NC BL 06/00/2009 Table: Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, Bulletin, September 2008 Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 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........................................................... $20.93 4.2 36.2 $20.16 4.8 35.9 $26.75 3.8 39.0 Worker characteristics(4)(5) Management, professional, and related............................... 30.41 4.5 38.4 30.21 5.9 38.1 31.04 4.4 39.1 Management, business, and financial............................... 33.63 4.5 40.5 33.26 4.9 40.5 36.33 11.4 40.0 Professional and related.......................................... 29.22 5.5 37.7 28.82 7.7 37.2 30.22 4.0 39.0 Service............................................................. 11.46 3.5 30.3 10.87 3.0 29.8 18.23 4.1 37.3 Sales and office.................................................... 17.28 4.7 36.4 17.21 5.1 36.1 18.08 5.3 40.0 Sales and related................................................. 17.55 12.1 36.0 17.49 12.6 35.8 – – – Office and administrative support................................. 17.11 2.5 36.7 17.01 2.8 36.3 17.86 5.1 40.0 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 28.10 2.3 39.9 28.19 2.4 39.9 26.65 2.3 40.0 Construction and extraction...................................... 28.48 2.4 40.0 28.48 2.5 40.0 – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 27.61 7.1 39.8 27.76 7.7 39.7 – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 16.31 5.4 37.8 16.05 5.4 37.8 24.44 15.1 38.0 Production........................................................ 17.31 8.1 39.5 17.27 8.1 39.5 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.26 8.4 36.1 14.70 8.5 36.0 24.40 17.0 37.8 Full time........................................................... 21.93 4.1 39.5 21.19 4.7 39.5 27.06 4.1 39.7 Part time........................................................... 12.36 6.7 21.2 12.03 7.1 21.0 19.27 18.7 27.8 Union............................................................... 24.49 3.3 37.2 23.51 4.4 36.2 25.88 4.0 38.8 Nonunion............................................................ 19.79 5.6 35.9 19.51 5.8 35.8 31.78 10.0 40.4 Time................................................................ 20.72 4.2 36.2 19.89 4.8 35.8 26.75 3.8 39.0 Incentive........................................................... 26.17 13.6 37.9 26.17 13.6 37.9 – – – Establishment characteristics Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) – – – (6) (6) (6) Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) – – – (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers........................................................ 17.49 3.8 34.7 17.46 3.8 34.6 – – – 100-499 workers..................................................... 22.50 9.2 37.4 22.31 9.7 37.3 26.78 20.2 39.6 500 workers or more................................................. 26.16 5.4 38.3 25.31 8.7 38.1 27.46 3.6 38.6 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 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 2002 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), Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $20.93 4.2 $21.93 4.1 $12.36 6.7 Management occupations.............................................. 37.35 8.4 37.35 8.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 29.33 9.7 29.33 9.7 – – Level 11.................................................. 29.72 19.0 29.72 19.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 53.58 2.1 53.58 2.1 – – Financial managers................................................ 37.16 34.0 37.16 34.0 – – Education administrators.......................................... 35.77 9.6 35.77 9.6 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.27 3.2 30.27 3.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.55 7.6 19.55 7.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.58 5.6 21.58 5.6 – – Level 8 .................................................. 31.88 5.0 31.88 5.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.05 2.8 32.05 2.8 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.33 7.8 27.33 7.8 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 29.61 9.6 29.81 9.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.93 1.3 33.93 1.3 – – Level 11.................................................. 44.04 2.8 44.04 2.8 – – Computer software engineers....................................... 38.46 6.0 38.46 6.0 – – Computer support specialists...................................... 16.60 23.4 16.45 25.1 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 34.31 2.6 34.31 2.6 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.59 3.5 31.59 3.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.18 5.6 24.18 5.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.34 4.9 31.34 4.9 – – Level 11.................................................. 43.10 3.1 43.10 3.1 – – Architects, except naval.......................................... 28.24 2.4 28.24 2.4 – – Engineers......................................................... 37.46 7.3 37.46 7.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.73 3.1 33.73 3.1 – – Level 11.................................................. 43.82 3.9 43.82 3.9 – – Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.96 5.1 37.96 5.1 – – Industrial engineers.......................................... 37.46 5.3 37.46 5.3 – – Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.12 5.4 25.12 5.4 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 25.36 16.3 25.26 16.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.99 12.8 – – – – Community and social services occupations........................... 19.36 8.4 20.17 8.6 – – Level 6 .................................................. 14.43 6.8 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.20 7.7 32.20 7.7 – – Social workers.................................................... 17.75 12.6 – – – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 29.34 7.6 29.72 8.1 – – Level 8 .................................................. 34.74 11.3 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.97 1.3 33.97 1.3 – – Level 11.................................................. 51.24 4.8 51.24 4.8 – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 39.82 10.6 43.02 9.6 – – Level 11.................................................. 51.24 4.8 51.24 4.8 – – Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 36.05 14.5 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 32.39 6.2 32.39 6.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.97 1.3 33.97 1.3 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 35.50 1.1 35.50 1.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.10 1.5 35.10 1.5 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 35.27 2.8 35.27 2.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.79 2.4 34.79 2.4 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 35.80 1.2 35.80 1.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.50 2.8 35.50 2.8 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 35.15 6.1 35.15 6.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.59 5.7 34.59 5.7 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 35.15 6.1 35.15 6.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.59 5.7 34.59 5.7 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 13.18 10.3 13.01 11.0 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 18.38 18.5 18.28 18.6 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 30.00 3.7 30.03 3.9 29.71 6.4 Level 4 .................................................. 15.03 8.5 14.23 9.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.88 8.9 – – – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.94 4.2 22.94 4.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.50 13.7 29.50 13.7 – – Level 8 .................................................. 33.17 4.6 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 36.38 4.3 36.49 4.6 35.09 4.2 Level 10.................................................. 46.41 4.1 46.41 4.1 – – Pharmacists....................................................... 49.64 2.4 49.64 2.4 – – Registered nurses................................................. 36.26 2.8 36.09 3.0 37.83 .9 Level 9 .................................................. 35.53 3.3 35.37 3.5 – – Therapists........................................................ 30.75 2.4 30.45 3.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.88 3.1 30.57 4.0 – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.69 3.1 19.94 3.4 – – Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.07 2.4 19.19 2.8 – – Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 30.05 19.2 30.05 19.2 – – Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 30.05 19.2 30.05 19.2 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.40 10.4 14.80 12.1 10.81 8.3 Level 4 .................................................. 16.79 6.0 18.73 6.4 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.40 5.6 12.09 5.3 – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.53 7.6 12.67 7.0 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 18.32 4.2 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.72 4.2 10.67 5.7 8.35 .5 Level 1 .................................................. 8.31 1.9 – – 8.23 .6 Level 2 .................................................. 8.60 1.9 8.82 2.9 8.38 1.9 Level 3 .................................................. 9.59 1.9 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.62 3.6 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 11.04 5.3 11.35 3.6 – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.31 .2 8.41 1.6 8.16 .7 Level 2 .................................................. 8.03 .7 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 8.13 .6 – – 8.10 .7 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.45 1.6 – – 8.35 .6 Level 1 .................................................. 8.23 1.9 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.86 2.3 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.41 1.5 – – 8.35 .6 Level 1 .................................................. 8.23 1.9 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.55 4.1 13.00 4.3 11.11 5.9 Level 1 .................................................. 9.98 7.9 9.85 6.1 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.93 1.3 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 14.00 6.5 14.08 6.7 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.41 4.1 12.89 4.5 11.11 5.9 Level 1 .................................................. 9.98 7.9 9.85 6.1 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.93 1.3 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 14.92 7.1 15.08 7.4 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.90 4.7 13.35 4.9 – – Level 1 .................................................. 11.08 4.2 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. – – 12.10 1.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 15.09 8.6 15.30 9.1 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.47 7.1 11.55 7.2 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.05 11.5 10.65 12.8 8.57 5.6 Level 2 .................................................. 8.62 3.1 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.55 12.1 18.40 11.9 9.46 3.2 Level 2 .................................................. 10.30 6.2 10.64 6.6 8.41 4.1 Level 3 .................................................. 13.54 10.5 14.07 12.0 11.26 5.4 Level 4 .................................................. 15.06 6.7 15.20 6.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 21.83 14.0 21.83 14.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 23.12 18.5 23.12 18.5 – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.74 9.0 17.74 9.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.85 7.1 19.85 7.1 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.00 5.6 17.00 5.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.30 3.9 18.30 3.9 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.36 9.9 12.74 10.1 9.94 5.1 Level 2 .................................................. 10.32 6.2 10.64 6.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.69 10.8 14.13 12.3 11.51 5.5 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.02 7.4 11.38 7.2 8.97 10.0 Level 2 .................................................. 10.22 8.8 10.59 9.5 – – Cashiers...................................................... 11.02 7.4 11.38 7.2 8.97 10.0 Level 2 .................................................. 10.22 8.8 10.59 9.5 – – Retail salespersons............................................. 13.08 9.1 13.32 10.0 11.31 10.1 Level 3 .................................................. 13.78 14.2 14.36 16.4 11.31 10.1 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 15.75 17.6 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.11 2.5 17.11 2.6 17.06 10.9 Level 2 .................................................. 13.34 8.3 13.20 10.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.13 5.0 13.22 5.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.43 3.9 16.52 3.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.88 2.9 19.12 2.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.18 8.1 22.18 8.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.02 6.4 26.02 6.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 15.49 7.1 15.69 6.6 – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 22.39 7.8 22.39 7.8 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 16.74 3.9 16.97 3.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.31 5.6 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.62 4.9 15.62 4.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.91 3.5 20.49 2.8 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.39 1.8 17.35 1.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.60 6.7 15.60 6.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.91 4.0 – – – – Tellers......................................................... 11.96 2.3 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.31 5.6 – – – – Customer service representatives.................................. 15.87 7.7 16.00 7.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.07 13.9 18.45 12.