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St. Louis, MO–IL National Compensation Survey June 2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________ U.S. Department of Labor Elaine L. Chao, Secretary Bureau of Labor Statistics Kathleen P. Utgoff, Commissioner March 2004 Bulletin 3120–48  Preface  D  2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Room 4175, Washington, DC 20212–0001, or call (202) 691–6199, or send e-mail to ocltinfo@bls.gov. The data contained in this bulletin are also available at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm, the BLS Internet site. Data are in three formats: An ASCII file containing the published table formats; an ASCII file containing positional columns of data for manipulation as a data base or spreadsheet; and a Portable Document Format (PDF) file containing the entire bulletin. Results of earlier surveys of this area are also available from BLS regional offices, the Division of Compensation Data Analysis and Planning, or at the BLS Internet site. Material in this bulletin is in the public domain and, with appropriate credit, may be reproduced without permission. This information will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691–5200; Federal Relay Service: 1–800–877–8339.  ata shown in this bulletin were collected as part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) National Compensation Survey (NCS). The survey could not have been conducted without the cooperation of the many private firms and government jurisdictions that provided pay data included in this bulletin. The Bureau thanks these respondents for their cooperation. Field economists of the Bureau of Labor Statistics collected and reviewed the survey data. The Office of Compensation and Working Conditions, in cooperation with the Office of Field Operations and the Office of Technology and Survey Processing in the BLS National Office, designed the survey, processed the data, and prepared the survey for publication. For additional information regarding this survey, please contact any BLS regional office at the address and telephone number listed on the back cover of this bulletin. You may also write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics at: Division of Compensation Data Analysis and Planning,  iii  Contents  Page Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................  1  Tables: 1–1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours by selected worker and establishment characteristics, private industry, and State and local government................................................ 2–1. Mean hourly earnings: Selected occupations, all workers, private industry, and State and local government ................................................................................................... 2–2. Mean hourly earnings: Selected occupations, full-time workers, private industry, and State and local government ................................................................................................... 2–3. Mean hourly earnings: Selected occupations, part-time workers, private industry, and State and local government ................................................................................................... 3–1. Mean weekly earnings and hours: Selected occupations, full-time workers, private industry, and State and local government ................................................................................................... 3–2. Mean annual earnings and hours: Selected occupations, full-time workers, private industry, and State and local government ................................................................................................... 4–1. Selected occupations and levels, all workers: Mean hourly earnings, private industry, and State and local government ................................................................................................... 4–2. Selected occupations and levels, full-time workers: Mean hourly earnings, private industry, and State and local government ................................................................................................... 4–3. Selected occupations and levels, part-time workers: Mean hourly earnings, private industry, and State and local government ................................................................................................... 5–1. Selected worker characteristics: Mean hourly earnings by occupational group ........................... 5–2. Major industry division: Mean hourly earnings by occupational group, private industry............ 5–3. Establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings by occupational group, private industry ............................................................................................................................ 6–1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs, all workers: Selected occupations, all industries.............................................................................................. 6–2. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs, all workers: Selected occupations, private industry ......................................................................................... 6–3. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs, all workers: Selected occupations, State and local government....................................................................... 6–4. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs, full-time workers: Selected occupations, all industries.............................................................................................. 6–5. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs, part-time workers: Selected occupations, all industries..............................................................................................  2 3 6 9 10 13 16 22 28 30 31 32 33 36 38 40 43  Appendixes: A. Technical Note ................................................................................................................................ Appendix table 1. Number of workers represented by the survey, by occupational group ........... B. Occupational Classifications ........................................................................................................... C. Occupational Leveling Criteria ....................................................................................................... D. Evaluating Your Firm’s Jobs...........................................................................................................  v  A–1 A–5 B–1 C–1 D–1  Introduction  T  Establishment characteristics include goods and service producing and size of establishment. Table 2–1 presents estimates of mean hourly earnings, and the relative standard errors associated with them, for detailed occupations within all industries, private industry, and State and local government. Table 2–2 presents the same type of information for full-time workers only. Table 2–3 provides similar data for workers designated as parttime. Table 3–1 provides mean weekly earnings data, with relative standard errors, and weekly hours for full-time employees in specific occupations across all industries, private industry, and State and local government. Table 3–2 provides annual earnings, relative standard errors, and annual hours for full-time employees in specific occupations. Table 4–1 provides mean hourly earnings data by work level for occupational groups and for detailed occupations. Separate data are also shown for private industry and government workers. Table 4–2 provides work level data for full-time workers. Table 4–3 provides similar data for workers designated as part-time. Table 5–1 presents mean hourly earnings data for selected worker characteristics by major occupational groups. The worker characteristics include full-time or part-time designation, union or nonunion status, and time or incentive pay. Table 5–2 presents mean hourly earnings data for major industry divisions by occupational groups; these estimates are limited to the private sector. Table 5–3 presents mean hourly earnings data for establishment employment sizes by major occupational groups within the private sector. Tables 6–1 through 6–5 present hourly wage percentiles that describe the distribution of hourly earnings for individual workers within each published occupation. Data are provided for the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles for detailed occupations within all industries, private industry, State and local government, full-time workers, and part-time workers. These iterations correspond to those presented in tables 2–1, 2–2, and 2–3. Appendix table 1 provides the number of workers represented by the survey by major occupational group. The employment estimates relate to all employers in the area, rather than just to those surveyed.  he tables in this bulletin summarize the NCS results for the St. Louis, MO–IL, metropolitan area. Data were collected between December 2002 and January 2004; the average reference month is June 2003. Tabulations provide information on earnings of workers in a variety of occupations and at different work levels. Also contained in this bulletin are information on the program, a technical note describing survey procedures, and several appendixes with detailed information on occupational classifications and the occupational leveling methodology. NCS products The Bureau’s National Compensation Survey provides data on occupational wages and employee benefits for localities, broad geographic regions, and the Nation as a whole. The Employment Cost Index, a quarterly measure of the change in employer costs for wages and benefits, is derived from the NCS. Another product, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, measures employers’ average hourly costs for total compensation, that is, wages and benefits. Still another NCS product measures the incidence of benefit plans and their provisions. This bulletin is limited to data on occupational wages and salaries. About the tables The tables that follow present data on straight-time occupational earnings, which include wages and salaries, incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. These earnings exclude premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. About 480 detailed occupations are used to describe all occupations in the civilian nonfarm economy (excluding the Federal Government and private households). Data are not shown for any occupations if they would raise concerns about the confidentiality of the survey respondents or if the data are insufficient to support reliable estimates. Table 1–1 presents an overview of all tables in this bulletin. Mean hourly earnings, weekly hours, and relative standard errors are given for all industries, private industry, and State and local government for selected worker and establishment characteristics. The worker characteristics include major occupational group, full-time or part-time status, union or nonunion status, and time or incentive pay.  1  Table 1-1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 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)  $18.56  2.2  35.7  $18.15  2.4  35.4  $20.45  4.2  37.3  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 ..............................................  21.45 25.72 29.23 13.40 13.80 17.72 22.75  2.6 3.4 5.6 6.1 1.6 2.0 3.4  36.3 36.3 40.0 28.9 37.9 38.1 39.7  21.17 25.94 29.75 13.43 14.04 17.84 23.42  2.7 3.2 6.4 6.1 1.9 2.1 3.5  36.2 36.2 40.2 29.0 38.1 38.1 39.7  22.41 25.26 26.86 – 12.74 15.99 15.98  6.4 8.0 11.3 – 2.9 4.1 6.9  36.8 36.3 39.2 – 37.4 38.8 39.8  16.09 16.62  1.5 5.9  39.4 36.8  16.09 16.59  1.5 6.9  39.4 36.9  – 16.76  – 3.1  – 36.1  13.22 10.60  4.6 2.8  34.7 30.5  13.05 9.06  5.0 1.8  34.3 28.8  15.17 16.02  4.1 4.8  40.0 38.2  Full time .................................................................. Part time .................................................................  19.54 10.09  2.2 4.7  39.3 19.8  19.27 9.77  2.5 5.0  39.5 19.8  20.65 14.90  4.0 13.2  38.6 19.0  Union ...................................................................... Nonunion ................................................................  20.52 17.79  2.8 2.8  36.6 35.3  19.82 17.53  3.3 3.1  36.6 34.9  23.15 19.09  2.9 5.6  36.6 37.6  Time ........................................................................ Incentive .................................................................  18.39 25.74  2.2 20.8  35.6 39.7  17.92 25.74  2.5 20.8  35.2 39.7  20.45 –  4.2 –  37.3 –  Goods producing .................................................... Service producing ...................................................  (6) (6)  (6) (6)  (6) (6)  21.19 16.57  3.2 3.4  39.8 33.4  (6) (6)  (6) (6)  (6) (6)  50-99 workers7 ....................................................... 100-499 workers ..................................................... 500 workers or more ...............................................  14.89 16.24 22.08  4.9 3.8 2.4  33.4 35.7 36.8  14.64 16.00 22.75  5.2 4.1 3.0  33.3 35.7 36.4  19.64 19.37 20.69  7.0 2.9 5.0  34.3 35.8 37.7  Total ........................................................................... Worker characteristics:4  Establishment characteristics:  1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on  hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing industries applies to private industry only. 7 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.  2  Table 2-1. Mean hourly earnings,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 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 ............................................................  $18.56 18.87  2.2 2.3  $18.15 18.49  2.4 2.6  $20.45 20.47  4.2 4.2  White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales .........................................  21.45 22.37  2.6 2.7  21.17 22.35  2.7 2.8  22.41 22.45  6.4 6.4  Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... Civil engineers ...................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... Natural scientists ...................................................... Health related ........................................................... Physicians ............................................................ Registered nurses ................................................ Pharmacists .......................................................... Occupational therapists ........................................ Physical 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. .................................................... 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. ........ Drafters ................................................................. Computer programmers ....................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. ................................  25.72 27.22 30.42 27.71 29.74 29.52 – 27.11 57.27 22.99 39.16 21.64 22.56 38.07 27.02 29.11 31.55 33.28 24.61 17.45 – 26.43 15.48 15.45 24.93 24.93  3.4 3.6 2.0 5.4 4.6 5.2 – 4.4 4.6 2.4 3.3 2.9 10.9 18.3 13.7 2.0 3.5 6.2 8.7 11.5 – 11.6 9.3 9.5 10.6 10.6  25.94 27.09 30.47 27.89 31.33 31.23 – 25.04 49.93 23.08 40.06 21.64 22.56 – 28.64 17.33 – – – 19.24 – – 13.75 13.54 – –  3.2 3.9 2.0 5.7 4.4 4.8 – 2.0 5.5 2.5 1.1 2.9 10.9 – 11.5 11.1 – – – 7.3 – – 7.1 7.2 – –  25.26 27.42 – – – – – 46.04 – 21.54 – – – 27.36 – 30.26 32.68 34.36 24.61 16.47 – – 16.24 16.24 – –  8.0 7.3 – – – – – 16.0 – 6.4 – – – 16.7 – 2.5 1.4 6.6 8.7 15.6 – – 12.6 12.6 – –  20.75 19.91 19.65 22.00 12.82 14.15 18.73 29.42 19.81  10.7 2.7 11.4 7.0 3.7 10.7 2.8 8.5 20.6  20.85 22.45 19.65 22.00 16.20 – 18.73 29.42 –  10.9 2.0 11.4 7.0 2.5 – 2.8 8.5 –  – 8.96 – – – – – – –  – 1.9 – – – – – – –  Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ............... Administrators and officials, public administration Financial managers .............................................. Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations .......................................................... Administrators, education and related fields ......... Managers, medicine and health ........................... Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............... Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .................... Management related ................................................. Accountants and auditors ..................................... Other financial officers .......................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................. Construction inspectors ........................................ Management related, n.e.c. ..................................  29.23 35.05 29.87 38.14  5.6 7.1 5.1 19.4  29.75 35.27 – 38.14  6.4 7.9 – 19.4  26.86 33.91 29.87 –  11.3 14.2 5.1 –  36.43 39.51 33.06 23.71 38.51 20.74 21.30 23.86  31.0 14.7 2.7 23.7 10.5 3.4 6.5 9.2  36.43 38.48 33.06 – 38.66 21.21 20.45 –  31.0 20.7 2.7 – 10.5 4.1 5.6 –  – 40.04 – – – 18.93 – –  – 18.9 – – – 5.4 – –  20.27 25.18 18.95 19.54  4.4 6.5 4.1 5.5  20.55 – – 20.30  5.4 – – 6.4  – – 18.02 15.46  – – 6.8 4.4  Sales ................................................................................ Supervisors, sales ................................................ Sales workers, apparel ......................................... Sales counter clerks .............................................  13.40 19.86 8.13 10.64  6.1 24.3 8.0 10.1  13.43 – 8.13 10.64  6.1 – 8.0 10.1  – – – –  – – – –  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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3  Private industry  State and local government  Mean  Relative error4 (percent)  Mean  Relative error4 (percent)  Mean  Relative error4 (percent)  Sales –Continued Cashiers ...............................................................  $8.52  5.9  $8.52  5.9  –  –  Administrative support, including clerical ................... Secretaries ........................................................... Typists .................................................................. Receptionists ........................................................ Library clerks ........................................................ Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................... Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... Bill and account collectors .................................... General office clerks ............................................. Bank tellers ........................................................... Teachers’ aides .................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ...............................  13.80 15.33 11.78 12.10 11.03 12.21 13.67 11.18 12.94 16.00 17.45 11.90 10.24 11.75 13.49  1.6 2.4 9.9 6.1 5.3 5.6 4.1 5.0 10.2 10.7 8.9 6.1 1.5 10.0 5.7  14.04 15.96 – 12.18 – 12.35 13.60 11.18 13.10 16.19 17.45 11.73 10.24 – 13.55  1.9 3.2 – 6.3 – 6.3 4.6 5.0 11.0 11.6 8.9 7.3 1.5 – 5.9  $12.74 14.01 – – 10.61 – – – – – – 12.70 – 11.75 –  2.9 3.1 – – 4.6 – – – – – – 5.3 – 10.0 –  Blue collar ...........................................................................  17.72  2.0  17.84  2.1  15.99  4.1  Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ................. Industrial machinery repairers .............................. Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... Carpenters ............................................................ Electricians ........................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .................. Supervisors, production ........................................ Machinists .............................................................  22.75 26.58 24.69 17.42 28.57 29.27 22.50 23.24 22.53  3.4 11.4 8.4 4.1 4.3 4.7 9.2 3.8 10.8  23.42 26.58 24.69 18.04 28.57 29.27 24.91 23.24 22.53  3.5 11.4 8.4 3.4 4.3 4.7 4.9 3.8 10.8  15.98 – – – – – – – –  6.9 – – – – – – – –  Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ Printing press operators ....................................... Painting and paint spraying machine operators ... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. Welders and cutters .............................................. Assemblers ........................................................... Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ..  16.09 16.85 18.22 14.33 14.33 19.05 14.70  1.5 12.8 6.9 10.8 12.8 7.1 4.6  16.09 16.85 18.22 14.33 14.33 19.05 14.70  1.5 12.8 6.9 10.8 12.8 7.1 4.6  – – – – – – –  – – – – – – –  Transportation and material moving ............................ Truck drivers ......................................................... Bus drivers ............................................................ Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ..  16.62 14.53 14.36 16.70  5.9 11.5 6.6 4.6  16.59 14.49 – 16.70  6.9 11.6 – 4.6  16.76 – – –  3.1 – – –  Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Construction laborers ........................................... Production helpers ................................................ Stock handlers and baggers ................................. Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ....................  13.22 17.16 11.76 9.97 19.78 13.51  4.6 1.9 9.3 6.0 3.3 10.4  13.05 17.49 11.76 9.97 19.78 13.21  5.0 3.6 9.3 6.0 3.3 13.3  15.17 – – – – 14.53  4.1 – – – – 4.2  Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Police and detectives, public service .................... Guards and police, except public service ............. Food service ............................................................. Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... Waiters and waitresses ........................................ Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................ Other food service .................................................. Supervisors, food preparation and service ........... Cooks ................................................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................  10.60 17.14 19.43 12.25 7.38 5.62 6.08 3.92 7.90 11.30 9.98 6.93  2.8 3.9 2.7 15.2 5.6 20.7 27.1 12.3 2.7 16.6 11.4 10.2  9.06 11.69 – 11.94 7.32 5.62 6.08 3.92 7.86 11.30 9.95 6.68  1.8 11.9 – 16.5 6.1 20.7 27.1 12.3 3.0 16.6 12.3 14.7  16.02 18.65 19.43 – 8.35 – – – 8.35 – – –  4.8 4.0 2.7 – 3.8 – – – 3.8 – – –  White collar –Continued  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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3  Service –Continued Food service –Continued Other food service –Continued 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 .......................................................  Private industry  State and local government  Mean  Relative error4 (percent)  Mean  Relative error4 (percent)  Mean  Relative error4 (percent)  $6.96 10.09 9.01 10.21 9.94 8.25 9.41 13.62  2.1 2.1 11.1 3.6 5.0 4.3 6.9 18.6  $6.90 9.85 8.69 9.94 9.24 8.25 8.90 13.74  2.3 2.5 11.3 3.8 6.0 4.5 6.8 20.0  – $13.71 – – 12.18 – 11.22 –  – 5.2 – – 10.0 – 3.7 –  1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 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 ............................................................  $19.54 19.63  2.2 2.4  $19.27 19.37  2.5 2.7  $20.65 20.66  4.0 4.0  White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales .........................................  22.18 22.55  2.7 2.7  22.06 22.53  2.9 3.0  22.56 22.58  6.3 6.3  Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... Civil engineers ...................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... Natural scientists ...................................................... Health related ........................................................... Physicians ............................................................ Registered nurses ................................................ Pharmacists .......................................................... Occupational 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. .................................................... 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 ...................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Radiological technicians ....................................... Licensed practical nurses ..................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ........ Drafters ................................................................. Computer programmers ....................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. ................................  25.74 27.28 30.42 27.71 29.74 29.52 – 26.89 53.50 22.95 38.81 21.31 40.00 27.33 29.71 31.55 33.45 24.61 17.06 – 26.43 15.48 15.45 –  3.6 3.8 2.0 5.4 4.6 5.2 – 5.5 12.0 2.7 3.5 2.6 16.6 16.3 2.3 3.5 6.1 8.7 20.5 – 11.6 9.3 9.5 –  25.95 27.10 30.47 27.89 31.33 31.23 – 24.58 40.80 23.06 39.74 21.31 – – 17.58 – – – – – – 13.74 13.54 –  3.5 4.2 2.0 5.7 4.4 4.8 – 3.5 25.7 2.8 1.4 2.6 – – 14.2 – – – – – – 7.2 7.2 –  25.34 27.58 – – – – – 46.04 – – – – 28.47 – 30.76 32.68 34.36 24.61 – – – 16.24 16.24 –  8.3 7.6 – – – – – 17.4 – – – – 18.1 – 3.1 1.4 6.6 8.7 – – – 12.6 12.6 –  20.75 19.93 19.76 21.94 12.64 14.11 18.73 29.42 19.81  10.7 2.8 11.8 8.1 3.7 11.0 2.8 8.5 20.6  20.85 22.56 19.76 21.94 16.08 – 18.73 29.42 –  10.9 2.0 11.8 8.1 2.5 – 2.8 8.5 –  – 8.96 – – – – – – –  – 1.9 – – – – – – –  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 and administrators, n.e.c. .................... Management related ................................................. Accountants and auditors ..................................... Other financial officers .......................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................. Construction inspectors ........................................ Management related, n.e.c. ..................................  29.33 35.30 29.41 38.14  5.5 7.0 6.5 19.4  29.90 35.60 – 38.14  6.2 7.8 – 19.4  26.77 33.74 29.41 –  11.3 14.5 6.5 –  36.43 39.51 33.06 38.51 20.74 21.30 23.86  31.0 14.7 2.7 10.5 3.4 6.5 9.2  36.43 38.48 33.06 38.66 21.21 20.45 –  31.0 20.7 2.7 10.5 4.1 5.6 –  – 40.04 – – 18.93 – –  – 18.9 – – 5.4 – –  20.27 25.18 18.95 19.54  4.4 6.5 4.1 5.5  20.55 – – 20.30  5.4 – – 6.4  – – 18.02 15.46  – – 6.8 4.4  Sales ................................................................................ Supervisors, sales ................................................ Cashiers ...............................................................  17.01 19.86 10.23  7.0 24.3 4.3  17.04 – 10.23  7.1 – 4.3  – – –  – – –  Administrative support, including clerical ................... Secretaries ........................................................... Typists ..................................................................  13.98 15.50 11.78  1.6 2.5 9.9  14.22 16.14 –  2.0 3.7 –  12.91 14.20 –  2.3 2.5 –  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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3  Private industry  State and local government  Mean  Relative error4 (percent)  Mean  Relative error4 (percent)  Mean  Relative error4 (percent)  Administrative support, including clerical –Continued Receptionists ........................................................ Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................... Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... Bill and account collectors .................................... General office clerks ............................................. Bank tellers ........................................................... Teachers’ aides .................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ...............................  $12.20 12.76 13.67 11.18 12.94 16.00 18.21 12.12 10.45 12.05 13.63  6.4 3.6 4.1 5.0 10.2 10.7 9.4 6.7 .2 7.0 6.0  $12.25 13.04 13.60 11.18 13.10 16.19 18.21 11.94 10.45 – 13.70  6.6 4.1 4.6 5.0 11.0 11.6 9.4 8.2 .2 – 6.3  – – – – – – – $12.87 – 12.05 –  – – – – – – – 5.3 – 7.0 –  Blue collar ...........................................................................  18.24  1.7  18.39  1.8  16.09  4.2  Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ................. Industrial machinery repairers .............................. Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... Carpenters ............................................................ Electricians ........................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .................. Supervisors, production ........................................ Machinists .............................................................  22.83 26.58 24.69 17.42 28.56 29.27 22.50 23.24 22.53  3.3 11.4 8.4 4.1 4.5 4.7 9.2 3.8 10.8  23.51 26.58 24.69 18.04 28.56 29.27 24.91 23.24 22.53  3.4 11.4 8.4 3.4 4.5 4.7 4.9 3.8 10.8  16.00 – – – – – – – –  7.1 – – – – – – – –  Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ Printing press operators ....................................... Painting and paint spraying machine operators ... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. Welders and cutters .............................................. Assemblers ........................................................... Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ..  16.22 16.85 18.22 14.33 14.33 19.38 14.70  1.7 12.8 6.9 10.8 12.8 7.7 4.6  16.22 16.85 18.22 14.33 14.33 19.38 14.70  1.7 12.8 6.9 10.8 12.8 7.7 4.6  – – – – – – –  – – – – – – –  Transportation and material moving ............................ Truck drivers ......................................................... Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ..  17.17 14.30 16.70  5.4 12.0 4.6  17.16 14.26 16.70  6.3 12.1 4.6  17.22 – –  3.1 – –  Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Construction laborers ........................................... Production helpers ................................................ Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ....................  14.26 16.90 11.76 19.81 13.52  4.4 .9 9.3 3.5 10.4  14.16 – 11.76 19.81 13.22  4.9 – 9.3 3.5 13.5  15.17 – – – 14.53  4.1 – – – 4.2  Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Police and detectives, public service .................... Guards and police, except public service ............. Food service ............................................................. Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... Waiters and waitresses ........................................ Other food service .................................................. Supervisors, food preparation and service ........... Cooks ................................................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... Health service ........................................................... Health aides, except nursing ................................ Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ...............  11.77 17.49 19.46 12.15 8.37 6.05 6.66 9.18 11.30 11.43 8.03 7.76 10.11 9.31 10.28  4.8 5.7 2.7 16.1 5.9 26.7 28.7 3.7 16.6 11.5 8.2 2.9 3.2 8.6 4.4  9.98 12.29 – 11.80 8.38 6.05 6.66 9.30 11.30 11.48 8.20 7.76 9.75 8.90 9.90  4.0 18.5 – 17.7 6.5 26.7 28.7 4.5 16.6 12.6 13.1 2.9 4.2 8.1 5.4  16.34 18.66 19.46 – – – – – – – – – 13.71 – –  5.0 4.0 2.7 – – – – – – – – – 5.2 – –  White collar –Continued  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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3  Service –Continued Cleaning and building service ................................... Maids and housemen ........................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service .......................................................  Private industry  State and local government  Mean  Relative error4 (percent)  Mean  Relative error4 (percent)  Mean  Relative error4 (percent)  $10.05 8.32 9.47 14.20  5.4 4.9 7.4 24.1  $9.33 8.32 8.95 14.32  6.3 5.1 7.2 25.9  $12.55 – 11.57 –  9.8 – 3.2 –  1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 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 ............................................................  $10.09 10.59  4.7 5.6  $9.77 10.21  5.0 6.0  $14.90 15.11  13.2 13.2  White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales .........................................  13.08 18.43  8.3 10.4  12.64 18.51  8.8 11.8  17.60 18.09  21.3 21.8  Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Health related ........................................................... Registered nurses ................................................ Teachers, college and university .............................. Teachers, except college and university .................. Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Lawyers and judges .................................................. Technical ......................................................................  25.11 26.00 28.76 23.18 24.33 16.59 – – 19.34  9.1 10.8 13.2 1.3 1.9 21.7 – – 5.9  25.73 27.03 28.13 23.17 – – – – 19.34  10.7 13.2 13.9 1.4 – – – – 5.9  22.79 22.79 – – – – – – –  14.2 14.2 – – – – – – –  Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ...............  – –  – –  – –  – –  – –  – –  Sales ................................................................................ Sales counter clerks ............................................. Cashiers ...............................................................  8.36 10.82 8.05  4.6 6.1 4.9  8.37 10.82 8.05  4.6 6.1 5.0  – – –  – – –  Administrative support, including clerical ................... Secretaries ........................................................... General office clerks .............................................  10.90 12.61 10.21  6.1 9.9 1.3  11.20 – –  7.1 – –  9.25 – –  2.5 – –  Blue collar ...........................................................................  9.70  6.4  9.55  6.8  –  –  Precision production, craft, and repair ........................  –  –  –  –  –  –  Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........  –  –  –  –  –  –  Transportation and material moving ............................  12.10  17.8  11.90  21.9  –  –  Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Stock handlers and baggers .................................  8.69 8.33  7.3 5.7  8.69 8.33  7.3 5.7  – –  – –  Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Food service ............................................................. Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... Waiters and waitresses ........................................ Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................ Other food service .................................................. Cooks ................................................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... Health service ........................................................... Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... Cleaning and building service ................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service .......................................................  7.11 – 6.11 4.85 4.76 4.79 6.40 8.06 5.62 6.36 10.05 10.04 8.59 8.75 –  5.5 – 4.6 9.5 26.9 23.9 4.9 10.5 22.8 2.6 5.8 6.4 5.2 5.5 –  6.99 – 6.03 4.85 4.76 4.79 6.31 8.07 5.51 6.22 10.05 10.04 – – –  6.0 – 4.9 9.5 26.9 23.9 5.2 10.7 24.8 3.1 5.8 6.4 – – –  9.81 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  5.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  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 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.  9  Table 3-1. Mean weekly earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 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 ..............................  $768 771  2.2 2.4  39.3 39.3  $761 764  2.6 2.8  39.5 39.5  $798 798  3.4 3.4  38.6 38.6  White collar ........................................... White collar excluding sales ...........  871 884  2.6 2.7  39.3 39.2  876 894  2.9 3.0  39.7 39.7  858 859  5.7 5.7  38.0 38.0  996 1,056  3.4 3.7  38.7 38.7  1,020 1,074  3.4 4.1  39.3 39.6  952 1,027  7.6 7.0  37.6 37.2  1,223 1,110  2.1 5.3  40.2 40.1  1,225 1,117  2.2 5.7  40.2 40.1  – –  – –  – –  1,200  4.7  40.4  1,267  4.4  40.5  –  –  –  1,192 – 1,053 2,140 893 1,544 824 1,632  5.2 – 5.6 12.0 2.4 4.1 3.4 15.3  40.4 – 39.2 40.0 38.9 39.8 38.7 40.8  1,265 – 961 1,632 895 1,589 824 –  4.8 – 3.6 25.7 2.5 1.4 3.4 –  40.5 – 39.1 40.0 38.8 40.0 38.7 –  – – 1,835 – – – – 1,285  – – 17.5 – – – – 18.9  – – 39.9 – – – – 45.1  1,039  15.2  38.0  –  –  –  –  –  –  1,041 1,089 1,161 899 604  1.8 2.7 6.1 6.8 20.6  35.1 34.5 34.7 36.5 35.4  684 – – – –  12.1 – – – –  38.9 – – – –  1,069 1,118 1,181 899 –  2.4 .7 6.6 6.8 –  34.8 34.2 34.4 36.5 –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  1,046  10.8  39.6  –  –  –  –  –  –  616 616 –  9.1 9.3 –  39.8 39.9 –  547 541 –  7.0 7.2 –  39.8 40.0 –  647 647 –  12.3 12.3 –  39.8 39.8 –  829 771  10.8 2.9  40.0 38.7  833 866  11.0 2.2  40.0 38.4  – 358  – 1.9  – 40.0  785 868 502  12.0 9.1 4.0  39.7 39.5 39.7  785 868 634  12.0 9.1 3.3  39.7 39.5 39.4  – – –  – – –  – – –  564 749 1,177 792  11.0 2.8 8.5 20.6  40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0  – 749 1,177 –  – 2.8 8.5 –  – 40.0 40.0 –  – – – –  – – – –  – – – –  1,179  5.7  40.2  1,206  6.4  40.3  1,059  12.2  39.6  1,427  7.2  40.4  1,443  7.9  40.5  1,345  15.9  39.9  1,140 1,543  5.0 19.5  38.8 40.5  – 1,543  – 19.5  – 40.5  1,140 –  5.0 –  38.8 –  1,451  31.1  39.8  1,451  31.1  39.8  –  –  –  Professional specialty and technical ...................................... Professional specialty ..................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors .............................. Civil engineers ........................ Mathematical and computer scientists ............................... Computer systems analysts and scientists .................... Natural scientists ........................ Health related ............................. Physicians .............................. Registered nurses .................. Pharmacists ............................ Occupational 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. ...................... 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 ........................................ Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ........................ Radiological technicians ......... Licensed practical nurses ....... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ............. Drafters ................................... Computer programmers ......... Technical and related, n.e.c. .. Executive, administrative, and managerial ................................... Executives, administrators, and managers .............................. Administrators and officials, public administration ......... Financial managers ................ Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations ............................ See footnotes at end of table.  