NC BL 09/00/2003 Table: Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, Bulletin 3120-07, January 2003 Table 1-1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Worker and establishment characteristics Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) Total................................................................. $20.94 1.5 36.3 $20.00 2.1 36.5 $24.49 1.1 35.4 Worker characteristics:(4) White-collar occupations(5)......................................... 24.39 1.4 36.5 23.68 1.7 37.1 26.47 2.2 35.0 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 29.13 1.9 36.5 28.91 2.4 36.8 29.49 3.0 35.9 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.53 3.8 39.6 29.75 4.3 39.6 33.87 7.8 39.6 Sales............................................................. 17.68 6.4 34.5 17.68 6.5 34.6 – – – Administrative support............................................ 15.79 1.7 35.7 16.13 2.3 37.5 14.67 1.4 31.0 Blue-collar occupations(5).......................................... 18.26 3.5 37.2 18.05 3.9 37.4 20.42 1.3 35.8 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 22.74 4.7 39.8 22.66 5.1 39.8 23.64 1.1 40.0 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................................................... 17.90 4.3 37.6 17.90 4.3 37.6 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 17.17 3.2 36.0 16.41 4.4 36.8 19.60 2.4 33.4 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers..................................................... 12.03 4.0 34.1 11.61 4.1 33.9 17.11 1.6 36.5 Service occupations(5).............................................. 13.40 2.6 33.9 10.84 2.6 33.0 20.21 2.2 36.7 Full time........................................................... 21.73 1.9 39.7 20.75 2.5 39.7 25.53 1.6 39.7 Part time........................................................... 14.96 6.1 22.0 14.07 8.4 22.4 17.78 3.8 20.9 Union............................................................... 21.70 1.6 36.4 21.08 2.4 37.1 22.72 1.6 35.4 Nonunion............................................................ 20.33 2.1 36.2 19.41 2.3 36.3 31.88 6.0 35.6 Time................................................................ 20.81 1.6 36.2 19.80 2.2 36.5 24.49 1.1 35.4 Incentive........................................................... 24.99 11.2 39.1 24.99 11.2 39.1 – – – Establishment characteristics: Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 23.77 2.9 39.1 (6) (6) (6) Service producing................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) 50-99 workers(7).................................................... 17.45 4.4 36.2 17.44 4.4 36.2 – – – 100-499 workers..................................................... 17.57 5.4 36.3 17.32 5.7 36.5 22.40 6.5 33.3 500 workers or more................................................. 24.33 1.8 36.3 24.08 2.8 36.8 24.73 1.5 35.6 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, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing industries applies to private industry only. 7 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 2-1. Mean hourly earnings,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $20.94 1.5 $20.00 2.1 $24.49 1.1 All excluding sales............................................... 21.19 1.7 20.23 2.3 24.50 1.1 White collar........................................................ 24.39 1.4 23.68 1.7 26.47 2.2 White collar excluding sales.................................... 25.37 1.6 24.90 2.1 26.48 2.2 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 29.13 1.9 28.91 2.4 29.49 3.0 Professional specialty.......................................... 30.66 1.7 30.49 2.4 30.90 2.5 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 29.24 4.2 29.09 4.7 30.88 3.4 Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 29.63 3.6 29.51 4.0 30.88 3.4 Natural scientists............................................ 29.89 13.7 – – – – Health related................................................ 28.34 4.2 29.03 5.4 26.91 6.4 Physicians.................................................. 46.26 40.5 – – – – Registered nurses........................................... 28.58 2.2 28.94 2.6 27.57 1.6 Pharmacists................................................. 39.46 3.8 37.52 2.3 – – Therapists, n.e.c........................................... 15.39 9.7 – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 41.43 4.7 36.74 33.3 – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 30.95 2.3 18.04 10.9 32.49 1.9 Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 25.75 15.3 12.01 3.5 – – Elementary school teachers.................................. 32.34 1.5 24.71 5.2 32.62 1.2 Secondary school teachers................................... 33.32 4.3 26.52 5.0 33.70 4.5 Teachers, special education................................. 32.00 6.6 – – 32.00 6.6 Teachers, n.e.c............................................. 24.02 24.4 16.63 12.5 – – Substitute teachers......................................... 15.45 1.6 – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... 23.77 12.4 18.97 16.6 29.42 7.2 Psychologists............................................... 23.18 18.1 18.14 23.7 – – Urban planners.............................................. 28.54 11.9 – – 28.54 11.9 Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 21.72 1.8 17.70 6.3 22.43 .5 Social workers.............................................. 21.55 1.8 – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ 43.23 2.6 45.02 .3 36.96 9.6 Lawyers..................................................... 42.70 3.0 45.02 .3 33.14 1.6 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 26.89 13.5 27.86 14.6 – – Editors and reporters....................................... 23.82 14.8 – – – – Technical....................................................... 23.62 3.1 24.62 3.4 20.16 4.7 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 20.85 6.7 19.23 9.8 – – Health record technologists and technicians................. 19.39 18.2 – – – – Radiological technicians.................................... 25.41 .2 25.41 .2 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 18.77 4.7 18.96 6.0 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 17.57 1.8 19.63 3.8 – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 23.07 12.8 23.07 12.8 – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 20.41 5.3 – – – – Drafters.................................................... 22.18 7.0 22.18 7.0 – – Technical and related, n.e.c................................ 27.19 7.1 26.98 10.2 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... $30.53 3.8 $29.75 4.3 $33.87 7.8 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 36.27 5.8 35.32 5.7 39.67 15.5 Financial managers.......................................... 25.77 7.6 25.77 7.6 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 36.81 5.0 18.52 10.2 39.43 5.4 Managers, medicine and health............................... 36.54 24.5 36.54 24.5 – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 37.44 6.7 36.83 6.9 – – Management related............................................ 24.51 5.2 24.35 6.0 25.36 5.1 Accountants and auditors.................................... 21.35 4.6 20.26 6.7 – – Other financial officers.................................... 33.16 4.2 33.45 4.4 – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 19.96 9.1 19.96 9.1 – – Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c......................... 24.29 2.7 25.06 2.3 – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 23.31 6.9 22.55 6.6 – – Sales............................................................. 17.68 6.4 17.68 6.5 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 27.16 20.9 27.29 21.5 – – Sales, other business services.............................. 15.17 10.6 15.17 10.6 – – Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 38.79 13.7 38.79 13.7 – – Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats..................... 28.77 2.3 28.77 2.3 – – Sales workers, parts........................................ 18.06 14.9 18.06 14.9 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 10.36 9.6 10.36 9.6 – – Cashiers.................................................... 12.64 5.8 12.65 5.8 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 15.79 1.7 16.13 2.3 14.67 1.4 Supervisors, general office................................. 18.99 9.5 – – – – Secretaries................................................. 16.82 2.1 17.60 3.2 15.01 1.3 Transportation ticket and reservation agents................ 16.59 1.7 16.41 1.6 – – Receptionists............................................... 12.38 11.2 12.34 11.7 – – Information clerks, n.e.c................................... 13.25 3.9 – – – – Order clerks................................................ 16.10 4.8 16.10 4.8 – – Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping............ 16.20 4.1 – – – – Library clerks.............................................. 12.52 4.4 – – 12.54 4.5 Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 16.12 5.5 16.26 6.0 – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 15.44 2.8 15.34 3.0 16.01 7.5 Billing clerks.............................................. 16.22 7.2 – – – – Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 20.52 4.8 – – – – Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............... 15.44 4.3 15.44 4.3 – – General office clerks....................................... 14.80 3.4 14.85 5.0 14.70 3.1 Data entry keyers........................................... 13.04 13.9 13.04 13.9 – – Teachers' aides............................................. 12.02 2.1 – – 12.02 2.1 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 14.51 2.9 14.65 4.4 14.31 2.5 Blue collar......................................................... 18.26 3.5 18.05 3.9 20.42 1.3 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 22.74 4.7 22.66 5.1 23.64 1.1 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 24.59 7.9 24.22 8.3 – – Automobile mechanics........................................ $21.21 9.1 $21.17 9.4 – – Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 21.33 2.0 21.38 2.3 – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 19.09 12.1 19.09 12.1 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 20.57 6.6 20.77 7.5 – – Electricians................................................ 32.05 2.0 32.35 1.2 – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 16.73 11.2 – – – – Supervisors, production..................................... 20.03 4.3 20.03 4.3 – – Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.............. 13.94 5.6 13.94 5.6 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 17.90 4.3 17.90 4.3 – – Printing press operators.................................... 21.26 8.5 21.26 8.5 – – Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food.............. 13.67 10.3 13.67 10.3 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 14.43 10.9 14.43 10.9 – – Welders and cutters......................................... 18.11 5.5 18.11 5.5 – – Assemblers.................................................. 18.64 3.0 18.64 3.0 – – Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 18.77 18.7 18.77 18.7 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 17.17 3.2 16.41 4.4 $19.60 2.4 Truck drivers............................................... 17.51 4.8 17.52 5.0 – – Bus drivers................................................. 16.15 9.8 – – 18.58 5.9 Motor transportation, n.e.c................................. 12.64 13.9 12.64 13.9 – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 15.99 13.2 15.99 13.2 – – Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.... 18.70 10.3 18.67 13.5 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 12.03 4.0 11.61 4.1 17.11 1.6 Construction laborers....................................... 15.88 8.2 – – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 10.20 2.4 10.20 2.4 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 14.94 4.5 14.94 4.5 – – Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners...................... 11.48 2.6 11.48 2.6 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 9.98 4.6 9.89 4.4 – – Service............................................................. 13.40 2.6 10.84 2.6 20.21 2.2 Protective service............................................ 21.03 8.9 11.65 30.0 24.11 1.1 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 32.60 7.1 – – 32.60 7.1 Firefighting................................................ 25.24 2.2 – – 25.52 2.7 Police and detectives, public service....................... 24.27 5.4 – – 24.27 5.4 Correctional institution officers........................... 20.71 9.2 – – 20.71 9.2 Food service.................................................. 9.90 3.9 9.78 4.2 11.61 4.6 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 7.43 1.3 7.43 1.3 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 7.51 1.1 7.51 1.1 – – Waiters'/Waitresses' assistants............................. 7.12 1.9 7.12 1.9 – – Other food service........................................... 10.77 3.9 10.69 4.3 11.61 4.6 Cooks....................................................... 12.14 3.8 11.97 4.4 – – Food counter, fountain, and related......................... 12.01 10.6 12.01 10.6 – – Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 9.24 3.5 9.27 3.7 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 9.48 3.4 9.01 3.2 – – Health service................................................ $12.24 3.7 $11.96 4.3 $13.99 2.3 Health aides, except nursing................................ 13.86 4.6 14.11 4.4 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 11.85 3.6 11.44 3.9 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 11.28 3.7 10.51 2.5 14.14 2.2 Maids and housemen.......................................... 9.34 2.5 9.27 2.6 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 11.19 5.1 10.20 2.6 14.19 2.0 Personal service.............................................. 12.64 10.8 12.43 11.3 – – Early childhood teachers' assistants........................ 15.81 7.9 – – – – Service, n.e.c.............................................. 13.22 12.7 13.22 12.7 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 2-2. Mean hourly earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $21.73 1.9 $20.75 2.5 $25.53 1.6 All excluding sales............................................... 21.90 2.1 20.88 2.7 25.53 1.6 White collar........................................................ 25.08 1.7 24.19 2.0 27.81 2.9 White collar excluding sales.................................... 25.87 1.9 25.12 2.3 27.82 2.9 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 29.57 2.0 29.46 2.7 29.75 2.9 Professional specialty.......................................... 31.24 1.8 31.27 2.7 31.20 2.2 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 30.83 4.0 30.82 4.4 30.88 3.4 Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 31.51 3.6 31.58 4.0 30.88 3.4 Natural scientists............................................ 29.96 13.7 – – – – Health related................................................ 28.06 5.1 28.85 6.8 26.76 7.6 Registered nurses........................................... 28.51 2.9 28.95 3.8 27.52 2.3 Pharmacists................................................. 39.85 3.5 38.03 1.6 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 41.54 4.5 37.72 35.8 – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 31.37 2.4 17.29 11.7 32.99 1.2 Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 24.69 18.1 – – – – Elementary school teachers.................................. 32.32 1.6 23.65 9.9 32.62 1.3 Secondary school teachers................................... 33.48 3.9 26.13 4.3 33.89 4.1 Teachers, special education................................. 32.00 6.6 – – 32.00 6.6 Teachers, n.e.c............................................. 23.77 26.5 – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... 23.38 12.1 17.37 12.9 29.42 7.2 Psychologists............................................... 22.48 17.9 – – – – Urban planners.............................................. 28.54 11.9 – – 28.54 11.9 Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 21.70 2.1 – – – – Social workers.............................................. 21.48 2.1 – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ 43.23 2.6 45.02 .3 36.96 9.6 Lawyers..................................................... 42.70 3.0 45.02 .3 33.14 1.6 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 26.60 14.5 27.64 16.1 – – Editors and reporters....................................... 23.82 14.8 – – – – Technical....................................................... 23.92 3.2 24.97 3.6 20.34 4.8 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 20.60 7.3 18.24 9.1 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 18.16 1.3 18.06 1.5 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 17.52 1.8 20.35 .2 – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 23.07 12.8 23.07 12.8 – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 20.41 5.3 – – – – Drafters.................................................... 21.64 6.8 21.64 6.8 – – Technical and related, n.e.c................................ 27.19 7.1 26.98 10.2 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.46 3.9 29.70 4.2 33.75 8.2 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 36.23 5.8 35.32 5.7 39.53 15.8 Financial managers.......................................... 25.77 7.6 25.77 7.6 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 36.81 5.0 18.52 10.2 39.43 5.4 Managers, medicine and health............................... $36.54 24.5 $36.54 24.5 – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 37.44 6.7 36.83 6.9 – – Management related............................................ 24.28 4.9 24.14 5.7 $25.07 4.8 Accountants and auditors.................................... 21.26 4.9 20.06 7.2 – – Other financial officers.................................... 31.31 4.9 31.57 5.0 – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 19.96 9.1 19.96 9.1 – – Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c......................... 24.29 2.7 25.06 2.3 – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 23.32 7.0 22.55 6.7 – – Sales............................................................. 19.31 5.8 19.29 5.8 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 27.16 20.9 27.29 21.5 – – Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 38.79 13.7 38.79 13.7 – – Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats..................... 28.77 2.3 28.77 2.3 – – Sales workers, parts........................................ 18.06 14.9 18.06 14.9 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 10.87 9.1 10.87 9.1 – – Cashiers.................................................... 13.17 5.0 13.17 5.0 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 16.21 2.0 16.29 2.5 15.82 2.8 Supervisors, general office................................. 18.99 9.5 – – – – Secretaries................................................. 16.94 2.6 17.35 3.4 15.59 4.0 Transportation ticket and reservation agents................ 16.17 1.7 15.91 .8 – – Receptionists............................................... 12.32 11.1 12.25 11.9 – – Information clerks, n.e.c................................... 13.25 3.9 – – – – Order clerks................................................ 15.92 4.5 15.92 4.5 – – Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 16.37 5.1 16.39 5.7 – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 15.44 2.8 15.34 3.0 16.01 7.5 Billing clerks.............................................. 16.22 7.2 – – – – Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............... 15.44 4.3 15.44 4.3 – – General office clerks....................................... 15.26 4.0 15.13 5.2 15.50 5.1 Data entry keyers........................................... 13.04 13.9 13.04 13.9 – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 14.76 2.6 14.98 3.6 – – Blue collar......................................................... 19.04 3.5 18.84 3.9 21.20 .6 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 22.83 4.7 22.76 5.1 23.64 1.1 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 24.59 7.9 24.22 8.3 – – Automobile mechanics........................................ 