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

1999

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 ........................................................................................................ 97,626 $549 55,181 $618 42,444 $473

Managerial and professional specialty .......................................................................................... 30,704 797 15,537 952 15,167 681

 Executive, administrative, and managerial .................................................................................. 14,973 792 7,981 967 6,992 652

 Administrators and officials, public administration ...................................................................... 610 877 300 1,007 310 725

 Administrators, protective services ............................................................................................. 55 889 44 1 ( ) 11 1 ( )

 Financial managers .................................................................................................................... 697 878 344 1,154 353 703

 Personnel and labor relations managers .................................................................................... 181 831 74 1,014 108 742

 Purchasing managers ................................................................................................................. 139 803 74 989 65 699

 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations ............................................................. 695 1,036 441 1,241 254 800

 Administrators, education and related fields ............................................................................... 703 913 282 1,076 420 819

 Managers, medicine and health ................................................................................................. 602 759 139 1,006 462 714

 Managers, food serving and lodging establishments ................................................................. 946 524 498 617 449 461

 Managers, properties and real estate ......................................................................................... 338 600 149 679 189 578

 Management-related occupations .............................................................................................. 4,026 704 1,677 847 2,349 630

 Accountants and auditors ......................................................................................................... 1,362 723 549 891 813 651

 Underwriters ............................................................................................................................. 119 744 39 1 ( ) 80 653

 Other financial officers .............................................................................................................. 684 758 324 923 360 615

 Management analysts .............................................................................................................. 244 908 126 1,080 118 790

 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists .................................................................. 475 674 149 727 326 653

 Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm products ........................................................ 140 643 75 675 65 588

 Construction inspectors ............................................................................................................ 67 730 63 748 4 1 ( )

 Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction ......................................................... 234 755 161 772 73 707

 Professional specialty .................................................................................................................. 15,731 800 7,556 939 8,175 707

 Engineers, architects, and surveyors ......................................................................................... 2,084 1,033 1,865 1,052 219 907

 Architects .................................................................................................................................. 129 918 108 983 21 1 ( )

 Engineers ................................................................................................................................. 1,945 1,041 1,749 1,058 197 933

 Aerospace engineers .............................................................................................................. 84 1,201 74 1,202 10 1 ( )

 Chemical engineers ................................................................................................................ 75 1,260 62 1,312 13 1 ( )

 Civil engineers ........................................................................................................................ 255 965 229 984 25 1 ( )

 Electrical and electronic engineers ......................................................................................... 618 1,073 564 1,087 55 956

 Industrial engineers ................................................................................................................ 259 970 216 991 43 1 ( )

 Mechanical engineers ............................................................................................................. 324 1,035 304 1,041 19 1 ( )

 Mathematical and computer scientists ....................................................................................... 1,638 983 1,117 1,056 522 876

 Computer systems analysts and scientists ............................................................................... 1,348 1,008 959 1,079 390 907

 Operations and systems researchers and analysts .................................................................. 242 864 128 952 115 781

 Natural scientists ........................................................................................................................ 514 873 370 939 143 731

 Chemists, except biochemists .................................................................................................. 131 970 100 1,002 31 1 ( )

 Physical scientists, n.e.c. .......................................................................................................... 50 987 38 1 ( ) 12 1 ( )

 Biological and life scientists ...................................................................................................... 95 762 52 801 42 1 ( )

 Medical scientists ..................................................................................................................... 93 724 54 800 38 1 ( )

 Health diagnosing occupations ................................................................................................... 539 1,192 389 1,342 150 888

 Physicians ................................................................................................................................ 460 1,266 335 1,364 125 852

 Health assessment and treating occupations ............................................................................. 2,219 760 368 887 1,851 746

 Registered nurses .................................................................................................................... 1,585 750 141 791 1,443 747

 Pharmacists .............................................................................................................................. 165 1,159 88 1,222 77 1,105

 Dietitians ................................................................................................................................... 55 577 8 1 ( ) 47 1 ( )

 Therapists ................................................................................................................................. 356 728 101 793 256 707

