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

2004

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 ................................................................................................................. 101,224 $638 57,001 $713 44,223 $573

Management, professional, and related occupations ..................................................................... 36,149 918 17,981 1,098 18,168 780

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations .................................................. 14,778 965 8,170 1,158 6,609 812

 Management occupations ...................................................................................................... 10,221 1,052 6,226 1,215 3,995 871

 Chief executives ................................................................................................................. 1,050 1,663 802 1,875 248 1,310

 General and operations managers ..................................................................................... 727 1,129 552 1,166 175 872

 Advertising and promotions managers ............................................................................... 57 924 23 1 ( ) 34 1 ( )

 Marketing and sales managers .......................................................................................... 770 1,213 472 1,441 298 898

 Administrative services managers ...................................................................................... 80 937 53 958 27 1 ( )

 Computer and information systems managers ................................................................... 325 1,439 228 1,547 96 1,228

 Financial managers ............................................................................................................ 961 986 427 1,397 535 839

 Human resources managers .............................................................................................. 261 1,051 90 1,259 171 958

 Industrial production managers .......................................................................................... 269 1,107 220 1,172 49 1 ( )

 Purchasing managers ......................................................................................................... 163 1,092 104 1,153 59 946

 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers ........................................................... 220 741 187 753 34 1 ( )

 Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers ................................................................... 103 621 86 612 16 1 ( )

 Construction managers ...................................................................................................... 425 1,027 402 1,036 23 1 ( )

 Education administrators .................................................................................................... 651 1,019 246 1,172 405 905

 Engineering managers ....................................................................................................... 99 1,807 94 1,783 6 1 ( )

 Food service managers ...................................................................................................... 568 657 336 713 232 598

 Lodging managers .............................................................................................................. 102 733 52 778 50 659

 Medical and health services managers .............................................................................. 451 973 123 1,135 328 943

 Property, real estate, and community association managers ............................................. 304 681 118 767 186 623

 Social and community service managers ........................................................................... 241 819 85 1,014 156 768

 Business and financial operations occupations ...................................................................... 4,558 847 1,944 1,007 2,613 746

 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products ............................................................ 146 808 75 935 71 609

 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products ....................................... 267 782 125 883 141 694

 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators .............................................. 257 762 85 952 171 677

 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health, safety, and transportation .. 116 922 54 1,070 62 835

 Cost estimators ................................................................................................................... 88 888 73 915 14 1 ( )

 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists ................................................ 612 803 198 952 415 755

 Management analysts ........................................................................................................ 317 1,017 170 1,215 146 922

 Accountants and auditors ................................................................................................... 1,385 851 543 1,016 842 757

 Appraisers and assessors of real estate ............................................................................ 78 863 50 1,021 29 1 ( )

 Personal financial advisors ................................................................................................. 229 1,062 167 1,170 61 773

 Insurance underwriters ....................................................................................................... 89 859 24 1 ( ) 65 772

 Loan counselors and officers .............................................................................................. 381 799 165 1,001 216 695

 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents ................................................................. 77 818 28 1 ( ) 49 1 ( )

 Professional and related occupations ......................................................................................... 21,371 883 9,811 1,049 11,560 767

 Computer and mathematical occupations .............................................................................. 2,793 1,114 2,037 1,155 757 972

 Computer scientists and systems analysts ......................................................................... 604 1,027 418 1,092 186 902

 Computer programmers ..................................................................................................... 516 1,118 371 1,151 145 1,006

 Computer software engineers ............................................................................................ 757 1,350 572 1,429 184 1,149

 Computer support specialists ............................................................................................. 297 840 209 850 88 813

 Database administrators ..................................................................................................... 76 1,105 53 1,121 22 1 ( )

 Network and computer systems administrators .................................................................. 178 1,038 145 1,064 33 1 ( )

 Network systems and data communications analysts ........................................................ 233 1,027 189 1,097 44 1 ( )

