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Occupational
Compensation Survey:
Pay Only

Minneapolis—St. Paul,
Minnesota—Wisconsin,
Metropolitan Area, February 1996

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bulletin 3085-13

________________________________________________________________
Preface
This bulletin provides results of February 1996 survey of occupational
pay in the Minneapolis—St. Paul, MN—WI 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
Chicago, under the direction of Ronald H. Pritzlaff, 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 Chicago Regional
Office at (312) 353-1880. 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 1995, see

Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, GPO bookstores, and the

Occupational Compensation Survey: Pay Only, Minneapolis—St.
Paul, MN—WI, BLS Bulletin 3080-10.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Publications Sales Center, P.O. Box 2145,
Chicago, IL 60690-2145.

Occupational
Compensation Survey:
Pay Only

Minneapolis—St. Paul,
Minnesota—Wisconsin,
Metropolitan Area, February 1996

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

U.S. Department of Labor
Robert B. Reich, Secretary
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Katharine G. Abraham,
Commissioner
July 1996
Bulletin 3085-13

Contents
Page

Page

Introduction ...............................................................................................................

2

Tables—Continued

Tables:
Establishments employing 500 workers or more:
All establishments:
A-1.

administrative occupations .........................................................
A-2.

3

Weekly hours and pay of technical and protective
service occupations ....................................................................

8

A-3.

Weekly hours and pay of clerical occupations ...............................

10

A-4.

Hourly pay of maintenance and toolroom
occupations ................................................................................

A-5.

Weekly hours and pay of technical and protective
service occupations ....................................................................

22

A-8.

Weekly hours and pay of clerical occupations ...............................

24

A-9.

Hourly pay of maintenance and toolroom

A-10.

Hourly pay of material movement and custodial

occupations ................................................................................

27

occupations ................................................................................

28

A.

Scope and method of survey ..........................................................

A-1

B.

Occupational descriptions ..............................................................

B-1

13

Hourly pay of material movement and custodial
occupations ................................................................................

15
Appendixes:

Establishments employing 500 workers or more:
A-6.

A-7.

Weekly hours and pay of professional and

Weekly hours and pay of professional and
administrative occupations .........................................................

17

Introduction

(2) adding more professional, administrative, technical, and protective service
occupations to the surveys.

This survey of occupational pay in the Minneapolis—St. Paul, MN—WI
Metropolitan Statistical Area (Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti,
Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington and Wright Counties, MN; and Pierce and
St. Croix Counties, WI) was conducted as part of the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics Occupational Compensation Survey Program. The survey is one of a
number conducted annually in metropolitan areas 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 salary 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
households) employing 50 workers or more and to State and local governments and

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. Tables A-6 through A-10
include similar information, but are limited to establishments employing 500
workers or more.
Occupational pay information is presented for all industries covered by the survey
and, where possible, for private industry (e.g., for goods- and service-producing
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
area's industrial composition and 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996

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

400
and
under
500

500
600

600
700

700
800

800
900

900
1000

1000
1100

1100
1200

1200
1300

1300
1400

1400
1500

1500
1600

1600
1700

1700
1800

1800
1900

1900
2000

2000
2200

2200
2400

2400
2600

2600
2800

2800
and
over

PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS
Accountants
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

690
581
137
122
444
109

39.8
39.7
40.0
40.0
39.6
40.0

$536
525
578
590
509
595

$512
505
571
587
501
594

$485
484
511
525
481
546

–
–
–
–
–
–

$571
551
637
654
527
671

29
32
16
14
37
11

54
56
47
45
59
41

15
9
28
32
4
47

1
2
4
5
1
1

1
1
4
4
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

1,478
1,170
326
316
844
308

39.9
39.9
39.8
39.8
39.9
40.0

609
590
619
616
579
681

609
598
609
609
577
681

540
538
549
549
529
616

–
–
–
–
–
–

660
635
635
635
629
737

8
10
2
3
12
2

36
41
29
30
45
18

41
42
54
54
38
35

12
6
11
10
4
34

4
1
3
3
1
11

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

1,283
985
434
433
551
298

39.8
39.7
39.8
39.8
39.7
40.0

812
803
830
830
782
841

809
809
842
843
792
858

740
731
761
762
721
772

–
–
–
–
–
–

878
865
899
899
827
928

–
–
–
–
–
–

2
1
2
2
1
2

16
17
16
16
17
12

23
24
14
13
32
20

38
41
44
44
39
26

20
14
20
20
9
39

2
2
5
5
1
1

( 3)
( 3)
1
1
3
( )
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

853
710
299
255
411
143

39.9
39.9
40.0
40.0
39.9
40.0

1,006
996
1,017
1,018
981
1,056

990
962
990
1,012
958
1,088

894
894
925
901
894
1,037

–
–
–
–
–
–

1,088
1,058
1,087
1,116
1,038
1,098

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
1
–

1
1
1
1
2
1

25
28
20
24
35
6

27
30
32
24
28
12

27
21
24
24
19
57

14
12
14
17
10
23

4
4
7
8
2
–

1
1
2
2
1
–

2
2
–
–
3
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level V ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

171
149
64
64
85
22

39.9
39.9
39.9
39.9
39.9
40.0

1,346
1,367
1,395
1,395
1,347
1,202

1,350
1,381
–
–
1,365
1,252

1,231
1,258
–
–
1,129
1,073

–
–
–
–
–
–

1,500
1,510
–
–
1,538
1,285

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

2
2
–
–
4
–

4
5
–
–
8
–

10
6
2
2
9
36

6
7
2
2
11
5

18
13
16
16
11
50

20
22
31
31
15
5

13
14
30
30
2
5

17
19
17
17
21
–

6
7
3
3
9
–

4
4
–
–
7
–

1
1
–
–
1
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

1
1
–
–
1
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Attorneys
Level II ......................................................
State and local government ..................

74
55

39.9
40.0

978
978

–
930

–
893

–
–

–
1,057

–
–

–
–

–
–

3
4

26
27

27
25

28
25

9
13

5
5

1
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............

180
159
111

39.2
39.1
38.9

1,338
1,345
1,274

1,305
1,308
1,231

1,221
1,221
1,154

–
–
–

1,452
1,479
1,385

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

1
1
1

3
2
3

16
16
23

29
30
41

20
18
13

13
15
14

11
11
6

2
2
–

4
4
–

2
2
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............

151
132
83

40.0
40.0
40.0

1,714
1,723
1,639

1,677
1,721
1,608

1,553
1,504
1,465

–
–
–

1,863
1,885
1,744

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

3
3
5

5
5
5

12
14
19

13
11
14

21
15
14

16
15
24

12
14
11

3
4
–

11
13
5

5
6
2

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Level V ......................................................
Private industry .....................................

58
58

39.8
39.8

2,211
2,211

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

5
5

26
26

7
7

3
3

16
16

12
12

7
7

3
3

See footnotes at end of table.

3

21
21

4

Table A-1. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of professional and administrative occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996 — 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

400
and
under
500

500
600

600
700

700
800

800
900

900
1000

1000
1100

1100
1200

1200
1300

1300
1400

1400
1500

1500
1600

1600
1700

1700
1800

1800
1900

1900
2000

2000
2200

2200
2400

2400
2600

2600
2800

2800
and
over

Engineers
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
State and local government ..................

441
417
376
376
24

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

$696
699
702
702
649

$692
702
710
710
624

$654
654
654
654
601

–
–
–
–
–

$739
741
742
742
692

–
–
–
–
–

4
4
4
4
13

47
46
41
41
71

41
43
47
47
8

7
7
7
7
8

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
State and local government ..................

1,202
1,102
891
891
100

39.9
39.9
39.9
39.9
40.0

804
807
800
800
770

796
796
796
796
752

749
750
750
750
698

–
–
–
–
–

865
865
846
846
863

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

13
12
8
8
29

41
42
50
50
37

31
32
32
32
17

14
14
10
10
17

1
1
( 3)
( 3)
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

3,572
3,285
2,700
2,700
585
287

40.0
39.9
39.9
39.9
40.0
40.0

946
947
934
934
1,006
944

939
938
929
929
1,000
941

868
866
865
865
923
873

–
–
–
–
–
–

1,005
1,004
989
989
1,121
1,016

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

8
8
6
6
13
9

27
28
32
32
8
17

37
37
38
38
28
39

20
19
18
18
25
28

5
5
3
3
11
5

4
4
1
1
15
2

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

4,300
4,039
3,427
3,427
612
261

40.0
40.0
39.9
39.9
40.0
40.0

1,141
1,139
1,133
1,133
1,172
1,169

1,144
1,145
1,138
1,138
1,163
1,135

1,060
1,059
1,048
1,048
1,111
1,135

–
–
–
–
–
–

1,228
1,227
1,223
1,223
1,261
1,258

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

1
1
2
2
1
–

1
1
1
1
2
1

10
10
11
11
5
6

22
23
25
25
10
16

33
33
31
31
42
37

23
22
22
22
23
30

8
7
6
6
14
10

1
1
2
2
1
–

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level V ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

1,870
1,804
1,654
1,654
150
66

39.9
39.9
39.9
39.9
40.0
40.0

1,350
1,348
1,349
1,349
1,339
1,418

1,354
1,350
1,349
1,349
1,398
1,361

1,264
1,260
1,264
1,264
1,212
1,361

–
–
–
–
–
–

1,440
1,437
1,433
1,433
1,454
1,505

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
–
–

2
2
1
1
14
–

10
10
11
11
9
2

20
21
21
21
13
11

28
28
29
29
14
42

29
30
29
29
38
17

7
7
6
6
9
26

2
2
2
2
3
3

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level VI .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

754
748
744
744

39.9
39.9
39.9
39.9

1,606
1,606
1,606
1,606

1,561
1,560
1,560
1,560

1,512
1,512
1,512
1,512

–
–
–
–

1,706
1,709
1,709
1,709

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

3
3
3
3

4
4
4
4

16
16
15
15

34
34
34
34

17
17
17
17

14
14
14
14

7
7
7
7

3
3
3
3

2
2
2
2

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Level VII ....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

144
144
144
144

39.8
39.8
39.8
39.8

1,897
1,897
1,897
1,897

1,851
1,851
1,851
1,851

1,577
1,577
1,577
1,577

–
–
–
–

2,074
2,074
2,074
2,074

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

10
10
10
10

16
16
16
16

3
3
3
3

13
13
13
13

18
18
18
18

15
15
15
15

7
7
7
7

6
6
6
6

10
10
10
10

3
3
3
3

1
1
1
1

Budget Analysts
Level III:
State and local government ..................

6

40.0

749

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

100

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Level IV:
State and local government ..................

20

40.0

970

952

857

–

1,075

–

–

–

–

40

15

45

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

ADMINISTRATIVE OCCUPATIONS

See footnotes at end of table.

4

Table A-1. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of professional and administrative occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996 — 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

400
and
under
500

500
600

600
700

700
800

800
900

900
1000

1000
1100

1100
1200

1200
1300

1300
1400

1400
1500

1500
1600

1600
1700

1700
1800

1800
1900

1900
2000

2000
2200

2200
2400

2400
2600

2600
2800

2800
and
over

Buyers/Contracting Specialists
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
State and local government ..................

150
127
96
96
23

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

$519
510
502
502
569

$485
481
481
481
573

$480
480
480
480
522

–
–
–
–
–

$577
577
500
500
614

55
61
67
67
17

28
24
25
25
48

17
14
8
8
35

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

485
435
342
342
93
50

39.7
39.6
39.8
39.8
39.1
40.0

656
653
646
646
680
683

645
645
645
645
644
677

603
603
603
603
611
643

–
–
–
–
–
–

683
683
673
673
722
685

1
1
–
–
4
–

15
15
14
14
16
14

65
65
73
73
38
62

16
16
12
12
29
16

4
3
1
1
11
6

1
( 3)
–
–
2
2

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

503
497
473
472

39.8
39.8
39.8
39.8

816
813
808
807

808
808
808
808

760
760
760
759

–
–
–
–

870
864
850
850

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

11
11
12
12

33
34
36
36

36
36
35
35

13
13
14
14

6
5
4
4

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

134
133
126
126

39.8
39.8
39.7
39.7

1,026
1,026
1,018
1,018

1,015
1,015
1,015
1,015

967
967
958
958

–
–
–
–

1,088
1,085
1,062
1,062

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

10
10
10
10

22
23
24
24

51
51
50
50

12
11
12
12

4
5
4
4

–
–
–
–

1
1
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Computer Programmers
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

152
124
55
69
28

39.4
39.3
39.7
39.0
40.0

589
597
621
578
551

577
581
–
–
–

557
560
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

631
635
–
–
–

3
1
–
1
11

62
60
36
80
68

34
38
62
19
18

1
1
2
–
4

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

746
671
444
75

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

652
649
631
671

654
646
616
681

609
609
602
594

–
–
–
–

692
692
673
764

2
1
2
8

18
18
22
17

57
60
63
35

21
19
12
39

1
1
–
1

1
1
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

935
700
147
147
553
235

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

754
740
735
735
741
798

736
731
731
731
731
811

704
699
686
686
712
730

–
–
–
–
–
–

808
769
769
769
769
872

–
–
–
–
–
–

1
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
6

22
26
35
35
23
10

51
57
52
52
59
33

21
17
13
13
18
32

5
–
–
–
–
20

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............

