NC BL 12/00/2007 Table: Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Bulletin 3140-18, August 2007 Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, August 2007 Civilian Private industry State and local government workers workers workers Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Worker and establishment characteristics Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative 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........................................................... $12.61 6.1 35.1 $10.75 5.9 34.2 $20.04 11.4 39.2 Worker characteristics(4)(5) Management, professional, and related............................... 24.88 6.0 38.2 23.87 8.0 37.6 25.70 8.0 38.6 Management, business, and financial............................... 28.41 9.7 42.3 27.14 12.8 43.7 30.75 12.7 40.0 Professional and related.......................................... 24.18 8.8 37.4 22.83 8.7 36.0 25.09 12.2 38.5 Service............................................................. 7.39 3.6 30.5 6.58 1.7 29.3 12.35 8.4 40.7 Sales and office.................................................... 10.47 4.0 36.7 10.15 4.6 36.4 13.07 3.4 39.1 Sales and related................................................. 10.14 10.0 33.7 10.15 10.0 33.7 – – – Office and administrative support................................. 10.67 4.8 38.8 10.15 6.3 38.7 13.14 2.9 39.1 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 11.31 7.0 39.9 11.31 7.9 39.9 11.37 6.6 40.0 Construction and extraction...................................... 10.39 6.4 39.7 10.19 8.1 39.6 11.63 6.6 40.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 13.41 19.8 40.7 13.53 20.4 40.7 – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 11.05 10.5 37.8 10.95 11.2 37.8 13.69 8.6 40.0 Production........................................................ 11.15 5.8 38.6 10.92 6.0 38.5 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 10.98 18.3 37.4 10.96 18.9 37.3 – – – Full time........................................................... 13.76 7.0 39.6 11.79 7.1 39.4 20.12 11.3 40.1 Part time........................................................... 6.82 2.3 22.3 6.72 2.3 22.5 13.78 20.6 13.7 Union............................................................... 22.18 9.7 40.0 20.21 13.6 40.0 – – – Nonunion............................................................ 12.53 6.1 35.1 10.68 5.8 34.2 19.95 11.6 39.2 Time................................................................ 12.23 6.3 34.8 10.13 5.7 33.8 20.04 11.4 39.2 Incentive........................................................... 19.63 15.4 40.9 19.63 15.4 40.9 – – – Establishment characteristics Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 11.37 4.8 39.8 (6) (6) (6) Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) 10.64 6.8 33.4 (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers........................................................ 10.28 8.4 36.6 10.06 8.8 36.4 15.65 7.3 41.6 100-499 workers..................................................... 12.36 5.6 31.4 11.44 5.3 30.0 16.49 9.8 39.3 500 workers or more................................................. 17.23 9.6 35.9 12.37 7.1 33.1 21.74 14.3 38.9 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 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), Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, August 2007 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........................................................... $12.61 6.1 $13.76 7.0 $6.82 2.3 Management occupations.............................................. 30.37 12.4 30.37 12.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 21.15 2.2 21.15 2.2 – – Level 11.................................................. 39.86 6.3 39.86 6.3 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.43 12.0 24.43 12.0 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 16.54 28.5 16.54 28.5 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 21.71 22.2 21.71 22.2 – – Counselors........................................................ 29.09 22.1 29.09 22.1 – – Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 29.09 22.1 29.09 22.1 – – Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 11.90 9.8 11.90 9.8 – – Social and human service assistants............................. 10.93 9.0 10.93 9.0 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 24.96 11.2 25.16 10.8 14.56 31.1 Level 9 .................................................. 31.06 .4 31.11 .3 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.61 1.8 29.61 1.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.17 .2 31.17 .2 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.58 .3 30.58 .3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.65 .3 30.65 .3 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 31.05 1.0 31.05 1.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.05 1.0 31.05 1.0 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 30.04 2.5 30.04 2.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 29.94 3.9 29.94 3.9 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 32.08 2.1 32.08 2.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.15 2.1 32.15 2.1 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 32.08 2.2 32.08 2.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.15 2.1 32.15 2.1 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 10.52 3.4 10.62 3.3 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.70 10.0 25.70 10.9 25.69 32.6 Level 4 .................................................. 14.88 10.3 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.52 5.3 16.52 5.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 38.67 12.5 38.91 13.1 – – Registered nurses................................................. 29.51 2.7 29.57 2.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.54 4.8 30.70 4.7 – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 14.65 12.3 – – – – Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.70 13.4 – – – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.12 4.1 17.05 4.4 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 7.03 6.8 7.78 12.5 6.18 1.8 Level 2 .................................................. 6.91 4.3 7.30 9.0 6.37 1.1 Level 3 .................................................. $6.97 4.9 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 6.58 1.1 $6.77 3.6 $6.36 1.0 Level 2 .................................................. 6.66 1.5 – – 6.37 1.1 Home health aides............................................... 6.36 1.1 – – 6.30 .7 Level 2 .................................................. 6.36 .8 – – 6.37 1.1 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 7.59 3.2 – – – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 7.74 13.9 9.48 7.3 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 11.86 13.6 12.46 11.