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

2006 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

 Total, 16 years and over..................................................... 106,106 $671 46,358 $600 59,747 $743 80.8

Management, professional, and related occupations............. 37,824 967 19,138 840 18,686 1,154 72.8

Management, business, and financial operations 

 occupations....................................................................... 15,447 1,045 6,910 881 8,536 1,231 71.6

Management occupations................................................ 10,661 1,127 4,178 926 6,483 1,264 73.2

Chief executives........................................................... 1,040 1,875 258 1,422 782 1,907 74.6

General and operations managers............................... 911 1,165 255 957 655 1,256 76.2

Advertising and promotions managers......................... 63 889 34 ( 1 ) 29 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Marketing and sales managers..................................... 805 1,316 302 985 503 1,482 66.5

Administrative services managers................................ 79 1,009 21 ( 1 ) 58 1,001 ( 1 )

Computer and information systems managers............. 380 1,435 106 1,300 274 1,492 87.1

Financial managers...................................................... 971 1,087 529 894 442 1,421 62.9

Human resources managers........................................ 266 1,052 168 967 97 1,391 69.5

Industrial production managers.................................... 292 1,131 45 ( 1 ) 247 1,149 ( 1 )

Purchasing managers................................................... 159 1,045 63 903 96 1,158 78.0

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers..... 232 843 34 ( 1 ) 198 841 ( 1 )

Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers.............. 97 640 16 ( 1 ) 81 663 ( 1 )

Construction managers................................................. 475 1,135 36 ( 1 ) 439 1,145 ( 1 )

Education administrators.............................................. 673 1,125 409 1,017 265 1,275 79.7

Engineering managers.................................................. 90 1,830 8 ( 1 ) 83 1,877 ( 1 )

Food service managers................................................ 535 622 237 534 298 715 74.7

Lodging managers........................................................ 108 654 54 603 54 675 89.4

Medical and health services managers........................ 448 1,148 306 1,064 143 1,428 74.6

Property, real estate, and community 

 association managers................................................. 346 753 201 692 144 919 75.3

Social and community service managers..................... 271 862 174 792 97 1,010 78.4

Business and financial operations occupations............... 4,786 930 2,732 828 2,053 1,134 73.1

Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products...... 170 769 96 770 74 768 100.2

Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and 

 farm products.............................................................. 276 915 138 772 138 1,088 70.9

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and

 investigators................................................................ 255 848 159 792 96 982 80.6

Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction,

 health, safety, and transportation............................... 145 891 76 855 69 941 90.8

Cost estimators............................................................. 97 1,008 13 ( 1 ) 84 1,039 ( 1 )

Human resources, training, and labor relations

 specialists................................................................... 652 859 470 804 182 990 81.3

Management analysts................................................... 337 1,253 151 1,069 186 1,417 75.4

Accountants and auditors............................................. 1,448 940 886 844 562 1,160 72.8

Appraisers and assessors of real estate....................... 71 932 31 ( 1 ) 40 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Budget analysts............................................................ 52 1,055 29 ( 1 ) 23 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Financial analysts......................................................... 69 1,132 32 ( 1 ) 37 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Personal financial advisors........................................... 262 1,217 95 823 168 1,532 53.7

Insurance underwriters................................................. 89 864 64 787 25 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Loan counselors and officers........................................ 418 919 224 776 194 1,155 67.2

Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents........... 60 784 35 ( 1 ) 26 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Professional and related occupations................................. 22,378 928 12,228 816 10,149 1,109 73.6

Computer and mathematical occupations........................ 2,935 1,166 756 1,043 2,178 1,231 84.7

Computer scientists and systems analysts................... 631 1,156 190 1,039 441 1,223 85.0

Computer programmers................................................ 540 1,147 139 1,034 401 1,229 84.1

See footnote at end of table.

