HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

39. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

2003

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Total, 16 years and over ................................................................................................................. 100,302 $620 56,227 $695 44,076 $552

Management, professional, and related occupations ..................................................................... 35,680 887 17,718 1,059 17,962 758

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations .................................................. 14,493 961 8,047 1,143 6,446 799

 Management occupations ...................................................................................................... 10,115 1,023 6,143 1,172 3,973 849

 Chief executives ................................................................................................................. 1,040 1,558 796 1,736 244 1,243

 General and operations managers ..................................................................................... 662 1,136 490 1,170 173 966

 Advertising and promotions managers ............................................................................... 57 800 22 1 ( ) 34 1 ( )

 Marketing and sales managers .......................................................................................... 800 1,127 498 1,271 302 904

 Administrative services managers ...................................................................................... 75 910 51 997 24 1 ( )

 Computer and information systems managers ................................................................... 331 1,401 233 1,437 99 1,280

 Financial managers ............................................................................................................ 952 1,004 461 1,314 491 823

 Human resources managers .............................................................................................. 246 971 85 1,242 161 872

 Industrial production managers .......................................................................................... 269 1,046 224 1,135 45 1 ( )

 Purchasing managers ......................................................................................................... 168 1,108 102 1,297 65 844

 Transportation, storage, and distribution managers ........................................................... 215 776 187 797 29 1 ( )

 Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers ................................................................... 92 631 81 655 11 1 ( )

 Construction managers ...................................................................................................... 352 1,014 329 1,016 23 1 ( )

 Education administrators .................................................................................................... 646 981 235 1,172 411 878

 Engineering managers ....................................................................................................... 77 1,484 68 1,476 8 1 ( )

 Food service managers ...................................................................................................... 506 648 289 706 217 584

 Lodging managers .............................................................................................................. 97 687 43 1 ( ) 54 609

 Medical and health services managers .............................................................................. 416 986 132 1,149 285 954

 Property, real estate, and community association managers ............................................. 316 722 140 849 176 638

 Social and community service managers ........................................................................... 258 788 94 848 163 770

 Business and financial operations occupations ...................................................................... 4,378 842 1,904 1,014 2,474 744

 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products ............................................................ 163 737 90 812 73 670

 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products ....................................... 207 784 99 873 108 718

 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators .............................................. 258 735 97 868 161 648

 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health, safety, and transportation .. 126 887 63 1,062 63 783

 Cost estimators ................................................................................................................... 89 875 74 882 15 1 ( )

 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists ................................................ 602 819 181 961 421 774

 Management analysts ........................................................................................................ 302 1,115 166 1,267 135 977

 Accountants and auditors ................................................................................................... 1,344 862 561 1,041 784 756

 Appraisers and assessors of real estate ............................................................................ 54 765 36 1 ( ) 19 1 ( )

 Personal financial advisors ................................................................................................. 212 1,094 148 1,242 64 800

 Insurance underwriters ....................................................................................................... 102 752 29 1 ( ) 72 683

 Loan counselors and officers .............................................................................................. 385 786 158 1,115 227 668

 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents ................................................................. 73 711 25 1 ( ) 48 1 ( )

 Professional and related occupations ......................................................................................... 21,186 845 9,671 1,005 11,516 739

 Computer and mathematical occupations .............................................................................. 2,790 1,049 2,013 1,130 777 906

 Computer scientists and systems analysts ......................................................................... 614 1,001 428 1,073 186 869

 Computer programmers ..................................................................................................... 492 1,065 362 1,115 131 973

 Computer software engineers ............................................................................................ 701 1,242 545 1,336 156 1,005

 Computer support specialists ............................................................................................. 307 748 198 769 109 727

 Database administrators ..................................................................................................... 71 1,073 41 1 ( ) 30 1 ( )

 Network and computer systems administrators .................................................................. 166 979 126 1,007 41 1 ( )

 Network systems and data communications analysts ........................................................ 291 1,045 229 1,113 62 817

