HOUSEHOLD DATA
    ANNUAL AVERAGES
                                                                                                                                    
    39.  Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex                                 
                                                                                                                                    
    (Numbers in thousands)                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                    
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                                                                         |                        1995                              
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                                                                         |   Both sexes    |       Men       |      Women           
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                                                                         | Number | Median | Number | Median | Number | Median      
                                                                         |   of   | weekly |   of   | weekly |   of   | weekly      
                                                                         |workers |earnings|workers |earnings|workers |earnings     
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             Total, 16 years and over....................................| 89,282 |   $479 | 51,222 |   $538 | 38,060 |   $406      
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    Managerial and professional specialty ...............................| 26,292 |    703 | 13,684 |    829 | 12,609 |    605      
      Executive, administrative, and managerial .........................| 12,975 |    684 |  7,172 |    833 |  5,803 |    570      
        Administrators and officials, public administration..............|    578 |    744 |    291 |    829 |    287 |    652      
        Administrators, protective services..............................|     55 |    625 |     39 |   (1)  |     17 |   (1)       
        Financial managers...............................................|    555 |    758 |    272 |    942 |    283 |    635      
        Personnel and labor relations managers...........................|    117 |    696 |     47 |   (1)  |     70 |    646      
        Purchasing managers..............................................|    121 |    900 |     75 |    963 |     46 |   (1)       
        Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations...........|    614 |    900 |    407 |  1,063 |    208 |    631      
        Administrators, education and related fields.....................|    582 |    804 |    274 |    952 |    308 |    674      
        Managers, medicine and health....................................|    570 |    609 |    115 |    838 |    455 |    580      
        Managers, food serving and lodging establishments................|    793 |    442 |    457 |    516 |    336 |    376      
        Managers, properties and real estate.............................|    303 |    524 |    127 |    614 |    176 |    464      
        Management-related occupations...................................|  3,609 |    611 |  1,627 |    732 |  1,983 |    548      
          Accountants and auditors.......................................|  1,281 |    619 |    594 |    747 |    687 |    548      
          Underwriters...................................................|     98 |    627 |     31 |   (1)  |     67 |    561      
          Other financial officers.......................................|    622 |    647 |    307 |    783 |    315 |    586      
          Management analysts............................................|    137 |    875 |     88 |    986 |     48 |   (1)       
          Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists...........|    364 |    610 |    127 |    691 |    237 |    581      
          Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm products.......|    177 |    522 |     80 |    566 |     97 |    481      
          Construction inspectors........................................|     63 |    673 |     57 |    698 |      5 |   (1)       
          Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction........|    218 |    667 |    151 |    707 |     68 |    630      
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      Professional specialty ............................................| 13,317 |    718 |  6,512 |    827 |  6,806 |    632      
        Engineers, architects, and surveyors.............................|  1,931 |    912 |  1,756 |    926 |    175 |    778      
          Architects.....................................................|    101 |    724 |     77 |    741 |     24 |   (1)       
          Engineers......................................................|  1,814 |    925 |  1,666 |    935 |    149 |    806      
            Aerospace engineers..........................................|     73 |    977 |     68 |    987 |      4 |   (1)       
            Chemical engineers...........................................|     72 |  1,061 |     64 |  1,067 |      7 |   (1)       
            Civil engineers..............................................|    210 |    839 |    195 |    861 |     14 |   (1)       
            Electrical and electronic engineers..........................|    588 |    954 |    541 |    958 |     48 |   (1)       
            Industrial engineers.........................................|    237 |    842 |    199 |    860 |     38 |   (1)       
            Mechanical engineers.........................................|    308 |    925 |    298 |    926 |      9 |   (1)       
        Mathematical and computer scientists.............................|  1,039 |    854 |    704 |    895 |    335 |    754      
          Computer systems analysts and scientists.......................|    799 |    872 |    564 |    910 |    235 |    783      
          Operations and systems researchers and analysts................|    199 |    759 |    120 |    799 |     79 |    698      
        Natural scientists...............................................|    461 |    762 |    341 |    794 |    120 |    663      
          Chemists, except biochemists...................................|    136 |    789 |     92 |    815 |     44 |   (1)       
