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O7lo8 “> 5 6 ISS | d O735b Occupational Earnings an Wage Trends in Metropolitan Areas, 1988 ORIGINAL nay, U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics al TSS August 1988 COMP Le Summary 88-9 (No. 1 of 3) In January 1987, the Bureau of Labor Statistics began phas- presentation or if there is a possibility that individual estab- ing in a new 90-area program of occupational wage surveys. lishment data may be disclosed. Wage trends computed for This program will replace one that covered 70 areas annual- selected occupational groups are also presented (table 4). ly since July 1974. Under the new program, 61 areas are Individual area bulletins are published upon completion surveyed each year: 32 areas are surveyed annually, and two of each survey. Data on average straight-time earnings and groups of 29 areas alternate for surveying every two years. distribution of workers by earnings intervals are presented The tables in this summary present data for 20 areas sur- for selected occupations and industry groupings. The area veyed from January to July 1988. Data for the remaining bulletins also present information on minimum entrance sa- 41 areas will be presented in two subsequent summaries. laries tor inexperienced office workers; shift differentials; The program covers six industry divisions: Manufactur- scheduled weekly hours and days of work; paid holidays; ing; transportation, communication, and other public utili- paid vacations; insurance, health, ard retirement plans; health ties; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and plan participation; and other selected benefits. This infor- real estate; and selected services. Major exclusions are the mation on establishment practices and employee benefits is mining and cc «struction industries, government, and estab- collected every fourth year. lishments employing fewer than 50 workers. In addition to the area wage survey program, the Bureau Earnings information is presented in this summary for will conduct approximately 90 wage surveys in 1988 at the selected office; professional and technical; and maintenance, request of the Employment Standards Administration of the toolroom, powerplant, material movement, and custodial oc- U.S. Department of Labor for use in administering the Serv- cupations common to a variety of industries (tables 1-3). ice Contract Act. Although generally similar to the regular Classification of workers by occupation is based on a uni- area wage surveys, these special surveys are more restrict- form set of job descriptions designed to take account of in- ed in the number of jobs and related benefits studied and the terestablishment variation in duties within the same job. (Job amount of detail published; moreover, they present no wage descriptions are available on request.) Data are not shown trend data. if employment in the occupation is insufficient to merit Table 1. Average weekly earnings for selected office occupations in 20 areas, January-July 1988’ Atlanta, Detroit, Florence, Gainesville, Houston, Kokomo, Milwaukee, Minneapolis- Mobile, New York, ; GA MI SC FL T™ IN Wi St. Paul, AL NY-NJ Occupation and level MN-WI May April January February April January May February July May Secretarial and keyboarding occupations SOCHERATIOS ooo ooo oooceccccceeeeeeveeeveeveeeseeveeeeeees $418.50 $500.00 $312.00 $351.50 $446.00 - $399.00 $381.50 $376.00 $454.50 Secretaries bocce maseseeiet 349.00 414.50 - - 363.50 - 347.00 308.50 284.50 368.00 Secretaries Woo co ccecceeceececeeteeeeeeeeece 363.00 412.50 325.00 - 404.50 - 347.50 344.00 388.00 | 401.50 Secretaries Wb cee cccccecceeeee eee eeeees 444 50 511.00 346.00 358.50 449.50 - 413.50 371.00 364.50 436.00 Secretaries WV cecece ce cee 504.50 493.00 . - 512.50 - 465.50 413.50 475.00 499.50 I DG a sacisiccciseserecersiesenininssesassonesinabosnen - 641.00 - - 606.00 - 