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National Compensation Survey:
Occupational Wages in the
South Atlantic Census Division, 1999
U.S. Department of Labor
Elaine L. Chao, Secretary
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner
July 2001
Bulletin 2544-5

Preface

T

tral, West North Central, South Atlantic, East South Central,
West South Central, Mountain, and Pacific. (See the technical note.) Data also are published for some individual localities, as well as for the entire United States. The census
division publications may be useful to NCS data users in
localities for which separate data were not published.
For additional information regarding the National Compensation Survey, contact the information staff in the BLS
National Office at (202) 691-6199. You can also write to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Compensation Data
Analysis and Planning, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Room
4175, Washington, DC 20212-0001, or send e-mail to
OCLTINFO@bls.gov.
The Bureau’s Office of Compensation and Working Conditions developed and produced this bulletin. The Directorate of Survey Processing coordinated the data file formation
and tabulations. Field economists from the Bureau’s regional
offices, under the direction of the Assistant Regional Commissioners for Operations, collected the survey data. The
Bureau thanks all survey respondents for their cooperation,
without which this bulletin would not have been possible.
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he National Compensation Survey (NCS) provides comprehensive measures of occupational earnings, compensation cost trends, and detailed benefit provisions. It
integrates three Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) programs—
the Occupational Compensation Survey (OCS), the Employment Cost Index (ECI), and the Employee Benefits Survey
(EBS). OCS provides data on occupational earnings; the
ECI measures changes in labor costs, as well as average
hourly employer costs for employee compensation; and the
EBS provides information on detailed benefit provisions.
When fully integrated, the NCS will provide data on benefit
costs and provisions, as well as wages. This bulletin, a product of the first phase of the NCS, focuses on occupational
earnings.
The NCS replaced the Occupational Compensation Survey (OCS) with the release of the 1997 data. 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 more fully represent the employment patterns and occupational mix of each locality.
This bulletin presents aggregate pay data from the metropolitan and nonmetropolitan local area surveys conducted
in the South Atlantic census division. (See the technical
note.) It provides estimates of occupational pay for the census division, as well as selected data on worker and establishment characteristics.
NCS bulletins are published for each of the nine census
divisions: New England, Middle Atlantic, East North Cen-

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Contents

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

1

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

2

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

3

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

11

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

18

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

22

Table A. Number of workers represented by the survey, by occupational group, South Atlantic .....................

50

Table B. Number of establishments studied by industry group and establishment employment
size, South Atlantic ...........................................................................................................................................

51

Technical Note ........................................................................................................................................................

52

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TABLE 1. Summary, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry
and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,2 1999
Total
Worker and establishment characteristics,
and geographic areas

Private industry

Hourly earnings

State and local government

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error
(percent)

Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error
(percent)

$14.49

2.9

36.3

$14.04

3.5

36.0

$16.84

1.5

38.0

17.74
22.96

3.5
3.8

36.6
35.9

17.38
23.05

4.5
5.4

36.3
35.2

19.25
22.75

1.8
2.1

38.1
37.6

26.43
11.81
11.87
11.98
14.86

6.5
6.0
3.6
2.2
1.9

40.5
33.9
37.2
38.3
39.7

27.10
11.82
12.03
11.96
14.99

7.4
6.1
4.2
2.4
2.0

40.7
33.9
37.0
38.4
39.7

23.78
10.36
11.17
12.36
13.61

7.4
13.6
1.6
2.1
3.0

39.7
34.6
38.2
36.8
39.9

11.33
11.82

3.5
2.5

39.6
37.7

11.31
11.83

3.5
2.9

39.6
38.8

15.40
11.73

21.1
2.5

37.7
31.3

9.21
8.54

2.9
2.1

35.7
32.8

9.15
7.43

3.0
2.1

35.5
31.5

10.28
12.39

4.7
1.4

39.1
38.3

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

15.24
7.90

2.9
4.0

39.6
21.0

14.86
7.73

3.6
4.3

39.7
21.1

17.06
10.82

1.6
3.6

39.3
19.8

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

16.87
14.26

3.9
3.2

37.5
36.2

16.26
13.89

5.9
3.8

37.3
35.9

17.75
16.57

4.5
2.2

37.9
38.0

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

14.05
20.29

2.4
14.2

36.3
36.2

13.46
20.29

3.0
14.2

36.0
36.2

16.84
–

1.5
–

38.0
–

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

(5)
(5)

(5)
(5)

(5)
(5)

15.06
13.65

3.6
4.9

39.7
34.8

(5)
(5)

(5)
(5)

(5)
(5)

1 to 99 workers6 .....................................
100 to 499 workers .................................
500 to 999 workers .................................
1000 to 2499 workers .............................
2500 workers or more .............................

12.54
14.39
14.80
16.57
19.20

6.0
7.8
2.5
2.4
1.9

34.7
37.4
38.2
37.3
38.1

12.53
14.43
14.71
17.03
20.84

6.1
8.2
3.3
3.2
3.9

34.7
37.4
38.4
37.4
37.6

12.99
13.82
15.21
15.76
18.30

3.9
6.7
4.4
3.5
1.6

39.2
38.0
37.1
37.2
38.4

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

14.71
12.60

3.0
6.3

36.2
37.4

14.27
11.32

3.6
8.1

35.9
37.4

17.44
14.84

1.0
5.5

38.2
37.4

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

17.18
17.84
15.55
14.37
14.49
12.13
14.38
14.10
16.87

4.2
3.7
1.8
2.8
2.9
5.0
3.5
2.9
1.7

34.6
34.8
35.6
35.3
36.3
37.6
36.8
35.7
35.3

16.54
17.05
14.82
13.84
14.04
11.76
13.98
13.26
16.01

5.2
4.5
2.0
3.2
3.5
5.5
4.0
3.2
2.0

34.5
34.7
35.5
35.1
36.0
37.6
36.6
35.5
35.3

21.82
22.45
20.32
18.11
16.84
16.23
16.38
19.00
22.13

2.2
1.6
2.1
2.2
1.5
2.7
2.0
3.5
1.2

35.4
35.5
36.0
36.9
38.0
37.0
38.0
36.9
35.6

Total ...........................................................
Worker characteristics:3
White-collar occupations4 .......................
Professional specialty and technical ...
Executive, administrative, and
managerial ........................................
Sales ...................................................
Administrative support ........................
Blue-collar occupations4 .........................
Precision production, craft, and repair
Machine operators, assemblers, and
inspectors .........................................
Transportation and material moving ...
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
helpers, and laborers ........................
Service occupations4 ..............................

Establishment characteristics:

Geographic areas:7

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses;
and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by
the number of workers, weighted by hours.
2 In this census division, collection was conducted between September 1998
and April 2000. The average reference period was September 1999. For the first
time, estimates include workers in private establishments employing fewer than 50
workers.
3 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.
4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to
cover all workers in the civilian economy. See Technical Note for more information.
5 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing
industries applies to private industry only.
6 Estimates include private establishments employing 1 to 99 workers and
State and local government establishments employing 50 to 99 workers.
7 Data are presented for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area divisions as
well as nine census divisions. See Technical Note for a list of survey areas in each
census division and the States comprising the nine census divisions.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria.

1

TABLE 2. Summary, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by selected characteristics, metropolitan and
nonmetropolitan areas,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1999
Total
Worker and establishment characteristics,
and geographic areas

Metropolitan areas

Hourly earnings

Nonmetropolitan areas

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error
(percent)

Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error
(percent)

$14.49
14.04
16.84

2.9
3.5
1.5

36.3
36.0
38.0

$14.71
14.27
17.44

3.0
3.6
1.0

36.2
35.9
38.2

$12.60
11.32
14.84

6.3
8.1
5.5

37.4
37.4
37.4

17.74
22.96

3.5
3.8

36.6
35.9

17.89
23.38

3.7
4.0

36.6
35.7

15.80
19.02

6.3
6.0

37.2
37.8

26.43
11.81
11.87
11.98
14.86

6.5
6.0
3.6
2.2
1.9

40.5
33.9
37.2
38.3
39.7

26.47
11.94
11.98
12.06
14.89

6.9
6.2
3.8
1.3
1.5

40.5
34.0
37.2
38.2
39.7

25.81
8.70
10.62
11.53
14.64

3.2
3.4
4.7
12.4
10.5

39.9
31.1
37.7
38.8
40.0

11.33
11.82

3.5
2.5

39.6
37.7

11.52
11.82

2.5
2.5

39.6
37.8

10.57
11.82

14.2
7.5

39.9
36.5

9.21
8.54

2.9
2.1

35.7
32.8

9.22
8.51

1.6
1.9

35.6
32.5

9.12
8.76

16.3
9.3

36.5
35.4

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

15.24
7.90

2.9
4.0

39.6
21.0

15.51
7.96

3.0
4.3

39.6
21.0

12.98
7.12

6.7
3.6

39.7
20.7

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

16.87
14.26

3.9
3.2

37.5
36.2

17.29
14.46

4.4
3.4

37.2
36.1

14.14
12.40

12.7
5.0

39.9
37.1

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

14.05
20.29

2.4
14.2

36.3
36.2

14.22
20.45

2.4
14.3

36.2
36.1

12.61
11.52

6.3
9.5

37.4
40.4

Goods producing6 ..................................
Service producing6 .................................

15.06
13.65

3.6
4.9

39.7
34.8

15.52
13.85

3.4
5.0

39.7
34.8

12.51
9.94

13.6
4.6

39.8
34.9

1 to 99 workers7 .....................................
100 to 499 workers .................................
500 to 999 workers .................................
1000 to 2499 workers .............................
2500 workers or more .............................

12.54
14.39
14.80
16.57
19.20

6.0
7.8
2.5
2.4
1.9

34.7
37.4
38.2
37.3
38.1

12.65
15.07
14.78
17.30
19.21

6.1
8.3
2.4
2.0
1.9

34.8
37.3
38.0
37.2
38.0

9.15
10.60
14.86
14.47
–

2.2
8.0
7.0
4.8
–

33.3
37.9
38.7
37.6
–

17.18
17.84
15.55
14.37
14.49
12.13
14.38
14.10
16.87

4.2
3.7
1.8
2.8
2.9
5.0
3.5
2.9
1.7

34.6
34.8
35.6
35.3
36.3
37.6
36.8
35.7
35.3

17.35
17.93
15.75
14.73
14.71
12.87
14.42
13.94
16.92

4.4
3.8
1.9
3.0
3.0
1.5
3.7
3.2
1.8

34.6
34.8
35.4
35.1
36.2
37.4
36.8
35.6
35.3

15.21
14.93
13.83
12.70
12.60
9.72
13.90
15.78
15.45

6.9
3.6
3.7
5.8
6.3
9.6
5.1
2.4
4.7

34.8
35.6
36.7
36.5
37.4
38.1
37.3
36.2
36.8

Total ............................................................
Private Industry .......................................
State and local government ....................
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 ..............................

Establishment characteristics:

Geographic areas:8
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 Metropolitan areas can be a Metropolitan Statistical Area or Consolidated
Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the Office of Management and Budget,
1994. Nonmetropolitan areas are counties that do not fit the definitions above. For
more information, see Technical Note.
3 In this census division, collection was conducted between September 1998
and April 2000. The average reference period was September 1999. For the first
time, estimates include workers in private establishments employing fewer than 50
workers.
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 See Technical Note for a list of survey areas in each census division and the
States comprising the nine census divisions.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria.

2

TABLE 3. Selected occupations, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2
National Compensation Survey,3 1999
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
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

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

$14.49
14.79

2.9
2.9

36.3
36.6

$15.24
15.41

2.9
3.0

39.6
39.6

$7.90
8.26

4.0
4.6

21.0
20.6

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

17.74
19.07

3.5
3.5

36.6
37.3

18.53
19.47

3.5
3.5

39.5
39.4

9.56
12.28

5.4
5.8

20.8
19.4

Professional specialty and technical .........................
Professional specialty ................................................
Engineers, architects, and surveyors .....................
Architects ...........................................................
Aerospace engineers .........................................
Chemical engineers ...........................................
Civil engineers ...................................................
Electrical and electronic engineers ....................
Industrial engineers ...........................................
Mechanical engineers ........................................
Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................
Mathematical and computer scientists ...................
Computer systems analysts and scientists ........
Statisticians ........................................................
Natural scientists ...................................................
Chemists, except biochemists ...........................
Physical scientists, n.e.c. ...................................
Agricultural and food scientists ..........................
Biological and life scientists ...............................
Medical scientists ...............................................
Health related ........................................................
Physicians ..........................................................
Registered nurses ..............................................
Pharmacists .......................................................
Dietitians ............................................................
Respiratory therapists ........................................
Occupational therapists .....................................
Physical therapists .............................................
Speech therapists ..............................................
Therapists, n.e.c. ...............................................
Physicians’ assistants ........................................
Teachers, college and university ...........................
Biological science teachers ...............................
Chemistry teachers ............................................
Psychology teachers ..........................................
Economics teachers ..........................................
History teachers .................................................
Engineering teachers .........................................
Mathematical science teachers .........................
Computer science teachers ...............................
Medical science teachers ..................................
Health specialities teachers ...............................
Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ..
Art, drama, and music teachers .........................
Education teachers ............................................
English teachers ................................................
Foreign language teachers ................................
Law 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 ...........................................................

22.96
25.09
28.72
21.97
29.88
35.33
27.46
31.16
24.71
23.43
33.10
26.63
27.72
23.02
23.58
27.26
26.01
21.41
17.35
23.32
20.96
41.40
19.32
29.34
18.66
17.06
18.91
27.62
26.06
15.36
30.70
34.06
36.49
29.20
32.45
39.39
30.64
38.10
34.53
39.12
40.91
47.68
40.60
25.01
35.48
24.99
17.66
57.47
32.03
22.99
19.48
23.55
25.44
24.98
20.24
7.18
21.54
20.18
20.17

3.8
3.5
2.5
8.5
2.8
5.7
4.4
3.0
4.9
7.4
3.5
2.7
2.9
24.9
7.8
6.3
15.9
18.6
5.5
7.9
2.0
13.5
1.6
2.3
4.5
4.2
11.0
5.9
6.7
3.9
4.6
3.9
12.2
2.0
14.5
8.8
7.0
3.3
12.3
8.4
14.0
13.5
13.4
6.4
9.9
10.2
16.9
12.6
5.8
1.8
11.8
2.0
2.1
2.7
5.7
6.7
9.9
6.4
6.5

35.9
36.0
40.2
39.4
40.0
40.8
40.5
40.2
40.2
40.3
40.0
40.1
40.2
40.0
39.7
40.0
39.9
39.1
39.7
38.6
36.0
41.8
35.2
36.4
39.7
36.8
38.7
33.6
35.1
39.4
40.4
35.6
44.0
49.9
40.7
50.5
41.7
47.5
37.5
35.8
41.1
36.8
41.8
32.2
39.8
37.4
40.5
44.3
38.1
35.9
36.9
37.2
37.2
37.1
32.4
12.5
36.9
38.2
38.3

23.41
25.36
28.73
21.92
29.88
35.33
27.56
31.16
24.71
23.43
33.08
26.65
27.77
23.02
23.51
27.26
26.01
19.76
17.35
23.46
20.86
40.88
19.12
29.21
18.66
17.08
18.80
27.10
25.76
15.26
30.70
34.33
36.35
29.20
32.46
39.39
29.44
38.13
35.22
41.55
41.58
48.78
40.64
25.53
36.83
25.05
–
57.47
32.26
23.26
19.91
23.59
25.42
25.15
20.69
–
21.55
20.29
20.27

3.8
3.6
2.5
8.7
2.8
5.7
4.4
3.0
4.9
7.4
3.5
2.8
2.9
24.9
7.6
6.3
15.9
13.1
5.5
8.0
2.2
14.0
1.7
2.5
4.5
4.5
11.3
6.8
7.3
4.1
4.6
3.9
12.3
2.0
14.5
8.8
5.5
3.2
12.2
4.7
13.9
12.3
13.4
6.4
8.5
10.3
–
12.6
5.7
1.9
12.2
2.0
2.1
2.5
6.1
–
10.1
6.5
6.6

38.8
38.7
40.2
39.9
40.0
40.8
40.5
40.2
40.2
40.3
40.1
40.2
40.3
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.4
39.7
40.2
39.9
44.6
39.6
40.3
40.0
39.6
39.7
38.8
38.9
39.9
40.4
42.1
44.4
49.9
40.9
50.5
43.6
48.6
39.8
44.7
44.2
39.6
42.0
40.1
42.7
38.6
–
44.3
39.8
37.6
38.2
37.5
37.5
37.7
37.7
–
37.8
39.3
39.3

16.23
19.48
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
21.78
55.43
20.74
30.46
–
16.78
–
31.81
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.56
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.97
12.84
–
18.06
27.91
–
11.91
7.18
–
16.08
16.10

7.8
4.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.9
9.7
2.8
1.4
–
2.8
–
4.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
22.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.7
13.6
–
22.8
4.7
–
13.3
6.7
–
6.7
7.1

17.1
14.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.0
15.7
20.2
19.7
–
20.6
–
16.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.6
13.3
–
17.1
17.9
–
9.0
12.5
–
18.9
19.1

See footnotes at end of table.

3

TABLE 3. Selected occupations, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2
National Compensation Survey,3 1999–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
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$22.04
28.24
21.41
25.48
19.94
14.73
14.80
13.83
–

6.3
6.3
7.6
13.6
6.6
2.2
2.3
4.7
–

39.3
39.8
38.9
38.2
40.0
38.6
39.3
32.7
–

$22.05
28.24
21.43
25.48
19.94
14.73
14.81
13.58
–

6.4
6.3
7.8
13.6
6.6
2.2
2.4
5.6
–

39.7
39.8
39.5
38.2
40.0
39.9
39.9
39.9
–

–
–
–
–
–
$14.46
13.97
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
6.2
7.8
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
16.6
16.1
–
–

22.29
15.81
15.12
16.82

10.4
5.2
9.2
18.2

26.5
38.6
39.5
37.2

22.99
–
15.12
17.07

10.9
–
9.2
19.5

33.6
–
39.5
40.3

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

16.64
16.89
17.08
26.56
22.49
28.72
16.54

11.3
9.0
34.7
10.0
13.4
4.6
3.4

38.5
40.0
30.0
38.7
40.3
39.3
35.6

16.43
16.88
–
26.83
22.49
28.77
17.08

11.6
9.1
–
9.9
13.4
4.6
3.5

39.4
40.1
–
39.5
40.3
39.7
39.0

–
–
–
–
–
–
12.44

–
–
–
–
–
–
9.5

–
–
–
–
–
–
21.3

14.08
11.39
16.96
12.43
12.17
15.56
18.57
18.08
18.17
15.89
14.90
17.09
17.27
104.22
17.10
24.03
17.04

8.3
11.0
3.1
2.4
3.4
14.1
20.3
6.9
6.1
6.9
9.2
6.0
6.0
12.7
20.6
4.0
5.5

35.7
39.9
35.3
34.0
33.5
36.1
41.5
40.0
39.7
39.4
40.0
40.0
38.4
22.6
35.4
40.1
38.3

14.00
11.39
16.95
12.55
12.43
18.23
18.57
18.08
18.17
15.89
14.90
17.09
17.64
104.22
18.69
24.03
17.34

8.3
11.0
3.3
2.7
3.9
4.1
20.3
6.9
6.1
7.0
9.2
6.0
5.7
12.7
17.9
4.0
5.9

36.2
39.9
39.6
39.7
40.6
40.0
41.5
40.0
39.7
40.4
40.0
40.0
40.0
22.6
40.0
40.1
39.9

17.12
–
17.03
11.77
10.48
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

8.4
–
5.7
4.8
5.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

23.6
–
16.6
18.4
15.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

26.43
29.32

6.5
7.4

40.5
40.8

26.47
29.39

6.6
7.4

40.7
41.0

20.53
14.61

20.0
18.4

22.5
22.8

24.48
25.64
32.82
26.23

8.4
6.6
7.5
17.6

39.3
40.3
42.3
40.4

24.47
25.64
32.82
26.23

8.5
6.6
7.5
17.6

39.5
40.3
42.3
40.4

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

35.89
29.25
28.61

7.4
6.1
16.6

40.7
39.5
40.4

35.89
29.41
28.57

7.4
6.2
16.7

40.7
39.9
40.5

–
18.19
–

–
20.3
–

–
22.0
–

13.75
20.31
25.88
32.02
20.40
21.73
18.81

10.2
15.4
9.0
11.6
3.7
9.0
12.0

43.1
41.3
40.5
41.2
39.8
39.2
40.3

13.93
20.31
26.02
32.05
20.34
21.50
18.81

10.7
15.4
9.0
11.6
3.8
9.4
12.0

44.7
41.3
40.9
41.2
40.2
39.9
40.3

–
–
–
–
25.90
–
–

–
–
–
–
12.6
–
–

–
–
–
–
22.2
–
–

White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Social scientists and urban planners .....................
Economists ........................................................
Psychologists .....................................................
Social scientists, n.e.c. ......................................
Urban planners ..................................................
Social, recreation, and religious workers ...............
Social workers ...................................................
Recreation workers ............................................
Lawyers and judges ...............................................
Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and
professionals, n.e.c. .............................................
Technical writers ................................................
Designers ...........................................................
Actors and directors ...........................................
Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist
printmakers ......................................................
Photographers ...................................................
Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c.
Editors and reporters .........................................
Public relations specialists .................................
Professional, n.e.c. ............................................
Technical ...................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians .......................................................
Health record technologists and technicians .....
Radiological technicians ....................................
Licensed practical nurses ..................................
Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ......
Electrical and electronic technicians ..................
Industrial engineering technicians .....................
Mechanical engineering technicians ..................
Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ..........................
Drafters ..............................................................
Biological technicians ........................................
Chemical technicians .........................................
Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................
Airplane pilots and navigators ............................
Broadcast equipment operators .........................
Computer programmers .....................................
Technical and related, n.e.c. ..............................
Executive, administrative, and managerial ...............
Executives, administrators, and managers ............
Administrators and officials, public
administration ..................................................
Financial managers ...........................................
Personnel and labor relations managers ...........
Purchasing managers ........................................
Managers, marketing, advertising, and public
relations ...........................................................
Administrators, education and related fields ......
Managers, medicine and health .........................
Managers, food servicing and lodging
establishments .................................................
Managers, properties and real estate ................
Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............
Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .................
Management related ..............................................
Accountants and auditors ..................................
Underwriters ......................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

4

TABLE 3. Selected occupations, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2
National Compensation Survey,3 1999–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
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$22.29
21.55

5.8
9.9

40.5
40.7

$22.30
21.55

5.8
9.9

40.7
40.7

–
–

–
–

–
–

18.56

3.6

39.9

18.57

3.6

40.0

–

–

–

19.66
16.83
17.60

15.8
10.4
2.9

39.8
40.1
40.8

19.82
16.83
17.60

16.2
10.4
2.9

41.0
40.1
40.8

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

16.28
21.12

5.2
3.4

40.3
39.7

16.28
21.12

5.2
3.5

40.3
40.2

–
$21.37

–
25.2

–
22.4

Sales .............................................................................
Supervisors, sales .............................................
Insurance sales ..................................................
Real estate sales ...............................................
Securities and financial services sales ..............
Advertising and related sales .............................
Sales, other business services ..........................
Sales engineers .................................................
Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,
and wholesale ..................................................
Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ..........
Sales workers, apparel ......................................
Sales workers, shoes .........................................
Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings ..
Sales workers, hardware and building supplies
Sales workers, parts ..........................................
Sales workers, other commodities .....................
Sales counter clerks ..........................................
Cashiers .............................................................
Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales ..
Sales support, n.e.c. ..........................................

11.81
14.00
17.63
13.60
26.15
25.18
17.75
33.73

6.0
6.6
10.8
9.1
31.9
8.8
15.6
4.5

33.9
41.4
37.1
35.5
39.7
39.0
38.8
40.7

13.37
14.04
18.02
13.72
26.25
25.55
17.86
33.73

6.3
6.6
12.1
9.6
31.9
8.7
15.8
4.5

40.2
41.8
39.5
35.8
39.8
39.3
39.1
40.7

6.70
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

2.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

22.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

20.75
16.66
8.88
8.53
9.92
11.58
13.24
13.07
7.42
6.60
11.78
12.42

8.6
8.9
6.4
5.9
21.5
7.3
23.0
22.7
6.9
2.4
11.3
8.3

40.2
45.1
27.1
29.0
37.4
38.9
38.6
33.4
30.3
29.3
31.9
37.3

21.43
16.66
9.91
–
9.99
11.89
13.90
14.57
8.59
6.98
12.73
12.68

8.3
8.9
6.0
–
22.0
7.6
21.7
21.3
4.9
3.6
16.9
9.0

41.0
45.1
39.7
–
37.9
40.2
41.6
39.9
39.3
39.6
40.0
40.0

–
–
7.33
–
–
8.46
–
6.82
6.11
6.15
10.08
10.04

–
–
6.9
–
–
2.6
–
3.7
4.3
2.4
16.6
19.0

–
–
18.3
–
–
29.5
–
20.0
24.1
22.5
23.5
23.2

Administrative support, including clerical ................
Supervisors, general office ................................
Supervisors, computer equipment operators .....
Supervisors, financial records processing .........
Chief communications operators .......................
Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and
adjusting clerks ................................................
Computer operators ...........................................
Peripheral equipment operators ........................
Secretaries .........................................................
Stenographers ...................................................
Typists ...............................................................
Interviewers .......................................................
Hotel clerks ........................................................
Transportation ticket and reservation agents .....
Receptionists .....................................................
Information clerks, n.e.c. ....................................
Correspondence clerks ......................................
Order clerks .......................................................
Personnel clerks, except payroll and
timekeeping .....................................................
Library clerks .....................................................
File clerks ...........................................................
Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................
Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...

11.87
17.78
22.40
17.91
18.90

3.6
7.4
2.6
7.1
4.7

37.2
39.8
41.0
40.4
40.0

12.13
17.77
22.40
17.91
18.90

3.7
7.5
2.6
7.1
4.7

39.4
39.9
41.0
40.4
40.0

8.56
–
–
–
–

2.2
–
–
–
–

21.7
–
–
–
–

16.48
12.47
12.27
14.82
11.72
11.59
9.36
7.53
14.71
8.80
12.22
9.82
12.13

5.1
3.5
8.7
8.8
3.3
7.1
5.0
2.4
4.5
3.5
6.9
5.3
4.9

39.5
39.8
40.0
38.5
32.5
37.2
30.3
34.5
36.2
33.7
37.6
37.9
37.4

16.52
12.54
12.27
14.94
11.32
11.53
10.10
7.71
15.04
9.04
12.58
10.01
12.44

5.2
3.6
8.7
8.8
3.6
7.6
4.5
2.1
4.6
4.2
7.1
4.8
4.6

40.4
40.0
40.0
39.1
39.6
39.2
39.8
39.7
39.8
39.0
39.7
40.0
39.8

–
–
–
10.08
–
12.38
–
6.84
13.02
7.73
8.54
–
8.32

–
–
–
5.6
–
9.4
–
3.8
7.8
4.6
11.2
–
4.9

–
–
–
24.6
–
23.3
–
23.0
24.8
20.8
24.6
–
21.4

12.21
9.91
7.85
11.06
11.27

4.7
4.2
5.8
3.3
3.1

39.4
33.9
34.3
38.1
36.7

12.29
10.32
8.02
11.04
11.64

4.8
3.6
6.7
3.5
4.4

39.9
38.6
39.8
39.7
39.8

–
7.83
7.01
11.37
8.14

–
4.0
11.9
9.7
3.5

–
21.0
20.6
23.3
21.8

White collar –Continued
Executive, administrative, and managerial
–Continued
Management related –Continued
Other financial officers .......................................
Management analysts ........................................
Personnel, training, and labor relations
specialists ........................................................
Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm
products ...........................................................
Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ...............
Construction inspectors .....................................
Inspectors and compliance officers, except
construction .....................................................
Management related, n.e.c. ...............................

See footnotes at end of table.

