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Boston–Worcester–Lawrence, MA–NH–ME–CT National Compensation Survey September 2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________ U.S. Department of Labor Elaine L. Chao, Secretary Bureau of Labor Statistics Kathleen P. Utgoff, Commissioner May 2004 Bulletin 3120–58 Preface D 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Room 4175, Washington, DC 20212–0001, or call (202) 691–6199, or send e-mail to ocltinfo@bls.gov. The data contained in this bulletin are also available at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm, the BLS Internet site. Data are in three formats: An ASCII file containing the published table formats; an ASCII file containing positional columns of data for manipulation as a data base or spreadsheet; and a Portable Document Format (PDF) file containing the entire bulletin. Results of earlier surveys of this area are also available from BLS regional offices, the Division of Compensation Data Analysis and Planning, or at the BLS Internet site. Material in this bulletin is in the public domain and, with appropriate credit, may be reproduced without permission. This information will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691–5200; Federal Relay Service: 1–800–877–8339. ata shown in this bulletin were collected as part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) National Compensation Survey (NCS). The survey could not have been conducted without the cooperation of the many private firms and government jurisdictions that provided pay data included in this bulletin. The Bureau thanks these respondents for their cooperation. Field economists of the Bureau of Labor Statistics collected and reviewed the survey data. The Office of Compensation and Working Conditions, in cooperation with the Office of Field Operations and the Office of Technology and Survey Processing in the BLS National Office, designed the survey, processed the data, and prepared the survey for publication. For additional information regarding this survey, please contact any BLS regional office at the address and telephone number listed on the back cover of this bulletin. You may also write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics at: Division of Compensation Data Analysis and Planning, iii Contents Page Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Tables: 1–1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by selected worker and establishment characteristics, private industry, and State and local government................................................ 2–1. Mean hourly earnings: Selected occupations, all workers, private industry, and State and local government ................................................................................................... 2–2. Mean hourly earnings: Selected occupations, full-time workers, private industry, and State and local government ................................................................................................... 2–3. Mean hourly earnings: Selected occupations, part-time workers, private industry, and State and local government ................................................................................................... 3–1. Mean weekly earnings and hours: Selected occupations, full-time workers, private industry, and State and local government ................................................................................................... 3–2. Mean annual earnings and hours: Selected occupations, full-time workers, private industry, and State and local government ................................................................................................... 4–1. Selected occupations and levels, all workers: Mean hourly earnings, private industry, and State and local government ................................................................................................... 4–2. Selected occupations and levels, full-time workers: Mean hourly earnings, private industry, and State and local government ................................................................................................... 4–3. Selected occupations and levels, part-time workers: Mean hourly earnings, private industry, and State and local government ................................................................................................... 5–1. Selected worker characteristics: Mean hourly earnings by occupational group ........................... 5–2. Major industry division: Mean hourly earnings by occupational group, private industry............ 5–3. Establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings by occupational group, private industry ............................................................................................................................ 6–1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs, all workers: Selected occupations, all industries.............................................................................................. 6–2. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs, all workers: Selected occupations, private industry ......................................................................................... 6–3. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs, all workers: Selected occupations, State and local government....................................................................... 6–4. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs, full-time workers: Selected occupations, all industries.............................................................................................. 6–5. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs, part-time workers: Selected occupations, all industries.............................................................................................. 2 3 6 9 11 15 19 27 34 37 38 39 40 43 46 48 51 Appendixes: A. Technical Note ................................................................................................................................ Appendix table 1. Number of workers represented by the survey, by occupational group ........... B. Occupational Classifications ........................................................................................................... C. Occupational Leveling Criteria ....................................................................................................... D. Evaluating Your Firm’s Jobs........................................................................................................... v A–1 A–5 B–1 C–1 D–1 Introduction T Establishment characteristics include goods and service producing and size of establishment. Table 2–1 presents estimates of mean hourly earnings, and the relative standard errors associated with them, for detailed occupations within all industries, private industry, and State and local government. Table 2–2 presents the same type of information for full-time workers only. Table 2–3 provides similar data for workers designated as parttime. Table 3–1 provides mean weekly earnings data, with relative standard errors, and weekly hours for full-time employees in specific occupations across all industries, private industry, and State and local government. Table 3–2 provides annual earnings, relative standard errors, and annual hours for full-time employees in specific occupations. Table 4–1 provides mean hourly earnings data by work level for occupational groups and for detailed occupations. Separate data are also shown for private industry and government workers. Table 4–2 provides work level data for full-time workers. Table 4–3 provides similar data for workers designated as part-time. Table 5–1 presents mean hourly earnings data for selected worker characteristics by major occupational groups. The worker characteristics include full-time or part-time designation, union or nonunion status, and time or incentive pay. Table 5–2 presents mean hourly earnings data for major industry divisions by occupational groups; these estimates are limited to the private sector. Table 5–3 presents mean hourly earnings data for establishment employment sizes by major occupational groups within the private sector. Tables 6–1 through 6–5 present hourly wage percentiles that describe the distribution of hourly earnings for individual workers within each published occupation. Data are provided for the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles for detailed occupations within all industries, private industry, State and local government, full-time workers, and part-time workers. These iterations correspond to those presented in tables 2–1, 2–2, and 2–3. Appendix table 1 provides the number of workers represented by the survey by major occupational group. The employment estimates relate to all employers in the area, rather than just to those surveyed. he tables in this bulletin summarize the NCS results for the Boston–Worcester–Lawrence, MA–NH–ME–CT, metropolitan area. Data were collected between March 2003 and April 2004; the average reference month is September 2003. Tabulations provide information on earnings of workers in a variety of occupations and at different work levels. Also contained in this bulletin are information on the program, a technical note describing survey procedures, and several appendixes with detailed information on occupational classifications and the occupational leveling methodology. NCS products The Bureau’s National Compensation Survey provides data on occupational wages and employee benefits for localities, broad geographic regions, and the Nation as a whole. The Employment Cost Index, a quarterly measure of the change in employer costs for wages and benefits, is derived from the NCS. Another product, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, measures employers’ average hourly costs for total compensation, that is, wages and benefits. Still another NCS product measures the incidence of benefit plans and their provisions. This bulletin is limited to data on occupational wages and salaries. About the tables The tables that follow present data on straight-time occupational earnings, which include wages and salaries, incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. These earnings exclude premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. About 480 detailed occupations are used to describe all occupations in the civilian nonfarm economy (excluding the Federal Government and private households). Data are not shown for any occupations if they would raise concerns about the confidentiality of the survey respondents or if the data are insufficient to support reliable estimates. Table 1–1 presents an overview of all tables in this bulletin. Mean hourly earnings, weekly hours, and relative standard errors are given for all industries, private industry, and State and local government for selected worker and establishment characteristics. The worker characteristics include major occupational group, full-time or part-time status, union or nonunion status, and time or incentive pay. 1 Table 1-1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 Total Private industry Hourly earnings State and local government Hourly earnings Worker and establishment characteristics Mean weekly hours3 Mean Relative error2 (percent) Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours3 Mean Relative error2 (percent) Mean weekly hours3 Mean Relative error2 (percent) $23.46 2.0 35.0 $23.04 2.5 34.8 $25.50 3.4 36.1 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 .............................................. 27.52 32.14 35.11 21.04 16.48 17.84 23.91 2.1 3.1 4.0 13.6 2.2 1.7 2.6 35.7 35.9 39.1 29.8 35.8 36.0 40.1 27.22 31.30 35.29 21.07 16.46 17.56 24.03 2.3 3.8 4.3 13.9 2.7 1.9 2.9 35.9 36.2 39.6 29.7 36.2 35.7 40.1 29.04 35.60 33.72 19.70 16.56 20.71 22.93 5.4 3.9 12.4 2.0 1.3 1.9 5.3 34.8 34.7 35.5 36.0 34.6 39.6 39.9 13.72 17.96 4.1 4.8 35.9 33.7 13.39 17.59 4.0 6.1 35.7 32.9 – 20.03 – 8.4 – 39.1 11.90 13.64 3.8 1.9 32.0 31.2 11.53 10.95 4.0 1.6 31.5 28.9 16.61 19.44 7.1 1.2 39.7 37.8 Full time .................................................................. Part time ................................................................. 24.83 13.51 2.0 3.3 39.1 20.0 24.61 13.15 2.4 3.7 39.4 20.0 25.77 19.30 3.4 4.3 37.6 18.8 Union ...................................................................... Nonunion ................................................................ 23.73 23.36 1.9 2.6 35.5 34.9 21.87 23.24 3.4 2.7 34.3 34.9 25.28 26.96 2.2 10.2 36.5 33.4 Time ........................................................................ Incentive ................................................................. 23.23 30.97 2.0 17.5 35.0 35.9 22.74 30.97 2.4 17.5 34.8 35.9 25.50 – 3.4 – 36.1 – Goods producing .................................................... Service producing ................................................... (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) 25.65 – 2.1 – 40.0 – (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) 50-99 workers7 ....................................................... 100-499 workers ..................................................... 500 workers or more ............................................... 18.70 22.65 26.34 5.2 4.1 2.2 32.6 34.8 36.5 18.67 21.78 27.00 5.4 4.5 2.8 32.5 34.7 36.4 19.74 27.88 24.54 1.2 8.1 .6 34.4 35.0 36.7 Total ........................................................................... Worker characteristics:4 Establishment characteristics: 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 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 appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 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 appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing industries applies to private industry only. 7 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. 2 Table 2-1. Mean hourly earnings,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 Total Occupation3 Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $23.46 23.63 2.0 1.9 $23.04 23.20 2.5 2.2 $25.50 25.57 3.4 3.4 White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 27.52 28.25 2.1 1.9 27.22 28.04 2.3 1.9 29.04 29.21 5.4 5.5 Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... Civil engineers ...................................................... Electrical and electronic engineers ....................... Industrial engineers .............................................. Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... Operations and systems researchers and analysts .......................................................... Natural scientists ...................................................... Health related ........................................................... Physicians ............................................................ Registered nurses ................................................ Physical therapists ................................................ Teachers, college and university .............................. Medical science teachers ..................................... Art, drama, and music teachers ............................ Other post-secondary teachers ............................ Teachers, except college and university .................. Elementary school teachers ................................. Secondary school teachers .................................. Teachers, special education ................................. Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Vocational and educational counselors ................ Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... Librarians .............................................................. Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Social workers ...................................................... Lawyers and judges .................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Athletes ................................................................. Technical ...................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Radiological technicians ....................................... Licensed practical nurses ..................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ........ Drafters ................................................................. Computer programmers ....................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. ................................ 32.14 34.50 36.11 33.91 39.85 30.04 36.36 38.83 36.86 3.1 2.7 1.6 5.0 2.8 3.9 5.6 6.8 3.9 31.30 34.04 36.31 – 39.85 30.04 37.88 39.30 37.21 3.8 3.3 1.8 – 2.8 3.9 7.3 6.8 3.8 35.60 36.05 – – – – – – – 3.9 4.0 – – – – – – – 47.16 23.68 30.00 31.18 30.31 25.85 46.95 44.59 44.00 39.28 37.32 40.91 39.19 27.55 33.27 33.74 30.06 30.29 26.39 22.06 22.05 42.95 18.5 7.1 3.2 23.0 3.2 5.0 5.4 11.2 32.3 14.0 6.0 3.6 5.2 20.3 1.6 11.4 8.0 11.3 11.0 5.6 5.6 12.1 – 23.66 30.04 32.83 30.34 25.85 49.43 44.59 44.00 43.74 21.79 – 28.19 – 29.69 – 30.15 – 26.39 19.92 18.85 – – 7.1 3.6 23.8 3.5 5.0 5.6 11.2 32.3 18.0 6.4 – 5.5 – 8.8 – 10.7 – 11.0 4.6 1.7 – – – 29.66 – 29.95 – – – – – 39.73 41.12 41.15 – – 39.82 29.83 29.83 – 23.97 – – – – 4.7 – 3.8 – – – – – 6.0 3.5 4.6 – – 7.0 8.9 8.9 – 9.4 – – 26.36 19.96 20.69 17.50 27.74 20.12 15.81 24.31 27.00 23.45 4.5 5.7 8.5 6.0 6.6 2.8 14.2 5.5 12.9 9.0 26.83 19.96 20.50 17.47 27.74 20.37 15.68 24.31 26.78 23.45 4.9 5.7 9.0 6.0 6.6 3.3 14.5 5.5 14.2 9.0 – – 24.74 – – – – – – – – – 9.5 – – – – – – – 35.11 40.60 33.27 39.24 4.0 5.0 10.5 7.0 35.29 40.64 – 39.14 4.3 5.6 – 7.1 33.72 40.31 33.27 – 12.4 10.5 10.5 – 44.55 40.31 38.77 26.06 44.31 27.18 22.82 37.53 32.36 5.1 11.0 17.4 7.3 5.5 5.7 4.8 11.0 14.9 44.55 37.57 38.77 26.06 44.21 27.62 22.78 38.32 – 5.1 13.9 17.4 7.3 6.0 6.2 5.5 10.1 – – 46.22 – – – 23.76 – – – – 10.8 – – – 6.1 – – – 27.73 7.9 27.91 8.1 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ............... Administrators and officials, public administration Financial managers .............................................. Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations .......................................................... 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 ..................................... Other financial officers .......................................... Management analysts .......................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 3 Table 2-1. Mean hourly earnings,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) $30.09 23.87 23.20 10.9 7.3 12.6 $30.09 – 22.72 10.9 – 16.4 – $27.08 24.76 – 5.5 9.5 21.04 16.48 21.68 13.6 10.7 4.5 21.07 16.46 21.68 13.9 11.0 4.5 19.70 – – 2.0 – – 41.89 8.73 12.01 13.83 9.66 9.8 4.4 5.2 11.4 3.6 41.89 8.73 12.01 13.83 8.77 9.8 4.4 5.2 11.4 3.5 – – – – 19.89 – – – – 1.5 Administrative support, including clerical ................... Supervisors, general office ................................... Supervisors, financial records processing ............ Secretaries ........................................................... Typists .................................................................. Interviewers .......................................................... Transportation ticket and reservation agents ....... Receptionists ........................................................ Information clerks, n.e.c. ...................................... Order clerks .......................................................... Library clerks ........................................................ Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... Payroll and timekeeping clerks ............................. Billing clerks .......................................................... Telephone operators ............................................ Mail clerks, except postal service ......................... Dispatchers ........................................................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................... Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ................................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... General office clerks ............................................. Data entry keyers ................................................. Teachers’ aides .................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 16.48 20.59 25.61 18.18 15.28 13.14 14.86 12.36 13.15 15.46 15.70 14.97 16.88 16.71 13.43 11.41 12.21 15.08 17.22 13.73 2.2 19.5 8.5 2.5 4.1 1.9 6.2 4.1 .8 7.8 10.9 3.2 7.8 7.1 8.4 .6 12.1 7.0 6.7 12.6 16.46 20.58 25.61 17.44 – – 14.86 12.31 13.11 15.46 – 14.97 16.29 – 13.43 11.41 11.85 – 17.22 12.57 2.7 19.9 8.5 2.6 – – 6.2 4.3 .5 7.8 – 3.3 10.5 – 8.4 .6 13.8 – 6.7 11.8 16.56 – – 20.92 – – – – – – 15.46 – – – – – – – – – 1.3 – – 4.4 – – – – – – 11.3 – – – – – – – – – 20.76 17.41 16.18 12.76 12.99 17.89 7.7 17.8 2.7 2.8 1.0 4.9 20.76 17.41 16.19 11.69 – 17.97 7.7 17.8 3.8 2.9 – 5.0 – – 16.17 – 12.99 – – – 4.3 – 1.0 – Blue collar ........................................................................... 17.84 1.7 17.56 1.9 20.71 1.9 Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ Industrial machinery repairers .............................. Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers ......................................................... Carpenters ............................................................ Electricians ........................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .................. Construction trades, n.e.c. .................................... Supervisors, production ........................................ Machinists ............................................................. Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .. 23.91 19.12 20.59 2.6 2.8 6.2 24.03 19.12 20.25 2.9 2.8 8.3 22.93 – – 5.3 – – 33.93 26.52 32.23 21.87 16.15 21.52 22.39 17.13 7.8 8.9 7.3 6.7 8.7 1.6 5.0 3.4 – – 32.50 – – 21.52 22.39 17.13 – – 7.7 – – 1.6 5.0 3.4 – – – – 16.36 – – – – – – – 10.6 – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ Molding and casting machine operators ............... Printing press operators ....................................... Packaging and filling machine operators .............. 13.72 10.71 20.40 11.80 4.1 11.4 9.6 18.7 13.39 10.71 20.40 11.80 4.0 11.4 9.6 18.7 – – – – – – – – White collar –Continued Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Management related –Continued Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................. Construction inspectors ........................................ Management related, n.e.c. .................................. Sales ................................................................................ Supervisors, sales ................................................ Sales, other business services ............................. Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale ................................................. Sales workers, apparel ......................................... Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ... Sales workers, other commodities ........................ Cashiers ............................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 4 Table 2-1. Mean hourly earnings,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors –Continued Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. Assemblers ........................................................... Production inspectors, checkers and examiners .. $13.23 13.24 13.81 6.5 12.5 5.5 $12.40 13.24 13.81 2.7 12.5 5.5 – – – – – – Transportation and material moving ............................ Truck drivers ......................................................... Bus drivers ............................................................ 17.96 19.16 16.51 4.8 6.7 12.9 17.59 19.29 13.22 6.1 6.8 4.6 $20.03 – – 8.4 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...... Construction laborers ........................................... Stock handlers and baggers ................................. Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... Hand packers and packagers ............................... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................... 11.90 14.25 19.45 10.34 13.47 9.96 13.08 3.8 7.7 13.0 3.7 17.0 4.9 14.2 11.53 – – 10.34 13.46 9.96 9.95 4.0 – – 3.7 17.1 4.9 3.0 16.61 – – – – – 18.74 7.1 – – – – – 10.9 Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ......... Supervisors, police and detectives ....................... Firefighting ............................................................ Police and detectives, public service .................... Guards and police, except public service ............. Protective service, n.e.c. ...................................... Food service ............................................................. Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... Bartenders ............................................................ Waiters and waitresses ........................................ 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 ................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service ....................................................... Public transportation attendants ........................... Child care workers, n.e.c. ..................................... Service, n.e.c. ....................................................... 13.64 19.51 24.56 30.95 21.32 21.78 11.88 9.15 8.41 3.89 5.80 3.24 10.48 14.14 12.37 10.25 8.86 11.98 11.09 11.98 12.88 13.09 14.41 28.20 10.23 10.77 1.9 5.0 1.6 11.7 2.1 7.2 5.9 4.8 5.7 7.5 17.2 11.9 4.8 9.2 2.1 23.5 2.5 3.1 2.6 3.1 3.6 3.8 6.9 12.2 13.3 7.8 10.95 12.02 – – – – 11.73 – 8.24 3.89 5.80 3.24 10.33 – 12.09 10.25 8.85 11.77 11.08 11.74 11.47 11.56 14.32 28.51 10.03 10.69 1.6 6.3 – – – – 5.8 – 6.1 7.5 17.2 11.9 5.2 – 2.0 23.5 2.5 3.5 2.8 3.6 3.3 3.7 7.1 13.6 14.5 9.5 19.44 22.23 24.56 31.05 21.32 21.78 – – 14.05 – – – 14.05 – – – – 12.95 – 12.99 15.76 15.77 15.34 – – – 1.2 .9 1.6 11.9 2.1 7.2 – – 4.1 – – – 4.1 – – – – 1.6 – 1.4 5.7 5.7 20.8 – – – Blue collar –Continued 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, 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 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 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 appendix A. 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. 5 Table 2-2. Mean hourly earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 Total Occupation3 Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $24.83 24.68 2.0 1.8 $24.61 24.41 2.4 2.2 $25.77 25.81 3.4 3.5 White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 28.59 28.66 2.2 2.0 28.45 28.50 2.4 2.1 29.23 29.34 5.2 5.3 Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... Civil engineers ...................................................... Electrical and electronic engineers ....................... Industrial engineers .............................................. Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... Operations and systems researchers and analysts .......................................................... Natural scientists ...................................................... Health related ........................................................... Physicians ............................................................ Registered nurses ................................................ Teachers, college and university .............................. Other post-secondary teachers ............................ Teachers, except college and university .................. Elementary school teachers ................................. Secondary school teachers .................................. Teachers, special education ................................. Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... Librarians .............................................................. Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Social workers ...................................................... Lawyers and judges .................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Technical ...................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Licensed practical nurses ..................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ........ Drafters ................................................................. Computer programmers ....................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. ................................ 32.50 34.79 36.11 33.91 39.85 30.04 36.36 38.85 36.88 3.5 3.0 1.6 5.0 2.8 3.9 5.6 6.8 3.9 31.67 34.39 36.31 – 39.85 30.04 37.88 39.32 37.23 4.3 3.8 1.8 – 2.8 3.9 7.3 6.8 3.8 35.71 36.06 – – – – – – – 3.6 3.8 – – – – – – – 47.16 23.48 29.65 29.61 29.66 47.37 39.53 37.45 40.91 39.38 27.55 32.94 30.14 30.42 26.31 22.24 21.94 – 18.5 6.6 5.5 24.9 5.1 4.7 14.6 5.8 3.6 5.1 20.3 .6 7.9 11.3 11.3 5.5 5.9 – – 23.46 29.74 31.48 29.67 50.14 44.25 21.15 – 28.01 – – 30.15 – 26.31 19.55 18.34 – – 6.5 6.3 25.1 5.8 5.0 19.0 6.8 – 5.7 – – 10.7 – 11.3 5.6 1.7 – – – 29.13 – 29.63 – – 39.82 41.12 41.15 – – – – – – – – – – 5.4 – 4.6 – – 5.7 3.5 4.6 – – – – – – – – 27.13 20.62 16.98 20.44 15.31 24.31 27.16 23.45 5.9 9.8 6.2 4.1 14.6 5.5 13.0 9.0 27.67 20.35 16.94 – 15.11 24.31 26.95 23.45 6.5 10.4 6.2 – 14.5 5.5 14.2 9.0 – 26.19 – – – – – – – 7.6 – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ............... Administrators and officials, public administration Financial managers .............................................. Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations .......................................................... 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 ..................................... Other financial officers .......................................... Management analysts .......................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................. Management related, n.e.c. .................................. 35.25 40.67 33.13 39.24 4.0 5.0 11.0 7.0 35.38 40.64 – 39.14 4.3 5.6 – 7.1 34.16 40.92 33.13 – 12.0 8.9 11.0 – 44.55 41.05 38.77 26.06 44.31 27.29 22.82 37.53 32.36 5.1 11.0 17.4 7.3 5.5 5.8 4.8 11.0 14.9 44.55 37.57 38.77 26.06 44.21 27.71 22.78 38.32 – 5.1 13.9 17.4 7.3 6.0 6.2 5.5 10.1 – – 49.85 – – – 23.84 – – – – 3.9 – – – 5.8 – – – 27.83 30.09 23.16 8.1 10.9 12.8 28.02 30.09 22.63 8.3 10.9 16.9 – – 24.80 – – 9.5 Sales ................................................................................ Supervisors, sales ................................................ 27.71 17.15 14.2 9.4 27.92 17.14 14.5 9.6 21.22 – .0 – See footnotes at end of table. 6 Table 2-2. Mean hourly earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) $21.68 4.5 $21.68 4.5 – – 41.89 15.12 13.36 9.8 15.5 6.5 41.89 15.12 10.30 9.8 15.5 5.9 – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical ................... Supervisors, general office ................................... Supervisors, financial records processing ............ Secretaries ........................................................... Receptionists ........................................................ Information clerks, n.e.c. ...................................... Order clerks .......................................................... Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... Payroll and timekeeping clerks ............................. Billing clerks .......................................................... Mail clerks, except postal service ......................... Dispatchers ........................................................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................... Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ................................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... General office clerks ............................................. Data entry keyers ................................................. Teachers’ aides .................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 16.80 20.59 25.61 18.40 12.44 13.54 15.67 15.15 17.21 16.02 13.43 12.28 15.08 17.67 14.79 2.1 19.5 8.5 3.2 4.4 1.4 8.6 3.3 8.0 5.5 8.4 12.7 7.0 6.8 10.7 16.85 20.58 25.61 17.64 12.39 13.50 15.67 15.14 16.66 – 13.43 – – 17.67 13.62 2.6 19.9 8.5 3.3 4.5 1.4 8.6 3.4 10.7 – 8.4 – – 6.8 9.7 $16.62 – – 21.11 – – – – – – – – – – – 1.4 – – 5.1 – – – – – – – – – – – 20.76 18.34 16.32 12.98 12.98 18.97 7.7 17.4 2.8 2.1 1.2 3.9 20.76 18.34 16.43 – – 19.00 7.7 17.4 4.2 – – 4.0 – – 16.19 – 12.98 – – – 4.3 – 1.2 – Blue collar ........................................................................... 18.55 1.8 18.30 2.1 20.79 1.6 Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ Industrial machinery repairers .............................. Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers ......................................................... Carpenters ............................................................ Electricians ........................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .................. Construction trades, n.e.c. .................................... Supervisors, production ........................................ Machinists ............................................................. Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .. 23.92 19.12 20.59 2.6 2.8 6.2 24.03 19.12 20.25 2.9 2.8 8.3 22.94 – – 5.3 – – 33.93 26.52 32.23 21.87 16.15 21.52 22.39 17.13 7.8 8.9 7.3 6.7 8.7 1.6 5.0 3.4 – – 32.50 – – 21.52 22.39 17.13 – – 7.7 – – 1.6 5.0 3.4 – – – – 16.36 – – – – – – – 10.6 – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ Molding and casting machine operators ............... Printing press operators ....................................... Packaging and filling machine operators .............. Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. Assemblers ........................................................... Production inspectors, checkers and examiners .. 13.89 10.71 20.40 11.80 13.24 14.19 13.81 4.0 11.4 9.6 18.7 6.6 8.4 5.5 13.56 10.71 20.40 11.80 12.40 14.19 13.81 3.9 11.4 9.6 18.7 2.7 8.4 5.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Transportation and material moving ............................ Truck drivers ......................................................... 18.73 19.50 5.6 6.4 18.44 19.64 6.9 6.4 20.16 – 9.0 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...... Construction laborers ........................................... Stock handlers and baggers ................................. Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... 12.81 14.28 19.45 12.74 13.32 5.0 7.7 13.0 6.5 18.9 12.40 – – 12.74 13.31 5.3 – – 6.5 19.0 16.76 – – – – 7.7 – – – – White collar –Continued Sales –Continued Sales, other business services ............................. Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale ................................................. Sales workers, other commodities ........................ Cashiers ............................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 7 Table 2-2. Mean hourly earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers –Continued Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................... $14.15 19.3 – – – – Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ......... Supervisors, police and detectives ....................... Firefighting ............................................................ Police and detectives, public service .................... Guards and police, except public service ............. Food service ............................................................. Other food service .................................................. Cooks ................................................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... Health service ........................................................... Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... Cleaning and building service ................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service ....................................................... 15.48 20.83 24.56 30.95 21.33 21.88 12.82 10.96 11.73 12.50 13.04 8.92 12.14 12.17 13.35 13.56 18.37 2.0 4.1 1.6 11.7 2.0 6.9 8.1 4.0 3.7 2.9 17.8 4.5 3.6 3.1 4.2 4.5 10.8 $12.38 13.15 – – – – 12.60 10.76 11.55 12.18 13.04 8.89 11.91 11.91 11.88 12.01 18.17 2.1 9.3 – – – – 7.7 4.6 4.3 2.6 17.8 4.4 4.3 3.9 3.8 4.5 11.4 $19.90 22.66 24.56 31.05 21.33 21.88 – – – – – – 12.99 12.99 15.91 15.93 – 1.2 1.0 1.6 11.9 2.0 6.9 – – – – – – 1.4 1.4 5.4 5.4 – Blue collar –Continued 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, 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 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 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 appendix A. 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. 8 Table 2-3. Mean hourly earnings,1 part-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 Total Occupation3 Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $13.51 14.57 3.3 3.6 $13.15 14.21 3.7 4.0 $19.30 19.58 4.3 4.8 White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 17.54 22.58 3.7 3.8 17.05 22.26 4.1 4.1 24.47 25.70 8.8 10.8 Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Natural scientists ...................................................... Health related ........................................................... Registered nurses ................................................ Teachers, college and university .............................. Teachers, except college and university .................. Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Lawyers and judges .................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Technical ...................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Licensed practical nurses ..................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ........ 28.18 30.77 – – 31.00 31.86 40.99 34.53 35.65 – – 20.12 – 4.2 5.8 – – 6.1 2.9 24.6 11.1 10.9 – – 11.4 – 27.81 30.29 – – 30.81 31.79 41.04 27.76 27.03 – – – – 4.3 6.1 – – 6.1 2.9 24.7 5.9 6.7 – – – – 32.48 35.53 – – – – – – – – – – – 15.3 12.5 – – – – – – – – – – – 14.66 21.19 22.10 19.85 19.42 11.2 4.0 6.2 1.4 7.6 14.66 21.50 22.34 19.85 20.42 11.2 4.0 6.0 1.4 4.2 – – – – – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ............... Management related ................................................. 23.40 – 22.35 4.3 – 6.6 – – – – – – 24.59 – – 5.6 – – Sales ................................................................................ Sales workers, other commodities ........................ Cashiers ............................................................... 9.09 10.70 8.68 2.4 2.9 2.6 8.94 10.70 8.46 2.5 2.9 2.7 – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical ................... Secretaries ........................................................... Receptionists ........................................................ Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 12.94 13.88 11.29 14.36 14.45 8.1 5.3 5.6 19.8 14.3 12.79 13.89 – 14.36 14.41 8.8 6.2 – 19.8 15.8 14.72 – – – – 4.6 – – – – Blue collar ........................................................................... 10.09 5.4 9.98 5.5 15.84 4.6 Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ – – – – – – Transportation and material moving ............................ Bus drivers ............................................................ 13.76 13.59 5.0 7.3 13.51 13.27 3.7 5.5 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Stock handlers and baggers ................................. Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................... 9.10 8.55 10.39 2.8 3.4 5.7 9.10 8.55 – 2.8 3.4 – – – – – – – Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Guards and police, except public service ............. Food service ............................................................. Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... Bartenders ............................................................ Waiters and waitresses ........................................ Other food service .................................................. Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... Health service ........................................................... 8.78 10.09 10.22 6.27 3.63 5.80 2.90 8.71 7.82 8.81 11.40 2.9 3.8 5.6 5.6 4.2 17.2 5.3 1.7 3.1 2.8 2.5 8.57 10.10 10.22 6.26 3.63 5.80 2.90 8.71 7.82 8.80 11.37 3.2 4.5 5.6 5.6 4.2 17.2 5.3 1.7 3.1 2.8 2.6 11.73 10.06 – – – – – – – – 12.14 7.8 6.0 – – – – – – – – 6.2 See footnotes at end of table. 9 Table 2-3. Mean hourly earnings,1 part-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 Service –Continued Health service –Continued Health aides, except nursing ................................ Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... Cleaning and building service ................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service ....................................................... Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) $11.50 11.25 10.72 10.77 9.72 8.9 3.3 6.0 6.8 6.3 $11.52 11.21 – – 9.55 10.1 3.3 – – 7.1 – – – – – – – – – – 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, 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 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 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 appendix A. 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 3-1. Mean weekly earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 Total Occupation3 Weekly earnings Mean Relative error4 (percent) State and local government Private industry Weekly earnings Mean weekly hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Weekly earnings Mean weekly hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean weekly hours5 All ............................................................... All excluding sales .............................. $970 962 2.1 1.9 39.1 39.0 $970 961 2.4 2.2 39.4 39.4 $968 969 4.3 4.4 37.6 37.5 White collar ........................................... White collar excluding sales ........... 1,110 1,109 2.4 2.2 38.8 38.7 1,123 1,122 2.5 2.2 39.5 39.4 1,052 1,055 6.4 6.4 36.0 36.0 1,252 1,336 3.4 3.2 38.5 38.4 1,248 1,357 4.2 3.9 39.4 39.5 1,266 1,274 4.7 4.9 35.4 35.3 1,483 1,329 1.2 2.1 41.1 39.2 1,511 – 1.5 – 41.6 – – – – – – – 1,697 1,212 1,428 4.6 4.3 6.3 42.6 40.3 39.3 1,697 1,212 1,523 4.6 4.3 7.5 42.6 40.3 40.2 – – – – – – – – – 1,544 6.8 39.7 1,566 6.8 39.8 – – – 1,474 4.5 40.0 1,492 4.4 40.1 – – – 1,830 920 1,137 1,321 1,108 1,828 20.4 6.6 7.1 24.1 7.4 3.1 38.8 39.2 38.3 44.6 37.4 38.6 – 919 1,132 1,340 1,100 1,941 – 6.6 8.2 25.0 8.4 2.3 – 39.2 38.1 42.6 37.1 38.7 – – 1,165 – 1,171 – – – 2.8 – 4.3 – – – 40.0 – 39.5 – 1,482 12.5 37.5 1,658 15.5 37.5 – – – 1,294 1,388 1,378 1,001 1,156 6.9 4.3 8.7 14.4 .7 34.6 33.9 35.0 36.3 35.1 865 – 1,363 – – 11.0 – 12.3 – – 40.9 – 48.7 – – 1,345 1,391 1,379 – – 7.2 4.3 9.6 – – 33.8 33.8 33.5 – – 1,096 1,125 6.6 8.9 36.3 37.0 1,092 – 9.0 – 36.2 – – – – – – – 985 12.7 37.4 985 12.7 37.4 – – – 855 842 – 5.3 5.6 – 38.5 38.4 – 778 730 – 5.7 2.0 – 39.8 39.8 – – – – – – – – – – 1,028 809 7.2 9.4 37.9 39.2 1,049 799 7.9 10.0 37.9 39.3 – 1,008 – 6.9 – 38.5 655 817 5.9 4.1 38.6 40.0 653 – 5.8 – 38.6 – – – – – – – 606 966 1,067 894 14.1 5.7 14.3 12.4 39.6 39.8 39.3 38.1 599 966 1,062 894 14.1 5.7 15.5 12.4 39.7 39.8 39.4 38.1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 1,396 4.3 39.6 1,408 4.5 39.8 1,302 14.6 38.1 1,613 5.4 39.7 1,619 6.0 39.8 1,571 13.0 38.4 1,241 13.4 37.5 – – – 1,241 13.4 37.5 Professional specialty and technical ...................................... Professional specialty ..................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors .............................. Civil engineers ........................ Electrical and electronic engineers .......................... Industrial engineers ................ Engineers, n.e.c. ..................... Mathematical and computer scientists ............................... Computer systems analysts and scientists .................... Operations and systems researchers and analysts Natural scientists ........................ Health related ............................. Physicians .............................. Registered nurses .................. Teachers, college and university Other post-secondary teachers ............................ Teachers, except college and university .............................. Elementary school teachers ... Secondary school teachers .... Teachers, special education ... Teachers, n.e.c. ...................... Librarians, archivists, and curators ................................. Librarians ................................ Social scientists and urban planners ................................ Social, recreation, and religious workers ................................. Social workers ........................ Lawyers and judges .................... Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ..................................... Technical ........................................ Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ........................ Licensed practical nurses ....... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ............. Drafters ................................... Computer programmers ......... Technical and related, n.e.c. .. Executive, administrative, and managerial ................................... Executives, administrators, and managers .............................. Administrators and officials, public administration ......... See footnotes at end of table. 11 Table 3-1. Mean weekly earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 State and local government Private industry Weekly earnings Weekly earnings Mean weekly hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Weekly earnings Mean weekly hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean weekly hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) $1,696 6.6 43.2 $1,697 6.7 43.4 – – – 1,818 4.4 40.8 1,818 4.4 40.8 – – – 1,509 11.1 36.8 1,342 10.7 35.7 $1,980 12.2 39.7 1,514 17.6 39.1 1,514 17.6 39.1 – – – 1,027 8.0 39.4 1,027 8.0 39.4 – – – 1,746 1,078 871 1,480 1,251 5.7 5.9 4.5 11.0 15.1 39.4 39.5 38.2 39.4 38.7 1,744 1,101 872 1,514 – 6.2 6.2 5.1 10.0 – 39.5 39.7 38.3 39.5 – – 899 – – – – 6.0 – – – – 37.7 – – – 1,120 7.5 40.2 1,128 7.7 40.3 – – – 1,238 918 13.2 14.1 41.1 39.6 1,238 909 13.2 18.9 41.1 40.2 – 944 – 9.5 – 38.1 1,124 686 884 14.4 10.2 5.0 40.6 40.0 40.8 1,133 686 884 14.7 10.4 5.0 40.6 40.0 40.8 849 – – .0 – – 40.0 – – 1,750 10.7 41.8 1,750 10.7 41.8 – – – 577 519 13.6 7.1 38.1 38.8 577 395 13.6 8.1 38.1 38.4 – – – – – – 642 803 2.0 17.9 38.2 39.0 655 804 2.4 18.3 38.9 39.1 598 – 1.5 – 36.0 – 1,017 699 487 526 619 604 7.9 3.3 4.2 1.4 8.3 3.3 39.7 38.0 39.2 38.9 39.5 39.9 1,017 672 486 524 619 606 7.9 3.3 4.4 1.4 8.3 3.4 39.7 38.1 39.2 38.8 39.5 40.0 – 790 – – – – – 6.6 – – – – – 37.4 – – – – 672 632 537 8.0 4.1 8.4 39.1 39.4 40.0 656 – 537 10.5 – 8.4 39.4 – 40.0 – – – – – – – – – 471 603 15.5 7.0 38.4 40.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – 702 578 7.1 9.3 39.7 39.1 702 545 7.1 9.7 39.7 40.0 – – – – – – 769 7.6 37.1 769 7.6 37.1 – – – 718 15.8 39.2 718 15.8 39.2 – – – White collar –Continued Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Executives, administrators, and managers –Continued Financial managers ................ Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations ............................ 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 ....... Other financial officers ............ Management analysts ............ Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists .......... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................... Management related, n.e.c. .... Sales .................................................. Supervisors, sales .................. Sales, other business services Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale .......................... Sales workers, other commodities ..................... Cashiers ................................. Administrative support, including clerical ......................................... Supervisors, general office ..... Supervisors, financial records processing ........................ Secretaries ............................. Receptionists .......................... Information clerks, n.e.c. ........ Order clerks ............................ Records clerks, n.e.c. ............. Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ................... Payroll and timekeeping clerks Billing clerks ............................ Mail clerks, except postal service .............................. Dispatchers ............................. Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................................ Stock and inventory clerks ...... Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ..................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance .............. See footnotes at end of table. 