HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

45. Wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below prevailing Federal minimum wage by

occupation and industry

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation and industry

2007

Workers paid hourly rates

Total

Below

prevailing

Federal

minimum

wage

At

prevailing

Federal

minimum

wage

Total at or below

prevailing Federal

minimum

wage

Number

Percent of

hourly-paid

workers

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations ......................................... 14,447 63 12 75 .5

 Management, business, and financial operations

 occupations ................................................................................................. 4,033 18 4 22 .6

 Management occupations .......................................................................... 2,386 14 3 17 .7

 Business and financial operations occupations .......................................... 1,648 4 1 5 .3

 Professional and related occupations ............................................................. 10,413 45 8 52 .5

 Computer and mathematical occupations .................................................. 763 3 – 3 .4

 Architecture and engineering occupations ................................................. 965 1 – 1 .1

 Life, physical, and social science occupations ........................................... 413 1 1 2 .4

 Community and social services occupations .............................................. 730 1 – 1 .2

 Legal occupations ....................................................................................... 317 2 – 2 .7

 Education, training, and library occupations ............................................... 2,193 16 4 20 .9

 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

 occupations ............................................................................................. 813 6 1 7 .9

 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ..................................... 4,220 14 2 15 .4

Service occupations ........................................................................................... 16,882 1,118 130 1,248 7.4

 Healthcare support occupations ..................................................................... 2,514 27 10 37 1.5

 Protective service occupations ....................................................................... 1,823 22 7 29 1.6

 Food preparation and serving related occupations ........................................ 6,479 942 71 1,013 15.6

 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

 occupations ............................................................................................... 3,573 36 22 58 1.6

 Personal care and service occupations .......................................................... 2,495 91 20 111 4.5

Sales and office occupations .............................................................................. 20,951 155 85 240 1.1

 Sales and related occupations ....................................................................... 7,851 75 50 125 1.6

 Office and administrative support occupations ............................................... 13,099 80 35 114 .9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 occupations ..................................................................................................... 10,116 40 4 45 .4

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ..................................................... 628 8 4 12 1.9

 Construction and extraction occupations ........................................................ 6,009 27 – 27 .5

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......................................... 3,480 5 – 6 .2

Production, transportation, and material moving

 occupations ..................................................................................................... 13,477 86 35 121 .9

 Production occupations .................................................................................. 7,373 29 13 42 .6

 Transportation and material moving occupations ........................................... 6,104 57 22 79 1.3

See footnotes at end of table.

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HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

45. Wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below prevailing Federal minimum wage by

occupation and industry—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation and industry

2007

Workers paid hourly rates

Total

Below

prevailing

Federal

minimum

wage

At

prevailing

Federal

minimum

wage

Total at or below

prevailing Federal

minimum

wage

Number

Percent of

hourly-paid

workers

INDUSTRY

Private sector ...................................................................................................... 66,432 1,386 232 1,618 2.4

Agriculture and related industries ....................................................................... 688 9 – 9 1.3

Nonagriculture and related industries ................................................................. 65,744 1,377 232 1,609 2.4

 Mining .............................................................................................................. 436 ––––

 Construction .................................................................................................... 6,041 31 3 34 .6

 Manufacturing .................................................................................................. 9,862 28 10 38 .4

 Durable goods ............................................................................................ 6,226 21 4 26 .4

 Nondurable goods ...................................................................................... 3,637 7 5 13 .3

 Wholesale and retail trade ............................................................................... 12,658 99 52 151 1.2

 Wholesale trade ........................................................................................... 1,986 7 2 9 .4

 Retail trade .................................................................................................. 10,671 92 50 142 1.3

 Transportation and utilities .............................................................................. 3,160 14 4 18 .6

 Transportation and warehousing ................................................................. 2,676 12 4 16 .6

 Utilities ......................................................................................................... 484 2 – 2 .5

 Information 1 .................................................................................................... 1,505 13 6 19 1.2

 Publishing, except internet ....................................................................... 311 1 1 2 .7

 Motion pictures and sound recording ....................................................... 182 5 5 10 5.3

 Broadcasting, except internet ................................................................... 300 1 – 1 .4

 Telecommunications ................................................................................. 607 4 – 4 .6

 Financial activities ........................................................................................... 3,409 17 7 24 .7

 Finance and insurance ................................................................................ 2,383 12 2 14 .6

 Finance ................................................................................................... 1,577 9 2 11 .7

 Insurance ................................................................................................ 806 3 – 3 .4

 Real estate and rental and leasing .............................................................. 1,026 5 5 10 1.0

 Professional and business services ................................................................ 5,767 37 6 43 .8

 Professional and technical services ............................................................ 2,423 12 2 14 .6

 Management, administrative, and waste services ....................................... 3,344 26 4 30 .9

 Education and health services ......................................................................... 11,455 103 41 144 1.3

 Educational services .................................................................................... 1,260 16 7 23 1.8

 Health care and social assistance ............................................................... 10,194 86 35 121 1.2

 Leisure and hospitality ..................................................................................... 8,520 966 93 1,058 12.4

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ............................................................. 1,330 45 8 53 4.0

 Accommodation and food services .............................................................. 7,190 920 85 1,005 14.0

 Accommodation ....................................................................................... 1,011 36 3 39 3.8

 Food services and drinking places .......................................................... 6,179 885 81 966 15.6

 Other services 1 .............................................................................................. 2,932 70 10 79 2.7

 Other services, except private households .................................................. 2,415 45 5 50 2.1

Public sector ....................................................................................................... 9,441 76 35 111 1.2

 Federal government ......................................................................................... 1,729 11 4 15 .9

 State government ............................................................................................. 2,596 27 16 43 1.7

 Local government ............................................................................................. 5,115 38 15 53 1.0

1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

 NOTE: The prevailing Federal minimum wage was $5.15 per hour

from January 2007 to July 23, 2007. Beginning July 24, 2007, the

prevailing Federal minimum wage increased to $5.85 per hour. Data

are for wage and salary workers, excluding the incorporated

self-employed. The data refer to a person ́s earnings on the sole or

principal job, and pertain only to workers who are paid hourly rates. 

Salaried workers and other nonhourly workers are not included. The

presence of workers with hourly earnings below the minimum wage

does not necessarily indicate violation of the Fair Labor Standards

Act, as there are exceptions to the minimum wage provisions of the

law. In addition, some survey respondents reported hourly earnings

below the minimum wage even though they earned the minimum

wage or higher. Updated population controls are introduced annually

with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that

do not meet publication criteria.

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