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Miami–Fort Lauderdale, FL
National Compensation Survey
December 2005
_________________________________________________________________________________________
U.S. Department of Labor
Elaine L. Chao, Secretary
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Philip L. Rones, Acting Commissioner
October 2006
Bulletin 3135–10

Preface

D

Division of Compensation Data Analysis and Planning, 2
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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.
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ata shown in this bulletin were collected as part of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) National Compensation Survey (NCS). The survey could not have been conducted without the cooperation of the many private firms
and government jurisdictions that provided pay data included in this bulletin. The Bureau thanks these respondents for their cooperation.
Field economists of the Bureau of Labor Statistics collected and reviewed the survey data. The Office of Compensation and Working Conditions, in cooperation with the
Office of Field Operations and the Office of Technology
and Survey Processing in the BLS National Office, designed the survey, processed the data, and prepared the
survey for publication.
For additional information regarding this survey, please
contact any BLS regional office at the address and telephone number listed on the back cover of this bulletin.
You may also write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics at:

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

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

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A–5
A–6
B–1

Introduction

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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 occupational aggregation, full-time or part-time
status, union or nonunion status, and time or incentive pay.
Establishment characteristics include goods and service
producing and size of establishment.
Table 2 presents mean hourly earnings data by work
level for major occupational 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.
Table 14 presents mean hourly earnings data for establishment employment sizes by high-level occupational ag-

he tables in this bulletin summarize the NCS results for
the Miami–Fort Lauderdale, FL, metropolitan area.
Data were collected between June 2005 and July 2006; the
average reference month is December 2005. 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

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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.

gregations 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
and incentive workers in all and private establishments by

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Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Miami-Fort
Lauderdale, FL, December 2005
Civilian
workers
Worker and establishment
characteristics

Private industry
workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

Relative
error2
(percent)

$16.20

3.6

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

29.36
32.30
27.80
10.28
13.34
12.43
13.74

State and local government
workers

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours3

Mean

Relative
error2
(percent)

37.0

$15.25

4.5

4.1
7.9
4.4
5.9
2.5
4.5
3.1

38.2
40.2
37.2
35.2
37.0
34.8
38.1

29.38
32.52
27.33
8.86
13.07
12.43
13.38

16.58
15.49
18.47

2.5
4.3
4.2

39.8
40.0
39.5

13.65
11.49
15.16

2.6
4.9
3.0

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

16.77
10.65

Union ................................................................
Nonunion ..........................................................
Time ..................................................................
Incentive ...........................................................

Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours3

Mean
weekly
hours3

Mean

Relative
error2
(percent)

36.8

$22.29

3.3

38.4

5.4
8.7
6.6
4.4
2.7
4.5
3.4

38.3
40.3
37.1
34.8
36.8
34.7
38.0

29.33
31.07
28.87
19.33
16.48
–
16.59

3.1
16.5
2.9
2.1
10.1
–
10.2

37.8
39.6
37.4
38.4
38.9
–
38.9

15.79
14.47
18.17

2.0
6.9
4.7

39.8
40.0
39.4

21.51
22.42
20.18

2.7
3.0
3.9

39.9
39.9
39.9

37.0
39.7
35.3

13.32
10.83
15.20

2.2
2.1
3.4

36.8
39.7
34.9

16.21
19.67
14.88

12.5
29.4
2.5

38.4
39.9
37.8

3.5
6.7

39.6
22.6

15.80
10.48

4.5
7.0

39.7
22.7

22.49
14.97

3.3
8.8

39.1
22.5

23.06
15.02

4.1
4.8

36.9
37.0

22.88
14.81

8.4
5.1

34.2
37.0

23.15
19.92

4.5
5.8

38.3
38.6

15.82
25.06

3.8
18.6

37.0
37.3

14.76
25.06

4.8
18.6

36.8
37.3

22.29
–

3.3
–

38.4
–

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

(6)
(6)

(6)
(6)

(6)
(6)

14.22
–

7.1
–

39.9
–

(6)
(6)

(6)
(6)

(6)
(6)

1-99 workers .....................................................
100-499 workers ...............................................
500 workers or more .........................................

14.24
14.33
21.38

8.6
4.4
3.5

37.0
37.0
37.1

14.24
14.27
20.40

8.6
4.4
6.2

37.0
36.9
36.0

–
18.01
22.43

–
11.0
3.3

–
39.2
38.4

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.

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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Miami-Fort
Lauderdale, FL, December 2005
Total
Occupation4 and level

Full-time workers

Part-time workers

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

All workers ..............................................................................

$16.20

3.6

$16.77

3.5

$10.65

6.7

Management occupations .................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Level 12 ............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary .....................

36.48
20.50
29.77
41.89
73.12
44.49
48.02
32.98
52.71
38.94
40.98
44.68
49.62

9.8
8.6
7.1
12.3
26.8
8.0
23.4
7.2
21.0
5.4
19.3
26.0
41.5

36.51
20.55
29.77
41.89
73.12
44.49
48.02
32.98
52.71
38.94
40.98
45.33
51.28

9.8
8.7
7.1
12.3
26.8
8.0
23.4
7.2
21.0
5.4
19.3
25.6
40.3

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Business and financial operations occupations .............
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and
investigators ...............................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
Loan counselors and officers ............................................
Loan officers .................................................................

27.75
19.00
22.67
24.77
33.39

7.8
5.6
7.0
9.3
4.6

27.74
19.24
22.06
24.77
33.39

8.3
5.9
6.1
9.3
4.6

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

27.30

23.8

27.30

23.8

–

–

22.56
27.13
26.51
33.33
33.49

7.9
11.8
12.2
20.2
21.1

23.50
27.13
26.51
32.28
–

7.3
11.8
12.2
24.9
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Level 8 .............................................................

27.34
24.79

8.9
6.9

27.34
24.79

8.9
6.9

–
–

–
–

Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Engineers .........................................................................
Level 9 .............................................................

28.36
24.12
25.58
28.93
24.15

8.6
7.4
9.1
10.5
10.6

28.45
24.12
25.58
29.05
–

8.4
7.4
9.1
10.3
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Community and social services occupations ..................
Level 7 .............................................................
Counselors .......................................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Social workers ..................................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers .....

18.26
13.91
18.70
13.53
17.49
14.11
17.59

10.4
2.3
26.9
3.2
6.1
3.8
8.1

17.97
13.94
18.83
–
16.84
14.11
–

10.7
2.5
27.0
–
3.1
3.8
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Legal occupations ..............................................................
Lawyers ............................................................................

38.36
44.58

15.5
12.4

38.89
44.58

13.4
12.4

–
–

–
–

Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Miscellaneous 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 .............................................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................

30.18
30.81
30.49
39.74
37.25
34.33

2.6
1.8
5.0
4.9
5.7
20.3

30.34
30.81
30.47
39.87
–
–

2.6
1.8
5.0
5.0
–
–

14.84
–
–
–
–
–

23.3
–
–
–
–
–

31.05
31.30
30.11
30.24

1.5
1.8
3.6
3.7

31.12
–
30.24
30.24

1.5
–
3.7
3.7

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

28.70
28.87
8.51

4.3
4.3
3.9

28.87
28.87
–

4.3
4.3
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Miami-Fort
Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Designers .........................................................................

Full-time workers

Part-time workers

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$24.91
30.04
17.96

10.7
40.6
15.0

$25.01
–
17.96

11.4
–
15.0

–
–
–

–
–
–

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 10 ............................................................
Pharmacists ......................................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists ...............
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
Radiologic technologists and technicians .....................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians ..................................................................
Respiratory therapy technicians ...................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
Level 6 .............................................................

26.49
14.68
18.16
20.36
24.83
28.90
28.54
27.85
40.93
28.03
24.73
29.67
27.71
33.59
23.83
24.23
25.19
24.20

4.2
7.5
2.4
7.4
5.3
7.4
4.2
31.5
12.5
3.0
3.0
5.4
1.8
14.5
6.6
4.9
15.8
2.3

25.21
14.80
18.00
20.38
24.45
26.35
27.22
–
46.25
27.18
24.36
27.09
27.70
25.99
–
–
25.19
24.20

4.6
7.7
3.6
7.9
5.7
3.1
1.3
–
2.9
1.8
3.0
2.7
2.0
5.3
–
–
15.8
2.3

$32.10
–
–
–
–
–
33.62
–
33.76
31.36
–
–
27.79
–
–
–
–
–

9.8
–
–
–
–
–
12.9
–
12.4
7.2
–
–
3.7
–
–
–
–
–

18.22
18.48
17.71
18.05

4.8
3.5
4.3
3.2

18.30
18.48
17.31
–

5.0
3.5
3.2
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Medical assistants ........................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Pharmacy aides ............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................

11.96
9.38
11.38
11.91
10.20
9.40
12.09
10.13
9.43
12.38
11.95
10.77
12.10
12.68
12.55
10.21
10.62

5.8
1.9
6.1
7.2
1.6
2.0
7.3
2.7
2.4
7.2
3.9
8.4
8.1
5.1
11.1
14.3
14.3

11.96
9.46
10.95
11.94
9.98
9.49
–
9.83
9.54
–
11.99
10.84
12.13
12.75
–
–
–

6.8
1.9
5.6
7.3
2.1
2.0
–
3.3
2.4
–
3.9
8.5
8.2
5.3
–
–
–

11.93
–
–
–
11.21
–
–
11.49
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

8.6
–
–
–
10.3
–
–
9.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Protective service occupations .........................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement
workers .......................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of police and
detectives ...............................................................
Fire fighters .......................................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............

13.92
9.32
11.62
19.27
26.15
25.94
33.76

12.3
1.3
5.6
5.0
.6
4.3
3.2

14.18
9.30
–
19.27
26.15
25.94
33.76

12.5
1.4
–
5.0
.6
4.3
3.2

9.97
–
–
–
–
–
–

8.3
–
–
–
–
–
–

37.72

4.1

37.72

4.1

–

–

38.80
21.51
21.33
27.24
27.70
27.24
27.70
9.21

.5
1.4
3.3
1.7
.9
1.7
.9
4.3

38.80
21.51
21.33
27.24
27.70
27.24
27.70
9.23

.5
1.4
3.3
1.7
.9
1.7
.9
4.4

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.84

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.6

See footnotes at end of table.

5

Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Miami-Fort
Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers
–Continued
Level 3 .............................................................
Security guards .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Miscellaneous protective service workers ........................
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 preparation workers .................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Bartenders ....................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers ....................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................
Dishwashers .....................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee
shop ............................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
Level 1 .............................................................
Grounds maintenance workers .........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ..................
Level 1 .............................................................

Full-time workers

Part-time workers

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$9.28
9.21
9.28
11.44

1.3
4.3
1.3
7.6

$9.30
9.23
9.30
–

1.4
4.4
1.4
–

–
$8.84
–
11.44

–
4.6
–
7.6

7.57
5.82
6.80
8.82
9.64

4.6
7.5
11.0
6.6
9.7

7.87
5.76
6.58
8.71
9.70

8.2
15.1
16.2
8.0
10.0

6.77
5.91
7.27
–
–

7.7
6.1
6.8
–
–

15.42

16.0

15.42

16.0

–

–

13.80
10.09
10.29
10.00
10.17
8.29
9.28
4.75
4.23
5.04
6.33
4.73
4.24
3.04
4.89

14.4
6.8
5.6
3.1
4.9
20.0
6.8
7.6
14.3
12.3
30.6
27.6
7.7
3.5
14.1

13.80
10.18
10.25
10.20
10.12
8.29
–
4.07
–
–
–
–
3.43
3.02
–

14.4
9.5
6.0
6.0
5.2
26.3
–
8.0
–
–
–
–
.5
4.2
–

–
–
–
–
–
8.31
8.10
6.42
–
–
–
–
6.16
3.08
–

–
–
–
–
–
5.5
3.2
18.0
–
–
–
–
20.4
1.4
–

7.76
7.77
6.86
6.57

7.7
9.3
2.7
1.4

7.56
–
7.64
7.12

3.1
–
4.5
6.5

–
–
6.27
6.20

–
–
2.9
3.3

6.92
6.62
7.45
7.18
7.15

2.4
1.6
11.3
2.2
2.6

7.85
–
7.45
7.10
7.05

3.4
–
11.3
2.7
3.2

6.29
–
–
–
–

2.3
–
–
–
–

7.29
7.29

3.6
3.6

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

9.52
8.44
9.79
11.33
9.21
8.18
10.32
10.03

3.7
4.2
4.0
13.4
4.8
4.5
3.6
12.2

9.78
8.63
9.79
12.41
9.49
8.36
10.32
11.13

3.2
4.0
4.0
10.9
4.0
4.4
3.6
9.6

7.00
–
–
–
6.92
–
–
–

3.3
–
–
–
3.7
–
–
–

9.47
7.87
10.90
10.01
8.57
8.54
10.17
9.29
10.17
9.29

6.8
6.6
2.6
13.3
3.1
3.3
9.9
5.7
9.9
5.7

9.93
8.20
10.90
–
8.56
8.54
10.29
–
10.29
–

5.5
6.8
2.6
–
3.2
3.4
10.1
–
10.1
–

6.78
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

2.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

6

Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Miami-Fort
Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level

Full-time workers

Part-time workers

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Child care workers ............................................................
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................
Recreation workers .......................................................

$10.43
7.56
7.00
7.50
7.46
10.65
10.72

13.0
1.5
5.2
8.2
2.7
13.3
14.3

$10.65
–
–
7.50
–
–
–

15.8
–
–
8.2
–
–
–

$9.01
–
–
–
–
–
–

6.5
–
–
–
–
–
–

Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .........................

12.43
7.75
8.38
10.11
13.18
15.45
19.80
20.94
22.52
17.29
9.90
7.63
8.27
10.41
12.02
12.56
8.76
7.12
8.27
10.11
8.76
7.12
8.27
10.11
11.16
9.15
8.35
11.70
12.56
15.46

4.5
4.7
4.1
1.8
6.2
5.8
10.4
12.5
16.6
8.2
7.2
6.2
5.4
2.0
7.4
3.3
6.4
1.2
7.8
1.3
6.4
1.2
7.8
1.3
4.2
9.8
2.7
8.5
3.3
10.1

13.64
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
22.52
17.29
10.70
–
–
–
–
–
9.31
7.31
8.67
10.36
9.31
7.31
8.67
10.36
12.03
–
8.79
12.58
–
15.46

6.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16.6
8.2
9.6
–
–
–
–
–
9.3
.6
21.0
1.3
9.3
.6
21.0
1.3
5.9
–
3.9
6.4
–
10.1

7.92
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.95
–
–
–
–
–
7.71
6.84
7.86
9.28
7.71
6.84
7.86
9.28
8.35
–
7.36
9.13
–
–

3.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.9
–
–
–
–
–
2.2
2.7
2.3
1.9
2.2
2.7
2.3
1.9
2.0
–
.9
6.7
–
–

15.46
13.46

10.1
17.8

15.46
15.39

10.1
14.5

–
–

–
–

Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Switchboard operators, including answering service ........
Financial clerks .................................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Bill and account collectors ............................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Level 3 .............................................................

