HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 43. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry 1996 1997 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..... $718 $758 $749 $708 $738 $776 $766 $731 Executive, administrative, and managerial........................... 699 742 745 694 725 757 752 721 Professional specialty.................. 730 762 750 721 750 782 769 742 Technical, sales, and administrative support.............................. 441 532 524 427 456 550 541 441 Technicians and related support......... 573 664 661 554 582 677 675 566 Sales occupations....................... 474 451 459 475 482 467 469 483 Administrative support, including clerical............................. 405 524 516 389 419 545 534 404 Service occupations....................... 305 490 484 282 313 516 505 293 Protective service...................... 538 693 686 413 550 724 713 418 Service, except protective service...... 283 379 379 271 293 398 393 283 Precision production, craft, and repair... 540 703 698 494 548 724 718 501 Operators, fabricators, and laborers...... 391 528 522 353 401 572 561 365 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors........................... 380 512 508 345 390 533 524 356 Transportation and material moving occupations.......................... 476 610 601 425 498 658 642 451 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers......................... 330 481 477 308 329 509 506 310 Farming, forestry, and fishing............ 294 439 423 288 295 505 475 290 INDUSTRY Agricultural wage and salary workers...... 306 (3) (3) 305 306 (3) (3) 305 Private nonagricultural wage and salary workers.............................. 475 $584 $579 458 490 $610 $603 476 Mining.................................. 693 698 699 690 680 717 717 668 Construction............................ 504 748 742 464 518 771 760 484 Manufacturing........................... 507 560 558 494 517 595 592 503 Durable goods......................... 533 588 587 517 548 619 616 523 Nondurable goods...................... 466 510 507 453 484 536 529 470 Transportation and public utilities..... 596 680 676 555 617 718 714 580 Transportation........................ 527 656 649 491 573 702 697 513 Communications and public utilities... 693 707 705 684 709 746 743 690 Wholesale and retail trade.............. 380 450 444 375 391 457 451 387 Wholesale trade....................... 503 566 551 500 525 545 536 524 Retail trade.......................... 343 408 408 338 352 419 415 347 Finance, insurance, and real estate..... 521 534 533 520 546 487 501 548 Services................................ 456 501 498 451 475 517 512 470 Government workers........................ 592 657 651 518 605 681 671 530 Federal................................. 672 677 679 663 684 689 687 678 State................................... 557 610 605 514 584 628 621 540 Local................................... 580 671 661 473 592 697 682 479 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. Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.