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Seattle–Tacoma–Olympia, WA
National Compensation Survey
December 2007
_________________________________________________________________________________________
U.S. Department of Labor
Elaine L. Chao, Secretary
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keith Hall, Commissioner
October 2008
Preface
D ata shown in this bulletin were collected as part of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) National Compensa-
tion Survey (NCS). The survey could not have been con-
Division of Compensation Data Analysis and Planning, 2
Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Room 4175, Washington, DC
20212–0001, call (202) 691–6199, or send an e-mail to
ducted without the cooperation of the many private estab- NCSinfo@bls.gov.
lishments and government agencies that provided pay data The data contained in this bulletin are also available at
included in this bulletin. The Bureau thanks these respon- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm, the BLS Inter-
dents for their cooperation. net site. Data are presented in a Portable Document Format
Field economists of the Bureau of Labor Statistics col- (PDF) file containing the core bulletin, and in an ASCII file
lected and reviewed the survey data. The Office of Com- containing the published table formats.
pensation and Working Conditions, in cooperation with the Results of earlier surveys of this area are available from
Office of Field Operations and the Office of Technology BLS regional offices, the Division of Compensation Data
and Survey Processing in the BLS National Office, de- Analysis and Planning, or at the BLS Internet site.
signed the survey, processed the data, and prepared the Material in this bulletin is in the public domain and,
survey for publication. with appropriate credit, may be reproduced without permis-
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Contents
Page
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 1
Tables:
1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours for selected worker
and establishment characteristics.................................................................................................. 3
2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers
by work levels............................................................................................................................... 4
3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers
by work levels............................................................................................................................... 11
4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers
by work levels............................................................................................................................... 17
5. Combined work levels for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time
and part-time workers ................................................................................................................... 19
6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles................................................................................... 25
7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles ...................................................................... 29
8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles .................................................... 32
9. Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles .................................................................... 33
10. Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles .................................................................... 37
11. Full-time civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................ 38
12. Full-time private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................ 43
13. Full-time State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................ 47
14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings of private industry establishments
for major occupational groups...................................................................................................... 49
15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time private industry workers .................... 50
16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time private industry workers .................... 52
17. Union and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups .................. 54
18. Time and incentive workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups .................... 55
19. Industry sector: Mean hourly earnings for private industry workers
by major occupational group ........................................................................................................ 56
Appendixes:
A. Technical Note............................................................................................................................... A–1
Appendix table 1. Number of workers represented by the survey ................................................ A–5
Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response ........................................................................ A–6
B. Standard Occupational Classification System................................................................................ B–1
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Introduction
T he tables in this bulletin summarize the NCS results for
the Seattle–Tacoma–Olympia, WA, Combined Statis-
tical Area (CSA). Data were collected between June 2007
About the tables
The tables that follow present data on straight-time occupa-
tional earnings, which include wages and salaries, incentive
and July 2008; the average reference month is December pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. These
2007. Tabulations provide information on earnings of earnings exclude premium pay for overtime, vacations,
workers in a variety of occupations and at different work holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. About 800 de-
levels. Also contained in this bulletin are information on tailed occupations, listed in Appendix B, are used to de-
the program, a technical note describing survey procedures, scribe all occupations in the civilian nonfarm economy (ex-
and an appendix with detailed information on occupational cluding the Federal Government and private households).
classifications. Data are not shown for any occupations if they would raise
Most of the earnings estimates in this bulletin are pre- concerns about the confidentiality of the survey respon-
sented as mean hourly earnings. Mean weekly and annual dents or if the data are insufficient to support reliable esti-
earnings, and the corresponding hours, also are provided mates.
for full-time employees in specific occupations. Some oc- Table 1 presents an overview of all tables in this bulle-
cupations, such as teachers and fire fighters, typically have tin. Mean hourly earnings, weekly hours, and relative stan-
shorter or longer work schedules than do the majority of dard errors are given for all industries, private industry, and
full-time workers. The weekly and annual estimates are State and local government for selected worker and estab-
useful for comparing the earnings of occupations having lishment characteristics. The worker characteristics include
different work schedules. high-level and intermediate occupational aggregation, full-
time or part-time status, union or nonunion status, and time
NCS products or incentive pay. Establishment characteristics include
The Bureau’s National Compensation Survey (NCS) pro- goods producing, service providing, and size of establish-
vides comprehensive measures of occupational earnings, ment.
compensation cost trends, benefit incidence, and detailed Table 2 presents mean hourly earnings data by work
plan provisions. The Employment Cost Index, a quarterly level for occupational major groups and for detailed occu-
measure of the change in employer costs for wages and pations. Separate data are also shown for full-time and
benefits, is derived from the NCS. Employer Costs for part-time workers. Table 3 provides work level data for
Employee Compensation measures employers’ average private industry workers. Table 4 provides similar data for
hourly costs for wages and benefits. NCS also measures State and local government workers. Table 5 simplifies the
the incidence and provisions of benefit plans. This bulletin work levels by combining them into broader groups within
is limited to data on occupational wages and salaries. major and detailed occupations, and for full-time and part-
time workers.
Changes to the publications Tables 6 through 10 present hourly wage percentiles
The NCS is in its second year of a six-year transition from that describe the distribution of hourly earnings for indi-
a sample of areas based on the U.S. Office of Management vidual workers within each published occupation. Data are
and Budget (OMB) December 1993 area definitions to a provided for the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles
new sample of areas based on the December 2003 area for detailed occupations within all industries, private indus-
definitions. The NCS is phasing in new metropolitan and try, State and local government, full-time workers, and
micropolitan areas as defined by OMB and county clusters part-time workers.
defined specifically by BLS; at the same time, some areas Table 11 presents mean and median hourly, weekly, and
under the December 1993 OMB definitions are being annual earnings, and the associated hours, for major occu-
phased out of the sample. pational groups and detailed occupations for full-time
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workers. Table 12 provides the same type of information government establishments by high-level occupational ag-
for private industry workers. Table 13 provides similar gregation. Table 18 provides hourly earnings data for time
data for State and local government workers. and incentive workers in all and private establishments by
Table 14 presents mean hourly earnings data for estab- high-level occupational aggregation. Table 19 presents
lishment employment sizes by high-level occupational ag- mean hourly earnings data for major industry divisions
gregations in the private sector. Tables 15 and 16 provide within the private sector.
mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings data Appendix table 1 presents the number of workers repre-
for full-time employees in private establishments with sented by the survey, by high-level occupational aggrega-
fewer than 100 workers, and in private establishments with tion and for all industries, private industry, and State and
100 workers or more. local government. Appendix table 2 provides the number
Table 17 presents mean hourly earnings data for union of establishments in the sampling frame and the number of
and nonunion workers in all, private, and State and local responding and nonresponding establishments.
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Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007
Civilian Private industry State and local government
workers workers workers
Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Hourly earnings
Worker and establishment
characteristics Mean Mean Mean
weekly weekly weekly
Relative Relative Relative
hours3 hours3 hours3
Mean error2 Mean error2 Mean error2
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers .......................................................... $24.54 3.0 35.9 $24.13 3.4 35.9 $27.22 3.1 36.0
Worker characteristics4,5
Management, professional, and related ........... 35.80 3.3 38.1 36.47 4.1 38.8 32.93 2.6 35.4
Management, business, and financial .......... 39.21 3.3 40.7 40.56 3.7 41.0 33.56 3.3 39.7
Professional and related ............................... 33.87 5.1 36.8 34.17 6.3 37.7 32.56 2.6 33.4
Service .............................................................. 13.48 5.4 31.4 12.12 4.4 30.6 20.41 9.6 36.5
Sales and office ................................................ 18.56 3.8 35.0 18.50 4.3 34.9 19.01 4.7 35.3
Sales and related .......................................... 20.96 8.5 33.3 20.96 8.5 33.3 – – –
Office and administrative support ................. 17.35 2.2 35.9 16.99 2.4 36.0 19.01 4.7 35.3
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance ................................................... 22.66 4.6 39.0 22.25 4.8 38.9 27.99 6.1 40.0
Construction and extraction ......................... 22.38 5.4 38.8 22.16 5.7 38.7 26.55 3.7 40.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair ............ 23.39 5.4 39.3 22.48 5.8 39.2 31.25 2.6 40.0
Production, transportation, and material
moving ............................................................ 18.98 4.8 35.9 18.87 5.0 35.8 23.03 3.8 38.6
Production .................................................... 19.54 3.7 36.8 19.54 3.7 36.8 – – –
Transportation and material moving ............. 18.50 8.6 35.1 18.26 9.1 35.0 23.03 3.8 38.6
Full time ............................................................ 25.98 3.2 39.8 25.73 3.8 39.8 27.55 3.1 39.7
Part time ........................................................... 14.09 3.5 21.0 12.72 3.4 21.2 24.36 9.9 20.1
Union ................................................................ 24.49 2.7 36.5 23.65 4.0 36.2 25.80 3.6 37.0
Nonunion .......................................................... 24.56 3.8 35.7 24.23 4.1 35.8 30.81 5.4 33.5
Time .................................................................. 24.34 3.0 35.8 23.87 3.6 35.7 27.22 3.1 36.0
Incentive ........................................................... 28.34 8.3 38.6 28.34 8.3 38.6 – – –
Establishment characteristics
Goods producing .............................................. (6) (6) (6) 25.73 5.3 38.9 (6) (6) (6)
Service providing .............................................. (6) (6) (6) – – – (6) (6) (6)
1-99 workers ..................................................... 19.77 3.8 34.8 19.69 3.9 34.7 21.68 5.4 36.7
100-499 workers ............................................... 24.87 5.5 35.9 24.80 5.8 35.6 25.83 6.2 40.1
500 workers or more ......................................... 31.44 2.8 37.7 33.02 3.5 39.2 28.41 3.2 35.2
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production
pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is bonuses.
computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, 5 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational
weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of 6 Estimates for goods-producing and service-providing industries are published for
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample private industry only. Industries are determined by the 2002 North American Industry
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Classification System (NAICS).
3 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
4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based criteria.
on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are
determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers .............................................................................. $24.54 3.0 $25.98 3.2 $14.09 3.5
Management occupations ................................................. 43.92 3.4 43.91 3.4 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 33.84 11.6 33.84 11.6 – –
Level 10 ............................................................ 39.93 6.0 39.67 6.1 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 47.43 8.7 47.43 8.7 – –
Level 12 ............................................................ 58.10 7.6 58.10 7.6 – –
Level 13 ............................................................ 60.90 7.1 60.90 7.1 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 47.41 3.6 47.41 3.6 – –
General and operations managers ................................... 32.27 13.3 32.27 13.3 – –
Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 48.61 7.8 48.61 7.8 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 45.58 4.2 45.58 4.2 – –
Marketing managers ..................................................... 48.29 3.1 48.29 3.1 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 47.34 4.5 47.34 4.5 – –
Sales managers ............................................................ 48.94 16.7 48.94 16.7 – –
Computer and information systems managers ................. 63.23 2.3 63.23 2.3 – –
Financial managers .......................................................... 40.25 8.8 40.16 8.9 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 41.98 19.6 41.98 19.6 – –
Construction managers .................................................... 47.61 14.2 47.61 14.2 – –
Education administrators .................................................. 34.37 12.3 34.37 12.3 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 34.87 7.7 34.87 7.7 – –
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school ..................................................................... 51.61 6.6 51.61 6.6 – –
Engineering managers ..................................................... 52.71 9.5 52.71 9.5 – –
Business and financial operations occupations ............. 32.59 4.5 32.66 4.6 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 20.05 7.1 20.04 7.3 – –
Level 8 ............................................................. 29.98 13.2 30.16 13.4 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 27.69 4.4 27.57 5.0 – –
Level 10 ............................................................ 31.66 3.4 31.66 3.4 – –
Level 13 ............................................................ 50.72 7.1 50.72 7.1 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 36.38 5.6 36.38 5.6 – –
Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 39.05 5.5 39.05 5.5 – –
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products ...... 41.18 7.7 41.18 7.7 – –
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products .................................................................. 38.29 5.9 38.29 5.9 – –
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction,
health and safety, and transportation ......................... 36.90 15.6 38.25 15.6 – –
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ................................................................... 29.03 9.9 29.03 9.9 – –
Management analysts ...................................................... 34.08 10.0 34.45 10.1 – –
Accountants and auditors ................................................. 29.47 10.9 29.38 11.3 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 21.62 6.7 21.62 6.7 – –
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 42.20 24.8 42.20 24.8 – –
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 35.17 1.8 35.23 1.8 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 25.32 4.7 25.32 4.7 – –
Level 8 ............................................................. 27.80 6.3 27.80 6.3 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 36.36 3.2 36.36 3.2 – –
Level 10 ............................................................ 35.51 4.6 35.51 4.6 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 41.84 3.3 41.84 3.3 – –
Level 12 ............................................................ 47.43 2.3 47.43 2.3 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 34.13 2.6 34.13 2.6 – –
Computer software engineers .......................................... 38.54 6.0 38.54 6.0 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 32.57 7.8 32.57 7.8 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 42.96 4.4 42.96 4.4 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 38.10 9.4 38.10 9.4 – –
Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 45.61 7.4 45.61 7.4 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 49.28 6.1 49.28 6.1 – –
Computer support specialists ........................................... 26.45 9.9 26.45 9.9 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 24.48 10.7 24.48 10.7 – –
Computer systems analysts ............................................. 36.36 5.5 36.36 5.5 – –
Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 40.24 3.6 40.24 3.6 – –
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 40.11 17.1 40.59 17.0 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 26.24 6.8 26.24 6.8 – –
Level 8 ............................................................. 27.48 6.1 26.35 6.8 – –
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Architecture and engineering occupations –Continued
Level 9 ............................................................. $28.68 4.3 $28.68 4.3 – –
Level 10 ............................................................ 33.56 4.7 – – – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 39.62 1.8 39.62 1.8 – –
Level 12 ............................................................ 45.39 2.5 45.39 2.5 – –
Architects, except naval .................................................... 30.75 3.0 31.02 4.9 – –
Engineers ......................................................................... 47.01 13.4 47.01 13.4 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 39.63 1.3 39.63 1.3 – –
Level 12 ............................................................ 45.89 2.8 45.89 2.8 – –
Electrical and electronics engineers ............................. 33.54 17.5 33.54 17.5 – –
Electronics engineers, except computer ................... 32.74 17.9 32.74 17.9 – –
Drafters ............................................................................. 24.01 13.6 24.01 13.6 – –
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 29.85 2.1 29.79 2.7 – –
Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 26.21 10.1 26.90 8.0 – –
Life scientists .................................................................... – – 20.29 10.4 – –
Community and social services occupations .................. 24.62 3.8 25.05 4.1 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 31.02 6.8 31.35 8.1 – –
Counselors ....................................................................... 26.19 11.2 25.96 11.9 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 30.56 8.8 – – – –
Social workers .................................................................. 24.77 8.1 24.67 9.3 – –
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 18.80 10.1 – – – –
Legal occupations .............................................................. 29.49 16.6 31.14 18.7 – –
Education, training, and library occupations .................. 30.89 6.5 31.00 6.6 $30.31 16.5
Level 3 ............................................................. 12.33 3.3 – – – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 13.78 7.4 13.51 8.0 14.01 8.7
Level 5 ............................................................. 14.55 6.6 14.86 6.2 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 22.95 7.4 21.67 6.4 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 38.04 4.6 37.26 4.8 47.10 10.3
Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 29.99 14.0 27.19 7.2 – –
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 26.56 4.5 25.13 7.2 – –
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ...................................................................... 33.12 11.4 33.33 10.6 28.39 36.5
Level 7 ............................................................. 21.96 11.4 – – – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 38.02 6.6 37.85 6.2 – –
Preschool and kindergarten teachers ........................... 17.42 20.5 17.96 20.3 – –
Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 36.78 5.1 36.97 4.9 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 38.50 5.6 38.45 5.4 – –
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................ 35.80 4.7 35.89 4.4 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 37.93 5.5 37.72 5.0 – –
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 40.17 5.3 40.58 5.2 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 40.17 5.3 40.58 5.2 – –
Secondary school teachers .......................................... 36.76 10.1 36.77 10.0 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 37.36 10.2 37.27 10.0 – –
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 36.54 10.4 36.54 10.3 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 37.19 10.7 37.09 10.5 – –
Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 47.76 16.3 – – – –
Librarians .......................................................................... 36.46 5.1 – – – –
Teacher assistants ........................................................... 14.03 4.7 14.54 8.3 13.55 7.4
Level 4 ............................................................. 13.78 7.4 13.51 8.0 14.01 8.7
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations .................................................................. 25.77 3.9 25.96 4.5 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 25.28 2.9 – – – –
Designers ......................................................................... 21.52 5.4 21.52 5.4 – –
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 33.82 4.1 33.90 4.5 33.30 4.6
Level 4 ............................................................. 16.24 6.5 16.12 6.8 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 18.91 12.5 – – – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 22.37 6.5 21.93 7.4 – –
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations
–Continued
Level 7 ............................................................. $29.28 4.5 $29.48 4.7 – –
Level 8 ............................................................. 34.10 6.7 33.55 8.7 $36.63 4.5
Level 9 ............................................................. 34.80 2.8 34.59 3.0 36.14 1.8
Level 10 ............................................................ 43.55 1.4 43.71 1.4 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 43.60 2.9 44.96 4.9 – –
Pharmacists ...................................................................... 50.78 .9 50.78 .9 – –
Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 87.19 10.9 – – – –
Registered nurses ............................................................ 34.49 2.2 34.25 2.3 35.90 1.3
Level 8 ............................................................. 31.18 10.9 – – – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 33.98 1.5 – – 35.35 1.0
Level 10 ............................................................ 35.96 1.7 – – – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 42.51 2.8 – – – –
Therapists ......................................................................... 38.37 8.9 38.65 10.1 – –
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 24.82 4.2 24.82 4.2 – –
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 35.85 4.0 35.80 5.5 – –
Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 35.22 4.0 – – – –
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians .................................................................. 18.80 8.9 18.93 11.7 – –
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 22.27 2.9 22.50 3.4 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 22.29 3.9 – – – –
Medical records and health information technicians ......... 17.34 3.6 – – – –
Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 16.13 5.4 16.10 4.7 16.30 10.2
Level 2 ............................................................. 11.36 2.9 – – – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 14.94 4.1 15.07 4.3 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 16.43 5.6 15.97 4.2 – –
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 13.75 3.9 14.17 3.8 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.21 5.2 15.32 5.4 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 13.76 4.7 13.87 4.6 – –
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 13.76 4.3 14.18 4.1 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.21 5.2 15.32 5.4 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 13.72 5.4 13.85 5.4 – –
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 17.89 5.5 17.67 5.3 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 18.16 3.5 – – – –
Protective service occupations ......................................... 21.60 12.2 22.05 13.0 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 26.64 2.4 26.64 2.4 – –
Fire fighters ....................................................................... 29.75 1.6 29.75 1.6 – –
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 22.50 6.4 22.50 6.4 – –
Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 22.50 6.4 22.50 6.4 – –
Police officers ................................................................... 32.22 4.9 32.22 4.9 – –
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 32.22 4.9 32.22 4.9 – –
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 13.20 9.6 13.31 10.3 – –
Security guards ............................................................. 13.20 9.6 13.31 10.3 – –
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 10.34 1.9 11.69 7.2 8.68 1.4
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.35 1.6 8.70 3.4 8.26 1.4
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.01 1.9 9.46 1.3 8.66 2.2
Level 3 ............................................................. 9.28 4.1 – – 8.71 2.4
Level 4 ............................................................. 11.92 1.7 12.21 2.9 – –
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers .......................................................... 16.66 4.6 16.67 4.7 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ............................................... 16.34 6.8 16.35 6.9 – –
Cooks ............................................................................... 11.29 4.3 11.83 2.2 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 12.02 6.3 12.46 4.0 – –
Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 10.99 8.8 11.70 1.9 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 11.55 6.7 – – – –
Food preparation workers ................................................. 9.14 5.4 – – – –
Food service, tipped ......................................................... 8.32 1.0 8.71 2.2 8.06 .2
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.01 .8 – – 8.01 .8
Level 2 ............................................................. 8.32 1.9 – – 8.04 1.9
Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 8.02 .5 – – 8.03 .6
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.00 1.0 – – – –
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Food preparation and serving related occupations
–Continued
Waiters and waitresses –Continued
Level 2 ............................................................. $8.03 1.6 – – $8.04 1.9
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers .................................................................... 8.45 7.2 – – – –
Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 10.15 2.1 $10.88 9.9 9.13 6.3
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.61 5.3 – – 9.10 6.5
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ................................................... 10.07 .6 10.65 11.1 9.09 7.5
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.74 5.5 – – 9.03 7.7
Dishwashers ..................................................................... 8.89 3.2 – – 8.91 1.0
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.62 3.0 – – – –
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations .................................................................. 13.41 4.1 14.14 3.5 10.03 9.8
Level 2 ............................................................. 12.70 12.1 13.61 8.5 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 13.06 3.7 13.40 3.7 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 14.24 5.5 14.37 5.3 – –
Building cleaning workers ................................................. 12.88 6.1 13.79 5.7 9.68 12.1
Level 2 ............................................................. 12.73 12.8 13.72 8.9 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 12.54 6.0 13.13 6.5 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 13.40 3.0 13.72 3.0 – –
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 14.73 4.1 14.78 4.1 – –
Level 2 ............................................................. 15.04 7.1 15.13 7.4 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 13.98 5.0 13.98 5.0 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 13.72 2.9 13.72 3.0 – –
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 9.74 7.3 10.04 8.0 – –
Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 13.57 5.0 13.74 6.4 – –
Personal care and service occupations ........................... 13.45 5.4 14.41 6.7 10.47 3.8
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.74 4.3 – – – –
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.89 2.6 – – 9.68 4.2
Level 3 ............................................................. 10.17 6.7 10.18 8.0 10.13 9.6
Level 4 ............................................................. 14.59 9.2 15.38 10.1 – –
Child care workers ............................................................ 10.80 6.8 11.06 5.1 10.24 8.9
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.29 6.3 – – – –
Personal and home care aides ......................................... 10.63 4.8 – – – –
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 16.68 18.0 – – 10.87 13.5
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 18.24 19.8 – – – –
Sales and related occupations .......................................... 20.96 8.5 24.43 8.8 10.91 7.2
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.89 1.2 – – 8.97 .9
Level 2 ............................................................. 10.22 3.1 11.11 4.3 9.24 4.7
Level 3 ............................................................. 13.11 4.0 13.27 3.7 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 16.02 7.7 16.14 10.0 15.62 2.5
Level 5 ............................................................. 21.82 11.9 22.13 11.3 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 22.90 8.7 22.90 8.7 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 36.09 19.9 36.09 19.9 – –
Level 8 ............................................................. 38.78 22.1 38.78 22.1 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 35.70 19.4 37.59 19.7 – –
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 32.04 8.6 32.04 8.6 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 31.68 12.8 31.68 12.8 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales
workers ................................................................... 32.48 13.0 32.48 13.0 – –
Retail sales workers ......................................................... 13.16 13.9 14.94 17.8 10.55 7.3
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.89 1.2 – – 8.97 .9
Level 2 ............................................................. 10.22 3.1 11.11 4.3 9.24 4.7
Level 3 ............................................................. 13.14 4.1 13.27 3.7 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 14.96 5.7 14.70 8.7 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 21.55 7.2 21.55 7.2 – –
Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 12.51 1.5 13.37 3.9 11.64 1.6
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.97 .9 – – 8.97 .9
Level 2 ............................................................. 10.97 1.3 11.41 3.3 10.08 3.3
Level 3 ............................................................. – – 15.05 9.7 – –
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Sales and related occupations –Continued
Cashiers, all workers –Continued
Level 4 ............................................................. $16.76 9.5 – – – –
Cashiers ................................................................... 12.51 1.5 $13.37 3.9 $11.64 1.6
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.97 .9 – – 8.97 .9
Level 2 ............................................................. 10.97 1.3 11.41 3.3 10.08 3.3
Level 3 ............................................................. – – 15.05 9.7 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 16.76 9.5 – – – –
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 15.93 18.3 17.84 19.4 – –
Counter and rental clerks ......................................... 12.05 7.1 – – – –
Retail salespersons ...................................................... 13.28 29.0 15.44 32.2 9.32 8.9
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.66 .5 – – 8.97 4.8
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 35.14 16.2 36.10 14.2 – –
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products ................. 32.91 27.1 33.86 24.9 – –
Office and administrative support occupations .............. 17.35 2.2 17.97 1.9 12.23 3.5
Level 1 ............................................................. 10.56 7.5 – – 10.39 8.3
Level 2 ............................................................. 11.43 4.7 12.51 6.3 9.64 2.2
Level 3 ............................................................. 13.39 2.2 13.59 2.5 12.10 3.9
Level 4 ............................................................. 16.18 2.3 16.36 2.2 14.22 5.9
Level 5 ............................................................. 18.37 1.7 18.33 1.7 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 22.53 3.1 22.51 3.1 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 22.39 4.6 22.39 4.6 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 18.23 8.2 18.97 8.8 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ................................... 24.78 3.1 24.78 3.1 – –
Financial clerks ................................................................. 17.15 2.2 17.20 1.7 16.37 15.5
Level 4 ............................................................. 15.84 6.1 16.04 5.4 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 19.05 3.3 19.05 3.3 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 20.37 4.8 20.01 4.7 – –
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 18.71 2.9 18.72 2.9 – –
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 18.19 3.3 18.16 3.5 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 17.40 3.8 17.28 3.8 – –
Tellers ........................................................................... 12.95 2.8 – – – –
Customer service representatives .................................... 15.45 4.0 15.78 3.7 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 11.90 4.6 – – – –
Human resources assistants, except payroll and
timekeeping ................................................................ 18.45 2.3 18.45 2.3 – –
Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 13.56 5.5 14.44 5.5 10.95 5.4
Level 2 ............................................................. 13.04 7.6 – – – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 14.47 5.8 – – – –
Dispatchers ....................................................................... 21.14 14.8 21.14 14.8 – –
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 15.86 9.7 15.86 9.7 – –
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 12.00 4.1 14.14 5.7 9.96 7.1
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.90 2.9 – – – –
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 19.75 4.7 19.89 5.0 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 17.49 4.7 17.76 4.9 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 17.23 2.3 17.10 2.5 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 22.95 6.4 22.95 6.4 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 23.20 6.6 23.20 6.6 – –
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 19.75 4.4 19.99 4.5 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 21.98 6.4 21.98 6.4 – –
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 17.64 3.7 17.57 3.8 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 17.44 2.4 17.25 2.8 – –
Office clerks, general ........................................................ 14.86 5.3 16.15 5.2 10.76 6.3
Level 3 ............................................................. 12.56 3.0 12.75 3.6 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 15.47 4.6 15.76 4.9 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 18.06 7.7 18.06 7.7 – –
Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 22.38 5.4 22.59 5.5 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 14.92 9.6 14.92 9.6 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 17.68 4.6 17.68 4.6 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 23.39 3.9 23.65 3.8 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 23.94 4.2 24.00 4.6 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 27.52 1.5 27.52 1.5 – –
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Construction and extraction occupations –Continued
Level 8 ............................................................. $32.44 2.5 $32.44 2.5 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades
and extraction workers ............................................... 31.17 7.9 31.17 7.9 – –
Carpenters ........................................................................ 23.06 5.0 23.06 5.0 – –
Construction laborers ....................................................... 17.30 18.3 17.99 18.5 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 19.79 4.7 19.79 4.7 – –
Construction equipment operators ................................... 30.15 5.1 30.15 5.1 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 31.02 3.5 31.02 3.5 – –
Operating engineers and other construction equipment
operators ................................................................ 30.56 4.8 30.56 4.8 – –
Electricians ....................................................................... 24.51 1.2 24.73 1.2 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 23.39 5.4 23.50 5.3 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 17.82 4.1 18.00 4.1 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 24.53 8.9 24.53 8.9 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 26.95 4.1 26.95 4.1 – –
Level 8 ............................................................. 35.51 4.2 35.51 4.2 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers .............................................................. 24.36 18.4 24.36 18.4 – –
Automotive technicians and repairers .............................. 19.36 16.8 19.36 16.8 – –
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ........... 19.36 16.8 19.36 16.8 – –
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 25.80 7.4 25.80 7.4 – –
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ....................................................................... 22.93 5.9 22.93 5.9 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 18.07 7.1 18.07 7.1 – –
Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 27.15 11.3 27.15 11.3 – –
Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 20.62 6.5 20.62 6.5 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 18.07 7.1 18.07 7.1 – –
Line installers and repairers ............................................. 23.58 11.4 24.08 10.6 – –
Production occupations .................................................... 19.54 3.7 20.06 4.4 $11.56 16.5
Level 1 ............................................................. 9.44 7.8 10.25 11.2 – –
Level 2 ............................................................. 12.01 3.2 12.07 4.4 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.17 5.2 15.20 5.5 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 18.52 4.2 18.42 4.3 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 21.15 6.6 21.15 6.6 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 24.21 4.6 24.21 4.6 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 27.37 6.2 27.37 6.2 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 23.70 9.8 23.82 9.8 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers ....................................................... 26.87 9.4 26.87 9.4 – –
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 13.97 4.2 14.02 3.9 – –
Bakers .............................................................................. 14.13 12.1 – – – –
Machinists ......................................................................... 24.63 2.4 24.63 2.4 – –
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 17.44 16.2 17.44 16.2 – –
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 22.27 8.1 22.27 8.1 – –
Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 12.61 8.9 12.42 10.8 – –
Level 1 ............................................................. 10.09 8.0 – – – –
Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 18.50 8.6 19.82 8.6 12.16 5.6
Level 1 ............................................................. 10.61 4.9 11.49 6.6 9.30 5.9
Level 2 ............................................................. 12.87 6.2 12.46 6.5 14.09 13.6
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.20 6.1 16.07 4.2 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 20.71 5.0 20.85 5.7 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 20.59 4.4 20.88 4.5 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 24.21 15.4 24.21 15.4 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 20.93 8.2 21.63 7.9 – –
Bus drivers ........................................................................ 17.83 12.0 – – – –
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 20.31 5.0 20.55 4.9 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 20.19 4.5 20.18 4.8 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 21.50 6.1 21.66 6.0 – –
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 20.95 4.9 21.28 5.1 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 17.03 7.2 16.79 7.3 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 22.07 6.8 22.07 6.8 – –
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 18.10 14.2 18.10 14.2 – –
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Transportation and material moving occupations
–Continued
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ $18.86 11.7 $18.86 11.7 – –
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 13.15 6.4 14.38 6.5 $9.81 3.6
Level 1 ............................................................. 10.57 5.5 11.68 7.7 9.29 6.0
Level 2 ............................................................. 12.67 4.8 13.13 6.5 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.04 5.3 15.35 6.0 – –
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................ 11.37 5.4 11.55 6.1 – –
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................ 13.77 6.6 15.23 6.2 10.03 4.3
Level 1 ............................................................. 10.84 5.6 12.24 7.4 9.45 7.0
Level 2 ............................................................. 13.36 6.4 13.61 8.7 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 16.06 3.8 16.40 4.3 – –
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information.