10  Table 3-1. Mean weekly earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 — Continued Total Occupation3  State and local government  Private industry  Weekly earnings  Weekly earnings Mean weekly hours5  Mean  Relative error4 (percent)  Weekly earnings Mean weekly hours5  Mean  Relative error4 (percent)  Mean weekly hours5  Mean  Relative error4 (percent)  $1,596  16.3  40.4  $1,512  19.5  39.3  $1,642  21.4  41.0  1,308  2.1  39.6  1,308  2.1  39.6  –  –  –  1,549 827 839 997  10.8 3.4 6.4 11.0  40.2 39.9 39.4 41.8  1,555 850 808 –  10.8 4.1 5.7 –  40.2 40.1 39.5 –  – 743 – –  – 5.3 – –  – 39.2 – –  808  4.4  39.9  822  5.4  40.0  –  –  –  1,007 752 779  6.5 5.1 5.7  40.0 39.7 39.9  – – 812  – – 6.4  – – 40.0  – 712 608  – 9.1 2.9  – 39.5 39.3  679 810 372  7.7 26.1 9.3  39.9 40.8 36.4  680 – 372  7.7 – 9.3  39.9 – 36.4  – – –  – – –  – – –  552 615 469 479 521  1.6 2.2 9.8 6.0 6.2  39.5 39.7 39.8 39.3 40.9  565 640 – 481 541  2.0 3.2 – 6.2 7.0  39.7 39.6 – 39.3 41.5  497 564 – – –  2.0 2.6 – – –  38.5 39.7 – – –  538  4.7  39.4  535  5.3  39.4  –  –  –  447 507  5.0 10.6  40.0 39.2  447 524  5.0 11.0  40.0 40.0  – –  – –  – –  639 728 481 418 401 545  10.7 9.4 6.7 .2 7.6 6.0  40.0 40.0 39.7 40.0 33.3 40.0  647 728 476 418 – 548  11.5 9.4 8.2 .2 – 6.3  40.0 40.0 39.9 40.0 – 40.0  – – 501 – 401 –  – – 4.9 – 7.6 –  – – 38.9 – 33.3 –  729  1.7  39.9  735  1.9  40.0  638  3.3  39.6  913  3.4  40.0  940  3.4  40.0  640  7.1  40.0  1,042 987  10.0 8.4  39.2 40.0  1,042 987  10.0 8.4  39.2 40.0  – –  – –  – –  697 1,142 1,171  4.1 4.5 4.7  40.0 40.0 40.0  721 1,142 1,171  3.4 4.5 4.7  40.0 40.0 40.0  – – –  – – –  – – –  900 936 901  9.2 4.6 10.8  40.0 40.3 40.0  996 936 901  4.9 4.6 10.8  40.0 40.3 40.0  – – –  – – –  – – –  647  1.9  39.9  647  1.9  39.9  –  –  –  White collar –Continued Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Executives, administrators, and managers –Continued Administrators, education and related fields ..................... Managers, medicine and health ................................ Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................................. Management related ................... Accountants and auditors ....... Other financial officers ............ Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists .......... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................... Construction inspectors .......... Management related, n.e.c. .... Sales .................................................. Supervisors, sales .................. Cashiers ................................. Administrative support, including clerical ......................................... Secretaries ............................. Typists .................................... Receptionists .......................... Records clerks, n.e.c. ............. Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................................ Stock and inventory clerks ...... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance .............. Bill and account collectors ...... General office clerks ............... Bank tellers ............................. Teachers’ aides ...................... Administrative support, n.e.c. Blue collar ............................................. Precision production, craft, and repair ............................................ Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ........................... Industrial machinery repairers Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ................................. Carpenters .............................. Electricians ............................. Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ....................... Supervisors, production .......... Machinists ............................... Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ............................ 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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 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 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors –Continued Printing press operators ......... Painting and paint spraying machine operators ............ Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ................ Welders and cutters ................ Assemblers ............................. Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ... Transportation and material moving ......................................... Truck drivers ........................... Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ......... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ................. Construction laborers ............. Production helpers .................. Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ................. Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................................. Service ................................................... Protective service ....................... Police and detectives, public service .............................. Guards and police, except public service .................... Food service ............................... Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders .......................... Waiters and waitresses .......... Other food service .................... Supervisors, food preparation and service ....................... Cooks ..................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ....................... Food preparation, n.e.c. ......... Health service ............................. Health aides, except nursing .. Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ......................... Cleaning and building service ..... Maids and housemen ............. Janitors and cleaners ............. Personal service .........................  $657  11.5  39.0  $657  11.5  39.0  –  –  –  729  6.9  40.0  729  6.9  40.0  –  –  –  571 573 775  10.7 12.8 7.7  39.9 40.0 40.0  571 573 775  10.7 12.8 7.7  39.9 40.0 40.0  – – –  – – –  – – –  588  4.6  40.0  588  4.6  40.0  –  –  –  689 583  5.5 12.6  40.1 40.8  694 581  6.4 12.7  40.4 40.8  2.7 –  38.6 –  668  4.6  40.0  668  4.6  40.0  –  –  –  568 676 470  4.3 .9 9.3  39.8 40.0 40.0  564 – 470  4.8 – 9.3  39.8 – 40.0  607 – –  4.1 – –  40.0 – –  792  3.5  40.0  792  3.5  40.0  –  –  –  534  10.4  39.5  520  13.3  39.3  581  4.2  40.0  448 710  4.4 5.9  38.1 40.6  372 492  2.8 18.5  37.3 40.0  659 760  5.1 4.4  40.3 40.7  769  2.7  39.5  –  –  –  769  2.7  39.5  486 316  16.1 6.1  40.0 37.8  472 315  17.7 6.7  40.0 37.6  – –  – –  – –  219 236 352  30.9 35.3 4.7  36.3 35.4 38.3  219 236 355  30.9 35.3 5.5  36.3 35.4 38.1  – – –  – – –  – – –  461 453  19.5 12.5  40.8 39.6  461 455  19.5 13.7  40.8 39.6  – –  – –  – –  306 280 392 364  6.6 6.2 3.8 9.5  38.0 36.1 38.8 39.1  303 280 378 347  10.6 6.2 4.8 9.3  37.0 36.1 38.8 39.0  – – 532 –  – – 4.7 –  – – 38.8 –  398 400 313 378 451  5.1 5.0 2.4 7.4 9.9  38.7 39.8 37.6 39.9 31.7  384 371 311 357 452  6.0 5.8 2.5 7.2 10.6  38.8 39.7 37.4 39.9 31.6  – 501 – 461 –  – 9.7 – 3.5 –  – 39.9 – 39.8 –  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  $664 –  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.  12  Table 3-2. Mean annual earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 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 ..............................  $39,019 39,153  2.2 2.4  1,997 1,995  $39,397 39,580  2.6 2.8  2,045 2,043  $37,615 37,632  3.4 3.4  1,822 1,821  White collar ........................................... White collar excluding sales ...........  43,662 44,213  2.6 2.7  1,968 1,961  45,402 46,328  2.9 3.0  2,058 2,056  39,100 39,127  5.7 5.7  1,733 1,733  48,480 50,518  3.4 3.7  1,883 1,852  52,680 55,336  3.4 4.1  2,030 2,042  41,719 44,152  7.6 7.0  1,647 1,601  63,571 57,721  2.1 5.3  2,090 2,083  63,686 58,097  2.2 5.7  2,090 2,083  – –  – –  – –  62,401  4.7  2,099  65,906  4.4  2,104  –  –  –  61,989 – 54,137 111,283 46,013 80,285 39,696 76,049  5.2 – 5.6 12.0 2.4 4.1 3.4 15.3  2,100 – 2,013 2,080 2,005 2,068 1,863 1,901  65,774 – 49,624 84,862 46,559 82,653 39,696 –  4.8 – 3.6 25.7 2.5 1.4 3.4 –  2,106 – 2,019 2,080 2,019 2,080 1,863 –  – – 90,753 – – – – 53,286  – – 17.5 – – – – 18.9  – – 1,971 – – – – 1,872  47,575  15.2  1,741  –  –  –  –  –  –  41,068 42,941 44,382 36,857 22,675  1.8 2.7 6.1 6.8 20.6  1,382 1,361 1,327 1,498 1,329  30,833 – – – –  12.1 – – – –  1,753 – – – –  41,757 43,579 45,014 36,857 –  2.4 .7 6.6 6.8 –  1,357 1,334 1,310 1,498 –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  50,903  10.8  1,926  –  –  –  –  –  –  30,934 30,888 –  9.1 9.3 –  1,999 1,999 –  28,338 28,025 –  7.0 7.2 –  2,063 2,069 –  32,025 32,025 –  12.3 12.3 –  1,972 1,972 –  43,127 40,084  10.8 2.9  2,078 2,011  43,336 45,020  11.0 2.2  2,078 1,996  – 18,631  – 1.9  – 2,080  40,797 45,114 26,079  12.0 9.1 4.0  2,064 2,056 2,064  40,797 45,114 32,965  12.0 9.1 3.3  2,064 2,056 2,050  – – –  – – –  – – –  29,353 38,957 61,188 41,202  11.0 2.8 8.5 20.6  2,080 2,080 2,080 2,080  – 38,957 61,188 –  – 2.8 8.5 –  – 2,080 2,080 –  – – – –  – – – –  – – – –  61,186  5.7  2,086  62,714  6.4  2,097  54,480  12.2  2,035  73,998  7.2  2,096  74,990  7.9  2,106  69,028  15.9  2,046  59,270 80,245  5.0 19.5  2,015 2,104  – 80,245  – 19.5  – 2,104  59,270 –  5.0 –  2,015 –  75,455  31.1  2,071  75,455  31.1  2,071  –  –  –  Professional specialty and technical ...................................... Professional specialty ..................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors .............................. Civil engineers ........................ Mathematical and computer scientists ............................... Computer systems analysts and scientists .................... Natural scientists ........................ Health related ............................. Physicians .............................. Registered nurses .................. Pharmacists ............................ Occupational 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. ...................... 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 ........................................ Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ........................ Radiological technicians ......... Licensed practical nurses ....... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ............. Drafters ................................... Computer programmers ......... Technical and related, n.e.c. .. Executive, administrative, and managerial ................................... Executives, administrators, and managers .............................. Administrators and officials, public administration ......... Financial managers ................ Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations ............................  –  See footnotes at end of table.  13  Table 3-2. Mean annual earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 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  $83,063  Relative error4 (percent)  Mean annual hours5  White collar –Continued Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Executives, administrators, and managers –Continued Administrators, education and related fields ..................... Managers, medicine and health ................................ Managers and administrators, n.e.c. ................................. Management related ................... Accountants and auditors ....... Other financial officers ............ Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists .......... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................... Construction inspectors .......... Management related, n.e.c. .... Sales .................................................. Supervisors, sales .................. Cashiers ................................. Administrative support, including clerical ......................................... Secretaries ............................. Typists .................................... Receptionists .......................... Records clerks, n.e.c. ............. Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................................ Stock and inventory clerks ...... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance .............. Bill and account collectors ...... General office clerks ............... Bank tellers ............................. Teachers’ aides ...................... Administrative support, n.e.c. Blue collar ............................................. Precision production, craft, and repair ............................................ Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ........................... Industrial machinery repairers Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ................................. Carpenters .............................. Electricians ............................. Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters ....................... Supervisors, production .......... Machinists ............................... Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ............................  $81,268  16.3  2,057  $77,921  19.5  2,025  21.4  2,074  68,010  2.1  2,057  68,010  2.1  2,057  –  –  –  80,556 42,939 43,616 51,862  10.8 3.4 6.4 11.0  2,092 2,071 2,048 2,173  80,876 44,196 41,998 –  10.8 4.1 5.7 –  2,092 2,083 2,054 –  – 38,296 – –  – 5.3 – –  – 2,023 – –  42,010  4.4  2,073  42,745  5.4  2,080  –  –  –  52,366 39,112 40,317  6.5 5.1 5.7  2,080 2,064 2,064  – – 42,224  – – 6.4  – – 2,080  – 37,025 30,610  – 9.1 2.9  – 2,055 1,980  35,291 42,099 19,341  7.7 26.1 9.3  2,075 2,119 1,891  35,383 – 19,341  7.7 – 9.3  2,076 – 1,891  – – –  – – –  – – –  28,258 31,477 24,403 24,933 27,108  1.6 2.2 9.8 6.0 6.2  2,022 2,031 2,072 2,044 2,125  29,390 33,261 – 25,016 28,145  2.0 3.2 – 6.2 7.0  2,067 2,061 – 2,043 2,158  23,876 27,987 – – –  2.0 2.6 – – –  1,849 1,971 – – –  27,967  4.7  2,046  27,840  5.3  2,046  –  –  –  23,263 25,576  5.0 10.6  2,080 1,977  23,263 27,241  5.0 11.0  2,080 2,080  – –  – –  – –  33,248 37,881 24,726 21,733 15,259 28,321  10.7 9.4 6.7 .2 7.6 6.0  2,078 2,080 2,041 2,080 1,267 2,078  33,649 37,881 24,740 21,733 – 28,460  11.5 9.4 8.2 .2 – 6.3  2,078 2,080 2,072 2,080 – 2,077  – – 24,669 – 15,259 –  – – 4.9 – 7.6 –  – – 1,916 – 1,267 –  37,671  1.7  2,065  38,001  1.9  2,066  32,963  3.3  2,049  47,485  3.4  2,080  48,896  3.4  2,080  33,282  7.1  2,080  54,192 51,345  10.0 8.4  2,039 2,080  54,192 51,345  10.0 8.4  2,039 2,080  – –  – –  – –  36,233 59,409 60,876  4.1 4.5 4.7  2,080 2,080 2,080  37,513 59,409 60,876  3.4 4.5 4.7  2,080 2,080 2,080  – – –  – – –  – – –  46,801 48,687 46,871  9.2 4.6 10.8  2,080 2,095 2,080  51,816 48,687 46,871  4.9 4.6 10.8  2,080 2,095 2,080  – – –  – – –  – – –  33,637  1.9  2,074  33,637  1.9  2,074  –  –  –  See footnotes at end of table.  14  Table 3-2. Mean annual earnings,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 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 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors –Continued Printing press operators ......... Painting and paint spraying machine operators ............ Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ................ Welders and cutters ................ Assemblers ............................. Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ... Transportation and material moving ......................................... Truck drivers ........................... Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ......... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ................. Construction laborers ............. Production helpers .................. Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ................. Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ................................. Service ................................................... Protective service ....................... Police and detectives, public service .............................. Guards and police, except public service .................... Food service ............................... Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders .......................... Waiters and waitresses .......... Other food service .................... Supervisors, food preparation and service ....................... Cooks ..................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ....................... Food preparation, n.e.c. ......... Health service ............................. Health aides, except nursing .. Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ......................... Cleaning and building service ..... Maids and housemen ............. Janitors and cleaners ............. Personal service .........................  $34,160  11.5  2,027  $34,160  11.5  2,027  –  –  –  37,907  6.9  2,080  37,907  6.9  2,080  –  –  –  29,689 29,803 40,309  10.7 12.8 7.7  2,072 2,080 2,080  29,689 29,803 40,309  10.7 12.8 7.7  2,072 2,080 2,080  – – –  – – –  – – –  30,573  4.6  2,080  30,573  4.6  2,080  –  –  –  34,760 28,680  5.5 12.6  2,024 2,006  34,931 28,596  6.4 12.7  2,035 2,006  2.7 –  1,962 –  34,736  4.6  2,080  34,736  4.6  2,080  –  –  –  29,137 31,664 24,455  4.3 .9 9.3  2,044 1,873 2,080  28,883 – 24,455  4.8 – 9.3  2,040 – 2,080  31,550 – –  4.1 – –  2,080 – –  41,204  3.5  2,080  41,204  3.5  2,080  –  –  –  27,762  10.4  2,053  27,049  13.3  2,046  30,220  4.2  2,080  23,185 36,924  4.4 5.9  1,970 2,111  19,304 25,568  2.8 18.5  1,934 2,080  33,861 39,522  5.1 4.4  2,072 2,118  39,998  2.7  2,055  –  –  –  39,998  2.7  2,055  25,267 16,351  16.1 6.1  2,080 1,954  24,544 16,383  17.7 6.7  2,080 1,954  – –  – –  – –  11,413 12,278 18,166  30.9 35.3 4.7  1,885 1,843 1,979  11,413 12,278 18,443  30.9 35.3 5.5  1,885 1,843 1,983  – – –  – – –  – – –  23,951 22,597  19.5 12.5  2,119 1,978  23,951 23,645  19.5 13.7  2,119 2,060  – –  – –  – –  15,897 14,577 20,401 18,950  6.6 6.2 3.8 9.5  1,978 1,878 2,017 2,035  15,761 14,577 19,664 18,031  10.6 6.2 4.8 9.3  1,922 1,878 2,017 2,026  – – 27,640 –  – – 4.7 –  – – 2,016 –  20,692 20,788 16,253 19,642 22,782  5.1 5.0 2.4 7.4 9.9  2,014 2,069 1,953 2,073 1,604  19,962 19,277 16,189 18,555 23,143  6.0 5.8 2.5 7.2 10.6  2,016 2,067 1,946 2,073 1,616  – 26,036 – 23,976 –  – 9.7 – 3.5 –  – 2,075 – 2,072 –  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  $33,793 –  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.  15  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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 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 ............................................................  $18.56 18.87  2.2 2.3  $18.15 18.49  2.4 2.6  $20.45 20.47  4.2 4.2  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 .......................................  21.45 8.04 9.48 11.30 12.71 15.62 17.00 20.52 25.07 26.92 28.79 39.41 44.97 50.86 60.66 23.99 22.37 9.53 10.10 12.06 12.64 15.57 16.91 20.23 24.98 26.00 28.79 39.41 44.97 50.86 60.66 26.55  2.6 7.6 4.8 3.3 1.8 1.8 1.7 2.8 2.9 3.9 6.2 4.3 9.4 5.5 5.7 14.7 2.7 11.5 3.6 4.3 1.9 1.9 1.8 2.7 3.0 2.5 6.2 4.3 9.4 5.5 5.7 12.8  21.17 8.02 9.44 11.35 13.70 15.95 17.63 20.71 21.72 27.55 30.58 41.89 45.30 44.84 – 23.78 22.35 – 10.09 12.22 13.68 15.91 17.60 20.34 21.28 26.53 30.58 41.89 45.30 44.84 – 26.43  2.7 7.9 5.0 3.6 1.5 2.1 1.1 2.9 3.3 3.8 2.8 3.8 10.6 5.0 – 15.5 2.8 – 3.9 4.8 1.5 2.2 1.4 2.6 3.4 1.8 2.8 3.8 10.6 5.0 – 13.6  22.41 – – 10.75 10.58 14.18 15.22 19.84 28.89 22.46 26.46 27.58 – 57.43 – 28.72 22.45 – – 10.94 10.56 14.18 15.22 19.84 28.89 22.46 26.46 27.58 – 57.43 – 28.72  6.4 – – 5.0 3.3 2.7 3.8 8.2 4.5 15.1 14.6 5.1 – 5.4 – 6.3 6.4 – – 4.8 3.3 2.7 3.8 8.2 4.5 15.1 14.6 5.1 – 5.4 – 6.3  Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... 9 ...................................................................... Civil engineers ...................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... 