21.73
25.80
28.92
20.00
25.60
23.00
22.87
19.55
28.49
21.05
20.10
15.59
20.75
43.33
29.76
32.75
32.68
40.00
25.53
35.12
31.25
26.56
26.94
40.47
20.49
35.84
22.00
20.00
36.03
20.30
26.88
24.20
30.15
26.92
25.00
34.30
50.40
29.84
35.18
34.02
26.05
31.59
31.07
24.80
29.10
26.50
25.40
22.50
31.81
35.00
28.22
18.19
22.72
Mean
Blue collar –Continued
Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued
Automobile body and related repairers ..........................
Aircraft mechanics, except engine .................................
Heavy equipment mechanics .........................................
Farm equipment mechanics ..........................................
Industrial machinery repairers .......................................
Machinery maintenance .................................................
Electronic repairers, communications and industrial
equipment ....................................................................
Data processing equipment repairers ............................
Household appliance and power tool repairers .............
Telephone line installers and repairers ..........................
Telephone installers and repairers ................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics ..
Office machine repairers ................................................
Mechanical controls and valve repairers .......................
Elevator installers and repairers ....................................
Millwrights ......................................................................
Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. .....................................
Supervisors, carpenters and related workers ................
Supervisors, electricians and power transmission
installers .......................................................................
Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers ....
Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......
Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. .........................
Brickmasons and stonemasons .....................................
Tile setters, hard and soft ..............................................
Carpet installers .............................................................
Carpenters .....................................................................
Carpenter apprentices ...................................................
Drywall installers ............................................................
Electricians ....................................................................
Electrician apprentices ...................................................
Electrical power installers and repairers ........................
Painters, construction and maintenance ........................
Plasterers .......................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ...........................
Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices ............
Concrete and terrazzo finishers .....................................
Glaziers ..........................................................................
Insulation workers ..........................................................
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators ...
Roofers ..........................................................................
Sheet metal duct installers .............................................
Structural metal workers ................................................
Construction trades, n.e.c. .............................................
Supervisors, extractive ..................................................
Drillers, oil well ...............................................................
Mining machine operators .............................................
Supervisors, production .................................................
Tool and die makers ......................................................
Tool and die maker apprentices ....................................
Precision assemblers, metal ..........................................
Machinists ......................................................................
Boilermakers ..................................................................
Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners ...............
Patternmakers and modelmakers, metal .......................
Layout workers ..............................................................
Sheet metal workers ......................................................
Sheet metal worker apprentices ....................................
Patternmakers and modelmakers, wood .......................
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.1. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$12.81
12.04
12.53
16.94
15.05
14.21
18.27
15.21
15.45
13.93
14.25
12.10
11.74
13.16
19.94
7.0
6.8
7.7
18.9
11.5
14.3
9.1
2.8
10.5
3.5
12.5
3.9
5.2
4.8
4.5
$9.00
9.02
8.50
8.32
8.50
9.75
14.25
9.75
8.00
8.76
10.00
7.30
6.75
8.19
10.30
$11.00
10.00
11.00
10.45
12.29
12.50
14.30
13.27
10.40
10.25
10.06
9.05
8.75
10.50
14.36
$12.50
12.00
11.43
13.00
14.85
12.50
16.35
14.61
14.96
13.07
11.01
11.15
11.25
13.54
18.90
$13.65
13.00
13.30
20.35
17.37
17.93
20.40
16.25
20.92
16.50
16.14
14.50
13.58
15.67
25.75
$16.00
16.50
18.30
36.06
20.51
20.40
28.13
21.00
22.17
20.85
22.21
18.44
18.06
17.60
28.74
23.35
20.79
18.49
28.40
23.92
24.03
10.4
11.0
10.8
3.8
5.5
4.7
15.65
17.82
11.50
21.67
14.00
16.71
16.64
17.85
14.38
26.39
19.46
20.43
26.63
17.85
18.38
26.70
25.43
25.26
26.63
26.28
22.94
30.40
27.61
27.50
27.33
27.33
28.25
35.27
31.84
29.08
14.17
17.41
15.88
16.14
13.73
16.65
14.22
1.3
3.7
6.1
6.9
7.5
11.4
8.0
8.30
12.70
10.35
10.75
8.50
10.51
7.25
10.08
14.35
12.07
13.25
9.69
12.50
10.00
13.00
16.51
15.25
16.22
12.09
15.25
13.75
16.85
19.75
18.58
18.81
16.00
19.31
17.70
22.50
22.47
21.68
22.09
21.59
26.98
20.59
13.52
12.93
16.82
15.38
13.41
14.49
15.95
12.15
11.11
13.69
10.46
17.02
16.56
14.83
12.60
2.5
10.3
3.1
4.3
3.6
7.8
5.2
7.3
4.9
2.8
10.9
2.9
5.9
6.5
7.1
8.60
8.61
12.00
9.45
8.50
8.50
10.90
8.00
7.50
11.00
7.13
11.00
13.25
9.20
9.00
11.00
10.50
14.10
11.15
10.10
10.60
13.66
9.00
9.00
12.71
7.79
14.00
13.25
10.90
9.67
12.75
11.50
16.50
14.00
12.75
13.84
15.30
12.75
10.75
13.80
9.22
17.00
15.70
14.57
11.50
15.50
15.32
19.00
17.98
15.26
18.10
17.80
14.16
12.50
14.50
13.85
19.98
18.45
18.02
13.07
18.70
18.65
21.57
26.64
19.75
23.00
21.48
14.50
15.25
16.25
13.87
22.74
21.89
19.97
16.39
12.23
10.92
10.40
9.47
9.80
12.35
14.14
13.83
15.48
19.56
11.65
15.52
14.48
5.8
4.7
8.3
5.1
6.0
8.1
4.5
3.8
4.2
5.4
8.0
4.4
7.8
9.00
7.90
7.25
6.75
7.00
7.43
8.14
10.01
10.31
12.30
8.00
9.85
9.00
10.27
9.79
8.50
8.00
8.05
9.52
10.45
11.22
11.61
16.09
8.25
11.56
11.63
11.75
10.75
8.64
9.50
9.25
11.45
13.52
13.29
14.95
18.98
11.19
14.17
13.12
13.60
10.75
11.25
10.50
11.00
14.70
16.48
16.22
18.36
24.45
13.23
17.24
18.36
16.93
14.26
15.00
12.05
13.50
18.89
22.43
17.61
21.50
25.62
16.81
26.21
21.00
Mean
Blue collar –Continued
Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued
Cabinet makers and bench carpenters ..........................
Furniture and wood finishers .........................................
Dressmakers ..................................................................
Tailors ............................................................................
Upholsterers ..................................................................
Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers .................
Patternmakers, layout workers, and cutters ..................
Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians ....
Bookbinders ...................................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ............
Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ........................
Butchers and meat cutters .............................................
Bakers ............................................................................
Food batchmakers .........................................................
Inspectors, testers, and graders ....................................
Precision inspectors, testers, and related workers,
n.e.c. ............................................................................
Adjusters and calibrators ...............................................
Water and sewer treatment plant operators ..................
Power plant operators ....................................................
Stationary engineers ......................................................
Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c. .........
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .................
Lathe and turning-machine set-up operators .................
Lathe and turning-machine operators ............................
Milling and planing machine operators ..........................
Punching and stamping press operators .......................
Rolling machine operators .............................................
Drilling and boring machine operators ...........................
Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine
operators ......................................................................
Forging machine operators ............................................
Numerical control machine operators ............................
Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ...........................
Molding and casting machine operators ........................
Metal plating machine operators ....................................
Heat treating equipment operators ................................
Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators ....
Sawing machine operators ............................................
Shaping and joining machine operators ........................
Nailing and tacking machine operators ..........................
Printing press operators .................................................
Photoengravers and lithographers .................................
Typesetters and compositors .........................................
Winding and twisting machine operators .......................
Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine
operators ......................................................................
Textile cutting machine operators ..................................
Textile sewing machine operators .................................
Pressing machine operators ..........................................
Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ...........
Cementing and gluing machine operators .....................
Packaging and filling machine operators .......................
Extruding and forming machine operators .....................
Mixing and blending machine operators ........................
Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators ..
Compressing and compacting machine operators ........
Painting and paint spraying machine operators .............
Roasting and baking machine operators, food ..............
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.1. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$16.06
13.02
15.24
15.57
13.85
13.99
10.64
14.61
15.69
12.08
14.95
11.42
11.67
11.82
16.75
12.66
14.05
15.18
13.31
11.91
23.1
16.8
6.3
11.9
2.9
36.1
6.0
2.5
2.3
8.7
2.0
11.4
8.3
6.3
26.4
5.8
4.6
5.0
8.0
6.2
$10.00
6.90
10.50
10.25
8.56
8.00
8.00
8.50
11.00
8.23
8.15
6.95
7.50
7.05
9.00
6.75
8.50
10.01
9.00
7.00
$10.00
8.35
12.00
11.60
11.46
8.00
8.50
10.45
12.30
9.00
10.02
8.10
8.50
10.30
9.92
9.15
10.03
11.64
10.75
9.00
$12.00
12.44
13.50
14.54
13.66
12.00
10.00
13.60
15.00
11.60
13.00
10.00
12.38
11.50
12.75
11.25
12.39
14.00
12.48
10.30
$21.74
16.03
16.62
16.39
16.42
14.95
11.86
17.85
17.74
14.14
18.00
14.47
13.95
14.00
28.35
14.64
16.57
17.75
13.69
14.79
$28.04
20.44
25.13
27.19
18.75
32.62
16.37
22.76
21.31
16.50
26.73
17.00
15.66
15.29
28.75
19.00
23.44
20.96
18.20
16.50
Transportation and material moving .....................................
Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ............................
Truckdrivers ...................................................................
Driver-sales workers ......................................................
Busdrivers ......................................................................
Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ......................................
Parking lot attendants ....................................................
Motor transportation, n.e.c. ............................................
Railroad conductors and yardmasters ...........................
Locomotive operating ....................................................
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators .................
Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c. .........................................
Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats ..............
Sailors and deckhands ..................................................
Marine engineers ...........................................................
Supervisors, material moving equipment .......................
Operating engineers ......................................................
Hoist and winch operators .............................................
Crane and tower operators ............................................
Excavating and loading machine operators ...................
Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ...........................
Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ...........
Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators,
n.e.c. ............................................................................
15.10
18.50
15.20
13.01
12.91
8.93
8.01
9.62
25.68
28.94
30.28
21.64
18.85
11.80
21.37
22.77
23.50
12.12
16.66
16.94
16.36
14.18
1.8
6.4
2.4
9.5
6.5
6.5
10.6
5.7
22.6
23.1
5.9
4.0
14.8
7.0
20.9
3.5
10.4
19.6
6.2
4.6
6.1
1.9
8.50
10.00
9.00
5.50
8.80
6.25
5.75
6.00
13.65
14.47
15.52
15.54
12.92
8.34
14.38
16.25
13.00
9.25
12.24
10.00
11.00
9.19
10.50
13.52
11.00
7.00
10.00
7.00
6.00
6.50
13.65
14.47
23.29
19.67
13.75
8.75
14.38
18.75
14.00
9.50
13.91
13.15
12.50
10.71
14.00
17.97
14.28
11.67
12.00
8.75
7.00
8.64
26.00
28.96
30.74
21.14
19.74
9.30
17.71
22.82
25.14
10.50
15.07
16.00
14.50
13.37
18.51
23.24
18.90
17.57
14.38
9.75
8.64
10.95
35.82
39.31
39.18
23.60
20.00
14.42
23.17
27.18
28.50
10.86
18.00
18.50
20.00
17.00
23.14
25.61
22.50
23.81
18.00
12.18
11.33
15.00
42.10
47.10
40.84
26.77
25.54
19.38
35.27
28.05
33.50
25.62
22.40
22.75
25.00
21.04
16.67
6.1
9.95
12.34
15.55
20.43
26.65
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .........
Nursery workers .............................................................
Supervisors, agriculture-related workers .......................
Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...............
Animal caretakers, except farm .....................................
Inspectors, agricultural products ....................................
Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and
laborers, n.e.c. .............................................................
Helpers, mechanics and repairers .................................
Helpers, construction trades ..........................................
Construction laborers .....................................................
Production helpers .........................................................
Garbage collectors .........................................................
11.43
10.28
24.39
10.75
10.81
9.79
1.5
11.6
7.3
4.3
10.9
16.4
6.75
7.00
14.84
7.00
7.70
7.05
8.00
7.00
20.19
8.00
9.00
7.30
10.00
9.42
25.00
9.42
9.35
8.75
13.26
13.31
25.00
13.00
13.50
10.50
17.86
15.10
29.40
16.72
15.33
14.65
19.77
11.28
12.48
14.72
11.29
9.27
6.4
3.6
3.7
4.3
3.2
6.7
12.00
8.00
8.50
8.00
7.25
6.84
15.00
9.00
10.00
9.75
8.40
7.82
18.51
10.32
11.17
12.50
10.30
9.00
22.92
13.46
14.00
20.00
13.35
10.10
27.42
17.00
16.35
23.83
17.13
12.09
Mean
Blue collar –Continued
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors
–Continued
Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators ......
Folding machine operators ............................................
Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food .............
Crushing and grinding machine operators .....................
Slicing and cutting machine operators ...........................
Motion picture projectionists ..........................................
Photographic process machine operators .....................
Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ......................
Welders and cutters .......................................................
Solderers and brazers ...................................................
Assemblers ....................................................................
Hand cutting and trimming .............................................
Hand molding, casting, and forming ..............................
Hand painting, coating, and decorating .........................
Hand engraving and printing ..........................................
Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ...............................
Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ...........
Production testers ..........................................................
Production samplers and weighers ................................
Graders and sorters, except agricultural ........................
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.1. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
Blue collar –Continued
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
–Continued
Stock handlers and baggers ..........................................
Machine feeders and offbearers ....................................
Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ..................
Garage and service station related ................................
Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners .....................
Hand packers and packagers ........................................
Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .............................
$9.84
10.87
12.54
9.04
9.61
9.63
10.69
1.7
2.5
2.2
3.7
4.0
4.9
2.4
$6.00
7.74
7.75
6.50
6.50
6.30
6.50
$7.00
8.67
9.50
7.25
7.50
7.00
7.75
$9.00
10.50
11.64
8.50
8.75
8.73
10.00
$11.67
12.30
14.65
10.00
10.35
11.10
12.65
$14.80
14.78
19.75
12.00
13.64
13.95
16.10
Service ..........................................................................................
Protective service ..............................................................
Supervisors, guards .......................................................
Guards and police, except public service ......................
Protective service, n.e.c. ................................................
Food service ......................................................................
Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...............................
Bartenders .....................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ..................................................
Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants .....................................
Other food service ...........................................................
Supervisors, food preparation and service ....................
Cooks .............................................................................
Kitchen workers, food preparation .................................
Food preparation, n.e.c. .................................................
Health service ....................................................................
Dental assistants ...........................................................
Health aides, except nursing .........................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .......................
Cleaning and building service ............................................
Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers ......
Maids and housemen ....................................................
Janitors and cleaners .....................................................
Pest control ....................................................................
Personal service ................................................................
Supervisors, personal service ........................................
Hairdressers and cosmetologists ...................................
Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ...........
9.38
10.76
17.11
10.33
8.71
7.75
5.12
6.82
4.53
6.18
8.86
13.72
9.80
8.22
7.85
10.90
15.39
11.67
10.26
10.61
16.95
8.76
10.67
14.21
10.13
14.75
12.48
7.16
.9
2.5
11.4
2.2
2.5
1.0
2.2
3.0
3.1
3.7
.9
2.8
1.5
1.4
1.6
1.3
3.5
2.9
1.4
3.1
4.0
3.0
4.6
9.8
5.2
6.4
8.8
2.7
5.46
7.00
10.19
7.00
6.50
3.15
2.13
3.50
2.13
3.65
6.00
8.28
6.50
6.00
5.75
7.50
10.25
7.88
7.40
6.70
11.54
6.50
6.75
9.00
5.70
8.70
5.91
5.25
6.75
8.50
11.00
8.50
7.25
6.00
2.65
5.25
2.25
5.00
6.75
9.79
7.50
6.50
6.50
8.80
13.00
9.00
8.56
7.56
13.00
7.00
7.90
10.20
6.70
10.97
7.09
5.63
8.50
9.75
15.35
9.63
8.00
7.25
5.15
6.75
3.85
6.30
8.00
12.76
9.25
7.65
7.39
10.20
15.00
10.87
9.90
9.35
17.95
8.00
9.64
12.00
8.25
14.42
10.00
6.55
11.00
11.68
18.04
11.33
10.23
9.25
6.75
8.00
6.09
7.25
10.00
16.50
11.25
9.27
8.56
12.28
17.51
13.25
11.55
12.08
19.62
9.82
12.38
16.66
11.00
18.75
14.51
7.40
14.44
15.73
33.65
14.29
11.00
12.00
8.05
10.00
7.35
8.50
13.03
20.77
14.00
11.50
10.55
15.12
21.00
16.25
13.64
17.70
23.08
11.75
17.48
21.09
15.59
21.25
21.57
10.67
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.1. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Mean
Service –Continued
Personal service –Continued
Guides ...........................................................................
Ushers ...........................................................................
Public transportation attendants ....................................
Baggage porters and bellhops .......................................
Welfare service aides ....................................................
Early childhood teachers’ assistants ..............................
Childcare workers, n.e.c. ...............................................
Service, n.e.c. ................................................................
$13.17
7.53
32.00
7.90
9.58
8.53
8.69
10.86
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium
pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is
computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers,
weighted by hours. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in
the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the
same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate
shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At
the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th
and 90th percentiles follow the same logic.
2 Total includes full-time and part-time workers. 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.
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
8.6
6.6
5.4
5.2
5.9
3.7
2.9
4.5
$7.75
5.15
15.53
5.40
6.05
6.06
6.50
6.75
$11.57
6.00
26.05
6.15
6.92
7.25
7.00
8.00
$13.44
7.00
30.13
8.00
9.50
8.00
8.00
10.00
$15.87
8.60
40.07
9.00
11.42
9.52
9.96
12.00
$16.83
10.00
48.15
11.00
13.00
11.32
11.96
17.58
3 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between December 2004
and January 2006. The average reference period was June 2005.
4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all
workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in "National
Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States" on the BLS Internet site
www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the
estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For
more information about RSEs, see appendix A in "National Compensation Survey:
Occupational Wages in the United States" on the BLS Internet site
www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication
criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may
include data for categories not shown separately.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.2. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers,
National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All ......................................................................................................
All, excluding sales ....................................................................
$18.95
19.06
1.2
1.3
$8.06
8.25
$10.58
10.75
$15.08
15.35
$22.99
23.11
$33.46
33.50
White collar ..................................................................................
White collar, excluding sales .................................................
23.40
24.61
1.1
1.2
9.69
10.50
12.75
13.82
18.63
20.00
28.85
30.22
42.31
43.62
Professional specialty and technical .....................................
Professional specialty ............................................................
Engineers, architects, and surveyors .................................
Architects .......................................................................
Aerospace engineers .....................................................
Metallurgical and materials engineers ...........................
Petroleum engineers ......................................................
Chemical engineers .......................................................
Nuclear engineers ..........................................................
Civil engineers ...............................................................
Electrical and electronic engineers ................................
Industrial engineers .......................................................
Mechanical engineers ....................................................
Marine engineers and naval architects ..........................
Engineers, n.e.c. ............................................................
Surveyors and mapping scientists .................................
Mathematical and computer scientists ...............................
Computer systems analysts and scientists ....................
Operations and systems researchers and analysts .......
Actuaries ........................................................................
Statisticians ....................................................................
Natural scientists ...............................................................
Chemists, except biochemists .......................................
Geologists and geodesists .............................................
Physical scientists, n.e.c. ...............................................
Agricultural and food scientists ......................................
Biological and life scientists ...........................................
Medical scientists ...........................................................
Health related ....................................................................
Physicians ......................................................................
Optometrists ..................................................................
Health diagnosing practitioners, n.e.c. ...........................
Registered nurses ..........................................................
Pharmacists ...................................................................
Dietitians ........................................................................
Respiratory therapists ....................................................
Occupational therapists .................................................
Physical therapists .........................................................
Speech therapists ..........................................................
Therapists, n.e.c. ...........................................................
Physicians’ assistants ....................................................
Teachers, college and university .......................................
Biological science teachers ...........................................
Chemistry teachers ........................................................
Psychology teachers ......................................................
Economics teachers ......................................................
History teachers .............................................................
Sociology teachers ........................................................
Social science teachers, n.e.c. ......................................
Engineering teachers .....................................................
Mathematical science teachers .....................................
Computer science teachers ...........................................
Medical science teachers ..............................................
Health specialties teachers ............................................
Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ..............
Art, drama, and music teachers .....................................
Physical education teachers ..........................................
Education teachers ........................................................
30.28
32.96
36.77
29.79
42.27
34.08
43.16
35.75
40.40
32.51
39.28
33.30
31.96
29.94
40.02
36.16
35.71
35.73
35.75
37.23
29.36
32.79
32.20
37.13
32.07
31.29
34.13
31.48
33.15
69.88
62.86
33.45
28.15
45.74
21.42
22.69
25.60
28.98
26.49
16.87
37.12
44.89
51.59
57.08
40.98
55.37
36.76
48.13
43.99
62.93
39.29
28.71
61.69
56.20
49.39
39.86
28.71
40.68
1.6
1.6
1.4
7.7
8.1
6.8
16.1
8.7
5.5
4.2
2.6
2.6
2.0
11.6
2.2
11.4
2.4
2.7
5.5
9.4
8.9
3.0
8.8
6.8
8.4
10.1
10.2
13.7
4.1
8.2
14.1
8.8
1.5
.8
5.9
2.4
4.1
3.5
6.7
3.5
7.9
3.9
12.8
9.8
6.6
12.9
9.6
27.5
10.2
13.2
14.6
12.0
8.2
14.0
8.3
7.8
8.7
16.6
14.32
16.34
23.84
19.79
23.34
25.00
26.14
26.44
32.05
20.00
25.47
23.08
23.08
20.19
26.25
20.51
20.82
20.80
21.03
23.86
16.22
18.12
20.41
25.24
19.53
14.00
17.18
16.36
19.00
20.95
40.87
28.63
19.56
40.37
13.97
18.38
15.38
22.11
17.25
12.31
15.00
22.84
28.76
37.03
26.16
31.87
25.81
26.80
28.85
35.18
30.74
19.23
32.69
24.97
27.91
26.61
21.28
24.82
19.23
22.12
28.70
22.32
30.95
27.59
32.25
29.10
34.58
25.05
31.25
27.26
26.42
24.04
31.41
26.44
26.77
26.90
25.96
26.51
26.44
23.55
23.19
32.00
23.88
25.09
22.97
20.09
22.50
28.70
49.92
31.25
22.50
43.35
17.50
19.76
21.63
25.07
21.53
13.90
30.95
29.00
38.46
46.23
31.79
39.06
27.71
30.10
29.02
36.47
30.74
22.84
44.99
29.00
32.16
31.86
22.04
30.33
26.66
29.92
34.86
27.04
42.95
32.31
36.06
29.47
38.86
30.00
37.52
32.27
30.90
29.90
39.10
40.80
34.62
34.62
37.02
36.00
29.07
30.49
29.43
38.46
30.75
30.94
30.65
25.48
27.81
68.18
61.67
31.25
26.71
46.00
20.71
21.82
26.62
29.85
25.93
14.90
37.52
38.56
45.26
49.05
41.25
56.21
30.15
36.11
42.99
64.36
30.74
22.84
60.10
39.45
50.90
37.33
28.11
35.05
36.54
40.00
43.05
33.25
52.36
36.35
55.94
44.85
44.07
38.32
44.81
36.78
36.62
33.25
46.97
40.80
43.27
43.11
43.75
46.88
31.25
39.43
37.16
43.59
36.49
36.19
40.39
39.90
36.74
98.08
75.00
31.25
32.00
47.76
24.76
25.80
29.50
32.06
31.25
18.46
47.12
52.79
49.04
65.90
44.98
62.30
43.13
65.45
56.61
81.80
42.27
30.88
72.12
66.82
53.01
43.59
28.11
41.26
48.22
51.34
52.21
43.80
59.40
50.65
65.19
47.79
50.30
45.97
55.63
44.67
42.19
42.93
57.00
49.50
51.63
51.78
50.80
50.58
39.80
49.54
49.53
52.89
48.65
40.70
63.74
47.32
48.87
110.00
93.75
45.58
38.46
51.05
31.22
27.36
33.09
34.72
33.53
23.08
48.08
73.95
116.35
85.80
61.45
68.91
50.39
85.89
56.61
96.61
61.66
41.09
90.97
102.88
79.13
66.63
44.29
77.34
See footnotes at end of table.
33
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.2. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers,
National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$40.34
43.96
66.59
42.01
39.93
21.11
12.31
24.64
30.88
26.09
23.61
17.92
29.68
29.85
31.29
34.32
22.78
34.19
17.25
17.59
13.24
15.74
18.74
56.19
56.19
7.1
8.5
13.5
11.2
6.1
3.3
3.8
5.5
4.6
9.1
6.4
8.8
6.5
7.5
6.8
8.3
8.6
2.4
2.8
3.2
7.6
13.2
15.5
4.4
4.4
$27.14
30.03
48.20
25.64
19.10
9.80
8.50
15.76
18.45
15.89
12.26
10.24
18.27
18.27
16.01
19.35
12.24
20.91
11.27
11.80
8.24
12.07
11.25
28.85
28.85
$28.39
32.73
52.89
28.11
24.44
13.00
9.50
18.78
23.00
20.00
17.31
12.25
21.63
21.06
20.43
23.08
15.38
25.09
13.46
13.89
9.37
12.07
11.25
36.92
36.92
$32.93
44.01
63.85
37.79
34.66
18.86
11.50
23.92
29.92
25.24
23.30
14.67
26.61
26.67
28.85
30.23
19.96
31.25
16.30
16.42
12.50
12.58
17.83
50.76
50.76
$43.17
47.68
78.09
48.11
48.49
28.08
14.20
29.81
36.35
30.90
29.73
20.33
35.92
35.92
36.97
39.07
26.58
38.69
20.00
20.50
16.88
17.31
20.05
69.63
69.63
$67.59
61.34
99.49
62.77
69.33
34.22
17.53
33.70
45.73
37.63
35.35
33.60
48.08
49.38
48.08
49.74
37.87
53.00
24.72
25.14
19.77
20.74
23.08
88.40
88.40
25.24
35.83
21.68
39.06
33.13
18.66
17.13
16.35
26.07
24.73
40.13
25.95
32.87
23.17
18.91
32.09
15.59
24.25
17.82
16.59
24.03
24.21
22.78
25.77
21.94
19.61
18.94
21.96
21.90
97.51
13.91
31.45
3.7
14.7
3.6
20.3
17.8
5.4
12.0
19.9
7.6
7.3
29.5
12.5
9.2
2.5
3.0
4.0
4.7
2.8
1.9
2.3
12.2
5.6
4.3
5.5
2.8
11.9
5.7
6.4
10.5
13.0
13.2
3.2
11.24
15.00
10.85
19.13
10.00
14.00
8.50
8.00
10.50
16.83
10.58
12.50
17.11
12.50
10.92
24.29
10.00
16.75
13.39
10.15
12.01
16.93
16.13
15.40
14.42
12.00
12.02
14.56
14.21
25.00
8.25
18.46
15.45
22.23
14.42
29.21
16.62
15.00
10.00
8.00
15.18
17.50
15.58
16.26
20.21
15.50
14.00
27.85
12.06
20.09
15.15
12.70
16.50
20.00
17.68
19.23
17.52
14.25
14.91
16.48
16.50
46.25
9.50
24.04
21.33
36.01
19.58
31.59
25.51
18.27
13.93
15.15
22.19
22.72
20.19
22.84
30.39
19.97
18.00
33.00
15.31
23.36
17.25
15.33
22.61
23.52
21.29
24.87
21.01
17.50
17.35
22.12
20.27
97.72
12.66
29.13
29.67
51.14
26.93
38.55
45.06
20.00
22.44
19.13
30.29
28.16
27.88
31.32
45.19
26.10
22.68
37.00
18.01
28.12
20.00
18.76
27.10
28.39
26.45
30.57
25.95
23.98
22.93
24.67
26.70
143.75
15.14
36.42
44.09
54.33
34.62
79.98
54.27
24.52
28.77
27.84
43.01
33.51
117.79
47.00
53.94
33.01
27.59
39.50
23.47
33.39
22.95
24.62
32.10
32.05
32.69
38.17
28.57
31.50
26.56
29.56
32.71
179.83
18.00
45.17
Mean
White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Teachers, college and university –Continued
English teachers ............................................................
Foreign language teachers ............................................
Law teachers .................................................................
Theology teachers .........................................................
Other post-secondary teachers .....................................
Teachers, except college and university ............................
Prekindergarten and kindergarten .................................
Elementary school teachers ..........................................
Secondary school teachers ...........................................
Teachers, special education ..........................................
Teachers, n.e.c. .............................................................
Vocational and educational counselors .........................
Librarians, archivists, and curators ....................................
Librarians .......................................................................
Social scientists and urban planners .................................
Economists ....................................................................
Psychologists .................................................................
Social scientists, n.e.c. ..................................................
Social, recreation, and religious workers ...........................
Social workers ...............................................................
Recreation workers ........................................................
Clergy ............................................................................
Religious workers, n.e.c. ................................................
Lawyers and judges ...........................................................
Lawyers .........................................................................
Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals,
n.e.c. ................................................................................
Technical writers ............................................................
Designers .......................................................................
Musicians and composers .............................................
Actors and directors .......................................................
Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers
Photographers ...............................................................
Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. .............
Editors and reporters .....................................................
Public relations specialists .............................................
Announcers ....................................................................
Athletes ..........................................................................
Professional, n.e.c. ........................................................
Technical ...............................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ..........
Dental hygienists ...........................................................
Health record technologists and technicians .................
Radiological technicians ................................................
Licensed practical nurses ..............................................
Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ..................
Electrical and electronic technicians ..............................
Industrial engineering technicians .................................
Mechanical engineering technicians ..............................
Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ......................................
Drafters ..........................................................................
Surveying and mapping technicians ..............................
Biological technicians ....................................................
Chemical technicians .....................................................
Science technicians, n.e.c. ............................................
Airplane pilots and navigators ........................................
Broadcast equipment operators .....................................
Computer programmers .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
34
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.2. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers,
National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$23.35
22.78
21.13
7.4
4.2
6.0
$16.65
15.00
12.50
$18.50
18.06
14.75
$21.64
21.43
19.07
$30.00
26.23
23.72
$32.55
30.76
34.02
Executive, administrative, and managerial ...........................
Executives, administrators, and managers ........................
Financial managers .......................................................
Personnel and labor relations managers .......................
Purchasing managers ....................................................
Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations
Administrators, education and related fields ..................
Managers, medicine and health .....................................
Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments ..
Managers, properties and real estate ............................
Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ........................
Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .............................
Management related ..........................................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................................
Underwriters ..................................................................
Other financial officers ...................................................
Management analysts ....................................................
Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products ..............
Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm
products .......................................................................
Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ...........................
Business and promotional agents ..................................
Construction inspectors .................................................
Inspectors and compliance officers, except
construction .................................................................
Management related, n.e.c. ...........................................