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix 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 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored not shown separately
to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the
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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers .............................................................................. $24.13 3.4 $25.73 3.8 $12.72 3.4
Management occupations ................................................. 45.79 3.6 45.78 3.6 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 34.78 13.0 34.78 13.0 – –
Level 10 ............................................................ 39.49 6.5 39.20 6.7 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 50.33 9.3 50.33 9.3 – –
Level 12 ............................................................ 59.73 7.4 59.73 7.4 – –
Level 13 ............................................................ 60.70 7.8 60.70 7.8 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 50.92 4.5 50.92 4.5 – –
Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 48.61 7.8 48.61 7.8 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 45.58 4.2 45.58 4.2 – –
Marketing managers ..................................................... 48.29 3.1 48.29 3.1 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 47.34 4.5 47.34 4.5 – –
Sales managers ............................................................ 48.94 16.7 48.94 16.7 – –
Computer and information systems managers ................. 64.53 1.1 64.53 1.1 – –
Financial managers .......................................................... 40.42 9.0 40.33 9.2 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 42.47 20.7 42.47 20.7 – –
Construction managers .................................................... 47.94 14.6 47.94 14.6 – –
Education administrators .................................................. 23.51 6.7 23.51 6.7 – –
Business and financial operations occupations ............. 33.70 5.1 33.75 5.2 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 19.76 8.6 19.76 8.6 – –
Level 8 ............................................................. 31.80 16.0 32.10 16.3 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 27.75 2.3 28.03 2.0 – –
Level 13 ............................................................ 50.72 7.1 50.72 7.1 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 37.22 5.0 37.22 5.0 – –
Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 39.05 5.5 39.05 5.5 – –
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products ...... 41.18 7.7 41.18 7.7 – –
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products .................................................................. 38.29 5.9 38.29 5.9 – –
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ................................................................... 28.96 9.7 28.96 9.7 – –
Management analysts ...................................................... 34.97 9.7 35.39 9.7 – –
Accountants and auditors ................................................. 29.67 11.3 29.78 11.4 – –
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 35.37 2.0 35.43 2.0 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 25.32 4.7 25.32 4.7 – –
Level 8 ............................................................. 27.80 6.3 27.80 6.3 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 36.79 3.9 36.79 3.9 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 42.72 3.8 42.72 3.8 – –
Level 12 ............................................................ 47.43 2.3 47.43 2.3 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 34.04 2.8 34.04 2.8 – –
Computer software engineers .......................................... 39.20 6.2 39.20 6.2 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 38.10 9.4 38.10 9.4 – –
Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 45.80 7.4 45.80 7.4 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 49.28 6.1 49.28 6.1 – –
Computer support specialists ........................................... 26.45 9.9 26.45 9.9 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 24.48 10.7 24.48 10.7 – –
Computer systems analysts ............................................. 36.32 6.1 36.32 6.1 – –
Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 40.86 4.3 40.86 4.3 – –
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 40.32 17.9 40.83 17.8 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 26.24 6.8 26.24 6.8 – –
Level 8 ............................................................. 27.48 6.1 26.35 6.8 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 28.01 3.2 28.01 3.2 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 39.62 1.8 39.62 1.8 – –
Level 12 ............................................................ 45.39 2.5 45.39 2.5 – –
Architects, except naval .................................................... 30.75 3.0 31.02 4.9 – –
Engineers ......................................................................... 47.64 13.8 47.64 13.8 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 39.63 1.3 39.63 1.3 – –
Level 12 ............................................................ 45.89 2.8 45.89 2.8 – –
Electrical and electronics engineers ............................. 33.54 17.5 33.54 17.5 – –
Electronics engineers, except computer ................... 32.74 17.9 32.74 17.9 – –
Drafters ............................................................................. 24.01 13.6 24.01 13.6 – –
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 30.04 2.3 30.03 3.0 – –
Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 25.37 13.7 26.40 10.8 – –
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Community and social services occupations .................. $21.05 13.3 $22.25 8.9 – –
Legal occupations .............................................................. 28.38 17.6 29.99 19.9 – –
Education, training, and library occupations .................. 26.24 15.9 27.43 14.9 $15.85 41.7
Level 7 ............................................................. 23.11 13.6 20.42 12.7 – –
Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 28.06 5.9 – – – –
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ...................................................................... 16.81 13.3 17.27 13.4 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 21.83 13.0 – – – –
Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 26.15 14.9 – – – –
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations .................................................................. 25.36 3.7 25.50 4.1 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 25.28 2.9 – – – –
Designers ......................................................................... 21.52 5.4 21.52 5.4 – –
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 33.65 4.4 33.75 4.7 32.84 5.7
Level 4 ............................................................. 16.24 6.5 16.12 6.8 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 18.91 12.5 – – – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 22.11 6.6 21.61 7.5 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 29.54 4.4 29.78 4.5 – –
Level 8 ............................................................. 34.69 7.4 34.11 9.4 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 34.81 3.0 – – – –
Level 10 ............................................................ 43.81 1.6 43.87 1.7 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 42.88 2.0 44.14 4.6 – –
Pharmacists ...................................................................... 51.09 .9 51.09 .9 – –
Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 87.19 10.9 – – – –
Registered nurses ............................................................ 34.48 2.5 34.26 2.5 36.46 2.3
Level 8 ............................................................. 31.39 13.5 – – – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 42.51 2.8 – – – –
Therapists ......................................................................... 37.57 10.3 37.75 12.4 – –
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 24.82 4.2 24.82 4.2 – –
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 35.85 4.0 35.80 5.5 – –
Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 35.22 4.0 – – – –
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians .................................................................. 18.80 8.9 18.93 11.7 – –
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 21.83 2.9 21.98 3.3 – –
Medical records and health information technicians ......... 17.34 3.6 – – – –
Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 15.96 6.2 15.88 5.4 16.30 10.2
Level 2 ............................................................. 11.36 2.9 – – – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 14.94 4.1 15.07 4.3 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 16.58 6.0 16.08 4.8 – –
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 13.50 4.2 13.93 4.3 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.21 5.2 15.32 5.4 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 13.09 4.3 – – – –
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 13.49 4.6 13.92 4.6 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.21 5.2 15.32 5.4 – –
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 17.81 6.4 17.53 6.4 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 18.47 2.0 – – – –
Protective service occupations ......................................... 13.80 13.1 14.06 15.6 – –
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 12.07 6.9 12.13 7.2 – –
Security guards ............................................................. 12.07 6.9 12.13 7.2 – –
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 10.27 1.7 11.64 7.2 8.62 1.5
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.35 1.6 8.70 3.4 8.26 1.4
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.01 1.9 9.46 1.3 8.66 2.2
Level 3 ............................................................. 9.22 4.1 – – – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 11.71 .7 11.99 2.5 – –
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers .......................................................... 16.67 4.7 16.67 4.7 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ............................................... 16.35 6.9 16.35 6.9 – –
Cooks ............................................................................... 11.29 4.3 11.83 2.2 – –
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Food preparation and serving related occupations
–Continued
Cooks –Continued
Level 4 ............................................................. $12.02 6.3 $12.46 4.0 – –
Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 10.99 8.8 11.70 1.9 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 11.55 6.7 – – – –
Food preparation workers ................................................. 8.95 3.7 – – – –
Food service, tipped ......................................................... 8.32 1.0 8.71 2.2 $8.06 0.2
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.01 .8 – – 8.01 .8
Level 2 ............................................................. 8.32 1.9 – – 8.04 1.9
Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 8.02 .5 – – 8.03 .6
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.00 1.0 – – – –
Level 2 ............................................................. 8.03 1.6 – – 8.04 1.9
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers .................................................................... 8.45 7.2 – – – –
Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 9.94 .5 10.57 9.1 9.13 6.3
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.61 5.3 – – 9.10 6.5
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ................................................... 10.07 .6 10.65 11.1 9.09 7.5
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.74 5.5 – – 9.03 7.7
Dishwashers ..................................................................... 8.89 3.2 – – 8.91 1.0
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.62 3.0 – – – –
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations .................................................................. 12.64 6.0 13.39 5.0 9.62 12.4
Level 2 ............................................................. 11.30 19.3 12.63 17.1 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 12.82 3.5 13.13 3.7 – –
Building cleaning workers ................................................. 11.78 8.4 12.78 8.9 9.62 12.4
Level 2 ............................................................. 11.18 21.5 12.70 19.8 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 11.86 5.8 12.36 6.3 – –
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 14.18 7.7 14.25 7.8 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 13.13 4.6 13.13 4.6 – –
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 9.74 7.3 10.04 8.0 – –
Personal care and service occupations ........................... 13.10 5.9 13.89 7.3 10.51 4.1
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.89 2.6 – – 9.68 4.2
Level 3 ............................................................. 10.15 7.4 10.18 8.0 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 14.45 9.3 15.24 10.4 – –
Child care workers ............................................................ 10.76 7.0 11.06 5.1 10.07 9.2
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.29 6.3 – – – –
Personal and home care aides ......................................... 10.63 4.8 – – – –
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 17.80 17.9 – – 12.00 12.8
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 18.24 19.8 – – – –
Sales and related occupations .......................................... 20.96 8.5 24.43 8.8 10.91 7.2
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.89 1.2 – – 8.97 .9
Level 2 ............................................................. 10.22 3.1 11.11 4.3 9.24 4.7
Level 3 ............................................................. 13.11 4.0 13.27 3.7 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 16.02 7.7 16.14 10.0 15.62 2.5
Level 5 ............................................................. 21.82 11.9 22.13 11.3 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 22.90 8.7 22.90 8.7 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 36.09 19.9 36.09 19.9 – –
Level 8 ............................................................. 38.78 22.1 38.78 22.1 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 35.70 19.4 37.59 19.7 – –
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 32.04 8.6 32.04 8.6 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 31.68 12.8 31.68 12.8 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales
workers ................................................................... 32.48 13.0 32.48 13.0 – –
Retail sales workers ......................................................... 13.16 13.9 14.94 17.8 10.55 7.3
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.89 1.2 – – 8.97 .9
Level 2 ............................................................. 10.22 3.1 11.11 4.3 9.24 4.7
Level 3 ............................................................. 13.14 4.1 13.27 3.7 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 14.96 5.7 14.70 8.7 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 21.55 7.2 21.55 7.2 – –
Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 12.51 1.5 13.37 3.9 11.64 1.6
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Sales and related occupations –Continued
Cashiers, all workers –Continued
Level 1 ............................................................. $8.97 0.9 – – $8.97 0.9
Level 2 ............................................................. 10.97 1.3 $11.41 3.3 10.08 3.3
Level 3 ............................................................. – – 15.05 9.7 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 16.76 9.5 – – – –
Cashiers ................................................................... 12.51 1.5 13.37 3.9 11.64 1.6
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.97 .9 – – 8.97 .9
Level 2 ............................................................. 10.97 1.3 11.41 3.3 10.08 3.3
Level 3 ............................................................. – – 15.05 9.7 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 16.76 9.5 – – – –
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 15.93 18.3 17.84 19.4 – –
Counter and rental clerks ......................................... 12.05 7.1 – – – –
Retail salespersons ...................................................... 13.28 29.0 15.44 32.2 9.32 8.9
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.66 .5 – – 8.97 4.8
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 35.14 16.2 36.10 14.2 – –
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products ................. 32.91 27.1 33.86 24.9 – –
Office and administrative support occupations .............. 16.99 2.4 17.59 2.2 12.08 3.7
Level 1 ............................................................. 10.56 7.5 – – 10.39 8.3
Level 2 ............................................................. 11.52 5.1 12.53 6.8 9.60 2.6
Level 3 ............................................................. 13.28 1.9 13.43 2.2 12.17 4.4
Level 4 ............................................................. 16.17 2.7 16.29 2.6 14.75 6.5
Level 5 ............................................................. 18.29 2.1 18.25 2.1 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 22.11 3.8 22.08 3.8 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 21.89 5.8 21.89 5.8 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 17.92 9.0 18.70 9.8 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ................................... 24.90 3.8 24.90 3.8 – –
Financial clerks ................................................................. 16.81 2.3 16.84 1.9 16.37 15.5
Level 4 ............................................................. 15.46 5.9 15.61 5.3 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 19.05 3.9 19.05 3.9 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 20.25 5.0 19.85 5.0 – –
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 18.71 2.9 18.72 2.9 – –
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 17.96 3.7 17.91 4.0 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 16.90 4.0 16.72 3.9 – –
Tellers ........................................................................... 12.95 2.8 – – – –
Customer service representatives .................................... 15.45 4.0 15.78 3.7 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 11.90 4.6 – – – –
Human resources assistants, except payroll and
timekeeping ................................................................ 18.42 2.8 18.42 2.8 – –
Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 13.56 5.5 14.44 5.5 10.95 5.4
Level 2 ............................................................. 13.04 7.6 – – – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 14.47 5.8 – – – –
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 15.86 9.7 15.86 9.7 – –
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 12.00 4.1 14.14 5.7 9.96 7.1
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.90 2.9 – – – –
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 20.61 6.3 20.80 6.4 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 16.14 2.1 16.14 2.1 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 23.45 8.3 23.45 8.3 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 22.92 7.9 22.92 7.9 – –
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 19.20 4.9 19.46 5.0 – –
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 18.25 7.4 18.25 7.4 – –
Office clerks, general ........................................................ 14.84 7.5 15.99 6.6 10.84 9.0
Level 3 ............................................................. 12.73 3.4 – – – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 15.91 5.9 16.40 6.3 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 18.11 9.2 18.11 9.2 – –
Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 22.16 5.7 22.36 5.9 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 14.92 9.6 14.92 9.6 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 17.68 4.6 17.68 4.6 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 23.04 4.3 23.32 4.2 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 23.76 4.3 23.81 4.8 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 27.52 1.5 27.52 1.5 – –
Level 8 ............................................................. 32.65 1.8 32.65 1.8 – –
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Construction and extraction occupations –Continued
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades
and extraction workers ............................................... $31.17 7.9 $31.17 7.9 – –
Carpenters ........................................................................ 23.10 5.0 23.10 5.0 – –
Construction laborers ....................................................... 17.30 18.3 17.99 18.5 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 19.79 4.7 19.79 4.7 – –
Electricians ....................................................................... 24.33 1.0 24.55 .6 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 22.48 5.8 22.59 5.7 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 17.82 4.1 18.00 4.1 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 22.15 8.6 22.15 8.6 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 26.42 3.6 26.42 3.6 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers .............................................................. 24.36 18.4 24.36 18.4 – –
Automotive technicians and repairers .............................. 18.47 18.6 18.47 18.6 – –
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ........... 18.47 18.6 18.47 18.6 – –
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 25.45 8.1 25.45 8.1 – –
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ....................................................................... 22.07 6.1 22.07 6.1 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 18.07 7.1 18.07 7.1 – –
Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 27.15 11.3 27.15 11.3 – –
Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 19.05 6.8 19.05 6.8 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 18.07 7.1 18.07 7.1 – –
Line installers and repairers ............................................. 21.95 8.4 22.42 7.2 – –
Production occupations .................................................... 19.54 3.7 20.06 4.4 $11.56 16.5
Level 1 ............................................................. 9.44 7.8 10.25 11.2 – –
Level 2 ............................................................. 12.01 3.2 12.07 4.4 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.17 5.2 15.20 5.5 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 18.52 4.2 18.42 4.3 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 21.15 6.6 21.15 6.6 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 24.21 4.6 24.21 4.6 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 27.37 6.2 27.37 6.2 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 23.70 9.8 23.82 9.8 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers ....................................................... 26.87 9.4 26.87 9.4 – –
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 13.97 4.2 14.02 3.9 – –
Bakers .............................................................................. 14.13 12.1 – – – –
Machinists ......................................................................... 24.63 2.4 24.63 2.4 – –
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 17.44 16.2 17.44 16.2 – –
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 22.27 8.1 22.27 8.1 – –
Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 12.61 8.9 12.42 10.8 – –
Level 1 ............................................................. 10.09 8.0 – – – –
Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 18.26 9.1 19.65 9.1 11.39 2.6
Level 1 ............................................................. 10.61 4.9 11.49 6.6 9.30 5.9
Level 2 ............................................................. 12.66 6.3 12.22 6.3 13.97 14.3
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.20 6.1 16.07 4.2 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 20.68 5.5 20.80 6.0 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 19.91 6.0 20.37 5.7 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 23.47 16.4 23.47 16.4 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 20.93 8.2 21.63 7.9 – –
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 20.21 5.5 20.46 5.3 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 19.92 4.9 19.90 5.3 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 21.41 7.6 21.59 7.4 – –
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 20.86 5.4 21.20 5.6 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 16.19 4.2 – – – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 22.09 8.5 22.09 8.5 – –
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 18.10 14.2 18.10 14.2 – –
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 18.86 11.7 18.86 11.7 – –
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 13.09 6.5 14.32 6.7 9.81 3.6
Level 1 ............................................................. 10.57 5.5 11.68 7.7 9.29 6.0
Level 2 ............................................................. 12.23 5.4 12.64 6.9 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.04 5.3 15.35 6.0 – –
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................ 11.37 5.4 11.55 6.1 – –
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Transportation and material moving occupations
–Continued
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................ $13.71 6.8 $15.18 6.4 $10.03 4.3
Level 1 ............................................................. 10.84 5.6 12.24 7.4 9.45 7.0
Level 2 ............................................................. 12.76 6.5 – – – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 16.06 3.8 16.40 4.3 – –
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information.
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix 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 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored not shown separately
to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the
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Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work
levels3, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers .............................................................................. $27.22 3.1 $27.55 3.1 $24.36 9.9
Management occupations ................................................. 37.14 4.6 37.14 4.6 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 39.80 6.3 39.80 6.3 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 36.78 7.1 36.78 7.1 – –
Education administrators .................................................. 44.27 11.9 44.27 11.9 – –
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school ..................................................................... 51.61 6.6 51.61 6.6 – –
Business and financial operations occupations ............. 26.80 5.9 26.80 6.5 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 21.23 3.6 21.30 3.9 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 27.61 9.3 27.01 10.7 – –
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 33.05 4.0 33.05 4.0 – –
Computer software engineers .......................................... 32.98 3.2 32.98 3.2 – –
Computer software engineers, applications ................. 32.65 2.7 32.65 2.7 – –
Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 28.93 6.1 28.55 7.1 – –
Community and social services occupations .................. 26.72 6.0 26.72 7.1 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 31.01 8.0 – – – –
Social workers .................................................................. 26.99 9.3 – – – –
Education, training, and library occupations .................. 33.12 3.9 32.90 5.6 34.04 17.2
Level 4 ............................................................. 14.79 3.9 14.98 2.0 14.65 6.5
Level 9 ............................................................. 38.22 5.2 37.31 5.4 47.66 10.7
Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 31.88 26.6 – – – –
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ...................................................................... 37.93 6.7 37.86 6.3 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 38.08 6.7 37.86 6.3 – –
Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 38.32 5.7 38.50 5.6 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 38.65 5.9 38.50 5.6 – –
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................ 37.55 5.5 37.75 5.3 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 37.97 5.8 37.75 5.3 – –
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 40.58 5.2 40.58 5.2 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 40.58 5.2 40.58 5.2 – –
Secondary school teachers .......................................... 37.36 10.2 37.27 10.0 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 37.36 10.2 37.27 10.0 – –
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 37.19 10.7 37.09 10.5 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 37.19 10.7 37.09 10.5 – –
Teacher assistants ........................................................... 15.04 1.5 15.64 4.6 14.43 5.9
Level 4 ............................................................. 14.79 3.9 14.98 2.0 14.65 6.5
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 36.15 3.6 37.00 6.8 – –
Registered nurses ............................................................ 34.62 3.7 – – – –
Protective service occupations ......................................... 26.91 5.5 27.16 5.9 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 26.20 1.8 26.20 1.8 – –
Fire fighters ....................................................................... 29.81 1.7 29.81 1.7 – –
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 22.50 6.4 22.50 6.4 – –
Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 22.50 6.4 22.50 6.4 – –
Police officers ................................................................... 32.22 4.9 32.22 4.9 – –
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 32.22 4.9 32.22 4.9 – –
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations .................................................................. 15.62 5.0 16.09 5.3 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 15.36 5.5 – – – –
Building cleaning workers ................................................. 15.29 4.6 15.30 4.7 – –
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 15.29 4.6 15.30 4.7 – –
Personal care and service occupations ........................... 16.26 1.6 – – – –
Office and administrative support occupations .............. 19.01 4.7 19.70 4.1 12.96 11.9
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work
levels3, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Office and administrative support occupations
–Continued
Level 4 ............................................................. $16.21 3.1 $16.67 2.1 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 18.57 2.7 18.54 2.7 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 23.69 4.2 23.69 4.2 – –
Financial clerks ................................................................. 20.72 5.7 20.72 5.7 – –
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 18.30 4.9 18.33 5.1 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 17.96 3.3 17.79 3.5 – –
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 17.27 1.7 17.13 1.6 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 17.69 2.7 17.48 3.1 – –
Office clerks, general ........................................................ 14.90 3.0 16.59 8.9 – –
Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 26.55 3.7 26.55 3.7 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 26.10 6.8 26.10 6.8 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 31.25 2.6 31.25 2.6 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 29.42 7.3 29.42 7.3 – –
Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 23.03 3.8 23.63 6.2 – –
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information.
