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Lincoln, NE National Compensation Survey April 2006 _________________________________________________________________________________________ U.S. Department of Labor Elaine L. Chao, Secretary U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Philip L. Rones, Acting Commissioner December 2006 Bulletin 3135–19 Preface D Division of Compensation Data Analysis and Planning, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Room 4175, Washington, DC 20212–0001, call (202) 691–6199, or send an 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 presented in a Portable Document Format (PDF) file containing the core bulletin, and in an ASCII file containing the published table formats. Results of earlier surveys of this area are 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 establishments and government agencies 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: iii Contents Page Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 1 Tables: 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics.................................................................................................. 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers by work levels............................................................................................................................... 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers by work levels............................................................................................................................... 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers by work levels............................................................................................................................... 5. Combined work levels for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers ................................................................................................................... 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles................................................................................... 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles ...................................................................... 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles .................................................... 9. Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles .................................................................... 10. Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles .................................................................... 11. Full-time civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................ 12. Full-time private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................ 13. Full-time State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................ 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings of private industry establishments for major occupational groups ...................................................................................................... 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time private industry workers .................... 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time private industry workers .................... 17. Union and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups .................. 18. Time and incentive workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups .................... 19. Industry sector: Mean hourly earnings for private industry workers by major occupational group ........................................................................................................ 3 4 7 10 11 14 16 18 19 21 22 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Appendixes: A. Technical Note............................................................................................................................... Appendix table 1. Number of workers represented by the survey ................................................ Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response ........................................................................ B. Standard Occupational Classification System................................................................................ v A–1 A–5 A–6 B–1 Introduction T 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 800 detailed occupations, listed in Appendix B, 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 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 high-level and intermediate occupational aggregation, fulltime or part-time status, union or nonunion status, and time or incentive pay. Establishment characteristics include goods producing, service providing, and size of establishment. Table 2 presents mean hourly earnings data by work level for occupational major groups and for detailed occupations. Separate data are also shown for full-time and part-time workers. Table 3 provides work level data for private industry workers. Table 4 provides similar data for State and local government workers. Table 5 simplifies the work levels by combining them into broader groups within major and detailed occupations, and for full-time and parttime workers. Tables 6 through 10 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. Table 11 presents mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings, and the associated hours, for major occupational groups and detailed occupations for full-time workers. Table 12 provides the same type of information for private industry workers. Table 13 provides similar data for State and local government workers. he tables in this bulletin summarize the NCS results for the Lincoln, NE, metropolitan area. Data were collected between September 2005 and October 2006; the average reference month is April 2006. 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 an appendix with detailed information on occupational classifications. Most of the earnings estimates in this bulletin are presented as mean hourly earnings. Mean weekly and annual earnings, and the corresponding hours, also are provided for full-time employees in specific occupations. Some occupations, such as teachers and fire fighters, typically have shorter or longer work schedules than do the majority of full-time workers. The weekly and annual estimates are useful for comparing the earnings of occupations having different work schedules. NCS products The Bureau’s National Compensation Survey provides comprehensive measures of occupational earnings, compensation cost trends, benefit incidence, and detailed plan provisions. The Employment Cost Index, a quarterly measure of the change in employer costs for wages and benefits, is derived from the NCS. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation measures employers’ average hourly costs for wages and benefits. NCS also measures the incidence and provisions of benefit plans. This bulletin is limited to data on occupational wages and salaries. Changes to the publications The locality wage publications have undergone a number of significant changes. Beginning with the 3135 bulletin series, the releases employ: 1. The 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system and the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2. An expanded scope of establishments, lowering the minimum establishment size for private industry from 50 workers to 1 worker 3. Imputation for temporary non-response situations 4. Benchmarking of estimated employment 5. Redesigned tables, to reflect the new classification system and to emphasize work levels 1 and incentive workers in all and private establishments by high-level occupational aggregation. Table 19 presents mean hourly earnings data for major industry divisions within the private sector. Appendix table 1 presents the number of workers represented by the survey, by high-level occupational aggregation and for all industries, private industry, and State and local government. Appendix table 2 provides the number of establishments in the sampling frame and the number of responding and nonresponding establishments. Table 14 presents mean hourly earnings data for establishment employment sizes by high-level occupational aggregations in the private sector. Tables 15 and 16 provide mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings data for full-time employees in private establishments with fewer than 100 workers, and in private establishments with 100 workers or more. Table 17 presents mean hourly earnings data for union and nonunion workers in all, private, and State and local government establishments by high-level occupational aggregation. Table 18 provides hourly earnings data for time 2 Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Civilian workers Worker and establishment characteristics Private industry workers Hourly earnings Mean Relative error2 (percent) $16.00 2.6 Management, professional, and related ........... Management, business, and financial .......... Professional and related ............................... Service .............................................................. Sales and office ................................................ Sales and related .......................................... Office and administrative support ................. Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ................................................... Construction and extraction ......................... Installation, maintenance, and repair ............ Production, transportation, and material moving ............................................................ Production .................................................... Transportation and material moving ............. 25.47 25.54 25.45 10.17 13.36 14.21 13.01 State and local government workers Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours3 Mean Relative error2 (percent) 35.3 $14.55 2.6 3.8 9.8 2.6 4.2 1.8 4.1 2.2 37.7 42.2 36.0 30.6 34.7 34.3 34.8 22.43 24.25 21.61 9.06 13.37 14.25 12.95 16.49 15.98 17.11 4.7 6.5 7.1 39.4 38.8 40.1 13.36 14.73 11.88 3.7 5.1 6.8 Full time ............................................................ Part time ........................................................... 17.03 10.02 Union ................................................................ Nonunion .......................................................... Time .................................................................. Incentive ........................................................... Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours3 Mean weekly hours3 Mean Relative error2 (percent) 34.8 $22.31 5.1 38.0 3.8 9.3 2.6 5.5 1.9 4.1 2.3 38.0 43.5 35.9 29.1 34.1 34.3 34.0 30.75 27.99 31.82 14.39 13.24 – 13.33 5.3 19.6 2.1 7.3 5.4 – 5.7 37.2 40.0 36.2 38.0 40.0 – 40.0 16.16 15.63 16.45 4.6 6.4 6.7 39.6 38.7 40.1 19.29 – 24.33 13.9 – 3.7 38.0 – 40.0 37.9 39.3 36.5 13.15 14.48 11.70 3.8 5.0 7.2 37.9 39.2 36.6 15.99 – 13.94 9.4 – 13.9 37.2 – 35.1 2.3 5.9 39.9 21.2 15.59 9.32 2.3 5.3 39.9 21.1 22.63 17.71 5.7 6.0 39.7 23.3 18.68 15.56 1.5 3.0 38.0 34.9 16.71 14.45 3.0 2.8 39.1 34.6 19.40 26.02 1.9 5.9 37.6 38.4 16.01 15.94 2.3 18.5 35.3 35.3 14.41 15.94 2.5 18.5 34.7 35.3 22.31 – 5.1 – 38.0 – Goods producing .............................................. Service providing .............................................. (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) – 14.10 – 3.0 – 33.6 (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers ..................................................... 100-499 workers ............................................... 500 workers or more ......................................... 13.53 15.11 20.67 4.2 5.7 3.8 34.7 34.7 37.0 13.50 14.72 18.48 4.3 6.0 4.3 34.7 34.7 35.5 – 26.46 22.15 – 2.6 5.4 – 36.9 38.0 All workers .......................................................... Worker characteristics4,5 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, 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. See appendix A for more information. 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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-providing industries applies to private industry only. Industries are determined by the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. 3 Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Total Occupation4 and level Full-time workers Part-time workers Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) All workers .............................................................................. $16.00 2.6 $17.03 2.3 $10.02 5.9 Management occupations ................................................. Level 9 ............................................................. Level 11 ............................................................ Not able to be leveled ....................................... Education administrators .................................................. 30.08 25.03 41.57 30.90 35.97 7.1 4.3 7.8 8.8 2.5 30.08 25.03 41.57 30.90 35.97 7.1 4.3 7.8 8.8 2.5 – – – – – – – – – – Business and financial operations occupations ............. Not able to be leveled ....................................... Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 20.17 19.00 16.58 11.5 5.4 12.1 20.17 19.00 16.58 11.5 5.4 12.1 – – – – – – Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 26.29 10.2 26.29 10.2 – – Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... Engineers ......................................................................... Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 21.41 28.85 17.53 8.2 8.8 1.8 21.41 28.85 17.53 8.2 8.8 1.8 – – – – – – Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 24.93 21.1 24.93 21.1 – – Community and social services occupations .................. 17.38 12.0 17.40 13.2 – – Legal occupations .............................................................. 22.67 17.6 23.24 16.6 – – Education, training, and library occupations .................. Level 8 ............................................................. Postsecondary teachers ................................................... Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ...................................................................... Level 8 ............................................................. Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... Level 8 ............................................................. Elementary school teachers, except special education ............................................................ Level 8 ............................................................. Secondary school teachers .......................................... Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education ........................................... 36.12 33.51 43.83 1.6 11.6 6.6 38.04 33.54 46.10 1.6 11.6 7.1 23.57 – – 5.9 – – 35.26 27.81 35.94 27.88 2.0 1.3 .7 2.0 35.10 – 35.94 27.88 1.0 – .7 2.0 – – – – – – – – 36.21 27.88 33.48 2.3 2.0 4.5 36.21 27.88 31.90 2.3 2.0 5.5 – – – – – – 33.48 4.5 31.90 5.5 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ Level 4 ............................................................. Level 5 ............................................................. Level 7 ............................................................. Level 8 ............................................................. Level 9 ............................................................. Registered nurses ............................................................ Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 22.33 15.00 15.44 21.59 30.29 25.53 22.46 19.23 26.20 25.67 16.64 4.4 3.3 1.0 3.3 8.0 2.2 6.0 9.2 2.1 5.8 7.1 23.08 14.96 15.39 – 30.31 25.56 21.42 20.05 – – – 5.6 3.9 1.0 – 8.6 2.2 4.4 10.0 – – – 19.86 – – – – – – – – – – 3.4 – – – – – – – – – – Healthcare support occupations ....................................... Level 3 ............................................................. Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... Level 3 ............................................................. Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... Level 3 ............................................................. 11.61 11.28 10.59 11.28 10.69 11.40 9.3 9.9 6.8 10.4 7.8 11.1 11.56 – 10.41 – 10.48 – 9.6 – 6.2 – 7.2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – Protective service occupations ......................................... 13.76 19.8 14.56 18.9 9.83 16.9 Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ Level 1 ............................................................. Level 2 ............................................................. Level 3 ............................................................. Level 4 ............................................................. 8.08 5.96 6.56 7.28 9.06 8.6 22.5 2.9 13.8 .5 9.88 6.75 – 7.80 9.04 13.8 15.5 – 13.8 .9 6.72 4.70 6.56 6.67 – 3.2 25.6 2.4 19.2 – See footnotes at end of table. 4 Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 — Continued Total Occupation4 and level Full-time workers Part-time workers Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $13.83 14.4 $13.69 17.4 – – 13.82 10.04 10.03 9.72 10.03 4.32 5.26 4.63 3.59 5.26 6.90 6.58 14.8 4.0 6.5 3.5 6.5 20.7 34.8 37.3 12.1 34.8 5.1 3.5 13.67 10.51 – – – 4.65 – – – – – – 17.8 5.5 – – – 34.6 – – – – – – – – – – – $4.11 – – 3.97 5.15 6.75 – – – – – – 9.1 – – 11.3 31.7 4.1 – 7.28 3.9 – – – – 10.73 8.00 9.85 9.79 7.99 9.94 9.5 3.2 7.9 9.4 3.3 10.4 11.20 7.99 9.96 10.16 – 10.06 10.4 3.6 8.6 10.7 – 11.6 8.27 – – 8.29 – – 2.6 – – 2.7 – – 11.10 11.08 7.90 13.8 4.8 5.4 11.97 – 7.81 12.9 – 5.1 – – – – – – Personal care and service occupations ........................... 8.53 2.1 8.63 2.2 8.03 6.4 Sales and related occupations .......................................... Level 3 ............................................................. Level 4 ............................................................. Not able to be leveled ....................................... First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers Retail sales workers ......................................................... Level 4 ............................................................. Cashiers, all workers .................................................... Cashiers ................................................................... Retail salespersons ...................................................... Insurance sales agents ..................................................... 14.21 7.91 12.76 13.49 18.30 18.04 10.73 12.73 8.52 8.54 10.98 16.98 4.1 1.7 5.4 13.0 7.5 8.9 5.8 7.6 11.6 11.6 7.1 19.8 15.74 – – – 18.30 18.04 12.31 – – – – 16.98 5.5 – – – 7.5 8.9 4.7 – – – – 19.8 7.82 – – – – – 7.81 – – – 8.12 – 1.1 – – – – – .7 – – – .9 – Office and administrative support occupations .............. Level 2 ............................................................. Level 3 ............................................................. Level 4 ............................................................. Level 5 ............................................................. Level 6 ............................................................. Level 7 ............................................................. Not able to be leveled ....................................... First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers ................................... Financial clerks ................................................................. Level 3 ............................................................. Level 4 ............................................................. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. Level 3 ............................................................. Level 4 ............................................................. Customer service representatives .................................... Receptionists and information clerks ................................ Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ Level 4 ............................................................. 13.01 9.11 10.72 11.95 15.14 15.86 18.63 13.07 2.2 5.2 3.1 3.2 4.7 4.7 5.1 6.0 13.63 – – – – – – – 2.8 – – – – – – – 9.84 – – – – – – – 3.9 – – – – – – – 18.86 12.90 10.91 12.08 13.46 10.96 12.38 11.29 11.33 11.09 15.03 12.93 10.5 3.8 3.4 3.7 3.9 3.7 5.2 9.8 9.8 8.6 4.3 7.3 19.58 13.19 – – 13.86 – 13.21 13.11 11.72 – 15.23 12.93 11.1 5.4 – – 5.5 – 3.6 2.7 8.9 – 4.6 7.3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers .......................................................... First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers ............................................... Cooks ............................................................................... Level 4 ............................................................. Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... Level 4 ............................................................. Food service, tipped ......................................................... Level 2 ............................................................. Level 3 ............................................................. Waiters and waitresses ................................................ Level 2 ............................................................. Fast food and counter workers ......................................... Level 2 ............................................................. Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food ................................................... Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations .................................................................. Level 1 ............................................................. Level 2 ............................................................. Building cleaning workers ................................................. Level 1 ............................................................. Level 2 ............................................................. Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ........................................... Level 2 ............................................................. Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... See footnotes at end of table. 5 Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 — Continued Total Occupation4 and level Full-time workers Part-time workers Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ Data entry and information processing workers ............... Data entry keyers ......................................................... Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ................. Office clerks, general ........................................................ Level 2 ............................................................. Level 4 ............................................................. $16.70 12.99 10.87 10.68 15.10 11.47 10.39 12.67 8.6 8.2 2.0 1.2 13.7 7.1 1.2 9.0 $16.70 12.99 – – 15.10 12.13 – 12.68 8.6 8.2 – – 13.7 4.9 – 9.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Construction and extraction occupations ....................... Level 7 ............................................................. 15.98 19.36 6.5 5.2 16.02 19.36 6.8 5.2 – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... Level 5 ............................................................. Level 7 ............................................................. Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers ....................................................................... Level 7 ............................................................. 17.11 16.56 19.28 7.1 18.9 7.1 17.12 – – 7.1 – – – – – – – – 18.36 21.66 8.7 4.6 18.36 21.66 8.7 4.6 – – – – 14.73 10.40 13.75 13.78 15.71 16.57 19.67 5.1 5.9 7.7 2.1 7.8 4.5 10.5 14.88 – – – – – – 5.7 – – – – – – $9.59 – – – – – – 8.8 – – – – – – 18.66 17.1 18.66 17.1 – – 13.09 13.11 13.91 10.82 3.8 3.9 1.6 3.0 13.47 – 13.91 – .1 – 1.6 – – – – – – – – – 11.88 8.06 10.12 11.54 12.97 15.88 11.77 12.23 10.62 9.64 8.15 9.89 6.8 11.2 6.4 3.4 11.2 2.7 10.0 11.3 11.0 5.6 13.6 6.7 12.60 – – – – – 12.03 12.23 – 10.40 – 10.20 5.6 – – – – – 9.8 11.3 – 3.6 – 10.3 7.74 – – – – – – – – 7.31 – – 9.33 9.32 8.3 13.9 10.04 9.32 5.6 13.9 – – Production occupations .................................................... Level 2 ............................................................. Level 3 ............................................................. Level 4 ............................................................. Level 5 ............................................................. Level 6 ............................................................. Level 7 ............................................................. First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers ....................................................... Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers ................................................................. Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .......... Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... Miscellaneous production workers ................................... Transportation and material moving occupations .......... Level 1 ............................................................. Level 2 ............................................................. Level 3 ............................................................. Level 4 ............................................................. Level 5 ............................................................. Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ Level 1 ............................................................. Level 2 ............................................................. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ........................................................................ Level 2 ............................................................. 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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. See appendix A for more information. 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 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the 9.8 – – – – – – – – 11.1 – – – – occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 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. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. 6 Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Total Occupation4 and level Full-time workers Part-time workers Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) All workers .............................................................................. $14.55 2.6 $15.59 2.3 $9.32 5.3 Management occupations ................................................. Level 9 ............................................................. Not able to be leveled ....................................... 28.91 25.00 28.39 9.5 5.1 9.5 28.91 25.00 28.39 9.5 5.1 9.5 – – – – – – Business and financial operations occupations ............. Not able to be leveled ....................................... Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 21.11 19.00 16.58 12.7 5.4 12.1 21.11 19.00 16.58 12.7 5.4 12.1 – – – – – – Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 26.29 10.2 26.29 10.2 – – Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... Engineers ......................................................................... Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 20.54 27.63 17.43 8.9 13.1 2.3 20.54 27.63 17.43 8.9 13.1 2.3 – – – – – – Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 24.75 21.6 24.75 21.6 – – Community and social services occupations .................. 16.38 22.8 16.38 22.8 – – Legal occupations .............................................................. 15.46 .6 – – – – Education, training, and library occupations .................. 25.41 8.8 25.49 9.1 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ Level 7 ............................................................. Level 8 ............................................................. Level 9 ............................................................. Registered nurses ............................................................ Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 22.05 22.07 30.21 25.16 22.59 19.23 26.20 25.67 16.61 4.5 2.9 9.4 1.8 6.3 9.2 2.1 5.8 8.0 22.80 – – 25.20 21.51 20.05 – – – 5.9 – – 1.8 4.7 10.0 – – – 19.86 – – – – – – – – 3.4 – – – – – – – – Healthcare support occupations ....................................... Level 3 ............................................................. Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... Level 3 ............................................................. Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... Level 3 ............................................................. 11.74 11.39 10.49 11.40 10.49 11.40 11.0 10.5 9.6 11.1 9.6 11.1 11.69 – – – – – 11.6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Protective service occupations ......................................... – – – – 8.85 13.3 Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ Level 1 ............................................................. Level 2 ............................................................. Level 3 ............................................................. Level 4 ............................................................. First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers .......................................................... First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers ............................................... Cooks ............................................................................... Level 4 ............................................................. Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... Level 4 ............................................................. Food service, tipped ......................................................... Level 2 ............................................................. Level 3 ............................................................. Waiters and waitresses ................................................ Level 2 ............................................................. Fast food and counter workers ......................................... Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food ................................................... 7.78 5.93 6.42 6.48 9.06 10.0 22.5 2.8 18.4 .5 9.83 6.75 – – 9.04 15.6 15.5 – – .9 6.31 – 6.41 6.67 – 2.9 – 1.7 19.2 – 13.67 17.8 13.67 17.8 – 13.67 10.06 10.03 9.72 10.03 4.32 5.26 4.63 3.59 5.26 6.75 17.8 4.3 6.5 3.5 6.5 20.7 34.8 37.3 12.1 34.8 4.1 13.67 – – – – 4.65 – – – – – 17.8 – – – – 34.6 – – – – – – – – – – 4.11 5.15 – 3.97 5.15 6.57 6.98 .2 – – See footnotes at end of table. 7 – – – – – – – 9.1 31.7 – 11.3 31.7 2.9 – Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 — Continued Total Occupation4 and level Full-time workers Part-time workers Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $10.74 8.00 8.42 9.51 7.99 11.6 3.2 11.1 11.0 3.3 $11.27 7.99 – 9.84 – 13.0 3.6 – 12.7 – – – – – – – – – – – 11.03 7.90 18.0 5.4 12.01 7.81 17.3 5.1 – – – – Personal care and service occupations ........................... 