NC BL 01/00/2007 Table: Columbus, OH, Bulletin 3135-30, March 2006 Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Columbus, OH, March 2006 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 hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All workers........................................................... $19.25 4.6 35.4 $17.51 2.6 34.9 $28.41 13.4 37.9 Worker characteristics(4)(5) Management, professional, and related............................... 31.09 6.8 37.9 28.76 3.2 38.1 36.52 17.9 37.6 Management, business, and financial............................... 34.31 7.8 39.9 35.48 8.1 40.0 28.64 14.0 39.4 Professional and related.......................................... 29.88 9.8 37.2 25.54 5.3 37.2 37.97 20.1 37.3 Service............................................................. 11.34 4.6 28.7 9.34 3.4 27.1 20.67 5.5 39.1 Sales and office.................................................... 15.23 3.0 35.3 14.83 3.5 35.0 18.28 3.7 37.8 Sales and related................................................. 17.32 11.4 28.6 17.32 11.4 28.6 – – – Office and administrative support................................. 14.72 2.5 37.4 14.12 2.7 37.4 18.28 3.7 37.8 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 18.04 3.4 39.7 17.89 3.8 39.7 19.64 2.7 40.0 Construction and extraction...................................... 17.19 4.3 40.0 16.85 4.5 40.0 20.18 6.5 40.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 19.21 6.1 39.5 19.22 6.5 39.4 19.09 6.3 40.0 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 14.56 8.6 36.7 14.44 8.9 36.7 18.60 .8 35.1 Production........................................................ 16.05 15.4 39.6 15.98 15.9 39.5 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.65 7.6 35.1 13.49 7.8 35.2 18.75 .6 32.7 Full time........................................................... 20.06 2.7 39.8 18.89 2.9 39.8 25.48 3.1 39.4 Part time........................................................... 14.03 29.6 20.6 9.76 5.2 20.6 – – – Union............................................................... 22.37 3.0 36.5 19.12 5.9 34.3 24.97 3.5 38.6 Nonunion............................................................ 18.60 5.5 35.1 17.35 2.6 35.0 33.55 27.1 36.9 Time................................................................ 18.51 2.6 35.3 17.20 2.6 34.8 25.21 3.2 38.4 Incentive........................................................... 38.64 35.2 36.2 24.81 16.8 38.3 – – – Establishment characteristics Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers........................................................ 16.33 4.0 33.9 16.33 4.0 33.9 17.84 16.4 35.6 100-499 workers..................................................... 19.47 16.9 34.0 15.92 7.2 34.0 55.68 39.1 34.1 500 workers or more................................................. 22.08 2.5 37.9 20.76 3.9 37.6 24.41 1.5 38.5 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 5 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-providing industries applies to private industry only. Industries are determined by the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Columbus, OH, March 2006 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $19.25 4.6 $20.06 2.7 $14.03 29.6 Management occupations.............................................. 43.56 11.4 43.74 11.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.36 8.2 32.36 8.2 – – Level 11.................................................. 42.92 4.9 42.92 4.9 – – Level 12.................................................. 53.72 9.3 53.72 9.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 36.70 5.8 36.73 5.8 – – General and operations managers................................... 46.30 13.6 46.30 13.6 – – Computer and information systems managers......................... 49.31 13.7 49.31 13.7 – – Financial managers................................................ 30.27 8.6 30.27 8.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.81 14.1 26.81 14.1 – – Education administrators.......................................... 40.04 11.8 42.60 10.2 – – Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 47.11 4.3 47.11 4.3 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.29 5.9 28.20 6.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.57 7.9 17.57 7.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.81 7.0 20.81 7.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.32 9.4 31.17 9.7 – – Level 11.................................................. 35.86 5.6 35.86 5.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 24.67 15.2 24.67 15.2 – – Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 31.43 13.2 31.43 13.2 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 27.85 10.7 27.85 10.7 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.48 8.9 21.48 8.9 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 27.12 8.3 27.12 8.3 – – Level 11.................................................. 41.58 3.2 41.58 3.2 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 28.76 7.0 28.79 7.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.35 22.9 26.35 22.9 – – Engineers......................................................... 29.12 11.3 29.12 11.3 – – Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 27.25 16.9 27.25 16.9 – – Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 24.88 16.1 24.94 16.1 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 29.52 9.5 29.47 9.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.43 9.4 21.43 9.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.25 2.1 27.25 2.1 – – Physical scientists............................................... 32.10 17.0 32.10 17.0 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 19.90 19.3 20.07 19.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.02 12.2 – – – – Social workers.................................................... 17.44 6.0 17.44 6.0 – – Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 30.08 23.4 31.32 20.0 – – Legal occupations................................................... 26.37 11.0 25.66 13.0 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 34.80 3.7 35.24 3.5 18.94 26.1 Level 5 .................................................. $15.14 8.9 – – – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.44 1.0 – – – – Level 8 .................................................. 25.82 5.9 $25.81 5.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 38.12 3.2 38.23 3.3 – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 38.40 13.6 39.64 13.8 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 38.29 4.0 38.40 3.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 38.61 4.3 – – – – Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 35.97 12.5 36.07 12.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 36.07 12.4 36.07 12.4 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 39.08 4.6 39.26 4.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 39.27 4.2 39.26 4.2 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 39.24 5.2 39.45 4.