13.74
9.88
10.53
11.14
14.33
15.17
19.23
21.87
22.17
14.05

3.1
2.8
4.6
3.1
3.1
4.5
6.6
6.3
7.2
8.3

13.92
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

2.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

11.03
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

9.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

23.03
23.03
–
13.61
9.36
11.93
13.58
17.44
12.61
12.63
15.76
12.83

9.6
10.9
–
5.5
4.0
3.3
8.2
6.6
8.9
7.9
7.8
5.0

23.04
23.03
9.03
13.66
–
–
–
–
12.61
12.63
16.24
12.83

9.6
10.9
8.9
6.1
–
–
–
–
8.9
7.9
5.0
5.0

–
–
–
13.21
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
11.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

7

Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Miami-Fort
Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level

Full-time workers

Part-time workers

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$14.32
19.06
10.49
12.55
13.54
12.79
9.46
16.63

9.5
4.8
2.3
4.6
10.8
7.0
6.8
15.9

$15.27
19.06
10.57
12.68
13.54
–
9.46
16.63

7.0
4.8
3.8
4.5
10.8
–
6.8
15.9

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

13.50
11.70
11.71
13.58

11.3
5.6
8.7
3.1

–
11.72
11.71
13.58

–
5.6
8.8
3.1

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

14.41
15.47
12.23
16.73
17.80
11.15
10.70
10.73
9.84
14.94
12.82
14.92
16.34
14.39
13.95
13.89
14.83
12.29
15.84
15.62
13.02
11.99

7.8
7.3
21.1
4.4
11.4
3.1
8.3
7.0
1.0
1.5
7.0
2.7
4.7
3.8
2.5
2.9
3.4
7.8
6.1
2.8
7.4
7.9

13.67
–
12.23
16.73
17.80
11.16
–
11.61
10.93
14.98
12.92
14.92
16.34
14.39
13.98
13.89
14.95
12.35
15.84
15.62
13.19
12.12

9.0
–
21.1
4.4
11.4
3.1
–
8.0
3.7
1.6
7.6
2.7
4.7
3.8
2.7
2.9
3.7
8.5
6.1
2.8
8.1
8.5

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

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

12.68
12.61
10.18
12.42
11.49
13.73

6.9
4.7
7.1
2.7
7.4
6.2

–
12.60
10.18
12.40
11.46
13.73

–
4.7
7.1
2.7
7.4
6.2

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................

15.49
13.58
20.35
18.17

4.3
.7
8.6
20.3

15.49
13.58
20.35
18.17

4.3
.7
8.6
20.3

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair
workers .......................................................................

18.47
12.76
20.38
22.25

4.2
9.6
7.4
7.2

18.51
–
–
–

4.3
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

15.01
14.12

4.2
4.3

15.01
14.12

4.2
4.3

–
–

–
–

10.45

14.6

10.45

14.6

–

–

11.49
7.68
9.89
10.47
15.14

4.9
3.0
2.2
7.7
5.7

11.50
–
–
–
–

4.9
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
–Continued
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Tellers ...........................................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks .................................
Loan interviewers and clerks ............................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll and
timekeeping ................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel
clerks ..........................................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Dispatchers .......................................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers .......................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Level 2 .............................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Level 4 .............................................................
Medical secretaries .......................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Data entry keyers .........................................................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal
service ........................................................................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................

Production occupations ....................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

8

Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Miami-Fort
Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level

Production occupations –Continued
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic .........................................................
Printers .............................................................................
Printing machine operators ...........................................
Sewing machine operators ...............................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and
material movers, hand ................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
Level 1 .............................................................

Full-time workers

Part-time workers

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$15.88
22.90
10.89

7.7
7.8
17.3

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

16.97
11.70

9.1
6.7

$16.97
11.70

9.1
6.7

–
–

–
–

12.90
16.59
18.09
7.19
9.48
8.65
8.27

14.3
14.9
21.8
7.8
13.1
9.4
9.8

12.90
16.59
18.09
7.21
9.48
8.65
8.27

14.3
14.9
21.8
8.0
13.1
9.4
9.8

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

15.16
9.39
10.28
16.11
16.45
15.59
12.47

3.0
6.8
8.4
4.2
3.0
6.5
15.4

15.90
–
–
–
–
–
–

3.6
–
–
–
–
–
–

$9.67
–
–
–
–
–
–

5.7
–
–
–
–
–
–

15.41
14.88
10.49
20.61
–
19.52
14.53
14.26
10.63
9.00
16.20

11.6
11.5
13.3
9.7
–
12.7
15.3
5.2
4.3
5.9
2.3

15.48
15.70
10.49
20.61
18.20
19.52
15.71
14.26
10.97
9.25
16.44

12.0
7.5
13.3
9.7
4.7
12.7
12.5
5.2
4.5
6.8
2.5

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.82
7.91
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.3
3.4
–

11.21
9.39
16.20
7.55
7.55

4.0
6.7
2.3
3.1
3.1

11.34
9.46
16.44
–
–

4.1
7.4
2.5
–
–

10.15
8.85
–
–
–

9.8
7.5
–
–
–

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.

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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005
Total
Occupation4 and level

Full-time workers

Part-time workers

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

All workers ..............................................................................

$15.25

4.5

$15.80

4.5

$10.48

7.0

Management occupations .................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Level 12 ............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................

36.50
20.50
31.15
37.83
96.92
45.24
48.87
32.98
39.51
40.98

11.0
8.6
9.2
16.9
10.7
8.1
23.4
7.2
5.4
19.3

36.54
20.55
31.15
37.83
96.92
45.24
48.87
32.98
39.51
40.98

11.0
8.7
9.2
16.9
10.7
8.1
23.4
7.2
5.4
19.3

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Business and financial operations occupations .............
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and
investigators ...............................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
Loan counselors and officers ............................................
Loan officers .................................................................

28.49
19.00
22.77
27.31
33.73

8.1
5.6
7.2
8.8
4.5

28.49
19.24
22.14
27.31
33.73

8.7
5.9
6.3
8.8
4.5

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

27.30

23.8

27.30

23.8

–

–

21.56
27.74
26.51
33.33
33.49

8.8
12.2
12.2
20.2
21.1

–
27.74
26.51
32.28
–

–
12.2
12.2
24.9
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Computer and mathematical science occupations .........

27.30

9.4

27.30

9.4

–

–

Architecture and engineering occupations .....................

29.09

10.9

29.09

10.9

–

–

Community and social services occupations ..................
Level 7 .............................................................
Social workers ..................................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers .....

17.17
13.92
17.84
13.83
17.59

6.4
3.5
6.5
4.8
8.1

16.69
13.98
17.14
13.83
–

4.8
3.9
3.1
4.8
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Legal occupations ..............................................................
Lawyers ............................................................................

38.45
44.71

15.7
12.3

38.99
44.71

13.5
12.3

–
–

–
–

Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................

27.44
38.45

10.6
6.9

27.80
38.57

10.5
7.0

–
–

–
–

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Designers .........................................................................

24.88
30.04
17.96

11.1
40.6
15.0

24.98
–
17.96

11.8
–
15.0

–
–
–

–
–
–

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 10 ............................................................
Pharmacists ......................................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists ...............
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
Radiologic technologists and technicians .....................

27.00
13.58
18.23
18.66
25.98
29.09
29.39
27.85
40.93
28.20
24.73
29.67
27.97
23.83
24.23
25.19
24.20

4.1
5.0
2.6
3.7
2.1
7.6
4.7
31.5
12.5
3.2
3.0
5.4
1.9
6.6
4.9
15.8
2.3

25.67
13.71
18.07
18.54
25.69
26.45
27.98
–
46.25
27.30
24.36
27.09
28.00
–
–
25.19
24.20

4.8
5.4
3.8
4.0
2.3
3.3
.6
–
2.9
1.9
3.0
2.7
2.0
–
–
15.8
2.3

32.32
–
–
–
–
–
34.45
–
33.76
31.74
–
–
27.70
–
–
–
–

10.1
–
–
–
–
–
13.8
–
12.4
7.4
–
–
5.1
–
–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level

Full-time workers

Part-time workers

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians ..................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
Level 6 .............................................................

$18.34
17.69
18.05

5.2
4.8
3.2

$18.42
17.22
–

5.5
3.7
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Level 2 .............................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Level 2 .............................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Medical assistants ........................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Pharmacy aides ............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................

11.99
9.28
11.40
11.77
9.91
9.29
9.97
9.32
11.97
10.47
12.10
12.68
12.55
10.21
10.62

6.6
1.7
8.3
7.9
2.6
1.7
2.8
2.1
4.3
9.5
8.1
5.1
11.1
14.3
14.3

11.96
9.36
10.60
11.79
9.54
9.38
9.58
9.42
12.01
10.54
12.13
12.75
–
–
–

7.7
1.6
7.8
8.1
1.9
1.7
2.4
2.1
4.3
9.7
8.2
5.3
–
–
–

$12.21
–
–
–
11.49
–
11.49
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

8.4
–
–
–
9.2
–
9.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Protective service occupations .........................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............
Level 3 .............................................................
Security guards .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................

9.23
9.24
9.11
9.24
9.11
9.24

4.1
1.2
3.9
1.2
3.9
1.2

9.25
9.25
9.13
9.25
9.13
9.25

4.1
1.3
3.9
1.3
3.9
1.3

8.84
–
8.84
–
8.84
–

4.4
–
4.6
–
4.6
–

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 preparation workers .................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Bartenders ....................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers ....................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................
Dishwashers .....................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee
shop ............................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................

7.55
5.81
6.80
8.82
9.52

4.6
7.6
11.0
6.6
8.9

7.86
5.74
6.58
8.71
9.57

8.3
15.6
16.2
8.0
9.3

6.77
5.91
7.27
–
–

7.7
6.1
6.8
–
–

15.42

16.0

15.42

16.0

–

–

13.80
10.02
10.17
10.00
10.17
8.29
9.28
4.75
4.23
5.04
6.33
4.73
4.24
3.04
4.89

14.4
6.7
4.9
3.1
4.9
20.0
6.8
7.6
14.3
12.3
30.6
27.6
7.7
3.5
14.1

13.80
10.11
10.12
10.20
10.12
8.29
–
4.07
4.07
4.17
–
–
3.43
3.02
–

14.4
9.3
5.2
6.0
5.2
26.3
–
8.0
16.7
4.1
–
–
.5
4.2
–

–
–
–
–
–
8.31
8.10
6.42
4.62
–
–
–
6.16
3.08
–

–
–
–
–
–
5.5
3.2
18.0
21.2
–
–
–
20.4
1.4
–

7.76
7.77
6.88
6.58

7.7
9.3
2.7
1.6

7.56
–
7.78
–

3.1
–
4.1
–

–
–
6.27
6.20

–
–
2.9
3.3

6.94
6.64
7.45
7.18
7.15

2.3
1.8
11.3
2.2
2.6

–
–
7.45
7.10
7.05

–
–
11.3
2.7
3.2

6.29
–
–
–
–

2.3
–
–
–
–

7.29
7.29

3.6
3.6

–
–

–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

11

–
–

–
–

Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level

Full-time workers

Part-time workers

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$9.04
8.20
9.40
9.90
8.97
8.13
9.95

3.6
3.6
2.3
12.0
5.1
4.6
3.5

$9.29
8.37
9.40
–
9.26
8.32
9.95

3.1
3.6
2.3
–
4.4
4.4
3.5

$6.95
–
–
–
6.87
–
–

3.1
–
–
–
3.4
–
–

9.20
7.87
10.71
8.42
8.46
8.70
8.70

7.2
6.6
3.6
3.0
3.3
3.3
3.3

9.68
8.20
10.71
8.41
8.45
8.75
8.75

6.1
6.8
3.6
3.1
3.4
3.3
3.3

6.72
–
–
–
–
–
–

1.7
–
–
–
–
–
–

Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Child care workers ............................................................

10.29
7.56
7.50
7.46

13.3
1.5
8.2
2.7

10.46
–
7.50
–

15.9
–
8.2
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .........................

12.43
7.75
8.38
10.09
13.18
15.45
19.80
20.94
22.52
17.29
9.88
7.63
8.27
10.38
12.00
12.56
8.69
7.12
8.27
10.07
8.69
7.12
8.27
10.07
11.16
9.15
8.35
11.70
12.56
15.46

4.5
4.7
4.1
1.9
6.3
5.8
10.4
12.5
16.6
8.2
7.3
6.2
5.4
2.1
7.6
3.3
6.5
1.2
7.8
1.2
6.5
1.2
7.8
1.2
4.2
9.8
2.7
8.5
3.3
10.1

13.65
8.30
8.89
10.21
13.76
15.85
19.80
20.94
22.52
17.29
10.68
8.16
8.67
10.67
12.70
–
9.23
7.31
8.67
10.32
9.23
7.31
8.67
10.32
12.03
–
8.79
12.58
–
15.46

6.1
6.9
7.6
2.1
4.6
5.1
10.4
12.5
16.6
8.2
9.8
8.5
11.2
1.7
5.2
–
9.5
.6
21.0
1.2
9.5
.6
21.0
1.2
5.9
–
3.9
6.4
–
10.1

7.92
7.10
7.64
9.26
9.15
–
–
–
–
–
7.95
6.92
7.72
9.28
9.15
–
7.71
6.84
7.86
9.28
7.71
6.84
7.86
9.28
8.35
–
7.36
9.13
–
–

3.0
2.9
.6
1.7
6.6
–
–
–
–
–
2.9
2.2
2.5
1.9
6.6
–
2.2
2.7
2.3
1.9
2.2
2.7
2.3
1.9
2.0
–
.9
6.7
–
–

15.46
13.46

10.1
17.8

15.46
15.39

10.1
14.5

–
–

–
–

Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................

13.38
9.68
10.52
11.07
14.06
20.86
21.92
14.05

3.4
2.8
4.7
3.2
3.0
4.9
6.3
8.3

13.58
10.20
10.54
11.49
14.13
20.80
21.92
14.08

3.1
3.9
4.9
2.5
3.0
3.9
6.3
8.6

10.52
7.74
10.14
8.51
13.04
–
–
–

8.6
1.8
5.3
12.2
6.6
–
–
–

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
Level 1 .............................................................
Grounds maintenance workers .........................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ..................

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level

Full-time workers

Part-time workers

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$20.95
23.01
13.46
9.36
11.85
13.40
17.69
12.41
12.63
15.69
12.60
14.00
10.49
12.55
13.54
12.79
9.46
16.63
11.70
11.71
13.58

10.0
10.9
5.6
4.0
3.3
8.3
7.4
9.3
7.9
8.5
5.0
10.5
2.3
4.6
10.8
7.0
6.8
15.9
5.6
8.7
3.1

$20.95
23.01
13.50
9.36
12.12
13.62
17.69
12.41
12.63
16.21
12.60
14.97
10.57
12.68
13.54
–
9.46
16.63
11.72
11.71
13.58

10.0
10.9
6.2
4.0
2.6
9.4
7.4
9.3
7.9
5.6
5.0
8.6
3.8
4.5
10.8
–
6.8
15.9
5.6
8.8
3.1

–
–
$13.21
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
11.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

14.41
15.47
11.15
10.70
10.66
9.84
14.71
12.82
14.64
15.44
14.39
13.96
13.90
14.36
12.29
15.18
13.02
11.96

7.8
7.3
3.1
8.3
7.0
1.0
.8
7.0
2.3
3.9
3.8
2.6
3.0
3.0
7.8
7.8
8.6
8.9

13.67
–
11.16
–
11.52
10.93
14.74
12.92
14.64
15.44
14.39
13.99
13.90
14.48
12.35
15.18
13.23
12.11

9.0
–
3.1
–
8.0
3.7
.9
7.6
2.3
3.9
3.8
2.8
3.0
3.5
8.5
7.8
9.7
9.6

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

12.68
12.50
10.04
12.42
10.90

6.9
5.8
7.8
2.7
7.8

–
12.49
10.04
12.40
10.84

–
5.8
7.8
2.7
7.8

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Level 7 .............................................................

14.47
18.06

6.9
21.8

14.47
18.06

6.9
21.8

–
–

–
–

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair
workers .......................................................................

18.17
12.76
19.54
22.63

4.7
9.6
10.2
8.5

18.20
12.76
19.54
23.14

4.8
9.6
10.2
8.9

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

13.55

2.0

13.55

2.0

–

–

10.17

15.0

10.17

15.0

–

–

10.83
7.68
9.73
10.47
15.14
15.83

2.1
3.0
2.1
7.7
5.7
7.8

10.84
7.68
9.75
10.47
15.14
15.83

2.0
3.0
2.1
7.7
5.7
7.8

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Bill and account collectors ............................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Tellers ...........................................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks .................................
Loan interviewers and clerks ............................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel
clerks ..........................................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Level 2 .............................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Level 4 .............................................................
Medical secretaries .......................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Data entry keyers .........................................................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal
service ........................................................................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................

