Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full‐time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex, 2008 annual averages : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex, 2008 annual averages
Occupation	Total both sexes		Women		Men		Women's earnings as percent of men's
Occupation	Total employed	Median weekly earnings	Total employed	Median weekly earnings	Total employed	Median weekly earnings	Women's earnings as percent of men's
Total, 16 years and older	106,648	$722	47,209	$638	59,439	$798	79.9
Management, professional, and related occupations	40,154	1,025	20,535	892	19,619	1,238	72.1
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	16,310	1,128	7,463	941	8,847	1,343	70.1
Management occupations	11,223	1,204	4,535	979	6,687	1,384	70.7
Chief executives	1,044	1,903	251	1,603	793	1,999	80.2
General and operations managers	919	1,229	274	993	646	1,315	75.5
Legislators	16	(1)	7	(1)	9	(1)	(2)
Advertising and promotions managers	69	1,097	52	1,000	17	(1)	(2)
Marketing and sales managers	867	1,345	357	1,024	510	1,601	64.0
Public relations managers	57	1,232	31	(1)	26	(1)	(2)
Administrative services managers	92	1,003	26	(1)	66	1,012	(2)
Computer and information systems managers	431	1,576	120	1,260	311	1,641	76.8
Financial managers	1,063	1,134	583	945	480	1,457	64.9
Human resources managers	288	1,233	194	1,137	93	1,433	79.3
Industrial production managers	222	1,253	30	(1)	192	1,285	(2)
Purchasing managers	183	1,139	72	995	111	1,251	79.5
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	218	877	38	(1)	179	885	(2)
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers	76	775	13	(1)	63	802	(2)
Construction managers	586	1,189	49	(1)	536	1,219	(2)
Education administrators	725	1,170	447	1,000	278	1,398	71.5
Engineering managers	99	1,752	5	(1)	95	1,758	(2)
Food service managers	619	676	296	628	323	739	85.0
Funeral directors.	25	(1)	6	(1)	18	(1)	(2)
Gaming managers	14	(1)	4	(1)	11	(1)	(2)
Lodging managers	119	788	56	720	63	877	82.1
Medical and health services managers	500	1,170	351	1,066	150	1,504	70.9
Natural sciences managers	15	(1)	2	(1)	12	(1)	(2)
Postmasters and mail superintendents	36	(1)	19	(1)	17	(1)	(2)
Property, real estate, and community association managers	303	847	177	758	126	1,054	71.9
Social and community service managers	277	965	191	871	86	1,254	69.5
Managers, all other	2,361	1,225	885	1,010	1,477	1,359	74.3
Business and financial operations occupations	5,087	974	2,928	885	2,159	1,167	75.8
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes	28	(1)	11	(1)	17	(1)	(2)
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products	5	(1)	3	(1)	2	(1)	(2)
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	152	816	70	801	82	826	97.0
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	253	890	146	859	107	923	93.1
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators	286	810	188	766	99	891	86.0
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	164	1,126	86	950	78	1,245	76.3
Cost estimators	82	1,055	9	(1)	73	1,082	(2)
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists	717	918	504	850	213	1,158	73.4
Logisticians	39	(1)	19	(1)	21	(1)	(2)
Management analysts	454	1,255	209	1,139	245	1,391	81.9
Meeting and convention planners	47	(1)	37	(1)	10	(1)	(2)
Other business operations specialists	214	931	145	850	69	1,157	73.5
Accountants and auditors	1,494	981	904	908	591	1,178	77.1
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	61	1,089	22	(1)	39	(1)	(2)
Budget analysts	62	1,197	37	(1)	26	(1)	(2)
Credit analysts	20	(1)	11	(1)	9	(1)	(2)
Financial analysts	84	1,378	39	(1)	45	(1)	(2)
Personal financial advisors	313	1,194	117	935	197	1,370	68.2
Insurance underwriters	77	957	62	917	15	(1)	(2)
Financial examiners	6	(1)	3	(1)	4	(1)	(2)
Loan counselors and officers	355	916	201	812	154	1,118	72.6
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	53	850	35	(1)	18	(1)	(2)
Tax preparers	54	911	36	(1)	18	(1)	(2)
Financial specialists, all other	66	964	35	(1)	30	(1)	(2)
Professional and related occupations	23,845	980	13,072	867	10,773	1,169	74.2
Computer and mathematical occupations	3,344	1,242	828	1,088	2,516	1,320	82.4
Computer scientists and systems analysts	752	1,184	213	1,082	538	1,240	87.3
Computer programmers	470	1,218	105	1,003	365	1,261	79.5
