Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, November 2010 Civilian Private industry State and local government workers workers workers Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Worker and establishment characteristics Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All workers........................................................... $18.90 6.6 35.6 $18.64 8.4 35.0 $19.89 4.4 38.2 Worker characteristics(4)(5) Management, professional, and related............................... 27.20 4.9 36.0 28.71 6.6 35.3 24.53 5.8 37.5 Management, business, and financial............................... 31.26 7.5 39.1 35.25 9.1 38.8 23.71 7.7 39.6 Professional and related.......................................... 24.87 5.5 34.5 24.81 7.4 33.4 24.97 7.8 36.4 Service............................................................. 11.04 7.5 32.0 10.34 7.7 31.0 15.06 11.7 38.9 Sales and office.................................................... 18.15 16.9 36.0 19.01 19.5 35.4 13.92 6.5 39.3 Sales and related................................................. – – – – – – – – – Office and administrative support................................. 15.71 3.2 38.7 16.23 3.9 38.5 13.92 6.5 39.3 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 17.84 8.8 40.5 18.03 10.0 40.5 16.41 5.1 40.0 Construction and extraction...................................... 15.55 12.6 40.0 15.27 15.0 40.0 17.04 6.6 40.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 20.48 6.0 41.0 20.93 6.1 41.1 – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 15.27 5.9 37.0 14.84 6.3 37.1 – – – Production........................................................ 14.31 9.2 40.0 13.65 8.8 40.0 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 16.52 6.3 33.7 16.30 7.2 34.1 – – – Full time........................................................... 19.78 6.8 39.1 19.73 8.8 39.0 19.94 4.5 39.5 Part time........................................................... 10.84 10.8 19.5 10.51 11.0 19.7 17.54 7.0 15.7 Union............................................................... 20.95 8.0 38.6 19.76 9.7 39.3 – – – Nonunion............................................................ 18.74 7.1 35.4 18.55 9.1 34.6 19.45 4.8 38.4 Time................................................................ 18.08 4.3 35.5 17.60 5.4 34.9 19.89 4.4 38.2 Incentive........................................................... – – – – – – – – – Establishment characteristics Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) – – – (6) (6) (6) Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) – – – (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers........................................................ 17.18 5.8 34.2 16.93 6.6 33.6 18.87 9.3 39.0 100-499 workers..................................................... 18.69 17.0 36.9 18.78 20.1 36.9 18.17 5.0 36.7 500 workers or more................................................. 22.61 4.1 36.5 23.63 4.0 34.9 21.36 6.9 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 2010 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $18.90 6.6 $19.78 6.8 $10.84 10.8 Management occupations.............................................. 35.13 11.1 35.13 11.1 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.56 7.9 26.56 7.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.14 7.3 28.14 7.3 – – Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 30.04 7.9 30.04 7.9 – – Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 30.04 7.9 30.04 7.9 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 25.54 9.9 25.54 9.9 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.55 7.0 28.78 6.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.56 .7 32.56 .7 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.74 7.1 29.74 7.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.56 .7 32.56 .7 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 29.93 4.4 29.93 4.4 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 28.21 4.4 28.21 4.4 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 35.19 2.1 35.19 2.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.19 2.1 35.19 2.1 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 35.30 2.2 35.30 2.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.30 2.2 35.30 2.2 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.66 9.8 24.52 9.3 19.91 16.9 Level 9 .................................................. 28.81 1.0 28.34 2.0 – – Registered nurses................................................. 32.37 3.5 33.00 3.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.87 1.2 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.67 11.6 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.36 4.8 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 17.29 6.8 17.07 6.3 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.73 5.1 9.94 7.8 7.49 2.9 Level 2 .................................................. 8.12 1.8 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.10 2.4 8.73 3.8 7.66 .7 Level 2 .................................................. 8.12 1.8 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.10 2.4 8.73 3.8 7.66 .7 Level 2 .................................................. 8.12 1.8 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.30 15.3 11.60 19.0 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.63 4.3 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... – – – – 9.59 15.7 Level 2 .................................................. 9.10 2.5 – – – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.45 5.7 – – 9.67 16.5 Level 2 .................................................. 9.10 2.5 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.23 5.6 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 10.23 5.6 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 10.84 8.2 – – 10.70 18.4 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.71 3.2 15.79 3.2 – – Level 2 .................................................. 13.02 14.9 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.54 12.4 13.54 12.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.77 3.8 13.78 3.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.73 3.2 15.73 3.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 21.33 8.4 21.33 8.