12 Table 3-1. Mean weekly earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 Weekly earnings Mean Relative error4 (percent) State and local government Private industry Weekly earnings Mean weekly hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Weekly earnings Mean weekly hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean weekly hours5 White collar –Continued Administrative support, including clerical –Continued General office clerks ............... Data entry keyers ................... Teachers’ aides ...................... Administrative support, n.e.c. $616 506 411 740 2.4 1.8 4.4 3.6 37.7 39.0 31.7 39.0 $632 – – 742 3.7 – – 3.7 38.5 – – 39.0 $598 – 411 – 3.3 – 4.4 – 36.9 – 31.7 – Blue collar ............................................. 741 1.8 40.0 732 2.1 40.0 829 1.6 39.9 958 762 2.6 2.9 40.1 39.8 963 762 2.9 2.9 40.1 39.8 918 – 5.3 – 40.0 – 824 6.2 40.0 810 8.3 40.0 – – – 1,357 1,061 1,289 7.8 8.9 7.3 40.0 40.0 40.0 – – 1,300 – – 7.7 – – 40.0 – – – – – – – – – 875 646 865 896 6.7 8.7 1.5 5.0 40.0 40.0 40.2 40.0 – – 865 896 – – 1.5 5.0 – – 40.2 40.0 – 654 – – – 10.6 – – – 40.0 – – 685 3.4 40.0 685 3.4 40.0 – – – 552 3.9 39.8 539 3.9 39.8 – – – 428 809 11.4 9.3 40.0 39.7 428 809 11.4 9.3 40.0 39.7 – – – – – – 468 19.2 39.7 468 19.2 39.7 – – – 521 568 6.1 8.4 39.3 40.0 490 568 2.9 8.4 39.5 40.0 – – – – – – 544 5.4 39.4 544 5.4 39.4 – – – 756 791 5.2 7.8 40.4 40.6 745 797 6.4 7.9 40.4 40.6 807 – 9.0 – 40.0 – 511 5.0 39.9 494 5.3 39.9 670 7.7 40.0 571 778 506 7.7 13.0 6.8 40.0 40.0 39.7 – – 506 – – 6.8 – – 39.7 – – – – – – – – – 533 18.9 40.0 532 19.0 40.0 – – – 566 19.3 40.0 – – – – – – 602 852 1.8 4.2 38.9 40.9 468 525 1.8 9.3 37.8 39.9 808 932 1.2 1.4 40.6 41.1 1,031 1.8 42.0 – – – 1,031 1.8 42.0 Precision production, craft, and repair ............................................ Industrial machinery repairers Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ................................. Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers ........................... Carpenters .............................. Electricians ............................. Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ....................... Construction trades, n.e.c. ...... Supervisors, production .......... Machinists ............................... Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ..... Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ............................ Molding and casting machine operators .......................... Printing press operators ......... Packaging and filling machine operators .......................... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ................ Assemblers ............................. Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ... Transportation and material moving ......................................... Truck drivers ........................... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ................. Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ..... Construction laborers ............. Stock handlers and baggers ... Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ................. Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................................. Service ................................................... Protective service ....................... Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ................... See footnotes at end of table. 13 Table 3-1. Mean weekly earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 Service –Continued Protective service –Continued Supervisors, police and detectives ......................... Firefighting .............................. Police and detectives, public service .............................. Guards and police, except public service .................... Food service ............................... Other food service .................... Cooks ..................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ....................... Food preparation, n.e.c. ......... Health service ............................. Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ......................... Cleaning and building service ..... Janitors and cleaners ............. Personal service ......................... State and local government Private industry Weekly earnings Weekly earnings Mean weekly hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Weekly earnings Mean weekly hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean weekly hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) $1,236 930 11.7 2.4 39.9 43.6 – – – – – – $1,240 930 12.0 2.4 39.9 43.6 874 6.9 39.9 – – – 874 6.9 39.9 512 415 452 471 8.1 5.1 5.1 2.5 39.9 37.9 38.6 37.7 $503 409 449 468 7.7 5.9 5.8 2.2 39.9 38.1 38.9 38.4 – – – – – – – – – – – – 517 339 474 18.8 5.0 3.9 39.7 38.0 39.1 517 338 463 18.8 4.9 4.6 39.7 38.0 38.9 – – 518 – – 1.5 – – 39.9 474 521 533 573 3.6 4.7 4.7 8.4 39.0 39.0 39.3 31.2 461 458 468 558 4.5 4.8 4.8 8.7 38.7 38.6 38.9 30.7 518 634 635 – 1.5 5.5 5.5 – 39.9 39.9 39.9 – 1 Earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 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 appendix A. 5 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 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. 14 Table 3-2. Mean annual earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 Total Occupation3 Annual earnings Mean Relative error4 (percent) State and local government Private industry Annual earnings Mean annual hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Annual earnings Mean annual hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean annual hours5 All ............................................................... All excluding sales .............................. $49,018 48,596 2.1 1.9 1,975 1,969 $50,150 49,665 2.4 2.2 2,038 2,035 $44,837 44,841 4.3 4.4 1,740 1,737 White collar ........................................... White collar excluding sales ........... 55,395 55,211 2.4 2.2 1,938 1,927 57,945 57,901 2.5 2.2 2,037 2,031 46,096 46,116 6.4 6.4 1,577 1,572 60,533 63,769 3.4 3.2 1,863 1,833 63,936 69,317 4.2 3.9 2,019 2,015 51,216 51,185 4.7 4.9 1,434 1,419 77,136 69,105 1.2 2.1 2,136 2,038 78,566 – 1.5 – 2,164 – – – – – – – 88,239 63,000 74,246 4.6 4.3 6.3 2,214 2,097 2,042 88,239 63,000 79,203 4.6 4.3 7.5 2,214 2,097 2,091 – – – – – – – – – 80,281 6.8 2,066 81,433 6.8 2,071 – – – 76,669 4.5 2,079 77,580 4.4 2,084 – – – 95,145 47,850 58,078 68,668 57,559 77,503 20.4 6.6 7.1 24.1 7.4 3.1 2,017 2,038 1,959 2,319 1,941 1,636 – 47,811 58,871 69,681 57,190 83,499 – 6.6 8.2 25.0 8.4 2.3 – 2,038 1,980 2,213 1,928 1,665 – – 53,605 – 60,215 – – – 2.8 – 4.3 – – – 1,840 – 2,032 – 58,698 12.5 1,485 66,340 15.5 1,499 – – – 48,236 51,130 50,650 40,419 42,243 6.9 4.3 8.7 14.4 .7 1,288 1,250 1,286 1,467 1,283 37,662 – 53,727 – – 11.0 – 12.3 – – 1,781 – 1,918 – – 49,307 51,187 50,344 – – 7.2 4.3 9.6 – – 1,238 1,245 1,223 – – 54,417 54,709 6.6 8.9 1,805 1,799 56,484 – 9.0 – 1,873 – – – – – – – 51,133 12.7 1,944 51,133 12.7 1,944 – – – 44,456 43,730 – 5.3 5.6 – 1,999 1,993 – 40,414 37,882 – 5.7 2.0 – 2,067 2,065 – – – – – – – – – – 53,439 41,913 7.2 9.4 1,970 2,033 54,534 41,399 7.9 10.0 1,971 2,034 – 52,412 – 6.9 – 2,001 34,054 42,506 5.9 4.1 2,006 2,080 33,966 – 5.8 – 2,005 – – – – – – – 31,406 50,245 55,506 43,507 14.1 5.7 14.3 12.4 2,051 2,067 2,044 1,855 31,032 50,245 55,231 43,507 14.1 5.7 15.5 12.4 2,053 2,067 2,050 1,855 – – – – – – – – – – – – 72,240 4.3 2,050 73,134 4.5 2,067 65,625 14.6 1,921 83,245 5.4 2,047 84,034 6.0 2,068 77,596 13.0 1,896 64,516 13.4 1,948 – – – 64,516 13.4 1,948 Professional specialty and technical ...................................... Professional specialty ..................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors .............................. Civil engineers ........................ Electrical and electronic engineers .......................... Industrial engineers ................ Engineers, n.e.c. ..................... Mathematical and computer scientists ............................... Computer systems analysts and scientists .................... Operations and systems researchers and analysts Natural scientists ........................ Health related ............................. Physicians .............................. Registered nurses .................. Teachers, college and university Other post-secondary teachers ............................ Teachers, except college and university .............................. Elementary school teachers ... Secondary school teachers .... Teachers, special education ... Teachers, n.e.c. ...................... Librarians, archivists, and curators ................................. Librarians ................................ Social scientists and urban planners ................................ Social, recreation, and religious workers ................................. Social workers ........................ Lawyers and judges .................... Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ..................................... Technical ........................................ Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ........................ Licensed practical nurses ....... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ............. Drafters ................................... Computer programmers ......... Technical and related, n.e.c. .. Executive, administrative, and managerial ................................... Executives, administrators, and managers .............................. Administrators and officials, public administration ......... See footnotes at end of table. 15 Table 3-2. Mean annual earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 Annual earnings Mean Relative error4 (percent) State and local government Private industry Annual earnings Mean annual hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Annual earnings Mean annual hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean annual hours5 White collar –Continued Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Executives, administrators, and managers –Continued Financial managers ................ Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations ............................ 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 ....... Other financial officers ............ Management analysts ............ Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists .......... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................... Management related, n.e.c. .... Sales .................................................. Supervisors, sales .................. Sales, other business services Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale .......................... Sales workers, other commodities ..................... Cashiers ................................. Administrative support, including clerical ......................................... Supervisors, general office ..... Supervisors, financial records processing ........................ Secretaries ............................. Receptionists .......................... Information clerks, n.e.c. ........ Order clerks ............................ Records clerks, n.e.c. ............. Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ................... Payroll and timekeeping clerks Billing clerks ............................ Mail clerks, except postal service .............................. Dispatchers ............................. Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................................ Stock and inventory clerks ...... Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ..................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance .............. $88,200 6.6 2,248 $88,235 6.7 2,254 – – – 94,518 4.4 2,121 94,518 4.4 2,121 – – – 74,106 11.1 1,805 68,235 10.7 1,816 12.2 1,777 78,733 17.6 2,031 78,733 17.6 2,031 – – – 53,415 8.0 2,050 53,415 8.0 2,050 – – – 90,416 56,045 45,295 76,936 65,050 5.7 5.9 4.5 11.0 15.1 2,040 2,054 1,985 2,050 2,010 90,701 57,244 45,338 78,722 – 6.2 6.2 5.1 10.0 – 2,052 2,066 1,990 2,054 – – 46,742 – – – – 6.0 – – – – 1,961 – – – 58,217 7.5 2,092 58,673 7.7 2,094 – – – 64,378 47,722 13.2 14.1 2,139 2,061 64,378 47,267 13.2 18.9 2,139 2,088 – 49,086 – 9.5 – 1,979 57,973 33,503 45,944 14.4 10.2 5.0 2,092 1,954 2,119 58,439 33,432 45,944 14.7 10.4 5.0 2,093 1,951 2,119 44,142 – – .0 – – 2,080 – – 90,976 10.7 2,172 90,976 10.7 2,172 – – – 29,992 26,969 13.6 7.1 1,984 2,019 29,996 20,565 13.6 8.1 1,984 1,997 – – – – – – 32,747 41,781 2.0 17.9 1,949 2,029 34,072 41,804 2.4 18.3 2,022 2,031 28,550 – 1.5 – 1,718 – 52,895 36,326 25,339 27,361 32,170 31,394 7.9 3.3 4.2 1.4 8.3 3.3 2,065 1,974 2,036 2,021 2,053 2,073 52,895 34,967 25,268 27,258 32,170 31,495 7.9 3.3 4.4 1.4 8.3 3.4 2,065 1,982 2,039 2,019 2,053 2,080 – 41,084 – – – – – 6.6 – – – – – 1,946 – – – – 34,955 32,865 27,900 8.0 4.1 8.4 2,031 2,051 2,078 34,104 – 27,900 10.5 – 8.4 2,046 – 2,078 – – – – – – – – – 24,513 31,358 15.5 7.0 1,997 2,080 – – – – – – – – – – – – 36,508 30,075 7.1 9.3 2,066 2,034 36,508 28,326 7.1 9.7 2,066 2,080 – – – – – – 39,989 7.6 1,927 39,989 7.6 1,927 – – – 37,361 15.8 2,037 37,361 15.8 2,037 – – – See footnotes at end of table. 16 $88,607 Table 3-2. Mean annual earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 Annual earnings Mean Relative error4 (percent) State and local government Private industry Annual earnings Mean annual hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Annual earnings Mean annual hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean annual hours5 White collar –Continued Administrative support, including clerical –Continued General office clerks ............... Data entry keyers ................... Teachers’ aides ...................... Administrative support, n.e.c. $31,982 26,325 15,178 38,477 2.4 1.8 4.4 3.6 1,960 2,029 1,170 2,029 $32,773 – – 38,578 3.7 – – 3.7 1,995 – – 2,030 $31,102 – 15,178 – 3.3 – 4.4 – 1,921 – 1,170 – Blue collar ............................................. 38,547 1.8 2,078 38,053 2.1 2,079 43,119 1.6 2,074 49,817 39,601 2.6 2.9 2,083 2,071 50,065 39,601 2.9 2.9 2,083 2,071 47,723 – 5.3 – 2,080 – 42,824 6.2 2,080 42,113 8.3 2,080 – – – 70,574 55,164 67,036 7.8 8.9 7.3 2,080 2,080 2,080 – – 67,607 – – 7.7 – – 2,080 – – – – – – – – – 45,493 33,600 44,973 46,575 6.7 8.7 1.5 5.0 2,080 2,080 2,090 2,080 – – 44,973 46,575 – – 1.5 5.0 – – 2,090 2,080 – 34,034 – – – 10.6 – – – 2,080 – – 35,626 3.4 2,080 35,626 3.4 2,080 – – – 28,707 3.9 2,067 28,051 3.9 2,069 – – – 22,278 42,085 11.4 9.3 2,080 2,063 22,278 42,085 11.4 9.3 2,080 2,063 – – – – – – 24,348 19.2 2,064 24,348 19.2 2,064 – – – 27,066 29,511 6.1 8.4 2,044 2,080 25,480 29,511 2.9 8.4 2,054 2,080 – – – – – – 28,299 5.4 2,049 28,299 5.4 2,049 – – – 39,263 41,087 5.2 7.8 2,096 2,108 38,707 41,406 6.4 7.9 2,099 2,108 41,939 – 9.0 – 2,080 – 26,555 5.0 2,073 25,696 5.3 2,072 34,848 7.7 2,079 29,701 40,458 26,333 7.7 13.0 6.8 2,080 2,080 2,066 – – 26,333 – – 6.8 – – 2,066 – – – – – – – – – 27,704 18.9 2,080 27,675 19.0 2,080 – – – 29,432 19.3 2,080 – – – – – – 31,044 44,284 1.8 4.2 2,006 2,126 24,106 27,233 1.8 9.3 1,947 2,072 41,715 48,467 1.2 1.4 2,096 2,139 53,603 1.8 2,182 – – – 53,603 1.8 2,182 Precision production, craft, and repair ............................................ Industrial machinery repairers Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ................................. Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers ........................... Carpenters .............................. Electricians ............................. Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ....................... Construction trades, n.e.c. ...... Supervisors, production .......... Machinists ............................... Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ..... Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ............................ Molding and casting machine operators .......................... Printing press operators ......... Packaging and filling machine operators .......................... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ................ Assemblers ............................. Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ... Transportation and material moving ......................................... Truck drivers ........................... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ................. Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ..... Construction laborers ............. Stock handlers and baggers ... Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ................. Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................................. Service ................................................... Protective service ....................... Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ................... See footnotes at end of table. 17 Table 3-2. Mean annual earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 Annual earnings Mean Service –Continued Protective service –Continued Supervisors, police and detectives ......................... Firefighting .............................. Police and detectives, public service .............................. Guards and police, except public service .................... Food service ............................... Other food service .................... Cooks ..................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ....................... Food preparation, n.e.c. ......... Health service ............................. Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ......................... Cleaning and building service ..... Janitors and cleaners ............. Personal service ......................... Relative error4 (percent) State and local government Private industry Annual earnings Mean annual hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Annual earnings Mean annual hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean annual hours5 $63,813 48,337 11.7 2.4 2,062 2,266 – – – – – – $64,470 48,337 12.0 2.4 2,077 2,266 45,441 6.9 2,077 – – – 45,441 6.9 2,077 26,610 20,997 22,792 23,156 8.1 5.1 5.1 2.5 2,076 1,915 1,944 1,853 $26,153 21,094 23,096 24,321 7.7 5.9 5.8 2.2 2,075 1,961 2,000 1,997 – – – – – – – – – – – – 26,886 17,022 24,576 18.8 5.0 3.9 2,062 1,909 2,024 26,886 16,960 23,952 18.8 4.9 4.6 2,062 1,907 2,011 – – 26,920 – – 1.5 – – 2,073 24,668 27,054 27,677 28,556 3.6 4.7 4.7 8.4 2,027 2,027 2,041 1,554 23,980 23,786 24,256 27,766 4.5 4.8 4.8 8.7 2,013 2,002 2,020 1,528 26,920 32,986 33,015 – 1.5 5.5 5.5 – 2,073 2,073 2,073 – 1 Earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 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 appendix A. 5 Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. 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. 18 Table 4-1. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 all workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $23.46 23.63 2.0 1.9 $23.04 23.20 2.5 2.2 $25.50 25.57 3.4 3.4 White collar ......................................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... 14 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... 14 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... 27.52 8.49 10.65 13.79 15.29 17.28 20.79 25.58 26.51 33.28 34.85 37.50 48.48 55.50 62.46 30.59 28.25 9.19 11.79 13.73 15.60 17.33 20.15 25.42 26.41 32.02 34.73 37.11 48.48 56.95 62.46 30.84 2.1 1.9 3.6 1.9 2.1 5.1 4.1 9.2 4.7 3.6 2.8 3.7 2.6 3.5 12.9 6.6 1.9 12.3 2.2 2.0 2.4 5.7 2.1 10.2 4.7 1.8 2.8 3.7 2.6 3.7 12.9 6.4 27.22 8.49 10.24 12.92 14.79 16.95 20.55 23.09 26.51 31.82 35.23 37.68 48.60 55.95 65.30 30.80 28.04 9.26 11.38 13.17 15.06 16.96 19.78 22.57 26.39 29.70 35.12 37.20 48.60 57.66 65.30 31.07 2.3 1.9 4.0 2.7 2.3 5.7 4.7 1.8 5.0 5.4 2.7 4.5 2.7 3.8 14.6 6.8 1.9 13.2 2.8 3.0 2.7 6.4 1.9 2.5 5.0 1.8 2.6 4.6 2.7 3.8 14.6 6.5 29.04 – 12.80 15.51 18.13 19.88 22.32 34.38 26.59 36.34 23.93 36.78 44.84 – – 26.06 29.21 – 12.94 14.78 18.23 19.88 22.32 34.52 26.59 36.34 23.93 36.78 44.84 – – 26.06 5.4 – 1.5 1.9 3.6 3.2 8.2 19.8 13.2 1.9 24.2 2.9 1.9 – – 1.0 5.5 – 1.4 1.2 3.4 3.2 8.2 19.7 13.2 1.9 24.2 2.9 1.9 – – 1.0 Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... 7 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... Civil engineers ...................................................... Electrical and electronic engineers ....................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Industrial engineers .............................................. 9 ...................................................................... Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 32.14 34.50 23.35 28.60 29.95 32.95 36.17 35.87 44.04 55.59 33.98 36.11 25.49 33.01 39.97 36.23 43.49 33.91 39.85 40.29 40.32 30.04 31.05 36.36 38.83 30.75 40.07 38.35 44.38 3.1 2.7 8.5 14.1 4.5 1.8 3.0 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.4 1.6 2.6 4.0 1.5 5.9 2.9 5.0 2.8 2.8 15.5 3.9 9.8 5.6 6.8 5.0 5.0 2.7 2.6 31.30 34.04 19.73 23.76 29.75 29.89 36.99 36.32 44.02 55.53 34.28 36.31 25.49 33.01 39.97 38.08 43.49 – 39.85 40.29 40.32 30.04 31.05 37.88 39.30 32.19 40.07 38.35 44.38 3.8 3.3 6.7 3.3 4.4 1.4 2.2 7.7 5.6 5.6 5.5 1.8 2.6 4.0 1.5 12.4 2.9 – 2.8 2.8 15.5 3.9 9.8 7.3 6.8 5.2 5.0 2.7 2.6 35.60 36.05 29.24 38.40 – 37.10 – 34.51 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3.9 4.0 11.6 15.7 – 2.6 – 3.3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – See footnotes at end of table. 19 Table 4-1. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 all workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $36.85 36.86 30.87 40.07 38.96 44.38 38.71 6.0 3.9 4.0 5.0 3.7 2.6 5.0 $36.85 37.21 32.09 40.07 38.96 44.38 38.71 6.0 3.8 3.5 5.0 3.7 2.6 5.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 47.16 23.68 30.00 22.17 24.03 34.13 29.38 26.12 40.01 25.50 31.18 19.25 30.31 24.79 34.52 29.43 35.83 25.85 46.95 40.23 36.29 50.82 60.34 43.52 44.59 44.00 39.28 38.19 37.32 39.71 26.18 38.51 40.91 39.81 39.19 37.80 40.26 27.55 33.27 33.46 33.74 30.06 30.23 30.29 28.67 26.39 22.06 21.75 22.05 42.95 18.5 7.1 3.2 6.2 5.0 1.6 2.0 13.0 10.6 .3 23.0 8.4 3.2 8.3 1.6 2.2 7.8 5.0 5.4 18.8 16.4 13.1 10.7 10.7 11.2 32.3 14.0 13.6 6.0 13.8 28.9 3.0 3.6 2.4 5.2 22.5 .6 20.3 1.6 .7 11.4 8.0 9.3 11.3 12.0 11.0 5.6 9.9 5.6 12.1 – 23.66 30.04 – 24.01 34.17 28.84 28.15 41.35 25.50 32.83 21.32 30.34 24.77 34.56 29.32 37.05 25.85 49.43 40.45 41.06 51.05 60.34 45.74 44.59 44.00 43.74 40.60 21.79 – – 27.59 – – 28.19 – – – 29.69 – – 30.15 – – – 26.39 19.92 – 18.85 – – 7.1 3.6 – 5.1 1.6 2.2 10.6 11.8 .3 23.8 1.0 3.5 8.3 1.6 2.6 10.3 5.0 5.6 19.1 16.8 13.5 10.7 11.3 11.2 32.3 18.0 17.7 6.4 – – 3.9 – – 5.5 – – – 8.8 – – 10.7 – – – 11.0 4.6 – 1.7 – – – $29.66 – – – 31.51 – – – – – 29.95 – – 30.08 – – – – – – – – – – – – 39.73 41.72 – 39.24 41.12 40.14 41.15 37.80 42.95 – – – 39.82 29.83 – 29.83 – – 23.97 – – – – – 4.7 – – – 2.9 – – – – – 3.8 – – .8 – – – – – – – – – – – – 6.0 9.2 – 3.9 3.5 2.6 4.6 22.5 .2 – – – 7.0 8.9 – 8.9 – – 9.4 – – – White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Professional specialty –Continued Mathematical and computer scientists –Continued Not able to be leveled ....................................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Operations and systems researchers and analysts .......................................................... Natural scientists ...................................................... Health related ........................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Physicians ............................................................ 10 ...................................................................... Registered nurses ................................................ 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Physical therapists ................................................ Teachers, college and university .............................. 9 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Medical science teachers ..................................... Art, drama, and music teachers ............................ Other post-secondary teachers ............................ Not able to be leveled ....................................... Teachers, except college and university .................. 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Elementary school teachers ................................. 