Occupation

Both sexes Women Men

Women's

earnings

as

percent of 

men's

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

50
5

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

2006 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Computer software engineers....................................... 799 $1,371 176 $1,272 623 $1,410 90.2

Computer support specialists....................................... 291 834 85 755 206 878 86.0

Database administrators............................................... 80 1,152 27 ( 1 ) 53 1,238 ( 1 )

Network and computer systems administrators............ 172 1,122 30 ( 1 ) 142 1,159 ( 1 )

Network systems and data communications analysts.. 284 1,099 62 957 222 1,129 84.8

Operations research analysts....................................... 84 1,258 30 ( 1 ) 54 1,413 ( 1 )

Architecture and engineering occupations....................... 2,568 1,155 364 972 2,204 1,181 82.3

Architects, except naval................................................ 161 1,112 38 ( 1 ) 123 1,240 ( 1 )

Aerospace engineers.................................................... 97 1,508 12 ( 1 ) 85 1,582 ( 1 )

Chemical engineers...................................................... 65 1,342 10 ( 1 ) 55 1,359 ( 1 )

Civil engineers.............................................................. 276 1,251 28 ( 1 ) 248 1,266 ( 1 )

Computer hardware engineers..................................... 76 1,292 15 ( 1 ) 61 1,331 ( 1 )

Electrical and electronics engineers............................. 362 1,386 28 ( 1 ) 333 1,409 ( 1 )

Industrial engineers, including health and safety.......... 162 1,175 38 ( 1 ) 125 1,171 ( 1 )

Mechanical engineers................................................... 316 1,253 16 ( 1 ) 300 1,254 ( 1 )

Drafters......................................................................... 154 823 35 ( 1 ) 119 876 ( 1 )

Engineering technicians, except drafters...................... 391 860 72 754 319 892 84.6

Surveying and mapping technicians............................. 80 699 8 ( 1 ) 72 704 ( 1 )

Life, physical, and social science occupations................. 1,220 984 494 872 725 1,121 77.8

Biological scientists....................................................... 117 941 51 928 66 973 95.3

Medical scientists.......................................................... 149 953 61 825 88 1,162 71.0

Chemists and materials scientists................................ 121 1,131 39 ( 1 ) 82 1,132 ( 1 )

Environmental scientists and geoscientists.................. 90 1,107 21 ( 1 ) 69 1,145 ( 1 )

Market and survey researchers.................................... 98 961 66 824 32 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Psychologists................................................................ 100 1,021 67 961 33 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Chemical technicians.................................................... 71 861 23 ( 1 ) 48 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Community and social services occupations................... 1,816 740 1,068 703 748 792 88.7

Counselors.................................................................... 486 733 320 716 167 761 94.2

Social workers.............................................................. 620 732 500 728 120 749 97.2

Miscellaneous community and social service

 specialists................................................................... 256 708 175 641 81 929 69.0

Clergy........................................................................... 367 782 31 ( 1 ) 336 801 ( 1 )

Legal occupations............................................................ 1,156 1,144 663 901 493 1,734 52.0

Lawyers........................................................................ 603 1,728 221 1,333 382 1,891 70.5

Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers........... 61 1,549 21 ( 1 ) 41 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Paralegals and legal assistants.................................... 301 740 267 726 34 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Miscellaneous legal support workers............................ 190 791 154 750 36 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Education, training, and library occupations.................... 6,158 819 4,492 763 1,666 969 78.7

Postsecondary teachers............................................... 808 1,058 336 915 472 1,228 74.5

Preschool and kindergarten teachers........................... 497 567 483 554 14 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Elementary and middle school teachers....................... 2,334 838 1,916 824 417 920 89.6

Secondary school teachers.......................................... 988 919 535 890 452 950 93.7

Special education teachers........................................... 356 842 297 823 60 930 88.5

Other teachers and instructors..................................... 334 805 197 703 136 956 73.6

Librarians...................................................................... 173 820 142 787 31 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Teacher assistants........................................................ 563 409 517 405 46 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

 occupations.................................................................... 1,476 841 657 733 819 942 77.8

Artists and related workers........................................... 80 977 34 ( 1 ) 46 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Designers...................................................................... 529 778 258 714 270 868 82.3

See footnote at end of table.

