50

Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex,

2005 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

 Total, 16 years and over.......................................................... 103,560 $651 45,154 $585 58,406 $722 81.0

Management, professional, and related occupations............................ 36,908 937 18,597 813 18,311 1,113 73.0

Management, business, and financial operations occupations.......... 14,977 997 6,782 847 8,195 1,167 72.6

Management occupations................................................................. 10,340 1,083 4,122 902 6,219 1,230 73.3

Chief executives............................................................................ 1,043 1,834 253 1,413 790 1,903 74.3

General and operations managers............................................. 754 1,099 226 932 528 1,152 80.9

Advertising and promotions managers....................................... 66 870 38 (1) 28 (1) (1) 

Marketing and sales managers.................................................. 728 1,235 283 990 445 1,440 68.8

Administrative services managers.............................................. 73 978 22 (1) 51 1,104 (1) 

Computer and information systems managers........................... 326 1,428 100 1,094 227 1,540 71.0

Financial managers.................................................................... 949 1,061 503 853 446 1,347 63.3

Human resources managers...................................................... 263 1,083 188 998 75 1,357 73.5

Industrial production managers.................................................. 295 1,123 48 (1) 247 1,147 (1) 

Purchasing managers................................................................ 184 1,099 72 939 112 1,199 78.3

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers................... 227 757 28 (1) 200 771 (1) 

Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers............................ 77 680 13 (1) 65 689 (1) 

Construction managers.............................................................. 430 1,051 30 (1) 400 1,060 (1) 

Education administrators........................................................... 712 1,114 440 972 272 1,289 75.4

Engineering managers............................................................... 89 1,788 9 (1) 80 1,852 (1) 

Food service managers.............................................................. 594 651 249 549 345 740 (1) 

Lodging managers..................................................................... 100 647 52 525 48 (1) (1) 

Medical and health services managers...................................... 432 1,089 308 1,026 123 1,327 77.3

Property, real estate, and community association managers..... 341 724 193 662 149 803 82.4

Social and community service managers................................... 258 838 176 784 82 990 79.2

Business and financial operations occupations.............................. 4,637 871 2,660 778 1,976 1,037 75.0

Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products.................... 153 802 75 708 77 930 76.1

Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm

 products................................................................................... 271 785 145 710 126 912 77.9

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators....... 276 789 174 706 102 971 72.7

Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, 

health, safety, and transportation............................................... 128 893 57 923 71 877 105.2

Cost estimators.......................................................................... 80 941 14 (1) 67 961 (1) 

Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists......... 585 791 417 762 168 904 84.3

Management analysts................................................................ 288 1,229 128 981 160 1,362 (1) 

Accountants and auditors........................................................... 1,383 887 855 784 529 1,072 73.1

Appraisers and assessors of real estate.................................... 74 832 32 (1) 42 (1) (1) 

Budget analysts......................................................................... 50 1,050 35 (1) 14 (1) (1) 

Financial analysts...................................................................... 74 1,136 33 (1) 41 (1) (1) 

Personal financial advisors........................................................ 270 1,134 83 888 188 1,239 71.7

Insurance underwriters............................................................... 110 894 79 851 31 (1) (1) 

Loan counselors and officers..................................................... 387 861 210 786 178 977 80.5

Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents......................... 72 764 43 (1) 30 (1) (1) 

Tax preparers............................................................................. 52 668 36 (1) 16 (1) (1) 

Professional and related occupations................................................ 21,931 902 11,815 792 10,116 1,058 74.9

Computer and mathematical occupations...................................... 2,924 1,132 760 1,007 2,164 1,174 85.8

See footnotes at end of table.