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 39.50 4.6 39.45 4.5 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 38.66 3.1 38.76 3.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 38.66 3.1 38.76 3.5 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 38.18 2.5 38.18 2.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 38.18 2.5 38.18 2.5 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 38.18 2.5 38.18 2.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 38.18 2.5 38.18 2.5 – – Special education teachers...................................... 34.17 .2 34.17 .2 – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 37.06 6.7 39.35 7.3 – – Librarians........................................................ 25.00 6.9 25.23 6.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.61 12.3 28.61 12.3 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 14.47 3.9 14.61 4.2 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 12.78 7.7 – – $10.72 16.1 Not able to be leveled.................................... 10.97 15.4 – – 10.72 16.1 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 12.78 6.5 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 12.78 6.5 – – – – Coaches and scouts.............................................. 12.78 6.5 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 12.78 6.5 – – – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 37.91 34.4 26.94 12.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.89 9.1 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.80 8.1 – – 19.40 3.1 Level 6 .................................................. 22.73 5.4 22.73 5.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.85 1.9 22.20 2.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.52 2.3 27.91 3.0 26.09 4.4 Registered nurses................................................. 34.48 16.4 35.86 17.4 27.43 3.8 Level 9 .................................................. 27.66 2.0 28.28 2.6 25.88 4.3 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.77 9.0 22.23 9.6 – – Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.71 13.8 – – – – Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 19.04 21.4 18.77 23.4 – – Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 18.17 11.7 – – – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. $20.42 2.1 $20.78 2.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.61 2.4 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.84 1.9 10.93 1.8 $10.16 3.4 Level 2 .................................................. 9.98 1.3 10.06 1.5 9.64 3.2 Level 3 .................................................. 11.09 4.8 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.62 3.2 11.60 3.4 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.55 1.4 10.63 1.4 10.04 2.5 Level 2 .................................................. 10.06 1.2 10.14 1.5 9.70 3.5 Level 3 .................................................. 11.09 4.8 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.41 .8 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.85 2.4 10.90 2.5 10.57 1.9 Level 2 .................................................. 10.51 2.3 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.09 4.8 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.33 1.6 – – – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.34 8.5 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 24.69 4.3 25.07 4.5 9.72 17.8 Level 7 .................................................. 21.25 8.8 21.25 8.8 – – Level 8 .................................................. 27.10 4.4 27.10 4.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.66 .6 30.66 .6 – – First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 32.36 3.4 32.36 3.4 – – Police officers................................................... 27.10 1.0 27.10 1.0 – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 27.10 1.0 27.10 1.0 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.79 3.1 10.87 4.7 6.46 6.4 Level 1 .................................................. 6.79 3.9 6.49 18.4 6.85 1.5 Level 2 .................................................. 6.32 13.8 7.22 23.8 6.10 13.5 Level 3 .................................................. 9.32 11.4 11.96 8.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.97 9.4 12.20 10.5 – – First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 19.04 8.0 19.04 8.0 – – Cooks............................................................. 11.83 9.9 12.67 11.2 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.46 7.8 – – – – Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.13 4.2 12.07 4.5 – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.64 6.9 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.57 21.5 – – 4.85 20.8 Level 1 .................................................. 4.26 15.5 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 4.44 32.4 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.19 17.8 – – 3.46 19.8 Level 2 .................................................. 3.20 35.4 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.17 6.5 – – 6.89 2.5 Level 1 .................................................. 6.79 .6 – – 6.77 .8 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.17 6.6 – – 6.88 2.5 Level 1 .................................................. 6.79 .6 – – 6.77 .8 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... $8.67 5.4 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.92 2.1 $11.53 4.4 $8.04 11.4 Level 1 .................................................. 8.73 7.0 9.97 12.5 7.48 9.0 Level 3 .................................................. 12.90 7.5 12.90 7.5 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.94 3.0 11.68 6.2 – – Level 1 .................................................. 8.73 7.2 9.97 12.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.31 9.0 13.31 9.0 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.84 7.4 12.52 7.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.31 9.0 13.31 9.0 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.48 10.9 – – – – Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.51 4.0 – – – – Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 9.98 7.9 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.32 8.0 11.17 17.8 9.90 10.5 Level 1 .................................................. 7.35 8.4 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 8.70 7.5 – – – – Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 11.75 17.8 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.32 11.4 22.97 13.0 7.29 15.6 Level 1 .................................................. 6.83 21.1 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.49 5.8 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 20.82 32.8 – – – – Level 6 .................................................. 32.69 20.3 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 11.53 3.0 – – – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.18 13.6 20.55 22.9 7.14 18.3 Level 4 .................................................. 