Computer software engineers	955	1,529	196	1,351	759	1,555	86.9
Computer support specialists	379	893	105	878	274	903	97.2
Database administrators	93	1,274	25	(1)	68	1,289	(2)
Network and computer systems administrators.	212	1,189	46	(1)	166	1,209	(2)
Network systems and data communications analysts	353	1,130	82	961	271	1,184	81.2
Actuaries	24	(1)	6	(1)	18	(1)	(2)
Mathematicians	2	(1)	-	-	2	(1)	(2)
Operations research analysts.	69	1,259	36	(1)	34	(1)	(2)
Statisticians	33	(1)	14	(1)	19	(1)	(2)
Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations	2	(1)	-	-	1	(1)	(2)
Architecture and engineering occupations	2,652	1,244	334	1,001	2,319	1,286	77.8
Architects, except naval	150	1,128	35	(1)	115	1,273	(2)
Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists	34	(1)	3	(1)	32	(1)	(2)
Aerospace engineers	131	1,554	12	(1)	120	1,622	(2)
Agricultural engineers	4	(1)	-	-	4	(1)	(2)
Biomedical engineers	10	(1)	3	(1)	8	(1)	(2)
Chemical engineers	64	1,546	8	(1)	56	1,562	(2)
Civil engineers	303	1,332	36	(1)	268	1,349	(2)
Computer hardware engineers	62	1,258	14	(1)	48	(1)	(2)
Electrical and electronics engineers	334	1,443	26	(1)	307	1,475	(2)
Environmental engineers	29	(1)	8	(1)	21	(1)	(2)
Industrial engineers, including health and safety.	163	1,311	23	(1)	140	1,364	(2)
Marine engineers and naval architects	15	(1)	-	-	15	(1)	(2)
Materials engineers.	41	(1)	6	(1)	35	(1)	(2)
Mechanical engineers	300	1,433	23	(1)	276	1,445	(2)
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	12	(1)	1	(1)	10	(1)	(2)
Nuclear engineers	9	(1)	-	-	9	(1)	(2)
Petroleum engineers	18	(1)	1	(1)	17	(1)	(2)
Engineers, all other	347	1,418	39	(1)	308	1,425	(2)
Drafters	150	881	31	(1)	119	924	(2)
Engineering technicians, except drafters	392	905	59	781	332	933	83.7
Surveying and mapping technicians	87	794	6	(1)	80	801	(2)
Life, physical, and social science occupations	1,080	1,035	477	931	603	1,156	80.5
Agricultural and food scientists	34	(1)	11	(1)	23	(1)	(2)
Biological scientists	91	1,023	46	(1)	45	(1)	(2)
Conservation scientists and foresters	21	(1)	2	(1)	18	(1)	(2)
Medical scientists	120	989	60	948	60	1,133	83.7
Astronomers and physicists	20	(1)	3	(1)	16	(1)	(2)
Atmospheric and space scientists	8	(1)	2	(1)	6	(1)	(2)
Chemists and materials scientists	103	1,118	38	(1)	65	1,430	(2)
Environmental scientists and geoscientists	70	1,253	22	(1)	48	(1)	(2)
Physical scientists, all other	122	1,363	50	1,061	72	1,535	69.1
Economists	17	(1)	4	(1)	13	(1)	(2)
Market and survey researchers	109	1,071	60	990	49	(1)	(2)
Psychologists	84	1,220	57	1,004	27	(1)	(2)
Sociologists	1	(1)	1	(1)	-	-	(2)
Urban and regional planners	31	(1)	17	(1)	13	(1)	(2)
Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers	36	(1)	13	(1)	23	(1)	(2)
Agricultural and food science technicians	23	(1)	9	(1)	14	(1)	(2)
Biological technicians	20	(1)	8	(1)	13	(1)	(2)
Chemical technicians	56	872	20	(1)	36	(1)	(2)
Geological and petroleum technicians	9	(1)	3	(1)	6	(1)	(2)
Nuclear technicians	2	(1)	1	(1)	1	(1)	(2)
Other life, physical, and social science technicians	103	752	50	752	54	751	100.1
Community and social services occupations	1,908	788	1,117	753	791	860	87.6
Counselors	522	787	355	787	167	787	100.0
Social workers	639	784	503	779	135	812	95.9
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists	261	736	159	680	102	874	77.8
Clergy	388	882	43	(1)	346	899	(2)
Directors, religious activities and education	38	(1)	21	(1)	18	(1)	(2)
Religious workers, all other	60	669	36	(1)	24	(1)	(2)
Legal occupations	1,199	1,174	693	962	506	1,696	56.7
Lawyers	645	1,751	247	1,509	398	1,875	80.5
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers	51	1,281	24	(1)	27	(1)	(2)
Paralegals and legal assistants	304	796	267	790	37	(1)	(2)
Miscellaneous legal support workers	198	738	155	702	43	(1)	(2)
Education, training, and library occupations	6,677	866	4,883	818	1,794	1,020	80.2
Postsecondary teachers	862	1,149	379	1,056	483	1,245	84.8
Preschool and kindergarten teachers	506	591	493	589	14	(1)	(2)
Elementary and middle school teachers	2,627	890	2,127	871	500	994	87.6
Secondary school teachers	1,086	949	596	920	490	995	92.5
Special education teachers	343	944	291	949	52	914	103.8
Other teachers and instructors	351	858	209	812	142	953	85.2
Archivists, curators, and museum technicians	25	(1)	13	(1)	11	(1)	(2)
Librarians	136	878	111	811	25	(1)	(2)
