WHAT PEOPLE EARN Regional job survey

Average hourly pay for jobs in the Youngstown-Warren area is $17.11, based on an April 2003 survey by the U.S. Department of Labor. Other survey findings:
WHITE-COLLAR AVERAGE $18.94
Engineers, architects, surveyors: $32.53
Business managers: $27.27
Registered nurses: $24.49
Licensed practical nurses: $15.96
Elementary school teachers: $32.06
Secondary school teachers: $31.75
Social workers: $14.94
Secretaries: $13.23
Cashiers: $8.23
BLUE-COLLAR AVERAGE: $18.15
Supervisors, production: $24.94
Machinists: $16.85
Machine operators, assemblers: $20.21
Production inspectors, checkers: $17.76
Industrial truck, tractor operators: $19.59
Laborers, except construction: $9.04
SERVICE WORKER AVERAGE: $10.39
Waiters, waitresses, bartenders: $2.61
Cooks: $9.98
Nursing aides, orderlies, attendants: $9.35
Janitors, cleaners: $9.10