9 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... 9 ...................................................................... Natural scientists ...................................................... Health related ........................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Physicians ............................................................ Registered nurses ................................................  25.72 27.22 13.39 17.86 21.29 26.68 25.65 27.49 34.31 38.16 53.96 35.77 30.42 28.51 27.71 29.74 29.12 37.31 29.52 29.12 – 27.11 22.04 21.97 22.02 24.55 33.22 42.10 57.27 22.99  3.4 3.6 6.6 5.6 4.0 3.4 4.8 6.2 3.5 6.9 5.0 22.5 2.0 4.6 5.4 4.6 4.5 10.0 5.2 4.5 – 4.4 5.1 3.3 2.3 6.7 10.4 5.0 4.6 2.4  25.94 27.09 14.03 18.26 21.76 21.67 26.60 31.77 36.10 37.55 46.56 36.19 30.47 28.69 27.89 31.33 29.43 37.31 31.23 29.43 – 25.04 22.04 21.97 22.01 24.48 33.22 42.10 49.93 23.08  3.2 3.9 7.9 5.9 4.6 3.4 3.5 4.6 2.8 7.4 6.3 22.4 2.0 4.7 5.7 4.4 4.8 10.0 4.8 4.8 – 2.0 5.1 3.3 2.3 7.1 10.4 5.0 5.5 2.5  25.26 27.42 – – 20.20 29.51 22.44 23.32 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 46.04 – – – – – – – 21.54  8.0 7.3 – – 10.4 4.8 17.0 5.9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 16.0 – – – – – – – 6.4  See footnotes at end of table.  16  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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level  Private industry  State and local government  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $22.85 22.50 21.92 23.67 39.16 21.64 22.56 38.07 22.93 31.39 27.02 29.11 22.63 33.18 27.54 31.55 26.48 35.16 33.28 33.19 24.61 29.75 17.45 – 26.43 15.48 16.89 15.45 16.89 24.93 24.93  8.1 .5 2.4 6.5 3.3 2.9 10.9 18.3 1.5 7.9 13.7 2.0 11.0 2.3 26.8 3.5 .7 1.6 6.2 6.9 8.7 4.9 11.5 – 11.6 9.3 13.2 9.5 13.8 10.6 10.6  $22.85 22.50 22.08 23.50 40.06 21.64 22.56 – – – 28.64 17.33 – 22.15 – – – – – – – – 19.24 – – 13.75 – 13.54 – – –  8.1 .5 2.6 6.8 1.1 2.9 10.9 – – – 11.5 11.1 – 1.1 – – – – – – – – 7.3 – – 7.1 – 7.2 – – –  – – – – – – – $27.36 – – – 30.26 22.71 33.73 – 32.68 26.48 35.16 34.36 34.17 24.61 29.75 16.47 – – 16.24 – 16.24 – – –  – – – – – – – 16.7 – – – 2.5 10.9 2.5 – 1.4 .7 1.6 6.6 7.4 8.7 4.9 15.6 – – 12.6 – 12.6 – – –  20.75 19.91 9.38 17.08 16.50 20.57 22.48 25.86 19.65 16.69 22.00 12.82 16.60 14.15 18.73 29.42 19.81  10.7 2.7 5.3 3.5 3.6 6.4 5.1 2.8 11.4 19.2 7.0 3.7 3.3 10.7 2.8 8.5 20.6  20.85 22.45 – 17.23 16.53 20.62 22.79 25.86 19.65 16.69 22.00 16.20 16.60 – 18.73 29.42 –  10.9 2.0 – 3.4 3.7 6.4 4.9 2.8 11.4 19.2 7.0 2.5 3.3 – 2.8 8.5 –  – 8.96 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – 1.9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  29.23 16.29 19.06 18.93 19.29 26.81 35.59 41.88 49.45  5.6 6.1 6.7 2.2 2.4 3.2 15.0 11.2 13.1  29.75 – – 18.66 19.32 26.96 29.73 44.12 50.79  6.4 – – 3.2 2.7 3.2 2.9 11.6 14.8  26.86 15.91 19.00 19.81 – – – – –  11.3 2.4 5.3 2.4 – – – – –  White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Professional specialty –Continued Health related –Continued Registered nurses –Continued 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Pharmacists .......................................................... Occupational therapists ........................................ Physical therapists ................................................ Teachers, college and university .............................. 8 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... Other post-secondary teachers ............................ Teachers, except college and university .................. 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Elementary school teachers ................................. 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... Secondary school teachers .................................. 8 ...................................................................... Teachers, special education ................................. 8 ...................................................................... Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. 8 ...................................................................... Social workers ...................................................... 8 ...................................................................... Lawyers and judges .................................................. Lawyers ................................................................ Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Technical ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 7 ...................................................................... Radiological technicians ....................................... Licensed practical nurses ..................................... 5 ...................................................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ........ Drafters ................................................................. Computer programmers ....................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. ................................ Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... See footnotes at end of table.  17  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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level  Private industry  State and local government  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $42.94 27.11 35.05 18.53 27.72 42.64 43.80 51.53 42.94 27.89 29.87 38.14  5.0 11.0 7.1 3.7 3.3 15.0 11.7 14.7 5.0 11.4 5.1 19.4  – $26.59 35.27 18.37 27.70 – 46.88 51.97 – 27.44 – 38.14  – 12.9 7.9 4.5 3.4 – 12.0 16.1 – 13.6 – 19.4  – – $33.91 – – – – – – – 29.87 –  – – 14.2 – – – – – – – 5.1 –  36.43 39.51 46.04 33.06 31.59 23.71 38.51 30.96 55.98 27.10 20.74 16.41 18.73 19.42 19.58 23.99 21.30 23.86  31.0 14.7 13.8 2.7 1.9 23.7 10.5 4.3 24.9 17.7 3.4 6.7 6.5 3.1 3.0 5.9 6.5 9.2  36.43 38.48 – 33.06 31.59 – 38.66 31.25 55.98 27.10 21.21 – – 19.59 19.68 24.65 20.45 –  31.0 20.7 – 2.7 1.9 – 10.5 4.2 24.9 17.7 4.1 – – 3.3 3.1 6.2 5.6 –  – 40.04 – – – – – – – – 18.93 – 18.22 18.68 – – – –  – 18.9 – – – – – – – – 5.4 – 3.2 8.1 – – – –  20.27 25.18 18.95 19.54  4.4 6.5 4.1 5.5  20.55 – – 20.30  5.4 – – 6.4  – – 18.02 15.46  – – 6.8 4.4  Sales ................................................................................ 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... Supervisors, sales ................................................ Sales workers, apparel ......................................... Sales counter clerks ............................................. 3 ...................................................................... Cashiers ............................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ......................................................................  13.40 7.68 8.39 9.80 17.85 27.14 19.86 8.13 10.64 11.41 8.52 7.99 8.19 9.94  6.1 8.3 5.6 6.6 10.7 7.4 24.3 8.0 10.1 11.8 5.9 12.1 6.1 6.5  13.43 7.68 8.39 9.84 17.85 27.14 – 8.13 10.64 11.41 8.52 7.99 8.19 9.98  6.1 8.3 5.6 6.6 10.7 7.4 – 8.0 10.1 11.8 5.9 12.1 6.1 6.5  – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  Administrative support, including clerical ................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Secretaries ...........................................................  13.80 9.53 10.10 12.12 13.26 15.70 15.71 17.79 13.62 15.33  1.6 11.5 3.6 4.4 1.5 1.3 3.1 4.5 10.4 2.4  14.04 – 10.09 12.30 13.66 15.95 17.32 17.89 13.62 15.96  1.9 – 3.9 4.9 1.5 1.5 2.3 4.9 10.4 3.2  12.74 – – 10.94 11.96 14.68 13.75 – – 14.01  2.9 – – 4.8 3.2 1.6 4.3 – – 3.1  White collar –Continued Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued 13 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Executives, administrators, and managers ............... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Administrators and officials, public administration Financial managers .............................................. Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations .......................................................... Administrators, education and related fields ......... 10 ...................................................................... Managers, medicine and health ........................... 9 ...................................................................... Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............... Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .................... 9 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Management related ................................................. 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Accountants and auditors ..................................... Other financial officers .......................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................. Construction inspectors ........................................ Management related, n.e.c. ..................................  See footnotes at end of table.  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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 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 Secretaries –Continued 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... Typists .................................................................. Receptionists ........................................................ 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Library clerks ........................................................ Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................... Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... Bill and account collectors .................................... General office clerks ............................................. 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Bank tellers ........................................................... Teachers’ aides .................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 4 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled .......................................  $11.72 13.39 16.38 17.03 11.78 12.10 11.02 12.79 12.73 11.03 12.21 13.67 13.20 12.94 11.18 12.94 16.00 17.45 11.90 10.13 10.54 10.24 11.75 13.49 13.22 12.06  2.8 3.1 3.1 4.6 9.9 6.1 5.8 11.7 3.7 5.3 5.6 4.1 10.0 3.8 5.0 10.2 10.7 8.9 6.1 5.7 5.3 1.5 10.0 5.7 4.0 3.5  $12.07 13.97 16.54 17.85 – 12.18 11.02 12.88 12.90 – 12.35 13.60 – 12.63 11.18 13.10 16.19 17.45 11.73 – 10.10 10.24 – 13.55 – 12.06  2.6 4.1 3.5 4.5 – 6.3 5.8 12.1 3.4 – 6.3 4.6 – 3.6 5.0 11.0 11.6 8.9 7.3 – 5.4 1.5 – 5.9 – 3.5  – $12.69 – – – – – – – 10.61 – – – – – – – – 12.70 – – – 11.75 – – –  – 1.5 – – – – – – – 4.6 – – – – – – – – 5.3 – – – 10.0 – – –  Blue collar ........................................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled .......................................  17.72 8.40 11.29 19.61 14.86 15.21 18.62 23.33 30.28 27.03 18.80  2.0 6.4 4.2 5.0 6.0 4.1 6.5 1.7 2.7 8.5 14.0  17.84 8.37 11.28 19.86 14.92 15.01 18.67 23.91 30.56 27.14 18.80  2.1 6.5 4.3 5.3 6.2 4.7 6.7 1.7 2.7 8.6 14.0  15.99 – – 13.78 – 16.35 – 17.79 – – –  4.1 – – 8.2 – 5.3 – 2.7 – – –  Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ................. Industrial machinery repairers .............................. 7 ...................................................................... Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... 7 ...................................................................... Carpenters ............................................................ 7 ...................................................................... Electricians ........................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .................. Supervisors, production ........................................ Machinists .............................................................  22.75 14.26 13.90 21.07 23.71 30.58 27.76 21.21 26.58 24.69 24.69 17.42 18.06 28.57 28.14 29.27 22.50 23.24 22.53  3.4 8.1 6.5 10.4 2.0 2.7 8.6 9.0 11.4 8.4 8.4 4.1 3.6 4.3 4.3 4.7 9.2 3.8 10.8  23.42 14.46 13.81 21.07 24.38 30.58 27.76 21.21 26.58 24.69 24.69 18.04 18.24 28.57 28.14 29.27 24.91 23.24 22.53  3.5 8.7 6.9 10.4 2.1 2.7 8.6 9.0 11.4 8.4 8.4 3.4 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.9 3.8 10.8  15.98 – – – 17.80 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  6.9 – – – 2.9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ 2 ......................................................................  16.09 10.53  1.5 7.1  16.09 10.53  1.5 7.1  – –  – –  White collar –Continued  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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level  Private industry  State and local government  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors –Continued 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Printing press operators ....................................... Painting and paint spraying machine operators ... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. Welders and cutters .............................................. Assemblers ........................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ..  $20.01 15.39 14.32 14.48 20.80 16.85 18.22 14.33 14.33 19.05 12.55 14.70  8.9 10.3 7.6 3.2 4.6 12.8 6.9 10.8 12.8 7.1 9.4 4.6  $20.01 15.39 14.32 14.48 20.80 16.85 18.22 14.33 14.33 19.05 12.55 14.70  8.9 10.3 7.6 3.2 4.6 12.8 6.9 10.8 12.8 7.1 9.4 4.6  – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – –  Transportation and material moving ............................ 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Truck drivers ......................................................... Bus drivers ............................................................ Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ..  16.62 11.14 22.77 15.59 16.60 14.53 14.36 16.70  5.9 9.7 4.5 13.0 5.6 11.5 6.6 4.6  16.59 – – 15.53 16.30 14.49 – 16.70  6.9 – – 13.3 8.6 11.6 – 4.6  $16.76 – – – – – – –  3.1 – – – – – – –  Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... Construction laborers ........................................... Production helpers ................................................ Stock handlers and baggers ................................. 1 ...................................................................... Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ......................................................................  13.22 8.29 12.15 17.58 13.19 17.16 19.50 17.16 11.76 9.97 7.26 19.78 13.51 16.76 14.78  4.6 6.6 11.7 4.3 6.8 3.6 6.1 1.9 9.3 6.0 4.8 3.3 10.4 11.3 5.2  13.05 8.25 12.15 17.81 13.15 17.46 19.92 17.49 11.76 9.97 7.26 19.78 13.21 16.76 –  5.0 6.7 11.7 4.5 7.9 5.0 5.6 3.6 9.3 6.0 4.8 3.3 13.3 11.3 –  15.17 – – – – – – – – – – – 14.53 – –  4.1 – – – – – – – – – – – 4.2 – –  Service ................................................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Protective service ..................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Police and detectives, public service .................... 9 ...................................................................... Guards and police, except public service ............. Food service ............................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ......................  10.60 7.31 8.00 9.13 10.43 14.86 18.67 19.23 16.71 21.95 17.14 12.43 20.66 21.95 19.43 21.26 12.25 7.38 6.59 6.76 5.73 8.35 5.62  2.8 6.3 7.9 6.3 6.8 12.2 6.1 1.4 8.1 2.7 3.9 7.0 .7 2.7 2.7 3.7 15.2 5.6 6.1 11.7 36.5 22.0 20.7  9.06 7.23 7.69 9.08 9.89 16.18 – – – – 11.69 – – – – – 11.94 7.32 6.46 6.71 5.73 8.15 5.62  1.8 6.7 7.6 6.5 9.8 19.5 – – – – 11.9 – – – – – 16.5 6.1 6.4 11.7 36.5 24.0 20.7  16.02 8.25 11.18 – 12.91 12.85 – 20.68 – 21.81 18.65 12.95 20.75 21.81 19.43 21.26 – 8.35 – – – – –  4.8 3.5 8.3 – 8.3 6.0 – .8 – 2.8 4.0 6.9 .7 2.8 2.7 3.7 – 3.8 – – – – –  Blue collar –Continued  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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level  Service –Continued Food service –Continued Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders –Continued 1 ...................................................................... Waiters and waitresses ........................................ 1 ...................................................................... Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................ 1 ...................................................................... Other food service .................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Supervisors, food preparation and service ........... Cooks ................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... Health service ........................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Health aides, except nursing ................................ Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Cleaning and building service ................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Maids and housemen ........................................... 1 ...................................................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Personal service .......................................................  Private industry  State and local government  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $4.99 6.08 6.21 3.92 3.31 7.90 7.11 6.15 10.19 11.30 9.98 9.94 6.93 8.04 5.25 6.96 6.99 6.90 10.09 9.78 9.82 12.27 9.01 10.21 9.98 9.88 9.94 8.82 9.01 9.97 8.25 8.06 9.41 9.01 9.02 9.91 13.62  30.0 27.1 30.7 12.3 7.5 2.7 4.4 8.5 2.6 16.6 11.4 2.4 10.2 3.8 23.9 2.1 5.3 8.8 2.1 .7 4.7 3.6 11.1 3.6 3.9 4.8 5.0 7.4 11.5 8.2 4.3 4.5 6.9 9.4 11.7 8.3 18.6  $4.99 6.08 6.21 3.92 3.31 7.86 7.00 6.08 10.11 11.30 9.95 – 6.68 8.27 5.25 6.90 6.96 6.79 9.85 9.78 9.74 – 8.69 9.94 9.98 9.81 9.24 8.77 – – 8.25 8.04 8.90 8.95 – – 13.74  30.0 27.1 30.7 12.3 7.5 3.0 4.5 8.4 3.0 16.6 12.3 – 14.7 6.9 23.9 2.3 5.2 8.4 2.5 .7 4.9 – 11.3 3.8 3.9 4.9 6.0 7.8 – – 4.5 4.8 6.8 10.0 – – 20.0  – – – – – $8.35 – – – – – – – – – – – – 13.71 – – – – – – – 12.18 – – – – – 11.22 – – – –  – – – – – 3.8 – – – – – – – – – – – – 5.2 – – – – – – – 10.0 – – – – – 3.7 – – – –  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.  21  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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 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 ............................................................  $19.54 19.63  2.2 2.4  $19.27 19.37  2.5 2.7  $20.65 20.66  4.0 4.0  White collar ......................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... 14 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... 14 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled .......................................  22.18 10.26 11.67 12.62 15.59 16.86 20.50 25.17 26.93 28.67 39.37 44.92 50.47 60.66 23.86 22.55 10.26 12.23 12.53 15.55 16.75 20.20 25.08 26.00 28.67 39.37 44.92 50.47 60.66 26.14  2.7 4.1 3.9 1.7 2.1 2.1 2.9 3.0 3.9 6.2 4.3 9.4 5.9 5.7 16.8 2.7 4.1 4.6 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.9 3.1 2.5 6.2 4.3 9.4 5.9 5.7 14.2  22.06 10.20 11.74 13.60 15.84 17.46 20.69 21.74 27.55 30.42 41.89 45.30 44.84 – 23.67 22.53 10.20 12.41 13.57 15.80 17.40 20.30 21.29 26.51 30.42 41.89 45.30 44.84 – 26.04  2.9 4.3 4.2 1.4 2.2 1.7 3.1 3.4 3.8 2.4 3.8 10.6 5.0 – 17.7 3.0 4.3 5.1 1.4 2.3 2.3 2.9 3.5 1.8 2.4 3.8 10.6 5.0 – 15.1  22.56 – 11.02 10.58 14.44 15.22 19.84 29.03 22.39 26.46 27.07 – 56.69 – – 22.58 – 11.02 10.57 14.44 15.22 19.84 29.03 22.39 26.46 27.07 – 56.69 – –  6.3 – 4.9 3.3 4.0 3.8 8.4 4.6 15.9 14.6 4.8 – 6.0 – – 6.3 – 4.9 3.3 4.0 3.8 8.4 4.6 15.9 14.6 4.8 – 6.0 – –  Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... 