670
654
615

38.7
38.7
38.6

905
903
900

900
894
894

849
848
848

–
–
–

962
962
960

–
–
–

–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)

12
12
12

37
38
38

34
33
34

14
14
13

3
3
3

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

5

Table A-1. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of professional and administrative occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996 — 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

400
and
under
500

500
600

600
700

700
800

800
900

900
1000

1000
1100

1100
1200

1200
1300

1300
1400

1400
1500

1500
1600

1600
1700

1700
1800

1800
1900

1900
2000

2000
2200

2200
2400

2400
2600

2600
2800

2800
and
over

Computer Systems Analysts
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

1,024
950
251
251
699
74

39.5
39.5
39.7
39.7
39.4
40.0

$795
794
835
835
779
807

$802
801
822
822
787
852

$704
700
783
783
686
736

–
–
–
–
–
–

$885
875
880
880
872
885

–
–
–
–
–
–

2
2
–
–
2
3

21
21
4
4
28
14

26
26
32
32
24
26

35
34
45
45
30
54

14
15
13
13
15
4

2
2
6
6
1
–

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

1,839
1,594
561
556
1,033
245

39.6
39.6
39.6
39.6
39.5
40.0

958
960
947
948
968
941

962
962
929
933
971
987

875
869
882
881
860
900

–
–
–
–
–
–

1,021
1,038
1,005
1,005
1,077
1,001

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
2

7
7
5
5
9
5

23
24
29
28
21
17

35
33
40
40
29
50

23
23
19
19
25
26

10
12
7
7
14
–

1
2
1
1
2
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

859
816
348
347
468
43

39.7
39.7
40.0
40.0
39.5
40.0

1,087
1,090
1,089
1,088
1,091
1,030

1,060
1,061
1,058
1,058
1,066
1,036

992
993
1,006
1,006
979
968

–
–
–
–
–
–

1,178
1,185
1,154
1,154
1,219
1,114

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

5
5
–
–
8
14

21
22
19
19
24
14

33
32
42
42
25
47

19
19
24
24
16
23

15
16
12
12
19
2

4
4
1
1
7
–

2
2
1
1
2
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Computer Systems Analyst
Supervisors/Managers
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

212
150
111
62

39.4
39.2
38.9
40.0

1,157
1,175
1,135
1,114

1,131
1,152
1,131
1,096

1,065
1,044
1,010
1,072

–
–
–
–

1,224
1,247
1,222
1,112

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

( 3)
–
–
2

11
13
14
8

25
17
23
42

33
33
36
34

14
16
11
8

8
9
13
6

2
3
2
–

5
7
2
–

( 3)
1
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

276
245
64
64
181
31

39.4
39.4
40.0
40.0
39.1
40.0

1,364
1,380
1,559
1,559
1,317
1,238

1,332
1,365
–
–
1,327
–

1,217
1,231
–
–
1,140
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

1,461
1,464
–
–
1,442
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
–
–
–
–
3

8
9
–
–
13
–

13
11
2
2
15
26

17
15
19
19
13
39

24
23
25
25
23
32

21
23
13
13
27
–

4
4
2
2
6
–

4
5
9
9
3
–

1
1
3
3
1
–

1
1
3
3
–
–

4
4
17
17
–
–

2
2
8
8
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Personnel Specialists
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............

162
136
95

40.0
40.0
40.0

532
517
487

512
505
500

500
471
440

–
–
–

577
550
505

22
26
28

62
63
68

14
8
3

1
1
–

1
1
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

671
571
133
133
438
100

39.8
39.8
39.5
39.5
39.9
40.0

634
617
685
685
597
728

630
612
706
706
596
730

573
545
638
638
529
698

–
–
–
–
–
–

698
646
706
706
635
789

3
3
–
–
4
–

39
46
22
22
53
3

33
33
26
26
34
38

21
16
39
39
8
49

3
2
8
8
–
10

1
1
5
5
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table A-1. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of professional and administrative occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996 — 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

400
and
under
500

500
600

600
700

700
800

800
900

900
1000

1000
1100

1100
1200

1200
1300

1300
1400

1400
1500

1500
1600

1600
1700

1700
1800

1800
1900

1900
2000

2000
2200

2200
2400

2400
2600

2600
2800

2800
and
over

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

998
851
191
191
660
147

39.7
39.7
40.0
40.0
39.6
40.0

$768
753
796
796
741
851

$769
755
809
809
750
861

$688
677
739
739
650
772

–
–
–
–
–
–

$839
822
880
880
788
922

–
–
–
–
–
–

11
12
15
15
11
2

17
19
1
1
25
4

37
39
31
31
41
28

24
21
37
37
17
37

7
5
11
11
3
16

4
2
4
4
2
13

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

622
547
133
128
414
75

40.0
40.0
39.9
39.9
40.0
40.0

1,020
1,011
1,055
1,057
997
1,089

992
981
1,017
1,030
948
1,037

923
923
927
927
923
964

–
–
–
–
–
–

1,122
1,118
1,154
1,158
1,106
1,225

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
–

3
2
2
2
2
7

12
12
–
–
16
5

36
39
38
39
39
20

18
16
26
23
13
29

23
24
20
20
26
8

4
4
10
10
2
7

4
1
3
3
( 3)
24

( 3)
1
2
2
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level V ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

179
163
65
65
98
16

39.8
39.8
39.7
39.7
39.8
40.0

1,244
1,254
1,318
1,318
1,212
1,138

1,240
1,240
–
–
1,214
1,105

1,110
1,126
–
–
1,081
1,012

–
–
–
–
–
–

1,346
1,349
–
–
1,250
1,295

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

1
–
–
–
–
6

3
2
–
–
4
13

20
19
11
11
24
31

15
15
12
12
17
6

27
27
17
17
34
25

15
15
31
31
4
19

15
16
20
20
13
–

1
1
2
2
1
–

3
3
5
5
2
–

1
1
3
3
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Personnel Supervisors/Managers
Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............

103
90
61

40.0
40.0
40.0

1,461
1,490
1,441

1,481
1,481
–

1,341
1,347
–

–
–
–

1,586
1,602
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

3
2
3

9
7
10

11
6
7

17
20
23

21
21
26

16
18
15

8
9
5

11
12
8

5
6
3

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................

68
66

40.0
40.0

1,899
1,910

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

1
–

15
14

3
3

9
9

18
18

15
15

32
33

7
8

–
–

–
–

–
–

Tax Collectors
Level I .......................................................
State and local government ..................

27
27

40.0
40.0

571
571

556
556

538
538

–
–

594
594

–
–

85
85

11
11

4
4

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Level II ......................................................
State and local government ..................

35
35

40.0
40.0

650
650

635
635

594
594

–
–

681
681

–
–

31
31

46
46

20
20

3
3

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Level III .....................................................
State and local government ..................

36
36

40.0
40.0

753
753

749
749

704
704

–
–

811
811

–
–

–
–

22
22

44
44

25
25

8
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
4

Less than 0.5 percent.
Workers were distributed as follows: 12 percent at $2,800 and under $3,000 and 9 percent at $3,000 and under $3,200.

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-2. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of technical and protective service occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996

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

325
and
under
350

350
375

375
400

400
425

425
450

450
475

475
500

500
525

525
550

550
575

575
600

600
650

650
700

700
750

750
800

800
850

850
900

900
950

950
1000

1000
1050

1050
and
over

13
4

22
4

9
12

12
–

13
12

10
19

3
8

6
15

7
19

3
8

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS
Computer Operators
Level I .......................................................
State and local government ..................

67
26

39.4
40.0

$419
476

Level II:
Private industry:
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
State and local government ..................

113
108
72

39.4
39.4
40.0

462
462
524

$471
471
538

$420
406
489

–
–
–

$483
495
578

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
6

29
31
7

11
11
4

33
30
3

8
8
8

12
12
18

4
5
14

–
–
8

1
1
28

3
3
1

–
–
3

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

420
335
150
150
185
85

39.9
39.9
39.8
39.8
40.0
40.0

561
551
569
569
537
599

557
547
566
566
528
613

510
510
533
533
500
567

–
–
–
–
–
–

613
596
602
602
575
645

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
1
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
1
–

5
5
–
–
9
6

5
5
3
3
8
1

5
6
5
5
7
2

15
18
13
13
22
5

16
19
17
17
21
6

10
10
15
15
6
6

11
13
18
18
9
6

20
13
20
20
6
48

10
9
7
7
10
18

1
1
1
1
1
2

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

153
132
101
101

40.0
39.9
40.0
40.0

680
674
682
682

669
660
680
680

626
625
632
632

–
–
–
–

730
726
730
730

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

5
6
4
4

7
8
5
5

3
2
3
3

24
24
28
28

24
27
22
22

20
19
23
23

10
9
12
12

5
2
1
1

–
–
–
–

2
2
3
3

1
1
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Drafters
Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
State and local government ..................

737
729
218
218
8

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

538
536
508
508
645

538
538
501
501
–

490
490
490
490
–

–
–
–
–
–

582
582
523
523
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

4
4
2
2
–

10
10
8
8
–

15
15
36
36
–

15
15
30
30
–

13
13
10
10
–

14
14
15
15
–

14
14
–
–
–

14
13
–
–
63

1
1
–
–
25

( 3)
–
–
–
13

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Level III:
Private industry:
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
State and local government ..................

296
296
21

39.8
39.8
40.0

595
595
778

577
577
806

552
552
761

–
–
–

636
636
806

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

1
1
–

–
–
–

1
1
–

3
3
–

35
35
–

20
20
–

19
19
–

18
18
10

2
2
5

1
1
29

–
–
57

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

313
312
293
293

39.9
39.9
39.9
39.9

731
731
732
732

742
742
742
742

664
664
667
667

–
–
–
–

779
779
779
779

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

2
2
2
2

2
2
2
2

3
3
3
3

32
32
29
29

28
29
30
30

16
16
16
16

9
9
9
9

7
7
7
7

2
2
2
2

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Engineering Technicians
Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

527
527
520
520

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

507
507
508
508

503
503
504
504

462
462
462
462

–
–
–
–

540
540
542
542

–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–

–
–
–
–

2
2
2
2

7
7
7
7

27
27
27
27

10
10
10
10

14
14
14
14

22
22
22
22

8
8
8
8

8
8
8
8

2
2
2
2

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

1,174
1,174
1,078
1,078

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

623
623
624
624

620
620
616
616

577
577
577
577

–
–
–
–

670
670
669
669

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)

3
3
4
4

9
9
9
9

10
10
8
8

19
19
20
20

24
24
24
24

24
24
23
23

7
7
8
8

3
3
4
4

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

8

Table A-2. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of technical and protective service occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996 — 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

325
and
under
350

350
375

375
400

400
425

425
450

450
475

475
500

500
525

525
550

550
575

575
600

600
650

650
700

700
750

750
800

800
850

850
900

900
950

950
1000

1000
1050

1050
and
over

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............

897
897
797
797
100

39.9
39.9
39.9
39.9
40.0

$757
757
750
750
819

$747
747
738
738
817

$689
689
689
689
817

–
–
–
–
–

$815
815
789
789
864

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
–

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
2

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
1

9
9
10
10
2

19
19
21
21
4

21
21
23
23
3

21
21
23
23
6

13
13
8
8
54

6
6
5
5
19

3
3
2
2
4

6
6
6
6
3

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
2

–
–
–
–
–

Level V ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

662
662
601
601

39.8
39.8
39.8
39.8

844
844
837
837

834
834
834
834

782
782
775
775

–
–
–
–

892
892
887
887

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)

3
3
3
3

11
11
12
12

17
17
18
18

25
25
22
22

21
21
23
23

9
9
9
9

7
7
6
6

2
2
2
2

4
4
2
2

Engineering Technicians, Civil
Level I .......................................................
State and local government ..................

16
16

40.0
40.0

494
494

473
473

472
472

–
–

542
542

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

19
19

38
38

6
6

6
6

19
19

13
13

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Level II ......................................................
State and local government ..................

316
316

40.0
40.0

603
603

613
613

567
567

–
–

631
631

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

2
2

–
–

10
10

6
6

7
7

12
12

56
56

3
3

2
2

2
2

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Level III .....................................................
State and local government ..................

