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Occupational Compensation Survey: Pay Only Corpus Christi, Texas, Metropolitan Area, September 1995 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletin 3080-37 ________________________________________________________________ Preface This bulletin provides results of a September 1995 survey of occupational pay in the Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area. This survey was conducted as part of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Compensation Survey Program. Data from this program are for use in implementing the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990. The survey was conducted by the Bureau's regional office in Dallas, under the direction of Hal R. Corley, Assistant Regional Commissioner for Operations. The survey could not have been conducted without the cooperation of the many private firms and government jurisdictions that provided pay data included in this bulletin. The Bureau thanks these respondents for their cooperation. For additional information regarding this survey or similar surveys conducted in this regional area, please contact the BLS Dallas Regional Office at (214) 767-6970. You may also write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics at: Division of Occupational Pay and Employee Benefits, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, D.C. 20212-0001 or call the Occupational Compensation Survey Program information line at (202) 606-6220. Material in this bulletin is in the public domain and, with appropriate credit, may be reproduced without permission. This information will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 606-STAT; TDD phone: (202) 606-5897; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-326-2577. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government For an account of a similar survey conducted in 1994, see Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, GPO bookstores, and the Occupational Compensation Survey: Pay Only, Corpus Christi, TX. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Publications Sales Center, P.O. Box 2145, Chicago, IL 60690-2145. Occupational Compensation Survey: Pay Only Corpus Christi, Texas, Metropolitan Area, September 1995 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ U.S. Department of Labor Robert B. Reich, Secretary Bureau of Labor Statistics Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner February 1996 Bulletin 3080-37 Contents Page Page Introduction .............................................................................................................. 2 Tables—Continued Tables: A-4. Hourly pay of maintenance and toolroom All establishments: A-5. Hourly pay of material movement and custodial occupations ................................................................................ A-1. administrative occupations ........................................................ A-2. A-3. occupations ................................................................................ Weekly hours and pay of professional and 10 11 3 Appendixes: Weekly hours and pay of technical and protective service occupations ................................................................... 6 A. Scope and method of survey ......................................................... A-1 Weekly hours and pay of clerical occupations .............................. 8 B. Occupational descriptions ............................................................. B-1 Introduction households) employing 50 workers or more and to State and local governments and (2) adding more professional, administrative, technical, and protective service occupations to the surveys. This survey of occupational pay in the Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (Nueces and San Patricio Counties) was conducted as part of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Compensation Survey Program. The survey is one of a number of metropolitan areas surveyed annually throughout the United States. (See listing of reports for other surveys at the end of this bulletin.) A major objective of the Occupational Compensation Survey Program is to describe the level and distribution of occupational pay in a variety of the Nation's local labor markets, using a consistent survey approach. Another Program objective is to provide information on the incidence of employee benefits among and within local labor markets. However, no benefits data were collected for this survey. The Program develops information that is used for a variety of purposes, including wage and pay administration, collective bargaining, and assistance in determining business or plant location. Survey results also are used by the U.S. Department of Labor in making wage determinations under the Service Contract Act, and by the President's Pay Agent (the Secretary of Labor and Directors of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the U.S. Office of Management and Budget) in determining local pay adjustments under the Federal Employee Pay Comparability Act of 1990. This latter requirement resulted in: (1) Expanding the survey's industrial coverage to include all private nonfarm establishments (except Pay The A-series tables provide estimates of straight-time weekly or hourly pay by occupation. Tables A-1 through A-5 provide data for selected white- and bluecollar occupations common to a variety of industries. Occupational pay information is presented for all industries covered by the survey and, where possible, for private industry (e.g., for goods- and serviceproducing industries) and for State and local governments. Within private industry, more detailed information is presented to the extent that the survey establishment sample can support such detail. Appendixes Appendix A describes the concepts, methods, and coverage used in the Occupational Compensation Survey Program. It also includes information on the reliability of occupational pay estimates. Appendix B includes the descriptions used by Bureau field economists to classify workers in the survey occupations. 2 Table A-1. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of professional and administrative occupations, Corpus Christi, TX, September 1995 Occupation and level Average Number weekly hours1 of workers (standard) Weekly pay (in dollars)2 Mean Median $606 638 552 Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly pay (in dollars) of— Middle range 300 and under 350 350 400 400 450 450 500 500 550 550 600 600 650 650 700 700 750 750 800 800 900 900 1000 1000 1100 1100 1200 1200 1300 1300 1400 1400 1500 1500 1600 1600 1700 1700 1800 1800 and over 4 5 – 5 3 12 7 7 7 10 9 12 5 1 17 18 18 19 10 10 10 6 6 7 3 1 7 4 4 2 21 26 7 3 4 – 2 3 – 2 3 – – – – 1 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS Accountants ................................................ Private industry ......................................... State and local government ...................... 159 117 42 39.9 40.0 39.4 $649 679 565 $462 551 456 – – – $825 836 628 Level 1 ...................................................... State and local government .................. 22 12 40.0 40.0 411 441 – – – – – – – – 27 – 36 42 14 25 5 8 9 17 9 8 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 2 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... State and local government .................. 64 52 12 39.8 40.0 39.2 561 569 525 574 577 – 462 462 – – – – 606 627 – – – – – – – 13 15 – 23 21 33 6 2 25 25 23 33 20 23 8 3 4 – – – – 6 8 – 3 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 3 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... State and local government .................. 44 32 12 39.7 40.0 38.9 735 765 656 707 823 – 582 605 – – – – 875 885 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – 17 23 25 17 5 – 17 18 16 25 5 3 8 2 3 – 32 38 17 11 16 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 4 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... 26 22 40.0 40.0 884 920 851 – 836 – – – 885 – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – 4 – – – 4 – – – 65 73 – – 12 14 12 14 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Attorneys ..................................................... State and local government ...................... 52 51 39.9 39.9 725 726 660 660 628 628 – – 802 805 – – – – – – – – – – 12 12 27 27 21 22 6 4 10 10 10 10 12 12 4 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 2 ...................................................... State and local government .................. 18 17 39.7 39.7 702 702 – 659 – 646 – – – 733 – – – – – – – – – – – – 28 29 39 41 11 6 11 12 6 6 6 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 3: State and local government .................. 12 40.0 809 Engineers .................................................... Private industry ......................................... State and local government ...................... 623 566 57 40.0 40.0 40.0 1,144 1,183 751 Level 1 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... 20 20 40.0 40.0 Level 2 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... State and local government .................. 46 38 8 Level 3 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... – – – – – – – – – – – 17 8 25 33 17 – – – – – – – – – 1,154 1,166 741 944 1,004 650 – – – 1,350 1,360 818 – – – – – – – – – ( 3) 1 – 1 1 7 1 ( 3) 7 1 – 16 1 – 14 2 1 18 4 3 9 9 9 12 10 10 14 12 13 – 14 16 – 13 14 2 12 13 – 10 11 2 3 3 – 2 3 – 2 2 – 1 1 – 693 693 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 15 15 20 20 5 5 – – – – – – 25 25 30 30 5 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 40.0 40.0 40.0 790 829 608 817 822 – 759 817 – – – – 846 858 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9 – 50 2 – 13 2 – 13 – – – 9 11 – 7 5 13 57 66 13 15 18 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 144 126 40.0 40.0 936 972 962 975 875 904 – – 1,037 1,044 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – 5 – 1 – 3 – 7 8 14 16 33 37 26 29 9 10 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 4 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... 261 243 40.0 40.0 1,182 1,214 1,195 1,202 1,110 1,144 – – 1,280 1,289 – – – – – – – – – – – – ( 3) – 3 – 2 – 1 – 1 – 2 1 14 15 29 31 26 28 15 16 7 7 – – – – – – – – Level 5 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... 128 119 40.0 40.0 1,417 1,456 1,420 1,440 1,360 1,375 – – 1,500 1,500 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – – – – 9 9 26 28 31 34 12 13 10 11 5 5 1 1 Level 6 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... 23 19 40.0 40.0 1,559 1,668 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – 9 – – – – – – – – – 22 21 13 16 9 11 30 37 See footnotes at end of table. 3 13 16 4 Table A-1. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of professional and administrative occupations, Corpus Christi, TX, September 1995 — Continued Occupation and level Average Number weekly hours1 of workers (standard) Weekly pay (in dollars)2 Mean Median Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly pay (in dollars) of— 300 and under 350 350 400 400 450 450 500 500 550 550 600 600 650 650 700 700 750 750 800 800 900 900 1000 1000 1100 1100 1200 1200 1300 1300 1400 1400 1500 1500 1600 1600 1700 1700 1800 1800 and over – $1,559 – 1,674 – – – – – – 1 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 4 1 3 1 3 3 8 9 9 10 14 15 3 3 7 8 5 5 1 1 15 17 5 5 14 16 5 5 Middle range Scientists ..................................................... Private industry ......................................... 111 99 40.0 40.0 $1,247 1,324 $1,273 1,299 $964 1,035 Level 3 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... 28 26 40.0 40.0 955 976 995 995 883 883 – – 1,048 1,050 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – 29 31 36 38 29 31 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 4 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... 35 35 40.0 40.0 1,346 1,346 1,308 1,308 1,135 1,135 – – 1,554 1,554 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 20 20 9 9 20 20 9 9 – – 43 43 – – – – – – Scientists, Physical/Biological .................. Private industry ......................................... 110 99 40.0 40.0 1,254 1,324 1,279 1,299 987 1,035 – – 1,559 1,674 – – – – – – 1 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 4 1 3 1 3 3 8 9 9 10 14 15 3 3 7 8 5 5 1 1 15 17 5 5 15 16 5 5 Level 3 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... 28 26 40.0 40.0 955 976 995 995 883 883 – – 1,048 1,050 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – 29 31 36 38 29 31 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 4 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... 35 35 40.0 40.0 1,346 1,346 1,308 1,308 1,135 1,135 – – 1,554 1,554 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 20 20 9 9 20 20 9 9 – – 43 43 – – – – – – Buyer/Contracting Specialists .................. Private industry ......................................... State and local government ...................... 49 38 11 39.7 40.0 38.5 768 820 589 700 782 – 626 673 – – – – 923 966 – – – – – – – 2 – 9 16 16 18 4 – 18 2 – 9 2 – 9 22 24 18 4 3 9 12 13 9 8 11 – 10 13 – 6 8 – 8 11 – – – – – – – 2 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 2 ...................................................... 