NC BL 12/00/2007 Table: Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, Bulletin 3140-19, April 2007 Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, April 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........................................................... $18.08 3.5 34.2 $17.54 3.8 34.2 $27.38 3.4 33.5 Worker characteristics(4)(5) Management, professional, and related............................... 28.99 3.4 36.1 27.62 4.0 36.6 43.49 8.9 31.3 Management, business, and financial............................... 28.97 5.3 39.9 28.97 5.3 39.9 – – – Professional and related.......................................... 29.00 4.4 34.7 27.00 5.7 35.3 43.49 8.9 31.3 Service............................................................. 11.80 6.5 26.0 10.44 7.0 24.9 19.18 9.1 33.5 Sales and office.................................................... 15.52 6.7 34.4 15.47 6.8 34.5 – – – Sales and related................................................. 17.34 17.9 33.3 17.34 17.9 33.3 – – – Office and administrative support................................. 14.75 3.9 34.9 14.65 4.0 35.0 – – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 20.56 9.0 36.3 20.38 9.8 36.1 – – – Construction and extraction...................................... 21.83 9.8 39.3 21.62 10.7 39.3 – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 19.10 8.3 33.3 18.93 8.8 32.9 – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 15.67 7.1 38.4 15.56 7.2 38.4 – – – Production........................................................ 16.20 7.4 39.4 16.05 7.5 39.4 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.17 9.2 35.7 14.19 9.3 35.7 – – – Full time........................................................... 19.46 3.8 39.5 18.83 4.1 39.6 30.02 5.1 36.9 Part time........................................................... 10.22 3.7 19.3 10.15 3.8 19.2 11.42 5.8 21.6 Union............................................................... 23.11 2.2 35.9 19.95 4.5 37.2 28.79 3.9 33.7 Nonunion............................................................ 17.27 3.9 33.9 17.29 3.9 33.9 – – – Time................................................................ 17.76 3.2 34.0 17.17 3.5 34.0 27.38 3.4 33.5 Incentive........................................................... 27.62 26.2 40.2 27.62 26.2 40.2 – – – Establishment characteristics Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 20.64 5.5 39.2 (6) (6) (6) Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) 15.79 5.8 31.9 (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers........................................................ 17.18 6.9 32.2 17.18 6.9 32.2 – – – 100-499 workers..................................................... 16.94 5.5 35.4 16.21 6.2 35.4 28.07 14.5 35.4 500 workers or more................................................. 20.73 4.7 36.1 19.75 5.0 36.8 27.03 4.3 32.6 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), Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, April 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........................................................... $18.08 3.5 $19.46 3.8 $10.22 3.7 Management occupations.............................................. 31.87 10.9 31.87 10.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.19 17.5 34.19 17.5 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 25.40 9.3 25.85 9.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.27 6.7 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 33.05 17.7 33.05 17.7 – – Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.53 7.7 27.53 7.7 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 30.81 13.8 30.81 13.8 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 29.12 7.9 29.27 7.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.20 .0 30.20 .0 – – Engineers......................................................... 32.55 3.0 32.55 3.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.20 .0 30.20 .0 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 34.62 6.8 37.32 5.6 15.30 11.1 Level 9 .................................................. 40.88 5.7 40.92 5.7 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 37.97 10.8 39.32 8.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 39.95 7.3 39.99 7.3 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 34.18 22.6 36.16 20.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.16 19.6 37.16 19.6 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 31.86 24.0 34.37 21.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.15 22.2 35.15 22.2 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 45.19 8.1 45.19 8.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 45.19 8.1 45.19 8.1 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 45.19 8.1 45.19 8.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 45.19 8.1 45.19 8.1 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 19.66 11.0 – – – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.94 3.5 23.97 2.6 23.82 9.6 Level 5 .................................................. 20.18 6.1 20.92 9.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.99 7.1 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.36 9.9 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.36 1.7 27.46 2.0 27.08 .1 Registered nurses................................................. 28.85 3.1 30.31 4.0 25.61 2.4 Level 9 .................................................. 27.46 1.7 27.60 1.9 27.06 .1 Therapists........................................................ 22.49 7.8 22.33 8.0 – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.92 7.7 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.47 8.5 14.90 7.7 12.17 12.1 Level 3 .................................................. 11.53 2.9 11.86 1.2 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.06 1.7 12.59 3.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. $11.14 2.9 $11.64 0.6 – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.15 1.1 12.76 2.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.14 2.9 11.64 .6 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 22.70 2.3 22.83 2.3 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.47 5.9 10.58 6.2 $6.91 2.7 Level 1 .................................................. 7.78 11.6 – – 7.40 10.9 Level 2 .................................................. 7.38 6.0 – – 5.76 1.3 Level 3 .................................................. 7.46 17.8 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 11.25 12.4 11.78 15.9 – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.77 4.3 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.24 30.8 – – 5.65 23.1 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.22 32.5 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.15 2.2 – – 7.08 2.8 Level 1 .................................................. 