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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Labor Force Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity, 2008

Table 16. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2008 annual averages
OccupationTotalWhiteBlack or
African American
AsianHispanic or
Latino ethnicity

 

     

Total, 16 years and over

$722$742$589$861$529

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,0251,0438141,233873

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

1,1281,1478661,250906

Management occupations

1,2041,2318991,442941

Business and financial operations occupations

9749988231,024857

Professional and related occupations

9809897801,225855

Computer and mathematical occupations

1,2421,2389571,4061,124

Architecture and engineering occupations

1,2441,2529421,4151,096

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,0351,0697851,028944

Community and social services occupations

788808708956735

Legal occupations

1,1741,2318571,272908

Education, training, and library occupations

866881727958776

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

882904743846797

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations

9629667701,139835

Service occupations

475482447488412

Healthcare support occupations

465473433540453

Protective service occupations

748794599873716

Food preparation and serving related occupations

402401388467395

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

431434422473396

Personal care and service occupations

475481462460420

Sales and office occupations

614623557654542

Sales and related occupations

656692507653524

Office and administrative support occupations

601604578654549

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

702709635746534

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

420432341365371

Construction and extraction occupations

688696599697546

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

774785688792626

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

594610521531485

Production occupations

595611520521481

Transportation and material moving occupations

593609521561492

 

     

Men, 16 years and over.

$798$825$620$966$559

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,2381,2558921,4031,002

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

1,3431,3639131,440992

Management occupations

1,3841,4039761,556998

Business and financial operations occupations

1,1671,2208791,170977

Professional and related occupations

1,1691,1828811,3871,012

Computer and mathematical occupations

1,3201,2951,0521,4461,155

Architecture and engineering occupations

1,2861,2999521,4691,120

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,1561,1917321,3421,081

Community and social services occupations

860890686969765

Legal occupations

1,6961,7391,0721,1591,448

Education, training, and library occupations

1,0201,0358881,135980

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

951974804999847

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations

1,2101,2369261,454968

Service occupations

537551500518448

Healthcare support occupations

512506510676452

Protective service occupations

7948346511,076760

Food preparation and serving related occupations

432430406474417

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

488492460500416

Personal care and service occupations

591606558527520

Sales and office occupations

733758592705591

Sales and related occupations

796828587748642

Office and administrative support occupations

651671594658534

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

705712630766541

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

427441327367380

Construction and extraction occupations

688695585700544

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

774785681803623

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

637658559585514

Production occupations

659675587588516

Transportation and material moving occupations

615637525577513

 

     

Women, 16 years and over.

$638$654$554$753$501

Management, professional, and related occupations

8929007631,041775

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

9419488381,059821

Management occupations

9799908681,224832

Business and financial operations occupations

885891779982809

Professional and related occupations

8678757221,033761

Computer and mathematical occupations

1,0881,0978991,256905

Architecture and engineering occupations

1,0011,0088851,0191,036

Life, physical, and social science occupations

931928859946797

Community and social services occupations

753759713946718

Legal occupations

9629657851,460791

Education, training, and library occupations

818836659876737

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

777797630773737

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations

9099197291,047777

Service occupations

418418418453383

Healthcare support occupations

459469425506453

Protective service occupations

594638521606531

Food preparation and serving related occupations

376374376423360

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

383375401420357

Personal care and service occupations

441450419422388

Sales and office occupations

578581535626519

Sales and related occupations

516528439575433

Office and administrative support occupations

590592571653556

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

607609813525399

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

392406363363341

Construction and extraction occupations

747726921223718

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

779773921678750

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

462467441467382

Production occupations

464472430470386

Transportation and material moving occupations

455449488440372

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.

 

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last Modified Date: December 4, 2009