 Operations research analysts ............................................................................................. 104 1,022 54 1,145 50 955

 Architecture and engineering occupations ............................................................................. 2,487 1,053 2,142 1,094 345 827

 Architects, except naval ...................................................................................................... 118 1,013 87 1,131 30 1 ( )

 Aerospace engineers .......................................................................................................... 74 1,362 66 1,353 7 1 ( )

 Chemical engineers ............................................................................................................ 76 1,250 62 1,289 15 1 ( )

 Civil engineers .................................................................................................................... 264 1,150 238 1,164 27 1 ( )

 Computer hardware engineers ........................................................................................... 97 1,083 86 1,137 11 1 ( )

 Electrical and electronics engineers ................................................................................... 337 1,332 312 1,348 25 1 ( )

 Industrial engineers, including health and safety ................................................................ 180 1,080 140 1,144 39 1 ( )

 Mechanical engineers ......................................................................................................... 268 1,168 256 1,174 12 1 ( )

 Drafters ............................................................................................................................... 197 757 158 776 38 1 ( )

 Engineering technicians, except drafters ............................................................................ 382 792 301 821 81 569

 Surveying and mapping technicians ................................................................................... 62 651 51 632 11 1 ( )

 Life, physical, and social science occupations ....................................................................... 1,085 891 638 970 447 773

 Biological scientists ............................................................................................................ 91 874 50 876 41 1 ( )

 Medical scientists ............................................................................................................... 90 864 43 1 ( ) 47 1 ( )

 Chemists and materials scientists ...................................................................................... 126 948 82 997 44 1 ( )

 Environmental scientists and geoscientists ........................................................................ 71 1,018 49 1 ( ) 22 1 ( )

See footnotes at end of table.

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39. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

2003

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Market and survey researchers .......................................................................................... 105 838 40 1 ( ) 65 739

 Psychologists ...................................................................................................................... 86 996 27 1 ( ) 58 938

 Chemical technicians .......................................................................................................... 73 818 55 859 19 1 ( )

 Community and social services occupations .......................................................................... 1,814 686 751 746 1,063 655

 Counselors ......................................................................................................................... 514 666 175 690 339 657

 Social workers .................................................................................................................... 576 692 132 735 444 685

 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists ................................................... 265 647 90 761 174 611

 Clergy ................................................................................................................................. 350 761 303 767 46 1 ( )

 Directors, religious activities and education ....................................................................... 53 662 21 1 ( ) 33 1 ( )

 Religious workers, all other ................................................................................................ 56 603 29 1 ( ) 27 1 ( )

 Legal occupations ................................................................................................................... 1,024 1,051 491 1,480 533 796

 Lawyers .............................................................................................................................. 584 1,560 400 1,619 184 1,413

 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers ................................................................. 50 1,110 23 1 ( ) 27 1 ( )

 Paralegals and legal assistants .......................................................................................... 238 696 32 1 ( ) 206 685

 Miscellaneous legal support workers .................................................................................. 152 657 36 1 ( ) 116 653

 Education, training, and library occupations ........................................................................... 5,884 754 1,625 904 4,258 708

 Postsecondary teachers ..................................................................................................... 748 982 443 1,111 305 878

 Preschool and kindergarten teachers ................................................................................. 484 494 8 1 ( ) 476 493

 Elementary and middle school teachers ............................................................................. 2,208 767 428 843 1,780 757

 Secondary school teachers ................................................................................................ 1,009 856 469 903 540 824

 Special education teachers ................................................................................................ 332 799 63 870 269 785

 Other teachers and instructors ........................................................................................... 292 681 111 831 181 627

 Librarians ............................................................................................................................ 142 797 21 1 ( ) 122 789

 Teacher assistants ............................................................................................................. 580 351 53 422 527 344

 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .................................................. 1,473 745 836 837 637 648

 Artists and related workers ................................................................................................. 80 860 56 929 24 1 ( )

 Designers ........................................................................................................................... 479 727 252 818 227 619

 Producers and directors ..................................................................................................... 94 929 60 1,139 34 1 ( )