6.91 1.2 – – 6.91 1.2 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.13 2.4 – – 7.06 3.0 Level 1 .................................................. 6.88 1.4 – – 6.88 1.4 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.45 3.6 12.72 6.2 8.63 3.3 Level 1 .................................................. 8.90 5.4 – – 8.37 3.7 Level 2 .................................................. 11.43 8.4 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.00 5.3 12.07 6.5 8.54 3.1 Level 1 .................................................. 8.89 5.7 – – 8.32 3.6 Level 2 .................................................. 11.43 8.4 – – – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.23 7.4 13.13 7.5 8.57 3.0 Level 1 .................................................. 9.04 7.7 – – 8.34 3.3 Level 2 .................................................. 12.26 10.1 – – – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.87 3.9 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.01 8.2 – – 9.11 8.0 Level 1 .................................................. 8.17 3.5 – – 7.52 3.4 Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.34 17.9 21.95 20.6 8.89 7.2 Level 1 .................................................. 7.79 2.8 – – 7.80 3.4 Level 2 .................................................. 9.06 8.3 9.42 14.4 8.60 3.1 Level 3 .................................................. 10.38 2.8 10.61 .3 10.23 3.9 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.07 15.1 18.07 15.1 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.07 15.1 18.07 15.1 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.57 12.0 10.43 14.3 8.80 8.1 Level 1 .................................................. 7.36 2.2 – – 7.23 2.5 Level 2 .................................................. 9.06 8.3 9.42 14.4 8.60 3.1 Level 3 .................................................. 10.38 2.8 10.61 .3 10.23 3.9 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.08 11.0 10.35 16.6 8.25 2.4 Level 1 .................................................. 7.34 2.4 – – 7.19 2.8 Level 2 .................................................. $10.00 5.3 – – $9.05 2.6 Cashiers...................................................... 9.08 11.0 $10.35 16.6 8.25 2.4 Level 1 .................................................. 7.34 2.4 – – 7.19 2.8 Level 2 .................................................. 10.00 5.3 – – 9.05 2.6 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 10.76 9.6 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 9.93 12.6 9.88 16.4 10.00 8.2 Level 3 .................................................. 9.93 .6 – – 10.54 1.3 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.75 3.9 15.34 4.1 10.92 6.3 Level 1 .................................................. 7.40 5.0 – – 7.40 5.0 Level 2 .................................................. 10.24 5.8 10.57 6.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.66 5.4 11.76 6.5 11.18 1.9 Level 4 .................................................. 14.46 2.8 14.61 2.8 12.71 2.1 Level 5 .................................................. 16.35 2.4 16.42 2.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.97 6.1 19.30 6.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 15.25 5.8 15.41 5.8 – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 21.69 6.0 21.79 6.1 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 14.54 1.5 14.83 2.8 13.30 5.8 Level 3 .................................................. 10.84 .8 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.63 3.7 13.75 3.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.88 4.4 15.93 6.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.91 4.3 – – – – Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.34 4.0 14.34 4.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.31 4.1 14.31 4.1 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.23 3.1 15.30 4.7 14.89 8.1 Level 4 .................................................. 13.10 4.0 13.20 4.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.23 4.3 – – – – Tellers......................................................... 11.99 .7 12.14 5.1 11.83 5.3 Level 4 .................................................. 12.34 1.8 – – – – Customer service representatives.................................. 15.70 5.5 15.70 5.5 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.28 6.3 – – – – Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 19.76 .2 19.76 .2 – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.35 4.4 12.35 4.4 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.79 10.1 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.08 9.0 15.08 9.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.74 6.3 15.76 6.3 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.35 11.9 14.35 11.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.73 7.8 15.73 7.8 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.76 9.8 14.56 7.7 10.20 12.1 Level 3 .................................................. 10.85 3.7 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.16 4.6 – – – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 21.83 9.8 21.87 9.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.10 12.4 17.10 12.4 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... $19.10 8.3 $20.12 7.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.75 4.6 15.97 5.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.41 7.5 16.41 7.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.12 10.4 26.25 10.3 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.42 9.2 21.54 4.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.98 2.0 23.98 2.0 – – Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.43 4.1 22.43 4.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.82 3.2 24.82 3.2 – – Production occupations.............................................. 16.20 7.4 16.30 7.2 – – Level 1 .................................................. 11.03 3.4 11.00 3.5 – – Level 2 .................................................. 13.54 3.4 13.66 4.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 14.69 3.8 14.78 3.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.17 1.1 17.17 1.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.81 4.9 17.81 4.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.43 3.0 20.43 3.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.30 4.6 24.30 4.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 12.57 17.7 12.66 17.6 – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 30.72 2.6 30.72 2.6 – – Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.84 19.1 14.84 19.1 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.57 2.2 14.62 2.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 16.19 3.1 16.19 3.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.20 3.9 14.20 3.9 – – Team assemblers................................................. 