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Relative standard errors (in percent) of average hourly wages for occupational groups and areas for full‐time workers by selected work levels, civilian workers

Relative standard errors (in percent) of average hourly wages for occupational groups and areas for full-time workers by selected work levels, civilian workers(1), 2020
Selected occupational groups and areas	Selected work levels
Selected occupational groups and areas	All levels	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6
29-0000 Healthcare practitioners and technical
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	1.9	2.6	-	1.8
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1.5	-	4.8	2.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.6	-	3.5	1.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	2.0	-	3.0	1.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.2	3.3	2.9	3.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	2.7	4.0	5.3	4.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2.9	2.4	-	1.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1.9	-	-	1.8

41-0000 Sales and related
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.9	5.5	13.0	3.8
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	2.9	7.1	4.4	3.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	2.3	6.1	4.6	2.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2.4	2.8	6.3	3.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.6	8.0	4.7	5.3
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2.2	4.7	9.8	2.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2.2	2.0	4.0	6.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	2.2	4.6	4.7	-
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	2.3	5.9	6.8	4.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	4.4	12.4	4.9	5.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	2.4	1.8	5.4	3.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.5	5.2	3.8	-
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2.8	4.4	8.2	3.2

43-0000 Office and administrative support
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2.6	3.2	3.9	3.7
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	2.4	2.8	3.1	3.5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	2.6	4.3	4.1	4.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2.5	3.0	3.5	3.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	2.5	4.3	3.4	4.0
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2.6	3.4	3.7	3.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2.4	2.9	3.1	3.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2.7	3.1	4.2	4.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	2.6	3.4	2.9	3.9
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	2.7	2.9	3.4	3.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2.6	3.0	3.3	3.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	2.4	2.8	3.2	3.6
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	2.4	3.5	5.2	3.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2.2	3.1	3.4	3.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2.5	3.5	2.9	4.1

47-0000 Construction and extraction
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.2	2.4	-	3.3
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	0.9	4.1	4.0	3.0
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1.1	-	3.7	2.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.7	1.3	4.3	2.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.2	-	1.7	4.2
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	0.6	1.4	3.6	2.8
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.4	4.0	4.5	3.0
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.0	-	-	3.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.5	-	4.0	2.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	1.0	18.6	2.6	5.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.3	-	2.5	3.0
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	1.1	2.4	2.3	2.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	1.1	-	2.6	2.9
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.0	3.5	3.0	2.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.8	2.7	1.8	3.6

49-0000 Installation, maintenance, and repair
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	0.8	3.9	2.5	1.4
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	0.7	4.5	2.7	3.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1.1	-	4.7	2.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.6	2.9	2.4	2.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.2	-	3.5	3.3
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	0.7	4.2	2.0	2.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.6	3.3	3.6	2.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	0.7	3.6	1.1	2.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	0.9	-	2.6	3.9
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	1.3	6.2	4.2	3.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.2	3.7	3.3	2.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	1.1	4.5	3.1	2.7
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	1.5	-	4.2	2.8
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.0	-	4.5	3.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.8	5.5	2.2	1.8

51-0000 Production
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	0.6	2.9	1.3	3.7
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	0.7	2.3	2.8	2.5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	0.5	1.9	1.4	2.7
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.6	2.6	2.1	2.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.6	1.9	1.3	-
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	0.8	-	2.3	2.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	0.5	2.2	1.8	2.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	0.7	3.0	1.6	-
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	0.5	1.7	1.4	-
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	0.7	3.7	1.7	-
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	0.7	2.8	1.4	2.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	0.7	1.6	-	3.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	1.1	2.4	2.0	4.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.5	3.2	4.8	5.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1.0	2.0	1.9	2.5

53-0000 Transportation and material moving
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2.9	3.2	-	-
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	2.5	4.4	3.9	-
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3.0	4.9	7.5	3.7
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	2.2	3.6	-	-
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2.7	3.3	9.4	4.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2.6	4.6	4.2	-
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	2.9	4.6	5.7	-
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	2.8	3.5	3.0	5.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2.9	3.4	3.4	6.0
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	2.9	3.8	6.1	-
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	2.9	4.4	5.9	6.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2.1	3.5	4.6	-
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2.5	3.1	4.0	-
Footnotes (1) For definitions of terms, see the Frequently Asked Questions available at www.bls.gov/mwe/faq.htm.
Note: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data do not meet publication criteria. Additional occupational groups, areas, and work levels are available at www.bls.gov/mwe. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Modeled Wage Estimates.

Last Modified Date: June 24, 2021