9 ...................................................................... Secondary school teachers .................................. 7 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Teachers, special education ................................. Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Vocational and educational counselors ................ Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... 9 ...................................................................... Librarians .............................................................. 9 ...................................................................... Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. 7 ...................................................................... Social workers ...................................................... Lawyers and judges .................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 20 Table 4-1. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 all workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $26.36 25.52 19.96 19.96 20.69 16.57 16.19 20.09 21.81 18.87 30.58 20.40 17.50 15.73 25.27 27.74 20.12 15.81 13.73 17.01 24.31 27.00 23.45 4.5 6.5 5.7 5.7 8.5 7.8 13.1 6.5 7.8 9.6 10.2 11.1 6.0 6.0 2.5 6.6 2.8 14.2 17.0 10.5 5.5 12.9 9.0 $26.83 25.52 19.96 19.96 20.50 16.31 15.90 20.09 21.82 18.87 30.58 19.93 17.47 – 25.27 27.74 20.37 15.68 13.33 17.01 24.31 26.78 23.45 4.9 6.5 5.7 5.7 9.0 9.5 13.4 6.5 7.8 9.6 11.4 11.1 6.0 – 2.5 6.6 3.3 14.5 16.0 10.5 5.5 14.2 9.0 – – – – $24.74 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 35.11 18.10 21.55 23.75 29.19 34.27 38.48 53.92 59.01 53.22 34.72 40.60 21.02 24.07 30.68 34.06 39.51 55.98 59.98 53.22 40.10 33.27 39.24 35.18 4.0 11.2 4.0 4.5 4.4 4.5 1.8 2.9 5.6 9.2 8.4 5.0 5.1 16.4 5.5 5.4 2.9 4.6 6.3 9.2 10.2 10.5 7.0 2.9 35.29 – 21.02 23.90 29.35 34.23 37.62 54.54 61.98 53.92 35.00 40.64 – – 30.99 34.00 38.56 56.86 64.03 53.92 40.48 – 39.14 35.18 4.3 – 4.2 5.2 5.1 4.7 1.9 3.1 5.2 14.3 8.4 5.6 – – 6.1 5.7 3.3 5.2 5.4 14.3 10.5 – 7.1 2.9 33.72 – 24.51 23.13 28.15 – 44.58 – – – 25.69 40.31 – – 28.44 – 45.13 – – – 31.57 33.27 – – 12.4 – 4.9 8.2 3.7 – 4.1 – – – 11.2 10.5 – – 4.2 – 4.6 – – – 6.5 10.5 – – 44.55 40.31 46.14 54.60 38.77 26.06 44.31 25.80 34.48 43.74 5.1 11.0 4.4 21.8 17.4 7.3 5.5 6.9 7.9 2.0 44.55 37.57 – – 38.77 26.06 44.21 – 34.48 43.78 5.1 13.9 – – 17.4 7.3 6.0 – 7.9 2.4 – 46.22 – – – – – – – – – 10.8 – – – – – – – – White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Professional specialty –Continued Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Not able to be leveled ....................................... Athletes ................................................................. Not able to be leveled ....................................... Technical ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 5 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Radiological technicians ....................................... Licensed practical nurses ..................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ........ 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... Drafters ................................................................. Computer programmers ....................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. ................................ Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. 5 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... 14 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Executives, administrators, and managers ............... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... 14 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Administrators and officials, public administration Financial managers .............................................. 11 ...................................................................... Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations .......................................................... Administrators, education and related fields ......... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... Managers, medicine and health ........................... Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............... Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 21 Table 4-1. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 all workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $55.19 59.42 43.07 27.18 18.10 21.72 23.68 26.86 34.18 29.74 22.82 22.13 37.53 32.36 8.7 6.5 17.3 5.7 11.2 5.2 5.6 5.1 7.8 14.7 4.8 6.2 11.0 14.9 $55.19 – 43.07 27.62 – 21.20 23.82 26.68 34.14 30.06 22.78 – 38.32 – 8.7 – 17.3 6.2 – 5.5 6.4 5.8 8.2 14.5 5.5 – 10.1 – – – – $23.76 – 24.82 23.02 – – – – – – – – – – 6.1 – 7.7 12.3 – – – – – – – 27.73 30.09 23.87 23.20 27.91 7.9 10.9 7.3 12.6 7.7 27.91 30.09 – 22.72 – 8.1 10.9 – 16.4 – – – 27.08 24.76 – – – 5.5 9.5 – Sales ................................................................................ 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Supervisors, sales ................................................ Sales, other business services ............................. Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale ................................................. Sales workers, apparel ......................................... Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ... Sales workers, other commodities ........................ 4 ...................................................................... Cashiers ............................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 21.04 8.27 9.06 14.20 13.57 16.86 27.42 48.58 25.75 16.48 21.68 13.6 1.6 4.9 7.3 2.2 5.7 10.5 24.1 21.6 10.7 4.5 21.07 8.27 9.06 11.55 13.58 16.86 – 48.58 25.75 16.46 21.68 13.9 1.6 5.0 2.5 2.2 5.7 – 24.1 21.6 11.0 4.5 19.70 – – – – – – – – – – 2.0 – – – – – – – – – – 41.89 8.73 12.01 13.83 13.60 9.66 8.24 8.68 15.14 9.8 4.4 5.2 11.4 5.5 3.6 2.8 5.2 9.3 41.89 8.73 12.01 13.83 13.60 8.77 8.24 8.67 10.89 9.8 4.4 5.2 11.4 5.5 3.5 2.8 5.3 2.7 – – – – – 19.89 – – – – – – – – 1.5 – – – Administrative support, including clerical ................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Supervisors, general office ................................... Supervisors, financial records processing ............ Secretaries ........................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 16.48 9.19 11.79 13.73 15.54 18.07 19.42 21.88 25.88 28.27 17.79 20.59 25.61 18.18 12.66 2.2 12.3 2.2 2.0 2.4 6.7 2.2 3.2 4.4 7.9 3.8 19.5 8.5 2.5 6.0 16.46 9.26 11.38 13.16 14.99 17.95 19.54 21.67 26.00 28.31 17.73 20.58 25.61 17.44 12.66 2.7 13.2 2.8 3.0 2.7 7.6 2.5 4.0 4.2 7.9 4.1 19.9 8.5 2.6 6.0 16.56 – 12.94 14.80 18.25 18.99 18.86 22.70 – – – – – 20.92 – 1.3 – 1.4 1.3 3.6 2.7 3.5 2.8 – – – – – 4.4 – White collar –Continued Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Executives, administrators, and managers –Continued Managers and administrators, n.e.c. –Continued 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Management related ................................................. 5 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Accountants and auditors ..................................... 7 ...................................................................... Other financial officers .......................................... Management analysts .......................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................. Construction inspectors ........................................ Management related, n.e.c. .................................. 9 ...................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 22 Table 4-1. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 all workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $16.69 17.39 19.36 21.14 15.28 13.14 14.86 12.36 12.25 13.15 15.46 15.70 14.97 16.88 16.14 15.51 16.71 13.43 11.41 12.21 15.08 17.22 13.73 7.4 6.5 1.1 6.2 4.1 1.9 6.2 4.1 3.0 .8 7.8 10.9 3.2 7.8 13.0 5.1 7.1 8.4 .6 12.1 7.0 6.7 12.6 $15.71 17.54 19.18 20.23 – – 14.86 12.31 – 13.11 15.46 – 14.97 16.29 – – – 13.43 11.41 11.85 – 17.22 12.57 4.3 7.2 1.5 9.2 – – 6.2 4.3 – .5 7.8 – 3.3 10.5 – – – 8.4 .6 13.8 – 6.7 11.8 $21.14 – – – – – – – – – – 15.46 – – – – – – – – – – – 15.7 – – – – – – – – – – 11.3 – – – – – – – – – – – 20.76 18.09 17.41 16.18 13.06 15.71 15.91 17.13 12.76 12.99 12.88 13.10 17.89 16.46 7.7 7.4 17.8 2.7 3.4 3.7 2.9 4.7 2.8 1.0 2.7 1.1 4.9 3.8 20.76 18.09 17.41 16.19 – 15.31 – – 11.69 – – – 17.97 16.46 7.7 7.4 17.8 3.8 – 17.7 – – 2.9 – – – 5.0 3.8 – – – 16.17 – – 16.78 – – 12.99 12.88 13.10 – – – – – 4.3 – – 4.5 – – 1.0 2.7 1.1 – – Blue collar ........................................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... 17.84 10.01 11.97 13.04 15.33 20.73 22.11 24.24 27.24 33.18 16.64 1.7 3.9 4.9 6.3 4.6 5.0 6.3 2.1 3.9 4.4 8.6 17.56 9.90 11.95 12.79 15.09 20.77 22.12 24.47 27.22 33.22 16.73 1.9 3.8 5.0 6.9 4.7 6.0 6.4 2.4 4.1 4.3 8.9 20.71 – – 15.70 19.95 20.50 – 23.27 – – – 1.9 – – 4.8 11.3 5.6 – 3.8 – – – Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... 23.91 14.58 16.16 23.04 21.08 24.73 27.24 33.37 20.03 2.6 2.9 3.9 6.7 4.5 2.7 3.9 4.5 6.7 24.03 – 16.16 23.23 21.10 24.83 27.22 33.41 20.51 2.9 – 3.9 7.2 4.7 3.0 4.1 4.4 8.6 22.93 – – – – 24.25 – – – 5.3 – – – – 5.6 – – – White collar –Continued Administrative support, including clerical –Continued Secretaries –Continued 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Typists .................................................................. Interviewers .......................................................... Transportation ticket and reservation agents ....... Receptionists ........................................................ 3 ...................................................................... Information clerks, n.e.c. ...................................... Order clerks .......................................................... Library clerks ........................................................ Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Payroll and timekeeping clerks ............................. Billing clerks .......................................................... Telephone operators ............................................ Mail clerks, except postal service ......................... Dispatchers ........................................................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................... Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ................................................... 6 ...................................................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... General office clerks ............................................. 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Data entry keyers ................................................. Teachers’ aides .................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 4 ...................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 23 Table 4-1. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 all workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $19.12 20.38 20.59 2.8 4.0 6.2 $19.12 20.38 20.25 2.8 4.0 8.3 – – – – – – 33.93 26.52 26.52 32.23 30.39 21.87 22.22 16.15 21.52 22.39 17.13 17.48 7.8 8.9 8.9 7.3 10.2 6.7 5.9 8.7 1.6 5.0 3.4 4.2 – – – 32.50 – – – – 21.52 22.39 17.13 17.48 – – – 7.7 – – – – 1.6 5.0 3.4 4.2 – – – – – – – $16.36 – – – – – – – – – – – 10.6 – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Molding and casting machine operators ............... Printing press operators ....................................... Packaging and filling machine operators .............. Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. Assemblers ........................................................... 2 ...................................................................... Production inspectors, checkers and examiners .. 13.72 9.42 11.13 11.27 15.53 17.77 20.78 15.93 10.71 20.40 11.80 13.23 13.24 10.88 13.81 4.1 7.7 4.0 9.9 5.5 10.5 4.6 13.9 11.4 9.6 18.7 6.5 12.5 .5 5.5 13.39 9.42 11.09 11.27 15.53 17.77 20.84 15.93 10.71 20.40 11.80 12.40 13.24 10.88 13.81 4.0 7.7 4.0 9.9 5.5 10.5 5.1 13.9 11.4 9.6 18.7 2.7 12.5 .5 5.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Transportation and material moving ............................ 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Truck drivers ......................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Bus drivers ............................................................ 2 ...................................................................... 17.96 13.67 15.37 14.53 19.67 19.16 15.47 17.85 16.51 12.91 4.8 6.4 5.7 19.3 8.3 6.7 4.9 9.6 12.9 .5 17.59 13.68 15.47 14.03 19.12 19.29 – 17.85 13.22 12.92 6.1 6.4 6.1 20.7 12.8 6.8 – 9.6 4.6 .4 20.03 – – – 20.60 – – – – – 8.4 – – – 8.3 – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...... Construction laborers ........................................... Stock handlers and baggers ................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... Hand packers and packagers ............................... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................... 11.90 9.56 11.98 13.30 14.94 14.25 19.45 10.34 9.22 9.97 13.25 13.47 9.96 13.08 3.8 5.0 9.5 5.8 5.7 7.7 13.0 3.7 7.9 8.8 6.6 17.0 4.9 14.2 11.53 9.38 11.95 12.58 14.08 – – 10.34 9.22 9.97 13.25 13.46 9.96 9.95 4.0 5.1 10.0 6.0 2.7 – – 3.7 7.9 8.8 6.6 17.1 4.9 3.0 16.61 – – – – – – – – – – – – 18.74 7.1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 10.9 Service ................................................................................. 13.64 1.9 10.95 1.6 19.44 1.2 Blue collar –Continued Precision production, craft, and repair –Continued Industrial machinery repairers .............................. 7 ...................................................................... Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers ......................................................... Carpenters ............................................................ 7 ...................................................................... Electricians ........................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .................. 7 ...................................................................... Construction trades, n.e.c. .................................... Supervisors, production ........................................ Machinists ............................................................. Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .. 5 ...................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 24 Table 4-1. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 all workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Service –Continued 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Protective service ..................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ......... Supervisors, police and detectives ....................... Firefighting ............................................................ 5 ...................................................................... Police and detectives, public service .................... 5 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Guards and police, except public service ............. 3 ...................................................................... Protective service, n.e.c. ...................................... Food service ............................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... Bartenders ............................................................ Waiters and waitresses ........................................ Other food service .................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Supervisors, food preparation and service ........... Cooks ................................................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... Health service ........................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Health aides, except nursing ................................ 3 ...................................................................... Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Cleaning and building service ................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $8.95 9.56 11.74 13.36 18.68 18.06 21.93 10.76 19.51 10.06 11.95 15.32 21.11 21.62 22.33 24.56 30.95 21.32 22.72 21.78 20.78 23.55 11.88 11.98 9.15 8.41 6.97 6.79 8.32 12.08 12.47 3.89 3.66 4.23 5.80 3.24 10.48 8.17 9.60 12.01 12.10 13.27 14.14 12.37 10.25 8.86 8.49 9.19 11.98 12.45 12.41 11.88 12.30 11.09 10.82 11.98 12.45 12.53 11.61 12.88 10.91 11.92 4.1 6.3 8.2 5.3 5.4 2.8 5.1 8.0 5.0 4.2 8.5 7.2 3.8 5.4 3.3 1.6 11.7 2.1 2.9 7.2 6.1 6.2 5.9 8.8 4.8 5.7 3.7 14.5 41.4 4.2 8.9 7.5 11.6 21.2 17.2 11.9 4.8 1.7 6.3 14.0 5.2 5.4 9.2 2.1 23.5 2.5 2.8 8.1 3.1 .3 3.2 4.4 7.0 2.6 4.7 3.1 .3 3.4 4.2 3.6 4.3 7.2 $8.44 8.74 11.22 12.61 14.39 12.80 19.54 10.50 12.02 – 11.75 – – – – – – – – – – – 11.73 11.76 – 8.24 6.97 6.78 7.81 12.08 12.40 3.89 3.66 4.23 5.80 3.24 10.33 8.17 9.60 11.76 12.10 13.21 – 12.09 10.25 8.85 8.49 9.19 11.77 – 12.25 11.84 – 11.08 – 11.74 – 12.35 11.56 11.47 10.07 12.04 2.7 7.3 9.0 5.9 13.2 4.0 24.2 7.6 6.3 – 8.3 – – – – – – – – – – – 5.8 8.4 – 6.1 3.7 14.6 46.5 4.2 9.1 7.5 11.6 21.2 17.2 11.9 5.2 1.7 6.3 16.8 5.2 5.4 – 2.0 23.5 2.5 2.8 8.2 3.5 – 3.5 4.5 – 2.8 – 3.6 – 3.7 4.3 3.3 1.5 8.8 $13.39 11.94 15.60 15.79 21.05 22.26 22.43 – 22.23 – – 16.91 21.70 22.31 22.36 24.56 31.05 21.32 22.72 21.78 20.78 23.55 – – – 14.05 – – – – – – – – – – 14.05 – – – – – – – – – – – 12.95 – 13.41 12.85 – – – 12.99 – – 12.85 15.76 13.76 – 2.0 2.4 9.4 4.0 3.5 5.1 3.3 – .9 – – 5.1 3.3 5.1 3.4 1.6 11.9 2.1 2.9 7.2 6.1 6.2 – – – 4.1 – – – – – – – – – – 4.1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1.6 – 4.4 1.9 – – – 1.4 – – 1.9 5.7 2.1 – See footnotes at end of table. 25 Table 4-1. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 all workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Service –Continued Cleaning and building service –Continued 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Personal service ....................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Public transportation attendants ........................... Child care workers, n.e.c. ..................................... Service, n.e.c. ....................................................... Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $14.08 15.71 13.09 11.08 11.96 15.11 15.71 14.41 8.79 16.68 28.20 10.23 10.77 13.0 4.2 3.8 4.3 7.4 16.6 4.2 6.9 3.7 21.0 12.2 13.3 7.8 $12.13 – 11.56 10.19 12.09 12.85 – 14.32 8.68 – 28.51 10.03 10.69 8.7 – 3.7 1.4 9.2 12.6 – 7.1 4.1 – 13.6 14.5 9.5 – – $15.77 13.76 – – – 15.34 – – – – – – – 5.7 2.1 – – – 20.8 – – – – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 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 appendixes C and D for more information. 3 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 4 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, 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. 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 appendix A. 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. 26 Table 4-2. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 full-time workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $24.83 24.68 2.0 1.8 $24.61 24.41 2.4 2.2 $25.77 25.81 3.4 3.5 White collar ......................................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... 14 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... 14 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... 28.59 9.39 11.91 13.97 15.50 17.09 20.69 25.70 25.29 33.48 34.89 37.53 48.30 55.22 62.46 31.29 28.66 12.12 13.89 15.70 17.08 19.99 25.53 25.15 32.14 34.78 37.14 48.30 56.65 62.46 31.40 2.2 1.3 3.2 1.9 2.0 5.2 4.5 9.7 4.8 3.8 2.8 3.7 2.5 3.5 12.9 6.5 2.0 2.6 2.0 2.3 5.7 2.2 10.8 4.7 1.8 2.8 3.7 2.5 3.7 12.9 6.3 28.45 9.46 11.52 13.14 14.95 16.72 20.32 23.03 25.43 31.99 35.28 37.73 48.42 55.64 65.30 31.55 28.50 11.73 13.34 15.07 16.65 19.47 22.46 25.28 29.67 35.17 37.25 48.42 57.33 65.30 31.68 2.4 .8 3.9 2.8 2.1 5.6 5.1 1.8 5.2 5.8 2.7 4.5 2.6 3.9 14.6 6.6 2.1 3.6 3.1 2.5 6.4 1.7 2.5 5.1 1.9 2.7 4.6 2.6 3.9 14.6 6.4 29.23 – 12.95 15.47 18.25 20.09 22.93 34.47 23.23 36.42 23.93 36.71 44.91 – – – 29.34 12.95 14.84 18.36 20.09 22.93 34.61 23.23 36.42 23.93 36.71 44.91 – – – 5.2 – 1.4 1.7 4.0 2.5 9.5 19.8 5.7 1.9 24.2 2.9 1.7 – – – 5.3 1.4 1.2 3.8 2.5 9.5 19.7 5.7 1.9 24.2 2.9 1.7 – – – Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... 7 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... Civil engineers ...................................................... Electrical and electronic engineers ....................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Industrial engineers .............................................. 9 ...................................................................... Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... 32.50 34.79 23.69 29.14 28.12 33.15 36.29 35.88 43.60 55.07 34.55 36.11 25.49 33.01 39.97 36.23 43.49 33.91 39.85 40.29 40.32 30.04 31.05 36.36 38.85 30.76 40.07 38.35 44.38 36.85 3.5 3.0 11.3 15.0 4.9 2.0 2.9 5.8 5.1 5.6 5.4 1.6 2.6 4.0 1.5 5.9 2.9 5.0 2.8 2.8 15.5 3.9 9.8 5.6 6.8 5.0 5.0 2.7 2.6 6.0 31.67 34.39 18.65 23.81 28.25 29.86 37.13 36.39 43.57 54.99 34.90 36.31 25.49 33.01 39.97 38.08 43.49 – 39.85 40.29 40.32 30.04 31.05 37.88 39.32 32.23 40.07 38.35 44.38 36.85 4.3 3.8 8.6 3.5 5.0 1.6 2.2 7.8 5.1 5.8 5.5 1.8 2.6 4.0 1.5 12.4 2.9 – 2.8 2.8 15.5 3.9 9.8 7.3 6.8 5.2 5.0 2.7 2.6 6.0 35.71 36.06 – 38.55 – 37.08 – 34.37 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3.6 3.8 – 15.4 – 2.7 – 3.3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – See footnotes at end of table. 27 Table 4-2. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 full-time workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $36.88 30.88 40.07 38.96 44.38 38.71 3.9 4.0 5.0 3.7 2.6 5.0 $37.23 32.15 40.07 38.96 44.38 38.71 3.8 3.6 5.0 3.7 2.6 5.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – 47.16 23.48 29.65 24.20 33.31 28.82 25.69 40.21 24.88 29.61 19.25 29.66 33.96 28.48 36.15 47.37 40.36 35.84 49.42 60.34 44.84 39.53 38.31 37.45 39.90 38.51 40.91 39.82 39.38 37.80 40.26 27.55 32.94 30.14 30.42 30.42 26.31 22.24 21.94 – 18.5 6.6 5.5 6.3 3.6 2.9 13.9 10.9 5.0 24.9 8.4 5.1 2.9 3.3 7.7 4.7 20.1 18.4 12.5 10.7 10.6 14.6 14.0 5.8 13.5 3.1 3.6 2.4 5.1 22.5 .6 20.3 .6 7.9 9.3 11.3 11.3 5.5 5.9 – – 23.46 29.74 24.20 33.37 27.86 27.77 41.79 24.88 31.48 21.32 29.67 34.02 28.18 37.63 50.14 – 41.38 49.57 60.34 47.55 44.25 – 21.15 – 27.08 – – 28.01 – – – – 30.15 – – 26.31 19.55 18.34 – – 6.5 6.3 6.3 3.6 3.4 11.5 11.7 5.0 25.1 1.0 5.8 2.9 4.4 9.9 5.0 – 22.1 13.1 10.7 10.9 19.0 – 6.8 – 5.3 – – 5.7 – – – – 10.7 – – 11.3 5.6 1.7 – – – $29.13 – – 31.28 – – – – – 29.63 – – – – – – – – – – – 39.82 41.72 39.24 41.12 40.14 41.15 37.80 42.95 – – – – – – – – – – – 5.4 – – 3.4 – – – – – 4.6 – – – – – – – – – – – 5.7 9.2 4.0 3.5 2.6 4.6 22.5 .2 – – – – – – – – – 27.13 20.62 16.44 15.59 19.35 21.33 18.87 31.01 20.95 16.98 20.44 5.9 9.8 9.2 13.1 7.4 7.6 9.6 10.2 14.0 6.2 4.1 27.67 20.35 16.09 15.22 19.35 21.34 18.87 – 20.36 16.94 – 6.5 10.4 11.3 13.1 7.4 7.7 9.6 – 14.3 6.2 – – 26.19 – – – – – – – – – – 7.6 – – – – – – – – – White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Professional specialty –Continued Mathematical and computer scientists –Continued Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Operations and systems researchers and analysts .......................................................... Natural scientists ...................................................... Health related ........................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Physicians ............................................................ 10 ...................................................................... Registered nurses ................................................ 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Teachers, college and university .............................. 9 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Other post-secondary teachers ............................ Not able to be leveled ....................................... Teachers, except college and university .................. 7 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Elementary school teachers ................................. 