NC BL 09/00/2005 Table: Charleston-North Charleston, SC, Bulletin 3130-15, May 2005 Table 1-1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2005 Total Private industry State and local government 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) Total................................................................. $15.90 7.0 37.2 $13.95 7.6 36.7 $20.97 7.9 38.4 Worker characteristics:(4) White-collar occupations(5)......................................... 20.69 6.9 37.8 17.96 8.7 37.0 24.67 7.3 39.1 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 25.50 7.4 37.4 25.65 16.7 35.8 25.39 3.6 38.5 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.93 12.6 41.7 24.62 4.4 41.6 40.06 16.6 41.8 Sales............................................................. 9.83 3.5 33.3 9.83 3.5 33.3 – – – Administrative support............................................ 12.79 3.8 38.7 12.86 4.8 38.6 12.63 6.0 38.9 Blue-collar occupations(5).......................................... 13.71 5.1 38.0 13.79 5.5 38.1 12.71 3.6 36.6 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 15.89 11.0 37.3 16.04 12.4 37.1 14.60 2.6 39.6 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................................................... 14.03 2.5 39.8 14.03 2.5 39.8 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 12.81 6.9 38.6 12.96 7.6 40.4 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers..................................................... 10.90 6.8 37.7 10.99 7.3 37.5 9.69 1.5 40.0 Service occupations(5).............................................. 8.84 7.6 34.9 7.67 7.0 34.3 12.22 4.7 36.9 Full time........................................................... 16.62 6.9 39.6 14.62 7.1 39.6 21.40 9.0 39.7 Part time........................................................... 8.55 7.6 22.7 8.61 8.4 23.1 7.95 2.5 19.3 Union............................................................... 21.45 2.3 40.0 21.45 2.3 40.0 – – – Nonunion............................................................ 15.80 7.2 37.1 13.77 7.8 36.6 20.97 7.9 38.4 Time................................................................ 15.53 6.8 37.0 13.37 6.3 36.5 20.97 7.9 38.4 Incentive........................................................... 30.72 31.5 43.0 30.72 31.5 43.0 – – – Establishment characteristics: Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 17.36 3.3 40.2 (6) (6) (6) Service producing................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) 50-99 workers(7).................................................... 13.46 22.5 34.4 13.34 23.9 34.1 – – – 100-499 workers..................................................... 12.80 7.4 38.1 12.70 8.0 38.0 14.32 1.6 39.5 500 workers or more................................................. 19.09 7.5 37.7 16.21 8.4 37.1 21.75 7.8 38.2 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, and 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. 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing industries applies to private industry only. 7 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 2-1. Mean hourly earnings,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $15.90 7.0 $13.95 7.6 $20.97 7.9 All excluding sales............................................... 16.25 7.2 14.29 8.1 20.97 7.9 White collar........................................................ 20.69 6.9 17.96 8.7 24.67 7.3 White collar excluding sales.................................... 22.10 6.8 19.91 9.5 24.67 7.3 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 25.50 7.4 25.65 16.7 25.39 3.6 Professional specialty.......................................... 28.42 7.9 29.84 19.3 27.58 .8 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 35.14 15.8 39.57 18.0 – – Registered nurses........................................... 25.17 3.5 24.78 1.6 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 24.87 10.7 – – 27.45 .6 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 18.07 8.0 17.38 10.4 – – Technical....................................................... 15.26 6.1 16.34 7.6 13.72 8.2 Licensed practical nurses................................... 17.44 8.0 16.29 5.6 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 11.59 8.4 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.93 12.6 24.62 4.4 40.06 16.6 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 38.67 14.6 28.96 10.3 49.03 11.8 Administrators, education and related fields................ 46.50 17.8 – – – – Management related............................................ 18.82 5.3 19.68 6.2 16.71 5.1 Accountants and auditors.................................... 17.78 9.6 – – – – Sales............................................................. 9.83 3.5 9.83 3.5 – – Cashiers.................................................... 8.45 2.6 8.45 2.6 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.79 3.8 12.86 4.8 12.63 6.0 Secretaries................................................. 13.09 10.6 14.34 10.3 – – Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 12.07 7.7 12.42 8.5 – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 11.11 3.1 11.11 3.1 – – Billing clerks.............................................. 11.78 2.6 11.78 2.6 – – Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............... 13.49 13.0 13.49 13.0 – – General office clerks....................................... 11.67 2.9 – – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 16.60 8.0 15.63 6.4 – – Blue collar......................................................... 13.71 5.1 13.79 5.5 12.71 3.6 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 15.89 11.0 16.04 12.4 14.60 2.6 Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 20.96 2.7 20.96 2.7 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. $14.80 5.3 – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.03 2.5 $14.03 2.5 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 13.70 3.4 13.70 3.4 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 12.81 6.9 12.96 7.6 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.90 6.8 10.99 7.3 $9.69 1.5 Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 9.17 14.5 9.17 14.5 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 12.43 18.6 12.85 20.1 – – Service............................................................. 8.84 7.6 7.67 7.0 12.22 4.7 Protective service............................................ 13.77 4.3 – – 14.22 4.5 Firefighting................................................ 10.36 2.8 – – 10.36 2.8 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 15.98 2.6 – – 15.98 2.6 Food service.................................................. 7.07 9.4 7.07 9.9 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 4.06 3.9 4.06 3.9 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 2.64 5.7 2.64 5.7 – – Other food service........................................... 9.50 7.3 9.71 7.8 – – Cooks....................................................... 9.27 3.2 9.27 3.2 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 6.57 3.8 6.57 3.8 – – Health service................................................ 9.63 4.4 9.74 5.6 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 9.31 .8 – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 8.04 5.2 7.45 3.9 9.29 11.7 Maids and housemen.......................................... 7.10 5.5 7.10 5.5 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 8.05 2.3 – – – – Personal service.............................................. 8.30 4.6 8.01 5.0 9.83 3.4 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. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 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, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 2-2. Mean hourly earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $16.62 6.9 $14.62 7.1 $21.40 9.0 All excluding sales............................................... 16.88 7.0 14.88 7.5 21.40 9.0 White collar........................................................ 21.31 6.9 18.72 9.1 24.67 7.3 White collar excluding sales.................................... 22.32 6.9 20.18 9.9 24.67 7.3 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 25.77 7.6 26.35 17.8 25.39 3.6 Professional specialty.......................................... 28.54 8.2 30.29 20.6 27.58 .8 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 35.96 16.4 41.46 18.7 – – Registered nurses........................................... 25.12 3.8 24.62 2.0 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 24.87 10.7 – – 27.45 .6 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 18.37 7.8 – – – – Technical....................................................... 15.39 6.1 16.78 7.2 13.72 8.2 Licensed practical nurses................................... 17.41 9.8 – – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 11.52 9.4 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.00 12.6 24.64 4.5 40.06 16.6 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 38.92 14.8 29.14 11.0 49.03 11.8 Administrators, education and related fields................ 46.50 17.8 – – – – Management related............................................ 18.82 5.3 19.68 6.2 16.71 5.1 Accountants and auditors.................................... 17.78 9.6 – – – – Sales............................................................. 10.53 4.0 10.53 4.0 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.89 3.8 13.02 4.6 12.63 6.0 Secretaries................................................. 