Library technicians	17	(1)	14	(1)	3	(1)	(2)
Teacher assistants	651	421	595	413	56	517	79.9
Other education, training, and library workers	74	1,071	55	886	19	(1)	(2)
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	1,570	882	689	777	882	951	81.7
Artists and related workers	74	985	23	(1)	51	1,103	(2)
Designers	540	811	268	744	271	899	82.8
Actors	2	(1)	1	(1)	1	(1)	(2)
Producers and directors	108	938	42	(1)	65	983	(2)
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers	117	825	25	(1)	91	837	(2)
Dancers and choreographers	13	(1)	11	(1)	1	(1)	(2)
Musicians, singers, and related workers	32	(1)	5	(1)	27	(1)	(2)
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other	12	(1)	3	(1)	9	(1)	(2)
Announcers.	22	(1)	3	(1)	19	(1)	(2)
News analysts, reporters and correspondents	68	947	25	(1)	43	(1)	(2)
Public relations specialists	107	1,000	70	935	37	(1)	(2)
Editors.	132	971	69	941	63	1,062	88.6
Technical writers	48	(1)	22	(1)	26	(1)	(2)
Writers and authors	79	945	41	(1)	38	(1)	(2)
Miscellaneous media and communication workers	46	(1)	33	(1)	14	(1)	(2)
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators	75	972	13	(1)	62	996	(2)
Photographers	69	690	30	(1)	39	(1)	(2)
Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors	26	(1)	5	(1)	21	(1)	(2)
Media and communication equipment workers, all other	1	(1)	-	-	1	(1)	(2)
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations	5,415	962	4,052	909	1,362	1,210	75.1
Chiropractors	9	(1)	2	(1)	8	(1)	(2)
Dentists	34	(1)	15	(1)	19	(1)	(2)
Dietitians and nutritionists	86	672	75	674	11	(1)	(2)
Optometrists	11	(1)	5	(1)	5	(1)	(2)
Pharmacists	196	1,883	94	1,647	102	1,914	86.1
Physicians and surgeons	594	1,731	189	1,230	405	1,911	64.4
Physician assistants	86	1,251	51	1,077	34	(1)	(2)
Podiatrists	6	(1)	1	(1)	5	(1)	(2)
Registered nurses	2,114	1,022	1,904	1,011	210	1,168	86.6
Audiologists	7	(1)	5	(1)	2	(1)	(2)
Occupational therapists	55	1,019	54	1,016	1	(1)	(2)
Physical therapists	129	1,176	78	1,019	51	1,329	76.7
Radiation therapists	15	(1)	10	(1)	5	(1)	(2)
Recreational therapists	16	(1)	12	(1)	5	(1)	(2)
Respiratory therapists	90	881	64	819	26	(1)	(2)
Speech-language pathologists	88	1,121	87	1,124	-	-	(2)
Therapists, all other	74	791	56	796	18	(1)	(2)
Veterinarians	26	(1)	16	(1)	10	(1)	(2)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	3	(1)	2	(1)	-	-	(2)
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians	301	783	223	750	78	942	79.6
Dental hygienists	75	976	73	988	2	(1)	(2)
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians	238	957	159	923	79	1,035	89.2
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	121	755	39	(1)	82	823	(2)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians	340	585	258	564	82	677	83.3
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	439	692	408	679	31	(1)	(2)
Medical records and health information technicians	77	537	71	551	6	(1)	(2)
Opticians, dispensing	33	(1)	23	(1)	10	(1)	(2)
Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians	105	671	61	615	44	(1)	(2)
Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations.	49	(1)	17	(1)	32	(1)	(2)
Service occupations	14,814	475	7,458	418	7,355	537	77.8
Healthcare support occupations	2,222	465	1,951	459	271	512	89.6
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides	1,370	429	1,201	424	169	485	87.4
Occupational therapist assistants and aides	7	(1)	6	(1)	1	(1)	(2)
Physical therapist assistants and aides	51	700	39	(1)	12	(1)	(2)
Massage therapists	32	(1)	22	(1)	10	(1)	(2)
Dental assistants	168	531	160	524	8	(1)	(2)
Medical assistants and other healthcare support occupations	595	505	524	502	71	529	94.9
Protective service occupations	2,683	748	564	594	2,119	794	74.8
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers	43	(1)	16	(1)	27	(1)	(2)
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	120	1,200	20	(1)	99	1,239	(2)
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	53	1,327	4	(1)	49	(1)	(2)
Supervisors, protective service workers, all other	94	763	22	(1)	72	768	(2)
Fire fighters	283	970	13	(1)	270	975	(2)
Fire inspectors	24	(1)	-	-	24	(1)	(2)
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers	387	695	112	605	275	725	83.4
Detectives and criminal investigators	139	1,053	28	(1)	112	1,112	(2)
Fish and game wardens	4	(1)	-	-	4	(1)	(2)