8.44 2.3 8.53 2.0 $8.03 6.4 Sales and related occupations .......................................... Level 3 ............................................................. Level 4 ............................................................. Not able to be leveled ....................................... First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers Retail sales workers ......................................................... Level 4 ............................................................. Cashiers, all workers .................................................... Cashiers ................................................................... Retail salespersons ...................................................... Insurance sales agents ..................................................... 14.25 7.91 12.76 13.49 18.49 18.22 10.76 12.73 8.57 8.60 10.98 16.98 4.1 1.7 5.4 13.0 6.8 8.2 5.9 7.6 11.6 11.6 7.1 19.8 15.81 – 13.14 14.17 18.49 18.22 12.38 – – – – 16.98 5.5 – 3.5 13.5 6.8 8.2 4.7 – – – – 19.8 7.82 7.80 – – – – 7.81 – – – 8.12 – 1.1 1.9 – – – – .7 – – – .9 – Office and administrative support occupations .............. Level 2 ............................................................. Level 3 ............................................................. Level 4 ............................................................. Level 5 ............................................................. Level 6 ............................................................. Level 7 ............................................................. Not able to be leveled ....................................... First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers ................................... Financial clerks ................................................................. Level 3 ............................................................. Level 4 ............................................................. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. Level 4 ............................................................. Customer service representatives .................................... Receptionists and information clerks ................................ Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... Data entry and information processing workers ............... Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ................. Office clerks, general ........................................................ Level 2 ............................................................. 12.95 9.11 10.56 11.98 15.50 16.66 18.63 13.07 2.3 5.2 3.5 3.4 5.4 3.3 5.2 6.0 13.70 8.92 10.71 12.53 15.50 17.04 18.63 14.18 3.1 6.6 3.4 1.6 5.4 1.9 5.2 8.2 9.84 9.31 9.84 10.01 – – – – 3.9 9.0 5.4 10.7 – – – – 19.76 12.85 10.95 11.90 13.56 12.13 11.29 11.33 11.09 16.38 17.86 10.89 15.10 11.32 10.39 11.7 4.4 4.3 3.5 4.5 5.0 9.8 9.8 8.6 4.4 8.5 4.1 13.7 8.7 1.2 20.99 13.18 10.83 12.34 14.09 12.96 13.11 11.72 – 16.86 17.86 – 15.10 12.15 – 11.7 6.3 4.9 3.5 6.4 3.5 2.7 8.9 – 4.4 8.5 – 13.7 6.1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 15.63 6.4 15.66 6.7 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... Level 5 ............................................................. Level 7 ............................................................. Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers ....................................................................... 16.45 16.58 19.00 6.7 19.4 7.3 16.47 16.66 19.00 6.7 19.5 7.3 – – – – – – 17.90 8.3 17.90 8.3 – – Production occupations .................................................... Level 2 ............................................................. Level 3 ............................................................. Level 4 ............................................................. Level 5 ............................................................. Level 6 ............................................................. Level 7 ............................................................. 14.48 10.40 13.75 13.78 15.71 16.57 21.70 5.0 5.9 7.7 2.1 7.8 4.5 12.2 14.63 10.39 13.75 13.78 15.71 16.57 21.70 5.7 6.6 7.7 2.1 7.8 4.5 12.2 9.59 – – – – – – 8.8 – – – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations .................................................................. Level 1 ............................................................. Level 2 ............................................................. Building cleaning workers ................................................. Level 1 ............................................................. Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ........................................... Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... See footnotes at end of table. 8 Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 — Continued Total Occupation4 and level Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers ................................................................. Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .......... Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... Miscellaneous production workers ................................... Transportation and material moving occupations .......... Level 1 ............................................................. Level 2 ............................................................. Level 3 ............................................................. Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ Level 1 ............................................................. Level 2 ............................................................. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ........................................................................ Level 2 ............................................................. Full-time workers Part-time workers Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $13.09 13.11 13.91 10.82 3.8 3.9 1.6 3.0 $13.47 – 13.91 – 0.1 – 1.6 – – – – – – – – – 11.70 8.06 10.06 11.70 11.14 11.37 10.62 9.56 8.15 9.89 7.2 11.2 7.1 3.5 7.6 7.9 11.0 6.1 13.6 6.7 12.44 – 10.30 11.70 11.40 11.37 – 10.38 – 10.20 5.9 – 8.9 3.5 7.4 7.9 – 4.1 – 10.3 $7.31 6.82 – – – – – 7.31 – – 8.1 5.2 – – – – – 11.1 – – 9.17 9.32 9.1 13.9 9.96 9.32 6.4 13.9 – – – – 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. See appendix A for more information. 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 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. 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 appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 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. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. 9 Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Total Occupation4 and level Full-time workers Part-time workers Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) All workers .............................................................................. $22.31 5.1 $22.63 5.7 $17.71 6.0 Management occupations ................................................. 31.19 9.5 31.19 9.5 – – Community and social services occupations .................. 18.38 7.5 – – – – Education, training, and library occupations .................. Level 8 ............................................................. Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ...................................................................... Level 8 ............................................................. Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... Elementary school teachers, except special education ............................................................ Secondary school teachers .......................................... Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education ........................................... 36.59 35.04 1.6 10.6 38.67 35.04 1.5 10.6 23.59 – 5.9 – 35.58 29.16 36.12 2.0 .3 .7 35.44 29.16 36.12 1.2 .3 .7 – – – – – – 36.48 34.14 2.3 4.9 36.48 – 2.3 – – – – – 34.14 4.9 – – – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 25.13 17.6 25.13 17.6 – – Protective service occupations ......................................... 17.78 12.2 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 11.59 9.4 – – – – 10.71 10.61 11.32 5.8 5.8 4.9 10.94 – – 5.7 – – – – – – – – 11.32 4.9 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations .............. Level 4 ............................................................. Level 6 ............................................................. Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 13.33 11.76 14.35 12.99 5.7 8.1 4.8 7.1 13.33 11.76 14.35 12.99 5.7 8.1 4.8 7.1 – – – – – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 24.33 3.7 24.33 3.7 – – Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 13.94 13.9 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations .................................................................. Level 2 ............................................................. Building cleaning workers ................................................. Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 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. See appendix A for more information. 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 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. 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 appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 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. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. 10 Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Total Occupation4 and level Full-time workers Part-time workers Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) All workers .............................................................................. $16.00 2.6 $17.03 2.3 $10.02 5.9 Management occupations ................................................. Group III ............................................................ Education administrators .................................................. 30.08 30.05 35.97 7.1 11.7 2.5 30.08 – 35.97 7.1 – 2.5 – – – – – – Business and financial operations occupations ............. Group II ............................................................. Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 20.17 19.82 16.58 11.5 19.2 12.1 20.17 – 16.58 11.5 – 12.1 – – – – – – Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 26.29 10.2 26.29 10.2 – – Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... Group II ............................................................. Group III ............................................................ Engineers ......................................................................... Group III ............................................................ Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... Group II ............................................................. 21.41 19.30 32.31 28.85 32.31 17.53 18.33 8.2 4.2 6.1 8.8 6.1 1.8 3.7 21.41 – – 28.85 – 17.53 – 8.2 – – 8.8 – 1.8 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 24.93 21.1 24.93 21.1 – – Community and social services occupations .................. Group II ............................................................. 17.38 19.77 12.0 7.4 17.40 – 13.2 – – – – – Legal occupations .............................................................. Group II ............................................................. 22.67 15.46 17.6 .6 23.24 – 16.6 – – – – – Education, training, and library occupations .................. Group II ............................................................. Group III ............................................................ Postsecondary teachers ................................................... Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ...................................................................... Group II ............................................................. Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... Group II ............................................................. Elementary school teachers, except special education ............................................................ Group II ............................................................. Secondary school teachers .......................................... Group II ............................................................. Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education ........................................... Group II ............................................................. 36.12 25.20 37.17 43.83 1.6 18.3 1.4 6.6 38.04 – – 46.10 1.6 – – 7.1 23.57 – – – 5.9 – – – 35.26 26.98 35.94 27.88 2.0 1.6 .7 2.0 35.10 – 35.94 – 1.0 – .7 – – – – – – – – – 36.21 27.88 33.48 26.23 2.3 2.0 4.5 1.5 36.21 27.88 31.90 – 2.3 2.0 5.5 – – – – – – – – – 33.48 26.23 4.5 1.5 31.90 – 5.5 – – – – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ Group I .............................................................. Group II ............................................................. Group III ............................................................ Registered nurses ............................................................ Group II ............................................................. Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 22.33 12.81 22.97 25.53 22.46 20.95 19.23 26.20 25.67 16.64 4.4 4.7 8.5 2.1 6.0 3.7 9.2 2.1 5.8 7.1 23.08 – – – 21.42 19.88 20.05 – – – 5.6 – – – 4.4 5.4 10.0 – – – 19.86 – – – – – – – – – 3.4 – – – – – – – – – Healthcare support occupations ....................................... Group I .............................................................. Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... Group I .............................................................. Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... Group I .............................................................. 11.61 11.43 10.59 10.59 10.69 10.69 9.3 9.2 6.8 6.8 7.8 7.8 11.56 – 10.41 – 10.48 10.48 9.6 – 6.2 – 7.2 7.2 – – – – – – – – – – – – Protective service occupations ......................................... Group II ............................................................. 13.76 15.48 19.8 6.9 14.56 – 18.9 – See footnotes at end of table. 11 9.83 – 16.9 – Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 — Continued Total Occupation4 and level Full-time workers Part-time workers Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $8.08 6.94 14.70 8.6 2.9 14.2 $9.88 – – 13.8 – – $6.72 – – 3.2 – – 13.83 14.4 13.69 17.4 – – 13.82 10.04 9.67 9.72 9.72 4.32 4.32 3.59 3.59 6.90 6.90 14.8 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.5 20.7 20.7 12.1 12.1 5.1 5.1 13.67 10.51 – – – 4.65 – – – – – 17.8 5.5 – – – 34.6 – – – – – – – – – – 4.11 – 3.97 3.97 6.75 – 7.28 7.28 3.9 3.9 – – – – 10.73 9.28 9.79 8.93 9.5 3.4 9.4 4.6 11.20 – 10.16 – 11.10 9.80 7.90 7.90 13.8 8.1 5.4 5.4 Personal care and service occupations ........................... Group I .............................................................. 8.53 8.45 Sales and related occupations .......................................... Group I .............................................................. Group II ............................................................. First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers Retail sales workers ......................................................... Group I .............................................................. Cashiers, all workers .................................................... Group I .............................................................. Cashiers ................................................................... Group I .............................................................. Retail salespersons ...................................................... Group I .............................................................. Insurance sales agents ..................................................... Office and administrative support occupations .............. Group I .............................................................. Group II ............................................................. First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers ................................... Group II ............................................................. Financial clerks ................................................................. Group I .............................................................. Group II ............................................................. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. Group I .............................................................. Group II ............................................................. Customer service representatives .................................... Group I .............................................................. Receptionists and information clerks ................................ Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ Group I .............................................................. Group II ............................................................. First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers .......................................................... First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers ............................................... Cooks ............................................................................... Group I .............................................................. Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... Group I .............................................................. Food service, tipped ......................................................... Group I .............................................................. Waiters and waitresses ................................................ Group I .............................................................. Fast food and counter workers ......................................... Group I .............................................................. Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food ................................................... Group I .............................................................. Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations .................................................................. Group I .............................................................. Building cleaning workers ................................................. Group I .............................................................. Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ........................................... Group I .............................................................. Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... Group I .............................................................. – – – – – 9.1 – 11.3 11.3 4.1 – – – – – 10.4 – 10.7 – 8.27 – 8.29 – 2.6 – 2.7 – 11.97 10.39 7.81 7.81 12.9 7.2 5.1 5.1 – – – – – – – – 2.1 2.2 8.63 – 2.2 – 8.03 – 6.4 – 14.21 10.77 18.78 18.30 18.04 10.73 10.56 8.52 8.32 8.54 8.35 10.98 10.48 16.98 4.1 7.6 3.9 7.5 8.9 5.8 9.1 11.6 14.9 11.6 15.0 7.1 .0 19.8 15.74 – – 18.30 18.04 12.31 – – – – – – – 16.98 5.5 – – 7.5 8.9 4.7 – – – – – – – 19.8 7.82 – – – – 7.81 – – – – – 8.12 – – 1.1 – – – – .7 – – – – – .9 – – 13.01 11.16 16.21 2.2 2.6 3.4 13.63 – – 2.8 – – 9.84 – – 3.9 – – 18.86 17.90 12.90 11.47 16.00 13.46 11.88 15.94 11.29 10.94 11.33 10.5 8.5 3.8 3.5 4.7 3.9 3.3 4.8 9.8 12.4 9.8 19.58 18.57 13.19 – – 13.86 12.14 15.95 13.11 13.05 11.72 11.1 8.9 5.4 – – 5.5 3.3 4.9 2.7 3.2 8.9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – See footnotes at end of table. 12 Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 — Continued Total Occupation4 and level Full-time workers Part-time workers Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Receptionists and information clerks –Continued Group I .............................................................. Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ Group I .............................................................. Group II ............................................................. Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... Group II ............................................................. Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ Data entry and information processing workers ............... Group I .............................................................. Data entry keyers ......................................................... Group I .............................................................. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ................. Office clerks, general ........................................................ Group I .............................................................. $10.44 11.09 15.03 13.24 16.01 16.70 17.41 12.99 10.87 10.87 10.68 10.68 15.10 11.47 11.32 4.6 8.6 4.3 7.3 6.2 8.6 12.6 8.2 2.0 2.0 1.2 1.2 13.7 7.1 8.1 $10.78 – 15.23 – – 16.70 17.41 12.99 – – – – 15.10 12.13 12.04 3.6 – 4.6 – – 8.6 12.6 8.2 – – – – 13.7 4.9 5.9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Construction and extraction occupations ....................... Group I .............................................................. Group II ............................................................. 15.98 11.15 19.17 6.5 4.9 3.5 16.02 – – 6.8 – – – – – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... Group II ............................................................. Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers ....................................................................... Group II ............................................................. 17.11 19.00 7.1 7.9 17.12 – 7.1 – – – – – 18.36 18.48 8.7 9.4 18.36 – 8.7 – – – – – 14.73 12.37 17.00 5.1 5.8 5.1 14.88 – – 5.7 – – $9.59 – – 8.8 – – 18.66 17.1 18.66 17.1 – – 13.09 13.11 13.11 13.11 13.91 10.82 10.41 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 1.6 3.0 5.5 13.47 – – – 13.91 – – .1 – – – 1.6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 11.88 10.79 18.44 11.77 11.48 12.23 11.88 10.62 10.62 9.64 9.46 6.8 5.5 3.3 10.0 10.2 11.3 11.7 11.0 11.0 5.6 7.1 12.60 – – 12.03 – 12.23 11.88 – – 10.40 – 5.6 – – 9.8 – 11.3 11.7 – – 3.6 – 9.33 8.99 8.3 9.9 10.04 9.77 5.6 5.9 Production occupations .................................................... Group I .............................................................. Group II ............................................................. First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers ....................................................... Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers ................................................................. Group I .............................................................. Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .......... Group I .............................................................. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... Miscellaneous production workers ................................... Group I .............................................................. Transportation and material moving occupations .......... Group I .............................................................. Group II ............................................................. Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. Group I .............................................................. Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... Group I .............................................................. Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ Group I .............................................................. Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ Group I .............................................................. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ........................................................................ Group I .............................................................. 1 Combined work levels simplify the presentation of work levels by combining levels 1 through 15 into four broad groups. Group I combines levels 1-4, group II combines levels 5-8, group III combines levels 9-12, and group IV combines levels 13-15. 2 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. See appendix A 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 7.74 – – – – – – – – 7.31 – – – 9.8 – – – – – – – – 11.1 – – – a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 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. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. 13 Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Occupation2 10 25 Median 50 75 90 All workers .............................................................................. $7.91 $10.00 $13.52 $19.23 $27.23 Management occupations ................................................. Education administrators .................................................. 20.92 33.85 24.00 36.48 28.68 37.08 35.44 37.08 45.49 37.08 Business and financial operations occupations ............. Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 12.98 12.23 17.55 14.76 18.00 17.03 21.25 18.94 25.00 19.30 Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 13.53 18.06 23.59 32.84 38.97 Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... Engineers ......................................................................... Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 13.29 22.14 13.25 16.21 22.14 15.00 19.72 28.33 16.91 24.17 33.21 19.66 31.42 37.93 22.25 Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 14.20 17.99 29.34 33.08 33.08 Community and social services occupations .................. 11.25 13.63 16.48 21.80 23.18 Legal occupations .............................................................. 12.50 14.90 18.13 26.46 42.59 Education, training, and library occupations .................. Postsecondary teachers ................................................... Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ...................................................................... Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... Elementary school teachers, except special education ............................................................ Secondary school teachers .......................................... Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education ........................................... 16.02 27.28 27.28 34.56 35.11 44.15 43.89 60.50 60.50 60.50 25.86 25.86 30.57 30.68 33.90 38.23 41.36 41.36 43.89 42.15 25.86 23.42 30.57 29.00 39.99 33.71 42.15 37.04 42.15 46.82 23.42 29.00 33.71 37.04 46.82 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ Registered nurses ............................................................ Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 12.07 17.66 9.88 21.99 20.01 14.08 16.91 19.12 12.75 22.76 22.76 15.15 22.46 22.46 23.60 28.96 28.96 15.29 26.50 25.00 23.60 28.96 28.96 17.68 30.46 29.28 25.64 29.51 28.96 20.99 Healthcare support occupations ....................................... Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 8.20 7.85 7.85 9.53 9.18 9.00 11.68 9.77 10.00 13.46 12.00 12.49 15.00 14.26 15.06 Protective service occupations ......................................... 7.50 8.00 12.42 15.54 27.50 Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers .......................................................... First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers ............................................... Cooks ............................................................................... Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... Food service, tipped ......................................................... Waiters and waitresses ................................................ Fast food and counter workers ......................................... Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food ................................................... 3.25 6.22 7.25 9.56 13.14 8.00 9.15 14.81 18.13 18.13 8.00 8.00 8.00 2.13 2.13 6.00 9.15 9.00 9.08 2.15 2.15 6.22 14.81 10.25 10.25 2.65 2.65 6.22 18.13 11.13 10.28 6.00 3.75 7.36 18.13 13.14 11.13 10.50 7.50 8.30 5.85 6.00 7.25 8.00 9.80 7.25 7.25 8.00 7.79 9.10 8.50 11.97 10.43 17.65 16.40 7.75 7.00 8.02 7.25 10.00 7.80 12.73 8.13 17.65 9.06 Personal care and service occupations ........................... 7.50 8.00 8.50 9.00 9.39 Sales and related occupations .......................................... First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ................................................................... 7.25 11.89 8.77 13.87 13.03 20.51 19.09 20.51 20.86 20.51 11.89 13.75 20.51 20.51 20.51 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations .................................................................. Building cleaning workers ................................................. Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ........................................... Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... See footnotes at end of table. 14 Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 — Continued 10 25 Median 50 75 90 Retail sales workers ......................................................... Cashiers, all workers .................................................... Cashiers ................................................................... Retail salespersons ...................................................... Insurance sales agents ..................................................... $6.97 6.71 6.71 7.00 10.39 $7.50 7.00 7.00 7.77 14.03 $9.08 8.20 8.22 9.23 15.65 $14.77 10.52 10.54 14.77 17.98 $18.31 11.00 11.00 18.31 20.86 Office and administrative support occupations .............. First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers ................................... Financial clerks ................................................................. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. Customer service representatives .................................... Receptionists and information clerks ................................ Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ Data entry and information processing workers ............... Data entry keyers ......................................................... Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ................. Office clerks, general ........................................................ 9.16 10.29 12.36 15.25 17.45 12.57 9.67 10.00 7.00 9.46 8.15 10.35 11.95 9.62 8.33 8.33 9.29 9.17 14.26 10.80 11.63 7.96 9.46 8.85 12.67 12.88 10.89 10.00 9.83 10.68 10.00 18.67 12.25 12.87 12.08 10.61 11.20 14.07 16.48 12.67 10.77 10.25 15.61 10.85 20.19 15.00 15.56 13.00 12.30 12.68 17.10 20.07 15.75 11.77 11.48 18.51 13.00 25.01 17.00 17.00 15.36 16.66 13.89 20.07 21.60 15.75 12.41 12.14 22.58 15.10 Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 10.00 11.00 14.00 21.00 22.49 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers ....................................................................... 7.75 12.50 17.76 21.71 25.45 13.05 14.89 17.69 23.56 24.24 9.08 10.78 14.86 17.92 19.79 14.02 15.86 16.67 17.51 29.70 9.07 9.07 11.50 8.75 9.38 9.38 13.00 9.08 10.85 10.45 14.41 10.44 19.23 19.23 14.41 12.43 19.23 19.23 15.53 14.00 7.50 8.50 9.75 7.50 6.50 9.75 9.75 9.75 8.50 8.00 10.96 11.00 11.00 10.00 10.00 14.08 13.50 13.50 12.00 10.96 16.75 16.93 17.68 14.00 12.10 5.75 7.50 10.00 10.75 11.20 Occupation2 Production occupations .................................................... First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers ....................................................... Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers ................................................................. Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .......... Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... Miscellaneous production workers ................................... Transportation and material moving occupations .......... Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ........................................................................ 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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. 15 Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Occupation2 10 25 Median 50 75 90 All workers .............................................................................. $7.50 $9.46 $12.88 $18.03 $23.59 Management occupations ................................................. 20.00 24.00 26.00 31.83 46.15 Business and financial operations occupations ............. Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 16.81 12.23 17.73 14.76 18.00 17.03 22.17 18.94 26.09 19.30 Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 13.53 18.06 23.59 32.84 38.97 Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... Engineers ......................................................................... Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 13.25 22.14 12.88 15.84 22.14 14.25 19.45 24.44 17.59 22.25 34.47 19.66 31.42 37.93 22.25 Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 14.20 17.67 21.25 33.08 33.08 Community and social services occupations .................. 10.10 11.25 13.63 21.80 22.24 Legal occupations .............................................................. 12.50 12.50 14.90 17.33 19.38 Education, training, and library occupations .................. 16.53 19.11 27.91 31.49 34.56 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ Registered nurses ............................................................ Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 12.06 17.66 9.88 21.99 20.01 14.08 16.91 19.04 12.75 22.76 22.76 15.15 22.76 22.46 23.60 28.96 28.96 15.15 26.50 25.00 23.60 28.96 28.96 20.37 30.46 29.57 25.64 29.51 28.96 20.99 Healthcare support occupations ....................................... Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 8.20 7.65 7.65 9.44 8.20 8.20 11.85 9.71 9.71 14.01 12.15 12.15 15.06 15.06 15.06 Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers .......................................................... First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers ............................................... Cooks ............................................................................... Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... Food service, tipped ......................................................... Waiters and waitresses ................................................ Fast food and counter workers ......................................... Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food ................................................... 3.00 6.22 7.00 9.00 12.00 8.00 9.15 12.00 18.13 18.13 8.00 8.00 8.00 2.13 2.13 6.00 9.15 9.08 9.08 2.15 2.15 6.22 12.00 10.25 10.25 2.65 2.65 6.22 18.13 11.13 10.28 6.00 3.75 7.25 18.13 13.14 11.13 10.50 7.50 8.05 5.85 6.00 6.75 7.90 8.30 7.25 7.25 7.79 7.50 8.50 8.02 12.50 10.00 17.65 17.65 7.75 7.00 8.02 7.25 10.00 7.80 12.80 8.13 17.65 9.06 Personal care and service occupations ........................... 7.50 8.00 8.50 9.00 9.24 Sales and related occupations .......................................... First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ................................................................... Retail sales workers ......................................................... Cashiers, all workers .................................................... Cashiers ................................................................... Retail salespersons ...................................................... Insurance sales agents ..................................................... 7.28 13.03 8.80 14.51 13.10 20.51 19.31 20.51 21.10 20.51 13.03 7.00 6.50 6.73 7.00 10.39 13.87 7.50 7.00 7.00 7.77 14.03 20.51 9.08 8.25 8.25 9.23 15.65 20.51 14.77 10.73 10.73 14.77 17.98 20.51 18.31 11.00 11.00 18.31 20.86 Office and administrative support occupations .............. First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers ................................... Financial clerks ................................................................. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. Customer service representatives .................................... 8.80 10.00 12.08 15.25 17.50 11.65 9.67 10.00 7.00 18.23 10.25 11.70 7.96 18.67 12.08 13.46 12.08 20.19 15.09 16.00 13.00 20.19 17.00 17.50 15.36 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations .................................................................. Building cleaning workers ................................................. Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ........................................... Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... See footnotes at end of table. 16 Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 — Continued 10 25 Median 50 75 90 Receptionists and information clerks ................................ Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... Data entry and information processing workers ............... Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ................. Office clerks, general ........................................................ $9.46 8.15 12.16 12.88 10.00 9.29 9.17 $9.46 8.85 13.20 13.60 10.12 10.68 9.45 $10.61 11.20 17.10 17.74 10.25 15.61 10.92 $12.30 12.68 17.74 21.60 11.86 18.51 13.00 $16.66 13.89 21.60 21.60 12.41 22.58 15.10 Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 10.00 11.00 14.00 21.00 22.49 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers ....................................................................... 7.75 12.50 17.00 20.60 23.56 13.05 13.65 17.50 23.56 23.56 9.08 10.55 14.41 17.92 19.23 9.07 9.07 11.50 8.75 9.38 9.38 13.00 9.08 10.85 10.45 14.41 10.44 19.23 19.23 14.41 12.43 19.23 19.23 15.53 14.00 7.50 8.50 9.75 7.50 6.50 9.75 9.75 9.75 8.50 8.00 10.96 10.00 11.00 10.00 10.00 13.93 12.10 12.10 12.00 11.00 15.81 14.00 13.50 14.00 12.10 5.50 7.50 10.00 10.80 11.61 Occupation2 Production occupations .................................................... Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers ................................................................. Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .......... Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... Miscellaneous production workers ................................... Transportation and material moving occupations .......... Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................ Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ........................................................................ 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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. 17 Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Occupation2 10 25 Median 50 75 90 All workers .............................................................................. $10.53 $12.62 $17.18 $30.15 $41.36 Management occupations ................................................. 20.92 24.20 31.06 37.08 42.09 Community and social services occupations .................. 15.83 15.83 16.72 20.53 23.18 Education, training, and library occupations .................. Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ...................................................................... Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... Elementary school teachers, except special education ............................................................ Secondary school teachers .......................................... Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education ........................................... 16.02 29.00 35.11 44.03 60.50 26.64 26.79 30.57 30.85 34.69 38.23 41.36 41.36 43.89 42.15 25.86 26.64 30.57 29.00 39.99 33.71 42.15 37.76 42.15 46.82 26.64 29.00 33.71 37.76 46.82 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 14.24 16.51 20.94 33.90 42.34 Protective service occupations ......................................... 12.42 13.35 15.10 19.66 29.79 Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 10.18 10.18 10.18 14.81 14.81 8.39 8.80 9.91 10.43 10.26 11.27 11.36 12.59 13.26 14.19 8.80 10.43 11.27 12.59 14.19 Office and administrative support occupations .............. Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 10.25 9.62 10.89 11.44 12.67 12.67 15.04 15.30 17.01 15.75 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 17.85 17.85 25.13 29.15 29.15 Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 10.53 10.53 10.98 17.68 17.68 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations .................................................................. Building cleaning workers ................................................. Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. 18 Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Full-time workers Occupation3 10 25 Median 50 75 90 All workers .............................................................................. $8.75 $10.86 $14.77 $20.19 $28.71 Management occupations ................................................. Education administrators .................................................. 20.92 33.85 24.00 36.48 28.68 37.08 35.44 37.08 45.49 37.08 Business and financial operations occupations ............. Financial analysts and advisors ........................................ 12.98 12.23 17.55 14.76 18.00 17.03 21.25 18.94 25.00 19.30 Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 13.53 18.06 23.59 32.84 38.97 Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... Engineers ......................................................................... Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 13.29 22.14 13.25 16.21 22.14 15.00 19.72 28.33 16.91 24.17 33.21 19.66 31.42 37.93 22.25 Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 14.20 17.99 29.34 33.08 33.08 Community and social services occupations .................. 11.25 13.63 15.83 21.80 23.18 Legal occupations .............................................................. 12.50 14.90 18.13 26.87 42.60 Education, training, and library occupations .................. Postsecondary teachers ................................................... Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ...................................................................... Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... Elementary school teachers, except special education ............................................................ Secondary school teachers .......................................... Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education ........................................... 19.95 33.53 31.35 35.11 36.77 44.15 44.03 60.50 60.50 60.50 25.86 25.86 30.57 30.68 34.09 38.23 40.38 41.36 42.15 42.15 25.86 23.82 30.57 26.87 39.99 31.35 42.15 35.35 42.15 42.70 23.82 26.87 31.35 35.35 42.70 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ Registered nurses ............................................................ Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 13.73 17.60 9.88 17.60 18.63 12.75 22.82 21.26 23.60 26.64 24.69 23.88 35.50 25.00 25.64 Healthcare support occupations ....................................... Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 8.20 7.85 7.65 9.53 9.18 8.20 11.68 9.69 9.79 13.33 11.68 11.75 15.00 13.96 15.06 Protective service occupations ......................................... 7.50 8.50 13.35 16.67 27.92 Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers .......................................................... First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers ............................................... Cooks ............................................................................... Food service, tipped ......................................................... 2.65 7.90 9.15 11.13 18.13 8.00 9.15 14.73 18.13 18.13 8.00 9.08 2.13 9.15 9.08 2.16 12.00 10.28 2.45 18.13 11.13 5.15 18.13 13.14 13.00 7.25 7.25 8.02 8.00 9.91 8.94 12.50 11.27 17.65 17.65 8.02 7.00 10.00 7.25 10.43 7.50 14.40 8.13 17.65 9.06 Personal care and service occupations ........................... 8.00 8.50 8.50 9.00 9.39 Sales and related occupations .......................................... First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ................................................................... Retail sales workers ......................................................... Insurance sales agents ..................................................... 8.45 11.89 10.44 13.87 14.78 20.51 20.51 20.51 24.39 20.51 11.89 7.60 10.39 13.75 8.63 14.03 20.51 11.00 15.65 20.51 15.76 17.98 20.51 18.31 20.86 Office and administrative support occupations .............. First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers ................................... 9.75 10.85 12.75 15.75 18.23 13.08 17.18 18.67 20.19 25.01 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations .................................................................. Building cleaning workers ................................................. Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ........................................... Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... See footnotes at end of table. 19 Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 — Continued Full-time workers Occupation3 10 25 Median 50 75 90 Financial clerks ................................................................. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. Customer service representatives .................................... Receptionists and information clerks ................................ Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ................. Office clerks, general ........................................................ $9.52 10.25 12.08 9.46 10.62 11.95 9.62 9.29 10.00 $10.80 11.95 12.08 9.98 12.67 12.88 10.89 10.68 10.85 $12.75 13.86 12.62 10.61 15.05 16.48 12.67 15.61 12.05 $15.25 16.00 13.51 12.30 17.10 20.07 15.75 18.51 13.30 $17.00 17.50 15.36 16.66 20.07 21.60 15.75 22.58 15.45 Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 10.00 11.00 14.25 21.00 22.49 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers ....................................................................... 7.75 12.50 17.76 21.71 25.45 13.05 14.89 17.69 23.56 24.24 9.10 11.05 14.86 17.92 19.96 14.02 15.86 16.67 17.51 29.70 9.07 11.50 9.63 13.00 11.55 14.41 19.23 14.41 19.23 15.53 9.19 9.75 9.75 7.50 10.00 9.75 9.75 10.00 11.30 11.70 11.00 10.53 14.58 13.50 13.50 11.18 17.68 16.93 17.68 12.10 7.50 10.00 10.50 10.86 11.61 Production occupations .................................................... First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers ....................................................... Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers ................................................................. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... Transportation and material moving occupations .......... Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ........................................................................ 1 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. 2 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. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. 20 Table 10. Part-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Part-time workers Occupation3 10 25 Median 50 75 90 All workers .............................................................................. $6.00 $7.00 $8.25 $10.96 $15.37 Education, training, and library occupations .................. 11.25 12.00 27.28 27.28 46.82 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 8.25 12.11 20.99 23.40 30.46 Protective service occupations ......................................... 7.50 7.75 8.35 9.17 17.85 Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ Food service, tipped ......................................................... Waiters and waitresses ................................................ Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 3.25 2.13 2.13 6.00 6.00 2.15 2.15 6.22 6.22 3.00 3.00 6.22 7.25 6.00 6.00 6.90 9.00 8.50 8.00 8.56 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations .................................................................. Building cleaning workers ................................................. 7.50 7.50 7.75 7.75 7.80 7.80 8.92 8.92 9.81 9.81 Personal care and service occupations ........................... 6.75 7.50 7.50 8.50 10.50 Sales and related occupations .......................................... Retail sales workers ......................................................... Retail salespersons ...................................................... 6.50 6.50 6.92 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.50 7.50 7.52 9.00 9.00 9.23 9.50 9.50 9.50 Office and administrative support occupations .............. 7.04 8.15 10.00 11.65 12.00 Production occupations .................................................... 7.00 7.32 9.00 10.50 13.50 Transportation and material moving occupations .......... Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 5.25 5.25 6.50 5.50 7.50 7.85 8.75 8.75 10.98 8.75 1 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. 2 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. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. 21 Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Occupation2 Annual earnings5 Mean weekly hours Mean Median Mean annual hours $583 39.9 $34,528 $30,326 2,027 1,251 1,503 1,148 1,483 41.6 41.8 65,047 78,181 59,713 77,116 2,163 2,174 18.00 17.03 867 656 818 664 43.0 39.6 45,072 34,133 42,548 34,505 2,234 2,059 26.29 23.59 1,044 943 39.7 54,290 49,061 2,065 Mean Median Mean Median All workers ................................................ $17.03 $14.77 $679 Management occupations ................... Education administrators .................... 30.08 35.97 28.68 37.08 Business and financial operations occupations .................................... Financial analysts and advisors .......... 20.17 16.58 Computer and mathematical science occupations .................................... Architecture and engineering occupations .................................... Engineers ........................................... Engineering technicians, except drafters ......................................... 21.41 28.85 19.72 28.33 856 1,154 789 1,133 40.0 40.0 44,538 60,013 41,018 58,924 2,080 2,080 17.53 16.91 701 676 40.0 36,466 35,177 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations .................................... 24.93 29.34 997 1,174 40.0 51,853 61,029 2,080 Community and social services occupations .................................... 17.40 15.83 696 633 40.0 34,813 32,935 2,001 Legal occupations ................................ 23.24 18.13 914 693 39.3 47,514 36,038 2,044 38.04 46.10 36.77 44.15 1,440 1,844 1,404 1,766 37.8 40.0 56,363 71,864 54,431 68,876 1,482 1,559 35.10 34.09 1,252 1,294 35.7 46,983 47,869 1,339 35.94 38.23 1,272 1,365 35.4 47,773 51,333 1,329 36.21 31.90 39.99 31.35 1,288 1,173 1,413 1,169 35.6 36.8 48,342 43,841 53,140 43,405 1,335 1,374 31.90 31.35 1,173 1,169 36.8 43,841 43,405 1,374 23.08 21.42 22.82 21.26 914 839 880 786 39.6 39.1 46,721 43,607 44,221 40,877 2,024 2,035 20.05 23.60 802 944 40.0 41,696 49,088 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations .................................... Postsecondary teachers ..................... Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ............ Elementary and middle school teachers .................................... Elementary school teachers, except special education ...... Secondary school teachers ............ Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education .............................. Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations .................................... Registered nurses .............................. Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .................................... Healthcare support occupations ......... Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ............................................. Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................................. 11.56 11.68 456 450 39.5 23,623 22,776 2,044 10.41 9.69 409 381 39.2 21,243 19,822 2,041 10.48 9.79 410 367 39.1 21,314 19,091 2,033 Protective service occupations ........... 14.56 13.35 603 534 41.4 29,094 25,829 1,999 9.88 9.15 372 356 37.7 19,309 18,514 1,954 13.69 14.73 549 600 40.1 28,333 31,200 2,070 13.67 10.51 4.65 12.00 10.28 2.45 549 384 159 600 358 86 40.2 36.5 34.3 28,557 19,943 8,292 31,200 18,616 4,489 2,089 1,898 1,784 Food preparation and serving related occupations .................................... First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers .. First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers ..................................... Cooks ................................................. Food service, tipped ........................... See footnotes at end of table. 22 Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 — Continued Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Occupation2 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ............. Building cleaning workers ................... Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners .................................... Maids and housekeeping cleaners .................................... Personal care and service occupations .................................... Sales and related occupations ............ First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ......................................... First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ................... Retail sales workers ........................... Insurance sales agents ....................... Annual earnings5 Mean weekly hours Mean Median Mean annual hours $396 326 39.6 39.5 $22,259 20,874 $20,602 16,952 1,987 2,055 479 417 40.0 24,902 21,686 2,080 7.50 304 290 38.9 15,821 15,080 2,025 8.63 8.50 330 320 38.2 17,158 16,640 1,987 15.74 14.78 623 556 39.6 31,957 28,850 2,031 18.30 20.51 759 923 41.5 39,489 48,000 2,158 18.04 12.31 16.98 20.51 11.00 15.65 748 458 679 923 429 626 41.5 37.2 40.0 38,890 23,041 35,314 48,000 21,840 32,544 2,156 1,872 2,080 13.63 12.75 544 510 39.9 28,280 26,520 2,075 19.58 13.19 18.67 12.75 782 527 747 510 39.9 40.0 40,640 27,407 38,842 26,520 2,076 2,079 13.86 13.11 11.72 13.86 12.62 10.61 554 524 469 554 505 424 40.0 40.0 40.0 28,809 27,265 24,374 28,833 26,245 22,069 2,078 2,080 2,080 15.23 15.05 609 602 40.0 31,603 31,289 2,075 16.70 16.48 667 659 39.9 34,659 34,278 2,076 Mean Median Mean Median $11.20 10.16 $9.91 8.94 $444 401 11.97 10.43 7.81 Office and administrative support occupations .................................... First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers ......................................... Financial clerks ................................... Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ........................... Customer service representatives ...... Receptionists and information clerks .. Secretaries and administrative assistants ...................................... Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .......... Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........................... Insurance claims and policy processing clerks .......................... Office clerks, general .......................... 12.99 12.67 520 507 40.0 26,897 26,349 2,070 15.10 12.13 15.61 12.05 588 483 604 470 38.9 39.8 30,562 25,119 31,408 24,440 2,024 2,071 Construction and extraction occupations .................................... 16.02 14.25 641 570 40.0 33,314 29,640 2,080 17.12 17.76 687 711 40.1 35,705 36,947 2,086 18.36 17.69 733 703 39.9 38,142 36,558 2,077 14.88 14.86 590 594 39.6 30,328 30,909 2,039 18.66 16.67 746 667 40.0 38,805 34,663 2,080 13.47 11.55 539 462 40.0 28,022 24,024 2,080 13.91 14.41 556 576 40.0 28,923 29,973 2,080 12.60 11.30 504 444 40.0 25,885 22,880 2,054 12.03 11.70 481 468 40.0 24,038 22,880 1,998 12.23 11.00 489 440 40.0 24,094 20,280 1,970 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................... Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers ......................................... Production occupations ...................... First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers ......................................... Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers ..... Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ................................ Transportation and material moving occupations .................................... Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ........................................... Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ............................. See footnotes at end of table. 23 Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 — Continued Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Occupation2 Laborers and material movers, hand .. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand .............. Mean weekly hours Mean Median Mean annual hours $421 39.6 $21,385 $21,911 2,057 420 40.0 20,888 21,840 2,080 Mean Median Mean Median $10.40 $10.53 $411 10.04 10.50 402 1 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. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries Annual earnings5 paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately 24 Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Occupation2 Annual earnings5 Mean weekly hours Mean Median Mean annual hours $558 39.9 $32,285 $28,974 2,071 1,255 1,148 43.4 65,241 59,713 2,256 18.00 17.03 919 656 887 664 43.5 39.6 47,766 34,133 46,116 34,505 2,262 2,059 26.29 23.59 1,044 943 39.7 54,290 49,061 2,065 Mean Median Mean Median All workers ................................................ $15.59 $14.14 $623 Management occupations ................... 28.91 26.00 Business and financial operations occupations .................................... Financial analysts and advisors .......... 21.11 16.58 Computer and mathematical science occupations .................................... Architecture and engineering occupations .................................... Engineers ........................................... Engineering technicians, except drafters ......................................... 20.54 27.63 19.45 24.44 822 1,105 778 978 40.0 40.0 42,728 57,463 40,456 50,835 2,080 2,080 17.43 17.59 697 704 40.0 36,257 36,587 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations .................................... 24.75 21.25 990 850 40.0 51,482 44,200 2,080 Community and social services occupations .................................... 16.38 13.63 655 545 40.0 34,073 28,344 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations .................................... 25.49 31.14 1,072 1,010 42.0 45,981 45,346 1,804 22.80 21.51 23.36 21.87 908 841 880 786 39.8 39.1 47,208 43,714 45,739 40,877 2,070 2,032 20.05 23.60 802 944 40.0 41,696 49,088 2,080 11.69 11.85 460 474 39.4 23,939 24,648 2,047 9.83 9.08 368 332 37.4 19,131 17,264 1,947 13.67 12.00 549 600 40.2 28,557 31,200 2,089 13.67 4.65 12.00 2.45 549 159 600 86 40.2 34.3 28,557 8,292 31,200 4,489 2,089 1,784 11.27 9.84 9.06 8.02 446 388 355 321 39.5 39.4 23,169 20,191 18,450 16,682 2,056 2,051 12.01 10.00 480 400 40.0 24,981 20,800 2,080 7.81 7.50 304 290 38.9 15,821 15,080 2,025 8.53 8.50 324 320 38.0 16,845 16,640 1,975 15.81 14.78 626 556 39.6 32,544 28,935 2,059 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations .................................... Registered nurses .............................. Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .................................... Healthcare support occupations ......... Food preparation and serving related occupations .................................... First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers .. First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers ..................................... Food service, tipped ........................... Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ............. Building cleaning workers ................... Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners .................................... Maids and housekeeping cleaners .................................... Personal care and service occupations .................................... Sales and related occupations ............ First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ......................................... First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ................... Retail sales workers ........................... Insurance sales agents ....................... 18.49 20.51 768 923 41.5 39,934 48,000 2,160 18.22 12.38 16.98 20.51 11.00 15.65 756 460 679 923 440 626 41.5 37.2 40.0 39,331 23,945 35,314 48,000 22,880 32,544 2,159 1,934 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations .................................... 13.70 12.88 547 515 39.9 28,420 26,790 2,075 See footnotes at end of table. 25 Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 — Continued Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Occupation2 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers ......................................... Financial clerks ................................... Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ........................... Customer service representatives ...... Receptionists and information clerks .. Secretaries and administrative assistants ...................................... Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .......... Insurance claims and policy processing clerks .......................... Office clerks, general .......................... Construction and extraction occupations .................................... Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................... Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers ......................................... Production occupations ...................... Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers ..... Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ................................ Transportation and material moving occupations .................................... Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ........................................... Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ............................. Laborers and material movers, hand .. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand .............. Annual earnings5 Mean weekly hours Mean Median Mean annual hours $747 510 39.9 40.0 $43,524 27,388 $38,842 26,520 2,073 2,078 563 524 469 558 505 424 40.0 40.0 40.0 29,272 27,265 24,374 28,999 26,245 22,069 2,078 2,080 2,080 17.10 673 684 39.9 34,970 35,568 2,074 17.86 17.74 712 710 39.9 37,034 36,899 2,074 15.10 12.15 15.61 12.07 588 483 604 483 38.9 39.8 30,562 25,135 31,408 25,106 2,024 2,068 15.66 14.00 626 560 40.0 32,571 29,120 2,080 16.47 17.00 661 680 40.1 34,352 35,360 2,086 17.90 17.50 715 700 39.9 37,186 36,400 2,077 14.63 14.86 580 581 39.6 29,781 29,973 2,036 13.47 11.55 539 462 40.0 28,022 24,024 2,080 13.91 14.41 556 576 40.0 28,923 29,973 2,080 12.44 11.30 498 444 40.0 25,534 22,880 2,052 11.40 11.00 456 440 40.0 22,668 20,280 1,989 11.37 10.38 11.00 10.60 455 410 440 410 40.0 39.5 22,193 21,325 20,280 21,320 1,953 2,054 9.96 10.00 398 400 40.0 20,713 20,800 2,080 Mean Median Mean Median $20.99 13.18 $18.67 12.75 $837 527 14.09 13.11 11.72 13.94 12.62 10.61 16.86 1 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. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately 26 Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Occupation2 Annual earnings5 Mean weekly hours Mean Median Mean annual hours $707 39.7 $42,411 $36,749 1,874 1,248 1,243 40.0 64,876 64,611 2,080 39.01 1,456 1,404 37.7 56,782 54,431 1,469 35.44 34.69 1,261 1,297 35.6 47,354 48,750 1,336 36.12 38.23 1,277 1,365 35.4 47,971 51,333 1,328 36.48 39.99 1,295 1,413 35.5 48,637 53,140 1,333 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations .................................... 25.13 20.94 959 837 38.2 43,762 41,261 1,742 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ............. 10.94 10.43 438 417 40.0 19,241 20,602 1,759 Mean Median Mean Median All workers ................................................ $22.63 $17.51 $898 Management occupations ................... 31.19 31.06 38.67 Education, training, and library occupations .................................... Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ............ Elementary and middle school teachers .................................... Elementary school teachers, except special education ...... Office and administrative support occupations .................................... Secretaries and administrative assistants ...................................... 13.33 12.67 533 507 40.0 27,685 26,349 2,077 12.99 12.67 520 507 40.0 26,966 26,349 2,075 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................... 24.33 25.13 973 1,005 40.0 50,600 52,272 2,080 1 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. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately 27 Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings1 of private industry establishments for major occupational groups, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Occupational group2 Total 1-99 workers 100-499 workers 500 workers or more All workers .................................................................... $14.55 $13.50 $14.72 $18.48 Management, professional, and related ..................... Management, business, and financial .................... Professional and related ......................................... Service ........................................................................ Sales and office .......................................................... Sales and related .................................................... Office and administrative support ........................... Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... Construction and extraction ................................... Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... Production, transportation, and material moving ........ Production .............................................................. Transportation and material moving ....................... 22.43 24.25 21.61 9.06 13.37 14.25 12.95 16.16 15.63 16.45 13.15 14.48 11.70 21.04 23.66 19.78 8.30 13.58 16.02 12.35 14.58 15.29 13.89 12.45 12.96 12.23 24.75 27.56 22.98 11.26 12.51 11.29 13.24 21.05 – 21.00 12.59 13.98 8.92 23.11 20.83 23.72 14.42 14.87 – 14.62 – – – 15.99 16.91 13.32 Relative error3 (percent) All workers .................................................................... 2.6 4.3 6.0 4.3 Management, professional, and related ..................... Management, business, and financial .................... Professional and related ......................................... Service ........................................................................ Sales and office .......................................................... Sales and related .................................................... Office and administrative support ........................... Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... Construction and extraction ................................... Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... Production, transportation, and material moving ........ Production .............................................................. Transportation and material moving ....................... 3.8 9.3 2.6 5.5 1.9 4.1 2.3 4.6 6.4 6.7 3.8 5.0 7.2 6.0 12.7 5.1 5.9 3.1 8.4 3.3 8.0 6.6 14.4 5.8 5.4 8.2 5.3 11.2 4.1 14.0 3.5 11.4 3.3 6.5 – 6.7 4.9 8.3 12.9 4.7 3.5 5.3 14.5 3.1 – 4.5 – – – 5.3 5.0 11.8 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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. See appendix A for more information. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. 28 Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Occupation2 Annual earnings5 Mean weekly hours Mean Median Mean annual hours $517 40.2 $30,304 $26,887 2,085 1,231 1,040 44.4 64,016 54,080 2,308 22.91 796 916 40.0 41,390 47,649 2,080 18.04 18.73 722 749 40.0 37,522 38,958 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........................................................ 22.24 23.88 915 944 41.1 47,583 49,088 2,139 Healthcare support occupations ............................. 11.74 12.49 462 474 39.3 24,024 24,648 2,046 Food preparation and serving related occupations ........................................................ 8.18 8.19 310 328 37.9 16,129 17,033 1,971 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ........................................................ Building cleaning workers ....................................... 8.86 8.25 8.02 8.02 349 324 321 320 39.4 39.3 18,160 16,857 16,682 16,640 2,049 2,044 Sales and related occupations ................................ 16.88 15.65 664 580 39.4 34,547 30,181 2,046 Office and administrative support occupations .... Financial clerks ....................................................... Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ... Receptionists and information clerks ...................... 13.11 13.07 13.92 11.67 12.75 13.46 13.94 10.61 524 523 557 467 510 538 558 424 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 27,261 27,191 28,948 24,278 26,520 28,001 28,999 22,069 2,080 2,080 2,080 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations ............. 15.32 14.00 613 560 40.0 31,855 29,120 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ........................................................ 13.91 14.00 559 540 40.2 29,091 28,082 2,092 Production occupations .......................................... 12.98 14.41 519 576 40.0 27,004 29,973 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations ........................................................ Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ................... 12.58 11.27 12.00 11.00 506 451 480 440 40.2 40.0 25,859 22,384 23,504 20,280 2,055 1,987 Mean Median Mean Median All workers .................................................................... $14.53 $13.33 $584 Management occupations ....................................... 27.74 25.00 Computer and mathematical science occupations ........................................................ 19.90 Architecture and engineering occupations ........... 1 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. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately 29 Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Occupation2 Annual earnings5 Mean weekly hours Mean Median Mean annual hours $645 39.6 $35,152 $33,546 2,050 1,303 1,148 41.4 67,769 59,713 2,151 19.31 898 773 39.9 46,698 40,171 2,074 34.57 34.47 1,361 1,353 39.4 70,750 70,381 2,047 Architecture and engineering occupations ........... Engineers ............................................................... 27.16 32.01 26.19 33.21 1,086 1,280 1,048 1,328 40.0 40.0 56,498 66,582 54,477 69,073 2,080 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........................................................ Registered nurses .................................................. 23.21 20.46 21.84 19.61 903 775 819 733 38.9 37.9 46,948 40,289 42,607 38,133 2,023 1,969 Food preparation and serving related occupations ........................................................ 11.80 11.13 435 356 36.9 22,631 18,514 1,918 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ........................................................ Building cleaning workers ....................................... 17.56 14.84 17.65 17.65 701 592 706 706 39.9 39.9 36,436 30,765 36,712 36,712 2,075 2,073 Sales and related occupations ................................ 13.74 11.28 550 451 40.1 28,613 23,462 2,083 Office and administrative support occupations .... Financial clerks ....................................................... Customer service representatives .......................... Secretaries and administrative assistants .............. Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ...................................................... Office clerks, general .............................................. 14.39 13.46 12.89 17.16 13.17 12.08 12.08 17.10 572 537 516 685 527 483 483 684 39.8 39.9 40.0 39.9 29,754 27,916 26,819 35,550 27,394 25,122 25,122 35,568 2,068 2,074 2,080 2,072 18.61 11.99 17.74 12.11 742 472 710 484 39.8 39.4 38,563 24,553 36,899 25,189 2,072 2,047 Mean Median Mean Median All workers .................................................................... $17.15 $16.80 $679 Management occupations ....................................... 31.51 28.71 Business and financial operations occupations ... 22.52 Computer and mathematical science occupations ........................................................ Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ........................................................ Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers ....................................... 19.64 19.50 785 780 40.0 40,832 40,560 2,079 20.41 21.79 814 872 39.9 42,346 45,323 2,075 Production occupations .......................................... 15.27 15.89 603 629 39.5 30,828 31,658 2,019 11.97 10.45 10.96 10.96 470 408 435 424 39.3 39.1 24,449 21,226 22,610 22,048 2,043 2,031 10.17 10.86 407 434 40.0 21,163 22,589 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations ........................................................ Laborers and material movers, hand ...................... Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ................................................ 1 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. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately 30 Table 17. Union1 and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational groups, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Union Nonunion Civilian workers Private industry workers State and local government workers Civilian workers Private industry workers State and local government workers All workers .................................................................... $18.68 $16.71 $19.40 $15.56 $14.45 $26.02 Management, professional, and related ..................... Management, business, and financial .................... Professional and related ......................................... Service ........................................................................ Sales and office .......................................................... Sales and related .................................................... Office and administrative support ........................... Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... Construction and extraction ................................... Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... Production, transportation, and material moving ........ Production .............................................................. Transportation and material moving ....................... 26.16 – 27.99 15.68 13.06 – 13.06 19.26 – 23.65 16.80 17.59 15.02 – – – – – – – – – – 16.78 17.52 – 26.16 – 27.99 15.84 12.93 – 12.93 – – – – – – 25.34 26.38 24.85 9.07 13.38 14.21 13.01 16.21 – 16.62 12.13 13.19 11.24 22.43 24.25 21.61 8.99 13.37 14.25 12.94 16.03 15.58 16.29 12.09 13.12 11.18 34.40 31.96 35.83 10.32 13.64 – 13.86 21.57 – – – – – Occupational group3 Relative error4 (percent) All workers .................................................................... 1.5 3.0 1.9 3.0 2.8 5.9 Management, professional, and related ..................... Management, business, and financial .................... Professional and related ......................................... Service ........................................................................ Sales and office .......................................................... Sales and related .................................................... Office and administrative support ........................... Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... Construction and extraction ................................... Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... Production, transportation, and material moving ........ Production .............................................................. Transportation and material moving ....................... 6.7 – 4.0 8.5 7.0 – 7.0 18.1 – 1.0 2.3 2.8 3.9 – – – – – – – – – – 1.9 2.1 – 6.7 – 4.0 9.0 7.7 – 7.7 – – – – – – 3.8 8.5 2.7 4.8 1.8 4.1 2.2 4.6 – 6.8 4.4 3.9 8.3 3.8 9.3 2.6 5.2 1.9 4.1 2.3 4.6 6.5 6.7 4.5 3.8 8.7 1.8 9.5 3.1 3.9 6.4 – 7.5 12.8 – – – – – 1 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. 2 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. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. 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. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. 31 Table 18. Time and incentive workers1: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational groups, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Time Occupational group3 Incentive Civilian workers Private industry workers Civilian workers Private industry workers All workers .................................................................... $16.01 $14.41 $15.94 $15.94 Management, professional, and related ..................... Management, business, and financial .................... Professional and related ......................................... Service ........................................................................ Sales and office .......................................................... Sales and related .................................................... Office and administrative support ........................... Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... Construction and extraction ................................... Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... Production, transportation, and material moving ........ Production .............................................................. Transportation and material moving ....................... 