653
653

40.0
40.0

705
705

713
713

673
673

–
–

726
726

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

( 3)
( 3)

( 3)
( 3)

2
2

4
4

22
22

66
66

4
4

2
2

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Level IV .....................................................
State and local government ..................

460
356

40.0
40.0

805
830

811
832

745
750

–
–

866
907

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

3
–

12
6

15
19

17
10

25
30

6
7

12
15

8
11

1
2

–
–

Level V ......................................................
State and local government ..................

114
74

40.0
40.0

916
917

923
941

863
863

–
–

946
946

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

6
9

36
34

46
49

8
1

–
–

4
7

Corrections Officers:
State and local government ......................

1,034

40.0

616

606

556

–

660

–

–

–

–

1

( 3)

3

( 3)

18

18

8

22

11

11

3

1

3

–

–

–

–

Firefighters ..................................................
State and local government ......................

573
573

53.0
53.0

763
763

825
825

674
674

–
–

832
832

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

5
5

4
4

3
3

7
7

14
14

1
1

6
6

39
39

19
19

2
2

–
–

–
–

–
–

Police Officers
Level I .......................................................
State and local government ..................

3,782
3,782

40.0
40.0

775
775

817
817

719
719

–
–

847
847

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

1
1

2
2

5
5

4
4

11
11

7
7

14
14

42
42

14
14

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Level II ......................................................
State and local government ..................

346
346

40.0
40.0

885
885

894
894

832
832

–
–

942
942

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

1
1

5
5

25
25

28
28

29
29

12
12

–
–

–
–

PROTECTIVE SERVICE
OCCUPATIONS

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-3. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of clerical occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996

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

250
and
under
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
650

650
700

700
750

750
800

800
850

850
900

900
950

Clerks, Accounting
Level I .......................................................

98

40.0

$331

$340

$337

–

$340

15

4

4

63

3

9

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

2,002
1,738
448
441
1,290
264

39.9
39.8
39.9
39.9
39.8
40.0

402
388
405
404
382
497

389
384
384
383
384
522

348
344
360
360
340
457

–
–
–
–
–
–

442
418
441
445
415
538

–
–
–
–
–
–

2
2
–
–
3
–

5
6
–
–
8
–

19
21
15
15
23
7

12
14
24
24
11
2

20
22
21
22
23
2

13
15
13
11
16
3

7
7
3
3
8
10

7
6
7
7
6
8

5
4
13
13
1
8

4
1
( 3)
3
( )
2
22

3
( 3)
1
1
( 3)
18

1
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
6

1
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
9

1
1
2
2
–
3

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

2,667
2,103
630
625
1,473
564

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

461
444
465
465
436
521

448
439
468
468
432
538

400
400
416
416
385
455

–
–
–
–
–
–

508
489
503
503
471
572

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

1
2
–
–
2
–

4
5
–
–
7
–

4
4
( 3)
3
( )
6
2

13
14
16
16
13
10

17
20
17
17
21
7

12
13
12
12
14
6

12
13
11
11
14
8

8
9
13
13
7
6

10
11
16
16
8
7

6
5
7
7
4
12

6
1
2
2
1
22

1
1
2
2
( 3)
3

3
2
4
4
1
10

2
1
1
1
1
7

1
1
–
–
1
( 3)

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
State and local government ..................

1,629
1,248
321
287
381

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

513
493
559
559
579

500
477
558
568
596

450
436
537
530
529

–
–
–
–
–

571
555
576
586
631

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

3
4
–
–
–

5
6
–
–
–

9
12
–
–
–

8
11
2
2
–

15
16
4
4
11

10
11
10
11
8

6
6
5
6
6

8
8
17
19
7

12
12
36
29
10

8
6
9
10
14

11
5
11
13
32

4
2
4
5
10

2
2
1
1
2

( 3)
( 3)
1
1
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Clerks, General
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................

575
341
234

39.2
38.6
40.0

356
311
421

337
309
431

309
290
372

–
–
–

398
327
472

6
9
1

17
28
1

22
35
4

14
20
4

10
4
19

7
5
9

3
–
6

4
–
9

16
–
40

2
–
5

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

1,526
755
682
771

39.6
39.3
39.2
40.0

401
351
347
451

387
345
345
462

345
329
327
408

–
–
–
–

469
368
364
496

1
2
2
( 3)

5
10
11
–

6
12
12
–

18
32
34
4

15
24
25
6

10
9
9
11

6
3
2
8

8
8
6
8

9
1
–
16

20
–
–
39

3
–
–
6

( 3)
–
–
( 3)

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

3,124
1,921
233
232
1,688
1,203

39.6
39.4
40.0
40.0
39.3
40.0

439
408
427
427
406
489

425
399
405
405
394
481

385
372
399
399
372
478

–
–
–
–
–
–

485
438
456
456
425
530

–
–
–
–
–
–

1
1
–
–
1
–

4
6
–
–
6
2

4
6
1
1
7
1

10
15
11
11
15
2

17
24
27
27
23
6

12
18
23
23
17
3

6
9
6
6
9
2

9
10
13
13
10
7

16
2
5
5
1
39

8
6
1
1
7
10

7
3
12
13
2
14

2
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
5

2
–
–
–
–
6

1
1
–
–
1
3

( 3)
1
–
–
1
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

2,418
683
299
265
384
1,735

40.0
39.9
40.0
40.0
39.7
40.0

497
462
482
478
446
511

507
450
500
500
428
517

444
414
428
428
386
467

–
–
–
–
–
–

532
510
525
525
488
544

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

1
5
–
–
8
–

3
6
1
1
9
2

6
11
1
1
18
4

6
9
5
6
13
4

10
19
30
34
11
7

10
4
2
2
5
13

10
7
1
2
11
11

14
20
28
19
14
11

22
16
31
35
4
25

9
1
( 3)
( 3)
1
12

6
( 3)
–
–
1
8

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
( 3)

3
–
–
–
–
4

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

1
2
–
–
3
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

10

Table A-3. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of clerical occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996 — 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

250
and
under
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
650

650
700

700
750

750
800

800
850

850
900

900
950

Clerks, Order
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

445
445
266
266

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

$387
387
399
399

$393
393
393
393

$350
350
350
350

–
–
–
–

$399
399
416
416

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

1
1
1
1

23
23
16
16

22
22
15
15

33
33
35
35

9
9
10
10

6
6
9
9

2
2
3
3

1
1
2
2

5
5
8
8

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

248
248
174
174

39.7
39.7
39.6
39.6

527
527
486
486

515
515
507
507

438
438
412
412

–
–
–
–

572
572
535
535

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

20
20
29
29

10
10
14
14

2
2
3
3

1
1
2
2

17
17
24
24

4
4
5
5

26
26
9
9

3
3
4
4

6
6
9
9

–
–
–
–

10
10
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Key Entry Operators
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

692
564
158
158
406
128

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

354
340
351
351
335
419

337
322
360
360
320
423

316
310
280
280
314
381

–
–
–
–
–
–

381
360
424
424
350
456

4
5
16
16
–
–

14
18
20
20
17
–

26
30
5
5
40
4

12
13
5
5
17
5

19
21
23
23
19
10

3
2
–
–
3
8

9
6
22
22
–
23

5
1
3
3
–
24

3
1
–
–
1
13

3
1
1
1
1
13

1
1
–
–
1
–

2
2
6
6
( 3)
1

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

796
671
121
120
550
125

39.8
39.8
40.0
40.0
39.7
40.0

410
394
414
414
389
501

393
385
422
414
385
510

370
369
370
370
363
496

–
–
–
–
–
–

437
423
448
448
419
510

–
–
–
–
–
–

2
3
–
–
3
–

4
5
–
–
6
–

6
7
7
7
7
–

15
17
40
41
12
–

23
26
1
1
32
4

22
25
2
2
30
7

7
8
36
36
2
3

4
4
6
5
3
4

2
1
1
1
1
9

11
2
2
2
2
62

1
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
2

1
( 3)
2
2
–
2

1
( 3)
1
1
–
2

1
( 3)
2
2
( 3)
3

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Personnel Assistants (Employment)
Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............

56
55
50

39.8
39.8
39.8

438
439
437

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

9
9
10

14
15
16

–
–
–

5
4
–

30
31
34

34
35
32

–
–
–

2
2
2

2
2
2

–
–
–

–
–
–

4
4
4

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

155
108
91
47

39.5
39.3
39.2
40.0

517
477
470
607

498
462
451
613

440
440
440
572

–
–
–
–

585
510
480
665

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

6
8
10
–

7
10
12
–

14
19
23
–

14
20
22
–

10
13
15
2

10
9
3
13

5
5
–
6

6
4
1
11

6
4
4
13

8
7
9
9

14
–
–
47

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Level IV .....................................................
State and local government ..................

80
43

39.1
40.0

608
650

613
631

563
613

–
–

642
672

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

1
–

–
–

9
–

13
5

9
–

14
9

34
47

11
21

5
9

2
5

–
–

2
5

–
–

Secretaries
Level I:
Private industry:
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

126
116

40.0
40.0

433
433

440
440

411
410

–
–

448
448

–
–

–
–

–
–

3
3

4
4

10
11

21
18

40
39

9
9

7
8

4
4

2
2

–
–

–
–

1
1

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

2,216
1,551
580
539
971
665

39.6
39.4
39.9
39.9
39.1
40.0

475
463
488
486
447
502

470
462
483
483
443
480

411
412
450
450
400
398

–
–
–
–
–
–

529
496
528
527
479
593

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
–

3
1
–
–
2
9

4
3
2
2
4
7

13
14
7
8
18
10

11
13
4
4
18
8

8
10
7
6
12
3

12
15
24
25
10
3

17
19
16
16
22
11

6
8
13
13
5
1

4
5
10
11
2
1

7
7
9
10
5
8

7
2
4
4
1
18

6
2
4
2
1
16

1
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
3

( 3)
–
–
–
–
1

( 3)
–
–
–
–
2

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

11

Table A-3. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of clerical occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996 — 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

250
and
under
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
650

650
700

700
750

750
800

800
850

850
900

900
950

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

4,075
3,327
1,576
1,576
1,751
748

39.7
39.7
39.9
39.9
39.4
40.0

$535
534
535
535
533
541

$528
527
538
538
516
534

$484
490
503
503
481
447

–
–
–
–
–
–

$578
567
564
564
577
609

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
1
( 3)
3
( )
1
–

3
3
2
2
5
–

4
1
1
1
2
15

7
5
5
5
6
13

7
6
5
5
7
8

12
13
10
10
16
7

17
19
20
20
18
6

15
17
20
20
15
7

10
11
17
17
6
4

7
8
7
7
9
3

11
9
11
11
7
23

3
3
2
2
3
4

3
2
( 3)
3
( )
4
4

2
2
–
–
3
6

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
–

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

1,413
1,070
411
343

39.7
39.6
39.1
40.0

619
619
633
617

614
612
624
621

570
575
564
546

–
–
–
–

663
649
697
682

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)

2
( 3)
( 3)
8

2
1
2
5

3
2
1
7

6
6
7
8

13
14
18
8

15
17
13
8

31
35
23
20

13
11
13
19

10
10
14
7

4
2
5
11

1
1
4
–

( 3)
( 3)
1
–

–
–
–
–

Level V ......................................................
Private industry .....................................

119
119

40.0
40.0

768
768

753
753

704
704

–
–

821
821

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

5
5

15
15

29
29

15
15

19
19

9
9

8
8

Switchboard Operator-Receptionists .......
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................
Service-producing industries ................
State and local government ......................

1,727
1,684
526
473
1,158
43

39.8
39.8
40.0
40.0
39.7
40.0

382
381
385
386
379
426

371
371
380
380
371
463

344
341
340
337
341
364

–
–
–
–
–
–

402
400
432
440
385
463

( 3)
( 3)
1
1
–
–

2
3
7
8
1
–

4
4
1
1
6
–

20
21
25
20
19
–

31
30
15
16
37
44

15
16
10
11
18
–

10
10
15
15
8
–

3
4
10
9
1
–

3
2
5
5
1
40

4
4
10
10
2
–

5
4
1
1
6
16

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

1
1
( 3)
( 3)
1
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Word Processors
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............

97
80
63

39.8
39.8
39.7

451
464
482

456
481
–

372
381
–

–
–
–

481
508
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

4
–
–

13
13
8

10
10
10

9
10
6

4
4
3

4
2
3

7
5
2

27
31
40

1
1
2

6
7
6

–
–
–

–
–
–

13
16
21

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Level II:
Private industry:
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

57
57

40.0
40.0

452
452

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

46
46

2
2

5
5

12
12

11
11

11
11

5
5

7
7

2
2

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

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.