21.21 9.1 21.17 9.4 – – Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 21.33 2.0 21.38 2.3 – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 19.09 12.1 19.09 12.1 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 20.57 6.6 20.77 7.5 – – Electricians................................................ 32.05 2.0 32.35 1.2 – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 16.73 11.2 – – – – Supervisors, production..................................... 20.03 4.3 20.03 4.3 – – Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.............. 13.94 5.6 13.94 5.6 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 18.46 4.9 18.46 4.9 – – Printing press operators.................................... $21.26 8.5 $21.26 8.5 – – Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food.............. 13.67 10.3 13.67 10.3 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 14.43 10.9 14.43 10.9 – – Welders and cutters......................................... 18.11 5.5 18.11 5.5 – – Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 18.77 18.7 18.77 18.7 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 17.78 2.9 16.94 4.1 $20.84 1.9 Truck drivers............................................... 17.57 4.7 17.56 4.9 – – Bus drivers................................................. 17.05 11.5 – – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 16.28 15.7 16.28 15.7 – – Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.... 19.73 10.7 19.64 15.0 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 12.91 4.4 12.44 4.6 17.55 2.0 Construction laborers....................................... 15.88 8.2 – – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 11.57 3.7 11.57 3.7 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 15.74 3.7 15.74 3.7 – – Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners...................... 11.75 2.4 11.75 2.4 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 10.61 5.3 10.48 4.9 – – Service............................................................. 14.15 3.3 11.32 3.0 20.70 3.9 Protective service............................................ 22.16 7.1 13.06 30.8 24.60 3.2 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 32.60 7.1 – – 32.60 7.1 Firefighting................................................ 25.24 2.2 – – 25.52 2.7 Police and detectives, public service....................... 25.41 .9 – – 25.41 .9 Correctional institution officers........................... 20.71 9.2 – – 20.71 9.2 Food service.................................................. 10.74 5.9 10.60 6.3 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 7.49 2.3 7.49 2.3 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 7.64 3.0 7.64 3.0 – – Other food service........................................... 11.43 5.4 11.32 5.9 – – Cooks....................................................... 12.24 5.1 12.06 5.7 – – Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 9.56 4.7 9.56 4.7 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 9.69 5.8 9.07 6.1 – – Health service................................................ 12.20 4.5 11.85 5.3 13.97 2.3 Health aides, except nursing................................ 14.28 3.0 14.66 1.0 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 11.68 4.0 11.15 3.7 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 11.27 3.9 10.49 2.6 14.25 2.4 Maids and housemen.......................................... 9.05 3.0 9.05 3.0 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 11.17 5.2 10.20 2.6 14.18 2.0 Personal service.............................................. 14.14 7.4 13.94 7.9 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 2-3. Mean hourly earnings,(1) part-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $14.96 6.1 $14.07 8.4 $17.78 3.8 All excluding sales............................................... 15.60 6.2 14.80 8.7 17.81 3.8 White collar........................................................ 19.02 5.2 19.21 7.0 18.64 5.6 White collar excluding sales.................................... 21.15 4.6 22.78 5.1 18.68 5.7 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 26.00 1.9 25.66 1.5 26.92 6.4 Professional specialty.......................................... 26.97 2.0 26.58 1.6 27.97 7.0 Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 29.06 4.4 29.39 5.3 – – Registered nurses........................................... 28.68 3.5 28.94 4.2 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 40.80 6.6 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 25.06 5.3 25.03 3.7 25.06 6.4 Substitute teachers......................................... 15.45 1.6 – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 20.39 2.6 21.00 2.7 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 19.84 10.2 20.19 10.3 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... – – – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Management related............................................ – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 8.80 3.3 8.77 3.3 – – Cashiers.................................................... 10.30 9.8 10.26 10.0 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.29 5.4 14.27 12.2 12.60 2.3 Secretaries................................................. 16.14 12.2 – – – – Transportation ticket and reservation agents................ 17.81 .9 17.81 .9 – – Receptionists............................................... 12.46 21.6 12.46 21.6 – – Library clerks.............................................. 11.36 8.0 – – 11.48 8.0 General office clerks....................................... 11.17 7.1 – – 11.27 10.4 Teachers' aides............................................. 12.00 2.1 – – 12.00 2.1 Blue collar......................................................... 10.36 5.4 9.67 4.7 15.12 2.9 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.74 6.8 12.63 8.2 15.59 2.9 Bus drivers................................................. 14.49 6.5 – – 15.94 2.4 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... $8.86 2.5 $8.87 2.5 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 7.71 1.9 7.71 1.9 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 12.35 7.1 12.35 7.1 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 8.36 3.3 8.36 3.4 – – Service............................................................. 9.99 6.2 9.09 3.9 $15.45 17.6 Protective service............................................ 13.21 28.6 – – – – Food service.................................................. 8.38 1.8 8.30 1.9 9.61 .1 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 7.39 4.1 7.39 4.1 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 7.42 4.7 7.42 4.7 – – Other food service........................................... 9.09 3.3 9.02 3.7 9.61 .1 Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 8.92 4.1 – – – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 9.06 2.2 8.90 2.8 – – Health service................................................ 12.51 7.4 12.46 7.6 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 12.78 8.8 12.78 8.8 – – Cleaning and building service................................. $11.53 1.8 $11.02 2.2 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 12.42 5.8 – – – – Personal service.............................................. 9.17 13.0 9.09 13.1 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 3-1. Mean weekly earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Weekly earnings Weekly earnings Weekly earnings Occupation(3) Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All................................................................... $862 1.9 39.7 $824 2.5 39.7 $1,013 1.3 39.7 All excluding sales............................................... 870 2.0 39.7 830 2.7 39.7 1,013 1.3 39.7 White collar........................................................ 994 1.7 39.6 960 2.0 39.7 1,094 2.6 39.3 White collar excluding sales.................................... 1,026 1.8 39.7 999 2.3 39.8 1,094 2.6 39.3 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 1,166 1.9 39.4 1,167 2.6 39.6 1,164 2.7 39.1 Professional specialty.......................................... 1,231 1.8 39.4 1,242 2.6 39.7 1,216 2.2 39.0 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 1,232 4.0 40.0 1,232 4.4 40.0 1,230 3.1 39.8 Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 1,259 3.6 39.9 1,262 4.0 40.0 1,230 3.1 39.8 Natural scientists............................................ 1,198 13.7 40.0 – – – – – – Health related................................................ 1,116 5.1 39.8 1,148 7.0 39.8 1,064 7.6 39.8 Registered nurses........................................... 1,128 3.1 39.6 1,146 4.0 39.6 1,086 2.6 39.5 Pharmacists................................................. 1,597 3.4 40.1 1,526 1.3 40.1 – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 1,654 4.2 39.8 1,455 32.8 38.6 – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 1,197 2.3 38.2 681 11.9 39.4 1,255 1.6 38.0 Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 951 16.1 38.5 – – – – – – Elementary school teachers.................................. 1,226 1.1 37.9 877 14.0 37.1 1,238 .7 38.0 Secondary school teachers................................... 1,279 3.7 38.2 1,024 5.7 39.2 1,293 3.9 38.1 Teachers, special education................................. 1,194 6.8 37.3 – – – 1,194 6.8 37.3 Teachers, n.e.c............................................. 942 25.7 39.6 – – – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... 913 12.7 39.0 675 14.6 38.9 1,153 6.6 39.2 Psychologists............................................... 866 18.5 38.5 – – – – – – Urban planners.............................................. 1,142 11.9 40.0 – – – 1,142 11.9 40.0 Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 868 2.2 40.0 – – – – – – Social workers.............................................. 859 2.1 40.0 – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ 1,644 2.1 38.0 1,697 2.7 37.7 1,451 11.8 39.3 Lawyers..................................................... 1,621 1.0 38.0 1,697 2.7 37.7 1,297 3.5 39.1 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 1,061 14.5 39.9 1,106 16.1 40.0 – – – Editors and reporters....................................... 953 14.8 40.0 – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 945 3.1 39.5 983 3.5 39.4 814 4.8 40.0 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 824 7.3 40.0 730 9.1 40.0 – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 718 1.2 39.5 711 1.1 39.3 – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 701 1.8 40.0 814 .2 40.0 – – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 923 12.8 40.0 923 12.8 40.0 – – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 816 5.3 40.0 – – – – – – Drafters.................................................... 866 6.8 40.0 866 6.8 40.0 – – – Technical and related, n.e.c................................ 1,087 7.1 40.0 1,078 10.2 40.0 – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... $1,217 3.9 40.0 $1,187 4.2 40.0 $1,348 8.4 39.9 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 1,449 5.8 40.0 1,413 5.7 40.0 1,581 15.8 40.0 Financial managers.......................................... 1,031 7.6 40.0 1,031 7.6 40.0 – – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 1,468 5.0 39.9 723 10.3 39.0 1,577 5.4 40.0 Managers, medicine and health............................... 1,462 24.5 40.0 1,462 24.5 40.0 – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 1,501 6.7 40.1 1,477 6.9 40.1 – – – Management related............................................ 969 4.8 39.9 964 5.6 39.9 998 4.8 39.8 Accountants and auditors.................................... 850 4.9 40.0 802 7.2 40.0 – – – Other financial officers.................................... 1,247 5.0 39.8 1,263 5.0 40.0 – – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 799 9.1 40.0 799 9.1 40.0 – – – Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c......................... 971 2.7 40.0 1,002 2.3 40.0 – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 927 7.1 39.7 895 6.8 39.7 – – – Sales............................................................. 760 6.1 39.4 760 6.2 39.4 – – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 1,076 21.0 39.6 1,080 21.6 39.6 – – – Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 1,552 13.7 40.0 1,552 13.7 40.0 – – – Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats..................... 1,151 2.3 40.0 1,151 2.3 40.0 – – – Sales workers, parts........................................ 722 14.9 40.0 722 14.9 40.0 – – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 421 9.3 38.7 421 9.3 38.7 – – – Cashiers.................................................... 509 4.5 38.6 509 4.5 38.6 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 645 2.1 39.8 649 2.6 39.8 628 3.1 39.7 Supervisors, general office................................. 754 8.8 39.7 – – – – – – Secretaries................................................. 675 2.8 39.8 690 3.6 39.8 624 4.0 40.0 Transportation ticket and reservation agents................ 647 1.7 40.0 636 .8 40.0 – – – Receptionists............................................... 489 10.8 39.7 486 11.6 39.7 – – – Information clerks, n.e.c................................... 525 3.6 39.6 – – – – – – Order clerks................................................ 637 4.5 40.0 637 4.5 40.0 – – – Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 652 5.4 39.8 652 6.0 39.8 – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 615 2.7 39.8 611 2.8 39.8 635 7.0 39.6 Billing clerks.............................................. 649 7.2 40.0 – – – – – – Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............... 617 4.3 40.0 617 4.3 40.0 – – – General office clerks....................................... 607 4.3 39.8 601 5.7 39.7 619 5.1 39.9 Data entry keyers........................................... 516 12.8 39.6 516 12.8 39.6 – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 588 2.8 39.8 594 4.1 39.7 – – – Blue collar......................................................... 761 3.5 40.0 753 3.9 40.0 847 .5 40.0 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 914 4.8 40.0 911 5.2 40.0 946 1.1 40.0 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 1,054 4.9 42.9 1,044 5.2 43.1 – – – Automobile mechanics........................................ 849 9.1 40.0 847 9.4 40.0 – – – Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. $853 2.0 40.0 $855 2.3 40.0 – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 763 12.1 40.0 763 12.1 40.0 – – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 823 6.6 40.0 831 7.5 40.0 – – – Electricians................................................ 1,282 2.0 40.0 1,294 1.2 40.0 – – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 669 11.2 40.0 – – – – – – Supervisors, production..................................... 787 5.0 39.3 787 5.0 39.3 – – – Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.............. 558 5.6 40.0 558 5.6 40.0 – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 738 4.9 40.0 738 4.9 40.0 – – – Printing press operators.................................... 850 8.5 40.0 850 8.5 40.0 – – – Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food.............. 547 10.3 40.0 547 10.3 40.0 – – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 577 10.9 40.0 577 10.9 40.0 – – – Welders and cutters......................................... 724 5.5 40.0 724 5.5 40.0 – – – Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 751 18.7 40.0 751 18.7 40.0 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 713 2.9 40.1 681 4.0 40.2 $832 1.9 39.9 Truck drivers............................................... 707 4.9 40.3 708 5.0 40.3 – – – Bus drivers................................................. 682 11.5 40.0 – – – – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 651 15.7 40.0 651 15.7 40.0 – – – Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.... 789 10.7 40.0 786 15.0 40.0 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 512 4.5 39.6 492 4.7 39.6 702 2.0 40.0 Construction laborers....................................... 632 7.6 39.8 – – – – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 443 5.3 38.3 443 5.3 38.3 – – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 625 3.9 39.7 625 3.9 39.7 – – – Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners...................... 470 2.4 40.0 470 2.4 40.0 – – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 424 5.3 40.0 419 4.9 40.0 – – – Service............................................................. 557 3.5 39.4 440 3.4 38.9 840 4.3 40.6 Protective service............................................ 902 7.3 40.7 519 30.7 39.8 1,007 3.6 41.0 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 1,304 7.1 40.0 – – – 1,304 7.1 40.0 Firefighting................................................ 1,117 4.5 44.2 – – – 1,178 3.0 46.1 Police and detectives, public service....................... 1,017 .9 40.0 – – – 1,017 .9 40.0 Correctional institution officers........................... 828 9.2 40.0 – – – 828 9.2 40.0 Food service.................................................. 412 7.8 38.3 406 8.3 38.3 – – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 258 5.1 34.5 258 5.1 34.5 – – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 267 3.5 34.9 267 3.5 34.9 – – – Other food service........................................... 449 6.8 39.3 445 7.5 39.3 – – – Cooks....................................................... 487 5.2 39.8 482 5.7 40.0 – – – Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 378 4.8 39.6 378 4.8 39.6 – – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 364 10.9 37.5 335 12.4 36.9 – – – Health service................................................ 480 5.5 39.4 465 6.3 39.3 559 2.3 40.0 Health aides, except nursing................................ $571 3.0 40.0 $586 1.0 40.0 – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 458 5.1 39.2 436 5.0 39.1 – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 449 3.9 39.8 417 2.7 39.8 $570 2.4 40.0 Maids and housemen.......................................... 347 3.6 38.4 347 3.6 38.4 – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 447 5.2 40.0 408 2.6 40.0 567 2.0 40.0 Personal service.............................................. 519 6.4 36.7 508 6.9 36.4 – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 5 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 3-2. Mean annual earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Annual earnings Annual earnings Annual earnings Occupation(3) Mean Mean Mean annual annual annual Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All................................................................... $43,732 1.9 2,013 $42,531 2.5 2,050 $47,995 1.3 1,880 All excluding sales............................................... 44,030 2.0 2,010 42,811 2.7 2,050 47,995 1.3 1,880 White collar........................................................ 49,488 1.7 1,973 49,324 2.0 2,039 49,929 2.6 1,796 White collar excluding sales.................................... 50,799 1.8 1,963 51,181 2.3 2,038 49,933 2.6 1,795 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 55,086 1.9 1,863 58,580 2.6 1,988 50,367 2.7 1,693 Professional specialty.......................................... 56,632 1.8 1,813 61,461 2.6 1,965 51,351 2.2 1,646 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 64,052 4.0 2,078 64,064 4.4 2,078 63,937 3.1 2,071 Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 65,449 3.6 2,077 65,640 4.0 2,078 63,937 3.1 2,071 Natural scientists............................................ 62,307 13.7 2,080 – – – – – – Health related................................................ 51,079 5.1 1,820 49,945 7.0 1,731 53,221 7.6 1,989 Registered nurses........................................... 47,338 3.1 1,660 45,626 4.0 1,576 52,027 2.6 1,890 Pharmacists................................................. 83,062 3.4 2,084 79,337 1.3 2,086 – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 69,415 4.2 1,671 58,880 32.8 1,561 – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 44,537 2.3 1,420 31,892 11.9 1,845 45,628 1.6 1,383 Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 38,232 16.1 1,549 – – – – – – Elementary school teachers.................................. 44,656 1.1 1,382 33,458 14.0 1,415 45,028 .7 1,380 Secondary school teachers................................... 