13 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... 9 ...................................................................... Civil engineers ...................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... 9 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... 9 ...................................................................... Natural scientists ...................................................... Health related ........................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... Physicians ............................................................ Registered nurses ................................................ 7 ...................................................................... 8 ......................................................................  25.74 27.28 12.53 17.38 21.21 26.87 25.63 27.28 34.22 38.02 53.44 33.93 30.42 28.51 27.71 29.74 29.12 37.31 29.52 29.12 – 26.89 21.24 21.78 22.07 24.66 32.14 42.10 53.50 22.95 22.39 21.95  3.6 3.8 5.0 6.2 4.4 3.5 4.9 6.0 3.5 6.9 5.7 25.1 2.0 4.6 5.4 4.6 4.5 10.0 5.2 4.5 – 5.5 4.8 3.7 2.6 7.8 9.4 5.0 12.0 2.7 .7 2.6  25.95 27.10 12.85 17.77 21.67 21.68 26.57 31.60 36.10 37.55 46.56 34.32 30.47 28.69 27.89 31.33 29.43 37.31 31.23 29.43 – 24.58 21.24 21.78 22.07 24.54 32.14 42.10 40.80 23.06 22.39 22.14  3.5 4.2 5.3 6.7 5.1 3.7 3.6 4.6 2.8 7.4 6.3 25.0 2.0 4.7 5.7 4.4 4.8 10.0 4.8 4.8 – 3.5 4.8 3.7 2.8 7.8 9.4 5.0 25.7 2.8 .7 2.9  25.34 27.58 – – 20.21 29.68 22.37 23.32 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 46.04 – – – – – – – – – –  8.3 7.6 – – 10.8 4.9 18.1 5.9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 17.4 – – – – – – – – – –  See footnotes at end of table.  22  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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level  Private industry  State and local government  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $23.63 38.81 21.31 40.00 32.00 27.33 29.71 22.87 33.29 31.55 26.48 35.16 33.45 33.23 24.61 29.75 17.06 – 26.43 15.48 16.91 15.45 16.89 –  8.2 3.5 2.6 16.6 8.6 16.3 2.3 11.8 2.1 3.5 .7 1.6 6.1 6.9 8.7 4.9 20.5 – 11.6 9.3 13.3 9.5 13.8 –  $23.41 39.74 21.31 – – – 17.58 – – – – – – – – – – – – 13.74 – 13.54 – –  8.0 1.4 2.6 – – – 14.2 – – – – – – – – – – – – 7.2 – 7.2 – –  – – – $28.47 – – 30.76 22.87 33.83 32.68 26.48 35.16 34.36 34.17 24.61 29.75 – – – 16.24 – 16.24 – –  – – – 18.1 – – 3.1 11.8 2.3 1.4 .7 1.6 6.6 7.4 8.7 4.9 – – – 12.6 – 12.6 – –  20.75 19.93 8.93 17.12 16.36 20.49 22.55 25.86 19.76 21.94 12.64 16.69 14.11 18.73 29.42 19.81  10.7 2.8 2.8 3.6 3.9 6.6 5.1 2.8 11.8 8.1 3.7 3.2 11.0 2.8 8.5 20.6  20.85 22.56 – 17.28 16.38 20.54 22.86 25.86 19.76 21.94 16.08 16.69 – 18.73 29.42 –  10.9 2.0 – 3.5 4.1 6.7 5.0 2.8 11.8 8.1 2.5 3.2 – 2.8 8.5 –  – 8.96 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – 1.9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  29.33 16.29 19.06 19.34 19.29 26.81 35.59 41.88 49.45 42.94 26.99 35.30 18.53 27.72 42.64 43.80 51.53  5.5 6.1 6.7 3.1 2.4 3.2 15.0 11.2 13.1 5.0 11.1 7.0 3.7 3.3 15.0 11.7 14.7  29.90 – – 19.19 19.32 26.96 29.73 44.12 50.79 – 26.59 35.60 18.37 27.70 – 46.88 51.97  6.2 – – 4.3 2.7 3.2 2.9 11.6 14.8 – 12.9 7.8 4.5 3.4 – 12.0 16.1  26.77 15.91 19.00 19.81 – – – – – – – 33.74 – – – – –  11.3 2.4 5.3 2.4 – – – – – – – 14.5 – – – – –  White collar –Continued Professional specialty and technical –Continued Professional specialty –Continued Health related –Continued Registered nurses –Continued 9 ...................................................................... Pharmacists .......................................................... Occupational therapists ........................................ Teachers, college and university .............................. 10 ...................................................................... Other post-secondary teachers ............................ Teachers, except college and university .................. 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... Elementary school teachers ................................. 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... Secondary school teachers .................................. 8 ...................................................................... Teachers, special education ................................. 8 ...................................................................... Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. 8 ...................................................................... Social workers ...................................................... 8 ...................................................................... Lawyers and judges .................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ 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. ........ Drafters ................................................................. 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 ............... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... 10 ...................................................................... 11 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... See footnotes at end of table.  23  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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level  Private industry  State and local government  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $42.94 27.76 29.41 38.14  5.0 11.5 6.5 19.4  – $27.44 – 38.14  – 13.6 – 19.4  – – $29.41 –  – – 6.5 –  36.43 39.51 46.04 33.06 31.59 38.51 30.96 55.98 27.10 20.74 16.41 18.73 19.42 19.58 23.99 21.30 23.86  31.0 14.7 13.8 2.7 1.9 10.5 4.3 24.9 17.7 3.4 6.7 6.5 3.1 3.0 5.9 6.5 9.2  36.43 38.48 – 33.06 31.59 38.66 31.25 55.98 27.10 21.21 – – 19.59 19.68 24.65 20.45 –  31.0 20.7 – 2.7 1.9 10.5 4.2 24.9 17.7 4.1 – – 3.3 3.1 6.2 5.6 –  – 40.04 – – – – – – – 18.93 – 18.22 18.68 – – – –  – 18.9 – – – – – – – 5.4 – 3.2 8.1 – – – –  20.27 25.18 18.95 19.54  4.4 6.5 4.1 5.5  20.55 – – 20.30  5.4 – – 6.4  – – 18.02 15.46  – – 6.8 4.4  Sales ................................................................................ 3 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... Supervisors, sales ................................................ Cashiers ...............................................................  17.01 10.01 17.85 27.14 19.86 10.23  7.0 6.3 10.7 7.4 24.3 4.3  17.04 10.01 17.85 27.14 – 10.23  7.1 6.3 10.7 7.4 – 4.3  – – – – – –  – – – – – –  Administrative support, including clerical ................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Secretaries ........................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... Typists .................................................................. Receptionists ........................................................ 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................... Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance .....  13.98 10.26 12.29 13.21 15.79 15.69 17.79 13.94 15.50 11.81 13.40 16.38 17.00 11.78 12.20 11.02 12.92 12.86 12.76 13.67 13.20 12.94 11.18 12.94 16.00  1.6 4.1 4.7 1.4 1.4 3.1 4.5 10.7 2.5 3.1 2.6 3.1 4.7 9.9 6.4 5.9 12.1 2.7 3.6 4.1 10.0 3.8 5.0 10.2 10.7  14.22 10.20 12.49 13.60 16.04 17.30 17.89 13.94 16.14 12.23 14.16 16.54 17.82 – 12.25 11.02 13.01 – 13.04 13.60 – 12.63 11.18 13.10 16.19  2.0 4.3 5.3 1.5 1.7 2.3 4.9 10.7 3.7 2.6 4.5 3.5 4.8 – 6.6 5.9 12.5 – 4.1 4.6 – 3.6 5.0 11.0 11.6  12.91 – 11.02 11.98 14.75 13.75 – – 14.20 – 12.69 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  2.3 – 4.9 3.3 1.7 4.3 – – 2.5 – 1.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  White collar –Continued Executive, administrative, and managerial –Continued Executives, administrators, and managers –Continued 13 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Administrators and officials, public administration Financial managers .............................................. Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations .......................................................... Administrators, education and related fields ......... 10 ...................................................................... Managers, medicine and health ........................... 9 ...................................................................... Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .................... 9 ...................................................................... 12 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Management related ................................................. 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Accountants and auditors ..................................... Other financial officers .......................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................. Construction inspectors ........................................ Management related, n.e.c. ..................................  See footnotes at end of table.  24  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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 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 Bill and account collectors .................................... General office clerks ............................................. 3 ...................................................................... Bank tellers ........................................................... Teachers’ aides .................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ............................... 4 ......................................................................  $18.21 12.12 10.68 10.45 12.05 13.63 13.22  9.4 6.7 6.8 .2 7.0 6.0 4.0  $18.21 11.94 – 10.45 – 13.70 –  9.4 8.2 – .2 – 6.3 –  – $12.87 – – 12.05 – –  – 5.3 – – 7.0 – –  Blue collar ........................................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled .......................................  18.24 9.50 11.42 19.82 14.89 15.17 18.62 23.35 30.28 27.03 18.80  1.7 5.2 4.6 5.1 6.1 4.2 6.5 1.7 2.7 8.5 14.0  18.39 9.49 11.43 20.04 14.96 14.96 18.67 23.91 30.56 27.14 18.80  1.8 5.4 4.8 5.4 6.3 4.9 6.7 1.7 2.7 8.6 14.0  16.09 – – – – 16.35 – 17.85 – – –  4.2 – – – – 5.3 – 2.9 – – –  Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Not able to be leveled ....................................... Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ................. Industrial machinery repairers .............................. 7 ...................................................................... Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... 7 ...................................................................... Carpenters ............................................................ 7 ...................................................................... Electricians ........................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .................. Supervisors, production ........................................ Machinists .............................................................  22.83 14.26 13.90 21.07 23.71 30.58 27.76 21.21 26.58 24.69 24.69 17.42 18.06 28.56 28.12 29.27 22.50 23.24 22.53  3.3 8.1 6.5 10.4 2.0 2.7 8.6 9.0 11.4 8.4 8.4 4.1 3.6 4.5 4.6 4.7 9.2 3.8 10.8  23.51 14.46 13.81 21.07 24.37 30.58 27.76 21.21 26.58 24.69 24.69 18.04 18.24 28.56 28.12 29.27 24.91 23.24 22.53  3.4 8.7 6.9 10.4 2.1 2.7 8.6 9.0 11.4 8.4 8.4 3.4 3.7 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.9 3.8 10.8  16.00 – – – 17.87 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  7.1 – – – 3.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... Printing press operators ....................................... Painting and paint spraying machine operators ... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. Welders and cutters .............................................. Assemblers ........................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ..  16.22 10.64 20.02 15.39 14.32 14.48 20.80 16.85 18.22 14.33 14.33 19.38 12.55 14.70  1.7 7.5 8.9 10.3 7.6 3.2 4.6 12.8 6.9 10.8 12.8 7.7 9.4 4.6  16.22 10.64 20.02 15.39 14.32 14.48 20.80 16.85 18.22 14.33 14.33 19.38 12.55 14.70  1.7 7.5 8.9 10.3 7.6 3.2 4.6 12.8 6.9 10.8 12.8 7.7 9.4 4.6  – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  Transportation and material moving ............................ 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... Truck drivers ......................................................... Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ..  17.17 16.13 16.60 14.30 16.70  5.4 12.8 5.6 12.0 4.6  17.16 16.07 16.30 14.26 16.70  6.3 13.2 8.6 12.1 4.6  17.22 – – – –  3.1 – – – –  Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers  14.26  4.4  14.16  4.9  15.17  4.1  White collar –Continued  See footnotes at end of table.  25  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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level  Private industry  State and local government  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers –Continued 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... Construction laborers ........................................... Production helpers ................................................ Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. .................... 3 ......................................................................  $9.30 12.41 18.11 13.19 16.89 19.50 16.90 11.76 19.81 13.52 14.78  8.3 13.1 3.2 6.8 3.4 6.1 .9 9.3 3.5 10.4 5.2  $9.27 12.41 18.41 13.15 17.12 19.92 – 11.76 19.81 13.22 –  8.6 13.1 3.1 7.9 4.4 5.6 – 9.3 3.5 13.5 –  – – – – – – – – – $14.53 –  – – – – – – – – – 4.2 –  Service ................................................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Protective service ..................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Police and detectives, public service .................... 9 ...................................................................... Guards and police, except public service ............. Food service ............................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... Waiters and waitresses ........................................ Other food service .................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... Supervisors, food preparation and service ........... Cooks ................................................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... 1 ...................................................................... Health service ........................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Health aides, except nursing ................................ Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Cleaning and building service ................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Maids and housemen ........................................... 1 ...................................................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ......................................................................  11.77 7.98 8.74 9.51 10.47 15.08 18.67 19.32 16.65 21.95 17.49 12.72 20.78 21.95 19.46 21.26 12.15 8.37 7.12 8.23 7.88 6.05 6.66 9.18 7.66 7.42 11.30 11.43 8.03 7.76 7.66 10.11 9.54 9.87 12.01 9.31 10.28 9.74 9.96 10.05 8.90 8.89 10.06 8.32 8.12 9.47 9.10 8.89  4.8 6.4 8.9 4.7 7.7 13.1 6.1 1.2 8.3 2.7 5.7 6.8 .5 2.7 2.7 3.7 16.1 5.9 6.5 22.5 22.2 26.7 28.7 3.7 2.2 3.5 16.6 11.5 8.2 2.9 3.5 3.2 3.6 5.0 5.8 8.6 4.4 7.8 4.4 5.4 8.1 12.7 8.5 4.9 4.9 7.4 10.3 12.7  9.98 7.95 8.41 9.43 9.84 16.58 – – – – 12.29 – – – – – 11.80 8.38 7.00 8.23 – 6.05 6.66 9.30 7.63 7.42 11.30 11.48 8.20 7.76 7.66 9.75 9.54 9.75 – 8.90 9.90 9.74 9.84 9.33 8.85 – – 8.32 8.10 8.95 9.03 –  4.0 7.2 9.2 4.9 11.3 21.1 – – – – 18.5 – – – – – 17.7 6.5 7.8 22.5 – 26.7 28.7 4.5 2.9 3.5 16.6 12.6 13.1 2.9 3.5 4.2 3.6 5.3 – 8.1 5.4 7.8 4.8 6.3 8.6 – – 5.1 5.2 7.2 11.0 –  16.34 – – – 12.91 12.90 – 20.83 – 21.81 18.66 12.95 – 21.81 19.46 21.26 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 13.71 – – – – – – – 12.55 – – – – – 11.57 – –  5.0 – – – 8.3 5.9 – .3 – 2.8 4.0 6.9 – 2.8 2.7 3.7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5.2 – – – – – – – 9.8 – – – – – 3.2 – –  Blue collar –Continued  See footnotes at end of table.  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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level  Service –Continued Personal service .......................................................  Private industry  State and local government  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  $14.20  24.1  $14.32  25.9  –  –  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.  27  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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 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 ............................................................  $10.09 10.59  4.7 5.6  $9.77 10.21  5.0 6.0  $14.90 15.11  13.2 13.2  White collar ......................................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... White collar excluding sales ......................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... 5 ...................................................................... 6 ...................................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ......................................................................  13.08 7.13 8.60 9.61 15.41 16.19 21.35 20.80 21.65 26.33 18.43 9.32 9.99 15.41 16.02 21.35 20.80 21.65 26.33  8.3 5.0 5.1 5.7 10.6 13.4 14.7 6.3 3.3 9.8 10.4 4.6 1.6 10.6 14.5 14.7 6.3 3.3 9.8  12.64 7.14 8.57 9.68 15.88 – 21.35 20.92 21.20 – 18.51 – 10.04 15.88 – 21.35 20.92 21.20 –  8.8 5.1 5.4 5.8 10.8 – 14.7 7.0 5.3 – 11.8 – 1.7 10.8 – 14.7 7.0 5.3 –  17.60 – – – – – – – – – 18.09 – – – – – – – –  21.3 – – – – – – – – – 21.8 – – – – – – – –  Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... 9 ...................................................................... Health related ........................................................... 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... Registered nurses ................................................ 7 ...................................................................... 8 ...................................................................... Teachers, college and university .............................. Teachers, except college and university .................. Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Lawyers and judges .................................................. Technical ......................................................................  25.11 26.00 22.23 21.87 26.33 28.76 22.81 21.53 23.18 22.91 21.45 24.33 16.59 – – 19.34  9.1 10.8 2.3 4.1 9.8 13.2 1.8 6.0 1.3 .3 5.8 1.9 21.7 – – 5.9  25.73 27.03 22.59 21.53 – 28.13 22.81 21.53 23.17 22.91 21.45 – – – – 19.34  10.7 13.2 2.1 6.7 – 13.9 1.8 6.0 1.4 .3 5.8 – – – – 5.9  22.79 22.79 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  14.2 14.2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ...............  – –  – –  – –  – –  – –  – –  Sales ................................................................................ 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Sales counter clerks ............................................. Cashiers ............................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ......................................................................  