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix 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 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored not shown separately
to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the
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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers .............................................................................. $24.54 3.0 $25.98 3.2 $14.09 3.5
Management occupations ................................................. 43.92 3.4 43.91 3.4 – –
Group II ............................................................. 22.29 11.1 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 40.74 7.6 – – – –
Group IV ........................................................... 60.06 5.4 – – – –
General and operations managers ................................... 32.27 13.3 32.27 13.3 – –
Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 48.61 7.8 48.61 7.8 – –
Group III ............................................................ 55.31 9.4 – – – –
Marketing managers ..................................................... 48.29 3.1 48.29 3.1 – –
Sales managers ............................................................ 48.94 16.7 48.94 16.7 – –
Computer and information systems managers ................. 63.23 2.3 63.23 2.3 – –
Financial managers .......................................................... 40.25 8.8 40.16 8.9 – –
Group III ............................................................ 32.76 14.0 32.32 14.7 – –
Construction managers .................................................... 47.61 14.2 47.61 14.2 – –
Group III ............................................................ 48.93 13.2 48.93 13.2 – –
Education administrators .................................................. 34.37 12.3 34.37 12.3 – –
Group III ............................................................ 36.33 11.8 – – – –
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school ..................................................................... 51.61 6.6 51.61 6.6 – –
Engineering managers ..................................................... 52.71 9.5 52.71 9.5 – –
Business and financial operations occupations ............. 32.59 4.5 32.66 4.6 – –
Group II ............................................................. 22.05 7.9 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 35.86 4.4 – – – –
Group IV ........................................................... 53.71 7.6 – – – –
Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 39.05 5.5 39.05 5.5 – –
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products ...... 41.18 7.7 41.18 7.7 – –
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products .................................................................. 38.29 5.9 38.29 5.9 – –
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction,
health and safety, and transportation ......................... 36.90 15.6 38.25 15.6 – –
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ................................................................... 29.03 9.9 29.03 9.9 – –
Management analysts ...................................................... 34.08 10.0 34.45 10.1 – –
Accountants and auditors ................................................. 29.47 10.9 29.38 11.3 – –
Group II ............................................................. 22.20 5.9 22.18 6.1 – –
Group III ............................................................ 30.63 4.2 – – – –
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 42.20 24.8 42.20 24.8 – –
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 35.17 1.8 35.23 1.8 – –
Group II ............................................................. 25.99 3.9 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 39.27 2.2 – – – –
Computer software engineers .......................................... 38.54 6.0 38.54 6.0 – –
Group III ............................................................ 39.51 4.1 – – – –
Computer software engineers, applications
Group III ............................................................ 37.99 4.5 37.99 4.5 – –
Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 45.61 7.4 45.61 7.4 – –
Group III ............................................................ 41.24 7.3 41.24 7.3 – –
Computer support specialists ........................................... 26.45 9.9 26.45 9.9 – –
Computer systems analysts ............................................. 36.36 5.5 36.36 5.5 – –
Group III ............................................................ 37.90 4.2 37.90 4.2 – –
Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 40.24 3.6 40.24 3.6 – –
Group III ............................................................ 41.06 5.0 41.06 5.0 – –
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 40.11 17.1 40.59 17.0 – –
Group II ............................................................. 26.12 3.3 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 36.97 2.9 – – – –
Architects, except naval .................................................... 30.75 3.0 31.02 4.9 – –
Engineers ......................................................................... 47.01 13.4 47.01 13.4 – –
Group II ............................................................. 25.35 8.1 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 39.38 4.5 – – – –
Electrical and electronics engineers ............................. 33.54 17.5 33.54 17.5 – –
Electronics engineers, except computer ................... 32.74 17.9 32.74 17.9 – –
Drafters ............................................................................. 24.01 13.6 24.01 13.6 – –
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 29.85 2.1 29.79 2.7 – –
Group II ............................................................. 27.96 4.2 – – – –
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... $26.21 10.1 $26.90 8.0 – –
Group II ............................................................. 19.76 8.4 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 29.13 4.1 – – – –
Life scientists .................................................................... – – 20.29 10.4 – –
Community and social services occupations .................. 24.62 3.8 25.05 4.1 – –
Group II ............................................................. 20.12 5.6 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 31.02 6.8 – – – –
Counselors ....................................................................... 26.19 11.2 25.96 11.9 – –
Group III ............................................................ 30.56 8.8 – – – –
Social workers .................................................................. 24.77 8.1 24.67 9.3 – –
Group II ............................................................. 22.29 6.4 – – – –
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 18.80 10.1 – – – –
Legal occupations .............................................................. 29.49 16.6 31.14 18.7 – –
Education, training, and library occupations .................. 30.89 6.5 31.00 6.6 $30.31 16.5
Group I .............................................................. 13.50 5.8 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 23.40 24.4 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 37.12 4.4 – – – –
Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 29.99 14.0 27.19 7.2 – –
Group III ............................................................ 32.04 13.0 – – – –
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 26.56 4.5 25.13 7.2 – –
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ...................................................................... 33.12 11.4 33.33 10.6 28.39 36.5
Group II ............................................................. 15.74 2.9 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 38.02 6.6 – – – –
Preschool and kindergarten teachers ........................... 17.42 20.5 17.96 20.3 – –
Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 36.78 5.1 36.97 4.9 – –
Group II ............................................................. 22.63 11.2 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 38.50 5.6 – – – –
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................ 35.80 4.7 35.89 4.4 – –
Group II ............................................................. 22.63 11.2 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 37.93 5.5 37.72 5.0 – –
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 40.17 5.3 40.58 5.2 – –
Group III ............................................................ 40.17 5.3 40.58 5.2 – –
Secondary school teachers .......................................... 36.76 10.1 36.77 10.0 – –
Group III ............................................................ 37.36 10.2 – – – –
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 36.54 10.4 36.54 10.3 – –
Group III ............................................................ 37.19 10.7 37.09 10.5 – –
Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 47.76 16.3 – – – –
Librarians .......................................................................... 36.46 5.1 – – – –
Teacher assistants ........................................................... 14.03 4.7 14.54 8.3 13.55 7.4
Group I .............................................................. 13.51 5.9 13.48 6.8 13.53 7.4
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations .................................................................. 25.77 3.9 25.96 4.5 – –
Group II ............................................................. 21.88 6.4 – – – –
Designers ......................................................................... 21.52 5.4 21.52 5.4 – –
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 33.82 4.1 33.90 4.5 33.30 4.6
Group I .............................................................. 15.10 6.2 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 27.43 5.0 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 37.13 4.7 – – – –
Pharmacists ...................................................................... 50.78 .9 50.78 .9 – –
Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 87.19 10.9 – – – –
Registered nurses ............................................................ 34.49 2.2 34.25 2.3 35.90 1.3
Group II ............................................................. 30.94 11.0 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 34.76 2.7 – – 36.05 1.9
Therapists ......................................................................... 38.37 8.9 38.65 10.1 – –
Group III ............................................................ 40.35 9.9 – – – –
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 24.82 4.2 24.82 4.2 – –
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 35.85 4.0 35.80 5.5 – –
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations
–Continued
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians
–Continued
Group II ............................................................. $35.23 3.8 – – – –
Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 35.22 4.0 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 35.22 4.0 – – – –
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians .................................................................. 18.80 8.9 $18.93 11.7 – –
Group II ............................................................. 20.76 5.1 – – – –
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 22.27 2.9 22.50 3.4 – –
Group II ............................................................. 22.27 2.9 22.50 3.4 – –
Medical records and health information technicians ......... 17.34 3.6 – – – –
Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 16.13 5.4 16.10 4.7 $16.30 10.2
Group I .............................................................. 15.24 6.7 – – – –
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 13.75 3.9 14.17 3.8 – –
Group I .............................................................. 13.75 3.9 – – – –
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 13.76 4.3 14.18 4.1 – –
Group I .............................................................. 13.76 4.3 14.18 4.1 – –
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 17.89 5.5 17.67 5.3 – –
Group I .............................................................. 16.85 8.0 – – – –
Protective service occupations ......................................... 21.60 12.2 22.05 13.0 – –
Group I .............................................................. 12.34 7.8 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 27.00 4.8 – – – –
Fire fighters ....................................................................... 29.75 1.6 29.75 1.6 – –
Group II ............................................................. 29.75 1.6 29.75 1.6 – –
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 22.50 6.4 22.50 6.4 – –
Group II ............................................................. 23.22 4.8 – – – –
Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 22.50 6.4 22.50 6.4 – –
Group II ............................................................. 23.22 4.8 23.22 4.8 – –
Police officers ................................................................... 32.22 4.9 32.22 4.9 – –
Group II ............................................................. 30.69 1.6 – – – –
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 32.22 4.9 32.22 4.9 – –
Group II ............................................................. 30.69 1.6 30.69 1.6 – –
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 13.20 9.6 13.31 10.3 – –
Group I .............................................................. 12.21 9.1 – – – –
Security guards ............................................................. 13.20 9.6 13.31 10.3 – –
Group I .............................................................. 12.21 9.1 12.29 9.8 – –
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 10.34 1.9 11.69 7.2 8.68 1.4
Group I .............................................................. 9.38 .9 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 18.91 6.7 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers .......................................................... 16.66 4.6 16.67 4.7 – –
Group II ............................................................. 19.12 8.0 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ............................................... 16.34 6.8 16.35 6.9 – –
Group II ............................................................. 19.00 10.8 – – – –
Cooks ............................................................................... 11.29 4.3 11.83 2.2 – –
Group I .............................................................. 11.23 5.1 – – – –
Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 10.99 8.8 11.70 1.9 – –
Group I .............................................................. 10.99 8.8 11.70 1.9 – –
Food preparation workers ................................................. 9.14 5.4 – – – –
Group I .............................................................. 9.14 5.4 – – – –
Food service, tipped ......................................................... 8.32 1.0 8.71 2.2 8.06 .2
Group I .............................................................. 8.32 1.0 – – – –
Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 8.02 .5 – – 8.03 .6
Group I .............................................................. 8.02 .5 – – 8.03 .6
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers .................................................................... 8.45 7.2 – – – –
Group I .............................................................. 8.45 7.2 – – – –
Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 10.15 2.1 10.88 9.9 9.13 6.3
Group I .............................................................. 10.27 3.2 – – – –
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Food preparation and serving related occupations
–Continued
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ................................................... $10.07 0.6 $10.65 11.1 $9.09 7.5
Group I .............................................................. 10.20 .9 – – 9.09 7.5
Dishwashers ..................................................................... 8.89 3.2 – – 8.91 1.0
Group I .............................................................. 8.89 3.2 – – 8.91 1.0
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations .................................................................. 13.41 4.1 14.14 3.5 10.03 9.8
Group I .............................................................. 12.77 4.4 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 17.59 12.0 – – – –
Building cleaning workers ................................................. 12.88 6.1 13.79 5.7 9.68 12.1
Group I .............................................................. 12.31 5.7 – – – –
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 14.73 4.1 14.78 4.1 – –
Group I .............................................................. 14.03 3.7 14.07 3.8 – –
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 9.74 7.3 10.04 8.0 – –
Group I .............................................................. 9.74 7.3 10.04 8.0 – –
Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 13.57 5.0 13.74 6.4 – –
Group I .............................................................. 13.82 6.6 – – – –
Personal care and service occupations ........................... 13.45 5.4 14.41 6.7 10.47 3.8
Group I .............................................................. 11.62 4.8 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 21.64 9.0 – – – –
Child care workers ............................................................ 10.80 6.8 11.06 5.1 10.24 8.9
Group I .............................................................. 10.89 6.7 11.06 5.1 10.48 9.8
Personal and home care aides ......................................... 10.63 4.8 – – – –
Group I .............................................................. 10.63 4.8 – – – –
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 16.68 18.0 – – 10.87 13.5
Group I .............................................................. 13.12 18.5 – – – –
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 18.24 19.8 – – – –
Sales and related occupations .......................................... 20.96 8.5 24.43 8.8 10.91 7.2
Group I .............................................................. 12.14 6.4 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 28.11 7.8 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 47.74 10.3 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 32.04 8.6 32.04 8.6 – –
Group II ............................................................. 30.46 12.7 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 31.68 12.8 31.68 12.8 – –
Group II ............................................................. 31.70 14.6 31.70 14.6 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales
workers ................................................................... 32.48 13.0 32.48 13.0 – –
Retail sales workers ......................................................... 13.16 13.9 14.94 17.8 10.55 7.3
Group I .............................................................. 11.49 4.8 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 23.12 8.0 – – – –
Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 12.51 1.5 13.37 3.9 11.64 1.6
Group I .............................................................. 12.51 1.5 – – – –
Cashiers ................................................................... 12.51 1.5 13.37 3.9 11.64 1.6
Group I .............................................................. 12.51 1.5 13.37 3.9 11.64 1.6
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 15.93 18.3 17.84 19.4 – –
Counter and rental clerks ......................................... 12.05 7.1 – – – –
Retail salespersons ...................................................... 13.28 29.0 15.44 32.2 9.32 8.9
Group I .............................................................. 10.46 2.3 11.36 2.1 9.32 8.9
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 35.14 16.2 36.10 14.2 – –
Group II ............................................................. 27.73 30.9 – – – –
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products ................. 32.91 27.1 33.86 24.9 – –
Group II ............................................................. 27.53 32.5 28.64 32.0 – –
Office and administrative support occupations .............. 17.35 2.2 17.97 1.9 12.23 3.5
Group I .............................................................. 14.36 2.1 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 20.68 2.5 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ................................... 24.78 3.1 24.78 3.1 – –
Group II ............................................................. 24.81 3.1 24.81 3.1 – –
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Office and administrative support occupations
–Continued
Financial clerks ................................................................. $17.15 2.2 $17.20 1.7 $16.37 15.5
Group I .............................................................. 15.01 1.5 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 20.02 3.7 – – – –
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 18.71 2.9 18.72 2.9 – –
Group II ............................................................. 19.22 5.5 19.22 5.5 – –
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 18.19 3.3 18.16 3.5 – –
Group I .............................................................. 16.97 3.8 16.85 3.8 – –
Group II ............................................................. 19.79 5.7 19.79 5.7 – –
Tellers ........................................................................... 12.95 2.8 – – – –
Group I .............................................................. 12.95 2.8 – – – –
Customer service representatives .................................... 15.45 4.0 15.78 3.7 – –
Group I .............................................................. 12.81 4.3 13.08 4.9 – –
Human resources assistants, except payroll and
timekeeping ................................................................ 18.45 2.3 18.45 2.3 – –
Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 13.56 5.5 14.44 5.5 10.95 5.4
Group I .............................................................. 13.56 5.5 14.44 5.5 10.95 5.4
Dispatchers ....................................................................... 21.14 14.8 21.14 14.8 – –
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 15.86 9.7 15.86 9.7 – –
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 12.00 4.1 14.14 5.7 9.96 7.1
Group I .............................................................. 11.05 5.9 – – 9.22 5.8
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 19.75 4.7 19.89 5.0 – –
Group I .............................................................. 17.42 4.6 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 20.90 5.7 – – – –
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 19.75 4.4 19.99 4.5 – –
Group II ............................................................. 20.23 5.2 20.23 5.2 – –
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 17.64 3.7 17.57 3.8 – –
Group II ............................................................. 17.63 2.5 17.48 2.7 – –
Office clerks, general ........................................................ 14.86 5.3 16.15 5.2 10.76 6.3
Group I .............................................................. 13.00 4.8 14.20 4.6 10.99 6.5
Group II ............................................................. 18.06 7.7 18.06 7.7 – –
Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 22.38 5.4 22.59 5.5 – –
Group I .............................................................. 15.78 5.9 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 25.24 5.6 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades
and extraction workers ............................................... 31.17 7.9 31.17 7.9 – –
Carpenters ........................................................................ 23.06 5.0 23.06 5.0 – –
Group II ............................................................. 23.25 6.6 23.25 6.6 – –
Construction laborers ....................................................... 17.30 18.3 17.99 18.5 – –
Group I .............................................................. 16.15 15.3 16.80 15.8 – –
Construction equipment operators ................................... 30.15 5.1 30.15 5.1 – –
Group II ............................................................. 30.20 5.0 – – – –
Operating engineers and other construction equipment
operators ................................................................ 30.56 4.8 30.56 4.8 – –
Group II ............................................................. 30.63 4.7 30.63 4.7 – –
Electricians ....................................................................... 24.51 1.2 24.73 1.2 – –
Group II ............................................................. 26.54 6.0 27.23 6.4 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 23.39 5.4 23.50 5.3 – –
Group I .............................................................. 13.59 11.2 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 24.36 5.4 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers .............................................................. 24.36 18.4 24.36 18.4 – –
Group II ............................................................. 24.36 18.4 24.36 18.4 – –
Automotive technicians and repairers .............................. 19.36 16.8 19.36 16.8 – –
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ........... 19.36 16.8 19.36 16.8 – –
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 25.80 7.4 25.80 7.4 – –
Group II ............................................................. 25.06 10.1 25.06 10.1 – –
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ....................................................................... 22.93 5.9 22.93 5.9 – –
Group II ............................................................. 22.93 5.9 – – – –
Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 27.15 11.3 27.15 11.3 – –
Group II ............................................................. 27.15 11.3 27.15 11.3 – –
Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 20.62 6.5 20.62 6.5 – –
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
–Continued
Maintenance and repair workers, general –Continued
Group II ............................................................. $20.62 6.5 $20.62 6.5 – –
Line installers and repairers ............................................. 23.58 11.4 24.08 10.6 – –
Group II ............................................................. 23.58 11.4 – – – –
Production occupations .................................................... 19.54 3.7 20.06 4.4 $11.56 16.5
Group I .............................................................. 14.54 3.5 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 24.38 4.5 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers ....................................................... 26.87 9.4 26.87 9.4 – –
Group II ............................................................. 24.10 7.0 24.10 7.0 – –
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 13.97 4.2 14.02 3.9 – –
Group I .............................................................. 12.92 7.4 – – – –
Bakers .............................................................................. 14.13 12.1 – – – –
Group I .............................................................. 12.98 7.7 – – – –
Machinists ......................................................................... 24.63 2.4 24.63 2.4 – –
Group II ............................................................. 25.34 .5 25.34 .5 – –
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 17.44 16.2 17.44 16.2 – –
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 22.27 8.1 22.27 8.1 – –
Group II ............................................................. 27.25 8.4 27.25 8.4 – –
Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 12.61 8.9 12.42 10.8 – –
Group I .............................................................. 11.90 8.1 – – – –
Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 18.50 8.6 19.82 8.6 12.16 5.6
Group I .............................................................. 14.32 3.0 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 21.89 5.0 – – – –
Bus drivers ........................................................................ 17.83 12.0 – – – –
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 20.31 5.0 20.55 4.9 – –
Group I .............................................................. 17.83 9.5 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 20.97 5.5 – – – –
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 20.95 4.9 21.28 5.1 – –
Group I .............................................................. 17.84 4.9 17.60 5.3 – –
Group II ............................................................. 21.18 6.2 21.18 6.2 – –
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 18.10 14.2 18.10 14.2 – –
Group I .............................................................. 17.82 16.4 17.82 16.4 – –
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 18.86 11.7 18.86 11.7 – –
Group I .............................................................. 17.39 14.9 17.39 14.9 – –
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 13.15 6.4 14.38 6.5 9.81 3.6
Group I .............................................................. 13.13 7.6 – – – –
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................ 11.37 5.4 11.55 6.1 – –
Group I .............................................................. 11.37 5.4 11.55 6.1 – –
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................ 13.77 6.6 15.23 6.2 10.03 4.3
Group I .............................................................. 13.81 8.0 15.47 7.1 10.03 4.3
1 Combined work levels simplify the presentation of work levels by combining a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
levels 1 through 15 into four broad groups. Group I combines levels 1-4, group II 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
combines levels 5-8, group III combines levels 9-12, and group IV combines Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
levels 13-15. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
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 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time not shown separately
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where
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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007
Median
Occupation2 10 25 75 90
50
All workers .............................................................................. $10.00 $13.76 $20.75 $31.59 $43.96
Management occupations ................................................. 25.48 32.21 41.54 56.03 67.31
General and operations managers ................................... 25.54 26.19 26.19 36.06 48.46
Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 38.47 42.37 47.82 55.17 65.89
Marketing managers ..................................................... 40.87 44.34 47.82 47.82 57.45
Sales managers ............................................................ 32.82 39.53 45.28 57.66 65.89
Computer and information systems managers ................. 50.80 59.40 67.87 67.87 67.87
Financial managers .......................................................... 17.37 25.48 31.23 52.88 65.18
Construction managers .................................................... 33.65 36.05 48.00 52.89 57.69
Education administrators .................................................. 22.15 24.69 33.78 42.87 47.08
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school ..................................................................... 42.87 45.83 45.85 52.74 77.20
Engineering managers ..................................................... 39.42 41.40 54.80 60.33 71.02
Business and financial operations occupations ............. 17.61 23.01 29.94 43.96 48.56
Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 26.44 32.69 43.96 44.48 44.48
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products ...... 23.71 43.96 43.96 43.96 43.96
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products .................................................................. 26.44 29.94 44.48 44.48 44.48
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction,
health and safety, and transportation ......................... 20.54 27.50 34.49 48.08 55.29
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ................................................................... 19.10 22.76 28.13 31.25 41.18
Management analysts ...................................................... 21.29 23.91 32.15 43.99 52.16
Accountants and auditors ................................................. 19.57 21.60 26.02 30.34 50.96
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 19.10 24.93 44.15 70.37 70.37
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 23.40 26.54 34.90 43.10 48.44
Computer software engineers .......................................... 25.52 29.32 37.93 44.59 60.01
Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 34.02 37.93 44.59 53.42 60.01
Computer support specialists ........................................... 17.83 23.40 25.35 29.45 32.50
Computer systems analysts ............................................. 26.13 28.09 37.19 42.29 48.39
Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 35.79 37.69 37.69 43.52 48.44
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 22.41 27.86 37.16 52.00 64.00
Architects, except naval .................................................... 22.41 24.04 28.05 37.16 43.26
Engineers ......................................................................... 26.44 34.97 45.80 60.00 66.00
Electrical and electronics engineers ............................. 20.26 23.58 30.29 42.11 45.80
Electronics engineers, except computer ................... 20.26 23.19 28.93 40.30 44.15
Drafters ............................................................................. 12.50 17.00 20.00 31.00 35.65
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 24.47 27.53 30.10 32.47 36.92
Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 17.65 19.31 24.76 28.85 37.54
Community and social services occupations .................. 15.26 18.08 25.14 27.49 35.75
Counselors ....................................................................... 17.09 18.74 26.30 30.73 34.28
Social workers .................................................................. 15.35 21.16 25.69 25.82 28.97
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 10.35 15.96 15.96 24.44 24.56
Legal occupations .............................................................. 14.00 20.14 28.85 41.35 43.98
Education, training, and library occupations .................. 13.53 17.30 31.67 39.69 46.36
Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 16.56 24.36 28.59 36.15 37.97
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 16.56 23.08 27.71 30.94 36.15
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ...................................................................... 13.75 25.38 36.95 41.82 46.62
Preschool and kindergarten teachers ........................... 13.53 13.53 13.75 15.77 34.87
Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 25.25 33.09 39.84 42.15 46.36
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................ 24.20 30.01 38.45 41.82 44.33
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 33.15 33.89 40.47 42.67 46.36
Secondary school teachers .......................................... 25.70 32.35 38.01 44.20 46.64
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 23.46 32.22 37.73 45.70 46.64
Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 17.23 36.35 52.28 62.22 65.00
Librarians .......................................................................... 28.48 33.71 38.21 39.69 39.69
Teacher assistants ........................................................... 10.00 12.31 14.33 15.49 17.30
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 —
Continued
Median
Occupation2 10 25 75 90
50
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations .................................................................. $15.50 $20.40 $25.50 $31.52 $35.51
Designers ......................................................................... 15.50 15.50 15.50 25.72 35.51
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 18.17 28.50 33.36 38.78 47.78
Pharmacists ...................................................................... 48.75 49.68 51.75 52.00 52.00
Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 30.22 57.75 73.82 103.00 167.03
Registered nurses ............................................................ 29.71 32.00 34.25 37.00 41.34
Therapists ......................................................................... 28.33 29.94 38.03 47.78 47.78
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 13.80 17.82 25.93 31.57 32.75
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 29.20 30.41 35.87 40.87 43.99
Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 28.50 30.41 35.54 40.87 41.32
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians .................................................................. 10.86 16.85 18.41 21.52 23.36
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 18.16 20.04 22.18 24.04 26.31
Medical records and health information technicians ......... 13.43 15.35 16.91 18.12 22.52
Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 11.45 12.93 16.00 18.80 20.77
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 10.75 11.73 13.24 15.34 18.10
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 10.75 11.50 13.25 15.83 18.24
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 12.93 14.98 18.00 20.00 21.00
Protective service occupations ......................................... 9.55 12.00 22.78 28.65 32.76
Fire fighters ....................................................................... 27.41 27.41 29.84 32.76 32.76
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 17.97 20.80 22.10 25.37 27.81
Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 17.97 20.80 22.10 25.37 27.81
Police officers ................................................................... 28.15 30.49 31.80 32.62 39.54
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 28.15 30.49 31.80 32.62 39.54
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 8.50 10.00 12.00 14.25 19.23
Security guards ............................................................. 8.50 10.00 12.00 14.25 19.23
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 7.93 8.07 9.00 10.50 15.69
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers .......................................................... 10.18 11.35 19.23 19.54 24.38
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ............................................... 10.10 11.00 16.83 19.54 24.38
Cooks ............................................................................... 8.50 9.00 11.25 12.50 14.00
Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 8.50 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.50
Food preparation workers ................................................. 8.07 8.67 8.67 9.77 10.69
Food service, tipped ......................................................... 7.93 7.93 8.07 8.50 9.00
Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 7.93 7.93 7.93 8.07 8.20
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers .................................................................... 7.93 7.93 8.07 8.07 11.88
Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 8.03 8.50 9.20 10.50 15.41
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ................................................... 8.00 8.50 9.20 10.50 13.75
Dishwashers ..................................................................... 8.00 8.50 9.00 9.25 9.66
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations .................................................................. 8.87 10.83 12.50 15.31 18.14
Building cleaning workers ................................................. 7.97 10.00 12.19 14.70 18.02
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 10.62 11.97 14.69 16.54 19.07
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 7.86 7.97 9.01 10.88 12.49
Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 11.25 11.25 12.50 16.00 16.00
Personal care and service occupations ........................... 8.07 9.95 11.10 15.24 23.82
Child care workers ............................................................ 8.50 9.18 10.80 11.33 13.39
Personal and home care aides ......................................... 9.85 9.95 10.25 11.20 11.90
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 8.25 9.36 15.24 23.82 27.44
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 9.18 11.25 15.24 23.82 27.44
Sales and related occupations .......................................... 8.50 10.50 15.10 24.06 44.23
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 14.68 21.65 31.25 43.36 50.48
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 14.68 16.28 21.65 43.36 56.79
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales
workers ................................................................... 22.84 22.84 31.25 37.49 50.48
Retail sales workers ......................................................... 8.50 9.05 11.00 15.10 19.50
Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 8.30 9.45 11.70 14.26 18.20
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 —
Continued
Median
Occupation2 10 25 75 90
50
Sales and related occupations –Continued
Cashiers ................................................................... $8.30 $9.45 $11.70 $14.26 $18.20
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 8.07 9.50 14.10 16.10 22.90
Counter and rental clerks ......................................... 8.07 9.05 10.02 16.10 16.10
Retail salespersons ...................................................... 8.50 8.75 10.55 13.49 24.02
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 17.00 19.42 25.48 53.58 64.55
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products ................. 16.84 18.04 22.74 52.77 61.17
Office and administrative support occupations .............. 11.75 13.58 16.83 20.40 24.00
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ................................... 20.78 24.02 25.00 25.50 28.65
Financial clerks ................................................................. 12.50 13.58 17.39 19.74 23.18
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 14.52 16.40 19.00 19.07 25.11
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 14.42 16.15 18.00 20.05 23.18
Tellers ........................................................................... 12.02 12.33 12.50 13.41 15.15
Customer service representatives .................................... 9.63 12.00 14.78 18.40 22.51
Human resources assistants, except payroll and
timekeeping ................................................................ 16.10 18.03 19.06 19.19 19.19
Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 10.00 11.00 14.25 16.50 17.33
Dispatchers ....................................................................... 10.50 17.52 22.71 26.10 26.10
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 11.30 11.94 12.80 22.00 26.03
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 8.35 9.00 12.15 14.00 16.50
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 15.26 16.51 18.05 21.65 27.80
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 15.52 18.00 18.99 21.65 25.74
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 15.22 16.51 17.58 18.32 20.39
Office clerks, general ........................................................ 9.62 12.11 14.24 18.46 22.13
Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 12.00 16.48 20.50 28.04 32.53
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades
and extraction workers ............................................... 22.00 25.00 32.40 35.00 40.54
Carpenters ........................................................................ 18.00 19.67 20.50 25.94 32.49
Construction laborers ....................................................... 12.00 12.00 15.30 19.94 26.50
Construction equipment operators ................................... 25.19 29.80 31.75 32.17 32.46
Operating engineers and other construction equipment
operators ................................................................ 25.19 29.80 31.75 32.17 33.78
Electricians ....................................................................... 12.07 23.15 23.50 31.15 36.93
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 14.50 17.50 22.41 28.26 34.62
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers .............................................................. 12.50 12.50 19.50 28.85 40.54
Automotive technicians and repairers .............................. 8.00 12.44 22.11 23.90 28.05
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ........... 8.00 12.44 22.11 23.90 28.05
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 18.00 20.00 27.40 28.98 32.87
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ....................................................................... 16.49 17.45 21.57 25.27 32.87
Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 20.35 20.35 22.40 36.51 36.51
Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 16.49 16.56 21.57 22.76 26.18
Line installers and repairers ............................................. 15.75 17.48 23.50 26.77 35.73
Production occupations .................................................... 10.30 12.75 18.88 25.00 29.97
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers ....................................................... 20.77 22.00 24.04 27.67 33.88
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 10.20 10.30 12.24 15.00 21.41
Bakers .............................................................................. 9.00 10.50 14.42 15.99 19.50
Machinists ......................................................................... 19.00 22.75 24.58 26.00 31.90
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 11.00 11.00 15.95 24.58 28.06
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 11.25 14.90 22.50 29.97 31.90
Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 8.76 10.00 11.50 13.76 16.00
Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 9.00 11.95 16.74 21.62 25.52
Bus drivers ........................................................................ 11.40 12.47 18.21 20.27 25.34
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 14.50 17.00 20.18 23.56 25.42
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 15.13 18.50 20.98 23.76 25.42
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 11.50 12.00 15.69 21.73 28.38
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 12.00 13.28 17.76 22.27 27.13
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 8.31 9.25 12.03 16.27 18.06
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................ 8.82 9.50 11.08 12.03 14.00
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 —
Continued
Median
Occupation2 10 25 75 90
50
Transportation and material moving occupations
–Continued
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................ $8.50 $9.25 $13.00 $16.75 $18.06
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the information.