9 ...................................................................... Secondary school teachers .................................. 7 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Teachers, special education ................................. Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... 9 ...................................................................... Librarians .............................................................. Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Social workers ...................................................... Lawyers and judges .................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Technical ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Licensed practical nurses ..................................... See footnotes at end of table. 28 Table 4-2. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 full-time workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $15.31 13.30 24.31 27.16 23.45 14.6 14.4 5.5 13.0 9.0 $15.11 – 24.31 26.95 23.45 14.5 – 5.5 14.2 9.0 – – – – – – – – – – 35.25 18.10 21.54 23.89 29.26 34.27 38.48 53.92 59.01 53.22 34.88 40.67 21.02 24.07 30.84 34.06 39.51 55.98 59.98 53.22 40.10 33.13 39.24 35.18 4.0 11.3 4.0 4.6 4.5 4.5 1.8 2.9 5.6 9.2 8.4 5.0 5.1 16.4 5.6 5.4 2.9 4.6 6.3 9.2 10.2 11.0 7.0 2.9 35.38 – 21.02 24.03 29.35 34.23 37.62 54.54 61.98 53.92 35.18 40.64 – – 30.99 34.00 38.56 56.86 64.03 53.92 40.48 – 39.14 35.18 4.3 – 4.2 5.3 5.1 4.7 1.9 3.1 5.2 14.3 8.4 5.6 – – 6.1 5.7 3.3 5.2 5.4 14.3 10.5 – 7.1 2.9 $34.16 – 24.49 23.28 28.57 – 44.58 – – – – 40.92 – – – – 45.13 – – – – 33.13 – – 12.0 – 5.0 6.9 3.8 – 4.1 – – – – 8.9 – – – – 4.6 – – – – 11.0 – – 44.55 41.05 46.14 54.60 38.77 26.06 44.31 25.80 34.48 43.74 55.19 59.42 43.07 27.29 18.10 21.71 23.85 26.86 34.18 29.92 22.82 22.12 37.53 32.36 5.1 11.0 4.4 21.8 17.4 7.3 5.5 6.9 7.9 2.0 8.7 6.5 17.3 5.8 11.3 5.2 5.9 5.1 7.8 14.9 4.8 6.2 11.0 14.9 44.55 37.57 – – 38.77 26.06 44.21 – 34.48 43.78 55.19 – 43.07 27.71 – 21.20 23.97 26.68 34.14 30.25 22.78 – 38.32 – 5.1 13.9 – – 17.4 7.3 6.0 – 7.9 2.4 8.7 – 17.3 6.2 – 5.5 6.7 5.8 8.2 14.7 5.5 – 10.1 – – 49.85 – – – – – – – – – – – 23.84 – 24.80 – – – – – – – – – 3.9 – – – – – – – – – – – 5.8 – 7.8 – – – – – – – – 27.83 30.09 23.16 27.91 8.1 10.9 12.8 7.7 28.02 30.09 22.63 – 8.3 10.9 16.9 – – – 24.80 – – – 9.5 – White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Technical –Continued Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ........ 5 ...................................................................... Drafters ................................................................. Computer programmers ....................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. ................................ Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. 5 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... 14 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Executives, administrators, and managers ............... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... 14 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Administrators and officials, public administration Financial managers .............................................. 11 ...................................................................... Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations .......................................................... Administrators, education and related fields ......... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... Managers, medicine and health ........................... Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............... Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Management related ................................................. 5 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Accountants and auditors ..................................... 7 ...................................................................... Other financial officers .......................................... Management analysts .......................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................. Management related, n.e.c. .................................. 9 ...................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 29 Table 4-2. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 full-time workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Sales ................................................................................ 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Supervisors, sales ................................................ Sales, other business services ............................. Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale ................................................. Sales workers, other commodities ........................ Cashiers ............................................................... 3 ...................................................................... $27.71 14.73 14.28 17.24 27.42 48.58 17.15 21.68 14.2 11.5 2.4 5.1 10.5 24.1 9.4 4.5 $27.92 11.53 14.32 17.24 – 48.58 17.14 21.68 14.5 3.6 2.4 5.1 – 24.1 9.6 4.5 $21.22 – – – – – – – 0.0 – – – – – – – 41.89 15.12 13.36 16.23 9.8 15.5 6.5 13.0 41.89 15.12 10.30 – 9.8 15.5 5.9 – – – – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical ................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Supervisors, general office ................................... Supervisors, financial records processing ............ Secretaries ........................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Receptionists ........................................................ Information clerks, n.e.c. ...................................... Order clerks .......................................................... Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... Payroll and timekeeping clerks ............................. Billing clerks .......................................................... Mail clerks, except postal service ......................... Dispatchers ........................................................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................... Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ................................................... 6 ...................................................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... General office clerks ............................................. 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Data entry keyers ................................................. Teachers’ aides .................................................... 2 ...................................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 4 ...................................................................... 16.80 12.12 13.89 15.66 17.89 19.45 21.88 25.88 28.27 18.01 20.59 25.61 18.40 12.42 16.87 17.45 19.37 21.14 12.44 13.54 15.67 15.15 17.21 16.02 13.43 12.28 15.08 17.67 14.79 2.1 2.6 2.0 2.2 6.2 2.2 3.2 4.4 7.9 3.8 19.5 8.5 3.2 7.9 8.2 6.4 1.1 6.2 4.4 1.4 8.6 3.3 8.0 5.5 8.4 12.7 7.0 6.8 10.7 16.85 11.73 13.34 15.01 17.72 19.54 21.67 26.00 28.31 17.97 20.58 25.61 17.64 12.42 15.77 17.62 19.18 20.23 12.39 13.50 15.67 15.14 16.66 – 13.43 – – 17.67 13.62 2.6 3.6 3.1 2.3 7.1 2.5 4.0 4.2 7.9 4.2 19.9 8.5 3.3 7.9 5.1 7.1 1.5 9.2 4.5 1.4 8.6 3.4 10.7 – 8.4 – – 6.8 9.7 16.62 12.95 14.84 18.38 19.33 19.02 22.70 – – – – – 21.11 – 21.94 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1.4 1.4 1.2 4.1 2.6 3.5 2.8 – – – – – 5.1 – 14.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 20.76 18.09 18.34 16.32 16.06 15.91 17.13 12.98 12.98 12.88 18.97 16.16 7.7 7.4 17.4 2.8 3.3 2.9 4.7 2.1 1.2 2.7 3.9 4.2 20.76 18.09 18.34 16.43 – – – – – – 19.00 16.16 7.7 7.4 17.4 4.2 – – – – – – 4.0 4.2 – – – 16.19 – 16.78 – – 12.98 12.88 – – – – – 4.3 – 4.5 – – 1.2 2.7 – – Blue collar ........................................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 18.55 10.84 12.11 13.19 15.33 1.8 4.9 6.4 6.6 4.7 18.30 10.72 12.09 12.94 15.08 2.1 4.8 6.7 7.2 4.7 20.79 – – 15.70 19.97 1.6 – – 4.8 11.3 White collar –Continued See footnotes at end of table. 30 Table 4-2. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 full-time workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Blue collar –Continued 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $20.84 22.13 24.24 27.24 33.18 17.21 5.0 6.3 2.1 3.9 4.4 8.5 $20.89 22.12 24.47 27.22 33.22 17.33 5.9 6.4 2.4 4.1 4.3 8.8 $20.61 – 23.27 – – – 5.3 – 3.8 – – – Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Industrial machinery repairers .............................. 7 ...................................................................... Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers ......................................................... Carpenters ............................................................ 7 ...................................................................... Electricians ........................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .................. 7 ...................................................................... Construction trades, n.e.c. .................................... Supervisors, production ........................................ Machinists ............................................................. Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .. 5 ...................................................................... 23.92 14.58 16.16 23.04 21.12 24.73 27.24 33.37 20.03 19.12 20.38 20.59 2.6 2.9 3.9 6.7 4.6 2.7 3.9 4.5 6.7 2.8 4.0 6.2 24.03 – 16.16 23.23 21.10 24.83 27.22 33.41 20.51 19.12 20.38 20.25 2.9 – 3.9 7.2 4.7 3.0 4.1 4.4 8.6 2.8 4.0 8.3 22.94 – – – – 24.25 – – – – – – 5.3 – – – – 5.6 – – – – – – 33.93 26.52 26.52 32.23 30.39 21.87 22.22 16.15 21.52 22.39 17.13 17.48 7.8 8.9 8.9 7.3 10.2 6.7 5.9 8.7 1.6 5.0 3.4 4.2 – – – 32.50 – – – – 21.52 22.39 17.13 17.48 – – – 7.7 – – – – 1.6 5.0 3.4 4.2 – – – – – – – 16.36 – – – – – – – – – – – 10.6 – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Molding and casting machine operators ............... Printing press operators ....................................... Packaging and filling machine operators .............. Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. Assemblers ........................................................... 2 ...................................................................... Production inspectors, checkers and examiners .. 13.89 9.97 11.15 11.26 15.53 17.77 20.78 15.93 10.71 20.40 11.80 13.24 14.19 10.92 13.81 4.0 2.5 4.3 10.0 5.5 10.5 4.6 13.9 11.4 9.6 18.7 6.6 8.4 .0 5.5 13.56 9.97 11.12 11.26 15.53 17.77 20.84 15.93 10.71 20.40 11.80 12.40 14.19 10.92 13.81 3.9 2.5 4.3 10.0 5.5 10.5 5.1 13.9 11.4 9.6 18.7 2.7 8.4 .0 5.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Transportation and material moving ............................ 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Truck drivers ......................................................... 18.73 15.75 14.37 19.96 19.50 5.6 5.8 19.7 9.3 6.4 18.44 15.89 13.82 19.46 19.64 6.9 6.4 20.9 14.3 6.4 20.16 – – – – 9.0 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...... Construction laborers ........................................... Stock handlers and baggers ................................. 12.81 10.40 12.45 13.78 15.02 14.28 19.45 12.74 5.0 7.9 11.3 5.4 6.1 7.7 13.0 6.5 12.40 10.13 12.44 13.04 14.13 – – 12.74 5.3 7.9 12.0 5.3 2.9 – – 6.5 16.76 – – – – – – – 7.7 – – – – – – – See footnotes at end of table. 31 Table 4-2. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 full-time workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers –Continued Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................... $13.32 14.15 18.9 19.3 $13.31 – 19.0 – – – – – Service ................................................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Protective service ..................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ......... Supervisors, police and detectives ....................... Firefighting ............................................................ 5 ...................................................................... Police and detectives, public service .................... 5 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Guards and police, except public service ............. 3 ...................................................................... Food service ............................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Other food service .................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Cooks ................................................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... 1 ...................................................................... Health service ........................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Cleaning and building service ................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 15.48 10.05 11.36 13.00 13.47 19.51 18.12 21.85 10.99 20.83 12.47 16.72 21.46 21.62 22.33 24.56 30.95 21.33 22.75 21.88 20.81 23.55 12.82 12.47 10.96 7.98 7.98 12.06 13.66 11.73 8.77 12.06 13.66 12.50 13.04 8.92 8.73 12.14 12.98 11.78 12.17 13.04 11.53 13.35 11.43 11.96 14.34 13.56 11.71 11.96 15.12 2.0 5.0 6.3 3.7 6.5 4.4 3.0 5.0 7.1 4.1 9.8 5.7 3.5 5.4 3.3 1.6 11.7 2.0 3.0 6.9 6.1 6.2 8.1 9.8 4.0 7.9 18.0 15.7 5.0 3.7 3.0 15.7 5.0 2.9 17.8 4.5 2.9 3.6 2.1 5.2 3.1 2.1 4.4 4.2 5.5 7.4 13.4 4.5 5.0 7.4 16.6 12.38 9.20 10.54 12.42 12.67 15.90 12.78 19.06 – 13.15 12.18 – – – – – – – – – – – 12.60 12.18 10.76 7.98 7.98 11.78 13.59 11.55 8.77 11.78 13.59 12.18 13.04 8.89 8.73 11.91 12.81 11.75 11.91 12.89 11.49 11.88 10.21 12.09 12.26 12.01 10.44 12.09 – 2.1 2.8 10.5 2.6 7.1 13.1 4.1 23.0 – 9.3 9.2 – – – – – – – – – – – 7.7 9.2 4.6 7.9 18.0 19.9 5.1 4.3 3.0 19.9 5.1 2.6 17.8 4.4 2.9 4.3 2.7 5.3 3.9 2.7 4.5 3.8 3.0 9.2 9.3 4.5 2.8 9.2 – $19.90 13.81 12.31 16.05 16.39 21.07 22.26 22.43 – 22.66 – – 21.72 22.31 22.36 24.56 31.05 21.33 22.75 21.88 20.81 23.55 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 12.99 – – 12.99 – – 15.91 13.81 – – 15.93 13.81 – – 1.2 2.2 1.0 9.0 4.6 3.5 5.1 3.3 – 1.0 – – 3.3 5.1 3.4 1.6 11.9 2.0 3.0 6.9 6.1 6.2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1.4 – – 1.4 – – 5.4 2.2 – – 5.4 2.2 – – Blue collar –Continued See footnotes at end of table. 32 Table 4-2. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 full-time workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Service –Continued Personal service ....................................................... Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $18.37 10.8 $18.17 11.4 – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 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 appendixes C and D for more information. 3 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. 4 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, 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. 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 appendix A. 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. 33 Table 4-3. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 part-time workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $13.51 14.57 3.3 3.6 $13.15 14.21 3.7 4.0 $19.30 19.58 4.3 4.8 White collar ......................................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... 17.54 8.16 9.02 12.35 14.09 20.20 21.97 23.79 34.10 30.57 35.40 16.62 22.58 10.29 11.89 14.99 21.42 21.97 23.79 34.10 30.57 35.40 18.12 3.7 2.2 4.1 4.0 7.7 6.5 4.9 7.7 5.0 4.6 7.6 9.5 3.8 3.6 4.6 8.8 5.4 4.9 7.7 5.0 4.6 7.6 5.7 17.05 8.15 9.01 11.56 14.05 20.67 23.08 23.86 33.97 30.01 33.94 16.47 22.26 10.27 11.53 14.98 22.16 23.08 23.86 33.97 30.01 33.94 17.95 4.1 2.2 4.2 4.3 8.1 6.8 4.5 7.9 3.6 4.7 8.0 9.7 4.1 3.7 5.5 9.3 4.7 4.5 7.9 3.6 4.7 8.0 5.7 24.47 – – 16.01 – – – – – – – – 25.70 – – – – – – – – – – 8.8 – – 8.2 – – – – – – – – 10.8 – – – – – – – – – – Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Natural scientists ...................................................... Health related ........................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Registered nurses ................................................ 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Teachers, college and university .............................. Teachers, except college and university .................. 9 ...................................................................... Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Lawyers and judges .................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Not able to be leveled ....................................... Technical ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Licensed practical nurses ..................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ........ 28.18 30.77 23.30 35.91 30.94 35.40 17.62 – – 31.00 23.52 35.30 30.69 31.86 27.91 35.32 31.20 40.99 34.53 38.25 35.65 – – 20.12 – 4.2 5.8 6.4 4.2 5.5 7.6 16.2 – – 6.1 7.0 2.0 5.2 2.9 6.3 2.1 5.4 24.6 11.1 4.9 10.9 – – 11.4 – 27.81 30.29 23.39 35.25 30.12 33.94 17.62 – – 30.81 23.44 35.30 30.51 31.79 27.82 35.32 31.02 41.04 27.76 – 27.03 – – – – 4.3 6.1 6.5 1.9 4.9 8.0 16.2 – – 6.1 7.0 2.0 5.1 2.9 6.4 2.1 5.3 24.7 5.9 – 6.7 – – – – 32.48 35.53 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 15.3 12.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 14.66 14.66 21.19 21.31 22.63 22.10 19.85 19.42 11.2 11.2 4.0 5.4 5.5 6.2 1.4 7.6 14.66 14.66 21.50 21.31 22.63 22.34 19.85 20.42 11.2 11.2 4.0 5.4 5.5 6.0 1.4 4.2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Not able to be leveled ....................................... Executives, administrators, and managers ............... 23.40 24.40 – 4.3 9.8 – – – – – – – 24.59 – – 5.6 – – See footnotes at end of table. 34 Table 4-3. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 part-time workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Management related ................................................. $22.35 6.6 – – – – Sales ................................................................................ 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Sales workers, other commodities ........................ Cashiers ............................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 9.09 8.26 8.61 13.09 10.70 8.68 8.29 8.45 12.75 2.4 2.1 3.8 5.9 2.9 2.6 2.3 5.2 10.9 $8.94 8.26 8.60 11.61 10.70 8.46 8.29 8.44 – 2.5 2.1 3.9 5.5 2.9 2.7 2.3 5.3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical ................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Secretaries ........................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Receptionists ........................................................ Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 12.94 10.29 11.74 14.84 13.88 14.88 11.29 14.36 14.45 8.1 3.6 4.8 9.5 5.3 4.1 5.6 19.8 14.3 12.79 10.27 11.53 14.84 13.89 – – 14.36 14.41 8.8 3.7 5.5 10.0 6.2 – – 19.8 15.8 $14.72 – – – – – – – – 4.6 – – – – – – – – Blue collar ........................................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 10.09 7.97 11.42 10.15 5.4 6.4 6.0 9.2 9.98 7.96 11.43 10.15 5.5 6.5 6.0 9.2 15.84 – – – 4.6 – – – Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ – – – – – – Transportation and material moving ............................ 2 ...................................................................... Bus drivers ............................................................ 2 ...................................................................... 13.76 12.94 13.59 12.94 5.0 .2 7.3 .2 13.51 – 13.27 – 3.7 – 5.5 – – – – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... Stock handlers and baggers ................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................... 9.10 8.35 10.27 8.55 8.35 9.45 10.39 2.8 3.8 7.2 3.4 3.9 9.7 5.7 9.10 8.35 10.27 8.55 8.35 9.45 – 2.8 3.9 7.2 3.4 3.9 9.7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Service ................................................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Protective service ..................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Guards and police, except public service ............. Food service ............................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... 2 ...................................................................... Bartenders ............................................................ Waiters and waitresses ........................................ 8.78 7.91 7.95 9.07 12.69 9.09 10.09 10.47 10.22 6.27 6.42 6.42 4.24 3.63 4.57 5.80 2.90 2.9 6.6 7.7 18.1 4.0 2.0 3.8 4.4 5.6 5.6 12.1 16.0 .7 4.2 18.6 17.2 5.3 8.57 7.84 7.80 9.00 12.19 – 10.10 – 10.22 6.26 6.42 6.41 4.24 3.63 4.57 5.80 2.90 3.2 6.8 8.3 18.7 4.3 – 4.5 – 5.6 5.6 12.1 16.1 .7 4.2 18.6 17.2 5.3 11.73 – – – 13.65 – 10.06 – – – – – – – – – – 7.8 – – – 4.8 – 6.0 – – – – – – – – – – White collar –Continued See footnotes at end of table. 35 Table 4-3. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 part-time workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Service –Continued Food service –Continued Other food service .................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... 2 ...................................................................... Health service ........................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Health aides, except nursing ................................ Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Cleaning and building service ................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service ....................................................... 2 ...................................................................... Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $8.71 7.79 8.82 7.82 8.81 8.50 11.40 11.35 12.77 11.50 11.25 11.42 12.70 10.72 10.77 9.72 8.59 1.7 1.8 5.1 3.1 2.8 7.8 2.5 3.1 4.8 8.9 3.3 3.6 1.9 6.0 6.8 6.3 4.6 $8.71 7.79 8.82 7.82 8.80 – 11.37 11.36 – 11.52 11.21 11.42 – – – 9.55 8.45 1.7 1.8 5.1 3.1 2.8 – 2.6 3.3 – 10.1 3.3 3.6 – – – 7.1 5.1 – – – – – – $12.14 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6.2 – – – – – – – – – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 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 appendixes C and D for more information. 3 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. 4 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, 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. 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 appendix A. 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. 36 Table 5-1. Selected worker characteristics: Mean hourly earnings1 by occupational group,2 National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 Private industry and State and local government Occupational group Full-time workers3 Part-time workers3 Union4 Nonunion4 Time5 Incentive5 Mean All occupations ....................................................................... All excluding sales ........................................................ $24.83 24.68 $13.51 14.57 $23.73 24.21 $23.36 23.40 $23.23 23.62 $30.97 24.36 White collar ......................................................................... White-collar excluding sales ......................................... 28.59 28.66 17.54 22.58 27.36 28.81 27.55 28.11 27.17 28.14 40.75 – Professional specialty and technical ................................. Professional specialty ................................................... Technical ...................................................................... Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... Sales ................................................................................. Administrative support, including clerical .......................... 32.50 34.79 20.62 35.25 27.71 16.80 28.18 30.77 21.19 23.40 9.09 12.94 35.39 35.81 28.59 31.16 11.50 17.88 31.17 34.03 20.02 35.28 22.83 16.02 32.14 34.50 20.69 34.77 16.42 16.48 – – – – 39.34 – Blue collar ........................................................................... Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. Transportation and material moving ................................. Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...... 