Production occupations ....................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

13

Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level

Production occupations –Continued
Not able to be leveled .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic .........................................................
Printers .............................................................................
Printing machine operators ...........................................
Sewing machine operators ...............................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and
material movers, hand ................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Level 3 .............................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
Level 1 .............................................................

Full-time workers

Part-time workers

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$10.89

17.3

–

–

–

–

16.97
11.70

9.1
6.7

$16.97
11.70

9.1
6.7

–
–

–
–

12.90
16.59
18.09
7.19
9.48
8.12
8.27

14.3
14.9
21.8
7.8
13.1
9.0
9.8

12.90
16.59
18.09
7.21
9.48
8.12
8.27

14.3
14.9
21.8
8.0
13.1
9.0
9.8

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

15.20
8.85
10.15
17.01
16.22
15.59
12.47

3.4
4.7
9.3
5.0
4.4
6.5
15.4

16.08
9.05
10.15
17.26
16.12
15.59
14.46

4.3
5.4
9.4
5.3
4.7
6.5
17.6

$9.70
7.91
–
–
–
–
–

5.8
3.4
–
–
–
–
–

15.04
14.80
20.75
14.52
14.26
10.41
8.60
16.21

11.9
12.0
10.1
15.5
5.2
3.9
4.4
2.4

15.10
15.64
20.75
15.71
14.26
10.72
8.76
16.46

12.3
7.9
10.1
12.7
5.2
4.2
5.3
2.6

–
–
–
–
–
8.82
7.91
–

–
–
–
–
–
7.3
3.4
–

10.97
8.87
16.21
7.55
7.55

3.5
4.9
2.4
3.1
3.1

11.08
8.87
16.46
–
–

3.6
5.6
2.6
–
–

10.15
8.85
–
–
–

9.8
7.5
–
–
–

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.

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Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work
levels3, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005
Total
Occupation4 and level

Full-time workers

Part-time workers

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

All workers ..............................................................................

$22.29

3.3

$22.49

3.3

$14.97

8.8

Management occupations .................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Education administrators ..................................................

36.38
27.27
56.83

19.8
2.1
24.3

36.38
27.27
56.83

19.8
2.1
24.3

–
–
–

–
–
–

Business and financial operations occupations .............

22.35

6.2

22.35

6.2

–

–

Architecture and engineering occupations .....................

26.63

5.6

26.89

5.1

–

–

Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Level 8 .............................................................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................

31.10
31.86
42.03

.7
.4
3.2

31.17
31.86
–

.6
.4
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Healthcare support occupations .......................................

11.76

3.5

11.98

5.9

–

–

Protective service occupations .........................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement
workers .......................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of police and
detectives ...............................................................
Fire fighters .......................................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
Level 7 .............................................................

24.52
19.96
26.15
25.94
33.76

4.4
5.1
.6
4.3
3.2

25.56
19.96
26.15
25.94
33.76

3.1
5.1
.6
4.3
3.2

11.84
–
–
–
–

37.72

4.1

37.72

4.1

–

–

38.80
21.51
21.33
27.24
27.70
27.24
27.70

.5
1.4
3.3
1.7
.9
1.7
.9

38.80
21.51
21.33
27.24
27.70
27.24
27.70

.5
1.4
3.3
1.7
.9
1.7
.9

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Grounds maintenance workers .........................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ..................

11.78
14.71
11.14
12.34
12.34

5.1
12.1
3.6
4.7
4.7

11.83
–
–
12.46
12.46

5.1
–
–
3.4
3.4

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Dispatchers .......................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers .......................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Level 5 .............................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Office clerks, general ........................................................

16.59
13.14
16.39
15.65
16.45
16.51
17.16
17.80
16.91
17.46
16.75
13.15

10.2
8.1
1.6
5.5
3.8
3.8
10.0
11.4
3.6
4.1
2.5
.5

16.53
13.14
16.12
15.65
16.45
16.51
17.16
17.80
16.91
17.46
16.75
13.15

10.7
8.1
1.4
5.5
3.8
3.8
10.0
11.4
3.6
4.1
2.5
.5

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

15

.8
–
–
–
–

Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work
levels3, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level

Full-time workers

Part-time workers

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Construction and extraction occupations .......................

$22.42

3.0

$22.42

3.0

–

–

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Level 7 .............................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................

20.18
20.35

3.9
9.1

20.18
20.35

3.9
9.1

–
–

–
–

17.01

4.9

17.01

4.9

–

–

Production occupations ....................................................

19.67

29.4

19.67

29.4

–

–

Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................

14.88
11.56
13.14
16.99

2.5
16.6
3.7
1.1

14.97
–
13.14
16.99

2.3
–
3.7
1.1

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. 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.

16

Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005
Total
Occupation4 and level

Full-time workers

Part-time workers

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

All workers ..............................................................................

$16.20

3.6

$16.77

3.5

$10.65

6.7

Management occupations .................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Group III ............................................................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Group III ............................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Group III ............................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary .....................

36.48
22.06
38.14
48.02
53.35
38.94
38.45
44.68
35.90
49.62

9.8
9.8
12.8
23.4
32.4
5.4
11.9
26.0
19.3
41.5

36.51
–
–
48.02
53.35
38.94
38.45
45.33
–
51.28

9.8
–
–
23.4
32.4
5.4
11.9
25.6
–
40.3

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Business and financial operations occupations .............
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and
investigators ...............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
Loan counselors and officers ............................................
Loan officers .................................................................

27.75
22.14
35.29

7.8
7.7
6.5

27.74
–
–

8.3
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

27.30
22.66

23.8
24.1

27.30
–

23.8
–

–
–

–
–

22.56
27.13
20.65
35.11
26.51
33.33
33.49

7.9
11.8
3.8
12.5
12.2
20.2
21.1

23.50
27.13
20.65
35.11
26.51
32.28
–

7.3
11.8
3.8
12.5
12.2
24.9
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Group II .............................................................

27.34
21.60

8.9
13.0

27.34
–

8.9
–

–
–

–
–

Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Engineers .........................................................................
Group III ............................................................

28.36
23.36
31.98
28.93
32.50

8.6
3.0
16.2
10.5
18.8

28.45
–
–
29.05
–

8.4
–
–
10.3
–

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Community and social services occupations ..................
Group II .............................................................
Counselors .......................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Social workers ..................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers .....

18.26
17.96
18.70
18.70
17.49
16.59
17.59

10.4
13.3
26.9
26.9
6.1
12.7
8.1

17.97
–
18.83
–
16.84
–
–

10.7
–
27.0
–
3.1
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Legal occupations ..............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Lawyers ............................................................................
Group III ............................................................

38.36
44.70
44.58
44.70

15.5
12.4
12.4
12.4

38.89
–
44.58
44.70

13.4
–
12.4
12.4

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Group III ............................................................
Miscellaneous 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 .............................................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................

30.18
8.51
30.69
38.01
39.74
45.17
34.33

2.6
3.9
1.7
7.2
4.9
1.9
20.3

30.34
–
–
–
39.87
–
–

2.6
–
–
–
5.0
–
–

14.84
–
–
–
–
–
–

23.3
–
–
–
–
–
–

31.05
31.23
30.11
30.11

1.5
1.8
3.6
3.6

31.12
–
30.24
–

1.5
–
3.7
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

28.70
28.70
8.51

4.3
4.3
3.9

28.87
28.87
–

4.3
4.3
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

17

Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level

Full-time workers

Part-time workers

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Teacher assistants –Continued
Group I ..............................................................

$8.51

3.9

–

–

–

–

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Designers .........................................................................

24.91
19.13
34.19
17.96

10.7
8.8
4.5
15.0

$25.01
–
–
17.96

11.4
–
–
15.0

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Pharmacists ......................................................................
Group III ............................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists ...............
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
Group II .............................................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians .....................
Group II .............................................................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians ..................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Respiratory therapy technicians ...................................
Group II .............................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
Group II .............................................................

26.49
14.23
24.14
29.57
40.93
40.45
28.03
28.35
27.76
33.59
23.83
24.23
25.19
27.35
24.20
24.02

4.2
6.8
5.2
4.1
12.5
13.5
3.0
5.5
2.0
14.5
6.6
4.9
15.8
6.2
2.3
3.2

25.21
–
–
–
46.25
46.28
27.18
26.10
27.76
25.99
–
–
25.19
–
24.20
24.02

4.6
–
–
–
2.9
3.0
1.8
1.9
2.2
5.3
–
–
15.8
–
2.3
3.2

$32.10
–
–
–
33.76
–
31.36
–
27.79
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

9.8
–
–
–
12.4
–
7.2
–
3.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

18.22
18.45
18.48
18.48
17.71
18.34

4.8
4.4
3.5
3.5
4.3
2.0

18.30
–
18.48
18.48
17.31
17.92

5.0
–
3.5
3.5
3.2
1.5

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Group I ..............................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Group I ..............................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
Group I ..............................................................
Medical assistants ........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Pharmacy aides ............................................................
Group I ..............................................................

11.96
10.78
17.51
10.20
10.20
10.13
10.13
11.95
11.50
12.68
11.90
10.21
10.21

5.8
4.0
10.9
1.6
1.6
2.7
2.7
3.9
7.5
5.1
12.0
14.3
14.3

11.96
–
–
9.98
–
9.83
9.83
11.99
–
12.75
11.96
–
–

6.8
–
–
2.1
–
3.3
3.3
3.9
–
5.3
12.5
–
–

11.93
–
–
11.21
–
11.49
11.49
–
–
–
–
–
–

8.6
–
–
10.3
–
9.2
9.2
–
–
–
–
–
–

Protective service occupations .........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement
workers .......................................................................
Group III ............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of police and
detectives ...............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Fire fighters .......................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
Group II .............................................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............
Group I ..............................................................
Security guards .............................................................

13.92
9.48
24.94
32.87

12.3
5.1
2.3
6.7

14.18
–
–
–

12.5
–
–
–

9.97
–
–
–

8.3
–
–
–

37.72
39.34

4.1
1.5

37.72
–

4.1
–

–
–

–
–

38.80
39.34
21.51
21.51
27.24
27.24
27.24
27.24
9.21
9.13
9.21

.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
4.3
4.0
4.3

38.80
39.34
21.51
21.51
27.24
–
27.24
27.24
9.23
–
9.23

.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.7
–
1.7
1.7
4.4
–
4.4

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.84
–
8.84

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.6
–
4.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level

Security guards –Continued
Group I ..............................................................
Miscellaneous protective service workers ........................
Group I ..............................................................
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers ..........................................................
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ...............................................
Group II .............................................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Cooks, restaurant .........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Bartenders ....................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers ....................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................
Group I ..............................................................
Dishwashers .....................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee
shop ............................................................................
Group I ..............................................................

Full-time workers

Part-time workers

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$9.13
11.44
11.44

4.0
7.6
7.6

$9.14
–
–

4.0
–
–

–
$11.44
–

–
7.6
–

7.57
6.99
15.29

4.6
5.1
15.7

7.87
–
–

8.2
–
–

6.77
–
–

7.7
–
–

15.42
15.29

16.0
15.8

15.42
–

16.0
–

–
–

–
–

13.80
14.28
10.09
10.05
10.00
10.00
8.29
8.25
4.75
4.75
4.73
4.73
4.24
4.24

14.4
12.9
6.8
7.3
3.1
3.1
20.0
20.6
7.6
7.6
27.6
27.6
7.7
7.7

13.80
14.28
10.18
–
10.20
10.20
8.29
8.29
4.07
–
–
–
3.43
3.43

14.4
12.9
9.5
–
6.0
6.0
26.3
26.3
8.0
–
–
–
.5
.5

–
–
–
–
–
–
8.31
8.10
6.42
–
–
–
6.16
6.16

–
–
–
–
–
–
5.5
3.2
18.0
–
–
–
20.4
20.4

7.76
7.76
6.86
6.86

7.7
7.7
2.7
2.7

7.56
7.56
7.64
–

3.1
3.1
4.5
–

–
–
6.27
–

–
–
2.9
–

6.92
6.92
7.45
7.45
7.18
7.18

2.4
2.4
11.3
11.3
2.2
2.2

7.85
7.85
7.45
7.45
7.10
7.10

3.4
3.4
11.3
11.3
2.7
2.7

6.29
6.29
–
–
–
–

2.3
2.3
–
–
–
–

7.29
7.29

3.6
3.6

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

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 ..............................................................
Grounds maintenance workers .........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ..................
Group I ..............................................................

9.52
9.46
9.21
9.21

3.7
4.2
4.8
4.9

9.78
–
9.49
–

3.2
–
4.0
–

7.00
–
6.92
–

3.3
–
3.7
–

9.47
9.48
8.57
8.57
10.17
10.17
10.17
10.17

6.8
7.1
3.1
3.1
9.9
9.9
9.9
9.9

9.93
9.97
8.56
8.56
10.29
–
10.29
10.29

5.5
5.8
3.2
3.2
10.1
–
10.1
10.1

6.78
6.78
–
–
–
–
–
–

2.3
2.3
–
–
–
–
–
–

Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Group I ..............................................................
Child care workers ............................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................
Recreation workers .......................................................

10.43
7.58
7.46
7.46
10.65
10.72

13.0
3.4
2.7
2.7
13.3
14.3

10.65
–
–
–
–
–

15.8
–
–
–
–
–

9.01
–
–
–
–
–

6.5
–
–
–
–
–

Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Group I ..............................................................

12.43
9.95

4.5
3.4

13.64
–

6.0
–

7.92
–

3.0
–

See footnotes at end of table.

19

Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level

Sales and related occupations –Continued
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Group II .............................................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .........................
Group I ..............................................................
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Group II .............................................................
Switchboard operators, including answering service ........
Group I ..............................................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Bill and account collectors ............................................
Group I ..............................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........
Group I ..............................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Tellers ...........................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks .................................
Group I ..............................................................
Loan interviewers and clerks ............................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll and
timekeeping ................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Group I ..............................................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel
clerks ..........................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Dispatchers .......................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers .......................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Group I ..............................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Group I ..............................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Group I ..............................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....

Full-time workers

Part-time workers

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$18.12
22.52
18.42
17.29
18.80
9.90
9.37
15.74
8.76
8.74
8.76
8.74
11.16
10.22
15.74
15.46

7.6
16.6
15.3
8.2
17.3
7.2
4.0
7.2
6.4
7.4
6.4
7.4
4.2
6.6
7.2
10.1

–
$22.52
–
17.29
18.80
10.70
–
–
9.31
–
9.31
9.33
12.03
11.12
16.60
15.46

–
16.6
–
8.2
17.3
9.6
–
–
9.3
–
9.3
10.7
5.9
6.5
9.5
10.1

–
–
–
–
–
$7.95
–
–
7.71
–
7.71
7.71
8.35
8.01
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
2.9
–
–
2.2
–
2.2
2.3
2.0
1.9
–
–

15.46
13.46
11.33

10.1
17.8
18.7

15.46
15.39
–

10.1
14.5
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

13.74
12.20
16.78

3.1
2.5
4.6

13.92
–
–

2.8
–
–

11.03
–
–

9.4
–
–

23.03
22.90
–
–
13.61
12.55
18.54
12.61
11.75
12.63
12.63
15.76
14.04
20.05
10.49
10.43
12.55
11.60
15.24
9.46
9.46
16.63

9.6
6.3
–
–
5.5
5.0
6.2
8.9
11.0
7.9
7.9
7.8
7.7
4.4
2.3
2.1
4.6
5.4
5.6
6.8
6.8
15.9

23.04
22.90
9.03
9.03
13.66
–
–
12.61
11.75
12.63
12.63
16.24
14.66
19.82
10.57
10.51
12.68
11.74
15.43
9.46
9.46
16.63

9.6
6.3
8.9
8.9
6.1
–
–
8.9
11.0
7.9
7.9
5.0
6.1
4.8
3.8
3.6
4.5
5.3
6.1
6.8
6.8
15.9

–
–
–
–
13.21
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
11.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

13.50
11.70
11.70

11.3
5.6
5.6

–
11.72
11.72

–
5.6
5.6

–
–
–

–
–
–

14.41
11.16
12.23
10.56
17.80
11.15
11.20
10.73
10.50
14.94
14.45
16.34

7.8
14.2
21.1
22.4
11.4
3.1
4.3
7.0
6.5
1.5
2.4
4.7

13.67
–
12.23
–
17.80
11.16
11.22
11.61
11.35
14.98
–
16.34

9.0
–
21.1
–
11.4
3.1
4.4
8.0
7.7
1.6
–
4.7

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

See footnotes at end of table.

