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

2008 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

Total, 16 years and older.......................................... 106,648 $722 47,209 $638 59,439 $798 79.9

Management, professional, and related occupations...... 40,154 1,025 20,535 892 19,619 1,238 72.1

Management, business, and financial 

 operations occupations.......................................... 16,310 1,128 7,463 941 8,847 1,343 70.1

Management occupations.................................... 11,223 1,204 4,535 979 6,687 1,384 70.7

Chief executives............................................. 1,044 1,903 251 1,603 793 1,999 80.2

General and operations managers..................... 919 1,229 274 993 646 1,315 75.5

Legislators...................................................... 16 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Advertising and promotions managers.................. 69 1,097 52 1,000 17 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Marketing and sales managers........................... 867 1,345 357 1,024 510 1,601 64.0

Public relations managers................................. 57 1,232 31 ( 1 ) 26 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Administrative services managers........................ 92 1,003 26 ( 1 ) 66 1,012 ( 2 )

Computer and information systems managers...... 431 1,576 120 1,260 311 1,641 76.8

Financial managers.......................................... 1,063 1,134 583 945 480 1,457 64.9

Human resources managers.............................. 288 1,233 194 1,137 93 1,433 79.3

Industrial production managers........................... 222 1,253 30 ( 1 ) 192 1,285 ( 2 )

Purchasing managers....................................... 183 1,139 72 995 111 1,251 79.5

Transportation, storage, and 

 distribution managers.................................... 218 877 38 ( 1 ) 179 885 ( 2 )

Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers......... 76 775 13 ( 1 ) 63 802 ( 2 )

Construction managers.................................... 586 1,189 49 ( 1 ) 536 1,219 ( 2 )

Education administrators.................................. 725 1,170 447 1,000 278 1,398 71.5

Engineering managers....................................... 99 1,752 5 ( 1 ) 95 1,758 ( 2 )

Food service managers.................................... 619 676 296 628 323 739 85.0

Funeral directors.............................................. 25 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) 18 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Gaming managers............................................ 14 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 11 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Lodging managers.......................................... 119 788 56 720 63 877 82.1

Medical and health services managers.................. 500 1,170 351 1,066 150 1,504 70.9

Natural sciences managers.............................. 15 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 12 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Postmasters and mail superintendents.................. 36 ( 1 ) 19 ( 1 ) 17 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Property, real estate, and

 community association managers........... ......... 303 847 177 758 126 1,054 71.9

Social and community service managers............... 277 965 191 871 86 1,254 69.5

Managers, all other.......................................... 2,361 1,225 885 1,010 1,477 1,359 74.3

Business and financial operations occupations......... 5,087 974 2,928 885 2,159 1,167 75.8

Agents and business managers of

 artists, performers, and athletes........................ 28 ( 1 ) 11 ( 1 ) 17 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products...... 5 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Wholesale and retail buyers,

 except farm products....................................... 152 816 70 801 82 826 97.0

Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and 

 farm products................................................ 253 890 146 859 107 923 93.1

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners,

 and investigators.......................................... 286 810 188 766 99 891 86.0

Compliance officers, except agriculture, 

 construction, health and safety, and 

 transportation................................................ 164 1,126 86 950 78 1,245 76.3

Cost estimators................................................ 82 1,055 9 ( 1 ) 73 1,082 ( 2 )

Human resources, training, and labor relations 

 specialists................................................... 717 918 504 850 213 1,158 73.4

Logisticians................................................... 39 ( 1 ) 19 ( 1 ) 21 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Management analysts....................................... 454 1,255 209 1,139 245 1,391 81.9

Meeting and convention planners........................ 47 ( 1 ) 37 ( 1 ) 10 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

See footnotes at end of table.

Occupation

Total, both sexes Women Men

Women's 

earnings 

as percent 

of men's

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

55
Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex,

2008 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Other business operations specialists.................. 214 $931 145 $850 69 $1,157 73.5

Accountants and auditors................................. 1,494 981 904 908 591 1,178 77.1

Appraisers and assessors of real estate............... 61 1,089 22 ( 1 ) 39 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Budget analysts............................................. 62 1,197 37 ( 1 ) 26 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Credit analysts................................................ 20 ( 1 ) 11 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Financial analysts............................................. 84 1,378 39 ( 1 ) 45 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Personal financial advisors................................. 313 1,194 117 935 197 1,370 68.2

Insurance underwriters.................................... 77 957 62 917 15 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Financial examiners.......................................... 6 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Loan counselors and officers.............................. 355 916 201 812 154 1,118 72.6

Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents...... 53 850 35 ( 1 ) 18 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Tax preparers................................................ 54 911 36 ( 1 ) 18 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Financial specialists, all other.............................. 66 964 35 ( 1 ) 30 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Professional and related occupations........................ 23,845 980 13,072 867 10,773 1,169 74.2

Computer and mathematical occupations............... 3,344 1,242 828 1,088 2,516 1,320 82.4

Computer scientists and systems analysts............ 752 1,184 213 1,082 538 1,240 87.3

Computer programmers.................................... 470 1,218 105 1,003 365 1,261 79.5

Computer software engineers........................... 955 1,529 196 1,351 759 1,555 86.9

