NC SM 06/00/2010 Table: El Paso, TX, Summary, September 2009
Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, El Paso, TX, September 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........................................................... $14.11 6.6 32.9 $12.07 7.9 32.1 $21.84 7.5 36.4
Worker characteristics(4)(5)
Management, professional, and related............................... 27.37 5.4 36.0 25.96 9.2 36.7 28.52 6.2 35.5
Management, business, and financial............................... 27.74 15.6 40.0 27.89 18.5 40.0 26.89 5.6 40.0
Professional and related.......................................... 27.25 5.5 34.9 24.33 6.3 34.3 28.64 6.4 35.2
Service............................................................. 9.51 19.4 25.6 7.57 23.8 23.9 17.00 7.7 35.5
Sales and office.................................................... 11.48 6.1 33.2 11.27 6.7 32.8 13.62 2.7 38.9
Sales and related................................................. 10.94 4.4 29.1 10.92 4.5 29.0 � � �
Office and administrative support................................. 11.91 8.6 37.6 11.60 10.4 37.3 13.67 2.8 38.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 13.70 8.5 39.8 13.76 10.8 39.8 13.48 5.5 40.0
Construction and extraction...................................... 12.45 7.5 40.0 � � � 13.21 8.0 40.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 14.33 12.7 39.7 14.45 15.3 39.7 13.75 4.1 40.0
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 10.16 9.3 39.9 10.04 9.6 40.1 12.08 2.9 37.4
Production........................................................ 9.86 13.3 40.0 9.76 13.2 40.0 � � �
Transportation and material moving................................ � � � � � � 11.37 1.8 36.5
Full time........................................................... 15.82 5.3 39.5 13.76 6.6 39.6 22.01 8.1 39.1
Part time........................................................... 7.78 16.8 20.3 7.12 16.2 20.6 18.90 8.9 16.9
Union............................................................... � � � � � � � � �
Nonunion............................................................ 14.16 7.1 32.7 12.17 8.4 31.8 21.70 8.1 36.3
Time................................................................ 14.50 7.1 32.5 12.31 8.6 31.4 21.84 7.5 36.4
Incentive........................................................... 10.27 10.1 37.7 10.27 10.1 37.7 � � �
Establishment characteristics
Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 13.22 21.2 39.6 (6) (6) (6)
Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) 11.77 8.3 30.5 (6) (6) (6)
1-99 workers........................................................ 11.88 9.6 31.6 11.88 9.6 31.6 � � �
100-499 workers..................................................... 13.69 10.8 33.5 13.31 13.3 32.8 16.08 8.1 39.2
500 workers or more................................................. 18.02 10.4 34.8 11.22 11.2 33.1 22.67 7.5 36.0
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and
dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 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), El Paso, TX, September 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........................................................... $14.11 6.6 $15.82 5.3 $7.78 16.8
Management occupations.............................................. 31.76 19.5 31.76 19.5 � �
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 23.33 25.2 23.33 25.2 � �
Community and social services occupations........................... 23.81 6.8 23.81 6.8 � �
Social workers.................................................... 17.85 6.8 17.85 6.8 � �
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.26 6.4 28.86 8.5 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 30.43 8.0 30.37 8.3 � �
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 30.26 19.0 � � � �
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 33.77 2.5 33.97 2.4 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 33.80 2.4 33.90 2.3 � �
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 33.46 2.5 33.66 2.4 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 33.27 2.1 33.44 2.0 � �
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 33.49 2.9 33.69 2.8 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 33.28 2.4 33.45 2.4 � �
Secondary school teachers....................................... 33.53 1.7 33.76 1.9 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 33.76 1.9 33.76 1.9 � �
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 33.53 1.7 33.76 1.9 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 33.76 1.9 33.76 1.9 � �
Teacher assistants................................................ 12.58 13.6 � � � �
Protective service occupations...................................... 18.38 8.7 20.22 8.5 � �
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 5.28 29.7 13.62 17.1 � �
Personal care and service occupations............................... � � � � 9.79 12.6
Sales and related occupations....................................... 10.94 4.4 13.14 9.6 8.04 9.9
Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.24 1.6 � � 8.04 10.2
Retail salespersons............................................. 8.38 8.6 � � � �
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 11.91 8.6 12.12 9.1 9.88 16.3
Level 3 .................................................. 10.95 7.9 11.19 8.0 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 12.89 5.1 12.89 5.1 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 14.54 4.3 14.55 4.7 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 11.71 23.5 11.71 23.5 � �
Financial clerks.................................................. 10.56 15.1 � � � �
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.60 6.0 14.60 6.0 � �
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.86 11.3 17.77 11.9 � �
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.60 6.6 � � � �
Office clerks, general............................................ 12.41 5.3 12.41 5.3 � �
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 12.45 7.5 12.45 7.5 � �
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.33 12.7 14.33 12.7 � �
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 12.74 11.7 12.74 11.7 � �
Production occupations.............................................. 9.86 13.3 9.86 13.3 � �
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments,
and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by
totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 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), El Paso, TX,
September 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........................................................... $12.07 7.9 $13.76 6.6 $7.12 16.2
Personal care and service occupations............................... � � � � 9.79 12.6
Sales and related occupations....................................... 10.92 4.5 13.15 9.9 8.04 9.9
Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.19 1.7 � � 8.04 10.2
Retail salespersons............................................. 8.38 8.6 � � � �
