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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
43. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry
Occupation and industry20132014
TotalMembers
of
unions(1)
Represented
by unions(2)
Non-
union(3)
TotalMembers
of
unions(1)
Represented
by unions(2)
Non-
union(3)

Total full-time wage and salary workers

$776$950$944$750$791$970$965$763

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,1321,1211,1121,1351,1371,1321,1291,139

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

1,2081,2021,2231,2071,2271,2461,2431,226

Management occupations

1,2851,3051,3291,2801,2951,3331,3331,292

Business and financial operations occupations

1,0911,0861,0821,0921,1071,1351,1311,104

Professional and related occupations

1,0711,1021,0871,0671,0781,1171,1121,068

Computer and mathematical occupations

1,3651,2481,2711,3711,3681,2881,2771,373

Architecture and engineering occupations

1,3651,2691,3131,3691,3771,4161,4241,370

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,1521,2331,2001,1491,1681,2711,2761,141

Community and social service occupations

8479909848138581,0171,010822

Legal occupations

1,2531,3251,3551,2481,2711,2081,3331,270

Education, training, and library occupations

9371,0681,0488369531,0771,069851

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

9881,2431,1919749561,1301,110946

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations

1,0481,1851,1701,0311,0331,1281,1151,020

Service occupations

493746742467505762751482

Healthcare support occupations

491576579485498569558493

Protective service occupations

7831,1041,0826458331,1071,093687

Food preparation and serving related occupations

416538535413439535525433

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

475635628448480644633456

Personal care and service occupations

481529538476487591583480

Sales and office occupations

659774773646666788788654

Sales and related occupations

708705702708705728724704

Office and administrative support occupations

638791790620651801801632

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

7471,0541,0326937561,0761,062705

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

448--445429--423

Construction and extraction occupations

7321,0691,0436757561,0951,078697

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

8211,0451,0277728211,0641,057782

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

621810805598642838830614

Production occupations

623790782604646825824620

Transportation and material moving occupations

619838834590637850836608

INDUSTRY

Private sector

751892887739763907900753

Agriculture and related industries

496--496502--501

Nonagricultural industries

754892887743767907901756

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

1,1191,0759951,1301,1361,1501,1761,130

Construction

7621,0961,0817137751,1231,108724

Manufacturing

816841831814812861854807

Durable goods

863881868862840888886833

Nondurable goods

747790789739765808795761

Wholesale and retail trade

638668666636641669670638

Wholesale trade

800840826798818772773821

Retail trade

602622624601602641643600

Transportation and utilities

8241,0151,0037738261,0111,009785

Transportation and warehousing

777975970732780947947748

Utilities

1,1041,1831,1601,0781,1561,2751,2831,078

Information(4)

9801,0951,0729701,0401,1151,0901,029

Publishing, except Internet

908--9121,068--1,081

Motion pictures and sound recording industries

969--9371,021--993

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

897--895902--879

Telecommunications

1,1291,1621,1551,1231,1451,1431,1141,151

Financial activities

905875930905941879884942

Finance and insurance

9638981,013962989880893991

Finance

992-1,2739881,0128628891,014

Insurance

928-854929959--960

Real estate and rental and leasing

734849853728768876869762

Professional and business services

907889896907915805851918

Professional and technical services

1,1721,1691,1651,1731,1991,0811,1451,203

Management, administrative, and waste services

576800798567580743735575

Education and health services

765894897752777926925763

Educational services

879970964851902967978879

Health care and social assistance

741823837732750893886740

Leisure and hospitality

492605611487505636624500

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

629636646627650688683642

Accommodation and food services

460582591453481602591478

Accommodation

571622625559544639639522

Food services and drinking places

432530535430465496485465

Other services(4)

634816797627644871843636

Other services, except private households

660825801654671887865662

Public sector

9109999948399271,0141,014850

Federal government

1,0981,0431,0551,1391,1031,0501,0721,136

State government

868959951806886967966821

Local government

8791,0039927578991,0261,020780

Footnotes
(1) Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union.
(2) Data refer to both union members and workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract.
(3) Data refer to workers who are neither members of a union nor represented by a union on their job.
(4) Includes other industries, not shown separately.

NOTE: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full-time wage and salary workers. All self-employed workers are excluded, both those with incorporated businesses and those with unincorporated businesses. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 50,000).

 

Last Modified Date: February 12, 2015