Computer support specialists.............................. 379 893 105 878 274 903 97.2

Database administrators.................................... 93 1,274 25 ( 1 ) 68 1,289 ( 2 )

Network and computer systems administrators...... 212 1,189 46 ( 1 ) 166 1,209 ( 2 )

Network systems and data communications

 analysts...................................................... 353 1,130 82 961 271 1,184 81.2

Actuaries...................................................... 24 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) 18 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

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

Operations research analysts.............................. 69 1,259 36 ( 1 ) 34 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Statisticians................................................... 33 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) 19 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous mathematical 

 science occupations....................................... 2 ( 1 ) - -1 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Architecture and engineering occupations............... 2,652 1,244 334 1,001 2,319 1,286 77.8

Architects, except naval.................................... 150 1,128 35 ( 1 ) 115 1,273 ( 2 )

Surveyors, cartographers, and

 photogrammetrists.......................................... 34 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 32 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Aerospace engineers....................................... 131 1,554 12 ( 1 ) 120 1,622 ( 2 )

Agricultural engineers....................................... 4 ( 1 ) - -4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Biomedical engineers....................................... 10 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Chemical engineers.......................................... 64 1,546 8 ( 1 ) 56 1,562 ( 2 )

Civil engineers................................................ 303 1,332 36 ( 1 ) 268 1,349 ( 2 )

Computer hardware engineers........................... 62 1,258 14 ( 1 ) 48 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Electrical and electronics engineers..................... 334 1,443 26 ( 1 ) 307 1,475 ( 2 )

Environmental engineers.................................... 29 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) 21 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Industrial engineers, including health and safety... 163 1,311 23 ( 1 ) 140 1,364 ( 2 )

Marine engineers and naval architects.................. 15 ( 1 ) - - 15 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Materials engineers.......................................... 41 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) 35 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Mechanical engineers....................................... 300 1,433 23 ( 1 ) 276 1,445 ( 2 )

Mining and geological engineers, including

 mining safety engineers................................. 12 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 10 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

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

Petroleum engineers....................................... 18 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 17 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Engineers, all other.......................................... 347 1,418 39 ( 1 ) 308 1,425 ( 2 )

Drafters......................................................... 150 881 31 ( 1 ) 119 924 ( 2 )

Engineering technicians, except drafters............... 392 905 59 781 332 933 83.7

Surveying and mapping technicians..................... 87 794 6 ( 1 ) 80 801 ( 2 )

See footnotes at end of table.

Occupation

Total, both sexes Women Men

Women's 

earnings 

as percent 

of men's

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

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

2008 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Life, physical, and social science occupations......... 1,080 $1,035 477 $931 603 $1,156 80.5

Agricultural and food scientists........................... 34 ( 1 ) 11 ( 1 ) 23 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Biological scientists.......................................... 91 1,023 46 ( 1 ) 45 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Conservation scientists and foresters.................. 21 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 18 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Medical scientists............................................. 120 989 60 948 60 1,133 83.7

Astronomers and physicists.............................. 20 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 16 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Atmospheric and space scientists........................ 8 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Chemists and materials scientists........................ 103 1,118 38 ( 1 ) 65 1,430 ( 2 )

Environmental scientists and geoscientists............ 70 1,253 22 ( 1 ) 48 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Physical scientists, all other.............................. 122 1,363 50 1,061 72 1,535 69.1

Economists................................................... 17 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 13 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Market and survey researchers........................... 109 1,071 60 990 49 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Psychologists................................................ 84 1,220 57 1,004 27 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Sociologists................................................... 1 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) - - ( 2 )

Urban and regional planners.............................. 31 ( 1 ) 17 ( 1 ) 13 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous social scientists and related

 workers......................................................... 36 ( 1 ) 13 ( 1 ) 23 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Agricultural and food science technicians............ 23 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Biological technicians....................................... 20 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) 13 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Chemical technicians....................................... 56 872 20 ( 1 ) 36 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Geological and petroleum technicians.................. 9 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

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

Other life, physical, and social science

 technicians................................................... 103 752 50 752 54 751 100.1

Community and social services occupations............ 1,908 788 1,117 753 791 860 87.6

Counselors...................................................... 522 787 355 787 167 787 100.0

Social workers................................................ 639 784 503 779 135 812 95.9

Miscellaneous community and social service 

 specialists................................................... 261 736 159 680 102 874 77.8

Clergy............................................................ 388 882 43 ( 1 ) 346 899 ( 2 )

Directors, religious activities and education............ 38 ( 1 ) 21 ( 1 ) 18 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Religious workers, all other................................. 60 669 36 ( 1 ) 24 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Legal occupations............................................. 1,199 1,174 693 962 506 1,696 56.7

Lawyers......................................................... 645 1,751 247 1,509 398 1,875 80.5

Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers...... 51 1,281 24 ( 1 ) 27 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Paralegals and legal assistants........................... 304 796 267 790 37 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous legal support workers.................. 198 738 155 702 43 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Education, training, and library occupations............ 6,677 866 4,883 818 1,794 1,020 80.2

Postsecondary teachers.................................... 862 1,149 379 1,056 483 1,245 84.8

