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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
43. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry
Occupation and industry20172018
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

$860$1,041$1,028$829$886$1,051$1,042$860

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,2241,2151,2061,2271,2461,2291,2221,250

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

1,3271,2761,2761,3291,3551,3181,3341,356

Management occupations

1,3921,3491,3611,3951,4291,4011,4251,430

Business and financial operations occupations

1,1741,1881,1631,1741,2161,1591,1641,221

Professional and related occupations

1,1601,1991,1871,1541,1761,2101,1931,173

Computer and mathematical occupations

1,4651,3751,3711,4731,5391,4581,4601,543

Architecture and engineering occupations

1,4781,4791,4731,4791,4841,5161,5291,479

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,2861,2971,3381,2761,2701,3311,3231,262

Community and social service occupations

9001,0351,0358669131,0761,083880

Legal occupations

1,4431,5501,5771,4281,4671,5931,5031,464

Education, training, and library occupations

1,0021,1571,1449001,0021,1511,136909

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

1,0661,3541,3341,0411,0861,2771,2051,074

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

1,1241,2441,2391,1031,1401,2921,2881,122

Service occupations

544792774518569802781541

Healthcare support occupations

542577573539561618618552

Protective service occupations

8521,1631,1467138481,1371,132715

Food preparation and serving related occupations

484594583479501609598496

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

522638629511551679670533

Personal care and service occupations

520624609516544590587541

Sales and office occupations

718829814710742835828735

Sales and related occupations

763806813761798774766800

Office and administrative support occupations

701834815688717850843703

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

8011,1461,1327508241,1811,176782

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

539--533581--581

Construction and extraction occupations

7961,1361,1247348081,1781,172759

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

8781,1871,1768229341,2081,204891

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

692922902662707924913680

Production occupations

701895878678723935923699

Transportation and material moving occupations

681949926640689913902657

INDUSTRY

Private sector

829984971816861999989848

Agriculture and related industries

599--599619--619

Nonagricultural industries

8339869748208651,001991853

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

1,257--1,2631,291--1,269

Construction

8401,1631,1557978681,2201,210819

Manufacturing

884943927878917992992908

Durable goods

9109689559049511,0251,023941

Nondurable goods

837892871830858923931843

Wholesale and retail trade

705758753702722759743721

Wholesale trade

903979986899917896917917

Retail trade

656721714653671719700669

Transportation and utilities

8881,1471,1218289011,1061,091864

Transportation and warehousing

8151,0531,0167818381,0241,014808

Utilities

1,3251,4321,4321,2541,2921,3291,3271,271

Information(4)

1,1541,3441,3301,1421,1691,3551,3361,157

Publishing, except Internet

1,171--1,1671,153--1,151

Motion pictures and sound recording industries

1,189--1,1341,114--1,027

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

973--9591,056--1,051

Telecommunications

1,1971,1951,2011,1951,1701,3311,3251,150

Financial activities

1,0099439451,0121,0479379401,052

Finance and insurance

1,0769809641,0811,1309099481,134

Finance

1,125-1,0101,1261,1559149401,159

Insurance

1,027-9311,0321,071-9531,078

Real estate and rental and leasing

839918931833897979921896

Professional and business services

1,0371,0051,0161,0381,0948889061,105

Professional and technical services

1,3471,2311,2521,3491,3641,2641,2051,367

Management, administrative, and waste services

629873842622664711711661

Education and health services

843978964831860984978845

Educational services

9571,0261,0189429851,0681,053968

Health care and social assistance

810928914800822920921813

Leisure and hospitality

547676669538584700695579

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

716750766710732772791726

Accommodation and food services

513636620510551666655546

Accommodation

598685678588615715702604

Food services and drinking places

501586564500536621619535

Other services(4)

7059138746997351,1651,186725

Other services, except private households

7229248907177641,1711,195754

Public sector

9861,1041,0969179991,0991,094936

Federal government

1,1761,1381,1461,2131,1661,0761,1121,228

State government

9551,0611,0509079671,0741,058916

Local government

9491,1211,1068329691,1141,106859

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: January 18, 2019