 Operations research analysts ............................................................................................. 84 1,083 43 1 ( ) 41 1 ( )

 Architecture and engineering occupations ............................................................................. 2,500 1,098 2,170 1,139 331 880

 Architects, except naval ...................................................................................................... 142 1,141 105 1,242 38 1 ( )

 Aerospace engineers .......................................................................................................... 105 1,347 94 1,369 10 1 ( )

 Chemical engineers ............................................................................................................ 65 1,221 55 1,242 10 1 ( )

 Civil engineers .................................................................................................................... 264 1,135 232 1,159 32 1 ( )

 Computer hardware engineers ........................................................................................... 86 1,328 73 1,487 13 1 ( )

 Electrical and electronics engineers ................................................................................... 311 1,277 287 1,336 24 1 ( )

 Industrial engineers, including health and safety ................................................................ 178 1,152 146 1,195 32 1 ( )

 Mechanical engineers ......................................................................................................... 292 1,187 276 1,201 16 1 ( )

 Drafters ............................................................................................................................... 178 768 140 797 38 1 ( )

 Engineering technicians, except drafters ............................................................................ 394 829 320 867 73 696

 Surveying and mapping technicians ................................................................................... 66 672 57 711 9 1 ( )

 Life, physical, and social science occupations ....................................................................... 1,073 957 647 1,012 426 884

 Biological scientists ............................................................................................................ 109 929 60 946 49 1 ( )

 Medical scientists ............................................................................................................... 83 1,025 38 1 ( ) 45 1 ( )

 Chemists and materials scientists ...................................................................................... 133 1,048 91 1,146 42 1 ( )

 Environmental scientists and geoscientists ........................................................................ 75 1,008 55 1,144 20 1 ( )

See footnotes at end of table.

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39. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

2004

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Market and survey researchers .......................................................................................... 90 937 47 1 ( ) 43 1 ( )

 Psychologists ...................................................................................................................... 75 1,012 28 1 ( ) 47 1 ( )

 Chemical technicians .......................................................................................................... 89 827 62 869 27 1 ( )

 Community and social services occupations .......................................................................... 1,846 707 764 766 1,082 661

 Counselors ......................................................................................................................... 513 735 175 832 338 689

 Social workers .................................................................................................................... 620 698 148 720 472 689

 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists ................................................... 261 639 95 747 166 596

 Clergy ................................................................................................................................. 351 771 304 795 47 1 ( )

 Legal occupations ................................................................................................................... 1,111 1,070 508 1,561 603 845

 Lawyers .............................................................................................................................. 621 1,561 412 1,710 208 1,255

 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers ................................................................. 58 1,333 25 1 ( ) 33 1 ( )

 Paralegals and legal assistants .......................................................................................... 280 731 36 1 ( ) 244 713

 Miscellaneous legal support workers .................................................................................. 152 707 34 1 ( ) 117 695

 Education, training, and library occupations ........................................................................... 5,941 781 1,668 956 4,273 729

 Postsecondary teachers ..................................................................................................... 813 1,034 476 1,162 337 886

 Preschool and kindergarten teachers ................................................................................. 484 521 11 1 ( ) 473 515

 Elementary and middle school teachers ............................................................................. 2,206 806 435 917 1,772 776

 Secondary school teachers ................................................................................................ 1,013 885 458 955 555 824

 Special education teachers ................................................................................................ 325 804 54 841 271 795

 Other teachers and instructors ........................................................................................... 297 776 139 873 158 654

 Librarians ............................................................................................................................ 159 834 23 1 ( ) 136 823

 Teacher assistants ............................................................................................................. 545 377 45 1 ( ) 500 373

 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .................................................. 1,426 768 808 862 618 688

 Artists and related workers ................................................................................................. 65 865 41 1 ( ) 24 1 ( )

 Designers ........................................................................................................................... 480 714 250 818 230 646

 Producers and directors ..................................................................................................... 98 1,030 63 1,211 35 1 ( )

