Table 4. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry

     Table 4. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                            2006                                        2007                   
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                  Occupation and industry                          Members of   Repre-                         Members of   Repre-             
                                                           Total      unions    sented      Non-       Total      unions    sented      Non-   
                                                                       (1)     by unions    union                  (1)     by unions    union  
                                                                                  (2)                                         (2)              
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                         OCCUPATION                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                               
       Management, professional, and related                                                                                                   
        occupations......................................     $967       $966       $962       $968       $996       $996       $992       $996
           Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                      
            occupations..................................    1,045      1,042      1,060      1,044      1,080      1,066      1,072      1,081
               Management occupations....................    1,127      1,144      1,154      1,125      1,161      1,172      1,165      1,160
               Business and financial operations                                                                                               
                occupations..............................      930        950        947        928        941        934        950        940
           Professional and related occupations..........      928        956        948        921        951        987        980        942
               Computer and mathematical occupations.....    1,166      1,057      1,103      1,170      1,229      1,188      1,204      1,231
               Architecture and engineering occupations..    1,155      1,148      1,157      1,155      1,213      1,179      1,178      1,221
               Life, physical, and social science                                                                                              
                occupations..............................      984      1,114      1,086        977      1,053      1,147      1,144      1,036
               Community and social services occupations.      740        886        872        707        755        920        909        732
               Legal occupations.........................    1,144      1,422      1,415      1,136      1,148      1,180      1,151      1,148
               Education, training, and library                                                                                                
                occupations..............................      819        929        917        725        841        959        947        742
               Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and                                                                                        
                media occupations........................      841        968        964        823        829      1,000      1,009        807
               Healthcare practitioner and technical                                                                                           
                occupations..............................      905        995        979        889        920      1,005      1,019        906
       Service occupations...............................      422        638        629        404        454        666        654        421
           Healthcare support occupations................      423        484        481        417        454        502        502        446
           Protective service occupations................      693        918        913        585        719        954        946        610
           Food preparation and serving related                                                                                                
            occupations..................................      371        484        482        366        385        502        495        379
           Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance                                                                                       
            occupations..................................      406        524        520        393        422        551        543        407
           Personal care and service occupations.........      407        530        529        397        434        585        585        420
       Sales and office occupations......................      589        706        697        578        598        717        715        587
           Sales and related occupations.................      628        671        656        627        643        648        648        643
           Office and administrative support occupations.      572        713        705        549        581        726        724        560
       Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                        
        occupations......................................      653        934        925        608        670        973        961        617
           Farming, fishing, and forestry  occupations...      387       (3)        (3)         383        372       (3)        (3)         369
           Construction and extraction occupations.......      619        941        933        582        646        976        968        597
           Installation, maintenance, and repair                                                                                               
            occupations..................................      742        931        922        709        749        975        962        709
       Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                         
        occupations......................................      557        741        733        519        577        759        753        540
           Production occupations........................      559        730        723        525        581        761        755        552
           Transportation and material moving          ..                                                                                      
            occupations..................................      556        752        743        512        570        757        750        523
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                          INDUSTRY                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                               
       Private sector....................................      $645      $792       $785       $631       $666       $818       $813       $651
       Agriculture and related industries................       422      (3)        (3)         420        412       (3)        (3)         411
       Nonagriculture and related industries.............       648       793        786        634        670        819        814        654
          Mining.........................................       912      (3)       1,044        899        969        960        950        975
          Construction...................................       642       969        956        610        673      1,000        993        624
          Manufacturing..................................       702       755        753        692        719        783        779        708
              Durable goods .............................       729       785        780        719        744        818        815        732
              Nondurable goods ..........................       650       694        697        640        669        714        712        659
          Wholesale and retail trade.....................       578       637        632        575        587        639        632        584
              Wholesale trade............................       725       780        778        720        720        756        753        717
              Retail trade...............................       520       583        582        518        538        608        601        532
          Transportation and utilities...................       739       876        876        697        738        902        894        695
              Transportation and warehousing.............       700       831        828        661        696        846        835        657
              Utilities..................................       978     1,041      1,051        939        994      1,056      1,052        954
          Information (4)................................       871       998        990        841        891      1,000        994        867
              Publishing, except internet................       848      (3)         950        830        881        931        933        877
              Motion pictures and sound recording........       813      (3)        (3)         748        889       (3)        (3)         797
              Broadcasting, except internet..............       737      (3)        (3)         722        786       (3)       1,010        770
              Telecommunications.........................       947       986        982        928        951      1,003      1,000        927
          Financial activities...........................       757       674        691        759        782        728        738        784
              Finance and insurance......................       794       657        674        799        820        722        746        822
                   Finance...............................       811      (3)         673        817        835        717        773        836
                   Insurance.............................       767      (3)        (3)         769        795       (3)         735        799
              Real estate and rental and leasing.........       663       701        700        660        691        739        718        690
          Professional and business services.............       749       744        752        749        783        800        822        782
              Professional and technical services........       996       940        966        996      1,031        991      1,041      1,031
              Management, administrative, and waste                                                                                            
              services...................................       504       653        643        499        524        733        686        519
          Education and health services..................       648       751        745        635        671        779        781        657
              Educational services.......................       750       816        806        737        766        824        812        754
              Health care and social assistance..........       620       703        700        614        644        752        762        632
          Leisure and hospitality........................       417       538        533        412        440        580        572        431
              Arts, entertainment, and recreation........       545       617        604        537        587        633        634        581
              Accommodation and food services............       399       515        515        395        413        534        528        410
                  Accommodation..........................       490       567        570        481        492        554        546        481
                  Food services and drinking places......       382       480        481        381        399        476        490        398
          Other services (4).............................       568       816        794        550        581        803        789        574
              Other services, except private households..       597       824        800        588        600        822        806        593
                                                                                                                                               
       Public sector.....................................       773       871        865        717        816        901        896        749
         Federal government..............................       919       896        900        938        965        927        933        996
         State government................................       746       835        824        699        772        865        856        731
         Local government................................       754       876        868        656        787        907        899        688
     
        1 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union.
        2 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union as well as workers who report no union
     affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract.
        3 Data not shown where base is less than 50,000.
        4 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
        NOTE:  Data refer to the sole or principal job of full-time wage and salary workers.  Excluded are all self-employed workers regardless
     of whether or not their businesses are incorporated.  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January
     data.
     
     
     
     
     
     

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