13.09 10.6 14.34 10.3 – – Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 12.58 6.7 13.14 6.3 – – Billing clerks.............................................. 11.78 2.6 11.78 2.6 – – General office clerks....................................... 11.67 2.9 – – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 16.47 8.5 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 14.16 5.0 14.26 5.4 13.03 2.5 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 16.41 9.4 16.64 10.7 14.60 2.6 Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 20.96 2.7 20.96 2.7 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 14.80 5.3 – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.19 3.5 14.19 3.5 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... $14.92 14.4 $14.92 14.4 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 12.98 7.0 12.96 7.6 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.39 7.4 11.55 8.0 $9.69 1.5 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 12.96 19.1 13.51 20.9 – – Service............................................................. 9.36 6.7 8.10 5.7 12.81 4.9 Protective service............................................ 13.75 4.3 – – 14.22 4.5 Firefighting................................................ 10.36 2.8 – – 10.36 2.8 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 15.98 2.6 – – 15.98 2.6 Food service.................................................. 7.71 8.4 7.71 8.5 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 4.28 6.3 4.28 6.3 – – Other food service........................................... 10.22 10.0 10.25 10.2 – – Cooks....................................................... 9.24 3.3 9.24 3.3 – – Health service................................................ 9.67 5.0 9.79 6.6 – – Cleaning and building service................................. $8.15 4.9 $7.52 2.6 $9.29 11.7 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 8.00 2.2 – – – – Personal service.............................................. 8.38 5.3 – – – – 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. 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 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, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 2-3. Mean hourly earnings,(1) part-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $8.55 7.6 $8.61 8.4 $7.95 2.5 All excluding sales............................................... 8.62 9.5 8.72 10.9 7.95 2.5 White collar........................................................ 11.63 5.9 11.63 5.9 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 15.68 10.4 15.68 10.4 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 18.70 9.3 18.70 9.3 – – Professional specialty.......................................... 23.61 7.9 23.61 7.9 – – Health related................................................ 25.38 2.9 25.38 2.9 – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 13.84 16.1 13.84 16.1 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... – – – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 8.20 5.4 8.20 5.4 – – Cashiers.................................................... 7.39 6.2 7.39 6.2 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 10.10 10.4 10.10 10.4 – – Blue collar......................................................... 8.49 3.2 8.44 3.4 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7.99 3.2 7.99 3.2 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 7.16 4.4 7.16 4.4 – – Service............................................................. 5.88 12.2 5.45 13.0 7.64 4.5 Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food service.................................................. 5.05 11.9 4.59 7.4 – – Health service................................................ – – – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. – – – – – – Personal service.............................................. 7.83 1.5 – – 8.47 5.7 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. 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 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, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 3-1. Mean weekly earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Weekly earnings Weekly earnings Weekly earnings Occupation(3) Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All................................................................... $659 7.0 39.6 $579 7.6 39.6 $849 8.7 39.7 All excluding sales............................................... 669 7.2 39.6 589 8.0 39.6 849 8.7 39.7 White collar........................................................ 848 7.1 39.8 755 10.1 40.3 965 7.2 39.1 White collar excluding sales.................................... 887 7.1 39.7 814 11.0 40.4 965 7.2 39.1 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 1,007 8.6 39.1 1,052 20.6 39.9 978 2.8 38.5 Professional specialty.......................................... 1,110 9.7 38.9 1,208 24.5 39.9 1,058 .8 38.4 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 1,460 20.5 40.6 1,709 24.6 41.2 – – – Registered nurses........................................... 975 4.1 38.8 931 2.5 37.8 – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 918 11.7 36.9 – – – 1,023 .5 37.3 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 715 7.6 38.9 – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 612 6.0 39.8 671 7.2 40.0 542 7.7 39.5 Licensed practical nurses................................... 684 8.3 39.3 – – – – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 461 9.4 40.0 – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 1,301 13.5 42.0 1,038 6.1 42.1 1,674 18.8 41.8 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 1,688 14.7 43.4 1,288 10.5 44.2 2,085 13.2 42.5 Administrators, education and related fields................ 1,982 19.8 42.6 – – – – – – Management related............................................ 753 5.3 40.0 787 6.2 40.0 669 5.1 40.0 Accountants and auditors.................................... 711 9.6 40.0 – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 422 5.5 40.0 422 5.5 40.0 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 511 3.9 39.6 520 4.6 40.0 492 6.2 38.9 Secretaries................................................. 503 11.2 38.5 573 10.4 39.9 – – – Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 503 6.7 40.0 526 6.3 40.0 – – – Billing clerks.............................................. 466 3.3 39.6 466 3.3 39.6 – – – General office clerks....................................... 467 2.9 40.0 – – – – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 653 9.0 39.7 – – – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 567 5.1 40.0 571 5.5 40.1 516 2.5 39.6 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 656 9.4 40.0 665 10.7 40.0 578 2.5 39.6 Industrial machinery repairers.............................. $838 2.7 40.0 $838 2.7 40.0 – – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 592 5.3 40.0 – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 567 3.5 40.0 567 3.5 40.0 – – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 597 14.4 40.0 597 14.4 40.0 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 522 9.1 40.3 523 9.9 40.4 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 455 7.4 40.0 462 8.0 40.0 $388 1.5 40.0 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 518 19.1 40.0 540 20.9 40.0 – – – Service............................................................. 364 7.2 38.9 306 5.7 37.8 538 4.4 42.0 Protective service............................................ 588 3.5 42.8 – – – 616 2.9 43.3 Firefighting................................................ 549 2.8 53.0 – – – 549 2.8 53.0 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 644 2.0 40.3 – – – 644 2.0 40.3 Food service.................................................. 287 6.4 37.3 287 6.5 37.3 – – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 162 9.6 37.9 162 9.6 37.9 – – – Other food service........................................... 377 11.9 36.8 377 12.1 36.8 – – – Cooks....................................................... 329 8.1 35.6 329 8.1 35.6 – – – Health service................................................ 381 5.0 39.4 384 6.5 39.2 – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 316 5.4 38.8 290 5.7 38.6 365 9.9 39.3 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 314 2.7 39.3 – – – – – – Personal service.............................................. 318 8.3 37.9 – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time weekly 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. 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 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. 5 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 3-2. Mean annual earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Annual earnings Annual earnings Annual earnings Occupation(3) Mean Mean Mean annual annual annual Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All................................................................... $33,116 7.0 1,993 $30,044 7.6 2,055 $39,769 8.7 1,859 All excluding sales............................................... 33,583 7.2 1,989 30,549 8.0 2,053 39,769 8.7 1,859 White collar........................................................ 41,306 7.1 1,938 39,102 10.1 2,088 43,737 7.2 1,773 White collar excluding sales.................................... 42,983 7.1 1,926 42,177 11.0 2,090 43,737 7.2 1,773 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 46,360 8.6 1,799 54,082 20.6 2,052 42,255 2.8 1,664 Professional specialty.......................................... 