34.31
38.62
40.47
31.26
35.06
45.40
27.58
35.76
21.18
21.67
31.11
41.30
27.84
25.90
27.41
32.91
32.00
25.93
23.95
2.2
2.7
2.8
7.8
8.4
4.3
4.8
3.5
7.5
4.3
8.6
4.7
1.2
2.2
5.7
3.8
5.0
4.4
16.5
17.00
17.79
20.30
21.00
18.75
23.50
13.10
19.00
12.24
11.54
15.39
18.72
16.35
16.39
17.91
16.45
19.93
16.00
16.35
21.76
24.04
25.44
22.85
22.79
29.00
19.13
27.22
14.29
16.25
18.82
25.96
19.95
20.19
19.23
20.61
23.35
18.77
16.35
29.16
33.22
33.96
25.23
30.83
39.52
25.24
34.08
18.51
21.64
24.23
36.25
25.34
24.67
25.70
27.73
29.56
24.04
20.74
40.98
46.92
49.60
36.06
40.87
54.96
33.65
42.07
24.74
26.92
35.00
49.46
32.21
30.96
31.83
37.09
38.34
30.05
34.84
55.73
61.72
67.79
46.85
50.52
69.71
45.74
51.99
32.01
30.63
50.45
63.90
41.21
36.46
41.01
51.25
50.20
37.22
34.84
27.18
27.36
23.34
24.77
3.8
4.7
5.8
11.1
16.16
17.98
16.67
16.24
20.19
20.53
17.71
19.23
25.14
24.46
24.22
22.66
31.25
31.62
27.12
35.58
40.39
42.06
29.81
37.06
25.86
26.31
7.0
2.7
19.67
16.02
19.67
19.04
26.63
24.43
29.71
31.25
33.30
39.53
Sales .........................................................................................
Supervisors, sales .........................................................
Insurance sales ..............................................................
Real estate sales ...........................................................
Securities and financial services sales ..........................
Advertising and related sales .........................................
Sales, other business services ......................................
Sales engineers .............................................................
Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and
wholesale .....................................................................
Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ......................
Sales workers, apparel ..................................................
Sales workers, shoes .....................................................
Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings ..............
Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ...............
Sales workers, hardware and building supplies .............
Sales workers, parts ......................................................
Sales workers, other commodities .................................
Sales counter clerks ......................................................
Cashiers .........................................................................
Street and door-to-door sales workers ..........................
Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales ..............
Sales support, n.e.c. ......................................................
17.85
20.62
23.09
22.06
41.38
20.61
25.32
38.11
1.7
3.6
8.5
14.7
7.0
10.5
6.3
9.5
7.50
10.63
9.98
11.63
14.42
9.50
10.00
22.60
9.50
12.83
13.73
14.42
16.74
11.59
14.29
30.00
13.33
16.73
17.89
16.83
28.52
16.62
20.00
39.01
20.28
22.83
28.51
24.04
43.27
25.48
28.70
44.49
32.81
36.67
43.27
49.30
75.76
38.12
42.41
57.69
27.09
21.91
13.10
10.88
15.24
11.93
13.70
14.83
13.42
10.57
9.47
19.92
17.17
15.73
3.5
6.3
14.4
12.3
6.1
8.3
5.6
2.9
3.2
5.3
2.0
18.3
15.1
8.0
12.70
7.61
7.00
6.77
8.65
7.50
9.00
9.50
7.37
7.00
6.50
8.46
10.00
8.77
16.71
10.87
8.15
7.25
11.28
8.75
10.09
11.69
8.57
7.85
7.50
11.15
12.69
10.24
23.07
17.31
9.50
10.27
13.83
10.00
12.00
13.89
11.13
10.00
8.66
21.64
13.94
12.75
33.95
26.43
12.35
12.60
16.21
13.03
15.30
16.35
15.26
12.00
11.00
28.86
19.24
20.19
45.72
40.20
18.76
15.50
21.86
20.00
18.88
22.03
22.50
15.49
13.11
29.43
21.73
26.92
Administrative support, including clerical ............................
Supervisors, general office ............................................
Supervisors, financial records processing .....................
14.75
20.91
23.17
.8
2.5
3.3
9.16
13.50
13.88
11.00
16.75
17.30
13.79
20.19
21.63
17.33
24.62
27.65
21.62
28.98
31.68
Mean
White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Technical –Continued
Tool programmers, numerical control ............................
Legal assistants .............................................................
Technical and related, n.e.c. ..........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
35
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.2. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers,
National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
White collar –Continued
Administrative support, including clerical –Continued
Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting
clerks ...........................................................................
Computer operators .......................................................
Peripheral equipment operators ....................................
Secretaries .....................................................................
Stenographers ...............................................................
Typists ...........................................................................
Interviewers ...................................................................
Hotel clerks ....................................................................
Transportation ticket and reservation agents .................
Receptionists .................................................................
Information clerks, n.e.c. ................................................
Classified ad clerks ........................................................
Correspondence clerks ..................................................
Order clerks ...................................................................
Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping .........
Library clerks .................................................................
File clerks .......................................................................
Records clerks, n.e.c. ....................................................
Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...............
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ......................................
Billing clerks ...................................................................
Cost and rate clerks .......................................................
Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators .......
Duplicating machine operators ......................................
Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators
Office machine operators, n.e.c. ....................................
Telephone operators ......................................................
Mail clerks, except postal service ..................................
Messengers ...................................................................
Dispatchers ....................................................................
Production coordinators .................................................
Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks .............................
Stock and inventory clerks .............................................
Meter readers ................................................................
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers .............
Expeditors ......................................................................
Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........
Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ...............
Eligibility clerks, social welfare .......................................
Bill and account collectors .............................................
General office clerks ......................................................
Bank tellers ....................................................................
Proofreaders ..................................................................
Data entry keyers ...........................................................
Statistical clerks .............................................................
Teachers’ aides .............................................................
Administrative support, n.e.c. ........................................
$20.53
16.71
13.68
17.13
16.49
15.79
12.42
9.23
15.13
12.06
13.80
13.10
13.96
14.71
16.42
13.05
11.01
14.11
15.02
16.68
13.34
13.39
13.84
12.56
12.35
11.10
12.82
12.33
9.68
15.83
18.77
13.94
13.26
17.71
15.20
15.92
19.60
15.86
13.51
14.44
13.57
11.20
13.82
11.94
14.86
10.01
14.93
5.4
3.8
8.9
1.2
5.7
5.9
4.2
1.9
3.7
1.7
2.8
5.8
4.0
3.1
2.5
5.7
2.8
2.9
1.6
2.3
2.0
9.3
6.0
9.6
6.6
3.9
5.6
7.2
10.0
5.1
3.7
2.1
2.0
8.1
8.2
4.8
3.5
3.8
4.9
7.8
1.3
1.5
9.0
1.5
5.4
8.1
1.5
$14.43
12.38
9.24
10.94
11.75
11.00
8.75
7.25
8.50
8.50
9.01
11.26
11.25
9.10
11.88
8.93
8.13
9.00
10.00
11.44
9.50
7.09
10.00
9.68
9.50
8.57
8.00
8.65
6.88
7.50
12.39
9.43
8.79
11.50
10.28
9.35
12.25
10.00
9.81
9.00
9.00
8.70
10.25
8.25
9.05
7.00
9.52
$16.00
13.65
9.47
13.14
13.00
13.17
10.02
8.00
10.85
9.86
11.00
11.88
12.01
11.06
13.79
10.56
9.42
10.95
12.00
13.50
11.00
10.85
10.75
9.68
10.09
10.61
9.35
9.50
7.19
11.00
13.75
10.90
10.32
12.68
11.00
12.15
14.88
12.19
11.10
10.50
10.50
9.50
11.00
10.00
10.39
7.50
11.67
$19.23
16.81
14.47
16.44
14.45
14.82
11.89
9.00
15.69
11.70
13.01
12.61
12.79
13.80
16.00
12.92
10.42
13.39
14.50
15.67
13.00
13.45
12.69
12.02
11.25
11.33
11.32
10.98
9.60
14.90
17.86
13.33
12.86
17.31
13.55
16.35
17.65
14.25
13.00
13.46
12.69
10.65
13.43
11.70
13.68
9.24
14.49
$23.79
18.85
17.01
20.03
18.57
17.96
15.08
10.00
19.86
13.75
16.50
14.65
15.14
17.17
19.23
14.80
12.00
16.49
17.05
19.71
15.00
16.11
15.84
15.50
12.00
12.24
16.15
14.57
11.00
20.00
22.39
16.00
15.30
21.51
15.14
19.46
22.57
19.19
15.42
17.55
15.75
12.69
15.79
13.74
18.09
11.47
17.31
$27.60
21.63
17.01
24.42
25.00
23.06
16.57
12.00
20.86
16.30
18.86
14.65
17.96
21.20
21.41
17.33
14.91
20.50
20.67
23.37
17.44
20.12
18.77
15.50
20.04
12.39
20.11
19.78
12.96
24.41
27.25
20.56
18.00
25.88
26.75
22.37
29.59
24.04
19.13
20.88
19.46
14.24
20.00
15.27
21.80
14.41
20.72
Blue collar ....................................................................................
16.15
1.0
8.50
10.75
14.55
20.00
26.55
Precision production, craft, and repair ..................................
Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ..........................
Automobile mechanics ...................................................
Automobile mechanic apprentices .................................
Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ................
Aircraft engine mechanics .............................................
Small engine repairers ...................................................
Automobile body and related repairers ..........................
Aircraft mechanics, except engine .................................
20.03
24.76
18.66
13.81
19.34
27.35
15.43
16.33
24.77
1.0
2.8
3.0
9.7
3.0
8.7
5.8
4.5
4.0
11.00
15.63
10.50
8.75
12.75
18.75
11.00
10.00
14.35
14.25
18.75
14.25
11.00
15.03
22.77
12.73
13.00
22.54
18.56
24.04
18.00
13.13
18.00
27.49
15.00
15.60
26.01
25.00
29.08
21.25
14.50
22.72
31.22
18.50
17.76
28.39
30.67
34.52
25.62
17.21
27.00
38.37
19.25
24.00
31.61
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.2. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers,
National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$19.47
15.50
21.30
16.13
3.6
7.5
2.1
4.9
$13.50
10.00
14.44
11.12
$16.00
12.50
17.17
12.50
$18.55
15.25
20.58
14.80
$22.96
18.00
25.50
19.00
$26.50
20.58
28.42
23.04
22.08
21.03
16.22
25.24
23.85
18.47
17.46
21.09
38.94
22.30
16.87
24.41
2.8
15.0
5.8
4.8
3.5
3.5
8.7
7.1
14.6
6.3
3.0
6.0
12.50
9.50
10.00
14.00
15.62
12.40
10.75
14.08
27.06
15.00
10.00
17.79
15.00
14.42
12.45
25.08
21.18
15.00
14.00
17.02
28.43
16.71
12.55
20.00
22.00
21.00
15.84
27.54
25.08
17.48
16.75
19.87
47.26
22.55
16.05
23.00
28.28
23.92
18.56
28.28
26.91
21.92
19.79
27.32
47.26
27.24
20.41
30.00
31.18
36.81
24.84
28.75
28.98
25.83
23.83
31.31
47.26
30.33
25.30
31.38
32.67
23.54
27.39
22.54
26.49
17.92
24.45
19.64
17.18
17.98
26.10
14.61
26.66
15.96
15.15
24.73
14.46
18.44
16.39
18.91
16.51
16.21
24.07
24.17
18.36
24.40
25.02
18.57
22.22
23.94
17.92
20.72
19.88
19.77
16.20
21.41
18.46
17.80
18.14
13.06
12.13
12.48
3.9
7.8
8.5
6.6
9.0
13.5
12.9
4.9
13.6
6.9
3.3
3.5
3.8
4.0
3.0
7.0
4.7
6.9
11.7
8.9
13.6
7.5
12.8
12.7
6.9
19.4
17.8
9.3
2.0
2.0
7.4
6.1
1.9
9.8
9.1
8.9
16.0
10.1
11.4
6.7
7.0
7.8
23.50
15.50
19.50
15.00
16.00
14.00
11.60
12.00
11.00
12.00
15.30
10.00
17.50
11.00
12.00
16.00
9.10
10.50
9.00
10.80
9.00
9.00
9.25
14.00
10.84
11.93
10.00
11.36
14.65
16.86
14.00
11.82
13.75
15.00
8.90
11.46
11.56
10.00
11.95
9.75
9.02
8.50
27.32
19.75
21.25
17.01
20.00
15.00
20.00
14.32
12.00
14.00
18.50
11.50
23.06
12.00
15.00
18.00
12.00
13.50
13.00
12.59
11.50
11.50
16.38
15.50
12.50
13.87
16.00
15.55
17.15
19.80
15.50
16.50
16.50
16.00
12.00
15.72
13.25
12.05
15.00
11.00
9.82
11.00
30.30
23.08
28.65
21.00
27.29
15.00
20.69
18.00
15.90
16.40
25.07
13.25
26.54
15.00
15.00
24.18
14.00
17.00
16.00
18.17
14.00
15.00
24.22
22.22
16.00
20.00
29.63
19.12
21.09
24.13
17.00
19.50
20.00
17.92
15.76
20.96
16.75
15.03
15.70
12.50
12.00
11.43
40.72
28.25
32.25
27.11
32.70
20.00
34.80
24.00
20.54
20.69
31.65
16.16
30.40
18.25
15.00
30.00
16.00
24.20
17.00
24.04
21.00
20.50
33.09
28.25
22.40
35.18
34.02
21.73
25.80
28.92
20.00
25.60
23.00
22.87
19.55
28.49
21.05
20.10
20.75
13.80
13.00
13.30
43.33
29.76
32.75
32.68
40.00
25.53
35.12
30.78
26.56
26.94
40.47
20.49
35.84
22.00
20.00
36.03
20.30
26.88
24.20
30.15
26.92
25.00
34.30
50.40
29.04
35.18
34.02
26.05
31.60
31.07
24.80
29.10
26.50
25.40
22.50
31.81
35.00
28.22
22.72
16.29
16.50
18.65
Mean
Blue collar –Continued
Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued
Heavy equipment mechanics .........................................
Farm equipment mechanics ..........................................
Industrial machinery repairers .......................................
Machinery maintenance .................................................
Electronic repairers, communications and industrial
equipment ....................................................................
Data processing equipment repairers ............................
Household appliance and power tool repairers .............
Telephone line installers and repairers ..........................
Telephone installers and repairers ................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics ..
Office machine repairers ................................................
Mechanical controls and valve repairers .......................
Elevator installers and repairers ....................................
Millwrights ......................................................................
Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. .....................................
Supervisors, carpenters and related workers ................
Supervisors, electricians and power transmission
installers .......................................................................
Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers ....
Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......
Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. .........................
Brickmasons and stonemasons .....................................
Tile setters, hard and soft ..............................................
Carpet installers .............................................................
Carpenters .....................................................................
Carpenter apprentices ...................................................
Drywall installers ............................................................
Electricians ....................................................................
Electrician apprentices ...................................................
Electrical power installers and repairers ........................
Painters, construction and maintenance ........................
Plasterers .......................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ...........................
Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices ............
Concrete and terrazzo finishers .....................................
Glaziers ..........................................................................
Insulation workers ..........................................................
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators ...
Roofers ..........................................................................
Sheet metal duct installers .............................................
Structural metal workers ................................................
Construction trades, n.e.c. .............................................
Supervisors, extractive ..................................................
Drillers, oil well ...............................................................
Mining machine operators .............................................
Supervisors, production .................................................
Tool and die makers ......................................................
Tool and die maker apprentices ....................................
Precision assemblers, metal ..........................................
Machinists ......................................................................
Boilermakers ..................................................................
Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners ...............
Patternmakers and modelmakers, metal .......................
Layout workers ..............................................................
Sheet metal workers ......................................................
Patternmakers and modelmakers, wood .......................
Cabinet makers and bench carpenters ..........................
Furniture and wood finishers .........................................
Dressmakers ..................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.2. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers,
National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$17.63
15.05
14.21
18.63
15.21
15.45
13.99
14.25
12.35
12.25
13.27
20.22
20.4
11.5
14.3
11.4
2.8
10.5
3.7
12.5
3.8
5.8
4.9
4.1
$8.50
8.50
9.75
14.25
9.75
8.00
8.76
10.00
8.05
6.00
8.50
10.68
$10.45
12.29
12.50
14.25
13.27
10.40
10.30
10.06
9.40
9.85
10.56
14.90
$13.00
14.85
12.50
15.15
14.61
14.96
13.12
11.01
11.20
12.00
13.54
19.00
$20.35
17.37
17.93
24.97
16.25
20.92
16.62
16.14
14.80
14.25
15.67
25.96
$36.06
20.51
20.40
28.13
21.00
22.17
20.95
22.21
18.49
18.06
17.60
28.74
23.35
20.79
18.49
28.40
23.99
24.03
10.4
11.0
10.8
3.8
5.6
4.7
15.65
17.82
11.50
21.67
14.00
16.71
16.64
17.85
14.38
26.39
19.46
20.43
26.63
17.85
18.38
26.70
25.62
25.26
26.63
26.28
22.94
30.40
27.61
27.50
27.33
27.33
28.25
35.27
31.84
29.08
14.31
17.41
16.12
16.14
14.04
16.65
14.25
1.4
3.7
6.2
6.9
6.7
11.4
8.1
8.50
12.70
10.50
10.75
8.50
10.51
7.25
10.30
14.35
12.50
13.25
10.08
12.50
10.00
13.10
16.51
16.00
16.22
12.39
15.25
14.00
17.00
19.75
18.68
18.81
16.25
19.31
17.70
22.68
22.47
21.68
22.09
21.87
26.98
20.59
13.60
12.93
16.82
15.65
13.46
14.49
15.95
12.20
11.11
13.69
10.46
17.01
16.66
15.73
12.61
2.7
10.3
3.1
4.0
3.6
7.8
5.2
7.1
4.9
2.8
10.9
2.9
6.3
5.8
7.1
8.58
8.61
12.00
9.35
8.50
8.50
10.90
8.00
7.50
11.00
7.13
11.00
13.25
9.50
9.00
11.00
10.50
14.10
11.65
10.23
10.60
13.66
9.25
9.00
12.71
7.79
14.00
13.25
12.80
9.67
12.98
11.50
16.50
14.15
12.81
13.84
15.30
12.75
10.75
13.80
9.22
17.00
16.69
17.00
11.59
15.60
15.32
19.00
18.25
15.40
18.10
17.80
14.16
12.50
14.50
13.85
19.98
18.45
19.00
13.07
18.75
18.65
21.57
26.66
19.75
23.00
21.48
14.50
15.25
16.25
13.87
22.74
22.81
19.97
16.39
12.23
10.92
10.53
9.46
9.97
12.35
14.43
13.83
15.57
19.56
11.65
15.48
14.04
16.81
13.02
15.24
5.8
4.7
9.2
5.4
5.9
8.1
4.0
3.8
4.1
5.4
8.0
4.4
7.8
22.6
16.8
6.3
9.00
7.90
7.03
6.75
7.18
7.43
8.75
10.01
10.31
12.30
8.00
9.85
8.50
10.00
6.90
10.50
10.27
9.79
8.36
8.00
8.13
9.52
10.93
11.22
11.84
16.09
8.25
11.53
11.52
10.00
8.35
12.00
11.75
10.75
9.00
9.50
9.50
11.45
13.60
13.29
14.95
18.98
11.19
14.17
13.00
13.05
12.44
13.50
13.60
10.75
11.67
10.50
11.00
14.70
16.61
16.22
18.36
24.45
13.23
17.24
17.30
28.04
16.03
16.62
16.93
14.26
15.50
12.20
13.50
18.89
22.43
17.61
21.50
25.62
16.81
26.21
21.00
28.04
20.44
25.13
Mean
Blue collar –Continued
Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued
Tailors ............................................................................
Upholsterers ..................................................................
Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers .................
Patternmakers, layout workers, and cutters ..................
Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians ....
Bookbinders ...................................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ............
Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ........................
Butchers and meat cutters .............................................
Bakers ............................................................................
Food batchmakers .........................................................
Inspectors, testers, and graders ....................................
Precision inspectors, testers, and related workers,
n.e.c. ............................................................................
Adjusters and calibrators ...............................................
Water and sewer treatment plant operators ..................
Power plant operators ....................................................
Stationary engineers ......................................................
Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c. .........
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .................
Lathe and turning-machine set-up operators .................
Lathe and turning-machine operators ............................
Milling and planing machine operators ..........................
Punching and stamping press operators .......................
Rolling machine operators .............................................
Drilling and boring machine operators ...........................
Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine
operators ......................................................................
Forging machine operators ............................................
Numerical control machine operators ............................
Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ...........................
Molding and casting machine operators ........................
Metal plating machine operators ....................................
Heat treating equipment operators ................................
Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators ....
Sawing machine operators ............................................
Shaping and joining machine operators ........................
Nailing and tacking machine operators ..........................
Printing press operators .................................................
Photoengravers and lithographers .................................
Typesetters and compositors .........................................
Winding and twisting machine operators .......................
Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine
operators ......................................................................
Textile cutting machine operators ..................................
Textile sewing machine operators .................................
Pressing machine operators ..........................................
Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ...........
Cementing and gluing machine operators .....................
Packaging and filling machine operators .......................
Extruding and forming machine operators .....................
Mixing and blending machine operators ........................
Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators ..
Compressing and compacting machine operators ........
Painting and paint spraying machine operators .............
Roasting and baking machine operators, food ..............
Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators ......
Folding machine operators ............................................
Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food .............
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.2. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers,
National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$15.57
14.08
11.47
14.71
15.69
12.17
15.06
11.81
11.73
12.24
16.75
12.80
14.12
15.19
13.78
11.91
12.33
11.9
2.7
7.8
2.6
2.3
9.0
2.0
10.8
8.3
4.7
26.4
5.8
4.7
5.0
8.2
6.2
8.1
$10.25
9.00
9.00
8.60
11.00
8.55
8.23
6.95
7.50
8.75
9.00
7.35
8.50
10.01
10.64
7.00
9.25
$11.60
11.50
10.00
10.51
12.30
9.00
10.10
9.00
8.50
10.65
9.92
9.40
10.15
11.64
11.03
9.00
10.71
$14.54
13.81
10.17
13.65
15.00
12.00
13.00
10.46
12.38
11.50
12.75
11.50
12.50
14.00
12.81
10.30
11.63
$16.39
16.42
12.00
17.92
17.74
14.39
18.24
14.59
14.00
14.00
28.35
14.69
16.61
17.75
14.55
14.79
16.00
$27.19
18.75
16.85
22.93
21.31
16.50
26.74
17.00
15.66
15.21
28.75
19.29
23.44
20.96
18.30
16.50
16.00
Transportation and material moving .....................................
Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ............................
Truckdrivers ...................................................................
Driver-sales workers ......................................................
Busdrivers ......................................................................
Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ......................................
Parking lot attendants ....................................................
Motor transportation, n.e.c. ............................................
Railroad conductors and yardmasters ...........................
Locomotive operating ....................................................
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators .................
Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c. .........................................
Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats ..............
Sailors and deckhands ..................................................
Marine engineers ...........................................................
Supervisors, material moving equipment .......................
Operating engineers ......................................................
Hoist and winch operators .............................................
Crane and tower operators ............................................
Excavating and loading machine operators ...................
Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ...........................
Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ...........
Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators,
n.e.c. ............................................................................
15.53
18.58
15.31
15.73
13.15
8.93
7.57
11.44
25.68
28.94
30.28
21.64
19.15
11.39
21.37
22.77
23.50
12.12
16.64
16.99
16.36
14.23
1.8
6.4
2.4
6.2
10.0
8.4
9.6
5.7
22.6
23.1
5.9
4.0
15.2
6.4
20.9
3.5
10.4
19.6
6.2
4.6
6.1
1.8
9.00
10.00
9.23
8.50
8.11
6.00
5.00
7.96
13.65
14.47
15.52
15.54
12.92
8.34
14.38
16.25
13.00
9.25
12.24
10.00
11.00
9.25
11.00
13.89
11.00
10.30
10.00
7.00
6.25
8.64
13.65
14.47
23.29
19.67
14.58
8.75
14.38
18.75
14.00
9.50
13.91
13.25
12.50
10.81
14.40
17.97
14.42
14.75
12.00
8.75
7.50
10.50
26.00
28.96
30.74
21.14
20.00
9.25
17.71
22.82
25.14
10.50
15.07
16.00
14.50
13.45
18.94
23.24
19.00
20.00
15.04
10.25
8.74
12.50
35.82
39.31
39.18
23.60
20.00
12.33
23.17
27.18
28.50
10.86
18.00
18.50
20.00
17.00
23.76
25.67
22.57
25.07
22.20
12.18
10.00
17.40
42.10
47.10
40.84
26.77
25.71
18.13
35.27
28.05
33.50
25.62
22.40
23.22
25.00
21.04
16.91
6.3
10.00
12.45
15.95
20.45
26.65
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .........
Nursery workers .............................................................
Supervisors, agriculture-related workers .......................
Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...............
Animal caretakers, except farm .....................................
Inspectors, agricultural products ....................................
Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and
laborers, n.e.c. .............................................................
Helpers, mechanics and repairers .................................
Helpers, construction trades ..........................................
Construction laborers .....................................................
Production helpers .........................................................
Garbage collectors .........................................................
Stock handlers and baggers ..........................................
Machine feeders and offbearers ....................................
11.94
11.53
24.39
11.17
11.29
10.05
1.7
8.9
7.3
4.7
10.2
15.9
7.00
9.00
14.84
7.25
8.75
7.30
8.50
9.35
20.19
8.00
9.23
7.65
10.50
10.00
25.00
10.00
10.50
8.75
13.93
13.50
25.00
13.79
14.10
10.76
18.87
16.50
29.40
16.75
15.33
14.65
19.80
11.64
12.51
14.69
11.44
9.30
11.26
10.90
6.7
3.8
3.8
4.6
2.9
7.0
1.9
2.5
12.00
8.00
8.50
8.00
7.25
6.84
7.00
7.80
15.06
9.00
10.00
9.79
8.50
7.82
8.50
8.67
18.51
10.50
11.17
12.50
10.50
9.00
10.52
10.56
22.89
13.91
14.05
20.00
13.73
10.30
13.16
12.30
27.17
17.00
16.35
23.24
17.48
12.34
16.40
14.78
Mean
Blue collar –Continued
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors
–Continued
Crushing and grinding machine operators .....................
Slicing and cutting machine operators ...........................
Photographic process machine operators .....................
Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ......................
Welders and cutters .......................................................
Solderers and brazers ...................................................
Assemblers ....................................................................
Hand cutting and trimming .............................................
Hand molding, casting, and forming ..............................
Hand painting, coating, and decorating .........................
Hand engraving and printing ..........................................
Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ...............................
Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ...........
Production testers ..........................................................
Production samplers and weighers ................................
Graders and sorters, except agricultural ........................
Hand inspectors, n.e.c. ..................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.2. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers,
National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
Blue collar –Continued
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
–Continued
Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ..................
Garage and service station related ................................
Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners .....................
Hand packers and packagers ........................................
Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .............................
$12.93
8.98
10.00
9.79
11.07
2.4
3.6
3.8
5.5
2.5
$7.95
6.75
7.00
6.50
6.75
$9.50
7.25
8.00
7.00
8.00
$12.00
8.50
9.00
8.90
10.00
$15.55
10.00
10.85
11.46
13.25
$20.09
12.00
14.70
14.12
16.61
Service ..........................................................................................
Protective service ..............................................................
Supervisors, guards .......................................................
Guards and police, except public service ......................
Protective service, n.e.c. ................................................
Food service ......................................................................
Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...............................
Bartenders .....................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ..................................................
Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants .....................................
Other food service ...........................................................
Supervisors, food preparation and service ....................
Cooks .............................................................................
Kitchen workers, food preparation .................................
Food preparation, n.e.c. .................................................
Health service ....................................................................
Dental assistants ...........................................................
Health aides, except nursing .........................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .......................
Cleaning and building service ............................................
Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers ......
Maids and housemen ....................................................
Janitors and cleaners .....................................................
Pest control ....................................................................
Personal service ................................................................
Supervisors, personal service ........................................
Hairdressers and cosmetologists ...................................
Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ...........
Guides ...........................................................................
Public transportation attendants ....................................
Baggage porters and bellhops .......................................
Welfare service aides ....................................................
10.20
10.94
17.12
10.36
9.41
8.74
5.33
7.03
4.69
6.47
9.91
14.01
10.29
9.05
8.63
11.17
15.42
11.93
10.49
11.09
16.98
8.80
11.32
14.06
10.66
14.76
13.05
7.22
13.90
33.37
7.86
11.12
1.5
2.9
11.4
2.4
3.0
1.5
2.8
4.6
4.4
6.2
1.1
2.8
1.5
2.4
1.9
1.2
3.6
3.1
1.2
3.1
4.0
3.3
4.4
9.6
8.2
6.5
10.0
3.1
6.0
4.6
5.5
3.2
6.00
7.10
10.19
7.00
7.00
4.00
2.13
4.00
2.13
3.70
6.50
8.50
7.00
6.12
6.25
7.90
10.25
8.00
7.73
6.93
11.54
6.50
7.00
9.00
5.67
8.70
6.50
5.30
10.55
20.76
5.35
8.45
7.35
8.50
11.00
8.50
7.75
6.50
3.00
5.65
2.35
4.75
7.50
10.00
8.00
7.00
7.10
9.00
13.00
9.25
8.83
7.97
13.00
7.04
8.20
10.20
6.75
10.92
7.50
5.65
12.50
27.68
6.15
9.50
9.38
10.00
15.35
9.74
8.80
8.00
5.15
6.89
4.25
6.44
9.00
13.07
9.93
8.50
8.00
10.50
15.00
11.20
10.00
9.89
17.95
8.08
10.30
12.00
8.85
14.42
10.50
6.55
13.82
30.13
8.00
10.55
11.96
12.00
18.04
11.50
11.00
10.50
6.75
8.50
5.88
7.50
11.38
16.97
12.00
10.40
9.84
12.50
17.51
13.39
11.74
13.00
19.62
10.00
13.23
16.66
11.73
18.75
14.72
7.38
15.87
41.09
9.00
12.50
15.53
15.73
33.65
14.25
11.27
13.84
8.80
10.00
7.35
9.50
14.73
21.25
14.75
12.60
11.62
15.51
21.00
16.26
13.82
18.57
23.08
12.00
18.57
19.07
17.22
21.25
22.28
10.75
16.83
48.15
10.95
14.20
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.2. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time workers,
National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Mean
Service –Continued
Personal service –Continued
Early childhood teachers’ assistants ..............................
Childcare workers, n.e.c. ...............................................
Service, n.e.c. ................................................................
$8.66
8.80
11.61
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium
pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is
computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers,
weighted by hours. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in
the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the
same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate
shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At
the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th
and 90th percentiles follow the same logic.
2 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between December 2004
and January 2006. The average reference period was June 2005.
3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
4.4
3.1
5.8
$6.25
6.50
7.81
$7.25
7.00
9.18
$8.35
8.12
10.69
$9.75
10.00
13.50
$11.69
11.85
17.94
workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in "National
Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States" on the BLS Internet site
www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the
estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For
more information about RSEs, see appendix A in "National Compensation Survey:
Occupational Wages in the United States" on the BLS Internet site
www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication
criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may
include data for categories not shown separately.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.3. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time workers,
National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005
Part-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All ......................................................................................................
All, excluding sales ....................................................................
