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Defined benefit frozen retirement plans: Plan alternatives Data Table
Table 7. Defined benefit frozen retirement plans:1 Plan alternatives, State and
local government workers, National Compensation Survey, March 2010
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(All workers participating in frozen defined benefit plans = 100 percent)
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Characteristics
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Alternatives
to frozen
plans
available
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Alternatives for employees in frozen
plans2
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New defined
benefit plan
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Enhanced
existing
defined
contribution
plan
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New defined
contribution
plan
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Management, professional, and related
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Primary, secondary, and special education
school teachers
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Office and administrative support
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Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
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Production, transportation, and material moving
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Average wage within the following categories:3
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Establishment characteristics
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Service-providing industries
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Education and health services
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Elementary and secondary schools
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Junior colleges, colleges, and universities
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Health care and social assistance
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1Plans closed to new workers or plans that cease accruals for some or all plan participants.
2The sum of the individual components may be greater than the total because some employers offer more than one
alternative.
3The categories are based on the average wage for each occupation surveyed, which may include workers with
earnings both above and below the threshold. The average wages are based on the estimates published in the "National
Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2009." See Technical Note for more details.
NOTE: Dash indicates no workers in this category or data did not meet publication criteria. For definitions of major plans,
key provisions, and related terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at
www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20092010.htm.
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