Economic News Release

     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                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                  II            II            II            II     
                                                                                 2007          2008          2007          2008    
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                     TOTAL                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                   
       Management, professional, and related occupations...................     38,817        39,861          $997        $1,028   
         Management, business, and financial operations occupations........     15,591        15,947         1,115         1,135   
         Professional and related occupations..............................     23,226        23,914           945           978   
       Service occupations.................................................     14,811        14,700           459           475   
       Sales and office occupations........................................     25,536        25,792           595           610   
         Sales and related occupations.....................................     10,477        10,325           640           645   
         Office and administrative support occupations.....................     15,059        15,467           578           598   
       Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........     12,565        11,815           658           691   
         Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........................        762           800           382           409   
         Construction and extraction occupations...........................      7,322         6,551           634           677   
         Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.................      4,482         4,464           744           778   
       Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.........     15,149        14,951           578           600   
         Production occupations............................................      8,596         8,045           583           594   
         Transportation and material moving occupations....................      6,553         6,905           568           606   
                                                                                                                                   
                                      Men                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                   
       Management, professional, and related occupations...................     19,402        19,623         1,176         1,243   
         Management, business, and financial operations occupations........      8,763         8,816         1,237         1,356   
         Professional and related occupations..............................     10,639        10,807         1,142         1,169   
       Service occupations.................................................      7,526         7,255           521           539   
       Sales and office occupations........................................      9,632         9,820           722           730   
         Sales and related occupations.....................................      5,831         5,727           802           786   
         Office and administrative support occupations.....................      3,801         4,093           613           643   
       Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........     12,141        11,317           661           693   
         Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........................        612           638           394           414   
         Construction and extraction occupations...........................      7,192         6,407           635           676   
         Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.................      4,336         4,271           741           773   
       Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.........     11,806        11,745           619           648   
         Production occupations............................................      6,154         5,797           643           664   
         Transportation and material moving occupations....................      5,652         5,947           597           629   
                                                                                                                                   
                                     Women                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                   
       Management, professional, and related occupations...................     19,415        20,238           859           884   
         Management, business, and financial operations occupations........      6,827         7,131           952           922   
         Professional and related occupations..............................     12,587        13,108           823           868   
       Service occupations.................................................      7,285         7,445           404           416   
       Sales and office occupations........................................     15,904        15,973           546           575   
         Sales and related occupations.....................................      4,646         4,598           489           500   
         Office and administrative support occupations.....................     11,257        11,375           569           591   
       Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........        425           498           559           616   
         Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........................        149           162           351           389   
         Construction and extraction occupations...........................        130           144           566           733   
         Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.................        146           192           782           806   
       Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.........      3,343         3,206           448           467   
         Production occupations............................................      2,442         2,248           448           470   
         Transportation and material moving occupations....................        901           958           446           450   

       NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.