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 14.20 8.2 14.20 8.3 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 6.39 4.3 6.44 4.2 6.19 3.6 Level 1 .................................................. 5.85 4.1 5.66 7.5 6.03 2.6 Level 2 .................................................. 6.22 2.9 – – – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 6.31 4.6 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.22 4.6 3.08 4.9 – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.80 15.0 2.85 14.1 – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.41 3.4 – – – – Level 1 .................................................. 6.38 4.3 6.73 15.5 – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 6.42 3.7 – – – – Level 1 .................................................. 6.41 4.9 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.93 6.6 9.06 6.9 7.84 4.3 Level 1 .................................................. 7.29 4.8 – – 7.75 4.6 Level 2 .................................................. 7.83 3.8 7.83 3.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.90 5.3 10.90 5.4 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.85 7.7 9.01 8.1 7.84 4.3 Level 1 .................................................. 7.39 5.5 – – 7.75 4.6 Level 2 .................................................. 7.67 3.9 7.67 3.9 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.12 6.9 9.27 6.9 7.92 6.5 Level 1 .................................................. 7.57 6.6 – – 7.79 6.7 Level 2 .................................................. 7.80 3.9 7.80 3.9 – – Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 8.23 8.8 8.23 8.8 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 6.39 4.1 8.34 9.8 6.00 2.1 Level 1 .................................................. 6.00 2.8 – – 6.00 2.9 Level 2 .................................................. 6.24 1.9 – – – – Personal and home care aides...................................... 6.00 2.2 – – 6.00 2.2 Level 1 .................................................. 6.00 3.0 – – 6.00 3.0 Sales and related occupations....................................... 10.14 10.0 11.03 11.3 7.50 .8 Level 1 .................................................. 8.12 14.0 9.69 19.2 7.44 6.4 Level 2 .................................................. 7.38 3.1 – – 6.91 1.5 Level 3 .................................................. 7.97 13.9 8.11 16.3 7.21 4.0 Level 4 .................................................. 13.41 16.0 13.63 17.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. $10.74 19.2 $10.74 19.2 – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 11.93 16.4 11.93 16.4 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 12.91 23.0 12.91 23.0 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.54 9.0 10.66 11.2 $7.52 0.8 Level 1 .................................................. 8.12 14.0 9.69 19.2 7.44 6.4 Level 2 .................................................. 6.96 1.6 – – 6.81 1.5 Level 3 .................................................. 7.95 14.2 8.09 16.7 7.19 4.0 Level 4 .................................................. 14.10 13.1 14.49 14.5 – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.74 9.3 8.34 16.6 7.28 4.6 Level 1 .................................................. 8.13 14.1 – – 7.43 6.3 Level 2 .................................................. 6.96 3.6 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 7.74 9.3 8.34 16.6 7.28 4.6 Level 1 .................................................. 8.13 14.1 – – 7.43 6.3 Level 2 .................................................. 6.96 3.6 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 11.04 30.0 11.89 29.6 8.04 13.0 Level 3 .................................................. 7.06 9.2 7.06 9.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.13 16.5 15.72 18.4 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.67 4.8 10.88 4.7 7.15 5.9 Level 1 .................................................. 7.86 12.8 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.35 5.3 8.55 3.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 8.98 2.8 9.05 3.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.49 6.0 12.51 6.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 13.88 9.2 13.88 9.2 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 9.45 6.3 9.50 6.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 8.95 7.5 9.02 8.0 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.21 6.5 11.54 6.1 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 9.10 3.9 9.18 4.5 – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.03 12.2 12.03 12.2 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 7.80 20.9 8.36 20.2 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 12.30 9.6 12.52 9.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 8.71 5.4 8.90 5.1 – – Medical secretaries............................................. 9.05 3.3 9.24 2.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 8.63 7.3 – – – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 12.75 5.4 12.75 5.4 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 9.75 5.0 9.66 5.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.01 9.8 9.01 9.8 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.39 6.4 10.41 6.4 – – Level 1 .................................................. 7.63 4.7 7.63 4.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 9.07 16.4 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.20 4.5 14.20 4.5 – – Helpers, construction trades...................................... 8.82 9.1 8.82 9.1 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 13.41 19.8 13.41 19.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.86 15.3 14.86 15.3 – – Production occupations.............................................. $11.15 5.8 $11.34 6.2 – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.27 9.6 8.24 10.3 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.89 3.0 9.89 3.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.25 15.4 12.25 15.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.56 7.8 14.56 7.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.80 3.9 16.80 3.9 – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 17.19 10.7 17.19 10.7 – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 13.45 7.6 13.45 7.6 – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 13.45 7.6 13.45 7.6 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 11.57 14.0 11.57 14.0 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 8.99 14.0 9.26 16.0 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 10.98 18.3 11.32 18.2 $6.39 6.7 Level 1 .................................................. 