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

2007 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

Total, 16 years and older.......................................... 107,339 $695 47,041 $614 60,298 $766 80.2

Management, professional, and related occupations...... 39,147 996 19,924 858 19,222 1,187 72.3

Management, business, and financial 

 operations occupations.......................................... 15,977 1,080 7,293 908 8,684 1,261 72.0

Management occupations.................................... 11,009 1,161 4,438 963 6,570 1,337 72.0

Chief executives............................................. 1,043 1,882 267 1,536 776 1,918 80.1

General and operations managers..................... 893 1,221 249 987 644 1,332 74.1

Legislators...................................................... 10 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Advertising and promotions managers.................. 69 965 41 ( 1 ) 29 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Marketing and sales managers........................... 784 1,319 296 1,028 488 1,511 68.0

Public relations managers................................. 60 1,145 30 ( 1 ) 29 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Administrative services managers........................ 97 1,057 28 ( 1 ) 69 1,068 ( 2 )

Computer and information systems managers...... 444 1,553 123 1,363 321 1,596 85.4

Financial managers.......................................... 1,070 1,078 575 909 495 1,452 62.6

Human resources managers.............................. 238 1,208 166 1,073 72 1,581 67.9

Industrial production managers........................... 253 1,216 41 ( 1 ) 211 1,244 ( 2 )

Purchasing managers....................................... 154 1,240 64 1,054 90 1,374 76.7

Transportation, storage, and 

 distribution managers.................................... 252 845 43 ( 1 ) 208 836 ( 2 )

Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers......... 86 713 19 ( 1 ) 67 693 ( 2 )

Construction managers.................................... 546 1,143 48 ( 1 ) 497 1,155 ( 2 )

Education administrators.................................. 713 1,131 454 960 259 1,371 70.0

Engineering managers....................................... 116 1,713 9 ( 1 ) 107 1,748 ( 2 )

Food service managers.................................... 646 645 308 584 338 731 79.9

Funeral directors.............................................. 31 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) 22 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Gaming managers............................................ 6 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Lodging managers.......................................... 104 696 56 618 48 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Medical and health services managers.................. 448 1,136 326 1,063 122 1,414 75.2

Natural sciences managers.............................. 10 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Postmasters and mail superintendents.................. 35 ( 1 ) 16 ( 1 ) 19 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Property, real estate, and

 community association managers........... ......... 338 787 197 732 140 970 75.5

Social and community service managers............... 269 962 164 913 105 1,063 85.9

Managers, all other.......................................... 2,296 1,180 897 1,006 1,399 1,307 77.0

Business and financial operations occupations......... 4,968 941 2,854 832 2,114 1,131 73.6

Agents and business managers of

 artists, performers, and athletes........................ 23 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products...... 7 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Wholesale and retail buyers,

 except farm products....................................... 157 750 81 737 77 794 92.8

Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and 

 farm products................................................ 260 854 148 753 112 992 75.9

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners,

 and investigators.......................................... 270 809 164 743 106 898 82.7

Compliance officers, except agriculture, 

 construction, health and safety, and 

 transportation................................................ 125 936 63 747 62 1,124 66.5

Cost estimators................................................ 104 1,034 16 ( 1 ) 89 1,063 ( 2 )

Human resources, training, and labor relations 

 specialists................................................... 731 875 517 811 215 1,037 78.2

Logisticians................................................... 53 990 22 ( 1 ) 30 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Management analysts....................................... 352 1,200 166 1,083 186 1,388 78.0

Meeting and convention planners........................ 31 ( 1 ) 26 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

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

2007 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Other business operations specialists.................. 195 $834 136 $772 59 $1,026 75.2

Accountants and auditors................................. 1,519 968 942 858 577 1,186 72.3

Appraisers and assessors of real estate............... 67 960 22 ( 1 ) 45 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Budget analysts............................................. 53 1,124 33 ( 1 ) 20 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Credit analysts................................................ 30 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) 15 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Financial analysts............................................. 76 1,232 25 ( 1 ) 51 1,238 ( 2 )

Personal financial advisors................................. 260 1,204 89 1,047 171 1,377 76.0

Insurance underwriters.................................... 91 979 65 865 26 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Financial examiners.......................................... 3 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Loan counselors and officers.............................. 408 938 219 844 189 1,129 74.8

Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents...... 59 837 33 ( 1 ) 26 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Tax preparers................................................ 52 761 32 ( 1 ) 21 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Financial specialists, all other.............................. 43 ( 1 ) 30 ( 1 ) 13 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Professional and related occupations........................ 23,170 951 12,632 835 10,538 1,148 72.7

Computer and mathematical occupations............... 3,117 1,229 790 1,047 2,326 1,294 80.9

Computer scientists and systems analysts............ 712 1,173 201 1,041 511 1,243 83.7

Computer programmers.................................... 485 1,232 124 1,074 361 1,268 84.7

Computer software engineers........................... 872 1,455 178 1,318 694 1,509 87.3

Computer support specialists.............................. 273 877 73 764 200 905 84.4