Parking enforcement workers	5	(1)	4	(1)	1	(1)	(2)
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	674	893	101	731	573	929	78.7
Transit and railroad police	3	(1)	-	-	3	(1)	(2)
Animal control workers	9	(1)	3	(1)	6	(1)	(2)
Private detectives and investigators	76	780	28	(1)	47	(1)	(2)
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers	695	516	173	478	523	540	88.5
Crossing guards	20	(1)	17	(1)	3	(1)	(2)
Lifeguards and other protective service workers	54	401	23	(1)	31	(1)	(2)
Food preparation and serving related occupations	4,153	402	2,035	376	2,118	432	87.0
Chefs and head cooks	295	548	40	(1)	255	551	(2)
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	483	498	280	439	203	599	73.3
Cooks	1,312	390	480	363	832	404	89.9
Food preparation workers	325	352	197	338	128	368	91.8
Bartenders	204	502	108	457	96	596	76.7
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	141	349	99	341	42	(1)	(2)
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	84	307	54	299	30	(1)	(2)
Waiters and waitresses	852	391	560	367	292	436	84.2
Food servers, nonrestaurant	91	451	62	424	29	(1)	(2)
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	159	390	69	386	90	394	98.0
Dishwashers	152	361	44	(1)	108	367	(2)
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	49	(1)	39	(1)	10	(1)	(2)
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	6	(1)	4	(1)	2	(1)	(2)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	3,506	431	1,274	383	2,232	488	78.5
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	200	623	74	448	127	748	59.9
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	86	687	4	(1)	82	712	(2)
Janitors and building cleaners.	1,510	460	414	397	1,096	493	80.5
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	847	378	742	371	105	436	85.1
Pest control workers	61	611	4	(1)	57	596	(2)
Grounds maintenance workers	802	420	37	(1)	766	422	(2)
Personal care and service occupations	2,250	475	1,634	441	615	591	74.6
First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers	97	760	36	(1)	62	837	(2)
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	61	618	38	(1)	23	(1)	(2)
Animal trainers	12	(1)	6	(1)	6	(1)	(2)
Nonfarm animal caretakers	62	457	45	(1)	18	(1)	(2)
Gaming services workers	84	650	43	(1)	41	(1)	(2)
Motion picture projectionists	5	(1)	-	-	5	(1)	(2)
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	7	(1)	3	(1)	4	(1)	(2)
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers	70	415	34	(1)	36	(1)	(2)
Funeral service workers	6	(1)	1	(1)	5	(1)	(2)
Barbers	38	(1)	7	(1)	31	(1)	(2)
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	306	496	269	489	37	(1)	(2)
Miscellaneous personal appearance workers	130	462	102	444	28	(1)	(2)
Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges	55	581	11	(1)	44	(1)	(2)
Tour and travel guides	20	(1)	11	(1)	9	(1)	(2)
Transportation attendants	102	717	68	637	34	(1)	(2)
Child care workers	435	396	410	393	25	(1)	(2)
Personal and home care aides	485	414	394	404	91	475	85.1
Recreation and fitness workers	176	514	105	487	70	639	76.2
Residential advisors	52	584	32	(1)	20	(1)	(2)
Personal care and service workers, all other	46	(1)	18	(1)	28	(1)	(2)
Sales and office occupations	25,232	614	15,635	578	9,597	733	78.9
Sales and related occupations	10,113	656	4,518	516	5,594	796	64.8
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,432	669	1,050	556	1,382	781	71.2
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	788	882	233	765	555	947	80.8
Cashiers	1,376	360	1,018	349	359	399	87.5
Counter and rental clerks	93	586	35	(1)	58	671	(2)
Parts salespersons	111	519	12	(1)	99	555	(2)
Retail salespersons	1,996	521	848	440	1,148	623	70.6
Advertising sales agents	181	838	99	804	82	879	91.5
Insurance sales agents	379	767	198	652	182	994	65.6
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	290	1,127	84	760	206	1,272	59.7
Travel agents	64	685	45	(1)	19	(1)	(2)
Sales representatives, services, all other	431	926	148	841	283	957	87.9
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	1,143	986	299	846	844	1,064	79.5
Models, demonstrators, and product promoters	25	(1)	18	(1)	8	(1)	(2)
Real estate brokers and sales agents	462	794	251	682	211	952	71.6
Sales engineers	41	(1)	2	(1)	39	(1)	(2)
Telemarketers	95	457	61	473	34	(1)	(2)
Door-to-door salesworkers, news and street vendors, and related workers	55	507	26	(1)	29	(1)	(2)