22.44 46.7 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.51 6.2 – – 8.64 2.6 Cashiers...................................................... 8.53 6.8 – – – – Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 16.33 38.9 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. – – 25.24 20.4 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 27.54 27.3 27.54 27.3 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.72 2.5 14.90 2.5 11.60 5.3 Level 1 .................................................. 11.51 5.1 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.25 4.0 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.44 1.6 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.06 2.9 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.02 2.0 – – – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.94 2.9 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.48 3.7 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.43 9.2 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 20.70 13.3 20.70 13.3 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 13.79 6.2 13.98 6.3 11.06 14.3 Level 2 .................................................. 9.53 3.3 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. $11.35 5.3 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.10 3.6 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.71 4.0 – – – – Bill and account collectors..................................... 11.91 7.0 $11.55 6.9 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.05 8.2 16.41 8.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.25 8.2 16.25 8.2 – – Tellers......................................................... 10.30 1.6 10.32 1.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.38 .2 – – – – Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 13.48 2.0 13.49 2.1 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 13.60 3.9 13.73 4.2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.64 3.7 – – – – Library assistants, clerical...................................... 10.44 3.9 11.17 5.5 $9.56 5.3 Order clerks...................................................... 13.55 6.4 – – – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.52 4.9 11.60 5.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.97 4.3 – – – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.69 6.0 12.68 6.1 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.91 2.4 11.95 2.6 – – Level 1 .................................................. 11.95 3.0 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.29 5.9 18.40 6.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.33 3.2 16.44 3.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.96 1.8 16.96 1.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.38 5.5 20.38 5.5 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.87 10.9 21.87 10.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.21 2.8 22.21 2.8 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.42 2.2 16.50 2.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.18 4.3 16.29 4.6 – – Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.56 7.6 12.56 7.6 – – Data entry keyers............................................... 11.83 8.1 11.83 8.1 – – Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.22 7.6 16.35 7.9 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.93 5.6 13.00 5.8 11.46 3.3 Level 2 .................................................. 12.25 8.2 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.45 7.0 11.46 7.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.59 6.5 13.70 6.7 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.19 4.3 17.19 4.3 – – Carpenters........................................................ 16.82 6.7 16.82 6.7 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.21 6.1 19.17 6.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.75 13.8 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.70 9.9 – – – – Level 6 .................................................. 24.59 8.9 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 19.46 8.6 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 22.82 12.3 – – – – Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 20.14 11.0 20.14 11.0 – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.14 11.0 20.14 11.0 – – Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. $16.01 3.7 $16.01 3.7 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.71 12.4 17.71 12.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 19.33 14.1 19.33 14.1 – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.53 18.2 16.53 18.2 – – Production occupations.............................................. 16.05 15.4 16.06 15.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.44 8.1 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 16.50 23.8 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.27 15.9 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.80 13.1 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 18.21 6.3 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 12.54 10.3 – – – – Printers.......................................................... 16.88 6.6 – – – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 18.66 17.6 18.90 19.2 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.65 7.6 14.28 8.1 $10.71 9.8 Level 1 .................................................. 10.20 5.6 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.99 4.7 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.40 2.4 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.71 7.2 – – – – Bus drivers....................................................... 19.38 1.8 – – – – Bus drivers, school............................................. 18.85 4.5 – – – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.94 14.6 17.44 14.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 21.53 10.2 21.53 10.2 – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 17.29 13.6 17.29 13.6 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.86 7.5 13.85 7.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.79 2.0 12.79 2.0 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.24 6.3 11.32 6.1 11.00 9.0 Level 1 .................................................. 10.63 5.4 10.28 5.2 11.13 9.2 Level 2 .................................................. 10.48 8.3 10.59 8.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.42 6.3 13.42 6.3 – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.87 6.8 12.17 7.8 11.30 8.6 Level 1 .................................................. 11.00 4.9 10.67 5.5 11.29 8.6 Level 2 .................................................. 11.65 8.0 – – – – Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.57 5.5 11.08 4.7 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Columbus, OH, March 2006 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $17.51 2.6 $18.89 2.9 $9.76 5.2 Management occupations.............................................. 45.04 13.0 45.28 12.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.29 10.6 32.29 10.6 – – Level 11.................................................. 