18.55 23.92 13.89 18.73 12.81 10.09 – – 13.76 9.10 22.18 26.44 16.81 22.50 13.49 14.16 19.14 12.64 14.98 10.92 17.76 23.82 13.63 16.65 11.91 19.07 – 14.27 – – Service ................................................................................. 15.48 8.78 18.42 10.69 13.64 – Relative error6 (percent) All occupations ....................................................................... All excluding sales ........................................................ 2.0 1.8 3.3 3.6 1.9 1.8 2.6 2.4 2.0 1.9 17.5 16.4 White collar ......................................................................... White-collar excluding sales ......................................... 2.2 2.0 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.9 2.3 2.0 2.0 1.8 15.0 – Professional specialty and technical ................................. Professional specialty ................................................... Technical ...................................................................... Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... Sales ................................................................................. Administrative support, including clerical .......................... 3.5 3.0 9.8 4.0 14.2 2.1 4.2 5.8 4.0 4.3 2.4 8.1 3.5 3.6 15.7 13.6 8.0 3.9 3.7 3.3 7.7 4.1 14.6 2.4 3.1 2.7 8.5 4.0 10.0 2.2 – – – – 20.5 – Blue collar ........................................................................... Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. Transportation and material moving ................................. Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...... 1.8 2.6 4.0 5.6 5.0 5.4 – – 5.0 2.8 3.0 2.9 10.1 6.9 7.5 3.0 2.3 6.6 2.6 3.6 2.2 2.8 4.9 4.8 3.9 11.2 – 15.3 – – Service ................................................................................. 2.0 2.9 2.7 2.3 1.9 – 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 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. 4 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. 5 Time workers’ wages are based solely on an 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 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 appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. 37 Table 5-2. Major industry division: Mean hourly earnings1 by occupational group,2 private industry, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 Full-time and part-time workers Goods-producing industries3 Occupational group All private industries Total Mining Construction Manufacturing Service-producing industries4 Total TransportFinance, Wholesale ation and insurance, and retail public utiland real trade ities estate Services Mean All occupations ............................................................. All excluding sales .............................................. $23.04 23.20 $25.65 25.43 – – $30.77 $25.07 30.77 24.80 – – $21.44 21.05 $16.31 17.07 – – – – White collar ............................................................... White-collar excluding sales ............................... 27.22 28.04 31.62 31.60 – – 31.81 31.81 31.62 31.59 – – 21.73 20.90 20.24 25.76 – – – – Professional specialty and technical ....................... Professional specialty ......................................... Technical ............................................................ Executive, administrative, and managerial ............. Sales ....................................................................... Administrative support, including clerical ................ 31.30 34.04 20.50 35.29 21.07 16.46 34.94 37.70 24.50 37.20 31.95 17.02 – – – – – – – – – – – – 35.24 38.16 24.50 37.10 31.95 17.01 – – – – – – 20.73 31.45 17.17 30.50 – 19.36 30.88 31.47 – 34.54 14.32 12.87 – – – – – – – – – – – – Blue collar ................................................................. Precision production, craft, and repair .................... Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .... Transportation and material moving ....................... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ............................................................. 17.56 24.03 13.39 17.59 18.85 23.45 14.11 21.28 – – – – 30.57 31.27 – – 16.11 19.08 14.11 19.23 – – – – 20.83 27.69 – 14.45 13.44 23.49 – 18.24 – – – – – – – – 11.53 14.56 – – 12.51 – 14.98 9.96 – – Service ....................................................................... 10.95 – – – – – 24.49 7.95 – – Relative error5 (percent) All occupations ............................................................. All excluding sales .............................................. 2.5 2.2 2.1 1.7 – – 6.2 6.2 2.5 2.0 – – 7.2 6.6 3.5 6.6 – – – – White collar ............................................................... White-collar excluding sales ............................... 2.3 1.9 3.6 3.0 – – 11.2 11.2 3.7 3.1 – – 19.1 18.8 4.0 8.1 – – – – Professional specialty and technical ....................... Professional specialty ......................................... Technical ............................................................ Executive, administrative, and managerial ............. Sales ....................................................................... Administrative support, including clerical ................ 3.8 3.3 9.0 4.3 13.9 2.7 2.6 4.0 .1 2.8 20.7 4.7 – – – – – – – – – – – – 2.7 3.8 .1 3.0 20.7 4.7 – – – – – – 36.6 6.5 42.5 20.5 – 13.5 4.2 4.2 – 8.6 10.4 7.4 – – – – – – – – – – – – Blue collar ................................................................. Precision production, craft, and repair .................... Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .... Transportation and material moving ....................... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ............................................................. 1.9 2.9 4.0 6.1 1.7 3.9 1.6 11.1 – – – – 5.1 7.5 – – .9 2.6 1.6 12.1 – – – – 3.4 3.7 – 1.7 10.7 6.7 – 9.9 – – – – – – – – 4.0 9.6 – – 1.5 – 20.5 2.1 – – Service ....................................................................... 1.6 – – – – – 17.0 7.1 – – 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Goods-producing industries include mining, construction, and manufacturing. 4 Service-producing industries include transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. 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 appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. 38 Table 5-3. Establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings1 by occupational group,2 private industry, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 Full-time and part-time workers 100 workers or more Occupational group All private industry workers 50 - 99 workers3 Total 100 - 499 workers 500 workers or more Mean All occupations ....................................................................... All excluding sales ........................................................ $23.04 23.20 $18.67 19.05 $24.25 24.30 $21.78 21.77 $27.00 26.85 White collar ......................................................................... White-collar excluding sales ......................................... 27.22 28.04 24.39 26.92 27.76 28.22 24.89 25.55 30.38 30.27 Professional specialty and technical ................................. Professional specialty ................................................... Technical ...................................................................... Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... Sales ................................................................................. Administrative support, including clerical .......................... 31.30 34.04 20.50 35.29 21.07 16.46 39.55 40.56 – 31.43 15.58 15.90 30.63 33.42 20.33 36.21 23.48 16.61 27.63 31.54 18.94 35.17 21.85 15.95 32.48 34.36 22.08 37.03 35.30 17.39 Blue collar ........................................................................... Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. Transportation and material moving ................................. Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...... 17.56 24.03 13.39 17.59 11.53 15.87 23.22 11.89 16.02 10.21 18.37 24.34 13.88 19.21 12.41 18.68 25.28 13.75 19.60 12.45 17.62 22.35 14.38 17.67 12.34 Service ................................................................................. 10.95 8.65 12.02 10.99 13.18 Relative error4 (percent) All occupations ....................................................................... All excluding sales ........................................................ 2.5 2.2 5.4 6.5 3.0 2.7 4.5 4.2 2.8 2.7 White collar ......................................................................... White-collar excluding sales ......................................... 2.3 1.9 7.6 7.7 2.6 2.3 5.2 4.9 1.9 1.7 Professional specialty and technical ................................. Professional specialty ................................................... Technical ...................................................................... Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... Sales ................................................................................. Administrative support, including clerical .......................... 3.8 3.3 9.0 4.3 13.9 2.7 18.5 17.0 – 9.3 19.6 5.6 3.1 2.5 9.2 4.6 16.0 2.8 5.1 3.1 12.7 9.1 19.8 5.5 3.4 2.8 6.0 3.0 11.2 3.2 Blue collar ........................................................................... Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. Transportation and material moving ................................. Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...... 1.9 2.9 4.0 6.1 4.0 9.2 8.5 14.7 10.2 5.3 4.3 5.3 2.2 13.0 5.7 5.6 6.2 5.6 16.2 7.9 5.7 3.9 11.0 8.9 7.2 Service ................................................................................. 1.6 3.8 2.0 2.9 4.9 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. 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 appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. 39 Table 6-1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 Occupation3 10 25 Median 50 75 90 All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $9.86 10.19 $13.11 13.59 $20.33 20.58 $29.63 29.92 $42.31 42.04 White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 12.00 13.04 16.36 17.29 24.26 25.10 35.10 35.71 46.97 47.27 Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... Civil engineers ...................................................... Electrical and electronic engineers ....................... Industrial engineers .............................................. Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... Operations and systems researchers and analysts .......................................................... Natural scientists ...................................................... Health related ........................................................... Physicians ............................................................ Registered nurses ................................................ Physical therapists ................................................ Teachers, college and university .............................. Medical science teachers ..................................... Art, drama, and music teachers ............................ Other post-secondary teachers ............................ Teachers, except college and university .................. Elementary school teachers ................................. Secondary school teachers .................................. Teachers, special education ................................. Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Vocational and educational counselors ................ Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... Librarians .............................................................. Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Social workers ...................................................... Lawyers and judges .................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Athletes ................................................................. Technical ...................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Radiological technicians ....................................... Licensed practical nurses ..................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ........ Drafters ................................................................. Computer programmers ....................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. ................................ 16.83 20.36 24.79 23.50 26.68 22.66 24.78 23.97 24.52 22.89 25.04 28.94 33.20 30.80 25.27 29.91 28.89 28.78 30.00 32.94 34.65 36.68 38.70 28.52 33.97 36.56 36.67 39.63 41.83 40.46 36.68 48.02 35.13 42.56 45.74 45.67 47.94 49.52 49.45 36.68 55.56 38.42 47.60 52.47 47.94 21.60 14.95 20.10 18.53 21.97 21.86 29.05 29.05 14.44 28.60 21.02 28.24 22.76 16.09 23.50 17.71 21.88 21.88 17.02 13.98 13.98 28.97 28.99 16.83 23.10 19.04 24.37 24.00 32.94 40.87 14.44 30.00 29.56 34.34 31.51 17.71 27.37 21.02 24.50 23.95 22.87 17.57 17.57 34.69 36.06 20.60 27.62 21.95 28.31 24.40 42.00 44.63 51.52 34.62 38.89 42.76 40.81 22.14 33.97 38.89 28.43 28.43 25.64 22.45 22.15 36.10 62.74 23.03 34.94 26.60 35.10 28.09 61.28 50.48 61.77 42.65 46.08 48.07 47.44 37.20 38.89 43.51 39.17 39.66 33.96 27.09 27.09 57.83 91.39 38.48 42.05 69.79 41.71 31.00 70.18 59.13 75.53 61.73 50.24 51.30 53.39 46.88 42.04 47.48 39.66 39.66 40.14 30.00 30.52 67.31 18.66 12.00 12.50 12.63 22.81 17.18 10.30 14.01 16.08 14.02 22.84 12.94 14.90 13.70 23.65 18.13 12.00 17.05 22.93 22.13 24.73 16.94 19.64 15.12 28.30 20.00 14.60 26.12 28.37 24.05 29.58 25.47 24.50 19.67 31.62 21.43 20.00 26.12 31.88 27.65 37.22 28.90 32.18 26.38 32.18 24.00 22.40 37.05 36.06 28.13 18.85 22.74 23.70 22.74 23.65 28.64 28.64 26.96 31.25 37.49 32.10 33.26 44.30 50.27 41.07 55.29 53.85 60.44 45.44 70.19 29.62 23.65 21.78 16.80 22.40 17.29 15.81 20.07 24.59 32.12 25.46 27.25 21.45 34.84 19.93 18.27 24.36 24.59 46.97 39.49 35.34 27.73 43.99 24.59 20.58 28.25 25.75 52.53 51.84 46.75 31.25 50.73 31.97 27.27 51.11 41.59 53.37 58.99 75.76 32.94 65.39 39.90 32.15 61.04 48.30 20.48 18.14 21.00 13.50 21.12 24.04 21.00 16.41 26.25 31.18 21.00 19.49 34.38 35.77 26.42 27.57 35.34 42.31 29.86 36.92 Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ............... Administrators and officials, public administration Financial managers .............................................. Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations .......................................................... 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 ..................................... Other financial officers .......................................... Management analysts .......................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................. Construction inspectors ........................................ Management related, n.e.c. .................................. See footnotes at end of table. 40 Table 6-1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued 10 25 Median 50 75 90 Sales ................................................................................ Supervisors, sales ................................................ Sales, other business services ............................. Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale ................................................. Sales workers, apparel ......................................... Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ... Sales workers, other commodities ........................ Cashiers ............................................................... $7.50 9.85 13.99 $8.91 10.65 17.00 $13.20 16.83 22.78 $25.91 19.00 27.79 $43.46 22.90 27.79 19.86 7.25 10.00 8.50 7.00 28.84 7.50 10.00 9.50 7.50 42.74 8.10 11.00 12.31 8.29 50.48 8.94 13.44 14.95 10.25 57.69 10.24 17.02 21.24 12.58 Administrative support, including clerical ................... Supervisors, general office ................................... Supervisors, financial records processing ............ Secretaries ........................................................... Typists .................................................................. Interviewers .......................................................... Transportation ticket and reservation agents ....... Receptionists ........................................................ Information clerks, n.e.c. ...................................... Order clerks .......................................................... Library clerks ........................................................ Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... Payroll and timekeeping clerks ............................. Billing clerks .......................................................... Telephone operators ............................................ Mail clerks, except postal service ......................... Dispatchers ........................................................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................... Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ................................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... General office clerks ............................................. Data entry keyers ................................................. Teachers’ aides .................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 10.78 13.99 19.41 12.00 11.73 11.13 9.01 10.50 10.30 12.00 11.07 11.50 11.25 14.81 10.50 8.89 9.18 12.54 10.91 7.50 12.78 13.99 22.84 14.87 13.06 11.70 10.00 11.00 11.13 12.12 12.30 12.81 13.74 14.81 11.00 9.10 9.18 13.00 13.88 11.17 15.52 20.00 24.04 18.22 15.88 12.74 13.59 12.50 13.00 14.15 17.43 14.35 16.00 15.25 13.00 9.57 13.42 13.79 17.95 13.00 19.23 28.69 25.65 21.37 17.79 14.21 20.71 13.00 14.25 17.60 17.87 16.92 20.73 19.06 15.27 13.54 14.00 17.64 20.23 17.87 24.04 30.77 39.74 23.95 17.88 15.14 20.79 14.00 16.67 19.81 17.87 18.25 21.13 21.33 17.41 15.95 15.48 20.31 22.24 21.75 15.33 10.40 11.54 10.00 10.63 11.88 16.18 12.50 13.64 10.58 11.49 14.40 18.46 14.79 16.25 12.74 13.06 17.80 25.23 26.73 17.50 14.08 14.18 21.42 28.21 26.73 20.88 16.25 15.01 25.46 Blue collar ........................................................................... 8.95 11.95 16.35 23.38 29.15 Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ Industrial machinery repairers .............................. Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers ......................................................... Carpenters ............................................................ Electricians ........................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .................. Construction trades, n.e.c. .................................... Supervisors, production ........................................ Machinists ............................................................. Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .. 15.63 14.78 16.15 18.58 17.00 17.28 23.50 19.48 20.59 29.03 20.59 22.00 34.44 22.48 26.26 25.13 15.57 23.90 18.52 11.70 15.50 17.78 14.15 26.29 25.94 30.33 19.46 12.76 17.77 18.96 15.04 37.90 29.63 34.44 21.91 17.05 21.14 22.26 16.75 39.25 30.13 35.69 24.94 18.91 24.53 24.79 18.32 39.25 30.13 35.69 26.14 18.91 27.70 25.51 20.69 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ Molding and casting machine operators ............... Printing press operators ....................................... Packaging and filling machine operators .............. Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. Assemblers ........................................................... Production inspectors, checkers and examiners .. 8.50 8.10 15.23 8.50 9.35 7.74 10.00 10.00 8.10 16.51 9.48 10.80 10.00 10.42 12.75 10.01 19.75 10.50 12.38 12.16 14.35 16.37 12.16 25.48 12.95 14.15 17.48 15.42 20.45 14.91 26.45 18.14 16.37 20.45 20.53 Transportation and material moving ............................ Truck drivers ......................................................... Bus drivers ............................................................ 12.00 14.00 12.00 13.24 15.00 12.00 17.00 17.55 12.60 21.39 22.39 21.87 26.28 27.42 24.30 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 7.70 9.00 10.93 13.67 17.00 Occupation3 White collar –Continued See footnotes at end of table. 41 Table 6-1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued 10 25 Median 50 75 90 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers –Continued Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...... Construction laborers ........................................... Stock handlers and baggers ................................. Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... Hand packers and packagers ............................... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................... $10.40 10.99 7.00 9.00 6.75 9.00 $12.84 15.39 7.80 10.65 8.95 9.00 $14.63 22.50 9.65 12.00 9.50 10.91 $15.93 22.50 12.57 15.84 11.30 15.69 $16.95 24.25 14.55 20.73 12.00 24.54 Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ......... Supervisors, police and detectives ....................... Firefighting ............................................................ Police and detectives, public service .................... Guards and police, except public service ............. Protective service, n.e.c. ...................................... Food service ............................................................. Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... Bartenders ............................................................ Waiters and waitresses ........................................ 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 ................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service ....................................................... Public transportation attendants ........................... Child care workers, n.e.c. ..................................... Service, n.e.c. ....................................................... 7.65 10.00 21.55 25.45 16.44 16.48 9.00 7.98 2.63 2.63 3.00 2.63 7.25 12.00 9.50 7.00 7.00 9.83 9.86 9.79 8.84 8.95 7.54 8.75 6.95 7.50 9.86 13.26 23.32 25.66 17.82 19.51 10.00 8.25 4.50 2.63 3.00 2.63 8.00 12.00 11.50 7.50 8.00 10.20 10.19 10.20 10.16 10.40 9.15 17.39 8.00 9.30 12.00 20.48 24.05 28.80 20.48 21.50 11.50 8.95 8.00 2.63 4.01 2.63 10.00 15.00 12.50 8.22 8.50 11.48 10.71 11.63 11.75 12.04 11.20 26.89 11.20 10.50 16.25 24.47 28.51 40.01 24.57 24.47 13.05 8.95 11.84 4.00 7.50 2.63 12.83 16.34 13.37 15.63 10.00 13.46 11.56 13.49 15.22 15.71 14.76 34.14 12.25 12.20 22.87 27.16 28.51 40.01 27.39 25.62 15.39 10.50 14.00 7.50 10.00 3.75 15.29 17.00 14.82 16.25 11.19 15.00 14.00 14.84 17.80 17.80 26.91 49.79 13.00 13.25 Occupation3 Blue collar –Continued 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time 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. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 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. 42 Table 6-2. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 Private industry Occupation3 10 25 Median 50 75 90 All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $9.44 9.86 $12.50 13.00 $19.32 19.89 $29.15 29.40 $41.78 41.36 White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 11.40 13.00 15.90 17.02 23.88 24.61 34.55 35.14 46.68 46.97 Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... Electrical and electronic engineers ....................... Industrial engineers .............................................. Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... Natural scientists ...................................................... Health related ........................................................... Physicians ............................................................ Registered nurses ................................................ Physical therapists ................................................ Teachers, college and university .............................. Medical science teachers ..................................... Art, drama, and music teachers ............................ Other post-secondary teachers ............................ Teachers, except college and university .................. Secondary school teachers .................................. Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Social workers ...................................................... Lawyers and judges .................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Athletes ................................................................. Technical ...................