6.11 7.6 5.96 8.6 6.69 8.4 Level 2 .................................................. 7.92 6.6 8.15 6.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 8.53 3.8 8.53 3.8 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 8.12 4.5 8.12 4.5 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 6.58 4.3 6.59 4.9 6.53 7.4 Level 1 .................................................. 6.01 8.6 5.80 9.8 6.69 8.4 Level 2 .................................................. 7.10 2.0 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 6.77 5.2 6.82 6.8 6.63 8.5 Level 1 .................................................. 6.21 11.8 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 7.14 3.3 – – – – Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 6.19 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. 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), Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, August 2007 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........................................................... $10.75 5.9 $11.79 7.1 $6.72 2.3 Management occupations.............................................. 27.38 17.0 27.38 17.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 21.15 2.2 21.15 2.2 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.50 12.8 26.50 12.8 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 16.54 28.5 16.54 28.5 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 26.37 11.2 26.40 12.3 25.69 32.6 Level 4 .................................................. 14.88 10.3 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.94 6.7 16.94 6.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 38.64 12.7 38.89 13.2 – – Registered nurses................................................. 29.84 2.6 29.91 2.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.39 5.0 – – – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 14.65 12.3 – – – – Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.70 13.4 – – – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.76 3.6 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 6.99 7.0 7.75 13.1 6.18 1.8 Level 2 .................................................. 6.91 4.3 7.30 9.0 6.37 1.1 Level 3 .................................................. 6.82 4.2 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 6.58 1.1 6.77 3.6 6.36 1.0 Level 2 .................................................. 6.66 1.5 – – 6.37 1.1 Home health aides............................................... 6.36 1.1 – – 6.30 .7 Level 2 .................................................. 6.36 .8 – – 6.37 1.1 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 7.59 3.2 – – – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 7.69 15.1 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 6.33 5.2 6.36 5.5 6.19 3.6 Level 1 .................................................. 5.82 4.2 5.61 8.0 6.03 2.6 Food preparation workers.......................................... 6.31 4.6 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.22 4.6 3.08 4.9 – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.80 15.0 2.85 14.1 – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.30 2.0 – – – – Level 1 .................................................. 6.35 4.3 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 6.31 2.1 – – – – Level 1 .................................................. 6.38 4.9 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.06 7.7 8.10 9.6 7.93 4.2 Level 1 .................................................. 7.21 5.1 – – 7.83 4.5 Level 2 .................................................. 7.17 8.1 7.17 8.1 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.70 4.7 7.61 6.1 7.93 4.2 Level 1 .................................................. 7.30 6.2 – – 7.83 4.5 Level 2 .................................................. 7.17 8.1 7.17 8.1 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... $8.01 5.4 $7.99 6.7 $8.06 7.0 Level 1 .................................................. 7.46 8.0 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 6.37 4.2 8.35 10.4 6.00 2.1 Level 1 .................................................. 6.00 2.8 – – 6.00 2.9 Level 2 .................................................. 6.17 .2 – – – – Personal and home care aides...................................... 6.00 2.2 – – 6.00 2.2 Level 1 .................................................. 6.00 3.0 – – 6.00 3.0 Sales and related occupations....................................... 10.15 10.0 11.05 11.4 7.50 .8 Level 1 .................................................. 8.12 14.0 9.69 19.2 7.44 6.4 Level 2 .................................................. 7.36 3.3 – – 6.91 1.5 Level 3 .................................................. 7.97 13.9 8.11 16.3 7.21 4.0 Level 4 .................................................. 13.41 16.0 13.63 17.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 10.74 19.2 10.74 19.2 – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 11.93 16.4 11.93 16.4 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 12.91 23.0 12.91 23.0 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.55 9.1 10.68 11.2 7.52 .8 Level 1 .................................................. 8.12 14.0 9.69 19.2 7.44 6.4 Level 2 .................................................. 6.91 1.8 – – 6.81 1.5 Level 3 .................................................. 7.95 14.2 8.09 16.7 7.19 4.0 Level 4 .................................................. 14.10 13.1 14.49 14.5 – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.74 9.5 8.34 17.2 7.28 4.6 Level 1 .................................................. 8.13 14.1 – – 7.43 6.3 Cashiers...................................................... 7.74 9.5 8.34 17.2 7.28 4.6 Level 1 .................................................. 8.13 14.1 – – 7.43 6.3 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.04 30.0 11.89 29.6 8.04 13.0 Level 3 .................................................. 7.06 9.2 7.06 9.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.13 16.5 15.72 18.4 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.15 6.3 10.38 6.2 6.78 3.4 Level 1 .................................................. 7.86 12.8 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.16 6.2 8.37 3.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 8.79 2.7 8.87 3.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.50 7.5 12.50 7.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 13.80 14.2 13.80 14.2 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 9.06 5.9 9.11 6.