Database administrators.................................... 101 1,345 37 ( 1 ) 64 1,400 ( 2 )

Network and computer systems administrators...... 205 1,180 27 ( 1 ) 178 1,204 ( 2 )

Network systems and data communications

 analysts...................................................... 328 1,039 91 853 237 1,181 72.2

Actuaries...................................................... 18 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) 13 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Mathematicians................................................ 3 ( 1 ) - -3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Operations research analysts.............................. 85 1,182 38 ( 1 ) 47 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Statisticians................................................... 31 ( 1 ) 15 ( 1 ) 16 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous mathematical 

 science occupations....................................... 3 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Architecture and engineering occupations............... 2,633 1,213 384 981 2,249 1,258 78.0

Architects, except naval.................................... 160 1,151 40 ( 1 ) 120 1,296 ( 2 )

Surveyors, cartographers, and

 photogrammetrists.......................................... 36 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) 31 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Aerospace engineers....................................... 127 1,557 13 ( 1 ) 114 1,637 ( 2 )

Agricultural engineers....................................... 2 ( 1 ) - -2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Biomedical engineers....................................... 12 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 10 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Chemical engineers.......................................... 72 1,410 18 ( 1 ) 54 1,495 ( 2 )

Civil engineers................................................ 330 1,337 35 ( 1 ) 295 1,358 ( 2 )

Computer hardware engineers........................... 66 1,325 3 ( 1 ) 63 1,352 ( 2 )

Electrical and electronics engineers..................... 325 1,454 32 ( 1 ) 292 1,483 ( 2 )

Environmental engineers.................................... 29 ( 1 ) 11 ( 1 ) 18 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Industrial engineers, including health and safety... 163 1,223 28 ( 1 ) 135 1,250 ( 2 )

Marine engineers and naval architects.................. 11 ( 1 ) - - 11 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Materials engineers.......................................... 36 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 34 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Mechanical engineers....................................... 281 1354 22 ( 1 ) 259 1349 ( 2 )

Mining and geological engineers, including

 mining safety engineers................................. 3 ( 1 ) - -3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Nuclear engineers.......................................... 9 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Petroleum engineers....................................... 19 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 18 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Engineers, all other.......................................... 310 1350 35 ( 1 ) 275 1373 ( 2 )

Drafters......................................................... 161 823 35 ( 1 ) 126 885 ( 2 )

Engineering technicians, except drafters............... 405 902 90 781 315 958 81.5

Surveying and mapping technicians..................... 75 748 7 ( 1 ) 68 750 ( 2 )

See footnotes 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

56
Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex,

2007 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Life, physical, and social science occupations......... 1,152 $1,053 469 $939 683 $1,151 81.6

Agricultural and food scientists........................... 17 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 13 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Biological scientists.......................................... 81 1,004 34 ( 1 ) 46 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Conservation scientists and foresters.................. 29 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 25 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Medical scientists............................................. 145 1,098 66 856 78 1,374 62.3

Astronomers and physicists.............................. 16 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 12 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Atmospheric and space scientists........................ 7 ( 1 ) - -7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Chemists and materials scientists........................ 120 1,149 53 980 67 1,354 72.4

Environmental scientists and geoscientists............ 78 1,080 20 ( 1 ) 58 1,159 ( 2 )

Physical scientists, all other.............................. 120 1,371 41 ( 1 ) 78 1,531 ( 2 )

Economists................................................... 20 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 15 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Market and survey researchers........................... 122 1,062 68 1,035 54 1,160 89.2

Psychologists................................................ 100 1,170 63 1,152 38 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Sociologists................................................... 8 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Urban and regional planners.............................. 29 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) 24 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous social scientists and related

 workers......................................................... 30 ( 1 ) 15 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Agricultural and food science technicians............ 19 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) 12 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Biological technicians....................................... 19 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) 13 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Chemical technicians....................................... 57 785 21 ( 1 ) 37 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Geological and petroleum technicians.................. 16 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 12 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Nuclear technicians.......................................... 2 ( 1 ) - -2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Other life, physical, and social science

 technicians................................................... 117 749 41 ( 1 ) 76 833 ( 2 )

Community and social services occupations............ 1,893 755 1,117 720 776 807 89.2

Counselors...................................................... 577 760 375 724 202 833 86.9

Social workers................................................ 587 757 475 754 112 764 98.7

Miscellaneous community and social service 

 specialists................................................... 272 680 169 636 103 788 80.7

Clergy............................................................ 359 797 46 ( 1 ) 313 832 ( 2 )

Directors, religious activities and education............ 35 ( 1 ) 20 ( 1 ) 16 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Religious workers, all other................................. 62 668 32 ( 1 ) 30 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Legal occupations............................................. 1,167 1,148 663 930 505 1,579 58.9

Lawyers......................................................... 624 1,591 231 1,381 393 1,783 77.5

Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers...... 67 1,728 26 ( 1 ) 41 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Paralegals and legal assistants........................... 285 797 251 789 34 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous legal support workers.................. 192 722 155 662 37 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Education, training, and library occupations............ 6,500 841 4,690 784 1,810 1,007 77.9

