Table V-C1
Area Wage Survey for
BREMERTON PMSA (Kitsap County)

This wage data is the most current OES wage data available and represents wages paid during the Fourth Quarter of 1997. *Wage information is presented on an hourly basis, Ex. for educational occupations, which are generally presented on an annual basis.

OES

MEAN

FIRST

MEDIAN

THIRD

ANNUAL

CODE

Kitsap County Occupational Title

WAGE

QUARTILE

WAGE

QUARTILE

WAGE

Managerial & Administrative

13014

Administrative Services Mgrs

$27.33

$19.00

$27.25

$37.94

$56,840

19999

All Other Mgrs & Administrators

$21.97

$15.34

$21.13

$29.48

$45,700

15023

Communications, Trans. & Utilities Ops Mgrs

$24.36

$18.30

$25.47

$34.69

$50,660

15017

Construction Mgrs

$20.58

$17.83

$19.84

$22.83

$42,810

15005

Education Administrators

$33.71

$29.36

$36.50

$43.98

$70,110

13017

Engineering, Mathematical & Natural Sciences Mgrs

$28.81

$26.43

$32.45

$38.47

$59,920

13002

Financial Mgrs

$20.32

$15.36

$18.36

$28.31

$42,260

15026

Food Service & Lodging Mgrs

$11.48

$8.96

$11.51

$13.76

$23,870

19005

General Mgrs & Top Executives

$21.98

$12.58

$19.61

$28.57

$45,720

15014

Industrial Production Mgrs

$20.89

$11.53

$21.55

$27.59

$43,450

13011

Marketing, Advertising & Public Relations Mgrs

$21.15

$14.52

$20.69

$26.89

$43,980

15008

Medicine & Health Services Mgrs

$23.59

$17.40

$23.48

$33.67

$49,070

13005

Personnel, Training & Labor Relations Mgrs

$20.25

$15.51

$19.89

$24.27

$42,130

15011

Property & Real Estate Mgrs & Administrators

$20.23

$12.17

$16.43

$22.04

$42,080

19002

Public Admin. Chief Exec., Legislators & Gen. Admin.

