Table 4. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry
Table 4. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry
2007 2008
Occupation and industry Members of Repre- Members of Repre-
Total unions (1) sented Non- Total unions (1) sented Non-
by union (3) by union (3)
unions (2) unions (2)
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related
occupations..... ............................. $996 $996 $992 $996 $1,025 $1,028 $1,017 $1,028
Management, business, and financial
operations occupations..........................1,080 1,066 1,072 1,081 1,128 1,113 1,120 1,129
Management occupations.................. 1,161 1,172 1,165 1,160 1,204 1,235 1,236 1,199
Business and financial operations
occupations............................ 941 934 950 940 974 925 943 978
Professional and related occupations........ 951 987 980 942 980 1,018 1,004 973
Computer and mathematical occupations... 1,229 1,188 1,204 1,231 1,242 1,149 1,139 1,248
Architecture and engineering occupations 1,213 1,179 1,178 1,221 1,244 1,223 1,243 1,244
Life, physical, and social science
occupations............................ 1,053 1,147 1,144 1,036 1,035 1,169 1,144 1,018
Community and social services
occupations............................ 755 920 909 732 788 983 978 743
Legal occupations....................... 1,148 1,180 1,151 1,148 1,174 1,186 1,265 1,169
Education, training, and library
occupations............................ 841 959 947 742 866 974 957 765
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and
media occupations.............................829 1,000 1,009 807 882 1,110 1,098 858
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations............................ 920 1,005 1,019 906 962 1,070 1,061 943
Service occupations............................. 454 666 654 421 475 691 679 440
Healthcare support occupations.............. 454 502 502 446 465 526 526 457
Protective service occupations.............. 719 954 946 610 748 990 983 620
Food preparation and serving related
occupations................................ 385 502 495 379 402 502 496 398
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations...........................422 551 543 407 431 596 593 412
Personal care and service occupations....... 434 585 585 420 475 580 570 463
Sales and office occupations.................... 598 717 715 587 614 741 736 603
Sales and related occupations............... 643 648 648 643 656 679 683 655
Office and administrative support
occupations.................................. 581 726 724 560 601 749 744 585
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
occupations.... .............................. 670 973 961 617 702 990 984 647
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.. 372 (4) (4) 369 420 (4) (4) 418
Construction and extraction occupations..... 646 976 968 597 688 992 989 621
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations................................ 749 975 962 709 774 1,002 994 729
Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations... ............................... 577 759 753 540 594 777 770 560
Production occupations...................... 581 761 755 552 595 765 759 567
Transportation and material moving
occupations................................ 570 757 750 523 593 789 779 550
INDUSTRY
Private sector.................................. 666 818 813 651 694 838 829 680
Agriculture and related industries............ 412 (4) (4) 411 444 (4) (4) 446
Nonagriculture and related industries......... 670 819 814 654 698 840 831 683
Mining..................................... 969 960 950 975 1,007 1,024 1,032 1,003
Construction............................... 673 1,000 993 624 712 1,014 1,012 668
Manufacturing.............................. 719 783 779 708 741 796 795 733
Durable goods manufacturing............ 744 818 815 732 772 829 827 763
Nondurable goods manufacturing......... 669 714 712 659 685 729 729 675
Wholesale and retail trade................. 587 639 632 584 603 643 638 601
Wholesale trade........................ 720 756 753 717 741 775 763 739
Retail trade........................... 538 608 601 532 564 598 596 561
Transportation and utilities............... 738 902 894 695 787 958 950 747
Transportation and warehousing......... 696 846 835 657 744 897 895 710
Utilities.............................. 994 1,056 1,052 954 1,061 1,161 1,142 1,010
Information (5)............................ 891 1,000 994 867 898 1,011 1,001 871
Publishing, except Internet............ 881 931 933 877 856 (4) 979 846
Motion pictures and sound recording.... 889 (4) (4) 797 883 (4) (4) 800
Broadcasting, except Internet.......... 786 (4) (4) 770 806 (4) 944 794
Telecommunications..................... 951 1,003 1,000 927 969 1,006 1,000 953
Financial activities....................... 782 728 738 784 814 782 782 816
Finance and insurance.................. 820 722 746 822 857 762 774 859
Finance........................... 835 717 773 836 864 (4) 829 865
Insurance......................... 795 (4) 735 799 846 (4) (4) 849
Real estate and rental and leasing..... 691 739 718 690 703 789 783 696
Professional and business services......... 783 800 822 782 835 814 817 836
Professional and technical services.... 1,031 991 1,041 1,031 1,065 1,129 1,140 1,064
Management, administrative, and waste
services.............................. 524 733 686 519 544 682 695 538
Education and health services.............. 671 779 781 657 685 795 798 671
Educational services................... 766 824 812 754 773 892 868 762
Health care and social assistance...... 644 752 762 632 661 756 768 652
Leisure and hospitality.................... 440 580 572 431 470 584 575 462
Arts, entertainment, and recreation.... 587 633 634 581 590 651 638 586
Accommodation and food services........ 413 534 528 410 435 563 552 427
Accommodation...................... 492 554 546 481 508 605 602 494
Food services and drinking places.. 399 476 490 398 417 497 491 416
Other services (5)......................... 581 803 789 574 610 878 810 606
Other services, except private
households............................ 600 822 806 593 629 893 849 622
Public sector................................. 816 901 896 749 842 923 918 766
Federal..................................... 965 927 933 996 972 949 959 989
State....................................... 772 865 856 731 812 900 889 753
Local....................................... 787 907 899 688 814 925 917 719
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 refer to workers who are neither members of a union nor represented by a union on their job.
4 Data not shown where base is less than 50,000.
5 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
NOTE: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full- and part-time workers. Excluded are all self-employed workers regardless of
whether or not their businesses are incorporated.
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Last Modified Date: January 28, 2009