 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers ............................................................... 90 661 66 733 25 1 ( )

 News analysts, reporters and correspondents ................................................................... 70 733 43 1 ( ) 27 1 ( )

 Public relations specialists .................................................................................................. 105 897 35 1 ( ) 70 805

 Editors ................................................................................................................................ 122 762 61 864 62 690

 Writers and authors ............................................................................................................ 72 815 30 1 ( ) 42 1 ( )

 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators ................................... 72 845 70 853 2 1 ( )

 Photographers .................................................................................................................... 61 622 38 1 ( ) 23 1 ( )

 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ................................................................. 4,630 816 1,176 1,002 3,454 770

 Dietitians and nutritionists ................................................................................................... 54 631 6 1 ( ) 49 1 ( )

 Pharmacists ........................................................................................................................ 156 1,477 82 1,533 74 1,364

 Physicians and surgeons .................................................................................................... 531 1,405 364 1,677 167 989

 Physician assistants ........................................................................................................... 55 1,003 18 1 ( ) 37 1 ( )

 Registered nurses .............................................................................................................. 1,829 899 179 1,006 1,650 887

 Physical therapists .............................................................................................................. 120 892 42 1 ( ) 78 837

 Respiratory therapists ......................................................................................................... 72 737 35 1 ( ) 37 1 ( )

 Speech-language pathologists ........................................................................................... 67 867 3 1 ( ) 64 868

 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............................................................... 233 751 65 810 168 738

 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............................................................... 204 759 67 869 137 718

 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics .............................................................. 109 662 78 683 31 1 ( )

 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians ........................................ 288 497 59 495 229 497

 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ............................................................. 401 587 22 1 ( ) 380 584

 Medical records and health information technicians ........................................................... 85 505 3 1 ( ) 83 502

Service occupations ....................................................................................................................... 13,333 403 6,708 463 6,625 366

 Healthcare support occupations ................................................................................................. 2,023 400 221 469 1,802 396

 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ...................................................................... 1,285 377 141 438 1,144 372

 Dental assistants ................................................................................................................ 169 492 12 1 ( ) 157 490

 Protective service occupations ................................................................................................... 2,405 630 1,964 666 441 505

 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives ................................................... 123 904 98 920 25 1 ( )

 Fire fighters ......................................................................................................................... 235 816 229 819 7 1 ( )

 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ............................................................................. 373 629 278 671 95 521

 Detectives and criminal investigators ................................................................................. 116 941 91 1,017 25 1 ( )

 Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ....................................................................................... 596 764 527 770 69 731

 Private detectives and investigators ................................................................................... 50 637 29 1 ( ) 21 1 ( )

 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers .............................................................. 652 445 500 468 151 387

See footnotes at end of table.

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ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

39. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

2003

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Food preparation and serving related occupations .................................................................... 3,819 349 1,933 373 1,886 326

 Chefs and head cooks ........................................................................................................ 241 463 199 490 42 1 ( )

 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers ......................... 509 413 226 485 283 391

 Cooks ................................................................................................................................. 1,149 334 697 348 452 317

 Food preparation workers ................................................................................................... 305 320 152 334 152 310

 Bartenders .......................................................................................................................... 183 408 93 466 89 361

 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food ................................ 125 316 29 1 ( ) 96 319

 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop ...................................... 80 276 28 1 ( ) 51 271

 Waiters and waitresses ...................................................................................................... 775 335 247 385 528 318

 Food servers, nonrestaurant .............................................................................................. 90 382 37 1 ( ) 53 368

 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ............................................ 152 331 87 353 66 306

 Dishwashers ....................................................................................................................... 154 288 126 290 28 1 ( )

 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop ................................................ 55 321 12 1 ( ) 43 1 ( )

 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ................................................... 3,280 390 2,123 421 1,157 329

 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial work ................................ 151 469 86 516 65 411

 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service,

 and groundskeeping workers ........................................................................................ 111 626 108 628 3 1 ( )