8.36 7.16 8.39 9.46 10.82 8.05 7.47 8.19  4.6 5.4 5.6 9.3 6.1 4.9 7.1 6.1  8.37 7.16 8.39 9.54 10.82 8.05 7.47 8.19  4.6 5.4 5.6 9.2 6.1 5.0 7.1 6.1  – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – –  Administrative support, including clerical ................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... 4 ...................................................................... Secretaries ........................................................... General office clerks .............................................  10.90 9.32 10.02 14.67 12.61 10.21  6.1 4.6 2.0 12.1 9.9 1.3  11.20 – 10.08 14.92 – –  7.1 – 2.2 12.3 – –  9.25 – – – – –  2.5 – – – – –  Blue collar ........................................................................... 1 ...................................................................... 2 ......................................................................  9.70 6.93 10.50  6.4 6.0 4.0  9.55 6.93 10.36  6.8 6.0 3.9  – – –  – – –  Precision production, craft, and repair ........................  –  –  –  –  –  –  Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........  –  –  –  –  –  –  See footnotes at end of table.  28  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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 — Continued Total Occupation and level  Private industry  State and local government  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Mean  Relative error5 (percent)  Transportation and material moving ............................  $12.10  17.8  $11.90  21.9  –  –  Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 1 ...................................................................... Stock handlers and baggers ................................. 1 ......................................................................  8.69 7.16 8.33 7.26  7.3 4.5 5.7 4.8  8.69 7.16 8.33 7.26  7.3 4.5 5.7 4.8  – – – –  – – – –  Service ................................................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Protective service ..................................................... Food service ............................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... 1 ...................................................................... Waiters and waitresses ........................................ Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................ Other food service .................................................. 1 ...................................................................... 2 ...................................................................... Cooks ................................................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ 1 ...................................................................... Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... 1 ...................................................................... Health service ........................................................... 3 ...................................................................... Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... 3 ...................................................................... Cleaning and building service ................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service .......................................................  7.11 6.17 6.82 8.29 – 6.11 6.03 5.94 4.85 3.10 4.76 4.79 6.40 6.62 5.51 8.06 5.62 7.94 6.36 6.29 10.05 9.73 10.04 9.75 8.59 8.75 –  5.5 6.9 14.2 15.6 – 4.6 7.5 9.8 9.5 6.2 26.9 23.9 4.9 7.5 7.2 10.5 22.8 8.9 2.6 7.1 5.8 8.3 6.4 9.3 5.2 5.5 –  6.99 6.10 6.57 8.30 – 6.03 5.94 5.84 4.85 3.10 4.76 4.79 6.31 6.54 5.39 8.07 5.51 – 6.22 6.18 10.05 9.73 10.04 9.75 – – –  6.0 6.8 14.6 15.9 – 4.9 7.4 9.2 9.5 6.2 26.9 23.9 5.2 7.5 6.0 10.7 24.8 – 3.1 6.3 5.8 8.3 6.4 9.3 – – –  $9.81 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  5.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  Blue collar –Continued  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.  29  Table 5-1. Selected worker characteristics: Mean hourly earnings1 by occupational group,2 National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 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 ........................................................  $19.54 19.63  $10.09 10.59  $20.52 20.85  $17.79 18.05  $18.39 18.76  $25.74 23.89  White collar ......................................................................... White-collar excluding sales .........................................  22.18 22.55  13.08 18.43  23.21 24.96  21.16 21.96  21.17 22.20  32.52 32.66  Professional specialty and technical ................................. Professional specialty ................................................... Technical ...................................................................... Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... Sales ................................................................................. Administrative support, including clerical ..........................  25.74 27.28 19.93 29.33 17.01 13.98  25.11 26.00 19.34 – 8.36 10.90  34.01 32.30 53.96 22.47 11.36 16.52  24.49 26.32 18.14 29.51 13.85 13.12  25.66 27.17 19.71 28.08 11.38 13.89  – – – – 32.32 –  Blue collar ........................................................................... Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. Transportation and material moving ................................. Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ......  18.24 22.83 16.22 17.17 14.26  9.70 – – 12.10 8.69  20.22 24.67 18.20 18.76 16.23  13.65 18.76 12.59 12.68 10.08  17.74 22.84 16.12 16.51 13.21  17.37 – – – –  Service .................................................................................  11.77  7.11  14.34  9.95  10.60  –  Relative error6 (percent) All occupations ....................................................................... All excluding sales ........................................................  2.2 2.4  4.7 5.6  2.8 2.4  2.8 3.0  2.2 2.2  20.8 27.3  White collar ......................................................................... White-collar excluding sales .........................................  2.7 2.7  8.3 10.4  4.0 2.6  2.9 3.0  2.5 2.5  25.4 41.2  Professional specialty and technical ................................. Professional specialty ................................................... Technical ...................................................................... Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... Sales ................................................................................. Administrative support, including clerical ..........................  3.6 3.8 2.8 5.5 7.0 1.6  9.1 10.8 5.9 – 4.6 6.1  3.1 2.0 26.7 11.4 6.1 3.3  3.9 4.3 3.1 5.9 6.8 1.3  3.4 3.6 3.2 5.6 6.2 1.4  – – – – 19.8 –  Blue collar ........................................................................... Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. Transportation and material moving ................................. Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ......  1.7 3.3 1.7 5.4 4.4  6.4 – – 17.8 7.3  2.6 2.2 1.6 5.4 8.1  3.5 5.6 6.6 10.1 4.9  1.8 3.1 1.6 6.0 5.3  16.2 – – – –  Service .................................................................................  4.8  5.5  8.7  3.0  2.8  –  1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 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.  30  Table 5-2. Major industry division: Mean hourly earnings1 by occupational group,2 private industry, National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 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 ..............................................  $18.15 18.49  $21.19 $22.74 $24.26 $20.62 $16.57 21.23 22.74 24.26 20.66 16.94  $23.36 22.80  $12.10 12.34  – –  $16.98 17.13  White collar ............................................................... White-collar excluding sales ...............................  21.17 22.35  25.92 26.31  – –  21.41 21.41  26.41 26.88  19.92 21.18  26.12 25.31  15.39 21.49  – –  20.44 20.80  Professional specialty and technical ....................... Professional specialty ......................................... Technical ............................................................ Executive, administrative, and managerial ............. Sales ....................................................................... Administrative support, including clerical ................  25.94 27.09 22.45 29.75 13.43 14.04  28.93 30.46 20.81 34.06 – 14.96  – – – – – –  – – – 22.95 – 16.20  28.78 30.30 20.88 36.17 – 14.71  24.93 25.77 22.76 28.08 13.02 13.85  37.42 27.37 – 36.40 – 18.25  33.20 – – 26.59 11.42 13.56  – – – – – –  23.41 25.06 19.11 25.43 11.68 12.31  Blue collar ................................................................. Precision production, craft, and repair .................... Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .... Transportation and material moving ....................... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .............................................................  17.84 23.42 16.09 16.59  19.22 25.44 16.34 21.94  – – – –  24.95 28.65 – –  17.95 23.45 16.41 21.50  14.80 19.54 11.06 13.07  18.57 22.04 – –  13.04 17.73 – 13.38  – – – –  12.36 16.56 – –  13.05  14.49  –  17.49  13.15  12.07  18.40  10.88  –  9.07  Service .......................................................................  9.06  13.77  –  –  13.77  8.88  –  6.70  –  9.36  Relative error5 (percent) All occupations ............................................................. All excluding sales ..............................................  2.4 2.6  3.2 3.1  15.6 15.6  10.8 10.8  3.4 3.4  3.4 3.7  5.7 6.7  8.1 8.2  – –  4.6 4.6  White collar ............................................................... White-collar excluding sales ...............................  2.7 2.8  3.5 2.9  – –  7.4 7.4  3.7 2.9  3.2 3.5  7.0 8.2  10.6 17.0  – –  2.8 2.9  Professional specialty and technical ....................... Professional specialty ......................................... Technical ............................................................ Executive, administrative, and managerial ............. Sales ....................................................................... Administrative support, including clerical ................  3.2 3.9 2.0 6.4 6.1 1.9  3.0 3.3 3.0 12.0 – 1.5  – – – – – –  – – – .0 – 1.5  3.1 3.5 3.0 12.0 – 1.6  4.3 5.6 2.4 6.7 6.2 2.3  3.4 4.4 – 20.4 – 4.6  10.1 – – 17.2 10.8 7.1  – – – – – –  5.5 6.7 2.1 5.9 5.1 1.8  Blue collar ................................................................. Precision production, craft, and repair .................... Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .... Transportation and material moving ....................... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .............................................................  2.1 3.5 1.5 6.9  2.3 4.5 1.6 1.8  – – – –  13.0 5.4 – –  1.4 5.7 1.7 1.7  5.1 5.2 5.9 10.8  8.5 3.9 – –  6.6 10.4 – 9.9  – – – –  2.2 6.8 – –  5.0  5.4  –  2.9  6.0  5.7  7.9  6.0  –  6.4  Service .......................................................................  1.8  9.1  –  –  9.1  1.7  –  9.3  –  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 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.  31  Table 5-3. Establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings1 by occupational group,2 private industry, National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 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 ........................................................  $18.15 18.49  $14.64 14.36  $19.21 19.67  $16.00 16.51  $22.75 22.90  White collar ......................................................................... White-collar excluding sales .........................................  21.17 22.35  18.63 19.17  21.75 22.96  18.32 20.03  24.86 25.19  Professional specialty and technical ................................. Professional specialty ................................................... Technical ...................................................................... Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... Sales ................................................................................. Administrative support, including clerical ..........................  25.94 27.09 22.45 29.75 13.43 14.04  21.12 21.64 20.43 28.59 17.02 12.55  26.75 27.77 23.11 29.99 11.40 14.37  21.14 21.99 18.40 29.22 10.78 13.86  29.67 30.67 25.87 30.85 14.72 14.87  Blue collar ........................................................................... Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. Transportation and material moving ................................. Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ......  17.84 23.42 16.09 16.59 13.05  14.40 21.10 12.16 13.75 10.63  18.98 24.01 16.80 19.86 14.30  16.38 23.44 13.44 17.32 12.10  22.23 24.60 21.36 21.23 18.90  Service .................................................................................  9.06  7.69  9.74  8.52  11.99  Relative error4 (percent) All occupations ....................................................................... All excluding sales ........................................................  2.4 2.6  5.2 5.8  2.9 3.0  4.1 4.4  3.0 2.9  White collar ......................................................................... White-collar excluding sales .........................................  2.7 2.8  6.2 7.6  3.1 3.2  5.4 5.3  3.9 3.8  Professional specialty and technical ................................. Professional specialty ................................................... Technical ...................................................................... Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... Sales ................................................................................. Administrative support, including clerical ..........................  3.2 3.9 2.0 6.4 6.1 1.9  9.2 13.0 9.7 11.8 14.8 4.5  3.6 4.2 2.0 7.4 5.5 2.0  4.9 6.4 6.1 10.2 5.7 3.2  4.4 4.8 4.7 8.9 32.7 4.2  Blue collar ........................................................................... Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. Transportation and material moving ................................. Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ......  2.1 3.5 1.5 6.9 5.0  7.5 15.9 7.7 11.5 5.5  2.1 2.2 2.2 5.9 5.7  2.9 3.2 2.1 12.9 9.6  3.8 2.0 6.2 5.6 6.9  Service .................................................................................  1.8  10.2  4.5  3.2  5.7  1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 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.  32  Table 6-1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 Occupation3  10  25  Median 50  75  90  All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................  $8.00 8.25  $10.71 11.01  $15.85 16.25  $23.80 24.04  $30.31 30.56  White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales .........................................  9.47 10.50  12.72 13.67  18.47 19.10  26.14 26.91  36.63 38.22  Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... Civil engineers ...................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... Natural scientists ...................................................... Health related ........................................................... Physicians ............................................................ Registered nurses ................................................ Pharmacists .......................................................... Occupational therapists ........................................ Physical 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. .................................................... 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. ........ Drafters ................................................................. Computer programmers ....................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. ................................  13.19 14.52 22.00 23.08 20.19 20.38 – 16.00 19.22 16.02 34.47 15.56 18.47 17.49 14.38 14.53 18.51 23.70 14.52 10.71 – 17.09 12.07 12.07 14.42 14.42  16.69 18.66 25.09 25.09 23.54 23.98 – 18.83 52.89 18.83 37.80 18.19 18.75 23.08 15.88 22.45 24.63 26.02 15.38 10.71 – 22.17 12.87 12.76 17.27 17.27  23.20 24.89 28.55 25.30 29.46 28.85 – 22.88 61.93 22.24 38.99 20.04 20.10 39.14 22.98 27.84 29.35 31.46 24.76 19.59 – 24.64 14.52 14.52 22.47 22.47  30.30 32.00 33.34 28.55 34.72 34.43 – 28.76 61.93 26.56 41.82 25.00 27.00 54.54 36.59 36.17 39.34 39.40 30.05 20.41 – 28.84 15.09 15.09 27.02 27.02  41.82 43.42 40.87 35.58 41.65 39.95 – 43.79 84.13 29.02 44.76 30.86 29.37 54.54 46.44 44.63 47.25 50.34 39.41 24.67 – 38.06 17.84 17.33 42.79 42.79  9.75 8.45 12.86 13.65 7.91 9.70 14.42 20.93 10.31  14.70 13.50 15.17 20.00 8.45 10.00 17.75 23.08 12.00  18.41 17.66 18.68 22.49 14.25 14.94 18.81 27.89 18.32  22.72 22.50 24.52 26.29 16.43 17.60 20.77 35.47 28.61  34.20 28.35 28.76 27.66 17.66 18.92 20.85 40.87 34.86  Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ............... Administrators and officials, public administration Financial managers .............................................. Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations .......................................................... Administrators, education and related fields ......... Managers, medicine and health ........................... Managers, service organizations, n.e.c. ............... Managers and administrators, n.e.c. .................... Management related ................................................. Accountants and auditors ..................................... Other financial officers .......................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................. Construction inspectors ........................................ Management related, n.e.c. ..................................  15.45 17.65 18.25 26.28  19.30 23.56 24.12 26.28  24.50 31.47 28.33 27.93  35.08 41.11 31.73 42.55  47.33 57.59 39.29 75.48  14.42 21.21 28.21 10.50 15.45 14.82 14.85 20.74  22.28 31.21 28.37 19.68 27.29 17.80 19.10 20.74  25.00 35.08 32.30 22.11 37.31 19.95 20.19 23.20  63.65 46.47 38.22 26.00 45.32 23.20 25.09 27.24  63.65 67.86 42.90 36.18 55.89 27.71 27.13 30.98  12.79 20.38 14.77 14.50  17.44 22.26 17.72 15.66  19.95 25.46 18.75 19.30  23.86 28.77 21.44 20.80  23.86 29.55 22.00 25.53  Sales ................................................................................ Supervisors, sales ................................................ Sales workers, apparel ......................................... Sales counter clerks ............................................. Cashiers ...............................................................  6.50 10.10 5.50 8.00 6.50  7.92 10.10 6.15 8.50 6.85  9.75 14.85 8.50 9.38 8.00  14.85 29.56 9.35 12.90 9.78  22.89 32.16 10.39 15.55 11.00  Administrative support, including clerical ................... Secretaries ...........................................................  9.25 10.89  10.84 13.07  12.98 14.92  16.50 17.31  19.55 20.57  See footnotes at end of table.  33  Table 6-1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 — Continued 10  25  Median 50  75  90  Administrative support, including clerical –Continued Typists .................................................................. Receptionists ........................................................ Library clerks ........................................................ Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................... Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... Bill and account collectors .................................... General office clerks ............................................. Bank tellers ........................................................... Teachers’ aides .................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ...............................  $8.72 9.36 7.60 9.52 11.00 9.00 9.25 10.10 13.00 8.40 8.25 7.29 9.57  $9.02 10.43 8.50 11.60 12.02 9.35 9.25 11.11 13.71 9.47 8.67 8.68 11.68  $10.37 11.00 10.92 11.80 12.87 11.00 11.45 15.26 14.84 11.70 10.00 11.31 12.98  $13.60 14.07 13.18 13.82 15.63 12.56 15.43 20.96 22.34 13.17 11.39 13.77 16.30  $18.74 15.87 14.92 15.28 17.51 13.60 21.73 21.43 22.34 16.92 12.50 17.03 18.49  Blue collar ...........................................................................  9.25  11.60  16.50  23.99  26.94  Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ................. Industrial machinery repairers .............................. Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... Carpenters ............................................................ Electricians ........................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .................. Supervisors, production ........................................ Machinists .............................................................  13.00 17.85 16.80 11.76 24.87 19.29 16.93 17.56 15.93  17.64 22.48 20.39 15.00 28.64 29.20 17.84 20.10 19.29  23.19 23.79 26.25 16.88 28.64 29.20 23.43 23.66 22.40  28.21 30.52 29.75 20.37 30.14 33.72 24.81 25.87 28.21  30.14 36.34 29.75 22.63 30.14 36.78 30.29 29.71 28.21  Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ Printing press operators ....................................... Painting and paint spraying machine operators ... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. Welders and cutters .............................................. Assemblers ........................................................... Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ..  9.52 10.56 11.81 10.16 9.25 9.00 10.72  11.00 10.92 13.06 10.16 12.36 11.00 11.58  14.00 14.83 16.60 13.84 14.00 25.12 11.58  22.74 23.99 25.94 16.48 17.88 25.62 14.83  25.62 23.99 25.98 22.55 17.88 26.21 25.79  Transportation and material moving ............................ Truck drivers ......................................................... Bus drivers ............................................................ Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ..  9.50 9.50 11.10 11.37  11.56 10.00 12.20 14.23  15.61 14.61 12.89 14.86  21.68 17.15 18.41 20.58  25.62 22.64 18.41 25.46  Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Construction laborers ........................................... Production helpers ................................................ Stock handlers and baggers ................................. Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ....................  6.50 10.00 8.00 6.25 16.73 6.50  9.00 11.00 8.00 6.50 17.46 9.75  11.92 17.50 9.56 9.00 20.25 13.11  17.46 23.61 15.78 11.92 20.25 16.95  20.25 23.78 19.76 15.03 24.58 19.76  Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Police and detectives, public service .................... Guards and police, except public service ............. Food service ............................................................. Waiters, waitresses, and 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 ...........................................  5.50 9.88 15.35 8.55 3.09 2.13 2.13 2.13 5.40 7.25 6.25 2.13 5.40 7.50 6.00 8.00 6.90 6.90 6.55  7.00 12.25 15.35 9.33 5.60 2.13 2.13 2.13 6.10 7.60 7.40 6.00 6.00 8.75 6.25 8.75 7.50 7.00 7.50  9.00 16.98 19.45 10.50 7.00 3.55 3.19 3.23 7.25 10.00 9.00 7.44 6.75 10.00 8.63 10.00 8.95 8.13 8.56  12.02 21.19 22.78 15.25 8.85 9.00 9.00 4.20 8.59 14.53 10.47 8.00 7.72 11.37 10.78 11.25 11.08 8.90 10.30  18.45 23.88 24.12 20.21 11.00 10.50 11.00 6.00 11.24 16.83 12.24 9.62 8.85 12.77 13.10 12.38 15.40 10.53 13.09  Occupation3  White collar –Continued  See footnotes at end of table.  34  Table 6-1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 — Continued 10  25  Median 50  75  90  $6.00  $7.70  $10.20  $12.30  $32.61  Occupation3  Service –Continued Personal service ....................................................... 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive 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, 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.  35  Table 6-2. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry, National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 Private industry Occupation3 10  25  Median 50  75  90  All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................  $7.70 8.00  $10.25 10.72  $15.55 16.00  $23.65 24.00  $29.56 29.75  White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales .........................................  9.48 10.86  12.52 13.79  18.47 19.22  25.63 26.51  35.57 36.54  Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... Civil engineers ...................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... Natural scientists ...................................................... Health related ........................................................... Physicians ............................................................ Registered nurses ................................................ Pharmacists .......................................................... Occupational therapists ........................................ Physical therapists ................................................ Teachers, college and university .............................. Other post-secondary teachers ............................ 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 .................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Technical ...................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Radiological technicians ....................................... Licensed practical nurses ..................................... Drafters ................................................................. Computer programmers .......................................  14.43 14.78 22.00 23.30 22.24 22.81 – 15.87 18.39 16.09 36.40 15.56 18.47 – 17.49 12.61 14.25 – – 11.73 11.73 –  17.77 18.91 25.09 25.09 26.27 26.44 – 18.57 19.22 18.83 37.97 18.19 18.75 – 19.03 12.61 14.25 – – 11.83 11.83 –  23.25 25.06 28.55 25.30 30.56 30.56 – 22.33 20.99 22.52 39.56 20.04 20.10 – 25.31 14.53 20.41 – – 12.76 12.62 –  29.67 31.28 33.37 28.55 35.76 35.54 – 27.88 75.00 26.71 42.10 25.00 27.00 – 41.27 20.41 20.41 – – 14.78 14.78 –  40.00 42.44 40.87 36.06 42.31 41.33 – 34.47 95.00 29.17 44.76 30.86 29.37 – 46.44 25.47 29.39 – – 16.51 14.78 –  9.75 13.92 12.86 13.65 14.14 14.42 20.93  14.70 15.67 15.17 20.00 14.67 17.75 23.08  18.27 19.26 18.68 22.49 16.01 18.81 27.89  22.72 23.93 24.52 26.29 17.66 20.77 35.47  34.67 29.29 28.76 27.66 18.95 20.85 40.87  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 ..................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... Management related, n.e.c. ..................................  15.61 16.85 26.28  19.30 23.48 26.28  25.53 32.30 27.93  36.06 41.11 42.55  47.67 63.65 75.48  14.42 22.71 28.21 15.45 15.45 15.61  22.28 32.91 28.37 27.64 19.10 19.10  25.00 35.08 32.30 37.51 20.00 19.24  63.65 35.08 38.22 45.41 23.86 23.08  63.65 83.59 42.90 56.83 28.24 25.76  12.79 14.50  18.85 18.99  19.95 19.30  23.86 21.79  23.86 29.71  Sales ................................................................................ Sales workers, apparel ......................................... Sales counter clerks ............................................. Cashiers ...............................................................  6.50 5.50 8.00 6.50  7.95 6.15 8.50 6.76  9.75 8.50 9.38 8.00  14.85 9.35 12.90 9.78  22.89 10.39 15.55 11.00  Administrative support, including clerical ................... Secretaries ........................................................... Receptionists ........................................................ Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ................... Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... Bill and account collectors .................................... General office clerks ............................................. Bank tellers ........................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ...............................  9.25 12.00 9.38 6.82 11.00 9.00 9.25 10.10 13.00 8.00 8.25 9.57  11.00 13.46 10.30 11.60 12.02 9.35 9.25 11.11 13.71 9.00 8.67 11.84  13.21 15.39 11.00 12.14 12.87 11.00 12.02 15.26 14.84 11.48 10.00 13.10  17.00 17.95 14.38 13.93 15.75 12.56 15.43 20.96 22.34 13.02 11.39 16.59  20.00 20.77 15.87 15.87 17.38 13.60 21.73 21.43 22.34 17.45 12.50 18.49  See footnotes at end of table.  36  Table 6-2. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, private industry, National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 — Continued Private industry Occupation3 10  25  Median 50  75  90  Blue collar ...........................................................................  $9.25  $11.58  $16.50  $24.81  $27.90  Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ................. Industrial machinery repairers .............................. Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... Carpenters ............................................................ Electricians ........................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .................. Supervisors, production ........................................ Machinists .............................................................  14.40 17.85 16.80 12.60 24.87 19.29 22.24 17.56 15.93  19.29 22.48 20.39 16.00 28.64 29.20 22.74 20.10 19.29  24.81 23.79 26.25 17.54 28.64 29.20 23.43 23.66 22.40  28.64 30.52 29.75 21.69 30.14 33.72 24.81 25.87 28.21  30.14 36.34 29.75 22.63 30.14 36.78 30.29 29.71 28.21  Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ Printing press operators ....................................... Painting and paint spraying machine operators ... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. Welders and cutters .............................................. Assemblers ........................................................... Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ..  9.52 10.56 11.81 10.16 9.25 9.00 10.72  11.00 10.92 13.06 10.16 12.36 11.00 11.58  14.00 14.83 16.60 13.84 14.00 25.12 11.58  22.74 23.99 25.94 16.48 17.88 25.62 14.83  25.62 23.99 25.98 22.55 17.88 26.21 25.79  Transportation and material moving ............................ Truck drivers ......................................................... Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ..  9.50 9.50 11.37  11.50 10.00 14.23  15.12 14.61 14.86  22.64 17.15 20.58  25.62 22.64 25.46  Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Construction laborers ........................................... Production helpers ................................................ Stock handlers and baggers ................................. Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ....................  6.50 10.00 8.00 6.25 16.73 6.50  9.00 10.00 8.00 6.50 17.46 9.00  11.29 17.50 9.56 9.00 20.25 13.11  17.46 23.78 15.78 11.92 20.25 17.89  20.25 23.78 19.76 15.03 24.58 19.76  Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Guards and police, except public service ............. Food service ............................................................. Waiters, waitresses, and 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 .......................................................  5.15 8.00 8.55 3.00 2.13 2.13 2.13 5.36 7.25 6.25 2.13 5.40 7.25 6.00 8.00 6.55 6.90 6.55 6.00  6.50 8.55 9.26 5.50 2.13 2.13 2.13 6.00 7.60 7.25 5.60 6.00 8.75 6.25 8.75 7.28 7.00 7.20 7.70  8.25 10.08 10.08 7.00 3.55 3.19 3.23 7.10 10.00 9.00 6.55 6.50 9.75 8.00 10.00 8.34 8.13 8.02 10.00  10.33 11.22 11.22 8.94 9.00 9.00 4.20 8.70 14.53 10.36 8.00 7.70 10.94 9.66 10.94 10.23 8.86 9.96 12.69  12.93 20.21 20.21 11.00 10.50 11.00 6.00 11.72 16.83 12.81 10.03 8.50 12.08 13.10 11.50 12.92 10.55 11.70 33.73  1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive 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, 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.  37  Table 6-3. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, State and local government, National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 State and local government Occupation3 10  25  Median 50  75  90  All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................  $9.52 9.52  $12.76 12.76  $16.98 16.98  $24.55 24.58  $35.21 35.36  White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales .........................................  9.36 9.49  13.19 13.19  18.25 18.39  28.52 28.52  41.57 41.68  Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Natural scientists ...................................................... Health related ........................................................... Registered nurses ................................................ Teachers, college and university .............................. Teachers, except college and university .................. Elementary school teachers ................................. Secondary school teachers .................................. Teachers, special education ................................. Teachers, n.e.c. .................................................... Librarians, archivists, and curators ........................... Social scientists and urban planners ........................ Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Social workers ...................................................... Lawyers and judges .................................................. Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c. ............................................ Technical ......................................................................  9.33 14.23 – – – 20.49 15.35 15.39 15.38 22.66 24.72 14.52 10.71 – – 12.72 12.72 –  14.80 16.13 – – – 22.11 20.20 20.14 24.18 25.23 26.90 15.38 10.71 – – 13.45 13.45 –  23.19 24.67 – – – 60.73 20.86 23.77 28.94 30.31 32.31 24.76 18.18 – – 14.80 14.80 –  31.82 33.93 – – – 61.93 23.70 32.54 37.72 39.65 39.84 30.05 20.40 – – 15.38 15.38 –  43.82 46.05 – – – 61.93 26.84 44.94 45.43 48.14 50.34 39.41 24.07 – – 22.66 22.66 –  – 7.91  – 7.91  – 8.45  – 9.19  – 9.50  Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ............... Administrators and officials, public administration Administrators, education and related fields ......... Management related ................................................. Construction inspectors ........................................ Management related, n.e.c. ..................................  14.87 19.68 18.25 19.86 14.24 12.98 10.48  17.72 24.12 24.12 30.19 15.66 16.30 14.24  21.45 31.16 28.33 37.71 17.98 17.98 15.66  32.85 41.31 31.73 52.41 21.26 20.45 15.99  45.61 57.59 39.29 62.10 23.28 21.44 18.08  Sales ................................................................................  –  –  –  –  –  Administrative support, including clerical ................... Secretaries ........................................................... Library clerks ........................................................ General office clerks ............................................. Teachers’ aides ....................................................  9.02 10.56 6.98 9.83 7.29  10.56 11.26 8.30 11.69 8.68  12.02 13.70 9.82 11.94 11.31  14.79 16.32 12.61 14.04 13.77  17.03 18.15 14.70 16.49 17.03  Blue collar ...........................................................................  11.10  13.06  16.57  18.41  20.26  Precision production, craft, and repair ........................  10.16  13.00  16.71  18.39  20.00  Transportation and material moving ............................  11.90  14.63  17.25  18.41  21.68  Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ....................  11.24 10.00  12.75 11.91  15.33 13.55  16.95 16.95  19.79 19.60  Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Police and detectives, public service .................... Food service ............................................................. Other food service .................................................. Health service ...........................................................  8.43 12.25 15.35 7.44 7.44 11.98  10.95 15.35 15.35 7.55 7.55 12.02  15.35 18.51 19.45 7.66 7.66 13.79  20.13 22.45 22.78 8.59 8.59 16.21  23.46 24.44 24.12 10.69 10.69 16.21  See footnotes at end of table.  38  Table 6-3. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 all workers:2 Selected occupations, State and local government, National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 — Continued State and local government Occupation3  Service –Continued Cleaning and building service ................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service .......................................................  10  25  Median 50  75  90  $8.43 8.43 –  $9.55 8.91 –  $10.94 10.69 –  $15.01 13.09 –  $17.96 15.35 –  1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive 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, 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.  39  Table 6-4. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 Occupation3  10  25  Median 50  75  90  All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................  $9.00 9.06  $11.73 11.94  $16.95 17.13  $24.80 24.83  $31.21 31.25  White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales .........................................  10.19 10.76  13.27 13.77  18.81 19.23  26.88 27.24  37.99 38.53  Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Engineers, architects, and surveyors ....................... Civil engineers ...................................................... Mathematical and computer scientists ..................... Computer systems analysts and scientists ........... Natural scientists ...................................................... Health related ........................................................... Physicians ............................................................ Registered nurses ................................................ Pharmacists .......................................................... Occupational 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. .................................................... 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 ...................................................................... Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Radiological technicians ....................................... Licensed practical nurses ..................................... Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c. ........ Drafters ................................................................. Computer programmers ....................................... Technical and related, n.e.c. ................................  