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

2002

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 ........................................................................................................ 100,204 $609 56,431 $680 43,773 $530

Managerial and professional specialty .......................................................................................... 32,694 884 16,225 1,058 16,469 756

 Executive, administrative, and managerial .................................................................................. 16,065 890 8,432 1,081 7,633 736

 Administrators and officials, public administration ...................................................................... 690 910 328 1,124 361 766

 Administrators, protective services ............................................................................................. 52 965 39 1 ( ) 14 1 ( )

 Financial managers .................................................................................................................... 725 973 362 1,170 363 837

 Personnel and labor relations managers .................................................................................... 211 970 73 1,207 138 855

 Purchasing managers ................................................................................................................. 134 1,074 78 1,181 56 910

 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations ............................................................. 671 1,115 427 1,262 244 874

 Administrators, education and related fields ............................................................................... 727 954 275 1,183 453 832

 Managers, medicine and health ................................................................................................. 714 803 164 1,110 549 750

 Managers, food serving and lodging establishments ................................................................. 1,031 602 544 696 487 517

 Managers, properties and real estate ......................................................................................... 382 687 171 817 211 616

 Management-related occupations .............................................................................................. 4,275 778 1,751 970 2,524 709

 Accountants and auditors ......................................................................................................... 1,424 799 573 980 851 734

 Underwriters ............................................................................................................................. 93 746 26 1 ( ) 67 741

 Other financial officers .............................................................................................................. 746 917 383 1,127 363 718

 Management analysts .............................................................................................................. 298 1,077 161 1,226 137 996

 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists .................................................................. 554 753 137 919 417 711

 Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm products ........................................................ 169 669 85 707 84 628

 Construction inspectors ............................................................................................................ 66 842 64 851 2 1 ( )

 Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction ......................................................... 233 874 144 984 90 774

 Professional specialty .................................................................................................................. 16,629 879 7,793 1,037 8,836 773

 Engineers, architects, and surveyors ......................................................................................... 2,046 1,151 1,811 1,170 235 968

 Architects .................................................................................................................................. 140 1,004 112 1,102 27 1 ( )

 Engineers ................................................................................................................................. 1,889 1,161 1,683 1,180 206 1,011

 Aerospace engineers .............................................................................................................. 83 1,365 76 1,377 8 1 ( )

 Chemical engineers ................................................................................................................ 78 1,313 68 1,393 10 1 ( )

 Civil engineers ........................................................................................................................ 230 1,055 202 1,105 28 1 ( )

 Electrical and electronic engineers ......................................................................................... 636 1,222 569 1,231 67 1,133

 Industrial engineers ................................................................................................................ 233 1,032 195 1,085 38 1 ( )

 Mechanical engineers ............................................................................................................. 291 1,163 271 1,167 19 1 ( )

 Mathematical and computer scientists ....................................................................................... 1,808 1,096 1,259 1,165 549 945

 Computer systems analysts and scientists ............................................................................... 1,525 1,125 1,120 1,172 405 962

 Operations and systems researchers and analysts .................................................................. 240 953 116 1,056 124 897

 Natural scientists ........................................................................................................................ 475 958 310 1,025 166 879

 Chemists, except biochemists .................................................................................................. 123 1,013 83 1,136 40 1 ( )

 Biological and life scientists ...................................................................................................... 100 932 58 926 42 1 ( )

 Medical scientists ..................................................................................................................... 79 969 35 1 ( ) 44 1 ( )

 Health diagnosing occupations ................................................................................................... 628 1,406 431 1,549 197 918

 Physicians ................................................................................................................................ 538 1,475 370 1,626 169 947

 Health assessment and treating occupations ............................................................................. 2,445 883 375 959 2,070 869

 Registered nurses .................................................................................................................... 1,737 876 140 957 1,597 870

 Pharmacists .............................................................................................................................. 170 1,367 86 1,473 84 1,311

 Dietitians ................................................................................................................................... 51 591 4 1 ( ) 47 1 ( )

