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)
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                  2005                        
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                             Both sexes           Men              Women      
                                        Occupation                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                          Number   Median   Number   Median   Number   Median 
                                                                                            of     weekly     of     weekly     of     weekly 
                                                                                          workers earnings  workers earnings  workers earnings
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over.............................................................. 103,560     $651   58,406     $722   45,154     $585  
  Management, professional, and related occupations.....................................  36,908      937   18,311    1,113   18,597      813 
      Management, business, and financial operations occupations........................  14,977      997    8,195    1,167    6,782      847 
          Management occupations........................................................  10,340    1,083    6,219    1,230    4,122      902 
              Chief executives..........................................................   1,043    1,834      790    1,903      253    1,413 
              General and operations managers...........................................     754    1,099      528    1,152      226      932 
              Advertising and promotions managers.......................................      66      870       28     (1)        38     (1)  
              Marketing and sales managers..............................................     728    1,235      445    1,440      283      990 
              Administrative services managers..........................................      73      978       51    1,104       22     (1)  
              Computer and information systems managers.................................     326    1,428      227    1,540      100    1,094 
              Financial managers........................................................     949    1,061      446    1,347      503      853 
              Human resources managers..................................................     263    1,083       75    1,357      188      998 
              Industrial production managers............................................     295    1,123      247    1,147       48     (1)  
              Purchasing managers.......................................................     184    1,099      112    1,199       72      939 
              Transportation, storage, and distribution managers........................     227      757      200      771       28     (1)  
              Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers..............................      77      680       65      689       13     (1)  
              Construction managers.....................................................     430    1,051      400    1,060       30     (1)  
              Education administrators..................................................     712    1,114      272    1,289      440      972 
              Engineering managers......................................................      89    1,788       80    1,852        9     (1)  
              Food service managers.....................................................     594      651      345      740      249      549 
              Lodging managers..........................................................     100      647       48     (1)        52      525 
              Medical and health services managers......................................     432    1,089      123    1,327      308    1,026 
              Property, real estate, and community association managers.................     341      724      149      803      193      662 
              Social and community service managers.....................................     258      838       82      990      176      784 
          Business and financial operations occupations.................................   4,637      871    1,976    1,037    2,660      778 
              Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products.........................     153      802       77      930       75      708 
              Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products............     271      785      126      912      145      710 
              Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators................     276      789      102      971      174      706 
              Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health,                                                       
               safety, and transportation...............................................     128      893       71      877       57      923 
              Cost estimators...........................................................      80      941       67      961       14     (1)  
              Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists................     585      791      168      904      417      762 
              Management analysts.......................................................     288    1,229      160    1,362      128      981 
              Accountants and auditors..................................................   1,383      887      529    1,072      855      784 
              Appraisers and assessors of real estate...................................      74      832       42     (1)        32     (1)  
              Budget analysts...........................................................      50    1,050       14     (1)        35     (1)  
              Financial analysts........................................................      74    1,136       41     (1)        33     (1)  
              Personal financial advisors...............................................     270    1,134      188    1,239       83      888 
              Insurance underwriters....................................................     110      894       31     (1)        79      851 
              Loan counselors and officers..............................................     387      861      178      977      210      786 
              Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents.............................      72      764       30     (1)        43     (1)  
              Tax preparers.............................................................      52      668       16     (1)        36     (1)  
      Professional and related occupations..............................................  21,931      902   10,116    1,058   11,815      792 
          Computer and mathematical occupations.........................................   2,924    1,132    2,164    1,174      760    1,007 
              Computer scientists and systems analysts..................................     647    1,091      449    1,140      198      983 
              Computer programmers......................................................     524    1,086      391    1,129      133    1,014 
              Computer software engineers...............................................     778    1,401      612    1,456      165    1,174 
              Computer support specialists..............................................     310      823      215      809       95      858 
              Database administrators...................................................      82    1,116       58    1,314       23     (1)  
              Network and computer systems administrators...............................     201    1,058      166    1,072       34     (1)  
              Network systems and data communications analysts..........................     254    1,062      195    1,082       59      952 
              Operations research analysts..............................................      80    1,252       43     (1)        38     (1)  
          Architecture and engineering occupations......................................   2,509    1,105    2,187    1,133      322      945 
              Architects, except naval..................................................     176    1,146      134    1,147       42     (1)  
              Aerospace engineers.......................................................      88    1,362       78    1,449       10     (1)  
              Civil engineers...........................................................     277    1,138      239    1,166       37     (1)  
