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National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the West South Central Census Division, 2000 U.S. Department of Labor Elaine L. Chao, Secretary Bureau of Labor Statistics Lois L. Orr, Acting Commissioner November 2001 Bulletin 2547-7 Preface T contact the information staff in the BLS National Office at (202) 691-6199. You may 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 BLS 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 BLS regional offices, under the direction of the Assistant Regional Commissioners for Operations, collected the survey data. BLS thanks all survey respondents for their cooperation, without which this bulletin would not have been possible. The data presented in this bulletin also are displayed in a Portable Document Format (PDF) on the BLS Internet site at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/home.htm. Material in the bulletin is in the public domain and, with appropriate credit, may be reproduced without permission. This information will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: 1-800-877-8339. he National Compensation Survey (NCS) provides comprehensive measures of occupational earnings, compensation cost trends, benefit incidence, and detailed benefit provisions. This bulletin focuses on occupational earnings. The NCS replaced the Occupational Compensation Survey. The major difference between these two surveys is that the Occupational Compensation Survey used the same preselected list of occupations for all localities. The NCS uses a probability-based sample of establishments and occupations that are intended to represent more fully the employment patterns and occupational mix of every locality. This bulletin presents aggregated pay data from the metropolitan and nonmetropolitan local area surveys conducted in the West South Central census division. (See Technical Note.) It provides estimates of occupational pay for the census division, as well as selected data by worker and establishment characteristics. NCS bulletins are published for each of the nine census divisions: New England, Middle Atlantic, East North Central, West North Central, South Atlantic, East South Central, West South Central, Mountain, and Pacific. For additional information regarding this survey, please iii Contents Page Occupational Wages in the West South Central Census Division, 2000 …………………………..…………. 1 Tables: Table 1. Summary, West South Central: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry and State and local government ………….………..……………………… 3 Table 2. Summary, West South Central: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by selected characteristics, metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas …………………………………………………… 4 Table 3. Selected occupations, West South Central: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers …………………………………………………………………………….. 5 Table 4. Selected occupations, West South Central, private industry: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers ……………………………………..………………..………………..…… 11 Table 5. Selected occupations, West South Central, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers ……..………………..……………………. 17 Table 6. Occupations and levels, West South Central: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government ………………………………..…..…………….………... 20 Technical Note …………………………..…………………..……………………………………………..…. 40 Table A. Number of workers represented by the survey, by occupational group, West South Central .…… 42 Table B. Number of establishments studied, by industry group and establishment employment size, West South Central ……..…………………..…………………...………………………. 43 v Occupational Wages in the West South Central Census Division, 2000 T his bulletin provides 2000 National Compensation Survey (NCS) estimates of occupational pay in the West South Central census division. The bulletin highlights average (mean) hourly pay for workers by seven characteristics: • • • • • • • aged $14.59 per hour, compared with average hourly pay for workers in nonmetropolitan areas of $14.33. Table 2 also shows that for many of the worker and establishment characteristics presented, average pay for metropolitan area workers was higher than for their counterparts in nonmetropolitan areas. See the Technical Note for definitions of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. Among the nine census divisions, average earnings were generally highest in the Middle Atlantic, New England, and Pacific regions. Average earnings for all census divisions, and for other characteristics, can be seen in tables 1 and 2. Full-time, part-time, and combined average pay rates for occupations in private industry and in State and local governments are shown in tables 3, 4, and 5. These tables contain wage rates and mean weekly hours for individual occupations and for major occupational groups. All registered nurses, for example, averaged $20.65 per hour (table 3). Registered nurses in private industry averaged $20.66 (table 4), while their counterparts in State and local government averaged $20.64 per hour (table 5). Laborers, except construction, averaged $8.08 in private industry and $9.13 in State and local governments. Janitors and cleaners, a service occupation, averaged $6.93 in private industry and $8.48 in State and local government. Earnings by occupational group and levels are shown in table 6. In determining the work level, the Bureau applies an “occupational leveling” technique to all occupations selected during the collection process, using 10 criteria to level occupations. Usually, the levels tend to show higher pay at higher levels. In this region, average hourly earnings of white-collar workers ranged from $6.81 for work level 1 to $80.54 for level 15. Average earnings of blue-collar workers ranged from $7.04 for level 1 to $23.91 at level 9; service workers average earnings ranged from $6.01 for level 1 to $24.71 for level 10. The Technical Note has more information on occupational leveling. Table A in the Technical Note shows the number of workers represented by the surveys in the West South Central census division by major occupational group, such as professional specialty and technical, sales, and transportation and material moving. Table B shows the number of establishments studied in the West South Central census division by employment size; more establishments were studied in the group having 1 to 99 workers than in any other size category. Private industry and State and local government Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas Selected occupations and major occupational groups Full-time and part-time status Bargaining status Size of establishment Work level Wages in the West South Central census division averaged $14.57 per hour during 2000. Workers in private industry in the West South Central region averaged $14.08 per hour, while pay of workers in State and local government averaged $16.95 per hour. The nationwide hourly average for all workers covered by the survey was $15.80. Table 1 in this bulletin provides an overview of average pay for workers in private industry and State and local government by selected worker and establishment characteristics. For example, white-collar workers in private industry averaged $17.67 per hour; blue-collar workers averaged $12.25. Corresponding averages in State and local government were $19.41 and $11.84. In the West South Central census division, service workers averaged $6.91 in private industry and $11.94 in State and local governments. Full-time workers in the West South Central census region averaged $15.37 per hour while part-time workers averaged $7.51. In private industry, full-time workers averaged $14.97 an hour and part-time workers averaged $7.34. For workers in State and local government, average hourly pay was $17.16 and $10.54, respectively. Full-time or part-time designation is based on the employer’s definition of those terms. Average hourly pay is generally higher for workers in larger establishments. In the West South Central region, workers in large establishments—that is, establishments with 2,500 or more workers, had average hourly pay of $19.02. Workers in the smallest establishment-size category studied (1 to 99 employees) averaged $13.02. Table 2 shows that workers in metropolitan areas aver- 1 TABLE 1. Summary, West South Central: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,2 2000 Total Worker and establishment characteristics, and geographic areas Private industry Hourly earnings State and local government Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours Mean Relative error3 (percent) Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours Mean Relative error3 (percent) Mean weekly hours Mean Relative error3 (percent) $14.57 3.3 36.8 $14.08 3.8 36.6 $16.95 1.9 38.3 18.05 24.77 3.2 4.2 37.2 37.6 17.67 26.14 4.1 6.3 37.0 37.5 19.41 22.72 1.4 1.2 38.2 37.7 26.18 12.06 11.55 12.23 15.41 2.6 5.9 2.3 2.3 2.9 40.7 33.7 37.9 38.6 39.6 26.57 12.07 11.76 12.25 15.48 2.9 5.9 2.6 2.4 3.0 41.1 33.7 37.7 38.6 39.6 24.53 9.50 10.67 11.84 14.40 4.4 12.7 2.5 3.3 3.2 39.3 32.8 38.6 38.4 39.9 10.15 11.90 5.9 3.1 39.1 39.4 10.14 12.02 6.0 3.5 39.1 39.9 10.46 11.08 12.9 3.4 39.4 36.0 8.66 8.00 4.5 3.1 36.1 33.0 8.63 6.91 4.7 2.3 35.8 31.7 9.01 11.94 4.9 4.3 39.2 38.8 Full time .................................................. Part time ................................................. 15.37 7.51 3.1 3.9 39.9 22.1 14.97 7.34 3.7 3.9 40.0 22.3 17.16 10.54 1.9 5.3 39.6 19.3 Union ...................................................... Nonunion ................................................ 18.29 14.39 3.1 3.5 37.5 36.8 18.36 13.86 3.4 4.1 37.3 36.5 17.74 16.93 3.2 1.9 38.8 38.3 Time ........................................................ Incentive ................................................. 14.32 18.66 3.1 12.8 36.7 40.0 13.73 18.66 3.5 12.8 36.3 40.0 16.95 – 1.9 – 38.3 – Goods producing .................................... Service producing ................................... (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) 15.07 13.71 3.7 4.4 39.5 35.6 (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) 1 to 99 workers7 ..................................... 100 to 499 workers ................................. 500 to 999 workers ................................. 1,000 to 2,499 workers ........................... 2,500 workers or more ............................ 13.02 13.28 16.40 17.13 19.02 5.3 2.3 4.8 4.1 3.1 36.4 36.5 37.1 38.4 38.0 12.96 13.12 15.97 17.01 20.59 5.5 2.7 5.3 5.0 6.4 36.3 36.3 36.9 38.3 37.4 14.98 14.42 17.84 17.35 17.79 11.4 3.4 6.2 5.5 1.6 37.7 38.0 38.2 38.5 38.5 Metropolitan ............................................ Nonmetropolitan ..................................... 14.59 14.33 3.6 5.0 36.9 36.7 14.13 13.11 4.0 9.8 36.6 35.8 17.31 15.65 2.0 4.0 38.5 37.6 New England .......................................... Middle Atlantic ........................................ East North Central .................................. West North Central ................................. South Atlantic ......................................... East South Central ................................. West South Central ................................ Mountain ................................................. Pacific ..................................................... 17.45 18.25 15.75 14.99 14.90 12.64 14.57 14.67 17.15 1.7 3.1 2.4 3.3 2.8 7.3 3.3 3.0 1.4 35.4 34.7 35.8 35.3 36.5 37.0 36.8 35.6 35.6 16.82 17.40 15.03 14.22 14.38 12.08 14.08 13.81 16.11 2.6 3.8 2.5 3.3 3.6 7.8 3.8 3.4 1.7 35.4 34.6 35.8 35.0 36.2 37.0 36.6 35.3 35.5 22.75 23.02 20.91 19.19 17.52 16.93 16.95 19.51 22.84 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.8 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.6 1.4 35.6 35.3 35.9 37.2 38.1 36.7 38.3 36.9 35.7 Total ........................................................... 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 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 June 1999 and April 2001. The average reference period was June 2000. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see Technical Note. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See Technical Note for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing industries applies to private industry only. 7 Estimates include private establishments employing 1 to 99 workers and State and local government establishments employing 50 to 99 workers. 8 Data are presented for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area divisions as well as nine census divisions. See Technical Note for a list of 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. 3 TABLE 2. Summary, West South Central: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by selected characteristics, metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas,2 National Compensation Survey,3 2000 Total Worker and establishment characteristics, and geographic areas Metropolitan areas Hourly earnings Nonmetropolitan areas Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours Mean Relative error4 (percent) Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean weekly hours Mean Relative error4 (percent) $14.57 14.08 16.95 3.3 3.8 1.9 36.8 36.6 38.3 $14.59 14.13 17.31 3.6 4.0 2.0 36.9 36.6 38.5 $14.33 13.11 15.65 5.0 9.8 4.0 36.7 35.8 37.6 18.05 24.77 3.2 4.2 37.2 37.6 18.06 25.36 3.5 4.6 37.2 37.6 17.88 20.52 3.6 1.4 37.1 37.4 26.18 12.06 11.55 12.23 15.41 2.6 5.9 2.3 2.3 2.9 40.7 33.7 37.9 38.6 39.6 26.28 12.10 11.59 12.12 15.24 2.8 6.0 2.1 2.4 2.8 40.9 33.8 37.8 38.6 39.6 24.46 8.16 10.78 13.50 17.06 6.5 8.8 6.0 11.3 12.0 37.9 23.7 38.8 39.3 39.9 10.15 11.90 5.9 3.1 39.1 39.4 10.10 11.98 6.4 3.2 39.0 39.4 10.70 10.75 6.0 2.1 39.9 38.9 8.66 8.00 4.5 3.1 36.1 33.0 8.59 8.00 4.3 3.4 36.0 33.0 9.56 8.05 16.7 3.8 37.2 32.8 Full time .................................................. Part time ................................................. 15.37 7.51 3.1 3.9 39.9 22.1 15.42 7.49 3.4 4.0 39.9 22.3 14.85 7.82 4.9 11.0 39.6 19.3 Union ...................................................... Nonunion ................................................ 18.29 14.39 3.1 3.5 37.5 36.8 18.29 14.40 3.1 3.8 37.5 36.8 – 14.30 – 5.1 – 36.7 Time ........................................................ Incentive ................................................. 14.32 18.66 3.1 12.8 36.7 40.0 14.32 18.65 3.3 12.9 36.7 40.0 14.29 – 5.2 – 36.7 – Goods producing7 .................................. Service producing7 ................................. 15.07 13.71 3.7 4.4 39.5 35.6 15.04 13.81 4.0 4.5 39.5 35.7 15.48 11.30 15.3 8.2 40.0 33.2 1 to 99 workers8 ..................................... 100 to 499 workers ................................. 500 to 999 workers ................................. 1,000 to 2,499 workers ........................... 2,500 workers or more ............................ 13.02 13.28 16.40 17.13 19.02 5.3 2.3 4.8 4.1 3.1 36.4 36.5 37.1 38.4 38.0 12.92 13.49 16.16 16.81 19.02 5.7 2.6 5.2 4.1 3.1 36.4 36.3 37.4 38.4 38.0 14.39 11.95 18.32 – – 11.3 5.0 13.4 – – 36.0 37.6 35.6 – – 17.45 18.25 15.75 14.99 14.90 12.64 14.57 14.67 17.15 1.7 3.1 2.4 3.3 2.8 7.3 3.3 3.0 1.4 35.4 34.7 35.8 35.3 36.5 37.0 36.8 35.6 35.6 17.63 18.33 15.90 15.36 15.13 13.96 14.59 14.54 17.19 1.7 3.2 2.6 3.7 2.9 2.8 3.6 3.1 1.4 35.5 34.7 35.7 35.1 36.4 36.5 36.9 35.5 35.5 14.97 15.48 14.47 13.20 12.98 10.07 14.33 15.96 16.02 3.5 2.2 5.3 5.0 6.2 9.4 5.0 5.6 7.3 34.4 35.8 37.1 36.4 37.5 38.0 36.7 36.2 37.0 Total ............................................................ Private Industry ....................................... State and local government .................... Worker characteristics:5 White-collar occupations6 ....................... Professional specialty and technical ... Executive, administrative, and managerial ........................................ Sales ................................................... Administrative support ........................ Blue-collar occupations6 ......................... Precision production, craft, and repair Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ......................................... Transportation and material moving ... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ........................ Service occupations6 .............................. Establishment characteristics: Geographic areas:9 New England .......................................... Middle Atlantic ........................................ East North Central .................................. West North Central ................................. South Atlantic ......................................... East South Central ................................. West South Central ................................ Mountain ................................................. Pacific ..................................................... 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 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 June 1999 and April 2001. The average reference period was June 2000. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see Technical Note. 5 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 6 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See Technical Note for more information. 7 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing industries applies to private industry only. 8 Estimates include private establishments employing 1 to 99 workers and State and local government establishments employing 50 to 99 workers. 9 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. 4 TABLE 3. Selected occupations, West South Central: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 2000 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 ........................................................ $14.57 14.87 3.3 3.1 36.8 37.3 $15.37 15.56 3.1 3.1 39.9 39.8 $7.51 7.71 3.9 4.6 22.1 22.3 White collar ...................................................................... White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 18.05 19.60 3.2 2.5 37.2 38.3 18.85 19.94 3.0 2.6 39.9 39.8 9.12 12.15 4.1 4.9 21.1 20.7 Professional specialty and technical ......................... Professional specialty ................................................ Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... Petroleum 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 ........ Operations and systems researchers and analysts ............................................................ Natural scientists ................................................... Geologists and geodesists ................................. Physical scientists, n.e.c. ................................... Biological and life scientists ............................... Medical scientists ............................................... Health related ........................................................ Physicians .......................................................... Registered nurses .............................................. Pharmacists ....................................................... Respiratory therapists ........................................ Occupational therapists ..................................... Physical therapists ............................................. Speech therapists .............................................. Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... Teachers, college and university ........................... Mathematical science teachers ......................... Medical science teachers .................................. Health specialties teachers ................................ Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. English teachers ................................................ Trade and industrial teachers ............................ Other post-secondary teachers ......................... Teachers, except college and university ................ Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... Elementary school teachers .............................. Secondary school teachers ............................... Teachers, special education .............................. Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. Substitute teachers ............................................ Vocational and educational counselors ............. Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ Librarians ........................................................... Social scientists and urban planners ..................... Economists ........................................................ Psychologists ..................................................... Urban planners .................................................. Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... Social workers ................................................... Recreation workers ............................................ Lawyers and judges ............................................... Lawyers ............................................................. Judges ............................................................... Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. Technical writers ................................................ 