12

Table A-4. All establishments: Hourly pay of maintenance and toolroom occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996

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

7.50
8.00

8.00
8.50

8.50
9.00

9.00
9.50

General Maintenance Workers ..................
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................
Service-producing industries ................
State and local government ......................

843
754
242
242
512
89

$11.30
11.01
12.40
12.40
10.35
13.77

$11.30
11.00
11.50
11.50
11.00
13.42

$8.50
8.50
10.69
10.69
8.34
12.72

– $12.78
–
12.24
–
15.17
–
15.17
–
11.79
–
15.02

7
8
–
–
12
–

12
13
( 2)
( 2)
19
–

7
8
–
–
12
–

–
–

1
1

Maintenance Electricians ...........................
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................
State and local government ......................

824
565
524
524
259

20.92
20.41
20.25
20.25
22.04

21.98
21.64
20.68
20.68
22.75

19.15
19.15
19.14
19.14
22.75

–
–
–
–
–

22.75
21.98
21.98
21.98
22.88

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Maintenance Electronics Technicians
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................

317
309

12.03
12.02

12.30
12.30

10.00
10.00

–
–

13.60
13.60

–
–

Level II:
State and local government ..................

106

16.99

16.95

16.64

–

17.46

Level III .....................................................
State and local government ..................

115
82

19.38
18.36

19.20
17.78

17.19
17.19

–
–

20.97
20.45

Maintenance Machinists ............................
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................
State and local government ......................

495
472
461
461
23

18.50
18.53
18.43
18.43
17.87

18.87
19.13
18.88
18.88
17.91

17.26
17.26
17.26
17.26
17.33

–
–
–
–
–

20.28
20.28
20.28
20.28
18.18

9.50 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 21.00 22.00 23.00 24.00 25.00 26.00
and
10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 21.00 22.00 23.00 24.00 25.00 26.00 over

1
–

1
1
( 2)
2
( )
1
–

14
15
38
38
4
3

26
29
25
25
31
2

8
4
5
5
3
42

12
11
4
4
15
13

1
1
2
2
–
3

9
7
20
20
1
25

1
–
–
–
–
11

2
2
6
6
1
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
–

7
10
11
11
–

6
5
5
5
10

2
2
2
2
2

3
3
3
3
3

12
15
15
15
5

10
15
16
16
–

27
38
39
39
3

20
4
2
2
54

9
7
4
4
16

2
2
2
2
–

2
–
–
–
7

( 2)
–
–
–
1

–
–

–
–

3
3

5
5

28
28

8
8

18
18

21
21

16
17

( 2)
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

5

4

4

5

56

4

6

14

4

–

–

–

–

–

–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

2
2

–
–

5
7

5
7

2
2

23
33

7
10

11
9

22
20

5
–

7
10

–
–

10
–

–
–

–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

7
7
7
7
–

3
3
3
3
–

5
4
4
4
17

28
27
28
28
39

9
8
8
8
39

17
18
18
18
–

29
30
31
31
4

1
1
1
1
–

2
2
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

13

Table A-4. All establishments: Hourly pay of maintenance and toolroom occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996 — Continued

Occupation and level

Number
of
workers

Hourly pay
(in dollars)1

Mean

Median

Percent of workers receiving straight-time hourly pay (in dollars) of—
7.50
8.00

8.00
8.50

8.50
9.00

9.00
9.50

– $18.27
–
18.30
–
18.44
–
18.44

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

1
1
1
1

4
4
4
4

8
8
9
9

15
15
7
7

21
22
24
24

16
16
17
17

7
7
8
8

10
10
11
11

9
9
9
9

8
8
9
9

1
1
1
1

( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)

( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Middle range

9.50 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 21.00 22.00 23.00 24.00 25.00 26.00
and
10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 21.00 22.00 23.00 24.00 25.00 26.00 over

Maintenance Mechanics, Machinery .........
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................

1,586
1,565
1,424
1,424

$16.50
16.50
16.63
16.63

$16.20
16.20
16.30
16.30

$14.78
14.78
15.57
15.57

Maintenance Mechanics, Motor Vehicle ...
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................
Service-producing industries ................
State and local government ......................

1,875
1,060
138
104
922
815

16.77
16.21
17.39
18.55
16.03
17.50

17.31
15.35
16.90
18.75
15.05
18.32

15.00
14.85
15.44
15.44
14.85
16.87

–
–
–
–
–
–

18.32
18.08
20.85
21.68
18.08
18.32

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

2
–
–
–
–
5

7
12
25
–
10
–

14
21
–
–
24
5

16
28
20
27
29
1

10
4
14
19
3
18

6
6
1
2
7
6

38
18
3
4
20
65

3
4
7
9
4
2

1
1
8
11
–
–

3
5
22
29
3
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Maintenance Pipefitters .............................
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................
State and local government ......................

230
128
90
90
102

20.84
20.57
20.50
20.50
21.18

20.86
20.63
20.63
20.63
20.86

19.65
19.65
19.65
19.65
20.86

–
–
–
–
–

21.68
20.86
21.68
21.68
22.50

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

( 2)
–
–
–
1

–
–
–
–
–

2
3
4
4
–

27
33
22
22
19

46
41
47
47
52

10
19
27
27
–

10
–
–
–
22

1
–
–
–
3

4
5
–
–
4

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Tool and Die Makers ...................................
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................

768
767
767
767

18.16
18.16
18.16
18.16

17.91
17.91
17.91
17.91

17.80
17.80
17.80
17.80

–
–
–
–

19.47
19.47
19.47
19.47

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

7
7
7
7

2
2
2
2

7
7
7
7

2
2
2
2

39
39
39
39

14
14
14
14

17
17
17
17

3
3
3
3

9
9
9
9

1
1
1
1

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

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.

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.

14

Table A-5. All establishments: Hourly pay of material movement and custodial occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996
Hourly pay
(in dollars)1
Occupation and level

Number
of
workers

Mean

Median

Percent of workers receiving straight-time hourly pay (in dollars) of—
4.50
and
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

– $14.79
–
14.79
–
14.79
–
14.79

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

1
1
–
–

( 2)
( 2)
–
–

( 2)
( 2)
–
–

2
2
2
2

2
2
2
2

6
6
6
6

1
1
1
1

10
10
10
10

26
26
27
27

19
19
19
19

23
23
24
24

( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)

3
3
1
1

–
–
–
–

7
7
7
7

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Middle range

9.50 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00
10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 21.00

Forklift Operators .......................................
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................

1,673
1,673
1,606
1,606

$13.20
13.20
13.23
13.23

$13.54
13.54
13.54
13.54

$12.13
12.13
12.13
12.13

Guards
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

3,436
3,360
188
188
3,172
76

7.60
7.51
13.13
13.13
7.17
11.78

7.00
7.00
13.34
13.34
7.00
12.11

6.00
6.00
11.70
11.70
6.00
10.65

–
–
–
–
–
–

8.25
8.20
14.84
14.84
8.00
12.41

2
2
–
–
2
–

2
2
–
–
2
–

14
14
–
–
15
–

13
13
–
–
14
–

8
8
–
–
9
–

17
17
–
–
18
–

9
9
–
–
10
–

12
12
2
2
13
1

4
4
1
1
4
–

7
8
1
1
8
3

2
1
1
1
1
7

5
4
10
10
4
26

1
1
15
15
( 2)
8

2
1
15
15
( 2)
37

2
1
24
24
( 2)
8

1
1
10
10
( 2)
11

1
1
16
16
–
–

( 2)
( 2)
5
5
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

751
672
664
79

10.63
10.32
10.28
13.19

9.30
9.13
9.13
12.96

8.44
8.21
8.19
11.46

–
–
–
–

12.21
11.20
11.15
15.78

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

5
6
6
–

5
5
5
–

19
21
22
–

11
13
13
–

13
14
14
–

2
2
2
5

11
11
11
13

6
5
5
19

6
4
4
20

5
4
3
9

1
–
–
5

7
7
7
9

2
–
–
20

7
7
8
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Janitors ........................................................
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................
Service-producing industries ................
State and local government ......................

9,938
8,632
878
878
7,754
1,306

8.34
7.81
11.20
11.20
7.43
11.84

7.25
6.80
11.18
11.18
6.80
12.36

6.50
6.50
9.06
9.06
6.50
10.71

–
–
–
–
–
–

9.49
8.65
12.70
12.70
8.01
13.09

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 2)
( 2)
–
–
( 2)
–

( 2)
( 2)
–
–
( 2)
–

7
8
–
–
9
–

39
45
–
–
51
–

7
8
( 2)
( 2)
9
4

4
4
6
6
4
( 2)

6
7
1
1
7
2

6
7
14
14
6
1

6
5
7
7
5
9

3
2
5
5
2
4

6
6
13
13
5
9

5
3
24
24
1
15

5
1
9
9
( 2)
30

3
2
11
11
1
13

2
( 2)
4
4
–
14

( 2)
( 2)
2
2
( 2)
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 2)
( 2)
3
3
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Material Handling Laborers:
State and local government ......................

42

12.71

13.11

12.28

–

13.77

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

7

5

–

7

2

29

40

–

2

5

2

–

–

–

Order Fillers ................................................
Private industry .........................................

469
469

11.10
11.10

11.90
11.90

8.25
8.25

–
–

12.35
12.35

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

5
5

13
13

9
9

–
–

4
4

14
14

2
2

15
15

13
13

–
–

20
20

4
4

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Shipping/Receiving Clerks:
Private industry:
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................

1,008
1,008

12.13
12.13

11.40
11.40

9.34
9.34

–
–

14.08
14.08

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

3
3

7
7

15
15

8
8

8
8

16
16

10
10

4
4

11
11

( 2)
( 2)

10
10

1
1

–
–

7
7

–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

15

Table A-5. All establishments: Hourly pay of material movement and custodial occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996 — Continued
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

4.50
and
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 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00
10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 21.00

Truckdrivers
Light Truck:
State and local government ..................

56

$12.83

$13.10

$12.61

– $13.43

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4

2

5

30

59

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Medium Truck ...........................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

1,667
1,595
1,587
72

14.12
14.08
14.09
15.03

12.58
12.37
12.37
15.43

10.00
9.88
9.88
14.46

–
–
–
–

19.40
19.40
19.40
15.43

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

4
4
4
–

2
2
2
–

10
11
11
–

7
8
8
–

1
1
1
–

9
10
10
1

( 2)
1
–
–

16
17
17
3

1
1
1
3

6
5
5
36

2
( 2)
( 2)
40

5
4
4
17

1
1
1
–

–
–
–
–

35
36
36
–

–
–
–
–

Heavy Truck .............................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

1,340
1,340
466
466

13.72
13.72
14.93
14.93

13.29
13.29
15.14
15.14

10.50
10.50
13.67
13.67

–
–
–
–

15.72
15.72
16.90
16.90

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

4
4
11
11

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

21
21
6
6

5
5
6
6

19
19
( 2)
( 2)

16
16
14
14

4
4
12
12

8
8
23
23

3
3
9
9

12
12
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

7
7
19
19

Tractor Trailer ...........................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............

4,098
4,098
203
203
3,895

15.23
15.23
14.68
14.68
15.26

15.17
15.17
14.30
14.30
15.17

13.40
13.40
14.30
14.30
13.40

–
–
–
–
–

17.70
17.70
15.96
15.96
17.70

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

3
3
–
–
3

–
–
–
–
–

5
5
–
–
5

3
3
–
–
3

6
6
7
7
6

24
24
7
7
25

4
4
57
57
1

11
11
29
29
10

2
2
–
–
2

39
39
–
–
41

( 2)
( 2)
1
1
–

5
5
–
–
5

–
–
–
–
–

Warehouse Specialists ..............................
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................
Service-producing industries ................
State and local government ......................

2,693
2,440
779
717
1,661
253

15.69
15.78
13.22
13.67
16.98
14.82

17.20
17.20
14.08
14.39
17.41
15.84

14.39
14.79
12.02
12.50
17.20
12.41

–
–
–
–
–
–

17.71
17.71
14.87
14.87
17.71
17.31

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

4
4
8
–
3
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

1
1
3
3
–
–

3
3
7
8
1
4

5
4
6
6
3
16

5
4
12
13
–
19

6
6
12
13
3
1

9
9
29
32
–
4

8
7
20
21
( 2)
17

1
1
3
3
–
5

49
51
–
–
75
36

9
10
–
–
15
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

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.

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.