17 39.2 714 – – – – – – – 12 – – 6 29 6 35 6 – 6 – – – – – – – – Level 3 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... 20 17 40.0 40.0 873 910 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – 30 29 5 – – – 15 18 25 29 10 12 10 12 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Computer Programmers ............................ Private industry ......................................... State and local government ...................... 65 45 20 39.7 40.0 39.1 647 621 706 606 597 719 557 534 574 – – – 753 653 848 – – – – – – – – – – – – 25 27 20 25 31 10 15 16 15 5 7 – 5 2 10 11 11 10 14 7 30 2 – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 2 ...................................................... State and local government .................. 33 10 39.6 38.6 564 584 571 – 519 – – – 597 – – – – – – – – – 48 40 36 20 12 30 – – 3 10 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 3 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... 30 22 39.9 40.0 720 688 732 – 619 – – – 808 – – – – – – – – – – – 13 18 20 27 10 14 7 5 23 23 27 14 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Computer Systems Analysts ..................... Private industry ......................................... State and local government ...................... 53 44 9 39.9 40.0 39.5 957 1,000 747 933 957 – 871 887 – – – – 1,077 1,127 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9 – 56 6 7 – 2 – 11 – – – 26 32 – 25 23 33 11 14 – 9 11 – 6 7 – 2 2 – – – – 4 5 – – – – – – – – – – Level 2 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... State and local government .................. 31 25 6 39.9 40.0 39.2 862 887 756 890 890 – 817 871 – – – – 940 940 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10 – 50 10 12 – 3 – 17 – – – 42 52 – 26 24 33 10 12 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 3 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... 15 15 40.0 40.0 1,132 1,132 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 20 20 20 20 33 33 20 20 7 7 – – – – – – – – – – ADMINISTRATIVE OCCUPATIONS See footnotes at end of table. 4 Table A-1. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of professional and administrative occupations, Corpus Christi, TX, September 1995 — Continued Occupation and level Average Number weekly hours1 of workers (standard) Weekly pay (in dollars)2 Mean Median Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly pay (in dollars) of— Middle range 300 and under 350 350 400 400 450 450 500 500 550 550 600 600 650 650 700 700 750 750 800 800 900 900 1000 1000 1100 1100 1200 1200 1300 1300 1400 1400 1500 1500 1600 1600 1700 1700 1800 1800 and over Personnel Specialists ................................ Private industry ......................................... State and local government ...................... 116 85 31 39.8 40.0 39.2 $740 738 746 $671 671 660 $555 577 554 – – – $847 847 845 – – – – – – 1 – 3 8 8 6 10 9 13 16 18 13 6 4 13 15 18 6 11 9 16 1 – 3 10 13 3 6 8 – 6 6 6 3 4 3 3 – 13 – – – 2 2 – – – – 1 1 – – – – – – – Level 2 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... 39 34 40.0 40.0 572 573 555 555 517 517 – – 600 600 – – – – 3 – 18 21 18 21 31 26 8 9 18 18 – – – – 5 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 3 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... State and local government .................. 41 28 13 40.0 40.0 40.0 693 711 654 669 675 – 621 654 – – – – 739 802 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – 15 17 21 8 10 – 31 24 32 8 24 18 38 – – – 15 21 – 5 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 4 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... 19 15 39.9 40.0 964 974 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 11 13 5 – 21 20 16 20 32 27 16 20 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime at regular and/or premium rates), and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours. 2 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Also excluded are performance bonuses and lump-sum payments of the type negotiated in the auto and aerospace industries, as well as profit-sharing payments, attendance bonuses, Christmas or year-end bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. Pay increases, but not bonuses, under cost-of-living clauses, and incentive payments, however, are included. See Appendix A for definitions and methods used to compute means, medians, and middle ranges. 3 4 Less than 0.5 percent. Workers were distributed as follows: 11 percent at $1,800 and under $1,900 and 5 percent at $2,200 and under $2,300. NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual intervals may not equal 100 percent. Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupation or occupational levels may include data for categories not shown separately. 5 Table A-2. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of technical and protective service occupations, Corpus Christi, TX, September 1995 Occupation and level Average Number weekly hours1 of workers (standard) Weekly pay (in dollars)2 Mean Median Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly pay (in dollars) of— Middle range 275 and under 300 300 325 325 350 350 375 375 400 400 425 425 450 450 475 475 500 500 525 525 550 550 600 600 650 650 700 700 750 750 800 800 850 850 900 900 950 950 1000 1000 and over TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS Computer Operators .................................. Private industry ......................................... State and local government ...................... 59 40 19 39.8 40.0 39.5 $416 398 455 $390 350 439 $325 298 368 – – – $500 487 548 19 27 – 5 7 – 14 15 11 8 5 16 7 7 5 5 2 11 8 5 16 5 2 11 5 5 5 3 5 – 5 5 5 10 7 16 2 – 5 – – – 3 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 2 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... State and local government .................. 41 24 17 39.8 40.0 39.5 390 354 441 369 – 435 331 – 368 – – – 442 – 473 20 33 – – – – 20 25 12 12 8 18 10 13 6 7 4 12 12 8 18 5 – 12 – – – 2 4 – 5 4 6 7 – 18 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Drafters ........................................................ Private industry ......................................... 140 131 40.0 40.0 576 584 580 589 480 500 – – 678 680 4 4 3 3 – – 5 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 11 11 13 12 16 18 8 8 9 9 8 8 2 2 2 2 1 1 – – – – Level 2 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... 36 36 40.0 40.0 522 522 520 520 445 445 – – 600 600 – – – – – – 8 8 8 8 3 3 6 6 6 6 8 8 14 14 6 6 11 11 28 28 3 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 3 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... 