20

Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level

Full-time workers

Part-time workers

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$14.39
13.95
13.95
14.83
14.49
15.75
13.02
13.08
11.99
11.94

3.8
2.5
2.5
3.4
5.8
3.0
7.4
8.1
7.9
8.9

$14.39
13.98
13.97
14.95
14.61
15.75
13.19
–
12.12
12.09

3.8
2.7
2.7
3.7
6.1
3.0
8.1
–
8.5
9.7

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

12.68
12.68
12.61
11.68
15.56

6.9
6.9
4.7
3.3
6.2

–
–
12.60
11.67
15.56

–
–
4.7
3.4
6.2

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................

15.49
12.61
19.32

4.3
4.0
6.9

15.49
–
–

4.3
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
Group II .............................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
Group I ..............................................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair
workers .......................................................................

18.47
12.37
21.45

4.2
7.1
4.2

18.51
–
–

4.3
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

23.00

6.8

23.00

6.8

–

–

15.01
14.20
15.72
14.12
14.11

4.2
6.4
7.0
4.3
8.2

15.01
–
–
14.12
14.11

4.2
–
–
4.3
8.2

–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

10.45

14.6

10.45

14.6

–

–

11.49
9.81
18.85

4.9
1.7
9.1

11.50
–
–

4.9
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

16.97
16.97
11.70
11.55

9.1
9.1
6.7
8.6

16.97
16.97
11.70
–

9.1
9.1
6.7
–

–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–

12.90
16.59
18.09
7.19
7.19
9.48
8.65
8.27

14.3
14.9
21.8
7.8
7.8
13.1
9.4
9.8

12.90
16.59
18.09
7.21
7.21
9.48
8.65
–

14.3
14.9
21.8
8.0
8.0
13.1
9.4
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

15.16
12.16
16.43

3.0
3.5
7.6

15.90
–
–

3.6
–
–

$9.67
–
–

5.7
–
–

15.41
14.88
15.83
19.52
19.52
14.53
15.90

11.6
11.5
7.1
12.7
12.7
15.3
11.2

15.48
15.70
–
19.52
19.52
15.71
15.71

12.0
7.5
–
12.7
12.7
12.5
12.5

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
–Continued
Group I ..............................................................
Medical secretaries .......................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Group I ..............................................................
Data entry keyers .........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal
service ........................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................

Production occupations ....................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Group II .............................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Group I ..............................................................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic .........................................................
Printers .............................................................................
Printing machine operators ...........................................
Sewing machine operators ...............................................
Group I ..............................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Group I ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and
material movers, hand ................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Group I ..............................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Group I ..............................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Group I ..............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.

21

Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level

Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Group I ..............................................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Group I ..............................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
Group I ..............................................................

Full-time workers

Part-time workers

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

Mean

Relative
error5
(percent)

$14.26
13.29
10.63
10.64

5.2
5.3
4.3
4.5

$14.26
13.29
10.97
–

5.2
5.3
4.5
–

–
–
$8.82
–

–
–
7.3
–

11.21
11.28
7.55
7.55

4.0
4.2
3.1
3.1

11.34
11.40
–
–

4.1
4.3
–
–

10.15
10.31
–
–

9.8
9.9
–
–

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

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.

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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005
Occupation2

10

25

Median
50

75

90

All workers ..............................................................................

$7.00

$9.38

$12.92

$19.34

$27.73

Management occupations .................................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary .....................

17.02
15.50
23.47
18.58
17.85

24.31
28.17
28.47
22.22
23.66

28.17
37.66
33.75
30.85
30.85

38.41
45.16
39.00
50.83
30.85

55.81
118.59
64.95
53.56
158.81

Business and financial operations occupations .............
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and
investigators ...............................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
Loan counselors and officers ............................................
Loan officers .................................................................

16.34

20.66

24.04

32.46

44.87

13.98

17.66

25.06

32.46

43.75

16.50
18.75
16.36
13.25
13.25

17.44
19.75
19.58
22.05
22.05

21.26
24.04
25.42
24.78
23.98

25.48
31.25
25.42
42.23
42.23

31.61
45.67
42.09
78.80
78.80

Computer and mathematical science occupations .........

14.38

20.55

29.34

36.13

37.70

Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Engineers .........................................................................

17.30
16.83

21.64
21.64

26.34
25.00

29.58
37.34

46.00
46.00

Community and social services occupations ..................
Counselors .......................................................................
Social workers ..................................................................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers .....

11.83
11.98
11.54
11.54

13.09
12.00
14.23
13.09

16.49
14.42
18.00
19.00

20.00
16.68
20.00
20.00

26.17
37.25
22.90
24.00

Legal occupations ..............................................................
Lawyers ............................................................................

21.15
24.23

24.23
31.89

33.65
48.08

50.76
54.47

61.54
62.50

Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................

17.33
23.04
23.04

23.35
23.04
23.04

27.88
37.79
23.04

37.86
46.67
41.64

44.16
60.57
58.30

22.89
22.55

24.08
24.01

28.40
27.38

37.52
35.42

43.66
43.43

21.00
7.75

23.35
7.75

26.12
8.42

32.01
8.65

41.66
10.70

15.00
10.50

17.50
15.00

19.31
17.50

27.99
21.88

38.47
25.00

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
Designers .........................................................................
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Pharmacists ......................................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists ...............
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
Radiologic technologists and technicians .....................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians ..................................................................
Respiratory therapy technicians ...................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........

16.25
26.67
22.10
22.14
18.00
18.92
13.24
17.50

20.16
26.67
25.00
26.73
21.43
21.43
20.43
22.66

26.00
44.82
27.16
29.02
22.00
22.00
25.03
24.21

29.99
48.00
31.00
45.00
27.73
27.73
29.74
27.50

35.00
48.10
35.00
45.00
30.75
30.75
34.00
28.33

16.25
16.97
14.50

16.25
17.20
16.00

18.98
17.48
17.70

20.16
19.45
18.13

20.16
21.95
21.00

Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
Medical assistants ........................................................
Pharmacy aides ............................................................

8.50
8.24
8.26
9.00
9.35
9.00

9.27
8.80
8.80
10.00
10.00
9.00

11.00
9.67
9.67
12.58
13.94
9.34

13.00
11.31
11.00
13.94
14.00
12.58

15.99
12.37
12.37
15.00
15.00
12.58

Protective service occupations .........................................
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement
workers .......................................................................

7.00

8.50

10.20

17.49

27.88

31.77

33.00

36.32

42.32

46.61

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 —
Continued
10

25

Median
50

75

90

$32.94
16.42
19.76
19.76
7.00
7.00
9.01

$34.81
19.20
23.60
23.60
7.75
7.75
10.18

$37.49
22.13
27.78
27.78
9.00
9.00
10.55

$42.32
23.56
30.55
30.55
10.20
10.20
13.24

$46.66
26.00
33.40
33.40
11.44
11.44
14.65

3.13

5.31

7.00

9.50

12.00

9.39

11.06

15.39

20.94

21.28

8.50
7.25
7.87
2.30
3.13
3.38
3.06

11.06
8.00
7.87
7.00
3.13
3.38
3.13

14.21
9.75
10.00
9.09
3.38
4.16
3.35

15.39
11.78
11.50
10.40
5.50
5.51
3.75

20.94
13.08
13.00
11.50
9.70
8.29
8.50

6.40
5.91

6.61
5.91

7.45
6.40

9.70
7.00

10.00
9.50

5.91
4.91
6.50

5.91
4.91
6.75

6.40
8.00
7.00

7.02
8.95
7.73

9.50
9.27
8.00

4.25

6.55

8.00

8.00

8.50

6.50
6.40

7.67
7.50

8.80
8.70

10.63
10.63

13.04
12.25

6.40
7.14
7.81
7.81

7.00
7.67
8.18
8.18

9.30
8.50
9.00
9.00

10.89
8.80
10.17
10.17

13.04
10.75
14.44
14.44

Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Child care workers ............................................................
Recreation and fitness workers ........................................
Recreation workers .......................................................

6.15
6.15
8.00
8.00

6.40
6.40
8.24
8.24

7.75
6.50
8.74
8.54

9.75
7.29
12.75
12.75

12.75
11.00
16.00
16.64

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 ......................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .........................

6.50
12.25

8.00
14.09

10.00
19.06

13.76
23.08

20.00
37.07

12.25
6.40
6.40
6.40
7.00
11.00

14.09
7.30
6.66
6.66
8.00
13.76

16.27
8.80
7.95
7.95
10.00
13.76

20.32
11.44
10.07
10.07
12.00
16.67

23.08
13.56
13.13
13.13
14.48
20.07

11.00
6.40

13.76
8.00

13.76
11.05

16.67
18.00

20.07
24.32

9.00

10.50

13.72

15.25

19.71

14.15
9.02
9.45
8.00
11.00
8.88
9.00
7.59
10.81

18.65
10.90
9.45
9.78
12.00
9.02
10.07
8.50
12.05

22.04
12.22
11.00
13.00
15.63
10.47
11.44
8.50
15.07

26.70
15.63
14.34
14.08
18.75
11.22
13.74
10.75
22.22

33.31
19.71
20.99
20.00
20.00
12.26
18.82
10.80
28.17

Occupation2

First-line supervisors/managers of police and
detectives ...............................................................
Fire fighters .......................................................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............
Security guards .............................................................
Miscellaneous protective service workers ........................
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 preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Bartenders ....................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers ....................................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................
Dishwashers .....................................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee
shop ............................................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
Grounds maintenance workers .........................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ..................

Office and administrative support occupations ..............
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Bill and account collectors ............................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Tellers ...........................................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks .................................
Loan interviewers and clerks ............................................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 —
Continued
10

25

Median
50

75

90

$8.50
9.00

$10.00
9.50

$13.50
11.50

$16.83
13.83

$16.83
13.83

7.00
7.25
14.90
8.73
7.25
12.00
13.25
11.00
11.24
10.15
10.00

7.80
7.25
15.27
9.50
7.95
14.16
13.72
12.00
12.08
10.50
10.50

13.84
8.36
16.32
10.66
10.91
14.16
15.87
12.48
14.72
11.50
10.50

20.88
16.32
19.61
12.12
12.75
15.05
19.07
18.03
17.46
15.00
15.00

20.91
21.09
23.84
14.56
16.00
19.14
21.02
18.10
19.75
16.00
15.25

9.00
9.23

11.69
10.25

11.95
12.00

14.62
14.00

15.63
15.83

Construction and extraction occupations .......................

11.00

11.90

15.00

18.00

22.00

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair
workers .......................................................................

11.00

12.43

16.00

25.89

27.01

11.71
11.50

12.50
12.50

14.45
13.00

16.71
15.19

19.92
18.10

6.47

7.00

9.00

13.50

16.00

Production occupations ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic .........................................................
Printers .............................................................................
Printing machine operators ...........................................
Sewing machine operators ...............................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................

6.40

8.25

10.00

13.70

18.85

13.75
9.28

13.75
9.50

14.60
10.58

19.38
14.00

21.25
16.25

7.75
13.00
12.55
6.40
6.40
6.50

9.50
13.14
13.00
6.40
6.40
6.65

10.76
14.25
15.00
6.40
8.00
7.50

16.57
17.10
24.99
7.00
12.80
9.25

19.00
27.04
29.69
9.86
14.97
13.00

6.64

8.25

11.69

16.13

20.45

9.14
8.00
16.14
8.14
10.16
6.40

12.08
9.00
17.15
8.25
13.60
7.15

14.25
14.59
17.15
14.04
15.00
9.79

17.49
19.28
26.27
18.46
16.00
12.72

20.98
21.20
26.27
20.79
16.30
16.19

6.40
6.30

8.00
6.64

10.92
7.00

13.35
8.06

17.05
10.00

Occupation2

Human resources assistants, except payroll and
timekeeping ................................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel
clerks ..........................................................................
Dispatchers .......................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers .......................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Medical secretaries .......................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Data entry keyers .........................................................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal
service ........................................................................
Office clerks, general ........................................................

Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and
material movers, hand ................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Packers and packagers, 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.

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Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005
Occupation2

10

25

Median
50

75

90

All workers ..............................................................................

$6.90

$9.00

$12.00

$17.23

$26.00

Management occupations .................................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Financial managers ..........................................................

16.39
15.50
23.47

23.47
28.17
28.85

28.17
37.66
33.75

39.00
45.16
39.00

71.26
118.59
64.95

Business and financial operations occupations .............
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and
investigators ...............................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
Loan counselors and officers ............................................
Loan officers .................................................................

16.21

21.15

25.00

33.65

45.55

13.98

17.66

25.06

32.46

43.75

16.50
19.54
16.36
13.25
13.25

17.44
21.39
19.58
22.05
22.05

21.26
24.04
25.42
24.78
23.98

25.48
31.25
25.42
42.23
42.23

25.48
48.08
42.09
78.80
78.80

Computer and mathematical science occupations .........

14.38

20.55

29.34

36.13

37.70

Architecture and engineering occupations .....................

16.83

21.64

25.00

37.34

46.33

Community and social services occupations ..................
Social workers ..................................................................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers .....

11.54
11.54
11.54

13.09
15.39
13.09

16.86
19.00
19.00

20.00
20.00
20.00

24.00
24.00
24.00

Legal occupations ..............................................................
Lawyers ............................................................................

21.15
24.23

24.23
31.89

33.65
50.30

50.76
55.29

61.54
64.90

Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................

7.75
21.84

20.00
23.04

23.40
37.78

33.93
47.06

46.67
63.03

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
Designers .........................................................................

15.00
10.50

17.48
15.00

19.31
17.50

28.01
21.88

38.47
25.00

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Pharmacists ......................................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists ...............
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
Radiologic technologists and technicians .....................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians ..................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........

16.25
26.67
22.65
18.00
18.92
13.24
17.50

21.00
26.67
25.00
21.43
21.43
20.43
22.66

26.26
44.82
26.96
22.00
22.00
25.03
24.21

30.54
48.00
31.20
27.73
27.73
29.74
27.50

36.34
48.10
35.00
30.75
30.75
34.00
28.33

16.25
14.50

16.25
16.00

19.20
17.70

20.16
19.00

20.16
21.12

Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
Medical assistants ........................................................
Pharmacy aides ............................................................

8.50
8.24
8.24
9.00
9.35
9.00

9.23
8.80
8.80
10.00
10.00
9.00

10.74
9.27
9.35
12.58
13.94
9.34

13.00
10.74
10.75
13.94
14.00
12.58

16.00
12.00
12.00
15.00
15.00
12.58

Protective service occupations .........................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............
Security guards .............................................................

7.00
7.00
7.00

8.00
7.75
7.75

9.00
9.00
9.00

10.50
10.00
10.00

11.44
11.25
11.25

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 preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Bartenders ....................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers ....................................................................