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.55 5.8 20.55 5.8 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.17 7.6 – – – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.51 4.3 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.64 4.2 19.86 7.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.32 4.5 16.36 4.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. – – 19.39 6.6 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.63 11.3 21.63 11.3 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.33 2.8 16.33 2.8 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 15.97 5.0 16.65 5.6 12.17 5.2 Level 3 .................................................. 13.82 7.3 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.33 6.4 17.61 5.7 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 28.48 2.4 28.48 2.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 30.43 4.7 30.43 4.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 31.65 1.9 31.65 1.9 – – Carpenters........................................................ 20.28 19.5 20.28 19.5 – – Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 31.33 9.7 31.33 9.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 31.40 7.6 31.40 7.6 – – Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 30.95 9.1 30.95 9.1 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 27.61 7.1 27.53 7.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.03 3.4 19.03 3.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 34.74 18.0 34.97 19.3 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 24.41 9.1 23.47 9.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.26 5.8 – – – – Production occupations.............................................. 17.31 8.1 17.33 8.4 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.47 4.5 10.47 4.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.75 8.9 13.35 7.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.23 4.1 16.23 4.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.99 7.9 18.99 7.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 21.88 3.3 21.88 3.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 27.98 7.4 27.98 7.4 – – Level 8 .................................................. 28.73 4.0 28.73 4.0 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 15.78 8.1 15.78 8.1 – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 24.47 14.5 24.47 14.5 – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 24.47 14.5 24.47 14.5 – – Printers.......................................................... 18.41 22.5 18.41 22.5 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 23.82 14.3 23.82 14.3 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.26 8.4 15.86 8.7 10.85 8.3 Level 1 .................................................. 9.29 5.3 9.24 7.5 9.42 6.6 Level 2 .................................................. 12.30 12.9 12.46 13.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 14.33 6.4 14.35 7.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 20.57 7.7 20.57 7.7 – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.00 11.1 17.92 9.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 23.37 6.8 23.37 6.8 – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 20.76 6.1 20.68 6.3 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.89 9.1 14.89 9.1 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.82 7.3 13.32 7.4 10.50 3.9 Level 1 .................................................. 10.09 3.2 9.85 2.7 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.91 12.8 12.15 14.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 15.08 11.5 15.27 12.0 – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.03 5.2 13.54 6.6 – – Level 1 .................................................. 10.36 2.6 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 14.40 11.3 14.59 11.9 – – Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 12.27 22.8 – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 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), Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $20.16 4.8 $21.19 4.7 $12.03 7.1 Management occupations.............................................. 36.42 9.8 36.42 9.8 – – Level 11.................................................. 28.52 20.6 28.52 20.6 – – Financial managers................................................ 37.16 34.0 37.16 34.0 – – Education administrators.......................................... 32.82 9.6 32.82 9.6 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.64 3.3 30.64 3.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.38 7.9 19.38 7.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.02 6.3 22.02 6.3 – – Level 8 .................................................. 32.20 5.1 32.20 5.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.56 2.5 32.56 2.5 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.44 9.2 27.44 9.2 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 29.47 10.9 29.60 11.1 – – Level 11.................................................. 44.04 2.8 44.04 2.8 – – Computer software engineers....................................... 38.93 6.5 38.93 6.5 – – Computer support specialists...................................... 16.15 25.8 16.04 27.0 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 32.07 3.7 32.07 3.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.34 4.9 31.34 4.9 – – Level 11.................................................. 43.53 2.9 43.53 2.9 – – Architects, except naval.......................................... 28.24 2.4 28.24 2.4 – – Engineers......................................................... 37.44 7.5 37.44 7.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.73 3.1 33.73 3.1 – – Level 11.................................................. 44.35 4.0 44.35 4.0 – – Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.96 5.1 37.96 5.1 – – Industrial engineers.......................................... 37.46 5.3 37.46 5.3 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 15.80 10.5 16.64 10.8 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 17.73 17.6 17.48 16.9 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 17.88 19.8 17.77 19.9 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 30.93 3.8 31.11 4.0 29.13 7.5 Level 4 .................................................. 15.03 8.5 14.23 9.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 24.21 4.1 24.21 4.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.50 13.7 29.50 13.7 – – Level 8 .................................................. 33.94 3.8 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 36.99 5.4 36.96 5.8 – – Level 10.................................................. 46.41 4.1 46.41 4.1 – – Pharmacists....................................................... 49.64 2.4 49.64 2.4 – – Registered nurses................................................. 36.33 3.3 36.12 3.7 37.83 .9 Level 9 .................................................. 35.42 4.0 35.21 4.3 – – Therapists........................................................ 30.71 4.4 30.71 4.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.97 6.1 30.97 6.1 – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.07 3.9 19.45 5.5 – – Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 31.23 7.4 31.23 7.4 – – Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 31.23 7.4 31.23 7.4 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.20 10.8 14.64 13.1 10.69 7.9 Level 4 .................................................. 16.81 7.2 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.25 5.2 11.95 4.8 – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.35 7.2 – – – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 18.41 4.6 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.69 4.2 10.65 5.8 8.30 .6 Level 1 .................................................. 8.31 1.9 – – 8.23 .6 Level 2 .................................................. 8.40 1.0 8.59 2.6 8.21 2.0 Level 3 .................................................. 9.59 1.9 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.62 3.6 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 10.98 5.5 11.29 3.8 – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.31 .2 8.41 1.6 8.16 .7 Level 2 .................................................. 8.03 .7 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 8.13 .6 – – 8.10 .7 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.41 2.0 – – 8.28 1.0 Level 1 .................................................. 8.23 1.9 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.36 1.8 – – 8.28 1.0 Level 1 .................................................. 8.23 1.9 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.99 4.0 12.33 4.4 11.11 5.9 Level 1 .................................................. 9.98 7.9 9.85 6.1 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.93 1.3 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.85 9.5 13.97 9.8 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.84 3.9 12.19 4.4 11.11 5.9 Level 1 .................................................. 9.98 7.9 9.85 6.1 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.93 1.3 – – – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.10 4.4 12.50 5.1 – – Level 1 .................................................. 11.08 4.2 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. – – 12.10 1.6 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.47 7.1 11.55 7.2 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.06 12.1 10.65 12.8 8.48 5.7 Level 2 .................................................. 8.62 3.1 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.49 12.6 18.38 12.5 9.46 3.2 Level 2 .................................................. 10.30 6.2 10.64 6.6 8.41 4.1 Level 3 .................................................. 13.41 12.1 13.99 14.3 11.26 5.4 Level 4 .................................................. 15.06 6.7 15.20 6.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 21.89 15.2 21.89 15.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 23.12 18.5 23.12 18.5 – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 16.93 9.2 16.93 9.2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.58 8.7 19.58 8.7 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.04 3.8 16.04 3.8 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.25 10.4 12.64 10.7 9.94 5.1 Level 2 .................................................. 10.32 6.2 10.64 6.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.57 12.6 14.07 14.7 11.51 5.5 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.64 7.3 10.98 7.2 8.97 10.0 Level 2 .................................................. 10.22 8.8 10.59 9.5 – – Cashiers...................................................... 10.64 7.3 10.98 7.2 8.97 10.0 Level 2 .................................................. 10.22 8.8 10.59 9.5 – – Retail salespersons............................................. 13.08 9.1 13.32 10.0 11.31 10.1 Level 3 .................................................. 13.78 14.2 14.36 16.4 11.31 10.1 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 15.75 17.6 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.01 2.8 17.01 2.9 17.06 10.9 Level 2 .................................................. 13.34 8.3 13.20 10.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.18 5.2 13.27 5.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.29 4.3 16.39 4.2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.91 3.4 18.94 3.6 – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.28 10.0 22.28 10.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.00 6.8 26.00 6.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 15.49 7.1 15.69 6.6 – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 22.39 7.8 22.39 7.8 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 16.20 4.2 16.39 3.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.31 5.6 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.62 4.9 15.62 4.9 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.31 1.9 17.26 2.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.60 6.7 15.60 6.7 – – Tellers......................................................... 11.96 2.3 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.31 5.6 – – – – Customer service representatives.................................. 15.87 7.7 16.00 7.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.07 13.9 18.45 12.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.55 5.8 20.55 5.8 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.17 7.6 – – – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.51 4.3 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.86 5.0 20.04 9.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.24 5.4 – – – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.12 17.4 23.12 17.4 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 15.66 5.8 16.47 6.4 12.17 5.2 Level 3 .................................................. 14.25 8.6 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.05 8.0 17.39 6.8 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 28.48 2.5 28.48 2.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 30.48 4.8 30.48 4.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 31.85 2.3 31.85 2.3 – – Carpenters........................................................ 20.04 20.4 20.04 20.4 – – Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 31.33 9.7 31.33 9.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 31.40 7.6 31.40 7.6 – – Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 30.95 9.1 30.95 9.1 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 27.76 7.7 27.68 7.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.03 3.4 19.03 3.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 35.48 18.6 35.81 19.9 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 24.03 10.2 22.87 10.5 – – Production occupations.............................................. 17.27 8.1 17.29 8.5 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.47 4.5 10.47 4.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.75 8.9 13.35 7.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.23 4.1 16.23 4.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.99 7.9 18.99 7.