Hickory–Morganton–Lenoir, NC
National Compensation Survey
December 2005
_________________________________________________________________________________________
U.S. Department of Labor
Elaine L. Chao, Secretary
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Philip L. Rones, Acting Commissioner
October 2006
Bulletin 3135–09
Preface
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Contents
Page
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................
1
Tables:
1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours for selected worker
and establishment characteristics..................................................................................................
2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers
by work levels...............................................................................................................................
3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers
by work levels...............................................................................................................................
4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers
by work levels...............................................................................................................................
5. Combined work levels for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time
and part-time workers ...................................................................................................................
6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles...................................................................................
7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles ......................................................................
8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles ....................................................
9. Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles ....................................................................
10. Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles ....................................................................
11. Full-time civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................
12. Full-time private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................
13. Full-time State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................
14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings of private industry establishments
for major occupational groups ......................................................................................................
15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time private industry workers ....................
16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time private industry workers ....................
17. Union and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups ..................
18. Time and incentive workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups ....................
19. Industry sector: Mean hourly earnings for private industry workers
by major occupational group ........................................................................................................
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22
24
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37
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Appendixes:
A. Technical Note...............................................................................................................................
Appendix table 1. Number of workers represented by the survey ................................................
Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response ........................................................................
B. Standard Occupational Classification System................................................................................
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A–1
A–5
A–6
B–1
Introduction
T
About the tables
The tables that follow present data on straight-time occupational earnings, which include wages and salaries, incentive
pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. These
earnings exclude premium pay for overtime, vacations,
holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. About 800 detailed occupations, listed in Appendix B, are used to describe all occupations in the civilian nonfarm economy (excluding the Federal Government and private households).
Data are not shown for any occupations if they would raise
concerns about the confidentiality of the survey respondents or if the data are insufficient to support reliable estimates.
Table 1 presents an overview of all tables in this bulletin. Mean hourly earnings, weekly hours, and relative standard errors are given for all industries, private industry, and
State and local government for selected worker and establishment characteristics. The worker characteristics include
high-level occupational aggregation, full-time or part-time
status, union or nonunion status, and time or incentive pay.
Establishment characteristics include goods and service
producing and size of establishment.
Table 2 presents mean hourly earnings data by work
level for major occupational groups and for detailed occupations. Separate data are also shown for full-time and
part-time workers. Table 3 provides work level data for
private industry workers. Table 4 provides similar data for
State and local government workers. Table 5 simplifies the
work levels by combining them into broader groups within
major and detailed occupations, and for full-time and parttime workers.
Tables 6 through 10 present hourly wage percentiles
that describe the distribution of hourly earnings for individual workers within each published occupation. Data are
provided for the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles
for detailed occupations within all industries, private industry, State and local government, full-time workers, and
part-time workers.
Table 11 presents mean and median hourly, weekly, and
annual earnings, and the associated hours, for major occupational groups and detailed occupations for full-time
workers. Table 12 provides the same type of information
for private industry workers. Table 13 provides similar
data for State and local government workers.
Table 14 presents mean hourly earnings data for establishment employment sizes by high-level occupational aggregations in the private sector. Tables 15 and 16 provide
he tables in this bulletin summarize the NCS results for
the Hickory–Morganton–Lenoir, NC, metropolitan
area. Data were collected between June 2005 and July
2006; the average reference month is December 2005.
Tabulations provide information on earnings of workers in
a variety of occupations and at different work levels. Also
contained in this bulletin are information on the program, a
technical note describing survey procedures, and an appendix with detailed information on occupational classifications.
Most of the earnings estimates in this bulletin are presented as mean hourly earnings. Mean weekly and annual
earnings, and the corresponding hours, also are provided
for full-time employees in specific occupations. Some occupations, such as teachers and fire fighters, typically have
shorter or longer work schedules than do the majority of
full-time workers. The weekly and annual estimates are
useful for comparing the earnings of occupations having
different work schedules.
NCS products
The Bureau’s National Compensation Survey provides
comprehensive measures of occupational earnings, compensation cost trends, benefit incidence, and detailed plan
provisions. The Employment Cost Index, a quarterly
measure of the change in employer costs for wages and
benefits, is derived from the NCS. Employer Costs for
Employee Compensation measures employers’ average
hourly costs for wages and benefits. NCS also measures
the incidence and provisions of benefit plans. This bulletin
is limited to data on occupational wages and salaries.
Changes to the publications
The locality wage publications have undergone a number of
significant changes. Beginning with the 3135 bulletin series, the releases employ:
1. The 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
system and the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
2. An expanded scope of establishments, lowering the minimum establishment size for private industry from 50 workers to 1 worker
3. Imputation for temporary non-response situations
4. Benchmarking of estimated employment
5. Redesigned tables, to reflect the new classification system and to emphasize work levels
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high-level occupational aggregation. Table 19 presents
mean hourly earnings data for major industry divisions
within the private sector.
Appendix table 1 presents the number of workers represented by the survey, by high-level occupational aggregation and for all industries, private industry, and State and
local government. Appendix table 2 provides the number
of establishments in the sampling frame and the number of
responding and nonresponding establishments.
mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings data
for full-time employees in private establishments with
fewer than 100 workers, and in private establishments with
100 workers or more.
Table 17 presents mean hourly earnings data for union
and nonunion workers in all, private, and State and local
government establishments by high-level occupational aggregation. Table 18 provides hourly earnings data for time
and incentive workers in all and private establishments by
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Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics,
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005
Civilian
workers
Worker and establishment
characteristics
Private industry
workers
Hourly earnings
Mean
Relative
error2
(percent)
$13.73
1.9
Management, professional, and related ...........
Management, business, and financial ..........
Professional and related ...............................
Service ..............................................................
Sales and office ................................................
Sales and related ..........................................
Office and administrative support .................
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance ...................................................
Construction and extraction .........................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ............
Production, transportation, and material
moving ............................................................
Production ....................................................
Transportation and material moving .............
23.78
29.75
21.46
9.41
11.81
10.31
12.66
State and local government
workers
Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
Relative
error2
(percent)
36.7
$12.96
1.9
5.0
6.8
4.5
6.0
2.8
6.8
3.0
37.3
40.3
36.2
32.1
35.6
32.8
37.5
23.37
28.03
20.09
7.93
11.64
10.31
12.48
14.55
12.41
16.36
8.2
12.4
4.0
39.9
40.0
39.8
12.70
12.82
12.41
2.9
3.1
6.0
Full time ............................................................
Part time ...........................................................
14.31
7.82
Union ................................................................
Nonunion ..........................................................
Time ..................................................................
Incentive ...........................................................
Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
Relative
error2
(percent)
36.5
$18.23
3.3
37.4
5.7
7.2
5.9
6.0
2.9
6.8
3.1
37.3
40.3
35.4
30.2
35.4
32.8
37.3
24.28
37.43
22.58
12.89
14.32
–
14.32
8.9
15.2
7.4
7.3
3.0
–
3.0
37.3
40.6
36.9
37.8
40.0
–
40.0
14.48
12.23
16.45
8.9
12.7
4.4
39.9
40.0
39.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
38.7
39.3
37.5
12.73
12.84
12.46
2.9
3.2
6.2
38.9
39.3
38.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.0
5.8
39.8
20.3
13.57
7.39
2.0
5.6
39.8
20.8
18.41
13.99
3.5
9.7
39.7
15.6
–
13.68
–
1.9
–
36.7
–
12.89
–
1.8
–
36.6
–
18.23
–
3.3
–
37.4
13.51
15.99
2.2
2.6
36.3
41.0
12.62
15.99
2.3
2.6
36.1
41.0
18.23
–
3.3
–
37.4
–
Goods producing ..............................................
Service providing ..............................................
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
13.74
12.28
2.8
3.5
38.9
34.7
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
1-99 workers .....................................................
100-499 workers ...............................................
500 workers or more .........................................
11.62
14.19
17.01
4.6
2.9
2.2
35.0
38.6
37.2
11.62
14.00
15.22
4.6
3.0
2.7
35.0
38.4
37.8
–
–
18.78
–
–
2.8
–
–
36.6
All workers ..........................................................
Worker characteristics4,5
Establishment characteristics
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium
pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is
computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers,
weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week,
exclusive of overtime.
4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based
on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are
determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on
hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially
based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production
bonuses.
5 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-providing
industries applies to private industry only. Industries are determined by the 2002 North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication
criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
All workers ..............................................................................
$13.73
1.9
$14.31
2.0
$7.82
5.8
Management occupations .................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
31.55
37.55
8.3
7.0
31.55
37.55
8.3
7.0
–
–
–
–
Business and financial operations occupations .............
26.31
8.1
26.31
8.1
–
–
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
22.57
8.9
22.57
8.9
–
–
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Level 7 .............................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
20.99
23.34
6.4
1.7
21.15
23.47
6.1
1.7
–
–
–
–
23.54
23.47
1.6
1.7
23.54
–
1.6
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Level 4 .............................................................
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians ..................
Level 4 .............................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
23.00
14.01
21.65
23.36
24.82
26.12
22.72
23.55
18.34
14.84
14.88
14.84
23.93
16.20
7.4
5.3
6.0
1.5
6.2
9.3
1.2
.7
4.5
6.9
6.8
6.9
9.2
6.2
23.33
14.05
–
23.31
23.29
26.20
22.64
23.54
18.68
–
–
–
23.84
16.21
8.0
5.5
–
1.5
.7
9.7
1.1
.8
8.1
–
–
–
9.6
6.3
19.44
–
–
–
37.25
24.38
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.5
–
–
–
12.4
1.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Level 3 .............................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Level 3 .............................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
Level 4 .............................................................
10.44
10.20
8.61
10.92
9.25
8.47
9.41
8.27
10.88
10.96
3.5
5.2
6.2
2.6
7.1
9.3
13.4
8.8
7.0
2.6
10.43
10.20
8.61
10.92
9.25
8.47
9.41
8.27
10.88
10.96
3.5
5.2
6.2
2.6
7.1
9.3
13.4
8.8
7.0
2.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Protective service occupations .........................................
12.80
10.7
13.04
9.4
–
–
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
7.48
6.59
6.31
8.76
7.54
8.60
2.91
2.85
7.49
6.71
10.1
2.9
25.6
6.7
6.2
11.5
28.1
31.0
5.6
3.1
8.55
6.73
–
–
7.62
10.05
–
–
8.07
–
8.0
1.2
–
–
8.3
12.1
–
–
9.5
–
6.10
6.44
4.91
–
–
–
2.95
–
6.68
6.64
12.8
6.2
31.3
–
–
–
35.6
–
2.0
2.9
7.77
6.58
6.6
2.0
8.53
–
11.5
–
6.69
–
.7
–
10.86
8.59
10.29
8.50
7.88
9.60
13.7
6.8
6.6
5.0
4.5
4.6
11.44
8.91
10.26
8.79
8.17
9.46
16.5
8.3
7.4
8.2
8.8
4.4
7.51
–
–
7.51
–
–
3.0
–
–
3.0
–
–
8.32
5.2
8.53
9.1
–
–
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners –Continued
Level 1 .............................................................
$7.98
5.5
$8.26
10.5
–
–
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Child care workers ............................................................
8.08
8.09
6.6
7.3
–
–
–
–
$8.18
–
12.4
–
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons .......
Retail salespersons ......................................................