          Biological and life scientists.................................|     90 |    706 |     62 |    718 |     28 |   (1)       
          Medical scientists.............................................|     57 |    689 |     35 |   (1)  |     22 |   (1)       
        Health diagnosing occupations....................................|    484 |  1,043 |    347 |  1,153 |    137 |    766      
          Physicians.....................................................|    417 |  1,140 |    306 |  1,241 |    111 |    806      
        Health assessment and treating occupations.......................|  1,980 |    699 |    335 |    797 |  1,646 |    688      
          Registered nurses..............................................|  1,397 |    695 |    122 |    715 |  1,275 |    693      
          Pharmacists....................................................|    127 |    990 |     84 |  1,057 |     43 |   (1)       
          Dietitians.....................................................|     67 |    482 |      4 |   (1)  |     63 |    486      
          Therapists.....................................................|    344 |    672 |    101 |    685 |    243 |    665      
            Respiratory therapists.......................................|     79 |    612 |     37 |   (1)  |     43 |   (1)       
            Physical therapists..........................................|     96 |    783 |     32 |   (1)  |     64 |    785      
            Speech therapists............................................|     67 |    717 |      5 |   (1)  |     61 |    726      
        Teachers, college and university.................................|    553 |    843 |    325 |    941 |    228 |    735      
        Teachers, except college and university..........................|  3,507 |    621 |    953 |    696 |  2,553 |    601      
          Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten.....................|    337 |    373 |      8 |   (1)  |    329 |    371      
          Teachers, elementary school....................................|  1,476 |    640 |    244 |    713 |  1,233 |    627      
          Teachers, secondary school.....................................|  1,089 |    673 |    500 |    723 |    589 |    637      
          Teachers, special education....................................|    275 |    623 |     45 |   (1)  |    230 |    613      
        Counselors, educational and vocational...........................|    203 |    668 |     66 |    736 |    137 |    644      
        Librarians, archivists, and curators.............................|    152 |    594 |     25 |   (1)  |    127 |    597      
          Librarians.....................................................|    141 |    596 |     21 |   (1)  |    120 |    595      
        Social scientists and urban planners.............................|    310 |    691 |    148 |    776 |    162 |    612      
          Economists.....................................................|    122 |    752 |     59 |    928 |     63 |    666      
          Psychologists..................................................|    153 |    617 |     67 |    658 |     86 |    586      
        Social, recreation, and religious workers........................|  1,095 |    496 |    555 |    516 |    540 |    479      
          Social workers.................................................|    633 |    515 |    217 |    565 |    416 |    497      
          Recreation workers.............................................|     74 |    307 |     22 |   (1)  |     52 |    303      
          Clergy.........................................................|    313 |    498 |    285 |    497 |     28 |   (1)       
        Lawyers and judges...............................................|    542 |  1,130 |    381 |  1,229 |    161 |    944      
          Lawyers........................................................|    515 |  1,125 |    360 |  1,171 |    155 |    958      
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    ANNUAL AVERAGES
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
    39.  Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex-Continued                       
                                                                                                                                    
    (Numbers in thousands)                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                    
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                                                                         |                        1995                              
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                                                                         |   Both sexes    |       Men       |      Women           
                                 Occupation                              |                 |                 |                      
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                                                                         | Number | Median | Number | Median | Number | Median      
                                                                         |   of   | weekly |   of   | weekly |   of   | weekly      
                                                                         |workers |earnings|workers |earnings|workers |earnings     
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        Writers, artists, entertainers, and athletes.....................|  1,061 |   $598 |    575 |   $647 |    486 |   $522      
          Designers......................................................|    324 |    598 |    162 |    667 |    163 |    490      
          Actors and directors...........................................|     67 |    575 |     45 |   (1)  |     22 |   (1)       
          Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers.....|     98 |    501 |     55 |    518 |     42 |   (1)       
          Photographers..................................................|     55 |    500 |     43 |   (1)  |     12 |   (1)       
          Editors and reporters..........................................|    197 |    617 |     98 |    656 |     98 |    561      
          Public relations specialists...................................|    111 |    665 |     51 |    754 |     60 |    605      