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. for categories not shown separately
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
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Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December
2007
Median
Occupation2 10 25 75 90
50
All workers .............................................................................. $9.53 $13.00 $19.98 $31.03 $44.31
Management occupations ................................................. 24.76 32.21 45.67 57.69 67.87
Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 38.47 42.37 47.82 55.17 65.89
Marketing managers ..................................................... 40.87 44.34 47.82 47.82 57.45
Sales managers ............................................................ 32.82 39.53 45.28 57.66 65.89
Computer and information systems managers ................. 53.92 59.72 67.87 67.87 67.87
Financial managers .......................................................... 17.37 25.48 31.23 52.88 65.18
Construction managers .................................................... 33.65 36.05 48.00 52.89 57.69
Education administrators .................................................. 16.82 22.15 24.69 26.68 26.68
Business and financial operations occupations ............. 17.61 23.91 31.25 44.32 50.86
Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 26.44 32.69 43.96 44.48 44.48
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products ...... 23.71 43.96 43.96 43.96 43.96
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products .................................................................. 26.44 29.94 44.48 44.48 44.48
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ................................................................... 21.39 23.01 28.85 31.25 40.09
Management analysts ...................................................... 21.63 23.91 32.96 43.99 52.16
Accountants and auditors ................................................. 19.57 21.82 26.02 30.53 50.96
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 23.40 26.13 35.33 43.27 49.34
Computer software engineers .......................................... 25.52 29.32 39.81 45.05 60.01
Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 34.02 37.93 44.59 53.55 60.01
Computer support specialists ........................................... 17.83 23.40 25.35 29.45 32.50
Computer systems analysts ............................................. 26.13 28.09 37.32 42.29 48.39
Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 37.69 37.69 37.69 44.35 48.44
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 22.41 27.64 37.16 53.00 64.00
Architects, except naval .................................................... 22.41 24.04 28.05 37.16 43.26
Engineers ......................................................................... 25.83 33.00 47.00 62.00 66.00
Electrical and electronics engineers ............................. 20.26 23.58 30.29 42.11 45.80
Electronics engineers, except computer ................... 20.26 23.19 28.93 40.30 44.15
Drafters ............................................................................. 12.50 17.00 20.00 31.00 35.65
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 24.47 27.53 30.10 32.66 37.10
Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 17.65 17.79 23.69 28.85 37.41
Community and social services occupations .................. 11.62 15.23 17.50 27.83 33.56
Legal occupations .............................................................. 14.00 20.14 28.85 41.35 43.98
Education, training, and library occupations .................. 10.66 14.00 27.11 38.21 39.69
Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 23.08 24.97 27.71 28.98 36.15
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ...................................................................... 13.45 13.53 14.15 15.77 27.90
Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 14.31 20.25 25.25 30.05 39.24
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations .................................................................. 15.50 19.23 25.48 28.50 35.51
Designers ......................................................................... 15.50 15.50 15.50 25.72 35.51
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 18.12 28.33 33.00 38.68 46.89
Pharmacists ...................................................................... 49.68 49.68 51.75 52.00 52.00
Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 30.22 57.75 73.82 103.00 167.03
Registered nurses ............................................................ 29.94 32.00 34.50 36.99 41.34
Therapists ......................................................................... 27.58 29.81 37.31 47.78 47.78
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 13.80 17.82 25.93 31.57 32.75
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 29.20 30.41 35.87 40.87 43.99
Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 28.50 30.41 35.54 40.87 41.32
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians .................................................................. 10.86 16.85 18.41 21.52 23.36
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 18.16 19.51 22.17 24.04 24.45
Medical records and health information technicians ......... 13.43 15.35 16.91 18.12 22.52
Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 11.38 12.84 15.38 18.24 20.95
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 10.65 11.50 12.92 14.74 18.24
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 10.42 11.45 12.91 14.74 18.24
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 12.37 14.98 18.00 20.00 21.00
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December
2007 — Continued
Median
Occupation2 10 25 75 90
50
Protective service occupations ......................................... $8.50 $9.70 $12.00 $14.25 $26.23
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 8.50 9.55 11.50 13.00 16.35
Security guards ............................................................. 8.50 9.55 11.50 13.00 16.35
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 7.93 8.07 9.00 10.50 15.69
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers .......................................................... 10.18 11.35 19.23 19.54 24.38
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ............................................... 10.10 11.00 16.83 19.54 24.38
Cooks ............................................................................... 8.50 9.00 11.25 12.50 14.00
Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 8.50 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.50
Food preparation workers ................................................. 8.07 8.25 8.67 9.25 10.42
Food service, tipped ......................................................... 7.93 7.93 8.07 8.50 9.00
Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 7.93 7.93 7.93 8.07 8.20
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers .................................................................... 7.93 7.93 8.07 8.07 11.88
Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 8.03 8.50 9.14 10.00 13.70
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ................................................... 8.00 8.50 9.20 10.50 13.75
Dishwashers ..................................................................... 8.00 8.50 9.00 9.25 9.66
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations .................................................................. 7.97 10.00 11.76 14.24 17.05
Building cleaning workers ................................................. 7.93 9.00 10.83 12.90 16.89
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 10.00 10.98 12.73 15.45 21.62
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 7.86 7.97 9.01 10.88 12.49
Personal care and service occupations ........................... 7.93 9.85 10.80 13.95 23.82
Child care workers ............................................................ 8.50 9.18 10.80 11.33 13.39
Personal and home care aides ......................................... 9.85 9.95 10.25 11.20 11.90
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 9.17 10.50 15.24 23.82 27.44
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 9.18 11.25 15.24 23.82 27.44
Sales and related occupations .......................................... 8.50 10.50 15.10 24.06 44.23
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 14.68 21.65 31.25 43.36 50.48
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 14.68 16.28 21.65 43.36 56.79
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales
workers ................................................................... 22.84 22.84 31.25 37.49 50.48
Retail sales workers ......................................................... 8.50 9.05 11.00 15.10 19.50
Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 8.30 9.45 11.70 14.26 18.20
Cashiers ................................................................... 8.30 9.45 11.70 14.26 18.20
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 8.07 9.50 14.10 16.10 22.90
Counter and rental clerks ......................................... 8.07 9.05 10.02 16.10 16.10
Retail salespersons ...................................................... 8.50 8.75 10.55 13.49 24.02
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 17.00 19.42 25.48 53.58 64.55
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products ................. 16.84 18.04 22.74 52.77 61.17
Office and administrative support occupations .............. 11.60 13.10 16.40 19.96 23.92
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ................................... 20.43 21.64 25.00 27.69 30.12
Financial clerks ................................................................. 12.33 13.41 16.40 19.50 22.25
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 14.52 16.40 19.00 19.07 25.11
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 14.42 15.00 17.50 19.74 23.44
Tellers ........................................................................... 12.02 12.33 12.50 13.41 15.15
Customer service representatives .................................... 9.63 12.00 14.78 18.40 22.51
Human resources assistants, except payroll and
timekeeping ................................................................ 15.70 17.87 19.08 19.19 19.98
Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 10.00 11.00 14.25 16.50 17.33
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 11.30 11.94 12.80 22.00 26.03
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 8.35 9.00 12.15 14.00 16.50
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 15.24 16.54 18.99 23.44 28.11
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 15.24 16.37 18.00 21.37 25.74
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 15.22 15.87 19.71 20.09 21.70
Office clerks, general ........................................................ 9.73 12.00 14.42 16.02 22.16
Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 12.00 16.48 20.50 28.04 32.53
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December
2007 — Continued
Median
Occupation2 10 25 75 90
50
Construction and extraction occupations –Continued
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades
and extraction workers ............................................... $22.00 $25.00 $32.40 $35.00 $40.54
Carpenters ........................................................................ 18.00 19.67 20.50 25.94 32.49
Construction laborers ....................................................... 12.00 12.00 15.30 19.94 26.50
Electricians ....................................................................... 11.63 12.07 23.50 31.15 36.93
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 14.15 17.45 21.57 27.40 32.87
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers .............................................................. 12.50 12.50 19.50 28.85 40.54
Automotive technicians and repairers .............................. 8.00 12.44 20.00 23.90 28.05
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ........... 8.00 12.44 20.00 23.90 28.05
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 18.00 20.00 27.40 28.70 32.87
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ....................................................................... 16.49 16.56 21.00 22.40 32.87
Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 20.35 20.35 22.40 36.51 36.51
Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 16.12 16.49 17.45 21.57 21.57
Line installers and repairers ............................................. 15.75 17.48 22.00 26.77 26.77
Production occupations .................................................... 10.30 12.75 18.88 25.00 29.97
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers ....................................................... 20.77 22.00 24.04 27.67 33.88
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 10.20 10.30 12.24 15.00 21.41
Bakers .............................................................................. 9.00 10.50 14.42 15.99 19.50
Machinists ......................................................................... 19.00 22.75 24.58 26.00 31.90
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 11.00 11.00 15.95 24.58 28.06
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 11.25 14.90 22.50 29.97 31.90
Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 8.76 10.00 11.50 13.76 16.00
Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 9.00 11.77 16.00 21.28 25.42
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 14.00 16.62 19.62 23.00 25.42
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 15.00 18.35 20.98 23.96 25.42
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 11.50 12.00 15.69 21.73 28.38
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 12.00 13.28 17.76 22.27 27.13
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 8.30 9.25 12.03 16.00 18.00
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................ 8.82 9.50 11.08 12.03 14.00
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................ 8.50 9.25 12.88 16.75 18.06
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the information.
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. for categories not shown separately
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
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Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA,
December 2007
Median
Occupation2 10 25 75 90
50
All workers .............................................................................. $14.69 $18.15 $25.90 $33.78 $41.30
Management occupations ................................................. 26.19 31.58 35.00 41.83 48.89
Education administrators .................................................. 33.78 36.10 42.87 47.08 55.19
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school ..................................................................... 42.87 45.83 45.85 52.74 77.20
Business and financial operations occupations ............. 17.32 20.54 25.89 33.35 39.46
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 24.36 30.42 34.01 36.29 37.19
Computer software engineers .......................................... 29.77 30.51 33.70 35.61 37.19
Computer software engineers, applications ................. 29.77 30.51 33.70 34.80 37.19
Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 21.08 22.68 28.32 32.06 40.23
Community and social services occupations .................. 19.56 24.44 25.82 26.30 36.14
Social workers .................................................................. 21.60 24.97 25.69 25.82 40.83
Education, training, and library occupations .................. 14.79 22.76 33.84 40.98 47.23
Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 16.56 16.56 31.83 36.23 58.49
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ...................................................................... 27.21 33.15 39.24 42.57 46.64
Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 28.28 33.90 40.02 42.39 46.36
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................ 27.08 33.90 39.85 41.82 45.22
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 33.15 36.39 40.47 42.67 46.36
Secondary school teachers .......................................... 27.15 32.35 38.45 44.98 46.64
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 26.54 32.35 38.01 46.39 46.64
Teacher assistants ........................................................... 12.49 13.57 14.75 15.49 17.30
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 27.71 29.71 33.74 40.72 48.75
Registered nurses ............................................................ 29.10 30.43 33.74 37.94 40.72
Protective service occupations ......................................... 19.23 23.10 27.41 31.80 32.76
Fire fighters ....................................................................... 27.41 27.41 28.28 32.76 32.76
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 17.97 20.80 22.10 25.37 27.81
Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 17.97 20.80 22.10 25.37 27.81
Police officers ................................................................... 28.15 30.49 31.80 32.62 39.54
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 28.15 30.49 31.80 32.62 39.54
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations .................................................................. 11.95 13.69 14.69 18.02 20.00
Building cleaning workers ................................................. 11.97 14.29 14.69 16.61 18.14
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 11.97 14.29 14.69 16.61 18.14
Personal care and service occupations ........................... 8.25 12.96 17.89 17.89 22.14
Office and administrative support occupations .............. 13.41 16.51 18.61 22.16 24.84
Financial clerks ................................................................. 18.17 19.27 20.05 21.60 25.05
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 16.21 16.51 17.58 20.43 22.21
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 16.51 16.51 17.58 17.58 18.32
Office clerks, general ........................................................ 8.67 12.23 14.24 18.61 22.13
Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 21.30 25.19 26.20 29.80 30.40
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 22.76 26.82 30.04 35.73 40.20
Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 17.74 19.34 23.56 25.34 28.72
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the information.
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. for categories not shown separately
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December
2007
Full-time workers
Occupation3
Median
10 25 75 90
50
All workers .............................................................................. $11.50 $15.41 $22.68 $32.53 $44.48
Management occupations ................................................. 25.48 32.21 41.54 56.03 67.31
General and operations managers ................................... 25.54 26.19 26.19 36.06 48.46
Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 38.47 42.37 47.82 55.17 65.89
Marketing managers ..................................................... 40.87 44.34 47.82 47.82 57.45
Sales managers ............................................................ 32.82 39.53 45.28 57.66 65.89
Computer and information systems managers ................. 50.80 59.40 67.87 67.87 67.87
Financial managers .......................................................... 17.37 25.48 31.23 52.88 65.18
Construction managers .................................................... 33.65 36.05 48.00 52.89 57.69
Education administrators .................................................. 22.15 24.69 33.78 42.87 47.08
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school ..................................................................... 42.87 45.83 45.85 52.74 77.20
Engineering managers ..................................................... 39.42 41.40 54.80 60.33 71.02
Business and financial operations occupations ............. 17.61 23.27 30.11 43.96 48.56
Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 26.44 32.69 43.96 44.48 44.48
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products ...... 23.71 43.96 43.96 43.96 43.96
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products .................................................................. 26.44 29.94 44.48 44.48 44.48
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction,
health and safety, and transportation ......................... 23.76 27.50 36.54 48.08 55.29
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ................................................................... 19.10 22.76 28.13 31.25 41.18
Management analysts ...................................................... 21.29 23.91 32.59 43.99 52.16
Accountants and auditors ................................................. 19.57 21.60 26.02 30.34 50.96
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 19.10 24.93 44.15 70.37 70.37
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 23.44 26.54 35.12 43.10 48.44
Computer software engineers .......................................... 25.52 29.32 37.93 44.59 60.01
Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 34.02 37.93 44.59 53.42 60.01
Computer support specialists ........................................... 17.83 23.40 25.35 29.45 32.50
Computer systems analysts ............................................. 26.13 28.09 37.19 42.29 48.39
Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 35.79 37.69 37.69 43.52 48.44
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 22.41 27.53 38.94 53.00 64.00
Architects, except naval .................................................... 22.41 24.04 27.89 37.16 43.26
Engineers ......................................................................... 26.44 34.97 45.80 60.00 66.00
Electrical and electronics engineers ............................. 20.26 23.58 30.29 42.11 45.80
Electronics engineers, except computer ................... 20.26 23.19 28.93 40.30 44.15
Drafters ............................................................................. 12.50 17.00 20.00 31.00 35.65
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 24.01 27.02 27.53 32.68 37.98
Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 17.65 20.67 25.00 28.85 38.45
Life scientists .................................................................... 17.65 17.65 17.65 23.69 23.73
Community and social services occupations .................. 15.60 18.51 25.69 26.30 40.83
Counselors ....................................................................... 16.93 18.70 26.30 28.77 33.91
Social workers .................................................................. 13.65 20.54 25.69 25.82 40.83
Legal occupations .............................................................. 14.00 26.44 28.85 43.98 43.98
Education, training, and library occupations .................. 14.15 22.76 33.09 39.69 42.67
Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 16.56 23.08 27.71 31.41 36.23
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 16.56 23.08 26.99 28.85 30.94
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ...................................................................... 13.75 25.89 36.95 41.64 46.62
Preschool and kindergarten teachers ........................... 13.53 13.53 14.15 15.77 36.29
Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 25.70 33.15 39.85 42.15 45.70
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................ 25.00 30.27 38.45 41.82 43.34
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 33.15 36.39 40.47 42.67 46.36
Secondary school teachers .......................................... 25.70 32.35 38.01 44.00 46.64
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 24.96 32.26 37.41 45.70 46.64
Teacher assistants ........................................................... 10.00 13.17 14.33 16.04 19.80
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December
2007 — Continued
Full-time workers
Occupation3
Median
10 25 75 90
50
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations .................................................................. $15.50 $20.40 $26.92 $32.18 $35.51
Designers ......................................................................... 15.50 15.50 15.50 25.72 35.51
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 17.51 29.00 33.00 38.84 47.78
Pharmacists ...................................................................... 48.75 49.68 51.75 52.00 52.00
Registered nurses ............................................................ 29.84 31.98 34.14 36.50 40.70
Therapists ......................................................................... 27.58 29.66 35.85 47.78 47.78
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 13.80 17.82 25.93 31.57 32.75
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 29.20 30.41 35.87 40.87 42.00
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians .................................................................. 10.86 16.85 20.39 22.80 23.36
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 18.16 20.72 22.76 24.04 28.04
Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 11.45 13.13 15.83 18.64 20.06
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 11.45 11.73 13.75 16.16 18.24
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 11.45 11.73 13.76 16.20 18.24
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 12.93 14.68 18.00 20.00 20.77
Protective service occupations ......................................... 10.00 13.00 23.60 29.33 32.76
Fire fighters ....................................................................... 27.41 27.41 29.84 32.76 32.76
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 17.97 20.80 22.10 25.37 27.81
Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 17.97 20.80 22.10 25.37 27.81
Police officers ................................................................... 28.15 30.49 31.80 32.62 39.54
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 28.15 30.49 31.80 32.62 39.54
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 8.50 10.00 12.00 14.25 19.23
Security guards ............................................................. 8.50 10.00 12.00 14.25 19.23
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 8.25 9.00 10.00 13.09 19.23
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers .......................................................... 10.18 11.35 19.23 19.54 24.38
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ............................................... 10.10 11.00 16.83 19.54 24.38
Cooks ............................................................................... 8.98 10.10 11.50 13.11 14.50
Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 10.00 10.50 11.50 12.50 14.00
Food service, tipped ......................................................... 7.93 8.07 9.00 9.00 9.50
Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 8.50 9.14 10.00 12.00 15.69
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ................................................... 8.50 9.14 10.00 10.50 15.69
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations .................................................................. 10.00 11.25 12.63 16.00 19.34
Building cleaning workers ................................................. 9.01 10.83 13.67 15.31 18.14
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 10.74 11.97 14.69 16.61 19.34
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 7.93 8.15 9.25 10.79 12.63
Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 11.25 11.25 12.50 16.00 16.00
Personal care and service occupations ........................... 7.93 10.00 11.60 17.89 26.97
Child care workers ............................................................ 8.89 10.37 11.10 11.33 12.98
Sales and related occupations .......................................... 10.38 12.20 18.20 32.06 50.49
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 14.68 21.65 31.25 43.36 50.48
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 14.68 16.28 21.65 43.36 56.79
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales
workers ................................................................... 22.84 22.84 31.25 37.49 50.48
Retail sales workers ......................................................... 9.45 10.56 12.20 18.20 23.36
Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 9.50 11.36 12.20 15.00 18.20
Cashiers ................................................................... 9.50 11.36 12.20 15.00 18.20
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 9.50 13.35 16.10 22.90 38.56
Retail salespersons ...................................................... 8.86 10.38 11.50 19.06 25.42
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 16.84 19.42 27.99 54.67 64.55
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products ................. 16.84 19.42 22.76 53.03 64.55
Office and administrative support occupations .............. 12.33 14.53 17.50 20.80 24.23
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December
2007 — Continued
Full-time workers
Occupation3
Median
10 25 75 90
50
Office and administrative support occupations
–Continued
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ................................... $20.78 $24.02 $25.00 $25.50 $28.65
Financial clerks ................................................................. 12.50 14.00 17.48 19.74 22.44
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 14.52 16.40 19.00 19.07 25.11
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 14.42 16.15 18.00 20.05 23.18
Customer service representatives .................................... 10.20 12.61 14.87 18.40 22.70
Human resources assistants, except payroll and
timekeeping ................................................................ 16.10 18.03 19.06 19.19 19.19
Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 10.00 12.92 14.25 16.50 17.33
Dispatchers ....................................................................... 10.50 17.52 22.71 26.10 26.10
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 11.30 11.94 12.80 22.00 26.03
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 10.00 12.20 14.15 16.50 16.50
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 15.52 16.51 18.05 21.70 27.96
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 15.56 18.00 18.99 21.65 25.74
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 15.22 16.51 17.58 18.15 20.24
Office clerks, general ........................................................ 12.23 13.36 14.44 18.98 22.16
Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 12.07 16.48 20.50 28.86 32.53
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades
and extraction workers ............................................... 22.00 25.00 32.40 35.00 40.54
Carpenters ........................................................................ 18.00 19.67 20.50 25.94 32.49
Construction laborers ....................................................... 12.00 12.00 19.00 19.94 26.50
Construction equipment operators ................................... 25.19 29.80 31.75 32.17 32.46
Operating engineers and other construction equipment
operators ................................................................ 25.19 29.80 31.75 32.17 33.78
Electricians ....................................................................... 11.63 12.07 23.98 31.15 36.93
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 14.58 17.50 22.76 28.50 35.50
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers .............................................................. 12.50 12.50 19.50 28.85 40.54
Automotive technicians and repairers .............................. 8.00 12.44 22.11 23.90 28.05
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ........... 8.00 12.44 22.11 23.90 28.05
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 18.00 20.00 27.40 28.98 32.87
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ....................................................................... 16.49 17.45 21.57 25.27 32.87
Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 20.35 20.35 22.40 36.51 36.51
Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 16.49 16.56 21.57 22.76 26.18
Line installers and repairers ............................................. 16.50 18.00 26.50 26.77 35.73
Production occupations .................................................... 11.00 13.42 19.50 25.36 30.28
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers ....................................................... 20.77 22.00 24.04 27.67 33.88
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 10.20 10.30 12.28 15.00 21.61
Machinists ......................................................................... 19.00 22.75 24.58 26.00 31.90
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 11.00 11.00 15.95 24.58 28.06
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 11.25 14.90 22.50 29.97 31.90
Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 8.44 9.00 12.13 13.42 14.00
See footnotes at end of table.
