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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
Bureau of Labor Statistics > Current Population Survey > Home
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
43. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry
Occupation and industry20142015
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

$791$970$965$763$809$980$975$776

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,1371,1321,1291,1391,1581,1521,1481,160

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

1,2271,2461,2431,2261,2581,2731,2911,257

Management occupations

1,2951,3331,3331,2921,3511,3861,3801,349

Business and financial operations occupations

1,1071,1351,1311,1041,1371,1081,1321,138

Professional and related occupations

1,0781,1171,1121,0681,1121,1401,1321,103

Computer and mathematical occupations

1,3681,2881,2771,3731,4281,3881,3271,434

Architecture and engineering occupations

1,3771,4161,4241,3701,4241,3931,3991,427

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,1681,2711,2761,1411,2061,2491,2661,187

Community and social service occupations

8581,0171,0108228891,0141,008855

Legal occupations

1,2711,2081,3331,2701,3911,5511,5471,373

Education, training, and library occupations

9531,0771,0698519561,0951,074860

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

9561,1301,1109461,0011,2281,212984

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations

1,0331,1281,1151,0201,0411,2111,1941,014

Service occupations

505762751482509753742489

Healthcare support occupations

498569558493498544546495

Protective service occupations

8331,1071,0936877961,0311,029687

Food preparation and serving related occupations

439535525433441515512436

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

480644633456486648628469

Personal care and service occupations

487591583480498515521496

Sales and office occupations

666788788654673810801662

Sales and related occupations

705728724704716702710716

Office and administrative support occupations

651801801632656831821639

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

7561,0761,0627057611,0701,052711

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

429--423464--460

Construction and extraction occupations

7561,0951,0786977491,0821,064695

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

8211,0641,0577828391,0661,051799

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

642838830614656850842622

Production occupations

646825824620663824826635

Transportation and material moving occupations

637850836608646876859610

INDUSTRY

Private sector

763907900753776917912765

Agriculture and related industries

502--501522--519

Nonagricultural industries

767907901756781918913769

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

1,1361,1501,1761,1301,162-1,1701,162

Construction

7751,1231,1087247841,0991,093743

Manufacturing

812861854807839876868833

Durable goods

840888886833872889881871

Nondurable goods

765808795761776849841768

Wholesale and retail trade

641669670638653673671652

Wholesale trade

818772773821841876863840

Retail trade

602641643600610621622609

Transportation and utilities

8261,0111,0097858431,0071,003803

Transportation and warehousing

780947947748790980977754

Utilities

1,1561,2751,2831,0781,1331,1941,1881,116

Information(4)

1,0401,1151,0901,0291,1021,2601,2421,077

Publishing, except Internet

1,068--1,0811,098--1,102

Motion pictures and sound recording industries

1,021--993996--935

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

902--879980--968

Telecommunications

1,1451,1431,1141,1511,1621,2121,2081,148

Financial activities

941879884942964915924964

Finance and insurance

9898808939911,0249831,0041,024

Finance

1,0128628891,0141,0619231,0821,060

Insurance

959--960973988981973

Real estate and rental and leasing

768876869762782891893772

Professional and business services

915805851918951874906953

Professional and technical services

1,1991,0811,1451,2031,2561,2971,2681,255

Management, administrative, and waste services

580743735575605684672603

Education and health services

777926925763787962946768

Educational services

9029679788799181,0251,015896

Health care and social assistance

750893886740754916904742

Leisure and hospitality

505636624500515606592511

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

650688683642657672680655

Accommodation and food services

481602591478492579558489

Accommodation

544639639522546645639532

Food services and drinking places

465496485465480492490480

Other services(4)

644871843636684903879677

Other services, except private households

671887865662710916900703

Public sector

9271,0141,0148509441,0291,023878

Federal government

1,1031,0501,0721,1361,1131,0581,0641,159

State government

886967966821909988982867

Local government

8991,0261,0207809141,0431,033783

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 10, 2016