NC SM 06/00/2010 Table: Wilmington, NC, Summary, March 2010
Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Wilmington, NC, March 2010
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........................................................... $16.77 6.1 34.5 $16.19 7.5 34.0 $19.35 4.9 36.4
Worker characteristics(4)(5)
Management, professional, and related............................... 30.28 8.1 36.2 34.30 12.3 36.8 23.49 8.0 35.1
Management, business, and financial............................... 38.76 26.0 42.4 42.14 29.1 42.9 23.65 17.1 40.2
Professional and related.......................................... 27.56 4.4 34.5 30.68 5.7 34.5 23.47 7.5 34.5
Service............................................................. 9.05 5.6 30.0 8.21 9.0 29.0 13.70 4.5 37.2
Sales and office.................................................... 12.77 3.4 34.4 12.27 2.9 34.0 16.32 3.4 37.8
Sales and related................................................. 11.36 4.7 32.8 11.38 4.7 32.8 � � �
Office and administrative support................................. 14.75 3.5 37.0 13.99 3.5 36.6 16.67 2.3 37.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 14.75 10.6 39.3 14.43 11.3 39.4 18.19 1.6 38.3
Construction and extraction...................................... 12.88 7.5 38.6 12.05 3.2 38.7 � � �
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 18.00 14.8 40.4 18.06 15.1 40.5 � � �
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 15.63 13.3 39.1 15.73 14.7 39.1 � � �
Production........................................................ 16.55 9.9 40.0 16.41 9.9 40.0 � � �
Transportation and material moving................................ 14.96 19.7 38.5 15.16 23.2 38.3 � � �
Full time........................................................... 18.66 7.3 39.8 18.38 9.3 39.8 19.73 4.7 39.5
Part time........................................................... 8.77 11.9 22.0 8.20 12.7 22.3 15.19 18.6 19.7
Union............................................................... � � � � � � � � �
Nonunion............................................................ 16.72 6.2 34.5 16.11 7.7 34.1 19.35 4.9 36.4
Time................................................................ 16.37 5.0 34.5 15.65 6.3 34.0 19.35 4.9 36.4
Incentive........................................................... � � � � � � � � �
Establishment characteristics
Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) � � � (6) (6) (6)
Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) 15.41 8.9 33.1 (6) (6) (6)
1-99 workers........................................................ 13.52 10.7 33.9 13.27 11.1 33.8 21.52 12.5 39.4
100-499 workers..................................................... 19.12 8.4 32.5 19.28 10.2 31.7 18.31 5.0 36.7
500 workers or more................................................. 24.04 5.6 37.6 31.59 6.3 40.4 19.24 5.5 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), Wilmington, NC, March 2010
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........................................................... $16.77 6.1 $18.66 7.3 $8.77 11.9
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 25.37 10.2 25.37 10.2 � �
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 36.74 7.9 36.74 7.9 � �
Engineers......................................................... 38.28 9.0 38.28 9.0 � �
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 21.50 7.4 22.35 7.2 14.70 6.9
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.03 12.0 26.75 12.8 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 32.20 13.0 32.94 17.8 � �
Registered nurses................................................. 29.64 4.1 � � � �
Level 9 .................................................. 28.36 5.6 � � � �
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.15 6.2 11.14 6.5 � �
Protective service occupations...................................... 16.98 7.1 17.29 7.3 � �
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 6.70 15.0 7.63 20.1 6.36 22.3
Level 1 .................................................. 7.22 1.5 � � � �
Cooks............................................................. 9.44 9.8 � � � �
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.97 6.2 � � � �
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.32 6.0 11.34 6.0 � �
Personal care and service occupations............................... 9.66 3.0 � � � �
Sales and related occupations....................................... 11.36 4.7 12.28 1.6 9.08 8.2
Level 2 .................................................. 10.43 9.6 � � � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 12.10 8.2 12.26 8.3 � �
Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.63 8.7 11.63 5.5 9.08 8.2
Level 2 .................................................. 10.12 12.9 � � � �
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.38 7.9 � � � �
Cashiers...................................................... 9.38 7.9 � � � �
Retail salespersons............................................. 11.56 .0 11.94 .0 � �
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.75 3.5 14.97 4.2 12.35 24.1
Level 4 .................................................. 14.96 6.3 14.96 6.5 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 16.24 7.8 15.76 7.1 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.74 14.0 14.74 14.0 � �
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.60 12.2 � � � �
Office clerks, general............................................ 14.14 9.2 14.14 9.2 � �
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 12.88 7.5 12.87 8.0 � �
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.00 14.8 18.00 14.8 � �
Production occupations.............................................. 16.55 9.9 16.55 9.9 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.55 24.9 16.55 24.9 � �
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.96 19.7 15.28 19.9 � �
Level 1 .................................................. 8.54 6.7 � � � �
Level 2 .................................................. 10.41 4.4 10.41 4.4 � �
Level 3 .................................................. 16.33 25.5 16.33 25.5 � �
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 26.57 22.9 26.57 22.9 � �
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 9.05 4.9 8.80 5.4 � �
Level 1 .................................................. 8.54 6.7 � � � �
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.09 7.3 � � � �
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), Wilmington, NC,
March 2010