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.96 11.1 18.18 11.4 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 15.77 3.1 15.77 3.1 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 15.52 10.7 15.52 10.7 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.37 8.5 16.37 8.5 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.23 12.8 19.23 12.8 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 15.76 5.5 – – – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.55 12.6 15.55 12.6 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.48 6.0 20.48 6.0 – – Production occupations.............................................. 14.31 9.2 14.31 9.2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.62 10.4 15.62 10.4 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.52 6.3 17.57 2.9 11.55 17.0 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. 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 2010 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $18.64 8.4 $19.73 8.8 $10.51 11.0 Management occupations.............................................. 36.18 12.5 36.18 12.5 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 33.00 10.3 33.00 10.3 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 26.71 10.5 26.71 10.5 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.25 11.9 24.11 11.4 20.31 19.4 Level 9 .................................................. 28.83 1.0 – – – – Registered nurses................................................. 32.57 5.1 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.91 1.4 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.67 11.8 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.36 4.8 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.45 6.4 9.52 10.2 7.49 2.9 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.04 2.2 – – 7.66 .7 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.04 2.2 – – 7.66 .7 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.47 16.4 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... – – – – 9.59 15.7 Level 2 .................................................. 9.10 2.5 – – – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.45 5.7 – – 9.67 16.5 Level 2 .................................................. 9.10 2.5 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.23 5.6 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 10.23 5.6 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 10.84 8.2 – – 10.70 18.4 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.23 3.9 16.34 3.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.38 4.2 14.38 4.2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.78 3.8 15.78 3.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.78 11.4 22.78 11.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.96 11.1 18.18 11.4 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 15.52 10.7 15.52 10.7 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.02 9.7 18.02 9.7 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 15.85 5.6 – – – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.27 15.0 15.27 15.0 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.93 6.1 20.93 6.1 – – Production occupations.............................................. 13.65 8.8 13.65 8.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.62 10.4 15.62 10.4 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.30 7.2 17.57 2.9 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 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 2010 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $19.89 4.4 $19.94 4.5 $17.54 7.0 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 21.81 9.4 21.81 9.4 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 26.83 7.7 27.14 7.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.02 .0 33.02 .0 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 28.23 9.5 28.23 9.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.02 .0 33.02 .0 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.78 7.9 30.78 7.9 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 33.91 1.4 33.91 1.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.91 1.4 33.91 1.4 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 33.94 1.7 33.94 1.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.94 1.7 33.94 1.7 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 24.63 16.3 25.34 15.8 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 18.07 2.2 18.06 2.2 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.92 6.5 13.93 6.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.02 8.6 11.98 9.0 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.39 12.7 14.39 12.7 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.04 6.6 17.04 6.6 – – 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. 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 2010 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.19 $10.58 $15.89 $21.89 $31.30 Management occupations.............................................. 21.94 24.92 33.57 41.53 49.06 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.81 18.58 24.20 30.05 43.59 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 18.44 20.06 27.69 34.24 48.72 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 18.44 20.06 27.69 34.24 48.72 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 17.10 18.35 21.81 31.36 37.47 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 15.87 23.65 29.71 33.70 39.35 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 15.87 25.33 30.01 34.21 38.95 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 24.16 26.11 29.62 32.73 38.11 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 23.44 24.87 27.34 30.46 32.73 Secondary school teachers....................................... 26.76 31.74 34.21 37.47 41.22 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 26.44 31.74 34.21 37.47 43.44 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 11.28 16.78 20.07 29.78 37.74 Registered nurses................................................. 26.60 27.40 31.50 37.19 45.75 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.00 9.13 9.13 11.13 17.64 Protective service occupations...................................... 