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    Technical, sales, and administrative support ........................| 25,898 |    426 |  9,894 |    556 | 16,004 |    383      
      Technicians and related support....................................|  3,194 |    558 |  1,688 |    641 |  1,506 |    480      
        Health technologists and technicians.............................|  1,219 |    469 |    283 |    555 |    936 |    451      
          Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians..............|    302 |    524 |     91 |    561 |    211 |    508      
          Radiologic technicians.........................................|    120 |    593 |     35 |   (1)  |     85 |    565      
          Licensed practical nurses......................................|    280 |    444 |     14 |   (1)  |    266 |    443      
        Engineering and related technologists and technicians............|    787 |    598 |    654 |    613 |    134 |    519      
          Electrical and electronic technicians..........................|    309 |    616 |    275 |    622 |     34 |   (1)       
          Drafting occupations...........................................|    198 |    609 |    162 |    633 |     36 |   (1)       
          Surveying and mapping technicians..............................|     53 |    540 |     48 |   (1)  |      5 |   (1)       
        Science technicians..............................................|    240 |    545 |    161 |    605 |     79 |    439      
          Biological technicians.........................................|     85 |    413 |     47 |   (1)  |     38 |   (1)       
          Chemical technicians...........................................|     74 |    680 |     59 |    691 |     16 |   (1)       
        Technicians, except health, engineering, and science.............|    947 |    674 |    590 |    748 |    358 |    591      
          Airplane pilots and navigators.................................|     90 |    956 |     88 |    960 |      2 |   (1)       
          Computer programmers...........................................|    497 |    743 |    355 |    762 |    142 |    681      
          Legal assistants...............................................|    234 |    513 |     55 |    582 |    179 |    501      
                                                                         |        |        |        |        |        |             
      Sales occupations..................................................|  8,862 |    454 |  5,000 |    579 |  3,862 |    330      
        Supervisors and proprietors......................................|  2,954 |    498 |  1,763 |    591 |  1,191 |    389      
        Sales representatives, finance and business services.............|  1,494 |    613 |    839 |    721 |    655 |    499      
          Insurance sales................................................|    358 |    602 |    198 |    777 |    159 |    453      
          Real estate sales..............................................|    316 |    589 |    147 |    650 |    169 |    516      
          Securities and financial services sales........................|    285 |    707 |    184 |    936 |    101 |    506      
          Advertising and related sales..................................|    111 |    580 |     53 |    602 |     57 |    556      
          Sales occupations, other business services.....................|    424 |    611 |    256 |    660 |    168 |    507      
        Sales representatives, commodities, except retail................|  1,265 |    662 |  1,020 |    703 |    244 |    568      
        Sales workers, retail and personal services......................|  3,128 |    287 |  1,368 |    365 |  1,761 |    253      
          Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats........................|    270 |    576 |    249 |    576 |     20 |   (1)       
          Sales workers, apparel.........................................|    158 |    264 |     31 |   (1)  |    127 |    257      
          Sales workers, shoes...........................................|     58 |    274 |     25 |   (1)  |     33 |   (1)       
          Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings..................|    112 |    401 |     71 |    424 |     41 |   (1)       
          Sales workers, radio, television, hi-fi, and appliances........|    153 |    425 |    116 |    460 |     37 |   (1)       
          Sales workers, hardware and building supplies..................|    174 |    330 |    142 |    364 |     33 |   (1)       
          Sales workers, parts...........................................|    131 |    390 |    123 |    388 |      8 |   (1)       
          Sales workers, other commodities...............................|    702 |    282 |    244 |    317 |    458 |    270      
          Sales counter clerks...........................................|     95 |    271 |     39 |   (1)  |     56 |    257      
          Cashiers.......................................................|  1,160 |    237 |    269 |    256 |    891 |    233      
          Street and door-to-door sales workers..........................|     97 |    402 |     43 |   (1)  |     54 |    375      
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      Administrative support, including clerical.........................| 13,842 |    399 |  3,206 |    489 | 10,636 |    384      
        Supervisors......................................................|    691 |    536 |    281 |    649 |    410 |    488      
          General office.................................................|    426 |    515 |    147 |    677 |    279 |    471      
          Financial records processing...................................|     83 |    591 |     19 |   (1)  |     64 |    577      
          Distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks.................|    159 |    561 |    103 |    597 |     56 |    499      
        Computer equipment operators.....................................|    418 |    440 |    171 |    524 |    246 |    393      
          Computer operators.............................................|    414 |    438 |    168 |    527 |    246 |    392      