16

Table A-6. Establishments employing 500 workers or more: Weekly hours and pay of professional and administrative occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996

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

400
and
under
500

500
600

600
700

700
800

800
900

900
1000

1000
1100

1100
1200

1200
1300

1300
1400

1400
1500

1500
1600

1600
1700

1700
1800

1800
1900

1900
2000

2000
2200

2200
2400

2400
2600

2600
2800

2800
and
over

PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS
Accountants
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

605
496
116
101
380
109

39.7
39.7
40.0
40.0
39.6
40.0

$543
532
593
608
513
595

$523
510
589
596
505
594

$500
500
519
545
490
546

–
–
–
–
–
–

$586
552
654
655
529
671

21
24
13
10
27
11

59
62
44
41
68
41

18
11
34
39
4
47

2
2
5
6
1
1

1
1
4
5
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

894
586
101
91
485
308

39.9
39.9
39.9
39.9
39.9
40.0

639
616
690
690
601
681

635
612
697
697
596
681

570
558
635
635
534
616

–
–
–
–
–
–

701
673
742
742
663
737

5
7
–
–
8
2

30
37
8
9
43
18

39
41
46
45
40
35

20
12
37
35
7
34

6
3
9
10
2
11

( 3)
( 3)
1
1
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

765
520
193
193
327
245

39.8
39.6
39.9
39.9
39.5
40.0

812
805
859
859
772
829

808
801
864
864
769
830

726
721
785
785
711
741

–
–
–
–
–
–

899
878
927
927
829
934

–
–
–
–
–
–

2
1
–
–
2
2

16
17
9
9
21
15

28
30
19
19
36
24

29
32
36
36
29
24

21
15
24
24
9
33

4
5
10
10
1
1

1
1
2
2
( 3)
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

436
346
214
204
132
90

39.9
39.8
40.0
40.0
39.6
40.0

1,023
1,019
1,040
1,039
986
1,037

1,029
1,013
1,038
1,036
962
1,037

925
910
952
933
871
978

–
–
–
–
–
–

1,115
1,111
1,120
1,131
1,100
1,143

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

1
1
–
–
2
–

3
3
1
1
5
2

18
20
16
17
26
10

22
23
21
23
25
19

27
26
32
28
16
32

22
18
17
18
20
37

6
8
10
10
4
–

2
3
3
3
2
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level V ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

143
121
63
63
58
22

39.9
39.9
39.9
39.9
39.9
40.0

1,307
1,327
1,396
1,396
1,251
1,202

1,322
1,346
–
–
–
1,252

1,159
1,222
–
–
–
1,073

–
–
–
–
–
–

1,434
1,448
–
–
–
1,285

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

2
2
–
–
5
–

5
6
–
–
12
–

12
7
2
2
14
36

7
7
2
2
14
5

21
16
16
16
16
50

22
25
30
30
19
5

15
17
30
30
3
5

9
11
17
17
3
–

4
5
3
3
7
–

1
2
–
–
3
–

1
1
–
–
2
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

1
1
–
–
2
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Attorneys
Level II ......................................................
State and local government ..................

70
55

39.9
40.0

984
978

–
930

–
893

–
–

–
1,057

–
–

–
–

–
–

3
4

21
27

29
25

30
25

10
13

6
5

1
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............

167
146
98

39.1
39.0
38.7

1,352
1,362
1,290

1,341
1,345
1,234

1,224
1,224
1,221

–
–
–

1,479
1,479
1,385

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

1
1
1

4
2
3

9
9
13

32
32
46

22
19
14

14
16
15

11
12
7

2
2
–

4
5
–

2
2
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............

143
124
75

40.0
40.0
40.0

1,710
1,719
1,623

1,640
1,686
–

1,510
1,500
–

–
–
–

1,869
1,893
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

3
3
5

5
6
5

13
15
21

13
12
16

22
16
16

14
13
21

10
11
7

3
4
–

12
14
5

6
6
3

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

17

Table A-6. Establishments employing 500 workers or more: Weekly hours and pay of professional and administrative occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996 —
Continued

Occupation and level

Average
Number weekly
of
hours1
workers (standard)

Weekly pay
(in dollars)2

Mean

Median

–
–

Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly pay (in dollars) of—

Middle range

–
–

–
–

–
–

400
and
under
500

500
600

600
700

700
800

800
900

900
1000

1000
1100

1100
1200

1200
1300

1300
1400

1400
1500

1500
1600

1600
1700

1700
1800

1800
1900

1900
2000

2000
2200

2200
2400

2400
2600

2600
2800

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

6
6

28
28

7
7

4
4

17
17

6
6

7
7

4
4

2800
and
over

Level V ......................................................
Private industry .....................................

54
54

39.8
39.8

$2,208
2,208

Engineers
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
State and local government ..................

367
343
342
342
24

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

705
708
708
708
649

$711
712
712
712
624

$654
654
654
654
601

–
–
–
–
–

$742
743
742
742
692

–
–
–
–
–

3
2
2
2
13

41
39
39
39
71

47
50
50
50
8

8
8
8
8
8

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
State and local government ..................

840
740
695
695
100

39.9
39.9
39.9
39.9
40.0

808
813
810
810
770

808
815
808
808
752

750
758
752
752
698

–
–
–
–
–

864
865
863
863
863

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

9
7
7
7
29

38
39
40
40
37

38
41
40
40
17

13
13
12
12
17

1
1
1
1
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
State and local government ..................

2,300
2,074
1,956
1,956
226

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

947
947
946
946
948

941
940
938
938
941

882
884
882
882
873

–
–
–
–
–

1,003
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,016

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

5
4
4
4
12

27
27
28
28
21

41
43
43
43
23

21
20
19
19
35

4
4
4
4
7

2
2
2
2
3

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
State and local government ..................

3,134
2,926
2,743
2,743
208

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

1,156
1,156
1,155
1,155
1,151

1,154
1,156
1,154
1,154
1,135

1,075
1,075
1,072
1,072
1,064

–
–
–
–
–

1,232
1,232
1,233
1,233
1,209

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

1
( 3)
1
1
1

7
7
8
8
7

23
24
24
24
20

35
34
33
33
47

26
27
26
26
13

7
6
6
6
13

2
2
2
2
–

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Level V ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
State and local government ..................

1,495
1,429
1,389
1,389
66

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

1,354
1,351
1,349
1,349
1,418

1,355
1,350
1,350
1,350
1,361

1,271
1,269
1,268
1,268
1,361

–
–
–
–
–

1,438
1,435
1,435
1,435
1,505

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
–

2
2
2
2
–

8
8
9
9
2

22
23
23
23
11

31
31
31
31
42

26
27
27
27
17

7
7
6
6
26

3
3
2
2
3

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Level VI .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

582
576
574
574

39.9
39.9
39.9
39.9

1,620
1,620
1,620
1,620

1,599
1,597
1,595
1,595

1,494
1,494
1,494
1,494

–
–
–
–

1,727
1,728
1,727
1,727

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

2
2
2
2

5
5
5
5

19
19
19
19

24
24
24
24

20
20
20
20

14
14
14
14

9
9
9
9

4
4
4
4

3
3
3
3

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Level VII ....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

141
141
141
141

39.8
39.8
39.8
39.8

1,897
1,897
1,897
1,897

1,849
1,849
1,849
1,849

1,577
1,577
1,577
1,577

–
–
–
–

2,080
2,080
2,080
2,080

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

10
10
10
10

16
16
16
16

3
3
3
3

13
13
13
13

18
18
18
18

13
13
13
13

7
7
7
7

6
6
6
6

See footnotes at end of table.

18

10
10
10
10

3
3
3
3

22
22

4

1
1
1
1

Table A-6. Establishments employing 500 workers or more: Weekly hours and pay of professional and administrative occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996 —
Continued

Occupation and level

Average
Number weekly
of
hours1
workers (standard)

Weekly pay
(in dollars)2

Mean

Median

Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly pay (in dollars) of—
400
and
under
500

500
600

600
700

700
800

800
900

900
1000

1000
1100

1100
1200

1200
1300

1300
1400

1400
1500

1500
1600

1600
1700

1700
1800

1800
1900

1900
2000

2000
2200

2200
2400

2400
2600

2600
2800

2800
and
over

–

–

–

100

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

– $1,075

–

–

–

–

40

15

45

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Middle range

ADMINISTRATIVE OCCUPATIONS
Budget Analysts
Level III:
State and local government ..................

6

40.0

$749

Level IV:
State and local government ..................

20

40.0

970

$952

$857

Buyers/Contracting Specialists
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................

75
52
23

40.0
40.0
40.0

543
531
569

–
–
573

–
–
522

–
–
–

–
–
614

48
62
17

17
4
48

35
35
35

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

226
176
85
85
91
50

39.6
39.4
39.8
39.8
39.0
40.0

679
678
676
676
679
683

677
680
689
689
644
677

614
611
584
584
611
643

–
–
–
–
–
–

728
738
738
738
722
685

2
2
–
–
4
–

20
22
27
27
16
14

38
31
25
25
36
62

32
36
44
44
30
16

8
8
5
5
11
6

1
1
–
–
2
2

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

256
250
241
241

39.9
39.9
39.9
39.9

832
827
818
818

817
814
811
811

761
761
758
758

–
–
–
–

876
873
870
870

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

9
9
9
9

31
32
33
33

41
42
43
43

10
10
10
10

9
7
4
4

1
1
( 3)
( 3)

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

109
108
106
106

39.7
39.7
39.7
39.7

1,022
1,021
1,015
1,015

1,015
1,015
1,014
1,014

951
949
948
948

–
–
–
–

1,079
1,076
1,069
1,069

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

12
12
12
12

27
27
27
27

40
41
42
42

15
14
14
14

6
6
5
5

–
–
–
–

1
1
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Computer Programmers
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

125
97
55
28

39.3
39.1
38.7
40.0

595
608
584
551

588
596
–
–

556
577
–
–

–
–
–
–

635
635
–
–

3
1
2
11

54
49
75
68

42
48
24
18

2
1
–
4

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

417
342
128
75

39.9
39.9
40.0
40.0

666
664
616
671

669
664
609
681

615
615
569
594

–
–
–
–

715
710
639
764

2
1
2
8

14
13
31
17

52
56
55
35

29
27
13
39

2
2
–
1

1
1
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

504
269
97
97
172
235

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

762
730
732
732
729
798

757
721
731
731
717
811

694
682
697
697
667
730

–
–
–
–
–
–

827
769
769
769
790
872

–
–
–
–
–
–

3
( 3)
–
–
1
6

25
38
27
27
44
10

38
43
64
64
31
33

25
19
9
9
24
32

9
–
–
–
–
20

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–

–

–

–

See footnotes at end of table.

19

Table A-6. Establishments employing 500 workers or more: Weekly hours and pay of professional and administrative occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996 —
Continued

Occupation and level

Average
Number weekly
of
hours1
workers (standard)

Weekly pay
(in dollars)2

Mean

Median

Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly pay (in dollars) of—

Middle range

400
and
under
500

500
600

600
700

700
800

800
900

900
1000

1000
1100

1100
1200

1200
1300

1300
1400

1400
1500

1500
1600

1600
1700

1700
1800

1800
1900

1900
2000

2000
2200

2200
2400

2400
2600

2600
2800

2800
and
over

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............

579
563
525

38.5
38.4
38.3

$888
886
882

$880
874
871

$844
840
838

–
–
–

$946
942
940

–
–
–

–
–
–

1
1
1

13
14
14

43
44
45

33
32
33

9
8
6

1
1
1

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Computer Systems Analysts
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

578
504
236
236
268
74

39.2
39.1
39.7
39.7
38.5
40.0

790
787
843
843
738
807

790
786
829
829
722
852

717
715
785
785
677
736

–
–
–
–
–
–

865
860
884
884
800
885

–
–
–
–
–
–

3
3
–
–
6
3

18
18
( 3)
( 3)
34
14

33
34
31
31
36
26

34
31
47
47
17
54

8
9
14
14
5
4

4
4
7
7
2
–

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

1,247
1,002
528
523
474
245

39.4
39.3
39.6
39.6
38.9
40.0

933
931
950
951
909
941

935
926
946
947
903
987

860
852
882
881
817
900

–
–
–
–
–
–

1,001
1,000
1,007
1,007
979
1,001

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
2

9
10
4
4
16
5

28
31
30
30
31
17

37
34
37
38
31
50

20
18
20
20
16
26

5
6
8
8
4
–

1
1
1
1
1
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

632
589
293
293
296
43

39.6
39.6
40.0
40.0
39.2
40.0

1,076
1,079
1,097
1,097
1,062
1,030

1,064
1,067
1,087
1,087
1,058
1,036

988
988
1,006
1,006
967
968

–
–
–
–
–
–

1,161
1,165
1,165
1,165
1,159
1,114

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

7
6
–
–
13
14

23
24
23
23
25
14

29
28
32
32
24
47

25
25
28
28
22
23

12
13
14
14
12
2

3
3
2
2
4
–

1
1
2
2
( 3)
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Computer Systems Analyst
Supervisors/Managers
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................

