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

2005 2006

Total

Members

of

unions 1

Represented

by

unions 2

Nonunion Total

Members

of

unions 1

Represented

by

unions 2

Nonunion

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations ....................... $937 $942 $937 $937 $967 $966 $962 $968 

 Management, business, and financial operations

 occupations ............................................................................... 997 1,015 1,029 995 1,045 1,042 1,060 1,044

 Management occupations ........................................................ 1,083 1,137 1,146 1,076 1,127 1,144 1,154 1,125

 Business and financial operations occupations ........................ 871 854 866 872 930 950 947 928

 Professional and related occupations ........................................... 902 932 924 894 928 956 948 921

 Computer and mathematical occupations ................................ 1,132 1,009 1,029 1,141 1,166 1,057 1,103 1,170

 Architecture and engineering occupations ............................... 1,105 1,133 1,133 1,101 1,155 1,148 1,157 1,155

 Life, physical, and social science occupations ......................... 965 978 1,011 959 984 1,114 1,086 977

 Community and social services occupations ............................ 725 880 865 693 740 886 872 707

 Legal occupations ..................................................................... 1,052 1,147 1,155 1,042 1,144 1,422 1,415 1,136

 Education, training, and library occupations ............................. 798 913 898 710 819 929 917 725

 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

 occupations ........................................................................... 819 983 925 808 841 968 964 823

 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ................... 878 932 932 867 905 995 979 889

Service occupations ......................................................................... 413 643 629 392 422 638 629 404

 Healthcare support occupations ................................................... 410 466 462 405 423 484 481 417

 Protective service occupations ..................................................... 678 896 886 568 693 918 913 585

 Food preparation and serving related occupations ...................... 356 439 442 350 371 484 482 366

 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

 occupations ............................................................................... 394 528 518 378 406 524 520 393

 Personal care and service occupations ........................................ 409 558 549 397 407 530 529 397

Sales and office occupations ............................................................ 575 681 675 562 589 706 697 578

 Sales and related occupations ..................................................... 622 623 625 622 628 671 656 627

 Office and administrative support occupations ............................. 550 689 682 528 572 713 705 549

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 occupations ................................................................................... 623 910 903 585 653 934 925 608

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................... 372 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 369 387 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 383

 Construction and extraction occupations ...................................... 604 913 903 554 619 941 933 582

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ....................... 705 915 913 666 742 931 922 709

Production, transportation, and material moving

 occupations ................................................................................... 540 709 704 510 557 741 733 519

 Production occupations ................................................................ 538 698 693 511 559 730 723 525

 Transportation and material moving occupations ......................... 543 721 717 508 556 752 743 512

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

2005 2006

Total

Members

of

unions 1

Represented

by

unions 2

Nonunion Total

Members

of

unions 1

Represented

by

unions 2

Nonunion

INDUSTRY

Private sector .................................................................................... $625 $757 $752 $615 $645 $792 $785 $631 

 Agriculture and related industries ................................................... 402 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 402 422 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 420

 Nonagricultural industries ............................................................... 629 758 753 617 648 793 786 634

 Mining .......................................................................................... 885 3 ( ) 989 870 912 3 ( ) 1,044 899

 Construction ................................................................................ 619 933 926 590 642 969 956 610

 Manufacturing .............................................................................. 676 722 719 667 702 755 753 692

 Durable goods ......................................................................... 704 751 747 695 729 785 780 719

 Nondurable goods ................................................................... 624 676 672 618 650 694 697 640

 Wholesale and retail trade ........................................................... 566 615 610 562 578 637 632 575

 Wholesale trade ....................................................................... 692 678 676 694 725 780 778 720

 Retail trade .............................................................................. 515 590 585 513 520 583 582 518

 Transportation and utilities .......................................................... 726 864 860 676 739 876 876 697

 Transportation and warehousing ............................................. 688 829 827 640 700 831 828 661

 Utilities ..................................................................................... 941 960 954 931 978 1,041 1,051 939

 Information 4 ................................................................................ 832 931 925 810 871 998 990 841

 Publishing, except Internet ...................................................... 755 860 867 740 848 3 ( ) 950 830

 Motion pictures and sound recording ...................................... 751 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 691 813 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 748

 Broadcasting, except Internet .................................................. 749 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 738 737 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 722

 Telecommunications ................................................................ 927 937 935 923 947 986 982 928

 Financial activities ....................................................................... 741 698 696 743 757 674 691 759

 Finance and insurance ............................................................ 765 692 696 767 794 657 674 799

 Finance ............................................................................... 765 650 667 768 811 3 ( ) 673 817

 Insurance ............................................................................ 764 3 ( ) 729 766 767 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 769

 Real estate and rental and leasing .......................................... 653 711 696 649 663 701 700 660

 Professional and business services ............................................ 739 663 673 743 749 744 752 749

 Professional and technical services ........................................ 961 770 858 963 996 940 966 996

 Management, administrative, and waste services ................... 488 586 578 485 504 653 643 499

 Education and health services ..................................................... 627 731 736 617 648 751 745 635

 Educational services ................................................................ 737 818 809 718 750 816 806 737

 Health care and social assistance ........................................... 607 684 692 601 620 703 700 614

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................. 409 513 510 405 417 538 533 412

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......................................... 521 652 618 515 545 617 604 537

 Accommodation and food services .......................................... 388 487 486 384 399 515 515 395

 Accommodation ................................................................... 455 515 510 438 490 567 570 481

 Food services and drinking places ...................................... 372 400 406 372 382 480 481 381

 Other services 4 ........................................................................... 535 694 698 524 568 816 794 550

 Other services, except private households .............................. 579 698 701 572 597 824 800 588

Public sector ..................................................................................... 758 850 842 692 773 871 865 717

 Federal goverment ....................................................................... 882 873 879 887 919 896 900 938

 State government ......................................................................... 733 802 798 684 746 835 824 699

 Local government ......................................................................... 738 858 844 633 754 876 868 656

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 not shown where base is less than 50,000.

4 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population

controls used in the household survey. Data refer to the sole or principal

job of full- and part-time workers. Excluded are all self-employed workers

regardless of whether or not their businesses are incorporated.

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