        Secretaries, stenographers, and typists..........................|  3,099 |    396 |     53 |    441 |  3,046 |    395      
          Secretaries....................................................|  2,566 |    396 |     28 |   (1)  |  2,538 |    395      
          Stenographers..................................................|     50 |    419 |      2 |   (1)  |     48 |   (1)       
          Typists........................................................|    483 |    394 |     23 |   (1)  |    460 |    394      
        Information clerks...............................................|  1,180 |    342 |    153 |    403 |  1,027 |    336      
          Interviewers...................................................|    115 |    337 |     19 |   (1)  |     96 |    339      
          Hotel clerks...................................................|     61 |    289 |     19 |   (1)  |     43 |   (1)       
          Transportation ticket and reservation agents...................|    228 |    413 |     73 |    498 |    155 |    391      
          Receptionists..................................................|    583 |    328 |     16 |   (1)  |    567 |    327      
        Records processing, except financial.............................|    660 |    389 |    147 |    424 |    513 |    380      
          Order clerks...................................................|    203 |    475 |     55 |    566 |    148 |    452      
          Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping...............|     55 |    396 |      8 |   (1)  |     47 |   (1)       
          Library clerks.................................................|     59 |    412 |      8 |   (1)  |     50 |    406      
          File clerks....................................................|    188 |    323 |     45 |   (1)  |    143 |    332      
          Records clerks.................................................|    140 |    387 |     29 |   (1)  |    111 |    374      
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    ANNUAL AVERAGES
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
    39.  Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex-Continued                       
                                                                                                                                    
    (Numbers in thousands)                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                    
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                                                                         |                        1995                              
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                                                                         |   Both sexes    |       Men       |      Women           
                                 Occupation                              |                 |                 |                      
                                                                          _________________ _________________ _________________     
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                                                                         | Number | Median | Number | Median | Number | Median      
                                                                         |   of   | weekly |   of   | weekly |   of   | weekly      
                                                                         |workers |earnings|workers |earnings|workers |earnings     
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        Financial records processing.....................................|  1,444 |   $386 |    132 |   $445 |  1,312 |   $382      
          Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks...................|  1,039 |    386 |     94 |    445 |    946 |    382      
          Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................|    140 |    418 |     15 |   (1)  |    125 |    410      
          Billing clerks.................................................|    154 |    373 |     13 |   (1)  |    140 |    373      
          Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators............|     71 |    355 |      6 |   (1)  |     64 |    353      
        Duplicating, mail and other office machine operators.............|     51 |    318 |     22 |   (1)  |     29 |   (1)       
        Communications equipment operators...............................|    140 |    390 |     21 |   (1)  |    118 |    380      
          Telephone operators............................................|    134 |    389 |     19 |   (1)  |    115 |    380      
        Mail and message distributing....................................|    855 |    587 |    541 |    619 |    314 |    491      
          Postal clerks, except mail carriers............................|    272 |    632 |    159 |    641 |    113 |    617      
          Mail carriers, postal service..................................|    343 |    648 |    246 |    665 |     98 |    602      
          Mail clerks, except postal service.............................|    138 |    322 |     64 |    361 |     74 |    311      
          Messengers.....................................................|    101 |    364 |     72 |    381 |     29 |   (1)       
        Material recording, scheduling, and distributing clerks..........|  1,623 |    408 |    951 |    436 |    672 |    378      
          Dispatchers....................................................|    216 |    434 |    106 |    478 |    110 |    376      
          Production coordinators........................................|    191 |    574 |     86 |    698 |    105 |    476      
          Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks........................|    587 |    371 |    415 |    390 |    172 |    338      
          Stock and inventory clerks.....................................|    385 |    417 |    216 |    442 |    169 |    402      
          Expediters.....................................................|    132 |    363 |     54 |    416 |     78 |    337      
        Adjusters and investigators......................................|  1,263 |    424 |    317 |    503 |    947 |    411      
          Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators..............|    348 |    464 |     90 |    619 |    258 |    428      