175
113
62

39.3
38.9
40.0

1,162
1,189
1,114

1,131
1,179
1,096

1,072
1,094
1,072

–
–
–

1,224
1,252
1,112

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

1
–
2

14
17
8

22
11
42

32
31
34

17
21
8

6
5
6

3
4
–

6
10
–

1
1
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

258
227
64
64
163
31

39.4
39.3
40.0
40.0
39.0
40.0

1,365
1,382
1,559
1,559
1,313
1,238

1,332
1,365
–
–
1,327
–

1,215
1,215
–
–
1,140
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

1,462
1,490
–
–
1,460
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
–
–
–
–
3

9
10
–
–
14
–

14
12
2
2
17
26

19
16
19
19
15
39

22
21
25
25
20
32

19
21
13
13
25
–

4
5
2
2
6
–

5
5
9
9
4
–

1
1
3
3
1
–

1
1
3
3
–
–

4
5
17
17
–
–

2
2
8
8
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Personnel Specialists
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............

109
83
65

40.0
40.0
40.0

537
513
479

520
505
–

458
440
–

–
–
–

599
538
–

26
34
42

51
51
55

19
11
3

2
2
–

2
2
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

310
210
171
100

39.8
39.8
39.7
40.0

669
640
612
728

658
635
623
730

612
577
531
698

–
–
–
–

739
687
648
789

1
1
2
–

22
31
36
3

44
47
53
38

24
12
10
49

7
5
–
10

2
3
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

20

Table A-6. Establishments employing 500 workers or more: Weekly hours and pay of professional and administrative occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996 —
Continued

Occupation and level

Average
Number weekly
of
hours1
workers (standard)

Weekly pay
(in dollars)2

Mean

Median

Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly pay (in dollars) of—

Middle range

400
and
under
500

500
600

600
700

700
800

800
900

900
1000

1000
1100

1100
1200

1200
1300

1300
1400

1400
1500

1500
1600

1600
1700

1700
1800

1800
1900

1900
2000

2000
2200

2200
2400

2400
2600

2600
2800

2800
and
over

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

575
428
111
111
317
147

39.8
39.8
39.9
39.9
39.7
40.0

$813
800
844
844
784
851

$808
785
844
844
769
861

$733
712
770
770
692
772

–
–
–
–
–
–

$881
871
904
904
848
922

–
–
–
–
–
–

1
1
3
3
–
2

18
23
2
2
31
4

29
30
35
35
28
28

32
30
34
34
29
37

12
10
19
19
7
16

7
5
7
7
4
13

1
1
–
–
1
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

379
304
97
92
207
75

40.0
40.0
39.9
39.9
40.0
40.0

1,022
1,006
1,099
1,104
963
1,089

1,012
1,000
1,085
1,088
945
1,037

904
894
1,005
1,008
885
964

–
–
–
–
–
–

1,108
1,088
1,192
1,195
1,019
1,225

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

1
1
–
–
1
–

4
4
3
3
4
7

19
22
–
–
33
5

22
23
16
17
26
20

28
28
34
30
26
29

12
13
26
27
8
8

6
6
13
14
2
7

6
2
4
4
1
24

1
1
3
3
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level V ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

162
146
65
65
81
16

39.8
39.7
39.7
39.7
39.8
40.0

1,249
1,261
1,318
1,318
1,216
1,138

1,240
1,240
–
–
1,212
1,105

1,126
1,167
–
–
1,108
1,012

–
–
–
–
–
–

1,346
1,349
–
–
1,250
1,295

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

1
–
–
–
–
6

4
3
–
–
5
13

17
16
11
11
20
31

16
17
12
12
21
6

27
27
17
17
35
25

17
16
31
31
5
19

14
15
20
20
11
–

1
1
2
2
1
–

3
3
5
5
2
–

1
1
3
3
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Personnel Supervisors/Managers
Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............

94
81
52

40.0
40.0
40.0

1,459
1,491
1,434

1,443
1,493
–

1,307
1,346
–

–
–
–

1,602
1,632
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

3
2
4

10
7
12

12
6
8

19
22
27

14
12
13

17
20
17

9
10
6

12
14
10

5
6
4

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................

64
62

40.0
40.0

1,891
1,903

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

2
–

16
15

3
3

9
10

19
19

16
16

28
29

8
8

–
–

–
–

–
–

Tax Collectors
Level I .......................................................
State and local government ..................

26
26

40.0
40.0

573
573

556
556

538
538

–
–

594
594

–
–

85
85

12
12

4
4

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Level II ......................................................
State and local government ..................

35
35

40.0
40.0

650
650

635
635

594
594

–
–

681
681

–
–

31
31

46
46

20
20

3
3

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Level III .....................................................
State and local government ..................

34
34

40.0
40.0

760
760

757
757

704
704

–
–

811
811

–
–

–
–

18
18

47
47

26
26

9
9

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

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: 13 percent at $2,800 and under $3,000 and 9 percent at $3,000 and under $3,200.

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.

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Table A-7. Establishments employing 500 workers or more: Weekly hours and pay of technical and protective service occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996

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

325
and
under
350

350
375

375
400

400
425

425
450

450
475

475
500

500
550

550
600

600
650

650
700

700
750

750
800

800
850

850
900

900
950

950
1000

1000
1050

1050
1100

1100
1150

13
4

22
4

9
12

12
–

13
12

10
19

3
8

13
35

3
8

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS
Computer Operators
Level I .......................................................
State and local government ..................

67
26

39.4
40.0

$419
476

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

362
290
61
56
229
72

39.4
39.3
40.0
40.0
39.1
40.0

466
452
482
485
444
524

$455
433
–
–
431
538

$420
416
–
–
410
489

–
–
–
–
–
–

$508
487
–
–
475
578

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
–

17
19
–
–
24
6

10
11
11
13
11
7

21
25
20
21
26
4

12
14
18
11
13
3

12
13
15
16
13
8

15
11
30
32
7
32

11
4
2
2
5
36

1
1
5
5
3
( )
1

1
–
–
–
–
3

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

308
223
150
150
73
85

39.9
39.8
39.8
39.8
39.9
40.0

573
563
569
569
551
599

576
562
566
566
–
613

528
523
533
533
–
567

–
–
–
–
–
–

613
601
602
602
–
645

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
1
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
1
–

3
1
–
–
4
6

2
2
3
3
–
1

3
4
5
5
–
2

28
35
31
31
44
11

26
31
33
33
27
12

27
19
20
20
16
48

9
6
7
7
4
18

2
1
1
1
1
2

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

145
124
101
101

39.9
39.9
40.0
40.0

681
675
682
682

674
669
680
680

624
624
632
632

–
–
–
–

730
730
730
730

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

6
6
4
4

10
10
8
8

26
26
28
28

20
23
22
22

21
20
23
23

11
10
12
12

5
2
1
1

–
–
–
–

2
2
3
3

1
1
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Drafters
Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
State and local government ..................

141
133
130
130
8

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

530
523
520
520
645

523
518
518
518
–

500
499
499
499
–

–
–
–
–
–

553
553
550
550
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

3
3
3
3
–

3
3
3
3
–

21
22
22
22
–

43
46
47
47
–

23
24
25
25
–

5
2
–
–
63

2
1
–
–
25

1
–
–
–
13

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
State and local government ..................

103
82
74
74
21

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

668
640
641
641
778

658
648
–
–
806

615
609
–
–
761

–
–
–
–
–

719
688
–
–
806

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

2
2
3
3
–

1
1
–
–
–

5
6
7
7
–

9
11
11
11
–

23
29
30
30
–

31
37
36
36
10

8
9
8
8
5

10
5
5
5
29

12
–
–
–
57

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Engineering Technicians
Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

374
374
374
374

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

521
521
521
521

529
529
529
529

490
490
490
490

–
–
–
–

547
547
547
547

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

3
3
3
3

19
19
19
19

10
10
10
10

45
45
45
45

21
21
21
21

2
2
2
2

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

664
664
660
660

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

638
638
638
638

639
639
638
638

590
590
590
590

–
–
–
–

675
675
674
674

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)

6
6
6
6

27
27
27
27

24
24
24
24

28
28
28
28

9
9
9
9

6
6
6
6

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

22

Table A-7. Establishments employing 500 workers or more: Weekly hours and pay of technical and protective service occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996 —
Continued

Occupation and level

Average
Number weekly
of
hours1
workers (standard)

Weekly pay
(in dollars)2

Mean

Median

Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly pay (in dollars) of—

Middle range

325
and
under
350

350
375

375
400

400
425

425
450

450
475

475
500

500
550

550
600

600
650

650
700

700
750

750
800

800
850

850
900

900
950

950
1000

1000
1050

1050
1100

1100
1150

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

663
663
598
598

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

$759
759
749
749

$754
754
746
746

$703
703
697
697

–
–
–
–

$806
806
789
789

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
1
1

4
4
5
5

19
19
21
21

25
25
27
27

25
25
27
27

15
15
10
10

7
7
6
6

3
3
3
3

1
1
( 3)
( 3)

( 3)
( 3)
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Level V ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................

533
533
522
522

39.9
39.9
39.9
39.9

845
845
843
843

841
841
840
840

783
783
782
782

–
–
–
–

896
896
892
892

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)

3
3
3
3

12
12
12
12

16
16
16
16

22
22
22
22

24
24
24
24

11
11
9
9

8
8
7
7

3
3
3
3

2
2
2
2

1
1
1
1

Engineering Technicians, Civil
Level I .......................................................
State and local government ..................

16
16

40.0
40.0

494
494

473
473

472
472

–
–

542
542

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

19
19

38
38

6
6

25
25

13
13

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Level II ......................................................
State and local government ..................

266
266

40.0
40.0

612
612

631
631

591
591

–
–

631
631

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

2
2

–
–

10
10

23
23

57
57

4
4

3
3

2
2

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Level III .....................................................
State and local government ..................

459
459

40.0
40.0

709
709

726
726

673
673

–
–

726
726

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

( 3)
( 3)

2
2

6
6

21
21

62
62

6
6

3
3

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Level IV .....................................................
State and local government ..................

247
247

40.0
40.0

855
855

865
865

782
782

–
–

907
907

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

2
2

10
10

15
15

23
23

11
11

21
21

16
16

2
2

–
–

–
–

Level V ......................................................
State and local government ..................

57
57

40.0
40.0

909
909

–
863

–
863

–
–

–
941

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

12
12

44
44

33
33

2
2

–
–

2
2

7
7

Corrections Officers:
State and local government ......................

1,016

40.0

618

606

556

–

660

–

–

–

–

1

–

3

18

26

23

11

11

3

1

3

–

–

–

–

–

Firefighters ..................................................
State and local government ......................

573
573

53.0
53.0

763
763

825
825

674
674

–
–

832
832

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

5
5

7
7

7
7

14
14

1
1

6
6

39
39

19
19

2
2

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Police Officers
Level I .......................................................
State and local government ..................

1,920
1,920

40.0
40.0

772
772

820
820

711
711

–
–

847
847

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

3
3

6
6

7
7

9
9

7
7

16
16

36
36

16
16

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Level II ......................................................
State and local government ..................

261
261

40.0
40.0

871
871

867
867

826
826

–
–

914
914

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

1
1

7
7

34
34

30
30

12
12

16
16

–
–

–
–

–
–

PROTECTIVE SERVICE
OCCUPATIONS

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.

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Table A-8. Establishments employing 500 workers or more: Weekly hours and pay of clerical occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996

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

250
and
under
275

275
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

Clerks, Accounting
Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

599
368
121
121
247
231

40.0
39.9
40.0
40.0
39.9
40.0

$433
397
415
415
388
489

$424
380
387
387
380
508

$361
346
360
360
321
450

–
–
–
–
–
–

$503
452
438
438
470
538

–
–
–
–
–
–

6
10
–
–
15
–

5
8
–
–
11
–

11
13
18
18
10
8

9
13
19
19
10
2

14
21
17
17
23
3

6
7
15
15
4
3

7
4
11
11
–
12

8
7
3
3
8
10

7
6
2
2
8
10

11
7
2
2
9
18

9
1
2
2
1
21

5
2
2
2
2
10

3
3
8
8
–
4

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

1,423
895
307
302
588
528

40.0
39.9
40.0
40.0
39.9
40.0

465
435
484
484
409
517

455
433
474
476
406
531

400
377
439
439
352
446

–
–
–
–
–
–

527
474
510
510
447
571

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

2
4
–
–
6
–

7
12
–
–
18
–

7
9
1
1
14
3

8
6
4
4
8
10

11
14
9
10
16
7

13
18
24
24
15
6

11
13
12
11
13
9

9
10
20
20
4
6

6
5
9
10
2
7

7
3
6
6
1
13

9
2
6
6
1
20

6
3
8
8
1
11

4
1
1
1
1
8

( 3)
–
–
–
–
( 3)

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry:
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
State and local government ..................