13.09 8.2 13.09 8.2 – – Computer control programmers and operators........................ 18.14 .0 18.14 .0 – – Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 12.78 13.9 12.78 13.9 – – Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 16.62 30.9 16.94 29.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 17.32 31.5 18.70 23.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.77 .4 17.77 .4 – – Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 15.73 41.7 16.29 40.1 – – Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................... 14.03 13.3 14.03 13.3 – – Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................................... 13.57 4.7 14.12 5.1 – – Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 12.88 6.9 13.46 .0 – – Tool and die makers............................................... 24.94 .5 24.94 .5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.39 4.7 26.39 4.7 – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 13.36 1.5 13.36 1.5 – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 13.75 6.0 13.75 6.0 – – Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 13.79 9.0 13.79 9.0 – – Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing......................................................... $14.31 8.8 $14.31 8.8 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 18.17 13.5 18.17 13.5 – – Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 16.45 6.7 16.45 6.7 – – Painting workers.................................................. 14.26 11.6 14.26 11.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.75 3.3 16.75 3.3 – – Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders........................................................ 13.47 12.9 13.47 12.9 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.51 3.9 13.64 4.2 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.17 9.2 14.57 9.7 $9.75 11.0 Level 1 .................................................. 9.50 3.4 9.91 4.2 7.61 3.3 Level 2 .................................................. 14.16 13.5 14.53 16.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.95 9.7 13.08 10.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.62 6.8 18.75 6.8 – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.24 7.2 17.50 7.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.85 4.7 – – – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.73 5.7 16.79 5.9 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 15.47 15.5 15.47 15.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.84 15.6 11.84 15.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.12 18.9 18.12 18.9 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.87 10.3 11.27 12.4 8.21 6.7 Level 1 .................................................. 9.52 3.4 9.91 4.2 7.64 3.3 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.81 13.5 12.84 15.7 8.41 5.4 Level 1 .................................................. 9.09 5.3 9.66 6.4 7.80 2.5 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.22 10.0 9.34 11.4 – – 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), Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, April 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........................................................... $17.54 3.8 $18.83 4.1 $10.15 3.8 Management occupations.............................................. 31.87 10.9 31.87 10.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.19 17.5 34.19 17.5 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 25.40 9.3 25.85 9.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.27 6.7 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 33.05 17.7 33.05 17.7 – – Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.53 7.7 27.53 7.7 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 30.81 13.8 30.81 13.8 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 29.12 7.9 29.27 7.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.20 .0 30.20 .0 – – Engineers......................................................... 32.55 3.0 32.55 3.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.20 .0 30.20 .0 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 21.26 11.8 22.22 16.0 15.60 20.4 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 22.02 13.0 23.28 16.3 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 21.06 16.6 22.70 21.6 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 20.28 17.7 – – – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 19.66 11.0 – – – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.94 3.5 23.97 2.6 23.82 9.6 Level 5 .................................................. 20.18 6.1 20.92 9.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.99 7.1 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.36 9.9 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.36 1.7 27.46 2.0 27.08 .1 Registered nurses................................................. 28.85 3.1 30.31 4.0 25.61 2.4 Level 9 .................................................. 27.46 1.7 27.60 1.9 27.06 .1 Therapists........................................................ 22.49 7.8 22.33 8.0 – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.92 7.7 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.47 8.5 14.90 7.7 12.17 12.1 Level 3 .................................................. 11.53 2.9 11.86 1.2 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.06 1.7 12.59 3.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.14 2.9 11.64 .6 – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.15 1.1 12.76 2.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.14 2.9 11.64 .6 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.39 6.1 10.59 6.8 6.85 2.4 Level 1 .................................................. 7.78 11.6 – – 7.40 10.9 Level 2 .................................................. 6.99 5.7 – – 5.76 1.3 Level 3 .................................................. 7.17 17.7 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 11.37 14.5 12.01 19.4 – – Food preparation workers.......................................... $9.67 4.8 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.24 30.8 – – $5.65 23.1 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.22 32.5 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.15 2.2 – – 7.08 2.8 Level 1 .................................................. 6.91 1.2 – – 6.91 1.2 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.13 2.4 – – 7.06 3.0 Level 1 .................................................. 6.88 1.4 – – 6.88 1.4 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.47 3.8 $12.72 6.2 8.53 3.4 Level 1 .................................................. 8.90 5.4 – – 8.37 3.7 Level 2 .................................................. 11.43 8.4 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.01 5.5 12.07 6.5 8.42 3.1 Level 1 .................................................. 