          Investigators and adjusters, except insurance..................|    706 |    410 |    179 |    468 |    527 |    401      
          Eligibility clerks, social welfare.............................|     81 |    445 |     15 |   (1)  |     66 |    438      
          Bill and account collectors....................................|    129 |    400 |     33 |   (1)  |     96 |    396      
        Miscellaneous administrative support occupations.................|  2,418 |    361 |    417 |    433 |  2,001 |    351      
          General office clerks..........................................|    469 |    364 |     84 |    389 |    385 |    360      
          Bank tellers...................................................|    271 |    300 |     27 |   (1)  |    244 |    298      
          Data-entry keyers..............................................|    523 |    359 |     86 |    392 |    437 |    353      
          Statistical clerks.............................................|     81 |    377 |     13 |   (1)  |     68 |    369      
          Teachers' aides................................................|    320 |    272 |     25 |   (1)  |    295 |    267      
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    Service occupations..................................................|  9,617 |    299 |  4,779 |    357 |  4,838 |    264      
      Private household..................................................|    338 |    195 |     15 |   (1)  |    324 |    193      
        Child care workers...............................................|    149 |    180 |      2 |   (1)  |    147 |    182      
        Cleaners and servants............................................|    180 |    202 |     13 |   (1)  |    168 |    199      
      Protective services................................................|  1,957 |    528 |  1,691 |    552 |    266 |    438      
        Supervisors......................................................|    188 |    689 |    167 |    707 |     21 |   (1)       
          Police and detectives..........................................|     99 |    738 |     85 |    785 |     14 |   (1)       
          Guards.........................................................|     53 |    459 |     47 |   (1)  |      6 |   (1)       
        Firefighting and fire prevention.................................|    239 |    627 |    235 |    629 |      3 |   (1)       
          Firefighting...................................................|    230 |    626 |    227 |    627 |      3 |   (1)       
        Police and detectives............................................|    945 |    600 |    811 |    612 |    135 |    511      
          Police and detectives, public service..........................|    508 |    663 |    452 |    670 |     56 |    571      
          Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers.........|    152 |    550 |    126 |    563 |     27 |   (1)       
          Correctional institution officers..............................|    285 |    499 |    232 |    512 |     53 |    447      
        Guards...........................................................|    585 |    329 |    478 |    338 |    106 |    306      
          Guards and police, except public service.......................|    543 |    338 |    454 |    343 |     89 |    317      
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      Service occupations, except private household and protective.......|  7,322 |    277 |  3,073 |    300 |  4,249 |    264      
        Food preparation and service occupations.........................|  2,756 |    260 |  1,383 |    273 |  1,373 |    246      
          Supervisors....................................................|    227 |    319 |    100 |    385 |    127 |    286      
          Bartenders.....................................................|    144 |    293 |     74 |    315 |     70 |    262      
          Waiters and waitresses.........................................|    586 |    271 |    169 |    314 |    418 |    258      
          Cooks, except short order......................................|  1,192 |    257 |    733 |    269 |    459 |    238      
          Food counter, fountain, and related occupations................|     70 |    201 |     21 |   (1)  |     50 |    195      
          Kitchen workers, food preparation..............................|    114 |    229 |     39 |   (1)  |     75 |    225      
          Waiters' and waitresses' assistants............................|    175 |    246 |     99 |    269 |     76 |    220      
          Miscellaneous food preparation occupations.....................|    247 |    239 |    149 |    228 |     98 |    263      
        Health service occupations.......................................|  1,569 |    288 |    193 |    335 |  1,376 |    282      
          Dental assistants..............................................|    129 |    339 |      1 |   (1)  |    128 |    338      
          Health aides, except nursing...................................|    238 |    297 |     59 |    345 |    179 |    285      
          Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants.......................|  1,202 |    281 |    133 |    331 |  1,069 |    275      
        Cleaning and building service occupations........................|  1,963 |    290 |  1,229 |    315 |    733 |    255      
          Supervisors....................................................|    168 |    386 |    106 |    452 |     62 |    303      
          Maids and housemen.............................................|    409 |    247 |     85 |    287 |    324 |    238      
          Janitors and cleaners..........................................|  1,339 |    293 |    993 |    307 |    345 |    259      
        Personal service occupations.....................................|  1,034 |    286 |    268 |    359 |    767 |    269      
          Supervisors....................................................|     50 |    413 |     27 |   (1)  |     24 |   (1)       
          Hairdressers and cosmetologists................................|    257 |    286 |     25 |   (1)  |    232 |    281      
          Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities................|    114 |    356 |     68 |    370 |     47 |   (1)       
