January 27, 2010 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, by major occupational group and sex, 2009
Usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, by major occupational group and sex, 2009
Major occupational group |
Median weekly earnings |
Men |
Women |
Management, professional, and related occupations |
$1,248 |
$907 |
Service occupations |
$524 |
$418 |
Sales and office occupations |
$737 |
$590 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
$727 |
$542 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
$648 |
$472 |
These data featured in the TED article, Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, by major occupational group and sex, 2009.
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