35
Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December
2007 — Continued
Full-time workers
Occupation3
Median
10 25 75 90
50
Transportation and material moving occupations .......... $10.55 $13.00 $18.00 $22.49 $27.13
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 14.00 17.39 20.80 24.04 25.42
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 16.47 18.50 21.62 25.12 25.42
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 11.50 12.00 15.69 21.73 28.38
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 12.00 13.28 17.76 22.27 27.13
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 9.25 11.08 13.33 16.75 18.06
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................ 8.82 10.00 11.60 12.03 14.00
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................ 9.25 11.81 14.89 17.45 18.11
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are information.
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly for categories not shown separately
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Table 10. Part-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA,
December 2007
Part-time workers
Occupation3
Median
10 25 75 90
50
All workers .............................................................................. $7.93 $8.50 $10.01 $15.20 $26.34
Education, training, and library occupations .................. 10.50 13.36 17.30 43.55 62.22
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ...................................................................... 9.69 10.73 23.43 47.69 48.45
Teacher assistants ........................................................... 10.33 12.00 14.51 15.20 15.49
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 18.41 27.66 33.74 38.46 43.29
Registered nurses ............................................................ 28.06 33.36 34.64 38.43 43.45
Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 10.42 12.01 18.00 21.00 21.00
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 7.93 7.93 8.07 8.92 10.00
Food service, tipped ......................................................... 7.93 7.93 7.93 8.07 8.50
Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 7.93 7.93 7.93 8.07 8.50
Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 7.93 8.14 8.35 9.50 11.96
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ................................................... 7.93 8.00 8.35 9.25 11.96
Dishwashers ..................................................................... 7.93 8.50 8.92 9.66 9.66
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations .................................................................. 7.86 7.97 9.26 11.08 12.90
Building cleaning workers ................................................. 7.86 7.97 9.20 11.08 12.85
Personal care and service occupations ........................... 8.07 8.50 10.00 11.20 13.39
Child care workers ............................................................ 7.99 8.24 10.25 11.65 13.39
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 8.25 8.25 9.17 10.40 13.73
Sales and related occupations .......................................... 8.25 8.50 9.25 12.00 17.95
Retail sales workers ......................................................... 8.25 8.50 9.05 11.17 17.70
Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 8.00 8.35 10.00 13.70 17.95
Cashiers ................................................................... 8.00 8.35 10.00 13.70 17.95
Retail salespersons ...................................................... 8.50 8.50 8.50 9.84 11.00
Office and administrative support occupations .............. 8.35 9.10 11.79 13.10 18.34
Financial clerks ................................................................. 13.10 13.10 13.10 20.00 24.00
Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 8.66 9.75 10.00 11.15 14.31
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 8.25 8.35 9.00 11.67 13.00
Office clerks, general ........................................................ 8.33 8.67 9.73 12.11 15.00
Production occupations .................................................... 7.93 7.93 10.00 14.08 20.50
Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 8.00 8.50 10.00 14.65 20.00
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 7.93 8.25 8.75 11.00 12.50
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................ 7.93 8.15 9.00 11.00 12.69
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are information.
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly for categories not shown separately
37
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers ................................................ $25.98 $22.68 $1,033 $885 39.8 $53,028 $45,510 2,041
Management occupations ................... 43.91 41.54 1,790 1,662 40.8 92,451 86,401 2,105
General and operations managers ..... 32.27 26.19 1,291 1,048 40.0 67,120 54,484 2,080
Marketing and sales managers .......... 48.61 47.82 1,972 1,913 40.6 102,527 99,457 2,109
Marketing managers ....................... 48.29 47.82 1,932 1,913 40.0 100,441 99,457 2,080
Sales managers .............................. 48.94 45.28 2,013 1,737 41.1 104,688 90,330 2,139
Computer and information systems
managers ...................................... 63.23 67.87 2,855 3,394 45.2 148,471 176,467 2,348
Financial managers ............................ 40.16 31.23 1,624 1,249 40.4 84,442 64,963 2,102
Construction managers ...................... 47.61 48.00 1,904 1,920 40.0 99,019 99,840 2,080
Education administrators .................... 34.37 33.78 1,403 1,351 40.8 66,918 55,501 1,947
Education administrators,
elementary and secondary
school ....................................... 51.61 45.85 2,064 1,834 40.0 104,343 95,333 2,022
Engineering managers ....................... 52.71 54.80 2,195 2,031 41.6 114,115 105,612 2,165
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................... 32.66 30.11 1,340 1,188 41.0 69,656 61,755 2,133
Buyers and purchasing agents ........... 39.05 43.96 1,680 1,758 43.0 87,385 91,441 2,238
Wholesale and retail buyers, except
farm products ............................ 41.18 43.96 1,647 1,758 40.0 85,648 91,441 2,080
Purchasing agents, except
wholesale, retail, and farm
products .................................... 38.29 44.48 1,694 1,614 44.2 88,073 83,907 2,300
Compliance officers, except
agriculture, construction, health
and safety, and transportation ...... 38.25 36.54 1,567 1,405 41.0 81,488 73,074 2,130
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ...................... 29.03 28.13 1,161 1,125 40.0 60,381 58,500 2,080
Management analysts ........................ 34.45 32.59 1,376 1,304 40.0 71,570 67,787 2,077
Accountants and auditors ................... 29.38 26.02 1,245 1,067 42.4 64,754 55,494 2,204
Financial analysts and advisors .......... 42.20 44.15 1,688 1,766 40.0 87,767 91,832 2,080
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .................................... 35.23 35.12 1,477 1,466 41.9 76,829 76,222 2,181
Computer software engineers ............ 38.54 37.93 1,669 1,517 43.3 86,803 78,892 2,252
Computer software engineers,
systems software ...................... 45.61 44.59 1,838 1,784 40.3 95,559 92,751 2,095
Computer support specialists ............. 26.45 25.35 1,111 954 42.0 57,778 49,612 2,184
Computer systems analysts ............... 36.36 37.19 1,532 1,488 42.1 79,686 77,353 2,191
Network systems and data
communications analysts ............. 40.24 37.69 1,566 1,413 38.9 81,423 73,499 2,023
Architecture and engineering
occupations .................................... 40.59 38.94 1,633 1,557 40.2 84,936 80,954 2,093
Architects, except naval ...................... 31.02 27.89 1,303 1,115 42.0 67,733 58,001 2,183
Engineers ........................................... 47.01 45.80 1,884 1,844 40.1 97,982 95,909 2,084
Electrical and electronics engineers 33.54 30.29 1,342 1,211 40.0 69,766 62,995 2,080
Electronics engineers, except
computer ............................... 32.74 28.93 1,310 1,157 40.0 68,101 60,168 2,080
Drafters ............................................... 24.01 20.00 960 800 40.0 49,946 41,600 2,080
Engineering technicians, except
drafters ......................................... 29.79 27.53 1,192 1,101 40.0 61,968 57,262 2,080
Life, physical, and social science
occupations .................................... 26.90 25.00 1,075 1,000 40.0 54,776 52,000 2,036
Life scientists ...................................... 20.29 17.65 811 706 40.0 42,198 36,718 2,080
Community and social services
occupations .................................... 25.05 25.69 1,026 1,014 41.0 51,487 52,291 2,055
Counselors ......................................... 25.96 26.30 1,095 1,220 42.2 54,375 59,592 2,094
Social workers .................................... 24.67 25.69 979 1,028 39.7 48,156 53,435 1,952
Legal occupations ................................ 31.14 28.85 1,246 1,154 40.0 64,768 60,000 2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
Education, training, and library
occupations .................................... $31.00 $33.09 $1,163 $1,251 37.5 $48,740 $49,990 1,572
Postsecondary teachers ..................... 27.19 27.71 1,025 1,051 37.7 47,507 49,457 1,747
Miscellaneous postsecondary
teachers .................................... 25.13 26.99 962 969 38.3 46,843 48,006 1,864
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............ 33.33 36.95 1,247 1,309 37.4 48,034 49,990 1,441
Preschool and kindergarten
teachers .................................... 17.96 14.15 706 566 39.3 33,747 29,432 1,879
Elementary and middle school
teachers .................................... 36.97 39.85 1,370 1,401 37.1 50,566 50,989 1,368
Elementary school teachers,
except special education ...... 35.89 38.45 1,333 1,401 37.2 49,399 50,989 1,377
Middle school teachers, except
special and vocational
education .............................. 40.58 40.47 1,490 1,544 36.7 54,344 56,903 1,339
Secondary school teachers ............ 36.77 38.01 1,360 1,373 37.0 50,200 49,990 1,365
Secondary school teachers,
except special and vocational
education .............................. 36.54 37.41 1,359 1,425 37.2 50,221 52,171 1,374
Teacher assistants ............................. 14.54 14.33 483 466 33.2 19,052 18,680 1,310
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations .................. 25.96 26.92 1,039 1,077 40.0 52,868 55,390 2,036
Designers ........................................... 21.52 15.50 861 620 40.0 44,758 32,240 2,080
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................... 33.90 33.00 1,330 1,320 39.2 68,806 68,640 2,030
Pharmacists ........................................ 50.78 51.75 2,060 2,080 40.6 107,113 108,160 2,109
Registered nurses .............................. 34.25 34.14 1,360 1,360 39.7 70,707 70,720 2,064
Therapists ........................................... 38.65 35.85 1,515 1,434 39.2 75,453 69,846 1,952
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians .................................... 24.82 25.93 978 996 39.4 50,842 51,817 2,048
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians .................................... 35.80 35.87 1,432 1,435 40.0 74,463 74,610 2,080
Health diagnosing and treating
practitioner support technicians .... 18.93 20.39 707 815 37.3 36,746 42,403 1,941
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses .......................... 22.50 22.76 840 847 37.3 42,041 39,229 1,868
Healthcare support occupations ......... 16.10 15.83 603 576 37.4 31,180 29,952 1,937
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health
aides ............................................. 14.17 13.75 544 529 38.4 27,968 27,331 1,974
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants ................................. 14.18 13.76 543 517 38.3 27,895 26,857 1,968
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations .................................. 17.67 18.00 644 599 36.5 33,500 31,165 1,896
Protective service occupations ........... 22.05 23.60 915 911 41.5 47,567 47,382 2,157
Fire fighters ......................................... 29.75 29.84 1,424 1,465 47.9 74,031 76,182 2,489
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and
jailers ............................................ 22.50 22.10 900 884 40.0 46,810 45,968 2,080
Correctional officers and jailers ...... 22.50 22.10 900 884 40.0 46,810 45,968 2,080
Police officers ..................................... 32.22 31.80 1,297 1,272 40.2 67,419 66,136 2,093
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ... 32.22 31.80 1,297 1,272 40.2 67,419 66,136 2,093
Security guards and gaming
surveillance officers ...................... 13.31 12.00 528 480 39.7 27,473 24,960 2,064
Security guards ............................... 13.31 12.00 528 480 39.7 27,473 24,960 2,064
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .................................... 11.69 10.00 446 380 38.1 23,035 19,760 1,971
First-line supervisors/managers, food
preparation and serving workers .. 16.67 19.23 682 769 40.9 35,457 40,000 2,127
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
Food preparation and serving related
occupations –Continued
First-line supervisors/managers of
food preparation and serving
workers ..................................... $16.35 $16.83 $670 $673 41.0 $34,859 $35,000 2,133
Cooks ................................................. 11.83 11.50 449 440 38.0 23,371 22,880 1,975
Cooks, restaurant ........................... 11.70 11.50 440 437 37.6 22,889 22,724 1,957
Food service, tipped ........................... 8.71 9.00 317 306 36.4 16,496 15,912 1,893
Fast food and counter workers ........... 10.88 10.00 423 400 38.9 21,524 20,800 1,978
Combined food preparation and
serving workers, including fast
food ........................................... 10.65 10.00 415 400 39.0 21,579 20,800 2,026
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ............. 14.14 12.63 546 491 38.6 28,326 24,960 2,003
Building cleaning workers ................... 13.79 13.67 545 541 39.5 28,226 28,151 2,047
Janitors and cleaners, except
maids and housekeeping
cleaners .................................... 14.78 14.69 591 588 40.0 30,586 30,564 2,069
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 10.04 9.25 380 360 37.9 19,760 18,720 1,968
Grounds maintenance workers ........... 13.74 12.50 506 480 36.8 26,308 24,960 1,915
Personal care and service
occupations .................................... 14.41 11.60 525 444 36.4 26,979 22,750 1,872
Child care workers .............................. 11.06 11.10 428 432 38.7 21,175 22,464 1,914
Sales and related occupations ............ 24.43 18.20 993 728 40.6 51,629 37,856 2,114
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers ......................................... 32.04 31.25 1,345 1,250 42.0 69,965 65,000 2,184
First-line supervisors/managers of
retail sales workers ................... 31.68 21.65 1,386 866 43.8 72,084 45,032 2,275
First-line supervisors/managers of
non-retail sales workers ............ 32.48 31.25 1,299 1,250 40.0 67,566 65,000 2,080
Retail sales workers ........................... 14.94 12.20 605 464 40.5 31,459 24,151 2,106
Cashiers, all workers ...................... 13.37 12.20 512 464 38.3 26,625 24,151 1,991
Cashiers ..................................... 13.37 12.20 512 464 38.3 26,625 24,151 1,991
Counter and rental clerks and parts
salespersons ............................ 17.84 16.10 714 644 40.0 37,107 33,480 2,080
Retail salespersons ........................ 15.44 11.50 654 440 42.4 34,025 22,880 2,203
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ............................... 36.10 27.99 1,476 1,120 40.9 76,772 58,221 2,127
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products 33.86 22.76 1,389 910 41.0 72,231 47,343 2,133
Office and administrative support
occupations .................................... 17.97 17.50 708 699 39.4 36,664 36,094 2,040
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support
workers ......................................... 24.78 25.00 962 961 38.8 50,013 49,962 2,018
Financial clerks ................................... 17.20 17.48 681 656 39.6 35,424 34,112 2,059
Billing and posting clerks and
machine operators .................... 18.72 19.00 715 656 38.2 37,164 34,112 1,985
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks ........................... 18.16 18.00 724 720 39.9 37,661 37,440 2,074
Customer service representatives ...... 15.78 14.87 631 595 40.0 32,818 30,930 2,080
Human resources assistants, except
payroll and timekeeping ................ 18.45 19.06 725 720 39.3 37,723 37,424 2,044
Receptionists and information clerks .. 14.44 14.25 561 570 38.8 29,149 29,640 2,019
Dispatchers ......................................... 21.14 22.71 846 908 40.0 43,968 47,237 2,080
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 15.86 12.80 634 512 40.0 32,992 26,624 2,080
Stock clerks and order fillers .............. 14.14 14.15 556 560 39.3 28,933 29,120 2,046
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ...................................... 19.89 18.05 785 722 39.5 40,490 37,440 2,036
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
Office and administrative support
occupations –Continued
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants .......... $19.99 $18.99 $796 $760 39.8 $41,374 $39,499 2,069
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ........................... 17.57 17.58 702 703 40.0 35,757 35,805 2,035
Office clerks, general .......................... 16.15 14.44 611 577 37.8 31,140 30,000 1,928
Construction and extraction
occupations .................................... 22.59 20.50 895 820 39.6 46,030 42,640 2,038
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ......................................... 31.17 32.40 1,247 1,296 40.0 64,825 67,392 2,080
Carpenters .......................................... 23.06 20.50 922 820 40.0 47,575 42,640 2,063
Construction laborers ......................... 17.99 19.00 694 612 38.6 35,347 31,824 1,965
Construction equipment operators ..... 30.15 31.75 1,206 1,270 40.0 61,313 61,984 2,034
Operating engineers and other
construction equipment
operators .................................. 30.56 31.75 1,223 1,270 40.0 62,021 63,232 2,029
Electricians ......................................... 24.73 23.98 989 959 40.0 51,457 49,878 2,080
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .................................... 23.50 22.76 940 910 40.0 48,870 47,339 2,080
First-line supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and
repairers ....................................... 24.36 19.50 975 780 40.0 50,676 40,560 2,080
Automotive technicians and repairers 19.36 22.11 775 884 40.0 40,279 45,978 2,080
Automotive service technicians and
mechanics ................................ 19.36 22.11 775 884 40.0 40,279 45,978 2,080
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel
engine specialists ......................... 25.80 27.40 1,032 1,096 40.0 53,657 56,992 2,080
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance workers 22.93 21.57 917 863 40.0 47,696 44,866 2,080
Industrial machinery mechanics ..... 27.15 22.40 1,086 896 40.0 56,482 46,592 2,080
Maintenance and repair workers,
general ...................................... 20.62 21.57 825 863 40.0 42,896 44,866 2,080
Line installers and repairers ............... 24.08 26.50 963 1,060 40.0 50,094 55,120 2,080
Production occupations ...................... 20.06 19.50 801 778 39.9 41,196 39,832 2,053
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating workers 26.87 24.04 1,075 962 40.0 55,896 50,001 2,080
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators ..................................... 14.02 12.28 561 491 40.0 29,157 25,542 2,080
Machinists ........................................... 24.63 24.58 985 983 40.0 51,231 51,126 2,080
Miscellaneous metalworkers and
plastic workers .............................. 17.44 15.95 698 638 40.0 36,275 33,176 2,080
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,
and weighers ................................ 22.27 22.50 891 900 40.0 41,310 45,802 1,855
Miscellaneous production workers ..... 12.42 12.13 497 485 40.0 25,830 25,226 2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
41
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
Transportation and material moving
occupations .................................... $19.82 $18.00 $785 $720 39.6 $40,745 $37,440 2,055
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 20.55 20.80 822 832 40.0 42,622 43,272 2,074
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer ............................. 21.28 21.62 851 865 40.0 44,097 44,970 2,072
Truck drivers, light or delivery
services .................................... 18.10 15.69 724 628 40.0 37,657 32,635 2,080
Industrial truck and tractor operators .. 18.86 17.76 754 710 40.0 39,233 36,941 2,080
Laborers and material movers, hand .. 14.38 13.33 575 533 40.0 29,905 27,724 2,080
Cleaners of vehicles and
equipment ................................. 11.55 11.60 462 464 40.0 24,030 24,128 2,080
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand .............. 15.23 14.89 609 596 40.0 31,685 30,975 2,080
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, overtime.
where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual
information. hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to overtime.
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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. See NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
appendix A for more information. publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries categories not shown separately
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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers ................................................ $25.73 $21.65 $1,024 $840 39.8 $53,033 $43,680 2,061
Management occupations ................... 45.78 45.67 1,870 1,774 40.8 96,499 92,225 2,108
Marketing and sales managers .......... 48.61 47.82 1,972 1,913 40.6 102,527 99,457 2,109
Marketing managers ....................... 48.29 47.82 1,932 1,913 40.0 100,441 99,457 2,080
Sales managers .............................. 48.94 45.28 2,013 1,737 41.1 104,688 90,330 2,139
Computer and information systems
managers ...................................... 64.53 67.87 2,937 3,394 45.5 152,746 176,467 2,367
Financial managers ............................ 40.33 31.23 1,631 1,249 40.4 84,834 64,963 2,103
Construction managers ...................... 47.94 48.00 1,918 1,920 40.0 99,719 99,840 2,080
Education administrators .................... 23.51 24.69 919 988 39.1 41,049 47,382 1,746
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................... 33.75 31.25 1,393 1,250 41.3 72,454 65,000 2,147
Buyers and purchasing agents ........... 39.05 43.96 1,680 1,758 43.0 87,385 91,441 2,238
Wholesale and retail buyers, except
farm products ............................ 41.18 43.96 1,647 1,758 40.0 85,648 91,441 2,080
Purchasing agents, except
wholesale, retail, and farm
products .................................... 38.29 44.48 1,694 1,614 44.2 88,073 83,907 2,300
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ...................... 28.96 28.85 1,158 1,154 40.0 60,239 60,008 2,080
Management analysts ........................ 35.39 33.19 1,414 1,328 39.9 73,508 69,035 2,077
Accountants and auditors ................... 29.78 26.44 1,266 1,067 42.5 65,827 55,494 2,211
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .................................... 35.43 35.33 1,493 1,466 42.1 77,620 76,222 2,191
Computer software engineers ............ 39.20 39.81 1,715 1,784 43.7 89,173 92,751 2,275
Computer software engineers,
systems software ...................... 45.80 44.59 1,846 1,784 40.3 95,969 92,751 2,095
Computer support specialists ............. 26.45 25.35 1,111 954 42.0 57,778 49,612 2,184
Computer systems analysts ............... 36.32 37.32 1,541 1,503 42.4 80,108 78,173 2,206
Network systems and data
communications analysts ............. 40.86 37.69 1,584 1,413 38.8 82,361 73,499 2,016
Architecture and engineering
occupations .................................... 40.83 38.92 1,644 1,552 40.3 85,480 80,725 2,093
Architects, except naval ...................... 31.02 27.89 1,303 1,115 42.0 67,733 58,001 2,183
Engineers ........................................... 47.64 47.00 1,910 1,894 40.1 99,310 98,500 2,084
Electrical and electronics engineers 33.54 30.29 1,342 1,211 40.0 69,766 62,995 2,080
Electronics engineers, except
computer ............................... 32.74 28.93 1,310 1,157 40.0 68,101 60,168 2,080
Drafters ............................................... 24.01 20.00 960 800 40.0 49,946 41,600 2,080
Engineering technicians, except
drafters ......................................... 30.03 28.38 1,201 1,135 40.0 62,460 59,039 2,080
Life, physical, and social science
occupations .................................... 26.40 25.00 1,055 1,000 40.0 54,871 52,000 2,079
Community and social services
occupations .................................... 22.25 18.56 890 742 40.0 46,282 38,605 2,080
Legal occupations ................................ 29.99 28.85 1,200 1,154 40.0 62,383 60,000 2,080
Education, training, and library
occupations .................................... 27.43 27.71 1,066 1,108 38.8 53,129 56,389 1,937
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............ 17.27 14.15 681 566 39.4 32,023 29,432 1,854
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations .................. 25.50 25.50 1,020 1,020 40.0 51,836 53,040 2,033
Designers ........................................... 21.52 15.50 861 620 40.0 44,758 32,240 2,080
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................... 33.75 33.00 1,325 1,320 39.3 68,876 68,640 2,041
Pharmacists ........................................ 51.09 51.75 2,077 2,080 40.6 107,986 108,160 2,114
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations –Continued
Registered nurses .............................. $34.26 $34.25 $1,360 $1,360 39.7 $70,697 $70,720 2,064
Therapists ........................................... 37.75 33.58 1,495 1,343 39.6 77,762 69,846 2,060
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians .................................... 24.82 25.93 978 996 39.4 50,842 51,817 2,048
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians .................................... 35.80 35.87 1,432 1,435 40.0 74,463 74,610 2,080
Health diagnosing and treating
practitioner support technicians .... 18.93 20.39 707 815 37.3 36,746 42,403 1,941
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses .......................... 21.98 22.32 832 827 37.8 43,250 43,000 1,967
Healthcare support occupations ......... 15.88 15.03 590 576 37.1 30,667 29,952 1,931
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health
aides ............................................. 13.93 13.38 535 516 38.4 27,836 26,857 1,998
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants ................................. 13.92 13.25 533 516 38.3 27,741 26,857 1,992
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations .................................. 17.53 18.00 628 576 35.8 32,645 29,952 1,863
Protective service occupations ........... 14.06 12.00 564 480 40.1 29,351 24,960 2,087
Security guards and gaming
surveillance officers ...................... 12.13 12.00 481 480 39.6 24,999 24,960 2,061
Security guards ............................... 12.13 12.00 481 480 39.6 24,999 24,960 2,061
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .................................... 11.64 10.00 444 380 38.1 23,073 19,760 1,983
First-line supervisors/managers, food
preparation and serving workers .. 16.67 19.23 682 769 40.9 35,457 40,000 2,127
First-line supervisors/managers of
food preparation and serving
workers ..................................... 16.35 16.83 670 673 41.0 34,859 35,000 2,133
Cooks ................................................. 11.83 11.50 449 440 38.0 23,371 22,880 1,975
Cooks, restaurant ........................... 11.70 11.50 440 437 37.6 22,889 22,724 1,957
Food service, tipped ........................... 8.71 9.00 317 306 36.4 16,496 15,912 1,893
Fast food and counter workers ........... 10.57 10.00 410 380 38.8 21,301 19,760 2,016
Combined food preparation and
serving workers, including fast
food ........................................... 10.65 10.00 415 400 39.0 21,579 20,800 2,026
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ............. 13.39 12.19 510 480 38.1 26,545 24,960 1,982
Building cleaning workers ................... 12.78 11.60 501 456 39.2 26,074 23,712 2,040
Janitors and cleaners, except
maids and housekeeping
cleaners .................................... 14.25 12.53 570 501 40.0 29,641 26,054 2,080
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 10.04 9.25 380 360 37.9 19,760 18,720 1,968
Personal care and service
occupations .................................... 13.89 11.20 501 422 36.1 25,717 21,938 1,852
Child care workers .............................. 11.06 11.10 428 432 38.7 21,175 22,464 1,914
Sales and related occupations ............ 24.43 18.20 993 728 40.6 51,629 37,856 2,114
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers ......................................... 32.04 31.25 1,345 1,250 42.0 69,965 65,000 2,184
First-line supervisors/managers of
retail sales workers ................... 31.68 21.65 1,386 866 43.8 72,084 45,032 2,275
First-line supervisors/managers of
non-retail sales workers ............ 32.48 31.25 1,299 1,250 40.0 67,566 65,000 2,080
Retail sales workers ........................... 14.94 12.20 605 464 40.5 31,459 24,151 2,106
Cashiers, all workers ...................... 13.37 12.20 512 464 38.3 26,625 24,151 1,991
Cashiers ..................................... 13.37 12.20 512 464 38.3 26,625 24,151 1,991
Counter and rental clerks and parts
salespersons ............................ 17.84 16.10 714 644 40.0 37,107 33,480 2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
Sales and related occupations
–Continued
Retail salespersons ........................ $15.44 $11.50 $654 $440 42.4 $34,025 $22,880 2,203
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ............................... 36.10 27.99 1,476 1,120 40.9 76,772 58,221 2,127
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products 33.86 22.76 1,389 910 41.0 72,231 47,343 2,133
Office and administrative support
occupations .................................... 17.59 17.12 692 673 39.4 36,001 35,011 2,046
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support
workers ......................................... 24.90 25.00 960 875 38.6 49,931 45,500 2,005
Financial clerks ................................... 16.84 16.40 666 648 39.6 34,650 33,716 2,057
Billing and posting clerks and
machine operators .................... 18.72 19.00 715 656 38.2 37,164 34,112 1,985
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks ........................... 17.91 17.50 714 700 39.9 37,137 36,400 2,073
Customer service representatives ...... 15.78 14.87 631 595 40.0 32,818 30,930 2,080
Human resources assistants, except
payroll and timekeeping ................ 18.42 19.08 722 720 39.2 37,535 37,424 2,038
Receptionists and information clerks .. 14.44 14.25 561 570 38.8 29,149 29,640 2,019
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 15.86 12.80 634 512 40.0 32,992 26,624 2,080
Stock clerks and order fillers .............. 14.14 14.15 556 560 39.3 28,933 29,120 2,046
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ...................................... 20.80 19.01 818 760 39.3 42,531 39,535 2,045
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants .......... 19.46 18.79 778 752 40.0 40,475 39,085 2,080
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ........................... 18.25 19.71 730 788 40.0 37,966 41,001 2,080
Office clerks, general .......................... 15.99 14.42 605 577 37.9 31,406 30,000 1,964
Construction and extraction
occupations .................................... 22.36 20.50 886 820 39.6 45,518 42,640 2,036
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ......................................... 31.17 32.40 1,247 1,296 40.0 64,825 67,392 2,080
Carpenters .......................................... 23.10 20.50 924 820 40.0 47,643 42,640 2,063
Construction laborers ......................... 17.99 19.00 694 612 38.6 35,347 31,824 1,965
Electricians ......................................... 24.55 23.59 982 944 40.0 51,054 49,067 2,080
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .................................... 22.59 21.57 904 863 40.0 46,982 44,866 2,080
First-line supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and
repairers ....................................... 24.36 19.50 975 780 40.0 50,676 40,560 2,080
Automotive technicians and repairers 18.47 20.00 739 800 40.0 38,415 41,600 2,080
Automotive service technicians and
mechanics ................................ 18.47 20.00 739 800 40.0 38,415 41,600 2,080
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel
engine specialists ......................... 25.45 27.40 1,018 1,096 40.0 52,938 56,992 2,080
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance workers 22.07 21.00 883 840 40.0 45,905 43,680 2,080
Industrial machinery mechanics ..... 27.15 22.40 1,086 896 40.0 56,482 46,592 2,080
Maintenance and repair workers,
general ...................................... 19.05 17.45 762 698 40.0 39,614 36,292 2,080
Line installers and repairers ............... 22.42 22.14 897 885 40.0 46,638 46,041 2,080
Production occupations ...................... 20.06 19.50 801 778 39.9 41,196 39,832 2,053
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating workers 26.87 24.04 1,075 962 40.0 55,896 50,001 2,080
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators ..................................... 14.02 12.28 561 491 40.0 29,157 25,542 2,080
Machinists ........................................... 24.63 24.58 985 983 40.0 51,231 51,126 2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
Production occupations –Continued
Miscellaneous metalworkers and
plastic workers .............................. $17.44 $15.95 $698 $638 40.0 $36,275 $33,176 2,080
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,
and weighers ................................ 22.27 22.50 891 900 40.0 41,310 45,802 1,855
Miscellaneous production workers ..... 12.42 12.13 497 485 40.0 25,830 25,226 2,080
Transportation and material moving
occupations .................................... 19.65 17.45 778 710 39.6 40,415 36,941 2,056
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 20.46 20.18 818 807 40.0 42,417 42,182 2,074
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer ............................. 21.20 21.62 848 865 40.0 43,925 44,970 2,072
Truck drivers, light or delivery
services .................................... 18.10 15.69 724 628 40.0 37,657 32,635 2,080
Industrial truck and tractor operators .. 18.86 17.76 754 710 40.0 39,233 36,941 2,080
Laborers and material movers, hand .. 14.32 13.00 573 520 40.0 29,783 27,040 2,080
Cleaners of vehicles and
equipment ................................. 11.55 11.60 462 464 40.0 24,030 24,128 2,080
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand .............. 15.18 14.89 607 596 40.0 31,565 30,975 2,080
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, overtime.
