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Philadelphia–Wilmington– Atlantic City, PA–NJ–DE–MD National Compensation Survey December 2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________ U.S. Department of Labor Elaine L. Chao, Secretary Bureau of Labor Statistics Kathleen P. Utgoff, Commissioner September 2004 Bulletin 3125–09 Preface D 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Room 4175, Washington, DC 20212–0001, call (202) 691–6199, or send an e-mail to ocltinfo@bls.gov. The data contained in this bulletin are also available at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm, the BLS Internet site. Data are presented in a Portable Document Format (PDF) file containing the core bulletin, and in an ASCII file containing the published table formats. An ASCII file containing positional columns of data for manipulation as a data base or spreadsheet also is available. Results of earlier surveys of this area are available from BLS regional offices, the Division of Compensation Data Analysis and Planning, or at the BLS Internet site. Material in this bulletin is in the public domain and, with appropriate credit, may be reproduced without permission. This information will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691–5200; Federal Relay Service: 1–800–877–8339. ata shown in this bulletin were collected as part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) National Compensation Survey (NCS). The survey could not have been conducted without the cooperation of the many private firms and government jurisdictions that provided pay data included in this bulletin. The Bureau thanks these respondents for their cooperation. Field economists of the Bureau of Labor Statistics collected and reviewed the survey data. The Office of Compensation and Working Conditions, in cooperation with the Office of Field Operations and the Office of Technology and Survey Processing in the BLS National Office, designed the survey, processed the data, and prepared the survey for publication. For additional information regarding this survey, please contact any BLS regional office at the address and telephone number listed on the back cover of this bulletin. You may also write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics at: Division of Compensation Data Analysis and Planning, iii Contents Page Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Tables: 1–1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry and State and local government.......................................................................... 2–1. Mean hourly earnings, all workers: Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government.......................................................................... 2–2. Mean hourly earnings, full-time workers: Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government.......................................................................... 2–3. Mean hourly earnings, part-time workers: Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government.......................................................................... 3–1. Mean weekly earnings, full-time workers: Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government.......................................................................... 3–2. Mean annual earnings, full-time workers: Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government.......................................................................... 4–1. Selected occupations and levels, all workers: Mean hourly earnings, private industry and State and local government.......................................................................... 4–2. Selected occupations and levels, full-time workers: Mean hourly earnings, private industry and State and local government.......................................................................... 4–3. Selected occupations and levels, part-time workers: Mean hourly earnings, private industry and State and local government.......................................................................... 5–1. Selected worker characteristics: Mean hourly earnings by occupational group ........................... 5–2. Major industry division: Mean hourly earnings by occupational group, private industry ............................................................................................................................ 5–3. Establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings by occupational group, private industry ............................................................................................................................ 6–1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs, all workers: Selected occupations, all industries................................................................................................................................. 6–2. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs, all workers: Selected occupations, private industry ............................................................................................................................ 6–3. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs, all workers: Selected occupations, State and local government .......................................................................................................... 6–4. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs, full-time workers: Selected occupations, all industries................................................................................................................................. 6–5. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs, part-time workers: Selected occupations, all industries................................................................................................................................. 2 3 6 9 11 15 19 27 34 37 38 39 40 43 46 48 51 Appendixes: A. Technical Note ................................................................................................................................ Appendix table 1. Number of workers represented by the survey, by occupational group ........... B. Occupational Classifications ........................................................................................................... C. Occupational Leveling Criteria ....................................................................................................... D. Evaluating Your Firm’s Jobs........................................................................................................... v A–1 A–5 B–1 C–1 D–1 Introduction T Table 1–1 presents an overview of all tables in this bulletin. Mean hourly earnings, weekly hours, and relative standard errors are given for all industries, private industry, and State and local government for selected worker and establishment characteristics. The worker characteristics include major occupational group, full-time or part-time status, union or nonunion status, and time or incentive pay. Establishment characteristics include goods and service producing and size of establishment. Table 2–1 presents estimates of mean hourly earnings, and the relative standard errors associated with them, for detailed occupations within all industries, private industry, and State and local government. Table 2–2 presents the same type of information for full-time workers only. Table 2–3 provides similar data for workers designated as parttime. Table 3–1 provides mean weekly earnings data, with relative standard errors, and weekly hours for full-time employees in specific occupations across all industries, private industry, and State and local government. Table 3–2 provides annual earnings, relative standard errors, and annual hours for full-time employees in specific occupations. Table 4–1 provides mean hourly earnings data by work level for occupational groups and for detailed occupations. Separate data are also shown for private industry and government workers. Table 4–2 provides work level data for full-time workers. Table 4–3 provides similar data for workers designated as part-time. Table 5–1 presents mean hourly earnings data for selected worker characteristics by major occupational group. The worker characteristics include full-time or part-time designation, union or nonunion status, and time or incentive pay. Table 5–2 presents mean hourly earnings data for major industry divisions by occupational group; these estimates are limited to the private sector. Table 5–3 presents mean hourly earnings data for establishment employment sizes by major occupational group in the private sector. Tables 6–1 through 6–5 present hourly wage percentiles that describe the distribution of hourly earnings for individual workers within each published occupation. Data are provided for the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles for detailed occupations within all industries, private industry, State and local government, full-time workers, and part-time workers. These iterations correspond to those presented in tables 2–1, 2–2, and 2–3. he tables in this bulletin summarize the NCS results for the Philadelphia–Wilmington–Atlantic City, PA–NJ– DE–MD, metropolitan area. Data were collected between June 2003 and July 2004; the average reference month is December 2003. Tabulations provide information on earnings of workers in a variety of occupations and at different work levels. Also contained in this bulletin are information on the program, a technical note describing survey procedures, and several appendixes with detailed information on occupational classifications and the occupational leveling methodology. 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 firefighters, 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. Another product, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, measures employers’ average hourly costs for total compensation, that is, wages and benefits. Still another NCS product measures the incidence and provisions of benefit plans. This bulletin is limited to data on occupational wages and salaries. About the tables The tables that follow present data on straight-time occupational earnings, which include wages and salaries, incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. These earnings exclude premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. About 480 detailed occupations are used to describe all occupations in the civilian nonfarm economy (excluding the Federal Government and private households). Data are not shown for any occupations if they would raise concerns about the confidentiality of the survey respondents or if the data are insufficient to support reliable estimates. 1 Table 1-1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 Total Private industry Hourly earnings State and local government Hourly earnings Worker and establishment characteristics Mean weekly hours3 Mean Relative error2 (percent) Hourly earnings Mean weekly hours3 Mean Relative error2 (percent) Mean weekly hours3 Mean Relative error2 (percent) $21.56 2.4 35.5 $20.79 3.1 35.3 $25.01 2.2 36.1 White-collar occupations5 ....................................... Professional specialty and technical ................... Executive, administrative, and managerial ......... Sales ................................................................... Administrative support ........................................ Blue-collar occupations5 ......................................... Precision production, craft, and repair ................ Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ......................................................... Transportation and material moving ................... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...................................................... Service occupations5 .............................................. 26.09 31.69 34.72 17.05 15.60 17.77 21.92 2.5 2.5 6.1 7.0 1.9 2.6 3.3 36.0 35.8 39.4 32.5 35.8 38.0 39.7 25.44 30.29 35.26 17.10 15.64 17.66 22.09 3.2 3.3 6.7 7.0 2.3 2.9 3.8 36.2 35.9 39.8 32.4 36.3 37.9 39.7 29.03 35.81 30.79 – 15.40 18.80 20.74 2.2 3.1 7.0 – 1.0 1.5 1.1 35.0 35.3 36.7 – 33.7 38.6 39.5 15.72 16.92 5.9 5.3 39.5 37.1 15.71 16.80 5.9 6.1 39.5 37.2 – 17.71 – 3.6 – 36.5 14.28 12.98 5.7 2.8 35.4 31.9 13.86 10.56 6.6 3.0 34.8 30.3 17.01 19.82 4.1 3.6 39.2 37.3 Full time .................................................................. Part time ................................................................. 22.59 12.20 2.4 3.2 38.9 19.7 21.88 12.19 3.1 3.4 39.3 19.7 25.59 12.29 2.8 8.7 37.4 20.5 Union ...................................................................... Nonunion ................................................................ 21.72 21.48 2.0 3.3 36.3 35.1 18.97 21.30 3.0 3.5 35.9 35.1 25.11 24.59 2.2 4.4 36.7 33.9 Time ........................................................................ Incentive ................................................................. 21.53 22.17 2.3 10.1 35.3 39.2 20.72 22.17 3.0 10.1 35.1 39.2 25.01 – 2.2 – 36.1 – Goods producing .................................................... Service producing ................................................... (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) – – – – – – (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) 50-99 workers7 ....................................................... 100-499 workers ..................................................... 500 workers or more ............................................... 18.57 19.20 24.41 5.9 4.0 2.7 35.0 34.5 36.4 18.51 18.57 24.18 6.2 4.7 3.7 35.0 34.6 36.3 20.39 26.09 24.94 5.5 4.4 2.7 35.2 34.1 36.6 Total ........................................................................... Worker characteristics:4 Establishment characteristics: 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing industries applies to private industry only. 7 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. 2 Table 2-1. Mean hourly earnings,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 Total Occupation3 Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $21.56 21.88 2.4 2.4 $20.79 21.12 3.1 3.2 $25.01 25.06 2.2 2.1 White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 26.09 27.30 2.5 2.3 25.44 26.83 3.2 3.0 29.03 29.15 2.2 2.2 Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... Electrical and electronic engineers ....................... Mechanical engineers ........................................... Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... Operations and systems researchers and analysts .......................................................... Natural scientists ...................................................... Chemists, except biochemists .............................. Biological and life scientists .................................. Health related ........................................................... Physicians ............................................................ Registered nurses ................................................ Pharmacists .......................................................... Respiratory therapists ........................................... Teachers, college and university .............................. Other post-secondary teachers ............................ Teachers, except college and university .................. Elementary school teachers ................................. Secondary school teachers .................................. Teachers, special education ................................. Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Vocational and educational counselors ................ Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Psychologists ........................................................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Social workers ...................................................... Lawyers and judges .................................................. Lawyers ................................................................ Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Technical ...................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Radiological technicians ....................................... Licensed practical nurses ..................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ........ Electrical and electronic technicians ..................... Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ............................. Chemical technicians ............................................ Computer programmers ....................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. ................................ 31.69 33.13 38.16 38.26 33.58 40.50 34.57 33.81 2.5 3.1 2.4 2.0 4.0 8.4 5.4 6.0 30.29 31.58 39.22 38.26 33.58 40.50 34.57 33.81 3.3 4.3 2.3 2.0 4.0 8.4 5.4 6.0 35.81 36.80 – – – – – – 3.1 2.1 – – – – – – 39.39 35.67 38.77 36.69 32.57 50.78 29.39 34.30 25.20 45.50 40.54 35.68 34.75 42.21 35.64 37.31 30.93 – 29.33 29.49 19.70 19.51 46.00 46.00 21.3 12.0 16.7 10.5 4.9 15.1 2.2 4.8 3.7 7.5 5.8 6.2 10.9 4.9 5.8 13.2 28.4 – 14.5 18.5 4.3 6.2 26.8 26.8 39.39 36.07 38.77 36.83 32.33 52.57 29.00 34.30 25.20 45.37 – – – – – 18.59 – – – – 17.15 16.90 51.60 51.60 21.3 13.0 16.7 12.5 5.0 14.7 1.5 4.8 3.7 11.7 – – – – – 23.8 – – – – 4.2 4.0 30.5 30.5 – – – – 36.03 – 34.58 – – 45.70 45.70 39.67 39.75 42.41 36.90 40.25 40.13 – – – 22.89 23.33 – – – – – – 16.9 – 14.4 – – 6.4 4.7 1.7 .8 5.2 5.7 6.7 25.2 – – – 4.9 6.2 – – 22.28 25.74 16.57 30.40 20.91 17.79 23.76 23.32 19.94 27.97 17.44 6.2 4.9 2.6 .6 2.1 5.3 6.8 8.8 9.7 11.1 14.8 22.14 26.24 16.57 30.40 21.03 17.91 23.76 24.06 19.94 – – 7.1 5.3 2.6 .6 2.2 5.4 6.8 10.9 9.7 – – – 19.73 – – – – – – – – – – 4.4 – – – – – – – – – 34.72 41.63 30.13 45.98 6.1 6.7 6.7 10.9 35.26 42.76 – 46.07 6.7 7.4 – 11.4 30.79 34.41 30.13 – 7.0 6.5 6.7 – 47.29 36.06 36.16 11.3 12.0 8.2 47.52 27.94 36.46 11.5 27.4 9.4 – 38.90 – – 11.7 – 28.96 26.40 44.74 26.38 29.36 12.3 6.8 11.7 6.2 7.3 – – 44.74 26.53 30.13 – – 11.7 6.9 7.5 – – – 25.03 – – – – 3.1 – Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ............... Administrators and officials, public administration Financial managers .............................................. Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations .......................................................... Administrators, education and related fields ......... Managers, medicine and health ........................... Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments ................................................ Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............... Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .................... Management related ................................................. Accountants and auditors ..................................... See footnotes at end of table. 3 Table 2-1. Mean hourly earnings,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) $31.74 34.33 3.2 13.3 $31.74 34.80 3.2 15.5 – – – – 24.29 25.44 21.50 12.5 13.5 18.6 23.67 25.44 21.68 13.2 13.5 20.2 – – – – – – Sales ................................................................................ Supervisors, sales ................................................ Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ............. Sales workers, apparel ......................................... Sales workers, other commodities ........................ Cashiers ............................................................... 17.05 23.12 21.82 8.56 15.32 10.57 7.0 3.5 1.3 .0 17.6 3.0 17.10 23.12 21.82 8.56 15.32 10.47 7.0 3.5 1.3 .0 17.6 3.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical ................... Supervisors, financial records processing ............ Computer operators .............................................. Secretaries ........................................................... Typists .................................................................. Hotel clerks ........................................................... Receptionists ........................................................ Order clerks .......................................................... Library clerks ........................................................ Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... Telephone operators ............................................ Mail clerks, except postal service ......................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................... Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... General office clerks ............................................. Data entry keyers ................................................. Statistical clerks .................................................... Teachers’ aides .................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 15.60 24.30 16.15 17.94 16.65 10.84 12.08 20.79 14.03 15.47 14.54 14.45 11.85 14.37 13.79 15.67 14.64 13.98 17.37 12.00 14.47 1.9 11.1 2.9 3.6 12.1 6.6 9.6 8.2 11.0 7.9 4.0 14.6 4.2 5.8 6.9 3.5 5.1 8.7 15.2 6.8 6.8 15.64 24.30 16.26 17.70 – 10.84 12.06 20.79 – 15.71 14.42 14.42 11.47 14.37 13.85 15.67 13.89 13.98 17.37 – 13.67 2.3 11.1 3.1 3.7 – 6.6 10.0 8.2 – 9.7 4.2 17.9 3.9 5.8 7.2 3.5 7.4 8.7 15.2 – 8.4 $15.40 – – 18.71 14.43 – – – 14.17 – – – – – – – 16.13 – – 12.00 15.85 1.0 – – 8.9 1.9 – – – 11.6 – – – – – – – 6.4 – – 7.1 6.4 Blue collar ........................................................................... 17.77 2.6 17.66 2.9 18.80 1.5 Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ Automobile mechanics ......................................... Industrial machinery repairers .............................. Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment ....................................... Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... Electricians ........................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .................. Supervisors, production ........................................ Machinists ............................................................. Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .. 21.92 20.39 21.68 3.3 5.4 5.8 22.09 – 21.68 3.8 – 5.8 20.74 – – 1.1 – – 21.53 18.96 20.93 28.54 24.99 20.07 13.63 11.8 3.6 6.1 10.2 10.5 3.8 22.4 21.53 18.91 21.18 30.27 24.99 – 13.63 11.8 4.6 7.2 8.1 10.5 – 22.4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ Textile sewing machine operators ........................ Mixing and blending machine operators ............... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. Assemblers ........................................................... 15.72 9.20 20.01 16.47 18.95 5.9 6.3 13.9 5.2 2.4 15.71 9.20 20.01 16.47 18.95 5.9 6.3 13.9 5.2 2.4 – – – – – – – – – – Transportation and material moving ............................ Truck drivers ......................................................... Bus drivers ............................................................ 16.92 17.42 – 5.3 4.4 – 16.80 17.64 – 6.1 4.3 – 17.71 – 18.00 3.6 – 2.8 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 14.28 5.7 13.86 6.6 17.01 4.1 White collar –Continued Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Management related –Continued Other financial officers .......................................... Management analysts .......................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................. Management related, n.e.c. .................................. See footnotes at end of table. 4 Table 2-1. Mean hourly earnings,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) $13.19 11.0 $11.87 10.7 – – 19.41 19.10 11.07 16.00 10.68 14.39 9.6 10.8 16.3 6.4 8.8 12.1 – – 11.07 16.00 10.68 12.85 – – 16.4 6.4 8.8 16.7 – – – – – – – – – – – – 12.98 19.49 30.70 26.76 24.66 18.99 11.14 9.00 6.66 6.69 5.68 8.26 10.27 16.85 11.64 8.98 11.22 8.76 11.66 12.08 11.49 11.76 10.30 11.83 13.38 19.36 8.13 11.92 10.12 2.8 6.7 3.3 8.3 2.5 5.4 4.4 3.2 9.3 22.5 14.6 9.9 1.4 8.0 3.8 2.5 7.0 3.3 5.3 8.3 5.1 4.3 2.7 5.7 5.1 7.3 6.2 12.6 6.1 10.56 10.84 – – – – 10.69 8.68 6.66 6.69 5.68 8.26 9.95 16.87 11.38 8.74 10.74 8.20 10.87 11.31 10.65 10.90 10.30 10.56 13.39 19.36 8.13 – 9.87 3.0 5.6 – – – – 2.5 2.7 9.3 22.5 14.6 9.9 1.4 8.2 3.7 3.4 8.6 1.9 3.5 4.5 2.3 4.6 2.7 5.0 5.4 7.3 6.2 – 6.6 $19.82 23.81 30.70 – 24.99 18.99 – 12.28 – – – – 12.28 – – – – 12.04 15.90 – 15.65 14.36 – 14.35 13.23 – – – – 3.6 4.5 3.3 – 2.6 5.4 – 3.1 – – – – 3.1 – – – – 6.0 7.6 – 8.5 2.1 – 2.1 9.2 – – – – Blue collar –Continued Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers –Continued Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...... Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c. ................................................ Construction laborers ........................................... Stock handlers and baggers ................................. Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... Hand packers and packagers ............................... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................... Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Supervisors, police and detectives ....................... Supervisors, guards .............................................. Police and detectives, public service .................... Correctional institution officers ............................. Guards and police, except public service ............. Food service ............................................................. Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... Bartenders ............................................................ Waiters and waitresses ........................................ Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................ Other food service .................................................. Supervisors, food preparation and service ........... Cooks ................................................................... Food counter, fountain, and related ...................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... Health service ........................................................... Health aides, except nursing ................................ Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... Cleaning and building service ................................... Maids and housemen ........................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service ....................................................... Supervisors, personal service .............................. Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities Welfare service aides ........................................... Service, n.e.c. ....................................................... 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. 5 Table 2-2. Mean hourly earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 Total Occupation3 Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $22.59 22.80 2.4 2.5 $21.88 22.07 3.1 3.2 $25.59 25.65 2.8 2.7 White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 26.97 27.83 2.4 2.3 26.31 27.27 3.1 3.0 29.82 29.96 2.8 2.8 Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... Electrical and electronic engineers ....................... Mechanical engineers ........................................... Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... Operations and systems researchers and analysts .......................................................... Natural scientists ...................................................... Chemists, except biochemists .............................. Biological and life scientists .................................. Health related ........................................................... Physicians ............................................................ Registered nurses ................................................ Pharmacists .......................................................... Teachers, college and university .............................. Other post-secondary teachers ............................ Teachers, except college and university .................. Elementary school teachers ................................. Secondary school teachers .................................. Teachers, special education ................................. Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Vocational and educational counselors ................ Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Psychologists ........................................................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Social workers ...................................................... Lawyers and judges .................................................. Lawyers ................................................................ Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Technical ...................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Radiological technicians ....................................... Licensed practical nurses ..................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ........ Electrical and electronic technicians ..................... Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ............................. Chemical technicians ............................................ Computer programmers ....................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. ................................ 31.97 33.43 38.16 38.26 33.58 40.50 34.91 34.19 2.6 3.2 2.4 2.0 4.0 8.4 5.3 5.9 30.49 31.82 39.22 38.26 33.58 40.50 34.91 34.19 3.4 4.5 2.3 2.0 4.0 8.4 5.3 5.9 36.16 37.05 – – – – – – 3.2 2.6 – – – – – – 39.39 35.67 38.77 36.69 32.95 50.78 29.27 33.61 46.20 41.49 36.08 34.74 42.31 35.64 37.52 31.13 – 29.33 29.48 19.73 19.53 47.24 47.24 21.3 12.0 16.7 10.5 5.6 15.1 2.7 5.0 9.1 8.7 5.9 11.0 5.1 5.8 13.1 28.9 – 14.6 18.7 4.3 6.2 25.8 25.8 39.39 36.07 38.77 36.83 32.68 52.57 28.76 33.61 46.38 – 21.78 – – – – – – – – 17.05 16.88 – – 21.3 13.0 16.7 12.5 5.8 14.7 1.8 5.0 14.6 – 4.3 – – – – – – – – 3.7 3.6 – – – – – – 36.15 – 34.73 – 45.93 45.97 39.94 39.80 42.47 36.90 40.29 – – – – 22.89 23.33 – – – – – – 16.9 – 14.3 – 6.4 4.8 2.2 .7 5.3 5.7 6.7 – – – – 4.9 6.2 – – 22.24 25.99 16.30 31.00 20.95 17.81 23.76 23.32 19.94 27.97 19.48 6.4 5.1 3.2 .0 2.3 5.7 6.8 8.8 9.7 11.1 11.1 22.14 26.42 16.30 31.00 21.03 17.81 23.76 24.06 19.94 – – 7.1 5.5 3.2 .0 2.5 5.7 6.8 10.9 9.7 – – – 20.50 – – – – – – – – – – 5.6 – – – – – – – – – 34.85 41.77 30.13 45.98 6.1 6.7 6.7 10.9 35.37 42.83 – 46.07 6.7 7.4 – 11.4 31.07 34.92 30.13 – 6.4 6.6 6.7 – 47.29 36.06 37.20 11.3 12.0 7.6 47.52 27.94 37.63 11.5 27.4 8.7 – 38.90 – – 11.7 – 28.96 26.40 44.74 26.25 28.68 12.3 6.8 11.7 5.6 6.7 – – 44.74 26.40 29.40 – – 11.7 6.3 7.1 – – – 25.03 – – – – 3.1 – Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ............... Administrators and officials, public administration Financial managers .............................................. Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations .......................................................... Administrators, education and related fields ......... Managers, medicine and health ........................... Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments ................................................ Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............... Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .................... Management related ................................................. Accountants and auditors ..................................... See footnotes at end of table. 6 Table 2-2. Mean hourly earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) $31.74 34.33 3.2 13.3 $31.74 34.80 3.2 15.5 – – – – 24.29 25.44 21.44 12.5 13.5 18.9 23.67 25.44 21.62 13.2 13.5 20.5 – – – – – – Sales ................................................................................ Supervisors, sales ................................................ Sales, other business services ............................. Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ............. Sales workers, other commodities ........................ Cashiers ............................................................... 19.37 23.13 19.49 21.82 19.25 11.81 7.2 3.5 29.9 1.3 14.4 4.0 19.47 23.13 19.49 21.82 19.25 11.72 7.3 3.5 29.9 1.3 14.4 4.2 – – – – – – – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical ................... Supervisors, financial records processing ............ Computer operators .............................................. Secretaries ........................................................... Typists .................................................................. Hotel clerks ........................................................... Receptionists ........................................................ Order clerks .......................................................... Library clerks ........................................................ Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... Telephone operators ............................................ Mail clerks, except postal service ......................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................... Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... General office clerks ............................................. Statistical clerks .................................................... Teachers’ aides .................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 15.99 24.30 16.26 17.94 16.65 10.84 12.22 21.15 15.49 15.47 14.54 16.49 12.16 14.37 13.97 15.75 15.35 17.37 12.87 15.21 2.0 11.1 3.1 3.8 12.1 6.6 11.2 8.0 6.1 7.9 4.0 13.8 6.7 5.8 6.4 4.2 5.5 15.2 4.4 6.9 16.00 24.30 16.26 17.68 – 10.84 12.20 21.15 – 15.71 14.42 – 11.52 14.37 14.04 15.75 14.83 17.37 – 14.63 2.5 11.1 3.1 3.9 – 6.6 11.7 8.0 – 9.7 4.2 – 6.0 5.8 6.6 4.2 8.4 15.2 – 10.7 $15.98 – – 18.75 14.43 – – – – – – – – – – – 16.15 – 12.89 15.87 1.4 – – 8.9 1.9 – – – – – – – – – – – 6.5 – 4.7 6.3 Blue collar ........................................................................... 18.24 2.7 18.15 3.0 19.02 2.2 Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ Automobile mechanics ......................................... Industrial machinery repairers .............................. Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment ....................................... Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... Electricians ........................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .................. Supervisors, production ........................................ Machinists ............................................................. Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .. 21.90 20.39 21.68 3.3 5.4 5.8 22.07 – 21.68 3.8 – 5.8 20.75 – – 1.1 – – 20.67 18.96 20.93 28.54 24.99 20.07 13.63 11.2 3.6 6.1 10.2 10.5 3.8 22.4 20.67 18.91 21.18 30.27 24.99 – 13.63 11.2 4.6 7.2 8.1 10.5 – 22.4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ Textile sewing machine operators ........................ Mixing and blending machine operators ............... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. Assemblers ........................................................... 15.76 9.17 20.01 16.47 18.95 5.7 6.5 13.9 5.2 2.4 15.76 9.17 20.01 16.47 18.95 5.7 6.5 13.9 5.2 2.4 – – – – – – – – – – Transportation and material moving ............................ Truck drivers ......................................................... 17.65 17.42 5.0 4.4 17.52 17.64 5.7 4.3 18.45 – 6.6 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...... 15.03 13.22 5.6 11.3 14.67 – 6.6 – 17.01 – 4.1 – White collar –Continued Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Management related –Continued Other financial officers .......................................... Management analysts .......................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................. Management related, n.e.c. .................................. See footnotes at end of table. 7 Table 2-2. Mean hourly earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers –Continued Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c. ................................................ Construction laborers ........................................... Stock handlers and baggers ................................. Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... Hand packers and packagers ............................... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................... $19.41 19.10 12.21 17.11 11.23 15.51 9.6 10.8 18.6 6.0 9.5 9.3 – – $12.20 17.11 11.23 14.08 – – 18.7 6.0 9.5 14.2 – – – – – – – – – – – – Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Supervisors, police and detectives ....................... Supervisors, guards .............................................. Police and detectives, public service .................... Correctional institution officers ............................. Guards and police, except public service ............. Food service ............................................................. Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... Bartenders ............................................................ Waiters and waitresses ........................................ Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................ Other food service .................................................. Supervisors, food preparation and service ........... Cooks ................................................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... Health service ........................................................... Health aides, except nursing ................................ Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... Cleaning and building service ................................... Maids and housemen ........................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service ....................................................... Supervisors, personal service .............................. Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities Service, n.e.c. ....................................................... 14.05 20.10 30.70 26.76 24.66 18.99 11.47 9.89 6.88 6.80 5.19 9.20 11.26 17.29 11.96 12.32 9.55 11.79 12.39 11.58 12.30 10.31 12.57 14.66 19.36 8.57 11.25 3.3 7.9 3.3 8.3 2.5 5.4 5.6 4.9 15.7 32.4 22.7 7.9 2.2 10.1 3.5 14.6 5.1 6.3 11.0 6.2 3.5 2.8 3.3 5.5 7.3 6.8 7.9 11.28 10.98 – – – – 10.89 9.56 6.88 6.80 5.19 9.20 11.01 17.32 11.67 – 9.02 10.88 11.44 10.61 11.42 10.31 11.27 14.71 19.36 8.57 – 3.7 7.3 – – – – 3.5 4.6 15.7 32.4 22.7 7.9 2.3 10.4 3.5 – 4.0 4.4 6.7 3.1 4.9 2.8 2.8 5.8 7.3 6.8 – $20.22 23.97 30.70 – 24.99 18.99 – 12.62 – – – – 12.62 – – – 12.15 16.06 – 15.76 14.52 – 14.52 – – – – 4.1 5.2 3.3 – 2.6 5.4 – 4.0 – – – – 4.0 – – – 4.7 7.7 – 8.6 2.6 – 2.6 – – – – Blue collar –Continued 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. 8 Table 2-3. Mean hourly earnings,1 part-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 Total Occupation3 Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $12.20 12.83 3.2 3.4 $12.19 12.88 3.4 3.7 $12.29 12.29 8.7 8.7 White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 15.63 19.05 4.2 4.6 15.94 20.22 4.5 4.6 13.18 13.18 10.1 10.1 Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Health related ........................................................... Registered nurses ................................................ Teachers, college and university .............................. Teachers, except college and university .................. Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Lawyers and judges .................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Technical ...................................................................... Licensed practical nurses ..................................... 26.66 27.90 – 30.48 29.89 – 16.88 25.13 – – – 4.4 4.6 – 2.1 4.2 – 38.7 5.0 – – – 27.41 28.42 – 30.51 29.92 – – – – – – 4.2 4.3 – 2.1 4.2 – – – – – – 20.22 22.89 – – – – 21.46 – – – – 18.9 25.0 – – – – 45.3 – – – – – 20.41 20.74 – 7.1 5.1 – 21.94 21.08 – .8 4.0 – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ............... Management related ................................................. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Sales ................................................................................ Sales workers, other commodities ........................ Cashiers ............................................................... 8.46 8.71 8.47 4.1 3.4 3.0 8.46 8.71 8.47 4.1 3.4 3.0 – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical ................... Secretaries ........................................................... General office clerks ............................................. Teachers’ aides .................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 12.00 17.83 10.75 10.49 11.77 3.6 12.5 8.6 10.8 5.3 12.29 18.01 10.70 – 11.79 2.9 13.0 8.7 – 5.3 11.02 – – 10.50 – 11.7 – – 11.0 – Blue collar ........................................................................... 11.87 10.1 11.85 10.8 – – Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ – – – – – – Transportation and material moving ............................ – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Stock handlers and baggers ................................. 9.72 9.69 12.6 20.4 9.72 9.69 12.6 20.4 – – – – Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Guards and police, except public service ............. Food service ............................................................. Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... Waiters and waitresses ........................................ Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................ Other food service .................................................. Food counter, fountain, and related ...................... Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... Health service ........................................................... Health aides, except nursing ................................ Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... 8.43 9.93 10.13 7.37 6.35 6.23 6.52 8.11 8.46 7.40 10.92 10.87 10.93 1.5 3.4 3.2 2.5 6.0 8.1 27.3 1.4 9.2 1.7 3.4 3.6 5.2 8.33 10.11 10.13 7.16 6.35 6.23 6.52 7.81 – 6.92 10.85 10.87 10.85 1.6 2.9 3.2 2.5 6.0 8.1 27.3 1.1 – 1.9 3.4 3.8 5.2 10.20 – – 11.02 – – – 11.02 – – – – – 6.0 – – .5 – – – .5 – – – – – See footnotes at end of table. 9 Table 2-3. Mean hourly earnings,1 part-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 Service –Continued Cleaning and building service ................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service ....................................................... Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities Service, n.e.c. ....................................................... Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean Relative error4 (percent) $8.89 8.76 8.25 5.87 8.53 8.9 9.5 2.1 8.0 4.4 $8.84 8.70 8.31 5.87 8.53 9.4 10.1 1.9 8.0 4.4 – – – – – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. 10 Table 3-1. Mean weekly earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 Total Occupation3 Weekly earnings Mean Relative error4 (percent) State and local government Private industry Weekly earnings Mean weekly hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Weekly earnings Mean weekly hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean weekly hours5 All ............................................................... All excluding sales .............................. $879 886 2.5 2.6 38.9 38.8 $859 866 3.2 3.3 39.3 39.2 $958 960 3.0 3.0 37.4 37.4 White collar ........................................... White collar excluding sales ........... 1,043 1,073 2.4 2.3 38.7 38.5 1,033 1,069 3.0 2.9 39.3 39.2 1,083 1,087 2.5 2.6 36.3 36.3 1,217 1,272 2.5 3.1 38.1 38.1 1,183 1,242 3.3 4.5 38.8 39.0 1,305 1,334 2.9 2.3 36.1 36.0 1,515 2.6 39.7 1,569 2.3 40.0 – – – 1,530 1,343 1,620 2.0 4.0 8.4 40.0 40.0 40.0 1,530 1,343 1,620 2.0 4.0 8.4 40.0 40.0 40.0 – – – – – – – – – 1,372 5.2 39.3 1,372 5.2 39.3 – – – 1,342 5.8 39.3 1,342 5.8 39.3 – – – 1,576 1,359 1,551 1,345 1,276 1,948 1,133 1,293 1,659 21.3 11.8 16.7 10.5 5.0 13.5 2.7 6.0 8.4 40.0 38.1 40.0 36.7 38.7 38.4 38.7 38.5 35.9 1,576 1,384 1,551 1,362 1,268 1,976 1,121 1,293 1,708 21.3 12.7 16.7 12.4 5.3 13.7 2.4 6.0 13.1 40.0 38.4 40.0 37.0 38.8 37.6 39.0 38.5 36.8 – – – – 1,365 – 1,248 – 1,590 – – – – 12.3 – 13.0 – 8.6 – – – – 37.8 – 35.9 – 34.6 1,538 8.4 37.1 – – – 1,692 5.2 36.8 1,309 1,274 1,531 1,245 1,326 4.7 8.7 3.3 5.3 12.1 36.3 36.7 36.2 34.9 35.3 848 – – – – 4.8 – – – – 38.9 – – – – 1,422 1,418 1,543 1,286 1,416 1.6 .4 3.5 5.2 6.3 35.6 35.6 36.3 34.9 35.2 1,190 26.3 38.2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1,127 1,104 14.0 17.1 38.4 37.4 – – – – – – – – – – – – 763 752 1,778 1,778 3.8 5.7 23.5 23.5 38.7 38.5 37.6 37.6 675 669 – – 3.9 3.8 – – 39.6 39.6 – – 862 863 – – 4.2 6.5 – – 37.7 37.0 – – 871 991 7.1 5.0 39.1 38.1 870 1,007 7.8 5.4 39.3 38.1 – 776 – 5.6 – 37.9 630 1,228 806 3.3 2.0 2.8 38.6 39.6 38.5 630 1,228 808 3.3 2.0 3.0 38.6 39.6 38.4 – – – – – – – – – 692 6.3 38.8 692 6.3 38.8 – – – 946 917 6.8 9.4 39.8 39.3 946 962 6.8 10.9 39.8 40.0 – – – – – – Professional specialty and technical ...................................... Professional specialty ..................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors .............................. Electrical and electronic engineers .......................... Mechanical engineers ............. Engineers, n.e.c. ..................... Mathematical and computer scientists ............................... Computer systems analysts and scientists .................... Operations and systems researchers and analysts Natural scientists ........................ Chemists, except biochemists Biological and life scientists .... Health related ............................. Physicians .............................. Registered nurses .................. Pharmacists ............................ Teachers, college and university Other post-secondary teachers ............................ Teachers, except college and university .............................. Elementary school teachers ... Secondary school teachers .... Teachers, special education ... Teachers, n.e.c. ...................... Vocational and educational counselors ........................ Librarians, archivists, and curators ................................. Social scientists and urban planners ................................ Psychologists .......................... Social, recreation, and religious workers ................................. Social workers ........................ Lawyers and judges .................... Lawyers .................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ..................................... Technical ........................................ Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ........................ Radiological technicians ......... Licensed practical nurses ....... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ............. Electrical and electronic technicians ........................ Engineering technicians, n.e.c. See footnotes at end of table. 11 Table 3-1. Mean weekly earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 State and local government Private industry Weekly earnings Weekly earnings Mean weekly hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean weekly hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) $764 1,099 753 13.1 11.3 12.4 38.3 39.3 38.7 $764 – – 13.1 – – 38.3 – – – – – – – – – – – 1,383 5.7 39.7 1,415 6.2 40.0 $1,170 6.0 37.7 1,660 6.8 39.7 1,716 7.6 40.1 1,317 6.2 37.7 1,106 1,895 7.5 15.4 36.7 41.2 – 1,902 – 16.2 – 41.3 1,106 – 7.5 – 36.7 – 1,883 11.4 39.8 1,892 11.6 39.8 – – – 1,375 10.6 38.1 1,090 21.0 39.0 1,471 10.9 37.8 1,463 6.8 39.3 1,478 7.7 39.3 – – – 1,147 12.2 39.6 – – – – – – 990 10.2 37.5 – – – – – – 1,788 1,041 1,115 1,242 1,390 11.4 4.4 7.0 5.2 11.9 40.0 39.6 38.9 39.1 40.5 1,788 1,053 1,151 1,242 1,440 11.4 4.8 7.2 5.2 13.7 40.0 39.9 39.1 39.1 41.4 – 941 – – – – 2.3 – – – – 37.6 – – – 989 10.7 40.7 975 11.6 41.2 – – – 890 901 16.5 13.3 35.0 42.0 890 912 16.5 14.3 35.0 42.2 – – – – – – 770 979 768 7.0 3.1 29.7 39.7 42.3 39.4 774 979 768 7.0 3.1 29.7 39.8 42.3 39.4 – – – – – – – – – 951 5.3 43.6 951 5.3 43.6 – – – 745 463 15.2 3.7 38.7 39.2 745 460 15.2 3.9 38.7 39.3 – – – – – – 615 2.0 38.5 625 2.5 39.1 576 1.3 36.1 1,025 651 681 615 430 483 819 552 607 10.9 3.1 3.7 11.6 7.4 11.4 6.1 5.5 6.9 42.2 40.0 37.9 36.9 39.7 39.5 38.7 35.6 39.3 1,025 651 680 – 430 485 819 – 620 10.9 3.1 4.1 – 7.4 11.9 6.1 – 8.6 42.2 40.0 38.5 – 39.7 39.7 38.7 – 39.5 – – 682 530 – – – – – – – 8.0 2.0 – – – – – – – 36.4 36.7 – – – – – 560 3.9 38.5 558 4.2 38.7 – – – Mean Relative error4 (percent) Weekly earnings Mean weekly hours5 White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Technical –Continued Chemical technicians .............. Computer programmers ......... Technical and related, n.e.c. .. Executive, administrative, and managerial ................................... Executives, administrators, and managers .............................. Administrators and officials, public administration ......... Financial managers ................ Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations ............................ Administrators, education and related fields ..................... Managers, medicine and health ................................ Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments ..... Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ......... Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................................. Management related ................... Accountants and auditors ....... Other financial officers ............ Management analysts ............ Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists .......... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................... Management related, n.e.c. .... Sales .................................................. Supervisors, sales .................. Sales, other business services Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......................... Sales workers, other commodities ..................... Cashiers ................................. Administrative support, including clerical ......................................... Supervisors, financial records processing ........................ Computer operators ................ Secretaries ............................. Typists .................................... Hotel clerks ............................. Receptionists .......................... Order clerks ............................ Library clerks .......................... Records clerks, n.e.c. ............. Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ................... See footnotes at end of table. 12 Table 3-1. Mean weekly earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 Weekly earnings Mean Relative error4 (percent) State and local government Private industry Weekly earnings Mean weekly hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) – Weekly earnings Mean weekly hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean weekly hours5 – – – – – White collar –Continued Administrative support, including clerical –Continued Telephone operators .............. Mail clerks, except postal service .............................. Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................................ Stock and inventory clerks ...... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance .............. General office clerks ............... Statistical clerks ...................... Teachers’ aides ...................... Administrative support, n.e.c. Blue collar ............................................. Precision production, craft, and repair ............................................ Automobile mechanics ........... Industrial machinery repairers Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment ......... Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ................................. Electricians ............................. Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ....................... Supervisors, production .......... Machinists ............................... Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ..... Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ............................ Textile sewing machine operators .......................... Mixing and blending machine operators .......................... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ................ Assemblers ............................. Transportation and material moving ......................................... Truck drivers ........................... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ................. Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ..... Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c. .................. Construction laborers ............. Stock handlers and baggers ... Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ................. $629 12.6 38.1 461 9.0 37.9 $433 8.8 37.6 – – – 575 557 5.8 6.5 40.0 39.9 575 562 5.8 6.6 40.0 40.0 – – – – – – 624 580 672 451 560 4.8 5.2 16.5 4.3 5.8 39.6 37.8 38.7 35.0 36.8 624 582 672 – 565 4.8 8.4 16.5 – 11.1 39.6 39.3 38.7 – 38.6 – $577 – 453 554 – 4.5 – 4.7 5.0 – 35.7 – 35.2 34.9 731 3.1 40.1 728 3.4 40.1 752 2.3 39.5 875 817 867 3.3 5.9 5.8 40.0 40.1 40.0 883 – 867 3.8 – 5.8 40.0 – 40.0 823 – – 1.0 – – 39.7 – – 827 11.2 40.0 827 11.2 40.0 – – – 756 837 3.7 6.1 39.9 40.0 756 847 4.6 7.2 40.0 40.0 – – – – – – 1,142 1,000 803 10.2 10.5 3.8 40.0 40.0 40.0 1,211 1,000 – 8.1 10.5 – 40.0 40.0 – – – – – – – – – – 545 22.4 40.0 545 22.4 40.0 – – – 624 6.6 39.6 624 6.6 39.6 – – – 345 .9 37.6 345 .9 37.6 – – – 800 13.9 40.0 800 13.9 40.0 – – – 659 758 5.2 2.4 40.0 40.0 659 758 5.2 2.4 40.0 40.0 – – – – – – 727 705 4.9 4.3 41.2 40.5 727 716 5.5 4.1 41.5 40.6 730 – 6.8 – 39.6 – 597 5.7 39.7 584 6.8 39.8 667 4.6 39.2 523 10.7 39.6 – – – – – – 786 764 484 9.2 10.8 18.3 40.5 40.0 39.6 – – 483 – – 18.5 – – 39.6 – – – – – – – – – 685 6.0 40.0 685 6.0 40.0 – – – See footnotes at end of table. 13 Table 3-1. Mean weekly earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 Weekly earnings Mean Relative error4 (percent) State and local government Private industry Weekly earnings Mean weekly hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Weekly earnings Mean weekly hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean weekly hours5 Blue collar –Continued Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers –Continued Hand packers and packagers Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................................. Service ................................................... Protective service ....................... Supervisors, police and detectives ......................... Supervisors, guards ................ Police and detectives, public service .............................. Correctional institution officers Guards and police, except public service .................... Food service ............................... Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders .......................... Bartenders .............................. Waiters and waitresses .......... Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants .......................... Other food service .................... Supervisors, food preparation and service ....................... Cooks ..................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ....................... Food preparation, n.e.c. ......... Health service ............................. Health aides, except nursing .. Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ......................... Cleaning and building service ..... Maids and housemen ............. Janitors and cleaners ............. Personal service ......................... Supervisors, personal service Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities ............ Service, n.e.c. ......................... $438 11.7 39.0 $438 11.7 39.0 – – – 620 9.3 40.0 563 14.2 40.0 – – – 538 784 3.8 8.2 38.2 39.0 429 430 4.3 5.1 38.0 39.2 $785 933 5.5 7.8 38.8 38.9 1,228 1,038 3.3 10.2 40.0 38.8 – – – – – – 1,228 – 3.3 – 40.0 – 996 760 2.7 5.4 40.4 40.0 – – – – – – 1,009 760 2.7 5.4 40.4 40.0 447 372 5.8 5.7 39.0 37.6 424 361 4.2 5.7 38.9 37.7 – 462 – 9.0 – 36.6 255 242 186 21.0 37.6 28.4 37.0 35.6 35.8 255 242 186 21.0 37.6 28.4 37.0 35.6 35.8 – – – – – – – – – 362 427 8.8 2.4 39.4 37.9 362 420 8.8 2.5 39.4 38.2 – 462 – 9.0 – 36.6 687 458 10.5 3.6 39.7 38.3 688 446 10.8 4.0 39.7 38.2 – – – – – – 493 352 452 488 14.6 4.0 7.5 9.4 40.0 36.9 38.3 39.4 – 335 416 458 – 3.1 6.1 6.7 – 37.2 38.2 40.0 – 432 624 – – 5.0 6.6 – – 35.6 38.8 – 441 489 407 501 521 774 7.4 3.5 2.1 3.3 4.0 7.3 38.1 39.8 39.4 39.9 35.5 40.0 401 453 407 449 522 774 4.7 4.9 2.1 2.7 4.2 7.3 37.8 39.7 39.4 39.8 35.5 40.0 619 580 – 580 – – 7.6 2.5 – 2.5 – – 39.3 39.9 – 39.9 – – 343 450 6.8 7.9 40.0 40.0 343 – 6.8 – 40.0 – – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 5 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. 14 Table 3-2. Mean annual earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 Total Occupation3 Annual earnings Mean Relative error4 (percent) State and local government Private industry Annual earnings Mean annual hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Annual earnings Mean annual hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean annual hours5 All ............................................................... All excluding sales .............................. $44,446 44,717 2.5 2.6 1,967 1,961 $44,327 44,646 3.2 3.3 2,026 2,023 $44,878 44,959 3.0 3.0 1,754 1,753 White collar ........................................... White collar excluding sales ........... 52,051 53,318 2.4 2.3 1,930 1,916 53,160 54,935 3.0 2.9 2,020 2,015 48,232 48,385 2.5 2.6 1,617 1,615 58,253 59,737 2.5 3.1 1,822 1,787 60,052 62,543 3.3 4.5 1,970 1,966 54,392 54,994 2.9 2.3 1,504 1,484 78,794 2.6 2,065 81,585 2.3 2,080 – – – 79,572 69,841 84,239 2.0 4.0 8.4 2,080 2,080 2,080 79,572 69,841 84,239 2.0 4.0 8.4 2,080 2,080 2,080 – – – – – – – – – 71,337 5.2 2,043 71,337 5.2 2,043 – – – 69,797 5.8 2,041 69,797 5.8 2,041 – – – 81,940 70,669 80,651 69,949 65,241 101,301 57,731 67,250 66,001 21.3 11.8 16.7 10.5 5.0 13.5 2.7 6.0 8.4 2,080 1,981 2,080 1,907 1,980 1,995 1,973 2,001 1,429 81,940 71,951 80,651 70,811 65,934 102,765 58,302 67,250 70,217 21.3 12.7 16.7 12.4 5.3 13.7 2.4 6.0 13.1 2,080 1,995 2,080 1,923 2,018 1,955 2,027 2,001 1,514 – – – – 58,648 – 53,103 – 60,497 – – – – 12.3 – 13.0 – 8.6 – – – – 1,622 – 1,529 – 1,317 64,358 8.4 1,551 – – – 65,086 5.2 1,416 51,449 49,430 58,197 49,726 52,190 4.7 8.7 3.3 5.3 12.1 1,426 1,423 1,375 1,395 1,391 34,153 – – – – 4.8 – – – – 1,568 – – – – 55,599 55,620 58,675 51,469 53,974 1.6 .4 3.5 5.2 6.3 1,392 1,398 1,381 1,395 1,340 55,238 26.3 1,774 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 54,486 52,391 14.0 17.1 1,858 1,777 – – – – – – – – – – – – 39,683 39,099 92,453 92,453 3.8 5.7 23.5 23.5 2,011 2,002 1,957 1,957 35,092 34,790 – – 3.9 3.8 – – 2,058 2,061 – – 44,842 44,859 – – 4.2 6.5 – – 1,959 1,923 – – 45,062 51,509 7.1 5.0 2,026 1,982 45,016 52,380 7.8 5.4 2,033 1,983 – 40,355 – 5.6 – 1,969 32,747 63,857 41,914 3.3 2.0 2.8 2,009 2,060 2,001 32,747 63,857 42,032 3.3 2.0 3.0 2,009 2,060 1,999 – – – – – – – – – 35,963 6.3 2,020 35,963 6.3 2,020 – – – 49,203 47,660 6.8 9.4 2,071 2,044 49,203 50,035 6.8 10.9 2,071 2,080 – – – – – – Professional specialty and technical ...................................... Professional specialty ..................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors .............................. Electrical and electronic engineers .......................... Mechanical engineers ............. Engineers, n.e.c. ..................... Mathematical and computer scientists ............................... Computer systems analysts and scientists .................... Operations and systems researchers and analysts Natural scientists ........................ Chemists, except biochemists Biological and life scientists .... Health related ............................. Physicians .............................. Registered nurses .................. Pharmacists ............................ Teachers, college and university Other post-secondary teachers ............................ Teachers, except college and university .............................. Elementary school teachers ... Secondary school teachers .... Teachers, special education ... Teachers, n.e.c. ...................... Vocational and educational counselors ........................ Librarians, archivists, and curators ................................. Social scientists and urban planners ................................ Psychologists .......................... Social, recreation, and religious workers ................................. Social workers ........................ Lawyers and judges .................... Lawyers .................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ..................................... Technical ........................................ Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ........................ Radiological technicians ......... Licensed practical nurses ....... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ............. Electrical and electronic technicians ........................ Engineering technicians, n.e.c. – See footnotes at end of table. 15 Table 3-2. Mean annual earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 Annual earnings Mean Relative error4 (percent) State and local government Private industry Annual earnings Mean annual hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Annual earnings Mean annual hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean annual hours5 – – – – – – – – – White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Technical –Continued Chemical technicians .............. Computer programmers ......... Technical and related, n.e.c. .. Executive, administrative, and managerial ................................... Executives, administrators, and managers .............................. Administrators and officials, public administration ......... Financial managers ................ Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations ............................ Administrators, education and related fields ..................... Managers, medicine and health ................................ Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments ..... Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ......... Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................................. Management related ................... Accountants and auditors ....... Other financial officers ............ Management analysts ............ Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists .......... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................... Management related, n.e.c. .... Sales .................................................. Supervisors, sales .................. Sales, other business services Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats .......................... Sales workers, other commodities ..................... Cashiers ................................. Administrative support, including clerical ......................................... Supervisors, financial records processing ........................ Computer operators ................ Secretaries ............................. Typists .................................... Hotel clerks ............................. Receptionists .......................... Order clerks ............................ Library clerks .......................... Records clerks, n.e.c. ............. Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ................... $39,734 57,136 39,141 13.1 11.3 12.4 1,993 2,043 2,010 $39,734 – – 13.1 – – 1,993 – – 71,701 5.7 2,058 73,470 6.2 2,077 $59,804 6.0 1,925 85,819 6.8 2,054 89,053 7.6 2,079 66,583 6.2 1,907 57,512 98,542 7.5 15.4 1,909 2,143 – 98,891 – 16.2 – 2,147 57,512 – 7.5 – 1,909 – 97,910 11.4 2,070 98,370 11.6 2,070 – – – 69,901 10.6 1,938 52,119 21.0 1,866 76,444 10.9 1,965 76,078 6.8 2,045 76,839 7.7 2,042 – – – 55,429 12.2 1,914 – – – – – – 51,465 10.2 1,950 – – – – – – 92,980 54,114 57,995 64,589 72,294 11.4 4.4 7.0 5.2 11.9 2,078 2,061 2,022 2,035 2,106 92,980 54,768 59,836 64,589 74,868 11.4 4.8 7.2 5.2 13.7 2,078 2,075 2,035 2,035 2,151 – 48,908 – – – – 2.3 – – – – 1,954 – – – 51,421 10.7 2,117 50,690 11.6 2,142 – – – 46,280 46,858 16.5 13.3 1,819 2,185 46,280 47,446 16.5 14.3 1,819 2,195 – – – – – – 39,915 50,900 39,923 7.0 3.1 29.7 2,061 2,201 2,048 40,147 50,900 39,923 7.0 3.1 29.7 2,062 2,201 2,048 – – – – – – – – – 49,441 5.3 2,266 49,441 5.3 2,266 – – – 38,719 24,052 15.2 3.7 2,011 2,037 38,719 23,935 15.2 3.9 2,011 2,042 – – – – – – 31,541 2.0 1,972 32,474 2.5 2,030 28,081 1.3 1,757 53,304 33,831 34,978 31,978 22,377 25,121 42,572 28,705 31,572 10.9 3.1 3.7 11.6 7.4 11.4 6.1 5.5 6.9 2,194 2,080 1,949 1,921 2,065 2,055 2,013 1,853 2,042 53,304 33,831 35,377 – 22,377 25,201 42,572 – 32,254 10.9 3.1 4.1 – 7.4 11.9 6.1 – 8.6 2,194 2,080 2,001 – 2,065 2,066 2,013 – 2,053 – – 33,871 27,554 – – – – – – – 8.0 2.0 – – – – – – – 1,807 1,910 – – – – – 29,111 3.9 2,002 29,029 4.2 2,013 – – – See footnotes at end of table. 16 Table 3-2. Mean annual earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 Annual earnings Mean Relative error4 (percent) State and local government Private industry Annual earnings Mean annual hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) – Annual earnings Mean annual hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean annual hours5 – – – – – White collar –Continued Administrative support, including clerical –Continued Telephone operators .............. Mail clerks, except postal service .............................. Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................................ Stock and inventory clerks ...... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance .............. General office clerks ............... Statistical clerks ...................... Teachers’ aides ...................... Administrative support, n.e.c. Blue collar ............................................. Precision production, craft, and repair ............................................ Automobile mechanics ........... Industrial machinery repairers Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment ......... Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ................................. Electricians ............................. Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ....................... Supervisors, production .......... Machinists ............................... Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ..... Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ............................ Textile sewing machine operators .......................... Mixing and blending machine operators .......................... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ................ Assemblers ............................. Transportation and material moving ......................................... Truck drivers ........................... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ................. Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ..... Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c. .................. Construction laborers ............. Stock handlers and baggers ... Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ................. $32,703 12.6 1,983 23,969 9.0 1,971 $22,501 8.8 1,953 – – – 29,892 28,959 5.8 6.5 2,080 2,074 29,892 29,206 5.8 6.6 2,080 2,080 – – – – – – 32,437 29,750 34,931 17,674 29,096 4.8 5.2 16.5 4.3 5.8 2,059 1,938 2,011 1,374 1,913 32,437 30,283 34,931 – 29,379 4.8 8.4 16.5 – 11.1 2,059 2,042 2,011 – 2,008 – $29,029 – 17,767 28,803 – 4.5 – 4.7 5.0 – 1,797 – 1,378 1,815 37,741 3.1 2,069 37,618 3.4 2,073 38,741 2.3 2,037 45,479 42,495 45,098 3.3 5.9 5.8 2,077 2,084 2,080 45,876 – 45,098 3.8 – 5.8 2,079 – 2,080 42,802 – – 1.0 – – 2,063 – – 43,000 11.2 2,080 43,000 11.2 2,080 – – – 39,338 43,526 3.7 6.1 2,075 2,080 39,336 44,058 4.6 7.2 2,080 2,080 – – – – – – 59,368 51,892 41,743 10.2 10.5 3.8 2,080 2,077 2,080 62,961 51,892 – 8.1 10.5 – 2,080 2,077 – – – – – – – – – – 28,350 22.4 2,080 28,350 22.4 2,080 – – – 32,392 6.6 2,055 32,379 6.6 2,055 – – – 17,941 .9 1,956 17,941 .9 1,956 – – – 41,620 13.9 2,080 41,620 13.9 2,080 – – – 34,250 38,993 5.2 2.4 2,080 2,058 34,250 38,993 5.2 2.4 2,080 2,058 – – – – – – 37,584 36,539 4.9 4.3 2,129 2,098 37,735 37,227 5.5 4.1 2,153 2,110 36,703 – 6.8 – 1,989 – 30,335 5.7 2,018 29,547 6.8 2,014 34,689 4.6 2,039 20,969 10.7 1,586 – – – – – – 40,857 38,799 25,128 9.2 10.8 18.3 2,105 2,031 2,059 – – 25,139 – – 18.5 – – 2,060 – – – – – – – – – 35,597 6.0 2,080 35,597 6.0 2,080 – – – See footnotes at end of table. 17 Table 3-2. Mean annual earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3 Annual earnings Mean Relative error4 (percent) State and local government Private industry Annual earnings Mean annual hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Annual earnings Mean annual hours5 Mean Relative error4 (percent) Mean annual hours5 Blue collar –Continued Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers –Continued Hand packers and packagers Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................................. Service ................................................... Protective service ....................... Supervisors, police and detectives ......................... Supervisors, guards ................ Police and detectives, public service .............................. Correctional institution officers Guards and police, except public service .................... Food service ............................... Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders .......................... Bartenders .............................. Waiters and waitresses .......... Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants .......................... Other food service .................... Supervisors, food preparation and service ....................... Cooks ..................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ....................... Food preparation, n.e.c. ......... Health service ............................. Health aides, except nursing .. Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ......................... Cleaning and building service ..... Maids and housemen ............. Janitors and cleaners ............. Personal service ......................... Supervisors, personal service Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities ............ Service, n.e.c. ......................... $22,778 11.7 2,028 $22,778 11.7 2,028 – – – 32,259 9.3 2,080 29,293 14.2 2,080 – – – 27,656 40,348 3.8 8.2 1,968 2,007 22,268 22,379 4.3 5.1 1,973 2,038 $39,555 47,801 5.5 7.8 1,956 1,994 63,859 53,990 3.3 10.2 2,080 2,018 – – – – – – 63,859 – 3.3 – 2,080 – 51,771 39,500 2.7 5.4 2,099 2,080 – – – – – – 52,484 39,500 2.7 5.4 2,100 2,080 23,259 18,948 5.8 5.7 2,028 1,916 22,046 18,707 4.2 5.7 2,025 1,957 – 20,610 – 9.0 – 1,633 13,148 12,580 9,626 21.0 37.6 28.4 1,911 1,851 1,854 13,148 12,580 9,626 21.0 37.6 28.4 1,911 1,851 1,854 – – – – – – – – – 18,590 21,606 8.8 2.4 2,020 1,918 18,590 21,832 8.8 2.5 2,020 1,983 – 20,610 – 9.0 – 1,633 35,720 23,756 10.5 3.6 2,066 1,986 35,765 23,091 10.8 4.0 2,065 1,979 – – – – – – 25,623 17,613 23,373 24,468 14.6 4.0 7.5 9.4 2,080 1,844 1,983 1,974 – 17,438 21,612 23,792 – 3.1 6.1 6.7 – 1,934 1,987 2,080 – 18,276 31,567 – – 5.0 6.6 – – 1,505 1,965 – 22,945 25,235 21,138 25,768 26,935 40,262 7.4 3.5 2.1 3.3 4.0 7.3 1,981 2,051 2,050 2,050 1,837 2,080 20,875 23,561 21,138 23,342 27,099 40,262 4.7 4.9 2.1 2.7 4.2 7.3 1,967 2,064 2,050 2,072 1,843 2,080 32,179 29,331 – 29,321 – – 7.6 2.5 – 2.5 – – 2,042 2,019 – 2,019 – – 17,828 23,405 6.8 7.9 2,080 2,080 17,828 – 6.8 – 2,080 – – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 5 Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. 18 Table 4-1. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 all workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $21.56 21.88 2.4 2.4 $20.79 21.12 3.1 3.2 $25.01 25.06 2.2 2.1 White collar ......................................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... 14 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... 14 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... 26.09 10.52 10.77 12.07 14.78 18.23 19.56 21.91 27.66 32.35 33.30 43.47 50.33 67.77 69.03 31.35 27.30 12.46 11.37 12.91 15.35 17.31 19.22 21.87 27.69 32.53 32.70 43.24 50.33 67.77 69.03 31.24 2.5 9.9 4.6 2.9 2.3 2.8 2.3 2.2 3.1 2.4 4.2 3.8 4.7 9.5 7.3 8.6 2.3 9.5 5.7 3.2 2.8 3.0 2.2 2.3 3.1 2.5 6.0 3.8 4.7 9.5 7.3 8.5 25.44 9.70 10.65 11.70 14.44 18.38 19.52 22.15 25.51 29.03 30.57 44.51 51.07 67.77 68.76 31.59 26.83 12.02 11.30 12.60 15.06 17.37 19.12 22.13 25.48 29.05 29.41 44.26 51.07 67.77 68.76 31.48 3.2 10.4 4.7 3.7 2.4 3.0 2.6 2.7 3.3 1.9 4.2 4.6 5.1 9.5 7.5 8.7 3.0 14.7 5.8 4.4 3.2 3.3 2.4 3.0 3.4 2.1 7.0 4.6 5.1 9.5 7.5 8.7 29.03 – 11.68 13.72 16.45 16.94 20.06 20.90 33.87 38.70 – 39.20 44.11 – – 26.12 29.15 – 11.68 13.80 16.45 16.94 20.06 20.90 33.87 38.70 – 39.20 44.11 – – 26.12 2.2 – 18.1 .9 4.9 4.5 4.4 1.4 4.8 .8 – 5.8 5.3 – – 15.4 2.2 – 18.1 .7 4.9 4.5 4.4 1.4 4.8 .8 – 5.8 5.3 – – 15.4 Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... 14 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... 9 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Electrical and electronic engineers ....................... Mechanical engineers ........................................... Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... 9 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... 9 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Operations and systems researchers and analysts .......................................................... 31.69 33.13 14.60 19.43 23.14 28.63 33.38 34.89 38.86 46.38 64.85 64.02 32.32 38.16 28.30 42.53 38.26 33.58 40.50 34.57 32.58 35.53 36.90 33.81 33.49 35.43 33.72 2.5 3.1 6.3 7.5 4.1 4.8 2.6 3.2 4.2 7.9 14.6 6.7 8.4 2.4 3.4 6.0 2.0 4.0 8.4 5.4 6.8 3.1 9.0 6.0 7.3 4.0 12.1 30.29 31.58 14.63 17.93 24.09 24.83 28.79 30.00 38.00 46.27 64.85 – 32.86 39.22 29.62 43.05 38.26 33.58 40.50 34.57 32.58 35.53 36.90 33.81 33.49 35.43 33.72 3.3 4.3 7.1 11.4 5.4 4.7 2.4 3.4 4.8 9.1 14.6 – 8.8 2.3 1.3 5.9 2.0 4.0 8.4 5.4 6.8 3.1 9.0 6.0 7.3 4.0 12.1 35.81 36.80 – – 20.75 35.27 39.54 – 43.58 47.00 – – 26.37 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3.1 2.1 – – 2.3 6.1 .5 – 8.0 11.2 – – 11.7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 39.39 21.3 39.39 21.3 – – See footnotes at end of table. 19 Table 4-1. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 all workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $35.67 38.77 36.69 32.57 25.76 29.11 29.74 34.97 30.16 50.78 29.39 26.92 29.36 29.25 28.29 34.30 25.20 45.50 47.66 50.30 40.54 42.87 35.68 38.61 18.54 31.33 39.99 34.75 29.63 39.81 42.21 43.49 35.64 35.73 37.31 32.43 30.93 – 29.33 29.49 19.70 20.75 24.33 19.51 20.10 23.81 46.00 46.00 12.0 16.7 10.5 4.9 6.0 1.8 4.3 .3 23.3 15.1 2.2 2.8 1.9 3.5 2.4 4.8 3.7 7.5 8.2 3.5 5.8 7.3 6.2 7.7 19.5 11.5 2.7 10.9 16.1 4.6 4.9 2.4 5.8 5.3 13.2 2.3 28.4 – 14.5 18.5 4.3 2.6 8.5 6.2 8.5 9.3 26.8 26.8 $36.07 38.77 36.83 32.33 25.72 28.88 28.70 35.00 31.02 52.57 29.00 26.94 29.12 28.61 28.29 34.30 25.20 45.37 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 18.59 – – – – – 17.15 – – 16.90 – – 51.60 51.60 13.0 16.7 12.5 5.0 6.2 1.4 2.2 .3 26.6 14.7 1.5 3.0 1.3 2.5 2.4 4.8 3.7 11.7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 23.8 – – – – – 4.2 – – 4.0 – – 30.5 30.5 – – – $36.03 – – – – – – 34.58 – – – – – – 45.70 45.17 54.98 45.70 42.87 39.67 – – 37.89 40.68 39.75 37.20 41.18 42.41 43.49 36.90 35.73 40.25 – 40.13 – – – 22.89 – – 23.33 – – – – – – – 16.9 – – – – – – 14.4 – – – – – – 6.4 9.6 8.5 4.7 7.3 1.7 – – 10.3 2.5 .8 3.2 4.4 5.2 2.4 5.7 5.3 6.7 – 25.2 – – – 4.9 – – 6.2 – – – – 22.28 20.17 25.74 15.74 19.66 20.09 21.30 27.06 31.22 16.57 30.40 6.2 4.9 4.9 4.2 9.4 2.3 6.8 9.2 5.7 2.6 .6 22.14 19.95 26.24 15.71 19.91 20.21 21.41 27.17 31.34 16.57 30.40 7.1 5.0 5.3 4.3 10.1 2.3 7.9 9.2 6.2 2.6 .6 – – 19.73 – – – – – – – – – – 4.4 – – – – – – – – White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Professional specialty –Continued Natural scientists ...................................................... Chemists, except biochemists .............................. Biological and life scientists .................................. Health related ........................