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

2006 2007

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 ..................... $967 $966 $962 $968 $996 $996 $992 $996

 Management, business, and financial operations

 occupations ............................................................................. 1,045 1,042 1,060 1,044 1,080 1,066 1,072 1,081

 Management occupations ...................................................... 1,127 1,144 1,154 1,125 1,161 1,172 1,165 1,160

 Business and financial operations occupations ...................... 930 950 947 928 941 934 950 940

 Professional and related occupations ......................................... 928 956 948 921 951 987 980 942

 Computer and mathematical occupations .............................. 1,166 1,057 1,103 1,170 1,229 1,188 1,204 1,231

 Architecture and engineering occupations ............................. 1,155 1,148 1,157 1,155 1,213 1,179 1,178 1,221

 Life, physical, and social science occupations ....................... 984 1,114 1,086 977 1,053 1,147 1,144 1,036

 Community and social services occupations .......................... 740 886 872 707 755 920 909 732

 Legal occupations ................................................................... 1,144 1,422 1,415 1,136 1,148 1,180 1,151 1,148

 Education, training, and library occupations ........................... 819 929 917 725 841 959 947 742

 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

 occupations ......................................................................... 841 968 964 823 829 1,000 1,009 807

 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ................. 905 995 979 889 920 1,005 1,019 906

Service occupations ....................................................................... 422 638 629 404 454 666 654 421

 Healthcare support occupations ................................................. 423 484 481 417 454 502 502 446

 Protective service occupations ................................................... 693 918 913 585 719 954 946 610

 Food preparation and serving related occupations .................... 371 484 482 366 385 502 495 379

 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

 occupations ............................................................................. 406 524 520 393 422 551 543 407

 Personal care and service occupations ...................................... 407 530 529 397 434 585 585 420

Sales and office occupations .......................................................... 589 706 697 578 598 717 715 587

 Sales and related occupations ................................................... 628 671 656 627 643 648 648 643

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................... 572 713 705 549 581 726 724 560

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 occupations ................................................................................. 653 934 925 608 670 973 961 617

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

 Construction and extraction occupations .................................... 619 941 933 582 646 976 968 597

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ..................... 742 931 922 709 749 975 962 709

Production, transportation, and material moving

 occupations ................................................................................. 557 741 733 519 577 759 753 540

 Production occupations .............................................................. 559 730 723 525 581 761 755 552

 Transportation and material moving occupations ....................... 556 752 743 512 570 757 750 523

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

2006 2007

Total

Members

of

 unions 1

Represented

 by

unions 2

Nonunion Total

Members

of

 unions 1

Represented

 by

unions 2

Nonunion

INDUSTRY

Private sector .................................................................................. $645 $792 $785 $631 $666 $818 $813 $651

Agriculture and related industries ................................................... 422 3( ) 3( ) 420 412 3( ) 3( ) 411

Nonagriculture and related industries ............................................. 648 793 786 634 670 819 814 654

 Mining .......................................................................................... 912 3( ) 1,044 899 969 960 950 975

 Construction ................................................................................ 642 969 956 610 673 1,000 993 624

 Manufacturing .............................................................................. 702 755 753 692 719 783 779 708

 Durable goods ........................................................................ 729 785 780 719 744 818 815 732

 Nondurable goods .................................................................. 650 694 697 640 669 714 712 659

 Wholesale and retail trade ........................................................... 578 637 632 575 587 639 632 584

 Wholesale trade ....................................................................... 725 780 778 720 720 756 753 717

 Retail trade .............................................................................. 520 583 582 518 538 608 601 532

 Transportation and utilities .......................................................... 739 876 876 697 738 902 894 695

 Transportation and warehousing ............................................. 700 831 828 661 696 846 835 657

 Utilities ..................................................................................... 978 1,041 1,051 939 994 1,056 1,052 954

 Information 4 ................................................................................ 871 998 990 841 891 1,000 994 867

 Publishing, except internet ................................................... 848 3( ) 950 830 881 931 933 877

 Motion pictures and sound recording ................................... 813 3( ) 3( ) 748 889 3( ) 3( ) 797

 Broadcasting, except internet ............................................... 737 3( ) 3( ) 722 786 3( ) 1,010 770

 Telecommunications ............................................................. 947 986 982 928 951 1,003 1,000 927

 Financial activities ....................................................................... 757 674 691 759 782 728 738 784

 Finance and insurance ............................................................ 794 657 674 799 820 722 746 822

 Finance ............................................................................... 811 3( ) 673 817 835 717 773 836

 Insurance ............................................................................ 767 3( ) 3( ) 769 795 3( ) 735 799

 Real estate and rental and leasing .......................................... 663 701 700 660 691 739 718 690

 Professional and business services ............................................ 749 744 752 749 783 800 822 782

 Professional and technical services ........................................ 996 940 966 996 1,031 991 1,041 1,031

 Management, administrative, and waste services ................... 504 653 643 499 524 733 686 519

 Education and health services ..................................................... 648 751 745 635 671 779 781 657

 Educational services ................................................................ 750 816 806 737 766 824 812 754

 Health care and social assistance ........................................... 620 703 700 614 644 752 762 632

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................. 417 538 533 412 440 580 572 431

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......................................... 545 617 604 537 587 633 634 581

 Accommodation and food services .......................................... 399 515 515 395 413 534 528 410

 Accommodation ................................................................... 490 567 570 481 492 554 546 481

 Food services and drinking places ...................................... 382 480 481 381 399 476 490 398

 Other services 4 .......................................................................... 568 816 794 550 581 803 789 574

 Other services, except private households .............................. 597 824 800 588 600 822 806 593

Public sector ................................................................................... 773 871 865 717 816 901 896 749

 Federal government ..................................................................... 919 896 900 938 965 927 933 996

 State government ......................................................................... 746 835 824 699 772 865 856 731

 Local government ......................................................................... 754 876 868 656 787 907 899 688

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 are not shown where base is less than 50,000.

4 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

 NOTE: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full-time wage and salary

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

not their businesses are incorporated. Updated population controls are

introduced annually with the release of January data.

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