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

2003 2004

Total

Members

of

unions1

Represented

 by

unions2

Nonunion Total

Members

of

unions1

Represented

 by

unions2

Nonunion

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations ....................... $887 $896 $892 $886 $918 $921 $916 $918

 Management, business, and financial operations

 occupations ............................................................................... 961 985 994 959 965 963 972 965

 Management occupations ........................................................ 1,023 1,102 1,109 1,019 1,052 1,065 1,074 1,050

 Business and financial operations occupations ........................ 842 864 873 839 847 880 881 844

 Professional and related occupations ........................................... 845 885 879 833 883 915 907 875

 Computer and mathematical occupations ................................ 1,049 963 979 1,057 1,114 1,000 983 1,124

 Architecture and engineering occupations ............................... 1,053 1,037 1,028 1,058 1,098 1,080 1,090 1,100

 Life, physical, and social science occupations ......................... 891 944 945 876 957 949 977 955

 Community and social services occupations ............................ 686 848 832 650 707 827 817 666

 Legal occupations ..................................................................... 1,051 1,362 1,317 1,032 1,070 1,174 1,155 1,058

 Education, training, and library occupations ............................. 754 864 854 644 781 899 886 687

 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

 occupations ........................................................................... 745 947 933 734 768 953 972 754

 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ................... 816 877 876 801 852 938 933 841

Service occupations ......................................................................... 403 606 596 382 411 655 647 389

 Healthcare support occupations ................................................... 400 452 452 394 407 458 462 401

 Protective service occupations ..................................................... 630 857 850 510 700 907 897 567

 Food preparation and serving related occupations ...................... 349 415 410 344 360 445 435 355

 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

 occupations ............................................................................... 390 503 498 372 385 515 513 368

 Personal care and service occupations ........................................ 391 532 520 381 402 522 518 394

Sales and office occupations ............................................................ 545 629 624 530 558 662 658 545

 Sales and related occupations ..................................................... 598 597 601 598 604 576 577 606

 Office and administrative support occupations ............................. 523 639 632 510 535 676 671 519

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 occupations ................................................................................... 608 851 843 558 621 867 858 581

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................... 369 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 365 356 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 352

 Construction and extraction occupations ...................................... 599 $851 $840 531 604 $861 $852 555

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ....................... 673 858 856 622 704 886 880 662

Production, transportation, and material moving

 occupations ................................................................................... 519 688 684 493 523 687 681 498

 Production occupations ................................................................ 519 670 665 495 526 681 674 503

 Transportation and material moving occupations ......................... 520 710 704 490 520 695 689 491

See footnotes at end of table.

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HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

43. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry — Continued

Occupation and industry

2003 2004

Total

Members

of

unions1

Represented

 by

unions2

Nonunion Total

Members

of

unions1

Represented

 by

unions2

Nonunion

INDUSTRY

Private sector .................................................................................... $603 $717 $713 $592 $615 $739 $734 $604

 Agriculture and related industries ................................................... 397 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 396 403 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 402

 Nonagricultural industries ............................................................... 605 $718 $713 595 617 $740 $735 606

 Mining .......................................................................................... 797 3 ( ) 783 799 874 905 911 865

 Construction ................................................................................ 615 $884 873 580 618 893 884 588

 Manufacturing .............................................................................. 637 689 689 626 662 694 692 654

 Durable goods ......................................................................... 668 714 712 655 691 707 706 687

 Nondurable goods ................................................................... 597 635 637 590 611 670 662 602

 Wholesale and retail trade ........................................................... 533 590 586 528 550 596 590 547

 Wholesale trade ....................................................................... 670 694 689 668 677 722 709 674

 Retail trade .............................................................................. 497 562 554 494 509 567 560 507

 Transportation and utilities .......................................................... 704 817 816 653 711 854 850 662

 Transportation and warehousing ............................................. 668 782 780 620 668 819 814 619

 Utilities ..................................................................................... 899 965 979 857 957 979 978 948

 Information4 ................................................................................. 776 868 862 758 828 893 887 808

 Publishing, except Internet ...................................................... 690 740 747 684 720 844 829 710

 Motion pictures and sound recording ...................................... 704 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 669 805 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 762

 Broadcasting, except Internet .................................................. 724 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 703 763 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 749

 Telecommunications ................................................................ 857 $877 $875 848 918 $910 $897 929

 Financial activities ....................................................................... 691 618 625 694 706 657 649 708

 Finance and insurance ............................................................ 728 607 623 732 738 636 629 740

 Finance ............................................................................... 726 614 640 730 735 606 616 737

 Insurance ............................................................................ 731 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 734 743 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 744

 Real estate and rental and leasing .......................................... 604 $642 $630 603 615 $677 $670 613

 Professional and business services ............................................ 692 699 691 692 709 679 694 710

 Professional and technical services ........................................ 885 897 911 884 927 940 937 927

 Management, administrative, and waste services ................... 486 640 617 482 478 607 606 470

 Education and health services ..................................................... 598 670 684 590 613 717 728 603

 Educational services ................................................................ 681 756 760 659 716 828 831 679

 Health care and social assistance ........................................... 582 627 639 577 595 656 671 588

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................. 400 497 485 395 407 518 508 402

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......................................... 492 546 529 489 523 677 662 513

 Accommodation and food services .......................................... 385 478 470 381 391 477 473 387

 Accommodation ................................................................... 435 485 482 423 432 481 490 422

 Food services and drinking places ...................................... 371 467 456 369 378 467 422 377

 Other services4 ............................................................................ 515 726 709 510 528 749 750 521

 Other services, except private households .............................. 544 730 720 533 560 764 764 551

Public sector ..................................................................................... 728 801 795 656 751 832 827 683

 Federal goverment ....................................................................... 818 809 816 821 856 840 848 869

 State government ......................................................................... 702 764 759 652 725 788 781 681

 Local government ......................................................................... 709 814 803 606 731 844 834 627

1 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association

similar to a union. 2 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association

similar to a union as well as workers who report no union affiliation but

whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract. 3 Data not shown where base is less than 50,000.

4 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population

controls used in the household survey. Data refer to the sole or principal

job of full- and part-time workers. Excluded are all self-employed workers

regardless of whether or not their businesses are incorporated.

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