43.89 4.8 43.89 4.8 – – Level 12.................................................. 53.72 9.3 53.72 9.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 36.19 8.4 36.24 8.5 – – General and operations managers................................... 51.77 14.7 51.77 14.7 – – Computer and information systems managers......................... 49.62 13.9 49.62 13.9 – – Financial managers................................................ 29.82 10.1 29.82 10.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.81 14.1 26.81 14.1 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 29.47 5.5 29.38 5.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.70 10.1 17.70 10.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.82 7.9 20.82 7.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.30 4.6 34.20 4.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 24.67 15.2 24.67 15.2 – – Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 31.43 13.2 31.43 13.2 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 30.21 11.1 30.21 11.1 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 27.16 8.4 27.16 8.4 – – Level 11.................................................. 41.58 3.2 41.58 3.2 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 28.84 7.2 28.84 7.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.35 22.9 26.35 22.9 – – Engineers......................................................... 29.22 11.9 29.22 11.9 – – Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 27.25 16.9 27.25 16.9 – – Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 24.94 16.1 24.94 16.1 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 14.59 11.6 14.74 11.8 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 31.21 11.8 32.48 12.7 16.40 18.3 Level 9 .................................................. 29.47 7.8 29.61 8.1 – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 39.02 13.6 39.64 13.8 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 12.78 7.7 – – 10.70 16.2 Not able to be leveled.................................... 10.96 15.5 – – 10.70 16.2 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.18 7.7 25.09 8.6 25.55 5.0 Level 5 .................................................. 17.18 7.5 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.21 1.5 22.69 2.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 26.55 3.9 26.95 4.8 25.49 4.1 Registered nurses................................................. 27.42 1.7 27.50 1.7 27.18 3.6 Level 9 .................................................. 26.26 2.0 26.76 2.0 25.45 4.1 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 22.27 2.1 23.17 2.0 – – Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 20.27 37.7 – – – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. $20.03 1.8 $20.50 1.5 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.80 1.9 10.89 1.9 $10.16 3.4 Level 2 .................................................. 9.98 1.3 10.06 1.5 9.64 3.2 Level 4 .................................................. 11.62 3.3 11.60 3.5 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.50 1.0 10.57 1.0 10.04 2.5 Level 2 .................................................. 10.06 1.2 10.14 1.5 9.70 3.5 Level 4 .................................................. 11.41 .8 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.76 1.7 10.80 1.7 10.57 1.9 Level 2 .................................................. 10.51 2.3 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.33 1.6 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 21.06 16.6 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.49 3.5 10.50 5.8 6.44 6.6 Level 1 .................................................. 6.79 3.9 6.49 18.4 6.85 1.5 Level 2 .................................................. 6.14 13.8 – – 6.06 13.5 Cooks............................................................. 11.75 14.1 13.15 18.3 – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.57 21.5 – – 4.85 20.8 Level 1 .................................................. 4.26 15.5 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 4.44 32.4 – – 4.66 29.6 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.19 17.8 – – 3.46 19.8 Level 2 .................................................. 3.20 35.4 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.17 6.5 – – 6.89 2.5 Level 1 .................................................. 6.79 .6 – – 6.77 .8 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.17 6.6 – – 6.88 2.5 Level 1 .................................................. 6.79 .6 – – 6.77 .8 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 8.67 5.4 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.96 3.1 10.49 5.6 7.98 12.1 Level 1 .................................................. 8.39 8.0 9.47 14.9 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.75 5.3 10.44 7.2 – – Level 1 .................................................. 8.39 8.0 9.47 14.9 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.43 1.4 – – – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.48 10.9 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.13 8.8 – – 10.02 11.0 Level 1 .................................................. 7.35 8.4 – – – – Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 11.04 20.2 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.32 11.4 22.97 13.0 7.29 15.6 Level 1 .................................................. 6.83 21.1 – – 6.83 21.2 Level 3 .................................................. 9.49 5.8 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 20.82 32.8 21.34 31.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 32.69 20.3 32.69 20.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... $11.53 3.0 $11.98 1.7 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.18 13.6 20.55 22.9 $7.14 18.3 Level 4 .................................................. 22.44 46.7 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.51 6.2 – – 8.64 2.6 Cashiers...................................................... 8.53 6.8 – – – – Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 16.33 38.9 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. – – 25.24 20.4 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 27.54 27.3 27.54 27.3 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.12 2.7 14.29 2.7 11.21 5.0 Level 1 .................................................. 11.56 5.2 11.58 6.0 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.11 3.9 10.25 4.4 9.38 5.5 Level 3 .................................................. 12.30 1.7 12.33 1.8 11.69 4.1 Level 4 .................................................. 13.98 3.3 14.04 3.4 13.14 4.0 Level 5 .................................................. 16.05 2.2 16.05 2.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.91 2.9 17.93 3.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.51 5.7 21.52 5.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.43 9.2 14.46 9.2 – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 21.38 16.0 21.38 16.0 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 13.40 6.3 13.59 6.5 11.05 14.4 Level 2 .................................................. 