3.13

5.31

7.00

9.50

11.90

9.39

11.06

15.39

20.94

21.28

8.50
7.25
7.87
2.30
3.13
3.38
3.06

11.06
8.00
7.87
7.00
3.13
3.38
3.13

14.21
9.20
10.00
9.09
3.38
4.16
3.35

15.39
11.63
11.50
10.40
5.50
5.51
3.75

20.94
13.00
13.00
11.50
9.70
8.29
8.50

6.40

6.61

7.45

9.70

10.00

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 —
Continued
10

25

Median
50

75

90

$5.91

$5.91

$6.40

$7.00

$9.50

5.91
4.91
6.50

5.91
4.91
6.75

6.40
8.00
7.00

7.02
8.95
7.73

9.50
9.27
8.00

4.25

6.55

8.00

8.00

8.50

Occupation2

Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................
Dishwashers .....................................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee
shop ............................................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
Grounds maintenance workers .........................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ..................

6.40
6.40

7.50
7.25

8.50
8.50

10.36
10.36

12.05
12.00

6.40
7.07
7.81
7.81

7.00
7.53
8.18
8.18

9.07
8.36
8.18
8.18

10.63
8.70
9.00
9.00

12.25
10.75
10.00
10.00

Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Child care workers ............................................................

6.15
6.15

6.40
6.40

7.75
6.50

9.29
7.29

11.00
11.00

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 ......................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .........................

6.50
12.25

8.00
14.09

10.00
19.06

13.76
23.08

20.00
37.07

12.25
6.40
6.40
6.40
7.00
11.00

14.09
7.25
6.65
6.65
8.00
13.76

16.27
8.75
7.80
7.80
10.00
13.76

20.32
11.44
10.00
10.00
12.00
16.67

23.08
13.61
13.13
13.13
14.48
20.07

11.00
6.40

13.76
8.00

13.76
11.05

16.67
18.00

20.07
24.32

8.85

10.49

13.10

14.90

18.95

14.15
9.02
9.45
8.00
11.00
8.88
9.00
7.59
10.81
9.00

18.50
10.90
9.45
9.78
12.00
9.02
10.07
8.50
12.05
9.50

21.64
12.00
11.00
13.00
15.28
10.47
11.44
8.50
15.07
11.50

26.70
15.39
14.34
14.08
18.75
11.22
13.74
10.75
22.22
13.83

26.70
19.71
20.99
20.00
20.00
12.26
18.82
10.80
28.17
13.83

7.00
8.73
7.25
11.98
13.25
11.00
10.00
10.15
10.00

7.80
9.50
7.95
14.06
13.72
11.85
11.80
10.50
10.36

13.84
10.66
10.91
14.16
14.06
12.48
14.12
10.55
10.50

20.88
12.12
12.75
14.16
15.87
18.03
15.06
15.00
15.00

20.91
14.56
16.00
18.10
20.00
18.10
19.75
16.39
15.25

9.00
9.00

11.69
10.00

11.95
12.00

14.62
13.50

15.63
15.55

Construction and extraction occupations .......................

11.00

11.50

14.00

16.75

21.50

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair
workers .......................................................................

10.79

11.50

15.04

25.89

27.01

11.61

12.50

13.00

15.19

15.19

6.47

7.00

8.99

12.00

14.62

Production occupations ....................................................

6.40

7.93

10.00

13.13

16.03

Office and administrative support occupations ..............
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Bill and account collectors ............................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Tellers ...........................................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks .................................
Loan interviewers and clerks ............................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel
clerks ..........................................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Medical secretaries .......................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Data entry keyers .........................................................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal
service ........................................................................
Office clerks, general ........................................................

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 —
Continued
10

25

Median
50

75

90

$13.75
9.28

$13.75
9.50

$14.60
10.58

$19.38
14.00

$21.25
16.25

7.75
13.00
12.55
6.40
6.40
6.50

9.50
13.14
13.00
6.40
6.40
6.65

10.76
14.25
15.00
6.40
8.00
7.40

16.57
17.10
24.99
7.00
12.80
9.25

19.00
27.04
29.69
9.86
14.97
10.50

6.50

8.00

11.00

15.45

20.54

9.14
8.00
8.14
10.16
6.40

12.08
8.25
8.25
13.60
7.00

14.25
14.28
14.04
15.00
9.54

17.49
19.68
18.30
16.00
12.04

20.45
21.20
20.80
16.30
16.60

6.40
6.30

7.80
6.64

10.50
7.00

12.72
8.06

18.50
10.00

Occupation2

First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic .........................................................
Printers .............................................................................
Printing machine operators ...........................................
Sewing machine operators ...............................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and
material movers, hand ................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Packers and packagers, 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.

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Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL,
December 2005
Occupation2

10

25

Median
50

75

90

All workers ..............................................................................

$11.31

$14.54

$21.14

$27.00

$34.75

Management occupations .................................................
Education administrators ..................................................

24.25
21.64

27.00
29.29

28.22
49.19

32.60
53.01

53.56
158.81

Business and financial operations occupations .............

16.80

20.66

20.66

24.52

26.44

Architecture and engineering occupations .....................

20.48

25.06

26.34

29.58

29.72

Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................

22.77
32.00

24.08
34.62

29.24
38.69

38.95
44.55

43.74
58.28

Healthcare support occupations .......................................

10.43

11.31

11.42

12.37

14.27

Protective service occupations .........................................
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement
workers .......................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of police and
detectives ...............................................................
Fire fighters .......................................................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................

14.40

18.82

24.74

29.75

33.40

31.77

33.00

36.32

42.32

46.61

32.94
16.42
19.76
19.76

34.81
19.20
23.60
23.60

37.49
22.13
27.78
27.78

42.32
23.56
30.55
30.55

46.66
26.00
33.40
33.40

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Grounds maintenance workers .........................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ..................

8.66
8.51
8.66
8.66

9.41
9.49
9.41
9.41

10.17
10.00
10.17
10.17

14.39
12.33
14.44
14.44

19.23
15.31
19.23
19.23

Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Financial clerks .................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Dispatchers .......................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers .......................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Office clerks, general ........................................................

10.95
13.13
13.13
12.16
14.90
13.75
12.13
10.81

13.36
14.87
15.34
15.27
15.27
14.67
14.85
11.68

15.52
16.27
16.27
16.32
16.32
16.31
17.34
12.71

18.24
18.04
17.94
18.86
19.61
19.52
18.76
14.62

22.53
19.98
19.05
23.84
23.84
20.99
19.64
15.83

Construction and extraction occupations .......................

18.27

21.45

22.19

23.63

25.52

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................

13.86

17.73

22.53

22.53

23.04

12.50

13.49

17.15

19.66

23.18

Production occupations ....................................................

11.67

11.67

24.29

25.57

25.57

Transportation and material moving occupations ..........

10.61

12.92

16.19

17.31

17.31

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.

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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005
Full-time workers
Occupation3
10

25

Median
50

75

90

All workers ..............................................................................

$7.50

$10.00

$13.75

$20.16

$28.17

Management occupations .................................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary .....................

17.02
15.50
23.47
18.58
20.14

24.31
28.17
28.47
23.66
23.66

28.17
37.66
33.75
30.85
30.85

38.41
45.16
39.00
50.83
30.85

55.81
118.59
64.95
53.56
158.81

Business and financial operations occupations .............
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and
investigators ...............................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
Loan counselors and officers ............................................

16.34

20.66

24.04

32.46

45.33

13.98

17.66

25.06

32.46

43.75

17.44
18.75
16.36
12.50

19.88
19.75
19.58
21.55

21.26
24.04
25.42
23.77

25.48
31.25
25.42
41.75

31.61
45.67
42.09
78.80

Computer and mathematical science occupations .........

14.38

20.55

29.34

36.13

37.70

Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Engineers .........................................................................

17.53
17.30

21.64
21.64

26.34
25.00

29.58
37.34

46.00
46.00

Community and social services occupations ..................
Counselors .......................................................................
Social workers ..................................................................

11.83
11.98
11.54

13.09
12.00
13.68

16.35
14.42
16.86

20.00
17.01
19.00

26.17
37.96
20.76

Legal occupations ..............................................................
Lawyers ............................................................................

21.39
24.23

25.00
31.89

34.66
48.08

50.76
54.47

61.54
62.50

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

19.96
23.04

23.35
23.04

28.02
38.40

37.86
46.67

44.26
61.03

22.89
22.67

24.08
24.01

28.40
27.40

37.52
35.48

43.66
43.43

21.47

23.35

26.39

32.01

41.66

15.00
10.50

17.50
15.00

19.60
17.50

27.99
21.88

38.47
25.00

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
Designers .........................................................................
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Pharmacists ......................................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
Radiologic technologists and technicians .....................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support
technicians ..................................................................
Respiratory therapy technicians ...................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........

16.00
43.10
22.00
19.92
13.24
17.50

19.11
45.00
24.72
24.01
20.43
22.66

25.00
48.00
26.44
26.73
25.03
24.21

28.45
48.10
29.56
29.02
29.74
27.50

33.60
48.10
32.66
29.02
34.00
28.33

16.25
16.97
14.50

16.25
17.20
16.00

19.15
17.48
17.70

20.16
19.45
18.00

20.16
21.95
21.00

Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
Medical assistants ........................................................

8.75
8.24
8.25
9.00
9.35

9.34
8.80
8.80
10.00
10.00

11.00
9.68
9.60
12.58
13.94

13.00
10.97
10.74
13.94
14.00

15.50
12.37
11.83
15.00
15.00

Protective service occupations .........................................
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement
workers .......................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of police and
detectives ...............................................................
Fire fighters .......................................................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............

7.00

8.50

10.25

18.59

28.51

31.77

33.00

36.32

42.32

46.61

32.94
16.42
19.76
19.76
7.00

34.81
19.20
23.60
23.60
7.75

37.49
22.13
27.78
27.78
9.00

42.32
23.56
30.55
30.55
10.25

46.66
26.00
33.40
33.40
11.44

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 —
Continued
Full-time workers
Occupation3
10

25

Median
50

75

90

Security guards .............................................................

$7.00

$7.75

$9.00

$10.25

$11.44

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 preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers ....................................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................
Dishwashers .....................................................................

3.13

4.50

7.50

10.00

12.88

9.39

11.06

15.39

20.94

21.28

8.50
7.87
7.87
2.30
3.06
3.06

11.06
8.00
8.00
6.50
3.13
3.13

14.21
9.20
10.63
10.00
3.38
3.13

15.39
12.00
12.00
10.50
4.50
3.50

20.94
13.14
13.00
11.50
7.00
4.50

6.40
5.50

6.50
6.40

7.45
7.02

7.70
9.50

9.70
9.50

6.10
4.91
6.50

6.50
4.91
6.75

7.47
8.00
7.00

9.50
8.95
7.58

9.50
9.27
8.00

7.00
7.00

8.00
7.67

9.05
9.00

10.75
10.63

14.00
12.33

6.50
7.14
8.00
8.00

7.65
7.67
8.18
8.18

9.81
8.50
9.00
9.00

11.54
8.80
10.61
10.61

14.25
10.75
15.11
15.11

Personal care and service occupations ...........................

6.15

6.40

7.50

8.77

14.53

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 ......................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .........................

7.10
12.25

9.00
14.09

11.26
19.06

15.00
23.08

21.07
37.07

12.25
6.50
6.40
6.40
8.00
11.00

14.09
7.95
6.92
6.92
8.91
13.76

16.27
9.87
8.30
8.30
10.50
13.76

20.32
12.00
11.50
11.50
12.50
16.67

23.08
14.00
14.00
14.00
15.60
20.07

11.00
8.00

13.76
11.05

13.76
15.00

16.67
18.00

20.07
24.32

9.23

10.80

13.83

15.34

19.75

14.15
6.50
9.00
9.45
8.00
11.00
8.67
10.00
7.59
10.81
9.00

18.65
7.00
10.90
9.45
9.78
12.48
9.02
10.07
8.50
12.05
9.50

22.04
9.00
13.00
11.00
13.00
16.68
10.50
11.44
8.50
15.07
11.50

26.70
9.73
15.63
14.34
14.08
18.75
11.22
14.61
10.75
22.22
13.83

33.31
10.86
19.71
20.99
20.00
20.00
12.88
18.82
10.80
28.17
13.83

7.00
7.25
14.90
8.73
7.50
12.36
13.25
11.00
11.44

7.80
7.25
15.27
9.51
8.12
14.16
13.72
12.00
12.47

11.54
8.36
16.32
10.78
11.93
14.16
15.87
12.48
14.72

20.88
16.32
19.61
12.12
13.40
15.05
19.07
18.03
17.47

22.15
21.09
23.84
14.56
16.00
19.14
21.02
18.10
19.75

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
Grounds maintenance workers .........................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ..................

Office and administrative support occupations ..............
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Switchboard operators, including answering service ........
Financial clerks .................................................................
Bill and account collectors ............................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Tellers ...........................................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks .................................
Loan interviewers and clerks ............................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel
clerks ..........................................................................
Dispatchers .......................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers .......................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Medical secretaries .......................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 —
Continued
Full-time workers
Occupation3
10

25

Median
50

75

90

Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Data entry keyers .........................................................
Office clerks, general ........................................................

$10.36
10.15
9.11

$10.50
10.50
10.25

$12.00
10.55
12.00

$15.00
15.00
14.00

$16.18
15.25
15.83

Construction and extraction occupations .......................

11.00

11.90

15.00

18.00

22.00

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair
workers .......................................................................

11.00

12.00

16.39

25.89

27.01

11.71
11.50

12.50
12.50

14.45
13.00

16.71
15.19

19.92
18.10

6.47

7.00

9.00

13.50

16.00

Production occupations ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic .........................................................
Printers .............................................................................
Printing machine operators ...........................................
Sewing machine operators ...............................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................

6.40

8.25

10.00

13.70

18.85

13.75
9.28

13.75
9.50

14.60
10.58

19.38
14.00

21.25
16.25

7.75
13.00
12.55
6.40
6.40
6.50

9.50
13.14
13.00
6.40
6.40
6.65

10.76
14.25
15.00
6.40
8.00
7.50

16.57
17.10
24.99
7.00
12.80
9.25

19.00
27.04
29.69
9.86
14.97
13.00

6.75

9.00

12.08

16.19

20.54

9.14
8.00
16.14
8.00
10.16
6.40

12.08
11.00
17.15
11.00
13.60
7.75

14.25
15.25
17.15
14.59
15.00
10.35

17.49
20.63
26.27
20.61
16.00
12.72

20.98
26.17
26.27
26.17
16.30
16.75

6.40

8.25

11.00

13.80

18.50

Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and
material movers, hand ................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
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.

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Table 10. Part-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005
Part-time workers
Occupation3
10

25

Median
50

75

90

All workers ..............................................................................

$6.15

$6.65

$8.00

$11.30

$18.24

Education, training, and library occupations ..................

7.25

7.25

12.00

16.25

29.37

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Pharmacists ......................................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................

22.20
26.67
24.46

26.67
26.67
28.90

30.75
26.67
34.00

35.00
44.75
35.00

45.00
47.20
35.00

Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................

8.26
8.26
8.26

8.42
8.30
8.41

12.00
9.27
12.00

16.00
12.00
16.00

16.00
16.00
16.00

Protective service occupations .........................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............
Security guards .............................................................
Miscellaneous protective service workers ........................

7.32
7.00
7.00
9.01

8.50
8.00
8.00
10.18

10.00
8.50
8.50
10.55

11.74
9.81
9.81
13.24

11.74
10.77
10.77
14.65

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Food preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................

3.38
7.05
3.13
3.13
5.91

5.91
7.50
3.13
3.13
5.91

6.40
8.30
5.31
3.38
6.40

8.00
9.05
10.00
10.00
6.40

10.00
10.25
10.00
11.00
6.85

5.91

5.91

6.40

6.40

6.85

6.32
6.32

6.32
6.32

6.40
6.40

7.72
7.72

8.00
8.46

6.32

6.32

6.40

6.50

7.72

Personal care and service occupations ...........................

7.22

7.29

10.00

10.00

10.00

Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................

