NC BL 04/00/2007 Table: Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY, Bulletin 3135-53, July 2006 Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY, July 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........................................................... $18.04 3.5 34.9 $16.68 3.9 34.8 $25.78 3.1 35.3 Worker characteristics(4)(5) Management, professional, and related............................... 26.89 3.7 34.7 24.17 4.5 35.0 35.13 3.9 33.9 Management, business, and financial............................... 26.37 5.1 39.0 25.82 5.7 39.5 29.32 6.6 36.9 Professional and related.......................................... 27.10 3.9 33.2 23.37 5.0 33.2 36.43 4.7 33.3 Service............................................................. 11.73 6.2 31.3 9.91 5.0 30.3 19.50 3.2 36.5 Sales and office.................................................... 14.05 4.2 34.5 13.75 4.6 34.3 17.06 4.0 36.4 Sales and related................................................. 14.24 8.4 32.9 14.14 8.6 32.8 – – – Office and administrative support................................. 13.95 3.5 35.3 13.52 4.0 35.2 16.86 3.7 36.2 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 21.49 9.1 39.5 22.21 10.6 39.6 18.37 .5 39.2 Construction and extraction...................................... 22.12 13.2 39.1 23.03 14.1 39.3 16.83 10.8 38.3 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 20.67 8.6 40.0 21.00 11.0 40.0 19.61 7.0 40.0 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 16.69 6.3 38.5 16.53 6.6 38.8 19.13 3.6 34.7 Production........................................................ 17.76 2.7 38.7 17.75 2.7 38.7 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.42 11.3 38.4 14.87 12.6 39.1 19.07 3.9 34.5 Full time........................................................... 19.03 3.6 39.5 17.60 4.0 39.7 26.67 3.5 38.3 Part time........................................................... 11.09 8.4 19.3 10.75 9.5 19.4 14.52 3.0 18.0 Union............................................................... 23.47 4.1 36.4 20.60 7.4 36.6 26.29 3.7 36.2 Nonunion............................................................ 16.03 3.7 34.4 15.95 3.8 34.5 20.45 12.2 28.3 Time................................................................ 17.98 3.6 34.7 16.49 4.1 34.6 25.78 3.1 35.3 Incentive........................................................... 18.86 6.3 37.9 18.86 6.3 37.9 – – – Establishment characteristics Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 20.18 6.7 39.8 (6) (6) (6) Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers........................................................ 14.51 5.2 33.4 14.48 5.2 33.4 – – – 100-499 workers..................................................... 19.09 3.6 37.4 18.76 3.7 37.7 24.30 5.5 33.6 500 workers or more................................................. 23.86 3.6 35.8 21.40 6.0 36.0 26.16 3.8 35.6 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), Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY, July 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........................................................... $18.04 3.5 $19.03 3.6 $11.09 8.4 Management occupations.............................................. 29.37 10.0 29.45 10.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 21.31 18.6 20.49 20.8 – – Level 11.................................................. 39.94 3.1 39.94 3.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 36.17 3.7 36.53 3.6 – – Education administrators.......................................... 23.57 32.9 23.55 33.8 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 23.68 5.3 23.69 5.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.46 3.5 20.46 3.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.66 3.9 28.50 4.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 24.49 13.9 24.49 13.9 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 19.87 17.2 19.89 17.6 – – Architecture and engineering occupations Level 9 .................................................. 28.19 2.6 28.19 2.6 – – Engineers Level 9 .................................................. 28.19 2.6 28.19 2.6 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 22.66 10.9 22.66 10.9 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 19.87 3.5 19.50 6.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 20.49 2.2 – – – – Social workers.................................................... 21.25 2.5 – – – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 33.10 10.4 35.49 9.1 11.82 27.0 Level 6 .................................................. 15.96 3.4 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.49 19.9 20.86 21.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 40.70 6.2 40.71 6.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.14 20.2 35.14 20.2 – – Level 11.................................................. 37.97 13.8 37.97 13.8 – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 46.11 19.2 47.42 20.4 24.71 30.6 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 49.85 8.5 50.05 8.7 – – Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 28.64 4.1 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 33.68 10.7 33.93 10.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.65 27.1 21.49 28.5 – – Level 8 .................................................. 44.28 .5 44.28 .5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.49 26.7 34.49 26.7 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 31.82 13.7 32.08 14.1 – – Level 8 .................................................. 44.66 4.0 44.66 4.0 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.13 15.7 29.35 16.2 – – Level 8 .................................................. 43.47 2.9 43.47 2.9 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 39.04 12.1 39.42 11.4 – – Level 8 .................................................. 42.28 4.1 42.28 4.1 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... $36.96 10.7 $37.41 10.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 41.97 5.5 41.97 5.5 – – Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 46.47 1.7 46.47 1.7 – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 23.03 17.8 – – – – Teacher assistants................................................ 10.11 18.1 14.61 7.8 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 16.48 4.4 16.46 4.4 – – Designers......................................................... 15.04 6.3 15.04 6.3 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 24.81 3.9 24.82 4.4 $24.79 9.8 Level 5 .................................................. 18.90 10.8 18.53 12.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 19.60 2.9 – – – – Level 8 .................................................. 26.21 5.3 26.58 5.1 25.04 7.7 Level 9 .................................................. 25.00 5.9 24.95 6.4 – – Registered nurses................................................. 