Sales and related workers, all other	149	746	90	695	58	809	85.9
Office and administrative support occupations	15,119	601	11,117	590	4,003	651	90.6
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,500	731	1,029	688	470	848	81.1
Switchboard operators, including answering service	40	(1)	34	(1)	6	(1)	(2)
Telephone operators	37	(1)	27	(1)	10	(1)	(2)
Communications equipment operators, all other	7	(1)	4	(1)	3	(1)	(2)
Bill and account collectors	206	605	139	597	67	618	96.6
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	428	584	386	575	42	(1)	(2)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	950	606	865	603	85	645	93.5
Gaming cage workers	15	(1)	13	(1)	2	(1)	(2)
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	127	690	110	700	17	(1)	(2)
Procurement clerks	23	(1)	15	(1)	8	(1)	(2)
Tellers	338	469	284	468	54	471	99.4
Brokerage clerks	3	(1)	3	(1)	-	-	(2)
Correspondence clerks	7	(1)	4	(1)	3	(1)	(2)
Court, municipal, and license clerks	92	673	70	643	22	(1)	(2)
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks	58	556	39	(1)	19	(1)	(2)
Customer service representatives	1,511	577	1,015	568	496	607	93.6
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	60	665	50	668	9	(1)	(2)
File clerks	259	549	217	536	42	(1)	(2)
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	81	410	58	406	24	(1)	(2)
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	110	581	88	573	22	(1)	(2)
Library assistants, clerical	41	(1)	35	(1)	6	(1)	(2)
Loan interviewers and clerks	114	681	97	643	17	(1)	(2)
New accounts clerks	24	(1)	20	(1)	3	(1)	(2)
Order clerks	98	548	54	541	45	(1)	(2)
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	48	(1)	40	(1)	9	(1)	(2)
Receptionists and information clerks	960	503	896	502	64	537	93.5
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	120	572	70	538	50	752	71.5
Information and record clerks, all other	94	639	87	624	7	(1)	(2)
Cargo and freight agents.	17	(1)	5	(1)	12	(1)	(2)
Couriers and messengers	178	724	24	(1)	154	755	(2)
Dispatchers	243	653	134	578	109	722	80.1
Meter readers, utilities	42	(1)	6	(1)	36	(1)	(2)
Postal service clerks	157	877	80	853	77	905	94.3
Postal service mail carriers	338	908	101	803	237	939	85.5
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	84	830	35	(1)	49	(1)	(2)
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	249	750	147	690	102	862	80.0
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	478	543	140	516	338	559	92.3
Stock clerks and order fillers	1,059	468	371	466	688	470	99.1
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	59	604	26	(1)	34	(1)	(2)
Secretaries and administrative assistants	2,575	616	2,485	614	90	736	83.4
Computer operators	112	673	58	632	55	749	84.4
Data entry keyers	339	586	261	565	77	652	86.7
Word processors and typists	112	571	102	560	10	(1)	(2)
Desktop publishers	3	(1)	3	(1)	1	(1)	(2)
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks.	264	593	219	588	44	(1)	(2)
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	98	494	50	446	48	(1)	(2)
Office clerks, general	840	585	727	582	113	602	96.7
Office machine operators, except computer	30	(1)	15	(1)	15	(1)	(2)
Proofreaders and copy markers	11	(1)	8	(1)	4	(1)	(2)
Statistical assistants	18	(1)	14	(1)	4	(1)	(2)
Office and administrative support workers, all other	464	657	357	636	107	729	87.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	11,609	702	450	607	11,159	705	86.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	756	420	144	392	612	427	91.8
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers	35	(1)	4	(1)	31	(1)	(2)
Agricultural inspectors	28	(1)	14	(1)	14	(1)	(2)
Animal breeders	4	(1)	3	(1)	1	(1)	(2)
Graders and sorters, agricultural products	63	463	39	(1)	24	(1)	(2)
Miscellaneous agricultural workers	564	394	83	346	481	402	86.1
Fishers and related fishing workers	9	(1)	-	-	9	(1)	(2)
Hunters and trappers	1	(1)	-	-	1	(1)	(2)
Forest and conservation workers	5	(1)	1	(1)	4	(1)	(2)
Logging workers	47	(1)	-	-	47	(1)	(2)
Construction and extraction occupations	6,432	688	139	747	6,293	688	108.6
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	631	947	15	(1)	615	945	(2)
Boilermakers	23	(1)	-	-	23	(1)	(2)
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons	161	622	1	(1)	160	624	(2)
Carpenters	986	656	11	(1)	975	655	(2)