Preschool and kindergarten teachers.................. 506 591 493 589 14 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Elementary and middle school teachers............... 2,627 890 2,127 871 500 994 87.6

Secondary school teachers................................. 1,086 949 596 920 490 995 92.5

Special education teachers................................. 343 944 291 949 52 914 103.8

Other teachers and instructors........................... 351 858 209 812 142 953 85.2

Archivists, curators, and museum technicians......... 25 ( 1 ) 13 ( 1 ) 11 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Librarians...................................................... 136 878 111 811 25 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Library technicians.......................................... 17 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Teacher assistants.......................................... 651 421 595 413 56 517 79.9

Other education, training, and library workers......... 74 1,071 55 886 19 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 

 occupations................................................... 1,570 882 689 777 882 951 81.7

Artists and related workers................................. 74 985 23 ( 1 ) 51 1,103 ( 2 )

Designers...................................................... 540 811 268 744 271 899 82.8

See footnotes at end of table.

Occupation

Total, both sexes Women Men

Women's 

earnings 

as percent 

of men's

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

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

2008 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Actors............................................................ 2 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Producers and directors.................................... 108 $938 42 ( 1 ) 65 $983 ( 2 )

Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers... 117 825 25 ( 1 ) 91 837 ( 2 )

Dancers and choreographers.............................. 13 ( 1 ) 11 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Musicians, singers, and related workers............... 32 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) 27 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Entertainers and performers, sports and related

 workers, all other.......................................... 12 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Announcers................................................... 22 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 19 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

News analysts, reporters and correspondents...... 68 947 25 ( 1 ) 43 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Public relations specialists................................. 107 1,000 70 $935 37 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Editors......................................................... 132 971 69 941 63 1,062 88.6

Technical writers............................................. 48 ( 1 ) 22 ( 1 ) 26 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Writers and authors.......................................... 79 945 41 ( 1 ) 38 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous media and communication workers... 46 ( 1 ) 33 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Broadcast and sound engineering technicians 

 and radio operators....................................... 75 972 13 ( 1 ) 62 996 ( 2 )

Photographers................................................ 69 690 30 ( 1 ) 39 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Television, video, and motion picture camera

 operators and editors....................................... 26 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) 21 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Media and communication equipment workers, 

 all other...................................................... 1 ( 1 ) - -1 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations...... 5,415 962 4,052 909 1,362 1,210 75.1

Chiropractors................................................... 9 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Dentists......................................................... 34 ( 1 ) 15 ( 1 ) 19 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Dietitians and nutritionists................................. 86 672 75 674 11 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Optometrists................................................... 11 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Pharmacists................................................... 196 1,883 94 1,647 102 1,914 86.1

Physicians and surgeons................................. 594 1,731 189 1,230 405 1,911 64.4

Physician assistants.......................................... 86 1,251 51 1,077 34 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Podiatrists...................................................... 6 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Registered nurses.......................................... 2,114 1,022 1,904 1,011 210 1,168 86.6

Audiologists................................................... 7 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Occupational therapists.................................... 55 1,019 54 1,016 1 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Physical therapists.......................................... 129 1,176 78 1,019 51 1,329 76.7

Radiation therapists.......................................... 15 ( 1 ) 10 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Recreational therapists.................................... 16 ( 1 ) 12 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Respiratory therapists....................................... 90 881 64 819 26 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Speech-language pathologists........................... 88 1,121 87 1,124 - - ( 2 )

Therapists, all other.......................................... 74 791 56 796 18 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Veterinarians................................................... 26 ( 1 ) 16 ( 1 ) 10 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Health diagnosing and treating practitioners,

 all other...................................................... 3 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) - - ( 2 )

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians... 301 783 223 750 78 942 79.6

Dental hygienists............................................. 75 976 73 988 2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians... 238 957 159 923 79 1,035 89.2

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics... 121 755 39 ( 1 ) 82 823 ( 2 )

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner 

 support technicians....................................... 340 585 258 564 82 677 83.3

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses... 439 692 408 679 31 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Medical records and health information

 technicians................................................... 77 537 71 551 6 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Opticians, dispensing....................................... 33 ( 1 ) 23 ( 1 ) 10 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous health technologists and

 technicians................................................... 105 671 61 615 44 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

See footnotes at end of table.

Occupation

Total, both sexes Women Men

Women's 

earnings 

as percent 

of men's

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

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

2008 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Other healthcare practitioners and technical

 occupations................................................... 49 ( 1 ) 17 ( 1 ) 32 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Service occupations............................................. 14,814 $475 7,458 $418 7,355 $537 77.8

Healthcare support occupations........................... 2,222 465 1,951 459 271 512 89.6

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides......... 1,370 429 1,201 424 169 485 87.4

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

Physical therapist assistants and aides............... 51 700 39 ( 1 ) 12 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Massage therapists.......................................... 32 ( 1 ) 22 ( 1 ) 10 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Dental assistants............................................. 168 531 160 524 8 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Medical assistants and other healthcare support

 occupations................................................... 595 505 524 502 71 529 94.9

Protective service occupations.............................. 2,683 748 564 594 2,119 794 74.8