25.46 4.1 24.92 3.8 26.82 9.1 Level 7 .................................................. 19.90 3.7 – – – – Level 8 .................................................. 26.59 4.2 27.57 3.5 25.04 7.7 Level 9 .................................................. 23.59 3.4 23.38 3.6 – – Therapists........................................................ 24.12 24.4 24.37 26.2 – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.63 2.3 16.55 2.6 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.59 4.6 12.60 5.0 12.51 5.4 Level 2 .................................................. 11.45 11.4 11.43 12.0 11.86 7.7 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.15 2.9 12.18 3.8 11.99 6.0 Level 2 .................................................. 12.30 5.0 – – 10.85 3.6 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.59 1.6 – – 11.34 1.5 Level 2 .................................................. 11.37 5.3 – – – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.23 9.3 12.17 10.2 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 20.03 12.6 22.15 12.3 – – Police officers................................................... 26.58 5.6 26.58 5.6 – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 26.58 5.6 26.58 5.6 – – Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 8.97 16.6 – – – – Security guards................................................. 8.97 16.6 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.14 4.4 8.84 3.5 6.61 2.0 Level 1 .................................................. 7.04 2.8 7.74 7.6 6.78 3.2 Level 2 .................................................. 8.26 3.4 – – 6.41 5.3 Level 3 .................................................. 8.49 10.6 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 9.64 5.2 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 10.11 5.0 11.07 4.9 – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.12 8.8 5.13 9.5 5.12 9.7 Level 2 .................................................. 4.74 10.5 – – – – Bartenders...................................................... 5.63 5.4 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.29 5.3 – – 4.41 3.3 Fast food and counter workers..................................... $8.82 8.9 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.28 6.8 $12.59 7.5 $9.03 10.7 Level 1 .................................................. 11.07 11.0 11.65 13.1 8.74 11.4 Level 3 .................................................. 13.80 7.9 13.83 8.1 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.71 5.6 12.02 6.4 9.03 10.7 Level 1 .................................................. 11.29 10.0 11.97 11.5 8.74 11.4 Level 3 .................................................. 12.89 8.6 12.90 8.9 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.10 4.3 12.47 4.8 – – Level 1 .................................................. 12.18 8.0 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.00 9.5 13.00 9.5 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.24 16.2 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.05 14.9 13.74 11.2 11.48 27.2 Level 2 .................................................. 9.68 5.9 – – – – Child care workers................................................ 10.80 3.5 10.83 3.5 – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 14.24 8.4 16.40 9.3 7.63 2.7 Level 3 .................................................. 10.32 4.0 10.45 3.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 18.65 16.6 20.07 16.4 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.85 3.9 11.15 5.6 7.47 5.0 Level 3 .................................................. 10.17 5.4 10.29 5.0 – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.80 8.3 – – 7.60 1.8 Cashiers...................................................... 9.80 8.3 – – 7.60 1.8 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 9.95 3.6 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 9.88 2.9 11.68 12.6 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.95 3.5 14.46 4.0 10.75 7.0 Level 1 .................................................. 9.36 7.6 12.79 6.7 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.08 3.3 10.03 3.7 10.57 3.8 Level 3 .................................................. 12.37 2.9 12.59 2.8 11.44 9.1 Level 4 .................................................. 14.89 3.9 14.93 4.2 14.46 10.5 Level 5 .................................................. 14.78 6.1 14.78 6.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.50 5.8 18.71 6.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 15.42 9.3 15.63 9.3 – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 21.71 10.2 22.19 9.7 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 13.19 2.4 13.58 3.2 10.77 3.5 Level 3 .................................................. 11.85 5.3 12.63 5.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.63 2.9 13.74 3.1 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.54 5.5 14.73 5.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.04 6.1 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.77 8.6 13.77 8.6 – – Tellers......................................................... 11.59 3.8 12.39 9.4 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 12.77 13.1 12.80 13.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 19.63 27.8 – – – – Order clerks...................................................... $13.83 4.0 – – – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.66 22.9 $18.37 12.3 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.79 6.7 14.61 7.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.81 7.8 15.42 8.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.56 9.1 – – – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.98 6.4 13.66 6.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.81 7.8 15.42 8.3 – – Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.24 6.7 13.77 8.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.90 8.4 – – – – Data entry keyers............................................... 11.93 6.4 – – – – Word processors and typists..................................... 16.15 4.2 16.23 4.2 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.95 5.2 13.38 4.9 $9.53 7.1 Level 2 .................................................. 10.73 8.7 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.93 5.3 13.93 5.3 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 22.12 13.2 22.31 13.2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 22.86 7.6 22.86 7.6 – – Highway maintenance workers....................................... 16.17 7.8 – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.67 8.6 20.67 8.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.01 7.6 17.01 7.6 – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.19 9.5 22.19 9.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 25.46 6.9 25.46 6.9 – – Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.91 3.5 19.91 3.5 – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.91 3.5 19.91 3.5 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 22.88 15.4 22.88 15.