 Therapists ................................................................................................................................. 411 851 113 879 298 832

 Respiratory therapists ............................................................................................................. 83 761 40 1 ( ) 43 1 ( )

 Occupational therapists .......................................................................................................... 52 901 6 1 ( ) 45 1 ( )

 Physical therapists .................................................................................................................. 121 907 43 1 ( ) 78 926

 Speech therapists ................................................................................................................... 82 874 6 1 ( ) 76 874

 Physicians’ assistants ............................................................................................................... 77 1,031 32 1 ( ) 45 1 ( )

 Teachers, college and university ................................................................................................ 713 1,028 442 1,140 271 896

 Teachers, except college and university .................................................................................... 4,457 746 1,181 828 3,276 720

 Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten ........................................................................... 449 455 10 1 ( ) 440 451

 Teachers, elementary school ................................................................................................... 2,039 764 362 836 1,677 750

 Teachers, secondary school ..................................................................................................... 1,135 797 496 842 639 767

 Teachers, special education ..................................................................................................... 327 758 50 810 277 751

 Counselors, educational and vocational ..................................................................................... 228 821 62 874 166 786

 Librarians, archivists, and curators ............................................................................................. 179 758 41 1 ( ) 138 748

 Librarians .................................................................................................................................. 157 746 33 1 ( ) 124 743

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

2002

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Social scientists and urban planners .......................................................................................... 312 805 126 996 187 738

 Economists ............................................................................................................................... 103 847 42 1 ( ) 61 779

 Psychologists ............................................................................................................................ 168 764 57 966 111 719

 Social, recreation, and religious workers .................................................................................... 1,307 654 584 728 723 615

 Social workers .......................................................................................................................... 753 651 200 741 553 632

 Recreation workers ................................................................................................................... 84 437 26 1 ( ) 58 432

 Clergy ....................................................................................................................................... 342 716 301 727 41 1 ( )

 Lawyers and judges .................................................................................................................... 635 1,488 420 1,615 215 1,206

 Lawyers .................................................................................................................................... 605 1,492 400 1,610 205 1,237

 Writers, artists, entertainers, and athletes .................................................................................. 1,395 738 750 809 645 657

 Technical writers ....................................................................................................................... 56 903 25 1 ( ) 31 1 ( )

 Designers ................................................................................................................................. 468 753 240 855 229 635

 Actors and directors .................................................................................................................. 96 840 57 881 39 1 ( )

 Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers ............................................................ 100 668 56 819 44 1 ( )

 Photographers .......................................................................................................................... 64 614 50 702 14 1 ( )

 Editors and reporters ................................................................................................................ 221 755 126 813 94 697

 Public relations specialists ........................................................................................................ 161 754 52 866 108 731

Technical, sales, and administrative support ................................................................................. 27,829 550 10,869 699 16,960 490

 Technicians and related support .................................................................................................. 3,660 694 1,827 841 1,834 591

 Health technologists and technicians ......................................................................................... 1,395 585 302 724 1,093 550

 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ..................................................................... 309 664 76 828 233 614

 Radiologic technicians .............................................................................................................. 139 714 39 1 ( ) 100 671

 Licensed practical nurses ......................................................................................................... 296 571 22 1 ( ) 274 566

 Engineering and related technologists and technicians ............................................................. 842 752 685 781 157 620

 Electrical and electronic technicians ......................................................................................... 378 793 317 824 61 673

 Drafting occupations ................................................................................................................. 212 718 166 756 46 1 ( )

 Surveying and mapping technicians ......................................................................................... 54 699 51 703 3 1 ( )

 Science technicians .................................................................................................................... 249 656 145 733 104 576

 Biological technicians ............................................................................................................... 99 601 44 1 ( ) 55 507

 Chemical technicians ................................................................................................................ 62 683 42 1 ( ) 19 1 ( )

 Technicians, except health, engineering, and science ............................................................... 1,174 854 695 1,010 480 688

 Airplane pilots and navigators .................................................................................................. 108 1,245 103 1,258 5 1 ( )