              Computer hardware engineers...............................................      72    1,405       66    1,524        5     (1)  
              Electrical and electronics engineers......................................     330    1,350      309    1,354       22     (1)  
              Industrial engineers, including health and safety.........................     185    1,161      157    1,198       28     (1)  
              Mechanical engineers......................................................     306    1,262      288    1,265       18     (1)  
              Drafters..................................................................     186      769      144      783       42     (1)  
              Engineering technicians, except drafters..................................     354      805      287      819       67      695 
              Surveying and mapping technicians.........................................      98      735       96      742        2     (1)  
          Life, physical, and social science occupations................................   1,164      965      712    1,073      452      837 
              Biological scientists.....................................................     106      890       56    1,000       49     (1)  
              Medical scientists........................................................     125      935       70      934       55      938 
              Chemists and materials scientists.........................................     109    1,128       72    1,241       36     (1)  
              Environmental scientists and geoscientists................................      87    1,217       66    1,223       21     (1)  
              Market and survey researchers.............................................     106      997       52    1,138       54      898 
              Psychologists.............................................................      83      966       32     (1)        50      909 
              Chemical technicians......................................................      85      699       60      701       25     (1)  
          Community and social services occupations.....................................   1,797      725      742      797    1,054      683 
              Counselors................................................................     499      740      154      788      345      728 
              Social workers............................................................     602      700      129      780      473      682 
              Miscellaneous community and social service specialists....................     237      662       90      751      146      608 
              Clergy....................................................................     385      785      335      813       49     (1)  
          Legal occupations.............................................................   1,162    1,052      524    1,531      638      846 
              Lawyers...................................................................     598    1,609      395    1,748      203    1,354 
              Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers...........................      73    1,101       43     (1)        30     (1)  
              Paralegals and legal assistants...........................................     311      740       50      769      261      737 
              Miscellaneous legal support workers.......................................     181      715       37     (1)       144      702 
          Education, training, and library occupations..................................   6,066      798    1,660      960    4,405      753 
              Postsecondary teachers....................................................     808    1,072      485    1,173      323      924 
              Preschool and kindergarten teachers.......................................     515      521       19     (1)       495      520 
              Elementary and middle school teachers.....................................   2,204      826      403      909    1,801      813 
              Secondary school teachers.................................................   1,037      878      460      942      577      841 
              Special education teachers................................................     382      868       55      949      327      853 
              Other teachers and instructors............................................     306      728      120      803      187      657 
              Librarians................................................................     163      829       25     (1)       137      826 
              Teacher assistants........................................................     546      398       50      398      496      398 
          Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations....................   1,488      819      865      885      623      735 
              Artists and related workers...............................................      83      868       54      989       28     (1)  
              Designers.................................................................     500      816      282      920      218      653 
              Producers and directors...................................................      75      971       48     (1)        28     (1)  
              Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers...........................     123      713      102      749       21     (1)  
              Musicians, singers, and related workers...................................      51      893       38     (1)        13     (1)  
              News analysts, reporters and correspondents...............................      62      866       31     (1)        31     (1)  
              Public relations specialists..............................................     135      860       49     (1)        86      817 
              Editors...................................................................     108      865       49     (1)        59      794 
              Writers and authors.......................................................      70      887       27     (1)        43     (1)  
              Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators...........      64      813       59      823        6     (1)  
              Photographers.............................................................      53      721       34     (1)        19     (1)  
          Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations.............................   4,821      878    1,262    1,043    3,560      834 
              Dietitians and nutritionists..............................................      51      666        3     (1)        47     (1)  
              Pharmacists...............................................................     185    1,557       96    1,597       89    1,483 
              Physicians and surgeons...................................................     562    1,547      375    1,862      187    1,134 
              Physician assistants......................................................      52    1,155       26     (1)        26     (1)  
              Registered nurses.........................................................   1,805      935      151    1,011    1,654      930 
              Occupational therapists...................................................      59      996        5     (1)        55      983 
              Physical therapists.......................................................     117    1,036       43     (1)        74    1,014 
              Respiratory therapists....................................................      80      854       34     (1)        46     (1)  
              Speech-language pathologists..............................................      68      933        7     (1)        60      914 
              Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians.........................     279      750       82      836      197      725 
              Dental hygienists.........................................................      53      895        3     (1)        49     (1)  
              Diagnostic related technologists and technicians..........................     212      873       67      973      145      789 
              Emergency medical technicians and paramedics..............................     144      658      110      730       34     (1)  
              Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians...........     290      504       53      521      237      503 
              Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.........................     401      625       31     (1)       369      621 