10.31
7.64
7.93
10.06
17.38
9.17
7.64
7.93
9.87
7.88
7.64
7.77
7.88
7.64
7.77
8.87
11.62
6.8
14.9
9.5
3.5
4.5
9.1
14.9
9.5
3.4
13.2
15.4
4.5
13.2
15.4
4.5
15.1
11.4
11.55
–
–
–
–
10.28
–
–
–
8.35
–
–
8.35
–
–
–
13.09
6.1
–
–
–
–
8.6
–
–
–
15.5
–
–
15.5
–
–
–
18.3
6.92
–
–
–
–
6.92
–
–
–
6.97
–
–
6.97
–
–
–
–
3.4
–
–
–
–
3.4
–
–
–
2.7
–
–
2.7
–
–
–
–
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Level 4 .............................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks .....................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Level 4 .............................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Office clerks, general ........................................................
12.66
9.86
11.28
13.14
13.50
17.33
11.79
13.04
11.82
12.94
12.57
12.65
12.56
10.62
12.91
12.93
11.01
13.48
12.49
12.90
12.13
3.0
3.2
2.7
2.6
2.6
5.4
7.2
3.8
5.9
4.0
3.8
3.2
2.7
3.3
11.0
6.4
6.4
4.6
7.0
4.1
5.6
12.91
–
–
–
–
–
12.21
–
11.82
12.94
12.57
13.01
12.56
10.62
12.91
12.93
–
13.48
12.49
12.90
12.76
2.8
–
–
–
–
–
5.0
–
5.9
4.0
3.8
1.7
2.7
3.3
11.0
6.4
–
4.6
7.0
4.1
3.3
9.03
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
12.41
12.4
12.41
12.4
–
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers ..............................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
Maintenance workers, machinery .................................
16.36
12.42
15.76
15.39
19.64
14.80
4.0
3.9
2.1
2.9
5.2
4.7
16.36
–
–
–
–
14.80
4.0
–
–
–
–
4.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.64
17.53
20.65
13.51
1.6
3.0
4.7
6.1
17.64
17.53
20.65
13.51
1.6
3.0
4.7
6.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Production occupations ....................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
12.82
9.03
10.20
12.71
15.19
3.1
4.8
1.6
1.0
2.7
12.82
–
–
–
–
3.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
5
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Production occupations –Continued
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical
assemblers .................................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Sewing machine operators ...............................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers ..
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Upholsterers .................................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders ...
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and
tenders, except sawing ...........................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending
workers .......................................................................
Grinding and polishing workers, hand ..........................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and
tenders ....................................................................
Cutting workers .................................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Cutters and trimmers, hand ..........................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Painting workers ...............................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,
operators, and tenders ...........................................
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Helpers--production workers ........................................
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Level 4 .............................................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$16.29
18.59
20.63
3.7
5.3
3.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.53
7.7
$17.53
7.7
–
–
11.06
12.03
9.82
11.88
12.50
12.26
9.30
13.62
14.88
11.29
12.28
12.68
17.17
10.45
18.42
19.51
20.11
19.70
19.01
19.84
20.11
13.22
12.70
13.42
12.14
13.1
1.4
1.9
6.9
1.5
5.7
10.8
7.7
6.2
6.6
4.0
1.1
4.1
4.1
2.1
2.7
8.9
1.0
1.7
4.0
8.9
2.9
1.2
.6
6.0
11.06
12.03
9.82
11.88
12.50
12.29
9.26
13.62
14.88
11.29
12.28
12.68
17.17
10.45
18.42
19.51
20.11
19.70
19.01
19.84
20.11
13.22
12.70
13.42
12.14
13.1
1.4
1.9
6.9
1.5
6.1
11.1
7.7
6.2
6.6
4.0
1.1
4.1
4.1
2.1
2.7
8.9
1.0
1.7
4.0
8.9
2.9
1.2
.6
6.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.66
13.38
2.7
1.0
13.66
13.38
2.7
1.0
–
–
–
–
12.22
10.93
5.2
.2
12.22
10.93
5.2
.2
–
–
–
–
13.55
14.37
13.79
15.25
14.17
10.97
11.41
15.73
13.71
12.45
10.7
4.6
9.7
.5
8.9
9.9
.0
1.2
1.6
5.7
13.55
14.37
13.79
15.25
14.17
10.97
11.41
15.73
13.71
12.45
10.7
4.6
9.7
.5
8.9
9.9
.0
1.2
1.6
5.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.80
11.89
8.44
11.59
13.01
17.52
10.95
1.5
6.9
11.1
4.0
1.9
6.4
6.3
12.80
11.89
8.44
11.59
13.01
17.52
10.95
1.5
6.9
11.1
4.0
1.9
6.4
6.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.41
9.43
10.96
16.06
17.35
15.77
18.09
6.0
6.2
4.3
14.1
5.2
8.3
2.7
12.87
–
–
–
–
16.17
18.09
5.5
–
–
–
–
7.7
2.7
$8.64
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
6
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Level 4 .............................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$16.08
18.09
11.88
11.65
13.26
10.12
9.68
10.41
6.8
2.7
5.1
5.7
4.2
4.9
5.7
5.4
$16.08
18.09
11.75
11.48
13.26
10.51
10.20
10.24
6.8
2.7
5.8
7.3
4.2
3.5
4.9
5.6
–
–
–
–
–
$8.19
7.78
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.5
11.8
–
10.22
9.89
10.51
9.50
8.20
10.85
4.2
5.4
7.9
8.7
8.7
3.1
10.38
10.14
10.24
10.38
9.16
10.85
4.9
6.4
8.1
6.2
6.6
3.1
9.43
–
–
–
–
–
8.5
–
–
–
–
–
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is
evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and
complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored
to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the
occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the
overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
All workers ..............................................................................
$12.96
1.9
$13.57
2.0
$7.39
5.6
Management occupations .................................................
29.92
8.0
29.92
8.0
–
–
Business and financial operations occupations .............
24.84
9.2
24.84
9.2
–
–
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
22.57
8.9
22.57
8.9
–
–
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
22.14
15.9
22.57
16.3
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Level 4 .............................................................
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians ..................
Level 4 .............................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
20.21
–
21.65
23.98
23.98
27.49
23.55
17.97
14.84
14.88
14.84
23.93
16.20
8.1
–
6.0
3.5
1.3
11.6
.7
3.6
6.9
6.8
6.9
9.2
6.2
20.77
14.29
–
23.98
23.61
27.60
23.54
18.32
–
–
–
23.84
16.21
8.9
6.4
–
3.5
.5
11.9
.8
7.6
–
–
–
9.6
6.3
14.90
–
–
–
28.96
24.20
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
21.8
–
–
–
17.0
2.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Level 3 .............................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Level 3 .............................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
9.62
10.20
8.61
9.18
8.47
9.41
8.27
10.33
6.4
5.2
6.2
7.9
9.3
13.4
8.8
13.7
9.62
10.20
8.61
9.18
8.47
9.41
8.27
10.33
6.4
5.2
6.2
7.9
9.3
13.4
8.8
13.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
7.21
6.50
6.14
8.57
7.28
8.57
2.91
2.85
7.14
6.58
10.9
3.2
27.8
6.8
4.1
12.7
28.1
31.0
5.5
3.9
8.26
6.73
–
–
7.30
10.05
–
–
7.64
–
8.5
1.2
–
–
6.0
12.1
–
–
7.7
–
5.88
6.24
4.46
–
–
–
2.95
–
6.48
–
7.28
7.2
7.95
9.6
8.98
7.41
8.09
7.41
11.0
4.0
5.7
4.0
9.56
–
8.35
–
16.5
–
10.9
–
7.80
7.43
6.3
5.2
–
–
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Child care workers ............................................................
7.73
7.69
1.6
.8
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
10.31
7.64
7.93
10.06
17.38
9.17
7.64
7.93
6.8
14.9
9.5
3.5
4.5
9.1
14.9
9.5
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
8
13.3
7.2
32.0
–
–
–
35.6
–
2.8
–
–
–
7.51
–
7.51
–
3.0
–
3.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.25
–
7.0
–
11.55
–
8.94
10.31
17.38
10.28
–
8.94
6.1
–
13.1
1.8
4.5
8.6
–
13.1
6.92
–
6.85
–
–
6.92
–
6.85
3.4
–
5.2
–
–
3.4
–
5.2
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Retail sales workers –Continued
Level 3 .............................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons .......
Retail salespersons ......................................................
$9.87
7.88
7.64
7.77
7.88
7.64
7.77
8.87
11.62
3.4
13.2
15.4
4.5
13.2
15.4
4.5
15.1
11.4
–
$8.35
–
–
8.35
–
–
–
13.09
–
15.5
–
–
15.5
–
–
–
18.3
–
$6.97
–
–
6.97
–
–
–
–
–
2.7
–
–
2.7
–
–
–
–
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Level 4 .............................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks .....................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
12.48
9.86
11.28
13.01
13.51
17.54
11.69
12.93
11.82
13.05
12.57
12.65
12.56
10.62
12.91
12.93
11.01
13.08
10.63
3.1
3.2
2.7
2.8
4.0
6.8
7.5
3.8
5.9
4.5
3.8
3.2
2.7
3.3
11.0
6.4
6.4
4.1
13.8
12.74
10.39
11.33
12.98
13.51
17.54
12.13
12.83
11.82
13.05
12.57
13.01
12.56
10.62
12.91
12.93
–
13.08
–
3.0
1.2
2.8
2.9
4.0
6.8
5.4
3.6
5.9
4.5
3.8
1.7
2.7
3.3
11.0
6.4
–
4.1
–
9.03
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
12.23
12.7
12.23
12.7
–
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers ..............................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
Maintenance workers, machinery .................................
16.45
12.42
19.64
14.72
4.4
3.9
5.2
6.4
16.45
12.42
19.64
14.72
4.4
3.9
5.2
6.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.64
17.53
20.65
13.51
1.6
3.0
4.7
6.1
17.64
17.53
20.65
13.51
1.6
3.0
4.7
6.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Production occupations ....................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical
assemblers .................................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Sewing machine operators ...............................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
12.84
9.03
10.20
12.71
15.39
16.29
18.59
20.63
3.2
4.8
1.6
1.0
2.5
3.7
5.3
3.7
12.84
9.03
10.20
12.71
15.39
16.29
18.59
20.63
3.1
4.8
1.6
1.0
2.5
3.7
5.3
3.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.53
7.7
17.53
7.7
–
–
11.06
12.03
9.82
11.88
12.50
12.26
9.30
13.62
14.88
11.29
12.28
12.68
13.1
1.4
1.9
6.9
1.5
5.7
10.8
7.7
6.2
6.6
4.0
1.1
11.06
12.03
9.82
11.88
12.50
12.29
9.26
13.62
14.88
11.29
12.28
12.68
13.1
1.4
1.9
6.9
1.5
6.1
11.1
7.7
6.2
6.6
4.0
1.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
9
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers ..
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Upholsterers .................................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders ...
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and
tenders, except sawing ...........................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending
workers .......................................................................
Grinding and polishing workers, hand ..........................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and
tenders ....................................................................
Cutting workers .................................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Cutters and trimmers, hand ..........................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Painting workers ...............................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,
operators, and tenders ...........................................
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Helpers--production workers ........................................