 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers ............................................................... 99 745 82 792 17 1 ( )

 News analysts, reporters and correspondents ................................................................... 64 835 31 1 ( ) 33 1 ( )

 Public relations specialists .................................................................................................. 102 823 40 1 ( ) 61 739

 Editors ................................................................................................................................ 110 856 56 946 54 759

 Writers and authors ............................................................................................................ 86 760 42 1 ( ) 44 1 ( )

 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators ................................... 75 857 67 871 8 1 ( )

 Photographers .................................................................................................................... 53 650 36 1 ( ) 17 1 ( )

 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ................................................................. 4,680 852 1,210 1,062 3,470 808

 Dietitians and nutritionists ................................................................................................... 57 669 8 1 ( ) 49 1 ( )

 Pharmacists ........................................................................................................................ 162 1,578 90 1,684 72 1,432

 Physicians and surgeons .................................................................................................... 555 1,660 382 1,874 173 978

 Physician assistants ........................................................................................................... 57 901 19 1 ( ) 38 1 ( )

 Registered nurses .............................................................................................................. 1,800 904 148 1,031 1,651 895

 Occupational therapists ...................................................................................................... 56 923 5 1 ( ) 51 906

 Physical therapists .............................................................................................................. 121 925 50 955 70 900

 Respiratory therapists ......................................................................................................... 79 782 41 1 ( ) 38 1 ( )

 Speech-language pathologists ........................................................................................... 65 879 3 1 ( ) 62 869

 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............................................................... 267 727 79 763 188 710

 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............................................................... 225 884 75 961 150 836

 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics .............................................................. 121 690 84 717 37 1 ( )

 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians ........................................ 280 516 44 1 ( ) 236 508

 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ............................................................. 385 637 23 1 ( ) 362 629

 Medical records and health information technicians ........................................................... 81 501 10 1 ( ) 71 513

Service occupations ....................................................................................................................... 13,763 411 6,989 476 6,773 374

 Healthcare support occupations ................................................................................................. 1,985 407 230 453 1,755 402

 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ...................................................................... 1,261 388 148 420 1,113 383

 Dental assistants ................................................................................................................ 144 474 5 1 ( ) 139 469

 Protective service occupations ................................................................................................... 2,509 700 2,038 733 471 557

 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives ................................................... 134 1,015 107 1,055 27 1 ( )

 Fire fighters ......................................................................................................................... 263 933 250 942 13 1 ( )

 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ............................................................................. 370 622 263 654 107 558

 Detectives and criminal investigators ................................................................................. 114 995 88 1,048 26 1 ( )

 Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ....................................................................................... 654 844 571 845 83 841

 Private detectives and investigators ................................................................................... 63 812 41 1 ( ) 21 1 ( )

 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers .............................................................. 641 457 502 471 138 418

See footnotes at end of table.

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39. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

2004

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Food preparation and serving related occupations .................................................................... 3,863 360 1,955 384 1,908 339

 Chefs and head cooks ........................................................................................................ 266 508 215 524 51 416

 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers ......................... 504 435 222 464 282 418

 Cooks ................................................................................................................................. 1,167 341 723 356 443 319

 Food preparation workers ................................................................................................... 278 321 120 319 158 323

 Bartenders .......................................................................................................................... 197 426 95 482 102 392

 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food ................................ 123 311 39 1 ( ) 85 308

 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop ...................................... 91 292 35 1 ( ) 56 282

 Waiters and waitresses ...................................................................................................... 799 348 261 399 538 327

 Food servers, nonrestaurant .............................................................................................. 94 363 34 1 ( ) 60 333

 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ............................................ 152 340 91 326 61 356

 Dishwashers ....................................................................................................................... 141 306 111 311 30 1 ( )

 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ................................................... 3,436 385 2,228 412 1,208 335

 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial work ................................ 139 479 89 531 50 410

 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service,

 and groundskeeping workers ........................................................................................ 106 641 99 661 6 1 ( )