 Janitors and building cleaners ............................................................................................ 1,405 402 1,041 420 364 349

 Maids and housekeeping cleaners ..................................................................................... 806 323 124 371 682 317

 Pest control workers ........................................................................................................... 58 528 53 542 4 1 ( )

 Grounds maintenance workers ........................................................................................... 749 395 711 397 38 1 ( )

 Personal care and service occupations ...................................................................................... 1,806 391 467 476 1,339 370

 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers ........................................................... 87 590 51 685 36 1 ( )

 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers ............................................. 58 472 13 1 ( ) 45 1 ( )

 Gaming services workers ................................................................................................... 75 446 37 1 ( ) 38 1 ( )

 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists .................................................................... 307 390 21 1 ( ) 286 381

 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges ....................................................................... 57 432 49 1 ( ) 7 1 ( )

 Transportation attendants ................................................................................................... 75 587 18 1 ( ) 57 510

 Child care workers .............................................................................................................. 377 330 18 1 ( ) 359 326

 Personal and home care aides ........................................................................................... 270 351 33 1 ( ) 237 342

 Recreation and fitness workers .......................................................................................... 150 453 46 1 ( ) 104 408

Sales and office occupations .......................................................................................................... 25,108 545 9,456 658 15,652 502

 Sales and related occupations ................................................................................................... 9,924 598 5,557 731 4,367 452

 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ...................................................... 2,259 611 1,321 705 938 496

 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers .............................................. 880 828 618 887 263 732

 Cashiers ............................................................................................................................. 1,378 319 338 339 1,040 315

 Counter and rental clerks ................................................................................................... 110 450 54 527 56 411

 Parts salespersons ............................................................................................................. 131 488 118 527 13 1 ( )

 Retail salespersons ............................................................................................................ 1,840 488 1,075 599 765 382

 Advertising sales agents ..................................................................................................... 162 670 63 880 99 594

 Insurance sales agents ....................................................................................................... 380 743 197 981 183 609

 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents ............................................ 315 1,010 211 1,255 103 699

 Travel agents ...................................................................................................................... 60 589 10 1 ( ) 50 588

 Sales representatives, services, all other ........................................................................... 418 826 277 861 141 760

 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ........................................................ 1,163 885 884 947 279 675

 Real estate brokers and sales agents ................................................................................ 410 695 159 953 251 608

 Telemarketers ..................................................................................................................... 114 375 46 1 ( ) 68 346

 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers ..................... 68 409 45 1 ( ) 23 1 ( )

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................................................................... 15,184 523 3,899 584 11,286 513

 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support ................................. 1,450 650 467 766 984 609

 Bill and account collectors .................................................................................................. 195 498 58 518 137 491

 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators .............................................................. 379 508 40 1 ( ) 339 505

 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ................................................................... 978 515 84 595 894 512

 Payroll and timekeeping clerks ........................................................................................... 143 549 14 1 ( ) 129 540

 Tellers ................................................................................................................................. 275 395 25 1 ( ) 250 393

 Court, municipal, and license clerks ................................................................................... 77 563 16 1 ( ) 62 551

 Customer service representatives ...................................................................................... 1,503 514 465 560 1,038 503

 Eligibility interviewers, government programs .................................................................... 78 581 19 1 ( ) 59 571

 File clerks ........................................................................................................................... 254 482 40 1 ( ) 215 478

 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ................................................................................... 75 397 22 1 ( ) 53 392

 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .............................................................................. 89 504 21 1 ( ) 68 505

 Library assistants, clerical .................................................................................................. 50 449 5 1 ( ) 46 1 ( )

 Loan interviewers and clerks .............................................................................................. 179 572 26 1 ( ) 153 554

 Order clerks ........................................................................................................................ 88 517 26 1 ( ) 61 485

 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping ........................................... 57 580 6 1 ( ) 51 585

See footnotes at end of table.

