Table 50. Standard errors for dental care benefits: Amount of annual plan maximum,(1) state and local government workers, National Compensation Survey, 2011 Amount of annual plan maximum With With no Not Characteristics annual 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th annual determin- maximum percenti- percenti- percenti- percenti- percenti- maximum able le le le le le (median) All workers............................. 0.9 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0.8 0.2 Worker characteristic Management, professional, and related... 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 0.3 Professional and related.............. 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0.3 Teachers............................ 1.3 0 0 0 94 0 1.2 0.5 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 1.5 0 0 0 20 0 1.5 0.6 Service................................. 1.9 0 130 0 0 327 1.9 0.4 Protective service.................... 2.7 0 68 0 155 0 2.7 0.7 Sales and office........................ 1.6 0 197 100 0 0 1.6 0.3 Office and administrative support..... 1.7 0 96 39 0 0 1.7 0.3 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................. 2.0 0 0 39 0 0 2.0 0.5 Production, transportation, and material moving.................................. 3.5 0 39 0 252 20 3.5 0.4 Full time............................... 0.9 0 0 0 0 20 0.8 0.2 Part time............................... 2.7 0 131 34 0 94 2.5 0.7 Union................................... 1.0 0 35 0 0 0 1.0 0.3 Nonunion................................ 1.2 0 0 0 257 0 1.1 0.2 Average wage within the following categories:(2) Lowest 25 percent..................... 1.8 0 0 0 242 0 1.7 0.5 Lowest 10 percent................... 2.5 0 0 0 264 170 2.4 0.9 Second 25 percent..................... 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 0.3 Third 25 percent...................... 1.3 0 0 0 0 392 1.2 0.4 Highest 25 percent.................... 0.9 0 0 0 0 456 0.9 0.3 Highest 10 percent.................. 1.2 0 217 29 0 0 1.2 0.4 Establishment characteristic Service-providing industries............ 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 0.2 Education and health services......... 1.2 0 0 0 130 0 1.2 0.4 Educational services................ 1.2 0 0 0 147 0 1.2 0.4 Elementary and secondary schools.. 1.3 0 0 0 327 0 1.3 0.6 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities...................... 2.1 0 275 200 39 521 2.1 0.2 Health care and social assistance... 2.3 0 0 0 290 572 2.3 0.2 Hospitals......................... 1.7 0 0 0 187 580 1.7 0.3 Public administration................. 1.3 0 141 33 0 235 1.3 0.4 1 to 99 workers......................... 2.9 0 0 0 69 0 2.8 0.9 1 to 49 workers....................... 5.0 0 0 0 282 0 – – 50 to 99 workers...................... 2.2 0 0 39 0 0 1.8 1.3 100 workers or more..................... 0.9 0 0 0 0 132 0.9 0.2 100 to 499 workers.................... 1.7 0 0 0 313 0 1.7 0.6 500 workers or more................... 1.0 0 206 0 0 382 1.0 0.3 State government........................ 1.5 0 287 44 0 0 1.5 – Local government........................ 0.9 0 0 0 182 0 0.8 0.3 Geographic area New England............................. 4.9 0 0 235 0 0 4.7 0.7 Middle Atlantic......................... 1.8 0 118 42 510 0 1.8 0.1 East North Central...................... 2.1 0 118 0 0 393 1.9 0.6 West North Central...................... 2.3 – 0 289 147 204 – – South Atlantic.......................... 2.3 0 0 249 434 0 2.3 0.3 East South Central...................... 5.8 0 0 196 0 438 – – West South Central...................... 5.2 0 323 49 0 0 3.9 3.1 Mountain................................ 1.3 246 0 0 0 0 1.3 0.2 Pacific................................. 1.4 0 0 0 0 113 1.5 0.2 1 Includes all covered dental procedures except orthodontia. Coverage for dental procedures may be subject to scheduled allowance, deductible, or coinsurance provisions, in addition to annual plan maximum. If separate annual maximums applied to different dental procedures, the sum of the maximum was tabulated. 2 The categories are based on the average wage for each occupation surveyed, which may include workers with earnings both above and below the threshold. The average wages are based on the estimates published in the "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2010." See Technical Note for more details. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data do not meet publication criteria. For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20102011.htm.