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Physicians ............................................................ Registered nurses ................................................ 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Pharmacists .......................................................... Respiratory therapists ........................................... Teachers, college and university .............................. 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... Other post-secondary teachers ............................ 11 ...................................................................... Teachers, except college and university .................. 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Elementary school teachers ................................. 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Secondary school teachers .................................. 9 ...................................................................... Teachers, special education ................................. 9 ...................................................................... Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... 8 ...................................................................... Vocational and educational counselors ................ Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Psychologists ........................................................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. 7 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Social workers ...................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Lawyers and judges .................................................. Lawyers ................................................................ Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Not able to be leveled ....................................... Technical ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Radiological technicians ....................................... See footnotes at end of table. 20 Table 4-1. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 all workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $20.91 20.76 20.34 17.79 23.76 23.32 19.94 27.97 17.44 2.1 4.6 2.4 5.3 6.8 8.8 9.7 11.1 14.8 $21.03 – 20.34 17.91 23.76 24.06 19.94 – – 2.2 – 2.4 5.4 6.8 10.9 9.7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 34.72 17.08 19.39 21.18 25.92 29.30 28.81 38.94 53.13 71.84 40.47 41.63 22.72 26.22 28.81 28.53 40.41 54.20 71.84 49.68 30.13 45.98 46.33 6.1 8.5 6.0 4.7 3.3 4.5 13.7 3.1 6.6 8.8 4.3 6.7 5.4 11.1 5.8 14.7 5.0 7.0 8.8 8.8 6.7 10.9 6.1 35.26 17.00 19.69 20.71 26.48 29.14 28.81 39.55 54.26 71.84 40.87 42.76 – 27.11 27.94 28.53 41.56 55.57 71.84 51.10 – 46.07 46.33 6.7 8.6 6.2 5.7 3.6 4.9 13.7 3.7 6.7 8.8 4.2 7.4 – 12.7 6.0 14.7 5.9 7.1 8.8 8.1 – 11.4 6.1 $30.79 – – – 21.73 30.19 – 37.19 – – – 34.41 – – – – 37.86 – – – 30.13 – – 7.0 – – – 2.7 10.8 – 7.1 – – – 6.5 – – – – 8.9 – – – 6.7 – – 47.29 36.06 42.68 36.16 11.3 12.0 6.5 8.2 47.52 27.94 – 36.46 11.5 27.4 – 9.4 – 38.90 42.65 – – 11.7 6.7 – 28.96 26.40 44.74 39.46 57.42 52.44 26.38 16.84 19.39 20.57 25.75 30.03 36.17 32.54 29.36 22.65 31.96 31.74 34.33 12.3 6.8 11.7 9.7 10.7 13.3 6.2 10.0 6.0 5.4 5.8 9.8 6.6 9.7 7.3 3.4 8.3 3.2 13.3 – – 44.74 39.46 57.42 52.44 26.53 16.74 19.69 20.37 26.17 31.10 36.45 32.54 30.13 – 31.96 31.74 34.80 – – 11.7 9.7 10.7 13.3 6.9 10.2 6.2 6.4 6.2 12.2 8.0 9.7 7.5 – 8.3 3.2 15.5 – – – – – – 25.03 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3.1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 24.29 12.5 23.67 13.2 – – White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Technical –Continued Licensed practical nurses ..................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ........ Electrical and electronic technicians ..................... Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ............................. Chemical technicians ............................................ Computer programmers ....................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. ................................ Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Executives, administrators, and managers ............... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Administrators and officials, public administration Financial managers .............................................. 11 ...................................................................... Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations .......................................................... Administrators, education and related fields ......... 11 ...................................................................... Managers, medicine and health ........................... Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments ................................................ Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............... Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Management related ................................................. 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Accountants and auditors ..................................... 7 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Other financial officers .......................................... Management analysts .......................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 21 Table 4-1. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 all workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Management related –Continued Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................. Management related, n.e.c. .................................. $25.44 21.50 13.5 18.6 $25.44 21.68 13.5 20.2 – – – – Sales ................................................................................ 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Supervisors, sales ................................................ Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ............. Sales workers, apparel ......................................... Sales workers, other commodities ........................ 2 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Cashiers ............................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 17.05 9.20 10.62 12.16 21.83 21.03 22.34 28.82 23.12 21.82 8.56 15.32 7.65 15.55 10.57 9.64 11.21 7.0 2.7 4.4 3.4 6.2 6.1 5.4 4.4 3.5 1.3 .0 17.6 3.7 15.2 3.0 5.1 3.0 17.10 9.20 10.48 12.16 21.83 21.03 22.34 28.82 23.12 21.82 8.56 15.32 7.65 15.55 10.47 9.64 11.06 7.0 2.7 4.5 3.4 6.2 6.1 5.4 4.4 3.5 1.3 .0 17.6 3.7 15.2 3.0 5.1 3.3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical ................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Supervisors, financial records processing ............ Computer operators .............................................. Secretaries ........................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Typists .................................................................. Hotel clerks ........................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Receptionists ........................................................ 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Order clerks .......................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Library clerks ........................................................ Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Telephone operators ............................................ 2 ...................................................................... Mail clerks, except postal service ......................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................... Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... 4 ...................................................................... General office clerks ............................................. 2 ...................................................................... 15.60 12.46 11.44 12.93 15.63 17.31 18.48 22.17 16.87 24.30 16.15 17.94 15.28 16.02 18.53 19.93 20.63 16.65 10.84 10.11 12.08 9.90 13.17 20.79 19.88 14.03 15.47 14.54 11.97 14.81 14.45 13.90 11.85 14.37 13.79 15.67 14.56 14.64 11.56 1.9 9.5 5.7 3.2 2.5 2.2 2.1 5.1 9.3 11.1 2.9 3.6 7.5 9.3 2.4 7.4 7.7 12.1 6.6 3.8 9.6 4.3 11.3 8.2 11.0 11.0 7.9 4.0 5.9 3.6 14.6 17.8 4.2 5.8 6.9 3.5 3.3 5.1 6.3 15.64 12.02 11.39 12.60 15.39 17.36 18.71 23.36 16.87 24.30 16.26 17.70 – 14.04 18.87 19.93 21.99 – 10.84 10.11 12.06 – 13.19 20.79 19.88 – 15.71 14.42 11.97 14.64 14.42 13.90 11.47 14.37 13.85 15.67 14.56 13.89 10.72 2.3 14.7 5.8 4.4 2.9 2.6 2.2 5.7 9.3 11.1 3.1 3.7 – 2.5 2.3 7.4 11.3 – 6.6 3.8 10.0 – 11.4 8.2 11.0 – 9.7 4.2 5.9 3.8 17.9 17.8 3.9 5.8 7.2 3.5 3.3 7.4 3.9 $15.40 – 11.68 13.89 16.45 17.06 – 18.70 – – – 18.71 – 19.86 16.40 – – 14.43 – – – – – – – 14.17 – – – – – – – – – – – 16.13 – 1.0 – 18.1 1.2 5.0 3.3 – 3.9 – – – 8.9 – 13.8 3.7 – – 1.9 – – – – – – – 11.6 – – – – – – – – – – – 6.4 – White collar –Continued See footnotes at end of table. 22 Table 4-1. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 all workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Administrative support, including clerical –Continued General office clerks –Continued 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Data entry keyers ................................................. Statistical clerks .................................................... Teachers’ aides .................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 4 ...................................................................... $12.16 15.93 13.98 17.37 12.00 14.84 14.47 15.13 9.0 7.2 8.7 15.2 6.8 5.2 6.8 5.5 $10.87 16.44 13.98 17.37 – – 13.67 – 6.4 10.4 8.7 15.2 – – 8.4 – – $15.19 – – 12.00 – 15.85 15.50 – 7.7 – – 7.1 – 6.4 6.2 Blue collar ........................................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... 17.77 9.92 12.76 15.02 16.28 20.23 19.71 23.21 20.50 2.6 7.4 4.8 5.2 5.6 6.2 4.4 1.9 10.1 17.66 9.72 12.72 15.02 16.16 20.38 19.60 23.75 20.50 2.9 7.6 4.8 5.5 6.5 7.0 4.7 2.5 10.1 18.80 – – – 16.92 19.21 – 20.73 – 1.5 – – – 6.2 1.2 – 1.0 – Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Automobile mechanics ......................................... Industrial machinery repairers .............................. Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment ....................................... 7 ...................................................................... Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Electricians ........................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .................. Supervisors, production ........................................ 7 ...................................................................... Machinists ............................................................. 7 ...................................................................... Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .. 21.92 13.35 22.29 21.05 23.44 23.84 20.39 21.68 3.3 5.7 13.0 4.8 2.1 8.9 5.4 5.8 22.09 13.35 22.52 20.91 24.06 23.84 – 21.68 3.8 5.7 13.1 6.2 2.9 8.9 – 5.8 20.74 – – – 20.73 – – – 1.1 – – – 1.1 – – – 21.53 25.46 18.96 19.39 22.42 20.93 21.24 28.54 24.99 27.05 20.07 20.07 13.63 11.8 6.9 3.6 1.7 4.5 6.1 8.8 10.2 10.5 8.6 3.8 3.8 22.4 21.53 25.46 18.91 – 22.42 21.18 – 30.27 24.99 27.05 – – 13.63 11.8 6.9 4.6 – 4.5 7.2 – 8.1 10.5 8.6 – – 22.4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Textile sewing machine operators ........................ Mixing and blending machine operators ............... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. 4 ...................................................................... Assemblers ........................................................... 15.72 12.03 13.84 16.57 17.29 20.62 21.32 9.20 20.01 16.47 15.72 18.95 5.9 5.5 8.6 11.2 4.3 4.2 2.4 6.3 13.9 5.2 3.3 2.4 15.71 12.03 13.84 16.57 17.29 20.62 21.34 9.20 20.01 16.47 15.72 18.95 5.9 5.5 8.6 11.2 4.3 4.2 2.5 6.3 13.9 5.2 3.3 2.4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Transportation and material moving ............................ 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... Truck drivers ......................................................... 16.92 16.51 19.93 18.02 17.42 5.3 12.4 8.3 3.9 4.4 16.80 16.29 19.91 18.02 17.64 6.1 13.4 11.9 3.9 4.3 17.71 – – – – 3.6 – – – – White collar –Continued See footnotes at end of table. 23 Table 4-1. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 all workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $17.27 18.63 – 5.2 3.8 – – – – – – – – – $18.00 – – 2.8 Blue collar –Continued Transportation and material moving –Continued Truck drivers –Continued 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Bus drivers ............................................................ Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...... Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c. ................................................ Construction laborers ........................................... Stock handlers and baggers ................................. 2 ...................................................................... Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... 2 ...................................................................... Hand packers and packagers ............................... 1 ...................................................................... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................... 14.28 10.08 13.97 15.83 17.29 19.17 13.19 5.7 8.1 7.8 7.5 9.0 3.3 11.0 $13.86 9.84 13.79 15.63 18.07 – 11.87 6.6 8.4 8.1 7.9 15.0 – 10.7 17.01 – – – 16.56 – – 4.1 – – – 7.1 – – 19.41 19.10 11.07 13.11 16.00 15.67 10.68 10.38 14.39 9.6 10.8 16.3 11.9 6.4 8.9 8.8 11.6 12.1 – – 11.07 – 16.00 15.67 10.68 10.38 12.85 – – 16.4 – 6.4 8.9 8.8 11.6 16.7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Service ................................................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Protective service ..................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Supervisors, police and detectives ....................... Supervisors, guards .............................................. Police and detectives, public service .................... 6 ...................................................................... Correctional institution officers ............................. Guards and police, except public service ............. 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Food service ............................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... 12.98 8.65 9.29 10.52 14.54 15.12 21.11 24.41 24.73 28.90 11.09 19.49 10.63 9.58 10.28 15.67 17.45 23.03 25.24 25.08 29.11 30.70 26.76 24.66 23.51 18.99 11.14 10.44 10.30 11.17 9.00 7.80 7.73 8.45 11.71 10.83 6.66 2.8 4.8 3.4 2.3 5.5 3.0 2.6 2.2 3.9 1.1 8.4 6.7 14.1 5.8 4.0 5.7 4.0 4.1 3.3 4.7 1.1 3.3 8.3 2.5 .0 5.4 4.4 4.0 4.5 3.9 3.2 4.6 3.4 1.7 8.5 20.5 9.3 10.56 8.34 8.96 9.79 14.18 13.46 14.92 – 24.04 – 11.09 10.84 – 9.56 10.28 11.30 – – – – – – – – – – 10.69 10.39 10.30 11.17 8.68 7.73 7.59 7.98 11.13 10.83 6.66 3.0 3.9 2.7 2.4 6.8 3.3 8.7 – 6.9 – 8.4 5.6 – 5.8 4.0 3.2 – – – – – – – – – – 2.5 4.1 4.5 3.9 2.7 4.5 3.4 2.9 12.1 20.5 9.3 19.82 12.00 12.85 13.52 15.84 17.60 23.15 24.83 24.96 28.90 – 23.81 – – – – – 23.09 25.52 25.08 29.11 30.70 – 24.99 23.51 18.99 – – – – 12.28 – – 11.54 – – – 3.6 7.8 3.6 1.5 5.4 4.1 4.2 3.2 4.6 1.1 – 4.5 – – – – – 4.3 3.5 4.7 1.1 3.3 – 2.6 .0 5.4 – – – – 3.1 – – 3.6 – – – See footnotes at end of table. 24 Table 4-1. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 all workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Service –Continued Food service –Continued Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders –Continued 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Bartenders ............................................................ 4 ...................................................................... Waiters and waitresses ........................................ 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................ 1 ...................................................................... Other food service .................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Supervisors, food preparation and service ........... Cooks ................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Food counter, fountain, and related ...................... 3 ...................................................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Health service ........................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Health aides, except nursing ................................ 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Cleaning and building service ................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Maids and housemen ........................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Personal service ....................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... Supervisors, personal service .............................. Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities 2 ...................................................................... Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $7.45 6.37 5.65 6.22 6.69 6.03 5.68 6.19 5.49 4.98 8.26 8.64 10.27 8.03 8.85 9.91 13.34 16.85 11.64 12.61 8.98 9.48 11.22 8.76 7.91 8.48 10.13 11.66 9.87 10.80 12.03 13.91 12.08 11.21 13.32 11.49 9.93 10.82 11.94 11.76 9.52 11.66 13.38 13.89 10.30 9.76 10.26 11.83 9.42 12.37 13.87 13.38 7.96 7.96 8.70 20.61 13.02 13.55 19.36 8.13 7.18 10.3 11.7 16.3 34.6 22.5 35.9 14.6 5.5 10.8 41.1 9.9 10.7 1.4 2.3 2.7 2.8 6.9 8.0 3.8 9.2 2.5 3.9 7.0 3.3 3.6 2.7 5.5 5.3 1.8 4.5 6.7 6.5 8.3 5.3 5.7 5.1 2.2 4.7 6.5 4.3 7.4 7.2 2.2 9.2 2.7 4.3 3.4 5.7 10.2 7.8 2.0 5.1 4.2 6.7 8.0 8.4 6.6 7.2 7.3 6.2 8.1 $7.45 6.37 5.65 6.22 6.69 6.03 5.68 6.19 5.49 4.98 8.26 8.64 9.95 7.91 8.69 9.50 13.30 16.87 11.38 12.33 8.74 – 10.74 8.20 7.77 – – 10.87 9.87 10.40 11.74 13.23 11.31 11.20 13.32 10.65 9.93 10.40 11.49 10.90 9.10 10.67 12.34 – 10.30 9.76 10.26 10.56 8.81 11.02 12.98 13.39 7.96 7.61 8.70 – – 13.55 19.36 8.13 7.18 10.3 11.7 16.3 34.6 22.5 35.9 14.6 5.5 10.8 41.1 9.9 10.7 1.4 2.0 3.0 2.2 10.1 8.2 3.7 9.8 3.4 – 8.6 1.9 3.6 – – 3.5 1.8 3.5 6.6 6.1 4.5 6.0 5.7 2.3 2.2 3.6 5.5 4.6 6.6 3.8 3.9 – 2.7 4.3 3.4 5.0 9.0 6.2 3.6 5.4 4.2 6.3 8.0 – – 7.2 7.3 6.2 8.1 – – – – – – – – – – – – $12.28 – – 11.54 – – – – – – – 12.04 – – 12.19 15.90 – 12.52 – – – – – 15.65 – 12.56 – 14.36 – – 14.74 – – – – 14.35 – – 14.74 13.23 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3.1 – – 3.6 – – – – – – – 6.0 – – 9.0 7.6 – 2.2 – – – – – 8.5 – 2.3 – 2.1 – – 2.4 – – – – 2.1 – – 2.4 9.2 – – – – – – – – – See footnotes at end of table. 25 Table 4-1. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 all workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Service –Continued Personal service –Continued Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities –Continued 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Welfare service aides ........................................... Service, n.e.c. ....................................................... Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $7.83 7.89 11.92 10.12 1.1 7.3 12.6 6.1 $7.83 7.89 – 9.87 1.1 7.3 – 6.6 – – – – – – – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. Points are assigned based on the occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendixes C and D for more information. 3 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. 26 Table 4-2. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 full-time workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $22.59 22.80 2.4 2.5 $21.88 22.07 3.1 3.2 $25.59 25.65 2.8 2.7 White collar ......................................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... 14 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... 14 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... 26.97 12.50 11.75 12.76 14.87 18.51 19.54 21.89 27.53 32.45 33.25 43.62 50.38 67.77 69.03 31.86 27.83 12.72 11.75 13.36 15.41 17.56 19.17 21.85 27.56 32.65 32.65 43.39 50.38 67.77 69.03 31.75 2.4 9.6 5.9 3.4 2.3 2.9 2.3 2.4 3.1 2.5 4.2 3.8 4.7 9.5 7.3 7.8 2.3 10.6 6.6 3.8 2.9 3.3 2.1 2.5 3.2 2.6 6.0 3.8 4.7 9.5 7.3 7.8 26.31 11.88 11.58 12.41 14.50 18.60 19.44 22.14 25.25 28.92 30.50 44.70 51.13 67.77 68.76 32.01 27.27 – 11.55 13.06 15.10 17.56 19.00 22.12 25.21 28.93 29.32 44.46 51.13 67.77 68.76 31.90 3.1 13.8 6.3 4.4 2.5 3.1 2.6 3.0 3.3 2.0 4.2 4.7 5.1 9.5 7.5 8.0 3.0 – 7.1 5.4 3.3 3.7 2.4 3.3 3.4 2.2 7.0 4.7 5.1 9.5 7.5 7.9 29.82 – – 13.94 16.59 17.54 20.62 20.88 33.86 38.70 – 39.20 44.11 – – 28.14 29.96 – – 14.06 16.59 17.54 20.62 20.88 33.86 38.70 – 39.20 44.11 – – 28.14 2.8 – – 2.1 4.8 3.6 2.1 1.4 4.9 .8 – 5.8 5.3 – – 13.1 2.8 – – 2.3 4.8 3.6 2.1 1.4 4.9 .8 – 5.8 5.3 – – 13.1 Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... 14 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... 9 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Electrical and electronic engineers ....................... Mechanical engineers ........................................... Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... 9 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... 9 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Operations and systems researchers and analysts .......................................................... 31.97 33.43 15.27 19.20 23.15 28.44 33.59 34.83 38.97 46.47 64.85 64.02 32.58 38.16 28.30 42.53 38.26 33.58 40.50 34.91 32.58 35.53 36.90 34.19 33.49 35.43 33.72 2.6 3.2 8.4 8.2 4.3 5.0 2.7 3.2 4.2 7.9 14.6 6.7 8.7 2.4 3.4 6.0 2.0 4.0 8.4 5.3 6.8 3.1 9.0 5.9 7.3 4.0 12.1 30.49 31.82 15.21 17.34 24.20 24.19 28.57 29.83 38.12 46.38 64.85 – 33.03 39.22 29.62 43.05 38.26 33.58 40.50 34.91 32.58 35.53 36.90 34.19 33.49 35.43 33.72 3.4 4.5 8.4 13.0 5.7 4.4 2.7 3.2 4.8 9.2 14.6 – 9.0 2.3 1.3 5.9 2.0 4.0 8.4 5.3 6.8 3.1 9.0 5.9 7.3 4.0 12.1 36.16 37.05 – – 20.71 35.28 39.54 – 43.58 47.00 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3.2 2.6 – – 2.3 6.2 .5 – 8.0 11.2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 39.39 21.3 39.39 21.3 – – See footnotes at end of table. 27 Table 4-2. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 full-time workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $35.67 38.77 36.69 32.95 25.72 28.62 29.56 34.97 30.50 50.78 29.27 26.95 28.92 29.15 33.61 46.20 47.66 51.15 41.49 42.87 36.08 39.38 18.43 31.31 39.99 34.74 29.54 39.81 42.31 43.49 35.64 35.73 37.52 31.13 – 29.33 29.48 19.73 21.11 24.33 19.53 23.81 47.24 47.24 12.0 16.7 10.5 5.6 6.3 2.0 5.4 .3 26.3 15.1 2.7 3.0 2.5 3.9 5.0 9.1 8.2 5.4 8.7 7.3 5.9 8.9 19.9 11.6 2.7 11.0 16.2 4.6 5.1 2.4 5.8 5.3 13.1 28.9 – 14.6 18.7 4.3 2.2 8.5 6.2 9.3 25.8 25.8 $36.07 38.77 36.83 32.68 25.65 28.29 28.20 35.00 31.63 52.57 28.76 – 28.56 28.30 33.61 46.38 – – – – 21.78 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 17.05 – – 16.88 – – – 13.0 16.7 12.5 5.8 6.6 .7 2.2 .3 29.9 14.7 1.8 – 1.4 2.0 5.0 14.6 – – – – 4.3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3.7 – – 3.6 – – – – – – $36.15 – – – – – – 34.73 – – – – 45.93 45.17 54.98 45.97 42.87 39.94 – – 37.94 40.68 39.80 37.26 41.18 42.47 43.49 36.90 35.73 40.29 – – – – 22.89 – – 23.33 – – – – – – 16.9 – – – – – – 14.3 – – – – 6.4 9.6 8.5 4.8 7.3 2.2 – – 10.4 2.5 .7 3.2 4.4 5.3 2.4 5.7 5.3 6.7 – – – – 4.9 – – 6.2 – – – 22.24 19.95 25.99 15.87 19.70 19.92 21.27 27.21 31.22 16.30 31.00 20.95 20.96 17.81 23.76 6.4 5.0 5.1 4.1 9.5 2.2 7.2 9.4 5.7 3.2 .0 2.3 4.2 5.7 6.8 22.14 19.95 26.42 15.71 19.91 20.04 21.38 27.33 31.34 16.30 31.00 21.03 – 17.81 23.76 7.1 5.0 5.5 4.3 10.1 2.1 8.3 9.4 6.2 3.2 .0 2.5 – 5.7 6.8 – – 20.50 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5.6 – – – – – – – – – – – – White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Professional specialty –Continued Natural scientists ...................................................... Chemists, except biochemists .............................. Biological and life scientists .................................. Health related ........................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Physicians ............................................................ Registered nurses ................................................ 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Pharmacists .......................................................... Teachers, college and university .............................. 