$10.15
10.70
1.0
1.2
$5.50
5.40
$6.57
6.50
$8.00
8.25
$10.50
11.50
$17.00
19.59
White collar ..................................................................................
White collar, excluding sales .................................................
12.96
17.55
1.7
2.3
6.50
8.00
7.35
10.00
9.25
13.50
14.42
22.47
25.46
31.71
Professional specialty and technical .....................................
Professional specialty ............................................................
Engineers, architects, and surveyors .................................
Mathematical and computer scientists ...............................
Computer systems analysts and scientists ....................
Natural scientists ...............................................................
Health related ....................................................................
Physicians ......................................................................
Registered nurses ..........................................................
Pharmacists ...................................................................
Dietitians ........................................................................
Respiratory therapists ....................................................
Occupational therapists .................................................
Physical therapists .........................................................
Speech therapists ..........................................................
Therapists, n.e.c. ...........................................................
Teachers, college and university .......................................
Psychology teachers ......................................................
Mathematical science teachers .....................................
Computer science teachers ...........................................
Health specialties teachers ............................................
Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ..............
Art, drama, and music teachers .....................................
Education teachers ........................................................
English teachers ............................................................
Other post-secondary teachers .....................................
Teachers, except college and university ............................
Prekindergarten and kindergarten .................................
Elementary school teachers ..........................................
Secondary school teachers ...........................................
Teachers, special education ..........................................
Teachers, n.e.c. .............................................................
Substitute teachers ........................................................
Vocational and educational counselors .........................
Librarians, archivists, and curators ....................................
Librarians .......................................................................
Social scientists and urban planners .................................
Psychologists .................................................................
Social, recreation, and religious workers ...........................
Social workers ...............................................................
Recreation workers ........................................................
Lawyers and judges ...........................................................
Lawyers .........................................................................
Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals,
n.e.c. ................................................................................
Designers .......................................................................
Musicians and composers .............................................
Photographers ...............................................................
Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. .............
Editors and reporters .....................................................
Announcers ....................................................................
Athletes ..........................................................................
Technical ...............................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ..........
Dental hygienists ...........................................................
Health record technologists and technicians .................
Radiological technicians ................................................
Licensed practical nurses ..............................................
24.68
27.14
38.40
31.73
31.88
26.40
31.29
89.41
29.13
37.11
22.29
23.47
33.45
35.99
30.45
20.20
23.67
19.75
19.94
21.09
24.72
23.17
23.34
22.61
22.86
23.22
18.09
14.47
19.85
37.22
26.85
19.91
8.39
12.10
20.13
20.47
24.38
24.38
15.86
19.75
9.44
60.60
60.60
2.9
3.1
18.4
7.5
7.7
25.7
3.5
12.3
1.8
8.3
6.8
6.0
6.8
6.6
4.9
7.8
7.9
16.3
17.3
21.2
7.5
13.5
13.8
19.2
11.3
7.6
9.4
13.5
17.3
15.9
31.6
12.1
10.5
7.7
8.6
10.5
21.0
21.0
8.6
5.3
12.8
20.4
20.4
10.58
10.70
23.78
12.94
12.94
17.00
20.49
52.88
20.60
12.85
18.50
17.47
25.00
24.00
26.34
16.50
9.00
15.63
13.80
13.00
18.04
15.00
15.00
11.64
10.58
14.50
9.45
9.45
10.71
19.00
15.00
10.25
6.00
9.45
12.60
12.60
10.00
10.00
6.67
11.00
5.50
25.64
25.64
15.60
19.00
25.00
19.99
19.99
18.00
24.05
64.03
24.05
33.00
18.50
19.97
27.88
30.00
28.81
16.80
15.63
15.63
13.80
16.34
18.61
20.00
15.00
15.87
14.82
18.00
12.00
13.50
10.71
28.96
15.00
12.00
6.50
10.00
16.70
16.70
12.00
12.00
9.59
14.42
6.35
38.97
38.97
23.00
25.90
35.00
30.20
31.50
19.00
28.48
100.00
28.00
39.86
22.50
22.84
32.00
39.00
30.00
19.00
21.88
15.63
18.40
16.34
23.59
20.00
19.78
17.19
19.10
22.00
13.50
13.50
17.00
35.58
19.10
16.67
8.00
10.98
19.40
21.81
27.00
27.00
14.42
18.00
8.00
49.04
49.04
30.00
33.00
44.50
37.18
37.18
45.96
35.00
105.29
33.09
45.20
22.82
26.25
38.00
40.00
30.00
23.75
30.00
21.88
21.88
23.00
29.00
23.67
31.56
25.38
30.00
27.78
21.00
14.02
25.23
38.02
20.00
29.23
10.88
11.85
23.94
23.94
30.00
30.00
21.21
25.00
12.00
63.33
63.33
39.45
42.08
63.99
51.11
51.11
45.96
43.96
130.21
39.01
49.12
28.14
31.62
45.00
43.00
37.00
23.75
36.26
30.00
28.09
40.00
35.00
36.67
36.26
39.77
38.33
32.94
29.70
21.00
33.48
58.88
53.85
38.00
11.00
17.24
25.73
25.73
35.00
35.00
26.00
28.94
13.00
157.97
157.97
14.74
12.42
41.40
16.37
11.62
16.34
8.54
13.34
19.04
19.13
32.15
14.55
22.22
17.70
8.8
16.6
24.1
32.5
12.1
13.7
10.8
11.2
3.7
6.8
8.2
25.1
4.6
1.9
6.50
7.25
12.00
7.05
8.90
9.00
5.50
7.50
10.50
12.00
22.00
9.50
16.00
13.95
8.15
7.50
15.46
7.50
10.00
10.32
6.50
8.50
14.00
14.30
22.50
10.72
17.75
15.60
10.00
10.00
25.00
13.86
12.00
14.00
9.00
11.00
16.87
16.80
28.00
13.25
21.95
16.87
18.00
13.18
70.00
13.86
12.00
20.00
10.00
18.00
22.00
22.58
40.63
17.51
24.00
19.34
28.75
20.00
70.00
38.46
12.00
24.15
11.13
24.14
29.00
30.05
46.88
21.31
28.35
23.00
See footnotes at end of table.
42
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.3. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time workers,
National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Part-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Technical –Continued
Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ..................
Electrical and electronic technicians ..............................
Broadcast equipment operators .....................................
Computer programmers .................................................
$14.91
25.57
10.64
33.13
5.2
18.6
20.0
7.9
$9.00
15.00
7.00
17.65
$11.00
17.08
7.50
25.00
$13.61
22.00
8.30
34.62
$17.11
33.97
9.50
41.44
$23.84
38.84
14.92
50.96
Executive, administrative, and managerial ...........................
Executives, administrators, and managers ........................
Managers, medicine and health .....................................
Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ........................
Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .............................
Management related ..........................................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................................
Other financial officers ...................................................
Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........
Management related, n.e.c. ...........................................
26.65
29.80
37.47
24.00
34.72
24.90
26.67
23.26
20.46
25.66
4.9
11.4
15.7
10.4
19.8
4.4
8.4
15.1
7.5
10.9
13.75
9.00
27.00
13.75
20.00
14.00
14.58
12.00
14.42
15.00
17.29
18.82
27.00
18.82
20.00
16.00
21.00
14.50
16.00
17.01
26.00
28.89
41.76
28.89
20.00
24.52
26.00
17.50
19.23
25.25
30.00
33.00
48.35
28.92
49.52
29.00
30.00
30.00
26.88
28.89
44.00
50.94
48.35
28.92
56.86
38.15
38.15
36.90
28.89
40.00
Sales .........................................................................................
Supervisors, sales .........................................................
Real estate sales ...........................................................
Sales, other business services ......................................
Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and
wholesale .....................................................................
Sales workers, apparel ..................................................
Sales workers, shoes .....................................................
Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings ..............
Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi, and appliances ...............
Sales workers, hardware and building supplies .............
Sales workers, parts ......................................................
Sales workers, other commodities .................................
Sales counter clerks ......................................................
Cashiers .........................................................................
Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales ..............
Sales support, n.e.c. ......................................................
8.13
9.78
10.39
8.74
.8
14.4
14.2
4.9
6.00
7.25
6.92
6.75
6.65
7.50
6.92
7.00
7.50
8.00
10.00
8.00
8.85
9.48
11.00
10.00
10.50
12.25
13.48
10.30
10.60
7.64
8.17
8.94
8.98
10.12
8.18
8.18
7.38
7.81
10.46
7.88
7.5
3.1
11.2
3.1
3.6
3.0
3.2
2.2
2.0
.9
10.9
3.7
9.00
6.00
5.75
7.00
7.32
7.50
7.00
6.10
6.00
6.00
8.00
6.00
9.00
6.50
6.25
7.60
7.84
8.70
7.25
6.75
6.50
6.50
8.00
6.40
9.25
7.00
7.19
8.75
8.69
10.00
8.00
7.50
7.25
7.31
9.00
7.10
12.00
8.10
8.75
9.92
9.75
11.25
9.00
8.87
8.00
8.50
11.30
8.80
13.00
9.50
11.17
10.99
11.00
13.17
9.80
10.71
9.00
10.00
16.25
10.30
Administrative support, including clerical ............................
Secretaries .....................................................................
Stenographers ...............................................................
Typists ...........................................................................
Interviewers ...................................................................
Hotel clerks ....................................................................
Transportation ticket and reservation agents .................
Receptionists .................................................................
Information clerks, n.e.c. ................................................
Order clerks ...................................................................
Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping .........
Library clerks .................................................................
File clerks .......................................................................
Records clerks, n.e.c. ....................................................
Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...............
Billing clerks ...................................................................
Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators .......
Duplicating machine operators ......................................
Telephone operators ......................................................
Mail clerks, except postal service ..................................
Messengers ...................................................................
Dispatchers ....................................................................
Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks .............................
Stock and inventory clerks .............................................
Expeditors ......................................................................
11.43
14.45
17.56
16.32
9.61
8.67
15.36
10.11
10.25
10.45
13.78
10.71
9.71
11.97
12.47
13.37
11.20
10.08
9.58
10.35
9.54
9.63
12.02
9.97
10.10
1.3
3.9
6.0
14.8
6.7
4.1
3.7
4.7
5.2
7.2
13.1
16.3
3.9
6.2
2.3
6.9
2.8
8.2
3.5
4.1
8.9
4.0
8.5
5.7
11.0
7.50
9.00
11.00
9.00
7.50
6.00
9.38
6.75
6.50
6.55
8.00
5.51
8.00
8.05
8.15
10.30
8.50
8.50
8.50
8.20
7.00
6.75
8.50
7.00
7.25
8.66
10.75
13.00
10.82
7.75
7.75
11.57
7.50
8.00
7.50
10.00
8.40
8.25
9.00
10.00
11.00
10.00
8.50
9.00
8.88
7.72
8.00
10.00
7.50
8.19
10.39
14.03
16.50
16.17
9.25
8.25
15.33
9.28
10.25
9.10
14.00
10.11
10.00
10.80
12.50
12.00
10.86
9.00
9.00
10.12
9.50
10.00
12.01
8.85
8.73
13.10
16.00
18.50
24.00
10.84
9.50
20.29
12.12
12.00
12.50
17.60
13.00
10.00
13.55
14.00
14.42
12.59
11.44
10.00
11.70
12.00
10.14
13.78
11.35
11.95
16.44
21.15
29.80
24.00
12.33
11.25
20.60
15.00
13.00
14.19
17.60
16.43
11.81
15.13
17.50
17.79
14.39
12.00
11.87
12.69
12.00
11.00
16.03
14.55
14.25
See footnotes at end of table.
43
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.3. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time workers,
National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Part-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
White collar –Continued
Administrative support, including clerical –Continued
Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks,
n.e.c. ............................................................................
Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........
Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ...............
Bill and account collectors .............................................
General office clerks ......................................................
Bank tellers ....................................................................
Data entry keyers ...........................................................
Teachers’ aides .............................................................
Administrative support, n.e.c. ........................................
$8.78
15.91
12.47
11.82
10.95
10.09
12.82
11.20
11.37
2.4
12.9
6.1
16.1
2.8
1.7
8.9
11.1
3.4
$7.15
11.19
7.30
8.00
7.75
8.00
9.00
7.80
8.00
$7.85
12.00
9.25
8.33
8.50
9.00
10.00
8.50
9.20
$8.37
13.88
11.60
9.57
10.50
9.60
11.35
10.00
10.50
$10.00
17.13
14.85
14.01
13.00
11.00
15.00
12.50
12.50
$10.75
28.14
17.19
23.50
14.60
12.92
20.00
17.00
15.51
Blue collar ....................................................................................
9.38
1.5
6.00
6.75
8.50
10.50
13.85
Precision production, craft, and repair ..................................
Automobile mechanics ...................................................
Electronic repairers, communications and industrial
equipment ....................................................................
Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. .....................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ............
Butchers and meat cutters .............................................
Bakers ............................................................................
12.62
9.60
7.0
5.4
7.00
8.00
8.50
9.52
10.30
9.52
14.41
10.00
22.85
10.00
21.74
10.90
11.98
8.96
9.61
15.6
15.3
9.6
14.7
4.0
9.77
6.00
8.00
5.40
7.50
11.35
7.98
9.00
6.00
7.60
25.58
10.00
10.73
7.00
8.50
25.58
15.00
13.00
11.44
13.00
36.36
17.91
16.00
17.50
13.00
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .................
Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ...........
Photographic process machine operators .....................
Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ......................
Assemblers ....................................................................
9.38
7.64
8.06
10.03
10.21
2.7
6.6
3.8
5.3
5.3
6.28
6.28
6.86
7.75
7.16
8.00
6.50
8.00
8.00
8.25
8.52
7.00
8.24
9.50
10.00
10.00
9.03
8.50
10.21
10.50
12.00
9.90
8.50
13.50
13.75
Transportation and material moving .....................................
Truckdrivers ...................................................................
Driver-sales workers ......................................................
Busdrivers ......................................................................
Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ......................................
Parking lot attendants ....................................................
Motor transportation, n.e.c. ............................................
Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ...........
Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators,
n.e.c. ............................................................................
10.08
11.93
7.37
12.62
8.92
8.33
7.03
11.59
4.4
7.1
8.4
4.0
5.3
17.1
5.3
11.1
5.75
6.75
5.15
9.40
6.48
6.00
5.40
7.50
6.75
8.00
5.50
10.00
7.22
6.00
6.15
8.00
9.00
11.00
6.50
12.00
8.50
6.75
6.33
9.54
12.50
15.06
8.00
14.00
9.45
8.46
7.25
14.26
16.00
19.48
12.50
17.25
11.30
20.00
8.76
17.64
12.90
10.4
8.00
9.00
12.35
14.35
16.43
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .........
Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...............
Animal caretakers, except farm .....................................
Helpers, construction trades ..........................................
Production helpers .........................................................
Stock handlers and baggers ..........................................
Machine feeders and offbearers ....................................
Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ..................
Garage and service station related ................................
Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners .....................
Hand packers and packagers ........................................
Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .............................
8.67
8.70
7.02
11.49
8.66
7.70
9.66
10.95
9.62
7.71
7.98
7.90
1.6
3.4
5.9
7.7
6.2
1.1
9.7
3.1
16.5
5.3
3.8
3.1
6.00
6.90
6.00
7.27
7.00
5.65
7.00
7.00
6.50
5.75
5.92
5.54
6.50
7.90
6.00
10.00
7.50
6.25
7.30
9.00
7.00
6.50
6.25
6.50
8.00
8.25
6.50
13.00
8.25
7.25
9.35
10.50
8.06
7.00
7.50
7.50
9.80
8.50
8.00
13.00
9.25
8.40
9.60
12.75
10.18
8.50
9.00
9.00
12.50
10.50
8.50
14.50
12.50
10.00
11.77
15.10
10.95
10.00
10.25
10.50
Service ..........................................................................................
Protective service ..............................................................
Guards and police, except public service ......................
Protective service, n.e.c. ................................................
Food service ......................................................................
Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...............................
Bartenders .....................................................................
7.39
9.91
10.20
7.97
6.39
4.90
6.57
.9
4.7
6.0
3.4
1.0
2.6
3.9
3.90
6.50
6.50
6.20
2.65
2.13
3.15
6.00
7.25
7.75
7.25
5.40
2.60
5.10
7.00
9.00
9.00
7.40
6.52
4.75
6.75
8.50
10.00
10.00
9.00
7.50
6.75
8.00
10.50
14.25
15.00
10.25
9.00
7.50
9.31
See footnotes at end of table.
44
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 2.3. Private industry, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time workers,
National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Part-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Mean
Service –Continued
Food service –Continued
Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders –Continued
Waiters and waitresses ..................................................
Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants .....................................
Other food service ...........................................................
Supervisors, food preparation and service ....................
Cooks .............................................................................
Kitchen workers, food preparation .................................
Food preparation, n.e.c. .................................................
Health service ....................................................................
Dental assistants ...........................................................
Health aides, except nursing .........................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .......................
Cleaning and building service ............................................
Maids and housemen ....................................................
Janitors and cleaners .....................................................
Personal service ................................................................
Supervisors, personal service ........................................
Hairdressers and cosmetologists ...................................
Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ...........
Guides ...........................................................................
Ushers ...........................................................................
Public transportation attendants ....................................
Baggage porters and bellhops .......................................
Welfare service aides ....................................................
Early childhood teachers’ assistants ..............................
Childcare workers, n.e.c. ...............................................
Service, n.e.c. ................................................................
$4.38
5.87
7.20
9.78
7.92
7.34
7.07
9.73
14.90
10.43
9.39
8.35
8.47
8.25
8.56
14.21
11.28
6.86
10.63
7.33
13.74
9.44
7.51
8.13
8.45
9.57
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium
pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is
computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers,
weighted by hours. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in
the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the
same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate
shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At
the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th
and 90th percentiles follow the same logic.
2 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between December 2004
and January 2006. The average reference period was June 2005.
3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
3.3
2.7
.8
10.8
1.9
1.8
1.2
3.2
12.6
3.0
3.5
3.5
5.3
3.6
2.2
7.2
14.8
5.0
15.1
6.4
40.7
13.8
7.2
5.2
5.1
3.8
$2.13
3.13
5.50
6.50
6.00
5.50
5.50
6.08
7.50
7.13
6.00
5.65
6.25
5.35
5.75
10.00
5.91
5.15
6.50
5.15
8.50
6.70
6.05
6.00
6.45
6.00
$2.19
5.15
6.05
7.50
6.50
6.25
6.15
7.70
11.50
8.20
7.35
6.81
7.00
6.61
6.50
12.00
6.50
5.50
7.00
6.00
8.50
7.00
6.05
6.90
6.96
7.00
$3.35
6.25
7.00
8.75
7.50
7.00
6.75
9.25
13.25
9.50
9.10
8.00
7.75
8.00
7.50
14.00
9.00
6.50
8.83
7.00
8.50
8.00
6.85
8.00
7.50
8.47
$6.15
6.75
8.00
10.00
9.00
8.00
7.64
10.93
17.50
11.68
10.60
9.29
9.25
9.33
9.37
16.74
14.25
7.50
13.57
7.75
9.20
10.20
8.15
9.09
9.15
10.00
$7.35
7.50
9.25
12.80
10.50
9.55
8.89
13.53
26.00
14.39
13.00
11.12
11.00
11.12
12.00
16.74
21.36
8.75
16.67
10.00
35.29
14.91
10.83
10.50
12.23
13.00
workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in "National
Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States" on the BLS Internet site
www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the
estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For
more information about RSEs, see appendix A in "National Compensation Survey:
Occupational Wages in the United States" on the BLS Internet site
www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication
criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may
include data for categories not shown separately.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.1. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2
National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All ......................................................................................................
All, excluding sales ....................................................................
$23.31
23.34
0.9
.9
$10.70
10.72
$14.06
14.08
$20.34
20.36
$29.35
29.39
$39.91
39.95
White collar ..................................................................................
White collar, excluding sales .................................................
26.32
26.38
.9
.9
11.84
11.90
16.02
16.08
23.46
23.55
33.29
33.35
44.62
44.67
Professional specialty and technical .....................................
Professional specialty ............................................................
Engineers, architects, and surveyors .................................
Architects .......................................................................
Civil engineers ...............................................................
Electrical and electronic engineers ................................
Industrial engineers .......................................................
Mechanical engineers ....................................................
Engineers, n.e.c. ............................................................
Mathematical and computer scientists ...............................
Computer systems analysts and scientists ....................
Natural scientists ...............................................................
Chemists, except biochemists .......................................
Geologists and geodesists .............................................
Physical scientists, n.e.c. ...............................................
Agricultural and food scientists ......................................
Biological and life scientists ...........................................
Forestry and conservation scientists .............................
Medical scientists ...........................................................
Health related ....................................................................
Physicians ......................................................................
Registered nurses ..........................................................
Pharmacists ...................................................................
Dietitians ........................................................................
Respiratory therapists ....................................................
Occupational therapists .................................................
Physical therapists .........................................................
Speech therapists ..........................................................
Therapists, n.e.c. ...........................................................
Physicians’ assistants ....................................................
Teachers, college and university .......................................
Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers ......
Biological science teachers ...........................................
Chemistry teachers ........................................................
Natural science teachers, n.e.c. ....................................
Psychology teachers ......................................................
History teachers .............................................................
Political science teachers ..............................................
Sociology teachers ........................................................
Social science teachers, n.e.c. ......................................
Engineering teachers .....................................................
Mathematical science teachers .....................................
Computer science teachers ...........................................
Medical science teachers ..............................................
Health specialties teachers ............................................
Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ..............
Agriculture and forestry teachers ...................................
Art, drama, and music teachers .....................................
Physical education teachers ..........................................
Education teachers ........................................................
English teachers ............................................................
Foreign language teachers ............................................
Theology teachers .........................................................
Trade and industrial teachers ........................................
Other post-secondary teachers .....................................
Teachers, except college and university ............................
Prekindergarten and kindergarten .................................
Elementary school teachers ..........................................
31.25
32.54
31.17
35.57
32.45
33.35
25.06
30.21
29.12
28.49
28.66
23.27
32.57
27.17
23.78
26.43
21.04
21.13
22.41
28.71
35.56
27.06
39.21
21.07
22.64
27.92
32.57
31.49
22.37
32.66
42.72
54.65
36.40
33.56
37.98
37.24
47.03
33.73
50.25
44.95
58.71
41.14
46.88
47.25
36.09
44.61
55.12
34.35
44.71
38.63
48.11
30.01
39.82
37.73
41.56
33.70
30.35
34.32
.9
.9
2.6
3.4
3.2
8.8
8.7
8.7
4.6
4.2
4.2
5.7
4.0
17.4
6.3
6.6
8.4
11.6
7.6
3.2
14.3
2.5
6.3
3.7
6.1
8.2
9.4
7.4
7.5
15.3
3.5
13.1
6.7
3.3
11.6
12.3
8.9
11.3
17.9
7.3
13.8
13.4
13.2
11.9
5.5
18.1
23.5
12.6
7.3
13.0
12.4
25.0
7.1
5.1
3.3
1.1
3.1
1.3
16.91
18.84
21.97
24.33
22.44
27.57
20.27
25.78
19.49
19.16
19.30
15.39
23.53
16.88
15.86
15.04
15.87
14.17
13.46
18.07
14.07
19.60
25.06
16.36
16.64
21.72
23.31
15.79
14.43
24.64
24.10
35.26
21.79
28.94
18.43
23.67
30.16
26.20
27.61
31.19
40.05
23.45
33.14
21.72
25.33
30.73
20.80
22.49
32.24
19.23
28.04
18.57
30.77
23.98
22.89
21.78
20.50
22.66
22.30
23.65
25.87
31.46
27.69
28.19
21.52
26.90
23.77
23.79
23.97
17.81
31.62
18.05
20.99
18.73
17.37
16.00
17.45
21.21
18.42
21.67
34.07
18.36
18.18
22.98
23.31
25.31
16.44
34.48
30.50
40.96
31.13
31.00
31.27
26.95
34.07
28.64
32.27
37.36
43.36
31.99
40.00
27.23
27.33
35.24
25.94
27.22
41.57
31.31
34.60
18.57
31.25
30.52
29.19
25.58
23.20
26.04
28.82
30.09
29.98
35.91
31.40
30.61
22.96
27.90
29.76
28.26
28.36
22.08
33.38
25.26
24.87
23.01
18.69
18.41
22.53
25.52
21.83
25.57
39.81
20.02
22.59
25.86
30.53
31.46
21.80
35.02
38.74
51.74
36.56
32.40
40.71
28.65
47.10
30.55
50.81
42.41
54.68
44.01
41.68
38.40
32.01
38.44
55.74
30.95
45.37
44.46
45.52
18.57
35.43
36.63
38.24
31.66
28.63
31.90
37.66
38.65
35.08
38.37
36.66
38.00
28.00
28.30
32.69
33.25
33.51
27.47
35.66
31.35
27.89
36.09
22.62
25.82
26.46
32.44
57.30
30.98
45.67
24.26
25.00
31.61
36.41
36.97
24.95
36.06
51.28
68.35
41.23
33.80
44.02
46.32
56.91
33.03
63.49
51.40
76.23
49.67
58.22
60.04
38.11
47.22
75.22
40.29
51.94
44.54
63.18
31.37
48.99
44.17
51.00
40.05
35.32
40.63
48.89
50.08
41.69
44.08
43.17
44.57
35.15
46.48
37.12
36.47
36.47
33.38
39.26
49.58
29.28
40.37
31.43
30.31
32.32
42.87
72.12
37.45
51.65
27.01
29.04
34.87
44.89
44.21
35.64
37.62
66.14
81.23
46.76
41.30
48.16
57.13
65.31
52.90
72.98
59.80
91.04
55.13
58.71
93.01
52.88
72.03
84.15
51.00
51.94
45.47
63.59
47.44
50.70
51.06
64.55
50.01
43.18
50.42
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.1. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2
National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$33.38
36.11
34.56
12.93
33.31
26.85
27.41
31.50
27.72
35.77
26.86
20.64
20.76
17.89
38.41
35.37
59.63
2.0
3.4
3.0
4.5
4.9
3.2
3.1
7.2
8.7
6.7
4.6
2.3
2.4
7.6
5.2
3.0
11.4
$22.13
23.27
20.03
8.67
18.51
15.99
15.99
18.55
18.55
22.43
19.07
12.94
13.04
10.30
21.42
20.92
46.06
$25.64
27.46
25.95
10.27
24.83
19.85
20.36
23.39
23.95
27.18
22.79
15.10
15.22
12.46
27.18
26.14
48.90
$31.11
33.39
32.95
11.07
32.64
25.32
25.73
29.39
27.77
31.88
26.76
18.97
18.97
19.30
35.72
35.55
57.83
$38.99
43.43
42.10
15.63
40.65
31.48
32.72
35.43
32.98
41.65
31.10
24.13
24.26
22.52
46.56
43.18
75.39
$48.45
53.54
51.01
19.17
48.92
39.53
40.48
50.88
33.72
57.10
33.76
30.52
30.65
24.49
54.64
50.98
82.12
28.73
17.88
20.29
20.84
25.96
41.65
28.42
18.86
18.68
18.65
24.89
16.00
17.12
20.60
21.69
21.90
20.00
14.72
22.07
18.15
25.06
24.13
19.88
19.19
10.6
10.5
9.0
14.1
10.5
21.7
6.7
1.8
4.7
10.9
7.4
2.3
3.4
13.0
8.1
4.8
7.1
7.3
5.8
5.6
10.4
6.2
7.4
6.1
14.19
13.04
11.79
10.37
15.00
11.77
16.86
11.66
11.66
11.58
17.15
11.20
10.25
15.60
14.54
13.65
13.09
9.89
16.88
14.27
14.72
16.96
14.09
11.37
18.17
14.47
16.06
18.60
18.46
18.75
21.15
14.51
15.70
13.28
19.79
13.47
12.51
15.60
16.49
19.47
15.46
11.89
19.93
14.77
21.98
19.37
14.86
13.53
24.10
17.35
23.48
20.68
23.61
50.76
27.99
18.05
17.33
18.05
22.00
16.00
16.91
19.35
20.27
23.16
18.37
13.97
21.77
16.91
24.69
23.02
19.70
18.97
34.48
17.83
24.36
25.07
26.49
57.69
34.48
21.97
21.81
25.19
27.28
18.05
20.80
22.93
24.85
24.52
22.59
18.15
24.82
19.68
25.81
28.61
23.01
23.16
55.29
25.57
25.54
28.56
38.73
57.69
38.72
26.94
26.80
26.58
39.59
20.03
24.77
30.66
33.69
29.30
29.36
19.23
27.39
24.08
38.42
32.18
30.59
27.72
31.04
36.42
13.69
2.4
2.1
25.3
17.19
20.23
3.46
21.15
26.44
4.99
28.61
34.61
9.33
37.66
43.63
16.92
48.96
54.62
30.52
47.00
31.53
44.97
41.98
41.20
32.43
42.29
32.01
21.10
28.71
27.27
7.4
2.9
16.9
6.4
18.2
10.5
4.1
9.2
11.7
7.1
6.8
24.69
19.97
27.48
25.00
25.15
23.90
25.88
13.45
14.81
19.49
14.63
43.10
24.35
33.00
32.83
27.56
24.63
32.50
23.97
17.79
24.66
18.16
48.08
30.65
41.50
42.91
50.50
33.60
40.73
29.66
18.78
28.75
27.32
51.53
35.95
63.78
52.38
50.50
38.57
49.38
36.96
23.56
30.11
35.35
56.72
44.27
63.78
54.08
50.50
38.57
59.51
50.06
29.03
37.40
38.12
Mean
White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Teachers, except college and university –Continued
Secondary school teachers ...........................................
Teachers, special education ..........................................
Teachers, n.e.c. .............................................................
Substitute teachers ........................................................
Vocational and educational counselors .........................
Librarians, archivists, and curators ....................................
Librarians .......................................................................
Social scientists and urban planners .................................
Economists ....................................................................
Psychologists .................................................................
Urban planners ..............................................................
Social, recreation, and religious workers ...........................
Social workers ...............................................................
Recreation workers ........................................................
Lawyers and judges ...........................................................
Lawyers .........................................................................
Judges ...........................................................................
Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals,
n.e.c. ................................................................................
Designers .......................................................................
Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c. .............
Editors and reporters .....................................................
Public relations specialists .............................................
Athletes ..........................................................................
Professional, n.e.c. ........................................................
Technical ...............................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ..........
Health record technologists and technicians .................
Radiological technicians ................................................
Licensed practical nurses ..............................................
Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ..................
Electrical and electronic technicians ..............................
Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ......................................
Drafters ..........................................................................
Surveying and mapping technicians ..............................
Biological technicians ....................................................
Chemical technicians .....................................................
Science technicians, n.e.c. ............................................
Broadcast equipment operators .....................................
Computer programmers .................................................
Legal assistants .............................................................
Technical and related, n.e.c. ..........................................
Executive, administrative, and managerial ...........................
Executives, administrators, and managers ........................
Legislators .....................................................................
Chief executives and general administrators, public
administration ..............................................................
Administrators and officials, public administration .........
Financial managers .......................................................
Personnel and labor relations managers .......................
Purchasing managers ....................................................
Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations
Administrators, education and related fields ..................
Managers, medicine and health .....................................
Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments ..
Managers, properties and real estate ............................
Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ........................