Postsecondary teachers.................................... 860 1,131 370 962 491 1,239 77.6

Preschool and kindergarten teachers.................. 488 567 473 561 15 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Elementary and middle school teachers............... 2,595 863 2,081 847 514 938 90.3

Secondary school teachers................................. 1,028 944 558 900 471 1,001 89.9

Special education teachers................................. 323 881 265 886 58 860 103.0

Other teachers and instructors........................... 335 766 188 685 147 987 69.4

Archivists, curators, and museum technicians......... 31 ( 1 ) 23 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Librarians...................................................... 169 861 134 846 35 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Library technicians.......................................... 22 ( 1 ) 12 ( 1 ) 11 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Teacher assistants.......................................... 600 410 553 406 47 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Other education, training, and library workers......... 49 ( 1 ) 34 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 

 occupations................................................... 1,568 829 689 732 879 920 79.6

Artists and related workers................................. 78 953 31 ( 1 ) 47 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Designers...................................................... 553 776 275 697 278 894 78.0

See footnotes 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

57
Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex,

2007 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Actors............................................................ 10 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Producers and directors.................................... 93 $1,008 29 ( 1 ) 64 $988 ( 2 )

Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers... 119 773 25 ( 1 ) 94 798 ( 2 )

Dancers and choreographers.............................. 12 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Musicians, singers, and related workers............... 32 ( 1 ) 10 ( 1 ) 22 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Entertainers and performers, sports and related

 workers, all other.......................................... 14 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Announcers................................................... 31 ( 1 ) 10 ( 1 ) 21 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

News analysts, reporters and correspondents...... 63 943 27 ( 1 ) 36 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Public relations specialists................................. 110 851 70 $804 39 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Editors......................................................... 134 931 59 804 75 979 82.1

Technical writers............................................. 47 ( 1 ) 25 ( 1 ) 22 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Writers and authors.......................................... 80 999 46 ( 1 ) 34 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous media and communication workers... 37 ( 1 ) 25 ( 1 ) 12 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Broadcast and sound engineering technicians 

 and radio operators........................... ............ 70 864 10 ( 1 ) 60 893 ( 2 )

Photographers................................................ 61 660 26 ( 1 ) 35 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Television, video, and motion picture camera

 operators and editors....................................... 25 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 24 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations...... 5,140 920 3,830 875 1,310 1,156 75.7

Chiropractors................................................... 6 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Dentists......................................................... 36 ( 1 ) 17 ( 1 ) 19 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Dietitians and nutritionists................................. 76 734 70 720 6 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Optometrists................................................... 11 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Pharmacists................................................... 172 1,838 87 1,603 84 1,887 84.9

Physicians and surgeons................................. 611 1,475 197 1,062 413 1,796 59.1

Physician assistants.......................................... 71 1,211 48 ( 1 ) 22 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Podiatrists...................................................... 4 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Registered nurses.......................................... 1,965 984 1,773 976 192 1,098 88.9

Audiologists................................................... 10 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Occupational therapists.................................... 51 1,099 40 ( 1 ) 11 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Physical therapists.......................................... 139 1,143 79 1,096 60 1,247 87.9

Radiation therapists.......................................... 9 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) - - ( 2 )

Recreational therapists.................................... 17 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Respiratory therapists....................................... 77 896 50 881 27 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Speech-language pathologists........................... 84 1,037 82 1,039 2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Therapists, all other.......................................... 73 730 53 729 21 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Veterinarians................................................... 27 ( 1 ) 13 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Health diagnosing and treating practitioners,

 all other...................................................... 5 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians... 270 844 201 803 68 1,049 76.5

Dental hygienists............................................. 61 946 60 949 1 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians... 226 916 144 845 83 1,050 80.5

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics... 129 704 34 ( 1 ) 95 751 ( 2 )

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner 

 support technicians....................... .................. 341 579 273 538 68 687 78.3

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses... 422 668 392 664 30 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Medical records and health information

 technicians................................................... 72 507 68 509 4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Opticians, dispensing....................................... 36 ( 1 ) 21 ( 1 ) 15 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous health technologists and

 technicians................................................... 99 688 66 681 33 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

See footnotes 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

58
Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex,

2007 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Other healthcare practitioners and technical

 occupations................................................... 42 ( 1 ) 20 ( 1 ) 22 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Service occupations............................................. 14,716 $454 7,345 $406 7,371 $515 78.8

Healthcare support occupations........................... 2,187 454 1,926 447 261 522 85.6

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides......... 1,344 423 1,174 416 170 500 83.2

Occupational therapist assistants and aides......... 7 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) - - ( 2 )

Physical therapist assistants and aides............... 42 ( 1 ) 26 ( 1 ) 16 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Massage therapists.......................................... 36 ( 1 ) 33 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Dental assistants............................................. 169 508 155 508 14 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Medical assistants and other healthcare support

 occupations................................................... 589 490 531 487 58 575 84.7

Protective service occupations.............................. 2,736 719 560 588 2,175 754 78.0

