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
Number of workers Median weekly earnings
(in thousands)
Occupation and sex
2007 2008 2007 2008
TOTAL
Management, professional, and related occupations................... 39,147 40,154 $996 $1,025
Management, business, and financial operations occupations........ 15,977 16,310 1,080 1,128
Professional and related occupations.............................. 23,170 23,845 951 980
Service occupations................................................. 14,716 14,814 454 475
Sales and office occupations........................................ 25,702 25,232 598 614
Sales and related occupations..................................... 10,448 10,113 643 656
Office and administrative support occupations..................... 15,253 15,119 581 601
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........ 12,486 11,609 670 702
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........................ 739 756 372 420
Construction and extraction occupations........................... 7,227 6,432 646 688
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................. 4,520 4,420 749 774
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......... 15,289 14,840 577 594
Production occupations............................................ 8,389 8,008 581 595
Transportation and material moving occupations.................... 6,900 6,832 570 593
Men
Management, professional, and related occupations................... 19,222 19,619 1,187 1,238
Management, business, and financial operations occupations........ 8,684 8,847 1,261 1,343
Professional and related occupations.............................. 10,538 10,773 1,148 1,169
Service occupations................................................. 7,371 7,355 515 537
Sales and office occupations........................................ 9,725 9,597 714 733
Sales and related occupations..................................... 5,773 5,594 791 796
Office and administrative support occupations..................... 3,952 4,003 619 651
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........ 12,028 11,159 674 705
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........................ 601 612 382 427
Construction and extraction occupations........................... 7,071 6,293 648 688
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................. 4,357 4,253 750 774
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......... 11,951 11,709 616 637
Production occupations............................................ 5,992 5,763 641 659
Transportation and material moving occupations.................... 5,959 5,946 596 615
Women
Management, professional, and related occupations................... 19,924 20,535 858 892
Management, business, and financial operations occupations........ 7,293 7,463 908 941
Professional and related occupations.............................. 12,632 13,072 835 867
Service occupations................................................. 7,345 7,458 406 418
Sales and office occupations........................................ 15,976 15,635 550 578
Sales and related occupations..................................... 4,675 4,518 493 516
Office and administrative support occupations..................... 11,301 11,117 570 590
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........ 457 450 539 607
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........................ 138 144 348 392
Construction and extraction occupations........................... 156 139 573 747
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................. 163 167 726 779
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......... 3,338 3,131 437 462
Production occupations............................................ 2,396 2,245 443 464
Transportation and material moving occupations.................... 942 886 424 455
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: January 22, 2009
