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

2007 2008

Total

Members

of

 unions 1

Represented

 by

unions 2

Nonunion 3 Total

Members

of

 unions 1

Represented

 by

unions 2

Nonunion 3

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations ..................... $996 $996 $992 $996 $1,025 $1,028 $1,017 $1,028

 Management, business, and financial operations

 occupations ............................................................................. 1,080 1,066 1,072 1,081 1,128 1,113 1,120 1,129

 Management occupations ...................................................... 1,161 1,172 1,165 1,160 1,204 1,235 1,236 1,199

 Business and financial operations occupations ...................... 941 934 950 940 974 925 943 978

 Professional and related occupations ......................................... 951 987 980 942 980 1,018 1,004 973

 Computer and mathematical occupations .............................. 1,229 1,188 1,204 1,231 1,242 1,149 1,139 1,248

 Architecture and engineering occupations ............................. 1,213 1,179 1,178 1,221 1,244 1,223 1,243 1,244

 Life, physical, and social science occupations ....................... 1,053 1,147 1,144 1,036 1,035 1,169 1,144 1,018

 Community and social services occupations .......................... 755 920 909 732 788 983 978 743

 Legal occupations ................................................................... 1,148 1,180 1,151 1,148 1,174 1,186 1,265 1,169

 Education, training, and library occupations ........................... 841 959 947 742 866 974 957 765

 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

 occupations ......................................................................... 829 1,000 1,009 807 882 1,110 1,098 858

 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ................. 920 1,005 1,019 906 962 1,070 1,061 943

Service occupations ....................................................................... 454 666 654 421 475 691 679 440

 Healthcare support occupations ................................................. 454 502 502 446 465 526 526 457

 Protective service occupations ................................................... 719 954 946 610 748 990 983 620

 Food preparation and serving related occupations .................... 385 502 495 379 402 502 496 398

 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

 occupations ............................................................................. 422 551 543 407 431 596 593 412

 Personal care and service occupations ...................................... 434 585 585 420 475 580 570 463

Sales and office occupations .......................................................... 598 717 715 587 614 741 736 603

 Sales and related occupations ................................................... 643 648 648 643 656 679 683 655

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................... 581 726 724 560 601 749 744 585

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 occupations ................................................................................. 670 973 961 617 702 990 984 647

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................. 372 4( ) 4( ) 369 420 4( ) 4( ) 418

 Construction and extraction occupations .................................... 646 976 968 597 688 992 989 621

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ..................... 749 975 962 709 774 1,002 994 729

Production, transportation, and material moving

 occupations ................................................................................. 577 759 753 540 594 777 770 560

 Production occupations .............................................................. 581 761 755 552 595 765 759 567

 Transportation and material moving occupations ....................... 570 757 750 523 593 789 779 550

See footnotes at end of table.

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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—Continued

Occupation and industry

2007 2008

Total

Members

of

 unions 1

Represented

 by

unions 2

Nonunion 3 Total

Members

of

 unions 1

Represented

 by

unions 2

Nonunion 3

INDUSTRY

Private sector .................................................................................. $666 $818 $813 $651 $694 $838 $829 $680

 Agriculture and related industries ................................................. 412 4( ) 4( ) 411 444 4( ) 4( ) 446

 Nonagriculture and related industries ........................................... 670 819 814 654 698 840 831 683

 Mining ........................................................................................ 969 960 950 975 1,007 1,024 1,032 1,003

 Construction .............................................................................. 673 1,000 993 624 712 1,014 1,012 668

 Manufacturing ............................................................................ 719 783 779 708 741 796 795 733

 Durable goods manufacturing ............................................... 744 818 815 732 772 829 827 763

 Nondurable goods manufacturing ......................................... 669 714 712 659 685 729 729 675

 Wholesale and retail trade ......................................................... 587 639 632 584 603 643 638 601

 Wholesale trade ..................................................................... 720 756 753 717 741 775 763 739

 Retail trade ............................................................................ 538 608 601 532 564 598 596 561

 Transportation and utilities ........................................................ 738 902 894 695 787 958 950 747

 Transportation and warehousing ........................................... 696 846 835 657 744 897 895 710

 Utilities ................................................................................... 994 1,056 1,052 954 1,061 1,161 1,142 1,010

 Information 5 .............................................................................. 891 1,000 994 867 898 1,011 1,001 871

 Publishing, except Internet .................................................... 881 931 933 877 856 4( ) 979 846

 Motion pictures and sound recording .................................... 889 4( ) 4( ) 797 883 4( ) 4( ) 800

 Broadcasting, except Internet ................................................ 786 4( ) 4( ) 770 806 4( ) 944 794

 Telecommunications .............................................................. 951 1,003 1,000 927 969 1,006 1,000 953

 Financial activities ..................................................................... 782 728 738 784 814 782 782 816

 Finance and insurance .......................................................... 820 722 746 822 857 762 774 859

 Finance ............................................................................. 835 717 773 836 864 4( ) 829 865

 Insurance .......................................................................... 795 4( ) 735 799 846 4( ) 4( ) 849

 Real estate and rental and leasing ........................................ 691 739 718 690 703 789 783 696

 Professional and business services .......................................... 783 800 822 782 835 814 817 836

 Professional and technical services ...................................... 1,031 991 1,041 1,031 1,065 1,129 1,140 1,064

 Management, administrative, and waste services ................. 524 733 686 519 544 682 695 538

 Education and health services ................................................... 671 779 781 657 685 795 798 671

 Educational services .............................................................. 766 824 812 754 773 892 868 762

 Health care and social assistance ......................................... 644 752 762 632 661 756 768 652

 Leisure and hospitality ............................................................... 440 580 572 431 470 584 575 462

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ....................................... 587 633 634 581 590 651 638 586

 Accommodation and food services ........................................ 413 534 528 410 435 563 552 427

 Accommodation ................................................................. 492 554 546 481 508 605 602 494

 Food services and drinking places .................................... 399 476 490 398 417 497 491 416

 Other services 5 ........................................................................ 581 803 789 574 610 878 810 606

 Other services, except private households ............................ 600 822 806 593 629 893 849 622

 Public sector ................................................................................. 816 901 896 749 842 923 918 766

 Federal ....................................................................................... 965 927 933 996 972 949 959 989

 State ........................................................................................... 772 865 856 731 812 900 889 753

 Local ........................................................................................... 787 907 899 688 814 925 917 719

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

similar to a union.

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

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

whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract. 3 Data refer to workers who are neither members of a union nor

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. Excluded are all self-employed workers regardless of whether or

not their businesses are incorporated. Updated population controls are

introduced annually with the release of January data.

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