First-line supervisors/managers of correctional 

 officers......................................................... 41 ( 1 ) 10 ( 1 ) 31 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

First-line supervisors/managers of police and 

 detectives...................................................... 124 1,067 20 ( 1 ) 105 1,084 ( 2 )

First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and

 prevention workers.......................................... 59 1,197 6 ( 1 ) 53 1,119 ( 2 )

Supervisors, protective service workers, all other... 91 758 23 ( 1 ) 68 876 ( 2 )

Fire fighters................................................... 266 901 14 ( 1 ) 252 919 ( 2 )

Fire inspectors................................................ 14 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers............... 437 648 132 578 304 686 84.3

Detectives and criminal investigators.................. 134 1,066 30 ( 1 ) 104 1,121 ( 2 )

Fish and game wardens.................................... 6 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Parking enforcement workers.............................. 10 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Police and sheriff's patrol officers........................ 655 891 86 791 568 907 87.2

Transit and railroad police................................. 6 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Animal control workers.................................... 8 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Private detectives and investigators..................... 64 696 17 ( 1 ) 46 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers... 750 510 172 465 579 524 88.7

Crossing guards............................................. 13 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Lifeguards and other protective service workers...... 58 410 29 ( 1 ) 29 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Food preparation and serving related occupations... 4,107 385 2,037 363 2,070 403 90.1

Chefs and head cooks....................................... 290 518 53 482 236 535 90.1

First-line supervisors/managers of food 

 preparation and serving workers........................ 449 491 258 423 191 586 72.2

Cooks............................................................ 1,263 365 448 341 815 377 90.5

Food preparation workers................................. 322 349 198 335 124 367 91.3

Bartenders...................................................... 212 479 104 404 108 551 73.3

Combined food preparation and serving workers, 

 including fast food....................................... 145 340 99 358 46 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, 

 and coffee shop............................................. 91 305 55 299 36 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Waiters and waitresses.................................... 865 380 592 360 274 415 86.7

Food servers, nonrestaurant.............................. 95 415 67 401 29 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and 

 bartender helpers........................ .................. 156 356 67 345 89 370 93.2

Dishwashers................................................... 150 316 38 ( 1 ) 111 314 ( 2 )

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and 

 coffee shop................................................... 63 366 56 363 7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Food preparation and serving related workers,

 all other...................................................... 6 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

See footnotes 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

59
Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex,

2007 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 

 occupations................................................... 3,520 $422 1,230 $376 2,290 $472 79.7

First-line supervisors/managers of 

 housekeeping and janitorial workers.................. 180 586 54 481 126 646 74.5

First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, 

 lawn service, and groundskeeping workers......... 105 718 6 ( 1 ) 99 732 ( 2 )

Janitors and building cleaners........................... 1,444 434 416 388 1,028 475 81.7

Maids and housekeeping cleaners..................... 849 366 717 357 132 439 81.3

Pest control workers.......................................... 68 516 3 ( 1 ) 65 518 ( 2 )

Grounds maintenance workers........................... 874 420 34 ( 1 ) 840 421 ( 2 )

Personal care and service occupations.................. 2,166 434 1,593 402 574 578 69.6

First-line supervisors/managers of gaming

 workers......................................................... 97 728 32 ( 1 ) 65 805 ( 2 )

First-line supervisors/managers of personal 

 service workers................. ........................... 50 605 30 ( 1 ) 20 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Animal trainers................................................ 8 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Nonfarm animal caretakers................................. 48 ( 1 ) 39 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Gaming services workers................................. 88 627 36 ( 1 ) 51 655 ( 2 )

Motion picture projectionists.............................. 3 ( 1 ) - -3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers............ 11 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and

 related workers............................................. 62 416 26 ( 1 ) 37 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Funeral service workers.................................... 3 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Barbers......................................................... 48 ( 1 ) 15 ( 1 ) 33 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists......... 309 425 278 409 31 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous personal appearance workers......... 129 429 98 402 31 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges............ 53 522 9 ( 1 ) 44 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Tour and travel guides....................................... 20 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) 11 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Transportation attendants................................. 96 595 71 557 25 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Child care workers.......................................... 445 368 408 360 38 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Personal and home care aides........................... 433 380 379 373 55 434 85.9

Recreation and fitness workers........................... 164 523 96 513 68 626 81.9

Residential advisors.......................................... 48 ( 1 ) 32 ( 1 ) 16 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Personal care and service workers, all other......... 51 489 28 ( 1 ) 24 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Sales and office occupations.................................... 25,702 598 15,976 550 9,725 714 77.0

Sales and related occupations.............................. 10,448 643 4,675 493 5,773 791 62.3

First-line supervisors/managers of retail 

 sales workers................................................ 2,352 647 1,004 538 1,349 746 72.1

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail 

 sales workers................... ........................... 865 928 278 768 587 990 77.6

Cashiers......................................................... 1,459 356 1,074 344 385 409 84.1

Counter and rental clerks................................. 95 504 45 ( 1 ) 50 567 ( 2 )