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.1. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2
National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$34.13
23.39
23.06
27.52
23.71
23.06
17.82
24.62
5.2
2.4
3.2
7.5
6.7
4.4
11.3
4.4
$20.12
15.40
16.38
17.59
17.67
13.36
12.26
16.80
$24.74
18.25
17.77
22.07
19.16
18.28
13.82
19.57
$33.43
22.06
21.98
28.18
21.73
22.96
16.94
24.40
$42.51
27.77
26.32
31.54
26.45
27.07
20.60
29.29
$47.82
32.67
32.67
33.96
33.31
31.61
24.42
32.66
20.77
25.27
2.4
4.5
14.94
15.69
17.19
19.59
21.08
24.40
22.20
29.73
27.87
35.49
Sales .........................................................................................
Supervisors, sales .........................................................
Real estate sales ...........................................................
Sales workers, other commodities .................................
Cashiers .........................................................................
13.75
16.01
22.12
11.05
12.63
6.6
6.3
13.6
19.8
7.7
8.00
11.89
13.56
6.81
7.87
9.22
14.48
14.13
7.40
9.16
12.00
15.08
25.69
8.02
11.15
16.84
18.55
27.01
12.64
15.30
23.05
19.85
28.37
24.35
20.38
Administrative support, including clerical ............................
Supervisors, general office ............................................
Supervisors, financial records processing .....................
Chief communications operators ...................................
Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting
clerks ...........................................................................
Computer operators .......................................................
Secretaries .....................................................................
Stenographers ...............................................................
Typists ...........................................................................
Interviewers ...................................................................
Receptionists .................................................................
Information clerks, n.e.c. ................................................
Order clerks ...................................................................
Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping .........
Library clerks .................................................................
File clerks .......................................................................
Records clerks, n.e.c. ....................................................
Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...............
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ......................................
Billing clerks ...................................................................
Duplicating machine operators ......................................
Telephone operators ......................................................
Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. ...............
Mail clerks, except postal service ..................................
Messengers ...................................................................
Dispatchers ....................................................................
Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks .............................
Stock and inventory clerks .............................................
Meter readers ................................................................
Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........
Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ...............
Eligibility clerks, social welfare .......................................
Bill and account collectors .............................................
General office clerks ......................................................
Data entry keyers ...........................................................
Statistical clerks .............................................................
Teachers’ aides .............................................................
Administrative support, n.e.c. ........................................
14.98
18.93
22.06
21.72
1.3
3.6
6.5
6.2
9.67
13.43
16.86
17.47
11.47
15.75
17.95
18.72
14.41
18.20
20.70
21.53
17.64
21.08
21.85
22.12
21.08
25.36
32.05
23.37
20.94
15.81
15.81
20.80
14.86
13.39
12.01
15.26
20.01
17.45
12.80
12.24
14.05
15.36
18.32
14.49
11.91
11.91
14.08
10.64
13.68
17.35
16.26
14.62
16.45
20.62
18.54
16.77
16.53
14.16
13.78
14.31
12.28
15.51
9.1
7.1
2.7
8.1
2.4
14.7
4.2
5.5
7.5
5.8
3.1
6.1
3.7
2.7
4.4
9.3
13.4
8.4
9.9
14.2
12.0
7.0
8.4
5.5
6.8
29.1
6.9
2.1
6.3
1.6
2.4
9.4
1.5
2.5
13.08
12.18
10.76
11.78
10.45
8.11
8.67
10.65
12.91
11.77
8.52
8.72
9.79
10.44
13.64
8.66
9.82
7.59
9.82
7.65
7.21
10.50
10.55
9.36
10.15
11.96
12.25
12.47
13.00
9.35
10.72
10.13
8.75
10.05
16.33
12.73
12.53
14.61
12.54
9.12
9.83
11.81
15.39
13.45
10.08
10.26
10.63
12.31
15.49
11.02
9.82
8.57
11.39
7.65
10.89
12.19
13.38
10.73
12.88
12.74
15.19
14.69
13.39
11.28
11.97
11.68
9.70
12.27
20.86
13.80
15.14
19.48
14.90
12.58
11.75
14.84
18.29
17.36
11.98
11.31
13.72
14.92
18.41
14.95
9.82
11.78
15.85
9.77
12.54
15.91
17.91
14.46
17.09
14.67
18.95
17.09
15.31
13.94
14.15
15.23
11.32
15.34
25.28
18.32
18.47
23.28
17.01
17.84
13.69
18.93
26.42
20.82
15.24
14.26
16.20
17.61
19.41
18.35
11.60
14.21
15.85
13.40
17.93
20.87
18.28
17.57
19.40
30.15
20.75
18.14
18.89
16.45
15.68
17.78
13.87
17.78
28.66
22.03
21.92
31.28
18.51
17.84
15.99
20.18
28.91
22.40
18.38
17.15
19.02
20.52
21.28
20.26
19.67
16.97
15.85
16.19
18.47
27.62
18.81
21.66
21.23
34.81
23.04
20.86
20.76
19.22
16.48
17.78
17.46
21.68
Blue collar ....................................................................................
17.96
1.6
10.37
13.19
17.10
21.73
26.68
Mean
White collar –Continued
Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued
Executives, administrators, and managers –Continued
Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .............................
Management related ..........................................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................................
Other financial officers ...................................................
Management analysts ....................................................
Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........
Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ...........................
Construction inspectors .................................................
Inspectors and compliance officers, except
construction .................................................................
Management related, n.e.c. ...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
48
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.1. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2
National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
Blue collar –Continued
Precision production, craft, and repair ..................................
Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ..........................
Automobile mechanics ...................................................
Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ................
Heavy equipment mechanics .........................................
Industrial machinery repairers .......................................
Machinery maintenance .................................................
Electronic repairers, communications and industrial
equipment ....................................................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics ..
Mechanical controls and valve repairers .......................
Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. .....................................
Supervisors, electricians and power transmission
installers .......................................................................
Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......
Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. .........................
Carpenters .....................................................................
Electricians ....................................................................
Electrical power installers and repairers ........................
Painters, construction and maintenance ........................
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ...........................
Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices ............
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators ...
Construction trades, n.e.c. .............................................
Supervisors, production .................................................
Inspectors, testers, and graders ....................................
Water and sewer treatment plant operators ..................
Power plant operators ....................................................
Stationary engineers ......................................................
Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c. .........
$20.24
25.43
21.90
20.21
19.46
23.93
16.22
2.1
5.2
10.1
2.4
6.5
8.1
9.2
$12.37
15.92
14.30
14.98
12.14
13.28
12.09
$15.31
19.16
16.48
17.32
15.25
18.43
12.15
$19.44
25.44
21.52
19.89
20.07
23.34
15.03
$23.98
30.12
28.86
23.16
23.23
28.65
17.77
$29.11
34.65
28.86
24.27
24.85
31.43
22.57
20.05
18.67
19.77
17.10
6.9
5.9
12.1
3.5
16.19
10.66
10.15
11.58
16.45
15.96
13.24
13.16
18.62
19.67
20.49
15.44
24.74
21.01
25.61
19.72
25.64
25.01
28.15
23.92
29.63
28.27
21.29
21.41
22.56
25.68
19.89
19.43
18.98
14.25
15.76
23.65
23.01
19.35
26.03
23.28
19.27
9.5
12.9
4.8
6.1
5.4
6.8
7.3
10.2
11.4
2.8
6.0
15.9
7.1
3.1
11.1
6.7
9.5
21.72
16.12
15.53
14.47
16.17
15.74
12.11
12.62
14.01
12.15
9.26
14.02
18.00
12.12
16.86
13.30
11.52
22.56
21.50
17.58
16.56
18.11
21.70
15.55
15.17
15.11
13.58
11.76
15.86
20.64
15.42
19.24
18.76
17.49
29.86
33.73
19.83
19.28
20.17
27.17
20.37
18.02
17.55
13.80
15.07
17.51
21.75
19.19
24.18
23.35
20.69
35.47
33.73
23.98
26.22
26.86
28.50
23.75
24.31
22.61
15.41
19.10
28.52
26.97
23.03
34.36
30.31
20.69
37.85
33.73
28.63
31.90
31.55
31.99
26.68
30.46
23.74
15.71
23.06
40.38
26.97
26.99
39.65
32.62
27.65
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .................
Printing press operators .................................................
Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ...........
Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ......................
Welders and cutters .......................................................
17.59
15.81
10.41
21.81
22.41
10.3
4.4
10.8
15.5
8.9
9.43
13.28
5.99
9.95
14.54
12.11
14.98
8.43
11.81
19.23
17.50
15.61
10.31
22.46
25.57
22.46
17.00
12.24
29.45
25.57
25.57
19.46
13.70
35.46
25.71
Transportation and material moving .....................................
Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ............................
Truckdrivers ...................................................................
Busdrivers ......................................................................
Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ......................................
Motor transportation, n.e.c. ............................................
Locomotive operating ....................................................
Sailors and deckhands ..................................................
Supervisors, material moving equipment .......................
Operating engineers ......................................................
Excavating and loading machine operators ...................
Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ...........................
Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ...........
Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators,
n.e.c. ............................................................................
17.01
18.93
17.01
16.66
11.30
18.31
24.47
20.47
20.64
16.76
17.39
15.75
14.07
1.9
11.4
5.8
1.6
13.5
7.6
4.4
1.0
5.3
8.9
14.4
9.5
2.4
10.75
12.78
9.87
10.98
7.43
11.93
21.32
18.81
15.27
11.35
10.83
9.74
10.68
12.84
15.56
12.08
13.27
7.43
15.45
22.62
20.20
18.58
12.00
13.49
11.92
11.78
15.99
15.56
15.90
16.13
11.92
17.81
25.84
20.20
20.38
14.69
16.63
14.06
14.49
20.59
23.92
20.96
20.02
14.35
21.91
25.84
21.15
22.51
19.02
21.23
16.92
15.13
25.03
28.49
26.07
23.50
14.75
25.47
28.07
22.26
23.01
26.41
25.98
28.10
16.32
16.23
4.8
10.85
12.10
15.26
20.10
23.08
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .........
Supervisors, agriculture-related workers .......................
Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...............
Animal caretakers, except farm .....................................
Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and
laborers, n.e.c. .............................................................
Helpers, mechanics and repairers .................................
Helpers, construction trades ..........................................
14.90
21.51
14.14
15.03
2.4
6.7
3.4
13.9
8.55
14.63
8.66
7.90
10.55
19.56
10.28
10.40
14.21
22.06
13.14
14.88
18.75
25.07
17.71
18.96
22.21
25.65
20.55
19.79
21.01
15.60
16.95
5.4
6.2
10.5
14.13
10.10
9.64
17.06
12.28
13.15
21.85
15.68
16.05
24.40
20.00
21.93
28.96
20.59
24.71
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.1. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2
National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
Blue collar –Continued
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
–Continued
Construction laborers .....................................................
Garbage collectors .........................................................
Stock handlers and baggers ..........................................
Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ..................
Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners .....................
Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .............................
$13.08
17.56
13.89
14.11
14.11
14.02
5.5
10.6
13.1
15.4
6.7
3.9
$8.26
9.80
9.95
6.13
11.00
8.00
$10.01
13.84
9.95
9.41
12.37
9.61
$12.22
18.43
13.27
17.62
14.91
13.45
$16.29
23.56
15.16
18.30
15.88
17.86
$18.58
23.56
17.05
19.56
17.76
21.38
Service ..........................................................................................
Protective service ..............................................................
Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ..................
Supervisors, police and detectives ................................
Supervisors, guards .......................................................
Fire inspection and fire prevention .................................
Firefighting .....................................................................
Police and detectives, public service .............................
Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers .....
Correctional institution officers .......................................
Crossing guards .............................................................
Guards and police, except public service ......................
Protective service, n.e.c. ................................................
Food service ......................................................................
Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...............................
Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants .....................................
Other food service ...........................................................
Supervisors, food preparation and service ....................
Cooks .............................................................................
Kitchen workers, food preparation .................................
Food preparation, n.e.c. .................................................
Health service ....................................................................
Dental assistants ...........................................................
Health aides, except nursing .........................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .......................
Cleaning and building service ............................................
Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers ......
Maids and housemen ....................................................
Janitors and cleaners .....................................................
Personal service ................................................................
Supervisors, personal service ........................................
Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ...........
Public transportation attendants ....................................
Welfare service aides ....................................................
Early childhood teachers’ assistants ..............................
17.55
21.97
27.76
31.78
26.97
23.31
19.46
25.00
19.97
17.74
10.88
14.97
16.15
10.98
14.73
13.44
10.95
14.05
11.34
9.48
10.52
12.88
15.08
13.78
12.52
13.04
18.62
9.30
12.74
12.13
17.98
9.75
16.29
13.32
10.93
1.6
2.4
4.7
2.8
10.7
11.6
2.8
1.0
2.4
6.2
6.5
3.8
6.3
2.1
11.7
11.9
2.1
7.0
4.8
5.4
2.3
2.2
7.5
3.0
2.7
2.8
12.1
7.3
1.7
4.0
7.7
5.6
14.9
5.2
3.4
8.93
12.16
18.07
19.23
14.88
14.73
11.53
16.22
12.67
11.41
6.67
9.87
9.42
7.35
8.00
8.12
7.35
9.54
7.50
7.00
7.50
8.37
10.00
9.09
8.14
8.15
12.05
6.90
8.21
7.00
12.77
6.51
8.46
8.42
7.00
11.55
15.23
20.63
25.26
16.14
20.77
14.53
19.61
14.81
12.20
8.24
12.47
12.45
8.58
15.42
10.76
8.58
11.33
8.78
7.75
8.63
9.97
14.78
10.25
9.70
9.64
14.49
7.25
9.61
9.09
15.44
7.82
11.37
10.35
9.13
15.30
21.10
25.64
30.93
27.14
23.59
18.48
24.88
19.12
15.55
10.10
14.40
14.31
10.36
15.42
15.42
10.34
13.01
10.97
9.10
10.15
12.44
15.88
13.64
12.10
12.43
17.09
8.46
12.25
11.50
16.95
9.11
15.71
13.09
10.70
22.54
26.92
32.13
37.57
36.84
27.34
24.02
29.16
24.12
22.68
13.00
17.35
19.59
12.64
17.86
15.42
12.61
16.16
13.31
10.67
12.01
15.17
16.46
16.41
14.69
15.46
23.95
10.29
15.12
14.32
21.19
11.95
22.54
15.78
12.48
29.11
32.81
39.83
44.99
41.26
31.57
28.71
33.91
28.22
26.06
15.81
20.40
23.92
15.19
18.22
15.42
14.89
20.44
15.49
13.44
13.80
17.81
16.95
18.12
17.69
18.85
24.60
12.74
17.95
17.52
22.40
13.19
22.54
18.21
14.42
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.1. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 all workers,2
National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005–Continued
All workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation4
Mean
Service –Continued
Personal service –Continued
Childcare workers, n.e.c. ...............................................
Service, n.e.c. ................................................................
$12.48
13.32
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium
pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is
computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers,
weighted by hours. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in
the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the
same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate
shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At
the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th
and 90th percentiles follow the same logic.
2 Total includes full-time and part-time workers. 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.
Percentiles
Relative
error5
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
10.6
4.5
$7.00
8.24
$9.01
10.64
$11.79
13.11
$14.12
16.28
$18.78
17.98
3 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between December 2004
and January 2006. The average reference period was June 2005.
4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all
workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in "National
Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States" on the BLS Internet site
www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the
estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For
more information about RSEs, see appendix A in "National Compensation Survey:
Occupational Wages in the United States" on the BLS Internet site
www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication
criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may
include data for categories not shown separately.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.2. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time
workers, National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All ......................................................................................................
All, excluding sales ....................................................................
$23.73
23.75
0.9
1.0
$11.07
11.09
$14.50
14.52
$20.86
20.88
$29.80
29.83
$40.27
40.30
White collar ..................................................................................
White collar, excluding sales .................................................
26.64
26.68
.9
.9
12.17
12.21
16.39
16.44
23.85
23.89
33.56
33.63
44.86
44.90
Professional specialty and technical .....................................
Professional specialty ............................................................
Engineers, architects, and surveyors .................................
Architects .......................................................................
Civil engineers ...............................................................
Electrical and electronic engineers ................................
Industrial engineers .......................................................
Engineers, n.e.c. ............................................................
Mathematical and computer scientists ...............................
Computer systems analysts and scientists ....................
Natural scientists ...............................................................
Chemists, except biochemists .......................................
Geologists and geodesists .............................................
Physical scientists, n.e.c. ...............................................
Agricultural and food scientists ......................................
Biological and life scientists ...........................................
Forestry and conservation scientists .............................
Medical scientists ...........................................................
Health related ....................................................................
Physicians ......................................................................
Registered nurses ..........................................................
Pharmacists ...................................................................
Dietitians ........................................................................
Respiratory therapists ....................................................
Occupational therapists .................................................
Physical therapists .........................................................
Speech therapists ..........................................................
Therapists, n.e.c. ...........................................................
Teachers, college and university .......................................
Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers ......
Biological science teachers ...........................................
Chemistry teachers ........................................................
Natural science teachers, n.e.c. ....................................
Psychology teachers ......................................................
History teachers .............................................................
Political science teachers ..............................................
Sociology teachers ........................................................
Social science teachers, n.e.c. ......................................
Engineering teachers .....................................................
Mathematical science teachers .....................................
Computer science teachers ...........................................
Medical science teachers ..............................................
Health specialties teachers ............................................
Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ..............
Agriculture and forestry teachers ...................................
Art, drama, and music teachers .....................................
Education teachers ........................................................
English teachers ............................................................
Foreign language teachers ............................................
Theology teachers .........................................................
Trade and industrial teachers ........................................
Other post-secondary teachers .....................................
Teachers, except college and university ............................
Prekindergarten and kindergarten .................................
Elementary school teachers ..........................................
Secondary school teachers ...........................................
Teachers, special education ..........................................
Teachers, n.e.c. .............................................................
31.49
32.77
31.22
35.62
32.45
33.35
25.06
29.12
28.50
28.66
23.27
32.57
27.17
23.78
26.43
21.08
21.13
22.36
28.51
34.83
26.68
39.12
20.99
24.15
27.83
32.65
31.43
22.56
43.16
54.91
36.66
33.56
40.06
37.33
46.27
33.60
50.36
44.92
59.54
41.71
50.36
47.39
36.17
44.59
55.12
34.15
38.62
48.63
29.31
39.86
38.52
42.18
34.06
30.68
34.36
33.38
36.08
35.19
.9
1.0
2.6
3.4
3.2
8.8
8.7
4.6
4.2
4.2
5.7
4.0
17.4
6.3
6.6
8.5
11.6
7.8
3.2
14.6
2.1
6.5
3.8
5.3
9.1
10.4
7.6
7.8
3.4
13.4
7.1
3.3
10.0
12.5
10.9
11.5
17.9
7.4
14.1
12.9
9.8
12.1
5.7
18.3
23.5
12.9
13.1
12.4
26.0
7.2
5.3
3.4
1.1
3.3
1.3
2.0
3.4
3.0
17.30
19.23
21.97
24.33
22.44
27.57
20.27
19.49
19.16
19.30
15.39
23.53
16.88
15.86
15.04
15.87
14.17
13.46
18.04
14.07
19.56
25.06
16.36
18.18
21.72
23.31
15.79
14.43
24.70
34.82
21.79
28.94
23.51
23.67
30.16
26.20
27.61
31.19
40.05
22.33
32.72
21.64
25.33
30.73
20.80
22.49
19.23
28.54
18.57
30.77
25.89
23.77
22.23
21.06
22.70
22.12
23.27
21.40
22.52
23.86
25.87
31.46
27.69
28.19
21.52
23.77
23.79
23.97
17.81
31.62
18.05
20.99
18.73
17.37
16.00
17.10
21.11
17.27
21.48
34.07
18.36
22.28
22.98
23.31
25.31
16.62
30.77
40.96
31.13
31.00
37.69
26.95
34.07
28.64
32.27
37.36
43.36
32.14
41.12
27.11
27.33
35.24
25.94
27.22
31.31
34.62
18.57
31.25
32.05
29.95
25.88
23.49
26.07
25.63
27.45
26.70
29.06
30.27
29.98
35.91
31.40
30.61
22.96
29.76
28.26
28.36
22.03
33.38
25.26
24.87
23.01
18.69
18.41
22.53
25.35
21.83
25.46
39.81
20.02
23.13
23.53
30.53
31.46
21.80
39.16
52.25
36.70
32.40
41.41
28.65
46.08
30.55
50.81
42.41
54.68
44.23
56.23
38.46
32.15
38.44
55.74
30.07
44.46
48.89
18.57
35.43
37.95
38.71
31.84
28.78
31.91
31.08
33.32
33.56
37.78
38.79
35.08
38.37
36.66
38.00
28.00
32.69
33.25
33.54
27.47
35.66
31.35
27.89
36.09
22.65
25.82
26.46
32.23
56.60
30.43
45.84
24.01
26.08
34.34
37.29
36.49
25.35
51.73
68.35
41.23
33.80
44.02
48.76
54.08
33.03
63.49
51.40
76.62
50.32
58.47
60.25
38.11
46.85
75.22
40.29
44.54
63.18
30.29
48.99
44.39
51.49
40.36
35.66
40.69
39.01
43.41
42.60
49.08
50.30
41.80
44.08
43.17
44.57
35.15
37.12
36.47
36.47
33.38
39.26
49.58
29.28
40.37
31.80
30.31
32.32
41.94
71.85
36.20
51.65
25.97
29.04
34.87
47.46
44.21
35.64
66.45
81.54
46.76
41.30
49.31
57.13
64.34
52.90
72.98
59.80
91.48
55.13
58.88
93.01
53.23
72.03
84.15
50.39
45.47
63.59
46.75
50.70
51.23
65.00
50.25
43.18
50.46
48.46
53.54
51.75
See footnotes at end of table.
52
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.2. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time
workers, National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$11.76
33.48
27.01
27.59
31.49
27.72
35.83
26.93
20.70
20.77
18.71
38.40
35.07
61.38
10.1
4.9
3.3
3.2
7.3
8.7
6.8
4.6
2.3
2.4
8.6
5.3
3.0
11.1
$10.27
18.65
15.99
16.25
18.55
18.55
22.43
19.07
12.98
13.04
10.30
21.42
20.92
46.06
$10.27
24.84
19.96
20.54
23.50
23.95
27.18
22.79
15.10
15.15
12.75
27.15
25.59
51.51
$10.27
32.64
25.43
26.34
29.39
27.77
31.88
26.85
18.97
18.97
20.24
35.72
35.55
57.83
$12.67
40.72
31.59
32.82
35.43
32.98
41.78
31.10
24.14
24.26
22.62
46.41
42.80
75.39
$16.76
49.08
39.29
40.39
50.76
33.72
57.10
33.76
30.52
30.65
24.78
54.64
49.67
82.12
29.14
18.27
25.98
45.05
27.50
18.64
18.57
17.28
22.70
15.75
17.14
20.71
20.11
21.92
20.00
15.14
22.52
18.24
25.27
24.13
20.45
19.38
11.3
10.7
10.5
19.6
6.9
1.4
4.8
9.9
4.0
2.6
3.7
13.1
3.2
5.3
7.1
6.7
5.4
5.9
10.2
6.2
6.1
6.3
14.81
14.07
15.00
17.30
16.67
11.66
11.66
11.45
17.15
11.01
10.23
15.60
14.60
13.65
13.09
9.89
18.62
14.27
14.72
16.96
14.10
11.37
18.33
14.47
18.46
21.63
20.41
14.53
15.00
13.25
19.40
13.27
12.60
15.60
16.34
18.65
15.46
12.47
19.93
14.77
22.28
19.37
16.11
13.62
24.29
17.35
23.07
55.29
27.31
18.02
17.17
16.71
21.53
15.81
16.94
19.35
19.61
23.16
18.37
14.90
21.97
17.10
24.69
23.02
19.70
19.47
34.70
24.18
26.49
57.69
33.02
21.79
21.66
20.13
24.29
18.05
20.80
23.63
22.09
24.52
22.59
18.15
25.05
19.68
27.64
28.61
23.34
23.74
57.69
25.57
38.73
57.69
38.31
26.70
26.80
25.19
29.68
19.72
24.77
30.66
27.18
29.72
29.36
19.42
27.39
24.08
38.42
32.18
30.59
27.78
31.09
36.52
11.99
2.5
2.1
43.7
17.19
20.23
3.46
21.24
26.50
3.46
28.68
34.62
8.45
37.73
43.68
9.33
48.96
54.62
39.18
47.85
31.51
44.97
41.98
41.20
32.43
42.32
32.01
21.10
28.71
27.32
34.16
23.37
23.07
27.47
23.47
7.2
2.9
16.9
6.4
18.2
10.5
4.1
9.2
11.7
7.1
6.8
5.2
2.4
3.2
7.6
6.6
43.10
19.97
27.48
25.00
25.15
23.90
25.88
13.45
14.81
19.49
14.63
20.14
15.40
16.35
17.59
17.60
43.10
24.31
33.00
32.83
27.56
24.63
32.68
23.97
17.79
24.66
18.32
24.74
18.25
17.73
22.07
19.07
48.08
30.68
41.50
42.91
50.50
33.60
40.75
29.66
18.78
28.75
27.32
33.43
22.06
22.12
28.18
21.73
51.53
35.95
63.78
52.38
50.50
38.57
49.38
36.96
23.56
30.11
35.35
42.87
27.73
26.38
31.53
26.19
56.72
44.11
63.78
54.08
50.50
38.57
59.55
50.06
29.03
37.40
38.12
47.82
32.66
32.78
33.70
33.25
Mean
White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Teachers, except college and university –Continued
Substitute teachers ........................................................
Vocational and educational counselors .........................
Librarians, archivists, and curators ....................................
Librarians .......................................................................
Social scientists and urban planners .................................
Economists ....................................................................
Psychologists .................................................................
Urban planners ..............................................................
Social, recreation, and religious workers ...........................
Social workers ...............................................................
Recreation workers ........................................................
Lawyers and judges ...........................................................
Lawyers .........................................................................
Judges ...........................................................................
Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals,
n.e.c. ................................................................................
Designers .......................................................................
Public relations specialists .............................................
Athletes ..........................................................................
Professional, n.e.c. ........................................................
Technical ...............................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ..........
Health record technologists and technicians .................
Radiological technicians ................................................
Licensed practical nurses ..............................................
Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ..................
Electrical and electronic technicians ..............................
Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ......................................
Drafters ..........................................................................
Surveying and mapping technicians ..............................
Biological technicians ....................................................
Chemical technicians .....................................................
Science technicians, n.e.c. ............................................
Broadcast equipment operators .....................................
Computer programmers .................................................
Legal assistants .............................................................
Technical and related, n.e.c. ..........................................
Executive, administrative, and managerial ...........................
Executives, administrators, and managers ........................
Legislators .....................................................................
Chief executives and general administrators, public
administration ..............................................................
Administrators and officials, public administration .........
Financial managers .......................................................
Personnel and labor relations managers .......................
Purchasing managers ....................................................
Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations
Administrators, education and related fields ..................
Managers, medicine and health .....................................
Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments ..
Managers, properties and real estate ............................
Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ........................
Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .............................
Management related ..........................................................
Accountants and auditors ..............................................
Other financial officers ...................................................
Management analysts ....................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.2. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time
workers, National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$23.03
17.82
24.53
4.4
11.3
4.5
$13.36
12.26
16.76
$18.28
13.82
19.31
$22.96
16.94
24.38
$27.05
20.60
29.29
$31.61
24.42
32.66
20.79
25.29
2.4
4.5
15.12
15.69
17.19
19.59
21.08
24.51
22.23
29.73
27.87
35.49
Sales .........................................................................................
Supervisors, sales .........................................................
Real estate sales ...........................................................
Cashiers .........................................................................
15.00
16.01
22.12
13.85
6.5
6.3
13.6
8.3
9.08
11.89
13.56
9.05
10.46
14.48
14.13
10.21
13.45
15.08
25.69
12.20
18.55
18.55
27.01
17.23
23.17
19.85
28.37
23.05
Administrative support, including clerical ............................
Supervisors, general office ............................................
Supervisors, financial records processing .....................
Chief communications operators ...................................
Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting
clerks ...........................................................................
Computer operators .......................................................
Secretaries .....................................................................
Stenographers ...............................................................
Typists ...........................................................................
Interviewers ...................................................................
Receptionists .................................................................
Information clerks, n.e.c. ................................................
Order clerks ...................................................................
Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping .........
Library clerks .................................................................
File clerks .......................................................................
Records clerks, n.e.c. ....................................................
Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...............
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ......................................
Billing clerks ...................................................................
Duplicating machine operators ......................................
Telephone operators ......................................................
Mail clerks, except postal service ..................................
Messengers ...................................................................
Dispatchers ....................................................................
Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks .............................
Stock and inventory clerks .............................................
Meter readers ................................................................
Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ........
Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ...............
Eligibility clerks, social welfare .......................................
Bill and account collectors .............................................
General office clerks ......................................................
Data entry keyers ...........................................................
Statistical clerks .............................................................
Teachers’ aides .............................................................
Administrative support, n.e.c. ........................................
15.13
18.93
22.06
21.72
1.3
3.6
6.5
6.2
9.82
13.43
16.86
17.47
11.61
15.75
17.95
18.72
14.53
18.20
20.70
21.53
17.75
21.08
21.85
22.12
21.12
25.36
32.05
23.37
20.94
15.82
15.86
20.73
14.86
13.40
12.22
15.08
20.05
17.79
13.57
12.32
14.15
15.37
18.32
14.46
11.91
11.99
10.65
13.96
17.47
16.26
14.62
16.49
20.62
18.61
16.81
16.53
14.35
13.80
14.31
11.75
15.68
9.1
7.2
2.8
8.4
2.5
14.8
4.7
5.2
7.6
5.6
4.0
6.4
3.8
2.7
4.4
9.7
13.4
9.1
14.4
11.7
7.2
8.4
5.5
6.8
29.1
6.9
2.1
6.3
1.9
2.5
9.4
1.6
2.5
13.08
12.18
10.81
11.67
10.37
8.11
8.69
10.65
12.91
11.77
9.62
8.83
9.87
10.42
13.64
8.66
9.82
7.59
7.65
8.00
10.61
10.55
9.36
10.15
11.96
12.25
12.47
13.00
9.60
10.72
10.13
8.66
10.36
16.33
12.73
12.61
14.45
12.45
9.12
10.14
11.79
15.39
13.67
10.98
10.26
10.80
12.33
15.49
10.83
9.82
8.50
7.65
10.89
12.19
13.38
10.73
12.88
12.74
15.04
14.69
13.39
11.46
12.09
11.68
9.52
12.47
20.86
13.82
15.19
19.48
14.97
12.58
11.96
14.72
18.29
18.16
12.68
11.31
13.85
14.92
18.41
13.92
9.82
12.39
9.77
13.26
16.18
17.91
14.46
17.09
14.67
18.97
17.14
15.31
14.06
14.23
15.23
11.00
15.53
25.28
18.32
18.47
23.27
17.01
17.84
13.87
18.25
26.42
21.07
15.58
14.26
16.34
17.61
19.41
18.35
11.60
14.21
13.40
17.93
20.93
18.28
17.57
19.40
30.15
21.01
18.14
18.89
16.52
15.68
17.78
13.38
17.89
28.66
22.28
21.92
32.62
18.51
17.84
16.39
20.15
28.91
22.40
18.83
17.15
19.21
20.59
21.28
20.26
19.67
16.97
16.19
18.47
27.76
18.81
21.66
21.23
34.81
23.04
20.86
20.76
19.41
16.48
17.78
16.19
21.71
Blue collar ....................................................................................
