Billings, MT, Summary, August 2010 Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Billings, MT, August 2010 Civilian Private industry State and local government workers workers workers Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Worker and establishment characteristics Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All workers........................................................... $21.00 5.5 35.6 $20.44 6.1 35.5 $26.64 5.8 36.4 Worker characteristics(4)(5) Management, professional, and related............................... 34.88 7.1 38.3 35.23 8.3 38.9 33.08 6.2 35.4 Management, business, and financial............................... 33.49 8.9 40.1 34.67 9.7 40.1 – – – Professional and related.......................................... 35.41 11.0 37.6 35.47 13.5 38.4 35.14 8.0 34.6 Service............................................................. 9.88 6.2 30.3 9.08 5.1 29.9 20.36 6.9 36.3 Sales and office.................................................... 14.07 8.2 34.3 14.04 8.6 34.2 14.68 8.6 37.8 Sales and related................................................. 14.50 19.7 31.6 14.50 19.7 31.6 – – – Office and administrative support................................. 13.84 4.9 36.0 13.77 5.2 35.9 14.68 8.6 37.8 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 19.33 5.0 40.0 19.34 5.5 40.0 19.20 10.9 40.0 Construction and extraction...................................... 20.47 6.4 40.0 20.80 7.0 40.0 19.20 10.9 40.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 19.12 4.2 40.0 19.12 4.2 40.0 – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 18.32 5.6 37.4 18.30 5.7 37.4 – – – Production........................................................ 21.48 10.2 38.8 21.46 10.3 38.8 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 16.47 10.9 36.7 16.43 11.3 36.6 – – – Full time........................................................... 22.72 5.4 40.0 22.30 6.0 40.0 26.56 4.9 39.3 Part time........................................................... 10.53 8.2 21.3 9.72 4.7 21.5 – – – Union............................................................... 27.38 5.0 37.1 25.39 7.0 36.2 29.46 6.1 38.2 Nonunion............................................................ 19.99 6.6 35.4 20.03 6.7 35.4 18.54 6.2 32.3 Time................................................................ 20.89 5.5 35.3 20.29 6.1 35.2 26.64 5.8 36.4 Incentive........................................................... 24.21 24.1 45.2 24.21 24.1 45.2 – – – Establishment characteristics Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) – – – (6) (6) (6) Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) 19.88 6.9 35.2 (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers........................................................ 16.50 5.6 34.5 16.46 5.8 34.6 18.18 11.9 32.4 100-499 workers..................................................... 20.07 4.6 36.7 19.88 4.8 36.8 21.74 6.4 35.7 500 workers or more................................................. 37.53 7.8 39.0 41.06 9.1 39.6 29.98 6.1 37.8 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 5 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 6 Estimates for goods-producing and service-providing industries are published for private industry only. Industries are determined by the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Billings, MT, August 2010 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $21.00 5.5 $22.72 5.4 $10.53 8.2 Management occupations.............................................. 39.13 12.4 39.13 12.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 26.29 4.6 26.29 4.6 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.34 11.9 24.34 11.9 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 25.84 13.5 25.84 13.5 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 16.22 6.5 16.33 6.6 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 33.82 8.6 34.62 8.2 13.77 15.3 Level 9 .................................................. 38.38 2.6 38.47 2.8 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 36.05 5.6 36.10 5.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 38.67 2.5 38.76 2.7 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 34.04 9.6 34.19 9.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.32 2.7 – – – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 34.15 10.2 34.31 10.5 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 39.35 6.0 39.35 6.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 39.35 6.0 39.35 6.0 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 39.35 6.0 39.35 6.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 39.35 6.0 39.35 6.0 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 47.98 16.2 48.67 16.5 – – Level 8 .................................................. 30.93 2.7 30.92 2.7 – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.83 1.8 17.83 1.8 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.21 4.6 12.17 4.3 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.62 1.4 11.66 1.3 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 22.07 4.8 22.90 5.5 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.19 5.7 8.72 9.5 7.67 2.1 Level 2 .................................................. 7.61 2.3 – – 7.50 2.7 Level 3 .................................................. 7.89 1.6 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 10.65 20.5 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.43 .8 – – 7.31 .9 Level 2 .................................................. 7.38 2.1 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.25 .4 – – 7.21 .4 Level 2 .................................................. 7.25 .5 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.76 11.4 12.22 15.1 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.62 6.6 – – – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.44 8.6 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 9.18 4.3 9.04 5.1 – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 14.50 19.7 16.17 23.4 9.62 11.0 Level 3 .................................................. 10.51 3.4 10.55 .4 – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 23.63 5.4 23.63 5.4 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 23.63 5.4 23.63 5.4 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.81 3.8 11.35 3.5 9.62 11.0 Level 3 .................................................. 10.51 3.4 10.55 .4 – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.73 3.9 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 9.73 3.9 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 11.37 5.7 11.94 5.1 10.24 8.8 Level 3 .................................................. 10.61 4.8 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.84 4.9 14.08 4.7 12.43 9.7 Level 3 .................................................. 