9.53 3.3 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.87 4.0 10.88 4.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.10 3.6 12.94 2.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.78 4.3 15.78 4.3 – – Bill and account collectors..................................... 11.76 7.5 11.35 7.2 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.68 10.4 16.14 10.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.53 9.4 16.53 9.4 – – Tellers......................................................... 10.30 1.6 10.32 1.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.38 .2 – – – – Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 13.48 2.0 13.49 2.1 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 13.54 4.0 13.67 4.3 – – Order clerks...................................................... 13.55 6.6 – – – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.42 5.4 11.50 5.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.97 4.3 – – – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.69 6.0 12.68 6.1 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.81 2.3 11.84 2.5 – – Level 1 .................................................. 11.95 3.0 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.98 2.6 17.00 2.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.51 3.5 16.51 3.5 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.84 6.2 18.84 6.2 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.34 2.5 16.36 2.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.37 4.7 16.37 4.7 – – Data entry and information processing workers..................... 11.75 8.4 11.75 8.4 – – Data entry keyers............................................... 11.71 9.7 11.71 9.7 – – Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.22 7.6 16.35 7.9 – – Office clerks, general............................................ $12.68 6.6 $12.74 6.9 $11.46 3.3 Level 3 .................................................. 11.18 7.0 11.19 7.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.40 8.6 13.53 9.0 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.85 4.5 16.85 4.5 – – Carpenters........................................................ 16.81 6.7 16.81 6.7 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.22 6.5 19.17 6.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.82 14.0 16.82 14.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.72 10.1 – – – – Level 6 .................................................. 24.59 8.9 24.59 8.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 19.62 9.7 19.62 9.7 – – Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 20.16 11.0 20.16 11.0 – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.16 11.0 20.16 11.0 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.77 12.7 17.77 12.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 19.50 14.4 19.50 14.4 – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.58 18.8 16.58 18.8 – – Production occupations.............................................. 15.98 15.9 15.99 16.1 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.44 8.1 12.44 8.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 16.50 23.8 16.53 24.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.27 15.9 14.27 15.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.77 13.8 17.87 13.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 18.21 8.5 18.21 8.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 12.54 10.3 12.54 10.3 – – Printers.......................................................... 16.88 6.6 – – – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 18.66 17.6 18.90 19.2 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.49 7.8 14.12 8.3 10.53 10.2 Level 1 .................................................. 10.20 5.6 9.89 4.8 10.65 11.0 Level 2 .................................................. 10.91 4.6 11.03 4.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.29 2.8 13.29 2.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.48 8.4 18.49 8.4 – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.94 14.6 17.44 14.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 21.53 10.2 21.53 10.2 – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 17.29 13.6 17.29 13.6 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.86 7.5 13.85 7.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.79 2.0 12.79 2.0 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.24 6.3 11.32 6.1 11.00 9.0 Level 1 .................................................. 10.63 5.4 10.28 5.2 11.13 9.2 Level 2 .................................................. 10.48 8.3 10.59 8.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.42 6.3 13.42 6.3 – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.87 6.8 12.17 7.8 11.30 8.6 Level 1 .................................................. 11.00 4.9 10.67 5.5 11.29 8.6 Level 2 .................................................. 11.65 8.0 – – – – Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.57 5.5 11.08 4.7 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Columbus, OH, March 2006 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $28.41 13.4 $25.48 3.1 – – Management occupations.............................................. 37.18 3.1 37.16 3.1 – – Level 11.................................................. 37.69 14.5 37.69 14.5 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 22.10 5.9 22.10 5.9 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 26.64 4.4 26.64 4.4 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 27.71 20.2 27.71 20.2 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 35.61 3.6 35.82 3.3 $21.89 43.6 Level 8 .................................................. 25.81 5.9 25.81 5.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 39.19 3.3 39.26 3.5 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 38.80 4.4 38.92 4.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 39.16 4.8 39.15 4.8 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 39.47 4.9 39.65 4.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 39.66 4.4 39.65 4.5 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 39.57 5.4 39.79 4.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 39.84 4.6 39.79 4.6 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 39.18 3.5 39.29 4.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 39.18 3.5 39.29 4.0 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 39.43 3.5 39.43 3.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 39.43 3.5 39.43 3.5 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 39.43 3.5 39.43 3.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 39.43 3.5 39.43 3.5 – – Special education teachers...................................... 34.17 .2 34.17 .2 – – Librarians........................................................ 27.60 4.5 28.05 3.5 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 14.55 3.8 – – – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 57.27 43.6 29.57 24.