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National Compensation Survey:
Occupational Wages in the Mountain
Census Division, July 2002
U.S. Department of Labor
Elaine L. Chao, Secretary
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Kathleen P. Utgoff, Commissioner
September 2003
Bulletin 2562-8

Preface

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he National Compensation Survey (NCS) provides
comprehensive measures of occupational earnings,
compensation cost trends, benefit incidence, and detailed
benefit provisions. This bulletin focuses on occupational
earnings.
The NCS replaced the Occupational Compensation Survey (OCS) in 1996. The major difference between these
two surveys is that the OCS used the same preselected list
of occupations for all localities. The NCS uses a probability-based sample of establishments and occupations that is
intended to represent more fully the employment patterns
and occupational mix of each locality.
This bulletin presents aggregated pay data from the
metropolitan and nonmetropolitan local area surveys conducted in the Mountain Census Division. (See Technical
Note.) The bulletin provides estimates of occupational pay
for the census division, as well as selected data by worker
and establishment characteristics.
NCS bulletins are published for nine census divisions:
New England, Middle Atlantic, East North Central, West
North Central, South Atlantic, East South Central, West
South Central, Mountain, and Pacific.
For additional information regarding this survey, contact the information staff in the Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Contents
Page

Occupational Wages in the Mountain Census Division, July 2002 …..…………….………………………….

1

Tables:
Table 1. Summary, Mountain: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by selected characteristics,
private industry and State and local government …………………………………………………………….

3

Table 2. Summary, Mountain: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by selected characteristics,
metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas …………………………………………………………………….

4

Table 3. Selected occupations, Mountain: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours for full-time and
part-time workers ……………………………………………………………………………………………

5

Table 4. Selected occupations, Mountain, private industry: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and
part-time workers ……………………………………..………………..………………..…………………..

10

Table 5. Selected occupations, Mountain, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings and
weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers ……..………………..………………..…………………

14

Table 6. Occupations and levels, Mountain: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours, private industry
and State and local government ………………………..…………………………..…………….……….…

16

Technical Note …………………………..…………………..…………………………………………………

30

Table A. Number of workers represented by the survey, by occupational group, Mountain .………………

32

Table B. Number of establishments studied by industry group and establishment
employment size, Mountain ……..…………………..………………………………………………………

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Occupational Wages in the Mountain
Census Division, July 2002

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his bulletin provides July 2002 National Compensation
Survey (NCS) estimates of occupational pay in the
Mountain Census Division. The bulletin highlights average
(mean) hourly pay for workers by seven characteristics:
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smallest establishment-size category studied (1 to 99 employees) averaged $13.49.
Table 2 shows that workers in metropolitan areas averaged $15.67 per hour, while the average pay for workers in
nonmetropolitan areas was $15.70. (See the Technical
Note for definitions of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan
areas.)
Among census divisions, average earnings generally
were highest in the Middle Atlantic, Pacific, and New
England regions. Average earnings for census divisions,
and for other characteristics, can be seen in tables 1 and 2.
Full-time, part-time, and combined average pay rates
for occupations in private industry and in State and local
governments in the Mountain region are shown in tables 3,
4, and 5. These tables contain wage rates and mean weekly
hours for individual occupations and for major
occupational groups. For example, all registered nurses
averaged $24.74 per hour (table 3). Registered nurses in
private industry averaged $24.81 (table 4), while their
counterparts in State and local government averaged
$23.70 per hour (table 5). Secretaries averaged $13.53 in
private industry and $13.27 in State and local governments.
Janitors and cleaners, a service occupation, averaged $9.05
in private industry and $10.71 in State and local government.
Earnings by occupational group and level are shown in
table 6. In determining the work level, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics applies an occupational leveling technique to occupations selected during the collection process,
using 10 criteria to level occupations. Usually, results tend
to show higher pay at higher levels. In this region, average
hourly earnings of white-collar workers ranged from $7.19
for work level 1 to $57.14 for level 14. Average earnings
of blue-collar workers ranged from $8.22 (level 1) to
$27.79 (level 9); service workers’ average earnings ranged
from $6.33 (level 1) to $31.64 (level 10). (The Technical
Note has more information on occupational leveling.)
Table A in the Technical Note shows the number of
workers represented by the surveys in the Mountain
Census Division by major occupational group, such as professional specialty and technical, sales, and transportation
and material moving. Table B shows the number of establishments studied in the Mountain Census Division by
employment size; more establishments were studied in the
group having 1 to 99 workers than in any other size category.

Private industry and State and local government
Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas
Selected occupations and major occupational
groups
Full-time and part-time status
Bargaining status
Size of establishment
Work level

Wages in the Mountain Census Division averaged
$15.67 per hour in July 2002. Workers in private industry
in the Mountain region averaged $14.67 per hour, while
pay of workers in State and local government averaged
$21.50 per hour. The nationwide hourly average for all
workers covered by the survey was $17.18.
Table 1 in this bulletin provides an overview of average
pay for workers in private industry and State and local
government by selected worker and establishment characteristics. For example, white-collar workers in private industry averaged $17.73 per hour; blue-collar workers averaged $14.09; and service occupations, $7.86. Corresponding averages in State and local government were $24.31,
$15.84, and $15.13. Overall average hourly earnings for
private industry workers were lower than those for State
and local government workers. Part of this difference can
be explained by differences in the occupational and industrial mix of the two sectors. For example, professional
specialty and technical occupations are more prevalent in
State and local government than in private industry.
Conversely, few State and local government workers are in
goods-producing industries other than construction.
Full-time workers in the Mountain region averaged
$16.57 per hour, while part-time workers averaged $9.74.
In private industry, full-time workers averaged $15.58 an
hour, and part-time workers averaged $9.17. For workers
in State and local government, average hourly pay was
$21.97 and $15.91, respectively. Full-time or part-time
designation is based on the employer’s definition of those
terms.
In the Mountain region, workers in large establishments—that is, establishments with 2,500 or more workers—had average hourly pay of $23.34. Workers in the

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TABLE 1. Summary, Mountain: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry and
State and local government, National Compensation Survey,2 July 2002
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)

$15.67

3.6

35.5

$14.67

2.6

35.2

$21.50

3.2

37.1

18.98
25.41

1.3
6.1

36.0
36.1

17.73
23.56

1.5
5.4

35.8
36.0

24.31
29.13

2.6
3.5

37.1
36.3

28.43
14.15
12.22
14.18
17.33

3.5
2.9
2.2
2.4
2.4

40.6
34.8
35.1
37.5
39.7

29.10
14.16
12.02
14.09
17.22

4.0
2.8
2.4
2.3
2.1

40.9
34.8
34.7
37.5
39.7

26.43
12.09
13.44
15.84
19.16

3.7
22.8
2.1
4.7
11.3

39.9
26.6
37.3
38.2
40.0

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 ..............................

11.39
14.17

5.3
8.5

38.3
34.9

11.38
14.25

5.3
9.8

38.3
34.7

–
13.60

–
7.8

–
36.5

10.68
8.99

1.9
2.5

35.3
31.9

10.62
7.86

2.0
2.4

35.2
31.2

12.10
15.13

7.7
6.4

37.6
36.3

Full time ..................................................
Part time .................................................

16.57
9.74

4.8
2.3

39.6
21.1

15.58
9.17

3.7
2.6

39.6
21.1

21.97
15.91

3.6
17.4

39.4
21.7

Union ......................................................
Nonunion ................................................

19.30
15.30

10.0
3.4

37.1
35.3

17.89
14.44

5.4
2.7

36.8
35.1

21.68
21.45

16.7
3.0

37.5
36.9

Time ........................................................
Incentive .................................................

15.41
21.26

4.1
1.9

35.4
36.7

14.31
21.26

3.2
1.9

35.2
36.7

21.50
–

3.2
–

37.1
–

Goods producing ....................................
Service producing ...................................

(6)
(6)

(6)
(6)

(6)
(6)

17.86
13.69

3.0
2.3

39.3
34.1

(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 ............................

13.49
16.12
16.67
18.46
23.34

2.2
3.0
10.6
11.5
8.8

34.4
36.3
37.0
37.6
36.7

13.42
15.68
16.21
16.97
20.49

2.3
3.5
14.2
15.4
15.5

34.4
36.2
36.9
37.3
37.2

16.25
19.11
18.03
21.32
25.39

3.3
2.9
5.3
1.7
1.6

37.2
36.9
37.2
38.2
36.3

Metropolitan ............................................
Nonmetropolitan .....................................

15.67
15.70

4.2
1.3

35.5
35.7

14.83
13.31

2.9
7.5

35.3
34.7

22.82
19.37

3.0
7.9

36.9
37.3

New England ..........................................
Middle Atlantic ........................................
East North Central ..................................
West North Central .................................
South Atlantic .........................................
East South Central .................................
West South Central ................................
Mountain .................................................
Pacific .....................................................

18.61
19.79
17.42
16.11
15.97
14.19
15.39
15.67
19.08

2.9
1.8
1.2
4.1
1.9
5.0
1.5
3.6
1.8

34.4
34.8
35.7
35.3
36.4
37.1
36.6
35.5
35.8

17.73
18.93
16.64
15.31
15.38
13.67
14.81
14.67
18.01

3.5
1.5
1.3
4.3
2.4
5.3
1.6
2.6
2.4

34.2
34.7
35.6
35.0
36.1
37.1
36.3
35.2
35.9

24.55
24.69
22.47
20.40
18.84
17.94
18.24
21.50
24.87

2.6
1.9
2.3
3.5
1.2
4.3
1.4
3.2
.8

35.8
35.4
35.9
37.2
38.0
37.2
38.2
37.1
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 2001 and
January 2003. The average reference period was July 2002.
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 Technical Note 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.

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TABLE 2. Summary, Mountain: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by selected characteristics, metropolitan and
nonmetropolitan areas,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002
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)

$15.67
14.67
21.50

3.6
2.6
3.2

35.5
35.2
37.1

$15.67
14.83
22.82

4.2
2.9
3.0

35.5
35.3
36.9

$15.70
13.31
19.37

1.3
7.5
7.9

35.7
34.7
37.3

18.98
25.41

1.3
6.1

36.0
36.1

18.95
25.24

1.4
7.5

36.0
36.3

19.19
26.24

4.4
3.7

36.2
35.2

28.43
14.15
12.22
14.18
17.33

3.5
2.9
2.2
2.4
2.4

40.6
34.8
35.1
37.5
39.7

28.71
14.52
12.39
14.03
17.40

4.0
3.2
2.3
2.6
2.8

40.7
35.0
34.8
37.4
39.7

26.77
10.31
11.16
15.23
16.83

7.3
5.8
5.3
8.2
3.4

40.3
33.1
37.0
38.3
40.0

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 ..............................

11.39
14.17

5.3
8.5

38.3
34.9

11.29
13.06

5.5
6.8

38.2
33.9

13.50
17.88

16.3
13.6

40.0
38.8

10.68
8.99

1.9
2.5

35.3
31.9

10.83
9.01

2.8
3.0

35.4
31.7

9.67
8.89

5.5
2.7

34.9
32.7

Full time ..................................................
Part time .................................................

16.57
9.74

4.8
2.3

39.6
21.1

16.57
9.68

5.6
2.7

39.6
21.0

16.58
10.13

2.1
6.1

39.6
22.0

Union ......................................................
Nonunion ................................................

19.30
15.30

10.0
3.4

37.1
35.3

19.54
15.28

12.5
3.9

37.0
35.3

18.08
15.41

7.1
2.2

37.4
35.5

Time ........................................................
Incentive .................................................

15.41
21.26

4.1
1.9

35.4
36.7

15.37
21.60

4.8
2.3

35.4
36.1

15.61
18.40

1.9
15.2

35.5
41.7

Goods producing7 ..................................
Service producing7 .................................

17.86
13.69

3.0
2.3

39.3
34.1

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

1 to 99 workers8 .....................................
100 to 499 workers .................................
500 to 999 workers .................................
1,000 to 2,499 workers ...........................
2,500 workers or more ............................

13.49
16.12
16.67
18.46
23.34

2.2
3.0
10.6
11.5
8.8

34.4
36.3
37.0
37.6
36.7

13.45
16.52
16.92
18.13
23.03

2.6
2.1
12.8
13.2
10.0

34.3
36.7
37.0
37.7
36.3

13.82
14.45
15.65
20.78
–

5.4
14.4
9.9
.9
–

35.1
34.9
37.2
36.9
–

18.61
19.79
17.42
16.11
15.97
14.19
15.39
15.67
19.08

2.9
1.8
1.2
4.1
1.9
5.0
1.5
3.6
1.8

34.4
34.8
35.7
35.3
36.4
37.1
36.6
35.5
35.8

18.99
19.97
17.73
16.82
16.26
15.06
15.49
15.67
19.22

2.9
1.8
1.3
4.7
2.1
4.0
1.7
4.2
1.9

34.4
34.8
35.6
35.3
36.3
36.5
36.7
35.5
35.9

14.66
15.83
15.11
13.38
13.83
12.37
14.45
15.70
16.10

9.4
3.8
3.4
6.2
3.4
11.5
6.5
1.3
1.6

34.5
34.9
36.3
35.3
37.1
38.5
36.3
35.7
34.8

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 2001 and
January 2003. The average reference period was July 2002.
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 Technical Note 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.

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TABLE 3. Selected occupations, Mountain: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 July 2002
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 ........................................................

$15.67
15.85

3.6
4.4

35.5
35.6

$16.57
16.69

4.8
5.8

39.6
39.4

$9.74
10.00

2.3
2.9

21.1
21.1

White collar ......................................................................
White collar, excluding sales .....................................

18.98
20.20

1.3
2.3

36.0
36.4

19.86
20.85

2.3
3.8

39.9
39.6

12.49
14.47

5.7
9.8

21.1
21.1

Professional specialty and technical .........................
Professional specialty ................................................
Engineers, architects, and surveyors .....................
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 ...................................................
Geologists and geodesists .................................
Biological and life scientists ...............................
Medical scientists ...............................................
Health related ........................................................
Physicians ..........................................................
Registered nurses ..............................................
Pharmacists .......................................................
Dietitians ............................................................
Respiratory therapists ........................................
Occupational therapists .....................................
Physical therapists .............................................
Speech therapists ..............................................
Teachers, college and university ...........................
Engineering teachers .........................................
Computer science teachers ...............................
Health specialties teachers ................................
Business, commerce, and marketing 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. .............................................
Designers ...........................................................
Editors and reporters .........................................
Public relations specialists .................................
Professional, n.e.c. ............................................
Technical ...................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians .......................................................
Radiological technicians ....................................
Licensed practical nurses ..................................