Occupation

Both sexes Women Men

Women's

earnings

as

percent of 

men's

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

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

2006 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Producers and directors................................................ 80 $1,149 25 ( 1 ) 55 $1,192 ( 1 )

Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers......... 119 756 23 ( 1 ) 95 882 ( 1 )

News analysts, reporters and correspondents............. 57 864 27 ( 1 ) 30 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Public relations specialists............................................ 105 947 68 $871 37 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Editors........................................................................... 122 938 63 837 59 975 85.9

Technical writers........................................................... 51 1,192 22 ( 1 ) 29 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Writers and authors...................................................... 73 886 44 ( 1 ) 29 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Broadcast and sound engineering technicians 

 and radio operators..................................................... 63 778 9 ( 1 ) 54 813 ( 1 )

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations........... 5,048 905 3,732 860 1,316 1,098 78.3

Dietitians and nutritionists............................................. 64 708 57 699 6 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Pharmacists.................................................................. 189 1,640 80 1,564 110 1,725 90.6

Physicians and surgeons.............................................. 558 1,602 188 1,329 370 1,847 72.0

Physician assistants..................................................... 65 1,098 46 ( 1 ) 19 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Registered nurses......................................................... 1,898 978 1,713 971 185 1,074 90.3

Physical therapists........................................................ 135 1,103 72 1,086 63 1,116 97.3

Respiratory therapists................................................... 72 928 46 ( 1 ) 26 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Speech-language pathologists..................................... 84 952 78 950 6 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians......... 267 793 201 792 66 797 99.4

Dental hygienists.......................................................... 62 925 60 920 2 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians......... 233 843 157 829 75 892 92.8

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics......... 139 730 39 ( 1 ) 99 760 ( 1 )

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support 

 technicians.................................................................. 329 542 255 522 74 612 85.3

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses....... 424 664 392 659 33 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Medical records and health information technicians..... 98 524 87 510 11 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Service occupations................................................................ 14,749 422 7,473 390 7,275 494 79.0

Healthcare support occupations.......................................... 2,231 423 1,981 417 251 502 83.1

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides................ 1,405 400 1,238 395 167 471 83.9

Dental assistants.......................................................... 176 489 168 488 8 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Protective service occupations............................................ 2,633 693 547 557 2,086 737 75.6

First-line supervisors/managers of correctional

 officers........................................................................ 51 891 15 ( 1 ) 36 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

First-line supervisors/managers of police and

 detectives.................................................................... 100 1,131 16 ( 1 ) 84 1,162 ( 1 )

Fire fighters................................................................... 251 912 10 ( 1 ) 241 918 ( 1 )

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers........................ 435 613 123 545 312 655 83.2

Detectives and criminal investigators........................... 147 1,013 38 ( 1 ) 110 1,109 ( 1 )

Police and sheriff's patrol officers................................. 647 866 79 758 568 884 85.7

Private detectives and investigators............................. 62 713 27 ( 1 ) 35 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers........ 697 487 166 416 531 498 83.6

Lifeguards and other protective service workers.......... 56 445 26 ( 1 ) 30 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Food preparation and serving related occupations............. 4,212 371 2,115 355 2,096 389 91.3

Chefs and head cooks.................................................. 280 504 58 443 222 517 85.6

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation 

 and serving workers.................................................... 501 447 286 412 215 507 81.2

Cooks............................................................................ 1,222 363 483 340 738 377 90.1

Food preparation workers............................................. 348 330 186 326 162 336 97.0

Bartenders.................................................................... 219 445 113 407 106 510 79.8

See footnote at end of table.

Occupation

Both sexes Women Men

Women's

earnings

as

percent of 

men's

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

Total

employed

Median

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

2006 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Combined food preparation and serving workers, 

 including fast food....................................................... 179 $340 128 $343 51 $331 103.9

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and 

 coffee shop................................................................. 84 295 51 302 34 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Waiters and waitresses................................................. 874 363 590 348 284 401 86.7

Food servers, nonrestaurant......................................... 100 395 66 390 33 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

 helpers........................................................................ 169 318 62 328 107 314 104.3

Dishwashers................................................................. 162 315 30 ( 1 ) 132 316 ( 1 )

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and

 coffee shop................................................................. 73 379 63 375 11 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

 occupations....................................................................... 3,594 406 1,289 363 2,305 445 81.6

First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping 

 and janitorial work....................................................... 177 609 54 498 123 657 75.8

First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, 

 lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................ 106 612 4 ( 1 ) 102 620 ( 1 )

Janitors and building cleaners...................................... 1,492 415 415 375 1,076 447 83.9

Maids and housekeeping cleaners............................... 885 355 773 348 112 404 86.1

Pest control workers..................................................... 61 578 - - 61 578 - Grounds maintenance workers..................................... 874 402 42 ( 1 ) 832 403 ( 1 )

Personal care and service occupations............................... 2,079 407 1,541 388 537 506 76.7