$30.20

$12.11

$27.36

$60.01

$62,810

13008

Purchasing Mgrs

$14.45

$10.56

$11.80

$15.69

$30,060

Professional, Paraprofessional & Technical

21114

Accountants & Auditors

$18.27

$11.98

$17.46

$23.03

$38,000

21199

All Other Financial Specialists

$18.09

$13.12

$15.05

$21.20

$37,620

32999

All Other Health Prof., Paraprof. & Techs

$17.49

$12.07

$16.64

$21.87

$36,380

31399

All Other Teachers & Instructors

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$19,380

34035

Artists & Related

$15.86

$13.93

$15.14

$16.48

$32,980

24502

Biological, Ag. & Food Techs & Technologists, Ex. Health

$14.28

$10.99

$12.78

$17.64

$29,690

22502

Civil Engineering Techs & Technologists

$18.36

$17.00

$18.28

$19.61

$38,200

21911

Compliance Officers & Enforce. Inspect., Ex. Construction

$17.96

$14.17

$17.54

$21.57

$37,360

22127

Computer Engineers

$30.52

$27.39

$33.75

$40.10

$63,490

25105

Computer Programmers

$19.67

$16.72

$19.82

$22.57

$40,900

25104

Computer Support Specialists

$15.98

$13.09

$15.63

$18.65

$33,230

21908

Construction & Building Inspectors

$17.22

$11.36

$18.83

$22.16

$35,820

21902

Cost Estimators

$16.41

$13.70

$15.07

$19.33

$34,120

25103

Data Base Administrators

$24.03

$17.95

$23.79

$34.23

$49,970

32908

Dental Hygienists

$23.71

$13.43

$28.71

$36.91

$49,320

32105

Dentists

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$107,530

34038

Designers, Ex. Interior Designers

$13.56

$7.47

$9.10

$17.94

$28,210

32521

Dietitians & Nutritionists

$18.83

$16.70

$18.74

$21.50

$39,160

22514

Drafters

$14.11

$10.53

$13.02

$17.59

$29,360

22505

Electrical & Electronic Engineering Techs & Technologists

$19.17

$15.67

$18.31

$21.74

$39,870

32508

Emergency Medical Techs

$19.21

$6.74

$25.44

$34.35

$39,960

27308

Human Services

$11.54

$7.17

$8.42

$15.29

$24,000

31321

Instructors & Coaches, Sports & Physical Training

$12.33

$7.73

$10.16

$14.87

$25,650

31317

Instructors, Nonvocational Education

$10.44

$5.56

$5.97

$13.34

$21,730

28108

Lawyers

$27.91

$23.94

$30.99

$38.21

$58,060

31502

Librarians, Professional

$23.91

$20.75

$22.86

$28.28

$49,740

32505

Licensed Practical Nurses

$14.07

$12.75

$14.15

$15.29

$29,260

21108

Loan Officers & Counselors

$16.08

$10.24

$12.83

$18.17

$33,440

22138

Marine Engineers

$19.28

$16.91

$18.07

$19.22

$40,090

32905

Medical & Clinical Laboratory Techs

$15.10

$12.46

$14.83

$17.44

$31,410

32902

Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists

$15.07

$5.68

$13.68

$22.24

$31,340

32911

Medical Records Techs

$11.39

$8.35

$11.50

$13.67

$23,700

32305

Occupational Therapists

$21.64

$14.69

$20.42

$23.95

$45,010

32514

Opticians, Dispensing & Measuring

$11.99

$10.07

$11.34

$13.80

$24,940

28305

Paralegal Personnel

$15.56

$13.76

$14.75

$15.74

$32,370

32517

Pharmacists

$28.73

$25.59

$31.73

$37.86

$59,760

32519

Pharmacy Techs & Aides

$10.85

$10.43

$11.06

$11.63

$22,570

34023

Photographers

$11.03

$7.32

$8.84

$16.42

$22,950

32511

Physician's Assistants

$15.07

$10.67

$11.76

$15.23

$31,360

32102

Physicians & Surgeons

$55.24

$60.01

$60.01

$60.01

$114,890

27108

Psychologists

$22.89

$19.47

$22.09

$26.72

$47,620

34008

Public Relations Specialists & Publicity Writers

$17.70

$13.41

$17.26

$20.03

$36,810

32502

Registered Nurses

$18.11

$15.71

$17.92

$20.44

$37,670

22132

Safety Engineers, Ex. Mining