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... Other post-secondary teachers ............................ 11 ...................................................................... Teachers, except college and university .................. 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Elementary school teachers ................................. 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Secondary school teachers .................................. 9 ...................................................................... Teachers, special education ................................. 9 ...................................................................... Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Vocational and educational counselors ................ Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Psychologists ........................................................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. 7 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Social workers ...................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Lawyers and judges .................................................. Lawyers ................................................................ Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Not able to be leveled ....................................... Technical ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Radiological technicians ....................................... Licensed practical nurses ..................................... 5 ...................................................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ........ Electrical and electronic technicians ..................... See footnotes at end of table. 28 Table 4-2. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 full-time workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $23.32 19.94 27.97 19.48 8.8 9.7 11.1 11.1 $24.06 19.94 – – 10.9 9.7 – – – – – – – – – – 34.85 17.59 19.39 21.18 25.99 29.30 28.81 39.07 53.13 71.84 40.96 41.77 22.72 26.43 28.81 28.53 40.41 54.20 71.84 50.51 30.13 45.98 46.33 6.1 7.5 6.0 4.7 3.4 4.5 13.7 3.3 6.6 8.8 4.6 6.7 5.4 11.4 5.8 14.7 5.0 7.0 8.8 8.3 6.7 10.9 6.1 35.37 17.51 19.69 20.71 26.56 29.14 28.81 39.73 54.26 71.84 41.06 42.83 – 27.40 27.94 28.53 41.56 55.57 71.84 51.10 – 46.07 46.33 6.7 7.6 6.2 5.7 3.6 4.9 13.7 4.1 6.7 8.8 4.6 7.4 – 13.1 6.0 14.7 5.9 7.1 8.8 8.1 – 11.4 6.1 $31.07 – – – 21.73 30.19 – 37.19 – – – 34.92 – – – – 37.86 – – – 30.13 – – 6.4 – – – 2.7 10.8 – 7.1 – – – 6.6 – – – – 8.9 – – – 6.7 – – 47.29 36.06 42.68 37.20 11.3 12.0 6.5 7.6 47.52 27.94 – 37.63 11.5 27.4 – 8.7 – 38.90 42.65 – – 11.7 6.7 – 28.96 26.40 44.74 39.46 57.42 52.44 26.25 17.37 19.39 20.57 25.75 30.03 36.47 31.79 28.68 22.65 30.51 31.74 34.33 12.3 6.8 11.7 9.7 10.7 13.3 5.6 8.8 6.0 5.4 5.8 9.8 6.9 11.8 6.7 3.4 7.7 3.2 13.3 – – 44.74 39.46 57.42 52.44 26.40 17.28 19.69 20.37 26.17 31.10 36.82 31.79 29.40 – 30.51 31.74 34.80 – – 11.7 9.7 10.7 13.3 6.3 9.0 6.2 6.4 6.2 12.2 8.6 11.8 7.1 – 7.7 3.2 15.5 – – – – – – 25.03 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3.1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 24.29 25.44 21.44 12.5 13.5 18.9 23.67 25.44 21.62 13.2 13.5 20.5 – – – – – – 19.37 11.50 7.2 6.3 19.47 11.37 7.3 6.7 – – – – White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Technical –Continued Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ............................. Chemical technicians ............................................ Computer programmers ....................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. ................................ Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Executives, administrators, and managers ............... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Administrators and officials, public administration Financial managers .............................................. 11 ...................................................................... Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations .......................................................... Administrators, education and related fields ......... 11 ...................................................................... Managers, medicine and health ........................... Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments ................................................ Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............... Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Management related ................................................. 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Accountants and auditors ..................................... 7 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Other financial officers .......................................... Management analysts .......................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................. Management related, n.e.c. .................................. Sales ................................................................................ 3 ...................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 29 Table 4-2. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 full-time workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Sales –Continued 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Supervisors, sales ................................................ Sales, other business services ............................. Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ............. Sales workers, other commodities ........................ Cashiers ............................................................... 3 ...................................................................... $12.25 22.13 21.03 22.34 28.82 23.13 19.49 21.82 19.25 11.81 11.89 4.0 6.5 6.1 5.4 4.4 3.5 29.9 1.3 14.4 4.0 5.7 $12.25 22.13 21.03 22.34 28.82 23.13 19.49 21.82 19.25 11.72 11.77 4.0 6.5 6.1 5.4 4.4 3.5 29.9 1.3 14.4 4.2 6.2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical ................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Supervisors, financial records processing ............ Computer operators .............................................. Secretaries ........................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Typists .................................................................. Hotel clerks ........................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Receptionists ........................................................ 3 ...................................................................... Order clerks .......................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Library clerks ........................................................ Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Telephone operators ............................................ Mail clerks, except postal service ......................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................... Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... General office clerks ............................................. 2 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Statistical clerks .................................................... Teachers’ aides .................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 4 ...................................................................... 15.99 12.72 11.87 13.36 15.72 17.41 18.64 22.17 17.15 24.30 16.26 17.94 15.28 16.12 18.60 20.07 20.63 16.65 10.84 10.11 12.22 13.53 21.15 19.88 15.49 15.47 14.54 11.97 14.81 16.49 12.16 14.37 13.97 15.75 15.35 12.21 16.24 17.37 12.87 15.21 15.28 2.0 10.6 6.6 3.8 2.7 2.3 2.1 5.1 10.1 11.1 3.1 3.8 7.5 9.7 2.6 7.5 7.7 12.1 6.6 3.8 11.2 12.8 8.0 11.0 6.1 7.9 4.0 5.9 3.6 13.8 6.7 5.8 6.4 4.2 5.5 7.9 7.7 15.2 4.4 6.9 5.4 16.00 – 11.66 13.06 15.46 17.39 18.76 23.36 17.15 24.30 16.26 17.68 – 14.06 18.96 20.07 21.99 – 10.84 10.11 12.20 13.55 21.15 19.88 – 15.71 14.42 11.97 14.64 – 11.52 14.37 14.04 15.75 14.83 11.28 17.07 17.37 – 14.63 – 2.5 – 7.1 5.4 3.1 2.7 2.2 5.7 10.1 11.1 3.1 3.9 – 2.7 2.4 7.5 11.3 – 6.6 3.8 11.7 12.9 8.0 11.0 – 9.7 4.2 5.9 3.8 – 6.0 5.8 6.6 4.2 8.4 3.4 11.5 15.2 – 10.7 – $15.98 – – 14.06 16.56 17.46 – 18.70 – – – 18.75 – 19.95 16.40 – – 14.43 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 16.15 – 15.22 – 12.89 15.87 – 1.4 – – 2.3 4.8 3.7 – 3.9 – – – 8.9 – 13.8 3.7 – – 1.9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6.5 – 7.8 – 4.7 6.3 – Blue collar ........................................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 18.24 10.56 12.97 15.44 16.29 20.24 19.67 2.7 7.9 5.9 6.4 5.6 6.2 4.4 18.15 10.31 12.94 15.35 16.18 20.38 19.56 3.0 8.2 6.0 6.8 6.5 7.0 4.7 19.02 – – – 16.92 19.23 – 2.2 – – – 6.2 1.1 – White collar –Continued See footnotes at end of table. 30 Table 4-2. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 full-time workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Blue collar –Continued 7 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $23.18 21.04 1.9 10.3 $23.72 21.04 2.5 10.3 $20.73 – 1.0 – Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Automobile mechanics ......................................... Industrial machinery repairers .............................. Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment ....................................... Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Electricians ........................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .................. Supervisors, production ........................................ 7 ...................................................................... Machinists ............................................................. 7 ...................................................................... Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .. 21.90 13.35 22.30 21.05 23.41 23.84 20.39 21.68 3.3 5.7 13.0 4.8 2.1 8.9 5.4 5.8 22.07 13.35 22.52 20.91 24.03 23.84 – 21.68 3.8 5.7 13.1 6.2 2.9 8.9 – 5.8 20.75 – – – 20.73 – – – 1.1 – – – 1.1 – – – 20.67 18.96 19.39 22.42 20.93 21.24 28.54 24.99 27.05 20.07 20.07 13.63 11.2 3.6 1.7 4.5 6.1 8.8 10.2 10.5 8.6 3.8 3.8 22.4 20.67 18.91 – 22.42 21.18 – 30.27 24.99 27.05 – – 13.63 11.2 4.6 – 4.5 7.2 – 8.1 10.5 8.6 – – 22.4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Textile sewing machine operators ........................ Mixing and blending machine operators ............... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. 4 ...................................................................... Assemblers ........................................................... 15.76 12.03 14.01 16.57 17.29 20.62 21.32 9.17 20.01 16.47 15.72 18.95 5.7 5.5 9.3 11.2 4.3 4.2 2.4 6.5 13.9 5.2 3.3 2.4 15.76 12.03 14.01 16.57 17.29 20.62 21.34 9.17 20.01 16.47 15.72 18.95 5.7 5.5 9.3 11.2 4.3 4.2 2.5 6.5 13.9 5.2 3.3 2.4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Transportation and material moving ............................ 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... Truck drivers ......................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 17.65 16.50 16.51 19.93 17.85 17.42 17.27 18.63 5.0 20.2 12.4 8.3 3.7 4.4 5.2 3.8 17.52 16.67 16.29 19.91 17.85 17.64 – – 5.7 21.7 13.4 11.9 3.7 4.3 – – 18.45 – – – – – – – 6.6 – – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...... Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c. ................................................ Construction laborers ........................................... Stock handlers and baggers ................................. Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... Hand packers and packagers ............................... 1 ...................................................................... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................... 15.03 10.81 14.55 16.35 17.35 19.17 13.22 5.6 8.2 8.8 8.6 9.0 3.3 11.3 14.67 10.54 14.37 16.13 18.21 – – 6.6 8.7 9.2 9.0 15.0 – – 17.01 – – – 16.56 – – 4.1 – – – 7.1 – – 19.41 19.10 12.21 17.11 11.23 10.77 15.51 9.6 10.8 18.6 6.0 9.5 12.0 9.3 – – 12.20 17.11 11.23 10.77 14.08 – – 18.7 6.0 9.5 12.0 14.2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – See footnotes at end of table. 31 Table 4-2. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 full-time workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Service ................................................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Protective service ..................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Supervisors, police and detectives ....................... Supervisors, guards .............................................. Police and detectives, public service .................... 6 ...................................................................... Correctional institution officers ............................. Guards and police, except public service ............. 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Food service ............................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Bartenders ............................................................ Waiters and waitresses ........................................ 2 ...................................................................... Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................ 1 ...................................................................... Other food service .................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Supervisors, food preparation and service ........... Cooks ................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... 1 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Health service ........................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Health aides, except nursing ................................ 4 ...................................................................... Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Cleaning and building service ................................... Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $14.05 9.30 9.54 10.92 15.22 15.40 22.30 24.41 24.73 28.90 11.55 20.10 10.44 15.67 17.45 23.06 25.24 25.08 29.11 30.70 26.76 24.66 23.51 18.99 11.47 10.44 11.17 9.89 8.17 8.08 9.25 12.46 6.88 6.91 7.26 5.53 6.80 5.19 6.35 9.20 8.46 11.26 8.86 8.87 10.67 13.52 17.29 11.96 12.84 12.32 9.55 8.81 11.13 11.79 9.68 10.74 12.30 14.35 12.39 11.16 11.58 10.73 12.29 12.30 3.3 6.7 3.9 2.7 5.2 2.7 4.9 2.2 3.9 1.1 12.5 7.9 4.0 5.7 4.0 4.2 3.3 4.7 1.1 3.3 8.3 2.5 .0 5.4 5.6 4.0 3.9 4.9 10.1 5.0 3.6 6.1 15.7 17.7 10.2 38.6 32.4 22.7 13.3 7.9 8.8 2.2 7.6 2.6 2.3 6.1 10.1 3.5 8.7 14.6 5.1 9.0 5.2 6.3 1.9 4.5 7.1 4.7 11.0 5.9 6.2 4.6 6.6 3.5 $11.28 8.88 9.11 10.13 15.02 13.79 17.98 – 24.04 – 11.55 10.98 10.44 11.30 – – – – – – – – – – 10.89 10.44 11.17 9.56 8.05 7.90 8.88 12.07 6.88 6.91 7.26 5.53 6.80 5.19 6.35 9.20 8.46 11.01 8.73 8.62 10.39 13.58 17.32 11.67 12.55 – 9.02 8.66 – 10.88 9.68 10.32 11.97 – 11.44 – 10.61 10.30 11.73 11.42 3.7 6.2 2.4 2.7 6.6 2.9 14.5 – 6.9 – 12.5 7.3 4.0 3.2 – – – – – – – – – – 3.5 4.0 3.9 4.6 10.2 5.0 3.6 9.0 15.7 17.7 10.2 38.6 32.4 22.7 13.3 7.9 8.8 2.3 7.7 2.1 3.0 9.2 10.4 3.5 9.5 – 4.0 9.4 – 4.4 1.9 3.3 7.3 – 6.7 – 3.1 3.3 5.5 4.9 $20.22 12.38 13.65 13.88 15.84 17.60 23.15 24.83 24.96 28.90 – 23.97 – – – 23.09 25.52 25.08 29.11 30.70 – 24.99 23.51 18.99 – – – 12.62 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 12.62 – – – – – – – – 12.15 – – 16.06 – 12.54 – – – – 15.76 12.54 – 14.52 4.1 2.9 6.7 1.9 5.4 4.1 4.2 3.2 4.6 1.1 – 5.2 – – – 4.3 3.5 4.7 1.1 3.3 – 2.6 .0 5.4 – – – 4.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4.0 – – – – – – – – 4.7 – – 7.7 – 2.5 – – – – 8.6 2.5 – 2.6 See footnotes at end of table. 32 Table 4-2. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 full-time workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Service –Continued Cleaning and building service –Continued 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Maids and housemen ........................................... 1 ...................................................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Personal service ....................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... Supervisors, personal service .............................. Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Service, n.e.c. ....................................................... Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $10.23 11.75 13.33 10.31 9.76 12.57 10.51 12.49 13.86 14.66 8.57 8.48 13.27 17.10 19.36 8.57 7.71 7.82 11.25 5.1 8.3 2.6 2.8 4.3 3.3 8.0 9.4 1.7 5.5 8.5 8.9 6.9 20.0 7.3 6.8 9.2 .3 7.9 $9.78 10.59 12.10 10.31 9.76 11.27 9.80 10.84 12.75 14.71 7.99 8.48 – 17.10 19.36 8.57 7.71 7.82 – 4.7 3.6 4.9 2.8 4.3 2.8 7.9 5.9 3.7 5.8 10.2 8.9 – 20.0 7.3 6.8 9.2 .3 – – – $14.82 – – 14.52 – – 14.82 – – – – – – – – – – – – 2.3 – – 2.6 – – 2.3 – – – – – – – – – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. Points are assigned based on the occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendixes C and D for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. 33 Table 4-3. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 part-time workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $12.20 12.83 3.2 3.4 $12.19 12.88 3.4 3.7 $12.29 12.29 8.7 8.7 White collar ......................................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... 15.63 7.61 9.05 9.81 13.56 12.76 20.10 22.44 30.14 30.42 25.06 19.05 10.90 10.03 10.91 14.34 12.91 20.10 22.44 30.14 30.42 25.06 4.2 8.3 3.0 4.4 4.2 8.4 8.5 7.2 6.9 2.0 19.5 4.6 4.5 7.1 5.6 3.2 8.9 8.5 7.2 6.9 2.0 19.5 15.94 – 8.77 9.80 13.59 12.18 21.28 22.41 29.71 30.42 26.02 20.22 – 9.88 11.00 14.52 12.29 21.28 22.41 29.71 30.42 26.02 4.5 – 2.3 4.6 4.8 12.3 4.3 7.5 7.6 2.0 21.0 4.6 – 4.7 6.0 3.6 13.9 4.3 7.5 7.6 2.0 21.0 13.18 – 10.22 – 13.28 – – – – – – 13.18 – 10.22 – 13.28 – – – – – – 10.1 – 16.0 – 7.6 – – – – – – 10.1 – 16.0 – 7.6 – – – – – – Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Health related ........................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Registered nurses ................................................ 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Teachers, college and university .............................. Teachers, except college and university .................. 8 ...................................................................... Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... 8 ...................................................................... Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Lawyers and judges .................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Technical ...................................................................... Licensed practical nurses ..................................... 26.66 27.90 22.95 31.30 30.42 28.03 – 30.48 31.09 30.42 29.89 30.98 29.65 – 16.88 32.65 25.13 24.96 – – – 4.4 4.6 12.7 4.8 2.0 5.8 – 2.1 5.5 2.1 4.2 6.2 3.6 – 38.7 7.5 5.0 5.3 – – – 27.41 28.42 – 30.93 30.42 29.54 – 30.51 31.09 30.42 29.92 30.98 29.65 – – – – – – – – 4.2 4.3 – 5.5 2.0 3.6 – 2.1 5.5 2.1 4.2 6.2 3.6 – – – – – – – – 20.22 22.89 – – – – – – – – – – – – 21.46 – – – – – – 18.9 25.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – 45.3 – – – – – – – 20.41 20.74 – 7.1 5.1 – 21.94 21.08 – .8 4.0 – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ............... Management related ................................................. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Sales ................................................................................ 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Sales workers, other commodities ........................ 2 ...................................................................... Cashiers ............................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 8.46 8.28 8.73 8.71 7.65 8.47 8.55 8.68 4.1 1.6 3.1 3.4 3.7 3.0 2.2 2.9 8.46 8.28 8.73 8.71 7.65 8.47 8.55 8.68 4.1 1.6 3.1 3.4 3.7 3.0 2.2 2.9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – See footnotes at end of table. 34 Table 4-3. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 part-time workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Administrative support, including clerical ................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Secretaries ........................................................... General office clerks ............................................. Teachers’ aides .................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... $12.00 10.90 10.03 10.94 14.42 17.83 10.75 10.49 11.77 3.6 4.5 7.1 5.7 3.2 12.5 8.6 10.8 5.3 $12.29 – 9.88 11.00 14.52 18.01 10.70 – 11.79 2.9 – 4.7 6.0 3.6 13.0 8.7 – 5.3 $11.02 – 10.22 – 13.73 – – 10.50 – 11.7 – 16.0 – 7.0 – – 11.0 – Blue collar ........................................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 11.87 7.71 10.1 2.4 11.85 7.71 10.8 2.4 – – – – Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ – – – – – – Transportation and material moving ............................ – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Stock handlers and baggers ................................. 9.72 7.58 10.30 13.59 9.69 12.6 1.3 10.3 8.5 20.4 9.72 7.58 10.30 13.59 9.69 12.6 1.3 10.3 8.5 20.4 – – – – – – – – – – Service ................................................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Protective service ..................................................... 2 ...................................................................... Guards and police, except public service ............. 2 ...................................................................... Food service ............................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Waiters and waitresses ........................................ 2 ...................................................................... Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................ Other food service .................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Food counter, fountain, and related ...................... Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... 1 ...................................................................... Health service ........................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Health aides, except nursing ................................ Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... 3 ...................................................................... Cleaning and building service ................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service ....................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 8.43 7.45 8.54 8.90 9.16 9.93 10.51 10.13 10.51 7.37 7.31 6.94 7.68 6.35 8.05 3.58 5.74 6.23 3.58 6.52 8.11 6.75 9.01 8.46 7.40 6.67 10.92 11.60 10.90 10.87 10.93 12.64 8.89 8.76 8.25 7.06 10.22 1.5 3.0 5.8 3.0 10.6 3.4 2.6 3.2 2.6 2.5 5.7 7.5 3.9 6.0 8.2 24.3 7.3 8.1 24.3 27.3 1.4 5.1 8.5 9.2 1.7 4.3 3.4 6.3 8.9 3.6 5.2 3.7 8.9 9.5 2.1 4.3 5.9 8.33 7.43 8.54 8.55 9.16 10.11 10.51 10.13 10.51 7.16 7.31 6.93 7.08 6.35 8.05 3.58 5.74 6.23 3.58 6.52 7.81 6.75 8.32 – 6.92 6.67 10.85 11.38 10.90 10.87 10.85 12.60 8.84 8.70 8.31 – 10.22 1.6 3.1 6.2 3.8 10.6 2.9 2.6 3.2 2.6 2.5 5.7 7.6 5.9 6.0 8.2 24.3 7.3 8.1 24.3 27.3 1.1 5.1 10.2 – 1.9 4.3 3.4 7.5 8.9 3.8 5.2 5.1 9.4 10.1 1.9 – 5.9 10.20 – – 11.20 – – – – – 11.02 – – – – – – – – – – 11.02 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6.0 – – 2.4 – – – – – .5 – – – – – – – – – – .5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – White collar –Continued See footnotes at end of table. 35 Table 4-3. Selected occupations1 and levels,2 part-time workers:3 Mean hourly earnings,4 private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level Service –Continued Personal service –Continued Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities 2 ...................................................................... Service, n.e.c. ....................................................... Private industry State and local government Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) Mean Relative error5 (percent) $5.87 5.43 8.53 8.0 8.6 4.4 $5.87 5.43 8.53 8.0 8.6 4.4 – – – – – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. Points are assigned based on the occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendixes C and D for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. 36 Table 5-1. Selected worker characteristics: Mean hourly earnings1 by occupational group,2 National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 Private industry and State and local government Occupational group Full-time workers3 Part-time workers3 Union4 Nonunion4 Time5 Incentive5 Mean All occupations ....................................................................... All excluding sales ........................................................ $22.59 22.80 $12.20 12.83 $21.72 21.96 $21.48 21.84 $21.53 21.92 $22.17 20.16 White collar ......................................................................... White-collar excluding sales ......................................... 