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Seattle–Tacoma–Olympia, WA
National Compensation Survey
December 2008
_________________________________________________________________________________________
U.S. Department of Labor
Hilda L. Solis, Secretary
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keith Hall, Commissioner
October 2009
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............................................................................................................................... 10
4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers
by work levels............................................................................................................................... 15
5. Combined work levels for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time
and part-time workers ................................................................................................................... 17
6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles ................................................................................... 23
7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles ...................................................................... 26
8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles .................................................... 29
9. Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles .................................................................... 30
10. Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles .................................................................... 33
11. Full-time civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................ 34
12. Full-time private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................ 38
13. Full-time State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................ 42
14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings of private industry establishments
for major occupational groups ...................................................................................................... 44
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 .................... 45
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 .................... 47
17. Union and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups .................. 49
18. Time and incentive workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups .................... 50
19. Industry sector: Mean hourly earnings for private industry workers
by major occupational group ........................................................................................................ 51
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 May 2008
About the tables
The tables that follow present data on straight-time occupa-
tional earnings, which include wages and salaries, incentive
and July 2009; the average reference month is December pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. These
2008. Tabulations provide information on earnings of earnings exclude premium pay for overtime, vacations, hol-
workers in a variety of occupations and at different work idays, 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
and an appendix with detailed information on occupational (excluding the Federal Government and private house-
classifications. holds). Data are not shown for any occupations if they
Most of the earnings estimates in this bulletin are pre- would raise concerns about the confidentiality of the survey
sented as mean hourly earnings. Mean weekly and annual respondents or if the data are insufficient to support reliable
earnings, and the corresponding hours, also are provided estimates.
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 third year of a six-year transition from a that describe the distribution of hourly earnings for indi-
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 de- for detailed occupations within all industries, private indus-
finitions. The NCS is phasing in new metropolitan and mi- try, State and local government, full-time workers, and
cropolitan 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 da- gregation. Table 18 provides hourly earnings data for time
ta 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
for full-time employees in private establishments with few- represented by the survey, by high-level occupational ag-
er than 100 workers, and in private establishments with 100 gregation and for all industries, private industry, and State
workers or more. and local government. Appendix table 2 provides the
Table 17 presents mean hourly earnings data for union number of establishments in the sampling frame and the
and nonunion workers in all, private, and State and local number of 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 2008
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 .......................................................... $25.11 3.2 35.5 $24.55 3.8 35.4 $28.58 3.4 35.8
Worker characteristics4,5
Management, professional, and related ........... 36.65 2.9 37.6 37.15 3.5 38.2 34.69 3.0 35.4
Management, business, and financial .......... 40.37 3.0 40.0 41.52 3.4 40.0 35.51 3.9 39.7
Professional and related ............................... 34.37 4.2 36.3 34.41 5.3 37.2 34.22 2.8 33.4
Service .............................................................. 13.85 5.1 31.2 12.37 3.2 30.3 21.41 10.4 36.5
Sales and office ................................................ 18.59 4.1 35.0 18.45 4.6 34.9 19.61 5.2 35.3
Sales and related .......................................... 19.74 10.0 33.0 19.74 10.0 33.0 – – –
Office and administrative support ................. 17.99 1.9 36.1 17.64 1.9 36.3 19.61 5.2 35.3
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance ................................................... 23.75 2.8 39.0 23.27 2.7 39.0 28.85 5.4 40.0
Construction and extraction ......................... 23.47 2.1 38.9 23.22 2.0 38.8 27.19 3.6 40.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair ............ 24.55 5.7 39.4 23.39 6.2 39.3 32.40 1.3 40.0
Production, transportation, and material
moving ............................................................ 19.94 5.0 35.1 19.81 5.2 35.1 24.19 5.4 35.2
Production .................................................... 20.31 5.7 35.9 20.31 5.7 35.9 – – –
Transportation and material moving ............. 19.65 8.0 34.5 19.41 8.6 34.5 24.19 5.4 35.2
Full time ............................................................ 26.73 3.3 39.9 26.35 3.9 39.9 28.97 3.4 39.7
Part time ........................................................... 14.55 4.1 20.7 13.23 3.9 20.8 25.23 10.7 19.6
Union ................................................................ 25.91 2.4 36.6 25.06 3.1 36.4 27.05 3.9 36.9
Nonunion .......................................................... 24.87 4.2 35.2 24.45 4.5 35.3 32.50 5.9 33.4
Time .................................................................. 25.08 3.2 35.3 24.47 3.8 35.2 28.58 3.4 35.8
Incentive ........................................................... 25.66 7.6 39.1 25.66 7.6 39.1 – – –
Establishment characteristics
Goods producing .............................................. (6) (6) (6) 27.22 3.3 38.8 (6) (6) (6)
Service providing .............................................. (6) (6) (6) – – – (6) (6) (6)
1-99 workers ..................................................... 19.29 3.6 33.8 19.14 3.8 33.7 22.56 5.2 36.7
100-499 workers ............................................... 25.75 4.5 35.9 25.65 4.9 35.6 27.19 7.0 40.1
500 workers or more ......................................... 32.81 2.7 37.8 34.34 3.1 39.4 29.88 3.5 35.1
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 2007 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 2008
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers .............................................................................. $25.11 3.2 $26.73 3.3 $14.55 4.1
Management occupations ................................................. 44.38 3.2 44.50 3.2 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 25.10 7.8 26.37 8.7 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 32.07 6.8 32.07 6.8 – –
Level 10 ............................................................ 40.33 6.3 40.33 6.3 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 46.93 8.2 46.93 8.2 – –
Level 12 ............................................................ 50.89 14.5 50.89 14.5 – –
Level 13 ............................................................ 62.96 3.8 62.96 3.8 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 49.07 4.2 49.07 4.2 – –
General and operations managers ................................... 29.62 11.2 29.62 11.2 – –
Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 49.45 6.4 49.45 6.4 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 47.63 3.1 47.63 3.1 – –
Marketing managers ..................................................... 48.85 4.9 48.85 4.9 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 49.71 1.1 49.71 1.1 – –
Sales managers ............................................................ 50.10 13.4 50.10 13.4 – –
Computer and information systems managers ................. 59.43 2.0 59.43 2.0 – –
Financial managers .......................................................... 39.31 6.3 39.31 6.3 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 38.27 14.5 38.27 14.5 – –
Human resources managers ............................................ 50.76 17.5 50.76 17.5 – –
Industrial production managers ........................................ 41.31 15.7 41.31 15.7 – –
Construction managers .................................................... 48.38 16.9 48.38 16.9 – –
Education administrators .................................................. 39.06 11.9 39.06 11.9 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 36.75 8.7 36.75 8.7 – –
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school ..................................................................... 55.09 8.3 55.09 8.3 – –
Engineering managers ..................................................... 55.46 7.3 55.46 7.3 – –
Business and financial operations occupations ............. 34.85 5.0 34.70 5.1 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 19.96 8.3 19.93 8.4 – –
Level 8 ............................................................. 26.39 1.8 26.39 1.8 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 36.26 9.6 34.87 10.4 – –
Level 10 ............................................................ 32.63 3.0 32.63 3.0 – –
Level 13 ............................................................ 51.52 6.0 51.52 6.0 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 41.98 5.1 41.98 5.1 – –
Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 43.36 7.7 43.36 7.7 – –
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products ...... 42.47 7.8 42.47 7.8 – –
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products .................................................................. 43.62 9.1 43.62 9.1 – –
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction,
health and safety, and transportation ......................... 37.46 13.0 38.91 12.9 – –
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ................................................................... 34.91 12.0 34.91 12.0 – –
Management analysts ...................................................... 37.27 7.1 35.24 6.6 – –
Accountants and auditors ................................................. 30.05 12.0 30.06 12.1 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 21.22 5.8 21.22 5.8 – –
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 38.28 2.1 38.30 2.2 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 26.49 5.1 25.94 5.0 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 36.90 3.8 36.90 3.8 – –
Level 10 ............................................................ 36.81 4.2 36.81 4.2 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 43.92 5.3 43.92 5.3 – –
Level 12 ............................................................ 49.43 1.3 49.43 1.3 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 38.60 1.8 38.60 1.8 – –
Computer software engineers .......................................... 42.37 5.3 42.37 5.3 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 34.71 7.9 34.71 7.9 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 43.89 4.0 43.89 4.0 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 43.04 6.8 43.04 6.8 – –
Computer software engineers, applications ................. 39.44 2.9 39.44 2.9 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 41.65 3.3 41.65 3.3 – –
Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 47.25 6.8 47.25 6.8 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 51.46 4.6 51.46 4.6 – –
Computer support specialists ........................................... 28.39 11.8 28.39 11.8 – –
Computer systems analysts ............................................. 36.71 3.8 36.71 3.8 – –
Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 38.35 6.5 38.81 7.1 – –
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 42.78 13.9 43.27 13.5 – –
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 2008 — 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 7 ............................................................. $27.65 7.5 $27.65 7.5 – –
Level 8 ............................................................. 28.28 6.2 26.71 5.7 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 29.54 4.5 29.54 4.5 – –
Level 10 ............................................................ 35.38 4.1 – – – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 41.13 2.3 41.13 2.3 – –
Level 12 ............................................................ 51.52 6.5 51.52 6.5 – –
Engineers ......................................................................... 47.87 12.2 47.87 12.2 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 40.83 1.8 40.83 1.8 – –
Electrical and electronics engineers ............................. 36.03 15.9 36.03 15.9 – –
Electronics engineers, except computer ................... 35.40 16.5 35.40 16.5 – –
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 31.22 2.6 31.17 3.3 – –
Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 25.80 7.3 26.18 6.1 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 22.06 3.9 – – – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 25.46 4.6 – – – –
Life scientists .................................................................... 21.97 5.1 22.88 4.3 – –
Community and social services occupations .................. 21.95 11.6 22.50 10.0 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 20.61 8.0 – – – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 25.79 14.2 25.33 14.8 – –
Counselors ....................................................................... 23.46 14.9 23.27 15.2 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 24.77 14.9 24.56 15.4 – –
Social workers .................................................................. 26.10 7.6 25.68 8.7 – –
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 15.71 17.5 17.17 14.9 – –
Education, training, and library occupations .................. 31.24 4.3 31.25 5.2 $31.20 14.4
Level 3 ............................................................. 12.64 2.7 – – 12.80 4.2
Level 4 ............................................................. 14.18 7.5 13.92 9.8 14.40 8.4
Level 9 ............................................................. 39.40 5.5 38.57 5.8 50.18 12.1
Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 31.54 17.1 28.15 9.5 – –
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 26.43 5.1 24.72 8.4 – –
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ...................................................................... 34.24 7.0 34.39 6.6 30.45 25.1
Level 9 ............................................................. 39.64 7.4 39.53 7.4 – –
Preschool and kindergarten teachers ........................... 17.60 4.5 – – – –
Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 39.07 6.5 39.37 6.9 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 40.14 7.1 40.16 7.3 – –
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................ 37.64 5.6 37.97 6.0 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 38.88 6.4 38.87 6.6 – –
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 44.51 8.0 44.51 8.0 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 44.51 8.0 44.51 8.0 – –
Secondary school teachers .......................................... 38.45 11.3 38.66 11.0 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 38.75 11.1 38.66 11.0 – –
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 37.85 10.8 38.06 10.5 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 38.16 10.7 38.06 10.5 – –
Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 56.11 13.8 – – – –
Teacher assistants ........................................................... 14.40 3.1 14.74 7.9 14.05 6.5
Level 3 ............................................................. 12.65 2.8 – – – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 14.18 7.5 13.92 9.8 14.40 8.4
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations .................................................................. 23.67 9.4 23.69 10.0 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 25.08 5.5 – – – –
Designers ......................................................................... 18.81 1.7 18.81 1.7 – –
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 33.44 4.0 33.18 5.1 34.59 5.0
Level 4 ............................................................. 17.28 3.8 17.28 3.8 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 19.37 9.8 19.40 12.7 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 22.25 4.5 21.99 4.8 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 31.57 2.3 31.56 2.6 – –
Level 8 ............................................................. 33.73 10.7 32.88 12.8 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 36.46 .6 36.27 .7 36.93 1.6
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 2008 — 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 10 ............................................................ $43.59 4.4 $43.73 4.4 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 44.53 4.0 45.98 6.0 – –
Registered nurses ............................................................ 36.49 2.0 36.47 2.6 $36.53 0.9
Level 8 ............................................................. 31.46 15.9 – – – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 36.05 .8 35.99 1.1 36.18 .7
Level 10 ............................................................ 37.37 1.7 – – – –
Therapists ......................................................................... 39.62 8.3 40.00 9.2 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 35.85 3.1 – – – –
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 25.90 5.0 25.90 5.0 – –
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians .................................................................. 20.09 4.1 20.31 3.8 – –
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 23.60 3.3 23.53 3.6 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 23.17 3.0 – – – –
Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 16.00 6.0 15.93 5.2 16.29 10.3
Level 2 ............................................................. 12.72 2.9 – – – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.58 3.3 15.58 3.3 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 15.58 5.0 15.14 3.3 – –
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 14.24 5.7 14.52 5.3 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.82 3.9 15.82 3.9 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 14.01 6.1 14.30 5.2 – –
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 14.80 4.6 14.96 4.2 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.82 3.9 15.82 3.9 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 15.24 3.1 15.24 3.1 – –
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 17.81 4.0 17.72 3.9 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 17.27 3.7 – – – –
Protective service occupations ......................................... 23.08 10.9 23.54 11.8 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 23.64 9.2 23.64 9.2 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 27.69 2.2 27.69 2.2 – –
Fire fighters ....................................................................... 31.09 2.1 31.09 2.1 – –
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 24.57 7.5 24.57 7.5 – –
Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 23.46 7.1 23.46 7.1 – –
Police officers ................................................................... 33.70 3.9 33.70 3.9 – –
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 33.70 3.9 33.70 3.9 – –
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 13.73 11.1 13.78 11.9 – –
Security guards ............................................................. 13.73 11.1 13.78 11.9 – –
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 10.29 1.8 11.48 1.5 9.21 1.3
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.63 3.8 – – 8.43 1.7
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.15 1.5 9.71 2.1 8.83 2.7
Level 3 ............................................................. 10.23 1.7 10.09 5.4 10.42 9.3
Level 4 ............................................................. 12.93 1.5 13.22 2.2 – –
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers .......................................................... 15.83 6.8 15.80 7.1 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ............................................... 14.96 4.0 14.89 4.2 – –
Cooks ............................................................................... 11.51 6.7 11.74 4.2 – –
Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 11.50 10.5 – – – –
Food preparation workers ................................................. 9.83 9.8 – – 9.83 10.5
Food service, tipped ......................................................... 8.73 .7 8.97 4.5 8.58 2.7
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.53 3.2 – – 8.25 .3
Level 2 ............................................................. 8.42 1.5 – – 8.23 .4
Level 3 ............................................................. 9.67 1.4 – – – –
Bartenders .................................................................... 9.33 .7 – – – –
Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 8.28 2.4 8.75 6.6 8.15 .2
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.68 3.3 – – – –
Level 2 ............................................................. 8.10 .4 – – 8.11 .4
Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 10.61 3.3 11.90 7.7 9.49 3.3
Level 2 ............................................................. 11.12 9.0 – – 10.32 3.1
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ................................................... 10.53 3.9 11.68 9.7 9.44 3.6
Level 2 ............................................................. 11.97 8.7 – – – –
Dishwashers ..................................................................... 8.97 8.0 – – – –
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 2008 — Continued
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations .................................................................. $14.24 4.3 $15.14 3.7 $10.07 7.8
Level 1 ............................................................. 10.03 6.7 10.92 4.3 – –
Level 2 ............................................................. 13.12 12.3 14.22 8.8 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 14.04 3.2 14.51 4.5 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 15.15 6.3 15.74 4.4 – –
Building cleaning workers ................................................. 13.32 5.6 14.29 5.2 9.56 10.3
Level 1 ............................................................. 10.03 6.7 10.92 4.3 – –
Level 2 ............................................................. 13.22 12.7 14.22 8.8 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 12.96 6.7 13.73 6.9 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 14.23 4.8 – – – –
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 15.32 4.1 15.35 4.1 – –
Level 2 ............................................................. 15.08 7.3 15.15 7.5 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 14.69 5.7 14.69 5.7 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 14.98 2.7 – – – –
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 9.84 6.7 10.40 9.6 – –
Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 14.96 3.3 – – – –
Personal care and service occupations ........................... 13.29 4.6 14.03 6.5 10.96 8.5
Level 1 ............................................................. 9.01 4.4 – – – –
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.77 3.0 – – 9.41 3.3
Level 3 ............................................................. 10.54 7.3 10.48 8.9 10.75 8.9
Level 4 ............................................................. 14.88 7.9 14.81 7.4 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service
workers ....................................................................... 15.99 16.9 – – – –
Child care workers ............................................................ 11.01 4.4 11.33 2.8 10.17 7.6
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.31 4.5 – – – –
Personal and home care aides ......................................... 10.74 4.1 – – – –
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 15.17 13.6 – – 11.17 14.0
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 16.03 13.1 – – – –
Sales and related occupations .......................................... 19.74 10.0 22.73 12.1 11.31 5.9
Level 1 ............................................................. 9.16 1.9 – – 9.16 1.9