$17.17
10.45
18.42
19.51
20.11
19.70
19.01
19.84
20.11
13.22
12.70
13.42
12.14
4.1
4.1
2.1
2.7
8.9
1.0
1.7
4.0
8.9
2.9
1.2
.6
6.0
$17.17
10.45
18.42
19.51
20.11
19.70
19.01
19.84
20.11
13.22
12.70
13.42
12.14
4.1
4.1
2.1
2.7
8.9
1.0
1.7
4.0
8.9
2.9
1.2
.6
6.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.66
13.38
2.7
1.0
13.66
13.38
2.7
1.0
–
–
–
–
12.22
10.93
5.2
.2
12.22
10.93
5.2
.2
–
–
–
–
13.55
14.37
13.79
15.25
14.17
10.97
11.41
15.73
13.71
12.45
10.7
4.6
9.7
.5
8.9
9.9
.0
1.2
1.6
5.7
13.55
14.37
13.79
15.25
14.17
10.97
11.41
15.73
13.71
12.45
10.7
4.6
9.7
.5
8.9
9.9
.0
1.2
1.6
5.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.80
11.89
8.44
11.59
13.01
17.52
10.95
1.5
6.9
11.1
4.0
1.9
6.4
6.3
12.80
11.89
8.44
11.59
13.01
17.52
10.95
1.5
6.9
11.1
4.0
1.9
6.4
6.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Level 4 .............................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Level 4 .............................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
12.46
9.43
10.92
16.06
17.35
16.30
18.09
16.95
18.09
11.88
11.65
13.26
6.2
6.2
4.8
14.1
5.2
8.5
2.7
5.3
2.7
5.1
5.7
4.2
12.93
9.94
10.79
16.06
17.35
16.77
18.09
16.95
18.09
11.75
11.48
13.26
5.7
5.7
5.6
14.1
5.2
7.5
2.7
5.3
2.7
5.8
7.3
4.2
$8.59
7.68
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.4
9.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
10
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$10.12
9.68
10.41
4.9
5.7
5.4
$10.51
10.20
10.24
3.5
4.9
5.6
$8.19
7.78
–
13.5
11.8
–
10.22
9.89
10.51
9.50
8.20
10.85
4.2
5.4
7.9
8.7
8.7
3.1
10.38
10.14
10.24
10.38
9.16
10.85
4.9
6.4
8.1
6.2
6.6
3.1
9.43
–
–
–
–
–
8.5
–
–
–
–
–
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is
evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and
complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored
to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the
occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the
overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work
levels3, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
All workers ..............................................................................
$18.23
3.3
$18.41
3.5
$13.99
9.7
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Level 7 .............................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
20.78
23.47
7.1
1.7
20.90
23.47
6.7
1.7
–
–
–
–
23.54
23.47
1.6
1.7
23.54
23.47
1.6
1.7
–
–
–
–
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
10.90
7.7
–
–
–
–
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
12.85
25.6
12.85
25.6
–
–
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
14.32
3.0
14.32
3.0
–
–
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is
evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and
complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored
to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the
occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the
overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
All workers ..............................................................................
$13.73
1.9
$14.31
2.0
$7.82
5.8
Management occupations .................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
31.55
18.66
44.51
8.3
9.5
13.3
31.55
–
–
8.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
26.31
19.11
31.36
8.1
8.9
4.6
26.31
–
–
8.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
22.57
8.9
22.57
8.9
–
–
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Group II .............................................................
20.99
23.00
28.28
6.4
2.9
4.8
21.15
–
–
6.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.54
23.54
1.6
1.6
23.54
–
1.6
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Group I ..............................................................
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians ..................
Group I ..............................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
Group II .............................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
23.00
13.22
21.34
39.01
26.12
23.10
18.34
14.84
14.88
14.84
23.93
23.93
16.20
7.4
6.2
6.0
9.5
9.3
1.0
4.5
6.9
6.8
6.9
9.2
9.2
6.2
23.33
–
–
–
26.20
23.03
18.68
–
–
–
23.84
–
16.21
8.0
–
–
–
9.7
1.0
8.1
–
–
–
9.6
–
6.3
19.44
–
–
–
24.38
24.38
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.5
–
–
–
1.4
1.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Group I ..............................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Group I ..............................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Group I ..............................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
Group I ..............................................................
10.44
9.90
9.25
9.25
9.41
9.41
10.88
10.46
3.5
4.2
7.1
7.1
13.4
13.4
7.0
6.6
10.43
–
9.25
–
9.41
9.41
10.88
–
3.5
–
7.1
–
13.4
13.4
7.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Protective service occupations .........................................
12.80
10.7
13.04
9.4
–
–
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Group I ..............................................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Group I ..............................................................
7.48
7.08
7.54
7.54
8.60
8.11
2.91
2.91
2.85
2.85
7.49
7.48
10.1
7.7
6.2
6.2
11.5
6.4
28.1
28.1
31.0
31.0
5.6
5.7
8.55
–
7.62
–
10.05
8.91
–
–
–
–
8.07
–
8.0
–
8.3
–
12.1
.5
–
–
–
–
9.5
–
6.10
–
–
–
–
–
2.95
–
–
–
6.68
–
12.8
–
–
–
–
–
35.6
–
–
–
2.0
–
7.77
7.76
6.6
6.7
8.53
8.52
11.5
11.7
6.69
–
.7
–
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Group I ..............................................................
10.86
9.02
8.50
8.45
13.7
5.2
5.0
4.7
11.44
–
8.79
–
16.5
–
8.2
–
7.51
–
7.51
–
3.0
–
3.0
–
See footnotes at end of table.
13
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Group I ..............................................................
$8.32
8.32
5.2
5.2
$8.53
8.53
9.1
9.1
–
–
–
–
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Group I ..............................................................
Child care workers ............................................................
Group I ..............................................................
8.08
8.08
8.09
8.09
6.6
6.6
7.3
7.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$8.18
–
–
–
12.4
–
–
–
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons .......
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Group I ..............................................................
10.31
8.41
17.72
9.17
8.21
7.88
7.86
7.88
7.86
8.87
11.62
9.25
6.8
11.5
4.6
9.1
11.5
13.2
13.9
13.2
13.9
15.1
11.4
11.0
11.55
–
–
10.28
–
8.35
–
8.35
8.36
–
13.09
–
6.1
–
–
8.6
–
15.5
–
15.5
17.6
–
18.3
–
6.92
–
–
6.92
–
6.97
–
6.97
6.97
–
–
–
3.4
–
–
3.4
–
2.7
–
2.7
2.7
–
–
–
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........
Group I ..............................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Group I ..............................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Group I ..............................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Group I ..............................................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks .....................
Group I ..............................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Group I ..............................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Group I ..............................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Group I ..............................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Office clerks, general ........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
12.66
11.95
15.46
11.79
11.54
11.82
12.81
12.94
12.57
12.65
12.01
10.62
10.62
12.91
11.46
12.93
13.55
11.01
11.01
13.48
12.67
12.90
12.13
10.63
3.0
2.8
6.6
7.2
8.3
5.9
4.2
4.0
3.8
3.2
4.8
3.3
3.3
11.0
4.6
6.4
4.1
6.4
6.4
4.6
3.8
4.1
5.6
13.8
12.91
–
–
12.21
–
11.82
12.81
12.94
12.57
13.01
12.56
10.62
10.62
12.91
11.46
12.93
13.55
–
–
13.48
–
12.90
12.76
–
2.8
–
–
5.0
–
5.9
4.2
4.0
3.8
1.7
2.7
3.3
3.3
11.0
4.6
6.4
4.1
–
–
4.6
–
4.1
3.3
–
9.03
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Group II .............................................................
12.41
16.00
12.4
7.0
12.41
–
12.4
–
–
–
–
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers ..............................
Group II .............................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
Group II .............................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
Group II .............................................................
Maintenance workers, machinery .................................
Group I ..............................................................
16.36
11.95
17.60
14.80
15.19
4.0
3.2
3.6
4.7
1.8
16.36
–
–
14.80
–
4.0
–
–
4.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.64
13.27
18.80
17.53
17.53
20.65
20.65
13.51
13.27
1.6
5.1
1.5
3.0
3.0
4.7
4.7
6.1
5.1
17.64
–
–
17.53
17.53
20.65
20.65
13.51
13.27
1.6
–
–
3.0
3.0
4.7
4.7
6.1
5.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
14
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Production occupations ....................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Group II .............................................................
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical
assemblers .................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Group I ..............................................................
Sewing machine operators ...............................................
Group I ..............................................................
Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Group I ..............................................................
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers ..
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Upholsterers .................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders ...
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
Group I ..............................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and
tenders, except sawing ...........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending
workers .......................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Grinding and polishing workers, hand ..........................
Group I ..............................................................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and
tenders ....................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Cutting workers .................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Cutters and trimmers, hand ..........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Group II .............................................................
Painting workers ...............................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,
operators, and tenders ...........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Group I ..............................................................
Helpers--production workers ........................................
Group I ..............................................................
$12.82
11.94
17.21
3.1
2.9
3.2
$12.82
–
–
3.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17.53
19.15
7.7
.2
17.53
19.15
7.7
.2
–
–
–
–
11.06
10.93
12.03
12.03
12.26
12.26
11.29
11.23
17.17
15.01
19.84
19.70
19.00
19.96
13.22
12.20
15.24
12.14
11.48
13.1
12.9
1.4
1.4
5.7
5.7
6.6
5.8
4.1
7.4
2.8
1.0
1.7
2.1
2.9
3.2
2.6
6.0
8.3
11.06
–
12.03
–
12.29
12.29
11.29
–
17.17
–
–
19.70
19.00
19.96
13.22
–
–
12.14
11.48
13.1
–
1.4
–
6.1
6.1
6.6
–
4.1
–
–
1.0
1.7
2.1
2.9
–
–
6.0
8.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.66
12.52
2.7
2.9
13.66
12.52
2.7
2.9
–
–
–
–
12.22
12.22
10.93
10.93
5.2
5.2
.2
.2
12.22
–
10.93
10.93
5.2
–
.2
.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.55
13.55
14.37
14.22
15.25
15.07
10.97
13.71
12.45
12.45
10.7
10.7
4.6
3.5
.5
1.0
9.9
1.6
5.7
5.7
13.55
13.55
14.37
–
15.25
15.07
10.97
13.71
12.45
–
10.7
10.7
4.6
–
.5
1.0
9.9
1.6
5.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.80
12.80
11.89
11.55
10.95
10.95
1.5
1.5
6.9
6.1
6.3
6.3
12.80
12.80
11.89
–
10.95
10.95
1.5
1.5
6.9
–
6.3
6.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Group I ..............................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Group I ..............................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Group I ..............................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Group I ..............................................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Group I ..............................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
12.41
12.05
15.77
15.77
16.08
16.08
11.88
11.88
10.12
10.10
6.0
4.9
8.3
8.3
6.8
6.8
5.1
5.1
4.9
5.0
12.87
–
16.17
–
16.08
16.08
11.75
11.75
10.51
–
5.5
–
7.7
–
6.8
6.8
5.8
5.8
3.5
–
$8.64
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.19
–
13.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.5
–
10.22
4.2
10.38
4.9
9.43
8.5
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand –Continued
Group I ..............................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
Group I ..............................................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$10.22
9.50
9.43
4.2
8.7
9.0
$10.38
10.38
10.32
4.9
6.2
6.9
$9.43
–
–
8.5
–
–
1 Combined work levels simplify the presentation of work levels by combining
levels 1 through 15 into four broad groups. Group I combines levels 1-4, group II
combines levels 5-8, group III combines levels 9-12, and group IV combines
levels 13-15.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005
Occupation2
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$7.14
$9.40
$12.00
$15.72
$22.34
Management occupations .................................................
15.65
19.56
29.09
40.41
49.28
Business and financial operations occupations .............
14.50
19.13
24.04
32.20
37.64
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
12.73
12.73
24.65
28.22
28.22
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
8.99
15.65
23.64
25.07
27.00
19.47
23.32
23.64
25.38
26.26
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Registered nurses ............................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians ..................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
13.46
19.14
14.37
13.37
19.89
13.37
16.01
21.50
16.43
13.77
22.95
14.64
20.87
24.43
17.50
15.18
23.79
16.01
24.79
27.53
17.50
16.43
23.79
16.01
40.95
40.95
23.84
16.43
30.00
21.00
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
7.85
6.50
6.50
8.50
8.57
7.88
7.50
10.00
10.00
9.05
9.70
10.36
11.47
11.15
11.47
11.36
13.53
11.52
11.52
13.53
Protective service occupations .........................................