              Medical records and health information technicians........................     104      543       15     (1)        88      522 
  Service occupations...................................................................  14,123      413    7,024      478    7,099      379 
      Healthcare support occupations....................................................   2,085      410      243      422    1,842      408 
              Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides...............................   1,334      388      153      406    1,181      385 
              Dental assistants.........................................................     150      474        8     (1)       142      479 
      Protective service occupations....................................................   2,549      678    2,025      729      525      514 
              First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives..................     121    1,009      105    1,010       15     (1)  
              Fire fighters.............................................................     228      944      219      952        9     (1)  
              Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers..............................     401      605      286      632      115      531 
              Detectives and criminal investigators.....................................     119    1,054       88    1,188       31     (1)  
              Police and sheriff's patrol officers......................................     669      826      573      849       97      738 
              Private detectives and investigators......................................      68      662       39     (1)        29     (1)  
              Security guards and gaming surveillance officers..........................     667      481      507      508      159      405 
      Food preparation and serving related occupations..................................   4,007      356    2,041      371    1,966      337 
              Chefs and head cooks......................................................     275      486      229      494       46     (1)  
              First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...     451      422      179      522      272      398 
              Cooks.....................................................................   1,198      336      766      350      433      314 
              Food preparation workers..................................................     339      321      149      324      189      318 
              Bartenders................................................................     210      420      102      422      107      417 
              Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........     132      310       34     (1)        98      308 
              Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop...........      90      292       34     (1)        56      289 
              Waiters and waitresses....................................................     848      352      292      384      556      332 
              Food servers, nonrestaurant...............................................      82      409       40     (1)        42     (1)  
              Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers................     163      347       92      367       72      325 
              Dishwashers...............................................................     141      296      112      293       29     (1)  
              Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop..................      77      332       12     (1)        65      322 
      Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations.........................   3,425      394    2,176      428    1,249      344 
              First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial work.......     177      537      120      613       57      433 
              First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service,                                                                   
                and groundskeeping workers..............................................     101      593       98      598        3     (1)  
              Janitors and building cleaners............................................   1,477      408    1,056      441      421      363 
              Maids and housekeeping cleaners...........................................     829      335      105      390      724      328 
              Pest control workers......................................................      55      508       54      511        1     (1)  
              Grounds maintenance workers...............................................     787      389      744      393       43     (1)  
      Personal care and service occupations.............................................   2,057      409      540      491    1,517      390 
              First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers.........................      81      628       40     (1)        41     (1)  
              First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers...............      58      577       27     (1)        31     (1)  
              Nonfarm animal caretakers.................................................      57      379       14     (1)        43     (1)  
              Gaming services workers...................................................      77      579       39     (1)        38     (1)  
              Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists............................     285      416       27     (1)       258      409 
              Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges.................................      60      457       49     (1)        11     (1)  
              Transportation attendants.................................................      77      680       22     (1)        55      619 
              Child care workers........................................................     444      332       30     (1)       414      330 
              Personal and home care aides..............................................     402      390       75      442      328      381 
              Recreation and fitness workers............................................     181      487       73      494      107      479 
  Sales and office occupations..........................................................  25,193      575    9,539      690   15,654      520 
      Sales and related occupations.....................................................  10,031      622    5,582      762    4,449      483 
              First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers...................   2,365      631    1,386      723      979      525 
              First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers...............     922      881      673      944      250      753 
              Cashiers..................................................................   1,428      336      363      389    1,064      322 
              Counter and rental clerks.................................................     102      429       55      589       48     (1)  
              Parts salespersons........................................................     123      562      109      586       14     (1)  
              Retail salespersons.......................................................   1,869      494    1,060      606      810      401 
              Advertising sales agents..................................................     194      870       95    1,017       99      730 
              Insurance sales agents....................................................     341      742      162      908      178      624 
              Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents..............     288    1,007      195    1,239       93      733 
              Travel agents.............................................................      56      593       11     (1)        46     (1)  
              Sales representatives, services, all other................................     369      814      257      919      112      648 
              Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing........................   1,140      920      851      960      289      737 
              Real estate brokers and sales agents......................................     489      773      213      989      275      716 
              Telemarketers.............................................................      98      367       28     (1)        70      360 
              Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related                                                                