1,380

40.0

505

486

442

–

571

–

–

–

–

3

6

11

9

15

11

7

7

14

12

4

1

( 3)

–

–

–

193
193
364

40.0
40.0
40.0

564
564
579

566
566
598

517
517
521

–
–
–

602
602
631

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

3
3
–

6
6
12

10
10
8

8
8
6

14
14
8

32
32
21

19
19
34

7
7
10

2
2
2

1
1
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Clerks, General
Level I .......................................................
State and local government ..................

443
234

38.9
40.0

378
421

358
431

318
372

–
–

436
472

2
1

1
1

26
4

18
4

13
19

9
9

3
6

5
9

21
40

3
5

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................

1,065
404
661

39.5
38.6
40.0

410
352
446

405
347
462

347
335
396

–
–
–

481
379
496

1
3
–

3
8
–

4
10
–

17
36
5

9
12
7

15
17
13

8
6
10

8
5
10

9
1
14

21
–
34

5
–
7

( 3)
–
( 3)

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

1,894
943
83
83
860
951

39.4
38.7
40.0
40.0
38.6
40.0

444
403
423
423
401
485

438
395
417
417
392
479

387
368
380
380
367
472

–
–
–
–
–
–

485
425
460
460
425
538

–
–
–
–
–
–

1
2
–
–
2
–

4
6
–
–
7
3

3
5
4
4
5
2

8
14
13
13
14
3

16
26
17
17
27
7

11
18
25
25
17
3

7
12
16
16
11
3

7
10
4
4
11
5

22
2
14
14
1
42

3
1
4
4
1
5

6
2
4
4
2
11

7
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
13

2
1
–
–
1
3

1
1
–
–
1
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level IV .....................................................
State and local government ..................

2,050
1,735

40.0
40.0

498
511

512
517

451
467

–
–

534
544

–
–

( 3)
–

–
–

2
–

3
2

6
4

6
4

7
7

12
13

11
11

10
11

22
25

17
20

( 3)
( 3)

3
4

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Clerks, Order
Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................

107
107

40.0
40.0

565
565

572
572

565
565

–
–

572
572

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

6
6

3
3

2
2

8
8

66
66

15
15

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Key Entry Operators
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

286
158
119
128

40.0
40.0
39.9
40.0

379
348
329
419

368
310
299
423

308
294
294
381

–
–
–
–

436
354
314
456

–
–
–
–

24
44
58
–

14
23
24
4

6
7
3
5

7
4
–
10

5
2
3
8

11
2
–
23

12
3
–
24

7
3
3
13

7
3
3
13

2
3
4
–

4
6
1
1

1
1
2
–

( 3)
1
1
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

24

Table A-8. Establishments employing 500 workers or more: Weekly hours and pay of clerical occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996 — 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

250
and
under
275

275
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

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

305
180
152
125

39.5
39.1
39.0
40.0

$438
394
381
501

$426
380
369
510

$369
358
348
496

–
–
–
–

$510
424
418
510

–
–
–
–

6
10
12
–

2
4
5
–

5
8
9
–

15
25
27
–

11
17
19
4

10
12
13
7

7
9
8
3

5
5
2
4

5
3
3
9

27
3
1
62

1
1
1
2

3
2
–
5

2
2
1
3

1
1
1
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Personnel Assistants (Employment)
Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

114
67
51
47

39.4
38.9
38.6
40.0

531
477
464
607

517
–
–
613

462
–
–
572

–
–
–
–

585
–
–
665

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

8
13
18
–

2
3
4
–

1
1
2
–

19
33
39
–

11
16
22
2

13
13
6
13

7
7
–
6

17
12
10
23

4
–
–
9

19
–
–
47

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Level IV .....................................................
State and local government ..................

80
43

39.1
40.0

608
650

613
631

563
613

–
–

642
672

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

1
–

–
–

9
–

13
5

22
9

34
47

11
21

5
9

2
5

–
–

2
5

–
–

Secretaries
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............

174
174
104
94
70

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

414
414
432
432
389

415
415
426
426
–

378
378
404
403
–

–
–
–
–
–

442
442
453
458
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

6
6
4
4
9

11
11
5
5
21

21
21
13
14
34

26
26
25
22
27

18
18
27
24
6

7
7
11
12
3

5
5
9
10
–

3
3
5
5
–

1
1
2
2
–

–
–
–
–
–

1
1
1
1
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

1,750
1,361
523
483
838
389

39.5
39.3
39.9
39.9
38.9
40.0

459
464
488
486
449
442

459
464
484
483
449
406

400
412
455
455
400
368

–
–
–
–
–
–

492
500
528
527
477
477

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
–

4
1
–
–
2
15

6
4
2
2
4
13

12
11
8
8
13
17

14
14
4
5
20
14

9
10
7
6
12
5

13
15
21
22
12
5

19
20
16
16
23
15

7
9
14
14
5
1

5
6
11
12
2
1

7
8
12
12
5
6

2
2
4
2
1
–

1
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
4

( 3)
–
–
–
–
2

1
–
–
–
–
3

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level III .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

2,777
2,104
802
802
1,302
673

39.7
39.6
39.9
39.9
39.3
40.0

519
513
521
521
509
536

511
510
522
522
504
513

467
473
479
479
471
445

–
–
–
–
–
–

565
552
558
558
546
606

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

1
1
( 3)
( 3)
1
–

3
4
1
1
6
–

6
2
2
2
2
16

10
8
9
9
8
14

10
10
11
11
10
9

14
16
14
14
17
8

15
17
14
14
19
7

13
15
18
18
14
4

15
18
23
23
14
8

9
6
7
7
6
18

2
2
1
1
2
5

1
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
4

2
–
–
–
–
6

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
–
–
( 3)
–

Level IV .....................................................
Private industry .....................................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

1,300
957
364
343

39.7
39.6
39.0
40.0

613
611
623
617

608
606
615
621

567
572
561
546

–
–
–
–

644
634
692
682

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

( 3)
( 3)
1
( 3)

2
( 3)
( 3)
8

2
1
2
5

4
3
2
7

7
6
7
8

29
33
35
15

33
37
22
20

12
9
10
19

7
7
15
7

4
2
5
11

( 3)
( 3)
1
–

( 3)
( 3)
1
–

–
–
–
–

Level V ......................................................
Private industry .....................................

116
116

40.0
40.0

764
764

750
750

703
703

–
–

820
820

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

5
5

16
16

29
29

16
16

20
20

9
9

See footnotes at end of table.

25

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Table A-8. Establishments employing 500 workers or more: Weekly hours and pay of clerical occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996 — Continued

Occupation and level

Average
Number weekly
hours1
of
workers (standard)

Weekly pay
(in dollars)2

Mean

Median

$385
390
419
–
385
364

Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly pay (in dollars) of—

Middle range

$364
370
379
–
370
364

–
–
–
–
–
–

$432
432
452
–
404
503

250
and
under
275

275
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

–
–
–
–
–
–

3
3
–
–
6
–

4
4
–
–
8
–

10
11
15
12
9
–

22
15
4
5
23
72

17
20
16
22
22
–

15
17
17
15
17
–

11
12
22
13
4
–

5
6
13
17
1
–

2
2
–
–
4
–

8
5
7
10
3
28

2
2
2
3
2
–

1
1
–
–
2
–

1
1
2
3
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Switchboard Operator-Receptionists .......
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................
Service-producing industries ................
State and local government ......................

208
183
80
60
103
25

39.9
39.9
40.0
40.0
39.8
40.0

$402
402
422
427
386
403

Word Processors
Level I .......................................................

60

39.7

402

–

–

–

–

–

–

7

22

17

15

7

7

12

3

2

10

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................

174
56

40.0
40.0

501
494

504
–

460
–

–
–

538
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

7
–

6
2

9
13

7
13

20
39

7
11

24
5

14
18

5
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

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.

26

Table A-9. Establishments employing 500 workers or more: Hourly pay of maintenance and toolroom occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996
Hourly pay
(in dollars)1
Occupation and level

Number
of
workers

Mean

Median

Percent of workers receiving straight-time hourly pay (in dollars) of—
7.50
and
under
8.00

8.00
8.50

8.50
9.00

9.00
9.50

– $13.76
–
13.54
–
13.76
–
15.02

1
1
2
–

( 2)
( 2)
–
–

1
1
2
–

3
3
4
–

2
3
3
–

8
10
12
–

2
2
1
2

12
14
12
–

16
20
24
–

11
13
10
2

25
26
27
23

3
2
–
6

9
–
–
46

4
–
–
21

1
1
2
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Middle range

9.50 10.00 10.50 11.00 11.50 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 21.00 22.00 23.00 24.00 25.00
and
10.00 10.50 11.00 11.50 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 21.00 22.00 23.00 24.00 25.00 over

General Maintenance Workers ..................
Private industry .........................................
Service-producing industries ................
State and local government ......................

249
201
156
48

$12.50
11.96
11.88
14.78

$12.24
11.79
11.79
15.02

$11.23
11.23
10.97
13.57

Maintenance Electricians ...........................
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................
State and local government ......................

708
449
408
408
259

21.53
21.23
21.11
21.11
22.04

21.98
21.98
21.98
21.98
22.75

20.68
20.33
20.33
20.33
22.75

–
–
–
–
–

22.75
21.98
21.98
21.98
22.88

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
–

( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
–

4
( 2)
–
–
10

1
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
2

4
4
4
4
3

14
18
20
20
5

10
16
17
17
–

31
47
50
50
3

23
5
3
3
54

11
8
5
5
16

–
–
–
–
–

3
–
–
–
7

Maintenance Electronics Technicians
Level II ......................................................
State and local government ..................

262
106

18.48
16.99

18.85
16.95

16.95
16.64

–
–

18.85
17.46

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

2
5

2
4

2
4

2
5

24
56

3
4

44
6

8
14

2
4

( 2)
–

5
–

–
–

6
–

–
–

Level III .....................................................
State and local government ..................

115
82

19.38
18.36

19.20
17.78

17.19
17.19

–
–

20.97
20.45

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

2
2

–
–

5
7

5
7

2
2

23
33

7
10

11
9

22
20

5
–

7
10

–
–

10
–

–
–

Maintenance Machinists ............................
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................
State and local government ......................

325
302
291
291
23

19.50
19.62
19.51
19.51
17.87

19.67
20.28
19.74
19.74
17.91

18.88
19.15
19.15
19.15
17.33

–
–
–
–
–

20.28
20.28
20.28
20.28
18.18

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

1
1
1
1
–

5
4
4
4
17

9
7
7
7
39

11
9
9
9
39

26
28
29
29
–

44
47
48
48
4

1
1
1
1
–

3
4
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Maintenance Mechanics, Machinery .........
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................

621
600
585
585

18.26
18.33
18.30
18.30

18.89
18.89
18.89
18.89

17.31
17.85
17.67
17.67

–
–
–
–

19.56
19.75
19.75
19.75

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

1
1
1
1

8
8
8
8

5
5
5
5

4
3
4
4

5
4
4
4

5
4
4
4

26
27
28
28

22
23
21
21

21
22
22
22

2
2
2
2

( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)

( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Maintenance Mechanics, Motor Vehicle ...
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................
Service-producing industries ................
State and local government ......................

1,067
375
82
82
293
692

17.69
17.32
18.98
18.98
16.85
17.90

18.32
18.08
20.12
20.12
17.08
18.32

16.87
15.05
15.44
15.44
14.85
18.09

–
–
–
–
–
–

18.32
19.90
21.68
21.68
18.49
18.32

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

( 2)
–
–
–
–
( 2)

5
14
–
–
18
–

6
6
–
–
7
6

8
22
34
34
19
1

7
4
–
–
5
9

5
2
–
–
2
7

57
22
5
5
26
76

6
12
11
11
13
2

1
3
13
13
–
–

5
15
37
37
9
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Maintenance Pipefitters .............................
Private industry .........................................
State and local government ......................

226
124
102

20.86
20.60
21.18

20.86
20.63
20.86

19.65
19.65
20.86

–
–
–

21.68
20.94
22.50

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

( 2)
–
1

–
–
–

2
3
–

25
31
19

46
42
52

11
19
–

10
–
22

1
–
3

4
5
4

–
–
–

Tool and Die Makers ...................................
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................

297
296
296
296

19.98
19.98
19.98
19.98

19.72
19.72
19.72
19.72

19.10
19.06
19.06
19.06

–
–
–
–

21.75
21.92
21.92
21.92

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

24
24
24
24

44
44
44
44

7
7
7
7

24
24
24
24

1
1
1
1

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

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.