6.15
6.15
6.15
6.15
6.15

6.66
6.66
6.50
6.50
7.00

7.50
7.50
7.30
7.30
7.73

8.70
8.60
8.50
8.50
9.50

10.00
10.07
9.85
9.85
11.58

Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Financial clerks .................................................................

6.81
9.25

7.25
12.00

10.00
12.00

12.00
12.25

18.24
17.50

Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................

6.50
6.50

7.00
6.86

8.14
7.50

10.37
9.25

15.79
13.42

6.86

7.00

9.00

12.84

14.69

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................

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.

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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005
Hourly earnings3

Weekly earnings4

Occupation2

Annual earnings5

Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Median

Mean
annual
hours

$549

39.6

$34,057

$28,575

2,031

1,516
2,200
1,573
1,733

1,135
1,807
1,350
1,157

41.5
45.8
40.4
38.2

78,530
114,405
81,819
90,103

59,213
93,939
70,200
60,159

2,151
2,382
2,101
1,988

30.85

1,960

1,157

38.2

101,918

60,159

1,988

27.74

24.04

1,106

962

39.9

57,532

50,003

2,074

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

All workers ................................................

$16.77

$13.75

$664

Management occupations ...................
General and operations managers .....
Financial managers ............................
Education administrators ....................
Education administrators,
postsecondary ..........................

36.51
48.02
38.94
45.33

28.17
37.66
33.75
30.85

51.28

Business and financial operations
occupations ....................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers,
examiners, and investigators ........
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ......................
Accountants and auditors ...................
Financial analysts and advisors ..........
Loan counselors and officers ..............

27.30

25.06

1,083

1,000

39.7

56,300

52,000

2,062

23.50
27.13
26.51
32.28

21.26
24.04
25.42
23.77

940
1,083
1,069
1,286

850
962
1,017
951

40.0
39.9
40.3
39.8

48,871
56,296
55,564
66,857

44,221
50,003
52,867
49,442

2,080
2,075
2,096
2,071

Computer and mathematical science
occupations ....................................

27.34

29.34

1,094

1,173

40.0

56,890

61,017

2,081

Architecture and engineering
occupations ....................................
Engineers ...........................................

28.45
29.05

26.34
25.00

1,141
1,166

1,054
1,000

40.1
40.1

59,323
60,624

54,796
52,000

2,085
2,087

Community and social services
occupations ....................................
Counselors .........................................
Social workers ....................................

17.97
18.83
16.84

16.35
14.42
16.86

719
753
673

654
589
675

40.0
40.0
40.0

36,424
36,598
35,019

34,407
31,200
35,077

2,027
1,943
2,080

Legal occupations ................................
Lawyers ..............................................

38.89
44.58

34.66
48.08

1,615
1,880

1,435
2,019

41.5
42.2

83,979
97,755

74,620
104,998

2,159
2,193

30.34
39.87

28.02
38.40

1,130
1,519

1,041
1,379

37.2
38.1

47,054
63,392

45,423
55,249

1,551
1,590

31.12

28.40

1,144

1,046

36.8

46,985

42,295

1,510

30.24

27.40

1,104

1,003

36.5

45,489

41,150

1,504

28.87

26.39

1,051

968

36.4

43,018

38,976

1,490

25.01
17.96

19.60
17.50

1,010
718

772
700

40.4
40.0

52,498
37,353

40,165
36,400

2,099
2,080

25.21
46.25
27.18
25.99

25.00
48.00
26.44
26.73

995
1,850
1,056
1,006

967
1,920
1,048
1,069

39.5
40.0
38.8
38.7

51,743
96,205
54,890
52,336

50,294
99,840
54,494
55,588

2,053
2,080
2,019
2,014

25.19

25.03

1,008

1,001

40.0

52,405

52,062

2,080

24.20

24.21

968

968

40.0

50,338

50,357

2,080

18.30
18.48

19.15
17.48

709
726

720
688

38.7
39.3

36,846
37,742

37,440
35,766

2,013
2,042

17.31

17.70

692

708

40.0

35,972

36,816

2,078

11.96

11.00

469

433

39.2

24,401

22,523

2,040

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 ......
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations ..................
Designers ...........................................
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ....................................
Pharmacists ........................................
Registered nurses ..............................
Therapists ...........................................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ....................................
Radiologic technologists and
technicians ................................
Health diagnosing and treating
practitioner support technicians ....
Respiratory therapy technicians .....
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses ..........................
Healthcare support occupations .........
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3

Weekly earnings4

Occupation2

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health
aides .............................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..................................
Medical assistants ..........................
Protective service occupations ...........
First-line supervisors/managers, law
enforcement workers ....................
First-line supervisors/managers of
police and detectives ................
Fire fighters .........................................
Police officers .....................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ...
Security guards and gaming
surveillance officers ......................
Security guards ...............................
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 preparation workers ...................
Food service, tipped ...........................
Waiters and waitresses ..................
Dining room and cafeteria
attendants and bartender
helpers ......................................
Fast food and counter workers ...........
Combined food preparation and
serving workers, including fast
food ...........................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ..............
Dishwashers .......................................

Annual earnings5

Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Median

Mean
annual
hours

$383

39.6

$20,540

$19,918

2,059

389

382

39.5

20,211

19,864

2,056

12.58
13.94

466
492

502
502

38.8
38.6

24,213
25,602

26,103
26,103

2,020
2,008

14.18

10.25

572

408

40.3

29,724

21,216

2,096

37.72

36.32

1,509

1,453

40.0

78,459

75,546

2,080

38.80
21.51
27.24
27.24

37.49
22.13
27.78
27.78

1,552
1,097
1,090
1,090

1,500
1,132
1,112
1,112

40.0
51.0
40.0
40.0

80,714
57,019
56,699
56,699

77,983
58,856
57,826
57,826

2,080
2,651
2,082
2,082

9.23
9.23

9.00
9.00

369
369

360
360

40.0
40.0

19,195
19,195

18,720
18,720

2,079
2,079

7.87

7.50

312

295

39.6

16,109

15,080

2,046

15.42

15.39

642

708

41.6

32,961

36,801

2,138

13.80
10.18
10.20
8.29
4.07
3.43

14.21
9.20
10.63
10.00
3.38
3.13

581
407
408
331
156
130

611
368
425
400
126
125

42.1
40.0
40.0
40.0
38.5
38.1

30,198
21,178
21,213
17,234
8,128
6,781

31,782
19,132
22,100
20,800
6,552
6,510

2,188
2,080
2,080
2,080
1,999
1,979

7.56
7.64

7.45
7.02

302
304

298
281

40.0
39.7

15,720
15,194

15,496
14,560

2,080
1,989

7.85
7.45
7.10

7.47
8.00
7.00

312
298
284

299
320
280

39.7
40.0
40.0

15,516
15,503
14,769

14,602
16,640
14,560

1,976
2,080
2,080

9.78
9.49

9.05
9.00

389
377

362
360

39.8
39.8

20,249
19,629

18,826
18,720

2,071
2,068

9.93

9.81

395

383

39.8

20,538

19,939

2,067

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

$9.98

$9.68

$395

9.83

9.60

11.99
12.75

Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations .............
Building cleaning workers ...................
Janitors and cleaners, except
maids and housekeeping
cleaners ....................................
Maids and housekeeping
cleaners ....................................
Grounds maintenance workers ...........
Landscaping and groundskeeping
workers .....................................

8.56
10.29

8.50
9.00

341
412

340
360

39.8
40.0

17,717
21,400

17,680
18,720

2,069
2,080

10.29

9.00

412

360

40.0

21,400

18,720

2,080

Personal care and service
occupations ....................................

10.65

7.50

373

300

35.1

19,410

15,600

1,823

13.64

11.26

537

442

39.3

27,898

22,992

2,046

22.52

19.06

974

770

43.2

50,624

40,019

2,248

17.29
10.70
9.31
9.31

16.27
9.87
8.30
8.30

767
412
355
355

704
380
320
320

44.4
38.5
38.1
38.1

39,887
21,432
18,451
18,451

36,629
19,760
16,640
16,640

2,307
2,004
1,982
1,982

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

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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3

Weekly earnings4

Occupation2

Retail salespersons ........................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ...............................
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific
products ....................................
Miscellaneous sales and related
workers .........................................

Annual earnings5

Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Median

Mean
annual
hours

$403

38.7

$24,242

$20,948

2,015

618

550

40.0

32,160

28,625

2,080

13.76

618

550

40.0

32,160

28,625

2,080

15.39

15.00

616

600

40.0

32,020

31,200

2,080

13.92

13.83

554

553

39.8

28,762

28,671

2,066

23.04

22.04

934

901

40.5

48,568

46,862

2,108

9.03
13.66
12.61

9.00
13.00
11.00

361
539
502

360
520
440

40.0
39.5
39.8

18,780
27,756
26,087

18,720
25,896
22,880

2,080
2,032
2,068

12.63

13.00

487

520

38.5

25,312

27,040

2,004

16.24
10.57
12.68
9.46
16.63
11.72

16.68
10.50
11.44
8.50
15.07
11.50

641
420
505
378
665
465

637
396
458
340
603
453

39.4
39.7
39.8
40.0
40.0
39.7

32,449
21,818
26,262
19,674
34,584
24,199

32,302
20,592
23,795
17,680
31,354
23,580

1,998
2,065
2,071
2,080
2,080
2,065

13.67
12.23

11.54
8.36

547
487

462
334

40.0
39.8

28,436
25,321

23,999
17,389

2,080
2,070

17.80

16.32

708

653

39.8

36,835

33,946

2,070

11.16
11.61

10.78
11.93

446
459

431
477

40.0
39.6

23,208
23,870

22,422
24,814

2,080
2,057

14.98

14.16

597

567

39.9

31,034

29,459

2,072

16.34
13.98

15.87
12.48

654
556

635
499

40.0
39.8

33,988
28,890

32,999
25,958

2,080
2,067

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

$12.03

$10.50

$466

15.46

13.76

15.46

Office and administrative support
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support
workers .........................................
Switchboard operators, including
answering service .........................
Financial clerks ...................................
Bill and account collectors ..............
Billing and posting clerks and
machine operators ....................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks ...........................
Tellers .............................................
Customer service representatives ......
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ...
Loan interviewers and clerks ..............
Receptionists and information clerks ..
Reservation and transportation ticket
agents and travel clerks ................
Dispatchers .........................................
Police, fire, and ambulance
dispatchers ...............................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic
clerks ............................................
Stock clerks and order fillers ..............
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants ..........
Medical secretaries .........................
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Data entry and information processing
workers .........................................
Data entry keyers ...........................
Office clerks, general ..........................

14.95

14.72

594

589

39.7

30,873

30,618

2,065

13.19
12.12
12.60

12.00
10.55
12.00

526
485
503

481
422
480

39.9
40.0
39.9

27,342
25,216
26,155

24,987
21,944
24,960

2,073
2,080
2,076

Construction and extraction
occupations ....................................

15.49

15.00

620

600

40.0

32,226

31,200

2,081

18.51

16.39

740

656

40.0

38,477

34,087

2,079

15.01

14.45

599

578

39.9

31,167

30,056

2,077

Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ....................................
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance
workers .........................................
Maintenance and repair workers,
general ......................................
Miscellaneous installation,
maintenance, and repair
workers .........................................

14.12

13.00

565

520

40.0

29,360

27,040

2,080

10.45

9.00

418

360

40.0

21,728

18,720

2,080

Production occupations ......................

11.50

10.00

457

400

39.7

23,503

20,488

2,043

See footnotes at end of table.

36

Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3

Weekly earnings4

Occupation2

First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating
workers .........................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators .....................................
Machine tool cutting setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic ...........................................
Printers ...............................................
Printing machine operators .............
Sewing machine operators .................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,
and weighers ................................
Miscellaneous production workers .....
Transportation and material moving
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
helpers, laborers, and material
movers, hand ................................
Driver/sales workers and truck
drivers ...........................................
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer .............................
Truck drivers, light or delivery
services ....................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..
Laborers and material movers, hand ..
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand ..............

Annual earnings5

Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Median

Mean
annual
hours

$584

40.5

$35,717

$30,368

2,105

462

423

39.5

24,009

22,006

2,052

10.76
14.25
15.00
6.40

516
664
723
285

430
570
600
256

40.0
40.0
40.0
39.5

26,834
34,516
37,619
14,799

22,381
29,640
31,200
13,312

2,080
2,080
2,080
2,053

9.48
8.65

8.00
7.50

379
345

320
300

40.0
39.9

19,722
17,124

16,640
15,600

2,080
1,980

15.90

12.08

615

487

38.7

31,421

24,920

1,976

15.48

14.25

632

570

40.8

32,852

29,640

2,123

15.70

15.25

633

610

40.3

32,909

31,720

2,096

19.52

17.15

775

686

39.7

40,319

35,672

2,065

15.71
14.26
10.97

14.59
15.00
10.35

633
570
438

584
600
414

40.3
40.0
39.9

32,921
28,506
22,783

30,347
31,200
21,528

2,095
1,999
2,077

11.34

11.00

453

440

39.9

23,549

22,880

2,077

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

$16.97

$14.60

$687

11.70

10.58

12.90
16.59
18.09
7.21

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

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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005
Hourly earnings3

Weekly earnings4

Occupation2

Annual earnings5

Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Median

Mean
annual
hours

$499

39.7

$32,491

$25,958

2,056

1,535
2,250
1,598

1,157
1,807
1,375

42.0
46.0
40.5

79,434
117,023
83,122

60,000
93,939
71,481

2,174
2,394
2,104

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

All workers ................................................

$15.80

$12.50

$627

Management occupations ...................
General and operations managers .....
Financial managers ............................

36.54
48.87
39.51

28.17
37.66
33.75

Business and financial operations
occupations ....................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers,
examiners, and investigators ........
Accountants and auditors ...................
Financial analysts and advisors ..........
Loan counselors and officers ..............

28.49

25.00

1,137

971

39.9

59,099

50,502

2,074

27.30
27.74
26.51
32.28

25.06
24.04
25.42
23.77

1,083
1,108
1,069
1,286

1,000
962
1,017
951

39.7
39.9
40.3
39.8

56,300
57,606
55,564
66,857

52,000
50,003
52,867
49,442

2,062
2,076
2,096
2,071

Computer and mathematical science
occupations ....................................

27.30

29.34

1,093

1,173

40.0

56,817

61,017

2,081

Architecture and engineering
occupations ....................................

29.09

25.00

1,168

1,000

40.1

60,731

52,000

2,088

Community and social services
occupations ....................................
Social workers ....................................

16.69
17.14

16.54
18.13

672
686

662
725

40.3
40.0

34,954
35,650

34,407
37,710

2,094
2,080

Legal occupations ................................
Lawyers ..............................................

38.99
44.71

34.66
50.30

1,620
1,887

1,435
2,019

41.6
42.2

84,263
98,108

74,620
104,998

2,161
2,194

Education, training, and library
occupations ....................................
Postsecondary teachers .....................

27.80
38.57

23.40
37.78

1,096
1,493

936
1,417

39.4
38.7

47,553
64,397

46,000
56,599

1,711
1,670

Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations ..................
Designers ...........................................

24.98
17.96

19.31
17.50

1,008
718

772
700

40.4
40.0

52,442
37,353

40,165
36,400

2,099
2,080

25.67
46.25
27.30

25.00
48.00
26.44

1,006
1,850
1,070

978
1,920
1,050

39.2
40.0
39.2

52,287
96,205
55,620

50,844
99,840
54,621

2,037
2,080
2,038

25.19

25.03

1,008

1,001

40.0

52,405

52,062

2,080

24.20

24.21

968

968

40.0

50,338

50,357

2,080

18.42

19.20

711

720

38.6

36,959

37,440

2,006

17.22

17.50

688

700

40.0

35,790

36,400

2,078

11.96

10.74

468

412

39.1

24,329

21,403

2,034

9.54

9.27

377

371

39.5

19,601

19,282

2,055

9.58

9.27

378

371

39.5

19,676

19,282

2,053

12.01
12.75

12.58
13.94

465
492

502
502

38.7
38.6

24,180
25,602

26,103
26,103

2,013
2,008

Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ....................................
Pharmacists ........................................
Registered nurses ..............................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ....................................
Radiologic technologists and
technicians ................................
Health diagnosing and treating
practitioner support technicians ....
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses ..........................
Healthcare support occupations .........
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health
aides .............................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..................................
Medical assistants ..........................
Protective service occupations ...........
Security guards and gaming
surveillance officers ......................
Security guards ...............................