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 21.76 3.5 21.76 3.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 27.98 7.4 27.98 7.4 – – Level 8 .................................................. 28.73 4.0 28.73 4.0 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 15.78 8.1 15.78 8.1 – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 24.47 14.5 24.47 14.5 – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 24.47 14.5 24.47 14.5 – – Printers.......................................................... 18.41 22.5 18.41 22.5 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 23.82 14.3 23.82 14.3 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.70 8.5 15.28 8.8 10.40 8.0 Level 1 .................................................. 9.29 5.3 9.24 7.5 9.42 6.6 Level 2 .................................................. 12.17 13.5 12.32 13.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 14.27 6.6 14.35 7.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 20.19 9.1 20.19 9.1 – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.00 11.1 17.92 9.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 23.37 6.8 23.37 6.8 – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 20.76 6.1 20.68 6.3 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.89 9.1 14.89 9.1 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.82 7.3 13.32 7.4 10.50 3.9 Level 1 .................................................. 10.09 3.2 9.85 2.7 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.91 12.8 12.15 14.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 15.08 11.5 15.27 12.0 – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.03 5.2 13.54 6.6 – – Level 1 .................................................. 10.36 2.6 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 14.40 11.3 14.59 11.9 – – Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 12.27 22.8 – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 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), Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $26.75 3.8 $27.06 4.1 $19.27 18.7 Management occupations.............................................. 42.17 12.5 42.17 12.5 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.17 3.3 26.17 3.3 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 30.61 8.9 – – – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 26.84 10.6 26.84 10.6 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 27.98 12.9 – – – – Community and social services occupations........................... 25.95 10.6 25.95 10.6 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 33.85 4.5 34.67 5.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.42 1.1 35.42 1.1 – – Level 11.................................................. 51.24 4.8 51.24 4.8 – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 44.05 14.4 51.24 4.8 – – Level 11.................................................. 51.24 4.8 51.24 4.8 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 35.61 2.2 35.61 2.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.42 1.1 35.42 1.1 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 35.89 .4 35.89 .4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.52 .7 35.52 .7 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 35.95 1.6 35.95 1.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.54 .8 35.54 .8 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 35.80 1.2 35.80 1.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.50 2.8 35.50 2.8 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 36.24 4.1 36.24 4.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.77 3.7 35.77 3.7 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 36.24 4.1 36.24 4.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.77 3.7 35.77 3.7 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 16.11 4.4 – – – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.56 9.4 27.28 9.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.61 2.9 35.00 2.9 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 24.04 6.0 24.04 6.0 – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 15.63 7.3 15.63 7.3 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 15.47 9.0 15.47 9.0 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 15.47 9.0 15.47 9.0 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.86 5.1 17.86 5.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.56 6.8 17.56 6.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.73 3.1 19.73 3.1 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 20.72 6.5 20.72 6.5 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 17.26 13.1 17.26 13.1 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 24.40 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. Table 5. Combined work levels(1) for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for full-time and part-time workers(3), Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $20.93 4.2 $21.93 4.1 $12.36 6.7 Management occupations.............................................. 37.35 8.4 37.35 8.4 – – Group II.................................................. 22.13 8.6 – – – – Group III................................................. 32.40 7.9 – – – – Group IV.................................................. 58.39 8.9 – – – – Financial managers................................................ 37.16 34.0 37.16 34.0 – – Education administrators.......................................... 35.77 9.6 35.77 9.6 – – Group III................................................. 35.13 9.8 – – – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.27 3.2 30.27 3.2 – – Group II.................................................. 23.39 7.1 – – – – Group III................................................. 35.33 9.6 – – – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.33 7.8 27.33 7.8 – – Group II.................................................. 21.71 4.3 21.71 4.3 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 29.61 9.6 29.81 9.7 – – Group II.................................................. 20.54 14.7 – – – – Group III................................................. 38.33 4.3 – – – – Computer software engineers....................................... 38.46 6.0 38.46 6.0 – – Group III................................................. 39.34 7.7 – – – – Computer support specialists...................................... 16.60 23.4 16.45 25.1 – – Group II.................................................. 16.60 23.4 16.45 25.1 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 34.31 2.6 34.31 2.6 – – Group III................................................. 34.46 2.7 34.46 2.7 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.59 3.5 31.59 3.5 – – Group II.................................................. 24.43 4.4 – – – – Group III................................................. 39.06 5.7 – – – – Architects, except naval.......................................... 28.24 2.4 28.24 2.4 – – Engineers......................................................... 37.46 7.3 37.46 7.3 – – Group III................................................. 41.57 2.8 – – – – Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.96 5.1 37.96 5.1 – – Group III................................................. 41.01 6.4 – – – – Industrial engineers.......................................... 37.46 5.3 37.46 5.3 – – Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.12 5.4 25.12 5.4 – – Group II.................................................. 24.35 3.9 – – – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 25.36 16.3 25.26 16.6 – – Group III................................................. 29.77 11.9 – – – – Community and social services occupations........................... 19.36 8.4 20.17 8.6 – – Group II.................................................. 16.36 6.9 – – – – Group III................................................. 32.20 7.7 – – – – Social workers.................................................... 17.75 12.6 – – – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 29.34 7.6 29.72 8.1 – – Group I................................................... 13.18 10.3 – – – – Group II.................................................. 24.90 23.2 – – – – Group III................................................. 35.69 2.1 – – – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 39.82 10.6 43.02 9.6 – – Group III................................................. 46.10 9.8 – – – – Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 36.05 14.5 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 32.39 6.2 32.39 6.2 – – Group III................................................. 33.97 1.3 – – – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 35.50 1.1 35.50 1.1 – – Group III................................................. 35.10 1.5 – – – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 35.27 2.8 35.27 2.8 – – Group III................................................. 34.79 2.4 34.79 2.4 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 35.80 1.2 35.80 1.2 – – Group III................................................. 35.50 2.8 35.50 2.8 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 35.15 6.1 35.15 6.1 – – Group III................................................. 34.59 5.7 – – – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 35.15 6.1 35.15 6.1 – – Group III................................................. 34.59 5.7 34.59 5.7 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 13.18 10.3 13.01 11.0 – – Group I................................................... 13.18 10.3 13.01 11.0 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 18.38 18.5 18.28 18.6 – – Group II.................................................. 19.47 14.3 – – – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 30.00 3.7 30.03 3.9 29.71 6.4 Group I................................................... 15.03 8.5 – – – – Group II.................................................. 24.49 6.4 – – – – Group III................................................. 37.15 4.0 – – – – Pharmacists....................................................... 49.64 2.4 49.64 2.4 – – Group III................................................. 49.64 2.4 49.64 2.4 – – Registered nurses................................................. 36.26 2.8 36.09 3.0 37.83 .9 Group III................................................. 36.19 2.9 36.09 3.0 – – Therapists........................................................ 30.75 2.4 30.45 3.1 – – Group III................................................. 31.09 2.7 – – – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.69 3.1 19.94 3.4 – – Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.07 2.4 19.19 2.8 – – Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 30.05 19.2 30.05 19.2 – – Group II.................................................. 25.14 17.8 – – – – Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 30.05 19.2 30.05 19.2 – – Group II.................................................. 25.14 17.8 25.14 17.8 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.40 10.4 14.80 12.1 10.81 8.3 Group I................................................... 12.92 10.1 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.40 5.6 12.09 5.3 – – Group I................................................... 11.21 5.3 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.53 7.6 12.67 7.0 – – Group I................................................... 11.30 7.2 – – – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 18.32 4.2 – – – – Group I................................................... 17.91 4.9 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.72 4.2 10.67 5.7 8.35 .5 Group I................................................... 9.09 .9 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 11.04 5.3 11.35 3.6 – – Group I................................................... 10.79 4.6 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.31 .2 8.41 1.6 8.16 .7 Group I................................................... 8.31 .2 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 8.13 .6 – – 8.10 .7 Group I................................................... 8.13 .6 – – 8.10 .7 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.45 1.6 – – 8.35 .6 Group I................................................... 8.45 1.6 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.41 1.5 – – 8.35 .6 Group I................................................... 8.41 1.5 – – 8.35 .6 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.55 4.1 13.00 4.3 11.11 5.9 Group I................................................... 12.29 3.9 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.41 4.1 12.89 4.5 11.11 5.9 Group I................................................... 12.30 3.8 – – – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.90 4.7 13.35 4.9 – – Group I................................................... 12.75 4.2 13.18 4.3 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.47 7.1 11.55 7.2 – – Group I................................................... 11.47 7.1 11.55 7.2 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.05 11.5 10.65 12.8 8.57 5.6 Group I................................................... 9.79 12.3 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.55 12.1 18.40 11.9 9.46 3.2 Group I................................................... 12.70 7.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 22.34 9.4 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.74 9.0 17.74 9.0 – – Group II.................................................. 18.66 6.0 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.00 5.6 17.00 5.6 – – Group II.................................................. 17.50 2.7 17.50 2.7 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.36 9.9 12.74 10.1 9.94 5.1 Group I................................................... 12.28 10.8 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.02 7.4 11.38 7.2 8.97 10.0 Group I................................................... 11.02 7.4 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 11.02 7.4 11.38 7.2 8.97 10.0 Group I................................................... 11.02 7.4 11.38 7.2 8.97 10.0 Retail salespersons............................................. 