$24.49

$19.13

$24.50

$34.06

$50,940

27302

Social, Medical & Psychiatric

$14.72

$11.16

$14.42

$17.96

$30,610

32314

Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists

$20.56

$17.13

$20.34

$22.97

$42,770

31521

Teacher Aides, Paraprofessional

$9.92

$9.29

$9.99

$10.68

$20,640

31314

Teachers & Instructors, Vocational Education & Training

$22.94

$20.76

$22.88

$25.74

$47,710

31305

Teachers, Elementary School

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$36,170

31304

Teachers, Kindergarten

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$34,070

31303

Teachers, Preschool

$11.16

$8.72

$9.48

$13.54

$23,210

31308

Teachers, Secondary School

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$40,440

31311

Teachers, Special Education

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$38,940

31505

Technical Assistants, Library

$12.44

$11.08

$12.14

$13.49

$25,880

28311

Title Examiners & Abstractors

$14.74

$13.02

$14.44

$15.60

$30,650

32114

Veterinarians & Veterinary Inspectors

$20.30

$17.25

$18.74

$22.73

$42,220

32951

Veterinary Techs & Technologists

$9.71

$9.00

$9.47

$9.94

$20,190

31514

Vocational & Educational Counselors

$20.94

$15.43

$21.04

$26.50

$43,550

21302

Wholesale & Retail Buyers, Ex. Farm Products

$12.01

$7.69

$11.45

$14.17

$24,980

34002

Writers & Editors

$19.04

$11.22

$19.20

$23.18

$39,600

Marketing & Sales

49999

All Other Sales & Related

$11.38

$7.13

$9.61

$14.52

$23,660

49023

Cashiers

$8.25

$6.07

$7.47

$8.98

$17,160

49017

Counter & Rental Clerks

$7.59

$6.45

$7.53

$8.61

$15,780

49034

Demonstrators & Promoters

$7.00

$6.23

$6.99

$7.76

$14,560

41002

First-Line Sups & Mgr/Sups, Sales & Related

$14.06

$9.17

$12.66

$16.11

$29,250

43002

Sales Agents & Placers, Insurance

$12.09

$10.50

$11.21

$15.52

$25,150

43017

Sales Agents, Selected Business Services

$19.55

$11.69

$20.60

$25.20

$40,670

49008

Sales Reps, Ex. Retail & Scientific & Related Prod/Serv

$11.68

$5.95

$10.00

$15.62

$24,300

49005

Sales Reps, Sci & Related Prod/Serv., Ex. Retail

$19.85

$10.13

$17.36

$31.80

$41,290

49014

Salespersons, Parts

$10.34

$7.63

$9.94

$12.79

$21,500

49011

Salespersons, Retail

$9.07

$5.77

$7.87

$10.13

$18,860

49021

Stock Clerks, Sales Floor

$9.37

$6.70

$9.56

$11.31

$19,490

49026

Telemarket/Door-To-Door Sales, News/St Vend & Related

$13.07

$9.25

$12.41

$14.53

$27,190

43021

Travel Agents

$9.86

$8.04

$9.82

$11.45

$20,510

Administrative Support, Including Clerical

53123

Adjustment Clerks

$10.15

$7.78

$10.78

$11.42

$21,120

58099

All Other Material Recording, Scheduling & Distributing

$12.57

$8.52

$11.16

$16.84

$26,140

53508

Bill & Account Collectors

$11.20

$9.46

$10.81

$12.53

$23,300

55344

Billing, Cost & Rate Clerks

$10.67

$8.47

$10.80

$11.83

$22,190

56002

Billing, Posting & Calculating Machine Operators

$9.55

$7.94

$9.64

$11.31

$19,850

55338

Bookkeeping, Accounting & Auditing Clerks

$11.78

$8.76

$11.56

$13.95

$24,500

55335

Customer Service Reps, Utilities

$10.84

$7.22

$8.48

$14.19

$22,550

56017

Data Entry Keyers, Ex. Composing

$9.78

$7.69

$9.69

$11.39

$20,350

58005

Dispatchers, Ex. Police, Fire & Ambulance

$13.86

$10.20

$12.87

$16.94

$28,840

58002

Dispatchers, Police, Fire & Ambulance

$13.91

$12.32

$14.66

$16.15

$28,930

55321

File Clerks

$8.97

$6.79

$7.94

$11.69

$18,650

51002