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 8.68 6.8 8.75 7.3 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 8.95 3.9 – – – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.03 12.2 12.03 12.2 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 7.80 20.9 8.36 20.2 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 11.65 15.7 11.93 15.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 8.71 5.4 8.90 5.1 – – Medical secretaries............................................. 9.05 3.3 9.24 2.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 8.63 7.3 – – – – Office clerks, general............................................ 8.73 4.9 8.73 4.9 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. $10.19 8.1 $10.21 8.1 – – Helpers, construction trades...................................... 8.32 6.4 8.32 6.4 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 13.53 20.4 13.53 20.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.86 15.3 14.86 15.3 – – Production occupations.............................................. 10.92 6.0 11.10 6.4 – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.27 9.6 8.24 10.3 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.89 3.0 9.89 3.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.25 15.4 12.25 15.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.75 9.2 14.75 9.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.14 1.0 16.14 1.0 – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 17.19 10.7 17.19 10.7 – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 13.45 7.6 13.45 7.6 – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 13.45 7.6 13.45 7.6 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 11.57 14.0 11.57 14.0 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 8.99 14.0 9.26 16.0 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 10.96 18.9 11.32 18.8 $6.39 6.7 Level 1 .................................................. 6.11 7.6 5.96 8.6 6.69 8.4 Level 2 .................................................. 7.92 6.6 8.15 6.9 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 8.12 4.5 8.12 4.5 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 6.58 4.3 6.59 4.9 6.53 7.4 Level 1 .................................................. 6.01 8.6 5.80 9.8 6.69 8.4 Level 2 .................................................. 7.10 2.0 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 6.77 5.2 6.82 6.8 6.63 8.5 Level 1 .................................................. 6.21 11.8 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 7.14 3.3 – – – – Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 6.19 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 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, August 2007 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........................................................... $20.04 11.4 $20.12 11.3 $13.78 20.6 Community and social services occupations........................... 23.02 21.5 23.02 21.5 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 26.27 10.4 26.40 9.9 17.77 32.0 Level 9 .................................................. 31.06 .4 31.11 .3 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 31.09 .3 31.09 .3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.17 .2 31.17 .2 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.58 .3 30.58 .3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.65 .3 30.65 .3 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 31.05 1.0 31.05 1.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.05 1.0 31.05 1.0 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 30.04 2.5 30.04 2.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 29.94 3.9 29.94 3.9 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 32.11 2.1 32.11 2.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.15 2.1 32.15 2.1 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 32.11 2.2 32.11 2.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.15 2.1 32.15 2.1 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 11.08 1.2 11.08 1.2 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 16.91 14.0 16.91 14.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 15.13 7.5 15.13 7.5 – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.68 4.1 9.73 4.1 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.76 4.2 9.82 4.1 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.76 4.2 9.82 4.1 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.14 2.9 13.17 2.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.48 2.9 12.56 3.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.03 5.2 14.03 5.2 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 13.71 2.6 13.71 2.6 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.01 4.1 – – – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 11.63 6.6 11.63 6.6 – – 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 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), Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, August 2007 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........................................................... $12.61 6.1 $13.76 7.0 $6.82 2.3 Management occupations.............................................. 30.37 12.4 30.37 12.4 – – Group III................................................. 34.25 10.5 – – – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.43 12.0 24.43 12.0 – – Group II.................................................. 17.60 11.1 – – – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 16.54 28.5 16.54 28.5 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 21.71 22.2 21.71 22.2 – – Group II.................................................. 15.21 5.7 – – – – Counselors........................................................ 29.09 22.1 29.09 22.1 – – Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 29.09 22.1 29.09 22.1 – – Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 11.90 9.8 11.90 9.8 – – Group II.................................................. 11.93 10.1 – – – – Social and human service assistants............................. 