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.

27

Table A-10. Establishments employing 500 workers or more: Hourly pay of material movement and custodial occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996
Hourly pay
(in dollars)1
Occupation and level

Number
of
workers

Mean

Median

Percent of workers receiving straight-time hourly pay (in dollars) of—
6.00
and
under
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

– $16.39
–
16.39
–
16.25
–
16.25

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

2
2
–
–

1
1
–
–

( 2)
( 2)
–
–

( 2)
( 2)
–
–

1
1
–
–

( 2)
( 2)
–
–

–
–
–
–

1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)

9
9
10
10

53
53
61
61

( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)

9
9
4
4

–
–
–
–

20
20
23
23

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Middle range

9.50 10.00 10.50 11.00 11.50 12.00 12.50 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00
10.00 10.50 11.00 11.50 12.00 12.50 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 21.00

Forklift Operators .......................................
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................

565
565
498
498

$15.24
15.24
15.61
15.61

$14.84
14.84
14.84
14.84

$14.79
14.79
14.79
14.79

Guards
Level I .......................................................
Private industry .....................................
Goods-producing industries ..............
Manufacturing ...............................
Service-producing industries ............
State and local government ..................

1,515
1,439
188
188
1,251
76

8.55
8.38
13.13
13.13
7.67
11.78

8.00
7.75
13.34
13.34
7.50
12.11

7.25
7.02
11.70
11.70
7.00
10.65

–
–
–
–
–
–

8.50
8.25
14.84
14.84
8.00
12.41

–
–
–
–
–
–

8
8
–
–
10
–

23
24
–
–
28
–

17
18
–
–
21
–

25
27
2
2
30
1

6
6
1
1
7
–

2
2
1
1
3
3

1
1
1
1
1
7

2
2
8
8
1
13

1
( 2)
2
2
( 2)
13

2
1
10
10
( 2)
7

1
1
6
6
( 2)
1

3
1
5
5
( 2)
37

1
1
11
11
–
–

3
3
24
24
( 2)
8

2
1
10
10
( 2)
11

2
2
16
16
–
–

1
1
5
5
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Level II ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................

391
312
79

12.10
11.83
13.19

12.01
10.85
12.96

8.95
8.60
11.46

–
–
–

15.08
15.08
15.78

–
–
–

–
–
–

( 2)
( 2)
–

8
10
–

7
9
–

10
13
–

8
11
–

3
3
5

4
2
13

5
6
–

2
–
11

2
–
8

4
2
11

7
6
9

9
9
9

1
–
5

14
15
9

4
–
20

13
16
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Janitors ........................................................
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................
Service-producing industries ................
State and local government ......................

5,037
4,048
534
534
3,514
989

9.20
8.48
11.84
11.84
7.97
12.15

8.57
8.01
11.77
11.77
7.65
12.36

6.85
6.75
10.55
10.55
6.75
11.25

–
–
–
–
–
–

10.81
9.49
12.75
12.75
8.74
12.69

2
3
–
–
3
–

24
30
–
–
34
–

6
8
( 2)
( 2)
9
–

5
6
1
1
7
–

11
13
2
2
15
2

9
11
8
8
12
1

5
6
4
4
7
2

3
2
5
5
2
5

3
2
4
4
2
4

7
7
6
6
8
6

5
1
10
10
–
18

4
4
29
29
( 2)
2

5
( 2)
3
3
–
22

4
1
5
5
( 2)
18

2
2
9
9
1
3

4
1
6
6
–
19

1
1
3
3
( 2)
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

1
1
5
5
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Material Handling Laborers .......................
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................
State and local government ......................

191
149
99
99
42

12.05
11.86
12.81
12.81
12.71

12.70
11.15
12.98
12.98
13.11

10.46
9.50
10.55
10.55
12.28

–
–
–
–
–

14.06
14.75
14.84
14.84
13.77

1
1
–
–
–

2
2
–
–
–

9
12
–
–
–

2
3
–
–
–

3
3
–
–
–

3
1
–
–
7

2
1
1
1
5

3
3
5
5
–

2
2
3
3
2

12
14
21
21
5

8
10
15
15
2

–
–
–
–
–

2
1
–
–
7

7
3
5
5
21

19
13
19
19
40

15
19
23
23
–

1
1
1
1
2

4
3
–
–
5

2
1
–
–
2

4
5
6
6
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Order Fillers ................................................
Private industry .........................................

105
105

11.79
11.79

11.58
11.58

7.75
7.75

–
–

14.39
14.39

–
–

–
–

22
22

5
5

–
–

–
–

5
5

4
4

–
–

10
10

4
4

3
3

–
–

–
–

–
–

29
29

19
19

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

Shipping/Receiving Clerks ........................
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................

312
311
264
264

14.95
14.97
15.41
15.41

16.39
16.39
16.97
16.97

11.93
11.95
13.06
13.06

–
–
–
–

16.97
16.97
18.59
18.59

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

( 2)
( 2)
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

3
3
2
2

5
5
1
1

3
3
2
2

4
3
3
3

3
3
3
3

5
5
6
6

3
3
3
3

1
1
2
2

3
3
3
3

4
5
5
5

12
12
14
14

1
1
2
2

30
30
27
27

2
2
2
2

–
–
–
–

21
21
25
25

–
–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

28

Table A-10. Establishments employing 500 workers or more: Hourly pay of material movement and custodial occupations, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, February 1996 — Continued
Hourly pay
(in dollars)1
Occupation and level

Number
of
workers

Mean

Median

Percent of workers receiving straight-time hourly pay (in dollars) of—
6.00
and
under
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

– $13.43

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

4

–

2

4

2

5

25

59

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

–

–

–

3

3

36

40

17

–

–

–

–

2

Middle range

Truckdrivers
Light Truck:
State and local government ..................

56

$12.83

$13.10

$12.61

Medium Truck:
State and local government ..................

72

15.03

15.43

14.46

15.43

9.50 10.00 10.50 11.00 11.50 12.00 12.50 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00
10.00 10.50 11.00 11.50 12.00 12.50 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 21.00

Heavy Truck .............................................
Private industry .....................................

302
302

18.16
18.16

17.71
17.71

17.71
17.71

–
–

20.85
20.85

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

( )
( 2)

–
–

–
–

14
14

1
1

–
–

55
55

–
–

–
–

29
29

Warehouse Specialists ..............................
Private industry .........................................
Goods-producing industries ..................
Manufacturing ...................................
State and local government ......................

1,073
820
363
363
253

15.48
15.68
14.14
14.14
14.82

15.79
15.25
14.87
14.87
15.84

14.08
14.79
14.08
14.08
12.41

–
–
–
–
–

17.71
17.71
14.87
14.87
17.31

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

1
1
3
3
–

2
2
2
2
2
( )

1
( 2)
1
1
3

5
2
2
2
15

( 2)
–
–
–
2

6
5
11
11
10

2
–
–
–
9

7
8
3
3
1

22
28
63
63
4

10
8
15
15
17

1
–
–
–
5

43
46
–
–
36

( 2)
( 2)
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

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.

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.

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Appendix A.
Scope and Method
of Survey

Scope
This survey of the Minneapolis—St. Paul, MN—WI 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); 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.

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 Minneapolis—St. Paul, MN—
WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. Collection for the survey was from Novermber
1995 through May 1996 and reflects an average payroll reference month of
February 1996. Data obtained for a payroll period prior to the end of February 1996
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 Minneapolis—St. Paul, MN—WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (January 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. In other

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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 data in this bulletin are estimates from a scientifically selected 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.
A measure of the variation among these differing estimates is called the standard
error or sampling error. It indicates the precision with which an estimate from a
particular sample approximates the average result of all possible samples. The
relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error divided by the estimate. For
example, if the estimated average weekly salary of Secretaries Level IV is $500 and
the standard error is $8, the RSE is 1.6 percent, or $8/$500x100 = 1.6%.
Estimates of relative standard errors for this survey vary among the occupational
work levels depending on such factors as the frequency with which the job occurs,
the dispersion of salaries for the job, and the survey design. The distribution of
published work levels for one relative standard error was as follows:

Relative standard
error
Less than 1 percent
1 and under 3 percent
3 and under 5 percent
5 percent and over

Survey nonresponse
Data were not available from 15.5 percent of the sample establishments
(representing 138,409 employees covered by the survey). An additional 3.1 percent
of the sample establishments (representing 43,580 employees) were either out of
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.

Percent of published
occupational work levels
7.1
71.9
16.3
4.6

The standard error can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a
sample estimate. For example, a 95 percent confidence interval is centered at the
sample estimate and includes all values within 2 times the estimate's standard error.
If all possible samples were selected to estimate the population value, the interval
from each sample would include the true population value approximately 95 percent
of the time.

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reasons for, and sources of incorrect decisions made by Bureau field economists in
matching company jobs to survey occupations. Once identified, the problems are
discussed promptly with the field economists while the data are still being collected.
Subsequently, the JMV results are tallied, reported to BLS staff, and become the
basis for remedial action for future surveys.
Approximately 4 percent of the 954 sampled job match decisions reviewed by the
JMV reviewers and checked with the respondents were subsequently changed by the
JMV reviewers. These results are from a similar survey conducted in 1995, see
Occupational Compensation Survey: Pay Only Minneapolis—St. Paul, MN—WI,
BLS Bulletin 3080-10.

Using the RSE example above, there is 95 percent confidence that the true
population value for Secretaries Level IV is between $484 and $516 (i.e., $500 plus
or minus 2 x $8).
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.
To measure and better control nonsampling errors that occur during data
collection, a quality control procedure was applied to the survey design. The
procedure, job match validation (JMV), is designed to identify the frequency,

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.

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Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied, Minneapolis-St. Paul,
MN-WI1, February 1996
Number of establishments
Industry

division2

Within scope of
survey3

Workers in establishments
Within scope of survey4

Studied

Studied
Number

Percent

ALL ESTABLISHMENTS
All divisions ...................................................................................

3,451

230

973,580

100

283,379

Private industry .......................................................................
Goods producing ..............................................................
Manufacturing .............................................................
Construction5 ..............................................................
Service producing .............................................................
Transportation, communication, electric, gas, and
sanitary services6 .................................................
Wholesale trade6 ........................................................
Retail trade6 ................................................................
Finance, insurance, and real estate6 ..........................
Services6 ....................................................................

3,268
925
848
76
2,343

205
67
61
5
138

796,128
224,650
209,342
15,240
571,478

82
23
22
2
59

179,562
69,501
68,066
1,367
110,061

164
295
554
256
1,074

15
13
18
18
74

63,562
35,622
131,497
75,100
265,697

7
4
14
8
27

15,622
3,059
24,842
22,882
43,656

State and local government ....................................................

183

25

177,452

18

103,817

ESTABLISHMENTS EMPLOYING
500 WORKERS OR MORE
All divisions ...................................................................................

353

95

554,136

100

259,138

Private industry .......................................................................
Goods producing ..............................................................
Manufacturing .............................................................
Service producing .............................................................
Transportation, communication, electric, gas, and
sanitary services6 .................................................
Retail trade6 ................................................................
Finance, insurance, and real estate6 ..........................
Services6 ....................................................................

299
68
63
231

80
29
28
51

402,106
96,101
93,141
306,005

73
17
17
55

157,100
61,587
60,995
95,513

30
45
28
127

7
6
10
27

33,465
78,773
48,088
144,761

6
14
9
26

13,749
23,555
21,546
35,745

State and local government ....................................................

54

15

152,030

27

102,038

1
The Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area, as
defined by the Office of Management and Budget through October 1984,
consists of Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott,
Sherburne, Washington and Wright Counties, MN; and Pierce and St. Croix
Counties, WI. The "workers within scope of survey" estimates provide a
reasonably accurate description of the size and composition of the labor force
included in the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison
with other statistical series to measure employment trends or levels since (1)
planning of wage surveys requires establishment data compiled considerably
in advance of the payroll period studied, and (2) establishments employing
fewer than 50 workers are excluded from the scope of the survey.
2
The Standard Industrial Classification Manual was used in classifying
establishments by industry.
3
Includes all establishments with at least 50 total employees. In goods
producing, an establishment is defined as a single physical location where

industrial operations are performed. In service producing industries, an
establishment is defined as all locations of a company in the area within the
same industry division. In government, an establishment is generally defined
as all locations of a government entity.
4
Includes all workers in all establishments with total employment (within
an area) at or above the minimum limitations.
5
Separate data for this division are not shown in the A-series tables, but
the division is represented in the "all industries" and "goods producing"
estimates.
6
Separate data for this division are not shown in the A-series tables, but
the division is represented in the "all industries" and "service producing"
estimates.
Note: Overall industries may include data for industry divisions not shown
separately.

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