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National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the Middle Atlantic Census Division, July 2003 U.S. Department of Labor Elaine L. Chao, Secretary Bureau of Labor Statistics Kathleen P. Utgoff, Commissioner August 2004  Contents Page  Tables: Table 1. Summary, Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry and State and local government …………………………………………………….…..….  3  Table 2. Summary, Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by selected characteristics, metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas …………………………………………………………………….  4  Table 3. Selected occupations, Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers ……………………………………………………………………………………….  5  Table 4. Selected occupations, Middle Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers ……………………………………..………………..………………..……………...  11  Table 5. Selected occupations, Middle Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers ……..………………..………………..…………….  17  Table 6. Occupations and levels, Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government …………………………………………..…………….………….  20  Technical Note …………………………..…………………..…………………………………………….…..  41  Table A. Number of workers represented by the survey, by occupational group, Middle Atlantic .………..  43  Table B. Number of establishments studied by industry group and establishment employment size, Middle Atlantic ……..…………………..………………………………………………..  44  2  TABLE 1. Summary, Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,2 July 2003 Total Worker and establishment characteristics, and geographic areas  Total ...........................................................  Private industry  Hourly earnings  State and local government  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error3 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error3 (percent)  Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error3 (percent)  $20.03  1.1  34.9  $19.08  1.0  34.8  $25.53  0.6  35.6  24.64 31.12  .5 1.5  35.0 34.8  23.74 29.54  .5 2.3  35.0 34.8  29.44 35.70  .7 2.3  34.8 34.8  35.10 17.37 15.13 16.08 20.59  4.4 3.4 1.9 2.9 4.0  38.7 31.1 35.3 37.8 39.2  35.57 17.38 14.91 15.78 20.47  5.4 3.5 1.8 3.2 4.1  39.1 31.1 35.5 37.8 39.2  31.90 16.02 16.46 19.99 21.93  3.4 9.3 2.7 3.3 5.3  36.1 37.1 34.0 37.7 39.5  Worker characteristics:4 White-collar occupations5 ....................... Professional specialty and technical ... Executive, administrative, and managerial ........................................ Sales ................................................... Administrative support ........................ Blue-collar occupations5 ......................... Precision production, craft, and repair Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ......................................... Transportation and material moving ... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ........................ Service occupations5 ..............................  13.16 16.50  4.2 2.7  39.1 35.7  13.15 15.80  4.2 4.0  39.1 35.8  16.00 19.91  6.5 2.6  37.0 35.1  12.49 12.33  5.4 1.4  35.8 31.2  12.13 10.21  5.2 1.1  35.6 30.0  17.14 19.97  5.1 2.2  38.8 36.5  Full time .................................................. Part time .................................................  21.18 10.41  1.3 1.8  38.8 18.9  20.26 10.15  1.3 1.9  39.1 18.8  26.23 13.59  .8 4.0  37.3 20.2  Union ...................................................... Nonunion ................................................  22.48 19.01  .4 1.2  36.3 34.3  19.69 18.94  1.7 1.2  36.2 34.4  25.89 22.38  .9 6.7  36.3 30.3  Time ........................................................ Incentive .................................................  19.83 24.12  1.6 15.4  34.8 36.6  18.80 24.12  1.6 15.4  34.7 36.6  25.53 –  .6 –  35.6 –  Goods producing .................................... Service producing ...................................  (6) (6)  (6) (6)  (6) (6)  20.00 18.77  3.2 .5  39.2 33.5  (6) (6)  (6) (6)  (6) (6)  1 to 99 workers7 ..................................... 100 to 499 workers ................................. 500 to 999 workers ................................. 1,000 to 2,499 workers ........................... 2,500 workers or more ............................  16.65 19.08 22.84 24.34 27.39  1.9 1.3 1.0 2.7 2.9  34.0 35.1 35.4 36.1 36.2  16.63 18.35 21.24 24.25 29.32  1.9 1.9 3.1 2.5 5.6  34.0 35.3 35.4 36.4 35.9  20.42 26.07 26.77 24.58 25.41  4.5 5.4 2.9 4.5 .7  36.2 33.5 35.3 35.2 36.5  Metropolitan ............................................ Nonmetropolitan .....................................  20.24 16.15  1.1 7.4  34.9 35.3  19.29 14.79  1.0 10.4  34.7 35.4  26.00 20.56  .5 1.7  35.6 35.2  New England .......................................... Middle Atlantic ........................................ East North Central .................................. West North Central ................................. South Atlantic ......................................... East South Central ................................. West South Central ................................ Mountain ................................................. Pacific .....................................................  19.55 20.03 17.97 17.03 16.46 14.45 15.75 16.63 20.12  1.4 1.1 1.5 4.4 1.6 6.6 1.4 3.0 1.1  34.3 34.9 35.5 35.1 36.2 36.2 36.6 35.8 35.8  18.70 19.08 17.16 16.30 15.88 13.97 15.22 15.65 19.11  1.5 1.0 1.8 4.8 2.0 7.3 1.5 1.8 1.6  34.1 34.8 35.4 34.7 35.8 36.1 36.3 35.6 35.8  25.45 25.53 23.33 21.09 19.34 18.34 18.52 22.34 25.76  2.5 .6 2.5 4.4 1.3 2.7 1.7 3.6 1.1  35.6 35.6 36.0 37.4 38.2 36.9 38.4 37.2 35.6  Establishment characteristics:  Geographic areas:8  1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 In this census division, data were collected between December 2002 and January 2004. The average reference period was July 2003. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see Technical Note. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages  are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See Technical Note for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing industries applies to private industry only. 7 Estimates include private establishments employing 1 to 99 workers and State and local government establishments employing 50 to 99 workers. 8 Data are presented for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area divisions as well as nine census divisions. See Appendix E for a list of States making up the nine census divisions. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.  3  TABLE 2. Summary, Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by selected characteristics, metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2003 Total Worker and establishment characteristics, and geographic areas  Total ............................................................ Private Industry ....................................... State and local government ....................  Metropolitan areas  Hourly earnings  Nonmetropolitan areas  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error4 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error4 (percent)  Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error4 (percent)  $20.03 19.08 25.53  1.1 1.0 .6  34.9 34.8 35.6  $20.24 19.29 26.00  1.1 1.0 .5  34.9 34.7 35.6  $16.15 14.79 20.56  7.4 10.4 1.7  35.3 35.4 35.2  24.64 31.12  .5 1.5  35.0 34.8  24.88 31.39  .4 1.5  35.0 34.8  19.70 26.83  4.8 7.3  35.1 34.1  35.10 17.37 15.13 16.08 20.59  4.4 3.4 1.9 2.9 4.0  38.7 31.1 35.3 37.8 39.2  35.36 17.63 15.26 16.28 21.00  4.5 3.4 1.9 3.1 4.1  38.7 31.0 35.3 37.8 39.1  24.23 12.27 12.47 13.38 15.48  6.0 5.4 1.7 3.6 5.7  39.5 34.0 36.0 37.6 39.7  Worker characteristics:5 White-collar occupations6 ....................... Professional specialty and technical ... Executive, administrative, and managerial ........................................ Sales ................................................... Administrative support ........................ Blue-collar occupations6 ......................... Precision production, craft, and repair Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ......................................... Transportation and material moving ... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ........................ Service occupations6 ..............................  13.16 16.50  4.2 2.7  39.1 35.7  13.25 16.58  4.4 2.7  39.1 36.3  12.02 14.89  11.2 17.8  39.4 27.4  12.49 12.33  5.4 1.4  35.8 31.2  12.59 12.33  5.8 1.4  35.7 31.2  11.14 12.31  3.2 5.6  38.4 32.0  Full time .................................................. Part time .................................................  21.18 10.41  1.3 1.8  38.8 18.9  21.41 10.45  1.3 1.6  38.8 18.8  17.00 9.86  6.8 12.5  38.9 20.8  Union ...................................................... Nonunion ................................................  22.48 19.01  .4 1.2  36.3 34.3  22.76 19.22  .4 1.2  36.3 34.3  18.33 14.98  1.2 13.2  35.8 35.0  Time ........................................................ Incentive .................................................  19.83 24.12  1.6 15.4  34.8 36.6  20.04 24.27  1.7 15.5  34.8 36.6  16.16 15.77  7.6 5.9  35.3 37.4  Goods producing7 .................................. Service producing7 .................................  20.00 18.77  3.2 .5  39.2 33.5  – –  – –  – –  – –  – –  – –  1 to 99 workers8 ..................................... 100 to 499 workers ................................. 500 to 999 workers ................................. 1,000 to 2,499 workers ........................... 2,500 workers or more ............................  16.65 19.08 22.84 24.34 27.39  1.9 1.3 1.0 2.7 2.9  34.0 35.1 35.4 36.1 36.2  16.67 19.52 23.19 24.75 27.39  1.7 1.4 1.0 2.9 2.9  33.9 35.2 35.2 36.0 36.2  16.23 13.85 18.83 19.66 –  21.3 3.0 3.1 3.4 –  34.8 34.7 36.9 37.0 –  19.55 20.03 17.97 17.03 16.46 14.45 15.75 16.63 20.12  1.4 1.1 1.5 4.4 1.6 6.6 1.4 3.0 1.1  34.3 34.9 35.5 35.1 36.2 36.2 36.6 35.8 35.8  20.10 20.24 18.40 17.98 16.92 15.57 16.04 16.77 20.35  1.0 1.1 1.7 5.2 1.8 5.7 1.6 3.7 1.2  34.3 34.9 35.5 35.1 36.1 35.0 36.7 35.8 35.8  14.80 16.15 15.16 13.64 13.55 12.43 13.77 15.95 16.08  4.0 7.4 2.3 3.4 2.5 12.9 3.4 3.3 2.2  34.1 35.3 35.6 35.2 36.8 38.6 36.2 35.8 34.6  Establishment characteristics:  Geographic areas:9 New England .......................................... Middle Atlantic ........................................ East North Central .................................. West North Central ................................. South Atlantic ......................................... East South Central ................................. West South Central ................................ Mountain ................................................. Pacific .....................................................  1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A metropolitan area can be a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) or Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, 1994. Nonmetropolitan areas are counties that do not fit the definitions above. 3 In this census division, data were collected between December 2002 and January 2004. The average reference period was July 2003. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see Technical Note. 5 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those  whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 6 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See Technical Note for more information. 7 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing industries applies to private industry only. 8 Estimates include private establishments employing 1 to 99 workers and State and local government establishments employing 50 to 99 workers. 9 Data are presented for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area divisions as well as nine census divisions. See Appendix E for a list of States making up the nine census divisions. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.  4  TABLE 3. Selected occupations, Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2003 Total  Full time  Hourly earnings Occupation4  Part time  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  All .......................................................................................... All, excluding sales ........................................................  $20.03 20.26  1.1 1.3  34.9 35.3  $21.18 21.18  1.3 1.4  38.8 38.7  $10.41 11.16  1.8 1.7  18.9 18.6  White collar ...................................................................... White collar, excluding sales .....................................  24.64 25.94  .5 .6  35.0 35.8  25.92 26.57  .4 .6  38.5 38.4  12.66 16.60  1.0 2.5  18.9 18.0  Professional specialty and technical ......................... Professional specialty ................................................ Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... Architects ........................................................... Aerospace engineers ......................................... Civil engineers ................................................... Electrical and electronic engineers .................... Industrial engineers ........................................... Mechanical engineers ........................................ Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ Mathematical and computer scientists ................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ Operations and systems researchers and analysts ............................................................ Natural scientists ................................................... Chemists, except biochemists ........................... Physical scientists, n.e.c. ................................... Biological and life scientists ............................... Health related ........................................................ Physicians .......................................................... Registered nurses .............................................. Pharmacists ....................................................... Dietitians ............................................................ Respiratory therapists ........................................ Occupational therapists ..................................... Physical therapists ............................................. Speech therapists .............................................. Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... Teachers, college and university ........................... Biological science teachers ............................... Chemistry teachers ............................................ Psychology teachers .......................................... History teachers ................................................. Sociology teachers ............................................ Social science teachers, n.e.c. .......................... Mathematical science teachers ......................... Medical science teachers .................................. Health specialties teachers ................................ Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. English teachers ................................................ Foreign language teachers ................................ Theology teachers ............................................. Other post-secondary teachers ......................... Teachers, except college and university ................ Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... Elementary school teachers .............................. Secondary school teachers ............................... Teachers, special education .............................. Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. Substitute teachers ............................................ Vocational and educational counselors ............. Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ Librarians ........................................................... Social scientists and urban planners ..................... Economists ........................................................ Psychologists ..................................................... Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... Social workers ................................................... Recreation workers ............................................  31.12 33.54 35.65 35.14 42.59 32.13 36.27 32.00 33.24 38.40 37.40 37.12  1.5 1.2 2.3 6.3 4.5 5.8 4.7 3.9 4.9 2.4 6.0 6.0  34.8 34.9 39.8 39.3 40.0 40.2 40.2 38.8 38.5 40.3 39.0 39.0  31.66 33.96 35.72 35.14 42.59 32.13 36.49 32.05 33.24 38.40 37.61 37.35  1.3 1.2 2.2 6.3 4.5 5.8 4.3 3.9 4.9 2.4 6.0 6.0  37.7 37.7 40.1 39.3 40.0 40.2 40.3 40.5 39.4 40.3 39.4 39.4  23.22 26.47 – – – – – – – – – –  5.8 7.2 – – – – – – – – – –  16.2 15.4 – – – – – – – – – –  40.66 29.54 29.06 31.22 33.30 30.14 46.65 27.90 36.50 23.52 23.40 29.73 29.77 25.62 19.31 50.25 47.90 57.43 52.93 36.06 42.23 41.17 56.07 65.95 53.79 51.09 47.69 38.76 65.21 50.67 35.70 19.46 35.78 38.97 41.81 36.75 11.60 28.01 29.07 28.89 34.56 29.90 36.43 19.93 20.36 15.69  5.9 3.5 9.9 6.4 10.1 4.7 14.6 3.6 1.5 8.5 3.8 8.7 3.1 8.1 27.5 4.0 17.1 13.1 9.1 18.2 25.7 13.7 7.5 21.5 7.1 41.7 10.1 4.7 8.6 9.1 1.9 19.5 3.9 3.0 2.1 3.4 4.5 16.7 18.3 19.6 9.3 5.9 11.1 2.2 2.3 15.1  39.4 38.0 40.0 37.6 37.1 33.9 37.1 33.1 34.1 36.7 36.6 27.1 32.7 32.1 39.4 34.2 36.4 37.1 34.8 39.3 38.3 38.5 32.9 19.6 35.8 32.8 35.4 25.0 37.0 34.8 32.9 35.8 35.6 35.1 32.8 28.1 18.7 34.6 35.3 35.3 35.8 41.1 34.8 34.4 34.4 32.7  40.66 29.57 29.06 31.22 33.30 30.09 45.25 27.87 37.73 23.57 23.46 28.25 30.03 22.96 19.31 50.61 47.90 57.43 53.52 36.06 42.23 41.17 56.26 – 53.79 51.25 47.72 – 65.21 51.12 36.27 19.51 35.98 38.95 42.03 38.24 – 28.25 29.12 28.94 34.64 29.90 36.58 20.11 20.50 17.15  5.9 3.5 9.9 6.4 10.1 5.2 17.1 4.6 1.4 8.9 3.9 9.5 4.2 11.4 27.5 3.9 17.1 13.1 9.1 18.3 25.7 13.7 7.6 – 7.1 41.7 10.1 – 8.6 8.7 2.0 20.1 4.0 2.8 1.9 5.2 – 17.4 18.4 19.6 9.6 5.9 11.5 2.3 2.6 10.3  39.4 38.3 40.0 37.6 37.1 38.9 42.5 38.3 39.3 38.7 38.3 35.9 38.1 39.2 39.4 36.8 36.4 37.1 37.1 41.3 38.3 38.5 35.1 – 35.8 33.5 36.3 – 37.0 37.1 35.1 36.9 35.9 35.7 33.6 33.9 – 36.0 35.8 35.9 36.8 41.1 36.0 37.4 37.0 40.1  – – – – – 30.50 69.09 28.08 23.89 – – – 26.57 – – 28.09 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 28.82 19.08 – – 41.19 – – 11.58 – – – – – – 17.44 17.07 –  – – – – – 8.1 1.4 5.5 26.0 – – – 10.9 – – 6.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4.8 7.0 – – 25.5 – – 8.7 – – – – – – 10.3 8.3 –  – – – – – 17.3 12.1 18.1 14.5 – – – 11.9 – – 6.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 8.6 11.6 – – 12.5 – – 12.7 – – – – – – 16.5 13.1 –  See footnotes at end of table.  5  TABLE 3. Selected occupations, Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2003–Continued Total  Full time  Hourly earnings Occupation4  Part time  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $53.93 53.91  10.2 10.2  36.9 37.1  $54.01 54.01  10.1 10.1  38.4 38.4  – –  – –  – –  28.70 32.78 21.95 33.10  9.9 13.9 11.2 17.0  33.3 36.5 38.9 24.4  29.55 – 21.95 –  11.4 – 11.2 –  38.3 – 38.9 –  $17.77 – – –  10.2 – – –  12.4 – – –  25.80 40.41 28.47 18.04 40.27 22.17  8.7 26.7 16.0 15.5 5.3 3.7  38.0 36.2 38.6 25.3 39.5 34.4  25.80 40.41 28.47 – 40.27 22.80  8.7 26.7 16.0 – 5.3 3.5  38.0 36.2 38.6 – 39.5 37.7  – – – 11.71 – 15.99  – – – 23.1 – 7.5  – – – 14.1 – 18.5  18.13 26.59 17.64 22.43 17.17 16.11 23.96 26.65 23.59 20.95 19.00 24.82 13.38 135.01 24.80 28.84 24.51  3.8 4.7 11.7 3.6 2.5 7.3 2.8 5.5 10.5 6.0 15.6 18.5 16.2 5.5 21.0 7.6 10.2  35.5 28.6 34.2 31.2 33.9 28.9 38.9 40.3 39.7 40.1 37.3 39.7 39.1 18.1 38.9 38.6 39.0  18.19 – 18.71 21.92 17.09 17.32 24.00 26.65 23.59 20.96 19.44 24.82 16.07 135.01 – 29.16 24.62  3.2 – 10.3 4.2 2.6 5.3 2.8 5.5 10.5 6.0 15.3 18.5 7.0 5.5 – 7.5 10.1  38.4 – 38.3 38.5 38.4 37.2 40.1 40.3 39.7 40.1 38.7 39.7 38.7 18.1 – 39.7 39.5  17.42 – – 25.48 17.59 11.81 – – – – – – – – – – –  18.3 – – 4.0 4.8 9.9 – – – – – – – – – – –  19.1 – – 14.6 21.0 16.1 – – – – – – – – – – –  35.10 40.44  4.4 4.0  38.7 39.6  35.29 40.64  4.3 3.7  39.6 40.0  22.76 19.78  17.0 40.6  15.9 19.6  34.21 40.37 35.40 31.54  6.6 10.2 6.7 21.5  36.6 38.4 38.9 39.9  34.21 40.62 35.40 31.54  6.6 10.4 6.7 21.5  36.6 40.1 38.9 39.9  – – – –  – – – –  – – – –  45.15 41.01 41.16  6.3 10.5 7.5  40.4 37.4 37.9  45.15 41.06 41.19  6.3 10.5 7.7  40.4 37.8 38.1  – – –  – – –  – – –  19.65 20.90 30.42 44.96 27.98 27.28 29.45 38.97 29.71  12.4 15.3 9.7 11.2 4.4 5.7 9.2 14.4 12.5  44.8 36.7 41.0 40.2 37.6 36.7 38.3 37.9 41.1  19.65 23.26 30.44 44.98 28.07 27.29 29.45 39.02 29.71  12.4 10.0 9.7 11.2 4.4 5.7 9.2 14.5 12.5  44.8 38.8 41.1 40.3 39.1 38.7 38.3 38.0 41.1  – – – – 24.43 – – – –  – – – – 6.7 – – – –  – – – – 14.4 – – – –  22.57  2.1  35.3  22.65  2.3  42.3  –  –  –  23.25 25.04 24.26  8.6 6.3 13.4  38.7 38.8 36.5  23.25 25.10 24.63  8.6 6.4 13.3  38.7 39.1 39.4  – – –  – – –  – – –  White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Professional specialty –Continued Lawyers and judges ............................................... Lawyers ............................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. Technical writers ................................................ Designers ........................................................... Musicians and composers ................................. Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers ...................................................... Editors and reporters ......................................... Public relations specialists ................................. Athletes .............................................................. Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ Technical ................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ....................................................... Dental hygienists ............................................... Health record technologists and technicians ..... Radiological technicians .................................... Licensed practical nurses .................................. Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... Electrical and electronic technicians .................. Mechanical engineering technicians .................. Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... Drafters .............................................................. Biological technicians ........................................ Chemical technicians ......................................... Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................ Airplane pilots and navigators ............................ Broadcast equipment operators ......................... Computer programmers ..................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... Executives, administrators, and managers ............ Administrators and officials, public administration .................................................. Financial managers ........................................... Personnel and labor relations managers ........... Purchasing managers ........................................ Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations ........................................................... Administrators, education and related fields ...... Managers, medicine and health ......................... Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments ................................................. Managers, properties and real estate ................ Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. Management related .............................................. Accountants and auditors .................................. Underwriters ...................................................... Other financial officers ....................................... Management analysts ........................................ Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........................................................ Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm products ........................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... Construction inspectors ..................................... See footnotes at end of table.  6  TABLE 3. Selected occupations, Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2003–Continued Total  Full time  Hourly earnings Occupation4  Part time  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $21.91 27.63  2.6 4.2  37.5 38.6  $21.91 27.70  2.6 4.1  37.5 39.0  – $18.87  – 21.5  – 18.5  Sales ............................................................................. Supervisors, sales ............................................. Insurance sales .................................................. Securities and financial services sales .............. Advertising and related sales ............................. Sales, other business services .......................... Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale .................................................. Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... Sales workers, apparel ...................................... Sales workers, shoes ......................................... Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .. Sales workers, hardware and building supplies Sales workers, parts .......................................... Sales workers, other commodities ..................... Sales counter clerks .......................................... Cashiers ............................................................. Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales .. Sales support, n.e.c. ..........................................  17.37 23.31 37.64 40.30 32.69 24.40  3.4 4.4 10.5 21.2 18.1 8.1  31.1 39.9 40.1 38.7 38.5 36.2  21.17 23.53 38.30 40.30 32.69 25.82  2.5 3.5 10.8 21.2 18.1 5.0  39.8 40.0 40.8 38.7 38.5 40.0  7.73 – – – – –  3.3 – – – – –  20.1 – – – – –  27.08 15.98 8.52 10.97 11.42 14.09 15.04 12.02 10.18 8.36 14.33 16.59  7.5 12.6 9.3 5.4 9.9 9.8 15.2 11.3 27.2 1.5 11.9 17.8  39.8 45.3 21.3 28.1 30.0 33.2 36.9 26.7 28.1 26.4 30.5 34.6  27.08 15.98 9.79 – 12.94 – 15.66 15.46 13.29 9.91 – 18.46  7.5 12.6 8.1 – 7.5 – 15.1 13.5 18.2 1.9 – 16.8  39.8 45.3 38.9 – 41.7 – 40.9 38.9 38.8 39.2 – 39.8  – – 7.27 – – 9.82 – 8.11 6.97 7.19 – 8.59  – – 5.5 – – 3.9 – 4.5 21.3 1.4 – 2.8  – – 14.7 – – 22.8 – 19.7 21.9 21.2 – 22.3  Administrative support, including clerical ................ Supervisors, general office ................................ Supervisors, financial records processing ......... Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks ................................................ Computer operators ........................................... Secretaries ......................................................... Stenographers ................................................... Typists ............................................................... Interviewers ....................................................... Hotel clerks ........................................................ Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... Receptionists ..................................................... Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... Correspondence clerks ...................................... Order clerks ....................................................... Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ..................................................... Library clerks ..................................................... File clerks ........................................................... Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... Billing clerks ....................................................... Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators .......................................................... Duplicating machine operators .......................... Telephone operators .......................................... Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... Messengers ....................................................... Dispatchers ........................................................ Production coordinators ..................................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. Stock and inventory clerks ................................. Meter readers ....................................................  15.13 19.24 20.58  1.9 3.4 8.3  35.3 35.4 38.8  15.54 19.83 20.58  2.0 2.5 8.3  38.3 38.1 38.8  11.10 – –  2.0 – –  19.8 – –  23.29 16.43 17.13 20.92 15.55 12.23 9.80 15.91 12.27 14.06 13.96 16.30  13.2 5.2 2.2 10.8 3.9 7.5 3.9 10.8 5.6 10.1 5.1 4.6  39.3 37.0 36.4 36.2 35.4 34.2 39.7 34.9 34.3 38.0 38.7 38.0  23.29 16.57 17.34 20.99 15.65 12.20 9.80 15.78 12.53 14.24 13.98 16.47  13.2 5.5 2.4 10.9 4.6 7.7 3.9 12.6 6.5 10.5 5.3 5.3  39.3 39.1 37.9 36.4 36.5 38.6 39.7 38.9 38.8 40.1 40.0 39.0  – – 12.37 – – 12.56 – 16.54 10.11 11.41 – 10.23  – – 10.2 – – 12.6 – 3.0 4.6 7.6 – 4.1  – – 19.3 – – 14.5 – 23.4 17.4 21.8 – 19.7  16.90 11.83 10.70 15.49 15.18 14.91 13.74  9.0 8.1 9.9 1.7 3.7 10.0 4.4  39.3 25.5 28.0 38.0 36.6 36.7 34.5  16.90 12.91 11.86 15.56 15.27 15.23 14.00  9.0 8.8 8.5 1.6 3.6 10.7 4.6  39.3 35.2 38.7 39.0 38.9 38.8 39.8  – 10.08 8.27 12.74 11.08 – 11.93  – 4.1 7.3 16.4 12.7 – 4.5  – 17.6 17.8 19.9 9.3 – 17.7  12.07 11.99 17.42 12.66 13.71 20.40 15.23 13.51 13.03 22.27  9.1 17.1 8.6 9.5 13.2 13.3 6.7 3.4 3.2 6.0  33.2 33.5 35.3 36.9 36.6 39.8 39.9 38.9 35.3 40.0  12.44 12.33 18.15 12.87 15.03 20.47 15.23 13.63 14.05 22.27  9.4 15.6 7.8 10.2 9.3 13.3 6.7 2.8 5.6 6.0  38.9 37.6 38.2 38.4 37.2 40.3 39.9 39.6 39.2 40.0  – – 10.54 – – – – – – –  – – 5.1 – – – – – – –  – – 20.8 – – – – – – –  White collar –Continued Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Management related –Continued Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction ..................................................... Management related, n.e.c. ...............................  See footnotes at end of table.  7  TABLE 3. Selected occupations, Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2003–Continued Total  Full time  Hourly earnings Occupation4  Part time  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $16.24  13.7  36.8  $16.43  14.1  37.8  –  –  –  13.37  11.0  37.7  13.60  11.5  39.6  –  –  –  20.12 15.70 16.23 14.38 14.07 10.40 12.99 16.80 13.56 14.49  17.5 1.7 3.9 11.5 .9 1.3 2.3 3.9 3.5 6.1  38.0 37.7 36.2 38.7 33.0 36.4 36.2 21.7 29.4 31.7  20.23 15.95 16.23 14.57 14.90 10.42 13.31 17.09 12.18 15.54  17.6 1.3 3.9 12.7 2.3 1.7 1.4 3.4 3.3 5.0  39.0 39.3 36.2 39.7 37.7 39.2 39.2 37.6 32.1 37.3  – $12.40 – – 10.29 10.26 9.79 – 16.17 9.47  – 7.2 – – 10.6 4.7 7.6 – 6.5 10.2  – 24.7 – – 21.0 21.7 20.4 – 25.4 18.6  Blue collar ........................................................................  16.08  2.9  37.8  16.42  3.1  39.7  9.83  4.8  20.1  Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. Automobile mechanics ....................................... Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... Aircraft engine mechanics ................................. Automobile body and related repairers .............. Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. Industrial machinery repairers ........................... Machinery maintenance ..................................... Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment ......................................... Telephone line installers and repairers .............. Telephone installers and repairers .................... Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics ........................................................ Mechanical controls and valve repairers ........... Millwrights .......................................................... Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers ..................................... Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. Carpenters ......................................................... Electricians ........................................................ Electrician apprentices ....................................... Electrical power installers and repairers ............ Painters, construction and maintenance ............ Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices Roofers .............................................................. Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. Supervisors, production ..................................... Tool and die makers .......................................... Machinists .......................................................... Sheet metal workers .......................................... Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ............ Butchers and meat cutters ................................. Bakers ................................................................ Food batchmakers ............................................. Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... Power plant operators ........................................ Stationary engineers ..........................................  20.59 22.94 17.40 19.01 27.85 12.60 17.55 19.02 16.44  4.0 9.3 15.8 7.6 3.9 3.6 5.5 4.5 10.9  39.2 40.7 37.3 40.0 40.0 39.4 40.0 40.2 40.0  20.78 22.94 17.70 19.01 27.85 12.60 17.55 19.02 16.44  3.9 9.3 16.9 7.6 3.9 3.6 5.5 4.5 10.9  39.8 40.7 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.4 40.0 40.2 40.0  11.25 – – – – – – – –  12.4 – – – – – – – –  22.9 – – – – – – – –  22.68 27.75 24.37  16.0 6.7 6.2  39.3 38.6 40.0  22.64 27.75 24.37  16.2 6.7 6.2  40.0 38.6 40.0  – – –  – – –  – – –  18.79 26.52 22.02 18.83  3.8 9.9 11.8 4.4  40.0 40.0 40.0 39.0  18.79 26.52 22.02 18.88  3.8 9.9 11.8 4.6  40.0 40.0 40.0 39.5  – – – –  – – – –  – – – –  33.00 21.63 19.14 31.67 18.50 30.33 16.20 24.46 13.94 19.70 19.66 21.81 21.32 18.19 21.53 13.66 23.74 16.42 – 13.90 19.67 19.08 26.19 22.49  15.7 5.6 9.1 3.5 11.7 3.7 16.3 5.6 6.9 8.2 5.6 8.1 3.2 2.3 6.9 2.5 28.3 9.0 – 7.5 5.3 8.1 12.6 7.5  39.0 38.9 39.6 38.5 39.7 40.0 39.6 39.5 40.0 39.5 39.8 40.2 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.8 – 38.5 39.8 40.0 40.0 39.8  33.00 21.63 19.15 31.67 18.50 30.33 16.20 24.46 13.94 19.70 19.42 21.81 21.32 18.19 21.53 13.66 23.74 16.42 12.44 14.31 19.67 19.08 26.19 22.49  15.7 5.6 9.1 3.5 11.7 3.7 16.3 5.6 6.9 8.2 5.6 8.1 3.2 2.3 6.9 2.5 28.3 9.0 15.6 6.7 5.3 8.1 12.6 7.5  39.0 38.9 39.7 38.5 39.7 40.0 39.6 39.5 40.0 39.5 39.8 40.2 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.8 38.9 40.0 39.8 40.0 40.0 39.8  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  White collar –Continued Administrative support, including clerical –Continued Expeditors .......................................................... Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ..................................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... Bill and account collectors ................................. General office clerks .......................................... Bank tellers ........................................................ Data entry keyers ............................................... Statistical clerks ................................................. Teachers’ aides ................................................. Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................  See footnotes at end of table.  8  TABLE 3. Selected occupations, Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2003–Continued Total  Full time  Hourly earnings Occupation4  Part time  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... Lathe and turning-machine operators ................ Punching and stamping press operators ........... Rolling machine operators ................................. Drilling and boring machine operators ............... Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators ........................................... Numerical control machine operators ................ Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... Molding and casting machine operators ............ Metal plating machine operators ........................ Printing press operators ..................................... Textile sewing machine operators ..................... Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators Packaging and filling machine operators ........... Extruding and forming machine operators ......... Mixing and blending machine operators ............ Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators .......................................................... Painting and paint spraying machine operators Folding machine operators ................................ Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food Crushing and grinding machine operators ......... Slicing and cutting machine operators ............... Photographic process machine operators ......... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... Welders and cutters ........................................... Assemblers ........................................................ Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ................... Production inspectors, checkers and examiners Production testers ..............................................  $13.16 18.16 15.26 22.46 16.32  4.2 6.0 23.4 12.8 5.7  39.1 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0  $13.28 18.16 15.26 22.46 16.32  4.4 6.0 23.4 12.8 5.7  39.7 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0  $8.57 – – – –  8.6 – – – –  25.0 – – – –  13.80 15.09 15.05 15.66 14.10 19.72 8.45 10.94 11.50 14.42 15.49  5.4 3.2 23.0 6.6 10.8 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.4 2.7 4.8  39.9 40.0 40.0 39.9 40.0 38.7 37.6 33.0 39.2 39.9 40.0  13.80 15.09 15.05 15.71 14.10 19.72 8.35 11.45 11.60 14.42 15.49  5.4 3.2 23.0 6.3 10.8 5.4 5.0 4.0 5.5 2.7 4.8  39.9 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 38.7 38.9 39.4 40.0 39.9 40.0  – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – –  21.47 12.82 10.75 16.20 15.69 13.62 9.38 13.31 16.20 12.16 12.92 14.65 13.76  5.7 6.1 7.2 4.3 8.8 2.2 8.9 4.8 5.6 10.5 32.3 12.8 8.1  40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.9 31.0 39.5 40.0 39.0 40.0 39.7 39.9  21.47 12.82 10.75 16.20 15.69 13.62 – 13.44 16.20 12.31 12.92 14.68 13.76  5.7 6.1 7.2 4.3 8.8 2.2 – 4.4 5.6 11.0 32.3 12.9 8.1  40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.9 – 39.8 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.7 39.9  – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – –  Transportation and material moving ......................... Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ Truckdrivers ....................................................... Driver-sales workers .......................................... Busdrivers .......................................................... Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... Parking lot attendants ........................................ Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... Operating engineers .......................................... Crane and tower operators ................................ Excavating and loading machine operators ....... Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ............... Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c. ...............................................  16.50 22.02 15.86 19.34 17.34 11.04 – 11.46 23.88 23.97 20.48 17.23 22.19 15.38  2.7 3.2 2.4 5.2 5.2 13.4 – 14.6 6.8 3.3 3.8 5.3 8.2 5.0  35.7 40.5 38.1 40.7 27.5 32.6 – 29.8 39.5 40.0 40.0 39.9 40.0 39.7  17.05 22.02 16.16 19.42 19.61 11.24 7.92 11.74 23.88 23.97 20.48 17.24 22.19 15.40  2.6 3.2 2.7 5.3 1.9 16.2 10.6 15.8 6.8 3.3 3.8 5.3 8.2 5.1  40.1 40.5 40.6 41.1 37.8 37.4 40.0 38.7 39.5 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.9  11.44 – 8.71 – 14.72 – – 8.97 – – – – – –  9.5 – 9.3 – 8.1 – – 7.5 – – – – – –  17.8 – 15.6 – 21.0 – – 9.8 – – – – – –  17.63  8.3  38.6  17.63  8.3  38.6  –  –  –  12.49 12.00  5.4 7.0  35.8 35.5  12.89 12.17  6.7 7.4  39.3 39.9  8.84 10.22  7.4 4.5  19.7 16.6  22.54 12.83 12.96 14.77 8.74 15.43 9.67 11.98  14.3 8.9 13.8 8.3 22.1 11.0 4.0 7.8  37.0 33.1 40.0 36.3 39.8 41.8 30.1 39.9  22.54 13.17 12.96 14.14 8.74 15.43 10.72 11.98  14.3 8.2 13.8 9.7 22.2 11.0 3.2 7.8  37.0 38.7 40.0 39.5 39.9 41.8 39.6 39.9  – – – – – – 7.61 –  – – – – – – 3.0 –  – – – – – – 20.5 –  Blue collar –Continued  Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ....................................................................... Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... Helpers, construction trades .............................. Construction laborers ......................................... Production helpers ............................................. Garbage collectors ............................................. Stock handlers and baggers .............................. Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ See footnotes at end of table.  9  TABLE 3. Selected occupations, Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2003–Continued Total  Full time  Hourly earnings  Part time  Hourly earnings  Occupation4  Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $13.62 9.31 9.41 10.03 13.07  3.3 14.4 13.3 9.2 4.1  36.5 37.3 28.8 37.5 37.0  $13.72 9.31 10.71 10.15 13.32  3.7 14.4 9.7 9.9 5.0  39.2 37.3 39.8 39.4 38.4  $12.73 – 5.91 8.14 8.66  3.7 – 5.1 4.0 4.1  22.8 – 16.5 21.3 22.0  12.33 20.13 33.68 23.78 24.31 26.60  1.4 8.6 5.6 9.8 1.2 1.2  31.2 36.6 40.0 38.9 42.0 39.6  13.59 20.80 33.68 23.78 24.31 26.63  1.7 8.1 5.6 9.8 1.2 1.2  38.3 39.6 40.0 38.9 42.0 39.6  7.72 10.69 – – – –  2.5 7.9 – – – –  18.7 17.6 – – – –  20.88 22.14 11.26 10.14 12.41 7.86 5.16 7.07 4.60 5.36 9.17 14.77 10.05 9.14 8.14 11.07 14.66 12.27 10.66 12.74  7.4 1.8 11.4 7.2 17.9 1.6 4.5 6.4 8.0 10.1 2.2 5.0 5.5 5.8 1.5 2.1 5.5 4.5 1.3 1.3  32.2 39.9 20.4 33.6 30.0 27.6 25.9 30.4 24.3 28.1 28.6 38.3 33.9 30.0 25.5 33.6 29.4 33.1 33.9 34.7  21.59 22.14 – 10.24 12.71 9.02 5.82 7.39 5.31 5.53 10.20 15.11 11.10 9.88 8.70 11.36 14.82 13.12 10.84 13.17  7.1 1.8 – 7.0 27.7 2.0 5.9 7.8 9.0 17.0 .8 5.3 2.0 8.9 2.0 1.6 6.6 3.6 1.2 1.0  37.8 39.9 – 39.5 38.7 38.6 38.0 37.4 37.6 39.3 38.8 40.6 39.0 38.7 37.7 37.8 34.3 38.0 37.9 39.4  – – 10.68 9.47 11.62 6.09 4.51 6.42 4.11 5.09 7.21 8.57 6.87 7.81 7.34 9.50 – 8.87 9.54 8.36  – – 10.7 10.1 13.1 2.6 4.7 6.7 6.0 4.6 2.7 6.3 12.7 4.5 2.8 4.7 – 3.1 5.9 1.4  – – 20.5 17.0 19.1 19.3 19.7 22.0 19.5 19.2 19.0 19.0 24.3 21.3 17.6 21.0 – 21.8 21.0 15.6  19.86 11.42 12.41 12.46 15.11 12.49 7.84 10.92 30.07 12.16 8.66 11.21 12.90  5.6 11.3 1.8 1.8 2.4 11.8 7.7 7.9 3.2 8.9 8.7 5.7 8.1  39.8 35.9 33.7 26.4 40.2 18.5 20.8 17.0 20.1 36.1 31.8 25.9 32.7  19.86 11.46 12.94 13.89 15.12 15.75 8.83 – 30.68 12.61 8.98 11.91 14.19  5.6 11.7 1.6 3.2 2.4 11.3 8.4 – 2.1 9.9 11.4 6.6 7.0  39.8 38.2 39.5 34.5 40.3 38.5 40.0 – 20.0 38.3 36.3 38.4 38.6  – 10.89 8.09 9.38 – 10.68 7.14 – – 10.16 7.16 10.35 8.04  – 7.8 1.3 4.2 – 21.1 4.2 – – 8.4 5.7 3.5 8.4  – 19.7 15.3 17.5 – 14.4 15.5 – – 28.5 20.1 18.5 20.7  Blue collar –Continued Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers –Continued Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... Garage and service station related .................... Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... Hand packers and packagers ............................ Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. Service .............................................................................. Protective service .................................................. Supervisors, police and detectives .................... Supervisors, guards ........................................... Firefighting ......................................................... Police and detectives, public service ................. Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers ............................................................. Correctional institution officers ........................... Crossing guards ................................................. Guards and police, except public service .......... Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... Food service .......................................................... Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... Bartenders ......................................................... Waiters and waitresses ...................................... Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... Other food service ............................................... Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ Cooks ................................................................. Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... Health service ........................................................ Dental assistants ............................................... Health aides, except nursing ............................. Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ........... Cleaning and building service ................................ Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers ............................................................ Maids and housemen ........................................ Janitors and cleaners ......................................... Personal service .................................................... Supervisors, personal service ............................ Hairdressers and cosmetologists ....................... Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities Ushers ............................................................... Public transportation attendants ........................ Welfare service aides ........................................ Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. Childcare workers, n.e.c. ................................... Service, n.e.c. ....................................................  1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Total includes full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 In this census division, data were collected between December 2002 and January  2004. The average reference period was July 2003. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see Technical Note. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see Technical Note. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately.  10  TABLE 4. Selected occupations, Middle Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2003 Total  Full time  Hourly earnings Occupation4  Part time  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  All .......................................................................................... All, excluding sales ........................................................  $19.08 19.26  1.0 1.3  34.8 35.2  $20.26 20.17  1.3 1.4  39.1 39.0  $10.15 10.90  1.9 1.8  18.8 18.5  White collar ...................................................................... White collar, excluding sales .....................................  23.74 25.13  .5 .7  35.0 36.0  25.10 25.75  .6 .9  39.1 39.0  12.45 16.72  1.2 3.7  18.9 17.9  Professional specialty and technical ......................... Professional specialty ................................................ Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... Architects ........................................................... Aerospace engineers ......................................... Civil engineers ................................................... Electrical and electronic engineers .................... Industrial engineers ........................................... Mechanical engineers ........................................ Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ Mathematical and computer scientists ................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ Operations and systems researchers and analysts ............................................................ Natural scientists ................................................... Chemists, except biochemists ........................... Physical scientists, n.e.c. ................................... Biological and life scientists ............................... Health related ........................................................ Physicians .......................................................... Registered nurses .............................................. Pharmacists ....................................................... Dietitians ............................................................ Respiratory therapists ........................................ Occupational therapists ..................................... Physical therapists ............................................. Speech therapists .............................................. Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... Teachers, college and university ........................... Health specialties teachers ................................ Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. English teachers ................................................ Foreign language teachers ................................ Theology teachers ............................................. Other post-secondary teachers ......................... Teachers, except college and university ................ Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... Elementary school teachers .............................. Secondary school teachers ............................... Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. Vocational and educational counselors ............. Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ Librarians ........................................................... Social scientists and urban planners ..................... Economists ........................................................ Psychologists ..................................................... Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... Social workers ................................................... Recreation workers ............................................ Lawyers and judges ............................................... Lawyers ............................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. Technical writers ................................................ Designers ........................................................... Musicians and composers ................................. Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers ...................................................... Editors and reporters .........................................  29.54 32.05 36.42 34.99 42.59 34.06 36.27 32.00 34.41 39.44 37.58 37.32  2.3 2.1 2.1 7.7 4.5 7.1 4.7 3.9 5.5 1.3 6.0 6.0  34.8 35.0 40.1 39.7 40.0 41.4 40.2 38.8 39.1 40.4 39.0 39.0  30.07 32.46 36.50 34.99 42.59 34.06 36.49 32.05 34.40 39.44 37.81 37.56  2.1 1.9 2.0 7.7 4.5 7.1 4.3 3.9 5.5 1.3 6.0 6.0  38.5 38.7 40.3 39.7 40.0 41.4 40.3 40.5 40.1 40.4 39.4 39.4  23.39 26.81 – – – – – – – – – –  7.3 8.9 – – – – – – – – – –  16.5 15.6 – – – – – – – – – –  40.66 29.54 29.06 31.55 33.26 30.52 53.66 27.91 37.12 25.84 23.27 29.13 28.29 23.28 18.79 51.00 57.24 45.98 36.37 38.46 65.21 55.70 22.24 12.83 22.88 37.02 21.42 17.82 28.52 28.18 26.72 29.90 24.55 17.57 17.92 11.65 62.78 62.78  5.9 3.5 9.9 6.1 11.3 5.6 14.0 4.3 2.3 10.9 3.8 9.4 1.8 8.3 30.2 7.5 6.5 34.7 6.7 4.4 8.6 19.8 4.8 6.3 6.9 11.1 11.7 6.4 21.2 23.6 3.0 5.9 5.4 3.6 5.0 20.2 5.6 5.6  39.4 38.0 40.0 37.5 37.4 33.2 33.3 32.7 33.8 36.4 36.6 26.8 32.7 31.4 39.4 34.9 35.4 33.7 35.1 25.0 37.0 34.2 30.7 36.3 37.1 31.1 19.7 34.8 35.6 35.7 36.8 41.1 34.4 33.3 33.0 33.4 39.4 39.4  40.66 29.57 29.06 31.55 33.26 30.53 52.41 27.87 38.50 – 23.32 27.04 28.44 – 18.79 51.55 57.24 45.98 36.40 – 65.21 56.76 22.44 12.86 23.14 36.14 22.73 18.01 28.53 28.20 26.59 29.90 24.11 17.58 17.98 – 63.31 63.31  5.9 3.4 9.9 6.1 11.3 6.2 16.4 5.5 1.8 – 3.8 5.8 1.8 – 30.2 7.6 6.5 34.7 6.8 – 8.6 18.4 6.2 6.5 7.5 10.9 18.3 5.9 21.2 23.6 3.2 5.9 5.8 4.7 5.0 – 5.2 5.2  39.4 38.4 40.0 37.5 37.4 38.6 38.9 38.5 39.3 – 38.4 36.5 38.6 – 39.4 37.0 35.4 33.7 37.4 – 37.0 37.3 37.3 37.5 38.0 35.8 37.2 38.0 35.8 35.9 39.1 41.1 38.6 37.9 37.3 – 40.1 40.1  – – – – – 30.40 69.72 28.13 23.89 – – – 26.57 – – 26.80 – – – – – 28.22 19.96 – – – – – – – – – – 17.47 17.07 – – –  – – – – – 8.3 .4 5.6 26.0 – – – 10.9 – – 3.3 – – – – – 6.4 14.9 – – – – – – – – – – 10.4 8.3 – – –  – – – – – 17.2 11.7 18.0 14.5 – – – 11.9 – – 10.3 – – – – – 11.0 10.0 – – – – – – – – – – 16.9 13.1 – – –  28.93 32.78 21.95 33.27  9.9 13.9 11.2 17.0  33.6 36.5 38.9 24.3  29.71 – 21.95 –  11.5 – 11.2 –  38.3 – 38.9 –  17.17 – – –  10.4 – – –  11.7 – – –  25.77 40.41  9.3 26.7  38.1 36.2  25.77 40.41  9.3 26.7  38.1 36.2  – –  – –  – –  See footnotes at end of table.  11  TABLE 4. Selected occupations, Middle Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2003–Continued Total  Full time  Hourly earnings Occupation4  Part time  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $30.47 18.04 22.46  18.5 16.2 4.3  37.9 26.4 34.3  $30.47 – 23.13  18.5 – 4.2  37.9 – 37.7  – $10.68 16.14  – 12.9 8.1  – 14.3 18.5  17.72 27.74 17.71 22.43 17.11 15.51 24.05 26.65 23.89 20.95 19.44 24.82 13.29 135.01 31.65 25.24  4.8 2.6 11.9 3.6 2.6 11.2 3.0 5.5 12.5 6.0 15.3 18.5 16.1 5.5 8.4 9.6  35.4 27.4 34.1 31.2 33.4 27.7 38.9 40.3 40.0 40.1 38.7 39.7 39.2 18.1 38.7 40.0  17.74 – 18.81 21.92 17.00 16.76 24.09 26.65 23.89 20.96 19.44 24.82 – 135.01 32.25 25.24  4.0 – 10.4 4.2 2.9 10.5 3.0 5.5 12.5 6.0 15.3 18.5 – 5.5 7.6 9.6  38.5 – 38.3 38.5 38.3 36.7 40.1 40.3 40.0 40.1 38.7 39.7 – 18.1 40.0 40.0  17.42 – – 25.48 17.60 11.70 – – – – – – – – – –  18.3 – – 4.0 4.7 10.3 – – – – – – – – – –  19.1 – – 14.6 21.0 15.9 – – – – – – – – – –  35.57 40.54 40.25 35.30 31.79  5.4 5.4 11.2 7.5 21.6  39.1 40.0 38.6 38.9 40.0  35.76 40.75 40.52 35.30 31.79  5.4 5.0 11.4 7.5 21.6  40.0 40.4 40.5 38.9 40.0  23.34 20.16 – – –  20.1 44.9 – – –  16.2 20.5 – – –  45.25 29.90 43.48  6.4 4.4 6.4  40.4 37.8 38.4  45.25 29.67 43.58  6.4 4.0 6.5  40.4 38.3 38.6  – – –  – – –  – – –  18.22 20.94 30.40 45.28 28.54 27.54 29.45 40.09 29.74  8.2 15.5 9.9 11.3 5.0 5.6 9.2 13.4 14.1  45.7 36.6 41.2 40.3 38.0 37.2 38.3 38.3 41.8  18.22 23.35 30.40 45.29 28.62 27.49 29.45 40.12 29.74  8.2 10.3 9.9 11.4 5.2 5.8 9.2 13.5 14.1  45.7 38.8 41.2 40.4 39.5 38.8 38.3 38.4 41.8  – – – – 25.32 – – – –  – – – – 7.8 – – – –  – – – – 14.3 – – – –  22.23  1.7  35.2  22.31  1.9  43.5  –  –  –  23.25 25.08 23.46  8.6 6.7 23.5  38.7 38.8 38.2  23.25 25.14 –  8.6 6.8 –  38.7 39.2 –  – – –  – – –  – – –  26.13 27.48  5.8 5.9  37.0 39.2  26.13 27.52  5.8 5.9  37.0 39.4  – –  – –  – –  17.38 23.31 37.64 40.30 32.69 24.40  3.5 4.4 10.5 21.2 18.1 8.1  31.1 39.9 40.1 38.7 38.5 36.2  21.21 23.53 38.30 40.30 32.69 25.82  2.4 3.5 10.8 21.2 18.1 5.0  39.8 40.0 40.8 38.7 38.5 40.0  7.73 – – – – –  3.3 – – – – –  20.1 – – – – –  27.08  7.5  39.8  27.08  7.5  39.8  –  –  –  White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Professional specialty –Continued Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. –Continued Public relations specialists ................................. Athletes .............................................................. Technical ................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ....................................................... Dental hygienists ............................................... Health record technologists and technicians ..... Radiological technicians .................................... Licensed practical nurses .................................. Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... Electrical and electronic technicians .................. Mechanical engineering technicians .................. Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... Drafters .............................................................. Biological technicians ........................................ Chemical technicians ......................................... Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................ Airplane pilots and navigators ............................ Computer programmers ..................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... Executives, administrators, and managers ............ Financial managers ........................................... Personnel and labor relations managers ........... Purchasing managers ........................................ Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations ........................................................... Administrators, education and related fields ...... Managers, medicine and health ......................... Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments ................................................. Managers, properties and real estate ................ Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. Management related .............................................. Accountants and auditors .................................. Underwriters ...................................................... Other financial officers ....................................... Management analysts ........................................ Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........................................................ Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm products ........................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... Construction inspectors ..................................... Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction ..................................................... Management related, n.e.c. ............................... Sales ............................................................................. Supervisors, sales ............................................. Insurance sales .................................................. Securities and financial services sales .............. Advertising and related sales ............................. Sales, other business services .......................... Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale .................................................. See footnotes at end of table.  12  TABLE 4. Selected occupations, Middle Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2003–Continued Total  Full time  Hourly earnings Occupation4  Part time  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $15.98 8.52 10.97 11.42 14.09 15.04 12.02 10.18 8.14 14.33 16.59  12.6 9.3 5.4 9.9 9.8 15.2 11.3 27.2 1.8 11.9 17.8  45.3 21.3 28.1 30.0 33.2 36.9 26.7 28.1 26.2 30.5 34.6  $15.98 9.79 – 12.94 – 15.66 15.46 13.29 9.50 – 18.46  12.6 8.1 – 7.5 – 15.1 13.5 18.2 1.5 – 16.8  45.3 38.9 – 41.7 – 40.9 38.9 38.8 39.3 – 39.8  – $7.27 – – 9.82 – 8.11 6.97 7.19 – 8.59  – 5.5 – – 3.9 – 4.5 21.3 1.4 – 2.8  – 14.7 – – 22.8 – 19.7 21.9 21.2 – 22.3  14.91 19.30 21.14  1.8 4.4 9.4  35.5 35.4 39.6  15.33 19.96 21.14  2.1 3.5 9.4  38.8 38.4 39.6  10.76 – –  1.3 – –  19.4 – –  23.29 15.59 16.89 15.90 18.15 12.23 9.80 15.05 12.29 13.75 13.96 16.30  13.2 2.5 2.7 5.6 9.9 7.5 3.9 13.4 5.7 9.7 5.1 4.6  39.3 37.3 36.6 37.3 36.9 34.2 39.7 34.2 34.5 38.2 38.7 38.0  23.29 15.70 17.11 16.05 18.18 12.20 9.80 14.67 12.54 13.91 13.98 16.47  13.2 2.4 2.8 6.4 9.9 7.7 3.9 15.5 6.6 10.1 5.3 5.3  39.3 39.6 38.3 38.7 37.8 38.6 39.7 38.7 38.8 40.4 40.0 39.0  – – 12.42 – – 12.56 – 16.54 10.03 11.44 – 10.23  – – 10.2 – – 12.6 – 3.0 4.4 7.9 – 4.1  – – 19.3 – – 14.5 – 23.4 17.4 21.9 – 19.7  16.99 10.97 10.68 15.53 15.12 14.94 13.74  9.4 12.8 10.0 2.0 3.3 10.5 4.4  39.4 24.6 28.1 38.1 36.9 36.7 34.5  16.99 11.97 11.84 15.61 15.21 15.28 14.00  9.4 14.7 8.5 1.9 3.1 11.1 4.6  39.4 36.5 38.8 39.1 39.0 38.9 39.8  – 9.83 8.22 12.74 10.95 – 11.93  – 13.0 7.7 16.4 12.5 – 4.5  – 18.0 17.7 19.9 10.3 – 17.7  12.07 12.10 17.66 12.63 20.09 15.26 13.35 12.95 16.24  9.1 17.5 7.8 9.8 8.6 6.9 2.6 3.0 13.7  33.2 33.4 35.4 36.8 40.0 40.0 38.9 35.1 36.8  12.44 – 18.40 12.84 20.14 15.26 13.48 14.03 16.43  9.4 – 6.6 10.6 8.6 6.9 2.2 5.2 14.1  38.9 – 38.2 38.4 40.5 40.0 39.7 39.3 37.8  – – 10.49 – – – – – –  – – 5.4 – – – – – –  – – 20.6 – – – – – –  13.37  11.1  37.6  13.60  11.6  39.6  –  –  –  20.12 15.58 14.52 14.38 13.77 10.40 12.84 16.83 9.96 14.24  17.5 1.1 2.8 11.5 1.2 1.3 2.5 4.2 5.4 7.2  38.0 37.7 38.9 38.7 32.7 36.4 35.1 21.4 30.3 31.4  20.23 15.83 14.52 14.57 14.49 10.42 13.27 17.13 9.92 15.42  17.6 1.0 2.8 12.7 1.5 1.7 1.9 3.5 6.1 6.1  39.0 39.3 38.9 39.7 38.3 39.2 39.1 37.7 33.8 37.9  – 12.40 – – 10.87 10.26 9.79 – – 9.48  – 7.2 – – 6.0 4.7 7.6 – – 10.9  – 24.7 – – 20.7 21.7 20.4 – – 18.6  15.78  3.2  37.8  16.13  3.4  39.7  9.43  5.0  20.1  White collar –Continued Sales –Continued Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... Sales workers, apparel ...................................... Sales workers, shoes ......................................... Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .. Sales workers, hardware and building supplies Sales workers, parts .......................................... Sales workers, other commodities ..................... Sales counter clerks .......................................... Cashiers ............................................................. Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales .. Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... Administrative support, including clerical ................ Supervisors, general office ................................ Supervisors, financial records processing ......... Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks ................................................ Computer operators ........................................... Secretaries ......................................................... Stenographers ................................................... Typists ............................................................... Interviewers ....................................................... Hotel clerks ........................................................ Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... Receptionists ..................................................... Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... Correspondence clerks ...................................... Order clerks ....................................................... Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ..................................................... Library clerks ..................................................... File clerks ........................................................... Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... Billing clerks ....................................................... Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators .......................................................... Duplicating machine operators .......................... Telephone operators .......................................... Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... Dispatchers ........................................................ Production coordinators ..................................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. Stock and inventory clerks ................................. Expeditors .......................................................... Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ..................................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... Bill and account collectors ................................. General office clerks .......................................... Bank tellers ........................................................ Data entry keyers ............................................... Statistical clerks ................................................. Teachers’ aides ................................................. Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ Blue collar ........................................................................ See footnotes at end of table.  13  TABLE 4. Selected occupations, Middle Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2003–Continued Total  Full time  Hourly earnings Occupation4  Part time  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. Automobile mechanics ....................................... Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... Aircraft engine mechanics ................................. Automobile body and related repairers .............. Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. Industrial machinery repairers ........................... Machinery maintenance ..................................... Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment ......................................... Telephone line installers and repairers .............. Telephone installers and repairers .................... Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics ........................................................ Mechanical controls and valve repairers ........... Millwrights .......................................................... Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers ..................................... Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. Carpenters ......................................................... Electricians ........................................................ Electrician apprentices ....................................... Electrical power installers and repairers ............ Painters, construction and maintenance ............ Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices Roofers .............................................................. Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. Supervisors, production ..................................... Tool and die makers .......................................... Machinists .......................................................... Sheet metal workers .......................................... Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ............ Butchers and meat cutters ................................. Bakers ................................................................ Food batchmakers ............................................. Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ Power plant operators ........................................ Stationary engineers ..........................................  $20.47 22.82 15.18 18.94 27.85 12.60 17.14 19.03 16.44  4.1 9.5 13.0 8.4 3.9 3.6 5.4 4.5 10.9  39.2 40.8 36.7 40.0 40.0 39.4 40.0 40.2 40.0  $20.68 22.82 15.45 18.94 27.85 12.60 17.14 19.03 16.44  3.9 9.5 14.5 8.4 3.9 3.6 5.4 4.5 10.9  39.8 40.8 40.1 40.0 40.0 39.4 40.0 40.2 40.0  $11.25 – – – – – – – –  12.4 – – – – – – – –  23.0 – – – – – – – –  22.71 27.75 24.37  16.4 6.7 6.2  39.3 38.6 40.0  22.67 27.75 24.37  16.6 6.7 6.2  40.0 38.6 40.0  – – –  – – –  – – –  18.80 27.51 22.02 18.97  3.9 7.3 11.8 5.9  40.0 40.0 40.0 38.9  18.80 27.51 22.02 19.04  3.9 7.3 11.8 6.2  40.0 40.0 40.0 39.5  – – – –  – – – –  – – – –  32.78 20.26 18.97 33.02 18.50 30.74 15.52 24.57 13.94 19.70 20.61 21.81 21.32 18.00 21.53 13.66 23.74 16.42 – 13.90 18.36 26.19 24.56  16.9 5.8 10.2 3.5 11.7 2.9 19.8 7.4 6.9 8.2 7.8 8.1 3.2 2.6 6.9 2.5 28.3 9.0 – 7.5 7.5 12.6 6.5  38.9 38.3 39.9 38.4 39.7 40.0 39.9 39.7 40.0 39.5 39.7 40.2 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.8 – 38.5 39.7 40.0 39.9  32.78 20.26 18.97 33.02 18.50 30.74 15.52 24.57 13.94 19.70 20.46 21.81 21.32 18.00 21.53 13.66 23.74 16.42 12.44 14.31 18.36 26.19 24.56  16.9 5.8 10.2 3.5 11.7 2.9 19.8 7.4 6.9 8.2 9.2 8.1 3.2 2.6 6.9 2.5 28.3 9.0 15.6 6.7 7.5 12.6 6.5  38.9 38.3 39.9 38.4 39.7 40.0 39.9 39.7 40.0 39.5 39.7 40.2 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.8 38.9 40.0 39.7 40.0 39.9  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... Lathe and turning-machine operators ................ Punching and stamping press operators ........... Rolling machine operators ................................. Drilling and boring machine operators ............... Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators ........................................... Numerical control machine operators ................ Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... Molding and casting machine operators ............ Metal plating machine operators ........................ Printing press operators ..................................... Textile sewing machine operators ..................... Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators Packaging and filling machine operators ........... Extruding and forming machine operators ......... Mixing and blending machine operators ............ Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators ..........................................................  13.15 18.16 15.26 22.46 16.32  4.2 6.0 23.4 12.8 5.7  39.1 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0  13.28 18.16 15.26 22.46 16.32  4.4 6.0 23.4 12.8 5.7  39.7 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0  8.55 – – – –  8.9 – – – –  25.0 – – – –  13.80 15.09 15.05 15.66 14.10 19.74 8.44 10.36 11.50 14.42 15.49  5.4 3.2 23.0 6.6 10.8 5.4 5.5 3.2 5.4 2.7 4.8  39.9 40.0 40.0 39.9 40.0 38.7 37.6 32.9 39.2 39.9 40.0  13.80 15.09 15.05 15.71 14.10 19.74 8.35 10.89 11.60 14.42 15.49  5.4 3.2 23.0 6.3 10.8 5.4 5.0 6.3 5.5 2.7 4.8  39.9 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 38.7 38.9 39.6 40.0 39.9 40.0  – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – –  21.47  5.7  40.0  21.47  5.7  40.0  –  –  –  Blue collar –Continued  See footnotes at end of table.  