10.93 9.0 10.93 9.0 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 24.96 11.2 25.16 10.8 14.56 31.1 Group I................................................... 7.73 8.2 – – – – Group II.................................................. 13.98 19.8 – – – – Group III................................................. 31.96 3.0 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.61 1.8 29.61 1.8 – – Group III................................................. 31.17 .2 – – – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.58 .3 30.58 .3 – – Group III................................................. 30.65 .3 – – – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 31.05 1.0 31.05 1.0 – – Group III................................................. 31.05 1.0 31.05 1.0 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 30.04 2.5 30.04 2.5 – – Group III................................................. 29.94 3.9 29.94 3.9 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 32.08 2.1 32.08 2.1 – – Group III................................................. 32.15 2.1 – – – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 32.08 2.2 32.08 2.2 – – Group III................................................. 32.15 2.1 32.15 2.1 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 10.52 3.4 10.62 3.3 – – Group I................................................... 7.73 8.2 7.99 9.5 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.70 10.0 25.70 10.9 25.69 32.6 Group I................................................... 14.40 5.3 – – – – Group II.................................................. 17.92 15.0 – – – – Group III................................................. 38.64 10.3 – – – – Registered nurses................................................. 29.51 2.7 29.57 2.9 – – Group III................................................. 30.71 3.8 30.86 3.8 – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 14.65 12.3 – – – – Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... $14.70 13.4 – – – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.12 4.1 $17.05 4.4 – – Group II.................................................. 16.90 4.8 16.90 4.8 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 7.03 6.8 7.78 12.5 $6.18 1.8 Group I................................................... 7.03 6.8 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 6.58 1.1 6.77 3.6 6.36 1.0 Group I................................................... 6.58 1.1 – – – – Home health aides............................................... 6.36 1.1 – – 6.30 .7 Group I................................................... 6.36 1.1 – – 6.30 .7 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 7.59 3.2 – – – – Group I................................................... 7.59 3.2 – – – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 7.74 13.9 9.48 7.3 – – Group I................................................... 7.74 13.9 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 11.86 13.6 12.46 11.7 – – Group II.................................................. 17.28 15.3 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 6.39 4.3 6.44 4.2 6.19 3.6 Group I................................................... 6.39 4.3 – – – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 6.31 4.6 – – – – Group I................................................... 6.31 4.6 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.22 4.6 3.08 4.9 – – Group I................................................... 3.22 4.6 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.80 15.0 2.85 14.1 – – Group I................................................... 2.80 15.0 2.85 14.1 – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.41 3.4 – – – – Group I................................................... 6.41 3.4 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 6.42 3.7 – – – – Group I................................................... 6.42 3.7 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.93 6.6 9.06 6.9 7.84 4.3 Group I................................................... 8.79 7.2 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.85 7.7 9.01 8.1 7.84 4.3 Group I................................................... 8.88 8.0 – – – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.12 6.9 9.27 6.9 7.92 6.5 Group I................................................... 9.17 7.1 9.35 7.0 7.92 6.5 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 8.23 8.8 8.23 8.8 – – Group I................................................... 8.23 8.8 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 6.39 4.1 8.34 9.8 6.00 2.1 Group I................................................... 6.26 3.8 – – – – Personal and home care aides...................................... 6.00 2.2 – – 6.00 2.2 Group I................................................... 6.00 2.2 – – 6.00 2.2 Sales and related occupations....................................... $10.14 10.0 $11.03 11.3 $7.50 0.8 Group I................................................... 9.79 8.2 – – – – Group II.................................................. 11.79 17.7 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 11.93 16.4 11.93 16.4 – – Group II.................................................. 13.10 14.3 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 12.91 23.0 12.91 23.0 – – Group II.................................................. 16.20 4.1 16.20 4.1 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.54 9.0 10.66 11.2 7.52 .8 Group I................................................... 9.70 8.9 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.74 9.3 8.34 16.6 7.28 4.6 Group I................................................... 7.62 11.2 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 7.74 9.3 8.34 16.6 7.28 4.6 Group I................................................... 7.62 11.2 8.10 19.4 7.25 5.1 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.04 30.0 11.89 29.6 8.04 13.0 Group I................................................... 11.61 31.1 12.38 30.7 8.32 15.3 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.67 4.8 10.88 4.7 7.15 5.9 Group I................................................... 9.54 3.8 – – – – Group II.................................................. 14.02 6.9 – – – – Financial clerks.................................................. 9.45 6.3 9.50 6.9 – – Group I................................................... 9.53 6.7 – – – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.21 6.5 11.54 6.1 – – Group I................................................... 10.81 6.2 – – – – Customer service representatives.................................. 9.10 3.9 9.18 4.5 – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.03 12.2 12.03 12.2 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 7.80 20.9 8.36 20.2 – – Group I................................................... 7.90 20.7 8.36 20.2 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 12.30 9.6 12.52 9.1 – – Group I................................................... 9.25 2.9 – – – – Group II.................................................. 15.14 6.2 – – – – Medical secretaries............................................. 