                workers.................................................................      66      422       46     (1)        21     (1)  
      Office and administrative support occupations.....................................  15,161      550    3,957      605   11,205      533 
              First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support......   1,399      686      447      796      953      656 
              Bill and account collectors...............................................     175      518       60      516      115      519 
              Billing and posting clerks and machine operators..........................     355      572       42     (1)       313      566 
              Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks..............................     964      555      102      580      861      551 
              Payroll and timekeeping clerks............................................     136      613       12     (1)       123      611 
              Tellers...................................................................     296      426       26     (1)       270      425 
              Court, municipal, and license clerks......................................      95      575       14     (1)        81      571 
              Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks..................................      64      607       15     (1)        49     (1)  
              Customer service representatives..........................................   1,490      524      480      624    1,010      505 
              File clerks...............................................................     255      507       54      513      201      505 
              Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks......................................     107      376       41     (1)        66      367 
              Interviewers, except eligibility and loan.................................     128      502       29     (1)        99      501 
              Library assistants, clerical..............................................      58      517        5     (1)        54      496 
              Loan interviewers and clerks..............................................     179      623       45     (1)       134      614 
              Order clerks..............................................................     120      519       42     (1)        77      509 
              Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping................      60      601        5     (1)        55      580 
              Receptionists and information clerks......................................     923      466       76      504      846      463 
              Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks............     134      626       44     (1)        90      586 
              Couriers and messengers...................................................     212      664      182      678       31     (1)  
              Dispatchers...............................................................     274      584      105      613      168      556 
              Postal service clerks.....................................................     147      791       89      830       58      750 
              Postal service mail carriers..............................................     295      832      185      874      110      733 
              Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine                                                                 
                operators...............................................................     109      751       59      763       50      742 
              Production, planning, and expediting clerks...............................     275      694      123      767      152      650 
              Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks...................................     472      488      334      504      138      450 
              Stock clerks and order fillers............................................   1,012      427      651      448      361      409 
              Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping................      60      467       26     (1)        35     (1)  
              Secretaries and administrative assistants.................................   2,684      562       73      654    2,611      559 
              Computer operators........................................................     164      599       76      674       89      541 
              Data entry keyers.........................................................     403      509       79      529      324      507 
              Word processors and typists...............................................     216      500       10     (1)       206      499 
              Insurance claims and policy processing clerks.............................     238      560       35     (1)       204      565 
              Mail clerks and mail machine operators except postal service..............      99      508       47     (1)        52      480 
              Office clerks, general....................................................     672      518       98      591      574      509 
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations..........................  12,086      623   11,569      628      517      486 
      Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........................................     755      372      601      388      154      327 
              Graders and sorters, agricultural products................................      63      402       15     (1)        48     (1)  
              Logging workers...........................................................      64      483       62      485        2     (1)  
      Construction and extraction occupations...........................................   6,826      604    6,663      606      163      480 
              First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction                                                           
                workers.................................................................     645      830      626      839       20     (1)  
              Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons.................................     166      598      166      598  -        -       
              Carpenters................................................................   1,213      556    1,196      559       17     (1)  
              Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers..........................     178      482      176      484        2     (1)  
              Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers...................      90      519       88      518        2     (1)  
              Construction laborers.....................................................   1,170      502    1,132      504       38     (1)  
              Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators............     367      733      356      735       11     (1)  
              Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers...................     185      511      184      510        1     (1)  
              Electricians..............................................................     747      713      734      712       13     (1)  
              Painters, construction and maintenance....................................     384      466      367      469       17     (1)  
              Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.......................     550      703      547      704        2     (1)  
              Roofers...................................................................     209      500      203      503        6     (1)  
              Sheet metal workers.......................................................     127      653      123      655        4     (1)  
              Structural iron and steel workers.........................................      58      772       57      768        1     (1)  
              Helpers, construction trades..............................................     110      437      108      430        2     (1)  
              Construction and building inspectors......................................      84      791       75      824        9     (1)  
              Highway maintenance workers...............................................      86      581       83      575        3     (1)  
      Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.................................   4,504      705    4,305      706      199      691 
              First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...     307      814      289      817       18     (1)  
              Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers..................     336      753      291      749       45     (1)  
              Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers...........     206      861      177      858       29     (1)  
              Security and fire alarm systems installers................................      56      705       53      730        3     (1)  
              Aircraft mechanics and service technicians................................     137      919      129      920        8     (1)  
              Automotive body and related repairers.....................................     137      587      135      579        2     (1)  
              Automotive service technicians and mechanics..............................     724      629      711      631       13     (1)  
              Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists.....................     326      694      325      693        1     (1)  
              Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics......     218      726      216      727        1     (1)  
              Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers.....     314      693      311      694        3     (1)  
              Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics.............................     444      724      430      724       14     (1)  
              Maintenance and repair workers, general...................................     305      631      294      635       11     (1)  
              Millwrights...............................................................      58      824       55      891        3     (1)  
              Electrical power-line installers and repairers............................     105      868      102      875        4     (1)  
              Telecommunications line installers and repairers..........................     145      788      136      780        9     (1)  
              Precision instrument and equipment repairers..............................      54      819       50      877        4     (1)  
  Production, transportation, and material moving occupations...........................  15,251      540   11,963      591    3,288      420 
      Production occupations............................................................   8,403      538    5,991      608    2,412      423 
              First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......     825      761      662      817      162      545 
              Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers.................     195      473       79      528      117      441 
              Bakers....................................................................     117      411       58      480       59      357 
              Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers.............     262      444      206      471       56      400 
              Food batchmakers..........................................................      71      465       44     (1)        26     (1)  
              Computer control programmers and operators................................      54      697       49     (1)         5     (1)  
              Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders......     120      502       90      533       30     (1)  
              Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters,                                                                 
                operators...............................................................      55      557       48     (1)         7     (1)  
              Machinists................................................................     401      697      376      712       25     (1)  
              Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal........      60      529       46     (1)        13     (1)  
              Tool and die makers.......................................................      91      821       91      824        1     (1)  
              Welding, soldering, and brazing workers...................................     550      599      518      608       32     (1)  
              Printing machine operators................................................     201      585      170      617       30     (1)  
              Laundry and dry-cleaning workers..........................................     125      372       43     (1)        82      347 
              Sewing machine operators..................................................     236      360       64      372      171      355 
              Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters........................................      53      516       50      518        4     (1)  
              Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood......................      54      428       48     (1)         6     (1)  
              Stationary engineers and boiler operators.................................     108      819      105      797        2     (1)  
              Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators...............      69      674       67      710        2     (1)  
              Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders...............      56      769       50      717        7     (1)  
              Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers...............      95      498       84      503       11     (1)  
              Cutting workers...........................................................      94      496       72      525       22     (1)  
              Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers......................     618      596      380      679      237      486 
              Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians....................      76      545       39     (1)        37     (1)  
              Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders.......................     291      410      132      452      159      384 
              Painting workers..........................................................     177      562      155      592       23     (1)  
              Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders.......................      58      603       42     (1)        16     (1)  
      Transportation and material moving occupations....................................   6,848      543    5,972      574      876      412 
              Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers...................     194      734      164      751       29     (1)  
              Aircraft pilots and flight engineers......................................      98    1,366       92    1,368        6     (1)  
              Bus drivers...............................................................     353      517      213      576      141      456 
              Driver/sales workers and truck drivers....................................   2,758      624    2,657      631      101      473 
              Taxi drivers and chauffeurs...............................................     179      483      155      500       24     (1)  
              Locomotive engineers and operators........................................      53      998       52    1,013        1     (1)  
              Railroad conductors and yardmasters.......................................      50    1,017       50    1,017  -        -       
              Service station attendants................................................      68      323       59      333        9     (1)  
              Crane and tower operators.................................................      69      727       66      727        2     (1)  
              Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators.........................      67      616       67      616  -        -       
              Industrial truck and tractor operators....................................     514      499      483      494       31     (1)  
              Cleaners of vehicles and equipment........................................     224      385      197      390       27     (1)  
              Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand....................   1,384      456    1,173      469      210      406 
              Packers and packagers, hand...............................................     377      372      137      406      240      358 
              Refuse and recyclable material collectors.................................      66      491       62      501        4     (1)  

    1 Data not shown where base is less than 50,000.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.