8.89 5.7 – – 8.32 3.6 Level 2 .................................................. 11.43 8.4 – – – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.26 7.9 13.13 7.5 8.45 2.8 Level 1 .................................................. 9.04 7.7 – – 8.34 3.3 Level 2 .................................................. 12.26 10.1 – – – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.87 3.9 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 9.02 4.8 – – 8.51 8.7 Level 1 .................................................. 8.17 3.5 – – 7.52 3.4 Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.34 17.9 21.95 20.6 8.89 7.2 Level 1 .................................................. 7.79 2.8 – – 7.80 3.4 Level 2 .................................................. 9.06 8.3 9.42 14.4 8.60 3.1 Level 3 .................................................. 10.38 2.8 10.61 .3 10.23 3.9 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.07 15.1 18.07 15.1 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.07 15.1 18.07 15.1 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.57 12.0 10.43 14.3 8.80 8.1 Level 1 .................................................. 7.36 2.2 – – 7.23 2.5 Level 2 .................................................. 9.06 8.3 9.42 14.4 8.60 3.1 Level 3 .................................................. 10.38 2.8 10.61 .3 10.23 3.9 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.08 11.0 10.35 16.6 8.25 2.4 Level 1 .................................................. 7.34 2.4 – – 7.19 2.8 Level 2 .................................................. 10.00 5.3 – – 9.05 2.6 Cashiers...................................................... 9.08 11.0 10.35 16.6 8.25 2.4 Level 1 .................................................. 7.34 2.4 – – 7.19 2.8 Level 2 .................................................. 10.00 5.3 – – 9.05 2.6 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 10.76 9.6 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 9.93 12.6 9.88 16.4 10.00 8.2 Level 3 .................................................. 9.93 .6 – – 10.54 1.3 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.65 4.0 15.23 4.3 10.90 6.4 Level 1 .................................................. 7.40 5.0 – – 7.40 5.0 Level 2 .................................................. 10.24 5.8 10.57 6.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. $11.66 5.4 $11.76 6.5 $11.12 1.9 Level 4 .................................................. 14.46 2.8 14.61 2.8 12.71 2.1 Level 5 .................................................. 15.80 2.4 15.85 2.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.97 6.1 19.30 6.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.98 6.5 15.13 6.6 – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 21.69 6.0 21.79 6.1 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 14.43 1.3 14.70 2.6 13.30 5.8 Level 3 .................................................. 10.84 .8 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.63 3.7 13.75 3.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.88 4.4 15.93 6.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.91 4.3 – – – – Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.34 4.0 14.34 4.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.31 4.1 14.31 4.1 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.06 2.8 15.10 4.6 14.89 8.1 Level 4 .................................................. 13.10 4.0 13.20 4.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.23 4.3 – – – – Tellers......................................................... 11.99 .7 12.14 5.1 11.83 5.3 Level 4 .................................................. 12.34 1.8 – – – – Customer service representatives.................................. 15.70 5.5 15.70 5.5 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.28 6.3 – – – – Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 19.76 .2 19.76 .2 – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.35 4.4 12.35 4.4 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.79 10.1 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.77 9.4 14.77 9.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.74 6.3 15.76 6.3 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.84 12.1 13.84 12.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.73 7.8 15.73 7.8 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.38 10.2 14.12 8.8 10.12 12.4 Level 4 .................................................. 13.16 4.6 – – – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 21.62 10.7 21.67 10.6 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.93 8.8 20.01 8.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.22 3.8 15.42 4.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.41 7.5 16.41 7.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.63 11.2 26.78 11.1 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.13 9.8 21.43 4.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.35 1.5 24.35 1.5 – – Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.43 4.1 22.43 4.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.82 3.2 24.82 3.2 – – Production occupations.............................................. 16.05 7.5 16.14 7.3 – – Level 1 .................................................. 11.03 3.4 11.00 3.5 – – Level 2 .................................................. 13.54 3.4 13.66 4.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 14.69 3.8 14.78 3.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. $17.17 1.1 $17.17 1.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.81 4.9 17.81 4.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.43 3.0 20.43 3.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.26 5.1 24.26 5.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 12.57 17.7 12.66 17.6 – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 30.50 3.0 30.50 3.0 – – Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.84 19.1 14.84 19.1 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.57 2.2 14.62 2.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 16.19 3.1 16.19 3.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.20 3.9 14.20 3.9 – – Team assemblers................................................. 13.09 8.2 13.09 8.2 – – Computer control programmers and operators........................ 18.14 .0 18.14 .0 – – Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 12.78 13.9 12.78 13.9 – – Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 16.62 30.9 16.94 29.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 17.32 31.5 18.70 23.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.77 .4 17.77 .4 – – Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 15.73 41.7 16.29 40.1 – – Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................... 