Parts salespersons.......................................... 122 598 21 ( 1 ) 101 638 ( 2 )

Retail salespersons.......................................... 2,034 513 841 409 1,193 638 64.1

Advertising sales agents.................................... 185 741 110 683 74 900 75.9

Insurance sales agents.................................... 357 747 189 644 168 959 67.2

Securities, commodities, and financial services 

 sales agents................................................ 307 1,128 100 1,031 208 1,243 82.9

Travel agents................................................... 79 649 60 670 18 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Sales representatives, services, all other............... 485 854 164 713 321 939 75.9

Sales representatives, wholesale and 

 manufacturing................................................ 1,228 933 327 784 900 976 80.3

See footnotes 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

60
Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex,

2007 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Models, demonstrators, and product promoters...... 21 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Real estate brokers and sales agents.................. 504 $851 263 $701 241 $1,027 68.3

Sales engineers............................................. 38 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 34 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Telemarketers................................................ 110 407 60 391 50 422 92.7

Door-to-door salesworkers, news and street 

 vendors, and related workers........................... 55 464 29 ( 1 ) 26 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Sales and related workers, all other..................... 152 736 91 682 62 851 80.1

Office and administrative support occupations......... 15,253 581 11,301 570 3,952 619 92.1

First-line supervisors/managers of office and 

 administrative support workers........................ 1,396 711 990 675 406 803 84.1

Switchboard operators, including answering

 service......................................................... 32 ( 1 ) 28 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Telephone operators....................................... 35 ( 1 ) 23 ( 1 ) 12 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Communications equipment operators, all other...... 4 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Bill and account collectors................................. 190 537 118 521 72 586 88.9

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators... 365 560 327 560 39 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks......... 964 606 859 601 105 666 90.2

Gaming cage workers....................................... 11 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Payroll and timekeeping clerks........................... 156 652 142 636 14 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Procurement clerks.......................................... 23 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Tellers............................................................ 342 455 304 457 37 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Brokerage clerks............................................. 6 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Correspondence clerks.................................... 7 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Court, municipal, and license clerks..................... 92 623 74 626 17 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks............... 44 ( 1 ) 39 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Customer service representatives........................ 1,570 541 1,085 521 485 608 85.7

Eligibility interviewers, government programs......... 68 661 54 619 14 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

File clerks...................................................... 279 525 222 519 57 574 90.4

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks..................... 97 406 64 396 33 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan.................. 107 560 90 550 17 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Library assistants, clerical................................. 44 ( 1 ) 38 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Loan interviewers and clerks.............................. 122 639 103 633 19 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

New accounts clerks....................................... 15 ( 1 ) 13 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Order clerks................................................... 95 542 68 529 27 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Human resources assistants, except payroll and

 timekeeping................................................... 43 ( 1 ) 35 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Receptionists and information clerks..................... 1,019 482 940 480 79 503 95.4

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and

 travel clerks............... .................................... 130 564 71 565 59 562 100.5

Information and record clerks, all other.................. 87 597 80 586 7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Cargo and freight agents.................................... 18 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) 13 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Couriers and messengers................................. 191 707 24 ( 1 ) 167 720 ( 2 )

Dispatchers................................................... 265 602 143 551 122 649 84.9

Meter readers, utilities....................................... 36 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 32 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Postal service clerks....................................... 151 831 76 850 75 812 104.7

Postal service mail carriers................................. 315 896 105 799 209 929 86.0

Postal service mail sorters, processors, and

 processing machine operators........................... 81 832 36 ( 1 ) 45 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Production, planning, and expediting clerks............ 240 746 128 658 112 885 74.4

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.................. 468 508 150 500 318 514 97.3

Stock clerks and order fillers.............................. 1,067 445 383 441 684 448 98.4

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers,

 recordkeeping................................................ 53 513 30 ( 1 ) 24 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Secretaries and administrative assistants............ 2,668 599 2,578 597 90 694 86.0

See footnotes 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

61
Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex,

2007 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Computer operators.......................................... 145 $595 71 $562 74 $628 89.5

Data entry keyers............................................. 381 519 302 521 80 511 102.0

Word processors and typists.............................. 180 585 164 586 16 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Desktop publishers.......................................... 3 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks...... 246 571 214 559 32 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Mail clerks and mail machine operators, 

 except postal service....................................... 101 516 51 523 50 509 102.8

Office clerks, general....................................... 748 556 625 550 123 584 94.2

Office machine operators, except computer......... 31 ( 1 ) 19 ( 1 ) 12 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Proofreaders and copy markers........................... 10 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Statistical assistants.......................................... 20 ( 1 ) 16 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Office and administrative support workers, all

 other............................................................ 490 650 366 634 125 719 88.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 

 occupations................................................... 12,486 670 457 539 12,028 674 80.0

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations............... 739 372 138 348 601 382 91.1

First-line supervisors/managers of farming,

 fishing, and forestry workers.............................. 39 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 35 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Agricultural inspectors....................................... 10 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Animal breeders............................................. 1 ( 1 ) - -1 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Graders and sorters, agricultural products............ 70 398 45 ( 1 ) 25 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous agricultural workers..................... 546 352 86 332 461 357 93.0