First-line supervisors/managers of correctional 

 officers......................................................... 43 ( 1 ) 16 ( 1 ) 27 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

First-line supervisors/managers of police and 

 detectives...................................................... 120 1,200 20 ( 1 ) 99 1,239 ( 2 )

First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and

 prevention workers.......................................... 53 1,327 4 ( 1 ) 49 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Supervisors, protective service workers, all other... 94 763 22 ( 1 ) 72 768 ( 2 )

Fire fighters................................................... 283 970 13 ( 1 ) 270 975 ( 2 )

Fire inspectors................................................ 24 ( 1 ) - - 24 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers............... 387 695 112 605 275 725 83.4

Detectives and criminal investigators.................. 139 1,053 28 ( 1 ) 112 1,112 ( 2 )

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

Parking enforcement workers.............................. 5 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Police and sheriff's patrol officers........................ 674 893 101 731 573 929 78.7

Transit and railroad police................................. 3 ( 1 ) - -3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Animal control workers.................................... 9 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Private detectives and investigators..................... 76 780 28 ( 1 ) 47 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers... 695 516 173 478 523 540 88.5

Crossing guards............................................. 20 ( 1 ) 17 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Lifeguards and other protective service workers...... 54 401 23 ( 1 ) 31 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Food preparation and serving related occupations... 4,153 402 2,035 376 2,118 432 87.0

Chefs and head cooks....................................... 295 548 40 ( 1 ) 255 551 ( 2 )

First-line supervisors/managers of food 

 preparation and serving workers........................ 483 498 280 439 203 599 73.3

Cooks............................................................ 1,312 390 480 363 832 404 89.9

Food preparation workers................................. 325 352 197 338 128 368 91.8

Bartenders...................................................... 204 502 108 457 96 596 76.7

Combined food preparation and serving workers, 

 including fast food....................................... 141 349 99 341 42 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, 

 and coffee shop............................................. 84 307 54 299 30 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Waiters and waitresses.................................... 852 391 560 367 292 436 84.2

Food servers, nonrestaurant.............................. 91 451 62 424 29 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and 

 bartender helpers.......................................... 159 390 69 386 90 394 98.0

Dishwashers................................................... 152 361 44 ( 1 ) 108 367 ( 2 )

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and 

 coffee shop................................................... 49 ( 1 ) 39 ( 1 ) 10 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Food preparation and serving related workers,

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

See footnotes at end of table.

Occupation

Total, both sexes Women Men

Women's 

earnings 

as percent 

of men's

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

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

2008 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 

 occupations................................................... 3,506 $431 1,274 $383 2,232 $488 78.5

First-line supervisors/managers of 

 housekeeping and janitorial workers.................. 200 623 74 448 127 748 59.9

First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, 

 lawn service, and groundskeeping workers......... 86 687 4 ( 1 ) 82 712 ( 2 )

Janitors and building cleaners........................... 1,510 460 414 397 1,096 493 80.5

Maids and housekeeping cleaners..................... 847 378 742 371 105 436 85.1

Pest control workers.......................................... 61 611 4 ( 1 ) 57 596 ( 2 )

Grounds maintenance workers........................... 802 420 37 ( 1 ) 766 422 ( 2 )

Personal care and service occupations.................. 2,250 475 1,634 441 615 591 74.6

First-line supervisors/managers of gaming

 workers......................................................... 97 760 36 ( 1 ) 62 837 ( 2 )

First-line supervisors/managers of personal 

 service workers............................................. 61 618 38 ( 1 ) 23 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Animal trainers................................................ 12 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Nonfarm animal caretakers................................. 62 457 45 ( 1 ) 18 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Gaming services workers................................. 84 650 43 ( 1 ) 41 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Motion picture projectionists.............................. 5 ( 1 ) - -5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers............ 7 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and

 related workers............................................. 70 415 34 ( 1 ) 36 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Funeral service workers.................................... 6 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Barbers......................................................... 38 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) 31 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists......... 306 496 269 489 37 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous personal appearance workers......... 130 462 102 444 28 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges............ 55 581 11 ( 1 ) 44 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

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

Transportation attendants................................. 102 717 68 637 34 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Child care workers.......................................... 435 396 410 393 25 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Personal and home care aides........................... 485 414 394 404 91 475 85.1

Recreation and fitness workers........................... 176 514 105 487 70 639 76.2

Residential advisors.......................................... 52 584 32 ( 1 ) 20 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Personal care and service workers, all other......... 46 ( 1 ) 18 ( 1 ) 28 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Sales and office occupations.................................... 25,232 614 15,635 578 9,597 733 78.9

Sales and related occupations.............................. 10,113 656 4,518 516 5,594 796 64.8

First-line supervisors/managers of retail 

 sales workers................................................ 2,432 669 1,050 556 1,382 781 71.2

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail 

 sales workers................... ........................... 788 882 233 765 555 947 80.8

Cashiers......................................................... 1,376 360 1,018 349 359 399 87.5

Counter and rental clerks................................. 93 586 35 ( 1 ) 58 671 ( 2 )

Parts salespersons.......................................... 111 519 12 ( 1 ) 99 555 ( 2 )

Retail salespersons.......................................... 1,996 521 848 440 1,148 623 70.6

Advertising sales agents.................................... 181 838 99 804 82 879 91.5

Insurance sales agents.................................... 379 767 198 652 182 994 65.6

Securities, commodities, and financial services 

 sales agents................................................ 290 1,127 84 760 206 1,272 59.7

Travel agents................................................... 64 685 45 ( 1 ) 19 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Sales representatives, services, all other............... 431 926 148 841 283 957 87.9

Sales representatives, wholesale and 

 manufacturing................................................ 1,143 986 299 846 844 1,064 79.5

See footnotes at end of table.