 Computer programmers ........................................................................................................... 544 1,020 414 1,048 130 902

 Legal assistants ........................................................................................................................ 348 642 60 697 287 629

 Sales occupations ........................................................................................................................ 10,175 601 5,731 742 4,444 441

 Supervisors and proprietors ....................................................................................................... 3,301 655 1,988 766 1,313 507

 Sales representatives, finance and business services ............................................................... 1,951 780 1,083 937 868 633

 Insurance sales ........................................................................................................................ 408 674 197 872 211 580

 Real estate sales ...................................................................................................................... 399 799 176 945 223 712

 Securities and financial services sales ..................................................................................... 430 979 297 1,149 132 737

 Advertising and related sales ................................................................................................... 150 723 58 875 92 677

 Sales occupations, other business services ............................................................................. 564 754 354 856 210 582

 Sales representatives, commodities, except retail ..................................................................... 1,362 854 1,036 909 326 673

 Sales workers, retail and personal services ............................................................................... 3,519 380 1,612 488 1,907 326

 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ................................................................................. 321 665 286 677 35 1 ( )

 Sales workers, apparel ............................................................................................................. 142 341 32 1 ( ) 110 326

 Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings ........................................................................ 130 509 77 555 53 469

 Sales workers, radio, television, hi-fi, and appliances .............................................................. 225 561 160 622 65 435

 Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ....................................................................... 211 498 174 518 37 1 ( )

 Sales workers, parts ................................................................................................................. 135 487 123 507 12 1 ( )

 Sales workers, other commodities ............................................................................................ 706 387 284 466 422 353

 Sales counter clerks ................................................................................................................. 91 350 40 1 ( ) 50 315

 Cashiers ................................................................................................................................... 1,387 311 351 324 1,036 307

 Street and door-to-door sales workers ..................................................................................... 107 481 43 1 ( ) 64 458

 Administrative support, including clerical ...................................................................................... 13,994 503 3,312 583 10,683 488

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................. 686 637 260 711 425 607

 General office ........................................................................................................................... 398 620 122 734 277 594

 Financial records processing .................................................................................................... 107 718 20 1 ( ) 87 688

 Distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks ........................................................................... 159 619 106 632 53 586

 Computer equipment operators .................................................................................................. 277 579 143 624 134 510

 Computer operators .................................................................................................................. 272 581 140 628 132 511

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

2002

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Secretaries, stenographers, and typists ..................................................................................... 2,249 497 52 544 2,197 496

 Secretaries ............................................................................................................................... 1,732 496 23 1 ( ) 1,709 496

 Stenographers .......................................................................................................................... 84 520 7 1 ( ) 77 515

 Typists ...................................................................................................................................... 432 495 22 1 ( ) 410 491

 Information clerks ....................................................................................................................... 1,404 450 169 533 1,236 442

 Interviewers .............................................................................................................................. 106 449 19 1 ( ) 87 453

 Hotel clerks ............................................................................................................................... 98 366 29 1 ( ) 69 359

 Transportation ticket and reservation agents ........................................................................... 191 572 65 623 125 519

 Receptionists ............................................................................................................................ 709 429 21 1 ( ) 688 429

 Records processing, except financial ......................................................................................... 724 486 141 547 584 477

 Order clerks .............................................................................................................................. 248 520 64 571 184 509

 Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ................................................................... 62 506 14 1 ( ) 47 1 ( )

 Library clerks ............................................................................................................................ 59 476 8 1 ( ) 51 442

 File clerks ................................................................................................................................. 172 431 37 1 ( ) 136 425

 Records clerks .......................................................................................................................... 175 487 18 1 ( ) 157 483

 Financial records processing ...................................................................................................... 1,502 505 134 563 1,368 500

 Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks ......................................................................... 1,011 502 83 525 928 500

 Payroll and timekeeping clerks ................................................................................................. 145 576 12 1 ( ) 133 573

 Billing clerks .............................................................................................................................. 174 493 16 1 ( ) 158 487

 Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators .................................................................. 128 491 15 1 ( ) 113 485

 Communications equipment operators ....................................................................................... 115 467 23 1 ( ) 92 478

 Telephone operators ................................................................................................................ 95 468 17 1 ( ) 78 477

 Mail and message distributing .................................................................................................... 778 691 487 720 290 627

 Postal clerks, except mail carriers ............................................................................................ 259 748 134 773 125 726

 Mail carriers, postal service ...................................................................................................... 316 745 230 761 86 697

 Mail clerks, except postal service ............................................................................................. 123 420 62 485 61 387

 Messengers .............................................................................................................................. 79 557 61 586 18 1 ( )

 Material recording, scheduling, and distributing clerks ............................................................... 1,728 505 977 518 752 487

 Dispatchers ............................................................................................................................... 240 562 109 595 131 523

 Production coordinators ............................................................................................................ 207 624 89 755 118 574

 Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks ...................................................................................... 583 478 423 484 161 460

 Stock and inventory clerks ........................................................................................................ 379 509 214 520 165 495

 Expediters ................................................................................................................................. 224 440 78 442 146 440

 Adjusters and investigators ........................................................................................................ 1,708 519 453 586 1,255 509

 Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators .................................................................. 468 596 133 738 334 570

 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ......................................................................... 972 504 249 534 723 495

 Eligibility clerks, social welfare ................................................................................................. 81 576 9 1 ( ) 72 570

 Bill and account collectors ........................................................................................................ 187 486 61 492 126 483

 Miscellaneous administrative support occupations .................................................................... 2,777 474 451 545 2,327 460

 General office clerks ................................................................................................................. 579 482 94 521 486 474

 Bank tellers ............................................................................................................................... 318 399 28 1 ( ) 289 394

 Data-entry keyers ..................................................................................................................... 476 481 87 502 389 477

 Statistical clerks ........................................................................................................................ 80 491 14 1 ( ) 67 475

 Teachers’ aides ........................................................................................................................ 456 367 39 1 ( ) 417 366

Service occupations ....................................................................................................................... 11,542 384 5,554 445 5,988 343

 Private household ......................................................................................................................... 338 278 25 1 ( ) 312 276

 Child care workers ...................................................................................................................... 109 251 - - 109 251

 Cleaners and servants ................................................................................................................ 225 288 24 1 ( ) 201 288

 Protective services ....................................................................................................................... 2,300 647 1,892 689 408 501

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................. 222 866 196 904 27 1 ( )

 Police and detectives ................................................................................................................ 120 913 103 965 17 1 ( )

 Guards ...................................................................................................................................... 61 613 52 637 9 1 ( )

 Firefighting and fire prevention ................................................................................................... 238 842 230 843 8 1 ( )

 Firefighting ................................................................................................................................ 225 847 219 846 6 1 ( )

 Police and detectives .................................................................................................................. 1,072 726 885 744 187 593

 Police and detectives, public service ........................................................................................ 598 786 507 805 91 721

 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers ................................................................ 155 680 127 691 28 1 ( )

 Correctional institution officers ................................................................................................. 319 602 251 642 67 505

 Guards ........................................................................................................................................ 767 460 581 480 187 414

 Guards and police, except public service ................................................................................. 722 469 555 485 167 430

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

2002

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Service occupations, except private household and protective .................................................... 8,904 355 3,637 379 5,268 339

 Food preparation and service occupations ................................................................................. 3,370 325 1,740 349 1,630 309

 Supervisors ............................................................................................................................... 261 375 118 409 143 349

 Bartenders ................................................................................................................................ 171 382 87 397 84 367

 Waiters and waitresses ............................................................................................................ 624 322 183 357 441 311

 Cooks, except short order ........................................................................................................ 1,395 333 908 355 486 303

 Food counter, fountain, and related occupations ..................................................................... 106 260 39 1 ( ) 67 254

 Kitchen workers, food preparation ............................................................................................ 166 320 54 326 112 316

