U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics| Occupation and sex | Number of workers (in thousands) |
Median weekly earnings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | |
TOTAL |
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Management, professional, and related occupations |
39,791 | 40,984 | $1,082 | $1,108 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
16,061 | 16,991 | 1,160 | 1,171 |
Professional and related occupations |
23,730 | 23,993 | 1,029 | 1,053 |
Service occupations |
14,378 | 14,839 | 486 | 485 |
Sales and office occupations |
22,989 | 23,115 | 638 | 655 |
Sales and related occupations |
9,294 | 9,433 | 670 | 689 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
13,695 | 13,683 | 623 | 643 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
9,965 | 9,968 | 732 | 740 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
775 | 777 | 430 | 435 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
5,031 | 5,102 | 717 | 740 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
4,159 | 4,088 | 806 | 808 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
13,333 | 13,842 | 609 | 624 |
Production occupations |
7,058 | 7,427 | 605 | 627 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
6,275 | 6,415 | 614 | 621 |
Men |
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Management, professional, and related occupations |
19,267 | 19,926 | 1,269 | 1,328 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
8,676 | 9,121 | 1,370 | 1,387 |
Professional and related occupations |
10,592 | 10,804 | 1,211 | 1,267 |
Service occupations |
7,387 | 7,511 | 551 | 543 |
Sales and office occupations |
9,012 | 9,202 | 738 | 768 |
Sales and related occupations |
5,225 | 5,428 | 804 | 838 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
3,787 | 3,774 | 668 | 700 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
9,574 | 9,579 | 740 | 749 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
625 | 611 | 445 | 457 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
4,937 | 5,004 | 718 | 741 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
4,013 | 3,963 | 807 | 809 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
10,730 | 11,069 | 651 | 675 |
Production occupations |
5,241 | 5,497 | 667 | 695 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
5,489 | 5,572 | 634 | 650 |
Women |
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Management, professional, and related occupations |
20,524 | 21,059 | 941 | 951 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
7,386 | 7,869 | 977 | 993 |
Professional and related occupations |
13,139 | 13,189 | 919 | 928 |
Service occupations |
6,991 | 7,328 | 433 | 435 |
Sales and office occupations |
13,977 | 13,914 | 602 | 610 |
Sales and related occupations |
4,069 | 4,005 | 549 | 521 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
9,908 | 9,909 | 615 | 629 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
391 | 389 | 515 | 550 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
150 | 166 | 371 | 377 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
95 | 98 | 612 | 723 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
146 | 125 | 751 | 757 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
2,603 | 2,773 | 485 | 493 |
Production occupations |
1,817 | 1,930 | 483 | 496 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
786 | 843 | 490 | 487 |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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