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
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                          2008                                2009               
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                  Occupation and industry                           Members  Repre-                     Members  Repre-          
                                                                      of     sented    Non-               of     sented    Non-  
                                                            Total    unions     by   union(3)   Total    unions     by   union(3)
                                                                      (1)    unions                       (1)    unions          
                                                                               (2)                                 (2)           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                 
                        OCCUPATION                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                 
    Management, professional, and related occupations....  $1,025   $1,028   $1,017   $1,028   $1,044   $1,047   $1,040   $1,045 
        Management, business, and financial operations                                                                           
          occupations....................................   1,128    1,113    1,120    1,129    1,138    1,116    1,123    1,139 
            Management occupations.......................   1,204    1,235    1,236    1,199    1,208    1,192    1,208    1,208 
            Business and financial operations occupations     974      925      943      978      996    1,002    1,009      995 
        Professional and related occupations.............     980    1,018    1,004      973      994    1,036    1,026      983 
            Computer and mathematical occupations........   1,242    1,149    1,139    1,248    1,253    1,078    1,107    1,263 
            Architecture and engineering occupations.....   1,244    1,223    1,243    1,244    1,266    1,230    1,210    1,271 
            Life, physical, and social science                                                                                   
             occupations.................................   1,035    1,169    1,144    1,018    1,059    1,099    1,135    1,040 
            Community and social services occupations....     788      983      978      743      783      957      948      746 
            Legal occupations............................   1,174    1,186    1,265    1,169    1,200    1,266    1,258    1,191 
            Education, training, and library occupations      866      974      957      765      887    1,010      996      782 
            Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and                                                                             
             media occupations...........................     882    1,110    1,098      858      888    1,105    1,059      877 
            Healthcare practitioner and technical                                                                                
             occupations.................................     962    1,070    1,061      943      970    1,089    1,070      952 
    Service occupations..................................     475      691      679      440      470      702      682      435 
        Healthcare support occupations...................     465      526      526      457      472      518      518      464 
        Protective service occupations...................     748      990      983      620      747      992      980      611 
        Food preparation and serving related occupations      402      502      496      398      398      463      456      395 
        Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance                                                                            
          occupations....................................     431      596      593      412      444      597      588      418 
        Personal care and service occupations............     475      580      570      463      440      576      567      429 
    Sales and office occupations.........................     614      741      736      603      624      768      761      613 
        Sales and related occupations....................     656      679      683      655      665      678      673      665 
        Office and administrative support occupations....     601      749      744      585      612      782      773      595 
    Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                             
     occupations.........................................     702      990      984      647      719    1,009    1,003      657 
        Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......     420     (4)      (4)       418      416     (4)      (4)       411 
        Construction and extraction occupations..........     688      992      989      621      718    1,023    1,011      643 
        Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations     774    1,002      994      729      781      999      999      733 
    Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                              
     occupations.........................................     594      777      770      560      605      786      780      578 
        Production occupations...........................     595      765      759      567      610      783      778      587 
        Transportation and material moving occupations...     593      789      779      550      599      789      782      563 
                                                                                                                                 
                         INDUSTRY                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                 
    Private sector.......................................    $694     $838     $829     $680     $711     $856     $845     $697 
    Agriculture and related industries...................     444     (4)      (4)       446      462     (4)      (4)       457 
    Nonagriculture and related industries................     698      840      831      683      715      857      846      701 
       Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction.....   1,007    1,024    1,032    1,003    1,050    1,013    1,015    1,058 
       Construction......................................     712    1,014    1,012      668      744    1,072    1,052      698 
       Manufacturing.....................................     741      796      795      733      767      800      799      762 
           Durable goods ................................     772      829      827      763      806      836      832      801 
           Nondurable goods .............................     685      729      729      675      706      735      741      698 
       Wholesale and retail trade........................     603      643      638      601      611      648      641      609 
           Wholesale trade...............................     741      775      763      739      760      761      767      760 
           Retail trade..................................     564      598      596      561      577      612      607      575 
       Transportation and utilities......................     787      958      950      747      798      975      964      748 
           Transportation and warehousing................     744      897      895      710      749      923      911      707 
           Utilities.....................................   1,061    1,161    1,142    1,010    1,043    1,120    1,104    1,008 
       Information (5)...................................     898    1,011    1,001      871      905    1,105    1,083      883 
              Publishing, except Internet................     856     (4)       979      846      847     (4)      (4)       843 
              Motion pictures and sound recording                                                                                
               industries................................     883     (4)      (4)       800    1,047     (4)      (4)       924 
              Broadcasting, except Internet..............     806     (4)       944      794      827     (4)      (4)       828 
              Telecommunications.........................     969    1,006    1,000      953      964    1,095    1,079      924 
       Financial activities..............................     814      782      782      816      839      843      831      839 
           Finance and insurance.........................     857      762      774      859      881      845      837      882 
                Finance..................................     864     (4)       829      865      889      842      817      892 
                Insurance................................     846     (4)      (4)       849      868     (4)      (4)       868 
           Real estate and rental and leasing............     703      789      783      696      726      842      822      718 
       Professional and business services................     835      814      817      836      864      761      748      868 
           Professional and technical services...........   1,065    1,129    1,140    1,064    1,094    1,081    1,096    1,094 
           Management, administrative, and waste services     544      682      695      538      560      658      640      553 
       Education and health services.....................     685      795      798      671      715      839      838      698 
           Educational services..........................     773      892      868      762      819      886      879      795 
           Health care and social assistance.............     661      756      768      652      685      801      802      673 
       Leisure and hospitality...........................     470      584      575      462      464      583      576      458 
           Arts, entertainment, and recreation...........     590      651      638      586      601      673      671      593 
           Accommodation and food services...............     435      563      552      427      423      526      505      421 
               Accommodation.............................     508      605      602      494      505      582      582      496 
               Food services and drinking places.........     417      497      491      416      412      424      423      412 
       Other services (5)................................     610      878      810      606      605      886      862      599 
           Other services, except private households.....     629      893      849      622      627      893      868      620 
                                                                                                                                 
    Public sector........................................     842      923      918      766      865      947      943      782 
      Federal government.................................     972      949      959      989    1,002      981      989    1,019 
      State government...................................     812      900      889      753      829      906      899      767 
      Local government...................................     814      925      917      719      834      956      948      720 

    1 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union.
    2 Data refer to both union members and workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an
  employee association contract.
    3 Data refer to workers who are neither members of a union 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:  Effective with January 2009 data, industries reflect  the introduction of the 2007 Census industry classification
  system into the Current Population Survey.  This industry classification system is derived from the 2007 North American
  Industry Classification System.  No historical data have been revised.  Data refer to the sole or principal job of full-time
  wage and salary workers.  All self-employed workers are excluded, both those with incorporated businesses as well as those with
  unincorporated businesses.  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.