HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES


43.  Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
                                                                       2003                                2004               
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
               Occupation and industry                          Members    Repre-                   Members    Repre-         
                                                         Total    of       sented    Non-   Total      of      sented    Non- 
                                                                unions (1)   by      union          unions (1)   by      union 
                                                                          unions (2)                           unions (2)        

                                                                                                                              
                      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

                       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
    Information( 4)...................................     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 services (4)................................     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.