Fishers and related fishing workers..................... 7 ( 1 ) - -7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Hunters and trappers....................................... 1 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) - - ( 2 )

Forest and conservation workers........................ 6 ( 1 ) - -6 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Logging workers............................................. 59 471 - - 58 469 ( 2 )

Construction and extraction occupations.................. 7,227 646 156 573 7,071 648 88.4

First-line supervisors/managers of

 construction trades and extraction workers ......... 678 901 15 ( 1 ) 663 906 ( 2 )

Boilermakers................................................... 20 ( 1 ) - - 20 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons...... 170 609 4 ( 1 ) 165 608 ( 2 )

Carpenters...................................................... 1,182 615 20 ( 1 ) 1,162 615 ( 2 )

Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers......... 153 511 5 ( 1 ) 148 515 ( 2 )

Cement masons, concrete finishers, and 

 terrazzo workers............................................. 86 527 3 ( 1 ) 83 530 ( 2 )

Construction laborers....................................... 1,374 514 24 ( 1 ) 1,351 514 ( 2 )

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment

 operators...................................................... 27 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 26 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Pile-driver operators.......................................... 5 ( 1 ) - -5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Operating engineers and other construction 

 equipment operators....................................... 376 765 12 ( 1 ) 364 772 ( 2 )

Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers... 189 511 10 ( 1 ) 179 509 ( 2 )

Electricians................................................... 777 805 14 ( 1 ) 764 804 ( 2 )

Glaziers......................................................... 44 ( 1 ) - - 44 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Insulation workers............................................. 49 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 48 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Painters, construction and maintenance............... 435 515 15 ( 1 ) 420 515 ( 2 )

Paperhangers................................................ 2 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters... 584 721 5 ( 1 ) 579 720 ( 2 )

Plasterers and stucco masons........................... 63 513 - - 63 513 ( 2 )

Reinforcing iron and rebar workers..................... 7 ( 1 ) - -7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Roofers......................................................... 190 550 1 ( 1 ) 188 553 ( 2 )

Sheet metal workers....................................... 123 790 6 ( 1 ) 118 786 ( 2 )

Structural iron and steel workers........................ 71 870 - - 70 867 ( 2 )

Helpers, construction trades.............................. 91 434 2 ( 1 ) 89 432 ( 2 )

See footnotes 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,

2007 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Construction and building inspectors.................. 92 $906 9 ( 1 ) 83 $906 ( 2 )

Elevator installers and repairers........................... 31 ( 1 ) - - 31 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Fence erectors................................................ 28 ( 1 ) - - 28 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Hazardous materials removal workers.................. 21 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 19 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Highway maintenance workers........................... 102 621 1 ( 1 ) 102 623 ( 2 )

Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment

 operators...................................................... 11 ( 1 ) - - 11 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners...... 4 ( 1 ) - -4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous construction and related workers...... 34 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 33 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators,

 oil, gas, and mining....................................... 42 ( 1 ) - - 42 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Earth drillers, except oil and gas........................ 30 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 29 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts,

 and blasters................................................... 4 ( 1 ) - -3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Mining machine operators................................. 59 954 1 ( 1 ) 57 961 ( 2 )

Roof bolters, mining.......................................... 3 ( 1 ) - -3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Roustabouts, oil and gas.................................... 5 ( 1 ) - -5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Helpers--extraction workers.............................. 7 ( 1 ) - -7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Other extraction workers.................................... 57 777 1 ( 1 ) 56 769 ( 2 )

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations...... 4,520 749 163 $726 4,357 750 96.8

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics,

 installers, and repairers.................................... 324 960 18 ( 1 ) 306 961 ( 2 )

Computer, automated teller, and office machine 

 repairers...................................................... 251 751 34 ( 1 ) 217 777 ( 2 )

Radio and telecommunications equipment 

 installers and repairers.................................... 182 927 25 ( 1 ) 157 923 ( 2 )

Avionics technicians.......................................... 13 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 10 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers...... 24 ( 1 ) - - 24 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Electrical and electronics installers and

 repairers, transportation equipment.................. 4 ( 1 ) - -4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial

 and utility...................................................... 14 ( 1 ) - - 14 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Electronic equipment installers and repairers,

 motor vehicles................................................ 26 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 25 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Electronic home entertainment equipment

 installers and repairers.................................... 48 ( 1 ) - - 48 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Security and fire alarm systems installers............ 59 739 - - 59 739 ( 2 )

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians............ 128 889 2 ( 1 ) 126 895 ( 2 )

Automotive body and related repairers.................. 119 620 2 ( 1 ) 117 623 ( 2 )

Automotive glass installers and repairers............... 11 ( 1 ) - - 11 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Automotive service technicians and mechanics...... 670 655 3 ( 1 ) 667 656 ( 2 )

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine 

 specialists................................................... 332 698 4 ( 1 ) 328 697 ( 2 )