18.21
1.6
10.60
13.44
17.46
22.13
26.90
Precision production, craft, and repair ..................................
Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ..........................
Automobile mechanics ...................................................
Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ................
Heavy equipment mechanics .........................................
Industrial machinery repairers .......................................
20.26
25.43
21.90
20.21
19.46
23.93
2.1
5.2
10.1
2.4
6.5
8.1
12.48
15.92
14.30
14.98
12.14
13.28
15.33
19.16
16.48
17.32
15.25
18.43
19.44
25.44
21.52
19.89
20.07
23.34
23.98
30.12
28.86
23.16
23.23
28.65
29.14
34.65
28.86
24.27
24.85
31.43
Mean
White collar –Continued
Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued
Management related –Continued
Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........
Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ...........................
Construction inspectors .................................................
Inspectors and compliance officers, except
construction .................................................................
Management related, n.e.c. ...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.2. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time
workers, National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$16.26
9.1
$12.09
$12.15
$15.17
$17.77
$22.57
20.08
18.67
21.91
17.10
7.0
5.9
6.3
3.5
16.19
10.66
13.35
11.58
16.45
15.96
17.10
13.16
18.62
19.67
21.44
15.44
24.74
21.01
27.21
19.72
25.64
25.01
28.15
23.92
29.63
28.27
21.29
21.41
22.56
25.68
19.89
19.43
18.98
14.25
15.76
23.65
23.03
19.37
26.03
23.28
19.27
9.5
12.9
4.8
6.1
5.4
6.8
7.3
10.2
11.4
2.8
6.0
15.9
7.0
3.1
11.1
6.7
9.5
21.72
16.12
15.53
14.47
16.17
15.74
12.11
12.62
14.01
12.15
9.26
14.02
18.00
12.12
16.86
13.30
11.52
22.56
21.50
17.58
16.56
18.11
21.70
15.55
15.17
15.11
13.58
11.76
15.86
20.64
15.46
19.24
18.76
17.49
29.86
33.73
19.83
19.28
20.17
27.17
20.37
18.02
17.55
13.80
15.08
17.51
21.75
19.24
24.18
23.35
20.69
35.47
33.73
23.98
26.22
26.86
28.50
23.75
24.31
22.61
15.41
19.10
28.52
26.97
23.16
34.36
30.31
20.69
37.85
33.73
28.63
31.90
31.55
31.99
26.68
30.46
23.74
15.71
23.06
40.38
26.97
26.99
39.65
32.62
27.65
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .................
Printing press operators .................................................
Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ...........
Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ......................
Welders and cutters .......................................................
17.75
15.74
10.24
21.81
22.41
10.6
4.6
11.5
15.5
8.9
9.43
13.28
5.99
9.95
14.54
12.11
14.71
7.49
11.81
19.23
17.50
15.61
10.31
22.46
25.57
22.46
15.61
12.24
29.45
25.57
25.57
19.46
13.70
35.46
25.71
Transportation and material moving .....................................
Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ............................
Truckdrivers ...................................................................
Busdrivers ......................................................................
Motor transportation, n.e.c. ............................................
Locomotive operating ....................................................
Sailors and deckhands ..................................................
Supervisors, material moving equipment .......................
Operating engineers ......................................................
Excavating and loading machine operators ...................
Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ...........................
Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ...........
Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators,
n.e.c. ............................................................................
17.39
18.93
17.10
17.51
18.31
24.54
20.57
20.64
16.76
17.39
15.75
14.07
2.1
11.4
5.8
2.0
7.6
4.2
1.0
5.3
8.9
14.4
9.5
2.4
10.92
12.78
9.94
11.72
11.93
21.32
20.20
15.27
11.35
10.83
9.74
10.68
13.00
15.56
12.19
13.96
15.45
23.21
20.20
18.58
12.00
13.49
11.92
11.78
16.41
15.56
15.90
17.37
17.81
25.84
20.20
20.38
14.69
16.63
14.06
14.49
21.24
23.92
21.07
21.32
21.91
25.84
21.15
22.51
19.02
21.23
16.92
15.13
25.53
28.49
26.07
24.28
25.47
28.07
22.26
23.01
26.41
25.98
28.10
16.32
16.28
4.8
10.89
12.14
15.27
20.10
23.08
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .........
Supervisors, agriculture-related workers .......................
Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...............
Animal caretakers, except farm .....................................
Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and
laborers, n.e.c. .............................................................
Helpers, mechanics and repairers .................................
Helpers, construction trades ..........................................
Construction laborers .....................................................
Garbage collectors .........................................................
Stock handlers and baggers ..........................................
Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ..................
Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners .....................
15.13
21.51
14.44
15.03
2.4
6.7
3.6
13.9
8.73
14.63
8.78
7.90
10.88
19.56
10.28
10.40
14.64
22.06
14.08
14.88
18.96
25.07
17.80
18.96
22.22
25.65
20.92
19.79
21.01
15.60
16.98
13.23
17.61
13.89
14.21
14.56
5.4
6.2
10.5
5.7
10.5
13.1
15.6
6.2
14.13
10.10
9.64
8.26
9.80
9.95
6.13
11.33
17.06
12.28
13.15
10.38
13.84
9.95
9.28
12.37
21.85
15.68
16.05
12.22
18.44
13.27
18.30
14.91
24.40
20.00
21.93
16.60
23.56
15.16
18.30
15.98
28.96
20.59
24.71
18.79
23.56
17.05
19.56
17.76
Mean
Blue collar –Continued
Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued
Machinery maintenance .................................................
Electronic repairers, communications and industrial
equipment ....................................................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics ..
Mechanical controls and valve repairers .......................
Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. .....................................
Supervisors, electricians and power transmission
installers .......................................................................
Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......
Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. .........................
Carpenters .....................................................................
Electricians ....................................................................
Electrical power installers and repairers ........................
Painters, construction and maintenance ........................
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ...........................
Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices ............
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators ...
Construction trades, n.e.c. .............................................
Supervisors, production .................................................
Inspectors, testers, and graders ....................................
Water and sewer treatment plant operators ..................
Power plant operators ....................................................
Stationary engineers ......................................................
Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c. .........
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.2. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 full-time
workers, National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Full-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
Blue collar –Continued
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
–Continued
Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .............................
$14.31
3.8
$8.05
$9.93
$13.68
$18.01
$21.52
Service ..........................................................................................
Protective service ..............................................................
Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ..................
Supervisors, police and detectives ................................
Supervisors, guards .......................................................
Fire inspection and fire prevention .................................
Firefighting .....................................................................
Police and detectives, public service .............................
Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers .....
Correctional institution officers .......................................
Guards and police, except public service ......................
Protective service, n.e.c. ................................................
Food service ......................................................................
Other food service ...........................................................
Supervisors, food preparation and service ....................
Cooks .............................................................................
Kitchen workers, food preparation .................................
Food preparation, n.e.c. .................................................
Health service ....................................................................
Dental assistants ...........................................................
Health aides, except nursing .........................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .......................
Cleaning and building service ............................................
Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers ......
Maids and housemen ....................................................
Janitors and cleaners .....................................................
Personal service ................................................................
Supervisors, personal service ........................................
Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ...........
Public transportation attendants ....................................
Welfare service aides ....................................................
Early childhood teachers’ assistants ..............................
Childcare workers, n.e.c. ...............................................
Service, n.e.c. ................................................................
18.09
22.22
27.76
31.78
27.95
23.32
19.67
25.07
20.05
17.76
14.81
17.62
11.28
11.23
13.95
11.58
9.39
10.66
12.93
15.08
13.82
12.57
13.13
18.63
8.84
12.82
12.93
18.91
11.34
17.25
13.39
10.86
14.10
14.21
1.7
2.5
4.7
2.8
10.5
11.7
2.5
1.0
2.4
6.3
4.6
6.1
2.7
2.7
7.2
5.4
3.8
3.4
2.4
7.5
3.2
3.0
2.8
12.1
4.8
1.7
6.0
8.2
5.9
15.2
5.5
4.6
19.4
4.4
9.25
12.16
18.07
19.23
15.45
14.73
11.78
16.26
12.69
11.53
10.28
10.97
7.55
7.54
9.54
7.68
7.00
7.61
8.40
10.00
9.09
8.14
8.21
12.05
6.84
8.27
7.82
14.54
7.82
8.51
8.45
7.00
7.00
9.90
11.90
15.49
20.63
25.26
16.42
20.77
14.89
19.75
14.85
12.28
12.47
13.63
8.74
8.70
11.33
9.09
7.76
8.63
9.97
14.78
10.18
9.70
9.71
14.42
7.25
9.70
9.63
16.21
9.46
12.31
10.35
8.90
7.77
11.84
15.87
21.41
25.64
30.93
28.64
23.59
18.60
24.88
19.26
15.59
14.40
15.93
10.55
10.50
12.75
11.46
9.10
10.08
12.46
15.88
13.70
12.18
12.50
17.17
8.29
12.39
12.02
16.95
11.95
17.27
13.09
10.57
12.85
14.50
23.16
27.13
32.13
37.57
37.75
27.34
24.27
29.21
24.27
22.68
17.32
21.56
13.17
12.99
16.16
14.00
10.32
12.46
15.26
16.46
16.47
14.76
15.56
23.95
9.86
15.13
15.74
21.71
11.95
22.54
16.13
12.32
17.21
16.44
29.65
33.02
39.83
44.99
41.41
31.57
28.71
33.91
28.22
26.06
19.11
26.83
15.63
15.49
19.69
15.63
12.88
14.11
17.86
16.95
18.17
17.69
18.87
24.60
11.32
18.23
18.78
26.17
14.69
22.54
18.21
14.44
23.95
18.31
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium
pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is
computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers,
weighted by hours. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in
the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the
same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate
shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At
the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th
and 90th percentiles follow the same logic.
2 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between December 2004
and January 2006. The average reference period was June 2005.
3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all
workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in "National
Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States" on the BLS Internet site
www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the
estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For
more information about RSEs, see appendix A in "National Compensation Survey:
Occupational Wages in the United States" on the BLS Internet site
www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication
criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may
include data for categories not shown separately.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.3. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time
workers, National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005
Part-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All ......................................................................................................
All, excluding sales ....................................................................
$15.80
15.88
2.6
2.6
$7.80
7.86
$9.80
9.85
$12.67
12.74
$18.11
18.26
$27.45
27.70
White collar ..................................................................................
White collar, excluding sales .................................................
19.32
19.57
3.5
3.5
8.75
8.91
11.00
11.23
15.65
16.00
24.05
24.08
37.71
37.93
Professional specialty and technical .....................................
Professional specialty ............................................................
Health related ....................................................................
Physicians ......................................................................
Registered nurses ..........................................................
Teachers, college and university .......................................
Mathematical science teachers .....................................
Computer science teachers ...........................................
Health specialties teachers ............................................
Art, drama, and music teachers .....................................
English teachers ............................................................
Trade and industrial teachers ........................................
Other post-secondary teachers .....................................
Teachers, except college and university ............................
Prekindergarten and kindergarten .................................
Elementary school teachers ..........................................
Secondary school teachers ...........................................
Teachers, n.e.c. .............................................................
Substitute teachers ........................................................
Vocational and educational counselors .........................
Librarians, archivists, and curators ....................................
Librarians .......................................................................
Social scientists and urban planners .................................
Psychologists .................................................................
Social, recreation, and religious workers ...........................
Social workers ...............................................................
Recreation workers ........................................................
Lawyers and judges ...........................................................
Lawyers .........................................................................
Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals,
n.e.c. ................................................................................
Athletes ..........................................................................
Technical ...............................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ..........
Radiological technicians ................................................
Licensed practical nurses ..............................................
Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ..................
Technical and related, n.e.c. ..........................................
25.41
26.22
30.71
60.59
29.94
35.24
32.32
40.17
32.57
39.38
35.08
27.54
34.20
20.17
24.23
27.04
32.49
22.89
13.32
28.37
22.83
23.05
31.85
32.90
17.47
19.64
13.46
38.52
40.06
4.1
3.4
6.6
8.8
7.3
4.6
20.0
1.7
13.4
11.0
6.4
10.7
5.1
4.8
9.7
8.0
6.8
16.0
4.1
19.8
5.4
4.9
12.1
12.4
8.3
10.7
9.0
12.8
13.6
10.87
10.71
18.45
35.84
20.02
19.23
23.45
40.00
19.50
26.00
25.45
19.50
18.80
8.93
16.87
16.90
22.54
9.50
8.57
14.88
13.54
14.34
21.31
21.58
9.51
15.56
8.10
15.30
15.30
15.56
15.98
23.42
52.46
23.98
24.18
23.75
40.00
25.00
26.00
26.00
23.18
22.92
11.25
18.40
19.27
30.27
13.33
10.00
24.24
15.84
15.84
22.38
23.50
15.00
15.56
9.16
28.59
29.57
23.18
24.24
27.87
64.41
28.00
35.03
26.32
40.00
29.47
42.55
34.73
23.18
31.07
16.95
21.39
26.10
31.43
19.09
11.43
25.48
19.67
19.85
30.78
32.59
17.20
18.59
13.94
29.57
30.80
33.83
34.55
37.68
71.55
36.89
40.00
42.51
40.00
47.00
48.75
38.76
31.01
43.00
25.48
25.90
34.11
37.93
29.47
16.67
26.36
24.81
25.16
36.75
37.71
22.00
23.80
17.20
50.98
50.98
42.51
45.00
45.49
77.27
43.87
51.00
46.00
40.00
49.00
51.00
48.75
49.00
56.45
36.71
42.04
36.27
38.79
45.06
21.57
48.46
41.46
41.46
51.06
51.87
24.30
25.26
18.05
50.98
50.98
24.53
14.70
21.62
20.36
34.22
18.89
16.92
15.02
17.1
34.2
12.0
5.0
18.1
3.7
6.7
10.0
10.00
9.00
11.77
15.70
22.00
15.90
11.03
11.00
11.79
9.00
14.09
17.10
24.42
16.50
12.46
12.96
23.61
10.87
19.01
20.64
37.30
18.11
16.00
14.78
34.48
10.87
23.89
23.22
41.12
20.42
20.38
17.29
39.44
43.06
40.00
24.09
45.82
23.69
22.06
20.93
Executive, administrative, and managerial ...........................
Executives, administrators, and managers ........................
Legislators .....................................................................
Administrators and officials, public administration .........
Management related ..........................................................
24.50
23.57
15.66
42.35
25.60
9.2
19.1
28.3
26.5
7.2
4.99
4.99
4.99
29.62
17.55
15.39
9.27
4.99
29.62
20.77
23.03
23.08
12.00
29.62
22.19
29.50
27.89
23.08
57.69
30.00
40.16
53.43
28.69
66.53
35.20
Sales .........................................................................................
Cashiers .........................................................................
9.64
9.75
8.8
9.3
7.14
7.14
7.54
7.54
8.64
8.93
10.71
10.71
15.65
16.06
Administrative support, including clerical ............................
Secretaries .....................................................................
Typists ...........................................................................
Receptionists .................................................................
Information clerks, n.e.c. ................................................
Library clerks .................................................................
Records clerks, n.e.c. ....................................................
Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...............
Dispatchers ....................................................................
General office clerks ......................................................
12.97
12.34
14.70
10.23
17.80
11.00
12.61
14.90
13.56
10.93
2.6
3.7
2.0
9.2
11.0
3.8
14.0
9.3
17.0
11.9
8.00
8.87
12.75
7.65
9.64
7.20
9.42
10.89
7.78
5.15
9.75
10.35
12.95
8.75
19.48
8.17
9.86
10.89
9.46
7.50
12.23
12.03
14.12
9.50
20.18
9.72
11.42
16.44
10.00
10.75
15.55
14.37
16.32
12.43
20.18
12.56
15.25
17.66
15.89
13.93
19.37
15.73
16.32
12.43
20.18
16.60
18.97
18.28
22.81
16.54
See footnotes at end of table.
57
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.3. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time
workers, National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Part-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Mean
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
White collar –Continued
Administrative support, including clerical –Continued
Teachers’ aides .............................................................
Administrative support, n.e.c. ........................................
$13.96
12.73
2.3
10.1
$9.18
7.82
$10.36
9.36
$13.19
11.00
$17.10
15.35
$19.79
21.21
Blue collar ....................................................................................
13.68
2.3
9.00
10.64
13.25
16.24
18.80
Precision production, craft, and repair ..................................
10.52
4.7
10.15
10.15
10.15
10.15
10.15
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .................
12.79
12.0
8.44
9.72
12.33
13.66
17.00
Transportation and material moving .....................................
Busdrivers ......................................................................
14.66
14.78
2.5
2.5
10.07
10.43
12.03
12.17
14.21
14.29
16.87
16.92
19.59
19.59
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .........
Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...............
Construction laborers .....................................................
Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .............................
9.91
10.83
9.35
8.98
6.1
6.7
8.3
9.2
6.53
7.75
6.53
5.65
8.15
8.56
9.00
7.00
9.50
10.70
9.65
8.19
10.88
12.00
10.00
9.81
15.00
15.30
10.55
13.72
Service ..........................................................................................
Protective service ..............................................................
Firefighting .....................................................................
Police and detectives, public service .............................
Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers .....
Crossing guards .............................................................
Guards and police, except public service ......................
Protective service, n.e.c. ................................................
Food service ......................................................................
Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...............................
Other food service ...........................................................
Cooks .............................................................................
Kitchen workers, food preparation .................................
Food preparation, n.e.c. .................................................
Health service ....................................................................
Health aides, except nursing .........................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .......................
Cleaning and building service ............................................
Maids and housemen ....................................................
Janitors and cleaners .....................................................
Personal service ................................................................
Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ...........
10.95
12.47
8.63
17.01
16.99
10.67
15.86
11.45
10.20
7.98
10.21
9.93
9.76
10.34
12.26
13.30
11.94
10.76
15.06
10.50
10.48
9.08
1.7
5.4
11.3
10.1
11.3
6.8
10.8
8.4
2.2
15.8
2.2
4.6
12.8
2.0
6.2
6.3
6.7
4.7
16.8
4.8
1.4
5.3
7.09
7.16
7.16
11.09
7.50
6.67
9.52
7.35
7.02
3.90
7.06
7.50
6.25
7.43
8.00
9.41
8.00
7.42
8.40
7.42
6.75
6.35
8.40
8.75
7.16
12.74
13.42
8.20
12.03
8.95
8.07
5.50
8.07
8.05
7.64
8.54
10.00
11.13
9.51
8.39
12.28
8.30
8.28
7.09
10.53
11.66
7.62
13.70
16.00
10.00
14.32
12.60
9.99
8.64
10.00
9.63
9.14
10.32
11.88
13.53
11.50
10.36
17.64
9.98
10.31
8.32
12.56
13.98
9.90
20.26
18.50
12.94
19.83
13.50
11.79
10.12
11.79
11.44
12.02
11.79
13.81
15.37
13.06
12.23
17.64
11.88
11.79
10.15
15.12
18.50
11.54
32.00
18.50
15.81
23.00
13.79
13.48
10.76
13.49
12.82
14.08
13.09
17.64
17.64
17.66
15.83
17.64
15.12
14.08
12.40
See footnotes at end of table.
58
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 3.3. State and local government, selected occupations: Mean hourly earnings and percentiles,1 part-time
workers, National Compensation Survey,2 June 2005–Continued
Part-time workers
Hourly earnings
Occupation3
Mean
Service –Continued
Personal service –Continued
Welfare service aides ....................................................
Early childhood teachers’ assistants ..............................
Childcare workers, n.e.c. ...............................................
Service, n.e.c. ................................................................
$12.24
11.17
10.93
10.34
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium
pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is
computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers,
weighted by hours. The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in
the earnings distribution. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the
same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate
shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or less than the rate shown. At
the 75th percentile, one-fourth earn the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th
and 90th percentiles follow the same logic.
2 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between December 2004
and January 2006. The average reference period was June 2005.
3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all
Percentiles
Relative
error4
(percent)
10
25
Median
50
75
90
10.2
3.6
2.5
5.2
$6.75
7.17
6.85
7.15
$9.06
9.56
9.15
7.90
$13.08
11.11
11.79
9.38
$14.91
12.67
11.79
11.97
$15.45
14.24
13.56
15.00
workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in "National
Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States" on the BLS Internet site
www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the
estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For
more information about RSEs, see appendix A in "National Compensation Survey:
Occupational Wages in the United States" on the BLS Internet site
www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication
criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may
include data for categories not shown separately.
59
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005
Total
Occupation4
Weekly earnings
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
State and local
government
Private industry
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
weekly
hours6
All ...............................................................
All, excluding sales .............................
$780
785
1.1
1.2
39.6
39.5
$753
757
1.2
1.3
39.7
39.7
$920
921
0.9
.9
38.8
38.8
White collar ...........................................
White collar, excluding sales ..........
949
987
.9
.9
39.5
39.4
931
978
1.1
1.2
39.8
39.7
1,018
1,020
.9
.9
38.2
38.2
1,195
1,282
1.1
1.1
39.0
39.0
1,198
1,312
1.5
1.6
39.6
39.8
1,189
1,232
.8
.9
37.8
37.6
1,480
1,252
1,691
1.1
6.2
8.1
40.7
41.4
40.0
1,500
1,244
1,691
1.2
7.0
8.1
40.8
41.7
40.0
1,229
1,349
–
2.7
3.9
–
39.4
37.9
–
1,334
1,726
1,430
1,597
1,326
5.9
16.1
8.7
5.7
2.7
40.2
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.8
1,372
1,726
1,430
1,616
1,346
6.8
16.1
8.7
5.5
3.9
40.3
40.0
40.0
40.0
41.4
–
–
–
–
1,280
–
–
–
–
3.1
–
–
–
–
39.4
1,602
1,381
1,304
2.9
2.5
2.1
40.9
41.6
40.8
1,608
1,386
1,309
2.9
2.6
2.3
41.0
41.6
40.9
1,340
1,002
–
9.1
8.7
–
40.2
40.0
–
1,178
1,578
10.9
2.3
40.0
40.2
1,198
1,609
11.6
2.3
40.0
40.2
–
1,154
–
4.5
–
39.6
1,421
11.1
39.8
1,442
10.9
39.9
–
–
–
1,418
2.3
40.1
1,433
2.4
40.1
1,129
4.5
39.6
1,418
2.5
40.1
1,435
2.6
40.2
1,136
4.6
39.6
1,424
1,544
1,116
1,185
1,401
1,289
1,392
1,175
1,144
1,134
5.5
5.7
7.9
5.0
9.0
8.2
7.1
7.3
6.7
15.8
39.9
41.5
39.2
39.7
39.9
40.0
40.8
39.8
39.6
39.3
1,426
1,544
1,152
1,299
–
1,288
1,526
1,273
1,226
1,338
5.5
5.7
8.1
2.9
–
8.9
5.5
9.0
9.6
10.2
39.9
41.5
39.2
39.6
–
40.0
41.1
39.7
39.2
39.2
–
–
–
928
–
1,303
1,087
951
1,057
831
–
–
–
5.6
–
4.0
17.4
6.4
6.6
7.3
–
–
–
39.9
–
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.4
850
1,101
1,271
2,572
1,914
2,386
10.0
10.7
3.5
10.9
5.6
16.3
40.0
39.3
39.3
41.9
41.3
38.0
–
1,225
1,299
2,876
–
2,386
–
13.6
4.1
8.1
–
16.3
–
38.9
39.2
41.2
–
38.0
844
894
1,130
1,551
–
–
11.5
7.8
3.1
16.6
–
–
40.0
40.0
39.6
44.5
–
–
1,338
1,083
1,798
844
890
1,024
1,155
1,121
700
1,470
1,714
8.8
1.1
1.2
4.4
2.4
3.5
3.1
6.5
3.9
6.9
2.3
40.0
38.8
39.7
39.7
39.1
39.4
39.4
38.0
39.5
40.0
39.2
1,338
1,092
1,819
852
889
1,015
1,145
1,041
668
1,487
1,739
8.8
1.4
.9
6.3
2.4
4.1
3.3
5.9
3.4
7.8
3.9
40.0
38.8
39.8
39.8
39.2
39.6
39.5
39.3
39.6
40.1
38.7
–
1,040
1,540
826
907
1,070
1,245
1,171
882
–
1,703
–
2.0
6.7
3.4
3.7
5.1
8.1
8.7
7.9
–
3.1
–
39.0
39.4
39.4
37.6
38.5
38.1
37.3
39.1
–
39.5
2,085
10.2
39.6
–
–
–
2,193
8.7
39.9
Professional specialty and
technical ......................................
Professional specialty .....................
Engineers, architects, and
surveyors ..............................
Architects ................................
Aerospace engineers ..............
Metallurgical and materials
engineers ..........................
Petroleum engineers ..............
Chemical engineers ................
Nuclear engineers ..................
Civil engineers ........................
Electrical and electronic
engineers ..........................
Industrial engineers ................
Mechanical engineers .............
Marine engineers and naval
architects ..........................
Engineers, n.e.c. .....................
Surveyors and mapping
scientists ...........................
Mathematical and computer
scientists ...............................
Computer systems analysts
and scientists ....................
Operations and systems
researchers and analysts
Actuaries .................................
Statisticians ............................
Natural scientists ........................
Physicists and astronomers ....
Chemists, except biochemists
Geologists and geodesists .....
Physical scientists, n.e.c. ........
Agricultural and food scientists
Biological and life scientists ....
Forestry and conservation
scientists ...........................
Medical scientists ...................
Health related .............................
Physicians ..............................
Dentists ...................................
Optometrists ...........................
Health diagnosing
practitioners, n.e.c. ...........
Registered nurses ..................
Pharmacists ............................
Dietitians .................................
Respiratory therapists .............
Occupational therapists ..........
Physical therapists ..................
Speech therapists ...................
Therapists, n.e.c. ....................
Physicians’ assistants .............
Teachers, college and university
Earth, environmental, and
marine science teachers ...
See footnotes at end of table.
60
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
State and local
government
Private industry
Weekly earnings
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$1,805
1,589
2,057
11.6
9.9
7.1
40.6
41.3
38.7
$2,153
2,135
–
13.7
7.5
–
41.7
37.4
–
$1,442
1,424
–
13.5
7.4
–
39.3
42.4
–
1,574
1,516
2,834
1,674
1,422
1,940
1,775
2,495
9.3
7.7
12.7
8.5
6.4
15.1
6.0
7.1
39.8
39.0
42.8
40.4
39.3
39.1
39.7
41.2
–
1,570
2,015
1,492
–
1,883
1,717
2,452
–
8.0
10.2
7.6
–
22.6
10.4
12.3
–
38.3
36.4
40.6
–
39.1
39.0
39.0
1,585
1,477
–
1,864
1,297
1,971
1,795
2,517
9.5
12.2
–
9.5
8.9
18.7
7.4
9.2
39.6
39.6
–
40.3
38.6
39.1
40.0
42.3
1,582
1,488
2,367
1,702
11.2
19.7
6.4
10.3
38.7
37.3
45.7
38.3
1,551
1,069
2,431
2,232
14.1
10.4
7.6
14.1
39.5
37.2
39.4
39.7
1,599
1,882
2,331
1,350
11.7
10.1
9.4
5.1
38.3
37.4
49.2
37.3
1,797
12.6
38.9
1,873
9.0
37.9
1,758
17.3
39.4
1,909
18.0
34.6
–
–
–
1,909
18.0
34.6
1,418
1,304
1,511
1,733
1,402
2,142
1,619
1,378
10.3
7.2
9.6
10.3
11.8
14.9
5.8
5.1
38.5
37.9
38.3
37.8
39.9
38.9
39.7
38.2
1,530
1,133
1,544
1,522
1,611
2,787
1,608
–
7.7
8.5
15.2
7.0
9.1
10.9
9.2
–
38.4
39.5
38.0
37.7
36.7
41.8
38.3
–
1,320
–
1,488
1,837
1,242
–
1,629
1,442
14.2
–
11.4
11.5
16.7
–
9.1
4.6
38.7
–
38.5
37.8
42.4
–
40.9
37.4
1,614
2.9
38.7
1,522
6.0
38.1
1,638
3.5
38.8
1,178
1.1
36.8
808
3.3
38.3
1,243
.8
36.5
762
1,229
1,228
1,230
1,188
384
4.9
1.2
1.6
2.7
2.7
14.6
38.3
36.6
37.0
35.5
36.4
32.7
480
941
1,174
937
911
–
3.9
6.2
3.9
9.3
7.1
–
39.0
38.2
38.0
35.9
38.6
–
1,147
1,254
1,233
1,279
1,260
384
2.7
1.1
1.7
2.5
2.6
14.6
37.4
36.5
36.9
35.4
35.8
32.7
1,067
5.6
37.6
685
7.9
38.2
1,250
4.3
37.3
1,064
1,081
922
2.7
2.9
9.7
38.0
38.1
37.3
1,112
1,129
–
5.9
7.0
–
37.5
37.8
–
1,036
1,056
–
3.1
3.0
–
38.4
38.3
–
1,239
1,400
1,178
1,129
1,060
3.6
8.1
4.5
12.4
4.3
39.5
41.4
38.0
38.9
39.3
1,263
1,423
879
1,318
–
7.1
8.6
8.5
1.8
–
40.4
41.5
38.6
38.5
–
1,207
1,109
1,348
–
1,060
5.9
8.7
5.0
–
4.3
38.3
40.0
37.6
–
39.3
739
746
1.7
1.9
39.3
39.0
682
687
2.8
3.0
39.6
39.1
807
809
2.4
2.5
39.0
39.0
White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and
technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Teachers, college and university
–Continued
Biological science teachers ....
Chemistry teachers .................
Physics teachers ....................
Natural science teachers,
n.e.c. .................................
Psychology teachers ..............
Economics teachers ...............
History teachers ......................
Political science teachers .......
Sociology teachers .................
Social science teachers, n.e.c.
Engineering teachers ..............
Mathematical science
teachers ............................
Computer science teachers ....
Medical science teachers .......
Health specialties teachers .....
Business, commerce, and
marketing teachers ...........
Agriculture and forestry
teachers ............................
Art, drama, and music
teachers ............................
Physical education teachers ...
Education teachers .................
English teachers .....................
Foreign language teachers .....
Law teachers ..........................
Theology teachers ..................
Trade and industrial teachers
Other post-secondary
teachers ............................
Teachers, except college and
university ..............................
Prekindergarten and
kindergarten ......................
Elementary school teachers ...
Secondary school teachers ....
Teachers, special education ...
Teachers, n.e.c. ......................
Substitute teachers .................
Vocational and educational
counselors ........................
Librarians, archivists, and
curators .................................
Librarians ................................
Archivists and curators ...........
Social scientists and urban
planners ................................
Economists .............................
Psychologists ..........................
Social scientists, n.e.c. ...........
Urban planners .......................
Social, recreation, and religious
workers .................................
Social workers ........................
See footnotes at end of table.