49,761 9.7 1,744 61,813 24.5 2,041 44,504 .8 1,614 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 75,158 20.5 2,090 88,862 24.6 2,144 – – – Registered nurses........................................... 50,675 4.1 2,017 48,391 2.5 1,966 – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 37,157 11.7 1,494 – – – 39,778 .5 1,449 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 37,160 7.6 2,023 – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 31,438 6.0 2,042 34,910 7.2 2,080 27,406 7.7 1,998 Licensed practical nurses................................... 33,321 8.3 1,914 – – – – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 23,971 9.4 2,080 – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 66,676 13.5 2,151 53,951 6.1 2,189 84,025 18.8 2,098 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 85,589 14.7 2,199 66,995 10.5 2,299 103,177 13.2 2,104 Administrators, education and related fields................ 98,026 19.8 2,108 – – – – – – Management related............................................ 39,137 5.3 2,080 40,930 6.2 2,080 34,766 5.1 2,080 Accountants and auditors.................................... 36,973 9.6 2,080 – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 21,922 5.5 2,082 21,922 5.5 2,082 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 26,018 3.9 2,018 27,060 4.6 2,078 24,043 6.2 1,903 Secretaries................................................. 23,222 11.2 1,774 29,772 10.4 2,076 – – – Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 26,168 6.7 2,080 27,334 6.3 2,080 – – – Billing clerks.............................................. 24,245 3.3 2,058 24,245 3.3 2,058 – – – General office clerks....................................... 24,272 2.9 2,080 – – – – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 33,969 9.0 2,062 – – – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 29,383 5.1 2,075 29,608 5.5 2,076 26,842 2.5 2,059 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 34,057 9.4 2,075 34,566 10.7 2,078 30,064 2.5 2,059 Industrial machinery repairers.............................. $43,152 2.7 2,059 $43,152 2.7 2,059 – – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 30,787 5.3 2,080 – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 29,290 3.5 2,065 29,290 3.5 2,065 – – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 31,033 14.4 2,080 31,033 14.4 2,080 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 27,167 9.1 2,093 27,201 9.9 2,099 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 23,563 7.4 2,069 23,877 8.0 2,067 $20,154 1.5 2,080 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 26,946 19.1 2,080 28,103 20.9 2,080 – – – Service............................................................. 18,853 7.2 2,014 15,932 5.7 1,967 27,616 4.4 2,157 Protective service............................................ 30,594 3.5 2,225 – – – 32,050 2.9 2,253 Firefighting................................................ 28,554 2.8 2,756 – – – 28,554 2.8 2,756 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 33,474 2.0 2,095 – – – 33,474 2.0 2,095 Food service.................................................. 14,949 6.4 1,939 14,947 6.5 1,938 – – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 8,446 9.6 1,972 8,446 9.6 1,972 – – – Other food service........................................... 19,579 11.9 1,915 19,618 12.1 1,914 – – – Cooks....................................................... 17,126 8.1 1,853 17,126 8.1 1,853 – – – Health service................................................ 19,790 5.0 2,047 19,977 6.5 2,040 – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 16,437 5.4 2,018 15,071 5.7 2,005 18,958 9.9 2,041 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 16,339 2.7 2,043 – – – – – – Personal service.............................................. 16,206 8.3 1,934 – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time annual 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. 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 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. 5 Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-1. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) all workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $15.90 7.0 $13.95 7.6 $20.97 7.9 All excluding sales............................................... 16.25 7.2 14.29 8.1 20.97 7.9 White collar........................................................ 20.69 6.9 17.96 8.7 24.67 7.3 2....................................................... 9.33 1.7 9.17 2.6 – – 3....................................................... 10.53 3.1 10.55 3.7 – – 4....................................................... 12.87 2.4 13.40 4.0 12.14 2.8 5....................................................... 12.52 7.6 12.03 10.1 – – 6....................................................... 17.85 6.3 18.71 7.6 15.38 8.2 7....................................................... 23.27 8.6 21.61 7.0 23.89 10.2 8....................................................... 26.15 3.7 22.36 5.7 27.74 4.2 9....................................................... 26.82 6.1 25.84 4.9 28.27 11.4 10........................................................ 26.94 7.8 27.06 8.2 – – 11........................................................ 36.84 2.6 – – 36.84 2.6 Not able to be leveled.................................... 28.52 18.6 23.14 25.9 47.90 29.3 White collar excluding sales.................................... 22.10 6.8 19.91 9.5 24.67 7.3 2....................................................... 10.00 1.5 10.00 2.2 – – 3....................................................... 10.89 2.7 11.07 3.2 – – 4....................................................... 12.79 2.6 13.31 4.4 12.14 2.8 5....................................................... 12.54 7.8 12.06 10.6 – – 6....................................................... 17.85 6.3 18.71 7.6 15.38 8.2 7....................................................... 23.27 8.6 21.61 7.0 23.89 10.2 8....................................................... 26.15 3.7 22.36 5.7 27.74 4.2 9....................................................... 26.82 6.1 25.84 4.9 28.27 11.4 10........................................................ 26.94 7.8 27.06 8.2 – – 11........................................................ 36.84 2.6 – – 36.84 2.6 Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.00 17.9 28.51 25.6 47.90 29.3 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 25.50 7.4 25.65 16.7 25.39 3.6 Professional specialty.......................................... 28.42 7.9 29.84 19.3 27.58 .8 7....................................................... 25.43 6.9 – – 25.68 7.8 8....................................................... 27.09 4.1 22.60 7.5 28.77 4.4 9....................................................... 28.74 6.9 28.73 4.8 – – 10........................................................ 26.87 1.2 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 39.65 34.6 44.78 32.5 – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 35.14 15.8 39.57 18.0 – – 8....................................................... 25.27 7.6 – – – – 9....................................................... 26.23 5.8 25.45 6.1 – – Registered nurses........................................... 25.17 3.5 24.78 1.6 – – 8....................................................... 23.62 4.2 – – – – 9....................................................... 26.23 5.8 25.45 6.1 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 24.87 10.7 – – 27.45 .6 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... $18.07 8.0 $17.38 10.4 – – Technical....................................................... 15.26 6.1 16.34 7.6 $13.72 8.2 4....................................................... 12.04 7.3 – – – – 5....................................................... 14.03 4.5 – – – – 6....................................................... 18.83 7.9 19.99 4.0 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 17.44 8.0 16.29 5.6 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 11.59 8.4 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.93 12.6 24.62 4.4 40.06 16.6 7....................................................... 19.16 10.0 – – – – 9....................................................... 22.65 3.8 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 46.79 16.2 34.17 11.2 – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 38.67 14.6 28.96 10.3 49.03 11.8 Not able to be leveled.................................... 47.49 16.3 34.68 12.0 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 46.50 17.8 – – – – Management related............................................ 18.82 5.3 19.68 6.2 16.71 5.1 7....................................................... 19.16 10.0 – – – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 17.78 9.6 – – – – Sales............................................................. 9.83 3.5 9.83 3.5 – – 2....................................................... 8.39 3.4 8.39 3.4 – – 3....................................................... 9.80 9.4 9.80 9.4 – – Cashiers.................................................... 8.45 2.6 8.45 2.6 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.79 3.8 12.86 4.8 12.63 6.0 2....................................................... 9.85 .9 9.77 1.4 – – 3....................................................... 11.01 2.8 11.13 3.5 – – 4....................................................... 