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Radiological technicians ....................................... Licensed practical nurses ..................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ........ Drafters ................................................................. Computer programmers ....................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. ................................ 16.11 19.49 24.17 26.68 22.66 22.12 24.52 24.62 14.95 20.07 18.53 22.00 21.86 29.05 29.05 14.44 25.88 13.39 19.03 23.50 21.88 17.02 12.74 12.26 – 21.93 24.26 28.38 30.80 25.27 29.57 29.31 29.09 16.83 23.04 20.07 24.28 24.00 36.76 40.87 14.44 31.61 16.54 21.60 23.50 24.50 22.87 14.42 13.98 – 28.33 31.63 34.83 38.70 28.52 39.40 37.50 37.18 20.33 27.00 22.48 28.01 24.40 45.79 44.63 51.52 38.57 18.72 28.20 30.00 28.16 25.64 22.01 19.52 – 38.46 40.99 41.21 48.02 35.13 45.24 45.74 45.74 23.03 35.09 26.60 35.84 28.09 63.62 50.48 61.77 53.40 24.62 35.64 36.00 39.66 33.96 23.15 23.14 – 47.45 49.45 50.80 55.56 38.42 52.89 52.89 48.12 38.48 42.90 74.13 41.90 31.00 73.08 59.13 75.53 67.46 35.64 37.46 38.47 39.66 40.14 26.50 23.53 – 20.33 12.00 12.50 12.62 22.81 17.18 10.30 14.01 16.08 14.02 23.35 12.94 14.86 13.63 23.65 18.13 12.00 17.05 22.93 22.13 24.83 16.94 19.31 15.12 28.30 20.00 14.54 26.12 27.60 24.05 29.58 25.47 24.16 19.57 31.62 21.63 20.00 26.12 32.04 27.65 39.23 28.90 30.36 26.64 32.18 24.03 22.30 37.05 36.19 28.13 Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ............... Financial managers .............................................. Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations .......................................................... 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 ..................................... Other financial officers .......................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................. Management related, n.e.c. .................................. 18.69 22.74 22.74 23.35 28.62 26.89 31.25 37.36 33.26 44.25 50.14 55.29 55.29 64.56 70.19 29.62 19.41 21.78 16.80 22.40 17.29 15.58 22.43 32.12 24.29 27.25 21.45 32.82 20.07 18.04 25.29 46.97 34.95 35.34 27.73 43.27 24.59 19.80 28.25 52.53 44.30 46.75 31.25 53.01 32.70 27.80 52.64 53.37 47.80 75.76 32.94 65.39 42.30 32.15 61.04 20.48 18.14 13.50 22.11 24.04 16.41 26.25 31.18 19.37 34.38 35.77 26.63 35.34 42.31 41.69 Sales ................................................................................ Supervisors, sales ................................................ Sales, other business services ............................. Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale ................................................. Sales workers, apparel ......................................... Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ... 7.50 9.85 13.99 8.84 10.65 17.00 12.90 16.48 22.78 25.91 19.00 27.79 43.61 22.90 27.79 19.86 7.25 10.00 28.84 7.50 10.00 42.74 8.10 11.00 50.48 8.94 13.44 57.69 10.24 17.02 See footnotes at end of table. 43 Table 6-2. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Private industry Occupation3 10 25 Median 50 75 90 $8.50 7.00 $9.50 7.50 $12.31 8.25 $15.20 9.75 $21.24 11.07 Administrative support, including clerical ................... Supervisors, general office ................................... Supervisors, financial records processing ............ Secretaries ........................................................... Transportation ticket and reservation agents ....... Receptionists ........................................................ Information clerks, n.e.c. ...................................... Order clerks .......................................................... Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... Billing clerks .......................................................... Telephone operators ............................................ Mail clerks, except postal service ......................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................... Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ................................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... General office clerks ............................................. Data entry keyers ................................................. Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 10.50 13.99 19.41 12.00 9.01 10.50 10.00 12.00 11.50 11.12 10.50 8.89 9.18 10.91 6.25 12.50 13.99 22.84 14.20 10.00 11.00 11.00 12.12 12.81 12.34 11.00 9.10 9.18 13.88 9.75 15.39 20.00 24.04 17.58 13.59 12.50 13.00 14.15 14.35 15.14 13.00 9.57 11.15 17.95 11.65 19.38 28.69 25.65 20.00 20.71 13.00 14.23 17.60 16.92 19.82 15.27 13.54 14.00 20.23 15.91 24.76 30.77 39.74 22.65 20.79 13.25 16.67 19.81 18.25 23.20 17.41 15.95 15.48 22.24 18.82 15.33 10.40 10.64 9.85 11.88 16.18 12.50 13.22 10.27 14.43 18.46 14.79 16.00 11.02 17.80 25.23 26.73 18.36 12.74 22.12 28.21 26.73 22.71 14.08 25.46 Blue collar ........................................................................... 8.75 11.40 15.78 23.15 29.15 Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ Industrial machinery repairers .............................. Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... Electricians ........................................................... Supervisors, production ........................................ Machinists ............................................................. Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .. 15.75 14.78 16.15 23.90 15.50 17.78 14.15 18.54 17.00 16.15 30.33 17.77 18.96 15.04 23.90 19.48 21.07 34.44 21.14 22.26 16.75 29.15 20.59 22.00 35.69 24.53 24.79 18.32 34.44 22.48 26.26 35.69 27.70 25.51 20.69 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ Molding and casting machine operators ............... Printing press operators ....................................... Packaging and filling machine operators .............. Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. Assemblers ........................................................... Production inspectors, checkers and examiners .. 8.50 8.10 15.23 8.50 9.25 7.74 10.00 10.00 8.10 16.51 9.48 10.61 10.00 10.42 12.38 10.01 19.75 10.50 12.28 12.16 14.35 15.59 12.16 25.48 12.95 13.78 17.48 15.42 20.45 14.91 26.45 18.14 15.55 20.45 20.53 Transportation and material moving ............................ Truck drivers ......................................................... Bus drivers ............................................................ 10.13 14.55 12.00 13.00 15.17 12.00 16.50 17.75 12.35 21.00 22.61 12.60 27.42 28.16 17.50 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Stock handlers and baggers ................................. Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... Hand packers and packagers ............................... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................... 7.50 7.00 9.00 6.75 9.00 8.85 7.80 10.65 8.95 9.00 10.74 9.65 12.00 9.50 9.60 13.11 12.57 15.84 11.30 10.91 16.35 14.55 20.73 12.00 11.61 Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Guards and police, except public service ............. Food service ............................................................. Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... Bartenders ............................................................ Waiters and waitresses ........................................ Other food service .................................................. Cooks ................................................................... 7.00 9.00 9.00 2.63 2.63 3.00 2.63 7.25 9.50 9.00 10.00 10.00 4.25 2.63 3.00 2.63 8.00 11.00 10.50 11.50 11.50 8.00 2.63 4.01 2.63 9.50 12.50 12.80 13.05 13.05 11.31 4.00 7.50 2.63 12.50 13.37 15.08 15.39 14.39 13.63 7.50 10.00 3.75 15.00 14.00 White collar –Continued Sales –Continued Sales workers, other commodities ........................ Cashiers ............................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 44 Table 6-2. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued Private industry Occupation3 Service –Continued Food service –Continued Other food service –Continued Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... Health service ........................................................... Health aides, except nursing ................................ Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... Cleaning and building service ................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service ....................................................... Public transportation attendants ........................... Child care workers, n.e.c. ..................................... Service, n.e.c. ....................................................... 10 25 Median 50 75 90 $7.00 7.00 9.64 9.86 9.64 8.60 8.61 7.50 8.75 6.95 7.50 $7.50 8.00 10.20 10.19 10.20 9.40 9.50 8.75 17.39 8.00 8.36 $8.22 8.50 11.15 10.67 11.17 10.70 10.70 10.50 28.09 10.81 9.30 $15.63 10.00 13.00 11.63 13.00 12.50 13.00 14.76 35.93 12.25 12.64 $16.25 11.19 14.69 14.17 14.62 16.55 16.55 26.91 50.76 12.75 13.25 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time 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. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 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. 45 Table 6-3. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 State and local government Occupation3 10 25 Median 50 75 90 All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $13.23 13.24 $16.79 16.79 $22.77 22.77 $32.24 32.34 $44.41 44.44 White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 13.69 13.77 17.87 17.87 27.97 28.34 38.07 38.55 47.48 48.07 Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Natural scientists ...................................................... Health related ........................................................... Registered nurses ................................................ Teachers, college and university .............................. Teachers, except college and university .................. Elementary school teachers ................................. Secondary school teachers .................................. Vocational and educational counselors ................ Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... Librarians .............................................................. Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Lawyers and judges .................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Technical ...................................................................... 22.59 23.95 – – – 20.34 20.39 – 27.20 28.28 27.21 38.89 23.95 23.95 17.57 – 28.84 29.00 – – – 25.90 25.90 – 32.74 34.34 33.37 38.89 23.95 23.95 18.37 – 34.54 35.27 – – – 31.03 32.43 – 40.17 42.88 44.41 39.35 29.00 29.00 26.31 – 43.70 43.84 – – – 33.79 33.79 – 47.01 48.07 49.46 47.48 32.69 32.69 27.09 – 49.63 49.63 – – – 39.73 35.66 – 50.83 51.30 53.94 47.48 39.17 39.17 30.52 – – 16.00 – 18.84 – 25.20 – 32.87 – 32.87 Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ............... Administrators and officials, public administration Administrators, education and related fields ......... Management related ................................................. Construction inspectors ........................................ Management related, n.e.c. .................................. 19.49 25.16 23.70 25.46 16.99 19.35 13.33 23.70 29.98 28.64 41.59 19.90 26.42 20.51 29.86 43.92 32.10 51.84 23.28 28.84 25.53 45.44 50.73 41.07 53.43 26.59 29.86 29.81 51.84 51.84 45.44 58.99 29.86 29.86 33.10 Sales ................................................................................ Cashiers ............................................................... 9.26 9.01 17.70 20.27 22.20 22.63 22.63 22.63 23.67 23.67 Administrative support, including clerical ................... Secretaries ........................................................... Library clerks ........................................................ General office clerks ............................................. Teachers’ aides .................................................... 11.99 15.04 11.74 12.85 10.63 13.49 18.48 12.69 14.12 11.49 16.65 21.73 17.87 16.79 13.06 18.56 24.16 17.87 17.35 14.18 21.75 25.29 17.87 20.46 15.01 Blue collar ........................................................................... 14.63 16.75 19.23 24.30 28.67 Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ Construction trades, n.e.c. .................................... 15.57 11.26 18.78 16.40 22.97 17.05 28.23 18.91 30.00 18.91 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ – – – – – Transportation and material moving ............................ 16.00 16.75 18.63 24.30 24.30 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................... 11.43 15.69 14.63 15.69 15.93 16.07 17.23 24.54 24.54 26.30 Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ......... Supervisors, police and detectives ....................... Firefighting ............................................................ Police and detectives, public service .................... Food service ............................................................. Other food service .................................................. Health service ........................................................... Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... Cleaning and building service ................................... 11.82 16.22 21.55 25.45 16.44 16.48 12.83 12.83 10.94 10.94 11.82 14.82 19.26 23.32 25.66 17.82 19.51 12.83 12.83 11.42 11.66 13.98 19.51 21.88 24.05 28.80 20.48 21.50 13.38 13.38 12.63 12.87 15.43 23.83 25.50 28.51 40.01 24.57 24.47 15.20 15.20 13.83 13.83 17.80 26.42 27.57 28.51 40.01 27.39 25.62 15.81 15.81 15.12 15.12 21.96 See footnotes at end of table. 46 Table 6-3. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued State and local government Occupation3 Service –Continued Cleaning and building service –Continued Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service ....................................................... 10 25 Median 50 75 90 $11.82 10.64 $13.98 11.43 $15.43 11.91 $17.80 23.85 $21.96 26.93 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time 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. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 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. 47 Table 6-4. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 Occupation3 10 25 Median 50 75 90 All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $11.00 11.17 $14.55 14.62 $21.67 21.65 $30.93 30.80 $43.70 43.40 White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 13.00 13.33 17.31 17.51 25.26 25.50 36.06 36.10 47.93 47.89 Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... Civil engineers ...................................................... Electrical and electronic engineers ....................... Industrial engineers .............................................. Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... Operations and systems researchers and analysts .......................................................... Natural scientists ...................................................... Health related ........................................................... Physicians ............................................................ Registered nurses ................................................ Teachers, college and university .............................. Other post-secondary teachers ............................ Teachers, except college and university .................. Elementary school teachers ................................. Secondary school teachers .................................. Teachers, special education ................................. Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... Librarians .............................................................. Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Social workers ...................................................... Lawyers and judges .................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Technical ...................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Licensed practical nurses ..................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ........ Drafters ................................................................. Computer programmers ....................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. ................................ 16.83 20.93 24.79 23.50 26.68 22.66 24.78 23.97 24.52 23.03 25.24 28.94 33.20 30.80 25.27 29.91 28.89 28.78 30.50 33.18 34.65 36.68 38.70 28.52 33.97 36.78 36.78 39.83 42.18 40.46 36.68 48.02 35.13 42.56 45.74 45.67 48.17 49.68 49.45 36.68 55.56 38.42 47.60 52.50 48.00 21.60 14.95 20.16 18.53 21.93 29.05 28.95 21.86 28.24 24.31 16.09 24.09 21.88 21.88 16.83 13.98 13.94 – 28.99 16.83 22.96 19.04 23.44 32.94 30.00 29.83 34.34 31.83 17.71 27.37 24.50 24.66 22.87 18.37 17.57 – 36.06 20.05 27.00 21.00 27.73 43.02 34.83 38.89 42.76 41.20 22.14 33.97 29.00 28.43 24.17 22.80 22.01 – 62.74 23.03 33.85 26.60 34.15 61.28 42.77 46.08 48.07 47.75 37.20 38.89 39.17 39.66 33.96 27.09 27.09 – 91.39 38.48 42.29 64.04 40.70 70.01 61.74 50.47 51.30 53.39 46.88 40.17 39.66 39.66 40.14 30.52 30.52 – 20.33 12.50 12.62 17.72 10.30 14.01 16.08 14.02 23.35 14.60 13.47 18.84 12.00 17.05 24.50 22.13 25.11 19.01 14.90 20.03 14.00 26.12 28.85 24.05 29.73 24.77 17.66 21.00 19.31 26.12 31.97 27.65 39.23 32.87 24.96 25.00 21.76 37.05 36.11 28.13 Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ............... Administrators and officials, public administration Financial managers .............................................. Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations .......................................................... 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 ..................................... Other financial officers .......................................... Management analysts .......................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................. Management related, n.e.c. .................................. 18.85 22.74 23.70 22.74 23.70 28.83 28.64 26.96 31.30 37.69 32.10 33.26 44.36 50.27 41.07 55.29 53.93 60.44 45.44 70.19 29.62 22.79 21.78 16.80 22.40 17.29 15.81 20.07 24.59 32.12 27.47 27.25 21.45 34.84 19.90 18.27 24.36 24.59 46.97 41.59 35.34 27.73 43.99 24.59 20.58 28.25 25.75 52.53 51.84 46.75 31.25 50.73 32.21 27.27 51.11 41.59 53.37 58.99 75.76 32.94 65.39 40.76 32.15 61.04 48.30 20.48 18.14 13.50 22.37 24.04 16.41 26.25 31.18 19.49 34.38 35.77 28.34 35.34 42.31 36.92 Sales ................................................................................ Supervisors, sales ................................................ Sales, other business services ............................. Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale ................................................. Sales workers, other commodities ........................ 9.85 9.85 13.99 13.20 13.52 17.00 21.67 18.00 22.78 32.35 19.00 27.79 48.30 22.90 27.79 19.86 8.84 28.84 10.20 42.74 13.07 50.48 16.50 57.69 23.06 See footnotes at end of table. 48 Table 6-4. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued 10 25 Median 50 75 90 $8.00 $9.50 $11.00 $16.25 $22.63 Administrative support, including clerical ................... Supervisors, general office ................................... Supervisors, financial records processing ............ Secretaries ........................................................... Receptionists ........................................................ Information clerks, n.e.c. ...................................... Order clerks .......................................................... Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... Payroll and timekeeping clerks ............................. Billing clerks .......................................................... Mail clerks, except postal service ......................... Dispatchers ........................................................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................... Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators ................................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... General office clerks ............................................. Data entry keyers ................................................. Teachers’ aides .................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 11.07 13.99 19.41 12.12 10.50 10.75 10.39 11.62 11.36 14.28 10.50 9.18 12.54 12.55 9.75 13.00 13.99 22.84 15.16 12.00 12.36 12.12 12.81 13.74 14.81 11.00 9.18 13.00 13.95 11.42 15.90 20.00 24.04 18.67 12.50 13.46 14.56 14.38 16.70 15.07 13.00 13.42 13.79 18.54 13.00 19.49 28.69 25.65 21.51 13.00 14.49 18.68 16.96 20.73 17.11 15.27 14.00 17.64 20.41 18.82 24.44 30.77 39.74 24.52 14.00 16.67 19.81 18.25 21.13 19.06 17.41 15.48 20.31 22.97 21.75 15.33 12.15 12.00 10.27 10.63 13.00 16.18 13.37 14.00 10.81 11.40 15.00 18.46 15.99 16.79 12.74 12.92 18.17 25.23 26.73 17.72 14.24 14.18 24.76 28.21 26.73 21.06 16.25 15.01 25.46 Blue collar ........................................................................... 9.36 12.56 17.00 23.92 29.63 Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ Industrial machinery repairers .............................. Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers ......................................................... Carpenters ............................................................ Electricians ........................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .................. Construction trades, n.e.c. .................................... Supervisors, production ........................................ Machinists ............................................................. Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .. 15.63 14.78 16.15 18.58 17.00 17.28 23.50 19.48 20.59 29.03 20.59 22.00 34.44 22.48 26.26 25.13 15.57 23.90 18.52 11.70 15.50 17.78 14.15 26.29 25.94 30.33 19.46 12.76 17.77 18.96 15.04 37.90 29.63 34.44 21.91 17.05 21.14 22.26 16.75 39.25 30.13 35.69 24.94 18.91 24.53 24.79 18.32 39.25 30.13 35.69 26.14 18.91 27.70 25.51 20.69 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ Molding and casting machine operators ............... Printing press operators ....................................... Packaging and filling machine operators .............. Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. Assemblers ........................................................... Production inspectors, checkers and examiners .. 8.50 8.10 15.23 8.50 9.32 9.47 10.00 10.20 8.10 16.51 9.48 10.80 10.56 10.42 12.80 10.01 19.75 10.50 12.38 12.16 14.35 16.51 12.16 25.48 12.95 14.15 20.25 15.42 20.45 14.91 26.45 18.14 17.99 20.45 20.53 Transportation and material moving ............................ Truck drivers ......................................................... 11.85 14.55 14.55 15.00 17.63 17.75 23.23 22.94 27.42 28.16 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...... Construction laborers ........................................... Stock handlers and baggers ................................. Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................... 8.50 10.40 10.99 9.52 9.00 9.00 9.50 12.84 15.39 10.88 9.00 9.25 12.00 14.63 22.50 13.00 12.00 11.00 14.63 15.93 22.50 14.00 15.84 16.07 19.79 16.95 24.25 17.00 20.75 24.54 Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention ......... Supervisors, police and detectives ....................... Firefighting ............................................................ Police and detectives, public service .................... 9.50 12.46 21.55 25.45 17.01 17.37 10.93 17.63 23.32 25.66 18.15 19.51 13.67 21.15 24.05 28.80 20.48 21.50 19.00 24.81 28.51 40.01 24.66 24.47 24.50 27.39 28.51 40.01 27.39 25.76 Occupation3 White collar –Continued Sales –Continued Cashiers ............................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 49 Table 6-4. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued 10 25 Median 50 75 90 $10.00 6.75 – 7.85 9.50 7.25 7.25 9.86 9.86 8.85 9.15 9.30 $10.95 8.50 – 9.25 11.50 8.24 8.00 10.36 10.36 10.28 10.70 11.70 $12.50 11.50 – 12.00 12.83 15.63 8.50 11.67 11.92 12.52 12.97 14.75 $13.26 13.37 – 13.63 13.50 16.25 10.00 13.72 13.82 15.84 15.97 23.63 $18.07 15.81 – 16.25 14.82 16.25 11.00 15.12 15.10 17.85 18.49 31.92 Occupation3 Service –Continued Protective service –Continued Guards and police, except public service ............. Food service ............................................................. Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... Other food service .................................................. Cooks ................................................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... Health service ........................................................... Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... Cleaning and building service ................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service ....................................................... 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time 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. 2 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 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. 50 Table 6-5. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 part-time workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 Occupation3 10 25 Median 50 75 90 All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $7.00 6.75 $8.00 8.33 $10.26 11.00 $15.17 17.50 $26.73 28.00 White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 7.50 10.00 8.75 13.90 13.37 21.00 23.75 28.00 34.94 39.32 Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Natural scientists ...................................................... Health related ........................................................... Registered nurses ................................................ Teachers, college and university .............................. Teachers, except college and university .................. Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Lawyers and judges .................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Technical ...................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Licensed practical nurses ..................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ........ 16.59 16.80 – – 19.43 22.66 14.44 14.63 23.50 – – 13.79 – 20.12 23.39 – – 24.94 26.16 18.37 23.50 25.80 – – 15.91 – 26.50 28.21 – – 28.42 29.89 38.61 42.04 42.04 – – 18.90 – 35.00 38.19 – – 37.51 38.13 53.52 47.48 44.44 – – 22.42 – 42.04 44.14 – – 42.04 42.04 81.44 47.48 44.44 – – 30.00 – 8.00 16.06 13.04 17.18 14.61 12.20 17.88 19.23 17.66 16.00 14.06 21.11 22.10 19.31 21.22 15.33 23.82 27.45 21.43 22.30 18.75 27.71 28.67 24.00 23.82 Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ............... Management related ................................................. 18.73 – 18.73 21.12 – 21.12 21.49 – 21.49 25.46 – 25.25 25.46 – 25.25 Sales ................................................................................ Sales workers, other commodities ........................ Cashiers ............................................................... 7.00 8.00 7.00 7.50 8.50 7.35 8.30 10.00 8.10 10.00 12.04 9.19 11.77 15.88 11.00 Administrative support, including clerical ................... Secretaries ........................................................... Receptionists ........................................................ Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 8.50 10.43 10.50 8.55 7.00 10.00 11.96 10.50 9.25 10.00 12.00 14.20 10.50 11.00 16.67 14.94 16.00 12.00 16.82 18.00 18.00 16.29 14.00 26.73 21.23 Blue collar ........................................................................... 6.75 7.75 9.10 12.00 15.27 Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ – – – – – Transportation and material moving ............................ Bus drivers ............................................................ 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.35 12.35 15.80 16.05 17.50 17.50 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Stock handlers and baggers ................................. Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................... 7.00 6.75 9.00 7.50 7.50 9.00 8.38 8.25 10.91 10.00 9.10 11.61 11.94 10.97 11.94 Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Guards and police, except public service ............. Food service ............................................................. Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... Bartenders ............................................................ Waiters and waitresses ........................................ Other food service .................................................. Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... Health service ........................................................... Health aides, except nursing ................................ Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... Cleaning and building service ................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... 2.63 8.01 8.01 2.63 2.63 3.00 2.63 7.00 7.00 7.00 9.54 9.90 9.54 8.59 8.59 7.50 8.95 9.00 2.63 2.63 3.00 2.63 7.50 7.50 7.50 10.00 10.17 9.90 9.98 10.15 9.23 10.00 10.00 7.00 2.63 4.01 2.63 8.00 7.65 8.00 10.96 10.29 10.87 10.40 10.40 10.55 11.37 11.50 8.08 4.00 7.50 2.63 9.06 8.25 9.00 12.80 14.29 12.40 10.70 10.55 12.65 12.50 12.55 10.00 7.00 10.00 3.75 12.00 8.55 12.89 14.32 14.32 13.00 13.98 13.98 See footnotes at end of table. 51 Table 6-5. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 part-time workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 — Continued 10 25 Median 50 75 90 $7.50 $8.00 $9.50 $10.50 $11.43 Occupation3 Service –Continued Personal service ....................................................... 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time 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. 2 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 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. 52 Appendix A: Technical Note T developed using the most recent month of reference available at the time the sample was selected. The sampling frame was reviewed prior to the survey and, when necessary, missing establishments were added, out-of-business and out-of-scope establishments were removed, and addresses, employment levels, industry classification, and other information were updated. Approximately one-fifth of the sample is reselected each year. his section provides basic information on the procedures and concepts used to produce the data contained in this bulletin. It is divided into three parts: Planning for the survey; data collection; and processing and analyzing the data. Although this section answers some questions commonly asked by data users, it is not a comprehensive description of all the steps required to produce the data. Planning for the survey Sample design The sample for this survey area was selected using a twostage stratified design with probability proportional to employment sampling at each stage. The first stage of sample selection was a probability sample of establishments. The sample of establishments was drawn by first stratifying the sampling frame by industry and ownership. 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 its chance of selection. Weights were applied to each establishment when the data were tabulated so that it represents similar units (by industry and employment size) in the economy that were not selected for collection. The second stage of sample selection, detailed below, was a probability sample of occupations within a sampled establishment. The overall design of the survey includes questions of scope, frame, and sample selection. Survey scope This survey covered establishments employing 50 workers or more in goods-producing industries (mining, construction and manufacturing); service-producing industries (transportation, communications, electric, gas, and sanitary services; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services industries); and State and local governments. Agriculture, private households, and the Federal Government were excluded from the scope of the survey. 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. The Boston–Worcester–Lawrence, MA–NH–ME–CT, Metropolitan Statistical Area includes: Data collection The collection of data from survey respondents required detailed procedures. Field economists collected the data, working out of the Regional Office and visiting each establishment surveyed. Other contact methods, such as mail and telephone, were used to follow-up and update data. • Essex County, Middlesex County, Norfolk County, Plymouth County, Suffolk County, twelve communities in Bristol County, one in Hampden County, and fiftytwo in Worcester County, MA • Eighteen communities in Hillsborough County, two in Merrimack County, thirty-four in Rockingham County, and ten in Strafford County, NH • Five communities in York County, ME • One community in Windham County, CT Occupational selection and classification Identification of the occupations for which wage data were to be collected was a multistep process: 1. Probability-proportional-to-size selection of establishment jobs 2. Classification of jobs into occupations based on the Census of Population system 3. Characterization of jobs as full-time v. part-time, union v. nonunion, and time v. incentive 4. Determination of the level of work of each job Sampling frame The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State unemployment insurance reports. Due to the volatility of industries within the private sector, sampling frames were A-1 For each occupation, wage data were collected for those workers who met all the criteria identified in the last three steps. Special procedures were developed for jobs for which a correct classification or level could not be determined. In step one, the jobs to be sampled were selected at each establishment by the BLS field economist during a personal visit. A complete list of employees was used for sampling, with each selected worker representing a job within the establishment. As with the selection of establishments, the selection of a job was based on probability proportional to its size in the establishment. The greater the number of people working in a job in the establishment, the greater its chance of selection. The number of jobs for which data were collected in each establishment was based on the establishment’s employment size. Prior to 2002, the number of jobs selected ranged from 8 to 20. Beginning in 2002, the number of jobs selected followed this schedule: Number of employees Number of selected jobs 50–249 250 and over 6 8 The second step of the process entailed classifying the selected jobs into occupations based on their duties. The National Compensation Survey occupational classification system is based on the 1990 Census of Population. A selected job may fall into any one of about 480 occupational classifications, from accountant to wood lathe operator. For cases in which a job’s duties overlapped two or more census classification codes, the duties used to set the wage level were used to classify the job. Classification by primary duties was the fallback. Each occupational classification is an element of a broader classification known as a major occupational group (MOG). Occupations can fall into any of the following MOGs: • • • • • • • • • Professional specialty and technical Executive, administrative, and managerial Sales Administrative support, including clerical Precision production, craft, and repair Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors Transportation and material moving Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Service occupations Appendix B contains a complete list of all individual occupations, classified by the MOG to which they belong. In step three, certain other job characteristics of the chosen worker were identified. First, the worker was identified as holding either a full-time or part-time job, based A-2 on the establishment’s definition of those terms. Then, the worker was classified as having a time versus incentive job, depending on whether any part of pay was directly based on the actual production of the worker, rather than solely on hours worked. Finally, the worker was identified as being in a union job or a nonunion job. See the “Definition of terms” section on the following page for more detail. Occupational leveling In the last step before wage data were collected, the work level of each selected job was determined using an “occupational leveling” process. Occupational leveling ranks and compares all occupations randomly selected in an establishment using the same criteria. For this survey, the level of each occupation in an establishment was determined by an analysis of each of 10 leveling factors. Nine of these factors are drawn from the U.S. Government Office of Personnel Management’s Factor Evaluation System, which is the underlying structure for evaluation of General Schedule Federal employees. The tenth factor, supervisory duties, attempts to account for the effect of supervisory duties. It is considered experimental. The 10 factors are: • • • • • • • • • • Knowledge Supervision received Guidelines Complexity Scope and effect Personal contacts Purpose of contacts Physical demands Work environment Supervisory duties Each factor contains a number of levels, and each level has an associated written description and point value. The number and range of points differ among the factors. For each factor, an occupation was assigned a level based on the written description that best matched the job. Within each occupation, the points for nine factors (supervisory duties was excluded) were recorded and totaled. The total determines the overall level of the occupation. A description of the levels for each factor is shown in appendix C. Tabulations of levels of work for occupations in the survey follow the Federal Government’s white-collar General Schedule. Point ranges for each of the 15 levels are shown in appendix D. It also includes an example of a job with its associated leveling factors, and a guide to help data users evaluate jobs in their firms Wage data collected in prior surveys using the occupational leveling method were evaluated by BLS researchers using regression techniques. For each of the major occupational groups, wages were compared to the 10 occupational leveling factors (and levels within those factors). The analysis showed that several of the occupational leveling factors, most notably knowledge and supervision received, had strong explanatory power for wages. That is, as the levels within a given factor increased, the wages also increased. Collection period Survey data were collected over a 13-month period for 60 metropolitan areas in the NCS program. For 20 small metropolitan areas, data were collected over a 4-month period. For each establishment in the survey, the data reflect the establishment’s most recent information at the time of collection. The payroll reference month shown in the tables reflects the average date of this information for all sample units. Earnings Earnings were defined as regular payments from the employer to the employee as compensation for straight-time hourly work, or for any salaried work performed. The following components were included as part of earnings: • • • • • Incentive pay, including commissions, production bonuses, and piece rates Cost-of-living allowances Hazard pay Payments of income deferred due to participation in a salary reduction plan Deadhead pay, defined as pay given to transportation workers returning in a vehicle without freight or passengers The following forms of payments were not considered part of straight-time earnings: • • • • • • • Shift differentials, defined as extra payment for working a schedule that varies from the norm, such as night or weekend work Premium pay for overtime, holidays, and weekends Bonuses not directly tied to production (such as Christmas and profit-sharing bonuses) Uniform and tool allowances Free room and board Payments made by third parties (for example, tips, bonuses given by manufacturers to department store salespeople, referral incentives in real estate) On-call pay To calculate earnings for various periods (hourly, weekly, and annual), data on work schedules also were collected. For hourly workers, scheduled hours worked per day and per week, exclusive of overtime, were recorded. Annual weeks worked were determined. Because salaried workers, exempt from overtime provisions, often work beyond the assigned work schedule, their typical number of hours actually worked was collected. A-3 Definition of terms Full-time worker. Any employee that the employer considers to be full time. Incentive worker. Any employee whose earnings are tied, at least in part, to commissions, piece rates, production bonuses, or other incentives based on production or sales. Level. A ranking of an occupation based on the requirements of the position. (See the description in the technical note on occupational leveling through point factor analysis for more details on the leveling process.) Nonunion worker. An employee in an occupation not meeting the conditions for union coverage. (See below.) Part-time worker. Any employee that the employer considers to be part time. Time-based worker. Any employee whose earnings are tied to an hourly rate or salary, and not to a specific level of production. Union worker. Any employee is in a union occupation when all of the following conditions are met: • • • A labor organization is recognized as the bargaining agent for all workers in the occupation Wage and salary rates are determined through collective bargaining or negotiations Settlement terms, which must include earnings provisions and may include benefit provisions, are embodied in a signed, mutually binding collective bargaining agreement Processing and analyzing the data Data were processed and analyzed at the Bureau’s National Office following collection. Weighting and nonresponse Sample weights were calculated for each establishment and occupation in the survey. These weights reflected the relative size of the occupation within the establishment and of the establishment within the sample universe. Weights were used to aggregate data for the individual establishments or occupations into the various data series. Some of the establishments surveyed could not supply or refused to supply information. If data were not provided by a sample member, the weights of responding sample members in the same or similar “cells” were adjusted to account for the missing data. This technique assumes that the mean value of data for the nonrespondents equals the mean value of data for the respondents at some detailed “cell” level. Responding and nonresponding establishments were classified into these cells according to industry and employment size. Responding and nonresponding occupations within responding establishments were classified into cells that were additionally defined by major occupation group and job level. Establishments that were determined to be out of business or outside the scope of the survey had their weights changed to zero. If only partial data were given by a sample establishment or occupation, or data were missing, the response was treated as a refusal. culation of percentile estimates, the individual-worker hourly earnings are appropriately weighted and then arrayed from lowest to highest. The published 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution within each published occupation. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Survey response Total in sampling frame Total in sample Responding Out of business or not in survey scope Unable or refused to provide data Establishments 9,516 698 428 80 190 In this survey, the nonresponse rate for private industry exceeded regular survey standards. Estimation The wage series in the tables are computed by combining the wages for each sampled occupation. Before being combined, individual wage rates are weighted by: the number of workers; the sample weight, adjusted for nonresponding establishments and other factors; and the occupation’s scheduled hours of work. Not all calculated series met the criteria for publication. Before any series was published, it was reviewed to make sure that the number of observations underlying it was sufficient. This review prevented the publication of a series that could have revealed information about a specific establishment. Estimates of the number of workers represent the total in all establishments within the scope of the study, and not the number actually surveyed. Because occupational structures among establishments differ, estimates of the number of workers obtained from the sample of establishments serve to indicate only the relative importance of the occupational groups studied. Percentiles The percentiles presented in tables 6–1 through 6–5 are computed using earnings reported for individual workers in sampled establishment jobs and their scheduled hours of work. Establishments in the survey may report only individual-worker earnings for each sampled job. For the cal- A-4 Data reliability The data in this bulletin are estimates from a scientifically selected probability sample. There are two types of errors possible in an estimate based on a sample survey, sampling and nonsampling. Sampling errors occur because observations come only from a sample and not from an entire population. The sample used for this survey is one of a number of possible samples of the same size that could have been selected using the sample design. Estimates derived from the different samples would differ from each other. A measure of the variation among these differing 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. RSE data are provided alongside the earnings data in the bulletin tables. The standard error can be used to calculate a “confidence interval” around a sample estimate. As an example, suppose a table shows that mean hourly earnings for all workers were $12.79, with a relative standard error of 3.6 percent for this estimate. At the 90-percent level, the confidence interval for the estimate is $13.55 to $12.03 (1.645 times 3.6 percent times $12.79 = $0.76, plus or minus $12.79). 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. Although they were not specifically measured, the nonsampling errors were expected to be minimal due to the extensive training of the field economists who gathered the survey data by personal visit, computer edits of the data, and detailed data review. Appendix table 1. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, by occupational group,2 National Compensation Survey, Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, September 2003 Full-time and part-time workers Occupational group Total Private industry State and local government All occupations ....................................................................... All excluding sales ........................................................ 1,361,200 1,259,500 1,113,100 1,013,700 248,100 245,800 White collar ......................................................................... White-collar excluding sales ......................................... 869,200 767,500 702,000 602,600 167,300 164,900 Professional specialty and technical ................................. Professional specialty ................................................... Technical ...................................................................... Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... Sales ................................................................................. Administrative support, including clerical .......................... 398,600 334,800 63,700 146,100 101,700 222,900 301,900 241,000 60,800 126,800 99,300 174,000 96,700 93,800 2,900 19,300 2,400 48,900 Blue collar ........................................................................... Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. Transportation and material moving ................................. Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...... 267,100 91,600 67,300 39,300 68,900 245,400 81,900 64,300 34,400 64,800 21,700 9,700 – 4,900 4,100 Service ................................................................................. 224,900 165,700 59,200 1 The 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 to 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. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. A-5
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