9.25

9.00

370

360

40.0

19,244

18,720

2,080

9.13
9.13

9.00
9.00

365
365

360
360

40.0
40.0

18,985
18,985

18,720
18,720

2,080
2,080

Food preparation and serving related
occupations ....................................

7.86

7.58

311

298

39.6

16,160

15,496

2,056

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3

Weekly earnings4

Occupation2

First-line supervisors/managers, food
preparation and serving workers ..
First-line supervisors/managers of
food preparation and serving
workers .....................................
Cooks .................................................
Cooks, restaurant ...........................
Food preparation workers ...................
Food service, tipped ...........................
Waiters and waitresses ..................
Dining room and cafeteria
attendants and bartender
helpers ......................................
Fast food and counter workers ...........
Food servers, nonrestaurant ..............
Dishwashers .......................................

Annual earnings5

Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Median

Mean
annual
hours

$708

41.6

$32,961

$36,801

2,138

581
404
408
331
156
130

611
368
425
400
126
125

42.1
40.0
40.0
40.0
38.5
38.1

30,198
21,020
21,213
17,234
8,128
6,781

31,782
19,132
22,100
20,800
6,552
6,510

2,188
2,080
2,080
2,080
1,999
1,979

7.45
7.29
8.00
7.00

302
309
298
284

298
292
320
280

40.0
39.7
40.0
40.0

15,720
16,073
15,503
14,769

15,496
15,163
16,640
14,560

2,080
2,065
2,080
2,080

9.29
9.26

8.70
8.70

370
368

348
348

39.8
39.7

19,220
19,140

18,092
18,092

2,069
2,066

9.68

9.50

385

380

39.7

19,999

19,760

2,065

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

$15.42

$15.39

$642

13.80
10.11
10.20
8.29
4.07
3.43

14.21
9.20
10.63
10.00
3.38
3.13

7.56
7.78
7.45
7.10

Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations .............
Building cleaning workers ...................
Janitors and cleaners, except
maids and housekeeping
cleaners ....................................
Maids and housekeeping
cleaners ....................................
Grounds maintenance workers ...........
Landscaping and groundskeeping
workers .....................................

8.41
8.75

8.25
8.18

335
350

330
327

39.8
40.0

17,395
18,208

17,160
17,012

2,068
2,080

8.75

8.18

350

327

40.0

18,208

17,012

2,080

Personal care and service
occupations ....................................

10.46

7.50

365

300

34.9

18,980

15,600

1,814

13.65

11.25

537

442

39.3

27,922

22,992

2,045

22.52

19.06

974

770

43.2

50,624

40,019

2,248

17.29
10.68
9.23
9.23
12.03

16.27
9.80
8.25
8.25
10.50

767
411
351
351
466

704
378
315
315
403

44.4
38.5
38.1
38.1
38.7

39,887
21,382
18,253
18,253
24,242

36,629
19,656
16,380
16,380
20,948

2,307
2,002
1,979
1,979
2,015

15.46

13.76

618

550

40.0

32,160

28,625

2,080

15.46

13.76

618

550

40.0

32,160

28,625

2,080

15.39

15.00

616

600

40.0

32,020

31,200

2,080

13.58

13.62

541

540

39.8

28,108

28,080

2,069

20.95
13.50
12.41

21.64
12.27
11.00

854
533
493

882
492
440

40.8
39.5
39.8

44,413
27,732
25,656

45,843
25,588
22,880

2,120
2,055
2,067

12.63

13.00

487

520

38.5

25,312

27,040

2,004

16.21
10.57
12.68
9.46
16.63

16.83
10.50
11.44
8.50
15.07

642
420
505
378
665

647
396
458
340
603

39.6
39.7
39.8
40.0
40.0

33,394
21,818
26,262
19,674
34,584

33,650
20,592
23,795
17,680
31,354

2,060
2,065
2,071
2,080
2,080

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 ........................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ...............................
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific
products ....................................
Miscellaneous sales and related
workers .........................................
Office and administrative support
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support
workers .........................................
Financial clerks ...................................
Bill and account collectors ..............
Billing and posting clerks and
machine operators ....................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks ...........................
Tellers .............................................
Customer service representatives ......
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ...
Loan interviewers and clerks ..............
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3

Weekly earnings4

Occupation2

Receptionists and information clerks ..
Reservation and transportation ticket
agents and travel clerks ................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic
clerks ............................................
Stock clerks and order fillers ..............
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants ..........
Medical secretaries .........................
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Data entry and information processing
workers .........................................
Data entry keyers ...........................
Office clerks, general ..........................
Construction and extraction
occupations ....................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ....................................
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance
workers .........................................
Miscellaneous installation,
maintenance, and repair
workers .........................................
Production occupations ......................
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating
workers .........................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators .....................................
Machine tool cutting setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic ...........................................
Printers ...............................................
Printing machine operators .............
Sewing machine operators .................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,
and weighers ................................
Miscellaneous production workers .....

Annual earnings5

Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Median

Mean
annual
hours

$453

39.7

$24,199

$23,580

2,065

547

462

40.0

28,436

23,999

2,080

10.78
11.93

446
456

431
470

40.0
39.5

23,208
23,695

22,422
24,440

2,080
2,056

14.74

14.16

587

567

39.8

30,534

29,459

2,072

15.44
13.99

14.06
12.48

618
556

562
499

40.0
39.7

32,119
28,904

29,236
25,958

2,080
2,067

14.48

14.72

575

571

39.7

29,877

29,682

2,063

13.23
12.11
12.49

10.55
10.50
12.00

527
484
499

422
420
480

39.8
40.0
40.0

27,397
25,186
25,969

21,944
21,840
24,960

2,071
2,080
2,079

14.47

14.00

579

560

40.0

30,109

29,120

2,081

18.20

15.04

728

602

40.0

37,859

31,289

2,080

13.55

13.00

542

520

40.0

28,194

27,040

2,080

10.17

8.99

407

360

40.0

21,146

18,699

2,080

10.84

10.00

431

390

39.7

22,288

20,259

2,056

16.97

14.60

687

584

40.5

35,717

30,368

2,105

11.70

10.58

462

423

39.5

24,009

22,006

2,052

12.90
16.59
18.09
7.21

10.76
14.25
15.00
6.40

516
664
723
285

430
570
600
256

40.0
40.0
40.0
39.5

26,834
34,516
37,619
14,799

22,381
29,640
31,200
13,312

2,080
2,080
2,080
2,053

9.48
8.12

8.00
7.40

379
325

320
296

40.0
40.0

19,722
16,080

16,640
15,032

2,080
1,980

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

$11.72

$11.50

$465

13.67

11.54

11.16
11.52

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3

Weekly earnings4

Occupation2

Transportation and material moving
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
helpers, laborers, and material
movers, hand ................................
Driver/sales workers and truck
drivers ...........................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery
services ....................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..
Laborers and material movers, hand ..
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand ..............

Annual earnings5

Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Median

Mean
annual
hours

$470

38.8

$32,338

$24,430

2,012

617

570

40.8

32,078

29,640

2,124

14.98

631

599

40.4

32,820

31,158

2,099

15.71
14.26
10.72

14.59
15.00
10.17

633
570
428

584
600
407

40.3
40.0
39.9

32,919
28,506
22,271

30,347
31,200
21,143

2,095
1,999
2,077

11.08

10.92

442

436

39.9

23,003

22,672

2,077

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

$16.08

$11.00

$623

15.10

14.25

15.64

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

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Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
and mean weekly and annual hours, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005
Hourly earnings3

Weekly earnings4

Occupation2

Annual earnings5

Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Median

Mean
annual
hours

$831

39.1

$42,544

$39,838

1,892

1,436
2,160

1,129
1,844

39.5
38.0

74,665
112,336

58,687
95,913

2,052
1,977

20.66

890

826

39.8

46,262

42,967

2,070

26.89

26.34

1,076

1,054

40.0

55,935

54,796

2,080

Education, training, and library
occupations ....................................

31.17

29.36

1,140

1,069

36.6

46,910

44,150

1,505

Healthcare support occupations .........

11.98

11.42

479

457

40.0

24,910

23,752

2,080

Protective service occupations ...........
First-line supervisors/managers, law
enforcement workers ....................
First-line supervisors/managers of
police and detectives ................
Fire fighters .........................................
Police officers .....................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ...

25.56

25.56

1,049

1,046

41.0

54,540

54,413

2,134

37.72

36.32

1,509

1,453

40.0

78,459

75,546

2,080

38.80
21.51
27.24
27.24

37.49
22.13
27.78
27.78

1,552
1,097
1,090
1,090

1,500
1,132
1,112
1,112

40.0
51.0
40.0
40.0

80,714
57,019
56,699
56,699

77,983
58,856
57,826
57,826

2,080
2,651
2,082
2,082

11.83
12.46

10.17
10.17

473
498

407
407

40.0
40.0

24,613
25,909

21,162
21,162

2,080
2,080

12.46

10.17

498

407

40.0

25,909

21,162

2,080

16.53
16.45

15.37
16.27

657
634

610
610

39.8
38.6

33,756
28,090

31,302
26,764

2,042
1,707

16.51
17.16

16.27
16.32

628
678

610
647

38.1
39.5

26,494
35,274

25,599
33,648

1,605
2,055

17.80

16.32

708

653

39.8

36,835

33,946

2,070

16.91

16.31

676

653

39.9

35,131

33,933

2,077

16.75
13.15

17.34
12.71

668
521

694
508

39.9
39.6

34,741
27,092

36,076
26,435

2,074
2,060

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

All workers ................................................

$22.49

$21.45

$880

Management occupations ...................
Education administrators ....................

36.38
56.83

28.22
49.19

Business and financial operations
occupations ....................................

22.35

Architecture and engineering
occupations ....................................

Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations .............
Grounds maintenance workers ...........
Landscaping and groundskeeping
workers .....................................
Office and administrative support
occupations ....................................
Financial clerks ...................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks ...........................
Dispatchers .........................................
Police, fire, and ambulance
dispatchers ...............................
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Office clerks, general ..........................
See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
and mean weekly and annual hours, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3

Weekly earnings4

Occupation2

Construction and extraction
occupations ....................................

Annual earnings5

Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Median

Mean
annual
hours

$887

39.9

$46,542

$46,147

2,076

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

$22.42

$22.19

$895

Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ....................................
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance
workers .........................................

20.18

22.53

805

901

39.9

41,869

46,858

2,075

17.01

17.15

678

683

39.9

35,265

35,539

2,073

Production occupations ......................

19.67

24.29

784

971

39.9

37,336

44,304

1,898

Transportation and material moving
occupations ....................................

14.97

16.19

570

593

38.1

26,937

27,552

1,799

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

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Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings1 of private industry establishments
for major occupational groups, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005
Occupational group2

Total

1-99
workers

100-499
workers

500
workers
or more

All workers ....................................................................

$15.25

$14.24

$14.27

$20.40

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

29.38
32.52
27.33
8.86
13.07
12.43
13.38
15.79
14.47
18.17
13.32
10.83
15.20

29.04
30.59
27.90
8.31
13.13
12.08
13.56
14.51
14.49
14.59
11.17
11.35
10.95

27.86
30.93
25.57
8.82
12.34
11.77
12.81
13.99
–
13.69
11.34
8.97
12.50

31.85
39.89
28.36
10.49
14.57
18.17
13.62
–
–
–
25.85
12.55
30.92

Relative error3 (percent)
All workers ....................................................................

4.5

8.6

4.4

6.2

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

5.4
8.7
6.6
4.4
2.7
4.5
3.4
2.0
6.9
4.7
2.2
2.1
3.4

8.7
8.0
16.2
6.2
4.7
7.9
5.3
6.0
7.7
10.6
3.1
7.9
2.6

9.0
17.8
8.2
6.3
2.7
4.7
3.9
5.3
–
10.4
8.7
11.0
5.8

7.7
14.3
2.5
4.5
7.6
21.0
5.2
–
–
–
9.0
12.4
14.7

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

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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, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005
Hourly earnings3

Weekly earnings4

Occupation2

Annual earnings5

Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Median

Mean
annual
hours

$490

39.8

$30,649

$25,480

2,067

1,298
1,392

1,154
1,350

42.0
39.9

66,955
72,400

60,000
70,200

2,166
2,075

25.64

1,191

1,000

39.5

61,921

52,000

2,053

30.06

25.00

1,207

1,000

40.2

62,759

52,000

2,088

Legal occupations ....................................................
Lawyers ..................................................................

41.56
45.70

35.90
50.48

1,731
1,925

1,783
2,019

41.6
42.1

89,999
100,114

92,706
105,000

2,165
2,191

Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ........................................................

23.10

20.16

885

756

38.3

46,028

39,312

1,992

Healthcare support occupations .............................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ......

13.33
11.70

13.00
12.58

522
456

503
503

39.1
38.9

27,127
23,690

26,166
26,166

2,035
2,025

Food preparation and serving related
occupations ........................................................
Cooks .....................................................................
Food service, tipped ...............................................
Waiters and waitresses ......................................

7.57
9.43
3.96
3.48

7.00
9.20
3.38
3.15

303
377
157
138

280
368
126
125

40.0
40.0
39.7
39.6

15,735
19,606
8,168
7,168

14,560
19,132
6,552
6,510

2,077
2,080
2,063
2,060

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

All workers ....................................................................

$14.83

$12.48

$590

Management occupations .......................................
Financial managers ................................................

30.91
34.90

26.80
33.75

Business and financial operations occupations ...

30.16

Architecture and engineering occupations ...........

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ........................................................
Building cleaning workers .......................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners .................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .....................

9.39
9.53

8.70
9.19

374
380

348
368

39.9
39.8

19,469
19,738

18,092
19,115

2,073
2,072

9.88
8.52

10.36
8.60

395
336

414
344

40.0
39.5

20,544
17,479

21,549
17,888

2,080
2,052

Personal care and service occupations .................

7.40

7.15

293

286

39.6

15,250

14,872

2,059

Sales and related occupations ................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers .....
Retail sales workers ...............................................
Cashiers, all workers ..........................................
Cashiers .........................................................
Retail salespersons ............................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ...................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing, except technical and
scientific products .........................................

12.98
20.21
10.55
9.26
9.26
12.08

11.44
15.00
8.91
7.50
7.50
9.93

503
891
393
341
341
455

440
704
320
279
279
378

38.7
44.1
37.3
36.9
36.9
37.7

26,140
46,350
20,436
17,758
17,758
23,682

22,880
36,629
16,640
14,528
14,528
19,656

2,014
2,293
1,938
1,918
1,918
1,961

15.46

13.76

618

550

40.0

32,160

28,625

2,080

15.46

13.76

618

550

40.0

32,160

28,625

2,080

13.83

14.16

551

567

39.8

28,636

29,459

2,070

23.13
13.19
16.29
9.91
11.50
10.70
14.57

24.45
11.00
17.75
9.40
11.00
10.50
14.00

942
520
646
392
448
428
578

978
440
710
378
440
420
560

40.7
39.5
39.6
39.5
39.0
40.0
39.7

49,006
27,063
33,570
20,375
23,296
22,262
30,062

50,856
22,880
36,920
19,635
22,880
21,840
29,120

2,118
2,052
2,060
2,056
2,026
2,080
2,064

14.87
12.41

13.75
12.00

594
496

550
480

39.9
40.0

30,879
25,804

28,600
24,960

2,076
2,079

Construction and extraction occupations .............