14.03 13.3 14.03 13.3 – – Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................................... 13.57 4.7 14.12 5.1 – – Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 12.88 6.9 13.46 .0 – – Tool and die makers............................................... 24.94 .5 24.94 .5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.39 4.7 26.39 4.7 – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 13.36 1.5 13.36 1.5 – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 13.75 6.0 13.75 6.0 – – Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 13.79 9.0 13.79 9.0 – – Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing......................................................... 14.31 8.8 14.31 8.8 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 18.17 13.5 18.17 13.5 – – Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 16.45 6.7 16.45 6.7 – – Painting workers.................................................. 14.26 11.6 14.26 11.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.75 3.3 16.75 3.3 – – Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders........................................................ 13.47 12.9 13.47 12.9 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.51 3.9 13.64 4.2 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.19 9.3 14.60 9.8 $9.75 11.0 Level 1 .................................................. 9.50 3.4 9.91 4.2 7.61 3.3 Level 2 .................................................. 14.37 14.5 14.80 17.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.95 9.7 13.08 10.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.62 6.8 18.75 6.8 – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ $17.24 7.2 $17.50 7.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.85 4.7 – – – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.73 5.7 16.79 5.9 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 15.47 15.5 15.47 15.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.84 15.6 11.84 15.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.12 18.9 18.12 18.9 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.87 10.3 11.27 12.4 $8.21 6.7 Level 1 .................................................. 9.52 3.4 9.91 4.2 7.64 3.3 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.81 13.5 12.84 15.7 8.41 5.4 Level 1 .................................................. 9.09 5.3 9.66 6.4 7.80 2.5 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.22 10.0 9.34 11.4 – – 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), Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, April 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........................................................... $27.38 3.4 $30.02 5.1 $11.42 5.8 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 43.49 8.9 46.92 7.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 49.33 3.6 49.33 3.6 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 48.71 2.1 48.71 2.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 48.71 2.1 48.71 2.1 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 23.31 2.3 23.45 2.5 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 5. Combined work levels(1) for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for full-time and part-time workers(3), Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, April 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........................................................... $18.08 3.5 $19.46 3.8 $10.22 3.7 Management occupations.............................................. 31.87 10.9 31.87 10.9 – – Group III................................................. 34.81 10.1 – – – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 25.40 9.3 25.85 9.2 – – Group II.................................................. 21.06 3.6 – – – – Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.53 7.7 27.53 7.7 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 30.81 13.8 30.81 13.8 – – Group III................................................. 43.47 13.2 – – – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 29.12 7.9 29.27 7.5 – – Group II.................................................. 25.73 8.2 – – – – Group III................................................. 32.04 2.6 – – – – Engineers......................................................... 32.55 3.0 32.55 3.0 – – Group III................................................. 32.04 2.6 – – – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 34.62 6.8 37.32 5.6 15.30 11.1 Group II.................................................. 17.21 7.6 – – – – Group III................................................. 40.40 5.6 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 37.97 10.8 39.32 8.4 – – Group II.................................................. 17.58 .7 – – – – Group III................................................. 39.95 7.3 – – – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 34.18 22.6 36.16 20.0 – – Group III................................................. 37.16 19.6 – – – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 31.86 24.0 34.37 21.9 – – Group III................................................. 35.15 22.2 35.15 22.2 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 45.19 8.1 45.19 8.1 – – Group III................................................. 45.19 8.1 – – – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 45.19 8.1 45.19 8.1 – – Group III................................................. 45.19 8.1 45.19 8.1 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 19.66 11.0 – – – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.94 3.5 23.97 2.6 23.82 9.6 Group II.................................................. 20.48 2.6 – – – – Group III................................................. 30.57 1.5 – – – – Registered nurses................................................. 28.85 3.1 30.31 4.0 25.61 2.4 Group III................................................. 29.85 3.2 30.46 4.4 27.06 .1 Therapists........................................................ 22.49 7.8 22.33 8.0 – – Group II.................................................. 18.44 3.4 – – – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.92 7.