For release: Monday, January 25, 2010 NYLS - 7414
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Highlights of New York-Newark-Bridgeport
National Compensation Survey - May 2009
Workers in the New York-Newark-Bridgeport area earned an average of
$26.56 per hour in May 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
reported today. Regional Commissioner Michael L. Dolfman noted that
wage data from the National Compensation Survey (NCS) were reported
for workers in a wide range of occupational groups, including
average hourly earnings of $53.00 for management occupations and
$36.74 for occupations in business and financial operations.
Another occupational group, construction and extraction averaged
hourly wages of $32.64. The NCS data available for the New York
area include earnings for 21 major occupational groups with
additional detail for selected occupations within those groups.
(See table 1.)
Within the management group, administrative services managers earned
on average $35.07 per hour.. Within the business and financial
operations occupational group, accountants and auditors recorded a
mean wage of $34.73 per hour, while management analysts earned
$37.50 per hour. Electricians, part of the construction and
extraction group, averaged $32.69 per hour (See table 1.)
Broad coverage of selected occupational characteristics is available
from the NCS for the local area. Full-time workers averaged $28.19
per hour while their part-time counterparts earned $14.35. Union
workers earned $28.00 and non-union workers, $25.99. Workers in
establishments with 1-99 workers averaged $22.48 per hour, those in
establishments with 100-499 workers earned $26.66, and those in
establishments with 500 or more employees earned $32.07.
The occupational wage data available from the NCS may be used by
businesses for establishing pay plans, making decisions concerning
plant relocation, and in collective bargaining negotiations.
Individuals may use such data to help choose potential careers. NCS
results also include the work level and respective earnings for
occupations determined by a point factor leveling process. The four
occupational leveling factors are: knowledge, job controls and
complexity, contacts, and physical environment. Details on the NCS
are available at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/home.htm.
The NCS data reported here covered 1,510 establishments with one or
more workers in private industry and State and local governments.
Agricultural establishments, private households, the self-employed,
and the Federal Government were excluded from the survey. This
sample of establishments represented 8,952,400 workers in the New
York-Newark-Bridgeport Combined Statistical Area defined as of
December 2003 by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The
area comprises Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange,
Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester, and Ulster
Counties in New York State; Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon,
Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset,
Sussex, and Union Counties in New Jersey; Pike County, Pennsylvania;
and Fairfield, Litchfield, and New Haven Counties in Connecticut.
Survey Availability
Complete survey results are contained in the New York-Newark-
Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA National Compensation Survey May 2009, which
is available on the Internet in both text and PDF formats at
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm.
For personal assistance or further information on the National
Compensation Survey, as well as other Bureau data, contact the New
York Information Office by calling (646) 264-3600 from 9:00 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.
Table 1. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2), New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA,
May 2009
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation(3)
Relative Relative Relative
Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4)
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers........................................................... $26.56 1.3 $28.19 1.4 $14.35 5.1
Management occupations.............................................. 53.00 3.1 53.32 3.0 30.58 17.9
General and operations managers................................... 70.29 8.1 71.61 7.0 – –
Advertising and promotions managers............................... 37.99 18.8 37.99 18.8 – –
Marketing and sales managers...................................... 52.94 11.4 52.94 11.4 – –
Marketing managers.............................................. 52.20 11.6 52.20 11.6 – –
Sales managers.................................................. 54.56 18.2 54.56 18.2 – –
Administrative services managers.................................. 35.07 6.0 35.07 6.0 – –
Computer and information systems managers......................... 68.85 9.3 68.85 9.3 – –
Financial managers................................................ 55.79 10.8 55.79 10.8 – –
Human resources managers.......................................... 48.75 6.1 48.48 6.3 – –
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................ 49.47 13.1 49.47 13.1 – –
Education administrators.......................................... 41.06 10.5 40.83 10.5 – –
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 50.64 15.2 50.72 15.5 – –
Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 49.56 6.7 48.89 6.6 – –
Medical and health services managers.............................. 47.19 12.3 47.15 12.6 – –
Social and community service managers............................. 35.55 11.4 38.22 9.4 – –