9.05 3.3 9.24 2.7 – – Group I................................................... 9.05 3.3 9.24 2.7 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 12.75 5.4 12.75 5.4 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 9.75 5.0 9.66 5.2 – – Group I................................................... 9.50 5.2 9.39 5.4 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.39 6.4 10.41 6.4 – – Group I................................................... 8.75 8.5 – – – – Group II.................................................. 15.37 3.5 – – – – Helpers, construction trades...................................... 8.82 9.1 8.82 9.1 – – Group I................................................... 8.82 9.1 – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 13.41 19.8 13.41 19.8 – – Group II.................................................. 19.02 17.0 – – – – Production occupations.............................................. $11.15 5.8 $11.34 6.2 – – Group I................................................... 8.71 8.0 – – – – Group II.................................................. 15.23 6.3 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 17.19 10.7 17.19 10.7 – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 13.45 7.6 13.45 7.6 – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 13.45 7.6 13.45 7.6 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 11.57 14.0 11.57 14.0 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 8.99 14.0 9.26 16.0 – – Group I................................................... 8.05 12.8 – – – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 10.98 18.3 11.32 18.2 $6.39 6.7 Group I................................................... 9.31 14.0 – – – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 8.12 4.5 8.12 4.5 – – Group I................................................... 8.12 4.5 8.12 4.5 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 6.58 4.3 6.59 4.9 6.53 7.4 Group I................................................... 6.58 4.3 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 6.77 5.2 6.82 6.8 6.63 8.5 Group I................................................... 6.77 5.2 6.82 6.8 6.63 8.5 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 6.19 9.9 – – – – Group I................................................... 6.19 9.9 – – – – 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), Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, August 2007 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $5.85 $6.50 $9.00 $14.50 $25.90 Management occupations.............................................. 16.73 19.25 32.67 38.72 42.10 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 13.46 18.95 25.20 32.21 32.21 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 7.00 8.00 11.00 27.69 32.67 Community and social services occupations........................... 11.08 15.02 17.67 32.12 38.12 Counselors........................................................ 15.12 17.67 32.58 37.17 41.29 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 15.12 17.67 32.58 37.17 41.29 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 8.36 9.00 11.15 13.32 16.46 Social and human service assistants............................. 8.36 9.00 11.08 11.81 13.81 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 10.91 11.32 27.39 34.04 37.93 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 25.07 26.45 29.66 34.71 37.38 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 25.40 26.45 29.20 35.16 36.48 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 25.40 26.91 30.12 35.98 37.00 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 25.37 26.00 28.13 34.37 36.29 Secondary school teachers....................................... 25.74 28.06 31.50 35.62 38.83 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 25.74 28.06 31.50 35.62 38.83 Teacher assistants................................................ 6.47 10.91 11.10 11.32 11.32 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 9.65 12.50 17.63 28.27 38.19 Registered nurses................................................. 22.92 28.27 29.99 32.27 32.27 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 9.27 11.76 11.81 19.50 22.51 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 12.50 12.50 12.50 13.83 20.29 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 14.28 15.50 17.00 18.00 20.80 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 5.85 6.00 6.35 7.71 8.52 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 5.85 6.00 6.35 6.90 7.68 Home health aides............................................... 5.85 6.00 6.35 6.50 7.35 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 6.50 6.95 7.68 8.26 8.53 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 5.85 5.85 8.00 8.50 12.50 Protective service occupations...................................... 5.25 5.25 10.97 14.91 25.20 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 5.50 6.00 6.02 7.25 8.00 Food preparation workers.......................................... 5.33 5.50 6.02 7.00 8.00 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.23 2.25 4.25 5.37 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.23 3.36 4.25 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 5.85 6.00 6.00 6.50 7.20 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 5.85 6.00 6.00 6.50 7.35 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 6.32 7.00 8.29 10.67 12.02 Building cleaning workers......................................... 6.32 7.06 8.20 10.81 12.00 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 6.32 7.37 8.70 10.96 12.05 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 7.00 7.00 8.06 9.57 10.09 Personal care and service occupations............................... $5.15 $5.85 $6.05 $6.70 $7.15 Personal and home care aides...................................... 5.15 5.15 6.05 6.50 6.85 Sales and related occupations....................................... 6.00 6.78 8.40 11.69 15.20 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 7.97 10.11 10.11 14.75 15.75 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 7.97 8.76 13.47 15.20 20.94 Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.04 6.50 7.62 9.99 12.82 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 5.85 6.25 7.25 8.58 10.93 Cashiers...................................................... 5.85 6.25 7.25 8.58 10.93 Retail salespersons............................................. 6.42 7.25 8.13 11.08 19.52 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 6.97 8.00 10.10 13.00 15.25 Financial clerks.................................................. 6.35 7.60 8.75 11.01 12.59 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 9.55 10.41 11.11 12.59 14.43 Customer service representatives.................................. 