24.77 27.41 36.24 35.38 33.74 33.80 31.77 23.87 31.34 44.57 33.00 33.78 4.2 4.9 12.9 6.9 5.7 9.7 3.3 8.1 5.5 21.2 14.6 15.2 37.6 37.4 41.0 40.2 40.4 42.2 40.0 40.5 40.6 42.0 37.1 36.8 25.10 27.82 36.23 35.38 33.74 33.80 31.77 23.87 31.34 44.57 33.95 34.85 4.4 5.2 12.9 6.9 5.7 9.7 3.3 8.1 5.5 21.2 14.5 15.2 39.5 39.6 41.0 40.2 40.4 42.2 40.0 40.5 40.6 42.0 40.2 40.1 16.87 17.23 – – – – – – – – – – 7.2 8.8 – – – – – – – – – – 17.4 16.0 – – – – – – – – – – 24.33 27.82 37.83 20.90 30.04 17.39 27.88 57.90 20.65 29.24 16.73 17.01 20.12 24.53 30.47 31.33 29.70 45.08 29.81 28.29 25.69 21.91 30.53 24.59 22.18 24.95 25.36 25.38 22.21 7.52 26.18 18.63 18.02 24.99 22.95 25.89 28.24 13.93 14.17 10.98 36.04 35.64 42.93 8.2 6.0 8.2 5.2 12.5 12.2 14.3 11.0 1.4 3.4 3.7 19.6 10.2 3.4 26.4 4.6 7.0 12.5 12.1 8.6 6.1 15.9 7.0 1.8 6.9 1.9 2.3 1.6 4.8 5.4 7.3 7.5 10.3 5.7 9.9 7.2 3.5 2.9 2.8 8.8 6.3 6.5 10.9 42.4 40.0 40.2 40.0 40.0 39.7 36.2 40.5 36.0 27.1 34.1 33.5 38.8 37.4 28.8 33.9 35.4 37.1 38.1 37.5 23.9 38.1 33.2 37.6 37.4 38.3 38.4 38.0 35.0 21.3 37.9 39.6 39.5 38.8 40.0 37.5 40.0 39.6 39.5 39.2 39.3 39.6 36.1 24.33 27.82 37.83 20.90 30.04 17.39 28.19 57.84 20.66 29.21 16.45 – 20.02 24.31 – 31.68 – 45.15 29.81 28.29 – 21.88 30.82 24.96 22.69 24.96 25.37 25.44 23.17 – 26.42 18.63 18.02 25.07 22.95 26.11 28.24 13.94 14.19 10.97 35.98 35.52 – 8.2 6.0 8.2 5.2 12.5 12.2 14.9 11.1 1.5 3.9 4.4 – 10.4 3.2 – 4.5 – 12.4 12.1 8.6 – 16.0 7.7 1.7 6.1 1.9 2.3 1.4 5.0 – 7.8 7.5 10.3 5.6 9.9 6.8 3.5 2.9 2.8 8.8 6.3 6.5 – 42.4 40.0 40.2 40.0 40.0 39.7 39.6 40.6 39.2 40.0 39.8 – 39.3 39.5 – 39.1 – 39.2 38.1 37.5 – 39.6 39.5 38.6 38.1 38.5 38.6 38.1 39.7 – 39.5 39.6 39.5 39.7 40.0 39.3 40.0 40.0 39.9 39.4 41.8 41.9 – – – – – – – 23.78 – 20.62 – 18.76 – – – – 25.23 – – – – – – 26.30 10.71 – 21.07 9.98 – 12.13 7.52 – – – – – – – 12.71 12.63 – – – – – – – – – – 8.7 – 2.4 – 5.1 – – – – 5.8 – – – – – – 5.3 7.2 – 21.0 7.0 – 13.3 5.8 – – – – – – – 3.5 3.8 – – – – – – – – – – 17.1 – 18.3 – 16.9 – – – – 10.2 – – – – – – 10.0 18.7 – 15.3 8.5 – 15.6 20.6 – – – – – – – 21.2 22.0 – – – – 23.94 23.62 16.7 6.2 35.1 38.9 25.36 23.85 17.5 6.8 40.0 40.0 10.04 – 14.6 – 16.1 – See footnotes at end of table. 5 TABLE 3. Selected occupations, West South Central: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 2000–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) $17.66 17.63 10.66 17.00 27.81 75.59 20.90 29.60 17.61 9.7 19.3 8.0 11.4 19.5 42.9 20.2 4.3 4.7 39.9 38.7 40.0 40.0 31.5 22.9 19.1 38.5 38.0 $17.81 17.99 10.66 17.00 30.42 – – 30.46 17.68 9.5 19.2 8.0 11.5 15.2 – – 2.9 4.7 40.3 40.0 40.0 40.2 39.7 – – 39.9 39.3 – – – – – – – – $16.03 – – – – – – – – 10.8 – – – – – – – – 21.9 14.08 16.79 13.48 17.32 18.40 18.37 19.28 21.00 21.15 15.78 60.62 7.60 18.55 16.36 16.50 3.7 4.4 2.1 17.1 6.5 13.2 8.6 6.2 8.2 20.5 25.9 11.4 11.9 5.5 7.8 38.1 39.8 37.7 36.9 39.8 38.1 40.0 39.9 40.1 40.0 28.7 39.0 39.9 39.8 39.9 13.93 16.82 13.44 17.57 18.44 – 19.28 21.00 21.15 15.78 60.62 – 18.55 16.36 16.51 3.7 4.4 2.1 17.5 6.5 – 8.6 6.2 8.2 20.5 25.9 – 11.9 5.5 7.8 39.9 40.1 39.7 39.8 40.0 – 40.0 39.9 40.1 40.0 28.7 – 39.9 39.8 40.0 16.36 – 13.95 12.27 – – – – – – – – – – – 6.5 – 7.5 5.9 – – – – – – – – – – – 22.4 – 23.0 15.0 – – – – – – – – – – – 26.18 30.47 5.34 2.6 3.9 46.8 40.7 41.2 18.7 26.21 30.48 – 2.6 3.9 – 40.9 41.4 – 13.96 18.29 – 12.3 30.4 – 14.3 6.1 – 24.27 27.90 33.55 33.76 8.9 9.1 11.0 6.5 40.4 40.4 39.4 40.5 24.27 27.90 33.55 33.76 8.9 9.1 11.0 6.5 40.4 40.4 39.4 40.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – 34.24 32.75 27.39 7.3 4.1 6.0 40.6 39.5 39.7 34.24 32.75 27.51 7.3 4.1 6.0 40.6 39.5 40.0 – – – – – – – – – 17.45 28.63 22.42 32.42 20.44 21.97 22.21 22.83 25.48 24.9 13.5 15.0 6.2 3.1 5.0 16.2 7.1 11.1 42.1 39.4 39.6 42.7 40.1 40.0 40.1 41.2 40.1 17.45 28.63 22.42 32.42 20.47 21.97 22.21 22.83 25.48 24.9 13.5 15.0 6.2 3.1 5.0 16.2 7.1 11.1 42.1 39.4 39.6 42.7 40.2 40.0 40.1 41.2 40.1 – – – – 12.66 – – – – – – – – 10.5 – – – – – – – – 24.2 – – – – 18.72 7.9 40.2 18.72 7.9 40.2 – – – 29.47 20.83 17.99 17.1 9.0 3.9 40.0 40.4 40.0 29.47 20.83 17.99 17.1 9.0 3.9 40.0 40.4 40.0 – – – – – – – – – 21.03 19.44 7.7 6.1 40.1 39.7 21.03 19.54 7.7 6.2 40.1 40.1 – – – – – – White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Professional specialty –Continued Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. –Continued Designers ........................................................... Actors and directors ........................................... Photographers ................................................... Editors and reporters ......................................... Public relations specialists ................................. Announcers ........................................................ Athletes .............................................................. 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 .................. 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 ..................................... Legal assistants ................................................. Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... Executives, administrators, and managers ............ Legislators ......................................................... Administrators and officials, public administration .................................................. Financial managers ........................................... Personnel and labor relations managers ........... Purchasing managers ........................................ Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations ........................................................... Administrators, education and related fields ...... Managers, medicine and health ......................... Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments ................................................. Managers, properties and real estate ................ Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. Management related .............................................. Accountants and auditors .................................. Underwriters ...................................................... Other financial officers ....................................... Management analysts ........................................ Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........................................................ Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm products ........................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... Construction inspectors ..................................... Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction ..................................................... Management related, n.e.c. ............................... See footnotes at end of table. 6 TABLE 3. Selected occupations, West South Central: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 2000–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) Sales ............................................................................. Supervisors, sales ............................................. Insurance sales .................................................. Securities and financial services sales .............. Advertising and related sales ............................. Sales, other business services .......................... Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale .................................................. Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... Sales workers, apparel ...................................... Sales workers, shoes ......................................... Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .. Sales workers, hardware and building supplies Sales workers, parts .......................................... Sales workers, other commodities ..................... Sales counter clerks .......................................... Cashiers ............................................................. Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... $12.06 16.53 22.29 14.73 19.28 17.96 5.9 12.0 25.7 6.5 13.6 11.8 33.7 41.4 39.8 39.7 39.7 39.9 $13.60 16.55 22.29 14.82 19.28 18.38 5.5 12.1 25.7 6.5 13.6 12.0 40.6 41.6 39.8 39.9 39.7 41.6 $6.88 – – – – 6.62 2.6 – – – – 2.6 21.4 – – – – 19.3 23.48 17.71 8.23 9.84 14.20 11.77 9.30 9.50 7.62 6.69 10.61 9.0 10.8 6.4 5.3 20.0 11.2 16.9 13.9 9.4 3.2 8.3 42.1 45.2 26.8 27.9 33.6 46.2 35.7 31.5 31.2 28.9 36.4 23.48 17.71 9.47 – 17.40 11.93 10.34 10.49 7.98 7.07 11.04 9.0 10.8 7.0 – 15.0 11.5 15.6 17.7 11.8 4.2 8.4 42.1 45.2 39.1 – 42.8 47.7 41.0 39.9 39.9 37.7 40.3 – – 7.32 9.37 – – – 7.41 6.34 6.06 – – – 6.2 5.5 – – – 4.3 7.5 3.2 – – – 21.7 25.4 – – – 21.8 17.6 20.6 – Administrative support, including clerical ................ Supervisors, general office ................................ Supervisors, financial records processing ......... Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks ................................................ Computer operators ........................................... Peripheral equipment operators ........................ Secretaries ......................................................... Typists ............................................................... Interviewers ....................................................... Hotel clerks ........................................................ Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... Receptionists ..................................................... Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... Order clerks ....................................................... Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ..................................................... Library clerks ..................................................... File clerks ........................................................... Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... Billing clerks ....................................................... 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. ..................................................... Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ..................................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 11.55 15.94 15.48 2.3 4.7 10.3 37.9 40.4 40.3 11.70 15.95 15.48 2.4 4.7 10.3 39.6 40.5 40.3 9.40 – – 6.3 – – 23.4 – – 20.80 13.35 11.39 12.86 10.13 9.63 7.68 12.36 8.80 10.37 10.91 5.9 4.4 11.2 5.2 3.6 9.4 2.6 6.5 2.0 2.3 8.5 40.7 38.7 40.0 38.6 37.2 28.6 38.6 38.3 36.6 39.4 35.4 20.80 13.46 11.39 12.95 10.14 10.50 7.69 12.44 8.85 10.41 11.81 5.9 4.2 11.2 5.6 3.6 10.5 2.6 6.9 2.1 2.3 5.4 40.7 40.0 40.0 39.5 39.1 39.2 40.0 40.0 37.9 39.8 39.8 – – – – – – – 11.19 7.72 9.65 – – – – – – – – 6.9 5.2 3.0 – – – – – – – – 24.6 19.9 33.6 – 11.96 8.72 8.73 11.02 11.00 12.70 11.05 11.65 5.4 4.8 6.9 7.1 3.3 10.2 8.8 14.9 39.4 33.9 38.9 38.7 38.9 40.0 40.0 40.0 11.89 8.92 8.80 10.94 11.10 12.70 11.05 11.65 5.6 6.2 6.8 6.8 3.4 10.2 8.8 14.9 39.9 39.1 39.8 39.5 39.6 40.0 40.0 40.0 – 7.72 – 14.13 – – – – – 4.5 – 14.9 – – – – – 20.2 – 21.5 – – – – 9.75 8.70 10.06 8.30 7.94 12.08 16.37 12.17 9.86 11.27 12.30 16.25 18.2 5.9 5.4 7.5 5.1 4.5 7.4 6.5 3.7 10.1 6.8 10.8 30.6 32.6 35.7 39.4 28.9 39.8 40.0 39.8 35.8 39.8 40.0 40.0 – – 10.33 8.29 – 12.08 16.37 12.26 9.88 11.27 12.30 16.25 – – 8.3 7.8 – 4.5 7.4 6.6 3.9 10.2 6.8 10.8 – – 39.6 39.8 – 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.1 40.0 40.0 – 8.53 – – – – – 8.04 – – – – – 10.3 – – – – – 3.0 – – – – – 30.5 – – – – – 33.5 – – – – 12.22 22.8 39.9 12.23 22.9 40.0 – – – 16.71 13.45 10.17 12.1 5.1 6.7 39.1 39.1 39.6 16.71 13.47 10.17 12.1 5.2 6.7 39.1 39.9 39.6 – – – – – – – – – White collar –Continued See footnotes at end of table. 7 TABLE 3. Selected occupations, West South Central: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 2000–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 Bill and account collectors ................................. General office clerks .......................................... Bank tellers ........................................................ Data entry keyers ............................................... Statistical clerks ................................................. Teachers’ aides ................................................. Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ $13.49 10.44 8.97 9.48 12.83 9.22 10.38 5.1 2.2 5.3 6.0 12.4 2.4 3.4 39.6 35.6 35.1 38.3 39.1 38.4 38.3 $13.54 10.65 9.15 9.24 12.97 9.23 10.46 5.1 2.4 6.1 5.6 13.2 2.4 3.6 39.9 39.6 40.0 39.3 40.0 38.5 39.7 – $8.63 8.26 – – – 9.20 – 6.2 5.4 – – – 5.2 – 18.8 23.8 – – – 24.8 Blue collar ........................................................................ 12.23 2.3 38.6 12.49 2.2 40.2 7.31 3.8 22.5 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 ......................................... Telephone line installers and repairers .............. Telephone installers and repairers .................... Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics ........................................................ 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 ......................................................... Electricians ........................................................ Electrician apprentices ....................................... Painters, construction and maintenance ............ Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices Concrete and terrazzo finishers ......................... Insulation workers .............................................. Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. Supervisors, extractive ...................................... Drillers, oil well ................................................... Supervisors, production ..................................... Precision assemblers, metal .............................. Boilermakers ...................................................... Sheet metal workers .......................................... Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ............ Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 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. ................................................................ 15.41 19.54 14.79 14.19 18.97 12.22 20.80 15.02 18.33 10.77 2.9 7.2 6.4 13.7 8.8 9.3 7.0 12.3 7.2 4.3 39.6 42.0 40.0 40.1 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 15.45 19.54 14.79 14.19 18.97 12.22 20.80 15.02 18.33 10.77 2.8 7.2 6.4 13.7 8.8 9.3 7.0 12.3 7.2 4.3 40.0 42.0 40.0 40.1 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 10.93 – – – – – – – – – 6.7 – – – – – – – – – 18.1 – – – – – – – – – 16.81 18.21 20.03 6.6 6.0 3.0 39.0 40.0 40.0 17.39 18.21 20.03 6.2 6.0 3.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 – – – – – – – – – 14.70 13.38 18.43 5.4 5.1 2.9 40.0 39.8 40.5 14.70 13.38 18.43 5.4 5.1 2.9 40.0 39.9 40.5 – – – – – – – – – 21.39 8.0 40.0 21.39 8.0 40.0 – – – 16.31 21.25 11.55 16.68 10.73 10.80 14.59 9.33 10.59 11.83 12.22 18.71 16.70 20.13 17.29 16.94 14.56 9.58 18.24 9.44 9.02 15.38 12.93 22.35 14.49 10.6 16.2 7.1 9.7 6.0 4.6 8.2 7.5 7.8 6.6 3.6 24.3 28.5 5.5 4.2 9.5 9.1 3.9 18.6 6.5 7.6 10.1 7.7 4.5 5.3 40.0 40.2 39.6 40.0 40.0 38.4 40.0 40.0 37.6 35.7 39.6 38.2 40.0 40.4 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.0 35.0 34.2 42.2 39.5 40.0 40.0 16.31 21.25 11.58 16.68 10.73 10.80 14.59 9.33 10.59 12.09 12.23 19.34 16.70 20.12 17.29 16.94 14.56 9.58 18.52 – – 15.38 13.00 22.35 14.49 10.6 16.2 7.2 9.7 6.0 4.6 8.2 7.5 7.8 6.6 3.7 26.7 28.5 5.5 4.2 9.5 9.1 3.9 17.8 – – 10.1 7.4 4.5 5.3 40.0 40.2 40.0 40.0 40.0 38.4 40.0 40.0 37.6 40.0 39.6 40.1 40.0 40.5 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.9 – – 42.2 40.0 40.0 40.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 22.37 1.0 39.8 22.37 1.0 39.8 – – – 10.15 5.9 39.1 10.20 5.9 39.8 6.72 6.8 18.7 White collar –Continued Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... See footnotes at end of table. 8 TABLE 3. Selected occupations, West South Central: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 2000–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) $10.72 14.40 12.81 12.55 10.57 8.10 6.82 6.69 9.86 9.69 6.9 8.6 8.2 12.7 12.3 2.8 6.8 5.2 10.2 20.6 40.0 39.6 40.0 39.5 39.7 40.0 34.8 39.9 39.8 40.0 $10.72 14.40 12.81 12.56 10.57 8.10 6.85 6.69 9.86 9.69 6.9 8.6 8.2 12.7 12.3 2.8 7.7 5.2 10.2 20.6 40.0 39.6 40.0 39.5 39.7 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.8 40.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 15.83 12.50 10.32 10.42 9.44 11.21 12.67 9.74 9.91 10.81 9.76 6.7 10.2 19.5 12.9 18.3 4.8 3.7 16.6 7.5 6.4 13.4 40.1 40.0 40.0 40.0 30.3 39.9 38.8 39.2 36.1 40.0 39.9 15.83 12.50 10.32 10.42 10.80 11.22 12.79 9.76 10.41 10.81 9.76 6.7 10.2 19.5 12.9 16.4 4.8 3.9 16.8 5.3 6.4 13.4 40.1 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.9 39.9 40.0 39.4 40.0 40.0 39.9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 11.90 12.97 11.28 12.04 11.64 7.82 7.43 12.64 16.09 10.83 11.37 11.91 3.1 7.4 4.1 7.6 5.0 6.8 5.6 7.1 9.3 2.9 4.0 10.2 39.4 43.8 40.9 37.7 31.5 29.9 33.3 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.9 12.30 13.20 11.67 12.62 12.28 8.21 7.82 12.64 16.09 10.83 11.37 11.91 3.4 8.0 4.3 4.9 7.1 5.7 6.8 7.1 9.3 2.9 4.0 10.2 41.6 44.3 42.9 41.8 38.1 39.7 38.9 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.9 $7.90 – 7.36 – 10.48 – – – – – – – 5.3 – 7.1 – 2.5 – – – – – – – 25.6 – 27.7 – 24.0 – – – – – – – 16.82 14.1 39.5 16.90 14.0 40.0 – – – 8.66 14.77 8.66 7.74 4.5 15.1 5.9 7.8 36.1 39.5 38.7 39.0 8.96 14.86 8.70 – 4.4 15.2 5.7 – 39.8 40.0 39.3 – 6.64 – 6.41 – 4.4 – 3.1 – 22.3 – 20.5 – 12.30 9.42 8.38 7.94 8.14 9.34 7.79 7.96 10.52 8.92 9.01 7.28 8.21 10.7 8.2 4.5 5.1 5.3 5.8 2.3 8.6 13.2 11.6 7.6 9.2 3.2 37.9 40.3 39.8 40.0 40.0 36.7 30.4 38.7 35.3 37.8 35.4 34.9 38.1 12.18 9.42 8.38 7.95 8.14 9.50 8.81 8.04 10.96 9.93 9.56 7.57 8.24 11.6 8.2 4.5 5.1 5.3 7.4 3.6 8.4 12.6 8.1 8.9 11.1 3.5 40.1 40.3 39.8 40.1 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.5 39.9 39.9 40.0 39.8 – – – – – – 5.94 – 7.73 – – – 7.92 – – – – – – 1.6 – 11.3 – – – 6.6 – – – – – – 21.1 – 21.4 – – – 27.8 Blue collar –Continued Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors –Continued Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators ........................................... Numerical control machine operators ................ Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... Molding and casting machine operators ............ Printing press operators ..................................... Textile sewing machine operators ..................... Pressing machine operators .............................. Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators Packaging and filling machine operators ........... Mixing and blending machine operators ............ Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators .......................................................... Painting and paint spraying machine operators Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food Slicing and cutting machine operators ............... Photographic process machine operators ......... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... Welders and cutters ........................................... Assemblers ........................................................ Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ................... Production inspectors, checkers and examiners Production testers .............................................. Transportation and material moving ......................... Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ Truck drivers ...................................................... Driver-sales workers .......................................... Bus drivers ......................................................... Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 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 ... Animal caretakers, 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. ................. See footnotes at end of table. 9 TABLE 3. Selected occupations, West South Central: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 2000–Continued Total Full time Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Occupation4 Service .............................................................................. Protective service .................................................. Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... Supervisors, police and detectives .................... Supervisors, guards ........................................... Firefighting ......................................................... Police and detectives, public service ................. Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers ............................................................. Correctional institution officers ........................... Crossing guards ................................................. Guards and police, except public service .......... Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... Food service .......................................................... Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... Bartenders ......................................................... Waiters and waitresses ...................................... Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... Other food service ............................................... Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ Cooks ................................................................. Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... Health service ........................................................ Dental assistants ............................................... Health aides, except nursing ............................. Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ Cleaning and building service ................................ Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers ............................................................ Maids and housemen ........................................ Janitors and cleaners ......................................... Personal service .................................................... Supervisors, personal service ............................ Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities ............................................................ Public transportation attendants ........................ Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... Welfare service aides ........................................ Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. Service, n.e.c. .................................................... Part time Mean weekly hours Mean Relative error5 (percent) Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours Mean Mean Relative weekly error5 hours (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $8.00 12.75 20.26 18.43 14.52 14.59 17.60 3.1 4.1 13.4 8.5 8.2 7.8 4.6 33.0 39.3 48.5 40.2 40.2 48.4 40.1 $8.71 12.91 20.26 18.43 14.52 14.66 17.59 3.3 4.2 13.4 8.5 8.2 7.8 4.6 39.0 41.1 48.5 40.2 40.2 50.9 40.3 $6.00 9.59 – – – – – 3.4 9.9 – – – – – 23.0 21.3 – – – – – 14.19 10.64 7.41 9.02 8.08 6.20 3.70 4.99 3.34 4.61 7.08 10.74 7.19 6.36 6.47 8.10 – 9.03 7.62 7.47 6.1 6.3 8.5 6.0 6.8 2.4 5.3 7.4 7.3 9.9 3.4 5.3 6.0 4.1 2.0 2.7 – 3.5 3.8 1.9 39.7 40.1 17.4 36.3 36.1 31.8 30.4 33.5 29.9 31.8 32.4 39.0 35.9 31.8 29.7 33.1 – 36.8 33.4 34.7 14.15 10.66 – 8.91 8.24 6.53 3.60 5.62 3.09 4.93 7.71 11.61 7.24 6.87 6.84 8.37 9.24 9.21 7.89 7.93 6.2 6.3 – 6.4 7.1 3.1 5.8 7.0 7.3 14.0 3.6 4.9 6.2 5.4 2.6 2.5 6.7 4.8 3.5 2.5 40.3 40.3 – 39.3 40.0 38.1 36.2 38.6 35.6 38.0 38.9 42.9 37.9 39.3 38.4 39.4 40.0 39.7 39.2 39.4 – – 7.41 9.90 6.46 5.58 3.95 3.00 4.04 3.88 6.01 – 6.71 5.72 6.09 7.16 – 7.40 6.73 5.61 – – 8.5 12.2 3.8 3.3 14.0 19.8 17.2 6.7 3.2 – 8.3 6.7 1.8 5.5 – 3.2 5.7 3.0 – – 17.4 23.1 18.6 24.2 21.4 23.6 20.7 23.1 25.1 – 24.1 25.6 24.2 21.1 – 22.6 22.5 23.2 11.58 6.18 7.41 7.77 10.28 3.5 2.2 3.8 8.3 16.4 39.7 35.8 33.8 28.2 39.6 11.64 6.22 8.03 9.13 10.28 3.7 2.4 2.6 7.5 16.4 40.3 38.8 39.5 36.8 39.6 – 5.67 5.59 6.05 – – 3.3 3.1 7.1 – – 18.5 23.8 21.8 – 7.44 33.30 4.01 5.49 6.47 6.39 7.62 4.0 9.9 5.2 3.2 7.2 7.6 1.5 32.4 19.0 39.2 23.2 32.7 33.2 27.3 7.98 33.65 4.01 7.49 6.65 6.36 7.95 4.1 10.3 5.2 8.6 9.4 8.4 3.7 40.0 19.9 39.2 39.2 39.7 39.8 38.7 5.67 – – 5.32 5.97 6.46 7.05 2.5 – – 1.8 6.5 9.5 6.3 19.9 – – 22.4 22.4 22.8 18.0 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 June 1999 and April 2001. The average reference period was June 2000. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see Technical Note. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see Technical Note. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. 10 TABLE 4. Selected occupations, West South Central, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 2000 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 ........................................................ $14.08 14.38 3.8 3.7 36.6 37.0 $14.97 15.14 3.7 3.7 40.0 39.9 $7.34 7.49 3.9 4.9 22.3 22.6 White collar ...................................................................... White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 17.67 19.65 4.1 3.2 37.0 38.3 18.62 20.07 3.8 3.4 40.1 40.0 8.89 12.01 4.2 5.5 21.4 21.5 Professional specialty and technical ......................... Professional specialty ................................................ Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... Petroleum 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 ........ Operations and systems researchers and analysts ............................................................ Natural scientists ................................................... Geologists and geodesists ................................. Medical scientists ............................................... Health related ........................................................ Physicians .......................................................... Registered nurses .............................................. Pharmacists ....................................................... Respiratory therapists ........................................ Occupational therapists ..................................... Physical therapists ............................................. Teachers, college and university ........................... Other post-secondary teachers ......................... Teachers, except college and university ................ Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... Elementary school teachers .............................. Secondary school teachers ............................... Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. Vocational and educational counselors ............. Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ Social scientists and urban planners ..................... Economists ........................................................ Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... Social workers ................................................... Recreation workers ............................................ Lawyers and judges ............................................... Lawyers ............................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. Technical writers ................................................ Designers ........................................................... Actors and directors ........................................... Photographers ................................................... Editors and reporters ......................................... Public relations specialists ................................. Announcers ........................................................ 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 .................. Mechanical engineering technicians .................. Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 26.14 30.97 36.44 35.38 33.74 34.45 31.95 23.96 31.34 44.87 33.97 34.84 6.3 7.4 13.0 6.9 5.7 10.6 3.4 7.9 5.5 21.2 15.0 15.7 37.5 37.3 41.0 40.2 40.4 42.5 40.0 40.5 40.6 42.1 36.9 36.6 26.59 31.66 36.44 35.38 33.74 34.45 31.95 23.96 31.34 44.87 35.05 36.06 6.6 7.7 13.0 6.9 5.7 10.6 3.4 7.9 5.5 21.2 14.9 15.5 39.8 40.1 41.1 40.2 40.4 42.5 40.0 40.5 40.6 42.1 40.2 40.2 17.50 18.24 – – – – – – – – – – 8.6 12.7 – – – – – – – – – – 17.9 16.1 – – – – – – – – – – 24.46 31.30 37.83 18.29 29.84 60.89 20.66 30.56 16.65 16.16 20.28 36.82 24.57 16.48 9.84 19.32 – 16.90 12.07 – 23.57 23.34 14.39 15.45 11.75 36.67 36.67 8.3 5.9 8.2 15.9 16.1 9.2 1.8 1.6 4.0 18.8 10.8 12.7 9.2 9.1 11.7 6.6 – 9.0 11.9 – 10.9 10.7 7.3 7.2 17.3 8.5 8.5 42.4 40.0 40.2 39.6 35.5 39.9 35.1 24.2 33.6 33.7 38.7 37.4 32.6 36.5 35.8 39.3 – 33.3 37.4 – 37.1 40.0 38.8 38.1 38.4 39.1 39.1 24.46 31.30 37.83 18.29 30.36 – 20.67 30.81 16.32 – 20.18 36.81 24.14 17.00 9.93 19.33 – 17.93 – – 23.76 23.34 14.46 15.64 11.72 36.53 36.53 8.3 5.9 8.2 15.9 16.7 – 1.9 1.9 4.9 – 11.0 12.8 9.2 9.7 14.1 6.6 – 10.5 – – 11.4 10.7 8.0 8.3 17.4 8.4 8.4 42.4 40.0 40.2 39.6 39.4 – 39.0 40.0 39.8 – 39.3 38.4 36.3 39.7 39.9 39.8 – 39.8 – – 40.0 40.0 40.2 39.9 38.6 42.0 42.0 – – – – 23.96 – 20.53 – 18.76 – – – – 11.99 – – 11.89 12.49 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9.5 – 2.6 – 5.1 – – – – 10.7 – – 16.7 10.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 16.7 – 17.9 – 16.9 – – – – 21.5 – – 13.8 19.6 – – – – – – – – – 24.26 23.62 17.65 17.63 10.66 16.74 33.61 75.59 31.51 18.33 17.8 6.2 9.7 19.3 8.0 13.2 17.2 42.9 6.2 5.1 35.5 38.9 39.9 38.7 40.0 40.0 39.3 22.9 39.8 37.8 25.57 23.85 17.80 17.99 10.66 16.74 – – 31.58 18.44 18.6 6.8 9.6 19.2 8.0 13.3 – – 6.2 5.2 40.0 40.0 40.3 40.0 40.0 40.3 – – 39.9 39.2 9.55 – – – – – – – – 16.25 18.8 – – – – – – – – 11.0 15.7 – – – – – – – – 22.1 14.08 17.31 13.62 19.50 18.45 18.37 20.90 3.9 4.7 2.0 17.3 6.5 13.2 9.2 37.5 39.8 37.7 35.8 40.0 38.1 40.0 13.88 17.38 13.61 19.98 18.45 – 20.90 4.0 4.8 2.1 17.4 6.5 – 9.2 39.9 40.3 39.6 39.4 40.0 – 40.0 16.36 – 13.71 12.39 – – – 6.5 – 6.5 6.2 – – – 22.4 – 23.4 15.0 – – – See footnotes at end of table. 11 TABLE 4. Selected occupations, West South Central, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 2000–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) $21.21 21.12 60.62 18.52 16.40 17.95 6.2 8.6 25.9 12.4 5.6 6.8 39.9 40.1 28.7 40.0 39.8 40.4 $21.21 21.12 60.62 18.52 16.40 17.95 6.2 8.6 25.9 12.4 5.6 6.8 39.9 40.1 28.7 40.0 39.8 40.4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 26.57 31.05 27.82 30.84 33.96 2.9 4.5 9.4 12.5 6.7 41.1 41.8 40.4 40.0 40.5 26.58 31.06 27.82 30.84 33.96 2.9 4.5 9.4 12.5 6.7 41.1 41.8 40.4 40.0 40.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 34.23 23.46 30.10 7.4 8.8 6.9 40.6 39.7 39.5 34.23 23.44 30.33 7.4 8.8 6.9 40.6 40.0 40.1 – – – – – – – – – 18.15 28.47 22.30 32.82 20.98 22.73 22.21 23.50 25.99 28.6 15.8 19.0 6.4 4.0 4.7 16.2 7.0 11.7 42.8 40.0 39.5 42.7 40.2 40.0 40.1 41.3 40.1 18.15 28.47 22.30 32.82 20.98 22.73 22.21 23.50 25.99 28.6 15.8 19.0 6.4 4.0 4.7 16.2 7.0 11.7 42.8 40.0 39.5 42.7 40.3 40.0 40.1 41.3 40.1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 19.24 10.6 40.2 19.24 10.6 40.2 – – – 29.47 21.20 17.1 9.6 40.0 40.5 29.47 21.20 17.1 9.6 40.0 40.5 – – – – – – 23.86 19.53 6.9 7.3 40.1 40.0 23.86 19.57 6.9 7.3 40.1 40.1 – – – – – – Sales ............................................................................. Supervisors, sales ............................................. Insurance sales .................................................. Securities and financial services sales .............. Advertising and related sales ............................. Sales, other business services .......................... Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale .................................................. Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... Sales workers, apparel ...................................... Sales workers, shoes ......................................... Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .. Sales workers, hardware and building supplies Sales workers, parts .......................................... Sales workers, other commodities ..................... Sales counter clerks .......................................... Cashiers ............................................................. Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 12.07 16.53 22.27 14.73 19.28 17.96 5.9 12.0 25.8 6.5 13.6 11.8 33.7 41.4 39.8 39.7 39.7 39.9 13.61 16.55 22.27 14.82 19.28 18.38 5.5 12.1 25.8 6.5 13.6 12.0 40.6 41.6 39.8 39.9 39.7 41.6 $6.88 – – – – 6.62 2.6 – – – – 2.6 21.4 – – – – 19.3 23.48 17.71 8.23 9.84 14.20 11.77 9.30 9.50 7.62 6.65 10.61 9.0 10.8 6.4 5.3 20.0 11.2 16.9 13.9 9.4 2.9 8.3 42.1 45.2 26.8 27.9 33.6 46.2 35.7 31.5 31.5 28.8 36.4 23.48 17.71 9.47 – 17.40 11.93 10.34 10.49 7.98 7.00 11.04 9.0 10.8 7.0 – 15.0 11.5 15.6 17.7 11.8 3.8 8.4 42.1 45.2 39.1 – 42.8 47.7 41.0 39.9 39.9 37.7 40.3 – – 7.32 9.37 – – – 7.41 6.33 6.05 – – – 6.2 5.5 – – – 4.3 7.6 3.2 – – – 21.7 25.4 – – – 21.8 17.9 20.6 – Administrative support, including clerical ................ Supervisors, general office ................................ Supervisors, financial records processing ......... Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks ................................................ Computer operators ........................................... 11.76 16.29 15.48 2.6 5.3 10.3 37.7 40.6 40.3 11.95 16.30 15.48 2.7 5.3 10.3 39.7 40.8 40.3 9.47 – – 6.5 – – 23.7 – – 20.74 13.74 6.3 4.8 40.7 39.9 20.74 13.75 6.3 4.8 40.7 40.0 – – – – – – White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Technical –Continued Drafters .............................................................. Chemical technicians ......................................... Airplane pilots and navigators ............................ Computer programmers ..................................... Legal assistants ................................................. 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. ............................... See footnotes at end of table. 12 TABLE 4. Selected occupations, West South Central, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 2000–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) $11.41 13.44 10.23 – 7.63 12.36 8.76 10.35 10.87 11.6 6.7 5.6 – 2.5 6.5 1.9 2.5 8.8 40.0 38.3 36.3 – 38.5 38.3 36.4 39.5 35.4 $11.41 13.62 10.25 10.95 7.63 12.44 8.80 10.38 11.76 11.6 7.3 5.7 8.5 2.6 6.9 2.0 2.5 5.8 40.0 39.5 39.0 38.8 40.0 40.0 37.8 39.8 39.8 – – – – – $11.19 7.72 – – – – – – – 6.9 5.2 – – – – – – – 24.6 19.9 – – 11.73 8.89 11.57 10.91 12.77 11.14 11.65 8.51 10.04 8.36 8.00 13.43 16.38 12.16 10.00 11.26 12.30 16.25 5.5 7.1 9.7 3.8 11.6 9.7 14.9 8.5 5.5 7.6 5.4 9.9 7.1 6.6 3.5 11.7 6.8 10.8 39.4 39.5 38.4 38.8 40.0 40.0 40.0 31.9 35.7 39.4 28.5 40.2 40.0 39.8 35.4 40.2 40.0 40.0 11.63 8.96 11.44 11.02 12.77 11.14 11.65 – 10.29 8.36 – 13.43 16.38 12.25 10.03 11.26 12.30 16.25 5.7 7.2 9.5 3.9 11.6 9.7 14.9 – 8.4 7.9 – 9.9 7.1 6.6 3.7 11.7 6.8 10.8 40.0 39.9 39.5 39.8 40.0 40.0 40.0 – 39.6 39.8 – 40.2 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.2 40.0 40.0 – – – – – – – 8.53 – – – – – 8.04 – – – – – – – – – – – 10.3 – – – – – 3.0 – – – – – – – – – – – 30.5 – – – – – 33.5 – – – – 12.18 23.0 39.9 12.19 23.0 40.0 – – – 16.64 13.50 9.61 13.79 10.70 8.97 9.45 10.36 12.3 5.3 8.8 5.9 3.2 5.3 6.4 3.7 39.1 39.1 39.2 39.6 34.7 35.1 38.3 38.3 16.64 13.52 9.61 13.85 11.00 9.15 9.18 10.43 12.3 5.3 8.8 6.0 3.6 6.1 5.8 3.8 39.1 39.9 39.2 39.9 39.5 40.0 39.4 39.6 – – – – 8.71 8.26 – 9.30 – – – – 6.5 5.4 – 6.1 – – – – 19.3 23.8 – 24.9 Blue collar ........................................................................ 12.25 2.4 38.6 12.53 2.4 40.2 7.11 3.9 22.4 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 ......................................... Telephone line installers and repairers .............. Telephone installers and repairers .................... Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics ........................................................ Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... Supervisors, carpenters and related workers .... 15.48 19.86 14.95 14.29 18.92 12.13 20.80 14.73 18.41 10.75 3.0 7.9 7.1 14.4 9.1 9.3 7.0 12.7 7.2 4.5 39.6 42.2 40.0 40.1 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 15.52 19.86 14.95 14.29 18.92 12.13 20.80 14.73 18.41 10.75 3.0 7.9 7.1 14.4 9.1 9.3 7.0 12.7 7.2 4.5 40.0 42.2 40.0 40.1 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 10.94 – – – – – – – – – 6.8 – – – – – – – – – 18.1 – – – – – – – – – 16.80 18.57 20.03 6.7 7.6 3.0 39.0 40.0 40.0 17.39 18.57 20.03 6.2 7.6 3.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 – – – – – – – – – 14.64 13.44 18.70 6.0 5.5 2.6 40.0 39.8 40.6 14.64 13.44 18.70 6.0 5.5 2.6 40.0 39.9 40.6 – – – – – – – – – White collar –Continued Administrative support, including clerical –Continued Peripheral equipment operators ........................ Secretaries ......................................................... Typists ............................................................... Interviewers ....................................................... Hotel clerks ........................................................ Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... Receptionists ..................................................... Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... Order clerks ....................................................... Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ..................................................... File clerks ........................................................... Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... Billing clerks ....................................................... Cost and rate clerks ........................................... 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. ..................................................... 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 ............................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ See footnotes at end of table. 13 TABLE 4. Selected occupations, West South Central, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 2000–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) $22.12 22.68 11.44 16.72 10.72 10.68 14.94 9.33 10.52 11.83 12.13 18.71 16.70 20.45 17.29 16.94 14.56 9.58 18.24 9.44 9.02 15.09 22.50 15.32 7.8 14.9 7.2 10.3 6.1 4.6 8.7 7.5 7.6 6.6 4.2 24.3 28.5 5.7 4.2 9.5 9.1 3.9 18.6 6.5 7.6 10.5 4.5 2.2 40.0 40.2 39.6 40.0 40.0 38.2 40.0 40.0 37.5 35.7 39.5 38.2 40.0 40.4 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.0 35.0 34.2 42.5 40.0 40.0 $22.12 22.68 11.47 16.72 10.72 10.68 14.94 9.33 10.52 12.09 12.14 19.34 16.70 20.44 17.29 16.94 14.56 9.58 18.52 – – 15.09 22.50 15.32 7.8 14.9 7.3 10.3 6.1 4.6 8.7 7.5 7.6 6.6 4.3 26.7 28.5 5.7 4.2 9.5 9.1 3.9 17.8 – – 10.5 4.5 2.2 40.0 40.2 40.0 40.0 40.0 38.2 40.0 40.0 37.5 40.0 39.5 40.1 40.0 40.5 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.9 – – 42.5 40.0 40.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 22.44 1.0 39.8 22.44 1.0 39.8 – – – 10.14 6.0 39.1 10.20 6.0 39.8 $6.72 6.8 18.7 10.72 14.40 12.81 12.55 10.39 8.10 6.82 6.60 9.86 9.69 6.9 8.6 8.2 12.7 13.1 2.8 6.8 4.9 10.2 20.6 40.0 39.6 40.0 39.5 39.9 40.0 34.8 39.9 39.8 40.0 10.72 14.40 12.81 12.56 10.39 8.10 6.85 6.60 9.86 9.69 6.9 8.6 8.2 12.7 13.1 2.8 7.7 4.9 10.2 20.6 40.0 39.6 40.0 39.5 39.9 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.8 40.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 15.83 12.33 10.32 10.42 9.44 11.22 12.68 9.74 9.91 10.81 9.76 6.7 10.0 19.5 12.9 18.3 4.9 3.9 16.6 7.5 6.4 13.4 40.1 40.0 40.0 40.0 30.3 39.9 38.8 39.2 36.1 40.0 39.9 15.83 12.33 10.32 10.42 10.80 11.23 12.81 9.76 10.41 10.81 9.76 6.7 10.0 19.5 12.9 16.4 4.9 4.1 16.8 5.3 6.4 13.4 40.1 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.9 39.9 40.0 39.4 40.0 40.0 39.9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 12.02 14.16 11.30 12.04 12.68 7.69 7.43 14.23 3.5 9.0 4.2 7.6 9.0 7.3 5.6 7.1 39.9 47.4 40.9 37.7 34.5 29.5 33.3 40.0 12.45 14.68 11.70 12.62 13.42 – 7.82 14.23 3.9 9.1 4.4 4.9 9.4 – 6.8 7.1 41.9 48.8 43.0 41.8 40.0 – 38.9 40.0 7.24 – 7.37 – – – – – 5.3 – 7.1 – – – – – 25.9 – 27.7 – – – – – Blue collar –Continued Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers ..................................... Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. Carpenters ......................................................... Electricians ........................................................ Electrician apprentices ....................................... Painters, construction and maintenance ............ Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices Concrete and terrazzo finishers ......................... Insulation workers .............................................. Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. Supervisors, extractive ...................................... Drillers, oil well ................................................... Supervisors, production ..................................... Precision assemblers, metal .............................. Boilermakers ...................................................... Sheet metal workers .......................................... Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ............ Butchers and meat cutters ................................. Food batchmakers ............................................. Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ Power plant operators ........................................ Stationary engineers .......................................... Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c. ................................................................ Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators ........................................... Numerical control machine operators ................ Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... Molding and casting machine operators ............ Printing press operators ..................................... Textile sewing machine operators ..................... Pressing machine operators .............................. Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators Packaging and filling machine operators ........... Mixing and blending machine operators ............ Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators .......................................................... Painting and paint spraying machine operators Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food Slicing and cutting machine operators ............... Photographic process machine operators ......... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... Welders and cutters ........................................... Assemblers ........................................................ Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ................... Production inspectors, checkers and examiners Production testers .............................................. Transportation and material moving ......................... Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ Truck drivers ...................................................... Driver-sales workers .......................................... Bus drivers ......................................................... Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ Operating engineers .......................................... See footnotes at end of table. 