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 36.74 2.9 36.71 2.9 37.80 13.0
Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 25.15 5.2 25.15 5.2 – –
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 23.75 4.5 23.75 4.5 – –
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 30.57 8.4 30.77 9.4 – –
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 30.57 8.4 30.77 9.4 – –
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 31.40 11.7 31.40 11.7 – –
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 25.03 6.9 25.03 6.9 – –
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 29.85 7.8 29.85 7.8 – –
Training and development specialists............................ 37.83 17.1 37.83 17.1 – –
Management analysts............................................... 37.50 5.4 37.50 5.4 – –
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 34.73 4.0 34.65 4.1 – –
Credit analysts................................................... 35.78 24.7 35.78 24.7 – –
Financial analysts and advisors................................... 49.26 9.9 49.55 10.7 – –
Financial analysts.............................................. 45.05 4.5 45.05 4.5 – –
Personal financial advisors..................................... 75.75 24.5 81.52 35.9 – –
Loan counselors and officers...................................... 41.07 12.1 41.07 12.1 – –
Loan officers................................................... 42.67 14.9 42.67 14.9 – –
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 39.72 3.0 39.83 3.0 – –
Computer programmers.............................................. 41.70 6.2 41.70 6.2 – –
Computer software engineers....................................... 48.66 4.0 48.66 4.0 – –
Computer software engineers, applications....................... 55.18 4.8 55.18 4.8 – –
Computer software engineers, systems software................... 45.77 6.0 45.77 6.0 – –
Computer support specialists...................................... 26.01 5.3 26.30 5.9 – –
Computer systems analysts......................................... 42.63 5.6 42.66 5.9 – –
Network and computer systems administrators....................... 41.55 6.7 41.55 6.7 – –
Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 39.80 19.4 39.80 19.4 – –
Actuaries......................................................... 50.45 .0 50.45 .0 – –
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 38.08 6.1 38.09 6.1 – –
Architects, except naval.......................................... 31.46 10.7 31.46 10.7 – –
Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 32.56 11.0 32.56 11.0 – –
Engineers......................................................... 42.76 4.6 42.78 4.6 – –
Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 43.75 7.8 43.75 7.8 – –
Electrical engineers.......................................... 39.81 8.3 39.81 8.3 – –
Drafters.......................................................... 30.20 26.6 30.20 26.6 – –
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 30.51 6.2 30.51 6.2 – –
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 36.52 6.1 36.37 6.5 – –
Life scientists................................................... 43.48 19.8 43.48 19.8 – –
Medical scientists.............................................. 50.71 24.7 50.71 24.7 – –
Physical scientists............................................... 36.52 6.6 36.52 6.6 – –
Chemists and materials scientists............................... 33.27 12.6 33.27 12.6 – –
Chemists...................................................... 31.25 8.7 31.25 8.7 – –
Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 33.97 21.9 33.97 21.9 – –
Market and survey researchers..................................... 28.31 12.2 28.31 12.2 – –
Market research analysts........................................ 28.31 12.2 28.31 12.2 – –
Psychologists..................................................... 48.89 12.7 49.42 16.6 – –
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 48.89 12.7 49.42 16.6 – –
Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 24.70 7.1 24.70 7.1 – –
Community and social services occupations........................... 27.30 5.9 27.66 5.9 – –
Counselors........................................................ 32.69 12.7 32.87 12.8 – –
Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 45.32 13.7 45.32 13.7 – –
Social workers.................................................... 30.47 11.3 30.61 11.4 – –
Child, family, and school social workers........................ 40.19 28.1 40.19 28.1 – –
Medical and public health social workers........................ 28.49 5.9 28.29 6.4 – –
Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 23.05 8.2 23.35 7.4 – –
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 19.62 12.1 19.95 12.3 – –
Social and human service assistants............................. 14.64 9.9 14.36 10.6 – –
Legal occupations................................................... 45.90 29.5 45.99 29.6 – –
Lawyers........................................................... 59.02 29.2 59.02 29.2 – –
Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 23.36 7.9 23.36 7.9 – –
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 42.81 3.9 45.51 3.1 19.92 11.3
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 63.06 5.1 63.97 5.1 44.65 7.5
Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 63.97 12.0 63.97 12.0 – –
Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 63.09 11.1 63.65 11.1 – –
Computer science teachers, postsecondary...................... 73.76 14.2 73.76 14.2 – –
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 55.58 6.6 56.35 6.5 – –
Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 74.76 25.2 – – – –
Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 74.76 25.2 – – – –
Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 59.33 11.1 56.88 7.8 – –
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 66.75 11.8 66.75 11.8 – –
Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 64.27 9.7 65.39 9.4 – –
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 69.65 9.5 70.36 9.2 – –
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 56.15 9.3 56.08 9.3 – –
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 54.70 17.5 54.70 17.5 – –
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 62.89 7.0 64.41 7.7 46.36 8.8
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 43.39 4.2 45.40 3.2 20.65 18.0
Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 23.30 15.2 23.51 16.0 – –
Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 21.41 18.4 21.56 19.3 – –
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 44.55 6.5 48.08 3.0 15.68 2.7
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 42.68 10.1 46.94 5.2 15.33 1.9
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................. 51.44 3.3 51.75 3.2 – –
Secondary school teachers....................................... 51.23 3.8 53.17 .5 27.98 45.1
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................. 50.60 2.6 52.53 .9 27.98 45.1
Special education teachers...................................... 52.39 6.1 51.73 7.5 – –
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school.......................................... 47.40 7.2 45.88 10.5 – –
Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 60.58 7.0 60.58 7.0 – –
Other teachers and instructors.................................... 51.81 4.1 54.74 2.4 – –
Librarians........................................................ 36.15 17.9 37.29 18.6 – –
Teacher assistants................................................ 16.55 5.1 17.93 2.6 12.43 14.0
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 37.22 9.3 37.61 9.7 16.78 33.0
Designers......................................................... 32.95 5.8 32.95 5.8 – –
Graphic designers............................................... 36.42 4.0 36.42 4.0 – –
Public relations specialists...................................... 34.95 17.1 34.95 17.1 – –
Writers and editors............................................... 28.99 15.8 28.99 15.8 – –
Editors......................................................... 30.69 15.5 30.69 15.5 – –
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators... 29.53 17.4 29.53 17.4 – –
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 35.94 2.2 35.71 1.8 37.31 6.4
Pharmacists....................................................... 45.69 10.2 45.69 10.2 – –
Physicians and surgeons........................................... 55.08 9.8 52.83 8.8 – –
Family and general practitioners................................ 41.55 35.9 41.34 36.2 – –
Physician assistants.............................................. 41.34 5.2 41.27 5.4 – –
Registered nurses................................................. 39.14 1.5 39.45 2.0 37.92 1.2
Therapists........................................................ 35.56 11.9 33.97 10.5 – –
Physical therapists............................................. 31.58 11.4 31.50 12.3 – –
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 24.18 4.0 23.93 2.4 – –
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 28.65 1.5 28.56 1.3 – –
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 20.63 3.1 20.59 3.0 – –
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 28.65 2.1 29.34 2.8 26.61 3.0
Diagnostic medical sonographers................................. 31.86 1.0 – – – –
Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 28.00 .8 29.18 1.8 – –
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 20.25 8.4 22.06 .5 – –
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 24.34 1.5 24.11 1.1 – –
Medical records and health information technicians................ 18.53 9.0 18.53 9.0 – –
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.02 1.4 14.72 3.2 11.59 3.1
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.84 1.7 14.40 3.9 11.63 6.8
Home health aides............................................... 11.23 5.7 11.38 4.7 – –
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 15.28 3.2 15.89 2.3 12.50 6.6
Psychiatric aides............................................... 16.94 8.0 16.94 8.0 – –
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.50 1.5 15.64 2.4 11.53 4.1
Medical assistants.............................................. 14.67 8.0 14.63 7.9 – –
Protective service occupations...................................... 27.55 6.3 29.69 4.8 12.65 11.3
Fire fighters..................................................... 31.42 1.2 31.42 1.2 – –
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 30.78 1.7 30.78 1.7 – –
Correctional officers and jailers............................... 30.45 1.1 30.45 1.1 – –
Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 43.70 2.2 43.70 2.2 – –
Police officers................................................... 35.03 2.6 35.72 3.5 – –
Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 35.03 2.6 35.72 3.5 – –
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 14.51 11.3 15.45 10.2 – –
Security guards................................................. 14.51 11.3 15.45 10.2 – –
Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 13.47 11.7 – – 11.05 13.4
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.73 1.8 10.88 2.6 7.98 1.9
