Entry and Mean Hourly Wage Rates

Occupation

Columbia

St. Louis

Kansas City

Bookkeeping, Accounting and Auditing Clerks

9.29

13.32

10.73

15.20

10.49

15.28

Computer Programmers

16.24

23.67

20.78

32.02

20.70

32.17

Database Administrator

15.83

26.27

18.06

29.51

17.51

28.13

Financial Analysts

18.14

36.78

19.58

31.19

20.05

31.98

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers

13.79

21.56

17.01

26.26

17.33

24.85

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

12.38

17.91

17.54

23.25

14.80

19.93

Labors and Freight, Stock and Material Movers, Hand

7.78

10.14

7.80

12.30

8.40

12.31

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

7.89

11.95

11.01

15.45

18.65

29.61

Office Clerks, General

6.96

10.37

8.33

12.33

8.24

12.31

Receptionists and Information Clerks

7.57

10.16

7.91

10.93

8.97

11.76

Team Assemblers

9.29

11.32

8.71

13.17

9.08

14.89

Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer

11.73

15.46

13.55

18.63

13.35

18.53

Source: Missouri Economic Research and Information Center; May 2006 Estimates (updated 11/5/2007)

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