 Respiratory therapists ............................................................................................................. 69 689 31 1 ( ) 38 1 ( )

 Physical therapists .................................................................................................................. 86 877 28 1 ( ) 58 808

 Speech therapists ................................................................................................................... 65 780 5 1 ( ) 61 770

 Physicians’ assistants ............................................................................................................... 58 908 29 1 ( ) 29 1 ( )

 Teachers, college and university ................................................................................................ 638 953 397 1,038 241 859

 Teachers, except college and university .................................................................................... 4,259 688 1,130 768 3,129 659

 Teachers, prekindergarten and kindergarten ........................................................................... 432 440 9 1 ( ) 423 442

 Teachers, elementary school ................................................................................................... 1,837 710 308 785 1,529 697

 Teachers, secondary school ..................................................................................................... 1,179 756 521 803 658 722

 Teachers, special education ..................................................................................................... 326 677 53 744 273 664

 Counselors, educational and vocational ..................................................................................... 207 786 62 902 144 742

 Librarians, archivists, and curators ............................................................................................. 210 701 39 1 ( ) 171 684

 Librarians .................................................................................................................................. 183 700 32 1 ( ) 151 684

 Social scientists and urban planners .......................................................................................... 306 740 142 847 164 682

 Economists ............................................................................................................................... 120 863 57 977 63 774

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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

1999

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Psychologists ............................................................................................................................ 141 673 55 760 86 623

 Social, recreation, and religious workers .................................................................................... 1,177 596 542 654 634 557

 Social workers .......................................................................................................................... 705 601 220 661 485 579

 Recreation workers ................................................................................................................... 85 416 27 1 ( ) 58 417

 Clergy ....................................................................................................................................... 295 657 256 676 38 1 ( )

 Lawyers and judges .................................................................................................................... 613 1,198 412 1,369 201 971

 Lawyers .................................................................................................................................... 577 1,168 386 1,340 191 974

 Writers, artists, entertainers, and athletes .................................................................................. 1,327 681 722 748 604 605

 Technical writers ....................................................................................................................... 63 861 25 1 ( ) 38 1 ( )

 Designers ................................................................................................................................. 453 642 233 757 220 512

 Actors and directors .................................................................................................................. 65 784 45 1 ( ) 20 1 ( )

 Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers ............................................................ 93 595 52 647 41 1 ( )

 Photographers .......................................................................................................................... 56 617 47 1 ( ) 9 1 ( )

 Editors and reporters ................................................................................................................ 212 750 113 803 98 709

 Public relations specialists ........................................................................................................ 155 735 58 881 97 684

 Athletes ..................................................................................................................................... 54 613 46 1 ( ) 8 1 ( )

Technical, sales, and administrative support ................................................................................. 27,388 488 10,525 626 16,863 431

 Technicians and related support .................................................................................................. 3,550 618 1,802 728 1,749 528

 Health technologists and technicians ......................................................................................... 1,304 511 292 594 1,011 489

 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ..................................................................... 292 623 77 709 215 593

 Radiologic technicians .............................................................................................................. 139 619 40 1 ( ) 99 596

 Licensed practical nurses ......................................................................................................... 259 498 16 1 ( ) 243 492

 Engineering and related technologists and technicians ............................................................. 874 662 716 673 158 625

 Electrical and electronic technicians ......................................................................................... 412 690 348 701 64 649

 Drafting occupations ................................................................................................................. 212 665 177 663 35 1 ( )

 Surveying and mapping technicians ......................................................................................... 51 557 44 1 ( ) 7 1 ( )

 Science technicians .................................................................................................................... 250 582 150 656 100 480

 Biological technicians ............................................................................................................... 86 500 36 1 ( ) 50 388

 Chemical technicians ................................................................................................................ 71 677 46 1 ( ) 25 1 ( )

 Technicians, except health, engineering, and science ............................................................... 1,122 761 643 902 479 624

 Airplane pilots and navigators .................................................................................................. 99 1,048 97 1,050 3 1 ( )

 Computer programmers ........................................................................................................... 564 898 405 935 159 788

