Table 4. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted

Table 4. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
Occupation and sex	Number of workers (in thousands)		Median weekly earnings
Occupation and sex	3rd 2024	3rd 2025	3rd 2024	3rd 2025
TOTAL
Management, professional, and related occupations	55,731	56,076	$1,582	$1,662
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	24,176	24,509	1,743	1,783
Professional and related occupations	31,555	31,566	1,503	1,580
Service occupations	16,331	16,368	772	795
Sales and office occupations	20,933	22,575	957	1,008
Sales and related occupations	8,811	9,426	1,017	1,092
Office and administrative support occupations	12,122	13,149	925	977
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	11,392	12,121	1,073	1,118
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	870	841	727	708
Construction and extraction occupations	6,452	6,755	1,020	1,115
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,070	4,525	1,207	1,208
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	16,380	15,433	901	929
Production occupations	7,293	6,840	935	952
Transportation and material moving occupations	9,087	8,594	867	911

Men
Management, professional, and related occupations	26,510	26,925	1,884	1,912
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	12,474	12,827	1,920	1,987
Professional and related occupations	14,036	14,098	1,810	1,889
Service occupations	8,178	7,911	830	897
Sales and office occupations	8,282	9,382	1,151	1,218
Sales and related occupations	4,914	5,431	1,223	1,299
Office and administrative support occupations	3,369	3,951	1,049	1,154
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	10,847	11,493	1,088	1,131
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	671	632	772	744
Construction and extraction occupations	6,251	6,544	1,024	1,110
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	3,925	4,317	1,220	1,215
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	12,686	12,081	954	990
Production occupations	5,254	5,044	992	1,017
Transportation and material moving occupations	7,432	7,037	915	965

Women
Management, professional, and related occupations	29,221	29,151	1,392	1,466
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	11,703	11,682	1,518	1,573
Professional and related occupations	17,518	17,469	1,331	1,412
Service occupations	8,153	8,457	720	747
Sales and office occupations	12,650	13,193	896	934
Sales and related occupations	3,897	3,995	868	870
Office and administrative support occupations	8,754	9,198	902	948
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	545	628	808	859
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	200	209	687	651
Construction and extraction occupations	201	211	881	1,272
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	144	208	998	854
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	3,694	3,352	744	772
Production occupations	2,039	1,795	795	783
Transportation and material moving occupations	1,656	1,557	697	745
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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