Women's 

earnings 

as percent 

of men's

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Occupation

Both sexes Women Men
51

Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex,

2005 annual averages-- Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Computer scientists and systems analysts................................ 647 $1,091 198 $983 449 $1,140 86.2

Computer programmers............................................................. 524 1,086 133 1,014 391 1,129 89.8

Computer software engineers.................................................... 778 1401 165 1,174 612 1,456 80.6

Computer support specialists..................................................... 310 823 95 858 215 809 106.1

Database administrators............................................................ 82 1,116 23 (1) 58 1,314 (1) 

Network and computer systems administrators.......................... 201 1,058 34 (1) 166 1,072 (1) 

Network systems and data communications analysts................ 254 1,062 59 952 195 1,082 88.0

Operations research analysts..................................................... 80 1,252 38 (1) 43 (1) (1) 

Architecture and engineering occupations..................................... 2,509 1,105 322 945 2,187 1,133 83.4

Architects, except naval............................................................. 176 1,146 42 (1) 134 1,147 (1) 

Aerospace engineers................................................................. 88 1,362 10 (1) 78 1,449 (1) 

Civil engineers........................................................................... 277 1,138 37 (1) 239 1,166 (1) 

Computer hardware engineers................................................... 72 1,405 5 (1) 66 1,524 (1) 

Electrical and electronics engineers........................................... 330 1,350 22 (1) 309 1,354 (1) 

Industrial engineers, including health and safety........................ 185 1,161 28 (1) 157 1,198 (1) 

Mechanical engineers................................................................ 306 1,262 18 (1) 288 1,265 (1) 

Drafters...................................................................................... 186 769 42 (1) 144 783 (1) 

Engineering technicians, except drafters.................................... 354 805 67 695 287 819 84.9

Surveying and mapping technicians........................................... 98 735 2 (1) 96 742 (1) 

Life, physical, and social science occupations............................... 1,164 965 452 837 712 1,073 78.0

Biological scientists.................................................................... 106 890 49 (1) 56 1,000 (1) 

Medical scientists....................................................................... 125 935 55 938 70 934 100.4

Chemists and materials scientists.............................................. 109 1,128 36 (1) 72 1,241 (1) 

Environmental scientists and geoscientists................................ 87 1,217 21 (1) 66 1,223 (1) 

Market and survey researchers.................................................. 106 997 54 898 52 1,138 78.9

Psychologists............................................................................. 83 966 50 909 32 (1) (1) 

Chemical technicians................................................................. 85 699 25 (1) 60 701 (1) 

Community and social services occupations................................. 1,797 725 1,054 683 742 797 85.7

Counselors................................................................................. 499 740 345 728 154 788 92.4

Social workers........................................................................... 602 700 473 682 129 780 87.4

Miscellaneous community and social service specialists........... 237 662 146 608 90 751 81.0

Clergy........................................................................................ 385 785 49 (1) 335 813 (1) 

Legal occupations.......................................................................... 1,162 1,052 638 846 524 1,531 55.3

Lawyers..................................................................................... 598 1,609 203 1,354 395 1,748 77.5

Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers......................... 73 1,101 30 (1) 43 (1) (1) 

Paralegals and legal assistants.................................................. 311 740 261 737 50 769 95.8

Miscellaneous legal support workers.......................................... 181 715 144 702 37 (1) (1) 

Education, training, and library occupations................................... 6,066 798 4,405 753 1,660 960 78.4

Postsecondary teachers............................................................. 808 1,072 323 924 485 1,173 78.8

Preschool and kindergarten teachers......................................... 515 521 495 520 19 (1) (1) 

Elementary and middle school teachers..................................... 2,204 826 1,801 813 403 909 89.4

Secondary school teachers........................................................ 1,037 878 577 841 460 942 89.3

Special education teachers........................................................ 382 868 327 853 55 949 89.9

Other teachers and instructors................................................... 306 728 187 657 120 803 81.8

Librarians................................................................................... 163 829 137 826 25 (1) (1) 

Teacher assistants..................................................................... 546 398 496 398 50 398 100.0

See footnotes at end of table.

Women's 

earnings as 

percent of 

men's

Total 

Employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

Employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

Employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Occupation

Both sexes Women Men
52

Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex,

2005 annual averages-- Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 1,488 $819 623 $735 865 $885 83.1

Artists and related workers......................................................... 83 868 28 (1) 54 989 (1) 

Designers................................................................................... 500 816 218 653 282 920 71.0

Producers and directors............................................................. 75 971 28 (1) 48 (1) (1) 

Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers....................... 123 713 21 (1) 102 749 (1) 

Musicians, singers, and related workers.................................... 51 893 13 (1) 38 (1) (1) 

News analysts, reporters and correspondents............................ 62 866 31 (1) 31 (1) (1) 