5

TABLE 3. Selected occupations, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2
National Compensation Survey,3 1999–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
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$11.75
9.41
17.00

6.5
7.0
13.2

37.8
39.7
39.9

$12.06
9.41
17.00

6.5
7.1
13.2

39.9
39.8
39.9

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

9.58
8.82
10.57
11.24
8.46
8.62
11.60
15.31
10.37
11.00
11.57
12.43
10.69

5.5
1.6
7.9
3.5
5.0
4.5
8.5
10.1
8.2
3.0
4.5
7.9
6.0

37.6
40.0
34.3
35.6
37.5
34.5
38.4
39.2
39.2
38.4
39.9
40.0
39.6

9.82
8.79
10.93
11.29
8.62
8.96
11.78
15.49
10.39
11.07
11.57
12.43
10.71

7.3
1.5
8.5
3.9
6.0
4.9
9.0
10.0
8.4
3.2
4.5
7.9
6.0

39.9
40.0
39.3
39.2
39.6
40.0
40.9
40.1
39.9
39.5
39.9
40.0
40.0

–
–
$7.88
–
7.45
7.32
–
–
–
8.66
–
–
–

–
–
5.2
–
10.6
6.5
–
–
–
4.6
–
–
–

–
–
17.6
–
27.6
22.5
–
–
–
19.2
–
–
–

11.41

4.7

37.1

11.77

4.7

40.0

7.83

7.8

21.6

17.97
12.09
12.36
11.08
10.42
8.83
9.49
12.22
8.98
10.86

6.9
7.9
3.4
4.3
2.2
2.5
3.6
7.1
4.1
4.3

39.3
38.5
39.1
38.1
37.4
34.8
32.3
39.1
33.8
38.0

18.02
12.17
12.45
11.08
10.63
8.83
9.92
12.24
9.00
11.05

6.9
8.1
3.3
4.5
2.3
2.5
2.5
7.1
4.3
4.5

39.4
39.8
39.8
39.7
39.5
39.0
39.8
39.7
35.3
39.5

–
10.36
–
–
7.74
8.81
7.66
–
8.68
7.66

–
10.3
–
–
5.1
4.7
7.9
–
10.5
8.4

–
22.5
–
–
22.2
21.6
18.0
–
20.1
23.7

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

11.98

2.2

38.3

12.23

2.1

40.0

7.29

3.3

21.0

Precision production, craft, and repair ......................
Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ..............
Automobile mechanics .......................................
Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ....
Aircraft engine mechanics .................................
Automobile body and related repairers ..............
Aircraft mechanics, except engine .....................
Heavy equipment mechanics .............................
Industrial machinery repairers ...........................
Machinery maintenance .....................................
Electronic repairers, communications and
industrial equipment .........................................
Data processing equipment repairers ................
Telephone line installers and repairers ..............
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics ........................................................
Mechanical controls and valve repairers ...........
Millwrights ..........................................................
Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. .........................
Supervisors, carpenters and related workers ....
Supervisors, electricians and power
transmission installers .....................................
Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ......................................................
Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. .............
Carpenters .........................................................
Drywall installers ................................................

14.86
21.08
15.39
13.57
21.50
21.57
21.13
13.84
16.55
13.73

1.9
5.1
7.1
7.0
4.7
10.9
9.8
4.5
5.6
6.0

39.7
40.3
40.8
39.9
40.0
39.6
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.7

14.87
21.08
15.41
13.57
21.50
21.57
21.13
13.84
16.55
13.74

1.9
5.1
7.2
7.0
4.7
10.9
9.8
4.5
5.6
6.0

40.0
40.3
41.0
40.0
40.0
39.6
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.9

12.56
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

16.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

15.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

17.30
17.26
18.90

7.5
7.7
5.9

32.0
40.1
39.8

16.90
17.26
18.90

7.5
7.7
5.9

40.0
40.1
39.8

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

13.18
16.08
16.50
15.22
17.01

6.3
9.2
7.9
3.5
9.6

40.1
40.0
40.0
38.8
40.0

13.18
16.08
16.50
15.15
17.01

6.3
9.2
7.9
3.5
9.6

40.1
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

21.57

7.0

40.4

21.57

7.0

40.4

–

–

–

16.63
16.53
14.37
13.69

5.0
3.3
5.1
2.7

40.0
40.2
39.8
40.0

16.63
16.53
14.42
13.69

5.0
3.3
5.1
2.7

40.0
40.2
39.9
40.0

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

White collar –Continued
Administrative support, including clerical
–Continued
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ..........................
Billing clerks .......................................................
Cost and rate clerks ...........................................
Billing, posting, and calculating machine
operators ..........................................................
Duplicating machine operators ..........................
Telephone operators ..........................................
Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. ...
Mail clerks, except postal service ......................
Messengers .......................................................
Dispatchers ........................................................
Production coordinators .....................................
Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks .................
Stock and inventory clerks .................................
Meter readers ....................................................
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers
Expeditors ..........................................................
Material recording, scheduling, and distribution
clerks, n.e.c. .....................................................
Insurance adjusters, examiners, and
investigators .....................................................
Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ...
Eligibility clerks, social welfare ...........................
Bill and account collectors .................................
General office clerks ..........................................
Bank tellers ........................................................
Data entry keyers ...............................................
Statistical clerks .................................................
Teachers’ aides .................................................
Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................

See footnotes at end of table.

6

TABLE 3. Selected occupations, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2
National Compensation Survey,3 1999–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
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$14.79
11.18
18.85
11.29
17.08
10.84
12.31

8.4
4.6
6.2
3.9
7.0
9.3
17.6

39.9
40.0
40.0
39.7
40.0
40.0
40.0

$14.79
11.18
18.85
11.30
17.08
10.84
12.31

8.4
4.6
6.2
3.9
7.0
9.3
17.6

39.9
40.0
40.0
39.8
40.0
40.0
40.0

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

11.38
14.68
15.73
11.41
17.24
16.03
14.45
16.57
13.69
11.61
11.89
15.54
10.70
18.24
9.29
8.44
9.15
15.15
13.83
20.88
17.53

8.5
9.6
8.8
6.2
7.8
9.2
5.4
3.5
5.0
2.5
13.4
12.5
3.9
2.6
9.4
3.4
2.2
6.3
4.5
14.4
6.7

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
41.4
40.0
40.0
39.8
40.0
40.0
40.0
38.9
39.4
39.9
39.7
35.9
40.0
40.5
36.8
40.0
39.9

11.38
14.68
15.73
11.41
17.24
16.03
14.45
16.58
13.69
11.61
11.89
15.54
10.76
18.24
9.33
8.74
9.15
15.15
14.13
20.88
17.53

8.5
9.6
8.8
6.2
7.8
9.2
5.4
3.5
5.0
2.5
13.4
12.5
3.8
2.6
9.5
4.4
2.2
6.3
4.6
14.4
6.7

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
41.4
40.0
40.0
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
38.9
39.9
39.9
40.0
39.2
40.0
40.5
40.0
40.0
39.9

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$6.89
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.5
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25.0
–
–
–
–
–

17.34

6.7

39.3

17.34

6.7

39.3

–

–

–

11.33
13.84
12.69
10.98
11.95

3.5
6.1
6.9
8.3
9.9

39.6
39.9
40.0
40.0
39.7

11.37
13.84
12.69
10.98
11.95

3.6
6.1
6.9
8.3
9.9

39.9
39.9
40.0
40.0
39.7

6.92
–
–
–
–

5.9
–
–
–
–

24.7
–
–
–
–

10.71
13.27
12.01
13.61

4.5
4.2
5.9
17.8

40.0
39.9
39.9
39.9

10.71
13.27
12.01
13.62

4.5
4.2
5.9
17.8

40.0
39.9
39.9
40.0

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

7.99
11.64
10.35
9.97
15.73
14.03
12.73

9.9
11.0
2.5
4.0
4.0
5.6
7.6

39.1
38.8
40.0
40.0
38.8
39.2
38.2

8.00
11.80
10.35
9.97
15.91
14.03
12.68

10.0
10.7
2.5
4.0
3.8
5.6
7.8

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.5
39.2
39.6

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

10.84
10.29
8.95
8.28
6.93
11.64
12.75
13.02

2.1
6.1
12.1
6.7
2.5
10.2
3.9
9.1

40.0
40.0
39.3
39.9
39.1
39.5
39.9
39.8

10.84
10.29
9.05
8.28
6.98
11.58
12.75
13.02

2.1
6.1
11.9
6.7
2.6
10.0
3.9
9.1

40.0
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.7
39.8
39.9
39.8

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

16.89

3.6

39.7

16.89

3.6

39.7

–

–

–

Blue collar –Continued
Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued
Electricians ........................................................
Electrician apprentices .......................................
Electrical power installers and repairers ............
Painters, construction and maintenance ............
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ...............
Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices
Insulation workers ..............................................
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment
operators ..........................................................
Sheetmetal duct installers ..................................
Structural metal workers ....................................
Construction trades, n.e.c. .................................
Supervisors, production .....................................
Tool and die makers ..........................................
Precision assemblers, metal ..............................
Machinists ..........................................................
Sheet metal workers ..........................................
Furniture and wood finishers .............................
Dressmakers ......................................................
Upholsterers ......................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ............
Butchers and meat cutters .................................
Bakers ................................................................
Food batchmakers .............................................
Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................
Water and sewer treatment plant operators ......
Power plant operators ........................................
Stationary engineers ..........................................
Miscellaneous plant and system operators,
n.e.c. ................................................................
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .....
Lathe and turning machine set-up operators .....
Lathe and turning machine operators ................
Punching and stamping press operators ...........
Drilling and boring machine operators ...............
Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing
machine operators ...........................................
Numerical control machine operators ................
Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ...............
Molding and casting machine operators ............
Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine
operators ..........................................................
Sawing machine operators ................................
Shaping and jointing machine operators ...........
Nailing and tacking machine operators ..............
Printing press operators .....................................
Photoengravers and lithographers .....................
Typesetters and compositors .............................
Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine
operators ..........................................................
Textile cutting machine operators ......................
Textile sewing machine operators .....................
Pressing machine operators ..............................
Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators
Packaging and filling machine operators ...........
Extruding and forming machine operators .........
Mixing and blending machine operators ............
Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine
operators ..........................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

7

TABLE 3. Selected occupations, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2
National Compensation Survey,3 1999–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
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$9.42
12.88
9.48
14.86
13.12
12.34
10.50
12.53
13.46
10.08
11.17
10.27
10.54
11.12
11.31
8.27
9.48

8.0
11.1
7.6
9.6
12.9
9.0
13.7
6.3
7.1
7.5
3.8
9.8
6.7
3.7
7.1
3.0
2.0

38.7
40.2
39.9
40.1
40.0
40.0
36.7
39.6
40.0
39.7
40.0
40.0
37.6
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.1

$9.53
12.88
9.48
14.86
13.12
12.34
10.96
12.56
13.46
10.10
11.17
10.27
10.86
11.13
11.31
8.27
9.48

7.3
11.1
7.6
9.6
12.9
9.0
13.6
6.3
7.1
7.6
3.8
9.8
6.4
3.7
7.1
3.0
2.0

40.0
40.2
39.9
40.1
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.8
40.0
39.9
40.0
40.0
39.6
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.1

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$6.81
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

11.82
16.65
11.64
11.63
10.98
6.70
6.79
10.28
15.19
14.04
17.21
12.27
11.21
11.24

2.5
7.1
3.6
5.9
4.5
4.9
3.3
7.8
14.4
6.7
13.3
7.7
3.8
4.2

37.7
40.9
40.2
37.0
26.7
23.4
30.0
33.8
40.4
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.9

12.02
16.65
11.78
12.09
11.29
7.20
–
10.82
15.19
14.04
17.21
12.27
11.21
11.24

2.5
7.1
3.5
6.4
5.3
5.3
–
7.7
14.4
6.7
13.3
7.7
3.8
4.3

40.5
40.9
42.0
41.1
33.9
40.0
–
38.1
40.4
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.9
40.0

8.94
–
9.12
5.60
10.22
6.07
–
6.56
–
–
–
–
–
–

7.2
–
17.2
7.2
5.3
4.4
–
14.8
–
–
–
–
–
–

19.2
–
22.6
16.1
17.7
15.3
–
19.1
–
–
–
–
–
–

13.78

9.0

39.3

13.82

9.0

39.9

–

–

–

Blue collar –Continued
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors
–Continued
Compressing and compacting machine
operators ..........................................................
Painting and paint spraying machine operators
Folding machine operators ................................
Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food
Crushing and grinding machine operators .........
Slicing and cutting machine operators ...............
Photographic process machine operators .........
Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ..........
Welders and cutters ...........................................
Assemblers ........................................................
Hand cutting and trimming .................................
Hand painting, coating, and decorating .............
Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ...................
Production inspectors, checkers and examiners
Production testers ..............................................
Graders and sorters, except agricultural ............
Hand inspectors, n.e.c. ......................................
Transportation and material moving .........................
Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................
Truck drivers ......................................................
Driver-sales workers ..........................................
Bus drivers .........................................................
Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ..........................
Parking lot attendants ........................................
Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................
Supervisors, material moving equipment ...........
Operating engineers ..........................................
Crane and tower operators ................................
Excavating and loading machine operators .......
Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators .............
Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators
Miscellaneous material moving equipment
operators, n.e.c. ...............................................
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and
laborers .......................................................................
Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ...........
Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...
Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and
laborers, n.e.c. .................................................
Helpers, mechanics and repairers .....................
Helpers, construction trades ..............................
Construction laborers .........................................
Production helpers .............................................
Garbage collectors .............................................
Stock handlers and baggers ..............................
Machine feeders and offbearers ........................
Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......
Garage and service station related ....................
Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners .........
Hand packers and packagers ............................
Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................

9.21
18.10
8.19

2.9
10.2
6.2

35.7
40.3
39.0

9.63
18.10
8.21

2.6
10.2
6.4

39.8
40.3
39.7

6.60
–
7.63

2.8
–
3.3

21.7
–
23.9

15.12
9.61
10.23
8.60
11.85
9.99
8.25
9.69
9.67
9.01
8.92
8.07
8.88

4.8
5.0
6.5
4.5
9.0
8.4
3.2
4.3
6.0
8.3
3.4
3.8
3.9

40.3
40.0
39.2
39.6
39.8
40.0
30.2
39.9
31.7
40.0
39.4
35.6
38.3

15.19
9.61
10.20
8.66
11.88
10.01
9.70
9.69
10.35
9.01
8.97
8.33
9.00

4.9
5.0
6.6
4.5
8.9
8.5
3.1
4.3
5.7
8.3
3.5
3.9
3.9

40.9
40.0
39.8
39.9
40.0
40.3
39.9
39.9
40.1
40.0
40.2
39.4
39.7

–
–
–
–
–
–
6.02
–
7.77
–
6.82
6.28
6.76

–
–
–
–
–
–
1.1
–
6.7
–
9.2
4.6
7.3

–
–
–
–
–
–
21.9
–
19.9
–
23.2
21.7
23.8

Service ..............................................................................
Protective service ..................................................
Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ......
Supervisors, police and detectives ....................

8.54
12.73
21.40
20.87

2.1
1.9
5.7
4.7

32.8
37.4
49.8
40.2

9.26
13.10
21.40
20.87

2.1
1.9
5.7
4.7

39.2
40.7
49.8
40.3

6.16
8.67
–
–

3.8
10.4
–
–

21.2
20.0
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

8

TABLE 3. Selected occupations, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2
National Compensation Survey,3 1999–Continued
Total

Full time

Hourly earnings
Occupation4

Service –Continued
Protective service –Continued
Supervisors, guards ...........................................
Fire inspection and fire prevention .....................
Firefighting .........................................................
Police and detectives, public service .................
Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement
officers .............................................................
Correctional institution officers ...........................
Crossing guards .................................................
Guards and police, except public service ..........
Protective service, n.e.c. ....................................
Food service ..........................................................
Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................
Bartenders .........................................................
Waiters and waitresses ......................................
Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants .........................
Other food service ...............................................
Supervisors, food preparation and service ........
Cooks .................................................................
Kitchen workers, food preparation .....................
Food preparation, n.e.c. .....................................
Health service ........................................................
Dental assistants ...............................................
Health aides, except nursing .............................
Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............
Cleaning and building service ................................
Supervisors, cleaning and building service
workers ............................................................
Maids and housemen ........................................

Part time

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$12.23
16.36
13.25
16.93

8.3
8.5
5.0
2.5

36.1
47.1
42.1
40.1

$12.73
16.36
13.65
16.96

8.5
8.5
3.7
2.4

38.7
47.1
49.6
40.4

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

13.61
12.80
8.71
8.36
11.43
6.33
3.61
4.40
3.03
5.49
7.38
10.54
7.64
7.26
6.85
8.29
–
9.51
7.76
8.31

3.8
1.6
8.7
3.7
10.9
3.0
4.7
12.4
5.5
5.4
2.1
4.1
3.4
4.8
2.7
2.9
–
3.1
2.4
3.3

39.8
40.1
17.7
33.2
32.4
30.2
28.6
32.1
27.6
30.4
30.8
39.2
35.0
30.8
28.5
34.6
–
32.7
35.9
33.9

13.61
12.80
–
8.20
12.53
7.07
4.13
4.52
3.44
5.79
8.01
10.70
7.89
7.89
7.27
8.35
10.50
9.64
7.79
8.55

3.9
1.6
–
2.6
10.8
2.4
4.7
13.2
6.7
4.6
1.9
4.4
3.8
3.4
1.6
3.1
4.7
2.9
2.5
3.8

40.6
40.1
–
38.7
39.4
38.4
37.3
37.7
36.9
38.0
38.8
41.0
39.8
38.3
37.9
39.5
40.0
39.9
39.3
39.6

–
–
$7.82
8.95
7.03
5.03
2.96
4.12
2.64
4.61
6.10
8.08
6.70
6.31
6.00
7.94
–
8.60
7.54
7.41

–
–
6.1
13.2
4.9
4.0
6.0
16.1
5.4
11.3
1.5
5.6
3.9
6.9
2.8
2.8
–
8.2
3.0
5.1

–
–
16.3
21.4
18.8
21.8
22.1
23.7
22.3
19.3
21.7
23.0
24.0
23.7
18.9
18.7
–
14.7
21.1
22.0

12.97
6.79

7.8
3.8

39.2
37.9

13.07
6.83

7.9
4.1

40.1
39.1

–
6.28

–
2.8

–
25.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 3. Selected occupations, South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2
National Compensation Survey,3 1999–Continued
Total

Full time

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings

Occupation4

Service –Continued
Cleaning and building service –Continued
Janitors and cleaners .........................................
Pest control ........................................................
Personal service ....................................................
Supervisors, personal service ............................
Hairdressers and cosmetologists .......................
Attendants, amusement, and recreation
facilities ............................................................
Guides ...............................................................
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
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$8.25
10.51
8.88
13.01
11.19

2.5
17.9
5.6
7.5
4.5

31.8
40.0
31.2
36.7
32.2

$8.58
10.51
9.51
13.74
11.29

2.8
17.9
6.3
8.2
4.5

39.8
40.0
37.7
39.5
39.2

$7.49
–
6.86
–
10.60

5.1
–
4.1
–
6.7

21.8
–
20.1
–
15.5

7.08
9.51
28.39
6.00
8.68
7.03
7.16
8.06

5.6
4.9
8.2
8.6
5.9
7.8
1.3
9.7

25.8
31.0
20.9
32.1
30.0
32.6
29.8
34.4

7.80
10.07
29.51
5.41
9.00
7.60
7.52
8.21

9.9
3.8
7.6
8.6
7.5
6.5
1.8
10.9

39.2
38.8
20.6
39.2
39.1
37.8
40.0
39.5

6.47
7.73
–
7.40
7.72
5.70
6.42
6.92

1.9
7.5
–
18.8
3.3
4.6
1.8
4.7

20.0
18.9
–
22.5
17.7
24.5
19.4
17.4

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium
pay for overtime, vacations, 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, collection was conducted between September 1998 and April

2000. The average reference period was September 1999. For the first time, estimates
include workers in private establishments employing fewer than 50 workers.
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 4. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 1999
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
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

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

$14.04
14.33

3.5
3.7

36.0
36.3

$14.86
15.02

3.6
3.8

39.7
39.6

$7.73
8.06

4.3
5.1

21.1
20.7

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

17.38
19.00

4.5
4.6

36.3
37.0

18.31
19.47

4.4
4.6

39.6
39.5

9.33
12.11

5.9
6.6

20.9
19.4

Professional specialty and technical .........................
Professional specialty ................................................
Engineers, architects, and surveyors .....................
Architects ...........................................................
Aerospace engineers .........................................
Chemical engineers ...........................................
Civil engineers ...................................................
Electrical and electronic engineers ....................
Industrial engineers ...........................................
Mechanical engineers ........................................
Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................
Mathematical and computer scientists ...................
Computer systems analysts and scientists ........
Natural scientists ...................................................
Chemists, except biochemists ...........................
Agricultural and food scientists ..........................
Biological and life scientists ...............................
Medical scientists ...............................................
Health related ........................................................
Physicians ..........................................................
Registered nurses ..............................................
Pharmacists .......................................................
Respiratory therapists ........................................
Occupational therapists .....................................
Physical therapists .............................................
Speech therapists ..............................................
Therapists, n.e.c. ...............................................
Physicians’ assistants ........................................
Teachers, college and university ...........................
Psychology teachers ..........................................
Engineering teachers .........................................
Mathematical science teachers .........................
Computer science teachers ...............................
Health specialities teachers ...............................
Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ..
Art, drama, and music teachers .........................
Education teachers ............................................
English teachers ................................................
Law 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 ............................................
Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................
Librarians ...........................................................
Social scientists and urban planners .....................
Economists ........................................................
Social, recreation, and religious workers ...............
Social workers ...................................................
Recreation workers ............................................
Lawyers and judges ...............................................
Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and
professionals, n.e.c. .............................................
Technical writers ................................................
Designers ...........................................................
Actors and directors ...........................................

23.05
25.75
29.23
19.21
29.88
35.43
28.87
31.16
24.94
23.43
33.95
26.91
28.28
24.78
27.86
27.96
17.38
22.91
20.86
46.72
19.12
29.36
17.10
16.58
25.64
22.34
14.60
31.06
36.01
53.89
32.37
36.86
34.02
25.76
49.63
23.12
37.27
26.60
60.56
28.76
15.68
17.63
24.70
20.35
12.89
9.28
20.24
20.21
23.53
29.83
13.70
13.85
12.11
–

5.4
5.0
2.6
11.2
2.8
5.7
3.3
3.0
5.1
7.4
2.7
3.0
2.7
8.4
6.3
29.7
6.9
8.4
2.5
16.5
1.8
2.6
4.7
10.3
3.7
3.8
5.5
4.7
5.5
9.2
17.2
13.0
15.5
14.4
19.2
10.2
12.7
10.6
11.1
6.6
7.2
8.4
6.4
7.3
9.0
4.9
7.8
8.2
12.1
5.6
3.5
4.1
4.1
–

35.2
35.1
40.2
38.8
40.0
40.8
40.8
40.2
40.2
40.3
40.0
40.1
40.3
39.6
40.0
37.7
39.6
38.3
35.3
42.3
34.5
36.2
36.7
37.9
32.2
33.8
39.6
40.4
25.8
45.1
33.1
38.5
28.3
33.3
41.7
35.6
43.1
36.1
44.7
37.8
33.4
37.1
35.4
35.3
26.7
11.5
37.5
37.8
39.5
39.7
37.4
38.0
38.3
–

23.61
26.11
29.22
19.03
29.88
35.43
28.87
31.16
24.94
23.43
33.94
26.91
28.29
24.71
27.86
–
17.38
23.06
20.78
46.62
18.84
29.24
17.13
16.27
24.53
21.93
14.63
31.06
36.52
–
–
37.08
36.48
26.22
49.77
23.33
37.27
26.73
60.56
28.94
15.80
17.36
24.52
20.91
12.86
–
20.30
20.25
23.55
29.83
13.73
13.88
12.12
–

5.4
5.1
2.6
11.1
2.8
5.7
3.3
3.0
5.1
7.4
2.8
3.0
2.7
8.1
6.3
–
6.9
8.5
2.8
16.9
1.9
2.9
5.1
9.7
3.3
4.1
5.7
4.7
5.8
–
–
13.0
13.4
15.5
19.2
11.2
12.7
10.7
11.1
6.4
7.0
8.4
6.6
7.4
9.2
–
8.0
8.4
12.2
5.6
3.6
4.2
4.3
–

38.7
38.6
40.2
39.9
40.0
40.8
40.8
40.2
40.2
40.3
40.1
40.2
40.3
40.0
40.0
–
39.6
40.2
39.9
44.4
39.6
40.4
39.7
39.5
39.5
39.6
39.9
40.4
39.9
–
–
38.6
38.6
38.4
42.1
40.2
43.1
37.8
44.7
39.7
37.8
38.7
37.2
39.3
35.9
–
38.9
39.0
39.7
39.7
40.0
40.1
39.7
–

16.39
19.87
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
21.38
–
20.75
30.39
16.86
–
32.06
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.31
23.05
30.45
–
13.18
9.28
–
–
–
–
12.92
13.00
–
–

8.9
5.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.3
–
3.0
1.8
2.8
–
4.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.6
5.6
18.7
–
19.3
4.9
–
–
–
–
3.3
3.8
–
–

16.9
14.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.6
–
19.8
19.0
20.5
–
15.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.0
20.3
13.7
–
8.3
11.5
–
–
–
–
12.2
13.8
–
–

22.47
15.81
15.05
16.82

10.5
5.2
9.3
18.2

26.2
38.6
39.5
37.2

23.23
–
15.05
17.07

11.1
–
9.4
19.5

33.4
–
39.5
40.3

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

11

TABLE 4. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 1999–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
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$17.33
17.22
17.41
26.56
23.79
29.18
16.97

11.7
11.4
42.9
10.0
14.9
4.7
4.4

38.2
40.0
28.1
38.7
40.3
39.2
35.4

$17.11
17.21
–
26.83
23.79
29.24
17.57

12.2
11.5
–
9.9
14.9
4.7
4.4

39.2
40.1
–
39.5
40.3
39.7
38.9

–
–
–
–
–
–
$12.58

–
–
–
–
–
–
10.6

–
–
–
–
–
–
21.2

13.69
11.55
16.95
12.43
12.17
15.56
18.57
18.95
18.32
16.05
17.07
17.83
104.22
16.95
24.75
18.45

9.4
12.2
3.3
2.9
4.6
14.6
20.3
6.1
6.7
7.5
6.0
6.0
12.7
22.6
4.6
6.0

35.3
39.9
36.9
33.1
31.8
36.0
41.5
40.0
39.9
39.4
40.0
40.0
22.6
35.1
40.1
39.5

13.59
11.55
16.98
12.57
12.34
18.36
18.57
18.95
18.32
16.05
17.07
17.83
104.22
18.68
24.75
18.46

9.3
12.2
3.4
3.2
5.2
4.2
20.3
6.1
6.7
7.6
6.0
6.0
12.7
19.8
4.6
6.1

35.6
39.9
39.6
39.7
41.0
40.0
41.5
40.0
39.9
40.5
40.0
40.0
22.6
40.0
40.1
40.0

18.94
–
16.48
11.71
10.90
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

9.6
–
3.1
4.8
6.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

22.8
–
18.0
18.3
11.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

27.10
29.42
25.34
32.81
28.09

7.4
8.7
6.6
7.9
20.9

40.7
41.0
40.3
42.5
40.3

27.15
29.50
25.34
32.81
28.09

7.4
8.6
6.6
7.9
20.9

40.9
41.2
40.3
42.5
40.3

20.53
14.25
–
–
–

22.4
20.5
–
–
–

23.2
24.0
–
–
–

35.79
23.01
28.03

7.6
14.4
17.7

40.7
38.8
40.4

35.79
23.29
27.98

7.6
15.3
17.9

40.7
40.3
40.5

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

13.74
20.37
27.78
32.09
21.41
23.07
18.81
21.88
25.48

10.2
17.3
10.7
11.9
3.9
10.1
12.0
5.8
11.0

43.1
41.5
40.9
41.2
39.9
39.0
40.3
40.7
41.4

13.91
20.37
27.99
32.11
21.35
22.82
18.81
21.89
25.48

10.8
17.3
10.7
11.9
4.0
10.6
12.0
5.8
11.0

44.8
41.5
41.5
41.2
40.3
39.9
40.3
40.8
41.4

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

19.18

5.2

39.9

19.19

5.2

40.0

–

–

–

White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and
professionals, n.e.c. –Continued
Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist
printmakers ......................................................
Photographers ...................................................
Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c.
Editors and reporters .........................................
Public relations specialists .................................
Professional, n.e.c. ............................................
Technical ...................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians .......................................................
Health record technologists and technicians .....
Radiological technicians ....................................
Licensed practical nurses ..................................
Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ......
Electrical and electronic technicians ..................
Industrial engineering technicians .....................
Mechanical engineering technicians ..................
Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ..........................
Drafters ..............................................................
Chemical technicians .........................................
Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................
Airplane pilots and navigators ............................
Broadcast equipment operators .........................
Computer programmers .....................................
Technical and related, n.e.c. ..............................
Executive, administrative, and managerial ...............
Executives, administrators, and managers ............
Financial managers ...........................................
Personnel and labor relations managers ...........
Purchasing managers ........................................
Managers, marketing, advertising, and public
relations ...........................................................
Administrators, education and related fields ......
Managers, medicine and health .........................
Managers, food servicing and lodging
establishments .................................................
Managers, properties and real estate ................
Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............
Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .................
Management related ..............................................
Accountants and auditors ..................................
Underwriters ......................................................
Other financial officers .......................................
Management analysts ........................................
Personnel, training, and labor relations
specialists ........................................................
Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm
products ...........................................................
Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ...............
Inspectors and compliance officers, except
construction .....................................................
Management related, n.e.c. ...............................

