Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly averages, not
seasonally adjusted
Number of workers Median weekly earnings
(in thousands)
Occupation and sex
III III III III
2008 2009 2008 2009
TOTAL
Management, professional, and related occupations................... 40,192 38,592 $1,041 $1,048
Management, business, and financial operations occupations........ 16,448 15,697 1,135 1,138
Professional and related occupations.............................. 23,744 22,896 1,000 1,000
Service occupations................................................. 15,475 14,699 470 471
Sales and office occupations........................................ 24,795 23,749 610 622
Sales and related occupations..................................... 9,728 9,604 657 668
Office and administrative support occupations..................... 15,067 14,144 597 606
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........ 11,683 10,380 701 706
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........................ 822 797 476 408
Construction and extraction occupations........................... 6,536 5,331 689 719
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................. 4,325 4,252 779 763
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......... 15,049 12,640 590 602
Production occupations............................................ 7,991 6,561 592 610
Transportation and material moving occupations.................... 7,058 6,079 589 594
Men
Management, professional, and related occupations................... 19,938 18,696 1,234 1,259
Management, business, and financial operations occupations........ 8,797 8,451 1,335 1,329
Professional and related occupations.............................. 11,141 10,245 1,167 1,229
Service occupations................................................. 7,637 7,497 545 515
Sales and office occupations........................................ 9,396 9,062 728 736
Sales and related occupations..................................... 5,432 5,242 787 792
Office and administrative support occupations..................... 3,965 3,820 657 648
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........ 11,265 9,932 704 714
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........................ 688 653 480 422
Construction and extraction occupations........................... 6,387 5,213 688 721
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................. 4,190 4,067 781 772
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......... 11,933 10,171 637 640
Production occupations............................................ 5,797 4,883 650 680
Transportation and material moving occupations.................... 6,136 5,288 620 609
Women
Management, professional, and related occupations................... 20,254 19,897 916 913
Management, business, and financial operations occupations........ 7,650 7,246 958 955
Professional and related occupations.............................. 12,604 12,651 886 886
Service occupations................................................. 7,838 7,201 416 426
Sales and office occupations........................................ 15,399 14,687 576 590
Sales and related occupations..................................... 4,297 4,362 524 545
Office and administrative support occupations..................... 11,103 10,325 585 598
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........ 417 448 599 527
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........................ 134 144 423 338
Construction and extraction occupations........................... 149 118 755 648
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................. 134 185 685 652
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......... 3,116 2,469 456 473
Production occupations............................................ 2,194 1,678 468 470
Transportation and material moving occupations.................... 923 791 423 478
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: October 16, 2009