61
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
State and local
government
Private industry
Weekly earnings
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$598
768
710
2,123
2,111
2,443
5.5
9.5
16.2
5.9
6.1
11.3
39.8
48.8
37.9
41.4
41.5
39.8
$530
768
710
2,391
2,391
–
6.8
9.5
16.2
5.0
5.0
–
40.0
48.8
37.9
42.6
42.6
–
$740
–
–
1,486
1,352
2,443
8.4
–
–
6.1
3.9
11.3
39.5
–
–
38.7
38.5
39.8
1,009
1,438
858
1,450
1,341
3.6
14.7
3.9
15.7
18.1
39.6
40.1
39.6
37.3
40.5
999
1,439
859
1,458
1,341
3.7
14.7
3.9
15.6
18.1
39.6
40.2
39.6
37.3
40.5
1,156
–
728
–
–
11.4
–
10.7
–
–
39.7
–
39.8
–
–
737
692
5.3
12.1
39.4
40.4
736
692
5.4
12.7
39.4
40.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
669
1,018
990
1,605
1,153
1,259
881
18.7
7.4
6.1
29.5
15.2
7.4
2.1
40.7
39.2
39.7
40.0
39.1
40.0
39.0
667
1,022
982
1,605
1,008
1,321
902
20.4
7.5
7.1
29.5
11.8
9.1
2.4
40.8
39.2
39.7
40.0
38.9
40.2
38.9
–
–
1,025
–
1,802
1,091
738
–
–
10.6
–
19.6
7.1
1.5
–
–
39.4
–
40.0
39.7
39.6
749
1,067
2.6
3.2
39.7
33.8
751
1,076
3.0
3.3
39.7
33.5
738
–
4.4
–
39.7
–
615
949
682
4.3
2.5
1.4
39.2
39.4
39.0
611
954
693
4.5
2.7
1.6
39.2
39.3
38.9
689
905
624
9.9
3.9
2.5
39.9
39.9
39.6
663
1.8
39.7
658
2.3
39.6
688
3.6
40.1
962
12.7
40.3
968
12.9
40.3
827
13.1
39.9
971
5.7
40.1
971
5.7
40.1
–
–
–
915
982
879
4.3
3.9
2.7
40.2
40.1
40.1
915
1,041
879
4.3
5.5
2.8
40.2
40.4
40.1
–
790
873
–
3.2
5.4
–
39.3
39.8
783
721
873
847
2,296
9.2
3.9
6.1
10.4
5.5
39.7
39.8
39.7
39.8
23.5
784
754
872
881
2,296
11.9
5.5
6.4
10.5
5.5
40.0
39.8
39.7
40.2
23.5
778
602
901
691
–
7.8
6.9
5.4
7.6
–
38.9
39.8
40.0
37.9
–
643
1,249
12.1
2.9
39.0
40.5
542
1,278
13.5
2.9
38.9
40.6
990
953
9.4
6.2
39.2
39.5
934
873
822
7.4
4.2
4.9
40.0
38.8
39.8
934
882
848
7.4
4.8
6.2
40.0
38.7
40.1
–
805
760
–
5.8
6.4
–
39.4
39.2
White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and
technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Social, recreation, and religious
workers –Continued
Recreation workers .................
Clergy .....................................
Religious workers, n.e.c. ........
Lawyers and judges ....................
Lawyers ..................................
Judges ....................................
Writers, authors, entertainers,
athletes, and professionals,
n.e.c. .....................................
Technical writers .....................
Designers ...............................
Musicians and composers ......
Actors and directors ................
Painters, sculptors, craft
artists, and artist
printmakers .......................
Photographers ........................
Artists, performers, and
related workers, n.e.c. ......
Editors and reporters ..............
Public relations specialists ......
Announcers ............................
Athletes ...................................
Professional, n.e.c. .................
Technical ........................................
Clinical laboratory
technologists and
technicians ........................
Dental hygienists ....................
Health record technologists
and technicians .................
Radiological technicians .........
Licensed practical nurses .......
Health technologists and
technicians, n.e.c. .............
Electrical and electronic
technicians ........................
Industrial engineering
technicians ........................
Mechanical engineering
technicians ........................
Engineering technicians, n.e.c.
Drafters ...................................
Surveying and mapping
technicians ........................
Biological technicians .............
Chemical technicians ..............
Science technicians, n.e.c. .....
Airplane pilots and navigators
Broadcast equipment
operators ..........................
Computer programmers .........
Tool programmers, numerical
control ...............................
Legal assistants ......................
Technical and related, n.e.c. ..
See footnotes at end of table.
62
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
State and local
government
Private industry
Weekly earnings
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$1,362
2.0
40.3
$1,390
2.4
40.5
$1,223
2.4
39.3
1,552
457
2.4
42.0
40.5
38.1
1,574
–
2.9
–
40.8
–
1,440
457
2.1
42.0
39.4
38.1
2,233
16.9
42.8
–
–
–
1,896
5.5
39.6
1,247
1,652
2.9
4.1
39.6
40.5
–
1,642
–
3.0
–
40.6
1,247
1,766
2.9
17.9
39.6
39.3
1,290
1,422
7.5
8.1
40.1
40.2
1,255
1,411
7.8
8.4
40.1
40.3
1,665
1,629
6.7
18.4
39.7
39.5
1,866
4.2
41.2
1,869
4.2
41.2
1,281
11.2
39.5
1,470
3.2
39.4
1,094
4.6
39.6
1,662
4.0
39.3
1,405
3.3
40.0
1,437
3.5
40.2
1,254
9.5
39.2
934
8.1
44.1
945
8.1
44.6
824
11.5
39.1
882
4.1
39.8
865
4.2
39.9
1,120
4.8
39.0
1,204
9.0
39.0
1,213
9.7
39.0
1,079
6.7
39.5
1,674
1,083
1,020
1,068
1,305
1,229
4.9
1.2
1.9
5.5
3.6
5.2
40.8
40.0
40.0
39.0
40.1
40.0
1,689
1,118
1,040
1,068
1,325
1,284
5.0
1.3
2.2
5.5
3.8
5.0
40.9
40.2
40.1
39.0
40.2
40.1
1,359
917
908
–
1,053
926
5.2
2.3
3.1
–
6.4
5.9
39.8
39.2
39.3
–
38.3
39.4
1,016
3.7
39.8
1,036
4.3
39.9
898
4.3
39.0
915
15.2
39.7
949
16.4
39.6
–
–
–
1,097
3.8
40.4
1,099
3.9
40.4
–
–
–
1,053
6.3
40.4
1,109
5.3
40.5
711
11.1
39.9
916
974
6.4
5.5
39.4
39.6
919
994
6.8
11.0
39.4
40.1
–
966
–
5.0
–
39.4
928
1,043
3.6
2.4
40.0
40.0
1,062
1,055
5.1
2.8
41.1
40.1
811
997
2.8
4.7
39.0
39.4
715
856
916
885
1.7
3.6
8.0
14.0
40.1
41.5
39.7
40.1
716
857
916
887
1.8
3.6
8.0
14.7
40.1
41.5
39.7
40.2
585
633
–
844
7.8
6.2
–
11.3
39.0
39.6
–
38.2
1,643
813
1,020
1,586
6.7
10.3
6.2
7.7
39.7
39.4
40.3
41.6
1,643
812
1,020
1,586
6.7
10.3
6.2
7.7
39.7
39.4
40.3
41.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
White collar –Continued
Executive, administrative, and
managerial ...................................
Executives, administrators, and
managers ..............................
Legislators ..............................
Chief executives and general
administrators, public
administration ...................
Administrators and officials,
public administration .........
Financial managers ................
Personnel and labor relations
managers ..........................
Purchasing managers .............
Managers, marketing,
advertising, and public
relations ............................
Administrators, education and
related fields .....................
Managers, medicine and
health ................................
Managers, food servicing and
lodging establishments .....
Managers, properties and real
estate ................................
Managers, service
organizations, n.e.c. .........
Managers and administrators,
n.e.c. .................................
Management related ...................
Accountants and auditors .......
Underwriters ...........................
Other financial officers ............
Management analysts ............
Personnel, training, and labor
relations specialists ..........
Purchasing agents and
buyers, farm products .......
Buyers, wholesale and retail
trade, except farm
products ............................
Purchasing agents and
buyers, n.e.c. ....................
Business and promotional
agents ...............................
Construction inspectors ..........
Inspectors and compliance
officers, except
construction ......................
Management related, n.e.c. ....
Sales ..................................................
Supervisors, sales ..................
Insurance sales ......................
Real estate sales ....................
Securities and financial
services sales ...................
Advertising and related sales
Sales, other business services
Sales engineers ......................
See footnotes at end of table.
63
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
State and local
government
Private industry
Weekly earnings
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$1,094
3.6
40.4
$1,094
3.6
40.4
–
–
–
963
491
405
6.6
15.2
14.3
44.0
37.5
37.3
963
491
405
6.6
15.2
14.3
44.0
37.5
37.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
630
7.6
41.3
630
7.6
41.3
–
–
–
469
8.3
39.3
469
8.3
39.3
–
–
–
558
601
6.1
3.2
40.7
40.5
558
601
6.1
3.2
40.7
40.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
527
417
375
3.4
5.7
2.1
39.3
39.5
39.3
527
417
372
3.4
5.7
2.1
39.3
39.5
39.3
–
–
10.2
–
–
38.9
767
16.5
38.5
767
16.5
38.5
–
–
–
684
622
15.9
7.7
39.9
39.5
684
622
15.9
7.7
39.9
39.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
582
814
.7
2.3
39.3
39.5
582
827
.7
2.6
39.5
39.5
584
747
1.3
3.5
38.6
39.5
856
8.1
39.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
922
3.3
39.9
929
3.4
40.1
834
7.7
37.8
852
4.8
39.3
–
–
–
869
6.2
40.0
835
653
4.1
3.6
40.5
39.8
835
665
5.3
3.8
40.7
39.8
834
627
9.1
6.7
39.8
39.6
547
656
702
592
497
362
7.7
.9
4.8
2.3
4.6
2.3
39.0
39.0
38.3
38.9
39.5
39.2
538
669
637
623
489
362
9.3
1.3
5.3
5.8
4.4
2.3
39.4
39.1
38.6
39.5
39.4
39.2
–
618
785
572
535
–
–
3.0
8.1
2.9
14.9
–
–
39.0
37.8
38.5
39.9
–
607
475
549
508
554
588
3.7
1.6
2.6
6.8
3.8
3.1
39.6
39.4
39.6
38.8
40.0
39.9
598
475
547
508
558
586
3.8
1.7
2.8
6.8
4.0
3.1
39.5
39.4
39.6
38.8
40.0
39.9
–
477
594
–
–
802
–
4.4
5.2
–
–
7.6
–
39.0
39.4
–
–
40.0
658
511
438
556
2.2
3.2
2.5
2.6
39.7
38.0
39.5
39.4
652
492
435
556
2.4
6.4
2.6
2.8
39.7
37.7
39.5
39.4
705
518
482
554
5.8
4.0
6.8
3.5
39.6
38.2
39.2
39.1
594
669
529
1.4
2.1
1.8
39.4
39.7
39.5
593
663
527
1.5
2.4
1.8
39.5
39.7
39.5
601
717
578
2.6
4.3
9.7
39.1
39.1
40.0
White collar –Continued
Sales –Continued
Sales representatives, mining,
manufacturing, and
wholesale ..........................
Sales workers, motor vehicles
and boats ..........................
Sales workers, apparel ...........
Sales workers, shoes .............
Sales workers, furniture and
home furnishings ..............
Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi,
and appliances .................
Sales workers, hardware and
building supplies ...............
Sales workers, parts ...............
Sales workers, other
commodities .....................
Sales counter clerks ...............
Cashiers .................................
Street and door-to-door sales
workers .............................
Demonstrators, promoters,
and models, sales .............
Sales support, n.e.c. ...............
Administrative support, including
clerical .........................................
Supervisors, general office .....
Supervisors, computer
equipment operators .........
Supervisors, financial records
processing ........................
Chief communications
operators ..........................
Supervisors, distribution,
scheduling, and adjusting
clerks ................................
Computer operators ................
Peripheral equipment
operators ..........................
Secretaries .............................
Stenographers ........................
Typists ....................................
Interviewers ............................
Hotel clerks .............................
Transportation ticket and
reservation agents ............
Receptionists ..........................
Information clerks, n.e.c. ........
Classified ad clerks .................
Correspondence clerks ...........
Order clerks ............................
Personnel clerks, except
payroll and timekeeping ....
Library clerks ..........................
File clerks ...............................
Records clerks, n.e.c. .............
Bookkeepers, accounting and
auditing clerks ...................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks
Billing clerks ............................
See footnotes at end of table.
64
–
–
$538
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
Weekly earnings
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
State and local
government
Private industry
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
weekly
hours6
–
–
–
–
13.3
–
39.9
White collar –Continued
Administrative support, including
clerical –Continued
Cost and rate clerks ................
Billing, posting, and
calculating machine
operators ..........................
Duplicating machine operators
Mail preparing and paper
handling machine
operators ..........................
Office machine operators,
n.e.c. .................................
Telephone operators ..............
Communications equipment
operators, n.e.c. ................
Mail clerks, except postal
service ..............................
Messengers ............................
Dispatchers .............................
Production coordinators ..........
Traffic, shipping and receiving
clerks ................................
Stock and inventory clerks ......
Meter readers .........................
Weighers, measurers,
checkers, and samplers ....
Expeditors ...............................
Insurance adjusters,
examiners, and
investigators .....................
Investigators and adjusters,
except insurance ..............
Eligibility clerks, social welfare
Bill and account collectors ......
General office clerks ...............
Bank tellers .............................
Proofreaders ...........................
Data entry keyers ...................
Statistical clerks ......................
Teachers’ aides ......................
Administrative support, n.e.c.
Blue collar .............................................
Precision production, craft, and
repair ............................................
Supervisors, mechanics and
repairers ...........................
Automobile mechanics ...........
Automobile mechanic
apprentices .......................
Bus, truck, and stationary
engine mechanics .............
Aircraft engine mechanics ......
Small engine repairers ............
Automobile body and related
repairers ...........................
Aircraft mechanics, except
engine ...............................
Heavy equipment mechanics
Farm equipment mechanics ...
$540
9.7
40.3
$540
9.7
40.3
538
492
5.8
8.8
38.9
39.9
539
501
5.8
9.6
38.9
39.9
490
6.4
39.7
490
6.4
39.7
–
–
–
449
500
3.3
5.1
40.0
39.1
444
501
3.9
5.2
40.0
39.1
–
469
–
8.6
–
39.1
507
21.3
39.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
473
393
665
752
6.6
9.5
5.0
3.8
39.2
39.0
40.3
40.1
482
379
643
752
7.0
9.3
5.5
3.8
39.1
39.2
40.6
40.1
424
518
697
–
14.1
8.3
7.2
–
39.8
37.1
39.9
–
557
531
692
2.1
1.9
5.2
39.9
39.7
40.0
556
528
708
2.1
2.0
8.1
39.9
39.8
40.0
629
570
659
6.9
6.0
6.8
38.7
39.0
40.0
610
636
8.0
5.0
40.0
39.5
608
630
8.2
5.0
40.0
39.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
765
3.6
39.0
764
3.6
39.0
804
26.7
39.0
634
606
570
539
443
715
479
581
412
591
3.8
2.7
7.4
1.1
1.6
15.7
2.0
5.1
1.6
1.3
39.8
39.0
39.3
39.1
39.6
40.0
39.1
39.5
35.7
39.3
630
534
567
532
443
553
467
585
378
589
3.8
4.8
7.7
1.3
1.6
9.0
1.9
5.1
6.3
1.5
39.8
39.5
39.3
39.2
39.6
40.0
39.1
39.4
37.8
39.4
744
651
659
560
–
–
542
570
416
605
6.9
2.2
6.2
1.9
–
–
2.7
9.3
1.6
2.7
40.0
38.7
39.9
39.0
–
–
39.3
39.9
35.4
38.6
652
1.0
40.1
648
1.1
40.1
717
1.7
39.4
802
1.0
40.0
802
1.0
40.0
807
2.1
39.8
1,013
765
2.7
3.0
40.8
40.4
1,013
754
2.8
2.9
40.9
40.4
1,014
872
5.3
10.3
39.9
39.8
564
9.0
40.6
561
9.3
40.6
–
–
–
781
1,098
617
2.7
8.6
5.6
40.2
40.2
40.0
778
1,098
617
3.0
8.7
5.7
40.2
40.2
40.0
807
–
–
2.3
–
–
40.0
–
–
659
4.7
40.3
659
4.7
40.3
–
–
–
991
779
647
4.0
2.8
8.5
40.0
40.0
41.8
991
779
649
4.0
3.6
8.7
40.0
40.0
41.9
–
778
–
–
6.4
–
–
40.0
–
See footnotes at end of table.
65
–
$475
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
Weekly earnings
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
State and local
government
Private industry
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
weekly
hours6
Blue collar –Continued
Precision production, craft, and
repair –Continued
Industrial machinery repairers
Machinery maintenance .........
Electronic repairers,
communications and
industrial equipment .........
Data processing equipment
repairers ...........................
Household appliance and
power tool repairers ..........
Telephone line installers and
repairers ...........................
Telephone installers and
repairers ...........................
Heating, air conditioning, and
refrigeration mechanics ....
Locksmiths and safe repairers
Office machine repairers ........
Mechanical controls and valve
repairers ...........................
Elevator installers and
repairers ...........................
Millwrights ...............................
Mechanics and repairers,
n.e.c. .................................
Supervisors, brickmasons,
stonemasons, and
tilesetters ..........................
Supervisors, carpenters and
related workers .................
Supervisors, electricians and
power transmission
installers ...........................
Supervisors, painters,
paperhangers, and
plasterers ..........................
Supervisors, plumbers,
pipefitters, and
steamfitters .......................
Supervisors, construction
trades, n.e.c. .....................
Brickmasons and
stonemasons ....................
Tile setters, hard and soft .......
Carpet installers ......................
Carpenters ..............................
Carpenter apprentices ............
Drywall installers .....................
Electricians .............................
Electrician apprentices ...........
Electrical power installers and
repairers ...........................
Painters, construction and
maintenance .....................
Plasterers ...............................
Plumbers, pipefitters and
steamfitters .......................
Plumber, pipefitter, and
steamfitter apprentices .....
$851
643
2.1
4.7
39.9
39.8
$849
643
2.1
4.9
39.9
39.9
$956
629
8.2
10.8
39.9
38.7
881
2.7
40.1
884
2.7
40.1
803
7.0
40.0
821
11.3
39.5
828
13.7
39.4
–
–
–
655
5.8
40.4
655
5.8
40.4
–
–
–
1,004
4.8
40.0
1,010
4.8
40.0
–
–
–
958
3.4
40.0
954
3.5
40.0
–
–
–
739
606
701
3.2
9.1
8.5
40.0
41.2
40.0
739
–
698
3.5
–
8.7
40.0
–
40.0
745
–
–
5.9
–
–
39.9
–
–
849
5.7
40.0
843
7.1
40.0
876
6.3
40.0
1,547
892
14.5
6.3
40.0
40.0
1,558
892
14.6
6.3
40.0
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
675
2.4
39.9
674
3.0
39.9
681
3.4
39.8
844
9.7
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
981
6.1
40.4
986
5.9
40.4
–
–
–
1,301
3.9
40.1
1,309
4.1
40.1
1,186
9.5
40.0
964
8.3
40.9
963
8.3
40.9
–
–
–
1,104
7.5
40.0
1,095
8.5
40.0
1,131
12.9
40.0
899
5.2
40.4
914
7.0
40.5
850
4.8
39.9
1,053
695
978
787
687
718
1,026
584
9.1
12.4
12.9
4.5
13.6
6.8
3.1
3.7
39.9
38.8
40.0
39.9
40.0
39.9
39.8
39.8
1,056
695
978
784
687
718
1,038
581
9.2
12.4
12.9
4.8
13.6
6.8
3.2
3.7
39.9
38.8
40.0
39.9
40.0
39.9
39.8
39.8
–
–
–
842
–
–
899
–
–
–
–
6.2
–
–
5.4
–
–
–
–
39.3
–
–
39.8
–
1,062
3.4
40.0
1,066
3.8
40.0
1,027
6.8
40.0
648
625
3.7
6.0
39.8
39.3
635
595
4.1
3.2
39.8
39.3
788
–
7.0
–
39.6
–
975
6.9
39.9
987
7.0
39.9
769
9.5
39.6
586
4.4
40.0
578
4.7
40.0
759
11.4
40.0
See footnotes at end of table.
66
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
Weekly earnings
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
State and local
government
Private industry
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
weekly
hours6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.8
–
–
–
5.8
–
–
–
15.8
–
40.0
–
–
–
39.7
–
–
–
40.0
–
Blue collar –Continued
Precision production, craft, and
repair –Continued
Concrete and terrazzo
finishers ............................
Glaziers ..................................
Insulation workers ...................
Paving, surfacing, and
tamping equipment
operators ..........................
Roofers ...................................
Sheet metal duct installers .....
Structural metal workers .........
Construction trades, n.e.c. ......
Supervisors, extractive ...........
Drillers, oil well ........................
Mining machine operators ......
Supervisors, production ..........
Tool and die makers ...............
Tool and die maker
apprentices .......................
Precision assemblers, metal ...
Machinists ...............................
Boilermakers ...........................
Precision grinders, filers, and
tool sharpeners .................
Patternmakers and
modelmakers, metal .........
Layout workers .......................
Sheet metal workers ...............
Patternmakers and
modelmakers, wood .........
Cabinet makers and bench
carpenters .........................
Furniture and wood finishers ..
Dressmakers ..........................
Tailors .....................................
Upholsterers ...........................
Hand molders and shapers,
except jewelers .................
Patternmakers, layout
workers, and cutters .........
Dental laboratory and medical
appliance technicians .......
Bookbinders ............................
Electrical and electronic
equipment assemblers .....
Miscellaneous precision
workers, n.e.c. ..................
Butchers and meat cutters ......
Bakers ....................................
Food batchmakers ..................
Inspectors, testers, and
graders .............................
Precision inspectors, testers,
and related workers, n.e.c.
Adjusters and calibrators ........
Water and sewer treatment
plant operators ..................
Power plant operators ............
Stationary engineers ...............
$738
714
757
6.9
9.1
8.8
40.0
40.0
40.0
$737
656
757
6.9
11.7
8.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
668
641
963
969
700
1,008
1,186
743
901
958
14.8
7.6
12.8
12.4
5.5
21.3
28.4
9.3
2.0
2.0
41.1
39.6
40.0
40.0
39.8
41.3
47.4
40.0
40.5
40.0
681
641
963
967
732
1,008
1,186
743
900
958
16.5
7.6
12.8
12.7
6.9
21.3
28.4
9.3
2.0
2.0
41.2
39.6
40.0
40.0
39.9
41.3
47.4
40.0
40.5
40.0
717
829
797
775
7.4
6.1
1.9
10.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.8
717
829
795
791
7.4
6.1
1.9
9.8
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
644
9.3
39.8
644
9.3
39.8
–
–
–
856
738
694
8.9
16.0
10.3
40.0
40.0
39.0
856
738
694
8.9
16.0
10.3
40.0
40.0
39.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
726
11.4
40.0
726
11.4
40.0
–
–
–
524
485
471
669
602
6.7
7.0
8.3
17.6
11.5
39.9
40.0
37.7
37.9
40.0
521
485
471
669
602
6.4
7.0
8.3
17.6
11.5
39.9
40.0
37.7
37.9
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
568
14.3
40.0
568
14.3
40.0
–
–
–
745
11.4
40.0
745
11.4
40.0
–
–
–
609
611
2.6
9.9
39.9
39.6
607
611
2.7
9.9
39.9
39.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
558
3.7
39.9
558
3.7
39.9
–
–
–
569
491
482
528
12.3
3.8
5.4
5.0
39.9
39.7
39.2
39.8
569
491
480
528
12.3
3.8
5.6
5.0
39.9
39.7
39.2
39.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
822
4.3
40.3
817
4.1
40.4
913
7.4
39.7
934
754
10.4
16.3
40.0
36.3
934
754
10.4
16.3
40.0
36.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
771
1,126
941
2.7
3.7
4.2
40.0
40.0
39.7
740
1,136
953
10.8
3.8
5.4
40.0
40.0
39.7
775
1,033
924
3.1
10.1
6.5
40.0
39.7
39.7
See footnotes at end of table.
67
$570
–
–
–
626
–
–
–
945
–
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
Weekly earnings
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
State and local
government
Private industry
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
weekly
hours6
Blue collar –Continued
Precision production, craft, and
repair –Continued
Miscellaneous plant and
system operators, n.e.c. ...
Machine operators, assemblers,
and inspectors ............................
Lathe and turning-machine
set-up operators ...............
Lathe and turning-machine
operators ..........................
Milling and planing machine
operators ..........................
Punching and stamping press
operators ..........................
Rolling machine operators ......
Drilling and boring machine
operators ..........................
Grinding, abrading, buffing,
and polishing machine
operators ..........................
Forging machine operators .....
Numerical control machine
operators ..........................
Fabricating machine
operators, n.e.c. ................
Molding and casting machine
operators ..........................
Metal plating machine
operators ..........................
Heat treating equipment
operators ..........................
Wood lathe, routing, and
planing machine operators
Sawing machine operators .....
Shaping and joining machine
operators ..........................
Nailing and tacking machine
operators ..........................
Printing press operators .........
Photoengravers and
lithographers .....................
Typesetters and compositors
Winding and twisting machine
operators ..........................
Knitting, looping, taping, and
weaving machine
operators ..........................
Textile cutting machine
operators ..........................
Textile sewing machine
operators ..........................
Pressing machine operators ...
Laundering and dry cleaning
machine operators ............
Cementing and gluing
machine operators ............
Packaging and filling machine
operators ..........................
Extruding and forming
machine operators ............
$944
4.8
39.5
$950
4.9
39.5
$771
9.5
40.0
570
1.4
39.8
569
1.4
39.8
703
10.6
39.6
697
3.7
40.0
697
3.7
40.0
–
–
–
644
6.2
40.0
644
6.2
40.0
–
–
–
646
6.9
40.0
646
6.9
40.0
–
–
–
560
665
6.6
11.4
39.9
39.9
560
665
6.6
11.4
39.9
39.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
569
8.1
39.9
569
8.1
39.9
–
–
–
543
517
2.7
10.3
40.0
40.0
543
517
2.7
10.3
40.0
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
676
3.2
40.2
676
3.2
40.2
–
–
–
625
3.9
39.9
625
3.9
39.9
–
–
–
536
3.6
39.8
536
3.6
39.8
–
–
–
577
7.8
39.8
577
7.8
39.8
–
–
–
638
5.2
40.0
638
5.2
40.0
–
–
–
488
444
7.1
5.0
40.0
39.9
488
444
7.1
5.0
40.0
39.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
547
2.8
40.0
547
2.8
40.0
–
–
–
408
671
10.4
2.7
39.0
39.5
408
672
10.4
2.8
39.0
39.5
–
613
–
5.2
–
38.9
657
622
6.0
5.8
39.4
39.6
657
623
6.0
5.9
39.4
39.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
500
7.2
39.6
500
7.2
39.6
–
–
–
489
5.8
40.0
489
5.8
40.0
–
–
–
422
5.6
38.7
422
5.6
38.7
–
–
–
415
367
9.5
6.4
39.4
38.8
415
367
9.5
6.4
39.4
38.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
393
6.1
39.3
392
6.4
39.3
406
11.1
39.7
494
8.1
40.0
494
8.1
40.0
–
–
–
576
4.0
39.9
576
4.0
39.9
–
–
–
548
3.5
39.6
548
3.5
39.6
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
68
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
Weekly earnings
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
State and local
government
Private industry
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
weekly
hours6
Blue collar –Continued
Machine operators, assemblers,
and inspectors –Continued
Mixing and blending machine
operators ..........................
Separating, filtering, and
clarifying machine
operators ..........................
Compressing and compacting
machine operators ............
Painting and paint spraying
machine operators ............
Roasting and baking machine
operators, food .................
Washing, cleaning, and
pickling machine operators
Folding machine operators .....
Furnace, kiln, and oven
operators, except food ......
Crushing and grinding
machine operators ............
Slicing and cutting machine
operators ..........................
Photographic process
machine operators ............
Miscellaneous machine
operators, n.e.c. ................
Welders and cutters ................
Solderers and brazers ............
Assemblers .............................
Hand cutting and trimming ......
Hand molding, casting, and
forming ..............................
Hand painting, coating, and
decorating .........................
Hand engraving and printing ..
Miscellaneous hand working,
n.e.c. .................................
Production inspectors,
checkers and examiners ...
Production testers ...................
Production samplers and
weighers ...........................
Graders and sorters, except
agricultural ........................
Hand inspectors, n.e.c. ...........
Transportation and material
moving .........................................
Supervisors, motor vehicle
operators ..........................
Truckdrivers ............................
Driver-sales workers ...............
Busdrivers ...............................
Taxicab drivers and
chauffeurs .........................
Parking lot attendants .............
Motor transportation, n.e.c. .....
Railroad conductors and
yardmasters ......................
Locomotive operating .............
$620
4.1
39.8
$620
4.1
39.8
–
–
–
779
5.3
39.9
779
5.4
39.9
–
–
–
465
7.9
39.9
465
7.9
39.9
–
–
–
622
4.6
40.1
622
4.7
40.1
–
–
–
562
7.8
40.0
562
7.8
40.0
–
–
–
673
505
22.6
17.5
40.0
38.8
673
505
22.6
17.5
40.0
38.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
611
6.0
39.8
607
6.3
39.9
–
–
–
622
11.8
39.9
622
11.8
39.9
–
–
–
558
2.6
39.6
558
2.6
39.6
–
–
–
453
6.9
39.5
453
6.9
39.5
–
–
–
586
634
487
601
472
2.7
2.4
9.0
2.0
10.8
39.8
39.8
40.0
39.9
40.0
585
625
487
601
472
2.7
2.3
9.0
2.0
10.8
39.8
39.8
40.0
39.9
40.0
14.9
8.9
–
–
–
39.2
40.0
–
–
–
469
8.3
40.0
469
8.3
40.0
–
–
–
485
639
4.8
23.2
39.7
38.2
486
639
4.9
23.2
39.7
38.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
507
5.9
39.6
507
5.9
39.6
–
–
–
562
605
4.7
4.9
39.8
39.8
562
605
4.7
4.9
39.8
39.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
551
8.7
40.0
551
8.7
40.0
–
–
–
476
493
6.2
8.1
40.0
39.9
476
493
6.2
8.1
40.0
39.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
642
1.8
40.9
640
2.0
41.2
667
2.4
38.3
764
647
640
584
6.5
2.0
5.9
4.0
40.8
42.1
40.6
37.2
769
646
639
516
7.6
2.1
5.9
9.7
41.4
42.2
40.6
39.2
754
683
–
628
11.3
5.8
–
3.6
39.8
39.9
–
35.9
350
308
495
8.5
9.7
5.0
39.1
40.0
39.3
349
303
450
8.6
9.6
5.7
39.1
40.0
39.4
–
–
716
–
–
7.0
–
–
39.1
1,125
1,189
16.3
14.4
43.6
42.4
1,121
1,244
16.6
17.7
43.6
43.0
–
981
–
4.2
–
40.0
See footnotes at end of table.
