Women's weekly earnings as a percent of men's, by occupational group, 1998 annual averages Occupation Women Men Women's earnings as a percent of mens Total 456 598 76.3 Farming, forestry, and fishing 272 307 88.6 Administrative support, including clerical 418 518 80.7 Professional specialty 682 895 76.2 Service occupations 296 389 76.1 Technicians and related support 511 701 72.9 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 327 456 71.7 Precision production, craft, and repair 408 587 69.5 Executive, administrative, and managerial 626 915 68.4 Sales occupations 372 622 59.8