11.39 1.7 11.57 2.5 10.73 4.3 Level 4 .................................................. 15.27 6.9 15.28 7.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.46 4.7 16.28 5.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.40 11.5 19.40 11.5 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 13.09 9.0 13.23 9.1 12.62 12.3 Level 5 .................................................. 15.83 4.2 – – – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.06 6.2 15.13 6.5 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 13.23 5.5 13.34 5.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.00 3.5 12.00 3.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.68 8.4 15.68 8.4 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 20.47 6.4 20.47 6.4 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.12 4.2 19.12 4.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 21.39 6.3 21.39 6.3 – – Production occupations.............................................. 21.48 10.2 23.14 8.2 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.47 10.9 17.90 9.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.36 5.9 18.36 5.9 – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.63 9.6 17.94 6.2 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.88 10.5 – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Billings, MT, August 2010 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $20.44 6.1 $22.30 6.0 $9.72 4.7 Management occupations.............................................. 39.83 12.9 39.83 12.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 26.29 4.6 26.29 4.6 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.80 14.1 24.80 14.1 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 25.84 13.5 25.84 13.5 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 15.63 7.0 – – – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 48.20 16.7 48.80 16.5 – – Level 8 .................................................. 30.93 2.7 30.92 2.7 – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.83 1.8 17.83 1.8 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.21 4.6 12.17 4.3 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.62 1.4 11.66 1.3 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.17 5.7 8.68 9.5 7.66 2.1 Level 2 .................................................. 7.60 2.3 – – 7.49 2.8 Level 3 .................................................. 7.83 .6 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.43 .8 – – 7.31 .9 Level 2 .................................................. 7.38 2.1 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.25 .4 – – 7.21 .4 Level 2 .................................................. 7.25 .5 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.62 12.6 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.31 7.5 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 9.18 4.3 9.04 5.1 – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 14.50 19.7 16.17 23.4 9.62 11.0 Level 3 .................................................. 10.51 3.4 10.55 .4 – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 23.63 5.4 23.63 5.4 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 23.63 5.4 23.63 5.4 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.81 3.8 11.35 3.5 9.62 11.0 Level 3 .................................................. 10.51 3.4 10.55 .4 – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.73 3.9 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 9.73 3.9 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 11.37 5.7 11.94 5.1 10.24 8.8 Level 3 .................................................. 10.61 4.8 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.77 5.2 14.04 5.0 12.35 9.9 Level 3 .................................................. 11.31 1.7 11.50 2.6 10.60 4.8 Level 4 .................................................. 15.35 7.1 15.36 7.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.40 4.8 16.21 5.6 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 13.07 9.1 13.21 9.2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.83 4.2 – – – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.06 6.4 – – – – Office clerks, general............................................ 13.38 6.2 13.51 6.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.97 4.0 11.97 4.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.05 8.6 16.05 8.6 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 20.80 7.0 20.80 7.0 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.12 4.2 19.12 4.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 21.39 6.3 21.39 6.3 – – Production occupations.............................................. 21.46 10.3 23.12 8.3 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.43 11.3 17.90 9.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.38 6.2 18.38 6.2 – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.63 9.6 17.94 6.2 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.88 10.5 – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Billings, MT, August 2010 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $26.64 5.8 $26.56 4.9 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 36.70 6.7 37.72 4.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 38.38 2.6 38.47 2.8 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 38.19 1.4 38.28 1.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 38.67 2.5 38.76 2.7 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 36.93 2.3 37.22 2.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.32 2.7 – – – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 37.30 2.6 – – – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 39.35 6.0 39.35 6.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 39.35 6.0 39.35 6.0 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 39.35 6.0 39.35 6.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 39.35 6.0 39.35 6.0 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 22.07 4.8 22.90 5.5 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.68 8.6 14.60 9.0 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.17 .6 – – – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 19.20 10.9 19.20 10.9 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 5. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Billings, MT, August 2010 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.25 $10.50 $15.83 $24.30 $35.66 Management occupations.............................................. 22.29 24.04 28.85 35.66 45.73 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 15.99 19.48 23.36 30.65 37.02 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 14.00 18.45 24.30 31.15 41.54 Community and social services occupations........................... 