46,691 3.7 1,395 40,353 5.7 1,544 47,011 3.9 1,387 Teachers, special education................................. 43,543 6.8 1,361 – – – 43,543 6.8 1,361 Teachers, n.e.c............................................. 40,545 25.7 1,705 – – – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... 43,767 12.7 1,872 35,121 14.6 2,022 51,238 6.6 1,742 Psychologists............................................... 39,735 18.5 1,767 – – – – – – Urban planners.............................................. 59,362 11.9 2,080 – – – 59,362 11.9 2,080 Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 45,111 2.2 2,079 – – – – – – Social workers.............................................. 44,661 2.1 2,079 – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ 85,491 2.1 1,978 88,238 2.7 1,960 75,461 11.8 2,042 Lawyers..................................................... 84,301 1.0 1,974 88,238 2.7 1,960 67,453 3.5 2,035 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 52,697 14.5 1,981 54,303 16.1 1,964 – – – Editors and reporters....................................... 49,539 14.8 2,080 – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 49,138 3.1 2,054 51,113 3.5 2,047 42,306 4.8 2,080 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 42,857 7.3 2,080 37,949 9.1 2,080 – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 37,334 1.2 2,056 36,957 1.1 2,046 – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 36,442 1.8 2,080 42,332 .2 2,080 – – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 48,055 12.8 2,083 48,055 12.8 2,083 – – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 42,455 5.3 2,080 – – – – – – Drafters.................................................... 45,011 6.8 2,080 45,011 6.8 2,080 – – – Technical and related, n.e.c................................ 56,515 7.1 2,079 56,063 10.2 2,078 – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... $63,183 3.9 2,074 $61,724 4.2 2,078 $69,481 8.4 2,059 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 75,202 5.8 2,076 73,452 5.7 2,080 81,463 15.8 2,061 Financial managers.......................................... 53,598 7.6 2,080 53,598 7.6 2,080 – – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 74,568 5.0 2,026 37,589 10.3 2,029 79,856 5.4 2,025 Managers, medicine and health............................... 75,998 24.5 2,080 75,998 24.5 2,080 – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 78,050 6.7 2,085 76,786 6.9 2,085 – – – Management related............................................ 50,342 4.8 2,073 50,120 5.6 2,076 51,541 4.8 2,056 Accountants and auditors.................................... 44,194 4.9 2,079 41,685 7.2 2,078 – – – Other financial officers.................................... 64,838 5.0 2,071 65,658 5.0 2,080 – – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 41,524 9.1 2,080 41,524 9.1 2,080 – – – Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c......................... 49,635 2.7 2,044 52,126 2.3 2,080 – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 48,180 7.1 2,066 46,542 6.8 2,064 – – – Sales............................................................. 39,526 6.1 2,047 39,496 6.2 2,047 – – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 55,938 21.0 2,060 56,185 21.6 2,059 – – – Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 80,680 13.7 2,080 80,680 13.7 2,080 – – – Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats..................... 59,836 2.3 2,080 59,836 2.3 2,080 – – – Sales workers, parts........................................ 37,562 14.9 2,080 37,562 14.9 2,080 – – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 21,876 9.3 2,012 21,876 9.3 2,012 – – – Cashiers.................................................... 26,448 4.5 2,008 26,448 4.5 2,008 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 33,472 2.1 2,065 33,742 2.6 2,072 32,218 3.1 2,037 Supervisors, general office................................. 39,186 8.8 2,063 – – – – – – Secretaries................................................. 34,970 2.8 2,064 35,876 3.6 2,067 32,007 4.0 2,053 Transportation ticket and reservation agents................ 33,634 1.7 2,080 33,085 .8 2,080 – – – Receptionists............................................... 25,444 10.8 2,065 25,284 11.6 2,064 – – – Information clerks, n.e.c................................... 27,308 3.6 2,061 – – – – – – Order clerks................................................ 33,114 4.5 2,080 33,114 4.5 2,080 – – – Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 33,905 5.4 2,071 33,923 6.0 2,070 – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 31,959 2.7 2,070 31,766 2.8 2,071 33,001 7.0 2,061 Billing clerks.............................................. 33,740 7.2 2,080 – – – – – – Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............... 32,105 4.3 2,080 32,105 4.3 2,080 – – – General office clerks....................................... 31,564 4.3 2,069 31,256 5.7 2,065 32,173 5.1 2,076 Data entry keyers........................................... 26,816 12.8 2,057 26,816 12.8 2,057 – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 30,185 2.8 2,045 30,901 4.1 2,063 – – – Blue collar......................................................... 39,556 3.5 2,078 39,151 3.9 2,078 43,920 .5 2,072 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 47,567 4.8 2,084 47,429 5.2 2,084 49,180 1.1 2,080 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 54,816 4.9 2,229 54,267 5.2 2,241 – – – Automobile mechanics........................................ 44,127 9.1 2,080 44,040 9.4 2,080 – – – Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. $44,368 2.0 2,080 $44,470 2.3 2,080 – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 39,721 12.1 2,081 39,721 12.1 2,081 – – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 42,814 6.6 2,081 43,233 7.5 2,081 – – – Electricians................................................ 66,665 2.0 2,080 67,280 1.2 2,080 – – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 34,790 11.2 2,080 – – – – – – Supervisors, production..................................... 40,931 5.0 2,044 40,931 5.0 2,044 – – – Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.............. 28,991 5.6 2,080 28,991 5.6 2,080 – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 38,427 4.9 2,082 38,427 4.9 2,082 – – – Printing press operators.................................... 44,215 8.5 2,080 44,215 8.5 2,080 – – – Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food.............. 28,424 10.3 2,080 28,424 10.3 2,080 – – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 30,012 10.9 2,080 30,012 10.9 2,080 – – – Welders and cutters......................................... 37,672 5.5 2,080 37,672 5.5 2,080 – – – Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 39,083 18.7 2,082 39,083 18.7 2,082 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 37,027 2.9 2,083 35,389 4.0 2,089 $42,954 1.9 2,061 Truck drivers............................................... 36,663 4.9 2,086 36,808 5.0 2,096 – – – Bus drivers................................................. 35,468 11.5 2,080 – – – – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 33,872 15.7 2,080 33,872 15.7 2,080 – – – Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.... 41,030 10.7 2,080 40,857 15.0 2,080 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 26,534 4.5 2,055 25,527 4.7 2,052 36,499 2.0 2,080 Construction laborers....................................... 31,734 7.6 1,998 – – – – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 23,046 5.3 1,992 23,046 5.3 1,992 – – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 32,515 3.9 2,066 32,515 3.9 2,066 – – – Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners...................... 24,440 2.4 2,080 24,440 2.4 2,080 – – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 22,064 5.3 2,080 21,794 4.9 2,080 – – – Service............................................................. 28,813 3.5 2,036 22,815 3.4 2,016 43,134 4.3 2,083 Protective service............................................ 46,576 7.3 2,102 27,023 30.7 2,070 51,915 3.6 2,110 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 67,798 7.1 2,080 – – – 67,798 7.1 2,080 Firefighting................................................ 58,153 4.5 2,304 – – – 61,238 3.0 2,399 Police and detectives, public service....................... 52,858 .9 2,080 – – – 52,858 .9 2,080 Correctional institution officers........................... 43,067 9.2 2,080 – – – 43,067 9.2 2,080 Food service.................................................. 21,314 7.8 1,985 21,090 8.3 1,990 – – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 13,421 5.1 1,792 13,421 5.1 1,792 – – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 13,864 3.5 1,814 13,864 3.5 1,814 – – – Other food service........................................... 23,225 6.8 2,032 23,118 7.5 2,042 – – – Cooks....................................................... 24,949 5.2 2,038 25,080 5.7 2,080 – – – Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 19,663 4.8 2,057 19,663 4.8 2,057 – – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 18,911 10.9 1,952 17,421 12.4 1,920 – – – Health service................................................ 24,979 5.5 2,048 24,205 6.3 2,042 29,051 2.3 2,080 Health aides, except nursing................................ $29,692 3.0 2,080 $30,498 1.0 2,080 – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 23,821 5.1 2,040 22,668 5.0 2,032 – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 23,337 3.9 2,071 21,698 2.7 2,069 $29,636 2.4 2,080 Maids and housemen.......................................... 18,066 3.6 1,996 18,066 3.6 1,996 – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 23,240 5.2 2,080 21,206 2.6 2,080 29,491 2.0 2,080 Personal service.............................................. 25,887 6.4 1,830 25,619 6.9 1,838 – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 5 Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-1. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) all workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $20.94 1.5 $20.00 2.1 $24.49 1.1 All excluding sales............................................... 21.19 1.7 20.23 2.3 24.50 1.1 White collar........................................................ 24.39 1.4 23.68 1.7 26.47 2.2 1....................................................... 8.57 1.8 8.53 1.8 – – 2....................................................... 12.88 3.3 13.20 3.9 10.11 1.4 3....................................................... 12.71 3.2 12.64 3.9 12.99 5.3 4....................................................... 15.47 1.7 15.61 1.9 14.77 3.0 5....................................................... 16.38 2.0 16.61 2.7 15.80 2.9 6....................................................... 20.16 5.9 20.29 6.4 18.67 5.3 7....................................................... 20.66 2.2 20.84 2.6 19.87 3.2 8....................................................... 24.94 5.2 24.11 6.3 28.16 4.7 9....................................................... 28.81 1.8 28.95 3.4 28.68 1.4 10........................................................ 31.12 3.2 32.17 4.1 29.73 4.6 11........................................................ 35.82 3.4 36.90 3.1 33.10 7.6 12........................................................ 41.64 3.2 41.48 3.8 42.22 5.5 14........................................................ 58.83 8.3 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 25.63 2.2 25.69 2.2 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 25.37 1.6 24.90 2.1 26.48 2.2 1....................................................... 9.90 1.7 9.93 2.2 – – 2....................................................... 13.91 6.6 14.47 8.3 10.11 1.4 3....................................................... 13.38 3.5 13.53 4.3 13.02 5.3 4....................................................... 15.41 1.9 15.60 2.2 14.77 3.0 5....................................................... 15.76 1.8 15.79 2.2 15.69 3.2 6....................................................... 19.25 5.2 19.31 5.8 18.67 5.3 7....................................................... 20.71 2.2 20.90 2.6 19.87 3.2 8....................................................... 24.16 4.1 23.04 4.7 28.16 4.7 9....................................................... 28.21 1.1 27.68 1.8 28.68 1.4 10........................................................ 31.20 3.3 32.35 4.2 29.73 4.6 11........................................................ 36.15 3.8 37.54 3.4 33.10 7.6 12........................................................ 41.64 3.2 41.48 3.8 42.22 5.5 14........................................................ 58.83 8.3 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 25.59 2.4 25.65 2.4 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 29.13 1.9 28.91 2.4 29.49 3.0 Professional specialty.......................................... 30.66 1.7 30.49 2.4 30.90 2.5 5....................................................... 15.09 7.7 14.56 8.4 – – 6....................................................... 20.36 16.9 20.72 17.4 – – 7....................................................... 22.72 3.6 23.05 3.6 – – 8....................................................... 26.57 4.1 24.50 4.1 29.83 4.0 9....................................................... 29.11 1.3 28.77 1.6 29.34 2.0 10........................................................ 30.52 3.7 31.87 5.4 29.36 4.7 11........................................................ 33.83 5.1 35.14 4.9 31.19 9.8 12........................................................ 41.97 3.0 42.93 3.4 – – 13........................................................ 50.05 7.6 51.56 9.0 – – 14........................................................ 51.72 5.3 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... $27.68 7.2 $27.68 7.2 – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – 11........................................................ 34.51 3.7 – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 29.24 4.2 29.09 4.7 $30.88 3.4 8....................................................... 23.88 5.6 24.00 6.1 – – 9....................................................... 29.83 3.9 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 27.92 8.2 27.92 8.2 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 29.63 3.6 29.51 4.0 30.88 3.4 8....................................................... 24.97 6.5 – – – – 9....................................................... 29.83 3.9 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 28.04 8.3 28.04 8.3 – – Natural scientists............................................ 29.89 13.7 – – – – Health related................................................ 28.34 4.2 29.03 5.4 26.91 6.4 8....................................................... 25.87 4.8 25.90 5.3 – – 9....................................................... 28.31 3.1 29.71 3.7 25.86 2.9 Physicians.................................................. 46.26 40.5 – – – – Registered nurses........................................... 28.58 2.2 28.94 2.6 27.57 1.6 8....................................................... 26.42 3.9 26.52 4.4 – – 9....................................................... 29.26 2.6 30.13 2.9 27.30 1.2 Pharmacists................................................. 39.46 3.8 37.52 2.3 – – Therapists, n.e.c........................................... 15.39 9.7 – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 41.43 4.7 36.74 33.3 – – 11........................................................ 37.37 37.5 37.37 37.5 – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 30.95 2.3 18.04 10.9 32.49 1.9 6....................................................... 14.87 3.2 – – – – 7....................................................... 24.99 14.1 24.99 14.1 – – 8....................................................... 32.61 2.2 – – – – 9....................................................... 32.28 1.9 21.02 20.4 32.58 1.9 Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 25.75 15.3 12.01 3.5 – – Elementary school teachers.................................. 32.34 1.5 24.71 5.2 32.62 1.2 9....................................................... 32.42 1.0 – – 32.39 1.1 Secondary school teachers................................... 33.32 4.3 26.52 5.0 33.70 4.5 9....................................................... 33.16 6.3 – – 33.24 6.4 Teachers, special education................................. 32.00 6.6 – – 32.00 6.6 9....................................................... 32.27 6.9 – – 32.27 6.9 Teachers, n.e.c............................................. 24.02 24.4 16.63 12.5 – – Substitute teachers......................................... 15.45 1.6 – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... 23.77 12.4 18.97 16.6 29.42 7.2 9....................................................... 21.22 11.2 – – – – 10........................................................ 26.02 12.7 – – – – Psychologists............................................... 23.18 18.1 18.14 23.7 – – Urban planners.............................................. 28.54 11.9 – – 28.54 11.9 Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 21.72 1.8 17.70 6.3 22.43 .5 Social workers.............................................. 21.55 1.8 – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ 43.23 2.6 45.02 .3 36.96 9.6 Lawyers..................................................... $42.70 3.0 $45.02 0.3 $33.14 1.6 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 26.89 13.5 27.86 14.6 – – Editors and reporters....................................... 23.82 14.8 – – – – Technical....................................................... 23.62 3.1 24.62 3.4 20.16 4.7 4....................................................... 15.29 2.3 15.36 2.9 – – 5....................................................... 17.46 1.3 17.76 2.2 – – 6....................................................... 20.57 7.3 21.07 10.3 – – 7....................................................... 20.14 3.7 20.72 4.2 – – 9....................................................... 28.29 5.4 29.19 6.0 – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 20.85 6.7 19.23 9.8 – – 9....................................................... 24.07 2.6 – – – – Health record technologists and technicians................. 19.39 18.2 – – – – Radiological technicians.................................... 25.41 .2 25.41 .2 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 18.77 4.7 18.96 6.0 – – 5....................................................... 17.78 2.0 17.80 3.0 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 17.57 1.8 19.63 3.8 – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 23.07 12.8 23.07 12.8 – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 20.41 5.3 – – – – Drafters.................................................... 22.18 7.0 22.18 7.0 – – Technical and related, n.e.c................................ 27.19 7.1 26.98 10.2 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.53 3.8 29.75 4.3 33.87 7.8 6....................................................... 17.55 6.2 17.55 6.2 – – 7....................................................... 21.14 2.6 20.86 2.6 22.92 3.6 8....................................................... 21.47 5.6 21.52 6.0 – – 9....................................................... 23.99 1.9 23.43 2.3 24.85 3.1 10........................................................ 34.38 6.9 34.75 8.7 – – 11........................................................ 33.52 2.0 32.21 3.3 36.54 5.0 12........................................................ 40.68 5.0 38.64 5.2 46.89 4.2 Not able to be leveled.................................... 29.20 7.1 29.35 7.1 – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 36.27 5.8 35.32 5.7 39.67 15.5 7....................................................... 22.78 4.4 22.78 4.4 – – 8....................................................... 20.94 9.9 21.24 10.8 – – 9....................................................... 24.70 2.3 24.10 2.5 – – 11........................................................ 36.70 3.4 35.36 4.9 38.42 4.0 12........................................................ 42.51 4.4 40.57 4.8 46.89 4.2 Not able to be leveled.................................... 