U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics| Occupation and sex | Number of workers (in thousands) |
Median weekly earnings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | |
TOTAL |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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