25.41
27.60
31.49
32.36
31.66
28.36
36.31
29.34
29.72
30.83

6.1
3.1
3.9
9.6
5.6
5.6
6.5
6.0
5.4
5.4

36.1
36.1
40.8
39.9
40.5
41.1
42.6
40.3
40.6
40.6

25.63
27.99
31.52
32.29
31.66
–
36.31
29.34
29.72
30.83

6.9
3.4
4.2
9.8
5.6
–
6.5
6.0
5.4
5.4

39.0
39.2
41.0
40.0
40.5
–
42.6
40.3
40.6
40.6

23.02
23.39
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

4.7
3.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

19.9
19.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

23.83
28.25
39.70
30.06
23.51
27.28
50.96
24.74
39.99
19.75
18.22
24.15
27.17
24.56
38.63
58.63
30.46
51.05
33.65
33.06
25.10
13.36
27.68
28.87
19.56
18.30
12.10
25.36
22.67
22.70
30.12
31.94
16.70
16.60
18.82
39.83
34.06

8.4
10.8
15.8
12.4
4.0
5.6
14.7
5.2
4.0
8.6
3.3
2.0
3.3
10.1
3.6
33.4
10.4
15.5
6.2
11.0
10.6
35.3
8.6
6.3
14.8
14.8
5.9
34.3
33.6
35.2
16.4
17.3
12.3
13.5
13.5
20.3
16.9

40.7
39.8
40.0
38.0
39.7
34.6
37.6
33.7
37.6
34.5
39.1
35.7
35.6
37.8
30.9
30.8
34.4
31.1
38.5
27.5
35.3
36.9
36.0
37.1
37.9
29.4
15.1
33.2
37.1
38.7
38.5
37.6
37.9
38.1
35.6
47.1
49.7

23.83
28.31
39.70
30.63
23.51
27.91
51.16
25.23
39.89
–
18.19
–
–
–
40.76
–
–
51.61
33.72
35.06
25.55
13.86
27.85
28.88
19.43
19.67
–
25.21
22.70
22.70
29.96
31.84
16.55
16.43
18.98
39.83
34.06

8.4
11.2
15.8
15.5
4.0
8.9
15.7
8.7
3.8
–
3.3
–
–
–
4.6
–
–
15.8
6.2
9.3
10.2
33.0
8.5
6.3
15.3
12.4
–
35.9
35.2
35.2
17.4
19.1
12.8
14.1
13.4
20.3
16.9

40.7
40.2
40.0
40.4
39.7
38.5
40.5
37.9
39.9
–
39.5
–
–
–
37.2
–
–
32.1
39.3
40.5
37.5
38.2
37.3
37.5
38.6
39.5
–
34.1
38.7
38.7
40.2
40.0
39.0
38.9
40.0
47.4
49.7

–
–
–
–
–
24.94
–
23.13
–
–
–
–
–
–
26.12
–
–
–
–
–
16.87
–
23.52
–
–
11.94
12.10
–
–
–
–
–
20.76
21.65
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
4.9
–
3.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.3
–
–
–
–
–
7.6
–
9.3
–
–
5.1
5.9
–
–
–
–
–
14.1
15.8
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
25.3
–
24.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.5
–
–
–
–
–
17.1
–
19.4
–
–
13.4
15.1
–
–
–
–
–
21.5
23.6
–
–
–

20.96
19.97
18.87
32.16
26.97
19.01

3.1
17.7
5.7
12.7
2.5
12.2

31.8
41.0
39.1
39.4
32.4
36.1

21.31
20.15
18.77
32.16
26.99
18.74

3.8
18.8
5.7
12.7
2.7
13.4

40.1
42.0
39.6
39.4
40.0
38.6

16.43
–
–
–
–
21.92

13.1
–
–
–
–
9.3

8.5
–
–
–
–
21.1

16.85
20.79
16.20

3.5
8.4
2.5

37.7
35.0
37.4

16.38
21.22
16.24

2.4
8.2
3.3

40.0
39.7
39.3

–
–
15.84

–
–
3.8

–
–
25.8

See footnotes at end of table.

5

TABLE 3. Selected occupations, Mountain: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–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)

$13.64
15.04
20.69
18.03
20.81
29.52
16.02
19.95

14.8
27.6
9.3
11.1
9.0
8.1
2.5
7.2

30.1
37.4
38.6
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.2
40.5

$13.13
14.81
18.15
18.03
20.81
29.52
16.02
19.95

6.2
26.6
8.4
11.1
9.0
8.1
2.5
7.2

37.6
39.8
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.2
40.5

$16.09
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

25.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

15.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

28.43
30.80

3.5
3.5

40.6
41.1

28.49
30.89

3.6
3.6

41.0
41.6

–
–

–
–

–
–

29.02
29.57
34.07

5.9
8.3
7.5

41.0
40.7
41.4

29.02
29.57
34.07

5.9
8.3
7.5

41.0
40.7
41.4

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

37.80
35.05
28.48

5.0
6.9
16.2

44.6
34.9
39.9

37.91
37.23
28.47

5.2
5.1
16.2

44.9
40.0
40.0

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

18.33
26.28
22.69
33.17
22.67
20.58
31.02
21.99

5.6
20.9
4.2
6.9
4.0
9.7
17.7
14.3

43.8
40.0
41.0
41.7
39.5
40.8
40.1
40.0

18.33
26.28
22.69
33.17
22.69
20.58
31.02
21.99

5.6
20.9
4.2
6.9
3.9
9.7
17.7
14.3

43.8
40.0
41.0
41.7
39.7
40.8
40.1
40.0

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

20.44
22.30
22.66

6.1
14.5
3.4

40.8
39.9
40.0

20.44
22.30
22.66

6.1
14.5
3.4

40.8
39.9
40.0

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

24.41
21.30

13.4
8.0

36.0
40.0

24.89
21.30

12.9
8.0

40.0
40.0

–
–

–
–

–
–

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, hardware and building supplies
Sales workers, parts ..........................................
Sales workers, other commodities .....................
Sales counter clerks ..........................................
Cashiers .............................................................
Sales support, n.e.c. ..........................................

14.15
17.53
26.26
32.15
12.99
17.82

2.9
8.6
23.3
30.5
15.9
6.3

34.8
42.8
43.7
39.8
39.5
38.4

15.52
17.54
26.26
32.33
12.97
19.43

3.7
8.7
23.3
30.5
16.2
12.0

40.9
42.9
43.7
40.0
40.0
40.5

8.30
–
–
–
–
–

7.2
–
–
–
–
–

21.2
–
–
–
–
–

21.46
21.43
7.83
12.11
13.23
12.04
9.15
9.04
10.75

28.1
18.2
3.6
7.5
5.0
9.0
9.8
3.3
17.2

40.4
48.1
20.7
40.9
40.5
29.5
35.7
31.6
26.0

21.46
21.43
–
12.26
13.23
14.34
9.18
9.55
14.62

28.1
18.2
–
8.4
5.0
7.9
11.3
5.5
20.6

40.4
48.1
–
42.3
40.5
40.0
37.6
39.3
40.5

–
–
7.27
–
–
7.33
–
7.80
–

–
–
3.8
–
–
1.3
–
12.9
–

–
–
18.3
–
–
19.2
–
21.4
–

Administrative support, including clerical ................
Supervisors, general office ................................
Supervisors, financial records processing .........
Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and
adjusting clerks ................................................
Computer operators ...........................................
Secretaries .........................................................

12.22
15.80
16.56

2.2
9.8
21.7

35.1
39.6
40.0

12.59
15.80
16.56

1.5
9.8
21.7

39.6
39.8
40.0

10.25
–
–

5.5
–
–

21.7
–
–

16.33
18.47
13.47

10.2
5.4
1.6

43.2
40.0
36.1

16.33
18.47
13.59

10.2
5.4
1.4

43.2
40.0
39.8

–
–
12.80

–
–
7.8

–
–
23.8

White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Technical –Continued
Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ......
Electrical and electronic technicians ..................
Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ..........................
Drafters ..............................................................
Surveying and mapping technicians ..................
Computer programmers .....................................
Legal assistants .................................................
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 ...........
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 ..................................
Other financial officers .......................................
Management analysts ........................................
Personnel, training, and labor relations
specialists ........................................................
Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ...............
Construction inspectors .....................................
Inspectors and compliance officers, except
construction .....................................................
Management related, n.e.c. ...............................

See footnotes at end of table.

6

TABLE 3. Selected occupations, Mountain: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–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)

$13.76
11.97
9.00
–
9.59
10.13
10.87

4.1
3.6
3.1
–
6.6
3.6
5.9

40.0
38.4
32.7
–
28.8
33.3
36.1

$13.76
11.92
9.11
–
10.70
10.26
11.49

4.1
3.6
5.7
–
5.5
4.7
6.8

40.0
40.0
39.6
–
39.5
39.3
39.9

–
–
–
$12.46
–
–
8.01

–
–
–
21.6
–
–
5.9

–
–
–
21.5
–
–
25.1

14.46
12.29
9.51
12.63
12.79
15.45
10.61
13.19
12.20
13.43
14.43
13.09
11.64
12.14

1.3
6.4
3.7
9.4
2.7
6.5
5.5
19.9
13.9
14.3
24.8
18.3
6.0
10.6

40.0
31.9
34.1
37.1
37.7
24.5
38.7
35.3
37.6
38.7
31.2
40.0
35.3
40.0

14.46
13.08
9.52
12.12
13.03
14.90
–
–
12.62
13.62
15.38
13.09
11.53
12.14

1.3
7.6
4.5
6.4
3.7
5.6
–
–
9.5
15.4
19.2
18.3
6.6
10.6

40.0
39.7
40.0
39.2
40.0
40.0
–
–
39.7
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

–
9.30
9.49
–
10.21
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.20
–

–
4.3
2.7
–
4.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.7
–

–
18.3
25.7
–
23.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
22.0
–

11.30

21.4

38.4

11.40

21.3

39.3

–

–

–

16.94
12.46
15.34
10.39
12.17
8.97
10.50
9.23
11.59

21.1
4.1
15.7
8.4
6.3
1.8
5.3
7.6
6.6

39.2
38.3
40.0
32.8
34.7
34.5
38.3
25.8
30.0

16.94
12.50
15.34
10.51
12.36
8.76
10.58
9.00
11.67

21.1
4.4
15.7
9.7
6.2
2.5
6.5
8.2
9.3

39.2
39.0
40.0
37.4
39.6
39.3
39.9
33.0
38.7

–
11.23
–
–
11.05
9.97
–
9.53
11.26

–
3.7
–
–
17.3
3.8
–
10.1
5.7

–
26.0
–
–
20.2
21.9
–
20.2
15.6

Blue collar ........................................................................

14.18

2.4

37.5

14.62

2.6

40.0

8.53

11.1

21.0

Precision production, craft, and repair ......................
Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ..............
Automobile mechanics .......................................
Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ....
Aircraft engine mechanics .................................
Heavy equipment mechanics .............................
Industrial machinery repairers ...........................
Machinery maintenance .....................................
Electronic repairers, communications and
industrial equipment .........................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics ........................................................
Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. .........................
Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. .............
Carpenters .........................................................
Electricians ........................................................
Electrical power installers and repairers ............
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ...............
Construction trades, n.e.c. .................................
Supervisors, production .....................................
Machinists ..........................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
Butchers and meat cutters .................................

17.33
28.36
19.52
17.36
18.79
20.25
19.41
17.80

2.4
9.6
5.9
11.3
11.1
2.7
6.5
11.2

39.7
41.0
41.1
40.0
40.0
39.7
38.2
40.0

17.35
28.36
19.52
17.36
18.79
20.33
19.41
17.80

2.4
9.6
5.9
11.3
11.1
3.0
6.5
11.2

40.1
41.0
41.1
40.0
40.0
40.0
38.2
40.0

16.41
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

10.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

24.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

19.71

14.5

40.0

19.71

14.5

40.0

–

–

–

15.72
17.27
17.75
19.55
21.98
26.79
20.82
13.01
19.82
18.29
14.67
15.56

5.4
1.8
6.0
10.5
9.1
5.7
10.9
11.9
15.1
2.0
4.7
4.2

40.0
40.0
40.0
39.7
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.6
40.3
39.9
34.2
36.4

15.72
17.27
17.75
19.75
21.98
26.79
20.82
13.03
19.82
18.29
13.02
15.89

5.4
1.8
6.0
10.3
9.1
5.7
10.9
12.1
15.1
2.0
11.6
3.2

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.9
40.0
40.3
39.9
40.0
39.5

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

White collar –Continued
Administrative support, including clerical
–Continued
Stenographers ...................................................
Interviewers .......................................................
Hotel clerks ........................................................
Transportation ticket and reservation agents .....
Receptionists .....................................................
Information clerks, n.e.c. ....................................
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 .......................................................
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 ...............................................
Teachers’ aides .................................................
Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................

See footnotes at end of table.

7

TABLE 3. Selected occupations, Mountain: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–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)

$11.64
19.52
21.10

3.3
5.3
11.2

38.4
41.0
40.0

$11.64
19.52
21.10

3.8
5.3
11.2

40.0
41.0
40.0

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

23.98

3.2

40.0

23.98

3.2

40.0

–

–

–

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .....
Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ...............
Printing press operators .....................................
Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators
Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ..........
Welders and cutters ...........................................
Assemblers ........................................................
Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ...................
Production inspectors, checkers and examiners

11.39
12.20
16.57
10.16
11.99
16.52
11.22
12.52
13.23

5.3
7.6
6.3
7.5
10.5
7.7
5.5
7.9
4.9

38.3
40.0
39.9
39.8
39.7
40.0
39.3
37.1
39.4

11.62
12.20
16.57
10.16
12.10
16.52
11.27
12.73
13.23

5.9
7.6
6.3
7.6
13.0
7.7
5.4
9.2
4.9

39.9
40.0
39.9
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.4

$8.18
–
–
–
–
–
9.48
–
–

3.4
–
–
–
–
–
10.0
–
–

24.3
–
–
–
–
–
24.7
–
–

Transportation and material moving .........................
Truck drivers ......................................................
Driver-sales workers ..........................................
Bus drivers .........................................................
Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ..........................
Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................
Operating engineers ..........................................
Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators .............
Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators
Miscellaneous material moving equipment
operators, n.e.c. ...............................................

14.17
14.22
8.18
12.09
8.73
8.56
12.05
17.37
15.46

8.5
11.0
20.8
2.9
5.2
8.3
12.8
3.1
15.9

34.9
40.0
26.8
28.7
13.5
29.6
40.0
40.1
39.9

14.92
14.30
–
12.98
–
9.53
12.05
17.37
15.49

7.7
10.8
–
10.8
–
4.7
12.8
3.1
15.9

40.4
40.7
–
39.3
–
40.0
40.0
40.1
40.0

7.58
–
–
11.01
–
–
–
–
–

8.8
–
–
10.8
–
–
–
–
–

16.0
–
–
21.7
–
–
–
–
–

15.48

8.7

40.0

15.48

8.7

40.0

–

–

–

10.68
9.90

1.9
5.7

35.3
34.1

11.24
9.75

1.1
7.5

39.4
38.6

7.72
10.29

8.5
10.1

22.7
26.3

18.38
14.04
10.08
10.69
10.14
8.96
14.48
10.71
9.93
11.18
9.98

9.6
4.7
1.6
3.6
3.8
8.7
6.2
6.3
6.3
14.1
7.9

40.0
38.6
40.0
38.3
39.9
28.7
39.6
36.7
33.4
37.7
35.0

18.38
14.43
10.08
10.69
10.11
10.76
14.48
10.77
11.17
11.46
10.60

9.6
5.9
1.6
3.7
4.3
9.5
6.2
8.2
8.2
12.9
6.2

40.0
40.0
40.0
38.4
40.0
39.4
39.6
39.8
40.0
39.9
40.0

–
–
–
–
–
6.54
–
–
–
6.80
8.01

–
–
–
–
–
9.6
–
–
–
14.5
8.7

–
–
–
–
–
21.1
–
–
–
20.4
25.1

8.99
17.15
25.28
27.05
16.60
15.41
22.85

2.5
5.6
3.4
10.9
14.7
10.5
4.5

31.9
34.7
50.6
41.1
36.7
42.9
39.4

9.72
18.08
25.28
27.05
17.38
17.29
22.84

5.9
5.9
3.4
10.9
12.2
5.9
4.5

38.2
41.3
50.6
41.1
39.7
49.0
40.0

6.75
9.64
–
–
–
–
–

1.9
2.2
–
–
–
–
–

21.2
15.1
–
–
–
–
–

20.03
14.35
9.58
13.08
6.96
5.08
7.17
4.39

2.7
11.8
4.6
13.1
3.4
18.1
10.0
16.8

40.2
40.0
31.8
11.7
30.2
29.0
31.7
28.3

20.03
14.35
9.52
14.83
7.46
5.40
7.89
4.66

2.7
11.8
2.1
16.1
2.4
15.6
12.4
10.6

40.2
40.0
39.7
39.6
37.1
37.2
38.7
36.8

–
–
9.78
–
5.94
4.53
6.11
3.96

–
–
16.5
–
2.3
20.9
5.1
24.2

–
–
19.6
–
21.8
21.0
25.1
20.8

Blue collar –Continued
Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued
Bakers ................................................................
Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................
Water and sewer treatment plant operators ......
Miscellaneous plant and system 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. ......
Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners .........
Hand packers and packagers ............................
Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................
Service ..............................................................................
Protective service ..................................................
Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ......
Supervisors, police and detectives ....................
Supervisors, guards ...........................................
Firefighting .........................................................
Police and detectives, public service .................
Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement
officers .............................................................
Correctional institution officers ...........................
Guards and police, except public service ..........
Protective service, n.e.c. ....................................
Food service ..........................................................
Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................
Bartenders .........................................................
Waiters and waitresses ......................................
See footnotes at end of table.