8.00
12.43
13.10
14.94
15.81
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Cooks ...............................................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
2.50
6.50
6.35
2.13
2.13
5.75
6.21
6.50
7.00
2.13
2.13
6.00
7.03
7.00
8.25
2.13
2.13
7.03
8.84
7.50
9.25
2.50
2.13
8.00
11.50
9.55
10.75
5.00
5.00
10.00
5.80
6.21
7.28
9.00
10.65
6.84
6.84
7.14
6.84
9.78
8.00
10.51
9.88
15.40
10.75
6.84
6.84
7.14
9.78
10.51
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Child care workers ............................................................
6.50
6.50
7.00
6.50
7.75
7.75
8.50
8.54
10.50
10.50
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons .......
Retail salespersons ......................................................
6.35
6.25
6.50
6.50
6.00
6.50
7.00
7.00
6.75
6.75
6.25
7.50
8.50
7.75
7.00
7.00
8.50
10.00
11.54
10.00
8.36
8.36
9.50
11.25
17.13
12.50
11.25
11.25
11.54
20.32
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Financial clerks .................................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Customer service representatives ....................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks .....................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Office clerks, general ........................................................
9.55
8.00
9.24
11.82
10.37
9.55
10.60
8.50
8.00
11.73
11.73
9.75
11.09
10.14
9.95
12.17
11.50
10.00
11.30
10.00
9.74
12.56
12.21
10.78
12.17
12.17
12.25
12.17
12.64
10.00
12.01
13.91
11.73
12.98
12.98
13.00
14.32
12.95
12.32
14.03
14.34
11.35
14.61
15.75
11.93
14.27
12.98
14.01
15.87
14.68
15.95
14.50
14.50
12.50
15.53
15.75
12.60
15.87
14.27
15.24
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
10.50
11.00
11.00
14.58
16.74
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Automotive technicians and repairers ..............................
11.00
12.50
13.33
13.33
16.13
13.33
18.86
17.83
20.74
18.54
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005 —
Continued
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$13.65
13.65
17.26
11.00
$14.60
14.60
18.45
11.00
$17.26
16.00
20.22
14.00
$20.22
21.13
23.98
14.81
$23.98
21.13
26.90
14.90
8.50
10.00
12.12
15.00
18.00
12.50
13.75
16.43
22.09
22.38
6.75
9.85
8.00
8.50
10.07
14.48
9.75
9.00
10.26
9.00
9.25
13.03
16.17
12.27
10.56
11.22
11.27
11.11
16.64
19.00
13.28
13.06
13.50
14.45
12.50
21.00
21.41
14.28
15.58
15.55
17.45
14.85
25.35
26.43
16.34
9.75
9.75
13.28
13.85
13.85
9.53
12.85
13.28
14.66
16.92
9.83
9.83
10.18
10.08
11.33
10.50
13.05
12.70
16.35
12.70
10.50
10.70
11.77
8.00
10.58
11.33
12.42
12.90
9.00
11.50
13.05
13.23
14.00
10.00
12.28
15.56
16.15
17.81
12.75
13.69
17.44
19.05
19.20
15.39
14.30
11.48
6.00
9.50
12.01
9.25
9.75
12.76
11.36
10.10
13.69
15.05
11.09
14.30
17.21
14.87
7.25
8.25
10.91
9.00
7.00
9.00
11.36
12.50
10.50
8.27
11.14
16.39
16.50
10.75
10.00
14.44
19.22
17.70
14.10
12.00
18.24
24.12
19.85
15.50
13.19
7.25
6.00
9.00
6.65
10.00
9.77
12.05
11.14
13.15
12.75
Occupation2
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
Maintenance workers, machinery .................................
Production occupations ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical
assemblers .................................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Sewing machine operators ...............................................
Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers ..
Upholsterers .................................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders ...
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders,
wood .......................................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and
tenders, except sawing ...........................................
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending
workers .......................................................................
Grinding and polishing workers, hand ..........................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and
tenders ....................................................................
Cutting workers .................................................................
Cutters and trimmers, hand ..........................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Painting workers ...............................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,
operators, and tenders ...........................................
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Helpers--production workers ........................................
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
for categories not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
18
Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December
2005
Occupation2
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$7.00
$9.00
$11.61
$15.00
$20.22
Management occupations .................................................
15.24
19.56
26.32
40.41
41.73
Business and financial operations occupations .............
13.08
16.93
23.89
32.20
33.07
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
12.73
12.73
24.65
28.22
28.22
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
10.24
14.28
23.85
31.52
36.34
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Registered nurses ............................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians ..................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
13.37
19.71
13.77
13.37
19.89
13.37
16.01
21.75
16.43
13.77
22.95
14.64
17.50
25.28
17.50
15.18
23.79
16.01
23.79
28.95
17.50
16.43
23.79
16.01
27.92
40.95
23.84
16.43
30.00
21.00
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
7.50
6.50
6.50
8.00
8.00
7.85
7.50
8.50
9.53
9.00
9.70
10.00
11.37
11.47
11.47
11.36
11.52
11.52
11.52
13.26
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Cooks ...............................................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
2.13
6.50
6.25
2.13
2.13
5.75
6.07
6.50
6.75
2.13
2.13
6.00
7.00
7.00
8.00
2.13
2.13
7.03
8.00
7.32
9.50
2.50
2.13
8.00
10.00
8.50
11.00
5.00
5.00
9.00
5.80
6.21
7.03
8.25
9.00
6.84
6.84
6.84
6.84
7.14
7.00
9.37
8.47
15.40
10.83
6.84
6.84
7.00
8.47
10.51
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Child care workers ............................................................
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
7.55
7.70
8.50
8.50
9.25
9.25
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons .......
Retail salespersons ......................................................
6.35
6.25
6.50
6.50
6.00
6.50
7.00
7.00
6.75
6.75
6.25
7.50
8.50
7.75
7.00
7.00
8.50
10.00
11.54
10.00
8.36
8.36
9.50
11.25
17.13
12.50
11.25
11.25
11.54
20.32
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Financial clerks .................................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Customer service representatives ....................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks .....................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
9.30
8.00
9.24
12.17
10.37
9.55
10.60
8.50
8.00
10.75
5.77
10.76
9.95
9.95
12.17
11.50
10.00
11.30
10.00
9.74
12.56
10.20
12.17
12.17
12.25
12.17
12.64
10.00
12.01
13.91
11.73
12.98
10.97
13.66
12.95
12.32
14.03
14.34
11.35
14.61
15.75
11.93
12.98
13.00
15.75
14.50
15.95
14.50
14.50
12.50
15.53
15.75
12.60
15.48
13.00
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
10.50
11.00
11.00
12.23
16.10
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Automotive technicians and repairers ..............................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
Maintenance workers, machinery .................................
11.00
12.00
13.33
13.33
16.13
13.33
20.22
17.53
20.78
18.54
13.65
13.65
17.26
11.00
14.60
14.60
18.45
11.00
17.26
16.00
20.22
14.00
20.22
21.13
23.98
14.81
23.98
21.13
26.90
14.90
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
19
Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December
2005 — Continued
10
25
Median
50
75
90
Production occupations ....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical
assemblers .................................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Sewing machine operators ...............................................
Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers ..
Upholsterers .................................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders ...
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders,
wood .......................................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and
tenders, except sawing ...........................................
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending
workers .......................................................................
Grinding and polishing workers, hand ..........................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and
tenders ....................................................................
Cutting workers .................................................................
Cutters and trimmers, hand ..........................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Painting workers ...............................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,
operators, and tenders ...........................................
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Helpers--production workers ........................................
$8.50
$10.00
$12.20
$15.05
$18.00
12.50
13.75
16.43
22.09
22.38
6.75
9.85
8.00
8.50
10.07
14.48
9.75
9.00
10.26
9.00
9.25
13.03
16.17
12.27
10.56
11.22
11.27
11.11
16.64
19.00
13.28
13.06
13.50
14.45
12.50
21.00
21.41
14.28
15.58
15.55
17.45
14.85
25.35
26.43
16.34
9.75
9.75
13.28
13.85
13.85
9.53
12.85
13.28
14.66
16.92
9.83
9.83
10.18
10.08
11.33
10.50
13.05
12.70
16.35
12.70
10.50
10.70
11.77
8.00
10.58
11.33
12.42
12.90
9.00
11.50
13.05
13.23
14.00
10.00
12.28
15.56
16.15
17.81
12.75
13.69
17.44
19.05
19.20
15.39
14.30
11.48
6.00
9.50
12.01
9.25
9.75
12.76
11.36
10.10
13.69
15.05
11.09
14.30
17.21
14.87
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
7.25
8.25
12.00
9.00
7.00
9.00
12.00
14.04
10.50
8.27
11.14
17.41
17.44
10.75
10.00
14.50
19.85
17.96
14.10
12.00
18.77
24.12
19.85
15.50
13.19
7.25
6.00
9.00
6.65
10.00
9.77
12.05
11.14
13.15
12.75
Occupation2
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
for categories not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
20
Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC,
December 2005
Occupation2
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$9.78
$11.15
$15.23
$23.64
$27.00
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
8.99
17.21
23.64
25.07
26.26
19.47
23.32
23.64
25.38
26.26
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
8.84
9.44
10.25
12.43
12.79
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
9.17
9.78
9.81
11.05
35.70
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
11.73
12.83
14.49
15.24
15.87
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
for categories not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December
2005
Full-time workers
Occupation3
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$8.25
$10.00
$12.43
$16.13
$23.31
Management occupations .................................................
15.65
19.56
29.09
40.41
49.28
Business and financial operations occupations .............
14.50
19.13
24.04
32.20
37.64
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
12.73
12.73
24.65
28.22
28.22
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
9.21
15.65
23.64
25.15
27.00
19.47
23.32
23.64
25.38
26.26
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Registered nurses ............................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
14.64
19.14
15.18
19.89
13.37
16.43
21.45
17.50
22.95
14.64
20.88
24.28
17.50
23.79
16.01
24.61
27.63
18.24
23.79
16.01
40.95
40.95
23.84
30.00
21.00
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
7.85
6.50
6.50
8.50
8.57
7.88
7.50
10.00
10.00
9.05
9.70
10.36
11.47
11.15
11.47
11.36
13.53
11.52
11.52
13.53
Protective service occupations .........................................
8.35
12.43
13.46
14.94
15.81
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Cooks ...............................................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
6.21
6.50
8.00
6.00
6.70
6.50
8.50
6.21
8.00
7.00
9.00
8.00
9.55
8.00
10.00
9.00
12.46
9.55
15.00
10.65
6.21
7.28
8.00
10.00
12.43
6.84
6.84
8.00
6.84
9.78
8.47
10.90
10.15
17.69
10.83
6.84
6.84
8.47
10.15
10.75
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
7.00
7.00
6.75
6.75
7.40
7.60
7.00
7.00
7.00
8.50
10.10
8.50
7.00
7.00
11.00
12.50
11.25
9.75
9.75
12.75
18.27
13.50
11.50
11.50
20.32
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Financial clerks .................................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Customer service representatives ....................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks .....................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Office clerks, general ........................................................