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 18.92 7.7 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... $14.47 8.5 $14.90 7.7 $12.17 12.1 Group I................................................... 12.40 4.8 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.06 1.7 12.59 3.6 – – Group I................................................... 11.34 1.4 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.15 1.1 12.76 2.9 – – Group I................................................... 11.34 1.4 11.96 1.4 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations Group I................................................... 13.56 .3 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 22.70 2.3 22.83 2.3 – – Group II.................................................. 23.45 2.5 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.47 5.9 10.58 6.2 6.91 2.7 Group I................................................... 7.90 9.6 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 11.25 12.4 11.78 15.9 – – Group I................................................... 10.24 3.9 – – – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.77 4.3 – – – – Group I................................................... 9.77 4.3 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.24 30.8 – – 5.65 23.1 Group I................................................... 5.24 30.8 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.22 32.5 – – – – Group I................................................... 5.22 32.5 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.15 2.2 – – 7.08 2.8 Group I................................................... 7.15 2.2 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.13 2.4 – – 7.06 3.0 Group I................................................... 7.13 2.4 – – 7.06 3.0 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.45 3.6 12.72 6.2 8.63 3.3 Group I................................................... 10.01 5.3 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.00 5.3 12.07 6.5 8.54 3.1 Group I................................................... 10.01 5.5 – – – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.23 7.4 13.13 7.5 8.57 3.0 Group I................................................... 10.26 7.9 13.13 7.5 8.45 2.8 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.87 3.9 – – – – Group I................................................... 8.87 3.9 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.01 8.2 – – 9.11 8.0 Group I................................................... 8.72 3.8 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.34 17.9 21.95 20.6 8.89 7.2 Group I................................................... 9.46 8.6 – – – – Group II.................................................. 22.60 12.2 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.07 15.1 18.07 15.1 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.07 15.1 18.07 15.1 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. $9.57 12.0 $10.43 14.3 $8.80 8.1 Group I................................................... 9.15 9.4 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.08 11.0 10.35 16.6 8.25 2.4 Group I................................................... 8.81 8.9 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 9.08 11.0 10.35 16.6 8.25 2.4 Group I................................................... 8.81 8.9 9.88 17.2 8.25 2.4 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 10.76 9.6 – – – – Group I................................................... 10.76 9.6 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 9.93 12.6 9.88 16.4 10.00 8.2 Group I................................................... 9.10 10.1 8.22 8.6 10.00 8.2 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.75 3.9 15.34 4.1 10.92 6.3 Group I................................................... 12.72 3.6 – – – – Group II.................................................. 18.60 3.7 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 21.69 6.0 21.79 6.1 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 14.54 1.5 14.83 2.8 13.30 5.8 Group I................................................... 13.17 3.5 – – – – Group II.................................................. 16.59 2.3 – – – – Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.34 4.0 14.34 4.0 – – Group I................................................... 14.31 4.1 14.31 4.1 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.23 3.1 15.30 4.7 14.89 8.1 Group I................................................... 12.82 4.3 12.95 4.3 – – Group II.................................................. 16.82 2.8 17.17 4.4 – – Tellers......................................................... 11.99 .7 12.14 5.1 11.83 5.3 Group I................................................... 11.80 3.1 11.76 1.2 11.83 5.3 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.70 5.5 15.70 5.5 – – Group I................................................... 14.72 3.7 14.72 3.7 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.28 6.3 – – – – Group I................................................... 12.28 6.3 – – – – Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 19.76 .2 19.76 .2 – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.35 4.4 12.35 4.4 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.79 10.1 – – – – Group I................................................... 10.71 11.2 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.08 9.0 15.08 9.1 – – Group I................................................... 13.90 10.9 – – – – Group II.................................................. 18.17 3.5 – – – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.35 11.9 14.35 11.9 – – Group I................................................... 13.59 12.9 13.59 12.9 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.76 9.8 14.56 7.7 10.20 12.1 Group I................................................... 11.23 9.7 12.73 6.6 9.88 12.9 Group II.................................................. 16.70 12.7 – – – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 21.83 9.8 21.87 9.8 – – Group II.................................................. 23.14 10.0 – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... $19.10 8.3 $20.12 7.8 – – Group II.................................................. 20.35 8.4 – – – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.42 9.2 21.54 4.0 – – Group II.................................................. 22.59 2.7 – – – – Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.43 4.1 22.43 4.1 – – Group II.................................................. 23.56 1.6 23.56 1.6 – – Production occupations.............................................. 16.20 7.4 16.30 7.2 – – Group I................................................... 14.43 4.6 – – – – Group II.................................................. 21.25 4.3 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 30.72 2.6 30.72 2.6 – – Group II.................................................. 30.32 4.4 30.32 4.4 – – Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.84 19.1 14.84 19.1 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.57 2.2 14.62 2.0 – – Group I................................................... 14.21 4.2 – – – – Team assemblers................................................. 13.09 8.2 13.09 8.2 – – Computer control programmers and operators........................ 