13.08 9.1 13.32 10.0 11.31 10.1 Group I................................................... 13.03 11.5 13.32 12.5 11.31 10.1 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 15.75 17.6 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.11 2.5 17.11 2.6 17.06 10.9 Group I................................................... 15.07 2.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 21.39 2.3 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 22.39 7.8 22.39 7.8 – – Group II.................................................. 23.93 8.9 23.93 8.9 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 16.74 3.9 16.97 3.0 – – Group I................................................... 14.69 5.5 – – – – Group II.................................................. 20.25 3.4 – – – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.39 1.8 17.35 1.9 – – Group I................................................... 15.60 6.7 15.60 6.7 – – Group II.................................................. 19.96 3.5 20.37 3.0 – – Tellers......................................................... 11.96 2.3 – – – – Group I................................................... 11.96 2.3 – – – – Customer service representatives.................................. 15.87 7.7 16.00 7.3 – – Group I................................................... 15.22 7.3 15.37 6.9 – – Group II.................................................. 19.10 11.9 19.10 11.9 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.17 7.6 – – – – Group I................................................... 13.26 8.4 – – – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.51 4.3 – – – – Group I................................................... 14.51 4.3 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.64 4.2 19.86 7.5 – – Group I................................................... 16.09 3.6 – – – – Group II.................................................. 22.51 5.4 – – – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.63 11.3 21.63 11.3 – – Group II.................................................. 22.58 11.9 22.58 11.9 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.33 2.8 16.33 2.8 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 15.97 5.0 16.65 5.6 12.17 5.2 Group I................................................... 15.85 5.7 16.49 6.6 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 28.48 2.4 28.48 2.4 – – Group II.................................................. 30.35 2.0 – – – – Carpenters........................................................ 20.28 19.5 20.28 19.5 – – Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 31.33 9.7 31.33 9.7 – – Group II.................................................. 31.51 10.7 – – – – Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 30.95 9.1 30.95 9.1 – – Group II.................................................. 31.13 10.3 31.13 10.3 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 27.61 7.1 27.53 7.3 – – Group II.................................................. 27.00 14.8 – – – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 24.41 9.1 23.47 9.3 – – Group II.................................................. 26.21 6.8 – – – – Production occupations.............................................. 17.31 8.1 17.33 8.4 – – Group I................................................... 12.86 6.2 – – – – Group II.................................................. 22.69 6.2 – – – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 15.78 8.1 15.78 8.1 – – Group I................................................... 15.38 10.3 – – – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 24.47 14.5 24.47 14.5 – – Group II.................................................. 27.14 14.4 – – – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 24.47 14.5 24.47 14.5 – – Group II.................................................. 27.14 14.4 27.14 14.4 – – Printers.......................................................... 18.41 22.5 18.41 22.5 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 23.82 14.3 23.82 14.3 – – Group I................................................... 16.81 21.5 – – – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.26 8.4 15.86 8.7 10.85 8.3 Group I................................................... 13.71 6.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 24.16 8.6 – – – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.00 11.1 17.92 9.1 – – Group I................................................... 16.28 13.8 – – – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 20.76 6.1 20.68 6.3 – – Group I................................................... 20.22 7.7 20.22 7.7 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.89 9.1 14.89 9.1 – – Group I................................................... 14.68 9.6 14.68 9.6 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.82 7.3 13.32 7.4 10.50 3.9 Group I................................................... 12.52 6.2 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.03 5.2 13.54 6.6 – – Group I................................................... 12.57 3.9 13.00 5.9 – – Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 12.27 22.8 – – – – Group I................................................... 12.27 22.8 – – – – 1 Combined work levels simplify the presentation of work levels by combining levels 1 through 15 into four broad groups. Group I combines levels 1-4, group II combines levels 5-8, group III combines levels 9-12, and group IV combines levels 13-15. 2 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. 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 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 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $9.00 $11.58 $17.75 $26.78 $36.06 Management occupations.............................................. 18.12 23.00 35.03 47.37 61.59 Financial managers................................................ 17.02 17.02 28.91 43.25 73.70 Education administrators.......................................... 26.44 26.44 35.03 41.48 52.04 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.99 22.15 31.90 33.67 42.65 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 18.85 20.29 25.72 32.81 40.19 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 11.72 23.85 30.68 36.49 45.49 Computer software engineers....................................... 30.05 33.52 36.06 46.10 50.23 Computer support specialists...................................... 10.55 11.10 15.19 21.15 24.41 Computer systems analysts......................................... 30.68 30.68 33.98 36.77 38.01 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 20.67 23.32 28.80 39.23 44.72 Architects, except naval.......................................... 23.36 27.78 28.80 28.80 31.20 Engineers......................................................... 26.31 32.32 38.22 43.70 48.12 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 27.01 29.61 42.46 43.99 43.99 Industrial engineers.......................................... 27.01 29.61 34.28 43.99 43.99 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 19.81 21.60 24.39 27.61 29.90 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 14.00 15.00 23.47 30.81 41.54 Community and social services occupations........................... 13.55 15.06 15.39 22.24 31.26 Social workers.................................................... 9.05 14.64 18.91 20.47 24.22 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 10.78 17.01 32.71 36.91 44.58 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 25.00 31.18 33.38 50.55 60.37 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 20.00 31.18 33.38 44.34 53.19 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 16.23 29.35 34.14 39.03 43.40 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 28.62 33.27 34.66 39.03 43.40 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.93 34.14 34.66 39.03 43.40 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 29.26 33.27 34.45 39.38 44.58 Secondary school teachers....................................... 27.11 32.34 34.10 40.47 44.58 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 27.11 32.34 34.10 40.47 44.58 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.78 10.78 10.78 15.71 18.03 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 9.40 9.97 19.89 21.64 26.84 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 16.03 21.52 30.51 37.64 43.78 Pharmacists....................................................... 47.90 47.90 48.79 48.98 55.08 Registered nurses................................................. 29.86 31.47 35.99 40.43 43.78 Therapists........................................................ 25.46 29.43 30.50 32.50 36.70 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 14.96 17.09 19.81 21.52 22.57 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 14.42 17.09 19.23 21.52 22.57 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 17.86 18.71 31.67 38.12 40.77 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 17.86 18.71 31.67 38.12 40.77 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.00 10.50 11.00 16.57 20.08 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.00 10.30 10.81 12.75 14.72 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.00 10.25 10.50 13.00 15.29 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.39 16.21 20.08 20.16 22.00 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.95 7.95 8.40 10.00 13.00 Cooks............................................................. 9.00 9.25 10.08 13.00 13.00 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.95 7.95 8.22 8.40 9.00 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.95 7.95 7.95 8.40 8.40 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.95 7.95 8.40 8.76 9.20 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.95 7.95 8.40 8.76 9.20 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.78 11.25 12.00 13.50 16.93 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.25 11.34 12.00 13.26 15.92 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.00 11.34 12.00 13.98 16.95 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.95 10.28 11.50 13.00 14.00 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.07 8.12 9.16 9.27 15.23 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.40 10.29 15.00 19.20 28.50 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 13.25 13.25 16.50 20.48 22.00 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 13.25 13.25 16.40 17.75 21.98 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.40 9.25 11.14 14.99 18.87 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.00 8.50 10.40 12.63 16.24 Cashiers...................................................... 8.00 8.50 10.40 12.63 16.24 Retail salespersons............................................. 8.50 10.00 12.00 15.21 20.00 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 7.95 15.00 15.00 15.00 28.17 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.58 13.00 16.86 20.79 22.96 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 14.73 15.89 19.07 28.31 31.47 Financial clerks.................................................. 11.93 13.40 16.83 19.03 21.37 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 12.00 15.50 17.79 19.23 21.37 Tellers......................................................... 10.58 10.58 11.10 13.40 13.40 Customer service representatives.................................. 9.50 10.00 14.79 22.96 22.96 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.00 11.00 12.47 15.09 16.67 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.74 11.58 15.47 16.97 16.97 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.50 17.00 21.21 22.31 26.58 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 15.22 17.90 20.26 22.26 34.15 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.50 15.50 15.60 16.75 19.00 Office clerks, general............................................ 11.35 12.50 15.72 19.29 19.73 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.00 25.50 30.00 34.15 35.69 Carpenters........................................................ 12.75 14.50 17.50 27.10 32.40 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 26.30 28.00 30.00 35.69 35.69 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 23.18 27.00 30.00 35.62 35.69 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.75 17.50 23.00 28.18 48.88 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 15.00 22.99 25.71 28.18 31.87 Production occupations.............................................. 9.25 10.88 16.86 22.10 26.67 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 10.27 13.00 13.92 17.79 22.75 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.93 17.00 22.95 33.94 33.94 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.93 17.00 22.95 33.94 33.94 Printers.......................................................... 9.90 12.00 19.86 21.87 26.67 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 11.32 18.99 25.00 31.00 31.00 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.07 9.06 13.50 20.00 24.04 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 8.00 10.75 15.75 21.92 28.19 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.00 19.92 21.70 21.92 21.92 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 10.01 10.01 15.43 19.50 22.43 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.50 9.06 11.00 16.25 20.00 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 8.75 9.50 11.50 16.25 20.45 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 8.27 9.06 9.06 19.50 20.00 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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.75 $11.00 $16.86 $25.19 $35.69 Management occupations.............................................. 18.12 21.50 35.03 47.37 61.11 Financial managers................................................ 17.02 17.02 28.91 43.25 73.70 Education administrators.......................................... 26.44 26.44 35.03 35.55 41.48 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.98 22.92 31.90 33.67 42.65 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 20.29 20.29 25.72 32.81 40.19 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 11.39 21.15 30.29 36.54 46.69 Computer software engineers....................................... 