First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers..... 80 677 28 ( 1 ) 52 757 ( 1 )

First-line supervisors/managers of personal

 service workers........................................................... 55 584 33 ( 1 ) 22 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Gaming services workers............................................. 76 531 35 ( 1 ) 41 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.............. 307 397 281 391 26 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges................. 69 493 9 ( 1 ) 60 498 ( 1 )

Transportation attendants............................................. 84 521 60 488 24 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Child care workers........................................................ 446 349 425 345 21 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Personal and home care aides..................................... 398 368 344 361 54 407 88.7

Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 179 458 113 448 66 490 91.3

Sales and office occupations.................................................. 25,688 589 15,935 538 9,753 696 77.3

Sales and related occupations............................................ 10,336 628 4,560 487 5,777 761 64.0

First-line supervisors/managers of retail

 sales workers.............................................................. 2,296 639 972 536 1,324 732 73.3

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail

 sales workers.............................................................. 962 899 299 742 663 972 76.3

Cashiers........................................................................ 1,419 344 1,044 327 375 387 84.7

Counter and rental clerks.............................................. 84 476 37 ( 1 ) 46 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Parts salespersons....................................................... 135 525 18 ( 1 ) 117 553 ( 1 )

Retail salespersons...................................................... 2,022 494 867 405 1,154 597 67.8

Advertising sales agents............................................... 176 830 93 717 83 944 75.9

Insurance sales agents................................................. 385 752 191 653 195 890 73.4

Securities, commodities, and financial services

 sales agents................................................................ 308 966 91 757 216 1,139 66.5

Travel agents................................................................ 50 534 39 ( 1 ) 11 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Sales representatives, services, all other..................... 471 843 151 654 319 966 67.7

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing.. 1,205 938 299 739 905 997 74.1

Real estate brokers and sales agents.......................... 497 766 291 646 205 965 66.9

See footnote at end of table.

Occupation

Both sexes Women Men

Women's

earnings

as

percent of 

men's

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

Total

employed

Median

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earnings

53
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Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex,

2006 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Telemarketers............................................................... 65 $395 40 ( 1 ) 25 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Door-to-door sales workers, news and street 

 vendors, and related workers..................................... 54 470 16 ( 1 ) 38 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Office and administrative support occupations.................... 15,351 572 11,375 $557 3,976 $619 90.0

First-line supervisors/managers of office and 

 administrative support................................................. 1,391 698 980 658 411 812 81.1

Bill and account collectors............................................ 195 578 126 548 70 612 89.5

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators........ 363 548 325 541 38 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.............. 1,013 584 898 582 114 607 95.8

Payroll and timekeeping clerks..................................... 131 654 121 641 9 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Tellers........................................................................... 308 429 268 421 41 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Court, municipal, and license clerks............................. 105 615 87 588 18 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks....................... 51 532 35 ( 1 ) 16 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Customer service representatives................................ 1,585 554 1,110 533 475 615 86.7

Eligibility interviewers, government programs.............. 66 643 57 645 9 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

File clerks...................................................................... 251 514 196 524 55 484 108.3

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks............................. 83 374 52 368 31 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan........................ 105 548 88 543 17 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Loan interviewers and clerks........................................ 184 638 137 636 47 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Order clerks.................................................................. 98 516 72 507 25 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Human resources assistants, except payroll and 

 timekeeping................................................................ 51 616 46 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Receptionists and information clerks............................ 949 472 882 467 67 562 83.0

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and 

 travel clerks................................................................. 128 596 79 574 49 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Couriers and messengers............................................. 186 663 25 ( 1 ) 161 684 ( 1 )

Dispatchers................................................................... 262 596 142 546 120 661 82.5

Postal service clerks..................................................... 140 835 63 835 77 835 100.1

Postal service mail carriers........................................... 306 858 97 780 208 896 87.0

Postal service mail sorters, processors, and 

 processing machine operators.................................... 95 832 44 ( 1 ) 50 854 ( 1 )

Production, planning, and expediting clerks................. 259 678 144 616 115 816 75.6

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 502 513 143 480 359 531 90.5

Stock clerks and order fillers......................................... 1,055 443 414 425 642 457 92.9

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, 

 recordkeeping............................................................. 67 517 34 ( 1 ) 34 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Secretaries and administrative assistants.................... 2,683 583 2,595 584 89 559 104.4

