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Table 8. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, annual averages

Table 8. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, annual averages
Occupation and sex Number of workers
(in thousands)
Median weekly earnings
2023 2024 2023 2024

TOTAL

Management, professional, and related occupations

56,077 56,051 $1,527 $1,582

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

23,989 24,084 1,630 1,731

Professional and related occupations

32,088 31,967 1,458 1,504

Service occupations

15,818 15,707 721 758

Sales and office occupations

21,667 21,066 923 964

Sales and related occupations

9,148 8,895 1,001 1,046

Office and administrative support occupations

12,519 12,171 891 925

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

11,368 11,387 1,001 1,042

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

731 717 689 716

Construction and extraction occupations

6,517 6,518 985 1,017

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,120 4,152 1,092 1,150

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

15,977 15,842 869 891

Production occupations

7,313 7,093 895 922

Transportation and material moving occupations

8,664 8,750 841 862

Men

Management, professional, and related occupations

27,070 26,746 1,778 1,879

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

12,425 12,412 1,868 1,906

Professional and related occupations

14,645 14,334 1,736 1,828

Service occupations

7,672 7,549 801 834

Sales and office occupations

8,876 8,599 1,072 1,156

Sales and related occupations

5,099 5,021 1,196 1,264

Office and administrative support occupations

3,777 3,578 983 1,054

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

10,793 10,821 1,013 1,067

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

548 559 728 733

Construction and extraction occupations

6,277 6,284 991 1,022

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3,968 3,978 1,104 1,163

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12,290 12,226 923 946

Production occupations

5,277 5,187 966 989

Transportation and material moving occupations

7,013 7,039 897 910

Women

Management, professional, and related occupations

29,007 29,305 1,349 1,388

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

11,564 11,671 1,449 1,523

Professional and related occupations

17,443 17,634 1,278 1,319

Service occupations

8,146 8,158 676 713

Sales and office occupations

12,791 12,467 856 894

Sales and related occupations

4,049 3,873 830 880

Office and administrative support occupations

8,743 8,593 864 898

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

575 566 734 800

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

183 158 614 684

Construction and extraction occupations

240 235 795 853

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

152 174 875 922

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

3,688 3,616 716 746

Production occupations

2,036 1,906 742 767

Transportation and material moving occupations

1,651 1,710 694 723

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

Last Modified Date: January 22, 2025