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers	118	621	2	(1)	116	613	(2)
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers	77	574	-	-	77	574	(2)
Construction laborers	1,210	564	31	(1)	1,180	558	(2)
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	23	(1)	3	(1)	20	(1)	(2)
Pile-driver operators	2	(1)	-	-	2	(1)	(2)
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	360	749	6	(1)	354	744	(2)
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers	158	559	3	(1)	154	556	(2)
Electricians	728	807	6	(1)	722	809	(2)
Glaziers	41	(1)	-	-	41	(1)	(2)
Insulation workers	35	(1)	3	(1)	31	(1)	(2)
Painters, construction and maintenance	386	554	20	(1)	366	556	(2)
Paperhangers	4	(1)	-	-	4	(1)	(2)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.	492	784	8	(1)	484	785	(2)
Plasterers and stucco masons	42	(1)	-	-	42	(1)	(2)
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers	15	(1)	-	-	15	(1)	(2)
Roofers.	153	558	1	(1)	152	560	(2)
Sheet metal workers	112	732	7	(1)	105	733	(2)
Structural iron and steel workers	71	871	-	-	71	871	(2)
Helpers, construction trades	94	504	5	(1)	89	500	(2)
Construction and building inspectors	84	854	7	(1)	77	849	(2)
Elevator installers and repairers	39	(1)	3	(1)	36	(1)	(2)
Fence erectors	26	(1)	-	-	26	(1)	(2)
Hazardous materials removal workers	19	(1)	2	(1)	17	(1)	(2)
Highway maintenance workers	97	659	1	(1)	96	656	(2)
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators	16	(1)	-	-	16	(1)	(2)
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners	9	(1)	-	-	9	(1)	(2)
Miscellaneous construction and related workers	24	(1)	-	-	24	(1)	(2)
Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining	36	(1)	1	(1)	36	(1)	(2)
Earth drillers, except oil and gas	37	(1)	-	-	37	(1)	(2)
Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters	10	(1)	-	-	9	(1)	(2)
Mining machine operators	49	(1)	1	(1)	48	(1)	(2)
Roof bolters, mining	4	(1)	-	-	4	(1)	(2)
Roustabouts, oil and gas	8	(1)	-	-	8	(1)	(2)
Helpers—extraction workers	6	(1)	-	-	6	(1)	(2)
Other extraction workers	47	(1)	1	(1)	47	(1)	(2)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,420	774	167	779	4,253	774	100.6
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	297	937	24	(1)	273	940	(2)
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	271	823	31	(1)	240	805	(2)
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers	199	866	27	(1)	172	881	(2)
Avionics technicians	15	(1)	2	(1)	13	(1)	(2)
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers	19	(1)	2	(1)	17	(1)	(2)
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment	5	(1)	-	-	5	(1)	(2)
Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility	18	(1)	-	-	17	(1)	(2)
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles	26	(1)	1	(1)	25	(1)	(2)
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers	52	787	1	(1)	51	796	(2)
Security and fire alarm systems installers	50	745	-	-	50	745	(2)
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	144	919	3	(1)	141	928	(2)
Automotive body and related repairers	116	713	1	(1)	115	715	(2)
Automotive glass installers and repairers	26	(1)	-	-	26	(1)	(2)
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	650	677	9	(1)	641	678	(2)
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	328	763	2	(1)	326	763	(2)
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics	202	846	2	(1)	200	847	(2)
Small engine mechanics	44	(1)	1	(1)	43	(1)	(2)
Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers	69	489	-	-	69	489	(2)
Control and valve installers and repairers	22	(1)	-	-	22	(1)	(2)
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	311	804	5	(1)	306	805	(2)
Home appliance repairers	31	(1)	-	-	31	(1)	(2)
Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics	419	801	12	(1)	407	806	(2)
Maintenance and repair workers, general	420	720	16	(1)	404	719	(2)
Maintenance workers, machinery	40	(1)	-	-	40	(1)	(2)
Millwrights	65	956	1	(1)	64	960	(2)
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	97	1,093	1	(1)	96	1,090	(2)
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	187	848	7	(1)	181	836	(2)
Precision instrument and equipment repairers	46	(1)	6	(1)	40	(1)	(2)
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	31	(1)	4	(1)	27	(1)	(2)
Commercial divers	1	(1)	-	-	1	(1)	(2)