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 11.60 10.4 11.86 11.0 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 10.67 10.1 � � � �
Level 5 .................................................. 14.90 5.1 14.96 6.1 � �
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.45 15.3 14.45 15.3 � �
Production occupations.............................................. 9.76 13.2 9.76 13.2 � �
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 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), El Paso,
TX, September 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........................................................... $21.84 7.5 $22.01 8.1 $18.90 8.9
Community and social services occupations........................... 23.81 6.8 23.81 6.8 � �
Social workers.................................................... 17.85 6.8 17.85 6.8 � �
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 29.86 5.3 30.85 7.6 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 33.53 2.0 33.59 1.9 � �
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 30.26 19.0 � � � �
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 33.77 2.5 33.97 2.4 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 33.80 2.4 33.90 2.3 � �
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 33.46 2.5 33.66 2.4 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 33.27 2.1 33.44 2.0 � �
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 33.49 2.9 33.69 2.8 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 33.28 2.4 33.45 2.4 � �
Secondary school teachers....................................... 33.53 1.7 33.76 1.9 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 33.76 1.9 33.76 1.9 � �
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 33.53 1.7 33.76 1.9 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 33.76 1.9 33.76 1.9 � �
Teacher assistants................................................ 12.58 13.6 � � � �
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 29.82 23.5 29.67 26.5 � �
Protective service occupations...................................... 21.99 4.4 22.93 3.5 � �
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 13.41 14.4 13.62 17.1 � �
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.67 2.8 13.47 2.2 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 11.98 1.1 11.98 1.1 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 12.89 5.1 12.89 5.1 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 13.65 1.4 13.65 1.4 � �
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.82 7.8 14.15 4.5 � �
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 13.21 8.0 13.21 8.0 � �
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 13.75 4.1 13.75 4.1 � �
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 13.75 4.1 13.75 4.1 � �
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 13.75 4.1 13.75 4.1 � �
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 11.37 1.8 11.37 1.8 � �
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments,
and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by
totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment.
Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as
part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job
controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs.
Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the
occupation. See appendix A for more information.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a
"confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
Table 5. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), El Paso, TX, September 2009
Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $7.14 $8.06 $11.00 $17.45 $27.50
Management occupations.............................................. 13.00 20.19 40.04 43.14 43.14
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 10.47 11.40 27.50 36.00 36.00
Community and social services occupations........................... 14.36 15.52 17.90 33.95 39.87
Social workers.................................................... 14.50 15.28 16.59 18.13 28.56
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 15.74 22.43 30.05 33.48 38.90
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 19.72 22.77 27.03 32.14 40.88
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.57 30.48 32.82 36.03 39.83
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 29.35 30.28 32.54 36.46 39.14
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.55 30.28 32.55 36.54 39.14
Secondary school teachers....................................... 29.35 30.22 32.18 35.42 40.01
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 29.35 30.22 32.18 35.42 40.01
Teacher assistants................................................ 8.85 10.29 13.03 15.41 15.99
Protective service occupations...................................... 6.75 16.38 16.88 23.63 28.50
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.13 2.13 2.13 7.25 9.75
Sales and related occupations....................................... 6.87 8.00 9.72 12.30 17.75
Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.86 7.74 8.20 11.00 12.30
Retail salespersons............................................. 6.86 7.88 8.04 8.50 10.08
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 7.50 8.00 10.09 14.34 19.23
Financial clerks.................................................. 7.75 8.00 9.00 13.00 14.75
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 12.72 13.00 13.78 14.75 18.16
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 13.38 14.45 16.25 21.64 21.64
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.50 14.80 16.25 20.08 20.08
Office clerks, general............................................ 10.59 10.91 12.65 13.62 14.34
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 9.50 10.42 11.50 13.00 17.44
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 9.90 11.00 13.14 16.59 23.00
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 8.50 10.50 11.87 13.95 18.75
Production occupations.............................................. 7.00 8.00 8.75 10.00 14.49
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 6. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), El Paso, TX, September 2009
Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $6.86 $7.93 $9.45 $14.34 $20.55
Sales and related occupations....................................... 6.87 8.00 9.47 12.30 17.75
Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.86 7.74 8.20 11.00 12.30
Retail salespersons............................................. 6.86 7.88 8.04 8.50 10.08
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 7.50 8.00 9.00 14.34 19.23
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 9.00 10.50 13.58 18.75 23.00
Production occupations.............................................. 7.00 8.00 8.75 9.75 14.49
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. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), El Paso, TX, September 2009
Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $10.48 $12.44 $17.65 $29.81 $36.46
