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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
43. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry
Occupation and industry20122013
TotalMembers
of
unions(1)
Represented
by unions(2)
Non-
union(3)
TotalMembers
of
unions(1)
Represented
by unions(2)
Non-
union(3)

Total full-time wage and salary workers

$768$943$933$742$776$950$944$750

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,1081,1081,0921,1111,1321,1211,1121,135

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

1,1711,1591,1611,1721,2081,2021,2231,207

Management occupations

1,2481,2611,2741,2471,2851,3051,3291,280

Business and financial operations occupations

1,0581,0601,0241,0601,0911,0861,0821,092

Professional and related occupations

1,0531,0981,0771,0461,0711,1021,0871,067

Computer and mathematical occupations

1,3491,1571,1581,3591,3651,2481,2711,371

Architecture and engineering occupations

1,3371,3681,3501,3351,3651,2691,3131,369

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,1341,2091,1771,1271,1521,2331,2001,149

Community and social service occupations

8381,0071,003783847990984813

Legal occupations

1,3281,1741,1731,3421,2531,3251,3551,248

Education, training, and library occupations

9151,0501,0288149371,0681,048836

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

9691,1071,0979579881,2431,191974

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations

1,0281,1511,1421,0101,0481,1851,1701,031

Service occupations

485754735458493746742467

Healthcare support occupations

482527522477491576579485

Protective service occupations

7911,0711,0566497831,1041,082645

Food preparation and serving related occupations

410509505405416538535413

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

465621614440475635628448

Personal care and service occupations

468524515462481529538476

Sales and office occupations

655789776642659774773646

Sales and related occupations

689689668691708705702708

Office and administrative support occupations

643808796624638791790620

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

7401,0261,0186887471,0541,032693

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

435--430448--445

Construction and extraction occupations

7401,0401,0266827321,0691,043675

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

8081,0321,0217688211,0451,027772

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

624823811597621810805598

Production occupations

627816807605623790782604

Transportation and material moving occupations

621833816586619838834590

INDUSTRY

Private sector

742887877731751892887739

Agriculture and related industries

470--469496--496

Nonagricultural industries

746888878735754892887743

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

1,1121,1191,1121,1131,1191,0759951,130

Construction

7681,0861,0697227621,0961,081713

Manufacturing

797872863786816841831814

Durable goods

827891884819863881868862

Nondurable goods

737827817722747790789739

Wholesale and retail trade

630650637629638668666636

Wholesale trade

821821801823800840826798

Retail trade

592609598592602622624601

Transportation and utilities

8289989897898241,0151,003773

Transportation and warehousing

778948934746777975970732

Utilities

1,1321,2161,2041,0861,1041,1831,1601,078

Information(4)

9781,1031,0879669801,0951,072970

Publishing, except Internet

934--921908--912

Motion pictures and sound recording industries

854--798969--937

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

890--903897--895

Telecommunications

1,0641,1621,1631,0391,1291,1621,1551,123

Financial activities

889795779893905875930905

Finance and insurance

9418528319449638981,013962

Finance

952-762955992-1,273988

Insurance

922--924928--929

Real estate and rental and leasing

731773759727734849853728

Professional and business services

910826843912907889896907

Professional and technical services

1,1651,1831,1331,1651,1721,1691,1651,173

Management, administrative, and waste services

582699708577576800798567

Education and health services

748879876736765894897752

Educational services

864918922844879970964851

Health care and social assistance

720835824711741823837732

Leisure and hospitality

481611604475492605611487

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

641675668640629636646627

Accommodation and food services

445596588438460582591453

Accommodation

542613609527571622625559

Food services and drinking places

421536534419432530535430

Other services(4)

622807763618634816797627

Other services, except private households

649828774645660825801654

Public sector

898990980829910999994839

Federal government

1,0721,0351,0451,1131,0981,0431,0551,139

State government

854948933794868959951806

Local government

8669899757568791,003992757

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.

NOTE: 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 and those with unincorporated businesses. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 50,000).

 

Last Modified Date: February 26, 2014