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September 16, 2010
Class of worker | Costs per hour worked | Costs as a percent of total compensation |
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Occupational group |
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Management, professional, and related |
$1.89 | 3.9 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance |
$1.60 | 5.1 |
Production, transportation, and material moving |
$0.88 | 3.7 |
Sales and office |
$0.63 | 2.9 |
Service |
$0.21 | 1.5 |
Bargaining unit status |
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Union |
$2.63 | 7.0 |
Nonunion |
$0.78 | 2.9 |
Industry group |
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Goods-producing industries |
$1.50 | 4.6 |
Service-providing industries |
$0.85 | 3.2 |
These data featured in the TED article, Costs of retirement and savings benefits for employers in private industry, June 2010.