26.97 27.83 15.63 19.05 28.41 29.66 25.53 26.70 26.10 27.25 25.92 33.06 Professional specialty and technical ................................. Professional specialty ................................................... Technical ...................................................................... Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... Sales ................................................................................. Administrative support, including clerical .......................... 31.97 33.43 25.99 34.85 19.37 15.99 26.66 27.90 20.41 – 8.46 12.00 36.95 35.75 46.26 27.53 12.15 16.44 29.74 32.02 21.87 35.09 17.71 15.36 31.66 33.08 25.77 34.67 14.00 15.61 – – – 36.71 24.15 – Blue collar ........................................................................... Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. Transportation and material moving ................................. Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...... 18.24 21.90 15.76 17.65 15.03 11.87 – – – 9.72 19.31 22.72 16.70 19.40 16.20 15.84 20.74 14.52 14.50 11.75 17.85 22.05 15.99 16.65 14.28 16.58 17.88 12.31 – – Service ................................................................................. 14.05 8.43 16.70 10.12 13.01 – Relative error6 (percent) All occupations ....................................................................... All excluding sales ........................................................ 2.4 2.5 3.2 3.4 2.0 2.0 3.3 3.3 2.3 2.3 10.1 19.9 White collar ......................................................................... White-collar excluding sales ......................................... 2.4 2.3 4.2 4.6 2.5 2.5 3.3 3.1 2.5 2.3 10.7 21.6 Professional specialty and technical ................................. Professional specialty ................................................... Technical ...................................................................... Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... Sales ................................................................................. Administrative support, including clerical .......................... 2.6 3.2 5.1 6.1 7.2 2.0 4.4 4.6 7.1 – 4.1 3.6 3.1 2.3 19.0 8.7 7.7 5.2 3.4 4.3 4.0 6.3 8.0 2.3 2.5 3.1 4.9 6.2 6.6 1.8 – – – 22.8 10.8 – Blue collar ........................................................................... Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. Transportation and material moving ................................. Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...... 2.7 3.3 5.7 5.0 5.6 10.1 – – – 12.6 3.0 3.4 10.5 4.7 5.3 3.6 5.5 2.3 3.1 5.6 2.1 3.3 4.7 4.7 5.8 20.8 11.2 16.7 – – Service ................................................................................. 3.3 1.5 3.3 2.6 2.6 – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. 5 Time workers’ wages are based solely on an hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 6 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. 37 Table 5-2. Major industry division: Mean hourly earnings1 by occupational group,2 private industry, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 Full-time and part-time workers Goods-producing industries3 Occupational group All private industries Total Mining Construction Manufacturing Service-producing industries4 Total TransportFinance, Wholesale ation and insurance, and retail public utiland real trade ities estate Services Mean All occupations ............................................................. All excluding sales .............................................. $20.79 21.12 – – $14.85 14.85 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – White collar ............................................................... White-collar excluding sales ............................... 25.44 26.83 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Professional specialty and technical ....................... Professional specialty ......................................... Technical ............................................................ Executive, administrative, and managerial ............. Sales ....................................................................... Administrative support, including clerical ................ 30.29 31.58 26.24 35.26 17.10 15.64 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Blue collar ................................................................. Precision production, craft, and repair .................... Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .... Transportation and material moving ....................... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ............................................................. 17.66 22.09 15.71 16.80 – – – – 15.23 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 13.86 – – – – – – – – – Service ....................................................................... 10.56 – – – – – – – – – Relative error5 (percent) All occupations ............................................................. All excluding sales .............................................. 3.1 3.2 – – 2.0 2.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – White collar ............................................................... White-collar excluding sales ............................... 3.2 3.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Professional specialty and technical ....................... Professional specialty ......................................... Technical ............................................................ Executive, administrative, and managerial ............. Sales ....................................................................... Administrative support, including clerical ................ 3.3 4.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 2.3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Blue collar ................................................................. Precision production, craft, and repair .................... Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .... Transportation and material moving ....................... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ............................................................. 2.9 3.8 5.9 6.1 – – – – .6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6.6 – – – – – – – – – Service ....................................................................... 3.0 – – – – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Goods-producing industries include mining, construction, and manufacturing. 4 Service-producing industries include transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. 38 Table 5-3. Establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings1 by occupational group,2 private industry, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 Full-time and part-time workers 100 workers or more Occupational group All private industry workers 50 - 99 workers3 Total 100 - 499 workers 500 workers or more Mean All occupations ....................................................................... All excluding sales ........................................................ $20.79 21.12 $18.51 18.20 $21.30 21.78 $18.57 18.96 $24.18 24.49 White collar ......................................................................... White-collar excluding sales ......................................... 25.44 26.83 24.11 24.34 25.65 27.23 22.20 24.12 28.66 29.44 Professional specialty and technical ................................. Professional specialty ................................................... Technical ...................................................................... Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... Sales ................................................................................. Administrative support, including clerical .......................... 30.29 31.58 26.24 35.26 17.10 15.64 26.17 26.00 26.92 33.56 22.83 12.48 30.83 32.37 26.17 35.65 16.13 16.13 26.86 28.64 22.20 34.36 15.85 15.99 32.60 33.94 28.24 36.69 17.00 16.31 Blue collar ........................................................................... Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. Transportation and material moving ................................. Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...... 17.66 22.09 15.71 16.80 13.86 17.19 20.42 15.83 16.45 14.13 17.83 22.73 15.69 16.99 13.76 16.54 21.71 13.86 17.15 13.42 20.78 23.90 18.57 15.14 15.63 Service ................................................................................. 10.56 8.39 11.08 9.99 11.99 Relative error4 (percent) All occupations ....................................................................... All excluding sales ........................................................ 3.1 3.2 6.2 5.2 3.5 3.5 4.7 4.9 3.7 3.8 White collar ......................................................................... White-collar excluding sales ......................................... 3.2 3.0 7.7 6.6 3.6 3.2 5.2 4.9 3.4 3.5 Professional specialty and technical ................................. Professional specialty ................................................... Technical ...................................................................... Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... Sales ................................................................................. Administrative support, including clerical .......................... 3.3 4.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 2.3 9.3 12.1 22.7 9.5 22.3 2.6 3.6 4.7 5.2 6.9 6.0 2.6 7.6 10.8 4.5 12.7 7.7 5.0 2.9 3.6 7.4 3.9 5.4 2.5 Blue collar ........................................................................... Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. Transportation and material moving ................................. Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...... 2.9 3.8 5.9 6.1 6.6 6.9 7.0 15.1 6.2 13.5 3.9 5.0 5.0 9.1 6.3 6.1 9.1 7.8 10.0 8.3 4.0 4.1 3.8 14.7 9.9 Service ................................................................................. 3.0 8.9 2.6 3.8 2.5 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. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. 39 Table 6-1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 Occupation3 10 25 Median 50 75 90 All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $9.00 9.31 $12.24 12.52 $18.16 18.51 $26.32 26.59 $37.86 38.46 White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 10.94 12.39 15.00 16.11 22.30 23.30 32.22 33.47 46.01 47.73 Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... Electrical and electronic engineers ....................... Mechanical engineers ........................................... Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... Operations and systems researchers and analysts .......................................................... Natural scientists ...................................................... Chemists, except biochemists .............................. Biological and life scientists .................................. Health related ........................................................... Physicians ............................................................ Registered nurses ................................................ Pharmacists .......................................................... Respiratory therapists ........................................... Teachers, college and university .............................. Other post-secondary teachers ............................ Teachers, except college and university .................. Elementary school teachers ................................. Secondary school teachers .................................. Teachers, special education ................................. Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Vocational and educational counselors ................ Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Psychologists ........................................................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Social workers ...................................................... Lawyers and judges .................................................. Lawyers ................................................................ Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Technical ...................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Radiological technicians ....................................... Licensed practical nurses ..................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ........ Electrical and electronic technicians ..................... Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ............................. Chemical technicians ............................................ Computer programmers ....................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. ................................ 17.19 18.81 25.29 26.71 19.81 26.60 21.69 22.45 21.53 23.64 28.09 30.87 27.16 31.18 27.09 27.09 28.03 29.83 38.08 38.15 33.56 39.13 33.89 33.36 37.82 40.03 45.80 44.26 41.25 53.43 40.77 40.77 49.56 51.50 54.67 49.80 43.50 55.85 46.15 44.47 19.97 19.71 20.19 22.12 21.43 18.35 23.66 8.00 22.92 24.01 20.60 19.47 18.75 28.06 25.12 18.43 20.61 – 19.75 19.23 12.37 12.37 25.05 25.05 21.11 23.94 25.00 25.72 24.53 19.81 25.96 35.00 23.70 33.47 29.62 25.33 25.33 31.73 26.12 28.43 20.61 – 21.89 21.89 14.49 14.39 31.20 31.20 47.37 33.52 38.03 33.52 28.75 23.25 28.75 37.86 25.25 43.46 38.71 33.57 31.64 42.61 34.83 38.39 20.61 – 25.88 25.21 19.79 18.80 34.36 34.36 53.64 42.83 49.10 38.46 33.34 56.83 31.69 40.00 26.44 54.43 49.31 46.55 45.94 52.60 44.45 47.33 41.29 – 33.65 34.27 23.40 24.32 64.56 64.56 53.64 58.24 60.06 58.24 40.03 127.36 34.76 42.54 28.12 71.36 59.86 54.00 52.60 57.21 49.69 54.23 61.45 – 46.22 46.34 26.60 26.60 82.42 82.42 14.38 13.73 12.72 26.00 18.00 11.55 17.61 16.89 13.93 20.77 10.00 17.31 17.50 13.37 26.68 19.00 15.92 20.42 20.06 15.22 23.36 13.99 19.66 21.07 15.39 32.24 20.50 18.35 22.74 21.68 20.66 27.24 17.06 24.59 26.00 19.81 34.65 22.71 20.43 25.80 28.97 23.61 29.88 19.70 31.42 32.72 22.39 34.65 24.64 22.63 32.72 31.73 25.23 42.21 30.10 16.79 20.08 22.40 31.65 22.50 26.56 24.14 34.62 30.77 36.68 27.18 40.08 42.80 53.37 35.39 54.95 57.75 68.34 45.58 69.23 24.42 22.50 22.56 38.46 24.89 28.75 48.08 34.07 33.81 54.52 45.36 39.53 64.10 52.16 43.98 17.31 18.68 17.79 14.28 20.00 21.64 17.31 19.95 20.24 25.48 17.80 23.28 23.94 26.43 24.76 28.38 36.90 24.54 25.88 30.77 32.69 41.03 31.25 62.76 32.39 32.39 36.78 37.36 41.03 31.32 79.33 39.57 39.11 44.75 53.13 Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ............... Administrators and officials, public administration Financial managers .............................................. Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations .......................................................... Administrators, education and related fields ......... Managers, medicine and health ........................... Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments ................................................ Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............... Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .................... Management related ................................................. Accountants and auditors ..................................... Other financial officers .......................................... Management analysts .......................................... See footnotes at end of table. 40 Table 6-1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued 10 25 Median 50 75 90 Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Management related –Continued Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................. Management related, n.e.c. .................................. $15.60 19.44 10.52 $15.60 21.64 10.52 $17.49 22.77 19.71 $32.28 26.92 26.09 $38.79 44.13 36.90 Sales ................................................................................ Supervisors, sales ................................................ Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ............. Sales workers, apparel ......................................... Sales workers, other commodities ........................ Cashiers ............................................................... 7.00 13.99 8.71 6.69 6.50 6.50 9.20 19.10 14.27 7.00 9.00 7.75 13.46 22.80 21.19 8.18 12.76 9.77 22.58 29.63 27.42 9.80 23.80 12.70 32.26 30.77 37.51 11.25 26.43 16.85 Administrative support, including clerical ................... Supervisors, financial records processing ............ Computer operators .............................................. Secretaries ........................................................... Typists .................................................................. Hotel clerks ........................................................... Receptionists ........................................................ Order clerks .......................................................... Library clerks ........................................................ Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... Telephone operators ............................................ Mail clerks, except postal service ......................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................... Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... General office clerks ............................................. Data entry keyers ................................................. Statistical clerks .................................................... Teachers’ aides .................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 10.00 17.70 14.23 12.62 12.59 9.00 9.46 13.62 9.81 12.65 10.38 8.45 9.27 9.27 10.46 12.75 9.91 9.62 12.67 7.87 10.50 12.25 21.24 14.90 14.50 13.30 9.06 9.50 15.23 10.32 13.65 13.40 10.00 10.50 14.00 11.90 13.39 11.64 10.50 13.33 9.94 12.00 14.80 23.77 15.57 16.94 14.01 10.20 11.11 22.49 13.70 13.79 14.80 12.66 12.00 14.00 12.84 16.05 13.74 15.67 15.44 11.50 13.74 17.84 23.77 17.75 20.35 17.14 12.00 13.35 26.77 16.65 17.69 15.62 19.23 12.03 16.83 15.79 17.08 16.02 16.40 16.81 14.45 16.79 22.49 31.97 18.44 24.56 20.24 14.04 17.35 27.86 17.64 21.76 17.84 20.63 13.83 16.84 18.66 18.99 23.10 18.05 31.82 15.79 20.34 Blue collar ........................................................................... 10.00 13.05 17.67 20.82 26.03 Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ Automobile mechanics ......................................... Industrial machinery repairers .............................. Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment ....................................... Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... Electricians ........................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .................. Supervisors, production ........................................ Machinists ............................................................. Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .. 14.10 11.45 15.97 17.86 15.36 16.45 20.97 20.06 22.07 26.00 24.33 25.23 30.34 26.63 26.38 14.51 13.52 17.59 20.07 10.30 17.77 10.02 17.34 16.49 18.76 23.73 21.96 18.63 10.02 18.78 19.17 19.65 29.82 26.01 19.86 10.02 27.12 20.82 22.54 33.29 30.79 21.12 18.18 28.53 23.17 25.77 34.12 33.98 23.47 19.44 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ Textile sewing machine operators ........................ Mixing and blending machine operators ............... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. Assemblers ........................................................... 9.67 7.75 14.66 12.32 9.75 11.26 7.96 16.00 14.00 11.00 14.91 8.93 19.74 15.63 18.52 19.65 10.18 25.23 19.00 26.03 22.95 10.77 25.23 19.65 26.69 Transportation and material moving ............................ Truck drivers ......................................................... 10.80 12.26 13.00 16.00 16.75 17.85 20.25 19.93 21.55 20.80 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...... Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c. ................................................ Construction laborers ........................................... Stock handlers and baggers ................................. 8.00 8.50 10.00 9.90 14.51 14.50 17.77 15.59 19.95 17.49 12.60 12.00 6.75 17.47 16.11 7.50 17.77 20.15 9.50 19.47 23.55 13.75 25.67 23.55 17.40 Occupation3 White collar –Continued See footnotes at end of table. 41 Table 6-1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued 10 25 Median 50 75 90 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers –Continued Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... Hand packers and packagers ............................... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................... $9.00 7.00 8.00 $13.03 9.00 9.91 $19.64 10.32 16.68 $19.79 13.05 18.35 $20.25 14.03 18.72 Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Supervisors, police and detectives ....................... Supervisors, guards .............................................. Police and detectives, public service .................... Correctional institution officers ............................. Guards and police, except public service ............. Food service ............................................................. Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... Bartenders ............................................................ Waiters and waitresses ........................................ Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................ Other food service .................................................. Supervisors, food preparation and service ........... Cooks ................................................................... Food counter, fountain, and related ...................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... Health service ........................................................... Health aides, except nursing ................................ Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... Cleaning and building service ................................... Maids and housemen ........................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service ....................................................... Supervisors, personal service .............................. Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities Welfare service aides ........................................... Service, n.e.c. ....................................................... 6.83 8.92 26.59 15.35 21.42 13.75 8.50 2.84 2.33 2.13 2.33 2.83 6.50 11.56 8.00 6.55 7.50 5.60 9.09 9.22 9.05 7.50 7.98 7.50 6.00 13.13 4.75 9.23 7.75 8.50 11.69 26.88 15.35 23.43 15.49 9.00 6.50 2.83 2.13 2.83 5.39 7.50 14.62 9.00 7.25 9.75 7.00 9.75 9.75 9.71 8.74 8.69 8.78 7.81 14.50 6.17 9.73 8.14 10.84 19.43 30.47 27.13 24.28 17.46 10.00 8.50 6.50 6.00 4.50 8.76 9.73 16.12 11.14 9.59 10.15 8.22 10.72 11.18 10.59 11.39 9.51 12.00 9.70 18.92 8.00 10.12 9.80 15.27 25.81 32.34 33.87 26.22 22.99 12.48 11.00 8.76 7.50 7.89 10.00 11.70 21.64 13.60 10.37 12.51 10.34 12.39 12.99 12.25 13.42 11.61 13.62 15.40 23.43 8.50 13.99 11.56 23.96 29.39 36.51 39.13 28.59 27.26 15.22 14.92 12.31 15.79 9.90 13.36 15.76 21.64 17.01 11.10 18.51 13.03 15.25 14.90 14.76 16.38 13.32 16.38 32.88 26.25 10.00 17.00 13.01 Occupation3 Blue collar –Continued 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. 42 Table 6-2. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 Private industry Occupation3 10 25 Median 50 75 90 All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $8.70 8.94 $11.37 11.76 $17.31 17.66 $25.51 25.59 $36.06 36.50 White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 10.52 12.22 14.51 15.75 21.44 22.58 31.18 32.19 43.46 45.56 Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... Electrical and electronic engineers ....................... Mechanical engineers ........................................... Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... Operations and systems researchers and analysts .......................................................... Natural scientists ...................................................... Chemists, except biochemists .............................. Biological and life scientists .................................. Health related ........................................................... Physicians ............................................................ Registered nurses ................................................ Pharmacists .......................................................... Respiratory therapists ........................................... Teachers, college and university .............................. Teachers, except college and university .................. Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Social workers ...................................................... Lawyers and judges .................................................. Lawyers ................................................................ Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Technical ...................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Radiological technicians ....................................... Licensed practical nurses ..................