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........................................................... $16.19 7.5 $18.38 9.3 $8.20 12.7
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.44 8.4 26.44 8.4 � �
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 39.56 7.1 39.56 7.1 � �
Engineers......................................................... 42.56 6.9 42.56 6.9 � �
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 6.47 16.6 7.12 18.3 6.24 23.0
Level 1 .................................................. 7.22 1.5 � � � �
Personal care and service occupations............................... 9.63 3.1 � � � �
Sales and related occupations....................................... 11.38 4.7 12.29 1.5 9.10 8.3
Level 2 .................................................. 10.41 9.7 � � � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 12.10 8.2 12.26 8.3 � �
Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.64 8.8 11.63 5.6 9.10 8.3
Level 2 .................................................. 10.09 13.3 � � � �
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.35 8.2 � � � �
Cashiers...................................................... 9.35 8.2 � � � �
Retail salespersons............................................. 11.56 .0 11.94 .0 � �
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.99 3.5 14.20 4.5 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 15.97 9.4 15.34 8.6 � �
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 12.05 3.2 � � � �
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.06 15.1 18.06 15.1 � �
Production occupations.............................................. 16.41 9.9 16.41 9.9 � �
Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.55 24.9 16.55 24.9 � �
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.16 23.2 15.55 23.8 � �
Level 1 .................................................. 8.54 6.7 � � � �
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 9.05 4.9 8.80 5.4 � �
Level 1 .................................................. 8.54 6.7 � � � �
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.09 7.3 � � � �
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.
Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3),
Wilmington, NC, March 2010
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........................................................... $19.35 4.9 $19.73 4.7 $15.19 18.6
Management occupations.............................................. 26.21 9.0 26.21 9.0 � �
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 21.72 7.7 22.66 7.5 14.70 6.9
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.78 19.0 25.41 20.1 � �
Level 9 .................................................. 32.11 16.1 � � � �
Registered nurses................................................. 27.44 4.2 � � � �
Protective service occupations...................................... 17.31 10.1 17.31 10.1 � �
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.34 2.3 12.40 2.2 � �
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.67 2.3 16.85 2.2 � �
Level 4 .................................................. 16.51 5.7 16.63 6.1 � �
Level 5 .................................................. 17.23 6.3 17.23 6.3 � �
Office clerks, general............................................ 17.00 6.1 17.00 6.1 � �
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 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), Wilmington, NC, March 2010
Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $7.75 $9.68 $12.50 $20.11 $30.20
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.13 16.50 25.76 32.70 35.64
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 23.12 26.68 35.96 44.23 51.20
Engineers......................................................... 23.12 26.84 39.30 45.67 51.20
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 11.63 14.53 22.61 25.90 31.58
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.23 20.27 28.56 32.41 40.00
Registered nurses................................................. 21.38 26.47 30.73 32.41 37.96
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.18 10.00 10.53 11.89 14.00
Protective service occupations...................................... 12.78 15.33 16.83 18.95 22.06
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.13 2.16 7.63 8.40 10.69
Cooks............................................................. 7.98 7.98 9.00 10.69 12.16
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.25 7.52 7.52 7.75 10.16
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.18 10.18 10.18 12.52 13.50
Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.55 9.00 9.68 9.68 10.00
Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.00 8.80 11.05 12.83 14.47
Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.00 8.50 10.00 11.89 13.77
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.00 8.00 8.50 10.00 11.22
Cashiers...................................................... 8.00 8.00 8.50 10.00 11.22
Retail salespersons............................................. 8.50 9.50 10.89 13.00 14.78
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.00 11.00 14.36 17.43 20.95
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 10.75 16.00 20.95 22.28 23.40
Office clerks, general............................................ 10.00 11.00 13.00 16.51 19.91
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.18 10.18 10.18 15.00 17.57
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 10.23 10.23 17.00 21.61 32.26
Production occupations.............................................. 9.14 10.39 15.43 19.70 22.43
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 7.89 8.50 9.78 14.77 29.25
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 10.50 14.77 29.25 47.55 47.55
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 7.51 7.89 8.50 9.50 12.00
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 9.00 9.00 9.00 10.50 12.08
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), Wilmington, NC, March 2010
Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $7.63 $9.00 $11.00 $19.23 $30.67
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.50 22.13 25.76 33.65 35.64
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 21.31 35.57 39.42 46.16 51.20
Engineers......................................................... 21.31 38.09 44.23 49.21 60.73
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.13 2.16 7.52 8.00 9.46
Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.55 9.00 9.68 9.68 9.68
Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.00 8.90 11.05 12.86 14.58
Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.00 8.50 10.00 12.05 13.82
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.00 8.00 8.50 10.00 11.33
Cashiers...................................................... 8.00 8.00 8.50 10.00 11.33
Retail salespersons............................................. 8.50 9.50 10.89 13.00 14.78
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 9.30 10.75 13.26 16.51 19.64
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.18 10.18 10.18 14.00 15.84
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 10.23 10.23 17.50 21.61 32.26
Production occupations.............................................. 9.14 10.39 15.43 19.70 22.43
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 7.89 7.89 9.78 12.00 47.55
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 7.51 7.89 8.50 9.50 12.00
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 9.00 9.00 9.00 10.50 12.08
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), Wilmington, NC, March 2010
Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $11.18 $13.22 $17.87 $23.64 $29.93
Management occupations.............................................. 18.35 18.35 22.99 33.67 35.17
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 11.63 13.77 22.78 26.16 31.92
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 11.18 20.11 23.98 32.41 41.69
Registered nurses................................................. 20.96 23.45 28.74 30.28 32.41
Protective service occupations...................................... 12.78 15.10 17.07 19.81 22.70
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.31 11.54 12.41 13.38 13.38
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.80 14.36 15.63 19.91 20.95
Office clerks, general............................................ 12.80 13.59 16.20 18.84 23.09
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, Wilmington, NC,
March 2010
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........................................................... $18.66 $14.28 $742 $565 39.8 $38,162 $29,380 2,045
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 25.37 25.76 1,078 885 42.5 56,050 46,020 2,209
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 36.74 35.96 1,469 1,438 40.0 76,410 74,797 2,080
Engineers......................................................... 38.28 39.30 1,531 1,572 40.0 79,616 81,744 2,080
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 22.35 22.78 874 904 39.1 38,444 39,530 1,720
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 26.75 28.56 1,007 1,066 37.7 52,367 55,427 1,958
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.14 10.53 434 420 38.9 22,554 21,840 2,025
Protective service occupations...................................... 17.29 16.83 731 713 42.3 37,604 37,086 2,175
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.63 7.75 274 289 35.9 13,986 15,015 1,833
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.34 10.18 454 407 40.0 23,593 21,183 2,080
Sales and related occupations....................................... 12.28 11.30 484 436 39.4 25,161 22,655 2,048
Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.63 10.89 465 436 40.0 24,185 22,655 2,080
Retail salespersons............................................. 11.94 10.89 478 436 40.0 24,843 22,655 2,080
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.97 14.36 595 549 39.8 30,717 28,413 2,052
Office clerks, general............................................ 14.14 13.00 561 512 39.7 29,160 26,628 2,063
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 12.87 10.18 514 407 39.9 26,731 21,172 2,077
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.00 17.00 728 759 40.4 37,849 39,458 2,103
Production occupations.............................................. 16.55 15.43 662 617 40.0 34,418 32,090 2,080
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.28 9.78 619 376 40.5 32,186 19,552 2,107
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 26.57 29.25 1,116 608 42.0 58,031 31,616 2,184
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.80 7.89 352 315 40.0 18,303 16,401 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, Wilmington,
NC, March 2010
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........................................................... $18.38 $13.13 $732 $525 39.8 $38,064 $27,300 2,071
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.44 25.76 1,143 1,030 43.2 59,441 53,581 2,248
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 39.56 39.42 1,582 1,577 40.0 82,283 81,994 2,080
Engineers......................................................... 42.56 44.23 1,702 1,769 40.0 88,529 91,992 2,080
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.12 7.63 253 280 35.5 13,141 14,560 1,845
Sales and related occupations....................................... 12.29 11.30 484 436 39.4 25,178 22,655 2,048
Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.63 10.89 465 436 40.0 24,198 22,655 2,080
Retail salespersons............................................. 11.94 10.89 478 436 40.0 24,843 22,655 2,080
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.20 13.66 566 545 39.8 29,431 28,350 2,072
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.06 17.50 731 759 40.5 38,005 39,458 2,104
Production occupations.............................................. 16.41 15.43 656 617 40.0 34,135 32,090 2,080
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.55 9.40 631 367 40.6 32,825 19,071 2,112
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.80 7.89 352 315 40.0 18,303 16,401 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,
Wilmington, NC, March 2010
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........................................................... $19.73 $18.40 $780 $742 39.5 $38,510 $37,170 1,952
Management occupations.............................................. 26.21 22.99 1,060 920 40.4 55,135 47,819 2,103
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 22.66 22.78 887 911 39.2 38,523 39,603 1,700
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.41 22.40 951 811 37.4 49,460 42,162 1,946
Protective service occupations...................................... 17.31 17.07 752 796 43.5 38,471 41,391 2,222
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.40 12.41 496 496 40.0 25,800 25,813 2,080
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.85 16.20 667 648 39.6 33,794 32,515 2,005
Office clerks, general............................................ 17.00 16.20 680 648 40.0 35,365 33,700 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