8

TABLE 3. Selected occupations, Mountain: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–Continued
Total

Full time

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings

Occupation4

Service –Continued
Food service –Continued
Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders –Continued
Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants .........................
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 ............................................................
Maids and housemen ........................................
Janitors and cleaners .........................................
Personal service ....................................................
Supervisors, personal service ............................
Hairdressers and cosmetologists .......................
Attendants, amusement, and recreation
facilities ............................................................
Public transportation attendants ........................
Baggage porters and bellhops ...........................
Welfare service aides ........................................
Early childhood teachers’ assistants ..................
Child care 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)

$5.54
7.83
11.32
9.40
7.94
6.80
10.32
9.62
10.19
9.38

16.5
3.0
5.0
4.8
3.8
4.2
4.4
3.8
3.6
3.3

29.2
30.8
40.1
33.3
28.4
29.3
33.9
36.7
33.1
36.2

$5.62
8.32
11.64
9.88
8.19
7.43
10.32
9.54
10.25
9.51

20.9
6.5
5.3
6.1
7.6
6.2
3.7
2.5
2.4
4.3

37.2
37.1
41.2
37.5
37.9
38.1
38.8
39.1
39.2
39.2

$5.28
6.71
–
7.34
7.41
6.28
10.33
11.36
10.02
8.20

2.9
2.3
–
7.3
2.1
1.6
9.7
3.4
9.3
8.0

17.3
22.3
–
22.7
18.7
24.7
22.7
15.4
22.8
21.2

14.94
7.51
9.65
9.13
15.37
12.02

22.9
2.2
3.5
8.2
8.8
15.8

40.0
38.6
35.3
31.5
40.2
31.6

14.94
7.51
9.85
9.70
15.37
12.32

22.9
2.2
4.4
11.0
8.8
14.9

40.0
39.8
38.9
37.8
40.2
36.9

–
–
8.24
7.26
–
–

–
–
8.5
3.9
–
–

–
–
21.3
20.4
–
–

6.69
27.27
6.54
9.66
8.42
8.54
7.87

3.4
5.5
16.5
8.9
2.3
6.4
4.4

35.1
19.8
38.6
31.4
27.1
28.5
26.9

6.72
27.55
6.41
9.93
9.34
8.82
9.53

3.4
5.3
20.5
8.2
3.4
6.4
6.7

39.3
19.8
40.0
38.6
37.8
40.0
39.1

6.53
–
–
–
6.89
7.99
7.01

7.1
–
–
–
4.1
4.7
3.6

21.2
–
–
–
18.4
18.1
23.2

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 2001 and January

2003. The average reference period was July 2002.
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.

9

TABLE 4. Selected occupations, Mountain, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 July 2002
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 ........................................................

$14.67
14.75

2.6
3.3

35.2
35.3

$15.58
15.59

3.7
4.7

39.6
39.5

$9.17
9.35

2.6
2.6

21.1
21.1

White collar ......................................................................
White collar, excluding sales .....................................

17.73
18.90

1.5
1.6

35.8
36.1

18.66
19.60

1.0
2.4

40.1
39.9

11.55
13.37

1.9
5.3

20.9
20.7

Professional specialty and technical .........................
Professional specialty ................................................
Engineers, architects, and surveyors .....................
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 ...................................................
Biological and life scientists ...............................
Health related ........................................................
Physicians ..........................................................
Registered nurses ..............................................
Pharmacists .......................................................
Respiratory therapists ........................................
Occupational therapists .....................................
Teachers, college and university ...........................
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 ........................
Social scientists and urban planners .....................
Social, recreation, and religious workers ...............
Social workers ...................................................
Lawyers and judges ...............................................
Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and
professionals, n.e.c. .............................................
Designers ...........................................................
Editors and reporters .........................................
Public relations specialists .................................
Technical ...................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians .......................................................
Radiological technicians ....................................
Licensed practical nurses ..................................
Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ......
Electrical and electronic technicians ..................
Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ..........................
Drafters ..............................................................
Computer programmers .....................................
Technical and related, n.e.c. ..............................

23.56
25.60
31.98
32.33
31.66
28.36
36.31
31.23
30.26
31.61

5.4
2.5
4.2
13.3
5.6
5.6
6.5
6.0
5.6
5.2

36.0
36.3
40.9
39.8
40.5
41.1
42.6
40.0
40.7
40.7

23.71
25.91
32.02
32.23
31.66
–
36.31
31.23
30.26
31.61

6.0
2.6
4.5
13.7
5.6
–
6.5
6.0
5.6
5.2

39.4
39.9
41.1
40.0
40.5
–
42.6
40.0
40.7
40.7

21.84
22.35
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

4.4
2.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

18.7
18.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

23.83
30.99
34.10
25.99
46.28
24.81
39.99
18.22
24.15
–
14.55
8.91
18.96
26.05
16.06
16.66
–
31.01
15.39
15.40
–

8.4
6.1
5.7
3.6
30.3
5.9
4.0
3.3
2.0
–
16.1
16.8
14.8
11.3
25.6
14.9
–
25.6
16.1
16.7
–

40.7
38.6
35.2
34.7
38.9
34.0
37.6
39.1
35.7
–
35.1
36.6
39.7
40.7
26.5
36.0
–
39.4
37.9
38.3
–

23.83
31.21
–
26.41
44.80
25.32
39.89
18.19
–
25.36
14.98
9.20
19.09
26.05
17.61
16.66
–
31.36
15.22
15.22
–

8.4
6.7
–
6.3
33.5
10.0
3.8
3.3
–
14.0
15.6
15.1
16.6
11.3
25.9
14.9
–
25.1
16.7
17.1
–

40.7
39.5
–
38.4
41.1
37.8
39.9
39.5
–
43.0
38.7
38.3
42.1
40.7
39.0
36.0
–
40.3
38.7
38.7
–

–
–
–
24.32
–
23.17
–
–
–
–
9.72
–
–
–
11.95
–
–
–
21.38
–
–

–
–
–
4.4
–
3.6
–
–
–
–
21.3
–
–
–
6.2
–
–
–
14.6
–
–

–
–
–
25.1
–
25.6
–
–
–
–
17.2
–
–
–
14.3
–
–
–
22.2
–
–

19.77
19.97
18.87
23.82
18.90

4.8
17.7
5.7
20.1
15.9

31.9
41.0
39.1
39.2
35.5

20.01
20.15
18.77
–
18.77

6.0
18.8
5.7
–
16.6

40.1
42.0
39.6
–
38.3

–
–
–
–
20.52

–
–
–
–
11.8

–
–
–
–
18.8

16.70
20.81
16.38
13.42
14.83
16.84
17.40
29.52
18.96

3.4
8.6
3.3
17.5
28.8
15.6
15.6
8.7
12.7

37.7
35.1
37.7
28.9
37.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
41.1

–
21.22
16.38
12.75
–
16.84
17.40
29.52
18.96

–
8.2
4.5
6.2
–
15.6
15.6
8.7
12.7

–
39.7
39.6
37.1
–
40.0
40.0
40.0
41.1

–
–
16.40
16.09
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
4.4
25.3
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
26.0
15.5
–
–
–
–
–

29.10
31.36
30.08
31.59

4.0
3.1
10.3
9.9

40.9
41.4
41.0
41.6

29.17
31.49
30.08
31.59

4.2
3.3
10.3
9.9

41.3
42.0
41.0
41.6

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

37.80
–
33.31

5.0
–
5.0

44.6
–
39.8

37.91
34.70
33.34

5.2
21.9
4.9

44.9
40.0
40.0

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

18.29

5.6

43.8

18.29

5.6

43.8

–

–

–

Executive, administrative, and managerial ...............
Executives, administrators, and managers ............
Financial managers ...........................................
Personnel and labor relations managers ...........
Managers, marketing, advertising, and public
relations ...........................................................
Administrators, education and related fields ......
Managers, medicine and health .........................
Managers, food servicing and lodging
establishments .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

10

TABLE 4. Selected occupations, Mountain, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–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)

$22.84
34.32
23.33
22.21
31.53
24.02

3.8
4.1
6.2
8.1
18.3
4.4

41.1
41.9
39.6
41.6
40.1
40.0

$22.84
34.32
23.33
22.21
31.53
24.02

3.8
4.1
6.2
8.1
18.3
4.4

41.1
41.9
39.6
41.6
40.1
40.0

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

21.10
22.30
20.30

5.5
14.5
9.4

41.3
39.9
40.0

21.10
22.30
20.30

5.5
14.5
9.4

41.3
39.9
40.0

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

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, hardware and building supplies
Sales workers, parts ..........................................
Sales workers, other commodities .....................
Sales counter clerks ..........................................
Cashiers .............................................................
Sales support, n.e.c. ..........................................

14.16
17.53
26.26
32.15
12.99
17.78

2.8
8.6
23.3
30.5
15.9
6.2

34.8
42.8
43.7
39.8
39.5
38.4

15.53
17.54
26.26
32.33
12.97
19.39

3.5
8.7
23.3
30.5
16.2
11.9

41.0
42.9
43.7
40.0
40.0
40.5

$8.30
–
–
–
–
–

7.2
–
–
–
–
–

21.2
–
–
–
–
–

21.46
21.43
7.83
12.11
13.23
12.06
9.15
9.03
10.75

28.1
18.2
3.6
7.5
5.0
9.1
9.8
3.4
17.2

40.4
48.1
20.7
40.9
40.5
29.6
35.7
31.7
26.0

21.46
21.43
–
12.26
13.23
14.34
9.18
9.55
14.62

28.1
18.2
–
8.4
5.0
7.9
11.3
5.7
20.6

40.4
48.1
–
42.3
40.5
40.0
37.6
39.5
40.5

–
–
7.27
–
–
7.34
–
7.78
–

–
–
3.8
–
–
1.2
–
12.9
–

–
–
18.3
–
–
19.3
–
21.4
–

Administrative support, including clerical ................
Supervisors, general office ................................
Supervisors, financial records processing .........
Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and
adjusting clerks ................................................
Computer operators ...........................................
Secretaries .........................................................
Stenographers ...................................................
Interviewers .......................................................
Hotel clerks ........................................................
Receptionists .....................................................
Information clerks, n.e.c. ....................................
Order clerks .......................................................
Personnel clerks, except payroll and
timekeeping .....................................................
File clerks ...........................................................
Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................
Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ..........................
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 .....................................................

12.02
15.47
14.90

2.4
9.1
25.5

34.7
39.6
40.0

12.37
15.46
14.90

1.7
9.2
25.5

39.6
39.7
40.0

10.24
–
–

5.5
–
–

21.5
–
–

16.33
17.91
13.53
13.76
11.97
9.00
9.62
9.95
10.78

10.2
10.4
2.0
4.1
3.6
3.1
6.9
4.6
6.1

43.2
40.0
35.4
40.0
38.4
32.7
28.5
33.2
36.0

16.33
17.91
13.65
13.76
11.92
9.11
10.85
10.00
11.40

10.2
10.4
1.9
4.1
3.6
5.7
5.3
6.6
6.8

43.2
40.0
39.7
40.0
40.0
39.6
39.5
39.3
39.9

–
–
13.00
–
–
–
–
–
8.01

–
–
7.3
–
–
–
–
–
5.9

–
–
24.0
–
–
–
–
–
25.1

14.62
9.52
13.60
12.61
15.45
13.19
12.20
14.72
13.53
13.09
10.83
12.14

1.2
3.8
8.8
3.1
6.5
19.9
13.9
10.0
13.5
18.3
4.0
10.6

40.0
34.3
36.0
37.3
24.5
35.3
37.6
34.6
30.8
40.0
35.3
40.0

14.62
9.52
12.87
12.87
14.90
–
12.62
16.15
14.41
13.09
10.84
12.14

1.2
4.5
7.3
4.1
5.6
–
9.5
13.7
8.3
18.3
4.3
10.6

40.0
40.0
39.7
40.0
40.0
–
39.7
39.6
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

–
–
–
10.21
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
4.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
23.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

11.30

21.4

38.4

11.40

21.3

39.3

–

–

–

16.94

21.1

39.2

16.94

21.1

39.2

–

–

–

White collar –Continued
Executive, administrative, and managerial
–Continued
Executives, administrators, and managers
–Continued
Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............
Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .................
Management related ..............................................
Accountants and auditors ..................................
Other financial officers .......................................
Management analysts ........................................
Personnel, training, and labor relations
specialists ........................................................
Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ...............
Management related, n.e.c. ...............................

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4. Selected occupations, Mountain, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–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)

Administrative support, including clerical
–Continued
Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ...
Bill and account collectors .................................
General office clerks ..........................................
Bank tellers ........................................................
Data entry keyers ...............................................
Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................

$12.32
10.20
11.84
8.97
10.50
10.64

4.0
7.3
7.5
1.8
5.3
8.9

38.3
32.4
33.6
34.5
38.3
29.1

$12.36
10.26
12.02
8.76
10.58
10.70

4.3
8.7
7.0
2.5
6.5
12.1

38.9
37.2
39.5
39.3
39.9
38.5

$11.23
–
11.03
9.97
–
10.36

3.7
–
17.7
3.8
–
3.3

26.0
–
20.2
21.9
–
13.6

Blue collar ........................................................................

14.09

2.3

37.5

14.53

2.6

40.0

8.34

11.9

20.8

Precision production, craft, and repair ......................
Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ..............
Automobile mechanics .......................................
Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ....
Aircraft engine mechanics .................................
Heavy equipment mechanics .............................
Industrial machinery repairers ...........................
Machinery maintenance .....................................
Electronic repairers, communications and
industrial equipment .........................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics ........................................................
Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. .........................
Carpenters .........................................................
Electricians ........................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ...............
Construction trades, n.e.c. .................................
Supervisors, production .....................................
Machinists ..........................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
Butchers and meat cutters .................................
Bakers ................................................................
Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................
Miscellaneous plant and system operators,
n.e.c. ................................................................

