HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

43. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry

Occupation and industry

1998 1999

Total Members of

unions1

Represented

 by unions2

Nonunion Total Members of

unions1

Represented

 by unions2

Nonunion

OCCUPATION

Managerial and professional specialty ..................... $759 $789 $774 $756 $797 $826 $819 $792

 Executive, administrative, and managerial ............. 755 801 789 753 792 823 829 789

 Professional specialty ............................................. 763 787 772 759 800 826 817 794

Technical, sales, and administrative support ............ 477 575 569 463 488 583 580 477

 Technicians and related support ............................ 599 708 688 590 618 714 711 608

 Sales occupations .................................................. 502 496 492 502 523 513 519 523

 Administrative support, including clerical ................ 438 563 558 418 447 574 564 429

Service occupations ................................................. 327 557 542 305 336 536 529 314

 Protective service ................................................... 598 736 732 450 592 737 728 477

 Service, except protective service .......................... 305 403 402 295 311 412 409 303

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................... 572 753 747 514 594 755 747 546

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ......................... 415 585 580 381 429 591 584 398

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .... 406 559 556 375 423 572 566 394

 Transportation and material moving occupations ... 510 655 644 468 513 668 657 478

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and 

laborers ..................................................................... 351 514 514 326 363 507 499 340

Farming, forestry, and fishing ................................... 302 471 462 299 331 512 514 322

INDUSTRY

Private wage and salary workers .............................. 505 625 619 493 521 633 627 510

 Agriculture .............................................................. 315 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 314 340 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 337

 Nonagricultural industries ....................................... 509 $626 $620 496 525 $634 $628 513

 Mining ................................................................... 684 733 723 673 734 710 731 735

 Construction ......................................................... 534 790 783 496 552 778 772 509

 Manufacturing ....................................................... 551 606 603 532 576 614 611 561

 Durable goods .................................................... 581 629 625 566 594 628 625 584

 Nondurable goods .............................................. 507 565 562 495 529 584 579 518

 Transportation and public utilities ......................... 624 731 724 586 651 748 742 613

 Transportation .................................................... 570 704 695 519 596 727 718 551

 Communications and public utilities ................... 727 763 760 699 751 773 770 738

 Wholesale and retail trade .................................... 410 480 476 405 421 499 492 418

 Wholesale trade .................................................. 562 611 604 557 573 584 570 573

 Retail trade ......................................................... 373 442 439 369 391 472 463 387

 Finance, insurance, and real estate ..................... 577 545 554 578 598 582 587 599

 Services ................................................................ 498 540 548 494 517 554 563 515

Government workers ................................................ 620 694 688 558 641 714 709 585

 Federal ................................................................... 694 690 693 696 729 721 723 737

 State ....................................................................... 596 646 638 563 615 683 677 578

 Local ....................................................................... 612 712 702 501 623 726 720 525

1 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association

similar to a union. 2 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association

similar to a union as well as workers who report no union affiliation but whose

jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract.

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

 NOTE: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full-time workers. 

Excluded are all self-employed workers regardless of whether or not their

businesses are incorporated. Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised

population controls used in the household survey.

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