14  TABLE 4. Selected occupations, Middle Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2003–Continued Total  Full time  Hourly earnings Occupation4  Part time  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $12.82 10.75 16.09 15.69 13.62 9.38 13.28 16.20 12.16 12.92 14.65 13.76  6.1 7.2 5.4 8.8 2.2 8.9 4.6 5.6 10.5 32.3 12.8 8.1  40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.9 31.0 39.5 40.0 39.0 40.0 39.7 39.9  $12.82 10.75 16.09 15.69 13.62 – 13.41 16.20 12.31 12.92 14.68 13.76  6.1 7.2 5.4 8.8 2.2 – 4.1 5.6 11.0 32.3 12.9 8.1  40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.9 – 39.8 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.7 39.9  – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – –  15.80 15.61 19.34 13.25 10.98 – 9.76 24.60 20.48 17.44 15.38  4.0 3.1 5.2 10.8 14.4 – 10.7 7.8 3.8 6.2 5.0  35.8 38.0 40.7 21.9 32.6 – 28.6 40.0 40.0 39.9 39.7  16.39 15.92 19.42 – 11.21 7.92 9.87 24.60 20.48 17.45 15.40  3.7 3.5 5.3 – 16.5 10.6 11.2 7.8 3.8 6.1 5.1  40.3 40.6 41.1 – 37.4 40.0 38.7 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.9  $10.10 8.71 – 13.52 – – 8.97 – – – –  14.1 9.3 – 11.1 – – 7.5 – – – –  17.2 15.6 – 21.4 – – 9.8 – – – –  17.84  12.7  39.2  17.84  12.7  39.2  –  –  –  12.13 11.40  5.2 7.5  35.6 34.9  12.51 11.50  6.5 8.3  39.3 39.9  8.82 10.38  7.3 4.7  19.7 15.7  22.68 11.76 12.33 15.02 8.72 9.66 11.98 13.62 9.31 9.13 10.03 12.65  16.7 10.0 20.4 13.0 22.1 4.0 7.8 3.3 14.4 13.9 9.2 4.8  36.7 31.4 40.0 35.6 39.8 30.1 39.9 36.5 37.3 28.5 37.5 36.9  22.68 12.17 12.33 14.12 8.73 10.72 11.98 13.72 9.31 10.40 10.15 12.89  16.7 9.5 20.4 12.9 22.2 3.2 7.8 3.7 14.4 10.3 9.9 5.8  36.7 38.6 40.0 40.0 39.9 39.6 39.9 39.2 37.3 39.9 39.4 38.2  – – – – – 7.61 – 12.73 – 5.91 8.14 –  – – – – – 3.0 – 3.7 – 5.1 4.0 –  – – – – – 20.5 – 22.8 – 16.5 21.3 –  10.21 10.67 21.83 9.86 9.12 7.62 5.13 7.07 4.60 5.18 8.94 15.01 9.93 8.85 7.49  1.1 9.5 12.9 5.7 3.4 2.2 4.4 6.4 8.0 13.2 2.8 4.6 5.6 5.0 2.7  30.0 33.7 38.6 33.6 31.1 27.5 25.9 30.4 24.3 28.1 28.5 38.5 34.0 29.5 25.1  11.15 10.86 21.83 9.92 – 8.79 5.75 7.39 5.31 5.26 10.00 15.39 11.00 9.50 8.07  .6 9.9 12.9 5.3 – 2.7 6.5 7.8 9.0 21.9 1.1 5.0 2.0 8.0 2.3  38.0 39.5 38.6 39.5 – 38.8 38.1 37.4 37.6 39.5 39.1 41.0 39.2 38.6 37.9  7.37 9.27 – 9.42 7.86 5.86 4.51 6.42 4.11 5.07 6.91 8.57 6.71 7.78 6.65  3.2 9.5 – 9.9 12.2 2.5 4.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 3.8 6.3 10.9 4.4 .8  18.4 16.2 – 16.9 11.4 19.2 19.7 22.0 19.5 19.2 18.8 19.0 24.2 21.2 16.9  Blue collar –Continued Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors –Continued Painting and paint spraying machine operators Folding machine operators ................................ Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food Crushing and grinding machine operators ......... Slicing and cutting machine operators ............... Photographic process machine operators ......... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... Welders and cutters ........................................... Assemblers ........................................................ Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ................... Production inspectors, checkers and examiners Production testers .............................................. Transportation and material moving ......................... Truckdrivers ....................................................... Driver-sales workers .......................................... Busdrivers .......................................................... Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... Parking lot attendants ........................................ Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... Crane and tower operators ................................ Excavating and loading machine operators ....... Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c. ............................................... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ....................................................................... Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... Helpers, construction trades .............................. Construction laborers ......................................... Production helpers ............................................. Stock handlers and baggers .............................. Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... Garage and service station related .................... Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... Hand packers and packagers ............................ Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. Service .............................................................................. Protective service .................................................. Supervisors, guards ........................................... Guards and police, except public service .......... Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... Food service .......................................................... Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... Bartenders ......................................................... Waiters and waitresses ...................................... Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... Other food service ............................................... Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ Cooks ................................................................. Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... See footnotes at end of table.  15  TABLE 4. Selected occupations, Middle Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2003–Continued Total  Full time  Hourly earnings  Hourly earnings  Occupation4  Service –Continued Health service ........................................................ Dental assistants ............................................... Health aides, except nursing ............................. Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ........... Cleaning and building service ................................ Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers ............................................................ Maids and housemen ........................................ Janitors and cleaners ......................................... Personal service .................................................... Supervisors, personal service ............................ Hairdressers and cosmetologists ....................... Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities Ushers ............................................................... Public transportation attendants ........................ Welfare service aides ........................................ Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. Childcare workers, n.e.c. ................................... Service, n.e.c. ....................................................  Part time  Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $10.43 14.66 11.42 10.03 12.35  2.5 5.5 7.0 1.0 2.8  33.0 29.4 32.0 33.4 34.0  $10.64 14.82 12.27 10.13 12.82  2.1 6.6 6.5 1.1 2.4  37.6 34.3 37.6 37.7 39.5  $9.46 – 8.79 9.51 8.30  4.7 – 3.0 6.0 1.3  21.0 – 21.8 21.0 15.4  19.85 11.46 11.79 12.44 15.15 12.50 7.55 10.92 31.81 11.96 8.22 10.43 12.85  6.2 11.5 3.3 1.1 2.8 11.8 4.1 7.9 3.4 8.9 11.8 3.0 8.7  39.8 35.8 32.4 26.1 40.2 18.5 19.8 17.0 18.9 36.1 32.1 25.8 32.5  19.85 11.50 12.39 13.85 15.16 15.75 8.44 – 31.90 12.41 8.48 10.82 14.21  6.2 11.9 2.5 2.9 2.8 11.3 7.7 – 3.6 10.1 15.2 4.7 7.3  39.8 38.1 39.7 34.3 40.3 38.5 40.0 – 18.9 38.5 36.5 40.0 38.7  – 10.97 8.00 9.08 – 10.69 7.06 – – 10.24 7.14 9.00 7.98  – 8.7 1.0 6.3 – 21.2 4.0 – – 8.5 5.8 7.0 8.9  – 19.6 15.1 16.7 – 14.4 15.5 – – 29.3 21.3 11.2 20.7  1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Total includes full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 In this census division, data were collected between December 2002 and January  2004. The average reference period was July 2003. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see Technical Note. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see Technical Note. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately.  16  TABLE 5. Selected occupations, Middle Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2003 Total  Full time  Hourly earnings Occupation4  Part time  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  All .......................................................................................... All, excluding sales ........................................................  $25.53 25.56  0.6 .7  35.6 35.6  $26.23 26.26  0.8 .8  37.3 37.3  $13.59 13.60  4.0 4.0  20.2 20.2  White collar ...................................................................... White collar, excluding sales .....................................  29.44 29.52  .7 .8  34.8 34.8  30.02 30.10  .8 .9  36.1 36.1  15.65 15.68  7.0 7.0  18.7 18.7  Professional specialty and technical ......................... Professional specialty ................................................ Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... Civil engineers ................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ Natural scientists ................................................... Health related ........................................................ Physicians .......................................................... Registered nurses .............................................. Dietitians ............................................................ Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... Teachers, college and university ........................... Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. English teachers ................................................ Other post-secondary teachers ......................... Teachers, except college and university ................ Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... Elementary school teachers .............................. Secondary school teachers ............................... Teachers, special education .............................. Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. Substitute teachers ............................................ Vocational and educational counselors ............. Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ Librarians ........................................................... Social scientists and urban planners ..................... Psychologists ..................................................... Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... Social workers ................................................... Recreation workers ............................................ Lawyers and judges ............................................... Lawyers ............................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. Technical ................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ....................................................... Licensed practical nurses .................................. Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... Technical and related, n.e.c. ..............................  35.70 36.98 28.71 28.86 26.73 26.73 – 27.13 24.60 27.84 17.85 23.44 49.41 66.46 55.55 47.81 40.40 40.80 40.90 39.20 44.45 41.53 11.85 37.14 30.87 30.87 41.37 41.99 23.41 23.56 20.84 36.50 36.40  2.3 1.6 3.6 3.0 8.9 8.9 – 3.9 8.5 5.0 10.8 2.0 5.6 33.3 8.9 7.7 1.7 12.8 .9 2.7 2.5 4.0 4.4 15.2 17.8 17.8 9.1 9.8 8.5 8.9 6.2 9.6 9.3  34.8 34.7 38.1 38.2 38.5 38.5 – 40.3 57.4 36.6 37.7 38.8 33.4 30.3 35.6 35.1 33.8 34.1 35.0 35.6 33.3 32.3 20.5 34.3 34.4 34.4 35.1 35.0 36.3 36.6 31.7 32.8 33.3  35.99 37.22 28.71 28.86 26.73 26.73 – 26.95 24.03 27.91 17.85 23.44 49.56 – 55.55 47.99 40.80 41.70 40.92 39.26 44.47 42.05 – 37.34 31.06 31.06 41.37 41.99 23.43 23.56 – 35.69 35.69  2.3 1.7 3.6 3.0 8.9 8.9 – 3.9 8.5 5.2 10.8 2.0 5.7 – 8.9 7.6 1.8 12.1 .9 2.7 2.6 3.9 – 15.1 18.0 18.0 9.1 9.8 8.4 8.9 – 6.4 6.4  35.8 35.7 38.1 38.2 38.5 38.5 – 41.1 58.8 37.2 37.7 38.8 36.5 – 35.6 37.0 34.5 35.1 35.2 35.7 33.4 33.2 – 34.4 36.0 36.0 35.1 35.0 36.7 36.6 – 35.4 35.4  21.26 23.14 – – – – – 35.97 – 24.82 – – – – – – 17.71 – – – – 15.66 12.15 – – – – – – – – – –  11.6 10.9 – – – – – 17.7 – 15.3 – – – – – – 13.9 – – – – 22.6 7.6 – – – – – – – – – –  14.2 13.5 – – – – – 21.2 – 21.0 – – – – – – 15.3 – – – – 14.4 13.8 – – – – – – – – – –  23.85 19.10  5.8 4.1  28.2 36.3  25.11 19.43  4.0 4.5  38.4 38.3  – 13.01  – 11.9  – 18.4  25.77 17.62 18.70 19.63  15.1 4.2 16.1 23.1  36.9 37.7 35.3 33.5  25.77 17.63 – 20.23  15.1 4.2 – 22.5  36.9 38.9 – 36.2  – – – –  – – – –  – – – –  Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... Executives, administrators, and managers ............ Administrators and officials, public administration .................................................. Financial managers ........................................... Administrators, education and related fields ...... Managers, medicine and health ......................... Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. Management related .............................................. Accountants and auditors .................................. Management analysts ........................................ Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........................................................ Construction inspectors ..................................... Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction .....................................................  31.90 39.58  3.4 8.1  36.1 36.7  32.10 39.74  3.6 8.2  37.0 37.1  19.01 14.85  19.3 41.1  14.2 12.5  33.94 41.95 49.47 29.53 31.01 38.14 25.01 24.62 29.41  6.3 1.9 13.9 4.0 9.6 4.2 .9 4.3 3.0  36.7 35.7 37.2 36.0 36.0 37.9 35.7 32.3 35.4  33.94 41.95 49.63 29.53 – 38.14 25.13 25.07 29.41  6.3 1.9 13.8 4.0 – 4.2 .9 3.5 3.0  36.7 35.7 37.4 36.0 – 37.9 37.0 37.6 35.4  – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – –  24.66 25.47  7.2 2.4  36.2 34.2  24.66 25.26  7.2 2.2  36.2 38.5  – –  – –  – –  20.56  2.3  37.6  20.56  2.3  37.6  –  –  –  See footnotes at end of table.  17  TABLE 5. Selected occupations, Middle Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2003–Continued Total  Full time  Hourly earnings Occupation4  Part time  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Management related –Continued Management related, n.e.c. ...............................  $28.55  7.4  35.3  $28.86  8.0  36.7  –  –  –  Sales ............................................................................. Cashiers .............................................................  16.02 16.02  9.3 9.3  37.1 37.1  16.26 16.26  9.1 9.1  38.8 38.8  – –  – –  – –  Administrative support, including clerical ................ Supervisors, general office ................................ Secretaries ......................................................... Stenographers ................................................... Typists ............................................................... Receptionists ..................................................... Library clerks ..................................................... Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... Dispatchers ........................................................ Stock and inventory clerks ................................. Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... General office clerks .......................................... Data entry keyers ............................................... Teachers’ aides ................................................. Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................  16.46 18.73 18.51 22.07 14.23 11.29 12.74 15.11 15.91 20.95 14.38 17.03 15.11 13.42 14.56 15.59  2.7 9.2 2.8 12.6 2.1 3.1 7.8 .8 8.4 22.1 14.6 2.2 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.2  34.0 35.8 35.6 36.0 34.7 27.3 26.5 37.9 33.1 39.4 38.5 35.1 33.8 39.6 29.2 33.1  16.80 18.73 18.61 22.07 14.34 – 13.65 15.11 15.92 21.06 14.38 17.03 16.22 13.42 13.04 16.03  2.0 9.2 3.0 12.6 2.6 – 7.0 .8 8.5 22.1 14.6 2.2 5.2 2.7 4.5 1.1  36.0 35.8 36.1 36.0 35.9 – 34.2 37.9 37.1 39.9 38.5 35.1 36.0 39.6 31.5 35.2  $13.13 – 11.44 – – – 10.51 – – – – – 6.79 – 16.87 9.27  9.1 – 10.9 – – – 12.0 – – – – – 19.6 – 4.3 5.9  22.3 – 18.9 – – – 17.1 – – – – – 23.0 – 26.2 17.9  Blue collar ........................................................................  19.99  3.3  37.7  20.21  3.4  39.3  15.59  9.0  20.9  Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... Automobile mechanics ....................................... Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. Carpenters ......................................................... Electricians ........................................................ Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. Stationary engineers ..........................................  21.93 25.46 19.52 18.39 23.91 20.97 19.13 23.75 15.73 20.39  5.3 10.5 6.2 6.1 11.7 16.9 2.8 9.7 6.0 5.5  39.5 39.7 40.0 39.5 39.8 36.6 39.6 38.5 40.0 39.7  21.94 25.46 19.52 18.39 23.91 21.07 19.13 23.75 15.73 20.39  5.3 10.5 6.2 6.1 11.7 17.0 2.8 9.7 6.0 5.5  39.5 39.7 40.0 39.5 39.8 37.6 39.6 38.5 40.0 39.7  – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – –  Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .....  16.00  6.5  37.0  16.12  6.8  39.1  –  –  –  Transportation and material moving ......................... Truckdrivers ....................................................... Busdrivers .......................................................... Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c. ...............................................  19.91 19.41 19.18 20.62  2.6 14.1 3.1 15.0  35.1 39.9 31.2 38.5  20.34 19.41 19.96 20.62  2.5 14.1 1.4 15.0  38.8 39.9 37.8 38.5  16.64 – 16.80 –  10.7 – 11.0 –  20.5 – 20.3 –  17.47  6.9  38.2  17.47  6.9  38.2  –  –  –  Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ....................................................................... Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... Construction laborers ......................................... Garbage collectors ............................................. Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................  17.14 15.33 15.72 14.08 20.78 16.13  5.1 6.4 5.8 6.8 4.1 4.6  38.8 39.3 38.8 38.3 39.9 37.7  17.36 15.72 15.72 14.18 20.78 16.41  4.8 5.5 5.8 7.2 4.1 4.9  39.4 39.6 38.8 38.2 39.9 40.0  9.85 – – – – 12.05  17.8 – – – – 14.7  24.9 – – – – 20.3  Service .............................................................................. Protective service .................................................. Supervisors, police and detectives .................... Supervisors, guards ........................................... Firefighting ......................................................... Police and detectives, public service .................  19.97 25.11 33.68 30.17 24.31 26.71  2.2 1.5 5.6 4.5 1.2 .9  36.5 38.3 40.0 40.1 42.0 39.6  20.82 25.59 33.68 30.17 24.31 26.74  2.0 1.0 5.6 4.5 1.2 .9  39.1 39.7 40.0 40.1 42.0 39.6  11.18 12.99 – – – –  3.4 6.9 – – – –  21.6 20.4 – – – –  White collar –Continued  See footnotes at end of table.  18  TABLE 5. Selected occupations, Middle Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2003–Continued Total  Full time  Hourly earnings  Hourly earnings  Occupation4  Service –Continued Protective service –Continued Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers ............................................................. Correctional institution officers ........................... Crossing guards ................................................. Guards and police, except public service .......... Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... Food service .......................................................... Other food service ............................................... Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ Cooks ................................................................. Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... Health service ........................................................ Health aides, except nursing ............................. Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ........... Cleaning and building service ................................ Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers ............................................................ Janitors and cleaners ......................................... Personal service .................................................... Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities Welfare service aides ........................................ Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. Childcare workers, n.e.c. ................................... Service, n.e.c. ....................................................  Part time  Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $21.75 22.34 11.26 16.55 17.22 11.86 11.81 11.43 12.94 13.25 11.46 15.02 15.76 14.76 14.53  6.7 1.9 11.4 4.9 20.4 2.5 2.3 4.0 3.7 4.8 3.1 3.6 3.3 4.1 4.8  31.8 39.9 20.4 35.4 28.5 29.5 29.4 35.7 32.0 37.7 27.8 38.2 38.4 38.1 38.6  $22.67 22.34 – 17.00 22.13 12.48 12.42 11.43 13.12 13.51 12.16 15.10 15.80 14.85 14.62  5.4 1.9 – 5.0 3.7 2.2 2.1 4.0 4.4 5.0 1.7 3.9 3.4 4.4 4.7  37.9 39.9 – 38.4 35.0 36.2 36.2 35.7 34.0 39.9 36.6 39.0 39.0 39.0 39.2  – – $10.68 – – 10.64 10.65 – – – 10.60 11.44 – 10.87 9.78  – – 10.7 – – 3.8 3.8 – – – 5.7 7.8 – 5.7 7.4  – – 20.5 – – 21.6 21.6 – – – 21.5 20.4 – 20.4 22.2  19.89 14.42 12.64 9.86 13.42 12.77 12.11 13.86  7.2 4.1 7.5 16.3 11.5 11.5 13.0 1.1  39.5 38.6 28.6 31.4 35.8 28.8 25.9 36.3  19.89 14.51 14.16 – 13.60 13.02 15.44 13.86  7.2 4.0 9.2 – 11.6 9.9 15.9 1.2  39.5 39.2 36.3 – 37.7 34.6 34.0 38.0  – 9.92 10.64 9.09 – – 10.82 –  – 6.7 4.7 5.8 – – 5.7 –  – 22.0 22.3 15.2 – – 23.7 –  1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Total includes full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 In this census division, data were collected between December 2002 and January  2004. The average reference period was July 2003. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see Technical Note. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see Technical Note. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately.  19  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003 Total  Occupations and levels  State and local government  Private industry  Hourly earnings  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  All .......................................................................................... All, excluding sales ........................................................  $20.03 20.26  1.1 1.3  34.9 35.3  $19.08 19.26  1.0 1.3  34.8 35.2  $25.53 25.56  0.6 .7  35.6 35.6  White collar ...................................................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... 14 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... 14 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................  