17.22
28.40
19.97
16.56
18.79
20.04
19.41
17.18

2.1
9.8
5.6
12.5
11.1
3.8
6.5
12.2

39.7
41.1
41.3
40.0
40.0
39.7
38.2
40.0

17.24
28.40
19.97
16.56
18.79
20.12
19.41
17.18

2.1
9.8
5.6
12.5
11.1
4.0
6.5
12.2

40.1
41.1
41.3
40.0
40.0
40.0
38.2
40.0

16.41
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

10.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

24.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

21.04

12.1

40.0

21.04

12.1

40.0

–

–

–

15.35
16.83
19.86
22.27
20.82
13.02
19.85
18.22
14.67
15.56
11.64
19.69

5.5
4.5
10.7
9.3
11.0
12.7
17.2
2.0
4.7
4.2
3.3
6.7

40.0
40.0
39.7
40.0
39.9
39.6
40.3
39.9
34.2
36.4
38.4
41.3

15.35
16.83
20.09
22.27
20.82
13.04
19.85
18.22
13.02
15.89
11.64
19.69

5.5
4.5
10.4
9.3
11.0
12.9
17.2
2.0
11.6
3.2
3.8
6.7

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.9
40.0
40.3
39.9
40.0
39.5
40.0
41.3

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

24.03

3.1

40.0

24.03

3.1

40.0

–

–

–

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .....
Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ...............
Printing press operators .....................................
Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators
Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ..........
Welders and cutters ...........................................
Assemblers ........................................................
Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ...................
Production inspectors, checkers and examiners

11.38
12.20
16.57
10.16
11.99
16.40
11.22
12.52
13.23

5.3
7.6
6.3
7.8
10.5
8.0
5.5
7.9
4.9

38.3
40.0
39.9
39.8
39.7
40.0
39.3
37.1
39.4

11.61
12.20
16.57
10.16
12.10
16.40
11.27
12.73
13.23

5.9
7.6
6.3
7.8
13.0
8.0
5.4
9.2
4.9

39.9
40.0
39.9
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.4

8.18
–
–
–
–
–
9.48
–
–

3.4
–
–
–
–
–
10.0
–
–

24.3
–
–
–
–
–
24.7
–
–

Transportation and material moving .........................
Truck drivers ......................................................
Driver-sales workers ..........................................
Bus drivers .........................................................
Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ..........................
Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................
Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators .............
Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

14.25
14.22
8.18
10.95
8.73
8.40
17.59
15.46

9.8
11.2
20.8
1.4
5.2
8.1
5.2
15.9

34.7
40.0
26.8
25.5
13.5
29.4
40.1
39.9

15.08
14.30
–
–
–
9.32
17.59
15.49

8.6
11.0
–
–
–
3.4
5.2
15.9

40.5
40.7
–
–
–
40.0
40.1
40.0

6.68
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

6.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

15.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

10.62
9.61

2.0
6.6

35.2
33.1

11.18
9.38

.9
6.1

39.4
38.0

7.62
–

8.5
–

22.4
–

18.38
13.66

9.6
8.0

40.0
40.0

18.38
13.66

9.6
8.0

40.0
40.0

–
–

–
–

–
–

White 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 .....................
See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4. Selected occupations, Mountain, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–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)

$10.03
10.57
10.14
8.89
14.48
10.71
9.83
11.18
9.84

1.4
4.5
3.8
8.8
6.2
6.2
5.5
14.1
8.3

40.0
38.3
39.9
28.6
39.6
36.7
33.3
37.7
34.9

$10.03
10.57
10.11
10.68
14.48
10.76
11.07
11.46
10.44

1.4
4.5
4.3
9.5
6.2
8.2
7.4
12.9
6.9

40.0
38.3
40.0
39.4
39.6
39.8
40.0
39.9
40.0

–
–
–
$6.55
–
–
–
6.80
8.01

–
–
–
9.7
–
–
–
14.5
8.7

–
–
–
21.0
–
–
–
20.4
25.1

7.86
9.85
16.16
9.51
6.90
5.08
7.16
4.39
5.54
7.78
11.05
9.43
7.90
6.76
10.21
9.55
10.03
8.85

2.4
3.0
25.0
4.9
3.8
18.0
9.9
16.8
16.5
2.9
3.5
5.0
4.6
4.2
5.1
6.0
3.9
2.7

31.2
25.2
35.7
31.7
30.5
29.0
31.8
28.3
29.2
31.3
40.1
33.9
30.5
29.4
33.0
35.1
32.5
35.2

8.32
9.99
–
9.43
7.40
5.40
7.89
4.66
5.62
8.27
11.38
9.89
8.13
7.44
10.14
9.42
10.01
8.95

4.2
4.4
–
2.0
2.5
15.6
12.4
10.6
20.9
6.3
3.9
6.2
8.7
6.2
4.2
3.7
2.4
4.1

37.7
39.7
–
39.7
37.1
37.2
38.7
36.8
37.2
37.1
41.4
37.5
37.8
38.1
38.6
38.6
39.1
38.8

6.65
9.55
–
9.74
5.84
4.52
6.07
3.96
5.28
6.62
–
7.30
7.41
6.16
10.42
11.36
10.09
8.23

2.3
3.3
–
16.9
3.0
20.8
5.0
24.2
2.9
2.3
–
8.0
2.4
1.4
10.1
3.4
9.8
8.1

21.4
14.4
–
19.5
22.1
21.0
25.2
20.8
17.3
22.9
–
23.4
21.6
24.6
22.6
15.4
22.7
21.5

14.52
7.56
9.05
9.00
14.40
12.02

27.5
2.4
3.2
8.4
3.9
15.8

40.0
38.4
33.7
31.7
40.2
31.6

14.52
7.56
9.22
9.55
14.40
12.32

27.5
2.4
5.8
11.2
3.9
14.9

40.0
39.8
38.2
37.8
40.2
36.9

–
–
8.29
7.11
–
–

–
–
8.7
5.3
–
–

–
–
21.7
20.5
–
–

6.60
27.27
6.54
9.48
8.42
8.53
7.86

3.3
5.5
16.5
8.7
2.6
6.8
4.3

36.1
19.8
38.6
29.1
27.2
28.7
27.0

6.71
27.55
6.41
9.83
9.33
8.79
9.53

3.3
5.3
20.5
8.0
4.0
6.7
6.7

39.3
19.8
40.0
38.0
37.7
40.0
39.1

5.69
–
–
–
6.75
7.98
6.99

8.9
–
–
–
4.8
5.2
3.7

22.2
–
–
–
18.0
18.0
23.2

Blue collar –Continued
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and
laborers –Continued
Helpers, construction trades ..............................
Construction laborers .........................................
Production helpers .............................................
Stock handlers and baggers ..............................
Machine feeders and offbearers ........................
Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......
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 ..........
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 ........................................................
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 ............................................................
Public transportation attendants ........................
Baggage porters and bellhops ...........................
Welfare service aides ........................................
Early childhood teachers’ assistants ..................
Child care 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 2001 and January

2003. The average reference period was July 2002.
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.

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TABLE 5. Selected occupations, Mountain, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and
part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002
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 ........................................................

$21.50
21.54

3.2
3.4

37.1
37.1

$21.97
21.99

3.6
3.8

39.4
39.4

$15.91
15.99

17.4
17.6

21.7
21.7

White collar ......................................................................
White collar, excluding sales .....................................

24.31
24.38

2.6
2.8

37.1
37.2

24.63
24.68

2.8
3.1

38.9
38.9

20.07
20.27

14.5
14.7

23.1
23.2

Professional specialty and technical .........................
Professional specialty ................................................
Engineers, architects, and surveyors .....................
Civil engineers ...................................................
Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................
Mathematical and computer scientists ...................
Computer systems analysts and scientists ........
Natural scientists ...................................................
Health related ........................................................
Registered nurses ..............................................
Teachers, college and university ...........................
Health specialties teachers ................................
Other post-secondary teachers .........................
Teachers, except college and university ................
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 ...................................................
Lawyers and judges ...............................................
Lawyers .............................................................
Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and
professionals, n.e.c. .............................................
Technical ...................................................................
Licensed practical nurses ..................................
Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ..........................

29.13
30.90
28.38
32.40
26.85
25.03
25.03
26.40
35.35
23.70
40.17
51.08
34.63
27.41
27.82
28.89
19.43
21.43
12.15
37.10
22.70
22.70
28.40
27.98
21.00
21.03
49.31
40.08

3.5
2.5
9.3
4.5
12.3
5.8
5.8
12.8
16.8
5.1
3.9
15.5
8.9
5.8
9.0
6.3
26.8
4.2
6.1
11.7
35.2
35.2
3.3
.7
4.9
5.7
11.5
4.3

36.3
35.9
40.4
40.1
40.7
39.8
39.8
40.7
34.0
30.8
35.0
31.6
36.9
35.4
35.9
37.1
36.3
34.7
14.9
30.0
38.7
38.7
37.0
36.7
37.6
37.2
41.9
44.3

29.47
31.37
28.38
32.40
26.85
25.03
25.03
26.40
38.73
24.06
41.71
51.61
35.08
27.77
27.99
28.90
–
–
–
–
22.70
22.70
27.02
–
21.07
21.12
49.31
40.08

3.7
2.7
9.3
4.5
12.3
5.8
5.8
12.8
19.5
6.8
5.1
15.8
9.7
5.5
8.9
6.3
–
–
–
–
35.2
35.2
7.3
–
5.3
6.2
11.5
4.3

38.3
38.1
40.4
40.1
40.7
39.8
39.8
40.7
39.2
38.8
36.9
32.1
40.5
37.3
37.3
37.5
–
–
–
–
38.7
38.7
40.0
–
39.8
39.7
42.4
44.3

25.41
25.32
–
–
–
–
–
–
27.52
–
28.52
–
–
19.72
23.67
–
–
–
12.15
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

10.6
10.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.4
–
10.5
–
–
9.4
9.6
–
–
–
6.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

22.9
21.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
26.0
–
25.3
–
–
17.1
19.4
–
–
–
14.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

30.67
19.41
15.18
22.88

18.5
3.1
4.1
18.0

30.6
38.8
35.7
37.8

–
18.62
–
19.39

–
3.6
–
14.1

–
39.8
–
40.0

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

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 ..................................
Construction inspectors .....................................
Inspectors and compliance officers, except
construction .....................................................
Management related, n.e.c. ...............................

26.43
29.00

3.7
7.5

39.9
40.2

26.46
29.00

3.7
7.5

40.1
40.2

–
–

–
–

–
–

29.02
28.28
37.82
25.52
21.55
21.45
20.92
18.85
23.04

5.9
5.7
1.7
25.1
20.7
8.2
7.0
7.7
4.2

41.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.4
39.1
40.0
40.0

29.02
28.28
37.82
25.52
21.55
21.45
20.99
18.85
23.04

5.9
5.7
1.7
25.1
20.7
8.2
7.1
7.7
4.2

41.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.4
40.0
40.0
40.0

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

18.98
23.57

11.8
6.1

33.6
40.0

19.45
23.57

11.2
6.1

40.0
40.0

–
–

–
–

–
–

Sales .............................................................................

12.09

22.8

26.6

–

–

–

–

–

–

Administrative support, including clerical ................
Secretaries .........................................................
Receptionists .....................................................
Library clerks .....................................................
Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................
Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...
Dispatchers ........................................................

13.44
13.27
8.94
12.29
11.39
14.02
13.09

2.1
4.0
5.8
6.4
12.2
2.4
15.7

37.3
38.9
38.4
31.9
38.7
40.0
39.9

13.73
13.41
–
13.08
11.39
14.02
13.09

2.1
3.0
–
7.6
12.2
2.4
15.8

39.2
40.0
–
39.7
38.7
40.0
40.0

10.39
–
–
9.30
–
–
–

9.4
–
–
4.3
–
–
–

24.5
–
–
18.3
–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

14

TABLE 5. Selected occupations, Mountain, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and
part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002–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)

Administrative support, including clerical
–Continued
Eligibility clerks, social welfare ...........................
General office clerks ..........................................
Teachers’ aides .................................................
Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................

$16.76
13.38
8.90
16.73

9.7
7.3
5.8
12.3

40.0
39.5
30.3
36.1

$16.76
13.39
9.00
17.88

9.7
7.4
8.2
17.3

40.0
40.0
33.0
40.0

–
–
$8.71
–

–
–
2.6
–

–
–
26.0
–

Blue collar ........................................................................

15.84

4.7

38.2

16.22

4.2

39.9

11.47

5.6

25.6

Precision production, craft, and repair ......................
Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ....
Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. .........................

19.16
20.27
18.96

11.3
3.7
12.6

40.0
40.0
40.0

19.16
20.27
18.96

11.3
3.7
12.6

40.0
40.0
40.0

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .....

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Transportation and material moving .........................
Bus drivers .........................................................
Operating engineers ..........................................
Miscellaneous material moving equipment
operators, n.e.c. ...............................................

13.60
12.67
12.05

7.8
6.5
12.8

36.5
30.7
40.0

13.75
12.73
12.05

9.1
10.6
12.8

39.9
39.4
40.0

12.58
12.58
–

2.0
2.0
–

23.0
23.0
–

15.32

6.4

40.0

15.32

6.4

40.0

–

–

–

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and
laborers .......................................................................
Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...
Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................

12.10
10.49
13.76

7.7
9.7
7.9

37.6
36.5
40.0

12.70
–
13.76

9.0
–
7.9

40.0
–
40.0

9.81
–
–

5.6
–
–

30.6
–
–

15.13
20.01
25.28
27.05
17.28
22.87

6.4
4.3
3.4
10.9
5.9
4.6

36.3
40.7
50.6
41.1
48.8
40.0

15.88
20.27
25.28
27.05
17.29
22.87

5.6
4.8
3.4
10.9
5.9
4.6

40.8
41.8
50.6
41.1
49.0
40.0

8.32
10.09
–
–
–
–

2.7
10.7
–
–
–
–

18.1
20.1
–
–
–
–

20.03
14.35
12.83
8.96
8.95
8.31
7.64
10.85
11.17
10.61
10.71
11.61

2.7
11.8
11.8
8.9
9.0
7.8
6.7
8.0
13.0
3.2
4.2
14.2

40.2
40.0
28.1
22.3
22.3
17.3
26.4
38.4
37.2
38.7
38.6
27.5

20.03
14.35
14.94
10.52
10.52
–
–
10.97
11.44
10.68
10.79
13.73

2.7
11.8
18.2
12.1
12.1
–
–
9.4
14.0
3.3
4.3
15.3

40.2
40.0
39.6
38.6
38.6
–
–
39.6
39.3
40.0
40.0
39.7

–
–
10.31
7.79
7.76
–
7.71
–
–
–
–
8.75

–
–
10.9
4.0
3.9
–
6.9
–
–
–
–
9.0

–
–
20.9
16.9
16.9
–
25.8
–
–
–
–
19.4

9.34
8.42

4.8
3.8

19.7
26.3

–
9.49

–
2.1

–
38.6

9.44
–

6.5
–

18.5
–

White collar –Continued

Service ..............................................................................
Protective service ..................................................
Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ......
Supervisors, police and detectives ....................
Firefighting .........................................................
Police and detectives, public service .................
Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement
officers .............................................................
Correctional institution officers ...........................
Protective service, n.e.c. ....................................
Food service ..........................................................
Other food service ...............................................
Kitchen workers, food preparation .....................
Food preparation, n.e.c. .....................................
Health service ........................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............
Cleaning and building service ................................
Janitors and cleaners .........................................
Personal service ....................................................
Attendants, amusement, and recreation
facilities ............................................................
Early childhood teachers’ assistants ..................

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 2001 and January

2003. The average reference period was July 2002.
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.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002
Total

Occupations and level

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 ........................................................

$15.67
15.85

3.6
4.4

35.5
35.6

$14.67
14.75

2.6
3.3

35.2
35.3

$21.50
21.54

3.2
3.4

37.1
37.1

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 ....................................