 Janitors and building cleaners ............................................................................................ 1,460 405 1,081 425 379 343

 Maids and housekeeping cleaners ..................................................................................... 818 331 95 402 723 324

 Pest control workers ........................................................................................................... 65 478 61 489 4 1 ( )

 Grounds maintenance workers ........................................................................................... 848 372 803 371 46 1 ( )

 Personal care and service occupations ...................................................................................... 1,969 402 538 500 1,431 380

 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers ........................................................... 88 600 55 673 33 1 ( )

 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers ............................................. 64 597 28 1 ( ) 36 1 ( )

 Gaming services workers ................................................................................................... 75 558 34 1 ( ) 41 1 ( )

 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists .................................................................... 291 398 24 1 ( ) 267 394

 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges ....................................................................... 60 498 50 491 11 1 ( )

 Transportation attendants ................................................................................................... 76 575 22 1 ( ) 54 473

 Child care workers .............................................................................................................. 413 334 26 1 ( ) 387 334

 Personal and home care aides ........................................................................................... 360 358 52 434 308 350

 Recreation and fitness workers .......................................................................................... 153 498 65 585 89 473

Sales and office occupations .......................................................................................................... 24,950 558 9,410 669 15,540 512

 Sales and related occupations ................................................................................................... 9,984 604 5,562 747 4,422 464

 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ...................................................... 2,246 613 1,260 737 985 505

 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers .............................................. 936 860 652 927 284 678

 Cashiers ............................................................................................................................. 1,355 322 339 380 1,016 313

 Counter and rental clerks ................................................................................................... 97 429 51 514 46 1 ( )

 Parts salespersons ............................................................................................................. 120 530 107 554 13 1 ( )

 Retail salespersons ............................................................................................................ 1,865 496 1,100 597 766 386

 Advertising sales agents ..................................................................................................... 180 772 97 942 84 643

 Insurance sales agents ....................................................................................................... 360 726 170 970 190 615

 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents ............................................ 305 973 210 1,168 95 651

 Travel agents ...................................................................................................................... 69 576 10 1 ( ) 59 544

 Sales representatives, services, all other ........................................................................... 412 800 255 875 157 740

 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ........................................................ 1,233 867 937 895 296 754

 Real estate brokers and sales agents ................................................................................ 431 744 197 834 233 663

 Telemarketers ..................................................................................................................... 93 380 32 1 ( ) 61 355

 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers ..................... 61 442 38 1 ( ) 23 1 ( )

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................................................................... 14,966 535 3,848 587 11,118 522

 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support ................................. 1,441 670 440 792 1,001 636

 Switchboard operators, including answering service .......................................................... 55 450 4 1 ( ) 50 459

 Bill and account collectors .................................................................................................. 200 536 61 529 139 539

 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators .............................................................. 363 518 32 1 ( ) 330 510

 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ................................................................... 1,004 543 88 563 916 542

 Payroll and timekeeping clerks ........................................................................................... 136 554 13 1 ( ) 123 541

 Tellers ................................................................................................................................. 301 405 35 1 ( ) 265 401

 Court, municipal, and license clerks ................................................................................... 82 526 6 1 ( ) 76 518

 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks ........................................................................... . 51 600 13 1 ( ) 38 1 ( )

 Customer service representatives ...................................................................................... 1,379 516 412 571 967 504

 Eligibility interviewers, government programs .................................................................... 63 622 15 1 ( ) 48 1 ( )

 File clerks ........................................................................................................................... 264 528 58 543 205 525

 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ................................................................................... 67 349 27 1 ( ) 41 1 ( )

 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .............................................................................. 102 497 12 1 ( ) 89 498

 Library assistants, clerical .................................................................................................. 51 468 4 1 ( ) 47 1 ( )

 Loan interviewers and clerks .............................................................................................. 170 536 28 1 ( ) 143 522

 Order clerks ........................................................................................................................ 90 529 23 1 ( ) 67 512

See footnotes at end of table.

