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

2008 2009

Total

Members

of

 unions 1

Represented

 by

unions 2

Nonunion3 Total

Members

of

 unions 1

Represented

 by

unions 2

Nonunion3

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

See footnotes at end of table.

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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

2008 2009

Total

Members

of

 unions 1

Represented

 by

unions 2

Nonunion3 Total

Members

of

 unions 1

Represented

 by

unions 2

Nonunion3

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.

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