13.19 14.52 22.00 23.08 20.19 20.38 – 15.77 19.22 15.83 34.43 15.56 17.49 14.54 15.38 18.51 23.75 14.52 10.71 – 17.09 12.07 12.07 –  16.63 18.57 25.09 25.09 23.54 23.98 – 18.64 21.93 18.83 37.80 17.85 24.55 15.88 23.02 24.63 26.03 15.38 10.71 – 22.17 12.82 12.76 –  23.51 25.09 28.55 25.30 29.46 28.85 – 22.73 61.93 22.00 38.94 19.34 45.40 24.62 28.52 29.35 31.60 24.76 19.59 – 24.64 14.52 14.52 –  30.56 32.45 33.34 28.55 34.72 34.43 – 29.16 61.93 26.74 40.50 25.00 54.54 38.05 36.57 39.34 39.64 30.05 20.41 – 28.84 15.09 15.09 –  41.91 43.78 40.87 35.58 41.65 39.95 – 44.12 75.75 29.33 44.65 30.86 54.54 46.44 45.11 47.25 50.34 39.41 24.87 – 38.06 17.84 17.33 –  9.75 8.45 12.86 13.65 7.91 9.70 14.42 20.93 10.31  14.70 13.26 15.17 20.00 8.45 10.00 17.75 23.08 12.00  18.41 17.66 18.68 22.44 13.92 14.10 18.81 27.89 18.32  22.72 22.50 24.52 26.29 16.12 17.89 20.77 35.47 28.61  34.20 28.35 28.80 28.35 17.66 18.92 20.85 40.87 34.86  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 and administrators, n.e.c. .................... Management related ................................................. Accountants and auditors ..................................... Other financial officers .......................................... Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists ....................................................... Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c. .................. Construction inspectors ........................................ Management related, n.e.c. ..................................  15.61 17.89 18.25 26.28  19.30 24.04 24.12 26.28  24.58 31.73 28.22 27.93  35.08 41.26 31.73 42.55  47.35 57.59 38.95 75.48  14.42 21.21 28.21 15.45 14.82 14.85 20.74  22.28 31.21 28.37 27.29 17.80 19.10 20.74  25.00 35.08 32.30 37.31 19.95 20.19 23.20  63.65 46.47 38.22 45.32 23.20 25.09 27.24  63.65 67.86 42.90 55.89 27.71 27.13 30.98  12.79 20.38 14.77 14.50  17.44 22.26 17.72 15.66  19.95 25.46 18.75 19.30  23.86 28.77 21.44 20.80  23.86 29.55 22.00 25.53  Sales ................................................................................ Supervisors, sales ................................................ Cashiers ...............................................................  8.00 10.10 8.24  9.75 10.10 9.00  12.02 14.85 10.97  19.24 29.56 11.60  29.56 32.16 11.60  Administrative support, including clerical ................... Secretaries ........................................................... Typists .................................................................. Receptionists ........................................................ Records clerks, n.e.c. ........................................... Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks ...... Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks ...................  9.40 11.26 8.72 9.41 10.99 11.00 9.00  11.06 13.25 9.02 10.50 11.60 12.02 9.35  13.16 15.08 10.37 11.00 12.14 12.87 11.00  16.74 17.43 13.60 14.07 13.93 15.63 12.56  19.64 20.77 18.74 15.87 15.41 17.51 13.60  See footnotes at end of table.  40  Table 6-4. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 — Continued 10  25  Median 50  75  90  Administrative support, including clerical –Continued Stock and inventory clerks .................................... Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ..... Bill and account collectors .................................... General office clerks ............................................. Bank tellers ........................................................... Teachers’ aides .................................................... Administrative support, n.e.c. ...............................  $9.25 10.10 13.00 8.22 8.30 6.00 9.87  $9.25 11.11 13.75 9.67 9.14 9.16 11.89  $11.45 15.26 22.34 11.86 10.20 11.66 13.12  $15.43 20.96 22.34 13.70 11.39 13.86 16.54  $21.73 21.43 22.34 17.45 12.51 17.03 18.49  Blue collar ...........................................................................  9.87  12.28  17.15  24.81  27.85  Precision production, craft, and repair ........................ Supervisors, mechanics and repairers ................. Industrial machinery repairers .............................. Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c. ........................... Carpenters ............................................................ Electricians ........................................................... Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters .................. Supervisors, production ........................................ Machinists .............................................................  13.50 17.85 16.80 11.76 24.87 19.29 16.93 17.56 15.93  17.84 22.48 20.39 15.00 28.64 29.20 17.84 20.10 19.29  23.19 23.79 26.25 16.88 28.64 29.20 23.43 23.66 22.40  28.21 30.52 29.75 20.37 30.14 33.72 24.81 25.87 28.21  30.14 36.34 29.75 22.63 30.14 36.78 30.29 29.71 28.21  Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........ Printing press operators ....................................... Painting and paint spraying machine operators ... Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. ............. Welders and cutters .............................................. Assemblers ........................................................... Production inspectors, checkers and examiners ..  10.00 10.56 11.81 10.16 9.25 9.00 10.72  11.36 10.92 13.06 10.16 12.36 11.00 11.58  14.09 14.83 16.60 13.84 14.00 25.62 11.58  22.74 23.99 25.94 16.48 17.88 25.62 14.83  25.62 23.99 25.98 22.55 17.88 26.21 25.79  Transportation and material moving ............................ Truck drivers ......................................................... Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ..  9.50 9.50 11.37  11.56 10.00 14.23  16.57 13.50 14.86  22.64 17.15 20.58  25.62 22.64 25.46  Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Construction laborers ........................................... Production helpers ................................................ Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c. ......... Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. ....................  8.35 10.00 8.00 16.73 6.50  9.80 11.00 8.00 17.46 9.75  13.15 17.50 9.56 20.25 13.11  18.70 23.11 15.78 20.25 16.95  20.49 23.78 19.76 24.58 19.76  Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Police and detectives, public service .................... Guards and police, except public service ............. Food service ............................................................. Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... Waiters and waitresses ........................................ Other food service .................................................. Supervisors, food preparation and service ........... Cooks ................................................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... Health service ........................................................... Health aides, except nursing ................................ Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ...............  6.55 10.44 15.35 8.55 3.15 2.13 2.13 6.50 7.25 7.40 6.15 6.50 7.56 5.51 8.15  7.80 12.96 15.35 9.33 6.50 3.09 3.09 7.25 7.60 8.70 7.44 7.00 8.75 7.50 8.75  10.00 17.23 19.47 10.50 8.00 3.73 8.94 8.00 10.00 10.36 7.66 7.67 10.00 8.87 10.00  14.53 21.31 22.82 13.63 9.34 9.00 9.00 10.00 14.53 11.34 8.59 8.50 11.22 12.02 11.14  20.21 24.04 24.12 20.21 13.46 9.00 13.40 14.53 16.83 23.12 10.50 9.00 12.97 13.10 12.86  Occupation3  White collar –Continued  See footnotes at end of table.  41  Table 6-4. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 full-time workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 — Continued 10  25  Median 50  75  90  $6.90 6.90 6.55 6.00  $7.50 7.00 7.50 8.50  $8.95 8.13 8.57 10.67  $11.95 9.00 10.30 12.94  $15.40 10.55 13.09 34.66  Occupation3  Service –Continued Cleaning and building service ................................... Maids and housemen ........................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service ....................................................... 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive 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, 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.  42  Table 6-5. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,1 part-time workers:2 Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 Occupation3  10  25  Median 50  75  90  All ............................................................................................. All excluding sales ............................................................  $5.50 5.30  $6.40 6.25  $8.25 8.25  $10.94 11.50  $18.18 20.00  White collar ......................................................................... White collar excluding sales .........................................  6.50 8.50  7.45 10.00  9.29 14.34  15.50 22.57  23.00 26.52  Professional specialty and technical ............................ Professional specialty ................................................... Health related ........................................................... Registered nurses ................................................ Teachers, college and university .............................. Teachers, except college and university .................. Social, recreation, and religious workers .................. Lawyers and judges .................................................. Technical ......................................................................  14.25 14.25 18.04 18.00 17.00 10.32 – – 13.50  19.00 19.00 20.00 20.01 21.00 10.32 – – 17.25  22.00 22.57 24.00 24.00 23.00 14.25 – – 20.00  25.54 26.00 26.60 26.00 25.00 21.06 – – 22.75  29.00 31.00 34.00 27.75 30.00 22.57 – – 23.43  Executive, administrative, and managerial .................. Executives, administrators, and managers ...............  – –  – –  – –  – –  – –  Sales ................................................................................ Sales counter clerks ............................................. Cashiers ...............................................................  6.20 7.70 6.30  6.70 8.95 6.60  7.95 9.25 7.40  9.00 12.90 9.00  10.91 16.40 10.32  Administrative support, including clerical ................... Secretaries ........................................................... General office clerks .............................................  7.75 9.12 8.50  8.80 9.92 8.90  10.00 14.34 9.60  12.55 14.34 11.37  14.34 14.34 13.00  Blue collar ...........................................................................  6.20  6.50  9.00  11.92  14.35  Precision production, craft, and repair ........................  –  –  –  –  –  Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........  –  –  –  –  –  Transportation and material moving ............................  5.15  11.00  12.20  14.71  17.05  Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Stock handlers and baggers .................................  6.20 6.20  6.40 6.40  7.20 7.95  10.14 10.14  11.92 11.92  Service ................................................................................. Protective service ..................................................... Food service ............................................................. Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders ...................... Waiters and waitresses ........................................ Waiters’/Waitresses’ assistants ............................ Other food service .................................................. Cooks ................................................................... Kitchen workers, food preparation ........................ Food preparation, n.e.c. ....................................... Health service ........................................................... Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants ............... Cleaning and building service ................................... Janitors and cleaners ........................................... Personal service .......................................................  2.13 – 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.13 5.15 6.05 2.13 5.35 6.50 7.75 6.82 7.21 –  5.50 – 5.25 2.13 2.13 2.13 5.50 6.65 2.13 5.55 8.50 9.00 7.47 7.52 –  6.55 – 6.00 3.00 2.13 5.15 6.10 7.50 6.00 6.00 10.94 10.94 8.49 8.49 –  8.60 – 7.00 6.00 9.00 6.00 7.25 9.00 7.00 7.00 11.50 11.50 9.52 10.30 –  10.94 – 9.00 10.50 10.50 11.00 8.40 11.00 8.22 7.65 11.50 11.50 10.69 10.69 –  1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive 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, 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.  43  Appendix A: Technical Note  T  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.  his section provides basic information on the procedures and concepts used to produce the data contained in this bulletin. It is divided into three parts: Planning for the survey; data collection; and processing and analyzing the data. Although this section answers some questions commonly asked by data users, it is not a comprehensive description of all the steps required to produce the data.  Planning for the survey 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 St. Louis, MO–IL, Metropolitan Statistical Area includes the city of St. Louis, the part of the city of Sullivan in Crawford County, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, St. Louis, and Warren Counties, MO; and Clinton, Jersey, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair Counties, IL.  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 other information were updated. Approximately one-fifth of the sample is reselected each year.  For each occupation, wage data were collected for those workers who met all the criteria identified in the last three steps. Special procedures were developed for jobs for which a correct classification or level could not be determined. In step one, the jobs to be sampled were selected at each establishment by the BLS field economist during a personal visit. A complete list of employees was used for sampling, A-1  with each selected worker representing a job within the establishment. As with the selection of establishments, the selection of a job was based on probability proportional to its size in the establishment. The greater the number of people working in a job in the establishment, the greater its chance of selection. The number of jobs for which data were collected in each establishment was based on the establishment’s employment size. 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 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.  A-2  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 met-  ropolitan 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. 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.  A-3  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 sam-  ple establishment or occupation, or data were missing, the response was treated as a refusal. Survey response  Total in sampling frame Total in sample Responding Out of business or not in survey scope Unable or refused to provide data  Establishments 4,092 468 312 47 109  In this survey, the nonresponse rates for all industries, private industry, and State and local government were within 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. Establishments in the survey may report only individual-worker earnings for each sampled job. For the calculation of percentile estimates, the individual-worker hourly earnings are appropriately weighted and then arrayed from lowest to highest. The published 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution within  A-4  each published occupation. For example, at the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, onefourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Data reliability The data in this bulletin are estimates from a scientifically selected probability sample. There are two types of errors possible in an estimate based on a sample survey, sampling and nonsampling. Sampling errors occur because observations come only from a sample and not from an entire population. The sample used for this survey is one of a number of possible samples of the same size that could have been selected using the sample design. Estimates derived from the different samples would differ from each other. A measure of the variation among these differing estimates is called the standard error or sampling error. It indicates the precision with which an estimate from a particular sample approximates the average result of all possible samples. The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error divided by the estimate. RSE data are provided alongside the earnings data in the bulletin tables. The standard error can be used to calculate a “confidence interval” around a sample estimate. As an example, suppose a table shows that mean hourly earnings for all workers were $12.79, with a relative standard error of 3.6 percent for this estimate. At the 90-percent level, the confidence interval for the estimate is $13.55 to $12.03 (1.645 times 3.6 percent times $12.79 = $0.76, plus or minus $12.79). If all possible samples were selected to estimate the population value, the interval from each sample would include the true population value approximately 90 percent of the time. Nonsampling errors also affect survey results. They can stem from many sources, such as inability to obtain information for some establishments, difficulties with survey definitions, inability of the respondents to provide correct information, or mistakes in recording or coding the data obtained. Although they were not specifically measured, the nonsampling errors were expected to be minimal due to the extensive training of the field economists who gathered the survey data by personal visit, computer edits of the data, and detailed data review.  Appendix table 1. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, by occupational group,2 National Compensation Survey, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2003 Full-time and part-time workers Occupational group Total  Private industry  State and local government  All occupations ....................................................................... All excluding sales ........................................................  608,700 568,200  495,300 455,200  113,400 112,900  White collar ......................................................................... White-collar excluding sales .........................................  326,700 286,100  244,500 204,400  82,200 81,800  Professional specialty and technical ................................. Professional specialty ................................................... Technical ...................................................................... Executive, administrative, and managerial ....................... Sales ................................................................................. Administrative support, including clerical ..........................  150,600 123,100 27,500 44,100 40,500 91,400  95,500 72,800 22,600 35,900 40,100 73,000  55,200 50,300 4,900 8,300 – 18,300  Blue collar ........................................................................... Precision production, craft, and repair .............................. Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .............. Transportation and material moving ................................. Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ......  165,700 51,100 55,300 21,900 37,400  155,200 46,400 55,300 18,600 34,900  10,400 4,600 – 3,300 2,500  Service .................................................................................  116,400  95,600  20,800  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