12.97 2.5 13.42 4.0 12.33 2.9 5....................................................... 13.64 6.2 – – – – 6....................................................... 19.02 2.3 19.20 2.4 – – Secretaries................................................. 13.09 10.6 14.34 10.3 – – 4....................................................... 15.08 8.8 – – – – Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 12.07 7.7 12.42 8.5 – – 4....................................................... 12.29 5.8 – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 11.11 3.1 11.11 3.1 – – Billing clerks.............................................. 11.78 2.6 11.78 2.6 – – Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............... 13.49 13.0 13.49 13.0 – – General office clerks....................................... 11.67 2.9 – – – – 4....................................................... 12.16 1.2 – – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 16.60 8.0 15.63 6.4 – – Blue collar......................................................... 13.71 5.1 13.79 5.5 12.71 3.6 1....................................................... $8.71 2.7 $8.67 2.8 – – 2....................................................... 10.98 4.4 11.12 4.6 – – 3....................................................... 11.32 8.8 11.36 9.7 – – 4....................................................... 14.84 15.8 14.89 16.1 – – 5....................................................... 14.34 9.9 14.34 10.8 – – 6....................................................... 19.43 6.7 21.07 5.2 – – 7....................................................... 19.16 5.7 19.38 6.3 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 15.89 11.0 16.04 12.4 $14.60 2.6 5....................................................... 12.99 2.7 – – – – 6....................................................... 19.47 8.1 21.43 7.5 – – 7....................................................... 19.05 5.6 19.27 6.3 – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 20.96 2.7 20.96 2.7 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 14.80 5.3 – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.03 2.5 14.03 2.5 – – 2....................................................... 12.52 3.6 12.52 3.6 – – 3....................................................... 14.11 2.0 14.11 2.0 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 13.70 3.4 13.70 3.4 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 12.81 6.9 12.96 7.6 – – 2....................................................... 10.08 6.8 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.90 6.8 10.99 7.3 9.69 1.5 1....................................................... 8.74 2.7 8.70 2.9 – – 2....................................................... 11.33 8.8 11.89 11.1 – – 3....................................................... 11.95 3.9 12.18 3.3 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 9.17 14.5 9.17 14.5 – – 1....................................................... 7.34 3.5 7.34 3.5 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 12.43 18.6 12.85 20.1 – – Service............................................................. 8.84 7.6 7.67 7.0 12.22 4.7 1....................................................... 6.15 9.7 5.76 10.6 8.17 3.3 2....................................................... 5.81 27.9 5.71 29.2 – – 3....................................................... 9.12 4.2 9.35 4.9 – – 5....................................................... 9.50 10.9 – – 10.53 7.5 6....................................................... 11.72 14.5 – – 14.72 2.4 Not able to be leveled.................................... 12.80 7.8 11.54 10.8 – – Protective service............................................ 13.77 4.3 – – 14.22 4.5 5....................................................... 10.53 7.5 – – 10.53 7.5 6....................................................... 14.66 1.9 – – 14.66 1.9 Firefighting................................................ 10.36 2.8 – – 10.36 2.8 5....................................................... 9.81 .7 – – 9.81 .7 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 15.98 2.6 – – 15.98 2.6 Food service.................................................. 7.07 9.4 7.07 9.9 – – 1....................................................... 4.78 14.5 4.74 14.6 – – 2....................................................... $3.98 29.1 $3.98 29.1 – – 3....................................................... 9.06 8.1 9.43 7.9 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 4.06 3.9 4.06 3.9 – – 1....................................................... 3.83 20.3 3.83 20.3 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 2.64 5.7 2.64 5.7 – – 1....................................................... 2.82 7.8 2.82 7.8 – – Other food service........................................... 9.50 7.3 9.71 7.8 – – 3....................................................... 9.49 6.3 9.99 3.7 – – Cooks....................................................... 9.27 3.2 9.27 3.2 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 6.57 3.8 6.57 3.8 – – Health service................................................ 9.63 4.4 9.74 5.6 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 9.31 .8 – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 8.04 5.2 7.45 3.9 $9.29 11.7 1....................................................... 7.59 3.6 7.24 5.2 – – Maids and housemen.......................................... 7.10 5.5 7.10 5.5 – – 1....................................................... 7.10 5.5 7.10 5.5 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 8.05 2.3 – – – – 1....................................................... 7.95 3.3 – – – – Personal service.............................................. 8.30 4.6 8.01 5.0 9.83 3.4 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 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. 3 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 4 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. 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, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-2. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) full-time workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $16.62 6.9 $14.62 7.1 $21.40 9.0 All excluding sales............................................... 16.88 7.0 14.88 7.5 21.40 9.0 White collar........................................................ 21.31 6.9 18.72 9.1 24.67 7.3 2....................................................... 9.95 1.7 9.93 2.5 – – 3....................................................... 10.86 2.5 10.99 3.2 – – 4....................................................... 12.91 2.2 13.50 3.7 12.14 2.8 5....................................................... 12.50 7.9 11.97 10.7 – – 6....................................................... 17.74 6.7 18.64 8.3 15.38 8.2 7....................................................... 23.27 8.6 21.62 7.0 23.89 10.2 8....................................................... 26.09 3.8 21.68 6.1 27.74 4.2 9....................................................... 26.95 6.3 25.99 5.1 28.27 11.4 10........................................................ 26.94 7.8 27.06 8.2 – – 11........................................................ 36.84 2.6 – – 36.84 2.6 Not able to be leveled.................................... 28.69 18.6 23.24 26.2 47.90 29.3 White collar excluding sales.................................... 22.32 6.9 20.18 9.9 24.67 7.3 2....................................................... 10.09 1.6 10.15 2.4 – – 3....................................................... 11.02 2.7 11.29 3.2 – – 4....................................................... 12.83 2.5 13.41 4.1 12.14 2.8 5....................................................... 12.51 8.1 11.98 11.1 – – 6....................................................... 17.74 6.7 18.64 8.3 15.38 8.2 7....................................................... 23.27 8.6 21.62 7.0 23.89 10.2 8....................................................... 26.09 3.8 21.68 6.1 27.74 4.2 9....................................................... 26.95 6.3 25.99 5.1 28.27 11.4 10........................................................ 26.94 7.8 27.06 8.2 – – 11........................................................ 36.84 2.6 – – 36.84 2.6 Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.34 17.9 28.82 25.7 47.90 29.3 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 25.77 7.6 26.35 17.8 25.39 3.6 Professional specialty.......................................... 28.54 8.2 30.29 20.6 27.58 .8 7....................................................... 25.43 6.9 – – 25.68 7.8 8....................................................... 27.05 4.2 – – 28.77 4.4 9....................................................... 29.05 6.9 29.45 3.9 – – 10........................................................ 26.87 1.2 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 40.41 33.8 – – – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 35.96 16.4 41.46 18.7 – – 9....................................................... 26.48 6.0 – – – – Registered nurses........................................... 25.12 3.8 24.62 2.0 – – 9....................................................... 26.48 6.0 – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 24.87 10.7 – – 27.45 .6 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... $18.37 7.8 – – – – Technical....................................................... 