Level 2 ............................................................. 10.07 1.5 10.62 3.3 9.45 5.7
Level 3 ............................................................. 13.65 3.4 13.75 2.4 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 16.31 5.5 16.34 7.0 16.24 3.8
Level 5 ............................................................. 20.77 2.9 20.87 3.3 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 22.56 6.2 22.56 6.2 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 33.07 16.8 33.07 16.8 – –
Level 8 ............................................................. 31.14 18.4 – – – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 29.97 19.3 31.63 21.0 – –
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 28.59 7.0 28.59 7.0 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 27.96 7.3 27.96 7.3 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales
workers ................................................................... 29.35 13.0 29.35 13.0 – –
Retail sales workers ......................................................... 13.21 10.4 14.82 16.3 10.84 5.7
Level 1 ............................................................. 9.16 1.9 – – 9.16 1.9
Level 2 ............................................................. 10.07 1.5 10.62 3.3 9.45 5.7
Level 3 ............................................................. 13.68 3.6 13.75 2.4 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 15.95 8.4 15.78 10.9 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 22.43 6.7 22.43 6.7 – –
Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 11.83 4.2 11.96 11.9 11.71 3.2
Level 1 ............................................................. 9.16 1.9 – – 9.16 1.9
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.94 2.5 10.10 5.7 9.57 .0
Cashiers ................................................................... 11.83 4.2 11.96 11.9 11.71 3.2
Level 1 ............................................................. 9.16 1.9 – – 9.16 1.9
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.94 2.5 10.10 5.7 9.57 .0
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 18.77 21.4 – – – –
Retail salespersons ...................................................... 13.43 20.7 15.33 22.8 9.72 11.8
Level 2 ............................................................. 10.24 2.5 – – 9.39 8.6
Level 4 ............................................................. 14.71 15.3 – – – –
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 32.93 13.4 33.79 10.9 – –
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products ................. 30.18 28.5 30.99 26.6 – –
Miscellaneous sales and related workers ......................... 16.87 6.1 – – – –
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 2008 — 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 .............. $17.99 1.9 $18.60 1.6 $12.59 3.7
Level 2 ............................................................. 11.27 3.6 12.38 6.0 9.93 2.3
Level 3 ............................................................. 13.60 2.4 13.89 2.9 12.07 3.6
Level 4 ............................................................. 16.32 2.5 16.48 2.2 14.66 6.6
Level 5 ............................................................. 19.06 1.8 19.08 1.8 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 23.11 3.0 23.09 3.1 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 23.72 6.6 23.72 6.6 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 18.70 4.4 19.49 4.3 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ................................... 26.37 4.5 26.37 4.5 – –
Financial clerks ................................................................. 17.55 3.8 17.62 3.5 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 15.90 7.4 16.06 6.8 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 19.53 2.5 19.53 2.5 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 21.79 5.6 21.47 5.9 – –
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 19.45 3.2 19.50 3.3 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 19.46 3.6 19.46 3.6 – –
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 18.32 2.9 18.25 3.0 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 17.47 5.0 17.31 5.0 – –
Tellers ........................................................................... 13.48 1.9 – – – –
Customer service representatives .................................... 16.09 2.8 16.52 2.9 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 12.66 5.9 – – – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 15.46 4.3 15.66 4.4 – –
Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 13.49 7.0 14.21 6.0 – –
Level 2 ............................................................. 12.43 5.5 – – – –
Dispatchers ....................................................................... 22.39 13.6 22.39 13.6 – –
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 13.86 8.3 13.86 8.3 – –
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 14.20 4.4 16.28 1.8 10.38 6.5
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 20.18 3.2 20.33 3.3 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 18.05 4.1 18.37 4.4 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 17.80 3.4 17.68 3.7 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 23.82 3.6 23.82 3.6 – –
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 21.06 5.2 21.31 5.0 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 16.53 4.0 16.53 4.0 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 23.65 7.5 23.65 7.5 – –
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 18.53 3.5 18.45 3.5 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 18.89 2.9 18.73 3.0 – –
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ................. 18.76 3.4 18.76 3.4 – –
Office clerks, general ........................................................ 15.49 4.7 16.77 4.7 10.48 6.0
Level 3 ............................................................. 12.38 3.9 12.66 3.7 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 14.95 4.7 14.89 4.9 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 19.02 3.7 19.02 3.7 – –
Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 23.47 2.1 23.72 2.0 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.06 4.2 15.06 4.2 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 17.69 3.7 17.69 3.7 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 24.65 7.1 24.98 7.5 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 25.45 1.0 25.56 1.0 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 27.74 8.5 27.74 8.5 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades
and extraction workers ............................................... 31.96 6.7 31.96 6.7 – –
Carpenters ........................................................................ 24.61 4.4 24.61 4.4 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 20.90 2.1 20.90 2.1 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 27.67 13.2 27.67 13.2 – –
Construction laborers ....................................................... 18.24 15.3 19.39 14.8 – –
Construction equipment operators ................................... 30.25 5.9 30.25 5.9 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 31.31 4.5 31.31 4.5 – –
Operating engineers and other construction equipment
operators ................................................................ 30.74 5.8 30.74 5.8 – –
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers ........... 29.71 10.5 – – – –
Electricians ....................................................................... 24.53 5.0 24.64 6.1 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 24.55 5.7 24.66 5.6 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 17.61 6.5 17.74 6.7 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 26.46 10.4 26.46 10.4 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 27.76 3.6 27.76 3.6 – –
Level 8 ............................................................. 37.13 4.0 37.13 4.0 – –
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 2008 — 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
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... $27.36 8.3 $27.36 8.3 – –
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ....................................................................... 23.55 9.6 23.55 9.6 – –
Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 19.93 8.1 19.93 8.1 – –
Line installers and repairers ............................................. 24.51 12.2 25.00 11.4 – –
Production occupations .................................................... 20.31 5.7 20.98 4.0 – –
Level 2 ............................................................. 12.38 2.1 12.42 1.9 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.39 4.5 15.51 4.9 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 19.39 3.0 19.28 3.1 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 21.56 6.9 21.56 6.9 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 24.92 5.2 24.92 5.2 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 28.50 5.6 28.50 5.6 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 24.00 7.3 24.22 8.1 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers ....................................................... 26.73 11.6 26.73 11.6 – –
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 15.69 8.9 15.69 8.9 – –
Bakers .............................................................................. 15.16 11.5 – – – –
Machinists ......................................................................... 24.25 10.6 24.25 10.6 – –
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 24.69 6.4 24.69 6.4 – –
Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 14.09 5.9 13.51 5.8 – –
Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 19.65 8.0 21.26 7.6 $12.68 3.6
Level 1 ............................................................. 10.83 5.1 11.69 8.1 9.60 7.1
Level 2 ............................................................. 13.71 7.6 12.66 7.7 15.52 10.8
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.74 8.4 17.16 5.0 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 23.09 5.0 23.23 5.3 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 21.33 5.3 22.02 5.9 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 25.00 16.1 25.00 16.1 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 21.75 7.2 22.46 5.1 – –
Bus drivers ........................................................................ 20.34 15.9 – – – –
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 21.59 5.6 21.76 5.4 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 16.68 8.6 16.64 9.5 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 22.10 5.6 22.62 5.0 – –
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 22.63 4.4 22.65 4.4 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 23.58 5.1 23.58 5.1 – –
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 18.43 12.1 18.67 12.9 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.65 6.7 – – – –
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 19.04 10.2 19.66 11.8 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 20.58 13.4 20.58 13.4 – –
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 13.53 6.8 15.07 7.8 10.18 4.5
Level 1 ............................................................. 10.85 5.7 11.91 9.1 9.59 7.3
Level 2 ............................................................. 13.08 6.7 13.53 9.5 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.61 6.2 16.03 7.0 – –
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................ 14.21 7.4 16.04 7.6 10.40 6.3
Level 1 ............................................................. 11.16 5.7 12.40 8.9 9.76 8.5
Level 2 ............................................................. 14.00 7.9 – – – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 17.31 2.5 – – – –
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 2008
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers .............................................................................. $24.55 3.8 $26.35 3.9 $13.23 3.9
Management occupations ................................................. 45.66 3.6 45.82 3.6 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 25.19 8.9 26.67 10.0 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 32.41 8.1 32.41 8.1 – –
Level 10 ............................................................ 39.55 6.7 39.55 6.7 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 48.57 10.4 48.57 10.4 – –
Level 12 ............................................................ 46.68 18.4 46.68 18.4 – –
Level 13 ............................................................ 62.54 4.2 62.54 4.2 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 52.51 5.1 52.51 5.1 – –
Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 49.45 6.4 49.45 6.4 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 47.63 3.1 47.63 3.1 – –
Marketing managers ..................................................... 48.85 4.9 48.85 4.9 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 49.71 1.1 49.71 1.1 – –
Sales managers ............................................................ 50.10 13.4 50.10 13.4 – –
Computer and information systems managers ................. 60.34 1.3 60.34 1.3 – –
Financial managers .......................................................... 39.39 6.5 39.39 6.5 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 38.40 16.1 38.40 16.1 – –
Industrial production managers ........................................ 41.31 15.7 41.31 15.7 – –
Construction managers .................................................... 48.72 18.0 48.72 18.0 – –
Education administrators .................................................. 28.62 13.7 28.62 13.7 – –
Business and financial operations occupations ............. 36.16 5.7 35.94 5.8 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 19.34 9.5 19.34 9.5 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 39.25 10.3 37.61 11.3 – –
Level 13 ............................................................ 51.52 6.0 51.52 6.0 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 43.45 4.5 43.45 4.5 – –
Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 43.36 7.7 43.36 7.7 – –
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products ...... 42.47 7.8 42.47 7.8 – –
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products .................................................................. 43.62 9.1 43.62 9.1 – –
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ................................................................... 36.17 12.0 36.17 12.0 – –
Management analysts ...................................................... 38.12 6.5 36.10 5.9 – –
Accountants and auditors ................................................. 30.61 12.3 30.61 12.3 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 21.33 6.5 21.33 6.5 – –
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 38.55 2.3 38.58 2.3 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 26.49 5.1 25.94 5.0 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 36.61 4.4 36.61 4.4 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 44.89 5.9 44.89 5.9 – –
Level 12 ............................................................ 49.43 1.3 49.43 1.3 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 38.56 1.9 38.56 1.9 – –
Computer software engineers .......................................... 43.12 5.2 43.12 5.2 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 46.70 3.7 46.70 3.7 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 43.04 6.8 43.04 6.8 – –
Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 47.31 6.9 47.31 6.9 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 51.46 4.6 51.46 4.6 – –
Computer support specialists ........................................... 28.39 11.8 28.39 11.8 – –
Computer systems analysts ............................................. 36.07 4.7 36.07 4.7 – –
Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 37.93 7.0 38.40 7.9 – –
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 43.11 14.6 43.66 14.2 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 27.65 7.5 27.65 7.5 – –
Level 8 ............................................................. 28.28 6.2 26.71 5.7 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 41.13 2.3 41.13 2.3 – –
Level 12 ............................................................ 51.52 6.5 51.52 6.5 – –
Engineers ......................................................................... 48.51 12.6 48.51 12.6 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 40.83 1.8 40.83 1.8 – –
Electrical and electronics engineers ............................. 36.03 15.9 36.03 15.9 – –
Electronics engineers, except computer ................... 35.40 16.5 35.40 16.5 – –
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 31.50 2.9 31.53 3.7 – –
Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 24.78 8.2 25.42 6.9 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 21.73 3.0 – – – –
Community and social services occupations .................. 17.91 1.3 18.89 1.4 – –
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 2008 — 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
–Continued
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists $12.40 3.5 – – – –
Education, training, and library occupations .................. 22.79 12.2 $23.71 13.0 $15.82 21.5
Level 9 ............................................................. 33.24 13.3 33.24 13.3 – –
Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 29.11 6.5 28.43 4.1 – –
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ...................................................................... 19.17 15.9 19.23 16.6 – –
Teacher assistants ........................................................... 11.10 9.2 – – – –
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations .................................................................. 23.13 9.3 23.15 9.7 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 25.08 5.5 – – – –
Designers ......................................................................... 18.81 1.7 18.81 1.7 – –
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 32.98 4.3 32.75 5.4 34.21 6.5
Level 4 ............................................................. 17.28 3.8 17.28 3.8 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 19.37 9.8 19.40 12.7 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 21.98 4.6 21.68 4.9 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 31.80 2.1 31.81 2.5 – –
Level 8 ............................................................. 34.50 13.4 33.54 15.5 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 36.58 .6 36.33 .6 – –
Level 10 ............................................................ 43.51 5.9 – – – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 43.59 3.1 – – – –
Registered nurses ............................................................ 36.66 2.2 36.59 2.7 36.98 1.5
Level 9 ............................................................. 36.21 .8 36.18 .9 – –
Therapists ......................................................................... 38.79 9.6 39.07 11.4 – –
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 25.90 5.0 25.90 5.0 – –
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians .................................................................. 20.09 4.1 20.31 3.8 – –
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 23.29 3.8 23.11 4.0 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 22.67 3.4 – – – –
Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 15.76 6.4 15.61 5.4 16.29 10.3
Level 2 ............................................................. 12.72 2.9 – – – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.58 3.3 15.58 3.3 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 15.53 5.6 14.97 3.6 – –
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 14.06 5.6 14.33 5.4 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.82 3.9 15.82 3.9 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 13.56 5.7 13.84 4.8 – –
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 14.61 4.7 14.77 4.4 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.82 3.9 15.82 3.9 – –
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 17.62 4.7 17.42 4.4 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 17.50 3.5 – – – –
Protective service occupations ......................................... 15.72 9.1 16.04 11.2 – –
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 12.16 6.5 12.14 6.9 – –
Security guards ............................................................. 12.16 6.5 12.14 6.9 – –
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 10.22 2.0 11.41 1.6 9.15 1.4
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.63 3.8 – – 8.43 1.7
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.15 1.5 9.71 2.1 8.83 2.7
Level 3 ............................................................. 10.19 1.8 10.09 5.4 10.32 10.1
Level 4 ............................................................. 12.73 .2 13.02 1.4 – –
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers .......................................................... 15.80 7.1 15.80 7.1 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ............................................... 14.89 4.2 14.89 4.2 – –
Cooks ............................................................................... 11.51 6.7 11.74 4.2 – –
Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 11.50 10.5 – – – –
Food preparation workers ................................................. 9.62 9.5 – – 9.70 10.4
Food service, tipped ......................................................... 8.73 .7 8.97 4.5 8.58 2.7
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.53 3.2 – – 8.25 .3
Level 2 ............................................................. 8.42 1.5 – – 8.23 .4
Level 3 ............................................................. 9.67 1.4 – – – –
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 2008 — 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
Bartenders .................................................................... $9.33 0.7 – – – –
Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 8.28 2.4 $8.75 6.6 $8.15 0.2
Level 1 ............................................................. 8.68 3.3 – – – –
Level 2 ............................................................. 8.10 .4 – – 8.11 .4
Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 10.38 2.4 11.54 7.3 9.49 3.3
Level 2 ............................................................. 11.12 9.0 – – 10.32 3.1
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ................................................... 10.53 3.9 11.68 9.7 9.44 3.6
Level 2 ............................................................. 11.97 8.7 – – – –
Dishwashers ..................................................................... 8.97 8.0 – – – –
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations .................................................................. 13.50 6.8 14.51 5.8 9.50 10.1
Level 1 ............................................................. 10.03 6.7 10.92 4.3 – –
Level 2 ............................................................. 11.78 22.8 13.87 23.0 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 13.72 3.8 14.18 5.6 – –
Building cleaning workers ................................................. 12.15 8.1 13.29 8.5 – –
Level 1 ............................................................. 10.03 6.7 10.92 4.3 – –
Level 2 ............................................................. 11.91 24.6 13.87 23.0 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 12.08 6.4 12.75 6.4 – –
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 14.86 7.7 14.89 7.8 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 13.64 4.7 13.64 4.7 – –
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 9.84 6.7 10.40 9.6 – –
Personal care and service occupations ........................... 12.81 4.6 13.37 6.8 11.00 9.5
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.77 3.0 – – 9.41 3.3
Level 3 ............................................................. 10.49 8.2 10.48 8.9 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 14.69 8.2 14.58 7.5 – –
Child care workers ............................................................ 10.96 4.3 11.33 2.8 9.95 7.3
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.31 4.5 – – – –
Personal and home care aides ......................................... 10.74 4.1 – – – –
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 15.65 11.6 – – 12.26 14.0
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 16.03 13.1 – – – –
Sales and related occupations .......................................... 19.74 10.0 22.73 12.1 11.31 5.9
Level 1 ............................................................. 9.16 1.9 – – 9.16 1.9
Level 2 ............................................................. 10.07 1.5 10.62 3.3 9.45 5.7
Level 3 ............................................................. 13.65 3.4 13.75 2.4 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 16.31 5.5 16.34 7.0 16.24 3.8
Level 5 ............................................................. 20.77 2.9 20.87 3.3 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 22.56 6.2 22.56 6.2 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 33.07 16.8 33.07 16.8 – –
Level 8 ............................................................. 31.14 18.4 – – – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 29.97 19.3 31.63 21.0 – –
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 28.59 7.0 28.59 7.0 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 27.96 7.3 27.96 7.3 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales
workers ................................................................... 29.35 13.0 29.35 13.0 – –
Retail sales workers ......................................................... 13.21 10.4 14.82 16.3 10.84 5.7
Level 1 ............................................................. 9.16 1.9 – – 9.16 1.9
Level 2 ............................................................. 10.07 1.5 10.62 3.3 9.45 5.7
Level 3 ............................................................. 13.68 3.6 13.75 2.4 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 15.95 8.4 15.78 10.9 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 22.43 6.7 22.43 6.7 – –
Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 11.83 4.2 11.96 11.9 11.71 3.2
Level 1 ............................................................. 9.16 1.9 – – 9.16 1.9
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.94 2.5 10.10 5.7 9.57 .0
Cashiers ................................................................... 11.83 4.2 11.96 11.9 11.71 3.2
Level 1 ............................................................. 9.16 1.9 – – 9.16 1.9
Level 2 ............................................................. 9.94 2.5 10.10 5.7 9.57 .0
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 18.77 21.4 – – – –
Retail salespersons ...................................................... 13.43 20.7 15.33 22.8 9.72 11.8
Level 2 ............................................................. 10.24 2.5 – – 9.39 8.6
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 2008 — 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
Retail salespersons –Continued
Level 4 ............................................................. $14.71 15.3 – – – –
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 32.93 13.4 $33.79 10.9 – –
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products ................. 30.18 28.5 30.99 26.6 – –
Miscellaneous sales and related workers ......................... 16.87 6.1 – – – –
Office and administrative support occupations .............. 17.64 1.9 18.23 1.7 $12.48 3.7
Level 2 ............................................................. 11.40 3.7 12.36 6.8 10.10 2.1
Level 3 ............................................................. 13.47 2.2 13.71 2.7 12.01 3.7
Level 4 ............................................................. 16.22 2.9 16.32 2.6 15.19 8.1
Level 5 ............................................................. 18.87 2.3 18.91 2.2 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 22.56 3.5 22.52 3.6 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 23.42 8.2 23.42 8.2 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 18.42 4.7 19.27 4.7 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ................................... 26.38 5.1 26.38 5.1 – –
Financial clerks ................................................................. 17.14 4.1 17.19 3.9 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 15.49 7.3 15.59 6.8 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 19.40 2.6 19.40 2.6 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 21.67 5.9 21.30 6.3 – –
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 19.45 3.2 19.50 3.3 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 19.46 3.6 19.46 3.6 – –
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 17.94 3.4 17.85 3.5 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 16.96 5.7 16.74 5.7 – –
Tellers ........................................................................... 13.48 1.9 – – – –
Customer service representatives .................................... 16.09 2.8 16.52 2.9 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 12.66 5.9 – – – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 15.46 4.3 15.66 4.4 – –
Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 13.49 7.0 14.21 6.0 – –
Level 2 ............................................................. 12.43 5.5 – – – –
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 13.86 8.3 13.86 8.3 – –
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 14.20 4.4 16.28 1.8 10.38 6.5
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 20.98 3.3 21.17 3.2 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 18.58 6.5 – – – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 16.73 5.2 16.73 5.2 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 24.13 3.7 24.13 3.7 – –
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 21.03 5.7 21.31 5.5 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 23.65 7.5 23.65 7.5 – –
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 19.16 7.3 19.16 7.3 – –
Office clerks, general ........................................................ 15.56 6.4 16.63 5.7 10.49 7.6
Level 3 ............................................................. 12.37 4.7 – – – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 14.94 6.5 14.86 7.0 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 19.03 4.2 19.03 4.2 – –
Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 23.22 2.0 23.48 1.9 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.06 4.2 15.06 4.2 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 17.69 3.7 17.69 3.7 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 24.39 8.0 24.76 8.6 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 25.34 .9 25.46 .9 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 27.74 8.5 27.74 8.5 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades
and extraction workers ............................................... 31.96 6.7 31.96 6.7 – –
Carpenters ........................................................................ 24.66 4.4 24.66 4.4 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 27.67 13.2 27.67 13.2 – –
Construction laborers ....................................................... 18.24 15.3 19.39 14.8 – –
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers ........... 29.71 10.5 – – – –
Electricians ....................................................................... 24.09 5.2 – – – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 23.39 6.2 23.51 6.2 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 17.61 6.5 17.74 6.7 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 22.49 11.7 22.49 11.7 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 27.19 3.2 27.19 3.2 – –
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 26.81 9.3 26.81 9.3 – –
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 2008 — 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
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ....................................................................... $22.04 11.4 $22.04 11.4 – –
Line installers and repairers ............................................. 22.61 9.4 23.07 8.3 – –
Production occupations .................................................... 20.31 5.7 20.98 4.0 – –
Level 2 ............................................................. 12.38 2.1 12.42 1.9 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.39 4.5 15.51 4.9 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 19.39 3.0 19.28 3.1 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 21.56 6.9 21.56 6.9 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 24.92 5.2 24.92 5.2 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 28.50 5.6 28.50 5.6 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 24.00 7.3 24.22 8.1 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers ....................................................... 26.73 11.6 26.73 11.6 – –
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 15.69 8.9 15.69 8.9 – –
Bakers .............................................................................. 15.16 11.5 – – – –
Machinists ......................................................................... 24.25 10.6 24.25 10.6 – –
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 24.69 6.4 24.69 6.4 – –
Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 14.09 5.9 13.51 5.8 – –
Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 19.41 8.6 21.09 8.1 $12.13 2.2
Level 1 ............................................................. 10.83 5.1 11.69 8.1 9.60 7.1
Level 2 ............................................................. 13.49 7.9 12.31 7.1 15.45 11.3
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.74 8.4 17.16 5.0 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 23.14 5.3 23.26 5.6 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 20.39 7.5 21.35 7.8 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 23.90 17.4 23.90 17.4 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 21.75 7.2 22.46 5.1 – –
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 21.54 6.0 21.71 5.8 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 16.68 8.6 16.64 9.5 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 22.09 6.9 22.76 5.9 – –
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 22.63 4.7 22.65 4.8 – –
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 18.43 12.1 18.67 12.9 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.65 6.7 – – – –
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 19.04 10.2 19.66 11.8 – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 20.58 13.4 20.58 13.4 – –
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 13.45 7.0 14.98 8.0 10.18 4.5
Level 1 ............................................................. 10.85 5.7 11.91 9.1 9.59 7.3
Level 2 ............................................................. 12.34 7.0 – – – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 15.61 6.2 16.03 7.0 – –
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................ 14.12 7.6 15.96 7.9 10.40 6.3
Level 1 ............................................................. 11.16 5.7 12.40 8.9 9.76 8.5
Level 2 ............................................................. 13.16 8.1 – – – –
Level 3 ............................................................. 17.31 2.5 – – – –
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 2008
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers .............................................................................. $28.58 3.4 $28.97 3.4 $25.23 10.7
Management occupations ................................................. 39.62 5.1 39.62 5.1 – –
Level 11 ............................................................ 43.00 6.2 43.00 6.2 – –
Not able to be leveled ....................................... 38.93 7.6 38.93 7.6 – –
Education administrators .................................................. 47.04 12.9 47.04 12.9 – –
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school ..................................................................... 55.09 8.3 55.09 8.3 – –
Business and financial operations occupations ............. 27.87 7.0 28.03 7.4 – –
Level 7 ............................................................. 22.30 5.1 22.41 5.5 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 28.63 8.5 28.62 8.8 – –
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 35.27 4.9 35.27 4.9 – –
Computer software engineers .......................................... 35.39 4.8 35.39 4.8 – –
Computer software engineers, applications ................. 34.53 3.3 34.53 3.3 – –
Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 29.79 5.9 29.38 6.7 – –
Community and social services occupations .................. 27.88 6.3 27.78 7.4 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 32.56 9.1 – – – –
Social workers .................................................................. 28.22 9.1 – – – –
Education, training, and library occupations .................. 35.00 4.2 34.91 6.4 35.37 17.5
Level 4 ............................................................. 15.43 3.2 15.79 1.1 15.18 6.5
Level 9 ............................................................. 40.75 5.8 39.85 6.5 50.18 12.1
Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 33.39 30.3 – – – –
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ...................................................................... 40.46 7.5 40.55 7.6 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 40.65 7.6 40.55 7.6 – –
Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 40.85 7.5 41.30 8.1 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 41.26 7.8 41.30 8.1 – –
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................ 39.60 6.7 40.15 7.5 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 40.12 7.2 40.15 7.5 – –
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 44.51 8.0 44.51 8.0 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 44.51 8.0 44.51 8.0 – –
Secondary school teachers .......................................... 40.22 11.0 40.13 10.9 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 40.22 11.0 40.13 10.9 – –
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 39.71 10.8 39.62 10.7 – –
Level 9 ............................................................. 39.71 10.8 39.62 10.7 – –
Teacher assistants ........................................................... 15.84 2.9 16.64 6.1 15.04 5.3
Level 4 ............................................................. 15.43 3.2 15.79 1.1 15.18 6.5
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 37.43 3.4 38.54 6.3 – –
Registered nurses ............................................................ 35.64 3.7 – – – –
Protective service occupations ......................................... 28.30 5.8 28.57 6.3 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 27.46 2.2 27.46 2.2 – –
Fire fighters ....................................................................... 31.27 1.8 31.27 1.8 – –
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 23.46 7.1 23.46 7.1 – –
Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 23.46 7.1 23.46 7.1 – –
Police officers ................................................................... 33.70 3.9 33.70 3.9 – –
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 33.70 3.9 33.70 3.9 – –
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations .................................................................. 16.24 6.8 16.71 6.7 – –
Level 4 ............................................................. 16.04 5.7 – – – –
Building cleaning workers ................................................. 15.78 4.8 15.79 5.0 – –
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 15.78 4.8 15.79 5.0 – –
Personal care and service occupations ........................... 17.44 2.5 – – – –
Office and administrative support occupations .............. 19.61 5.2 20.38 4.3 13.09 13.6
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 2008 — 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 ............................................................. $16.75 3.1 $17.24 1.8 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 19.64 3.0 19.65 3.0 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 24.88 3.9 24.88 3.9 – –
Financial clerks ................................................................. 21.40 4.1 21.40 4.1 – –
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 18.56 3.4 18.58 3.4 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 18.90 3.2 18.72 3.3 – –
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 18.16 1.8 18.02 1.7 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 18.64 2.6 18.43 2.9 – –
Office clerks, general ........................................................ 15.31 2.5 17.23 8.4 – –
Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 27.19 3.6 27.19 3.6 – –
Level 5 ............................................................. 26.29 6.5 26.29 6.5 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 32.40 1.3 32.40 1.3 – –
Level 6 ............................................................. 30.72 5.6 30.72 5.6 – –
Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 24.19 5.4 24.63 7.0 – –
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 2008
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers .............................................................................. $25.11 3.2 $26.73 3.3 $14.55 4.1
Management occupations ................................................. 44.38 3.2 44.50 3.2 – –
Group II ............................................................. 24.46 10.3 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 39.85 6.8 – – – –
Group IV ........................................................... 65.27 6.5 – – – –
General and operations managers ................................... 29.62 11.2 29.62 11.2 – –
Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 49.45 6.4 49.45 6.4 – –
Group III ............................................................ 53.52 12.3 – – – –
Marketing managers ..................................................... 48.85 4.9 48.85 4.9 – –
Sales managers ............................................................ 50.10 13.4 50.10 13.4 – –
Computer and information systems managers ................. 59.43 2.0 59.43 2.0 – –
Financial managers .......................................................... 39.31 6.3 39.31 6.3 – –
Group III ............................................................ 34.47 11.8 34.47 11.8 – –
Human resources managers ............................................ 50.76 17.5 50.76 17.5 – –
Industrial production managers ........................................ 41.31 15.7 41.31 15.7 – –
Construction managers .................................................... 48.38 16.9 48.38 16.9 – –
Group III ............................................................ 49.83 17.1 49.83 17.1 – –
Education administrators .................................................. 39.06 11.9 39.06 11.9 – –
Group III ............................................................ 38.85 10.5 – – – –
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school ..................................................................... 55.09 8.3 55.09 8.3 – –
Engineering managers ..................................................... 55.46 7.3 55.46 7.3 – –
Business and financial operations occupations ............. 34.85 5.0 34.70 5.1 – –
Group II ............................................................. 21.13 6.6 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 38.00 3.9 – – – –
Group IV ........................................................... 52.79 6.3 – – – –
Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 43.36 7.7 43.36 7.7 – –
Group III ............................................................ 34.37 2.6 – – – –
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products ...... 42.47 7.8 42.47 7.8 – –
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products .................................................................. 43.62 9.1 43.62 9.1 – –
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction,
health and safety, and transportation ......................... 37.46 13.0 38.91 12.9 – –
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ................................................................... 34.91 12.0 34.91 12.0 – –
Management analysts ...................................................... 37.27 7.1 35.24 6.6 – –
Group III ............................................................ 39.80 6.8 36.90 2.7 – –
Accountants and auditors ................................................. 30.05 12.0 30.06 12.1 – –
Group II ............................................................. 22.19 6.4 22.19 6.4 – –
Group III ............................................................ 32.36 7.1 – – – –
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 38.28 2.1 38.30 2.2 – –
Group II ............................................................. 27.55 5.4 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 40.52 3.2 – – – –
Computer software engineers .......................................... 42.37 5.3 42.37 5.3 – –
Group III ............................................................ 41.01 3.5 – – – –
Computer software engineers, applications ................. 39.44 2.9 39.44 2.9 – –
Group III ............................................................ 39.71 3.9 39.71 3.9 – –
Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 47.25 6.8 47.25 6.8 – –
Group III ............................................................ 42.58 6.4 42.58 6.4 – –
Computer support specialists ........................................... 28.39 11.8 28.39 11.8 – –
Computer systems analysts ............................................. 36.71 3.8 36.71 3.8 – –
Group III ............................................................ 37.28 3.7 37.28 3.7 – –
Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 38.35 6.5 38.81 7.1 – –
Group III ............................................................ 40.42 8.7 40.42 8.7 – –
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 42.78 13.9 43.27 13.5 – –
Group II ............................................................. 27.75 3.7 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 39.82 2.8 – – – –
Engineers ......................................................................... 47.87 12.2 47.87 12.2 – –
Group II ............................................................. 25.18 6.5 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 40.82 3.3 – – – –
Electrical and electronics engineers ............................. 36.03 15.9 36.03 15.9 – –
Group III ............................................................ 37.99 8.7 – – – –
Electronics engineers, except computer ................... 35.40 16.5 35.40 16.5 – –
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 2008 — 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
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... $31.22 2.6 $31.17 3.3 – –
Group II ............................................................. 29.70 2.7 – – – –
Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 25.80 7.3 26.18 6.1 – –
Group II ............................................................. 22.27 2.6 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 28.53 5.5 – – – –
Life scientists .................................................................... 21.97 5.1 22.88 4.3 – –
Group II ............................................................. 21.53 2.5 – – – –
Community and social services occupations .................. 21.95 11.6 22.50 10.0 – –
Group II ............................................................. 18.23 13.7 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 25.79 14.2 – – – –
Counselors ....................................................................... 23.46 14.9 23.27 15.2 – –
Group III ............................................................ 24.77 14.9 – – – –
Social workers .................................................................. 26.10 7.6 25.68 8.7 – –
Group II ............................................................. 23.34 5.3 – – – –
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 15.71 17.5 17.17 14.9 – –
Group II ............................................................. 15.72 18.5 – – – –
Education, training, and library occupations .................. 31.24 4.3 31.25 5.2 $31.20 14.4
Group I .............................................................. 13.77 4.3 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 23.57 21.8 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 38.50 5.3 – – – –
Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 31.54 17.1 28.15 9.5 – –
Group III ............................................................ 34.90 13.7 – – – –
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 26.43 5.1 24.72 8.4 – –
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ...................................................................... 34.24 7.0 34.39 6.6 30.45 25.1
Group II ............................................................. 15.84 9.0 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 39.64 7.4 – – – –
Preschool and kindergarten teachers ........................... 17.60 4.5 – – – –
Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 39.07 6.5 39.37 6.9 – –
Group III ............................................................ 40.14 7.1 – – – –
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................ 37.64 5.6 37.97 6.0 – –
Group III ............................................................ 38.88 6.4 38.87 6.6 – –
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 44.51 8.0 44.51 8.0 – –
Group III ............................................................ 44.51 8.0 44.51 8.0 – –
Secondary school teachers .......................................... 38.45 11.3 38.66 11.0 – –
Group III ............................................................ 38.75 11.1 – – – –
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 37.85 10.8 38.06 10.5 – –
Group III ............................................................ 38.16 10.7 38.06 10.5 – –
Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 56.11 13.8 – – – –
Teacher assistants ........................................................... 14.40 3.1 14.74 7.9 14.05 6.5
Group I .............................................................. 13.78 4.4 13.51 4.1 14.01 6.4
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations .................................................................. 23.67 9.4 23.69 10.0 – –
Group II ............................................................. 20.20 8.9 – – – –
Designers ......................................................................... 18.81 1.7 18.81 1.7 – –
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 33.44 4.0 33.18 5.1 34.59 5.0
Group I .............................................................. 16.86 3.4 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 26.20 4.3 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 39.69 2.0 – – – –
Registered nurses ............................................................ 36.49 2.0 36.47 2.6 36.53 .9