19.66
20.31

15.8
7.3

39.8
40.1

19.82
20.31

16.2
7.3

41.0
40.1

–
–

–
–

–
–

21.15
20.75

4.6
3.9

41.3
39.9

21.15
20.76

4.6
3.9

41.3
40.3

–
–

–
–

–
–

Sales .............................................................................
Supervisors, sales .............................................
Insurance sales ..................................................
Real estate sales ...............................................

11.82
14.02
17.63
12.98

6.1
6.7
10.8
7.6

33.9
41.4
37.1
35.3

13.40
14.06
18.02
13.08

6.3
6.7
12.1
8.1

40.2
41.8
39.5
35.7

6.69
–
–
–

3.0
–
–
–

22.4
–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

12

TABLE 4. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 1999–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
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$26.15
25.18
17.75
33.73

31.9
8.8
15.6
4.5

39.7
39.0
38.8
40.7

$26.25
25.55
17.86
33.73

31.9
8.7
15.8
4.5

39.8
39.3
39.1
40.7

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

20.75
16.66
8.88
8.53
9.92
11.58
13.24
13.07
7.36
6.55
11.78
12.41

8.6
8.9
6.4
5.9
21.5
7.3
23.0
22.7
7.0
2.4
11.3
8.4

40.2
45.1
27.1
29.0
37.4
38.9
38.6
33.4
30.2
29.2
31.9
37.3

21.43
16.66
9.91
–
9.99
11.89
13.90
14.57
8.50
6.93
12.73
12.67

8.3
8.9
6.0
–
22.0
7.6
21.7
21.3
5.1
3.5
16.9
9.0

41.0
45.1
39.7
–
37.9
40.2
41.6
39.9
39.3
39.8
40.0
40.0

–
–
$7.33
–
–
8.46
–
6.82
6.11
6.13
10.08
10.04

–
–
6.9
–
–
2.6
–
3.7
4.3
2.4
16.6
19.0

–
–
18.3
–
–
29.5
–
20.0
24.1
22.5
23.5
23.2

12.03
18.15
21.81
17.90
19.68

4.2
7.8
5.1
7.4
5.9

37.0
39.9
42.1
40.5
40.0

12.34
18.14
21.81
17.90
19.68

4.3
7.9
5.1
7.4
5.9

39.5
39.9
42.1
40.5
40.0

8.47
–
–
–
–

2.2
–
–
–
–

21.7
–
–
–
–

16.61
12.98
12.27
15.52
–
12.00
9.22
7.53
14.71
8.80
12.47
9.81
12.13

6.4
4.1
8.7
9.0
–
9.9
5.6
2.4
4.5
3.6
7.7
5.4
4.9

39.4
39.6
40.0
38.4
–
36.7
28.9
34.5
36.2
33.6
37.5
37.9
37.3

16.68
13.11
12.27
15.67
11.77
11.96
10.11
7.71
15.04
9.04
12.90
10.01
12.45

6.6
4.1
8.7
8.9
4.5
11.0
5.3
2.1
4.6
4.3
8.0
4.9
4.6

40.6
39.9
40.0
38.9
39.3
39.7
39.8
39.7
39.8
39.0
39.7
40.0
39.8

–
–
–
9.99
–
12.36
–
6.84
13.02
7.73
8.51
–
8.32

–
–
–
5.7
–
10.2
–
3.8
7.8
4.7
11.7
–
4.9

–
–
–
24.9
–
22.5
–
23.0
24.8
20.9
24.9
–
21.4

12.21
10.97
7.80
10.97
11.15
11.63
9.42
17.00

6.4
4.3
6.1
3.9
3.5
7.2
7.2
13.2

39.2
37.7
34.0
38.4
36.4
37.8
39.7
39.9

12.32
10.98
7.98
11.02
11.54
11.97
9.42
17.00

6.5
4.5
7.2
4.1
5.0
7.2
7.3
13.2

39.9
38.9
39.8
39.7
39.8
40.1
39.8
39.9

–
–
7.01
9.79
8.11
–
–
–

–
–
11.9
6.5
3.5
–
–
–

–
–
20.6
21.7
21.9
–
–
–

9.58
9.67
10.69
8.45
8.51
11.43
15.31
10.39
10.93
12.02
12.43
10.69

5.5
8.5
8.6
5.1
5.9
13.2
10.1
8.3
3.3
7.0
7.9
6.0

37.6
39.8
33.7
37.5
33.7
37.3
39.2
39.2
38.1
40.0
40.0
39.6

9.82
–
11.13
8.61
8.82
11.71
15.49
10.41
11.01
12.02
12.43
10.71

7.3
–
9.0
6.2
7.0
14.3
10.0
8.4
3.5
7.0
7.9
6.0

39.9
–
39.2
39.6
40.0
41.3
40.1
39.9
39.5
40.0
40.0
40.0

–
–
7.88
7.39
7.56
–
–
–
8.66
–
–
–

–
–
5.2
10.8
5.7
–
–
–
4.6
–
–
–

–
–
17.6
27.7
22.9
–
–
–
19.2
–
–
–

11.40

4.8

37.0

11.77

4.9

40.0

7.83

7.8

21.6

White collar –Continued
Sales –Continued
Securities and financial services sales ..............
Advertising and related sales .............................
Sales, other business services ..........................
Sales engineers .................................................
Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,
and wholesale ..................................................
Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ..........
Sales workers, apparel ......................................
Sales workers, shoes .........................................
Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings ..
Sales workers, hardware and building supplies
Sales workers, parts ..........................................
Sales workers, other commodities .....................
Sales counter clerks ..........................................
Cashiers .............................................................
Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales ..
Sales support, n.e.c. ..........................................
Administrative support, including clerical ................
Supervisors, general office ................................
Supervisors, computer equipment operators .....
Supervisors, financial records processing .........
Chief communications operators .......................
Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and
adjusting clerks ................................................
Computer operators ...........................................
Peripheral equipment operators ........................
Secretaries .........................................................
Stenographers ...................................................
Typists ...............................................................
Interviewers .......................................................
Hotel clerks ........................................................
Transportation ticket and reservation agents .....
Receptionists .....................................................
Information clerks, n.e.c. ....................................
Correspondence clerks ......................................
Order clerks .......................................................
Personnel clerks, except payroll and
timekeeping .....................................................
Library clerks .....................................................
File clerks ...........................................................
Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................
Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ..........................
Billing clerks .......................................................
Cost and rate clerks ...........................................
Billing, posting, and calculating machine
operators ..........................................................
Duplicating machine operators ..........................
Telephone operators ..........................................
Mail clerks, except postal service ......................
Messengers .......................................................
Dispatchers ........................................................
Production coordinators .....................................
Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks .................
Stock and inventory clerks .................................
Meter readers ....................................................
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers
Expeditors ..........................................................
Material recording, scheduling, and distribution
clerks, n.e.c. .....................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

13

TABLE 4. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 1999–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
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Administrative support, including clerical
–Continued
Insurance adjusters, examiners, and
investigators .....................................................
Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ...
Eligibility clerks, social welfare ...........................
Bill and account collectors .................................
General office clerks ..........................................
Bank tellers ........................................................
Data entry keyers ...............................................
Statistical clerks .................................................
Teachers’ aides .................................................
Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................

$18.15
12.10
10.70
10.99
10.36
8.83
9.35
13.35
7.77
10.80

7.1
8.0
3.1
4.4
2.9
2.5
4.1
7.8
8.0
5.0

39.2
38.5
39.3
38.0
36.9
34.8
30.8
38.7
26.9
37.8

$18.20
12.18
10.66
10.99
10.63
8.83
9.90
13.39
7.67
11.03

7.1
8.2
3.2
4.6
3.1
2.5
2.5
7.8
8.6
5.3

39.4
39.8
40.0
39.7
39.4
39.0
39.8
39.5
36.5
39.5

–
$10.36
–
–
7.65
8.81
7.66
–
7.86
7.52

–
10.3
–
–
5.2
4.7
7.9
–
13.0
8.4

–
22.5
–
–
22.5
21.6
18.0
–
21.7
23.5

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

11.96

2.4

38.4

12.21

2.3

40.1

7.11

3.5

21.1

Precision production, craft, and repair ......................
Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ..............
Automobile mechanics .......................................
Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ....
Aircraft engine mechanics .................................
Automobile body and related repairers ..............
Aircraft mechanics, except engine .....................
Heavy equipment mechanics .............................
Industrial machinery repairers ...........................
Machinery maintenance .....................................
Electronic repairers, communications and
industrial equipment .........................................
Data processing equipment repairers ................
Telephone line installers and repairers ..............
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics ........................................................
Mechanical controls and valve repairers ...........
Millwrights ..........................................................
Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. .........................
Supervisors, carpenters and related workers ....
Supervisors, electricians and power
transmission installers .....................................
Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. .............
Carpenters .........................................................
Drywall installers ................................................
Electricians ........................................................
Electrician apprentices .......................................
Electrical power installers and repairers ............
Painters, construction and maintenance ............
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ...............
Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices
Insulation workers ..............................................
Sheetmetal duct installers ..................................
Structural metal workers ....................................
Construction trades, n.e.c. .................................
Supervisors, production .....................................
Tool and die makers ..........................................
Precision assemblers, metal ..............................
Machinists ..........................................................
Sheet metal workers ..........................................
Furniture and wood finishers .............................
Dressmakers ......................................................
Upholsterers ......................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ............
Butchers and meat cutters .................................

14.99
21.18
16.02
13.40
21.50
21.57
21.13
13.89
16.57
13.73

2.0
6.1
8.6
7.2
4.7
10.9
9.8
4.7
5.6
6.0

39.7
40.3
41.0
40.0
40.0
39.6
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.7

15.00
21.18
16.04
13.40
21.50
21.57
21.13
13.89
16.57
13.74

2.0
6.1
8.7
7.2
4.7
10.9
9.8
4.7
5.6
6.1

40.0
40.3
41.3
40.1
40.0
39.6
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.9

12.57
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

16.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

15.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

17.21
17.68
19.55

8.3
8.5
5.1

31.5
40.1
39.8

16.77
17.68
19.55

8.4
8.5
5.1

40.0
40.1
39.8

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

12.77
16.48
16.50
15.97
17.25

6.9
12.3
7.9
3.4
9.6

40.1
40.0
40.0
38.5
40.0

12.77
16.48
16.50
15.90
17.25

6.9
12.3
7.9
3.5
9.6

40.1
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

21.25
17.37
14.39
13.69
14.83
11.18
19.22
11.24
17.24
10.69
12.31
14.68
15.73
12.34
17.22
16.11
14.45
16.57
13.69
11.61
11.89
15.54
10.70
18.24
9.29

7.2
4.0
5.4
2.7
9.2
4.6
5.6
4.1
7.5
9.3
17.6
9.6
8.8
12.9
7.8
9.6
5.4
3.5
5.0
2.5
13.4
12.5
3.9
2.6
9.4

40.4
40.3
39.8
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.7
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
41.4
40.0
40.0
39.8
40.0
40.0
40.0
38.9
39.4
39.9
39.7

21.25
17.37
14.45
13.69
14.83
11.18
19.22
11.25
17.24
10.69
12.31
14.68
15.73
12.34
17.22
16.11
14.45
16.58
13.69
11.61
11.89
15.54
10.76
18.24
9.33

7.2
4.0
5.4
2.7
9.2
4.6
5.6
4.1
7.5
9.3
17.6
9.6
8.8
12.9
7.8
9.6
5.4
3.5
5.0
2.5
13.4
12.5
3.8
2.6
9.5

40.4
40.3
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.8
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
41.4
40.0
40.0
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
38.9
39.9
39.9
40.0

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

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

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

White collar –Continued

See footnotes at end of table.

14

TABLE 4. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 1999–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
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$8.64
9.15
15.11
14.78
21.81
17.57

4.2
2.2
6.3
8.3
19.1
6.7

34.2
40.0
40.5
31.6
40.0
39.9

$9.20
9.15
15.11
16.30
21.81
17.57

4.9
2.2
6.3
4.0
19.1
6.7

38.7
40.0
40.5
40.0
40.0
39.9

$6.89
–
–
–
–
–

5.5
–
–
–
–
–

25.0
–
–
–
–
–

17.32

7.0

39.2

17.32

7.0

39.2

–

–

–

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .....
Lathe and turning machine set-up operators .....
Lathe and turning machine operators ................
Punching and stamping press operators ...........
Drilling and boring machine operators ...............
Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing
machine operators ...........................................
Numerical control machine operators ................
Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ...............
Molding and casting machine operators ............
Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine
operators ..........................................................
Sawing machine operators ................................
Shaping and jointing machine operators ...........
Nailing and tacking machine operators ..............
Printing press operators .....................................
Photoengravers and lithographers .....................
Typesetters and compositors .............................
Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine
operators ..........................................................
Textile cutting machine operators ......................
Textile sewing machine operators .....................
Pressing machine operators ..............................
Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators
Packaging and filling machine operators ...........
Extruding and forming machine operators .........
Mixing and blending machine operators ............
Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine
operators ..........................................................
Compressing and compacting machine
operators ..........................................................
Painting and paint spraying machine operators
Folding machine operators ................................
Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food
Crushing and grinding machine operators .........
Slicing and cutting machine operators ...............
Photographic process machine operators .........
Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ..........
Welders and cutters ...........................................
Assemblers ........................................................
Hand cutting and trimming .................................
Hand painting, coating, and decorating .............
Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ...................
Production inspectors, checkers and examiners
Production testers ..............................................
Graders and sorters, except agricultural ............
Hand inspectors, n.e.c. ......................................

11.31
13.84
12.69
10.98
11.95

3.5
6.1
6.9
8.3
9.9

39.6
39.9
40.0
40.0
39.7

11.35
13.84
12.69
10.98
11.95

3.6
6.1
6.9
8.3
9.9

39.9
39.9
40.0
40.0
39.7

6.84
–
–
–
–

6.0
–
–
–
–

24.8
–
–
–
–

10.71
13.27
12.01
13.61

4.5
4.2
5.9
17.8

40.0
39.9
39.9
39.9

10.71
13.27
12.01
13.62

4.5
4.2
5.9
17.8

40.0
39.9
39.9
40.0

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

7.99
11.64
10.35
9.97
15.77
14.03
12.73

9.9
11.0
2.5
4.0
4.0
5.6
7.6

39.1
38.8
40.0
40.0
39.1
39.2
38.2

8.00
11.80
10.35
9.97
15.92
14.03
12.68

10.0
10.7
2.5
4.0
3.8
5.6
7.8

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.5
39.2
39.6

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

10.84
10.29
8.95
8.28
6.92
11.64
12.75
13.02

2.1
6.1
12.1
6.7
2.6
10.2
3.9
9.1

40.0
40.0
39.3
39.9
39.1
39.5
39.9
39.8

10.84
10.29
9.05
8.28
6.97
11.58
12.75
13.02

2.1
6.1
11.9
6.7
2.7
10.0
3.9
9.1

40.0
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.7
39.8
39.9
39.8

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

16.94

3.7

39.7

16.94

3.7

39.7

–

–

–

9.52
12.88
9.48
14.86
13.12
12.34
10.52
12.54
13.09
10.08
11.17
10.29
10.54
11.12
11.31
8.27
9.48

7.4
11.1
7.6
9.6
12.9
9.0
13.7
6.3
7.1
7.5
3.8
9.9
6.7
3.7
7.1
3.0
2.0

40.0
40.2
39.9
40.1
40.0
40.0
36.7
39.6
40.0
39.7
40.0
40.0
37.6
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.1

9.52
12.88
9.48
14.86
13.12
12.34
10.99
12.58
13.09
10.10
11.17
10.29
10.86
11.13
11.31
8.27
9.48

7.4
11.1
7.6
9.6
12.9
9.0
13.6
6.3
7.1
7.6
3.8
9.9
6.4
3.7
7.1
3.0
2.0

40.0
40.2
39.9
40.1
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.8
40.0
39.9
40.0
40.0
39.6
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.1

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.81
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Transportation and material moving .........................
Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................
Truck drivers ......................................................
Driver-sales workers ..........................................

11.83
17.97
11.66
11.63

2.9
7.7
3.9
5.9

38.8
42.0
40.3
37.0

12.02
17.97
11.79
12.09

2.9
7.7
3.8
6.4

41.1
42.0
42.1
41.1

8.50
–
9.15
5.60

10.4
–
17.6
7.2

19.2
–
22.5
16.1

Blue collar –Continued
Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued
Bakers ................................................................
Food batchmakers .............................................
Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................
Water and sewer treatment plant operators ......
Power plant operators ........................................
Stationary engineers ..........................................
Miscellaneous plant and system operators,
n.e.c. ................................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

15

TABLE 4. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 1999–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
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$9.81
6.59
6.79
9.05
15.58
17.21
12.82
11.15
11.25

6.6
5.5
3.3
7.6
16.9
13.3
9.9
4.7
4.3

29.7
22.2
30.1
31.8
40.4
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.9

$9.59
7.13
–
9.60
15.58
17.21
12.82
11.15
11.26

6.6
6.5
–
7.1
16.9
13.3
9.9
4.7
4.3

39.2
40.0
–
37.2
40.4
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

$10.75
6.04
–
6.56
–
–
–
–
–

15.7
4.4
–
14.8
–
–
–
–
–

14.9
15.3
–
19.1
–
–
–
–
–

14.35

10.3

39.8

14.37

10.3

40.0

–

–

–

9.15
19.92
7.81

3.0
11.5
6.4

35.5
40.5
39.3

9.58
19.92
7.82

2.7
11.5
6.6

39.8
40.5
39.7

6.59
–
–

2.8
–
–

21.7
–
–

14.68
9.60
10.18
8.55
11.85
8.24
9.69
9.67
9.01
8.90
8.07
8.93

4.3
5.2
6.7
5.0
9.0
3.2
4.3
6.0
8.3
3.5
3.8
3.8

40.4
40.0
39.2
39.6
39.8
30.1
39.9
31.7
40.0
39.6
35.6
38.3

14.78
9.60
10.15
8.61
11.88
9.69
9.69
10.35
9.01
8.95
8.33
9.07

4.4
5.2
6.9
5.0
8.9
3.1
4.3
5.7
8.3
3.6
3.9
3.9

41.3
40.0
39.8
39.9
40.0
39.9
39.9
40.1
40.0
40.2
39.4
39.7

–
–
–
–
–
6.02
–
7.77
–
–
6.28
6.71

–
–
–
–
–
1.1
–
6.7
–
–
4.6
7.5

–
–
–
–
–
21.9
–
19.9
–
–
21.7
24.0

7.43
8.38
11.63
8.24
–
6.19
3.61
4.40
3.03
5.49
7.28
10.47
7.59
7.18
6.65
8.19
9.50
7.57
8.15

2.1
3.6
9.6
3.8
–
3.2
4.7
12.4
5.5
5.4
2.1
4.7
3.5
5.1
3.3
3.3
3.4
2.3
3.8

31.5
32.0
38.1
33.0
–
30.1
28.6
32.1
27.6
30.4
30.8
39.3
35.0
30.9
28.2
34.2
32.1
35.7
33.0

7.97
8.30
11.62
8.05
–
6.93
4.13
4.52
3.44
5.79
7.93
10.64
7.84
7.86
7.10
8.22
9.66
7.58
8.40

2.0
2.6
9.7
2.5
–
2.5
4.7
13.2
6.7
4.6
2.0
5.1
4.0
3.9
2.3
3.6
3.2
2.5
4.8

38.9
38.5
38.3
38.6
–
38.8
37.3
37.7
36.9
38.0
39.4
41.4
39.9
39.3
39.0
39.4
39.9
39.2
39.6

6.07
8.66
–
8.98
6.70
4.96
2.96
4.12
2.64
4.61
6.03
8.08
6.68
6.19
5.86
7.98
8.60
7.55
7.40

4.0
11.9
–
13.4
5.1
4.0
6.0
16.1
5.4
11.3
1.5
5.6
3.9
6.9
2.5
3.0
8.3
3.2
5.2

21.3
20.0
–
21.4
18.0
21.9
22.1
23.7
22.3
19.3
21.8
23.0
24.0
23.7
18.9
18.5
14.7
21.1
22.1

12.14
6.77
8.09
8.78
12.57
11.19

4.7
4.0
3.0
6.7
9.7
4.5

39.1
37.8
30.1
31.0
37.7
32.2

12.24
6.80
8.49
9.43
12.80
11.29

4.8
4.3
4.0
7.6
9.7
4.5

40.2
39.1
39.8
37.8
40.3
39.2

–
6.28
7.48
6.72
–
10.60

–
2.8
5.2
4.4
–
6.7

–
25.8
21.9
19.8
–
15.5

6.61
9.75
31.70

3.8
4.6
5.5

25.4
34.4
19.4

6.79
10.07
31.47

6.6
3.8
5.7

38.9
38.8
19.5

6.41
7.91
–

1.1
12.9
–

18.0
21.0
–

Blue collar –Continued
Transportation and material moving –Continued
Bus drivers .........................................................
Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ..........................
Parking lot attendants ........................................
Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................
Supervisors, material moving equipment ...........
Crane and tower operators ................................
Excavating and loading machine operators .......
Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators .............
Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators
Miscellaneous material moving equipment
operators, n.e.c. ...............................................
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and
laborers .......................................................................
Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ...........
Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...
Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and
laborers, n.e.c. .................................................
Helpers, mechanics and repairers .....................
Helpers, construction trades ..............................
Construction laborers .........................................
Production helpers .............................................
Stock handlers and baggers ..............................
Machine feeders and offbearers ........................
Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......
Garage and service station related ....................
Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners .........
Hand packers and packagers ............................
Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................
Service ..............................................................................
Protective service ..................................................
Supervisors, guards ...........................................
Guards and police, except public service ..........
Protective service, n.e.c. ....................................
Food service ..........................................................
Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................
Bartenders .........................................................
Waiters and waitresses ......................................
Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants .........................
Other food service ...............................................
Supervisors, food preparation and service ........
Cooks .................................................................
Kitchen workers, food preparation .....................
Food preparation, n.e.c. .....................................
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 ............................................................
Guides ...............................................................
Public transportation attendants ........................
See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 4. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National
Compensation Survey,3 1999–Continued
Total

Full time

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings

Occupation4

Service –Continued
Personal service –Continued
Baggage porters and bellhops ...........................
Welfare service aides ........................................
Early childhood teachers’ assistants ..................
Child care workers, n.e.c. ..................................
Service, n.e.c. ....................................................

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$6.00
7.98
6.12
7.08
7.89

8.6
4.1
5.8
1.3
10.6

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium
pay for overtime, vacations, 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, collection was conducted between September 1998 and April

Part time

Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

32.1
27.6
31.8
30.0
34.5

$5.41
8.24
6.52
7.47
8.03

8.6
5.9
7.1
1.6
11.8

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

39.2
38.4
39.5
40.2
39.5

$7.40
7.46
5.55
6.22
6.71

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

18.8
3.7
3.5
2.5
4.3

22.5
17.7
24.8
19.2
17.0

2000. The average reference period was September 1999. For the first time, estimates
include workers in private establishments employing fewer than 50 workers.
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, South Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time
and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1999
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
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

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

$16.84
16.88

1.5
1.5

38.0
38.0

$17.06
17.09

1.6
1.6

39.3
39.3

$10.82
10.84

3.6
3.6

19.8
19.8

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

19.25
19.32

1.8
1.8

38.1
38.1

19.39
19.46

1.8
1.9

39.1
39.1

13.58
13.72

5.0
5.1

19.1
19.0

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 ...................................................
Chemists, except biochemists ...........................
Health related ........................................................
Physicians ..........................................................
Registered nurses ..............................................
Dietitians ............................................................
Physical therapists .............................................
Speech therapists ..............................................
Therapists, n.e.c. ...............................................
Teachers, college and university ...........................
Biological science 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 .....................................................
Urban planners ..................................................
Social, recreation, and religious workers ...............
Social workers ...................................................
Recreation workers ............................................
Lawyers and judges ...............................................
Lawyers .............................................................
Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and
professionals, n.e.c. .............................................
Public relations specialists .................................
Professional, n.e.c. ............................................
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 .....................................
Legal assistants .................................................
Technical and related, n.e.c. ..............................

22.75
23.95
24.13
24.74
23.35
20.99
21.03
19.11
22.22
21.32
29.93
20.07
16.47
31.21
29.74
16.94
33.42
36.65
32.47
24.30
23.13
24.18
25.48
25.79
23.14
7.11
25.61
20.15
20.15
21.05
23.92
19.94
15.07
15.09
14.68
33.41
31.41

2.1
2.0
3.4
6.1
4.9
10.0
10.1
8.7
11.2
2.6
24.3
1.6
2.6
9.0
7.3
5.5
4.5
12.9
6.3
1.6
5.5
1.6
2.2
2.5
4.2
6.8
6.2
7.6
7.6
8.6
4.2
6.6
2.6
2.7
5.0
8.2
13.6

37.6
37.7
39.9
39.8
39.9
39.1
39.0
40.0
40.0
38.6
40.9
38.4
40.0
36.5
36.5
38.9
40.7
44.7
38.2
36.4
37.1
37.2
37.3
37.5
35.3
12.5
37.7
38.5
38.5
39.2
38.4
40.0
39.0
39.8
30.5
39.1
39.0

22.97
24.09
24.23
24.97
23.35
21.08
21.12
19.11
22.22
21.11
27.97
20.04
16.47
–
29.53
16.65
33.65
36.46
32.70
24.51
23.01
24.22
25.47
25.79
23.55
–
25.65
20.28
20.28
21.06
24.01
19.94
15.06
15.09
14.54
33.42
31.39

2.2
2.0
3.4
6.2
4.9
10.8
10.9
8.7
11.2
2.6
25.9
1.8
2.6
–
7.6
5.5
4.4
13.1
6.1
1.6
5.5
1.6
2.2
2.5
4.5
–
6.2
7.7
7.7
8.7
4.2
6.6
2.6
2.7
6.3
8.4
13.9

38.9
38.8
39.9
39.9
39.9
40.1
40.1
40.0
40.0
39.8
44.8
39.5
40.0
–
38.3
40.0
42.8
45.1
39.8
37.6
37.7
37.4
37.5
37.5
38.3
–
38.0
39.5
39.5
39.6
39.2
40.0
39.9
39.9
40.0
39.8
39.8

15.36
17.64
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25.24
58.53
20.63
–
–
–
–
22.30
–
15.76
11.54
–
–
–
–
10.24
7.11
–
15.36
15.36
–
–
–
15.17
–
–
–
–

7.3
7.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.4
15.8
3.7
–
–
–
–
19.4
–
16.4
19.3
–
–
–
–
13.5
6.8
–
8.1
8.1
–
–
–
7.7
–
–
–
–

18.0
16.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.6
17.9
25.6
–
–
–
–
12.2
–
9.6
12.7
–
–
–
–
10.2
12.5
–
20.3
20.3
–
–
–
19.9
–
–
–
–

18.00
17.52
23.95
14.20

6.8
14.2
9.2
3.1

40.0
40.0
40.0
37.1

18.00
17.52
23.95
14.47

6.8
14.2
9.2
3.2

40.0
40.0
40.0
39.8

–
–
–
11.40

–
–
–
5.5

–
–
–
22.0

16.19
17.10
12.46
12.18
15.56
17.68
13.71
21.41
15.80
13.85

4.6
10.9
4.1
4.7
2.4
11.9
9.8
7.0
6.6
8.0

38.0
21.7
38.5
35.8
39.8
39.1
39.0
40.0
39.6
35.8

16.30
–
12.45
12.55
15.56
17.68
13.71
21.41
15.80
14.30

4.8
–
4.2
5.3
2.4
11.9
9.8
7.0
6.6
8.9

39.6
–
39.6
40.2
39.8
39.1
39.0
40.0
39.6
39.7

–
–
13.22
10.10
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
5.7
11.0
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
18.6
22.2
–
–
–
–
–
–

Executive, administrative, and managerial ...............
Executives, administrators, and managers ............
Chief executives and general administrators,
public administration ........................................