 Waiters’ and waitresses’ assistants .......................................................................................... 318 314 167 325 152 302

 Miscellaneous food preparation occupations ........................................................................... 329 305 184 306 146 304

 Health service occupations ......................................................................................................... 1,992 374 237 385 1,755 372

 Dental assistants ...................................................................................................................... 134 460 3 1 ( ) 131 461

 Health aides, except nursing .................................................................................................... 255 370 64 380 191 367

 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .................................................................................. 1,603 369 170 386 1,434 367

 Cleaning and building service occupations ................................................................................ 2,249 372 1,356 407 894 324

 Supervisors ............................................................................................................................... 170 451 116 494 54 383

 Maids and housemen ............................................................................................................... 469 317 103 350 366 311

 Janitors and cleaners ............................................................................................................... 1,548 383 1,077 404 471 336

 Pest control ............................................................................................................................... 55 421 55 420 - -

 Personal service occupations ..................................................................................................... 1,293 375 305 441 989 356

 Supervisors ............................................................................................................................... 61 564 30 1 ( ) 31 1 ( )

 Hairdressers and cosmetologists ............................................................................................. 366 377 41 1 ( ) 325 372

 Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ...................................................................... 137 399 73 425 64 382

 Public transportation attendants ............................................................................................... 80 611 18 1 ( ) 61 604

 Welfare service aides ............................................................................................................... 72 415 12 1 ( ) 60 401

 Early childhood teachers’ assistants ........................................................................................ 265 301 10 1 ( ) 255 301

Precision production, craft, and repair ............................................................................................ 11,806 629 10,867 645 939 479

 Mechanics and repairers .............................................................................................................. 4,075 674 3,881 677 194 593

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................. 221 807 204 817 17 1 ( )

 Mechanics and repairers, except supervisors ............................................................................ 3,854 666 3,677 670 177 585

 Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics and repairers ......................................................... 1,504 633 1,480 637 23 1 ( )

 Automobile mechanics ........................................................................................................... 653 581 642 583 11 1 ( )

 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ......................................................................... 308 670 306 673 3 1 ( )

 Aircraft engine mechanics ...................................................................................................... 121 796 117 804 4 1 ( )

 Automobile body and related repairers ................................................................................... 172 628 168 637 4 1 ( )

 Heavy equipment mechanics ................................................................................................. 165 710 164 712 1 1 ( )

 Industrial machinery repairers .................................................................................................. 427 685 414 691 13 1 ( )

 Electrical and electronic equipment repairers ........................................................................... 780 752 679 766 101 666

 Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment ............................................ 169 656 159 669 9 1 ( )

 Data processing equipment repairers ..................................................................................... 235 722 195 736 41 1 ( )

 Telephone installers and repairers ......................................................................................... 229 825 187 866 42 1 ( )

 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics ............................................................. 287 659 287 660 1 1 ( )

 Miscellaneous mechanics and repairers .................................................................................. 843 627 803 633 39 1 ( )

 Millwrights ............................................................................................................................... 61 880 58 884 4 1 ( )

 Construction trades ...................................................................................................................... 4,534 605 4,440 606 94 553

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................. 554 778 538 784 16 1 ( )

 Construction trades, except supervisors .................................................................................... 3,980 585 3,902 586 78 501

 Brickmasons and stonemasons ................................................................................................ 175 580 175 580 - -

 Tile setters, hard and soft ......................................................................................................... 66 551 65 559 1 1 ( )

 Carpet installers ........................................................................................................................ 76 412 73 414 3 1 ( )

 Carpenters ................................................................................................................................ 1,100 553 1,081 554 19 1 ( )

 Drywall installers ....................................................................................................................... 117 489 117 489 - -

 Electricians ............................................................................................................................... 757 730 740 730 17 1 ( )

 Electrical power installers and repairers ................................................................................... 117 730 114 725 2 1 ( )

 Painters, construction and maintenance .................................................................................. 390 447 371 453 18 1 ( )

 Plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, and apprentices ................................................................. 459 699 455 698 5 1 ( )