Group II ............................................................. 31.26 15.1 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 37.05 1.5 37.20 2.0 36.60 1.1
Therapists ......................................................................... 39.62 8.3 40.00 9.2 – –
Group III ............................................................ 41.70 8.9 – – – –
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 25.90 5.0 25.90 5.0 – –
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians .................................................................. 20.09 4.1 20.31 3.8 – –
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 2008 — 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
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians –Continued
Group II ............................................................. $20.91 3.0 – – – –
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 23.60 3.3 $23.53 3.6 – –
Group II ............................................................. 23.60 3.3 23.53 3.6 – –
Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 16.00 6.0 15.93 5.2 $16.29 10.3
Group I .............................................................. 15.04 5.6 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 21.40 2.8 – – – –
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 14.24 5.7 14.52 5.3 – –
Group I .............................................................. 14.24 5.7 – – – –
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 14.80 4.6 14.96 4.2 – –
Group I .............................................................. 14.80 4.6 14.96 4.2 – –
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 17.81 4.0 17.72 3.9 – –
Group I .............................................................. 16.36 6.0 – – – –
Protective service occupations ......................................... 23.08 10.9 23.54 11.8 – –
Group I .............................................................. 12.70 8.7 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 28.17 5.0 – – – –
Fire fighters ....................................................................... 31.09 2.1 31.09 2.1 – –
Group II ............................................................. 31.09 2.1 31.09 2.1 – –
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 24.57 7.5 24.57 7.5 – –
Group II ............................................................. 25.21 6.0 – – – –
Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 23.46 7.1 23.46 7.1 – –
Group II ............................................................. 24.20 5.6 24.20 5.6 – –
Police officers ................................................................... 33.70 3.9 33.70 3.9 – –
Group II ............................................................. 32.32 1.1 – – – –
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 33.70 3.9 33.70 3.9 – –
Group II ............................................................. 32.32 1.1 32.32 1.1 – –
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 13.73 11.1 13.78 11.9 – –
Group I .............................................................. 12.57 10.6 – – – –
Security guards ............................................................. 13.73 11.1 13.78 11.9 – –
Group I .............................................................. 12.57 10.6 12.56 11.4 – –
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 10.29 1.8 11.48 1.5 9.21 1.3
Group I .............................................................. 9.74 1.0 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers .......................................................... 15.83 6.8 15.80 7.1 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ............................................... 14.96 4.0 14.89 4.2 – –
Cooks ............................................................................... 11.51 6.7 11.74 4.2 – –
Group I .............................................................. 11.51 6.7 – – – –
Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 11.50 10.5 – – – –
Group I .............................................................. 11.50 10.5 – – – –
Food preparation workers ................................................. 9.83 9.8 – – 9.83 10.5
Group I .............................................................. 9.26 3.0 – – 9.13 3.1
Food service, tipped ......................................................... 8.73 .7 8.97 4.5 8.58 2.7
Group I .............................................................. 8.73 .7 – – – –
Bartenders .................................................................... 9.33 .7 – – – –
Group I .............................................................. 9.33 .7 – – – –
Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 8.28 2.4 8.75 6.6 8.15 .2
Group I .............................................................. 8.28 2.4 8.75 6.6 8.15 .2
Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 10.61 3.3 11.90 7.7 9.49 3.3
Group I .............................................................. 10.75 3.4 – – – –
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ................................................... 10.53 3.9 11.68 9.7 9.44 3.6
Group I .............................................................. 10.69 3.8 – – 9.30 5.8
Dishwashers ..................................................................... 8.97 8.0 – – – –
Group I .............................................................. 8.97 8.0 – – – –
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations .................................................................. 14.24 4.3 15.14 3.7 10.07 7.8
Group I .............................................................. 13.48 5.0 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 19.32 13.7 – – – –
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 2008 — Continued
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations –Continued
Building cleaning workers ................................................. $13.32 5.6 $14.29 5.2 $9.56 10.3
Group I .............................................................. 12.73 5.1 – – – –
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 15.32 4.1 15.35 4.1 – –
Group I .............................................................. 14.61 3.8 14.62 3.9 – –
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 9.84 6.7 10.40 9.6 – –
Group I .............................................................. 9.84 6.7 10.40 9.6 – –
Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 14.96 3.3 – – – –
Group I .............................................................. 15.32 3.4 – – – –
Personal care and service occupations ........................... 13.29 4.6 14.03 6.5 10.96 8.5
Group I .............................................................. 11.54 5.5 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 19.49 8.9 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service
workers ....................................................................... 15.99 16.9 – – – –
Child care workers ............................................................ 11.01 4.4 11.33 2.8 10.17 7.6
Group I .............................................................. 11.07 4.5 11.33 2.8 10.30 8.5
Personal and home care aides ......................................... 10.74 4.1 – – – –
Group I .............................................................. 10.74 4.1 – – – –
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 15.17 13.6 – – 11.17 14.0
Group I .............................................................. 13.17 21.4 – – – –
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 16.03 13.1 – – – –
Sales and related occupations .......................................... 19.74 10.0 22.73 12.1 11.31 5.9
Group I .............................................................. 12.04 4.7 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 25.15 5.1 – – – –
Group III ............................................................ 52.29 10.4 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 28.59 7.0 28.59 7.0 – –
Group II ............................................................. 28.35 4.2 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 27.96 7.3 27.96 7.3 – –
Group II ............................................................. 30.32 1.3 30.32 1.3 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales
workers ................................................................... 29.35 13.0 29.35 13.0 – –
Retail sales workers ......................................................... 13.21 10.4 14.82 16.3 10.84 5.7
Group I .............................................................. 11.61 3.1 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 22.43 6.7 – – – –
Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 11.83 4.2 11.96 11.9 11.71 3.2
Group I .............................................................. 11.74 5.1 – – – –
Cashiers ................................................................... 11.83 4.2 11.96 11.9 11.71 3.2
Group I .............................................................. 11.74 5.1 11.96 11.9 11.53 1.8
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 18.77 21.4 – – – –
Retail salespersons ...................................................... 13.43 20.7 15.33 22.8 9.72 11.8
Group I .............................................................. 11.63 1.2 12.91 2.4 9.72 11.8
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 32.93 13.4 33.79 10.9 – –
Group II ............................................................. 20.93 9.7 – – – –
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products ................. 30.18 28.5 30.99 26.6 – –
Group II ............................................................. 20.19 8.7 – – – –
Miscellaneous sales and related workers ......................... 16.87 6.1 – – – –
Office and administrative support occupations .............. 17.99 1.9 18.60 1.6 12.59 3.7
Group I .............................................................. 14.74 2.1 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 21.17 1.9 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ................................... 26.37 4.5 26.37 4.5 – –
Group II ............................................................. 26.72 5.2 26.72 5.2 – –
Financial clerks ................................................................. 17.55 3.8 17.62 3.5 – –
Group I .............................................................. 15.35 3.7 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 20.33 3.7 – – – –
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 19.45 3.2 19.50 3.3 – –
Group II ............................................................. 19.59 3.3 19.59 3.3 – –
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 18.32 2.9 18.25 3.0 – –
Group I .............................................................. 17.47 5.0 17.31 5.0 – –
Group II ............................................................. 19.65 4.5 19.65 4.5 – –
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 2008 — 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
Tellers ........................................................................... $13.48 1.9 – – – –
Group I .............................................................. 13.48 1.9 – – – –
Customer service representatives .................................... 16.09 2.8 $16.52 2.9 – –
Group I .............................................................. 13.85 2.4 14.19 2.8 – –
Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 13.49 7.0 14.21 6.0 – –
Group I .............................................................. 13.49 7.0 14.21 6.0 – –
Dispatchers ....................................................................... 22.39 13.6 22.39 13.6 – –
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 13.86 8.3 13.86 8.3 – –
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 14.20 4.4 16.28 1.8 $10.38 6.5
Group I .............................................................. 12.75 9.8 – – 9.60 5.8
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 20.18 3.2 20.33 3.3 – –
Group I .............................................................. 18.05 4.1 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 21.13 3.0 – – – –
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 21.06 5.2 21.31 5.0 – –
Group II ............................................................. 21.49 5.2 21.49 5.2 – –
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 18.53 3.5 18.45 3.5 – –
Group II ............................................................. 18.87 2.8 18.72 2.8 – –
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ................. 18.76 3.4 18.76 3.4 – –
Office clerks, general ........................................................ 15.49 4.7 16.77 4.7 10.48 6.0
Group I .............................................................. 12.77 4.5 13.85 3.9 10.69 6.6
Group II ............................................................. 19.02 3.7 19.02 3.7 – –
Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 23.47 2.1 23.72 2.0 – –
Group I .............................................................. 15.88 4.0 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 26.11 1.7 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades
and extraction workers ............................................... 31.96 6.7 31.96 6.7 – –
Carpenters ........................................................................ 24.61 4.4 24.61 4.4 – –
Group II ............................................................. 24.76 3.3 24.76 3.3 – –
Construction laborers ....................................................... 18.24 15.3 19.39 14.8 – –
Group I .............................................................. 16.71 11.5 17.78 11.4 – –
Construction equipment operators ................................... 30.25 5.9 30.25 5.9 – –
Group II ............................................................. 30.32 5.8 – – – –
Operating engineers and other construction equipment
operators ................................................................ 30.74 5.8 30.74 5.8 – –
Group II ............................................................. 30.82 5.7 30.82 5.7 – –
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers ........... 29.71 10.5 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 29.71 10.5 – – – –
Electricians ....................................................................... 24.53 5.0 24.64 6.1 – –
Group II ............................................................. 26.02 2.0 26.56 1.3 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 24.55 5.7 24.66 5.6 – –
Group I .............................................................. 13.35 12.1 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 25.34 6.3 – – – –
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 27.36 8.3 27.36 8.3 – –
Group II ............................................................. 27.04 12.6 27.04 12.6 – –
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ....................................................................... 23.55 9.6 23.55 9.6 – –
Group II ............................................................. 24.26 10.3 – – – –
Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 19.93 8.1 19.93 8.1 – –
Group II ............................................................. 20.53 9.3 20.53 9.3 – –
Line installers and repairers ............................................. 24.51 12.2 25.00 11.4 – –
Group II ............................................................. 24.51 12.2 – – – –
Production occupations .................................................... 20.31 5.7 20.98 4.0 – –
Group I .............................................................. 15.16 3.8 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 24.71 4.5 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers ....................................................... 26.73 11.6 26.73 11.6 – –
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 15.69 8.9 15.69 8.9 – –
Bakers .............................................................................. 15.16 11.5 – – – –
Group I .............................................................. 14.06 10.3 – – – –
Machinists ......................................................................... 24.25 10.6 24.25 10.6 – –
Group II ............................................................. 26.75 3.7 26.75 3.7 – –
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 2008 — Continued
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation4 and level Relative Relative Relative
Mean error5 Mean error5 Mean error5
(percent) (percent) (percent)
Production occupations –Continued
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... $24.69 6.4 $24.69 6.4 – –
Group II ............................................................. 27.45 7.3 27.45 7.3 – –
Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 14.09 5.9 13.51 5.8 – –
Group I .............................................................. 13.96 7.1 – – – –
Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 19.65 8.0 21.26 7.6 $12.68 3.6
Group I .............................................................. 16.21 6.2 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 22.68 5.7 – – – –
Bus drivers ........................................................................ 20.34 15.9 – – – –
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 21.59 5.6 21.76 5.4 – –
Group I .............................................................. 20.90 8.6 – – – –
Group II ............................................................. 21.44 5.1 – – – –
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 22.63 4.4 22.65 4.4 – –
Group II ............................................................. 21.92 5.4 21.92 5.4 – –
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 18.43 12.1 18.67 12.9 – –
Group I .............................................................. 18.18 13.4 18.44 14.5 – –
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 19.04 10.2 19.66 11.8 – –
Group I .............................................................. 17.51 11.4 18.21 13.1 – –
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 13.53 6.8 15.07 7.8 10.18 4.5
Group I .............................................................. 13.52 7.9 – – – –
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................ 14.21 7.4 16.04 7.6 10.40 6.3
Group I .............................................................. 14.24 8.4 16.00 8.4 10.53 6.0
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 2008
Median
Occupation2 10 25 75 90
50
All workers .............................................................................. $10.00 $14.10 $21.10 $32.29 $45.91
Management occupations ................................................. 25.48 32.27 41.51 58.73 64.90
General and operations managers ................................... 16.59 23.00 27.93 33.78 49.54
Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 38.46 41.24 49.40 56.46 66.46
Marketing managers ..................................................... 38.46 48.08 49.40 49.40 56.46
Sales managers ............................................................ 34.62 41.24 44.12 66.46 66.46
Computer and information systems managers ................. 55.46 58.73 58.73 58.73 64.90
Financial managers .......................................................... 18.51 29.95 36.39 46.15 65.39
Human resources managers ............................................ 27.20 33.38 59.80 59.80 67.93
Industrial production managers ........................................ 29.59 29.59 33.37 55.69 59.89
Construction managers .................................................... 33.50 36.06 45.43 52.47 62.50
Education administrators .................................................. 23.41 26.68 36.10 49.68 54.37
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school ..................................................................... 44.76 49.76 50.69 54.37 79.49
Engineering managers ..................................................... 41.51 46.77 57.31 63.27 70.53
Business and financial operations occupations ............. 16.83 23.56 32.23 45.42 55.29
Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 27.20 31.17 45.42 59.29 59.29
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products ...... 33.65 45.42 45.42 45.42 45.42
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products .................................................................. 27.20 29.81 38.17 59.29 59.29
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction,
health and safety, and transportation ......................... 21.95 28.16 33.91 46.88 58.65
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ................................................................... 21.56 23.74 32.28 44.59 55.29
Management analysts ...................................................... 21.63 31.25 36.88 46.15 50.00
Accountants and auditors ................................................. 16.83 22.03 26.01 30.82 53.85
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 24.19 32.86 38.27 45.07 52.68
Computer software engineers .......................................... 33.54 34.38 40.45 47.79 58.52
Computer software engineers, applications ................. 33.61 33.61 38.27 40.45 51.13
Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 31.25 40.39 46.02 58.52 61.94
Computer support specialists ........................................... 18.40 19.25 24.62 36.00 36.00
Computer systems analysts ............................................. 27.05 29.17 37.93 42.27 47.72
Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 31.06 33.33 33.33 44.68 49.59
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 25.09 30.02 40.96 58.00 65.00
Engineers ......................................................................... 27.72 38.58 46.59 60.58 66.00
Electrical and electronics engineers ............................. 21.16 25.34 33.00 45.34 46.98
Electronics engineers, except computer ................... 21.04 24.35 33.00 43.71 46.79
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 25.48 27.53 31.41 33.92 38.94
Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 19.89 21.20 23.01 27.59 36.54
Life scientists .................................................................... 17.43 21.18 21.50 23.01 24.63
Community and social services occupations .................. 11.96 16.40 19.26 26.34 31.85
Counselors ....................................................................... 17.37 17.37 19.26 26.83 34.28
Social workers .................................................................. 15.75 23.82 25.94 26.34 36.69
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 9.46 11.96 15.44 16.40 24.94
Education, training, and library occupations .................. 13.67 16.89 29.91 41.83 49.43
Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 16.89 25.71 29.33 38.39 39.43
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 16.89 16.89 27.96 30.58 37.90
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ...................................................................... 13.80 23.64 37.13 43.87 49.92
Preschool and kindergarten teachers ........................... 13.17 13.75 13.80 16.00 32.60
Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 26.50 34.47 38.67 44.86 51.95
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................ 25.85 33.52 37.33 43.87 49.07
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 30.57 37.13 43.98 52.31 59.26
Secondary school teachers .......................................... 18.96 30.92 39.46 47.54 52.39
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 17.25 29.78 38.73 46.36 52.18
Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 32.26 41.83 52.28 72.91 72.91
Teacher assistants ........................................................... 10.52 11.83 14.38 16.09 18.81
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations .................................................................. 13.41 19.13 21.29 28.34 34.38
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2008 —
Continued
Median
Occupation2 10 25 75 90
50
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations –Continued
Designers ......................................................................... $13.41 $18.22 $20.77 $20.90 $21.64
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 18.32 23.94 33.35 40.60 49.45
Registered nurses ............................................................ 27.88 32.66 37.08 40.60 44.89
Therapists ......................................................................... 29.30 30.97 39.08 49.45 49.45
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 14.35 18.78 27.06 32.97 33.79
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians .................................................................. 17.69 18.87 19.00 22.00 24.17
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 18.96 22.21 23.55 25.38 29.00
Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 11.87 13.31 15.00 18.11 21.00
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 11.60 12.55 13.73 14.88 18.65
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 12.26 13.24 13.97 15.99 19.15
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 13.25 15.10 18.00 20.25 21.37
Protective service occupations ......................................... 11.81 12.00 25.88 30.22 33.73
Fire fighters ....................................................................... 28.22 28.22 31.05 33.73 33.73
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 19.24 21.77 25.88 28.48 29.26
Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 18.32 21.77 23.46 25.88 29.26
Police officers ................................................................... 28.86 30.98 33.28 36.50 39.95
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 28.86 30.98 33.28 36.50 39.95
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 9.00 11.81 11.81 12.11 22.29