Occupation

Total, both sexes Women Men

Women's 

earnings 

as percent 

of men's

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

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

2008 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Models, demonstrators, and product promoters...... 25 ( 1 ) 18 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Real estate brokers and sales agents.................. 462 $794 251 $682 211 $952 71.6

Sales engineers............................................. 41 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 39 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Telemarketers................................................ 95 457 61 473 34 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Door-to-door salesworkers, news and street 

 vendors, and related workers........................... 55 507 26 ( 1 ) 29 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Sales and related workers, all other..................... 149 746 90 695 58 809 85.9

Office and administrative support occupations......... 15,119 601 11,117 590 4,003 651 90.6

First-line supervisors/managers of office and 

 administrative support workers........................ 1,500 731 1,029 688 470 848 81.1

Switchboard operators, including answering

 service......................................................... 40 ( 1 ) 34 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Telephone operators....................................... 37 ( 1 ) 27 ( 1 ) 10 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Communications equipment operators, all other...... 7 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Bill and account collectors................................. 206 605 139 597 67 618 96.6

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators... 428 584 386 575 42 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks......... 950 606 865 603 85 645 93.5

Gaming cage workers....................................... 15 ( 1 ) 13 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Payroll and timekeeping clerks........................... 127 690 110 700 17 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Procurement clerks.......................................... 23 ( 1 ) 15 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Tellers............................................................ 338 469 284 468 54 471 99.4

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

Correspondence clerks.................................... 7 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Court, municipal, and license clerks..................... 92 673 70 643 22 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks............... 58 556 39 ( 1 ) 19 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Customer service representatives........................ 1,511 577 1,015 568 496 607 93.6

Eligibility interviewers, government programs......... 60 665 50 668 9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

File clerks...................................................... 259 549 217 536 42 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks..................... 81 410 58 406 24 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan.................. 110 581 88 573 22 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Library assistants, clerical................................. 41 ( 1 ) 35 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Loan interviewers and clerks.............................. 114 681 97 643 17 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

New accounts clerks....................................... 24 ( 1 ) 20 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Order clerks................................................... 98 548 54 541 45 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Human resources assistants, except payroll and

 timekeeping................................................... 48 ( 1 ) 40 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Receptionists and information clerks..................... 960 503 896 502 64 537 93.5

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and

 travel clerks................................................... 120 572 70 538 50 752 71.5

Information and record clerks, all other.................. 94 639 87 624 7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Cargo and freight agents.................................... 17 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) 12 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Couriers and messengers................................. 178 724 24 ( 1 ) 154 755 ( 2 )

Dispatchers................................................... 243 653 134 578 109 722 80.1

Meter readers, utilities....................................... 42 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) 36 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Postal service clerks....................................... 157 877 80 853 77 905 94.3

Postal service mail carriers................................. 338 908 101 803 237 939 85.5

Postal service mail sorters, processors, and

 processing machine operators........................... 84 830 35 ( 1 ) 49 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Production, planning, and expediting clerks............ 249 750 147 690 102 862 80.0

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.................. 478 543 140 516 338 559 92.3

Stock clerks and order fillers.............................. 1,059 468 371 466 688 470 99.1

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers,

 recordkeeping................................................ 59 604 26 ( 1 ) 34 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Secretaries and administrative assistants............ 2,575 616 2,485 614 90 736 83.4

See footnotes at end of table.

Occupation

Total, both sexes Women Men

Women's 

earnings 

as percent 

of men's

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

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

2008 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Computer operators.......................................... 112 $673 58 $632 55 $749 84.4

Data entry keyers............................................. 339 586 261 565 77 652 86.7

Word processors and typists.............................. 112 571 102 560 10 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

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

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks...... 264 593 219 588 44 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Mail clerks and mail machine operators, 

 except postal service....................................... 98 494 50 446 48 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Office clerks, general....................................... 840 585 727 582 113 602 96.7

Office machine operators, except computer......... 30 ( 1 ) 15 ( 1 ) 15 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Proofreaders and copy markers........................... 11 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Statistical assistants.......................................... 18 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Office and administrative support workers, all

 other............................................................ 464 657 357 636 107 729 87.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 

 occupations................................................... 11,609 702 450 607 11,159 705 86.1

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations............... 756 420 144 392 612 427 91.8

First-line supervisors/managers of farming,

 fishing, and forestry workers.............................. 35 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 31 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Agricultural inspectors....................................... 28 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Animal breeders............................................. 4 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Graders and sorters, agricultural products............ 63 463 39 ( 1 ) 24 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous agricultural workers..................... 564 394 83 346 481 402 86.1