60 51 40.0 40.0 627 655 635 640 567 588 – – 696 720 – – – – – – 5 – – – 2 – 2 – – – – – 2 – 7 6 23 24 20 24 15 18 12 14 10 12 2 2 – – 2 2 – – – – Engineering Technicians ........................... Private industry ......................................... 139 139 40.0 40.0 933 933 900 900 780 780 – – 1,120 1,120 – – – – – – – – – – 2 2 – – – – – – 2 2 – – 2 2 – – 6 6 2 2 11 11 21 21 3 3 6 6 4 4 Engineering Technicians, Civil: State and local government ...................... 95 40.0 515 497 424 – 609 1 1 4 2 4 15 5 9 12 3 7 9 12 11 4 – – – – – – Level 2: State and local government .................. 13 40.0 401 – – – – – 8 – 15 31 31 – 8 8 – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 3 ...................................................... State and local government .................. 25 25 40.0 40.0 452 452 438 438 424 424 – – 468 468 – – – – – – – – – – 40 40 20 20 20 20 8 8 4 4 8 8 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 4: State and local government .................. 16 40.0 505 488 484 – 516 – – – – – – – 19 50 13 6 6 6 – – – – – – – – Level 5 ...................................................... State and local government .................. 36 36 40.0 40.0 631 631 629 629 591 591 – – 676 676 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 11 11 22 22 28 28 28 28 11 11 – – – – – – – – – – – – See footnotes at end of table. 6 41 41 3 Table A-2. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of technical and protective service occupations, Corpus Christi, TX, September 1995 — Continued Occupation and level Average Number weekly hours1 of workers (standard) Weekly pay (in dollars)2 Mean Median Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly pay (in dollars) of— Middle range 275 and under 300 300 325 325 350 350 375 375 400 400 425 425 450 450 475 475 500 500 525 525 550 550 600 600 650 650 700 700 750 750 800 800 850 850 900 900 950 950 1000 1000 and over PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS Corrections Officers ................................... State and local government ...................... 194 194 42.4 42.4 $403 403 $403 403 $403 403 – – $403 403 – – – – – – 5 5 6 6 82 82 6 6 – – 1 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Firefighters .................................................. State and local government ...................... 263 263 48.0 48.0 658 658 660 660 645 645 – – 685 685 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9 9 26 26 65 65 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Police Officers ............................................ State and local government ...................... 561 561 41.2 41.2 595 595 699 699 424 424 – – 745 745 – – 3 3 2 2 4 4 2 2 21 21 4 4 6 6 ( 4) ( 4) – – ( 4) ( 4) 2 2 2 2 7 7 34 34 14 14 – – – – – – – – – – Level 1 ...................................................... State and local government .................. 561 561 41.2 41.2 595 595 699 699 424 424 – – 745 745 – – 3 3 2 2 4 4 2 2 21 21 4 4 6 6 ( 4) ( 4) – – ( 4) ( 4) 2 2 2 2 7 7 34 34 14 14 – – – – – – – – – – 1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime at regular and/or premium rates), and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours. 2 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Also excluded are performance bonuses and lump-sum payments of the type negotiated in the auto and aerospace industries, as well as profit-sharing payments, attendance bonuses, Christmas or year-end bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. Pay increases, but not bonuses, under cost-of-living clauses, and incentive payments, however, are included. See Appendix A for definitions and methods used to compute means, medians, and middle ranges. 3 Workers were distributed as follows: 9 percent at $1,000 and under $1,050; 4 percent at $1,050 and under $1,100; 6 percent at $1,100 and under $1,150; 3 percent at $1,150 and under $1,200; 13 percent at $1,200 and under $1,250; 3 percent at $1,250 and under $1,300; 1 percent at $1,300 and under $1,350; 1 percent at $1,350 and under $1,400; and 1 percent at $1,400 and under $1,450. 4 Less than 0.5 percent. NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual intervals may not equal 100 percent. Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupation or occupational levels may include data for categories not shown separately. 7 Table A-3. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of clerical occupations, Corpus Christi, TX, September 1995 Occupation and level Average Number weekly hours1 of workers (standard) Weekly pay (in dollars)2 Mean Median Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly pay (in dollars) of— Middle range 175 and under 200 200 225 225 250 250 275 275 300 300 325 325 350 350 375 375 400 400 425 425 450 450 475 475 500 500 525 525 550 550 575 575 600 600 625 625 650 650 700 700 750 Clerks, Accounting ..................................... Private industry ......................................... State and local government ...................... 576 411 165 39.9 40.0 39.7 $345 342 353 $320 314 339 $290 280 301 – – – $397 381 411 – – – 1 1 1 3 4 3 14 17 4 18 18 15 16 15 18 8 6 14 10 9 11 6 7 4 6 5 7 7 5 12 4 2 10 2 3 – 2 3 – 1 1 – ( 3) ( 3) – ( 3) ( 3) – 1 1 – ( 3) ( 3) – – – – – – – Level 1 ...................................................... State and local government .................. 45 30 40.0 40.0 278 289 294 294 240 294 – – 294 301 – – 4 7 27 17 9 – 40 47 9 13 7 10 4 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 2 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... State and local government .................. 304 247 57 40.0 40.0 39.8 318 312 340 297 290 316 272 271 308 – – – 342 330 393 – – – 2 2 – 3 3 – 24 27 11 24 28 5 18 13 40 6 5 9 6 5 7 3 2 5 7 4 16 5 4 7 1 2 – 1 2 – 1 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 3 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... State and local government .................. 205 135 70 39.8 40.0 39.4 389 387 393 378 370 405 335 332 335 – – – 439 422 442 – – – – – – – – – ( 3) – 1 5 2 11 16 22 4 9 8 11 18 19 16 13 17 6 7 8 4 13 7 23 8 – 23 3 5 – 4 6 – – – – – – – 1 1 – 2 4 – – – – – – – – – – Level 4 ...................................................... 22 40.0 457 – – – – – – – – – – 32 5 – – – 18 5 – 27 5 – 5 5 – – 3 3 3 Clerks, General ........................................... Private industry ......................................... State and local government ...................... 616 149 467 39.8 39.6 39.8 300 311 296 287 312 287 283 280 285 – – – 316 355 316 4 17 – 1 3 – 3 – 4 9 4 11 42 13 52 21 23 21 9 13 8 6 13 4 2 4 1 1 5 ( 3) ( ) 2 – ( ) 1 – – – – – – – – – – ( ) 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 1 ...................................................... State and local government .................. 