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 29.87 2.4 – – – – Registered nurses................................................. 46.57 19.8 46.64 19.9 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 25.80 2.2 25.90 2.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.25 8.8 21.25 8.8 – – Level 8 .................................................. 27.10 4.4 27.10 4.4 – – First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 32.36 3.4 32.36 3.4 – – Police officers................................................... 27.10 1.0 27.10 1.0 – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 27.10 1.0 27.10 1.0 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 12.46 5.3 12.43 5.3 – – Cooks............................................................. 12.02 4.7 11.94 5.0 – – Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.02 4.7 11.94 5.0 – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... $14.45 6.2 $14.71 6.3 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.17 8.5 13.17 8.5 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 14.76 6.5 14.76 6.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.19 8.8 13.19 8.8 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 14.76 6.5 14.76 6.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.19 8.8 13.19 8.8 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.28 3.7 18.51 4.4 $14.05 7.1 Level 2 .................................................. 13.32 2.6 13.53 2.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 14.52 3.1 14.63 3.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.73 3.1 14.58 3.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.85 4.4 15.85 4.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.98 6.2 17.98 6.2 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 16.85 7.0 16.87 7.0 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.18 7.4 – – – – Library assistants, clerical...................................... 10.44 3.9 11.17 5.5 9.56 5.3 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 22.45 7.7 23.59 10.3 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 25.43 8.0 25.43 8.0 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.91 6.3 – – – – Office clerks, general............................................ 14.53 3.9 14.53 3.9 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 20.18 6.5 20.18 6.5 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.09 6.3 19.09 6.3 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.75 .6 19.56 3.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 20.22 2.0 – – – – Bus drivers....................................................... 19.38 1.8 – – – – Bus drivers, school............................................. 18.85 4.5 – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 5. Combined work levels(1) for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for full-time and part-time workers(3), Columbus, OH, March 2006 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $19.25 4.6 $20.06 2.7 $14.03 29.6 Management occupations.............................................. 43.56 11.4 43.74 11.4 – – Group III................................................. 41.80 5.1 – – – – General and operations managers................................... 46.30 13.6 46.30 13.6 – – Computer and information systems managers......................... 49.31 13.7 49.31 13.7 – – Financial managers................................................ 30.27 8.6 30.27 8.6 – – Group III................................................. 34.63 11.3 34.63 11.3 – – Education administrators.......................................... 40.04 11.8 42.60 10.2 – – Group III................................................. 45.30 5.3 – – – – Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 47.11 4.3 47.11 4.3 – – Group III................................................. 45.30 5.3 45.30 5.3 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.29 5.9 28.20 6.0 – – Group II.................................................. 19.87 4.7 – – – – Group III................................................. 33.03 6.7 – – – – Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 31.43 13.2 31.43 13.2 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 27.85 10.7 27.85 10.7 – – Group III................................................. 30.80 11.7 – – – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.48 8.9 21.48 8.9 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 27.12 8.3 27.12 8.3 – – Group II.................................................. 22.68 6.2 – – – – Group III................................................. 37.22 9.3 – – – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 28.76 7.0 28.79 7.0 – – Group II.................................................. 24.96 13.8 – – – – Group III................................................. 34.31 3.3 – – – – Engineers......................................................... 29.12 11.3 29.12 11.3 – – Group III................................................. 31.46 9.3 – – – – Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 27.25 16.9 27.25 16.9 – – Group III................................................. 31.71 11.4 – – – – Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 24.88 16.1 24.94 16.1 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 29.52 9.5 29.47 9.6 – – Group III................................................. 27.91 3.7 – – – – Physical scientists............................................... 32.10 17.0 32.10 17.0 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 19.90 19.3 20.07 19.2 – – Group II.................................................. 15.13 9.8 – – – – Social workers.................................................... 17.44 6.0 17.44 6.0 – – Group II.................................................. 17.38 12.5 – – – – Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 30.08 23.4 31.32 20.0 – – Legal occupations................................................... 26.37 11.0 25.66 13.0 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ $34.80 3.7 $35.24 3.5 $18.94 26.1 Group I................................................... 13.61 1.5 – – – – Group II.................................................. 18.47 12.1 – – – – Group III................................................. 38.49 3.1 – – – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 38.40 13.6 39.64 13.8 – – Group III................................................. 40.54 15.8 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 38.29 4.0 38.40 3.7 – – Group II.................................................. 24.32 25.7 – – – – Group III................................................. 38.61 4.3 – – – – Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 35.97 12.5 36.07 12.4 – – Group III................................................. 36.07 12.4 – – – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 39.08 4.6 39.26 4.2 – – Group III................................................. 39.27 4.2 – – – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 39.24 5.2 39.45 4.5 – – Group III................................................. 39.50 4.6 39.45 4.5 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 38.66 3.1 38.76 3.5 – – Group III................................................. 38.66 3.1 38.76 3.5 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 38.18 2.5 38.18 2.5 – – Group III................................................. 38.18 2.5 – – – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 38.18 2.5 38.18 2.5 – – Group III................................................. 38.18 2.5 38.18 2.5 – – Special education teachers...................................... 