15.39 6.1 $16.78 7.2 $13.72 8.2 4....................................................... 12.31 7.1 – – – – 5....................................................... 14.15 4.1 – – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 17.41 9.8 – – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 11.52 9.4 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.00 12.6 24.64 4.5 40.06 16.6 7....................................................... 19.16 10.0 – – – – 9....................................................... 22.65 3.8 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 47.61 16.3 35.08 12.0 – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 38.92 14.8 29.14 11.0 49.03 11.8 Not able to be leveled.................................... 48.37 16.5 35.73 13.2 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 46.50 17.8 – – – – Management related............................................ 18.82 5.3 19.68 6.2 16.71 5.1 7....................................................... 19.16 10.0 – – – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 17.78 9.6 – – – – Sales............................................................. 10.53 4.0 10.53 4.0 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.89 3.8 13.02 4.6 12.63 6.0 2....................................................... 9.94 .9 9.91 .7 – – 3....................................................... 11.17 2.7 11.37 3.2 – – 4....................................................... 12.94 2.6 13.39 4.2 12.33 2.9 5....................................................... 13.64 6.2 – – – – 6....................................................... 19.02 2.3 19.20 2.4 – – Secretaries................................................. 13.09 10.6 14.34 10.3 – – 4....................................................... 15.08 8.8 – – – – Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 12.58 6.7 13.14 6.3 – – 4....................................................... 12.29 5.8 – – – – Billing clerks.............................................. 11.78 2.6 11.78 2.6 – – General office clerks....................................... 11.67 2.9 – – – – 4....................................................... 12.16 1.2 – – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 16.47 8.5 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 14.16 5.0 14.26 5.4 13.03 2.5 1....................................................... 9.08 3.7 9.05 3.9 – – 2....................................................... 11.09 4.9 11.16 5.1 – – 3....................................................... 11.82 6.9 11.92 7.7 – – 4....................................................... 14.84 15.8 14.89 16.1 – – 5....................................................... 14.34 9.9 14.34 10.8 – – 6....................................................... 19.43 6.7 21.07 5.2 – – 7....................................................... 19.16 5.7 19.38 6.3 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... $16.41 9.4 $16.64 10.7 $14.60 2.6 5....................................................... 12.99 2.7 – – – – 6....................................................... 19.47 8.1 21.43 7.5 – – 7....................................................... 19.05 5.6 19.27 6.3 – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 20.96 2.7 20.96 2.7 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 14.80 5.3 – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.19 3.5 14.19 3.5 – – 2....................................................... 12.84 2.8 12.84 2.8 – – 3....................................................... 14.11 2.0 14.11 2.0 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 14.92 14.4 14.92 14.4 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 12.98 7.0 12.96 7.6 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.39 7.4 11.55 8.0 9.69 1.5 1....................................................... 9.12 3.9 9.10 4.1 – – 2....................................................... 11.26 9.8 – – – – 3....................................................... 12.01 3.7 12.25 3.1 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 12.96 19.1 13.51 20.9 – – Service............................................................. 9.36 6.7 8.10 5.7 12.81 4.9 1....................................................... 6.44 9.5 5.99 11.0 8.27 3.9 2....................................................... 6.15 28.0 6.12 28.5 – – 3....................................................... 9.26 4.5 9.28 5.2 – – 5....................................................... 9.50 10.9 – – 10.53 7.5 6....................................................... 11.72 14.5 – – 14.72 2.4 Not able to be leveled.................................... 13.03 7.9 11.54 10.8 – – Protective service............................................ 13.75 4.3 – – 14.22 4.5 5....................................................... 10.53 7.5 – – 10.53 7.5 6....................................................... 14.66 1.9 – – 14.66 1.9 Firefighting................................................ 10.36 2.8 – – 10.36 2.8 5....................................................... 9.81 .7 – – 9.81 .7 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 15.98 2.6 – – 15.98 2.6 Food service.................................................. 7.71 8.4 7.71 8.5 – – 1....................................................... 4.90 17.8 4.84 18.0 – – 3....................................................... 9.42 8.5 9.42 8.5 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 4.28 6.3 4.28 6.3 – – 1....................................................... 4.08 23.6 4.08 23.6 – – Other food service........................................... 10.22 10.0 10.25 10.2 – – 3....................................................... 10.02 3.9 10.02 3.9 – – Cooks....................................................... 9.24 3.3 9.24 3.3 – – Health service................................................ 9.67 5.0 9.79 6.6 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 8.15 4.9 7.52 2.6 9.29 11.7 1....................................................... 7.65 2.5 7.29 4.2 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 8.00 2.2 – – – – 1....................................................... $7.90 3.3 – – – – Personal service.............................................. 8.38 5.3 – – – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 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. 3 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. 4 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. 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, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-3. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) part-time workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2005 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $8.55 7.6 $8.61 8.4 $7.95 2.5 All excluding sales............................................... 8.62 9.5 8.72 10.9 7.95 2.5 White collar........................................................ 11.63 5.9 11.63 5.9 – – 2....................................................... 8.19 2.1 8.19 2.1 – – 3....................................................... 8.80 8.9 8.80 8.9 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 15.68 10.4 15.68 10.4 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 18.70 9.3 18.70 9.3 – – Professional specialty.......................................... 23.61 7.9 23.61 7.9 – – Health related................................................ 25.38 2.9 25.38 2.9 – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 13.84 16.1 13.84 16.1 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... – – – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 8.20 5.4 8.20 5.4 – – 2....................................................... 8.15 3.2 8.15 3.2 – – Cashiers.................................................... 7.39 6.2 7.39 6.2 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 10.10 10.4 10.10 10.4 – – Blue collar......................................................... 8.49 3.2 8.44 3.4 – – 1....................................................... 7.69 3.9 7.69 3.9 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7.99 3.2 7.99 3.2 – – 1....................................................... 7.69 3.9 7.69 3.9 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 7.16 4.4 7.16 4.4 – – 1....................................................... 7.15 4.8 7.15 4.8 – – Service............................................................. 5.88 12.2 5.45 13.0 7.64 4.5 1....................................................... 5.17 10.2 5.09 10.6 – – 3....................................................... 8.42 10.4 – – – – Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food service.................................................. 5.05 11.9 4.59 7.4 – – Health service................................................ – – – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. – – – – – – Personal service.............................................. 7.83 1.5 – – 8.47 5.7 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 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. 3 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. 4 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. 