 Legal assistants ........................................................................................................................ 313 589 43 1 ( ) 270 581

 Sales occupations ........................................................................................................................ 9,728 523 5,402 666 4,326 399

 Supervisors and proprietors ....................................................................................................... 3,275 587 1,924 691 1,351 454

 Sales representatives, finance and business services ............................................................... 1,817 708 1,019 821 798 589

 Insurance sales ........................................................................................................................ 391 622 201 750 190 539

 Real estate sales ...................................................................................................................... 364 657 173 767 191 585

 Securities and financial services sales ..................................................................................... 399 791 276 979 123 616

 Advertising and related sales ................................................................................................... 155 747 66 892 88 626

 Sales occupations, other business services ............................................................................. 508 721 302 809 206 611

 Sales representatives, commodities, except retail ..................................................................... 1,279 749 968 792 311 610

 Sales workers, retail and personal services ............................................................................... 3,324 329 1,475 423 1,849 296

 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ................................................................................. 268 665 240 679 29 1 ( )

 Sales workers, apparel ............................................................................................................. 148 298 43 1 ( ) 104 286

 Sales workers, shoes ............................................................................................................... 57 302 33 1 ( ) 24 1 ( )

 Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings ........................................................................ 118 511 62 536 57 497

 Sales workers, radio, television, hi-fi, and appliances .............................................................. 213 495 157 512 56 413

 Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ....................................................................... 204 426 163 473 41 1 ( )

 Sales workers, parts ................................................................................................................. 146 400 132 403 15 1 ( )

 Sales workers, other commodities ............................................................................................ 645 333 249 392 396 315

 Sales counter clerks ................................................................................................................. 94 335 34 1 ( ) 60 303

 Cashiers ................................................................................................................................... 1,289 280 301 296 989 275

 Street and door-to-door sales workers ..................................................................................... 117 431 47 1 ( ) 70 387

 Administrative support, including clerical ...................................................................................... 14,109 447 3,322 539 10,788 427

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................. 650 603 282 701 368 560

 General office ........................................................................................................................... 348 595 115 706 233 539

 Financial records processing .................................................................................................... 77 678 15 1 ( ) 62 622

 Distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks ........................................................................... 207 590 140 668 67 511

 Computer equipment operators .................................................................................................. 298 525 128 610 170 485

 Computer operators .................................................................................................................. 292 528 124 612 168 485

 Secretaries, stenographers, and typists ..................................................................................... 2,629 446 47 1 ( ) 2,582 446

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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

1999

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Secretaries ............................................................................................................................... 2,162 443 26 1 ( ) 2,136 443

 Stenographers .......................................................................................................................... 67 490 4 1 ( ) 63 488

 Typists ...................................................................................................................................... 400 454 17 1 ( ) 382 455

 Information clerks ....................................................................................................................... 1,467 393 182 497 1,285 386

 Interviewers .............................................................................................................................. 120 408 17 1 ( ) 103 396

 Hotel clerks ............................................................................................................................... 89 315 22 1 ( ) 67 308

 Transportation ticket and reservation agents ........................................................................... 218 486 70 527 147 464

 Receptionists ............................................................................................................................ 727 374 30 1 ( ) 697 373

 Records processing, except financial ......................................................................................... 753 440 171 513 582 421

 Order clerks .............................................................................................................................. 249 493 70 629 179 460

 Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ................................................................... 58 523 10 1 ( ) 49 1 ( )

 Library clerks ............................................................................................................................ 58 434 15 1 ( ) 43 1 ( )

 File clerks ................................................................................................................................. 206 361 43 1 ( ) 162 349

 Records clerks .......................................................................................................................... 174 437 32 1 ( ) 142 423

 Financial records processing ...................................................................................................... 1,480 440 157 489 1,322 435

 Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks ......................................................................... 1,084 443 107 478 977 440

 Payroll and timekeeping clerks ................................................................................................. 127 474 16 1 ( ) 111 459

 Billing clerks .............................................................................................................................. 145 428 14 1 ( ) 131 428

 Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators .................................................................. 74 404 10 1 ( ) 63 400

 Communications equipment operators ....................................................................................... 117 384 29 1 ( ) 88 367

 Telephone operators ................................................................................................................ 107 377 24 1 ( ) 83 365

 Mail and message distributing .................................................................................................... 829 629 504 665 325 575

 Postal clerks, except mail carriers ............................................................................................ 298 687 156 701 142 670

 Mail carriers, postal service ...................................................................................................... 301 697 218 714 82 646

 Mail clerks, except postal service ............................................................................................. 135 389 50 414 85 382

 Messengers .............................................................................................................................. 96 453 80 457 16 1 ( )

 Material recording, scheduling, and distributing clerks ............................................................... 1,652 448 953 485 700 417

 Dispatchers ............................................................................................................................... 232 487 107 583 125 441

 Production coordinators ............................................................................................................ 181 592 71 734 109 474

 Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks ...................................................................................... 572 411 409 419 163 388

 Stock and inventory clerks ........................................................................................................ 398 470 242 505 156 438

 Expediters ................................................................................................................................. 191 393 65 487 126 364

 Adjusters and investigators ........................................................................................................ 1,596 473 400 536 1,196 453

 Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators .................................................................. 416 528 112 660 304 501

 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ......................................................................... 925 452 219 511 706 435

 Eligibility clerks, social welfare ................................................................................................. 98 481 13 1 ( ) 85 468

 Bill and account collectors ........................................................................................................ 157 451 56 489 101 429

 Miscellaneous administrative support occupations .................................................................... 2,593 409 448 483 2,145 399

 General office clerks ................................................................................................................. 511 419 98 461 412 413

 Bank tellers ............................................................................................................................... 288 346 21 1 ( ) 267 343

 Data-entry keyers ..................................................................................................................... 594 422 110 433 484 420

 Statistical clerks ........................................................................................................................ 80 432 17 1 ( ) 63 401

 Teachers’ aides ........................................................................................................................ 368 315 28 1 ( ) 341 314

Service occupations ....................................................................................................................... 10,841 336 5,209 402 5,632 304

 Private household ......................................................................................................................... 384 243 17 1 ( ) 367 240

 Child care workers ...................................................................................................................... 157 211 1 1 ( ) 156 212

 Cleaners and servants ................................................................................................................ 220 259 15 1 ( ) 205 255

 Protective services ....................................................................................................................... 2,138 592 1,791 613 347 492

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................. 180 759 156 815 23 1 ( )

 Police and detectives ................................................................................................................ 100 817 84 889 16 1 ( )

 Firefighting and fire prevention ................................................................................................... 221 740 216 742 5 1 ( )

 Firefighting ................................................................................................................................ 204 744 202 745 3 1 ( )

 Police and detectives .................................................................................................................. 1,079 657 898 681 181 574

 Police and detectives, public service ........................................................................................ 602 751 519 766 83 650

 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers ................................................................ 179 628 153 645 27 1 ( )

 Correctional institution officers ................................................................................................. 298 521 226 540 72 492

 Guards ........................................................................................................................................ 659 393 521 402 138 335

 Guards and police, except public service ................................................................................. 618 398 501 403 118 368

 Service occupations, except private household and protective .................................................... 8,318 313 3,400 336 4,918 302

 Food preparation and service occupations ................................................................................. 3,189 298 1,583 311 1,607 286

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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

1999

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Supervisors ............................................................................................................................... 276 342 120 415 156 310

 Bartenders ................................................................................................................................ 167 334 97 334 70 334

 Waiters and waitresses ............................................................................................................ 652 302 172 325 480 294

 Cooks, except short order ........................................................................................................ 1,311 302 800 317 511 279

 Food counter, fountain, and related occupations ..................................................................... 108 252 46 1 ( ) 62 247

 Kitchen workers, food preparation ............................................................................................ 135 297 41 1 ( ) 94 295

 Waiters’ and waitresses’ assistants .......................................................................................... 229 286 119 290 110 282