30.29 33.73 36.06 46.39 50.48 Computer support specialists...................................... 10.55 11.01 13.78 21.15 24.41 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 20.67 23.32 29.61 39.32 45.96 Architects, except naval.......................................... 23.36 27.78 28.80 28.80 31.20 Engineers......................................................... 26.31 32.32 37.73 43.80 48.35 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 27.01 29.61 42.46 43.99 43.99 Industrial engineers.......................................... 27.01 29.61 34.28 43.99 43.99 Community and social services occupations........................... 10.72 14.64 15.33 17.29 20.22 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 10.74 10.78 14.23 22.66 33.38 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 9.40 9.97 17.92 20.89 26.84 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.84 21.97 31.56 38.00 47.90 Pharmacists....................................................... 47.90 47.90 48.79 48.98 55.08 Registered nurses................................................. 29.52 31.47 36.37 40.47 43.47 Therapists........................................................ 20.89 26.65 31.85 35.23 37.78 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 14.64 15.84 17.67 20.32 27.45 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 27.36 27.42 31.85 34.99 35.96 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 27.36 27.42 31.85 34.99 35.96 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.00 10.50 10.81 15.39 20.08 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.00 10.30 10.55 12.26 14.00 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.00 10.25 10.50 13.00 15.00 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.00 15.53 20.08 20.16 22.00 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.95 7.95 8.40 9.80 13.00 Cooks............................................................. 9.00 9.00 10.08 13.00 13.00 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.95 7.95 8.22 8.40 9.00 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.95 7.95 7.95 8.40 8.40 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.95 7.95 8.40 8.76 9.20 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.95 7.95 8.30 8.50 9.20 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.25 11.00 12.00 12.41 14.68 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.00 11.25 12.00 12.16 14.26 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.00 11.34 12.00 12.00 14.30 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.95 10.28 11.50 13.00 14.00 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.07 8.12 9.16 9.27 15.23 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.40 10.14 15.00 18.87 28.50 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 13.25 13.25 16.40 17.75 22.00 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 12.69 13.25 16.26 16.68 21.98 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.37 9.00 10.40 14.45 18.87 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.00 8.40 9.95 11.80 16.24 Cashiers...................................................... 8.00 8.40 9.95 11.80 16.24 Retail salespersons............................................. 8.50 10.00 12.00 15.21 20.00 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 7.95 15.00 15.00 15.00 28.17 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.50 12.80 16.83 20.76 22.96 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 14.73 15.89 19.07 28.31 31.47 Financial clerks.................................................. 11.25 12.80 16.00 18.50 21.37 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 12.00 15.09 17.79 19.23 21.37 Tellers......................................................... 10.58 10.58 11.10 13.40 13.40 Customer service representatives.................................. 9.50 10.00 14.79 22.96 22.96 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.00 11.00 12.47 15.09 16.67 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.74 11.58 15.47 16.97 16.97 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.50 17.00 22.31 22.31 26.58 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 14.00 17.48 20.41 34.15 34.15 Office clerks, general............................................ 11.45 12.50 15.51 19.29 19.29 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.24 25.50 30.00 34.15 35.69 Carpenters........................................................ 12.75 14.50 17.50 27.10 32.40 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 26.30 28.00 30.00 35.69 35.69 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 23.18 27.00 30.00 35.62 35.69 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.75 17.50 21.92 31.42 52.12 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 15.00 22.99 23.55 28.18 31.87 Production occupations.............................................. 9.25 10.85 16.67 21.87 26.67 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 10.27 13.00 13.92 17.79 22.75 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.93 17.00 22.95 33.94 33.94 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.93 17.00 22.95 33.94 33.94 Printers.......................................................... 9.90 12.00 19.86 21.87 26.67 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 11.32 18.99 25.00 31.00 31.00 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.00 9.06 13.05 19.50 22.43 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 8.00 10.75 15.75 21.92 28.19 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.00 19.92 21.70 21.92 21.92 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 10.01 10.01 15.43 19.50 22.43 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.50 9.06 11.00 16.25 20.00 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 8.75 9.50 11.50 16.25 20.45 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 8.27 9.06 9.06 19.50 20.00 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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $14.91 $18.71 $25.07 $33.65 $40.77 Management occupations.............................................. 31.05 31.19 39.66 52.04 67.13 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 18.85 20.83 24.09 28.57 39.02 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 20.26 26.32 30.94 36.49 38.01 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 19.81 22.56 26.82 28.79 38.57 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 21.54 23.47 24.97 29.93 41.54 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.25 18.69 24.12 33.38 43.30 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 16.14 29.45 34.43 39.80 45.32 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 18.00 37.24 45.95 54.68 60.37 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.26 32.71 34.61 39.38 44.58 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 29.45 33.27 34.66 39.03 44.58 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.45 34.14 34.66 39.03 43.40 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 29.26 33.27 34.45 39.38 44.58 Secondary school teachers....................................... 30.72 32.71 34.34 40.47 44.58 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 30.72 32.71 34.34 40.47 44.58 Teacher assistants................................................ 13.42 14.57 16.12 18.03 20.61 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 18.71 21.09 25.61 32.86 40.77 Protective service occupations...................................... 17.39 18.93 21.82 27.93 33.19 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.89 13.98 15.99 16.93 18.87 Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.53 13.98 15.51 16.95 18.87 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.53 13.98 15.51 16.95 18.87 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 11.39 14.63 18.10 21.19 23.10 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.83 19.03 20.56 22.28 26.31 Office clerks, general............................................ 11.35 13.33 16.32 23.10 23.27 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.11 16.92 24.52 30.20 35.65 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 9. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(2), Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 Full-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $9.55 $12.69 $18.91 $28.22 $37.50 Management occupations.............................................. 18.12 23.00 35.03 47.37 61.59 Financial managers................................................ 17.02 17.02 28.91 43.25 73.70 Education administrators.......................................... 26.44 26.44 35.03 41.48 52.04 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.99 22.15 31.90 33.67 42.65 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 18.85 20.29 25.72 32.81 40.19 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 11.72 23.85 30.94 36.49 45.67 Computer software engineers....................................... 30.05 33.52 36.06 46.10 50.23 Computer support specialists...................................... 10.55 11.01 15.19 21.85 24.41 Computer systems analysts......................................... 30.68 30.68 33.98 36.77 38.01 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 20.67 23.32 28.80 39.23 44.72 Architects, except naval.......................................... 23.36 27.78 28.80 28.80 31.20 Engineers......................................................... 26.31 32.32 38.22 43.70 48.12 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 27.01 29.61 42.46 43.99 43.99 Industrial engineers.......................................... 27.01 29.61 34.28 43.99 43.99 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 19.81 21.60 24.39 27.61 29.90 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 14.00 15.00 23.47 30.81 41.54 Community and social services occupations........................... 14.64 15.15 17.29 22.86 32.06 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 10.78 17.43 33.27 37.34 44.58 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 31.18 33.38 38.60 52.33 60.37 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 16.23 29.35 34.14 39.03 43.40 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 28.62 33.27 34.66 39.03 43.40 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.93 34.14 34.66 39.03 43.40 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 29.26 33.27 34.45 39.38 44.58 Secondary school teachers....................................... 27.11 32.34 34.10 40.47 44.58 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 27.11 32.34 34.10 40.47 44.58 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.78 10.78 10.78 15.33 18.03 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 9.40 9.97 19.89 20.95 26.84 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 16.03 21.52 30.20 37.35 44.58 Pharmacists....................................................... 47.90 47.90 48.79 48.98 55.08 Registered nurses................................................. 29.65 31.32 35.98 40.43 44.39 Therapists........................................................ 24.59 28.97 29.43 33.43 37.00 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 14.42 17.68 20.16 21.52 22.57 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 14.42 17.09 20.16 21.52 22.57 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 17.86 18.71 31.67 38.12 40.77 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 17.86 18.71 31.67 38.12 40.77 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.50 10.81 13.25 20.08 20.16 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.50 10.81 10.81 13.00 15.56 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.50 10.50 12.50 13.81 16.57 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.95 8.40 9.25 12.31 13.50 Cooks............................................................. 9.00 9.55 11.00 13.00 13.57 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.95 7.95 8.40 8.40 9.00 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.60 11.34 12.00 14.46 16.93 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.28 11.50 12.00 14.19 16.93 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.34 11.80 12.00 14.31 18.21 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.75 10.10 11.50 12.41 15.14 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.07 8.59 9.27 10.53 16.73 Sales and related occupations....................................... 9.00 11.28 15.00 19.96 28.66 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 13.25 13.25 16.50 20.48 22.00 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 13.25 13.25 16.40 17.75 21.98 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.40 9.57 11.70 15.36 18.87 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.40 8.95 10.40 12.63 16.24 Cashiers...................................................... 8.40 8.95 10.40 12.63 16.24 Retail salespersons............................................. 8.96 10.14 12.00 14.45 20.00 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.58 13.40 16.85 19.98 22.96 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 14.73 15.89 19.07 28.31 31.47 Financial clerks.................................................. 12.00 13.40 16.83 19.23 21.49 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 12.00 15.09 17.46 19.45 21.37 Customer service representatives.................................. 9.40 10.00 14.82 22.96 22.96 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.50 16.35 18.31 21.21 26.58 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 15.22 17.90 20.26 22.26 34.15 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.50 15.50 15.60 16.75 19.00 Office clerks, general............................................ 11.71 13.46 16.60 19.29 20.67 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.00 25.50 30.00 34.15 35.69 Carpenters........................................................ 12.75 14.50 17.50 27.10 32.40 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 26.30 28.00 30.00 35.69 35.69 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 23.18 27.00 30.00 35.62 35.69 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.75 17.50 22.99 28.18 48.88 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 15.00 22.99 23.55 26.99 28.18 Production occupations.............................................. 