          Public transportation attendants...............................|     57 |    450 |     12 |   (1)  |     44 |   (1)       
          Welfare service aides..........................................|     57 |    277 |      8 |   (1)  |     49 |   (1)       
          Early childhood teachers' assistants...........................|    225 |    230 |      8 |   (1)  |    217 |    228      
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    ANNUAL AVERAGES
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
    39.  Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex-Continued                       
                                                                                                                                    
    (Numbers in thousands)                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                    
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                                                                         | Number | Median | Number | Median | Number | Median      
                                                                         |   of   | weekly |   of   | weekly |   of   | weekly      
                                                                         |workers |earnings|workers |earnings|workers |earnings     
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    Precision production, craft, and repair..............................| 11,003 |   $519 | 10,046 |   $534 |    957 |   $371      
      Mechanics and repairers............................................|  3,808 |    539 |  3,658 |    538 |    150 |    550      
        Supervisors......................................................|    249 |    714 |    231 |    716 |     18 |   (1)       
        Mechanics and repairers, except supervisors......................|  3,559 |    527 |  3,427 |    526 |    132 |    536      
          Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics and repairers...........|  1,376 |    500 |  1,365 |    500 |     11 |   (1)       
            Automobile mechanics.........................................|    619 |    466 |    616 |    468 |      3 |   (1)       
            Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics..................|    281 |    532 |    280 |    532 |      1 |   (1)       
            Aircraft engine mechanics....................................|    113 |    611 |    111 |    610 |      2 |   (1)       
            Automobile body and related repairers........................|    124 |    391 |    122 |    396 |      2 |   (1)       
            Heavy equipment mechanics....................................|    142 |    577 |    142 |    576 |      1 |   (1)       
          Industrial machinery repairers.................................|    536 |    545 |    519 |    544 |     17 |   (1)       
          Electrical and electronic equipment repairers..................|    570 |    624 |    518 |    625 |     52 |    616      
            Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment|    150 |    583 |    143 |    586 |      7 |   (1)       
            Data processing equipment repairers..........................|    125 |    600 |    108 |    601 |     17 |   (1)       
            Telephone line installers and repairers......................|     54 |    684 |     52 |    677 |      2 |   (1)       
            Telephone installers and repairers...........................|    153 |    702 |    129 |    702 |     25 |   (1)       
            Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment repairers..|     60 |    604 |     60 |    604 |    -   |    -        
          Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics.........|    225 |    499 |    221 |    503 |      4 |   (1)       
          Miscellaneous mechanics and repairers..........................|    834 |    520 |    788 |    521 |     46 |   (1)       
            Office machine repairers.....................................|     58 |    561 |     53 |    565 |      5 |   (1)       
            Millwrights..................................................|     81 |    596 |     78 |    604 |      2 |   (1)       
      Construction trades................................................|  3,607 |    506 |  3,541 |    507 |     66 |    400      
        Supervisors......................................................|    471 |    604 |    457 |    607 |     14 |   (1)       
        Construction trades, except supervisors..........................|  3,136 |    493 |  3,084 |    495 |     52 |    383      
          Brickmasons and stonemasons....................................|    123 |    483 |    121 |    484 |      2 |   (1)       
          Carpet installers..............................................|     58 |    344 |     58 |    344 |    -   |    -        
          Carpenters.....................................................|    829 |    466 |    823 |    468 |      6 |   (1)       
          Drywall installers.............................................|     96 |    456 |     94 |    454 |      2 |   (1)       
          Electricians...................................................|    608 |    596 |    596 |    597 |     12 |   (1)       
          Electrical power installers and repairers......................|    127 |    719 |    123 |    731 |      5 |   (1)       
          Painters, construction and maintenance.........................|    292 |    393 |    281 |    398 |     11 |   (1)       
          Plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, and apprentices...........|    399 |    556 |    393 |    557 |      6 |   (1)       
          Concrete and terrazzo finishers................................|     61 |    424 |     61 |    424 |    -   |    -        
          Insulation workers.............................................|     57 |    429 |     56 |    430 |      1 |   (1)       
          Roofers........................................................|    146 |    387 |    146 |    388 |    -   |    -        
          Structural metalworkers........................................|     56 |    684 |     55 |    683 |      1 |   (1)       
      Extractive occupations.............................................|    134 |    684 |    129 |    680 |      6 |   (1)       