23.78
28.76

7.4
5.8

39.7
39.7

23.80
28.81

7.5
6.0

39.9
39.9

20.48
16.78

20.2
31.4

18.3
17.6

41.03

8.1

40.2

41.03

8.1

40.2

–

–

–

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 5. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time
and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1999–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
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$24.57
32.93
33.01
31.32
35.42
19.89
20.05
29.85
17.84
17.56
24.86

8.5
12.0
11.0
6.4
33.6
1.0
12.0
9.5
4.6
4.3
13.5

39.3
40.1
40.0
39.7
40.2
40.0
39.2
41.1
39.7
39.8
39.4

$24.56
32.93
33.01
31.34
35.42
19.89
20.05
29.85
17.81
17.56
24.86

8.5
12.0
11.0
6.4
33.6
1.0
12.0
9.5
4.6
4.3
13.6

39.5
40.1
40.0
39.8
40.2
40.0
39.2
41.1
39.9
39.8
39.8

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

16.56
13.97
16.36

11.5
7.6
3.0

40.0
40.0
39.8

16.56
13.97
16.36

11.5
7.6
3.0

40.0
40.0
39.8

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

14.98
22.63

4.6
7.5

40.0
39.0

14.98
22.57

4.6
7.7

40.0
39.8

–
–

–
–

–
–

Sales .............................................................................
Cashiers .............................................................

10.36
8.32

13.6
10.3

34.6
33.2

10.48
8.21

14.8
11.5

36.5
35.6

$9.12
9.12

6.4
6.4

22.1
22.1

Administrative support, including clerical ................
Supervisors, general office ................................
Supervisors, financial records processing .........
Computer operators ...........................................
Secretaries .........................................................
Stenographers ...................................................
Typists ...............................................................
Interviewers .......................................................
Receptionists .....................................................
Information clerks, n.e.c. ....................................
Personnel clerks, except payroll and
timekeeping .....................................................
Library clerks .....................................................
File clerks ...........................................................
Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................
Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...
Telephone operators ..........................................
Messengers .......................................................
Dispatchers ........................................................
Stock and inventory clerks .................................
Meter readers ....................................................
Eligibility clerks, social welfare ...........................
Bill and account collectors .................................
General office clerks ..........................................
Data entry keyers ...............................................
Teachers’ aides .................................................
Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................

11.17
15.81
18.10
11.74
11.98
10.90
10.71
10.04
9.11
10.51

1.6
3.1
15.3
1.5
2.6
5.4
4.4
7.5
4.3
5.2

38.2
39.7
39.3
40.0
39.1
40.0
38.4
40.0
37.6
38.7

11.20
15.81
18.10
11.74
12.01
10.90
10.67
10.04
9.20
10.57

1.6
3.1
15.3
1.5
2.7
5.4
4.3
7.5
4.4
5.5

38.9
39.7
39.3
40.0
39.7
40.0
38.4
40.0
39.8
40.0

9.90
–
–
–
10.53
–
–
–
–
–

6.9
–
–
–
14.6
–
–
–
–
–

21.6
–
–
–
23.2
–
–
–
–
–

12.23
9.28
8.50
11.38
12.24
9.46
8.92
11.86
11.44
10.70
13.03
12.92
10.63
9.96
9.08
11.13

6.8
4.5
8.8
4.5
1.9
12.1
4.9
4.0
4.8
4.6
3.1
3.9
2.2
5.8
4.4
4.4

39.8
32.0
38.9
37.1
38.6
40.0
36.9
40.2
40.0
39.9
39.1
40.0
39.0
39.2
34.5
39.1

12.23
9.82
8.50
11.13
12.31
9.46
–
11.88
11.44
10.70
13.16
12.92
10.64
9.97
9.05
11.17

6.8
3.6
8.8
4.7
1.9
12.1
–
4.0
4.8
4.6
2.8
3.9
2.2
5.8
4.4
4.5

39.8
38.4
38.9
39.7
39.6
40.0
–
40.4
40.0
39.9
39.7
40.0
39.6
39.6
35.3
39.6

–
7.58
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.37
–
10.26
–

–
4.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.4
–
11.5
–

–
21.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.6
–
17.6
–

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

12.36

2.1

36.8

12.51

2.2

38.9

9.73

3.3

19.3

Precision production, craft, and repair ......................
Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ..............
Automobile mechanics .......................................
Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ....
Industrial machinery repairers ...........................

13.61
20.61
12.44
15.93
15.07

3.0
6.7
3.9
4.4
11.4

39.9
39.9
39.7
39.4
39.8

13.61
20.61
12.44
15.93
15.07

3.0
6.7
3.9
4.4
11.4

39.9
39.9
39.7
39.4
39.8

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

White collar –Continued
Executive, administrative, and managerial
–Continued
Executives, administrators, and managers
–Continued
Administrators and officials, public
administration ..................................................
Financial managers ...........................................
Personnel and labor relations managers ...........
Administrators, education and related fields ......
Managers, medicine and health .........................
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 .......................................
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.

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TABLE 5. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time
and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1999–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
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued
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 .....................................
Water and sewer treatment plant operators ......

$14.16
12.53
14.99
13.37
14.41
17.41
15.45
10.59
19.77
13.39

9.1
5.5
4.4
11.5
5.7
11.4
6.2
5.9
2.8
5.3

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.5
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.8
40.0

$14.16
12.53
14.99
13.37
14.41
17.41
15.45
10.59
19.77
13.39

9.1
5.5
4.4
11.5
5.7
11.4
6.2
5.9
2.8
5.3

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.5
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.8
40.0

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

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

15.40

21.1

37.7

15.92

21.9

40.0

–

–

–

Transportation and material moving .........................
Truck drivers ......................................................
Bus drivers .........................................................
Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................
Operating engineers ..........................................
Excavating and loading machine operators .......
Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators .............
Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators
Miscellaneous material moving equipment
operators, n.e.c. ...............................................

11.73
11.33
11.79
13.20
12.09
10.75
11.41
10.31

2.5
4.3
3.8
10.9
2.3
6.9
5.8
3.8

31.3
39.6
25.0
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.5
40.0

12.09
11.41
12.80
13.20
12.09
10.75
11.41
10.31

2.9
4.7
4.2
10.9
2.3
6.9
5.8
3.8

36.0
39.9
30.3
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.5
40.0

$9.95
–
10.02
–
–
–
–
–

3.7
–
4.0
–
–
–
–
–

19.2
–
19.1
–
–
–
–
–

12.23

14.4

38.2

12.31

14.5

39.7

–

–

–

10.28
16.46
9.42

4.7
10.6
6.6

39.1
40.0
38.1

10.34
16.46
9.52

4.8
10.6
7.0

40.0
40.0
40.0

7.74
–
–

3.8
–
–

20.3
–
–

15.98
9.85
11.83
9.09
10.26
8.14

9.7
5.4
6.3
5.2
8.6
6.8

40.0
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.7
38.9

15.98
9.85
11.83
9.10
10.28
8.13

9.7
5.4
6.3
5.2
8.6
7.0

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

–
–
–
–
–
8.20

–
–
–
–
–
4.9

–
–
–
–
–
19.0

12.39
14.88
21.40
20.89
13.64
16.36
13.62
16.95

1.4
3.2
5.7
4.7
16.7
8.5
3.7
2.4

38.3
40.9
49.8
40.2
32.1
47.1
49.2
40.1

12.65
14.99
21.40
20.89
17.07
16.36
13.65
16.98

1.5
3.4
5.7
4.7
5.2
8.5
3.7
2.5

40.1
41.6
49.8
40.3
40.2
47.1
49.6
40.4

7.85
8.69
–
–
–
–
–
–

3.2
4.8
–
–
–
–
–
–

21.0
20.1
–
–
–
–
–
–

13.60
12.80
8.34
11.44
13.57
8.54
8.54
11.08
8.78
7.92
8.03
8.97
9.52
8.80

3.8
1.6
8.2
5.0
7.8
3.1
3.1
2.3
5.2
5.1
3.2
4.5
4.6
5.3

39.9
40.1
17.1
38.4
39.5
31.4
31.4
38.2
36.3
29.6
30.2
37.7
39.4
37.2

13.61
12.80
–
11.84
13.88
8.71
8.71
11.08
8.87
8.07
8.02
9.08
9.52
8.92

3.9
1.6
–
4.4
8.1
4.2
4.2
2.3
5.5
4.9
3.6
4.6
4.6
5.5

40.6
40.1
–
40.1
41.2
34.9
34.9
38.2
37.7
33.1
33.7
39.9
39.6
40.0

–
–
7.82
–
8.40
7.64
7.64
–
–
7.58
8.09
7.49
–
7.47

–
–
6.1
–
3.6
4.7
4.7
–
–
10.1
4.1
3.8
–
3.8

–
–
16.3
–
23.7
20.8
20.8
–
–
23.9
18.2
21.5
–
21.5

Blue collar –Continued

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and
laborers .......................................................................
Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ...........
Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...
Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and
laborers, n.e.c. .................................................
Helpers, mechanics and repairers .....................
Helpers, construction trades ..............................
Construction laborers .........................................
Garbage collectors .............................................
Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................
Service ..............................................................................
Protective service ..................................................
Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ......
Supervisors, police and detectives ....................
Supervisors, guards ...........................................
Fire inspection and fire prevention .....................
Firefighting .........................................................
Police and detectives, public service .................
Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement
officers .............................................................
Correctional institution officers ...........................
Crossing guards .................................................
Guards and police, except public service ..........
Protective service, n.e.c. ....................................
Food service ..........................................................
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 ............
See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 5. Selected occupations, South Atlantic, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time
and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 1999–Continued
Total

Full time

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings

Occupation4

Service –Continued
Cleaning and building service ................................
Supervisors, cleaning and building service
workers ............................................................
Maids and housemen ........................................
Janitors and cleaners .........................................
Personal service ....................................................
Supervisors, personal service ............................
Attendants, amusement, and recreation
facilities ............................................................
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
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$9.08

3.5

39.0

$9.10

3.5

39.7

$7.92

3.2

19.3

16.20
7.24
8.75
9.45
13.41

18.3
4.4
2.2
3.2
13.0

39.8
40.0
38.9
32.2
35.8

16.20
7.24
8.77
9.93
14.71

18.3
4.4
2.3
3.7
10.9

39.8
40.0
39.7
37.1
38.7

–
–
7.93
7.71
–

–
–
3.3
5.4
–

–
–
19.3
21.8
–

7.78
9.65
9.25
8.47
9.90

11.5
10.9
2.8
7.2
4.9

26.4
33.9
34.6
27.0
33.6

–
9.83
9.21
–
10.26

–
12.1
3.0
–
4.7

–
40.0
35.6
–
39.0

6.54
8.55
–
8.25
8.33

3.7
9.7
–
12.7
11.5

22.5
17.7
–
22.3
20.8

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 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, collection was conducted between September 1998 and April

2000. The average reference period was September 1999. For the first time, estimates
include workers in private establishments employing fewer than 50 workers.
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 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

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

$14.49
14.79

2.9
2.9

36.3
36.6

$14.04
14.33

3.5
3.7

36.0
36.3

$16.84
16.88

1.5
1.5

38.0
38.0

White collar ......................................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
14 ...................................................................
15 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
White collar, excluding sales .....................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
14 ...................................................................
15 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................

17.74
6.53
8.26
8.89
11.40
14.46
15.53
18.56
20.72
23.50
27.67
31.82
39.45
47.89
53.53
53.54
23.70
19.07
7.23
9.09
9.48
11.07
14.52
15.35
18.09
20.37
23.46
27.50
31.43
39.43
47.89
53.53
53.54
23.76

3.5
2.4
5.9
1.4
2.1
5.1
2.8
2.7
1.5
2.4
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.3
5.4
12.8
10.3
3.5
2.7
6.1
1.6
1.3
5.9
3.1
1.8
1.3
2.4
3.4
3.2
3.2
3.3
5.4
12.8
10.2

36.6
29.4
30.9
35.2
38.2
37.5
37.8
38.5
38.9
38.4
39.2
39.6
40.2
40.0
40.9
40.7
23.9
37.3
30.1
33.9
37.0
38.1
37.2
37.6
38.3
38.6
38.4
39.2
39.5
40.2
40.0
40.9
40.7
23.8

17.38
6.48
8.22
8.83
11.49
14.71
16.05
18.38
20.22
23.50
28.64
33.98
40.76
50.02
57.21
75.40
–
19.00
7.14
9.12
9.50
11.13
14.82
15.88
17.64
19.59
23.44
28.47
33.57
40.75
50.02
57.21
75.40
–

4.5
2.4
6.5
1.2
2.4
5.4
3.0
3.5
2.0
2.8
3.1
2.8
3.0
3.0
5.4
11.8
–
4.6
2.9
6.8
1.8
1.6
6.2
3.4
1.7
1.9
2.8
3.1
2.7
3.0
3.0
5.4
11.8
–

36.3
29.3
30.5
35.0
38.2
37.6
38.1
38.4
39.5
38.6
39.2
39.7
40.3
39.0
41.5
42.0
–
37.0
29.8
33.6
36.9
38.0
37.3
37.7
38.0
39.1
38.5
39.2
39.6
40.3
39.0
41.5
42.0
–

19.25
8.06
8.80
9.30
10.83
12.59
13.67
18.99
21.85
23.50
22.88
27.42
32.17
39.30
44.29
44.77
23.68
19.32
8.05
8.79
9.41
10.81
12.59
13.67
18.99
21.85
23.50
22.88
27.44
32.17
39.30
44.29
44.77
23.68

1.8
3.5
2.3
3.4
1.2
1.5
4.4
2.9
3.0
2.8
8.8
5.0
6.1
6.5
13.3
9.7
7.2
1.8
3.7
2.3
3.4
1.2
1.5
4.4
2.9
3.0
2.8
8.8
5.0
6.1
6.5
13.3
9.7
7.2

38.1
32.6
36.4
36.7
38.1
36.8
37.1
38.9
37.6
38.2
39.6
39.3
39.5
44.6
39.6
40.2
35.9
38.1
33.1
36.5
37.0
38.1
36.7
37.1
38.9
37.6
38.2
39.6
39.3
39.5
44.6
39.6
40.2
35.9

Professional specialty and technical .........................
Professional specialty ................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
14 ...................................................................
15 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Engineers, architects, and surveyors .....................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................

22.96
25.09
8.10
7.46
13.50
16.14
19.67
21.42
23.81
26.86
29.54
36.59
45.43
49.15
47.62
–
28.72
17.34
18.41
20.06
24.07
25.09
28.64
32.33
35.29
41.84

3.8
3.5
3.1
6.7
3.7
2.0
1.9
2.4
1.7
2.8
2.0
3.2
3.9
4.1
10.1
–
2.5
5.2
3.3
4.7
4.4
3.8
2.0
2.4
4.9
3.4

35.9
36.0
17.6
8.2
36.4
36.4
36.6
37.5
37.1
38.7
39.4
39.4
39.9
40.7
40.5
–
40.2
39.9
40.0
40.1
40.9
40.2
40.0
40.2
39.9
40.2

23.05
25.75
–
7.94
13.71
16.32
18.76
19.70
23.19
27.63
30.48
37.41
–
49.84
59.61
–
29.23
17.44
18.41
19.77
24.22
25.72
28.57
32.46
35.75
41.84

5.4
5.0
–
10.6
4.6
2.5
3.0
2.2
1.9
2.7
2.1
2.9
–
5.0
3.8
–
2.6
5.2
3.3
4.8
4.5
4.4
2.1
2.5
4.9
3.4

35.2
35.1
–
4.2
39.0
37.2
34.8
38.2
36.5
38.5
39.8
39.5
–
40.9
41.8
–
40.2
40.0
40.0
40.1
40.9
40.2
40.0
40.2
39.9
40.2

22.75
23.95
–
–
12.70
15.70
20.62
23.22
24.39
23.21
27.06
33.57
38.09
45.86
44.77
18.25
24.13
–
–
–
–
22.78
–
30.15
–
–

2.1
2.0
–
–
4.3
4.2
2.5
3.1
2.1
7.3
3.1
8.7
7.3
6.1
9.7
9.2
3.4
–
–
–
–
4.6
–
4.0
–
–

37.6
37.7
–
–
28.8
34.7
38.7
36.9
37.7
39.6
38.3
39.1
45.9
39.6
40.2
29.8
39.9
–
–
–
–
39.9
–
39.7
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$48.71
21.97
29.88
35.41
35.33
37.10
27.46
20.98
21.09
27.31
30.41
31.32
39.84
31.16
19.86
27.83
27.04
30.64
33.74
36.19
44.19
24.71
24.08
23.21
25.51
29.69
23.43
19.86
28.10
30.29
38.15
33.10
23.47
26.19
34.83
37.05
45.98
26.63
17.25
17.94
21.75
–
25.34
29.50
36.22
39.35
46.20
27.72
17.44
21.87
21.76
25.30
28.52
30.50
36.58
39.11
45.96

5.1
8.5
2.8
6.0
5.7
9.9
4.4
3.7
5.5
7.5
2.5
10.0
5.3
3.0
6.1
5.7
4.9
6.9
4.5
3.4
.8
4.9
6.4
4.3
4.3
4.6
7.4
9.3
2.7
1.7
3.7
3.5
7.5
6.6
6.1
7.4
2.1
2.7
5.2
7.3
8.7
–
3.6
3.2
5.2
5.0
8.4
2.9
8.3
9.1
4.6
3.8
4.2
3.3
5.4
5.1
8.2

State and local
government

Private industry
Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

40.7
39.4
40.0
40.0
40.8
40.0
40.5
40.0
42.9
40.0
42.4
39.9
40.0
40.2
40.0
40.4
40.5
40.4
40.0
40.2
40.0
40.2
40.1
40.8
40.0
40.0
40.3
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.6
39.8
40.5
40.1
40.0
39.9
40.1
–
39.9
40.5
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.2
40.0
40.1
38.0
40.3
40.6
40.6
40.0
40.1
40.0

$48.71
19.21
29.88
35.41
35.43
37.10
28.87
–
–
–
30.37
–
39.84
31.16
19.86
27.83
27.03
30.64
33.74
36.19
44.19
24.94
24.08
24.01
25.51
29.69
23.43
19.86
28.10
30.29
38.15
33.95
24.55
27.83
35.68
37.34
45.98
26.91
17.25
19.98
21.75
–
25.82
29.55
36.11
39.24
46.20
28.28
20.11
21.87
23.56
25.81
29.31
30.59
36.48
38.98
45.96

5.1
11.2
2.8
6.0
5.7
9.9
3.3
–
–
–
3.2
–
5.3
3.0
6.1
5.7
4.9
6.9
4.5
3.4
.8
5.1
6.4
2.2
4.3
4.6
7.4
9.3
2.7
1.7
3.7
2.7
8.5
5.6
6.2
7.2
2.1
3.0
5.2
3.8
8.7
–
3.5
3.2
5.6
5.0
8.4
2.7
4.0
9.1
4.6
3.7
3.2
3.4
5.8
5.2
8.2

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

40.7
38.8
40.0
40.0
40.8
40.0
40.8
–
–
–
43.4
–
40.0
40.2
40.0
40.4
40.5
40.4
40.0
40.2
40.0
40.2
40.1
41.1
40.0
40.0
40.3
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.7
39.7
40.5
40.1
40.0
39.9
40.1
–
39.9
40.5
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.3
40.0
40.1
39.3
40.3
40.7
40.6
40.0
40.0
40.0

–
–
–
–
–
–
$24.74
–
–
21.24
30.52
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.35
–
–
–
–
–
20.99
–
–
–
18.63
20.22
–
–
–
–
21.03
–
–
–
20.22
–
–
–
–
–

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Engineers, architects, and surveyors –Continued
14 ...................................................................
Architects ...........................................................
Aerospace engineers .........................................
11 ...................................................................
Chemical engineers ...........................................
12 ...................................................................
Civil engineers ...................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
Electrical and electronic engineers ....................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
14 ...................................................................
Industrial engineers ...........................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Mechanical engineers ........................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
Mathematical and computer scientists ...................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
14 ...................................................................
Computer systems analysts and scientists ........
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
14 ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

23

–
–
–
–
–
–
6.1
–
–
3.4
3.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.9
–
–
–
–
–
10.0
–
–
–
3.2
3.6
–
–
–
–
10.1
–
–
–
3.6
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
39.8
–
–
39.9
39.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
39.9
–
–
–
–
–
39.1
–
–
–
36.2
40.0
–
–
–
–
39.0
–
–
–
40.0
–
–
–
–
–

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$19.50
25.93
25.19
23.02
23.58
14.98
22.02
15.09
17.08
26.48
29.30
33.56
27.26
22.39
27.23

4.8
5.4
2.9
24.9
7.8
14.6
7.5
7.2
3.9
4.9
4.1
10.7
6.3
10.2
5.6

40.8
35.3
40.2
40.0
39.7
39.9
40.4
40.2
39.4
39.7
40.5
39.7
40.0
40.0
40.0

$19.50
25.93
25.19
–
24.78
14.60
22.16
–
16.60
26.65
29.85
33.78
27.86
22.74
27.53

4.8
5.4
2.9
–
8.4
12.7
7.5
–
3.7
5.7
4.1
10.6
6.3
10.2
6.9

40.8
35.3
40.2
–
39.6
39.8
40.4
–
39.0
39.6
40.6
39.7
40.0
40.0
40.0

–
–
–
–
$19.11
–
–
–
17.97
–
–
–
22.22
–
–

–
–
–
–
8.7
–
–
–
5.5
–
–
–
11.2
–
–

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

33.44
26.01
21.41
17.35
16.52
23.32
23.06
20.96
18.46
18.33
18.77
20.59
25.68
28.35
43.97
84.30
27.23
41.40
20.46
26.98
64.63
100.57
19.32
18.56
18.34
18.64
20.19
27.31
26.50
26.07
29.34
28.57
27.51
30.41
18.66
17.06
17.08
16.50
15.22
18.87

14.0
15.9
18.6
5.5
4.6
7.9
3.9
2.0
1.5
1.7
2.4
1.8
6.1
4.7
11.4
30.7
25.1
13.5
14.2
23.3
9.2
28.3
1.6
1.0
1.9
1.9
1.7
7.0
3.5
6.0
2.3
4.0
4.4
2.3
4.5
4.2
1.4
4.5
6.2
4.7

42.8
39.9
39.1
39.7
38.8
38.6
40.4
36.0
34.8
36.5
36.4
34.6
36.2
38.1
35.4
36.7
36.5
41.8
40.0
34.3
36.6
35.9
35.2
34.8
35.8
35.6
33.8
35.6
38.8
35.1
36.4
39.8
37.6
38.1
39.7
36.8
31.0
36.1
39.3
38.5

–
–
27.96
17.38
–
22.91
–
20.86
18.22
18.36
18.70
20.51
25.68
28.29
47.42
107.39
27.79
46.72
–
–
67.14
112.02
19.12
18.72
18.07
18.84
20.03
28.40
25.67
–
29.36
28.57
27.51
31.27
–
17.10
17.08
17.04
15.22
–

–
–
29.7
6.9
–
8.4
–
2.5
1.8
2.0
2.3
2.3
6.8
5.8
11.7
28.8
28.0
16.5
–
–
9.7
28.4
1.8
.9
1.8
2.2
2.0
9.0
3.9
–
2.6
4.0
4.4
2.0
–
4.7
1.4
5.4
6.2
–

–
–
37.7
39.6
–
38.3
–
35.3
33.3
35.7
36.0
33.6
35.0
38.3
34.8
35.7
37.0
42.3
–
–
37.3
35.6
34.5
33.1
35.1
35.1
32.9
34.1
38.5
–
36.2
39.8
37.6
37.0
–
36.7
31.0
35.4
39.3
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
21.32
18.95
18.26
19.12
20.87
25.68
28.53
–
–
–
29.93
–
–
–
–
20.07
18.29
19.27
17.60
20.79
–
29.31
–
–
–
–
–
16.47
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.6
2.1
2.7
7.1
2.2
12.8
6.7
–
–
–
24.3
–
–
–
–
1.6
3.0
3.7
3.7
2.2
–
1.5
–
–
–
–
–
2.6
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
38.6
38.2
39.1
38.2
38.7
39.1
37.5
–
–
–
40.9
–
–
–
–
38.4
38.4
38.4
38.6
37.9
–
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
40.0
–
–
–
–
–

White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Mathematical and computer scientists –Continued
Operations and systems researchers and
analysts
7 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Statisticians ........................................................
Natural scientists ...................................................
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
Chemists, except biochemists ...........................
7 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
Geologists and geodesists
11 ...................................................................
Physical scientists, n.e.c. ...................................
Agricultural and food scientists ..........................
Biological and life scientists ...............................
9 ...................................................................
Medical scientists ...............................................
11 ...................................................................
Health related ........................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Physicians ..........................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
Registered nurses ..............................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
Pharmacists .......................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Dietitians ............................................................
Respiratory therapists ........................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

24

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$18.91
18.38
27.62
25.37
26.06
23.86
15.36
16.06
30.70
34.06
18.05
21.26
24.12
22.07
29.14
36.21
40.35
47.00
52.69
36.49
34.27
29.20
32.45
39.39
30.64
38.10
34.53
39.12
40.91
47.68
40.60
25.01
35.48
24.99
24.03
17.66
57.47
32.03
24.39
22.33
24.57
25.69
27.72
33.89
45.44
22.99
7.56
9.87
15.19
21.03
24.68
25.58
27.28
27.52
19.48
21.38
25.69
23.43

11.0
16.2
5.9
3.2
6.7
8.9
3.9
4.5
4.6
3.9
7.9
5.9
10.7
10.6
3.0
8.6
6.7
9.3
5.5
12.2
2.6
2.0
14.5
8.8
7.0
3.3
12.3
8.4
14.0
13.5
13.4
6.4
9.9
10.2
7.3
16.9
12.6
5.8
15.9
10.1
13.8
8.8
1.8
10.1
14.2
1.8
7.0
6.0
3.9
2.6
2.4
3.0
1.9
3.8
11.8
9.8
4.6
7.6

State and local
government

Private industry
Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

38.7
39.1
33.6
35.7
35.1
35.8
39.4
39.3
40.4
35.6
13.9
31.3
37.2
39.6
38.4
39.7
45.1
45.9
40.4
44.0
47.1
49.9
40.7
50.5
41.7
47.5
37.5
35.8
41.1
36.8
41.8
32.2
39.8
37.4
38.6
40.5
44.3
38.1
37.6
29.8
40.0
37.7
39.6
39.0
40.1
35.9
8.0
28.9
32.4
38.0
36.7
36.7
36.0
36.3
36.9
39.3
35.9
35.7