Public relations specialists......................................................... 135 860 86 817 49 (1) (1) 

Editors....................................................................................... 108 865 59 794 49 (1) (1) 

Writers and authors................................................................... 70 887 43 (1) 27 (1) (1) 

Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio 

 operators.................................................................................. 64 813 6 (1) 59 823 (1) 

Photographers........................................................................... 53 721 19 (1) 34 (1) (1) 

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations......................... 4,821 878 3,560 834 1,262 1,043 80.0

Dietitians and nutritionists.......................................................... 51 666 47 (1) 3 (1) (1) 

Pharmacists............................................................................... 185 1,557 89 1,483 96 1,597 92.9

Physicians and surgeons........................................................... 562 1,547 187 1,134 375 1,862 60.9

Physician assistants.................................................................. 52 1,155 26 (1) 26 (1) (1) 

Registered nurses...................................................................... 1,805 935 1,654 930 151 1,011 92.0

Occupational therapists............................................................. 59 996 55 983 5 (1) (1) 

Physical therapists..................................................................... 117 1,036 74 1,014 43 (1) (1) 

Respiratory therapists................................................................ 80 854 46 (1) 34 (1) (1) 

Speech-language pathologists................................................... 68 933 60 914 7 (1) (1) 

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians....................... 279 750 197 725 82 836 86.7

Dental hygienists........................................................................ 53 895 49 (1) 3 (1) (1) 

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians....................... 212 873 145 789 67 973 81.1

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics....................... 144 658 34 (1) 110 730 (1) 

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support 

 technicians............................................................................... 290 504 237 503 53 521 96.5

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses..................... 401 625 369 621 31 (1) (1) 

Medical records and health information technicians................... 104 543 88 522 15 (1) (1) 

Service occupations.............................................................................. 14,123 413 7,099 379 7,024 478 79.3

Healthcare support occupations.................................................... 2,085 410 1,842 408 243 422 96.7

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides.............................. 1,334 388 1,181 385 153 406 94.8

Dental assistants....................................................................... 150 474 142 479 8 (1) (1) 

Protective service occupations.......................................................... 2,549 678 525 514 2,025 729 70.5

First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........... 121 1,009 15 (1) 105 1,010 (1) 

Fire fighters................................................................................ 228 944 9 (1) 219 952 (1) 

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers..................................... 401 605 115 531 286 632 84.0

Detectives and criminal investigators......................................... 119 1,054 31 (1) 88 1,188 (1) 

Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................................... 669 826 97 738 573 849 86.9

Private detectives and investigators........................................... 68 662 29 (1) 39 (1) (1) 

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers...................... 667 481 159 405 507 508 79.7

Food preparation and serving related occupations............................ 4,007 356 1,966 337 2,041 371 90.8

Chefs and head cooks............................................................... 275 486 46 (1) 229 494 (1) 

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and 

serving workers............................................................... 451 422 272 398 179 522 76.2

Cooks........................................................................................ 1,198 336 433 314 766 350 89.7

See footnotes at end of table.

Women's 

earnings as 

percent of 

men's

Total 

Employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

Employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

Employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Occupation

Both sexes Women Men
53

Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex,

2005 annual averages-- Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Food preparation workers.......................................................... 339 $321 189 $318 149 $324 98.1

Bartenders................................................................................. 210 420 107 417 102 422 98.8

Combined food preparation and serving workers, including 

 fast food................................................................................... 132 310 98 308 34 (1) (1) 

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and 

 coffee shop.............................................................................. 90 292 56 289 34 (1) (1) 

Waiters and waitresses.............................................................. 848 352 556 332 292 384 86.5

Food servers, nonrestaurant...................................................... 82 409 42 (1) 40 (1) (1) 

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers..... 163 347 72 325 92 367 88.6

Dishwashers.............................................................................. 141 296 29 (1) 112 293 (1) 

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop........ 77 332 65 322 12 (1) (1) 

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 3,425 394 1,249 344 2,176 428 80.4

First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and 

 janitorial work........................................................................... 177 537 57 433 120 613 70.6

First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn 

 service, and groundskeeping workers...................................... 101 593 3 (1) 98 598 (1) 

Janitors and building cleaners.................................................... 1,477 408 421 363 1,056 441 82.3