10.00
9.25
9.24
11.82
11.37
9.55
10.60
8.50
11.73
11.73
10.20
11.34
11.09
9.95
12.17
11.58
10.00
11.30
10.00
12.56
12.21
11.25
12.32
12.17
12.25
12.17
12.64
10.00
12.01
13.91
12.98
12.98
13.00
14.49
14.03
12.32
14.03
14.34
11.35
14.61
15.75
14.27
12.98
14.10
15.95
14.50
15.95
14.50
14.50
12.50
15.53
15.75
15.87
14.27
15.24
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
10.50
11.00
11.00
14.58
16.74
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Automotive technicians and repairers ..............................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
Maintenance workers, machinery .................................
11.00
12.50
13.33
13.33
16.13
13.33
18.86
17.83
20.74
18.54
13.65
13.65
17.26
11.00
14.60
14.60
18.45
11.00
17.26
16.00
20.22
14.00
20.22
21.13
23.98
14.81
23.98
21.13
26.90
14.90
Production occupations ....................................................
8.50
10.00
12.12
15.05
18.00
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December
2005 — Continued
Full-time workers
Occupation3
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .......................................................
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical
assemblers .................................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Sewing machine operators ...............................................
Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers ..
Upholsterers .................................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders ...
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders,
wood .......................................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and
tenders, except sawing ...........................................
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending
workers .......................................................................
Grinding and polishing workers, hand ..........................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and
tenders ....................................................................
Cutting workers .................................................................
Cutters and trimmers, hand ..........................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Painting workers ...............................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,
operators, and tenders ...........................................
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Helpers--production workers ........................................
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$12.50
$13.75
$16.43
$22.09
$22.38
6.75
9.85
8.00
8.50
10.07
14.48
9.75
9.00
10.26
9.00
9.25
13.03
16.17
12.27
10.56
11.22
11.27
11.11
16.64
19.00
13.28
13.06
13.50
14.45
12.50
21.00
21.41
14.28
15.58
15.55
17.45
14.85
25.35
26.43
16.34
9.75
9.75
13.28
13.85
13.85
9.53
12.85
13.28
14.66
16.92
9.83
9.83
10.18
10.08
11.33
10.50
13.05
12.70
16.35
12.70
10.50
10.70
11.77
8.00
10.58
11.33
12.42
12.90
9.00
11.50
13.05
13.23
14.00
10.00
12.28
15.56
16.15
17.81
12.75
13.69
17.44
19.05
19.20
15.39
14.30
11.48
6.00
9.50
12.01
9.25
9.75
12.76
11.36
10.10
13.69
15.05
11.09
14.30
17.21
14.87
8.00
9.60
10.91
9.00
7.25
9.75
11.96
12.50
10.29
9.00
11.63
16.85
16.50
10.50
10.30
15.00
19.85
17.70
13.75
12.05
19.85
24.12
19.85
15.50
13.97
7.25
7.80
9.00
9.00
10.29
10.21
12.05
11.95
13.15
13.97
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,
a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a
full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in
another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
for categories not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Table 10. Part-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December
2005
Part-time workers
Occupation3
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$5.50
$6.25
$7.14
$8.25
$11.49
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Registered nurses ............................................................
8.50
21.75
9.50
23.00
13.77
25.00
25.00
25.50
43.46
27.00
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
2.13
2.13
5.71
5.00
2.13
5.75
6.50
2.13
6.15
7.75
2.13
7.03
8.84
5.00
8.00
5.70
5.85
6.15
7.03
8.25
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.14
7.14
10.51
10.51
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
6.50
6.50
7.25
8.54
11.49
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.25
6.25
6.50
6.50
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
8.15
8.15
8.00
8.00
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
7.31
7.50
8.00
11.81
11.82
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
5.50
5.65
6.25
6.25
8.25
7.85
10.35
9.55
13.19
10.57
7.25
8.50
9.55
10.57
13.19
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,
a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a
full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in
another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
for categories not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$494
39.8
$29,314
$25,709
2,049
1,278
1,163
40.5
66,010
56,739
2,092
24.04
1,053
962
40.0
54,767
49,999
2,082
22.57
24.65
903
986
40.0
46,945
51,272
2,080
21.15
23.64
826
886
39.1
36,656
39,175
1,733
23.54
23.64
905
886
38.4
39,600
39,175
1,683
23.33
26.20
20.88
24.28
888
1,003
736
905
38.1
38.3
46,171
52,179
38,272
47,050
1,979
1,992
18.68
17.50
711
700
38.1
36,984
36,400
1,979
23.84
23.79
953
952
40.0
49,577
49,487
2,080
16.21
16.01
586
576
36.2
30,488
29,971
1,881
10.43
10.00
403
400
38.6
20,944
20,806
2,007
9.25
9.05
355
343
38.4
18,477
17,826
1,998
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ................................................
$14.31
$12.43
$569
Management occupations ...................
31.55
29.09
Business and financial operations
occupations ....................................
26.31
Architecture and engineering
occupations ....................................
Education, training, and library
occupations ....................................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ....................................
Registered nurses ..............................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ....................................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ....................................
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses ..........................
Annual earnings5
Healthcare support occupations .........
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health
aides .............................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..................................
9.41
9.70
354
331
37.6
18,405
17,222
1,956
10.88
10.36
420
407
38.6
21,846
21,156
2,009
Protective service occupations ...........
13.04
13.46
521
536
40.0
27,101
27,857
2,078
8.55
7.62
10.05
8.07
8.00
7.00
9.00
8.00
346
303
402
323
310
280
360
320
40.5
39.8
40.0
40.0
17,923
15,599
20,909
16,790
16,640
14,560
18,720
16,640
2,097
2,047
2,080
2,080
8.53
8.00
341
320
40.0
17,737
16,640
2,080
11.44
8.79
9.78
8.47
460
352
391
339
40.2
40.0
23,907
18,291
20,342
17,622
2,091
2,080
8.53
8.47
341
339
40.0
17,743
17,622
2,080
11.55
10.28
8.35
8.35
13.09
10.10
8.50
7.00
7.00
11.00
456
398
314
314
531
400
340
260
260
440
39.5
38.7
37.6
37.6
40.6
23,709
20,684
16,323
16,323
27,598
20,800
17,680
13,520
13,520
22,880
2,053
2,011
1,955
1,955
2,109
12.91
12.21
12.32
12.17
520
488
494
487
40.3
40.0
27,035
25,388
25,688
25,318
2,094
2,080
11.82
12.25
473
490
40.0
24,580
25,480
2,080
12.94
13.01
12.17
12.64
518
512
487
506
40.0
39.4
26,925
26,630
25,318
26,287
2,080
2,048
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ....................................
Cooks .................................................
Food preparation workers ...................
Fast food and counter workers ...........
Combined food preparation and
serving workers, including fast
food ...........................................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations .............
Building cleaning workers ...................
Janitors and cleaners, except
maids and housekeeping
cleaners ....................................
Sales and related occupations ............
Retail sales workers ...........................
Cashiers, all workers ......................
Cashiers .....................................
Retail salespersons ........................
Office and administrative support
occupations ....................................
Financial clerks ...................................
Billing and posting clerks and
machine operators ....................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks ...........................
Customer service representatives ......
See footnotes at end of table.
25
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Receptionists and information clerks ..
Production, planning, and expediting
clerks ............................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic
clerks ............................................
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Office clerks, general ..........................
Construction and extraction
occupations ....................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ....................................
Automotive technicians and
repairers .......................................
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance
workers .........................................
Industrial machinery mechanics .....
Maintenance and repair workers,
general ......................................
Maintenance workers, machinery ...
Production occupations ......................
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating
workers .........................................
Electrical, electronics, and
electromechanical assemblers .....
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators .....................................
Sewing machine operators .................
Textile machine setters, operators,
and tenders ...................................
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and
furnishings workers .......................
Upholsterers ...................................
Woodworking machine setters,
operators, and tenders .................
Sawing machine setters, operators,
and tenders, wood ....................
Woodworking machine setters,
operators, and tenders, except
sawing ......................................
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing,
and blending workers ...................
Grinding and polishing workers,
hand ..........................................
Mixing and blending machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................
Cutting workers ...................................
Cutters and trimmers, hand ............
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,
and weighers ................................
Painting workers .................................
Coating, painting, and spraying
machine setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................
Miscellaneous production workers .....
Helpers--production workers ..........
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$400
40.0
$22,091
$20,800
2,080
517
480
40.0
26,860
24,981
2,080
13.91
513
506
39.7
26,695
26,333
2,065
13.48
12.98
539
519
40.0
28,040
27,000
2,080
12.90
12.76
12.98
13.00
516
508
519
520
40.0
39.8
26,835
26,431
27,000
27,036
2,080
2,071
12.41
11.00
496
440
40.0
25,786
22,880
2,078
16.36
16.13
651
645
39.8
33,866
33,546
2,070
14.80
13.33
580
521
39.2
30,163
27,082
2,037
17.64
17.53
17.26
16.00
706
701
690
640
40.0
40.0
36,698
36,469
35,905
33,280
2,080
2,080
20.65
13.51
20.22
14.00
826
541
809
560
40.0
40.0
42,942
28,110
42,058
29,120
2,080
2,080
12.82
12.12
504
479
39.3
26,214
24,898
2,044
17.53
16.43
701
657
40.0
36,466
34,164
2,080
11.06
10.56
404
422
36.6
21,030
21,965
1,901
12.03
12.29
11.22
11.27
467
492
438
451
38.8
40.0
24,286
25,571
22,755
23,448
2,019
2,080
11.29
11.11
452
444
40.0
23,492
23,109
2,080
17.17
19.70
16.64
19.00
683
784
666
760
39.8
39.8
35,516
40,773
34,632
39,520
2,068
2,070
13.22
13.28
527
531
39.9
27,423
27,620
2,074
12.14
13.28
483
531
39.8
25,118
27,620
2,069
13.66
13.28
545
530
39.9
28,344
27,571
2,076
12.22
11.33
479
461
39.2
24,927
23,962
2,040
10.93
10.50
437
420
40.0
22,737
21,840
2,080
13.55
14.37
15.25
13.05
13.23
14.00
521
575
610
476
529
560
38.5
40.0
40.0
27,104
29,885
31,725
24,752
27,518
29,120
2,001
2,080
2,080
10.97
12.45
10.00
12.28
435
498
400
491
39.7
40.0
22,640
25,886
20,800
25,542
2,063
2,080
12.80
11.89
10.95
12.76
11.36
10.10
512
462
409
510
443
404
40.0
38.9
37.3
26,620
24,042
21,255
26,541
23,059
21,008
2,080
2,022
1,942
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$10.62
$10.00
$425
12.91
12.01
12.93
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Transportation and material moving
occupations ....................................
Driver/sales workers and truck
drivers ...........................................
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer .............................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..
Laborers and material movers, hand ..
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand ..............
Packers and packagers, hand ........
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$482
41.2
$27,469
$24,700
2,135
681
708
42.1
35,336
36,816
2,185
16.50
10.50
10.30
690
503
418
708
525
412
42.9
42.8
39.8
35,775
26,144
21,732
36,816
27,300
21,403
2,225
2,225
2,069
10.29
10.21
412
414
404
408
39.7
39.8
21,425
21,515
21,008
21,239
2,065
2,072
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$12.87
$11.63
$530
16.17
16.85
16.08
11.75
10.51
10.38
10.38
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,
where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay
of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See
appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of
overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$482
39.8
$28,058
$25,064
2,068
1,219
1,053
40.7
63,395
54,748
2,119
23.89
981
955
39.5
50,988
49,685
2,053
22.57
24.65
903
986
40.0
46,945
51,272
2,080
22.57
23.85
947
1,192
41.9
43,831
49,176
1,942
20.77
27.60
17.50
25.28
782
1,060
700
988
37.6
38.4
40,656
55,123
36,400
51,400
1,958
1,997
18.32
17.50
694
700
37.9
36,091
36,400
1,970
23.84
23.79
953
952
40.0
49,577
49,487
2,080
16.21
16.01
586
576
36.2
30,488
29,971
1,881
9.62
9.53
364
360
37.8
18,928
18,720
1,968
9.18
9.00
352
336
38.3
18,293
17,472
1,993
9.41
9.70
354
331
37.6
18,405
17,222
1,956
10.33
10.00
383
360
37.0
19,900
18,720
1,926
8.26
7.30
10.05
7.64
7.28
7.00
9.00
8.00
335
290
402
305
291
280
360
320
40.6
39.8
40.0
40.0
17,420
15,098
20,909
15,885
15,142
14,560
18,720
16,640
2,109
2,067
2,080
2,080
7.95
8.00
318
320
40.0
16,529
16,640
2,080
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations .............