Computer operators...................................................... 169 622 74 573 96 654 87.7

Data entry keyers.......................................................... 389 524 321 524 68 526 99.6

Word processors and typists........................................ 183 550 170 546 13 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks............. 244 560 214 552 30 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Mail clerks and mail machine operators except 

 postal service.............................................................. 100 523 52 529 48 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Office clerks, general.................................................... 711 537 583 534 127 564 94.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 occupations........................................................................... 12,512 653 524 518 11,989 660 78.5

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 716 387 147 342 569 401 85.3

Graders and sorters, agricultural products................... 69 407 45 ( 1 ) 24 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Logging workers........................................................... 56 541 - - 56 541 - Construction and extraction occupations............................ 7,166 619 172 533 6,995 621 85.8

See footnote at end of table.

Occupation

Both sexes Women Men

Women's

earnings

as

percent of 

men's

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

54
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Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex,

2006 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

First-line supervisors/managers of construction 

 trades and extraction workers..................................... 644 $860 9 ( 1 ) 634 $866 ( 1 )

Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons............ 180 583 2 ( 1 ) 178 583 ( 1 )

Carpenters.................................................................... 1,193 595 24 ( 1 ) 1,169 598 ( 1 )

Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers................ 159 557 3 ( 1 ) 156 559 ( 1 )

Cement masons, concrete finishers, and

 terrazzo workers......................................................... 94 540 1 ( 1 ) 93 549 ( 1 )

Construction laborers.................................................... 1,339 511 47 ( 1 ) 1,292 513 ( 1 )

Operating engineers and other construction 

 equipment operators................................................... 403 743 5 ( 1 ) 398 739 ( 1 )

Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers....... 228 522 9 ( 1 ) 219 524 ( 1 )

Electricians................................................................... 778 751 9 ( 1 ) 769 754 ( 1 )

Insulation workers......................................................... 57 530 2 ( 1 ) 55 546 ( 1 )

Painters, construction and maintenance....................... 430 494 19 ( 1 ) 411 495 ( 1 )

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters....... 564 704 9 ( 1 ) 554 702 ( 1 )

Plasterers and stucco masons...................................... 64 499 1 ( 1 ) 62 502 ( 1 )

Roofers......................................................................... 177 500 2 ( 1 ) 175 501 ( 1 )

Sheet metal workers..................................................... 121 707 2 ( 1 ) 118 703 ( 1 )

Structural iron and steel workers.................................. 51 773 2 ( 1 ) 49 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Helpers, construction trades......................................... 107 425 5 ( 1 ) 102 425 ( 1 )

Construction and building inspectors............................ 78 849 8 ( 1 ) 69 834 ( 1 )

Highway maintenance workers..................................... 108 565 4 ( 1 ) 104 566 ( 1 )

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.............. 4,630 742 205 $697 4,425 744 93.7

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, 

 installers, and repairers.............................................. 343 866 26 ( 1 ) 318 877 ( 1 )

Computer, automated teller, and office machine

 repairers...................................................................... 295 754 27 ( 1 ) 268 760 ( 1 )

Radio and telecommunications equipment 

 installers and repairers............................................... 186 860 27 ( 1 ) 158 869 ( 1 )

Security and fire alarm systems installers.................... 62 836 1 ( 1 ) 61 833 ( 1 )

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians.................. 136 907 7 ( 1 ) 129 900 ( 1 )

Automotive body and related repairers......................... 127 667 1 ( 1 ) 126 670 ( 1 )

Automotive service technicians and mechanics........... 696 634 9 ( 1 ) 687 635 ( 1 )

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine

 specialists................................................................... 331 737 2 ( 1 ) 328 737 ( 1 )

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service 

 technicians and mechanics......................................... 217 763 4 ( 1 ) 213 770 ( 1 )

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration 

 mechanics and installers............................................ 335 760 9 ( 1 ) 326 765 ( 1 )

Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics............ 417 756 14 ( 1 ) 403 757 ( 1 )

Maintenance and repair workers, general.................... 394 655 21 ( 1 ) 372 661 ( 1 )

Maintenance workers, machinery................................. 66 750 1 ( 1 ) 65 752 ( 1 )

Millwrights..................................................................... 62 903 3 ( 1 ) 59 900 ( 1 )

Electrical power-line installers and repairers................ 114 926 - - 114 926 - Telecommunications line installers and repairers......... 189 874 17 ( 1 ) 172 883 ( 1 )

Precision instrument and equipment repairers............. 55 882 7 ( 1 ) 48 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Production, transportation, and material moving

 occupations........................................................................... 15,332 557 3,288 426 12,045 601 70.9

Production occupations....................................................... 8,391 559 2,412 432 5,979 621 69.7

See footnote at end of table.

