Table 6.  National employment and wages by industry for laborers and freight, stock, and material
   movers, hand, May 2009

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                                          |            |            |                  |        
               Industry                   |            | Percent of |    Median wages  |  Mean  
                                          | Employment |occupational|------------------| hourly 
                                          |            | employment |  Hourly | Annual |  Wage  
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                                          |            |            |         |        |        
   Total, all industries (1) .............|  2,135,790 |     100.0  |  $11.11 | $23,110| $12.16 
                                          |            |            |         |        |        
Employment services.......................|    288,460 |      13.5  |    9.30 |  19,340|  10.33 
Warehousing and storage...................|    148,100 |       6.9  |   12.67 |  26,350|  13.25 
Other general merchandise stores..........|     72,890 |       3.4  |    9.29 |  19,320|  10.32 
Grocery and related product               |            |            |         |        |        
 merchant wholesalers.....................|     69,540 |       3.3  |   12.22 |  25,410|  13.03 
Building equipment contractors............|     66,080 |       3.1  |   13.78 |  28,660|  14.58 
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   (1) Includes other industries, not shown separately.