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.90 12.5 18.90 12.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.91 6.2 24.91 6.2 – – Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 26.17 25.4 26.17 25.4 – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.23 6.2 17.23 6.2 – – Production occupations.............................................. 17.76 2.7 18.14 2.6 – – Level 1 .................................................. 9.42 4.0 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.64 6.1 12.64 6.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 20.67 4.0 20.67 4.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.63 9.1 18.63 9.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.77 7.4 17.77 7.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.79 6.1 17.79 6.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.87 10.6 27.20 6.2 – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 27.52 6.7 27.52 6.7 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 20.00 7.8 20.00 7.8 – – Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 19.58 5.7 19.58 5.7 – – Machinists........................................................ 15.61 8.1 – – – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 19.82 .1 19.82 .1 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. $18.61 11.3 $18.61 11.3 – – Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 11.47 15.2 – – – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 16.26 12.7 16.35 12.2 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.42 11.3 15.90 10.7 $10.06 18.9 Level 1 .................................................. 8.99 12.2 9.46 12.8 6.98 1.9 Level 2 .................................................. 12.30 11.9 12.46 12.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 17.05 14.1 17.14 14.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.66 2.7 14.52 2.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.11 5.6 18.11 5.6 – – Bus drivers....................................................... 17.35 6.6 – – 13.88 5.8 Bus drivers, school............................................. 14.76 2.8 – – 14.76 2.8 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.70 10.8 18.70 10.8 – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.20 4.3 18.20 4.3 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.16 12.2 11.88 14.9 – – Level 1 .................................................. 9.16 14.3 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 14.59 5.7 14.59 5.7 – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.26 18.8 10.42 21.2 – – 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), Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY, July 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........................................................... $16.68 3.9 $17.60 4.0 $10.75 9.5 Management occupations.............................................. 28.73 11.7 28.76 12.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 21.18 20.1 20.27 22.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 38.77 3.6 38.77 3.6 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 23.22 6.1 23.16 6.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.04 4.4 20.04 4.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.22 4.2 28.09 5.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 24.48 14.7 24.48 14.7 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 19.08 18.2 19.06 18.5 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 19.94 4.2 19.94 4.2 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 19.50 3.7 18.95 7.6 – – Social workers.................................................... 21.12 2.4 – – – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 19.79 24.1 21.89 18.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 14.08 21.8 13.52 19.5 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 14.44 14.5 14.07 13.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 13.53 31.0 – – – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 16.67 14.8 16.20 11.1 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 16.78 14.9 – – – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 16.19 3.8 16.19 3.8 – – Designers......................................................... 15.04 6.3 15.04 6.3 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 24.48 4.0 24.15 4.7 25.33 10.5 Level 7 .................................................. 19.02 1.7 – – – – Level 8 .................................................. 25.67 5.3 25.91 4.9 25.04 7.7 Registered nurses................................................. 26.64 5.4 26.42 6.6 26.98 9.4 Level 8 .................................................. 27.03 3.9 28.45 .2 25.04 7.7 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.10 5.4 12.10 5.8 12.09 6.7 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.43 .9 – – 11.18 2.3 Level 2 .................................................. 11.37 5.3 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.43 .9 – – 11.18 2.3 Level 2 .................................................. 11.37 5.3 – – – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.49 12.8 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 9.27 20.3 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.14 4.4 8.84 3.5 6.61 2.0 Level 1 .................................................. 7.04 2.8 7.74 7.6 6.78 3.2 Level 2 .................................................. 8.26 3.4 – – 6.41 5.3 Level 3 .................................................. $8.49 10.6 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 9.64 5.2 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 10.11 5.0 $11.07 4.9 – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.12 8.8 5.13 9.5 $5.12 9.7 Level 2 .................................................. 4.74 10.5 – – – – Bartenders...................................................... 5.63 5.4 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.29 5.3 – – 4.41 3.3 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.82 8.9 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.51 10.3 11.78 10.9 – – Level 1 .................................................. 10.93 13.4 11.42 14.9 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.81 8.0 11.06 8.7 – – Level 1 .................................................. 11.18 12.3 11.76 13.3 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.37 6.8 11.68 6.8 – – Level 1 .................................................. 12.44 8.5 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.28 17.6 13.71 13.0 12.23 31.8 Child care workers................................................ 10.42 3.4 10.44 2.3 – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 14.14 8.6 16.32 9.6 7.63 2.7 Level 3 .................................................. 10.32 4.0 10.45 3.