Table 7. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, annual averages



Table 7. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, annual averages
Occupation and sex Number of workers
(in thousands)
Median weekly earnings
2008 2009 2008 2009

TOTAL

Management, professional, and related occupations

40,154 39,080 $1,025 $1,044

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

16,310 15,879 1,128 1,138

Professional and related occupations

23,845 23,201 980 994

Service occupations

14,814 14,299 475 470

Sales and office occupations

25,232 23,503 614 624

Sales and related occupations

10,113 9,489 656 665

Office and administrative support occupations

15,119 14,014 601 612

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

11,609 10,216 702 719

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

756 707 420 416

Construction and extraction occupations

6,432 5,267 688 718

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,420 4,242 774 781

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

14,840 12,722 594 605

Production occupations

8,008 6,576 595 610

Transportation and material moving occupations

6,832 6,145 593 599

Men

Management, professional, and related occupations

19,619 18,928 1,238 1,248

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

8,847 8,635 1,343 1,334

Professional and related occupations

10,773 10,293 1,169 1,191

Service occupations

7,355 7,113 537 524

Sales and office occupations

9,597 9,045 733 737

Sales and related occupations

5,594 5,281 796 793

Office and administrative support occupations

4,003 3,765 651 657

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

11,159 9,800 705 727

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

612 572 427 428

Construction and extraction occupations

6,293 5,154 688 719

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,253 4,075 774 787

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

11,709 10,222 637 648

Production occupations

5,763 4,865 659 678

Transportation and material moving occupations

5,946 5,357 615 618

Women

Management, professional, and related occupations

20,535 20,152 892 907

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

7,463 7,244 941 955

Professional and related occupations

13,072 12,908 867 880

Service occupations

7,458 7,187 418 418

Sales and office occupations

15,635 14,458 578 590

Sales and related occupations

4,518 4,208 516 525

Office and administrative support occupations

11,117 10,249 590 602

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

450 416 607 542

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

144 135 392 372

Construction and extraction occupations

139 113 747 673

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

167 167 779 644

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

3,131 2,500 462 472

Production occupations

2,245 1,712 464 472

Transportation and material moving occupations

886 788 455 472

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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