32.95 12.3 32.95 12.3 – – Financial managers.......................................... 25.77 7.6 25.77 7.6 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 36.81 5.0 18.52 10.2 39.43 5.4 12........................................................ 43.19 1.7 – – – – Managers, medicine and health............................... 36.54 24.5 36.54 24.5 – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 37.44 6.7 36.83 6.9 – – 9....................................................... 24.90 4.1 24.90 4.1 – – 12........................................................ 44.23 4.3 42.31 3.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 32.57 13.1 32.57 13.1 – – Management related............................................ $24.51 5.2 $24.35 6.0 $25.36 5.1 6....................................................... 18.35 6.7 18.35 6.7 – – 7....................................................... 20.82 2.3 20.41 1.8 22.92 3.6 8....................................................... 21.69 7.9 21.64 8.2 – – 9....................................................... 23.23 2.6 22.58 4.3 – – 11........................................................ 30.44 4.6 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 24.65 7.0 – – – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 21.35 4.6 20.26 6.7 – – Other financial officers.................................... 33.16 4.2 33.45 4.4 – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 19.96 9.1 19.96 9.1 – – Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c......................... 24.29 2.7 25.06 2.3 – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 23.31 6.9 22.55 6.6 – – Sales............................................................. 17.68 6.4 17.68 6.5 – – 1....................................................... 8.26 1.8 8.26 1.8 – – 2....................................................... 8.17 7.5 8.17 7.5 – – 3....................................................... 11.18 5.7 11.18 5.8 – – 4....................................................... 15.62 3.6 15.62 3.6 – – 5....................................................... 18.34 6.4 18.26 6.4 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 27.16 20.9 27.29 21.5 – – Sales, other business services.............................. 15.17 10.6 15.17 10.6 – – Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 38.79 13.7 38.79 13.7 – – Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats..................... 28.77 2.3 28.77 2.3 – – Sales workers, parts........................................ 18.06 14.9 18.06 14.9 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 10.36 9.6 10.36 9.6 – – 3....................................................... 10.00 6.9 10.00 6.9 – – Cashiers.................................................... 12.64 5.8 12.65 5.8 – – 3....................................................... 13.35 6.6 – – – – 4....................................................... 14.42 3.0 14.42 3.0 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 15.79 1.7 16.13 2.3 14.67 1.4 1....................................................... 9.90 1.7 9.93 2.2 – – 2....................................................... 13.91 6.6 14.47 8.3 10.11 1.4 3....................................................... 13.46 3.6 13.66 4.3 13.02 5.3 4....................................................... 15.42 2.0 15.62 2.3 14.75 3.1 5....................................................... 15.34 2.1 15.48 3.0 15.12 3.2 6....................................................... 18.66 3.8 18.51 4.3 – – 7....................................................... 19.29 5.0 19.39 5.9 18.72 5.5 Not able to be leveled.................................... 20.59 10.7 20.68 10.7 – – Supervisors, general office................................. 18.99 9.5 – – – – Secretaries................................................. 16.82 2.1 17.60 3.2 15.01 1.3 4....................................................... 14.37 2.6 14.30 3.2 14.40 3.7 5....................................................... 15.54 1.7 15.72 2.3 – – 7....................................................... 18.69 5.7 18.69 6.6 – – Transportation ticket and reservation agents................ 16.59 1.7 16.41 1.6 – – 4....................................................... 16.92 8.9 16.45 10.6 – – Receptionists............................................... $12.38 11.2 $12.34 11.7 – – Information clerks, n.e.c................................... 13.25 3.9 – – – – Order clerks................................................ 16.10 4.8 16.10 4.8 – – Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping............ 16.20 4.1 – – – – Library clerks.............................................. 12.52 4.4 – – $12.54 4.5 Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 16.12 5.5 16.26 6.0 – – 4....................................................... 13.21 3.5 – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 15.44 2.8 15.34 3.0 16.01 7.5 3....................................................... 13.62 9.8 13.62 9.8 – – 4....................................................... 14.20 5.4 14.27 6.4 – – 5....................................................... 17.00 4.7 – – – – Billing clerks.............................................. 16.22 7.2 – – – – Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 20.52 4.8 – – – – 4....................................................... 19.53 13.7 – – – – Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............... 15.44 4.3 15.44 4.3 – – General office clerks....................................... 14.80 3.4 14.85 5.0 14.70 3.1 3....................................................... 15.16 12.8 15.86 17.3 – – 4....................................................... 15.75 3.6 15.51 4.0 16.85 4.6 5....................................................... 13.94 4.8 – – 14.62 5.0 Data entry keyers........................................... 13.04 13.9 13.04 13.9 – – Teachers' aides............................................. 12.02 2.1 – – 12.02 2.1 3....................................................... 11.59 1.1 – – 11.59 1.1 4....................................................... 12.76 1.9 – – 12.76 1.9 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 14.51 2.9 14.65 4.4 14.31 2.5 4....................................................... 13.85 5.9 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 18.26 3.5 18.05 3.9 20.42 1.3 1....................................................... 9.46 6.8 9.46 6.8 – – 2....................................................... 11.34 4.7 11.29 4.7 – – 3....................................................... 14.27 3.7 13.95 4.5 16.20 3.4 4....................................................... 17.89 4.3 17.85 4.8 18.21 6.5 5....................................................... 17.35 4.3 16.87 5.4 19.77 1.9 6....................................................... 20.05 6.2 19.80 6.9 22.21 2.5 7....................................................... 25.07 4.4 25.07 4.9 24.99 2.3 8....................................................... 30.42 4.7 30.42 4.7 – – 9....................................................... 29.24 8.3 28.82 8.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.72 16.3 17.77 16.4 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 22.74 4.7 22.66 5.1 23.64 1.1 2....................................................... 11.65 18.5 11.65 18.5 – – 4....................................................... 16.30 9.8 16.30 10.2 – – 5....................................................... 17.88 7.4 17.66 8.7 – – 6....................................................... 20.75 7.3 20.64 8.0 – – 7....................................................... 24.98 5.1 24.93 5.7 25.43 2.9 8....................................................... 30.42 4.7 30.42 4.7 – – 9....................................................... 28.27 8.0 28.27 8.0 – – Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ $24.59 7.9 $24.22 8.3 – – Automobile mechanics........................................ 21.21 9.1 21.17 9.4 – – 7....................................................... 20.57 3.3 20.48 3.4 – – Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 21.33 2.0 21.38 2.3 – – 7....................................................... 23.11 5.1 23.82 6.0 – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 19.09 12.1 19.09 12.1 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 20.57 6.6 20.77 7.5 – – 7....................................................... 20.30 4.5 20.30 4.5 – – Electricians................................................ 32.05 2.0 32.35 1.2 – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 16.73 11.2 – – – – Supervisors, production..................................... 20.03 4.3 20.03 4.3 – – Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.............. 13.94 5.6 13.94 5.6 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 17.90 4.3 17.90 4.3 – – 2....................................................... 12.36 9.2 12.36 9.2 – – 3....................................................... 13.39 8.2 13.39 8.2 – – 4....................................................... 19.13 7.2 19.13 7.2 – – 5....................................................... 15.73 6.8 15.73 6.8 – – 6....................................................... 16.05 2.8 16.05 2.8 – – 7....................................................... 26.38 11.1 26.38 11.1 – – Printing press operators.................................... 21.26 8.5 21.26 8.5 – – Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food.............. 13.67 10.3 13.67 10.3 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 14.43 10.9 14.43 10.9 – – Welders and cutters......................................... 18.11 5.5 18.11 5.5 – – 7....................................................... 19.83 1.3 19.83 1.3 – – Assemblers.................................................. 18.64 3.0 18.64 3.0 – – 2....................................................... 10.39 15.0 10.39 15.0 – – 5....................................................... 16.84 16.1 16.84 16.1 – – Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 18.77 18.7 18.77 18.7 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 17.17 3.2 16.41 4.4 $19.60 2.4 2....................................................... 10.76 8.2 10.76 8.2 – – 3....................................................... 13.84 9.0 13.64 10.5 14.84 4.2 4....................................................... 17.37 11.4 16.89 16.5 18.48 8.9 5....................................................... 18.69 6.6 18.18 10.2 19.83 3.0 6....................................................... 20.76 4.8 19.86 7.3 – – 7....................................................... 23.76 5.8 23.64 7.4 – – Truck drivers............................................... 17.51 4.8 17.52 5.0 – – 4....................................................... 19.44 12.9 19.51 13.9 – – 5....................................................... 17.48 9.8 17.48 9.8 – – Bus drivers................................................. 16.15 9.8 – – 18.58 5.9 4....................................................... 16.52 13.1 – – 18.34 12.4 5....................................................... 19.31 5.1 – – 19.31 5.1 Motor transportation, n.e.c................................. 12.64 13.9 12.64 13.9 – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 15.99 13.2 15.99 13.2 – – 5....................................................... 20.00 14.3 20.00 14.3 – – Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.... $18.70 10.3 $18.67 13.5 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 12.03 4.0 11.61 4.1 $17.11 1.6 1....................................................... 9.26 7.8 9.26 7.8 – – 2....................................................... 10.77 4.0 10.66 4.1 – – 3....................................................... 14.60 7.7 14.14 9.5 16.57 3.1 4....................................................... 16.21 4.2 15.78 4.9 – – 5....................................................... 15.54 7.3 15.22 6.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 8.70 1.8 8.70 1.8 – – Construction laborers....................................... 15.88 8.2 – – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 10.20 2.4 10.20 2.4 – – 1....................................................... 7.56 1.4 7.56 1.4 – – 2....................................................... 9.88 4.2 9.88 4.2 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 14.94 4.5 14.94 4.5 – – 1....................................................... 10.55 10.5 10.55 10.5 – – 3....................................................... 14.76 12.2 14.76 12.2 – – 4....................................................... 16.18 7.6 16.18 7.6 – – Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners...................... 11.48 2.6 11.48 2.6 – – 1....................................................... 11.16 16.3 11.16 16.3 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 9.98 4.6 9.89 4.4 – – 2....................................................... 10.32 9.8 10.32 9.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 8.52 3.8 8.52 3.9 – – Service............................................................. 13.40 2.6 10.84 2.6 20.21 2.2 1....................................................... 9.07 3.3 8.65 1.3 13.66 4.8 2....................................................... 9.61 4.3 9.35 5.1 12.55 1.1 3....................................................... 10.71 4.1 10.21 3.9 13.07 2.3 4....................................................... 13.63 2.1 13.53 2.3 14.30 5.6 5....................................................... 16.46 5.6 14.06 4.9 18.26 6.0 6....................................................... 23.53 7.2 – – – – 7....................................................... 24.77 3.0 – – 25.69 2.2 9....................................................... 29.88 23.6 – – 29.88 23.6 Protective service............................................ 21.03 8.9 11.65 30.0 24.11 1.1 5....................................................... 18.70 6.7 – – 19.10 6.4 7....................................................... 25.90 2.4 – – 25.90 2.4 9....................................................... 29.88 23.6 – – 29.88 23.6 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 32.60 7.1 – – 32.60 7.1 Firefighting................................................ 25.24 2.2 – – 25.52 2.7 Police and detectives, public service....................... 24.27 5.4 – – 24.27 5.4 7....................................................... 25.81 2.4 – – 25.81 2.4 Correctional institution officers........................... 20.71 9.2 – – 20.71 9.2 5....................................................... 20.40 10.4 – – 20.40 10.4 Food service.................................................. 9.90 3.9 9.78 4.2 11.61 4.6 1....................................................... 8.01 2.4 8.00 2.4 – – 2....................................................... 8.83 2.4 8.58 1.6 – – 3....................................................... 8.95 2.0 8.74 1.9 – – 4....................................................... $12.55 5.1 $12.56 5.5 – – 5....................................................... 13.28 4.5 13.04 4.5 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 7.43 1.3 7.43 1.3 – – 1....................................................... 7.75 2.3 7.75 2.3 – – 2....................................................... 7.36 4.1 7.36 4.1 – – 3....................................................... 7.06 .4 7.06 .4 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 7.51 1.1 7.51 1.1 – – 3....................................................... 7.03 .2 7.03 .2 – – Waiters'/Waitresses' assistants............................. 7.12 1.9 7.12 1.9 – – Other food service........................................... 10.77 3.9 10.69 4.3 $11.61 4.6 1....................................................... 8.12 2.5 8.10 2.5 – – 2....................................................... 9.72 2.5 9.46 1.7 – – 3....................................................... 10.23 2.3 10.11 2.4 – – 4....................................................... 12.55 5.1 12.56 5.5 – – 5....................................................... 13.99 3.9 13.82 4.3 – – Cooks....................................................... 12.14 3.8 11.97 4.4 – – 4....................................................... 12.13 7.3 12.11 8.0 – – Food counter, fountain, and related......................... 12.01 10.6 12.01 10.6 – – Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 9.24 3.5 9.27 3.7 – – 2....................................................... 9.45 2.8 9.38 2.6 – – 3....................................................... 9.76 3.8 9.97 3.5 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 9.48 3.4 9.01 3.2 – – 1....................................................... 8.43 4.5 8.43 4.5 – – 2....................................................... 10.18 4.3 – – – – Health service................................................ 12.24 3.7 11.96 4.3 13.99 2.3 2....................................................... 11.55 2.1 – – – – 3....................................................... 10.91 2.8 10.91 2.8 – – 4....................................................... 13.18 4.0 13.17 4.8 – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 13.86 4.6 14.11 4.4 – – 4....................................................... 14.08 5.7 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 11.85 3.6 11.44 3.9 – – 2....................................................... 11.55 2.1 – – – – 3....................................................... 10.69 3.6 10.69 3.6 – – 4....................................................... 12.73 4.0 12.59 4.6 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 11.28 3.7 10.51 2.5 14.14 2.2 1....................................................... 9.94 6.9 9.25 3.6 – – 2....................................................... 10.72 3.3 10.50 3.2 – – 3....................................................... 12.12 4.0 11.05 4.8 – – 4....................................................... 12.22 10.2 – – – – Maids and housemen.......................................... 9.34 2.5 9.27 2.6 – – 1....................................................... 8.99 3.7 – – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 11.19 5.1 10.20 2.6 14.19 2.0 1....................................................... 10.22 9.8 – – – – 2....................................................... 10.85 4.7 – – – – 3....................................................... 12.14 5.0 10.71 5.8 – – Personal service.............................................. 12.64 10.8 12.43 11.3 – – 2....................................................... $7.41 3.5 $7.41 3.5 – – 3....................................................... 11.12 14.8 11.10 15.3 – – 4....................................................... 18.96 7.2 19.88 6.9 – – Early childhood teachers' assistants........................ 15.81 7.9 – – – – Service, n.e.c.............................................. 13.22 12.7 13.22 12.7 – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. 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 appendixes C and D for more information. 3 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-2. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) full-time workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $21.73 1.9 $20.75 2.5 $25.53 1.6 All excluding sales............................................... 21.90 2.1 20.88 2.7 25.53 1.6 White collar........................................................ 25.08 1.7 24.19 2.0 27.81 2.9 1....................................................... 9.24 4.9 9.24 4.9 – – 2....................................................... 14.66 7.5 14.66 7.5 – – 3....................................................... 13.10 4.3 12.91 4.6 – – 4....................................................... 15.63 1.8 15.68 1.9 15.27 4.1 5....................................................... 16.44 2.1 16.65 2.9 15.86 3.2 6....................................................... 19.78 7.4 19.78 7.9 – – 7....................................................... 20.67 2.3 20.84 2.6 19.89 3.2 8....................................................... 