7.16 8.03 9.50 9.92 10.65 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 7.75 8.40 13.36 14.62 14.62 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 5.50 6.00 6.50 8.43 11.22 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 7.50 8.76 12.31 15.31 17.50 Medical secretaries............................................. 7.47 7.65 8.50 10.32 11.18 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 10.41 11.33 12.75 14.05 15.46 Office clerks, general............................................ 7.46 8.00 9.01 11.35 12.61 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 6.00 8.00 9.50 12.04 15.00 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 6.00 7.75 8.50 9.52 11.75 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 6.25 8.01 10.00 17.30 27.72 Production occupations.............................................. 6.52 7.00 10.50 14.52 17.00 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 10.50 15.32 17.75 19.48 20.48 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 10.00 11.50 12.00 16.50 18.00 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 10.00 11.50 12.00 16.50 18.00 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 6.25 6.91 9.00 17.91 20.56 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 5.61 6.52 7.80 11.07 12.11 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 5.56 7.00 8.50 15.50 22.65 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 7.00 7.00 8.50 8.75 8.75 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 5.15 5.38 6.15 7.47 8.90 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 5.15 5.38 6.57 7.50 8.90 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 5.20 5.65 5.65 6.15 7.35 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), Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, August 2007 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $5.85 $6.25 $8.00 $12.00 $17.53 Management occupations.............................................. 13.37 17.07 21.49 35.62 43.80 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 18.01 25.18 32.21 32.21 32.21 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 7.00 8.00 11.00 27.69 32.67 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 9.62 12.50 18.00 28.27 45.00 Registered nurses................................................. 25.10 28.27 30.75 32.27 32.27 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 9.27 11.76 11.81 19.50 22.51 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 12.50 12.50 12.50 13.83 20.29 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.50 16.50 17.50 18.00 20.80 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 5.85 6.00 6.35 7.50 8.50 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 5.85 6.00 6.35 6.90 7.68 Home health aides............................................... 5.85 6.00 6.35 6.50 7.35 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 6.50 6.95 7.68 8.26 8.53 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 5.85 5.85 6.00 8.50 12.50 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 5.50 5.90 6.00 7.00 8.00 Food preparation workers.......................................... 5.33 5.50 6.02 7.00 8.00 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.23 2.25 4.25 5.37 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.23 3.36 4.25 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 5.85 6.00 6.00 6.50 6.50 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 5.85 6.00 6.00 6.50 6.50 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 6.00 6.65 7.00 9.43 10.75 Building cleaning workers......................................... 5.98 6.32 7.32 8.30 10.67 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 5.98 6.32 7.50 9.50 10.75 Personal care and service occupations............................... 5.15 5.73 6.05 6.70 7.00 Personal and home care aides...................................... 5.15 5.15 6.05 6.50 6.85 Sales and related occupations....................................... 6.00 6.78 8.40 11.69 15.20 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 7.97 10.11 10.11 14.75 15.75 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 7.97 8.76 13.47 15.20 20.94 Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.04 6.45 7.62 10.00 12.82 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 5.85 6.25 7.25 8.59 10.97 Cashiers...................................................... 5.85 6.25 7.25 8.59 10.97 Retail salespersons............................................. 6.42 7.25 8.13 11.08 19.52 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 6.50 7.75 9.53 11.81 14.62 Financial clerks.................................................. 6.23 7.50 8.75 10.41 12.00 Customer service representatives.................................. 7.14 7.91 8.94 9.59 10.32 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 7.75 8.40 13.36 14.62 14.62 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 5.50 6.00 6.50 8.43 11.22 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 7.50 8.50 10.44 16.15 17.50 Medical secretaries............................................. 7.47 7.65 8.50 10.32 11.18 Office clerks, general............................................ 6.80 7.50 8.00 9.88 11.35 Construction and extraction occupations............................. $6.00 $7.25 $9.00 $12.04 $15.00 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 6.00 7.75 8.40 9.50 10.50 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 6.25 8.01 10.00 17.50 27.72 Production occupations.............................................. 6.52 6.78 10.00 14.30 17.00 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 10.50 15.32 17.75 19.48 20.48 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 10.00 11.50 12.00 16.50 18.00 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 10.00 11.50 12.00 16.50 18.00 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 6.25 6.91 9.00 17.91 20.56 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 5.61 6.52 7.80 11.07 12.11 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 5.51 7.00 8.50 15.50 22.65 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 7.00 7.00 8.50 8.75 8.75 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 5.15 5.38 6.15 7.47 8.90 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 5.15 5.38 6.57 7.50 8.90 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 5.20 5.65 5.65 6.15 7.35 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 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, August 2007 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $9.01 $11.32 $14.94 $28.85 $36.45 Community and social services occupations........................... 