24.64 7.80 10.53 11.23 14.76 17.52 18.28 23.24 28.03 32.99 33.96 39.61 52.30 62.01 74.07 31.65 25.94 9.43 11.25 12.28 14.73 16.72 18.15 23.01 27.86 33.00 33.26 38.79 52.13 62.01 74.07 32.38  .5 2.1 2.5 3.2 3.8 3.0 2.7 1.2 1.0 2.2 1.9 7.0 3.1 4.5 6.0 9.8 .6 7.8 2.8 1.9 2.4 1.5 3.0 1.3 .9 2.2 2.7 5.5 4.1 4.5 6.0 10.7  35.0 23.0 29.6 31.9 35.8 36.6 37.1 37.3 35.1 36.2 38.7 38.4 38.7 37.6 39.1 35.3 35.8 24.3 31.9 36.1 35.5 35.9 37.0 37.0 34.8 36.1 38.7 38.3 38.6 37.6 39.1 35.2  23.74 7.67 10.46 11.00 14.66 17.45 18.20 22.74 26.47 29.81 34.61 40.63 52.98 62.82 74.82 32.10 25.13 9.36 11.23 12.09 14.61 16.47 18.04 22.38 26.02 29.71 33.79 39.66 52.80 62.82 74.82 32.97  .5 1.4 2.8 4.0 4.5 3.6 3.4 2.9 1.3 1.9 2.2 7.1 3.4 5.3 7.4 10.7 .7 5.7 3.2 1.9 3.0 1.8 3.9 1.6 1.4 2.0 3.0 5.4 4.1 5.3 7.4 11.7  35.0 22.7 29.6 31.6 35.9 37.2 37.6 37.6 35.2 37.2 38.8 38.8 39.2 37.9 40.0 35.3 36.0 23.6 32.1 36.1 35.7 36.5 37.4 37.3 34.7 37.0 38.9 38.7 39.2 37.9 40.0 35.3  29.44 9.80 11.39 13.98 15.60 18.02 18.61 26.13 33.05 38.57 30.96 36.00 48.46 56.38 70.29 26.52 29.52 9.80 11.39 13.81 15.57 18.06 18.61 26.13 33.05 38.57 30.96 36.00 48.46 56.38 70.29 26.52  .7 22.3 5.8 3.5 1.6 1.8 2.2 7.9 3.3 3.3 4.1 5.2 7.6 4.8 4.5 4.9 .8 22.3 5.8 3.1 1.6 1.7 2.2 7.9 3.3 3.3 4.1 5.2 7.6 4.8 4.5 4.9  34.8 28.2 29.7 35.4 34.3 33.0 35.3 35.6 34.9 34.7 37.9 37.2 35.8 35.9 35.1 34.9 34.8 28.2 29.7 35.4 34.2 32.9 35.3 35.6 34.9 34.7 37.9 37.2 35.8 35.9 35.1 34.9  Professional specialty and technical ......................... Professional specialty ................................................ 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... 14 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Architects ........................................................... Aerospace engineers ......................................... Civil engineers ...................................................  31.12 33.54 11.44 14.50 17.77 25.38 30.57 35.15 31.96 35.99 49.83 62.74 75.44 35.07 35.65 22.98 24.82 25.88 27.58 29.72 33.87 38.68 42.13 52.73 45.17 35.14 42.59 32.13  1.5 1.2 5.8 4.2 8.5 3.9 2.0 2.4 3.7 4.9 7.3 6.1 8.2 6.4 2.3 7.5 3.3 5.5 2.3 2.8 3.4 1.9 4.6 2.0 3.7 6.3 4.5 5.8  34.8 34.9 30.1 31.0 36.4 35.1 32.5 35.0 38.3 38.0 37.7 35.0 36.6 34.2 39.8 40.0 40.0 39.9 36.7 40.1 40.0 39.5 40.5 41.8 39.8 39.3 40.0 40.2  29.54 32.05 11.44 14.40 17.17 23.88 27.39 30.42 32.19 36.49 50.49 63.34 78.25 35.30 36.42 22.98 24.82 25.84 28.39 30.49 35.36 38.74 42.00 52.73 45.17 34.99 42.59 34.06  2.3 2.1 5.8 5.2 10.5 2.4 1.7 3.8 3.7 5.1 8.2 7.3 11.7 7.1 2.1 7.5 3.3 5.6 2.3 4.8 3.1 1.9 4.4 2.0 3.7 7.7 4.5 7.1  34.8 35.0 30.2 32.1 37.2 35.3 31.6 35.3 38.1 38.1 38.6 35.0 37.4 34.0 40.1 40.0 40.0 40.0 37.4 40.6 40.0 39.5 40.8 41.8 39.8 39.7 40.0 41.4  35.70 36.98 – 14.94 20.78 29.91 36.29 39.60 31.17 34.13 45.96 59.84 70.29 33.02 28.71 – – – – 27.48 – – – – – – – 28.86  2.3 1.6 – 5.3 5.3 9.5 3.9 3.2 6.7 5.8 2.9 3.0 4.5 2.5 3.6 – – – – 2.9 – – – – – – – 3.0  34.8 34.7 – 26.9 32.9 34.3 34.3 34.6 39.0 37.5 33.1 35.2 35.1 36.6 38.1 – – – – 38.5 – – – – – – – 38.2  See footnotes at end of table.  20  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003–Continued Total  Occupations and levels  State and local government  Private industry  Hourly earnings  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $28.43 27.09 36.27 22.39 29.95 32.67 36.81 54.72 32.00 28.91 33.24 30.36 42.66 38.40 31.31 41.56 44.98 37.40 21.71 28.42 28.84 30.61 33.90 38.78 46.99 38.74 37.12 21.71 28.42 29.03 30.62 33.56 38.10 47.03 37.41  4.1 3.7 4.7 3.8 4.5 7.6 2.2 1.4 3.9 1.7 4.9 8.4 4.2 2.4 1.0 4.6 9.5 6.0 11.8 15.2 10.0 1.8 3.8 7.0 3.2 6.1 6.0 11.8 15.2 10.1 1.9 4.8 5.7 3.2 10.9  39.4 38.9 40.2 39.1 40.1 40.0 40.4 43.2 38.8 42.0 38.5 40.0 40.0 40.3 41.1 39.8 40.0 39.0 37.0 38.9 38.8 40.3 38.3 37.0 39.6 39.4 39.0 37.0 38.9 38.7 40.4 38.3 37.1 39.6 39.1  – – $36.27 22.39 29.95 32.67 36.81 54.72 32.00 28.91 34.41 30.36 42.66 39.44 33.25 41.56 44.98 37.58 – 28.42 29.01 30.76 33.90 39.07 46.99 38.74 37.32 – 28.42 29.22 30.77 33.56 38.40 47.03 37.41  – – 4.7 3.8 4.5 7.6 2.2 1.4 3.9 1.7 5.5 8.4 4.2 1.3 3.6 4.6 9.5 6.0 – 15.2 10.9 1.8 3.8 6.9 3.2 6.1 6.0 – 15.2 11.0 1.8 4.8 5.6 3.2 10.9  – – 40.2 39.1 40.1 40.0 40.4 43.2 38.8 42.0 39.1 40.0 40.0 40.4 42.0 39.8 40.0 39.0 – 38.9 38.9 40.3 38.3 37.0 39.6 39.4 39.0 – 38.9 38.8 40.4 38.3 37.0 39.6 39.1  – $26.94 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 26.73 – – – – – – – – 26.73 – – – – – – – –  – 3.4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 8.9 – – – – – – – – 8.9 – – – – – – – –  – 38.9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 38.5 – – – – – – – – 38.5 – – – – – – – –  40.66 29.54 23.10 22.68 29.33 38.37 29.06 31.22 33.30 30.14 16.26 16.94 22.76 27.70 29.45 29.61 35.53 68.76 68.30 73.91 33.93  5.9 3.5 2.0 12.4 4.2 6.7 9.9 6.4 10.1 4.7 11.6 22.4 7.3 1.3 2.6 3.2 11.5 15.9 7.0 4.8 6.9  39.4 38.0 32.7 38.6 38.6 38.7 40.0 37.6 37.1 33.9 32.9 39.2 35.1 29.7 33.7 40.0 38.8 34.7 24.7 34.4 36.3  40.66 29.54 23.10 – 29.33 – 29.06 31.55 33.26 30.52 16.28 16.03 22.51 27.96 29.78 31.14 36.36 69.69 69.97 – 36.38  5.9 3.5 2.0 – 4.2 – 9.9 6.1 11.3 5.6 11.7 23.9 8.3 1.4 2.8 4.3 12.7 15.9 8.4 – 7.4  39.4 38.0 32.7 – 38.6 – 40.0 37.5 37.4 33.2 33.1 39.6 35.0 29.3 32.9 38.4 37.7 34.9 23.4 – 34.6  – – – – – – – – – 27.13 – 23.80 25.44 24.58 27.52 17.04 30.88 – 59.96 – –  – – – – – – – – – 3.9 – 12.2 9.7 12.0 6.5 18.0 12.9 – 4.8 – –  – – – – – – – – – 40.3 – 37.0 35.9 35.3 39.3 59.4 46.7 – 34.3 – –  White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Professional specialty –Continued Engineers, architects, and surveyors –Continued Civil engineers –Continued 7 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 7 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... Industrial engineers ........................................... 9 ................................................................... Mechanical engineers ........................................ 9 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 9 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Operations and systems researchers and analysts ............................................................ Natural scientists ................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... Chemists, except biochemists ........................... Physical scientists, n.e.c. ................................... Biological and life scientists ............................... Health related ........................................................ 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... 14 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... See footnotes at end of table.  21  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003–Continued Total  Occupations and levels  Hourly earnings  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $46.65 15.70 18.47 33.81 78.27 68.33 73.91 31.38 27.90 17.19 23.85 27.80 29.46 32.56 34.93 34.07 36.50 35.68 36.03 37.58 23.52 23.40 21.71 29.73 29.77 31.31 25.62 19.31 50.25 23.84 30.72 32.43 31.40 39.94 46.20 59.30 91.26 51.94 47.90 57.43 52.93 36.06 42.23 41.17 56.07 65.95 53.79 64.36 51.09 47.69 38.76 65.21 35.70 9.54 12.31 16.37 29.74 36.72  14.6 .7 15.7 30.5 10.3 7.1 4.8 11.7 3.6 32.3 5.7 2.0 3.1 10.6 9.1 12.8 1.5 2.0 1.6 7.8 8.5 3.8 9.9 8.7 3.1 6.4 8.1 27.5 4.0 7.7 2.8 10.3 11.4 2.8 3.3 1.6 13.2 7.1 17.1 13.1 9.1 18.2 25.7 13.7 7.5 21.5 7.1 6.5 41.7 10.1 4.7 8.6 1.9 9.2 6.7 6.9 8.8 7.8  State and local government  Private industry Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  37.1 54.8 50.6 40.7 35.2 24.4 34.4 40.5 33.1 39.2 35.2 29.2 33.2 38.4 38.4 34.8 34.1 37.8 30.0 37.8 36.7 36.6 36.2 27.1 32.7 36.6 32.1 39.4 34.2 18.9 14.5 37.3 35.6 35.8 35.6 35.7 35.1 36.8 36.4 37.1 34.8 39.3 38.3 38.5 32.9 19.6 35.8 35.0 32.8 35.4 25.0 37.0 32.9 8.1 28.6 29.6 33.1 34.0  $53.66 – 22.86 – 78.32 70.21 – 38.98 27.91 – 23.60 28.21 29.57 32.56 34.32 34.07 37.12 35.68 36.41 40.05 25.84 23.27 21.71 29.13 28.29 29.36 23.28 18.79 51.00 23.72 24.65 – 29.94 40.28 44.65 57.97 – 50.71 – – – – – – – – 57.24 64.36 45.98 36.37 38.46 65.21 22.24 – 11.86 15.91 25.13 27.38  14.0 – 1.1 – 10.3 8.5 – 11.1 4.3 – 7.2 1.9 3.8 10.6 10.2 12.8 2.3 2.0 1.6 3.7 10.9 3.8 9.9 9.4 1.8 1.0 8.3 30.2 7.5 6.0 12.5 – 9.0 10.3 6.4 9.6 – 10.8 – – – – – – – – 6.5 6.5 34.7 6.7 4.4 8.6 4.8 – 8.0 8.0 7.1 11.5  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  33.3 – 40.0 – 35.2 23.2 – 35.2 32.7 – 35.1 28.7 32.6 38.4 38.5 34.8 33.8 37.8 29.7 37.5 36.4 36.6 36.2 26.8 32.7 36.6 31.4 39.4 34.9 24.4 23.7 – 33.9 34.9 34.7 36.8 – 36.3 – – – – – – – – 35.4 35.0 33.7 35.1 25.0 37.0 30.7 – 31.3 32.1 31.8 31.5  $24.60 – – – – 57.66 – – 27.84 – 25.80 22.89 28.82 – 39.31 – – – – – 17.85 – – – – – – 23.44 49.41 – 36.29 32.58 33.59 39.70 46.78 59.82 68.70 – – – – – – – – – – – 66.46 55.55 – – 40.40 – 13.74 18.64 33.00 40.29  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Professional specialty –Continued Health related –Continued Physicians .......................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... 14 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Registered nurses .............................................. 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Pharmacists ....................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... Dietitians ............................................................ Respiratory therapists ........................................ 7 ................................................................... Occupational therapists ..................................... Physical therapists ............................................. 9 ................................................................... Speech therapists .............................................. Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... Teachers, college and university ........................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... 14 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Biological science teachers ............................... Chemistry teachers ............................................ Psychology teachers .......................................... History teachers ................................................. Sociology teachers ............................................ Social science teachers, n.e.c. .......................... Mathematical science teachers ......................... Medical science teachers .................................. Health specialties teachers ................................ Not able to be leveled .................................... Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. English teachers ................................................ Foreign language teachers ................................ Theology teachers ............................................. Teachers, except college and university ................ 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... See footnotes at end of table.  22  8.5 – – – – 2.3 – – 5.0 – 10.6 6.2 6.0 – 2.1 – – – – – 10.8 – – – – – – 2.0 5.6 – 5.3 7.3 18.7 4.7 4.0 3.5 8.9 – – – – – – – – – – – 33.3 8.9 – – 1.7 – 6.8 12.4 6.5 5.6  57.4 – – – – 34.2 – – 36.6 – 36.0 35.8 37.3 – 37.8 – – – – – 37.7 – – – – – – 38.8 33.4 – 10.7 37.1 38.4 36.4 35.9 35.3 34.6 – – – – – – – – – – – 30.3 35.6 – – 33.8 – 22.4 21.2 34.0 35.1  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003–Continued Total  Occupations and levels  Hourly earnings  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $42.20 35.71 35.01 21.75 19.46 15.87 36.12 35.78 33.05 34.40 41.09 24.19 38.97 33.55 42.36 37.84 41.81 41.83 44.50 36.75 13.91 17.64 29.01 31.02 48.62 11.60 11.60 10.49 28.01 20.76 27.60 38.15 29.07 19.71 35.82 31.25 32.85 39.05 28.89 19.71 35.82 31.79 32.85 39.05 34.56 23.05 39.55 35.29 31.67 29.90 36.43 20.36 40.58 32.28 19.93 14.30 17.96  3.3 10.4 5.3 15.3 19.5 26.5 30.8 3.9 19.5 8.4 5.7 21.3 3.0 3.1 5.6 3.3 2.1 10.6 5.5 3.4 6.9 20.7 13.1 5.5 1.5 4.5 14.4 2.4 16.7 6.6 30.7 17.0 18.3 1.0 16.5 8.1 6.8 24.0 19.6 1.0 16.5 14.5 6.8 24.0 9.3 5.0 15.2 4.0 9.0 5.9 11.1 9.3 17.3 9.1 2.2 4.6 5.4  State and local government  Private industry Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  34.0 33.5 34.0 27.5 35.8 34.6 34.3 35.6 35.4 35.9 34.9 37.5 35.1 33.8 34.6 35.7 32.8 34.0 33.3 28.1 22.3 28.2 31.5 24.8 31.9 18.7 12.6 28.5 34.6 36.4 38.6 34.3 35.3 36.5 36.7 33.7 34.7 35.5 35.3 36.5 36.7 32.4 34.7 35.5 35.8 37.5 33.7 36.8 37.6 41.1 34.8 36.8 33.0 37.6 34.4 30.2 36.6  $19.91 – – 21.75 12.83 – – 22.88 22.56 23.17 – 24.19 37.02 – – – – – – 21.42 – – – 28.55 – – – – 17.82 20.15 – – 28.52 19.66 – – – 39.05 28.18 19.66 – – – 39.05 26.72 21.23 27.62 – – 29.90 24.55 – 25.80 – 17.57 13.40 16.93  8.7 – – 15.3 6.3 – – 6.9 7.8 12.0 – 21.3 11.1 – – – – – – 11.7 – – – 8.1 – – – – 6.4 17.2 – – 21.2 .9 – – – 24.0 23.6 .9 – – – 24.0 3.0 4.1 4.9 – – 5.9 5.4 – 6.0 – 3.6 2.9 11.8  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  36.4 – – 27.5 36.3 – – 37.1 35.2 38.2 – 37.5 31.1 – – – – – – 19.7 – – – 20.4 – – – – 34.8 37.3 – – 35.6 36.5 – – – 35.5 35.7 36.5 – – – 35.5 36.8 38.3 35.3 – – 41.1 34.4 – 33.9 – 33.3 27.9 36.3  $42.90 37.31 36.11 – 40.80 – – 40.90 42.21 39.08 41.79 – 39.20 33.41 41.32 38.57 44.45 43.04 45.04 41.53 – 30.80 30.91 34.39 48.68 11.85 12.55 10.52 37.14 – – 40.45 30.87 – 35.82 38.41 – – 30.87 – 35.82 38.41 – – 41.37 – – – 32.48 – 41.99 – – 32.48 23.41 16.33 20.38  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Professional specialty –Continued Teachers, except college and university –Continued 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 6 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... Elementary school teachers .............................. 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Secondary school teachers ............................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Teachers, special education .............................. 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Substitute teachers ............................................ 5 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Vocational and educational counselors ............. 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Librarians ........................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 7 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Economists ........................................................ Psychologists ..................................................... 7 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... See footnotes at end of table.  23  2.6 17.9 6.7 – 12.8 – – .9 4.7 3.8 5.1 – 2.7 3.0 5.1 3.1 2.5 12.2 4.4 4.0 – 11.4 11.5 4.9 1.5 4.4 14.2 2.8 15.2 – – 12.9 17.8 – 16.5 8.9 – – 17.8 – 16.5 8.9 – – 9.1 – – – 9.2 – 9.8 – – 9.2 8.5 9.4 2.9  33.9 33.9 33.2 – 34.1 – – 35.0 35.6 35.0 34.9 – 35.6 36.1 35.8 35.6 33.3 33.7 33.3 32.3 – 21.4 33.7 35.1 31.9 20.5 15.0 28.4 34.3 – – 34.0 34.4 – 36.7 30.0 – – 34.4 – 36.7 30.0 – – 35.1 – – – 38.3 – 35.0 – – 38.3 36.3 37.0 37.2  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003–Continued Total  Occupations and levels  State and local government  Private industry  Hourly earnings  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $18.10 19.82 22.65 25.91 20.36 14.25 18.07 17.61 19.84 22.60 31.99 15.69 53.93 40.61 52.38 44.05 53.91 52.38 44.05  4.9 5.2 7.2 21.8 2.3 4.2 5.6 4.8 5.4 7.1 11.9 15.1 10.2 6.5 10.3 3.4 10.2 10.3 3.4  35.0 35.6 33.3 40.3 34.4 29.6 36.5 34.8 37.1 33.2 37.5 32.7 36.9 32.5 32.9 36.8 37.1 32.9 36.8  $16.89 17.15 20.56 – 17.92 13.55 16.99 16.86 16.92 20.41 – 11.65 62.78 – – 54.07 62.78 – 54.07  3.5 6.4 8.5 – 5.0 3.1 12.5 3.5 6.5 8.2 – 20.2 5.6 – – 24.3 5.6 – 24.3  34.1 37.8 30.8 – 33.0 27.2 36.1 34.5 38.2 30.7 – 33.4 39.4 – – 39.1 39.4 – 39.1  $20.78 21.88 24.61 – 23.56 – 20.49 20.33 21.98 24.61 – 20.84 36.50 – – – 36.40 – –  5.7 3.8 12.8 – 8.9 – 3.3 9.4 3.6 12.8 – 6.2 9.6 – – – 9.3 – –  37.4 34.1 36.0 – 36.6 – 37.3 35.9 36.3 36.0 – 31.7 32.8 – – – 33.3 – –  28.70 15.96 35.26 28.42 37.16 34.98 46.39 26.35 32.78 21.95 22.06 33.10 33.10  9.9 7.9 21.4 14.0 18.4 10.6 5.7 8.5 13.9 11.2 3.7 17.0 17.0  33.3 39.0 36.2 37.9 37.2 37.9 38.2 29.5 36.5 38.9 38.6 24.4 24.4  28.93 15.96 36.57 28.42 39.22 35.81 46.39 26.52 32.78 21.95 22.06 33.27 33.27  9.9 7.9 21.7 14.0 14.6 14.1 5.7 8.9 13.9 11.2 3.7 17.0 17.0  33.6 39.0 36.3 37.9 36.8 37.7 38.2 30.1 36.5 38.9 38.6 24.3 24.3  23.85 – – – – – – 21.76 – – – – –  5.8 – – – – – – 3.1 – – – – –  28.2 – – – – – – 19.9 – – – – –  25.80 25.80 40.41 39.25 28.47 18.04 18.04 40.27 24.47 22.17 12.69 14.64 18.10 17.52 21.27 24.46 29.76 39.66 82.50 26.63  8.7 8.7 26.7 33.5 16.0 15.5 15.5 5.3 11.3 3.7 3.7 1.5 2.5 1.4 4.4 4.8 6.3 13.1 14.8 20.9  38.0 38.0 36.2 36.3 38.6 25.3 25.3 39.5 39.4 34.4 33.5 33.6 33.4 35.7 37.4 36.5 38.2 37.5 27.9 28.7  25.77 25.77 40.41 39.25 30.47 18.04 18.04 – 24.47 22.46 13.04 14.48 18.14 17.65 21.29 24.74 29.95 39.66 98.56 26.58  9.3 9.3 26.7 33.5 18.5 16.2 16.2 – 11.3 4.3 2.7 1.6 2.8 2.5 4.7 4.3 7.1 13.1 12.0 21.0  38.1 38.1 36.2 36.3 37.9 26.4 26.4 – 39.4 34.3 35.8 33.7 33.2 35.4 37.4 36.3 38.3 37.5 25.6 28.7  – – – – – – – – – 19.10 – 16.31 17.73 17.04 21.00 20.20 – – – –  – – – – – – – – – 4.1 – 8.6 3.9 3.2 6.5 22.0 – – – –  – – – – – – – – – 36.3 – 33.3 36.6 37.1 37.1 38.5 – – – –  18.13 14.86  3.8 5.8  35.5 32.4  17.72 14.86  4.8 5.8  35.4 32.4  25.77 –  15.1 –  36.9 –  White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Professional specialty –Continued Social, recreation, and religious workers –Continued 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Social workers ................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Recreation workers ............................................ Lawyers and judges ............................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Lawyers ............................................................. 12 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 5 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Technical writers ................................................ Designers ........................................................... 8 ................................................................... Musicians and composers ................................. Not able to be leveled .................................... Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers ...................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Editors and reporters ......................................... 8 ................................................................... Public relations specialists ................................. Athletes .............................................................. Not able to be leveled .................................... Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 9 ................................................................... Technical ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ....................................................... 4 ................................................................... See footnotes at end of table.  24  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003–Continued Total  Occupations and levels  State and local government  Private industry  Hourly earnings  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Professional specialty and technical –Continued Technical –Continued Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians –Continued 5 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Dental hygienists ............................................... Health record technologists and technicians ..... 4 ................................................................... Radiological technicians .................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... Licensed practical nurses .................................. 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Mechanical engineering technicians .................. Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... Drafters .............................................................. 5 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Biological technicians ........................................ Chemical technicians ......................................... 6 ................................................................... Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................ Airplane pilots and navigators ............................ Broadcast equipment operators ......................... Computer programmers ..................................... 9 ................................................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 6 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................  $15.70 20.00 23.61 27.40 26.59 17.64 14.75 22.43 20.69 20.80 23.41 27.06 17.17 15.66 16.46 17.15 20.63 17.02 16.11 13.36 17.82 16.37 19.84 23.96 23.06 24.23 30.81 26.65 23.59 20.95 17.19 15.16 19.00 24.82 20.13 13.38 135.01 24.80 28.84 30.21 24.51 14.58 21.52  9.7 4.3 4.8 5.2 4.7 11.7 14.5 3.6 12.2 6.5 5.1 2.5 2.5 7.5 3.7 2.2 3.2 6.6 7.3 1.2 9.1 6.4 2.6 2.8 3.4 3.8 1.9 5.5 10.5 6.0 8.8 15.1 15.6 18.5 5.4 16.2 5.5 21.0 7.6 4.6 10.2 14.4 11.9  34.9 38.2 34.9 38.5 28.6 34.2 32.2 31.2 30.0 36.6 32.6 24.4 33.9 36.2 31.5 34.5 35.9 36.6 28.9 30.5 34.9 37.9 21.7 38.9 40.3 40.0 40.0 40.3 39.7 40.1 40.0 40.3 37.3 39.7 40.0 39.1 18.1 38.9 38.6 37.5 39.0 38.1 34.5  $15.70 20.08 22.28 27.10 27.74 17.71 14.79 22.43 20.69 20.80 23.41 27.06 17.11 15.20 16.14 17.15 20.84 16.95 15.51 13.48 17.82 13.72 19.84 24.05 23.06 24.23 30.81 26.65 23.89 20.95 17.19 15.16 19.44 24.82 20.13 13.29 135.01 – 31.65 30.65 25.24 – –  9.7 4.8 3.3 5.0 2.6 11.9 15.2 3.6 12.2 6.5 5.1 2.5 2.6 9.4 3.1 2.3 3.2 6.8 11.2 1.1 9.1 19.8 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.8 1.9 5.5 12.5 6.0 8.8 15.1 15.3 18.5 5.4 16.1 5.5 – 8.4 4.6 9.6 – –  34.9 38.6 35.0 38.7 27.4 34.1 32.0 31.2 30.0 36.6 32.6 24.4 33.4 35.4 30.4 34.5 35.7 36.4 27.7 31.4 34.9 39.5 21.7 38.9 40.3 40.0 40.0 40.3 40.0 40.1 40.0 40.3 38.7 39.7 40.0 39.2 18.1 – 38.7 37.3 40.0 – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – $17.62 – 17.85 16.99 – – 18.70 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 19.63 – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – 4.2 – 5.5 3.4 – – 16.1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 23.1 – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – 37.7 – 37.2 35.0 – – 35.3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 33.5 – –  Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... 14 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Executives, administrators, and managers ............  35.10 15.40 19.47 21.71 24.44 29.14 33.48 39.70 54.13 61.11 72.86 45.41 40.44  4.4 6.5 4.4 4.3 3.9 2.7 2.5 3.6 3.3 4.1 7.2 19.4 4.0  38.7 39.4 38.4 37.8 38.9 38.4 39.7 39.3 39.5 41.4 41.7 37.6 39.6  35.57 15.13 19.63 21.76 24.90 28.98 34.11 40.38 54.87 62.25 72.86 45.86 40.54  5.4 7.3 4.9 5.1 3.2 2.4 3.5 2.6 2.9 4.1 7.2 20.3 5.4  39.1 39.5 39.4 37.9 39.4 39.0 40.6 40.3 39.8 41.7 41.7 38.0 40.0  31.90 21.62 19.03 21.31 22.24 30.36 30.59 37.79 50.39 46.08 – 36.52 39.58  3.4 2.2 5.2 2.7 2.0 5.7 .6 7.7 10.9 3.3 – 6.4 8.1  36.1 36.4 35.9 36.8 37.0 34.9 36.3 36.8 38.2 38.3 – 31.8 36.7  White collar –Continued  See footnotes at end of table.  