24.94 5.8 23.94 6.9 29.03 7.5 9....................................................... 28.86 1.9 28.96 4.0 28.78 1.1 10........................................................ 30.38 3.1 31.55 3.7 28.83 4.8 11........................................................ 35.78 3.4 36.87 3.1 33.10 7.6 12........................................................ 41.41 3.0 41.19 3.5 42.22 5.5 14........................................................ 59.89 9.0 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.56 2.3 26.59 2.3 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 25.87 1.9 25.12 2.3 27.82 2.9 2....................................................... 15.39 7.6 15.39 7.6 – – 3....................................................... 13.84 4.1 13.64 4.4 – – 4....................................................... 15.57 2.0 15.64 2.3 15.27 4.1 5....................................................... 15.75 1.9 15.75 2.3 15.74 3.6 6....................................................... 18.58 7.1 18.49 7.6 – – 7....................................................... 20.71 2.3 20.91 2.7 19.89 3.2 8....................................................... 24.09 4.8 22.76 5.0 29.03 7.5 9....................................................... 28.19 1.1 27.47 2.3 28.78 1.1 10........................................................ 30.45 3.2 31.72 3.9 28.83 4.8 11........................................................ 36.12 3.8 37.51 3.3 33.10 7.6 12........................................................ 41.41 3.0 41.19 3.5 42.22 5.5 14........................................................ 59.89 9.0 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.52 2.4 26.55 2.4 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 29.57 2.0 29.46 2.7 29.75 2.9 Professional specialty.......................................... 31.24 1.8 31.27 2.7 31.20 2.2 5....................................................... 15.06 8.4 14.49 9.1 – – 6....................................................... 20.63 19.9 20.63 19.9 – – 7....................................................... 22.84 3.7 23.22 3.8 – – 8....................................................... 27.03 6.3 23.89 4.6 31.50 7.2 9....................................................... 29.22 1.2 28.63 2.1 29.57 1.5 10........................................................ 30.00 3.8 31.87 5.4 28.34 4.7 11........................................................ 33.66 4.9 34.91 4.4 31.19 9.8 12........................................................ 41.58 3.0 42.48 3.5 – – 13........................................................ 49.55 7.8 50.97 9.0 – – 14........................................................ 52.45 6.8 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 32.03 5.3 32.03 5.3 – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – 11........................................................ $34.51 3.7 – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 30.83 4.0 $30.82 4.4 $30.88 3.4 8....................................................... 23.88 5.6 24.00 6.1 – – 9....................................................... 29.83 3.9 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 33.89 7.2 33.89 7.2 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 31.51 3.6 31.58 4.0 30.88 3.4 8....................................................... 24.97 6.5 – – – – 9....................................................... 29.83 3.9 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.31 7.4 34.31 7.4 – – Natural scientists............................................ 29.96 13.7 – – – – Health related................................................ 28.06 5.1 28.85 6.8 26.76 7.6 8....................................................... 25.42 6.7 25.37 8.0 – – 9....................................................... 27.88 4.0 29.50 5.1 25.35 3.3 Registered nurses........................................... 28.51 2.9 28.95 3.8 27.52 2.3 8....................................................... 26.02 4.8 26.12 6.2 – – 9....................................................... 29.12 3.2 30.05 3.8 27.09 2.3 Pharmacists................................................. 39.85 3.5 38.03 1.6 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 41.54 4.5 37.72 35.8 – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 31.37 2.4 17.29 11.7 32.99 1.2 7....................................................... 25.07 14.2 25.07 14.2 – – 8....................................................... 34.90 1.8 – – – – 9....................................................... 32.31 1.8 – – 32.62 1.8 Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 24.69 18.1 – – – – Elementary school teachers.................................. 32.32 1.6 23.65 9.9 32.62 1.3 9....................................................... 32.40 1.2 – – 32.38 1.2 Secondary school teachers................................... 33.48 3.9 26.13 4.3 33.89 4.1 9....................................................... 33.35 5.8 – – 33.45 5.9 Teachers, special education................................. 32.00 6.6 – – 32.00 6.6 9....................................................... 32.27 6.9 – – 32.27 6.9 Teachers, n.e.c............................................. 23.77 26.5 – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... 23.38 12.1 17.37 12.9 29.42 7.2 10........................................................ 26.02 12.7 – – – – Psychologists............................................... 22.48 17.9 – – – – Urban planners.............................................. 28.54 11.9 – – 28.54 11.9 Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 21.70 2.1 – – – – Social workers.............................................. 21.48 2.1 – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ 43.23 2.6 45.02 .3 36.96 9.6 Lawyers..................................................... 42.70 3.0 45.02 .3 33.14 1.6 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 26.60 14.5 27.64 16.1 – – Editors and reporters....................................... 23.82 14.8 – – – – Technical....................................................... 23.92 3.2 24.97 3.6 20.34 4.8 5....................................................... 17.66 1.1 18.23 2.0 – – 6....................................................... 18.25 10.4 18.07 12.1 – – 7....................................................... $20.17 3.8 $20.78 4.5 – – 9....................................................... 28.61 6.1 29.68 6.9 – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 20.60 7.3 18.24 9.1 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 18.16 1.3 18.06 1.5 – – 5....................................................... 18.25 1.7 – – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 17.52 1.8 20.35 .2 – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 23.07 12.8 23.07 12.8 – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 20.41 5.3 – – – – Drafters.................................................... 21.64 6.8 21.64 6.8 – – Technical and related, n.e.c................................ 27.19 7.1 26.98 10.2 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.46 3.9 29.70 4.2 $33.75 8.2 6....................................................... 17.55 6.2 17.55 6.2 – – 7....................................................... 21.14 2.7 20.86 2.6 22.92 3.6 8....................................................... 21.41 5.6 21.47 6.1 – – 9....................................................... 23.84 2.0 23.43 2.3 24.50 3.3 10........................................................ 32.82 5.3 – – – – 11........................................................ 33.63 1.9 – – 36.54 5.0 12........................................................ 40.68 5.0 38.64 5.2 46.89 4.2 Not able to be leveled.................................... 29.20 7.1 29.35 7.1 – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 36.23 5.8 35.32 5.7 39.53 15.8 7....................................................... 22.78 4.4 22.78 4.4 – – 8....................................................... 20.94 9.9 21.24 10.8 – – 9....................................................... 24.70 2.3 24.10 2.5 – – 11........................................................ 36.70 3.4 35.36 4.9 38.42 4.0 12........................................................ 42.51 4.4 40.57 4.8 46.89 4.2 Not able to be leveled.................................... 32.95 12.3 32.95 12.3 – – Financial managers.......................................... 25.77 7.6 25.77 7.6 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 36.81 5.0 18.52 10.2 39.43 5.4 12........................................................ 43.19 1.7 – – – – Managers, medicine and health............................... 36.54 24.5 36.54 24.5 – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 37.44 6.7 36.83 6.9 – – 9....................................................... 24.90 4.1 24.90 4.1 – – 12........................................................ 44.23 4.3 42.31 3.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 32.57 13.1 32.57 13.1 – – Management related............................................ 24.28 4.9 24.14 5.7 25.07 4.8 6....................................................... 18.35 6.7 18.35 6.7 – – 7....................................................... 20.82 2.4 20.40 1.8 22.92 3.6 8....................................................... 21.62 8.0 21.57 8.4 – – 9....................................................... 22.90 2.7 22.58 4.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 24.65 7.0 – – – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 21.26 4.9 20.06 7.2 – – Other financial officers.................................... 31.31 4.9 31.57 5.0 – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 19.96 9.1 19.96 9.1 – – Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c......................... 24.29 2.7 25.06 2.3 – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 23.32 7.0 22.55 6.7 – – Sales............................................................. $19.31 5.8 $19.29 5.8 – – 3....................................................... 11.39 8.0 11.39 8.0 – – 4....................................................... 15.74 3.6 15.74 3.6 – – 5....................................................... 18.48 6.7 18.41 6.7 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 27.16 20.9 27.29 21.5 – – Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 38.79 13.7 38.79 13.7 – – Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats..................... 28.77 2.3 28.77 2.3 – – Sales workers, parts........................................ 18.06 14.9 18.06 14.9 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 10.87 9.1 10.87 9.1 – – 3....................................................... 9.99 7.0 9.99 7.0 – – Cashiers.................................................... 13.17 5.0 13.17 5.0 – – 4....................................................... 14.42 3.0 14.42 3.0 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 16.21 2.0 16.29 2.5 $15.82 2.8 2....................................................... 15.39 7.6 15.39 7.6 – – 3....................................................... 13.99 4.1 13.79 4.5 – – 4....................................................... 15.57 2.1 15.63 2.3 15.28 4.4 5....................................................... 15.33 2.3 15.45 3.0 15.13 3.9 6....................................................... 18.13 3.6 17.89 3.7 – – 7....................................................... 19.25 5.1 19.33 6.0 18.77 6.0 Not able to be leveled.................................... 21.21 10.3 21.21 10.3 – – Supervisors, general office................................. 18.99 9.5 – – – – Secretaries................................................. 16.94 2.6 17.35 3.4 15.59 4.0 4....................................................... 14.45 3.4 – – 14.42 4.7 5....................................................... 15.59 1.7 – – – – 7....................................................... 18.69 5.7 18.69 6.6 – – Transportation ticket and reservation agents................ 16.17 1.7 15.91 .8 – – Receptionists............................................... 12.32 11.1 12.25 11.9 – – Information clerks, n.e.c................................... 13.25 3.9 – – – – Order clerks................................................ 15.92 4.5 15.92 4.5 – – Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 16.37 5.1 16.39 5.7 – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 15.44 2.8 15.34 3.0 16.01 7.5 3....................................................... 13.62 9.8 13.62 9.8 – – 4....................................................... 14.20 5.4 14.27 6.4 – – 5....................................................... 17.00 4.7 – – – – Billing clerks.............................................. 16.22 7.2 – – – – Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............... 15.44 4.3 15.44 4.3 – – General office clerks....................................... 15.26 4.0 15.13 5.2 15.50 5.1 3....................................................... 15.77 15.3 16.79 20.6 – – 4....................................................... 15.86 3.6 15.60 4.0 17.10 4.3 5....................................................... 13.77 5.3 – – – – Data entry keyers........................................... 13.04 13.9 13.04 13.9 – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 14.76 2.6 14.98 3.6 – – 4....................................................... 13.85 5.9 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... $19.04 3.5 $18.84 3.9 $21.20 0.6 1....................................................... 10.33 8.2 10.33 8.2 – – 2....................................................... 11.51 5.0 11.46 5.1 – – 3....................................................... 14.50 3.9 14.16 4.7 17.13 2.1 4....................................................... 18.10 4.1 18.04 4.5 18.65 7.5 5....................................................... 17.40 4.6 16.89 5.6 20.50 .3 6....................................................... 20.05 6.2 19.80 6.9 22.21 2.5 7....................................................... 25.07 4.4 25.07 4.9 24.99 2.3 8....................................................... 30.42 4.7 30.42 4.7 – – 9....................................................... 29.24 8.3 28.82 8.3 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 22.83 4.7 22.76 5.1 23.64 1.1 4....................................................... 16.30 9.8 16.30 10.2 – – 5....................................................... 17.88 7.4 17.66 8.7 – – 6....................................................... 20.75 7.3 20.64 8.0 – – 7....................................................... 24.98 5.1 24.93 5.7 25.43 2.9 8....................................................... 30.42 4.7 30.42 4.7 – – 9....................................................... 28.27 8.0 28.27 8.0 – – Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 24.59 7.9 24.22 8.3 – – Automobile mechanics........................................ 21.21 9.1 21.17 9.4 – – 7....................................................... 20.57 3.3 20.48 3.4 – – Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 21.33 2.0 21.38 2.3 – – 7....................................................... 23.11 5.1 23.82 6.0 – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 19.09 12.1 19.09 12.1 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 20.57 6.6 20.77 7.5 – – 7....................................................... 20.30 4.5 20.30 4.5 – – Electricians................................................ 32.05 2.0 32.35 1.2 – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 16.73 11.2 – – – – Supervisors, production..................................... 20.03 4.3 20.03 4.3 – – Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.............. 13.94 5.6 13.94 5.6 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 18.46 4.9 18.46 4.9 – – 1....................................................... 12.22 13.9 12.22 13.9 – – 2....................................................... 12.36 9.2 12.36 9.2 – – 3....................................................... 13.87 10.4 13.87 10.4 – – 4....................................................... 19.13 7.2 19.13 7.2 – – 5....................................................... 15.73 6.8 15.73 6.8 – – 6....................................................... 16.05 2.8 16.05 2.8 – – 7....................................................... 26.38 11.1 26.38 11.1 – – Printing press operators.................................... 21.26 8.5 21.26 8.5 – – Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food.............. 13.67 10.3 13.67 10.3 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 14.43 10.9 14.43 10.9 – – Welders and cutters......................................... 18.11 5.5 18.11 5.5 – – 7....................................................... 19.83 1.3 19.83 1.3 – – Assemblers 2....................................................... $10.39 15.0 $10.39 15.0 – – 5....................................................... 16.84 16.1 16.84 16.1 – – Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 18.77 18.7 18.77 18.7 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 17.78 2.9 16.94 4.1 $20.84 1.9 2....................................................... 11.39 6.6 11.39 6.6 – – 3....................................................... 14.10 10.6 13.98 11.1 – – 4....................................................... 18.27 8.7 17.83 12.7 19.24 9.6 5....................................................... 18.93 7.3 18.27 10.7 20.78 2.2 6....................................................... 20.76 4.8 19.86 7.3 – – 7....................................................... 23.76 5.8 23.64 7.4 – – Truck drivers............................................... 17.57 4.7 17.56 4.9 – – 4....................................................... 19.87 12.3 19.79 13.0 – – 5....................................................... 17.48 9.9 17.48 9.9 – – Bus drivers................................................. 17.05 11.5 – – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 16.28 15.7 16.28 15.7 – – 5....................................................... 20.65 16.4 20.65 16.4 – – Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.... 19.73 10.7 19.64 15.0 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 12.91 4.4 12.44 4.6 17.55 2.0 1....................................................... 9.79 12.2 9.79 12.2 – – 2....................................................... 10.85 5.0 10.72 5.1 – – 3....................................................... 14.71 7.4 14.17 9.2 17.00 1.7 4....................................................... 16.21 4.2 15.78 4.9 – – 5....................................................... 15.54 7.3 15.22 6.7 – – Construction laborers....................................... 15.88 8.2 – – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 11.57 3.7 11.57 3.7 – – 2....................................................... 10.66 8.7 10.66 8.7 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 15.74 3.7 15.74 3.7 – – 4....................................................... 16.18 7.6 16.18 7.6 – – Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners...................... 11.75 2.4 11.75 2.4 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 10.61 5.3 10.48 4.9 – – Service............................................................. 14.15 3.3 11.32 3.0 20.70 3.9 1....................................................... 9.37 4.4 8.90 1.1 – – 2....................................................... 9.94 4.0 9.66 5.0 – – 3....................................................... 11.33 4.3 10.77 4.5 13.35 .8 4....................................................... 13.66 2.2 13.54 2.4 14.39 5.6 5....................................................... 16.73 5.5 13.91 4.4 19.06 6.5 6....................................................... 23.53 7.2 – – – – 7....................................................... 24.57 3.6 – – 25.52 3.0 9....................................................... 29.88 23.6 – – 29.88 23.6 Protective service............................................ 22.16 7.1 13.06 30.8 24.60 3.2 5....................................................... 19.87 8.6 – – 20.48 9.3 7....................................................... 