Building cleaning workers ...................
9.56
8.35
7.25
6.84
387
334
290
273
40.5
40.0
20,128
17,368
15,080
14,217
2,105
2,080
Sales and related occupations ............
Retail sales workers ...........................
Cashiers, all workers ......................
Cashiers .....................................
Retail salespersons ........................
11.55
10.28
8.35
8.35
13.09
10.10
8.50
7.00
7.00
11.00
456
398
314
314
531
400
340
260
260
440
39.5
38.7
37.6
37.6
40.6
23,709
20,684
16,323
16,323
27,598
20,800
17,680
13,520
13,520
22,880
2,053
2,011
1,955
1,955
2,109
12.74
12.13
12.17
12.17
513
485
490
487
40.3
40.0
26,701
25,223
25,480
25,318
2,095
2,080
11.82
12.25
473
490
40.0
24,580
25,480
2,080
13.05
13.01
10.62
12.17
12.64
10.00
522
512
425
487
506
400
40.0
39.4
40.0
27,150
26,630
22,091
25,318
26,287
20,800
2,080
2,048
2,080
12.91
12.01
517
480
40.0
26,860
24,981
2,080
12.93
13.91
513
506
39.7
26,695
26,333
2,065
13.08
12.98
523
519
40.0
27,206
27,000
2,080
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ................................................
$13.57
$12.05
$540
Management occupations ...................
29.92
26.32
Business and financial operations
occupations ....................................
24.84
Architecture and engineering
occupations ....................................
Education, training, and library
occupations ....................................
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ....................................
Registered nurses ..............................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ....................................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ....................................
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses ..........................
Healthcare support occupations .........
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health
aides .............................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..................................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ....................................
Cooks .................................................
Food preparation workers ...................
Fast food and counter workers ...........
Combined food preparation and
serving workers, including fast
food ...........................................
Office and administrative support
occupations ....................................
Financial clerks ...................................
Billing and posting clerks and
machine operators ....................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks ...........................
Customer service representatives ......
Receptionists and information clerks ..
Production, planning, and expediting
clerks ............................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic
clerks ............................................
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Construction and extraction
occupations ....................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ....................................
Automotive technicians and
repairers .......................................
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance
workers .........................................
Industrial machinery mechanics .....
Maintenance and repair workers,
general ......................................
Maintenance workers, machinery ...
Production occupations ......................
First-line supervisors/managers of
production and operating
workers .........................................
Electrical, electronics, and
electromechanical assemblers .....
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators .....................................
Sewing machine operators .................
Textile machine setters, operators,
and tenders ...................................
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and
furnishings workers .......................
Upholsterers ...................................
Woodworking machine setters,
operators, and tenders .................
Sawing machine setters, operators,
and tenders, wood ....................
Woodworking machine setters,
operators, and tenders, except
sawing ......................................
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing,
and blending workers ...................
Grinding and polishing workers,
hand ..........................................
Mixing and blending machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................
Cutting workers ...................................
Cutters and trimmers, hand ............
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,
and weighers ................................
Painting workers .................................
Coating, painting, and spraying
machine setters, operators, and
tenders ......................................
Miscellaneous production workers .....
Helpers--production workers ..........
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$440
40.0
$25,404
$22,880
2,078
655
645
39.8
34,039
33,546
2,069
13.33
573
500
38.9
29,776
25,999
2,023
17.64
17.53
17.26
16.00
706
701
690
640
40.0
40.0
36,698
36,469
35,905
33,280
2,080
2,080
20.65
13.51
20.22
14.00
826
541
809
560
40.0
40.0
42,942
28,110
42,058
29,120
2,080
2,080
12.84
12.22
505
480
39.3
26,243
24,960
2,044
17.53
16.43
701
657
40.0
36,466
34,164
2,080
11.06
10.56
404
422
36.6
21,030
21,965
1,901
12.03
12.29
11.22
11.27
467
492
438
451
38.8
40.0
24,286
25,571
22,755
23,448
2,019
2,080
11.29
11.11
452
444
40.0
23,492
23,109
2,080
17.17
19.70
16.64
19.00
683
784
666
760
39.8
39.8
35,516
40,773
34,632
39,520
2,068
2,070
13.22
13.28
527
531
39.9
27,423
27,620
2,074
12.14
13.28
483
531
39.8
25,118
27,620
2,069
13.66
13.28
545
530
39.9
28,344
27,571
2,076
12.22
11.33
479
461
39.2
24,927
23,962
2,040
10.93
10.50
437
420
40.0
22,737
21,840
2,080
13.55
14.37
15.25
13.05
13.23
14.00
521
575
610
476
529
560
38.5
40.0
40.0
27,104
29,885
31,725
24,752
27,518
29,120
2,001
2,080
2,080
10.97
12.45
10.00
12.28
435
498
400
491
39.7
40.0
22,640
25,886
20,800
25,542
2,063
2,080
12.80
11.89
10.95
12.76
11.36
10.10
512
462
409
510
443
404
40.0
38.9
37.3
26,620
24,042
21,255
26,541
23,059
21,008
2,080
2,022
1,942
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$12.23
$11.00
$489
16.45
16.13
14.72
See footnotes at end of table.
29
Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Transportation and material moving
occupations ....................................
Driver/sales workers and truck
drivers ...........................................
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer .............................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..
Laborers and material movers, hand ..
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand ..............
Packers and packagers, hand ........
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$482
41.2
$27,672
$25,064
2,141
711
708
42.4
36,857
36,816
2,197
17.44
10.50
10.30
737
503
418
708
525
412
43.5
42.8
39.8
38,153
26,144
21,732
36,816
27,300
21,403
2,251
2,225
2,069
10.29
10.21
412
414
404
408
39.7
39.8
21,425
21,515
21,008
21,239
2,065
2,072
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$12.93
$11.90
$533
16.77
17.44
16.95
11.75
10.51
10.38
10.38
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,
where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay
of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See
appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of
overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
30
Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
and mean weekly and annual hours, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
All workers ................................................
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$626
39.7
$35,847
$32,611
1,947
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$18.41
$15.26
$730
Education, training, and library
occupations ....................................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............
20.90
23.64
807
886
38.6
35,567
39,175
1,702
23.54
23.64
905
886
38.4
39,600
39,175
1,683
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations .............
12.85
9.81
514
392
40.0
26,738
20,405
2,080
Office and administrative support
occupations ....................................
14.32
14.49
573
580
40.0
29,793
30,148
2,080
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,
where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay
of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See
appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of
overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
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Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings1 of private industry establishments
for major occupational groups, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005
Occupational group2
Total
1-99
workers
100-499
workers
500
workers
or more
All workers ....................................................................
$12.96
$11.62
$14.00
$15.22
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
23.37
28.03
20.09
7.93
11.64
10.31
12.48
14.48
12.23
16.45
12.73
12.84
12.46
20.58
26.66
15.80
7.57
11.28
10.18
12.20
13.92
11.99
16.85
10.63
10.65
10.59
26.85
29.62
24.40
8.65
12.18
10.63
12.70
17.00
–
16.86
13.38
13.28
13.67
27.64
–
26.37
10.45
13.75
–
14.00
12.87
–
13.61
14.12
14.24
13.75
Relative error3 (percent)
All workers ....................................................................
1.9
4.6
3.0
2.7
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
5.7
7.2
5.9
6.0
2.9
6.8
3.1
8.9
12.7
4.4
2.9
3.2
6.2
11.4
12.4
5.3
7.8
5.6
10.0
4.7
11.9
12.1
5.8
4.1
5.7
7.0
2.8
7.4
6.3
4.1
4.8
14.0
2.9
9.9
–
10.3
3.5
2.4
9.9
3.0
–
8.9
4.9
5.6
–
6.0
5.4
–
6.3
2.4
3.9
2.8
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries
paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living
adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for
overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers
and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours.
See appendix A for more information.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See
appendix B for more information.
3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error
expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to
calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate.
For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that
data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation
Survey.
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Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$440
40.1
$25,970
$22,880
2,086
1,076
799
40.3
55,947
41,523
2,097
16.01
610
576
36.4
31,699
29,971
1,894
9.11
8.50
342
320
37.6
17,809
16,640
1,954
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ........................................................
8.08
7.00
329
280
40.7
17,094
14,560
2,115
Sales and related occupations ................................
Retail sales workers ...............................................
Cashiers, all workers ..........................................
Cashiers .........................................................
Retail salespersons ............................................
11.19
10.44
8.35
8.35
13.67
10.00
9.00
7.00
7.00
11.00
439
403
312
312
555
390
340
252
252
440
39.2
38.6
37.4
37.4
40.6
22,833
20,933
16,245
16,245
28,876
20,280
17,680
13,104
13,104
22,880
2,041
2,005
1,945
1,945
2,113
Office and administrative support occupations ....
Secretaries and administrative assistants ..............
12.61
12.53
11.93
12.98
513
501
492
519
40.7
40.0
26,658
26,072
25,579
27,000
2,114
2,080
Construction and extraction occupations .............
11.99
11.00
480
440
40.0
24,908
22,880
2,078
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ........................................................
16.85
16.13
666
645
39.5
34,621
33,546
2,055
10.65
9.42
427
376
40.1
22,196
19,552
2,084
15.59
9.88
13.75
10.75
624
395
550
430
40.0
40.0
32,431
20,543
28,600
22,360
2,080
2,080
14.21
7.94
12.00
8.50
568
317
480
340
40.0
40.0
29,548
16,507
24,960
17,680
2,080
2,080
10.92
12.70
14.80
9.87
10.50
13.00
13.96
9.00
456
536
646
393
440
560
660
360
41.7
42.2
43.7
39.8
23,634
27,684
33,291
20,424
22,880
29,120
33,000
18,720
2,164
2,180
2,249
2,068
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ....................................................................
$12.45
$11.00
$500
Management occupations .......................................
26.68
22.18
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ........................................................
16.74
Healthcare support occupations .............................
Production occupations ..........................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .............................................
Sewing machine operators .....................................
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings
workers .............................................................
Miscellaneous production workers .........................
Transportation and material moving
occupations ........................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ...................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ...............
Laborers and material movers, hand ......................
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is
the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The
mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of
workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to
employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an
employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to
employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an
employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not
shown separately
33
Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$501
39.5
$29,924
$26,046
2,052
1,719
1,678
42.2
89,368
87,264
2,195
24.04
954
962
39.8
49,590
49,999
2,071
24.77
28.51
23.84
23.79
26.01
23.79
965
1,138
953
952
1,033
952
39.0
39.9
40.0
50,181
59,173
49,577
49,487
53,706
49,487
2,026
2,075
2,080
18.63
20.87
656
720
35.2
34,135
37,440
1,832
Healthcare support occupations .............................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ..........
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ............
