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Relative standard errors (in percent) of average hourly wages for occupational groups and areas by job characteristic, civilian workers

Relative standard errors (in percent) of average hourly wages for occupational groups and areas by job characteristic, civilian workers(1), 2020
Selected occupational groups and areas	Job characteristic
Selected occupational groups and areas	Union	Nonunion	Full-time	Part-time
21-0000 Community and social services
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	-	1.7	1.3	-
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	4.3	1.8	1.9	5.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	-	2.0	1.0	-
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	2.5	1.5	1.1	5.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.8	2.9	1.9	-
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	3.7	1.7	1.0	-
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	-	1.2	1.2	5.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	3.6	2.2	1.5	5.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	3.1	1.5	1.1	-
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	2.2	1.7	1.0	-
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2.2	2.1	0.8	-
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	-	2.2	1.3	3.8

29-0000 Healthcare practitioners and technical
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	-	2.2	2.5	3.0
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	6.5	2.7	1.9	3.9
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	5.7	1.3	1.5	3.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	-	1.4	1.6	6.0
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	3.4	1.3	2.0	3.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2.7	2.0	1.2	4.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	-	2.2	2.5	3.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	5.0	1.4	1.6	2.0
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	8.2	3.8	2.7	9.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	12.8	4.0	2.9	10.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	-	1.6	1.7	4.0
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.3	2.7	2.0	1.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	3.1	1.7	1.9	2.6

31-0000 Healthcare support
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	-	0.8	2.0	2.7
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	-	0.4	2.5	2.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	-	1.4	1.9	3.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	7.2	0.9	2.5	2.9
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	-	0.8	1.4	1.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.6	0.7	0.6	2.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	8.5	1.0	1.6	4.0
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.3	0.4	-	0.9
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	2.2	0.8	1.3	1.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	8.5	1.9	2.0	2.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	-	0.6	2.4	2.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	6.3	0.8	1.2	2.0
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	10.2	1.0	1.3	1.4

33-0000 Protective service
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	1.5	3.1	1.7	-
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1.8	2.0	1.1	4.7
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	-	4.0	2.8	6.0
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.7	1.5	1.4	4.2
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	-	3.9	1.9	3.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	5.3	4.7	1.9	4.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.7	3.4	1.8	-
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	3.8	4.5	2.6	3.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.4	-	2.7	1.9

35-0000 Food preparation and serving related
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	3.4	0.5	2.5	1.4
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	3.1	0.6	2.2	0.8
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	3.0	0.6	2.4	0.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	-	0.9	3.4	2.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	7.7	1.0	2.7	0.9
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	10.5	0.5	2.1	2.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	5.7	1.1	1.8	1.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	-	0.8	1.9	0.9
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	7.9	2.1	4.0	1.7
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	6.0	0.9	2.1	1.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	6.1	0.9	1.9	1.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	-	1.1	2.1	1.4
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	6.5	2.0	4.6	1.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	7.0	1.2	1.3	1.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	7.0	0.9	2.9	1.2

37-0000 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	-	1.1	2.1	1.7
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	5.3	2.1	1.8	4.8
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	2.7	1.4	2.4	3.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	-	0.8	2.4	1.8
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	4.3	1.2	2.1	1.0
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	-	0.8	1.2	6.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2.6	0.9	1.3	3.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	-	1.3	1.6	3.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	3.1	1.7	1.6	4.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	1.8	1.6	1.3	4.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	5.7	2.8	1.0	3.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	-	0.9	1.9	1.0
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	3.8	1.3	1.5	3.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	9.4	2.1	4.7	5.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	5.4	1.1	1.8	2.9

43-0000 Office and administrative support
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	-	2.5	2.6	3.7
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	4.5	2.2	2.4	3.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	4.6	2.5	2.6	3.7
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	4.5	2.5	2.5	5.8
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	4.2	2.4	2.5	3.3
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	5.3	2.6	2.6	6.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3.4	2.3	2.4	3.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	5.4	2.5	2.7	4.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	3.6	2.6	2.6	4.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	3.6	2.4	2.7	3.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	3.1	2.5	2.6	3.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	6.0	2.3	2.4	3.6
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	4.7	2.5	2.4	6.8
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	3.4	2.4	2.2	4.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	4.8	2.5	2.5	6.7

51-0000 Production
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.5	0.7	0.6	2.8
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	1.9	0.7	0.7	9.7
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	2.3	0.8	0.5	1.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	4.0	0.9	0.6	3.6
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	2.2	1.4	0.6	1.8
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	-	1.1	0.8	3.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3.2	0.7	0.5	1.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	-	0.8	0.7	-
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	2.2	0.7	0.5	2.6
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	3.9	1.1	0.7	2.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2.1	0.9	0.7	4.0
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	-	1.2	1.1	1.8
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.5	1.0	0.5	-
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	-	1.0	1.0	5.6

53-0000 Transportation and material moving
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	-	3.3	2.9	3.9
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	5.2	2.2	2.5	2.7
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	6.9	3.3	3.0	3.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	3.4	2.7	2.2	3.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	-	2.2	2.7	2.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	-	3.2	2.6	4.0
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	3.9	2.8	2.9	4.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	4.0	3.0	2.8	2.8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	5.4	3.1	2.9	4.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	7.1	3.0	2.9	3.8
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	3.7	2.7	2.9	3.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	3.1	2.5	2.1	3.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	6.0	3.2	2.5	3.5
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 and areas are available at www.bls.gov/mwe. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Modeled Wage Estimates.

Last Modified Date: June 24, 2021