13.24 14.40 16.79 19.16 22.30 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.25 7.36 7.59 9.79 14.08 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.30 7.36 7.59 8.60 9.97 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.30 7.36 7.59 8.60 9.97 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.95 8.19 8.63 11.67 20.85 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.35 7.65 8.00 9.03 10.71 Sales and related occupations Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.00 9.00 9.75 12.05 13.50 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.00 9.00 9.75 11.18 13.50 Cashiers...................................................... 8.00 9.00 9.75 11.18 13.50 Retail salespersons............................................. 8.25 9.80 10.86 12.05 13.20 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.55 12.74 14.95 18.25 20.21 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.16 13.60 15.62 17.95 18.55 Customer service representatives.................................. 10.94 11.94 15.61 16.19 22.85 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 10.49 12.15 18.25 18.65 24.61 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 12.15 13.81 18.53 24.61 26.90 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.58 14.20 16.08 16.84 18.20 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.00 12.25 15.02 18.64 21.89 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 15.32 17.50 20.19 22.18 25.60 Production occupations.............................................. 7.50 9.68 13.54 17.05 20.88 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.50 14.85 16.84 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 2010 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.00 $10.00 $15.41 $20.88 $31.13 Management occupations.............................................. 21.94 24.92 39.24 41.53 49.06 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.20 27.23 30.05 32.88 44.08 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 17.10 20.24 23.93 33.17 38.46 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.00 17.68 19.28 27.38 38.93 Registered nurses................................................. 24.02 27.14 31.50 38.49 45.75 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.00 9.13 9.13 11.13 17.64 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.25 7.36 7.59 9.50 14.08 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.30 7.36 7.50 8.60 9.97 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.30 7.36 7.50 8.60 9.97 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.95 8.19 8.59 11.90 20.85 Sales and related occupations Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.00 9.00 9.75 12.05 13.50 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.00 9.00 9.75 11.18 13.50 Cashiers...................................................... 8.00 9.00 9.75 11.18 13.50 Retail salespersons............................................. 8.25 9.80 10.86 12.05 13.20 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.94 13.35 15.73 18.53 22.85 Customer service representatives.................................. 10.94 11.94 15.61 16.19 22.85 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 11.03 18.25 18.25 18.65 24.61 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.20 14.56 16.08 16.84 18.20 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.00 11.50 15.00 18.64 20.00 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 15.33 18.00 20.50 22.18 25.60 Production occupations.............................................. 7.50 8.56 12.54 17.05 20.88 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.50 14.15 16.74 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 2010 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $10.49 $13.85 $16.92 $24.52 $32.73 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 15.50 16.81 19.49 22.85 27.69 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 14.39 15.89 29.38 33.60 38.24 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 15.87 22.77 29.85 33.70 37.56 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 24.18 26.25 30.02 33.60 37.60 Secondary school teachers....................................... 28.08 31.74 33.70 37.47 39.88 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 26.84 31.74 34.21 37.47 40.86 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 10.33 16.67 25.22 31.10 37.37 Protective service occupations...................................... 13.85 15.58 16.85 20.33 23.50 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 9.93 10.49 13.21 15.69 18.73 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 9.62 10.49 13.81 15.69 18.73 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 11.01 14.24 17.91 20.94 21.89 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 2010 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $19.78 $16.81 $774 $670 39.1 $39,345 $34,782 1,990 Management occupations.............................................. 35.13 33.57 1,367 1,343 38.9 71,075 69,821 2,023 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.56 24.20 1,045 968 39.3 54,322 50,336 2,046 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 30.04 27.69 1,171 1,060 39.0 60,903 55,120 2,027 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 30.04 27.69 1,171 1,060 39.0 60,903 55,120 2,027 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 25.54 21.81 966 814 37.8 50,207 42,347 1,966 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.78 29.71 1,077 1,121 37.4 41,882 42,039 1,455 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.74 30.01 1,107 1,122 37.2 43,313 42,470 1,456 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 29.93 29.62 1,094 1,050 36.6 41,157 39,654 1,375 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 28.21 27.34 1,035 1,022 36.7 38,950 38,047 1,381 Secondary school teachers....................................... 35.19 34.21 1,303 1,269 37.0 49,455 48,239 1,405 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 35.30 34.21 1,300 1,269 36.8 49,165 47,369 1,393 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 24.52 19.68 952 787 38.8 49,267 41,101 2,009 Registered nurses................................................. 33.00 31.65 1,261 1,178 38.2 64,526 59,904 1,955 Protective service occupations...................................... 