Fishers and related fishing workers..................... 9 ( 1 ) - -9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

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

Forest and conservation workers........................ 5 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Logging workers............................................. 47 ( 1 ) - - 47 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Construction and extraction occupations.................. 6,432 688 139 747 6,293 688 108.6

First-line supervisors/managers of

 construction trades and extraction workers......... 631 947 15 ( 1 ) 615 945 ( 2 )

Boilermakers................................................... 23 ( 1 ) - - 23 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons...... 161 622 1 ( 1 ) 160 624 ( 2 )

Carpenters...................................................... 986 656 11 ( 1 ) 975 655 ( 2 )

Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers......... 118 621 2 ( 1 ) 116 613 ( 2 )

Cement masons, concrete finishers, and 

 terrazzo workers............................................. 77 574 - - 77 574 ( 2 )

Construction laborers....................................... 1,210 564 31 ( 1 ) 1,180 558 ( 2 )

Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment 

 operators...................................................... 23 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 20 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

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

Operating engineers and other construction 

 equipment operators....................................... 360 749 6 ( 1 ) 354 744 ( 2 )

Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers... 158 559 3 ( 1 ) 154 556 ( 2 )

Electricians................................................... 728 807 6 ( 1 ) 722 809 ( 2 )

Glaziers......................................................... 41 ( 1 ) - - 41 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Insulation workers............................................. 35 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 31 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Painters, construction and maintenance............... 386 554 20 ( 1 ) 366 556 ( 2 )

Paperhangers................................................ 4 ( 1 ) - -4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters... 492 784 8 ( 1 ) 484 785 ( 2 )

Plasterers and stucco masons........................... 42 ( 1 ) - - 42 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Reinforcing iron and rebar workers..................... 15 ( 1 ) - - 15 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Roofers......................................................... 153 558 1 ( 1 ) 152 560 ( 2 )

Sheet metal workers....................................... 112 732 7 ( 1 ) 105 733 ( 2 )

Structural iron and steel workers........................ 71 871 - - 71 871 ( 2 )

Helpers, construction trades.............................. 94 504 5 ( 1 ) 89 500 ( 2 )

See footnotes at end of table.

Occupation

Total, both sexes Women Men

Women's 

earnings 

as percent 

of men's

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

62
Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex,

2008 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Construction and building inspectors.................. 84 $854 7 ( 1 ) 77 $849 ( 2 )

Elevator installers and repairers........................... 39 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 36 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Fence erectors................................................ 26 ( 1 ) - - 26 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Hazardous materials removal workers.................. 19 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 17 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Highway maintenance workers........................... 97 659 1 ( 1 ) 96 656 ( 2 )

Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment

 operators...................................................... 16 ( 1 ) - - 16 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners...... 9 ( 1 ) - -9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous construction and related workers...... 24 ( 1 ) - - 24 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators,

 oil, gas, and mining....................................... 36 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 36 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Earth drillers, except oil and gas........................ 37 ( 1 ) - - 37 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts,

 and blasters................................................... 10 ( 1 ) - -9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Mining machine operators................................. 49 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 48 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Roof bolters, mining.......................................... 4 ( 1 ) - -4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Roustabouts, oil and gas.................................... 8 ( 1 ) - -8 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Helpers—extraction workers.............................. 6 ( 1 ) - -6 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Other extraction workers.................................... 47 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 47 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations...... 4,420 774 167 $779 4,253 774 100.6

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics,

 installers, and repairers.................................... 297 937 24 ( 1 ) 273 940 ( 2 )

Computer, automated teller, and office machine 

 repairers...................................................... 271 823 31 ( 1 ) 240 805 ( 2 )

Radio and telecommunications equipment 

 installers and repairers.................................... 199 866 27 ( 1 ) 172 881 ( 2 )

Avionics technicians.......................................... 15 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 13 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers...... 19 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 17 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Electrical and electronics installers and

 repairers, transportation equipment.................. 5 ( 1 ) - -5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial

 and utility...................................................... 18 ( 1 ) - - 17 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Electronic equipment installers and repairers,

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

Electronic home entertainment equipment

 installers and repairers.................................... 52 787 1 ( 1 ) 51 796 ( 2 )

Security and fire alarm systems installers............ 50 745 - - 50 745 ( 2 )

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians............ 144 919 3 ( 1 ) 141 928 ( 2 )

Automotive body and related repairers.................. 116 713 1 ( 1 ) 115 715 ( 2 )

Automotive glass installers and repairers............... 26 ( 1 ) - - 26 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Automotive service technicians and mechanics...... 650 677 9 ( 1 ) 641 678 ( 2 )

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine 

 specialists................................................... 328 763 2 ( 1 ) 326 763 ( 2 )

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service 

 technicians and mechanics.............................. 202 846 2 ( 1 ) 200 847 ( 2 )

Small engine mechanics.................................... 44 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 43 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment

 mechanics, installers, and repairers.................. 69 489 - - 69 489 ( 2 )

Control and valve installers and repairers............ 22 ( 1 ) - - 22 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration 

 mechanics and installers................................. 311 804 5 ( 1 ) 306 805 ( 2 )

Home appliance repairers................................. 31 ( 1 ) - - 31 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics...... 419 801 12 ( 1 ) 407 806 ( 2 )

Maintenance and repair workers, general............ 420 720 16 ( 1 ) 404 719 ( 2 )

See footnotes at end of table.