14.49

14.00

580

560

40.0

30,139

29,120

2,080

Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ........................................................

14.54

12.50

581

500

40.0

30,233

26,000

2,080

Production occupations ..........................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .............

11.37
11.84

10.00
10.00

449
463

400
360

39.5
39.1

23,371
24,091

20,800
18,720

2,056
2,035

Office and administrative support occupations ....
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers .........................
Financial clerks .......................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ...
Tellers .................................................................
Customer service representatives ..........................
Receptionists and information clerks ......................
Medical secretaries .............................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and
executive ......................................................
Office clerks, general ..............................................

See footnotes at end of table.

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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, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3

Weekly earnings4

Occupation2

Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic .................................
Miscellaneous production workers .........................
Transportation and material moving
occupations ........................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ...................
Laborers and material movers, hand ......................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material
movers, hand ................................................

Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Median

Mean
annual
hours

$600
320

40.0
40.0

$30,128
17,610

$31,200
16,640

2,080
2,080

460
524
369

440
495
340

40.3
40.8
40.0

23,897
27,251
19,202

22,880
25,740
17,680

2,094
2,120
2,080

372

360

40.0

19,342

18,720

2,080

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

$14.48
8.47

$15.00
8.00

$579
339

11.41
12.86
9.23

11.00
11.00
8.50

9.30

9.00

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

Annual earnings5

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

46

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, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005
Hourly earnings3

Weekly earnings4

Occupation2

Annual earnings5

Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Median

Mean
annual
hours

$502

39.5

$34,599

$26,146

2,044

1,838
2,615
1,985

1,310
1,807
1,654

42.0
44.1
41.5

95,580
135,999
103,218

68,110
93,939
86,000

2,184
2,295
2,159

23.13
27.88

1,108
1,212

923
1,115

40.1
39.9

57,635
63,035

48,006
57,990

2,085
2,075

27.30

29.34

1,092

1,173

40.0

56,794

61,017

2,080

Architecture and engineering occupations ...........

24.03

25.96

963

1,039

40.1

50,101

54,003

2,085

Community and social services occupations ........
Social workers ........................................................

17.54
17.25

19.00
19.00

708
690

760
760

40.4
40.0

36,816
35,878

39,520
39,520

2,099
2,080

Education, training, and library occupations ........

35.31

31.03

1,399

1,270

39.6

57,680

53,000

1,634

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ........................................................

26.34

20.73

1,065

784

40.4

55,362

40,760

2,101

26.57
44.80
27.50
25.19
24.20

26.20
45.25
26.65
25.03
24.21

1,049
1,792
1,075
1,008
968

1,030
1,810
1,058
1,001
968

39.5
40.0
39.1
40.0
40.0

54,527
93,175
55,892
52,405
50,338

53,560
94,122
54,995
52,062
50,357

2,052
2,080
2,032
2,080
2,080

17.37

17.13

692

685

39.9

36,007

35,630

2,073

Healthcare support occupations .............................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ..........
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ............
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ......

10.88
9.53
9.58
12.70

10.09
9.27
9.35
13.94

425
376
378
485

400
370
371
502

39.1
39.5
39.4
38.2

22,124
19,576
19,653
25,226

20,800
19,240
19,282
26,103

2,034
2,053
2,051
1,986

Protective service occupations ...............................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ..
Security guards ...................................................

9.20
9.12
9.12

9.00
9.00
9.00

368
365
365

360
360
360

40.0
40.0
40.0

19,126
18,963
18,963

18,720
18,720
18,720

2,080
2,080
2,080

8.41

8.41

326

326

38.8

16,951

16,952

2,015

14.10

11.39

564

456

40.0

29,329

23,689

2,080

14.10
11.83
10.16
4.27
7.45

11.39
11.22
10.19
3.38
8.00

564
473
406
155
298

456
449
408
135
320

40.0
40.0
40.0
36.3
40.0

29,329
24,613
21,125
8,057
15,503

23,689
23,329
21,199
7,030
16,640

2,080
2,080
2,080
1,887
2,080

9.19
8.98

8.50
8.50

365
356

340
340

39.7
39.6

18,982
18,501

17,680
17,680

2,065
2,060

9.43
8.33

9.44
8.05

371
333

378
322

39.4
40.0

19,306
17,333

19,635
16,744

2,047
2,080

Personal care and service occupations .................

19.24

8.54

500

494

26.0

26,010

25,669

1,352

Sales and related occupations ................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers .....
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales
workers .........................................................
Retail sales workers ...............................................

14.43
24.54

11.25
20.00

578
1,043

450
800

40.1
42.5

30,062
54,231

23,400
41,600

2,083
2,210

17.46
10.82

20.00
10.05

754
432

800
407

43.2
40.0

39,196
22,476

41,600
21,154

2,245
2,077

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

All workers ....................................................................

$16.93

$12.60

$669

Management occupations .......................................
General and operations managers .........................
Financial managers ................................................

43.77
59.26
47.82

31.41
37.66
36.75

Business and financial operations occupations ...
Accountants and auditors .......................................

27.64
30.38

Computer and mathematical science
occupations ........................................................

Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ........................................................
Pharmacists ............................................................
Registered nurses ..................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ...
Radiologic technologists and technicians ...........
Licensed practical and licensed vocational
nurses ...............................................................

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 preparation workers .......................................
Food service, tipped ...............................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ..................................
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.

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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, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3

Weekly earnings4

Occupation2

Annual earnings5

Mean
weekly
hours

Mean

Median

Mean
annual
hours

$358
358
435
500

40.0
40.0
39.7
40.0

$19,085
19,085
24,772
33,567

$18,616
18,616
22,610
26,000

2,080
2,080
2,066
2,080

527

494

39.9

27,339

25,588

2,069

14.90
13.31

701
556

577
530

40.8
39.6

36,464
28,893

29,994
27,560

2,122
2,060

12.34
16.05
11.79
12.90
14.27
14.00

13.00
15.80
11.22
11.44
13.14
13.72

486
635
472
516
571
555

525
621
449
458
526
549

39.3
39.6
40.0
40.0
40.0
39.6

25,252
33,045
24,532
26,841
29,691
28,865

27,310
32,302
23,338
23,795
27,331
28,538

2,046
2,059
2,080
2,080
2,080
2,062

15.41
11.19

13.78
11.48

616
448

551
459

40.0
40.0

32,044
23,275

28,671
23,878

2,080
2,080

13.90
12.10
10.82
12.72

14.72
10.55
10.36
12.54

546
484
433
509

571
422
414
502

39.3
40.0
40.0
40.0

28,417
25,173
22,509
26,463

29,682
21,944
21,545
26,085

2,044
2,080
2,080
2,080

Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ........................................................

21.17

25.34

847

1,014

40.0

44,041

52,703

2,080

Production occupations ..........................................

9.89

8.10

397

324

40.1

20,333

16,640

2,056

19.37
18.12
11.77

12.72
17.12
10.50

731
725
470

509
685
420

37.8
40.0
39.9

37,908
37,689
24,416

26,451
35,614
21,840

1,958
2,080
2,075

12.33

11.55

492

462

39.9

25,585

24,024

2,074

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

Cashiers, all workers ..........................................
Cashiers .........................................................
Retail salespersons ............................................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers ...............

$9.18
9.18
11.99
16.14

$8.95
8.95
10.75
12.50

$367
367
476
646

Office and administrative support occupations ....
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers .........................
Financial clerks .......................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine
operators ......................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ...
Tellers .................................................................
Customer service representatives ..........................
Loan interviewers and clerks ..................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ..............
Executive secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................................
Medical secretaries .............................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and
executive ......................................................
Data entry and information processing workers .....
Data entry keyers ...............................................
Office clerks, general ..............................................

13.21

12.54

17.19
14.03

Transportation and material moving
occupations ........................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ...................
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

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Table 17. Union1 and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational groups, Miami-Fort
Lauderdale, FL, December 2005
Union

Nonunion

Civilian
workers

Private
industry
workers

State and
local
government
workers

Civilian
workers

Private
industry
workers

State and
local
government
workers

All workers ....................................................................

$23.06

$22.88

$23.15

$15.02

$14.81

$19.92

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

29.12
27.19
29.40
18.43
18.09
–
18.16
22.27
–
23.31
23.94
19.23
24.76

20.69
–
24.74
13.42
18.61
–
18.76
22.29
–
–
30.97
–
31.40

30.07
33.59
29.72
20.12
17.84
–
17.96
22.24
22.96
21.06
16.52
–
15.32

29.43
32.70
27.20
8.88
13.02
12.30
13.35
14.13
–
15.04
10.99
10.88
11.09

29.62
33.06
27.40
8.66
12.94
12.31
13.25
14.12
13.73
15.02
10.95
10.80
11.08

27.39
29.93
24.64
16.01
14.92
–
15.03
14.95
–
–
13.58
–
–

Occupational group3

Relative error4 (percent)
All workers ....................................................................

4.1

8.4

4.5

4.8

5.1

5.8

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

2.7
25.1
1.7
6.8
12.1
–
13.5
3.9
–
4.1
8.4
30.7
8.1

12.2
–
4.3
18.1
7.7
–
7.3
6.8
–
–
13.6
–
13.4

2.1
18.8
1.8
3.3
17.7
–
18.0
2.1
1.9
.6
13.9
–
2.8

5.0
8.1
6.5
4.8
2.7
4.7
3.4
3.5
–
8.0
3.3
2.1
6.6

5.3
8.6
6.7
4.2
2.9
4.7
3.7
3.6
5.4
8.3
3.3
2.1
6.7

11.0
19.7
12.7
18.9
4.4
–
4.4
7.8
–
–
12.2
–
–

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.

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Table 18. Time and incentive workers1: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational
groups, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 2005
Time
Occupational group3

Incentive

Civilian
workers

Private
industry
workers

Civilian
workers

Private
industry
workers

All workers ....................................................................

$15.82

$14.76

$25.06

$25.06

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

28.30
29.35
27.80
10.28
12.98
11.07
13.71
16.60
–
18.59
13.49
11.49
15.00

27.93
28.99
27.33
8.86
12.66
11.06
13.34
15.81
14.47
18.30
13.13
10.83
15.01

54.14
54.14
–
–
18.08
18.95
15.19
–
–
–
–
–
–

54.14
54.14
–
–
18.08
18.95
15.19
–
–
–
–
–
–

Relative error4 (percent)
All workers ....................................................................

3.8

4.8

18.6

18.6

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

3.5
5.0
4.4
5.9
2.8
3.0
3.1
2.5
–
4.3
2.7
4.9
3.0

4.9
5.3
6.6
4.5
3.1
3.0
3.5
2.0
6.9
5.0
2.2
2.1
3.5

29.8
29.8
–
–
11.5
15.1
14.4
–
–
–
–
–
–

29.8
29.8
–
–
11.5
15.1
14.4
–
–
–
–
–
–

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.

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Table 19. Industry sector1: Mean hourly earnings2 for private industry workers by major occupational group, Miami-Fort
Lauderdale, FL, December 2005
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

–

$12.52

$13.90

–

$20.85

–

$17.85

–

$9.88

–

25.05

26.12

–

34.43

–

25.45

–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–

29.98
21.34
–
14.33
–
13.16

27.95
23.75
11.38
11.80
11.39
12.56

–
–
–
–
–
–

35.22
–
10.26
14.45
21.63
13.90

–
–
–
–
–
–

27.76
25.22
10.65
13.41
–
13.20

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
9.13
9.60
8.82
11.54

–
–

13.91
11.65

20.49
20.49

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–
–

10.80
11.16
9.16

15.75
10.39
17.17

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

9.64
10.17
8.77

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 ...

–

3.4

2.0

–

9.7

–

3.2

–

0.8

–

23.9

6.1

–

16.9

–

2.5

–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–

29.3
8.0
–
12.2
–
7.2

13.3
10.5
14.0
1.8
3.7
4.5

–
–
–
–
–
–

16.6
–
6.6
2.8
17.8
5.3

–
–
–
–
–
–

5.8
2.4
9.2
7.2
–
6.5

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
15.3
4.2
3.8
19.7

–
–

18.2
5.0

7.2
7.2

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–

–
–
–

2.2
2.5
26.2

3.5
3.2
4.1

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–

14.3
.0
28.0

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.

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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); and State and local governments employing 50 or
more workers. Agriculture, private households, and the
Federal Government were excluded from the scope of the
survey. For purposes of this survey, an establishment is an
economic unit that produces goods or services, a central
administrative office, or an auxiliary unit providing support
services to a company. For private industries in this survey, the establishment is usually at a single physical location. For State and local governments, an establishment is
defined as all locations of a government entity within the
sampled area.
The Miami–Fort Lauderdale, FL, Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Broward and Dade Counties.

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 versus parttime, union versus nonunion, and time versus 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 during a personal
visit. A complete list of employees was used for sampling,

Sample design
The sample for this survey area was selected using a twostage stratified design with probability proportional to em-

A-1

with each selected worker representing a job within the establishment.
As with the selection of establishments, the selection of
a job was based on probability proportional to its size in
the establishment. The greater the number of people working in a job in the establishment, the greater its chance of
selection.
The number of jobs for which data were collected in
each establishment was based on the establishment’s employment size. 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
now 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. For cases in which a job’s duties overlapped two
or more SOC classification codes, the duties used to set the
wage level were used to classify the job. Classification by
primary duties was the fallback.
Each occupational classification is an element of a
broader classification known as a major 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 collection. The payroll reference month shown in the tables re-

flects the average date of this information for all sample
units.
Earnings
Earnings were defined as regular payments from the employer to the employee as compensation for straight-time
hourly work, or for any salaried work performed. The following components were included as part of earnings:
•
•
•
•
•

Incentive pay, including commissions, production
bonuses, and piece rates
Cost-of-living allowances
Hazard pay
Payments of income deferred due to participation
in a salary reduction plan
Deadhead pay, defined as pay given to transportation workers returning in a vehicle without freight
or passengers

The following forms of payments were not considered
part of straight-time earnings:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Shift differentials, defined as extra payment for
working a schedule that varies from the norm, such
as night or weekend work
Premium pay for overtime, holidays, and weekends
Bonuses not directly tied to production (such as
Christmas and profit-sharing bonuses)
Uniform and tool allowances
Free or subsidized room and board
Payments made by third parties (for example, tips,
bonuses given by manufacturers to department
store salespeople, referral incentives in real estate)
On-call pay

To calculate earnings for various periods (hourly,
weekly, and annual), data on work schedules also were collected. For hourly workers, scheduled hours worked per
day and per week, exclusive of overtime, were recorded.
Annual weeks worked were determined. Because salaried
workers 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.

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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.
Nonunion worker. An employee in an occupation not
meeting the conditions for union coverage.
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 earning by the rate of change in the average
hourly earnings of respondents. The regression model that
takes into account available establishment characteristics 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. If only partial data were given by a sample establishment or occupation, or data were missing, the
response was treated as a refusal.
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

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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 by personal visit, computer edits of the data,
and detailed data review.

Appendix table 1. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, Miami-Fort
Lauderdale, FL, December 2005
State and
local
government
workers

Occupational group2

Civilian
workers

Private
industry
workers

All workers ....................................................................

1,633,400

1,407,100

226,300

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

332,000
104,400
227,700
363,600
594,500
194,900
399,600
107,000
67,600
39,400
236,400
90,800
145,600

238,400
88,300
150,100
318,200
549,400
193,800
355,600
92,400
58,900
33,500
208,800
83,500
125,300

93,600
16,000
77,600
45,400
45,100
–
44,000
14,600
8,700
5,900
27,600
7,300
20,300

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.

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Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL,
December 2005
State and
local
government

Establishments

Total

Private
industry

Total in sampling frame1 ................................................

113,386

113,325

60

Total in sample ...............................................................
Responding ............................................................
Refused or unable to provide data .........................
Out of business or not in survey scope ..................

692
377
184
131

665
354
180
131

27
23
4
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.

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