17.07 16.52 683 661 40.0 35,495 34,366 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.94 9.50 375 330 37.8 18,636 15,796 1,875 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.73 8.60 310 304 35.5 15,773 15,796 1,806 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.73 8.60 310 304 35.5 15,773 15,796 1,806 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.60 8.74 464 349 40.0 23,995 18,169 2,068 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.79 14.95 623 598 39.5 32,105 30,992 2,033 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.77 15.62 613 612 38.9 31,892 31,803 2,022 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.52 15.61 621 625 40.0 32,282 32,475 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.37 18.25 653 730 39.9 33,963 37,960 2,075 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.23 18.53 763 741 39.7 39,677 38,542 2,064 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.55 15.02 622 601 40.0 32,256 31,231 2,074 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.48 20.19 840 808 41.0 43,669 41,995 2,132 Production occupations.............................................. 14.31 13.54 572 542 40.0 28,627 26,499 2,001 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.57 17.90 703 716 40.0 36,539 37,232 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 2010 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $19.73 $16.74 $770 $668 39.0 $39,499 $34,216 2,002 Management occupations.............................................. 36.18 39.24 1,401 1,496 38.7 72,847 77,813 2,013 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 33.00 30.05 1,290 1,174 39.1 67,097 61,035 2,033 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 26.71 23.93 1,000 814 37.4 51,975 42,347 1,946 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 24.11 19.28 927 771 38.5 48,219 40,102 2,000 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.52 9.50 365 304 38.3 18,960 15,796 1,993 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.34 15.73 644 626 39.4 33,148 32,490 2,029 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.52 15.61 621 625 40.0 32,282 32,475 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.02 18.25 721 730 40.0 37,474 37,960 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.27 15.00 611 600 40.0 31,755 31,200 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.93 20.50 860 817 41.1 44,702 42,494 2,136 Production occupations.............................................. 13.65 12.54 546 502 40.0 27,187 25,834 1,992 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.57 17.90 703 716 40.0 36,539 37,232 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 2010 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $19.94 $16.92 $788 $674 39.5 $38,823 $35,048 1,947 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 21.81 19.49 862 767 39.5 44,821 39,894 2,055 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 27.14 29.38 1,051 1,161 38.7 41,896 45,320 1,543 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 28.23 29.85 1,095 1,191 38.8 44,416 45,372 1,573 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.78 30.02 1,189 1,194 38.6 45,394 45,372 1,475 Secondary school teachers....................................... 33.91 33.70 1,328 1,312 39.2 51,529 50,380 1,519 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 33.94 34.21 1,325 1,312 39.0 51,176 50,380 1,508 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.34 25.98 1,002 986 39.5 51,383 48,195 2,028 Protective service occupations...................................... 18.06 16.85 722 674 40.0 37,560 35,040 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.93 13.21 552 528 39.6 28,523 27,477 2,048 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.39 13.81 572 552 39.8 29,757 28,719 2,068 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.04 17.91 681 716 40.0 34,809 36,420 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 Appendix table 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, November 2010 Private State and Occupational group(2) Civilian industry local workers workers government workers All workers........................................................... 299,000 239,000 59,900 Management, professional, and related............................... 88,600 56,800 31,900 Management, business, and financial............................... 28,400 18,700 9,700 Professional and related.......................................... 60,200 38,000 22,200 Service............................................................. 75,400 65,600 9,800 Sales and office.................................................... 78,500 66,300 12,100 Sales and related................................................. – – – Office and administrative support................................. 54,900 42,800 12,100 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 33,900 29,700 4,200 Construction and extraction...................................... 18,400 15,400 3,000 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 15,500 14,300 – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 22,700 20,700 – Production........................................................ 11,900 10,800 – Transportation and material moving................................ 10,700 9,900 – 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. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, November 2010 Private State and Establishments Total industry local government Total in sampling frame(1)............................................ 14,004 13,536 468 Total in sample....................................................... 93 73 20 Responding........................................................ 62 45 17 Refused or unable to provide data................................. 26 23 3 Out of business or not in survey scope............................ 5 5 0 1 The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State unemployment insurance reports and is based on the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For private industries, an establishment is usually a single physical location. For State and local governments, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.