Table 28. Standard errors for savings and thrift plans: Maximum potential employer contribution,(1) private industry workers, National Compensation Survey, 2010 Maximum potential employer contribution Characteristics 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th percenti- percenti- percenti- percenti- percenti- le le le le le (median) Worker characteristic All workers.............. 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.4 Management, professional, and related.............. 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 Management, business, and financial.......... 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 Professional and related................ 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.3 Service.................. 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.3 Protective service..... 0.3 1.5 0.7 0.0 0.0 Sales and office......... 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 Sales and related...... 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 Office and administrative support 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.2 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.............. 0.0 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.8 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry.. 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.5 1.1 Installation, maintenance, and repair 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.3 Production, transportation, and material moving.......... 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.4 Production............. 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.5 1.3 Transportation and material moving........ 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.3 Full time................ 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 Part time................ (2) 0.6 0.0 1.5 0.2 Union.................... 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.1 Nonunion................. 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.2 Average wage within the following categories:(3) Lowest 25 percent...... 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.0 Lowest 10 percent.... 0.3 0.5 1.2 0.9 0.8 Second 25 percent...... 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 Third 25 percent....... 0.2 0.1 0.0 (2) 0.9 Highest 25 percent..... 0.1 0.7 0.7 (2) 0.0 Highest 10 percent... 0.0 0.2 (2) 0.0 0.0 Establishment characteristic Goods-producing industries............... 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.1 Construction........... 0.3 0.8 0.0 1.0 1.1 Manufacturing.......... 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.9 0.3 Service-providing industries............... 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 Trade, transportation, and utilities.......... 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.4 Wholesale trade...... 0.1 0.8 0.1 1.1 1.2 Financial activities... 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 Finance and insurance 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 Credit intermediation and related activities 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 Insurance carriers and related activities......... 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.0 Professional and business services...... 0.1 0.6 0.0 1.1 0.3 Education and health services............... 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 1.2 Health care and social assistance.... (2) 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.5 1 to 99 workers.......... 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.1 1 to 49 workers........ 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.6 50 to 99 workers....... 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 100 workers or more...... 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.2 100 to 499 workers..... 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.3 500 workers or more.... 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.0 Geographic area New England.............. 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.8 0.5 Middle Atlantic.......... 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 East North Central....... 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.0 South Atlantic........... 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.5 East South Central....... 0.0 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.7 Mountain................. 0.1 0.4 0.0 1.0 0.3 Pacific.................. 0.2 1.2 0.6 0.0 0.8 1 The maximum potential employer contribution is determined by multiplying the maximum employee contribution subject to matching by the employer matching percent, for those plans that specify both values. 2 Less than 0.05. 3 The categories are based on the average wage for each occupation surveyed, which may include workers with earnings both above and below the threshold. The average wages are based on the estimates published in the "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2009." See Technical Note for more details. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data do not meet publication criteria. For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20102011.htm.