ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-8a. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private

nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1

Industry 2017 NAICS

code

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Total private......................................................... 22.18 22.76 22.82 22.89 747.47 769.29 769.03 771.39

Goods-producing................................................. 23.31 24.02 24.10 24.19 960.37 996.83 995.33 999.05

Mining and logging............................................ 27.45 28.55 28.93 28.89 1,262.70 1,341.85 1,345.25 1,349.16

Logging2

..................................................... 1133 20.89 20.57 20.88 – 864.85 859.83 858.17 –

Mining2

....................................................... 21 27.96 29.11 29.43 – 1,300.14 1,379.81 1,380.27 –

Oil and gas extraction2

.................................. 211 33.97 36.07 36.11 – 1,389.37 1,511.33 1,545.51 –

Mining, except oil and gas2

............................. 212 26.61 27.25 26.91 – 1,205.43 1,272.58 1,256.70 –

Coal mining2

........................................... 2121 30.46 30.76 30.97 – 1,443.80 1,461.10 1,474.17 –

Stone mining and quarrying2

........................ 21231 22.41 24.10 24.02 – 1,048.79 1,171.26 1,174.58 –

Crushed and broken limestone mining2

......... 212312 22.21 23.25 23.32 – 1,043.87 1,157.85 1,154.34 –

Other stone mining and quarrying2

............... 212311,3,9 22.58 25.16 24.52 – 1,056.74 1,185.04 1,167.15 –

Support activities for mining2

........................... 213 27.15 28.23 28.92 – 1,319.49 1,391.74 1,393.94 –

Support activities for oil and gas operations2

...... 213112 26.57 27.99 28.84 – 1,293.96 1,402.30 1,410.28 –

Construction.................................................... 23 26.88 27.80 27.90 28.01 1,061.76 1,109.22 1,104.84 1,109.20

Construction of buildings2

................................. 236 26.65 27.63 27.85 – 1,026.03 1,066.52 1,077.80 –

Residential building2

..................................... 2361 23.30 24.91 25.33 – 857.44 914.20 929.61 –

New single-family general contractors2

............. 236115 23.57 25.50 26.01 – 862.66 930.75 946.76 –

Residential remodelers2

.............................. 236118 21.85 23.03 23.40 – 793.16 849.81 865.80 –

Nonresidential building2

................................. 2362 29.33 29.87 29.93 – 1,173.20 1,206.75 1,212.17 –

Industrial building2

..................................... 23621 29.47 30.14 30.78 – 1,261.32 1,262.87 1,323.54 –

Commercial building2

................................. 23622 29.28 29.77 29.60 – 1,141.92 1,181.87 1,172.16 –

Heavy and civil engineering construction2

.............. 237 28.47 29.78 30.17 – 1,246.99 1,337.12 1,327.48 –

Utility system construction2

............................. 2371 28.58 30.27 31.16 – 1,277.53 1,392.42 1,389.74 –

Water and sewer system construction2

............ 23711 25.66 26.82 26.89 – 1,087.98 1,129.12 1,091.73 –

Oil and gas pipeline construction2

.................. 23712 31.52 31.66 31.36 – 1,547.63 1,668.48 1,527.23 –

Power and communication system

construction2

........................................ 23713 28.88 31.71 35.08 – 1,267.83 1,414.27 1,613.68 –

Highway, street, and bridge construction2

............ 2373 27.42 28.73 28.77 – 1,162.61 1,261.25 1,251.50 –

Specialty trade contractors2

............................... 238 26.56 27.40 27.48 – 1,030.53 1,071.34 1,074.47 –

Building foundation and exterior contractors2

........ 2381 24.50 25.48 25.41 – 923.65 952.95 942.71 –

Poured concrete structure contractors2

............ 23811 24.37 24.88 25.08 – 972.36 980.27 973.10 –

Steel and precast concrete contractors2

........... 23812 30.09 29.27 29.36 – 1,263.78 1,188.36 1,189.08 –

Framing contractors2

.................................. 23813 22.24 23.76 23.59 – 758.38 800.71 799.70 –

Masonry contractors2

................................. 23814 25.52 26.15 26.33 – 908.51 933.56 929.45 –

Glass and glazing contractors2

...................... 23815 23.04 25.94 26.37 – 933.12 1,032.41 1,046.89 –

Roofing contractors2

.................................. 23816 23.79 25.12 24.64 – 849.30 916.88 906.75 –

Siding contractors2

.................................... 23817 19.54 22.88 23.07 – 726.89 823.68 828.21 –

Other building exterior contractors2

................. 23819 24.85 25.61 25.41 – 969.15 1,006.47 1,008.78 –

Building equipment contractors2

....................... 2382 28.39 28.99 29.03 – 1,115.73 1,156.70 1,155.39 –

Electrical contractors2

................................. 23821 29.12 29.66 29.92 – 1,147.33 1,192.33 1,202.78 –

Plumbing and HVAC contractors2

................... 23822 27.51 28.32 28.17 – 1,075.64 1,110.14 1,101.45 –

Other building equipment contractors2

............. 23829 30.15 30.66 30.66 – 1,224.09 1,315.31 1,299.98 –

Building finishing contractors2

.......................... 2383 25.40 26.32 26.40 – 960.12 987.00 995.28 –

Drywall and insulation contractors2

................. 23831 28.43 28.76 28.98 – 1,060.44 1,072.75 1,078.06 –

Painting and wall covering contractors2

............ 23832 21.80 24.11 24.32 – 845.84 918.59 926.59 –

Flooring contractors2

.................................. 23833 27.08 26.10 25.65 – 996.54 973.53 959.31 –

Tile and terrazzo contractors2

....................... 23834 28.56 28.06 27.43 – 1,116.70 1,077.50 1,056.06 –

Finish carpentry contractors2

........................ 23835 24.14 26.07 26.12 – 885.94 951.56 971.66 –

Other building finishing contractors2

................ 23839 24.30 23.11 23.08 – 937.98 903.60 867.81 –

Other specialty trade contractors2

..................... 2389 24.85 26.02 26.14 – 991.52 1,061.62 1,056.06 –

Site preparation contractors2

........................ 23891 25.20 26.54 26.60 – 1,023.12 1,109.37 1,106.56 –

All other specialty trade contractors2

............... 23899 24.56 25.46 25.62 – 957.84 1,005.67 1,006.87 –

Manufacturing.................................................. 21.05 21.54 21.61 21.68 884.10 908.99 909.78 912.73

Durable goods.............................................. 22.03 22.53 22.60 22.64 934.07 957.53 955.98 959.94

See footnotes at end of table.

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ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-8a. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private

nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 — Continued

Industry 2017 NAICS

code

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Wood products........................................... 321 17.70 17.89 17.92 17.93 748.71 753.17 754.43 747.68

Sawmills and wood preservation2

................... 3211 18.43 18.68 18.71 – 805.39 827.52 823.24 –

Plywood and engineered wood products2

. . . . . . . .. 3212 18.85 19.17 19.15 – 786.05 795.56 787.07 –

Other wood products2

................................ 3219 16.99 17.12 17.13 – 711.88 708.77 712.61 –

Millwork2

............................................. 32191 17.77 17.97 18.03 – 748.12 752.94 757.26 –

Wood windows and doors2

..................... 321911 19.35 19.41 19.68 – 826.25 832.69 840.34 –

Cut stock, resawing lumber, planing, and

other millwork, including flooring2

........... 321912,8 16.27 16.51 16.56 – 671.95 675.26 682.27 –

Wood containers and pallets2

..................... 32192 15.92 16.24 16.12 – 678.19 667.46 667.37 –

All other wood products2

.......................... 32199 17.02 16.68 16.67 – 696.12 685.55 695.14 –

Nonmetallic mineral products........................... 327 20.56 21.46 21.31 21.62 890.25 952.82 929.12 946.96

Cement and concrete products2

..................... 3273 20.95 22.20 22.26 – 957.42 1,030.08 1,001.70 –

Ready-mix concrete2

............................... 32732 23.32 25.47 25.63 – 1,058.73 1,194.54 1,171.29 –

Other cement and concrete products2

........... 32731,3,9 18.58 18.55 18.60 – 860.25 849.59 823.98 –

Primary metals........................................... 331 23.15 23.54 23.73 23.81 1,004.71 1,038.11 1,048.87 1,057.16

Foundries2

.............................................. 3315 20.32 21.30 21.42 – 845.31 894.60 910.35 –

Fabricated metal products.............................. 332 20.25 20.53 20.61 20.61 858.60 866.37 865.62 867.68

Forging and stamping2

............................... 3321 20.37 20.41 20.22 – 843.32 842.93 818.91 –

Architectural and structural metals2

................. 3323 19.34 19.97 20.19 – 821.95 830.75 829.81 –

Plate work and fabricated structural

products2

.......................................... 33231 20.16 20.43 20.62 – 854.78 878.49 876.35 –

Fabricated structural metal products2

......... 332312 20.54 20.26 20.38 – 872.95 909.67 910.99 –

Ornamental and architectural metal products2

.. 33232 18.74 19.58 19.88 – 796.45 792.99 797.19 –

Sheet metal work2

............................... 332322 19.55 20.39 20.89 – 830.88 835.99 843.96 –

Boilers, tanks, and shipping containers2

........... 3324 22.42 22.34 22.41 – 1,031.32 994.13 990.52 –

Machine shops and threaded products2

........... 3327 21.22 21.80 22.06 – 893.36 917.78 928.73 –

Machine shops2

..................................... 33271 21.40 22.02 22.26 – 894.52 927.04 934.92 –

Turned products and screws, nuts, and

bolts2

.............................................. 33272 20.41 20.99 21.30 – 879.67 894.17 905.25 –

Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals2

. . .. 3328 17.76 17.85 17.99 – 733.49 763.98 782.57 –

Metal heat treating and coating and

nonprecious engraving2

......................... 332811,2 17.05 17.59 18.01 – 704.17 761.65 788.84 –

Electroplating, anodizing, and coloring

metals2

............................................ 332813 18.67 18.09 17.93 – 769.20 761.59 770.99 –

Other fabricated metal products2

.................... 3329 21.14 20.94 20.82 – 917.48 881.57 878.60 –

Metal valves2

........................................ 33291 21.27 21.92 22.06 – 920.99 940.37 937.55 –

All other fabricated metal products2

.............. 33299 21.09 20.51 20.34 – 913.20 855.27 856.31 –

Machinery................................................. 333 22.69 23.10 23.16 23.24 971.13 981.75 984.30 987.70

Agricultural, construction, and mining

machinery2

.......................................... 3331 22.01 22.42 22.51 – 961.84 957.33 961.18 –

Farm machinery and equipment2

................. 333111 21.81 22.91 22.79 – 835.32 893.49 863.74 –

Industrial machinery2

................................. 3332 22.77 24.33 24.25 – 965.45 999.96 996.68 –

Commercial and service industry machinery2

. . . .. 3333 26.53 26.51 26.84 – 1,077.12 1,089.56 1,113.86 –

HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment2

... 3334 19.70 20.48 20.50 – 813.61 868.35 865.10 –

Metalworking machinery2

............................. 3335 23.10 23.25 23.60 – 986.37 985.80 1,003.00 –

Special tools, dies, jigs, and fixtures2

............ 333514 24.03 24.32 24.86 – 1,040.50 1,036.03 1,073.95 –

Turbine and power transmission equipment2

...... 3336 24.45 24.86 24.92 – 1,088.03 1,101.30 1,108.94 –

Other general purpose machinery2

................. 3339 22.58 22.71 22.80 – 973.20 981.07 982.68 –

Computer and electronic products..................... 334 24.50 25.28 25.32 25.37 1,006.95 1,031.42 1,022.93 1,024.95

Communications equipment2

........................ 3342 19.88 20.61 20.43 – 781.28 857.38 843.76 –

Semiconductors and electronic components2

. . . .. 3344 21.91 22.29 22.28 – 887.36 896.06 891.20 –

Semiconductors and related devices2

........... 334413 31.74 30.10 30.01 – 1,333.08 1,243.13 1,224.41 –

Electronic connectors and misc. electronic

components2

...................................... 334416,7,9 18.72 19.74 19.62 – 709.49 789.60 792.65 –

Electronic instruments2

............................... 3345 28.19 28.80 28.93 – 1,175.52 1,180.80 1,189.02 –

Electrical equipment and appliances.................. 335 19.93 20.74 20.85 20.60 862.97 887.67 877.79 865.20

Electrical equipment2................................. 3353 20.42 20.82 21.17 – 892.35 924.41 929.36 –

Other electrical equipment and components2. . . .. 3359 20.64 21.60 21.62 – 897.84 915.84 914.53 –

See footnotes at end of table.

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ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-8a. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private

nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 — Continued

Industry 2017 NAICS

code

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Transportation equipment............................... 336 25.59 26.29 26.45 26.48 1,120.84 1,169.91 1,174.38 1,178.36

Motor vehicles and parts3

............................ 3361,2,3 21.82 22.67 22.70 22.68 955.72 1,017.88 1,012.42 1,013.80

Motor vehicles2

........................................ 3361 29.21 29.68 29.64 – 1,279.40 1,394.96 1,369.37 –

Motor vehicle bodies and trailers2

.................. 3362 18.30 19.04 19.30 – 772.26 811.10 829.90 –

Motor vehicle parts2

................................... 3363 20.07 20.94 21.05 – 889.10 936.02 940.94 –

Motor vehicle gasoline engine and parts2

....... 33631 24.00 23.72 23.53 – 1,022.40 1,055.54 1,018.85 –

Motor vehicle power train components2

......... 33635 24.51 24.93 25.25 – 1,149.52 1,171.71 1,194.33 –

Motor vehicle metal stamping2

.................... 33637 21.13 22.72 22.76 – 1,020.58 1,076.93 1,074.27 –

All other motor vehicle parts2

..................... 33639 18.45 18.75 18.81 – 852.39 858.75 865.26 –

Aerospace products and parts2

..................... 3364 37.78 37.83 38.09 – 1,666.10 1,660.74 1,675.96 –

Aircraft2

.............................................. 336411 40.01 40.15 40.06 – 1,732.43 1,762.59 1,758.63 –

Furniture and related products......................... 337 17.71 17.93 17.99 17.86 692.46 710.03 716.00 725.12

Household and institutional furniture2

.............. 3371 17.54 17.57 17.62 – 692.83 708.07 713.61 –

Wood kitchen cabinets and countertops2

. . . . . .. 33711 18.34 18.08 18.24 – 750.11 757.55 758.78 –

Other household and institutional furniture2

..... 33712 16.81 17.07 17.03 – 642.14 667.44 672.69 –

Upholstered household furniture2

.............. 337121 17.17 17.37 17.30 – 667.91 668.75 674.70 –

Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing......... 339 19.11 19.12 19.03 19.02 754.85 757.15 751.69 751.29

Medical equipment and supplies2

................... 3391 20.70 20.53 20.42 – 844.56 821.20 808.63 –

Surgical appliances and supplies2

............... 339113 18.38 18.28 18.17 – 816.07 776.90 757.69 –

Dental laboratories2

................................ 339116 21.45 21.99 21.87 – 780.78 793.84 776.39 –

Other miscellaneous durable goods

manufacturing2

...................................... 3399 17.31 17.60 17.46 – 661.24 691.68 689.67 –

Signs2

................................................ 33995 18.49 19.45 19.13 – 685.98 741.05 713.55 –

All other miscellaneous durable goods

manufacturing2

................................... 33993,4,9 17.94 18.36 18.40 – 703.25 728.89 736.00 –

Nondurable goods.......................................... 19.48 19.92 20.00 20.10 804.52 828.67 834.00 834.15

Food manufacturing..................................... 311 16.93 17.48 17.48 17.61 707.67 737.66 737.66 737.86

Sugar and confectionery products2

................. 3113 17.33 20.56 20.79 – 642.94 775.11 779.63 –

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty2

. . .. 3114 15.82 16.83 16.74 – 719.81 769.13 754.97 –

Frozen food2

........................................ 31141 15.82 15.94 15.85 – 729.30 715.71 684.72 –

Fruit and vegetable canning and drying2

........ 31142 15.79 17.71 17.45 – 718.45 834.14 818.41 –

Dairy products2

........................................ 3115 22.59 22.71 22.64 – 926.19 944.74 941.82 –

Animal slaughtering and processing2

............... 3116 15.06 15.52 15.55 – 652.10 679.78 681.09 –

Poultry processing2

................................. 311615 13.85 14.24 14.40 – 590.01 623.71 624.96 –

Seafood product preparation and packaging2

. . . .. 3117 12.94 12.97 13.11 – 495.60 496.75 519.16 –

Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing2

................ 3118 16.80 16.86 16.92 – 641.76 647.42 646.34 –

Textile mills............................................... 313 16.15 16.37 16.38 16.63 657.31 697.36 689.60 716.75

Textile product mills..................................... 314 15.00 15.33 15.44 15.35 580.50 605.54 605.25 594.05

Apparel.................................................... 315 14.69 15.27 15.80 15.68 537.65 578.73 590.92 567.62

Paper and paper products.............................. 322 21.65 21.92 22.04 22.06 924.46 944.75 949.92 950.79

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills2

................. 3221 26.87 26.28 26.20 – 1,195.72 1,219.39 1,197.34 –

Converted paper products2

.......................... 3222 19.53 20.09 20.43 – 818.31 841.77 860.10 –

Paperboard containers2

............................ 32221 19.10 19.93 20.03 – 800.29 831.08 839.26 –

Corrugated and solid fiber boxes2

............. 322211 19.58 19.72 19.93 – 816.49 834.16 853.00 –

Paper bags and coated and treated paper2

..... 32222 18.98 19.44 19.59 – 789.57 812.59 814.94 –

Printing and related support activities................. 323 18.67 18.66 18.66 18.69 731.86 725.87 733.34 725.17

Petroleum and coal products........................... 324 40.37 39.77 40.68 41.52 1,804.54 1,753.86 1,867.21 1,963.90

Chemicals................................................. 325 24.78 25.18 25.35 25.33 1,038.28 1,057.56 1,064.70 1,068.93

Basic chemicals2

...................................... 3251 29.74 28.78 28.63 – 1,249.08 1,266.32 1,276.90 –

Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers2

.................. 3252 25.56 26.93 28.41 – 1,063.30 1,125.67 1,173.33 –

Pharmaceuticals and medicines2

................... 3254 27.16 27.34 27.69 – 1,102.70 1,129.14 1,132.52 –

Soaps, cleaning compounds, and toiletries2

....... 3256 18.83 19.83 20.00 – 772.03 815.01 824.00 –

Plastics and rubber products........................... 326 17.90 18.78 18.61 18.66 753.59 788.76 779.76 778.12

Plastics products2

..................................... 3261 17.69 18.56 18.53 – 744.75 775.81 770.85 –

Plastics packaging materials, film, and sheet2

.. 32611 19.50 21.27 21.38 – 801.45 899.72 906.51 –

Foam products2..................................... 32614,5 16.79 18.25 18.26 – 696.79 724.53 723.10 –

See footnotes at end of table.

3
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-8a. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private

nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 — Continued

Industry 2017 NAICS

code

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Other plastics products2........................... 32619 17.11 17.68 17.48 – 716.91 735.49 720.18 –

Rubber products2

...................................... 3262 18.89 19.70 19.07 – 785.82 853.01 821.92 –

Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing. . .. 312,6 19.68 20.19 20.25 20.29 734.06 757.13 775.58 762.90

Private service-providing........................................... 21.94 22.50 22.55 22.61 710.86 731.25 730.62 732.56

Trade, transportation, and utilities............................. 19.42 20.02 20.08 20.16 658.34 680.68 680.71 681.41

Wholesale trade............................................... 42 24.72 25.34 25.55 25.58 964.08 988.26 991.34 989.95

Durable goods2

............................................. 423 24.89 25.53 25.73 – 983.16 1,013.54 1,016.34 –

Motor vehicles and parts2

............................... 4231 20.85 21.33 21.76 – 796.47 814.81 824.70 –

Motor vehicles2

........................................ 42311 23.39 25.32 26.25 – 888.82 969.76 1,000.13 –

New motor vehicle parts2

............................ 42312 19.24 19.68 19.37 – 736.89 734.06 716.69 –

Furniture and furnishings2

.............................. 4232 22.25 22.93 23.14 – 852.18 885.10 902.46 –

Lumber and construction supplies2

.................... 4233 22.60 23.35 23.49 – 926.60 943.34 941.95 –

Lumber and wood2

.................................... 42331 22.90 23.72 23.83 – 936.61 977.26 996.09 –

Commercial equipment2

................................. 4234 30.43 30.14 30.62 – 1,171.56 1,163.40 1,175.81 –

Office equipment2

..................................... 42342 26.62 26.55 26.72 – 1,038.18 1,024.83 1,042.08 –

Computer and software2

............................. 42343 34.98 34.52 34.67 – 1,374.71 1,335.92 1,341.73 –

Medical equipment2

................................... 42345 28.64 29.34 30.25 – 1,085.46 1,111.99 1,140.43 –

Miscellaneous professional and commercial

equipment2

.......................................... 42341,4,6,9 25.81 26.74 26.42 – 980.78 1,048.21 1,025.10 –

Metals and minerals2

.................................... 4235 22.58 23.54 23.66 – 948.36 972.20 977.16 –

Electric goods2

........................................... 4236 26.39 27.39 27.69 – 1,039.77 1,076.43 1,088.22 –

Electrical equipment and wiring2

.................... 42361 24.94 25.03 25.04 – 985.13 968.66 969.05 –

Electric appliances and other electronic parts2

.... 42362,9 28.26 29.92 30.39 – 1,116.27 1,196.80 1,212.56 –

Hardware and plumbing2

............................... 4237 24.07 25.07 25.19 – 960.39 1,002.80 1,010.12 –

Hardware2

.............................................. 42371 22.70 23.06 23.10 – 887.57 908.56 914.76 –

Plumbing equipment2

................................. 42372 24.32 26.41 26.68 – 960.64 1,045.84 1,067.20 –

HVAC and refrigeration equipment2

................ 42373,4 25.08 25.39 25.60 – 1,030.79 1,048.61 1,049.60 –

Machinery and supplies2

................................ 4238 25.40 26.20 26.19 – 1,026.16 1,084.68 1,071.17 –

Construction equipment2

............................. 42381 27.29 28.33 28.31 – 1,137.99 1,257.85 1,220.16 –

Farm and garden equipment2

....................... 42382 21.96 22.51 22.44 – 884.99 936.42 917.80 –

Industrial machinery2

................................. 42383 26.97 27.20 27.16 – 1,086.89 1,120.64 1,108.13 –

Industrial supplies2

.................................... 42384 24.19 25.21 25.22 – 965.18 985.71 978.54 –

Miscellaneous durable goods2

......................... 4239 20.46 20.81 20.78 – 804.08 813.67 812.50 –

Sporting goods2

....................................... 42391 21.65 22.52 22.42 – 822.70 840.00 825.06 –

Recyclable materials2

................................. 42393 17.72 18.66 18.62 – 753.10 796.78 800.66 –

Nondurable goods2

......................................... 424 21.58 22.26 22.45 – 830.83 859.24 864.33 –

Paper and paper products2

............................. 4241 22.75 23.72 23.71 – 894.08 939.31 946.03 –

Druggists’ goods2

........................................ 4242 26.89 28.83 28.61 – 973.42 1,035.00 1,038.54 –

Apparel and piece goods2

.............................. 4243 20.75 21.51 21.76 – 757.38 767.91 772.48 –

Grocery and related products2

......................... 4244 20.35 20.70 20.91 – 793.65 807.30 813.40 –

General line grocery2

................................. 42441 22.05 21.87 22.02 – 890.82 892.30 889.61 –

Fruits and vegetables2

................................ 42448 17.78 17.93 17.89 – 721.87 738.72 738.86 –

Farm product raw materials2

........................... 4245 18.80 18.92 19.10 – 699.36 770.04 762.09 –

Chemicals2

................................................ 4246 27.15 27.46 27.57 – 1,064.28 1,125.86 1,116.59 –

Petroleum2

................................................ 4247 22.70 21.92 22.18 – 969.29 905.30 889.42 –

Alcoholic beverages2

.................................... 4248 22.45 23.60 23.76 – 853.10 913.32 919.51 –

Misc. nondurable goods2

............................... 4249 18.82 19.77 20.27 – 724.57 759.17 768.23 –

Farm supplies2

......................................... 42491 19.83 21.00 21.34 – 781.30 879.90 870.67 –

Nursery stock and florists’ supplies2

................ 42493 15.45 15.53 15.78 – 579.38 571.50 572.81 –

Electronic markets and agents and brokers2

........... 425 31.95 32.13 32.37 – 1,220.49 1,201.66 1,207.40 –

Retail trade..................................................... 15.36 15.99 16.00 16.07 465.41 486.10 486.40 485.31

Motor vehicle and parts dealers2

......................... 441 19.34 20.37 20.45 – 715.58 751.65 750.52 –

Automobile dealers2

..................................... 4411 20.75 22.01 22.16 – 767.75 818.77 817.70 –

New car dealers2

...................................... 44111 21.15 22.51 22.61 – 786.78 841.87 841.09 –

Used car dealers2..................................... 44112 17.77 18.21 18.76 – 639.72 639.17 662.23 –

See footnotes at end of table.

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ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-8a. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private

nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 — Continued

Industry 2017 NAICS

code

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Other motor vehicle dealers2........................... 4412 18.71 19.47 19.75 – 652.98 671.72 679.40 –

Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores2

............. 4413 16.08 16.62 16.51 – 599.78 618.26 610.87 –

Automotive parts and accessories stores2

......... 44131 16.34 16.94 16.76 – 601.31 618.31 605.04 –

Tire dealers2

........................................... 44132 15.59 15.96 16.04 – 595.54 606.48 620.75 –

Furniture and home furnishings stores2

................. 442 18.09 18.63 18.57 – 551.75 564.49 560.81 –

Furniture stores2

......................................... 4421 19.05 19.54 19.69 – 662.94 683.90 691.12 –

Home furnishings stores2

............................... 4422 16.98 17.54 17.41 – 453.37 464.81 450.92 –

Floor covering stores2

................................ 44221 20.64 21.16 20.73 – 745.10 776.57 744.21 –

Other home furnishings stores2

..................... 44229 14.85 15.39 15.33 – 343.04 344.74 338.79 –

Electronics and appliance stores2

........................ 443 21.96 22.36 21.97 – 757.62 793.78 784.33 –

Household appliance stores2

........................... 443141 17.53 18.90 18.74 – 583.75 661.50 657.77 –

Electronics stores2

....................................... 443142 21.91 22.85 22.48 – 758.09 813.46 804.78 –

Building material and garden supply stores2

............ 444 16.14 16.69 16.78 – 518.09 537.42 538.64 –

Building material and supplies dealers2

............... 4441 16.21 16.78 16.88 – 515.48 535.28 540.16 –

Home centers2

......................................... 44411 15.37 15.96 15.97 – 471.86 486.78 487.09 –

Hardware stores2

...................................... 44413 13.55 14.11 14.48 – 413.28 440.23 445.98 –

Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores2

... 4442 15.64 15.99 16.01 – 528.63 543.66 536.34 –

Food and beverage stores2

............................... 445 13.02 13.45 13.51 – 368.47 386.02 387.74 –

Grocery stores2

.......................................... 4451 13.04 13.43 13.44 – 369.03 386.78 385.73 –

Supermarkets and other grocery stores2

........... 44511 13.19 13.58 13.58 – 370.64 389.75 389.75 –

Convenience stores2

.................................. 44512 10.75 10.96 11.12 – 326.80 338.66 331.38 –

Specialty food stores2

................................... 4452 13.04 13.60 13.77 – 365.12 382.16 385.56 –

Meat markets and fish and seafood markets2

..... 44521,2 13.33 13.48 13.67 – 425.23 413.84 419.67 –

Beer, wine, and liquor stores2

.......................... 4453 12.99 13.83 14.00 – 357.23 383.09 387.80 –

Health and personal care stores2

........................ 446 18.48 19.04 19.03 – 552.55 563.58 565.19 –

Pharmacies and drug stores2

.......................... 44611 19.92 20.48 20.51 – 585.65 598.02 596.84 –

Cosmetic and beauty supply stores2

.................. 44612 14.27 14.93 15.02 – 429.53 429.98 452.10 –

Optical goods stores2

................................... 44613 16.45 16.75 16.88 – 546.14 537.68 543.54 –

Other health and personal care stores2

............... 44619 17.35 18.30 18.06 – 539.59 558.15 558.05 –

Gasoline stations2

.......................................... 447 11.58 11.65 11.73 – 354.35 361.15 358.94 –

Gasoline stations with convenience stores2

.......... 44711 11.37 11.44 11.50 – 345.65 353.50 350.75 –

Other gasoline stations2

................................. 44719 12.99 13.08 13.42 – 416.98 418.56 418.70 –

Clothing and clothing accessories stores2

.............. 448 14.18 14.87 15.08 – 310.54 328.63 330.25 –

Clothing stores2

.......................................... 4481 13.56 14.08 14.31 – 283.40 292.86 294.79 –

Women’s clothing stores2

............................ 44812 12.53 12.92 12.95 – 260.62 250.65 249.94 –

Family clothing stores2

............................... 44814 13.23 13.92 14.39 – 259.31 279.79 287.80 –

Clothing accessories stores2

......................... 44815 13.70 13.67 14.27 – 276.74 284.34 289.68 –

Shoe stores2

.............................................. 4482 14.73 15.06 15.34 – 332.90 358.43 374.30 –

Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores2

......... 4483 17.09 19.23 19.23 – 521.25 571.13 569.21 –

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores2

. . . . .. 451 15.11 14.93 14.92 – 382.28 379.22 380.46 –

Sporting goods and musical instrument stores2

. . . .. 4511 15.20 15.03 14.96 – 393.68 395.29 391.95 –

Sporting goods stores2

............................... 45111 15.18 15.10 15.20 – 396.20 398.64 401.28 –

Book stores and news dealers2

........................ 4512 14.24 14.12 14.21 – 304.74 279.58 285.62 –

General merchandise stores2

............................. 452 13.07 13.87 13.87 – 402.56 427.20 427.20 –

Miscellaneous store retailers2

............................. 453 13.60 14.11 14.13 – 379.44 386.61 387.16 –

Florists2

................................................... 4531 12.57 13.47 13.19 – 319.28 323.28 323.16 –

Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores2

........... 4532 13.96 14.35 14.37 – 358.77 364.49 363.56 –

Office supplies and stationery stores2

.............. 45321 16.17 16.18 16.66 – 457.61 485.40 479.81 –

Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores2

.................. 45322 12.00 12.71 12.56 – 283.20 289.79 287.62 –

Used merchandise stores2

.............................. 4533 12.29 12.76 12.57 – 350.27 362.38 351.96 –

Other miscellaneous store retailers2

.................. 4539 14.26 14.83 14.92 – 420.67 433.04 434.17 –

Pet and pet supplies stores2

......................... 45391 13.17 13.45 13.83 – 397.73 390.05 402.45 –

Nonstore retailers2

.......................................... 454 20.10 19.74 19.82 – 709.53 673.13 677.84 –

Electronic shopping and mail-order houses2

......... 4541 20.05 19.46 19.49 – 699.75 642.18 645.12 –

Transportation and warehousing............................ 21.52 21.96 22.01 22.09 824.22 841.07 840.78 843.84

See footnotes at end of table.

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ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-8a. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private

nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 — Continued

Industry 2017 NAICS

code

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Air transportation2.......................................... 481 33.16 33.42 33.51 – 1,024.64 1,009.28 1,015.35 –

Truck transportation2

....................................... 484 22.01 22.28 22.34 – 915.62 937.99 938.28 –

General freight trucking2

................................ 4841 22.09 22.18 22.22 – 929.99 936.00 937.68 –

General freight trucking, local2

...................... 48411 21.57 21.94 22.04 – 910.25 910.51 921.27 –

General freight trucking, long-distance2

............ 48412 22.45 22.23 22.24 – 945.15 942.55 940.75 –

General freight trucking, long-distance TL2

. . . .. 484121 22.14 21.69 21.62 – 932.09 910.98 903.72 –

General freight trucking, long-distance LTL2

. . .. 484122 22.85 23.40 23.49 – 964.27 1,006.20 1,007.72 –

Specialized freight trucking2

............................ 4842 21.51 22.54 22.62 – 871.16 937.66 936.47 –

Used household and office goods moving2

........ 48421 17.73 19.30 19.25 – 567.36 650.41 660.28 –

Other specialized trucking, local2

................... 48422 21.35 22.69 22.88 – 913.78 1,018.78 1,015.87 –

Other specialized trucking, long-distance2

......... 48423 23.83 24.01 23.94 – 1,017.54 1,001.22 993.51 –

Transit and ground passenger transportation2

.......... 485 17.05 17.85 17.98 – 595.05 635.46 638.29 –

School and employee bus transportation2

............ 4854 16.99 17.86 18.39 – 513.10 573.31 564.57 –

Other ground passenger transportation2

.............. 4859 14.45 14.98 15.11 – 507.20 528.79 533.38 –

Pipeline transportation2

.................................... 486 39.78 41.24 40.99 – 1,778.17 1,888.79 1,881.44 –

Support activities for transportation2

..................... 488 21.13 21.96 21.96 – 775.47 805.93 803.74 –

Support activities for air transportation2

............... 4881 17.59 18.35 18.78 – 596.30 625.74 646.03 –

Airport operations2

.................................... 48811 13.70 14.47 14.84 – 430.18 452.91 460.04 –

Support activities for water transportation2

........... 4883 35.47 37.00 36.74 – 1,106.66 1,184.00 1,164.66 –

Support activities for road transportation2

............ 4884 16.44 17.46 17.23 – 665.82 686.18 677.14 –

Freight transportation arrangement2

................... 4885 22.12 22.22 22.35 – 860.47 866.58 869.42 –

Support activities for other transportation, including

rail2

...................................................... 4882,9 19.70 20.13 20.16 – 793.91 833.38 828.58 –

Couriers and messengers2

................................ 492 18.02 18.96 18.89 – 643.31 667.39 663.04 –

Warehousing and storage2

................................ 493 17.31 17.92 17.93 – 706.25 734.72 735.13 –

General warehousing and storage2

................... 49311 17.21 17.67 17.63 – 705.61 724.47 722.83 –

Utilities.......................................................... 22 36.26 36.95 37.05 36.87 1,541.05 1,581.46 1,578.33 1,570.66

Power generation and supply2

............................ 2211 38.65 38.74 38.58 – 1,665.82 1,689.06 1,678.23 –

Electric power generation2

.............................. 22111 40.17 39.76 39.49 – 1,711.24 1,705.70 1,674.38 –

Fossil fuel electric power generation2

.............. 221112 42.06 42.50 42.70 – 1,808.58 1,857.25 1,874.53 –

Electric power transmission and distribution2

. . . . . . .. 22112 37.62 37.97 38.02 – 1,655.28 1,682.07 1,684.29 –

Natural gas distribution2

................................... 2212 33.06 36.07 37.10 – 1,365.38 1,486.08 1,535.94 –

Water, sewage and other systems2

...................... 2213 23.43 23.58 23.87 – 955.94 938.48 916.61 –

Information........................................................ 51 30.86 31.97 32.22 32.43 1,104.79 1,138.13 1,147.03 1,151.27

Publishing industries, except Internet2

..................... 511 33.79 34.48 34.59 – 1,233.34 1,272.31 1,279.83 –

Newspaper, book, and directory publishers2

............ 5111 23.76 23.76 23.66 – 831.60 824.47 821.00 –

Newspaper publishers2

.................................. 51111 19.45 18.79 18.87 – 645.74 625.71 630.26 –

Periodical publishers2

................................... 51112 30.39 30.28 30.05 – 1,048.46 1,071.91 1,054.76 –

Software publishers2

....................................... 5112 42.42 42.48 42.50 – 1,603.48 1,643.98 1,653.25 –

Motion picture and sound recording industries2

........... 512 24.47 25.12 25.25 – 670.48 680.75 696.90 –

Broadcasting, except Internet2

.............................. 515 28.42 30.15 30.43 – 989.02 1,043.19 1,049.84 –

Radio broadcasting2

........................................ 51511 28.36 30.84 31.86 – 864.98 943.70 994.03 –

Telecommunications2

......................................... 517 29.20 31.18 31.51 – 1,162.16 1,212.90 1,228.89 –

Wired and wireless telecommunications carriers2

...... 5173 28.62 30.81 31.10 – 1,141.94 1,204.67 1,222.23 –

Data processing, hosting and related services2

........... 518 32.22 33.33 33.85 – 1,198.58 1,236.54 1,255.84 –

Other information services2

.................................. 519 35.64 35.36 36.29 – 1,218.89 1,191.63 1,215.72 –

Financial activities............................................... 26.77 26.96 27.00 27.02 987.81 1,000.22 999.00 999.74

Credit intermediation and related activities2

............... 522 23.49 23.85 23.78 – 885.57 901.53 894.13 –

Depository credit intermediation2

......................... 5221 21.28 22.28 22.15 – 795.87 839.96 832.84 –

Commercial banking2

.................................... 52211 21.43 22.45 22.27 – 801.48 850.86 841.81 –

Savings institutions2

..................................... 52212 20.42 21.71 22.19 – 753.50 803.27 821.03 –

Credit unions and other depository credit

intermediation2

......................................... 52213,9 20.89 21.62 21.58 – 779.20 802.10 800.62 –

Nondepository credit intermediation2

..................... 5222 27.09 27.57 27.37 – 1,032.13 1,061.45 1,048.27 –

Consumer lending2

...................................... 522291 17.16 17.92 17.37 – 638.35 673.79 658.32 –

See footnotes at end of table.

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ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-8a. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private

nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 — Continued

Industry 2017 NAICS

code

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Real estate credit2....................................... 522292 32.69 31.58 31.93 – 1,245.49 1,222.15 1,222.92 –

Activities related to credit intermediation2

............... 5223 27.33 24.68 24.63 – 1,044.01 913.16 896.53 –

Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and

funds and trusts2

........................................... 523,5 40.97 40.27 40.34 – 1,515.89 1,494.02 1,492.58 –

Securities brokerage2

...................................... 52312 36.60 37.91 37.92 – 1,416.42 1,459.54 1,467.50 –

Securities and commodity contracts brokerage and

exchanges2

............................................... 5231,2 42.53 39.84 39.90 – 1,603.38 1,494.00 1,492.26 –

Other financial investment activities, including funds

and trusts2

................................................ 5239; 525 39.38 40.66 40.79 – 1,433.43 1,492.22 1,492.91 –

Portfolio management2

.................................. 52392 44.76 45.39 45.75 – 1,669.55 1,711.20 1,711.05 –

Investment advice2

...................................... 52393 35.10 38.06 38.15 – 1,232.01 1,358.74 1,361.96 –

Insurance carriers and related activities2

.................. 524 29.26 29.67 29.77 – 1,108.95 1,124.49 1,122.33 –

Insurance carriers2

......................................... 5241 30.60 30.91 31.11 – 1,199.52 1,205.49 1,207.07 –

Direct life and health insurance carriers2

............. 52411 30.51 30.99 31.53 – 1,192.94 1,211.71 1,220.21 –

Direct insurers, except life and health2

............... 52412 30.16 30.31 30.19 – 1,188.30 1,188.15 1,192.51 –

Reinsurance carriers2

................................... 52413 47.78 44.00 44.77 – 1,758.30 1,531.20 1,535.61 –

Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related

services2

.................................................. 5242 27.26 27.77 27.77 – 989.54 1,010.83 1,002.50 –

Insurance agencies and brokerages2

................. 52421 26.44 27.02 26.91 – 949.20 980.83 963.38 –

Other insurance-related activities2

..................... 52429 29.07 29.78 29.91 – 1,081.40 1,095.90 1,097.70 –

Third-party administration of insurance funds2

. . .. 524292 28.20 28.64 29.12 – 1,049.04 1,053.95 1,059.97 –

Real estate2

.................................................... 531 21.41 21.69 21.76 – 736.50 759.15 759.42 –

Lessors of real estate2

..................................... 5311 19.72 20.58 20.59 – 660.62 712.07 714.47 –

Lessors of residential buildings2

....................... 53111 18.86 19.32 19.40 – 645.01 674.27 673.18 –

Lessors of nonresidential buildings2

................... 53112 24.67 26.37 26.30 – 816.58 904.49 917.87 –

Offices of real estate agents and brokers2

.............. 5312 22.17 22.38 22.24 – 753.78 747.49 738.37 –

Activities related to real estate2

........................... 5313 22.42 22.22 22.51 – 793.67 799.92 805.86 –

Real estate property managers2

....................... 53131 21.53 21.55 21.82 – 760.01 775.80 781.16 –

Residential property managers2

..................... 531311 19.62 20.06 20.20 – 684.74 720.15 723.16 –

Nonresidential property managers2

................. 531312 27.09 26.11 26.53 – 977.95 947.79 960.39 –

Rental and leasing services2

................................ 532 19.65 20.77 21.04 – 687.75 753.95 765.86 –

Home health equipment rental2

........................... 532283 16.46 17.39 17.43 – 585.98 659.08 651.88 –

General rental centers2

.................................... 5323 16.85 17.83 17.30 – 608.29 631.18 617.61 –

Machinery and equipment rental and leasing2

.......... 5324 25.56 26.89 27.77 – 986.62 1,070.22 1,135.79 –

Heavy machinery rental and leasing2

................. 53241 29.28 29.15 29.31 – 1,162.42 1,218.47 1,225.16 –

Office equipment and other machinery rental and

leasing2

................................................. 53242,9 21.58 23.75 25.68 – 811.41 893.00 1,022.06 –

Professional and business services........................... 26.16 26.85 26.90 26.94 926.06 950.49 946.88 950.98

Professional and technical services2

....................... 54 34.66 35.57 35.59 – 1,261.62 1,298.31 1,299.04 –

Legal services2

.............................................. 5411 34.04 35.98 36.11 – 1,222.04 1,291.68 1,296.35 –

Offices of lawyers2

....................................... 54111 35.00 36.98 37.12 – 1,253.00 1,327.58 1,332.61 –

Other legal services2

.................................... 54119 24.26 24.35 24.43 – 885.49 857.12 859.94 –

Title abstract and settlement offices2

............... 541191 21.96 22.44 22.48 – 799.34 796.62 800.29 –

Accounting and bookkeeping services2

.................. 5412 25.34 26.10 26.24 – 871.70 884.79 889.54 –

Offices of certified public accountants2

............... 541211 26.70 27.06 27.37 – 950.52 974.16 985.32 –

Payroll services2

......................................... 541214 25.39 27.00 27.26 – 903.88 928.80 935.02 –

Architectural and engineering services2

................. 5413 33.88 34.77 34.79 – 1,311.16 1,349.08 1,353.33 –

Architectural services2

................................... 54131 31.62 32.79 32.94 – 1,220.53 1,259.14 1,264.90 –

Landscape architectural services2

..................... 54132 26.59 27.58 27.36 – 935.97 984.61 1,004.11 –

Engineering and drafting services2

.................... 54133,4 36.74 37.41 37.45 – 1,418.16 1,451.51 1,453.06 –

Building inspection, surveying, and mapping

services2

................................................ 54135,6,7 27.53 27.98 28.11 – 1,065.41 1,102.41 1,099.10 –

Testing laboratories2

..................................... 54138 24.35 26.28 26.36 – 974.00 1,035.43 1,051.76 –

Specialized design services2

.............................. 5414 28.67 28.96 29.07 – 1,037.85 1,045.46 1,061.06 –

Graphic design services2

............................... 54143 29.27 29.32 29.96 – 1,097.63 1,070.18 1,093.54 –

Computer systems design and related services2

....... 5415 42.15 43.16 42.97 – 1,610.13 1,644.40 1,641.45 –

Custom computer programming services2............ 541511 43.09 44.18 43.67 – 1,633.11 1,692.09 1,676.93 –

See footnotes at end of table.

7
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-8a. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private

nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 — Continued

Industry 2017 NAICS

code

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Computer systems design services2.................. 541512 41.87 42.83 42.89 – 1,612.00 1,636.11 1,638.40 –

Management and technical consulting services2

....... 5416 34.66 34.97 35.16 – 1,240.83 1,276.41 1,279.82 –

Management consulting services2

..................... 54161 34.16 34.53 34.90 – 1,226.34 1,253.44 1,259.89 –

Administrative management consulting

services2

............................................. 541611 36.95 36.72 36.86 – 1,326.51 1,332.94 1,319.59 –

Marketing consulting services2

...................... 541613 31.35 32.13 32.77 – 1,128.60 1,182.38 1,219.04 –

Process and logistics consulting services2

......... 541614 27.76 27.13 27.35 – 993.81 1,022.80 1,036.57 –

Scientific research and development services2

......... 5417 39.81 40.14 40.27 – 1,472.97 1,497.22 1,494.02 –

Research and development in the physical,

engineering, and life sciences2

...................... 54171 40.51 40.69 40.80 – 1,543.43 1,566.57 1,562.64 –

Research and development in nanotechnology2

... 541713 39.27 42.40 41.11 – 1,704.32 1,814.72 1,738.95 –

Research and development in biotechnology,

except nanobiotechnology2

........................ 541714 36.09 36.47 36.14 – 1,353.38 1,371.27 1,355.25 –

Research and development in the physical,

engineering, and life sciences, except

nanotechnology and biotechnology2

............. 541715 42.62 42.39 42.75 – 1,628.08 1,636.25 1,645.88 –

Social science and humanities research2

............. 54172 31.05 32.98 33.39 – 844.56 880.57 878.16 –

Advertising and related services2

......................... 5418 28.53 29.18 29.21 – 1,015.67 1,053.40 1,063.24 –

Advertising agencies2

................................... 54181 32.54 33.21 32.96 – 1,187.71 1,202.20 1,199.74 –

Public relations agencies2

.............................. 54182 33.65 35.63 35.59 – 1,167.66 1,296.93 1,306.15 –

Advertising material distribution and other

advertising services2

.................................. 54187,9 20.41 21.15 21.16 – 583.73 628.16 634.80 –

Other professional and technical services2

............. 5419 24.60 25.49 25.56 – 760.14 797.84 802.58 –

Marketing research and public opinion polling2

...... 54191 32.28 32.92 32.83 – 913.52 1,013.94 1,034.15 –

Photographic services2

.................................. 54192 18.90 19.97 20.66 – 580.23 665.00 669.38 –

Veterinary services2

..................................... 54194 20.21 20.07 20.08 – 584.07 576.01 574.29 –

Miscellaneous professional and technical

services2

................................................ 54193,9 30.16 31.95 31.90 – 1,085.76 1,150.20 1,142.02 –

Management of companies and enterprises2

.............. 55 28.18 28.91 29.03 – 1,076.48 1,092.80 1,091.53 –

Offices of bank holding companies and of other

holding companies2

...................................... 551111,2 34.56 35.45 35.73 – 1,237.25 1,311.65 1,304.15 –

Managing offices2

........................................... 551114 27.93 28.63 28.74 – 1,069.72 1,082.21 1,080.62 –

Administrative and waste services2

......................... 56 17.93 18.39 18.45 – 609.62 623.42 623.61 –

Administrative and support services2

.................... 561 17.70 18.12 18.18 – 594.72 608.83 607.21 –

Office administrative services2

......................... 5611 27.28 28.06 28.16 – 1,003.90 1,027.00 1,019.39 –

Facilities support services2

............................. 5612 19.42 20.03 20.18 – 739.90 719.08 728.50 –

Employment services2

................................... 5613 17.87 18.09 18.25 – 611.15 613.25 613.20 –

Employment placement agencies and executive

search services2

.................................... 56131 24.50 22.80 22.98 – 840.35 795.72 806.60 –

Temporary help services2

............................ 56132 17.29 17.61 17.75 – 591.32 595.22 592.85 –

Professional employer organizations2

.............. 56133 17.94 18.22 18.17 – 609.96 624.95 625.05 –

Business support services2

............................. 5614 17.31 17.66 17.66 – 574.69 596.91 589.84 –

Telephone call centers2

.............................. 56142 15.69 16.05 15.98 – 513.06 532.86 527.34 –

Business service centers2

............................ 56143 17.58 17.13 17.08 – 599.48 575.57 570.47 –

Collection agencies2

.................................. 56144 18.37 18.81 18.73 – 661.32 669.64 663.04 –

Travel arrangement and reservation services2

....... 5615 22.99 23.23 23.00 – 765.57 759.62 740.60 –

Travel agencies2

...................................... 56151 20.39 21.43 21.30 – 705.49 707.19 687.99 –

Investigation and security services2

................... 5616 15.81 16.63 16.64 – 543.86 573.74 572.42 –

Security and armored car services2

................ 56161 14.62 15.22 15.24 – 494.16 514.44 513.59 –

Security systems services2

.......................... 56162 22.51 24.14 24.12 – 868.89 941.46 940.68 –

Services to buildings and dwellings2

.................. 5617 15.07 15.71 15.72 – 474.71 496.44 495.18 –

Exterminating and pest control services2

.......... 56171 20.34 20.02 20.06 – 754.61 708.71 700.09 –

Janitorial services2

.................................... 56172 12.72 13.06 13.09 – 343.44 359.15 361.28 –

Landscaping services2

................................ 56173 16.66 17.68 17.70 – 608.09 645.32 642.51 –

Carpet and upholstery cleaning services2

. . . . . . . .. 56174 15.93 17.01 17.11 – 543.21 610.66 612.54 –

Other services to buildings and dwellings2

. . . . . . .. 56179 17.53 18.24 18.41 – 583.75 627.46 657.24 –

Other support services2

................................. 5619 19.14 19.79 19.93 – 618.22 666.92 673.63 –

Packaging and labeling services2

................... 56191 15.63 15.59 15.48 – 614.26 583.07 594.43 –

See footnotes at end of table.

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ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-8a. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private

nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 — Continued

Industry 2017 NAICS

code

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Convention and trade show organizers2........... 56192 25.72 26.68 27.50 – 810.18 867.10 896.50 –

All other support services2

........................... 56199 18.67 19.23 19.30 – 565.70 630.74 636.90 –

Waste management and remediation services2

........ 562 22.24 23.30 23.32 – 925.18 966.95 977.11 –

Waste collection2

......................................... 5621 19.36 19.84 20.11 – 807.31 839.23 866.74 –

Waste treatment and disposal2

........................ 5622 26.09 26.65 26.56 – 1,147.96 1,145.95 1,150.05 –

Remediation and other waste services2

.............. 5629 23.43 25.66 25.61 – 934.86 1,011.00 1,011.60 –

Education and health services................................. 23.15 23.72 23.72 23.77 745.43 763.78 763.78 765.39

Health care and social assistance2

......................... 62 23.45 24.15 24.14 – 759.78 782.46 782.14 –

Health care4, 2............................................... 621,2,3 25.36 26.09 26.07 – 841.95 868.80 868.13 –

Ambulatory health care services2

...................... 621 25.49 26.07 26.07 – 802.94 818.60 818.60 –

Offices of physicians2

................................. 6211 30.81 31.39 31.34 – 1,050.62 1,073.54 1,071.83 –

Offices of physicians, except mental health2

.... 621111 30.90 31.52 31.50 – 1,056.78 1,081.14 1,080.45 –

Offices of mental health physicians2

............. 621112 25.83 24.32 22.85 – 777.48 766.08 685.50 –

Offices of dentists2

.................................... 6212 25.36 25.88 25.88 – 692.33 691.00 691.00 –

Offices of other health practitioners2

................ 6213 22.65 23.11 23.05 – 636.47 649.39 640.79 –

Offices of chiropractors2

........................... 62131 17.93 18.16 17.64 – 441.08 457.63 439.24 –

Offices of optometrists2

............................ 62132 18.89 18.89 18.76 – 551.59 583.70 579.68 –

Offices of mental health practitioners2

........... 62133 19.95 19.44 19.36 – 586.53 552.10 547.89 –

Offices of specialty therapists2

.................... 62134 25.94 26.99 27.10 – 728.91 728.73 726.28 –

Offices of all other health practitioners2

. . . . . . . .. 62139 22.84 22.98 22.99 – 673.78 696.29 675.91 –

Outpatient care centers2

............................. 6214 25.64 26.68 26.58 – 856.38 904.45 895.75 –

Outpatient mental health centers2

................ 62142 19.82 20.90 21.00 – 646.13 693.88 697.20 –

Outpatient care centers, except mental

health2

............................................. 62141,9 27.62 28.62 28.47 – 928.03 978.80 967.98 –

Freestanding emergency medical centers2

. .. 621493 27.29 27.88 27.78 – 780.49 853.13 841.73 –

Miscellaneous outpatient care centers2

....... 621410,98 26.60 27.35 27.21 – 936.32 962.72 949.63 –

Medical and diagnostic laboratories2

............... 6215 24.70 25.88 25.95 – 918.84 949.80 944.58 –

Medical laboratories2

............................... 621511 24.34 25.52 25.36 – 929.79 964.66 951.00 –

Diagnostic imaging centers2

...................... 621512 25.93 26.88 27.68 – 894.59 900.48 921.74 –

Home health care services2

......................... 6216 17.83 17.97 18.06 – 509.94 508.55 509.29 –

Other ambulatory health care services2

............ 6219 21.79 22.56 22.62 – 799.69 809.90 805.27 –

Ambulance services2

............................... 62191 18.82 20.19 20.34 – 705.75 751.07 756.65 –

All other ambulatory health care services2

...... 62199 26.51 26.07 26.19 – 941.11 894.20 874.75 –

Hospitals2

................................................. 622 30.56 31.54 31.44 – 1,100.16 1,144.90 1,141.27 –

General medical and surgical hospitals2

........... 6221 30.79 31.77 31.67 – 1,120.76 1,162.78 1,159.12 –

Nursing and residential care facilities2

................ 623 16.01 16.45 16.56 – 517.12 537.92 539.86 –

Nursing care facilities2

................................ 6231 16.97 17.29 17.41 – 548.13 568.84 572.79 –

Residential mental health facilities2

................. 6232 15.00 15.67 15.88 – 508.50 537.48 546.27 –

Residential intellectual and developmental

disability facilities2

............................... 62321 13.86 14.37 14.50 – 468.47 494.33 497.35 –

Residential mental health and substance

abuse facilities2

.................................. 62322 17.03 17.88 18.19 – 582.43 613.28 625.74 –

Community care facilities for the elderly2

.......... 6233 14.95 15.50 15.56 – 464.95 478.95 480.80 –

Continuing care retirement communities2

. . . . . .. 623311 15.89 16.47 16.53 – 505.30 517.16 515.74 –

Assisted living facilities for the elderly2

.......... 623312 13.77 14.29 14.35 – 417.23 432.99 437.68 –

Other residential care facilities2

..................... 6239 15.90 16.30 16.49 – 534.24 546.05 552.42 –

Social assistance2

.......................................... 624 14.46 14.93 14.94 – 419.34 429.98 430.27 –

Individual and family services2

......................... 6241 14.84 15.35 15.37 – 417.00 426.73 427.29 –

Child and youth services2

............................ 62411 18.57 19.03 19.04 – 557.10 582.32 588.34 –

Services for the elderly and persons with

disabilities2

.......................................... 62412 13.51 14.06 14.09 – 368.82 379.62 379.02 –

Other individual and family services2

............... 62419 18.42 18.81 18.80 – 559.97 566.18 567.76 –

Emergency and other relief services2

................. 6242 17.71 17.99 17.96 – 566.72 581.08 580.11 –

Vocational rehabilitation services2

..................... 6243 14.22 14.34 14.32 – 432.29 431.63 431.03 –

Child day care services2

................................ 6244 13.09 13.57 13.56 – 399.25 408.46 410.87 –

Leisure and hospitality.......................................... 13.49 13.94 14.00 14.05 334.55 347.11 347.20 348.44

See footnotes at end of table.

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ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-8a. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private

nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 — Continued

Industry 2017 NAICS

code

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Arts, entertainment, and recreation2........................ 71 17.02 17.52 17.66 – 389.76 397.70 390.29 –

Performing arts and spectator sports2

................... 711 25.32 26.48 25.94 – 622.87 651.41 635.53 –

Performing arts companies2

............................ 7111 28.48 28.82 28.52 – 677.82 706.09 678.78 –

Spectator sports2

......................................... 7112 25.64 25.30 24.93 – 699.97 678.04 680.59 –

Arts and sports promoters and agents and

managers for public figures2

......................... 7113,4 21.48 24.37 24.19 – 457.52 531.27 522.50 –

Independent artists, writers, and performers2

........ 7115 26.75 27.01 28.16 – 781.10 761.68 799.74 –

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions2

..... 712 17.73 17.99 17.94 – 460.98 469.54 471.82 –

Museums2

................................................. 71211 19.22 19.19 19.09 – 476.66 472.07 481.07 –

Historical sites and other similar institutions2

. . . . . . .. 71212,3,9 15.95 16.64 16.64 – 437.03 465.92 464.26 –

Amusements, gambling, and recreation2

................ 713 14.28 14.71 14.92 – 315.59 322.15 314.81 –

Gambling industries2

.................................... 7132 16.73 16.92 16.92 – 568.82 568.51 563.44 –

Golf courses and country clubs2

....................... 71391 15.00 15.66 15.69 – 387.00 399.33 400.10 –

Skiing facilities2

.......................................... 71392 16.22 17.22 17.43 – 308.18 365.06 366.03 –

Marinas2

................................................... 71393 17.82 18.07 19.03 – 555.98 561.98 595.64 –

Fitness and recreational sports centers2

.............. 71394 14.10 14.30 14.20 – 246.75 250.25 245.66 –

Bowling centers2

......................................... 71395 11.70 12.19 12.37 – 238.68 240.14 243.69 –

Accommodation and food services2

........................ 72 12.99 13.42 13.47 – 326.05 339.53 339.44 –

Accommodation2

............................................ 721 14.47 14.90 14.95 – 429.76 445.51 444.02 –

Traveler accommodation2

............................... 7211 14.52 14.92 14.98 – 434.15 449.09 444.91 –

Hotels and motels, except casino hotels2

.......... 72111 14.46 14.88 14.93 – 433.80 443.42 438.94 –

RV parks and recreational camps2

.................... 7212 13.40 14.48 13.87 – 377.88 395.30 396.68 –

Food services and drinking places2

...................... 722 12.68 13.12 13.18 – 309.39 321.44 322.91 –

Special food services2

................................... 7223 14.45 14.88 15.04 – 377.15 406.22 410.59 –

Food service contractors2

............................ 72231 14.12 14.70 14.84 – 401.01 435.12 440.75 –

Caterers and mobile food services2

................ 72232,3 15.71 15.55 15.75 – 315.77 335.88 332.33 –

Drinking places, alcoholic beverages2

................ 7224 14.66 15.24 15.14 – 316.66 330.71 333.08 –

Restaurants and other eating places2

................. 7225 12.49 12.93 12.98 – 304.76 315.49 316.71 –

Full-service restaurants2

.............................. 722511 13.92 14.40 14.44 – 345.22 355.68 356.67 –

Limited-service restaurants2

......................... 722513 10.80 11.15 11.20 – 261.36 270.95 271.04 –

Cafeterias, grill buffets, and buffets2

................ 722514 10.42 11.09 11.24 – 284.47 294.99 304.60 –

Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars2

........... 722515 11.92 12.42 12.55 – 270.58 281.93 281.12 –

Other services.................................................... 81 20.33 20.66 20.73 20.78 622.10 636.33 638.48 644.18

Repair and maintenance2

.................................... 811 20.34 20.90 21.09 – 740.38 762.85 765.57 –

Automotive repair and maintenance2

.................... 8111 19.27 19.41 19.70 – 689.87 687.11 689.50 –

Automotive mechanical and electrical repair2

........ 81111 20.04 19.97 20.10 – 747.49 744.88 747.72 –

General automotive repair2

.......................... 811111 20.18 20.07 20.22 – 750.70 748.61 750.16 –

Automotive body, interior, and glass repair2

. . . . . . . .. 81112 23.14 23.16 23.26 – 872.38 863.87 867.60 –

Other automotive repair and maintenance2

.......... 81119 12.86 13.70 14.27 – 405.09 421.96 426.67 –

Car washes2

........................................... 811192 12.11 12.68 13.07 – 348.77 370.26 368.57 –

Auto oil change shops and all other auto repair

and maintenance2

.................................. 811191,8 14.31 15.79 16.46 – 533.76 541.60 564.58 –

Electronic equipment repair and maintenance2

......... 8112 24.35 24.24 24.44 – 896.08 913.85 931.16 –

Computer and office machine repair2

................. 811212 22.64 21.61 21.34 – 842.21 827.66 849.33 –

Miscellaneous electronic equipment repair and

maintenance2

.......................................... 811211,3,9 25.72 26.53 27.01 – 941.35 981.61 996.67 –

Commercial machinery repair and maintenance2

. . . . .. 8113 23.71 25.58 25.98 – 934.17 1,046.22 1,065.18 –

Household goods repair and maintenance2

............. 8114 18.13 18.52 18.27 – 634.55 668.57 661.37 –

Personal and laundry services2

............................. 812 15.76 15.97 15.99 – 431.82 443.97 441.32 –

Personal care services2

................................... 8121 16.87 16.52 16.53 – 425.12 421.26 416.56 –

Hair, nail, and skin care services2

..................... 81211 16.49 16.01 15.97 – 436.99 433.87 426.40 –

Other personal care services2

.......................... 81219 18.31 19.13 19.07 – 384.51 367.30 381.40 –

Death care services2

....................................... 8122 20.14 20.63 20.22 – 561.91 569.39 554.03 –

Drycleaning and laundry services2

....................... 8123 13.13 13.77 13.86 – 439.86 457.16 457.38 –

Coin-operated laundries and drycleaners2

........... 81231 12.03 12.52 12.74 – 313.98 274.19 270.09 –

See footnotes at end of table.

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ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-8a. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private

nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 — Continued

Industry 2017 NAICS

code

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Oct.

2017

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018p

Oct.

2018p

Drycleaning and laundry services, except

coin-operated2

......................................... 81232 11.80 12.56 12.67 – 368.16 386.85 392.77 –

Linen and uniform supply2

.............................. 81233 14.24 14.92 15.02 – 536.85 572.93 578.27 –

Other personal services2

.................................. 8129 14.95 15.49 15.67 – 396.18 430.62 434.06 –

Pet care services, except veterinary2

................. 81291 14.07 14.81 14.92 – 346.12 383.58 384.94 –

Parking lots and garages2

.............................. 81293 14.65 14.11 14.22 – 421.92 413.42 412.38 –

Membership associations and organizations2

............. 813 22.49 22.79 22.84 – 670.20 683.70 687.48 –

Grantmaking and giving services2

........................ 8132 30.51 31.80 32.02 – 973.27 1,081.20 1,088.68 –

Grantmaking foundations2

.............................. 813211 34.44 35.08 35.19 – 1,074.53 1,196.23 1,203.50 –

Social advocacy organizations2

........................... 8133 22.92 23.90 24.11 – 733.44 764.80 769.11 –

Human rights organizations2

........................... 813311 23.52 26.15 26.30 – 738.53 855.11 860.01 –

Environment, conservation, and other social

advocacy organizations2

............................. 813312,9 22.78 23.30 23.54 – 731.24 743.27 746.22 –

Civic and social organizations2

........................... 8134 15.86 16.09 16.12 – 306.10 302.49 303.06 –

Professional and similar organizations2

................. 8139 27.27 27.68 27.50 – 883.55 916.21 924.00 –

Business associations2

.................................. 81391 29.74 29.45 28.99 – 1,046.85 1,024.86 1,014.65 –

Professional organizations2

............................. 81392 30.50 30.00 30.17 – 1,079.70 1,080.00 1,080.09 –

Labor unions and similar labor organizations2

....... 81393 35.22 36.38 36.63 – 1,098.86 1,193.26 1,234.43 –

Miscellaneous professional and similar

organizations2

.......................................... 81394,9 17.38 18.76 18.48 – 521.40 574.06 578.42 –

1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory

employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm

payrolls.

2 Seasonally Adjusted Independently. See https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cestn.htm#SA_ind for details.

3

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.

4

Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.

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