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39. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

2004

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping ........................................... 53 635 11 1 ( ) 42 1 ( )

 Receptionists and information clerks .................................................................................. 847 462 52 454 795 463

 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks .......................................... 125 502 40 1 ( ) 85 489

 Couriers and messengers .................................................................................................. 200 648 176 663 24 1 ( )

 Dispatchers ......................................................................................................................... 232 586 109 701 122 516

 Postal service clerks ........................................................................................................... 162 768 89 761 73 778

 Postal service mail carriers ................................................................................................. 314 791 203 834 112 743

 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators ..................... 103 741 62 749 41 1 ( )

 Production, planning, and expediting clerks ....................................................................... 266 686 123 767 143 613

 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ................................................................................. 537 501 393 512 144 469

 Stock clerks and order fillers .............................................................................................. 946 429 597 438 349 420

 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping ......................................... 55 543 31 1 ( ) 23 1 ( )

 Secretaries and administrative assistants .......................................................................... 2,657 552 87 598 2,570 550

 Computer operators ............................................................................................................ 170 579 79 575 91 580

 Data entry keyers ............................................................................................................... 394 495 78 556 315 486

 Word processors and typists .............................................................................................. 239 527 16 1 ( ) 223 525

 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ................................................................... 252 536 36 1 ( ) 216 534

 Mail clerks and mail machine operators except postal service ........................................... 127 457 68 433 59 479

 Office clerks, general .......................................................................................................... 667 503 109 523 559 499

 Office machine operators, except computer ....................................................................... 51 433 20 1 ( ) 31 1 ( )

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations .................................................... 11,280 621 10,835 626 445 453

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................................................................. 718 356 585 367 133 322

 Graders and sorters, agricultural products ......................................................................... 61 355 15 1 ( ) 46 1 ( )

 Logging workers ................................................................................................................. 61 465 59 470 2 1 ( )

 Construction and extraction occupations .................................................................................... 6,232 604 6,109 606 123 504

 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers ................. 579 812 568 822 11 1 ( )

 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons .................................................................. 164 577 164 577 - -

 Carpenters .......................................................................................................................... 1,170 576 1,149 576 21 1 ( )

 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers ...................................................................... 147 517 146 518 - -

 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers ................................................ 95 556 95 556 - -

 Construction laborers ......................................................................................................... 986 492 965 492 21 1 ( )

 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators .................................... 335 689 331 689 4 1 ( )

 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers ............................................................. 156 529 156 529 - -

 Electricians ......................................................................................................................... 668 719 655 718 14 1 ( )

 Painters, construction and maintenance ............................................................................ 410 494 395 495 15 1 ( )

 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ............................................................. 483 690 480 690 2 1 ( )

 Roofers ............................................................................................................................... 188 480 184 482 3 1 ( )

 Sheet metal workers ........................................................................................................... 132 606 126 614 6 1 ( )

 Structural iron and steel workers ........................................................................................ 53 694 53 695 - -

 Helpers, construction trades ............................................................................................... 99 386 94 386 4 1 ( )

 Construction and building inspectors .................................................................................. 87 718 77 724 10 1 ( )

 Highway maintenance workers ........................................................................................... 81 565 79 572 2 1 ( )

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ..................................................................... 4,330 704 4,140 707 190 611

 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers ............................ 326 876 304 877 22 1 ( )

 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers ................................................. 309 723 271 735 38 1 ( )

 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers ................................... 221 877 190 891 31 1 ( )

 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers .................................... 52 668 50 676 2 1 ( )

 Security and fire alarm systems installers .......................................................................... 52 661 51 666 2 1 ( )

 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ........................................................................ 116 856 113 856 3 1 ( )

 Automotive body and related repairers ............................................................................... 107 630 102 638 5 1 ( )

 Automotive service technicians and mechanics ................................................................. 735 637 723 639 12 1 ( )