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service 

 technicians and mechanics.............................. 226 803 2 ( 1 ) 224 802 ( 2 )

Small engine mechanics.................................... 45 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 44 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment

 mechanics, installers, and repairers.................. 70 508 - - 70 506 ( 2 )

Control and valve installers and repairers............ 20 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 19 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration 

 mechanics and installers................................. 345 728 3 ( 1 ) 342 729 ( 2 )

Home appliance repairers................................. 34 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 33 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics...... 393 798 12 ( 1 ) 381 798 ( 2 )

Maintenance and repair workers, general............ 444 694 12 ( 1 ) 432 694 ( 2 )

See footnotes 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,

2007 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Maintenance workers, machinery........................ 53 $700 - - 52 $703 ( 2 )

Millwrights...................................................... 74 897 1 ( 1 ) 73 902 ( 2 )

Electrical power-line installers and repairers......... 98 1,008 1 ( 1 ) 98 1,007 ( 2 )

Telecommunications line installers and repairers... 212 843 11 ( 1 ) 201 849 ( 2 )

Precision instrument and equipment repairers...... 44 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) 38 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Coin, vending, and amusement machine 

 servicers and repairers.................................... 50 685 7 ( 1 ) 43 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Commercial divers.......................................... 7 ( 1 ) - -7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Locksmiths and safe repairers........................... 20 ( 1 ) - - 20 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Manufactured building and mobile home installers... 9 ( 1 ) - -9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Riggers......................................................... 6 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Signal and track switch repairers........................ 10 ( 1 ) - - 10 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair

 workers......................................................... 21 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 19 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Other installation, maintenance, and repair

 workers......................................................... 134 618 10 ( 1 ) 124 620 ( 2 )

Production, transportation, and material moving 

 occupations................................................... 15,289 577 3,338 $437 11,951 616 70.9

Production occupations....................................... 8,389 581 2,396 443 5,992 641 69.1

First-line supervisors/managers of production 

 and operating workers.................................... 876 824 150 615 726 864 71.2

Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems

 assemblers................................................... 8 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical 

 assemblers................................................... 200 488 114 447 86 543 82.3

Engine and other machine assemblers.................. 15 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 12 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Structural metal fabricators and fitters.................. 31 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 29 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators............ 951 524 362 460 588 587 78.4

Bakers......................................................... 134 433 69 404 65 498 81.1

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish

 processing workers....................................... 240 495 57 406 183 558 72.8

Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying

 machine operators and tenders........................ 11 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Food batchmakers.......................................... 74 493 41 ( 1 ) 33 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Food cooking machine operators and tenders...... 5 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Computer control programmers and operators...... 55 780 5 ( 1 ) 51 798 ( 2 )

Extruding and drawing machine setters,

 operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............ 17 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 16 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders,

 metal and plastic............................................. 9 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders,

 metal and plastic............................................. 13 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, 

 operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............ 120 563 19 ( 1 ) 101 577 ( 2 )

Drilling and boring machine tool setters, 

 operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............ 2 ( 1 ) - -2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine 

 tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and

 plastic......................................................... 49 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) 42 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators,

 and tenders, metal and plastic........................... 13 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 12 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Milling and planing machine setters, operators,

 and tenders, metal and plastic........................... 3 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Machinists...................................................... 406 700 22 ( 1 ) 384 706 ( 2 )

See footnotes 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,

2007 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders......... 23 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 21 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Model makers and patternmakers, metal and

 plastic......................................................... 12 ( 1 ) - - 11 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Molders and molding machine setters, 

 operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............ 73 $580 12 ( 1 ) 61 $618 ( 2 )

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and

 tenders, metal and plastic................................. 5 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Tool and die makers.......................................... 75 918 3 ( 1 ) 72 923 ( 2 )

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers............... 536 607 37 ( 1 ) 499 618 ( 2 )

Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and

 tenders, metal and plastic................................. 12 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Lay-out workers, metal and plastic..................... 7 ( 1 ) - -7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Plating and coating machine setters, operators,

 and tenders, metal and plastic........................... 15 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners..................... 5 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other............ 422 551 123 $482 299 588 82.0

Bookbinders and bindery workers........................ 43 ( 1 ) 15 ( 1 ) 28 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Job printers................................................... 34 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 30 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Prepress technicians and workers........................ 51 538 26 ( 1 ) 25 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Printing machine operators................................. 180 613 26 ( 1 ) 153 657 ( 2 )

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers........................ 176 380 98 340 78 496 68.5

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials... 50 344 33 ( 1 ) 17 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Sewing machine operators................................. 226 361 179 359 47 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Shoe and leather workers and repairers............... 6 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Shoe machine operators and tenders.................. 10 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers........................ 54 453 34 ( 1 ) 20 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators

 and tenders................................................ 4 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and

 tenders......................................................... 6 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Textile knitting and weaving machine setters,

 operators, and tenders.................................... 11 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out 

 machine setters, operators, and tenders............ 23 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Fabric and apparel patternmakers........................ 6 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) - - ( 2 )