where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual
information. hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to overtime.
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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. See NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
appendix A for more information. publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries categories not shown separately
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Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
and mean weekly and annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers ................................................ $27.55 $26.19 $1,093 $1,048 39.7 $53,001 $50,989 1,924
Management occupations ................... 37.14 35.00 1,501 1,400 40.4 77,853 72,800 2,096
Education administrators .................... 44.27 42.87 1,883 1,805 42.5 96,295 93,860 2,175
Education administrators,
elementary and secondary
school ....................................... 51.61 45.85 2,064 1,834 40.0 104,343 95,333 2,022
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................... 26.80 25.89 1,066 998 39.8 55,239 51,913 2,061
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .................................... 33.05 34.01 1,322 1,360 40.0 68,744 70,741 2,080
Computer software engineers ............ 32.98 33.70 1,319 1,348 40.0 68,596 70,092 2,080
Computer software engineers,
applications ............................... 32.65 33.70 1,306 1,348 40.0 67,905 70,092 2,080
Life, physical, and social science
occupations .................................... 28.55 26.79 1,142 1,072 40.0 54,487 49,358 1,908
Community and social services
occupations .................................... 26.72 25.82 1,110 1,033 41.5 54,527 53,704 2,040
Education, training, and library
occupations .................................... 32.90 34.33 1,213 1,268 36.9 47,018 49,823 1,429
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............ 37.86 39.24 1,397 1,401 36.9 51,337 51,147 1,356
Elementary and middle school
teachers .................................... 38.50 40.02 1,423 1,416 37.0 52,272 51,556 1,358
Elementary school teachers,
except special education ...... 37.75 39.84 1,398 1,401 37.0 51,512 50,989 1,365
Middle school teachers, except
special and vocational
education .............................. 40.58 40.47 1,490 1,544 36.7 54,344 56,903 1,339
Secondary school teachers ............ 37.27 38.01 1,376 1,373 36.9 50,725 50,663 1,361
Secondary school teachers,
except special and vocational
education .............................. 37.09 38.01 1,376 1,425 37.1 50,798 52,171 1,370
Teacher assistants ............................. 15.64 14.79 499 481 31.9 18,807 18,171 1,202
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................... 37.00 34.88 1,430 1,221 38.7 67,531 63,294 1,825
Protective service occupations ........... 27.16 27.41 1,151 1,182 42.4 59,863 61,477 2,204
Fire fighters ......................................... 29.81 28.28 1,426 1,405 47.8 74,164 73,074 2,488
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and
jailers ............................................ 22.50 22.10 900 884 40.0 46,810 45,968 2,080
Correctional officers and jailers ...... 22.50 22.10 900 884 40.0 46,810 45,968 2,080
Police officers ..................................... 32.22 31.80 1,297 1,272 40.2 67,419 66,136 2,093
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ... 32.22 31.80 1,297 1,272 40.2 67,419 66,136 2,093
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ............. 16.09 14.69 643 588 39.9 33,140 30,564 2,060
Building cleaning workers ................... 15.30 14.69 611 588 39.9 31,507 30,564 2,059
Janitors and cleaners, except
maids and housekeeping
cleaners .................................... 15.30 14.69 611 588 39.9 31,507 30,564 2,059
Office and administrative support
occupations .................................... 19.70 19.27 779 770 39.6 39,639 38,823 2,012
Financial clerks ................................... 20.72 20.05 829 802 40.0 43,102 41,698 2,080
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ...................................... 18.33 17.58 729 703 39.8 37,017 36,568 2,019
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ........................... 17.13 17.58 685 703 40.0 34,387 34,347 2,007
Office clerks, general .......................... 16.59 15.41 625 570 37.7 30,464 29,619 1,836
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
and mean weekly and annual hours, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 — Continued
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
Construction and extraction
occupations .................................... $26.55 $26.20 $1,062 $1,048 40.0 $55,237 $54,492 2,081
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .................................... 31.25 30.04 1,250 1,202 40.0 64,992 62,483 2,080
Transportation and material moving
occupations .................................... 23.63 23.56 945 942 40.0 47,979 49,005 2,030
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, overtime.
where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual
information. hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to overtime.
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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. See NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
appendix A for more information. publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries categories not shown separately
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Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings1 of private industry establishments
for major occupational groups, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007
500
1-99 100-499
Occupational group2 Total workers
workers workers
or more
All workers .................................................................... $24.13 $19.69 $24.80 $33.02
Management, professional, and related ..................... 36.47 32.46 37.26 39.26
Management, business, and financial .................... 40.56 37.10 38.26 44.41
Professional and related ......................................... 34.17 29.35 36.94 35.75
Service ........................................................................ 12.12 11.55 11.28 17.15
Sales and office .......................................................... 18.50 17.06 20.13 21.16
Sales and related .................................................... 20.96 18.01 21.82 53.21
Office and administrative support ........................... 16.99 16.50 18.08 17.30
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 22.25 20.04 25.13 28.57
Construction and extraction ................................... 22.16 20.42 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 22.48 18.93 24.80 29.48
Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 18.87 16.03 18.21 27.35
Production .............................................................. 19.54 17.21 19.99 –
Transportation and material moving ....................... 18.26 14.89 16.87 30.97
Relative error3 (percent)
All workers .................................................................... 3.4 3.9 5.8 3.5
Management, professional, and related ..................... 4.1 6.4 8.4 1.9
Management, business, and financial .................... 3.7 9.6 6.0 2.7
Professional and related ......................................... 6.3 6.5 12.5 2.2
Service ........................................................................ 4.4 5.3 4.4 6.4
Sales and office .......................................................... 4.3 6.0 6.6 11.0
Sales and related .................................................... 8.5 15.5 7.9 18.2
Office and administrative support ........................... 2.4 2.4 4.5 3.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 4.8 3.5 6.5 6.4
Construction and extraction ................................... 5.7 4.1 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 5.8 5.1 6.4 6.4
Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 5.0 3.6 7.3 14.1
Production .............................................................. 3.7 7.6 10.0 –
Transportation and material moving ....................... 9.1 2.6 9.2 23.5
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error
paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to
adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate.
overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers
and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation
See appendix A for more information. Survey.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that
appendix B for more information. data did not meet publication criteria.
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Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers .................................................................... $21.27 $18.00 $838 $700 39.4 $43,372 $36,400 2,040
Management occupations ....................................... 40.42 40.04 1,626 1,539 40.2 83,302 80,022 2,061
Marketing and sales managers .............................. 48.62 43.43 1,994 1,729 41.0 103,700 89,910 2,133
Financial managers ................................................ 28.55 25.48 1,142 1,019 40.0 59,388 52,998 2,080
Construction managers .......................................... 48.60 48.00 1,944 1,920 40.0 101,093 99,840 2,080
Business and financial operations occupations ... 26.99 24.93 1,101 997 40.8 57,248 51,854 2,121
Computer and mathematical science occupations 35.69 37.93 1,427 1,517 40.0 74,227 78,892 2,080
Architecture and engineering occupations ........... 28.85 27.89 1,184 1,115 41.1 61,584 58,001 2,135
Architects, except naval .......................................... 31.02 27.89 1,303 1,115 42.0 67,733 58,001 2,183
Education, training, and library occupations ........ 19.33 15.77 767 631 39.7 38,599 32,802 1,997
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ............................................................ 15.81 13.84 622 554 39.3 30,354 28,796 1,920
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ........................................................ 34.17 39.00 1,315 1,328 38.5 68,370 69,056 2,001
Healthcare support occupations ............................. 15.93 17.00 558 576 35.1 29,036 29,952 1,823
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ........................................................ 11.30 9.54 433 370 38.3 22,502 19,240 1,991
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation
and serving workers ......................................... 16.44 16.83 679 673 41.3 35,286 35,000 2,146
First-line supervisors/managers of food
preparation and serving workers .................. 16.44 16.83 679 673 41.3 35,286 35,000 2,146
Cooks ..................................................................... 11.64 11.50 435 420 37.4 22,609 21,840 1,943
Fast food and counter workers ............................... 10.14 9.20 392 368 38.6 20,360 19,136 2,008
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ........................................................ 12.45 12.00 470 480 37.8 24,444 24,960 1,963
Building cleaning workers ....................................... 9.88 9.50 395 380 40.0 20,542 19,760 2,080
Personal care and service occupations ................. 15.75 13.38 602 480 38.2 30,840 24,777 1,958
Sales and related occupations ................................ 20.94 16.28 828 570 39.6 43,066 29,650 2,057
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ..... 25.14 22.84 1,022 914 40.6 53,132 47,507 2,114
Retail sales workers ............................................... 13.70 11.36 531 440 38.8 27,607 22,880 2,015
Cashiers, all workers .......................................... 12.72 11.70 482 454 37.9 25,057 23,629 1,970
Cashiers ......................................................... 12.72 11.70 482 454 37.9 25,057 23,629 1,970
Retail salespersons ............................................ 13.25 10.64 521 426 39.3 27,072 22,131 2,043
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ................................................... 33.31 23.08 1,380 910 41.4 71,750 47,343 2,154
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing, except technical and
scientific products ......................................... 33.35 22.76 1,384 800 41.5 71,950 41,600 2,157
Office and administrative support occupations .... 17.07 16.40 668 655 39.1 34,722 34,050 2,034
Financial clerks ....................................................... 16.40 16.40 647 606 39.4 33,633 31,512 2,051
Billing and posting clerks and machine
operators ...................................................... 18.15 17.50 684 656 37.7 35,559 34,112 1,959
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ... 17.88 17.50 712 700 39.8 37,013 36,400 2,070
Receptionists and information clerks ...................... 14.34 14.25 564 570 39.3 29,304 29,640 2,043
Secretaries and administrative assistants .............. 19.32 18.99 763 760 39.5 39,700 39,499 2,055
Executive secretaries and administrative
assistants ...................................................... 18.17 18.00 727 720 40.0 37,789 37,440 2,080
Office clerks, general .............................................. 16.28 14.44 603 577 37.1 31,271 30,000 1,921
Construction and extraction occupations ............. 20.42 19.67 810 787 39.7 42,141 40,922 2,064
Carpenters .............................................................. 22.69 20.50 908 820 40.0 47,192 42,640 2,080
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 19.05 19.00 762 760 40.0 39,633 39,520 2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 —
Continued
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
Production occupations .......................................... $18.04 $16.00 $718 $640 39.8 $36,432 $33,176 2,020
Miscellaneous production workers ......................... 13.22 12.13 529 485 40.0 27,507 25,226 2,080
Transportation and material moving occupations 15.47 14.50 619 580 40.0 32,208 30,160 2,082
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ................... 16.97 16.00 679 640 40.0 35,288 33,280 2,080
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ............... 18.73 18.00 749 720 40.0 38,968 37,440 2,080
Laborers and material movers, hand ...................... 15.04 13.00 602 520 40.0 31,283 27,040 2,080
Laborers and freight, stock, and material
movers, hand ................................................ 16.14 14.75 645 590 40.0 33,564 30,680 2,080
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime.
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to
the minimum full-time schedule. employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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 NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to shown separately
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Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers .................................................................... $29.60 $27.11 $1,188 $1,079 40.2 $61,574 $55,688 2,080
Management occupations ....................................... 50.90 52.59 2,109 1,933 41.4 109,686 100,499 2,155
Marketing and sales managers .............................. 48.60 47.82 1,944 1,913 40.0 101,094 99,457 2,080
Marketing managers ........................................... 49.14 47.82 1,966 1,913 40.0 102,218 99,457 2,080
Financial managers ................................................ 45.89 40.54 1,866 1,452 40.7 97,035 75,504 2,114
Business and financial operations occupations ... 35.57 34.14 1,473 1,340 41.4 76,607 69,701 2,154
Buyers and purchasing agents ............................... 40.61 43.96 1,760 1,758 43.3 91,495 91,441 2,253
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm
products ........................................................ 41.18 43.96 1,647 1,758 40.0 85,648 91,441 2,080
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail,
and farm products ......................................... 40.39 44.48 1,810 2,200 44.8 94,131 114,400 2,331
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ......................................................... 28.96 28.85 1,158 1,154 40.0 60,239 60,008 2,080
Management analysts ............................................ 35.39 33.19 1,414 1,328 39.9 73,508 69,035 2,077
Accountants and auditors ....................................... 30.90 26.02 1,333 1,154 43.1 69,309 59,987 2,243
Computer and mathematical science occupations 35.37 35.12 1,509 1,466 42.7 78,468 76,222 2,219
Computer software engineers ................................ 39.50 39.81 1,752 1,784 44.3 91,099 92,751 2,306
Computer software engineers, systems software 48.83 45.80 1,973 1,832 40.4 102,572 95,256 2,101
Computer support specialists ................................. 26.74 23.85 1,141 954 42.7 59,326 49,612 2,218
Computer systems analysts ................................... 36.32 37.32 1,541 1,503 42.4 80,108 78,173 2,206
Network systems and data communications
analysts ............................................................ 39.96 37.69 1,543 1,413 38.6 80,250 73,499 2,008
Architecture and engineering occupations ........... 44.80 44.09 1,792 1,764 40.0 93,194 91,707 2,080
Engineers ............................................................... 48.89 50.14 1,956 2,006 40.0 101,692 104,291 2,080
Electrical and electronics engineers ................... 33.60 28.51 1,344 1,141 40.0 69,883 59,309 2,080
Engineering technicians, except drafters ................ 30.35 28.37 1,214 1,135 40.0 63,127 59,010 2,080
Life, physical, and social science occupations ..... 30.46 25.96 1,215 1,038 39.9 63,183 54,001 2,074
Education, training, and library occupations ........ 37.02 39.69 1,403 1,488 37.9 69,218 74,500 1,870
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ........................................................ 26.65 25.50 1,066 1,020 40.0 53,444 53,040 2,005
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ........................................................ 33.58 33.00 1,328 1,320 39.6 69,080 68,640 2,057
Therapists ............................................................... 30.21 29.66 1,188 1,186 39.3 61,773 61,693 2,045
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ... 24.82 25.93 978 996 39.4 50,842 51,817 2,048
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 21.98 22.32 832 827 37.8 43,250 43,000 1,967
Healthcare support occupations ............................. 15.85 14.74 615 572 38.8 31,954 29,744 2,016
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .......... 14.64 14.08 555 542 37.9 28,885 28,184 1,973
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ............ 14.71 14.08 555 541 37.7 28,863 28,122 1,962
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...... 17.35 14.98 694 599 40.0 36,087 31,165 2,080
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ........................................................ 12.83 12.00 483 475 37.6 25,091 24,704 1,955
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ........................................................ 15.14 13.47 588 532 38.8 30,551 27,685 2,018
Building cleaning workers ....................................... 14.59 13.19 565 509 38.8 29,397 26,478 2,015
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ................................. 14.72 13.47 589 539 40.0 30,628 28,018 2,080
Personal care and service occupations ................. 11.91 10.05 406 400 34.1 20,834 20,748 1,750
Sales and related occupations ................................ 28.71 21.54 1,208 995 42.1 62,814 51,743 2,188
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ..... 38.83 37.49 1,685 1,500 43.4 87,632 77,985 2,257
Retail sales workers ............................................... 16.88 16.10 736 637 43.6 38,249 33,124 2,266
Cashiers, all workers .......................................... 14.95 13.95 588 558 39.3 30,560 29,016 2,045
Cashiers ......................................................... 14.95 13.95 588 558 39.3 30,560 29,016 2,045
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007 —
Continued
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
Sales and related occupations –Continued
Retail salespersons ............................................ $17.83 $18.09 $826 $594 46.3 $42,965 $30,888 2,410
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ................................................... 41.05 29.52 1,642 1,181 40.0 85,375 61,408 2,080
Office and administrative support occupations .... 18.31 17.48 727 698 39.7 37,789 36,321 2,064
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ......................... 25.16 24.02 1,027 961 40.8 53,413 49,962 2,123
Financial clerks ....................................................... 18.38 18.75 735 750 40.0 38,239 39,000 2,080
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ... 17.97 17.48 719 699 40.0 37,384 36,358 2,080
Customer service representatives .......................... 15.64 14.87 626 595 40.0 32,537 30,930 2,080
Human resources assistants, except payroll and
timekeeping ...................................................... 18.42 19.08 722 720 39.2 37,535 37,424 2,038
Secretaries and administrative assistants .............. 23.25 25.74 907 1,003 39.0 47,176 52,143 2,029
Executive secretaries and administrative
assistants ...................................................... 21.31 19.43 852 777 40.0 44,329 40,414 2,080
Office clerks, general .............................................. 15.34 13.63 610 540 39.8 31,743 28,080 2,069
Construction and extraction occupations ............. 26.17 28.04 1,033 1,122 39.5 51,869 54,612 1,982
Construction laborers ............................................. 19.79 19.94 791 797 40.0 39,744 41,467 2,009
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 26.21 26.77 1,048 1,071 40.0 54,511 55,688 2,080
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and
maintenance workers ....................................... 24.87 22.40 995 896 40.0 51,739 46,592 2,080
Production occupations .......................................... 21.63 21.30 865 852 40.0 44,993 44,304 2,080
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers ............................................. 29.70 25.48 1,188 1,019 40.0 61,766 52,990 2,080
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ............. 14.48 12.43 579 497 40.0 30,112 25,854 2,080
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and
weighers ........................................................... 23.04 23.56 922 942 40.0 47,922 48,996 2,080
Transportation and material moving occupations 22.92 19.32 900 776 39.2 46,688 40,435 2,037
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ................... 22.65 23.00 906 920 40.0 46,877 47,840 2,070
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ............... 22.42 23.00 897 920 40.0 46,346 47,840 2,067
Industrial truck and tractor operators ...................... 20.65 21.88 826 875 40.0 42,961 45,510 2,080
Laborers and material movers, hand ...................... 13.63 12.88 545 515 40.0 28,343 26,795 2,080
Laborers and freight, stock, and material
movers, hand ................................................ 14.12 14.89 565 596 40.0 29,375 30,975 2,080
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime.
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to
the minimum full-time schedule. employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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 NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to shown separately
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Table 17. Union1 and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational groups,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007
Union Nonunion
State and State and
Occupational group3 Private Private
Civilian local Civilian local
industry industry
workers government workers government
workers workers
workers workers
All workers .................................................................... $24.49 $23.65 $25.80 $24.56 $24.23 $30.81
Management, professional, and related ..................... 32.58 34.92 31.20 36.51 36.61 35.55
Management, business, and financial .................... 26.03 – 25.61 40.07 40.65 36.69
Professional and related ......................................... 33.48 35.12 32.36 34.00 34.04 33.32
Service ........................................................................ 18.95 15.15 21.49 12.00 11.78 16.58
Sales and office .......................................................... 17.25 15.18 19.31 18.90 18.94 16.98
Sales and related .................................................... 14.72 14.72 – 22.22 22.22 –
Office and administrative support ........................... 18.19 15.74 19.31 17.10 17.10 16.98
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 27.25 27.11 27.94 19.61 19.55 –
Construction and extraction ................................... 27.25 27.37 26.55 19.59 19.59 –
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 27.60 26.65 31.54 19.64 19.43 –
Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 21.67 21.64 22.06 17.40 17.34 –
Production .............................................................. 25.28 25.28 – 18.05 18.05 –
Transportation and material moving ....................... 20.42 20.27 22.06 16.47 16.31 –
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers .................................................................... 2.7 4.0 3.6 3.8 4.1 5.4
Management, professional, and related ..................... 2.6 2.9 3.9 4.0 4.4 2.1
Management, business, and financial .................... 9.3 – 10.3 3.3 3.7 3.8
Professional and related ......................................... 2.2 2.8 3.2 6.8 7.1 3.1
Service ........................................................................ 9.4 12.6 8.8 4.4 4.4 7.3
Sales and office .......................................................... 3.2 3.5 5.1 4.6 4.7 15.6
Sales and related .................................................... 6.7 6.7 – 9.0 9.0 –
Office and administrative support ........................... 4.0 7.7 5.1 2.6 2.6 15.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 5.7 6.7 6.3 2.0 2.0 –
Construction and extraction ................................... 8.4 9.7 3.7 1.8 1.8 –
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 4.5 4.6 3.4 6.7 6.7 –
Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 6.7 7.2 2.0 4.2 4.2 –
Production .............................................................. 4.4 4.4 – 4.0 4.0 –
Transportation and material moving ....................... 8.8 9.6 2.0 9.6 9.7 –
1 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through information.
collective bargaining. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval"
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, A.
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. See SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more publication criteria.
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Table 18. Time and incentive workers1: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational
groups, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007
Time Incentive
Occupational group3 Private Private
Civilian Civilian
industry industry
workers workers
workers workers
All workers .................................................................... $24.34 $23.87 $28.34 $28.34
Management, professional, and related ..................... 35.52 36.14 48.26 48.26
Management, business, and financial .................... 38.90 40.27 44.52 44.52
Professional and related ......................................... 33.71 33.98 – –
Service ........................................................................ 13.45 11.97 14.03 14.03
Sales and office .......................................................... 17.10 16.81 29.30 29.30
Sales and related .................................................... 16.38 16.38 32.72 32.72
Office and administrative support ........................... 17.38 17.01 16.57 16.57
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 22.50 22.07 – –
Construction and extraction ................................... – 22.00 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 23.24 22.25 – –
Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 18.96 18.84 19.83 19.83
Production .............................................................. 19.54 19.54 – –
Transportation and material moving ....................... 18.43 18.18 19.83 19.83
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers .................................................................... 3.0 3.6 8.3 8.3
Management, professional, and related ..................... 3.3 4.0 13.1 13.1
Management, business, and financial .................... 3.7 4.2 13.2 13.2
Professional and related ......................................... 5.0 6.1 – –
Service ........................................................................ 5.7 4.2 16.9 16.9
Sales and office .......................................................... 3.4 3.9 7.2 7.2
Sales and related .................................................... 10.2 10.2 8.7 8.7
Office and administrative support ........................... 1.8 1.9 24.2 24.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 4.7 5.0 – –
Construction and extraction ................................... – 5.8 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 6.0 6.4 – –
Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 4.8 5.0 8.3 8.3
Production .............................................................. 3.7 3.7 – –
Transportation and material moving ....................... 9.0 9.6 8.3 8.3
1 Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See
or salary. Incentive workers are those whose wages are at appendix B for more information.
least partially based on productivity payments such as piece 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error
rates, commissions, and production bonuses. expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate.
paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for
overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers Survey.
and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours.