 Miscellaneous food preparation occupations ........................................................................... 312 268 188 266 124 270

 Health service occupations ......................................................................................................... 1,791 324 217 368 1,574 320

 Dental assistants ...................................................................................................................... 127 377 5 1 ( ) 123 373

 Health aides, except nursing .................................................................................................... 246 318 49 1 ( ) 196 317

 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .................................................................................. 1,418 322 163 367 1,255 318

 Cleaning and building service occupations ................................................................................ 2,188 321 1,303 363 885 292

 Supervisors ............................................................................................................................... 153 407 97 472 55 317

 Maids and housemen ............................................................................................................... 472 296 87 330 385 289

 Janitors and cleaners ............................................................................................................... 1,496 324 1,054 351 442 293

 Pest control ............................................................................................................................... 59 450 56 450 2 1 ( )

 Personal service occupations ..................................................................................................... 1,150 321 298 379 852 310

 Supervisors ............................................................................................................................... 56 470 24 1 ( ) 32 1 ( )

 Hairdressers and cosmetologists ............................................................................................. 310 322 47 1 ( ) 263 323

 Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ...................................................................... 140 384 83 384 57 384

 Public transportation attendants ............................................................................................... 58 604 11 1 ( ) 47 1 ( )

 Welfare service aides ............................................................................................................... 54 310 6 1 ( ) 49 1 ( )

 Early childhood teachers’ assistants ........................................................................................ 266 275 10 1 ( ) 256 274

Precision production, craft, and repair ............................................................................................ 11,927 594 10,861 606 1,066 428

 Mechanics and repairers .............................................................................................................. 4,263 621 4,057 622 206 592

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................. 262 816 232 820 30 1 ( )

 Mechanics and repairers, except supervisors ............................................................................ 4,001 613 3,824 615 176 555

 Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics and repairers ......................................................... 1,455 594 1,436 594 18 1 ( )

 Automobile mechanics ........................................................................................................... 635 555 628 555 7 1 ( )

 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ......................................................................... 301 588 300 588 1 1 ( )

 Aircraft engine mechanics ...................................................................................................... 146 737 142 740 4 1 ( )

 Small engine repairers ............................................................................................................ 54 420 53 419 2 1 ( )

 Automobile body and related repairers ................................................................................... 123 584 121 586 1 1 ( )

 Heavy equipment mechanics ................................................................................................. 145 667 144 669 1 1 ( )

 Industrial machinery repairers .................................................................................................. 546 608 530 612 16 1 ( )

 Electrical and electronic equipment repairers ........................................................................... 889 698 785 703 104 616

 Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment ............................................ 201 621 184 630 17 1 ( )

 Data processing equipment repairers ..................................................................................... 281 689 233 707 48 1 ( )

 Telephone line installers and repairers ................................................................................... 55 755 51 760 3 1 ( )

 Telephone installers and repairers ......................................................................................... 240 770 210 761 30 1 ( )

 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment repairers ................................................. 74 693 70 694 4 1 ( )

 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics ............................................................. 310 580 308 579 2 1 ( )

 Miscellaneous mechanics and repairers .................................................................................. 790 607 754 612 36 1 ( )

 Millwrights ............................................................................................................................... 72 697 70 700 2 1 ( )

 Construction trades ...................................................................................................................... 4,143 566 4,059 571 85 423

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................. 504 720 495 722 9 1 ( )

 Construction trades, except supervisors .................................................................................... 3,639 540 3,563 545 76 417

 Brickmasons and stonemasons ................................................................................................ 128 546 125 564 3 1 ( )

 Tile setters, hard and soft ......................................................................................................... 58 440 56 443 2 1 ( )

 Carpet installers ........................................................................................................................ 62 507 62 507 - -

 Carpenters ................................................................................................................................ 962 518 950 518 12 1 ( )

 Drywall installers ....................................................................................................................... 126 483 121 486 5 1 ( )

 Electricians ............................................................................................................................... 739 645 723 651 17 1 ( )

 Electrical power installers and repairers ................................................................................... 134 731 133 730 1 1 ( )