25.72 3.1 – – 25.72 3.1 9....................................................... $29.88 23.6 – – $29.88 23.6 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 32.60 7.1 – – 32.60 7.1 Firefighting................................................ 25.24 2.2 – – 25.52 2.7 Police and detectives, public service....................... 25.41 .9 – – 25.41 .9 7....................................................... 25.52 3.5 – – 25.52 3.5 Correctional institution officers........................... 20.71 9.2 – – 20.71 9.2 5....................................................... 20.40 10.4 – – 20.40 10.4 Food service.................................................. 10.74 5.9 $10.60 6.3 – – 1....................................................... 8.12 4.6 8.12 4.6 – – 2....................................................... 8.96 3.9 8.69 3.3 – – 3....................................................... 9.90 3.4 9.44 3.9 – – 4....................................................... 12.56 5.2 12.56 5.5 – – 5....................................................... 13.23 5.0 – – – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 7.49 2.3 7.49 2.3 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 7.64 3.0 7.64 3.0 – – Other food service........................................... 11.43 5.4 11.32 5.9 – – 2....................................................... 9.85 4.1 9.56 3.0 – – 3....................................................... 10.61 4.4 10.22 5.2 – – 4....................................................... 12.56 5.2 12.56 5.5 – – Cooks....................................................... 12.24 5.1 12.06 5.7 – – 4....................................................... 12.14 7.5 12.11 8.0 – – Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 9.56 4.7 9.56 4.7 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 9.69 5.8 9.07 6.1 – – Health service................................................ 12.20 4.5 11.85 5.3 13.97 2.3 2....................................................... 11.53 2.3 – – – – 3....................................................... 10.96 4.0 10.96 4.0 – – 4....................................................... 13.06 4.7 13.04 5.9 – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 14.28 3.0 14.66 1.0 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 11.68 4.0 11.15 3.7 – – 2....................................................... 11.53 2.3 – – – – 3....................................................... 10.73 4.5 10.73 4.5 – – 4....................................................... 12.27 3.7 11.95 4.0 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 11.27 3.9 10.49 2.6 14.25 2.4 1....................................................... 9.90 7.0 9.27 3.7 – – 2....................................................... 10.71 3.6 10.48 3.5 – – 3....................................................... 12.17 4.4 11.07 5.7 – – Maids and housemen.......................................... 9.05 3.0 9.05 3.0 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 11.17 5.2 10.20 2.6 14.18 2.0 1....................................................... 10.20 10.0 – – – – 2....................................................... 10.84 4.9 – – – – 3....................................................... 12.08 5.2 10.71 5.8 – – Personal service.............................................. 14.14 7.4 13.94 7.9 – – 4....................................................... 19.00 7.2 – – – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. 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 appendixes C and D for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-3. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) part-time workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $14.96 6.1 $14.07 8.4 $17.78 3.8 All excluding sales............................................... 15.60 6.2 14.80 8.7 17.81 3.8 White collar........................................................ 19.02 5.2 19.21 7.0 18.64 5.6 1....................................................... 8.09 2.2 7.98 2.4 – – 2....................................................... 8.85 3.5 8.20 5.6 10.11 1.4 3....................................................... 11.84 3.3 11.41 5.9 12.22 4.0 4....................................................... 14.05 4.4 14.52 7.5 13.54 3.1 5....................................................... 15.48 3.2 15.64 4.9 – – 6....................................................... 21.98 4.7 23.34 6.7 – – 7....................................................... 20.60 5.1 20.82 5.2 – – 8....................................................... 24.85 6.0 26.12 3.4 – – 9....................................................... 28.42 4.4 28.94 6.2 27.73 5.3 White collar excluding sales.................................... 21.15 4.6 22.78 5.1 18.68 5.7 2....................................................... 9.52 4.6 8.93 6.1 10.11 1.4 3....................................................... 12.33 3.4 12.63 6.5 12.24 4.0 4....................................................... 14.35 4.4 15.20 7.7 13.54 3.1 5....................................................... 15.88 3.2 16.49 4.2 – – 6....................................................... 21.98 4.7 23.34 6.7 – – 7....................................................... 20.60 5.1 20.82 5.2 – – 8....................................................... 24.85 6.0 26.12 3.4 – – 9....................................................... 28.42 4.4 28.94 6.2 27.73 5.3 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 26.00 1.9 25.66 1.5 26.92 6.4 Professional specialty.......................................... 26.97 2.0 26.58 1.6 27.97 7.0 5....................................................... 15.62 12.5 15.62 12.5 – – 6....................................................... 19.18 12.0 21.40 10.6 – – 7....................................................... 20.99 9.0 20.99 9.0 – – 8....................................................... 24.93 6.6 26.38 3.7 – – 9....................................................... 28.48 4.6 29.32 6.1 27.43 5.3 Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 29.06 4.4 29.39 5.3 – – 8....................................................... 26.47 3.6 26.47 3.6 – – 9....................................................... 29.45 4.0 30.16 4.6 – – Registered nurses........................................... 28.68 3.5 28.94 4.2 – – 8....................................................... 26.85 3.6 26.85 3.6 – – 9....................................................... 29.50 4.1 30.25 4.7 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 40.80 6.6 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 25.06 5.3 25.03 3.7 25.06 6.4 9....................................................... 31.36 3.2 – – – – Substitute teachers......................................... 15.45 1.6 – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... $20.39 2.6 $21.00 2.7 – – 5....................................................... 16.55 2.6 16.53 3.5 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 19.84 10.2 20.19 10.3 – – 5....................................................... 16.55 3.1 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... – – – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Management related............................................ – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 8.80 3.3 8.77 3.3 – – 1....................................................... 7.89 2.6 7.89 2.6 – – 3....................................................... 10.73 7.4 10.71 7.7 – – Cashiers.................................................... 10.30 9.8 10.26 10.0 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.29 5.4 14.27 12.2 $12.60 2.3 2....................................................... 9.52 4.6 8.93 6.1 10.11 1.4 3....................................................... 12.33 3.4 12.63 6.5 12.24 4.0 4....................................................... 14.36 4.7 15.38 9.0 13.54 3.1 5....................................................... 15.37 3.4 – – – – Secretaries................................................. 16.14 12.2 – – – – Transportation ticket and reservation agents................ 17.81 .9 17.81 .9 – – Receptionists............................................... 12.46 21.6 12.46 21.6 – – Library clerks.............................................. 11.36 8.0 – – 11.48 8.0 General office clerks....................................... 11.17 7.1 – – 11.27 10.4 Teachers' aides............................................. 12.00 2.1 – – 12.00 2.1 3....................................................... 11.59 1.1 – – 11.59 1.1 4....................................................... 12.87 1.7 – – 12.87 1.7 Blue collar......................................................... 10.36 5.4 9.67 4.7 15.12 2.9 1....................................................... 7.93 4.6 7.93 4.6 – – 2....................................................... 10.29 6.7 10.29 6.7 – – 3....................................................... 12.63 4.8 12.05 3.2 13.86 8.1 4....................................................... 14.04 7.1 – – – – 5....................................................... 16.23 4.4 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 9.12 10.7 9.13 11.0 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.74 6.8 12.63 8.2 15.59 2.9 3....................................................... 13.14 6.7 – – 14.44 4.7 4....................................................... 14.04 7.1 – – – – 5....................................................... 16.23 4.4 – – – – Bus drivers................................................. 14.49 6.5 – – 15.94 2.4 3....................................................... 13.68 8.1 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... $8.86 2.5 $8.87 2.5 – – 1....................................................... 8.34 3.4 8.34 3.4 – – 2....................................................... 10.42 9.9 10.42 9.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 8.25 4.3 – – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 7.71 1.9 7.71 1.9 – – 1....................................................... 7.43 1.5 7.43 1.5 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 12.35 7.1 12.35 7.1 – – 1....................................................... 10.55 10.5 10.55 10.5 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 8.36 3.3 8.36 3.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 8.25 4.3 – – – – Service............................................................. 9.99 6.2 9.09 3.9 $15.45 17.6 1....................................................... 8.24 3.1 7.98 3.0 – – 2....................................................... 8.20 1.6 8.10 1.7 – – 3....................................................... 9.15 3.0 9.03 3.0 – – 4....................................................... 13.40 7.9 13.44 8.6 – – 5....................................................... 14.47 11.2 – – – – Protective service............................................ 13.21 28.6 – – – – Food service.................................................. 8.38 1.8 8.30 1.9 9.61 .1 1....................................................... 7.89 2.4 7.86 2.5 – – 2....................................................... 8.58 6.0 8.35 6.1 – – 3....................................................... 8.37 3.6 8.37 3.8 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 7.39 4.1 7.39 4.1 – – 3....................................................... 7.06 .8 7.06 .8 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 7.42 4.7 7.42 4.7 – – Other food service........................................... 9.09 3.3 9.02 3.7 9.61 .1 1....................................................... 7.90 2.2 7.85 2.2 – – 2....................................................... 9.41 4.1 9.17 5.3 – – 3....................................................... 9.83 2.7 10.01 2.0 – – Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 8.92 4.1 – – – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 9.06 2.2 8.90 2.8 – – 1....................................................... 8.36 4.7 8.36 4.7 – – Health service................................................ 12.51 7.4 12.46 7.6 – – 4....................................................... 13.57 8.8 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 12.78 8.8 12.78 8.8 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 11.53 1.8 11.02 2.2 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 12.42 5.8 – – – – Personal service.............................................. 9.17 13.0 9.09 13.1 – – 3....................................................... 9.87 6.7 9.71 6.4 – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. 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 appendixes C and D for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 5-1. Selected worker characteristics: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2003 Private industry and State and local government Occupational group Full-time Part-time Nonunion- Incen- workers(- workers(- Union(4) (4) Time(5) tive(5) 3) 3) Mean All occupations....................................................... $21.73 $14.96 $21.70 $20.33 $20.81 $24.99 All excluding sales............................................. 21.90 15.60 21.96 20.51 21.18 21.51 White collar........................................................ 25.08 19.02 24.13 24.56 24.31 26.56 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 25.87 21.15 24.93 25.66 25.38 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 29.57 26.00 29.23 29.02 29.13 – Professional specialty.......................................... 31.24 26.97 30.90 30.42 30.66 – Technical....................................................... 23.92 20.39 24.16 22.85 23.62 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.46 – 24.07 30.97 30.56 – Sales............................................................. 19.31 8.80 14.88 18.57 14.16 27.10 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 16.21 13.29 16.65 15.13 15.81 – Blue collar......................................................... 19.04 10.36 20.73 15.01 18.11 23.04 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 22.83 – 24.88 19.71 22.68 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 18.46 – 21.91 13.64 17.49 – Transportation and material moving................................ 17.78 13.74 18.90 13.47 17.30 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 12.91 8.86 13.22 10.85 11.85 – Service............................................................. 14.15 9.99 16.67 10.51 13.40 – B Full-time Part-time Nonunion- Incen- Occupational group workers(- workers(- Union(4) (4) Time(5) tive(5) 3) 3) Relative error(6) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 1.9 6.1 1.6 2.1 1.6 11.2 All excluding sales............................................. 2.1 6.2 1.6 2.4 1.7 10.5 White collar........................................................ 1.7 5.2 1.5 1.9 1.4 11.3 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 1.9 4.6 1.5 2.3 1.6 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 2.0 1.9 2.4 2.6 1.9 – Professional specialty.......................................... 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.5 1.7 – Technical....................................................... 3.2 2.6 3.1 6.0 3.1 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 3.9 – 7.2 4.6 3.9 – Sales............................................................. 5.8 3.3 2.3 8.0 7.0 11.8 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 2.0 5.4 2.4 2.1 1.7 – Blue collar......................................................... 3.5 5.4 2.9 2.9 3.6 16.5 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 4.7 – 4.8 5.6 4.8 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 4.9 – 3.6 7.9 3.5 – Transportation and material moving................................ 2.9 6.8 2.2 4.1 3.8 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 4.4 2.5 5.0 5.3 4.2 – Service............................................................. 3.3 6.2 4.2 3.8 2.6 – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. 5 Time workers' wages are based solely on an hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 6 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 5-2. Major industry division: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) private industry, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2003 Full-time and part-time workers Goods-producing indust- Service-producing industries(4) ries(3) Occupational group All pri- vate indus- Trans- Wholesale Finance, tries Con- Manu- portation and insur- Serv- Total Mining struc- fac- Total and pub- retail ance, and ices tion turing lic trade real utilities estate Mean All occupations....................................................... $20.00 $23.77 - - $23.46 - $21.74 - - - All excluding sales............................................. 20.23 23.50 - - 23.15 - 21.87 - - - White collar........................................................ 23.68 27.65 - - – - 25.95 - - - White-collar excluding sales.................................... 24.90 – - - – - 26.62 - - - Professional specialty and technical.............................. 28.91 – - - – - 50.17 - - - Professional specialty.......................................... 30.49 – - - – - 33.55 - - - Technical....................................................... 24.62 – - - – - 69.67 - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 29.75 30.36 - - – - 44.58 - - - Sales............................................................. 17.68 40.20 - - 40.64 - – - - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 16.13 18.86 - - 19.08 - 17.71 - - - Blue collar......................................................... 18.05 20.46 - - 19.25 - 18.12 - - - Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 22.66 24.98 - - 23.05 - 21.90 - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 17.90 18.18 - - 18.18 - – - - - Transportation and material moving................................ 16.41 17.93 - - 15.79 - 17.17 - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.61 13.24 - - 12.84 - 15.52 - - - Service............................................................. 10.84 – - - – - – - - - B Goods-producing indust- Service-producing industries(4) ries(3) All pri- vate Occupational group indus- Trans- Wholesale Finance, tries Con- Manu- portation and insur- Serv- Total Mining struc- fac- Total and pub- retail ance, and ices tion turing lic trade real utilities estate Relative error(5) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 2.1 2.9 - - 2.9 - 4.7 - - - All excluding sales............................................. 2.3 2.9 - - 2.8 - 4.8 - - - White collar........................................................ 1.7 3.7 - - – - 4.3 - - - White-collar excluding sales.................................... 2.1 – - - – - 4.5 - - - Professional specialty and technical.............................. 2.4 – - - – - 20.0 - - - Professional specialty.......................................... 2.4 – - - – - 6.4 - - - Technical....................................................... 3.4 – - - – - 15.6 - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 4.3 5.7 - - – - 25.0 - - - Sales............................................................. 6.5 22.2 - - 24.0 - – - - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 2.3 3.2 - - 3.1 - 1.2 - - - Blue collar......................................................... 3.9 5.0 - - 3.2 - 3.9 - - - Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 5.1 5.5 - - 1.9 - 4.6 - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 4.3 3.5 - - 3.5 - – - - - Transportation and material moving................................ 4.4 8.3 - - 7.3 - 11.1 - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 4.1 8.1 - - 9.8 - 2.2 - - - Service............................................................. 2.6 – - - – - – - - - 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Goods-producing industries include mining, construction, and manufacturing. 4 Service-producing industries include transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 5-3. Establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) private industry, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2003 Full-time and part-time workers 100 workers or more Occupational group All 50 - 99 private workers(- industry 3) 100 - 499 500 workers Total workers workers or more Mean All occupations....................................................... $20.00 $17.44 $20.55 $17.32 $24.08 All excluding sales............................................. 