Maids and housekeeping cleaners............................................. 829 335 724 328 105 390 84.1

Pest control workers.................................................................. 55 508 1 (1) 54 511 (1) 

Grounds maintenance workers.................................................. 787 389 43 (1) 744 393 (1) 

Personal care and service occupations............................................. 2,057 409 1,517 390 540 491 79.4

First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................... 81 628 41 (1) 40 (1) (1) 

First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers..... 58 577 31 (1) 27 (1) (1) 

Nonfarm animal caretakers........................................................ 57 379 43 (1) 14 (1) (1) 

Gaming services workers........................................................... 77 579 38 (1) 39 (1) (1) 

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists............................ 285 416 258 409 27 (1) (1) 

Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges............................... 60 457 11 (1) 49 (1) (1) 

Transportation attendants.......................................................... 77 680 55 619 22 (1) (1) 

Child care workers..................................................................... 444 332 414 330 30 (1) (1) 

Personal and home care aides................................................... 402 390 328 381 75 442 86.2

Recreation and fitness workers.................................................. 181 487 107 479 73 494 97.0

Sales and office occupations................................................................ 25,193 575 15,654 520 9,539 690 75.4

Sales and related occupations.......................................................... 10,031 622 4,449 483 5,582 762 63.4

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers.............. 2,365 631 979 525 1,386 723 72.6

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers....... 922 881 250 753 673 944 79.8

Cashiers.................................................................................... 1,428 336 1,064 322 363 389 82.8

Counter and rental clerks........................................................... 102 429 48 (1) 55 589 (1) 

Parts salespersons.................................................................... 123 562 14 (1) 109 586 (1) 

Retail salespersons.................................................................... 1,869 494 810 401 1,060 606 66.2

Advertising sales agents............................................................ 194 870 99 730 95 1,017 71.8

Insurance sales agents.............................................................. 341 742 178 624 162 908 68.7

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents.... 288 1,007 93 733 195 1,239 59.2

Travel agents............................................................................. 56 593 46 (1) 11 (1) (1) 

Sales representatives, services, all other................................... 369 814 112 648 257 919 70.5

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................. 1,140 920 289 737 851 960 76.8

Real estate brokers and sales agents........................................ 489 773 275 716 213 989 72.4

Telemarketers............................................................................ 98 367 70 360 28 (1) (1) 

Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, 

 and related workers.................................................................. 66 422 21 (1) 46 (1) (1) 

See footnotes at end of table.

Women's 

earnings as 

percent of 

men's

Total 

Employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

Employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

Employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Occupation

Both sexes Women Men
54

Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex,

2005 annual averages-- Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Office and administrative support occupations.................................. 15,161 $550 11,205 $533 3,957 $605 88.1

First-line supervisors/managers of office and 

 administrative support.............................................................. 1,399 686 953 656 447 796 82.4

Bill and account collectors.......................................................... 175 518 115 519 60 516 100.6

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators...................... 355 572 313 566 42 (1) (1) 

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks............................ 964 555 861 551 102 580 95.0

Payroll and timekeeping clerks................................................... 136 613 123 611 12 (1) (1) 

Tellers........................................................................................ 296 426 270 425 26 (1) (1) 

Court, municipal, and license clerks........................................... 95 575 81 571 14 (1) (1) 

Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.................................... 64 607 49 (1) 15 (1) (1) 

Customer service representatives.............................................. 1,490 524 1,010 505 480 624 80.9

File clerks.................................................................................. 255 507 201 505 54 513 98.4

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks........................................... 107 376 66 367 41 (1) (1) 

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan...................................... 128 502 99 501 29 (1) (1) 

Library assistants, clerical.......................................................... 58 517 54 496 5 (1) (1) 

Loan interviewers and clerks...................................................... 179 623 134 614 45 (1) (1) 

Order clerks............................................................................... 120 519 77 509 42 (1) (1) 

Human resources assistants, except payroll and 

 timekeeping............................................................................. 60 601 55 580 5 (1) (1) 

Receptionists and information clerks.......................................... 923 466 846 463 76 504 91.9

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel 

 clerks....................................................................................... 134 626 90 586 44 (1) (1) 

