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





	Occupation and industry
	2008
	2009




	Total
	Members
of
unions(1)		
	Represented
by unions(2)		
	Non-
union(3)		
	Total
	Members
of
unions(1)		
	Represented
by unions(2)		
	Non-
union(3)		








	




	
OCCUPATION

				





	
Management, professional, and related occupations

	$1,025
	$1,028
	$1,017
	$1,028
	$1,044
	$1,047
	$1,040
	$1,045





	
Management, business, and financial operations occupations

	1,128
	1,113
	1,120
	1,129
	1,138
	1,116
	1,123
	1,139





	
Management occupations

	1,204
	1,235
	1,236
	1,199
	1,208
	1,192
	1,208
	1,208





	
Business and financial operations occupations

	974
	925
	943
	978
	996
	1,002
	1,009
	995





	
Professional and related occupations

	980
	1,018
	1,004
	973
	994
	1,036
	1,026
	983





	
Computer and mathematical occupations

	1,242
	1,149
	1,139
	1,248
	1,253
	1,078
	1,107
	1,263





	
Architecture and engineering occupations

	1,244
	1,223
	1,243
	1,244
	1,266
	1,230
	1,210
	1,271





	
Life, physical, and social science occupations

	1,035
	1,169
	1,144
	1,018
	1,059
	1,099
	1,135
	1,040





	
Community and social services occupations

	788
	983
	978
	743
	783
	957
	948
	746





	
Legal occupations

	1,174
	1,186
	1,265
	1,169
	1,200
	1,266
	1,258
	1,191





	
Education, training, and library occupations

	866
	974
	957
	765
	887
	1,010
	996
	782





	
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

	882
	1,110
	1,098
	858
	888
	1,105
	1,059
	877





	
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations

	962
	1,070
	1,061
	943
	970
	1,089
	1,070
	952





	
Service occupations

	475
	691
	679
	440
	470
	702
	682
	435





	
Healthcare support occupations

	465
	526
	526
	457
	472
	518
	518
	464





	
Protective service occupations

	748
	990
	983
	620
	747
	992
	980
	611





	
Food preparation and serving related occupations

	402
	502
	496
	398
	398
	463
	456
	395





	
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

	431
	596
	593
	412
	444
	597
	588
	418





	
Personal care and service occupations

	475
	580
	570
	463
	440
	576
	567
	429





	
Sales and office occupations

	614
	741
	736
	603
	624
	768
	761
	613





	
Sales and related occupations

	656
	679
	683
	655
	665
	678
	673
	665





	
Office and administrative support occupations

	601
	749
	744
	585
	612
	782
	773
	595





	
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

	702
	990
	984
	647
	719
	1,009
	1,003
	657





	
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

	420
	-
	-
	418
	416
	-
	-
	411





	
Construction and extraction occupations

	688
	992
	989
	621
	718
	1,023
	1,011
	643





	
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

	774
	1,002
	994
	729
	781
	999
	999
	733





	
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

	594
	777
	770
	560
	605
	786
	780
	578





	
Production occupations

	595
	765
	759
	567
	610
	783
	778
	587





	
Transportation and material moving occupations

	593
	789
	779
	550
	599
	789
	782
	563





	




	
INDUSTRY

				





	
Private sector

	694
	838
	829
	680
	711
	856
	845
	697





	
Agriculture and related industries

	444
	-
	-
	446
	462
	-
	-
	457





	
Nonagricultural industries

	698
	840
	831
	683
	715
	857
	846
	701





	
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

	1,007
	1,024
	1,032
	1,003
	1,050
	1,013
	1,015
	1,058





	
Construction

	712
	1,014
	1,012
	668
	744
	1,072
	1,052
	698





	
Manufacturing

	741
	796
	795
	733
	767
	800
	799
	762





	
Durable goods

	772
	829
	827
	763
	806
	836
	832
	801





	
Nondurable goods

	685
	729
	729
	675
	706
	735
	741
	698





	
Wholesale and retail trade

	603
	643
	638
	601
	611
	648
	641
	609





	
Wholesale trade

	741
	775
	763
	739
	760
	761
	767
	760





	
Retail trade

	564
	598
	596
	561
	577
	612
	607
	575





	
Transportation and utilities

	787
	958
	950
	747
	798
	975
	964
	748





	
Transportation and warehousing

	744
	897
	895
	710
	749
	923
	911
	707





	
Utilities

	1,061
	1,161
	1,142
	1,010
	1,043
	1,120
	1,104
	1,008





	
Information(4)

	898
	1,011
	1,001
	871
	905
	1,105
	1,083
	883





	
Publishing, except Internet

	856
	-
	979
	846
	847
	-
	-
	843





	
Motion pictures and sound recording industries

	883
	-
	-
	800
	1,047
	-
	-
	924





	
Broadcasting, except Internet

	806
	-
	944
	794
	827
	-
	-
	828





	
Telecommunications

	969
	1,006
	1,000
	953
	964
	1,095
	1,079
	924





	
Financial activities

	814
	782
	782
	816
	839
	843
	831
	839





	
Finance and insurance

	857
	762
	774
	859
	881
	845
	837
	882





	
Finance

	864
	-
	829
	865
	889
	842
	817
	892





	
Insurance

	846
	-
	-
	849
	868
	-
	-
	868





	
Real estate and rental and leasing

	703
	789
	783
	696
	726
	842
	822
	718





	
Professional and business services

	835
	814
	817
	836
	864
	761
	748
	868





	
Professional and technical services

	1,065
	1,129
	1,140
	1,064
	1,094
	1,081
	1,096
	1,094





	
Management, administrative, and waste services

	544
	682
	695
	538
	560
	658
	640
	553





	
Education and health services

	$685
	$795
	$798
	$671
	$715
	$839
	$838
	$698





	
Educational services

	773
	892
	868
	762
	819
	886
	879
	795





	
Health care and social assistance

	661
	756
	768
	652
	685
	801
	802
	673





	
Leisure and hospitality

	470
	584
	575
	462
	464
	583
	576
	458





	
Arts, entertainment, and recreation

	590
	651
	638
	586
	601
	673
	671
	593





	
Accommodation and food services

	435
	563
	552
	427
	423
	526
	505
	421





	
Accommodation

	508
	605
	602
	494
	505
	582
	582
	496





	
Food services and drinking places

	417
	497
	491
	416
	412
	424
	423
	412





	
Other services(4)

	610
	878
	810
	606
	605
	886
	862
	599





	
Other services, except private households

	629
	893
	849
	622
	627
	893
	868
	620





	
Public sector

	842
	923
	918
	766
	865
	947
	943
	782





	
Federal government

	972
	949
	959
	989
	1,002
	981
	989
	1,019





	
State government

	812
	900
	889
	753
	829
	906
	899
	767





	
Local government

	814
	925
	917
	719
	834
	956
	948
	720









	

		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.

	








	

		- Data not shown where base is less than 50,000.

		NOTE: Effective with January 2009 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2007 Census industry classification system into the Current Population Survey. This industry classification system is derived from the 2007 North American Industry Classification System. No historical data have been revised. 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 as well as those with unincorporated businesses. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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