      Precision production occupations...................................|  3,454 |    510 |  2,718 |    567 |    736 |    344      
        Supervisors......................................................|  1,200 |    599 |  1,005 |    625 |    194 |    428      
        Precision metalworking occupations...............................|    846 |    561 |    786 |    578 |     60 |    334      
          Tool and die makers............................................|    139 |    688 |    134 |    700 |      5 |   (1)       
          Machinists.....................................................|    481 |    525 |    448 |    542 |     33 |   (1)       
          Sheet-metal workers............................................|    108 |    518 |    103 |    524 |      5 |   (1)       
        Precision woodworking occupations................................|     78 |    380 |     66 |    404 |     11 |   (1)       
        Precision textile, apparel, and furnishings machine workers......|    127 |    324 |     64 |    363 |     63 |    291      
        Precision workers, assorted materials............................|    468 |    368 |    192 |    427 |    276 |    323      
          Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................|    309 |    343 |    100 |    395 |    209 |    319      
        Precision food production occupations............................|    337 |    344 |    250 |    377 |     87 |    293      
          Butchers and meat cutters......................................|    219 |    347 |    176 |    373 |     43 |   (1)       
          Bakers.........................................................|     83 |    320 |     59 |    357 |     23 |   (1)       
        Precision inspectors, testers, and related workers...............|    136 |    561 |    108 |    598 |     27 |   (1)       
          Inspectors, testers, and graders...............................|    126 |    556 |    100 |    593 |     26 |   (1)       
        Plant and system operators.......................................|    263 |    628 |    247 |    627 |     17 |   (1)       
          Water and sewage treatment plant operators.....................|     67 |    496 |     64 |    498 |      3 |   (1)       
          Stationary engineers...........................................|    118 |    614 |    115 |    607 |      2 |   (1)       
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    Operators, fabricators, and laborers.................................| 14,991 |    380 | 11,529 |    413 |  3,462 |    297      
      Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors......................|  7,135 |    368 |  4,576 |    421 |  2,559 |    296      
        Machine operators and tenders, except precision..................|  4,615 |    361 |  2,927 |    418 |  1,688 |    288      
          Metalworking and plastic working machine operators.............|    358 |    437 |    308 |    459 |     49 |   (1)       
            Punching and stamping press machine operators................|    102 |    389 |     83 |    410 |     19 |   (1)       
            Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators.|    107 |    399 |     93 |    401 |     14 |   (1)       
          Metal and plastic processing machine operators.................|    159 |    383 |    127 |    410 |     32 |   (1)       
            Molding and casting machine operators........................|     99 |    396 |     75 |    426 |     24 |   (1)       
          Woodworking machine operators..................................|    109 |    323 |     97 |    324 |     12 |   (1)       
            Sawing machine operators.....................................|     77 |    315 |     69 |    313 |      8 |   (1)       
          Printing machine operators.....................................|    379 |    447 |    291 |    492 |     88 |    360      
            Printing press operators.....................................|    278 |    462 |    231 |    496 |     47 |   (1)       
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    39.  Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex-Continued                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                    
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          Textile, apparel, and furnishings machine operators............|    944 |   $266 |    244 |   $308 |    699 |   $253      
            Winding and twisting machine operators.......................|     72 |    320 |     23 |   (1)  |     49 |   (1)       
            Textile sewing machine operators.............................|    536 |    251 |     78 |    289 |    458 |    246      
            Pressing machine operators...................................|     92 |    252 |     42 |   (1)  |     50 |    225      
            Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators................|    133 |    259 |     49 |   (1)  |     84 |    245      
          Machine operators, assorted materials..........................|  2,645 |    389 |  1,843 |    428 |    802 |    309      
            Packaging and filling machine operators......................|    387 |    301 |    182 |    320 |    205 |    288      
            Mixing and blending machine operators........................|     94 |    417 |     84 |    440 |     10 |   (1)       
            Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators......|     53 |    651 |     49 |   (1)  |      4 |   (1)       
            Painting and paint spraying machine operators................|    171 |    422 |    149 |    447 |     22 |   (1)       
            Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, exc. food.................|     65 |    491 |     59 |    496 |      6 |   (1)       
            Crushing and grinding machine operators......................|     59 |    395 |     47 |   (1)  |     12 |   (1)       
            Slicing and cutting machine operators........................|    193 |    359 |    141 |    391 |     51 |    277      
            Photographic process machine operators.......................|     60 |    316 |     27 |   (1)  |     34 |   (1)       
        Fabricators, assemblers, and hand working occupations............|  1,816 |    384 |  1,313 |    417 |    504 |    309      
            Welders and cutters..........................................|    557 |    464 |    531 |    469 |     26 |   (1)       