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, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 5-1. Selected worker characteristics: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2005 Private industry and State and local government Occupational group Full-time Part-time Nonunion- Incen- workers(- workers(- Union(4) (4) Time(5) tive(5) 3) 3) Mean All occupations....................................................... $16.62 $8.55 $21.45 $15.80 $15.53 $30.72 All excluding sales............................................. 16.88 8.62 21.45 16.15 15.87 31.23 White collar........................................................ 21.31 11.63 – 20.69 20.13 – White-collar excluding sales.................................... 22.32 15.68 – 22.10 21.47 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 25.77 18.70 – 25.50 24.27 – Professional specialty.......................................... 28.54 23.61 – 28.42 26.94 – Technical....................................................... 15.39 13.84 – 15.07 15.26 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.00 – – 30.93 30.93 – Sales............................................................. 10.53 8.20 – 9.83 9.81 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.89 10.10 – 12.75 12.79 – Blue collar......................................................... 14.16 8.49 21.41 13.26 13.33 19.50 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 16.41 – 24.00 15.25 15.72 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.19 – – 13.47 14.03 – Transportation and material moving................................ 12.98 – – 12.81 10.31 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.39 7.99 – 10.68 10.92 – Service............................................................. 9.36 5.88 – 8.84 8.84 – B Full-time Part-time Nonunion- Incen- Occupational group workers(- workers(- Union(4) (4) Time(5) tive(5) 3) 3) Relative error(6) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 6.9 7.6 2.3 7.2 6.8 31.5 All excluding sales............................................. 7.0 9.5 2.3 7.4 7.0 31.4 White collar........................................................ 6.9 5.9 – 6.9 6.4 – White-collar excluding sales.................................... 6.9 10.4 – 6.9 6.3 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 7.6 9.3 – 7.5 5.3 – Professional specialty.......................................... 8.2 7.9 – 7.9 5.0 – Technical....................................................... 6.1 16.1 – 6.1 6.1 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 12.6 – – 12.6 12.6 – Sales............................................................. 4.0 5.4 – 3.5 3.5 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 3.8 10.4 – 3.8 3.8 – Blue collar......................................................... 5.0 3.2 3.6 5.4 5.1 10.4 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 9.4 – 1.5 11.6 10.5 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 3.5 – – 2.4 2.5 – Transportation and material moving................................ 7.0 – – 6.9 5.0 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7.4 3.2 – 7.4 7.0 – Service............................................................. 6.7 12.2 – 7.6 7.6 – 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. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 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. 4 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. 5 Time workers' wages are based solely on an 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. 6 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. Table 5-2. Major industry division: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) private industry, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2005 Full-time and part-time workers Goods-producing indust- Service-producing industries(4) ries(3) Occupational group All pri- vate indus- Trans- Wholesale Finance, tries Con- Manu- portation and insur- Serv- Total Mining struc- fac- Total and pub- retail ance, and ices tion turing lic trade real utilities estate Mean All occupations....................................................... $13.95 $17.36 – - $17.86 - - - - - All excluding sales............................................. 14.29 17.36 – - 17.86 - - - - - White collar........................................................ 17.96 25.59 – - 26.44 - - - - - White-collar excluding sales.................................... 19.91 25.59 – - 26.44 - - - - - Professional specialty and technical.............................. 25.65 28.23 – - 28.23 - - - - - Professional specialty.......................................... 29.84 28.68 – - 28.68 - - - - - Technical....................................................... 16.34 – – - – - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 24.62 29.51 – - 35.65 - - - - - Sales............................................................. 9.83 – – - – - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.86 16.81 – - 16.94 - - - - - Blue collar......................................................... 13.79 15.16 – - 15.66 - - - - - Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 16.04 17.14 – - 19.23 - - - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.03 14.21 – - 14.21 - - - - - Transportation and material moving................................ 12.96 – – - – - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.99 13.26 – - 14.23 - - - - - Service............................................................. 7.67 – – - – - - - - - B Goods-producing indust- Service-producing industries(4) ries(3) All pri- vate Occupational group indus- Trans- Wholesale Finance, tries Con- Manu- portation and insur- Serv- Total Mining struc- fac- Total and pub- retail ance, and ices tion turing lic trade real utilities estate Relative error(5) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 7.6 3.3 – - 3.6 - - - - - All excluding sales............................................. 8.1 3.3 – - 3.6 - - - - - White collar........................................................ 8.7 7.5 – - 10.1 - - - - - White-collar excluding sales.................................... 9.5 7.5 – - 10.1 - - - - - Professional specialty and technical.............................. 16.7 .5 – - .5 - - - - - Professional specialty.......................................... 19.3 1.5 – - 1.5 - - - - - Technical....................................................... 7.6 – – - – - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 4.4 12.2 – - 9.5 - - - - - Sales............................................................. 3.5 – – - – - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 4.8 7.9 – - 9.3 - - - - - Blue collar......................................................... 5.5 6.8 – - 8.2 - - - - - Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 12.4 13.3 – - 18.0 - - - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 2.5 2.4 – - 2.4 - - - - - Transportation and material moving................................ 7.6 – – - – - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7.3 8.8 – - 8.9 - - - - - Service............................................................. 7.0 – – - – - - - - - 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. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Goods-producing industries include mining, construction, and manufacturing. 4 Service-producing industries include transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. 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. Table 5-3. Establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) private industry, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2005 Full-time and part-time workers 100 workers or more Occupational group All 50 - 99 private workers(- industry 3) 100 - 499 500 workers Total workers workers or more Mean All occupations....................................................... $13.95 $13.34 $14.14 $12.70 $16.21 All excluding sales............................................. 14.29 13.60 14.51 12.89 16.84 White collar........................................................ 17.96 21.29 17.15 15.63 18.47 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 19.91 23.46 18.97 17.38 20.19 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 25.65 – 21.83 15.54 25.66 Professional specialty.......................................... 29.84 – 24.54 15.89 29.81 Technical....................................................... 16.34 – 15.43 14.71 15.87 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 24.62 – 24.55 22.83 27.54 Sales............................................................. 9.83 7.58 10.19 10.62 9.57 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.86 12.33 13.06 13.57 12.77 Blue collar......................................................... 13.79 10.30 14.98 14.18 16.33 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 16.04 – 17.61 16.82 18.87 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.03 – 14.07 14.35 13.81 Transportation and material moving................................ 12.96 – 15.14 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.99 9.26 11.79 10.36 14.90 Service............................................................. 7.67 8.43 7.39 7.50 7.03 B Full-time and part-time workers 100 workers or more Occupational group All 50 - 99 private workers(- industry 3) 100 - 499 500 workers Total workers workers or more Relative error(4) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 7.6 23.9 5.0 8.0 8.4 All excluding sales............................................. 8.1 24.7 5.3 8.7 8.1 White collar........................................................ 