Upholsterers................................................... 34 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 32 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other... 11 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters.................. 67 598 6 ( 1 ) 61 607 ( 2 )

Furniture finishers............................................. 11 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Model makers and patternmakers, wood............... 1 ( 1 ) - -1 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Sawing machine setters, operators, and 

 tenders, wood................................................ 54 483 5 ( 1 ) 49 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and

 tenders, except sawing................................... 25 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) 19 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Woodworkers, all other.................................... 19 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 18 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Power plant operators, distributors, and

 dispatchers................................................... 47 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 43 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Stationary engineers and boiler operators............ 88 752 1 ( 1 ) 86 757 ( 2 )

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and 

 system operators.......................................... 74 722 5 ( 1 ) 69 731 ( 2 )

Miscellaneous plant and system operators............ 40 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) 35 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Chemical processing machine setters, 

 operators, and tenders.................................... 44 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) 37 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

See footnotes 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,

2007 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and 

 blending workers.......................................... 103 $607 10 ( 1 ) 94 $604 ( 2 )

Cutting workers................................................ 84 527 21 ( 1 ) 63 546 ( 2 )

Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting

 machine setters, operators, and tenders............ 31 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) 22 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators

 and tenders................................................... 12 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and

 weighers...................................................... 687 625 268 $506 419 735 68.8

Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers... 21 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) 15 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory 

 technicians................................................... 77 504 38 ( 1 ) 38 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Packaging and filling machine operators and 

 tenders......................................................... 264 430 138 396 126 493 80.3

Painting workers............................................. 168 576 16 ( 1 ) 153 590 ( 2 )

Photographic process workers and processing 

 machine operators.......................................... 50 437 25 ( 1 ) 25 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Semiconductor processors................................. 4 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Cementing and gluing machine operators and

 tenders......................................................... 17 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling

 equipment operators and tenders..................... 12 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Cooling and freezing equipment operators and

 tenders......................................................... 5 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Etchers and engravers....................................... 3 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal

 and plastic................................................... 27 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 24 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Paper goods machine setters, operators, and

 tenders......................................................... 48 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) 34 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Tire builders................................................... 16 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 15 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Helpers--production workers.............................. 36 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) 29 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Production workers, all other.............................. 912 540 276 445 636 583 76.3

Transportation and material moving occupations...... 6,900 570 942 424 5,959 596 71.1

Supervisors, transportation and material moving 

 workers......................................................... 203 811 39 ( 1 ) 164 836 ( 2 )

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers........................ 95 1,358 4 ( 1 ) 92 1,381 ( 2 )

Air traffic controllers and airfield operations

 specialists................................................... 31 ( 1 ) 10 ( 1 ) 21 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Ambulance drivers and attendants, except

 emergency medical technicians........................ 14 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 11 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Bus drivers...................................................... 365 507 178 476 187 540 88.1

Driver/salesworkers and truck drivers.................. 2,772 665 113 499 2,658 672 74.3

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs................................. 217 501 28 ( 1 ) 189 518 ( 2 )

Motor vehicle operators, all other........................ 37 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 32 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Locomotive engineers and operators.................. 54 1,157 2 ( 1 ) 51 1,184 ( 2 )

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators......... 7 ( 1 ) - -7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Railroad conductors and yardmasters.................. 51 912 2 ( 1 ) 49 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation

 workers......................................................... 17 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 16 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Sailors and marine oilers.................................... 16 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Ship and boat captains and operators.................. 38 ( 1 ) - - 38 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Ship engineers................................................ 3 ( 1 ) - -3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Bridge and lock tenders.................................... 3 ( 1 ) - -3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Parking lot attendants....................................... 71 410 6 ( 1 ) 64 422 ( 2 )

See footnotes 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

66
Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex,

2007 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Service station attendants................................. 63 $404 6 ( 1 ) 57 $411 ( 2 )

Transportation inspectors................................. 41 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) 36 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Other transportation workers.............................. 18 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 17 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Conveyor operators and tenders........................ 7 ( 1 ) - -7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Crane and tower operators................................. 55 715 - - 55 716 ( 2 )

Dredge, excavating, and loading machine

 operators...................................................... 44 ( 1 ) - - 44 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Hoist and winch operators................................. 6 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Industrial truck and tractor operators..................... 532 519 29 ( 1 ) 503 522 ( 2 )

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment..................... 233 405 33 ( 1 ) 200 413 ( 2 )

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, 

 hand............................................................ 1,428 474 233 $418 1,195 486 86.0

Machine feeders and offbearers........................ 23 ( 1 ) 10 ( 1 ) 13 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Packers and packagers, hand........................... 335 374 221 362 114 414 87.4

Pumping station operators................................. 17 ( 1 ) - - 17 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Refuse and recyclable material collectors............ 60 517 3 ( 1 ) 58 525 ( 2 )

Shuttle car operators....................................... 2 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Tank car, truck, and ship loaders........................ 4 ( 1 ) - -4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Material moving workers, all other........................ 36 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 32 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

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.

 2 Data not shown where base for either the numerator or denominator 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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