Security guards ............................................................. 9.00 11.81 11.81 12.11 22.29
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 8.07 8.25 9.00 11.50 13.92
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers .......................................................... 11.50 12.88 16.63 19.85 22.12
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ............................................... 11.50 12.88 13.09 19.85 19.85
Cooks ............................................................................... 8.55 9.27 11.92 12.50 13.00
Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 8.50 11.50 12.00 12.50 12.50
Food preparation workers ................................................. 8.55 8.80 8.80 9.50 13.45
Food service, tipped ......................................................... 8.07 8.07 8.21 9.00 10.25
Bartenders .................................................................... 8.25 8.25 9.00 9.50 12.00
Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.18 8.55
Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 8.07 8.55 9.55 12.36 15.72
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ................................................... 8.07 8.55 9.55 12.36 15.14
Dishwashers ..................................................................... 8.07 8.75 8.75 9.00 10.44
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations .................................................................. 8.75 11.04 13.25 16.12 20.00
Building cleaning workers ................................................. 8.10 10.17 12.60 15.28 18.43
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 11.11 12.39 14.93 17.16 21.43
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 7.96 8.10 9.11 11.12 12.60
Grounds maintenance workers ......................................... 12.00 12.00 15.25 16.75 20.00
Personal care and service occupations ........................... 8.50 9.36 10.75 15.38 20.69
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service
workers ....................................................................... 10.60 10.71 15.09 18.98 18.98
Child care workers ............................................................ 9.00 9.55 11.50 11.64 12.76
Personal and home care aides ......................................... 10.10 10.10 10.30 10.75 11.72
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 8.75 9.13 14.30 20.06 25.00
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 9.02 9.92 15.00 23.33 25.00
Sales and related occupations .......................................... 8.65 10.55 15.25 24.01 43.27
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 13.65 18.60 24.80 35.21 52.04
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 12.75 14.78 21.53 43.69 57.22
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales
workers ................................................................... 24.01 24.80 24.80 29.57 52.04
Retail sales workers ......................................................... 8.50 9.50 11.01 16.31 19.75
Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 8.25 9.00 10.00 13.27 18.60
Cashiers ................................................................... 8.25 9.00 10.00 13.27 18.60
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 8.55 9.98 16.31 26.48 28.83
Retail salespersons ...................................................... 8.50 10.56 11.01 15.00 24.51
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 17.32 19.47 20.95 57.43 64.33
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2008 —
Continued
Median
Occupation2 10 25 75 90
50
Sales and related occupations –Continued
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products ................. $17.32 $19.47 $20.00 $38.87 $64.33
Miscellaneous sales and related workers ......................... 12.95 14.00 15.97 18.45 19.67
Office and administrative support occupations .............. 12.00 14.00 17.77 21.41 25.00
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ................................... 23.40 24.09 25.50 29.71 32.75
Financial clerks ................................................................. 13.00 14.00 17.50 19.75 23.00
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 16.97 18.25 18.83 20.00 22.24
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 13.16 16.95 18.66 19.75 21.62
Tellers ........................................................................... 12.25 12.33 13.89 14.00 14.00
Customer service representatives .................................... 10.52 13.00 15.35 18.56 23.08
Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 9.00 11.00 14.00 15.69 17.33
Dispatchers ....................................................................... 12.00 19.75 23.96 27.53 27.53
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 10.80 11.69 12.24 14.00 22.00
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 8.85 10.00 13.84 17.31 21.81
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 15.38 17.36 19.38 22.35 26.00
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 15.37 17.35 21.59 26.00 26.00
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 15.38 17.36 18.48 19.91 21.41
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ................. 16.69 16.69 17.95 19.88 22.82
Office clerks, general ........................................................ 9.92 12.00 15.87 19.00 19.67
Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 15.00 17.00 22.82 29.66 34.59
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades
and extraction workers ............................................... 25.95 25.95 30.00 35.00 39.67
Carpenters ........................................................................ 17.00 20.10 23.50 29.21 38.05
Construction laborers ....................................................... 10.66 13.00 15.71 20.51 28.55
Construction equipment operators ................................... 25.19 26.58 30.40 33.05 35.08
Operating engineers and other construction equipment
operators ................................................................ 25.19 29.80 30.40 33.05 35.08
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers ........... 18.39 30.61 32.53 32.53 34.85
Electricians ....................................................................... 15.49 16.00 26.72 29.55 31.84
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 14.57 19.00 25.00 28.96 35.73
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 18.00 26.00 27.85 31.31 33.63
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ....................................................................... 14.89 16.00 22.40 28.89 34.90
Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 12.36 15.50 18.22 26.03 27.51
Line installers and repairers ............................................. 15.75 19.77 24.50 27.45 35.73
Production occupations .................................................... 11.55 13.59 19.75 25.16 31.86
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers ....................................................... 22.77 22.77 24.62 26.47 49.11
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 12.66 12.66 12.66 18.67 26.25
Bakers .............................................................................. 8.75 10.75 16.50 19.10 19.75
Machinists ......................................................................... 16.50 21.00 24.19 26.75 31.88
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 15.20 18.88 25.04 31.86 32.67
Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 10.10 12.00 12.75 16.67 17.60
Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 9.50 12.88 18.06 22.93 26.69
Bus drivers ........................................................................ 12.01 12.01 19.39 27.37 27.37
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 15.00 18.53 22.10 25.42 26.04
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 18.04 19.77 23.00 25.42 25.67
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 12.00 14.58 17.37 20.48 29.08
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 12.81 15.01 17.06 22.93 28.88
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 8.27 9.50 12.45 16.62 18.69
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................ 8.08 10.00 13.00 17.95 18.73
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
2008
Median
Occupation2 10 25 75 90
50
All workers .............................................................................. $9.50 $13.27 $20.00 $31.28 $46.15
Management occupations ................................................. 25.36 32.27 45.53 58.73 65.39
Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 38.46 41.24 49.40 56.46 66.46
Marketing managers ..................................................... 38.46 48.08 49.40 49.40 56.46
Sales managers ............................................................ 34.62 41.24 44.12 66.46 66.46
Computer and information systems managers ................. 55.46 58.73 58.73 59.42 64.90
Financial managers .......................................................... 18.51 25.70 33.96 46.15 65.39
Industrial production managers ........................................ 29.59 29.59 33.37 55.69 59.89
Construction managers .................................................... 33.50 36.06 50.96 52.47 62.50
Education administrators .................................................. 17.39 23.41 26.68 27.45 39.42
Business and financial operations occupations ............. 16.83 25.45 34.28 47.01 59.29
Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 27.20 31.17 45.42 59.29 59.29
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products ...... 33.65 45.42 45.42 45.42 45.42
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products .................................................................. 27.20 29.81 38.17 59.29 59.29
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ................................................................... 21.56 28.00 32.28 43.22 55.29
Management analysts ...................................................... 24.13 32.21 37.42 46.15 50.00
Accountants and auditors ................................................. 16.83 22.60 26.65 31.25 53.85
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 24.19 32.74 38.27 46.02 53.89
Computer software engineers .......................................... 33.61 35.68 40.45 49.75 61.69
Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 31.25 39.95 46.02 58.52 61.94
Computer support specialists ........................................... 18.40 19.25 24.62 36.00 36.00
Computer systems analysts ............................................. 27.05 28.68 36.49 43.27 47.72
Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 31.06 32.97 33.33 44.68 49.59
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 24.62 29.71 41.00 58.00 65.38
Engineers ......................................................................... 27.40 38.58 47.84 62.00 66.00
Electrical and electronics engineers ............................. 21.16 25.34 33.00 45.34 46.98
Electronics engineers, except computer ................... 21.04 24.35 33.00 43.71 46.79
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 26.78 27.53 31.41 33.92 39.13
Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 19.89 21.20 23.01 25.49 32.21
Community and social services occupations .................. 11.00 14.00 17.37 19.26 28.46
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 8.55 11.00 11.96 15.44 15.44
Education, training, and library occupations .................. 11.75 13.75 18.85 30.06 41.83
Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 23.07 26.43 28.85 30.58 37.90
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ...................................................................... 13.22 13.80 14.25 20.95 33.33
Teacher assistants ........................................................... 9.50 9.50 11.75 11.83 12.00
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations .................................................................. 13.41 19.05 20.90 27.81 34.96
Designers ......................................................................... 13.41 18.22 20.77 20.90 21.64
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 18.12 22.77 32.95 40.47 49.45
Registered nurses ............................................................ 27.24 32.76 38.15 41.04 45.06
Therapists ......................................................................... 29.30 30.64 39.08 49.45 49.45
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 14.35 18.78 27.06 32.97 33.79
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians .................................................................. 17.69 18.87 19.00 22.00 24.17
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 18.96 22.21 23.35 25.18 26.88
Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 11.80 13.16 14.85 18.00 21.00
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 11.60 12.36 13.71 14.56 18.83
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 12.16 13.06 13.74 15.19 19.15
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 12.04 15.00 18.00 20.05 21.00
Protective service occupations ......................................... 9.00 11.81 11.81 18.21 28.48
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 9.00 11.81 11.81 12.00 12.50
Security guards ............................................................. 9.00 11.81 11.81 12.00 12.50
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 8.07 8.25 9.00 11.40 13.50
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers .......................................................... 11.50 12.88 16.83 19.85 22.12
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December
2008 — Continued
Median
Occupation2 10 25 75 90
50
Food preparation and serving related occupations
–Continued
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ............................................... $11.50 $11.50 $13.08 $19.85 $19.85
Cooks ............................................................................... 8.55 9.27 11.92 12.50 13.00
Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 8.50 11.50 12.00 12.50 12.50
Food preparation workers ................................................. 8.39 8.80 8.80 9.25 10.58
Food service, tipped ......................................................... 8.07 8.07 8.21 9.00 10.25
Bartenders .................................................................... 8.25 8.25 9.00 9.50 12.00
Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.18 8.55
Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 8.07 8.55 9.55 10.58 14.29
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ................................................... 8.07 8.55 9.55 12.36 15.14
Dishwashers ..................................................................... 8.07 8.75 8.75 9.00 10.44
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations .................................................................. 8.10 10.26 12.39 16.00 20.00
Building cleaning workers ................................................. 8.06 8.75 11.11 13.17 17.46
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 10.98 11.63 13.01 16.40 22.87
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 7.96 8.10 9.11 11.12 12.60
Personal care and service occupations ........................... 8.48 9.36 10.60 13.80 20.69
Child care workers ............................................................ 9.00 9.55 11.50 11.64 12.76
Personal and home care aides ......................................... 10.10 10.10 10.30 10.75 11.72
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 9.02 9.72 15.00 21.00 25.00
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ...................... 9.02 9.92 15.00 23.33 25.00
Sales and related occupations .......................................... 8.65 10.55 15.25 24.01 43.27
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 13.65 18.60 24.80 35.21 52.04
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 12.75 14.78 21.53 43.69 57.22
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales
workers ................................................................... 24.01 24.80 24.80 29.57 52.04
Retail sales workers ......................................................... 8.50 9.50 11.01 16.31 19.75
Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 8.25 9.00 10.00 13.27 18.60
Cashiers ................................................................... 8.25 9.00 10.00 13.27 18.60
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....... 8.55 9.98 16.31 26.48 28.83
Retail salespersons ...................................................... 8.50 10.56 11.01 15.00 24.51
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 17.32 19.47 20.95 57.43 64.33
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products ................. 17.32 19.47 20.00 38.87 64.33
Miscellaneous sales and related workers ......................... 12.95 14.00 15.97 18.45 19.67
Office and administrative support occupations .............. 12.00 13.89 17.30 20.69 24.60
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ................................... 21.72 23.40 25.00 29.71 33.28
Financial clerks ................................................................. 13.00 13.89 16.97 19.53 23.00
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 16.97 18.25 18.83 20.00 22.24
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 13.00 16.67 18.02 19.61 21.00
Tellers ........................................................................... 12.25 12.33 13.89 14.00 14.00
Customer service representatives .................................... 10.52 13.00 15.35 18.56 23.08
Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 9.00 11.00 14.00 15.69 17.33
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 10.80 11.69 12.24 14.00 22.00
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 8.85 10.00 13.84 17.31 21.81
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 15.01 17.75 20.69 26.00 26.00
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 15.01 16.15 20.95 26.00 26.00
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 13.21 17.78 20.69 20.88 22.35
Office clerks, general ........................................................ 9.92 12.00 15.95 19.00 19.61
Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 15.00 16.00 21.50 29.66 34.59
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades
and extraction workers ............................................... 25.95 25.95 30.00 35.00 39.67
Carpenters ........................................................................ 17.00 20.10 23.50 29.21 38.05
Construction laborers ....................................................... 10.66 13.00 15.71 20.51 28.55
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers ........... 18.39 30.61 32.53 32.53 34.85
Electricians ....................................................................... 15.49 16.00 26.72 31.84 31.84
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 14.50 18.00 24.37 27.85 33.63
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 18.00 20.00 27.85 29.15 33.63
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December
2008 — Continued
Median
Occupation2 10 25 75 90
50
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
–Continued
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ....................................................................... $12.36 $15.50 $18.22 $22.40 $38.89
Line installers and repairers ............................................. 15.63 19.75 21.00 27.45 27.45
Production occupations .................................................... 11.55 13.59 19.75 25.16 31.86
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers ....................................................... 22.77 22.77 24.62 26.47 49.11
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 12.66 12.66 12.66 18.67 26.25
Bakers .............................................................................. 8.75 10.75 16.50 19.10 19.75
Machinists ......................................................................... 16.50 21.00 24.19 26.75 31.88
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 15.20 18.88 25.04 31.86 32.67
Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 10.10 12.00 12.75 16.67 17.60
Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 9.50 12.77 18.00 22.87 26.42
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 15.00 18.40 22.10 25.42 26.33
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 18.00 19.65 23.00 25.42 25.67
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 12.00 14.58 17.37 20.48 29.08
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 12.81 15.01 17.06 22.93 28.88
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 8.27 9.50 12.45 16.62 18.69
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................ 8.08 10.00 12.88 17.95 18.73
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 2008
Median
Occupation2 10 25 75 90
50
All workers .............................................................................. $15.08 $18.98 $27.09 $35.00 $44.20
Management occupations ................................................. 27.93 32.31 35.00 45.88 55.28
Education administrators .................................................. 36.10 36.10 44.76 51.92 59.33
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school ..................................................................... 44.76 49.76 50.69 54.37 79.49
Business and financial operations occupations ............. 17.63 21.50 26.85 32.18 38.89
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 25.80 34.24 35.42 37.94 42.27
Computer software engineers .......................................... 31.13 34.36 34.38 36.33 37.94
Computer software engineers, applications ................. 31.13 34.36 34.38 35.42 37.94
Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 21.50 22.45 29.82 32.70 40.46
Community and social services occupations .................. 20.95 24.94 26.34 29.39 38.27
Social workers .................................................................. 23.82 25.24 26.34 26.34 42.12
Education, training, and library occupations .................. 15.31 23.22 34.65 43.76 52.28
Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 16.89 16.89 34.14 38.91 64.81
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ...................................................................... 28.86 34.47 39.38 47.23 52.18
Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 31.27 34.47 38.70 45.83 52.88
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................ 32.09 34.47 38.67 44.44 49.43
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 30.57 37.13 43.98 52.31 59.26
Secondary school teachers .......................................... 27.02 33.93 41.92 48.10 52.52
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 27.02 33.51 41.21 47.54 52.52
Teacher assistants ........................................................... 12.81 13.96 15.31 17.53 20.11
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 28.15 30.31 35.03 42.30 50.23
Registered nurses ............................................................ 30.12 31.34 35.03 39.14 42.79
Protective service occupations ......................................... 20.95 24.04 28.22 33.23 34.91
Fire fighters ....................................................................... 28.22 28.22 28.99 33.73 33.73
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 18.32 21.77 23.46 25.88 29.26
Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 18.32 21.77 23.46 25.88 29.26
Police officers ................................................................... 28.86 30.98 33.28 36.50 39.95
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 28.86 30.98 33.28 36.50 39.95
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations .................................................................. 12.21 14.19 14.93 17.98 21.57
Building cleaning workers ................................................. 12.21 14.88 14.93 17.16 20.24
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 12.21 14.88 14.93 17.16 20.24
Personal care and service occupations ........................... 8.75 13.45 18.98 18.98 22.98
Office and administrative support occupations .............. 13.67 17.36 18.58 22.57 26.32
Financial clerks ................................................................. 18.54 19.23 20.27 23.52 25.39
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 16.04 17.36 18.48 19.38 21.64
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 17.36 17.36 18.48 18.48 19.38
Office clerks, general ........................................................ 9.06 12.47 15.08 18.56 22.57
Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 21.76 25.10 26.58 29.80 31.30
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 26.03 28.62 31.31 35.73 40.20
Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 18.75 20.21 24.46 27.37 31.88
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
2008
Full-time workers
Occupation3
Median
10 25 75 90
50
All workers .............................................................................. $12.00 $15.87 $22.92 $33.61 $47.53
Management occupations ................................................. 25.58 32.27 41.73 58.73 64.90
General and operations managers ................................... 16.59 23.00 27.93 33.78 49.54
Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 38.46 41.24 49.40 56.46 66.46
Marketing managers ..................................................... 38.46 48.08 49.40 49.40 56.46
Sales managers ............................................................ 34.62 41.24 44.12 66.46 66.46
Computer and information systems managers ................. 55.46 58.73 58.73 58.73 64.90