18.14 .0 18.14 .0 – – Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 12.78 13.9 12.78 13.9 – – Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 16.62 30.9 16.94 29.5 – – Group I................................................... 16.09 40.8 – – – – Group II.................................................. 18.23 2.8 – – – – Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 15.73 41.7 16.29 40.1 – – Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................... 14.03 13.3 14.03 13.3 – – Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................................... 13.57 4.7 14.12 5.1 – – Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 12.88 6.9 13.46 .0 – – Tool and die makers............................................... 24.94 .5 24.94 .5 – – Group II.................................................. 24.94 .5 24.94 .5 – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 13.36 1.5 13.36 1.5 – – Group I................................................... 12.98 3.5 – – – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 13.75 6.0 13.75 6.0 – – Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 13.79 9.0 13.79 9.0 – – Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing......................................................... 14.31 8.8 14.31 8.8 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 18.17 13.5 18.17 13.5 – – Group I................................................... 17.80 8.0 17.80 8.0 – – Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 16.45 6.7 16.45 6.7 – – Painting workers.................................................. 14.26 11.6 14.26 11.6 – – Group II.................................................. 17.07 2.9 – – – – Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders........................................................ $13.47 12.9 $13.47 12.9 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.51 3.9 13.64 4.2 – – Group I................................................... 13.44 7.8 – – – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.17 9.2 14.57 9.7 $9.75 11.0 Group I................................................... 14.28 8.9 – – – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.24 7.2 17.50 7.1 – – Group I................................................... 17.30 9.4 – – – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.73 5.7 16.79 5.9 – – Group I................................................... 15.97 6.4 15.99 7.1 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 15.47 15.5 15.47 15.5 – – Group I................................................... 15.47 15.5 15.47 15.5 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.87 10.3 11.27 12.4 8.21 6.7 Group I................................................... 11.47 8.9 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.81 13.5 12.84 15.7 8.41 5.4 Group I................................................... 12.22 13.7 13.58 15.4 8.41 5.4 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.22 10.0 9.34 11.4 – – Group I................................................... 10.09 8.2 10.35 9.5 – – 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), Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, April 2007 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.50 $11.00 $15.60 $21.58 $30.21 Management occupations.............................................. 17.50 19.97 26.38 41.15 49.42 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 17.00 19.07 23.00 29.29 44.11 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 22.24 22.50 26.20 31.11 31.11 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 12.02 20.39 28.00 51.43 51.43 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 20.54 25.50 28.38 32.13 39.31 Engineers......................................................... 26.38 28.06 30.78 36.60 41.98 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 11.80 22.00 30.72 50.61 57.48 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 15.39 25.57 38.07 52.59 57.66 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 12.78 24.27 29.90 49.34 56.47 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 11.72 20.77 25.70 47.85 56.28 Secondary school teachers....................................... 23.24 35.09 48.02 56.15 60.34 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 23.24 35.09 48.02 56.15 60.34 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 10.00 15.32 15.99 18.00 32.56 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 16.73 17.58 23.71 27.75 34.29 Registered nurses................................................. 22.48 24.87 27.75 31.03 37.00 Therapists........................................................ 17.06 17.06 17.58 24.41 37.35 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.64 17.03 18.24 23.71 23.71 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.51 11.65 13.52 18.42 20.02 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.40 10.67 11.65 12.86 16.46 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.40 10.85 11.65 13.00 16.46 Protective service occupations...................................... 19.74 21.55 22.85 26.30 26.72 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 5.15 6.95 8.10 10.00 11.14 Cooks............................................................. 8.50 9.86 10.00 11.98 16.97 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.50 9.00 10.00 10.79 10.90 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.65 2.82 2.85 9.00 10.00 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.65 2.82 2.85 9.00 10.00 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.08 6.95 7.15 7.50 8.50 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 6.05 6.75 7.15 7.58 8.50 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.00 8.02 9.04 12.43 15.20 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.00 8.00 8.75 11.00 14.00 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.00 8.00 8.75 11.50 15.20 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.00 8.02 9.04 9.04 9.75 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.24 8.25 9.22 11.14 14.97 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.00 8.00 11.15 15.62 33.23 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 13.00 14.74 14.74 18.00 33.91 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... $13.00 $14.74 $14.74 $18.00 $33.91 Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.96 7.50 8.77 10.85 13.93 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.00 7.50 8.45 10.10 12.00 Cashiers...................................................... 7.00 7.50 8.45 10.10 12.00 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 8.00 8.25 10.24 14.22 14.22 Retail salespersons............................................. 6.96 6.96 8.77 11.67 14.06 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 9.50 11.62 14.00 17.90 20.54 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 17.60 19.26 20.89 24.14 28.85 Financial clerks.................................................. 