14 TABLE 4. Selected occupations, West South Central, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 2000–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) $16.27 10.81 11.94 9.1 3.3 10.4 40.0 39.9 39.9 $16.27 10.81 11.94 9.1 3.3 10.4 40.0 39.9 39.9 – – – – – – – – – 17.55 13.7 39.5 17.65 13.6 40.0 – – – 8.63 8.42 4.7 9.6 35.8 38.7 8.95 8.45 4.7 9.6 39.8 39.2 $6.64 – 4.5 – 22.3 – 12.22 9.39 8.31 8.00 8.13 7.79 7.91 10.57 8.51 8.98 7.28 8.08 12.2 9.2 4.3 5.5 5.3 2.3 9.3 13.4 11.1 7.7 9.2 3.5 37.7 40.4 39.8 40.1 40.0 30.4 38.6 35.3 37.5 35.4 34.9 38.0 12.08 9.39 8.31 8.01 8.13 8.81 7.99 11.03 9.43 9.54 7.57 8.10 13.3 9.2 4.3 5.5 5.3 3.6 9.1 12.8 8.4 9.0 11.1 3.8 40.2 40.4 39.8 40.1 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.5 39.9 39.9 40.0 39.8 – – – – – 5.94 – 7.73 – – – 7.96 – – – – – 1.6 – 11.3 – – – 6.4 – – – – – 21.1 – 21.4 – – – 28.0 6.91 9.07 14.18 8.98 7.82 5.98 3.70 4.99 3.34 4.61 6.87 10.28 7.10 6.25 6.22 7.63 8.32 7.26 6.98 2.3 5.5 19.4 6.3 10.9 3.0 5.3 7.4 7.3 9.9 3.8 5.2 6.3 4.2 1.8 2.6 1.5 3.7 2.2 31.7 36.8 40.1 36.5 37.9 31.7 30.4 33.5 29.9 31.8 32.2 39.0 36.0 31.5 29.5 32.4 36.1 33.0 33.3 7.37 8.97 14.18 8.85 7.82 6.24 3.60 5.62 3.09 4.93 7.47 11.25 7.14 6.75 6.53 7.79 8.45 7.46 7.46 2.6 6.0 19.4 6.8 11.1 4.0 5.8 7.0 7.3 14.0 4.3 4.6 6.5 5.9 2.9 2.1 2.3 3.5 2.6 38.5 39.4 40.1 39.3 40.0 38.2 36.2 38.6 35.6 38.0 39.1 44.2 38.1 39.5 39.1 39.3 39.6 39.1 39.2 5.94 9.92 – 10.01 – 5.52 3.95 3.00 4.04 3.88 5.94 – 6.70 5.68 5.93 7.13 7.40 6.67 5.59 3.5 12.6 – 13.5 – 3.6 14.0 19.8 17.2 6.7 3.4 – 8.4 6.7 2.1 5.6 3.2 5.6 2.9 23.1 23.4 – 23.6 – 24.2 21.4 23.6 20.7 23.1 25.2 – 24.1 25.7 24.1 21.1 22.6 22.5 23.2 11.28 6.18 6.93 7.64 5.2 2.3 5.0 9.2 39.5 35.8 31.8 27.4 11.38 6.22 7.69 9.19 5.5 2.4 2.9 9.2 40.5 38.8 39.3 36.3 – 5.67 5.57 6.00 – 3.3 3.1 7.2 – 18.5 23.8 21.8 7.03 35.45 4.01 5.34 5.0 8.3 5.2 2.0 32.2 18.5 39.2 22.7 7.54 35.45 4.01 – 2.6 8.6 5.2 – 40.0 19.4 39.2 – – – – 5.31 – – – 1.8 – – – 22.4 Blue collar –Continued Transportation and material moving –Continued Crane and tower operators ................................ Excavating and loading machine operators ....... Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c. ............................................... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ....................................................................... Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... Helpers, construction trades .............................. Construction laborers ......................................... Production helpers ............................................. Stock handlers and baggers .............................. Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... Garage and service station related .................... Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... Hand packers and packagers ............................ Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. Service .............................................................................. Protective service .................................................. Supervisors, guards ........................................... Guards and police, except public service .......... Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... Food service .......................................................... Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... Bartenders ......................................................... Waiters and waitresses ...................................... Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... Other food service ............................................... Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ Cooks ................................................................. Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 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 .................................................... Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities ............................................................ Public transportation attendants ........................ Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... Welfare service aides ........................................ See footnotes at end of table. 15 TABLE 4. Selected occupations, West South Central, private industry: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 2000–Continued Total Full time Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Occupation4 Service –Continued Personal service –Continued Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. Service, n.e.c. .................................................... Mean Relative error5 (percent) $5.63 6.33 7.54 1.5 7.9 .9 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 June 1999 and April 2001. Part time Mean weekly hours Mean Relative error5 (percent) 32.0 33.2 27.1 $5.62 6.23 7.81 2.2 8.8 3.1 Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours Mean 40.0 39.8 38.7 $5.65 6.65 7.07 Mean Relative weekly error5 hours (percent) 1.9 10.8 6.2 22.7 21.8 18.0 The average reference period was June 2000. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see Technical Note. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see Technical Note. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. 16 TABLE 5. Selected occupations, West South Central, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 2000 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 ........................................................ $16.95 16.98 1.9 1.9 38.3 38.3 $17.16 17.18 1.9 1.9 39.6 39.6 $10.54 10.65 5.3 5.8 19.3 19.2 White collar ...................................................................... White collar, excluding sales ..................................... 19.41 19.46 1.4 1.4 38.2 38.2 19.57 19.60 1.4 1.4 39.3 39.3 12.66 13.02 4.6 5.4 17.0 16.7 Professional specialty and technical ......................... Professional specialty ................................................ Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... Mathematical and computer scientists ................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ Natural scientists ................................................... Health related ........................................................ Registered nurses .............................................. Pharmacists ....................................................... Speech therapists .............................................. Teachers, college and university ........................... Medical science teachers .................................. Trade and industrial 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 ................................................... Lawyers and judges ............................................... Lawyers ............................................................. Judges ............................................................... Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, 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. .......................... Computer programmers ..................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 22.72 23.74 25.66 20.45 20.49 18.97 20.98 20.64 25.68 23.93 30.29 41.61 26.67 30.79 24.98 25.23 25.05 25.38 26.03 23.24 7.52 28.80 18.83 18.21 25.55 25.96 28.24 13.83 13.96 34.08 31.45 42.93 1.2 1.4 2.8 11.7 12.4 4.3 2.9 2.9 11.0 3.1 4.4 13.2 6.6 7.0 1.8 2.3 1.9 2.3 1.3 4.6 5.4 4.3 7.7 11.0 5.3 6.8 3.5 3.0 3.0 7.0 5.2 10.9 37.7 37.6 40.0 39.9 39.9 40.1 39.1 38.6 40.0 39.4 33.3 37.0 37.1 33.3 37.6 37.8 38.3 38.4 37.9 35.4 21.3 37.9 39.6 39.4 39.5 39.2 40.0 39.7 39.8 40.2 41.6 36.1 22.92 23.97 25.66 20.45 20.49 18.97 20.96 20.62 25.68 23.93 30.65 41.67 – 31.12 25.32 25.23 25.06 25.39 26.11 24.05 – 28.97 18.83 18.21 25.55 25.96 28.24 13.84 13.96 34.26 31.45 – 1.3 1.4 2.8 11.7 12.4 4.3 3.0 3.0 11.0 3.1 5.0 13.2 – 7.7 1.7 2.3 1.9 2.3 1.5 5.1 – 4.4 7.7 11.0 5.3 6.8 3.5 3.1 3.0 7.2 5.2 – 39.1 39.0 40.0 39.9 39.9 40.1 40.1 39.7 40.0 39.4 39.2 39.9 – 39.7 38.6 37.8 38.5 38.6 38.0 39.7 – 39.4 39.6 39.4 39.5 39.2 40.0 40.0 40.0 41.2 41.6 – 15.00 15.17 – – – – 21.95 21.24 – – 25.06 – – 26.05 10.42 – – – – 11.93 7.52 – – – – – – – – – – – 7.4 7.9 – – – – 5.0 4.3 – – 5.6 – – 5.3 8.9 – – – – 19.7 5.8 – – – – – – – – – – – 16.1 15.8 – – – – 21.8 22.2 – – 10.4 – – 10.1 18.2 – – – – 14.1 20.6 – – – – – – – – – – – 19.88 13.42 10.4 2.1 31.0 39.1 22.18 13.42 13.3 2.1 39.8 40.0 – 13.45 – 10.2 – 19.9 14.10 16.16 12.73 11.22 16.01 14.52 18.98 12.74 7.1 7.8 5.7 3.9 16.7 10.0 9.0 8.3 40.0 39.8 38.0 40.3 32.3 40.0 39.6 38.8 14.10 16.16 12.56 11.23 17.69 14.52 18.98 12.75 7.1 7.8 5.0 3.9 15.1 10.0 9.0 8.4 40.0 39.8 39.8 40.8 40.0 40.0 39.6 38.9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... Executives, administrators, and managers ............ Legislators ......................................................... Administrators and officials, public administration .................................................. Personnel and labor relations managers ........... Administrators, education and related fields ...... Managers, medicine and health ......................... Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. Management related .............................................. Accountants and auditors .................................. Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........................................................ 24.53 28.35 5.34 4.4 3.8 46.8 39.3 39.2 18.7 24.61 28.36 – 4.5 3.8 – 39.9 39.9 – 14.13 – – 16.2 – – 12.2 – – 24.61 37.47 33.37 23.41 22.93 24.50 17.61 16.67 8.5 10.6 4.0 3.2 9.2 9.8 3.2 5.0 40.4 38.6 39.5 40.0 40.0 41.3 39.5 39.6 24.61 37.47 33.37 23.41 22.93 24.50 17.69 16.67 8.5 10.6 4.0 3.2 9.2 9.8 3.3 5.0 40.4 38.6 39.5 40.0 40.0 41.3 39.9 39.6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 16.69 6.4 39.9 16.69 6.4 39.9 – – – See footnotes at end of table. 17 TABLE 5. Selected occupations, West South Central, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 2000–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) Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Management related –Continued Construction inspectors ..................................... Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction ..................................................... Management related, n.e.c. ............................... $18.55 6.7 40.0 $18.55 6.7 40.0 – – – 16.73 19.06 12.5 8.3 40.0 38.6 16.73 19.40 12.5 8.8 40.0 40.0 – – – – – – Sales ............................................................................. Cashiers ............................................................. 9.50 8.85 12.7 11.4 32.8 35.0 10.57 9.67 11.7 10.4 39.9 39.9 – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical ................ Supervisors, general office ................................ Secretaries ......................................................... 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 ... Billing clerks ....................................................... Dispatchers ........................................................ Stock and inventory clerks ................................. Meter readers .................................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... General office clerks .......................................... Data entry keyers ............................................... Statistical clerks ................................................. Teachers’ aides ................................................. Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 10.67 14.59 11.21 9.58 9.69 10.67 2.5 3.0 3.8 17.1 5.2 3.4 38.6 39.6 39.4 40.0 39.5 37.9 10.72 14.59 11.24 9.58 9.69 10.78 2.6 3.0 3.8 17.1 5.2 3.7 39.5 39.6 39.6 40.0 39.5 39.1 $8.38 – – – – – 6.2 – – – – – 19.6 – – – – – 15.52 8.66 7.65 10.12 11.46 10.29 11.52 8.66 11.30 11.94 10.75 9.91 10.01 12.02 9.22 10.56 15.3 4.9 6.6 4.1 7.2 6.3 4.8 6.6 12.3 5.9 6.2 2.4 5.5 14.9 2.4 5.3 39.5 33.6 35.3 39.3 39.0 40.3 39.6 40.0 38.4 40.0 40.0 37.7 37.2 40.0 38.4 38.2 15.52 8.86 – 10.14 11.46 10.29 11.52 8.66 – 11.94 10.75 9.99 10.01 12.02 9.23 10.70 15.3 6.4 – 4.1 7.2 6.3 4.8 6.6 – 5.9 6.2 2.3 5.5 14.9 2.4 5.8 39.5 39.1 – 39.6 39.0 40.3 40.0 40.0 – 40.0 40.0 39.9 37.2 40.0 38.5 39.8 – 7.72 – – – – – – – – – 8.02 – – – – – 4.5 – – – – – – – – – 12.3 – – – – – 20.2 – – – – – – – – – 16.0 – – – – Blue collar ........................................................................ 11.84 3.3 38.4 11.93 3.6 39.7 10.15 4.2 23.9 Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. Automobile mechanics ....................................... Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... Industrial machinery repairers ........................... Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics ........................................................ Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers ..................................... Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ...................................................... Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. Electricians ........................................................ Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. Supervisors, production ..................................... Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 14.40 16.11 12.19 12.49 14.69 3.2 9.0 6.7 10.6 10.4 39.9 39.8 40.0 40.0 40.0 14.41 16.11 12.19 12.49 14.69 3.2 9.0 6.7 10.6 10.4 39.9 39.8 40.0 40.0 40.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 15.23 13.10 6.4 5.9 40.0 39.8 15.23 13.10 6.4 5.9 40.0 39.8 – – – – – – 17.69 9.3 39.9 17.69 9.3 39.9 – – – 16.21 14.97 16.09 11.92 12.94 16.42 12.93 12.7 5.7 3.8 14.0 9.0 18.7 7.7 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.5 16.21 14.97 16.09 11.92 12.94 16.42 13.00 12.7 5.7 3.8 14.0 9.0 18.7 7.4 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 10.46 12.9 39.4 10.46 12.9 39.4 – – – Transportation and material moving ......................... Truck drivers ...................................................... Bus drivers ......................................................... Operating engineers .......................................... 11.08 10.98 11.06 10.03 3.4 6.2 5.2 3.3 36.0 39.6 30.1 40.0 11.17 11.00 11.43 10.03 3.9 6.2 8.9 3.3 39.2 39.8 36.9 40.0 10.55 – 10.59 – 2.8 – 2.8 – 24.2 – 24.2 – White collar –Continued See footnotes at end of table. 18 TABLE 5. Selected occupations, West South Central, State and local government: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for full-time and part-time workers,2 National Compensation Survey,3 2000–Continued Total Full time Hourly earnings Part time Hourly earnings Occupation4 Mean weekly hours Mean Relative error5 (percent) Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours Mean Mean Relative weekly error5 hours (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $10.96 4.2 40.0 $10.96 4.2 40.0 – – – 11.04 18.2 40.0 11.04 18.2 40.0 – – – 9.01 14.62 8.92 9.64 9.26 7.44 9.34 9.13 4.9 16.9 6.0 7.5 11.1 7.4 5.8 8.3 39.2 38.8 38.7 40.0 40.0 40.0 36.7 38.9 9.06 – 8.98 9.64 9.26 7.44 9.50 9.22 5.1 – 6.2 7.5 11.1 7.4 7.4 8.4 39.9 – 39.5 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 $6.97 – – – – – – – 3.0 – – – – – – – 22.3 – – – – – – – 11.94 14.88 20.26 18.43 14.78 14.50 17.63 4.3 4.8 13.4 8.5 10.5 8.3 4.5 38.8 40.9 48.5 40.2 40.2 48.6 40.1 12.16 14.99 20.26 18.43 14.78 14.57 17.63 4.3 5.1 13.4 8.5 10.5 8.3 4.5 40.5 42.0 48.5 40.2 40.2 51.2 40.3 7.48 8.38 – – – – – 3.6 4.7 – – – – – 21.2 16.0 – – – – – 14.19 11.04 7.41 9.70 8.51 9.01 9.01 12.87 8.46 7.62 8.07 11.29 11.77 10.92 8.92 6.1 6.3 8.5 8.8 5.9 4.8 4.8 8.8 3.1 6.3 2.3 7.4 7.0 11.3 3.9 39.7 40.2 17.4 34.3 33.5 34.2 34.2 38.8 35.2 35.4 31.1 38.6 39.8 37.3 39.4 14.15 11.05 – 9.93 9.14 9.25 9.25 12.87 8.52 7.65 8.23 11.43 11.77 11.18 8.97 6.2 6.4 – 11.1 8.3 5.7 5.7 8.8 3.0 7.2 3.6 7.6 7.0 12.2 4.0 40.3 40.2 – 40.0 40.0 37.1 37.1 38.8 36.0 38.2 35.4 39.8 39.8 39.8 39.9 – – 7.41 – 6.27 7.61 7.61 – – 7.42 7.72 – – – 6.26 – – 8.5 – 3.7 3.4 3.4 – – 4.2 3.8 – – – 4.3 – – 17.4 – 21.2 23.8 23.8 – – 22.7 24.6 – – – 23.2 12.00 8.48 8.59 5.4 3.1 4.2 40.0 39.3 34.3 12.00 8.53 8.90 5.4 3.2 4.3 40.0 39.9 38.9 – 6.26 6.95 – 4.3 12.9 – 23.2 21.1 7.93 8.55 8.78 9.50 6.7 11.7 6.1 6.8 32.6 38.7 35.0 32.5 8.46 8.59 8.83 10.10 6.7 12.1 6.6 6.3 40.0 40.0 38.9 37.4 – – – – – – – – – – – – Blue collar –Continued Transportation and material moving –Continued Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c. ............................................... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ....................................................................... Supervisors, agriculture-related workers ........... Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ... 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 ........................................... 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 ............ Cleaning and building service ................................ Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers ............................................................ Janitors and cleaners ......................................... Personal service .................................................... Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities ............................................................ Welfare service aides ........................................ Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Total includes full-time and part-time workers. Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 In this census division, collection was conducted between June 1999 and April 2001. The average reference period was June 2000. 4 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see Technical Note. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see Technical Note. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. 19 TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 West South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000 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 ........................................................ $14.57 14.87 3.3 3.1 36.8 37.3 $14.08 14.38 3.8 3.7 36.6 37.0 $16.95 16.98 1.9 1.9 38.3 38.3 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 .................................... 18.05 6.81 7.91 9.02 11.48 13.76 16.92 20.19 22.08 24.92 29.20 34.18 41.58 61.50 56.71 80.54 24.69 19.60 8.13 8.66 9.38 11.84 13.85 16.09 20.11 22.24 24.79 28.78 33.72 41.64 61.50 56.71 80.54 24.56 3.2 3.3 2.7 3.6 2.1 2.6 3.4 2.4 1.6 2.4 5.3 2.3 7.8 9.7 4.6 19.7 18.2 2.5 4.5 1.3 2.3 1.4 1.5 3.8 2.3 1.9 2.5 3.8 2.5 7.9 9.7 4.6 19.7 18.6 37.2 25.9 33.3 35.9 38.5 38.5 39.7 38.7 38.2 39.2 38.8 40.2 40.1 40.9 41.8 40.6 34.4 38.3 26.5 36.4 37.8 38.8 38.0 39.0 38.6 37.9 39.1 38.1 40.0 40.1 40.9 41.8 40.6 34.3 17.67 6.79 7.78 8.95 11.51 14.07 17.13 19.16 21.07 25.43 30.03 35.84 43.13 63.65 57.09 87.25 24.92 19.65 8.23 8.64 9.37 11.95 14.33 16.04 18.95 21.12 25.25 29.67 35.40 43.22 63.65 57.09 87.25 24.76 4.1 3.5 3.2 4.1 2.3 3.0 4.2 3.3 2.1 3.6 5.3 2.5 9.4 10.0 4.9 21.3 23.2 3.2 5.1 1.6 2.8 1.6 1.8 4.5 3.3 2.6 3.7 3.9 3.0 9.5 10.0 4.9 21.3 23.9 37.0 25.8 32.7 35.5 38.4 39.2 40.1 38.7 38.0 40.1 38.8 40.6 40.3 40.9 42.3 40.8 34.7 38.3 25.9 36.0 37.5 38.8 38.8 39.3 38.6 37.2 40.0 37.9 40.4 40.3 40.9 42.3 40.8 34.7 19.41 7.47 8.72 9.38 11.27 12.37 16.22 21.96 23.37 23.99 26.02 27.69 35.93 41.06 55.19 – 23.88 19.46 7.60 8.73 9.40 11.26 12.37 16.22 21.97 23.37 23.98 26.02 27.69 35.93 41.06 55.19 – 23.88 1.4 2.7 1.4 1.2 2.3 4.1 4.8 3.0 2.1 1.7 7.9 3.6 3.2 5.7 13.0 – 8.2 1.4 2.2 1.4 1.2 2.3 4.1 4.8 3.0 2.1 1.7 7.9 3.6 3.2 5.7 13.0 – 8.2 38.2 30.0 37.8 38.8 38.8 35.9 38.4 38.7 38.5 37.8 38.9 38.7 39.6 40.7 40.0 – 33.3 38.2 30.4 38.0 38.8 38.8 35.9 38.4 38.7 38.5 37.8 38.9 38.7 39.6 40.7 40.0 – 33.3 Professional specialty and technical ......................... Professional specialty ................................................ 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... 14 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ..................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... Petroleum engineers .......................................... 24.77 27.41 7.93 8.45 13.91 18.55 22.03 23.29 25.30 29.86 32.35 44.03 61.97 52.95 27.57 36.24 21.52 19.75 23.96 28.80 28.70 32.00 33.47 38.17 82.74 35.38 4.2 4.9 9.5 2.5 7.0 3.9 2.3 2.3 3.0 2.8 3.1 14.8 11.9 7.8 32.9 12.9 4.0 4.7 5.3 3.1 5.2 2.7 3.0 3.3 24.3 6.9 37.6 37.4 35.2 31.4 34.2 37.7 36.6 37.3 38.2 36.2 39.4 40.1 40.9 41.3 30.2 41.0 40.8 40.0 41.6 40.0 40.3 39.9 41.0 41.1 44.9 40.2 26.14 30.97 – – 14.43 17.76 19.00 21.55 26.45 31.31 34.46 45.99 62.74 47.72 29.77 36.44 21.52 19.75 24.08 28.80 28.71 32.81 33.61 38.23 82.74 35.38 6.3 7.4 – – 4.7 3.2 4.1 2.7 5.5 4.2 2.5 17.1 12.2 2.8 41.3 13.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 3.1 5.2 3.0 3.2 3.3 24.3 6.9 37.5 37.3 – – 39.0 37.5 33.0 35.6 39.1 35.2 39.9 40.2 41.0 41.8 28.7 41.0 40.8 40.0 41.7 40.0 40.3 39.9 41.0 41.1 44.9 40.2 22.72 23.74 – 7.90 13.40 19.13 23.32 24.23 24.23 27.07 25.61 36.22 46.89 – 21.38 25.66 – – – – – – – – – – 1.2 1.4 – 3.3 12.8 5.8 3.0 2.3 2.2 3.6 5.4 4.4 8.6 – 12.3 2.8 – – – – – – – – – – 37.7 37.6 – 21.2 30.6 37.9 38.4 38.4 37.3 38.3 38.0 39.5 40.0 – 35.1 40.0 – – – – – – – – – – See footnotes at end of table. 20 TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 West South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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) $33.74 33.80 34.12 31.77 28.97 34.08 42.37 23.87 21.85 31.34 38.05 44.57 24.22 30.44 31.81 32.89 30.80 36.41 33.00 18.60 21.64 31.18 30.35 33.12 57.18 44.23 33.78 21.41 32.00 30.49 33.64 60.02 44.23 5.7 9.7 3.9 3.3 4.4 6.6 4.2 8.1 6.8 5.5 5.0 21.2 5.5 5.3 8.3 3.6 3.5 5.0 14.6 11.9 6.6 12.0 3.6 4.7 28.3 7.4 15.2 7.0 12.6 3.7 4.5 28.2 7.4 40.4 42.2 42.6 40.0 40.2 40.0 40.0 40.5 40.8 40.6 40.0 42.0 45.2 40.0 40.2 40.5 42.7 41.3 37.1 40.0 40.2 40.0 39.9 40.1 40.7 40.0 36.8 40.2 40.1 39.8 40.2 40.0 40.0 $33.74 34.45 – 31.95 28.97 34.12 42.37 23.96 21.85 31.34 38.05 44.87 24.22 30.44 31.81 33.74 30.84 36.41 33.97 – 21.81 31.76 30.40 33.69 57.18 44.23 34.84 21.55 32.52 30.54 34.30 60.02 44.23 5.7 10.6 – 3.4 4.4 6.9 4.2 7.9 6.8 5.5 5.0 21.2 5.5 5.3 8.3 3.3 3.6 5.0 15.0 – 6.8 12.3 3.6 4.5 28.3 7.4 15.7 7.2 12.9 3.7 4.2 28.2 7.4 40.4 42.5 – 40.0 40.2 40.0 40.0 40.5 40.8 40.6 40.0 42.1 45.2 40.0 40.2 40.6 42.8 41.3 36.9 – 40.2 40.0 39.9 40.2 40.7 40.0 36.6 40.3 40.1 39.8 40.2 40.0 40.