Financial managers .......................................................... 18.51 29.95 36.39 46.15 65.39
Human resources managers ............................................ 27.20 33.38 59.80 59.80 67.93
Industrial production managers ........................................ 29.59 29.59 33.37 55.69 59.89
Construction managers .................................................... 33.50 36.06 45.43 52.47 62.50
Education administrators .................................................. 23.41 26.68 36.10 49.68 54.37
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school ..................................................................... 44.76 49.76 50.69 54.37 79.49
Engineering managers ..................................................... 41.51 46.77 57.31 63.27 70.53
Business and financial operations occupations ............. 16.83 23.37 32.18 45.42 56.32
Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 27.20 31.17 45.42 59.29 59.29
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products ...... 33.65 45.42 45.42 45.42 45.42
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm
products .................................................................. 27.20 29.81 38.17 59.29 59.29
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction,
health and safety, and transportation ......................... 27.68 30.55 36.80 46.88 58.65
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ................................................................... 21.56 23.74 32.28 44.59 55.29
Management analysts ...................................................... 21.59 28.37 34.28 39.82 46.15
Accountants and auditors ................................................. 16.83 22.03 26.01 30.82 53.85
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 24.19 32.74 38.27 45.23 52.76
Computer software engineers .......................................... 33.54 34.38 40.45 47.79 58.52
Computer software engineers, applications ................. 33.61 33.61 38.27 40.45 51.13
Computer software engineers, systems software ......... 31.25 40.39 46.02 58.52 61.94
Computer support specialists ........................................... 18.40 19.25 24.62 36.00 36.00
Computer systems analysts ............................................. 27.05 29.17 37.93 42.27 47.72
Network systems and data communications analysts ...... 31.06 33.33 33.33 44.68 49.59
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 24.62 29.09 41.29 58.00 65.00
Engineers ......................................................................... 27.72 38.58 46.59 60.58 66.00
Electrical and electronics engineers ............................. 21.16 25.34 33.00 45.34 46.98
Electronics engineers, except computer ................... 21.04 24.35 33.00 43.71 46.79
Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 25.09 27.53 28.85 34.66 40.09
Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 20.19 21.50 23.01 27.37 38.40
Life scientists .................................................................... 21.20 21.20 23.01 23.01 24.63
Community and social services occupations .................. 15.44 17.10 19.26 26.83 31.85
Counselors ....................................................................... 17.37 17.37 19.26 26.83 32.48
Social workers .................................................................. 15.75 25.24 25.24 26.34 42.12
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 11.00 14.00 15.60 24.88 24.94
Education, training, and library occupations .................. 13.80 20.11 30.58 41.83 48.61
Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 16.89 23.07 29.33 30.58 38.91
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 16.89 16.89 26.92 29.33 30.58
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ...................................................................... 13.80 24.07 37.22 43.87 50.69
Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 26.70 34.47 38.67 45.32 52.11
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................ 26.25 34.47 37.33 43.87 49.43
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 30.57 37.13 43.98 52.31 59.26
Secondary school teachers .......................................... 20.95 31.50 39.51 47.54 52.39
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ........................................... 20.05 30.11 38.73 46.03 52.18
Teacher assistants ........................................................... 9.50 11.75 13.96 18.19 20.11
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations .................................................................. 13.41 19.13 20.91 28.34 34.96
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
2008 — Continued
Full-time workers
Occupation3
Median
10 25 75 90
50
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations –Continued
Designers ......................................................................... $13.41 $18.22 $20.77 $20.90 $21.64
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 17.69 22.67 32.33 41.16 49.45
Registered nurses ............................................................ 26.86 32.19 37.72 41.33 45.00
Therapists ......................................................................... 29.30 30.45 39.32 49.45 49.45
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 14.35 18.78 27.06 32.97 33.79
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians .................................................................. 14.21 19.00 19.49 22.00 24.17
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 18.96 22.21 23.33 24.78 29.00
Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 11.87 13.30 15.10 18.15 20.36
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 11.80 12.61 13.89 15.53 19.15
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 12.36 13.16 14.24 16.46 19.15
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 12.00 15.10 17.34 20.14 21.37
Protective service occupations ......................................... 11.81 12.00 26.35 30.23 33.73
Fire fighters ....................................................................... 28.22 28.22 31.05 33.73 33.73
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ........................... 19.24 21.77 25.88 28.48 29.26
Correctional officers and jailers .................................... 18.32 21.77 23.46 25.88 29.26
Police officers ................................................................... 28.86 30.98 33.28 36.50 39.95
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 28.86 30.98 33.28 36.50 39.95
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 9.00 11.81 11.81 12.50 22.29
Security guards ............................................................. 9.00 11.81 11.81 12.50 22.29
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 8.25 9.00 10.25 12.88 16.83
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers .......................................................... 11.50 12.88 16.83 19.85 22.12
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ............................................... 11.50 11.50 13.08 19.85 19.85
Cooks ............................................................................... 8.55 9.27 11.50 12.53 13.92
Food service, tipped ......................................................... 8.07 8.25 9.00 9.00 10.25
Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.55 11.40
Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 9.14 9.55 10.58 14.58 16.18
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ................................................... 9.00 9.55 10.58 13.50 16.18
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations .................................................................. 10.61 12.21 14.93 16.75 21.43
Building cleaning workers ................................................. 9.60 11.58 13.92 16.08 19.00
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 11.11 12.39 14.93 17.16 21.43
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 8.06 8.75 10.01 12.30 13.26
Personal care and service occupations ........................... 9.00 10.10 11.72 15.81 22.98
Child care workers ............................................................ 9.15 10.50 11.50 11.95 12.76
Sales and related occupations .......................................... 10.25 11.99 18.60 26.48 45.31
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 13.65 18.60 24.80 35.21 52.04
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 12.75 14.78 21.53 43.69 57.22
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales
workers ................................................................... 24.01 24.80 24.80 29.57 52.04
Retail sales workers ......................................................... 9.50 10.56 12.00 18.57 24.91
Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 8.25 9.50 10.25 13.25 18.60
Cashiers ................................................................... 8.25 9.50 10.25 13.25 18.60
Retail salespersons ...................................................... 10.89 11.01 13.00 18.57 24.91
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 17.32 19.58 21.10 57.43 64.33
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products ................. 17.32 19.47 20.00 50.97 64.33
Office and administrative support occupations .............. 12.55 15.15 18.25 21.60 25.39
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ................................... 23.40 24.09 25.50 29.71 32.75
Financial clerks ................................................................. 13.00 14.00 17.91 19.75 23.00
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 16.97 18.25 18.83 20.05 22.24
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 13.16 16.67 18.44 19.75 21.62
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
2008 — Continued
Full-time workers
Occupation3
Median
10 25 75 90
50
Office and administrative support occupations
–Continued
Customer service representatives .................................... $11.63 $13.50 $15.93 $19.15 $23.08
Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 11.00 11.90 14.74 17.00 17.33
Dispatchers ....................................................................... 12.00 19.75 23.96 27.53 27.53
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 10.80 11.69 12.24 14.00 22.00
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 10.00 13.84 16.15 18.00 21.81
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 15.38 17.36 19.62 22.35 26.00
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 15.38 18.30 21.63 26.00 26.00
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 15.38 17.36 18.48 19.91 21.29
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ................. 16.69 16.69 17.95 19.88 22.82
Office clerks, general ........................................................ 12.00 13.42 16.15 19.00 22.57
Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 15.00 17.00 23.00 30.00 34.59
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades
and extraction workers ............................................... 25.95 25.95 30.00 35.00 39.67
Carpenters ........................................................................ 17.00 20.10 23.50 29.21 38.05
Construction laborers ....................................................... 13.00 14.50 20.51 20.51 29.66
Construction equipment operators ................................... 25.19 26.58 30.40 33.05 35.08
Operating engineers and other construction equipment
operators ................................................................ 25.19 29.80 30.40 33.05 35.08
Electricians ....................................................................... 15.49 15.49 26.72 31.84 31.84
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 14.89 19.00 25.00 28.96 35.73
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 18.00 26.00 27.85 31.31 33.63
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ....................................................................... 14.89 16.00 22.40 28.89 34.90
Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 12.36 15.50 18.22 26.03 27.51
Line installers and repairers ............................................. 15.75 19.77 25.00 27.45 35.73
Production occupations .................................................... 12.66 14.52 20.90 25.36 31.88
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers ....................................................... 22.77 22.77 24.62 26.47 49.11
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 12.66 12.66 12.66 18.67 26.25
Machinists ......................................................................... 16.50 21.00 24.19 26.75 31.88
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 15.20 18.88 25.04 31.86 32.67
Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 10.00 10.60 12.75 16.67 17.60
Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 11.00 14.74 19.47 25.42 28.62
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 15.83 19.00 22.36 25.42 26.21
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 18.04 19.77 23.00 25.42 25.67
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ 11.86 14.58 17.37 20.48 29.08
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 12.81 13.10 20.41 22.93 28.88
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 9.50 11.00 13.99 18.00 18.73
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................ 10.00 11.00 16.14 18.00 18.75
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 2008
Part-time workers
Occupation3
Median
10 25 75 90
50
All workers .............................................................................. $8.07 $8.55 $10.48 $15.83 $27.37
Education, training, and library occupations .................. 11.83 14.85 17.82 44.46 72.91
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ...................................................................... 17.75 18.00 20.97 47.69 47.69
Teacher assistants ........................................................... 10.52 12.16 14.98 15.77 16.63
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 18.87 28.02 35.03 39.25 44.44
Registered nurses ............................................................ 29.14 34.04 35.03 38.75 44.44
Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 11.60 13.31 15.00 18.00 21.00
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 8.07 8.07 8.55 9.42 12.00
Food preparation workers ................................................. 8.39 8.80 8.80 9.34 14.23
Food service, tipped ......................................................... 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.55 9.50
Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.10 8.50
Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 8.07 8.35 8.55 10.00 12.50
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ................................................... 8.07 8.07 8.55 9.50 13.70
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations .................................................................. 7.96 8.10 9.26 11.13 13.85
Building cleaning workers ................................................. 7.96 8.10 8.44 10.98 12.93
Personal care and service occupations ........................... 8.50 8.75 9.47 10.75 13.46
Child care workers ............................................................ 8.50 8.55 9.50 11.50 12.00
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................ 8.75 8.75 9.14 10.00 13.25
Sales and related occupations .......................................... 8.50 8.50 9.50 11.85 18.35
Retail sales workers ......................................................... 8.50 8.50 9.29 11.13 18.35
Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 8.50 9.00 9.50 17.95 18.35
Cashiers ................................................................... 8.50 9.00 9.50 17.95 18.35
Retail salespersons ...................................................... 8.50 8.50 8.50 10.76 11.48
Office and administrative support occupations .............. 8.65 9.92 11.62 13.41 18.53
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 8.65 8.75 9.50 12.00 13.00
Office clerks, general ........................................................ 8.57 9.06 9.92 11.00 15.00
Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 8.07 8.95 11.00 15.38 20.00
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 8.07 8.08 9.25 11.25 13.50
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................ 8.07 8.07 9.50 11.40 13.77
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
33
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 2008
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers ................................................ $26.73 $22.92 $1,066 $903 39.9 $54,666 $46,384 2,045
Management occupations ................... 44.50 41.73 1,809 1,669 40.6 93,660 86,790 2,105
General and operations managers ..... 29.62 27.93 1,173 1,117 39.6 61,018 58,090 2,060
Marketing and sales managers .......... 49.45 49.40 2,001 1,976 40.5 104,045 102,760 2,104
Marketing managers ....................... 48.85 49.40 1,954 1,976 40.0 101,603 102,760 2,080
Sales managers .............................. 50.10 44.12 2,053 1,669 41.0 106,743 86,790 2,131
Computer and information systems
managers ...................................... 59.43 58.73 2,697 2,936 45.4 140,219 152,688 2,360
Financial managers ............................ 39.31 36.39 1,580 1,408 40.2 82,170 73,216 2,090
Human resources managers .............. 50.76 59.80 2,013 2,392 39.7 104,692 124,390 2,063
Industrial production managers .......... 41.31 33.37 1,652 1,335 40.0 85,925 69,408 2,080
Construction managers ...................... 48.38 45.43 1,935 1,817 40.0 100,627 94,494 2,080
Education administrators .................... 39.06 36.10 1,601 1,577 41.0 78,235 82,000 2,003
Education administrators,
elementary and secondary
school ....................................... 55.09 50.69 2,204 2,028 40.0 111,376 103,501 2,022
Engineering managers ....................... 55.46 57.31 2,308 2,183 41.6 120,038 113,506 2,164
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................... 34.70 32.18 1,423 1,287 41.0 73,965 66,932 2,131
Buyers and purchasing agents ........... 43.36 45.42 1,864 1,712 43.0 96,910 89,003 2,235
Wholesale and retail buyers, except
farm products ............................ 42.47 45.42 1,699 1,817 40.0 88,332 94,478 2,080
Purchasing agents, except
wholesale, retail, and farm
products .................................... 43.62 38.17 1,918 1,456 44.0 99,714 75,722 2,286
Compliance officers, except
agriculture, construction, health
and safety, and transportation ...... 38.91 36.80 1,593 1,392 41.0 82,856 72,365 2,130
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ...................... 34.91 32.28 1,396 1,291 40.0 72,611 67,140 2,080
Management analysts ........................ 35.24 34.28 1,409 1,371 40.0 73,293 71,302 2,080
Accountants and auditors ................... 30.06 26.01 1,273 1,126 42.3 66,177 58,573 2,201
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .................................... 38.30 38.27 1,609 1,680 42.0 83,686 87,383 2,185
Computer software engineers ............ 42.37 40.45 1,827 1,860 43.1 95,002 96,705 2,242
Computer software engineers,
applications ............................... 39.44 38.27 1,776 1,913 45.0 92,343 99,494 2,341
Computer software engineers,
systems software ...................... 47.25 46.02 1,903 1,841 40.3 98,961 95,726 2,094
Computer support specialists ............. 28.39 24.62 1,206 985 42.5 62,736 51,203 2,209
Computer systems analysts ............... 36.71 37.93 1,549 1,517 42.2 80,525 78,901 2,193
Network systems and data
communications analysts ............. 38.81 33.33 1,515 1,250 39.0 78,795 64,999 2,030
Architecture and engineering
occupations .................................... 43.27 41.29 1,742 1,652 40.3 90,594 85,883 2,094
Engineers ........................................... 47.87 46.59 1,919 1,880 40.1 99,793 97,760 2,085
Electrical and electronics engineers 36.03 33.00 1,441 1,320 40.0 74,950 68,640 2,080
Electronics engineers, except
computer ............................... 35.40 33.00 1,416 1,320 40.0 73,634 68,640 2,080
Engineering technicians, except
drafters ......................................... 31.17 28.85 1,247 1,154 40.0 64,834 60,008 2,080
Life, physical, and social science
occupations .................................... 26.18 23.01 1,040 917 39.7 53,140 47,674 2,029
Life scientists ...................................... 22.88 23.01 895 865 39.1 46,565 44,981 2,035
Community and social services
occupations .................................... 22.50 19.26 914 771 40.6 46,425 40,069 2,064
Counselors ......................................... 23.27 19.26 960 771 41.3 48,593 40,069 2,088
Social workers .................................... 25.68 25.24 1,019 1,010 39.7 50,141 53,947 1,952
Miscellaneous community and social
service specialists ......................... 17.17 15.60 687 624 40.0 35,704 32,446 2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
34
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 2008 — 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 .................................... $31.25 $30.58 $1,164 $1,180 37.3 $48,087 $49,338 1,539
Postsecondary teachers ..................... 28.15 29.33 1,054 1,077 37.4 47,313 47,986 1,681
Miscellaneous postsecondary
teachers .................................... 24.72 26.92 936 880 37.9 44,496 35,125 1,800
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............ 34.39 37.22 1,280 1,346 37.2 49,875 49,990 1,450
Elementary and middle school
teachers .................................... 39.37 38.67 1,467 1,465 37.2 54,016 54,191 1,372
Elementary school teachers,
except special education ...... 37.97 37.33 1,420 1,445 37.4 52,443 52,785 1,381
Middle school teachers, except
special and vocational
education .............................. 44.51 43.98 1,635 1,649 36.7 59,611 59,378 1,339
Secondary school teachers ............ 38.66 39.51 1,435 1,472 37.1 53,088 54,513 1,373
Secondary school teachers,
except special and vocational
education .............................. 38.06 38.73 1,420 1,455 37.3 52,613 53,994 1,382
Teacher assistants ............................. 14.74 13.96 483 480 32.8 19,830 18,698 1,346
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations .................. 23.69 20.91 946 837 40.0 49,204 43,499 2,077
Designers ........................................... 18.81 20.77 752 831 40.0 39,127 43,200 2,080
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................... 33.18 32.33 1,296 1,254 39.1 66,890 64,896 2,016
Registered nurses .............................. 36.47 37.72 1,432 1,476 39.3 74,476 76,752 2,042
Therapists ........................................... 40.00 39.32 1,568 1,522 39.2 78,370 74,651 1,959
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians .................................... 25.90 27.06 1,020 1,082 39.4 53,056 56,285 2,049
Health diagnosing and treating
practitioner support technicians .... 20.31 19.49 780 760 38.4 40,585 39,520 1,999
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses .......................... 23.53 23.33 886 906 37.7 44,637 45,201 1,897
Healthcare support occupations ......... 15.93 15.10 604 573 37.9 31,267 29,806 1,963
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health
aides ............................................. 14.52 13.89 553 545 38.1 28,527 28,342 1,965
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants ................................. 14.96 14.24 577 549 38.6 29,700 28,558 1,985
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations .................................. 17.72 17.34 666 621 37.6 34,606 32,315 1,953
Protective service occupations ........... 23.54 26.35 976 1,035 41.5 50,759 53,824 2,156
Fire fighters ......................................... 31.09 31.05 1,488 1,490 47.9 77,378 77,501 2,489
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and
jailers ............................................ 24.57 25.88 983 1,035 40.0 51,100 53,824 2,080
Correctional officers and jailers ...... 23.46 23.46 938 938 40.0 48,796 48,793 2,080
Police officers ..................................... 33.70 33.28 1,356 1,331 40.2 70,530 69,222 2,093
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ... 33.70 33.28 1,356 1,331 40.2 70,530 69,222 2,093
Security guards and gaming
surveillance officers ...................... 13.78 11.81 547 473 39.7 28,441 24,571 2,064
Security guards ............................... 13.78 11.81 547 473 39.7 28,441 24,571 2,064
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .................................... 11.48 10.25 442 382 38.5 22,809 19,856 1,986
First-line supervisors/managers, food
preparation and serving workers .. 15.80 16.83 644 673 40.8 33,508 35,000 2,120
First-line supervisors/managers of
food preparation and serving
workers ..................................... 14.89 13.08 609 654 40.9 31,671 34,000 2,126
Cooks ................................................. 11.74 11.50 448 437 38.1 23,280 22,743 1,982
Food service, tipped ........................... 8.97 9.00 335 323 37.3 17,426 16,786 1,942
Waiters and waitresses .................. 8.75 8.07 326 323 37.3 16,951 16,786 1,937
Fast food and counter workers ........... 11.90 10.58 473 423 39.7 23,853 22,002 2,004
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 2008 — 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
Combined food preparation and
serving workers, including fast
food ........................................... $11.68 $10.58 $467 $423 40.0 $24,297 $22,002 2,080
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ............. 15.14 14.93 585 540 38.7 30,371 28,059 2,006
Building cleaning workers ................... 14.29 13.92 565 540 39.6 29,298 28,059 2,050
Janitors and cleaners, except
maids and housekeeping
cleaners .................................... 15.35 14.93 614 597 40.0 31,765 31,063 2,069