25  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003–Continued Total  Occupations and levels  State and local government  Private industry  Hourly earnings  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $13.23 17.30 21.87 25.61 29.72 36.04 41.11 53.39 60.41 70.36 51.41  5.3 10.3 3.4 4.2 3.0 5.0 3.6 1.7 4.6 8.9 24.3  41.3 39.3 40.7 39.6 39.2 40.3 39.3 39.6 42.0 41.9 38.7  $13.23 17.31 21.83 25.83 29.17 36.00 41.93 53.79 61.63 70.36 52.16  5.3 10.3 3.3 4.8 2.3 5.5 2.6 1.9 4.3 8.9 24.9  41.3 39.4 40.9 40.3 39.3 40.3 40.5 39.9 42.4 41.9 39.0  – – $22.28 24.06 35.06 37.36 39.03 51.41 46.08 – 35.32  – – 9.6 3.8 7.2 14.2 7.8 9.2 3.3 – 8.0  – – 38.6 35.1 37.7 37.7 36.6 38.2 38.3 – 32.5  34.21 36.61 40.66 40.37 24.36 25.48 29.47 36.88 41.31 60.56 62.29 48.35 35.40 33.28 31.54  6.6 4.3 6.7 10.2 3.3 3.4 1.5 4.8 4.4 18.5 11.8 23.2 6.7 5.6 21.5  36.6 36.3 37.7 38.4 44.7 39.9 39.7 40.0 39.3 39.8 40.1 31.1 38.9 42.6 39.9  – – – 40.25 24.36 25.48 29.18 – 41.49 60.56 – 48.35 35.30 – 31.79  – – – 11.2 3.3 3.4 1.4 – 5.5 18.5 – 23.2 7.5 – 21.6  – – – 38.6 44.7 39.9 39.7 – 41.3 39.8 – 31.1 38.9 – 40.0  33.94 36.61 40.66 41.95 – – – – – – – – – – –  6.3 4.3 6.7 1.9 – – – – – – – – – – –  36.7 36.3 37.7 35.7 – – – – – – – – – – –  45.15 31.06 48.42 54.11 58.83 40.59 41.01 24.73 31.65 42.40 43.21 58.68 47.98 29.27 41.16 23.65 30.70 36.72 33.34 36.15 53.05  6.3 4.5 21.5 1.6 2.6 18.4 10.5 11.2 25.9 4.9 4.4 14.0 11.5 4.1 7.5 12.0 5.3 7.2 6.1 6.8 2.1  40.4 40.0 42.3 41.1 39.3 38.8 37.4 34.7 37.9 31.3 38.9 36.8 37.3 37.7 37.9 38.4 38.5 38.2 37.1 37.8 37.8  45.25 31.06 48.42 54.27 58.83 40.59 29.90 – 19.67 – 36.92 38.21 – 29.38 43.48 – 31.11 – 37.84 35.73 53.05  6.4 4.5 21.5 1.7 2.6 18.4 4.4 – 13.9 – 4.9 13.0 – 4.1 6.4 – 6.0 – 11.5 8.8 2.1  40.4 40.0 42.3 41.1 39.3 38.8 37.8 – 39.2 – 43.2 35.1 – 37.8 38.4 – 39.1 – 38.6 38.2 37.8  – – – – – – 49.47 30.35 48.14 – 45.76 61.97 45.47 – 29.53 – – – – – –  – – – – – – 13.9 5.8 16.1 – 8.4 13.5 11.3 – 4.0 – – – – – –  – – – – – – 37.2 34.1 36.3 – 37.4 37.1 38.3 – 36.0 – – – – – –  19.65 20.90 30.42 24.25 46.93 44.96 19.80  12.4 15.3 9.7 7.4 12.4 11.2 7.2  44.8 36.7 41.0 38.7 37.4 40.2 39.6  18.22 20.94 30.40 24.02 49.11 45.28 19.76  8.2 15.5 9.9 6.6 14.3 11.3 7.5  45.7 36.6 41.2 38.9 37.3 40.3 39.8  – – 31.01 – – 38.14 –  – – 9.6 – – 4.2 –  – – 36.0 – – 37.9 –  White collar –Continued Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Executives, administrators, and managers –Continued 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... 14 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Administrators and officials, public administration .................................................. 11 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Financial managers ........................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Personnel and labor relations managers ........... 11 ................................................................... Purchasing managers ........................................ Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations ........................................................... 9 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Administrators, education and related fields ...... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Managers, medicine and health ......................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments ................................................. Managers, properties and real estate ................ Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 9 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 7 ................................................................... See footnotes at end of table.  26  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003–Continued Total  Occupations and levels  State and local government  Private industry  Hourly earnings  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $28.18 29.91 34.65 41.63 53.03 63.08 67.96 60.84 27.98 18.46 20.90 21.65 23.96 28.49 30.16 34.53 62.19 67.12 35.25 27.28 18.72 23.54 26.33 29.25 31.15 30.00 29.45 38.97 19.82 25.73 34.07 30.10 38.05 48.73 29.71 28.18 35.79  4.1 2.2 3.5 4.5 3.6 3.3 11.5 38.4 4.4 2.3 9.9 5.1 3.6 3.1 5.8 7.3 21.3 12.7 12.3 5.7 2.9 13.6 7.2 9.3 13.0 5.6 9.2 14.4 6.2 9.1 8.8 1.7 12.1 3.2 12.5 32.4 16.1  42.4 39.2 42.3 39.8 39.9 44.0 41.8 39.4 37.6 37.0 37.9 36.9 38.7 37.7 39.1 39.3 38.8 37.0 35.9 36.7 38.2 35.1 39.5 34.1 42.4 38.7 38.3 37.9 38.8 38.7 40.0 36.0 38.4 37.4 41.1 45.0 39.8  $28.18 29.67 34.65 41.48 54.10 63.32 67.96 61.99 28.54 18.10 22.30 21.74 24.49 28.76 30.25 35.33 65.82 67.12 35.08 27.54 17.84 23.63 26.98 29.62 31.15 30.00 29.45 40.09 19.82 25.73 34.21 29.42 38.05 48.85 29.74 28.18 35.79  4.1 2.4 3.5 4.5 5.7 3.1 11.5 38.3 5.0 .7 8.1 6.1 2.7 3.4 10.0 6.6 18.2 12.7 12.6 5.6 5.2 14.5 6.1 9.5 13.0 5.6 9.2 13.4 6.2 9.1 9.3 3.3 12.1 3.2 14.1 32.4 16.1  42.4 39.3 42.3 39.8 39.9 43.9 41.8 39.6 38.0 37.1 39.4 37.0 39.0 38.6 41.2 39.6 38.7 37.0 36.3 37.2 38.4 34.9 39.4 35.9 42.4 38.7 38.3 38.3 38.8 38.7 40.1 39.3 38.4 37.5 41.8 45.0 39.8  – – – – – – – – $25.01 21.78 19.07 21.14 21.76 26.77 – 31.19 – – 38.18 24.62 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 29.41 – –  – – – – – – – – 0.9 2.5 5.4 2.2 .4 1.0 – 4.6 – – 2.4 4.3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3.0 – –  – – – – – – – – 35.7 36.4 36.1 36.5 37.5 32.9 – 38.1 – – 30.8 32.3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 35.4 – –  22.57 18.95 20.38 20.69 25.69  2.1 10.1 3.9 4.9 6.2  35.3 36.2 35.0 39.3 41.5  22.23 – – – 25.69  1.7 – – – 6.2  35.2 – – – 41.5  24.66 – – – –  7.2 – – – –  36.2 – – – –  23.25 25.04 20.85 19.74 24.83 24.26  8.6 6.3 4.3 13.6 2.2 13.4  38.7 38.8 38.4 34.0 38.6 36.5  23.25 25.08 20.75 19.74 24.46 23.46  8.6 6.7 4.4 13.6 3.3 23.5  38.7 38.8 38.5 34.0 38.8 38.2  – – – – – 25.47  – – – – – 2.4  – – – – – 34.2  21.91 21.80 28.54 27.63  2.6 3.3 3.6 4.2  37.5 36.0 37.4 38.6  26.13 – – 27.48  5.8 – – 5.9  37.0 – – 39.2  20.56 21.26 – 28.55  2.3 4.7 – 7.4  37.6 35.5 – 35.3  White collar –Continued Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Executives, administrators, and managers –Continued Managers and administrators, n.e.c. –Continued 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... 14 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Management related .............................................. 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Accountants and auditors .................................. 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Underwriters ...................................................... Other financial officers ....................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Management analysts ........................................ 10 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........................................................ 5 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm products ........................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Construction inspectors ..................................... Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction ..................................................... 7 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Management related, n.e.c. ............................... See footnotes at end of table.  27  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003–Continued Total  Occupations and levels  State and local government  Private industry  Hourly earnings  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $22.26 20.57 25.66 27.40 30.17 36.68 34.63  5.1 3.6 5.5 4.0 10.3 3.6 16.8  37.8 38.9 38.7 39.1 39.1 38.3 37.0  $22.26 20.83 25.52 27.48 – 36.59 33.40  5.0 3.7 5.5 3.9 – 3.8 19.2  37.9 38.9 39.4 39.6 – 38.3 39.5  – $18.54 26.28 26.98 – – 38.60  – 3.5 4.8 5.4 – – 3.1  – 38.9 35.9 36.8 – – 30.9  17.37 6.85 8.27 9.10 14.85 21.25 19.62 25.09 29.82 32.40 44.99 49.42 56.40 25.66 23.31 11.47 13.88 18.22 20.45 23.42 29.87 35.96 37.64 43.57 40.30 33.01 32.69 24.40 13.07 16.78 37.92  3.4 2.3 4.7 7.7 9.3 11.9 2.6 8.8 5.0 5.5 7.4 21.5 30.0 9.9 4.4 9.5 8.1 9.4 10.8 4.5 19.4 21.4 10.5 18.6 21.2 5.8 18.1 8.1 11.1 7.7 17.0  31.1 22.2 24.3 25.9 36.8 40.3 39.1 40.1 38.8 41.3 37.3 39.6 40.0 35.9 39.9 39.4 39.8 40.5 39.1 39.6 38.6 38.3 40.1 38.4 38.7 39.1 38.5 36.2 40.5 39.4 39.0  17.38 6.85 8.27 8.97 14.83 21.31 19.62 25.09 29.82 32.40 44.99 49.42 56.40 25.66 23.31 11.47 13.88 18.22 20.45 23.42 29.87 35.96 37.64 43.57 40.30 33.01 32.69 24.40 13.07 16.78 37.92  3.5 2.3 4.7 9.1 9.4 12.0 2.6 8.8 5.0 5.5 7.4 21.5 30.0 9.9 4.4 9.5 8.1 9.4 10.8 4.5 19.4 21.4 10.5 18.6 21.2 5.8 18.1 8.1 11.1 7.7 17.0  31.1 22.2 24.3 25.7 36.8 40.3 39.1 40.1 38.8 41.3 37.3 39.6 40.0 35.9 39.9 39.4 39.8 40.5 39.1 39.6 38.6 38.3 40.1 38.4 38.7 39.1 38.5 36.2 40.5 39.4 39.0  16.02 – – 16.17 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  9.3 – – 13.1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  37.1 – – 36.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  27.08 20.93 30.48 22.64 24.33 31.30 15.98 17.09 8.52 7.13 7.60 8.36 10.97 11.42 14.09 10.04 15.04  7.5 17.2 14.5 12.6 9.7 19.1 12.6 14.3 9.3 4.9 1.1 3.6 5.4 9.9 9.8 6.3 15.2  39.8 40.0 40.0 41.1 38.9 40.4 45.3 44.7 21.3 17.5 23.3 22.9 28.1 30.0 33.2 23.3 36.9  27.08 20.93 30.48 22.64 24.33 31.30 15.98 17.09 8.52 7.13 7.60 8.36 10.97 11.42 14.09 10.04 15.04  7.5 17.2 14.5 12.6 9.7 19.1 12.6 14.3 9.3 4.9 1.1 3.6 5.4 9.9 9.8 6.3 15.2  39.8 40.0 40.0 41.1 38.9 40.4 45.3 44.7 21.3 17.5 23.3 22.9 28.1 30.0 33.2 23.3 36.9  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  White collar –Continued Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Management related –Continued Management related, n.e.c. –Continued 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Sales ............................................................................. 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Supervisors, sales ............................................. 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Insurance sales .................................................. Not able to be leveled .................................... Securities and financial services sales .............. Not able to be leveled .................................... Advertising and related sales ............................. Sales, other business services .......................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale .................................................. 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 5 ................................................................... Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Sales workers, shoes ......................................... Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .. Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 3 ................................................................... Sales workers, parts .......................................... See footnotes at end of table.  28  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003–Continued Total  Occupations and levels  State and local government  Private industry  Hourly earnings  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $9.81 12.02 6.70 8.06 10.40 12.92 22.50 10.63 10.18 7.27 15.23 8.36 6.69 8.24 9.03 11.53 9.10 14.33 16.59 7.88 17.21  5.9 11.3 2.8 3.9 12.3 6.5 26.8 22.2 27.2 5.3 17.9 1.5 3.2 5.9 3.7 9.5 13.6 11.9 17.8 13.2 35.3  33.8 26.7 20.5 19.0 27.8 32.8 31.9 31.9 28.1 26.4 36.2 26.4 24.7 26.4 26.4 32.8 31.9 30.5 34.6 29.9 34.4  $9.81 12.02 6.70 8.06 10.40 12.92 22.50 10.63 10.18 7.27 15.23 8.14 6.69 8.24 8.71 10.51 9.10 14.33 16.59 7.88 17.21  5.9 11.3 2.8 3.9 12.3 6.5 26.8 22.2 27.2 5.3 17.9 1.8 3.2 5.9 6.6 8.0 13.6 11.9 17.8 13.2 35.3  33.8 26.7 20.5 19.0 27.8 32.8 31.9 31.9 28.1 26.4 36.2 26.2 24.7 26.4 26.0 32.1 31.9 30.5 34.6 29.9 34.4  – – – – – – – – – – – $16.02 – – 16.17 – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – 9.3 – – 13.1 – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – 37.1 – – 36.5 – – – – – –  15.13 9.43 11.27 12.30 14.83 17.04 18.30 21.99 22.92 25.20 16.15 19.24 14.56 17.70 21.61 24.25 19.58 20.58 15.03 20.55  1.9 7.8 2.9 1.8 2.8 1.3 1.6 2.2 6.4 3.4 4.6 3.4 9.4 6.7 5.0 7.9 34.7 8.3 8.5 2.6  35.3 24.3 31.9 36.1 35.7 36.8 37.7 38.6 38.6 38.6 35.7 35.4 36.4 40.0 37.6 38.3 38.7 38.8 39.8 38.2  14.91 9.36 11.26 12.10 14.72 16.69 18.38 21.85 23.14 25.62 15.83 19.30 14.85 17.66 22.19 24.50 19.41 21.14 15.03 20.76  1.8 5.7 3.3 2.0 3.6 1.4 2.0 2.9 6.3 3.7 5.2 4.4 8.5 6.9 5.2 7.8 35.3 9.4 8.5 3.7  35.5 23.6 32.2 36.2 35.9 37.9 38.1 38.9 38.9 39.2 35.8 35.4 36.5 40.0 38.3 38.6 38.9 39.6 39.8 38.9  16.46 9.80 11.39 13.87 15.52 18.35 17.92 22.78 – – 17.99 18.73 – – – – – – – –  2.7 22.3 5.8 3.0 2.2 1.8 2.2 6.4 – – .4 9.2 – – – – – – – –  34.0 28.2 29.7 35.7 34.3 33.4 35.5 37.0 – – 35.1 35.8 – – – – – – – –  23.29 16.43 12.24 16.79 17.13 9.96 12.81 15.38 18.76 18.91 20.60 19.53 20.92 19.14 15.55 14.07  13.2 5.2 4.6 3.9 2.2 3.9 6.0 4.6 4.4 .9 1.6 6.5 10.8 6.9 3.9 4.3  39.3 37.0 36.3 39.4 36.4 30.3 36.2 36.3 37.2 37.4 38.8 35.3 36.2 36.4 35.4 37.1  23.29 15.59 11.25 – 16.89 9.96 12.80 15.14 18.23 18.73 20.75 19.49 15.90 13.65 18.15 14.22  13.2 2.5 3.7 – 2.7 3.9 5.8 7.5 6.0 1.4 2.3 7.9 5.6 5.7 9.9 6.0  39.3 37.3 36.6 – 36.6 30.3 36.2 36.4 37.8 37.7 39.1 35.4 37.3 35.8 36.9 38.9  – – – – 18.51 – 12.88 16.62 21.51 19.76 19.46 – 22.07 20.38 14.23 13.98  – – – – 2.8 – 17.8 6.7 5.6 2.9 3.4 – 12.6 7.9 2.1 4.3  – – – – 35.6 – 36.9 35.8 34.5 35.9 36.8 – 36.0 36.6 34.7 36.2  White collar –Continued Sales –Continued Sales workers, parts –Continued 3 ................................................................... Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Sales counter clerks .......................................... 1 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Cashiers ............................................................. 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales .. Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 3 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Administrative support, including clerical ................ 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Supervisors, general office ................................ 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Supervisors, financial records processing ......... 5 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks ................................................ Computer operators ........................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Secretaries ......................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Stenographers ................................................... 4 ................................................................... Typists ............................................................... 3 ................................................................... See footnotes at end of table.  29  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003–Continued Total  Occupations and levels  State and local government  Private industry  Hourly earnings  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $14.62 16.15 12.23 13.80 11.27 9.80 15.91 17.06 12.27 8.84 10.00 13.01 14.00 14.03 14.06 11.60 14.08 13.96 16.30 13.09 12.17 18.36 19.39 23.94  2.5 5.3 7.5 8.4 6.6 3.9 10.8 2.4 5.6 2.0 14.2 5.7 16.8 19.3 10.1 11.4 6.2 5.1 4.6 5.7 3.2 9.1 8.8 7.7  36.6 32.6 34.2 24.4 34.2 39.7 34.9 29.4 34.3 25.8 34.5 37.7 34.8 24.5 38.0 32.4 40.8 38.7 38.0 32.0 39.2 38.8 38.8 39.9  – – $12.23 13.80 11.27 9.80 15.05 17.06 12.29 8.84 9.95 13.02 14.15 14.03 13.75 10.42 14.09 13.96 16.30 13.09 12.17 18.36 19.39 23.94  – – 7.5 8.4 6.6 3.9 13.4 2.4 5.7 2.0 14.9 5.7 18.3 19.3 9.7 5.8 6.3 5.1 4.6 5.7 3.2 9.1 8.8 7.7  – – 34.2 24.4 34.2 39.7 34.2 29.4 34.5 25.8 34.4 37.7 36.6 24.5 38.2 32.0 40.9 38.7 38.0 32.0 39.2 38.8 38.8 39.9  $14.31 16.18 – – – – – – 11.29 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  2.2 5.7 – – – – – – 3.1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  36.4 34.6 – – – – – – 27.3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  16.90 12.62 11.83 6.27 10.21 10.33 14.91 10.70 8.61 11.34 15.49 14.60 11.09 15.06 15.20 16.66 15.18 11.22 12.04 14.79 16.00 18.12 19.82 16.15 14.91 13.50 12.63 21.19 13.74 12.86 14.13  9.0 14.8 8.1 3.4 12.1 10.8 2.2 9.9 10.8 14.0 1.7 9.4 10.0 3.7 4.0 8.0 3.7 11.7 5.2 5.9 5.1 8.4 2.2 10.8 10.0 7.5 6.8 9.7 4.4 4.4 4.9  39.3 39.0 25.5 9.5 21.7 29.5 32.8 28.0 21.5 32.5 38.0 35.8 34.1 38.9 38.8 39.0 36.6 27.1 37.8 37.0 37.2 34.0 37.9 38.3 36.7 39.2 32.7 38.8 34.5 34.0 30.3  16.99 – 10.97 – – – 13.35 10.68 8.57 11.34 15.53 – 11.09 15.06 15.79 16.69 15.12 11.22 12.00 14.78 16.04 18.35 19.22 16.15 14.94 – 12.33 21.19 13.74 12.86 14.13  9.4 – 12.8 – – – 2.4 10.0 11.2 14.0 2.0 – 10.0 3.7 4.9 8.7 3.3 11.7 4.8 6.1 5.6 10.1 4.2 10.8 10.5 – 7.6 9.7 4.4 4.4 4.9  39.4 – 24.6 – – – 28.8 28.1 21.6 32.5 38.1 – 34.1 38.9 38.3 39.1 36.9 27.1 37.7 37.0 38.9 33.6 38.5 38.3 36.7 – 32.4 38.8 34.5 34.0 30.3  – – 12.74 7.42 10.39 12.37 15.80 – – – 15.11 – – – – – 15.91 – 12.29 15.01 15.31 – – – – – – – – – –  – – 7.8 9.7 12.8 4.6 3.6 – – – .8 – – – – – 8.4 – 11.4 6.1 2.6 – – – – – – – – – –  – – 26.5 9.6 22.8 28.1 35.7 – – – 37.9 – – – – – 33.1 – 38.2 37.6 21.4 – – – – – – – – – –  12.07  9.1  33.2  12.07  9.1  33.2  –  –  –  White collar –Continued Administrative support, including clerical –Continued Typists –Continued 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Interviewers ....................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Hotel clerks ........................................................ Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 4 ................................................................... Receptionists ..................................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Correspondence clerks ...................................... Order clerks ....................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ..................................................... 5 ................................................................... Library clerks ..................................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... File clerks ........................................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... Billing clerks ....................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators .......................................................... See footnotes at end of table.  30  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003–Continued Total  Occupations and levels  State and local government  Private industry  Hourly earnings  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $11.99 17.42 18.54 15.46 12.66 9.10 14.45 13.71 20.40 14.80 14.36 15.83 32.27 15.23 13.51 11.16 12.41 14.68 15.93 13.03 9.91 11.86 14.00 16.32 22.27 16.24  17.1 8.6 8.9 11.7 9.5 7.8 18.6 13.2 13.3 5.1 1.4 2.9 10.6 6.7 3.4 9.5 3.7 2.0 4.8 3.2 5.9 15.6 5.6 5.0 6.0 13.7  33.5 35.3 35.7 35.8 36.9 36.5 36.1 36.6 39.8 40.7 37.5 39.8 39.7 39.9 38.9 39.7 36.7 40.0 39.1 35.3 35.6 33.5 37.9 40.0 40.0 36.8  $12.10 17.66 18.75 15.46 12.63 9.05 14.45 – 20.09 14.82 – – – 15.26 13.35 11.16 12.40 14.68 15.41 12.95 9.74 11.89 13.88 16.32 – 16.24  17.5 7.8 7.4 11.7 9.8 8.4 20.1 – 8.6 3.1 – – – 6.9 2.6 9.5 3.7 2.0 4.9 3.0 5.2 16.8 6.2 5.0 – 13.7  33.4 35.4 35.7 35.8 36.8 36.4 35.8 – 40.0 41.7 – – – 40.0 38.9 39.7 36.7 40.0 40.0 35.1 35.5 33.2 37.7 40.0 – 36.8  – – – – – – – – $20.95 – – – – – – – – – – 14.38 – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – 22.1 – – – – – – – – – – 14.6 – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – 39.4 – – – – – – – – – – 38.5 – – – – – –  13.37 12.28 14.69  11.0 7.6 3.2  37.7 38.5 39.3  13.37 12.28 –  11.1 7.6 –  37.6 38.5 –  – – –  – – –  – – –  20.12 14.94 15.71 15.70 14.04 15.32 16.45 17.68 15.53 16.23 17.86 14.38 12.86 14.07 7.57 11.73 11.35 14.24 16.72 17.56 19.40 16.30 10.40 9.76 10.24 11.11 10.10 12.99  17.5 8.5 8.2 1.7 1.0 6.4 4.5 2.3 9.0 3.9 2.3 11.5 6.2 .9 3.6 2.7 4.2 2.8 3.0 13.1 7.4 13.0 1.3 1.8 2.1 5.3 4.1 2.3  38.0 37.7 36.9 37.7 36.0 37.5 38.0 39.8 38.2 36.2 36.0 38.7 39.6 33.0 23.2 25.5 35.5 34.5 35.8 38.2 37.6 37.0 36.4 32.1 37.4 33.4 37.1 36.2  20.12 14.94 15.71 15.58 14.04 15.32 16.45 17.68 15.53 14.52 – 14.38 12.86 13.77 – 11.62 10.96 14.13 16.10 – 19.44 15.15 10.40 9.76 10.24 11.11 10.10 12.84  17.5 8.5 8.2 1.1 1.0 6.4 4.5 2.3 9.0 2.8 – 11.5 6.2 1.2 – 3.1 3.7 4.2 3.2 – 7.7 12.7 1.3 1.8 2.1 5.3 4.1 2.5  38.0 37.7 36.9 37.7 36.0 37.5 38.0 39.8 38.2 38.9 – 38.7 39.6 32.7 – 24.9 35.4 34.5 35.9 – 37.7 38.0 36.4 32.1 37.4 33.4 37.1 35.1  – – – – – – – – – 17.03 17.89 – – 15.11 – 12.83 13.35 14.63 17.92 – – – – – – – – 13.42  – – – – – – – – – 2.2 3.4 – – 2.6 – 6.6 5.8 4.7 3.8 – – – – – – – – 2.7  – – – – – – – – – 35.1 35.2 – – 33.8 – 31.8 36.0 34.3 35.7 – – – – – – – – 39.6  White collar –Continued Administrative support, including clerical –Continued Duplicating machine operators .......................... Telephone operators .......................................... 2 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 1 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Messengers ....................................................... Dispatchers ........................................................ 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Production coordinators ..................................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Meter readers .................................................... Expeditors .......................................................... Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ..................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 5 ................................................................... Bill and account collectors ................................. 4 ................................................................... General office clerks .......................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Bank tellers ........................................................ 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Data entry keyers ............................................... See footnotes at end of table.  31  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003–Continued Total  Occupations and levels  State and local government  Private industry  Hourly earnings  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Administrative support, including clerical –Continued Data entry keyers –Continued 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Statistical clerks ................................................. Teachers’ aides ................................................. 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................  $12.14 12.84 14.10 16.80 13.56 9.72 10.63 11.74 16.52 14.49 10.16 12.34 13.94 16.93 19.74 19.00 17.25  1.6 6.4 1.5 3.9 3.5 3.6 4.2 7.6 1.7 6.1 8.8 1.4 4.8 1.7 9.8 7.0 10.0  37.5 37.6 36.9 21.7 29.4 28.1 31.9 30.2 34.0 31.7 31.9 30.7 35.2 37.1 35.1 38.8 33.6  $12.11 12.71 14.15 16.83 9.96 – – – – 14.24 10.10 12.41 13.78 17.16 20.05 19.04 17.55  2.3 8.2 2.1 4.2 5.4 – – – – 7.2 8.5 2.3 5.2 1.2 14.2 7.4 18.0  37.0 37.3 36.5 21.4 30.3 – – – – 31.4 33.4 31.1 35.2 37.6 35.1 39.5 32.6  – – – – $14.56 9.72 10.63 13.56 – 15.59 – – 14.76 – – – –  – – – – 2.9 3.6 4.2 4.4 – 2.2 – – 5.3 – – – –  – – – – 29.2 28.0 31.9 28.5 – 33.1 – – 34.7 – – – –  Blue collar ........................................................................ 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................  16.08 9.25 10.65 13.96 15.32 16.61 18.69 23.78 27.55 30.91 16.33  2.9 5.2 3.4 4.0 2.6 2.5 3.1 1.7 5.8 7.3 14.6  37.8 34.3 36.3 37.2 37.9 39.5 40.1 39.7 39.4 40.5 38.8  15.78 9.09 10.43 13.80 14.86 16.50 18.37 23.91 27.54 31.15 16.35  3.2 5.2 3.3 4.3 3.0 2.8 2.8 1.7 6.9 7.6 14.7  37.8 34.3 36.2 37.4 38.1 39.6 40.2 39.7 39.5 40.5 38.8  19.99 15.19 16.27 17.19 19.25 17.75 21.43 22.88 27.65 25.98 –  3.3 7.2 4.2 9.9 2.0 2.1 4.4 7.4 4.4 15.4 –  37.7 35.0 38.1 32.7 36.3 38.6 39.4 39.7 38.7 39.9 –  Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Automobile mechanics ....................