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)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                2003                        
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                           Both sexes           Men              Women      
                              Occupation                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
                                                                        Number   Median   Number   Median   Number   Median 
                                                                          of     weekly     of     weekly     of     weekly 
                                                                        workers earnings  workers earnings  workers 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)  
             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 
     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 
             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)  
             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.