20.23 17.85 20.67 17.12 24.15 White collar........................................................ 23.68 19.71 24.40 21.93 26.03 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 24.90 22.66 25.17 23.11 26.17 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 28.91 25.52 29.18 28.19 29.59 Professional specialty.......................................... 30.49 26.23 30.82 30.25 31.10 Technical....................................................... 24.62 23.62 24.70 20.18 26.01 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 29.75 30.82 29.60 26.33 31.19 Sales............................................................. 17.68 15.72 18.91 18.93 18.74 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 16.13 15.28 16.27 15.14 16.92 Blue collar......................................................... 18.05 16.58 18.50 16.33 22.09 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 22.66 21.60 23.07 21.79 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 17.90 13.70 18.98 14.76 – Transportation and material moving................................ 16.41 13.82 17.18 15.71 21.10 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.61 10.73 11.83 11.87 11.71 Service............................................................. 10.84 10.50 10.89 10.30 12.77 B Full-time and part-time workers 100 workers or more Occupational group All 50 - 99 private workers(- industry 3) 100 - 499 500 workers Total workers workers or more Relative error(4) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 2.1 4.4 2.2 5.7 2.8 All excluding sales............................................. 2.3 5.1 2.4 6.5 2.8 White collar........................................................ 1.7 4.9 1.9 6.1 3.7 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 2.1 4.9 2.3 7.9 3.8 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 2.4 7.7 2.4 7.5 2.7 Professional specialty.......................................... 2.4 8.4 2.3 6.5 2.8 Technical....................................................... 3.4 11.0 3.5 10.1 3.6 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 4.3 5.7 4.8 10.0 5.9 Sales............................................................. 6.5 6.1 10.2 11.6 10.4 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 2.3 2.4 2.7 4.5 3.9 Blue collar......................................................... 3.9 5.8 4.4 8.5 5.0 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 5.1 6.3 5.7 11.3 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 4.3 7.4 6.1 9.9 – Transportation and material moving................................ 4.4 4.5 6.5 12.1 9.8 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 4.1 8.2 4.9 3.8 14.1 Service............................................................. 2.6 6.2 2.8 2.4 6.9 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 6-1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2003 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $9.25 $12.98 $18.54 $25.98 $34.52 All excluding sales........................... 9.50 13.29 19.21 26.63 34.94 White collar.................................... 12.00 16.00 21.46 30.29 39.52 White collar excluding sales................ 13.20 16.83 22.69 31.25 40.00 Professional specialty and technical.......... 17.81 21.48 27.20 34.88 41.42 Professional specialty...................... 19.70 23.16 29.26 36.93 42.00 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists...... 19.96 22.37 28.85 34.61 41.20 Computer systems analysts and scientists 20.00 23.27 29.34 34.62 41.42 Natural scientists........................ 23.11 24.33 25.55 42.51 42.51 Health related............................ 20.09 22.60 27.67 32.24 37.50 Physicians.............................. 18.14 19.24 21.43 71.40 100.00 Registered nurses....................... 20.98 24.71 28.74 32.21 35.50 Pharmacists............................. 34.58 38.50 38.50 42.18 45.38 Therapists, n.e.c....................... 12.85 12.85 13.55 18.12 20.48 Teachers, college and university.......... 22.18 32.78 39.94 49.77 60.91 Teachers, except college and university... 18.05 24.57 31.49 38.23 41.46 Prekindergarten and kindergarten........ 9.91 12.69 26.05 35.10 41.81 Elementary school teachers.............. 22.40 26.23 32.79 38.31 41.46 Secondary school teachers............... 23.41 26.73 33.42 39.64 42.53 Teachers, special education............. 22.51 25.18 32.65 39.64 40.62 Teachers, n.e.c......................... 14.50 14.50 17.60 33.72 40.35 Substitute teachers..................... 15.87 15.87 15.87 15.92 15.92 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners...... 12.50 15.87 21.62 29.41 36.01 Psychologists........................... 12.15 15.38 20.35 28.50 37.10 Urban planners.......................... 21.62 25.03 29.41 31.81 35.79 Social, recreation, and religious workers. 18.53 20.40 23.06 23.16 23.16 Social workers.......................... 18.53 20.06 23.06 23.16 23.16 Lawyers and judges........................ 26.69 33.48 37.02 58.64 61.54 Lawyers................................. 26.33 32.70 36.90 50.00 61.54 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 17.02 18.08 22.06 31.26 33.39 Editors and reporters................... 16.83 17.74 19.48 31.26 31.37 Technical................................... 16.00 18.01 21.06 25.98 29.77 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians.......................... 11.50 17.05 22.61 25.18 25.98 Health record technologists and technicians.......................... 11.71 14.20 15.50 25.76 26.97 Radiological technicians................ 19.74 23.22 25.60 29.05 30.62 Licensed practical nurses............... 15.96 17.22 18.08 19.48 23.50 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 14.71 15.65 16.80 18.55 20.52 Electrical and electronic technicians... 16.52 17.65 20.68 29.56 29.77 Engineering technicians, n.e.c.......... 16.61 17.62 19.97 21.76 25.43 Drafters................................ 16.35 18.25 21.83 24.93 29.18 Technical and related, n.e.c............ 18.30 24.00 28.89 31.25 31.25 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 17.65 21.10 26.47 37.26 48.08 Executives, administrators, and managers.. $20.67 $24.04 $35.19 $43.75 $52.36 Financial managers...................... 21.10 21.10 23.98 29.05 36.06 Administrators, education and related fields............................... 18.48 35.91 40.91 42.95 46.38 Managers, medicine and health........... 15.55 18.23 34.13 34.13 88.46 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 21.25 25.54 35.58 44.90 48.87 Management related........................ 16.83 19.97 22.45 27.50 33.08 Accountants and auditors................ 16.94 18.46 21.59 23.60 25.52 Other financial officers................ 26.15 27.04 34.00 36.30 44.47 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists.......................... 16.83 16.83 16.83 22.60 25.25 Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c..... 20.63 20.63 23.82 28.12 29.70 Management related, n.e.c............... 17.65 19.70 21.71 27.50 32.40 Sales......................................... 7.50 9.98 15.11 17.92 31.50 Supervisors, sales...................... 15.63 16.20 25.13 32.10 32.10 Sales, other business services.......... 9.96 11.73 14.09 17.55 17.55 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale......... 16.18 16.18 21.63 40.81 84.61 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats. 13.06 17.04 24.65 33.92 47.31 Sales workers, parts.................... 10.00 16.88 18.50 18.65 25.36 Sales workers, other commodities........ 7.01 7.25 9.98 12.15 14.96 Cashiers................................ 8.16 9.36 11.50 16.40 16.65 Administrative support, including clerical.... 11.00 12.65 15.35 18.26 21.35 Supervisors, general office............. 16.43 16.43 16.43 21.80 24.68 Secretaries............................. 13.23 14.42 16.11 19.07 21.54 Transportation ticket and reservation agents............................... 10.03 12.39 19.06 20.29 20.88 Receptionists........................... 7.60 9.50 11.54 14.15 15.55 Information clerks, n.e.c............... 10.75 12.10 12.85 14.92 16.17 Order clerks............................ 11.00 13.14 16.40 19.54 21.09 Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping.......................... 14.52 15.13 15.13 18.03 18.27 Library clerks.......................... 9.48 10.04 12.51 14.23 15.97 Records clerks, n.e.c................... 12.31 14.65 16.06 17.51 19.70 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 12.00 13.46 15.69 16.92 18.82 Billing clerks.......................... 13.13 13.74 16.15 19.75 20.27 Stock and inventory clerks.............. 12.63 16.55 23.16 25.00 25.78 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............................ 12.50 13.49 14.79 17.48 19.99 General office clerks................... 10.28 12.00 14.39 17.56 18.36 Data entry keyers....................... 9.50 9.86 11.50 14.82 20.72 Teachers' aides......................... 10.78 11.51 11.75 12.59 13.86 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 11.00 12.85 14.58 16.00 16.40 Blue collar..................................... 8.74 12.00 17.70 23.99 28.40 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 14.39 18.45 22.15 28.00 31.75 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers.... 19.10 20.08 22.93 29.81 32.88 Automobile mechanics.................... $16.00 $18.34 $20.50 $22.95 $25.50 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics............................ 16.84 18.30 22.00 23.50 23.50 Industrial machinery repairers.......... 14.34 15.89 16.45 19.83 29.77 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 14.55 18.80 19.78 22.46 30.41 Electricians............................ 26.82 30.58 33.50 33.50 35.42 Construction trades, n.e.c.............. 12.50 13.26 16.57 19.26 21.80 Supervisors, production................. 15.92 18.63 19.95 20.70 23.34 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers........................... 10.77 11.57 12.69 16.38 18.01 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 9.00 11.39 17.00 24.26 25.74 Printing press operators................ 13.00 16.52 21.18 23.47 30.27 Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food.......................... 9.00 11.64 13.48 17.30 17.40 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 9.21 11.85 14.22 16.99 20.18 Welders and cutters..................... 15.19 15.19 18.50 20.00 20.75 Assemblers.............................. 7.50 11.24 24.10 25.00 25.18 Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............................ 10.26 11.25 16.75 26.71 27.58 Transportation and material moving............ 10.00 13.00 16.69 20.51 24.10 Truck drivers........................... 11.50 14.49 17.62 20.51 24.10 Bus drivers............................. 10.25 12.95 15.59 19.94 22.16 Motor transportation, n.e.c............. 8.65 9.23 10.52 12.53 23.00 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 9.90 11.50 14.88 17.80 29.95 Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c..................... 13.42 15.00 18.23 20.63 23.20 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.31 8.10 10.90 15.34 17.72 Construction laborers................... 12.00 13.78 17.09 17.72 17.72 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 7.11 7.31 8.86 12.00 16.40 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 10.15 12.15 15.00 16.38 19.45 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners.. 7.85 8.25 10.30 13.53 19.75 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 7.01 7.55 8.70 11.98 15.58 Service......................................... 7.10 8.92 11.47 15.07 24.52 Protective service........................ 7.75 14.18 23.70 27.46 29.76 Supervisors, police and detectives...... 30.24 30.88 34.07 35.41 36.19 Firefighting............................ 23.70 23.96 24.52 28.24 29.76 Police and detectives, public service... 14.18 20.82 26.18 28.14 29.97 Correctional institution officers....... 16.80 17.65 19.57 24.06 25.75 Food service.............................. 7.01 7.30 9.00 12.09 13.94 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 6.90 7.01 7.01 7.26 9.00 Waiters and waitresses.................. 6.90 7.01 7.01 7.60 9.00 Waiters'/Waitresses' assistants......... 6.90 7.00 7.01 7.01 7.10 Other food service....................... 7.55 8.00 10.00 13.00 14.35 Cooks................................... 8.00 11.64 12.75 13.80 14.11 Food counter, fountain, and related..... $8.75 $9.39 $12.50 $13.45 $16.40 Kitchen workers, food preparation....... 7.25 7.55 8.75 10.00 12.15 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 8.00 8.00 9.43 10.54 12.12 Health service............................ 9.85 10.05 11.85 14.11 15.48 Health aides, except nursing............ 11.20 12.71 14.32 15.48 15.48 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 9.68 10.05 11.47 13.45 15.26 Cleaning and building service............. 8.21 8.95 11.24 13.29 14.79 Maids and housemen...................... 7.57 8.00 9.22 10.21 11.51 Janitors and cleaners................... 8.50 8.95 11.40 13.25 14.69 Personal service.......................... 7.01 7.64 10.46 15.25 20.12 Early childhood teachers' assistants.... 10.47 12.72 14.96 20.66 20.66 Service, n.e.c.......................... 9.00 9.00 13.00 15.25 19.64 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. Table 6-2. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2003 Private industry Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $8.75 $11.95 $17.53 $25.00 $33.19 All excluding sales........................... 8.86 12.15 18.26 25.18 33.50 White collar.................................... 11.30 15.55 20.63 29.31 38.51 White collar excluding sales................ 12.88 16.54 21.66 30.31 39.04 Professional specialty and technical.......... 16.83 20.96 27.16 33.83 40.87 Professional specialty...................... 18.05 22.57 29.41 36.50 42.00 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... 19.73 22.16 28.61 34.33 41.42 Computer systems analysts and scientists 20.00 22.50 29.28 34.35 42.00 Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 19.73 22.61 28.55 33.41 37.84 Registered nurses....................... 21.38 24.96 29.00 33.14 36.11 Pharmacists............................. 34.58 37.50 38.50 38.50 40.59 Teachers, college and university.......... 22.18 22.18 31.44 42.52 67.71 Teachers, except college and university... 12.69 14.50 14.50 21.15 31.44 Prekindergarten and kindergarten........ 9.23 9.51 11.12 12.69 16.49 Elementary school teachers.............. 17.76 18.05 21.45 29.60 37.36 Secondary school teachers............... 16.71 22.03 25.42 31.60 36.40 Teachers, n.e.c......................... 14.50 14.50 14.50 14.60 29.86 Social scientists and urban planners...... 12.00 13.50 16.14 20.67 24.66 Psychologists........................... 11.33 12.28 15.63 16.75 24.66 Social, recreation, and religious workers. 13.92 17.05 18.53 18.53 18.53 Lawyers and judges........................ 27.47 35.43 37.50 59.97 62.50 Lawyers................................. 27.47 35.43 37.50 59.97 62.50 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 16.83 19.04 23.84 31.26 33.17 Technical................................... 16.04 18.38 21.79 26.41 30.65 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians.......................... 11.00 13.33 18.68 25.83 26.91 Radiological technicians................ 19.74 23.22 25.60 29.05 30.62 Licensed practical nurses............... 15.50 16.75 18.38 20.72 23.50 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 14.08 15.37 17.62 26.30 26.30 Electrical and electronic technicians... 16.52 17.65 20.68 29.56 29.77 Drafters................................ 16.35 18.25 21.83 24.93 29.18 Technical and related, n.e.c............ 16.97 22.15 31.25 31.25 31.25 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 17.07 20.94 25.53 35.58 45.67 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 19.47 23.79 34.13 42.31 48.65 Financial managers...................... 21.10 21.10 23.98 29.05 36.06 Administrators, education and related fields............................... 12.02 12.02 18.75 19.84 28.85 Managers, medicine and health........... 15.55 18.23 34.13 34.13 88.46 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 21.25 24.60 35.26 43.75 48.76 Management related........................ 16.83 19.59 21.66 27.50 33.08 Accountants and auditors................ 15.88 18.27 19.71 22.05 24.29 Other financial officers................ $26.36 $26.93 $35.39 $38.00 $50.19 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists.......................... 16.83 16.83 16.83 22.60 25.25 Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c..... 20.63 20.63 26.19 29.21 29.70 Management related, n.e.c............... 17.65 19.00 21.57 24.04 31.26 Sales......................................... 7.50 9.98 15.04 17.92 31.50 Supervisors, sales...................... 15.63 16.20 25.90 32.10 32.10 Sales, other business services.......... 9.96 11.73 14.09 17.55 17.55 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale......... 16.18 16.18 21.63 40.81 84.61 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats. 13.06 17.04 24.65 33.92 47.31 Sales workers, parts.................... 10.00 16.88 18.50 18.65 25.36 Sales workers, other commodities........ 7.01 7.25 9.98 12.15 14.96 Cashiers................................ 8.16 9.36 11.50 16.40 16.65 Administrative support, including clerical.... 10.94 12.81 15.87 18.78 22.41 Secretaries............................. 13.93 15.30 17.00 19.25 22.41 Transportation ticket and reservation agents............................... 10.03 12.28 19.06 20.29 20.88 Receptionists........................... 7.58 9.06 11.54 14.15 15.55 Order clerks............................ 11.00 13.14 16.40 19.54 21.09 Records clerks, n.e.c................... 12.31 14.91 16.39 17.51 19.73 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 12.00 13.46 15.67 16.92 18.82 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............................ 12.50 13.49 14.79 17.48 19.99 General office clerks................... 10.50 11.64 14.71 18.26 18.99 Data entry keyers....................... 9.50 9.86 11.50 14.82 20.72 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 11.00 12.36 16.00 16.40 17.36 Blue collar..................................... 8.64 11.50 17.05 24.00 28.55 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 14.32 18.30 22.00 28.40 31.75 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers.... 19.10 20.08 20.08 29.81 32.88 Automobile mechanics.................... 16.00 18.34 20.00 23.00 27.48 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics............................ 16.84 17.85 22.00 23.50 23.50 Industrial machinery repairers.......... 14.34 15.89 16.45 19.83 29.77 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 14.35 18.19 20.68 23.85 30.41 Electricians............................ 26.82 31.71 33.50 33.50 35.42 Supervisors, production................. 15.92 18.63 19.95 20.70 23.34 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers........................... 10.77 11.57 12.69 16.38 18.01 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 9.00 11.39 17.00 24.26 25.74 Printing press operators................ 13.00 16.52 21.18 23.47 30.27 Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food.......................... $9.00 $11.64 $13.48 $17.30 $17.40 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 9.21 11.85 14.22 16.99 20.18 Welders and cutters..................... 15.19 15.19 18.50 20.00 20.75 Assemblers.............................. 7.50 11.24 24.10 25.00 25.18 Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............................ 10.26 11.25 16.75 26.71 27.58 Transportation and material moving............ 9.62 11.79 15.69 20.51 24.10 Truck drivers........................... 11.50 14.20 17.62 20.51 24.10 Motor transportation, n.e.c............. 8.65 9.23 10.52 12.53 23.00 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 9.90 11.50 14.88 17.80 29.95 Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c..................... 13.65 15.00 16.45 20.45 21.94 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.31 8.10 10.50 14.50 16.40 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 7.11 7.31 8.86 12.00 16.40 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 10.15 12.15 15.00 16.38 19.45 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners.. 7.85 8.25 10.30 13.53 19.75 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 7.01 7.55 8.70 11.66 15.58 Service......................................... 