Couriers and messengers.......................................................... 212 664 31 (1) 182 678 (1) 

Dispatchers................................................................................ 274 584 168 556 105 613 90.7

Postal service clerks.................................................................. 147 791 58 750 89 830 90.4

Postal service mail carriers........................................................ 295 832 110 733 185 874 83.9

Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing 

 machine operators................................................................... 109 751 50 742 59 763 97.2

Production, planning, and expediting clerks............................... 275 694 152 650 123 767 84.7

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks......................................... 472 488 138 450 334 504 89.3

Stock clerks and order fillers...................................................... 1,012 427 361 409 651 448 91.3

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, 

 recordkeeping.......................................................................... 60 467 35 (1) 26 (1) (1) 

Secretaries and administrative assistants.................................. 2,684 562 2,611 559 73 654 85.5

Computer operators................................................................... 164 599 89 541 76 674 80.3

Data entry keyers....................................................................... 403 509 324 507 79 529 95.8

Word processors and typists...................................................... 216 500 206 499 10 (1) (1) 

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks........................... 238 560 204 565 35 (1) (1) 

Mail clerks and mail machine operators except postal 

 service..................................................................................... 99 508 52 480 47 (1) (1) 

Office clerks, general................................................................. 672 518 574 509 98 591 86.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations............ 12,086 623 517 486 11,569 628 77.4

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........................................ 755 372 154 327 601 388 84.3

Graders and sorters, agricultural products................................. 63 402 48 (1) 15 (1) (1) 

Logging workers......................................................................... 64 483 2 (1) 62 485 (1) 

Construction and extraction occupations........................................... 6,826 604 163 480 6,663 606 79.2

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades 

 and extraction workers............................................................. 645 830 20 (1) 626 839 (1) 

Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons.......................... 166 598 - - 166 598 -

Carpenters................................................................................. 1,213 556 17 (1) 1,196 559 (1) 

See footnotes at end of table.

Women's 

earnings as 

percent of 

men's

Total 

Employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

Employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

Employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Occupation

Both sexes Women Men
55

Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex,

2005 annual averages-- Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers.............................. 178 $482 2 (1) 176 $484 (1) 

Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........ 90 519 2 (1) 88 518 (1) 

Construction laborers................................................................. 1,170 502 38 (1) 1,132 504 (1) 

Operating engineers and other construction equipment 

 operators................................................................................. 367 733 11 (1) 356 735 (1) 

Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers..................... 185 511 1 (1) 184 510 (1) 

Electricians................................................................................ 747 713 13 (1) 734 712 (1) 

Painters, construction and maintenance.................................... 384 466 17 (1) 367 469 (1) 

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters..................... 550 703 2 (1) 547 704 (1) 

Roofers...................................................................................... 209 500 6 (1) 203 503 (1) 

Sheet metal workers.................................................................. 127 653 4 (1) 123 655 (1) 

Structural iron and steel workers................................................ 58 772 1 (1) 57 768 (1) 

Helpers, construction trades...................................................... 110 437 2 (1) 108 430 (1) 

Construction and building inspectors......................................... 84 791 9 (1) 75 824 (1) 

Highway maintenance workers.................................................. 86 581 3 (1) 83 575 (1) 

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............................. 4,504 705 199 $691 4,305 706 97.9

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, 

 and repairers................................................................. 307 814 18 (1) 289 817 (1) 

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers......... 336 753 45 (1) 291 749 (1) 

Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and 

 repairers.................................................................................. 206 861 29 (1) 177 858 (1) 

Security and fire alarm systems installers.................................. 56 705 3 (1) 53 730 (1) 

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians............................... 137 919 8 (1) 129 920 (1) 

Automotive body and related repairers....................................... 137 587 2 (1) 135 579 (1) 

Automotive service technicians and mechanics......................... 724 629 13 (1) 711 631 (1) 

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 326 694 1 (1) 325 693 (1) 

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians 

 and mechanics......................................................................... 218 726 1 (1) 216 727 (1) 

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and 

 installers.................................................................................. 314 693 3 (1) 311 694 (1) 

Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics.......................... 444 724 14 (1) 430 724 (1) 

Maintenance and repair workers, general.................................. 305 631 11 (1) 294 635 (1) 