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – $20.45 – – 21.79 – – – – 20.49 – 22.15 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 11.7 – – 3.6 – – – – 12.4 – 4.1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 39.9 – – 40.0 – – – – 39.9 – 40.0 – – – – 24.33 27.82 15.72 21.27 21.43 38.25 38.45 44.60 37.83 43.09 20.90 30.04 17.39 27.88 15.68 19.18 20.14 20.23 22.48 27.54 – 60.10 57.90 20.65 8.2 6.0 18.2 10.4 7.2 6.5 11.8 12.0 8.2 9.3 5.2 12.5 12.2 14.3 6.9 2.9 3.4 2.0 2.8 3.5 – 9.4 11.0 1.4 42.4 40.0 39.4 40.0 40.1 40.0 40.8 40.0 40.2 41.4 40.0 40.0 39.7 36.2 36.8 37.2 36.8 34.5 37.1 26.7 – 39.7 40.5 36.0 24.46 31.30 – 22.97 22.33 – 38.45 44.60 37.83 43.09 – – 18.29 29.84 14.23 19.43 19.93 20.17 21.89 27.66 – – 60.89 20.66 8.3 5.9 – 12.2 11.0 – 11.8 12.0 8.2 9.3 – – 15.9 16.1 8.3 3.6 2.8 2.9 3.6 4.1 – – 9.2 1.8 42.4 40.0 – 40.0 40.0 – 40.8 40.0 40.2 41.4 – – 39.6 35.5 35.9 36.5 36.0 33.4 36.1 25.0 – – 39.9 35.1 – 18.97 – – – – – – – – – – – 20.98 – – 20.85 20.41 23.76 – 19.68 – – 20.64 – 4.3 – – – – – – – – – – – 2.9 – – 11.2 2.8 5.1 – 10.2 – – 2.9 – 40.1 – – – – – – – – – – – 39.1 – – 39.6 37.9 39.3 – 43.4 – – 38.6 White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Professional specialty –Continued Engineers, architects, and surveyors –Continued Chemical engineers ........................................... Civil engineers ................................................... 11 ................................................................... Electrical and electronic engineers .................... 9 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... Industrial engineers ........................................... 9 ................................................................... Mechanical engineers ........................................ 12 ................................................................... Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................ 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ................... 6 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........ 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... Operations and systems researchers and analysts ............................................................ Natural scientists ................................................... 5 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... Geologists and geodesists ................................. 12 ................................................................... Physical scientists, n.e.c. ................................... Biological and life scientists ............................... Medical scientists ............................................... Health related ........................................................ 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... Physicians .......................................................... Registered nurses .............................................. See footnotes at end of table. 21 TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 West South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–Continued Total Occupations and levels Hourly earnings Mean Relative error5 (percent) $19.91 19.25 20.03 21.67 28.40 24.95 29.24 28.13 31.45 28.02 16.73 16.69 16.72 17.01 20.12 24.53 30.47 31.33 25.60 25.47 26.31 31.34 32.48 36.04 46.98 18.25 29.70 45.08 29.81 28.29 25.69 21.91 30.53 24.63 26.01 31.98 29.30 34.87 41.57 24.59 6.94 8.11 13.02 22.61 24.43 25.65 25.29 28.99 27.99 22.18 24.71 25.44 24.60 24.95 24.15 25.57 24.27 3.6 2.5 1.5 3.0 6.5 7.6 3.4 11.2 3.0 6.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 19.6 10.2 3.4 26.4 4.6 9.9 12.4 3.6 10.0 8.8 4.7 8.9 10.7 7.0 12.5 12.1 8.6 6.1 15.9 7.0 13.1 5.2 11.9 4.0 4.8 4.6 1.8 4.2 5.2 21.9 4.3 3.4 2.3 1.6 1.8 16.9 6.9 3.9 2.0 2.8 1.9 5.8 3.9 4.0 State and local government Private industry Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours Mean Relative error5 (percent) 37.8 36.6 34.4 37.3 40.0 39.3 27.1 37.3 32.5 40.0 34.1 31.8 36.7 33.5 38.8 37.4 28.8 33.9 33.0 38.8 28.9 35.6 34.4 39.6 40.0 34.8 35.4 37.1 38.1 37.5 23.9 38.1 33.2 31.9 30.3 36.8 30.3 39.4 40.0 37.6 30.0 21.1 25.8 37.1 38.3 38.2 38.5 39.2 39.6 37.4 38.7 36.9 37.8 38.3 28.4 38.2 38.6 $20.50 19.35 19.85 21.39 28.25 27.39 30.56 – 31.45 – 16.65 16.69 16.39 16.16 20.28 – – 36.82 – – 30.06 36.65 – – – – – – – – – – 24.57 – 24.79 – – – – 16.48 – – 11.90 13.07 17.88 21.40 22.65 – 27.73 9.84 – – – 19.32 – – 23.27 3.9 2.4 2.3 3.6 8.8 9.4 1.6 – 3.0 – 4.0 4.0 5.1 18.8 10.8 – – 12.7 – – 7.8 11.6 – – – – – – – – – – 9.2 – 13.4 – – – – 9.1 – – 8.6 11.0 11.8 7.7 4.3 – 5.7 11.7 – – – 6.6 – – 6.9 Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours Mean 37.1 36.1 33.4 36.6 40.0 38.5 24.2 – 32.5 – 33.6 31.8 35.3 33.7 38.7 – – 37.4 – – 34.4 35.9 – – – – – – – – – – 32.6 – 27.3 – – – – 36.5 – – 38.7 33.6 35.6 38.4 38.0 – 39.2 35.8 – – – 39.3 – – 38.8 – $18.71 20.55 22.47 – – 25.68 – – – – – – – – 23.93 – 30.29 25.91 – 26.05 29.43 28.07 36.28 47.92 18.25 – 41.61 – – – 26.67 30.79 25.91 26.09 31.98 29.30 34.98 – 24.98 – 7.90 13.57 24.90 24.61 25.83 25.30 28.97 28.00 25.23 – 25.85 24.58 25.05 – 25.72 24.27 Mean Relative weekly error5 hours (percent) White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Professional specialty –Continued Health related –Continued Registered nurses –Continued 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Pharmacists ....................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Respiratory therapists ........................................ 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Occupational therapists ..................................... Physical therapists ............................................. Speech therapists .............................................. Therapists, n.e.c. ............................................... Teachers, college and university ........................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Mathematical science teachers ......................... Medical science teachers .................................. Health specialties teachers ................................ Business, commerce, and marketing teachers .. English teachers ................................................ Trade and industrial teachers ............................ Other post-secondary teachers ......................... 7 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... Teachers, except college and university ................ 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Prekindergarten and kindergarten ..................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Elementary school teachers .............................. 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 22 – 10.0 3.3 6.3 – – 11.0 – – – – – – – – 3.1 – 4.4 18.1 – 3.5 9.7 3.4 5.0 9.7 10.7 – 13.2 – – – 6.6 7.0 18.1 5.2 12.3 4.1 4.8 – 1.8 – 3.3 31.4 2.8 3.5 2.4 1.6 1.8 17.6 2.3 – 1.5 2.7 1.9 – 3.9 4.0 – 39.4 37.7 39.2 – – 40.0 – – – – – – – – 39.4 – 33.3 30.1 – 28.6 35.5 33.4 39.6 40.0 34.8 – 37.0 – – – 37.1 33.3 30.1 30.5 37.0 30.2 39.4 – 37.6 – 21.2 22.2 38.0 38.4 38.2 38.5 39.3 39.6 37.8 – 36.7 37.8 38.3 – 38.2 38.6 TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 West South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–Continued Total Occupations and levels Hourly earnings Mean Relative error5 (percent) $25.35 24.79 25.36 23.01 25.20 26.23 25.01 21.66 25.38 25.57 26.16 26.11 22.21 11.21 21.44 19.70 26.44 7.52 7.38 26.18 14.59 26.80 28.99 37.14 18.63 18.97 17.44 23.26 18.02 17.44 22.88 24.99 26.72 28.38 29.64 22.95 25.89 26.22 28.15 28.24 13.93 11.53 12.68 13.41 14.48 16.00 16.18 14.17 11.82 12.94 13.51 14.69 16.15 10.98 36.04 33.17 2.2 1.5 2.3 1.1 4.3 3.2 1.3 1.9 1.6 2.9 2.4 1.3 4.8 13.0 3.9 7.5 1.3 5.4 7.8 7.3 6.0 4.9 2.1 14.3 7.5 11.7 9.1 4.6 10.3 9.1 7.7 5.7 4.3 2.3 5.3 9.9 7.2 6.3 3.1 3.5 2.9 3.2 3.0 3.3 4.0 6.2 7.7 2.8 3.1 2.5 3.2 4.0 6.9 8.8 6.3 9.1 State and local government Private industry Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours Mean Relative error5 (percent) 38.4 38.5 38.4 38.9 38.6 38.4 38.7 39.9 38.0 39.2 36.8 39.6 35.0 17.9 37.2 34.6 40.0 21.3 22.5 37.9 35.6 34.6 39.2 39.0 39.6 39.3 39.7 39.1 39.5 39.7 38.4 38.8 39.4 39.7 36.4 40.0 37.5 39.0 39.5 40.0 39.6 39.2 39.7 39.1 40.0 39.4 42.7 39.5 39.6 39.6 39.1 40.0 39.3 39.2 39.3 38.2 $19.03 20.66 – – – – – – – – – – 16.90 – 16.59 19.52 – – – 12.07 – – – – – – – – – – – 23.57 – – – 23.34 – – – – 14.39 10.65 – 12.40 – 20.53 – 15.45 – – 12.83 – – 11.75 36.67 33.83 8.2 10.0 – – – – – – – – – – 9.0 – 17.4 19.7 – – – 11.9 – – – – – – – – – – – 10.9 – – – 10.7 – – – – 7.3 10.5 – 8.6 – 4.8 – 7.2 – – 9.8 – – 17.3 8.5 11.1 Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours Mean 39.9 39.1 – – – – – – – – – – 33.3 – 35.2 30.7 – – – 37.4 – – – – – – – – – – – 37.1 – – – 40.0 – – – – 38.8 37.7 – 35.7 – 39.6 – 38.1 – – 34.9 – – 38.4 39.1 37.4 $25.55 24.84 25.38 – 25.19 26.31 25.01 – 26.03 25.57 26.16 26.11 23.24 – 22.57 – – 7.52 7.38 28.80 – 26.78 29.00 37.40 18.83 – – 23.30 18.21 – 22.90 25.55 25.73 28.27 31.03 – 25.96 26.22 27.96 28.24 13.83 11.76 12.62 13.63 14.74 14.83 – 13.96 11.76 12.91 13.63 14.74 15.07 – 34.08 – 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 –Continued 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Secondary school teachers ............................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Teachers, special education .............................. 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Teachers, n.e.c. ................................................. 5 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Substitute teachers ............................................ 5 ................................................................... Vocational and educational counselors ............. 6 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................ 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Librarians ........................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Social scientists and urban planners ..................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Economists ........................................................ Psychologists ..................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... Urban planners .................................................. Social, recreation, and religious workers ............... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Social workers ................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Recreation workers ............................................ Lawyers and judges ............................................... 11 ................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 23 2.3 1.5 2.3 – 4.3 3.4 1.3 – 1.3 2.9 2.4 1.3 4.6 – 4.7 – – 5.4 7.8 4.3 – 4.9 2.1 14.4 7.7 – – 4.8 11.0 – 8.5 5.3 6.4 2.7 2.1 – 6.8 6.3 3.8 3.5 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.6 4.3 1.5 – 3.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 4.3 1.6 – 7.0 – 38.4 38.5 38.4 – 38.6 38.3 38.7 – 37.9 39.2 36.8 39.6 35.4 – 37.7 – – 21.3 22.5 37.9 – 34.5 39.2 39.0 39.6 – – 39.0 39.4 – 38.3 39.5 39.1 39.6 39.4 – 39.2 39.0 39.4 40.0 39.7 39.6 39.6 40.0 40.0 39.3 – 39.8 40.0 39.6 40.0 40.0 39.2 – 40.2 – TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 West South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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) $43.72 35.64 33.17 42.93 10.4 6.5 9.1 10.9 36.1 39.6 38.2 36.1 – $36.67 33.83 – – 8.5 11.1 – – 39.1 37.4 – $43.72 31.45 – 42.93 10.4 5.2 – 10.9 36.1 41.6 – 36.1 23.94 11.78 15.08 15.89 22.65 29.83 33.00 34.92 29.68 23.62 17.66 17.63 17.63 10.66 17.00 20.59 27.81 75.59 75.59 20.90 20.90 29.60 23.92 17.61 8.72 8.26 12.94 14.71 16.61 19.61 20.54 24.41 39.47 61.37 16.7 3.4 7.0 10.2 4.7 11.2 10.2 10.5 42.4 6.2 9.7 19.3 19.3 8.0 11.4 6.3 19.5 42.9 42.9 20.2 20.2 4.3 12.5 4.7 2.9 10.1 3.1 3.2 4.9 8.2 2.9 4.2 25.8 28.1 35.1 34.9 40.3 38.2 39.6 40.0 40.9 40.0 27.8 38.9 39.9 38.7 38.7 40.0 40.0 40.1 31.5 22.9 22.9 19.1 19.1 38.5 40.0 38.0 37.1 36.5 39.5 37.7 38.3 39.3 35.1 38.4 36.7 31.5 24.26 11.82 15.50 15.38 23.16 29.83 33.00 34.92 30.91 23.62 17.65 17.63 17.63 10.66 16.74 – 33.61 75.59 75.59 – – 31.51 23.92 18.33 8.56 8.30 13.20 15.42 17.28 19.76 21.32 25.02 43.26 62.92 17.8 3.6 7.9 10.8 4.9 11.2 10.2 10.5 46.8 6.2 9.7 19.3 19.3 8.0 13.2 – 17.2 42.9 42.9 – – 6.2 12.5 5.1 2.5 11.0 3.0 3.4 5.4 8.2 2.8 4.3 26.0 29.1 35.5 40.6 40.4 39.4 39.6 40.0 40.9 40.0 27.1 38.9 39.9 38.7 38.7 40.0 40.0 – 39.3 22.9 22.9 – – 39.8 40.0 37.8 36.4 36.5 39.5 37.1 38.4 39.3 34.1 38.3 36.3 31.2 19.88 – – – – – – – 21.69 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 13.42 – 7.72 11.19 12.18 14.23 15.83 17.75 18.48 – – 10.4 – – – – – – – 15.4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2.1 – 1.2 4.9 2.7 3.7 5.4 8.5 7.3 – – 31.0 – – – – – – – 33.7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 39.1 – 36.3 39.4 40.0 37.8 39.7 39.3 39.8 – – 14.08 8.55 12.49 13.44 16.99 14.54 15.89 18.52 16.79 15.39 17.70 20.97 13.48 13.64 13.24 13.20 14.75 17.32 3.7 3.6 12.8 7.6 3.6 7.3 3.0 5.7 4.4 4.0 5.6 13.3 2.1 3.7 2.5 3.4 1.8 17.1 38.1 38.6 39.0 40.0 39.2 36.9 38.1 35.6 39.8 39.2 39.7 41.1 37.7 39.4 35.7 36.9 37.9 36.9 14.08 8.71 – – 16.99 14.65 15.95 – 17.31 15.28 – 18.19 13.62 – 13.63 12.74 14.75 19.50 3.9 2.8 – – 3.6 7.5 4.9 – 4.7 7.4 – 6.7 2.0 – 3.2 2.4 1.8 17.3 37.5 38.5 – – 39.2 36.6 37.2 – 39.8 38.0 – 41.3 37.7 – 34.8 37.7 37.9 35.8 14.10 – – – – – – – 16.16 15.45 – – 12.73 12.14 11.53 14.44 – 11.22 7.1 – – – – – – – 7.8 5.0 – – 5.7 6.5 4.0 3.3 – 3.9 40.0 – – – – – – – 39.8 39.8 – – 38.0 39.6 40.0 35.0 – 40.3 White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Professional specialty –Continued Lawyers and judges –Continued Not able to be leveled .................................... Lawyers ............................................................. 11 ................................................................... Judges ............................................................... Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................. 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Technical writers ................................................ Designers ........................................................... Actors and directors ........................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Photographers ................................................... Editors and reporters ......................................... 8 ................................................................... Public relations specialists ................................. Announcers ........................................................ Not able to be leveled .................................... Athletes .............................................................. Not able to be leveled .................................... Professional, n.e.c. ............................................ 9 ................................................................... Technical ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ....................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Radiological technicians .................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... Licensed practical nurses .................................. 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ...... See footnotes at end of table. 24 TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 West South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. –Continued 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... Electrical and electronic technicians .................. 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Mechanical engineering technicians .................. Engineering technicians, n.e.c. .......................... 6 ................................................................... Drafters .............................................................. 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... Chemical technicians ......................................... Science technicians, n.e.c. ................................ Airplane pilots and navigators ............................ 9 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Broadcast equipment operators ......................... Computer programmers ..................................... 6 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Legal assistants ................................................. Technical and related, n.e.c. .............................. 6 ................................................................... $9.95 10.09 14.01 14.05 18.40 13.60 16.46 18.16 22.93 22.39 24.19 18.37 19.28 19.58 21.00 16.36 17.04 22.65 22.06 21.15 15.78 60.62 32.40 119.17 7.60 18.55 19.79 24.99 16.36 16.50 15.33 6.9 3.2 5.0 6.6 6.5 1.8 3.2 7.5 12.7 5.2 5.8 13.2 8.6 13.4 6.2 8.7 6.0 8.1 6.7 8.2 20.5 25.9 21.0 17.9 11.4 11.9 17.8 3.5 5.5 7.8 8.9 28.3 38.6 34.6 38.1 39.8 39.6 39.8 40.0 40.0 40.1 40.0 38.1 40.0 40.0 39.9 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.1 40.0 28.7 33.8 22.2 39.0 39.9 40.0 39.5 39.8 39.9 39.7 $10.61 10.54 14.50 15.22 18.45 13.66 16.46 18.18 22.99 22.57 24.06 18.37 20.90 19.87 21.21 16.36 17.04 22.65 22.62 21.12 – 60.62 32.40 119.17 – 18.52 – 25.53 16.40 17.95 – 7.6 6.0 7.3 4.7 6.5 1.5 3.2 7.6 12.8 5.2 6.4 13.2 9.2 13.6 6.2 8.7 6.0 8.1 7.2 8.6 – 25.9 21.0 17.9 – 12.4 – 3.9 5.6 6.8 – 26.1 36.2 32.3 36.7 40.0 40.0 39.8 40.0 40.0 40.1 40.0 38.1 40.0 40.0 39.9 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.1 – 28.7 33.8 22.2 – 40.0 – 39.5 39.8 40.4 – – $9.77 – 12.11 16.01 – – – – – – – 14.52 – – – – – – – – – – – – 18.98 – – – 12.74 – – 3.2 – 8.1 16.7 – – – – – – – 10.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – 9.0 – – – 8.3 – – 40.4 – 40.8 32.3 – – – – – – – 40.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – 39.6 – – – 38.8 – Executive, administrative, and managerial ............... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... 14 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Executives, administrators, and managers ............ 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... 14 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Legislators ......................................................... 26.18 13.29 13.71 18.55 19.97 24.10 26.80 32.49 39.52 60.53 58.54 31.59 30.47 11.47 13.01 18.21 19.87 24.90 26.66 32.61 39.54 60.66 58.87 34.04 5.34 2.6 4.5 7.6 3.2 3.9 3.4 4.7 2.1 3.9 16.2 5.7 9.6 3.9 6.3 6.7 5.9 7.4 4.6 7.9 2.4 4.3 16.3 5.8 13.3 46.8 40.7 39.4 40.0 41.4 40.5 41.3 40.2 41.7 40.2 40.9 42.1 36.8 41.2 39.1 40.2 43.3 40.4 41.8 40.1 42.2 40.2 40.9 42.0 37.0 18.7 26.57 13.72 13.42 18.69 20.55 24.24 27.18 33.13 40.68 65.85 60.89 31.95 31.05 10.95 13.07 17.85 19.71 24.93 27.27 33.19 40.88 66.08 61.37 35.38 – 2.9 4.6 8.3 3.3 5.5 3.8 3.3 2.9 5.2 17.9 5.9 15.6 4.5 7.0 7.1 6.5 9.4 5.4 4.7 3.4 6.0 18.0 6.1 19.5 – 41.1 39.4 40.1 41.6 40.7 41.4 40.3 42.4 40.4 40.9 42.5 42.8 41.8 39.1 40.2 43.8 40.5 42.2 40.2 43.1 40.4 40.9 42.4 43.9 – 24.53 11.70 15.25 17.81 18.09 23.40 25.01 30.15 35.70 38.01 – 30.97 28.35 – 12.63 20.49 20.51 24.80 25.16 30.58 35.59 38.01 – 32.03 5.34 4.4 7.8 5.5 7.0 6.1 4.4 18.3 2.5 4.4 7.2 – 12.1 3.8 – 14.7 12.6 10.7 5.5 19.2 2.8 4.5 7.2 – 14.4 46.8 39.3 39.1 39.5 40.0 39.8 40.5 39.9 39.4 39.6 41.1 – 29.6 39.2 – 40.1 39.9 40.0 40.8 39.9 39.3 39.6 41.1 – 29.9 18.7 White collar –Continued See footnotes at end of table. 25 TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 West South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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) $5.34 46.8 18.7 – – – $5.34 46.8 18.7 24.27 21.07 17.70 34.05 19.59 27.88 30.98 27.90 15.80 29.07 25.48 36.13 38.50 33.55 33.76 32.85 8.9 9.4 27.8 14.1 11.4 7.2 3.3 9.1 16.2 4.9 9.0 7.8 4.6 11.0 6.5 8.1 40.4 40.0 40.0 39.7 39.8 42.8 40.3 40.4 40.5 39.9 40.4 41.0 39.9 39.4 40.5 40.9 – – – – – – – $27.82 15.80 29.16 25.48 36.54 39.60 30.84 33.96 – – – – – – – – 9.4 16.2 5.0 9.0 8.0 4.9 12.5 6.7 – – – – – – – – 40.4 40.5 39.9 40.4 41.1 39.9 40.0 40.5 – 24.61 21.07 19.50 34.05 19.59 27.88 30.87 – – – – – – 37.47 – – 8.5 9.4 33.3 14.1 11.4 7.2 3.4 – – – – – – 10.6 – – 40.4 40.0 40.0 39.7 39.8 42.8 40.3 – – – – – – 38.6 – – 34.24 32.12 33.14 41.16 45.86 32.75 26.16 31.59 31.70 37.14 33.91 27.39 23.20 27.19 44.24 7.3 26.0 7.0 7.2 6.6 4.1 5.7 8.8 3.9 6.4 4.6 6.0 3.7 10.2 8.0 40.6 41.9 40.0 40.1 40.0 39.5 39.4 40.0 38.5 39.6 44.8 39.7 40.0 40.3 39.5 34.23 32.12 33.14 41.32 45.86 23.46 – – – – – 30.10 25.28 28.05 – 7.4 26.0 7.0 7.4 6.6 8.8 – – – – – 6.9 7.1 11.0 – 40.6 41.9 40.0 40.1 40.0 39.7 – – – – – 39.5 40.0 40.3 – – – – – – 33.37 26.70 31.81 31.77 37.12 – 23.41 – – – – – – – – 4.0 6.4 8.8 4.0 6.5 – 3.2 – – – – – – – – 39.5 39.4 40.0 38.5 39.7 – 40.0 – – – 17.45 28.63 22.42 15.48 18.88 32.42 12.81 18.36 22.61 23.77 26.53 32.33 40.16 74.09 60.91 35.85 20.44 14.57 13.92 18.81 20.04 24.9 13.5 15.0 5.7 7.1 6.2 10.4 8.2 3.4 7.0 7.6 2.6 8.3 23.6 6.8 24.2 3.1 6.5 9.9 3.3 3.7 42.1 39.4 39.6 38.8 39.6 42.7 40.0 44.8 40.5 43.2 40.2 44.3 40.6 41.3 43.1 45.2 40.1 39.5 39.9 40.0 40.5 18.15 28.47 22.30 15.36 – 32.82 12.60 17.92 23.31 23.87 26.31 32.41 40.26 74.29 60.91 – 20.98 15.90 13.52 19.39 21.23 28.6 15.8 19.0 5.9 – 6.4 10.0 8.7 3.0 6.5 7.7 2.7 8.4 23.7 6.8 – 4.0 5.4 11.2 3.8 4.3 42.8 40.0 39.5 38.7 – 42.7 40.0 45.0 40.7 43.1 40.2 44.3 40.6 41.3 43.1 – 40.2 39.6 40.1 40.0 40.8 – – 22.93 – – 24.50 – – – 22.83 – – – – – – 17.61 10.57 15.94 16.26 16.77 – – 9.2 – – 9.8 – – – 13.9 – – – – – – 3.2 5.5 3.6 5.4 2.6 – – 40.0 – – 41.3 – – – 44.2 – – – – – – 39.5 39.1 39.3 40.0 39.7 White collar –Continued Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Executives, administrators, and managers –Continued Legislators –Continued Not able to be leveled .................................... Administrators and officials, public administration .................................................. 