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Employee Compensation Guidelines for Transit Providers in Rural and Small Urban Areas (2008)

Chapter: Appendix E - Survey Project Data* Disaggregated by Transit Service Descriptors (2006 2007)

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E - Survey Project Data* Disaggregated by Transit Service Descriptors (2006 2007)." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2008. Employee Compensation Guidelines for Transit Providers in Rural and Small Urban Areas. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/14163.
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171 A P P E N D I X E Survey Project Data* Disaggregated by Transit Service Descriptors (2006–2007) * Collected from 350 rural and small urban transit systems, 2007.

172 Employee Compensation Guidelines for Transit Providers in Rural and Small Urban Areas Fixed-Route/Deviated Fixed- Route N Low High Average Standard Deviation Administration (Annual) Director 27 $20,800 $72,925 $48,066 $15,587 Administrative Assistant 15 $14,560 $35,500 $26,758 $5,326 Transit Planner 4 $16,296 $36,292 $23,027 $9,033 Finance Clerk 8 $26,000 $62,400 $33,041 $12,148 Marketing Specialist 1 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 - -Computer Operator 0 Safety and Training Manager 4 $16,640 $40,200 $26,690 $9,969 Rideshare Coordinator 1 $35,360 $35,360 $35,360 - - Trainer 1 $31,200 $31,200 $31,200 - - Operations (Hourly) Administrative Support 10 $9.13 $15.36 $11.92 $2.01 Operations Supervisor 15 $13.00 $27.76 $19.52 $4.36 Street Supervisor 3 $15.45 $19.64 $18.04 $2.26 Scheduler/Call taker 4 $7.00 $17.50 $11.84 $4.36 Dispatcher 11 $7.93 $19.01 $13.51 $3.64 Maintenance Manager 12 $7.50 $25.96 $16.98 $6.14 Maintenance Clerk 1 $18.29 $18.29 $18.29 - Mechanic 13 $10.00 $26.06 $17.29 $3.89 Mechanic Assistant 3 $6.83 $14.81 $10.55 $4.01 Utility Worker 4 $10.31 $13.57 $11.86 $1.33 Driver - CDL 30 $7.23 $20.00 $11.70 $3.05 Driver - Non-CDL 16 $5.85 $14.50 $9.07 $2.24 Paratransit/Subscription N Low High Average Standard Deviation Administration (Annual) Director 78 $14,560 $87,899 $40,393 $16,088 Administrative Assistant 37 $12,168 $4,187 $24,640 $7,664 Transit Planner 5 $16,000 $55,000 $29,584 $15,051 Finance Clerk 32 $12,168 $47,424 $25,009 $9,259 Marketing Specialist 2 $17,040 $41,101 $29,070 $17,014 Computer Operator 2 $18,720 $50,000 $34,360 $22,118 Safety and Training Manager 3 $21,840 $35,220 $29,937 $7,120 Rideshare Coordinator 3 $19,452 $26,520 $22,951 $3,535 Trainer 5 $15,816 $34,750 $23,696 $8,070 Operations (Hourly) Administrative Support 22 $6.50 $13.46 $9.63 $1.76 Operations Supervisor 34 $7.25 $28.85 $15.37 $5.60 Street Supervisor 4 $11.70 $25.07 $16.16 $6.19 Scheduler/Call taker 21 $6.30 $20.43 $10.53 $3.45 Dispatcher 52 $5.85 $17.35 $10.09 $2.35 Maintenance Manager 13 $7.61 $32.45 $15.40 $7.22 Maintenance Clerk 1 $7.05 $7.05 $7.05 - Mechanic 16 $10.50 $21.75 $14.44 $3.29 Mechanic Assistant 2 $8.00 $9.60 $8.80 $1.13 Utility Worker 1 $10.82 $10.82 $10.82 - Driver - CDL 56 $6.06 $13.59 $9.51 $1.90 Driver - Non-CDL 56 $5.85 $13.91 $8.49 $1.68 Table E-1. Survey wage data by service types.