First-Line Sups & Mgr/Sups, Clerical & Admin Support

$15.50

$11.32

$13.45

$18.67

$32,230

55347

General Office Clerks

$10.74

$7.69

$10.28

$12.20

$22,330

53311

Insurance Claims Clerks

$13.52

$12.36

$13.54

$14.93

$28,120

53314

Insurance Policy Processing Clerks

$10.18

$9.40

$10.00

$10.82

$21,170

53121

Loan & Credit Clerks

$11.50

$9.52

$10.44

$13.50

$23,930

55105

Medical Secretaries

$11.08

$8.37

$10.77

$12.35

$23,050

57311

Messengers

$9.61

$7.02

$8.22

$10.15

$19,980

53105

New Accounts Clerks

$9.38

$8.32

$9.51

$10.42

$19,520

55323

Order Clerks, Materials, Merchandise & Service

$9.20

$7.57

$9.23

$10.52

$19,130

55341

Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks

$12.91

$11.23

$12.61

$14.31

$26,850

53914

Real Estate Clerks

$8.53

$6.74

$8.13

$10.79

$17,740

55305

Receptionists & Information Clerks

$9.82

$7.76

$9.42

$11.04

$20,420

55108

Secretaries, Ex. Legal & Medical

$11.93

$9.49

$12.25

$13.93

$24,820

58028

Shipping, Receiving & Traffic Clerks

$10.16

$6.53

$8.26

$14.45

$21,140

57102

Switchboard Operators

$8.48

$6.97

$8.06

$9.55

$17,630

53905

Teacher Aides & Educational Assistants, Clerical

$8.74

$8.29

$8.99

$9.56

$18,170

53102

Tellers

$9.08

$7.34

$8.73

$10.37

$18,890

55307

Typists, Including Word Processing

$11.37

$9.71

$11.85

$13.30

$23,660

Service Occupations

67099

All Other Cleaning & Building Service

$10.07

$8.14

$9.82

$11.76

$20,950

65099

All Other Food Service

$7.71

$5.93

$7.86

$9.44

$16,040

66099

All Other Health Service

$10.03

$8.00

$10.25

$11.50

$20,860

63099

All Other Protective Service

$11.81

$8.81

$12.36

$14.43

$24,560

69999

All Other Service

$8.25

$5.60

$7.05

$9.45

$17,160

61099

All Other Sups & Mgr/Sups, Service

$13.04

$8.03

$11.77

$15.78

$27,120

68014

Amusement & Recreation Attendants

$6.40

$5.37

$5.59

$6.43

$13,310

65021

Bakers, Bread & Pastry

$9.17

$7.43

$9.74

$10.76

$19,080

65005

Bartenders

$7.00

$6.10

$6.99

$7.88

$14,570

65023

Butchers & Meat Cutters

$14.74

$11.19

$15.80

$17.72

$30,670

68038

Child Care

$7.12

$5.83

$6.80

$7.95

$14,810

65041

Combined Food Preparation & Service

$6.15

$5.43

$5.71

$6.78

$12,800

65032

Cooks, Fast Food

$5.94

$5.42

$5.69

$6.50

$12,360

65028

Cooks, Institution Or Cafeteria

$10.55

$8.59

$10.40

$11.33

$21,950

65026

Cooks, Restaurant

$8.40

$6.85

$8.23

$9.84

$17,480

65035

Cooks, Short Order

$7.97

$6.89

$7.85

$8.94

$16,570

65017

Counter Attendants - Lunchroom, Coffee Shop/Cafeteria

$5.58

$5.39

$5.63

$5.87

$11,610

66002

Dental Assistants

$12.10

$11.11

$12.28

$13.22

$25,170

65014

Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers

$5.61

$5.39

$5.62

$5.88

$11,660

63008

Fire Fighters

$17.56

$10.75

$16.81

$23.87

$36,530

61002

Fire Fighting & Prevention Supervisors

$23.33

$16.98

$22.57

$32.69

$48,530

65038

Food Preparation

$7.57

$6.06

$7.35

$8.67

$15,740

63047

Guards & Watch Guards

$8.79

$5.94

$8.24

$10.94

$18,280

68005

Hairdressers, Hairstylists & Cosmetologists

$7.04

$5.46

$5.77

$7.76

$14,640

66011

Home Health Aides

$7.71

$6.65

$7.56

$8.48

$16,040

65002

Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge/Coffee Shop

$6.51

$5.50

$6.02

$7.47

$13,540

61008

Housekeeping Supervisors

$6.74

$5.48

$5.81

$8.01

$14,010

67005

Janitors & Cleaners, Ex. Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners

$9.24

$6.93

$9.14

$11.25

$19,210

67002

Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners

$6.99

$5.89

$6.93

$8.04

$14,540

66005

Medical Assistants

$8.82

$8.52

$9.21

$9.75

$18,340

66008

Nursing Aides, Orderlies & Attendants

$8.54

$6.99

$8.06

$9.44

$17,770

65008

Waiters & Waitresses

$5.56

$5.33

$5.52

$5.70

$11,550

Agricultural, Forestry, Fishing & Related

79999

All Other Agricultural, Forestry, Fishing & Related

$12.41

$9.49

$11.95

$14.67

$25,810

79017

Animal Caretakers, Ex. Farm

$7.29

$5.57

$6.47

$9.19

$15,160

79041

Laborers, Landscaping & Groundskeeping

$8.98

$5.67

$7.72

$10.79

$18,670

79806

Veterinary Assistants

$6.77

$5.43

$5.72

$7.51

$14,080

Production, Construction, Operating, Maintenance & Material Handling

87999

All Other Construction & Extractive, Ex. Helpers

$16.53

$16.49

$17.61

$18.73

$34,380

98799

All Other Freight, Stock & Material Movers, Hand

$8.05

$5.67

$7.43

$10.68

$16,740

98999

All Other Helpers, Laborers & Material Movers, Hand

$13.36

$8.99

$14.38

$17.07

$27,790

83099

All Other Inspectors, Testers & Related

$15.49

$13.31

$15.65

$17.68

$32,210

92997

All Other Machine Setters & Set-Up Operators

$12.21

$9.10

$11.96

$13.07

$25,400

85999

All Other Mechanics, Installers & Repairers

$15.75

$9.92

$17.03

$19.89

$32,760

89999

All Other Precision

$15.25

$14.05

$15.05

$16.07

$31,710

97999

All Other Trans/Material-Moving Equip. Ops

$19.13

$15.82

$17.31

$18.94

$39,790

93956

Assemble/Fabricator, Ex. Mach, Elec, Electronic & Precision

$10.19

$7.44

$9.19

$10.92

$21,190

85305

Automotive Body & Related Repairers

$16.02

$9.86

$15.58

$19.85

$33,320

85302

Automotive Mechanics

$14.79

$11.40

$14.69

$17.98

$30,770

85311

Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists

$18.66

$16.43

$18.44

$20.94

$38,810

97111

Bus Drivers, School

$13.04

$11.94

$13.30

$14.42

$27,110

87102

Carpenters

$15.54

$12.49

$15.15

$17.98

$32,330

87311

Concrete & Terrazzo Finishers

$13.93

$12.76

$14.44

$15.71

$28,980

97117

Driver/Sales

$9.89

$7.19

$8.50

$10.11

$20,580

87108

Drywall Installers

$19.22

$17.35

$18.87

$21.43

$39,970

85711

Electric Home Appliance & Power Tool Repairers

$14.86

$11.25

$16.14

$18.21

$30,910

97923

Excavating & Loading Machine Operators

$12.68

$10.43

$10.91

$14.31

$26,370

97938

Grader, Bulldozer & Scraper Operators

$20.53

$15.94

$17.96

$25.59

$42,700

98902

Hand Packers & Packagers

$7.04

$5.49

$5.89

$7.83

$14,640

87803

Hazardous Materials Removal

$16.67

$14.34

$15.52

$18.03

$34,670

85902

Heat, Air Condition/Refrigeration Mech & Installers

$17.28

$15.10

$17.55

$20.03

$35,950

98319

Helpers, All Other Construction Trades

$8.88

$6.95

$8.16

$9.87

$18,470

98312

Helpers, Carpenters & Related

$11.82

$7.94

$9.68

$13.19

$24,580

98102

Helpers, Mechanics & Repairers

$9.29

$6.74

$8.37

$11.19

$19,330

97947

Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators

$14.16

$11.76

$14.35

$16.79

$29,450

92726

Laundry/Dry-Clean Mach Ops & Tenders, Ex. Pressing

$7.53

$6.62

$7.41

$8.20

$15,660

85128

Machinery Maintenance

$15.45

$13.98

$16.56

$18.37

$32,140

85132

Maintenance Repairers, General Utility

$15.09

$8.44

$15.73

$19.65

$31,380

97956

Operating Engineers

$17.28

$15.69

$17.65

$19.19

$35,940

93947

Painting, Coating & Decorating, Hand

$10.45

$8.81

$10.17

$11.23

$21,730

89921

Precision Dental Laboratory Techs

$13.77

$10.12

$11.93

$13.11

$28,640

92543

Printing Press Machine Operators & Tenders

$15.80

$14.34

$15.67

$17.45

$32,860

83005

Production Inspect, Test, Grade, Sort, Sample & Weigh

$9.11

$6.68

$7.65

$9.36

$18,950

98705

Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors

$16.13

$13.42

$17.36

$18.66

$33,560

87808

Roofers

$13.88

$12.07

$12.90

$14.56

$28,860

97805

Service Station Attendants

$7.16

$5.79

$6.95

$8.09

$14,880

92721

Sewing Machine Operators, Nongarment

$7.86

$5.67

$7.60

$10.03

$16,360

85328

Small Engine Specialists

$9.77

$8.50

$9.59

$10.92

$20,320

89717

Strippers

$12.72

$10.54

$13.58

$14.66

$26,460

87111

Tapers

$22.38

$18.71

$21.84

$26.31

$46,540

85702

Telephone & Cable Television Line Installers & Repairers

$15.31

$7.83

$19.32

$22.01

$31,850

85953

Tire Repairers & Changers

$8.35

$6.74

$7.66

$8.69

$17,370

97102

Truck Drivers, Heavy Or Tractor-Trailer

$15.03

$12.60

$15.49

$17.65

$31,260

97105

Truck Drivers, Light, Include Delivery & Route

$10.47

$6.63

$8.39

$13.47

$21,790

98905

Vehicle Washers & Equipment Cleaners

$10.32

$7.15

$8.50

$11.45

$21,460

89308

Wood Machinists

$9.74

$8.72

$9.50

$10.84

$20,260