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Relative standard errors (in percent) of average hourly wages for selected occupational groups and areas for full-time workers by selected work levels, civilian workers

Relative standard errors (in percent) of average hourly wages for selected occupational groups and areas for full-time workers by selected work levels, civilian workers(1), 2018
Selected occupational groups and areas Selected work levels
All levels Level 4 Level 5 Level 6

29-0000 Healthcare practitioners and technical

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH

 2.2 - - 2.0

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

 1.2 - 4.1 3.4

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

 1.3 - 3.8 3.6

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

 1.6 4.1 3.3 1.8

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

 1.7 - 4.3 -

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 1.5 4.2 2.3 3.2

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

 1.6 12.4 4.7 4.8

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

 1.7 3.3 - 1.5

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

 1.6 - 4.5 2.7

33-0000 Protective service

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

 1.8 4.4 3.7 -

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH

 2.9 6.4 - 3.8

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

 3.2 - - 5.0

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

 2.1 - - -

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

 1.2 - - -

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 1.2 3.5 - -

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

 2.9 3.0 - -

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

 1.7 6.1 4.0 -

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

 3.0 - - 2.7

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

 1.7 - - -

35-0000 Food preparation and serving related

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

 3.5 1.9 - -

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

 4.8 6.0 - -

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 2.6 3.6 - -

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

 1.7 2.1 3.7 3.7

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

 2.3 5.4 5.9 -

37-0000 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

 2.6 4.8 - -

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

 1.2 4.8 - -

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

 4.0 - - -

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 1.5 6.2 4.2 -

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

 2.0 5.8 - -

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

 2.0 4.4 5.1 -

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

 1.7 5.5 - -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

 2.1 - 2.6 -

41-0000 Sales and related

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

 1.8 7.2 4.0 5.9

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH

 6.0 7.0 3.7 3.8

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

 1.8 7.4 5.4 5.5

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

 2.3 5.9 4.8 7.5

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

 1.2 4.6 5.3 4.9

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

 2.3 9.3 4.8 8.8

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 2.2 4.1 4.2 6.6

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

 1.4 3.9 3.6 6.0

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

 3.3 6.5 2.9 6.4

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

 1.8 8.9 10.0 5.2

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

 5.0 10.7 5.0 5.7

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

 2.9 2.8 4.9 3.1

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

 1.4 5.8 4.5 8.5

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

 3.4 - - 5.2

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

 2.0 8.1 3.2 7.3

43-0000 Office and administrative support

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

 0.8 1.9 2.2 2.4

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH

 0.5 2.6 2.2 2.3

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

 0.7 3.6 2.0 1.7

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

 0.7 1.1 2.3 2.4

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

 0.7 3.0 2.7 4.0

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

 0.6 1.5 2.6 2.2

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 0.7 1.6 1.8 2.3

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

 0.7 1.5 2.4 1.9

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

 0.8 2.2 1.5 2.1

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

 0.7 1.8 1.9 1.5

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

 0.9 1.9 2.0 1.9

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

 0.5 1.8 2.5 2.7

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

 0.9 2.2 2.2 2.0

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

 0.6 1.8 2.0 1.9

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

 0.8 2.6 3.1 2.1

47-0000 Construction and extraction

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

 1.5 - 2.4 5.7

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH

 1.0 3.4 3.4 2.5

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

 1.1 7.6 2.8 1.6

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

 0.6 2.2 3.6 2.8

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

 0.9 - 3.2 2.9

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

 0.7 2.5 3.0 3.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 1.3 3.4 4.4 3.3

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

 1.2 - - 5.4

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

 1.2 - - 1.7

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

 0.7 10.7 2.7 2.3

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

 0.9 - 2.5 2.5

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

 0.7 3.0 1.8 2.0

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

 2.2 3.7 2.6 2.7

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

 1.0 4.8 2.6 2.5

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

 0.9 5.4 2.2 5.0

49-0000 Installation, maintenance, and repair

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

 0.6 2.4 3.3 2.2

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH

 0.7 5.0 3.8 2.5

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

 0.6 - 4.2 3.2

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

 0.7 1.9 2.2 2.3

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

 1.0 - 3.8 -

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

 0.7 2.6 2.9 -

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 0.9 3.5 3.5 2.2

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

 0.9 1.2 3.1 3.0

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

 0.9 - 2.1 2.5

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

 0.9 6.1 4.4 2.5

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

 1.0 3.4 3.7 1.9

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

 0.9 3.9 3.3 2.0

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

 0.8 5.1 3.2 3.8

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

 0.8 3.3 2.0 1.8

51-0000 Production

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

 0.8 1.4 1.8 2.4

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH

 0.7 3.4 1.6 1.6

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

 0.6 1.9 1.4 2.3

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

 0.8 3.4 2.0 1.6

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

 0.7 2.9 1.7 2.8

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

 1.0 1.9 1.9 2.5

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 0.7 2.8 2.1 3.1

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

 1.0 1.4 1.7 -

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

 0.6 1.4 1.2 -

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

 0.6 1.8 1.6 -

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

 0.7 1.5 1.4 1.7

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

 0.7 1.5 - 2.5

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

 1.3 3.5 1.9 5.0

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

 0.7 2.6 4.7 7.2

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

 1.1 2.1 - 2.1

53-0000 Transportation and material moving

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH

 1.6 3.8 1.7 -

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

 2.3 3.0 4.0 -

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

 2.1 8.1 3.1 -

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

 1.6 2.1 - -

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 2.0 2.6 1.6 4.2

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

 1.1 5.9 2.8 -

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

 1.8 2.4 7.5 -

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

 1.6 4.5 2.4 4.7

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

 1.6 2.5 2.5 -

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

 1.4 1.7 3.6 4.0

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

 0.8 4.4 3.3 -

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

 1.4 2.8 4.1 -

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

 1.8 3.6 3.0 -

Footnotes
(1) For definitions of terms, see the Frequently Asked Questions available at www.bls.gov/mwe/faq.htm.

Note: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data do not meet publication criteria. Additional occupational groups, areas, and work levels are available at www.bls.gov/mwe.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Modeled Wage Estimates.

 

Last Modified Date: August 22, 2019