Locksmiths and safe repairers	21	(1)	1	(1)	20	(1)	(2)
Manufactured building and mobile home installers	7	(1)	1	(1)	6	(1)	(2)
Riggers	7	(1)	-	-	7	(1)	(2)
Signal and track switch repairers	5	(1)	-	-	5	(1)	(2)
Helpers—installation, maintenance, and repair workers	16	(1)	-	-	16	(1)	(2)
Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers	166	639	9	(1)	156	638	(2)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	14,840	594	3,131	462	11,709	637	72.5
Production occupations	8,008	595	2,245	464	5,763	659	70.4
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	810	857	140	634	671	899	70.5
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers	23	(1)	6	(1)	16	(1)	(2)
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers	185	506	107	453	78	600	75.5
Engine and other machine assemblers	14	(1)	3	(1)	11	(1)	(2)
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	29	(1)	-	-	29	(1)	(2)
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators	959	531	337	466	622	581	80.2
Bakers	143	426	68	393	75	478	82.2
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers	303	490	81	430	223	512	84.0
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders	10	(1)	5	(1)	5	(1)	(2)
Food batchmakers	66	477	34	(1)	32	(1)	(2)
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	5	(1)	2	(1)	3	(1)	(2)
Computer control programmers and operators	65	810	6	(1)	59	820	(2)
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	9	(1)	-	-	9	(1)	(2)
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	10	(1)	-	-	10	(1)	(2)
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	12	(1)	1	(1)	11	(1)	(2)
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	104	525	22	(1)	82	548	(2)
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	2	(1)	1	(1)	2	(1)	(2)
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	52	690	8	(1)	44	(1)	(2)
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	23	(1)	3	(1)	20	(1)	(2)
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	6	(1)	1	(1)	5	(1)	(2)
Machinists	376	708	25	(1)	351	715	(2)
Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders	25	(1)	1	(1)	24	(1)	(2)
Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic	9	(1)	-	-	9	(1)	(2)
Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	52	589	11	(1)	40	(1)	(2)
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	3	(1)	2	(1)	1	(1)	(2)
Tool and die makers	64	946	1	(1)	64	952	(2)
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers	536	666	22	(1)	514	673	(2)
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	10	(1)	3	(1)	7	(1)	(2)
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic	8	(1)	1	(1)	7	(1)	(2)
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	12	(1)	1	(1)	11	(1)	(2)
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners	5	(1)	-	-	5	(1)	(2)
Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other	356	586	73	515	283	605	85.1
Bookbinders and bindery workers	29	(1)	12	(1)	17	(1)	(2)
Job printers	36	(1)	5	(1)	30	(1)	(2)
Prepress technicians and workers	37	(1)	20	(1)	17	(1)	(2)
Printing machine operators	197	631	40	(1)	157	669	(2)
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	179	362	106	345	73	414	83.3
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	47	(1)	37	(1)	9	(1)	(2)
Sewing machine operators	175	386	131	383	45	(1)	(2)
Shoe and leather workers and repairers	3	(1)	-	-	3	(1)	(2)
Shoe machine operators and tenders	3	(1)	2	(1)	-	-	(2)
Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers	25	(1)	20	(1)	5	(1)	(2)
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders	3	(1)	-	-	3	(1)	(2)
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders	4	(1)	1	(1)	3	(1)	(2)
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	3	(1)	1	(1)	2	(1)	(2)
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	11	(1)	8	(1)	3	(1)	(2)
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers	3	(1)	1	(1)	2	(1)	(2)
Fabric and apparel patternmakers	2	(1)	2	(1)	-	-	(2)
Upholsterers	30	(1)	7	(1)	23	(1)	(2)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other.	20	(1)	6	(1)	14	(1)	(2)
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	61	641	4	(1)	57	655	(2)
Furniture finishers	9	(1)	2	(1)	7	(1)	(2)
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	38	(1)	2	(1)	35	(1)	(2)
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing.	18	(1)	6	(1)	12	(1)	(2)
