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Labor Market Distribution and Pay Scale

Labor Stats as of 2000

The labor market distribution is based on the National Compensation Survey produced annually by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The survey results are recorded at the MSA level for all MSA's in the US.

The chart and report that follow compare the MSA with the National average, in terms of the expected number of workers for a particular job classification and their annual rate of pay compared to all others for that same job as a national average. Twenty-two major categories are shown, in addition there are 709 sub-categories that are documented, however, they are only shown in the report if the sub-category is out of the ordinary when compared to the national average. The 'Pool' indicates the number of people who fall within a job classification in this MSA. The 'Rank' is an expectation ranking of how this pool ranks with the national average. Another way to interpret this number is by way of an example. If the rank is 3 then you can say that this MSA has 3 times the number of people you would expect for an MSA of this size and for that job classification. Finally the income column is the average annual income for people in this category in this MSA. The column has been color-coded to reflect how this income level compares to the national average (red below, blue below, black expected)

The chart graphically illustrates the major categories and how they relate to the national average. An explanation of how to interpret the chart follows the chart itself. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics and Synergos Technologies, Inc.

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Management Occupations
---Natural Sciences Managers
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
---Computer Programmers
---Computer Software Engineers, Applications
---Computer Systems Analysts

Architecture and Engineering Occupations
---Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
---Computer Hardware Engineers

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
---Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
---Chemists
---Market Research Analysts
Community and Social Services Occupations

Legal Occupations
Education, Training, and Library Occupations
---Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Healthcare Support Occupations
Protective Service Occupations
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
---Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Personal Care and Service Occupations
Sales and Related Occupations
---Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
---Sales Engineers
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
---Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Construction and Extraction Occupations
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
---Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Production Occupations
---Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
---Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
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25
37
8
6
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18
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16
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62
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3.0
3.2
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1.4
5.4
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3.1
5.6
2.4
2.0
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68,430
79,880
48,030
64,680
67,090
70,650
63,020

53,360
41,540
77,490

46,050
54,470
51,790
66,000
30,810

75,480
37,940
45,480
43,740
44,440

19,910
26,490
16,630
14,470
18,120

20,340
28,020
49,790
69,800
26,720
25,080

26,870
28,460
33,960
42,680

25,130
23,540
24,790
73,250


Major Job Classification Distribution
QuandrantDescription
1Categories falling into the first quadrant show there are fewer people with that job classification then you would expect for this MSA as compared to the National average and that those people are making above average incomes. Implications for the employer: the employer may find he must pay more or offer better benefits to attract the the people that fall within this category due to a limited job pool. Furthermore, the choices for talented people may be poor since the job pool is smaller then you would expect.

2Categories falling into the second quadrant show there are more people with that job classification then you would expect for this MSA as compared to the National average and that those people are making above average incomes. Implications for the employer: the employer may find he must pay more or offer better benefits to attract the the people that fall within this category due to market conditions. However, this may be offset by a greater range of talent to choose from.

3Categories falling into the third quadrant show there are fewer people with that job classification then you would expect for this MSA as compared to the National average and that those people are making below average incomes. Implications for the employer: the employer may find he will be able to pay under the national average for human resources, although this is offset by a smaller pool of people to choose from.

4Categories falling into the fourth quadrant show there are more people with that job classification then you would expect for this MSA as compared to the National average yet those people are making below average incomes. Implications for the employer: the employer may find he will be able to pay under the national average for human resources, and benefit from a larger than normal pool of people to choose from.



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