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 18.65 16.6 20.07 16.4 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.80 4.0 11.10 5.8 7.47 5.0 Level 3 .................................................. 10.17 5.4 10.29 5.0 – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.66 9.3 – – 7.60 1.8 Cashiers...................................................... 9.66 9.3 – – 7.60 1.8 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 9.95 3.6 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 9.88 2.9 11.68 12.6 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.52 4.0 14.03 4.4 10.57 7.1 Level 2 .................................................. 9.85 3.1 9.80 3.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.05 2.6 12.36 2.3 10.64 8.6 Level 4 .................................................. 14.49 4.5 14.50 4.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.45 6.7 14.45 6.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.15 8.0 18.43 8.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 15.36 9.5 15.56 9.5 – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 20.60 12.5 21.07 12.1 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 13.00 2.5 13.38 3.1 10.57 3.4 Level 3 .................................................. 11.47 5.7 12.28 5.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.34 2.5 13.44 2.6 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.35 6.5 14.53 6.6 – – Tellers......................................................... 11.59 3.8 12.39 9.4 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 12.77 13.1 12.80 13.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 19.63 27.8 – – – – Order clerks...................................................... 13.83 4.0 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... $13.91 7.6 $13.54 8.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.56 9.1 – – – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.02 7.1 12.44 6.8 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.62 7.0 12.96 6.6 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 23.03 14.1 23.06 14.2 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.00 11.0 21.00 11.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.18 9.1 17.18 9.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 24.55 12.3 24.55 12.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 28.92 4.6 28.92 4.6 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 24.92 19.3 24.92 19.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.19 19.2 20.19 19.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 28.26 4.0 28.26 4.0 – – Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 26.17 25.4 26.17 25.4 – – Production occupations.............................................. 17.75 2.7 18.13 2.6 – – Level 1 .................................................. 9.42 4.0 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.64 6.1 12.64 6.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 20.67 4.0 20.67 4.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.63 9.1 18.63 9.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.77 7.4 17.77 7.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.79 6.1 17.79 6.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 25.02 11.1 27.50 6.6 – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 27.52 6.7 27.52 6.7 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 20.00 7.8 20.00 7.8 – – Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 19.58 5.7 19.58 5.7 – – Machinists........................................................ 15.61 8.1 – – – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 19.82 .1 19.82 .1 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 18.61 11.3 18.61 11.3 – – Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 11.47 15.2 – – – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 16.26 12.7 16.35 12.2 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.87 12.6 15.35 11.6 $8.15 15.7 Level 1 .................................................. 8.99 12.2 9.46 12.8 6.98 1.9 Level 2 .................................................. 11.89 11.6 11.90 12.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 17.17 14.7 17.17 14.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.33 2.6 14.52 2.5 – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.85 11.2 18.85 11.2 – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.36 4.6 18.36 4.6 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.95 11.8 11.65 14.5 – – Level 1 .................................................. 9.16 14.3 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 9.82 16.7 9.96 18.7 – – 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), Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY, July 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........................................................... $25.78 3.1 $26.67 3.5 $14.52 3.0 Management occupations.............................................. 32.80 9.1 33.14 9.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 31.54 13.2 32.10 14.1 – – Education administrators.......................................... 38.27 5.5 – – – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.18 2.9 26.53 2.6 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 23.38 4.6 23.38 4.6 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 41.56 4.5 43.25 5.4 16.84 13.9 Level 7 .................................................. 35.23 3.6 – – – – Level 8 .................................................. 43.68 .8 43.70 .8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 36.08 26.2 36.08 26.2 – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 57.77 12.6 61.58 10.1 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 41.02 6.7 41.53 6.3 – – Level 8 .................................................. 44.28 .5 44.28 .5 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 41.82 1.2 42.61 1.3 – – Level 8 .................................................. 44.66 4.0 44.66 4.0 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 39.81 5.0 40.81 4.8 – – Level 8 .................................................. 43.47 2.9 43.47 2.9 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 39.04 12.1 39.42 11.4 – – Level 8 .................................................. 42.28 4.1 42.28 4.1 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 36.96 10.7 37.41 10.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 41.97 5.5 41.97 5.5 – – Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 46.47 1.7 46.47 1.7 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 14.17 10.7 – – – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.61 8.6 26.06 8.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 25.03 6.4 25.09 6.8 – – Registered nurses................................................. 22.82 2.8 22.77 3.