OC BL 04/01/93 TABLE: BEAUMONT - PORT ARTHUR AND LAKE CHARLES, TX - LA Table 1. Weekly hours and earnings of professional, administrative, technical, and clerical occupations, Beaumont-Port Arthur and Lake Charles, TX-LA, April 1993 Weekly earnings Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings (in dollars) ofÐ Average (in dollars)(2) Number weekly Occupation and level of hours(- workers 1) 200 225 250 275 300 325 350 375 400 425 450 475 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 (stan- Mean Median Middle range and - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - dard) under 250 275 300 325 350 375 400 425 450 475 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 225 Administrative Occupations Computer Programmers II.............................. 15 40.0 $694 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 27 20 ± 13 ± ± 13 27 ± III............................. 27 40.0 715 $750 $612 ± $810 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 4 ± ± 4 15 ± 4 ± 22 22 19 7 4 Technical Occupations Computer Operators II.............................. 45 40.0 377 363 296 ± 428 2 2 11 11 22 ± 20 2 2 4 7 2 2 2 ± 9 ± ± ± ± ± III............................. 22 40.0 660 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 23 ± ± ± ± ± 14 5 9 50 ± ± ± Drafters I............................... 72 39.9 405 395 360 ± 491 ± 1 1 1 8 10 18 10 15 1 1 26 4 ± 1 ± ± ± ± ± ± II.............................. 104 39.8 493 510 444 ± 543 ± ± ± ± 1 4 1 3 10 7 13 9 35 13 5 1 ± ± ± ± ± III............................. 113 40.0 670 673 580 ± 730 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 4 3 3 21 15 8 21 9 16 ± ± IV.............................. 57 40.0 793 797 774 ± 797 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 2 89 7 ± 2 Clerical Occupations Clerks, Accounting II.............................. 274 40.0 352 313 269 ± 438 (3) 14 19 11 15 8 4 1 2 3 14 2 2 1 3 ± ± 2 ± ± ± III............................. 124 40.0 452 439 380 ± 533 ± ± ± 4 15 1 3 9 12 9 2 17 10 9 6 3 1 ± ± ± ± Clerks, General III............................. 17 40.0 441 ± ± ± ± ± ± 6 ± ± 12 18 12 ± 18 ± 6 12 6 6 6 ± ± ± ± ± Key Entry Operators I............................... 17 40.0 264 ± ± ± ± 12 ± 59 18 12 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± II.............................. 19 40.0 447 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 37 5 ± ± ± 37 11 ± 11 ± ± ± ± ± ± Secretaries I............................... 89 40.0 454 369 338 ± 614 ± ± 6 1 2 39 2 13 2 2 2 ± ± 1 11 3 4 ± 9 ± ± II.............................. 37 40.0 569 600 447 ± 673 ± ± ± ± ± ± 8 5 3 11 5 3 5 8 19 19 8 ± 5 ± ± III............................. 123 40.0 663 750 478 ± 832 ± ± ± ± ± 5 2 2 12 ± 2 8 5 ± ± 6 8 19 25 7 ± Switchboard Operator-Receptionists 75 39.9 277 240 208 ± 292 33 21 13 9 3 1 1 9 3 ± ± 1 1 1 1 ± ± ± ± ± ± 1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime at regular and/or premium rates), and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours. 2 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Also excluded are performance bonuses and lump-sum payments of the type negotiated in the auto and aerospace industries, as well as profit-sharing payments, attendance bonuses, Christmas or year-end bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. Pay increases, but not bonuses, under cost-of-living clauses, and incentive payments, however, are included. See Scope and Method of Survey for definitions and methods used to compute means, medians, and middle ranges. 3 Less than 0.5 percent. Table 2. Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, material movement, and custodial occupations, Beaumont-Port Arthur and Lake Charles, TX-LA, April 1993 Hourly earnings Percent of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings (in dollars) ofÐ (in dollars)(1) Number Occupation and level of workers 4.25 4.50 5.00 5.50 6.00 6.50 7.00 7.50 8.00 8.50 9.00 9.50 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 Mean Median Middle range and - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - under 5.00 5.50 6.00 6.50 7.00 7.50 8.00 8.50 9.00 9.50 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 21.00 4.50 Maintenance and Toolroom Occupations General Maintenance Workers....... 97 $7.38 $7.31 $5.50 ± $8.75 6 ± 3 19 5 8 15 4 9 6 11 1 11 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± Maintenance Electricians.......... 674 18.34 18.94 18.08 ± 19.11 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 2 1 ± 1 1 ± 5 13 29 46 2 Maintenance Electronics Technicians II.............................. 220 18.90 18.86 17.68 ± 19.53 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 1 25 24 25 24 Maintenance Machinists............ 278 18.80 18.82 18.74 ± 19.11 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 1 6 57 35 ± Maintenance Mechanics, Machinery.. 804 17.73 18.72 17.82 ± 19.03 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± (2) ± (2) 6 4 ± ± ± ± 8 20 31 28 4 Maintenance Mechanics, Motor Vehicle........................... 142 15.83 17.13 15.22 ± 17.45 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 1 ± 8 11 3 1 ± 5 8 54 9 ± ± Maintenance Pipefitters........... 475 18.48 18.72 18.10 ± 18.99 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 11 6 57 25 ± Material Movement and Custodial Occupations Forklift Operators................ 217 12.54 15.24 8.62 ± 16.08 ± (2) 7 3 2 1 1 3 (2) 14 ± 5 1 ± ± ± 7 29 23 3 ± ± ± Janitors.......................... 559 4.63 4.25 4.25 ± 4.25 79 9 5 (2) 1 1 1 ± 1 1 ± ± (2) ± ± (2) ± 1 ± ± ± ± ± Shipping/Receiving Clerks......... 82 12.02 12.49 8.00 ± 16.90 ± ± ± 1 4 ± 7 11 20 ± 1 ± 4 1 4 16 ± ± 12 13 2 ± 4 Truckdrivers Light Truck..................... 66 7.85 6.63 4.25 ± 8.50 27 3 2 2 12 8 12 6 3 3 ± 2 ± ± ± 12 ± ± 6 3 ± ± ± Tractor Trailer................. 169 9.67 9.25 8.90 ± 10.39 ± ± ± ± ± ± 9 ± 5 19 34 ± 22 3 ± 5 ± 2 ± ± 1 ± ± Warehouse Specialists............. 248 12.48 11.07 7.50 ± 16.56 ± ± ± (2) 2 18 2 8 1 1 (2) ± ± 19 5 3 7 ± 10 2 15 7 ± 1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Also excluded are performance bonuses and lump-sum payments of the type negotiated in the auto and aerospace industries, as well as profit-sharing payments, attendance bonuses, Christmas or year-end bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. Pay increases, but not bonuses, under cost-of-living clauses, and incentive payments, however, are included. See Scope and Method of Survey for definitions and methods used to compute means, medians, and middle ranges. 2 Less than 0.5 percent.