11.02 12.36 14.26 16.14 18.75 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 12.52 13.10 14.04 15.04 17.00 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.50 12.36 14.50 17.68 20.00 Tellers......................................................... 10.67 11.00 11.26 12.76 13.57 Customer service representatives.................................. 11.12 13.50 14.66 19.50 20.54 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 8.00 12.04 13.50 13.50 13.50 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 13.78 19.09 19.84 21.40 23.40 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 10.00 10.15 12.00 14.00 16.30 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 6.75 9.05 9.50 11.75 17.49 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 9.32 11.00 14.19 18.52 20.78 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 9.32 9.32 13.12 18.11 20.09 Office clerks, general............................................ 7.75 10.19 12.49 13.59 18.18 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 12.78 15.50 21.58 23.00 32.54 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 11.00 14.10 16.84 21.76 32.60 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 11.00 15.00 20.02 22.73 24.97 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 18.69 18.69 20.52 24.48 28.86 Production occupations.............................................. 9.00 11.44 15.21 18.92 24.82 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 21.44 27.12 31.18 35.36 38.87 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 10.35 10.35 11.55 15.50 24.86 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 9.10 12.24 14.95 16.85 17.56 Team assemblers................................................. 8.30 11.95 13.32 15.33 16.65 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 16.63 17.16 17.70 18.60 22.05 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 8.30 8.30 14.40 16.42 16.50 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 8.00 9.00 15.00 21.27 28.54 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 8.00 9.00 11.00 21.71 28.54 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................... 8.00 10.00 12.35 18.31 18.91 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic...................................................... 10.25 10.80 12.75 17.11 18.34 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 9.00 10.80 11.45 14.63 18.15 Tool and die makers............................................... 20.00 23.50 24.00 26.38 32.68 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 10.50 12.00 13.00 14.50 16.00 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ $11.75 $12.00 $13.30 $15.00 $16.30 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 10.85 11.44 13.48 15.50 18.48 Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing......................................................... 10.85 11.54 13.74 16.00 18.99 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 9.25 12.38 19.50 22.77 25.00 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 15.40 15.40 16.17 16.49 17.89 Painting workers.................................................. 8.50 8.50 15.15 17.72 17.75 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders........................................................ 8.50 8.50 14.68 17.23 17.68 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 9.00 10.80 13.10 15.25 18.95 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 7.75 9.00 13.48 18.75 21.82 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 11.25 13.97 17.26 21.82 21.82 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 13.50 14.00 16.00 18.77 20.79 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 9.00 10.50 14.12 19.03 25.09 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 7.39 8.00 9.16 11.55 19.90 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 7.15 8.30 9.55 13.39 21.82 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 7.48 7.48 8.75 9.25 12.79 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 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, April 2007 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.50 $10.86 $15.32 $21.26 $29.59 Management occupations.............................................. 17.50 19.97 26.38 41.15 49.42 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 17.00 19.07 23.00 29.29 44.11 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 22.24 22.50 26.20 31.11 31.11 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 12.02 20.39 28.00 51.43 51.43 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 20.54 25.50 28.38 32.13 39.31 Engineers......................................................... 26.38 28.06 30.78 36.60 41.98 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 11.72 13.61 23.77 25.70 27.40 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 10.47 15.39 25.21 25.70 26.64 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 10.47 13.76 25.00 25.70 26.87 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 10.47 13.19 24.59 25.70 26.25 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 10.00 15.32 15.99 18.00 32.56 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 16.73 17.58 23.71 27.75 34.29 Registered nurses................................................. 22.48 24.87 27.75 31.03 37.00 Therapists........................................................ 17.06 17.06 17.58 24.41 37.35 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.64 17.03 18.24 23.71 23.71 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.51 11.65 13.52 18.42 20.02 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.40 10.67 11.65 12.86 16.46 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.40 10.85 11.65 13.00 16.46 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.85 6.95 7.91 10.00 11.00 Cooks............................................................. 7.75 9.86 10.00 11.98 16.97 Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.50 9.00 10.00 10.72 10.90 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.65 2.82 2.85 9.00 10.00 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.65 2.82 2.85 9.00 10.00 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.08 6.95 7.15 7.50 8.50 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 6.05 6.75 7.15 7.58 8.50 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.00 8.00 9.02 12.43 15.20 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.00 8.00 8.75 11.50 14.00 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.00 8.00 8.75 11.50 15.20 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.00 8.02 9.04 9.04 9.75 Personal care and service occupations............................... 6.75 7.50 9.22 9.27 11.37 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.00 8.00 11.15 15.62 33.23 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 13.00 14.74 14.74 18.00 33.91 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 13.00 14.74 14.74