495.00 488.00 - 587.50 Stemographers oe eeececeecesesceeeneseneeeeeees - 513.00 - - 399.50 - 396.50 391.50 - 408.50 Stenographers } ............... staicessnauetenssaiesiectesesites 347.00 462.50 - - 393.50 - - - - - Stenographers Wooo... _ ~ 525.50 - - - - 402.00 - - - TYyPIStS oo eects issnedesebiadinsioneabesionsiedn 269 50 318.50 - ~ 296.50 - 290.00 262.00 - 294.00 MIS sccxtsicnscsnctoitetsesnosnnemesansinimenasatoniasieanesiiaanentiaes 261.50 267.00 - ~ 294.00 ~ 250.50 243.00 - 279.50 Typists Wonccecece eee eee onan - 381.50 - . - - 334.00 284.50 - 317.50 Word PrOCESSOPS ooo ceceeee cen te ees 382.00 396.50 7 288.50 382.50 $376.00 307.50 322.50 - 380.50 Word processors |. ocececeeeeeceeeeeeee 357.50 335.00 - 7 341.50 - 277.50 282.50 . 352.00 7 Word processors Wooo cc cocececeeeeseeeeeseveeee, 418.50 451.00 - 304.50 435.50 - 330.00 348.50 - 403.00 Key entry operators 20. oceeeeeeeee cee 313.50 308.00 223.00 - 306.50 375.00 267.00 270.00 261.00 316.00 Key entry operators boo. 299.00 275.50 222.00 247.00 292.00 370.50 281.50 248.00 251.50 300.00 Key entry operators Woe. 356.00 373.00 - - 338.00 ~ 259 50 314.00 - 334.00 Other clerical occupations ACCOUNTING ClETKS ooocee octe teeeeees 353 50 352.00 271.00 289.00 350.00 346.50 307.00 320.50 275.00 367.00 Accounting Clerks boo...ce eeeeees 272.50 266.00 - - 296.00 - 233.00 247.00 228.50 282.00 Accounting clerks Wooo... eee. iaoiaendeeees 323.00 310.00 260.50 265.50 321.50 240.00 278.00 297.50 263.50 340.00 Accounting clerks Mocca 362.50 375.00 278.00 316.50 399.00 306.00 343.50 343.00 332.50 376.50 Accounting Clerks IV oo ceeeeees 478.00 586.50 328.00 3§3.00 - - 431.50 412.00 - 484.00 SEIT TEIITEEID cxschnseconsssansnacsassnsszengsseenaniesonieseansnnsoones 333.00 389.50 300.50 - 374.50 366.00 329.50 338.50 303.50 383.00 ee 237.00 227.50 ~ 7 290.00 - - 228.00 - 243.50 GEIR cascsiniesiossdentonnibastansietanirnasessonscsevandinns 231.00 213.50 - - 262.00 - - 218.50 - 222.50 File Clerks Wooo cccccccccceseeseesseneseeeeeewees 250.50 296.00 - - 305.50 - 268.50 276.50 - 249 00 File Clerk WP oo ccccceccceccececteeenereeees . ~ - - - - - - - 300.50 BIER srinnssinsonpscnstinnhsscoessuis iesibuinsatebtasessiniaass ; 252.50 349.00 - - 259.00 - 248.00 225.50 - 256.50 Order CHES ooo ooccccccccececeseceeneee sevveeveveveeeees 316.50 353.50 329.00 - 303.00 - 340.00 411.50 - 323.50 BEY GEE © cinncicicstaneosnssesnsensevonsatnagnesarasosieieene - 306.00 - - 289.50 - 365.00 283.50 - 315.50 Order ChErKS Wooo occcccceceeeeseneeeeevesevens 346.50 501.50 - - 370.50 - 329.00 452.00 - 365.59 Receptionists ooo occcecceccceeeeeneesereeeeeee ; 269.00 298.00 - - 307.50 - 261.00 281.00 - 303.00 Switchboard operators 22.2...e ens 255.50 321.50 - - 274.50 - 276.00 291.00 252.50 315.00 Switchboard operator-receptionists .................... 281.00 293.50 233.00 227.00 276.00 282.00 254.50 278.50 238.50 317.00 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Average weekly earnings for selected office occupations in 20 areas, January-July 1988'—Continued Pawtucket- Newark, Oakland, Woonsocket- _— Pittsburgh, St Louis, San San San Jose, Washington, York, NJ A Attleboro, PA MO-iIL Angelo, Francisco, CA DC-MD-VA PA Occupation and level RI-MA TX CA February February March February March March March March March January Secretarial and keyboarding occupations Secretaries ......... sebinnsbielaanidniagaiciatoveassseisabessaeaniees $440.50 $444.00 $353.50 $384.50 $389.00 $460.50 $481.00 $471.50 $419.00 $336.00 Secretaries bocce ceceeceeeeeeeeeeees 366.00 - 288.00 363.00 327.50 - 423.50 362.50 - 272.00 Secretaries Wee 407.50 389.00 323.50 346.50 340.50 - 435.50 407.00 385.50 293.50 Secretaries WI 0... Subnctntsocutaentataetasbeacens 434.00 435.00 355.50 389.00 387.50 - 458.00 453.00 435.00 368.50 Secretaries WV oe eee _ 497.50 513.50 412.00 450.50 444 50 . 523.00 523.00 - 398.00 Secretaries Von..e.ceetee e ee 555.00 - - - 532.50 - 619.00 594.50 - - Stemographers oo. eeeececeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeee - - - 379.00 358.00 - ~ - - 326.00 Stemographers boo. teens - - - 374.00 305.50 - - - - - Stenographers Woo cette aves - - - - 388.50 - ~ - - - Typist 2c pAfinsenisavetuadiiniansinaneanie 298.50 359.00 256.00 279.50 265.00 - 457.50 377.50 299.00 277.00 TYP its Bence eee eeeeeeeteteeeeeeees 279.00 338 00 256.00 264.00 249.50 - 410.00 327.00 - 276.50 Typists Woo peieseanenaienisensences 337.50 - - 319.50 300.00 - 511.50 - - - Word processors .......... sucesso pemoteiooniess 365.00 409.00 - 354.50 295.00 - 430.50 403.50 359.00 287.00 Word processors |e. 342.00 377.50 - 324.00 263.50 - 419.50 - 340.50 260.50 Word processors Woo. 398.50 421.00 - 405.50 325.00 - 437.00 447.50 376.50 . Key entry operators 2. eee eee 292.00 345.50 275.00 289.00 267.50 271.00 369.00 341.00 283.50 281.00 ~ Key entry operators | Jjuastedanasapennasamanenaenes 269.00 319.50 267.00 276.00 247.50 263.50 337.50 311.00 260.00 272.00 Key entry operators Wn. 346.00 372.00 300.00 335.00 316.50 - 399.00 398.00 334.00 306.00 Other clerical occupations Ac ounting clerks 000000... secensnienenpenesbeenss 346 00 381.50 304.50 316.00 316.00 ~ 415.00 366.50 331.50 265.50 Accounting clerks |. 270.00 - 249.00 271.50 222.00 . 417.00 - - - Accounting clerks oo cette cee. 326.00 367.90 285.00 299.00 293.50 259.00 394.50 - - 268.50 Accounting clerks Wo eens 381.50 395.50 340.00 347.50 362.50 - 410.00 393.00 - 329.50 Accounting clerks IV 0... seapouinilinsnees 447.50 - 423.00 - 448.50 - 467.00 - - - Payroll COTS ooo cece eecteeee eet eeeeees 375.50 407.00 325.50 348 90 336 00 - 444.50 429.00 365.50 305.50 ee 252.00 307.50 230.00 218.00 210.50 - 300.00 251.00 290.00 204.00 ee 229.50 - 227.50 - 191.00 7 269.00 - 258.50 204.00 ee re - 297.50 - 226.00 238.00 - 298.00 - 270.00 — - File CES Wee teeceeeereeenees - - - - 278.00 - - - . - Messengers .... snbssieehsdenipnsibenienchinvensonteyaont 266.00 - - 272.50 230.50 - 296.50 - 281.50 - BR CII cececincecensrrsseccvesenevenantienesesecewasarseninssntes 316.00 378.00 282 50 342.50 282.50 ~ 391.50 351.00 283.50 336.50 . SN GNI © -cnictcscinndsanerinsansiceninisniwiciansgaceeinecine’ 281.50 346.00 274.00 307.00 245.00 . 377.00 320.50 274.50 280.50 Ee I OF ceaccesersnnccimsenngredersrepinatseehoesinacions 355.59 470.50 . 415.00 316.50 - - 405.50 - 397.50 PRECEPTIOMISES noone eects 319.50 - - 268.00 282.50 - 324.50 300.50 27250 — - Switchboard operators 0.0.0 289.00 321.00 295.00 279.50 264.50 - 319.50 320.00 265.00 | - Switchboard operator-receptionists ..................... 295.00 327.00 260.50 273.50 257.00 223.00 332.50 | 321.00 29450 — 241.00 ' The industries within the scope of the survey are: Manufacturing; transportation, communica- * Data are included in the overall category of multilevel occupations even when a level is not tion, and other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; shown or information to subciassify is not available. In some cases, the overall category may not and selected services. Earnings relate to regular straight-time salaries that are paid for standard meet publication criteria even though individual levels are published. workweeks NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data wer: reported or that data did not meei publication crite- ria. Table 2. Average weekly earnings for selected professional and technical occupations in 20 areas, January-July 1988' T - T - Atlanta, Detroit, Florence, Gainesville, | Houston, | Kokomo, Milwaukee, Minneapolis- Mobile New York MI’ SC FL TX IN WI St. Paul, AL NY-NJ° Occupation and level’ GA MN-W! May January February April January May _ February July May ——EE Computer systems analysts ............. cieonsvenuannonciens $740.00 $755.50 $ 707.50 $567.50 | $827.50 = $713.50 $679.00 $676.50 $802.00 Computer systems analysts | ...................0.... 550.00 648.00 ~ 617.00 - 644.50 566.00 . 633.50 Computer systems analysts Wo... 710.50 716.00 748.50 549.00 775.00 - 685.50 658.50 - 770.50 Computer systems analysts Ill ....0...0...0.00000..... 808.50 856.00 - 930.00 - 817.50 776.50 - 910.00 Computer systems analysts IV ...............0.00...., - - | 1135.00 - - 892.00 - 7 Computer programmers ................cccceeeee e canes 611.00 572.50 - 628.50 - 518.50 538.50 504.00 597.00 Computer programmers |o o...........c eee 430.00 532.50 - 464.00 . 434.50 411.50 - 462.00 Computer programmers li ......................006. w-| 518.00 568.50 401.00 552.50 - 495.50 502.50 - 562.00 Computer programmers Il oo... cee 603.50 643.50 - 656.00 - 551.50 578.00 - 670.50 Computer programmers WV oo... 692.50 - 771.00 - - 796.00 - - Computer Operators o.oo... ccccececeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeees 421.50 469.50 339.00 | 416.50 $483.00 391.50 382.50 343.50 426.00 Computer operators boo... ccececceceeceeeeeees 334.00 385.00 - 335.50 - 295.00 293.50 - 326.50 Computer operators Wooo... cece ees 412.00 496.00 317.00 378.50 575.00 387.50 356.50 317.50 406.50 Computer operators Woo... eee cee 458.50 535.00 - 466.50 - 441.50 426.50 - 491.50 Computer operators Vo... 515.50 7 565.00 - - 470.50 - - Peripheral equipment operators ....................00. - - - ~ 340.00 ~ - - Computer data librarians 2.0.0.0... cece - - - - 387.00 ~ - 414.00 SID sccnctnnnisaoaesevesetontnetitininenansonis pisstacenniannioanaiies 396.50 405.50 571.00 - 473.00 473.50 399.50 525 00 Drafters boone cccecceccccecesceeceaeeeseeneseeeeeeeeees - Drafters Wooo... cccccccccccceseeseescesseeeeceesececseeeeees - - 347.50 - 330.00 346.50 - - Drafters Wh oo... saasiseeniapesiepeninaniaguses 419.50 - 453.50 - 434.50 397.50 - - Drafters IV nono ccccccceceeece seeeceeeeseteeeeesees 507.50 - 546.00 - 508.00 490.00 - 541.50 Drafters Von. cccccccccccccecceeseeseesseceseeeeetseeeeeseees ~ - 671.00 - 579.00 577.00 - 564.00 Electronics technicians oo.ce.ce e.ecceeee eeeee 556.50 - 549.50 - 561.50 | 535.50 488.50 55’ 50 Electronics technicians | ........0.....0.... arecaeessin - - 466.50 - - - - Electronics technicians Woo... eee 569.50 - 540.00 - - - 516.00 - Electronics technicians Wl oo. 606.50 - 622.50 - - | 618.50 454.50 - - | 582.50 . 519.00 560.50 - 611.50 Registered industrial nurses |... 565.50 See footnotes at end of table. Table 2. Average weekiy earnings for selected professional and technical occupations in 20 areas, January-July 1988'—Continued - Pawtucket- Newark, Oakland, Woonsocket- _—— Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San San San Jose, Washington, York, Oc ti d lever NJ CA Attleboro, PA MO-iL’ Angelo, Francisco, CA DC-MD-VA PA Cupation and leve Ri-MA TX CA February February March February March March March March March January Computer systems analysts 2000000..e.n. .. $759.50 $753.00 $670.00 $682.50 $700.50 . $769.50 $830.50 $698.50 $578.50 Computer systems analysts | 2.0... - - - 549.5) 557.00 ~ 615.00 623.00 - - Computer systems analysts Woo... 686.00 687.50 626.00 640.50 678.50 - 711.50 750.00 - 569.00 Computer systerns analysts Wi oo. 846.00 821.00 728.50 745.00 825.50 $678.50 829.00 876.00 - - Computer systems analysts IV oo... - - - 850.00 - ~ 994.50 1072.00 - . Computer programmers 0.0.00... cceeceeeeees 598.00 598.50 502.50 526.00 544.00 - 664.00 690.00 576.50 431.00 Computer programmers boo... 476.00 - - 376.00 457.50 - - - - - Computer programmers Wooo... eee. 528.00 585.50 455.00 456.00 524 50 - 566.50 - 508.00 437.50 Computer programmers Wl ooo... eee. 642.50 - 549.06 568.50 618.50 570.50 682.00 - 613.50 - Computer programmers IV ooo... cece. 721.00 - - 787.00 ~ ~ 829.00 - 743.00 - Computer operators 22.2c.ec0e c.ecee.ctee.teee ees 414.50 435.00 370.50 376.00 383.50 - 461.00 467.50 399.00 313.00 Computer operators boo... eeeccceceeeeees 326.00 - - 293.00 297.00 . - - 296.50 263.50 Computer operators Wooo... eee 376.00 403.00 339.00 338.50 363.00 342.00 426.50 402.00 394.50 309.50 Computer operators Wl ooo... cece 473.50 453.50 414.00 425.50 454.00 - 494.50 489.00 434.00 - Computer operators IV... oes 580.50 - - - - . 512.50 556.00 488.00 - Peripheral equipment operators ...........0......000..... - ~- - « ~ ° 444.00 - - Computer data librarians 2.000000... eee 360.00 - - 352.00 306.00 - - - 325.00 - Di AFRO ooo cece cceeeeeseeseesececestesscseeseeaseseeaeeaees 514.50 568.00 487.50 515.50 489.50 315.50 580.00 521.50 410.00 403.00 INS. .cscsucieanpedceincisiinbdbtusceasatieieseesaeindabecsaende - - - - - - - - - - REY TE :coneshesunissossresincemrsensacississemrsecsentoaatbioniens 394.00 - - 365.50 344.50 - - - - 7 Drafters Wh oo ccc cceeeeeseeceeeseeeseeeeeneees 445.50 545.50 . 450.50 422.00 - 491.50 454.00 ~ 359.00 SEN TET \ssnpvinsnsentonsinsiciasastnanpestenishsssnsininestencoines 506.50 534.50 - 542.00 510.00 - 591.50 522.50 - 422.00 Drafters Vion. ccccccccccccececeeseecesseeseeseeseeeeeesees 612.00 673.00 - 597.50 652.50 - 663.50 596.00 - 493.50 Electronics technicians 00.00.0000... cece 465.50 549.00 - 568.00 578.00 - 687.50 556.00 572.50 | 568.50 Electronics technicians boo... eee - - - 379.00 - - 419.00 389.50 405.50 — ~ Electronics technicians Wooo... ee 448.00 ~ - 562.00 563.50 - - 517.00 - 560.00 Electronics technicians Wi oo... ee 537.00 600.50 - 641.50 630.50 - - 630.00 598.00 - Registered industrial nurses 0.00... ee) 533.50 - 467.00 499.00 544.50 - - 629.00 550.00 452.50 1 The industries within the scope of the survey are: Manufacturing; transportation, communica- 3 Three-level descriptions for computer systems analysts, computer programmers, and com- tion, and other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate: puter operators were used in this area. The descriptions for computer systems analysts and com- and selected services. Earnings relate to regular straight-time salaries that are paid for standard puter programmers are not comparable with modified 4-level descriptions used in other areas. Al- workweeks. though incividual computer operator levels based on the 3- and 4-level descriptions are not com- * Data are included in the overall category of multilevel occupations even when a level is not parable, overall earnings for computer operators are comparable among all areas. shown or information to subclassify is not available. In some cases, the oveiall category may not NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication crite- meet publication criteria even though individual levels are published. ria. 5 Table 3. Average hourly earnings for selected maintenance, toolroom, powerplant, material movement, and custodial occupations in 20 areas, January-July 1988 Atlanta, Detroit, Florence, Gainesville, Houston, Kokomo, Milwaukee, §Minneapolis- Mobile, New York, Occupation GA MI sc FL ™ IN Wi Si. Paul, AL NY-NJ MN-WI May April January February April January May February July May Maintenance, toolroom, and powerpia..t Maintenance carpenters 20.00.20... ccc $14.43 $16.11 - - $12.89 - $14.33 $14.73 $14.23 $14.72 Maintenance electricians 22.0.0..e.e e 15.79 16.24 $11.78 . 14.91 - 15.98 15.65 12.54 15.32 Maintenance painters ...................... isaeieleanmnaees 14.80 16.09 - - 12.77 $16.33 - 15.44 - 15.22 Maintenance machinists 20.00.0000...e es 13.95 14.24 - - 14.70 15.27 16.75 15.24 13.68 15.82 Maintenance mechanics (machinery) ................. 12.50 16.28 9.10 - 14.16 16.50 13.02 13.87 - 11.63 Maintenance pipefitters 000... eee 16.09 16.12 - - 14.70 16.31 15.82 15.60 ~ . MillWriQhtS oo. eccecccsecececeeeceeseseenessenesesneeeeeees - 15.97 - - - - 15.12 15.76 - - Motor vehicle Mechanics .......0......0.... cee 12.77 15.26 9.30 $12.58 12.28 15.46 13.82 13.00 11.91 13.87 General maintenance workers |... 0.000.000... 9.00 10.90 5.57 6.40 7.83 - 9.39 11.26 8.05 11.39 Maintenance trades helpers .......0...0.0.0......0.0.00.... ~ 12.11 - - 9.78 - - 10.25 ~ 11.11 Machine-tool operators (toolroom) ................ canes - 16.12 - - - a 14.52 12.23 - - Tool and die MAKES 2c eeeteeeteee 15.24 16.30 11.27 - 12.89 - 15.27 15.80 - 13.51 D — Stationary engineers ecco eeceeeeee ne 14.51 15.77 - - 13.06 16.78 14.43 14.18 - 16.78 Material movement and custodial TRUCKGTIVETS ooo cece ccccccccecccecseceseeesevessestereeveeeeees 12.75 13.41 7.29 11.91 9.69 14.18 13.31 12.72 8.01 14.58 Truckdrivers, light truck 0.0.0.0... cette - 8.79 - 5.13 6.74 - 6.94 12.15 ~ 10.23 Truckdrivers, medium truck 200.000.000.0e0e0. 12.93 13.78 8.07 - 10.49 . - 14.22 8.53 14.68 Truckdrivers, heavy truck 220. ee 8.80 - - - 8.13 - 12.08 10.07 - 13.35 Truckdrivers, tractor-trailer 200000... 13.19 14.29 7.24 - 11.51 14.57 14.59 14.75 3.88 14.54 ©) 0-5 ce 9.77 13.27 7.21 ~ 8.42 - 9.70 11.46 9.01 8.45 PRRECCIVETS ooo oo cccecccceeccevcceseeeeceevssevstevseerseesereseeees 9.43 12.23 6.56 ~ 8.54 6.91 9.69 9.47 9.38 9.59 Shippers and receivers 0... 10.03 12.57 7.34 - 9.01 - 8.03 9.14 7.35 11.07 WarehouSemen ooo ooo ccccecccetectseeeeeeeees 8.67 10.54 7.43 7.32 10.68 10.74 7.11 12.00 9.33 9.86 I sa sasinsniinieidsenshistincsnateheteoniightatnandetenntitonnss 8.56 11.16 . - 8.02 - 11.20 10.65 - 9.53 IED :scnscnccnsnnnsineescevenvivnsvsenesasmencissouereet 791 11.34 6.81 - - 12.00 7.24 9.50 ~ 8.25 Material handling laborers 2.000.000. 10.03 11.50 6.32 - 7.33 - 10.16 10.70 ~ 11.17 Forklift Operators 2.2... ccecccceceeteeseeeeeeneeeees 9.95 13.75 6.26 - 10.08 13.47 12.25 11.99 10.00 11.68 Power-truck operators (other than forklift) ......... 11.32 - - - - - - - - - Guards ooo. ccceceeceecceeeeees seseunsecenthesnotaneniaenen - 7.81 8.65 - 5.59 - . 6.59 ~ 5.88 IIIT snsasectssndisaincdsesennesacatestacechantieastqnamtsns snes ~ 7.43 8.65 - 5.51 - - - - 5.70 SUID TD cscctnserasspeastssneinsavdasanbesiastviahnseraneesiniteeises | - 11.36 - - 11.77 - - - - 6.93 Janitors, porters, and cleaners 0.0.0.0... 4.37 8.45 5.85 4.60 4.01 13.01 5.16 6.21 4.76 9.12 See footnotes at end of table. — re Table 3. Average hourly earnings for selected maintenance, toolroom, powerplant, material movement, and custodial occupations in 20 areas, January-July 1988'—Continued Pawtucket- Newark, Oakland, Woonsocket- _— Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San San San Jose, Washington, York, Occupation NJ CA Attleboro, PA MO-IL Angelo, Francisco, CA DC-MD-VA PA — RIEMA TX CA February February March February March March March March March January Maintenance, toolroom, and powerplant Maintenance Carpenters 20... eects $13.52 $16.13 $9.57 $11.76 $14.99 - . $15.87 $13.40 $11.91 Maintenance electricians 2.0.0... eee 14.50 16.12 11.63 12.52 15.53 - $19.65 17.12 15.36 12.56 Maintenance painters 220 ete 14.13 - - 11.14 14.79 - - - 12.71 - Maintenance machinists ................. sasehcwiebioeed 15.18 15.90 10.72 11.64 15.80 ~ - os 16.85 11.94 Maintenance mechanics (machinery) ............... 11.90 15.34 10.22 12.56 12.87 $11.57 17.02 15.29 14.01 11.41 Maintenance pipefitters 00.0. 14.68 15.31 10.30 12.31 15.31 - - - - 13.29 SII -sasienicesnesinsgiosianereesninsscaststkeisseecitrindessrnanests 14.34 - - - 14.10 - - - - 13.30 Motor vehicle Mechanics 2.0.02... eee. 13.16 16.89 13.36 13.16 12.75 11.92 16.30 16.50 13.65 11.96 General maintenance workers 2000000 10.71 9.20 8.47 10.66 8.99 6.42 8.23 9.42 9.03 9.42 Maintenance trades heipers ...000...0.. ee. 10.26 - - 11.00 - - - - 7.63 9.01 Machine-tool operators (toolroom) ..................... - - . 13.06 - ~ ~ - - 12.24 Tool and die makers o.oo... cece. = 13.62 16.25 13.19 12.82 16.04 - - 17.63 - 13.60 1 Stationary ENgimeers ecco ceeeeeeeseeeeeeeeneen 14.80 17.68 - 13.62 15.38 - 18.99 - 13.85 13.59 Material movement and custodial TRUCKOIVEPS® ooo cce ccc cececeeeeeeeeeeeeees bi ciamanehsaceie 12.85 14.11 10.09 12.90 13.20 7.34 12.41 12.93 10.45 9.56 Truckdrivers, light truck 220.0... 7.45 7.15 5.97 12.88 8.95 - 9.36 - 7.10 - Truckdrivers, medium truck ..00..000..0. ee. 13.39 - 6.65 10.50 12.76 - - 13.08 7.03 12.45 Truckdrivers, heavy truck 0000.0. 11.76 - 952 15.82 10.21 - - 15.23 9.24 7.83 Truckdrivers, tractor-trailer 2000000n. . 13.36 14.18 11.80 12.74 14.14 8.51 13.89 12.99 13.63 9.41 RIT nsicictesieryinitintasedeiphihensnennanninnsnsngcimiactineniuemenen ° 9.27 13.01 7.82 10.86 9.35 - 12.65 8.70 8.24 8.54 RECEIVETS ooo eccecesecteeeeee Speniesshagehuendansdtnocaepies 11.15 11.88 7.63 9.85 9.47 - 10.53 10.77 6.45 8.24 Shippers 2nd receivers 20... 9.80 11.13 8.05 9.96 10.59 - 10.13 9.67 9.12 8.55 Warehousemen .......... spetessedadsionntnsewannenecseen 10.88 10.99 9.89 9.74 9.99 6.65 13.39 9.52 8.76 9.11 Order FIMOPS ooo cccececceceeeeeeeees 6.19 13.69 8.52 10.82 8.95 7 - 7.06 9.35 8.94 Shipping packers 220. 8.47 - 6.34 - 8.49 - - - - - Material handling laborers ................. , 7.44 10.32 6.55 9.72 12.04 - 12.11 8.26 6.40 10.96 Forklift Operators 2... eectce re 10.26 13.39 7.80 10.88 12.17 6.28 12.89 11.44 9.82 9 33 Power-truck operators (other than forkift) ....... - 13.00 ~ 11.68 - - - - - ~ CTTC.e ee 5.55 5.89 6.30 4.91 5.39 - 5.98 7.07 6.63 ~ Guards foo... snbetiiaseetaesanddamsioisenenbsinasoniaaenath 5.27 5.70 5.77 4.79 4.46 - 5.72 6.58 6.21 ~ Guards Woon. ssoneteaqennten iannnpiensahas 8.82 - . 7.59 10.80 - 8.91 - 7.04 - Janitors, porters, and Cleaners o.oo... 5.87 7.03 5.91 5.06 5.14 5.42 899 6.91 | 5.07 7.71 ’ The industnes within the scope of the survey are: Manufacturing; transportation, communica- * Includes all drivers regardiess of size and type of truck operated. tion, and other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication crite- and selected se 2s. Earnings relate to hourly earnings excluding premium pay for overtime and ria. work on weekend holidays, and late shifts Table 4. Percent increases in average hourly earnings’ for selected occupational groups in 16 areas’ Perce xt increases for 1 year to latest survey All industnes Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing* Area z — 00 SA en eee eee one — sneemenenes —e Rel Office —" industrial Skilled | Unskilled Office — industrial Skilled —_U nskilled Office — Industnal Unskilled clerical processing nurses maintenance plant = cerical processing nurses maintenance plant clerical processing nurses plant Northeast New York 00 54 3.2 6.0 3.4 3.9 44 3.1 52 3.7 3.0 58 3.2 6.7 40 I nc cnccacsnarececseccusatseseoienssossisseensieseese 42 43 3.1 3.2 5.7 3.0 3.8 40 3.4 25 49 45 - - RII scicsesisserseitepectesercaseeeennescsnienieneonceini 3.0 3.8 3.0 27 24 - 3.5 3.2 28 3.7 3.6 40 - 1.7 FRI aecsasncctsrecssetiapinonewticarsenmnevinwentionsevwteesioeaianinineniiems 3.2 3.5 38 25 26 - 36 40 2.2 25 - - - 26 South Atlanta 000 eee eens 45 3.2 1.4 28 47 58 38 - 3.1 53 42 3.0 - 46 Gainesville 0 - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - ° Houston ....000 ee. seasenessucouseucsnonseesessee 1.7 28 4.0 1.4 1 - 1.7 3.7 19 1.0 14 3.2 - 1 BE REID verti vesectenbaceesiseremnesininreensibinaescuennees - - - - - - - - - - - - - WASHIGION nooeene eeeceeeecennene nennees 41 35 57 25 3.1 - - - - 63 40 36 55 3.0 Midwest Detroit 0c sssamashoubiaiae 3.5 44 2.0 56 5.7 28 55 18 57 56 40 34 24 59 Milwaukee 4.1 40 48 2.7 4 40 39 44 26 -.1 41 40 - 8 Minneapolis-St. Paul 00... 42 3.3 48 2.6 2.1 3.7 3.0 - 2.7 2.0 46 3.6 - 2.1 i, ND esemnpaiebbainiasauiuhiacecibabeveaadiepeoniie 41 3.7 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.5 34 3.1 38 48 3.8 - 2.7 West Ot pe - - - 2.1 8 - - - 24 2.1 - - - o SA Francisco 2.0... ccccccceeeceeeeeeeesceeseveeees . 