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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
43. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry
Occupation and industry20182019
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

$886$1,051$1,042$860$917$1,095$1,082$892

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,2461,2291,2221,2501,3091,2541,2461,327

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

1,3551,3181,3341,3561,4151,3651,3661,420

Management occupations

1,4291,4011,4251,4301,4781,4461,4301,481

Business and financial operations occupations

1,2161,1591,1641,2211,2851,2171,2471,290

Professional and related occupations

1,1761,2101,1931,1731,2371,2391,2271,240

Computer and mathematical occupations

1,5391,4581,4601,5431,5791,3921,3941,592

Architecture and engineering occupations

1,4841,5161,5291,4791,5501,4921,4901,557

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,2701,3311,3231,2621,3341,5381,5521,286

Community and social service occupations

9131,0761,0838809681,1781,159928

Legal occupations

1,4671,5931,5031,4641,5621,5691,5661,561

Education, training, and library occupations

1,0021,1511,1369091,0571,1731,157972

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

1,0861,2771,2051,0741,1511,3891,3561,139

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

1,1401,2921,2881,1221,1801,2751,2721,162

Service occupations

569802781541592874848573

Healthcare support occupations

561618618552591684680584

Protective service occupations

8481,1371,1327159001,2431,234739

Food preparation and serving related occupations

501609598496522624604519

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

551679670533580706692567

Personal care and service occupations

544590587541565620620559

Sales and office occupations

742835828735758867854750

Sales and related occupations

798774766800830798783833

Office and administrative support occupations

717850843703732885875717

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

8241,1811,1767828691,2071,185810

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

581--581574--572

Construction and extraction occupations

8081,1781,1727598661,2011,183801

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

9341,2081,2048919391,2361,215902

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

707924913680727924918705

Production occupations

723935923699745910907722

Transportation and material moving occupations

689913902657711943926685

INDUSTRY

Private sector

8619999898488931,0251,013881

Agriculture and related industries

619--619611--610

Nonagricultural industries

8651,0019918538971,0271,015886

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

1,291--1,2691,423--1,410

Construction

8681,2201,2108199091,2571,240868

Manufacturing

917992992908936962962933

Durable goods

9511,0251,023941973982983972

Nondurable goods

858923931843883914912879

Wholesale and retail trade

722759743721748790779746

Wholesale trade

917896917917963937944964

Retail trade

671719700669701744730699

Transportation and utilities

9011,1061,0918649061,1841,151862

Transportation and warehousing

8381,0241,0148088401,1031,066799

Utilities

1,2921,3291,3271,2711,3291,4611,4491,273

Information(4)

1,1691,3551,3361,1571,1821,2651,2141,174

Publishing, except Internet

1,153--1,1511,159--1,168

Motion pictures and sound recording industries

1,114--1,0271,0421,4531,3981,018

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

1,056--1,0511,0611,3711,3451,019

Telecommunications

1,1701,3311,3251,1501,2131,2571,2061,217

Financial activities

1,0479379401,0521,1259509801,128

Finance and insurance

1,1309099481,1341,1671,0331,0621,169

Finance

1,1559149401,1591,225-1,0301,227

Insurance

1,071-9531,0781,124--1,123

Real estate and rental and leasing

897979921896948941937949

Professional and business services

1,0948889061,1051,1499039181,155

Professional and technical services

1,3641,2641,2051,3671,4521,1791,2301,455

Management, administrative, and waste services

664711711661698770769694

Education and health services

8609849788458961,0591,051879

Educational services

9851,0681,0539681,0151,1291,116994

Health care and social assistance

8229209218138641,0081,006851

Leisure and hospitality

584700695579601722698597

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

732772791726759819823752

Accommodation and food services

551666655546574656615571

Accommodation

615715702604621704685616

Food services and drinking places

536621619535562611595560

Other services(4)

7351,1651,1867257621,0911,098752

Other services, except private households

7641,1711,1957547961,1141,117785

Public sector

9991,0991,0949361,0431,1471,141973

Federal government

1,1661,0761,1121,2281,2221,1511,1831,241

State government

9671,0741,0589161,0151,1381,126959

Local government

9691,1141,1068599991,1501,136888

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: January 22, 2020