18.98
7.19
9.12
9.97
12.65
15.13
15.98
19.30
23.36
26.46
33.89
35.88
41.01
55.06
57.14
18.10
20.20
8.04
9.50
10.45
12.35
15.01
15.42
19.52
24.08
26.11
33.84
35.30
41.01
55.06
57.14
18.28

1.3
1.6
4.8
2.1
3.5
2.9
4.9
3.1
10.1
5.6
7.1
4.2
5.4
4.2
2.5
12.2
2.3
4.8
5.6
3.5
4.0
3.8
5.2
3.4
8.3
6.0
8.4
4.8
5.4
4.2
2.5
13.9

36.0
28.4
30.5
32.4
36.3
38.2
38.6
38.5
37.3
37.9
39.7
39.7
40.6
38.3
37.5
35.0
36.4
25.7
32.7
33.1
35.7
37.7
38.3
37.8
35.7
37.8
39.6
39.0
40.6
38.3
37.5
35.1

17.73
7.16
9.06
9.94
12.58
15.22
15.76
18.39
23.86
25.62
35.81
38.33
42.57
59.70
55.06
16.99
18.90
7.92
9.48
10.45
12.18
15.09
14.96
18.50
25.11
25.00
35.89
37.77
42.57
59.70
55.06
17.01

1.5
2.0
5.3
2.2
3.8
4.6
5.9
5.5
11.5
3.4
7.1
4.4
4.1
8.3
4.7
11.1
1.6
5.8
6.0
3.7
4.9
6.4
6.1
6.3
9.2
2.8
8.9
5.4
4.1
8.3
4.7
12.1

35.8
28.9
30.3
32.3
36.0
38.2
38.6
39.1
37.1
38.4
40.3
41.1
42.3
39.2
40.3
34.9
36.1
26.7
32.7
33.0
35.1
37.6
38.2
38.2
34.7
38.3
40.3
40.3
42.3
39.2
40.3
34.9

24.31
8.56
9.68
10.49
13.16
14.71
16.85
21.91
21.74
27.94
28.91
31.67
38.44
50.85
–
36.95
24.38
–
9.71
10.49
13.16
14.71
16.85
21.91
21.74
27.94
28.92
31.67
38.44
50.85
–
36.95

2.6
5.6
9.3
6.9
4.6
8.7
4.8
4.2
6.1
6.3
7.2
3.0
10.7
2.0
–
14.0
2.8
–
10.9
7.0
4.6
8.7
4.8
4.2
6.1
6.3
7.4
3.0
10.7
2.0
–
14.0

37.1
17.5
32.6
33.8
38.9
38.1
38.3
37.0
38.0
37.0
38.2
37.3
38.0
37.6
–
37.5
37.2
–
33.0
34.0
38.9
38.1
38.3
37.0
38.0
37.0
38.2
37.3
38.0
37.6
–
37.5

Professional specialty and technical .........................
Professional specialty ................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
14 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Engineers, architects, and surveyors .....................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Civil engineers ...................................................
12 ...................................................................
Electrical and electronic engineers ....................
8 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Industrial engineers ...........................................
Mechanical engineers ........................................

25.41
27.60
13.64
17.09
20.24
23.82
26.58
29.56
33.64
38.52
53.68
57.21
30.68
31.49
24.87
28.57
30.06
34.17
39.20
48.34
33.56
32.36
37.44
31.66
26.78
39.49
28.36
36.31

6.1
3.1
7.4
5.4
6.1
1.7
9.0
3.6
5.5
9.5
5.6
3.7
14.3
3.9
4.1
3.7
4.8
4.6
1.7
6.4
9.3
9.6
1.6
5.6
4.7
5.9
5.6
6.5

36.1
36.1
35.1
34.2
36.6
33.6
36.8
39.3
38.6
38.4
38.4
36.5
31.4
40.8
40.0
41.4
42.4
40.6
40.9
40.0
38.3
39.9
39.0
40.5
40.0
41.5
41.1
42.6

23.56
25.60
13.42
16.69
18.33
23.63
24.77
29.53
34.41
38.50
56.43
53.73
27.28
31.98
26.20
28.25
30.07
34.74
39.51
48.34
33.56
32.33
–
31.66
26.78
39.49
28.36
36.31

5.4
2.5
9.6
6.7
10.4
2.4
4.9
5.1
4.6
3.3
12.3
5.3
17.9
4.2
3.7
3.8
4.9
5.1
1.7
6.4
9.3
13.3
–
5.6
4.7
5.9
5.6
6.5

36.0
36.3
35.9
34.7
37.8
32.0
37.3
40.7
41.5
40.8
40.3
40.0
31.2
40.9
40.0
41.6
42.5
40.7
41.0
40.0
38.3
39.8
–
40.5
40.0
41.5
41.1
42.6

29.13
30.90
14.11
21.19
24.23
24.20
28.86
29.59
32.61
38.53
51.42
–
61.04
28.38
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
32.40
–
–
–
–
–
–

3.5
2.5
15.3
7.5
5.1
4.4
7.1
9.3
7.0
15.3
1.2
–
26.7
9.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.5
–
–
–
–
–
–

36.3
35.9
33.5
29.4
34.4
37.5
36.3
37.6
35.3
36.9
37.0
–
33.3
40.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
40.1
–
–
–
–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued
Total

Occupations and level

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)

$29.34
30.65
29.72
21.93
24.08
28.69
35.57
37.23
38.58
53.56
24.27
30.83
24.33
26.03
28.94
35.82
38.25
38.58
53.56
24.75

6.0
2.3
5.4
14.9
4.3
6.4
5.0
4.1
3.0
3.4
14.5
5.4
13.2
4.7
7.3
5.3
5.8
3.0
3.4
15.1

40.3
40.0
40.6
40.0
40.0
40.6
41.9
40.8
40.4
41.1
40.9
40.6
40.0
40.0
40.3
42.0
41.1
40.4
41.1
41.1

$31.23
–
30.26
21.93
23.94
30.85
35.57
37.93
39.04
53.56
24.27
31.61
24.33
25.95
31.42
35.82
39.31
39.04
53.56
24.75

6.0
–
5.6
14.9
4.4
4.2
5.0
5.2
3.2
3.4
14.5
5.2
13.2
5.2
5.2
5.3
8.0
3.2
3.4
15.1

40.0
–
40.7
40.0
40.0
40.8
41.9
41.0
40.4
41.1
40.9
40.7
40.0
40.0
40.4
42.0
41.2
40.4
41.1
41.1

$26.85
–
25.03
–
–
23.28
–
–
–
–
–
25.03
–
–
23.28
–
–
–
–
–

12.3
–
5.8
–
–
8.3
–
–
–
–
–
5.8
–
–
8.3
–
–
–
–
–

40.7
–
39.8
–
–
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
39.8
–
–
40.0
–
–
–
–
–

23.83
28.25
25.33
42.35
39.70
30.06
23.51
27.28
18.13
22.05
23.11
23.82
27.18
35.31
57.46
48.08
50.96
24.74
21.86
23.03
23.34
31.56
24.28
39.99
40.47
19.75
18.22
24.15
27.17
27.68
24.56
38.63
36.12
33.16
33.88
32.78
54.12

8.4
10.8
5.1
9.7
15.8
12.4
4.0
5.6
13.6
4.1
3.1
2.2
26.5
5.8
9.3
17.4
14.7
5.2
6.0
3.6
2.2
7.7
13.1
4.0
5.8
8.6
3.3
2.0
3.3
1.4
10.1
3.6
26.9
5.7
7.6
6.9
1.4

40.7
39.8
38.9
43.1
40.0
38.0
39.7
34.6
33.0
34.9
33.2
34.6
34.6
33.4
40.7
39.0
37.6
33.7
32.1
33.2
34.3
36.3
24.4
37.6
39.6
34.5
39.1
35.7
35.6
32.8
37.8
30.9
36.6
37.5
33.9
35.8
35.2

23.83
30.99
25.62
–
–
34.10
–
25.99
19.05
22.08
23.28
23.35
27.45
35.74
–
48.08
46.28
24.81
21.86
23.20
23.23
31.56
–
39.99
40.47
–
18.22
24.15
–
–
–
–
–
26.96
–
–
–

8.4
6.1
6.1
–
–
5.7
–
3.6
11.1
4.2
3.8
2.3
27.9
6.2
–
17.4
30.3
5.9
6.0
4.3
2.5
7.7
–
4.0
5.8
–
3.3
2.0
–
–
–
–
–
13.6
–
–
–

40.7
38.6
38.9
–
–
35.2
–
34.7
32.2
34.9
32.9
35.1
35.9
33.1
–
39.0
38.9
34.0
32.1
32.8
34.9
36.3
–
37.6
39.6
–
39.1
35.7
–
–
–
–
–
38.5
–
–
–

–
26.40
–
–
–
–
–
35.35
–
–
–
26.55
–
–
–
–
–
23.70
–
–
24.45
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
40.17
45.69
–
33.76
–
54.12

–
12.8
–
–
–
–
–
16.8
–
–
–
3.7
–
–
–
–
–
5.1
–
–
2.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.9
13.9
–
7.9
–
1.4

–
40.7
–
–
–
–
–
34.0
–
–
–
32.0
–
–
–
–
–
30.8
–
–
29.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
35.0
33.0
–
33.8
–
35.2

White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Engineers, architects, and surveyors –Continued
Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................
9 ...................................................................
Mathematical and computer scientists ...................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Computer systems analysts and scientists ........
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Operations and systems researchers and
analysts ............................................................
Natural scientists ...................................................
9 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
Geologists and geodesists .................................
Biological and life scientists ...............................
Medical scientists ...............................................
Health related ........................................................
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Physicians ..........................................................
Registered nurses ..............................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Pharmacists .......................................................
11 ...................................................................
Dietitians ............................................................
Respiratory therapists ........................................
Occupational therapists .....................................
Physical therapists .............................................
9 ...................................................................
Speech therapists ..............................................
Teachers, college and university ...........................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued
Total

Occupations and level

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)

$76.08
58.63
30.46
51.05
33.65
33.70
33.06
32.76
25.10
11.87
13.12
22.86
24.94
29.40
13.36
27.68
24.80
24.54
30.24
28.87
25.93
29.84
29.81
19.56
18.30
13.24
14.66
12.10
12.80
25.36
22.67
22.70
30.12
31.94
16.70
12.37
26.18
20.95
16.60
12.37
26.18
21.12
18.82
39.83
34.06

21.0
33.4
10.4
15.5
6.2
6.4
11.0
6.9
10.6
5.9
13.8
7.1
7.4
6.9
35.3
8.6
9.5
8.5
7.7
6.3
7.4
4.8
7.0
14.8
14.8
13.5
19.6
5.9
9.5
34.3
33.6
35.2
16.4
17.3
12.3
4.1
14.6
4.9
13.5
4.1
14.6
5.3
13.5
20.3
16.9

19.7
30.8
34.4
31.1
38.5
39.4
27.5
35.9
35.3
27.2
34.2
35.5
36.4
36.6
36.9
36.0
34.1
37.4
36.2
37.1
39.7
36.0
36.8
37.9
29.4
19.9
36.6
15.1
17.9
33.2
37.1
38.7
38.5
37.6
37.9
38.8
38.9
36.9
38.1
38.8
38.9
38.3
35.6
47.1
49.7

$29.18
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.55
13.19
12.82
17.79
–
22.14
8.91
18.96
–
–
29.43
26.05
–
–
–
–
16.06
13.24
–
–
–
16.66
–
–
31.01
–
15.39
–
–
–
15.40
–
–
–
–
–
–

10.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.1
13.9
13.4
11.0
–
10.8
16.8
14.8
–
–
4.0
11.3
–
–
–
–
25.6
13.6
–
–
–
14.9
–
–
25.6
–
16.1
–
–
–
16.7
–
–
–
–
–
–

8.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
35.1
20.6
34.3
39.3
–
37.4
36.6
39.7
–
–
38.3
40.7
–
–
–
–
26.5
20.0
–
–
–
36.0
–
–
39.4
–
37.9
–
–
–
38.3
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
$51.08
–
–
34.63
–
27.41
11.46
–
24.91
26.11
29.59
–
27.82
24.79
24.73
30.25
28.89
25.99
29.84
29.81
19.43
21.43
–
–
12.15
13.07
37.10
22.70
22.70
28.40
27.98
21.00
–
–
21.45
21.03
–
–
21.45
–
49.31
40.08

–
–
–
15.5
–
–
8.9
–
5.8
4.9
–
6.8
9.9
6.7
–
9.0
9.6
10.3
7.7
6.3
7.7
4.8
7.0
26.8
4.2
–
–
6.1
10.6
11.7
35.2
35.2
3.3
.7
4.9
–
–
6.5
5.7
–
–
6.5
–
11.5
4.3

–
–
–
31.6
–
–
36.9
–
35.4
30.3
–
34.2
36.4
36.5
–
35.9
34.1
37.2
36.2
37.1
39.7
36.0
36.8
36.3
34.7
–
–
14.9
17.7
30.0
38.7
38.7
37.0
36.7
37.6
–
–
38.3
37.2
–
–
38.3
–
41.9
44.3

20.96
10.88
15.65
26.39
22.04
35.16
19.42
19.97
19.71
18.87
10.43
15.68

3.1
7.3
9.5
8.2
8.0
2.2
14.2
17.7
11.0
5.7
13.1
10.4

31.8
39.5
35.8
38.7
39.6
40.0
20.2
41.0
34.4
39.1
39.2
38.9

19.77
10.88
15.65
26.39
22.04
35.16
19.77
19.97
19.71
18.87
10.43
15.68

4.8
7.3
9.5
8.2
8.0
2.2
19.1
17.7
11.0
5.7
13.1
10.4

31.9
39.5
35.8
38.7
39.6
40.0
20.4
41.0
34.4
39.1
39.2
38.9

30.67
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

18.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

30.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Teachers, college and university –Continued
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Engineering teachers .........................................
Computer science teachers ...............................
Health specialties teachers ................................
Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ..
11 ...................................................................
Other post-secondary teachers .........................
12 ...................................................................
Teachers, except college and university ................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Prekindergarten and kindergarten .....................
Elementary school teachers ..............................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Secondary school teachers ...............................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Teachers, special education ..............................
Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
Substitute teachers ............................................
5 ...................................................................
Vocational and educational counselors .............
Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................
Librarians ...........................................................
Social scientists and urban planners .....................
Psychologists .....................................................
Social, recreation, and religious workers ...............
5 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Social workers ...................................................
5 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Recreation workers ............................................
Lawyers and judges ...............................................
Lawyers .............................................................
Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and
professionals, n.e.c. .............................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Designers ...........................................................
6 ...................................................................
Editors and reporters .........................................
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

18

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued
Total

Occupations and level

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)

$32.16
26.97
19.01
12.00
12.29
15.77
15.43
20.51
22.45
26.18
29.52
18.32

12.7
2.5
12.2
6.6
4.6
23.0
10.8
5.0
3.7
4.7
5.2
14.9

39.4
32.4
36.1
26.9
31.2
36.7
38.4
39.8
33.2
34.7
35.5
39.3

$23.82
–
18.90
12.00
12.27
15.66
14.39
20.81
22.34
25.53
28.85
18.36

20.1
–
15.9
6.6
5.2
26.2
13.0
4.2
5.3
7.1
6.1
14.8

39.2
–
35.5
26.9
30.3
36.7
37.6
39.7
32.0
34.5
33.7
39.5

–
–
$19.41
–
–
16.99
17.30
19.90
22.77
–
–
–

–
–
3.1
–
–
9.1
7.1
7.5
2.3
–
–
–

–
–
38.8
–
–
36.9
39.9
40.0
37.5
–
–
–

16.85
11.47
11.55
20.53
20.79
16.20
16.07
16.15
17.91
13.64
11.04
15.87
15.04
16.65
21.14
23.31
20.69
17.76
18.03
20.81
29.52
16.02
19.95
20.00

3.5
5.6
2.3
6.2
8.4
2.5
3.0
4.3
3.3
14.8
8.7
18.5
27.6
8.8
4.7
7.2
9.3
6.5
11.1
9.0
8.1
2.5
7.2
3.3

37.7
34.7
40.0
37.0
35.0
37.4
34.0
38.6
39.9
30.1
25.2
37.3
37.4
39.4
40.0
27.2
38.6
40.1
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.2
40.5
40.0

16.70
11.47
11.55
–
20.81
16.38
16.81
16.21
17.96
13.42
10.54
15.87
14.83
–
21.02
23.21
16.84
–
17.40
–
29.52
–
18.96
–

3.4
5.6
2.3
–
8.6
3.3
3.4
5.5
3.3
17.5
10.9
18.5
28.8
–
4.3
7.5
15.6
–
15.6
–
8.7
–
12.7
–