9.25 10.89 16.82 22.25 26.67 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 10.27 13.00 13.92 17.79 22.75 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.93 17.00 22.95 33.94 33.94 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.93 17.00 22.95 33.94 33.94 Printers.......................................................... 9.90 12.00 19.86 21.87 26.67 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 11.32 18.99 25.00 31.00 31.00 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.40 10.00 14.20 20.71 24.52 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 8.40 12.00 16.19 21.92 28.19 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.00 18.92 21.70 21.92 21.92 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 10.01 10.01 15.43 19.50 22.43 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 9.00 9.06 11.50 18.70 20.45 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 9.00 9.50 12.81 18.70 20.45 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 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. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 10. Part-time(1) civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(2), Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 Part-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $7.95 $8.12 $9.20 $13.26 $22.31 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.53 18.21 32.16 38.05 40.00 Registered nurses................................................. 32.14 35.71 38.05 40.47 43.26 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.00 9.00 10.30 11.30 15.39 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.95 7.95 8.05 8.40 9.20 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.95 7.95 8.22 8.22 8.40 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.95 7.95 8.15 8.22 8.22 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.95 7.95 8.05 8.40 9.20 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.95 7.95 8.05 8.40 9.20 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.95 10.00 12.00 12.00 13.00 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.95 10.00 12.00 12.00 13.00 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.12 8.12 8.12 8.12 8.98 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.95 7.95 8.21 9.50 15.21 Retail sales workers.............................................. 7.95 8.00 8.50 10.65 15.68 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.62 10.85 Cashiers...................................................... 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.62 10.85 Retail salespersons............................................. 7.95 8.15 9.90 15.21 15.68 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.67 11.58 18.00 22.31 22.31 Office clerks, general............................................ 9.36 12.45 12.48 12.50 13.50 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.00 8.07 9.00 13.01 16.87 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.07 8.27 9.50 11.00 15.12 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 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. 3 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. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 11. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 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........................................................... $21.93 $18.91 $866 $748 39.5 $44,315 $38,480 2,021 Management occupations.............................................. 37.35 35.03 1,532 1,401 41.0 79,362 72,869 2,125 Financial managers................................................ 37.16 28.91 1,486 1,156 40.0 77,283 60,131 2,080 Education administrators.......................................... 35.77 35.03 1,431 1,401 40.0 73,687 72,869 2,060 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.27 31.90 1,210 1,276 40.0 62,900 66,350 2,078 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.33 25.72 1,093 1,029 40.0 56,844 53,506 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 29.81 30.94 1,194 1,227 40.1 62,099 63,814 2,083 Computer software engineers....................................... 38.46 36.06 1,538 1,442 40.0 80,000 75,005 2,080 Computer support specialists...................................... 16.45 15.19 661 598 40.2 34,397 31,117 2,091 Computer systems analysts......................................... 34.31 33.98 1,402 1,359 40.9 72,887 70,678 2,124 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.59 28.80 1,272 1,154 40.3 66,142 60,000 2,094 Architects, except naval.......................................... 28.24 28.80 1,193 1,152 42.3 62,061 59,900 2,197 Engineers......................................................... 37.46 38.22 1,502 1,529 40.1 78,093 79,502 2,085 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.96 42.46 1,532 1,699 40.4 79,671 88,325 2,099 Industrial engineers.......................................... 37.46 34.28 1,513 1,371 40.4 78,691 71,304 2,101 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.12 24.39 1,005 976 40.0 52,241 50,727 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 25.26 23.47 1,039 939 41.1 52,318 48,811 2,071 Community and social services occupations........................... 20.17 17.29 807 692 40.0 38,313 32,750 1,899 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 29.72 33.27 1,173 1,324 39.5 47,596 51,366 1,601 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 43.02 38.60 1,739 1,592 40.4 75,582 75,348 1,757 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 32.39 34.14 1,285 1,365 39.7 49,884 52,044 1,540 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 35.50 34.66 1,411 1,386 39.7 53,290 52,837 1,501 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 35.27 34.66 1,400 1,386 39.7 52,835 52,684 1,498 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 35.80 34.45 1,425 1,392 39.8 53,904 53,167 1,506 Secondary school teachers....................................... 35.15 34.10 1,397 1,364 39.7 52,650 51,837 1,498 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 35.15 34.10 1,397 1,364 39.7 52,650 51,837 1,498 Teacher assistants................................................ 13.01 10.78 495 431 38.0 22,149 22,418 1,702 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 18.28 19.89 722 717 39.5 37,558 37,272 2,054 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 30.03 30.20 1,168 1,152 38.9 60,254 59,904 2,007 Pharmacists....................................................... 49.64 48.79 1,986 1,951 40.0 103,249 101,473 2,080 Registered nurses................................................. 36.09 35.98 1,366 1,296 37.8 69,814 65,894 1,934 Therapists........................................................ 30.45 29.43 1,202 1,177 39.5 60,263 61,214 1,979 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.94 20.16 798 806 40.0 41,475 41,933 2,080 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.19 20.16 768 806 40.0 39,925 41,933 2,080 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 30.05 31.67 1,164 1,267 38.7 60,524 65,874 2,014 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 30.05 31.67 1,164 1,267 38.7 60,524 65,874 2,014 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.80 13.25 538 490 36.4 27,984 25,501 1,891 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.09 10.81 441 420 36.5 22,941 21,840 1,897 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.67 12.50 493 469 38.9 25,656 24,375 2,025 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.67 9.25 386 343 36.2 19,947 17,680 1,869 Cooks............................................................. 11.35 11.00 416 420 36.6 21,009 19,860 1,851 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.41 8.40 274 252 32.6 14,253 13,104 1,696 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 13.00 12.00 512 480 39.4 26,415 24,960 2,033 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.89 12.00 509 480 39.5 26,234 24,960 2,035 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.35 12.00 531 480 39.8 27,266 24,960 2,042 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.55 11.50 448 460 38.8 23,294 23,920 2,017 Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.65 9.27 418 371 39.3 21,576 19,284 2,025 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.40 15.00 721 545 39.2 37,514 28,350 2,039 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.74 16.50 731 660 41.2 38,028 34,320 2,143 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.00 16.40 702 660 41.3 36,503 34,320 2,148 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.74 11.70 508 472 39.9 26,428 24,544 2,075 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.38 10.40 455 416 39.9 23,637 21,632 2,077 Cashiers...................................................... 11.38 10.40 455 416 39.9 23,637 21,632 2,077 Retail salespersons............................................. 13.32 12.00 530 480 39.8 27,585 24,960 2,071 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.11 16.85 679 666 39.7 35,086 34,320 2,050 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 22.39 19.07 896 763 40.0 46,146 38,140 2,061 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.97 16.83 677 673 39.9 35,190 35,006 2,074 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.35 17.46 691 698 39.8 35,932 36,308 2,071 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.00 14.82 640 593 40.0 33,289 30,826 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.86 18.31 760 690 38.3 39,118 35,048 1,970 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.63 20.26 865 810 40.0 44,998 42,141 2,080 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.33 15.60 653 624 40.0 32,782 32,240 2,007 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.65 16.60 666 664 40.0 34,632 34,534 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 28.48 30.00 1,139 1,200 40.0 59,245 62,400 2,080 Carpenters........................................................ 20.28 17.50 811 700 40.0 42,178 36,400 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 31.33 30.00 1,253 1,200 40.0 65,166 62,400 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 30.95 30.00 1,238 1,200 40.0 64,377 62,400 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 27.53 22.99 1,101 920 40.0 57,255 47,821 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 23.47 23.55 939 942 40.0 48,816 48,984 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 17.33 16.82 692 663 39.9 35,919 34,468 2,073 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 15.78 13.92 631 557 40.0 32,814 28,947 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 24.47 22.95 979 918 40.0 50,887 47,736 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 24.47 22.95 979 918 40.0 50,887 47,736 2,080 Printers.......................................................... 18.41 19.86 736 794 40.0 38,286 41,309 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 23.82 25.00 953 1,000 40.0 49,550 52,000 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.86 14.20 629 564 39.7 32,439 29,033 2,045 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.92 16.19 717 648 40.0 37,269 33,681 2,080 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 20.68 21.70 827 868 40.0 43,021 45,130 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.89 15.43 596 617 40.0 30,973 32,096 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 13.32 11.50 532 460 39.9 27,641 23,920 2,075 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.54 12.81 540 492 39.8 28,058 25,575 2,072 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 12. Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 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........................................................... $21.19 $17.75 $836 $700 39.5 $43,335 $36,192 2,045 Management occupations.............................................. 36.42 35.03 1,501 1,401 41.2 77,875 72,869 2,138 Financial managers................................................ 37.16 28.91 1,486 1,156 40.0 77,283 60,131 2,080 Education administrators.......................................... 32.82 35.03 1,313 1,401 40.0 68,260 72,869 2,080 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.64 31.90 1,225 1,276 40.0 63,676 66,350 2,078 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.44 25.72 1,098 1,029 40.0 57,085 53,506 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 29.60 30.29 1,186 1,212 40.1 61,665 63,003 2,083 Computer software engineers....................................... 38.93 36.06 1,557 1,442 40.0 80,981 75,005 2,080 Computer support specialists...................................... 16.04 13.78 645 551 40.2 33,557 28,654 2,092 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 32.07 29.61 1,292 1,288 40.3 67,183 66,999 2,095 Architects, except naval.......................................... 28.24 28.80 1,193 1,152 42.3 62,061 59,900 2,197 Engineers......................................................... 37.44 37.73 1,501 1,509 40.1 78,055 78,470 2,085 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.96 42.46 1,532 1,699 40.4 79,671 88,325 2,099 Industrial engineers.......................................... 37.46 34.28 1,513 1,371 40.4 78,691 71,304 2,101 Community and social services occupations........................... 16.64 15.33 666 613 40.0 31,963 28,158 1,921 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 17.48 14.06 696 562 39.8 33,891 25,800 1,939 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 17.77 17.92 711 717 40.0 36,970 37,272 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 31.11 31.50 1,199 1,152 38.6 62,209 59,904 2,000 Pharmacists....................................................... 49.64 48.79 1,986 1,951 40.0 103,249 101,473 2,080 Registered nurses................................................. 36.12 36.16 1,382 1,327 38.3 71,882 69,014 1,990 Therapists........................................................ 