Occupation

Both sexes Women Men

Women's

earnings

as

percent of 

men's

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

55
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Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex,

2006 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

First-line supervisors/managers of production and 

 operating workers....................................................... 819 $774 169 $587 650 $832 70.5

Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical

 assemblers................................................................. 207 487 106 417 101 553 75.5

Bakers........................................................................... 118 433 62 370 56 489 75.8

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish 

 processing workers..................................................... 255 461 73 398 182 502 79.2

Food batchmakers........................................................ 65 481 34 ( 1 ) 31 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, 

 operators, and tenders................................................ 110 514 20 ( 1 ) 90 524 ( 1 )

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine 

 tool setters, operators................................................. 60 570 3 ( 1 ) 57 575 ( 1 )

Machinists..................................................................... 403 714 24 ( 1 ) 378 727 ( 1 )

Molders and molding machine setters, operators, 

 and tenders, metal...................................................... 63 636 10 ( 1 ) 53 645 ( 1 )

Tool and die makers..................................................... 93 805 1 ( 1 ) 92 802 ( 1 )

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers...................... 491 649 34 ( 1 ) 457 674 ( 1 )

Printing machine operators........................................... 191 600 36 ( 1 ) 156 640 ( 1 )

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers................................ 117 348 74 324 43 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials......... 55 399 37 ( 1 ) 17 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Sewing machine operators........................................... 237 352 175 346 63 374 92.6

Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers................................ 50 432 37 ( 1 ) 13 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters.......................... 83 547 3 ( 1 ) 80 547 ( 1 )

Stationary engineers and boiler operators.................... 92 793 1 ( 1 ) 91 798 ( 1 )

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and 

 system operators........................................................ 97 706 4 ( 1 ) 92 719 ( 1 )

Chemical processing machine setters, operators,

 and tenders................................................................. 57 885 8 ( 1 ) 48 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and 

 blending workers......................................................... 94 580 11 ( 1 ) 83 600 ( 1 )

Cutting workers............................................................. 70 522 16 ( 1 ) 54 587 ( 1 )

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers... 671 581 260 479 411 696 68.9

Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory

 technicians.................................................................. 71 566 36 ( 1 ) 35 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders.. 256 415 139 389 117 456 85.4

Painting workers........................................................... 163 520 22 ( 1 ) 140 561 ( 1 )

Photographic process workers and processing 

 machine operators...................................................... 51 408 22 ( 1 ) 28 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Transportation and material moving occupations................ 6,942 556 876 414 6,066 581 71.1

Supervisors, transportation and material moving

 workers....................................................................... 193 767 32 ( 1 ) 161 806 ( 1 )

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers................................. 90 1,407 3 ( 1 ) 87 1,419 ( 1 )

Bus drivers.................................................................... 353 519 153 466 201 579 80.4

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers.......................... 2,821 642 113 436 2,708 651 66.9

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs.......................................... 152 538 23 ( 1 ) 129 574 ( 1 )

Railroad conductors and yardmasters.......................... 53 904 2 ( 1 ) 51 905 ( 1 )

Service station attendants............................................ 73 364 7 ( 1 ) 66 371 ( 1 )

Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 549 513 32 ( 1 ) 517 514 ( 1 )

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment............................. 301 379 43 ( 1 ) 257 379 ( 1 )

See footnote at end of table.

Occupation

Both sexes Women Men

Women's

earnings

as

percent of 

men's

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

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

2006 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

 hand............................................................................ 1,407 $474 198 $412 1,210 $484 85.1

Packers and packagers, hand...................................... 371 391 209 367 163 416 88.2

Refuse and recyclable material collectors.................... 64 393 6 ( 1 ) 59 403 ( 1 )

Occupation

Both sexes Women Men

Women's

earnings

as

percent of 

men's

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

Total

employed

Median

weekly

earnings

 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, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 

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