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 10.40 10.01 397 386 38.1 20,619 20,057 1,983
Personal care and service
occupations .................................... 14.03 11.72 521 461 37.2 26,944 23,920 1,920
Child care workers .............................. 11.33 11.50 433 425 38.2 21,636 21,893 1,909
Sales and related occupations ............ 22.73 18.60 927 743 40.8 48,197 38,621 2,121
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers ......................................... 28.59 24.80 1,193 992 41.7 62,025 51,584 2,169
First-line supervisors/managers of
retail sales workers ................... 27.96 21.53 1,210 861 43.3 62,913 44,782 2,250
First-line supervisors/managers of
non-retail sales workers ............ 29.35 24.80 1,174 992 40.0 61,045 51,584 2,080
Retail sales workers ........................... 14.82 12.00 606 466 40.9 31,490 24,253 2,125
Cashiers, all workers ...................... 11.96 10.25 473 410 39.5 24,587 21,320 2,056
Cashiers ..................................... 11.96 10.25 473 410 39.5 24,587 21,320 2,056
Retail salespersons ........................ 15.33 13.00 645 480 42.1 33,539 24,960 2,188
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ............................... 33.79 21.10 1,385 840 41.0 72,039 43,657 2,132
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products 30.99 20.00 1,275 800 41.2 66,314 41,600 2,140
Office and administrative support
occupations .................................... 18.60 18.25 736 725 39.6 38,103 37,482 2,048
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support
workers ......................................... 26.37 25.50 1,027 1,020 39.0 53,422 53,040 2,026
Financial clerks ................................... 17.62 17.91 700 700 39.7 36,377 36,400 2,064
Billing and posting clerks and
machine operators .................... 19.50 18.83 761 751 39.0 39,585 39,042 2,030
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks ........................... 18.25 18.44 726 735 39.8 37,774 38,245 2,069
Customer service representatives ...... 16.52 15.93 659 637 39.9 34,259 33,134 2,074
Receptionists and information clerks .. 14.21 14.74 545 536 38.4 28,339 27,877 1,994
Dispatchers ......................................... 22.39 23.96 895 958 40.0 46,564 49,837 2,080
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 13.86 12.24 554 490 40.0 28,833 25,457 2,080
Stock clerks and order fillers .............. 16.28 16.15 651 646 40.0 33,871 33,592 2,080
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ...................................... 20.33 19.62 809 775 39.8 41,721 40,000 2,052
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants .......... 21.31 21.63 852 865 40.0 44,323 44,990 2,080
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ........................... 18.45 18.48 738 739 40.0 37,531 38,428 2,034
Insurance claims and policy
processing clerks .......................... 18.76 17.95 736 724 39.2 38,257 37,651 2,039
Office clerks, general .......................... 16.77 16.15 650 644 38.7 33,195 33,471 1,979
Construction and extraction
occupations .................................... 23.72 23.00 945 920 39.8 48,625 47,840 2,050
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ......................................... 31.96 30.00 1,278 1,200 40.0 66,482 62,400 2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
36
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 2008 — Continued
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
Construction and extraction
occupations –Continued
Carpenters .......................................... $24.61 $23.50 $984 $940 40.0 $50,826 $48,880 2,065
Construction laborers ......................... 19.39 20.51 776 820 40.0 39,268 42,661 2,025
Construction equipment operators ..... 30.25 30.40 1,210 1,216 40.0 61,691 63,144 2,040
Operating engineers and other
construction equipment
operators .................................. 30.74 30.40 1,230 1,216 40.0 62,557 63,232 2,035
Electricians ......................................... 24.64 26.72 986 1,069 40.0 51,273 55,586 2,081
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .................................... 24.66 25.00 987 1,000 40.0 51,081 51,896 2,071
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel
engine specialists ......................... 27.36 27.85 1,094 1,114 40.0 56,908 57,928 2,080
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance workers 23.55 22.40 942 896 40.0 48,975 46,592 2,080
Maintenance and repair workers,
general ...................................... 19.93 18.22 797 729 40.0 41,457 37,906 2,080
Line installers and repairers ............... 25.00 25.00 1,000 1,000 40.0 52,008 52,000 2,080
Production occupations ...................... 20.98 20.90 838 836 39.9 43,069 42,432 2,053
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating workers 26.73 24.62 1,069 985 40.0 55,590 51,210 2,080
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators ..................................... 15.69 12.66 628 506 40.0 32,633 26,322 2,080
Machinists ........................................... 24.25 24.19 970 968 40.0 50,449 50,315 2,080
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,
and weighers ................................ 24.69 25.04 988 1,002 40.0 44,373 51,002 1,797
Miscellaneous production workers ..... 13.51 12.75 541 510 40.0 28,110 26,520 2,080
Transportation and material moving
occupations .................................... 21.26 19.47 843 779 39.7 43,756 40,489 2,058
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 21.76 22.36 875 905 40.2 45,391 47,083 2,086
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer ............................. 22.65 23.00 912 922 40.3 47,296 47,944 2,088
Truck drivers, light or delivery
services .................................... 18.67 17.37 747 695 40.0 38,838 36,130 2,080
Industrial truck and tractor operators .. 19.66 20.41 786 816 40.0 40,891 42,453 2,080
Laborers and material movers, hand .. 15.07 13.99 598 560 39.7 31,114 29,101 2,065
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand .............. 16.04 16.14 636 646 39.6 33,059 33,569 2,061
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
37
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 2008
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers ................................................ $26.35 $22.12 $1,052 $864 39.9 $54,473 $44,928 2,067
Management occupations ................... 45.82 45.53 1,866 1,723 40.7 96,557 88,090 2,107
Marketing and sales managers .......... 49.45 49.40 2,001 1,976 40.5 104,045 102,760 2,104
Marketing managers ....................... 48.85 49.40 1,954 1,976 40.0 101,603 102,760 2,080
Sales managers .............................. 50.10 44.12 2,053 1,669 41.0 106,743 86,790 2,131
Computer and information systems
managers ...................................... 60.34 58.73 2,761 2,936 45.8 143,551 152,688 2,379
Financial managers ............................ 39.39 33.96 1,584 1,323 40.2 82,352 68,815 2,091
Industrial production managers .......... 41.31 33.37 1,652 1,335 40.0 85,925 69,408 2,080
Construction managers ...................... 48.72 50.96 1,949 2,038 40.0 101,345 106,001 2,080
Education administrators .................... 28.62 26.68 1,120 1,067 39.1 51,946 55,494 1,815
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................... 35.94 33.82 1,483 1,329 41.2 77,090 69,098 2,145
Buyers and purchasing agents ........... 43.36 45.42 1,864 1,712 43.0 96,910 89,003 2,235
Wholesale and retail buyers, except
farm products ............................ 42.47 45.42 1,699 1,817 40.0 88,332 94,478 2,080
Purchasing agents, except
wholesale, retail, and farm
products .................................... 43.62 38.17 1,918 1,456 44.0 99,714 75,722 2,286
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ...................... 36.17 32.28 1,447 1,291 40.0 75,240 67,140 2,080
Management analysts ........................ 36.10 35.99 1,444 1,440 40.0 75,089 74,859 2,080
Accountants and auditors ................... 30.61 26.65 1,300 1,130 42.5 67,595 58,750 2,208
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .................................... 38.58 38.27 1,629 1,737 42.2 84,696 90,322 2,195
Computer software engineers ............ 43.12 40.45 1,875 1,913 43.5 97,484 99,494 2,261
Computer software engineers,
systems software ...................... 47.31 46.02 1,906 1,841 40.3 99,100 95,726 2,095
Computer support specialists ............. 28.39 24.62 1,206 985 42.5 62,736 51,203 2,209
Computer systems analysts ............... 36.07 36.49 1,541 1,543 42.7 80,139 80,261 2,222
Network systems and data
communications analysts ............. 38.40 33.33 1,495 1,250 38.9 77,740 64,999 2,024
Architecture and engineering
occupations .................................... 43.66 41.35 1,759 1,654 40.3 91,449 86,000 2,095
Engineers ........................................... 48.51 47.84 1,945 1,981 40.1 101,143 103,002 2,085
Electrical and electronics engineers 36.03 33.00 1,441 1,320 40.0 74,950 68,640 2,080
Electronics engineers, except
computer ............................... 35.40 33.00 1,416 1,320 40.0 73,634 68,640 2,080
Engineering technicians, except
drafters ......................................... 31.53 28.69 1,261 1,148 40.0 65,592 59,675 2,080
Life, physical, and social science
occupations .................................... 25.42 23.01 1,007 917 39.6 52,379 47,674 2,061
Community and social services
occupations .................................... 18.89 17.37 756 695 40.0 39,288 36,125 2,080
Education, training, and library
occupations .................................... 23.71 22.21 903 884 38.1 43,320 36,920 1,827
Postsecondary teachers ..................... 28.43 28.04 1,137 1,121 40.0 53,144 53,810 1,869
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............ 19.23 14.00 732 552 38.1 33,686 28,698 1,752
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations .................. 23.15 20.90 925 836 39.9 48,096 43,470 2,077
Designers ........................................... 18.81 20.77 752 831 40.0 39,127 43,200 2,080
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................... 32.75 32.29 1,280 1,243 39.1 66,586 64,621 2,033
Registered nurses .............................. 36.59 37.72 1,434 1,476 39.2 74,575 76,752 2,038
Therapists ........................................... 39.07 35.89 1,547 1,436 39.6 80,437 74,651 2,059
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 2008 — 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
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians .................................... $25.90 $27.06 $1,020 $1,082 39.4 $53,056 $56,285 2,049
Health diagnosing and treating
practitioner support technicians .... 20.31 19.49 780 760 38.4 40,585 39,520 1,999
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses .......................... 23.11 22.89 881 896 38.1 45,802 46,592 1,982
Healthcare support occupations ......... 15.61 14.56 589 552 37.7 30,620 28,725 1,962
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health
aides ............................................. 14.33 13.73 546 534 38.1 28,380 27,789 1,981
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants ................................. 14.77 13.89 571 549 38.6 29,677 28,558 2,009
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations .................................. 17.42 16.50 644 610 37.0 33,486 31,741 1,922
Protective service occupations ........... 16.04 11.81 644 473 40.2 33,501 24,571 2,088
Security guards and gaming
surveillance officers ...................... 12.14 11.81 481 473 39.6 25,012 24,571 2,061
Security guards ............................... 12.14 11.81 481 473 39.6 25,012 24,571 2,061
Food preparation and serving related
occupations .................................... 11.41 10.25 439 382 38.5 22,830 19,856 2,002
First-line supervisors/managers, food
preparation and serving workers .. 15.80 16.83 644 673 40.8 33,508 35,000 2,120
First-line supervisors/managers of
food preparation and serving
workers ..................................... 14.89 13.08 609 654 40.9 31,671 34,000 2,126
Cooks ................................................. 11.74 11.50 448 437 38.1 23,280 22,743 1,982
Food service, tipped ........................... 8.97 9.00 335 323 37.3 17,426 16,786 1,942
Waiters and waitresses .................. 8.75 8.07 326 323 37.3 16,951 16,786 1,937
Fast food and counter workers ........... 11.54 10.58 458 423 39.7 23,798 22,002 2,063
Combined food preparation and
serving workers, including fast
food ........................................... 11.68 10.58 467 423 40.0 24,297 22,002 2,080
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ............. 14.51 12.95 554 504 38.2 28,786 26,229 1,985
Building cleaning workers ................... 13.29 12.32 522 492 39.3 27,160 25,584 2,044
Janitors and cleaners, except
maids and housekeeping
cleaners .................................... 14.89 12.97 596 519 40.0 30,978 26,978 2,080
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 10.40 10.01 397 386 38.1 20,619 20,057 1,983
Personal care and service
occupations .................................... 13.37 11.37 493 440 36.9 25,472 22,360 1,905
Child care workers .............................. 11.33 11.50 433 425 38.2 21,636 21,893 1,909
Sales and related occupations ............ 22.73 18.60 927 743 40.8 48,197 38,621 2,121
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers ......................................... 28.59 24.80 1,193 992 41.7 62,025 51,584 2,169
First-line supervisors/managers of
retail sales workers ................... 27.96 21.53 1,210 861 43.3 62,913 44,782 2,250
First-line supervisors/managers of
non-retail sales workers ............ 29.35 24.80 1,174 992 40.0 61,045 51,584 2,080
Retail sales workers ........................... 14.82 12.00 606 466 40.9 31,490 24,253 2,125
Cashiers, all workers ...................... 11.96 10.25 473 410 39.5 24,587 21,320 2,056
Cashiers ..................................... 11.96 10.25 473 410 39.5 24,587 21,320 2,056
Retail salespersons ........................ 15.33 13.00 645 480 42.1 33,539 24,960 2,188
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ............................... 33.79 21.10 1,385 840 41.0 72,039 43,657 2,132
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products 30.99 20.00 1,275 800 41.2 66,314 41,600 2,140
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 2008 — 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 .................................... $18.23 $17.96 $721 $711 39.5 $37,462 $36,982 2,056
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support
workers ......................................... 26.38 25.00 1,024 963 38.8 53,232 50,101 2,018
Financial clerks ................................... 17.19 16.97 682 679 39.7 35,456 35,300 2,063
Billing and posting clerks and
machine operators .................... 19.50 18.83 761 751 39.0 39,585 39,042 2,030
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks ........................... 17.85 18.02 710 721 39.8 36,905 37,482 2,068
Customer service representatives ...... 16.52 15.93 659 637 39.9 34,259 33,134 2,074
Receptionists and information clerks .. 14.21 14.74 545 536 38.4 28,339 27,877 1,994
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 13.86 12.24 554 490 40.0 28,833 25,457 2,080
Stock clerks and order fillers .............. 16.28 16.15 651 646 40.0 33,871 33,592 2,080
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ...................................... 21.17 20.88 840 835 39.7 43,701 43,439 2,064
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants .......... 21.31 21.81 852 872 40.0 44,321 45,365 2,080
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ........................... 19.16 20.69 767 828 40.0 39,863 43,031 2,080
Office clerks, general .......................... 16.63 16.80 650 646 39.1 33,733 33,592 2,028
Construction and extraction
occupations .................................... 23.48 21.58 935 878 39.8 48,088 45,760 2,048
First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ......................................... 31.96 30.00 1,278 1,200 40.0 66,482 62,400 2,080
Carpenters .......................................... 24.66 23.50 986 940 40.0 50,919 48,880 2,065
Construction laborers ......................... 19.39 20.51 776 820 40.0 39,268 42,661 2,025
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .................................... 23.51 24.50 940 980 40.0 48,654 47,189 2,070
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel
engine specialists ......................... 26.81 27.85 1,072 1,114 40.0 55,756 57,928 2,080
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance workers 22.04 18.22 882 729 40.0 45,850 37,906 2,080
Line installers and repairers ............... 23.07 22.69 923 907 40.0 47,986 47,189 2,080
Production occupations ...................... 20.98 20.90 838 836 39.9 43,069 42,432 2,053
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating workers 26.73 24.62 1,069 985 40.0 55,590 51,210 2,080
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators ..................................... 15.69 12.66 628 506 40.0 32,633 26,322 2,080
Machinists ........................................... 24.25 24.19 970 968 40.0 50,449 50,315 2,080
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,
and weighers ................................ 24.69 25.04 988 1,002 40.0 44,373 51,002 1,797
Miscellaneous production workers ..... 13.51 12.75 541 510 40.0 28,110 26,520 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 2008 — 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 .................................... $21.09 $19.32 $836 $773 39.6 $43,430 $40,186 2,059
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 21.71 22.52 873 905 40.2 45,302 47,083 2,086
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer ............................. 22.65 23.00 912 922 40.3 47,293 47,944 2,088
Truck drivers, light or delivery
services .................................... 18.67 17.37 747 695 40.0 38,838 36,130 2,080
Industrial truck and tractor operators .. 19.66 20.41 786 816 40.0 40,891 42,453 2,080
Laborers and material movers, hand .. 14.98 13.64 595 546 39.7 30,936 28,367 2,065
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand .............. 15.96 16.14 632 646 39.6 32,889 33,569 2,060
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
41
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 2008
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers ................................................ $28.97 $27.53 $1,149 $1,103 39.7 $55,719 $54,086 1,923
Management occupations ................... 39.62 35.00 1,602 1,400 40.4 83,063 72,800 2,096
Education administrators .................... 47.04 44.76 2,001 1,805 42.5 102,309 93,860 2,175
Education administrators,
elementary and secondary
school ....................................... 55.09 50.69 2,204 2,028 40.0 111,376 103,501 2,022
Business and financial operations
occupations .................................... 28.03 27.67 1,115 1,091 39.8 57,768 56,706 2,061
Computer and mathematical science
occupations .................................... 35.27 35.42 1,411 1,417 40.0 73,358 73,674 2,080
Computer software engineers ............ 35.39 34.38 1,416 1,375 40.0 73,617 71,502 2,080
Computer software engineers,
applications ............................... 34.53 34.38 1,381 1,375 40.0 71,812 71,502 2,080
Life, physical, and social science
occupations .................................... 29.38 27.82 1,175 1,113 40.0 56,076 51,230 1,908
Community and social services
occupations .................................... 27.78 26.34 1,154 1,054 41.5 56,673 54,783 2,040
Education, training, and library
occupations .................................... 34.91 35.90 1,287 1,336 36.9 49,897 52,953 1,429
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............ 40.55 39.29 1,496 1,493 36.9 54,971 54,355 1,356
Elementary and middle school
teachers .................................... 41.30 38.70 1,526 1,493 37.0 56,062 54,355 1,357
Elementary school teachers,
except special education ...... 40.15 38.67 1,487 1,450 37.0 54,760 53,853 1,364
Middle school teachers, except
special and vocational
education .............................. 44.51 43.98 1,635 1,649 36.7 59,611 59,378 1,339
Secondary school teachers ............ 40.13 41.57 1,481 1,510 36.9 54,603 55,713 1,360
Secondary school teachers,
except special and vocational
education .............................. 39.62 40.55 1,470 1,510 37.1 54,243 55,495 1,369
Teacher assistants ............................. 16.64 16.23 531 513 31.9 20,076 19,159 1,207
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations .................................... 38.54 39.14 1,490 1,378 38.7 70,325 65,187 1,825
Protective service occupations ........... 28.57 28.22 1,211 1,212 42.4 62,984 63,026 2,204
Fire fighters ......................................... 31.27 28.99 1,496 1,441 47.8 77,789 74,917 2,488
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and
jailers ............................................ 23.46 23.46 938 938 40.0 48,796 48,793 2,080
Correctional officers and jailers ...... 23.46 23.46 938 938 40.0 48,796 48,793 2,080
Police officers ..................................... 33.70 33.28 1,356 1,331 40.2 70,530 69,222 2,093
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ... 33.70 33.28 1,356 1,331 40.2 70,530 69,222 2,093
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ............. 16.71 14.99 668 600 39.9 34,423 31,177 2,060
Building cleaning workers ................... 15.79 14.93 631 597 39.9 32,511 31,063 2,059
Janitors and cleaners, except
maids and housekeeping
cleaners .................................... 15.79 14.93 631 597 39.9 32,511 31,063 2,059
Office and administrative support
occupations .................................... 20.38 19.31 808 769 39.6 41,061 39,859 2,015
Financial clerks ................................... 21.40 20.27 856 811 40.0 44,514 42,162 2,080
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ...................................... 18.58 18.48 743 739 40.0 37,640 38,428 2,026
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ........................... 18.02 18.48 720 739 40.0 36,169 36,113 2,007
Office clerks, general .......................... 17.23 16.09 649 644 37.7 31,629 33,471 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 2008 — Continued
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
Construction and extraction
occupations .................................... $27.19 $26.58 $1,087 $1,063 40.0 $56,563 $55,286 2,081
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations .................................... 32.40 31.31 1,296 1,252 40.0 67,384 65,125 2,080
Transportation and material moving
occupations .................................... 24.63 24.46 985 978 40.0 50,000 50,877 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 2008
500
1-99 100-499
Occupational group2 Total workers
workers workers
or more
All workers .................................................................... $24.55 $19.14 $25.65 $34.34
Management, professional, and related ..................... 37.15 31.23 37.83 40.96
Management, business, and financial .................... 41.52 35.85 40.67 46.66
Professional and related ......................................... 34.41 27.44 36.59 37.26
Service ........................................................................ 12.37 11.90 11.49 17.30
Sales and office .......................................................... 18.45 16.54 20.58 22.08
Sales and related .................................................... 19.74 15.59 22.26 50.94
Office and administrative support ........................... 17.64 17.12 18.43 18.36
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 23.27 21.37 25.49 29.84
Construction and extraction ................................... 23.22 22.07 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 23.39 19.19 26.05 31.11
Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 19.81 16.35 19.46 27.71
Production .............................................................. 20.31 17.14 21.03 –
Transportation and material moving ....................... 19.41 15.65 18.58 31.07
Relative error3 (percent)
All workers .................................................................... 3.8 3.8 4.9 3.1
Management, professional, and related ..................... 3.5 5.9 7.1 1.2
Management, business, and financial .................... 3.4 9.1 4.3 2.0
Professional and related ......................................... 5.3 6.4 11.5 1.6
Service ........................................................................ 3.2 3.8 3.5 6.5
Sales and office .......................................................... 4.6 3.3 7.7 12.7
Sales and related .................................................... 10.0 7.0 10.7 14.1
Office and administrative support ........................... 1.9 2.8 6.2 4.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 2.7 1.9 5.0 6.4
Construction and extraction ................................... 2.0 1.4 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 6.2 6.4 7.2 6.3
Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 5.2 5.4 7.7 12.6
Production .............................................................. 5.7 9.1 6.5 –
Transportation and material moving ....................... 8.6 3.4 13.0 23.6
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 2008
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers .................................................................... $20.88 $18.07 $822 $720 39.4 $42,586 $37,294 2,040
Management occupations ....................................... 38.11 34.66 1,515 1,385 39.7 77,943 72,010 2,045