 Painters, construction and maintenance .................................................................................. 331 427 317 432 14 1 ( )

 Plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, and apprentices ................................................................. 417 595 408 596 9 1 ( )

 Concrete and terrazzo finishers ................................................................................................ 87 501 85 501 2 1 ( )

 Insulation workers ..................................................................................................................... 51 546 49 1 ( ) 2 1 ( )

 Roofers ..................................................................................................................................... 147 467 146 469 1 1 ( )

 Structural metalworkers ............................................................................................................ 55 634 55 634 - -

 Extractive occupations .................................................................................................................. 128 716 126 717 2 1 ( )

 Precision production occupations ................................................................................................. 3,393 583 2,619 630 774 403

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................. 1,121 668 904 704 217 515

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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

1999

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Precision metalworking occupations .......................................................................................... 869 634 809 646 60 442

 Tool and die makers ................................................................................................................. 139 785 134 792 5 1 ( )

 Machinists ................................................................................................................................. 489 604 461 610 28 1 ( )

 Sheet-metal workers ................................................................................................................. 128 628 120 635 8 1 ( )

 Precision woodworking occupations ........................................................................................... 75 457 65 481 11 1 ( )

 Cabinet makers and bench carpenters ..................................................................................... 58 454 54 465 4 1 ( )

 Precision textile, apparel, and furnishings machine workers ...................................................... 115 402 65 421 50 350

 Precision workers, assorted materials ........................................................................................ 460 423 203 513 257 369

 Optical goods workers .............................................................................................................. 64 465 26 1 ( ) 38 1 ( )

 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ...................................................................... 290 391 97 476 193 359

 Precision food production occupations ....................................................................................... 380 400 242 440 138 342

 Butchers and meat cutters ........................................................................................................ 237 400 174 428 64 322

 Bakers ...................................................................................................................................... 110 394 61 475 49 1 ( )

 Precision inspectors, testers, and related workers ..................................................................... 131 618 100 657 32 1 ( )

 Inspectors, testers, and graders ............................................................................................... 123 619 94 654 30 1 ( )

 Plant and system operators ........................................................................................................ 241 688 233 689 9 1 ( )

 Water and sewage treatment plant operators .......................................................................... 56 625 53 635 4 1 ( )

 Stationary engineers ................................................................................................................. 109 621 109 620 - -

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ............................................................................................... 15,182 429 11,685 472 3,498 337

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .......................................................................... 6,814 423 4,371 487 2,444 340

 Machine operators and tenders, except precision ...................................................................... 4,368 416 2,829 481 1,538 326

 Metalworking and plastic working machine operators .............................................................. 369 509 307 534 62 410

 Punching and stamping press machine operators ................................................................. 101 458 74 505 27 1 ( )

 Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators ............................................... 113 490 97 507 16 1 ( )

 Metal and plastic processing machine operators ..................................................................... 142 454 110 471 32 1 ( )

 Molding and casting machine operators ................................................................................. 97 452 74 473 23 1 ( )

 Woodworking machine operators ............................................................................................. 138 385 119 398 19 1 ( )

 Sawing machine operators ..................................................................................................... 81 386 71 393 10 1 ( )

 Printing machine operators ....................................................................................................... 325 491 251 526 74 366

 Printing press operators ......................................................................................................... 256 477 208 513 48 1 ( )

 Textile, apparel, and furnishings machine operators ................................................................ 745 298 211 348 534 282

 Textile sewing machine operators .......................................................................................... 416 282 94 326 322 273

 Pressing machine operators ................................................................................................... 67 268 17 1 ( ) 50 260

 Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ................................................................... 139 294 48 1 ( ) 90 266

 Machine operators, assorted materials .................................................................................... 2,622 437 1,813 487 809 350

 Packaging and filling machine operators ................................................................................ 341 361 129 416 212 327

 Mixing and blending machine operators ................................................................................. 129 491 112 497 16 1 ( )

 Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators ........................................................... 58 648 50 657 8 1 ( )

 Painting and paint spraying machine operators ..................................................................... 186 462 161 480 25 1 ( )

 Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, exc. food ......................................................................... 69 591 67 597 2 1 ( )

 Slicing and cutting machine operators .................................................................................... 153 430 115 473 38 1 ( )

 Photographic process machine operators .............................................................................. 69 342 34 1 ( ) 35 1 ( )

 Fabricators, assemblers, and hand working occupations ........................................................... 1,781 444 1,192 495 589 365

 Welders and cutters ................................................................................................................ 527 520 496 525 32 1 ( )

 Assemblers ............................................................................................................................. 1,158 412 637 463 521 368

 Production inspectors, testers, samplers, and weighers ............................................................ 665 424 349 506 316 369

 Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners ................................................................... 487 456 256 530 231 395

 Production testers ................................................................................................................... 53 520 39 1 ( ) 14 1 ( )

 Graders and sorters, except agricultural ................................................................................ 120 305 52 347 69 288

 Transportation and material moving occupations ......................................................................... 4,401 513 4,083 522 317 394

 Motor vehicle operators .............................................................................................................. 3,184 514 2,927 524 257 389

 Supervisors ............................................................................................................................... 78 585 61 621 17 1 ( )

 Truck drivers ............................................................................................................................. 2,493 527 2,409 532 85 412

 Drivers--sales workers .............................................................................................................. 130 534 122 555 8 1 ( )

 Bus drivers ................................................................................................................................ 284 428 166 498 119 384

 Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ................................................................................................ 149 427 127 441 22 1 ( )

 Transportation occupations, except motor vehicles ................................................................... 154 761 152 772 2 1 ( )

 Rail transportation .................................................................................................................... 108 816 107 820 1 1 ( )

 Material moving equipment operators ........................................................................................ 1,063 498 1,005 503 58 415

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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

1999

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Operating engineers ................................................................................................................. 229 575 223 579 6 1 ( )

 Crane and tower operators ....................................................................................................... 69 580 67 586 2 1 ( )

 Excavating and loading machine operators .............................................................................. 81 571 79 577 2 1 ( )

 Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ...................................................................................... 63 480 61 477 2 1 ( )

 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ...................................................................... 513 448 474 451 39 1 ( )

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .................................................................. 3,967 363 3,230 377 737 314

 Helpers, construction and extractive occupations ...................................................................... 106 329 103 330 3 1 ( )

 Helpers, construction trades ..................................................................................................... 93 336 92 335 2 1 ( )

 Construction laborers ................................................................................................................. 804 414 776 413 28 1 ( )

 Production helpers ...................................................................................................................... 53 357 42 1 ( ) 11 1 ( )

 Freight, stock, and material handlers ......................................................................................... 1,287 361 996 375 291 318

 Stock handlers and baggers ..................................................................................................... 578 314 389 320 189 300

 Machine feeders and offbearers ............................................................................................... 75 395 45 1 ( ) 30 1 ( )

 Garage and service station related occupations ........................................................................ 134 314 131 313 3 1 ( )

 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners .................................................................................. 199 312 173 315 26 1 ( )

 Hand packers and packagers ..................................................................................................... 253 317 107 338 147 305

 Laborers, except construction .................................................................................................... 1,107 373 879 393 229 315

Farming, forestry, and fishing ......................................................................................................... 1,583 331 1,364 341 218 283

 Farm operators and managers ..................................................................................................... 72 499 61 525 11 1 ( )

 Farm managers .......................................................................................................................... 67 499 56 543 11 1 ( )

 Other agricultural and related occupations ................................................................................... 1,441 321 1,237 329 204 277

 Farm occupations, except managerial ........................................................................................ 603 311 512 317 91 268

 Farm workers ............................................................................................................................ 531 304 463 311 68 259

 Related agricultural occupations ................................................................................................ 838 330 725 342 113 288

 Supervisors, related agricultural ............................................................................................... 87 514 81 539 6 1 ( )

 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm .......................................................................... 657 322 614 322 44 1 ( )

 Forestry and logging occupations ................................................................................................. 58 503 55 508 2 1 ( )

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls

used in the household survey.

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