$16.58
–
25.64
25.23
22.34
–
14.60
16.57
31.06
36.01
16.13
18.76
22.48
26.38
35.64
30.91
48.10
–
–
–
–
–
53.89
–
–
32.37
36.86
34.02
–
25.76
49.63
23.12
37.27
26.60
23.41
–
60.56
28.76
24.40
–
–
28.67
30.46
–
–
15.68
8.26
9.47
–
14.01
16.39
23.63
–
–
–
–
–
–

10.3
–
3.7
4.0
3.8
–
5.5
6.2
4.7
5.5
9.2
7.3
4.0
4.9
5.9
8.6
7.1
–
–
–
–
–
9.2
–
–
17.2
13.0
15.5
–
14.4
19.2
10.2
12.7
10.6
8.8
–
11.1
6.6
15.9
–
–
9.6
9.2
–
–
7.2
10.7
4.5
–
7.9
10.5
5.9
–
–
–
–
–
–

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

37.9
–
32.2
34.9
33.8
–
39.6
39.8
40.4
25.8
19.6
33.9
31.6
36.4
36.8
40.6
40.9
–
–
–
–
–
45.1
–
–
33.1
38.5
28.3
–
33.3
41.7
35.6
43.1
36.1
38.3
–
44.7
37.8
38.9
–
–
35.3
38.6
–
–
33.4
3.8
36.6
–
35.4
36.3
32.6
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
$31.21
–
29.74
–
16.94
15.37
–
33.42
–
21.71
24.77
19.26
27.61
36.94
38.27
–
51.52
36.65
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
32.47
–
22.47
24.77
–
27.48
33.75
45.33
24.30
–
10.68
15.23
22.11
25.58
25.74
27.69
28.04
23.13
21.46
25.71
23.36

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Health related –Continued
Occupational therapists .....................................
9 ...................................................................
Physical therapists .............................................
9 ...................................................................
Speech therapists ..............................................
9 ...................................................................
Therapists, n.e.c. ...............................................
7 ...................................................................
Physicians’ assistants ........................................
Teachers, college and university ...........................
6 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
14 ...................................................................
15 ...................................................................
Biological science teachers ...............................
13 ...................................................................
Chemistry teachers ............................................
Psychology teachers ..........................................
Economics teachers ..........................................
History teachers .................................................
Engineering teachers .........................................
Mathematical science teachers .........................
Computer science teachers ...............................
Medical science teachers ..................................
Health specialities teachers ...............................
Business, commerce, and marketing teachers ..
Art, drama, and music teachers .........................
Education teachers ............................................
English teachers ................................................
10 ...................................................................
Foreign language teachers ................................
Law teachers .....................................................
Other post-secondary teachers .........................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
Teachers, except college and university ................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Prekindergarten and kindergarten .....................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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–
–
9.0
–
7.3
–
5.5
3.2
–
4.5
–
6.6
14.3
13.1
3.3
9.1
7.7
–
6.5
12.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.3
–
10.3
14.3
–
1.6
10.2
15.0
1.6
–
10.0
9.5
3.0
1.4
3.2
1.7
4.1
5.5
10.0
4.6
7.8

–
–
36.5
–
36.5
–
38.9
38.7
–
40.7
–
30.9
40.0
42.0
38.9
39.6
46.4
–
40.5
44.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
38.2
–
29.7
40.0
–
39.7
39.0
40.1
36.4
–
20.2
24.7
38.4
36.8
37.1
38.0
36.7
37.1
39.3
36.0
35.6

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$23.55
10.47
17.34
20.71
25.04
25.11
24.32
25.44
17.26
23.46
26.39
26.34
27.74
24.98
21.30
25.90
25.03
20.24
8.17
12.08
13.95
19.40
20.08
26.31
7.18
7.22
21.54
11.11
15.36
25.18
29.01
29.26
20.18
13.72
16.35
17.14
22.26
27.71
20.17
13.72
16.36
17.14
22.39
27.71
22.04
22.18
23.67
19.25
28.83
33.45
28.24
26.60
32.44
21.41
22.84
23.48
25.48

2.0
8.7
3.0
4.2
2.8
3.7
1.4
2.1
7.9
3.9
3.4
2.9
3.7
2.7
6.1
3.5
4.3
5.7
10.4
2.8
6.3
11.6
7.1
4.2
6.7
7.5
9.9
6.4
12.7
6.5
6.5
8.8
6.4
3.8
4.4
19.2
5.8
6.2
6.5
3.8
4.5
19.2
5.9
6.2
6.3
7.3
4.6
6.3
4.1
13.9
6.3
9.9
6.8
7.6
7.2
6.1
13.6

State and local
government

Private industry
Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

37.2
26.3
36.7
38.5
36.7
37.1
32.9
37.2
36.7
38.2
36.5
36.8
36.6
37.1
38.7
36.9
36.3
32.4
3.8
35.0
12.8
36.3
36.9
34.1
12.5
10.2
36.9
39.5
38.7
38.1
36.6
37.9
38.2
35.2
35.7
39.0
38.6
39.7
38.3
35.2
36.1
39.0
38.7
39.7
39.3
36.7
39.3
39.8
39.4
38.5
39.8
39.6
40.0
38.9
36.1
38.9
38.2

$17.63
–
–
–
18.55
25.26
–
24.70
–
26.77
21.35
27.19
–
20.35
–
–
18.21
12.89
–
–
15.12
–
12.12
18.66
9.28
–
–
10.01
15.04
–
24.76
–
20.24
–
15.94
–
22.88
–
20.21
–
–
–
23.32
–
23.53
–
–
27.85
30.56
–
29.83
–
–
–
–
–
–

8.4
–
–
–
16.9
6.4
–
6.4
–
6.9
11.4
4.0
–
7.3
–
–
5.4
9.0
–
–
3.1
–
24.8
5.3
4.9
–
–
7.2
4.7
–
22.5
–
7.8
–
2.2
–
7.9
–
8.2
–
–
–
8.2
–
12.1
–
–
7.8
8.0
–
5.6
–
–
–
–
–
–

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

37.1
–
–
–
38.8
34.3
–
35.4
–
33.9
31.7
36.5
–
35.3
–
–
30.8
26.7
–
–
37.7
–
34.7
24.9
11.5
–
–
38.9
39.0
–
38.0
–
37.5
–
34.8
–
39.1
–
37.8
–
–
–
39.2
–
39.5
–
–
38.8
38.7
–
39.7
–
–
–
–
–
–

$24.18
–
17.47
21.73
25.75
25.11
24.19
25.48
–
23.41
26.57
26.26
–
25.79
21.30
26.45
26.60
23.14
–
12.30
–
22.65
22.57
28.38
7.11
7.11
25.61
–
15.42
26.06
30.08
29.26
20.15
13.62
16.88
16.50
21.92
27.99
20.15
13.62
16.88
16.50
21.92
27.99
21.05
22.76
22.35
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.92
–
23.48
–

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Teachers, except college and university
–Continued
Elementary school teachers ..............................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Secondary school teachers ...............................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Teachers, special education ..............................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Substitute teachers ............................................
5 ...................................................................
Vocational and educational counselors .............
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Librarians ...........................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Social scientists and urban planners .....................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
Economists ........................................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Psychologists .....................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Social scientists, n.e.c. ......................................
See footnotes at end of table.

26

1.6
–
3.2
3.3
1.7
3.8
1.7
2.2
–
3.9
3.4
3.1
–
2.5
6.1
3.4
3.9
4.2
–
2.9
–
6.3
1.1
1.9
6.8
7.5
6.2
–
14.9
5.9
4.1
8.8
7.6
3.8
8.3
21.9
5.9
6.5
7.6
3.8
8.3
21.9
5.9
6.5
8.6
6.4
6.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.2
–
6.1
–

37.2
–
36.6
38.4
36.5
37.3
35.8
37.3
–
38.3
36.7
36.8
–
37.5
38.7
36.8
37.8
35.3
–
32.3
–
38.6
37.7
37.8
12.5
10.1
37.7
–
38.6
38.7
36.3
37.9
38.5
35.9
37.0
39.2
38.4
39.6
38.5
35.9
37.0
39.2
38.4
39.6
39.2
36.8
39.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
38.4
–
38.9
–

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$19.94
14.73
13.13
12.64
14.51
14.17
17.21
20.51
14.80
13.18
12.61
14.44
14.38
17.21
20.55
13.83
–
22.48
26.46
39.87
53.27
–
22.48
26.46
39.52
56.41

6.6
2.2
4.8
3.2
4.7
2.2
4.2
19.7
2.3
5.4
3.3
4.9
2.5
4.2
20.8
4.7
–
15.3
16.2
6.9
7.3
–
15.3
16.2
7.3
9.6

40.0
38.6
39.1
39.5
39.1
39.5
37.0
40.0
39.3
39.1
40.0
39.7
39.5
37.0
40.0
32.7
–
39.0
41.5
39.6
39.6
–
39.0
41.5
39.6
39.3

–
$13.70
10.92
–
12.95
13.83
17.14
–
13.85
–
–
12.86
14.54
17.14
–
12.11
–
–
–
40.86
56.41
–
–
–
40.86
56.41

–
3.5
10.6
–
4.7
4.3
4.8
–
4.1
–
–
5.0
4.9
4.8
–
4.1
–
–
–
7.3
9.6
–
–
–
7.3
9.6

–
37.4
39.6
–
35.8
38.2
35.1
–
38.0
–
–
38.7
37.8
35.1
–
38.3
–
–
–
41.4
39.3
–
–
–
41.4
39.3

$19.94
15.07
13.60
13.10
14.84
14.27
17.27
–
15.09
13.61
13.08
14.77
14.34
17.27
–
14.68
33.41
19.26
–
–
–
31.41
19.26
–
–
–

6.6
2.6
4.5
3.3
5.3
2.7
6.8
–
2.7
4.6
3.4
5.5
2.9
6.8
–
5.0
8.2
3.3
–
–
–
13.6
3.3
–
–
–

40.0
39.0
39.0
39.8
39.9
39.9
39.3
–
39.8
39.0
40.0
39.9
39.9
39.3
–
30.5
39.1
39.5
–
–
–
39.0
39.5
–
–
–

22.29
13.91
14.68
17.80
19.16
26.11
28.06
34.49
43.33
15.81
19.05
15.12
16.70
20.66
16.82
16.82

10.4
10.7
1.5
7.8
5.7
6.3
14.9
7.6
3.1
5.2
8.0
9.2
2.8
5.0
18.2
18.2

26.5
40.0
39.3
38.8
40.3
39.0
36.9
38.9
39.7
38.6
40.0
39.5
40.2
40.0
37.2
37.2

22.47
13.91
14.53
17.96
18.73
26.23
28.22
34.49
43.33
15.81
19.05
15.05
16.70
20.56
16.82
16.82

10.5
11.3
1.8
8.7
5.4
6.4
16.4
7.6
3.1
5.2
8.0
9.3
2.8
5.3
18.2
18.2

26.2
40.0
39.2
38.7
40.3
39.0
36.6
38.9
39.7
38.6
40.0
39.5
40.2
40.0
37.2
37.2

18.00
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

6.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

16.64
16.64
16.89
16.28
17.08
17.08
26.56
13.00
18.48
24.64
30.16
30.54
35.15
22.49

11.3
11.3
9.0
14.6
34.7
34.7
10.0
4.4
6.6
2.7
10.3
26.2
15.4
13.4

38.5
38.5
40.0
40.1
30.0
30.0
38.7
33.6
39.4
40.0
38.7
40.4
39.3
40.3

17.33
17.33
17.22
16.61
17.41
17.41
26.56
13.00
18.48
24.64
30.16
30.54
35.15
23.79

11.7
11.7
11.4
15.7
42.9
42.9
10.0
4.4
6.6
2.7
10.3
26.2
15.4
14.9

38.2
38.2
40.0
40.1
28.1
28.1
38.7
33.6
39.4
40.0
38.7
40.4
39.3
40.3

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.52

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.2

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
40.0

White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Social scientists and urban planners –Continued
Urban planners ..................................................
Social, recreation, and religious workers ...............
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
Social workers ...................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
Recreation workers ............................................
Lawyers and judges ...............................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
14 ...................................................................
Lawyers .............................................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
14 ...................................................................
Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and
professionals, n.e.c. .............................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
Technical writers ................................................
8 ...................................................................
Designers ...........................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Actors and directors ...........................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist
printmakers ......................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Photographers ...................................................
5 ...................................................................
Artists, performers, and related workers, n.e.c.
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Editors and reporters .........................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Public relations specialists .................................
See footnotes at end of table.

27

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$15.70
21.70
28.72
21.73
28.23
35.21
41.63
16.54
8.86
8.29
10.93
13.99
14.20
16.50
18.33
24.75
29.38
91.77

11.4
6.2
4.6
8.0
5.3
2.6
2.0
3.4
6.3
3.8
3.4
5.5
5.1
3.0
1.8
5.6
5.0
15.2

41.3
38.5
39.3
39.1
38.5
38.2
40.0
35.6
40.0
32.4
37.2
34.5
33.7
39.1
38.4
38.0
40.0
26.1

–
$21.70
29.18
22.01
28.23
35.21
41.63
16.97
–
8.26
10.92
14.08
14.60
16.83
18.40
25.69
29.52
91.77

–
6.9
4.7
8.4
5.3
2.6
2.0
4.4
–
4.0
3.8
5.6
5.4
3.9
2.2
6.4
5.1
15.2

–
38.4
39.2
39.0
38.5
38.2
40.0
35.4
–
32.1
38.1
34.2
33.2
39.3
38.2
37.9
40.0
26.1

–
–
$23.95
–
–
–
–
14.20
–
8.68
10.95
12.83
12.99
15.21
18.07
20.48
–
–

–
–
9.2
–
–
–
–
3.1
–
6.8
8.2
3.0
5.7
3.5
4.1
5.5
–
–

–
–
40.0
–
–
–
–
37.1
–
37.0
34.0
38.9
35.4
38.4
39.3
38.6
–
–

14.08
10.80
14.97
16.77
17.52
19.18
11.39
10.19
16.96
16.33
15.42
18.05
17.96
12.43
12.14
12.29
11.91
14.14
13.94
12.17
8.60
10.18
12.73
12.45
16.39
17.10
15.56
13.62
15.75
18.31
19.73
26.50
18.57
18.08
21.58
20.83
18.17

8.3
2.9
4.3
2.9
2.7
3.3
11.0
3.0
3.1
6.5
2.5
7.4
4.4
2.4
3.5
3.6
3.9
5.6
9.8
3.4
3.8
4.2
4.1
4.1
7.2
4.4
14.1
3.2
4.3
5.0
4.2
2.6
20.3
6.9
1.5
5.0
6.1

35.7
37.9
39.4
38.4
38.7
38.1
39.9
40.0
35.3
30.8
33.3
36.1
38.3
34.0
36.7
30.2
38.1
38.5
33.4
33.5
33.5
36.2
37.9
25.0
39.3
35.2
36.1
40.0
40.0
40.0
33.9
40.0
41.5
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.7

13.69
11.16
15.21
16.70
17.76
19.76
11.55
–
16.95
16.32
15.57
17.88
17.90
12.43
12.00
12.18
12.06
14.28
15.69
12.17
8.63
10.42
12.60
–
19.02
16.88
15.56
13.62
15.91
18.43
19.80
26.50
18.57
18.95
21.58
20.83
18.32

9.4
4.6
5.6
3.7
3.6
4.4
12.2
–
3.3
6.7
2.4
8.0
4.6
2.9
3.5
4.1
5.2
4.5
11.6
4.6
4.5
5.3
7.1
–
8.2
5.6
14.6
3.2
5.4
5.2
4.4
2.6
20.3
6.1
1.5
5.0
6.7

35.3
39.1
39.2
37.9
38.5
39.0
39.9
–
36.9
31.5
36.2
38.6
38.2
33.1
36.5
29.0
37.4
39.0
30.4
31.8
32.2
40.1
36.0
–
38.0
33.4
36.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
33.7
40.0
41.5
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.9

16.19
–
–
–
16.96
18.06
–
–
17.10
–
–
–
–
12.46
–
12.81
11.48
13.72
–
12.18
–
9.77
12.86
13.07
14.37
17.49
15.56
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.68

4.6
–
–
–
2.1
3.9
–
–
10.9
–
–
–
–
4.1
–
3.9
4.1
9.1
–
4.7
–
6.0
4.8
4.6
5.1
6.7
2.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.9

38.0
–
–
–
39.3
36.6
–
–
21.7
–
–
–
–
38.5
–
37.6
40.0
36.9
–
35.8
–
31.0
40.0
34.0
40.4
38.8
39.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
39.1

White collar –Continued
Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Professional specialty –Continued
Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and
professionals, n.e.c. –Continued
Public relations specialists –Continued
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Professional, n.e.c. ............................................
7 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
Technical ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians .......................................................
4 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Health record technologists and technicians .....
4 ...................................................................
Radiological technicians ....................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Licensed practical nurses ..................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ......
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Electrical and electronic technicians ..................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Industrial engineering technicians .....................
Mechanical engineering technicians ..................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ..........................
See footnotes at end of table.

28

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Professional specialty and technical –Continued
Technical –Continued
Engineering technicians, n.e.c. –Continued
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Drafters ..............................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Biological technicians ........................................
Chemical technicians .........................................
6 ...................................................................
Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................
Airplane pilots and navigators ............................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Broadcast equipment operators .........................
Computer programmers .....................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
Legal assistants .................................................
7 ...................................................................
Technical and related, n.e.c. ..............................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................

$13.01
12.68
18.45
20.03
25.98
15.89
12.09
16.20
17.58
23.49
14.90
17.09
19.71
17.27
104.22
61.47
136.79
17.10
24.03
19.36
18.01
19.57
24.51
32.50
–
15.05
17.04
13.40
15.09
12.65
17.67
20.31
24.24

9.5
5.9
3.1
6.3
3.3
6.9
5.3
2.5
5.1
9.4
9.2
6.0
11.2
6.0
12.7
31.3
12.2
20.6
4.0
8.5
4.8
4.8
4.5
2.4
–
6.6
5.5
6.2
7.4
6.4
7.5
3.8
7.0

40.0
39.8
40.0
40.0
39.8
39.4
31.3
41.1
40.0
37.6
40.0
40.0
40.0
38.4
22.6
24.1
20.9
35.4
40.1
40.0
40.3
39.6
39.9
41.0
–
39.2
38.3
40.0
39.5
35.0
39.9
39.5
37.7

–
$12.42
18.59
19.39
25.98
16.05
–
16.22
–
23.49
–
17.07
19.71
17.83
104.22
61.47
136.79
16.95
24.75
–
18.61
19.49
24.71
32.50
–
–
18.45
13.09
15.15
14.10
17.51
21.30
24.37

–
7.5
3.4
7.5
3.3
7.5
–
2.6
–
9.4
–
6.0
11.2
6.0
12.7
31.3
12.2
22.6
4.6
–
6.7
5.6
6.1
2.4
–
–
6.0
6.9
7.5
6.0
8.2
4.5
7.1

–
39.7
40.0
40.0
39.8
39.4
–
41.1
–
37.6
–
40.0
40.0
40.0
22.6
24.1
20.9
35.1
40.1
–
40.5
39.6
39.8
41.0
–
–
39.5
40.0
40.0
39.9
40.0
40.0
37.6

–
–
–
–
–
$13.71
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
21.41
–
–
–
24.11
–
15.80
–
13.85
13.74
–
11.08
–
19.07
–

–
–
–
–
–
9.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.0
–
–
–
5.7
–
6.6
–
8.0
9.7
–
5.0
–
8.6
–

–
–
–
–
–
39.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
40.0
–
–
–
40.0
–
39.6
–
35.8
40.0
–
30.9
–
39.0
–

Executive, administrative, and managerial ...............
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
14 ...................................................................
15 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Executives, administrators, and managers ............
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................

26.43
8.52
13.60
15.89
17.16
18.68
22.90
28.99
29.99
41.37
51.10
56.83
98.43
28.19
29.32
13.65
17.40
16.48
17.72
24.23
31.38
30.90
41.47
–

6.5
6.0
3.8
9.8
2.7
3.0
4.6
7.5
4.2
4.2
3.2
7.6
15.6
6.6
7.4
5.1
11.5
6.4
4.0
5.7
3.9
3.1
4.3
–

40.5
39.1
41.5
40.5
40.7
40.5
40.1
40.7
40.7
40.7
40.5
41.1
42.2
39.3
40.8
42.8
40.7
41.5
41.0
40.5
41.0
40.8
40.7
–

27.10
8.52
13.67
16.73
17.18
18.63
23.35
30.68
31.81
42.78
–
64.48
98.43
30.26
29.42
13.68
17.49
16.48
17.33
24.35
31.44
32.52
42.47
–

7.4
6.0
4.3
9.6
3.1
3.5
4.8
4.6
2.1
3.6
–
4.9
15.6
12.9
8.7
5.3
11.5
6.9
4.1
6.3
4.0
2.4
3.8
–

40.7
39.1
41.7
40.7
41.0
40.7
40.1
41.0
41.4
40.8
–
42.1
42.2
40.4
41.0
43.0
40.7
41.7
41.1
40.6
41.1
41.5
40.8
–

23.78
–
13.01
12.34
17.08
18.87
20.64
22.04
27.66
30.29
43.26
43.74
–
26.21
28.76
–
–
16.37
21.78
23.30
30.71
28.91
31.42
45.09

7.4
–
3.7
8.0
5.9
5.7
8.3
15.4
7.7
5.0
12.1
17.2
–
2.6
5.8
–
–
7.1
9.2
5.7
13.1
5.8
5.5
11.7

39.7
–
39.4
40.0
38.8
39.8
39.8
39.5
40.0
40.0
40.8
39.6
–
38.3
39.7
–
–
38.3
40.3
39.6
39.3
39.9
39.9
40.8

White collar –Continued

See footnotes at end of table.

29

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$56.75
98.43
29.14

7.8
15.6
8.5

41.2
42.2
39.1

$64.62
98.43
33.80

5.1
15.6
19.0

42.2
42.2
40.5

$43.74
–
25.83

17.2
–
3.5

39.6
–
38.2

–

–

–

–

–

–

41.03

8.1

40.2

24.48
21.46
21.42
20.86
22.35
30.40
35.70
25.64
22.73
26.31
33.35
37.56
63.03
32.82
19.14
22.73
32.47
44.45
26.23
31.75
41.51

8.4
8.4
3.5
6.7
7.2
6.3
17.1
6.6
5.8
13.6
5.1
9.4
8.9
7.5
4.4
8.3
7.0
8.7
17.6
3.9
4.8

39.3
39.5
39.7
40.0
39.7
39.9
39.4
40.3
39.9
43.7
40.2
40.8
39.1
42.3
41.0
41.3
44.2
42.1
40.4
40.0
41.7

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
25.34
22.73
26.31
31.88
39.02
63.03
32.81
19.30
22.63
32.59
44.44
28.09
31.75
42.36

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.6
5.8
13.6
4.6
9.2
8.9
7.9
4.6
9.1
7.7
9.4
20.9
3.9
4.6

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
40.3
39.9
43.7
40.1
40.9
39.1
42.5
41.1
41.4
44.5
42.3
40.3
40.0
42.3

24.57
21.46
21.42
20.86
22.35
30.40
35.70
32.93
–
–
36.43
–
–
33.01
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

8.5
8.4
3.5
6.7
7.3
6.3
17.1
12.0
–
–
8.5
–
–
11.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

39.3
39.5
39.7
40.0
39.7
39.9
39.4
40.1
–
–
40.3
–
–
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

35.89
26.42
23.82
30.46
34.08
47.46
44.22
29.25
19.83
22.94
25.54
36.72
30.00
34.12
49.53
49.98
28.61
19.28
26.15
32.19

7.4
25.4
11.8
11.4
6.9
8.6
6.7
6.1
3.7
10.6
7.5
9.1
3.7
5.7
11.7
10.1
16.6
6.3
9.6
4.2

40.7
41.4
40.8
42.2
41.5
39.8
41.8
39.5
35.6
40.2
37.6
39.1
39.9
39.9
42.4
39.4
40.4
40.9
43.4
40.4

35.79
26.42
23.92
30.46
33.22
47.52
44.31
23.01
17.93
17.02
22.96
–
25.90
39.47
54.50
–
28.03
19.18
26.15
32.62

7.6
25.4
12.1
11.4
7.1
8.6
6.6
14.4
14.8
4.0
5.4
–
7.2
10.6
7.8
–
17.7
7.8
9.6
4.2

40.7
41.4
40.9
42.2
41.2
39.8
41.8
38.8
40.2
38.3
36.1
–
41.1
40.1
45.9
–
40.4
41.2
43.4
40.2

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.32
–
25.26
27.12
–
30.57
32.66
48.57
–
35.42
19.66
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.4
–
7.0
10.7
–
3.9
6.5
14.0
–
33.6
6.0
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
39.7
–
41.0
38.7
–
39.7
39.8
41.8
–
40.2
40.0
–
–

13.75
13.28
10.84
18.27
20.47
20.31
13.05
25.88

10.2
5.2
6.2
9.5
7.7
15.4
13.7
9.0

43.1
42.0
45.8
40.7
41.9
41.3
40.0
40.5

13.74
13.28
10.75
18.27
20.47
20.37
–
27.78

10.2
5.2
6.0
9.5
7.7
17.3
–
10.7

43.1
42.0
45.9
40.7
41.9
41.5
–
40.9

–
–
–
–
–
19.89
–
20.05

–
–
–
–
–
1.0
–
12.0

–
–
–
–
–
40.0
–
39.2

White collar –Continued
Executive, administrative, and managerial
–Continued
Executives, administrators, and managers
–Continued
14 ...................................................................
15 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Chief executives and general administrators,
public administration ........................................
Administrators and officials, public
administration ..................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
14 ...................................................................
Financial managers ...........................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
14 ...................................................................
Personnel and labor relations managers ...........
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
Purchasing managers ........................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
Managers, marketing, advertising, and public
relations ...........................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
Administrators, education and related fields ......
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
14 ...................................................................
Managers, medicine and health .........................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Managers, food servicing and lodging
establishments .................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Managers, properties and real estate ................
6 ...................................................................
Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............
See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$17.69
19.35
30.77
33.68
32.02
12.97
18.82
17.12
25.66
33.52
69.48
100.28
40.36
20.40
11.64
13.53
13.80
17.64
19.81
20.86
20.99
25.81
40.74
47.35
24.24
21.73
13.18
14.44
17.81
19.19
20.18
22.99
28.17
18.81
18.43
22.29
18.12
23.17
20.47
18.23
21.55
21.64
25.79
23.20

4.1
6.6
3.1
8.2
11.6
4.6
3.7
4.0
9.3
3.5
7.9
20.0
13.1
3.7
10.4
3.4
4.9
3.3
3.9
4.1
9.5
8.6
15.0
17.1
8.3
9.0
5.2
6.6
4.0
4.2
5.8
5.2
5.6
12.0
17.9
5.8
8.2
10.7
2.5
13.6
9.9
7.6
3.9
13.3

39.5
41.3
40.3
39.6
41.2
44.3
41.5
42.2
41.0
42.0
42.3
42.9
41.0
39.8
27.7
39.5
40.3
40.1
40.0
39.4
39.8
40.5
40.2
41.1
40.0
39.2
39.9
40.0
39.9
40.2
38.5
38.8
40.0
40.3
39.8
40.5
38.4
39.7
41.0
40.0
40.7
40.0
40.0
40.0

$17.69
19.71
32.78
33.79
32.09
12.97
18.85
17.00
25.86
33.06
69.51
100.28
41.73
21.41
11.64
13.64
14.93
17.72
20.70
21.56
24.87
28.86
45.29
56.24
22.54
23.07
–
15.83
18.36
19.42
20.68
23.91
28.20
18.81
18.43
21.88
17.66
24.82
20.41
18.23
25.48
21.64
25.79
–