37.7
34.7
40.0
–
35.1
37.7
33.7
38.5
39.9
28.9
22.3
37.3
37.0
–
40.0
27.1
40.0
–
40.0
–
40.0
–
41.1
–

–
–
–
–
–
15.18
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
22.88
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
4.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
35.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
37.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

28.43
16.50
16.23
17.98
25.99
25.21
–
34.07
42.85
53.72
56.93
23.72
30.80
16.81
14.36
20.98
20.28
26.25
–

3.5
4.2
7.1
8.4
26.7
2.3
–
3.1
4.8
5.2
5.0
17.3
3.5
11.2
8.4
6.5
9.6
2.8
–

40.6
39.9
37.7
38.7
40.5
40.8
–
41.9
42.3
39.9
40.7
40.7
41.1
40.0
39.9
37.2
40.9
42.1
–

29.10
16.66
15.82
17.85
29.77
25.55
–
36.51
44.11
58.28
56.93
22.54
31.36
16.81
14.36
21.12
23.52
26.92
–

4.0
6.4
13.0
9.6
27.5
3.0
–
3.5
5.5
4.1
5.0
15.5
3.1
11.2
8.4
7.1
9.0
3.8
–

40.9
39.9
40.3
38.5
41.1
41.0
–
43.0
42.8
39.8
40.7
40.8
41.4
40.0
39.9
37.0
42.2
42.7
–

26.43
–
16.51
18.64
16.04
24.40
26.32
30.47
38.25
–
–
31.17
29.00
–
–
–
–
24.56
26.08

3.7
–
3.2
5.5
7.6
3.0
4.0
4.4
6.3
–
–
23.1
7.5
–
–
–
–
3.3
5.5

39.9
–
36.2
40.0
39.1
40.5
40.0
40.3
40.5
–
–
40.0
40.2
–
–
–
–
40.8
40.0

White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and
professionals, n.e.c. –Continued
Public relations specialists .................................
Professional, n.e.c. ............................................
Technical ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians .......................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Radiological technicians ....................................
Licensed practical nurses ..................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ......
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Electrical and electronic technicians ..................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ..........................
7 ...................................................................
Drafters ..............................................................
Surveying and mapping technicians ..................
Computer programmers .....................................
Legal assistants .................................................
Technical and related, n.e.c. ..............................
6 ...................................................................
Executive, administrative, and managerial ...............
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
14 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Executives, administrators, and managers ............
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

19

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued
Total

Occupations and level

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)

$34.96
44.18
53.85
57.98
25.11

2.9
4.1
5.4
6.9
17.8

42.0
42.6
39.7
40.1
41.0

$37.50
46.10
58.84
57.98
23.32

4.0
4.7
3.6
6.9
17.6

43.1
43.3
39.5
40.1
41.2

$30.83
38.25
–
–
–

4.5
6.3
–
–
–

40.4
40.5
–
–
–

29.02
25.62
32.10
29.57
25.32
35.03
43.36
34.07
37.35

5.9
5.9
5.0
8.3
7.6
15.3
10.9
7.5
4.9

41.0
41.5
40.9
40.7
40.3
42.0
40.1
41.4
41.6

–
–
–
30.08
–
–
53.06
31.59
–

–
–
–
10.3
–
–
5.9
9.9
–

–
–
–
41.0
–
–
40.2
41.6
–

29.02
25.62
32.10
28.28
–
–
–
–
–

5.9
5.9
5.0
5.7
–
–
–
–
–

41.0
41.5
40.9
40.0
–
–
–
–
–

37.80
42.17
35.05
33.46
39.68
28.48
28.98
39.09

5.0
11.1
6.9
7.3
4.6
16.2
10.3
3.9

44.6
48.8
34.9
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.1
40.0

37.80
42.17
–
35.58
–
33.31
–
–

5.0
11.1
–
6.0
–
5.0
–
–

44.6
48.8
–
40.0
–
39.8
–
–

–
–
37.82
33.37
40.26
25.52
–
–

–
–
1.7
7.6
4.9
25.1
–
–

–
–
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
–
–

18.33
26.28
22.69
23.66
32.02
33.17
20.52
20.62
26.45
35.55
48.03
58.70
53.80
30.25
22.67
15.89
16.87
15.53
33.67
22.59
26.86
28.66
33.44
20.21
20.58
17.68
24.66
31.02
23.37
21.45
21.99
19.32

5.6
20.9
4.2
13.3
14.9
6.9
4.3
19.8
6.0
5.2
5.0
2.5
6.1
22.3
4.0
5.9
6.9
13.5
32.6
4.6
9.1
2.5
.9
15.4
9.7
10.6
10.1
17.7
5.1
16.3
14.3
7.6

43.8
40.0
41.0
43.0
41.1
41.7
42.5
41.7
43.1
43.0
41.1
39.4
40.4
40.2
39.5
39.7
37.0
40.0
40.0
37.9
44.0
40.8
40.7
39.9
40.8
40.6
40.2
40.1
40.0
39.8
40.0
40.0

18.29
–
22.84
–
–
34.32
20.52
24.02
26.84
36.72
48.13
58.70
53.80
31.19
23.33
16.24
18.29
14.68
36.33
21.85
–
28.41
33.44
20.75
22.21
17.57
25.57
31.53
23.37
21.45
24.02
–

5.6
–
3.8
–
–
4.1
4.3
18.4
5.6
5.9
5.4
2.5
6.1
19.8
6.2
8.2
13.0
12.8
33.6
6.4
–
.5
.9
13.8
8.1
10.7
16.6
18.3
5.1
16.3
4.4
–

43.8
–
41.1
–
–
41.9
42.5
44.3
43.4
43.5
40.8
39.4
40.4
40.3
39.6
39.6
40.9
40.0
40.0
37.0
–
41.8
40.7
39.9
41.6
40.7
40.3
40.1
40.0
39.8
40.0
–

–
–
21.55
–
–
21.45
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.92
–
16.51
18.42
20.74
24.05
–
–
–
–
18.85
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
20.7
–
–
8.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.0
–
3.2
7.5
5.5
3.4
–
–
–
–
7.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
40.0
–
–
39.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
39.1
–
36.2
40.0
40.0
40.0
–
–
–
–
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

White collar –Continued
Executive, administrative, and managerial
–Continued
Executives, administrators, and managers
–Continued
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
14 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Administrators and officials, public
administration ..................................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Financial managers ...........................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
Personnel and labor relations managers ...........
11 ...................................................................
Managers, marketing, advertising, and public
relations ...........................................................
12 ...................................................................
Administrators, education and related fields ......
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
Managers, medicine and health .........................
9 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
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 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
14 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Management related ..............................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Accountants and auditors ..................................
7 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Other financial officers .......................................
9 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Management analysts ........................................
9 ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

20

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued
Total

Occupations and level

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)

$20.44
23.03
22.30
22.66

6.1
10.0
14.5
3.4

40.8
40.3
39.9
40.0

$21.10
–
22.30
–

5.5
–
14.5
–

41.3
–
39.9
–

–
–
–
$23.04

–
–
–
4.2

–
–
–
40.0

24.41
21.30
16.15
21.82
23.99

13.4
8.0
13.0
8.4
8.8

36.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.4

–
20.30
–
21.93
–

–
9.4
–
9.4
–

–
40.0
–
40.0
–

18.98
23.57
–
–
–

11.8
6.1
–
–
–

33.6
40.0
–
–
–

14.15
7.00
7.59
9.31
13.36
15.74
19.40
17.93
20.86
35.19
34.61
41.46
16.88
17.53
13.35
15.06
21.57
24.58
26.26
32.15
12.99
17.82
26.60

2.9
1.8
1.7
5.1
7.4
3.2
9.5
10.1
12.2
14.1
12.2
4.4
5.0
8.6
3.8
8.5
7.9
8.4
23.3
30.5
15.9
6.3
10.0

34.8
29.1
24.0
31.5
38.0
41.0
40.5
43.3
44.5
41.1
40.9
46.6
34.8
42.8
39.2
44.4
47.7
42.1
43.7
39.8
39.5
38.4
41.8

14.16
7.00
7.49
9.31
13.36
15.74
19.40
17.93
20.86
35.19
–
41.56
16.88
17.53
13.35
15.06
21.57
24.58
26.26
32.15
12.99
17.78
26.60

2.8
1.8
3.1
5.1
7.4
3.2
9.5
10.1
12.2
14.1
–
4.3
5.0
8.6
3.8
8.5
7.9
8.4
23.3
30.5
15.9
6.2
10.0

34.8
29.3
23.8
31.5
38.0
41.0
40.5
43.3
44.5
41.1
–
46.6
34.8
42.8
39.2
44.4
47.7
42.1
43.7
39.8
39.5
38.4
41.8

12.09
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

22.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

26.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

21.46
24.57
21.43
7.83
8.03
12.11
11.32
13.23
12.04
7.44
8.60
11.52
11.40
19.32
9.15
9.04
7.06
7.81
9.39
12.95
10.75

28.1
9.4
18.2
3.6
4.6
7.5
2.7
5.0
9.0
6.0
9.6
9.5
10.2
7.3
9.8
3.3
1.9
9.3
8.8
5.0
17.2

40.4
41.7
48.1
20.7
21.0
40.9
40.2
40.5
29.5
20.6
30.0
32.8
36.2
40.7
35.7
31.6
32.3
30.7
31.2
37.3
26.0

21.46
24.57
21.43
7.83
8.03
12.11
11.32
13.23
12.06
7.44
8.60
11.52
11.40
19.32
9.15
9.03
7.06
7.57
9.38
12.95
10.75

28.1
9.4
18.2
3.6
4.6
7.5
2.7
5.0
9.1
6.0
9.6
9.5
10.2
7.3
9.8
3.4
1.9
4.4
8.9
5.0
17.2

40.4
41.7
48.1
20.7
21.0
40.9
40.2
40.5
29.6
20.6
30.0
32.8
36.2
40.7
35.7
31.7
32.3
30.8
31.2
37.3
26.0

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

White collar –Continued
Executive, administrative, and managerial
–Continued
Management related –Continued
Personnel, training, and labor relations
specialists ........................................................
9 ...................................................................
Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ...............
Construction inspectors .....................................
Inspectors and compliance officers, except
construction .....................................................
Management related, n.e.c. ...............................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Sales .............................................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Supervisors, sales .............................................
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Insurance sales ..................................................
Securities and financial services sales ..............
Advertising and related sales .............................
Sales, other business services ..........................
5 ...................................................................
Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,
and wholesale ..................................................
7 ...................................................................
Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ..........
Sales workers, apparel ......................................
3 ...................................................................
Sales workers, hardware and building supplies
4 ...................................................................
Sales workers, parts ..........................................
Sales workers, other commodities .....................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
Sales counter clerks ..........................................
Cashiers .............................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Sales support, n.e.c. ..........................................
See footnotes at end of table.

21

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued
Total

Occupations and level

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)

$12.22
8.21
9.55
10.43
12.34
14.76
14.84
19.01
18.57
15.80
13.55
21.73
16.56
19.65

2.2
4.7
5.4
3.6
3.8
5.1
2.1
4.6
10.1
9.8
6.6
14.2
21.7
3.3

35.1
25.8
32.5
33.3
36.0
38.5
39.4
38.6
39.9
39.6
39.4
40.3
40.0
40.0

$12.02
8.11
9.53
10.42
12.15
14.86
14.81
18.23
16.93
15.47
12.55
–
14.90
–

2.4
5.8
5.8
3.8
4.5
4.8
2.2
2.0
11.1
9.1
3.9
–
25.5
–

34.7
26.9
32.4
33.1
35.4
38.2
39.4
37.6
39.9
39.6
39.4
–
40.0
–

$13.44
–
9.71
10.49
13.19
14.47
15.06
19.99
–
–
–
–
–
–

2.1
–
10.9
7.0
4.8
7.2
3.5
7.7
–
–
–
–
–
–

37.3
–
33.0
34.5
38.8
39.5
38.9
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–

16.33
18.47
13.47
11.67
13.51
13.53
13.35
18.23
15.65
13.76
11.97
11.39
9.00
9.38
8.65
9.59
10.28
9.86
11.69
10.13
10.15
12.06
10.87
13.29

10.2
5.4
1.6
4.9
3.2
3.9
7.3
4.6
7.6
4.1
3.6
1.8
3.1
12.4
3.6
6.6
11.6
9.2
6.4
3.6
1.4
5.7
5.9
1.2

43.2
40.0
36.1
28.8
36.6
38.6
39.8
39.1
39.3
40.0
38.4
37.4
32.7
28.1
33.3
28.8
27.5
37.5
36.4
33.3
39.2
38.1
36.1
39.6

16.33
17.91
13.53
11.60
13.56
13.97
13.31
18.00
15.65
13.76
11.97
11.39
9.00
9.38
8.65
9.62
10.50
9.84
11.66
9.95
10.15
12.06
10.78
13.01

10.2
10.4
2.0
4.2
3.0
6.4
7.8
5.0
7.6
4.1
3.6
1.8
3.1
12.4
3.6
6.9
11.4
9.8
6.8
4.6
1.4
5.7
6.1
3.7

43.2
40.0
35.4
28.2
35.7
37.7
39.8
38.9
39.3
40.0
38.4
37.4
32.7
28.1
33.3
28.5
26.8
37.4
36.1
33.2
39.2
38.1
36.0
39.6

–
–
13.27
11.95
13.36
12.93
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.94
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
4.0
11.6
7.0
1.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
38.9
31.4
40.0
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
38.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

14.46
13.75
12.29
14.66
9.51
9.76
12.63
11.91
13.62
12.79
10.66
12.37
14.67
15.04
11.30
15.45
10.61
13.19
12.20
13.43
10.67

1.3
4.4
6.4
9.7
3.7
5.3
9.4
6.2
15.4
2.7
9.6
5.5
5.5
6.6
21.2
6.5
5.5
19.9
13.9
14.3
10.5

40.0
40.0
31.9
37.1
34.1
32.4
37.1
39.5
32.1
37.7
34.7
36.8
38.6
38.2
39.7
24.5
38.7
35.3
37.6
38.7
38.5

14.62
13.75
–
–
9.52
9.77
13.60
11.82
–
12.61
10.66
12.28
–
15.25
11.30
15.45
–
13.19
12.20
14.72
–

1.2
4.4
–
–
3.8
5.3
8.8
6.8
–
3.1
9.6
6.4
–
8.4
21.2
6.5
–
19.9
13.9
10.0
–

40.0
40.0
–
–
34.3
32.7
36.0
39.5
–
37.3
34.7
36.3
–
37.7
39.7
24.5
–
35.3
37.6
34.6
–

–
–
12.29
14.66
–
–
11.39
–
–
14.02
–
12.90
14.82
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.09
–

–
–
6.4
9.7
–
–
12.2
–
–
2.4
–
6.3
7.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.7
–

–
–
31.9
37.1
–
–
38.7
–
–
40.0
–
40.0
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
39.9
–

White collar –Continued
Administrative support, including clerical ................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Supervisors, general office ................................
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Supervisors, financial records processing .........
8 ...................................................................
Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and
adjusting clerks ................................................
Computer operators ...........................................
Secretaries .........................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Stenographers ...................................................
Interviewers .......................................................
3 ...................................................................
Hotel clerks ........................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
Receptionists .....................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Information clerks, n.e.c. ....................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Order clerks .......................................................
4 ...................................................................
Personnel clerks, except payroll and
timekeeping .....................................................
4 ...................................................................
Library clerks .....................................................
4 ...................................................................
File clerks ...........................................................
2 ...................................................................
Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ..........................
Billing clerks .......................................................
Telephone operators ..........................................
Mail clerks, except postal service ......................
Dispatchers ........................................................
4 ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

