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
2006 2007
Occupation and industry Members of Repre- Members of Repre-
Total unions sented Non- Total unions sented Non-
(1) by unions union (1) by unions union
(2) (2)
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related
occupations...................................... $967 $966 $962 $968 $996 $996 $992 $996
Management, business, and financial operations
occupations.................................. 1,045 1,042 1,060 1,044 1,080 1,066 1,072 1,081
Management occupations.................... 1,127 1,144 1,154 1,125 1,161 1,172 1,165 1,160
Business and financial operations
occupations.............................. 930 950 947 928 941 934 950 940
Professional and related occupations.......... 928 956 948 921 951 987 980 942
Computer and mathematical occupations..... 1,166 1,057 1,103 1,170 1,229 1,188 1,204 1,231
Architecture and engineering occupations.. 1,155 1,148 1,157 1,155 1,213 1,179 1,178 1,221
Life, physical, and social science
occupations.............................. 984 1,114 1,086 977 1,053 1,147 1,144 1,036
Community and social services occupations. 740 886 872 707 755 920 909 732
Legal occupations......................... 1,144 1,422 1,415 1,136 1,148 1,180 1,151 1,148
Education, training, and library
occupations.............................. 819 929 917 725 841 959 947 742
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and
media occupations........................ 841 968 964 823 829 1,000 1,009 807
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations.............................. 905 995 979 889 920 1,005 1,019 906
Service occupations............................... 422 638 629 404 454 666 654 421
Healthcare support occupations................ 423 484 481 417 454 502 502 446
Protective service occupations................ 693 918 913 585 719 954 946 610
Food preparation and serving related
occupations.................................. 371 484 482 366 385 502 495 379
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations.................................. 406 524 520 393 422 551 543 407
Personal care and service occupations......... 407 530 529 397 434 585 585 420
Sales and office occupations...................... 589 706 697 578 598 717 715 587
Sales and related occupations................. 628 671 656 627 643 648 648 643
Office and administrative support occupations. 572 713 705 549 581 726 724 560
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
occupations...................................... 653 934 925 608 670 973 961 617
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations... 387 (3) (3) 383 372 (3) (3) 369
Construction and extraction occupations....... 619 941 933 582 646 976 968 597
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations.................................. 742 931 922 709 749 975 962 709
Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations...................................... 557 741 733 519 577 759 753 540
Production occupations........................ 559 730 723 525 581 761 755 552
Transportation and material moving ..
occupations.................................. 556 752 743 512 570 757 750 523
INDUSTRY
Private sector.................................... $645 $792 $785 $631 $666 $818 $813 $651
Agriculture and related industries................ 422 (3) (3) 420 412 (3) (3) 411
Nonagriculture and related industries............. 648 793 786 634 670 819 814 654
Mining......................................... 912 (3) 1,044 899 969 960 950 975
Construction................................... 642 969 956 610 673 1,000 993 624
Manufacturing.................................. 702 755 753 692 719 783 779 708
Durable goods ............................. 729 785 780 719 744 818 815 732
Nondurable goods .......................... 650 694 697 640 669 714 712 659
Wholesale and retail trade..................... 578 637 632 575 587 639 632 584
Wholesale trade............................ 725 780 778 720 720 756 753 717
Retail trade............................... 520 583 582 518 538 608 601 532
Transportation and utilities................... 739 876 876 697 738 902 894 695
Transportation and warehousing............. 700 831 828 661 696 846 835 657
Utilities.................................. 978 1,041 1,051 939 994 1,056 1,052 954
Information (4)................................ 871 998 990 841 891 1,000 994 867
Publishing, except internet................ 848 (3) 950 830 881 931 933 877
Motion pictures and sound recording........ 813 (3) (3) 748 889 (3) (3) 797
Broadcasting, except internet.............. 737 (3) (3) 722 786 (3) 1,010 770
Telecommunications......................... 947 986 982 928 951 1,003 1,000 927
Financial activities........................... 757 674 691 759 782 728 738 784
Finance and insurance...................... 794 657 674 799 820 722 746 822
Finance............................... 811 (3) 673 817 835 717 773 836
Insurance............................. 767 (3) (3) 769 795 (3) 735 799
Real estate and rental and leasing......... 663 701 700 660 691 739 718 690
Professional and business services............. 749 744 752 749 783 800 822 782
Professional and technical services........ 996 940 966 996 1,031 991 1,041 1,031
Management, administrative, and waste
services................................... 504 653 643 499 524 733 686 519
Education and health services.................. 648 751 745 635 671 779 781 657
Educational services....................... 750 816 806 737 766 824 812 754
Health care and social assistance.......... 620 703 700 614 644 752 762 632
Leisure and hospitality........................ 417 538 533 412 440 580 572 431
Arts, entertainment, and recreation........ 545 617 604 537 587 633 634 581
Accommodation and food services............ 399 515 515 395 413 534 528 410
Accommodation.......................... 490 567 570 481 492 554 546 481
Food services and drinking places...... 382 480 481 381 399 476 490 398
Other services (4)............................. 568 816 794 550 581 803 789 574
Other services, except private households.. 597 824 800 588 600 822 806 593
Public sector..................................... 773 871 865 717 816 901 896 749
Federal government.............................. 919 896 900 938 965 927 933 996
State government................................ 746 835 824 699 772 865 856 731
Local government................................ 754 876 868 656 787 907 899 688
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.
4 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
NOTE: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full-time wage and salary workers. Excluded are all self-employed workers regardless
of whether or not their businesses are incorporated. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January
data.
Last Modified Date: January 25, 2008
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