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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
2022 2023 2022 2023

TOTAL

Management, professional, and related occupations

 53,962 56,077 $1,465 $1,527

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 22,707 23,989 1,569 1,630

Professional and related occupations

 31,255 32,088 1,392 1,458

Service occupations

 15,468 15,818 697 721

Sales and office occupations

 21,978 21,667 880 923

Sales and related occupations

 9,170 9,148 941 1,001

Office and administrative support occupations

 12,808 12,519 847 891

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 11,386 11,368 965 1,001

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 762 731 645 689

Construction and extraction occupations

 6,406 6,517 943 985

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 4,218 4,120 1,043 1,092

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 16,076 15,977 821 869

Production occupations

 7,352 7,313 862 895

Transportation and material moving occupations

 8,724 8,664 796 841

Men

Management, professional, and related occupations

 26,229 27,070 1,726 1,778

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 12,079 12,425 1,772 1,868

Professional and related occupations

 14,150 14,645 1,647 1,736

Service occupations

 7,463 7,672 767 801

Sales and office occupations

 8,741 8,876 1,019 1,072

Sales and related occupations

 5,048 5,099 1,139 1,196

Office and administrative support occupations

 3,693 3,777 933 983

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 10,823 10,793 979 1,013

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 582 548 661 728

Construction and extraction occupations

 6,195 6,277 951 991

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 4,047 3,968 1,051 1,104

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 12,298 12,290 891 923

Production occupations

 5,314 5,277 943 966

Transportation and material moving occupations

 6,984 7,013 842 897

Women

Management, professional, and related occupations

 27,733 29,007 1,284 1,349

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 10,629 11,564 1,409 1,449

Professional and related occupations

 17,104 17,443 1,229 1,278

Service occupations

 8,005 8,146 643 676

Sales and office occupations

 13,236 12,791 810 856

Sales and related occupations

 4,122 4,049 783 830

Office and administrative support occupations

 9,115 8,743 818 864

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 562 575 700 734

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 180 183 611 614

Construction and extraction occupations

 211 240 796 795

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 171 152 861 875

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 3,778 3,688 694 716

Production occupations

 2,038 2,036 700 742

Transportation and material moving occupations

 1,740 1,651 687 694

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

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Last Modified Date: January 18, 2024