HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES 43. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry 1995 1996 Occupation and industry Repre- Repre- Total Members of sented Non- Total Members of sented Non- unions(1) by union unions(1) by union unions(2) unions(2) OCCUPATION Managerial and professional specialty..... $703 $745 $737 $694 $718 $758 $749 $708 Executive, administrative, and managerial................................ 684 727 722 681 699 742 745 694 Professional specialty.................. 718 750 741 707 730 762 750 721 Technical, sales, and administrative support................................... 426 522 516 414 441 532 524 427 Technicians and related support......... 558 629 619 542 573 664 661 554 Sales occupations....................... 454 457 466 453 474 451 459 475 Administrative support, including clerical.................................. 399 517 510 383 405 524 516 389 Service occupations....................... 299 484 477 275 305 490 484 282 Protective service...................... 528 678 676 399 538 693 686 413 Service, except protective service...... 274 366 359 264 283 379 379 271 Precision production, craft, and repair... 519 688 684 478 540 703 698 494 Operators, fabricators, and laborers...... 380 524 519 338 391 528 522 353 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors................................ 368 509 504 328 380 512 508 345 Transportation and material moving occupations............................... 476 612 606 420 476 610 601 425 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.............................. 319 480 473 297 330 481 477 308 Farming, forestry, and fishing............ 287 404 404 280 294 439 423 288 INDUSTRY Agricultural wage and salary workers...... 291 (3) (3) 289 306 (3) (3) 305 Private nonagricultural wage and salary workers................................... 462 $573 $567 443 475 $584 $579 458 Mining.................................. 667 684 682 663 693 698 699 690 Construction............................ 487 741 730 442 504 748 742 464 Manufacturing........................... 494 548 544 479 507 560 558 494 Durable goods......................... 517 576 573 503 533 588 587 517 Nondurable goods...................... 454 506 504 438 466 510 507 453 Transportation and public utilities..... 590 676 673 545 596 680 676 555 Transportation........................ 523 659 651 488 527 656 649 491 Communications and public utilities... 675 690 690 661 693 707 705 684 Wholesale and retail trade.............. 370 466 454 363 380 450 444 375 Wholesale trade....................... 492 541 524 489 503 566 551 500 Retail trade.......................... 333 425 419 325 343 408 408 338 Finance, insurance, and real estate..... 501 477 490 502 521 534 533 520 Services................................ 444 489 491 440 456 501 498 451 Government workers........................ 575 638 633 500 592 657 651 519 1 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union. 2 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union as well as workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract. 3 Data not shown where base is less than 50,000. NOTE: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full-time workers. Excluded are self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated although they technically qualify as wage and salary workers.