 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ..................................................... 298 706 297 707 1 1 ( )

 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics ........................ 189 708 188 708 2 1 ( )

 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers ................................ 298 682 293 683 5 1 ( )

 Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics .................................................................. 419 707 408 708 11 1 ( )

 Maintenance and repair workers, general .......................................................................... 281 665 270 668 10 1 ( )

 Millwrights ........................................................................................................................... 59 839 58 844 1 1 ( )

 Electrical power-line installers and repairers ...................................................................... 112 804 111 813 2 1 ( )

 Telecommunications line installers and repairers ............................................................... 134 755 127 771 7 1 ( )

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ........................................................ 15,082 523 11,786 578 3,296 406

 Production occupations .............................................................................................................. 8,478 526 6,024 597 2,454 405

 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers ............................... 874 726 706 765 169 546

 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers ................................................ 213 443 96 515 117 397

 Bakers ................................................................................................................................ 126 410 73 454 53 364

 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers ......................................... 260 454 209 488 51 369

See footnotes at end of table.

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39. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

2004

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Food batchmakers .............................................................................................................. 68 466 39 1 ( ) 30 1 ( )

 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders ............................. 139 517 97 557 42 1 ( )

 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators .......................... 78 516 70 527 8 1 ( )

 Machinists ........................................................................................................................... 408 670 392 679 16 1 ( )

 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal ............................... 69 459 50 489 19 1 ( )

 Tool and die makers ........................................................................................................... 80 764 78 769 2 1 ( )

 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ............................................................................ 539 606 513 614 26 1 ( )

 Job printers ......................................................................................................................... 54 563 42 1 ( ) 12 1 ( )

 Printing machine operators ................................................................................................. 174 592 142 622 32 1 ( )

 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ..................................................................................... 136 360 62 460 74 323

 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials ............................................................... 67 293 24 1 ( ) 42 1 ( )

 Sewing machine operators ................................................................................................. 242 327 56 381 186 319

 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers ...................................................................................... 50 376 17 1 ( ) 33 1 ( )

 Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters ................................................................................ 61 498 58 503 3 1 ( )

 Stationary engineers and boiler operators .......................................................................... 102 704 101 701 1 1 ( )

 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders .......................................... 65 790 58 809 7 1 ( )

 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers .............................................. 107 587 87 600 20 1 ( )

 Cutting workers ................................................................................................................... 73 519 56 563 17 1 ( )

 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ......................................................... 638 585 398 663 240 474

 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians ..................................................... 76 524 35 1 ( ) 41 1 ( )

 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders ........................................................ 299 368 131 410 168 341

 Painting workers ................................................................................................................. 180 509 154 530 27 1 ( )

 Transportation and material moving occupations ....................................................................... 6,604 520 5,762 549 842 410

 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers .................................................. 180 655 147 688 33 1 ( )

 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers ...................................................................................... 95 1,418 90 1,472 5 1 ( )

 Bus drivers .......................................................................................................................... 366 500 215 588 152 440

 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................................................................... 2,587 610 2,494 613 93 476

 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs ................................................................................................ 165 486 143 494 22 1 ( )

 Railroad conductors and yardmasters ................................................................................ 57 881 52 903 5 1 ( )

 Parking lot attendants ......................................................................................................... 52 378 44 1 ( ) 8 1 ( )

 Service station attendants .................................................................................................. 78 319 76 319 2 1 ( )

 Crane and tower operators ................................................................................................. 66 732 64 721 2 1 ( )

 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators ......................................................... 57 607 57 607- -

 Industrial truck and tractor operators .................................................................................. 525 486 485 487 40 1 ( )

 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment .................................................................................. 258 384 230 387 28 1 ( )

 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand .................................................... 1,342 443 1,146 457 196 402

 Packers and packagers, hand ............................................................................................ 349 349 143 373 206 333

 Refuse and recyclable material collectors .......................................................................... 67 508 62 512 5 1 ( )

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

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