Survey Project Data Disaggregated by Transit Service Descriptors (2006–2007) 173 Fixed- Route/Paratransit/Subscription Mix N Low High Average Standard Deviation Administration (Annual) Director 110 $14,000 $105,000 $54,019 $19,614 Administrative Assistant 71 $12,168 $55,000 $30,425 $9,066 Transit Planner 17 $14,830 $83,500 $41,171 $17,607 Finance Clerk 49 $16,431 $66,560 $32,649 $10,090 Marketing Specialist 15 $20,800 $57,980 $39,080 $10,938 Computer Operator 11 $20,000 $48,880 $38,909 $8,979 Safety and Training Manager 25 $12,730 $55,736 $34,618 $10,422 Rideshare Coordinator 6 $22,880 $55,735 $31,259 $12,236 Trainer 12 $24,752 $54,000 $33,668 $7,941 Operations (Hourly) Administrative Support 50 $6.12 $17.43 $11.62 $2.71 Operations Supervisor 72 $7.65 $32.81 $18.61 $5.40 Street Supervisor 24 $10.29 $26.80 $16.08 $3.53 Scheduler/Call taker 35 $5.85 $19.62 $11.88 $3.23 Dispatcher 77 $5.85 $20.25 $12.37 $3.27 Maintenance Manager 49 $11.25 $33.39 $19.93 $5.67 Maintenance Clerk 15 $6.68 $21.15 $13.47 $3.66 Mechanic 63 $9.90 $23.08 $15.93 $3.36 Mechanic Assistant 24 $7.35 $17.62 $11.99 $3.24 Utility Worker 24 $5.85 $18.07 $11.64 $2.84 Driver - CDL 103 $5.85 $18.07 $11.94 $2.54 Driver - Non-CDL 43 $6.50 $16.18 $9.51 $2.11 Table E-1. (Continued).

174 Employee Compensation Guidelines for Transit Providers in Rural and Small Urban Areas Fixed-Route/Deviated Fixed- Route Only Employer Offers and Contributes Employer Offers Only Employer Does Not Offer N = 51 Fringe Benefits Health Insurance - Employee 60.8% 9.8% 29.4% Health Insurance - Family 31.4% 25.5% 43.1% Disability Insurance 25.5% 17.6% 56.9% Life Insurance 37.3% 27.5% 35.3% Retirement Plan 54.9% 13.7% 31.4% Other Vacation NA 76.5% 23.5% Sick Leave NA 62.7% 37.3% Compensatory Time for Overtime NA 43.1% 56.9% Educational Opportunities NA 29.4% 70.6% Wellness Program NA 29.4% 70.6% Employees With Benefits All Employees 17.6% Full-Time Employees Only 51.0% Part-Time with Minimum Hours 11.8% Not Applicable 19.6% Benefits Compared to Labor Market Above Labor Market 37.5% About Labor Market 47.5% Below Labor Market 15.0% Paratransit/ Subscription Only Employer Offers and Contributes Employer Offers Only Employer Does Not Offer N = 131 Fringe Benefits Health Insurance - Employee 61.8% 6.9% 31.3% Health Insurance - Family 21.4% 20.6% 58.0% Disability Insurance 22.9% 10.7% 66.4% Life Insurance 42.7% 6.9% 50.4% Retirement Plan 48.9% 6.9% 44.3% Other Vacation NA 77.1% 22.9% Sick Leave NA 71.8% 28.2% Compensatory Time for Overtime NA 35.1% 64.9% Educational Opportunities NA 29.8% 70.2% Wellness Program NA 12.2% 87.0% Percentage Percentage Employees With Benefits All Employees 13.0% Full-Time Employees Only 53.4% Part-Time with Minimum Hours 15.3% Not Applicable 18.3% Benefits Compared to Labor Market Above Labor Market 35.8% About Labor Market 44.0% Below Labor Market 20.2% Table E-2. Survey benefit data by service types - 2007.

Survey Project Data Disaggregated by Transit Service Descriptors (2006–2007) 175 Fixed-Route/Paratransit/ Subscription Mi x Employer Offers and Contributes Employer Offers Only Employer Does Not Offer N = 162 Fringe Benefits Health Insurance - Employee 64.2% 8.6% 27.2% Health Insurance - Family 38.3% 17.3% 44.4% Disability Insurance 34.0% 14.2% 51.9% Life Insurance 50.6% 13.0% 36.4% Retirement Plan 63.0% 3.7% 33.3% Othe r Vacation NA 75.9% 24.1% Sick Leave NA 74.7% 25.3% Compensatory Time for Overtim e N A 40.7% 59.3% Educational Opportunities NA 37.0% 63.0% Wellness Program NA 26.5% 73.5% Employees With Benefits All Employees 15.4% Full-Time Employees Only 50.6% Part-Time with Minimum Hours 12.3% Not Applicable 21.6% Benefits Compared to Labor Market Above Labor Market 52.8% About Labor Market 33.9% Below Labor Market 13.4% Percentage Table E-2. (Continued).

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