            Assemblers...................................................|  1,142 |    354 |    708 |    396 |    435 |    306      
        Production inspectors, testers, samplers, and weighers...........|    703 |    369 |    336 |    481 |    368 |    312      
            Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners...............|    511 |    390 |    234 |    508 |    277 |    320      
            Production testers...........................................|     61 |    489 |     39 |   (1)  |     21 |   (1)       
            Graders and sorters, except agricultural.....................|    127 |    277 |     59 |    284 |     68 |    272      
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      Transportation and material moving occupations.....................|  4,131 |    476 |  3,870 |    482 |    261 |    354      
        Motor vehicle operators..........................................|  2,941 |    475 |  2,735 |    482 |    206 |    335      
          Supervisors....................................................|     76 |    549 |     61 |    582 |     15 |   (1)       
          Truck drivers..................................................|  2,263 |    481 |  2,201 |    484 |     62 |    345      
          Drivers--sales workers.........................................|    136 |    517 |    130 |    521 |      5 |   (1)       
          Bus drivers....................................................|    293 |    419 |    186 |    497 |    107 |    331      
          Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs.................................|    139 |    352 |    127 |    362 |     12 |   (1)       
        Transportation occupations, except motor vehicles................|    159 |    711 |    155 |    711 |      4 |   (1)       
          Rail transportation............................................|    105 |    741 |    101 |    736 |      3 |   (1)       
          Water transportation...........................................|     54 |    624 |     53 |    625 |      1 |   (1)       
        Material moving equipment operators..............................|  1,032 |    457 |    981 |    458 |     51 |    454      
          Operating engineers............................................|    228 |    508 |    224 |    510 |      3 |   (1)       
          Crane and tower operators......................................|     67 |    559 |     65 |    559 |      1 |   (1)       
          Excavating and loading machine operators.......................|     77 |    509 |     75 |    507 |      2 |   (1)       
          Grader, dozer, and scraper operators...........................|     65 |    498 |     63 |    500 |      2 |   (1)       
          Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators...............|    487 |    395 |    451 |    389 |     35 |   (1)       
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      Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................|  3,725 |    319 |  3,083 |    328 |    642 |    284      
        Helpers, construction and extractive occupations.................|     92 |    297 |     90 |    295 |      2 |   (1)       
          Helpers, construction trades...................................|     87 |    295 |     85 |    292 |      2 |   (1)       
        Construction laborers............................................|    678 |    356 |    662 |    357 |     15 |   (1)       
        Production helpers...............................................|     57 |    321 |     47 |   (1)  |     10 |   (1)       
        Freight, stock, and material handlers............................|  1,184 |    316 |    944 |    325 |    241 |    281      
          Stock handlers and baggers.....................................|    500 |    268 |    357 |    279 |    144 |    248      
          Machine feeders and offbearers.................................|     63 |    335 |     35 |   (1)  |     27 |   (1)       
        Garage and service station related occupations...................|    121 |    274 |    115 |    277 |      6 |   (1)       
        Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners...........................|    199 |    273 |    170 |    272 |     28 |   (1)       
        Hand packers and packagers.......................................|    235 |    289 |     98 |    298 |    136 |    283      
        Laborers, except construction....................................|  1,124 |    329 |    923 |    347 |    201 |    285      
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    Farming, forestry, and fishing.......................................|  1,480 |    287 |  1,290 |    294 |    190 |    249      
      Farm operators and managers........................................|     66 |    403 |     59 |    416 |      7 |   (1)       
        Farm managers....................................................|     55 |    393 |     48 |   (1)  |      7 |   (1)       
      Other agricultural and related occupations.........................|  1,325 |    278 |  1,143 |    285 |    182 |    246      
        Farm occupations, except managerial..............................|    636 |    261 |    548 |    270 |     89 |    226      
          Farm workers...................................................|    585 |    258 |    507 |    266 |     78 |    217      
        Related agricultural occupations.................................|    689 |    295 |    595 |    299 |     93 |    275      
          Supervisors, related agricultural..............................|     68 |    421 |     66 |    424 |      2 |   (1)       
          Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm......................|    518 |    287 |    497 |    286 |     21 |   (1)       
          Graders and sorters, agricultural products.....................|     55 |    252 |     16 |   (1)  |     39 |   (1)       
      Forestry and logging occupations...................................|     74 |    396 |     73 |    396 |      1 |   (1)       
          Timber cutting and logging.....................................|     57 |    400 |     57 |    402 |    -   |    -        
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       1/  Data not shown where base is less than 50,000.