69
$854
896
–
–
–
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
State and local
government
Private industry
Weekly earnings
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
weekly
hours6
–
–
–
–
–
–
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$1,182
901
6.9
3.9
40.0
40.0
$1,211
866
5.9
4.0
40.0
40.0
966
559
916
22.7
7.4
21.9
49.6
45.6
42.6
957
530
913
23.7
8.2
22.4
50.0
46.5
42.7
–
$790
–
–
2.7
–
–
38.4
–
910
823
483
666
3.4
8.0
19.6
6.2
40.1
39.2
39.9
40.0
914
912
483
665
3.5
10.3
19.6
6.2
40.2
38.8
39.9
40.0
800
670
–
–
5.3
8.9
–
–
38.8
40.0
–
–
679
4.7
39.9
678
4.7
39.9
694
14.5
39.9
641
5.2
39.9
652
6.1
39.9
629
9.6
40.0
567
1.8
39.9
567
1.8
39.9
563
2.4
40.0
672
5.8
40.0
677
6.4
40.1
642
5.0
39.4
484
456
1.7
8.9
39.9
39.9
476
460
1.7
9.0
39.9
39.9
602
–
2.3
–
39.8
–
980
6.4
40.8
998
7.2
40.9
861
6.7
40.0
479
3.7
39.6
441
4.9
39.5
574
3.7
39.8
479
9.6
39.5
450
9.9
39.8
580
12.2
38.6
399
16.1
39.7
399
16.1
39.7
–
–
–
821
6.2
41.1
817
8.0
41.3
841
5.4
40.0
485
504
580
454
544
444
4.1
3.6
4.4
2.9
7.8
2.0
40.0
39.9
39.8
39.7
44.7
39.4
466
500
585
454
444
444
3.8
3.8
4.6
2.9
4.2
2.0
40.0
39.9
39.8
39.7
47.7
39.4
615
679
525
–
703
554
6.5
10.5
5.7
–
10.6
12.9
39.4
40.0
39.7
–
39.9
39.9
433
2.6
39.8
433
2.6
39.8
–
–
–
515
2.4
39.8
514
2.4
39.8
568
15.6
40.0
364
3.5
40.1
360
3.5
40.1
–
–
–
402
388
3.7
5.5
40.0
39.6
400
388
3.8
5.5
40.0
39.6
576
–
5.7
–
39.6
–
456
2.3
39.9
442
2.5
39.9
571
3.9
39.9
467
748
2.0
2.9
38.9
40.7
394
432
1.3
2.9
38.6
39.5
725
919
1.8
2.8
40.1
41.3
Blue collar –Continued
Transportation and material
moving –Continued
Railroad brake, signal, and
switch operators ...............
Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c. ..
Ship captains and mates,
except fishing boats ..........
Sailors and deckhands ...........
Marine engineers ....................
Supervisors, material moving
equipment .........................
Operating engineers ...............
Hoist and winch operators ......
Crane and tower operators .....
Excavating and loading
machine operators ............
Grader, dozer, and scraper
operators ..........................
Industrial truck and tractor
equipment operators .........
Miscellaneous material
moving equipment
operators, n.e.c. ................
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
helpers, and laborers .................
Nursery workers .....................
Supervisors,
agriculture-related workers
Groundskeepers and
gardeners, except farm .....
Animal caretakers, except
farm ..................................
Inspectors, agricultural
products ............................
Supervisors, handlers,
equipment cleaners, and
laborers, n.e.c. ..................
Helpers, mechanics and
repairers ...........................
Helpers, construction trades ...
Construction laborers .............
Production helpers ..................
Garbage collectors .................
Stock handlers and baggers ...
Machine feeders and
offbearers .........................
Freight, stock, and material
handlers, n.e.c. .................
Garage and service station
related ...............................
Vehicle washers and
equipment cleaners ..........
Hand packers and packagers
Laborers, except construction,
n.e.c. .................................
Service ...................................................
Protective service .......................
See footnotes at end of table.
70
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
Service –Continued
Protective service –Continued
Supervisors, firefighters and
fire prevention ...................
Supervisors, police and
detectives .........................
Supervisors, guards ................
Fire inspection and fire
prevention .........................
Firefighting ..............................
Police and detectives, public
service ..............................
Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law
enforcement officers .........
Correctional institution officers
Guards and police, except
public service ....................
Protective service, n.e.c. ........
Food service ...............................
Waiters, waitresses, and
bartenders ..........................
Bartenders ..............................
Waiters and waitresses ..........
Waiters’/Waitresses’
assistants ..........................
Other food service ....................
Supervisors, food preparation
and service .......................
Cooks .....................................
Kitchen workers, food
preparation .......................
Food preparation, n.e.c. .........
Health service .............................
Dental assistants ....................
Health aides, except nursing ..
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .........................
Cleaning and building service .....
Supervisors, cleaning and
building service workers ...
Maids and housemen .............
Janitors and cleaners .............
Pest control .............................
Personal service .........................
Supervisors, personal service
Hairdressers and
cosmetologists ..................
Attendants, amusement and
recreation facilities ............
Guides ....................................
State and local
government
Private industry
Weekly earnings
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
–
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
weekly
hours6
–
–
$1,370
4.7
49.4
–
11.6
–
39.4
1,277
1,108
2.9
10.4
40.2
39.7
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$1,360
4.7
49.4
1,275
798
2.9
8.9
40.2
39.5
798
947
12.5
3.0
40.9
48.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
969
948
13.3
3.0
41.5
48.2
1,001
1.0
40.0
–
–
–
1,002
1.0
40.0
797
703
2.4
6.3
39.8
39.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
799
707
2.4
6.2
39.8
39.8
414
539
340
2.4
6.6
1.4
39.4
39.1
38.3
409
370
336
2.4
2.9
1.5
39.4
39.3
38.5
580
686
404
4.9
5.8
3.4
39.2
38.9
35.8
198
260
172
3.2
5.7
4.9
36.9
37.0
36.6
197
260
171
3.2
5.7
4.9
36.9
37.0
36.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
250
388
5.0
1.1
38.3
38.8
248
387
5.8
1.2
38.3
39.1
–
402
–
3.4
–
35.8
585
402
2.2
1.7
41.8
38.7
590
401
2.4
1.7
42.2
39.0
535
410
6.5
8.0
38.4
35.4
352
334
440
547
479
2.2
2.0
1.2
4.2
2.7
38.7
37.9
38.6
35.5
39.2
354
330
430
546
467
2.3
2.2
1.3
4.2
3.2
39.1
38.2
38.5
35.4
39.2
336
372
507
603
541
6.5
4.2
2.4
7.5
3.1
35.7
34.9
39.2
40.0
39.1
417
456
1.3
2.3
38.7
39.4
405
437
1.3
3.2
38.6
39.4
493
520
3.0
2.8
39.2
39.6
688
343
467
564
407
598
4.6
3.2
2.6
9.2
6.8
6.0
39.7
38.9
39.6
39.9
37.5
40.0
676
343
448
561
399
591
4.2
3.3
4.5
9.5
6.7
6.5
39.8
38.9
39.5
39.9
37.5
40.1
735
353
508
–
484
723
12.3
4.8
1.7
–
6.0
8.6
39.4
39.9
39.6
–
37.4
38.2
496
10.1
38.0
496
10.1
38.0
–
–
–
290
538
3.7
7.5
39.9
38.7
288
538
2.9
7.5
39.9
38.7
447
–
6.6
–
39.4
–
See footnotes at end of table.
71
–
$675
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.1. United States, selected occupations: Mean weekly earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
Weekly earnings
Mean
Service –Continued
Personal service –Continued
Public transportation
attendants .........................
Baggage porters and bellhops
Welfare service aides .............
Early childhood teachers’
assistants ..........................
Childcare workers, n.e.c. ........
Service, n.e.c. .........................
Relative
error5
(percent)
State and local
government
Private industry
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Weekly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
weekly
hours6
$638
303
455
4.5
6.4
3.4
20.0
38.5
39.3
$638
303
436
4.0
6.4
3.8
19.1
38.5
39.2
$639
–
529
19.5
–
5.5
37.1
–
39.5
347
372
465
5.1
4.7
5.2
38.3
38.8
39.2
336
346
456
5.9
2.8
6.0
38.8
39.3
39.3
397
509
544
4.9
18.4
4.3
36.6
36.1
38.3
1 Earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours.
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 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between
December 2004 and January 2006. The average reference period was June 2005.
4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to
cover all workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in
"National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States" on the
BLS Internet site www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a
sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A in "National
Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States" on the BLS
Internet site www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
6 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a
week, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall
occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005
Total
Occupation4
Annual earnings
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
State and local
government
Private industry
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
annual
hours6
All ...............................................................
All excluding sales ..............................
$39,629
39,828
1.1
1.2
2,012
2,006
$38,933
39,104
1.2
1.3
2,054
2,052
$42,935
42,965
0.9
.9
1,810
1,809
White Collar ...........................................
White collar excluding sales ...........
47,633
49,314
.9
.9
1,982
1,966
48,142
50,500
1.1
1.2
2,058
2,052
45,868
45,921
.9
.9
1,722
1,721
57,282
60,147
1.1
1.1
1,868
1,829
61,406
66,879
1.5
1.6
2,028
2,029
50,230
51,155
.8
.9
1,595
1,561
76,918
65,108
87,914
1.1
6.2
8.1
2,114
2,155
2,080
77,949
64,673
87,914
1.2
7.0
8.1
2,120
2,171
2,080
63,861
70,130
–
2.7
3.9
–
2,046
1,969
–
69,385
89,768
74,371
83,053
68,942
5.9
16.1
8.7
5.7
2.7
2,090
2,080
2,080
2,080
2,122
71,360
89,768
74,354
84,038
69,989
6.8
16.1
8.7
5.5
3.9
2,094
2,080
2,080
2,080
2,153
–
–
–
–
66,558
–
–
–
–
3.1
–
–
–
–
2,051
83,278
71,811
67,765
2.9
2.5
2.1
2,128
2,164
2,122
83,633
72,082
68,025
2.9
2.6
2.3
2,129
2,165
2,128
69,680
52,126
–
9.1
8.7
–
2,089
2,080
–
61,278
81,949
10.9
2.3
2,080
2,087
62,280
83,598
11.6
2.3
2,080
2,089
–
59,766
–
4.5
–
2,052
73,898
11.1
2,069
74,972
10.9
2,073
–
–
–
73,710
2.3
2,086
74,539
2.4
2,087
58,653
4.5
2,058
73,724
2.5
2,087
74,627
2.6
2,089
59,027
4.6
2,059
74,060
80,302
58,009
61,480
72,861
67,017
71,986
61,084
57,849
58,907
5.5
5.7
7.9
5.0
9.0
8.2
7.1
7.3
6.7
15.8
2,074
2,157
2,040
2,060
2,075
2,079
2,108
2,068
2,002
2,040
74,172
80,302
59,901
67,474
–
66,956
79,344
66,180
62,370
69,414
5.5
5.7
8.1
2.9
–
8.9
5.5
9.0
9.6
10.2
2,075
2,157
2,040
2,058
–
2,079
2,137
2,063
1,993
2,034
–
–
–
48,032
–
67,740
55,543
49,470
53,162
43,206
–
–
–
5.6
–
4.0
17.4
6.4
6.6
7.3
–
–
–
2,064
–
2,080
2,044
2,080
2,011
2,050
44,211
57,143
65,302
133,717
99,547
124,079
10.0
10.7
3.5
10.9
5.6
16.3
2,078
2,040
2,018
2,180
2,150
1,974
–
63,687
67,314
149,524
–
124,079
–
13.6
4.1
8.1
–
16.3
–
2,023
2,031
2,140
–
1,974
43,913
46,241
55,806
80,659
–
–
11.5
7.8
3.1
16.6
–
–
2,078
2,068
1,958
2,316
–
–
69,586
55,760
93,515
43,873
46,276
52,259
58,843
47,945
36,358
76,449
69,580
8.8
1.1
1.2
4.4
2.4
3.5
3.1
6.5
3.9
6.9
2.3
2,080
1,998
2,067
2,062
2,033
2,013
2,005
1,627
2,051
2,082
1,593
69,586
56,513
94,597
44,314
46,229
52,389
59,225
52,322
34,681
77,341
72,289
8.8
1.4
.9
6.3
2.4
4.1
3.3
5.9
3.4
7.8
3.9
2,080
2,008
2,068
2,069
2,037
2,047
2,044
1,975
2,056
2,084
1,610
–
52,053
80,111
42,972
47,179
51,651
55,897
45,823
45,702
–
68,408
–
2.0
6.7
3.4
3.7
5.1
8.1
8.7
7.9
–
3.1
–
1,951
2,048
2,047
1,954
1,856
1,712
1,458
2,026
–
1,585
80,815
10.2
1,533
–
–
–
84,069
8.7
1,531
Professional specialty and
technical ......................................
Professional specialty .....................
Engineers, architects, and
surveyors ..............................
Architects ................................
Aerospace engineers ..............
Metallurgical and materials
engineers ..........................
Petroleum engineers ..............
Chemical engineers ................
Nuclear engineers ..................
Civil engineers ........................
Electrical and electronic
engineers ..........................
Industrial engineers ................
Mechanical engineers .............
Marine engineers and naval
architects ..........................
Engineers, n.e.c. .....................
Surveyors and mapping
scientists ...........................
Mathematical and computer
scientists ...............................
Computer systems analysts
and scientists ....................
Operations and systems
researchers and analysts
Actuaries .................................
Statisticians ............................
Natural scientists ........................
Physicists and astronomers ....
Chemists, except biochemists
Geologists and geodesists .....
Physical scientists, n.e.c. ........
Agricultural and food scientists
Biological and life scientists ....
Forestry and conservation
scientists ...........................
Medical scientists ...................
Health related .............................
Physicians ..............................
Dentists ...................................
Optometrists ...........................
Health diagnosing
practitioners, n.e.c. ...........
Registered nurses ..................
Pharmacists ............................
Dietitians .................................
Respiratory therapists .............
Occupational therapists ..........
Physical therapists ..................
Speech therapists ...................
Therapists, n.e.c. ....................
Physicians’ assistants .............
Teachers, college and university
Earth, environmental, and
marine science teachers ...
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
Annual earnings
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
State and local
government
Private industry
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
annual
hours6
White Collar –Continued
Professional specialty and
technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Teachers, college and university
–Continued
Biological science teachers ....
Chemistry teachers .................
Physics teachers ....................
Natural science teachers,
n.e.c. .................................
Psychology teachers ..............
Economics teachers ...............
History teachers ......................
Political science teachers .......
Sociology teachers .................
Social science teachers, n.e.c.
Engineering teachers ..............
Mathematical science
teachers ............................
Computer science teachers ....
Medical science teachers .......
Health specialities teachers ....
Business, commerce and
marketing teachers ...........
Agriculture and forestry
teachers ............................
Art, drama and music teachers
Physical education teachers ...
Education teachers .................
English teachers .....................
Foreign language teachers .....
Law teachers ..........................
Theology teachers ..................
Trade and industrial teachers
Teachers, except college and
university ..............................
Prekindergarten and
kindergarten ......................
Elementary school teachers ...
Secondary school teachers ....
Teachers, special education ...
Teachers, n.e.c. ......................
Substitute teachers .................
Vocational and educational
counselors ........................
Librarians, archivists, and
curators .................................
Librarians ................................
Archivists and curators ...........
Social scientists and urban
planners ................................
Economists .............................
Psychologists ..........................
Social scientists, n.e.c. ...........
Urban planners .......................
Social, recreation, and religious
workers .................................
Social workers ........................
Recreation workers .................
Clergy .....................................
Religious workers, n.e.c. ........
$78,372
58,922
79,233
11.6
9.9
7.1
1,761
1,530
1,489
$94,109
81,229
–
13.7
7.5
–
1,824
1,423
–
$62,222
52,396
–
13.5
7.4
–
1,697
1,561
–
57,614
63,534
102,552
64,664
59,373
78,728
72,280
97,222
9.3
7.7
12.7
8.5
6.4
15.1
6.0
7.1
1,456
1,636
1,549
1,562
1,640
1,588
1,618
1,604
–
62,042
75,617
57,434
–
72,543
70,754
95,079
–
8.0
10.2
7.6
–
22.6
10.4
12.3
–
1,514
1,366
1,562
–
1,507
1,608
1,511
57,884
64,727
–
72,286
48,899
82,343
72,813
98,316
9.5
12.2
–
9.5
8.9
18.7
7.4
9.2
1,445
1,734
–
1,562
1,455
1,635
1,621
1,651
62,000
63,460
112,026
73,972
11.2
19.7
6.4
10.3
1,517
1,591
2,163
1,663
57,001
50,093
104,573
101,216
14.1
10.4
7.6
14.1
1,451
1,745
1,695
1,801
64,799
74,009
116,853
57,087
11.7
10.1
9.4
5.1
1,554
1,469
2,466
1,578
70,841
12.6
1,534
75,947
9.0
1,538
68,303
17.3
1,532
74,201
53,878
52,707
60,371
69,752
53,540
86,541
59,130
56,737
18.0
10.3
7.2
9.6
10.3
11.8
14.9
5.8
5.1
1,346
1,464
1,533
1,530
1,520
1,524
1,571
1,449
1,572
–
57,710
47,902
61,489
60,704
60,847
111,406
64,674
–
–
7.7
8.5
15.2
7.0
9.1
10.9
9.2
–
–
1,448
1,669
1,512
1,505
1,384
1,673
1,539
–
74,201
50,496
–
59,584
74,299
47,845
–
55,250
58,023
18.0
14.2
–
11.4
11.5
16.7
–
9.1
4.6
1,346
1,479
–
1,543
1,528
1,632
–
1,386
1,506
46,221
1.1
1,442
35,823
3.3
1,697
47,797
.8
1,403
33,439
46,831
47,056
48,030
48,278
13,936
4.9
1.2
1.6
2.7
2.7
14.6
1,681
1,395
1,418
1,386
1,477
1,185
23,333
36,886
45,023
39,197
43,961
–
3.9
6.2
3.9
9.3
7.1
–
1,895
1,497
1,458
1,502
1,862
–
44,431
47,657
47,232
49,382
49,173
13,936
2.7
1.1
1.7
2.5
2.6
14.6
1,448
1,387
1,415
1,369
1,397
1,185
47,668
5.6
1,682
34,778
7.9
1,940
52,835
4.3
1,578
50,839
51,165
47,928
2.7
2.9
9.7
1,817
1,803
1,937
56,753
57,417
–
5.9
7.0
–
1,912
1,924
–
47,719
48,183
–
3.1
3.0
–
1,767
1,746
–
61,099
72,810
54,346
58,690
55,100
3.6
8.1
4.5
12.4
4.3
1,947
2,151
1,752
2,025
2,046
65,251
74,016
44,639
68,534
–
7.1
8.6
8.5
1.8
–
2,085
2,157
1,960
2,004
–
56,023
57,663
59,109
–
55,100
5.9
8.7
5.0
–
4.3
1,779
2,080
1,650
–
2,046
38,020
38,439
29,523
39,845
36,784
1.7
1.9
5.5
9.5
16.2
2,023
2,012
1,967
2,532
1,963
35,222
35,616
25,504
39,845
36,784
2.8
3.0
6.8
9.5
16.2
2,042
2,025
1,927
2,532
1,963
41,385
41,486
38,468
–
–
2.4
2.5
8.4
–
–
1,999
1,997
2,056
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
Annual earnings
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
State and local
government
Private industry
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
annual
hours6
White Collar –Continued
Professional specialty and
technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Lawyers and judges ....................
Lawyers ..................................
Judges ....................................
Writers, authors, entertainers,
athletes, and professionals,
n.e.c. .....................................
Technical writers .....................
Designers ...............................
Musicians and composers ......
Actors and directors ................
Painters, sculptors, craft
artists, and artist
print-Makers ......................
Photographers ........................
Artists, performers, and
related workers, n.e.c. ......
Editors and reporters ..............
Public relations specialists ......
Announcers ............................
Athletes ...................................
Professional, n.e.c. .................
Technical ........................................
Clinical laboratory
technologists and
technicians ........................
Dental hygienists ....................
Health record technologists
and technicians .................
Radiological technicians .........
Licensed practical nurses .......
Health technologists and
technicians, n.e.c. .............
Electrical and electronic
technicians ........................
Industrial engineering
technicians ........................
Mechanical engineering
technicians ........................
Engineering technicians, n.e.c.
Drafters ...................................
Surveying and mapping
technicians ........................
Biological technicians .............
Chemical technicians ..............
Science technicians, n.e.c. .....
Airplane pilots and navigators
Broadcast equipment
operators ..........................
Computer programmers .........
Tool programmers, numerical
control ...............................
Legal assistants ......................
Technical and related, n.e.c. ..
Executive, administrative, and
managerial ...................................
Executives, administrators, and
managers ..............................
$110,378
109,747
127,028
5.9
6.1
11.3
2,153
2,157
2,069
$124,340
124,340
–
5.0
5.0
–
2,213
2,213
–
$77,273
70,292
127,028
6.1
3.9
11.3
2,012
2,004
2,069
51,995
74,795
44,632
63,864
69,467
3.6
14.7
3.9
15.7
18.1
2,040
2,088
2,061
1,644
2,096
51,588
74,811
44,679
64,308
69,467
3.7
14.7
3.9
15.6
18.1
2,044
2,088
2,061
1,646
2,096
57,825
–
37,839
–
–
11.4
–
10.7
–
–
1,984
–
2,071
–
–
38,254
36,005
5.3
12.1
2,047
2,100
38,177
36,001
5.4
12.7
2,046
2,101
–
–
–
–
–
–
34,429
52,886
51,375
83,463
58,737
63,371
45,758
18.7
7.4
6.1
29.5
15.2
7.4
2.1
2,095
2,037
2,057
2,080
1,991
2,016
2,027
34,683
53,103
51,053
83,463
51,373
67,986
46,916
20.4
7.5
7.1
29.5
11.8
9.1
2.4
2,121
2,037
2,064
2,080
1,980
2,068
2,025
–
–
52,642
–
91,836
51,868
38,103
–
–
10.6
–
19.6
7.1
1.5
–
–
2,026
–
2,039
1,886
2,044
38,971
55,506
2.6
3.2
2,066
1,758
39,062
55,973
3.0
3.3
2,066
1,744
38,373
–
4.4
–
2,067
–
31,976
49,371
35,398
4.3
2.5
1.4
2,040
2,048
2,026
31,777
49,603
36,041
4.5
2.7
1.6
2,038
2,045
2,023
35,835
47,071
32,128
9.9
3.9
2.5
2,074
2,074
2,040
34,447
1.8
2,064
34,188
2.3
2,060
35,716
3.6
2,084
50,024
12.7
2,094
50,346
12.9
2,095
42,508
13.1
2,052
50,515
5.7
2,086
50,515
5.7
2,086
–
–
–
47,566
51,018
45,684
4.3
3.9
2.7
2,088
2,085
2,083
47,564
54,061
45,704
4.3
5.5
2.8
2,088
2,098
2,084
–
41,093
45,391
–
3.2
5.4
–
2,043
2,071
40,706
37,488
45,369
43,546
119,204
9.2
3.9
6.1
10.4
5.5
2,065
2,070
2,064
2,046
1,222
40,791
39,202
45,309
45,801
119,204
11.9
5.5
6.4
10.5
5.5
2,080
2,070
2,064
2,091
1,222
40,472
31,314
46,842
33,732
–
7.8
6.9
5.4
7.6
–
2,023
2,068
2,080
1,849
–
33,453
64,936
12.1
2.9
2,028
2,107
28,164
66,438
13.5
2.9
2,025
2,112
51,471
49,572
9.4
6.2
2,037
2,055
48,567
45,371
42,414
7.4
4.2
4.9
2,080
2,017
2,057
48,567
45,849
44,057
7.4
4.8
6.2
2,080
2,013
2,085
–
41,843
38,587
–
5.8
6.4
–
2,046
1,991
70,335
2.0
2,082
72,108
2.4
2,101
61,829
2.4
1,989
79,972
2.4
2,089
81,737
2.9
2,117
71,510
2.1
1,958
See footnotes at end of table.
75
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
Annual earnings
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
State and local
government
Private industry
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
annual
hours6
White Collar –Continued
Executive, administrative, and
managerial –Continued
Executives, administrators, and
managers –Continued
Legislators ..............................
Chief executives and general
administrators, public
administration ...................
Administrators and officials,
public administration .........
Financial managers ................
Personnel and labor relations
managers ..........................
Purchasing managers .............
Managers, marketing,
advertising and public
relations ............................
Administrators, education and
related fields .....................
Managers, medicine and
health ................................
Managers, food servicing and
lodging establishments .....
Managers, properties and real
estate ................................
Managers, service
organizations, n.e.c. .........
Managers and administrators,
n.e.c. .................................
Management related ...................
Accountants and auditors .......
Underwriters ...........................
Other financial officers ............
Management analysts ............
Personnel, training, and labor
relations specialists ..........
Purchasing agents & buyers,
farm products ....................
Buyers, wholesale and retail
trade, except farm
products ............................
Purchasing agents and
buyers, n.e.c. ....................
Business and promotional
agents ...............................
Construction inspectors ..........
Inspectors and compliance
officers, except
construction ......................
Management related, n.e.c. ....
Sales ..................................................
Supervisors, sales ..................
Insurance sales ......................
Real estate sales ....................
Securities and financial
services sales ...................
Advertising and related sales
Sales, other business services
Sales engineers ......................
$14,176
42.0
1,182
–
–
–
$14,176
42.0
1,182
116,096
16.9
2,228
–
–
–
98,580
5.5
2,060
64,576
85,812
2.9
4.1
2,049
2,102
–
$85,387
–
3.0
–
2,110
64,562
90,515
2.9
17.9
2,049
2,013
66,924
73,933
7.5
8.1
2,081
2,091
65,246
73,378
7.8
8.4
2,087
2,093
84,518
84,706
6.7
18.4
2,013
2,056
97,050
4.2
2,141
97,204
4.2
2,141
66,604
11.2
2,054
71,526
3.2
1,917
55,958
4.6
2,029
78,920
4.0
1,865
73,014
3.3
2,079
74,724
3.5
2,090
64,905
9.5
2,028
46,778
8.1
2,210
48,492
8.1
2,290
33,033
11.5
1,566
45,869
4.1
2,072
44,969
4.2
2,075
58,218
4.8
2,028
62,575
9.0
2,029
63,083
9.7
2,027
55,993
6.7
2,050
86,959
56,103
53,063
55,519
67,848
63,887
4.9
1.2
1.9
5.5
3.6
5.2
2,122
2,071
2,081
2,026
2,085
2,081
87,755
57,891
54,068
55,519
68,880
66,772
5.0
1.3
2.2
5.5
3.8
5.0
2,125
2,079
2,087
2,026
2,093
2,087
70,110
47,522
47,184
–
54,770
48,137
5.2
2.3
3.1
–
6.4
5.9
2,052
2,034
2,045
–
1,994
2,051
51,355
3.7
2,012
52,158
4.3
2,011
46,482
4.3
2,019
47,598
15.2
2,062
49,347
16.4
2,060
–
–
–
57,058
3.8
2,101
57,125
3.9
2,102
–
–
–
54,756
6.3
2,102
57,659
5.3
2,107
36,867
11.1
2,069
47,604
50,634
6.4
5.5
2,048
2,058
47,754
51,678
6.8
11.0
2,046
2,086
–
50,252
–
5.0
–
2,048
48,282
54,118
3.6
2.4
2,079
2,073
55,216
54,821
5.1
2.8
2,136
2,084
42,159
51,323
2.8
4.7
2,028
2,029
37,140
44,501
47,657
46,031
1.7
3.6
8.0
14.0
2,082
2,160
2,063
2,086
37,180
44,547
47,642
46,126
1.8
3.6
8.0
14.7
2,083
2,161
2,063
2,091
29,562
32,937
–
43,898
7.8
6.2
–
11.3
1,970
2,057
–
1,985
85,435
42,258
53,053
82,477
6.7
10.3
6.2
7.7
2,065
2,050
2,096
2,164
85,435
42,250
53,061
82,477
6.7
10.3
6.2
7.7
2,065
2,050
2,096
2,164
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
76
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
Annual earnings
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
State and local
government
Private industry
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
annual
hours6
White Collar –Continued
Sales –Continued
Sales representatives, mining,
manufacturing, and
wholesale ..........................
Sales workers, motor vehicles
and boats ..........................
Sales workers, apparel ...........
Sales workers, shoes .............
Sales workers, furniture &
home furnishings ..............
Sales workers, radio, tv, hi-fi,
& appliances .....................
Sales workers, hardware and
building supplies ...............
Sales workers, parts ...............
Sales workers, other
commodities .....................
Sales counter clerks ...............
Cashiers .................................
Street and door to door sales
workers .............................
Demonstrators, promoters,
and models, sales .............
Sales support, n.e.c. ...............
Administrative support, including
clerical .........................................
Supervisors, general office .....
Supervisors, computer
equipment operators .........
Supervisors, financial records
processing ........................
Chief communications
operators ..........................
Supervisors, distribution,
scheduling, and adjusting
clerks ................................
Computer operators ................
Peripheral equipment
operators ..........................
Secretaries .............................
Stenographers ........................
Typists ....................................
Interviewers ............................
Hotel clerks .............................
Transportation ticket and
reservation agents ............
Receptionists ..........................
Information clerks, n.e.c. ........
Classified ad clerks .................
Correspondence clerks ...........
Order clerks ............................
Personnel clerks except
payroll & timekeeping .......
Library clerks ..........................
File clerks ...............................
Records clerks, n.e.c. .............
Bookkeepers, accounting and
auditing clerks ...................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks
Billing clerks ............................
$56,854
3.6
2,099
$56,854
3.6
2,099
–
–
–
50,096
25,530
21,085
6.6
15.2
14.3
2,286
1,949
1,938
50,096
25,530
21,085
6.6
15.2
14.3
2,286
1,949
1,938
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
32,763
7.6
2,150
32,763
7.6
2,150
–
–
–
24,405
8.3
2,046
24,405
8.3
2,046
–
–
–
29,020
31,232
6.1
3.2
2,118
2,106
29,020
31,232
6.1
3.2
2,118
2,106
–
–
–
–
–
–
27,373
21,614
19,453
3.4
5.7
2.1
2,040
2,045
2,038
27,377
21,603
19,307
3.4
5.7
2.1
2,040
2,045
2,040
–
–
10.2
–
–
1,941
39,897
16.5
2,003
39,897
16.5
2,003
–
–
–
35,398
31,851
15.9
7.7
2,062
2,024
35,398
31,847
15.9
7.7
2,062
2,024
–
–
–
–
–
–
29,895
42,312
.7
2.3
2,018
2,055
30,215
42,984
.7
2.6
2,048
2,056
28,435
38,833
1.3
3.5
1,880
2,051
43,624
8.1
2,019
–
–
–
–
–
–
47,919
3.3
2,075
48,269
3.4
2,084
43,388
7.7
1,967
44,286
4.8
2,042
–
–
–
45,168
6.2
2,080
43,326
33,654
4.1
3.6
2,102
2,048
43,426
34,588
5.3
3.8
2,115
2,070
42,929
31,611
9.1
6.7
2,050
1,998
28,451
33,628
36,315
30,510
25,683
18,619
7.7
.9
4.8
2.3
4.6
2.3
2,030
2,001
1,978
2,002
2,042
2,016
27,999
34,651
32,889
32,414
25,449
18,614
9.3
1.3
5.3
5.8
4.4
2.3
2,047
2,022
1,994
2,053
2,049
2,016
–
30,765
40,605
29,262
26,865
–
–
3.0
8.1
2.9
14.9
–
–
1,940
1,959
1,969
2,005
–
31,557
24,631
28,527
26,418
28,820
30,558
3.7
1.6
2.6
6.8
3.8
3.1
2,057
2,042
2,061
2,017
2,080
2,073
31,103
24,638
28,445
26,418
29,038
30,483
3.8
1.7
2.8
6.8
4.0
3.1
2,056
2,044
2,062
2,017
2,080
2,073
–
24,430
30,879
–
–
41,696
–
4.4
5.2
–
–
7.6
–
2,000
2,047
–
–
2,080
34,158
23,984
22,755
28,687
2.2
3.2
2.5
2.6
2,061
1,786
2,053
2,032
33,924
25,137
22,612
28,882
2.4
6.4
2.6
2.8
2,066
1,926
2,054
2,047
35,933
23,615
25,085
27,806
5.8
4.0
6.8
3.5
2,020
1,741
2,036
1,965
30,818
34,741
27,518
1.4
2.1
1.8
2,046
2,060
2,055
30,825
34,454
27,400
1.5
2.4
1.8
2,052
2,065
2,054
30,767
36,949
30,066
2.6
4.3
9.7
2,002
2,017
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
77
–
–
$26,876
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
Annual earnings
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
State and local
government
Private industry
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
annual
hours6
–
–
–
–
13.3
–
2,055
White Collar –Continued
Administrative support, including
clerical –Continued
Cost and rate clerks ................