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ........ Electrical and electronic technicians ..................... Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ............................. Chemical technicians ............................................ 16.20 17.52 25.85 26.71 19.81 26.60 21.69 22.45 20.49 22.45 29.74 30.87 27.16 31.18 27.09 27.09 26.48 28.50 38.98 38.15 33.56 39.13 33.89 33.36 34.29 37.00 47.05 44.26 41.25 53.43 40.77 40.77 44.88 47.37 55.00 49.80 43.50 55.85 46.15 44.47 19.97 19.71 20.19 21.92 21.57 19.32 23.79 8.00 22.92 21.50 – 13.33 – – 12.02 12.02 31.20 31.20 21.11 23.94 25.00 25.34 24.70 20.14 26.00 35.00 23.70 26.44 – 13.39 – – 12.76 12.76 31.20 31.20 47.37 32.19 38.03 31.46 28.75 24.00 28.75 37.86 25.25 43.79 – 15.09 – – 16.35 15.39 37.40 37.40 53.64 46.58 49.10 54.52 33.00 56.83 31.41 40.00 26.44 57.25 – 23.82 – – 20.19 20.19 71.43 71.43 53.64 58.86 60.06 59.07 38.78 169.78 33.90 42.54 28.12 75.07 – 30.45 – – 24.84 24.32 85.17 85.17 14.22 13.65 12.72 26.00 18.20 11.55 17.61 16.89 13.93 17.31 17.52 13.37 26.68 19.00 16.02 20.42 19.97 15.22 19.46 21.16 15.39 32.24 20.85 18.35 22.74 24.76 20.66 25.90 26.17 19.81 34.65 22.81 20.43 25.80 28.97 23.61 34.65 34.34 22.39 34.65 26.00 22.63 32.72 32.08 25.23 Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ............... Financial managers .............................................. Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations .......................................................... Administrators, education and related fields ......... Managers, medicine and health ........................... Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .................... Management related ................................................. Accountants and auditors ..................................... Other financial officers .......................................... Management analysts .......................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................. Management related, n.e.c. .................................. 16.42 19.49 28.85 22.18 26.49 34.62 31.25 37.23 39.69 43.99 54.52 54.95 59.93 69.23 69.33 24.60 21.36 22.56 17.79 13.74 19.50 21.64 17.31 38.46 22.50 28.75 25.48 17.48 24.04 23.94 26.43 48.08 22.50 33.81 36.90 24.79 26.41 30.77 35.26 54.52 24.01 39.53 62.76 33.61 38.14 36.78 46.25 64.10 44.23 42.25 79.33 39.90 41.88 44.75 53.51 15.60 19.44 10.52 15.60 21.64 10.52 17.48 22.77 21.15 31.97 26.92 26.15 39.57 44.13 39.90 Sales ................................................................................ Supervisors, sales ................................................ Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ............. Sales workers, apparel ......................................... Sales workers, other commodities ........................ Cashiers ............................................................... 7.00 13.99 8.71 6.69 6.50 6.50 9.14 19.10 14.27 7.00 9.00 7.50 13.46 22.80 21.19 8.18 12.76 9.45 22.80 29.63 27.42 9.80 23.80 12.50 32.51 30.77 37.51 11.25 26.43 16.85 See footnotes at end of table. 43 Table 6-2. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Private industry Occupation3 10 25 Median 50 75 90 Administrative support, including clerical ................... Supervisors, financial records processing ............ Computer operators .............................................. Secretaries ........................................................... Hotel clerks ........................................................... Receptionists ........................................................ Order clerks .......................................................... Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... Telephone operators ............................................ Mail clerks, except postal service ......................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................... Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... General office clerks ............................................. Data entry keyers ................................................. Statistical clerks .................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... $10.00 17.70 14.23 12.62 9.00 9.46 13.62 12.98 10.25 8.24 9.02 9.27 10.46 12.75 9.04 9.62 12.67 10.40 $12.05 21.24 14.90 14.28 9.06 9.50 15.23 13.65 13.40 10.00 10.50 14.00 12.07 13.39 10.63 10.50 13.33 11.95 $14.73 23.77 15.57 16.93 10.20 10.50 22.49 13.79 14.80 12.42 12.00 14.00 12.84 16.05 13.30 15.67 15.44 12.55 $17.96 23.77 17.75 20.35 12.00 13.42 26.77 17.69 15.10 20.63 12.00 16.83 15.91 17.08 14.73 16.40 16.81 14.89 $22.49 31.97 18.44 23.56 14.04 17.35 27.86 21.76 17.84 20.63 13.77 16.84 18.67 18.99 22.49 18.05 31.82 21.93 Blue collar ........................................................................... 9.77 12.65 17.00 20.80 26.49 Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ Industrial machinery repairers .............................. Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment ....................................... Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... Electricians ........................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .................. Supervisors, production ........................................ Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .. 13.76 15.97 17.75 16.45 21.15 22.07 27.12 25.23 31.40 26.38 14.51 13.32 17.50 23.73 10.30 10.02 17.34 16.31 18.31 23.73 21.96 10.02 18.78 19.60 19.51 31.40 26.01 10.02 27.12 21.55 22.95 34.12 30.79 18.18 28.53 23.17 30.10 34.12 33.98 19.44 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ Textile sewing machine operators ........................ Mixing and blending machine operators ............... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. Assemblers ........................................................... 9.67 7.75 14.66 12.32 9.75 11.25 7.96 16.00 14.00 11.00 14.91 8.93 19.74 15.63 18.52 19.65 10.18 25.23 19.00 26.03 22.95 10.77 25.23 19.65 26.69 Transportation and material moving ............................ Truck drivers ......................................................... 10.62 13.52 13.00 16.00 16.75 17.85 19.93 19.93 22.96 20.57 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...... Stock handlers and baggers ................................. Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... Hand packers and packagers ............................... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................... 7.80 8.50 6.75 9.00 7.00 8.00 9.55 9.00 7.50 13.03 9.00 9.60 13.35 11.50 9.50 19.64 10.32 10.75 17.45 14.50 13.75 19.79 13.05 17.72 19.95 15.59 17.40 20.25 14.03 18.35 Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Guards and police, except public service ............. Food service ............................................................. Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... Bartenders ............................................................ Waiters and waitresses ........................................ Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................ Other food service .................................................. Supervisors, food preparation and service ........... Cooks ................................................................... Food counter, fountain, and related ...................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... Health service ........................................................... Health aides, except nursing ................................ 6.09 8.00 8.50 2.83 2.33 2.13 2.33 2.83 6.09 11.56 8.00 6.50 7.25 5.50 9.05 9.18 8.00 8.60 9.00 6.18 2.83 2.13 2.83 5.39 7.50 14.62 9.00 7.25 9.10 6.75 9.53 9.66 9.75 10.00 10.00 8.19 6.50 6.00 4.50 8.76 9.00 16.12 11.00 8.15 10.00 8.00 10.35 10.88 12.00 12.25 12.00 10.50 8.76 7.50 7.89 10.00 11.10 21.64 13.50 10.37 10.75 9.00 11.72 12.57 15.10 15.35 13.93 14.00 12.31 15.79 9.90 13.36 15.76 21.64 17.01 11.10 18.51 11.10 13.51 14.77 White collar –Continued See footnotes at end of table. 44 Table 6-2. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued Private industry Occupation3 Service –Continued Health service –Continued Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... Cleaning and building service ................................... Maids and housemen ........................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service ....................................................... Supervisors, personal service .............................. Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities Service, n.e.c. ....................................................... 10 25 Median 50 75 90 $9.05 7.50 7.98 7.00 6.00 13.13 4.75 7.50 $9.47 8.25 8.69 8.00 7.74 14.50 6.17 8.14 $10.20 10.28 9.51 10.56 9.25 18.92 8.00 8.67 $11.50 12.97 11.61 13.01 15.00 23.43 8.50 11.25 $12.72 15.10 13.32 15.00 32.88 26.25 10.00 12.99 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. 45 Table 6-3. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 State and local government Occupation3 10 25 Median 50 75 90 All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $12.28 12.30 $16.02 16.06 $22.17 22.20 $30.05 30.06 $45.36 45.36 White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 13.30 13.30 17.12 17.17 25.87 25.97 39.00 39.16 49.88 50.17 Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... Natural scientists ...................................................... Health related ........................................................... Registered nurses ................................................ Teachers, college and university .............................. Other post-secondary teachers ............................ Teachers, except college and university .................. Elementary school teachers ................................. Secondary school teachers .................................. Teachers, special education ................................. Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Vocational and educational counselors ................ Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Social workers ...................................................... Lawyers and judges .................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Technical ...................................................................... 20.96 22.17 – – 14.60 22.42 30.77 31.01 25.70 27.16 28.06 25.24 25.76 19.47 – – 17.54 17.20 – 25.50 26.28 – – 23.71 24.47 34.97 35.52 29.83 29.84 32.10 27.07 31.81 21.28 – – 19.79 19.55 – 33.18 34.45 – – 29.02 29.02 43.20 43.20 39.16 39.35 42.61 35.40 41.80 37.27 – – 22.36 23.46 – 46.34 46.67 – – 56.36 44.46 52.52 52.52 48.61 47.85 52.98 45.98 49.54 57.32 – – 25.87 25.97 – 54.57 54.98 – – 58.67 57.21 64.43 61.89 55.37 54.59 57.21 49.69 54.57 62.68 – – 29.11 29.11 – – 15.31 – 16.92 – 20.96 – 21.68 – 22.75 Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ............... Administrators and officials, public administration Administrators, education and related fields ......... Management related ................................................. 19.71 22.26 22.40 26.61 17.10 22.97 26.56 24.14 27.60 21.20 28.43 32.07 27.18 39.70 23.17 39.35 43.97 35.39 46.55 28.43 45.36 47.40 45.58 52.45 36.02 Sales ................................................................................ – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical ................... Secretaries ........................................................... Typists .................................................................. Library clerks ........................................................ General office clerks ............................................. Teachers’ aides .................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 10.13 13.85 12.38 9.81 12.24 7.87 11.69 12.84 15.21 13.30 10.32 13.86 9.94 13.74 14.91 17.10 13.64 13.70 15.11 11.46 16.68 17.14 22.74 15.10 17.23 17.51 14.45 17.12 21.25 25.71 17.99 17.64 23.10 15.79 19.49 Blue collar ........................................................................... 13.16 16.58 19.30 21.49 23.47 Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ 16.00 19.17 20.07 23.47 24.46 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ – – – – – Transportation and material moving ............................ Bus drivers ............................................................ 11.26 11.68 13.38 13.47 20.52 20.57 21.49 21.49 21.49 21.49 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 13.33 16.01 17.48 18.57 19.36 11.18 16.37 26.59 22.39 13.75 9.59 9.59 9.80 11.07 11.07 13.66 19.28 26.88 23.43 15.49 10.34 10.34 10.34 11.53 11.69 18.84 23.60 30.47 24.37 17.46 11.44 11.44 10.88 13.92 13.94 25.52 27.09 32.34 26.59 22.99 14.92 14.92 14.96 18.22 17.14 29.32 31.17 36.51 29.39 27.26 15.50 15.50 14.96 28.37 28.37 Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Supervisors, police and detectives ....................... Police and detectives, public service .................... Correctional institution officers ............................. Food service ............................................................. Other food service .................................................. Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... Health service ........................................................... Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... See footnotes at end of table. 46 Table 6-3. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued State and local government Occupation3 Service –Continued Cleaning and building service ................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service ....................................................... 10 25 Median 50 75 90 $10.91 10.91 7.75 $12.04 12.04 11.17 $13.59 13.59 13.38 $16.38 16.38 17.00 $17.98 17.98 17.00 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. 47 Table 6-4. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 Occupation3 10 25 Median 50 75 90 All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $9.86 10.00 $13.37 13.59 $19.25 19.38 $27.24 27.39 $39.13 39.43 White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 12.20 12.90 15.77 16.52 22.94 23.68 33.00 34.07 47.37 48.11 Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... Electrical and electronic engineers ....................... Mechanical engineers ........................................... Engineers, n.e.c. ................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... Operations and systems researchers and analysts .......................................................... Natural scientists ...................................................... Chemists, except biochemists .............................. Biological and life scientists .................................. Health related ........................................................... Physicians ............................................................ Registered nurses ................................................ Pharmacists .......................................................... Teachers, college and university .............................. Other post-secondary teachers ............................ Teachers, except college and university .................. Elementary school teachers ................................. Secondary school teachers .................................. Teachers, special education ................................. Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Vocational and educational counselors ................ Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Psychologists ........................................................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Social workers ...................................................... Lawyers and judges .................................................. Lawyers ................................................................ Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Technical ...................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Radiological technicians ....................................... Licensed practical nurses ..................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ........ Electrical and electronic technicians ..................... Engineering technicians, n.e.c. ............................. Chemical technicians ............................................ Computer programmers ....................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. ................................ 17.17 18.75 25.29 26.71 19.81 26.60 22.93 23.64 21.45 23.64 28.09 30.87 27.16 31.18 27.75 27.09 28.06 30.00 38.08 38.15 33.56 39.13 34.44 33.65 38.53 40.77 45.80 44.26 41.25 53.43 40.77 40.77 50.20 52.32 54.67 49.80 43.50 55.85 46.41 44.57 19.97 19.71 20.19 22.12 20.67 18.35 23.73 8.00 24.61 20.45 20.20 18.75 28.06 25.12 18.43 20.61 – 19.75 19.23 12.37 12.37 25.05 25.05 21.11 23.94 25.00 25.72 24.03 19.81 25.64 35.00 33.47 30.80 25.55 25.33 31.92 26.12 28.58 20.61 – 21.89 21.89 14.42 14.39 31.20 31.20 47.37 33.52 38.03 33.52 28.58 23.25 28.75 37.83 44.18 40.57 34.09 31.64 42.61 34.83 38.46 20.61 – 25.56 25.21 20.00 18.77 35.25 35.25 53.64 42.83 49.10 38.46 33.20 56.83 31.41 40.00 55.83 49.79 46.60 45.94 52.60 44.45 47.54 41.29 – 33.65 34.27 23.79 24.32 67.31 67.31 53.64 58.24 60.06 58.24 43.00 127.36 33.90 42.54 73.68 61.16 54.23 52.60 57.21 49.69 54.37 61.45 – 46.34 46.34 26.65 26.60 83.79 83.79 14.38 13.74 12.51 26.20 18.20 11.55 17.61 16.89 13.93 20.77 14.60 17.31 17.46 13.31 28.00 19.00 15.92 20.42 20.06 15.22 23.36 16.13 19.49 21.01 15.27 32.24 20.50 18.35 22.74 21.68 20.66 27.24 17.14 24.59 26.15 19.34 34.65 22.61 20.43 25.80 28.97 23.61 29.88 19.79 31.73 33.10 21.58 34.65 26.00 22.71 32.72 31.73 25.23 42.21 30.10 16.97 20.95 22.40 31.65 22.51 26.56 24.14 34.62 30.77 36.90 27.18 40.08 43.28 53.37 35.39 54.95 58.65 68.34 45.58 69.23 24.42 22.50 27.75 38.46 24.89 28.75 48.08 34.07 34.66 54.52 45.36 39.53 64.10 52.16 46.10 17.31 18.68 17.79 14.62 19.52 21.64 17.31 19.95 20.24 25.48 17.80 23.07 23.94 26.43 24.76 28.38 36.90 24.28 25.64 30.77 32.69 41.03 31.25 62.76 32.14 30.78 36.78 37.36 41.03 31.32 79.33 39.57 39.11 44.75 53.13 15.60 15.60 17.49 32.28 38.79 Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ............... Administrators and officials, public administration Financial managers .............................................. Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations .......................................................... Administrators, education and related fields ......... Managers, medicine and health ........................... Managers, food servicing and lodging establishments ................................................ Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............... Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .................... Management related ................................................. Accountants and auditors ..................................... Other financial officers .......................................... Management analysts .......................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 48 Table 6-4. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued 10 25 Median 50 75 90 Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Management related –Continued Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................. Management related, n.e.c. .................................. $19.44 10.52 $21.64 10.52 $22.77 19.42 $26.92 26.09 $44.13 37.37 Sales ................................................................................ Supervisors, sales ................................................ Sales, other business services ............................. Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ............. Sales workers, other commodities ........................ Cashiers ............................................................... 9.00 13.77 9.10 8.71 9.90 8.55 10.79 19.10 9.50 14.27 12.91 9.25 16.12 22.80 13.54 21.19 19.70 10.90 24.81 29.63 18.16 27.42 25.34 13.50 34.03 30.77 48.08 37.51 26.92 16.85 Administrative support, including clerical ................... Supervisors, financial records processing ............ Computer operators .............................................. Secretaries ........................................................... Typists .................................................................. Hotel clerks ........................................................... Receptionists ........................................................ Order clerks .......................................................... Library clerks ........................................................ Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... Telephone operators ............................................ Mail clerks, except postal service ......................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................... Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... General office clerks ............................................. Statistical clerks .................................................... Teachers’ aides .................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 10.35 17.70 14.23 12.62 12.59 9.00 9.46 13.62 11.33 12.65 10.38 10.60 8.53 9.27 10.45 12.75 10.63 12.67 9.94 10.75 12.66 21.24 14.90 14.52 13.30 9.06 9.50 15.75 13.70 13.65 13.40 12.24 10.50 14.00 12.25 13.00 12.26 13.33 10.13 12.55 15.09 23.77 15.57 16.93 14.01 10.20 11.36 22.49 15.30 13.79 14.80 17.29 11.78 14.00 13.37 16.20 14.01 15.44 11.96 14.96 18.35 23.77 17.75 20.35 17.14 12.00 13.81 26.77 16.65 17.69 15.62 20.63 13.68 16.83 15.91 17.49 17.14 16.81 15.36 17.12 22.89 31.97 18.44 24.14 20.24 14.04 17.35 27.86 20.24 21.76 17.84 20.63 14.70 16.84 18.67 18.99 23.10 31.82 16.41 21.09 Blue collar ........................................................................... 10.25 13.99 18.16 21.25 26.30 Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ Automobile mechanics ......................................... Industrial machinery repairers .............................. Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment ....................................... Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... Electricians ........................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .................. Supervisors, production ........................................ Machinists ............................................................. Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers .. 14.10 11.45 15.97 17.86 15.36 16.45 20.96 20.06 22.07 26.00 24.33 25.23 30.34 26.63 26.38 14.47 13.52 17.59 20.07 10.30 17.77 10.02 16.98 16.49 18.76 23.73 21.96 18.63 10.02 18.47 19.17 19.65 29.82 26.01 19.86 10.02 27.12 20.82 22.54 33.29 30.79 21.12 18.18 28.53 23.17 25.77 34.12 33.98 23.47 19.44 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ Textile sewing machine operators ........................ Mixing and blending machine operators ............... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. Assemblers ........................................................... 9.75 7.75 14.66 12.32 9.75 11.35 7.96 16.00 14.00 11.00 15.00 8.85 19.74 15.63 18.52 19.65 10.25 25.23 19.00 26.03 22.95 10.77 25.23 19.65 26.69 Transportation and material moving ............................ Truck drivers ......................................................... 10.57 12.26 14.99 16.00 18.16 17.85 20.60 19.93 23.00 20.80 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm ...... Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c. ................................................ Construction laborers ........................................... Stock handlers and baggers ................................. Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... Hand packers and packagers ............................... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................... 9.02 8.50 11.25 9.90 15.25 14.50 18.44 15.59 20.15 17.49 12.60 12.00 7.00 10.00 8.78 9.91 17.47 16.11 9.00 14.71 9.55 11.00 17.77 20.15 11.00 19.64 10.75 17.72 19.47 23.55 15.80 19.79 13.05 18.35 25.67 23.55 19.70 20.25 14.03 19.30 Occupation3 White collar –Continued See footnotes at end of table. 49 Table 6-4. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued 10 25 Median 50 75 90 $7.86 9.00 26.59 15.35 21.42 13.75 8.50 4.50 2.33 2.13 2.33 4.75 7.50 12.40 8.00 9.75 6.90 9.16 8.51 9.16 8.10 7.98 8.25 6.18 13.13 5.95 7.75 $9.16 13.00 26.88 15.35 23.43 15.49 9.00 7.63 3.78 2.13 2.60 6.88 8.50 14.62 9.50 10.00 8.00 9.75 9.66 9.73 9.40 8.65 10.69 8.19 14.50 6.80 9.25 $11.61 20.18 30.47 27.13 24.28 17.46 10.27 9.51 7.50 7.50 4.50 8.76 10.34 16.12 11.25 10.50 8.75 10.71 11.18 10.45 12.00 9.40 12.57 10.38 18.92 8.29 11.25 $17.00 25.98 32.34 33.87 26.22 22.99 12.70 12.31 8.76 7.50 7.89 12.31 13.62 21.64 14.26 14.92 11.10 12.45 14.24 12.21 13.62 11.65 14.55 17.00 23.43 8.50 12.99 $25.81 29.69 36.51 39.13 28.59 27.26 16.91 15.77 12.31 15.49 8.19 13.62 16.49 21.64 17.02 18.51 13.62 15.96 15.25 15.96 16.51 13.62 16.48 32.88 26.25 10.17 15.69 Occupation3 Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Supervisors, police and detectives ....................... Supervisors, guards .............................................. Police and detectives, public service .................... Correctional institution officers ............................. Guards and police, except public service ............. Food service ............................................................. Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... Bartenders ............................................................ Waiters and waitresses ........................................ Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................ Other food service .................................................. Supervisors, food preparation and service ........... Cooks ................................................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... Health service ........................................................... Health aides, except nursing ................................ Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... Cleaning and building service ................................... Maids and housemen ........................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service ....................................................... Supervisors, personal service .............................. Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities Service, n.e.c. ....................................................... 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. 50 Table 6-5. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 part-time workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 Occupation3 10 25 Median 50 75 90 All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................ $6.25 6.30 $7.50 7.89 $10.00 10.50 $13.40 14.16 $23.48 25.31 White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 6.75 8.85 8.13 11.00 12.00 15.83 22.44 27.06 31.00 34.36 Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Health related ........................................................... Registered nurses ................................................ Teachers, college and university .............................. Teachers, except college and university .................. Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Lawyers and judges .................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Technical ...................................................................... Licensed practical nurses ..................................... 18.45 19.37 – 23.72 23.47 – 8.13 16.16 – – – 22.50 23.47 – 27.67 27.36 – 8.13 22.25 – – – 27.45 28.67 – 29.87 29.18 – 11.54 24.50 – – – 31.68 32.66 – 33.74 32.21 – 25.00 29.00 – – – 37.00 37.00 – 37.00 37.00 – 33.41 31.94 – – – – 11.00 17.00 – 19.00 19.00 – 21.55 21.45 – 23.30 23.30 – 26.00 23.50 Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ............... Management related ................................................. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Sales ................................................................................ Sales workers, other commodities ........................ Cashiers ............................................................... 6.15 5.50 6.25 6.50 6.75 6.50 7.50 8.68 7.25 9.08 10.00 8.75 12.17 11.90 14.25 Administrative support, including clerical ................... Secretaries ........................................................... General office clerks ............................................. Teachers’ aides .................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 8.00 11.30 8.00 7.37 8.00 9.85 13.72 8.00 7.87 12.00 11.58 17.03 10.27 9.90 12.00 13.50 24.85 12.28 13.88 12.00 16.21 25.18 14.79 14.45 13.50 Blue collar ........................................................................... 7.25 8.50 11.75 13.90 15.40 Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ – – – – – Transportation and material moving ............................ – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Stock handlers and baggers ................................. 6.50 6.50 7.40 7.00 8.00 7.75 10.95 11.81 16.85 16.85 Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Guards and police, except public service ............. Food service ............................................................. Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... Waiters and waitresses ........................................ Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................ Other food service .................................................. Food counter, fountain, and related ...................... Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... Health service ........................................................... Health aides, except nursing ................................ Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... 4.20 7.30 8.50 2.83 2.60 2.60 2.13 5.55 6.50 5.25 9.05 9.58 9.05 6.67 8.60 8.60 5.25 2.83 2.83 2.83 6.50 7.00 6.00 9.58 9.76 9.44 8.50 10.00 10.00 7.05 5.45 5.41 7.65 7.50 7.50 7.05 10.73 11.24 10.72 10.15 10.99 11.00 9.65 9.90 9.90 10.00 9.50 10.25 8.25 11.78 11.50 12.39 12.15 12.48 12.93 11.00 12.00 15.00 10.00 11.00 11.44 10.50 13.00 11.78 13.00 See footnotes at end of table. 51 Table 6-5. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 part-time workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 — Continued 10 25 Median 50 75 90 $6.75 6.75 4.50 4.00 7.50 $7.00 7.00 6.83 4.25 8.00 $8.00 7.50 8.25 5.00 8.25 $9.96 9.35 9.75 6.25 8.25 $13.01 13.01 10.53 9.75 10.53 Occupation3 Service –Continued Cleaning and building service ................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service ....................................................... Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities Service, n.e.c. ....................................................... 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. 52 Appendix A: Technical Note T other information were updated. Approximately one-fifth of the sample is reselected each year. his section provides basic information on the procedures and concepts used to produce the data contained in this bulletin. It is divided into three parts: Planning for the survey; data collection; and processing and analyzing the data. Although this section answers some questions commonly asked by data users, it is not a comprehensive description of all the steps required to produce the data. Sample design The sample for this survey area was selected using a twostage stratified design with probability proportional to employment sampling at each stage. The first stage of sample selection was a probability sample of establishments. The sample of establishments was drawn by first stratifying the sampling frame by industry and ownership. The number of sample establishments allocated to each stratum is approximately proportional to the stratum employment. Each sampled establishment is selected within a stratum with a probability proportional to its employment. Use of this technique means that the larger an establishment’s employment, the greater its chance of selection. Weights were applied to each establishment when the data were tabulated so that it represents similar units (by industry and employment size) in the economy that were not selected for collection. The second stage of sample selection, detailed below, was a probability sample of occupations within a sampled establishment. Planning for the survey The overall design of the survey includes questions of scope, frame, and sample selection. Survey scope This survey covered establishments employing 50 workers or more in goods-producing industries (mining, construction and manufacturing); service-producing industries (transportation, communications, electric, gas, and sanitary services; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services industries); and State and local governments. Agriculture, private households, and the Federal Government were excluded from the scope of the survey. For purposes of this survey, an establishment is an economic unit that produces goods or services, a central administrative office, or an auxiliary unit providing support services to a company. For private industries in this survey, the establishment is usually at a single physical location. For State and local governments, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity. The Philadelphia–Wilmington–Atlantic City, PA–NJ– DE–MD, Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties, PA; Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem Counties, NJ; New Castle County, DE; and Cecil County, MD. Data collection The collection of data from survey respondents required detailed procedures. Field economists collected the data, working out of the Regional Office and visiting each establishment surveyed. Other contact methods, such as mail and telephone, were used to follow-up and update data. Occupational selection and classification Identification of the occupations for which wage data were to be collected was a multistep process: 1. Probability-proportional-to-size selection of establishment jobs 2. Classification of jobs into occupations based on the Census of Population system 3. Characterization of jobs as full-time v. part-time, union v. nonunion, and time v. incentive 4. Determination of the level of work of each job Sampling frame The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State unemployment insurance reports. Due to the volatility of industries within the private sector, sampling frames were developed using the most recent month of reference available at the time the sample was selected. The sampling frame was reviewed prior to the survey and, when necessary, missing establishments were added, out-of-business and out-of-scope establishments were removed, and addresses, employment levels, industry classification, and For each occupation, wage data were collected for those workers who met all the criteria identified in the last three steps. Special procedures were developed for jobs for which a correct classification or level could not be determined. A-1 In step one, the jobs to be sampled were selected at each establishment by the BLS field economist during a personal visit. A complete list of employees was used for sampling, with each selected worker representing a job within the establishment. As with the selection of establishments, the selection of a job was based on probability proportional to its size in the establishment. The greater the number of people working in a job in the establishment, the greater its chance of selection. The number of jobs for which data were collected in each establishment was based on the establishment’s employment size. Prior to 2002, the number of jobs selected ranged from 8 to 20. Beginning in 2002, the number of jobs selected followed this schedule: Number of employees Number of selected jobs 50–249 250 and over 6 8 The second step of the process entailed classifying the selected jobs into occupations based on their duties. The National Compensation Survey occupational classification system is based on the 1990 Census of Population. A selected job may fall into any one of about 480 occupational classifications, from accountant to wood lathe operator. For cases in which a job’s duties overlapped two or more census classification codes, the duties used to set the wage level were used to classify the job. Classification by primary duties was the fallback. Each occupational classification is an element of a broader classification known as a major occupational group (MOG). Occupations can fall into any of the following MOGs: • • • • • • • • • Professional specialty and technical Executive, administrative, and managerial Sales Administrative support, including clerical Precision production, craft, and repair Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors Transportation and material moving Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Service occupations Appendix B contains a complete list of all individual occupations, classified by the MOG to which they belong. In step three, certain other job characteristics of the chosen worker were identified. First, the worker was identified as holding either a full-time or part-time job, based 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 A-2 on hours worked. Finally, the worker was identified as being in a union job or a nonunion job. See the “Definition of terms” section on the following page for more detail. Occupational leveling In the last step before wage data were collected, the work level of each selected job was determined using an “occupational leveling” process. Occupational leveling ranks and compares all occupations randomly selected in an establishment using the same criteria. For this survey, the level of each occupation in an establishment was determined by an analysis of each of 10 leveling factors. Nine of these factors are drawn from the U.S. Government Office of Personnel Management’s Factor Evaluation System, which is the underlying structure for evaluation of General Schedule Federal employees. The tenth factor, supervisory duties, attempts to account for the effect of supervisory duties. It is considered experimental. The 10 factors are: • • • • • • • • • • Knowledge Supervision received Guidelines Complexity Scope and effect Personal contacts Purpose of contacts Physical demands Work environment Supervisory duties Each factor contains a number of levels, and each level has an associated written description and point value. The number and range of points differ among the factors. For each factor, an occupation was assigned a level based on the written description that best matched the job. Within each occupation, the points for nine factors (supervisory duties was excluded) were recorded and totaled. The total determines the overall level of the occupation. A description of the levels for each factor is shown in appendix C. Tabulations of levels of work for occupations in the survey follow the Federal Government’s white-collar General Schedule. Point ranges for each of the 15 levels are shown in appendix D. It also includes an example of a job with its associated leveling factors, and a guide to help data users evaluate jobs in their firms Wage data collected in prior surveys using the occupational leveling method were evaluated by BLS researchers using regression techniques. For each of the major occupational groups, wages were compared to the 10 occupational leveling factors (and levels within those factors). The analysis showed that several of the occupational leveling factors, most notably knowledge and supervision received, had strong explanatory power for wages. That is, as the levels within a given factor increased, the wages also increased. Collection period Survey data were collected over a 13-month period for 60 metropolitan areas in the NCS program. For 20 small metropolitan areas, data were collected over a 4-month period. For each establishment in the survey, the data reflect the establishment’s most recent information at the time of collection. The payroll reference month shown in the tables reflects the average date of this information for all sample units. Earnings Earnings were defined as regular payments from the employer to the employee as compensation for straight-time hourly work, or for any salaried work performed. The following components were included as part of earnings: • • • • • Incentive pay, including commissions, production bonuses, and piece rates Cost-of-living allowances Hazard pay Payments of income deferred due to participation in a salary reduction plan Deadhead pay, defined as pay given to transportation workers returning in a vehicle without freight or passengers The following forms of payments were not considered part of straight-time earnings: • • • • • • • Shift differentials, defined as extra payment for working a schedule that varies from the norm, such as night or weekend work Premium pay for overtime, holidays, and weekends Bonuses not directly tied to production (such as Christmas and profit-sharing bonuses) Uniform and tool allowances Free room and board Payments made by third parties (for example, tips, bonuses given by manufacturers to department store salespeople, referral incentives in real estate) On-call pay To calculate earnings for various periods (hourly, weekly, and annual), data on work schedules also were collected. For hourly workers, scheduled hours worked per day and per week, exclusive of overtime, were recorded. Annual weeks worked were determined. Because salaried workers, exempt from overtime provisions, often work beyond the assigned work schedule, their typical number of hours actually worked was collected. Definition of terms Full-time worker. Any employee that the employer considers to be full time. A-3 Incentive worker. Any employee whose earnings are tied, at least in part, to commissions, piece rates, production bonuses, or other incentives based on production or sales. Level. A ranking of an occupation based on the requirements of the position. (See the description in the technical note on occupational leveling through point factor analysis for more details on the leveling process.) Nonunion worker. An employee in an occupation not meeting the conditions for union coverage. (See below.) Part-time worker. Any employee that the employer considers to be part time. Time-based worker. Any employee whose earnings are tied to an hourly rate or salary, and not to a specific level of production. Union worker. Any employee is in a union occupation when all of the following conditions are met: • • • A labor organization is recognized as the bargaining agent for all workers in the occupation Wage and salary rates are determined through collective bargaining or negotiations Settlement terms, which must include earnings provisions and may include benefit provisions, are embodied in a signed, mutually binding collective bargaining agreement Processing and analyzing the data Data were processed and analyzed at the Bureau’s National Office following collection. Weighting and nonresponse Sample weights were calculated for each establishment and occupation in the survey. These weights reflected the relative size of the occupation within the establishment and of the establishment within the sample universe. Weights were used to aggregate data for the individual establishments or occupations into the various data series. Some of the establishments surveyed could not supply or refused to supply information. If data were not provided by a sample member, the weights of responding sample members in the same or similar “cells” were adjusted to account for the missing data. This technique assumes that the mean value of data for the nonrespondents equals the mean value of data for the respondents at some detailed “cell” level. Responding and nonresponding establishments were classified into these cells according to industry and employment size. Responding and nonresponding occupations within responding establishments were classified into cells that were additionally defined by major occupation group and job level. Establishments that were determined to be out of business or outside the scope of the survey had their weights changed to zero. If only partial data were given by a sample establishment or occupation, or data were missing, the response was treated as a refusal. Survey response Establishments Total in sampling frame Total in sample Responding Out of business or not in survey scope Unable or refused to provide data The published 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution within each published occupation. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. 8,498 708 395 64 249 In this survey, the nonresponse rates for all industries and private industry exceeded regular survey standards. Estimation The wage series in the tables are computed by combining the wages for each sampled occupation. Before being combined, individual wage rates are weighted by: the number of workers; the sample weight, adjusted for nonresponding establishments and other factors; and the occupation’s scheduled hours of work. Not all calculated series met the criteria for publication. Before any series was published, it was reviewed to make sure that the number of observations underlying it was sufficient. This review prevented the publication of a series that could have revealed information about a specific establishment. Estimates of the number of workers represent the total in all establishments within the scope of the study, and not the number actually surveyed. Because occupational structures among establishments differ, estimates of the number of workers obtained from the sample of establishments serve to indicate only the relative importance of the occupational groups studied. Percentiles The percentiles presented in tables 6–1 through 6–5 are computed using earnings reported for individual workers in sampled establishment jobs and their scheduled hours of work. Establishments in the survey may report only individual-worker earnings for each sampled job. For the calculation of percentile estimates, the individual-worker hourly earnings are appropriately weighted and then arrayed from lowest to highest. A-4 Data reliability The data in this bulletin are estimates from a scientifically selected probability sample. There are two types of errors possible in an estimate based on a sample survey, sampling and nonsampling. Sampling errors occur because observations come only from a sample and not from an entire population. The sample used for this survey is one of a number of possible samples of the same size that could have been selected using the sample design. Estimates derived from the different samples would differ from each other. A measure of the variation among these differing estimates is called the standard error or sampling error. It indicates the precision with which an estimate from a particular sample approximates the average result of all possible samples. The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error divided by the estimate. RSE data are provided alongside the earnings data in the bulletin tables. The standard error can be used to calculate a “confidence interval” around a sample estimate. As an example, suppose a table shows that mean hourly earnings for all workers were $12.79, with a relative standard error of 3.6 percent for this estimate. At the 90-percent level, the confidence interval for this estimate is from $12.03 to $13.55 ($12.79 minus and plus $0.76, where $0.76 is the product of 1.645 times 3.6 percent times $12.79). If all possible samples were selected to estimate the population value, the interval from each sample would include the true population value approximately 90 percent of the time. Nonsampling errors also affect survey results. They can stem from many sources, such as inability to obtain information for some establishments, difficulties with survey definitions, inability of the respondents to provide correct information, or mistakes in recording or coding the data obtained. Although they were not specifically measured, the nonsampling errors were expected to be minimal due to the extensive training of the field economists who gathered the survey data by personal visit, computer edits of the data, and detailed data review. Appendix table 1. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, by occupational group,2 National Compensation Survey, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD, December 2003 Full-time and part-time workers Occupational group Total Private industry State and local government All occupations ....................................................................... All excluding sales ........................................................ 1,387,400 1,287,500 1,119,900 1,021,100 267,500 266,500 White collar ......................................................................... White-collar excluding sales ......................................... 789,200 689,400 622,300 523,500 166,900 165,900 Professional specialty and technical ................................. Professional specialty ................................................... Technical ...................................................................... Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... Sales ................................................................................. Administrative support, including clerical .......................... 340,000 279,700 60,300 133,900 99,900 215,500 239,300 184,100 55,200 116,400 98,900 167,800 100,700 95,600 – 17,500 – 47,700 Blue collar ........................................................................... Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. Transportation and material moving ................................. Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ...... 286,700 91,500 54,900 69,300 70,900 257,500 79,800 54,900 60,300 62,600 29,200 11,800 – 9,000 8,300 Service ................................................................................. 311,500 240,100 71,400 1 The number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a description of size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison to other statistical series to measure employment trends or levels. Both full-time and part-time workers were included in the survey. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. A-5
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