15 15 39.4 39.4 245 245 235 235 235 235 – – 256 256 – – – – 73 73 20 20 7 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 2 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... State and local government .................. 168 95 73 39.2 39.3 39.0 278 274 284 280 283 268 259 197 268 – – – 310 310 299 15 26 – 2 4 – – – – 27 6 53 22 20 25 17 26 5 14 13 15 1 1 1 2 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 3 ...................................................... State and local government .................. 195 163 40.0 40.0 304 295 287 287 287 287 – – 314 294 – – – – 2 2 4 5 61 73 13 11 5 2 11 3 3 4 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 4 ...................................................... State and local government .................. 238 216 40.0 40.0 315 305 309 307 285 285 – – 318 316 – – – – 1 1 – – 43 48 32 34 11 11 5 5 2 ( 3) 2 ( 3) 1 – ( 3) – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – Key Entry Operators ................................... Private industry ......................................... State and local government ...................... 112 53 59 39.9 40.0 39.8 314 295 331 294 280 307 280 240 294 – – – 359 312 365 – – – 4 8 – 10 21 – 8 17 – 31 26 36 15 6 24 4 – 7 12 4 19 5 4 7 8 9 7 – – – 4 6 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 1 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... 68 31 40.0 40.0 294 268 294 250 250 240 – – 306 280 – – 6 13 9 19 13 29 43 26 10 – 1 – 10 6 7 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 2 ...................................................... State and local government .................. 44 22 39.8 39.6 345 358 343 356 294 319 – – 409 383 – – – – 11 – – – 14 – 23 32 7 14 14 27 2 5 20 18 – – 9 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – See footnotes at end of table. 8 Table A-3. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of clerical occupations, Corpus Christi, TX, September 1995 — Continued Occupation and level Average Number weekly hours1 of workers (standard) Weekly pay (in dollars)2 Mean Median $354 350 366 Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly pay (in dollars) of— Middle range $318 300 318 – – – $420 401 428 175 and under 200 200 225 225 250 250 275 275 300 300 325 325 350 350 375 375 400 400 425 425 450 450 475 475 500 500 525 525 550 550 575 575 600 600 625 625 650 650 700 700 750 – – – – – – – – – 8 10 5 12 15 5 7 – 20 22 25 15 12 13 10 7 7 5 10 7 15 10 10 10 – – – 2 – 5 3 2 5 – – – 2 – 5 – – – – – – – – – 7 10 – – – – Personnel Assistants ................................. Private industry ......................................... State and local government ...................... 60 40 20 39.8 40.0 39.3 $380 381 378 Level 2 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... 19 16 40.0 40.0 333 338 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 11 13 21 25 16 – 11 13 21 25 16 19 – – 5 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 3 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... State and local government .................. 25 17 8 39.6 40.0 38.9 392 399 376 372 – – 337 – – – – – 424 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – 13 40 47 25 12 6 25 4 – 13 16 18 13 12 18 – – – – 4 – 13 4 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 6 – – – – Level 4: State and local government .................. 7 39.3 441 – – – – – – – – – – 14 – – 29 29 – – 14 – 14 – – – – – 3 3 Secretaries .................................................. Private industry ......................................... State and local government ...................... 418 200 218 39.5 40.0 39.0 408 437 381 377 402 360 328 343 309 – – – 479 531 440 – – – ( ) 1 – – – – 2 3 ( 3) 7 – 14 14 9 18 13 15 12 12 14 10 9 5 13 8 10 6 4 2 5 5 5 4 5 3 7 4 3 5 4 7 1 ( ) 1 – 5 8 2 2 4 – 1 2 – 1 ( 3) 1 2 4 ( 3) Level 1 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... State and local government .................. 116 67 49 39.4 40.0 38.7 327 342 307 320 343 288 278 314 278 – – – 355 363 309 – – – 2 3 – – – – 6 9 2 25 – 59 20 19 20 16 25 2 18 27 6 3 1 4 6 9 2 2 – 4 3 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 2 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... State and local government .................. 120 58 62 39.7 40.0 39.3 433 447 419 410 404 426 360 364 354 – – – 488 528 485 – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – 3 2 – 5 14 19 10 15 14 16 13 14 11 7 10 5 5 – 10 13 12 15 7 2 13 8 3 13 2 3 – 1 2 – 2 3 – 6 12 – 2 5 – – – – – – – Level 3 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... State and local government .................. 162 68 94 39.4 40.0 39.0 437 505 388 406 525 377 346 421 318 – – – 530 595 409 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 20 9 29 9 3 14 5 3 6 12 3 19 10 12 9 5 7 3 – – – 8 7 9 4 6 3 9 18 3 – – – 10 16 5 1 3 – 1 3 – – – – 4 10 – Switchboard-Operator-Receptionists ....... Private industry ......................................... State and local government ...................... 92 79 13 39.7 39.8 38.7 270 264 306 277 265 – 240 224 – – – – 289 282 – – – – 23 27 – 8 9 – 15 16 8 33 29 54 10 9 15 8 9 – 3 1 15 – – – 1 – 8 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime at regular and/or premium rates), and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours. 2 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Also excluded are performance bonuses and lump-sum payments of the type negotiated in the auto and aerospace industries, as well as profit-sharing payments, attendance bonuses, Christmas or year-end bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. Pay increases, but not bonuses, under cost-of-living clauses, and incentive payments, however, are included. See Appendix A for definitions and methods used to compute means, medians, and middle ranges. 3 Less than 0.5 percent. NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual intervals may not equal 100 percent. Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupation or occupational levels may include data for categories not shown separately. 9 Table A-4. All establishments: Hourly pay of maintenance and toolroom occupations, Corpus Christi, TX, September 1995 Occupation and level Number of workers Hourly pay (in dollars)1 Mean Median Percent of workers receiving straight-time hourly pay (in dollars) of— Middle range Under 5.00 5.00 5.50 5.50 6.00 6.00 6.50 6.50 7.00 7.00 7.50 7.50 8.00 8.00 8.50 8.50 9.00 9.00 9.50 9.50 10.00 10.50 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 10.00 10.50 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 21.00 General Maintenance Workers .................. Private industry ......................................... State and local government ...................... 