Woodworkers, all other	17	(1)	4	(1)	13	(1)	(2)
Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers	53	960	6	(1)	47	(1)	(2)
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	97	848	1	(1)	96	849	(2)
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	73	705	4	(1)	69	693	(2)
Miscellaneous plant and system operators	34	(1)	1	(1)	33	(1)	(2)
Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders	51	918	6	(1)	45	(1)	(2)
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers	106	596	18	(1)	88	576	(2)
Cutting workers	72	502	18	(1)	55	514	(2)
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	29	(1)	8	(1)	21	(1)	(2)
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders	11	(1)	3	(1)	8	(1)	(2)
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	711	660	301	527	409	765	68.9
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers	28	(1)	13	(1)	16	(1)	(2)
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians	73	582	39	(1)	34	(1)	(2)
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	240	449	131	401	109	501	80.0
Painting workers	163	565	19	(1)	144	579	(2)
Photographic process workers and processing machine operators	32	(1)	16	(1)	16	(1)	(2)
Semiconductor processors	5	(1)	3	(1)	2	(1)	(2)
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders	9	(1)	3	(1)	6	(1)	(2)
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders	2	(1)	-	-	2	(1)	(2)
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders	1	(1)	-	-	1	(1)	(2)
Etchers and engravers	3	(1)	1	(1)	2	(1)	(2)
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	33	(1)	3	(1)	30	(1)	(2)
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	41	(1)	12	(1)	29	(1)	(2)
Tire builders	12	(1)	3	(1)	9	(1)	(2)
Helpers—production workers.	31	(1)	5	(1)	26	(1)	(2)
Production workers, all other	866	545	251	485	615	592	81.9
Transportation and material moving occupations	6,832	593	886	455	5,946	615	74.0
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers	215	761	38	(1)	177	796	(2)
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	92	1,390	4	(1)	88	1,399	(2)
Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists	26	(1)	7	(1)	19	(1)	(2)
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians	16	(1)	4	(1)	12	(1)	(2)
Bus drivers	372	561	171	507	201	605	83.8
Driver/salesworkers and truck drivers	2,729	702	116	542	2,613	709	76.4
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	208	503	30	(1)	179	514	(2)
Motor vehicle operators, all other	33	(1)	6	(1)	27	(1)	(2)
Locomotive engineers and operators	53	1,223	2	(1)	51	1,207	(2)
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators	5	(1)	-	-	5	(1)	(2)
Railroad conductors and yardmasters.	53	1,067	2	(1)	51	1,080	(2)
Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers	22	(1)	5	(1)	16	(1)	(2)
Sailors and marine oilers	13	(1)	-	-	13	(1)	(2)
Ship and boat captains and operators	36	(1)	3	(1)	33	(1)	(2)
Ship engineers	4	(1)	-	-	4	(1)	(2)
Bridge and lock tenders	7	(1)	2	(1)	5	(1)	(2)
Parking lot attendants	50	436	3	(1)	46	(1)	(2)
Service station attendants	64	373	7	(1)	56	378	(2)
Transportation inspectors	44	(1)	7	(1)	37	(1)	(2)
Other transportation workers	13	(1)	2	(1)	11	(1)	(2)
Conveyor operators and tenders	6	(1)	-	-	6	(1)	(2)
Crane and tower operators.	68	925	2	(1)	66	933	(2)
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators	41	(1)	1	(1)	39	(1)	(2)
Hoist and winch operators	4	(1)	-	-	4	(1)	(2)
Industrial truck and tractor operators	551	534	40	(1)	511	533	(2)
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	227	428	19	(1)	208	437	(2)
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,392	501	198	417	1,194	508	82.1
Machine feeders and offbearers	29	(1)	13	(1)	16	(1)	(2)
Packers and packagers, hand	315	388	186	368	129	410	89.8
Pumping station operators	23	(1)	1	(1)	22	(1)	(2)
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	70	475	10	(1)	61	493	(2)
Shuttle car operators	5	(1)	-	-	5	(1)	(2)
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders	4	(1)	-	-	4	(1)	(2)
Material moving workers, all other	43	(1)	8	(1)	35	(1)	(2)
Footnotes: (1) Data not shown where the employment base is less than 50,000. (2) Data not shown where the employment base for either the numerator or denominator is less than 50,000.
NOTE: Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.