4.1
7.9
2.2
9.3
11.9
4.6
3.7
4.0
9.6
3.8
7.9
20.0
13.5
3.9
10.4
4.1
2.6
3.7
5.2
3.7
3.1
3.5
13.1
7.1
7.7
10.1
–
6.6
5.0
5.0
7.0
10.8
6.6
12.0
17.9
5.8
8.9
10.1
2.5
13.6
11.0
7.6
3.9
–

39.5
41.9
41.2
39.5
41.2
44.3
41.6
42.3
41.0
42.0
42.3
42.9
41.1
39.9
27.7
39.3
40.5
40.4
40.1
39.3
40.0
40.9
40.2
41.4
40.0
39.0
–
40.0
39.9
40.3
38.1
40.0
40.0
40.3
39.8
40.7
38.5
40.0
41.0
40.0
41.4
40.0
40.0
–

–
–
$26.84
–
29.85
–
–
–
20.99
36.17
–
–
–
17.84
–
13.08
12.28
17.29
17.92
18.73
18.38
21.14
27.60
–
–
17.56
–
–
14.63
17.49
18.52
–
–
–
–
24.86
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
6.4
–
9.5
–
–
–
2.6
8.4
–
–
–
4.6
–
4.6
8.6
7.3
6.7
8.1
7.1
6.6
5.4
–
–
4.3
–
–
4.7
5.4
4.8
–
–
–
–
13.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
38.7
–
41.1
–
–
–
40.9
41.7
–
–
–
39.7
–
39.9
40.0
38.9
39.6
39.9
39.6
40.0
40.4
–
–
39.8
–
–
40.0
39.9
39.9
–
–
–
–
39.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

18.56
11.76
13.61
17.68
19.23
20.81
24.84
23.23

3.6
7.0
5.4
9.9
5.2
3.3
2.5
7.0

39.9
40.7
40.0
39.7
39.6
40.1
40.8
39.7

19.18
–
15.99
17.56
19.60
21.58
24.84
22.72

5.2
–
5.4
10.8
4.9
3.1
2.5
11.3

39.9
–
40.0
39.7
39.6
40.1
40.8
39.4

16.56
–
12.51
–
–
–
–
–

11.5
–
5.6
–
–
–
–
–

40.0
–
40.0
–
–
–
–
–

19.66

15.8

39.8

19.66

15.8

39.8

–

–

–

White collar –Continued
Executive, administrative, and managerial
–Continued
Executives, administrators, and managers
–Continued
Managers, service organizations, n.e.c.
–Continued
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .................
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
14 ...................................................................
15 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Management related ..............................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
13 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Accountants and auditors ..................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Underwriters ......................................................
9 ...................................................................
Other financial officers .......................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Management analysts ........................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Personnel, training, and labor relations
specialists ........................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm
products ...........................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$16.83
14.84
16.86
19.32
17.84
17.60
16.52
16.72
15.55

10.4
4.4
4.1
5.7
10.5
2.9
7.3
6.0
1.9

40.1
40.0
40.3
40.0
40.0
40.8
43.5
41.6
39.9

$20.31
–
16.88
21.18
24.59
–
–
–
–

7.3
–
4.2
5.8
5.4
–
–
–
–

40.1
–
40.3
40.0
40.0
–
–
–
–

$13.97
–
–
–
–
16.36
–
15.75
15.77

7.6
–
–
–
–
3.0
–
3.6
3.2

40.0
–
–
–
–
39.8
–
40.0
39.9

16.28
14.21
18.01
21.12
13.76
14.65
19.39
19.40
24.13
25.59
32.38
36.36
26.67

5.2
6.2
6.5
3.4
6.3
2.6
6.1
5.4
4.4
6.6
6.3
8.4
6.0

40.3
40.0
40.4
39.7
38.8
39.3
39.3
39.8
40.1
40.0
42.4
40.8
40.0

21.15
–
–
20.75
13.76
14.73
19.08
–
23.80
24.26
32.14
37.09
24.77

4.6
–
–
3.9
6.3
2.7
7.1
–
3.5
5.7
7.2
9.2
4.7

41.3
–
–
39.9
38.8
39.2
40.1
–
40.1
40.0
43.1
40.3
40.0

14.98
14.21
16.65
22.63
–
–
20.30
20.09
25.32
–
–
–
–

4.6
6.2
5.4
7.5
–
–
13.1
13.5
14.6
–
–
–
–

40.0
40.0
40.0
39.0
–
–
37.2
39.3
39.9
–
–
–
–

11.81
6.25
6.22
8.01
12.44
14.11
17.47
23.62
25.30
33.62
37.64
41.22
17.97
14.00
9.68
12.88
15.76
18.80
19.81
20.74
32.99
32.59
17.63
13.85
13.60
12.20
26.15
25.18
8.81
32.72
17.75
22.53
15.18
24.55

6.0
2.4
2.8
2.3
5.8
2.6
7.0
5.6
3.9
7.4
9.2
8.4
22.7
6.6
3.5
5.0
9.6
18.9
5.3
5.5
10.9
10.0
10.8
7.1
9.1
6.4
31.9
8.8
5.6
17.1
15.6
5.6
7.7
17.1

33.9
29.2
25.3
33.0
38.7
39.2
40.9
41.7
41.5
40.0
40.2
41.3
39.6
41.4
41.4
40.7
42.4
42.7
40.8
40.2
40.0
42.3
37.1
38.3
35.5
38.0
39.7
39.0
38.4
39.2
38.8
36.5
40.0
40.0

11.82
6.25
6.21
8.02
12.44
14.12
17.47
23.62
25.30
33.62
38.27
41.22
17.97
14.02
9.63
12.88
15.75
18.80
19.81
20.74
32.99
32.59
17.63
13.85
12.98
12.22
26.15
25.18
8.81
32.72
17.75
22.53
15.18
24.55

6.1
2.4
2.8
2.3
5.9
2.6
7.0
5.6
3.9
7.4
8.9
8.4
22.7
6.7
3.6
5.0
9.7
18.9
5.3
5.5
10.9
10.0
10.8
7.1
7.6
6.5
31.9
8.8
5.6
17.1
15.6
5.6
7.7
17.1

33.9
29.2
25.3
33.0
38.7
39.2
40.9
41.7
41.5
40.0
40.4
41.3
39.6
41.4
41.4
40.7
42.4
42.7
40.8
40.2
40.0
42.3
37.1
38.3
35.3
38.0
39.7
39.0
38.4
39.2
38.8
36.5
40.0
40.0

10.36
–
–
7.54
11.71
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

13.6
–
–
9.3
2.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

34.6
–
–
33.0
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

White collar –Continued
Executive, administrative, and managerial
–Continued
Management related –Continued
Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ...............
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Construction inspectors .....................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Inspectors and compliance officers, except
construction .....................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Management related, n.e.c. ...............................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Sales .............................................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Supervisors, sales .............................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Insurance sales ..................................................
5 ...................................................................
Real estate sales ...............................................
4 ...................................................................
Securities and financial services sales ..............
Advertising and related sales .............................
4 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Sales, other business services ..........................
4 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

32

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$20.81
27.18
33.73

8.1
12.1
4.5

43.5
42.9
40.7

$20.81
27.18
33.73

8.1
12.1
4.5

43.5
42.9
40.7

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

20.75
15.53
18.39
21.36
26.34
26.87
32.94
47.83
16.66
15.16
18.69
8.88
8.40
11.83
8.53
9.92
11.58
8.07
10.54
13.24
10.58
10.03
14.57
13.07
5.93
6.69
7.70
9.46
7.42
6.15
6.14
8.17
13.70
6.60
6.10
6.14
6.99
11.78
12.42
8.39
14.75
16.50
15.66

8.6
1.0
7.3
7.5
9.6
3.5
10.5
4.8
8.9
10.4
9.2
6.4
4.0
10.6
5.9
21.5
7.3
3.7
5.9
23.0
25.1
3.0
12.5
22.7
5.9
2.5
7.3
9.2
6.9
5.4
3.1
4.5
14.4
2.4
2.2
2.1
2.4
11.3
8.3
14.5
12.0
11.8
14.7

40.2
40.5
40.6
43.6
40.2
42.0
40.0
44.3
45.1
45.3
43.4
27.1
29.9
37.6
29.0
37.4
38.9
36.9
38.9
38.6
39.6
42.6
40.4
33.4
22.5
31.5
30.7
34.4
30.3
30.2
24.5
30.4
37.7
29.3
30.6
25.9
30.5
31.9
37.3
34.1
39.5
39.8
39.8

20.75
15.53
18.39
21.36
26.34
26.87
32.94
47.83
16.66
15.16
18.69
8.88
8.40
11.83
8.53
9.92
11.58
8.07
10.54
13.24
10.58
10.03
14.57
13.07
5.93
6.69
7.70
9.46
7.36
6.15
6.14
8.17
13.62
6.55
6.09
6.13
6.95
11.78
12.41
8.39
14.76
16.87
15.66

8.6
1.0
7.3
7.5
9.6
3.5
10.5
4.8
8.9
10.4
9.2
6.4
4.0
10.6
5.9
21.5
7.3
3.7
5.9
23.0
25.1
3.0
12.5
22.7
5.9
2.5
7.3
9.2
7.0
5.4
3.1
4.5
15.8
2.4
2.2
2.1
2.4
11.3
8.4
14.5
12.1
12.3
14.7

40.2
40.5
40.6
43.6
40.2
42.0
40.0
44.3
45.1
45.3
43.4
27.1
29.9
37.6
29.0
37.4
38.9
36.9
38.9
38.6
39.6
42.6
40.4
33.4
22.5
31.5
30.7
34.4
30.2
30.2
24.5
30.4
37.6
29.2
30.6
25.9
30.3
31.9
37.3
34.1
39.5
40.1
39.8

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$8.32
–
–
7.54
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.3
–
–
9.3
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.2
–
–
33.0
–
–
–
–
–
–

11.87
7.23
9.09
9.53
11.12
15.11
15.19
16.36
21.37
21.95
12.65

3.6
2.7
6.2
1.4
1.4
8.9
3.4
2.5
4.8
2.4
11.5

37.2
30.1
33.9
37.3
38.3
38.5
39.5
39.5
39.7
40.6
34.8

12.03
7.14
9.13
9.56
11.19
15.60
15.79
16.96
22.61
21.68
12.94

4.2
2.9
6.8
1.7
1.7
9.2
3.4
2.3
3.1
2.9
12.2

37.0
29.8
33.6
37.3
38.2
38.4
39.6
39.4
39.7
40.8
35.0

11.17
8.05
8.78
9.43
10.82
12.47
13.15
14.56
15.71
–
–

1.6
3.7
2.5
3.5
1.2
1.9
3.2
4.5
3.0
–
–

38.2
33.4
37.0
37.1
38.7
38.7
39.3
39.7
39.9
–
–

White collar –Continued
Sales –Continued
Sales, other business services –Continued
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Sales engineers .................................................
Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing,
and wholesale ..................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
12 ...................................................................
Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ..........
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Sales workers, apparel ......................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Sales workers, shoes .........................................
Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings ..
Sales workers, hardware and building supplies
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Sales workers, parts ..........................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Sales workers, other commodities .....................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Sales counter clerks ..........................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Cashiers .............................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
Demonstrators, promoters, and models, sales ..
Sales support, n.e.c. ..........................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Administrative support, including clerical ................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
See footnotes at end of table.

33

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$17.78
9.72
12.97
17.43
15.49
20.74
22.40
17.91
15.31
21.02
18.90

7.4
4.8
6.4
5.4
4.8
3.7
2.6
7.1
5.4
11.6
4.7

39.8
40.0
39.9
39.5
39.6
39.9
41.0
40.4
40.2
38.4
40.0

$18.15
9.58
12.81
17.39
15.94
20.46
21.81
17.90
15.26
–
19.68

7.8
4.9
6.3
5.9
4.6
4.0
5.1
7.4
5.6
–
5.9

39.9
40.0
40.0
39.4
39.8
39.9
42.1
40.5
40.2
–
40.0

$15.81
–
17.35
17.64
13.36
–
–
18.10
–
–
–

3.1
–
8.3
16.0
13.0
–
–
15.3
–
–
–

39.7
–
37.1
39.7
39.0
–
–
39.3
–
–
–

16.48
15.70
15.33
17.04
24.44
12.47
10.63
14.15
12.03
13.09
12.27
14.82
–
9.77
11.92
–
14.64
17.40
11.72
10.81
11.59
10.74
11.39
13.48
9.36
9.09
9.93
11.04
7.53
7.02
7.90
8.60
14.71
8.83
9.88
15.12
8.80
7.12
8.84
9.83
9.41
12.22
8.81
9.79
13.12
12.18
15.83

5.1
7.5
9.4
3.4
5.4
3.5
6.2
7.8
8.7
7.4
8.7
8.8
–
4.7
2.9
–
4.4
3.4
3.3
1.6
7.1
4.2
15.1
7.4
5.0
3.8
9.9
4.1
2.4
2.2
2.2
4.1
4.5
7.4
6.4
4.3
3.5
4.2
3.4
3.4
6.2
6.9
10.8
5.3
16.1
4.5
11.5

39.5
40.0
39.6
40.7
41.5
39.8
40.0
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
38.5
–
37.5
39.0
–
39.2
39.0
32.5
39.6
37.2
36.5
38.9
37.7
30.3
37.2
38.8
39.6
34.5
32.2
36.6
40.0
36.2
33.7
34.1
36.9
33.7
32.9
29.7
38.4
38.1
37.6
35.2
31.2
39.2
40.0
39.1

16.61
15.70
15.60
–
24.44
12.98
–
14.46
–
16.47
12.27
15.52
–
9.51
12.47
–
15.67
17.79
–
10.76
12.00
10.67
11.39
14.44
9.22
8.91
10.02
11.07
7.53
7.02
7.90
8.60
14.71
8.83
9.88
15.12
8.80
7.12
8.86
9.84
9.32
12.47
8.85
9.95
13.92
12.18
16.34

6.4
7.5
9.9
–
5.4
4.1
–
8.2
–
3.4
8.7
9.0
–
4.2
3.1
–
5.5
3.8
–
2.4
9.9
5.5
15.8
5.2
5.6
3.6
10.3
6.4
2.4
2.2
2.2
4.1
4.5
7.4
6.4
4.3
3.6
4.3
3.6
3.4
6.1
7.7
11.0
6.6
19.0
4.5
12.2

39.4
40.0
39.6
–
41.5
39.6
–
39.8
–
40.0
40.0
38.4
–
37.9
38.7
–
39.5
38.8
–
39.1
36.7
31.1
38.9
37.2
28.9
37.0
38.7
39.4
34.5
32.2
36.6
40.0
36.2
33.7
34.1
36.9
33.6
32.8
29.5
38.5
38.0
37.5
35.1
29.6
39.4
40.0
39.0

–
–
–
–
–
11.74
–
–
–
–
–
11.98
9.51
10.57
10.94
13.12
13.05
16.06
10.90
10.86
10.71
10.76
–
–
10.04
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.11
–
8.24
9.44
–
10.51
–
–
10.50
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
1.5
–
–
–
–
–
2.6
8.6
7.3
3.3
3.5
5.9
4.9
5.4
2.4
4.4
5.2
–
–
7.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.3
–
3.1
3.0
–
5.2
–
–
4.2
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
39.1
36.8
36.4
39.6
39.7
38.9
39.9
40.0
40.0
38.4
38.2
–
–
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
37.6
–
38.4
35.4
–
38.7
–
–
38.6
–
–

White collar –Continued
Administrative support, including clerical
–Continued
Supervisors, general office ................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Supervisors, computer equipment operators .....
Supervisors, financial records processing .........
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Chief communications operators .......................
Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and
adjusting clerks ................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Computer operators ...........................................
3 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Peripheral equipment operators ........................
Secretaries .........................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Stenographers ...................................................
4 ...................................................................
Typists ...............................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Interviewers .......................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Hotel clerks ........................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Transportation ticket and reservation agents .....
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Receptionists .....................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Information clerks, n.e.c. ....................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

34

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$9.82
10.18
12.13
8.94
8.43
10.25
12.34
13.15
11.75

5.3
5.4
4.9
17.5
3.6
1.9
4.9
9.7
11.2

37.9
39.2
37.4
31.7
32.6
34.1
38.9
40.1
39.9

$9.81
10.18
12.13
8.94
8.43
10.25
12.34
13.27
11.75

5.4
5.4
4.9
17.5
3.6
1.9
4.9
10.7
11.2

37.9
39.2
37.3
31.7
32.6
34.1
38.9
40.1
39.9

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

12.21
8.58
11.66
13.49
14.92
9.91
6.67
9.02
10.14
9.98
10.92
7.85
7.39
9.82
11.06
8.93
10.20
11.57
12.10
12.75
14.57
11.27
8.78
9.53
10.82
13.11
15.38
15.02
11.75
9.62
11.25
14.43
9.41
8.75
9.85
12.85
17.00
12.16

4.7
6.3
6.3
4.4
9.8
4.2
3.0
6.6
7.2
4.0
5.8
5.8
3.9
4.2
3.3
8.1
6.6
3.3
5.2
2.4
2.9
3.1
5.3
2.4
3.2
3.0
8.7
3.8
6.5
5.3
6.6
6.2
7.0
5.3
5.6
8.6
13.2
8.7

39.4
38.1
39.6
39.6
39.7
33.9
22.4
27.8
37.1
36.7
30.9
34.3
35.4
39.9
38.1
38.2
37.5
38.3
37.2
39.2
38.5
36.7
31.8
39.4
35.4
39.7
40.0
40.3
37.8
40.0
39.5
41.3
39.7
36.5
40.0
38.6
39.9
40.0

12.21
8.93
11.59
13.72
–
10.97
–
–
–
11.00
–
7.80
–
9.87
10.97
8.78
10.78
11.62
12.17
12.75
15.47
11.15
8.53
9.40
10.66
13.14
15.42
15.32
11.63
9.62
10.99
14.50
9.42
9.26
9.84
12.90
17.00
12.16

6.4
6.5
6.5
5.8
–
4.3
–
–
–
3.8
–
6.1
–
4.3
3.9
7.7
6.3
4.0
5.6
4.0
3.9
3.5
5.0
2.3
3.6
3.3
8.8
5.5
7.2
5.3
7.0
6.7
7.2
2.2
5.6
8.9
13.2
8.7

39.2
37.3
39.6
39.9
–
37.7
–
–
–
39.5
–
34.0
–
39.9
38.4
38.2
36.9
39.8
37.1
39.2
37.1
36.4
31.4
39.3
35.1
39.7
40.0
40.2
37.8
40.0
39.9
41.4
39.7
35.8
40.0
38.5
39.9
40.0

$12.23
–
–
–
–
9.28
6.70
8.15
9.18
9.79
10.92
8.50
–
–
11.38
–
8.44
11.43
–
–
–
12.24
–
–
11.93
12.88
14.29
14.47
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

6.8
–
–
–
–
4.5
2.8
4.5
7.8
4.3
5.8
8.8
–
–
4.5
–
6.9
5.6
–
–
–
1.9
–
–
2.9
6.4
6.4
3.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

39.8
–
–
–
–
32.0
22.4
26.9
35.9
36.3
30.9
38.9
–
–
37.1
–
39.9
34.6
–
–
–
38.6
–
–
37.7
39.2
40.0
40.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

9.58
8.82
10.57
7.83
9.07
15.18
11.24
8.46
7.66
9.37

5.5
1.6
7.9
3.7
5.3
4.3
3.5
5.0
6.0
8.4

37.6
40.0
34.3
31.7
34.5
37.1
35.6
37.5
34.8
33.5

9.58
9.67
10.69
7.83
9.16
15.18
–
8.45
7.66
9.35

5.5
8.5
8.6
3.7
5.2
4.3
–
5.1
6.0
8.7

37.6
39.8
33.7
31.7
31.8
37.1
–
37.5
34.8
33.5

–
–
9.46
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
12.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

White collar –Continued
Administrative support, including clerical
–Continued
Correspondence clerks ......................................
4 ...................................................................
Order clerks .......................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
Personnel clerks, except payroll and
timekeeping .....................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Library clerks .....................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
File clerks ...........................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ..........................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Billing clerks .......................................................
2 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Cost and rate clerks ...........................................
4 ...................................................................
Billing, posting, and calculating machine
operators ..........................................................
Duplicating machine operators ..........................
Telephone operators ..........................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Communications equipment operators, n.e.c. ...
Mail clerks, except postal service ......................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

35

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$8.62
7.82
7.91
11.60
9.24
11.21
14.71
15.76
16.72
15.31
11.46
12.09
21.18
10.37
8.47
9.43
10.49
14.66
16.46
11.00
8.72
7.83
10.64
10.48
13.95
15.26
11.57
10.95
12.43
13.57
10.69
9.91
12.11

4.5
3.2
6.3
8.5
2.6
5.2
8.2
5.8
9.4
10.1
10.5
12.3
14.3
8.2
3.0
5.0
4.7
12.6
6.6
3.0
7.4
1.6
2.4
3.1
4.6
6.8
4.5
3.1
7.9
11.2
6.0
9.8
7.2

34.5
30.9
34.8
38.4
29.1
40.5
40.7
43.8
39.7
39.2
40.0
37.4
39.2
39.2
36.0
39.8
39.9
39.3
40.0
38.4
40.0
33.7
38.4
38.6
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.8
40.0
40.0
39.6
40.0
38.8

$8.51
7.92
–
11.43
9.15
11.39
17.17
–
–
15.31
11.46
12.09
21.18
10.39
8.47
9.44
10.52
14.66
16.46
10.93
8.72
7.62
10.63
10.32
14.96
15.61
12.02
–
12.43
13.57
10.69
9.91
12.11

5.9
2.8
–
13.2
2.6
10.5
6.4
–
–
10.1
10.5
12.3
14.3
8.3
3.0
5.1
4.8
12.6
6.6
3.3
7.4
4.3
2.5
2.6
3.6
10.6
7.0
–
7.9
11.2
6.0
9.8
7.2

33.7
31.5
–
37.3
28.7
40.0
41.7
–
–
39.2
40.0
37.4
39.2
39.2
36.0
39.8
39.9
39.3
40.0
38.1
40.0
31.5
38.4
38.4
40.0
40.0
40.0
–
40.0
40.0
39.6
40.0
38.8

$8.92
–
–
11.86
–
11.07
12.71
–
16.72
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.44
–
–
–
11.60
11.67
–
10.70
10.99
–
–
–
–
–

4.9
–
–
4.0
–
3.2
7.1
–
9.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.8
–
–
–
10.5
4.5
–
4.6
3.1
–
–
–
–
–

36.9
–
–
40.2
–
40.9
40.0
–
39.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
40.0
–
–
–
40.1
40.0
–
39.9
39.8
–
–
–
–
–

11.41
9.97
10.20
16.57

4.7
5.0
6.0
4.5

37.1
35.0
36.0
40.0

11.40
9.97
10.20
16.57

4.8
5.0
6.0
4.5

37.0
35.0
36.0
40.0

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

17.97
12.31
13.41
14.77
14.49
18.60
26.27
12.09
8.94
9.54
10.84
12.61
12.36
11.17
11.68
14.23
11.08
9.83
10.86
11.73

6.9
7.8
9.8
4.8
5.0
4.1
3.0
7.9
7.0
3.1
5.5
6.3
3.4
2.9
2.2
2.3
4.3
2.9
4.9
4.1

39.3
39.8
39.2
39.3
39.3
39.5
39.0
38.5
35.1
34.6
38.6
39.5
39.1
38.6
40.0
38.5
38.1
39.4
37.6
40.0

18.15
12.31
13.41
14.86
14.49
18.60
26.27
12.10
8.94
9.54
10.82
12.71
10.70
11.03
–
–
10.99
9.66
10.82
11.18

7.1
7.8
9.8
5.2
5.0
4.1
3.0
8.0
7.0
3.1
5.6
6.7
3.1
3.0
–
–
4.4
2.7
4.9
4.2

39.2
39.8
39.2
39.1
39.3
39.5
39.0
38.5
35.1
34.6
38.6
39.4
39.3
39.1
–
–
38.0
39.3
37.6
40.0

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.03
11.38
11.83
14.23
12.92
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.1
5.6
2.5
2.3
3.9
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
39.1
38.0
40.0
38.5
40.0
–
–
–

White collar –Continued
Administrative support, including clerical
–Continued
Messengers .......................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
Dispatchers ........................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Production coordinators .....................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks .................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Stock and inventory clerks .................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Meter readers ....................................................
3 ...................................................................
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers
3 ...................................................................
Expeditors ..........................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Material recording, scheduling, and distribution
clerks, n.e.c. .....................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Insurance adjusters, examiners, and
investigators .....................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ...
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Eligibility clerks, social welfare ...........................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
Bill and account collectors .................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

36

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Administrative support, including clerical
–Continued
General office clerks ..........................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Bank tellers ........................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Data entry keyers ...............................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Statistical clerks .................................................
4 ...................................................................
Teachers’ aides .................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................

$10.42
6.55
8.07
9.82
10.95
12.20
14.25
16.18
8.83
8.42
8.76
9.22
9.49
8.66
10.29
11.18
12.22
13.25
8.98
8.03
8.82
8.45
9.46
10.86
9.19
8.79
11.00
11.96
14.85
16.43
17.32

2.2
6.4
2.5
3.1
3.6
2.1
7.6
4.0
2.5
3.2
2.8
4.0
3.6
5.2
2.9
5.9
7.1
5.8
4.1
9.7
4.7
5.2
3.0
4.3
6.4
6.2
4.5
2.0
5.0
6.9
27.9

37.4
22.5
34.8
37.7
39.1
39.1
38.2
39.6
34.8
32.0
35.9
37.6
32.3
34.4
37.7
34.1
39.1
39.4
33.8
30.9
35.7
32.9
36.4
38.0
33.6
37.1
39.4
39.4
39.4
39.7
35.1

$10.36
6.54
8.05
9.96
11.15
12.28
15.23
15.55
8.83
8.42
8.76
9.22
9.35
8.66
9.82
11.32
13.35
14.36
7.77
–
–
7.14
–
10.80
9.25
8.76
11.09
12.09
16.22
16.27
19.00

2.9
6.6
2.9
3.9
5.3
2.7
13.6
4.3
2.5
3.2
2.8
4.0
4.1
5.4
3.5
6.1
7.8
6.5
8.0
–
–
4.3
–
5.0
6.5
6.8
5.3
2.6
4.4
6.9
26.1

36.9
22.6
34.6
37.5
39.0
38.8
36.9
39.3
34.8
32.0
35.9
37.6
30.8
34.3
37.0
33.6
38.7
39.0
26.9
–
–
23.3
–
37.8
33.5
37.0
39.4
39.5
39.3
39.5
37.1

$10.63
–
8.25
9.42
10.52
12.01
–
17.37
–
–
–
–
9.96
–
10.86
–
–
–
9.08
–
8.80
8.54
9.65
11.13
–
9.15
10.64
11.60
11.81
16.63
–

2.2
–
3.7
4.0
2.1
2.7
–
7.4
–
–
–
–
5.8
–
3.4
–
–
–
4.4
–
4.9
5.6
2.5
4.4
–
1.9
3.2
3.1
3.3
9.6
–

39.0
–
37.7
38.5
39.1
39.8
–
40.0
–
–
–
–
39.2
–
38.6
–
–
–
34.5
–
36.3
34.0
36.7
39.1
–
38.5
39.5
39.2
39.7
39.9
–

Blue collar ........................................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................

11.98
7.42
9.01
10.68
12.46
13.55
15.93
17.37
21.73
22.52
28.22
15.98

2.2
1.9
2.6
1.8
1.8
1.8
2.8
1.3
2.3
1.8
4.1
9.0

38.3
34.1
38.6
38.2
39.8
39.9
40.4
40.0
40.1
37.8
40.1
40.0

11.96
7.38
9.01
10.71
12.52
13.65
15.99
17.58
21.84
22.80
28.16
14.53

2.4
1.9
2.7
1.9
1.8
2.0
3.1
1.5
2.4
1.9
4.7
3.8

38.4
33.9
38.8
38.9
39.9
40.0
40.5
40.0
40.1
37.6
40.2
40.0

12.36
8.49
9.22
10.18
11.30
12.59
15.13
15.64
19.81
20.12
–
–

2.1
6.1
3.0
2.5
4.3
2.7
5.8
2.7
1.4
6.9
–
–

36.8
38.7
34.3
29.5
36.9
39.4
39.8
39.9
39.8
40.0
–
–

Precision production, craft, and repair ......................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ..............
7 ...................................................................