254 157 97 $8.38 8.47 8.24 $8.29 8.25 8.29 $7.08 6.50 7.21 – – – $9.68 10.22 9.15 5 8 – 6 9 2 3 4 2 4 3 6 7 5 9 6 3 10 9 9 9 13 11 16 10 8 13 10 8 14 4 3 7 8 11 4 3 3 3 10 15 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 1 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... State and local government .................. 198 130 68 7.76 7.79 7.70 8.01 8.16 7.59 6.50 6.00 6.78 – – – 8.93 9.17 8.51 6 9 – 8 11 3 4 5 3 5 3 9 9 6 13 8 4 15 10 9 10 15 13 19 12 10 15 8 9 4 5 3 9 8 12 – – – – 4 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 2 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... State and local government .................. 56 27 29 10.59 11.75 9.51 10.49 11.98 9.48 9.15 10.51 8.72 – – – 11.98 11.98 10.46 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 7 7 5 – 10 5 – 10 20 – 38 2 – 3 11 7 14 13 15 10 32 59 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 11 – – – – – – – – – – – – – Maintenance Electricians ........................... Private industry ......................................... State and local government ...................... 167 145 22 16.80 17.15 14.50 16.75 16.75 15.38 13.85 13.85 11.26 – – – 20.73 20.73 16.51 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – 9 2 – 18 2 – 14 28 32 – 7 7 5 7 6 14 16 14 23 1 – 5 2 – 14 – – – 35 41 – Maintenance Machinists ............................ Private industry ......................................... 132 132 18.04 18.04 20.25 20.25 15.21 15.21 – – 20.89 20.89 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 2 2 2 9 9 – – – – – – 22 22 – – – – 9 9 – – 55 55 Maintenance Mechanics, Machinery ......... Private industry ......................................... 183 182 18.15 18.18 20.44 20.44 13.85 13.85 – – 20.44 20.44 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 2 1 – 3 3 28 29 – – – – – – – – – – – – 66 66 Maintenance Mechanics, Motor Vehicle ... Private industry ......................................... State and local government ...................... 134 94 40 11.23 10.87 12.06 10.32 9.10 11.95 8.10 7.60 10.59 – – – 13.73 16.75 13.49 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 13 19 – 8 10 5 7 10 – 7 10 – 10 13 5 4 3 5 2 – 7 4 3 7 7 1 22 9 4 20 4 2 7 2 – 7 4 – 13 16 22 – – – – – – – – – – 2 3 – 1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Also excluded are performance bonuses and lump-sum payments of the type negotiated in the auto and aerospace industries, as well as profit-sharing payments, attendance bonuses, Christmas or year-end bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. Pay increases, but not bonuses, under cost-of-living clauses, and incentive payments, however, are included. See Appendix A for definitions and methods used to compute means, medians, and middle ranges. NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual intervals may not equal 100 percent. Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupation or occupational levels may include data for categories not shown separately. 10 Table A-5. All establishments: Hourly pay of material movement and custodial occupations, Corpus Christi, TX, September 1995 Hourly pay (in dollars)1 Occupation and level Number of workers Mean Median Percent of workers receiving straight-time hourly pay (in dollars) of— Middle range 4.25 and under 4.50 4.50 4.75 4.75 5.00 5.00 5.25 5.25 5.50 5.50 5.75 5.75 6.00 6.00 6.50 6.50 7.00 7.00 7.50 7.50 8.00 8.00 8.50 8.50 9.00 9.00 9.50 9.50 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 and 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 over Guards ......................................................... Private industry ......................................... State and local government ...................... 370 342 28 $6.34 6.31 6.70 $5.79 5.50 6.74 $5.00 5.00 5.96 – – – $7.14 6.75 7.15 5 5 – 6 6 4 5 6 – 23 25 – 7 8 – 4 4 – 2 ( 2) 21 14 14 11 9 7 25 3 1 25 4 4 11 3 3 – 2 2 4 1 1 – 2 2 – 8 9 – 1 1 – ( 2) ( 2) – ( 2) ( 2) – ( 2) ( 2) – – – – – – – – – – Level 1 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... State and local government .................. 334 316 18 6.01 5.98 6.49 5.25 5.25 6.67 5.00 5.00 6.18 – – – 6.60 6.58 7.00 5 5 – 7 7 6 6 6 – 25 27 – 8 9 – 4 4 – 1 ( 2) 17 15 15 17 9 8 33 3 2 22 4 4 6 3 3 – 2 2 – 1 1 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 1 1 – ( 2) ( 2) – ( 2) ( 2) – – – – – – – – – – – – – Level 2: State and local government .................. 10 7.07 – – – – – – – – – – 30 – 10 30 20 – 10 – – – – – – – – – – Janitors ........................................................ Private industry ......................................... State and local government ...................... 1,245 699 546 5.84 5.35 6.46 5.73 5.00 6.02 4.74 4.38 5.73 – – – 6.46 5.79 7.15 18 31 1 7 13 2 ( ) 3 5 2 10 15 3 5 8 2 11 2 22 10 3 17 11 6 17 7 7 7 4 3 5 4 3 6 6 ( 2) 13 2 2 1 ( 2) – 1 ( 2) – 1 ( 2) – ( 2) – – – 1 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Material Movement and Storage Workers ....................................... Private industry ......................................... 268 262 9.37 9.36 8.80 8.80 7.12 7.12 – – 9.68 9.68 – – 1 2 – – 1 2 1 1 – – 1 2 1 1 12 11 19 19 ( 2) ( 2) 3 3 15 15 17 17 10 10 – – 3 3 ( 2) ( 2) 3 3 1 2 – – 4 5 6 6 Level 2 ...................................................... Private industry ..................................... 239 236 9.46 9.49 8.80 8.85 7.47 7.47 – – 9.68 9.68 – – – – – – 2 2 – – – – 2 2 – – 9 8 21 21 ( 2) ( 2) 4 3 17 17 19 19 11 11 – – 1 1 ( 2) ( 2) 3 3 – – – – 5 5 6 6 Shipping/Receiving Clerks ........................ Private industry ..................................... 46 46 10.41 10.41 9.68 9.68 8.50 8.50 – – 13.05 13.05 – – – – – – 9 9 – – – – 9 9 – – – – 4 4 – – – – 7 7 7 7 28 28 – – 7 7 2 2 15 15 – – – – – – Truckdrivers ................................................ Private industry ......................................... State and local government ...................... 658 572 86 9.07 9.32 7.40 9.00 9.27 7.53 6.95 6.95 6.36 – – – 11.12 11.12 8.00 1 1 – 1 1 – – – – 1 1 – ( 2) 1 – 1 1 – 2 2 – 13 11 27 11 10 15 4 4 7 7 5 22 4 3 10 5 4 16 8 9 1 3 3 1 ( 2) 1 – 26 30 – 12 14 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Medium Truck ........................................... 37 8.04 8.00 7.49 – 8.53 – – – – – – – – 5 22 11 32 14 8 – 8 – – – – – – – Tractor Trailer: Private industry ..................................... 