NC SM 03/00/2010 Table: Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, Summary, November 2009 Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, November 2009 Civilian Private industry State and local government workers workers workers Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Worker and establishment characteristics Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All workers........................................................... $17.12 5.5 35.8 $16.46 7.0 35.2 $19.74 4.3 38.2 Worker characteristics(4)(5) Management, professional, and related............................... 26.92 4.5 36.9 28.34 6.0 36.6 24.32 5.9 37.4 Management, business, and financial............................... 29.37 8.1 39.1 32.42 10.9 38.8 23.14 8.0 39.7 Professional and related.......................................... 25.17 5.1 35.5 25.23 6.8 35.1 25.07 7.3 36.1 Service............................................................. 9.90 6.3 32.8 9.12 4.2 32.1 14.90 11.3 38.9 Sales and office.................................................... 13.83 6.0 35.3 13.85 7.2 34.6 13.71 6.0 39.3 Sales and related................................................. 11.07 9.4 28.7 11.07 9.4 28.7 – – – Office and administrative support................................. 15.04 3.2 39.4 15.47 4.1 39.4 13.71 6.0 39.3 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 16.25 14.4 40.0 16.18 16.8 40.0 16.67 5.6 40.0 Construction and extraction...................................... 14.12 11.5 40.0 13.61 11.0 40.0 17.37 6.4 40.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 20.67 11.6 40.0 21.36 12.3 40.0 – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 15.79 7.1 37.7 15.41 7.3 37.8 – – – Production........................................................ 14.95 12.8 40.0 14.38 12.8 40.0 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 16.92 5.3 34.9 16.73 5.9 35.4 – – – Full time........................................................... 17.86 5.9 38.8 17.32 7.5 38.7 19.79 4.4 39.5 Part time........................................................... 10.51 11.7 21.1 10.18 12.2 21.4 17.46 7.1 15.7 Union............................................................... 20.10 10.5 39.0 19.05 12.0 39.6 – – – Nonunion............................................................ 16.84 6.0 35.5 16.19 7.6 34.8 19.29 4.7 38.4 Time................................................................ 17.09 5.6 35.8 16.42 7.0 35.2 19.74 4.3 38.2 Incentive........................................................... – – – – – – – – – Establishment characteristics Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 16.35 16.1 40.0 (6) (6) (6) Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) 16.49 7.8 34.3 (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers........................................................ 16.05 8.0 34.1 15.70 9.1 33.5 18.69 8.7 38.9 100-499 workers..................................................... 15.68 11.9 37.3 15.25 14.0 37.5 18.41 6.4 35.8 500 workers or more................................................. 21.27 5.4 37.7 21.71 8.6 36.9 20.78 6.5 38.7 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. See appendix A for more information. 2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 5 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 6 Estimates for goods-producing and service-providing industries are published for private industry only. Industries are determined by the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, November 2009 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $17.12 5.5 $17.86 5.9 $10.51 11.7 Management occupations.............................................. 32.95 13.6 32.95 13.6 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.77 6.7 24.77 6.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.13 5.7 28.13 5.7 – – Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.44 6.3 29.44 6.3 – – Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 29.44 6.3 29.44 6.3 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 26.77 6.0 26.77 6.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.64 6.6 34.64 6.6 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 29.22 3.1 29.47 2.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.57 2.1 31.57 2.1 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 31.04 1.5 31.04 1.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.57 2.1 31.57 2.1 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 33.87 .1 33.87 .1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.87 .1 33.87 .1 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 33.91 .1 33.91 .1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.91 .1 33.91 .1 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 24.48 7.3 24.68 8.1 23.28 6.6 Level 9 .................................................. 28.67 1.6 28.22 2.2 – – Registered nurses................................................. 31.31 1.9 32.50 2.3 27.01 2.4 Level 9 .................................................. 28.80 2.0 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.67 12.9 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.73 12.5 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 17.94 3.8 17.53 3.3 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.22 4.0 9.08 5.5 7.33 2.6 Level 2 .................................................. 7.74 1.3 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.89 3.2 8.44 5.5 7.51 .4 Level 2 .................................................. 7.74 1.3 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.89 3.2 8.44 5.5 7.51 .4 Level 2 .................................................. 7.74 1.3 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.25 4.3 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 11.07 9.4 – – 10.21 18.6 Level 2 .................................................. 8.72 .0 – – – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.54 .8 – – 10.39 19.1 Level 2 .................................................. 8.72 .0 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.04 3.2 15.11 3.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.26 4.0 13.26 4.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.16 2.9 16.16 2.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.52 6.3 19.52 6.3 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 15.57 2.8 15.57 2.8 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.67 9.0 16.67 9.0 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.98 12.2 18.98 12.2 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 14.12 11.5 14.12 11.5 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.67 11.6 20.67 11.6 – – Production occupations.............................................. 14.95 12.8 14.95 12.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.80 2.9 16.80 2.9 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.92 5.3 17.60 3.3 – – 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. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, November 2009 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $16.46 7.0 $17.32 7.5 $10.18 12.2 Management occupations.............................................. 33.47 15.5 33.47 15.5 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 29.61 3.3 29.61 3.3 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 26.84 6.1 26.84 6.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.02 6.2 35.02 6.2 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.57 9.9 25.68 12.4 25.07 1.4 Level 9 .................................................. 28.73 1.8 – – – – Registered nurses................................................. 30.91 .3 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.92 2.3 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.69 13.1 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.03 4.7 8.76 7.0 7.33 2.6 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.85 3.0 – – 7.51 .4 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.85 3.0 – – 7.51 .4 Sales and related occupations....................................... 11.07 9.4 – – 10.21 18.6 Level 2 .................................................. 8.72 .0 – – – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.54 .8 – – 10.39 19.1 Level 2 .................................................. 8.72 .0 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.47 4.1 15.56 4.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.68 4.5 13.68 4.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.40 2.8 16.40 2.8 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 13.61 11.0 13.61 11.0 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.36 12.3 21.36 12.3 – – Production occupations.............................................. 14.38 12.8 14.38 12.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.80 2.9 16.80 2.9 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.73 5.9 17.60 3.3 – – 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. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, November 2009 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $19.74 4.3 $19.79 4.4 $17.46 7.1 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 21.32 8.4 21.32 8.4 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.44 3.9 28.83 2.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.90 .9 32.90 .9 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 31.53 2.1 31.53 2.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.90 .9 32.90 .9 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.76 8.6 30.76 8.6 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 33.89 .1 33.89 .1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.89 .1 33.89 .1 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 33.98 .2 33.98 .2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.98 .2 33.98 .2 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 22.97 12.4 23.44 11.7 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 17.74 3.2 17.73 3.2 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.71 6.0 13.72 6.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.82 7.7 11.77 8.1 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 13.62 14.0 13.62 14.0 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.37 6.4 17.37 6.4 – – 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. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 5. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, November 2009 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $7.95 $9.50 $15.05 $20.54 $30.81 Management occupations.............................................. 18.68 22.97 30.77 40.32 49.06 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.81 18.21 23.73 29.53 32.88 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 18.46 21.76 26.75 33.90 42.69 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 18.46 21.76 26.75 33.90 42.69 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 17.10 18.46 21.35 36.76 41.02 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 14.98 25.66 29.65 33.61 38.91 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 24.37 26.55 31.36 34.36 39.50 Secondary school teachers....................................... 26.55 31.36 33.61 36.42 41.23 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 26.55 31.36 33.61 37.02 41.23 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.30 19.28 23.00 31.14 38.00 Registered nurses................................................. 22.44 28.95 31.56 32.30 44.89 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.13 9.13 10.10 14.00 17.39 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.13 9.13 9.13 14.00 14.00 Protective service occupations...................................... 13.31 15.28 17.54 20.33 22.68 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.21 7.25 7.50 8.50 12.10 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.25 7.25 7.50 8.20 9.33 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.25 7.25 7.50 8.20 9.33 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.25 7.35 7.81 8.50 9.83 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.00 8.38 9.00 11.50 16.00 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.00 8.35 9.00 10.19 11.81 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.50 12.26 14.96 16.99 18.66 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.08 13.99 15.74 17.26 18.21 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 10.49 12.37 18.25 18.66 24.10 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 12.25 13.73 18.04 24.61 26.11 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 9.50 10.50 13.75 17.50 20.73 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.68 15.06 18.00 25.10 30.27 Production occupations.............................................. 8.20 10.40 15.55 17.25 20.59 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.25 14.50 16.81 20.54 20.54 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 6. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, November 2009 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $7.80 $9.00 $14.00 $19.77 $29.71 Management occupations.............................................. 18.68 23.19 31.87 40.32 49.06 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 23.73 26.82 29.53 30.98 42.69 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 17.10 18.46 21.35 36.76 41.02 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 19.28 19.28 23.00 31.00 38.30 Registered nurses................................................. 