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 23.40 3.5 23.37 3.8 – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.34 2.5 16.34 2.5 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 15.24 5.7 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.92 4.1 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 24.78 3.0 25.25 2.8 – – Police officers................................................... 26.58 5.6 26.58 5.6 – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 26.58 5.6 26.58 5.6 – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.07 2.6 14.57 3.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 14.62 3.3 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.82 2.7 14.38 4.2 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.81 3.3 14.45 5.2 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... $16.86 3.7 $17.13 3.4 $13.31 11.4 Level 2 .................................................. 13.10 4.8 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.21 1.4 17.26 1.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.38 3.3 16.38 3.3 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 16.01 5.3 16.49 4.1 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.51 4.4 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.13 4.3 18.13 4.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.41 3.2 18.41 3.2 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.98 4.9 17.98 4.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.41 3.2 18.41 3.2 – – Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.10 4.1 15.09 4.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.63 3.6 – – – – Word processors and typists..................................... 16.56 3.1 16.72 2.2 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 14.09 6.7 14.97 4.2 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.87 6.3 – – – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.83 10.8 17.57 10.5 – – Highway maintenance workers....................................... 16.17 7.8 – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.61 7.0 19.61 7.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.10 1.0 20.10 1.0 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 19.07 3.9 20.09 4.5 14.65 9.9 Level 5 .................................................. 18.93 4.6 18.93 4.6 – – Bus drivers....................................................... 18.23 3.9 – – 14.65 9.9 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), Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY, July 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........................................................... $18.04 3.5 $19.03 3.6 $11.09 8.4 Management occupations.............................................. 29.37 10.0 29.45 10.5 – – Group II.................................................. 22.66 15.4 – – – – Group III................................................. 26.49 14.5 – – – – Education administrators.......................................... 23.57 32.9 23.55 33.8 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 23.68 5.3 23.69 5.5 – – Group II.................................................. 21.14 5.1 – – – – Group III................................................. 28.60 2.9 – – – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 19.87 17.2 19.89 17.6 – – Group II.................................................. 18.51 21.0 – – – – Group III................................................. 27.64 5.0 – – – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 22.66 10.9 22.66 10.9 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 19.87 3.5 19.50 6.1 – – Group II.................................................. 17.48 12.2 – – – – Group III................................................. 20.46 2.9 – – – – Social workers.................................................... 21.25 2.5 – – – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 33.10 10.4 35.49 9.1 11.82 27.0 Group I................................................... 10.11 18.1 – – – – Group II.................................................. 33.05 8.7 – – – – Group III................................................. 38.45 10.8 – – – – Group IV.................................................. 86.01 15.1 – – – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 46.11 19.2 47.42 20.4 24.71 30.6 Group III................................................. 42.66 8.8 – – – – Group IV.................................................. 86.01 15.1 – – – – Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 49.85 8.5 50.05 8.7 – – Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 28.64 4.1 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 33.68 10.7 33.93 10.8 – – Group II.................................................. 36.14 9.1 – – – – Group III................................................. 34.49 26.7 – – – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 31.82 13.7 32.08 14.1 – – Group II.................................................. 37.88 7.0 – – – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.13 15.7 29.35 16.2 – – Group II.................................................. 35.69 8.5 36.42 8.9 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 39.04 12.1 39.42 11.4 – – Group II.................................................. 39.72 7.1 – – – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 36.96 10.7 37.41 10.0 – – Group II.................................................. 39.28 8.4 39.92 7.4 – – Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 46.47 1.7 46.47 1.7 – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 23.03 17.8 – – – – Group II.................................................. $20.19 15.7 – – – – Teacher assistants................................................ 10.11 18.1 $14.61 7.8 – – Group I................................................... 10.11 18.1 14.61 7.8 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 16.48 4.4 16.46 4.4 – – Group II.................................................. 17.38 8.5 – – – – Designers......................................................... 15.04 6.3 15.04 6.3 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 24.81 3.9 24.82 4.4 $24.79 9.8 Group II.................................................. 22.33 4.6 – – – – Group III................................................. 26.80 6.6 – – – – Registered nurses................................................. 25.46 4.1 24.92 3.8 26.82 9.1 Group II.................................................. 24.63 5.5 24.79 7.4 24.26 7.2 Group III................................................. 25.48 6.3 23.80 4.4 – – Therapists........................................................ 