See appendix A for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 data did not meet publication criteria.
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Table 19. Industry sector1: Mean hourly earnings2 for private industry workers by major occupational group,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007
Goods producing Service providing
Trade, Profes- Education
Occupational group3 Leisure
Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Other
and
tion turing tation, mation activities business health services
hospitality
and utilities services services
All workers ................................................ $25.23 $26.08 $23.20 – – – $22.81 – $20.34
Management, professional, and related 47.54 – 39.36 – – – 30.31 – 43.33
Management, business, and financial 50.77 35.78 42.84 – – – 28.82 – –
Professional and related ..................... – – 35.85 – – – 30.51 – –
Service .................................................... – – 15.37 – – – 13.81 – –
Sales and office ...................................... – 21.67 18.00 – – – 17.86 – 14.92
Sales and related ................................ – 31.58 19.15 – – – – – –
Office and administrative support ....... – 17.85 15.63 – – – 18.09 – 15.71
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance ..................................... 22.65 23.37 20.87 – – – – – –
Construction and extraction ............... – – – – – – – – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair .. – 31.55 21.07 – – – – – –
Production, transportation, and material
moving .............................................. – 19.58 18.97 – – – 13.82 – 16.77
Production .......................................... – 19.93 17.76 – – – – – –
Transportation and material moving ... – 17.10 19.16 – – – – – –
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers ................................................ 13.3 2.1 10.8 – – – 5.5 – 12.7
Management, professional, and related 9.2 – 3.8 – – – 10.1 – 5.4
Management, business, and financial 12.4 2.2 4.5 – – – 13.9 – –
Professional and related ..................... – – 9.6 – – – 10.9 – –
Service .................................................... – – 7.5 – – – 3.0 – –
Sales and office ...................................... – 11.4 8.8 – – – 5.8 – 3.6
Sales and related ................................ – 37.5 11.8 – – – – – –
Office and administrative support ....... – 7.9 4.4 – – – 3.8 – 2.1
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance ..................................... 6.8 15.6 8.8 – – – – – –
Construction and extraction ............... – – – – – – – – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair .. – 11.4 9.5 – – – – – –
Production, transportation, and material
moving .............................................. – 3.0 12.2 – – – 25.0 – 9.6
Production .......................................... – 3.2 9.5 – – – – – –
Transportation and material moving ... – 7.7 13.3 – – – – – –
1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2002 North American Industry 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
Classification System (NAICS). the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of
workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational criteria.
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
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Appendix A: Technical Note
T his section provides basic information on the proce-
dures and concepts used to produce the data contained
in this bulletin. It is divided into three parts: Planning for
Sampling frame
The list of establishments from which the survey sample
was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State
the survey; data collection; and processing and analyzing unemployment insurance reports. Due to the volatility of
the data. Although this section answers some questions industries within the private sector, sampling frames were
commonly asked by data users, it is not a comprehensive developed using the most recent month of reference avail-
description of all of the steps required to produce the data. able at the time the sample was selected. Approximately
one-fifth of the private industry sample is reselected each
Planning for the survey year. The sampling frame for State and local government
establishments is revised every 10 years.
The overall design of the National Compensation Survey
(NCS) includes questions of scope, frame, and sample se- Sample design
lection. The sample for this survey area was selected using a two-
stage stratified design with probability proportional to em-
Survey scope ployment sampling at each stage. The first stage of sample
This survey covered establishments employing one worker selection was a probability sample of establishments. The
or more in private goods-producing industries (mining, sample of establishments was drawn by first stratifying the
construction, and manufacturing); private service-providing sampling frame by industry and ownership. The number of
industries (trade, transportation, and utilities, information, sample establishments allocated to each stratum is ap-
financial activities, professional and business services, edu- proximately proportional to the stratum employment. Each
cation and health services, leisure and hospitality, and other sampled establishment is selected within a stratum with a
services); State governments; and local governments. Ag- probability proportional to its employment. Use of this
riculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, private households, technique means that the larger an establishment’s em-
and the Federal Government were excluded from the scope ployment, the greater its chance of selection. Weights were
of the survey. For purposes of this survey, an establish- applied to each establishment when the data were tabulated
ment is an economic unit that produces goods or services, a so that it represents similar units (by industry and employ-
central administrative office, or an auxiliary unit providing ment size) in the economy that were not selected for collec-
support services to a company. For private industries in tion. The second stage of sample selection, detailed below,
this survey, the establishment is usually at a single physical was a probability sample of occupations within a sampled
location. For State and local governments, an establishment establishment.
is defined as all locations of a government agency within
the sampled area. Data collection
The statistical area covered by this survey is defined by
the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as of The collection of data from survey respondents required
December 2003. The Seattle–Tacoma–Olympia, WA, detailed procedures. Field economists collected the data,
Combined Statistical Area (CSA) includes: working out of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Re-
gional Offices and visiting each establishment surveyed.
• Bremerton–Silverdale, WA, Metropolitan Statistical Other contact methods, such as mail and telephone, were
Area: Kitsap County, WA used to clarify and update data.
• Oak Harbor, WA, Micropolitan Statistical Area: Island
County, WA Occupational selection and classification
• Olympia, WA, Metropolitan Statistical Area: Thurston Identification of the occupations for which wage data were
County, WA to be collected was a multistep process:
• Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA, Metropolitan Statis-
tical Area: King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties, WA 1. Probability-proportional-to-size selection of estab-
• Shelton, WA, Micropolitan Statistical Area: Mason lishment jobs
County, WA
A-1
2. Classification of jobs into occupations based on the depending on whether any part of pay was directly based
2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) on the actual production of the worker, rather than solely
system on hours worked. Finally, the worker was identified as be-
3. Characterization of jobs as full-time versus part- ing in a union job or a nonunion job. See the “Definition of
time, union versus nonunion, and time versus incen- terms” section on the following page for more detail.
tive
4. Determination of the level of work of each job Occupational leveling
In the last step before wage data were collected, the work
For each occupation, wage data were collected for those level of each selected job was determined using a “point
workers whose jobs could be characterized by the criteria factor leveling” process. Point factor leveling matches cer-
identified in the last three steps. If a specific work level tain aspects of a job to specific levels of work with as-
could not be determined, wages were still collected. signed point values. Points for each factor are then totaled
In step one, the jobs to be sampled were selected at each to determine the overall work level for the job.
establishment by the BLS field economist. A complete list The NCS program is in the process of converting from a
of employees was used for sampling, with each selected nine-factor to a four-factor occupational leveling system.
worker representing a job within the establishment. The conversion is being phased in via annual NCS sample
As with the selection of establishments, the selection of replenishment groups and will require several years for full
a job was based on probability proportional to its size in implementation. The four occupational leveling factors
the establishment. The greater the number of people work- are:
ing in a job in the establishment, the greater its chance of
selection. • Knowledge
The number of jobs for which data were collected in • Job controls and complexity
each establishment was based on the establishment’s em- • Contacts (nature and purpose)
ployment size. The number of jobs selected followed this • Physical environment
schedule:
Each factor consists of several levels, and each level has
Number Number an associated description and assigned points. A knowl-
of employees of selected jobs edge guide for 24 families of closely related occupations
contains short definitions of the point levels of knowledge
1–49 Up to 4 expected for the occupations and presents relevant exam-
50–249 6 ples. The other three factors use identical descriptions for
250 or more 8 all occupational categories and contain a definition of each
point level within each factor.
Exceptions include State and local government units, The description within each factor best matching the job
for which up to 20 jobs may be selected, and the aircraft is chosen. The point levels within each factor are designed
manufacturing industry units (those matching NAICS code to describe the thresholds of distinct levels of work. When
336411) for which up to 32 jobs may be selected. a job does not meet the full description of a point level, the
The second step of the process entailed classifying the next lowest point level is used. Points for the four factors
selected jobs into occupations based on their duties. NCS are totaled to determine the overall work level. NCS pub-
uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) lishes data for up to 15 work levels.
system. A selected job may fall into any one of about 800 Most supervisory occupations are evaluated based on
occupational classifications, from accountant to zoologist. their duties and responsibilities. A modified approach is
When workers could be classified in more than one occupa- used for professional and administrative supervisors when
tion, they were classified in the occupation that required the they direct professional work and are paid primarily to su-
higher skill level. When there was no perceptible differ- pervise. Such supervisory occupations are leveled based
ence in skill level, the workers were classified in the occu- on the work level of the highest position reporting to them.
pation that described their primary activity. For a complete description of point factor leveling, refer
Each occupational classification is an element of a to the publication “National Compensation Survey: Guide
broader classification known as a major group. Occupa- for Evaluating Your Firm’s Jobs and Pay,” available at the
tions can fall into any of 22 major groups. Appendix B BLS National Compensation Survey Internet site at
contains a complete list of all individual occupations, clas- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbr0004.pdf.
sified by the major group to which they belong.
In step three, certain other job characteristics of the Combined work levels
chosen worker were identified. First, the worker was iden- This bulletin includes a table which simplifies the presenta-
tified as holding either a full-time or part-time job, based tion of work levels by combining them into four broad
on the establishment’s definition of those terms. Then, the groups. The groups were determined by combinations of
worker was classified as having a time versus incentive job,
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knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, physical day and per week, exclusive of overtime, were recorded.
environment, and supervisory duties, and are meant to be Annual weeks worked were determined. Because salaried
comparable across different occupations. The broad workers who are exempt from overtime provisions often
groups and the combined work levels are: work beyond the assigned work schedule, their typical
number of hours actually worked was collected.
Group Levels The earnings estimates for aircraft pilots and flight en-
designation combined gineers (SOC code 53-2010) and detailed occupations
within this group, and the earnings estimates for flight at-
Group I Levels 1–4 tendants (SOC code 39-6031), included flight pay and
Group II Levels 5–8 flight hours only; these estimates may not reflect the total
Group III Levels 9–12 earnings and hours worked.
Group IV Levels 13–15
Union workers
Collection period The NCS defines a union worker as any employee in a un-
Survey data were collected over a 13-month period for the ion occupation when all of the following conditions are
larger metropolitan areas in the NCS program. For the met: a labor organization is recognized as the bargaining
smaller metropolitan areas, data were collected over a 4- agent for all workers in the occupation; wage and salary
month period. For each establishment in the survey, the rates are determined through collection bargaining or nego-
data reflect the establishment’s most recent information at tiations; and settlement terms, which must include earnings
the time of collection. The payroll reference month shown provisions and may include benefit provisions, are embod-
in the tables reflects the average date of this information for ied in a signed, mutually binding collective bargaining
all sample units. agreement.
A nonunion worker is an employee in an occupation not
Earnings meeting the conditions for union coverage.
Earnings were defined as regular payments from the em-
ployer to the employee as compensation for straight-time Processing and analyzing the data
hourly work, or for any salaried work performed. The fol-
lowing components were included as part of earnings: Data were processed and analyzed at the BLS National Of-
fice following collection.
• Incentive pay, including commissions, production
bonuses, and piece rates Weighting and nonresponse
• Cost-of-living allowances Sample weights were calculated for each establishment and
• Hazard pay occupation in the survey. These weights reflected the rela-
• Payments of income deferred due to participation tive size of the occupation within the establishment and of
in a salary reduction plan the establishment within the sample universe. Weights
• Deadhead pay, defined as pay given to transporta- were used to aggregate data for the individual establish-
tion workers returning in a vehicle without freight ments or occupations into the various data series. Some of
or passengers the establishments surveyed could not supply or refused to
supply information. If data were not provided by a sample
The following forms of payments were not considered member during the initial interview, the weights of re-
part of straight-time earnings: sponding sample members in the same or similar “cells”
were adjusted to account for the missing data. This tech-
• Shift differentials, defined as extra payment for nique assumes that the mean value of data for the nonre-
working a schedule that varies from the norm, such spondents equals the mean value of data for the respon-
as night or weekend work dents at some detailed “cell” level. Responding and
• Premium pay for overtime, holidays, and weekends nonresponding establishments were classified into these
• Bonuses not directly tied to production (such as cells according to industry and employment size. Respond-
Christmas and profit-sharing bonuses) ing and nonresponding occupations within responding es-
• Uniform and tool allowances tablishments were classified into cells that were addition-
• Free or subsidized room and board ally defined by major occupation group.
• Payments made by third parties (for example, tips) If average hourly earnings data were not provided by a
• On-call pay sample member during the update interview, then missing
average hourly earnings were imputed by multiplying prior
To calculate earnings for various periods (hourly, average hourly earnings by the rate of change in the aver-
weekly, and annual), data on work schedules also were col- age hourly earnings of respondents. The regression model
lected. For hourly workers, scheduled hours worked per that takes into account available establishment characteris-
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tics is used to derive the rate of change in the average each published occupation. At the 50th percentile, the me-
hourly earnings. dian, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the
Establishments that were determined to be out of busi- rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the
ness or outside the scope of the survey had their weights rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours
changed to zero. are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more
Estimation than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow
The wage series in the tables are computed by combining the same logic.
the wages for each sampled occupation. Before being
combined, individual wage rates are weighted by the num- Data reliability
ber of workers; the sample weight, adjusted for nonre- The data in this bulletin are estimates from a scientifically
sponding establishments and other factors; and the occupa- selected probability sample. There are two types of errors
tion’s scheduled hours of work. The sample weight reflects possible in an estimate based on a sample survey, sampling
the inverse of each unit’s probability of selection at each and nonsampling.
sample selection stage and four weight adjustment factors. Sampling errors occur because observations come only
The first factor adjusts for establishment nonresponse and from a sample and not from an entire population. The
the second factor adjusts for occupational nonresponse. sample used for this survey is one of a number of possible
The third factor adjusts for any special situations that may samples of the same size that could have been selected us-
have occurred during data collection. The fourth factor, ing the sample design. Estimates derived from the different
post-stratification, also called benchmarking, is introduced samples would differ from each other.
to adjust estimated employment totals to the current counts A measure of the variation among these differing esti-
of employment by industry. The latest available employ- mates is called the standard error or sampling error. It in-
ment counts were used to derive average hourly earnings in dicates the precision with which an estimate from a particu-
this publication. lar sample approximates the average result of all possible
Not all calculated series met the criteria for publication. samples. The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard
Before any series was published, it was reviewed to make error divided by the estimate. RSE data are provided
sure that the number of observations underlying it was suf- alongside the earnings data in the bulletin tables.
ficient. This review prevented the publication of a series The standard error can be used to calculate a “confi-
that could have revealed information about a specific estab- dence interval” around a sample estimate. As an example,
lishment. suppose a table shows that mean hourly earnings for all
Estimates of the number of workers represent the total workers were $17.75, with a relative standard error of 1.0
in all establishments within the scope of the study, and not percent for this estimate. At the 90-percent level, the con-
the number actually surveyed. Because occupational struc- fidence interval for this estimate is from $17.46 to $18.04
tures among establishments differ, estimates of the number ($17.75 minus and plus $0.29, where $0.29 is the product
of workers obtained from the sample of establishments of 1.645 times 1.0 percent times $17.75). If all possible
serve to indicate only the relative importance of the occu- samples were selected to estimate the population value, the
pational groups studied. interval from each sample would include the true popula-
tion value approximately 90 percent of the time.
Percentiles Nonsampling errors also affect survey results. They
The percentiles presented in tables 6 through 10 are com- can stem from many sources, such as inability to obtain in-
puted using earnings reported for individual workers in formation for some establishments, difficulties with survey
sampled establishment jobs and their scheduled hours of definitions, inability of the respondents to provide correct
work. Establishments in the survey may report only indi- information, or mistakes in recording or coding the data ob-
vidual-worker earnings for each sampled job. For the cal- tained. Although they were not specifically measured, the
culation of percentile estimates, the individual-worker nonsampling errors were expected to be minimal due to the
hourly earnings are appropriately weighted and then ar- extensive training of the field economists who gathered the
rayed from lowest to highest. survey data, computer edits of the data, and detailed data
The published 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percen- review.
tiles designate position in the earnings distribution within
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Appendix table 1. Number of workers1 represented by the survey,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2007
State and
Private
Civilian local
Occupational group2 industry
workers government
workers
workers
All workers .................................................................... 1,849,600 1,581,100 268,500
Management, professional, and related ..................... 651,700 504,700 147,000
Management, business, and financial .................... 213,500 171,000 42,500
Professional and related ......................................... 438,200 333,700 104,500
Service ........................................................................ 361,200 305,000 56,200
Sales and office .......................................................... 381,500 335,600 46,000
Sales and related .................................................... 133,900 133,900 –
Office and administrative support ........................... 247,600 201,700 46,000
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 181,500 169,100 12,400
Construction and extraction ................................... 125,600 119,300 6,200
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 55,400 49,800 5,600
Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 273,700 266,700 7,000
Production .............................................................. 124,100 124,100 –
Transportation and material moving ....................... 149,600 142,600 7,000
1 The number of workers represented by the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of system. See appendix B for more information.
the number of workers provide a description of size
and composition of the labor force included in the SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National
survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for Compensation Survey.
comparison to other statistical series to measure
employment trends or levels. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the that data did not meet publication criteria.
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Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA
CSA, December 2007
State and
Private
Establishments Total local
industry
government
Total in sampling frame1 ................................................ 91,233 90,249 984
Total in sample ............................................................... 614 549 65
Responding ............................................................ 368 322 46
Refused or unable to provide data ......................... 173 154 19
Out of business or not in survey scope .................. 73 73 0
1 The list of establishments from which the government entity.
survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was
developed from State unemployment insurance SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National
reports and is based on the 2002 North American Compensation Survey.
Industry Classification System (NAICS). For private
industries, an establishment is usually a single NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or
physical location. For State and local governments, that data did not meet publication criteria.
an establishment is defined as all locations of a
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Appendix B. Standard Occupational
Classification System
The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system is used by all Federal statistical agencies. Workers are classi-
fied into one of approximately 800 detailed occupations. To facilitate classification, occupations are combined to form
major groups, minor groups, and broad occupations. Each item in the hierarchy is designated by a six-digit code. Ma-
jor group codes end with 0000, minor groups end with 000, and broad occupations end with 0. The following list is
used by the National Compensation Survey (NCS) for publication.
11-0000 Management Occupations 11-9121 Natural Sciences Managers
11-1011 Chief Executives 11-9141 Property, Real Estate, and Community
11-1021 General and Operations Managers Association Managers
11-1031 Legislators 11-9151 Social and Community Service Managers
11-2011 Advertising and Promotions Managers
11-2020 Marketing and Sales Managers 13-0000 Business and Financial Operations
11-2021 Marketing Managers Occupations
11-2022 Sales Managers 13-1011 Agents and Business Managers of Artists,
11-2031 Public Relations Managers Performers, and Athletes
11-3011 Administrative Services Managers 13-1020 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
11-3021 Computer and Information Systems 13-1021 Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm
Managers Products
11-3031 Financial Managers 13-1022 Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm
11-3040 Human Resources Managers Products
11-3041 Compensation and Benefits Managers 13-1023 Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale,
11-3042 Training and Development Managers Retail, and Farm Products
11-3051 Industrial Production Managers 13-1030 Claims Adjusters, Appraisers, Examiners,
11-3061 Purchasing Managers and Investigators
11-3071 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution 13-1031 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and
Managers Investigators
11-9010 Agricultural Managers 13-1032 Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
11-9011 Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural 13-1041 Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture,
Managers Construction, Health and Safety, and
11-9012 Farmers and Ranchers Transportation
11-9021 Construction Managers 13-1051 Cost Estimators
11-9030 Education Administrators 13-1061 Emergency Management Specialists
11-9031 Education Administrators, Preschool and 13-1070 Human Resources, Training, and Labor
Child Care Center/Program Relations Specialists
11-9032 Education Administrators, Elementary and 13-1071 Employment, Recruitment, and Placement
Secondary School Specialists
11-9033 Education Administrators, Postsecondary 13-1072 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis
11-9041 Engineering Managers Specialists
11-9051 Food Service Managers 13-1073 Training and Development Specialists
11-9061 Funeral Directors 13-1081 Logisticians
11-9071 Gaming Managers 13-1111 Management Analysts
11-9081 Lodging Managers 13-1121 Meeting and Convention Planners
11-9111 Medical and Health Services Managers 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors
B-1
13-2021 Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 17-2041 Chemical Engineers
13-2031 Budget Analysts 17-2051 Civil Engineers
13-2041 Credit Analysts 17-2061 Computer Hardware Engineers
13-2050 Financial Analysts and Advisors 17-2070 Electrical and Electronics Engineers
13-2051 Financial Analysts 17-2071 Electrical Engineers
13-2052 Personal Financial Advisors 17-2072 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
13-2053 Insurance Underwriters 17-2081 Environmental Engineers
13-2061 Financial Examiners 17-2110 Industrial Engineers, Including Health and
13-2070 Loan Counselors and Officers Safety
13-2071 Loan Counselors 17-2111 Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining
13-2072 Loan Officers Safety Engineers and Inspectors
13-2080 Tax Examiners, Collectors, Preparers, and 17-2112 Industrial Engineers
Revenue Agents 17-2121 Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
13-2081 Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue 17-2131 Materials Engineers
Agents 17-2141 Mechanical Engineers
13-2082 Tax Preparers 17-2151 Mining and Geological Engineers, Including
Mining Safety Engineers
15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Science 17-2161 Nuclear Engineers
Occupations 17-2171 Petroleum Engineers
15-1011 Computer and Information Scientists, 17-3010 Drafters
Research 17-3011 Architectural and Civil Drafters
15-1021 Computer Programmers 17-3012 Electrical and Electronics Drafters
15-1030 Computer Software Engineers 17-3013 Mechanical Drafters
15-1031 Computer Software Engineers, Applications 17-3020 Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters
15-1032 Computer Software Engineers, Systems 17-3021 Aerospace Engineering and Operations
Software Technicians
15-1041 Computer Support Specialists 17-3022 Civil Engineering Technicians
15-1051 Computer Systems Analysts 17-3023 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
15-1061 Database Administrators Technicians
15-1071 Network and Computer Systems 17-3024 Electro-Mechanical Technicians
Administrators 17-3025 Environmental Engineering Technicians
15-1081 Network Systems and Data Communications 17-3026 Industrial Engineering Technicians
Analysts 17-3027 Mechanical Engineering Technicians
15-2011 Actuaries 17-3031 Surveying and Mapping Technicians
15-2021 Mathematicians
15-2031 Operations Research Analysts 19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science
15-2041 Statisticians Occupations
15-2090 Miscellaneous Mathematical Science 19-1000 Life Scientists
Occupations 19-1010 Agricultural and Food Scientists
15-2091 Mathematical Technicians 19-1011 Animal Scientists
19-1012 Food Scientists and Technologists
17-0000 Architecture and Engineering 19-1013 Soil and Plant Scientists
Occupations 19-1020 Biological Scientists
17-1010 Architects, Except Naval 19-1021 Biochemists and Biophysicists
17-1011 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 19-1022 Microbiologists
17-1012 Landscape Architects 19-1023 Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
17-1020 Surveyors, Cartographers, and 19-1030 Conservation Scientists and Foresters
Photogrammetrists 19-1031 Conservation Scientists
17-1021 Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 19-1032 Foresters
17-1022 Surveyors 19-1040 Medical Scientists
17-2000 Engineers 19-1041 Epidemiologists
17-2011 Aerospace Engineers 19-1042 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
17-2021 Agricultural Engineers 19-2000 Physical Scientists
17-2031 Biomedical Engineers 19-2010 Astronomers and Physicists
B-2
19-2011 Astronomers 21-1023 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social
19-2012 Physicists Workers
19-2021 Atmospheric and Space Scientists 21-1090 Miscellaneous Community and Social
19-2030 Chemists and Materials Scientists Service Specialists
19-2031 Chemists 21-1091 Health Educators
19-2032 Materials Scientists 21-1092 Probation Officers and Correctional
19-2040 Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists Treatment Specialists
19-2041 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, 21-1093 Social and Human Service Assistants
Including Health 21-2011 Clergy
19-2042 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and 21-2021 Directors, Religious Activities and Education
Geographers
19-2043 Hydrologists 23-0000 Legal Occupations
19-3011 Economists 23-1011 Lawyers
19-3020 Market and Survey Researchers 23-1020 Judges, Magistrates, and Other Judicial
19-3021 Market Research Analysts Workers
19-3022 Survey Researchers 23-1021 Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators,
19-3030 Psychologists and Hearing Officers
19-3031 Clinical, Counseling, and School 23-1022 Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Psychologists 23-1023 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
19-3032 Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 23-2011 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
19-3041 Sociologists 23-2090 Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers
19-3051 Urban and Regional Planners 23-2091 Court Reporters
19-3090 Miscellaneous Social Scientists and Related 23-2092 Law Clerks
Workers 23-2093 Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
19-3091 Anthropologists and Archeologists
19-3092 Geographers 25-0000 Education, Training and Library
19-3093 Historians Occupations
19-3094 Political Scientists 25-1000 Postsecondary Teachers
19-4011 Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 25-1011 Business Teachers, Postsecondary
19-4021 Biological Technicians 25-1020 Math and Computer Teachers,
19-4031 Chemical Technicians Postsecondary
19-4041 Geological and Petroleum Technicians 25-1021 Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
19-4051 Nuclear Technicians 25-1022 Mathematical Science Teachers,
19-4061 Social Science Research Assistants Postsecondary
19-4090 Miscellaneous Life, Physical, and Social 25-1030 Engineering and Architecture Teachers,
Science Technicians Postsecondary
19-4091 Environmental Science and Protection 25-1031 Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Technicians, Including Health 25-1032 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
19-4092 Forensic Science Technicians 25-1040 Life Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
19-4093 Forest and Conservation Technicians 25-1041 Agricultural Sciences Teachers,
Postsecondary
21-0000 Community and Social Services 25-1042 Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Occupations 25-1043 Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers,
21-1010 Counselors Postsecondary
21-1011 Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder 25-1050 Physical Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Counselors 25-1051 Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space
21-1012 Educational, Vocational, and School Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Counselors 25-1052 Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
21-1013 Marriage and Family Therapists 25-1053 Environmental Science Teachers,
21-1014 Mental Health Counselors Postsecondary
21-1015 Rehabilitation Counselors 25-1054 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