 Concrete and terrazzo finishers ................................................................................................ 93 510 92 509 1 1 ( )

 Insulation workers ..................................................................................................................... 53 602 48 1 () 5 1 ( )

 Roofers ..................................................................................................................................... 138 504 137 503 1 1 ( )

 Structural metalworkers ............................................................................................................ 65 769 63 771 2 1 ( )

 Extractive occupations .................................................................................................................. 104 831 103 828 1 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

2002

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Precision production occupations ................................................................................................. 3,092 612 2,442 663 650 445

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................. 985 703 802 744 182 538

 Precision metalworking occupations .......................................................................................... 758 658 719 670 39 1 ( )

 Tool and die makers ................................................................................................................. 96 762 94 770 2 1 ( )

 Machinists ................................................................................................................................. 441 646 421 657 19 1 ( )

 Sheet-metal workers ................................................................................................................. 115 574 111 580 3 1 ( )

 Precision woodworking occupations ........................................................................................... 65 475 60 486 5 1 ( )

 Precision textile, apparel, and furnishings machine workers ...................................................... 113 412 62 420 51 406

 Precision workers, assorted materials ........................................................................................ 388 483 177 555 210 425

 Optical goods workers .............................................................................................................. 54 507 19 1 ( ) 35 1 ( )

 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ...................................................................... 220 451 79 499 140 423

 Precision food production occupations ....................................................................................... 346 428 231 474 115 365

 Butchers and meat cutters ........................................................................................................ 203 447 159 481 44 1 ( )

 Bakers ...................................................................................................................................... 105 400 57 436 48 1 ( )

 Precision inspectors, testers, and related workers ..................................................................... 150 684 117 709 33 1 ( )

 Inspectors, testers, and graders ............................................................................................... 147 677 114 702 33 1 ( )

 Plant and system operators ........................................................................................................ 288 755 273 763 15 1 ( )

 Water and sewage treatment plant operators .......................................................................... 79 658 76 667 4 1 ( )

 Stationary engineers ................................................................................................................. 128 777 124 784 4 1 ( )

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ............................................................................................... 14,645 482 11,499 511 3,147 385

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .......................................................................... 5,841 474 3,876 520 1,965 386

 Machine operators and tenders, except precision ...................................................................... 3,706 461 2,499 509 1,207 374

 Metalworking and plastic working machine operators .............................................................. 279 524 231 540 48 1 ( )

 Punching and stamping press machine operators ................................................................. 70 484 50 516 19 1 ( )

 Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators ............................................... 85 518 68 520 16 1 ( )

 Metal and plastic processing machine operators ..................................................................... 130 492 106 528 24 1 ( )

 Molding and casting machine operators ................................................................................. 82 452 62 540 20 1 ( )

 Woodworking machine operators ............................................................................................. 103 445 91 451 13 1 ( )

 Sawing machine operators ..................................................................................................... 71 451 65 468 6 1 ( )

 Printing machine operators ....................................................................................................... 304 548 233 608 70 428

 Printing press operators ......................................................................................................... 244 579 202 615 42 1 ( )

 Textile, apparel, and furnishings machine operators ................................................................ 640 331 219 386 421 316

 Textile sewing machine operators .......................................................................................... 318 316 81 322 238 314

 Pressing machine operators ................................................................................................... 54 315 18 1 ( ) 36 1 ( )

 Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ................................................................... 152 324 63 414 89 300

 Machine operators, assorted materials .................................................................................... 2,239 481 1,613 511 626 399

 Packaging and filling machine operators ................................................................................ 246 389 115 421 131 354

 Mixing and blending machine operators ................................................................................. 102 508 90 503 12 1 ( )

 Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators ........................................................... 66 624 58 740 7 1 ( )

 Painting and paint spraying machine operators ..................................................................... 133 475 116 486 17 1 ( )

 Slicing and cutting machine operators .................................................................................... 129 467 101 492 28 1 ( )

 Photographic process machine operators .............................................................................. 57 365 27 1 ( ) 31 1 ( )