20.90 25.04 31.00 38.00 44.89 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.13 9.13 10.10 14.00 17.39 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.21 7.25 7.50 8.50 12.10 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.25 7.25 7.50 8.09 9.25 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.25 7.25 7.50 8.09 9.25 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.00 8.38 9.00 11.50 16.00 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.00 8.35 9.00 10.19 11.81 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.86 13.01 15.05 18.21 18.66 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 9.50 10.25 13.00 15.00 19.00 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 15.06 17.52 18.00 25.10 30.27 Production occupations.............................................. 8.00 10.20 15.55 17.18 20.59 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.25 14.46 16.81 20.54 20.54 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 7. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, November 2009 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $10.49 $13.73 $16.81 $23.69 $31.74 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 15.68 17.18 18.46 22.85 26.41 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 13.65 25.03 29.65 33.61 38.91 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 25.09 28.65 32.15 34.50 39.11 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 24.22 26.25 30.80 33.00 37.72 Secondary school teachers....................................... 29.35 31.36 33.58 37.02 39.50 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 29.35 31.36 33.61 37.02 40.16 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 11.53 15.45 23.69 31.58 31.58 Protective service occupations...................................... 13.31 15.28 17.54 19.93 22.86 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.49 10.58 13.20 15.53 17.26 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 9.07 10.49 12.15 15.53 24.10 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 11.39 13.70 17.73 20.73 21.68 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 8. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, November 2009 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $17.86 $15.47 $694 $611 38.8 $35,388 $31,928 1,981 Management occupations.............................................. 32.95 30.77 1,276 1,231 38.7 66,375 64,000 2,014 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.77 23.73 979 949 39.5 50,915 49,358 2,056 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.44 26.75 1,155 1,070 39.2 60,043 55,640 2,039 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 29.44 26.75 1,155 1,070 39.2 60,043 55,640 2,039 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 26.77 21.35 1,071 854 40.0 55,681 44,398 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 29.47 29.71 1,092 1,145 37.1 41,250 42,858 1,400 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 31.04 31.36 1,141 1,146 36.8 43,123 43,550 1,389 Secondary school teachers....................................... 33.87 33.61 1,250 1,254 36.9 47,411 47,100 1,400 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 33.91 33.61 1,245 1,249 36.7 47,052 46,450 1,388 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 24.68 22.02 956 838 38.8 49,469 43,545 2,005 Registered nurses................................................. 32.50 31.58 1,243 1,263 38.2 63,459 65,686 1,952 Protective service occupations...................................... 17.53 16.34 701 654 40.0 36,464 33,987 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.08 8.50 342 298 37.6 17,236 15,511 1,898 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.44 8.20 296 298 35.1 15,218 15,511 1,804 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.44 8.20 296 298 35.1 15,218 15,511 1,804 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.11 15.00 598 590 39.6 31,035 30,693 2,054 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.57 15.74 607 590 39.0 31,563 30,693 2,027 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.67 18.25 665 730 39.9 34,578 37,960 2,074 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.98 18.04 753 722 39.7 39,174 37,523 2,064 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 14.12 13.75 565 550 40.0 29,293 28,600 2,075 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.67 18.00 827 720 40.0 42,985 37,440 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 14.95 15.55 598 622 40.0 31,102 32,344 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.60 17.34 704 694 40.0 36,610 36,067 2,080 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 9. Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, November 2009 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $17.32 $15.05 $670 $590 38.7 $34,511 $30,693 1,992 Management occupations.............................................. 33.47 31.87 1,290 1,275 38.6 67,102 66,290 2,005 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 29.61 29.53 1,169 1,107 39.5 60,780 57,584 2,053 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 26.84 21.35 1,074 854 40.0 55,822 44,398 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.68 19.85 978 771 38.1 50,846 40,102 1,980 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.76 8.20 332 298 37.9 17,281 15,511 1,973 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.56 15.05 615 602 39.5 31,992 31,304 2,056 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 13.61 13.00 544 520 40.0 28,300 27,040 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.36 18.00 854 720 40.0 44,431 37,440 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 14.38 15.55 575 622 40.0 29,909 32,344 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.60 17.34 704 694 40.0 36,610 36,067 2,080 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 10. Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, November 2009 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $19.79 $16.81 $782 $667 39.5 $38,442 $34,965 1,942 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 21.32 18.46 844 742 39.6 43,875 38,605 2,058 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.83 29.71 1,110 1,186 38.5 42,351 45,320 1,469 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 31.53 32.15 1,212 1,233 38.5 46,544 47,348 1,476 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.76 30.80 1,188 1,193 38.6 45,367 45,217 1,475 Secondary school teachers....................................... 33.89 33.58 1,327 1,289 39.2 51,491 49,495 1,519 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 33.98 33.61 1,326 1,289 39.0 51,228 49,495 1,508 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.44 23.69 929 948 39.6 47,726 49,281 2,036 Protective service occupations...................................... 17.73 17.54 709 702 40.0 36,869 36,483 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.72 13.20 543 528 39.6 28,074 27,462 2,047 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 13.62 12.15 540 486 39.7 28,104 25,268 2,064 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.37 17.73 695 709 40.0 35,501 36,878 2,043 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately