NC BL 09/00/2009 Table: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL, Bulletin, January 2009
Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL
CSA, January 2009
Civilian Private industry State and local government
workers workers workers
Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Hourly earnings
Worker and establishment
characteristics Mean Mean Mean
weekly weekly weekly
Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(-
Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3)
(percen- (percen- (percen-
t) t) t)
All workers........................................................... $21.41 2.5 36.8 $21.05 2.8 36.6 $23.91 2.8 38.1
Worker characteristics(4)(5)
Management, professional, and related............................... 33.33 2.3 39.0 34.25 2.6 39.2 29.88 3.6 38.2
Management, business, and financial............................... 36.62 3.3 40.8 36.94 3.6 40.9 33.66 3.7 39.6
Professional and related.......................................... 31.70 2.7 38.1 32.61 3.2 38.2 29.18 4.0 37.9
Service............................................................. 12.33 4.8 33.0 10.97 4.8 31.7 17.31 4.6 38.8
Sales and office.................................................... 17.38 3.1 36.1 17.33 3.2 35.9 18.40 11.1 39.2
Sales and related................................................. 18.91 9.1 34.0 18.91 9.1 34.0 � � �
Office and administrative support................................. 16.54 2.0 37.3 16.39 1.9 37.1 18.40 11.1 39.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 19.32 3.3 39.9 19.32 3.5 39.9 19.38 9.4 40.0
Construction and extraction...................................... 17.47 5.8 38.5 17.17 6.1 38.3 19.56 12.6 40.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 20.71 3.3 40.8 20.82 3.5 40.9 19.13 5.5 40.0
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 15.80 9.0 36.9 15.74 9.4 37.3 17.28 4.8 30.3
Production........................................................ 13.71 5.8 38.9 13.65 5.8 38.9 � � �
Transportation and material moving................................ 17.37 14.4 35.6 17.40 15.5 36.1 16.88 4.1 29.8
Full time........................................................... 22.40 2.8 39.7 22.11 3.3 39.8 24.24 2.9 39.3
Part time........................................................... 11.37 4.7 21.0 11.27 4.9 21.1 13.59 10.3 19.1
Union............................................................... 24.81 19.6 37.3 25.13 21.5 37.0 � � �
Nonunion............................................................ 21.22 2.3 36.8 20.81 2.7 36.6 24.01 2.8 37.9
Time................................................................ 20.98 2.7 36.7 20.51 3.1 36.4 23.91 2.8 38.1
Incentive........................................................... 26.65 8.3 38.7 26.65 8.3 38.7 � � �
Establishment characteristics
Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 20.70 3.6 39.7 (6) (6) (6)
Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) � � � (6) (6) (6)
1-99 workers........................................................ 18.86 4.0 36.0 18.81 4.0 36.0 22.02 16.9 38.6
100-499 workers..................................................... 20.53 5.6 37.3 20.78 6.1 37.2 17.99 9.6 37.9
500 workers or more................................................. 26.33 4.3 37.7 26.82 6.2 37.4 25.41 2.4 38.1
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and
dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval"
around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime.
4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are
those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those
whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses.
5 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
6 Estimates for goods-producing and service-providing industries are published for private industry only. Industries are determined by the 2007 North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Atlanta-Sandy
Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA, January 2009
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation(4) and level
Relative Relative Relative
Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5)
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers........................................................... $21.41 2.5 $22.40 2.8 $11.37 4.7
Management occupations.............................................. 44.10 6.0 44.31 5.9 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 24.50 7.0 24.50 7.0 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 24.58 6.4 24.58 6.4 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 36.53 7.6 36.53 7.6 � �
Level 11.................................................. 49.97 4.5 49.97 4.5 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 52.35 10.9 53.48 10.7 � �
General and operations managers................................... 53.40 17.2 53.40 17.2 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 44.13 18.8 44.13 18.8 � �
Marketing and sales managers...................................... 48.92 8.1 48.92 8.1 � �
Sales managers.................................................. 49.83 9.1 49.83 9.1 � �
Computer and information systems managers......................... 53.22 6.2 53.22 6.2 � �
Financial managers................................................ 43.44 9.2 43.44 9.2 � �
Construction managers............................................. 40.23 7.3 40.23 7.3 � �
Education administrators.......................................... 38.22 11.9 38.22 11.9 � �
Medical and health services managers.............................. 36.88 11.5 36.88 11.5 � �
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.90 4.9 28.78 5.1 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 14.51 11.4 14.51 11.4 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 21.46 8.7 21.46 8.7 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 26.24 6.3 26.24 6.3 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 28.97 3.9 28.41 3.5 � �
Level 10.................................................. 41.08 9.2 41.08 9.2 � �
Level 11.................................................. 41.49 6.7 41.69 7.0 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 29.13 15.8 29.13 15.8 � �
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 19.22 21.5 19.22 21.5 � �
Training and development specialists............................ 17.38 22.6 17.38 22.6 � �
Management analysts............................................... 37.63 15.7 37.63 15.7 � �
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 28.27 6.3 27.78 6.6 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 33.49 4.2 � � � �
Financial analysts and advisors................................... 34.25 8.4 � � � �
Loan counselors and officers...................................... 27.35 7.0 27.35 7.0 � �
Loan officers................................................... 27.35 7.0 27.35 7.0 � �
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 35.97 5.5 35.97 5.5 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 23.22 7.0 23.22 7.0 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 26.75 6.7 26.75 6.7 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 32.83 5.9 32.83 5.9 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 31.04 4.2 31.04 4.2 � �
Level 10.................................................. 38.80 .6 38.80 .6 � �
Level 11.................................................. 47.59 3.5 47.59 3.5 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.57 7.2 34.57 7.2 � �
Computer programmers.............................................. 34.83 8.6 34.83 8.6 � �
Computer software engineers....................................... 41.63 6.4 41.63 6.4 � �
Level 11.................................................. 47.88 9.3 47.88 9.3 � �
Computer software engineers, applications....................... 46.30 8.9 46.30 8.9 � �
Computer software engineers, systems software................... 36.73 3.6 36.73 3.6 � �
Computer support specialists...................................... 30.19 8.3 30.19 8.3 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 25.39 4.2 25.39 4.2 � �
Computer systems analysts......................................... 41.95 10.2 41.95 10.2 � �
Network and computer systems administrators....................... 32.17 14.8 32.17 14.8 � �
Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 35.80 5.3 35.80 5.3 � �
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 33.05 3.6 32.97 3.9 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 27.85 5.8 27.85 5.8 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 41.12 15.8 41.12 15.8 � �
Level 11.................................................. 36.61 6.3 36.61 6.3 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 35.46 8.9 35.18 9.9 � �
Engineers......................................................... 37.70 3.3 37.70 3.3 � �
Level 11.................................................. 36.61 6.3 36.61 6.3 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 38.83 9.4 38.83 9.4 � �
Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 34.18 6.6 34.18 6.6 � �
Drafters.......................................................... 29.42 6.1 29.42 6.1 � �
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 32.39 12.5 32.07 14.7 � �
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 24.34 4.3 24.34 4.3 � �
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 25.82 6.2 25.82 6.2 � �
Community and social services occupations........................... 21.48 11.6 21.75 11.6 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 18.06 5.0 18.06 5.0 � �
Counselors........................................................ 26.50 16.4 26.50 16.4 � �
Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 27.20 16.9 27.20 16.9 � �
Social workers.................................................... 19.31 8.3 19.31 8.3 � �
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.60 5.1 14.45 6.5 � �
Legal occupations................................................... 47.74 6.2 47.74 6.2 � �
Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 26.71 15.9 26.71 15.9 � �
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 30.96 2.1 31.48 2.3 14.27 24.4
Level 3 .................................................. 12.59 5.9 13.94 2.2 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 15.00 2.2 15.00 2.2 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 32.81 3.8 33.59 3.6 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 37.01 1.5 37.01 1.5 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 33.91 4.9 33.91 4.9 � �
Level 11.................................................. 31.52 9.9 31.54 10.2 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 33.17 16.8 � � � �
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 35.30 11.8 35.41 11.8 � �
Level 11.................................................. 31.11 10.1 31.11 10.6 � �
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 35.17 1.7 35.17 1.7 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 34.65 4.1 34.65 4.1 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 37.12 1.7 37.12 1.7 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 34.19 4.5 34.19 4.5 � �
Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 33.21 10.5 33.21 10.5 � �
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 35.19 .7 35.19 .7 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 34.61 3.5 34.61 3.5 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 37.49 1.2 37.49 1.2 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 34.79 2.6 34.79 2.6 � �
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 35.19 1.4 35.19 1.4 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 33.49 5.5 33.49 5.5 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 37.50 .9 37.50 .9 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 35.34 1.8 35.34 1.8 � �
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 35.20 2.0 35.20 2.0 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 36.82 5.5 36.82 5.5 � �
Secondary school teachers....................................... 35.18 3.5 35.18 3.5 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 38.46 3.2 38.46 3.2 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 35.71 .7 35.71 .7 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 32.29 12.0 32.29 12.0 � �
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 34.41 3.6 34.41 3.6 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 38.46 3.5 38.46 3.5 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 34.87 1.0 34.87 1.0 � �
Special education teachers...................................... 36.77 9.5 36.77 9.5 � �
Other teachers and instructors.................................... 28.76 8.4 31.71 5.5 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 26.81 13.6 � � � �
Teacher assistants................................................ 14.03 2.1 14.60 1.9 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 12.59 5.9 13.94 2.2 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 15.00 2.2 15.00 2.2 � �
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 25.52 20.7 26.62 22.5 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 40.68 26.4 42.13 26.0 � �
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.48 7.4 29.18 7.1 23.67 22.5
Level 5 .................................................. 17.78 7.5 � � � �
Level 6 .................................................. 20.87 10.1 20.81 10.3 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 17.84 20.2 19.55 16.2 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 27.24 3.3 27.34 4.0 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 29.70 1.5 29.39 2.6 � �
Level 10.................................................. 46.64 17.2 46.98 18.0 � �
Level 11.................................................. 44.81 5.0 � � � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 47.70 38.2 47.53 39.6 � �
Pharmacists....................................................... 48.89 .9 � � � �
Registered nurses................................................. 31.40 2.6 31.58 3.0 29.83 2.7
Level 7 .................................................. 24.94 11.8 24.96 12.4 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 29.16 4.6 29.26 5.4 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 29.25 1.4 29.34 1.5 � �
Therapists........................................................ 28.16 14.4 26.90 16.3 � �
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 23.26 3.1 23.47 3.1 � �
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 28.53 5.4 28.92 4.2 � �
Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 28.62 5.7 � � � �
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.30 4.8 17.02 4.7 � �
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.89 3.5 13.24 2.2 10.79 11.5
Level 2 .................................................. 11.46 5.5 � � � �
Level 3 .................................................. 10.84 6.1 10.90 4.5 10.71 13.1
Level 4 .................................................. 13.80 5.0 13.85 5.1 � �
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.45 5.1 11.64 4.4 10.78 11.8
Level 3 .................................................. 10.68 5.9 � � 10.71 13.1
Level 4 .................................................. 13.41 1.6 13.49 1.7 � �
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.82 2.2 12.72 2.0 13.33 11.1
Level 3 .................................................. 12.42 5.8 11.72 4.8 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 13.47 1.8 13.56 2.1 � �
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.57 4.1 15.62 4.1 � �
Medical assistants.............................................. 14.71 4.9 14.77 5.1 � �
Protective service occupations...................................... 16.34 10.1 16.47 10.3 12.44 23.7
Level 3 .................................................. 9.98 4.2 10.01 4.5 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 14.34 7.8 14.37 6.0 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 15.99 6.2 15.99 6.2 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 19.08 4.9 19.29 6.7 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 17.58 10.5 17.58 10.5 � �
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 25.38 8.5 25.38 8.5 � �
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 26.86 4.2 26.86 4.2 � �
Fire fighters..................................................... 17.97 7.7 18.26 8.2 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 16.67 4.2 17.00 1.8 � �
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 14.88 10.4 14.99 9.4 � �
Correctional officers and jailers............................... 14.99 9.4 14.99 9.4 � �
Police officers................................................... 19.70 5.1 19.70 5.1 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 21.60 11.8 21.60 11.8 � �
Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 19.70 5.1 19.70 5.1 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 21.60 11.8 21.60 11.8 � �
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.32 10.6 11.16 8.3 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 10.01 4.5 10.01 4.5 � �
Security guards................................................. 11.32 10.6 11.16 8.3 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 10.01 4.5 10.01 4.5 � �
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.48 5.3 9.21 12.7 7.18 3.6
Level 1 .................................................. 6.19 8.6 5.83 32.9 6.38 3.4
Level 2 .................................................. 7.24 6.6 7.33 16.2 7.08 10.0
Level 3 .................................................. 9.13 16.0 8.70 19.2 11.06 4.4
Level 4 .................................................. 12.98 5.7 13.32 5.5 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 12.26 5.9 12.26 5.9 � �
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers.......................................................... 14.10 8.5 14.49 8.2 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 12.40 10.3 12.40 10.3 � �
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers........................................................ 14.32 8.3 14.78 8.2 � �
Cooks............................................................. 11.17 6.7 11.54 6.5 10.01 2.8
Level 2 .................................................. 8.62 3.7 � � � �
Level 3 .................................................. 10.12 3.8 9.63 6.7 � �
Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 13.08 15.0 13.23 16.3 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 10.76 8.9 � � � �
Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.64 6.5 11.90 5.6 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 10.50 .0 � � � �
Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.23 12.6 10.66 7.6 � �
Level 2 .................................................. 8.48 12.2 � � � �
Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.49 3.3 4.81 22.5 3.65 38.9
Level 1 .................................................. 4.43 4.5 � � 3.59 31.7
Level 2 .................................................. 4.18 14.9 4.46 30.0 � �
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.63 5.1 4.13 13.9 � �
Level 1 .................................................. 2.83 12.1 � � � �
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.17 21.5 7.22 25.9 � �
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.77 2.4 8.70 8.1 7.08 2.7
Level 1 .................................................. 7.09 1.8 � � 7.04 2.5
Level 2 .................................................. 7.93 5.7 8.25 8.0 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 9.95 2.1 � � � �
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 7.80 2.6 8.80 10.9 7.07 2.7
Level 1 .................................................. 7.12 2.3 � � 7.08 3.1
Level 2 .................................................. 7.99 6.8 8.40 12.3 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 9.95 2.1 � � � �
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 7.53 3.3 � � � �
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.68 3.3 11.77 3.5 � �
Level 1 .................................................. 9.20 3.4 9.20 3.9 � �
Level 2 .................................................. 10.80 4.3 10.75 4.7 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 13.52 3.2 13.52 3.2 � �
Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.23 3.2 11.32 3.7 � �
Level 1 .................................................. 9.20 3.4 9.20 3.9 � �
Level 2 .................................................. 10.99 7.4 10.92 9.7 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 13.73 5.5 13.73 5.5 � �
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.79 3.8 11.98 4.8 � �
Level 1 .................................................. 9.06 4.2 9.00 5.1 � �
Level 2 .................................................. 11.11 8.6 11.06 12.2 � �
Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.54 3.8 9.54 3.8 � �
Personal care and service occupations............................... 19.89 11.1 21.42 15.3 15.07 23.4
Level 2 .................................................. 9.29 3.1 � � � �
Level 3 .................................................. 12.30 8.2 � � � �
Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 19.21 20.7 � � � �
Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.91 9.1 21.91 9.3 8.90 2.7
Level 1 .................................................. 7.14 4.5 � � 7.02 5.4
Level 2 .................................................. 9.07 1.5 10.21 2.5 8.27 2.7
Level 3 .................................................. 10.58 3.2 11.39 3.8 9.28 3.0
Level 4 .................................................. 14.57 8.9 15.29 7.8 11.39 1.8
Level 5 .................................................. 16.85 8.3 16.85 8.3 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 22.36 10.1 22.32 10.1 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 30.47 14.0 30.47 14.0 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 45.11 10.3 45.11 10.3 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 24.12 25.0 26.53 24.4 � �
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 22.08 13.2 22.08 13.2 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 13.19 17.8 13.19 17.8 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 17.74 2.8 17.74 2.8 � �
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.89 2.9 17.89 2.9 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 17.74 2.8 17.74 2.8 � �
Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.92 4.2 12.59 7.8 8.78 2.8
Level 1 .................................................. 7.14 4.5 � � 7.02 5.4
Level 2 .................................................. 9.07 1.5 10.21 2.5 8.27 2.7
Level 3 .................................................. 10.58 3.2 11.39 3.8 9.28 3.0
Level 4 .................................................. 14.64 13.3 15.93 10.4 11.38 1.8
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.15 2.6 10.36 5.8 8.08 3.2
Level 1 .................................................. 7.11 4.4 � � 6.95 5.1
Level 2 .................................................. 9.02 2.3 10.16 2.1 8.31 2.4
Level 3 .................................................. 10.78 3.4 11.39 4.1 � �
Cashiers...................................................... 9.15 2.6 10.36 5.8 8.08 3.2
Level 1 .................................................. 7.11 4.4 � � 6.95 5.1
Level 2 .................................................. 9.02 2.3 10.16 2.1 8.31 2.4
Level 3 .................................................. 10.78 3.4 11.39 4.1 � �
Retail salespersons............................................. 12.59 7.0 14.03 5.4 9.89 2.5
Level 2 .................................................. 9.33 3.8 � � � �
Level 3 .................................................. 10.36 4.0 11.39 10.3 9.30 3.3
Level 4 .................................................. 14.65 13.6 15.97 10.9 11.38 1.8
Insurance sales agents............................................ 28.82 34.4 28.82 34.4 � �
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 38.84 20.0 40.23 21.5 � �
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products.............................. 24.72 17.0 25.63 17.6 � �
Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 39.42 27.0 39.92 26.8 � �
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.54 2.0 16.74 2.2 13.19 5.5
Level 1 .................................................. 11.11 12.9 11.22 14.0 � �
Level 2 .................................................. 12.06 6.5 12.12 5.4 11.77 18.0
Level 3 .................................................. 12.79 4.5 13.19 4.9 10.63 8.5
Level 4 .................................................. 15.21 1.8 15.19 1.8 15.67 6.1
Level 5 .................................................. 18.55 2.5 18.54 2.6 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 21.32 6.2 21.32 6.2 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 26.75 7.9 26.75 7.9 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 26.23 11.8 26.23 11.8 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.32 5.8 16.43 5.7 � �
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers.................................................. 24.86 6.2 24.86 6.2 � �
Financial clerks.................................................. 16.49 4.3 16.63 4.2 14.90 10.4
Level 2 .................................................. 11.64 27.7 � � � �
Level 4 .................................................. 14.69 2.1 14.60 2.1 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 18.01 4.6 17.92 4.9 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 24.91 11.6 24.91 11.6 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.69 5.3 17.90 4.9 � �
Bill and account collectors..................................... 17.83 10.8 18.32 9.6 � �
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 17.69 4.0 17.69 4.0 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 16.03 2.5 16.03 2.5 � �
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.22 7.9 16.15 8.3 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 13.28 3.8 13.33 3.9 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 17.24 8.0 16.91 9.1 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.77 4.5 16.77 4.5 � �
Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 16.52 2.5 16.52 2.5 � �
Tellers......................................................... 13.48 6.8 � � 14.37 11.7
Level 2 .................................................. 11.15 27.4 � � � �
Customer service representatives.................................. 16.61 4.7 16.61 4.7 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 14.89 7.5 14.89 7.5 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 13.95 2.9 13.95 2.9 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 18.67 4.2 18.67 4.2 � �
Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.91 4.0 13.23 3.8 � �
Level 2 .................................................. 11.62 5.5 � � � �
Dispatchers....................................................... 17.35 5.8 17.35 5.8 � �
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.47 4.9 14.47 4.9 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 18.39 5.4 18.39 5.4 � �
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 13.62 6.2 13.86 6.6 � �
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.35 4.7 18.48 4.9 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 11.80 6.9 � � � �
Level 4 .................................................. 15.60 4.4 15.79 4.1 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 18.04 2.8 18.04 2.8 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 19.31 6.8 19.31 6.8 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 28.95 12.5 28.95 12.5 � �
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 22.81 9.9 22.81 9.9 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 18.46 3.9 18.46 3.9 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 20.89 7.1 20.89 7.1 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 29.34 14.9 29.34 14.9 � �
Medical secretaries............................................. 13.71 3.1 13.95 4.5 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 13.63 3.9 � � � �
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.07 4.6 16.10 4.7 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 16.13 4.7 16.20 4.8 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 17.04 4.2 17.04 4.2 � �
Office clerks, general............................................ 16.45 5.7 16.88 5.6 12.82 10.3
Level 4 .................................................. 14.80 3.1 14.68 3.7 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 20.24 7.7 20.24 7.7 � �
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.47 5.8 17.43 5.9 � �
Level 1 .................................................. 11.63 4.8 11.63 4.8 � �
Level 2 .................................................. 10.82 8.2 10.82 8.2 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 15.65 8.5 15.65 8.5 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 17.67 4.6 17.43 4.9 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 23.09 6.8 23.09 6.8 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 23.87 5.5 23.87 5.5 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.01 5.4 16.01 5.4 � �
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers............................................... 26.36 6.8 26.36 6.8 � �
Carpenters........................................................ 20.20 3.9 20.05 4.5 � �
Construction laborers............................................. 11.83 5.5 11.83 5.5 � �
Construction equipment operators.................................. 17.23 4.8 17.23 4.8 � �
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 17.23 4.8 17.23 4.8 � �
Electricians...................................................... 22.45 8.2 22.45 8.2 � �
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.71 3.3 20.71 3.3 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 13.04 9.4 13.04 9.4 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 18.67 7.0 18.67 7.0 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 23.80 3.1 23.80 3.1 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 24.84 5.4 24.84 5.4 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 31.44 3.0 31.44 3.0 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 19.62 7.9 19.62 7.9 � �
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers........................................................ 24.62 5.5 24.62 5.5 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 21.46 8.8 21.46 8.8 � �
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 29.28 1.6 29.28 1.6 � �
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except
line installers................................................ 29.28 1.6 29.28 1.6 � �
Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 16.74 8.6 16.74 8.6 � �
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 16.75 8.9 16.75 8.9 � �
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 16.36 5.7 16.36 5.7 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 16.71 8.4 16.71 8.4 � �
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.17 7.5 16.17 7.5 � �
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 15.04 3.2 15.04 3.2 � �
Production occupations.............................................. 13.71 5.8 13.53 5.8 � �
Level 1 .................................................. 12.40 17.5 9.83 3.0 � �
Level 2 .................................................. 10.48 4.1 10.47 4.3 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 13.16 2.3 13.16 2.3 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 13.63 8.9 13.63 8.9 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 15.90 12.6 15.90 12.6 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.55 14.9 14.55 14.9 � �
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.05 3.4 13.05 3.4 � �
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 11.87 4.7 11.86 5.1 � �
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.89 9.2 11.89 9.2 � �
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.................... 11.02 6.4 11.02 6.4 � �
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.77 19.1 15.77 19.1 � �
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.50 21.7 15.50 21.7 � �
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.54 4.3 9.54 4.3 � �
Level 1 .................................................. 9.54 4.3 9.54 4.3 � �
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.41 13.7 13.14 11.2 � �
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.37 14.4 18.51 15.6 8.41 4.3
Level 1 .................................................. 9.05 3.6 9.83 3.2 7.44 2.9
Level 2 .................................................. 11.18 2.6 11.27 2.4 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 14.45 8.1 14.57 8.3 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 19.79 6.8 19.94 6.8 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 22.73 10.7 22.73 10.7 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 23.12 3.8 23.12 3.8 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.12 15.7 � � � �
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 25.07 6.6 25.07 6.6 � �
Bus drivers....................................................... 16.33 5.4 16.32 6.4 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 15.98 8.9 15.94 10.2 � �
Bus drivers, school............................................. 16.33 5.4 16.32 6.4 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 15.98 8.9 15.94 10.2 � �
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.69 8.7 19.90 6.9 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 14.88 17.6 15.45 16.2 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 21.49 11.0 21.49 11.0 � �
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 21.48 9.0 21.48 9.0 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 21.41 11.3 21.41 11.3 � �
Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.11 13.0 � � � �
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.51 4.0 14.55 4.0 � �
Level 2 .................................................. 13.17 6.1 13.17 6.1 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 14.33 7.6 14.33 7.6 � �
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.09 2.6 10.63 2.4 8.01 2.1
Level 1 .................................................. 9.26 3.4 9.94 3.2 7.66 1.8
Level 2 .................................................. 10.32 2.1 10.37 2.3 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 13.35 2.1 13.35 2.1 � �
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 9.17 5.9 9.33 5.1 � �
Level 1 .................................................. 8.85 4.8 � � � �
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.36 3.9 10.92 3.4 7.99 1.9
Level 1 .................................................. 9.64 5.0 10.27 3.0 7.64 5.2
Level 2 .................................................. � � 10.44 1.2 � �
Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.88 2.2 � � � �
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.32 8.1 10.50 6.4 7.77 4.5
Level 1 .................................................. 8.07 5.7 � � 7.77 4.5
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
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Atlanta-Sandy
Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA, January 2009
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation(4) and level
Relative Relative Relative
Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5)
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers........................................................... $21.05 2.8 $22.11 3.3 $11.27 4.9
Management occupations.............................................. 44.08 6.5 44.31 6.4 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 24.50 7.0 24.50 7.0 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 24.25 6.9 24.25 6.9 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 36.61 8.3 36.61 8.3 � �
Level 11.................................................. 49.74 4.9 49.74 4.9 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 52.63 11.5 53.87 11.3 � �
General and operations managers................................... 53.40 17.2 53.40 17.2 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 44.13 18.8 44.13 18.8 � �
Marketing and sales managers...................................... 48.92 8.1 48.92 8.1 � �
Sales managers.................................................. 49.83 9.1 49.83 9.1 � �
Computer and information systems managers......................... 53.22 6.2 53.22 6.2 � �
Financial managers................................................ 43.30 9.8 43.30 9.8 � �
Construction managers............................................. 40.23 7.3 40.23 7.3 � �
Education administrators.......................................... 29.17 24.1 29.17 24.1 � �
Medical and health services managers.............................. 37.80 13.6 37.80 13.6 � �
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 29.30 5.6 29.17 5.8 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 21.53 10.2 21.53 10.2 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 26.20 7.2 26.20 7.2 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 28.71 4.0 28.04 3.4 � �
Level 11.................................................. 42.80 6.6 43.11 6.9 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 29.67 16.2 29.67 16.2 � �
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 18.02 25.4 18.02 25.4 � �
Management analysts............................................... 39.80 16.1 39.80 16.1 � �
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.85 8.2 27.11 8.7 � �
Financial analysts and advisors................................... 34.25 8.4 � � � �
Loan counselors and officers...................................... 27.35 7.0 27.35 7.0 � �
Loan officers................................................... 27.35 7.0 27.35 7.0 � �
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 36.23 5.5 36.23 5.5 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 27.45 6.8 27.45 6.8 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 32.95 6.2 32.95 6.2 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 30.69 4.3 30.69 4.3 � �
Level 10.................................................. 38.80 .6 38.80 .6 � �
Level 11.................................................. 47.87 3.5 47.87 3.5 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.57 7.2 34.57 7.2 � �
Computer programmers.............................................. 34.80 10.4 34.80 10.4 � �
Computer software engineers....................................... 41.63 6.4 41.63 6.4 � �
Level 11.................................................. 47.88 9.3 47.88 9.3 � �
Computer software engineers, applications....................... 46.30 8.9 46.30 8.9 � �
Computer software engineers, systems software................... 36.73 3.6 36.73 3.6 � �
Computer support specialists...................................... 30.47 8.7 30.47 8.7 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 25.49 4.6 25.49 4.6 � �
Computer systems analysts......................................... 41.69 10.9 41.69 10.9 � �
Network and computer systems administrators....................... 32.30 15.7 32.30 15.7 � �
Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 35.80 5.3 35.80 5.3 � �
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 33.34 3.6 33.25 4.0 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 35.46 8.9 35.18 9.9 � �
Engineers......................................................... 39.09 2.7 39.09 2.7 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 38.83 9.4 38.83 9.4 � �
Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 35.52 6.6 35.52 6.6 � �
Drafters.......................................................... 29.42 6.1 29.42 6.1 � �
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 32.58 13.2 32.23 15.6 � �
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 25.72 7.3 25.72 7.3 � �
Community and social services occupations........................... 17.95 4.5 18.07 4.1 � �
Legal occupations................................................... 47.74 6.2 47.74 6.2 � �
Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 26.71 15.9 26.71 15.9 � �
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.61 7.3 28.72 7.4 � �
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 32.48 17.4 32.50 17.7 � �
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 30.24 5.8 30.24 5.8 � �
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 33.58 2.2 33.58 2.2 � �
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 28.19 23.1 29.79 24.2 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 47.87 26.5 � � � �
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 29.62 7.9 30.56 7.4 23.60 23.0
Level 6 .................................................. 23.57 7.6 23.56 7.9 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 17.64 23.5 19.80 19.5 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 27.24 3.3 27.34 4.0 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 29.75 1.2 29.42 2.5 � �
Level 10.................................................. 46.64 17.2 46.98 18.0 � �
Level 11.................................................. 44.81 5.0 � � � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 47.70 38.2 47.53 39.6 � �
Pharmacists....................................................... 48.89 .9 � � � �
Registered nurses................................................. 32.33 2.0 32.66 2.3 29.83 2.7
Level 8 .................................................. 29.16 4.6 29.26 5.4 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 29.45 1.1 29.59 1.2 � �
Therapists........................................................ 28.15 15.7 26.71 18.1 � �
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 23.11 3.0 23.47 3.1 � �
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 28.53 5.4 28.92 4.2 � �
Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 28.62 5.7 � � � �
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.99 2.5 � � � �
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.04 4.0 13.55 2.5 9.65 6.4
Level 3 .................................................. 10.34 5.3 � � 9.52 6.4
Level 4 .................................................. 14.33 4.4 14.33 4.4 � �
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.37 5.5 11.78 5.1 9.61 6.4
Level 3 .................................................. 10.34 5.3 � � 9.52 6.4
Level 4 .................................................. 13.49 1.7 13.49 1.7 � �
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.83 2.4 12.98 1.5 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 11.80 6.1 � � � �
Level 4 .................................................. 13.56 2.1 13.56 2.1 � �
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.32 1.1 16.39 .8 � �
Medical assistants.............................................. 15.36 3.9 15.44 4.0 � �
Protective service occupations...................................... 11.99 12.2 12.00 11.9 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 9.88 3.6 � � � �
Level 4 .................................................. 14.20 12.0 � � � �
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.29 11.0 11.12 8.6 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 9.91 3.8 � � � �
Security guards................................................. 11.29 11.0 11.12 8.6 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 9.91 3.8 � � � �
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.17 4.8 8.77 12.1 7.17 3.6
Level 1 .................................................. 6.19 8.6 5.83 32.9 6.38 3.4
Level 2 .................................................. 7.18 6.8 7.24 16.6 7.08 10.0
Level 3 .................................................. 8.77 17.5 8.22 20.8 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 12.57 .0 12.90 .0 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 11.80 3.3 11.80 3.3 � �
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers.......................................................... 12.96 4.4 13.24 3.1 � �
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers........................................................ 13.10 3.6 13.44 1.8 � �
Cooks............................................................. 11.00 7.6 11.33 7.7 10.06 2.8
Level 2 .................................................. 8.58 3.9 � � � �
Level 3 .................................................. 10.07 3.9 9.43 7.5 � �
Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.64 6.5 11.90 5.6 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 10.50 .0 � � � �
Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.74 11.6 10.06 6.9 � �
Level 2 .................................................. 8.48 12.2 � � � �
Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.38 1.5 4.67 20.9 3.65 38.9
Level 1 .................................................. 4.43 4.5 � � 3.59 31.7
Level 2 .................................................. 3.89 10.8 4.15 26.6 � �
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.63 5.1 4.13 13.9 � �
Level 1 .................................................. 2.83 12.1 � � � �
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 6.88 21.8 � � � �
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.74 2.4 8.66 8.2 7.05 2.7
Level 1 .................................................. 7.09 1.8 � � 7.04 2.5
Level 2 .................................................. 7.93 5.7 8.25 8.0 � �
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 7.78 2.6 8.80 10.9 7.03 2.7
Level 1 .................................................. 7.12 2.3 � � 7.08 3.1
Level 2 .................................................. 7.99 6.8 8.40 12.3 � �
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.69 5.4 10.69 5.6 � �
Level 1 .................................................. 8.99 4.1 8.99 4.4 � �
Level 2 .................................................. 10.40 4.9 10.27 4.9 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 13.35 3.3 13.35 3.3 � �
Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.29 5.2 10.24 5.5 � �
Level 1 .................................................. 8.99 4.1 8.99 4.4 � �
Level 2 .................................................. 10.13 5.8 � � � �
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.55 7.6 10.54 8.7 � �
Level 1 .................................................. 8.52 4.7 8.43 5.8 � �
Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.54 3.8 9.54 3.8 � �
Personal care and service occupations............................... 20.77 13.5 22.78 20.2 15.20 24.0
Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.91 9.1 21.91 9.3 8.90 2.7
Level 1 .................................................. 7.14 4.5 � � 7.02 5.4
Level 2 .................................................. 9.07 1.5 10.21 2.5 8.27 2.7
Level 3 .................................................. 10.58 3.2 11.39 3.8 9.28 3.0
Level 4 .................................................. 14.57 8.9 15.29 7.8 11.39 1.8
Level 5 .................................................. 16.85 8.3 16.85 8.3 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 22.36 10.1 22.32 10.1 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 30.47 14.0 30.47 14.0 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 45.11 10.3 45.11 10.3 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 24.12 25.0 26.53 24.4 � �
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 22.08 13.2 22.08 13.2 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 13.19 17.8 13.19 17.8 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 17.74 2.8 17.74 2.8 � �
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.89 2.9 17.89 2.9 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 17.74 2.8 17.74 2.8 � �
Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.92 4.2 12.59 7.8 8.78 2.8
Level 1 .................................................. 7.14 4.5 � � 7.02 5.4
Level 2 .................................................. 9.07 1.5 10.21 2.5 8.27 2.7
Level 3 .................................................. 10.58 3.2 11.39 3.8 9.28 3.0
Level 4 .................................................. 14.64 13.3 15.93 10.4 11.38 1.8
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.15 2.6 10.36 5.8 8.08 3.2
Level 1 .................................................. 7.11 4.4 � � 6.95 5.1
Level 2 .................................................. 9.02 2.3 10.16 2.1 8.31 2.4
Level 3 .................................................. 10.78 3.4 11.39 4.1 � �
Cashiers...................................................... 9.15 2.6 10.36 5.8 8.08 3.2
Level 1 .................................................. 7.11 4.4 � � 6.95 5.1
Level 2 .................................................. 9.02 2.3 10.16 2.1 8.31 2.4
Level 3 .................................................. 10.78 3.4 11.39 4.1 � �
Retail salespersons............................................. 12.59 7.0 14.03 5.4 9.89 2.5
Level 2 .................................................. 9.33 3.8 � � � �
Level 3 .................................................. 10.36 4.0 11.39 10.3 9.30 3.3
Level 4 .................................................. 14.65 13.6 15.97 10.9 11.38 1.8
Insurance sales agents............................................ 28.82 34.4 28.82 34.4 � �
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 38.84 20.0 40.23 21.5 � �
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products.............................. 24.72 17.0 25.63 17.6 � �
Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 39.42 27.0 39.92 26.8 � �
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.39 1.9 16.59 2.1 13.27 5.7
Level 1 .................................................. 11.11 12.9 11.22 14.0 � �
Level 2 .................................................. 11.74 5.8 11.74 4.1 11.77 18.0
Level 3 .................................................. 12.77 4.9 13.16 5.2 10.71 8.9
Level 4 .................................................. 15.20 1.9 15.17 1.8 15.78 6.2
Level 5 .................................................. 18.59 2.7 18.58 2.8 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 22.18 6.1 22.18 6.1 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 24.66 2.8 24.66 2.8 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 26.23 11.8 26.23 11.8 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.32 5.8 16.43 5.7 � �
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers.................................................. 24.87 6.8 24.87 6.8 � �
Financial clerks.................................................. 16.51 4.5 16.66 4.3 14.90 10.4
Level 2 .................................................. 11.64 27.7 � � � �
Level 4 .................................................. 14.77 2.1 14.68 2.1 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 17.88 4.7 17.76 5.0 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 24.91 11.6 24.91 11.6 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.69 5.3 17.90 4.9 � �
Bill and account collectors..................................... 17.83 10.8 18.32 9.6 � �
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 17.69 4.0 17.69 4.0 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 16.03 2.5 16.03 2.5 � �
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.23 8.4 16.15 8.8 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 13.32 4.2 13.38 4.4 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 16.75 7.7 16.31 8.5 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.77 4.5 16.77 4.5 � �
Tellers......................................................... 13.48 6.8 � � 14.37 11.7
Level 2 .................................................. 11.15 27.4 � � � �
Customer service representatives.................................. 16.70 5.0 16.70 5.0 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 14.89 7.5 14.89 7.5 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 13.97 3.0 13.97 3.0 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 19.28 4.1 19.28 4.1 � �
Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.91 4.0 13.23 3.8 � �
Level 2 .................................................. 11.62 5.5 � � � �
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.47 4.9 14.47 4.9 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 18.39 5.4 18.39 5.4 � �
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 13.78 6.3 14.05 6.7 � �
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.80 2.7 17.92 2.9 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 15.50 5.2 15.69 4.9 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 18.19 3.1 18.19 3.1 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 21.28 4.0 21.28 4.0 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 25.40 3.4 25.40 3.4 � �
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.06 4.2 21.06 4.2 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 18.46 3.9 18.46 3.9 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 24.91 3.9 24.91 3.9 � �
Medical secretaries............................................. 13.71 3.1 13.95 4.5 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 13.63 3.9 � � � �
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.13 6.2 16.13 6.2 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 16.14 6.1 16.14 6.1 � �
Office clerks, general............................................ 16.45 5.9 16.89 5.8 12.82 10.3
Level 4 .................................................. 14.95 3.2 14.84 3.8 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 20.22 8.2 20.22 8.2 � �
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.17 6.1 17.12 6.2 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 17.67 4.6 17.43 4.9 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 23.01 7.4 23.01 7.4 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.01 5.4 16.01 5.4 � �
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers............................................... 26.60 9.8 26.60 9.8 � �
Carpenters........................................................ 20.20 3.9 20.05 4.5 � �
Construction laborers............................................. 11.71 5.3 11.71 5.3 � �
Electricians...................................................... 22.50 9.3 22.50 9.3 � �
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.82 3.5 20.82 3.5 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 13.04 10.3 13.04 10.3 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 18.83 7.4 18.83 7.4 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 24.05 3.3 24.05 3.3 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 24.92 6.5 24.92 6.5 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 31.44 3.0 31.44 3.0 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 19.62 7.9 19.62 7.9 � �
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers........................................................ 24.99 6.3 24.99 6.3 � �
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 29.63 .9 29.63 .9 � �
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except
line installers................................................ 29.63 .9 29.63 .9 � �
Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 16.62 9.0 16.62 9.0 � �
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 16.63 9.3 16.63 9.3 � �
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 16.48 6.1 16.48 6.1 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 16.63 9.5 16.63 9.5 � �
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.33 8.6 16.33 8.6 � �
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 15.04 3.2 15.04 3.2 � �
Production occupations.............................................. 13.65 5.8 13.47 5.8 � �
Level 1 .................................................. 12.40 17.5 9.83 3.0 � �
Level 2 .................................................. 10.48 4.1 10.47 4.3 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 13.16 2.3 13.16 2.3 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 13.63 8.9 13.63 8.9 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 15.90 12.6 15.90 12.6 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.55 14.9 14.55 14.9 � �
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.05 3.4 13.05 3.4 � �
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 11.87 4.7 11.86 5.1 � �
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.89 9.2 11.89 9.2 � �
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.................... 11.02 6.4 11.02 6.4 � �
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.77 19.1 15.77 19.1 � �
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.50 21.7 15.50 21.7 � �
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.54 4.3 9.54 4.3 � �
Level 1 .................................................. 9.54 4.3 9.54 4.3 � �
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.41 13.7 13.14 11.2 � �
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.40 15.5 18.63 16.7 8.00 3.8
Level 1 .................................................. 9.05 3.6 9.83 3.2 7.44 2.9
Level 2 .................................................. 11.09 2.7 11.18 2.5 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 14.10 9.6 14.27 9.7 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 20.08 7.0 20.20 6.9 � �
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 25.47 6.4 25.47 6.4 � �
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.77 9.3 20.08 7.3 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 14.64 20.2 15.26 18.7 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 21.86 11.4 21.86 11.4 � �
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 21.74 9.4 21.74 9.4 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 21.77 11.7 21.77 11.7 � �
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.51 4.0 14.55 4.0 � �
Level 2 .................................................. 13.17 6.1 13.17 6.1 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 14.33 7.6 14.33 7.6 � �
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.09 2.6 10.63 2.4 8.01 2.1
Level 1 .................................................. 9.26 3.4 9.94 3.2 7.66 1.8
Level 2 .................................................. 10.32 2.1 10.37 2.3 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 13.35 2.1 13.35 2.1 � �
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 9.17 5.9 9.33 5.1 � �
Level 1 .................................................. 8.85 4.8 � � � �
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.36 3.9 10.92 3.4 7.99 1.9
Level 1 .................................................. 9.64 5.0 10.27 3.0 7.64 5.2
Level 2 .................................................. � � 10.44 1.2 � �
Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.88 2.2 � � � �
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.32 8.1 10.50 6.4 7.77 4.5
Level 1 .................................................. 8.07 5.7 � � 7.77 4.5
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.
Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3),
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA, January 2009
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation(4) and level
Relative Relative Relative
Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5)
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers........................................................... $23.91 2.8 $24.24 2.9 $13.59 10.3
Management occupations.............................................. 44.33 7.1 44.25 7.0 � �
Education administrators.......................................... 45.39 8.1 45.39 8.1 � �
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 25.87 5.3 25.87 5.3 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 21.09 4.4 21.09 4.4 � �
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 29.46 6.7 29.46 6.7 � �
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 31.40 5.6 31.40 5.6 � �
Community and social services occupations........................... 26.39 16.8 26.86 16.8 � �
Counselors........................................................ 38.30 4.9 38.30 4.9 � �
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.52 7.4 � � � �
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 31.50 1.8 32.12 2.1 11.28 30.6
Level 3 .................................................. 12.59 5.9 13.94 2.2 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 15.13 2.9 15.13 2.9 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 32.39 1.5 33.22 1.5 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 37.04 1.6 37.04 1.6 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 35.96 .9 35.96 .9 � �
Level 11.................................................. 31.95 11.0 31.99 11.4 � �
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 36.75 14.9 36.94 14.8 � �
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 35.91 1.2 35.91 1.2 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 34.42 2.3 34.42 2.3 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 37.08 1.7 37.08 1.7 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 36.06 .6 36.06 .6 � �
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 35.39 .5 35.39 .5 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 33.43 2.3 33.43 2.3 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 37.42 1.3 37.42 1.3 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 35.94 .4 35.94 .4 � �
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 35.51 1.3 35.51 1.3 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 33.00 6.3 33.00 6.3 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 37.50 .9 37.50 .9 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 36.23 .9 36.23 .9 � �
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 34.93 2.8 34.93 2.8 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 34.48 6.0 34.48 6.0 � �
Secondary school teachers....................................... 36.70 .3 36.70 .3 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 37.91 4.4 37.91 4.4 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 35.71 .7 35.71 .7 � �
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 35.91 .1 35.91 .1 � �
Level 8 .................................................. 34.87 1.0 34.87 1.0 � �
Special education teachers...................................... 36.77 9.5 36.77 9.5 � �
Other teachers and instructors.................................... 26.04 16.1 � � � �
Teacher assistants................................................ 13.91 2.4 14.59 2.3 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 12.59 5.9 13.94 2.2 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 15.13 2.9 15.13 2.9 � �
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 17.68 9.7 17.41 8.9 � �
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.89 7.5 � � � �
Protective service occupations...................................... 19.41 4.4 19.53 5.2 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 16.45 6.8 16.45 6.8 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 19.08 4.9 19.29 6.7 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 17.58 10.5 17.58 10.5 � �
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 25.38 8.5 25.38 8.5 � �
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 26.86 4.2 26.86 4.2 � �
Fire fighters..................................................... 16.49 4.2 16.67 2.9 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 16.67 4.2 17.00 1.8 � �
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 14.88 10.4 14.99 9.4 � �
Correctional officers and jailers............................... 14.99 9.4 14.99 9.4 � �
Police officers................................................... 19.70 5.1 19.70 5.1 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 21.60 11.8 21.60 11.8 � �
Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 19.70 5.1 19.70 5.1 � �
Level 6 .................................................. 21.60 11.8 21.60 11.8 � �
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 15.47 21.3 15.69 22.3 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 12.48 9.9 � � � �
Cooks............................................................. 13.10 24.7 13.38 27.9 � �
Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 13.10 24.7 13.38 27.9 � �
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.87 8.4 15.15 8.8 � �
Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.83 4.5 14.13 5.0 � �
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.98 4.4 14.13 5.0 � �
Personal care and service occupations............................... 13.08 16.8 � � � �
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.40 11.1 18.57 11.3 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 13.06 9.7 � � � �
Level 4 .................................................. 15.29 7.8 15.36 8.1 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 18.19 6.2 18.19 6.2 � �
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 21.39 23.0 21.60 23.3 � �
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.89 3.8 16.01 4.0 � �
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 19.56 12.6 19.56 12.6 � �
Level 7 .................................................. 23.60 3.2 23.60 3.2 � �
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.13 5.5 19.13 5.5 � �
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.88 4.1 16.92 4.4 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 16.15 7.9 16.14 8.8 � �
Bus drivers....................................................... 16.33 5.4 16.32 6.4 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 15.98 8.9 15.94 10.2 � �
Bus drivers, school............................................. 16.33 5.4 16.32 6.4 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 15.98 8.9 15.94 10.2 � �
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments,
and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by
totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment.
Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as
part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job
controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs.
Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the
occupation. See appendix A for more information.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a
"confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
Table 5. Combined work levels(1) for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for full-time and part-time workers(3), Atlanta-Sandy
Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA, January 2009
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation(4) and level
Relative Relative Relative
Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5)
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers........................................................... $21.41 2.5 $22.40 2.8 $11.37 4.7
Management occupations.............................................. 44.10 6.0 44.31 5.9 � �
Group II.................................................. 24.55 4.7 � � � �
Group III................................................. 44.26 4.2 � � � �
General and operations managers................................... 53.40 17.2 53.40 17.2 � �
Group III................................................. 52.45 12.3 52.45 12.3 � �
Marketing and sales managers...................................... 48.92 8.1 48.92 8.1 � �
Sales managers.................................................. 49.83 9.1 49.83 9.1 � �
Computer and information systems managers......................... 53.22 6.2 53.22 6.2 � �
Financial managers................................................ 43.44 9.2 43.44 9.2 � �
Construction managers............................................. 40.23 7.3 40.23 7.3 � �
Education administrators.......................................... 38.22 11.9 38.22 11.9 � �
Group III................................................. 47.22 9.0 � � � �
Medical and health services managers.............................. 36.88 11.5 36.88 11.5 � �
Group III................................................. 35.51 13.5 35.51 13.5 � �
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.90 4.9 28.78 5.1 � �
Group II.................................................. 20.97 8.0 � � � �
Group III................................................. 38.08 6.1 � � � �
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 19.22 21.5 19.22 21.5 � �
Group II.................................................. 16.84 22.4 � � � �
Training and development specialists............................ 17.38 22.6 17.38 22.6 � �
Management analysts............................................... 37.63 15.7 37.63 15.7 � �
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 28.27 6.3 27.78 6.6 � �
Group II.................................................. 23.80 3.9 23.80 3.9 � �
Group III................................................. 37.17 5.0 37.76 6.0 � �
Financial analysts and advisors................................... 34.25 8.4 � � � �
Group III................................................. 43.34 6.1 � � � �
Loan counselors and officers...................................... 27.35 7.0 27.35 7.0 � �
Loan officers................................................... 27.35 7.0 27.35 7.0 � �
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 35.97 5.5 35.97 5.5 � �
Group II.................................................. 27.96 4.9 � � � �
Group III................................................. 40.49 4.5 � � � �
Computer programmers.............................................. 34.83 8.6 34.83 8.6 � �
Computer software engineers....................................... 41.63 6.4 41.63 6.4 � �
Group III................................................. 41.66 4.9 � � � �
Computer software engineers, applications....................... 46.30 8.9 46.30 8.9 � �
Group III................................................. 45.00 8.9 45.00 8.9 � �
Computer software engineers, systems software................... 36.73 3.6 36.73 3.6 � �
Group III................................................. 37.77 2.6 37.77 2.6 � �
Computer support specialists...................................... 30.19 8.3 30.19 8.3 � �
Group II.................................................. 27.89 3.9 27.89 3.9 � �
Group III................................................. 40.99 15.4 40.99 15.4 � �
Computer systems analysts......................................... 41.95 10.2 41.95 10.2 � �
Group III................................................. 46.74 12.5 46.74 12.5 � �
Network and computer systems administrators....................... 32.17 14.8 32.17 14.8 � �
Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 35.80 5.3 35.80 5.3 � �
Group III................................................. 37.53 .0 37.53 .0 � �
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 33.05 3.6 32.97 3.9 � �
Group II.................................................. 27.24 8.0 � � � �
Group III................................................. 38.80 7.0 � � � �
Engineers......................................................... 37.70 3.3 37.70 3.3 � �
Group III................................................. 35.39 4.4 � � � �
Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 34.18 6.6 34.18 6.6 � �
Group III................................................. 36.22 6.3 � � � �
Drafters.......................................................... 29.42 6.1 29.42 6.1 � �
Group II.................................................. 29.68 5.4 � � � �
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 32.39 12.5 32.07 14.7 � �
Group II.................................................. 25.35 4.5 � � � �
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 24.34 4.3 24.34 4.3 � �
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 25.82 6.2 25.82 6.2 � �
Group III................................................. 29.79 6.1 � � � �
Community and social services occupations........................... 21.48 11.6 21.75 11.6 � �
Group II.................................................. 17.69 4.2 � � � �
Group III................................................. 35.00 12.2 � � � �
Counselors........................................................ 26.50 16.4 26.50 16.4 � �
Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 27.20 16.9 27.20 16.9 � �
Social workers.................................................... 19.31 8.3 19.31 8.3 � �
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.60 5.1 14.45 6.5 � �
Group II.................................................. 15.05 5.3 � � � �
Legal occupations................................................... 47.74 6.2 47.74 6.2 � �
Group III................................................. 43.36 2.2 � � � �
Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 26.71 15.9 26.71 15.9 � �
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 30.96 2.1 31.48 2.3 14.27 24.4
Group I................................................... 14.06 2.3 � � � �
Group II.................................................. 34.10 2.7 � � � �
Group III................................................. 35.06 5.9 � � � �
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 35.30 11.8 35.41 11.8 � �
Group III................................................. 37.45 15.7 � � � �
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 35.17 1.7 35.17 1.7 � �
Group II.................................................. 35.92 2.6 � � � �
Group III................................................. 34.19 4.5 � � � �
Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 33.21 10.5 33.21 10.5 � �
Group II.................................................. 33.21 10.5 � � � �
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 35.19 .7 35.19 .7 � �
Group II.................................................. 35.73 1.4 � � � �
Group III................................................. 34.79 2.6 � � � �
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 35.19 1.4 35.19 1.4 � �
Group II.................................................. 35.32 2.5 35.32 2.5 � �
Group III................................................. 35.34 1.8 35.34 1.8 � �
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 35.20 2.0 35.20 2.0 � �
Group II.................................................. 36.94 4.3 36.94 4.3 � �
Secondary school teachers....................................... 35.18 3.5 35.18 3.5 � �
Group II.................................................. 36.78 1.4 � � � �
Group III................................................. 32.29 12.0 � � � �
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 34.41 3.6 34.41 3.6 � �
Group II.................................................. 36.30 1.3 36.30 1.3 � �
Special education teachers...................................... 36.77 9.5 36.77 9.5 � �
Other teachers and instructors.................................... 28.76 8.4 31.71 5.5 � �
Group II.................................................. 29.08 8.5 � � � �
Teacher assistants................................................ 14.03 2.1 14.60 1.9 � �
Group I................................................... 14.06 2.3 14.64 1.7 � �
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 25.52 20.7 26.62 22.5 � �
Group II.................................................. 15.74 10.6 � � � �
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.48 7.4 29.18 7.1 23.67 22.5
Group II.................................................. 20.93 10.6 � � � �
Group III................................................. 36.02 5.5 � � � �
Pharmacists....................................................... 48.89 .9 � � � �
Registered nurses................................................. 31.40 2.6 31.58 3.0 29.83 2.7
Group II.................................................. 27.58 5.9 27.55 6.5 � �
Group III................................................. 33.53 1.1 33.90 1.2 � �
Therapists........................................................ 28.16 14.4 26.90 16.3 � �
Group II.................................................. 18.66 14.1 � � � �
Group III................................................. 34.77 .6 � � � �
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 23.26 3.1 23.47 3.1 � �
Group II.................................................. 23.90 3.0 � � � �
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 28.53 5.4 28.92 4.2 � �
Group II.................................................. 27.30 4.6 � � � �
Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 28.62 5.7 � � � �
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.30 4.8 17.02 4.7 � �
Group II.................................................. 17.30 4.8 17.02 4.7 � �
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.89 3.5 13.24 2.2 10.79 11.5
Group I................................................... 11.97 6.4 � � � �
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.45 5.1 11.64 4.4 10.78 11.8
Group I................................................... 11.45 5.1 � � � �
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.82 2.2 12.72 2.0 13.33 11.1
Group I................................................... 12.82 2.2 12.72 2.0 13.33 11.1
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.57 4.1 15.62 4.1 � �
Group I................................................... 14.09 8.6 � � � �
Medical assistants.............................................. 14.71 4.9 14.77 5.1 � �
Group I................................................... 14.18 10.4 � � � �
Protective service occupations...................................... 16.34 10.1 16.47 10.3 12.44 23.7
Group I................................................... 11.10 8.5 � � � �
Group II.................................................. 19.09 3.4 � � � �
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 25.38 8.5 25.38 8.5 � �
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 26.86 4.2 26.86 4.2 � �
Fire fighters..................................................... 17.97 7.7 18.26 8.2 � �
Group II.................................................. 16.44 5.1 16.69 3.9 � �
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 14.88 10.4 14.99 9.4 � �
Correctional officers and jailers............................... 14.99 9.4 14.99 9.4 � �
Police officers................................................... 19.70 5.1 19.70 5.1 � �
Group II.................................................. 19.70 5.1 � � � �
Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 19.70 5.1 19.70 5.1 � �
Group II.................................................. 19.70 5.1 19.70 5.1 � �
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.32 10.6 11.16 8.3 � �
Group I................................................... 10.76 7.7 � � � �
Security guards................................................. 11.32 10.6 11.16 8.3 � �
Group I................................................... 10.76 7.7 10.58 5.0 � �
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.48 5.3 9.21 12.7 7.18 3.6
Group I................................................... 7.90 3.5 � � � �
Group II.................................................. 14.53 10.9 � � � �
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers.......................................................... 14.10 8.5 14.49 8.2 � �
Group II.................................................. 14.94 14.9 � � � �
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers........................................................ 14.32 8.3 14.78 8.2 � �
Group II.................................................. 15.42 14.5 15.83 16.7 � �
Cooks............................................................. 11.17 6.7 11.54 6.5 10.01 2.8
Group I................................................... 10.93 7.3 � � � �
Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 13.08 15.0 13.23 16.3 � �
Group I................................................... 11.89 17.2 12.04 19.0 � �
Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.64 6.5 11.90 5.6 � �
Group I................................................... 11.64 6.8 11.92 6.1 � �
Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.23 12.6 10.66 7.6 � �
Group I................................................... 9.23 12.6 10.66 7.6 � �
Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.49 3.3 4.81 22.5 3.65 38.9
Group I................................................... 4.49 3.3 � � � �
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.63 5.1 4.13 13.9 � �
Group I................................................... 3.63 5.1 4.13 13.9 � �
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.17 21.5 7.22 25.9 � �
Group I................................................... 7.17 21.5 7.22 25.9 � �
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.77 2.4 8.70 8.1 7.08 2.7
Group I................................................... 7.75 2.4 � � � �
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 7.80 2.6 8.80 10.9 7.07 2.7
Group I................................................... 7.80 2.6 8.80 10.9 7.07 2.7
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 7.53 3.3 � � � �
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.68 3.3 11.77 3.5 � �
Group I................................................... 11.01 4.4 � � � �
Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.23 3.2 11.32 3.7 � �
Group I................................................... 10.84 5.0 � � � �
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.79 3.8 11.98 4.8 � �
Group I................................................... 11.28 6.3 11.40 7.3 � �
Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.54 3.8 9.54 3.8 � �
Group I................................................... 9.44 3.4 9.44 3.4 � �
Personal care and service occupations............................... 19.89 11.1 21.42 15.3 15.07 23.4
Group I................................................... 10.37 9.9 � � � �
Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 19.21 20.7 � � � �
Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.91 9.1 21.91 9.3 8.90 2.7
Group I................................................... 11.25 6.2 � � � �
Group II.................................................. 21.71 5.4 � � � �
Group III................................................. 45.59 13.3 � � � �
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 22.08 13.2 22.08 13.2 � �
Group II.................................................. 15.97 7.1 � � � �
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.89 2.9 17.89 2.9 � �
Group II.................................................. 17.54 3.4 17.54 3.4 � �
Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.92 4.2 12.59 7.8 8.78 2.8
Group I................................................... 10.75 6.9 � � � �
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.15 2.6 10.36 5.8 8.08 3.2
Group I................................................... 9.06 2.9 � � � �
Cashiers...................................................... 9.15 2.6 10.36 5.8 8.08 3.2
Group I................................................... 9.06 2.9 10.29 6.4 8.02 3.6
Retail salespersons............................................. 12.59 7.0 14.03 5.4 9.89 2.5
Group I................................................... 12.68 10.0 14.38 8.1 9.91 2.5
Insurance sales agents............................................ 28.82 34.4 28.82 34.4 � �
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 38.84 20.0 40.23 21.5 � �
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products.............................. 24.72 17.0 25.63 17.6 � �
Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 39.42 27.0 39.92 26.8 � �
Group II.................................................. 27.06 6.7 � � � �
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.54 2.0 16.74 2.2 13.19 5.5
Group I................................................... 14.17 1.8 � � � �
Group II.................................................. 20.85 2.9 � � � �
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers.................................................. 24.86 6.2 24.86 6.2 � �
Group II.................................................. 24.68 6.8 24.68 6.8 � �
Financial clerks.................................................. 16.49 4.3 16.63 4.2 14.90 10.4
Group I................................................... 14.20 3.6 � � � �
Group II.................................................. 19.81 6.1 � � � �
Bill and account collectors..................................... 17.83 10.8 18.32 9.6 � �
Group I................................................... 15.14 10.3 � � � �
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 17.69 4.0 17.69 4.0 � �
Group I................................................... 16.03 2.5 16.03 2.5 � �
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.22 7.9 16.15 8.3 � �
Group I................................................... 13.33 3.7 13.28 3.8 � �
Group II.................................................. 19.65 12.1 19.69 13.4 � �
Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 16.52 2.5 16.52 2.5 � �
Tellers......................................................... 13.48 6.8 � � 14.37 11.7
Group I................................................... 13.05 11.0 � � 14.61 17.4
Customer service representatives.................................. 16.61 4.7 16.61 4.7 � �
Group I................................................... 14.12 3.1 14.12 3.1 � �
Group II.................................................. 20.46 4.8 20.46 4.8 � �
Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.91 4.0 13.23 3.8 � �
Group I................................................... 12.05 3.6 12.36 3.3 � �
Dispatchers....................................................... 17.35 5.8 17.35 5.8 � �
Group I................................................... 17.31 7.1 � � � �
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.47 4.9 14.47 4.9 � �
Group I................................................... 15.05 7.2 15.05 7.2 � �
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 13.62 6.2 13.86 6.6 � �
Group I................................................... 13.19 6.2 13.43 6.7 � �
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.35 4.7 18.48 4.9 � �
Group I................................................... 14.61 3.5 � � � �
Group II.................................................. 21.65 7.8 � � � �
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 22.81 9.9 22.81 9.9 � �
Group II.................................................. 23.13 10.1 23.13 10.1 � �
Medical secretaries............................................. 13.71 3.1 13.95 4.5 � �
Group I................................................... 13.17 .9 13.37 2.2 � �
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.07 4.6 16.10 4.7 � �
Group I................................................... 15.02 5.1 15.05 5.2 � �
Group II.................................................. 17.05 4.3 17.05 4.3 � �
Office clerks, general............................................ 16.45 5.7 16.88 5.6 12.82 10.3
Group I................................................... 14.52 3.1 14.94 3.6 12.82 10.3
Group II.................................................. 20.60 7.9 20.60 7.9 � �
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.47 5.8 17.43 5.9 � �
Group I................................................... 12.40 6.0 � � � �
Group II.................................................. 21.81 3.0 � � � �
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers............................................... 26.36 6.8 26.36 6.8 � �
Group II.................................................. 25.97 9.4 25.97 9.4 � �
Carpenters........................................................ 20.20 3.9 20.05 4.5 � �
Construction laborers............................................. 11.83 5.5 11.83 5.5 � �
Group I................................................... 11.52 7.0 11.52 7.0 � �
Construction equipment operators.................................. 17.23 4.8 17.23 4.8 � �
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 17.23 4.8 17.23 4.8 � �
Electricians...................................................... 22.45 8.2 22.45 8.2 � �
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.71 3.3 20.71 3.3 � �
Group I................................................... 12.27 5.3 � � � �
Group II.................................................. 22.84 3.0 � � � �
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers........................................................ 24.62 5.5 24.62 5.5 � �
Group II.................................................. 24.16 5.6 24.16 5.6 � �
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 29.28 1.6 29.28 1.6 � �
Group II.................................................. 29.26 1.7 � � � �
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except
line installers................................................ 29.28 1.6 29.28 1.6 � �
Group II.................................................. 29.26 1.7 29.26 1.7 � �
Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 16.74 8.6 16.74 8.6 � �
Group I................................................... 11.17 11.4 � � � �
Group II.................................................. 20.01 5.1 � � � �
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 16.75 8.9 16.75 8.9 � �
Group I................................................... 11.17 11.4 11.17 11.4 � �
Group II.................................................. 20.21 4.2 20.21 4.2 � �
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 16.36 5.7 16.36 5.7 � �
Group II.................................................. 17.23 6.8 � � � �
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.17 7.5 16.17 7.5 � �
Group II.................................................. 17.91 10.2 17.91 10.2 � �
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 15.04 3.2 15.04 3.2 � �
Production occupations.............................................. 13.71 5.8 13.53 5.8 � �
Group I................................................... 12.34 6.9 � � � �
Group II.................................................. 18.55 9.7 � � � �
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.05 3.4 13.05 3.4 � �
Group I................................................... 13.05 3.4 � � � �
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 11.87 4.7 11.86 5.1 � �
Group I................................................... 12.01 6.0 � � � �
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.89 9.2 11.89 9.2 � �
Group I................................................... 11.89 9.2 � � � �
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.................... 11.02 6.4 11.02 6.4 � �
Group I................................................... 11.02 6.4 11.02 6.4 � �
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.77 19.1 15.77 19.1 � �
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.50 21.7 15.50 21.7 � �
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.54 4.3 9.54 4.3 � �
Group I................................................... 9.54 4.3 9.54 4.3 � �
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 14.41 13.7 13.14 11.2 � �
Group I................................................... 14.22 15.6 � � � �
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.37 14.4 18.51 15.6 8.41 4.3
Group I................................................... 13.04 4.6 � � � �
Group II.................................................. 23.64 9.7 � � � �
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 25.07 6.6 25.07 6.6 � �
Group II.................................................. 25.50 8.0 25.50 8.0 � �
Bus drivers....................................................... 16.33 5.4 16.32 6.4 � �
Group I................................................... 16.32 5.5 � � � �
Bus drivers, school............................................. 16.33 5.4 16.32 6.4 � �
Group I................................................... 16.32 5.5 16.32 6.4 � �
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.69 8.7 19.90 6.9 � �
Group I................................................... 17.74 10.7 � � � �
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 21.48 9.0 21.48 9.0 � �
Group I................................................... 20.60 9.8 20.60 9.8 � �
Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.11 13.0 � � � �
Group I................................................... 13.11 13.0 � � � �
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.51 4.0 14.55 4.0 � �
Group I................................................... 14.45 4.1 14.48 4.0 � �
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.09 2.6 10.63 2.4 8.01 2.1
Group I................................................... 10.04 2.8 � � � �
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 9.17 5.9 9.33 5.1 � �
Group I................................................... 9.17 5.9 9.33 5.1 � �
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.36 3.9 10.92 3.4 7.99 1.9
Group I................................................... 10.36 3.9 10.92 3.4 7.99 1.9
Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 10.88 2.2 � � � �
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.32 8.1 10.50 6.4 7.77 4.5
Group I................................................... 9.32 8.1 10.50 6.4 7.77 4.5
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.
Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA, January 2009
Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $8.95 $11.56 $17.00 $27.18 $39.28
Management occupations.............................................. 21.89 27.98 41.68 51.81 69.71
General and operations managers................................... 27.06 38.80 41.31 70.62 110.08
Marketing and sales managers...................................... 27.31 43.27 43.27 61.45 74.17
Sales managers.................................................. 43.27 43.27 43.27 51.24 64.00
Computer and information systems managers......................... 45.31 47.32 49.93 56.64 63.06
Financial managers................................................ 18.14 30.05 45.26 55.76 55.76
Construction managers............................................. 24.04 30.02 38.46 43.13 67.01
Education administrators.......................................... 20.80 22.56 42.73 49.48 53.29
Medical and health services managers.............................. 27.78 27.78 37.41 40.25 56.73
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 12.24 20.20 25.64 35.04 48.69
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 12.24 12.24 14.88 23.56 34.59
Training and development specialists............................ 12.24 12.24 12.24 14.88 34.59
Management analysts............................................... 21.66 27.32 33.87 48.83 60.18
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 19.24 22.35 26.47 35.00 38.63
Financial analysts and advisors................................... 25.64 25.64 28.85 47.20 47.20
Loan counselors and officers...................................... 18.07 23.13 23.13 26.92 49.74
Loan officers................................................... 18.07 23.13 23.13 26.92 49.74
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 21.71 26.57 34.97 41.43 49.60
Computer programmers.............................................. 26.93 28.68 33.17 37.87 46.12
Computer software engineers....................................... 28.87 34.87 40.61 48.08 56.25
Computer software engineers, applications....................... 35.62 38.17 44.25 56.17 57.69
Computer software engineers, systems software................... 28.87 28.87 37.85 40.61 49.33
Computer support specialists...................................... 19.69 22.22 27.54 34.96 41.95
Computer systems analysts......................................... 26.44 32.69 37.38 45.00 50.84
Network and computer systems administrators....................... 16.83 25.39 34.00 38.61 43.36
Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 26.56 32.46 33.47 40.19 48.44
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 19.05 24.04 29.68 40.29 51.33
Engineers......................................................... 27.75 31.15 34.20 41.48 54.63
Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 28.13 30.24 33.76 36.40 43.12
Drafters.......................................................... 18.00 20.81 24.04 36.89 49.18
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 20.19 25.72 27.40 40.66 56.56
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 18.89 20.19 26.44 27.98 28.22
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 17.85 20.46 24.43 29.34 36.82
Community and social services occupations........................... 15.00 17.07 18.36 21.17 37.26
Counselors........................................................ 18.27 19.39 19.39 35.69 44.32
Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 18.27 19.39 19.39 36.76 44.32
Social workers.................................................... 17.07 17.07 17.07 19.46 24.04
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 11.50 12.77 15.00 15.50 16.85
Legal occupations................................................... 18.03 23.56 40.93 81.73 81.73
Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 18.03 19.23 23.56 27.10 48.87
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 14.42 21.41 32.94 37.80 43.56
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 19.00 26.68 33.58 37.67 43.56
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 26.04 30.89 35.11 40.03 44.69
Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 18.58 27.53 34.24 41.75 44.09
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 26.58 31.54 34.53 39.54 43.74
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.53 32.01 34.23 39.24 43.88
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 25.64 30.89 34.53 41.34 42.40
Secondary school teachers....................................... 24.06 29.87 35.97 40.98 44.73
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 23.68 29.60 35.76 39.58 43.93
Special education teachers...................................... 28.84 33.71 35.61 45.21 45.21
Other teachers and instructors.................................... 10.80 19.98 32.94 35.27 36.06
Teacher assistants................................................ 9.44 11.74 14.42 15.89 18.78
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 9.62 14.50 19.32 27.77 43.08
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 12.98 18.70 26.73 32.54 46.16
Pharmacists....................................................... 44.00 47.04 49.23 51.51 52.89
Registered nurses................................................. 22.63 26.37 30.00 32.97 40.85
Therapists........................................................ 15.14 17.70 32.63 33.65 38.00
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 17.02 22.17 22.62 25.61 27.82
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 24.00 28.31 28.31 29.39 35.31
Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 22.36 28.31 28.31 29.89 36.41
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 14.34 14.45 16.88 20.02 22.07
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.22 10.00 12.05 14.91 19.10
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 8.39 10.00 11.06 12.96 14.91
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.09 11.19 12.67 14.36 15.89
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 10.94 13.26 15.00 19.10 19.50
Medical assistants.............................................. 10.94 12.39 14.83 17.47 19.10
Protective service occupations...................................... 9.00 10.25 14.48 20.15 27.00
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 13.34 18.61 28.25 33.65 34.18
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 17.07 18.61 28.68 33.65 34.18
Fire fighters..................................................... 14.12 14.60 16.44 19.47 29.97
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 10.40 11.94 13.45 17.52 20.88
Correctional officers and jailers............................... 10.40 12.04 13.58 17.62 20.88
Police officers................................................... 13.27 16.48 19.18 23.94 25.73
Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 13.27 16.48 19.18 23.94 25.73
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 8.25 9.00 10.00 12.00 14.48
Security guards................................................. 8.25 9.00 10.00 12.00 14.48
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.25 6.55 8.00 10.75 13.40
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers.......................................................... 10.65 11.41 12.50 14.90 18.27
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers........................................................ 10.50 11.52 12.50 14.90 19.20
Cooks............................................................. 7.80 9.00 11.00 12.72 14.55
Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 7.97 9.25 11.36 18.74 19.48
Cooks, restaurant............................................... 9.00 10.00 11.79 12.72 14.55
Food preparation workers.......................................... 6.55 6.90 8.39 10.22 13.40
Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.13 2.25 6.95 10.00
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.25 3.45 8.25
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 2.13 6.55 6.95 9.50 11.85
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.55 6.55 7.15 8.47 9.50
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 6.55 6.55 7.20 8.47 9.57
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 6.55 6.55 7.08 8.00 8.50
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.03 9.50 10.59 12.71 16.80
Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.00 9.10 10.42 12.80 15.50
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.03 9.25 11.12 14.24 17.62
Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.50 8.45 9.68 10.07 11.17
Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.32 9.97 12.97 21.86 50.47
Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 8.30 10.59 18.12 21.86 32.50
Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.58 9.30 13.10 20.72 35.81
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 12.55 15.09 17.47 35.81 35.81
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 13.00 15.50 16.74 20.72 22.53
Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.95 8.00 9.80 12.33 15.34
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.55 7.25 8.50 10.53 12.75
Cashiers...................................................... 6.55 7.25 8.50 10.53 12.75
Retail salespersons............................................. 7.81 9.10 11.34 14.00 17.54
Insurance sales agents............................................ 11.67 12.29 17.32 33.48 60.14
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 13.75 15.00 35.25 44.80 64.96
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products.............................. 13.75 15.00 16.83 35.25 41.73
Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 8.09 23.81 31.73 46.88 113.27
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.76 13.00 15.71 19.35 22.87
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers.................................................. 18.75 20.97 21.64 30.16 31.20
Financial clerks.................................................. 11.11 13.25 15.75 19.20 21.54
Bill and account collectors..................................... 11.51 14.44 18.00 19.76 24.81
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.00 15.60 16.74 19.75 21.60
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.36 12.81 15.00 18.89 21.54
Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 13.33 15.25 15.73 18.02 19.71
Tellers......................................................... 7.85 10.81 11.94 17.31 20.73
Customer service representatives.................................. 12.05 13.45 14.81 19.26 22.59
Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.00 11.00 13.00 13.55 15.97
Dispatchers....................................................... 13.56 15.00 16.00 19.81 21.31
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 9.25 11.50 13.87 16.95 20.82
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.19 10.95 13.10 15.40 18.44
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 12.00 14.42 17.31 20.36 25.86
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 16.39 17.31 20.33 24.56 28.24
Medical secretaries............................................. 11.09 12.00 13.50 15.14 16.75
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 10.23 13.54 16.27 17.92 20.17
Office clerks, general............................................ 12.09 13.46 16.25 18.75 21.76
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.00 12.00 16.00 21.19 27.75
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers............................................... 17.00 20.50 25.42 31.88 32.70
Carpenters........................................................ 13.85 18.00 19.87 22.10 23.13
Construction laborers............................................. 9.00 10.00 12.00 13.25 14.00
Construction equipment operators.................................. 12.00 14.00 17.00 18.50 24.00
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 12.00 14.00 17.00 18.50 24.00
Electricians...................................................... 13.75 19.24 19.24 27.75 29.66
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 11.75 14.51 19.34 29.02 31.06
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers........................................................ 18.91 20.21 21.38 30.50 36.61
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 26.69 29.09 29.09 30.88 30.88
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except
line installers................................................ 26.69 29.09 29.09 30.88 30.88
Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 9.00 11.45 15.83 20.27 23.07
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 9.00 11.45 15.83 20.27 23.07
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 12.25 13.09 16.00 18.18 21.00
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 11.01 12.85 16.00 17.65 21.00
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 12.00 14.51 14.51 15.92 17.00
Production occupations.............................................. 8.03 9.60 12.12 16.50 20.78
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.59 12.06 12.20 14.50 15.35
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 8.00 10.25 11.73 13.25 15.94
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 9.31 9.31 10.75 13.00 14.00
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.................... 9.31 9.31 10.31 13.00 13.75
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 9.00 9.00 16.40 18.25 30.08
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 9.00 9.00 12.00 18.25 30.08
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 7.98 8.95 9.40 10.00 11.04
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 8.25 11.25 14.20 19.20 20.78
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.00 10.00 12.75 18.50 27.20
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 18.55 23.75 24.64 28.85 28.85
Bus drivers....................................................... 12.52 14.12 15.93 17.87 20.53
Bus drivers, school............................................. 12.52 14.12 15.93 17.87 20.53
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 9.00 12.75 17.69 22.73 31.30
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 12.00 17.31 21.06 25.94 31.49
Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 7.07 10.18 14.00 14.00 18.18
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 11.03 12.45 14.68 15.89 17.15
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 7.00 9.00 10.00 11.38 12.50
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 7.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 11.00
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 7.00 9.00 10.29 11.30 12.66
Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 9.05 9.29 11.56 11.56 13.23
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 6.70 7.95 9.21 10.27 12.17
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the
hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are
paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime,
vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for
more information.
Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA, January 2009
Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $8.50 $11.16 $16.25 $25.91 $39.24
Management occupations.............................................. 21.64 27.78 41.19 51.81 69.71
General and operations managers................................... 27.06 38.80 41.31 70.62 110.08
Marketing and sales managers...................................... 27.31 43.27 43.27 61.45 74.17
Sales managers.................................................. 43.27 43.27 43.27 51.24 64.00
Computer and information systems managers......................... 45.31 47.32 49.93 56.64 63.06
Financial managers................................................ 18.14 27.89 44.57 55.76 55.76
Construction managers............................................. 24.04 30.02 38.46 43.13 67.01
Education administrators.......................................... 19.25 20.80 21.89 39.86 47.77
Medical and health services managers.............................. 27.78 27.78 37.87 43.85 56.73
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 12.24 19.98 25.64 36.43 49.20
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 12.24 12.24 14.88 19.23 39.81
Management analysts............................................... 25.63 30.10 36.57 48.83 60.18
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 17.52 22.35 22.67 35.00 37.30
Financial analysts and advisors................................... 25.64 25.64 28.85 47.20 47.20
Loan counselors and officers...................................... 18.07 23.13 23.13 26.92 49.74
Loan officers................................................... 18.07 23.13 23.13 26.92 49.74
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 21.71 26.56 35.23 41.83 50.00
Computer programmers.............................................. 26.03 28.68 32.69 37.87 50.99
Computer software engineers....................................... 28.87 34.87 40.61 48.08 56.25
Computer software engineers, applications....................... 35.62 38.17 44.25 56.17 57.69
Computer software engineers, systems software................... 28.87 28.87 37.85 40.61 49.33
Computer support specialists...................................... 18.85 21.94 27.47 35.14 43.39
Computer systems analysts......................................... 26.44 32.31 37.38 43.14 50.84
Network and computer systems administrators....................... 16.83 25.39 34.63 38.61 43.36
Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 26.56 32.46 33.47 40.19 48.44
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 18.89 23.80 30.10 41.07 51.33
Engineers......................................................... 28.86 33.28 35.89 43.12 56.12
Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 29.23 32.82 33.86 40.29 43.12
Drafters.......................................................... 18.00 20.81 24.04 36.89 49.18
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 19.05 25.72 27.40 40.66 56.56
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 17.85 20.19 23.90 28.91 40.50
Community and social services occupations........................... 15.39 17.07 18.27 19.39 19.39
Legal occupations................................................... 18.03 23.56 40.93 81.73 81.73
Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 18.03 19.23 23.56 27.10 48.87
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 14.90 18.00 26.60 37.67 42.40
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 17.00 19.00 31.72 39.79 64.55
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 17.61 20.07 34.88 39.58 42.40
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 18.05 26.13 36.30 42.40 42.40
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 13.18 16.65 20.00 29.40 75.24
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 12.70 20.82 27.60 33.40 47.96
Pharmacists....................................................... 44.00 47.04 49.23 51.51 52.89
Registered nurses................................................. 24.04 27.32 30.00 33.45 44.74
Therapists........................................................ 15.14 15.14 32.63 33.65 38.00
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 17.02 22.17 22.62 25.61 27.33
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 24.00 28.31 28.31 29.39 35.31
Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 22.36 28.31 28.31 29.89 36.41
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.50 17.61 20.02 21.46 23.56
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.26 10.00 12.35 15.00 19.10
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 8.30 10.00 11.04 12.82 14.45
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.11 11.55 12.89 14.24 15.26
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.17 14.00 15.50 19.25 19.50
Medical assistants.............................................. 12.00 13.26 15.00 17.47 19.10
Protective service occupations...................................... 8.25 9.00 10.00 13.00 16.50
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 8.25 9.00 10.00 12.00 14.48
Security guards................................................. 8.25 9.00 10.00 12.00 14.48
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.25 6.55 7.98 10.35 12.72
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers.......................................................... 10.50 11.35 11.98 14.90 17.58
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers........................................................ 10.50 11.52 11.98 14.90 18.23
Cooks............................................................. 7.80 9.00 10.75 12.72 14.55
Cooks, restaurant............................................... 9.00 10.00 11.79 12.72 14.55
Food preparation workers.......................................... 6.55 6.75 8.00 9.50 13.10
Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.13 2.25 6.95 9.25
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.25 3.45 8.25
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 2.13 6.55 6.95 9.25 11.85
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.55 6.55 7.10 8.47 9.35
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 6.55 6.55 7.18 8.47 9.50
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.00 9.30 10.00 12.50 14.20
Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.73 8.23 9.92 11.20 14.20
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.55 8.23 9.51 11.50 15.00
Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.50 8.45 9.68 10.07 11.17
Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.03 10.00 13.17 24.65 50.47
Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.58 9.30 13.10 20.72 35.81
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 12.55 15.09 17.47 35.81 35.81
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 13.00 15.50 16.74 20.72 22.53
Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.95 8.00 9.80 12.33 15.34
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.55 7.25 8.50 10.53 12.75
Cashiers...................................................... 6.55 7.25 8.50 10.53 12.75
Retail salespersons............................................. 7.81 9.10 11.34 14.00 17.54
Insurance sales agents............................................ 11.67 12.29 17.32 33.48 60.14
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 13.75 15.00 35.25 44.80 64.96
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products.............................. 13.75 15.00 16.83 35.25 41.73
Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 8.09 23.81 31.73 46.88 113.27
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.68 13.00 15.69 19.45 22.68
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers.................................................. 20.43 20.97 21.64 30.16 31.20
Financial clerks.................................................. 11.11 13.25 15.75 19.20 21.54
Bill and account collectors..................................... 11.51 14.44 18.00 19.76 24.81
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.00 15.60 16.74 19.75 21.60
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.45 12.81 15.00 18.89 21.54
Tellers......................................................... 7.85 10.81 11.94 17.31 20.73
Customer service representatives.................................. 12.05 13.45 14.81 19.60 22.59
Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.00 11.00 13.00 13.55 15.97
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 9.25 11.50 13.87 16.95 20.82
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.30 10.95 13.10 15.40 18.44
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 12.00 13.75 17.31 20.62 25.86
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 16.39 17.31 20.23 24.04 26.33
Medical secretaries............................................. 11.09 12.00 13.50 15.14 16.75
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 10.23 13.00 16.25 17.92 20.62
Office clerks, general............................................ 12.11 13.46 16.25 18.75 21.76
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.00 12.00 15.00 19.87 27.75
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers............................................... 16.00 18.50 25.38 32.50 40.52
Carpenters........................................................ 13.85 18.00 19.87 22.10 23.13
Construction laborers............................................. 9.00 10.00 11.98 13.25 14.00
Electricians...................................................... 13.75 19.24 19.24 27.75 29.66
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 11.70 14.45 19.67 29.09 31.06
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers........................................................ 18.91 21.23 21.37 31.76 36.61
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 29.09 29.09 30.88 30.88 30.88
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except
line installers................................................ 29.09 29.09 30.88 30.88 30.88
Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 9.00 11.45 15.83 20.27 23.07
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 9.00 11.45 14.00 20.27 23.07
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 12.50 13.09 16.00 18.90 21.23
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 10.00 12.85 15.94 17.65 27.50
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 12.00 14.51 14.51 15.92 17.00
Production occupations.............................................. 8.03 9.50 12.06 16.40 20.78
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.59 12.06 12.20 14.50 15.35
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 8.00 10.25 11.73 13.25 15.94
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 9.31 9.31 10.75 13.00 14.00
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.................... 9.31 9.31 10.31 13.00 13.75
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 9.00 9.00 16.40 18.25 30.08
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 9.00 9.00 12.00 18.25 30.08
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 7.98 8.95 9.40 10.00 11.04
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 8.25 11.25 14.20 19.20 20.78
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.00 10.00 12.05 18.50 28.54
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 20.60 24.05 27.11 28.85 28.85
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 8.00 12.50 17.69 22.73 31.30
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 12.00 17.31 22.18 27.61 31.69
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 11.03 12.45 14.68 15.89 17.15
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 7.00 9.00 10.00 11.38 12.50
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 7.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 11.00
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 7.00 9.00 10.29 11.30 12.66
Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 9.05 9.29 11.56 11.56 13.23
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 6.70 7.95 9.21 10.27 12.17
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the
hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are
paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime,
vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for
more information.
Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA,
January 2009
Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $11.43 $14.90 $20.34 $31.94 $39.81
Management occupations.............................................. 31.42 35.50 45.26 52.08 57.40
Education administrators.......................................... 27.46 42.73 47.11 52.08 55.99
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 19.24 20.66 23.56 29.50 35.13
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 19.54 21.52 29.50 35.28 38.63
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 20.82 26.72 28.72 35.87 46.93
Community and social services occupations........................... 12.30 16.64 22.62 36.76 44.32
Counselors........................................................ 28.37 33.15 38.84 44.32 48.27
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 11.33 12.15 14.22 16.43 17.66
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 13.73 26.05 33.00 37.90 44.09
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 26.68 27.95 33.58 36.77 41.96
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 27.90 31.92 35.11 40.58 45.20
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 27.82 31.81 34.53 39.36 44.44
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.90 32.12 34.14 39.93 44.69
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 26.44 30.89 34.53 38.43 44.05
Secondary school teachers....................................... 27.96 31.88 35.97 41.97 45.59
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 27.85 30.97 35.93 40.67 45.06
Special education teachers...................................... 28.84 33.71 35.61 45.21 45.21
Other teachers and instructors.................................... 10.80 19.98 32.94 35.27 35.27
Teacher assistants................................................ 9.44 11.11 13.73 16.62 19.31
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 13.93 14.11 14.94 18.96 27.92
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.22 9.95 10.94 13.62 15.89
Protective service occupations...................................... 12.68 14.61 18.43 23.24 28.68
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 13.34 18.61 28.25 33.65 34.18
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 17.07 18.61 28.68 33.65 34.18
Fire fighters..................................................... 14.04 14.37 16.42 17.91 20.15
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 10.40 11.94 13.45 17.52 20.88
Correctional officers and jailers............................... 10.40 12.04 13.58 17.62 20.88
Police officers................................................... 13.27 16.48 19.18 23.94 25.73
Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 13.27 16.48 19.18 23.94 25.73
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.65 10.00 13.23 19.48 29.03
Cooks............................................................. 8.34 8.65 11.36 19.48 19.48
Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 8.34 8.65 11.36 19.48 19.48
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.88 10.90 13.87 18.95 21.80
Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.86 10.42 12.93 17.62 20.65
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.61 10.42 13.13 17.62 20.65
Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.76 9.67 10.79 14.19 21.86
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.92 13.56 16.13 18.83 25.44
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 13.58 14.63 17.12 18.81 55.12
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.42 14.46 16.41 17.20 18.52
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 11.57 13.21 19.36 23.99 28.98
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 12.60 16.10 17.89 22.18 26.69
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 12.31 14.15 16.21 18.67 22.25
Bus drivers....................................................... 12.52 14.12 15.93 17.87 20.53
Bus drivers, school............................................. 12.52 14.12 15.93 17.87 20.53
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the
hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are
paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime,
vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for
more information.
Table 9. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(2), Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA, January
2009
Full-time workers
Occupation(3)
10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $9.70 $12.49 $17.85 $28.31 $40.37
Management occupations.............................................. 21.89 27.98 42.27 52.00 69.71
General and operations managers................................... 27.06 38.80 41.31 70.62 110.08
Marketing and sales managers...................................... 27.31 43.27 43.27 61.45 74.17
Sales managers.................................................. 43.27 43.27 43.27 51.24 64.00
Computer and information systems managers......................... 45.31 47.32 49.93 56.64 63.06
Financial managers................................................ 18.14 30.05 45.26 55.76 55.76
Construction managers............................................. 24.04 30.02 38.46 43.13 67.01
Education administrators.......................................... 20.80 22.56 42.73 49.48 53.29
Medical and health services managers.............................. 27.78 27.78 37.41 40.25 56.73
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 12.24 20.00 25.64 34.81 48.69
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 12.24 12.24 14.88 23.56 34.59
Training and development specialists............................ 12.24 12.24 12.24 14.88 34.59
Management analysts............................................... 21.66 27.32 33.87 48.83 60.18
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 17.52 21.90 23.86 32.70 38.63
Loan counselors and officers...................................... 18.07 23.13 23.13 26.92 49.74
Loan officers................................................... 18.07 23.13 23.13 26.92 49.74
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 21.71 26.57 34.97 41.43 49.60
Computer programmers.............................................. 26.93 28.68 33.17 37.87 46.12
Computer software engineers....................................... 28.87 34.87 40.61 48.08 56.25
Computer software engineers, applications....................... 35.62 38.17 44.25 56.17 57.69
Computer software engineers, systems software................... 28.87 28.87 37.85 40.61 49.33
Computer support specialists...................................... 19.69 22.22 27.54 34.96 41.95
Computer systems analysts......................................... 26.44 32.69 37.38 45.00 50.84
Network and computer systems administrators....................... 16.83 25.39 34.00 38.61 43.36
Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 26.56 32.46 33.47 40.19 48.44
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 19.05 24.04 29.68 39.89 51.33
Engineers......................................................... 27.75 31.15 34.20 41.48 54.63
Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 28.13 30.24 33.76 36.40 43.12
Drafters.......................................................... 18.00 20.81 24.04 36.89 49.18
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 19.05 25.72 27.16 29.81 56.56
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 18.89 20.19 26.44 27.98 28.22
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 17.85 20.46 24.43 29.34 36.82
Community and social services occupations........................... 15.39 17.07 18.77 21.47 37.86
Counselors........................................................ 18.27 19.39 19.39 35.69 44.32
Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 18.27 19.39 19.39 36.76 44.32
Social workers.................................................... 17.07 17.07 17.07 19.46 24.04
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 11.36 12.30 14.27 15.39 17.66
Legal occupations................................................... 18.03 23.56 40.93 81.73 81.73
Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 18.03 19.23 23.56 27.10 48.87
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 14.90 23.68 33.24 37.90 43.72
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 19.00 26.68 33.58 37.67 47.90
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 26.04 30.89 35.11 40.03 44.69
Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 18.58 27.53 34.24 41.75 44.09
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 26.58 31.54 34.53 39.54 43.74
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.53 32.01 34.23 39.24 43.88
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 25.64 30.89 34.53 41.34 42.40
Secondary school teachers....................................... 24.06 29.87 35.97 40.98 44.73
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 23.68 29.60 35.76 39.58 43.93
Special education teachers...................................... 28.84 33.71 35.61 45.21 45.21
Other teachers and instructors.................................... 19.98 28.96 35.27 36.06 36.06
Teacher assistants................................................ 10.69 12.55 14.42 15.89 18.79
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 9.62 14.71 19.32 29.99 54.13
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 14.11 19.50 27.05 32.63 48.27
Registered nurses................................................. 22.56 26.22 30.00 33.30 44.74
Therapists........................................................ 15.14 15.14 32.14 33.65 34.98
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 17.59 22.17 22.62 25.61 27.33
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 24.01 28.31 28.31 29.39 35.31
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 14.14 14.45 16.50 20.02 21.46
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.99 10.37 12.55 15.00 19.10
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.45 10.00 11.69 12.98 14.59
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.16 11.12 12.52 14.23 15.26
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.16 13.26 15.25 19.10 19.50
Medical assistants.............................................. 10.94 12.74 14.83 17.47 19.10
Protective service occupations...................................... 9.00 10.44 14.67 20.25 27.16
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 13.34 18.61 28.25 33.65 34.18
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 17.07 18.61 28.68 33.65 34.18
Fire fighters..................................................... 14.23 14.67 16.44 19.63 29.97
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 10.40 12.04 13.58 17.62 20.88
Correctional officers and jailers............................... 10.40 12.04 13.58 17.62 20.88
Police officers................................................... 13.27 16.48 19.18 23.94 25.73
Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 13.27 16.48 19.18 23.94 25.73
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 8.25 9.00 10.00 12.00 14.48
Security guards................................................. 8.25 9.00 10.00 12.00 14.48
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.25 6.73 9.20 11.90 14.55
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers.......................................................... 10.65 11.52 11.98 14.90 19.29
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers........................................................ 10.65 11.52 13.55 17.00 19.29
Cooks............................................................. 7.75 9.00 11.36 12.72 14.55
Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 8.34 9.50 11.36 18.74 19.48
Cooks, restaurant............................................... 9.00 10.00 12.31 12.72 14.55
Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.00 8.50 10.22 13.10 14.04
Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.13 3.50 8.10 10.31
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.25 8.10 10.31
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 2.13 5.00 6.55 10.00 11.85
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.75 7.25 8.47 9.27 11.90
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 6.75 7.40 8.47 9.35 11.90
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.03 9.50 10.48 13.00 17.62
Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.00 8.81 10.35 13.00 16.84
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.00 8.86 11.00 15.00 17.62
Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.50 8.45 9.68 10.07 11.17
Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.59 10.53 13.52 24.65 50.47
Sales and related occupations....................................... 9.00 11.44 15.12 25.87 40.00
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 12.55 15.09 17.47 35.81 35.81
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 13.00 15.50 16.74 20.72 22.53
Retail sales workers.............................................. 7.25 9.78 11.50 13.96 17.54
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.00 8.00 10.38 12.15 13.81
Cashiers...................................................... 7.00 8.00 10.38 12.15 13.81
Retail salespersons............................................. 9.00 10.66 12.23 15.31 19.65
Insurance sales agents............................................ 11.67 12.29 17.32 33.48 60.14
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 13.75 16.83 35.25 44.80 64.96
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products.............................. 13.75 13.75 20.88 35.25 41.73
Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 8.09 24.10 31.73 46.88 113.27
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.95 13.10 15.84 19.71 22.98
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers.................................................. 18.75 20.97 21.64 30.16 31.20
Financial clerks.................................................. 11.51 13.88 15.75 18.89 21.60
Bill and account collectors..................................... 11.51 15.54 18.03 19.76 24.81
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.00 15.60 16.74 19.75 21.60
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.45 12.81 15.00 18.70 21.54
Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 13.33 15.25 15.73 18.02 19.71
Customer service representatives.................................. 12.05 13.45 14.81 19.26 22.59
Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.00 11.50 13.00 13.55 18.28
Dispatchers....................................................... 13.56 15.00 16.00 19.81 21.31
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 9.25 11.50 13.87 16.95 20.82
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.19 10.95 13.10 15.40 18.44
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 12.48 14.42 17.31 20.62 25.86
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 16.39 17.31 20.33 24.56 28.24
Medical secretaries............................................. 11.09 12.08 13.50 15.68 17.17
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 10.23 14.17 16.36 17.92 20.17
Office clerks, general............................................ 12.69 13.50 16.25 20.38 24.04
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.00 12.00 16.00 21.00 27.75
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers............................................... 17.00 20.50 25.42 31.88 32.70
Carpenters........................................................ 13.85 18.00 19.87 22.10 22.10
Construction laborers............................................. 9.00 10.00 12.00 13.25 14.00
Construction equipment operators.................................. 12.00 14.00 17.00 18.50 24.00
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 12.00 14.00 17.00 18.50 24.00
Electricians...................................................... 13.75 19.24 19.24 27.75 29.66
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 11.75 14.51 19.34 29.02 31.06
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers........................................................ 18.91 20.21 21.38 30.50 36.61
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 26.69 29.09 29.09 30.88 30.88
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except
line installers................................................ 26.69 29.09 29.09 30.88 30.88
Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 9.00 11.45 15.83 20.27 23.07
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 9.00 11.45 15.83 20.27 23.07
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 12.25 13.09 16.00 18.18 21.00
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 11.01 12.85 16.00 17.65 21.00
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 12.00 14.51 14.51 15.92 17.00
Production occupations.............................................. 8.03 9.42 12.06 15.97 19.66
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.59 12.06 12.20 14.50 15.35
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 8.00 10.25 11.25 13.93 15.97
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 9.31 9.31 10.75 13.00 14.00
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.................... 9.31 9.31 10.31 13.00 13.75
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 9.00 9.00 16.40 18.25 30.08
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 9.00 9.00 12.00 18.25 30.08
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 7.98 8.95 9.40 10.00 11.04
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 8.25 9.25 13.26 15.00 19.20
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.29 10.50 13.79 19.35 28.85
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 18.55 23.75 24.64 28.85 28.85
Bus drivers....................................................... 12.52 13.85 15.77 18.40 20.93
Bus drivers, school............................................. 12.52 13.85 15.77 18.40 20.93
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 12.00 14.00 17.69 22.73 31.30
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 12.00 17.31 21.06 25.94 31.49
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 11.03 12.40 14.68 15.97 17.15
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.75 9.45 10.30 11.56 12.76
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 7.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 11.00
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 9.00 9.62 10.57 11.97 13.00
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.21 9.45 10.09 11.38 13.42
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each
establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the
hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are
paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime,
vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for
more information.
Table 10. Part-time(1) civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(2), Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA, January
2009
Part-time workers
Occupation(3)
10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $6.55 $7.07 $8.75 $12.00 $20.78
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 6.55 6.55 10.80 25.00 28.16
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 9.25 12.00 25.00 31.00 40.05
Registered nurses................................................. 25.00 28.00 29.00 31.00 40.85
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 8.00 8.28 10.00 11.75 15.89
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 8.00 8.28 10.00 11.78 15.89
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.18 11.75 13.13 15.89 15.89
Protective service occupations...................................... 6.75 7.50 8.75 14.12 15.80
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 3.25 6.55 7.00 8.14 10.00
Cooks............................................................. 7.89 8.00 10.00 11.25 12.50
Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.13 2.15 6.95 7.25
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.55 6.55 6.67 7.25 8.40
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 6.55 6.55 6.70 7.25 8.42
Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.25 8.09 9.13 17.31 35.00
Sales and related occupations....................................... 6.55 7.50 8.50 9.50 11.95
Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.55 7.50 8.29 9.34 11.53
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.47 7.00 8.00 8.98 9.79
Cashiers...................................................... 6.47 7.00 8.00 8.98 9.79
Retail salespersons............................................. 7.64 7.81 9.10 11.15 14.84
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 8.00 10.40 12.11 17.00 19.23
Financial clerks.................................................. 7.85 10.98 17.00 19.23 20.73
Tellers......................................................... 7.00 10.98 12.48 19.90 20.91
Office clerks, general............................................ 8.00 12.00 12.11 14.00 18.75
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 6.50 6.55 7.10 9.25 13.00
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 6.50 7.00 7.25 8.75 10.29
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 6.50 7.00 7.00 9.60 10.25
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 6.55 6.70 7.25 8.00 9.25
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each
establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the
hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are
paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime,
vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for
more information.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups
may include data for categories not shown separately
Table 11. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Atlanta-Sandy
Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA, January 2009
Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5)
Occupation(2)
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers........................................................... $22.40 $17.85 $890 $710 39.7 $45,074 $36,533 2,012
Management occupations.............................................. 44.31 42.27 1,824 1,692 41.2 93,710 85,430 2,115
General and operations managers................................... 53.40 41.31 2,199 1,652 41.2 114,352 85,916 2,141
Marketing and sales managers...................................... 48.92 43.27 2,198 2,380 44.9 114,312 123,749 2,337
Sales managers.................................................. 49.83 43.27 2,327 2,380 46.7 120,993 123,749 2,428
Computer and information systems managers......................... 53.22 49.93 2,129 1,997 40.0 110,699 103,859 2,080
Financial managers................................................ 43.44 45.26 1,738 1,810 40.0 89,835 88,150 2,068
Construction managers............................................. 40.23 38.46 1,648 1,634 41.0 85,702 84,968 2,130
Education administrators.......................................... 38.22 42.73 1,510 1,709 39.5 70,326 74,193 1,840
Medical and health services managers.............................. 36.88 37.41 1,505 1,369 40.8 78,284 71,182 2,123
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.78 25.64 1,198 1,084 41.6 62,120 56,364 2,158
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 19.22 14.88 860 673 44.7 44,695 35,001 2,325
Training and development specialists............................ 17.38 12.24 815 673 46.9 42,383 35,001 2,439
Management analysts............................................... 37.63 33.87 1,496 1,346 39.8 77,812 69,992 2,068
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.78 23.86 1,133 1,006 40.8 58,202 52,301 2,095
Loan counselors and officers...................................... 27.35 23.13 1,125 1,018 41.1 58,479 52,921 2,138
Loan officers................................................... 27.35 23.13 1,125 1,018 41.1 58,479 52,921 2,138
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 35.97 34.97 1,433 1,398 39.8 74,283 72,711 2,065
Computer programmers.............................................. 34.83 33.17 1,393 1,327 40.0 72,438 68,994 2,080
Computer software engineers....................................... 41.63 40.61 1,665 1,624 40.0 86,582 84,458 2,080
Computer software engineers, applications....................... 46.30 44.25 1,852 1,770 40.0 96,299 92,040 2,080
Computer software engineers, systems software................... 36.73 37.85 1,469 1,514 40.0 76,391 78,728 2,080
Computer support specialists...................................... 30.19 27.54 1,198 1,105 39.7 62,104 57,036 2,057
Computer systems analysts......................................... 41.95 37.38 1,665 1,495 39.7 86,178 77,742 2,054
Network and computer systems administrators....................... 32.17 34.00 1,278 1,360 39.7 65,346 65,045 2,031
Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 35.80 33.47 1,425 1,339 39.8 74,118 69,626 2,071
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 32.97 29.68 1,328 1,183 40.3 69,060 61,499 2,095
Engineers......................................................... 37.70 34.20 1,534 1,442 40.7 79,773 75,001 2,116
Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 34.18 33.76 1,423 1,360 41.6 73,997 70,699 2,165
Drafters.......................................................... 29.42 24.04 1,177 962 40.0 61,198 50,003 2,080
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 32.07 27.16 1,283 1,087 40.0 66,701 56,499 2,080
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 24.34 26.44 974 1,058 40.0 50,635 54,999 2,080
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 25.82 24.43 1,053 976 40.8 53,624 50,989 2,077
Community and social services occupations........................... 21.75 18.77 864 751 39.7 42,463 39,795 1,952
Counselors........................................................ 26.50 19.39 1,050 775 39.6 48,593 40,325 1,834
Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 27.20 19.39 1,076 775 39.6 49,256 40,325 1,811
Social workers.................................................... 19.31 17.07 771 683 39.9 39,780 35,506 2,061
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.45 14.27 571 569 39.5 29,706 29,578 2,056
Legal occupations................................................... 47.74 40.93 1,886 1,484 39.5 98,091 77,149 2,055
Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 26.71 23.56 1,069 942 40.0 55,567 49,001 2,080
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 31.48 33.24 1,235 1,309 39.2 48,365 50,200 1,536
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 35.41 33.58 1,490 1,299 42.1 65,294 53,192 1,844
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 35.17 35.11 1,372 1,381 39.0 52,271 52,492 1,486
Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 33.21 34.24 1,279 1,370 38.5 50,055 52,051 1,507
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 35.19 34.53 1,370 1,366 38.9 52,104 52,060 1,481
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 35.19 34.23 1,364 1,347 38.8 51,992 51,197 1,478
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 35.20 34.53 1,390 1,381 39.5 52,474 52,492 1,491
Secondary school teachers....................................... 35.18 35.97 1,383 1,437 39.3 52,524 54,608 1,493
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 34.41 35.76 1,354 1,389 39.3 51,409 53,871 1,494
Special education teachers...................................... 36.77 35.61 1,443 1,405 39.2 54,913 53,373 1,493
Other teachers and instructors.................................... 31.71 35.27 1,187 1,318 37.4 47,076 50,075 1,485
Teacher assistants................................................ 14.60 14.42 560 577 38.4 22,274 22,421 1,525
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 26.62 19.32 1,058 773 39.7 55,001 40,177 2,067
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 29.18 27.05 1,167 1,052 40.0 60,332 54,632 2,068
Registered nurses................................................. 31.58 30.00 1,239 1,172 39.2 63,726 60,902 2,018
Therapists........................................................ 26.90 32.14 1,071 1,286 39.8 55,330 65,582 2,057
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 23.47 22.62 934 905 39.8 48,583 47,050 2,070
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 28.92 28.31 1,141 1,133 39.5 59,349 58,891 2,052
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.02 16.50 675 655 39.7 34,322 33,072 2,017
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.24 12.55 525 501 39.6 27,006 25,168 2,039
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.64 11.69 462 462 39.7 24,005 24,045 2,063
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.72 12.52 501 501 39.4 26,065 26,037 2,049
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.62 15.25 618 593 39.5 31,315 30,846 2,005
Medical assistants.............................................. 14.77 14.83 582 576 39.4 30,255 29,931 2,048
Protective service occupations...................................... 16.47 14.67 684 635 41.5 35,073 32,579 2,129
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 25.38 28.25 1,035 1,147 40.8 53,801 59,650 2,120
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 26.86 28.68 1,092 1,147 40.6 56,761 59,650 2,113
Fire fighters..................................................... 18.26 16.44 932 887 51.0 48,471 46,135 2,654
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 14.99 13.58 608 552 40.5 31,591 28,729 2,108
Correctional officers and jailers............................... 14.99 13.58 608 552 40.5 31,591 28,729 2,108
Police officers................................................... 19.70 19.18 802 774 40.7 41,720 40,273 2,118
Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 19.70 19.18 802 774 40.7 41,720 40,273 2,118
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.16 10.00 446 400 40.0 23,206 20,800 2,080
Security guards................................................. 11.16 10.00 446 400 40.0 23,206 20,800 2,080
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.21 9.20 345 318 37.5 17,384 16,302 1,887
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers.......................................................... 14.49 11.98 612 576 42.3 30,385 29,952 2,097
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers........................................................ 14.78 13.55 628 576 42.5 31,024 30,160 2,099
Cooks............................................................. 11.54 11.36 432 400 37.4 21,309 20,717 1,846
Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 13.23 11.36 473 404 35.7 19,489 16,380 1,473
Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.90 12.31 452 477 38.0 23,505 24,810 1,975
Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.66 10.22 386 372 36.2 19,119 19,344 1,794
Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.81 3.50 181 143 37.6 9,215 7,435 1,915
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.13 2.25 156 85 37.9 8,137 4,430 1,972
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.22 6.55 265 229 36.7 12,665 11,921 1,754
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.70 8.47 302 283 34.7 15,456 14,731 1,777
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 8.80 8.47 308 300 34.9 15,846 14,742 1,800
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.77 10.48 465 417 39.5 23,971 21,549 2,036
Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.32 10.35 444 403 39.2 22,802 20,746 2,014
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.98 11.00 467 436 39.0 23,891 22,672 1,995
Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.54 9.68 377 387 39.5 19,606 20,134 2,055
Personal care and service occupations............................... 21.42 13.52 680 627 31.7 33,721 31,592 1,574
Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.91 15.12 881 606 40.2 44,470 30,451 2,029
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 22.08 17.47 910 699 41.2 47,312 36,340 2,143
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.89 16.74 716 670 40.0 37,206 34,819 2,080
Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.59 11.50 508 461 40.3 24,435 23,078 1,941
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.36 10.38 410 410 39.6 17,951 19,760 1,733
Cashiers...................................................... 10.36 10.38 410 410 39.6 17,951 19,760 1,733
Retail salespersons............................................. 14.03 12.23 572 502 40.8 29,727 26,115 2,119
Insurance sales agents............................................ 28.82 17.32 1,157 693 40.2 60,176 36,028 2,088
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 40.23 35.25 1,566 1,410 38.9 81,408 73,322 2,024
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products.............................. 25.63 20.88 970 759 37.9 50,462 39,458 1,969
Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 39.92 31.73 1,597 1,269 40.0 83,025 65,996 2,080
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.74 15.84 662 623 39.5 34,312 32,323 2,049
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers.................................................. 24.86 21.64 1,036 1,049 41.7 53,889 54,522 2,168
Financial clerks.................................................. 16.63 15.75 639 628 38.4 33,179 32,677 1,995
Bill and account collectors..................................... 18.32 18.03 733 721 40.0 38,100 37,500 2,080
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 17.69 16.74 700 670 39.5 36,384 34,821 2,056
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.15 15.00 602 560 37.3 31,228 29,120 1,933
Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 16.52 15.73 661 629 40.0 34,359 32,727 2,080
Customer service representatives.................................. 16.61 14.81 661 592 39.8 34,370 30,809 2,069
Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.23 13.00 523 520 39.6 27,207 27,040 2,057
Dispatchers....................................................... 17.35 16.00 699 640 40.3 36,323 33,284 2,093
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.47 13.87 572 525 39.5 29,752 27,296 2,056
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 13.86 13.10 554 524 40.0 28,832 27,248 2,080
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.48 17.31 734 685 39.7 37,999 35,175 2,056
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 22.81 20.33 912 813 40.0 47,444 42,288 2,080
Medical secretaries............................................. 13.95 13.50 558 540 40.0 29,023 28,080 2,080
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.10 16.36 635 656 39.4 32,620 33,064 2,026
Office clerks, general............................................ 16.88 16.25 663 622 39.3 34,421 32,323 2,039
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.43 16.00 692 630 39.7 35,988 32,760 2,065
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers............................................... 26.36 25.42 1,054 1,017 40.0 54,819 52,865 2,080
Carpenters........................................................ 20.05 19.87 802 795 40.0 41,706 41,334 2,080
Construction laborers............................................. 11.83 12.00 466 479 39.4 24,232 24,914 2,049
Construction equipment operators.................................. 17.23 17.00 689 680 40.0 35,847 35,360 2,080
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 17.23 17.00 689 680 40.0 35,847 35,360 2,080
Electricians...................................................... 22.45 19.24 878 769 39.1 45,658 40,013 2,034
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.71 19.34 845 800 40.8 43,941 41,600 2,121
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers........................................................ 24.62 21.38 1,076 962 43.7 55,939 50,001 2,272
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 29.28 29.09 1,171 1,164 40.0 60,899 60,503 2,080
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except
line installers................................................ 29.28 29.09 1,171 1,164 40.0 60,899 60,503 2,080
Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 16.74 15.83 686 633 41.0 35,663 32,931 2,130
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 16.75 15.83 687 633 41.0 35,717 32,931 2,132
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 16.36 16.00 673 696 41.1 34,975 35,506 2,137
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.17 16.00 647 640 40.0 33,580 33,280 2,076
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 15.04 14.51 602 580 40.0 31,285 30,177 2,080
Production occupations.............................................. 13.53 12.06 537 480 39.7 27,947 24,960 2,065
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.05 12.20 522 488 40.0 27,135 25,376 2,080
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 11.86 11.25 464 443 39.1 24,111 23,053 2,033
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.89 10.75 476 430 40.0 24,727 22,360 2,080
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.................... 11.02 10.31 441 412 40.0 22,922 21,445 2,080
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.77 16.40 629 656 39.9 32,707 34,112 2,074
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.50 12.00 618 480 39.9 32,145 24,960 2,073
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.54 9.40 367 374 38.5 19,109 19,427 2,004
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.14 13.26 517 516 39.3 26,859 26,832 2,045
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.51 13.79 720 529 38.9 36,583 26,790 1,976
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 25.07 24.64 1,024 986 40.9 53,266 51,249 2,125
Bus drivers....................................................... 16.32 15.77 427 394 26.2 15,742 14,193 965
Bus drivers, school............................................. 16.32 15.77 427 394 26.2 15,742 14,193 965
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 19.90 17.69 845 865 42.5 43,939 45,001 2,208
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 21.48 21.06 938 885 43.7 48,786 45,999 2,271
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.55 14.68 582 587 40.0 30,254 30,534 2,080
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.63 10.30 425 412 40.0 22,117 21,424 2,081
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 9.33 10.00 386 400 41.4 20,057 20,800 2,151
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.92 10.57 434 422 39.7 22,560 21,944 2,065
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.50 10.09 420 403 40.0 21,838 20,981 2,080
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,
a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another
firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard
pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all
workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week,
exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year,
exclusive of overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
Table 12. Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours,
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA, January 2009
Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5)
Occupation(2)
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers........................................................... $22.11 $17.31 $880 $686 39.8 $45,459 $35,506 2,056
Management occupations.............................................. 44.31 41.31 1,831 1,654 41.3 95,204 86,000 2,148
General and operations managers................................... 53.40 41.31 2,199 1,652 41.2 114,352 85,916 2,141
Marketing and sales managers...................................... 48.92 43.27 2,198 2,380 44.9 114,312 123,749 2,337
Sales managers.................................................. 49.83 43.27 2,327 2,380 46.7 120,993 123,749 2,428
Computer and information systems managers......................... 53.22 49.93 2,129 1,997 40.0 110,699 103,859 2,080
Financial managers................................................ 43.30 44.57 1,732 1,783 40.0 90,071 92,699 2,080
Construction managers............................................. 40.23 38.46 1,648 1,634 41.0 85,702 84,968 2,130
Education administrators.......................................... 29.17 21.89 1,158 876 39.7 60,201 45,540 2,064
Medical and health services managers.............................. 37.80 37.87 1,549 1,515 41.0 80,533 78,778 2,131
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 29.17 25.64 1,220 1,084 41.8 63,464 56,364 2,176
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 18.02 14.88 829 673 46.0 43,092 35,001 2,392
Management analysts............................................... 39.80 36.57 1,582 1,374 39.7 82,251 71,442 2,066
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.11 22.61 1,114 1,006 41.1 57,953 52,301 2,137
Loan counselors and officers...................................... 27.35 23.13 1,125 1,018 41.1 58,479 52,921 2,138
Loan officers................................................... 27.35 23.13 1,125 1,018 41.1 58,479 52,921 2,138
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 36.23 35.23 1,444 1,406 39.9 74,956 72,800 2,069
Computer programmers.............................................. 34.80 32.69 1,392 1,308 40.0 72,388 67,999 2,080
Computer software engineers....................................... 41.63 40.61 1,665 1,624 40.0 86,582 84,458 2,080
Computer software engineers, applications....................... 46.30 44.25 1,852 1,770 40.0 96,299 92,040 2,080
Computer software engineers, systems software................... 36.73 37.85 1,469 1,514 40.0 76,391 78,728 2,080
Computer support specialists...................................... 30.47 27.47 1,208 1,105 39.7 62,619 56,524 2,055
Computer systems analysts......................................... 41.69 37.38 1,660 1,495 39.8 86,324 77,742 2,071
Network and computer systems administrators....................... 32.30 34.63 1,289 1,385 39.9 66,193 70,000 2,050
Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 35.80 33.47 1,425 1,339 39.8 74,118 69,626 2,071
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 33.25 29.68 1,340 1,187 40.3 69,695 61,734 2,096
Engineers......................................................... 39.09 35.89 1,595 1,519 40.8 82,944 78,991 2,122
Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 35.52 33.86 1,496 1,519 42.1 77,775 78,991 2,190
Drafters.......................................................... 29.42 24.04 1,177 962 40.0 61,198 50,003 2,080
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 32.23 26.92 1,289 1,077 40.0 67,048 56,000 2,080
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 25.72 23.90 1,029 956 40.0 53,492 49,718 2,080
Community and social services occupations........................... 18.07 18.27 720 731 39.9 37,463 38,000 2,073
Legal occupations................................................... 47.74 40.93 1,886 1,484 39.5 98,091 77,149 2,055
Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 26.71 23.56 1,069 942 40.0 55,567 49,001 2,080
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.72 28.44 1,116 1,237 38.9 46,597 48,254 1,623
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 32.50 31.72 1,247 1,269 38.4 54,938 51,186 1,691
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 30.24 34.88 1,207 1,395 39.9 45,292 53,018 1,498
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 33.58 36.30 1,318 1,452 39.2 48,857 53,727 1,455
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 29.79 24.28 1,181 884 39.7 61,438 45,975 2,062
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 30.56 28.04 1,224 1,101 40.1 63,658 57,235 2,083
Registered nurses................................................. 32.66 30.11 1,279 1,200 39.2 66,526 62,400 2,037
Therapists........................................................ 26.71 32.63 1,068 1,305 40.0 55,561 67,879 2,080
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 23.47 22.62 934 905 39.8 48,583 47,050 2,070
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 28.92 28.31 1,141 1,133 39.5 59,349 58,891 2,052
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.55 13.07 536 510 39.6 27,882 26,520 2,058
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.78 11.88 467 475 39.6 24,280 24,700 2,061
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.98 12.94 511 509 39.3 26,554 26,489 2,045
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.39 15.67 647 611 39.5 33,640 31,762 2,052
Medical assistants.............................................. 15.44 15.00 607 593 39.3 31,557 30,846 2,044
Protective service occupations...................................... 12.00 10.00 480 400 40.0 24,131 20,800 2,010
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.12 10.00 445 400 40.0 23,134 20,800 2,080
Security guards................................................. 11.12 10.00 445 400 40.0 23,134 20,800 2,080
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.77 9.00 331 315 37.8 17,140 16,302 1,955
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers.......................................................... 13.24 11.98 573 575 43.3 29,820 29,902 2,252
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers........................................................ 13.44 11.98 587 575 43.7 30,531 29,902 2,271
Cooks............................................................. 11.33 11.50 431 423 38.1 22,269 21,840 1,965
Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.90 12.31 452 477 38.0 23,505 24,810 1,975
Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.06 9.30 362 300 36.0 18,834 15,600 1,873
Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.67 2.71 177 140 37.9 9,121 7,280 1,955
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.13 2.25 156 85 37.9 8,137 4,430 1,972
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.66 8.28 301 283 34.8 15,531 14,731 1,793
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 8.80 8.47 308 300 34.9 15,846 14,742 1,800
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.69 10.00 422 400 39.5 21,935 20,800 2,052
Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.24 9.68 401 387 39.1 20,848 20,134 2,035
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.54 9.30 409 372 38.8 21,269 19,344 2,019
Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.54 9.68 377 387 39.5 19,606 20,134 2,055
Personal care and service occupations............................... 22.78 13.52 733 731 32.2 38,105 37,990 1,673
Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.91 15.12 881 606 40.2 44,470 30,451 2,029
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 22.08 17.47 910 699 41.2 47,312 36,340 2,143
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.89 16.74 716 670 40.0 37,206 34,819 2,080
Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.59 11.50 508 461 40.3 24,435 23,078 1,941
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.36 10.38 410 410 39.6 17,951 19,760 1,733
Cashiers...................................................... 10.36 10.38 410 410 39.6 17,951 19,760 1,733
Retail salespersons............................................. 14.03 12.23 572 502 40.8 29,727 26,115 2,119
Insurance sales agents............................................ 28.82 17.32 1,157 693 40.2 60,176 36,028 2,088
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 40.23 35.25 1,566 1,410 38.9 81,408 73,322 2,024
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products.............................. 25.63 20.88 970 759 37.9 50,462 39,458 1,969
Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 39.92 31.73 1,597 1,269 40.0 83,025 65,996 2,080
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.59 15.75 655 622 39.5 34,057 32,323 2,053
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers.................................................. 24.87 21.64 1,042 1,049 41.9 54,191 54,522 2,179
Financial clerks.................................................. 16.66 15.75 639 628 38.4 33,230 32,677 1,995
Bill and account collectors..................................... 18.32 18.03 733 721 40.0 38,100 37,500 2,080
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 17.69 16.74 700 670 39.5 36,384 34,821 2,056
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.15 15.00 600 560 37.1 31,199 29,120 1,932
Customer service representatives.................................. 16.70 14.81 664 592 39.8 34,542 30,809 2,068
Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.23 13.00 523 520 39.6 27,207 27,040 2,057
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.47 13.87 572 525 39.5 29,752 27,296 2,056
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.05 13.10 562 524 40.0 29,215 27,248 2,080
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.92 17.31 712 677 39.7 37,004 35,214 2,065
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.06 20.23 843 809 40.0 43,814 42,068 2,080
Medical secretaries............................................. 13.95 13.50 558 540 40.0 29,023 28,080 2,080
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.13 16.25 634 616 39.3 32,986 32,011 2,045
Office clerks, general............................................ 16.89 16.25 663 622 39.3 34,488 32,323 2,041
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.12 15.00 679 600 39.7 35,319 31,200 2,063
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers............................................... 26.60 25.38 1,064 1,015 40.0 55,332 52,790 2,080
Carpenters........................................................ 20.05 19.87 802 795 40.0 41,706 41,334 2,080
Construction laborers............................................. 11.71 11.98 461 479 39.4 23,971 24,914 2,047
Electricians...................................................... 22.50 19.24 878 769 39.0 45,677 40,013 2,031
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.82 19.67 850 806 40.9 44,219 41,904 2,124
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers........................................................ 24.99 21.37 1,108 962 44.4 57,640 50,001 2,307
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 29.63 30.88 1,185 1,235 40.0 61,625 64,220 2,080
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except
line installers................................................ 29.63 30.88 1,185 1,235 40.0 61,625 64,220 2,080
Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 16.62 15.83 681 633 41.0 35,430 32,931 2,132
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 16.63 14.00 682 600 41.0 35,478 31,200 2,134
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 16.48 16.00 680 706 41.3 35,365 36,712 2,146
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.33 15.94 653 638 40.0 33,966 33,155 2,080
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 15.04 14.51 602 580 40.0 31,285 30,177 2,080
Production occupations.............................................. 13.47 12.04 535 480 39.7 27,817 24,960 2,065
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.05 12.20 522 488 40.0 27,135 25,376 2,080
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 11.86 11.25 464 443 39.1 24,111 23,053 2,033
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.89 10.75 476 430 40.0 24,727 22,360 2,080
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.................... 11.02 10.31 441 412 40.0 22,922 21,445 2,080
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 15.77 16.40 629 656 39.9 32,707 34,112 2,074
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 15.50 12.00 618 480 39.9 32,145 24,960 2,073
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.54 9.40 367 374 38.5 19,109 19,427 2,004
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.14 13.26 517 516 39.3 26,859 26,832 2,045
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.63 13.33 738 537 39.6 38,397 27,914 2,061
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 25.47 27.11 1,042 1,154 40.9 54,186 60,000 2,128
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 20.08 17.69 857 885 42.7 44,555 45,999 2,219
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 21.74 22.18 955 909 43.9 49,663 47,278 2,284
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.55 14.68 582 587 40.0 30,254 30,534 2,080
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.63 10.30 425 412 40.0 22,117 21,424 2,081
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 9.33 10.00 386 400 41.4 20,057 20,800 2,151
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.92 10.57 434 422 39.7 22,560 21,944 2,065
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.50 10.09 420 403 40.0 21,838 20,981 2,080
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,
a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another
firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard
pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all
workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week,
exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year,
exclusive of overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
Table 13. Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours,
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA, January 2009
Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5)
Occupation(2)
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers........................................................... $24.24 $20.66 $953 $845 39.3 $42,958 $41,826 1,772
Management occupations.............................................. 44.25 45.26 1,753 1,810 39.6 79,780 79,882 1,803
Education administrators.......................................... 45.39 47.11 1,787 1,868 39.4 76,916 77,937 1,695
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 25.87 23.56 1,035 942 40.0 52,685 48,994 2,037
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 29.46 29.50 1,179 1,180 40.0 58,789 59,333 1,995
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 31.40 28.72 1,236 1,149 39.4 62,890 59,738 2,003
Community and social services occupations........................... 26.86 23.49 1,062 962 39.5 48,508 48,855 1,806
Counselors........................................................ 38.30 38.84 1,495 1,522 39.0 59,142 59,363 1,544
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 32.12 33.52 1,263 1,318 39.3 48,746 50,510 1,518
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 36.94 33.58 1,638 1,443 44.4 71,522 67,684 1,936
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 35.91 35.11 1,397 1,381 38.9 53,311 52,492 1,485
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 35.39 34.53 1,377 1,349 38.9 52,524 51,399 1,484
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 35.51 34.14 1,375 1,347 38.7 52,500 51,197 1,478
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 34.93 34.53 1,385 1,381 39.6 52,618 52,492 1,506
Secondary school teachers....................................... 36.70 35.97 1,429 1,437 38.9 54,609 54,677 1,488
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 35.91 35.93 1,399 1,418 38.9 53,467 54,186 1,489
Special education teachers...................................... 36.77 35.61 1,443 1,405 39.2 54,913 53,373 1,493
Teacher assistants................................................ 14.59 14.37 555 542 38.0 21,043 21,016 1,442
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 17.41 14.74 690 584 39.7 33,924 30,046 1,949
Protective service occupations...................................... 19.53 18.61 833 788 42.7 43,328 40,955 2,219
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 25.38 28.25 1,035 1,147 40.8 53,801 59,650 2,120
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 26.86 28.68 1,092 1,147 40.6 56,761 59,650 2,113
Fire fighters..................................................... 16.67 16.44 884 871 53.0 45,952 45,303 2,756
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 14.99 13.58 608 552 40.5 31,591 28,729 2,108
Correctional officers and jailers............................... 14.99 13.58 608 552 40.5 31,591 28,729 2,108
Police officers................................................... 19.70 19.18 802 774 40.7 41,720 40,273 2,118
Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 19.70 19.18 802 774 40.7 41,720 40,273 2,118
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 15.69 13.63 526 467 33.5 19,674 18,223 1,254
Cooks............................................................. 13.38 11.36 435 346 32.5 16,104 13,150 1,203
Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 13.38 11.36 435 346 32.5 16,104 13,150 1,203
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 15.15 14.25 598 555 39.5 30,116 27,997 1,988
Building cleaning workers......................................... 14.13 13.46 556 523 39.3 27,687 26,437 1,960
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 14.13 13.46 556 523 39.3 27,687 26,437 1,960
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.57 16.13 741 645 39.9 37,272 32,727 2,007
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 21.60 17.12 859 685 39.8 43,354 35,100 2,007
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.01 16.41 635 656 39.7 31,539 33,372 1,970
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 19.56 19.36 782 774 40.0 40,682 40,269 2,080
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.13 17.89 765 716 40.0 39,660 36,546 2,073
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.92 16.21 527 455 31.1 21,669 16,533 1,280
Bus drivers....................................................... 16.32 15.77 427 394 26.2 15,742 14,193 965
Bus drivers, school............................................. 16.32 15.77 427 394 26.2 15,742 14,193 965
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,
a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another
firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard
pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all
workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week,
exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year,
exclusive of overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings(1) of private industry
establishments for major occupational groups, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL
CSA, January 2009
1-99 100-499 500
Occupational group(2) Total workers workers workers
or more
All workers.................................. $21.05 $18.81 $20.78 $26.82
Management, professional, and related...... 34.25 33.96 33.72 35.09
Management, business, and financial...... 36.94 32.30 47.22 38.94
Professional and related................. 32.61 35.69 28.74 33.41
Service.................................... 10.97 9.72 9.33 16.78
Sales and office........................... 17.33 17.31 16.58 18.88
Sales and related........................ 18.91 19.11 17.92 22.38
Office and administrative support........ 16.39 16.25 15.45 18.07
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance............................... 19.32 17.47 19.33 25.57
Construction and extraction............. 17.17 16.79 � �
Installation, maintenance, and repair.... 20.82 17.81 23.32 27.40
Production, transportation, and material
moving.................................... 15.74 12.70 14.10 25.06
Production............................... 13.65 12.20 13.32 17.98
Transportation and material moving....... 17.40 13.08 14.89 29.59
B
1-99 100-499 500
Total workers workers workers
or more
Occupational group(2)
Relative error(3)
(percent)
Relative error(3) (percent)
All workers........................................................... 2.8 4.0 6.1 6.2
Management, professional, and related............................... 2.6 4.8 7.7 2.8
Management, business, and financial............................... 3.6 6.5 7.0 4.0
Professional and related.......................................... 3.2 7.6 9.4 3.8
Service............................................................. 4.8 6.9 6.4 8.9
Sales and office.................................................... 3.2 5.1 6.3 5.0
Sales and related................................................. 9.1 12.4 11.5 20.6
Office and administrative support................................. 1.9 3.7 2.9 2.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 3.5 5.3 6.9 5.2
Construction and extraction...................................... 6.1 9.1 � �
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 3.5 6.1 9.6 5.1
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 9.4 4.6 6.8 26.2
Production........................................................ 5.8 5.3 5.9 11.8
Transportation and material moving................................ 15.5 6.3 12.1 37.6
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay,
cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See
appendix B for more information.
3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used
to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for
full-time(1) private industry workers, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA, January 2009
Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5)
Occupation(2)
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers........................................................... $19.87 $15.50 $795 $610 40.0 $41,059 $31,688 2,066
Management occupations.............................................. 39.25 36.06 1,667 1,483 42.5 86,681 77,126 2,209
General and operations managers................................... 47.76 39.59 2,032 1,583 42.5 105,642 82,341 2,212
Construction managers............................................. 44.04 41.68 1,809 1,667 41.1 94,077 86,694 2,136
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.17 24.42 1,133 1,021 43.3 58,907 53,084 2,251
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 26.10 22.35 1,098 1,006 42.1 57,082 52,301 2,187
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 35.87 33.65 1,433 1,346 39.9 74,490 70,000 2,077
Computer software engineers....................................... 47.44 44.25 1,898 1,770 40.0 98,675 92,040 2,080
Computer software engineers, applications....................... 50.07 48.08 2,003 1,923 40.0 104,140 100,000 2,080
Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 31.92 33.05 1,262 1,322 39.5 65,632 68,752 2,056
Legal occupations................................................... 53.05 48.08 2,089 1,923 39.4 108,631 100,000 2,048
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 18.95 17.00 742 680 39.2 34,700 31,200 1,831
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 37.39 29.30 1,491 1,154 39.9 77,558 60,000 2,074
Registered nurses................................................. 38.62 32.00 1,536 1,225 39.8 79,860 63,690 2,068
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.86 13.25 550 510 39.7 28,595 26,499 2,063
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 16.87 17.47 664 699 39.4 34,548 36,338 2,048
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.41 8.50 314 300 37.4 16,227 15,600 1,930
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers.......................................................... 12.87 11.81 567 575 44.1 29,486 29,902 2,292
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers........................................................ 13.06 11.98 583 575 44.7 30,340 29,902 2,323
Cooks............................................................. 10.38 10.25 390 377 37.5 20,079 19,610 1,934
Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.19 11.79 419 440 37.5 21,793 22,880 1,948
Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.59 2.25 174 120 37.8 8,961 6,240 1,953
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.13 2.25 156 85 37.9 8,137 4,430 1,972
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.51 8.17 295 283 34.6 15,195 14,560 1,786
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 8.64 8.47 301 300 34.8 15,482 14,560 1,791
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.48 10.00 411 400 39.2 21,391 20,800 2,041
Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.62 8.23 326 326 37.9 16,966 16,944 1,968
Sales and related occupations....................................... 22.21 15.80 895 632 40.3 44,114 31,589 1,986
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 24.31 22.53 1,016 901 41.8 52,840 46,860 2,173
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.64 17.47 746 699 40.0 38,773 36,340 2,080
Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.96 10.25 446 410 40.7 18,990 15,983 1,733
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.53 7.25 339 290 39.8 12,361 14,280 1,450
Cashiers...................................................... 8.53 7.25 339 290 39.8 12,361 14,280 1,450
Retail salespersons............................................. 12.78 11.54 529 444 41.4 27,486 23,078 2,151
Insurance sales agents............................................ 28.82 17.32 1,157 693 40.2 60,176 36,028 2,088
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 30.91 35.25 1,180 1,410 38.2 61,338 73,322 1,984
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.43 15.84 644 610 39.2 33,475 31,720 2,037
Financial clerks.................................................. 16.53 15.71 622 596 37.7 32,364 30,992 1,958
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 18.02 16.74 706 670 39.2 36,737 34,821 2,038
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.03 15.00 589 514 36.7 30,633 26,738 1,910
Customer service representatives.................................. 17.08 17.78 676 673 39.6 35,173 35,001 2,060
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.86 16.83 669 672 39.6 34,771 34,950 2,062
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.81 17.31 792 692 40.0 41,202 36,001 2,080
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.32 14.42 605 577 39.5 31,447 30,000 2,053
Office clerks, general............................................ 17.43 16.25 680 634 39.0 35,380 32,967 2,030
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.68 14.00 658 560 39.5 34,242 29,120 2,053
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers............................................... 26.60 25.38 1,064 1,015 40.0 55,332 52,790 2,080
Construction laborers............................................. 11.40 11.98 442 479 38.8 23,001 24,914 2,018
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 17.81 16.78 725 671 40.7 37,705 34,900 2,117
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers........................................................ 21.65 21.37 934 870 43.1 48,563 45,240 2,243
Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 15.54 13.75 639 550 41.1 33,230 28,600 2,138
Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 15.51 13.75 638 550 41.2 33,196 28,600 2,141
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 16.35 13.87 651 540 39.8 33,848 28,099 2,070
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 15.04 14.51 602 580 40.0 31,285 30,177 2,080
Production occupations.............................................. 12.23 11.28 489 462 40.0 25,418 24,045 2,078
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 11.62 11.08 465 443 40.0 24,172 23,053 2,080
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.29 12.79 481 480 39.1 25,002 24,960 2,034
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.17 12.00 573 462 40.5 29,811 24,045 2,104
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.76 14.00 656 560 41.6 34,094 29,120 2,164
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.41 17.31 759 865 43.6 39,483 45,001 2,267
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.60 14.46 544 578 40.0 28,287 30,077 2,080
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.18 10.00 408 400 40.1 21,229 20,800 2,086
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.17 10.00 402 400 39.5 20,878 20,800 2,053
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,
a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another
firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard
pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all
workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week,
exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year,
exclusive of overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for
full-time(1) private industry workers, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA, January 2009
Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5)
Occupation(2)
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers........................................................... $24.44 $19.35 $967 $784 39.6 $49,996 $40,685 2,046
Management occupations.............................................. 49.32 47.04 1,984 1,882 40.2 103,181 97,843 2,092
General and operations managers................................... 63.32 69.71 2,469 2,648 39.0 128,396 137,699 2,028
Marketing and sales managers...................................... 61.76 64.00 2,470 2,560 40.0 128,465 133,110 2,080
Computer and information systems managers......................... 54.05 51.24 2,162 2,050 40.0 112,417 106,575 2,080
Financial managers................................................ 51.02 55.71 2,041 2,228 40.0 106,112 115,871 2,080
Medical and health services managers.............................. 42.16 38.38 1,746 1,535 41.4 90,788 79,830 2,154
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 33.70 29.93 1,342 1,195 39.8 69,791 62,148 2,071
Management analysts............................................... 39.80 36.57 1,582 1,374 39.7 82,251 71,442 2,066
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 28.35 26.44 1,134 1,058 40.0 58,968 54,999 2,080
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 36.32 36.15 1,447 1,429 39.8 75,061 74,322 2,067
Computer programmers.............................................. 35.80 33.17 1,432 1,327 40.0 74,463 68,994 2,080
Computer software engineers....................................... 38.66 40.37 1,547 1,615 40.0 80,419 83,968 2,080
Computer software engineers, systems software................... 37.11 37.85 1,484 1,514 40.0 77,187 78,728 2,080
Computer support specialists...................................... 30.69 27.63 1,216 1,111 39.6 62,992 56,817 2,053
Computer systems analysts......................................... 43.05 37.38 1,714 1,495 39.8 89,103 77,742 2,070
Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 38.26 38.61 1,530 1,544 40.0 79,582 80,309 2,080
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.60 29.18 1,277 1,158 40.4 66,411 60,195 2,102
Engineers......................................................... 39.09 35.89 1,595 1,519 40.8 82,944 78,991 2,122
Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 35.52 33.86 1,496 1,519 42.1 77,775 78,991 2,190
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.25 26.44 1,010 1,058 40.0 52,514 54,999 2,080
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 34.68 36.30 1,342 1,442 38.7 52,618 53,727 1,517
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 31.82 36.30 1,269 1,452 39.9 46,896 53,727 1,474
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 23.74 23.80 939 884 39.6 48,854 45,975 2,058
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 26.49 25.61 1,064 1,014 40.2 55,309 52,753 2,088
Registered nurses................................................. 28.97 29.39 1,125 1,128 38.8 58,479 58,677 2,019
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.99 12.96 512 510 39.4 26,602 26,541 2,048
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.95 13.00 509 512 39.3 26,448 26,601 2,043
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.97 13.01 509 513 39.2 26,459 26,666 2,041
Protective service occupations...................................... 14.26 12.50 569 500 39.9 27,945 24,960 1,960
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 13.11 11.75 524 470 40.0 27,264 24,440 2,080
Security guards................................................. 13.11 11.75 524 470 40.0 27,264 24,440 2,080
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.17 10.42 402 412 39.6 20,914 21,403 2,057
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.96 10.44 436 412 39.7 22,653 21,445 2,066
Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.96 10.44 436 412 39.7 22,653 21,445 2,066
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.68 11.11 467 444 40.0 24,294 23,109 2,080
Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.66 9.68 380 387 39.3 19,748 20,134 2,044
Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.55 14.42 864 577 40.1 44,931 30,000 2,085
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.26 16.42 691 657 40.0 35,910 34,154 2,080
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.26 16.42 691 657 40.0 35,910 34,154 2,080
Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.53 12.18 543 500 40.1 28,216 26,000 2,085
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.82 11.50 466 460 39.4 24,215 23,920 2,049
Cashiers...................................................... 11.82 11.50 466 460 39.4 24,215 23,920 2,049
Retail salespersons............................................. 14.54 12.80 589 513 40.5 30,622 26,674 2,107
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.77 15.69 668 623 39.8 34,751 32,396 2,072
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers.................................................. 29.05 29.90 1,162 1,196 40.0 60,433 62,200 2,080
Financial clerks.................................................. 16.89 16.62 671 665 39.7 34,868 34,561 2,064
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 17.27 17.24 691 690 40.0 35,917 35,859 2,080
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.63 16.84 648 618 38.9 33,683 32,136 2,025
Customer service representatives.................................. 16.39 14.66 654 572 39.9 34,014 29,723 2,076
Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.90 13.46 544 510 39.1 28,303 26,517 2,036
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 15.70 15.44 628 618 40.0 32,657 32,115 2,080
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.05 13.10 562 524 40.0 29,215 27,248 2,080
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.95 19.24 754 769 39.8 39,187 40,009 2,068
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.72 21.29 869 851 40.0 45,176 44,273 2,080
Medical secretaries............................................. 15.58 15.69 623 628 40.0 32,413 32,641 2,080
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.96 16.32 700 653 39.0 36,418 33,950 2,028
Office clerks, general............................................ 15.35 13.95 612 558 39.9 31,839 29,016 2,074
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.56 18.16 700 727 39.9 36,412 37,810 2,073
Electricians...................................................... 22.50 19.24 878 769 39.0 45,677 40,013 2,031
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 25.75 29.09 1,058 1,164 41.1 55,017 60,503 2,137
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 29.95 30.88 1,198 1,235 40.0 62,294 64,220 2,080
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except
line installers................................................ 29.95 30.88 1,198 1,235 40.0 62,294 64,220 2,080
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 16.57 17.50 702 706 42.4 36,501 36,712 2,203
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.52 17.00 661 680 40.0 34,361 35,360 2,080
Production occupations.............................................. 14.69 13.24 580 518 39.5 30,146 26,957 2,052
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.05 12.20 522 488 40.0 27,135 25,376 2,080
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.67 10.31 467 412 40.0 24,284 21,445 2,080
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers.................... 10.49 10.05 420 402 40.0 21,826 20,904 2,080
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 15.14 18.28 603 731 39.8 31,359 38,024 2,071
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 22.84 15.80 888 644 38.9 46,184 33,490 2,022
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 25.23 22.73 1,110 1,142 44.0 57,725 59,363 2,288
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 25.51 22.73 1,128 1,176 44.2 58,656 61,152 2,300
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 15.09 15.25 604 610 40.0 31,389 31,720 2,080
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.17 10.66 446 423 39.9 23,186 21,979 2,075
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.42 10.99 456 436 39.9 23,690 22,693 2,074
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,
a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another
firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard
pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all
workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week,
exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year,
exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
Table 17. Union(1) and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for major occupational groups, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL
CSA, January 2009
Union Nonunion
Occupational group(3) Private State and Private State and
Civilian industry local Civilian industry local
workers workers government workers workers government
workers workers
All workers........................................................... $24.81 $25.13 � $21.22 $20.81 $24.01
Management, professional, and related............................... � � � 33.32 34.24 29.88
Management, business, and financial............................... � � � 36.62 36.94 33.66
Professional and related.......................................... � � � 31.68 32.58 29.18
Service............................................................. 17.88 15.35 � 12.10 10.85 16.98
Sales and office.................................................... 18.33 18.33 � 17.33 17.28 18.40
Sales and related................................................. 19.84 19.84 � 18.85 18.85 �
Office and administrative support................................. 17.01 17.01 � 16.53 16.37 18.40
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 26.81 26.81 � 17.82 17.79 18.16
Construction and extraction...................................... 22.95 22.30 � 16.44 16.17 18.24
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 29.08 29.36 � 18.93 18.99 18.04
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 29.79 30.26 � 13.97 13.81 17.46
Production........................................................ 20.26 20.26 � 12.84 12.77 �
Transportation and material moving................................ � � � 14.81 14.64 17.04
Union Nonunion
Private State and Private State and
Civilian industry local Civilian industry local
workers workers government workers workers government
workers workers
Relative error(4)
(percent)
Relative error(4) (percent)
All workers........................................................... 19.6 21.5 � 2.3 2.7 2.8
Management, professional, and related............................... � � � 2.3 2.6 3.6
Management, business, and financial............................... � � � 3.3 3.6 3.7
Professional and related.......................................... � � � 2.7 3.3 4.0
Service............................................................. 12.1 21.9 � 4.9 4.7 5.2
Sales and office.................................................... 16.0 16.0 � 2.9 3.0 11.1
Sales and related................................................. 24.0 24.0 � 8.9 8.9 �
Office and administrative support................................. 13.3 13.3 � 2.0 1.9 11.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 1.2 1.3 � 3.4 3.7 6.4
Construction and extraction...................................... 4.2 4.4 � 6.1 6.6 10.5
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 1.7 1.5 � 3.5 3.7 1.9
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 39.0 39.7 � 3.7 3.8 5.8
Production........................................................ 12.4 12.4 � 6.4 6.5 �
Transportation and material moving................................ � � � 3.5 3.7 4.8
1 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments,
and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by
totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a
"confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
Table 18. Time and incentive workers(1): Mean hourly earnings(2) for major occupational groups, Atlanta-Sandy
Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA, January 2009
Time Incentive
Occupational group(3)
Civilian Private Civilian Private
workers industry workers industry
workers workers
All workers........................................................... $20.98 $20.51 $26.65 $26.65
Management, professional, and related............................... 33.15 34.06 37.18 37.18
Management, business, and financial............................... 36.70 37.09 36.06 36.06
Professional and related.......................................... 31.60 32.47 � �
Service............................................................. 12.24 10.79 � �
Sales and office.................................................... 15.83 15.68 27.24 27.24
Sales and related................................................. 14.10 14.10 31.26 31.26
Office and administrative support................................. 16.56 16.40 16.33 16.33
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 19.11 19.09 21.59 21.59
Construction and extraction...................................... � 17.17 � �
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 20.57 20.68 21.59 21.59
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 15.53 15.45 20.12 20.12
Production........................................................ 13.78 13.72 � �
Transportation and material moving................................ 16.94 16.95 21.78 21.78
Time Incentive
Civilian Private Civilian Private
workers industry workers industry
workers workers
Relative error(4)
(percent)
Relative error(4) (percent)
All workers........................................................... 2.7 3.1 8.3 8.3
Management, professional, and related............................... 2.2 2.5 16.6 16.6
Management, business, and financial............................... 4.0 4.4 16.8 16.8
Professional and related.......................................... 2.5 3.0 � �
Service............................................................. 5.1 5.0 � �
Sales and office.................................................... 3.2 3.3 9.9 9.9
Sales and related................................................. 9.1 9.1 12.0 12.0
Office and administrative support................................. 2.0 1.9 4.8 4.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 3.4 3.5 12.0 12.0
Construction and extraction...................................... � 6.1 � �
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 3.0 3.2 12.0 12.0
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 9.8 10.3 5.8 5.8
Production........................................................ 5.4 5.4 � �
Transportation and material moving................................ 16.0 17.2 7.8 7.8
1 Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary. Incentive workers are those whose wages are
at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay,
cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See
appendix B for more information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used
to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
Table 19. Industry sector(1): Mean hourly earnings(2) for private industry workers by major occupational group, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA,
January 2009
Goods producing Service providing
Occupational group(3) Trade, Profes- Education Leisure
Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Other
tion turing tation, mation activiti- and health hospital- services
and es business services ity
utilities services
All workers........................................................... $21.23 � $19.29 � � � $22.64 � �
Management, professional, and related............................... 41.59 � 33.33 � � � 28.43 � �
Management, business, and financial............................... 44.71 � 38.38 � � � 30.36 � �
Professional and related.......................................... � � 28.74 � � � 28.11 � �
Service............................................................. � � 21.36 � � � 12.39 � �
Sales and office.................................................... 17.30 � 15.29 � � � 15.67 � �
Sales and related................................................. � � 14.18 � � � � � �
Office and administrative support................................. 18.05 � 16.96 � � � 15.73 � �
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 17.23 � 20.86 � � � � � �
Construction and extraction...................................... � � � � � � � � �
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 19.52 � 21.80 � � � � � �
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 16.00 � 19.76 � � � � � �
Production........................................................ � � 13.53 � � � � � �
Transportation and material moving................................ 17.78 � 20.39 � � � � � �
B
Goods producing Service providing
Trade, Profes- Education Leisure
Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Other
Occupational group(3) tion turing tation, mation activiti- and health hospital- services
and es business services ity
utilities services
Relative error(4)
(percent)
Relative error(4) (percent)
All workers........................................................... 7.6 � 6.8 � � � 2.7 � �
Management, professional, and related............................... 12.1 � 5.5 � � � 5.2 � �
Management, business, and financial............................... 12.3 � 11.0 � � � 5.7 � �
Professional and related.......................................... � � 6.6 � � � 5.9 � �
Service............................................................. � � 12.2 � � � 2.9 � �
Sales and office.................................................... 7.8 � 5.7 � � � 1.4 � �
Sales and related................................................. � � 8.2 � � � � � �
Office and administrative support................................. 6.6 � 4.5 � � � 1.5 � �
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 7.5 � 6.6 � � � � � �
Construction and extraction...................................... � � � � � � � � �
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 19.5 � 4.5 � � � � � �
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 16.9 � 20.3 � � � � � �
Production........................................................ � � 10.8 � � � � � �
Transportation and material moving................................ 1.5 � 22.2 � � � � � �
1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a
sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
Appendix table 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville,
GA-AL CSA, January 2009
Private State and
Occupational group(2) Civilian industry local
workers workers government
workers
All workers........................................................... 2,266,400 1,950,500 316,000
Management, professional, and related............................... 681,000 510,000 171,000
Management, business, and financial............................... 206,100 183,600 22,500
Professional and related.......................................... 475,000 326,500 148,500
Service............................................................. 412,400 334,200 78,200
Sales and office.................................................... 648,200 618,700 29,600
Sales and related................................................. 245,000 245,000 �
Office and administrative support................................. 403,300 373,700 29,600
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 189,500 173,600 16,000
Construction and extraction...................................... 76,800 67,500 9,200
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 110,700 103,900 6,800
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 335,200 314,100 21,200
Production........................................................ 134,200 133,300 �
Transportation and material moving................................ 201,100 180,700 20,400
1 The number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the
number of workers provide a description of size and composition of the labor force included in the
survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison to other statistical series to measure
employment trends or levels.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
system. See appendix B for more information.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA, January
2009
Private State and
Establishments Total industry local
government
Total in sampling frame(1)............................................ 86,191 83,276 2,915
Total in sample....................................................... 728 663 65
Responding........................................................ 408 356 52
Refused or unable to provide data................................. 215 202 13
Out of business or not in survey scope............................ 105 105 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 2007 North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS). For private industries, an establishment is usually a single physical
location. For State and local governments, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government
entity.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.