 Fabricators, assemblers, and hand working occupations ........................................................... 1,549 490 1,084 533 465 400

 Welders and cutters ................................................................................................................ 449 565 427 573 22 1 ( )

 Assemblers ............................................................................................................................. 1,011 459 601 507 410 401

 Production inspectors, testers, samplers, and weighers ............................................................ 586 492 294 596 292 410

 Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners ................................................................... 438 511 214 609 224 432

 Production testers ................................................................................................................... 50 618 38 1 ( ) 11 1 ( )

 Graders and sorters, except agricultural ................................................................................ 96 333 40 1 ( ) 56 308

 Transportation and material moving occupations ......................................................................... 4,651 579 4,284 591 367 449

 Motor vehicle operators .............................................................................................................. 3,423 582 3,108 595 315 434

 Supervisors ............................................................................................................................... 75 688 56 712 18 1 ( )

 Truck drivers ............................................................................................................................. 2,601 600 2,499 604 102 443

 Drivers--sales workers .............................................................................................................. 114 600 109 603 4 1 ( )

 Bus drivers ................................................................................................................................ 390 493 228 527 162 431

 Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ................................................................................................ 204 476 178 500 26 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

2002

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Transportation occupations, except motor vehicles ................................................................... 156 884 151 902 5 1 ( )

 Rail transportation .................................................................................................................... 106 866 103 872 4 1 ( )

 Locomotive operating occupations ......................................................................................... 59 863 57 881 2 1 ( )

 Material moving equipment operators ........................................................................................ 1,072 539 1,024 544 48 1 ( )

 Operating engineers ................................................................................................................. 248 618 246 616 2 1 ( )

 Crane and tower operators ....................................................................................................... 69 720 69 718 - -

 Excavating and loading machine operators .............................................................................. 78 641 77 645 1 1 ( )

 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ...................................................................... 547 491 509 491 39 1 ( )

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .................................................................. 4,153 400 3,339 411 814 359

 Helpers, construction and extractive occupations ...................................................................... 109 375 105 373 4 1 ( )

 Helpers, construction trades ..................................................................................................... 101 376 97 374 4 1 ( )

 Construction laborers ................................................................................................................. 906 431 876 435 30 1 ( )

 Production helpers ...................................................................................................................... 50 419 42 1 () 8 1 ( )

 Freight, stock, and material handlers ......................................................................................... 1,304 393 1,004 403 300 363

 Stock handlers and baggers ..................................................................................................... 625 343 414 345 211 341

 Machine feeders and offbearers ............................................................................................... 53 410 30 1 ( ) 24 1 ( )

 Garage and service station related occupations ........................................................................ 133 376 122 382 11 1 ( )

 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners .................................................................................. 216 346 194 352 22 1 ( )

 Hand packers and packagers ..................................................................................................... 347 357 134 370 213 349

 Laborers, except construction .................................................................................................... 1,048 413 830 430 219 361

Farming, forestry, and fishing ......................................................................................................... 1,687 363 1,417 376 270 308

 Farm operators and managers ..................................................................................................... 85 487 61 571 24 1 ( )

 Farm managers .......................................................................................................................... 68 488 49 1 ( ) 19 1 ( )

 Other agricultural and related occupations ................................................................................... 1,530 354 1,287 368 243 304

 Farm occupations, except managerial ........................................................................................ 613 322 505 333 107 292

 Farm workers ............................................................................................................................ 562 318 468 327 94 289

 Related agricultural occupations ................................................................................................ 917 379 781 390 135 314

 Supervisors, related agricultural occupations ........................................................................... 92 561 88 568 4 1 ( )

 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm .......................................................................... 681 375 651 375 30 1 ( )

 Animal caretakers, except farm ................................................................................................ 82 343 26 1 ( ) 57 313

 Graders and sorters, agricultural products ............................................................................... 55 296 13 1 ( ) 43 1 ( )

 Forestry and logging occupations ................................................................................................. 52 473 49 1 () 2 1 ( )

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