Financial managers ................................................ 31.78 25.48 1,253 1,019 39.4 65,145 52,998 2,050
Construction managers .......................................... 50.69 50.96 2,028 2,038 40.0 105,439 106,001 2,080
Business and financial operations occupations ... 29.79 25.45 1,210 1,018 40.6 62,920 52,940 2,112
Computer and mathematical science occupations 35.43 34.62 1,417 1,385 40.0 73,695 71,999 2,080
Architecture and engineering occupations ........... 34.52 30.29 1,432 1,212 41.5 74,461 62,999 2,157
Education, training, and library occupations ........ 17.76 14.00 669 552 37.7 33,927 28,698 1,910
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ........................................................ 32.47 32.29 1,246 1,171 38.4 64,799 60,877 1,996
Healthcare support occupations ............................. 17.25 16.50 623 549 36.1 32,386 28,558 1,878
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ........................................................ 11.49 9.55 440 382 38.3 22,880 19,856 1,991
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation
and serving workers ......................................... 16.30 16.83 666 673 40.8 34,608 35,000 2,124
Cooks ..................................................................... 11.45 11.14 431 418 37.7 22,424 21,736 1,959
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ........................................................ 13.71 12.75 515 500 37.6 26,786 26,000 1,954
Building cleaning workers ....................................... 9.93 9.60 397 384 40.0 20,651 19,972 2,080
Personal care and service occupations ................. 14.41 12.76 551 469 38.2 28,344 24,000 1,967
Child care workers .................................................. 11.39 11.50 433 426 38.0 21,529 21,893 1,890
Sales and related occupations ................................ 17.72 16.69 704 639 39.7 36,618 33,218 2,066
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ..... 22.21 21.53 898 861 40.5 46,722 44,782 2,103
Retail sales workers ............................................... 13.15 11.01 520 440 39.5 27,024 22,901 2,055
Retail salespersons ............................................ 12.13 11.01 477 440 39.3 24,819 22,901 2,046
Office and administrative support occupations .... 17.68 17.33 696 692 39.4 36,161 35,984 2,045
Financial clerks ....................................................... 16.06 15.15 636 592 39.6 33,050 30,784 2,058
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ... 16.83 17.50 668 700 39.7 34,741 36,400 2,064
Receptionists and information clerks ...................... 14.20 14.74 552 563 38.9 28,688 29,296 2,021
Secretaries and administrative assistants .............. 21.34 20.88 849 835 39.8 44,147 43,439 2,069
Executive secretaries and administrative
assistants ...................................................... 22.17 22.30 887 892 40.0 46,123 46,384 2,080
Office clerks, general .............................................. 16.76 16.83 652 673 38.9 33,813 35,000 2,017
Construction and extraction occupations ............. 22.07 20.10 883 804 40.0 45,915 41,804 2,080
Carpenters .............................................................. 24.13 23.00 965 920 40.0 50,188 47,840 2,080
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 19.31 19.06 772 762 40.0 39,772 39,645 2,060
Production occupations .......................................... 18.09 16.56 721 662 39.8 36,431 34,320 2,014
Miscellaneous production workers ......................... 13.47 12.75 539 510 40.0 28,025 26,520 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 2008 —
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 $16.36 $15.83 $655 $633 40.1 $34,083 $32,922 2,083
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ................... 17.73 18.04 725 722 40.9 37,724 37,527 2,127
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ............... 19.65 19.65 815 722 41.5 42,380 37,527 2,157
Laborers and material movers, hand ...................... 16.26 16.14 642 646 39.5 33,394 33,569 2,054
Laborers and freight, stock, and material
movers, hand ................................................ 17.32 16.14 683 646 39.4 35,490 33,569 2,049
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 2008
Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5
Occupation2
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers .................................................................... $30.76 $27.34 $1,240 $1,080 40.3 $64,279 $55,453 2,090
Management occupations ....................................... 51.82 54.63 2,151 2,149 41.5 111,827 111,733 2,158
Marketing and sales managers .............................. 51.92 49.40 2,125 1,976 40.9 110,490 102,760 2,128
Marketing managers ........................................... 48.59 49.40 1,943 1,976 40.0 101,059 102,760 2,080
Financial managers ................................................ 44.44 33.96 1,811 1,323 40.7 94,151 68,815 2,119
Business and financial operations occupations ... 37.72 35.64 1,563 1,404 41.4 81,270 73,008 2,154
Buyers and purchasing agents ............................... 44.93 45.42 1,942 1,817 43.2 100,984 94,478 2,247
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm
products ........................................................ 42.47 45.42 1,699 1,817 40.0 88,332 94,478 2,080
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail,
and farm products ......................................... 45.74 41.97 2,030 1,523 44.4 105,569 79,206 2,308
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ......................................................... 36.17 32.28 1,447 1,291 40.0 75,240 67,140 2,080
Management analysts ............................................ 36.10 35.99 1,444 1,440 40.0 75,089 74,859 2,080
Accountants and auditors ....................................... 31.46 28.16 1,345 1,138 42.8 69,942 59,197 2,223
Computer and mathematical science occupations 38.95 38.27 1,655 1,769 42.5 86,062 91,998 2,209
Computer software engineers ................................ 43.53 40.45 1,910 1,913 43.9 99,307 99,494 2,282
Computer software engineers, systems software 49.77 46.02 2,009 1,888 40.4 104,467 98,178 2,099
Computer support specialists ................................. 29.27 29.22 1,259 985 43.0 65,484 51,203 2,237
Computer systems analysts ................................... 36.07 36.49 1,541 1,543 42.7 80,139 80,261 2,222
Network systems and data communications
analysts ............................................................ 37.40 33.33 1,452 1,250 38.8 75,518 64,999 2,019
Architecture and engineering occupations ........... 45.88 45.56 1,835 1,822 40.0 95,420 94,765 2,080
Engineers ............................................................... 49.74 51.63 1,990 2,065 40.0 103,457 107,390 2,080
Electrical and electronics engineers ................... 36.31 40.63 1,452 1,625 40.0 75,529 84,510 2,080
Electronics engineers, except computer ......... 35.64 31.75 1,425 1,270 40.0 74,122 66,030 2,080
Engineering technicians, except drafters ................ 31.53 28.69 1,261 1,148 40.0 65,592 59,675 2,080
Community and social services occupations ........ 20.83 17.68 833 707 40.0 43,317 36,783 2,080
Education, training, and library occupations ........ 34.84 41.83 1,355 1,569 38.9 58,840 63,168 1,689
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ........................................................ 24.77 22.97 988 919 39.9 51,387 47,778 2,075
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ........................................................ 32.86 32.33 1,294 1,288 39.4 67,313 66,955 2,048
Registered nurses .................................................. 37.07 38.46 1,460 1,534 39.4 75,903 79,789 2,048
Therapists ............................................................... 32.12 30.69 1,263 1,228 39.3 65,678 63,835 2,045
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ... 25.54 27.06 1,022 1,082 40.0 53,132 56,285 2,080
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 23.11 22.89 881 896 38.1 45,802 46,592 1,982
Healthcare support occupations ............................. 14.95 14.33 574 570 38.4 29,868 29,661 1,998
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .......... 14.47 13.89 548 524 37.9 28,488 27,269 1,969
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ............ 15.04 14.35 578 548 38.4 30,034 28,517 1,997
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...... 15.93 15.54 637 621 40.0 33,132 32,315 2,080
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ........................................................ 11.10 11.19 435 448 39.2 22,641 23,275 2,039
Food service, tipped ............................................... 9.41 8.55 362 342 38.5 18,829 17,784 2,001
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ........................................................ 15.67 12.95 612 518 39.1 31,816 26,930 2,031
Building cleaning workers ....................................... 14.87 12.95 580 518 39.0 30,159 26,930 2,028
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ................................. 15.44 13.71 618 548 40.0 32,122 28,517 2,080
Personal care and service occupations ................. 11.55 10.12 401 404 34.7 20,857 21,008 1,806
Sales and related occupations ................................ 28.61 20.93 1,204 837 42.1 62,610 43,528 2,188
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ..... 38.76 43.69 1,702 1,408 43.9 88,494 73,199 2,283
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 2008 —
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 sales workers ............................................... $17.12 $16.31 $734 $652 42.9 $38,169 $33,929 2,229
Cashiers, all workers .......................................... 14.50 12.46 573 498 39.5 29,773 25,917 2,053
Cashiers ......................................................... 14.50 12.46 573 498 39.5 29,773 25,917 2,053
Retail salespersons ............................................ 18.53 18.57 838 741 45.2 43,571 38,542 2,352
Office and administrative support occupations .... 18.99 18.27 756 730 39.8 39,310 37,960 2,070
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ......................... 27.89 29.71 1,116 1,188 40.0 58,011 61,801 2,080
Financial clerks ....................................................... 19.50 19.21 777 760 39.8 40,397 39,520 2,071
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ... 19.08 19.25 760 770 39.8 39,523 40,040 2,072
Customer service representatives .......................... 16.67 16.12 667 645 40.0 34,664 33,528 2,080
Secretaries and administrative assistants .............. 20.91 20.67 828 827 39.6 43,038 42,994 2,058
Executive secretaries and administrative
assistants ...................................................... 20.04 19.62 802 785 40.0 41,683 40,810 2,080
Office clerks, general .............................................. 16.26 16.00 644 640 39.6 33,503 33,280 2,061
Construction and extraction occupations ............. 26.23 27.88 1,037 1,116 39.5 52,164 57,970 1,989
Carpenters .............................................................. 28.10 27.88 1,124 1,115 40.0 55,405 60,320 1,972
Construction laborers ............................................. 20.44 20.51 818 820 40.0 41,134 42,661 2,012
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 27.74 27.45 1,110 1,098 40.0 57,695 57,086 2,080
Production occupations .......................................... 22.97 22.18 919 887 40.0 47,779 46,124 2,080
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers ............................................. 30.47 26.10 1,219 1,044 40.0 63,370 54,288 2,080
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ............. 15.69 12.66 628 506 40.0 32,633 26,322 2,080
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and
weighers ........................................................... 25.97 25.04 1,039 1,002 40.0 54,015 52,092 2,080
Transportation and material moving occupations 24.17 22.69 952 913 39.4 49,409 47,570 2,044
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ................... 22.90 25.12 916 1,005 40.0 47,501 52,416 2,074
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ............... 23.34 25.42 934 1,017 40.0 48,386 52,874 2,073
Industrial truck and tractor operators ...................... 21.65 22.87 866 915 40.0 45,029 47,570 2,080
Laborers and material movers, hand ...................... 13.29 12.45 532 498 40.0 27,651 25,890 2,080
Laborers and freight, stock, and material
movers, hand ................................................ 13.59 12.78 544 511 40.0 28,269 26,582 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
48
Table 17. Union1 and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational groups,
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA, December 2008
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 .................................................................... $25.91 $25.06 $27.05 $24.87 $24.45 $32.50
Management, professional, and related ..................... 33.69 34.99 32.86 37.38 37.37 37.45
Management, business, and financial .................... 26.95 – 26.77 41.26 41.69 38.82
Professional and related ......................................... 34.61 35.36 34.07 34.28 34.24 34.77
Service ........................................................................ 20.10 16.43 22.57 12.16 11.91 17.32
Sales and office .......................................................... 18.73 16.98 20.17 18.55 18.61 14.77
Sales and related .................................................... 16.61 16.61 – 20.18 20.18 –
Office and administrative support ........................... 19.34 17.35 20.17 17.60 17.66 14.77
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 28.82 28.85 28.72 20.38 20.30 –
Construction and extraction ................................... 28.75 29.08 27.19 20.54 20.54 –
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 29.39 28.43 32.55 19.90 19.56 –
Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 22.60 22.57 22.99 18.44 18.37 –
Production .............................................................. – – – 18.57 18.57 –
Transportation and material moving ....................... 21.27 21.08 22.99 18.30 18.14 –
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers .................................................................... 2.4 3.1 3.9 4.2 4.5 5.9
Management, professional, and related ..................... 3.0 3.4 4.5 3.4 3.8 2.0
Management, business, and financial .................... 10.4 – 12.1 3.0 3.5 3.8
Professional and related ......................................... 2.6 3.8 3.6 5.8 6.1 2.9
Service ........................................................................ 9.4 12.9 9.3 3.6 3.6 9.6
Sales and office .......................................................... 3.5 5.4 5.1 4.7 4.7 15.4
Sales and related .................................................... 6.0 6.0 – 10.8 10.8 –
Office and administrative support ........................... 4.0 8.6 5.1 1.9 1.9 15.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 3.1 3.7 5.5 3.3 3.3 –
Construction and extraction ................................... 3.9 4.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 –
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 4.4 5.0 1.7 7.6 7.7 –
Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 4.4 4.7 2.6 6.4 6.4 –
Production .............................................................. – – – 8.5 8.5 –
Transportation and material moving ....................... 6.7 7.6 2.6 9.0 9.2 –
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 2008
Time Incentive
Occupational group3 Private Private
Civilian Civilian
industry industry
workers workers
workers workers
All workers .................................................................... $25.08 $24.47 $25.66 $25.66
Management, professional, and related ..................... 36.45 36.90 46.70 46.70
Management, business, and financial .................... 40.04 41.17 46.97 46.97
Professional and related ......................................... 34.35 34.38 – –
Service ........................................................................ 13.86 12.25 13.69 13.69
Sales and office .......................................................... 17.67 17.39 26.16 26.16
Sales and related .................................................... 16.64 16.64 28.28 28.28
Office and administrative support ........................... 18.08 17.74 14.24 14.24
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 23.66 23.17 – –
Construction and extraction ................................... – 23.07 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 24.62 23.42 – –
Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 19.69 19.55 – –
Production .............................................................. 20.31 20.31 – –
Transportation and material moving ....................... 19.15 18.85 – –
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers .................................................................... 3.2 3.8 7.6 7.6
Management, professional, and related ..................... 3.0 3.7 9.7 9.7
Management, business, and financial .................... 3.2 3.7 10.5 10.5
Professional and related ......................................... 4.2 5.3 – –
Service ........................................................................ 5.4 3.1 13.6 13.6
Sales and office .......................................................... 3.7 4.2 10.1 10.1
Sales and related .................................................... 11.4 11.4 10.8 10.8
Office and administrative support ........................... 1.7 1.7 3.9 3.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 2.8 2.7 – –
Construction and extraction ................................... – 1.9 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 6.0 6.6 – –
Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 5.3 5.5 – –
Production .............................................................. 5.7 5.7 – –
Transportation and material moving ....................... 8.7 9.4 – –
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 2008
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 ................................................ – $28.31 – – – – $22.48 – $17.66
Management, professional, and related – 40.23 – – – – 28.60 – 39.96
Management, business, and financial – 37.75 – – – – 30.38 – 39.96
Professional and related ..................... – – – – – – 28.38 – –
Service .................................................... – – – – – – 14.04 – 11.02
Sales and office ...................................... – 18.51 – – – – 18.39 – 13.63
Sales and related ................................ – – – – – – – – –
Office and administrative support ....... – 17.36 – – – – 18.24 – –
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance ..................................... – 23.57 – – – – – – –
Construction and extraction ............... – – – – – – – – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair .. – 29.59 – – – – – – –
Production, transportation, and material
moving .............................................. – 20.46 – – – – – – –
Production .......................................... – 20.70 – – – – – – –
Transportation and material moving ... – 18.90 – – – – – – –
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers ................................................ – 3.2 – – – – 5.7 – 12.1
Management, professional, and related – 1.8 – – – – 7.6 – 14.9
Management, business, and financial – 2.7 – – – – 8.6 – 14.9
Professional and related ..................... – – – – – – 8.0 – –
Service .................................................... – – – – – – 1.6 – 9.6
Sales and office ...................................... – 7.7 – – – – 1.9 – 13.3
Sales and related ................................ – – – – – – – – –
Office and administrative support ....... – 5.7 – – – – 1.9 – –
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance ..................................... – 17.3 – – – – – – –
Construction and extraction ............... – – – – – – – – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair .. – 18.5 – – – – – – –
Production, transportation, and material
moving .............................................. – 6.7 – – – – – – –
Production .......................................... – 6.9 – – – – – – –
Transportation and material moving ... – 9.3 – – – – – – –
1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2007 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 availa-
description of all of the steps required to produce the data. ble 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 approx-
financial activities, professional and business services, edu- imately 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. probability proportional to its employment. Use of this
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, private house- technique means that the larger an establishment’s em-
holds, and the Federal Government were excluded from the ployment, the greater its chance of selection. Weights were
scope of the survey. For purposes of this survey, an estab- applied to each establishment when the data were tabulated
lishment is an economic unit that produces goods or servic- so that it represents similar units (by industry and employ-
es, a central administrative office, or an auxiliary unit pro- ment size) in the economy that were not selected for collec-
viding support services to a company. For private tion. The second stage of sample selection, detailed below,
industries in this survey, the establishment is usually at a was a probability sample of occupations within a sampled
single physical location. For State and local governments, establishment.
an 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
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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 know-
of employees of selected jobs ledge 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 14-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 5- agent for all workers in the occupation; wage and salary
month period. For each establishment in the survey, the da- rates are determined through collection bargaining or nego-
ta reflect the establishment’s most recent information at the tiations; and settlement terms, which must include earnings
time of collection. The payroll reference month shown in provisions and may include benefit provisions, are embo-
the tables reflects the average date of this information for died 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 res-
part of straight-time earnings: ponding 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 nonres-
working a schedule that varies from the norm, such pondents equals the mean value of data for the respondents
as night or weekend work at some detailed “cell” level. Responding and nonrespond-
• Premium pay for overtime, holidays, and weekends ing establishments were classified into these cells accord-
• Bonuses not directly tied to production (such as ing to industry and employment size. Responding and non-
Christmas and profit-sharing bonuses) responding occupations within responding establishments
• Uniform and tool allowances were classified into cells that were additionally defined by
• Free or subsidized room and board 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, week- average hourly earnings by the rate of change in the aver-
ly, 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 hour- each published occupation. At the 50th percentile, the me-
ly 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 nonres- The data in this bulletin are estimates from a scientifically
ponding 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 2008
State and
Private
Civilian local
Occupational group2 industry
workers government
workers
workers
All workers .................................................................... 1,811,800 1,537,000 274,900
Management, professional, and related ..................... 645,600 494,700 150,900
Management, business, and financial .................... 224,300 181,000 43,300
Professional and related ......................................... 421,300 313,700 107,600
Service ........................................................................ 376,400 318,500 57,900
Sales and office .......................................................... 390,900 344,800 46,100
Sales and related .................................................... 141,500 141,500 –
Office and administrative support ........................... 249,300 203,200 46,100
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 154,900 142,200 12,700
Construction and extraction ................................... 108,300 101,900 6,400
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 46,100 40,300 5,800
Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 243,900 236,700 7,300
Production .............................................................. 103,400 103,400 –
Transportation and material moving ....................... 140,600 133,300 7,300
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 2008
State and
Private
Establishments Total local
industry
government
Total in sampling frame1 ................................................ 88,640 87,668 972
Total in sample ............................................................... 591 526 65
Responding ............................................................ 354 302 52
Refused or unable to provide data ......................... 169 156 13
Out of business or not in survey scope .................. 68 68 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 2007 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
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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
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