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... Financial managers ........................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... Personnel and labor relations managers ........... Purchasing managers ........................................ 11 ................................................................... Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations ........................................................... 9 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... Administrators, education and related fields ...... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... Managers, medicine and health ......................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments ................................................. Managers, properties and real estate ................ Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............ 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................. 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... 13 ................................................................... 14 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Management related .............................................. 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 26 TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 West South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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) $23.21 26.99 31.94 39.40 21.31 21.97 17.29 18.56 19.44 18.36 21.01 31.74 22.21 22.83 14.20 20.20 24.64 25.90 26.16 33.32 25.48 31.71 5.5 4.4 4.3 5.2 8.8 5.0 14.2 4.7 2.4 6.2 7.0 10.1 16.2 7.1 5.6 8.0 12.4 12.0 7.2 9.0 11.1 12.3 40.6 40.3 39.9 40.3 36.2 40.0 39.8 40.0 40.1 39.9 40.5 38.1 40.1 41.2 39.9 39.8 42.8 42.9 43.2 41.2 40.1 39.6 $23.58 27.08 32.87 39.34 21.10 22.73 18.83 18.64 – 22.19 21.09 32.69 22.21 23.50 14.20 21.39 25.76 25.90 26.16 33.43 25.99 32.67 6.0 4.6 4.4 5.5 10.1 4.7 16.7 4.9 – 6.3 7.1 9.7 16.2 7.0 5.6 11.4 13.2 12.0 7.2 9.2 11.7 12.0 40.7 40.3 39.8 40.4 39.8 40.0 41.3 40.0 – 39.8 40.5 37.9 40.1 41.3 39.9 39.8 43.2 42.9 43.2 41.2 40.1 39.6 $20.36 – 27.86 – – 16.67 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2.6 – 2.9 – – 5.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 39.9 – 40.2 – – 39.6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 18.72 13.50 14.32 15.70 21.36 23.64 34.39 7.9 5.0 8.4 6.0 6.9 11.0 8.4 40.2 40.0 40.0 40.5 39.9 40.8 39.5 19.24 – – – 22.18 23.41 34.39 10.6 – – – 7.8 13.3 8.4 40.2 – – – 39.9 41.0 39.5 16.69 – – 14.29 – – – 6.4 – – .6 – – – 39.9 – – 40.0 – – – 29.47 20.83 21.28 17.99 17.1 9.0 6.2 3.9 40.0 40.4 40.7 40.0 29.47 21.20 21.09 – 17.1 9.6 5.7 – 40.0 40.5 40.7 – – – – 18.55 – – – 6.7 – – – 40.0 21.03 22.14 19.44 14.83 15.85 18.93 19.96 25.27 29.13 30.17 7.7 9.0 6.1 9.8 6.2 5.1 6.0 5.8 8.7 3.8 40.1 39.9 39.7 38.4 39.9 39.5 40.0 39.7 39.6 41.4 23.86 – 19.53 15.57 15.94 20.02 20.05 25.01 29.15 – 6.9 – 7.3 9.6 8.0 5.1 6.5 6.2 9.0 – 40.1 – 40.0 38.2 40.3 39.4 40.3 40.0 39.5 – 16.73 – 19.06 – 15.61 16.13 19.23 – – – 12.5 – 8.3 – 7.3 9.0 13.0 – – – 40.0 – 38.6 – 38.6 40.0 37.9 – – – 12.06 6.45 6.33 8.30 10.35 13.48 20.29 21.83 20.87 29.13 31.42 5.9 3.5 2.5 5.9 4.9 7.8 10.5 10.4 5.7 5.7 18.7 33.7 25.8 28.2 32.7 37.5 40.1 42.4 39.9 41.5 42.0 42.6 12.07 6.45 6.32 8.30 10.34 13.48 20.29 21.90 20.87 29.15 31.42 5.9 3.5 2.5 6.0 4.9 7.8 10.5 10.5 5.7 5.8 18.7 33.7 25.7 28.2 32.7 37.5 40.1 42.4 39.9 41.5 42.0 42.6 9.50 – – – – – – – – – – 12.7 – – – – – – – – – – 32.8 – – – – – – – – – – White collar –Continued Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Management related –Continued 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... 12 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Accountants and auditors .................................. 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Underwriters ...................................................... Other financial officers ....................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Management analysts ........................................ 9 ................................................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ........................................................ 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm products ........................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. ............... 9 ................................................................... Construction inspectors ..................................... Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction ..................................................... 9 ................................................................... Management related, n.e.c. ............................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 11 ................................................................... Sales ............................................................................. 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 27 TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 West South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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) $40.85 16.53 9.61 12.70 14.83 16.57 21.33 37.47 48.88 22.29 14.73 14.33 19.28 17.96 9.84 17.89 17.99 21.01 21.53 14.8 12.0 6.4 12.6 18.9 7.9 4.8 18.4 40.8 25.7 6.5 4.1 13.6 11.8 20.2 25.1 15.7 13.3 3.5 43.3 41.4 39.8 40.2 45.2 41.5 42.0 41.1 43.8 39.8 39.7 40.0 39.7 39.9 38.5 40.5 40.4 39.8 44.1 $40.85 16.53 9.61 12.70 14.83 16.56 21.33 37.47 48.88 22.27 14.73 14.33 19.28 17.96 9.84 17.89 17.99 21.01 21.53 14.8 12.0 6.4 12.6 18.9 8.8 4.8 18.4 40.8 25.8 6.5 4.1 13.6 11.8 20.2 25.1 15.7 13.3 3.5 43.3 41.4 39.8 40.2 45.2 41.7 42.0 41.1 43.8 39.8 39.7 40.0 39.7 39.9 38.5 40.5 40.4 39.8 44.1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 23.48 11.22 24.86 17.71 16.46 15.46 8.23 6.28 8.44 9.84 10.08 14.20 16.65 11.77 10.65 9.30 7.65 15.20 9.50 6.61 7.55 7.10 8.33 7.62 6.27 8.57 6.69 6.41 6.18 7.86 10.45 10.61 7.63 9.26 9.0 12.4 13.7 10.8 12.8 15.6 6.4 3.2 5.7 5.3 8.5 20.0 24.2 11.2 1.9 16.9 7.0 18.4 13.9 3.5 5.3 10.4 13.1 9.4 4.6 14.7 3.2 4.1 2.8 4.8 5.7 8.3 7.9 9.7 42.1 42.4 41.6 45.2 44.1 46.4 26.8 27.3 26.8 27.9 27.1 33.6 45.9 46.2 38.7 35.7 35.1 43.4 31.5 23.8 23.0 35.2 32.0 31.2 22.3 36.1 28.9 26.5 30.2 33.5 37.1 36.4 27.6 40.0 23.48 11.22 24.86 17.71 16.46 15.46 8.23 6.28 8.44 9.84 10.08 14.20 16.65 11.77 10.65 9.30 7.65 15.20 9.50 6.61 7.55 7.10 8.33 7.62 6.27 8.57 6.65 6.40 6.15 7.85 10.03 10.61 7.63 9.26 9.0 12.4 13.7 10.8 12.8 15.6 6.4 3.2 5.7 5.3 8.5 20.0 24.2 11.2 1.9 16.9 7.0 18.4 13.9 3.5 5.3 10.4 13.1 9.4 4.6 14.7 2.9 4.1 2.7 4.9 6.9 8.3 7.9 9.7 42.1 42.4 41.6 45.2 44.1 46.4 26.8 27.3 26.8 27.9 27.1 33.6 45.9 46.2 38.7 35.7 35.1 43.4 31.5 23.8 23.0 35.2 32.0 31.5 22.3 36.1 28.8 26.5 30.2 33.4 36.4 36.4 27.6 40.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – $8.85 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 11.4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 35.0 – – – – – – – 11.55 8.13 8.66 9.45 11.64 2.3 4.5 1.3 1.8 2.0 37.9 26.5 36.5 37.9 38.8 11.76 8.23 8.64 9.46 11.70 2.6 5.1 1.6 2.3 2.3 37.7 25.9 36.0 37.6 38.7 10.67 7.60 8.73 9.44 11.31 2.5 2.2 1.4 1.1 2.5 38.6 30.4 38.4 39.0 39.2 White collar –Continued Sales –Continued 11 ................................................................... Supervisors, sales ............................................. 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... Insurance sales .................................................. Securities and financial services sales .............. 6 ................................................................... Advertising and related sales ............................. Sales, other business services .......................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale .................................................. 4 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Sales workers, apparel ...................................... 1 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Sales workers, shoes ......................................... 3 ................................................................... Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings .. 4 ................................................................... Sales workers, hardware and building supplies 4 ................................................................... Sales workers, parts .......................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Sales workers, other commodities ..................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Sales counter clerks .......................................... 1 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Cashiers ............................................................. 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Sales support, n.e.c. .......................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Administrative support, including clerical ................ 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 28 TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 West South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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) $13.58 16.04 17.79 20.52 20.42 14.62 15.94 12.46 14.16 15.94 15.48 1.7 7.2 4.6 6.5 5.8 13.0 4.7 6.0 4.0 4.6 10.3 39.1 39.6 39.7 40.0 40.1 40.7 40.4 39.1 39.9 41.0 40.3 $13.99 16.81 18.50 20.65 20.50 14.81 16.29 12.60 13.98 16.27 15.48 2.0 7.8 4.3 6.9 6.1 13.3 5.3 6.9 7.9 5.8 10.3 39.4 39.8 39.7 40.0 40.1 40.8 40.6 39.5 40.0 41.5 40.3 $11.89 13.58 14.49 – – – 14.59 – 14.48 15.22 – 2.4 3.2 3.3 – – – 3.0 – 6.4 .9 – 37.9 39.0 39.7 – – – 39.6 – 39.8 39.9 – 20.80 21.13 13.35 10.33 12.25 13.01 11.39 12.86 9.21 9.57 12.29 14.07 20.33 16.30 10.13 9.56 9.63 11.88 7.68 6.97 7.72 12.36 9.87 10.82 8.80 7.35 8.57 8.77 10.76 10.37 9.93 10.79 10.91 11.01 10.91 5.9 12.4 4.4 3.3 5.3 4.0 11.2 5.2 6.3 3.9 3.2 3.0 11.9 4.6 3.6 6.3 9.4 8.6 2.6 3.5 2.2 6.5 5.2 5.0 2.0 5.6 4.1 1.7 4.6 2.3 3.4 2.7 8.5 7.5 8.6 40.7 40.0 38.7 31.7 39.7 40.0 40.0 38.6 34.8 38.7 38.9 39.2 39.9 38.9 37.2 36.3 28.6 38.7 38.6 35.9 40.0 38.3 37.8 39.0 36.6 31.0 36.7 36.9 40.0 39.4 37.7 39.8 35.4 37.9 31.2 20.74 20.95 13.74 – 12.25 – 11.41 13.44 9.58 9.47 12.40 14.97 – 17.46 10.23 9.61 – 11.40 7.63 6.97 7.72 12.36 9.87 10.82 8.76 7.35 8.60 8.68 10.76 10.35 9.78 10.76 10.87 11.01 10.64 6.3 14.5 4.8 – 5.3 – 11.6 6.7 7.4 5.8 3.2 2.3 – 4.5 5.6 7.2 – 10.5 2.5 3.5 2.2 6.5 5.2 5.0 1.9 5.6 4.2 1.4 4.6 2.5 3.6 2.8 8.8 7.5 10.5 40.7 40.0 39.9 – 39.7 – 40.0 38.3 32.4 38.6 38.7 39.2 – 38.7 36.3 35.7 – 38.4 38.5 35.9 40.0 38.3 37.8 39.0 36.4 31.0 36.5 36.7 40.0 39.5 37.8 39.8 35.4 37.9 30.9 – – – – – – – 11.21 8.59 9.82 11.97 11.31 12.60 14.05 – – 9.58 – – – – – – – 9.69 – – 10.32 – 10.67 – – – – – – – – – – – – 3.8 7.8 5.2 4.8 4.1 6.1 4.2 – – 17.1 – – – – – – – 5.2 – – 6.2 – 3.4 – – – – – – – – – – – – 39.4 39.9 39.0 39.4 39.0 39.8 39.3 – – 40.0 – – – – – – – 39.5 – – 39.7 – 37.9 – – – – – 11.96 11.44 8.72 8.78 8.73 8.41 9.43 11.02 8.59 8.81 11.60 5.4 3.4 4.8 4.2 6.9 8.5 8.3 7.1 2.9 4.5 8.1 39.4 38.9 33.9 36.2 38.9 40.0 39.0 38.7 39.0 38.9 39.0 11.73 11.37 – – 8.89 – 9.40 11.57 8.43 8.82 11.13 5.5 3.7 – – 7.1 – 8.7 9.7 7.0 4.1 12.7 39.4 38.8 – – 39.5 – 40.0 38.4 38.1 38.3 39.3 15.52 – 8.66 8.75 7.65 – – 10.12 8.74 8.78 12.36 15.3 – 4.9 4.1 6.6 – – 4.1 4.6 6.7 3.9 39.5 – 33.6 36.2 35.3 – – 39.3 40.0 39.9 38.7 White collar –Continued Administrative support, including clerical –Continued 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... Supervisors, general office ................................ 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Supervisors, financial records processing ......... Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks ................................................ 7 ................................................................... Computer operators ........................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Peripheral equipment operators ........................ Secretaries ......................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Typists ............................................................... 3 ................................................................... Interviewers ....................................................... 4 ................................................................... Hotel clerks ........................................................ 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Transportation ticket and reservation agents ..... 2 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Receptionists ..................................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Information clerks, n.e.c. .................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Order clerks ....................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ..................................................... 4 ................................................................... Library clerks ..................................................... 3 ................................................................... File clerks ........................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................ 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 29 TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 West South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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) $16.26 11.00 9.62 11.48 13.44 14.39 12.70 13.12 11.05 9.70 10.50 11.65 7.7 3.3 3.5 4.3 4.7 8.4 10.2 9.6 8.8 10.2 4.1 14.9 39.6 38.9 38.8 38.2 39.8 37.2 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.1 40.0 40.0 $17.21 10.91 9.78 11.49 13.63 – 12.77 13.27 11.14 9.55 10.50 11.65 7.5 3.8 2.9 5.0 4.9 – 11.6 11.1 9.7 11.1 4.1 14.9 39.7 38.8 38.5 38.0 39.7 – 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 $13.19 11.46 9.11 11.42 – – – – 10.29 – – – 2.7 7.2 5.6 4.1 – – – – 6.3 – – – 39.6 39.0 40.0 39.8 – – – – 40.3 – – – 9.75 8.70 10.06 8.50 11.43 8.30 8.09 8.91 7.94 12.08 8.66 10.01 13.38 12.51 16.37 14.94 12.17 8.81 9.25 12.70 13.26 9.86 8.95 9.72 9.55 11.27 12.30 16.25 18.2 5.9 5.4 6.5 12.7 7.5 13.3 4.7 5.1 4.5 3.1 6.4 6.7 5.9 7.4 11.1 6.5 5.8 6.5 10.0 6.0 3.7 3.2 4.4 5.9 10.1 6.8 10.8 30.6 32.6 35.7 33.8 39.2 39.4 39.9 38.3 28.9 39.8 36.5 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.8 40.0 39.3 40.0 40.0 35.8 37.8 30.6 40.0 39.8 40.0 40.0 – 8.51 10.04 8.43 11.43 8.36 – 8.91 8.00 13.43 – – – – 16.38 15.23 12.16 8.81 9.25 12.69 13.26 10.00 9.20 9.81 9.42 11.26 12.30 16.25 – 8.5 5.5 6.9 12.7 7.6 – 4.7 5.4 9.9 – – – – 7.1 11.5 6.6 5.8 6.5 10.0 6.0 3.5 2.7 5.0 6.0 11.7 6.8 10.8 – 31.9 35.7 33.8 39.2 39.4 – 38.3 28.5 40.2 – – – – 40.0 40.0 39.8 40.0 39.3 40.0 40.0 35.4 37.4 30.2 40.0 40.2 40.0 40.0 – – – – – – – – – 11.52 – 9.79 13.22 12.29 – – – – – – – 8.66 – – – 11.30 – – – – – – – – – – – 4.8 – 6.3 5.9 6.8 – – – – – – – 6.6 – – – 12.3 – – – – – – – – – – – 39.6 – 40.0 40.1 40.0 – – – – – – – 40.0 – – – 38.4 – – 12.22 10.86 22.8 5.2 39.9 39.7 12.18 10.86 23.0 5.2 39.9 39.7 – – – – – – 16.71 14.09 16.41 13.45 8.71 14.53 10.17 9.74 11.94 13.49 11.23 18.94 10.44 12.1 3.5 4.2 5.1 10.9 6.6 6.7 6.5 8.9 5.1 4.1 6.8 2.2 39.1 39.2 37.9 39.1 40.0 39.9 39.6 39.6 38.9 39.6 40.0 40.0 35.6 16.64 14.09 16.09 13.50 8.71 14.64 9.61 – – 13.79 11.27 19.62 10.70 12.3 3.5 3.9 5.3 11.0 7.8 8.8 – – 5.9 4.2 7.9 3.2 39.1 39.2 37.8 39.1 40.0 39.9 39.2 – – 39.6 40.0 40.0 34.7 – – – 11.94 – – 10.75 10.29 – – – – 9.91 – – – 5.9 – – 6.2 7.4 – – – – 2.4 – – – 40.0 – – 40.0 40.0 – – – – 37.7 White collar –Continued Administrative support, including clerical –Continued Records clerks, n.e.c. –Continued 5 ................................................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... Payroll and timekeeping clerks .......................... 4 ................................................................... Billing clerks ....................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Cost and rate clerks ........................................... Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators .......................................................... Duplicating machine operators .......................... Telephone operators .......................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Mail clerks, except postal service ...................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Messengers ....................................................... Dispatchers ........................................................ 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Production coordinators ..................................... 5 ................................................................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................. 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Stock and inventory clerks ................................. 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Meter readers .................................................... Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers Expeditors .......................................................... Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, n.e.c. ..................................................... 4 ................................................................... Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ..................................................... 5 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ... 3 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Eligibility clerks, social welfare ........................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Bill and account collectors ................................. 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... General office clerks .......................................... See footnotes at end of table. 30 TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 West South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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 –Continued 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Bank tellers ........................................................ 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Data entry keyers ............................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Statistical clerks ................................................. Teachers’ aides ................................................. 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................ 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... $8.91 8.84 9.25 10.86 12.82 13.70 16.04 8.97 7.83 8.79 10.73 9.48 9.02 8.77 9.82 12.83 9.22 7.90 8.94 9.46 10.08 10.38 6.92 8.46 9.01 10.42 12.72 13.66 18.64 9.41 9.7 2.6 2.0 3.4 3.6 9.0 5.2 5.3 7.6 3.5 8.6 6.0 3.8 5.6 7.5 12.4 2.4 1.0 2.5 2.5 3.5 3.4 5.0 6.3 3.5 5.9 2.2 6.1 5.1 5.7 26.8 28.5 38.9 37.4 36.2 40.0 40.0 35.1 36.4 33.1 37.9 38.3 37.7 38.1 39.4 39.1 38.4 35.9 38.8 38.7 36.5 38.3 24.8 36.0 39.7 37.9 39.0 39.1 37.4 38.2 $9.14 8.71 9.21 11.01 13.51 14.42 16.38 8.97 7.83 8.79 10.73 9.45 9.02 8.71 9.78 – – – – – – 10.36 – 8.46 8.91 10.45 12.76 13.26 18.64 – 10.3 3.4 3.5 4.0 5.0 10.6 4.9 5.3 7.6 3.5 8.6 6.4 4.0 5.4 9.0 – – – – – – 3.7 – 6.7 4.4 6.6 2.2 8.8 5.1 – 27.4 26.8 38.4 36.9 37.3 40.0 40.0 35.1 36.4 33.1 37.9 38.3 37.8 38.0 39.8 – – – – – – 38.3 – 36.6 39.7 37.8 39.0 38.9 37.4 – $6.98 9.17 9.29 10.41 12.21 – – – – – – 10.01 – – – 12.02 9.22 7.90 8.95 9.46 10.08 10.56 – – 9.54 10.21 – 14.71 – – 6.6 2.3 1.5 4.0 3.3 – – – – – – 5.5 – – – 14.9 2.4 1.0 2.5 2.5 3.5 5.3 – – 7.4 8.7 – 7.0 – – 22.3 34.7 39.6 39.1 35.3 – – – – – – 37.2 – – – 40.0 38.4 35.9 38.8 38.7 36.5 38.2 – – 39.9 39.1 – 39.7 – – Blue collar ........................................................................ 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Not able to be leveled .................................... 12.23 7.04 8.44 10.58 11.77 14.21 16.19 18.81 21.54 23.91 18.48 2.3 3.3 3.5 4.7 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.0 4.6 5.1 22.0 38.6 34.6 37.7 39.2 40.2 39.9 40.1 40.3 40.3 40.7 39.3 12.25 7.02 8.41 10.57 11.82 14.36 16.53 19.11 21.99 23.97 18.48 2.4 3.4 3.7 4.9 3.7 3.9 3.9 2.8 5.6 5.4 22.0 38.6 34.5 37.7 39.4 40.3 39.9 40.1 40.4 40.4 40.8 39.3 11.84 7.48 9.00 10.67 10.66 12.10 13.53 15.36 15.82 23.23 – 3.3 4.6 5.3 3.6 3.0 5.2 5.4 4.1 4.0 6.1 – 38.4 36.7 36.7 37.1 37.7 39.9 40.0 39.8 39.8 40.0 – Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Supervisors, mechanics and repairers .............. 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Automobile mechanics ....................................... 15.41 7.58 8.98 9.52 11.08 14.42 16.83 19.21 21.75 23.91 19.54 15.30 23.32 27.35 14.79 2.9 3.9 1.6 1.8 3.5 5.2 4.3 3.3 4.7 5.5 7.2 8.0 6.0 7.3 6.4 39.6 39.5 35.3 39.5 39.7 39.5 40.0 40.2 40.4 40.8 42.0 42.6 41.2 41.6 40.0 15.48 7.57 8.97 9.48 11.08 14.51 17.02 19.54 22.23 23.98 19.86 15.30 23.32 27.49 14.95 3.0 3.9 1.6 1.8 3.6 5.6 4.5 3.0 5.8 5.8 7.9 9.6 6.0 7.3 7.1 39.6 39.5 35.3 39.5 39.7 39.5 40.0 40.2 40.4 40.9 42.2 43.0 41.2 41.7 40.0 14.40 – – 10.32 11.01 12.94 14.82 15.55 15.82 23.23 16.11 15.31 – – 12.19 3.2 – – 3.6 1.9 6.8 2.8 4.2 4.0 6.1 9.0 11.5 – – 6.7 39.9 – – 39.6 40.0 39.8 40.0 39.9 39.8 40.0 39.8 39.7 – – 40.0 White collar –Continued See footnotes at end of table. 