21-1020 Social Workers 25-1060 Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
21-1021 Child, Family, and School Social Workers 25-1061 Anthropology and Archeology Teachers,
21-1022 Medical and Public Health Social Workers Postsecondary
B-3
25-1062 Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, 25-2030 Secondary School Teachers
Postsecondary 25-2031 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special
25-1063 Economics Teachers, Postsecondary and Vocational Education
25-1064 Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 25-2032 Vocational Education Teachers, Secondary
25-1065 Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary School
25-1066 Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-2040 Special Education Teachers
25-1067 Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-2041 Special Education Teachers, Preschool,
25-1070 Health Teachers, Postsecondary Kindergarten, and Elementary School
25-1071 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-2042 Special Education Teachers, Middle School
25-1072 Nursing Instructors and Teachers, 25-2043 Special Education Teachers, Secondary
Postsecondary School
25-1080 Education and Library Science Teachers, 25-3000 Other Teachers and Instructors
Postsecondary 25-3011 Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and
25-1081 Education Teachers, Postsecondary GED Teachers and Instructors
25-1082 Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-3021 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
25-1110 Law, Criminal Justice, and Social Work 25-4010 Archivists, Curators, and Museum
Teachers, Postsecondary Technicians
25-1111 Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement 25-4011 Archivists
Teachers, Postsecondary 25-4012 Curators
25-1112 Law Teachers, Postsecondary 25-4013 Museum Technicians and Conservators
25-1113 Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 25-4021 Librarians
25-1120 Arts, Communications, and Humanities 25-4031 Library Technicians
Teachers, Postsecondary 25-9011 Audio-Visual Collections Specialists
25-1121 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, 25-9021 Farm and Home Management Advisors
Postsecondary 25-9031 Instructional Coordinators
25-1122 Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 25-9041 Teacher Assistants
25-1123 English Language and Literature Teachers,
Postsecondary 27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports,
25-1124 Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, and Media Occupations
Postsecondary 27-1010 Artists and Related Workers
25-1125 History Teachers, Postsecondary 27-1011 Art Directors
25-1126 Philosophy and Religion Teachers, 27-1012 Craft Artists
Postsecondary 27-1013 Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors,
25-1190 Miscellaneous Postsecondary Teachers and Illustrators
25-1191 Graduate Teaching Assistants 27-1014 Multi-Media Artists and Animators
25-1192 Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 27-1020 Designers
25-1193 Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, 27-1021 Commercial and Industrial Designers
Postsecondary 27-1022 Fashion Designers
25-1194 Vocational Education Teachers, 27-1023 Floral Designers
Postsecondary 27-1024 Graphic Designers
25-2000 Primary, Secondary, and Special Education 27-1025 Interior Designers
School Teachers 27-1026 Merchandise Displayers and Window
25-2010 Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers Trimmers
25-2011 Preschool Teachers, Except Special 27-1027 Set and Exhibit Designers
Education 27-2010 Actors, Producers, and Directors
25-2012 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special 27-2011 Actors
Education 27-2012 Producers and Directors
25-2020 Elementary and Middle School Teachers 27-2020 Athletes, Coaches, Umpires, and Related
25-2021 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Workers
Education 27-2021 Athletes and Sports Competitors
25-2022 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and 27-2022 Coaches and Scouts
Vocational Education 27-2023 Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports
25-2023 Vocational Education Teachers, Middle Officials
School 27-2030 Dancers and Choreographers
B-4
27-2031 Dancers 29-1081 Podiatrists
27-2032 Choreographers 29-1111 Registered Nurses
27-2040 Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers 29-1120 Therapists
27-2041 Music Directors and Composers 29-1121 Audiologists
27-2042 Musicians and Singers 29-1122 Occupational Therapists
27-3010 Announcers 29-1123 Physical Therapists
27-3011 Radio and Television Announcers 29-1124 Radiation Therapists
27-3012 Public Address System and Other 29-1125 Recreational Therapists
Announcers 29-1126 Respiratory Therapists
27-3020 News Analysts, Reporters and 29-1127 Speech-Language Pathologists
Correspondents 29-1131 Veterinarians
27-3021 Broadcast News Analysts 29-2010 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and
27-3022 Reporters and Correspondents Technicians
27-3031 Public Relations Specialists 29-2011 Medical and Clinical Laboratory
27-3040 Writers and Editors Technologists
27-3041 Editors 29-2012 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
27-3042 Technical Writers 29-2021 Dental Hygienists
27-3043 Writers and Authors 29-2030 Diagnostic Related Technologists and
27-3090 Miscellaneous Media and Communication Technicians
Workers 29-2031 Cardiovascular Technologists and
27-3091 Interpreters and Translators Technicians
27-4010 Broadcast and Sound Engineering 29-2032 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Technicians and Radio Operators 29-2033 Nuclear Medicine Technologists
27-4011 Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 29-2034 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
27-4012 Broadcast Technicians 29-2041 Emergency Medical Technicians and
27-4013 Radio Operators Paramedics
27-4014 Sound Engineering Technicians 29-2050 Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioner
27-4021 Photographers Support Technicians
27-4030 Television, Video, and Motion Picture 29-2051 Dietetic Technicians
Camera Operators and Editors 29-2052 Pharmacy Technicians
27-4031 Camera Operators, Television, Video, and 29-2053 Psychiatric Technicians
Motion Picture 29-2054 Respiratory Therapy Technicians
27-4032 Film and Video Editors 29-2055 Surgical Technologists
29-2056 Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
29-0000 Healthcare Practitioner and Technical 29-2061 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational
Occupations Nurses
29-1011 Chiropractors 29-2071 Medical Records and Health Information
29-1020 Dentists Technicians
29-1021 Dentists, General 29-2081 Opticians, Dispensing
29-1022 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 29-2090 Miscellaneous Health Technologists and
29-1023 Orthodontists Technicians
29-1024 Prosthodontists 29-2091 Orthotists and Prosthetists
29-1031 Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-9010 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
29-1041 Optometrists and Technicians
29-1051 Pharmacists 29-9011 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
29-1060 Physicians and Surgeons 29-9012 Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
29-1061 Anesthesiologists 29-9090 Miscellaneous Healthcare Practitioner and
29-1062 Family and General Practitioners Technical Workers
29-1063 Internists, General 29-9091 Athletic Trainers
29-1064 Obstetricians and Gynecologists
29-1065 Pediatricians, General 31-0000 Healthcare Support Occupations
29-1066 Psychiatrists 31-1010 Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health
29-1067 Surgeons Aides
29-1071 Physician Assistants 31-1011 Home Health Aides
B-5
31-1012 Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants 35-0000 Food Preparation and Serving Related
31-1013 Psychiatric Aides Occupations
31-2010 Occupational Therapist Assistants and Aides 35-1010 First-Line Supervisors/Managers, Food
31-2011 Occupational Therapist Assistants Preparation and Serving Workers
31-2012 Occupational Therapist Aides 35-1011 Chefs and Head Cooks
31-2020 Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides 35-1012 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food
31-2021 Physical Therapist Assistants Preparation and Serving Workers
31-2022 Physical Therapist Aides 35-2010 Cooks
31-9011 Massage Therapists 35-2011 Cooks, Fast Food
31-9090 Miscellaneous Healthcare Support 35-2012 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Occupations 35-2014 Cooks, Restaurant
31-9091 Dental Assistants 35-2015 Cooks, Short Order
31-9092 Medical Assistants 35-2021 Food Preparation Workers
31-9093 Medical Equipment Preparers 35-3011 Bartenders
31-9094 Medical Transcriptionists 35-3020 Fast Food and Counter Workers
31-9095 Pharmacy Aides 35-3021 Combined Food Preparation and Serving
31-9096 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Workers, Including Fast Food
Caretakers 35-3022 Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food
35-3031 Waiters and Waitresses
33-0000 Protective Service Occupations 35-3041 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
33-1010 First-Line Supervisors/Managers, Law 35-9011 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and
Enforcement Workers Bartender Helpers
33-1011 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of 35-9021 Dishwashers
Correctional Officers 35-9031 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge,
33-1012 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Coffee Shop
and Detectives Note: NCS tables may include the special group Food
33-1021 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Service, Tipped, combining Bartenders, Waiters and
Fighting and Prevention Workers Waitresses, and Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants
33-2011 Fire Fighters and Bartender Helpers.
33-2020 Fire Inspectors
33-2021 Fire Inspectors and Investigators 37-0000 Building and Grounds Cleaning and
33-2022 Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Maintenance Occupations
Specialists 37-1010 First-Line Supervisors/Managers, Building
33-3010 Bailiffs, Correctional Officers, and Jailers and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
33-3011 Bailiffs Workers
33-3012 Correctional Officers and Jailers 37-1011 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
33-3021 Detectives and Criminal Investigators Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
33-3031 Fish and Game Wardens 37-1012 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
33-3041 Parking Enforcement Workers Landscaping, Lawn Service, and
33-3050 Police Officers Groundskeeping Workers
33-3051 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 37-2010 Building Cleaning Workers
33-3052 Transit and Railroad Police 37-2011 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and
33-9011 Animal Control Workers Housekeeping Cleaners
33-9021 Private Detectives and Investigators 37-2012 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
33-9030 Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance 37-2021 Pest Control Workers
Officers 37-3010 Grounds Maintenance Workers
33-9031 Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming 37-3011 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Investigators 37-3012 Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and
33-9032 Security Guards Applicators, Vegetation
33-9090 Miscellaneous Protective Service Workers 37-3013 Tree Trimmers and Pruners
33-9091 Crossing Guards
33-9092 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other 39-0000 Personal Care and Service Occupations
Recreational Protective Service Workers 39-1010 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Gaming
Workers
B-6
39-1011 Gaming Supervisors 41-1012 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
39-1012 Slot Key Persons Non-Retail Sales Workers
39-1021 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal 41-2000 Retail Sales Workers
Service Workers 41-2010 Cashiers, All Workers
39-2011 Animal Trainers 41-2011 Cashiers
39-2021 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 41-2012 Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
39-3010 Gaming Services Workers 41-2020 Counter and Rental Clerks and Parts
39-3011 Gaming Dealers Salespersons
39-3012 Gaming and Sports Book Writers and 41-2021 Counter and Rental Clerks
Runners 41-2022 Parts Salespersons
39-3021 Motion Picture Projectionists 41-2031 Retail Salespersons
39-3031 Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket 41-3011 Advertising Sales Agents
Takers 41-3021 Insurance Sales Agents
39-3090 Miscellaneous Entertainment Attendants and 41-3031 Securities, Commodities, and Financial
Related Workers Services Sales Agents
39-3091 Amusement and Recreation Attendants 41-3041 Travel Agents
39-3092 Costume Attendants 41-4010 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and
39-3093 Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Manufacturing
Room Attendants 41-4011 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and
39-4011 Embalmers Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific
39-4021 Funeral Attendants Products
39-5010 Barbers and Cosmetologists 41-4012 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and
39-5011 Barbers Manufacturing, Except Technical and
39-5012 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Scientific Products
Cosmetologists 41-9010 Models, Demonstrators, and Product
39-5090 Miscellaneous Personal Appearance Promoters
Workers 41-9011 Demonstrators and Product Promoters
39-5091 Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance 41-9012 Models
39-5092 Manicurists and Pedicurists 41-9020 Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents
39-5093 Shampooers 41-9021 Real Estate Brokers
39-5094 Skin Care Specialists 41-9022 Real Estate Sales Agents
39-6010 Baggage Porters, Bellhops, and Concierges 41-9031 Sales Engineers
39-6011 Baggage Porters and Bellhops 41-9041 Telemarketers
39-6012 Concierges 41-9090 Miscellaneous Sales and Related Workers
39-6020 Tour and Travel Guides 41-9091 Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and
39-6021 Tour Guides and Escorts Street Vendors, and Related Workers
39-6022 Travel Guides
39-6030 Transportation Attendants 43-0000 Office and Administrative Support
39-6031 Flight Attendants Occupations
39-6032 Transportation Attendants, Except Flight 43-1011 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office
Attendants and Baggage Porters and Administrative Support Workers
39-9011 Child Care Workers 43-2011 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering
39-9021 Personal and Home Care Aides Service
39-9030 Recreation and Fitness Workers 43-2021 Telephone Operators
39-9031 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 43-3000 Financial Clerks
39-9032 Recreation Workers 43-3011 Bill and Account Collectors
39-9041 Residential Advisors 43-3021 Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine
Operators
41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations 43-3031 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing
41-1010 First-Line Supervisors/Managers, Sales Clerks
Workers 43-3041 Gaming Cage Workers
41-1011 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail 43-3051 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Sales Workers 43-3061 Procurement Clerks
B-7
43-3071 Tellers 45-0000 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
43-4011 Brokerage Clerks Occupations
43-4021 Correspondence Clerks 45-1011 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming,
43-4031 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks Fishing, and Forestry Workers
43-4041 Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks 45-2011 Agricultural Inspectors
43-4051 Customer Service Representatives 45-2021 Animal Breeders
43-4061 Eligibility Interviewers, Government 45-2041 Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Programs 45-2090 Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers
43-4071 File Clerks 45-2091 Agricultural Equipment Operators
43-4081 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 45-2092 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery,
43-4111 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan and Greenhouse
43-4121 Library Assistants, Clerical 45-2093 Farmworkers, Farm and Ranch Animals
43-4131 Loan Interviewers and Clerks 45-3011 Fishers and Related Fishing Workers
43-4141 New Accounts Clerks 45-3021 Hunters and Trappers
43-4151 Order Clerks 45-4011 Forest and Conservation Workers
43-4161 Human Resources Assistants, Except 45-4020 Logging Workers
Payroll and Timekeeping 45-4021 Fallers
43-4171 Receptionists and Information Clerks 45-4022 Logging Equipment Operators
43-4181 Reservation and Transportation Ticket 45-4023 Log Graders and Scalers
Agents and Travel Clerks
43-5011 Cargo and Freight Agents 47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations
43-5021 Couriers and Messengers 47-1011 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
43-5030 Dispatchers Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
43-5031 Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers 47-2011 Boilermakers
43-5032 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and 47-2020 Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and
Ambulance Stonemasons
43-5041 Meter Readers, Utilities 47-2021 Brickmasons and Blockmasons
43-5061 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 47-2022 Stonemasons
43-5071 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 47-2031 Carpenters
43-5081 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 47-2040 Carpet, Floor, and Tile Installers and
43-5111 Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Finishers
Samplers, Recordkeeping 47-2041 Carpet Installers
43-6010 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 47-2042 Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and
43-6011 Executive Secretaries and Administrative Hard Tiles
Assistants 47-2043 Floor Sanders and Finishers
43-6012 Legal Secretaries 47-2044 Tile and Marble Setters
43-6013 Medical Secretaries 47-2050 Cement Masons, Concrete Finishers, and
43-6014 Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Terrazzo Workers
Executive 47-2051 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
43-9011 Computer Operators 47-2053 Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
43-9020 Data Entry and Information Processing 47-2061 Construction Laborers
Workers 47-2070 Construction Equipment Operators
43-9021 Data Entry Keyers 47-2071 Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment
43-9022 Word Processors and Typists Operators
43-9031 Desktop Publishers 47-2072 Pile-Driver Operators
43-9041 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing 47-2073 Operating Engineers and Other Construction
Clerks Equipment Operators
43-9051 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, 47-2080 Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers,
Except Postal Service and Tapers
43-9061 Office Clerks, General 47-2081 Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
43-9071 Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 47-2082 Tapers
43-9081 Proofreaders and Copy Markers 47-2111 Electricians
43-9111 Statistical Assistants 47-2121 Glaziers
B-8
47-2130 Insulation Workers 49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
47-2131 Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Occupations
47-2132 Insulation Workers, Mechanical 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of
47-2140 Painters and Paperhangers Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
47-2141 Painters, Construction and Maintenance 49-2011 Computer, Automated Teller, and Office
47-2142 Paperhangers Machine Repairers
47-2150 Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and 49-2020 Radio and Telecommunications Equipment
Steamfitters Installers and Repairers
47-2151 Pipelayers 49-2021 Radio Mechanics
47-2152 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 49-2022 Telecommunications Equipment Installers
47-2161 Plasterers and Stucco Masons and Repairers, Except Line Installers
47-2171 Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 49-2090 Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic
47-2181 Roofers Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and
47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers Repairers
47-2221 Structural Iron and Steel Workers 49-2091 Avionics Technicians
47-3010 Helpers, Construction Trades 49-2092 Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related
47-3011 Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Repairers
Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 49-2093 Electrical and Electronics Installers and
47-3012 Helpers--Carpenters Repairers, Transportation Equipment
47-3013 Helpers--Electricians 49-2094 Electrical and Electronics Repairers,
47-3014 Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
and Stucco Masons 49-2095 Electrical and Electronics Repairers,
47-3015 Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
and Steamfitters 49-2096 Electronic Equipment Installers and
47-3016 Helpers--Roofers Repairers, Motor Vehicles
47-4011 Construction and Building Inspectors 49-2097 Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment
47-4021 Elevator Installers and Repairers Installers and Repairers
47-4031 Fence Erectors 49-2098 Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
47-4041 Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 49-3011 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
47-4051 Highway Maintenance Workers 49-3020 Automotive Technicians and Repairers
47-4061 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance 49-3021 Automotive Body and Related Repairers
Equipment Operators 49-3022 Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
47-4071 Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe 49-3023 Automotive Service Technicians and
Cleaners Mechanics
47-4090 Miscellaneous Construction and Related 49-3031 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine
Workers Specialists
47-4091 Segmental Pavers 49-3040 Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment
47-5010 Derrick, Rotary Drill, and Service Unit Service Technicians and Mechanics
Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining 49-3041 Farm Equipment Mechanics
47-5011 Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas 49-3042 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics,
47-5012 Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas Except Engines
47-5013 Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and 49-3043 Rail Car Repairers
Mining 49-3050 Small Engine Mechanics
47-5021 Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas 49-3051 Motorboat Mechanics
47-5031 Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling 49-3052 Motorcycle Mechanics
Experts, and Blasters 49-3053 Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small
47-5040 Mining Machine Operators Engine Mechanics
47-5041 Continuous Mining Machine Operators 49-3090 Miscellaneous Vehicle and Mobile
47-5042 Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and
Operators Repairers
47-5051 Rock Splitters, Quarry 49-3091 Bicycle Repairers
47-5061 Roof Bolters, Mining 49-3092 Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
47-5071 Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 49-3093 Tire Repairers and Changers
47-5081 Helpers--Extraction Workers 49-9010 Control and Valve Installers and Repairers
B-9
49-9011 Mechanical Door Repairers 51-2091 Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
49-9012 Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, 51-2092 Team Assemblers
Except Mechanical Door 51-2093 Timing Device Assemblers, Adjusters, and
49-9021 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Calibrators
Mechanics and Installers 51-3011 Bakers
49-9031 Home Appliance Repairers 51-3020 Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish
49-9040 Industrial Machinery Installation, Repair, Processing Workers
and Maintenance Workers 51-3021 Butchers and Meat Cutters
49-9041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics 51-3022 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and
49-9042 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Trimmers
49-9043 Maintenance Workers, Machinery 51-3023 Slaughterers and Meat Packers
49-9044 Millwrights 51-3090 Miscellaneous Food Processing Workers
49-9045 Refractory Materials Repairers, Except 51-3091 Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and
Brickmasons Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
49-9050 Line Installers and Repairers 51-3092 Food Batchmakers
49-9051 Electrical Power-Line Installers and 51-3093 Food Cooking Machine Operators and
Repairers Tenders
49-9052 Telecommunications Line Installers and 51-4010 Computer Control Programmers and
Repairers Operators
49-9060 Precision Instrument and Equipment 51-4011 Computer-Controlled Machine Tool
Repairers Operators, Metal and Plastic
49-9061 Camera and Photographic Equipment 51-4012 Numerical Tool and Process Control
Repairers Programmers
49-9062 Medical Equipment Repairers 51-4020 Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and
49-9063 Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners Tenders, Metal and Plastic
49-9064 Watch Repairers 51-4021 Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters,
49-9090 Miscellaneous Installation, Maintenance, and Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Repair Workers 51-4022 Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and
49-9091 Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Servicers and Repairers 51-4023 Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and
49-9092 Commercial Divers Tenders, Metal and Plastic
49-9093 Fabric Menders, Except Garment 51-4030 Machine Tool Cutting Setters, Operators,
49-9094 Locksmiths and Safe Repairers and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
49-9095 Manufactured Building and Mobile Home 51-4031 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine
Installers Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal
49-9096 Riggers and Plastic
49-9097 Signal and Track Switch Repairers 51-4032 Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters,
49-9098 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Repair Workers 51-4033 Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing
Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and
51-0000 Production Occupations Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-1011 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of 51-4034 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters,
Production and Operating Workers Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-2011 Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and 51-4035 Milling and Planing Machine Setters,
Systems Assemblers Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-2020 Electrical, Electronics, and 51-4041 Machinists
Electromechanical Assemblers 51-4050 Metal Furnace and Kiln Operators and
51-2021 Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Tenders
51-2022 Electrical and Electronic Equipment 51-4051 Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and
Assemblers Tenders
51-2023 Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers 51-4052 Pourers and Casters, Metal
51-2031 Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 51-4060 Model Makers and Patternmakers, Metal and
51-2041 Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters Plastic
51-2090 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 51-4061 Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
B-10
51-4062 Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 51-6092 Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
51-4070 Molders and Molding Machine Setters, 51-6093 Upholsterers
Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-7011 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
51-4071 Foundry Mold and Coremakers 51-7021 Furniture Finishers
51-4072 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine 51-7030 Model Makers and Patternmakers, Wood
Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and 51-7031 Model Makers, Wood
Plastic 51-7032 Patternmakers, Wood
51-4081 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, 51-7040 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic and Tenders
51-4111 Tool and Die Makers 51-7041 Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and
51-4120 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers Tenders, Wood
51-4121 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-7042 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators,
51-4122 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine and Tenders, Except Sawing
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-8010 Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and
51-4190 Miscellaneous Metalworkers and Plastic Dispatchers
Workers 51-8011 Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
51-4191 Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, 51-8012 Power Distributors and Dispatchers
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-8013 Power Plant Operators
51-4192 Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic 51-8021 Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
51-4193 Plating and Coating Machine Setters, 51-8031 Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant
Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic and System Operators
51-4194 Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 51-8090 Miscellaneous Plant and System Operators
51-5010 Bookbinders and Bindery Workers 51-8091 Chemical Plant and System Operators
51-5011 Bindery Workers 51-8092 Gas Plant Operators
51-5012 Bookbinders 51-8093 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery
51-5020 Printers Operators, and Gaugers
51-5021 Job Printers 51-9010 Chemical Processing Machine Setters,
51-5022 Prepress Technicians and Workers Operators, and Tenders
51-5023 Printing Machine Operators 51-9011 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
51-6011 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-9012 Separating, Filtering, Clarifying,
51-6021 Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters,
Materials Operators, and Tenders
51-6031 Sewing Machine Operators 51-9020 Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, and
51-6040 Shoe and Leather Workers Blending Workers
51-6041 Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 51-9021 Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine
51-6042 Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-6050 Tailors, Dressmakers, and Sewers 51-9022 Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
51-6051 Sewers, Hand 51-9023 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters,
51-6052 Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers Operators, and Tenders
51-6060 Textile Machine Setters, Operators, and 51-9030 Cutting Workers
Tenders 51-9031 Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
51-6061 Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine 51-9032 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters,
Operators and Tenders Operators, and Tenders
51-6062 Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, 51-9041 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and
and Tenders Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and
51-6063 Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Tenders
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9051 Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle
51-6064 Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Operators and Tenders
Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and
51-6090 Miscellaneous Textile, Apparel, and Weighers
Furnishings Workers 51-9071 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal
51-6091 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Workers
Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass 51-9080 Medical, Dental, and Ophthalmic Laboratory
Fibers Technicians
B-11
51-9081 Dental Laboratory Technicians 53-3030 Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers
51-9082 Medical Appliance Technicians 53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers
51-9083 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 53-3032 Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
51-9111 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators 53-3033 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services
and Tenders 53-3041 Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs
51-9120 Painting Workers 53-4010 Locomotive Engineers and Operators
51-9121 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine 53-4011 Locomotive Engineers
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 53-4012 Locomotive Firers
51-9122 Painters, Transportation Equipment 53-4013 Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators,
51-9123 Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers and Hostlers
51-9130 Photographic Process Workers and 53-4021 Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch
Processing Machine Operators Operators
51-9131 Photographic Process Workers 53-4031 Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
51-9132 Photographic Processing Machine Operators 53-4041 Subway and Streetcar Operators
51-9141 Semiconductor Processors 53-5011 Sailors and Marine Oilers
51-9190 Miscellaneous Production Workers 53-5020 Ship and Boat Captains and Operators
51-9191 Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators 53-5021 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
and Tenders 53-5022 Motorboat Operators
51-9192 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling 53-5031 Ship Engineers
Equipment Operators and Tenders 53-6011 Bridge and Lock Tenders
51-9193 Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators 53-6021 Parking Lot Attendants
and Tenders 53-6031 Service Station Attendants
51-9194 Etchers and Engravers 53-6041 Traffic Technicians
51-9195 Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal 53-6051 Transportation Inspectors
and Plastic 53-7011 Conveyor Operators and Tenders
51-9196 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, 53-7021 Crane and Tower Operators
and Tenders 53-7030 Dredge, Excavating, and Loading Machine
51-9197 Tire Builders Operators
51-9198 Helpers--Production Workers 53-7031 Dredge Operators
53-7032 Excavating and Loading Machine and
53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Dragline Operators
Occupations 53-7033 Loading Machine Operators, Underground
53-1011 Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors Mining
53-1021 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, 53-7041 Hoist and Winch Operators
Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand 53-7051 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
53-1031 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of 53-7060 Laborers and Material Movers, Hand
Transportation and Material-Moving 53-7061 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Machine and Vehicle Operators 53-7062 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material
53-2010 Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers Movers, Hand
53-2011 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 53-7063 Machine Feeders and Offbearers
53-2012 Commercial Pilots 53-7064 Packers and Packagers, Hand
53-2020 Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield 53-7070 Pumping Station Operators
Operations Specialists 53-7071 Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station
53-2021 Air Traffic Controllers Operators
53-2022 Airfield Operations Specialists 53-7072 Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
53-3011 Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except 53-7073 Wellhead Pumpers
Emergency Medical Technicians 53-7081 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
53-3020 Bus Drivers 53-7111 Shuttle Car Operators
53-3021 Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-7121 Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
53-3022 Bus Drivers, School
B-12