24.12 24.4 24.37 26.2 – – Group II.................................................. 21.38 31.6 – – – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.63 2.3 16.55 2.6 – – Group II.................................................. 16.55 2.5 16.55 2.6 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.59 4.6 12.60 5.0 12.51 5.4 Group I................................................... 12.12 4.4 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.15 2.9 12.18 3.8 11.99 6.0 Group I................................................... 11.98 2.9 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.59 1.6 – – 11.34 1.5 Group I................................................... 11.57 1.8 – – 11.00 2.2 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.23 9.3 12.17 10.2 – – Group I................................................... 11.93 10.5 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 20.03 12.6 22.15 12.3 – – Group I................................................... 8.93 15.4 – – – – Group II.................................................. 25.52 3.1 – – – – Police officers................................................... 26.58 5.6 26.58 5.6 – – Group II.................................................. 26.58 5.6 – – – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 26.58 5.6 26.58 5.6 – – Group II.................................................. 26.58 5.6 26.58 5.6 – – Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 8.97 16.6 – – – – Group I................................................... 8.97 16.6 – – – – Security guards................................................. 8.97 16.6 – – – – Group I................................................... 8.97 16.6 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.14 4.4 8.84 3.5 6.61 2.0 Group I................................................... 8.04 5.0 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 10.11 5.0 11.07 4.9 – – Group I................................................... 10.11 5.0 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.12 8.8 5.13 9.5 5.12 9.7 Group I................................................... 5.12 8.8 – – – – Bartenders...................................................... $5.63 5.4 – – – – Group I................................................... 5.63 5.4 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.29 5.3 – – $4.41 3.3 Group I................................................... 4.29 5.3 – – 4.41 3.3 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.82 8.9 – – – – Group I................................................... 8.82 8.9 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.28 6.8 $12.59 7.5 9.03 10.7 Group I................................................... 12.03 7.2 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.71 5.6 12.02 6.4 9.03 10.7 Group I................................................... 11.78 6.0 – – – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.10 4.3 12.47 4.8 – – Group I................................................... 12.22 4.5 12.65 5.0 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.24 16.2 – – – – Group I................................................... 8.24 16.2 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.05 14.9 13.74 11.2 11.48 27.2 Group I................................................... 11.33 12.5 – – – – Child care workers................................................ 10.80 3.5 10.83 3.5 – – Group I................................................... 10.62 5.2 10.66 5.5 – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 14.24 8.4 16.40 9.3 7.63 2.7 Group I................................................... 9.25 6.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 23.25 4.0 – – – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.85 3.9 11.15 5.6 7.47 5.0 Group I................................................... 8.87 8.5 – – – – Group II.................................................. 23.13 5.9 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.80 8.3 – – 7.60 1.8 Group I................................................... 9.80 9.1 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 9.80 8.3 – – 7.60 1.8 Group I................................................... 9.80 9.1 – – 7.60 1.8 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 9.95 3.6 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 9.88 2.9 11.68 12.6 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.95 3.5 14.46 4.0 10.75 7.0 Group I................................................... 12.74 3.9 – – – – Group II.................................................. 16.86 7.4 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 21.71 10.2 22.19 9.7 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 13.19 2.4 13.58 3.2 10.77 3.5 Group I................................................... 12.78 2.4 – – – – Group II.................................................. 14.08 7.5 – – – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.54 5.5 14.73 5.8 – – Group I................................................... 13.34 5.3 13.51 6.0 – – Group II.................................................. 16.61 2.0 16.61 2.0 – – Tellers......................................................... 11.59 3.8 12.39 9.4 – – Group I................................................... $11.59 3.8 $12.39 9.4 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 12.77 13.1 12.80 13.2 – – Group I................................................... 12.70 20.0 12.73 20.2 – – Order clerks...................................................... 13.83 4.0 – – – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.66 22.9 18.37 12.3 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.79 6.7 14.61 7.2 – – Group I................................................... 14.04 7.2 – – – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.98 6.4 13.66 6.5 – – Group I................................................... 14.05 7.2 13.70 7.2 – – Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.24 6.7 13.77 8.2 – – Group I................................................... 13.06 7.4 – – – – Data entry keyers............................................... 11.93 6.4 – – – – Group I................................................... 11.93 6.4 – – – – Word processors and typists..................................... 16.15 4.2 16.23 4.2 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.95 5.2 13.38 4.9 $9.53 7.1 Group I................................................... 11.95 4.8 12.35 3.8 9.53 7.1 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 22.12 13.2 22.31 13.2 – – Group I................................................... 15.15 4.8 – – – – Group II.................................................. 26.78 3.5 – – – – Highway maintenance workers....................................... 