HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

Occupation and industry

2009 2010

Total

Members

of

 unions 1

Represented

 by

unions 2

Nonunion3 Total

Members

of

 unions 1

Represented

 by

unions 2

Nonunion3

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations ..................... $1,044 $1,047 $1,040 $1,045 $1,063 $1,059 $1,055 $1,064

 Management, business, and financial operations

 occupations ............................................................................. 1,138 1,116 1,123 1,139 1,155 1,138 1,145 1,156

 Management occupations ...................................................... 1,208 1,192 1,208 1,208 1,230 1,161 1,187 1,231

 Business and financial operations occupations ...................... 996 1,002 1,009 995 1,036 1,082 1,048 1,035

 Professional and related occupations ......................................... 994 1,036 1,026 983 1,008 1,047 1,040 998

 Computer and mathematical occupations .............................. 1,253 1,078 1,107 1,263 1,289 1,062 1,074 1,311

 Architecture and engineering occupations ............................. 1,266 1,230 1,210 1,271 1,255 1,238 1,285 1,252

 Life, physical, and social science occupations ....................... 1,059 1,099 1,135 1,040 1,062 1,166 1,160 1,038

 Community and social services occupations .......................... 783 957 948 746 802 980 955 759

 Legal occupations ................................................................... 1,200 1,266 1,258 1,191 1,213 1,329 1,358 1,199

 Education, training, and library occupations ........................... 887 1,010 996 782 913 1,023 1,008 811

 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

 occupations ......................................................................... 888 1,105 1,059 877 920 999 1,015 915

 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ................. 970 1,089 1,070 952 986 1,095 1,098 967

Service occupations ....................................................................... 470 702 682 435 479 723 707 447

 Healthcare support occupations ................................................. 472 518 518 464 471 514 503 467

 Protective service occupations ................................................... 747 992 980 611 747 995 980 629

 Food preparation and serving related occupations .................... 398 463 456 395 406 508 503 402

 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

 occupations ............................................................................. 444 597 588 418 446 595 590 421

 Personal care and service occupations ...................................... 440 576 567 429 455 575 564 440

Sales and office occupations .......................................................... 624 768 761 613 631 752 745 621

 Sales and related occupations ................................................... 665 678 673 665 666 683 678 665

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................... 612 782 773 595 619 762 754 607

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 occupations ................................................................................. 719 1,009 1,003 657 719 1,013 1,006 664

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................. 416 4( ) 4( ) 411 416 4( ) 4( ) 412

 Construction and extraction occupations .................................... 718 1,023 1,011 643 709 1,029 1,019 633

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ..................... 781 999 999 733 794 1,005 1,001 745

Production, transportation, and material moving

 occupations ................................................................................. 605 786 780 578 599 817 809 564

 Production occupations .............................................................. 610 783 778 587 599 811 801 569

 Transportation and material moving occupations ....................... 599 789 782 563 599 824 816 557

See footnotes at end of table.

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ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

Occupation and industry

2009 2010

Total

Members

of

 unions 1

Represented

 by

unions 2

Nonunion3 Total

Members

of

 unions 1

Represented

 by

unions 2

Nonunion3

INDUSTRY

Private sector .................................................................................. $711 $856 $845 $697 $717 $864 $855 $703

Agriculture and related industries ................................................... 462 4( ) 4( ) 457 465 4( ) 4( ) 463

Nonagriculture and related industries ............................................. 715 857 846 701 721 865 856 707

 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction .............................. 1,050 1,013 1,015 1,058 1,032 1,076 1,053 1,026

 Construction ................................................................................ 744 1,072 1,052 698 735 1,051 1,046 692

 Manufacturing .............................................................................. 767 800 799 762 767 828 817 759

 Durable goods ........................................................................ 806 836 832 801 806 878 866 796

 Nondurable goods .................................................................. 706 735 741 698 700 760 749 690

 Wholesale and retail trade ........................................................... 611 648 641 609 612 669 657 610

 Wholesale trade ....................................................................... 760 761 767 760 777 770 774 777

 Retail trade .............................................................................. 577 612 607 575 575 613 608 572

 Transportation and utilities .......................................................... 798 975 964 748 823 1,000 994 765

 Transportation and warehousing ............................................. 749 923 911 707 765 934 928 725

 Utilities ..................................................................................... 1,043 1,120 1,104 1,008 1,102 1,199 1,193 1,014

 Information 5 ................................................................................ 905 1,105 1,083 883 912 1,018 998 895

 Publishing, except Internet ................................................... 847 4( ) 4( ) 843 876 4( ) 4( ) 871

 Motion pictures and sound recording industries ................... 1,047 4( ) 4( ) 924 917 4( ) 4( ) 893

 Radio and television broadcasting and 

 cable subscriptions programming .................................. 827 4( ) 4( ) 828 821 4( ) 4( ) 814

 Telecommunications ............................................................. 964 1,095 1,079 924 987 1,039 1,023 974

 Libraries, archives, and

 other information services ............................................. 793 4( ) 4( ) 811 761 4( ) 4( ) 735

 Financial activities ....................................................................... 839 843 831 839 849 806 799 852

 Finance and insurance ............................................................ 881 845 837 882 902 819 829 905

 Finance ............................................................................... 889 842 817 892 902 4( ) 870 903

 Insurance ............................................................................ 868 4( ) 4( ) 868 902 4( ) 4( ) 908

 Real estate and rental and leasing .......................................... 726 842 822 718 702 786 713 701

 Professional and business services ............................................ 864 761 748 868 855 751 754 859

 Professional and technical services ........................................ 1,094 1,081 1,096 1,094 1,124 1,157 1,147 1,123

 Management, administrative, and waste services ................... 560 658 640 553 542 598 592 536

 Education and health services ..................................................... 715 839 838 698 731 849 846 717

 Educational services ................................................................ 819 886 879 795 852 900 875 846

 Health care and social assistance ........................................... 685 801 802 673 698 817 823 686

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................. 464 583 576 458 469 580 575 461

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......................................... 601 673 671 593 616 636 632 614

 Accommodation and food services .......................................... 423 526 505 421 430 530 524 424

 Accommodation ................................................................... 505 582 582 496 508 547 553 502

 Food services and drinking places ...................................... 412 424 423 412 417 517 509 416

 Other services 5 .......................................................................... 605 886 862 599 615 866 862 609

 Other services, except private households .............................. 627 893 868 620 636 880 874 627

 Other services, private households ......................................... 398 4( ) 4( ) 395 410 4( ) 4( ) 408

Public sector ................................................................................... 865 947 943 782 878 961 956 801

 Federal government ..................................................................... 1,002 981 989 1,019 1,012 977 987 1,040

 State government ......................................................................... 829 906 899 767 829 922 917 769

 Local government ......................................................................... 834 956 948 720 854 971 962 743

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

similar to a union.

2 Data refer to both union members and workers who report no union

affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association

contract.

3 Data refer to workers who are neither members of a union or

represented by a union on their job.

4 Data are not shown where base is less than 50,000. 5 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

 NOTE: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full-time wage and salary

workers. All self-employed workers are excluded, both those with

incorporated businesses as well as those with unincorporated businesses. 

Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of

January data.

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