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers........................................................ 19.52 2.7 19.56 2.8 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers...................................................... 19.47 2.6 19.50 2.7 – –
Cooks............................................................. 11.07 2.6 13.08 2.7 – –
Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 16.80 7.1 16.80 7.1 – –
Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.76 2.7 11.76 2.8 – –
Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.05 4.4 10.83 5.1 8.63 3.3
Food service, tipped.............................................. 6.51 10.8 6.23 17.3 6.88 10.4
Bartenders...................................................... 6.45 16.8 – – – –
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.81 11.1 5.87 13.1 5.73 9.4
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 9.45 27.7 – – 10.80 17.6
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.11 4.8 10.33 10.3 8.11 1.3
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food......................................................... 8.76 5.0 – – 7.91 3.6
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.62 12.0 9.83 15.4 – –
Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 14.30 2.6 14.84 3.7 – –
Dishwashers....................................................... 8.07 3.7 8.04 4.2 – –
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 17.42 5.9 18.05 5.1 12.03 16.7
First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance workers............................................ 29.91 18.2 29.91 18.2 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial
workers...................................................... 24.42 5.4 24.42 5.4 – –
Building cleaning workers......................................... 16.53 6.9 17.25 5.6 11.73 16.7
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 16.34 7.2 17.24 5.4 11.64 17.7
Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 16.27 17.4 16.42 17.5 – –
Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 16.25 5.3 16.34 5.7 – –
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 15.89 6.0 15.96 6.4 – –
Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.53 4.6 13.17 6.1 11.29 2.7
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 16.21 3.8 – – – –
Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 13.35 13.2 – – – –
Child care workers................................................ 11.22 4.5 10.70 9.1 12.00 3.0
Personal and home care aides...................................... 9.52 8.0 – – – –
Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 14.13 11.3 – – 13.37 13.9
Recreation workers.............................................. 14.13 11.3 – – 13.37 13.9
Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.87 5.2 25.48 5.6 10.42 2.1
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 23.24 14.0 23.24 14.0 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 19.97 7.2 19.97 7.2 – –
Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.20 8.3 15.05 9.3 10.08 2.0
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.11 4.7 10.75 6.1 9.06 3.2
Cashiers...................................................... 10.11 4.7 10.75 6.1 9.06 3.2
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 16.61 18.9 16.67 20.8 – –
Retail salespersons............................................. 15.60 12.5 18.91 12.1 10.87 3.9
Insurance sales agents............................................ 36.96 25.0 38.26 24.2 – –
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 60.44 14.6 60.44 14.6 – –
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 36.34 5.3 37.09 6.2 – –
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products............................ 32.07 7.4 32.86 7.9 – –
Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 18.09 16.9 19.49 17.1 10.40 18.9
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 19.43 1.8 20.10 1.6 13.41 4.5
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers................................................ 26.07 6.7 26.07 6.7 – –
Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 17.39 2.4 17.39 2.4 – –
Financial clerks.................................................. 18.75 2.8 18.95 2.7 16.52 8.8
Bill and account collectors..................................... 20.40 6.6 20.93 6.2 – –
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 17.71 4.7 17.72 4.8 – –
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 20.34 3.5 20.43 3.6 19.12 3.8
Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 22.14 11.6 20.18 5.6 – –
Tellers......................................................... 12.74 4.8 13.12 4.8 11.29 5.0
Brokerage clerks.................................................. 23.22 .8 23.22 .8 – –
Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 27.54 3.0 27.61 3.1 – –
Customer service representatives.................................. 19.18 5.3 19.43 5.4 – –
File clerks....................................................... 11.79 10.6 – – 10.63 8.1
Library assistants, clerical...................................... 16.98 8.0 – – – –
Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 21.28 10.2 21.57 10.5 – –
Order clerks...................................................... 15.29 1.8 15.30 1.9 – –
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 18.96 7.3 20.33 5.2 – –
Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 15.39 2.4 16.44 4.6 11.22 6.8
Dispatchers....................................................... 25.79 12.3 25.91 12.3 – –
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 26.60 14.3 26.60 14.3 – –
Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 23.51 2.2 23.51 2.2 – –
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.11 9.4 14.11 9.4 – –