30.71 31.85 1,212 1,274 39.5 60,832 65,936 1,981 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.45 17.09 778 684 40.0 40,456 35,547 2,080 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 31.23 31.85 1,239 1,274 39.7 64,428 66,248 2,063 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 31.23 31.85 1,239 1,274 39.7 64,428 66,248 2,063 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.64 13.00 528 488 36.1 27,472 25,350 1,876 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.95 10.81 434 420 36.3 22,573 21,840 1,889 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.65 9.00 386 340 36.2 20,004 17,680 1,878 Cooks............................................................. 11.29 10.50 414 382 36.7 21,313 19,860 1,887 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.41 8.40 274 252 32.6 14,253 13,104 1,696 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.33 12.00 485 460 39.3 25,222 23,941 2,045 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.19 12.00 481 480 39.5 25,023 24,960 2,053 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.50 12.00 498 480 39.8 25,885 24,960 2,070 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.55 11.50 448 460 38.8 23,294 23,920 2,017 Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.65 9.27 418 371 39.3 21,576 19,284 2,025 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.38 15.00 720 530 39.2 37,429 27,560 2,037 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 16.93 16.40 700 656 41.4 36,414 34,112 2,150 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.04 16.26 665 656 41.5 34,583 34,112 2,156 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.64 11.28 504 451 39.9 26,215 23,462 2,074 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.98 10.40 438 416 39.9 22,795 21,632 2,077 Cashiers...................................................... 10.98 10.40 438 416 39.9 22,795 21,632 2,077 Retail salespersons............................................. 13.32 12.00 530 480 39.8 27,585 24,960 2,071 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.01 16.83 674 649 39.6 34,980 33,663 2,057 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 22.39 19.07 896 763 40.0 46,146 38,140 2,061 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.39 16.00 653 640 39.9 33,975 33,280 2,073 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.26 17.46 687 698 39.8 35,724 36,308 2,070 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.00 14.82 640 593 40.0 33,289 30,826 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.04 18.31 760 674 37.9 39,528 35,048 1,972 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.12 20.41 925 816 40.0 48,087 42,453 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.47 16.60 659 664 40.0 34,249 34,534 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 28.48 30.00 1,139 1,200 40.0 59,229 62,400 2,080 Carpenters........................................................ 20.04 17.50 802 700 40.0 41,684 36,400 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 31.33 30.00 1,253 1,200 40.0 65,166 62,400 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 30.95 30.00 1,238 1,200 40.0 64,377 62,400 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 27.68 21.92 1,107 877 40.0 57,578 45,594 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 22.87 23.55 915 942 40.0 47,574 48,984 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 17.29 16.58 690 663 39.9 35,831 34,468 2,073 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 15.78 13.92 631 557 40.0 32,814 28,947 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 24.47 22.95 979 918 40.0 50,887 47,736 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 24.47 22.95 979 918 40.0 50,887 47,736 2,080 Printers.......................................................... 18.41 19.86 736 794 40.0 38,286 41,309 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 23.82 25.00 953 1,000 40.0 49,550 52,000 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.28 13.51 606 540 39.7 31,370 28,101 2,054 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.92 16.19 717 648 40.0 37,269 33,681 2,080 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 20.68 21.70 827 868 40.0 43,021 45,130 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.89 15.43 596 617 40.0 30,973 32,096 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 13.32 11.50 532 460 39.9 27,641 23,920 2,075 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.54 12.81 540 492 39.8 28,058 25,575 2,072 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 13. Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 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........................................................... $27.06 $25.15 $1,074 $1,033 39.7 $50,540 $50,351 1,868 Management occupations.............................................. 42.17 39.66 1,687 1,586 40.0 86,758 82,493 2,057 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.17 24.09 1,047 964 40.0 54,432 50,107 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 26.84 26.82 1,074 1,073 40.0 55,834 55,786 2,080 Community and social services occupations........................... 25.95 24.12 1,038 965 40.0 48,386 48,525 1,864 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 34.67 34.45 1,364 1,378 39.3 51,876 52,367 1,496 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 51.24 50.71 1,992 2,003 38.9 77,564 75,348 1,514 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 35.61 34.61 1,415 1,384 39.8 53,684 52,684 1,508 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 35.89 34.66 1,426 1,386 39.7 53,890 52,879 1,502 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 35.95 34.66 1,427 1,386 39.7 53,880 52,879 1,499 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 35.80 34.45 1,425 1,392 39.8 53,904 53,167 1,506 Secondary school teachers....................................... 36.24 34.34 1,440 1,383 39.7 54,335 52,472 1,499 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 36.24 34.34 1,440 1,383 39.7 54,335 52,472 1,499 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.28 25.21 1,085 1,156 39.8 55,215 59,793 2,024 Protective service occupations...................................... 24.04 21.82 962 873 40.0 50,000 45,386 2,080 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 15.63 15.99 620 640 39.6 31,034 31,013 1,985 Building cleaning workers......................................... 15.47 15.51 613 620 39.6 30,532 29,524 1,974 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 15.47 15.51 613 620 39.6 30,532 29,524 1,974 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.86 18.10 715 724 40.0 35,817 34,736 2,005 Financial clerks.................................................. 20.72 20.56 829 822 40.0 43,102 42,765 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 17.26 16.32 690 653 40.0 35,892 33,939 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 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings(1) of private industry establishments for major occupational groups, Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 1-99 100-499 500 Occupational group(2) Total workers workers workers or more All workers.................................. $20.16 $17.46 $22.31 $25.31 Management, professional, and related...... 30.21 25.81 32.04 34.94 Management, business, and financial...... 33.26 29.65 33.13 41.48 Professional and related................. 28.82 23.58 31.61 32.61 Service.................................... 10.87 10.29 11.58 13.25 Sales and office........................... 17.21 15.83 18.80 20.01 Sales and related........................ 17.49 14.98 18.31 – Office and administrative support........ 17.01 16.87 18.96 14.43 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................... 28.19 27.26 30.40 22.76 Construction and extraction............. 28.48 28.08 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair.... 27.76 25.60 32.00 – Production, transportation, and material moving.................................... 16.05 14.35 15.84 20.92 Production............................... 17.27 17.51 15.77 20.64 Transportation and material moving....... 14.70 12.10 15.99 21.22 B 1-99 100-499 500 Total workers workers workers or more Occupational group(2) Relative error(3) (percent) Relative error(3) (percent) All workers........................................................... 4.8 3.8 9.7 8.7 Management, professional, and related............................... 5.9 6.0 12.3 5.7 Management, business, and financial............................... 4.9 10.3 9.8 7.9 Professional and related.......................................... 7.7 6.8 14.3 6.6 Service............................................................. 3.0 1.8 9.8 7.2 Sales and office.................................................... 5.1 5.3 2.9 23.9 Sales and related................................................. 12.6 6.7 10.1 – Office and administrative support................................. 2.8 5.5 3.3 5.8 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 2.4 3.2 6.7 3.4 Construction and extraction...................................... 2.5 3.5 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 7.7 12.2 18.2 – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 5.4 11.6 6.7 3.7 Production........................................................ 8.1 14.2 8.4 1.3 Transportation and material moving................................ 8.5 14.0 4.9 6.3 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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 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. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time(1) private industry workers, Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 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........................................................... $18.62 $15.60 $727 $608 39.0 $37,683 $31,381 2,024 Management occupations.............................................. 30.31 26.53 1,233 1,061 40.7 64,135 55,172 2,116 Education administrators.......................................... 32.82 35.03 1,313 1,401 40.0 68,260 72,869 2,080 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 29.16 31.90 1,161 1,276 39.8 60,376 66,350 2,070 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 25.98 23.85 1,030 954 39.7 53,573 49,600 2,062 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 26.78 26.31 1,083 1,052 40.4 56,310 54,721 2,103 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 18.80 17.01 748 654 39.8 36,119 25,170 1,921 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.69 26.78 1,048 1,071 37.9 54,205 55,692 1,958 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.02 9.25 353 330 35.3 18,319 17,160 1,829 Cooks............................................................. 11.20 10.08 410 382 36.6 21,097 19,860 1,884 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.41 8.40 274 252 32.6 14,253 13,104 1,696 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.99 11.50 471 460 39.3 24,495 23,920 2,043 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.13 11.50 480 460 39.6 24,952 23,920 2,058 Personal care and service occupations............................... 9.58 8.59 369 323 38.5 19,199 16,794 2,004 Sales and related occupations....................................... 15.73 15.00 613 480 39.0 31,852 24,960 2,025 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 16.60 16.26 686 650 41.3 35,682 33,810 2,150 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 15.48 15.77 642 631 41.5 33,374 32,800 2,157 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.08 10.40 483 416 40.0 25,129 21,632 2,080 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.99 9.57 400 383 40.0 20,777 19,912 2,080 Cashiers...................................................... 9.99 9.57 400 383 40.0 20,777 19,912 2,080 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.71 12.00 509 480 40.0 26,442 24,960 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.48 15.50 650 608 39.4 33,709 31,616 2,046 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.63 15.50 622 620 39.8 32,354 32,240 2,070 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.38 15.60 651 624 39.8 33,867 32,448 2,067 Customer service representatives.................................. 18.25 17.22 730 689 40.0 37,957 35,818 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.46 16.10 681 612 36.9 35,393 31,824 1,917 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 28.08 29.50 1,123 1,180 40.0 58,400 61,360 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 29.48 29.50 1,179 1,180 40.0 61,316 61,360 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 25.39 19.65 1,015 786 40.0 52,804 40,872 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 17.61 14.50 698 580 39.6 36,202 30,160 2,055 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 12.43 10.01 497 401 40.0 25,827 20,827 2,078 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 14.61 15.26 584 610 40.0 30,385 31,737 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.37 9.50 415 380 40.0 21,567 19,760 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 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time(1) private industry workers, Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 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........................................................... $24.00 $19.99 $958 $800 39.9 $49,652 $41,371 2,069 Management occupations.............................................. 41.54 43.25 1,731 1,705 41.7 89,588 88,670 2,157 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 32.21 28.60 1,292 1,144 40.1 67,180 59,488 2,086 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 26.28 25.72 1,051 1,029 40.0 54,659 53,506 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 30.47 33.73 1,223 1,312 40.2 63,620 68,214 2,088 Computer software engineers....................................... 38.93 36.06 1,557 1,442 40.0 80,981 75,005 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 35.61 35.73 1,431 1,437 40.2 74,426 74,703 2,090 Engineers......................................................... 40.24 40.02 1,615 1,601 40.1 83,980 83,250 2,087 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.98 42.46 1,533 1,699 40.4 79,720 88,325 2,099 Industrial engineers.......................................... 37.47 34.28 1,514 1,371 40.4 78,725 71,304 2,101 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 21.73 20.72 869 829 40.0 45,190 43,098 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 33.81 34.68 1,323 1,311 39.1 68,792 68,171 2,035 Registered nurses................................................. 