8.7 32.7 5.2 8.5 11.5 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 9.5 34.3 5.3 9.2 9.8 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 16.7 – 11.1 15.9 12.7 Professional specialty.......................................... 19.3 – 13.0 20.6 13.2 Technical....................................................... 7.6 – 7.4 16.6 4.8 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 4.4 – 4.5 6.3 20.0 Sales............................................................. 3.5 4.6 3.5 3.7 6.7 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 4.8 5.5 6.3 12.3 7.7 Blue collar......................................................... 5.5 6.6 5.5 4.9 13.4 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 12.4 – 10.7 10.1 19.5 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 2.5 – 2.3 7.7 7.8 Transportation and material moving................................ 7.6 – 7.6 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7.3 4.4 8.3 5.4 10.2 Service............................................................. 7.0 5.9 10.1 14.0 12.9 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. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. 4 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. Table 6-1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2005 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $7.35 $9.01 $12.58 $19.60 $27.71 All excluding sales........................... 7.35 9.16 12.94 19.95 28.13 White collar.................................... 9.10 11.06 16.60 25.63 36.47 White collar excluding sales................ 9.83 12.10 18.52 26.54 37.81 Professional specialty and technical.......... 11.38 15.69 23.32 30.23 38.54 Professional specialty...................... 13.32 20.25 26.00 33.05 43.84 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists...... – – – – – Natural scientists........................ – – – – – Health related............................ 20.44 23.10 26.54 35.78 58.77 Registered nurses....................... 19.94 21.90 25.00 27.85 30.42 Teachers, college and university.......... – – – – – Teachers, except college and university... 10.23 19.49 25.37 31.94 35.88 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners...... – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers. – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 11.38 13.46 15.16 26.30 29.59 Technical................................... 9.50 11.64 14.70 18.27 21.91 Licensed practical nurses............... 12.69 15.16 16.50 18.00 23.50 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 8.45 8.45 11.55 14.19 14.98 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 16.00 18.61 25.00 39.49 57.22 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 22.39 24.72 35.74 46.44 57.22 Administrators, education and related fields............................... 22.77 31.34 41.79 57.22 57.22 Management related........................ 13.76 15.69 16.84 21.20 25.96 Accountants and auditors................ 13.76 14.73 16.84 21.20 21.20 Sales......................................... 7.25 8.10 9.42 11.33 13.13 Cashiers................................ 6.44 7.50 8.19 9.26 10.33 Administrative support, including clerical.... 9.00 10.00 11.56 14.41 19.25 Secretaries............................. 10.01 10.63 11.68 16.14 18.46 Records clerks, n.e.c................... 8.20 9.87 13.25 13.50 14.79 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 7.80 9.00 11.44 13.46 13.46 Billing clerks.......................... 10.40 10.40 11.65 12.86 13.77 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............................ 10.00 10.00 10.72 17.28 21.17 General office clerks................... 8.82 10.00 11.35 13.43 14.80 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 10.70 13.56 16.10 20.57 22.48 Blue collar..................................... 8.25 9.30 12.60 16.64 21.25 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 9.00 11.65 15.23 19.94 23.77 Industrial machinery repairers.......... 19.43 19.67 19.95 21.25 24.50 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 10.82 11.99 14.20 16.54 19.67 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. $9.26 $11.81 $13.32 $15.74 $18.11 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 9.08 9.53 12.60 13.85 23.78 Transportation and material moving............ 8.50 9.00 10.52 13.19 22.12 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.10 8.25 10.12 12.51 17.32 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 5.99 7.00 8.93 12.51 12.51 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 6.75 6.75 12.10 17.39 18.36 Service......................................... 2.75 6.00 8.36 10.94 15.18 Protective service........................ 9.32 11.28 13.13 15.93 18.70 Firefighting............................ 8.89 9.27 9.82 11.23 12.49 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers................. 12.92 14.59 15.46 17.81 18.91 Food service.............................. 2.13 4.00 6.50 8.74 12.02 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 2.13 2.13 4.00 5.00 8.00 Waiters and waitresses.................. 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.75 4.50 Other food service....................... 5.00 6.00 8.12 11.00 18.38 Cooks................................... 7.21 8.12 9.00 10.10 11.50 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 5.00 5.00 5.50 7.90 11.54 Health service............................ 8.22 8.50 9.05 10.05 12.00 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 8.00 8.50 9.00 9.77 11.02 Cleaning and building service............. 6.00 6.81 7.43 9.00 9.90 Maids and housemen...................... 6.00 6.50 7.30 7.43 7.91 Janitors and cleaners................... 6.30 7.35 7.80 9.00 9.84 Personal service.......................... 6.36 8.10 8.45 8.88 10.00 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 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. Table 6-2. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2005 Private industry Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $6.75 $8.50 $11.48 $16.96 $23.77 All excluding sales........................... 6.75 8.51 11.81 18.00 24.08 White collar.................................... 8.60 10.05 13.62 21.81 28.23 White collar excluding sales................ 9.50 11.26 16.59 23.32 30.52 Professional specialty and technical.......... 9.85 13.62 21.64 28.04 54.28 Professional specialty...................... 9.62 15.33 25.18 32.80 57.44 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Health related............................ 21.00 23.16 27.46 56.35 83.73 Registered nurses....................... 20.43 21.90 24.35 27.47 29.38 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 9.50 11.76 13.62 26.30 29.59 Technical................................... 10.55 12.14 15.97 19.94 22.80 Licensed practical nurses............... 12.69 15.16 16.50 17.50 19.00 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 16.20 16.84 23.12 26.45 39.49 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 21.83 23.12 25.05 37.79 46.44 Management related........................ 14.73 16.60 16.84 21.20 27.50 Sales......................................... 7.25 8.10 9.42 11.33 13.13 Cashiers................................ 6.44 7.50 8.19 9.26 10.33 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.73 10.00 11.55 14.79 19.60 Secretaries............................. 10.07 11.20 13.69 17.07 19.00 Records clerks, n.e.c................... 8.20 11.59 13.50 14.36 14.79 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 7.80 9.00 11.44 13.46 13.46 Billing clerks.......................... 10.40 10.40 11.65 12.86 13.77 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............................ 10.00 10.00 10.72 17.28 21.17 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 10.82 13.56 14.79 20.01 20.79 Blue collar..................................... 8.25 9.26 12.60 16.96 21.62 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 9.00 11.10 15.23 19.95 24.19 Industrial machinery repairers.......... 19.43 19.67 19.95 21.25 24.50 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 9.26 11.81 13.32 15.74 18.11 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 9.08 9.53 12.60 13.85 23.78 Transportation and material moving............ 8.50 9.00 9.55 13.19 22.60 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.00 8.25 10.27 12.90 17.32 Stock handlers and baggers.............. $5.99 $7.00 $8.93 $12.51 $12.51 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 6.75 6.75 13.01 18.06 18.36 Service......................................... 2.13 5.00 7.81 9.00 11.54 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. 2.13 4.00 5.50 8.92 12.02 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 2.13 2.13 4.00 5.00 8.00 Waiters and waitresses.................. 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.75 4.50 Other food service....................... 5.00 5.75 8.50 11.54 18.38 Cooks................................... 7.21 8.12 9.00 10.10 11.50 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 5.00 5.00 5.50 7.90 11.54 Health service............................ 8.00 8.50 9.05 10.50 12.00 Cleaning and building service............. $6.00 $6.78 $7.35 $7.80 $9.00 Maids and housemen...................... 6.00 6.50 7.30 7.43 7.91 Personal service.......................... 6.00 7.81 8.45 8.63 9.42 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 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-3. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2005 State and local government Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $9.32 $11.52 $16.41 $26.84 $37.28 All excluding sales........................... 