50 3.1 - - 18 - - - - - - 28 - - BEY GRIND: <scxcicsnasesnsisbtignestmetonectendenstenienianiianeneecmensii 3.2 53 - 26 - - 53 - - - - ° - . ’ Hourly earnings excluding premium pay for overtime and work on weekends, holidays, and * Transportation, communication, and other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; late shifts. For method of computing, see bulletin for any area. finance, insurance, and real estate, and selected services Skilled maintenance workers in Because this is the first year a survey of comparable scope was conducted, data are not nonmanufacturing are not presented because most of the workers in this job group are in available for the following areas: Florence, SC; Kokomo, IN; Pawtucket-Woonsocket-Attleboro, manufacturing industries. RI-MA; and San Angelo, TX NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication ' Percent increases have been adjusted to reflect a 12-month period even though the time criteria. span between annual surveys may have been other than 12 months. Area Wage Survey Summaries Surveys are conducted periodically in the following areas for use in administering the Service Contract Act. These more limited sur. s supplement the Bureau's area wage survey program. Reports on the surveys are available from any of the Bureau's regional offices while supplies last. Alaska (statewide) Logansport-Peru, IN Albany. GA Lorain-Elyria, OH Albany -Schenectady-Troy, NY Lower Eastern Shore, MD-VA-DE Albuquerque. NM Macon, GA Alexandria-Leesville, LA Madison, WI Alpena-Standish-Tawas City, MI Maine (statewide) Ann Arbor, MI Manhattan-Junction City, KS Asheville, NC Mansfield, OH Atlantic City, NJ McAllen-Edinburg-Mission and Augusta, GA-SC Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Austin, TX Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL Bakersfield, CA Meridian, MS Baton Rouge, LA Montana (statewide) Battle Creek, MI Montgomery. AL Beaumont-Port Arthur and Nashville, TN Lake Charles, TX-LA New Bern-Jacksonville, NC Biloxi-Gulfport and Pascagoula- New Hampshire (statewide) Moss Point, MS Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport Binghamton, NY News, VA Birmingham, AL North Dakota (statewide) Bloomington- Vincennes, IN Northern New York Bremerton-Shelton, WA Northwest Texas Brunswick, GA Northwestern Florida Cedar Rapids, IA Oklahoma City, OK Champaign-Urbana-Ranioul. IL Orlando, FL Charleston, SC Oxnard-Ventura, CA Chattanooga, TN-GA Peoria, IL Cheyenne, WY Pine Bluff, AR Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY Portsmouth-Chillicothe- Colorado Springs, CO Gallipolis, OH Columbia-Sumter, SC Poughkeepsie-Orange County - Columbus, GA-AL Kingston, NY Columbus, MS Providence, RI Connecticut (statewide) Pueblo, CO Dayton-Springfield, OH Puerto Rico Daytona Beach, FL Raleigh-Durham, NC Decatur, IL Reno, NV Des Moines, IA Riverside-San Bernardino, CA Dothan, AL Salina, KS Duluth, MN-WI Salinas-Seaside-Monterey, CA El Paso-Las Cruces-Alamogordo, Sandusky, OH TX-NM Santa Barbara-Santa Maria- Eugene -Springfield-Medford- Lompoc, CA Roseburg-Klamath Falls-Grants Savannah, GA Pass, OR Selma, AL Fayetteville, NC Sherman-Denison, TX Fort Lauderdale-Holwoloyd - Southeastern Massachusetts Pompano Beach and West Palm South Dakota (statewide) Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Southwest Virginia Beach, FL Spokane, WA Fort Smith, AR-OK Springfield, IL Fort Wayne, IN Stockton, CA Gadsden and Anniston, AL Tacoma, WA Goldsboro, NC Topeka, KS Grand Island-Hastings, NE Tucson-Douglas, AZ Green Bay, WI Tulsa, OK Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Upper Peninsula, MI Poim, NC Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA Greenville-Spartanburg, SC Vermont (statewide) Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA Virgin Islands of the U.S Jacksonville, FL Waco and Killeen-Temple, TX Knoxville, TN Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA LaCrosse-Sparta, WI West Virginia (statewide) Laredo, TX Western Massachusetts Las Vegas-Tonopah, NV Wichita, KS Lexington Fayette, KY Wichita Falls-Lawton-Altus, TX-OK Lima, OH Yakima-Richland-Kennewick-Pasco- Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR Walla Walla-Pendleton, WA-OR

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