34.17 .2 34.17 .2 – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 37.06 6.7 39.35 7.3 – – Librarians........................................................ 25.00 6.9 25.23 6.9 – – Group II.................................................. 18.12 5.8 18.39 4.9 – – Group III................................................. 28.61 12.3 28.61 12.3 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 14.47 3.9 14.61 4.2 – – Group I................................................... 13.61 1.5 – – – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 12.78 7.7 – – 10.72 16.1 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 12.78 6.5 – – – – Coaches and scouts.............................................. 12.78 6.5 – – – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 37.91 34.4 26.94 12.7 – – Group I................................................... 15.89 9.1 – – – – Group II.................................................. 21.46 5.2 – – – – Group III................................................. 37.38 17.6 – – – – Registered nurses................................................. 34.48 16.4 35.86 17.4 27.43 3.8 Group III................................................. 38.02 20.9 40.44 20.5 25.88 4.3 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.77 9.0 22.23 9.6 – – Group II.................................................. 23.33 2.1 – – – – Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.71 13.8 – – – – Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 19.04 21.4 18.77 23.4 – – Group II.................................................. $16.78 9.6 – – – – Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 18.17 11.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 18.17 11.7 – – – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 20.42 2.1 $20.78 2.0 – – Group II.................................................. 20.46 2.1 20.83 2.0 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.84 1.9 10.93 1.8 $10.16 3.4 Group I................................................... 10.74 1.8 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.55 1.4 10.63 1.4 10.04 2.5 Group I................................................... 10.55 1.4 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.85 2.4 10.90 2.5 10.57 1.9 Group I................................................... 10.85 2.4 10.90 2.5 10.57 1.9 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.34 8.5 – – – – Group I................................................... 11.34 8.5 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 24.69 4.3 25.07 4.5 9.72 17.8 Group I................................................... 10.12 4.4 – – – – Group II.................................................. 24.12 6.2 – – – – Group III................................................. 30.66 .6 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 32.36 3.4 32.36 3.4 – – Police officers................................................... 27.10 1.0 27.10 1.0 – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 27.10 1.0 27.10 1.0 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.79 3.1 10.87 4.7 6.46 6.4 Group I................................................... 7.04 4.4 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 19.04 8.0 19.04 8.0 – – Cooks............................................................. 11.83 9.9 12.67 11.2 – – Group I................................................... 11.54 7.9 – – – – Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.13 4.2 12.07 4.5 – – Group I................................................... 12.13 4.2 12.07 4.5 – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.64 6.9 – – – – Group I................................................... 8.64 6.9 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.57 21.5 – – 4.85 20.8 Group I................................................... 4.57 21.5 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.19 17.8 – – 3.46 19.8 Group I................................................... 3.19 17.8 – – 3.46 19.8 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.17 6.5 – – 6.89 2.5 Group I................................................... 7.17 6.5 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.17 6.6 – – 6.88 2.5 Group I................................................... 7.17 6.6 – – 6.88 2.5 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 8.67 5.4 – – – – Group I................................................... 8.67 5.4 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.92 2.1 11.53 4.4 8.04 11.4 Group I................................................... $10.80 2.8 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.94 3.0 $11.68 6.2 – – Group I................................................... 10.86 3.5 – – – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.84 7.4 12.52 7.2 – – Group I................................................... 11.77 8.0 12.49 7.8 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.48 10.9 – – – – Group I................................................... 8.48 10.9 – – – – Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.51 4.0 – – – – Group I................................................... 10.51 4.0 – – – – Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 9.98 7.9 – – – – Group I................................................... 9.98 7.9 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.32 8.0 11.17 17.8 $9.90 10.5 Group I................................................... 9.03 10.4 – – – – Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 11.75 17.8 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.32 11.4 22.97 13.0 7.29 15.6 Group I................................................... 12.87 12.4 – – – – Group II.................................................. 30.83 14.7 – – – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.18 13.6 20.55 22.9 7.14 18.3 Group I................................................... 12.27 11.8 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.51 6.2 – – 8.64 2.6 Group I................................................... 8.19 4.5 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 8.53 6.8 – – – – Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 16.33 38.9 – – – – Group I................................................... 15.91 48.0 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. – – 25.24 20.4 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 27.54 27.3 27.54 27.3 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.72 2.5 14.90 2.5 11.60 5.3 Group I................................................... 12.67 2.