Millwrights.................................................................................. 58 824 3 (1) 55 891 (1) 

Electrical power-line installers and repairers.............................. 105 868 4 (1) 102 875 (1) 

Telecommunications line installers and repairers....................... 145 788 9 (1) 136 780 (1) 

Precision instrument and equipment repairers........................... 54 819 4 (1) 50 877 (1) 

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations............... 15,251 540 3,288 420 11,963 591 71.1

Production occupations..................................................................... 8,403 538 2,412 423 5,991 608 69.6

First-line supervisors/managers of production and 

 operating workers.................................................................... 825 761 162 545 662 817 66.7

Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 195 473 117 441 79 528 83.5

Bakers....................................................................................... 117 411 59 357 58 480 74.4

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing 

 workers.................................................................................... 262 444 56 400 206 471 84.9

See footnotes at end of table.

Women's 

earnings as 

percent of 

men's

Total 

Employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

Employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

Employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Occupation

Both sexes Women Men
56

Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex,

2005 annual averages-- Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Food batchmakers..................................................................... 71 $465 26 (1) 44 (1) (1) 

Computer control programmers and operators........................... 54 697 5 (1) 49 (1) (1) 

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, 

 and tenders.............................................................................. 120 502 30 (1) 90 $533 (1) 

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool 

 setters, operators..................................................................... 55 557 7 (1) 48 (1) (1) 

Machinists.................................................................................. 401 697 25 (1) 376 712 (1) 

Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and 

 tenders, metal.......................................................................... 60 529 13 (1) 46 (1) (1) 

Tool and die makers.................................................................. 91 821 1 (1) 91 824 (1) 

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers.................................... 550 599 32 (1) 518 608 (1) 

Printing machine operators........................................................ 201 585 30 (1) 170 617 (1) 

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.............................................. 125 372 82 $347 43 (1) (1) 

Sewing machine operators......................................................... 236 360 171 355 64 372 (1) 

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters........................................ 53 516 4 (1) 50 518 (1) 

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood............. 54 428 6 (1) 48 (1) (1) 

Stationary engineers and boiler operators.................................. 108 819 2 (1) 105 797 (1) 

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system 

 operators.................................................................................. 69 674 2 (1) 67 710 (1) 

Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and 

 tenders..................................................................................... 56 769 7 (1) 50 717 (1) 

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers...... 95 498 11 (1) 84 503 (1) 

Cutting workers.......................................................................... 94 496 22 (1) 72 525 (1) 

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers................. 618 596 237 486 380 679 71.6

Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians............. 76 545 37 (1) 39 (1) (1) 

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders................ 291 410 159 384 132 452 85.0

Painting workers........................................................................ 177 562 23 (1) 155 592 (1) 

Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders............... 58 603 16 (1) 42 (1) (1) 

Transportation and material moving occupations.............................. 6,848 543 876 412 5,972 574 71.8

Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers.......... 194 734 29 (1) 164 751 (1) 

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................................. 98 1,366 6 (1) 92 1,368 (1) 

Bus drivers................................................................................. 353 517 141 456 213 576 79.2

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers....................................... 2,758 624 101 473 2,657 631 75.0

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs........................................................ 179 483 24 (1) 155 500 (1) 

Locomotive engineers and operators......................................... 53 998 1 (1) 52 1,013 (1) 

Railroad conductors and yardmasters........................................ 50 1,017 - - 50 1,017 -

Service station attendants.......................................................... 68 323 9 (1) 59 333 (1) 

Crane and tower operators......................................................... 69 727 2 (1) 66 727 (1) 

Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators.................. 67 616 - - 67 616 -

Industrial truck and tractor operators.......................................... 514 499 31 (1) 483 494 (1) 

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.......................................... 224 385 27 (1) 197 390 (1) 

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand............. 1,384 456 210 406 1,173 469 86.6

Packers and packagers, hand.................................................... 377 372 240 358 137 406 88.2

Refuse and recyclable material collectors.................................. 66 491 4 (1) 62 501 (1) 

Women's 

earnings as 

percent of 

men's

Total 

Employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

Employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

Employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Occupation

Both sexes Women Men

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

NOTE: Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication

criteria.

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor,

Bureau of Labor Statistics