10.50 12.50 17.31 19.35 20.40 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 17.23 24.98 34.74 48.15 49.54 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 24.36 27.40 36.65 46.60 49.54 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 25.16 26.33 30.00 44.43 48.47 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 25.16 26.33 30.00 44.52 48.47 Secondary school teachers....................................... 27.40 34.44 39.35 49.54 49.54 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 27.40 34.44 39.35 49.54 49.54 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 16.00 20.39 29.66 44.57 181.73 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.44 16.00 18.13 19.17 20.39 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.22 10.62 11.96 12.67 13.52 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.12 10.58 11.59 12.67 12.80 Protective service occupations...................................... 16.82 19.92 22.17 26.27 27.22 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.25 7.25 7.50 8.75 9.50 Cooks............................................................. 7.93 9.29 9.29 14.31 14.31 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.12 7.25 7.25 7.47 8.00 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.12 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.84 8.86 8.86 11.50 17.38 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.25 8.86 8.86 10.50 12.39 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.25 7.84 8.86 10.50 11.50 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.25 7.61 9.00 10.00 11.00 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.15 9.60 10.90 14.20 18.81 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 12.10 15.40 21.68 34.13 34.13 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 12.10 15.40 21.68 34.13 34.13 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.15 9.00 10.50 11.50 14.20 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.00 8.50 9.50 10.50 11.70 Cashiers...................................................... 8.00 8.50 9.50 10.50 11.70 Retail salespersons............................................. 8.00 9.63 11.00 11.68 16.00 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.20 11.03 12.68 15.87 18.79 Financial clerks.................................................. 10.20 10.86 12.00 15.53 16.00 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 12.00 13.75 16.00 16.26 18.00 Office clerks, general............................................ 10.44 11.03 12.55 13.99 16.20 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.00 14.07 21.05 24.94 31.95 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 13.00 15.00 19.96 21.00 23.00 Production occupations.............................................. 9.00 10.15 14.00 34.00 37.22 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.00 12.00 16.67 20.92 27.60 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 9.22 16.00 16.67 20.92 20.92 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 7.50 8.00 11.53 13.40 14.65 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 6. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Billings, MT, August 2010 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.00 $10.20 $15.00 $23.38 $34.16 Management occupations.............................................. 22.29 26.25 33.90 35.66 45.73 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 14.64 19.48 25.00 32.28 37.02 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 14.00 18.45 24.30 31.15 41.54 Community and social services occupations........................... 10.50 11.25 16.18 19.76 20.40 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 16.00 20.39 29.66 44.57 181.73 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.44 16.00 18.13 19.17 20.39 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.22 10.62 11.96 12.67 13.52 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.12 10.58 11.59 12.67 12.80 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.25 7.25 7.50 8.75 9.50 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.12 7.25 7.25 7.47 8.00 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.12 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.25 8.50 8.86 11.50 17.38 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.25 8.42 8.86 10.12 11.50 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.25 7.61 9.00 10.00 11.00 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.15 9.60 10.90 14.20 18.81 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 12.10 15.40 21.68 34.13 34.13 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 12.10 15.40 21.68 34.13 34.13 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.15 9.00 10.50 11.50 14.20 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.00 8.50 9.50 10.50 11.70 Cashiers...................................................... 8.00 8.50 9.50 10.50 11.70 Retail salespersons............................................. 8.00 9.63 11.00 11.68 16.00 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.18 11.00 12.59 16.00 18.27 Financial clerks.................................................. 10.20 10.86 12.00 15.53 16.00 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 12.00 13.75 16.00 16.26 18.00 Office clerks, general............................................ 10.44 11.03 12.55 15.25 16.20 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.00 15.22 21.05 25.56 31.95 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 13.00 15.00 19.96 21.00 23.00 Production occupations.............................................. 9.00 10.15 14.00 34.00 37.22 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.00 12.00 16.67 20.92 27.60 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 9.22 16.00 16.67 20.92 20.92 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 7.50 8.00 11.53 13.40 14.65 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 7. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Billings, MT, August 2010 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $12.98 $17.23 $22.63 $37.47 $48.47 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 18.70 29.00 39.35 48.15 49.54 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 26.07 30.00 39.35 48.47 49.54 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 26.78 30.00 34.35 48.47 48.47 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 28.33 30.00 34.99 48.47 48.47 Secondary school teachers....................................... 27.40 34.44 39.35 49.54 49.54 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 27.40 34.44 39.35 49.54 49.54 Protective service occupations...................................... 16.82 19.92 22.17 26.27 27.22 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 11.62 11.63 13.20 15.75 25.24 Office clerks, general............................................ 10.71 11.63 12.00 13.00 13.30 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 13.82 13.82 19.19 23.04 24.94 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 8. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Billings, MT, August 2010 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $22.72 $17.08 $908 $695 40.0 $46,084 $35,516 2,029 Management occupations.............................................. 39.13 28.85 1,573 1,154 40.2 81,793 60,002 2,090 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.34 23.36 974 934 40.0 50,626 48,593 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 25.84 24.30 1,044 1,038 40.4 53,288 53,999 2,062 Community and social services occupations........................... 16.33 17.31 653 692 40.0 33,964 36,005 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 34.62 36.11 1,302 1,339 37.6 49,393 50,747 1,427 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 36.10 36.94 1,349 1,375 37.4 50,358 51,418 1,395 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 34.19 30.00 1,268 1,125 37.1 47,408 42,072 1,386 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 34.31 30.00 1,267 1,125 36.9 47,372 42,072 1,381 Secondary school teachers....................................... 39.35 39.35 1,487 1,476 37.8 55,372 55,187 1,407 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 39.35 39.35 1,487 1,476 37.8 55,372 55,187 1,407 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 48.67 29.66 1,985 1,142 40.8 103,229 59,361 2,121 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.83 18.13 713 725 40.0 37,090 37,710 2,080 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.17 11.92 483 477 39.7 25,106 24,794 2,063 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.66 11.72 466 469 40.0 24,255 24,378 2,080 Protective service occupations...................................... 22.90 22.17 933 969 40.7 48,507 50,368 2,118 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.72 8.00 331 306 38.0 17,138 15,912 1,966 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.22 11.00 475 440 38.9 24,716 22,880 2,023 Personal care and service occupations............................... 9.04 9.00 362 360 40.0 17,971 16,120 1,988 Sales and related occupations....................................... 16.17 11.39 642 456 39.7 33,379 23,691 2,064 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 23.63 21.68 945 867 40.0 49,148 45,094 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 23.63 21.68 945 867 40.0 49,148 45,094 2,080 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.35 10.73 449 420 39.6 23,370 21,840 2,060 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.94 11.22 469 449 39.2 24,362 23,327 2,041 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.08 12.86 559 514 39.7 28,979 26,562 2,058 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.23 12.68 529 507 40.0 27,527 26,374 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.13 16.00 605 640 40.0 31,473 33,280 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.34 12.55 516 502 38.7 26,586 26,042 1,993 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 20.47 21.05 818 842 40.0 42,557 43,788 2,079 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.12 19.96 765 798 40.0 39,775 41,521 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 23.14 14.00 926 560 40.0 48,128 29,120 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.90 16.67 765 837 42.7 39,770 43,518 2,222 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.94 16.67 808 837 45.0 42,001 43,518 2,342 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 9. Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Billings, MT, August 2010 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $22.30 $16.67 $893 $656 40.0 $46,000 $33,696 2,063 Management occupations.............................................. 39.83 33.90 1,601 1,356 40.2 83,269 70,502 2,090 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.80 25.00 992 1,000 40.0 51,581 52,000 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 25.84 24.30 1,044 1,038 40.4 53,288 53,999 2,062 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 48.80 29.66 1,990 1,142 40.8 103,503 59,361 2,121 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.83 18.13 713 725 40.0 37,090 37,710 2,080 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.17 11.92 483 477 39.7 25,106 24,794 2,063 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.66 11.72 466 469 40.0 24,255 24,378 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.68 8.00 330 306 38.0 17,135 15,912 1,974 Personal care and service occupations............................... 9.04 9.00 362 360 40.0 17,971 16,120 1,988 Sales and related occupations....................................... 16.17 11.39 642 456 39.7 33,379 23,691 2,064 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 23.63 21.68 945 867 40.0 49,148 45,094 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 23.63 21.68 945 867 40.0 49,148 45,094 2,080 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.35 10.73 449 420 39.6 23,370 21,840 2,060 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.94 11.22 469 449 39.2 24,362 23,327 2,041 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.04 12.86 556 511 39.6 28,928 26,562 2,061 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.21 12.49 528 500 40.0 27,471 25,979 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.51 12.55 520 502 38.5 27,025 26,104 2,001 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 20.80 21.05 832 842 40.0 43,245 43,788 2,079 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.12 19.96 765 798 40.0 39,775 41,521 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 23.12 14.00 925 560 40.0 48,092 29,120 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.90 16.67 767 837 42.8 39,872 43,518 2,228 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.94 16.67 808 837 45.0 42,001 43,518 2,342 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 10. Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Billings, MT, August 2010 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $26.56 $22.63 $1,044 $934 39.3 $46,745 $45,789 1,760 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 37.72 39.35 1,440 1,476 38.2 54,844 55,187 1,454 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 38.28 39.35 1,449 1,476 37.9 54,060 55,187 1,412 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 37.22 34.99 1,411 1,293 37.9 52,783 48,358 1,418 Secondary school teachers....................................... 39.35 39.35 1,487 1,476 37.8 55,372 55,187 1,407 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 39.35 39.35 1,487 1,476 37.8 55,372 55,187 1,407 Protective service occupations...................................... 22.90 22.17 933 969 40.7 48,507 50,368 2,118 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.60 13.20 584 528 40.0 29,549 27,456 2,023 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 19.20 19.19 768 768 40.0 39,945 39,915 2,080 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately