HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

39. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

1998

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Total, 16 years and over ........................................................................................................ 95,595 $523 54,313 $598 41,282 $456

Managerial and professional specialty .......................................................................................... 29,304 759 14,941 905 14,363 655

 Executive, administrative, and managerial .................................................................................. 14,451 755 7,746 915 6,705 626

 Administrators and officials, public administration ...................................................................... 588 823 302 957 286 663

 Administrators, protective services ............................................................................................. 54 883 42 1 ( ) 13 1 ( )

 Financial managers .................................................................................................................... 652 852 316 1,017 336 703

 Personnel and labor relations managers .................................................................................... 152 823 55 947 97 747

 Purchasing managers ................................................................................................................. 136 817 80 965 56 724

 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations ............................................................. 741 960 458 1,128 283 759

 Administrators, education and related fields ............................................................................... 637 877 259 1,111 378 730

 Managers, medicine and health ................................................................................................. 626 716 134 869 492 679

 Managers, food serving and lodging establishments ................................................................. 962 509 538 591 424 434

 Managers, properties and real estate ......................................................................................... 301 585 133 638 168 518

 Management-related occupations .............................................................................................. 3,818 660 1,580 790 2,238 602

 Accountants and auditors ......................................................................................................... 1,303 674 523 821 780 618

 Underwriters ............................................................................................................................. 107 658 31 1 ( ) 76 625

 Other financial officers .............................................................................................................. 642 703 295 901 347 591

 Management analysts .............................................................................................................. 216 841 121 964 95 752

 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists .................................................................. 431 630 135 755 295 601

 Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm products ........................................................ 162 612 85 647 77 590

 Construction inspectors ............................................................................................................ 63 742 57 760 6 1 ( )

 Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction ......................................................... 220 741 145 756 74 714

 Professional specialty .................................................................................................................. 14,853 763 7,195 895 7,658 682

 Engineers, architects, and surveyors ......................................................................................... 2,043 988 1,828 1,007 215 827

 Architects .................................................................................................................................. 102 872 87 893 15 1 ( )

 Engineers ................................................................................................................................. 1,930 992 1,730 1,011 200 831

 Aerospace engineers .............................................................................................................. 75 1,139 68 1,150 6 1 ( )

 Chemical engineers ................................................................................................................ 68 1,023 56 1,041 12 1 ( )

 Civil engineers ........................................................................................................................ 259 965 229 1,001 30 1 ( )

 Electrical and electronic engineers ......................................................................................... 605 1,059 554 1,067 51 931

 Industrial engineers ................................................................................................................ 248 889 208 912 41 1 ( )

 Mechanical engineers ............................................................................................................. 313 998 296 1,007 18 1 ( )

 Mathematical and computer scientists ....................................................................................... 1,544 938 1,105 986 438 859

 Computer systems analysts and scientists ............................................................................... 1,281 952 941 996 341 890

 Operations and systems researchers and analysts .................................................................. 208 874 127 937 81 750

 Natural scientists ........................................................................................................................ 470 828 318 908 152 732

 Chemists, except biochemists .................................................................................................. 129 884 84 982 45 1 ( )

 Biological and life scientists ...................................................................................................... 91 739 56 781 34 1 ( )

 Medical scientists ..................................................................................................................... 80 755 41 1 ( ) 38 1 ( )

 Health diagnosing occupations ................................................................................................... 549 1,134 367 1,227 181 948

 Physicians ................................................................................................................................ 474 1,156 321 1,255 153 966

 Health assessment and treating occupations ............................................................................. 2,102 738 363 791 1,739 730

 Registered nurses .................................................................................................................... 1,490 739 139 774 1,351 734

 Pharmacists .............................................................................................................................. 139 1,063 80 1,146 59 985

 Dietitians ................................................................................................................................... 58 582 11 1 ( ) 47 1 ( )

 Therapists ................................................................................................................................. 362 710 104 713 258 709

 Respiratory therapists ............................................................................................................. 83 618 37 1 ( ) 46 1 ( )

 Physical therapists .................................................................................................................. 87 906 26 1 ( ) 61 887

 Speech therapists ................................................................................................................... 75 725 5 1 ( ) 71 729

 Physicians’ assistants ............................................................................................................... 53 611 30 1 ( ) 24 1 ( )

 Teachers, college and university ................................................................................................ 578 907 366 998 211 769

 Teachers, except college and university .................................................................................... 3,974 671 1,022 746 2,952 644

 Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten ........................................................................... 412 397 8 1 ( ) 404 398

 Teachers, elementary school ................................................................................................... 1,706 691 274 749 1,433 677

 Teachers, secondary school ..................................................................................................... 1,121 736 490 773 631 698

 Teachers, special education ..................................................................................................... 318 701 58 733 259 693

 Counselors, educational and vocational ..................................................................................... 192 695 61 725 131 689

 Librarians, archivists, and curators ............................................................................................. 177 656 31 1 ( ) 146 640

 Librarians .................................................................................................................................. 159 665 22 1 ( ) 136 653

 Social scientists and urban planners .......................................................................................... 286 758 145 878 141 661

 Economists ............................................................................................................................... 99 900 57 991 42 1 ( )

 Psychologists ............................................................................................................................ 143 679 65 740 78 621

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ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

39. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

1998

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Social, recreation, and religious workers .................................................................................... 1,113 557 542 593 571 531

 Social workers .......................................................................................................................... 654 579 227 609 427 568

 Recreation workers ................................................................................................................... 105 353 31 1 ( ) 74 351

 Clergy ....................................................................................................................................... 275 593 250 603 25 1 ( )

 Lawyers and judges .................................................................................................................... 562 1,218 370 1,348 193 956

 Lawyers .................................................................................................................................... 527 1,209 346 1,350 181 951

 Writers, artists, entertainers, and athletes .................................................................................. 1,264 647 677 713 587 591

 Technical writers ....................................................................................................................... 63 810 27 1 ( ) 36 1 ( )

 Designers ................................................................................................................................. 407 635 208 720 199 562

 Actors and directors .................................................................................................................. 88 733 53 801 35 1 ( )

 Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers ............................................................ 99 562 52 680 47 1 ( )

 Photographers .......................................................................................................................... 51 526 36 1 ( ) 15 1 ( )

 Editors and reporters ................................................................................................................ 215 723 120 812 95 616

 Public relations specialists ........................................................................................................ 127 707 49 1 ( ) 77 680

Technical, sales, and administrative support ................................................................................. 27,372 477 10,439 606 16,933 419

 Technicians and related support .................................................................................................. 3,507 599 1,773 701 1,734 511

 Health technologists and technicians ......................................................................................... 1,296 502 279 588 1,017 486

 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ..................................................................... 281 566 65 585 216 549

 Radiologic technicians .............................................................................................................. 135 631 45 1 ( ) 90 595

 Licensed practical nurses ......................................................................................................... 289 473 14 1 ( ) 276 470

 Engineering and related technologists and technicians ............................................................. 888 638 718 668 170 529

 Electrical and electronic technicians ......................................................................................... 421 642 354 665 68 551

 Drafting occupations ................................................................................................................. 200 642 162 675 38 1 ( )

 Surveying and mapping technicians ......................................................................................... 66 668 58 682 8 1 ( )

 Science technicians .................................................................................................................... 241 557 149 623 92 463

 Biological technicians ............................................................................................................... 86 482 27 1 ( ) 59 449

 Chemical technicians ................................................................................................................ 76 614 61 688 14 1 ( )

 Technicians, except health, engineering, and science ............................................................... 1,082 738 627 870 455 609

 Airplane pilots and navigators .................................................................................................. 81 1,383 81 1,381 - -

 Computer programmers ........................................................................................................... 554 843 397 884 157 715

 Legal assistants ........................................................................................................................ 308 578 58 561 249 581

 Sales occupations ........................................................................................................................ 9,636 502 5,299 622 4,338 372

 Supervisors and proprietors ....................................................................................................... 3,205 570 1,860 649 1,345 449

 Sales representatives, finance and business services ............................................................... 1,774 659 982 772 792 566

 Insurance sales ........................................................................................................................ 374 629 195 760 179 534

 Real estate sales ...................................................................................................................... 353 663 157 763 196 575

 Securities and financial services sales ..................................................................................... 377 758 262 930 115 598

 Advertising and related sales ................................................................................................... 150 631 60 760 90 594

 Sales occupations, other business services ............................................................................. 520 626 308 715 212 516

 Sales representatives, commodities, except retail ..................................................................... 1,287 728 970 765 317 603

 Sales workers, retail and personal services ............................................................................... 3,347 312 1,483 412 1,865 272

 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ................................................................................. 285 587 256 609 30 1 ( )

 Sales workers, apparel ............................................................................................................. 153 296 37 1 ( ) 116 283

 Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings ........................................................................ 110 458 63 509 47 1 ( )

 Sales workers, radio, television, hi-fi, and appliances .............................................................. 189 410 144 431 45 1 ( )

 Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ....................................................................... 211 434 169 461 42 1 ( )

 Sales workers, parts ................................................................................................................. 144 390 130 403 15 1 ( )

 Sales workers, other commodities ............................................................................................ 670 311 258 388 411 287

 Sales counter clerks ................................................................................................................. 86 296 27 1 ( ) 59 266

 Cashiers ................................................................................................................................... 1,350 267 335 302 1,015 259

 Street and door-to-door sales workers ..................................................................................... 87 404 34 1 ( ) 53 355

 Administrative support, including clerical ...................................................................................... 14,229 438 3,368 518 10,862 418

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................. 689 599 276 679 413 556

 General office ........................................................................................................................... 384 586 117 698 267 547

 Financial records processing .................................................................................................... 87 616 15 1 ( ) 72 590

 Distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks ........................................................................... 199 620 133 640 66 551

 Computer equipment operators .................................................................................................. 346 511 153 591 192 477

 Computer operators .................................................................................................................. 343 513 151 595 192 478

 Secretaries, stenographers, and typists ..................................................................................... 2,717 437 59 484 2,658 436

 Secretaries ............................................................................................................................... 2,234 431 35 1 ( ) 2,199 430

 Stenographers .......................................................................................................................... 64 456 3 1 ( ) 61 456

 Typists ...................................................................................................................................... 419 467 22 1 ( ) 397 469

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ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

39. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

1998

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Information clerks ....................................................................................................................... 1,328 367 142 453 1,186 363

 Interviewers .............................................................................................................................. 113 399 15 1 ( ) 97 393

 Hotel clerks ............................................................................................................................... 84 311 20 1 ( ) 64 312

 Transportation ticket and reservation agents ........................................................................... 215 463 55 563 160 433

 Receptionists ............................................................................................................................ 664 352 19 1 ( ) 645 351

 Records processing, except financial ......................................................................................... 742 417 150 419 592 416

 Order clerks .............................................................................................................................. 217 451 57 455 160 450

 Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ................................................................... 65 491 11 1 ( ) 54 487

 Library clerks ............................................................................................................................ 64 358 13 1 ( ) 51 349

 File clerks ................................................................................................................................. 209 368 40 1 ( ) 169 367

 Records clerks .......................................................................................................................... 174 440 27 1 ( ) 147 436

 Financial records processing ...................................................................................................... 1,485 429 134 466 1,351 426

 Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks ......................................................................... 1,078 428 91 455 987 426

 Payroll and timekeeping clerks ................................................................................................. 130 476 13 1 ( ) 117 474

 Billing clerks .............................................................................................................................. 153 413 22 1 ( ) 131 409

 Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators .................................................................. 84 415 3 1 ( ) 81 409

 Duplicating, mail and other office machine operators ................................................................. 66 346 29 1 ( ) 36 1 ( )

 Communications equipment operators ....................................................................................... 144 397 29 1 ( ) 114 368

 Telephone operators ................................................................................................................ 128 399 19 1 ( ) 109 372

 Mail and message distributing .................................................................................................... 858 603 549 633 309 542

 Postal clerks, except mail carriers ............................................................................................ 308 640 168 668 140 617

 Mail carriers, postal service ...................................................................................................... 316 681 230 699 87 613

 Mail clerks, except postal service ............................................................................................. 138 372 75 443 63 332

 Messengers .............................................................................................................................. 95 392 76 408 19 1 ( )

 Material recording, scheduling, and distributing clerks ............................................................... 1,717 446 980 476 738 414

 Dispatchers ............................................................................................................................... 218 479 113 516 105 403

 Production coordinators ............................................................................................................ 249 581 108 724 141 518

 Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks ...................................................................................... 562 408 398 416 164 385

 Stock and inventory clerks ........................................................................................................ 405 432 235 452 169 406

 Expediters ................................................................................................................................. 192 403 66 477 126 373

 Adjusters and investigators ........................................................................................................ 1,572 470 411 567 1,161 445

 Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators .................................................................. 420 522 124 671 297 487

 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ......................................................................... 881 455 220 522 661 431

 Eligibility clerks, social welfare ................................................................................................. 87 459 13 1 ( ) 74 449

 Bill and account collectors ........................................................................................................ 183 433 53 494 129 411

 Miscellaneous administrative support occupations .................................................................... 2,568 401 457 482 2,111 389

 General office clerks ................................................................................................................. 526 400 104 453 422 392

 Bank tellers ............................................................................................................................... 291 330 25 1 ( ) 265 329

 Data-entry keyers ..................................................................................................................... 572 418 106 470 467 409

 Statistical clerks ........................................................................................................................ 87 409 15 1 ( ) 72 386

 Teachers’ aides ........................................................................................................................ 353 307 27 1 ( ) 326 304

Service occupations ....................................................................................................................... 10,592 327 5,291 389 5,301 296

 Private household ......................................................................................................................... 381 223 19 1 ( ) 362 220

 Child care workers ...................................................................................................................... 136 204 4 1 ( ) 132 208

 Cleaners and servants ................................................................................................................ 236 235 11 1 ( ) 225 227

 Protective services ....................................................................................................................... 2,140 598 1,817 613 323 481

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................. 215 771 198 786 18 1 ( )

 Police and detectives ................................................................................................................ 117 853 105 864 11 1 ( )

 Guards ...................................................................................................................................... 54 506 47 1 ( ) 6 1 ( )

 Firefighting and fire prevention ................................................................................................... 230 732 224 731 6 1 ( )

 Firefighting ................................................................................................................................ 210 734 205 731 5 1 ( )

 Police and detectives .................................................................................................................. 1,050 646 882 662 168 583

 Police and detectives, public service ........................................................................................ 602 723 530 738 72 633

 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers ................................................................ 164 594 137 595 27 1 ( )

 Correctional institution officers ................................................................................................. 284 557 215 571 69 509

 Guards ........................................................................................................................................ 645 369 513 378 132 330

 Guards and police, except public service ................................................................................. 611 375 495 382 116 347

 Service occupations, except private household and protective .................................................... 8,070 307 3,455 325 4,616 295

 Food preparation and service occupations ................................................................................. 3,032 288 1,581 303 1,451 271

 Supervisors ............................................................................................................................... 233 352 103 427 131 304

 Bartenders ................................................................................................................................ 178 336 83 379 96 293

 Waiters and waitresses ............................................................................................................ 575 300 159 343 416 282

See footnotes at end of table.

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ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

39. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

1998

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Cooks, except short order ........................................................................................................ 1,250 289 831 305 419 259

 Food counter, fountain, and related occupations ..................................................................... 100 242 40 1 ( ) 59 241

 Kitchen workers, food preparation ............................................................................................ 135 274 42 1 ( ) 93 275

 Waiters’ and waitresses’ assistants .......................................................................................... 233 267 119 268 115 265

 Miscellaneous food preparation occupations ........................................................................... 327 265 204 263 124 269

 Health service occupations ......................................................................................................... 1,718 318 218 342 1,500 315

 Dental assistants ...................................................................................................................... 153 369 3 1 ( ) 151 369

 Health aides, except nursing .................................................................................................... 234 346 45 1 ( ) 189 335

 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .................................................................................. 1,330 311 170 330 1,160 308

 Cleaning and building service occupations ................................................................................ 2,234 319 1,378 358 856 288

 Supervisors ............................................................................................................................... 157 401 95 457 62 348

 Maids and housemen ............................................................................................................... 453 277 96 305 357 272

 Janitors and cleaners ............................................................................................................... 1,567 327 1,132 355 435 292

 Pest control ............................................................................................................................... 54 358 52 356 2 1 ( )

 Personal service occupations ..................................................................................................... 1,086 311 278 368 809 301

 Supervisors ............................................................................................................................... 65 503 32 1 ( ) 33 1 ( )

 Hairdressers and cosmetologists ............................................................................................. 289 313 31 1 ( ) 259 313

 Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ...................................................................... 111 321 63 382 48 1 ( )

 Public transportation attendants ............................................................................................... 76 524 16 1 ( ) 60 575

 Early childhood teachers’ assistants ........................................................................................ 239 265 8 1 ( ) 231 264

Precision production, craft, and repair ............................................................................................ 11,691 572 10,741 587 949 408

 Mechanics and repairers .............................................................................................................. 4,081 597 3,926 599 155 519

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................. 247 743 232 748 15 1 ( )

 Mechanics and repairers, except supervisors ............................................................................ 3,834 590 3,694 592 140 516

 Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics and repairers ......................................................... 1,494 552 1,482 552 12 1 ( )

 Automobile mechanics ........................................................................................................... 653 493 652 494 2 1 ( )

 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ......................................................................... 312 563 309 561 3 1 ( )

 Aircraft engine mechanics ...................................................................................................... 140 780 136 782 4 1 ( )

 Automobile body and related repairers ................................................................................... 134 510 134 510 - -

 Heavy equipment mechanics ................................................................................................. 159 636 159 636 - -

 Industrial machinery repairers .................................................................................................. 532 608 520 611 12 1 ( )

 Electrical and electronic equipment repairers ........................................................................... 764 665 682 677 82 550

 Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment ............................................ 160 579 148 590 11 1 ( )

 Data processing equipment repairers ..................................................................................... 224 641 189 657 36 1 ( )

 Telephone installers and repairers ......................................................................................... 225 750 194 762 30 1 ( )

 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment repairers ................................................. 81 644 77 629 3 1 ( )

 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics ............................................................. 246 594 244 594 1 1 ( )

 Miscellaneous mechanics and repairers .................................................................................. 786 584 753 588 32 1 ( )

 Office machine repairers ........................................................................................................ 59 594 57 598 1 1 ( )

 Millwrights ............................................................................................................................... 84 712 83 714 1 1 ( )

 Construction trades ...................................................................................................................... 4,054 543 3,989 545 64 408

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................. 481 708 477 709 4 1 ( )

 Construction trades, except supervisors .................................................................................... 3,573 520 3,512 522 61 403

 Brickmasons and stonemasons ................................................................................................ 125 573 123 573 2 1 ( )

 Carpet installers ........................................................................................................................ 68 476 68 476 - -

 Carpenters ................................................................................................................................ 920 490 909 491 10 1 ( )

 Drywall installers ....................................................................................................................... 136 493 134 496 3 1 ( )

 Electricians ............................................................................................................................... 717 643 701 642 16 1 ( )

 Electrical power installers and repairers ................................................................................... 135 789 134 795 1 1 ( )

 Painters, construction and maintenance .................................................................................. 336 402 321 406 15 1 ( )

 Plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, and apprentices ................................................................. 428 593 422 595 5 1 ( )

 Concrete and terrazzo finishers ................................................................................................ 72 483 72 483 - -

 Roofers ..................................................................................................................................... 172 441 171 443 1 1 ( )

 Structural metalworkers ............................................................................................................ 54 583 54 583 - -

 Extractive occupations .................................................................................................................. 120 633 119 631 1 1 ( )

 Precision production occupations ................................................................................................. 3,436 558 2,707 611 729 392

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................. 1,136 645 943 686 193 478

 Precision metalworking occupations .......................................................................................... 873 610 816 621 57 444

 Tool and die makers ................................................................................................................. 130 784 129 786 1 1 ( )

 Machinists ................................................................................................................................. 508 594 475 601 33 1 ( )

 Sheet-metal workers ................................................................................................................. 116 584 112 591 4 1 ( )

See footnotes at end of table.

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ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

39. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

1998

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Precision woodworking occupations ........................................................................................... 88 475 77 507 11 1 ( )

 Cabinet makers and bench carpenters ..................................................................................... 60 531 55 552 4 1 ( )

 Precision textile, apparel, and furnishings machine workers ...................................................... 122 387 80 394 42 1 ( )

 Precision workers, assorted materials ........................................................................................ 489 402 203 501 285 361

 Optical goods workers .............................................................................................................. 65 412 26 1 ( ) 39 1 ( )

 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ...................................................................... 319 381 101 472 218 357

 Precision food production occupations ....................................................................................... 333 401 238 422 95 344

 Butchers and meat cutters ........................................................................................................ 199 416 164 456 35 1 ( )

 Bakers ...................................................................................................................................... 97 352 60 375 37 1 ( )

 Precision inspectors, testers, and related workers ..................................................................... 139 623 103 676 37 1 ( )

 Inspectors, testers, and graders ............................................................................................... 134 630 98 680 36 1 ( )

 Plant and system operators ........................................................................................................ 256 694 248 703 8 1 ( )

 Water and sewage treatment plant operators .......................................................................... 57 586 54 600 4 1 ( )

 Stationary engineers ................................................................................................................. 125 714 123 718 2 1 ( )

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ............................................................................................... 15,082 415 11,564 456 3,518 327

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .......................................................................... 6,987 406 4,482 472 2,505 328

 Machine operators and tenders, except precision ...................................................................... 4,452 399 2,866 461 1,586 320

 Metalworking and plastic working machine operators .............................................................. 389 475 323 496 66 387

 Punching and stamping press machine operators ................................................................. 108 406 77 440 32 1 ( )

 Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators ............................................... 120 441 108 453 12 1 ( )

 Metal and plastic processing machine operators ..................................................................... 160 446 127 468 33 1 ( )

 Molding and casting machine operators ................................................................................. 102 430 77 448 25 1 ( )

 Woodworking machine operators ............................................................................................. 127 379 106 394 21 1 ( )

 Sawing machine operators ..................................................................................................... 81 366 70 375 11 1 ( )

 Printing machine operators ....................................................................................................... 357 495 273 533 83 384

 Printing press operators ......................................................................................................... 279 490 233 514 46 1 ( )

 Textile, apparel, and furnishings machine operators ................................................................ 784 293 215 318 569 285

 Textile sewing machine operators .......................................................................................... 435 280 74 300 361 278

 Pressing machine operators ................................................................................................... 64 276 17 1 ( ) 47 1 ( )

 Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ................................................................... 136 287 61 301 76 270

 Machine operators, assorted materials .................................................................................... 2,616 416 1,809 465 807 347

 Packaging and filling machine operators ................................................................................ 363 327 155 358 208 316

 Mixing and blending machine operators ................................................................................. 119 455 112 459 7 1 ( )

 Painting and paint spraying machine operators ..................................................................... 189 413 166 422 24 1 ( )

 Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, exc. food ......................................................................... 77 554 75 558 2 1 ( )

