Table 3. Mean hourly wages for six of the largest occupations shared by the three selected retail trade industries, May 2008
Occupation |
Department stores |
Other general merchandise stores |
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses |
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
$14.62 |
$12.88 |
$21.32 |
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
10.75 |
14.22 |
12.62 |
Customer service representatives |
10.66 |
12.21 |
12.91 |
Retail salespersons |
9.89 |
9.73 |
13.78 |
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
9.55 |
10.66 |
11.69 |
Stock clerks and order fillers |
9.71 |
10.09 |
11.04 |
Industry mean hourly wage |
11.34 |
11.57 |
18.43 |
Note: The six occupations listed above were selected among the largest occupations that were found to be the same in tables 1 and 2. |
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