14.86
8.05
10.44
9.86
11.43
13.08
15.85
17.29
21.92
22.89
28.22
14.52
21.08
18.84

1.9
5.1
7.0
4.4
3.3
2.5
3.4
1.5
2.3
2.0
4.1
13.7
5.1
3.3

39.7
38.0
37.8
39.9
39.9
39.9
40.2
39.9
40.2
37.0
40.1
40.0
40.3
40.4

14.99
8.05
10.76
9.84
11.52
13.14
15.83
17.54
22.00
23.14
28.16
16.65
21.18
19.36

2.0
5.1
6.5
4.8
3.3
2.7
3.7
1.7
2.3
1.9
4.7
14.4
6.1
4.3

39.7
38.0
37.4
39.9
39.9
39.8
40.2
39.9
40.2
36.8
40.2
40.0
40.3
40.5

13.61
–
8.71
10.09
10.35
12.59
16.10
15.28
19.81
19.95
–
–
20.61
17.68

3.0
–
4.1
3.3
1.1
3.9
6.9
1.7
2.1
12.2
–
–
6.7
5.1

39.9
–
40.0
39.9
40.0
39.9
40.0
39.9
39.6
40.0
–
–
39.9
40.0

White collar –Continued

See footnotes at end of table.

37

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$23.49
25.69
15.39
13.60
16.71
16.75
13.57
11.28
16.40
21.50
22.66
21.57
21.66
15.45
21.13
19.86
13.84
12.42
14.97
16.55
11.35
12.19
12.74
16.04
18.12
13.73
11.39
10.30
14.75
15.44

4.9
3.2
7.1
14.3
4.2
3.3
7.0
5.8
7.0
4.7
4.8
10.9
16.3
7.5
9.8
6.7
4.5
7.0
5.6
5.6
9.0
9.0
1.1
5.3
5.6
6.0
7.1
.5
3.6
16.7

40.1
40.5
40.8
40.0
40.7
41.5
39.9
40.0
39.8
40.0
40.0
39.6
36.0
41.5
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.4
39.8
39.9
40.0
39.7
39.7
40.0
38.7
40.0
39.6

$23.84
26.02
16.02
14.20
17.53
17.47
13.40
–
16.32
21.50
22.66
21.57
21.66
15.45
21.13
19.86
13.89
12.23
15.05
16.57
11.35
12.19
12.70
16.04
18.11
13.73
11.39
10.30
14.75
–

4.9
3.7
8.6
17.5
3.9
2.4
7.2
–
8.1
4.7
4.8
10.9
16.3
7.5
9.8
6.7
4.7
7.2
6.0
5.6
9.0
9.0
1.0
5.3
5.7
6.0
7.1
.5
3.6
–

40.3
40.6
41.0
40.0
41.0
41.9
40.0
–
39.9
40.0
40.0
39.6
36.0
41.5
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.4
39.8
39.9
40.0
39.8
39.7
40.0
38.7
40.0
–

–
–
$12.44
10.84
–
13.20
15.93
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.07
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
3.9
3.7
–
2.3
4.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
39.7
40.0
–
39.5
39.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
39.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

17.30
18.45
18.72
17.26
18.21
18.90
20.04

7.5
10.5
4.9
7.7
7.0
5.9
1.0

32.0
40.0
40.0
40.1
40.1
39.8
39.7

17.21
18.60
18.70
17.68
18.68
19.55
20.04

8.3
10.8
6.5
8.5
6.8
5.1
1.0

31.5
40.0
40.0
40.1
40.1
39.8
39.7

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

13.18
11.14
13.70
12.98
15.33
16.08
17.78
16.50
16.79
15.22
9.66
11.74
13.08
15.81
18.40
22.64
17.01

6.3
7.1
8.4
9.8
4.5
9.2
5.8
7.9
6.1
3.5
6.4
16.2
3.2
10.9
4.2
4.7
9.6

40.1
40.1
40.0
40.3
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
38.8
39.8
40.0
40.1
40.0
35.1
39.8
40.0

12.77
–
12.35
–
16.09
16.48
–
16.50
16.79
15.97
9.91
12.21
13.28
16.50
18.99
22.64
17.25

6.9
–
2.4
–
6.0
12.3
–
7.9
6.1
3.4
8.4
16.7
3.6
13.4
4.3
4.7
9.6

40.1
–
40.0
–
40.0
40.0
–
40.0
40.0
38.5
39.7
40.1
40.2
40.0
34.2
39.8
40.0

14.16
–
–
–
14.22
–
–
–
–
12.53
–
–
12.60
13.65
15.64
–
–

9.1
–
–
–
5.3
–
–
–
–
5.5
–
–
5.0
6.3
3.9
–
–

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

21.57

7.0

40.4

21.25

7.2

40.4

–

–

–

Blue collar –Continued
Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued
Supervisors, mechanics and repairers
–Continued
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Automobile mechanics .......................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ....
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Aircraft engine mechanics .................................
7 ...................................................................
Automobile body and related repairers ..............
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Aircraft mechanics, except engine .....................
7 ...................................................................
Heavy equipment mechanics .............................
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Industrial machinery repairers ...........................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Machinery maintenance .....................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
Electronic repairers, communications and
industrial equipment .........................................
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Data processing equipment repairers ................
7 ...................................................................
Telephone line installers and repairers ..............
7 ...................................................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics ........................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Mechanical controls and valve repairers ...........
7 ...................................................................
Millwrights ..........................................................
7 ...................................................................
Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. .........................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Supervisors, carpenters and related workers ....
Supervisors, electricians and power
transmission installers .....................................
See footnotes at end of table.

38

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$23.45

8.3

40.0

$23.45

8.3

40.0

–

–

–

16.63
16.53
14.82
16.97
20.40
19.48
14.37
13.84
13.51
16.41
13.69
13.14
14.79
15.46
16.57
11.18
18.85
13.98
21.02
21.67
11.29
11.30
17.08
18.75
18.13
10.84
12.31

5.0
3.3
4.5
2.7
9.2
11.7
5.1
3.7
5.6
3.4
2.7
2.7
8.4
5.6
3.2
4.6
6.2
2.4
2.6
2.2
3.9
5.1
7.0
6.2
7.3
9.3
17.6

40.0
40.2
40.4
40.2
39.9
40.1
39.8
39.5
39.8
39.9
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.8
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.7
39.7
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

–
17.37
15.10
17.82
–
22.37
14.39
13.84
13.49
16.39
13.69
13.14
14.83
15.47
17.05
11.18
19.22
–
21.40
–
11.24
11.29
17.24
18.74
18.67
10.69
12.31

–
4.0
6.2
2.7
–
1.7
5.4
3.7
5.6
3.5
2.7
2.7
9.2
5.6
3.4
4.6
5.6
–
2.8
–
4.1
5.4
7.5
7.0
7.1
9.3
17.6

–
40.3
40.7
40.4
–
40.0
39.8
39.5
39.8
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.8
40.0
40.0
40.0
–
40.0
–
39.7
39.7
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

–
$14.99
14.35
15.69
–
–
13.37
–
–
–
–
–
14.41
–
14.17
–
17.41
–
–
–
–
–
15.45
–
14.69
–
–

–
4.4
5.1
5.8
–
–
11.5
–
–
–
–
–
5.7
–
5.6
–
11.4
–
–
–
–
–
6.2
–
4.5
–
–

–
40.0
40.0
40.0
–
–
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
39.5
–
39.8
–
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
40.0
–
40.0
–
–

11.38
14.68
15.73
11.41
10.91
9.52
11.43
11.77
15.51
17.24
13.34
13.12
17.20
24.31
22.45
16.03
17.45
14.45
16.57
14.03
16.66
19.57
13.69
11.61
10.92
11.89
15.54
17.01

8.5
9.6
8.8
6.2
18.2
2.8
4.5
1.0
10.2
7.8
3.7
3.6
3.0
3.8
4.5
9.2
3.6
5.4
3.5
5.6
5.6
3.9
5.0
2.5
1.1
13.4
12.5
3.0

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.9
40.0
41.4
40.5
44.8
41.2
40.7
41.1
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.8
40.0
40.0
39.6
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
38.9
40.0

–
14.68
15.73
12.34
–
–
11.90
–
15.47
17.22
13.34
13.12
17.20
24.37
22.52
16.11
17.76
14.45
16.57
14.03
16.66
19.57
13.69
11.61
10.92
11.89
15.54
17.01

–
9.6
8.8
12.9
–
–
7.4
–
11.0
7.8
3.7
3.6
3.0
3.8
4.8
9.6
3.3
5.4
3.5
5.6
5.6
3.9
5.0
2.5
1.1
13.4
12.5
3.0

–
40.0
40.0
40.0
–
–
40.0
–
40.1
41.4
40.5
44.8
41.2
40.7
41.2
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.8
40.0
40.0
39.6
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
38.9
40.0

–
–
–
10.59
8.98
10.26
9.92
11.85
–
19.77
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
5.9
5.9
3.1
2.5
1.0
–
2.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
39.9
40.0
39.9
39.7
40.0
–
39.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Blue collar –Continued
Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued
Supervisors, electricians and power
transmission installers –Continued
9 ...................................................................
Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ......................................................
Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. .............
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Carpenters .........................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Drywall installers ................................................
5 ...................................................................
Electricians ........................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Electrician apprentices .......................................
Electrical power installers and repairers ............
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance ............
5 ...................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ...............
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices
Insulation workers ..............................................
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment
operators ..........................................................
Sheetmetal duct installers ..................................
Structural metal workers ....................................
Construction trades, n.e.c. .................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Supervisors, production .....................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Tool and die makers ..........................................
7 ...................................................................
Precision assemblers, metal ..............................
Machinists ..........................................................
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Sheet metal workers ..........................................
Furniture and wood finishers .............................
4 ...................................................................
Dressmakers ......................................................
Upholsterers ......................................................
4 ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

39

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$15.80
17.13
10.70
7.43
8.17
8.65
10.91
11.81
14.41
18.24
15.12
19.92
9.29
8.44
7.74
9.15
15.15
13.85
13.75
14.62
16.60
13.83
11.89
15.39
20.88
17.53
18.20

6.8
9.2
3.9
4.4
6.8
4.8
5.6
3.9
3.0
2.6
5.2
6.1
9.4
3.4
2.9
2.2
6.3
10.8
4.0
4.2
9.6
4.5
5.6
3.8
14.4
6.7
10.1

37.5
40.0
39.4
36.2
39.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.8
40.0
39.7
35.9
35.8
40.0
40.5
40.3
40.0
39.9
41.7
36.8
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.9

$15.80
17.13
10.70
7.43
8.17
8.65
10.91
11.81
14.41
18.24
15.12
19.92
9.29
8.64
7.48
9.15
15.11
13.85
13.75
14.53
16.57
14.78
–
–
21.81
17.57
18.26

6.8
9.2
3.9
4.4
6.8
4.8
5.6
3.9
3.0
2.6
5.2
6.1
9.4
4.2
5.1
2.2
6.3
10.8
4.0
4.2
10.0
8.3
–
–
19.1
6.7
10.2

37.5
40.0
39.4
36.2
39.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.8
40.0
39.7
34.2
32.9
40.0
40.5
40.3
40.0
39.9
41.7
31.6
–
–
40.0
39.9
39.9

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$13.39
11.45
15.21
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.3
4.8
4.5
–
–
–

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

17.34
20.20

6.7
2.4

39.3
40.0

17.32
20.59

7.0
2.8

39.2
40.0

–
–

–
–

–
–

11.33
7.29
8.55
11.10
12.72
14.46
15.38
17.42
18.80
13.84
12.69
12.46
10.98
9.32
12.80
14.40
11.95
13.26

3.5
2.4
2.8
2.1
2.2
2.4
5.4
5.0
9.0
6.1
6.9
9.8
8.3
7.4
11.6
6.8
9.9
16.9

39.6
38.8
39.7
39.7
39.8
39.9
39.9
39.9
39.4
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.7
39.3

11.31
7.28
8.55
11.10
12.73
14.46
15.38
17.21
18.80
13.84
12.69
12.46
10.98
9.32
12.80
14.40
11.95
13.26

3.5
2.4
2.8
2.1
2.2
2.4
5.4
5.1
9.0
6.1
6.9
9.8
8.3
7.4
11.6
6.8
9.9
16.9

39.6
38.8
39.7
39.7
39.8
39.9
39.9
39.9
39.4
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.7
39.3

15.40
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

21.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

37.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

10.71
8.15
11.87
13.27
13.57
12.01
9.28
12.28
10.79

4.5
3.0
2.0
4.2
5.2
5.9
7.7
12.2
6.8

40.0
40.0
40.0
39.9
40.0
39.9
40.0
39.7
40.0

10.71
8.15
11.87
13.27
13.57
12.01
9.28
12.28
10.79

4.5
3.0
2.0
4.2
5.2
5.9
7.7
12.2
6.8

40.0
40.0
40.0
39.9
40.0
39.9
40.0
39.7
40.0

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Blue collar –Continued
Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued
Upholsterers –Continued
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ............
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Butchers and meat cutters .................................
Bakers ................................................................
2 ...................................................................
Food batchmakers .............................................
Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Water and sewer treatment plant operators ......
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Power plant operators ........................................
Stationary engineers ..........................................
6 ...................................................................
Miscellaneous plant and system operators,
n.e.c. ................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .....
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Lathe and turning machine set-up operators .....
Lathe and turning machine operators ................
5 ...................................................................
Punching and stamping press operators ...........
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Drilling and boring machine operators ...............
4 ...................................................................
Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing
machine operators ...........................................
2 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Numerical control machine operators ................
4 ...................................................................
Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ...............
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

40

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$14.71
13.61
7.94
10.22
11.52

9.0
17.8
4.5
8.8
7.9

40.0
39.9
40.0
39.5
40.0

$14.71
13.61
7.94
10.22
11.52

9.0
17.8
4.5
8.8
7.9

40.0
39.9
40.0
39.5
40.0

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

7.99
11.64
9.35
10.45
11.32
10.35
10.65
9.97
15.73
10.50
15.18
14.99
17.75
14.03
12.73
13.12

9.9
11.0
4.7
.9
.0
2.5
1.1
4.0
4.0
10.3
5.1
4.2
4.8
5.6
7.6
10.2

39.1
38.8
33.3
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
38.8
37.2
39.8
38.6
39.6
39.2
38.2
40.0

7.99
11.64
9.35
10.45
11.32
10.35
10.65
9.97
15.77
10.31
15.18
14.99
17.75
14.03
12.73
13.12

9.9
11.0
4.7
.9
.0
2.5
1.1
4.0
4.0
11.3
5.1
4.2
4.8
5.6
7.6
10.2

39.1
38.8
33.3
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.1
39.7
39.8
38.6
39.6
39.2
38.2
40.0

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

8.52
9.67
11.47

4.4
7.0
5.9

39.9
39.7
39.6

8.52
9.67
11.47

4.4
7.0
5.9

39.9
39.7
39.6

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

10.84
9.39
11.21
11.68
13.92
10.29
9.17
10.04
8.95
6.50
7.69
11.36
13.14
8.28
6.93
6.76
7.55
11.64
8.87
11.41
14.13
18.55
12.75
12.14
12.24
13.75
13.02
10.81
10.92
19.62

2.1
3.7
3.1
3.3
7.6
6.1
4.3
2.4
12.1
6.1
4.9
1.8
8.6
6.7
2.5
2.6
5.6
10.2
7.9
6.1
14.8
13.0
3.9
7.4
5.8
2.8
9.1
6.2
3.1
18.0

40.0
39.9
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.3
38.0
39.6
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.1
39.2
38.1
39.5
39.7
40.0
38.9
39.2
39.9
40.2
39.7
40.0
39.8
40.0
40.0
38.7

10.84
9.39
11.21
11.68
13.92
10.29
9.17
10.04
8.95
6.50
7.69
11.36
13.14
8.28
6.92
6.75
7.55
11.64
8.87
11.41
14.13
18.55
12.75
12.14
12.24
13.75
13.02
10.81
10.92
19.62

2.1
3.7
3.1
3.3
7.6
6.1
4.3
2.4
12.1
6.1
4.9
1.8
8.6
6.7
2.6
2.6
5.6
10.2
7.9
6.1
14.8
13.0
3.9
7.4
5.8
2.8
9.1
6.2
3.1
18.0

40.0
39.9
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.3
38.0
39.6
40.0
40.0
39.9
39.1
39.2
38.1
39.5
39.7
40.0
38.9
39.2
39.9
40.2
39.7
40.0
39.8
40.0
40.0
38.7

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

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

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

Blue collar –Continued
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors
–Continued
Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.
–Continued
5 ...................................................................
Molding and casting machine operators ............
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine
operators ..........................................................
Sawing machine operators ................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Shaping and jointing machine operators ...........
4 ...................................................................
Nailing and tacking machine operators ..............
Printing press operators .....................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Photoengravers and lithographers .....................
Typesetters and compositors .............................
5 ...................................................................
Winding and twisting machine operators
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine
operators ..........................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Textile cutting machine operators ......................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
Textile sewing machine operators .....................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Pressing machine operators ..............................
Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators ...........
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Extruding and forming machine operators .........
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Mixing and blending machine operators ............
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

41

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$16.89
17.08
16.66

3.6
6.7
10.1

39.7
40.0
40.0

$16.94
17.08
16.91

3.7
6.7
11.9

39.7
40.0
40.0

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

9.42
10.32
12.88
9.01
11.55
15.54
9.48
14.86
12.80
13.12
12.34
10.54
10.13
11.43
14.30
10.50
7.49
12.53
7.33
8.41
11.21
13.64
15.62
20.13
20.61
13.46
10.04
11.68
13.09
13.70
19.84
10.08
7.56
12.83
12.49
13.33
12.09
11.17
9.70
11.97
10.27
10.54
7.62
8.91
12.08
13.77
11.12
7.05
8.99
10.90
11.13
13.35
11.31
8.77

8.0
9.4
11.1
3.2
9.1
18.1
7.6
9.6
.8
12.9
9.0
4.6
6.0
2.3
6.9
13.7
3.7
6.3
8.1
5.2
2.2
4.6
7.4
7.6
5.1
7.1
4.3
4.7
3.5
2.7
9.1
7.5
3.5
6.9
5.5
3.9
8.2
3.8
1.7
7.1
9.8
6.7
7.8
.9
13.1
6.1
3.7
5.1
2.0
5.0
4.8
5.0
7.1
9.3

38.7
37.0
40.2
39.7
40.0
40.9
39.9
40.1
40.4
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
36.7
37.9
39.6
37.8
39.4
39.7
39.7
40.0
39.9
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.7
39.0
40.0
39.2
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
37.6
34.8
39.8
38.8
40.0
40.0
39.3
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

9.52
–
12.88
9.01
11.55
15.54
9.48
14.86
12.80
13.12
12.34
10.54
10.13
11.43
14.30
10.52
7.49
12.54
7.33
8.41
11.21
13.72
15.62
20.13
20.61
13.09
10.04
11.68
13.09
13.70
19.34
10.08
7.56
12.83
12.49
13.33
12.09
11.17
9.70
11.97
10.29
10.54
7.62
8.91
12.08
13.77
11.12
7.05
8.99
10.90
11.13
13.35
11.31
8.77

7.4
–
11.1
3.2
9.1
18.1
7.6
9.6
.8
12.9
9.0
4.6
6.0
2.3
6.9
13.7
3.7
6.3
8.1
5.2
2.2
4.2
7.4
7.6
5.1
7.1
4.3
4.7
3.5
2.7
13.3
7.5
3.5
6.9
5.5
3.9
8.2
3.8
1.7
7.1
9.9
6.7
7.8
.9
13.1
6.1
3.7
5.1
2.0
5.0
4.8
5.0
7.1
9.3

40.0
–
40.2
39.7
40.0
40.9
39.9
40.1
40.4
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
36.7
37.9
39.6
37.8
39.4
39.7
39.7
40.0
39.9
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.7
39.0
40.0
39.2
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
37.6
34.8
39.8
38.8
40.0
40.0
39.3
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

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

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

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

Blue collar –Continued
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors
–Continued
Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine
operators ..........................................................
5 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Compressing and compacting machine
operators ..........................................................
3 ...................................................................
Painting and paint spraying machine operators
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Folding machine operators ................................
Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food
4 ...................................................................
Crushing and grinding machine operators .........
Slicing and cutting machine operators ...............
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Photographic process machine operators .........
2 ...................................................................
Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ..........
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Welders and cutters ...........................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Assemblers ........................................................
1 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
Hand cutting and trimming .................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
Hand painting, coating, and decorating .............
Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ...................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Production inspectors, checkers and examiners
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Production testers ..............................................
2 ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

42

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors
–Continued
Production testers –Continued
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Graders and sorters, except agricultural ............
Hand inspectors, n.e.c. ......................................
2 ...................................................................

$11.59
11.92
8.27
9.48
9.27

7.9
12.3
3.0
2.0
5.2

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.1
40.0

$11.59
11.92
8.27
9.48
9.27

7.9
12.3
3.0
2.0
5.2

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.1
40.0

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Transportation and material moving .........................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................
7 ...................................................................
Truck drivers ......................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
Driver-sales workers ..........................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Bus drivers .........................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ..........................
2 ...................................................................
Parking lot attendants ........................................
1 ...................................................................
Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
Supervisors, material moving equipment ...........
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Operating engineers ..........................................
5 ...................................................................
Crane and tower operators ................................
4 ...................................................................
Excavating and loading machine operators .......
3 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators .............
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................

11.82
8.31
8.84
10.57
13.21
13.84
17.12
19.41
21.78
16.65
22.31
11.64
8.53
8.24
10.48
13.64
14.48
17.02
11.63
12.11
11.69
15.93
10.98
10.01
10.14
12.69
12.42
6.70
6.38
6.79
6.74
10.28
6.82
9.17
9.41
15.19
22.28
22.11
14.04
12.83
17.21
14.23
12.27
9.32
12.51
17.63
11.21
11.95
11.47
11.24
9.04
10.74

2.5
4.6
4.2
3.2
3.2
3.8
4.8
4.9
5.5
7.1
10.1
3.6
5.6
4.2
3.8
3.3
5.2
5.9
5.9
13.7
6.6
2.7
4.5
9.1
5.2
6.1
14.5
4.9
3.3
3.3
4.0
7.8
8.0
8.7
6.8
14.4
6.8
6.3
6.7
5.4
13.3
5.4
7.7
7.8
6.0
7.6
3.8
1.0
2.3
4.2
2.2
4.0

37.7
33.0
35.5
36.2
40.0
40.8
43.3
41.8
40.6
40.9
44.5
40.2
35.9
39.8
38.8
41.7
43.2
48.4
37.0
21.7
40.7
40.9
26.7
25.1
20.9
32.2
36.9
23.4
21.3
30.0
28.3
33.8
30.0
38.4
33.2
40.4
41.5
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.9
40.0
40.0
39.9
40.0
39.5
39.9
39.8
39.9

11.83
8.25
8.67
10.62
13.31
14.34
17.57
20.08
23.02
17.97
22.31
11.66
8.53
8.16
10.51
13.78
14.53
17.14
11.63
12.11
11.69
15.93
9.81
9.24
7.69
11.95
–
6.59
6.20
6.79
6.74
9.05
6.64
–
9.43
15.58
22.28
–
–
–
17.21
14.23
12.82
–
12.86
–
11.15
–
–
11.25
9.04
10.75

2.9
4.9
4.6
3.6
3.4
4.9
5.2
4.6
5.6
7.7
10.1
3.9
5.6
4.0
3.9
3.3
6.0
6.0
5.9
13.7
6.6
2.7
6.6
22.1
2.5
6.0
–
5.5
4.1
3.3
4.0
7.6
6.4
–
6.9
16.9
6.8
–
–
–
13.3
5.4
9.9
–
4.7
–
4.7
–
–
4.3
2.2
4.1

38.8
33.0
36.7
38.3
40.5
41.8
44.0
42.0
40.9
42.0
44.5
40.3
35.9
39.8
38.8
41.8
43.7
48.7
37.0
21.7
40.7
40.9
29.7
27.5
32.3
31.9
–
22.2
19.7
30.1
28.3
31.8
29.0
–
33.1
40.4
41.5
–
–
–
40.0
40.0
40.0
–
40.0
–
40.0
–
–
39.9
39.8
39.9

$11.73
–
10.18
10.19
12.07
12.55
14.21
–
–
–
–
11.33
–
–
9.84
10.76
14.18
–
–
–
–
–
11.79
10.51
10.58
13.07
14.51
–
–
–
–
13.20
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.09
12.24
–
–
10.75
–
11.70
–
11.41
–
–
10.31
–
–

2.5
–
4.1
3.7
7.0
2.6
3.7
–
–
–
–
4.3
–
–
6.8
4.7
2.9
–
–
–
–
–
3.8
4.6
4.9
7.7
3.9
–
–
–
–
10.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.3
2.6
–
–
6.9
–
14.3
–
5.8
–
–
3.8
–
–

31.3
–
28.0
24.6
35.1
38.3
39.1
–
–
–
–
39.6
–
–
38.7
40.0
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
25.0
23.8
19.6
32.3
35.6
–
–
–
–
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
40.0
40.0
–
–
39.9
–
40.0
–
39.5
–
–
40.0
–
–

Blue collar –Continued

See footnotes at end of table.

43

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$14.08
15.29

5.8
3.4

40.0
40.2

$14.12
15.69

5.8
2.4

40.0
40.2

–
–

–
–

–
–

13.78
9.35
9.65
17.20
13.15

9.0
4.1
5.2
13.6
8.5

39.3
38.7
40.0
40.0
37.7

14.35
9.36
9.90
–
17.00

10.3
4.8
7.0
–
4.9

39.8
39.0
40.0
–
40.0

$12.23
–
–
–
10.46

14.4
–
–
–
1.7

38.2
–
–
–
36.2

9.21
7.33
9.30
10.66
11.75
13.54
16.74
18.06
18.10
8.19
7.28
8.17
10.30
11.06

2.9
2.0
2.5
2.9
5.0
6.8
12.2
2.6
10.2
6.2
5.8
5.0
8.0
7.7

35.7
32.7
38.8
38.1
39.0
39.2
39.4
41.1
40.3
39.0
39.1
39.2
39.8
35.1

9.15
7.27
9.32
10.67
11.78
13.59
17.93
18.24
19.92
7.81
7.07
8.02
9.58
11.42

3.0
2.0
2.5
3.1
5.3
7.2
11.2
2.8
11.5
6.4
5.7
4.2
6.6
9.2

35.5
32.4
38.9
38.0
39.0
39.2
39.2
41.3
40.5
39.3
39.0
39.9
39.7
39.6

10.28
8.44
8.65
10.35
11.21
12.88
11.53
17.14
16.46
9.42
8.03
–
–
10.30

4.7
6.7
4.7
6.6
2.8
5.6
8.3
7.1
10.6
6.6
4.3
–
–
12.6

39.1
39.0
38.6
40.0
37.4
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
38.1
39.3
–
–
28.5

15.12
12.53
13.07
18.64
9.61
8.34
9.91
11.95
10.23
7.89
8.30
11.14
8.60
7.34
9.40
9.59
9.48
11.85
7.67
10.97
10.56
12.54
9.99
9.94
9.15
8.25
6.66
8.83
9.06
12.91
14.03
9.69
8.27

4.8
5.1
8.6
4.6
5.0
3.5
6.0
9.9
6.5
4.7
4.7
4.9
4.5
4.6
2.9
2.8
15.4
9.0
2.9
5.0
5.7
5.3
8.4
12.4
9.5
3.2
2.8
3.6
3.4
4.9
6.5
4.3
9.1

40.3
39.8
40.0
42.1
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.2
38.9
39.8
39.7
39.6
39.5
39.6
39.8
40.0
39.8
39.0
40.0
39.9
39.9
40.0
39.5
41.3
30.2
26.5
35.8
34.6
39.8
39.5
39.9
39.8

14.68
12.77
15.33
18.68
9.60
8.31
9.88
12.03
10.18
7.89
8.30
11.15
8.55
7.22
9.52
9.57
–
11.85
7.67
10.97
10.56
12.54
–
–
–
8.24
6.66
8.83
9.06
13.03
14.03
9.69
8.27

4.3
5.7
7.8
5.0
5.2
3.7
6.2
10.2
6.7
4.7
4.7
5.0
5.0
4.8
2.7
2.4
–
9.0
2.9
5.0
5.8
5.3
–
–
–
3.2
2.8
3.6
3.4
4.9
6.5
4.3
9.1

40.4
39.8
40.0
42.3
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.2
38.9
39.8
39.7
39.6
39.4
39.5
39.8
–
39.8
39.0
40.0
39.9
39.9
–
–
–
30.1
26.5
35.8
34.6
39.7
39.5
39.9
39.8

15.98
–
–
–
9.85
–
–
–
11.83
–
–
–
9.09
–
–
–
10.38
–
–
–
–
–
10.26
10.11
9.58
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

9.7
–
–
–
5.4
–
–
–
6.3
–
–
–
5.2
–
–
–
3.3
–
–
–
–
–
8.6
13.0
8.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

40.0
–
–
–
40.0
–
–
–
40.0
–
–
–
39.9
–
–
–
39.8
–
–
–
–
–
39.7
39.5
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Blue collar –Continued
Transportation and material moving –Continued
Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators
–Continued
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Miscellaneous material moving equipment
operators, n.e.c. ...............................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and
laborers .......................................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ...........
Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and
laborers, n.e.c. .................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Helpers, mechanics and repairers .....................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Helpers, construction trades ..............................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
Construction laborers .........................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Production helpers .............................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Garbage collectors .............................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
Stock handlers and baggers ..............................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Machine feeders and offbearers ........................
1 ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

44

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

State and local
government

Private industry

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and
laborers –Continued
Machine feeders and offbearers –Continued
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
Garage and service station related ....................
Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners .........
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Hand packers and packagers ............................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................