Billing, posting, & calculating
machine operators ............
Duplicating machine operators
Mail preparing & paper
handling machine
operators ..........................
Office machine operators,
n.e.c. .................................
Telephone operators ..............
Communications equipment
operators, n.e.c. ................
Mail clerks except postal
service ..............................
Messengers ............................
Dispatchers .............................
Production coordinators ..........
Traffic, shipping and receiving
clerks ................................
Stock and inventory clerks ......
Meter readers .........................
Weighers, measurers,
checkers, and samplers ....
Expeditors ...............................
Insurance adjusters,
examiners, & investigators
Investigators and adjusters
except insurance ..............
Eligibility clerks, social welfare
Bill and account collectors ......
General office clerks ...............
Bank tellers .............................
Proofreaders ...........................
Data entry keyers ...................
Statistical clerks ......................
Teachers’ aides ......................
Administrative support, n.e.c.
Blue Collar .............................................
Precision production, craft, and
repair ............................................
Supervisors, mechanics and
repairers ...........................
Automobile mechanics ...........
Automobile mechanic
apprentices .......................
Bus, truck, and stationary
engine mechanics .............
Aircraft engine mechanics ......
Small engine repairs ...............
Automobile body and related
repairers ...........................
Aircraft mechanics except
engine ...............................
Heavy equipment mechanics
Farm equipment mechanics ...
Industrial machinery repairers
Machinery maintenance .........
$28,097
9.7
2,098
$28,097
9.7
2,098
27,989
25,479
5.8
8.8
2,025
2,067
28,020
26,042
5.8
9.6
2,024
2,074
25,495
6.4
2,064
25,495
6.4
2,064
–
–
–
23,340
25,990
3.3
5.1
2,080
2,034
23,079
26,066
3.9
5.2
2,080
2,034
–
24,376
–
8.6
–
2,033
25,658
21.3
2,013
–
–
–
–
–
–
24,622
20,441
34,555
39,129
6.6
9.5
5.0
3.8
2,039
2,027
2,097
2,083
25,080
19,725
33,448
39,102
7.0
9.3
5.5
3.8
2,033
2,038
2,112
2,083
22,067
26,927
36,225
–
14.1
8.3
7.2
–
2,071
1,929
2,073
–
28,958
27,614
35,990
2.1
1.9
5.2
2,073
2,065
2,080
28,912
27,427
36,829
2.1
2.0
8.1
2,074
2,069
2,080
32,711
29,572
34,279
6.9
6.0
6.8
2,011
2,022
2,079
31,615
33,056
8.0
5.0
2,075
2,057
31,543
32,782
8.2
5.0
2,075
2,059
–
–
–
–
–
–
39,762
3.6
2,026
39,718
3.6
2,026
41,801
26.7
2,027
32,951
31,422
29,610
27,894
23,048
37,196
24,736
30,140
15,931
30,661
3.8
2.7
7.4
1.1
1.6
15.7
2.0
5.1
1.6
1.3
2,067
2,023
2,040
2,025
2,059
2,080
2,022
2,047
1,378
2,037
32,774
27,530
29,430
27,627
23,048
28,753
24,225
30,417
17,056
30,583
3.8
4.8
7.7
1.3
1.6
9.0
1.9
5.1
6.3
1.5
2,066
2,038
2,039
2,036
2,059
2,080
2,028
2,047
1,704
2,048
38,711
33,838
34,275
28,640
–
–
27,414
29,298
15,821
31,058
6.9
2.2
6.2
1.9
–
–
2.7
9.3
1.6
2.7
2,080
2,013
2,074
1,996
–
–
1,986
2,047
1,346
1,981
33,671
1.0
2,070
33,504
1.1
2,074
36,444
1.7
2,001
41,510
1.0
2,071
41,482
1.0
2,071
41,892
2.1
2,067
52,658
39,753
2.7
3.0
2,122
2,099
52,656
39,216
2.8
2.9
2,127
2,102
52,682
45,325
5.3
10.3
2,072
2,069
29,345
9.0
2,110
29,156
9.3
2,111
–
–
–
40,578
56,900
31,731
2.7
8.6
5.6
2,088
2,081
2,055
40,447
56,921
31,705
3.0
8.7
5.7
2,091
2,081
2,055
41,738
–
–
2.3
–
–
2,065
–
–
34,264
4.7
2,097
34,246
4.7
2,097
–
–
–
51,512
40,470
33,644
44,143
33,403
4.0
2.8
8.5
2.1
4.7
2,080
2,079
2,175
2,069
2,070
51,512
40,476
33,739
44,066
33,429
4.0
3.6
8.7
2.1
4.9
2,080
2,079
2,177
2,069
2,072
–
40,441
–
49,700
32,704
–
6.4
–
8.2
10.8
–
2,078
–
2,077
2,012
See footnotes at end of table.
78
–
$24,471
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
Annual earnings
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
State and local
government
Private industry
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
$41,768
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
annual
hours6
Blue Collar –Continued
Precision production, craft, and
repair –Continued
Electronic repairers,
communications and
industrial equipment .........
Data processing equipment
repairers ...........................
Household appliance and
power tool repairers ..........
Telephone line installers and
repairers ...........................
Telephone installers and
repairers ...........................
Heating, air conditioning, and
refrigeration mechanics ....
Locksmiths and safe repairers
Office machine repairers ........
Mechanical controls and valve
repairers ...........................
Elevator installers and
repairers ...........................
Millwrights ...............................
Mechanics and repairers,
n.e.c. .................................
Supervisors, brickmasons,
stonemasons, and
tilesetters ..........................
Supervisors, carpenters and
related workers .................
Supervisors, electricians and
power transmission
installers ...........................
Supervisors, painters,
paperhangers and
plasterers ..........................
Supervisors, plumbers,
pipefitters, and
steamfitters .......................
Supervisors, construction
trades, n.e.c. .....................
Brickmasons and
stonemasons ....................
Tile setters, hard and soft .......
Carpet installers ......................
Carpenters ..............................
Carpenter apprentices ............
Drywall installers .....................
Electricians .............................
Electrician apprentices ...........
Electrical power installers and
repairers ...........................
Painters, construction and
maintenance .....................
Plasterers ...............................
Plumbers, pipefitters and
steamfitters .......................
Plumbers, pipefitters and
steamfitters apprentices ...
Concrete and terrazzo
finishers ............................
Glaziers ..................................
$45,807
2.7
2,083
$45,990
2.7
2,083
7.0
2,080
42,444
11.3
2,043
43,077
13.7
2,048
–
–
–
34,058
5.8
2,100
34,058
5.8
2,100
–
–
–
51,945
4.8
2,069
52,210
4.8
2,068
–
–
–
49,794
3.4
2,079
49,609
3.5
2,080
–
–
–
38,397
31,533
36,459
3.2
9.1
8.5
2,077
2,141
2,079
38,402
–
36,294
3.5
–
8.7
2,079
–
2,079
38,350
–
–
5.9
–
–
2,054
–
–
44,160
5.7
2,079
43,848
7.1
2,079
45,572
6.3
2,080
80,426
46,306
14.5
6.3
2,080
2,076
80,999
46,311
14.6
6.3
2,080
2,076
–
–
–
–
–
–
35,030
2.4
2,073
34,995
3.0
2,075
35,230
3.4
2,061
43,876
9.7
2,080
–
–
–
–
–
–
50,989
6.1
2,100
51,276
5.9
2,101
–
–
–
67,659
3.9
2,083
68,058
4.1
2,083
61,693
9.5
2,082
50,109
8.3
2,128
50,086
8.3
2,128
–
–
–
56,047
7.5
2,031
55,239
8.5
2,017
58,819
12.9
2,081
46,373
5.2
2,084
47,006
7.0
2,086
44,211
4.8
2,077
52,910
35,868
50,864
40,706
35,461
37,092
53,343
30,369
9.1
12.4
12.9
4.5
13.6
6.8
3.1
3.7
2,002
2,002
2,080
2,063
2,064
2,063
2,068
2,067
53,016
35,868
50,864
40,541
35,461
37,092
53,984
30,198
9.2
12.4
12.9
4.8
13.6
6.8
3.2
3.7
2,001
2,002
2,080
2,065
2,064
2,063
2,068
2,067
–
–
–
43,784
–
–
46,667
–
–
–
–
6.2
–
–
5.4
–
–
–
–
2,045
–
–
2,069
–
55,213
3.4
2,080
55,444
3.8
2,080
53,417
6.8
2,080
33,316
32,487
3.7
6.0
2,045
2,046
32,604
30,966
4.1
3.2
2,043
2,044
40,973
–
7.0
–
2,060
–
50,463
6.9
2,063
51,047
7.0
2,064
39,924
9.5
2,055
30,460
4.4
2,080
30,075
4.7
2,080
39,471
11.4
2,080
37,185
37,128
6.9
9.1
2,013
2,080
37,104
34,093
6.9
11.7
2,012
2,080
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
79
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
Annual earnings
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
State and local
government
Private industry
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
annual
hours6
–
–
–
2.8
–
–
–
5.8
–
–
–
15.8
–
2,080
–
–
–
2,067
–
–
–
2,078
–
Blue Collar –Continued
Precision production, craft, and
repair –Continued
Insulation workers ...................
Paving, surfacing, and
tamping equipment
operators ..........................
Roofers ...................................
Sheetmetal duct installers ......
Structural metal workers .........
Construction trades, n.e.c. ......
Supervisors, extractive ...........
Drillers, oil well ........................
Mining machine operators ......
Supervisors, production ..........
Tool and die makers ...............
Tool and die maker
apprentices .......................
Precision assemblers, metal ...
Machinists ...............................
Boilermakers ...........................
Precision grinders, filers, and
tool sharpeners .................
Patternmakers and
modelmakers, metal .........
Layout workers .......................
Sheet metal workers ...............
Patternmakers and
modelmakers, wood .........
Cabinet makers and bench
carpenters .........................
Furniture and wood finishers ..
Dressmakers ..........................
Tailors .....................................
Upholsterers ...........................
Hand molders and shapers
except jewelers .................
Patternmakers, layout
workers, and cutters .........
Dental laboratory and medical
appliance technicians .......
Bookbinders ............................
Electrical and electronic
equipment assemblers .....
Miscellaneous precision
workers, n.e.c. ..................
Butchers and meat cutters ......
Bakers ....................................
Food batchmakers ..................
Inspectors, testers, and
graders .............................
Precision inspectors, testers,
and related workers, n.e.c.
Adjusters and calibrators ........
Water and sewage treatment
plant operators ..................
Power plant operators ............
Stationary engineers ...............
Miscellaneous plant and
system operators, n.e.c. ...
$39,130
8.8
2,069
$39,132
8.9
2,069
30,590
29,771
48,532
50,259
35,606
52,395
61,664
38,625
46,824
49,775
14.8
7.6
12.8
12.4
5.5
21.3
28.4
9.3
2.0
2.0
1,882
1,837
2,016
2,075
2,026
2,147
2,464
2,080
2,105
2,079
30,700
29,771
48,532
50,142
36,885
52,395
61,664
38,625
46,784
49,775
16.5
7.6
12.8
12.7
6.9
21.3
28.4
9.3
2.0
2.0
1,859
1,837
2,016
2,075
2,009
2,147
2,464
2,080
2,105
2,079
37,275
43,060
41,439
40,325
7.4
6.1
1.9
10.0
2,080
2,078
2,079
2,072
37,275
43,060
41,336
41,115
7.4
6.1
1.9
9.8
2,080
2,078
2,079
2,080
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
33,496
9.3
2,067
33,496
9.3
2,067
–
–
–
44,490
38,387
36,058
8.9
16.0
10.3
2,078
2,080
2,026
44,490
38,387
36,058
8.9
16.0
10.3
2,078
2,080
2,026
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
37,732
11.4
2,080
37,732
11.4
2,080
–
–
–
27,164
25,228
24,473
34,775
31,310
6.7
7.0
8.3
17.6
11.5
2,067
2,080
1,960
1,973
2,080
26,993
25,228
24,473
34,775
31,310
6.4
7.0
8.3
17.6
11.5
2,067
2,080
1,960
1,973
2,080
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
29,551
14.3
2,080
29,551
14.3
2,080
–
–
–
37,289
11.4
2,002
37,289
11.4
2,002
–
–
–
31,666
31,770
2.6
9.9
2,076
2,057
31,576
31,770
2.7
9.9
2,076
2,057
–
–
–
–
–
–
29,036
3.7
2,076
29,036
3.7
2,076
–
–
–
29,594
25,509
25,041
27,432
12.3
3.8
5.4
5.0
2,075
2,066
2,037
2,067
29,577
25,509
24,949
27,432
12.3
3.8
5.6
5.0
2,075
2,066
2,036
2,067
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
42,693
4.3
2,096
42,429
4.1
2,098
47,491
7.4
2,062
48,567
39,206
10.4
16.3
2,080
1,886
48,567
39,206
10.4
16.3
2,080
1,886
–
–
–
–
–
–
40,076
58,570
48,947
2.7
3.7
4.2
2,080
2,078
2,064
38,465
59,072
49,532
10.8
3.8
5.4
2,080
2,080
2,065
40,286
53,723
48,044
3.1
10.1
6.5
2,080
2,064
2,063
49,063
4.8
2,056
49,387
4.9
2,056
40,074
9.5
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
80
$29,632
–
–
–
32,575
–
–
–
49,152
–
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
Annual earnings
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
State and local
government
Private industry
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
$35,505
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
annual
hours6
Blue Collar –Continued
Machine operators, assemblers,
and inspectors ............................
Lathe and turning machine
set-up operators ...............
Lathe and turning machine
operators ..........................
Milling and planing machine
operators ..........................
Punching and stamping press
operators ..........................
Rolling machine operators ......
Drilling and boring machine
operators ..........................
Grinding, abrading, buffing,
and polishing machine
operators ..........................
Forging machine operators .....
Numerical control machine
operators ..........................
Fabricating machine
operators, n.e.c. ................
Molding and casting machine
operators ..........................
Metal plating machine
operators ..........................
Heat treating equipment
operators ..........................
Wood lathe, routing, & planing
machine operators ............
Sawing machine operators .....
Shaping and jointing machine
operators ..........................
Nailing and tacking machine
operators ..........................
Printing press operators .........
Photoengravers and
lithographers .....................
Typesetters and compositors
Winding and twisting machine
operators ..........................
Knitting, looping, taping, and
weaving machine
operators ..........................
Textile cutting machine
operators ..........................
Textile sewing machine
operators ..........................
Pressing machine operators ...
Laundering and dry cleaning
machine operators ............
Cementing and gluing
machine operators ............
Packaging and filling machine
operators ..........................
Extruding and forming
machine operators ............
Mixing and blending machine
operators ..........................
Separating, filtering, and
clarifying machine
operators ..........................
$29,578
1.4
2,065
$29,553
1.4
2,065
10.6
2,000
36,219
3.7
2,080
36,219
3.7
2,080
–
–
–
33,501
6.2
2,078
33,501
6.2
2,078
–
–
–
33,530
6.9
2,078
33,530
6.9
2,078
–
–
–
29,095
34,565
6.6
11.4
2,073
2,076
29,095
34,565
6.6
11.4
2,073
2,076
–
–
–
–
–
–
29,591
8.1
2,076
29,591
8.1
2,076
–
–
–
28,247
26,897
2.7
10.3
2,077
2,080
28,247
26,897
2.7
10.3
2,077
2,080
–
–
–
–
–
–
35,142
3.2
2,090
35,142
3.2
2,090
–
–
–
32,432
3.9
2,072
32,432
3.9
2,072
–
–
–
27,864
3.6
2,070
27,864
3.6
2,070
–
–
–
30,002
7.8
2,071
30,002
7.8
2,071
–
–
–
32,989
5.2
2,068
32,989
5.2
2,068
–
–
–
25,348
22,995
7.1
5.0
2,078
2,070
25,348
22,995
7.1
5.0
2,078
2,070
–
–
–
–
–
–
28,444
2.8
2,078
28,444
2.8
2,078
–
–
–
21,204
34,869
10.4
2.7
2,028
2,053
21,204
34,960
10.4
2.8
2,028
2,055
–
29,914
–
5.2
–
1,900
34,141
32,327
6.0
5.8
2,049
2,058
34,141
32,377
6.0
5.9
2,049
2,059
–
–
–
–
–
–
25,976
7.2
2,060
25,976
7.2
2,060
–
–
–
25,426
5.8
2,078
25,426
5.8
2,078
–
–
–
21,967
5.6
2,011
21,967
5.6
2,011
–
–
–
21,561
19,089
9.5
6.4
2,048
2,018
21,561
19,089
9.5
6.4
2,048
2,018
–
–
–
–
–
–
20,341
6.1
2,038
20,379
6.4
2,044
19,601
11.1
1,915
25,678
8.1
2,080
25,678
8.1
2,080
–
–
–
29,836
4.0
2,067
29,836
4.0
2,067
–
–
–
28,408
3.5
2,054
28,408
3.5
2,054
–
–
–
32,026
4.1
2,057
32,026
4.1
2,057
–
–
–
40,516
5.3
2,072
40,526
5.4
2,072
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
81
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
Annual earnings
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
State and local
government
Private industry
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
annual
hours6
Blue Collar –Continued
Machine operators, assemblers,
and inspectors –Continued
Compressing and compacting
machine operators ............
Painting and paint spraying
machine operators ............
Roasting and baking machine
operators, food .................
Washing, cleaning, and
pickling machine operators
Folding machine operators .....
Furnace, kiln, and oven
operators, except food ......
Crushing and grinding
machine operators ............
Slicing and cutting machine
operators ..........................
Photographic process
machine operators ............
Miscellaneous machine
operators, n.e.c. ................
Welders and cutters ................
Solders and braziers ...............
Assemblers .............................
Hand cutting and trimming ......
Hand molding, casting, and
forming ..............................
Hand painting, coating, and
decorating .........................
Hand engraving and printing ..
Miscellaneous hand working,
n.e.c. .................................
Production inspectors,
checkers and examiners ...
Production testers ...................
Production samplers and
weighers ...........................
Graders and sorters except
agricultural ........................
Hand inspectors, n.e.c. ...........
Transportation and material
moving .........................................
Supervisors, motor vehicle
operators ..........................
Truck drivers ...........................
Driver-sales workers ...............
Bus drivers ..............................
Taxicab drivers and
chauffeurs .........................
Parking lot attendants .............
Motor transportation, n.e.c. .....
Railroad conductors and
yardmasters ......................
Locomotive operating .............
Railroad brake, signal and
switch operators ...............
Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c. ..
Ship captains and mates
except fishing boats ..........
Sailors and deckhands ...........
$24,164
7.9
2,075
$24,164
7.9
2,075
–
–
–
32,223
4.6
2,080
32,210
4.7
2,080
–
–
–
29,208
7.8
2,080
29,208
7.8
2,080
–
–
–
34,971
26,243
22.6
17.5
2,080
2,016
34,971
26,243
22.6
17.5
2,080
2,016
–
–
–
–
–
–
31,768
6.0
2,072
31,583
6.3
2,073
–
–
–
31,858
11.8
2,046
31,858
11.8
2,046
–
–
–
29,030
2.6
2,061
29,030
2.6
2,061
–
–
–
23,420
6.9
2,041
23,420
6.9
2,041
–
–
–
30,400
32,865
25,312
31,218
24,498
2.7
2.4
9.0
2.0
10.8
2,063
2,066
2,080
2,073
2,074
30,344
32,411
25,312
31,218
24,498
2.7
2.3
9.0
2.0
10.8
2,063
2,066
2,080
2,073
2,074
14.9
8.9
–
–
–
2,037
2,080
–
–
–
24,398
8.3
2,080
24,398
8.3
2,080
–
–
–
25,213
33,233
4.8
23.2
2,064
1,984
25,259
33,233
4.9
23.2
2,064
1,984
–
–
–
–
–
–
26,192
5.9
2,046
26,192
5.9
2,046
–
–
–
29,163
31,369
4.7
4.9
2,066
2,065
29,160
31,369
4.7
4.9
2,066
2,065
–
–
–
–
–
–
28,666
8.7
2,081
28,666
8.7
2,081
–
–
–
24,754
25,613
6.2
8.1
2,078
2,077
24,754
25,613
6.2
8.1
2,078
2,077
–
–
–
–
–
–
32,948
1.8
2,099
33,006
2.0
2,125
32,424
2.4
1,865
39,636
33,461
33,259
27,156
6.5
2.0
5.9
4.0
2,119
2,178
2,111
1,732
39,998
33,397
33,214
26,034
7.6
2.1
5.9
9.7
2,152
2,182
2,111
1,979
39,005
35,222
–
27,810
11.3
5.8
–
3.6
2,060
2,059
–
1,588
18,225
16,017
25,632
8.5
9.7
5.0
2,034
2,080
2,038
18,156
15,743
23,412
8.6
9.6
5.7
2,034
2,080
2,047
–
–
36,504
–
–
7.0
–
–
1,994
58,503
60,702
16.3
14.4
2,266
2,162
58,269
63,189
16.6
17.7
2,269
2,183
–
51,033
–
4.2
–
2,080
61,469
46,843
6.9
3.9
2,080
2,080
62,978
45,013
5.9
4.0
2,080
2,080
–
–
–
–
–
–
43,804
27,506
22.7
7.4
2,250
2,244
43,189
25,895
23.7
8.2
2,255
2,273
–
41,094
–
2.7
–
1,998
See footnotes at end of table.
82
$44,423
46,606
–
–
–
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
Annual earnings
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
State and local
government
Private industry
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
annual
hours6
–
–
–
Blue Collar –Continued
Transportation and material
moving –Continued
Marine engineers ....................
Supervisors, material moving
equipment .........................
Operating engineers ...............
Hoist and winch operators ......
Crane and tower operators .....
Excavating and loading
machine operators ............
Grader, dozer, and scraper
operators ..........................
Industrial truck and tractor
equipment operators .........
Miscellaneous material
moving equipment
operators, n.e.c. ................
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
helpers, and laborers .................
Nursery workers .....................
Supervisors,
agriculture-Related
workers .............................
Groundskeepers and
gardeners except farm ......
Animal caretakers except farm
Inspectors, agricultural
products ............................
Supervisors, handlers,
equipment cleaners, and
laborers, n.e.c. ..................
Helpers, mechanics and
repairers ...........................
Helpers, construction trades ...
Construction laborers .............
Production helpers ..................
Garbage collectors .................
Stock handlers and baggers ...
Machine feeders and
offbearers .........................
Freight, stock, and material
handlers, n.e.c. .................
Garage and service station
related ...............................
Vehicle washers and
equipment cleaners ..........
Hand packers and packagers
Laborers except construction,
n.e.c. .................................
Service ...................................................
Protective service .......................
Supervisors, firefighters and
fire prevention ...................
Supervisors, police and
detectives .........................
Supervisors, guards ................
Fire inspection and fire
prevention .........................
$43,170
21.9
2,010
$42,939
22.4
2,009
47,307
41,193
25,140
34,604
3.4
8.0
19.6
6.2
2,085
1,965
2,074
2,077
47,538
44,697
25,140
34,552
3.5
10.3
19.6
6.2
2,088
1,902
2,074
2,077
$41,599
34,832
–
–
5.3
8.9
–
–
2,016
2,078
–
–
34,441
4.7
2,024
34,299
4.7
2,019
36,111
14.5
2,077
33,176
5.2
2,065
33,583
6.1
2,053
32,727
9.6
2,078
29,412
1.8
2,067
29,426
1.8
2,068
28,100
2.4
1,997
34,763
5.8
2,067
34,978
6.4
2,069
33,376
5.0
2,050
24,879
20,950
1.7
8.9
2,049
1,833
24,453
20,989
1.7
9.0
2,049
1,820
30,997
–
2.3
–
2,049
–
50,846
6.4
2,116
51,738
7.2
2,121
44,748
6.7
2,080
23,676
24,903
3.7
9.6
1,956
2,056
21,654
23,377
4.9
9.9
1,939
2,071
28,887
30,174
3.7
12.2
2,001
2,007
20,753
16.1
2,065
20,753
16.1
2,065
–
–
–
42,570
6.2
2,128
42,335
8.0
2,138
43,708
5.4
2,080
25,211
25,758
28,826
23,616
28,304
23,092
4.1
3.6
4.4
2.9
7.8
2.0
2,076
2,041
1,979
2,062
2,326
2,048
24,209
25,523
28,982
23,600
23,093
23,056
3.8
3.8
4.6
2.9
4.2
2.0
2,080
2,040
1,973
2,062
2,482
2,048
31,986
35,312
27,060
–
36,568
28,762
6.5
10.5
5.7
–
10.6
12.9
2,051
2,080
2,046
–
2,077
2,071
22,518
2.6
2,067
22,533
2.6
2,067
–
–
–
26,736
2.4
2,066
26,710
2.4
2,066
29,551
15.6
2,080
18,922
3.5
2,085
18,713
3.5
2,085
–
–
–
20,875
20,068
3.7
5.5
2,078
2,049
20,781
20,068
3.8
5.5
2,078
2,049
29,966
–
5.7
–
2,058
–
23,495
2.3
2,056
22,735
2.5
2,054
29,651
3.9
2,072
24,021
38,731
2.0
2.9
2,000
2,107
20,379
22,377
1.3
2.9
1,998
2,046
36,332
47,546
1.8
2.8
2,008
2,140
70,728
4.7
2,570
–
–
–
71,227
4.7
2,566
66,193
41,488
2.9
8.9
2,086
2,054
–
35,105
–
11.6
–
2,051
66,306
57,599
2.9
10.4
2,086
2,061
41,497
12.5
2,127
–
–
–
50,377
13.3
2,161
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
Annual earnings
Mean
Service –Continued
Protective service –Continued
Firefighting ..............................
Police and detectives, public
service ..............................
Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law
enforcement officers .........
Correctional institution officers
Guards and police except
public service ....................
Protective service, n.e.c. ........
Food service ...............................
Waiters, waitresses, and
bartenders
Bartenders ..............................
Waiters and waitresses ..........
Waiters’/Waitresses’
assistants ..........................
Other food service
Supervisors, food preparation
and service .......................
Cooks .....................................
Kitchen workers, food
preparation .......................
Food preparation, n.e.c. .........
Health service .............................
Dental assistants ....................
Health aides, except nursing ..
Nursing aides, orderlies and
attendants .........................
Cleaning and building service .....
Supervisors, cleaning and
building service workers ...
Maids and housemen .............
Janitors and cleaners .............
Pest control .............................
Personal service .........................
Supervisors, personal service
Hairdressers and
cosmetologists ..................
Attendants, amusement, and
recreation facilities ............
Guides ....................................
Relative
error5
(percent)
State and local
government
Private industry
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
annual
hours6
$49,231
3.0
2,505
–
–
–
$49,268
3.0
2,504
51,864
1.0
2,071
–
–
–
51,911
1.0
2,071
41,454
36,532
2.4
6.3
2,072
2,071
–
–
–
–
–
–
41,540
36,780
2.4
6.2
2,072
2,071
21,482
26,095
17,373
2.4
6.6
1.4
2,044
1,892
1,956
$21,239
17,762
17,417
2.4
2.9
1.5
2,050
1,887
1,994
27,903
33,412
16,820
4.9
5.8
3.4
1,883
1,896
1,491
13,472
8,937
5.7
4.9
1,917
1,898
13,472
8,894
5.7
4.9
1,917
1,898
–
–
–
–
–
–
12,921
5.0
1,978
12,838
5.8
1,985
–
–
–
29,628
20,492
2.2
1.7
2,116
1,976
30,422
20,799
2.4
1.7
2,172
2,021
23,810
17,142
6.5
8.0
1,707
1,481
17,643
16,870
22,808
28,426
24,746
2.2
2.0
1.2
4.2
2.7
1,940
1,913
2,000
1,844
2,024
18,383
17,100
22,359
28,375
24,300
2.3
2.2
1.3
4.2
3.2
2,030
1,981
2,001
1,840
2,036
13,529
15,223
25,797
31,365
27,115
6.5
4.2
2.4
7.5
3.1
1,440
1,429
1,995
2,080
1,962
21,620
23,545
1.3
2.3
2,008
2,035
21,067
22,585
1.3
3.2
2,009
2,036
25,219
26,683
3.0
2.8
2,006
2,033
35,769
17,665
24,076
29,313
20,622
30,891
4.6
3.2
2.6
9.2
6.8
6.0
2,063
2,006
2,041
2,075
1,898
2,067
35,143
17,647
23,166
29,160
20,586
30,552
4.2
3.3
4.5
9.5
6.7
6.5
2,069
2,005
2,046
2,075
1,931
2,070
38,053
18,357
26,041
–
20,936
37,614
12.3
4.8
1.7
–
6.0
8.6
2,043
2,077
2,031
–
1,620
1,989
25,792
10.1
1,976
25,792
10.1
1,976
–
–
–
14,882
27,962
3.7
7.5
2,044
2,012
14,749
27,962
2.9
7.5
2,044
2,012
23,239
–
6.6
–
2,049
–
See footnotes at end of table.
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 4.2. United States, selected occupations: Mean annual earnings1 and hours, full-time workers,2
private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,3 June 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4
Annual earnings
Mean
Service –Continued
Personal service –Continued
Public transportation
attendants .........................
Baggage porters and bellhops
Welfare service aides .............
Early childhood teachers’
assistants ..........................
Child care workers, n.e.c. .......
Service, n.e.c. .........................
Relative
error5
(percent)
State and local
government
Private industry
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Annual earnings
Mean
annual
hours6
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
annual
hours6
$32,817
15,752
23,425
4.5
6.4
3.4
1,026
2,004
2,021
$33,093
15,752
22,631
4.0
6.4
3.8
992
2,004
2,035
$28,004
–
26,364
19.5
–
5.5
1,624
–
1,968
16,797
18,471
23,887
5.1
4.7
5.2
1,854
1,924
2,016
17,181
17,847
23,607
5.9
2.8
6.0
1,984
2,029
2,034
15,554
21,037
26,379
4.9
18.4
4.3
1,432
1,492
1,856
1 Earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours.
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 This survey covers all 50 States. Collection was conducted between
December 2004 and January 2006. The average reference period was June 2005.
4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to
cover all workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see appendix B in
"National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States" on the
BLS Internet site www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a
sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A in "National
Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States" on the BLS
Internet site www.bls.gov/ocs/compub.htm.
6 Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year,
exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall
occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately.
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