25.35 25.09 25.46 10.22 13.44 13.92 13.29 15.69 – 16.30 12.94 14.05 11.83 22.14 23.47 21.58 9.08 13.47 13.98 13.29 15.20 14.68 15.49 12.68 13.72 11.65 – – – – 12.89 14.85 9.89 23.74 – – – – – – – – – 12.89 14.85 9.89 23.74 – – – – – Relative error4 (percent) All workers .................................................................... 2.3 2.5 18.5 18.5 Management, professional, and related ..................... Management, business, and financial .................... Professional and related ......................................... Service ........................................................................ Sales and office .......................................................... Sales and related .................................................... Office and administrative support ........................... Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... Construction and extraction ................................... Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... Production, transportation, and material moving ........ Production .............................................................. Transportation and material moving ....................... 3.7 9.4 2.6 4.4 2.5 7.7 2.0 6.6 – 10.9 3.6 4.2 6.9 3.3 7.2 2.6 5.7 2.8 7.7 2.1 7.0 .5 11.3 3.8 3.8 7.4 – – – – 11.4 14.3 7.4 2.9 – – – – – – – – – 11.4 14.3 7.4 2.9 – – – – – 1 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. 2 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. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. 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. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. 32 Table 19. Industry sector1: Mean hourly earnings2 for private industry workers by major occupational group, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Goods producing Occupational group3 All workers ................................................ Management, professional, and related ............................................... Management, business, and financial ........................................ Professional and related ..................... Service .................................................... Sales and office ...................................... Sales and related ................................ Office and administrative support ....... Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ..................................... Installation, maintenance, and repair .. Production, transportation, and material moving .............................................. Production .......................................... Transportation and material moving ... Service providing Construction Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services – – – $16.09 $16.43 – $16.42 – $12.68 – – – 17.73 24.59 – 21.65 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 17.34 – – – – 22.96 31.60 – 14.34 17.10 13.68 – – – – – – 23.46 21.56 10.34 12.84 – 12.99 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10.32 – – – – – – – – Relative error4 (percent) All workers ................................................ Management, professional, and related ............................................... Management, business, and financial ........................................ Professional and related ..................... Service .................................................... Sales and office ...................................... Sales and related ................................ Office and administrative support ....... Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ..................................... Installation, maintenance, and repair .. Production, transportation, and material moving .............................................. Production .......................................... Transportation and material moving ... – – – 3.0 4.2 – 5.1 – 4.9 – – – 2.5 7.9 – 3.2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5.9 – – – – 4.5 12.8 – 6.5 18.9 5.2 – – – – – – 21.1 3.1 12.2 3.8 – 4.8 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4.4 – – – – – – – – 1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 2 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. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. 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. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. 33 Appendix A: Technical Note T ployment 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. 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 of the steps required to produce the data. Planning for the survey The overall design of the National Compensation Survey (NCS) includes questions of scope, frame, and sample selection. Survey scope This survey covered establishments employing one worker or more in private goods-producing industries (mining, construction, and manufacturing); private service-providing industries (trade, transportation, and utilities, information, financial activities, professional and business services, education and health services, leisure and hospitality, and other services); State governments; and local governments employing 50 or more workers. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, 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 agency within the sampled area. The Lincoln, NE, Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of Lancaster County. Data collection The collection of data from survey respondents required detailed procedures. Field economists collected the data, working out of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Regional Offices and visiting each establishment surveyed. Other contact methods, such as mail and telephone, were used to clarify and update data. 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 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system 3. Characterization of jobs as full-time or part-time, union or nonunion, and time or 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 developed using the most recent month of reference available at the time the sample was selected. Approximately one-fifth of the sample is reselected each year. For each occupation, wage data were collected for those workers whose jobs could be characterized by the criteria identified in the last three steps. If a specific work level could not be determined, wages were still collected. In step one, the jobs to be sampled were selected at each establishment by the BLS field economist. A complete list of employees was used for sampling, with each selected worker representing a job within the establishment. Sample design The sample for this survey area was selected using a twostage stratified design with probability proportional to em- A-1 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. The number of jobs selected followed this schedule: Number of employees Number of selected jobs 1–49 50–249 250 or more Up to 4 6 8 The second step of the process entailed classifying the selected jobs into occupations based on their duties. NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. A selected job may fall into any one of about 800 occupational classifications, from accountant to zoologist. When workers could be classified in more than one occupation, they were classified in the occupation that required the higher skill level. When there was no perceptible difference in skill level, the workers were classified in the occupation that described their primary activity. Each occupational classification is an element of a broader classification known as a major group. Occupations can fall into any of 22 major groups. Appendix B contains a complete list of all individual occupations, classified by the major group 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 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 a “point factor leveling” process. Point factor leveling matches certain aspects of a job to specific levels of work with assigned point values. Points for each factor are then totaled to determine the overall work level for the job. The NCS program is in the process of converting from a nine-factor to a four-factor occupational leveling system. The conversion is being phased in via annual NCS sample replenishment groups and will require several years for full implementation. The four occupational leveling factors are: A-2 • • • • Knowledge Job controls and complexity Contacts (nature and purpose) Physical environment Each factor consists of several levels, and each level has an associated description and assigned points. A knowledge guide for 24 families of closely related occupations contains short definitions of the point levels of knowledge expected for the occupations and presents relevant examples. The other three factors use identical descriptions for all occupational categories and contain a definition of each point level within each factor. The description within each factor best matching the job is chosen. The point levels within each factor are designed to describe the thresholds of distinct levels of work. When a job does not meet the full description of a point level, the next lowest point level is used. Points for the four factors are totaled to determine the overall work level. NCS publishes data for up to 15 work levels. Most supervisory occupations are evaluated based on their duties and responsibilities. A modified approach is used for professional and administrative supervisors when they direct professional work and are paid primarily to supervise. Such supervisory occupations are leveled based on the work level of the highest position reporting to them. For a complete description of point factor leveling, refer to the publication “National Compensation Survey: Guide for Evaluating Your Firm’s Jobs and Pay,” available at the BLS National Compensation Survey Internet site at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbr0004.pdf. Combined work levels This bulletin includes a table which simplifies the presentation of work levels by combining them into four broad groups. The groups were determined by combinations of knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, physical environment, and supervisory duties, and are meant to be comparable across different occupations. The broad groups and the combined work levels are: Group designation Levels combined Group I Group II Group III Group IV Levels 1–4 Levels 5–8 Levels 9–12 Levels 13–15 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 collec- tion. The payroll reference month shown in the tables reflects the average date of this information for all sample units. 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. 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: Nonunion worker. An employee in an occupation not meeting the conditions for union coverage. • • • • • 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 or subsidized room and board Payments made by third parties (for example, tips) 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 who are exempt from overtime provisions often work beyond the assigned work schedule, their typical number of hours actually worked was collected. Definition of terms Full-time worker. Any employee whom the employer considers to be full time. Part-time worker. Any employee whom the employer considers to be part time. Time-based worker. Any employee whose earnings are solely tied to an hourly rate or salary. A-3 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 Level. A ranking within an occupation based on the requirements of the position. Processing and analyzing the data Data were processed and analyzed at the BLS 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 during the initial interview, 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. If average hourly earnings data were not provided by a sample member during the update interview, then missing average hourly earnings were imputed by multiplying prior average hourly earnings by the rate of change in the average hourly earnings of respondents. The regression model that takes into account available establishment characteris- tics is used to derive the rate of change in the average hourly earnings. Establishments that were determined to be out of business or outside the scope of the survey had their weights changed to zero. 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. The sample weight reflects the inverse of each unit’s probability of selection at each sample selection stage and four weight adjustment factors. The first factor adjusts for establishment nonresponse and the second factor adjusts for occupational nonresponse. The third factor adjusts for any special situations that may have occurred during data collection. The fourth factor, postratification, also called benchmarking, is introduced to adjust estimated employment totals to the current counts of employment by industry. The latest available employment counts were used to derive average hourly earnings in this publication. 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 through 10 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 calculation 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 A-4 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. 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 $17.75, with a relative standard error of 1.0 percent for this estimate. At the 90-percent level, the confidence interval for this estimate is from $16.46 to $18.04 ($17.75 minus and plus $0.29, where $0.29 is the product of 1.645 times 1.0 percent times $17.75). 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, computer edits of the data, and detailed data review. Appendix table 1. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Civilian workers Occupational group2 Private industry workers State and local government workers All workers .................................................................... 144,700 116,700 28,000 Management, professional, and related ..................... Management, business, and financial .................... Professional and related ......................................... Service ........................................................................ Sales and office .......................................................... Sales and related .................................................... Office and administrative support ........................... Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... Construction and extraction ................................... Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... Production, transportation, and material moving ........ Production .............................................................. Transportation and material moving ....................... 34,200 8,600 25,600 31,300 46,700 13,700 33,000 11,800 3,900 7,000 20,800 10,400 10,400 20,300 5,500 14,800 25,200 41,800 13,400 28,400 10,200 3,800 6,500 19,200 9,700 9,400 13,900 3,100 10,700 6,100 4,800 – 4,600 1,600 – 600 1,600 – 1,000 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. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. A-5 Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, Lincoln, NE, April 2006 Establishments Total Private industry State and local government Total in sampling frame1 ................................................ 9,558 9,538 19 Total in sample ............................................................... Responding ............................................................ Refused or unable to provide data ......................... Out of business or not in survey scope .................. 272 158 76 38 256 144 74 38 16 14 2 0 1 The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State unemployment insurance reports and is based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For private industries, an establishment is usually a single physical location. For State and local governments, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. A-6