 Slicing and cutting machine operators .................................................................................... 164 389 121 445 43 1 ( )

 Photographic process machine operators .............................................................................. 77 321 33 1 ( ) 43 1 ( )

 Fabricators, assemblers, and hand working occupations ........................................................... 1,845 421 1,256 482 589 347

 Welders and cutters ................................................................................................................ 550 518 519 527 30 1 ( )

 Assemblers ............................................................................................................................. 1,199 392 683 445 516 347

 Production inspectors, testers, samplers, and weighers ............................................................ 690 412 360 517 330 336

 Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners ................................................................... 487 448 254 544 233 358

 Graders and sorters, except agricultural ................................................................................ 150 306 65 351 85 289

 Transportation and material moving occupations ......................................................................... 4,322 510 3,977 519 345 373

 Motor vehicle operators .............................................................................................................. 3,144 503 2,870 514 273 362

 Supervisors ............................................................................................................................... 79 595 61 625 18 1 ( )

 Truck drivers ............................................................................................................................. 2,458 516 2,345 520 114 371

 Drivers--sales workers .............................................................................................................. 143 526 129 554 14 1 ( )

 Bus drivers ................................................................................................................................ 273 428 160 476 112 352

 Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ................................................................................................ 162 379 150 386 12 1 ( )

 Transportation occupations, except motor vehicles ................................................................... 150 834 141 862 10 1 ( )

 Rail transportation .................................................................................................................... 101 849 93 888 8 1 ( )

 Material moving equipment operators ........................................................................................ 1,028 505 966 510 62 397

 Operating engineers ................................................................................................................. 223 570 217 568 6 1 ( )

 Crane and tower operators ....................................................................................................... 65 576 61 572 4 1 ( )

 Excavating and loading machine operators .............................................................................. 80 557 79 558 - -

 Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ...................................................................................... 59 572 58 578 2 1 ( )

 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ...................................................................... 501 452 463 455 39 1 ( )

See footnotes at end of table.

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ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

39. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

1998

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .................................................................. 3,773 351 3,105 362 669 311

 Helpers, construction and extractive occupations ...................................................................... 112 341 110 340 1 1 ( )

 Helpers, construction trades ..................................................................................................... 108 335 106 334 1 1 ( )

 Construction laborers ................................................................................................................. 729 390 706 393 23 1 ( )

 Freight, stock, and material handlers ......................................................................................... 1,192 339 956 350 236 312

 Stock handlers and baggers ..................................................................................................... 563 300 406 304 157 291

 Machine feeders and offbearers ............................................................................................... 66 363 46 1 ( ) 20 1 ( )

 Garage and service station related occupations ........................................................................ 127 293 118 297 9 1 ( )

 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners .................................................................................. 213 317 190 322 23 1 ( )

 Hand packers and packagers ..................................................................................................... 255 304 92 307 164 301

 Laborers, except construction .................................................................................................... 1,055 373 853 384 202 331

Farming, forestry, and fishing ......................................................................................................... 1,555 302 1,337 307 218 272

 Farm operators and managers ..................................................................................................... 69 424 59 475 10 1 ( )

 Farm managers .......................................................................................................................... 63 459 53 486 9 1 ( )

 Other agricultural and related occupations ................................................................................... 1,425 298 1,221 303 204 270

 Farm occupations, except managerial ........................................................................................ 650 285 563 288 88 264

 Farm workers ............................................................................................................................ 602 281 525 285 77 262

 Related agricultural occupations ................................................................................................ 775 308 658 314 117 274

 Supervisors, related agricultural ............................................................................................... 63 469 59 479 4 1 ( )

 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm .......................................................................... 598 306 569 306 29 1 ( )

 Animal caretakers, except farm ................................................................................................ 51 300 13 1 ( ) 38 1 ( )

 Graders and sorters, agricultural products ............................................................................... 61 259 15 1 ( ) 45 1 ( )

1 Data not shown where base is less than 50,000.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 1998, data reflect new composite estimation

procedures and revised population controls used in the household survey.

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