7.01 8.05 10.00 12.50 15.10 Protective service........................ 6.90 6.90 8.00 14.11 24.52 Food service.............................. 7.01 7.25 8.75 11.87 13.81 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 6.90 7.01 7.01 7.26 9.00 Waiters and waitresses.................. 6.90 7.01 7.01 7.60 9.00 Waiters'/Waitresses' assistants......... 6.90 7.00 7.01 7.01 7.10 Other food service....................... 7.55 8.00 10.00 13.26 14.35 Cooks................................... 8.00 11.50 12.09 13.80 14.00 Food counter, fountain, and related..... 8.75 9.39 12.50 13.45 16.40 Kitchen workers, food preparation....... 7.25 7.55 8.75 10.00 12.75 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 7.85 8.00 8.49 9.94 10.75 Health service............................ 9.71 10.05 11.47 13.79 15.48 Health aides, except nursing............ 11.20 13.77 14.32 15.48 15.48 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 9.50 10.05 11.06 12.39 14.01 Cleaning and building service............. $8.00 $8.57 $10.00 $11.50 $13.63 Maids and housemen...................... 7.57 8.00 9.04 10.15 11.51 Janitors and cleaners................... 8.41 8.57 9.95 11.40 12.55 Personal service.......................... 7.01 7.52 9.88 14.75 19.92 Service, n.e.c.......................... 9.00 9.00 13.00 15.25 19.64 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-3. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2003 State and local government Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $13.40 $16.73 $22.83 $29.60 $39.11 All excluding sales........................... 13.45 16.73 22.81 29.61 39.11 White collar.................................... 13.81 17.83 23.82 33.88 41.81 White collar excluding sales................ 13.81 17.83 23.82 33.88 41.81 Professional specialty and technical.......... 18.99 22.60 27.24 36.46 41.50 Professional specialty...................... 20.76 23.16 28.95 36.98 41.81 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... 23.73 25.64 30.61 36.98 36.98 Computer systems analysts and scientists 23.73 25.64 30.61 36.98 36.98 Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 20.24 22.60 25.74 29.41 36.05 Registered nurses....................... 20.24 24.46 27.88 30.44 33.03 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 22.48 26.12 32.83 38.87 41.81 Elementary school teachers.............. 22.69 26.46 32.80 38.31 41.46 Secondary school teachers............... 23.61 27.37 33.91 39.64 43.23 Teachers, special education............. 22.51 25.18 32.65 39.64 40.62 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners...... 21.62 25.03 28.74 35.79 37.10 Urban planners.......................... 21.62 25.03 29.41 31.81 35.79 Social, recreation, and religious workers. 19.97 21.94 23.16 23.16 23.16 Lawyers and judges........................ 24.82 27.55 35.20 40.50 58.64 Lawyers................................. 24.82 27.23 32.31 39.35 40.50 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 15.59 16.80 18.55 23.06 27.00 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 22.03 23.35 30.26 43.46 52.36 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 23.19 27.75 41.93 52.36 52.36 Administrators, education and related fields............................... 18.48 38.96 41.93 42.95 46.38 Management related........................ 21.05 23.06 23.63 28.01 33.88 Sales......................................... - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical.... 11.50 12.57 14.24 16.49 18.29 Secretaries............................. 12.39 13.58 14.92 16.09 18.53 Library clerks.......................... 9.14 10.04 12.51 14.23 15.97 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 13.20 13.60 16.01 17.14 19.87 General office clerks................... 9.85 12.98 14.24 17.09 18.26 Teachers' aides......................... 10.78 11.51 11.75 12.59 13.86 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 12.43 13.58 14.23 15.28 16.09 Blue collar..................................... $15.19 $17.09 $20.49 $22.36 $25.77 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 19.19 19.84 24.06 25.77 29.45 Transportation and material moving............ 14.84 15.78 20.62 22.16 22.41 Bus drivers............................. 14.84 15.50 17.84 22.16 22.16 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 15.19 16.77 17.28 17.72 19.62 Service......................................... 12.12 14.24 19.52 25.75 29.25 Protective service........................ 16.01 20.02 24.78 28.14 30.27 Supervisors, police and detectives...... 30.24 30.88 34.07 35.41 36.19 Firefighting............................ 21.72 23.77 25.72 29.25 29.76 Police and detectives, public service... 14.18 20.82 26.18 28.14 29.97 Correctional institution officers....... 16.80 17.65 19.57 24.06 25.75 Food service.............................. 9.24 10.08 11.82 12.75 15.26 Other food service....................... 9.24 10.08 11.82 12.75 15.26 Health service............................ 11.88 12.50 14.12 15.26 16.39 Cleaning and building service............. $12.01 $13.29 $14.24 $14.69 $16.14 Janitors and cleaners................... 12.39 13.69 14.24 14.69 15.82 Personal service.......................... - - - - - 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-4. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2003 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $10.13 $14.00 $19.45 $26.82 $35.42 All excluding sales........................... 10.30 14.24 19.99 26.95 35.72 White collar.................................... 12.79 16.40 21.89 31.15 40.02 White collar excluding sales................ 13.81 17.10 23.13 31.81 40.45 Professional specialty and technical.......... 18.01 21.79 27.66 35.91 41.70 Professional specialty...................... 20.16 23.60 30.00 37.50 42.22 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... 21.00 24.30 30.70 36.86 42.00 Computer systems analysts and scientists 22.36 25.52 30.87 36.98 42.00 Natural scientists........................ 23.16 24.33 25.55 42.51 42.51 Health related............................ 19.31 22.57 27.24 32.21 38.50 Registered nurses....................... 20.69 25.00 28.68 32.09 36.59 Pharmacists............................. 34.58 38.50 38.50 42.18 45.38 Teachers, college and university.......... 22.18 33.34 39.39 49.77 61.86 Teachers, except college and university... 20.24 24.86 32.27 38.44 41.60 Prekindergarten and kindergarten........ 9.51 12.69 25.10 34.88 38.69 Elementary school teachers.............. 22.21 26.03 32.79 38.31 41.46 Secondary school teachers............... 23.54 26.97 33.67 39.64 43.18 Teachers, special education............. 22.51 25.18 32.65 39.64 40.62 Teachers, n.e.c......................... 14.50 14.50 15.26 34.84 41.60 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners...... 13.25 16.14 21.64 29.41 36.01 Psychologists........................... 12.00 15.38 20.64 28.50 37.10 Urban planners.......................... 21.62 25.03 29.41 31.81 35.79 Social, recreation, and religious workers. 18.53 19.97 23.16 23.16 23.16 Social workers.......................... 18.53 19.97 23.16 23.16 23.16 Lawyers and judges........................ 26.69 33.48 37.02 58.64 61.54 Lawyers................................. 26.33 32.70 36.90 50.00 61.54 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 16.83 18.08 22.06 31.26 34.59 Editors and reporters................... 16.83 17.74 19.48 31.26 31.37 Technical................................... 16.30 18.08 21.11 26.18 30.30 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians.......................... 11.30 17.00 22.38 24.69 25.79 Licensed practical nurses............... 16.68 17.53 18.08 18.99 19.50 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 14.58 15.37 16.80 17.22 25.54 Electrical and electronic technicians... 16.52 17.65 20.68 29.56 29.77 Engineering technicians, n.e.c.......... 16.61 17.62 19.97 21.76 25.43 Drafters................................ 16.35 18.25 21.64 24.93 28.41 Technical and related, n.e.c............ 18.30 24.00 28.89 31.25 31.25 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 17.65 21.10 26.42 37.26 47.79 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 20.67 24.04 35.10 43.75 52.36 Financial managers...................... 21.10 21.10 23.98 29.05 36.06 Administrators, education and related fields............................... 18.48 35.91 40.91 42.95 46.38 Managers, medicine and health........... 15.55 18.23 34.13 34.13 88.46 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 21.25 25.54 35.58 44.90 48.87 Management related........................ $16.83 $19.81 $22.12 $27.50 $33.08 Accountants and auditors................ 16.94 18.30 20.99 23.16 25.52 Other financial officers................ 24.07 26.93 29.81 35.39 38.65 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists.......................... 16.83 16.83 16.83 22.60 25.25 Purchasing agents and buyers, n.e.c..... 20.63 20.63 23.82 28.12 29.70 Management related, n.e.c............... 17.65 19.70 21.71 27.50 32.40 Sales......................................... 9.00 11.50 16.18 18.65 32.10 Supervisors, sales...................... 15.63 16.20 25.13 32.10 32.10 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale......... 16.18 16.18 21.63 40.81 84.61 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats. 13.06 17.04 24.65 33.92 47.31 Sales workers, parts.................... 10.00 16.88 18.50 18.65 25.36 Sales workers, other commodities........ 7.15 7.85 10.55 12.60 15.15 Cashiers................................ 8.75 10.51 13.18 16.40 16.65 Administrative support, including clerical.... 11.20 13.29 15.84 18.27 21.54 Supervisors, general office............. 16.43 16.43 16.43 21.80 24.68 Secretaries............................. 13.65 15.06 16.37 19.11 20.91 Transportation ticket and reservation agents............................... 9.69 11.85 19.06 20.29 20.74 Receptionists........................... 9.00 11.00 11.54 15.38 15.55 Information clerks, n.e.c............... 10.75 12.10 12.85 14.92 16.17 Order clerks............................ 11.00 12.79 15.79 19.54 21.09 Records clerks, n.e.c................... 12.77 15.05 16.43 17.61 19.70 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 12.00 13.46 15.69 16.92 18.82 Billing clerks.......................... 13.13 13.74 16.15 19.75 20.27 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............................ 12.50 13.49 14.79 17.48 19.99 General office clerks................... 11.10 12.88 15.00 18.00 18.61 Data entry keyers....................... 9.50 9.86 11.50 14.82 20.72 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 12.06 13.53 15.28 16.00 16.40 Blue collar..................................... 9.75 13.20 18.58 24.10 28.55 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 14.80 18.46 22.15 28.23 31.75 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers.... 19.10 20.08 22.93 29.81 32.88 Automobile mechanics.................... 16.00 18.34 20.50 22.95 25.50 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics............................ 16.84 18.30 22.00 23.50 23.50 Industrial machinery repairers.......... 14.34 15.89 16.45 19.83 29.77 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 14.55 18.80 19.78 22.46 30.41 Electricians............................ 26.82 30.58 33.50 33.50 35.42 Construction trades, n.e.c.............. 12.50 13.26 16.57 19.26 21.80 Supervisors, production................. 15.92 18.63 19.95 20.70 23.34 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers........................... 10.77 11.57 12.69 16.38 18.01 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 10.11 12.28 17.50 24.89 25.89 Printing press operators................ $13.00 $16.52 $21.18 $23.47 $30.27 Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food.......................... 9.00 11.64 13.48 17.30 17.40 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 9.21 11.85 14.22 16.99 20.18 Welders and cutters..................... 15.19 15.19 18.50 20.00 20.75 Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............................ 10.26 11.25 16.75 26.71 27.58 Transportation and material moving............ 10.22 13.25 17.68 21.05 24.10 Truck drivers........................... 11.50 14.49 17.62 20.51 24.10 Bus drivers............................. 9.50 14.84 16.23 21.78 22.16 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 9.75 11.50 15.45 17.80 29.95 Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c..................... 15.00 16.45 18.23 20.45 32.35 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.75 8.75 12.00 15.58 19.20 Construction laborers................... 12.00 13.78 17.09 17.72 17.72 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 7.31 8.64 11.00 13.97 16.40 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 10.75 15.00 15.34 16.54 19.45 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners.. 7.75 8.00 10.80 13.53 19.75 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 7.15 7.90 9.00 13.68 15.58 Service......................................... 8.00 9.45 12.12 16.22 25.22 Protective service........................ 9.00 17.65 24.06 27.59 29.97 Supervisors, police and detectives...... 30.24 30.88 34.07 35.41 36.19 Firefighting............................ 23.70 23.96 24.52 28.24 29.76 Police and detectives, public service... 20.10 22.49 26.82 28.14 30.27 Correctional institution officers....... 16.80 17.65 19.57 24.06 25.75 Food service.............................. 7.01 8.00 10.00 13.38 14.42 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 6.90 6.90 7.01 7.73 8.92 Waiters and waitresses.................. 6.90 7.00 7.01 7.76 8.92 Other food service....................... 8.00 8.75 11.65 13.52 14.94 Cooks................................... 8.00 11.64 12.75 13.80 14.58 Kitchen workers, food preparation....... 7.55 8.00 8.75 9.94 13.26 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 8.00 8.00 9.88 10.75 12.68 Health service............................ 9.85 10.05 11.85 14.11 15.48 Health aides, except nursing............ 12.50 13.66 14.32 15.48 15.48 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 9.71 10.05 11.35 13.18 14.58 Cleaning and building service............. $8.21 $8.95 $11.24 $13.35 $15.00 Maids and housemen...................... 7.48 8.00 8.50 10.15 11.49 Janitors and cleaners................... 8.50 8.95 11.24 13.25 14.69 Personal service.......................... 7.01 9.00 12.62 16.92 20.70 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-5. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) part-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2003 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $7.01 $8.08 $11.80 $18.75 $28.45 All excluding sales........................... 7.02 8.70 12.40 20.01 29.00 White collar.................................... 7.75 11.31 16.40 24.30 32.24 White collar excluding sales................ 11.05 13.00 19.73 26.12 33.72 Professional specialty and technical.......... 16.04 20.00 24.00 30.26 35.22 Professional specialty...................... 17.07 21.00 25.07 31.35 35.50 Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 21.01 24.00 28.74 32.34 35.50 Registered nurses....................... 21.69 24.45 28.77 32.34 35.00 Teachers, college and university.......... 23.44 31.31 40.00 45.24 59.46 Teachers, except college and university... 15.87 15.87 25.73 32.59 39.42 Substitute teachers..................... 15.87 15.87 15.87 15.92 15.92 Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 14.21 16.36 18.55 23.50 25.56 Licensed practical nurses............... 14.75 16.04 19.91 23.50 24.00 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... - - - - - Executives, administrators, and managers.. - - - - - Management related........................ - - - - - Sales......................................... 7.00 7.01 7.75 9.55 11.32 Cashiers................................ 7.30 7.53 8.82 11.32 16.40 Administrative support, including clerical.... 9.50 11.10 12.40 14.58 18.33 Secretaries............................. 12.39 13.12 14.24 16.01 24.79 Transportation ticket and reservation agents............................... 11.27 14.51 19.06 21.00 21.25 Receptionists........................... 7.32 8.80 11.10 14.15 24.00 Library clerks.......................... 9.13 9.59 11.80 12.51 13.68 General office clerks................... 8.57 9.50 9.85 12.61 15.87 Teachers' aides......................... 10.78 11.51 11.75 12.58 13.86 Blue collar..................................... 7.01 7.31 9.00 12.55 15.47 Precision production, craft, and repair....... - - - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. - - - - - Transportation and material moving............ 8.88 11.92 14.41 15.51 16.74 Bus drivers............................. 11.92 12.95 14.51 15.51 16.74 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.02 7.31 8.00 9.00 12.15 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 7.02 7.11 7.31 8.10 8.86 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ $8.00 $11.00 $12.00 $13.50 $15.10 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 7.00 7.25 8.00 9.00 9.00 Service......................................... 7.01 7.08 8.84 11.25 14.18 Protective service........................ 6.90 6.90 11.25 14.18 29.00 Food service.............................. 7.01 7.01 7.49 9.49 10.75 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 7.01 7.01 7.01 7.10 9.00 Waiters and waitresses.................. 7.01 7.01 7.01 7.10 9.00 Other food service....................... 7.08 7.43 8.67 10.14 11.82 Kitchen workers, food preparation....... 7.08 7.25 8.50 10.00 11.60 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 7.53 8.00 9.00 10.00 10.90 Health service............................ 9.35 10.61 11.85 14.00 16.50 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 9.34 10.61 12.25 14.64 16.50 Cleaning and building service............. $9.18 $10.15 $11.38 $12.69 $14.37 Janitors and cleaners................... 7.00 12.55 12.55 14.37 15.93 Personal service.......................... 7.01 7.09 7.75 10.00 12.00 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Appendix table 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, by occupational group,(2) National Compensation Survey, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA, January 2003 Full-time and part-time workers Occupational group Private State and Total industry local government All occupations....................................................... 736,200 565,000 171,300 All excluding sales............................................. 683,400 512,400 171,000 White collar........................................................ 414,200 292,300 121,900 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 361,400 239,800 121,600 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 188,000 109,800 78,200 Professional specialty.......................................... 151,700 81,300 70,300 Technical....................................................... 36,300 28,500 7,800 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 63,800 51,700 12,100 Sales............................................................. 52,800 52,500 - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 109,700 78,300 31,400 Blue collar......................................................... 206,400 186,800 19,600 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 67,900 62,600 5,300 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 50,400 50,400 – Transportation and material moving................................ 41,400 30,400 11,000 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 46,700 43,400 3,300 Service............................................................. 115,600 85,800 29,800 1 The number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a description of size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison to other statistical series to measure employment trends or levels. Both full-time and part-time workers were included in the survey. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.