Occupation

Total, both sexes Women Men

Women's 

earnings 

as percent 

of men's

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

63
Table 18. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex,

2008 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Maintenance workers, machinery........................ 40 ( 1 ) - - 40 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Millwrights...................................................... 65 $956 1 ( 1 ) 64 $960 ( 2 )

Electrical power-line installers and repairers......... 97 1,093 1 ( 1 ) 96 1,090 ( 2 )

Telecommunications line installers and repairers... 187 848 7 ( 1 ) 181 836 ( 2 )

Precision instrument and equipment repairers...... 46 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) 40 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Coin, vending, and amusement machine 

 servicers and repairers.................................... 31 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 27 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

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

Locksmiths and safe repairers........................... 21 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 20 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Manufactured building and mobile home installers... 7 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Riggers......................................................... 7 ( 1 ) - -7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Signal and track switch repairers........................ 5 ( 1 ) - -5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Helpers—installation, maintenance, and repair

 workers......................................................... 16 ( 1 ) - - 16 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Other installation, maintenance, and repair

 workers......................................................... 166 639 9 ( 1 ) 156 638 ( 2 )

Production, transportation, and material moving 

 occupations................................................... 14,840 594 3,131 $462 11,709 637 72.5

Production occupations....................................... 8,008 595 2,245 464 5,763 659 70.4

First-line supervisors/managers of production 

 and operating workers.................................... 810 857 140 634 671 899 70.5

Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems

 assemblers................................................... 23 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) 16 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical 

 assemblers................................................... 185 506 107 453 78 600 75.5

Engine and other machine assemblers.................. 14 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 11 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

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

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators............ 959 531 337 466 622 581 80.2

Bakers......................................................... 143 426 68 393 75 478 82.2

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish

 processing workers....................................... 303 490 81 430 223 512 84.0

Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying

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

Food batchmakers.......................................... 66 477 34 ( 1 ) 32 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

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

Computer control programmers and operators...... 65 810 6 ( 1 ) 59 820 ( 2 )

Extruding and drawing machine setters,

 operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............ 9 ( 1 ) - -9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders,

 metal and plastic............................................. 10 ( 1 ) - - 10 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders,

 metal and plastic............................................. 12 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 11 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, 

 operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............ 104 525 22 ( 1 ) 82 548 ( 2 )

Drilling and boring machine tool setters, 

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

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine 

 tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and

 plastic......................................................... 52 690 8 ( 1 ) 44 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators,

 and tenders, metal and plastic........................... 23 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 20 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Milling and planing machine setters, operators,

 and tenders, metal and plastic........................... 6 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Machinists...................................................... 376 708 25 ( 1 ) 351 715 ( 2 )

See footnotes at end of table.

Occupation

Total, both sexes Women Men

Women's 

earnings 

as percent 

of men's

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

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

2008 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders......... 25 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 24 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Model makers and patternmakers, metal and

 plastic......................................................... 9 ( 1 ) - -9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Molders and molding machine setters, 

 operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............ 52 $589 11 ( 1 ) 40 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and

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

Tool and die makers.......................................... 64 946 1 ( 1 ) 64 $952 ( 2 )

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers............... 536 666 22 ( 1 ) 514 673 ( 2 )

Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and

 tenders, metal and plastic................................. 10 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Lay-out workers, metal and plastic..................... 8 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Plating and coating machine setters, operators,

 and tenders, metal and plastic........................... 12 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 11 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

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

Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other............ 356 586 73 $515 283 605 85.1

Bookbinders and bindery workers........................ 29 ( 1 ) 12 ( 1 ) 17 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Job printers................................................... 36 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) 30 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Prepress technicians and workers........................ 37 ( 1 ) 20 ( 1 ) 17 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Printing machine operators................................. 197 631 40 ( 1 ) 157 669 ( 2 )

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers........................ 179 362 106 345 73 414 83.3

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials... 47 ( 1 ) 37 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Sewing machine operators................................. 175 386 131 383 45 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Shoe and leather workers and repairers............... 3 ( 1 ) - -3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Shoe machine operators and tenders.................. 3 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) - - ( 2 )

Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers........................ 25 ( 1 ) 20 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators

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

Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and

 tenders......................................................... 4 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Textile knitting and weaving machine setters,

 operators, and tenders.................................... 3 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out 

 machine setters, operators, and tenders............ 11 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, 

 and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers............... 3 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

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

Upholsterers................................................... 30 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) 23 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other... 20 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) 14 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters.................. 61 641 4 ( 1 ) 57 655 ( 2 )

Furniture finishers............................................. 9 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Sawing machine setters, operators, and 

 tenders, wood................................................ 38 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 35 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Woodworking machine setters, operators, and

 tenders, except sawing................................... 18 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) 12 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Woodworkers, all other.................................... 17 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 13 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Power plant operators, distributors, and

 dispatchers................................................... 53 960 6 ( 1 ) 47 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Stationary engineers and boiler operators............ 97 848 1 ( 1 ) 96 849 ( 2 )

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and 

 system operators.......................................... 73 705 4 ( 1 ) 69 693 ( 2 )

Miscellaneous plant and system operators............ 34 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 33 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Chemical processing machine setters, 

 operators, and tenders.................................... 51 918 6 ( 1 ) 45 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

See footnotes at end of table.

Occupation

Total, both sexes Women Men

Women's 

earnings 

as percent 

of men's

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

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

2008 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and 

 blending workers.......................................... 106 $596 18 ( 1 ) 88 $576 ( 2 )

Cutting workers................................................ 72 502 18 ( 1 ) 55 514 ( 2 )

Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting

 machine setters, operators, and tenders............ 29 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) 21 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators

 and tenders................................................... 11 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and

 weighers...................................................... 711 660 301 $527 409 765 68.9

Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers... 28 ( 1 ) 13 ( 1 ) 16 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory 

 technicians................................................... 73 582 39 ( 1 ) 34 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Packaging and filling machine operators and 

 tenders......................................................... 240 449 131 401 109 501 80.0

Painting workers............................................. 163 565 19 ( 1 ) 144 579 ( 2 )

Photographic process workers and processing 

 machine operators.......................................... 32 ( 1 ) 16 ( 1 ) 16 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Semiconductor processors................................. 5 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Cementing and gluing machine operators and

 tenders......................................................... 9 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling

 equipment operators and tenders..................... 2 ( 1 ) - -2 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Cooling and freezing equipment operators and

 tenders......................................................... 1 ( 1 ) - -1 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

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

Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal

 and plastic................................................... 33 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 30 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Paper goods machine setters, operators, and

 tenders......................................................... 41 ( 1 ) 12 ( 1 ) 29 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Tire builders................................................... 12 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 9 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Helpers—production workers.............................. 31 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) 26 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Production workers, all other.............................. 866 545 251 485 615 592 81.9

Transportation and material moving occupations...... 6,832 593 886 455 5,946 615 74.0

Supervisors, transportation and material moving 

 workers......................................................... 215 761 38 ( 1 ) 177 796 ( 2 )

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers........................ 92 1,390 4 ( 1 ) 88 1,399 ( 2 )

Air traffic controllers and airfield operations

 specialists................................................... 26 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) 19 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Ambulance drivers and attendants, except

 emergency medical technicians........................ 16 ( 1 ) 4 ( 1 ) 12 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Bus drivers...................................................... 372 561 171 507 201 605 83.8

Driver/salesworkers and truck drivers.................. 2,729 702 116 542 2,613 709 76.4

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs................................. 208 503 30 ( 1 ) 179 514 ( 2 )

Motor vehicle operators, all other........................ 33 ( 1 ) 6 ( 1 ) 27 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Locomotive engineers and operators.................. 53 1,223 2 ( 1 ) 51 1,207 ( 2 )

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators......... 5 ( 1 ) - -5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Railroad conductors and yardmasters.................. 53 1,067 2 ( 1 ) 51 1,080 ( 2 )

Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation

 workers......................................................... 22 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) 16 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Sailors and marine oilers.................................... 13 ( 1 ) - - 13 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Ship and boat captains and operators.................. 36 ( 1 ) 3 ( 1 ) 33 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Ship engineers................................................ 4 ( 1 ) - -4 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Bridge and lock tenders.................................... 7 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Parking lot attendants....................................... 50 436 3 ( 1 ) 46 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

See footnotes at end of table.

Occupation

Total, both sexes Women Men

Women's 

earnings 

as percent 

of men's

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

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

2008 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Service station attendants................................. 64 $373 7 ( 1 ) 56 $378 ( 2 )

Transportation inspectors................................. 44 ( 1 ) 7 ( 1 ) 37 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Other transportation workers.............................. 13 ( 1 ) 2 ( 1 ) 11 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Conveyor operators and tenders........................ 6 ( 1 ) - -6 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Crane and tower operators................................. 68 925 2 ( 1 ) 66 933 ( 2 )

Dredge, excavating, and loading machine

 operators...................................................... 41 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 39 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

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

Industrial truck and tractor operators..................... 551 534 40 ( 1 ) 511 533 ( 2 )

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment..................... 227 428 19 ( 1 ) 208 437 ( 2 )

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, 

 hand............................................................ 1,392 501 198 $417 1,194 508 82.1

Machine feeders and offbearers........................ 29 ( 1 ) 13 ( 1 ) 16 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Packers and packagers, hand........................... 315 388 186 368 129 410 89.8

Pumping station operators................................. 23 ( 1 ) 1 ( 1 ) 22 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Refuse and recyclable material collectors............ 70 475 10 ( 1 ) 61 493 ( 2 )

Shuttle car operators....................................... 5 ( 1 ) - -5 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

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

Material moving workers, all other........................ 43 ( 1 ) 8 ( 1 ) 35 ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Occupation

Total, both sexes Women Men

Women's 

earnings 

as percent 

of men's

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

Total 

employed

Median 

weekly 

earnings

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

 2 Data not shown where the employment base for either the numerator or denominator is less than 50,000.

 NOTE: Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria.

 SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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