9.32 11.52 16.41 26.84 37.28 White collar.................................... 10.63 13.50 21.00 31.66 41.03 White collar excluding sales................ 10.63 13.50 21.00 31.66 41.03 Professional specialty and technical.......... 12.94 17.81 24.56 31.80 37.28 Professional specialty...................... 16.03 20.73 26.54 33.08 38.46 Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ - - - - - Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 18.97 22.14 27.24 32.66 36.49 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 8.45 10.02 13.50 15.53 19.33 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 15.69 19.34 38.76 57.22 57.22 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 28.74 35.74 42.33 57.22 57.22 Management related........................ 13.50 15.08 16.97 18.54 20.67 Administrative support, including clerical.... 9.53 10.42 11.59 14.17 17.87 Blue collar..................................... 8.70 10.33 12.36 15.34 17.27 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 12.02 12.65 14.18 16.41 18.20 Transportation and material moving............ - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 8.37 8.70 9.45 10.54 11.40 Service......................................... 7.21 8.95 11.32 15.03 17.81 Protective service........................ 9.73 11.28 14.13 16.56 18.99 Firefighting............................ 8.89 9.27 9.82 11.23 12.49 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers................. 12.92 14.59 15.46 17.81 18.91 Food service.............................. - - - - - Other food service....................... - - - - - Health service............................ - - - - - Cleaning and building service............. 6.44 7.37 8.60 9.99 15.44 Personal service.......................... 7.87 8.45 9.06 10.86 14.18 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 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-4. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2005 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $8.00 $9.51 $13.19 $20.00 $28.43 All excluding sales........................... 8.00 9.62 13.45 20.60 28.90 White collar.................................... 9.54 11.44 16.97 26.07 37.39 White collar excluding sales................ 10.00 12.22 18.61 26.93 38.46 Professional specialty and technical.......... 11.69 15.69 23.56 30.42 38.75 Professional specialty...................... 13.42 20.14 26.15 33.08 43.90 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 20.44 23.16 26.93 36.02 61.03 Registered nurses....................... 19.94 21.90 25.00 27.85 29.97 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 10.23 19.49 25.37 31.94 35.88 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 11.74 13.46 15.33 26.30 29.59 Technical................................... 9.72 11.82 14.76 18.52 22.46 Licensed practical nurses............... 12.69 15.10 16.48 18.00 24.10 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 8.45 8.45 10.51 14.19 14.98 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 16.00 18.60 25.05 39.49 57.22 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 22.28 25.00 35.74 46.44 57.22 Administrators, education and related fields............................... 22.77 31.34 41.79 57.22 57.22 Management related........................ 13.76 15.69 16.84 21.20 25.96 Accountants and auditors................ 13.76 14.73 16.84 21.20 21.20 Sales......................................... 8.00 8.70 10.23 11.33 13.87 Administrative support, including clerical.... 9.12 10.13 11.69 14.61 19.25 Secretaries............................. 10.01 10.63 11.68 16.14 18.46 Records clerks, n.e.c................... 9.71 11.14 13.50 13.82 14.79 Billing clerks.......................... 10.40 10.40 11.65 12.86 13.77 General office clerks................... 8.82 10.00 11.35 13.43 14.80 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 10.70 13.56 15.82 20.22 22.59 Blue collar..................................... 8.50 10.17 13.09 17.00 21.62 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 10.00 12.46 15.23 19.95 24.19 Industrial machinery repairers.......... 19.43 19.67 19.95 21.25 24.50 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 10.82 11.99 14.20 16.54 19.67 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 10.61 11.81 13.32 15.74 19.05 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 10.45 12.60 12.60 18.11 23.78 Transportation and material moving............ 8.50 9.11 10.86 13.92 22.14 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... $8.00 $8.87 $11.03 $13.00 $17.32 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 6.75 8.42 12.79 18.06 18.36 Service......................................... 2.75 7.12 8.51 11.39 15.93 Protective service........................ 9.32 11.28 13.11 15.93 18.70 Firefighting............................ 8.89 9.27 9.82 11.23 12.49 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers................. 12.92 14.59 15.46 17.81 18.91 Food service.............................. 2.13 4.00 7.21 10.00 14.75 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 2.13 2.13 2.75 7.00 8.00 Other food service....................... 5.00 7.00 8.94 11.54 18.38 Cooks................................... 7.21 8.00 8.94 10.10 11.50 Health service............................ 8.29 8.50 9.03 10.30 12.00 Cleaning and building service............. $6.24 $7.21 $7.54 $9.00 $10.00 Janitors and cleaners................... 6.30 7.35 7.80 9.00 9.70 Personal service.......................... 7.75 8.12 8.45 8.82 10.02 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 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-5. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) part-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2005 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $4.00 $6.00 $8.00 $9.49 $11.55 All excluding sales........................... 4.00 5.50 8.00 9.50 13.00 White collar.................................... 6.62 7.90 9.21 11.84 23.12 White collar excluding sales................ 8.16 9.50 12.24 22.39 25.90 Professional specialty and technical.......... 9.50 11.84 18.00 24.00 27.09 Professional specialty...................... 9.50 21.10 24.00 26.30 34.00 Health related............................ 20.43 22.84 25.00 26.70 34.00 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 9.50 9.50 13.69 17.50 19.00 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... - - - - - Executives, administrators, and managers.. - - - - - Sales......................................... 6.00 7.20 8.10 9.00 10.45 Cashiers................................ 6.00 6.44 7.40 8.10 8.95 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.00 8.16 9.70 10.25 12.47 Blue collar..................................... 6.50 7.75 8.90 9.30 10.00 Precision production, craft, and repair....... - - - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. - - - - - Transportation and material moving............ - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 6.00 7.00 7.75 9.00 9.50 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 5.75 6.50 7.00 7.56 9.20 Service......................................... 2.75 4.00 5.50 7.21 9.50 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. 2.50 4.00 4.50 6.50 7.40 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Other food service....................... - - - - - Health service............................ - - - - - Cleaning and building service............. - - - - - Personal service.......................... 5.15 6.00 8.53 9.50 10.00 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 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Appendix table 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, by occupational group,(2) National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2005 Full-time and part-time workers Occupational group Private State and Total industry local government All occupations....................................................... 108,400 76,900 31,500 All excluding sales............................................. 102,000 70,500 31,500 White collar........................................................ 52,100 29,900 22,200 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 45,700 23,500 22,200 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 23,900 9,400 14,500 Professional specialty.......................................... 19,000 6,500 12,600 Technical....................................................... 4,800 2,900 1,900 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 6,900 4,000 2,900 Sales............................................................. 6,400 6,400 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 14,900 10,100 4,800 Blue collar......................................................... 30,000 27,300 2,600 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 12,200 11,000 1,200 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 4,600 4,600 – Transportation and material moving................................ 4,800 4,000 - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 8,400 7,800 600 Service............................................................. 26,400 19,700 6,700 1 The number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a description of size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison to other statistical series to measure employment trends or levels. Both full-time and part-time workers were included in the survey. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.