16.17 7.8 – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.67 8.6 20.67 8.6 – – Group II.................................................. 21.08 8.6 – – – – Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 19.91 3.5 19.91 3.5 – – Group II.................................................. 19.91 3.5 – – – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 19.91 3.5 19.91 3.5 – – Group II.................................................. 19.91 3.5 19.91 3.5 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 22.88 15.4 22.88 15.4 – – Group II.................................................. 22.95 15.3 – – – – Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 26.17 25.4 26.17 25.4 – – Group II.................................................. 26.17 25.4 26.17 25.4 – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.23 6.2 17.23 6.2 – – Group II.................................................. 17.18 6.5 17.18 6.5 – – Production occupations.............................................. 17.76 2.7 18.14 2.6 – – Group I................................................... 17.01 3.4 – – – – Group II.................................................. 19.63 6.2 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 27.52 6.7 27.52 6.7 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 20.00 7.8 20.00 7.8 – – Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 19.58 5.7 19.58 5.7 – – Machinists........................................................ 15.61 8.1 – – – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 19.82 .1 19.82 .1 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 18.61 11.3 18.61 11.3 – – Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... $11.47 15.2 – – – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 16.26 12.7 $16.35 12.2 – – Group I................................................... 16.49 18.3 – – – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.42 11.3 15.90 10.7 $10.06 18.9 Group I................................................... 13.07 10.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 19.67 6.6 – – – – Bus drivers....................................................... 17.35 6.6 – – 13.88 5.8 Group I................................................... 13.88 5.8 – – – – Bus drivers, school............................................. 14.76 2.8 – – 14.76 2.8 Group I................................................... 14.76 2.8 – – 14.76 2.8 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.70 10.8 18.70 10.8 – – Group I................................................... 16.45 17.9 – – – – Group II.................................................. 19.83 8.6 – – – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.20 4.3 18.20 4.3 – – Group I................................................... 18.67 13.8 18.67 13.8 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.16 12.2 11.88 14.9 – – Group I................................................... 11.16 12.2 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.26 18.8 10.42 21.2 – – Group I................................................... 10.26 18.8 10.42 21.2 – – 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), Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY, July 2006 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $7.88 $10.75 $14.88 $23.34 $30.33 Management occupations.............................................. 13.77 18.15 29.98 38.09 43.30 Education administrators.......................................... 10.20 10.20 13.77 38.89 43.30 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 15.87 19.53 23.64 28.65 31.48 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 11.29 13.09 16.35 27.50 29.47 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 14.50 16.40 21.66 21.66 34.10 Community and social services occupations........................... 15.87 17.58 20.25 22.75 24.85 Social workers.................................................... 17.44 20.01 20.80 22.75 26.00 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 8.90 16.23 30.90 46.12 54.09 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 26.41 26.41 41.15 54.59 75.74 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 30.37 45.66 50.12 51.72 68.96 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 25.45 26.41 26.41 29.19 41.03 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 9.50 17.73 37.52 46.92 50.87 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 13.91 16.14 37.52 41.00 48.99 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 13.16 15.73 27.25 40.50 45.27 Secondary school teachers....................................... 24.25 29.50 39.16 49.88 53.83 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 22.33 27.25 34.80 47.96 54.27 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 36.67 45.33 46.92 50.57 50.67 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 15.74 15.74 16.64 29.83 41.49 Teacher assistants................................................ 6.75 6.75 7.40 10.70 15.40 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 11.25 13.46 17.65 20.24 20.24 Designers......................................................... 10.90 13.15 14.36 17.80 18.75 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.90 19.60 23.23 27.87 31.67 Registered nurses................................................. 18.93 21.92 25.73 29.53 30.60 Therapists........................................................ 12.67 14.18 19.50 30.51 46.34 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.05 15.63 16.66 17.34 18.42 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.00 10.78 12.48 13.58 16.11 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.95 10.72 11.92 13.20 14.45 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.85 10.40 11.30 12.49 13.67 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 9.00 9.00 11.92 13.81 15.24 Protective service occupations...................................... 7.14 8.00 22.68 25.41 29.76 Police officers................................................... 23.34 24.85 27.77 27.77 29.76 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 23.34 24.85 27.77 27.77 29.76 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 6.75 7.00 7.14 7.14 18.21 Security guards................................................. 6.75 7.00 7.14 7.14 18.21 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 4.95 6.96 7.70 9.68 10.53 Cooks............................................................. 7.00 8.00 10.53 10.75 13.55 Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.85 4.35 4.50 5.45 6.75 Bartenders...................................................... 4.50 4.50 5.15 6.75 8.00 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... $3.85 $3.85 $4.35 $4.35 $4.95 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.96 7.63 9.68 9.68 9.68 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.25 9.67 12.20 14.20 17.06 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.21 9.65 11.33 14.17 14.74 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.50 10.11 11.80 14.20 14.86 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 6.75 6.75 6.75 9.27 13.67 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.33 9.00 11.24 14.82 18.00 Child care workers................................................ 9.10 9.27 11.16 11.52 12.09 Sales and related occupations....................................... 6.84 7.86 11.04 18.84 26.54 Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.84 6.92 8.96 11.04 12.18 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.75 7.86 11.04 11.04 11.04 Cashiers...................................................... 6.75 7.86 11.04 11.04 11.04 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 8.50 9.50 9.50 9.79 12.00 Retail salespersons............................................. 6.84 6.92 6.92 9.58 14.75 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 9.08 10.68 13.22 15.93 19.55 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 14.29 16.49 24.23 25.69 26.95 Financial clerks.................................................. 9.95 12.00 13.10 14.13 16.96 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 9.83 12.25 14.92 16.96 17.71 Tellers......................................................... 9.44 9.76 11.40 13.18 14.01 Customer service representatives.................................. 9.10 9.64 11.52 13.91 15.93 Order clerks...................................................... 11.06 12.04 13.59 15.00 18.54 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 7.66 7.75 16.05 20.41 20.56 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 10.49 10.59 14.84 17.82 19.63 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 10.49 10.59 13.22 16.89 18.88 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 9.70 11.12 13.41 14.87 17.35 Data entry keyers............................................... 9.70 9.70 12.00 13.83 14.87 Word processors and typists..................................... 13.41 14.60 15.37 17.38 19.18 Office clerks, general............................................ 8.45 9.77 12.16 15.72 18.00 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 13.10 15.65 24.00 27.80 27.80 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 12.33 14.01 16.16 20.39 20.81 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 13.00 16.97 19.00 23.80 31.14 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 15.64 17.90 19.34 22.59 24.91 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 15.64 17.90 19.34 22.59 24.91 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 16.11 18.00 20.24 31.86 32.29 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 16.97 19.99 31.72 32.29 32.29 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 13.32 15.24 18.00 18.90 20.02 Production occupations.............................................. 10.00 12.11 16.40 23.77 28.39 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 18.56 25.56 28.21 30.84 32.20 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.19 13.20 17.60 28.19 28.19 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 13.62 14.25 18.00 27.96 28.55 Machinists........................................................ $12.30 $13.17 $15.12 $17.41 $18.43 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 13.00 14.97 20.00 20.25 27.96 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 13.38 14.79 14.79 23.83 28.39 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 6.75 6.75 11.80 14.25 16.40 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.60 11.75 12.27 21.46 27.66 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 7.96 10.61 14.50 19.81 25.31 Bus drivers....................................................... 10.70 13.90 20.11 20.11 20.11 Bus drivers, school............................................. 11.10 11.80 13.90 17.80 19.53 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 11.33 14.75 17.54 24.06 26.05 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 13.75 15.00 16.67 19.97 26.05 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 7.36 7.96 9.80 13.80 15.60 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 7.96 7.96 7.96 10.75 15.60 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are 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 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 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 wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY, July 2006 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $7.70 $10.00 $13.98 $21.28 $28.39 Management occupations.............................................. 10.20 15.38 29.56 35.91 49.16 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 15.21 19.23 22.45 27.69 29.89 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 11.29 13.09 14.81 27.50 29.47 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 14.50 16.40 21.66 21.66 22.34 Community and social services occupations........................... 15.14 17.58 20.01 21.00 24.71 Social workers.................................................... 17.44 20.01 20.80 22.75 26.00 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 7.00 8.90 15.89 26.41 35.49 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 8.75 9.25 14.54 16.23 19.91 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 9.25 13.91 15.59 17.73 26.98 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 9.25 14.52 15.73 17.73 26.98 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 11.25 13.46 16.80 18.75 20.24 Designers......................................................... 10.90 13.15 14.36 17.80 18.75 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 16.73 20.22 23.28 28.27 30.60 Registered nurses................................................. 18.36 23.08 28.27 30.60 31.67 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.00 10.43 11.92 13.00 14.88 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.75 10.25 11.22 12.48 13.16 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.75 10.25 11.22 12.48 13.16 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 9.00 9.00 11.89 13.58 14.88 Protective service occupations...................................... 6.75 7.00 7.14 7.14 18.21 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 4.95 6.96 7.70 9.68 10.53 Cooks............................................................. 7.00 8.00 10.53 10.75 13.55 Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.85 4.35 4.50 5.45 6.75 Bartenders...................................................... 4.50 4.50 5.15 6.75 8.00 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.85 3.85 4.35 4.35 4.95 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.96 7.63 9.68 9.68 9.68 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.14 8.50 10.91 14.20 15.55 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.00 8.50 10.91 13.00 14.20 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.72 9.45 10.91 14.20 14.20 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.46 9.10 11.24 14.82 18.00 Child care workers................................................ 9.10 9.27 11.16 11.24 11.52 Sales and related occupations....................................... 6.84 7.80 11.04 18.84 26.54 Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.84 6.92 8.96 11.04 12.00 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.75 7.80 11.04 11.04 11.04 Cashiers...................................................... 6.75 7.80 11.04 11.04 11.04 Counte