11.02
10.90
11.05
11.47
11.47
11.47
425
417
423
430
430
430
38.6
38.2
38.3
22,106
21,684
21,975
22,365
22,365
22,365
2,006
1,989
1,990
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ........................................................
Food preparation workers .......................................
9.06
8.91
9.00
8.92
362
356
360
357
40.0
40.0
18,835
18,527
18,720
18,554
2,080
2,080
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ........................................................
Building cleaning workers .......................................
8.76
8.47
6.84
6.84
351
339
273
273
40.0
40.0
18,228
17,613
14,217
14,217
2,080
2,080
Sales and related occupations ................................
13.51
12.00
551
456
40.8
28,638
23,733
2,120
Office and administrative support occupations ....
Financial clerks .......................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine
operators ......................................................
Customer service representatives ..........................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks ...........
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks .....................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ..............
12.93
12.62
12.25
12.17
515
505
487
487
39.8
40.0
26,760
26,246
25,318
25,318
2,069
2,080
12.81
13.08
12.57
12.68
15.45
12.25
12.71
11.88
12.66
15.48
512
506
503
502
618
490
508
475
506
619
40.0
38.7
40.0
39.6
40.0
26,647
26,321
26,144
26,123
32,145
25,480
26,390
24,710
26,312
32,200
2,080
2,012
2,080
2,061
2,080
16.02
14.60
642
584
40.1
33,408
30,368
2,085
17.74
17.78
20.65
13.51
17.26
17.00
20.22
14.00
710
711
826
541
690
680
809
560
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
36,898
36,983
42,942
28,110
35,905
35,360
42,058
29,120
2,080
2,080
2,080
2,080
13.57
12.80
530
499
39.1
27,550
25,931
2,031
19.12
18.34
765
734
40.0
39,779
38,153
2,080
10.93
12.07
12.84
12.63
10.56
11.23
12.16
12.02
398
468
514
505
422
435
486
481
36.4
38.8
40.0
40.0
20,699
24,333
26,702
26,274
21,965
22,630
25,293
25,002
1,894
2,016
2,080
2,080
12.65
12.67
506
507
40.0
26,322
26,354
2,080
17.49
19.82
17.38
19.00
695
789
705
760
39.7
39.8
36,140
41,011
36,650
39,520
2,067
2,069
13.13
13.28
523
531
39.8
27,187
27,624
2,070
13.39
13.82
531
553
39.7
27,620
28,741
2,063
13.03
13.24
519
530
39.9
26,999
27,539
2,073
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ....................................................................
$14.58
$12.90
$577
Management occupations .......................................
40.72
41.73
Business and financial operations occupations ...
23.95
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ........................................................
Registered nurses ..................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ...
Licensed practical and licensed vocational
nurses ...............................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ........................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and
maintenance workers .......................................
Industrial machinery mechanics .........................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ..........
Maintenance workers, machinery .......................
Production occupations ..........................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and
operating workers .............................................
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical
assemblers .......................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .............
Sewing machine operators .....................................
Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders ....
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters,
operators, and tenders .................................
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings
workers .............................................................
Upholsterers .......................................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and
tenders ..............................................................
Sawing machine setters, operators, and
tenders, wood ...............................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and
tenders, except sawing .................................
See footnotes at end of table.
34
Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005 —
Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending
workers .............................................................
Grinding and polishing workers, hand ................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators,
and tenders ...................................................
Cutting workers .......................................................
Cutters and trimmers, hand ................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and
weighers ...........................................................
Painting workers .....................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters,
operators, and tenders .................................
Miscellaneous production workers .........................
Helpers--production workers ..............................
Transportation and material moving
occupations ........................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ......................
Laborers and material movers, hand ......................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material
movers, hand ................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ............................
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$461
420
39.2
40.0
$24,927
22,737
$23,962
21,840
2,040
2,080
521
606
646
476
573
631
38.5
40.0
40.0
27,104
31,522
33,571
24,752
29,786
32,822
2,001
2,080
2,080
12.75
12.28
502
498
494
491
38.1
40.0
26,130
25,886
25,688
25,542
1,980
2,080
12.80
13.09
11.28
12.76
12.31
10.46
512
505
416
510
482
416
40.0
38.6
36.9
26,620
26,251
21,626
26,541
25,064
21,651
2,080
2,005
1,916
14.32
11.98
11.00
12.72
11.20
10.84
585
473
438
497
437
424
40.9
39.5
39.8
30,426
24,598
22,766
25,861
22,714
22,069
2,125
2,053
2,069
11.26
10.93
11.00
11.14
448
435
429
446
39.7
39.8
23,273
22,642
22,298
23,171
2,066
2,071
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$12.22
10.93
$11.33
10.50
$479
437
13.55
15.15
16.14
13.05
14.32
15.78
13.20
12.45
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is
the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The
mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of
workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to
employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an
employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to
employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an
employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not
shown separately
35
Table 17. Union1 and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational groups,
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005
Union
Nonunion
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
State and
local
government
workers
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
State and
local
government
workers
All workers ....................................................................
–
–
–
$13.68
$12.89
$18.23
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.78
29.75
21.46
9.41
11.81
10.31
12.66
14.51
–
16.36
12.56
12.80
11.96
23.37
28.03
20.09
7.93
11.64
10.31
12.48
14.44
12.09
16.45
12.58
12.81
11.99
24.28
37.43
22.58
12.89
14.32
–
14.32
–
–
–
–
–
–
Occupational group3
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers ....................................................................
–
–
–
1.9
1.8
3.3
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.0
6.8
4.5
6.0
2.8
6.8
3.0
8.2
–
4.0
2.5
3.3
3.5
5.7
7.2
5.9
6.0
2.9
6.8
3.1
8.9
12.3
4.4
2.6
3.3
3.6
8.9
15.2
7.4
7.3
3.0
–
3.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
1 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through
collective bargaining.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay
of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See
appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval"
around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix
A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
36
Table 18. Time and incentive workers1: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational
groups, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005
Time
Occupational group3
Incentive
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
All workers ....................................................................
$13.51
$12.62
$15.99
$15.99
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
23.78
29.75
21.46
9.41
11.49
9.11
12.76
14.40
–
16.42
12.05
12.03
12.11
23.37
28.03
20.09
7.93
11.28
9.11
12.58
14.31
12.23
16.54
12.07
12.04
12.14
–
–
–
–
15.78
19.74
–
–
–
–
16.03
16.58
14.36
–
–
–
–
15.78
19.74
–
–
–
–
16.03
16.58
14.36
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers ....................................................................
2.2
2.3
2.6
2.6
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
5.0
6.8
4.5
6.0
4.3
9.6
3.1
8.9
–
4.6
3.1
1.3
9.6
5.7
7.2
5.9
6.0
4.5
9.6
3.3
9.6
12.7
5.1
3.2
1.3
10.0
–
–
–
–
7.8
11.6
–
–
–
–
3.4
5.7
10.2
–
–
–
–
7.8
11.6
–
–
–
–
3.4
5.7
10.2
1 Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate
or salary. Incentive workers are those whose wages are at
least partially based on productivity payments such as piece
rates, commissions, and production bonuses.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries
paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living
adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for
overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers
and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours.
See appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See
appendix B for more information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error
expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to
calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate.
For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that
data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation
Survey.
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Table 19. Industry sector1: Mean hourly earnings2 for private industry workers by major occupational group,
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005
Goods producing
Occupational group3
All workers ................................................
Management, professional, and
related ...............................................
Management, business, and
financial ........................................
Professional and related .....................
Service ....................................................
Sales and office ......................................
Sales and related ................................
Office and administrative support .......
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance .....................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ..
Production, transportation, and material
moving ..............................................
Production ..........................................
Transportation and material moving ...
Service providing
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade,
transportation,
and utilities
Information
Financial
activities
Professional and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
$12.67
$13.84
$12.51
–
–
$10.32
$14.60
$8.36
$8.64
–
29.37
23.61
–
–
–
22.25
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
32.31
23.06
–
14.04
–
13.76
–
–
7.94
10.85
10.34
12.18
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.59
12.71
–
12.42
24.48
21.71
8.61
11.97
–
11.97
–
–
7.22
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.08
–
17.35
17.71
16.64
16.64
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.00
13.29
11.42
14.04
13.83
14.07
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.43
8.53
8.08
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers ................................................
Management, professional, and
related ...............................................
Management, business, and
financial ........................................
Professional and related .....................
Service ....................................................
Sales and office ......................................
Sales and related ................................
Office and administrative support .......
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance .....................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ..
Production, transportation, and material
moving ..............................................
Production ..........................................
Transportation and material moving ...
15.8
2.8
4.0
–
–
1.4
7.2
18.7
13.9
–
1.9
15.6
–
–
–
3.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.1
11.8
–
4.4
–
6.4
–
–
11.4
5.4
7.4
5.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.4
4.0
–
4.3
6.8
6.2
4.7
3.1
–
3.1
–
–
18.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12.8
–
3.4
2.3
4.2
4.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.5
4.1
1.8
11.6
6.1
13.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.3
8.0
8.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2002 North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS).
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The
mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of
workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication
criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Appendix A: Technical Note
T
Sample design
The sample for this survey area was selected using a twostage stratified design with probability proportional to employment sampling at each stage. The first stage of sample
selection was a probability sample of establishments. The
sample of establishments was drawn by first stratifying the
sampling frame by industry and ownership. The number of
sample establishments allocated to each stratum is approximately proportional to the stratum employment. Each
sampled establishment is selected within a stratum with a
probability proportional to its employment. Use of this
technique means that the larger an establishment’s employment, the greater its chance of selection. Weights were
applied to each establishment when the data were tabulated
so that it represents similar units (by industry and employment size) in the economy that were not selected for collection. The second stage of sample selection, detailed below,
was a probability sample of occupations within a sampled
establishment.
his section provides basic information on the procedures and concepts used to produce the data contained
in this bulletin. It is divided into three parts: Planning for
the survey; data collection; and processing and analyzing
the data. Although this section answers some questions
commonly asked by data users, it is not a comprehensive
description of all of the steps required to produce the data.
Planning for the survey
The overall design of the National Compensation Survey
(NCS) includes questions of scope, frame, and sample selection.
Survey scope
This survey covered establishments employing one worker
or more in private goods-producing industries (mining,
construction, and manufacturing); private service-providing
industries (trade, transportation, and utilities, information,
financial activities, professional and business services, education and health services, leisure and hospitality, and other
services); and State and local governments employing 50 or
more workers. Agriculture, private households, and the
Federal Government were excluded from the scope of the
survey. For purposes of this survey, an establishment is an
economic unit that produces goods or services, a central
administrative office, or an auxiliary unit providing support
services to a company. For private industries in this survey, the establishment is usually at a single physical location. For State and local governments, an establishment is
defined as all locations of a government entity within the
sampled area.
The Hickory–Morganton–Lenoir, NC, Metropolitan
Statistical Area includes Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, and
Catawba Counties.
Data collection
The collection of data from survey respondents required
detailed procedures. Field economists collected the data,
working out of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Regional Offices and visiting each establishment surveyed.
Other contact methods, such as mail and telephone, were
used to clarify and update data.
Occupational selection and classification
Identification of the occupations for which wage data were
to be collected was a multistep process:
1. Probability-proportional-to-size selection of establishment jobs
2. Classification of jobs into occupations based on the
2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
system
3. Characterization of jobs as full-time or part-time,
union or nonunion, and time or incentive
4. Determination of the level of work of each job
Sampling frame
The list of establishments from which the survey sample
was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State
unemployment insurance reports. Due to the volatility of
industries within the private sector, sampling frames were
developed using the most recent month of reference available at the time the sample was selected. Approximately
one-fifth of the sample is reselected each year.