31 TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 West South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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) $15.08 16.31 14.19 12.60 16.07 18.97 21.34 12.22 20.80 15.02 17.42 18.33 13.42 15.26 17.85 21.12 10.77 5.9 4.2 13.7 7.7 5.2 8.8 8.8 9.3 7.0 12.3 8.5 7.2 6.6 9.9 11.8 5.5 4.3 40.8 40.4 40.1 40.0 41.9 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 $15.26 16.80 14.29 12.56 – 18.92 21.34 12.13 20.80 14.73 16.50 18.41 13.43 15.13 18.07 21.12 10.75 6.2 4.7 14.4 7.8 – 9.1 8.8 9.3 7.0 12.7 7.5 7.2 6.7 11.1 11.9 5.5 4.5 40.9 40.5 40.1 40.0 – 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 – – $12.49 – – – – – – – – 14.69 – – – – – – – 10.6 – – – – – – – – 10.4 – – – – – – – 40.0 – – – – – – – – 40.0 – – – – – 16.81 18.21 17.22 20.03 6.6 6.0 .8 3.0 39.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 16.80 18.57 17.22 20.03 6.7 7.6 .8 3.0 39.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – 14.70 11.84 15.86 13.38 10.21 12.55 12.07 15.74 18.76 18.43 5.4 9.5 6.3 5.1 3.9 9.1 3.6 5.5 4.7 2.9 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.8 40.0 37.7 40.0 40.0 39.7 40.5 14.64 – 15.87 13.44 9.96 12.68 12.29 16.79 20.10 18.70 6.0 – 6.6 5.5 5.2 10.9 4.4 8.7 5.5 2.6 40.0 – 40.0 39.8 40.0 37.2 40.0 40.0 39.9 40.6 15.23 – – 13.10 – – – 14.32 14.86 – 6.4 – – 5.9 – – – 3.8 4.3 – 40.0 – – 39.8 – – – 40.0 39.2 – 21.39 22.15 8.0 8.1 40.0 40.0 22.12 23.12 7.8 7.0 40.0 40.0 17.69 – 9.3 – 39.9 – 16.31 17.54 21.25 22.88 11.55 11.41 13.47 15.91 16.68 10.68 15.91 18.58 10.73 10.80 10.88 11.52 14.59 12.83 15.67 16.81 9.33 10.59 10.6 11.5 16.2 19.1 7.1 11.9 5.7 9.3 9.7 19.3 12.2 8.5 6.0 4.6 4.2 4.6 8.2 9.5 3.7 3.8 7.5 7.8 40.0 40.0 40.2 40.1 39.6 40.0 38.1 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 38.4 37.6 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 37.6 – – 22.68 – 11.44 11.35 13.47 16.21 16.72 – 15.89 18.71 10.72 10.68 10.88 – 14.94 12.83 15.87 16.84 9.33 10.52 – – 14.9 – 7.2 12.1 5.7 12.4 10.3 – 12.6 8.4 6.1 4.6 4.8 – 8.7 9.5 3.9 4.0 7.5 7.6 – – 40.2 – 39.6 40.0 38.1 40.0 40.0 – 40.0 40.0 40.0 38.2 37.2 – 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 37.5 16.21 17.66 14.97 14.82 – – – – 16.09 – – – – – – – 11.92 – – – – – 12.7 13.9 5.7 5.8 – – – – 3.8 – – – – – – – 14.0 – – – – – 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 – – – – 40.0 – – – – – – – 40.0 – – – – – Blue collar –Continued Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued Automobile mechanics –Continued 5 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics .... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... Aircraft engine mechanics ................................. 7 ................................................................... Automobile body and related repairers .............. Aircraft mechanics, except engine ..................... Heavy equipment mechanics ............................. 7 ................................................................... Industrial machinery repairers ........................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Machinery maintenance ..................................... Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment ......................................... Telephone line installers and repairers .............. 6 ................................................................... Telephone installers and repairers .................... Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics ........................................................ 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ......................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Supervisors, carpenters and related workers .... Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers ..................................... 7 ................................................................... Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ...................................................... 7 ................................................................... Supervisors, construction trades, n.e.c. ............. 7 ................................................................... Carpenters ......................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Electricians ........................................................ 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Electrician apprentices ....................................... Painters, construction and maintenance ............ 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ............... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Plumber, pipefitter, and steamfitter apprentices Concrete and terrazzo finishers ......................... See footnotes at end of table. 32 TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 West South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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) $11.83 12.22 9.67 10.47 13.24 13.68 17.38 18.71 16.70 20.13 17.85 26.44 22.78 17.29 19.11 6.6 3.6 3.9 1.3 1.7 5.8 2.1 24.3 28.5 5.5 4.8 4.4 10.6 4.2 2.2 35.7 39.6 40.0 38.6 40.0 39.9 40.0 38.2 40.0 40.4 40.2 40.9 40.6 40.0 40.0 $11.83 12.13 9.56 – – 13.74 – 18.71 16.70 20.45 18.16 26.44 22.15 17.29 19.11 6.6 4.2 4.2 – – 6.0 – 24.3 28.5 5.7 5.0 4.4 11.9 4.2 2.2 35.7 39.5 40.0 – – 39.9 – 38.2 40.0 40.4 40.2 40.9 40.7 40.0 40.0 – $12.94 – – 13.17 – – – – 16.42 – – – – – – 9.0 – – 2.3 – – – – 18.7 – – – – – – 40.0 – – 40.0 – – – – 40.0 – – – – – 14.18 17.67 16.09 16.94 14.56 9.58 8.21 9.52 8.26 12.70 18.24 9.44 6.71 11.97 11.67 13.99 9.02 15.38 13.56 16.35 18.31 12.93 9.67 11.99 14.58 22.35 14.49 13.72 7.8 5.7 4.6 9.5 9.1 3.9 6.7 3.0 14.7 3.5 18.6 6.5 7.3 2.0 5.1 2.1 7.6 10.1 17.6 3.1 4.0 7.7 13.1 1.9 6.5 4.5 5.3 8.1 40.0 40.0 39.8 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.0 35.0 20.6 36.5 37.6 40.0 34.2 42.2 44.2 40.0 40.0 39.5 35.6 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 14.18 17.67 16.09 16.94 14.56 9.58 8.21 9.52 8.26 12.70 18.24 9.44 6.71 11.97 11.67 13.99 9.02 15.09 13.20 15.85 – – – – – 22.50 15.32 – 7.8 5.7 4.6 9.5 9.1 3.9 6.7 3.0 14.7 3.5 18.6 6.5 7.3 2.0 5.1 2.1 7.6 10.5 17.9 2.8 – – – – – 4.5 2.2 – 40.0 40.0 39.8 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.0 35.0 20.6 36.5 37.6 40.0 34.2 42.5 44.6 40.0 – – – – – 40.0 40.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 12.93 9.67 11.99 14.58 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7.7 13.1 1.9 6.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 39.5 35.6 40.0 40.0 – – – 22.37 20.19 22.15 23.45 1.0 2.9 2.2 1.1 39.8 39.3 40.0 39.8 22.44 20.19 22.37 23.45 1.0 2.9 2.0 1.1 39.8 39.3 40.0 39.8 – – – – – – – – – – – – 10.15 6.76 8.19 11.22 11.67 13.51 14.43 16.72 5.9 2.2 5.7 11.5 4.4 2.6 4.3 8.6 39.1 37.7 38.9 39.7 39.3 39.9 40.0 39.8 10.14 6.75 8.18 11.22 11.69 13.51 14.48 16.92 6.0 2.2 5.7 11.5 4.5 2.6 4.4 8.6 39.1 37.6 38.9 39.7 39.3 39.9 40.0 39.9 10.46 – – – – – – – 12.9 – – – – – – – 39.4 – – – – – – – 10.72 6.9 40.0 10.72 6.9 40.0 – – – Blue collar –Continued Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued Insulation workers .............................................. Construction trades, n.e.c. ................................. 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Supervisors, extractive ...................................... Drillers, oil well ................................................... Supervisors, production ..................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Precision assemblers, metal .............................. 7 ................................................................... Machinists 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Boilermakers ...................................................... Sheet metal workers .......................................... Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c. ............ Butchers and meat cutters ................................. 2 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... Food batchmakers ............................................. Inspectors, testers, and graders ........................ 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Water and sewer treatment plant operators ...... 3 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... Power plant operators ........................................ Stationary engineers .......................................... 5 ................................................................... Miscellaneous plant and system operators, n.e.c. ................................................................ 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ..... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators ........................................... See footnotes at end of table. 33 TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 West South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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) $14.40 12.81 10.43 11.74 12.55 10.57 13.20 8.10 8.85 7.12 6.82 6.39 6.69 6.22 8.17 9.86 11.07 10.49 9.69 8.6 8.2 8.0 8.3 12.7 12.3 6.3 2.8 2.4 4.7 6.8 3.9 5.2 6.1 7.7 10.2 12.4 3.7 20.6 39.6 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.5 39.7 39.9 40.0 39.9 40.0 34.8 34.1 39.9 39.9 40.0 39.8 39.2 40.0 40.0 $14.40 12.81 10.43 11.74 12.55 10.39 13.20 8.10 8.85 7.12 6.82 6.39 6.60 – 7.84 9.86 11.07 10.49 9.69 8.6 8.2 8.0 8.3 12.7 13.1 6.3 2.8 2.4 4.7 6.8 3.9 4.9 – 7.0 10.2 12.4 3.7 20.6 39.6 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.5 39.9 39.9 40.0 39.9 40.0 34.8 34.1 39.9 – 40.0 39.8 39.2 40.0 40.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 15.83 12.50 10.32 10.42 9.44 11.21 6.70 11.14 10.49 11.70 13.50 12.67 10.77 10.76 12.88 12.89 14.14 9.74 7.53 6.82 15.86 16.37 14.25 9.91 10.81 10.51 10.01 9.69 9.76 6.7 10.2 19.5 12.9 18.3 4.8 4.0 10.6 7.1 3.4 3.3 3.7 7.5 8.7 4.8 6.0 6.3 16.6 6.7 6.9 13.7 15.6 6.5 7.5 6.4 5.4 6.3 10.4 13.4 40.1 40.0 40.0 40.0 30.3 39.9 40.0 40.0 39.6 40.0 40.0 38.8 40.0 33.9 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.2 36.8 39.1 40.0 40.0 39.9 36.1 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.9 15.83 12.33 10.32 10.42 9.44 11.22 6.70 11.14 10.49 11.76 13.50 12.68 10.77 10.76 12.88 12.97 14.14 9.74 7.53 6.82 15.86 16.37 14.25 9.91 10.81 10.51 9.90 9.69 9.76 6.7 10.0 19.5 12.9 18.3 4.9 4.0 10.6 7.1 3.6 3.3 3.9 7.5 8.7 4.8 6.7 6.3 16.6 6.7 6.9 13.7 15.6 6.5 7.5 6.4 5.4 6.3 10.4 13.4 40.1 40.0 40.0 40.0 30.3 39.9 40.0 40.0 39.6 40.0 40.0 38.8 40.0 33.9 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.2 36.8 39.1 40.0 40.0 39.9 36.1 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 11.90 6.68 9.06 11.74 12.30 14.12 13.83 16.41 12.97 3.1 5.6 3.1 5.7 7.3 4.1 7.2 4.5 7.4 39.4 30.6 36.8 39.5 41.3 41.8 41.4 42.8 43.8 12.02 6.67 8.87 11.79 12.42 14.73 15.59 16.56 14.16 3.5 5.7 3.8 6.5 7.8 3.7 5.8 4.3 9.0 39.9 30.8 37.7 40.5 41.8 42.2 42.6 43.0 47.4 $11.08 7.33 10.03 11.45 10.61 10.87 11.71 14.69 – 3.4 10.8 3.9 5.3 5.4 7.5 4.6 2.1 – 36.0 23.8 33.1 34.3 35.7 40.0 40.0 40.0 – Blue collar –Continued Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors –Continued Numerical control machine operators ................ Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. ............... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Molding and casting machine operators ............ Printing press operators ..................................... 5 ................................................................... Textile sewing machine operators ..................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Pressing machine operators .............................. 1 ................................................................... Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... Packaging and filling machine operators ........... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Mixing and blending machine operators ............ Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators .......................................................... Painting and paint spraying machine operators Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food Slicing and cutting machine operators ............... Photographic process machine operators ......... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. .......... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Welders and cutters ........................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Assemblers ........................................................ 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Miscellaneous hand working, n.e.c. ................... Production inspectors, checkers and examiners 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Production testers .............................................. Transportation and material moving ......................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Supervisors, motor vehicle operators ................ See footnotes at end of table. 34 TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 West South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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) $11.28 8.50 12.15 11.40 14.70 18.15 12.04 13.50 11.64 10.39 11.16 13.06 7.82 7.43 6.99 9.27 12.64 14.57 16.09 10.83 9.80 11.37 10.72 11.91 9.78 11.94 11.58 4.1 4.0 6.4 7.4 5.3 4.8 7.6 3.8 5.0 4.0 5.2 8.9 6.8 5.6 4.0 18.8 7.1 15.8 9.3 2.9 2.9 4.0 7.4 10.2 5.5 14.5 3.1 40.9 37.3 42.4 42.7 43.6 47.6 37.7 41.1 31.5 31.4 31.6 31.5 29.9 33.3 32.1 39.8 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.9 40.0 39.9 40.0 $11.30 8.42 12.18 11.43 14.71 18.15 12.04 13.50 12.68 – – – 7.69 7.43 6.99 9.27 14.23 – 16.27 10.81 9.80 – – 11.94 9.87 11.94 11.63 4.2 4.3 6.8 7.5 5.3 4.8 7.6 3.8 9.0 – – – 7.3 5.6 4.0 18.8 7.1 – 9.1 3.3 2.9 – – 10.4 6.2 14.5 3.8 40.9 37.2 42.6 42.8 43.6 47.6 37.7 41.1 34.5 – – – 29.5 33.3 32.1 39.8 40.0 – 40.0 39.9 40.0 – – 39.9 40.0 39.9 40.0 $10.98 9.69 11.74 10.14 – – – – 11.06 10.58 11.37 11.56 – – – – 10.03 – – – – 10.96 10.24 – – – – 6.2 4.9 5.7 4.5 – – – – 5.2 5.0 6.4 15.4 – – – – 3.3 – – – – 4.2 5.6 – – – – 39.6 39.1 40.0 39.4 – – – – 30.1 28.5 32.9 24.5 – – – – 40.0 – – – – 40.0 40.0 – – – – 16.82 11.55 14.52 14.1 9.5 3.5 39.5 38.4 38.8 17.55 11.67 14.65 13.7 10.0 4.8 39.5 38.3 38.5 11.04 – – 18.2 – – 40.0 – – 8.66 7.15 8.30 9.82 12.31 13.97 15.37 19.14 14.77 8.66 7.60 7.93 10.70 7.74 4.5 5.1 4.5 4.6 8.8 4.8 7.8 15.3 15.1 5.9 3.2 3.9 7.6 7.8 36.1 33.8 37.5 37.8 39.7 39.4 36.8 40.0 39.5 38.7 37.9 39.2 40.0 39.0 8.63 7.13 8.32 9.81 12.42 14.35 15.34 – – 8.42 7.48 7.72 – – 4.7 5.2 4.7 5.2 9.0 5.5 8.3 – – 9.6 4.0 5.3 – – 35.8 33.7 37.3 37.6 39.7 39.3 36.5 – – 38.7 38.6 38.1 – – 9.01 7.44 8.13 9.88 10.47 12.47 – – 14.62 8.92 7.86 8.08 9.71 – 4.9 4.9 5.0 7.0 5.8 2.7 – – 16.9 6.0 3.1 6.1 3.3 – 39.2 37.3 40.0 39.9 40.0 40.0 – – 38.8 38.7 36.5 40.0 40.0 – 12.30 13.32 9.42 7.38 8.16 8.38 7.60 8.86 9.65 7.94 7.54 8.33 10.7 4.8 8.2 12.3 12.2 4.5 5.7 5.4 6.2 5.1 7.1 6.8 37.9 36.8 40.3 40.0 40.8 39.8 40.0 39.4 40.0 40.0 39.9 40.0 12.22 – 9.39 7.36 – 8.31 7.64 8.88 – 8.00 7.54 8.67 12.2 – 9.2 12.5 – 4.3 5.7 5.3 – 5.5 7.2 6.8 37.7 – 40.4 40.0 – 39.8 40.0 39.4 – 40.1 39.8 40.0 – – 9.64 – – 9.26 – – – 7.44 – – – – 7.5 – – 11.1 – – – 7.4 – – – – 40.0 – – 40.0 – – – 40.0 – – Blue collar –Continued Transportation and material moving –Continued Truck drivers ...................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... Driver-sales workers .......................................... 4 ................................................................... Bus drivers ......................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs .......................... Motor transportation, n.e.c. ................................ 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... Operating engineers .......................................... 5 ................................................................... Crane and tower operators ................................ Excavating and loading machine operators ....... 3 ................................................................... Grader, dozer, and scrapper operators ............. 5 ................................................................... Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c. ............................................... 3 ................................................................... 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 ................................................................... Animal caretakers, except farm ......................... Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c. ................................................. 5 ................................................................... Helpers, mechanics and repairers ..................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... Helpers, construction trades .............................. 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Construction laborers ......................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 35 TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 West South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–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 Construction laborers –Continued 3 ................................................................... Production helpers ............................................. 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... Garbage collectors ............................................. Stock handlers and baggers .............................. 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Machine feeders and offbearers ........................ 1 ................................................................... Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ...... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Garage and service station related .................... Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners ......... 1 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Hand packers and packagers ............................ 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................. 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... $9.82 8.14 7.53 8.03 9.34 7.79 6.18 8.00 10.87 7.96 6.68 10.52 8.01 8.46 13.12 8.92 9.01 6.73 12.18 7.28 6.25 7.53 10.04 8.21 7.22 8.45 9.96 8.75 5.4 5.3 6.5 8.5 5.8 2.3 2.6 6.9 7.3 8.6 7.9 13.2 19.9 14.9 9.7 11.6 7.6 9.6 9.2 9.2 7.7 5.9 11.4 3.2 2.8 5.1 6.3 12.8 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 36.7 30.4 24.1 36.5 40.0 38.7 37.9 35.3 32.7 34.0 38.8 37.8 35.4 29.1 40.0 34.9 33.7 34.1 40.0 38.1 37.5 38.2 39.6 38.4 – $8.13 7.53 8.03 – 7.79 6.18 8.00 10.87 7.91 6.68 10.57 8.06 8.46 13.12 8.51 8.98 6.73 12.45 7.28 6.25 7.53 10.04 8.08 7.21 8.37 9.59 8.61 – 5.3 6.5 8.5 – 2.3 2.6 6.9 7.3 9.3 7.9 13.4 20.3 14.9 9.7 11.1 7.7 9.6 11.0 9.2 7.7 5.9 11.4 3.5 3.0 5.2 6.2 13.4 – 40.0 40.0 40.0 – 30.4 24.1 36.5 40.0 38.6 37.9 35.3 32.5 34.0 38.8 37.5 35.4 29.1 40.0 34.9 33.7 34.1 40.0 38.0 37.6 38.0 39.4 38.3 – – – – $9.34 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9.13 7.28 9.26 – – – – – – 5.8 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 8.3 9.7 8.6 – – – – – – 36.7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 38.9 36.9 40.0 – – Service .............................................................................. 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... Protective service .................................................. 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ...... 8 ................................................................... Supervisors, police and detectives .................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... 10 ................................................................... 8.00 6.01 6.86 7.74 9.59 13.17 13.12 18.10 17.52 19.95 24.71 12.75 7.60 7.48 9.91 12.33 11.03 14.02 16.68 17.89 19.75 24.71 20.26 15.63 18.43 14.27 16.35 19.00 25.94 3.1 2.0 2.4 6.6 3.3 7.3 4.4 5.0 4.5 5.4 2.4 4.1 3.1 5.8 5.6 5.1 4.7 4.1 1.9 5.2 6.3 2.4 13.4 13.7 8.5 7.4 7.3 5.3 2.8 33.0 30.4 33.1 35.2 33.3 37.5 42.1 38.6 43.0 40.4 41.7 39.3 36.9 35.9 38.3 36.5 41.2 41.3 42.1 43.6 40.4 41.7 48.5 53.0 40.2 40.1 40.7 40.0 40.0 6.91 5.82 6.50 7.39 8.98 15.83 11.53 23.27 15.77 – – 9.07 7.55 7.18 10.18 10.72 12.08 – – – – – – – – – – – – 2.3 2.0 2.4 9.3 3.0 15.8 7.4 18.0 3.9 – – 5.5 3.3 4.5 5.5 3.2 8.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – 31.7 30.0 32.6 34.7 32.2 33.1 43.3 29.2 40.7 – – 36.8 37.5 35.2 38.5 31.7 40.4 – – – – – – – – – – – – 11.94 7.93 8.96 8.96 12.17 11.73 13.65 16.74 17.89 20.02 24.39 14.88 8.71 7.94 8.50 13.15 10.87 13.95 16.71 17.89 19.93 24.39 20.26 15.63 18.43 14.27 16.35 19.00 25.94 4.3 4.8 2.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 1.9 5.2 5.6 2.0 4.8 6.1 12.2 8.5 6.4 5.4 4.1 1.9 5.2 5.7 2.0 13.4 13.7 8.5 7.4 7.3 5.3 2.8 38.8 35.8 36.7 37.1 39.4 40.4 41.7 42.1 43.6 40.4 41.9 40.9 26.3 36.9 37.2 39.5 41.3 42.0 42.1 43.6 40.4 41.9 48.5 53.0 40.2 40.1 40.7 40.0 40.0 Blue collar –Continued See footnotes at end of table. 36 TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 West South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–Continued Total Occupations and levels Service –Continued Protective service –Continued Supervisors, guards ........................................... Firefighting ......................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... Police and detectives, public service ................. 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... 8 ................................................................... 9 ................................................................... Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers ............................................................. 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... 7 ................................................................... Correctional institution officers ........................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Crossing guards ................................................. 