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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
2010 2011 2010 2011

TOTAL

Management, professional, and related occupations

39,145 39,791 $1,063 $1,082

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

15,648 16,061 1,155 1,160

Professional and related occupations

23,497 23,730 1,008 1,029

Service occupations

14,424 14,378 479 486

Sales and office occupations

23,060 22,989 631 638

Sales and related occupations

9,121 9,294 666 670

Office and administrative support occupations

13,939 13,695 619 623

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

9,869 9,965 719 732

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

729 775 416 430

Construction and extraction occupations

5,020 5,031 709 717

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,120 4,159 794 806

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

13,034 13,333 599 609

Production occupations

6,861 7,058 599 605

Transportation and material moving occupations

6,172 6,275 599 614

Men

Management, professional, and related occupations

19,009 19,267 1,256 1,269

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

8,552 8,676 1,363 1,370

Professional and related occupations

10,457 10,592 1,179 1,211

Service occupations

7,294 7,387 543 551

Sales and office occupations

8,840 9,012 736 738

Sales and related occupations

5,058 5,225 805 804

Office and administrative support occupations

3,782 3,787 656 668

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

9,464 9,574 726 740

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

577 625 438 445

Construction and extraction occupations

4,918 4,937 710 718

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3,968 4,013 799 807

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

10,453 10,730 640 651

Production occupations

5,085 5,241 664 667

Transportation and material moving occupations

5,368 5,489 618 634

Women

Management, professional, and related occupations

20,136 20,524 923 941

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

7,096 7,386 971 977

Professional and related occupations

13,040 13,139 900 919

Service occupations

7,129 6,991 423 433

Sales and office occupations

14,220 13,977 597 602

Sales and related occupations

4,063 4,069 516 549

Office and administrative support occupations

10,158 9,908 612 615

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

406 391 537 515

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

151 150 369 371

Construction and extraction occupations

102 95 646 612

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

152 146 683 751

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

2,581 2,603 473 485

Production occupations

1,776 1,817 481 483

Transportation and material moving occupations

805 786 447 490

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

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Last Modified Date: January 24, 2012