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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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Last Modified Date: January 21, 2010