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 7 ................................................................... Aircraft engine mechanics ................................. Automobile body and related repairers .............. Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Machinery maintenance ..................................... 4 ...................................................................  20.59 10.96 13.02 13.18 16.20 18.22 24.12 27.62 29.61 22.70 22.94 18.94 25.97 29.90 17.40 18.01 23.69 19.01 20.24 27.85 12.60 17.55 19.02 15.14 18.33 22.34 16.44 13.63  4.0 6.9 6.4 4.4 5.1 2.6 1.9 6.0 6.8 3.2 9.3 9.5 17.5 3.4 15.8 6.0 10.3 7.6 2.6 3.9 3.6 5.5 4.5 2.2 6.0 7.7 10.9 8.7  39.2 38.2 39.7 34.5 39.8 39.8 39.7 39.4 39.8 39.4 40.7 41.0 40.3 40.7 37.3 39.9 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.4 40.0 40.2 40.0 40.0 40.5 40.0 40.0  20.47 10.92 12.97 12.96 16.16 17.83 24.31 27.61 29.80 22.71 22.82 18.94 – 30.33 15.18 17.53 20.62 18.94 – 27.85 12.60 17.14 19.03 15.14 18.33 22.34 16.44 13.63  4.1 6.7 6.7 4.1 5.4 3.1 2.1 7.1 7.0 3.3 9.5 9.5 – 2.9 13.0 7.7 5.6 8.4 – 3.9 3.6 5.4 4.5 2.2 6.0 7.7 10.9 8.7  39.2 38.2 39.7 34.4 39.9 39.9 39.7 39.5 39.8 39.4 40.8 41.0 – 40.7 36.7 40.2 39.9 40.0 – 40.0 39.4 40.0 40.2 40.0 40.0 40.5 40.0 40.0  21.93 – – 17.29 16.85 21.68 22.84 27.66 25.92 – – – – – 25.46 20.70 26.37 19.52 20.39 – – – – – – – – –  5.3 – – 14.5 5.2 5.6 8.0 4.8 15.8 – – – – – 10.5 11.0 7.2 6.2 5.9 – – – – – – – – –  39.5 – – 38.6 38.7 39.1 39.8 38.6 39.9 – – – – – 39.7 38.1 40.0 40.0 40.0 – – – – – – – – –  White collar –Continued  See footnotes at end of table.  32  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003–Continued Total  Occupations and levels  State and local government  Private industry  Hourly earnings  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $16.99 15.30  10.9 16.7  40.0 40.0  $16.99 15.30  10.9 16.7  40.0 40.0  – –  – –  – –  22.68 15.50 29.48 27.75 24.37 27.85  16.0 10.4 4.4 6.7 6.2 4.0  39.3 40.0 38.6 38.6 40.0 40.0  22.71 15.50 29.87 27.75 24.37 27.85  16.4 10.4 1.4 6.7 6.2 4.0  39.3 40.0 38.5 38.6 40.0 40.0  – – – – – –  – – – – – –  – – – – – –  18.79 20.77 26.52 22.02 18.83 12.04 12.74 17.33 19.41 19.68 21.59  3.8 2.3 9.9 11.8 4.4 12.5 4.8 3.9 3.7 3.2 8.4  40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.0 40.0 34.6 38.8 39.5 39.9 39.7  18.80 20.77 27.51 22.02 18.97 – 12.25 17.60 19.49 18.76 21.59  3.9 2.3 7.3 11.8 5.9 – 7.0 4.2 4.4 9.0 8.4  40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 38.9 – 34.1 38.4 39.4 39.9 39.7  – – – – $18.39 – – 16.80 19.25 21.54 –  – – – – 6.1 – – 4.9 5.1 7.5 –  – – – – 39.5 – – 39.7 39.8 40.0 –  33.00 37.59 21.63 21.26 19.14 21.79 31.67 20.47 32.35 33.56 18.50 30.33 29.18 16.20 24.46 21.62 13.94 19.70 19.66 20.72 21.81 12.15 20.12 23.95 29.83 29.01 21.32 18.19 18.59 21.53 13.66 11.58 15.51 23.74 16.42 13.90 19.67  15.7 8.5 5.6 1.8 9.1 8.8 3.5 8.2 6.5 13.0 11.7 3.7 2.7 16.3 5.6 6.9 6.9 8.2 5.6 1.5 8.1 48.5 6.0 5.0 4.2 10.2 3.2 2.3 4.0 6.9 2.5 1.1 2.9 28.3 9.0 7.5 5.3  39.0 38.3 38.9 38.1 39.6 39.9 38.5 39.9 38.5 37.2 39.7 40.0 40.0 39.6 39.5 40.0 40.0 39.5 39.8 40.0 40.2 40.0 40.5 40.2 40.0 40.5 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.8 38.5 39.8  32.78 – 20.26 21.18 18.97 21.95 33.02 20.80 33.82 – 18.50 30.74 29.97 15.52 24.57 21.86 13.94 19.70 20.61 – 21.81 12.15 20.12 23.95 29.83 29.01 21.32 18.00 18.29 21.53 13.66 11.58 15.51 23.74 16.42 13.90 18.36  16.9 – 5.8 1.2 10.2 9.4 3.5 8.5 7.0 – 11.7 2.9 .6 19.8 7.4 8.2 6.9 8.2 7.8 – 8.1 48.5 6.0 5.0 4.2 10.2 3.2 2.6 4.0 6.9 2.5 1.1 2.9 28.3 9.0 7.5 7.5  38.9 – 38.3 37.5 39.9 40.0 38.4 40.0 38.4 – 39.7 40.0 40.0 39.9 39.7 40.0 40.0 39.5 39.7 – 40.2 40.0 40.5 40.2 40.0 40.5 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.8 38.5 39.7  – – 23.91 – 20.97 19.37 19.13 – 19.49 – – – – – 23.75 – – – 15.73 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – 11.7 – 16.9 4.5 2.8 – 4.7 – – – – – 9.7 – – – 6.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – 39.8 – 36.6 39.5 39.6 – 39.7 – – – – – 38.5 – – – 40.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  Blue collar –Continued Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued Machinery maintenance –Continued 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment ......................................... 5 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Telephone line installers and repairers .............. Telephone installers and repairers .................... 7 ................................................................... Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics ........................................................ 7 ................................................................... Mechanical controls and valve repairers ........... Millwrights .......................................................... Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers ..................................... 9 ................................................................... Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 7 ................................................................... Carpenters ......................................................... 7 ................................................................... Electricians ........................................................ 5 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... Electrician apprentices ....................................... Electrical power installers and repairers ............ 7 ................................................................... Painters, construction and maintenance ............ Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 7 ................................................................... Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices Roofers .............................................................. Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 7 ................................................................... Supervisors, production ..................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Tool and die makers .......................................... Machinists .......................................................... 7 ................................................................... Sheet metal workers .......................................... Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 3 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ............ Butchers and meat cutters ................................. Food batchmakers ............................................. Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ See footnotes at end of table.  33  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003–Continued Total  Occupations and levels  State and local government  Private industry  Hourly earnings  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $23.41 19.08 26.19 22.49 24.47  6.1 8.1 12.6 7.5 10.7  40.0 40.0 40.0 39.8 39.8  $20.47 – 26.19 24.56 26.49  2.5 – 12.6 6.5 8.9  40.0 – 40.0 39.9 39.8  – – – $20.39 –  – – – 5.5 –  – – – 39.7 –  13.16 8.85 9.70 13.20 14.54 15.61 17.61 19.72 11.92 18.16 15.26 17.06 22.46 16.32  4.2 6.1 4.2 9.1 4.5 3.8 3.7 7.4 15.1 6.0 23.4 29.6 12.8 5.7  39.1 37.1 38.8 39.3 39.8 39.9 39.7 39.4 38.2 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0  13.15 8.82 9.69 13.20 14.52 15.60 17.61 19.72 11.92 18.16 15.26 17.06 22.46 16.32  4.2 6.0 4.2 9.1 4.4 3.8 3.7 7.4 15.1 6.0 23.4 29.6 12.8 5.7  39.1 37.1 38.8 39.3 39.8 39.9 39.7 39.4 38.2 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0  16.00 – – – – – – – – – – – – –  6.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – –  37.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – –  13.80 12.53 15.09 15.05 18.99 15.62 15.66 13.58 16.76 14.10 19.72 22.66 8.45 8.69 9.49 10.94 9.56 11.50 8.20 12.69 16.25 14.42 16.01 15.49 15.44 17.98  5.4 5.7 3.2 23.0 29.3 8.6 6.6 7.6 10.1 10.8 5.4 9.7 5.5 6.6 4.0 5.5 6.2 5.4 5.6 7.9 11.9 2.7 6.8 4.8 4.4 4.4  39.9 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.9 40.0 40.0 40.0 38.7 37.8 37.6 39.6 38.6 33.0 32.4 39.2 37.4 39.8 39.7 39.9 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0  13.80 12.53 15.09 15.05 18.99 15.62 15.66 13.58 16.76 14.10 19.74 22.66 8.44 8.69 9.49 10.36 9.15 11.50 8.20 12.69 16.25 14.42 16.01 15.49 15.44 17.98  5.4 5.7 3.2 23.0 29.3 8.6 6.6 7.6 10.1 10.8 5.4 9.7 5.5 6.6 4.0 3.2 2.6 5.4 5.6 7.9 11.9 2.7 6.8 4.8 4.4 4.4  39.9 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.9 40.0 40.0 40.0 38.7 37.8 37.6 39.6 38.6 32.9 32.8 39.2 37.4 39.8 39.7 39.9 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  21.47 12.82 10.75 16.20 16.28 15.04 15.69 13.62 13.60 15.21 9.38  5.7 6.1 7.2 4.3 3.8 3.8 8.8 2.2 3.7 8.3 8.9  40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.9 40.0 40.0 31.0  21.47 12.82 10.75 16.09 16.28 – 15.69 13.62 13.60 15.21 9.38  5.7 6.1 7.2 5.4 3.8 – 8.8 2.2 3.7 8.3 8.9  40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 – 40.0 39.9 40.0 40.0 31.0  – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – –  Blue collar –Continued Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued Inspectors, testers, and graders –Continued 7 ................................................................... Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... Power plant operators ........................................ Stationary engineers .......................................... 7 ................................................................... Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Lathe and turning-machine operators ................ Punching and stamping press operators ........... 4 ................................................................... Rolling machine operators ................................. Drilling and boring machine operators ............... Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators ........................................... 3 ................................................................... Numerical control machine operators ................ Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Molding and casting machine operators ............ 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Metal plating machine operators ........................ Printing press operators ..................................... 7 ................................................................... Textile sewing machine operators ..................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 1 ................................................................... Packaging and filling machine operators ........... 1 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Extruding and forming machine operators ......... 4 ................................................................... Mixing and blending machine operators ............ 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators .......................................................... Painting and paint spraying machine operators Folding machine operators ................................ Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Crushing and grinding machine operators ......... Slicing and cutting machine operators ............... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Photographic process machine operators ......... See footnotes at end of table.  34  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003–Continued Total  Occupations and levels  State and local government  Private industry  Hourly earnings  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $13.31 10.60 9.20 12.44 14.85 15.74 16.20 13.56 19.61 12.16 7.25 8.80 15.44 13.45 14.60 12.92 20.42 14.65 15.02 11.21 11.92 15.90 13.76 15.62  4.8 5.7 5.9 13.2 7.2 8.2 5.6 1.6 14.3 10.5 6.2 3.8 14.8 8.3 6.9 32.3 16.6 12.8 15.2 10.1 4.6 11.7 8.1 8.3  39.5 40.0 38.0 40.0 39.2 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.0 37.2 38.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.7 39.6 40.0 39.2 40.0 39.9 39.8  $13.28 10.60 9.20 12.44 14.77 15.74 16.20 13.56 19.61 12.16 7.25 8.80 15.44 13.45 14.60 12.92 20.42 14.65 15.02 11.21 11.92 15.90 13.76 15.62  4.6 5.7 5.9 13.2 6.5 8.2 5.6 1.6 14.3 10.5 6.2 3.8 14.8 8.3 6.9 32.3 16.6 12.8 15.2 10.1 4.6 11.7 8.1 8.3  39.5 40.0 38.0 40.0 39.2 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.0 37.2 38.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.7 39.6 40.0 39.2 40.0 39.9 39.8  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  16.50 8.44 11.56 15.71 17.27 17.63 20.55 23.60 14.34 22.02 15.86 11.39 16.17 16.23 16.51 19.24 19.34 20.80 17.34 11.88 15.20 19.30 11.04  2.7 6.0 2.2 6.3 4.1 2.2 5.2 1.2 7.4 3.2 2.4 11.5 15.2 6.0 2.2 13.6 5.2 5.5 5.2 4.3 10.7 6.7 13.4  35.7 28.8 30.0 31.8 38.2 39.9 41.1 39.6 39.3 40.5 38.1 37.3 32.8 40.1 40.6 46.0 40.7 39.8 27.5 23.2 20.2 31.3 32.6  15.80 8.39 10.86 15.26 16.58 17.49 20.27 23.68 14.34 – 15.61 10.86 15.05 16.25 16.46 19.24 19.34 20.80 13.25 – 15.58 – 10.98  4.0 6.1 4.7 4.9 5.0 3.0 5.2 3.6 7.4 – 3.1 9.5 14.2 6.2 2.5 13.6 5.2 5.5 10.8 – 19.2 – 14.4  35.8 28.8 29.6 32.3 39.5 40.6 41.5 40.0 39.3 – 38.0 37.1 31.7 40.1 40.6 46.0 40.7 39.8 21.9 – 18.9 – 32.6  $19.91 – 19.83 18.38 19.95 18.15 21.51 23.44 – – 19.41 – 21.87 15.77 17.34 – – – 19.18 – 14.66 20.99 –  2.6 – 13.7 15.3 4.3 2.7 5.3 5.5 – – 14.1 – 14.3 3.8 8.6 – – – 3.1 – 3.8 3.3 –  35.1 – 35.4 29.3 33.7 37.9 39.7 38.8 – – 39.9 – 40.0 40.0 39.4 – – – 31.2 – 22.2 32.3 –  7.02 11.46 8.35 23.88 23.97 20.48 17.23 16.77 16.02 22.19  13.6 14.6 15.3 6.8 3.3 3.8 5.3 7.0 9.2 8.2  35.1 29.8 25.6 39.5 40.0 40.0 39.9 40.0 39.9 40.0  7.02 9.76 8.35 24.60 – 20.48 17.44 – 15.82 –  13.6 10.7 15.3 7.8 – 3.8 6.2 – 11.9 –  35.1 28.6 25.6 40.0 – 40.0 39.9 – 39.8 –  – 20.62 – – – – – – – –  – 15.0 – – – – – – – –  – 38.5 – – – – – – – –  Blue collar –Continued Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors –Continued Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Welders and cutters ........................................... 5 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Assemblers ........................................................ 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ................... 4 ................................................................... Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Production testers .............................................. 5 ................................................................... Transportation and material moving ......................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ Truckdrivers ....................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... Driver-sales workers .......................................... 6 ................................................................... Busdrivers .......................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... Parking lot attendants 1 ................................................................... Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 1 ................................................................... Supervisors, material moving equipment ........... Operating engineers .......................................... Crane and tower operators ................................ Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ............... See footnotes at end of table.  35  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003–Continued Total  Occupations and levels  State and local government  Private industry  Hourly earnings  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $15.38 13.98 15.03 16.61 18.75  5.0 4.7 13.8 5.6 7.3  39.7 40.0 39.6 39.1 40.0  $15.38 13.98 15.03 16.61 18.75  5.0 4.7 13.8 5.6 7.3  39.7 40.0 39.6 39.1 40.0  – – – – –  – – – – –  – – – – –  17.63 17.71 17.38  8.3 18.4 1.8  38.6 37.6 38.7  17.84 – 17.08  12.7 – 6.1  39.2 – 40.0  $17.47 – 17.58  6.9 – 1.4  38.2 – 37.8  12.49 9.39 11.42 14.23 16.46 18.77 21.01 21.17 12.17 12.00 8.86 10.16 13.24  5.4 7.8 3.9 2.3 4.3 4.0 17.3 5.8 20.9 7.0 15.9 4.5 9.3  35.8 34.1 36.1 37.5 37.7 36.8 40.3 40.0 38.4 35.5 26.3 37.1 34.5  12.13 9.19 11.15 14.17 15.77 18.85 21.52 – 12.25 11.40 – 10.03 13.00  5.2 7.9 3.8 2.7 7.8 5.0 19.5 – 20.9 7.5 – 5.8 10.0  35.6 34.0 35.9 37.4 37.2 36.4 40.3 – 38.4 34.9 – 36.9 33.8  17.14 15.28 14.77 15.59 18.82 18.30 – – – 15.33 – – –  5.1 7.5 6.2 5.3 6.8 8.3 – – – 6.4 – – –  38.8 35.5 39.5 39.7 39.6 40.0 – – – 39.3 – – –  22.54 21.12 12.83 14.11 12.96 14.77 11.33 10.84 15.90 8.74 15.43 9.67 7.95 10.91 11.29 14.64 18.97 11.98 10.49 13.52 13.62 9.29 12.01 15.85 14.63 9.31 9.41 7.46 12.55 13.06 10.03 8.43 11.72 17.18  14.3 5.8 8.9 4.3 13.8 8.3 5.2 15.2 10.7 22.1 11.0 4.0 5.2 8.7 6.9 16.3 7.5 7.8 7.5 7.7 3.3 8.7 6.4 10.2 18.5 14.4 13.3 15.6 14.5 10.0 9.2 5.3 3.3 20.9  37.0 40.0 33.1 37.3 40.0 36.3 38.2 39.7 40.0 39.8 41.8 30.1 28.5 26.2 34.2 39.9 40.0 39.9 39.9 40.0 36.5 36.9 34.0 36.0 39.8 37.3 28.8 24.0 39.1 39.8 37.5 37.7 36.1 39.8  22.68 – 11.76 – 12.33 15.02 – – – 8.72 – 9.66 7.95 10.91 11.29 14.62 18.97 11.98 10.49 13.52 13.62 9.29 12.01 15.85 14.63 9.31 9.13 7.46 12.55 – 10.03 8.43 11.72 17.18  16.7 – 10.0 – 20.4 13.0 – – – 22.1 – 4.0 5.2 8.7 6.9 16.7 7.5 7.8 7.5 7.7 3.3 8.7 6.4 10.2 18.5 14.4 13.9 15.6 14.5 – 9.2 5.3 3.3 20.9  36.7 – 31.4 – 40.0 35.6 – – – 39.8 – 30.1 28.5 26.2 34.2 39.9 40.0 39.9 39.9 40.0 36.5 36.9 34.0 36.0 39.8 37.3 28.5 24.0 39.1 – 37.5 37.7 36.1 39.8  – – 15.72 – – 14.08 – 14.62 – – 20.78 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – 5.8 – – 6.8 – 6.5 – – 4.1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – 38.8 – – 38.3 – 38.6 – – 39.9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  Blue collar –Continued Transportation and material moving –Continued Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ....................................................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 7 ................................................................... Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 4 ................................................................... Helpers, construction trades .............................. Construction laborers ......................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Production helpers ............................................. Garbage collectors ............................................. Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Garage and service station related .................... Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Hand packers and packagers ............................ 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... See footnotes at end of table.  36  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003–Continued Total  Occupations and levels  State and local government  Private industry  Hourly earnings  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $14.16 13.07 11.76 12.44 15.91 14.09 18.94  8.9 4.1 8.9 13.7 3.9 5.7 1.9  40.0 37.0 35.3 39.2 38.2 40.0 38.4  $14.16 12.65 11.39 11.98 15.47 12.64 –  8.9 4.8 10.6 18.4 2.6 6.3 –  40.0 36.9 35.4 39.1 37.9 40.0 –  – $16.13 16.16 14.67 – – –  – 4.6 5.0 12.3 – – –  – 37.7 33.9 40.0 – – –  12.33 8.01 8.80 10.65 13.41 15.45 19.72 23.33 24.82 30.46 30.42 10.86 20.13 9.81 8.64 10.80 15.48 18.47 22.48 26.22 25.03 30.52 30.50 12.34 33.68 38.11 32.32 23.78 25.77 24.31 24.41 26.60 23.75 29.19 24.37 29.16  1.4 4.1 4.1 3.4 3.4 5.6 3.2 4.6 1.8 5.7 3.5 3.5 8.6 1.5 6.0 5.1 4.3 6.1 2.8 3.6 1.9 5.8 3.7 7.8 5.6 6.6 8.6 9.8 9.3 1.2 1.0 1.2 2.1 2.3 2.5 8.7  31.2 26.1 30.4 32.4 33.2 34.3 37.4 32.7 39.7 40.4 40.2 34.3 36.6 35.3 31.1 33.4 25.3 39.0 39.6 40.0 39.7 40.3 40.2 35.9 40.0 39.7 40.2 38.9 40.2 42.0 42.0 39.6 39.4 39.2 39.9 39.9  10.21 7.77 8.46 10.06 13.07 14.38 16.10 20.01 23.26 – – 10.77 10.67 9.76 8.54 10.17 12.28 13.54 19.88 23.83 – – – 11.46 – – – 21.83 – – – – – – – –  1.1 5.1 3.0 2.5 5.2 6.3 3.4 5.3 6.1 – – 3.3 9.5 2.7 4.9 6.1 10.9 6.0 4.1 11.3 – – – 7.3 – – – 12.9 – – – – – – – –  30.0 25.9 30.5 31.7 33.2 32.9 35.7 24.8 39.6 – – 34.3 33.7 38.2 31.4 35.7 26.1 38.0 36.6 39.8 – – – 35.1 – – – 38.6 – – – – – – – –  19.97 11.63 12.26 13.26 15.22 18.19 22.44 25.22 24.98 30.49 30.42 – 25.11 10.35 11.37 13.45 18.28 19.92 22.72 26.51 25.02 30.52 30.50 – 33.68 38.11 32.32 30.17 – 24.31 24.41 26.71 23.75 29.38 24.37 29.16  2.2 5.8 7.1 5.8 4.3 4.4 3.1 2.2 1.8 5.8 3.5 – 1.5 15.8 6.9 7.1 2.9 5.2 3.2 3.0 1.9 5.8 3.7 – 5.6 6.6 8.6 4.5 – 1.2 1.0 .9 2.1 2.3 2.5 8.7  36.5 30.0 29.2 35.7 33.5 38.7 38.9 40.0 39.7 40.3 40.2 – 38.3 19.4 23.5 26.2 24.7 39.3 39.9 40.0 39.7 40.3 40.2 – 40.0 39.7 40.2 40.1 – 42.0 42.0 39.6 39.4 39.2 39.9 39.9  20.88 21.49 22.14 19.31 22.16 11.26 10.71 10.14 8.52 10.53 12.93 13.77 20.44  7.4 8.0 1.8 7.1 5.7 11.4 18.2 7.2 5.9 8.1 9.6 10.8 5.0  32.2 38.5 39.9 39.8 40.0 20.4 19.2 33.6 31.3 36.0 31.5 38.2 39.5  – – – – – – – 9.86 8.50 10.14 12.72 13.35 –  – – – – – – – 5.7 5.4 6.5 12.1 12.5 –  – – – – – – – 33.6 31.3 36.0 31.9 38.3 –  21.75 21.49 22.34 19.97 22.16 11.26 10.71 16.55 – 16.02 – – –  6.7 8.0 1.9 6.7 5.7 11.4 18.2 4.9 – 5.5 – – –  31.8 38.5 39.9 39.7 40.0 20.4 19.2 35.4 – 36.2 – – –  Blue collar –Continued Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers –Continued Hand packers and packagers –Continued 4 ................................................................... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Service .............................................................................. 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Protective service .................................................. 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... Supervisors, guards ........................................... 8 ................................................................... Firefighting ......................................................... 7 ................................................................... Police and detectives, public service ................. 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers ............................................................. 6 ................................................................... Correctional institution officers ........................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... Crossing guards ................................................. 1 ................................................................... Guards and police, except public service .......... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... See footnotes at end of table.  37  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003–Continued Total  Occupations and levels  Service –Continued Protective service –Continued Guards and police, except public service –Continued Not able to be leveled .................................... Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... Food service .......................................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Bartenders ......................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Other food service ............................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Cooks ................................................................. 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Food counter, fountain, and related ................