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ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

39. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

2003

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Receptionists and information clerks .................................................................................. 892 449 61 500 831 446

 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks .......................................... 142 542 45 1 ( ) 97 502

 Couriers and messengers .................................................................................................. 166 594 138 599 28 1 ( )

 Dispatchers ......................................................................................................................... 224 551 103 588 121 527

 Postal service clerks ........................................................................................................... 175 753 104 784 71 721

 Postal service mail carriers ................................................................................................. 296 777 201 782 95 765

 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators ..................... 109 776 61 822 48 1 ( )

 Production, planning, and expediting clerks ....................................................................... 236 634 111 722 125 601

 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ................................................................................. 494 476 361 485 134 452

 Stock clerks and order fillers .............................................................................................. 967 414 592 425 375 403

 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping ......................................... 66 513 35 1 ( ) 31 1 ( )

 Secretaries and administrative assistants .......................................................................... 2,794 532 101 573 2,692 531

 Computer operators ............................................................................................................ 168 604 85 685 83 515

 Data entry keyers ............................................................................................................... 464 494 88 529 377 488

 Word processors and typists .............................................................................................. 270 518 24 1 ( ) 246 515

 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ................................................................... 238 549 35 1 ( ) 203 546

 Mail clerks and mail machine operators except postal service ........................................... 124 451 59 475 65 425

 Office clerks, general .......................................................................................................... 610 502 100 502 511 502

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations .................................................... 11,082 608 10,612 613 469 449

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................................................................. 778 369 626 384 152 318

 Graders and sorters, agricultural products ......................................................................... 62 387 24 1 ( ) 38 1 ( )

 Construction and extraction occupations .................................................................................... 5,973 599 5,831 602 141 497

 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers ................. 569 810 555 815 13 1 ( )

 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons .................................................................. 148 597 147 598 1 1 ( )

 Carpenters .......................................................................................................................... 1,048 551 1,036 552 13 1 ( )

 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers ...................................................................... 160 472 158 478 2 1 ( )

 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers ................................................ 102 591 100 596 2 1 ( )

 Construction laborers ......................................................................................................... 871 494 843 496 28 1 ( )

 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators .................................... 354 646 347 649 7 1 ( )

 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers ............................................................. 138 477 136 475 2 1 ( )

 Electricians ......................................................................................................................... 671 748 657 748 14 1 ( )

 Painters, construction and maintenance ............................................................................ 420 480 398 485 22 1 ( )

 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ............................................................. 470 678 466 678 4 1 ( )

 Roofers ............................................................................................................................... 157 487 155 486 2 1 ( )

 Sheet metal workers ........................................................................................................... 130 703 125 717 5 1 ( )

 Structural iron and steel workers ........................................................................................ 57 782 57 782 - -

 Helpers, construction trades ............................................................................................... 101 420 98 418 4 1 ( )

 Construction and building inspectors .................................................................................. 82 778 75 795 7 1 ( )

 Highway maintenance workers ........................................................................................... 64 546 60 557 4 1 ( )

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ..................................................................... 4,331 673 4,155 675 176 629

 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers ............................ 316 832 290 832 26 1 ( )

 Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers ................................................. 233 672 199 707 33 1 ( )

 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers ................................... 235 786 199 815 36 1 ( )

 Security and fire alarm systems installers .......................................................................... 53 669 51 676 2 1 ( )

 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ........................................................................ 122 821 119 834 3 1 ( )

 Automotive body and related repairers ............................................................................... 148 531 146 541 2 1 ( )

 Automotive service technicians and mechanics ................................................................. 663 606 658 605 5 1 ( )

 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ..................................................... 317 681 317 680 - -

 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics ........................ 186 692 184 688 2 1 ( )

 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers ................................ 302 621 299 621 3 1 ( )

 Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics .................................................................. 461 686 452 690 9 1 ( )

 Maintenance and repair workers, general .......................................................................... 264 607 256 608 8 1 ( )

 Millwrights ........................................................................................................................... 69 809 67 821 2 1 ( )

 Electrical power-line installers and repairers ...................................................................... 111 800 110 801 1 1 ( )