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.09 2.3 13.54 4.1 8.23 1.0
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 24.02 2.0 24.69 2.4 15.52 8.7
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 25.81 5.2 25.81 5.3 – –
Legal secretaries............................................... 29.06 7.9 29.06 7.9 – –
Medical secretaries............................................. 18.68 4.3 19.20 2.0 – –
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 21.57 6.0 22.82 6.0 13.60 6.5
Data entry and information processing workers..................... 16.68 12.1 17.10 12.7 13.57 4.1
Data entry keyers............................................... 14.71 9.0 14.91 9.1 – –
Word processors and typists..................................... 22.13 12.5 23.85 12.2 – –
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 19.60 8.3 19.54 9.2 – –
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 13.22 8.9 13.22 8.9 – –
Office clerks, general............................................ 17.77 3.3 17.90 3.2 16.90 8.2
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 32.64 2.4 32.68 2.8 30.44 30.1
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers............................................. 46.00 12.1 46.00 12.1 – –
Carpenters........................................................ 29.55 8.4 29.63 8.3 – –
Construction laborers............................................. 28.77 2.6 27.80 7.1 – –
Electricians...................................................... 32.69 1.2 32.69 1.2 – –
Helpers, construction trades...................................... 17.42 8.1 – – – –
Construction and building inspectors.............................. 25.06 8.2 – – – –
Highway maintenance workers....................................... 21.38 5.2 21.38 5.2 – –
Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 28.77 15.9 – – – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.95 5.1 24.90 3.9 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers...................................................... 32.57 7.7 32.57 7.7 – –
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics,
installers, and repairers...................................... 21.58 10.9 21.58 10.9 – –
Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 18.83 11.3 18.83 11.3 – –
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.39 14.3 17.39 14.3 – –
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 21.63 16.6 21.63 16.6 – –
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and
installers..................................................... 26.97 1.7 26.97 1.7 – –
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 22.23 10.4 22.29 10.5 – –
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 22.01 13.6 22.08 13.8 – –
Line installers and repairers..................................... 32.71 12.3 32.71 12.3 – –
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 16.66 16.7 20.24 13.6 – –
Production occupations.............................................. 17.15 4.6 17.40 4.3 10.77 12.3
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers........................................................ 25.76 11.9 25.76 11.9 – –
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 12.10 15.4 12.10 15.4 – –
Bakers............................................................ 19.74 45.6 – – – –
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic........................................................ 18.33 10.9 18.33 10.9 – –
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 23.27 14.7 23.27 14.7 – –
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 23.27 14.7 23.27 14.7 – –
Printers.......................................................... 16.43 23.2 16.43 23.2 – –
Printing machine operators...................................... 15.03 27.7 15.03 27.7 – –
Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 29.03 6.5 29.09 6.6 – –
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 18.65 4.2 18.65 4.2 – –
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 16.72 15.8 16.72 15.8 – –
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.95 9.6 13.05 9.8 – –
Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.69 2.4 11.69 2.4 – –
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.91 5.4 17.42 6.5 12.76 8.6
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material
movers, hand................................................... 22.63 11.3 22.63 11.3 – –
Bus drivers....................................................... 19.16 12.6 19.70 17.1 17.11 7.8
Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 18.97 20.1 18.97 20.4 – –
Bus drivers, school............................................. 19.59 5.8 24.12 8.7 16.99 8.4
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 21.94 6.5 22.30 6.0 – –
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 24.52 6.6 25.11 5.0 – –
Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 17.80 7.2 17.86 8.0 – –
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 13.23 17.2 13.42 16.9 – –
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 15.24 5.2 15.33 5.1 – –
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.86 3.9 11.13 4.2 9.17 5.8
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.95 4.3 11.09 4.5 9.70 8.6
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.69 8.2 10.00 7.7 – –
Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................... 20.50 15.8 20.50 15.8 – –
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 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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system.
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.
Last Modified Date: January 29, 2010