Community and social services occupations........................... 14.36 15.52 17.90 33.95 39.87
Social workers.................................................... 14.50 15.28 16.59 18.13 28.56
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 15.04 27.03 31.42 35.03 39.74
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 19.72 22.77 27.03 32.14 40.88
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.57 30.48 32.82 36.03 39.83
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 29.35 30.28 32.54 36.46 39.14
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.55 30.28 32.55 36.54 39.14
Secondary school teachers....................................... 29.35 30.22 32.18 35.42 40.01
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 29.35 30.22 32.18 35.42 40.01
Teacher assistants................................................ 8.85 10.29 13.03 15.41 15.99
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 13.92 16.71 22.52 30.55 72.28
Protective service occupations...................................... 13.52 17.90 22.50 27.35 28.99
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.70 9.39 11.14 16.53 22.23
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.87 11.78 13.10 15.20 17.45
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 11.45 12.39 14.80 16.25 20.08
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 9.86 10.88 12.33 14.93 18.00
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 11.38 11.86 12.98 16.59 17.38
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 11.38 11.86 12.98 16.59 17.38
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 11.38 11.86 12.98 16.59 17.38
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.67 10.35 10.98 11.96 13.76
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. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, El Paso, TX,
September 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........................................................... $15.82 $12.50 $624 $495 39.5 $30,918 $25,584 1,954
Management occupations.............................................. 31.76 40.04 1,271 1,601 40.0 65,681 76,023 2,068
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 23.33 27.50 933 1,100 40.0 48,527 57,200 2,080
Community and social services occupations........................... 23.81 17.90 945 717 39.7 44,326 39,077 1,862
Social workers.................................................... 17.85 16.59 714 664 40.0 37,123 34,507 2,080
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.86 30.22 1,081 1,185 37.5 40,277 44,250 1,396
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 33.97 32.97 1,335 1,286 39.3 49,913 48,099 1,469
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 33.66 32.82 1,323 1,276 39.3 49,464 47,740 1,470
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 33.69 32.92 1,325 1,276 39.3 49,548 47,740 1,471
Secondary school teachers....................................... 33.76 32.32 1,347 1,287 39.9 50,396 48,141 1,493
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 33.76 32.32 1,347 1,287 39.9 50,396 48,141 1,493
Protective service occupations...................................... 20.22 16.88 809 675 40.0 42,049 35,110 2,080
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 13.62 10.35 � � � � � �
Sales and related occupations....................................... 13.14 12.30 526 492 40.0 27,290 25,584 2,076
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.12 10.80 481 432 39.7 24,772 22,033 2,044
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.60 13.78 575 549 39.4 29,925 28,529 2,050
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.77 16.25 701 650 39.4 36,133 33,800 2,033
Office clerks, general............................................ 12.41 12.65 497 506 40.0 23,810 23,638 1,918
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 12.45 11.50 498 460 40.0 25,904 23,920 2,080
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.33 13.14 570 519 39.7 29,540 26,930 2,061
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 12.74 11.87 510 475 40.0 26,400 24,440 2,071
Production occupations.............................................. 9.86 8.75 395 350 40.0 20,515 18,200 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 9. Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, El Paso, TX,
September 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........................................................... $13.76 $11.37 $544 $455 39.6 $27,915 $23,462 2,029
Sales and related occupations....................................... 13.15 12.30 526 492 40.0 27,355 25,584 2,080
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 11.86 9.21 470 370 39.7 24,457 19,240 2,062
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.45 13.58 573 509 39.7 29,822 26,481 2,064
Production occupations.............................................. 9.76 8.75 391 350 40.0 20,310 18,200 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 10. Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours,
El Paso, TX, September 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........................................................... $22.01 $17.63 $862 $698 39.1 $38,727 $36,302 1,759
Community and social services occupations........................... 23.81 17.90 945 717 39.7 44,326 39,077 1,862
Social workers.................................................... 17.85 16.59 714 664 40.0 37,123 34,507 2,080
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 30.85 31.89 1,216 1,257 39.4 45,306 46,988 1,469
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 33.97 32.97 1,335 1,286 39.3 49,913 48,099 1,469
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 33.66 32.82 1,323 1,276 39.3 49,464 47,740 1,470
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 33.69 32.92 1,325 1,276 39.3 49,548 47,740 1,471
Secondary school teachers....................................... 33.76 32.32 1,347 1,287 39.9 50,396 48,141 1,493
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 33.76 32.32 1,347 1,287 39.9 50,396 48,141 1,493
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 29.67 22.39 1,169 896 39.4 60,791 46,577 2,049
Protective service occupations...................................... 22.93 23.63 917 945 40.0 47,683 49,150 2,079
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 13.62 10.35 � � � � � �
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.47 12.98 539 519 40.0 26,330 25,135 1,954
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.15 14.68 566 587 40.0 28,629 28,370 2,023
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 13.21 12.33 528 493 40.0 27,470 25,646 2,080
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 13.75 12.98 550 519 40.0 28,111 27,003 2,044
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 13.75 12.98 550 519 40.0 28,111 27,003 2,044
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 13.75 12.98 550 519 40.0 28,111 27,003 2,044
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 11.37 10.98 415 414 36.5 17,719 16,878 1,558
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