It is sometimes stated that the 'mean' means average. This is incorrect if mean is taken in the specific sense of arithmetic mean as there are different types of averages: the mean, median, and mode. For instance, average house prices almost always use the median value for the average.
Loss prevention agents can make more or less than their detective counterparts, depending on their actual industry. For example, loss prevention agents who worked for security services made an average hourly wage of $21.17, as of May 2010.
If you are missing work because of a workers' compensation claim, the insurer should be paying you time loss. The time loss rate is 2/3 of your average weekly wage, tax-free. Example: If you work 40 hours per week at $10 per hour, you average weekly wage is $400 and your time loss rate is $268 per week.