1 ................................................................... Guards and police, except public service .......... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Protective service, n.e.c. .................................... 3 ................................................................... Food service .......................................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Bartenders ......................................................... 3 ................................................................... Waiters and waitresses ...................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ......................... 1 ................................................................... Other food service ............................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Supervisors, food preparation and service ........ 3 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... Cooks ................................................................. 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) $14.52 14.59 15.44 11.68 12.96 16.31 19.79 17.60 15.09 16.16 17.16 20.01 20.65 8.2 7.8 10.6 3.1 10.0 3.3 6.2 4.6 19.7 5.8 4.4 7.5 5.7 40.2 48.4 39.0 48.5 52.0 52.6 52.6 40.1 40.3 40.1 40.2 40.0 40.0 $14.18 – – – – – – – – – – – – 19.4 – – – – – – – – – – – – 40.1 – – – – – – – – – – – – $14.78 14.50 15.44 10.27 12.96 16.31 19.79 17.63 16.74 16.16 17.16 20.01 20.65 10.5 8.3 10.6 8.3 10.0 3.3 6.2 4.5 14.5 5.8 4.4 7.5 5.7 40.2 48.6 39.0 50.5 52.0 52.6 52.6 40.1 40.4 40.1 40.2 40.0 40.0 14.19 14.70 12.35 18.43 10.64 9.47 7.60 10.51 10.53 7.41 7.97 9.02 7.58 7.18 10.59 11.91 8.08 7.84 6.20 5.43 5.97 5.94 7.77 11.09 3.70 3.99 3.36 3.13 3.85 4.99 4.84 3.34 3.68 3.21 2.78 4.61 4.60 7.08 6.08 6.67 7.56 8.24 11.45 10.74 7.51 11.77 7.19 6.1 1.7 12.9 3.2 6.3 4.7 4.9 11.6 6.3 8.5 3.1 6.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 10.9 6.8 4.8 2.4 2.6 3.6 12.5 3.4 7.3 5.3 7.2 7.4 21.6 15.3 7.4 20.8 7.3 10.6 6.2 18.6 9.9 10.4 3.4 2.5 4.3 5.7 2.8 6.1 5.3 4.4 5.8 6.0 39.7 41.0 38.0 40.2 40.1 40.3 41.5 39.1 40.2 17.4 18.3 36.3 37.5 34.3 38.3 29.5 36.1 38.0 31.8 29.8 31.9 33.3 37.8 39.8 30.4 30.2 27.2 35.6 31.6 33.5 35.4 29.9 29.5 26.9 35.6 31.8 32.0 32.4 29.6 33.5 32.1 38.7 40.2 39.0 30.0 40.3 35.9 – – – – – – – – – – – 8.98 7.58 7.21 10.59 12.26 7.82 – 5.98 5.30 5.80 5.68 7.66 9.12 3.70 3.99 3.36 3.13 3.85 4.99 4.84 3.34 3.68 3.21 2.78 4.61 4.60 6.87 5.94 6.52 7.37 8.14 9.68 10.28 – 10.10 7.10 – – – – – – – – – – – 6.3 3.3 4.4 4.4 12.0 10.9 – 3.0 2.7 4.3 14.1 2.6 10.5 5.3 7.2 7.4 21.6 15.3 7.4 20.8 7.3 10.6 6.2 18.6 9.9 10.4 3.8 2.4 4.4 6.0 2.9 8.5 5.2 – 9.0 6.3 – – – – – – – – – – – 36.5 37.5 35.5 38.2 28.4 37.9 – 31.7 29.6 32.1 33.1 37.7 41.1 30.4 30.2 27.2 35.6 31.6 33.5 35.4 29.9 29.5 26.9 35.6 31.8 32.0 32.2 29.3 33.8 31.6 38.7 42.0 39.0 – 42.6 36.0 14.19 14.70 12.35 18.43 11.04 9.47 7.81 12.34 10.53 7.41 7.97 9.70 – – 10.58 – 8.51 7.51 9.01 7.62 8.01 8.85 10.69 13.19 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9.01 7.62 8.01 8.85 10.69 13.19 12.87 – 13.16 8.46 6.1 1.7 12.9 3.2 6.3 4.7 9.1 2.3 6.3 8.5 3.1 8.8 – – 11.4 – 5.9 4.7 4.8 4.1 3.0 3.0 10.2 8.9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4.8 4.1 3.0 3.0 10.2 8.9 8.8 – 9.0 3.1 39.7 41.0 38.0 40.2 40.2 40.3 41.0 40.1 40.2 17.4 18.3 34.3 – – 40.0 – 33.5 35.7 34.2 34.1 30.6 35.9 39.5 38.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 34.2 34.1 30.6 35.9 39.5 38.5 38.8 – 38.6 35.2 See footnotes at end of table. 37 TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 West South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–Continued Total Occupations and levels Service –Continued Food service –Continued Other food service –Continued Cooks –Continued 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Food counter, fountain, and related ................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ..................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Food preparation, n.e.c. ..................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Health service ........................................................ 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Health aides, except nursing ............................. 1 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............ 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Cleaning and building service ................................ 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers ............................................................ 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... 5 ................................................................... 6 ................................................................... Maids and housemen ........................................ 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... Janitors and cleaners ......................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Personal service .................................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Supervisors, personal service ............................ Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities ............................................................ 1 ................................................................... 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) $7.43 6.21 7.85 7.88 6.33 6.43 7.93 6.36 5.83 7.33 9.26 6.47 6.20 6.79 7.05 8.10 6.61 7.89 8.31 9.39 9.03 7.89 9.87 9.80 7.62 6.51 7.76 7.83 8.88 7.47 6.48 7.59 8.92 10.22 12.03 12.09 7.6 7.5 3.8 5.9 5.5 5.6 12.4 4.1 3.4 3.0 8.7 2.0 2.3 3.1 5.7 2.7 5.9 2.3 4.8 4.2 3.5 8.0 7.2 5.9 3.8 5.7 3.5 5.3 5.4 1.9 3.1 3.4 2.2 4.5 6.2 4.5 28.2 34.7 38.4 37.4 27.8 29.5 30.8 31.8 30.5 34.0 36.7 29.7 28.7 31.4 33.2 33.1 29.4 36.5 33.5 25.8 36.8 35.7 38.1 33.0 33.4 29.0 35.7 32.3 34.2 34.7 32.8 36.3 39.4 39.4 40.0 40.6 – $6.12 7.60 7.86 6.30 6.40 7.93 6.25 5.68 7.29 9.24 6.22 6.02 – – 7.63 6.15 7.54 7.90 8.89 8.32 – 8.44 8.97 7.26 6.02 7.27 7.81 8.94 6.98 6.24 6.94 8.75 10.29 11.35 12.43 – 8.1 4.3 6.0 5.5 5.7 12.4 4.2 3.8 3.1 9.8 1.8 2.1 – – 2.6 3.3 2.0 5.5 3.5 1.5 – 5.5 5.8 3.7 2.6 3.2 5.7 6.7 2.2 2.5 4.6 1.9 4.8 4.7 8.3 – 34.9 38.2 37.3 27.7 29.5 30.8 31.5 30.0 34.8 36.5 29.5 28.5 – – 32.4 29.4 36.2 32.6 24.2 36.1 – 36.5 31.5 33.0 29.0 35.2 32.0 34.0 33.3 31.9 34.7 39.0 39.2 40.0 41.3 – $7.81 9.15 – – – – 7.62 7.34 7.87 – 8.07 7.92 8.14 7.98 11.29 11.86 11.07 10.28 11.79 11.77 – 11.45 12.68 10.92 – 11.74 8.13 – 8.92 7.76 8.74 9.11 9.86 – – – 2.3 1.9 – – – – 6.3 6.4 5.1 – 2.3 2.7 4.4 6.3 7.4 12.5 10.1 8.2 6.6 7.0 – 8.6 6.8 11.3 – 10.6 2.6 – 3.9 5.7 5.7 4.2 8.3 – – – 31.1 39.3 – – – – 35.4 37.8 26.6 – 31.1 31.0 31.6 29.4 38.6 30.1 40.0 39.3 38.6 39.8 – 40.0 39.4 37.3 – 40.0 37.9 – 39.4 38.9 39.5 39.8 40.0 – – 11.58 8.20 9.93 11.97 12.39 6.18 6.09 6.21 7.41 6.66 7.90 8.99 10.16 7.77 5.99 6.11 7.01 10.52 10.28 3.5 5.6 8.2 7.5 5.8 2.2 2.2 3.5 3.8 4.7 5.5 2.3 5.8 8.3 5.1 5.8 8.6 8.1 16.4 39.7 35.1 40.0 40.0 40.6 35.8 35.8 35.8 33.8 31.6 36.4 39.8 38.8 28.2 25.9 28.2 34.7 32.5 39.6 11.28 – 9.93 11.07 13.36 6.18 6.10 6.21 6.93 6.33 7.21 8.83 10.28 7.64 5.85 5.75 6.27 10.61 – 5.2 – 8.4 7.8 8.7 2.3 2.3 3.5 5.0 4.7 6.7 1.9 6.0 9.2 4.9 2.5 10.5 8.9 – 39.5 – 40.0 40.0 41.7 35.8 35.7 35.8 31.8 30.0 34.3 39.7 38.3 27.4 25.6 27.5 35.5 31.8 – 12.00 – – – – – – – 8.48 7.81 8.74 9.15 – 8.59 7.97 9.01 8.23 9.72 – 5.4 – – – – – – – 3.1 6.0 5.7 4.4 – 4.2 10.6 4.3 5.7 8.2 – 40.0 – – – – – – – 39.3 38.8 39.5 39.8 – 34.3 32.0 35.9 33.5 40.0 – 7.44 6.93 4.0 12.2 32.4 26.3 7.03 – 5.0 – 32.2 – 7.93 – 6.7 – 32.6 – See footnotes at end of table. 38 TABLE 6. Occupations1 and levels,2 West South Central: Mean hourly earnings3 and weekly hours, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey,4 2000–Continued Total Occupations and levels Service –Continued Personal service –Continued Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities –Continued 3 ................................................................... Public transportation attendants ........................ Baggage porters and bellhops ........................... Welfare service aides ........................................ 1 ................................................................... Early childhood teachers’ assistants .................. 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... Child care workers, n.e.c. .................................. 3 ................................................................... Service, n.e.c. .................................................... 1 ................................................................... 2 ................................................................... 3 ................................................................... 4 ................................................................... Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Mean Relative error5 (percent) $7.04 33.30 4.01 5.49 5.35 6.47 6.13 6.80 6.39 8.66 7.62 6.72 7.59 7.88 8.83 8.0 9.9 5.2 3.2 1.9 7.2 7.6 11.5 7.6 7.0 1.5 3.9 6.3 4.8 3.8 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see Technical Note. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, 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, State and local government Private industry Mean weekly hours Mean Relative error5 (percent) 35.0 19.0 39.2 23.2 25.4 32.7 32.1 35.2 33.2 23.2 27.3 21.2 33.7 34.6 34.0 – $35.45 4.01 5.34 5.34 5.63 5.67 – 6.33 – 7.54 6.67 7.44 7.92 – – 8.3 5.2 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.1 – 7.9 – .9 3.9 6.1 4.8 – Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours Mean – 18.5 39.2 22.7 25.2 32.0 31.5 – 33.2 – 27.1 21.1 34.8 34.5 – – – – $8.55 – 8.78 9.65 8.34 – – 9.50 – – – – Mean Relative weekly error5 hours (percent) – – – 11.7 – 6.1 1.1 7.1 – – 6.8 – – – – – – – 38.7 – 35.0 38.4 33.5 – – 32.5 – – – – weighted by hours. 4 In this census division, collection was conducted between June 1999 and April 2001. The average reference period was June 2000. 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. 39 Technical Note T Austin-San Marcos, TX, MSA Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX, MSA Corpus Christi, TX, MSA Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, CMSA Gillespie County, TX Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX, CMSA New Orleans, LA, MSA Oklahoma City, OK, MSA Palo Pinto County, TX Panola County, TX Pope County, AR Prairie County, AR San Antonio, TX, MSA St. Frances County, AR Vermilion Parish, LA he data in this bulletin 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. Survey scope. In the West South Central census division, the NCS studied 1,956 establishments representing approximately 8,873,200 workers within the scope of the survey. Beginning with the 1999 NCS, private sector establishments with one or more workers are included in the survey. State and local governments with 50 or more workers also are included. The number of workers represented by the survey is shown in table A, and the number of establishments is shown in table B. For purposes of this survey, an establishment is an economic unit that produces goods or services, a central administrative office, or an auxiliary unit providing support services to a company. For private industries in this survey, the establishment is usually at a single physical location. For State and local governments, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity. In the second stage, the sample of establishments was drawn by first stratifying the sampling frame by ownership and industry. The number of sample establishments allocated to each stratum is approximately proportional to the stratum employment. Each sampled establishment is selected within a stratum with a probability proportional to its employment. Use of this technique means that the larger an establishment’s employment, the greater the establishment’s chance of selection. Weights were applied to each establishment when the data were tabulated so that the establishment represents similar units (by industry and employment size) in the economy which were not selected for collection. The third stage of sample selection was a probability sample of occupations within a sampled establishment. In the West South Central region, collection was conducted between June 1999 and April 2001 with an average reference period of June 2000. Sampling frame. The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from the State unemployment insurance reports. The reference month for the public sector is June 1994. Due to the volatility of industries within the private sector, sampling frames were developed using the most recent month of reference available at the time the sample was selected. The reference month for the private sector varied by area. Occupational selection and classification. Identification of the occupations for which wage data were collected was a four-step process: Sample design and data collection. The sample for this survey was selected using a three-stage design. The first stage consisted of the selection of areas. The nationwide NCS sample consists of 154 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas that represent the Nation’s 326 metropolitan statistical areas and the remaining portions of the 50 States. Metropolitan areas are designated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) or Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSA), as defined in 1994 by the 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 West South Central census division are: 1. 2. 3. 4. Probability-proportional-to-size selection of establishment jobs Classification of jobs into occupations based on the Census of Population system Characterization of jobs as full-time vs. part-time, union vs. nonunion, and time vs. incentive Determination of the level of work of each job For each occupation, wage data were collected for those workers who met all the criteria identified in the last three steps. Special procedures were developed for jobs for which a correct classification or level could not be deter- Amarillo, TX, MSA Andrews County, TX 40 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 $15.80 per hour with a relative standard error of 1.2 percent for this estimate. At the 90-percent level, the confidence interval for this estimate is $15.49 to $16.11 ($15.80 x 1.645 x 0.012 = $0.312, round to $0.31); ($15.80 - .31 = $15.49; $15.80 + .31 = $16.11). 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 they also were not specifically measured, efforts were made to minimize nonsampling errors by the extensive training of field economists who gathered survey data by personal visit, computer editing of the data, and detailed data review. mined. 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 where 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 workers, rather than solely on hours worked. Finally, the worker was identified as being in a union or a nonunion job. The fourth step in the job classification procedure was to determine the work level of each of the establishment's selected jobs, using an “occupational leveling” process. This process, involving discussions between the Bureau’s field economist and the respondent, ranks and compares all selected establishment occupations using 10 leveling factors. For more information on occupational leveling and an example of how to use the criteria for leveling a job, see appendixes C and D of any published NCS locality bulletin or http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm. The Web site also has a link to the NCS job descriptions. Census area divisions. Data are tabulated by census divisions defined as follows: New England—Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and Rhode Island; Middle Atlantic—New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; East North Central—Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central— Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska; South Atlantic—Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central—Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central—Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; Mountain—Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada; and Pacific—Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, and Alaska. Some census divisions include CMSAs and MSAs that cross State lines. Data reliability. The data in this bulletin are estimates from a scientifically selected probability sample. There are two types of errors possible in an estimate based on a sample survey, sampling and nonsampling. Sampling errors occur because observations come only from a sample and not from an entire population. The sample used for this survey is one of a number of possible samples of the same size that could have been selected using the sample design. Estimates derived from the different 41 TABLE A. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, by occupational group,2 West South Central, National Compensation Survey,3 2000 Occupational group All industries Private industry State and local government All ............................................................................................. All, excluding sales ............................................................... 8,873,200 7,856,200 7,246,700 6,235,800 1,626,500 1,620,400 White collar ......................................................................... White collar, excluding sales ............................................ 4,665,300 3,648,200 3,531,700 2,520,700 1,133,600 1,127,500 Professional specialty and technical ................................. Professional specialty occupations ............................... Technical occupations .................................................. Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... Sales ................................................................................. Administrative support, including clerical .......................... 1,542,600 1,170,400 372,200 628,700 1,017,000 1,476,900 846,900 528,000 318,800 498,900 1,010,900 1,175,000 695,700 642,400 53,400 129,800 6,100 302,000 Blue collar ........................................................................... Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. Transportation and material moving ................................. Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...... 2,569,300 995,800 538,000 422,600 612,800 2,397,400 933,600 533,300 359,300 571,200 171,800 62,200 4,700 63,300 41,500 Service ................................................................................. 1,638,700 1,317,600 321,100 1 Number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a description of size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison with other statistical series to measure employment trends or levels. Both full-time and part-time workers were included in the survey. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. For more information, see Technical Note. 3 In this census division, collection was conducted between June 1999 and April 2001. The average reference period was June 2000. 42 TABLE B. Number of establishments studied by industry group and establishment employment size, West South Central, National Compensation Survey,1 2000 Number of establishments studied Industry division Total All ...................................................................................................................... Private Industry ............................................................................................ Goods-producing industries ....................................................................... Mining .................................................................................................... Construction ........................................................................................... Manufacturing ........................................................................................ Durable goods ................................................................................... Nondurable goods ............................................................................. Service-producing industries ..................................................................... Transportation and utilities ..................................................................... Wholesale trade ..................................................................................... Retail trade ............................................................................................ Finance, insurance and real estate ........................................................ Services ................................................................................................. State and local government ........................................................................ 1,956 1,650 438 44 113 281 171 110 1,212 136 105 307 140 524 306 1 In this census division, collection was conducted between June 1999 and April 2001. The average reference period was June 2000. 2 Estimates include private establishments employing 1 to 99 workers and State and local government establishments employing 50 to 99 workers. 1 to 99 workers2 100 to 499 workers 500 to 999 workers 1,000 to 2,499 workers 2,500 to 4,999 workers 5,000 or more workers 788 753 156 20 72 64 41 23 597 54 63 170 100 210 35 676 580 164 9 28 127 76 51 416 47 33 120 20 196 96 184 139 51 10 5 36 18 18 88 11 4 8 8 57 45 174 111 44 5 7 32 17 15 67 14 2 6 9 36 63 74 42 14 60 25 9 – 1 13 10 3 28 3 1 2 2 20 32 – – 9 9 – 16 7 2 1 1 5 35 NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported. Overall industry and industry groups may include data for categories not shown separately. 43
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