OC BL 01/01/93 TABLE: MISSISSIPI FORESTRY AND LOGGING Table 1. Occupational earnings of workers in the forestry and logging industries in Mississippi, 1993-1994 Hourly earnings Percent of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings (in dollars) ofÐ (in dollars)(1) Number Occupation and level of workers 6.00 6.25 6.50 6.75 7.00 7.25 7.50 7.75 8.00 8.25 8.50 8.75 9.00 9.25 9.50 9.75 10.00 10.25 10.50 10.75 11.00 11.25 Mean Median Middle range Under and - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - and 6.00 under 6.50 6.75 7.00 7.25 7.50 7.75 8.00 8.25 8.50 8.75 9.00 9.25 9.50 9.75 10.00 10.25 10.50 10.75 11.00 11.25 over 6.25 Forestry heavy equipment operators 53 $8.59 $8.30 $8.00 ± $8.50 ± ± ± ± ± 9 ± 11 ± 23 23 11 ± 4 ± ± 2 ± ± ± 17 ± ± Tractor operators, site preparati......................... 31 9.00 8.30 8.30 ± 10.99 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 19 ± ± 39 13 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 29 ± ± Forestry technicians.............. 84 9.98 10.83 8.52 ± 11.06 ± 2 ± ± 5 ± ± 7 ± 10 ± 5 ± ± ± 7 ± ± ± 6 31 25 2 Tree planters..................... 199 7.53 8.00 6.14 ± 8.00 9 16 ± ± 1 ± ± 12 1 51 ± ± 1 ± 1 ± ± 9 ± ± ± ± 1 Tree planters (mechanical)........ 18 5.29 5.00 4.75 ± 5.00 (2)89 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 11 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Also excluded are performance bonuses and lump-sum payments of the type negotiated in the auto and aerospace industries, as well as profit-sharing payments, attendance bonuses, Christmas or year-end bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. Pay increases, but not bonuses, under cost-of-living clauses, and incentive payments, however, are included. See Scope and Method of Survey for definitions and methods used to compute means, medians, and middle ranges. 2 Workers were distributed as follows: 28 percent at $4.75 and under $5; and 61 percent at $5 and under $5.25.