Table 8. Standard errors for defined contribution retirement plans: Selected
attributes, private industry workers, National Compensation Survey, March
2010
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Employee contribution
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Employee contribution
option
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Required
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Not required
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Pretax
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Not pretax
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Management, professional, and related
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Management, business, and financial
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Office and administrative support
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Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
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Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and
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Installation, maintenance, and repair
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Production, transportation, and material moving
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Transportation and material moving
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Average wage within the following categories:1
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Establishment characteristics
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Goods-producing industries
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Service-providing industries
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Trade, transportation, and utilities
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Transportation and warehousing
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Credit intermediation and related activities
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Insurance carriers and related activities
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Real estate and rental and leasing
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Professional and business services
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Professional and technical services
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Administrative and waste services
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Education and health services
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Junior colleges, colleges, and universities
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Health care and social assistance
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Accommodation and food services
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1The 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: 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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