 Telecommunications line installers and repairers ............................................................... 152 713 141 699 11 1 ( )

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ........................................................ 15,100 519 11,733 570 3,367 407

 Production occupations .............................................................................................................. 8,599 519 6,069 583 2,530 406

 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers ............................... 867 693 701 737 166 516

 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers ................................................ 244 440 97 510 147 404

 Bakers ................................................................................................................................ 125 418 78 483 48 1 ( )

 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers ......................................... 275 421 202 472 73 335

 Food batchmakers .............................................................................................................. 86 472 61 450 25 1 ( )

 Computer control programmers and operators .................................................................. 51 616 47 1 ( ) 4 1 ( )

 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders ............................. 147 507 108 535 40 1 ( )

 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators .......................... 77 504 64 512 13 1 ( )

See footnotes at end of table.

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39. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

2003

Both sexes Men Women

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

Number

of

workers

Median

weekly

earnings

 Machinists ........................................................................................................................... 438 616 414 626 23 1 ( )

 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal ............................... 66 443 48 1 ( ) 18 1 ( )

 Tool and die makers ........................................................................................................... 77 776 74 772 3 1 ( )

 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ............................................................................ 484 577 448 597 36 1 ( )

 Job printers ......................................................................................................................... 72 597 64 608 8 1 ( )

 Printing machine operators ................................................................................................. 167 594 144 606 23 1 ( )

 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ..................................................................................... 116 348 44 1 ( ) 73 328

 Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials ............................................................... 56 323 14 1 ( ) 42 1 ( )

 Sewing machine operators ................................................................................................. 277 344 68 389 210 326

 Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers ...................................................................................... 62 472 23 1 ( ) 39 1 ( )

 Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood ..................................................... 62 452 51 481 11 1 ( )

 Stationary engineers and boiler operators .......................................................................... 106 711 104 711 2 1 ( )

 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators ........................................... 58 688 55 695 3 1 ( )

 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders .......................................... 67 848 58 881 9 1 ( )

 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers .............................................. 105 582 96 586 8 1 ( )

 Cutting workers ................................................................................................................... 84 460 69 504 15 1 ( )

 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ......................................................... 645 571 386 657 259 448

 Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians ..................................................... 82 527 39 1 ( ) 43 1 ( )

 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders ........................................................ 272 390 123 430 148 362

 Painting workers ................................................................................................................. 142 509 121 530 21 1 ( )

 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders ....................................................... 63 435 40 1 ( ) 22 1 ( )

 Helpers--production workers .............................................................................................. 61 412 41 1 ( ) 20 1 ( )

 Transportation and material moving occupations ....................................................................... 6,501 520 5,664 547 837 410

 Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers .................................................. 185 705 158 705 27 1 ( )

 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers ...................................................................................... 90 1,350 86 1,360 4 1 ( )

 Bus drivers .......................................................................................................................... 334 501 197 536 137 470

 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................................................................... 2,611 603 2,510 606 101 474

 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs ................................................................................................ 188 481 166 497 21 1 ( )

 Railroad conductors and yardmasters ................................................................................ 54 884 52 892 2 1 ( )

 Service station attendants .................................................................................................. 68 369 60 371 8 1 ( )

 Crane and tower operators ................................................................................................. 60 589 58 598 2 1 ( )

 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators ......................................................... 62 653 61 656 1 1 ( )

 Industrial truck and tractor operators .................................................................................. 502 488 463 488 39 1 ( )

 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment .................................................................................. 217 373 186 375 32 1 ( )

 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand .................................................... 1,261 464 1,069 475 191 415

 Machine feeders and offbearers ......................................................................................... 53 437 30 1 ( ) 23 1 ( )

 Packers and packagers, hand ............................................................................................ 350 348 133 345 217 350

1 Data not shown where base is less than 50,000.

 NOTE: Occupations reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census occupational

classification system derived from the 2000 Standard Occupational

Classification system into the Current Population Survey. Beginning in January

2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

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