12.29 15.12 17.67 33.50 38.88 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 11.10 11.32 28.13 34.71 37.93 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 25.54 27.06 30.21 35.16 37.46 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 25.40 26.45 29.20 35.16 36.48 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 25.40 26.91 30.12 35.98 37.00 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 25.37 26.00 28.13 34.37 36.29 Secondary school teachers....................................... 25.74 28.06 31.50 35.65 38.83 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 25.74 28.06 31.50 35.62 38.83 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.91 10.91 11.10 11.32 11.32 Protective service occupations...................................... 10.97 11.65 14.69 21.80 27.19 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.37 8.03 9.53 11.91 12.11 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.11 7.92 9.53 11.93 12.16 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.11 7.92 9.53 11.93 12.16 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.52 11.92 13.24 14.28 15.71 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 11.33 12.62 13.32 14.50 15.93 Office clerks, general............................................ 8.52 10.06 12.39 12.43 15.08 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 8.75 9.79 11.47 12.38 14.79 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 9. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(2), Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, August 2007 Full-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $6.00 $7.50 $10.32 $15.50 $28.27 Management occupations.............................................. 16.73 19.25 32.67 38.72 42.10 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 13.46 18.95 25.20 32.21 32.21 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 7.00 8.00 11.00 27.69 32.67 Community and social services occupations........................... 11.08 15.02 17.67 32.12 38.12 Counselors........................................................ 15.12 17.67 32.58 37.17 41.29 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 15.12 17.67 32.58 37.17 41.29 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 8.36 9.00 11.15 13.32 16.46 Social and human service assistants............................. 8.36 9.00 11.08 11.81 13.81 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 10.91 11.32 27.53 34.25 37.93 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 25.07 26.45 29.66 34.71 37.38 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 25.40 26.45 29.20 35.16 36.48 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 25.40 26.91 30.12 35.98 37.00 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 25.37 26.00 28.13 34.37 36.29 Secondary school teachers....................................... 25.74 28.06 31.50 35.62 38.83 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 25.74 28.06 31.50 35.62 38.83 Teacher assistants................................................ 7.30 10.91 11.10 11.32 11.32 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 9.65 12.50 17.50 28.27 34.66 Registered nurses................................................. 22.92 28.27 30.21 32.27 32.27 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 14.28 15.50 17.00 18.00 20.80 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 6.17 6.35 7.35 8.50 11.72 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 5.85 6.35 6.35 7.35 8.00 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 8.00 8.00 8.50 12.50 12.50 Protective service occupations...................................... 5.25 5.35 11.65 16.29 25.20 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 5.33 6.00 6.06 7.25 8.00 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.23 2.23 3.60 4.55 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.23 2.23 3.36 4.25 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 6.32 7.06 8.61 10.81 12.07 Building cleaning workers......................................... 6.32 7.15 8.52 10.96 12.05 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 6.32 7.50 8.88 11.63 12.07 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 7.00 7.00 8.06 9.57 10.09 Personal care and service occupations............................... 5.73 6.50 7.25 9.45 13.74 Sales and related occupations....................................... 6.04 7.50 9.30 12.50 17.07 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 7.97 10.11 10.11 14.75 15.75 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... $7.97 $8.76 $13.47 $15.20 $20.94 Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.04 6.50 8.17 11.13 17.53 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.25 6.25 7.75 9.69 11.93 Cashiers...................................................... 6.25 6.25 7.75 9.69 11.93 Retail salespersons............................................. 6.42 7.50 8.43 11.13 23.75 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 7.10 8.35 10.18 13.31 15.45 Financial clerks.................................................. 6.72 7.89 8.77 11.11 12.59 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 9.55 10.41 11.11 12.59 14.43 Customer service representatives.................................. 7.14 7.89 9.54 9.92 10.65 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 7.75 8.40 13.36 14.62 14.62 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 5.50 6.25 6.50 8.43 11.22 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 8.00 9.00 12.73 15.48 17.50 Medical secretaries............................................. 7.47 8.49 8.76 10.75 11.44 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 10.41 11.33 12.75 14.05 15.46 Office clerks, general............................................ 7.46 8.00 8.52 11.35 13.11 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 6.00 8.00 9.50 12.38 15.00 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 6.00 7.75 8.50 9.52 11.75 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 6.25 8.01 10.00 17.30 27.72 Production occupations.............................................. 6.52 7.00 10.75 14.89 17.32 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 10.50 15.32 17.75 19.48 20.48 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 10.00 11.50 12.00 16.50 18.00 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 10.00 11.50 12.00 16.50 18.00 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 6.25 6.91 9.00 17.91 20.56 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 6.52 6.52 9.27 11.94 12.60 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 5.65 7.00 8.75 15.50 22.65 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 7.00 7.00 8.50 8.75 8.75 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 5.15 5.20 6.00 7.44 8.90 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 5.15 5.15 6.57 8.00 8.90 1 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. 2 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