42 9.69 9.38 8.50 – 11.81 – – – – – – – – – – 5 – 31 14 24 – 26 – – – – – – 1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Also excluded are performance bonuses and lump-sum payments of the type negotiated in the auto and aerospace industries, as well as profit-sharing payments, attendance bonuses, Christmas or year-end bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. Pay increases, but not bonuses, under cost-of-living clauses, and incentive payments, however, are included. See Appendix A for definitions and methods used to compute means, medians, and middle ranges. 2 Less than 0.5 percent. 3 3 13 13 All workers were at $17.00 and under $18.00. NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual intervals may not equal 100 percent. Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupation or occupational levels may include data for categories not shown separately. 11 Appendix A. Scope and Method of Survey Scope This survey of the Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area covered establishments employing 50 workers or more in goods producing industries (mining, construction, and manufacturing); service producing industries (transportation, communications, electric, gas, and sanitary services; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services industries, including health services); and State and local governments. 1 Private households, agriculture, the Federal Government, and the self-employed were excluded from the survey. Table 1 in this appendix shows the estimated number of establishments and workers within scope of the survey and the number actually included in the survey sample. In other words, the larger the number of employees expected to be found in designated occupations, the larger the establishment sample in that stratum. An upward adjustment to the establishment sample size also was made in strata expected to have relatively high sampling error for certain occupations, based on previous survey experiences. (See section on "Reliability of estimates" below for discussion of sampling error.) Data collection and payroll reference Data for the survey were obtained primarily by personal visits of the Bureau's field economists to a sample of establishments within the Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area. Collection for the survey was from July 1995 through October 1995 and reflects an average payroll reference month of September 1995. Data obtained for a payroll period prior to the end of August 1995 were updated to include general wage changes, if granted, scheduled to be effective through that date. Sampling frame The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (the sampling frame) was developed from the State unemployment insurance reports for the Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (September 1993). Establishments with 50 workers or more during the sampling frame's reference period were included in the survey sample even if they employed fewer than 50 workers at the time of the survey. The sampling frame was reviewed for completeness and accuracy prior to the survey and, when necessary, corrections were made: Missing establishments were added; out-of-business and out-of-scope establishments were removed; and addresses, employment levels, industry classification, and other information were updated. Occupational Pay Occupational pay data are shown for full-time workers, i.e., those hired to work a regular weekly schedule. Pay data exclude premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Also excluded are bonuses and lump-sum payments of the type negotiated in the auto and aerospace industries, as well as profit-sharing payments, attendance bonuses, Christmas or year-end bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. Pay increases—but not bonuses—under cost-ofliving allowance clauses and incentive payments, however, are included in the pay data. Unless otherwise indicated, the pay data following the job titles are for all industries combined. Pay data for some of the occupations for all industries combined (or for some industry divisions within the scope of the survey) are not presented in the A-series tables because either (1) data did not provide statistically reliable results, or (2) there was the possibility of disclosure of individual establishment data. Pay data not shown separately for industry divisions are included in data for all industries combined. Survey design The survey design includes classifying individual establishments into groups (strata) based on industry and employment size, determining the size of the sample for each group (stratum), and selecting an establishment sample from each stratum. The establishment sample size in a stratum was determined by expected number of employees to be found (based on previous occupational pay surveys) in professional, administrative, technical, protective service, and clerical occupations. A-1 business or outside the scope of the survey. If data were not provided by a sample member, the weights (based on the probability of selection in the sample) of responding sample establishments were adjusted to account for the missing data. The weights for establishments which were out of business or outside the scope of the survey were changed to zero. Some sampled establishments had a policy of not disclosing salary data for certain employees. No adjustments were made to pay estimates for the survey as a result of these missing data which affected one of the occupational work levels published in this bulletin. The proportion of employees for whom pay data were not available was less than 5 percent Average pay reflect areawide estimates. Industries and establishments differ in pay levels and job staffing, and thus contribute differently to the estimates for each job. Therefore, average pay may not reflect the pay differential among jobs within individual establishments. A-series tables provide distributions of workers by pay intervals The mean is computed for each job by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers. The median designates position—one-half of the workers receive the same as or more and one-half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. The middle range is defined by two rates of pay; one-fourth of the workers earn the same as or less than the lower of these rates and one-fourth earn the same as or more than the higher rate. Medians and middle ranges are not provided when they do not meet reliability criteria. Occupations surveyed are common to a variety of public and private industries, and were selected from the following employment groups: (1) Professional and administrative; (2) technical and protective service; (3) clerical; (4) maintenance and toolroom; and (5) material movement and custodial. Occupational classification was based on a