Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly averages, not
seasonally adjusted
Number of workers Median weekly earnings
(in thousands)
Occupation and sex
I I I I
2008 2009 2008 2009
TOTAL
Management, professional, and related occupations................... 39,815 39,353 $1,018 $1,046
Management, business, and financial operations occupations........ 16,313 16,373 1,127 1,146
Professional and related occupations.............................. 23,502 22,981 967 990
Service occupations................................................. 14,227 13,967 464 457
Sales and office occupations........................................ 25,574 23,566 614 622
Sales and related occupations..................................... 10,320 9,386 650 666
Office and administrative support occupations..................... 15,253 14,180 601 611
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........ 11,633 10,329 699 730
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........................ 688 623 400 411
Construction and extraction occupations........................... 6,374 5,293 676 720
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................. 4,571 4,413 772 790
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......... 15,259 13,154 595 597
Production occupations............................................ 8,369 6,817 594 590
Transportation and material moving occupations.................... 6,890 6,338 596 603
Men
Management, professional, and related occupations................... 19,388 19,073 1,236 1,258
Management, business, and financial operations occupations........ 8,810 8,884 1,341 1,358
Professional and related occupations.............................. 10,578 10,189 1,170 1,183
Service occupations................................................. 7,141 6,737 529 516
Sales and office occupations........................................ 9,651 8,926 737 748
Sales and related occupations..................................... 5,645 5,173 788 834
Office and administrative support occupations..................... 4,006 3,753 651 664
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........ 11,138 9,930 701 736
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........................ 560 499 407 413
Construction and extraction occupations........................... 6,209 5,186 675 720
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................. 4,369 4,245 772 791
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......... 12,007 10,566 632 643
Production occupations............................................ 5,908 5,026 660 657
Transportation and material moving occupations.................... 6,099 5,540 612 625
Women
Management, professional, and related occupations................... 20,427 20,281 890 907
Management, business, and financial operations occupations........ 7,503 7,489 954 952
Professional and related occupations.............................. 12,924 12,792 859 879
Service occupations................................................. 7,086 7,230 408 411
Sales and office occupations........................................ 15,923 14,640 578 587
Sales and related occupations..................................... 4,675 4,213 508 513
Office and administrative support occupations..................... 11,248 10,427 591 601
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........ 495 399 609 566
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........................ 128 124 363 404
Construction and extraction occupations........................... 165 107 740 696
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................. 202 168 774 743
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......... 3,252 2,588 469 452
Production occupations............................................ 2,461 1,790 462 450
Transportation and material moving occupations.................... 791 798 486 456
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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