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 18.33 2.9 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 20.70 13.3 20.70 13.3 – – Group II.................................................. 21.63 6.5 21.63 6.5 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 13.79 6.2 13.98 6.3 11.06 14.3 Group I................................................... 11.31 4.8 – – – – Group II.................................................. 16.64 5.0 – – – – Bill and account collectors..................................... 11.91 7.0 11.55 6.9 – – Group I................................................... 11.73 8.7 – – – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.05 8.2 16.41 8.1 – – Group I................................................... 12.34 6.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 17.65 6.6 17.65 6.6 – – Tellers......................................................... 10.30 1.6 10.32 1.6 – – Group I................................................... 10.09 .6 10.09 .8 – – Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.......................... 13.48 2.0 13.49 2.1 – – Customer service representatives.................................. $13.60 3.9 $13.73 4.2 – – Group I................................................... 13.20 3.4 13.31 3.9 – – Group II.................................................. 15.17 4.2 15.20 4.2 – – Library assistants, clerical...................................... 10.44 3.9 11.17 5.5 $9.56 5.3 Group I................................................... 10.44 3.9 11.17 5.5 9.56 5.3 Order clerks...................................................... 13.55 6.4 – – – – Group I................................................... 13.45 6.9 – – – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.52 4.9 11.60 5.2 – – Group I................................................... 11.52 4.9 11.60 5.2 – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.69 6.0 12.68 6.1 – – Group I................................................... 13.12 7.4 13.12 7.4 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.91 2.4 11.95 2.6 – – Group I................................................... 11.85 2.4 11.88 2.6 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.29 5.9 18.40 6.6 – – Group I................................................... 15.84 3.4 – – – – Group II.................................................. 20.62 8.9 – – – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.87 10.9 21.87 10.9 – – Group II.................................................. 21.91 10.9 21.91 10.9 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.42 2.2 16.50 2.3 – – Group I................................................... 15.63 4.4 15.69 4.8 – – Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.56 7.6 12.56 7.6 – – Group I................................................... 11.97 8.0 – – – – Data entry keyers............................................... 11.83 8.1 11.83 8.1 – – Group I................................................... 11.83 8.6 11.83 8.6 – – Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 16.22 7.6 16.35 7.9 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.93 5.6 13.00 5.8 11.46 3.3 Group I................................................... 12.74 6.3 12.81 6.6 11.46 3.3 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.19 4.3 17.19 4.3 – – Group II.................................................. 19.50 2.7 – – – – Carpenters........................................................ 16.82 6.7 16.82 6.7 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.21 6.1 19.17 6.4 – – Group I................................................... 13.69 10.4 – – – – Group II.................................................. 20.76 5.6 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 22.82 12.3 – – – – Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 20.14 11.0 20.14 11.0 – – Group II.................................................. 21.47 2.2 – – – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 20.14 11.0 20.14 11.0 – – Group II.................................................. 21.47 2.2 21.47 2.2 – – Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 16.01 3.7 16.01 3.7 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.71 12.4 17.71 12.4 – – Group I................................................... 15.16 14.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 22.25 8.8 – – – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.53 18.2 16.53 18.2 – – Group I................................................... $12.33 13.1 $12.33 13.1 – – Group II.................................................. 23.41 10.4 23.41 10.4 – – Production occupations.............................................. 16.05 15.4 16.06 15.6 – – Group I................................................... 14.87 20.1 – – – – Group II.................................................. 18.33 18.5 – – – – Printers.......................................................... 16.88 6.6 – – – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 18.66 17.6 18.90 19.2 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.65 7.6 14.28 8.1 $10.71 9.8 Group I................................................... 12.32 7.0 – – – – Group II.................................................. 16.99 11.1 – – – – Bus drivers....................................................... 19.38 1.8 – – – – Group I................................................... 19.41 2.0 – – – – Bus drivers, school............................................. 18.85 4.5 – – – – Group I................................................... 18.86 4.7 – – – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.94 14.6 17.44 14.1 – – Group I................................................... 16.99 15.3 – – – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 17.29 13.6 17.29 13.6 – – Group I................................................... 17.29 13.6 17.29 13.6 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.86 7.5 13.85 7.6 – – Group I................................................... 13.85 8.8 13.84 8.8 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.24 6.3 11.32 6.1 11.00 9.0 Group I................................................... 10.89 4.0 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.87 6.8 12.17 7.8 11.30 8.6 Group I................................................... 11.42 3.7 11.49 5.3 11.30 8.6 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.57 5.5 11.08 4.7 – – Group I................................................... 10.57 5.5 11.08 4.7 – – 1 Combined work levels simplify the presentation of work levels by combining levels 1 through 15 into four broad groups. Group I combines levels 1-4, group II combines levels 5-8, group III combines levels 9-12, and group IV combines levels 13-15. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Columbus, OH, March 2006 Occupation(2)