For each occupation, wage data were collected for those
workers whose jobs could be characterized by the criteria
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identified in the last three steps. If a specific work level
could not be determined, wages were still collected.
In step one, the jobs to be sampled were selected at each
establishment by the BLS field economist during a personal
visit. A complete list of employees was used for sampling,
with each selected worker representing a job within the establishment.
As with the selection of establishments, the selection of
a job was based on probability proportional to its size in
the establishment. The greater the number of people working in a job in the establishment, the greater its chance of
selection.
The number of jobs for which data were collected in
each establishment was based on the establishment’s employment size. The number of jobs selected followed this
schedule:
Number
of employees
Number
of selected jobs
1–49
50–249
250 or more
Up to 4
6
8
The second step of the process entailed classifying the
selected jobs into occupations based on their duties. NCS
now uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification
(SOC) system. A selected job may fall into any one of
about 800 occupational classifications, from accountant to
zoologist. For cases in which a job’s duties overlapped two
or more SOC classification codes, the duties used to set the
wage level were used to classify the job. Classification by
primary duties was the fallback.
Each occupational classification is an element of a
broader classification known as a major group. Occupations can fall into any of 22 major groups. Appendix B
contains a complete list of all individual occupations, classified by the major group to which they belong.
In step three, certain other job characteristics of the
chosen worker were identified. First, the worker was identified as holding either a full-time or part-time job, based
on the establishment’s definition of those terms. Then, the
worker was classified as having a time versus incentive job,
depending on whether any part of pay was directly based
on the actual production of the worker, rather than solely
on hours worked. Finally, the worker was identified as being in a union job or a nonunion job. See the “Definition of
terms” section on the following page for more detail.
Occupational leveling
In the last step before wage data were collected, the work
level of each selected job was determined using a “point
factor leveling” process. Point factor leveling matches certain aspects of a job to specific levels of work with assigned point values. Points for each factor are then totaled
to determine the overall work level for the job.
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The NCS program is in the process of converting from a
nine-factor to a four-factor occupational leveling system.
The conversion is being phased in via annual NCS sample
replenishment groups and will require several years for full
implementation. The four occupational leveling factors
are:
•
•
•
•
Knowledge
Job controls and complexity
Contacts (nature and purpose)
Physical environment
Each factor consists of several levels, and each level has
an associated description and assigned points. A knowledge guide for 24 families of closely related occupations
contains short definitions of the point levels of knowledge
expected for the occupations and presents relevant examples. The other three factors use identical descriptions for
all occupational categories and contain a definition of each
point level within each factor.
The description within each factor best matching the job
is chosen. The point levels within each factor are designed
to describe the thresholds of distinct levels of work. When
a job does not meet the full description of a point level, the
next lowest point level is used. Points for the four factors
are totaled to determine the overall work level. NCS publishes data for up to 15 work levels.
Most supervisory occupations are evaluated based on
their duties and responsibilities. A modified approach is
used for professional and administrative supervisors when
they direct professional work and are paid primarily to supervise. Such supervisory occupations are leveled based
on the work level of the highest position reporting to them.
For a complete description of point factor leveling, refer
to the publication “National Compensation Survey: Guide
for Evaluating Your Firm’s Jobs and Pay,” available at the
BLS National Compensation Survey Internet site at
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbr0004.pdf.
Combined work levels
This bulletin includes a table which simplifies the presentation of work levels by combining them into four broad
groups. The groups were determined by combinations of
knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, physical
environment, and supervisory duties, and are meant to be
comparable across different occupations. The broad
groups and the combined work levels are:
Group
designation
Levels
combined
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Levels 1–4
Levels 5–8
Levels 9–12
Levels 13–15
Collection period
Survey data were collected over a 13-month period for 60
metropolitan areas in the NCS program. For 20 small metropolitan areas, data were collected over a 4-month period.
For each establishment in the survey, the data reflect the establishment’s most recent information at the time of collection. The payroll reference month shown in the tables reflects the average date of this information for all sample
units.
Part-time worker. Any employee whom the employer considers to be part time.
Earnings
Earnings were defined as regular payments from the employer to the employee as compensation for straight-time
hourly work, or for any salaried work performed. The following components were included as part of earnings:
Nonunion worker. An employee in an occupation not
meeting the conditions for union coverage.
•
•
•
•
•
Incentive pay, including commissions, production
bonuses, and piece rates
Cost-of-living allowances
Hazard pay
Payments of income deferred due to participation
in a salary reduction plan
Deadhead pay, defined as pay given to transportation workers returning in a vehicle without freight
or passengers
The following forms of payments were not considered
part of straight-time earnings:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Shift differentials, defined as extra payment for
working a schedule that varies from the norm, such
as night or weekend work
Premium pay for overtime, holidays, and weekends
Bonuses not directly tied to production (such as
Christmas and profit-sharing bonuses)
Uniform and tool allowances
Free or subsidized room and board
Payments made by third parties (for example, tips,
bonuses given by manufacturers to department
store salespeople, referral incentives in real estate)
On-call pay
To calculate earnings for various periods (hourly,
weekly, and annual), data on work schedules also were collected. For hourly workers, scheduled hours worked per
day and per week, exclusive of overtime, were recorded.
Annual weeks worked were determined. Because salaried
workers who are exempt from overtime provisions often
work beyond the assigned work schedule, their typical
number of hours actually worked was collected.
Definition of terms
Full-time worker. Any employee whom the employer considers to be full time.
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Time-based worker. Any employee whose earnings are
solely tied to an hourly rate or salary.
Incentive worker. Any employee whose earnings are tied,
at least in part, to commissions, piece rates, production bonuses, or other incentives based on production or sales.
Union worker. Any employee is in a union occupation
when all of the following conditions are met:
•
•
•
A labor organization is recognized as the bargaining agent for all workers in the occupation
Wage and salary rates are determined through collective bargaining or negotiations
Settlement terms, which must include earnings provisions and may include benefit provisions, are embodied in a signed, mutually binding collective bargaining agreement
Level. A ranking within an occupation based on the requirements of the position.
Processing and analyzing the data
Data were processed and analyzed at the BLS National Office following collection.
Weighting and nonresponse
Sample weights were calculated for each establishment and
occupation in the survey. These weights reflected the relative size of the occupation within the establishment and of
the establishment within the sample universe. Weights
were used to aggregate data for the individual establishments or occupations into the various data series. Some of
the establishments surveyed could not supply or refused to
supply information. If data were not provided by a sample
member during the initial interview, the weights of responding sample members in the same or similar “cells”
were adjusted to account for the missing data. This technique assumes that the mean value of data for the nonrespondents equals the mean value of data for the respondents at some detailed “cell” level. Responding and
nonresponding establishments were classified into these
cells according to industry and employment size. Responding and nonresponding occupations within responding establishments were classified into cells that were additionally defined by major occupation group.
If average hourly earnings data were not provided by a
sample member during the update interview, then missing
average hourly earnings were imputed by multiplying prior
average hourly earning by the rate of change in the average
hourly earnings of respondents. The regression model that
takes into account available establishment characteristics is
used to derive the rate of change in the average hourly
earnings.
Establishments that were determined to be out of business or outside the scope of the survey had their weights
changed to zero. If only partial data were given by a sample establishment or occupation, or data were missing, the
response was treated as a refusal.
Estimation
The wage series in the tables are computed by combining
the wages for each sampled occupation. Before being
combined, individual wage rates are weighted by the number of workers; the sample weight, adjusted for nonresponding establishments and other factors; and the occupation’s scheduled hours of work. The sample weight reflects
the inverse of each unit’s probability of selection at each
sample selection stage and four weight adjustment factors.
The first factor adjusts for establishment nonresponse and
the second factor adjusts for occupational nonresponse.
The third factor adjusts for any special situations that may
have occurred during data collection. The fourth factor,
postratification, also called benchmarking, is introduced to
adjust estimated employment totals to the current counts of
employment by industry. The latest available employment
counts were used to derive average hourly earnings in this
publication.
Not all calculated series met the criteria for publication.
Before any series was published, it was reviewed to make
sure that the number of observations underlying it was sufficient. This review prevented the publication of a series
that could have revealed information about a specific establishment.
Estimates of the number of workers represent the total
in all establishments within the scope of the study, and not
the number actually surveyed. Because occupational structures among establishments differ, estimates of the number
of workers obtained from the sample of establishments
serve to indicate only the relative importance of the occupational groups studied.
Percentiles
The percentiles presented in tables 6 through 10 are computed using earnings reported for individual workers in
sampled establishment jobs and their scheduled hours of
work. Establishments in the survey may report only individual-worker earnings for each sampled job. For the calculation of percentile estimates, the individual-worker
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hourly earnings are appropriately weighted and then arrayed from lowest to highest.
The published 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution within
each published occupation. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the
rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours
are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more
than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow
the same logic.
Data reliability
The data in this bulletin are estimates from a scientifically
selected probability sample. There are two types of errors
possible in an estimate based on a sample survey, sampling
and nonsampling.
Sampling errors occur because observations come only
from a sample and not from an entire population. The
sample used for this survey is one of a number of possible
samples of the same size that could have been selected using the sample design. Estimates derived from the different
samples would differ from each other.
A measure of the variation among these differing estimates is called the standard error or sampling error. It indicates the precision with which an estimate from a particular sample approximates the average result of all possible
samples. The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard
error divided by the estimate. RSE data are provided
alongside the earnings data in the bulletin tables.
The standard error can be used to calculate a “confidence interval” around a sample estimate. As an example,
suppose a table shows that mean hourly earnings for all
workers were $17.75, with a relative standard error of 1.0
percent for this estimate. At the 90-percent level, the confidence interval for this estimate is from $16.46 to $18.04
($17.75 minus and plus $0.29, where $0.29 is the product
of 1.645 times 1.0 percent times $17.75). If all possible
samples were selected to estimate the population value, the
interval from each sample would include the true population value approximately 90 percent of the time.
Nonsampling errors also affect survey results. They
can stem from many sources, such as inability to obtain information for some establishments, difficulties with survey
definitions, inability of the respondents to provide correct
information, or mistakes in recording or coding the data obtained. Although they were not specifically measured, the
nonsampling errors were expected to be minimal due to the
extensive training of the field economists who gathered the
survey data by personal visit, computer edits of the data,
and detailed data review.
Appendix table 1. Number of workers1 represented by the survey,
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC, December 2005
Civilian
workers
Occupational group2
Private
industry
workers
State and
local
government
workers
All workers ....................................................................
155,400
131,600
23,800
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
24,100
5,800
18,300
31,200
30,300
12,000
18,300
11,000
4,800
6,100
58,800
40,800
18,100
12,500
4,700
7,700
23,200
28,600
12,000
16,600
10,100
4,400
5,500
57,300
40,300
16,900
11,600
1,100
10,600
8,000
1,700
–
1,700
–
–
–
–
–
–
1 The number of workers represented by the
survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of
the number of workers provide a description of size
and composition of the labor force included in the
survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for
comparison to other statistical series to measure
employment trends or levels.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the
2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
system. See appendix B for more information.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or
that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National
Compensation Survey.
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Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir,
NC, December 2005
Establishments
Total
Private
industry
State and
local
government
Total in sampling frame1 ................................................
6,960
6,937
22
Total in sample ...............................................................
Responding ............................................................
Refused or unable to provide data .........................
Out of business or not in survey scope ..................
269
195
36
38
260
188
34
38
9
7
2
0
1 The list of establishments from which the
survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was
developed from State unemployment insurance
reports and is based on the 2002 North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS). For private
industries, an establishment is usually a single
physical location. For State and local governments,
an establishment is defined as all locations of a
government entity.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or
that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National
Compensation Survey.
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