uniform set of job descriptions designed to take account of interestablishment variation in duties within the same job. Occupations selected for study are listed and described in appendix B, along with corresponding occupational codes and titles from the 1980 edition of the Standard Occupational Classification Manual. Job descriptions used to classify employees in this survey usually are more generalized than those used in individual establishments to allow for minor differences among establishments in specific duties performed. Average weekly hours for professional, administrative, technical, protective service, and clerical occupations refer to the standard workweek (rounded to the nearest tenth of an hour) for which employees receive regular straight-time pay. Average weekly pay for these occupations are rounded to the nearest dollar. Occupational employment estimates represent the total in all establishments within the scope of the study and not the number actually surveyed. Because occupational structures among establishments differ, estimates of occupational employment obtained from the sample of establishments studied serve only to indicate the relative importance of the jobs studied. Reliability of estimates The statistics in this bulletin are derived from a probability sample. There are two types of errors possible in an estimate based on a sample survey—sampling and nonsampling. Sampling errors occur because observations come only from a sample, not the entire population. The particular sample used in this survey is one of a number of all possible samples of the same size that could have been selected using the sample design. Estimates derived from the different samples would differ from each other. Nonsampling errors can stem from many sources, such as inability to obtain information from some establishments; difficulties with survey definitions; inability of respondents to provide correct information; mistakes in recording or coding the data obtained; and other errors of collection, response, coverage, and estimation of missing data. Although not specifically measured, the survey's nonsampling errors are expected to be minimal due to the high response rate, the extensive and continuous training of field economists who gather survey data by personal visit, careful screening of data at several levels of review, annual evaluation of the suitability of job definitions, and thorough field testing of new or revised job definitions. 1 For this survey, an establishment is an economic unit which produces goods or services, a central administrative office, or an auxiliary unit providing support services to a company. In manufacturing industries, the establishment is usually at a single physical location. In service-producing industries, all locations of an individual company in a Metropolitan Statistical Area are usually considered an establishment. In government, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity. Survey nonresponse Data were not available from 8.3 percent of the sample establishments (representing 8,219 employees covered by the survey). An additional 4.1 percent of the sample establishments (representing 2,411 employees) were either out of A-2 Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied, Corpus Christi, TX 1, September 1995 Number of establishments Industry Workers in establishments division2 Within scope of survey4 Within scope of survey3 Studied Studied Number Percent All divisions ......................................................................................... 363 119 76,595 100 41,763 Private industry ............................................................................. Goods producing .................................................................... Manufacturing ................................................................... Mining5 .............................................................................. Construction5 .................................................................... Service producing ................................................................... Transportation, communication, electric, gas, and sanitary services6 ....................................................... Retail trade7 ...................................................................... Finance, insurance, and real estate7 ................................ Services7 .......................................................................... 328 70 33 10 27 258 97 23 14 3 6 74 53,965 12,550 9,500 590 2,460 41,415 70 16 12 1 3 54 21,604 5,472 4,671 217 584 16,132 24 86 21 118 10 17 4 42 3,320 15,954 2,208 19,645 4 21 3 26 2,015 3,945 506 9,634 State and local government .......................................................... 35 22 22,630 30 20,159 1 The Corpus Christi Metropolitan Statistical Area,as defined by the Office of Management and Budget through June 1994, consists of Nueces and San Patricio Counties. The "workers within scope of survey" estimates provide a reasonably accurate description of thesize and composition of the labor force included in thesurvey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison with other statistical series to measureemployment trends or levels since (1) planning ofwage surveys requires establishment data compiled considerably in advance of the payroll periodstudied, and (2) establishments employing fewer than 50workers are excluded from the scope of the survey. 2 The Standard Industrial ClassificationManual was used in classifying establishments by industry. 3 Includes all establishments with at least 50 totalemployees. In goods producing, an establishment isdefined as a single physical location whereindustrial operations are performed. In service producing industries, an establishment is defined as alllocations of a company in the area within the same industry division. In government, an establishment isgenerally defined as all locations of a government entity. 4 Includes all workers in all establishments withtotal employment (within an area) at or above the minimumlimitations. 5 Separate data for this division are not shown inthe A-series tables, but the division is represented inthe "all industries" and "goods producing"estimates. 6 Abbreviated to "Transportation and utilities" in the A-series tables. This division is representedin the "all industries" and "service producing"estimates. 7 Separate data for this division are not shown inthe A-series tables, but the division is represented inthe "all industries" and "service producing"estimates. Note: Overall industries may include data forindustry divisions not shown separately. A-3
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