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Table 19. Median usual weekly earning of full-time wage and salary workers by industry and sex,

2004 annual averages

 Total, 16 years and over..................................... 101,224 $638 44,223 $573 57,001 $713 80.4

Agriculture and related industries ............................... 915 417 158 387 757 430 90.0

Mining ......................................................................... 481 875 42 (1) 440 896 (1)

Construction ............................................................... 7,440 620 633 591 6,806 623 94.9

Manufacturing ............................................................. 15,100 662 4,386 518 10,714 729 71.1

Durable goods ........................................................ 9,550 691 2,418 557 7,132 747 74.6

Nondurable goods ................................................... 5,550 612 1,968 486 3,581 695 69.9

Wholesale and retail trade .......................................... 14,391 550 5,638 458 8,753 625 73.3

Wholesale trade ...................................................... 3,784 677 1,068 561 2,717 736 76.2

Retail trade ............................................................. 10,607 509 4,571 430 6,036 592 72.6

Transportation and utilities .......................................... 5,717 730 1,282 623 4,435 762 81.8

Transportation and warehousing ............................. 4,584 702 1,032 605 3,552 731 82.8

Utilities .................................................................... 1,133 883 250 716 884 940 76.2

Information ................................................................. 2,775 821 1,150 693 1,625 935 74.1

Financial activities ...................................................... 7,730 705 4,431 614 3,299 907 67.7

 Finance and insurance .......................................... 5,857 738 3,594 619 2,263 1,060 58.4

 Real estate and rental and leasing ........................ 1,873 616 838 589 1,036 647 91.0

Professional and business services ............................ 9,509 711 3,943 621 5,566 807 77.0

 Professional and technical services ...................... 5,659 931 2,504 731 3,155 1,131 64.6

 Management, administrative, and waste services.. 3,850 482 1,439 455 2,411 496 91.7

Education and health services .................................... 20,754 664 15,208 617 5,546 831 74.2

 Educational services ............................................. 9,036 749 6,085 706 2,951 870 81.1

 Health care and social assistance ......................... 11,718 599 9,123 566 2,595 766 73.9

Leisure and hospitality ................................................ 6,451 411 2,926 378 3,525 451 83.8

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ....................... 1,407 528 558 485 849 588 82.5

 Accommodation and food services ....................... 5,044 391 2,368 361 2,676 418 86.4

Other services ............................................................ 3,982 528 1,778 445 2,204 617 72.1

 Other services, except private households ............ 3,613 559 1,440 473 2,172 621 76.2

 Private households ............................................... 369 349 337 350 32 (1) (1)

Public administration................................................... 5,979 787 2,647 682 3,332 893 76.4

Women's 

earnings as 

percent of 

men's

Industry Total 

Employed

Median 

Weekly 

Earnings

Men

Total 

Employed

Median 

Weekly 

Earnings

Both Sexes Women

Total 

Employed

Median 

Weekly 

Earnings

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