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 1 ...................................................................  Hourly earnings  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $13.34 12.41 7.86 5.99 7.19 8.26 11.20 11.29 16.66 22.24 8.14 5.16 4.32 4.93 5.73 6.71 5.49 7.07 6.68 8.27 4.60 3.86 4.44 5.47 5.36 4.83 9.06 5.59 9.17 6.85 8.17 10.42 11.68 13.60 16.66 22.24 9.21 14.77 8.51 12.09 12.40 16.46 18.48 10.05 5.83 7.69 10.29 11.28 13.31 7.04 6.46 7.89 8.83 9.14 7.31 9.20 11.53 8.14 7.24  7.7 17.9 1.6 4.8 1.9 3.1 2.8 12.6 10.0 17.1 7.2 4.5 8.4 6.6 13.1 29.4 7.6 6.4 8.0 29.2 8.0 6.9 3.8 20.4 10.1 13.0 17.6 3.8 2.2 5.4 3.2 3.0 1.8 4.1 10.0 17.1 9.8 5.0 3.6 2.2 5.4 11.6 6.4 5.5 5.0 6.1 3.5 3.6 3.1 3.8 2.7 6.1 7.5 5.8 4.0 3.6 11.1 1.5 6.7  See footnotes at end of table.  38  State and local government  Private industry Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  34.1 30.0 27.6 23.8 27.2 29.1 35.5 37.2 39.7 42.2 37.8 25.9 24.2 26.2 25.4 25.2 38.3 30.4 25.6 28.3 24.3 21.4 25.7 25.6 28.1 28.2 30.6 21.4 28.6 23.7 27.6 33.3 37.1 39.1 39.7 42.2 37.7 38.3 25.8 39.9 41.5 40.1 43.6 33.9 26.6 31.8 35.3 36.8 37.7 23.5 21.7 27.1 29.5 30.0 25.1 29.5 33.7 25.5 23.9  $12.98 9.12 7.62 5.86 6.86 8.06 10.89 10.89 16.92 22.53 8.14 5.13 4.31 4.72 5.73 6.71 5.49 7.07 6.68 8.27 4.60 3.86 4.44 5.47 5.18 4.82 7.64 5.59 8.94 6.69 7.86 10.33 11.42 13.37 16.92 22.53 9.21 15.01 – – 12.37 16.81 18.48 9.93 – 7.69 10.23 11.13 13.55 6.99 6.46 7.83 8.64 8.85 7.17 8.82 11.60 7.49 6.97  7.2 3.4 2.2 5.1 2.1 2.9 3.6 13.3 10.1 17.8 7.2 4.4 8.4 4.3 13.1 29.4 7.6 6.4 8.0 29.2 8.0 6.9 3.8 20.4 13.2 13.0 10.6 3.8 2.8 5.9 2.3 3.5 2.6 3.5 10.1 17.8 9.8 4.6 – – 5.6 11.0 6.4 5.6 – 6.1 3.5 4.0 4.3 3.7 2.7 5.6 6.8 5.0 3.7 2.9 11.4 2.7 7.8  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  33.3 31.1 27.5 23.8 27.2 29.0 35.7 37.7 40.2 42.3 37.8 25.9 24.2 26.1 25.4 25.2 38.3 30.4 25.6 28.3 24.3 21.4 25.7 25.6 28.1 28.2 29.6 21.4 28.5 23.6 27.8 33.5 37.7 40.8 40.2 42.3 37.7 38.5 – – 41.8 40.9 43.6 34.0 – 31.8 35.3 37.2 39.7 23.5 21.7 27.1 31.3 29.5 24.9 28.9 33.7 25.1 23.9  – $17.22 11.86 10.29 11.62 11.00 13.19 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 11.81 10.32 11.33 11.00 13.19 – – – – 11.43 – – – – – 12.94 – – – 13.86 – 9.67 – – – 13.25 – 12.87 – 11.46 10.29  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  – 20.4 2.5 10.9 2.3 4.9 3.1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2.3 11.0 1.7 4.9 3.1 – – – – 4.0 – – – – – 3.7 – – – 4.7 – 7.1 – – – 4.8 – 4.9 – 3.1 10.4  – 28.5 29.5 25.1 26.8 31.8 34.3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 29.4 25.2 26.2 31.8 34.3 – – – – 35.7 – – – – – 32.0 – – – 30.5 – 23.0 – – – 37.7 – 37.2 – 27.8 24.4  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003–Continued Total  Occupations and levels  Service –Continued Food service –Continued Other food service –Continued Food preparation, n.e.c. –Continued 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Health service ........................................................ 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Dental assistants ............................................... 4 ................................................................... Health aides, except nursing ............................. 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ........... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Cleaning and building service ................................ 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers ............................................................ Maids and housemen ........................................ 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Personal service .................................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Supervisors, personal service ............................ 6 ................................................................... Hairdressers and cosmetologists .......................  State and local government  Private industry  Hourly earnings  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $8.21 10.66 11.07 9.20 10.62 12.44 13.99 15.71 18.48 11.56 14.66 12.92 12.27 10.12 10.81 9.99 13.82 14.75 14.37 10.66 9.02 10.58 11.70 13.30 18.28 12.46 12.74 10.91 11.77 12.85 13.03 16.46 20.34 14.90  12.3 7.7 2.1 1.2 2.1 2.3 7.3 18.3 3.9 10.5 5.5 4.6 4.5 8.1 9.0 6.3 9.5 7.1 9.7 1.3 1.2 3.3 3.3 6.8 5.6 13.0 1.3 4.2 6.2 2.3 4.4 7.3 18.8 1.4  25.4 32.6 33.6 33.2 32.9 33.2 37.4 37.7 39.6 30.2 29.4 28.6 33.1 36.7 33.1 29.4 32.9 35.3 39.2 33.9 33.2 33.9 33.9 38.1 39.5 27.5 34.7 30.9 33.7 36.6 40.0 39.6 40.0 39.5  $7.59 10.39 10.43 8.99 10.20 12.16 13.06 13.02 – 11.47 14.66 12.92 11.42 10.12 10.07 9.68 13.53 13.49 – 10.03 8.88 10.09 11.51 12.07 – 12.34 12.35 10.68 11.61 11.95 12.23 16.19 – 14.90  7.7 11.4 2.5 1.2 2.6 2.4 7.7 .5 – 9.8 5.5 4.6 7.0 8.1 6.2 6.5 12.7 3.9 – 1.0 1.1 4.6 3.4 6.2 – 12.3 2.8 3.7 7.4 4.2 7.2 8.1 – 1.4  25.5 32.3 33.0 33.1 32.1 32.7 36.8 38.4 – 30.1 29.4 28.6 32.0 36.7 32.3 28.8 31.6 33.9 – 33.4 33.1 33.0 33.7 37.6 – 27.4 34.0 30.0 33.3 35.5 40.0 39.6 – 39.5  $11.21 11.08 15.02 12.88 12.88 14.63 16.22 20.60 19.01 – – – 15.76 – – 12.66 14.85 – – 14.76 12.18 12.90 14.28 16.04 19.00 – 14.53 12.50 12.78 14.59 17.96 17.86 – –  1.5 7.0 3.6 6.4 3.3 2.1 8.1 11.6 2.6 – – – 3.3 – – 12.9 1.9 – – 4.1 8.9 2.8 4.1 9.1 3.7 – 4.8 4.7 1.6 7.9 3.6 9.0 – –  24.6 33.1 38.2 36.6 38.2 37.9 39.1 36.6 39.6 – – – 38.4 – – 36.2 39.0 – – 38.1 36.2 38.4 36.3 39.2 39.5 – 38.6 38.2 36.9 38.9 39.6 39.3 – –  19.86 11.42 11.44 10.30 11.64 12.41 10.78 12.13 12.86 13.50 17.17 15.13 12.46 7.47 8.76 11.09 15.80 17.46 15.82 21.09 10.67 15.11 16.14 12.49  5.6 11.3 18.8 8.1 5.1 1.8 3.4 7.2 3.5 12.2 14.5 2.7 1.8 3.4 11.8 10.6 7.5 20.1 5.7 17.4 23.3 2.4 13.3 11.8  39.8 35.9 35.3 35.6 37.5 33.7 29.9 33.3 36.4 39.6 39.7 39.8 26.4 18.6 29.2 30.4 30.8 23.2 29.1 40.0 25.0 40.2 38.2 18.5  19.85 11.46 11.51 10.31 11.64 11.79 10.44 11.97 11.73 11.49 16.92 15.13 12.44 7.41 7.89 11.19 16.18 17.58 15.67 21.09 10.67 15.15 16.14 12.50  6.2 11.5 19.1 8.5 5.1 3.3 4.8 8.8 3.5 11.5 17.4 2.7 1.1 3.3 5.4 12.3 10.2 20.0 5.5 17.4 23.3 2.8 13.3 11.8  39.8 35.8 35.2 35.6 37.5 32.4 28.8 32.7 35.0 39.6 39.8 39.8 26.1 18.9 30.1 30.2 30.2 22.5 30.5 40.0 25.0 40.2 38.2 18.5  19.89 – – – – 14.42 12.67 12.92 14.59 18.32 17.94 – 12.64 8.56 12.21 10.53 14.22 – – – – – – –  7.2 – – – – 4.1 3.9 1.9 8.0 4.9 10.1 – 7.5 6.4 15.9 7.2 7.4 – – – – – – –  39.5 – – – – 38.6 38.1 36.9 38.9 39.5 39.5 – 28.6 14.6 26.0 31.4 33.5 – – – – – – –  See footnotes at end of table.  39  TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Middle Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2003–Continued Total  Occupations and levels  Service –Continued Personal service –Continued Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Ushers ............................................................... Public transportation attendants ........................ Welfare service aides ........................................ 2 ................................................................... Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Childcare workers, n.e.c. ................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 1 ................................................................... 3 ...................................................................  Hourly earnings  Hourly earnings  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $7.84 7.20 7.07 7.34 9.59 10.92 30.07 12.16 9.91 8.66 6.29 7.66 9.50 12.36 11.21 8.01 11.40 10.55 11.63 12.90 8.53 15.06  7.7 4.1 7.2 2.6 8.5 7.9 3.2 8.9 7.1 8.7 4.1 9.1 11.4 13.0 5.7 11.2 10.6 5.3 2.3 8.1 3.9 10.9  1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see Technical Note. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, and so forth. Points are assigned based on the occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See the Technical Note for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers,  State and local government  Private industry  Mean weekly hours  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  20.8 16.0 32.2 23.3 26.6 17.0 20.1 36.1 27.0 31.8 19.8 31.4 36.9 36.2 25.9 13.0 24.8 31.9 31.5 32.7 27.6 33.7  $7.55 7.16 7.12 7.34 8.10 10.92 31.81 11.96 – 8.22 – 7.63 9.31 – 10.43 7.92 8.68 – 10.96 12.85 8.53 15.18  4.1 4.4 7.9 2.6 4.0 7.9 3.4 8.9 – 11.8 – 8.7 11.1 – 3.0 11.1 4.3 – 1.8 8.7 3.9 11.9  Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours  Mean  19.8 16.0 33.9 23.3 21.5 17.0 18.9 36.1 – 32.1 – 31.5 37.2 – 25.8 12.3 23.8 – 34.6 32.5 27.6 33.5  $9.86 – – – – – – 13.42 – 12.77 – – – – 12.11 – – – 12.93 13.86 – –  Mean Relative weekly 5 error hours (percent)  16.3 – – – – – – 11.5 – 11.5 – – – – 13.0 – – – 3.0 1.1 – –  31.4 – – – – – – 35.8 – 28.8 – – – – 25.9 – – – 26.9 36.3 – –  weighted by hours. 4 In this census division, data were collected between December 2002 and January 2004. The average reference period was July 2003. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see Technical Note. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately.  40  Technical Note  T  Johnstown, PA, MSA New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CTPA, CMSA Northumberland County, PA Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, CMSA Pittsburgh, PA, MSA Reading, PA, MSA Rochester, NY, MSA St. Lawrence County, NY York, PA, MSA  he data in this bulletin are based on the National Compensation Survey (NCS) conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) throughout the year. The surveys are locality-based and cover establishments in private industry and State and local governments. Bulletins are issued for individual localities when sufficient data meet publication standards. Agriculture, private households, and the Federal Government are excluded from the scope of the survey. Survey scope. In the Middle Atlantic Census Division, the NCS studied 2,699 establishments representing approximately 13,148,100 workers within the scope of the survey. Private sector establishments with 1 or more workers are included in the survey. State and local governments with 50 or more workers within a survey area are also included. The number of workers represented by the survey is shown in table A, and the number of establishments is shown in table B. For purposes of this survey, an establishment is an economic unit that produces goods or services, a central administrative office, or an auxiliary unit providing support services to a company. For private industries in this survey, the establishment is usually at a single physical location. For State and local governments, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity.  In the second stage, the sample of establishments was drawn by first stratifying the sampling frame by ownership and industry. The number of sample establishments allocated to each stratum was approximately proportional to the stratum employment. Each sampled establishment was selected within a stratum with a probability proportional to its employment. Use of this technique means that the larger an establishment’s employment, the greater the establishment’s chance of selection. Weights were applied to each establishment when the data were tabulated so that the establishment represents similar units (by industry and employment size) in the economy that were not selected for data collection. The third stage of sample selection was a probability sample of occupations within a sampled establishment.  Sampling frame. The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from the State unemployment insurance reports. The reference month for the public sector is June 1994. Due to the volatility of industries within the private sector, sampling frames were developed using the most recent month of reference available at the time the sample was selected. The reference month for the private sector varied by area.  Data collection. Collection was the responsibility of field economists, working out of the BLS regional offices, who contacted each establishment surveyed. Collection was conducted between December 2002 and January 2004. The average payroll reference month was July 2003. For each establishment in the survey, the data reflect the establishment’s practices on the day of collection. Identification of the occupations for which wage data were collected was a four-step process:  Sample design. The sample for this survey was selected using a three-stage design. The first stage consisted of the selection of areas. The nationwide NCS sample consists of 154 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas that represent the Nation’s 326 metropolitan statistical areas and the remaining portions of the 50 States. Metropolitan areas are designated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) or Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSAs), as defined in 1994 by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Nonmetropolitan areas are counties that do not fit the metropolitan area definition. The NCS locality areas that contribute to the Middle Atlantic Census Division are:  1. 2. 3. 4.  Probability-proportional-to-size selection of establishment jobs Classification of jobs into occupations based on the Census of Population system Characterization of jobs as full-time vs. part-time, union vs. nonunion, and time vs. incentive Determination of the level of work of each job  For each occupation, wage data were collected for those workers who met all the criteria identified in the last three steps. Special procedures were developed for jobs for which a correct classification or level could not be determined. In step one, the jobs to be sampled were selected at  Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY, MSA Clinton County, NY Columbia County, NY 41  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 of estimates from all possible samples. The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error divided by the estimate. Tables in this bulletin provide RSE data for indicated series. The relative standard error can be used to calculate a confidence interval around a sample estimate. As an example, suppose the mean hourly earnings for all workers were $17.75 per hour, with a relative standard error of 0.9 percent for this estimate. At the 90-percent level, the confidence interval for this estimate is $17.49 to $18.01 ($17.75 x 1.645 x 0.009 = $0.2628 round to $0.26); ($17.75 - .26 = $17.49; $17.75 + .26 = $18.01). If all possible samples were selected to estimate the population value, the interval from each sample would include the true population value approximately 90 percent of the time. Nonsampling errors also affect survey results. These errors can stem from many sources, such as inability to obtain information for some establishments, difficulties with survey definitions, inability of the respondents to provide correct information, or mistakes in recording or coding the data obtained. Although such errors were not specifically measured, efforts were made to minimize nonsampling errors by the extensive training of field economists who gathered survey data by personal visit, computer editing of the data, and detailed data review.  each establishment by the BLS field economist during a personal visit. A complete list of employees was used for sampling, with each selected worker representing a job within the establishment. As with the selection of establishments, the selection of a job was based on probability proportional to its size in the establishment. The greater the number of people working in a job in the establishment, the greater its chance of selection. The second step of the process entailed classifying the selected jobs into occupations based on their duties. The NCS occupational classification system is based on that used in the 1990 Census of Population. A selected job may fall into any one of about 480 occupational classifications, from accountant to wood lathe operator. For cases in which a job’s duties overlapped two or more census classification codes, duties used to set the wage level were used to classify the job. Classification by primary duties was the fallback. In step three, certain other job characteristics of the chosen workers were identified. First, the worker was identified as holding either a full-time or part-time job, based on the establishment’s definition of those terms. Then, the worker was classified as having a time or incentive job, depending on whether any part of pay was directly based on the actual production of the worker, rather than solely on hours worked. The worker was also identified as being in a union or a nonunion job. The fourth step in the job classification procedure was to determine the work level of each of the establishment's selected jobs, using an occupational leveling process. This process, involving discussions between the BLS field economist and the respondent, ranks and compares all selected establishment occupations using 10 leveling factors. For more information on occupational leveling and an example of how to use the criteria for leveling a job, see appendixes C and D of any published NCS locality bulletin or visit http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm on the World Wide Web. The Web site also has a link to the NCS job descriptions.  Census area divisions. Data are tabulated by census divisions defined as follows: New England—Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and Rhode Island; Middle Atlantic—New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; East North Central—Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central— Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska; South Atlantic—Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central—Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central—Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; Mountain—Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada; and Pacific—Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, and Alaska. Some census divisions include CMSAs and MSAs that cross State lines. In the Middle Atlantic Census Division, the New York CMSA includes parts of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia CMSA includes parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.  Data reliability. The data in these tables 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 and not from an entire population. The sample used for this survey is one of a number of 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.  42  TABLE A. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, by occupational group,2 Middle Atlantic, National Compensation Survey,3 July 2003 Occupational group  All industries  Private industry  State and local government  All ............................................................................................. All, excluding sales ...............................................................  13,148,100 11,950,900  11,114,500 9,922,900  2,033,600 2,027,900  White collar ......................................................................... White collar, excluding sales ............................................  7,184,100 5,986,900  5,919,600 4,728,100  1,264,500 1,258,800  Professional specialty and technical ................................. Professional specialty occupations ............................... Technical occupations .................................................. Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... Sales ................................................................................. Administrative support, including clerical ..........................  2,564,000 2,055,200 508,700 1,181,500 1,197,200 2,241,400  1,820,800 1,353,900 466,900 1,015,100 1,191,500 1,892,200  743,200 701,400 41,900 166,400 5,700 349,200  Blue collar ........................................................................... Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. Transportation and material moving ................................. Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ......  3,169,100 1,056,800 807,600 487,400 817,200  2,939,600 972,200 805,000 399,000 763,400  229,500 84,600 2,600 88,500 53,800  Service .................................................................................  2,794,900  2,255,200  539,600  1 Number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a description of 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. Both full-time and part-time workers were included in the survey.  2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see Technical Note. 3 In this census division, data were collected between December 2002 and January 2004. The average reference period was July 2003.  43  TABLE B. Number of establishments studied by industry group and establishment employment size, Middle Atlantic, National Compensation Survey,1 July 2003 Number of establishments studied Industry division Total  All ...................................................................................................................... Private Industry ............................................................................................ Goods-producing industries ....................................................................... Mining .................................................................................................... Construction ........................................................................................... Manufacturing ........................................................................................ Durable goods ................................................................................... Nondurable goods ............................................................................. Service-producing industries ..................................................................... Transportation and utilities ..................................................................... Wholesale trade ..................................................................................... Retail trade ............................................................................................ Finance, insurance and real estate ........................................................ Services ................................................................................................. State and local government ........................................................................  2,699 2,378 578 19 88 471 302 169 1,800 161 106 361 254 918 321  1 In this census division, collection was conducted between December 2001 and January 2003. The average reference period was July 2002. 2 Estimates include private establishments employing 1 to 99 workers and State and local government establishments employing 50 to 99 workers.  1 to 99 workers2  100 to 499 workers  500 to 999 workers  1,000 to 2,499 workers  2,500 to 4,999 workers  5,000 or more workers  1,092 1,061 231 15 71 145 84 61 830 63 70 236 122 339 31  823 725 223 4 14 205 135 70 502 49 25 106 59 263 98  270 189 56 – 2 54 36 18 133 16 8 9 16 84 81  271 218 39 – – 39 23 16 179 17 1 5 31 125 53  149 121 18 – 1 17 14 3 103 8 – 2 16 77 28  94 64 11 – – 11 10 1 53 8 2 3 10 30 30  NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported. Overall industry and industry groups may include data for categories not shown separately.  44