22

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued
Total

Occupations and level

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)

$17.96
14.43
13.09
14.40
11.64
11.45
12.65
12.14

8.8
24.8
18.3
1.7
6.0
8.0
14.9
10.6

40.0
31.2
40.0
40.0
35.3
38.4
38.9
40.0

–
$13.53
13.09
14.40
10.83
10.94
10.45
12.14

–
13.5
18.3
1.7
4.0
7.1
7.0
10.6

–
30.8
40.0
40.0
35.3
40.0
38.5
40.0

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

11.30

21.4

38.4

11.30

21.4

38.4

–

–

–

16.94
14.49
12.46
11.49
11.91
14.55
18.62
15.34
10.39
11.64
11.63
12.17
8.15
9.88
11.16
12.11
15.93
14.42
16.76
8.97
8.38
9.78
9.01
10.50
9.78
9.90
9.23
8.47
8.88
11.25
11.59
8.56
12.26
16.03
9.68

21.1
5.4
4.1
4.6
5.8
4.9
3.8
15.7
8.4
8.8
9.3
6.3
10.8
4.4
6.4
6.8
15.8
7.4
3.3
1.8
2.9
2.7
4.5
5.3
4.7
6.9
7.6
4.1
11.1
8.4
6.6
11.6
2.1
6.4
7.7

39.2
39.5
38.3
38.5
37.8
39.7
40.0
40.0
32.8
29.2
32.4
34.7
28.4
34.5
34.1
33.8
39.4
35.4
34.1
34.5
39.0
25.3
35.5
38.3
35.2
38.8
25.8
26.4
31.7
20.5
30.0
19.8
32.7
38.1
36.3

16.94
14.49
12.32
11.49
11.86
13.92
18.62
–
10.20
11.64
11.63
11.84
8.15
9.19
11.17
11.23
15.80
–
16.76
8.97
8.38
9.78
9.01
10.50
9.78
9.90
–
–
–
–
10.64
8.54
12.06
14.53
9.68

21.1
5.4
4.0
4.6
6.0
8.5
3.8
–
7.3
8.8
9.3
7.5
10.8
4.8
6.9
9.8
19.9
–
3.3
1.8
2.9
2.7
4.5
5.3
4.7
6.9
–
–
–
–
8.9
13.6
3.0
6.5
7.7

39.2
39.5
38.3
38.5
37.8
39.7
40.0
–
32.4
29.2
32.4
33.6
28.4
33.0
33.7
31.5
39.2
–
34.1
34.5
39.0
25.3
35.5
38.3
35.2
38.8
–
–
–
–
29.1
19.5
33.0
40.0
36.3

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$16.76
–
–
–
13.38
–
–
11.06
13.94
16.44
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.90
8.48
8.88
–
16.73
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.7
–
–
–
7.3
–
–
4.9
7.0
7.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.8
4.9
11.1
–
12.3
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
40.0
–
–
–
39.5
–
–
39.2
39.9
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.3
28.2
31.7
–
36.1
–
–
–
–

14.18
8.22
9.98
12.28
13.34
14.44
16.77
20.28
23.63
27.79
14.30

2.4
4.4
4.1
3.2
4.7
1.9
3.8
1.9
9.5
4.9
11.5

37.5
29.9
36.0
39.0
39.6
39.1
40.1
40.3
40.0
39.8
38.4

14.09
8.17
9.94
12.37
13.40
14.38
16.81
20.30
23.89
28.07
14.28

2.3
4.5
4.0
3.3
5.0
1.7
4.1
2.4
10.4
5.2
11.8

37.5
29.9
36.1
39.1
39.8
39.1
40.1
40.3
40.0
39.8
38.4

15.84
13.32
11.54
10.45
12.73
15.33
16.37
19.96
–
–
–

4.7
9.4
6.0
5.8
8.8
4.8
7.9
6.6
–
–
–

38.2
29.0
33.4
38.2
36.9
38.3
40.0
40.0
–
–
–

White collar –Continued
Administrative support, including clerical
–Continued
Dispatchers –Continued
5 ...................................................................
Production coordinators .....................................
Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks .................
4 ...................................................................
Stock and inventory clerks .................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Expeditors ..........................................................
Material recording, scheduling, and distribution
clerks, n.e.c. .....................................................
Insurance adjusters, examiners, and
investigators .....................................................
4 ...................................................................
Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ...
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Eligibility clerks, social welfare ...........................
Bill and account collectors .................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
General office clerks ..........................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Bank tellers ........................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Data entry keyers ...............................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
Teachers’ aides .................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Blue collar ........................................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
See footnotes at end of table.

23

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued
Total

Occupations and level

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)

Precision production, craft, and repair ......................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ..............
9 ...................................................................
Automobile mechanics .......................................
7 ...................................................................
Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ....
7 ...................................................................
Aircraft engine mechanics .................................
Heavy equipment mechanics .............................
7 ...................................................................
Industrial machinery repairers ...........................
7 ...................................................................
Machinery maintenance .....................................
Electronic repairers, communications and
industrial equipment .........................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics ........................................................
7 ...................................................................
Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. .........................
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. .............
Carpenters .........................................................
Electricians ........................................................
7 ...................................................................
Electrical power installers and repairers ............
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ...............
7 ...................................................................
Construction trades, n.e.c. .................................
Supervisors, production .....................................
7 ...................................................................
Machinists ..........................................................
7 ...................................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
Butchers and meat cutters .................................
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Bakers ................................................................
Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................
Water and sewer treatment plant operators ......
Miscellaneous plant and system operators,
n.e.c. ................................................................

$17.33
10.52
12.47
13.32
14.41
16.84
20.43
23.88
26.77
15.92
28.36
28.92
19.52
21.27
17.36
20.10
18.79
20.25
20.28
19.41
19.23
17.80

2.4
11.7
3.0
2.6
1.8
6.0
2.3
9.9
5.2
19.6
9.6
5.9
5.9
3.2
11.3
6.9
11.1
2.7
6.7
6.5
12.2
11.2

39.7
39.8
39.9
39.2
38.8
40.0
40.3
40.0
39.8
39.8
41.0
40.0
41.1
41.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.7
40.0
38.2
40.0
40.0

$17.22
10.52
12.47
13.11
14.35
16.94
20.41
24.18
26.99
15.94
28.40
28.92
19.97
21.37
16.56
20.00
18.79
20.04
20.28
19.41
19.23
17.18

2.1
11.7
3.0
3.6
1.9
6.3
2.9
10.8
5.3
19.9
9.8
5.9
5.6
4.3
12.5
11.0
11.1
3.8
6.7
6.5
12.2
12.2

39.7
39.8
39.9
39.1
38.8
40.0
40.3
39.9
39.8
39.8
41.1
40.0
41.3
42.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.7
40.0
38.2
40.0
40.0

$19.16
–
–
–
15.99
16.20
20.73
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.27
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

11.3
–
–
–
8.1
8.8
6.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

40.0
–
–
–
40.0
40.0
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

19.71

14.5

40.0

21.04

12.1

40.0

–

–

–

15.72
16.43
17.27
15.29
20.48
16.25
17.75
19.55
21.98
23.19
26.79
20.82
22.56
13.01
19.82
18.23
18.29
18.39
14.67
15.56
17.69
17.19
11.64
19.52
21.10

5.4
8.0
1.8
8.6
5.9
8.5
6.0
10.5
9.1
6.0
5.7
10.9
5.4
11.9
15.1
9.8
2.0
7.2
4.7
4.2
1.1
1.0
3.3
5.3
11.2

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.7
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.9
39.6
40.3
40.3
39.9
39.7
34.2
36.4
38.1
39.5
38.4
41.0
40.0

15.35
16.13
16.83
14.10
20.42
16.25
–
19.86
22.27
23.67
–
20.82
22.56
13.02
19.85
16.66
18.22
–
14.67
15.56
17.69
17.19
11.64
19.69
–

5.5
6.9
4.5
2.4
7.0
8.5
–
10.7
9.3
4.5
–
11.0
5.4
12.7
17.2
4.2
2.0
–
4.7
4.2
1.1
1.0
3.3
6.7
–

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
–
39.7
40.0
40.0
–
39.9
39.9
39.6
40.3
40.3
39.9
–
34.2
36.4
38.1
39.5
38.4
41.3
–

–
–
18.96
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
12.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

23.98

3.2

40.0

24.03

3.1

40.0

–

–

–

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .....
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................

11.39
8.13
9.36
11.75
12.14
14.60
15.42
18.44

5.3
7.0
2.1
3.2
2.9
3.2
.9
5.9

38.3
34.0
39.5
39.3
39.9
39.7
40.0
40.0

11.38
8.13
9.34
11.75
12.14
14.60
15.42
18.25

5.3
7.0
2.1
3.2
2.9
3.2
.9
6.7

38.3
34.0
39.5
39.3
39.9
39.7
40.0
40.0

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Blue collar –Continued

See footnotes at end of table.

24

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued
Total

Occupations and level

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)

$11.12
12.20
13.30
16.57
10.16
7.63
9.03
11.99
9.45
10.08
12.55
12.65
16.12
16.52
19.81
11.22
9.50
11.26
12.57
12.72
12.52
13.23
12.24

15.7
7.6
5.0
6.3
7.5
3.6
1.1
10.5
.9
5.5
1.9
5.4
13.0
7.7
9.6
5.5
9.3
7.0
9.0
7.7
7.9
4.9
3.0

36.8
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.8
38.8
39.8
39.7
40.0
40.0
38.4
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.3
38.8
39.2
40.0
39.9
37.1
39.4
40.0

$11.12
12.20
13.30
16.57
10.16
7.63
8.96
11.99
9.45
10.08
12.55
12.65
16.12
16.40
–
11.22
9.50
11.26
12.57
12.72
12.52
13.23
12.24

15.7
7.6
5.0
6.3
7.8
3.6
.4
10.5
.9
5.5
1.9
5.4
13.0
8.0
–
5.5
9.3
7.0
9.0
7.7
7.9
4.9
3.0

36.8
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.8
38.8
39.8
39.7
40.0
40.0
38.4
40.0
40.0
40.0
–
39.3
38.8
39.2
40.0
39.9
37.1
39.4
40.0

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

14.17
7.09
9.37
13.73
14.54
15.91
19.84
21.14
17.24
14.22
9.95
15.33
14.93
16.48
19.25
8.18
12.09
10.42
11.16
13.72
8.73
8.56
7.76
12.05
17.37
16.21
15.46
14.94

8.5
8.7
7.3
12.4
11.4
1.6
9.8
9.5
10.5
11.0
6.6
11.9
17.8
1.7
17.1
20.8
2.9
14.2
7.9
6.8
5.2
8.3
6.8
12.8
3.1
3.3
15.9
8.3

34.9
18.3
31.7
39.4
40.0
39.3
40.8
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.3
40.0
41.9
39.8
41.5
26.8
28.7
23.3
36.0
26.9
13.5
29.6
24.9
40.0
40.1
40.5
39.9
40.0

14.25
7.09
9.22
14.01
15.06
16.18
20.27
23.84
17.24
14.22
9.95
15.33
14.94
16.61
19.25
8.18
10.95
–
–
–
8.73
8.40
7.76
–
17.59
–
15.46
14.94

9.8
8.7
7.3
13.1
12.5
1.3
11.3
18.1
10.5
11.2
6.6
12.0
17.9
1.5
17.1
20.8
1.4
–
–
–
5.2
8.1
6.8
–
5.2
–
15.9
8.3

34.7
18.3
31.8
39.7
40.9
40.2
41.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.3
40.0
41.9
39.8
41.5
26.8
25.5
–
–
–
13.5
29.4
24.9
–
40.1
–
39.9
40.0

$13.60
–
12.60
11.42
12.07
14.68
–
17.97
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.67
12.60
11.11
14.62
–
–
–
12.05
–
–
–
–

7.8
–
1.8
9.2
7.5
4.4
–
8.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.5
1.8
8.1
3.9
–
–
–
12.8
–
–
–
–

36.5
–
29.6
36.4
36.3
35.8
–
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.7
29.6
36.2
28.8
–
–
–
40.0
–
–
–
–

15.48

8.7

40.0

–

–

–

15.32

6.4

40.0

10.68
8.40
10.71

1.9
4.5
6.0

35.3
32.1
34.9

10.62
8.33
10.70

2.0
4.6
6.3

35.2
32.2
34.9

12.10
13.32
–

7.7
9.4
–

37.6
29.0
–

Blue collar –Continued
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors
–Continued
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ...............
5 ...................................................................
Printing press operators .....................................
Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ..........
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Welders and cutters ...........................................
7 ...................................................................
Assemblers ........................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ...................
Production inspectors, checkers and examiners
4 ...................................................................
Transportation and material moving .........................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Truck drivers ......................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
Driver-sales workers ..........................................
Bus drivers .........................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ..........................
Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................
1 ...................................................................
Operating engineers ..........................................
Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators .............
5 ...................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators
4 ...................................................................
Miscellaneous material moving equipment
operators, n.e.c. ...............................................
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and
laborers .......................................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

25

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued
Total

Occupations and level

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)

$11.46
12.36
12.61
11.71
9.90
9.29
9.56

4.1
1.8
5.3
6.5
5.7
6.8
3.2

37.5
39.1
39.8
36.4
34.1
32.3
35.7

$11.73
12.37
12.17
11.71
9.61
9.15
9.97

4.8
1.9
2.3
6.5
6.6
7.2
1.6

37.2
39.1
39.8
36.4
33.1
33.7
30.3

–
$12.06
15.34
–
10.49
–
–

–
5.1
5.7
–
9.7
–
–

–
39.3
40.0
–
36.5
–
–

18.38
14.04
10.08
10.69
9.75
9.27
12.50
10.14
8.96
6.52
8.11
11.09
12.83
14.48
10.71
9.90
16.02
12.49
9.93
11.18
7.47
13.69
9.98
8.87
10.90
11.26
11.83

9.6
4.7
1.6
3.6
11.0
6.7
9.1
3.8
8.7
8.9
8.9
6.3
8.8
6.2
6.3
5.7
2.2
16.4
6.3
14.1
5.5
6.7
7.9
10.8
8.7
4.5
.9

40.0
38.6
40.0
38.3
40.0
38.6
40.0
39.9
28.7
23.3
31.4
32.2
36.1
39.6
36.7
29.7
39.8
39.9
33.4
37.7
32.0
39.6
35.0
34.4
31.8
39.2
40.0

18.38
13.66
10.03
10.57
9.75
–
12.49
10.14
8.89
6.52
7.92
11.09
13.01
14.48
10.71
9.90
16.19
12.49
9.83
11.18
7.47
13.69
9.84
8.82
10.63
11.26
11.77

9.6
8.0
1.4
4.5
11.0
–
9.3
3.8
8.8
8.9
7.2
6.3
8.7
6.2
6.2
5.7
2.4
16.4
5.5
14.1
5.5
6.7
8.3
11.6
6.8
4.5
.9

40.0
40.0
40.0
38.3
40.0
–
40.0
39.9
28.6
23.3
31.0
32.2
36.1
39.6
36.7
29.7
39.8
39.9
33.3
37.7
32.0
39.6
34.9
34.4
31.7
39.2
40.0

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.76
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.9
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
40.0
–
–
–
–

8.99
6.33
7.42
8.21
10.51
11.85
16.67
17.71
23.01
26.22
31.64
17.15
9.08
9.35
10.81
14.09
19.27
18.53
23.15
25.97
31.64
25.28

2.5
3.0
3.0
5.4
5.7
5.3
5.1
4.6
2.4
8.1
4.3
5.6
2.2
2.1
6.0
12.0
4.9
7.0
2.7
8.5
4.3
3.4

31.9
28.3
28.9
32.0
35.9
40.1
38.0
39.5
37.3
41.6
43.6
34.7
32.2
20.4
35.9
41.4
40.8
39.2
37.2
41.7
43.6
50.6

7.86
6.22
7.36
7.90
10.45
10.54
15.13
12.96
–
–
–
9.85
9.07
9.24
10.57
9.63
–
–
–
–
–
–

2.4
3.6
3.4
4.6
6.2
4.3
4.0
12.1
–
–
–
3.0
2.5
2.0
4.9
2.4
–
–
–
–
–
–

31.2
28.3
29.7
31.3
35.7
39.6
35.7
34.7
–
–
–
25.2
32.4
18.4
37.7
39.3
–
–
–
–
–
–

15.13
8.62
8.23
10.20
10.86
13.94
18.55
19.30
22.98
26.22
31.66
20.01
–
9.71
11.51
15.59
19.22
19.89
22.98
25.97
31.66
25.28

6.4
7.1
4.0
5.3
4.9
6.3
3.8
2.3
2.9
8.1
4.3
4.3
–
10.0
7.3
5.9
5.1
1.9
2.9
8.5
4.3
3.4

36.3
29.7
22.0
37.3
37.5
40.9
41.3
41.4
41.2
41.6
43.6
40.7
–
31.8
31.5
42.2
42.2
41.5
41.2
41.7
43.6
50.6

Blue collar –Continued
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and
laborers –Continued
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...
1 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and
laborers, n.e.c. .................................................
Helpers, mechanics and repairers .....................
Helpers, construction trades ..............................
Construction laborers .........................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
Production helpers .............................................
Stock handlers and baggers ..............................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Machine feeders and offbearers ........................
Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners .........
Hand packers and packagers ............................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Service ..............................................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
Protective service ..................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ......
See footnotes at end of table.

26

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued
Total

Occupations and level

Service –Continued
Protective service –Continued
Supervisors, police and detectives ....................
Supervisors, guards ...........................................
Firefighting .........................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Police and detectives, public service .................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement
officers .............................................................
7 ...................................................................
Correctional institution officers ...........................
Guards and police, except public service ..........
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Protective service, n.e.c. ....................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Food service ..........................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
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 ...................................................................
Other food service ...............................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Supervisors, food preparation and service ........
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Cooks .................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Food counter, fountain, and related ...................

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)

$27.05
16.60
15.41
17.00
13.34
22.85
20.83
20.52
26.02

10.9
14.7
10.5
13.3
24.9
4.5
6.3
2.8
5.8

41.1
36.7
42.9
48.8
36.9
39.4
36.3
40.0
40.0

–
$16.16
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
25.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
35.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

$27.05
–
17.28
17.00
18.26
22.87
20.76
20.52
26.02

10.9
–
5.9
13.3
5.0
4.6
6.7
2.8
5.8

41.1
–
48.8
48.8
49.8
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

20.03
19.49
14.35
9.58
9.12
8.81
10.67
13.08
–
10.49
6.96
5.94
6.67
6.98
9.76
10.75
12.90
14.94
5.08
4.71
5.18
5.25
6.61
5.29
7.17
7.77
6.61
4.39
4.25
4.89
4.20
5.54
5.37
6.61
7.83
6.66
7.40
9.17
10.30
10.96
12.90
14.94
11.32
12.88
14.21
9.40
7.33
10.35
10.11
10.50
6.52

2.7
4.1
11.8
4.6
2.4
1.9
5.4
13.1
–
7.2
3.4
5.1
3.4
8.3
6.6
6.5
4.9
4.3
18.1
14.9
15.7
20.6
4.0
29.2
10.0
7.5
4.0
16.8
14.8
21.0
17.1
16.5
18.0
16.8
3.0
2.7
2.6
3.6
5.6
6.6
4.9
4.3
5.0
11.3
7.3
4.8
6.8
8.0
9.0
9.0
3.3

40.2
40.2
40.0
31.8
32.7
29.6
39.9
11.7
–
26.3
30.2
27.9
25.5
32.8
36.0
42.1
39.7
40.8
29.0
27.2
26.8
33.1
31.4
23.9
31.7
36.2
31.4
28.3
26.5
27.2
32.2
29.2
28.9
30.7
30.8
28.3
25.0
32.4
36.9
42.2
39.7
40.8
40.1
40.4
40.9
33.3
28.2
33.7
36.7
39.7
29.9

–
–
–
9.51
9.12
8.66
10.62
–
–
–
6.90
5.90
6.59
6.93
9.76
10.38
12.90
16.41
5.08
4.71
5.18
5.25
–
5.29
7.16
7.77
–
4.39
4.25
4.89
4.20
5.54
5.37
6.61
7.78
6.62
7.36
9.25
10.30
10.60
12.90
16.41
11.05
12.88
–
9.43
7.31
10.39
10.11
10.52
6.50

–
–
–
4.9
2.4
1.4
5.2
–
–
–
3.8
5.2
3.4
9.2
6.6
7.2
4.9
8.8
18.0
14.9
15.7
20.6
–
29.2
9.9
7.5
–
16.8
14.8
21.0
17.1
16.5
18.0
16.8
2.9
2.7
2.9
3.4
5.6
5.3
4.9
8.8
3.5
11.3
–
5.0
7.3
8.5
9.0
9.2
3.1

–
–
–
31.7
32.7
29.3
39.9
–
–
–
30.5
28.0
26.7
32.7
36.1
42.6
39.7
41.3
29.0
27.2
26.8
33.1
–
23.9
31.8
36.2
–
28.3
26.5
27.2
32.2
29.2
28.9
30.7
31.3
28.5
26.6
32.2
36.9
42.7
39.7
41.3
40.1
40.4
–
33.9
29.6
33.7
36.7
40.0
30.1

20.03
19.49
14.35
–
–
–
–
12.83
11.25
–
8.96
8.25
7.83
8.31
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.95
8.25
7.83
8.31
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

2.7
4.1
11.8
–
–
–
–
11.8
11.3
–
8.9
4.2
4.4
10.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.0
4.2
4.4
10.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

40.2
40.2
40.0
–
–
–
–
28.1
24.4
–
22.3
23.4
15.4
33.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
22.3
23.4
15.4
33.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

27

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued
Total

Occupations and level

Service –Continued
Food service –Continued
Other food service –Continued
Food counter, fountain, and related –Continued
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
Kitchen workers, food preparation .....................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
Food preparation, n.e.c. .....................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
Health service ........................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Health aides, except nursing .............................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Cleaning and building service ................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
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 ...................................................................
Personal service ....................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Supervisors, personal service ............................
Hairdressers and cosmetologists .......................
Attendants, amusement, and recreation
facilities ............................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................

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)

$6.61
7.02
7.94
7.11
8.16
8.71
6.80
6.59
6.93
6.95
10.32
7.95
9.32
10.53
10.87
10.47
9.62
8.70
10.74
10.02
10.19
9.46
10.51
10.28
11.01
9.38
7.75
8.50
9.85
12.53
13.95
15.71
9.29

4.1
8.3
3.8
3.3
6.8
6.0
4.2
4.5
3.1
2.9
4.4
3.1
2.5
8.8
5.3
11.3
3.8
7.4
6.7
4.7
3.6
4.0
9.4
3.3
16.9
3.3
2.2
2.5
4.3
2.7
4.2
15.8
7.6

23.9
16.6
28.4
29.6
22.7
28.6
29.3
29.6
26.5
30.8
33.9
34.9
31.3
30.4
36.6
38.7
36.7
35.6
26.0
39.9
33.1
30.5
30.9
36.5
38.4
36.2
33.8
34.8
38.8
40.0
40.0
40.0
37.3

$6.52
7.02
7.90
7.11
8.27
8.60
6.76
6.55
6.82
6.98
10.21
7.95
9.33
10.45
11.11
–
9.55
8.70
10.74
9.91
10.03
9.48
10.42
10.64
–
8.85
7.49
8.47
8.86
12.58
–
–
9.29

5.1
8.3
4.6
3.3
7.2
7.1
4.2
4.7
2.3
3.9
5.1
3.1
2.7
9.6
4.6
–
6.0
7.4
6.7
11.2
3.9
4.2
10.4
4.3
–
2.7
2.0
2.6
4.1
1.9
–
–
7.6

24.1
16.6
30.5
29.6
28.2
27.1
29.4
29.7
26.7
31.1
33.0
34.9
31.3
30.1
35.9
–
35.1
35.6
26.0
39.8
32.5
30.5
30.7
36.1
–
35.2
33.3
34.2
37.5
40.0
–
–
37.3

–
–
$8.31
–
–
–
7.64
–
–
–
10.85
–
–
11.20
10.05
11.90
–
–
–
–
11.17
–
11.20
–
–
10.61
8.83
8.62
10.73
–
–
–
–

–
–
7.8
–
–
–
6.7
–
–
–
8.0
–
–
13.4
9.3
16.2
–
–
–
–
13.0
–
13.4
–
–
3.2
9.1
4.3
4.7
–
–
–
–

–
–
17.3
–
–
–
26.4
–
–
–
38.4
–
–
33.5
39.1
40.0
–
–
–
–
37.2
–
33.5
–
–
38.7
35.9
37.6
40.0
–
–
–
–

14.94
7.51
7.33
7.94
7.01
9.65
8.05
8.66
10.15
11.89
14.15
9.13
6.39
6.96
8.60
9.78
11.82
17.06
9.73
15.37
12.02

22.9
2.2
2.4
2.8
2.0
3.5
4.5
3.8
3.7
10.3
4.8
8.2
4.9
4.7
10.9
15.1
7.6
10.7
6.6
8.8
15.8

40.0
38.6
39.4
39.8
33.4
35.3
30.6
33.5
39.4
40.0
40.0
31.5
23.5
33.2
33.1
32.8
38.5
32.3
33.7
40.2
31.6

14.52
7.56
7.38
7.94
7.01
9.05
7.56
8.67
9.33
11.59
–
9.00
6.38
6.89
8.61
9.76
11.90
17.09
9.11
14.40
12.02

27.5
2.4
3.1
2.8
2.0
3.2
2.2
4.3
5.9
15.2
–
8.4
5.0
5.4
11.3
15.5
8.9
11.1
8.4
3.9
15.8

40.0
38.4
39.2
39.8
33.4
33.7
29.9
32.5
38.6
40.0
–
31.7
23.8
34.5
32.9
32.8
38.3
32.7
33.5
40.2
31.6

–
–
–
–
–
10.71
9.99
8.62
10.73
–
–
11.61
–
7.97
8.44
10.33
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
4.2
5.2
4.3
4.7
–
–
14.2
–
8.3
9.8
12.3
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
38.6
33.6
37.6
40.0
–
–
27.5
–
20.4
38.3
31.2
–
–
–
–
–

6.69
6.51
6.59

3.4
1.9
1.8

35.1
30.9
36.2

6.60
6.50
6.52

3.3
2.2
1.9

36.1
34.6
37.3

9.34
–
–

4.8
–
–

19.7
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 Mountain: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 July 2002–Continued
Total

Occupations and level

Service –Continued
Personal service –Continued
Attendants, amusement, and recreation
facilities –Continued
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Public transportation attendants ........................
Baggage porters and bellhops ...........................
Welfare service aides ........................................
Early childhood teachers’ assistants ..................
1 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
Child care workers, n.e.c. ..................................
Service, n.e.c. ....................................................
1 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$6.29
6.99
27.27
6.54
9.66
8.42
6.87
8.16
8.54
7.87
6.41
10.26

15.6
6.1
5.5
16.5
8.9
2.3
5.1
8.9
6.4
4.4
4.7
11.0

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)

33.7
39.2
19.8
38.6
31.4
27.1
16.6
32.2
28.5
26.9
20.6
34.9

$6.28
6.85
27.27
6.54
9.48
8.42
6.87
7.89
8.53
7.86
6.41
10.26

15.6
5.3
5.5
16.5
8.7
2.6
5.1
10.7
6.8
4.3
4.7
11.0

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

33.7
39.6
19.8
38.6
29.1
27.2
16.6
31.4
28.7
27.0
20.6
34.9

–
–
–
–
–
$8.42
–
–
–
–
–
–

Mean
Relative weekly
5
error
hours
(percent)

–
–
–
–
–
3.8
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
26.3
–
–
–
–
–
–

weighted by hours.
4 In this census division, data were collected between December 2001 and January
2003. The average reference period was July 2002.
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.

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Technical Note

T

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.

Cheyenne County, CO
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO, CMSA
Fergus County, MT
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO, MSA
Great Falls, MT, MSA
Lincoln County, WY
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ, MSA
Reno, NV, MSA
Yavapai County, AZ

Survey scope. In the Mountain Census Division, the NCS
studied 1,367 establishments representing approximately
5,098,600 workers within the scope of the survey. Beginning with the 1999 NCS, private sector establishments with
one or more workers are included in the survey. State and
local governments with 50 or more workers also are 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 is approximately proportional to the
stratum employment. Each sampled establishment is 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. In
the Mountain region, data were collected between
December 2001 and January 2003, with an average reference period of July 2002.

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.

Occupational selection and classification. Identification
of the occupations for which wage data were collected was
a four-step process:
1.
2.

Sample design and data collection. 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 (MSA) or Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical
Areas (CMSA), 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 areas that contribute to the Mountain Census
Division are:

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
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

Bannock County, ID
Carson City County, NV
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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 $17.18 per hour, with a relative standard error of 0.8
percent for this estimate. At the 90-percent level, the
confidence interval for this estimate is $16.90 to $17.46
($17.18 x 1.645 x 0.008 = $0.2828, round to $0.28);
($17.18 - .28 = $16.90; $17.18 + .28 = $17.46). 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.

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 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. Finally, the worker was 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 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.

Data reliability. The data in this bulletin are estimates from
a scientifically selected probability sample. There are two
types of errors possible in an estimate based on a sample
survey, sampling and nonsampling.
Sampling errors occur because observations come only
from a sample 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.
A measure of the variation among these differing

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TABLE A. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, by occupational group,2 Mountain,
National Compensation Survey,3 July 2002
Occupational group

All industries

Private industry

State and local
government

All .............................................................................................
All, excluding sales ...............................................................

5,098,600
4,556,100

4,314,000
3,776,600

784,600
779,500

White collar .........................................................................
White collar, excluding sales ............................................

2,659,500
2,117,100

2,111,700
1,574,300

547,800
542,800

Professional specialty and technical .................................
Professional specialty occupations ...............................
Technical occupations ..................................................
Executive, administrative, and managerial .......................
Sales .................................................................................
Administrative support, including clerical ..........................

854,600
651,700
202,900
331,200
542,400
931,300

533,900
369,800
164,100
244,900
537,400
795,400

320,600
281,800
38,800
86,300
5,000
135,900

Blue collar ...........................................................................
Precision production, craft, and repair ..............................
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..............
Transportation and material moving .................................
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ......

1,304,200
515,800
230,600
237,000
320,800

1,231,600
486,800
229,200
206,700
308,800

72,600
28,900
–
30,300
12,000

Service .................................................................................

1,134,900

970,700

164,100

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 2001 and January 2003. The average reference period
was July 2002.

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TABLE B. Number of establishments studied by industry group and establishment employment size, Mountain, National
Compensation Survey,1 July 2002
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 ........................................................................

1,367
1,241
272
23
79
170
98
72
969
93
64
247
114
451
126

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

624
608
132
8
58
66
31
35
476
33
41
160
61
181
16

424
386
96
12
19
65
38
27
290
25
19
70
26
150
38

116
94
19
3
2
14
10
4
75
7
2
15
10
41
22

125
99
12
–
–
12
10
2
87
18
1
1
7
60
26

55
41
12

23
13
1

–
–

–
–
12
8
4
29
5
1
1
7
15
14

1
1
–
12
5
–
–
3
4
10

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported. Overall industry and industry groups
may include data for categories not shown separately.

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