37.51 37.38 1,438 1,455 38.3 74,775 75,650 1,993 Therapists........................................................ 32.09 32.18 1,275 1,287 39.7 66,315 66,934 2,067 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.45 17.09 778 684 40.0 40,456 35,547 2,080 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 31.23 31.85 1,239 1,274 39.7 64,428 66,248 2,063 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 31.23 31.85 1,239 1,274 39.7 64,428 66,248 2,063 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 12.81 8.76 509 350 39.8 26,494 18,223 2,068 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.96 12.41 511 496 39.4 26,566 25,813 2,049 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.31 12.16 484 487 39.3 25,146 25,301 2,043 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.39 12.16 488 487 39.4 25,381 25,301 2,049 Sales and related occupations....................................... 27.58 17.12 1,102 685 40.0 57,301 35,610 2,078 Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.52 14.45 574 578 39.5 29,854 30,050 2,055 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.40 17.27 692 687 39.8 35,943 35,751 2,066 Financial clerks.................................................. 18.15 18.01 726 720 40.0 37,753 37,452 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.52 13.58 621 543 40.0 32,281 28,246 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 21.59 20.19 843 808 39.0 43,821 41,995 2,029 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.47 15.45 619 618 40.0 32,179 32,136 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 29.31 33.33 1,172 1,333 40.0 60,969 69,326 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 36.29 35.69 1,452 1,428 40.0 75,491 74,235 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 36.67 35.69 1,467 1,428 40.0 76,267 74,235 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 30.93 25.00 1,237 1,000 40.0 64,340 52,000 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 22.86 23.55 914 942 40.0 47,540 48,984 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 17.09 17.08 685 682 40.1 35,607 35,485 2,083 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 17.44 17.71 698 708 40.0 36,283 36,835 2,080 Printers.......................................................... 21.07 20.26 843 810 40.0 43,828 42,141 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 19.60 19.50 770 780 39.3 39,555 40,560 2,018 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 18.82 19.50 753 780 40.0 39,136 40,560 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 17.60 19.50 700 780 39.8 36,394 40,560 2,068 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 17.07 18.70 677 748 39.7 35,189 38,902 2,062 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. 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 17. Union(1) and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for major occupational groups, Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 Union Nonunion Occupational group(3) Private State and Private State and Civilian industry local Civilian industry local workers workers government workers workers government workers workers All workers........................................................... $24.49 $23.51 $25.88 $19.79 $19.51 $31.78 Management, professional, and related............................... 29.89 28.10 30.53 30.60 30.42 33.03 Management, business, and financial............................... – – – 34.51 33.80 40.75 Professional and related.......................................... 30.07 26.50 30.78 28.85 28.99 26.39 Service............................................................. 15.96 13.60 18.04 10.74 10.67 – Sales and office.................................................... 16.91 16.37 17.47 17.35 17.29 – Sales and related................................................. 16.33 – – 17.66 17.57 – Office and administrative support................................. 17.07 16.48 17.64 17.12 17.08 – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 30.75 31.17 26.65 24.47 24.47 – Construction and extraction...................................... 31.14 31.24 – 21.58 21.58 – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 29.36 30.70 – 26.92 26.92 – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 20.28 19.77 24.44 14.76 14.76 – Production........................................................ 22.34 22.26 – 16.21 16.21 – Transportation and material moving................................ 19.28 18.39 24.40 12.71 12.71 – Union Nonunion Private State and Private State and Civilian industry local Civilian industry local workers workers government workers workers government workers workers Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... 3.3 4.4 4.0 5.6 5.8 10.0 Management, professional, and related............................... 4.1 10.5 4.4 5.7 6.2 9.6 Management, business, and financial............................... – – – 5.0 5.5 13.6 Professional and related.......................................... 4.5 12.5 4.5 7.6 7.9 7.2 Service............................................................. 8.0 13.1 5.9 3.1 3.0 – Sales and office.................................................... 3.4 5.3 5.0 5.4 5.4 – Sales and related................................................. 9.4 – – 12.9 13.0 – Office and administrative support................................. 3.3 5.5 5.1 3.0 3.0 – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 4.8 5.5 2.3 6.0 6.0 – Construction and extraction...................................... 4.2 4.5 – 9.0 9.0 – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 11.8 14.9 – 9.8 9.8 – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 5.2 4.5 15.1 7.0 7.0 – Production........................................................ 10.8 11.1 – 9.2 9.2 – Transportation and material moving................................ 6.1 3.8 17.0 10.9 10.9 – 1 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. 2 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. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. 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. Table 18. Time and incentive workers(1): Mean hourly earnings(2) for major occupational groups, Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 Time Incentive Occupational group(3) Civilian Private Civilian Private workers industry workers industry workers workers All workers........................................................... $20.72 $19.89 $26.17 $26.17 Management, professional, and related............................... 30.72 30.61 17.48 17.48 Management, business, and financial............................... 34.58 34.32 – – Professional and related.......................................... 29.36 29.01 – – Service............................................................. 11.46 10.87 – – Sales and office.................................................... 16.37 16.20 24.87 24.87 Sales and related................................................. 14.82 14.60 27.28 27.28 Office and administrative support................................. 17.21 17.12 14.13 14.13 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 26.98 27.00 – – Construction and extraction...................................... – 28.48 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 23.76 23.58 – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 16.31 16.05 – – Production........................................................ 17.31 17.27 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.26 14.70 – – Time Incentive Civilian Private Civilian Private workers industry workers industry workers workers Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... 4.2 4.8 13.6 13.6 Management, professional, and related............................... 4.7 6.2 13.2 13.2 Management, business, and financial............................... 4.8 5.3 – – Professional and related.......................................... 5.7 8.0 – – Service............................................................. 3.5 3.0 – – Sales and office.................................................... 3.7 4.0 21.3 21.3 Sales and related................................................. 9.1 9.6 26.1 26.1 Office and administrative support................................. 2.6 2.9 3.5 3.5 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 2.0 2.1 – – Construction and extraction...................................... – 2.5 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 8.5 9.4 – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 5.4 5.4 – – Production........................................................ 8.1 8.1 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 8.4 8.5 – – 1 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. 2 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. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. 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. Table 19. Industry sector(1): Mean hourly earnings(2) for private industry workers by major occupational group, Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 Goods producing Service providing Occupational group(3) Trade, Profes- Education Leisure Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Other tion turing tation, mation activiti- and health hospital- services and es business services ity utilities services All workers........................................................... – – – – – – – – $20.04 Management, professional, and related............................... – – – – – – – – 26.63 Management, business, and financial............................... – – – – – – – – – Professional and related.......................................... – – – – – – – – – Service............................................................. – – – – – – – – – Sales and office.................................................... – – – – – – – – 16.23 Sales and related................................................. – – – – – – – – – Office and administrative support................................. – – – – – – – – 16.68 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... – – – – – – – – – Construction and extraction...................................... – – – – – – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. – – – – – – – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... – – – – – – – – – Production........................................................ – – – – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – – – – – B Goods producing Service providing Trade, Profes- Education Leisure Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Other Occupational group(3) tion turing tation, mation activiti- and health hospital- services and es business services ity utilities services Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... – – – – – – – – 4.5 Management, professional, and related............................... – – – – – – – – 7.5 Management, business, and financial............................... – – – – – – – – – Professional and related.......................................... – – – – – – – – – Service............................................................. – – – – – – – – – Sales and office.................................................... – – – – – – – – 4.0 Sales and related................................................. – – – – – – – – – Office and administrative support................................. – – – – – – – – 5.9 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... – – – – – – – – – Construction and extraction...................................... – – – – – – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. – – – – – – – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... – – – – – – – – – Production........................................................ – – – – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – – – – – 1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 2 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. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. 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. 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 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 Private State and Occupational group(2) Civilian industry local workers workers government workers All workers........................................................... 979,700 860,800 118,900 Management, professional, and related............................... 282,000 207,000 75,000 Management, business, and financial............................... 69,000 60,500 8,500 Professional and related.......................................... 212,900 146,500 66,500 Service............................................................. 198,500 183,200 15,300 Sales and office.................................................... 250,900 232,300 18,700 Sales and related................................................. 103,300 99,700 – Office and administrative support................................. 147,600 132,500 15,100 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 72,800 68,800 4,000 Construction and extraction...................................... 47,800 46,400 – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 24,000 22,200 – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 175,500 169,500 6,000 Production........................................................ 85,600 85,100 – Transportation and material moving................................ 89,900 84,400 5,500 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, Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA, September 2008 Private State and Establishments Total industry local government Total in sampling frame(1)............................................ 51,990 50,875 1,115 Total in sample....................................................... 406 377 29 Responding........................................................ 205 182 23 Refused or unable to provide data................................. 144 138 6 Out of business or not in survey scope............................ 57 57 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 2002 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.