$9.64
13.23
9.67
7.43
9.86
13.02
11.87
15.31
15.17
9.01
8.92
8.45
9.54
9.16
11.98
8.07
7.18
8.42
11.80
10.23
8.88
7.40
9.89
10.96
10.67

4.2
4.0
6.0
5.2
7.4
5.0
13.4
10.2
3.6
8.3
3.4
3.3
6.2
5.1
21.4
3.8
2.7
4.2
4.5
5.7
3.9
3.7
4.4
10.5
6.8

39.9
39.6
31.7
27.9
37.2
37.4
36.9
39.9
40.0
40.0
39.4
38.9
40.7
40.0
40.0
35.6
33.6
39.3
39.8
38.9
38.3
37.7
39.1
38.9
39.6

$9.64
13.23
9.67
7.43
9.86
13.02
11.87
15.31
15.17
9.01
8.90
8.46
9.50
9.01
11.98
8.07
7.18
8.42
11.80
10.23
8.93
7.38
10.00
11.04
10.64

4.2
4.0
6.0
5.2
7.4
5.0
13.4
10.2
3.6
8.3
3.5
3.4
6.2
5.6
21.4
3.8
2.7
4.2
4.5
5.7
3.8
4.0
4.6
10.8
6.9

39.9
39.6
31.7
27.9
37.2
37.4
36.9
39.9
40.0
40.0
39.6
39.1
40.7
40.0
40.0
35.6
33.6
39.3
39.8
38.9
38.3
37.6
39.2
38.8
39.7

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$8.14
7.65
8.19
9.20
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.8
11.0
5.7
5.9
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
38.9
38.9
38.7
40.0
–

Service ..............................................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Protective service ..................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ......
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
Supervisors, police and detectives ....................

8.54
6.14
6.64
7.77
10.28
12.10
13.11
16.86
16.76
20.36
23.43
26.88
12.79
12.73
7.16
7.16
7.87
10.56
12.50
13.56
16.67
16.73
20.34
23.42
26.89
19.38
21.40
15.55
18.57
21.80
24.25
20.87

2.1
2.5
3.3
2.0
2.8
2.2
2.1
3.3
2.3
4.3
3.5
7.0
16.5
1.9
4.3
5.4
2.5
3.3
1.4
2.5
2.3
2.3
4.7
3.6
7.1
26.5
5.7
13.5
4.4
5.4
6.6
4.7

32.8
29.6
30.8
34.3
35.2
38.6
38.7
38.4
41.5
41.4
41.1
43.0
35.5
37.4
34.2
33.0
32.4
33.7
40.3
38.8
40.0
41.8
41.5
41.0
43.1
41.9
49.8
52.8
49.1
51.1
43.9
40.2

7.43
5.94
6.50
7.55
10.25
11.28
12.78
17.37
17.61
–
–
–
10.03
8.38
6.99
7.10
7.74
9.52
10.98
15.68
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

2.1
2.5
3.7
2.3
3.3
4.8
6.0
12.3
7.1
–
–
–
4.1
3.6
3.7
5.6
2.4
5.2
7.3
17.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

31.5
29.3
30.4
34.3
34.7
35.3
32.7
31.0
41.4
–
–
–
31.8
32.0
35.1
33.4
32.4
27.8
35.6
20.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

12.39
7.98
7.90
9.19
10.45
12.53
13.25
16.71
16.59
20.34
23.42
27.01
15.72
14.88
10.26
8.34
10.02
11.19
12.65
13.35
16.63
16.73
20.34
23.42
27.01
–
21.40
15.55
18.57
21.80
24.25
20.89

1.4
1.6
5.0
2.3
2.3
1.3
1.7
2.4
2.4
4.7
3.6
7.6
27.1
3.2
11.8
2.7
6.5
4.0
1.3
1.8
2.4
2.3
4.7
3.6
7.6
–
5.7
13.5
4.4
5.4
6.6
4.7

38.3
33.5
35.0
34.3
38.2
40.6
42.1
41.4
41.5
41.5
41.0
43.3
40.6
40.9
23.2
26.4
31.0
38.7
40.8
42.6
41.5
41.8
41.5
41.0
43.3
–
49.8
52.8
49.1
51.1
43.9
40.2

Blue collar –Continued

See footnotes at end of table.

45

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

Service –Continued
Protective service –Continued
Supervisors, police and detectives –Continued
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
10 ...................................................................
11 ...................................................................
Supervisors, guards ...........................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Fire inspection and fire prevention .....................
Firefighting .........................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Police and detectives, public service .................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
9 ...................................................................
Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement
officers .............................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Correctional institution officers ...........................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Crossing guards .................................................
1 ...................................................................
Guards and police, except public service ..........
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
Protective service, n.e.c. ....................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Food service ..........................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................

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
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$15.92
16.66
23.56
22.84
31.57
12.23
9.67
9.92
15.01
16.47
16.36
13.25
11.79
13.60
14.91
16.10
16.93
12.30
13.64
18.17
16.82
18.95

3.5
10.3
4.8
4.8
11.9
8.3
5.9
9.8
7.2
10.7
8.5
5.0
5.8
2.9
6.6
6.3
2.5
6.4
3.8
4.1
2.5
5.3

40.0
40.0
39.5
40.6
41.1
36.1
31.5
37.6
40.0
40.2
47.1
42.1
51.2
51.6
46.8
44.8
40.1
40.5
40.0
39.9
40.5
40.4

–
–
–
–
–
$11.63
10.36
9.92
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
9.6
5.5
9.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
38.1
39.1
37.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

$15.92
16.66
23.56
22.84
31.57
13.64
–
–
–
17.99
16.36
13.62
11.79
13.60
14.91
16.10
16.95
12.32
13.64
18.17
16.82
18.95

3.5
10.3
4.8
4.8
11.9
16.7
–
–
–
1.7
8.5
3.7
5.8
2.9
6.6
6.3
2.4
7.0
3.8
4.1
2.5
5.3

40.0
40.0
39.5
40.6
41.1
32.1
–
–
–
40.4
47.1
49.2
51.2
51.6
46.8
44.8
40.1
40.5
40.0
39.9
40.5
40.4

13.61
10.00
13.23
12.82
16.17
12.80
10.89
12.75
13.51
15.23
8.71
7.47
8.36
7.09
7.11
7.79
9.67
11.81
15.45
11.43
7.66
10.03
12.83
6.33
5.39
5.40
6.80
9.17
9.27
12.22
11.80
18.49
3.61
3.59
3.25
3.72
6.75

3.8
3.5
7.4
4.8
6.2
1.6
2.1
1.5
2.5
8.6
8.7
16.8
3.7
3.8
5.8
2.5
5.5
5.0
20.1
10.9
4.0
5.7
10.7
3.0
4.0
6.4
2.4
4.0
6.4
4.3
9.7
3.5
4.7
4.3
13.0
6.1
17.4

39.8
41.7
33.9
40.5
39.2
40.1
40.1
40.1
40.2
40.1
17.7
13.6
33.2
36.3
33.8
33.9
31.7
37.2
18.7
32.4
24.4
33.0
29.3
30.2
28.0
28.0
33.7
36.8
36.5
41.1
43.5
42.0
28.6
29.0
25.9
30.5
31.7

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.24
7.09
7.08
7.78
9.69
11.42
15.45
–
7.10
–
–
6.19
5.30
5.31
6.68
9.09
8.78
12.32
11.78
18.49
3.61
3.59
3.25
3.72
6.75

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.8
3.8
5.9
2.5
5.6
7.6
20.1
–
3.0
–
–
3.2
4.0
6.6
2.7
4.5
6.9
5.6
9.7
3.5
4.7
4.3
13.0
6.1
17.4

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.0
36.3
33.8
33.9
31.5
35.9
18.7
–
22.3
–
–
30.1
27.9
27.9
34.1
36.6
35.7
41.8
43.5
42.0
28.6
29.0
25.9
30.5
31.7

13.60
10.00
13.23
12.82
16.20
12.80
10.89
12.75
13.51
15.23
8.34
7.47
11.44
–
–
–
–
12.57
–
13.57
9.10
10.06
13.68
8.54
7.40
7.08
8.62
9.75
11.17
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

3.8
3.5
7.4
4.8
6.3
1.6
2.1
1.5
2.5
8.6
8.2
16.8
5.0
–
–
–
–
2.8
–
7.8
5.4
5.3
11.0
3.1
1.5
12.7
3.9
5.7
1.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

39.9
41.7
33.9
40.5
39.7
40.1
40.1
40.1
40.2
40.1
17.1
13.6
38.4
–
–
–
–
40.0
–
39.5
32.1
33.7
40.0
31.4
28.4
30.2
29.6
38.1
40.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

46

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

Service –Continued
Food service –Continued
Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders –Continued
Bartenders .........................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ......................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants .........................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
Other food service ...............................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Supervisors, food preparation and service ........
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
8 ...................................................................
Cooks .................................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Food counter, fountain, and related ...................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
Kitchen workers, food preparation .....................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Food preparation, n.e.c. .....................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Health service ........................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
Health aides, except nursing .............................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$4.40
3.97
8.62
3.03
2.84
3.08
3.34
5.24
5.49
5.22
8.12
7.19
7.38
6.27
6.50
7.80
9.34
10.04
12.22
11.80
18.49
10.54
7.42
9.90
10.07
12.20
11.72
18.40
7.64
6.09
6.67
7.97
9.78
10.35
6.15
6.15
6.05
6.75
7.26
6.14
7.29
8.25
8.73
6.85
6.49
6.44
7.57
7.03
8.29
7.08
7.13
8.16
9.64
9.81
13.40
9.51
7.32
7.16
9.12
9.93

12.4
8.4
15.2
5.5
6.3
13.8
7.5
20.1
5.4
5.8
10.1
6.0
2.1
1.7
2.4
1.6
4.1
3.2
4.3
9.7
3.5
4.1
3.2
7.9
4.2
4.1
9.9
3.9
3.4
3.7
3.6
3.0
4.3
3.6
3.0
3.9
3.5
6.4
4.8
4.7
2.7
2.5
4.3
2.7
2.6
5.0
2.6
7.0
2.9
3.8
3.2
1.8
2.6
3.3
10.9
3.1
11.9
6.1
3.9
2.3

See footnotes at end of table.

47

State and local
government

Private industry
Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

32.1
34.3
30.7
27.6
28.5
25.3
28.8
32.5
30.4
30.1
28.1
38.3
30.8
27.5
29.1
34.9
37.2
37.0
41.1
43.5
42.0
39.2
39.5
38.8
36.9
41.6
43.6
42.2
35.0
33.4
31.9
36.2
40.3
37.4
26.7
26.3
27.1
30.0
30.8
29.1
31.7
31.9
33.7
28.5
26.3
27.1
34.8
29.2
34.6
35.0
34.6
35.2
33.6
38.6
38.1
32.7
36.1
31.5
32.9
32.3

$4.40
3.97
8.62
3.03
2.84
3.08
3.34
5.24
5.49
5.22
8.12
7.19
7.28
6.19
6.45
7.73
9.28
9.68
12.32
11.78
18.49
10.47
7.42
9.90
9.68
12.34
11.70
18.40
7.59
6.05
6.66
7.93
9.70
10.35
6.14
6.15
6.04
6.85
7.18
6.07
7.27
8.26
8.79
6.65
6.34
6.27
7.34
6.62
8.19
7.11
7.13
7.91
9.63
9.46
14.00
9.50
7.99
7.12
8.55
9.93

12.4
8.4
15.2
5.5
6.3
13.8
7.5
20.1
5.4
5.8
10.1
6.0
2.1
1.8
2.4
1.8
4.6
3.1
5.6
9.7
3.5
4.7
3.2
8.8
4.0
6.2
9.9
3.9
3.5
3.8
3.7
3.2
4.7
3.6
3.0
4.0
3.5
7.9
5.1
4.8
2.8
2.6
7.8
3.3
2.7
5.0
3.0
2.7
3.3
5.0
3.3
1.8
2.8
3.1
17.2
3.4
10.6
6.9
3.5
2.4

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

32.1
34.3
30.7
27.6
28.5
25.3
28.8
32.5
30.4
30.1
28.1
38.3
30.8
27.4
29.1
35.5
37.1
36.1
41.8
43.5
42.0
39.3
39.5
39.5
36.0
42.8
43.7
42.2
35.0
33.6
31.9
36.0
40.3
37.4
26.7
26.3
27.1
34.6
30.9
29.4
32.1
32.6
29.8
28.2
25.9
26.1
35.6
28.5
34.2
33.8
34.6
34.3
33.2
38.3
36.9
32.1
34.4
30.9
30.5
32.0

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$8.54
7.40
7.08
8.62
9.75
11.17
–
–
–
11.08
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.78
–
–
8.58
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.92
7.00
7.62
8.09
–
8.03
7.49
6.92
9.47
–
8.97
6.99
7.13
8.86
9.79
–
–
9.52
–
–
10.17
10.03

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.1
1.5
12.7
3.9
5.7
1.0
–
–
–
2.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.2
–
–
1.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.1
4.6
11.2
9.2
–
3.2
1.6
15.9
4.6
–
4.5
4.4
5.8
4.7
2.1
–
–
4.6
–
–
7.0
2.3

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.4
28.4
30.2
29.6
38.1
40.0
–
–
–
38.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
36.3
–
–
39.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
29.6
25.6
27.2
27.1
–
30.2
29.1
30.5
29.3
–
37.7
38.0
34.8
37.9
38.8
–
–
39.4
–
–
38.6
40.0

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

Service –Continued
Health service –Continued
Health aides, except nursing –Continued
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Cleaning and building service ................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Supervisors, cleaning and building service
workers ............................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
7 ...................................................................
Maids and housemen ........................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
Janitors and cleaners .........................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Pest control ........................................................
Personal service ....................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................
Not able to be leveled ....................................
Supervisors, personal service ............................
6 ...................................................................
Hairdressers and cosmetologists .......................
4 ...................................................................
Attendants, amusement, and recreation
facilities ............................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Guides ...............................................................
Public transportation attendants ........................
5 ...................................................................
Baggage porters and bellhops ...........................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
Welfare service aides ........................................
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
error5
hours
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$9.48
12.60
7.76
7.01
7.08
7.95
9.07
9.86
8.31
7.15
7.74
9.35
11.47
12.12
12.40
18.64

5.9
18.5
2.4
3.2
3.4
1.7
3.1
4.7
3.3
3.3
2.6
5.2
7.3
5.9
4.0
12.3

38.2
36.6
35.9
34.6
35.8
35.7
36.4
38.5
33.9
32.4
31.9
38.4
39.6
39.7
39.9
39.9

$9.51
12.66
7.57
6.88
7.08
7.79
8.90
9.18
8.15
6.95
7.56
9.26
11.59
12.16
12.34
15.37

8.1
21.0
2.3
4.2
3.6
1.9
3.0
2.5
3.8
3.7
3.5
6.1
7.6
6.9
4.2
4.8

37.6
36.1
35.7
33.7
35.9
35.1
35.9
38.2
33.0
31.3
30.5
38.3
39.5
39.7
40.0
40.0

–
–
$8.80
–
7.07
8.46
9.70
–
9.08
8.12
8.42
9.79
10.48
11.87
–
22.56

–
–
5.3
–
6.1
3.7
3.1
–
3.5
2.0
4.4
4.7
3.8
8.4
–
14.3

–
–
37.2
–
34.3
37.6
38.4
–
39.0
39.0
39.0
38.6
40.0
40.0
–
39.8

12.97
9.16
11.25
11.82
12.34
19.19
6.79
6.52
7.14
9.15
8.25
7.55
7.85
9.96
9.82
12.38
10.51
8.88
6.27
6.70
8.11
11.37
16.98
10.91
9.44
13.01
11.82
11.19
12.10

7.8
7.5
6.3
9.6
4.3
16.6
3.8
3.9
2.8
7.4
2.5
3.3
2.9
4.6
3.8
5.3
17.9
5.6
4.7
4.3
7.8
5.3
9.6
6.6
6.8
7.5
9.2
4.5
6.8

39.2
37.4
37.6
39.6
39.9
39.8
37.9
37.9
38.4
36.4
31.8
29.7
31.0
38.2
39.5
40.0
40.0
31.2
28.7
29.4
33.3
34.5
30.7
35.1
35.7
36.7
31.7
32.2
35.2

12.14
8.84
11.24
11.91
12.28
14.48
6.77
6.51
7.10
9.09
8.09
7.33
–
10.02
9.63
12.29
–
8.78
5.95
6.53
7.82
11.54
18.43
10.85
–
12.57
–
11.19
12.10

4.7
9.8
6.5
10.6
4.6
3.1
4.0
4.0
3.8
7.8
3.0
4.4
–
5.7
4.6
7.2
–
6.7
3.5
4.6
9.9
5.6
12.1
7.7
–
9.7
–
4.5
6.8

39.1
36.7
37.5
39.5
40.0
40.0
37.8
37.8
37.9
36.3
30.1
27.4
–
38.1
39.4
40.0
–
31.0
28.9
29.0
33.5
34.4
29.1
36.0
–
37.7
–
32.2
35.2

16.20
–
–
–
–
–
7.24
6.74
7.27
–
8.75
8.20
8.63
9.74
10.46
–
–
9.45
8.34
7.83
9.25
9.93
12.56
11.22
–
13.41
–
–
–

18.3
–
–
–
–
–
4.4
5.2
5.1
–
2.2
2.0
5.2
5.1
3.8
–
–
3.2
4.8
5.3
1.9
9.6
7.9
8.2
–
13.0
–
–
–

39.8
–
–
–
–
–
40.0
39.9
40.0
–
38.9
38.9
38.8
38.5
40.0
–
–
32.2
27.6
32.1
32.7
35.5
36.9
31.2
–
35.8
–
–
–

7.08
6.07
6.54
7.21
10.83
9.51
28.39
30.35
6.00
4.76
6.66
8.68
7.54

5.6
1.8
4.8
5.6
15.0
4.9
8.2
8.0
8.6
6.1
23.9
5.9
3.1

25.8
26.6
23.9
25.9
32.9
31.0
20.9
21.3
32.1
32.2
32.6
30.0
27.9

6.61
6.03
6.64
7.10
–
9.75
31.70
–
6.00
4.76
6.66
7.98
7.16

3.8
1.7
6.0
5.0
–
4.6
5.5
–
8.6
6.1
23.9
4.1
2.2

25.4
24.5
23.9
30.1
–
34.4
19.4
–
32.1
32.2
32.6
27.6
23.9

7.78
6.13
6.23
7.46
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.65
7.96

11.5
2.8
1.9
13.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.9
5.4

26.4
29.7
23.9
19.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.9
34.5

See footnotes at end of table.

48

TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 South Atlantic: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local
government, National Compensation Survey,4 1999–Continued
Total

Occupations and levels

Service –Continued
Personal service –Continued
Welfare service aides –Continued
3 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
Early childhood teachers’ assistants ..................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
Child care workers, n.e.c. ..................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
Service, n.e.c. ....................................................
1 ...................................................................
2 ...................................................................
3 ...................................................................
4 ...................................................................
5 ...................................................................
6 ...................................................................

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$8.23
12.97
7.03
6.23
6.61
8.44
8.42
7.16
6.23
6.87
8.06
6.01
7.61
9.71
9.42
10.89
10.04

3.6
12.5
7.8
10.5
8.6
7.4
6.7
1.3
1.7
2.6
9.7
2.9
5.0
16.1
3.1
3.2
5.5

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 anestablishment is evaluated based
on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. 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,
weighted by hours.

State and local
government

Private industry

Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

29.7
40.0
32.6
29.8
32.3
36.2
39.2
29.8
28.5
35.8
34.4
36.4
30.3
33.2
29.8
39.0
40.8

–
–
$6.12
5.35
6.32
6.69
–
7.08
–
6.67
7.89
5.99
7.67
9.79
9.18
10.43
9.93

–
–
5.8
1.8
8.8
2.2
–
1.3
–
2.1
10.6
2.8
5.3
17.1
4.3
4.3
5.4

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

–
–
31.8
29.7
31.6
36.1
–
30.0
–
35.9
34.5
36.4
30.6
33.8
27.1
38.9
40.9

$8.88
–
9.25
8.98
8.79
9.44
9.22
8.47
–
–
9.90
–
–
8.78
9.97
–
–

Mean
Relative weekly
error5
hours
(percent)

1.9
–
2.8
3.2
8.9
2.6
17.1
7.2
–
–
4.9
–
–
4.1
2.9
–
–

31.1
–
34.6
30.0
38.9
36.2
38.0
27.0
–
–
33.6
–
–
27.8
38.6
–
–

4 In this census division, collection was conducted between September 1998 and April
2000. The average reference period was September 1999. For the first time, estimates
include workers in private establishments employing fewer than 50 workers.
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.

49

TABLE A. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, by occupational group,2 South Atlantic,
National Compensation Survey,3 1999
Occupational group

All industries

Private industry

State and local
government

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

16,271,900
14,574,000

13,577,300
11,895,300

2,694,600
2,678,700

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

8,777,500
7,079,700

6,992,900
5,311,000

1,784,600
1,768,700

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

2,985,300
2,278,900
706,300
1,231,200
1,697,900
2,863,200

1,996,900
1,395,300
601,600
975,300
1,682,000
2,338,800

988,400
883,600
104,800
255,900
15,900
524,400

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

4,377,400
1,318,300
1,200,400
680,100
1,178,500

4,082,300
1,197,600
1,194,700
570,600
1,119,400

295,100
120,700
5,700
109,500
59,100

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

3,117,000

2,502,000

615,000

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, collection was conducted between
September 1998 and April 2000. The average reference period
was September 1999. For the first time, estimates include workers
in private establishments employing fewer than 50 workers.

50

TABLE B. Number of establishments studied by industry group and establishment employment size, South Atlantic, National
Compensation Survey,1 1999
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 ........................................................................

3,736
3,249
915
19
160
736
329
407
2,334
263
146
569
204
1,152
487

1 In this census division, collection was conducted between September 1998 and April
2000. The average reference period was September 1999. For the first time, estimates
include workers in private establishments employing fewer than 50 workers.
2 Estimates include private establishments employing 1 to 99 workers and State and

1 to 99
workers2

100 to
499
workers

500 to
999
workers

1000 to
2,499
workers

2,500 to
4,999
workers

5,000 or
more
workers

1,337
1,282
276
14
110
152
76
76
1,006
78
75
335
122
396
55

1,478
1,346
424
5
46
373
148
225
922
107
57
206
49
503
132

387
302
123
–
2
121
56
65
179
30
9
12
13
115
85

306
218
68
–
2
66
32
34
150
30
5
14
13
88
88

122
64
14
–
–
14
12
2
50
12
–
2
6
30
58

106
37
10
–
–
10
5
5
27
6
–
–
1
20
69

local government establishments employing 50 to 99 workers.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported. Overall industry and industry groups
may include data for categories not shown separately.

51

Technical Note

T

he data in these tables are based on the National Compensation Survey (NCS) conducted by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics 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.

Charleston-North Charleston, SC, MSA
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, MSA
Citrus County, FL
Craven County, NC
Decatur County, GA
Dorchester County, MD
Franklin County, VA
Georgetown County, SC
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC, MSA
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC, MSA
Greenwood County, SC
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, MSA
Liberty County, GA
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, F,L MSA
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, CMSA
Montgomery County, VA
Moore County, NC
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News,
VA-NC, MSA
Ocala, FL, MSA
Orlando, FL, MSA
Polk County, NC
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, MSA
Richmond-Petersburg, VA, MSA
Tallahassee, FL, MSA
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, MSA
Tattnall County, GA
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, CMSA
Washington County, GA

Survey scope. In the South Atlantic census division, the
NCS studied 3,736 establishments representing approximately
16,271,900 workers within the scope of the survey. Beginning with the 1999 NCS, private sector establishments with 1
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.
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.

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 which were not selected for collection.
The third stage of sample selection was a probability
sample of occupations within a sampled establishment. In
the South Atlantic region, collection was conducted between
September 1998 and April 2000, with an average reference
period of September 1999.

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 (MSAs) or Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSAs), as defined in 1994 by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Nonmetropolitan areas are counties
that do not fit the metropolitan area definition.
The NCS locality areas that contribute to the South Atlantic census division are:

Occupational selection and classification. Identification
of the occupations for which wage data were collected was a

Atlanta, GA, MSA
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC, MSA
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four-step process:

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 estimates is called the standard error or sampling error. It indicates the precision with which an estimate from a particular
sample approximates the average result of all possible
samples. The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard
error divided by the estimate. 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 was
$15.09 per hour, with a relative standard error of 0.6 percent
for this estimate. At the 90-percent level, the confidence
interval for this estimate is $15.24 to $14.94 ($15.09 x 1.645 x
0.006 = $0.149, rounded to $0.15); ($15.09 + $0.15 = $15.24;
$15.09 - $0.15 = $14.94). 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. They 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.
A Technical Reinterview Program done in all survey areas
will be used in the development of a formal quality assessment process to help compute nonsampling error. Although
nonsampling errors were not specifically measured, efforts
were made to minimize them through the extensive training
of field economists who gathered survey data by personal
visit, computer editing of the data, and detailed data review.

1. Probability-proportional-to-size selection of establishment jobs
2. Classification of jobs into occupations based on the
Census of Population system
3. Characterization of jobs as full-time vs. part-time, union
vs. nonunion, and time vs. incentive
4. 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 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
National Compensation Survey 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, the 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 versus 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 a generic leveling process. This process,
involving discussions between the Bureau’s field economist
and the respondent, ranks and compares all selected establishment occupations using 10 leveling factors. For more
information on generic leveling and an example of how to
use the criteria for leveling a job, see appendix C and appendix D at http:www.bls.gov/compub.htm or any of our published NCS locality bulletins. The above website 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
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSAs) and
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) that cross State lines.

Data reliability. The data in these tables are estimates from
a scientifically selected probability sample. There are two
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