Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)  Question: How are "wages"
defined by the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey?
Answer: Wages for the OES survey are defined as straight-time,
gross pay, exclusive of premium pay.  Included in the collection
of wage data are:    • base rate   • cost-of-living allowances
• guaranteed pay   • hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay including
commissions and production bonuses   • on-call pay   • tips
Excluded from the wage data are:    • back pay   • jury duty pay
• overtime pay   • severance pay   • shift differentials   •
nonproduction bonuses   • tuition reimbursements