TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
TEXAS; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
21 to 74 years 4,454,575 $19,854 25.8 2,586,495 $26,888 29.6
MANAGEMENT OCCUPATIONS
Chief executives 14,920 $50,773 46.6 11,860 $56,426 47.2
General and Operations Managers 16,265 $40,270 38.1 13,515 $42,211 37.7
Legislators 190 $19,722 83.9 65 $50,238 72.7
Advertising and Promotions Managers 2,595 $32,574 61.4 1,920 $37,877 59.2
Marketing and Sales Managers 33,295 $37,954 51.2 24,440 $42,410 52.0
Public Relations Managers 2,240 $39,304 57.7 1,670 $45,713 56.6
Administrative Services Managers 2,650 $40,334 35.0 2,180 $41,732 32.0
Computer and Information Systems Managers 6,845 $52,696 54.7 5,550 $57,006 55.8
Financial Managers 35,130 $36,222 35.1 28,475 $39,047 35.4
Human Resources Managers 19,280 $34,430 34.6 14,690 $37,584 35.4
Industrial Production Managers 3,050 $37,410 37.5 2,480 $41,250 41.2
Purchasing Managers 5,875 $36,834 38.0 4,890 $39,442 37.3
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 3,330 $30,380 19.8 2,630 $34,906 19.8
Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers 1,515 $17,024 24.9 850 $26,250 27.7
Farmers and Ranchers 4,480 $7,385 22.6 2,250 $11,817 24.1
Construction Managers 3,880 $36,597 27.9 2,800 $40,917 27.2
Education Administrators 35,360 $36,324 65.6 22,110 $39,648 65.4
Engineering Managers 880 $76,389 87.5 745 $78,167 87.2
Food Service Managers 23,295 $20,540 12.7 15,150 $24,566 12.5
Funeral Directors 610 $22,047 20.0 410 $25,912 14.4
Gaming Managers 595 $24,375 23.5 365 $31,066 24.3
Lodging Managers 4,010 $21,767 18.4 2,780 $25,206 18.6
Medical and Health Services Managers 19,950 $36,379 40.8 15,785 $40,161 41.8
Natural Sciences Managers 280 $50,385 90.8 250 $51,474 89.5
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 1,245 $38,875 10.1 815 $41,694 9.2
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association
Managers 22,760 $25,833 17.1 15,300 $30,474 17.4
Social and Community Service Managers 8,255 $29,801 54.0 5,985 $33,482 57.0
Managers, All Other 48,845 $36,127 39.5 37,145 $40,846 40.5
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OCCUPATIONS
Agents and Business Managers of Artists,Performers,
and Athletes 885 $26,577 39.5 480 $32,246 40.1
Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products 115 $15,972 20.5 80 $26,250 27.2
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 9,275 $22,080 27.1 5,300 $29,911 28.4
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and
Farm Products 11,210 $30,548 24.1 8,960 $32,075 23.7
Claims Adusters, Appraisers, Examiners, and
Investigators 14,800 $30,300 27.4 11,535 $31,603 28.1
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction,
Health and Safety, and Transportation 3,515 $31,480 37.7 2,760 $33,560 39.2
Cost Estimators 820 $31,399 21.9 510 $36,486 28.2
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
TEXAS; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations
Specialists 45,025 $31,646 41.6 33,635 $35,069 41.1
Logisticians 915 $35,061 32.8 655 $36,461 37.4
Management Analysts 15,335 $42,195 61.9 10,250 $49,448 60.8
Meeting and Convention Planners 1,450 $32,426 46.7 1,060 $37,354 45.0
Other Business Operations Specialists 9,775 $26,876 28.7 7,165 $30,176 27.6
Accountants and Auditors 83,255 $32,311 59.9 59,440 $36,833 59.9
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 1,865 $26,687 30.7 1,385 $29,953 31.6
Budget Analysts 1,410 $40,755 44.3 1,245 $41,475 45.5
Credit Analysts 1,085 $29,988 35.1 830 $31,095 32.7
Financial Analysts 1,190 $35,588 58.8 745 $38,125 57.9
Personal Financial Advisors 5,140 $32,159 52.6 3,645 $36,624 53.3
Insurance Underwriters 3,985 $31,522 26.4 3,155 $35,471 27.3
Financial Examiners 395 $39,423 62.4 365 $40,817 62.4
Loan Counselors and Officers 14,025 $29,586 20.9 10,915 $31,318 19.6
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 3,325 $30,083 26.9 2,460 $32,149 28.2
Tax Preparers 5,195 $11,399 24.9 1,750 $32,243 30.7
Financial Specialists, All Other 1,800 $28,443 22.5 1,325 $30,686 22.1
COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL OCCUPATIONS
Computer Scientists and System Analyts 17,195 $44,229 56.1 13,455 $46,775 54.1
Computer Programmers 13,530 $45,638 66.1 9,795 $51,092 65.7
Computer Software Engineers 12,355 $51,147 76.8 9,645 $53,785 75.7
Computer Support Specialists 12,250 $31,349 30.4 8,755 $35,373 30.8
Database Administrators 2,635 $38,188 44.9 1,845 $41,291 44.2
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 3,360 $40,076 38.2 2,545 $41,511 39.6
Network Systems and Data Communication Analysts 6,155 $35,524 48.8 4,265 $39,723 46.9
Actuaries 330 $51,250 81.2 225 $63,083 90.7
Mathematicians 40 $41,250 100.0 25 $41,477 100.0
Operations Research Analysts 2,480 $38,899 51.3 1,960 $40,823 48.3
Statisticians 540 $35,806 81.2 390 $46,161 78.4
Miscellaneous Mathematical Science Occupations 45 $38,194 100.0 45 $38,194 100.0
ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONS
Architects, Except Naval 2,325 $34,158 87.5 1,565 $37,468 88.7
Surveyors, Cartographers, and Photogrammetrists 415 $23,750 45.5 310 $28,702 43.4
Aerospace Engineers 1,125 $50,847 76.9 935 $53,750 77.5
Agricultural Engineers 0 . . 0 . .
Biomedical Engineers 60 $47,721 88.5 45 $48,824 84.8
Chemical Engineers 1,470 $56,077 93.7 1,055 $60,179 97.3
Civil Engineers 1,840 $41,424 76.1 1,355 $46,250 76.7
Computer Hardware Engineers 795 $31,762 42.2 485 $39,728 37.5
Electrical and Electronic Engineers 2,515 $51,002 71.0 1,950 $56,024 72.1
Environmental Engineers 615 $57,055 95.3 445 $64,375 95.9
Industrial Engineers, Including Health and Safety 2,180 $42,453 65.7 1,650 $46,523 66.3
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 30 $52,344 100.0 20 $60,625 100.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
TEXAS; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Materials Engineers 365 $45,035 65.1 265 $50,139 64.0
Mechanical Engineers 885 $47,218 77.0 610 $51,094 76.9
Mining and Geological Engineers,Including Mining
Safety Engineers 105 $39,500 56.6 90 $39,250 54.9
Nuclear Engineers 15 $62,875 100.0 15 $63,125 100.0
Petroleum Engineers 535 $62,083 89.0 410 $72,604 88.8
Engineers, All Others 2,990 $48,142 79.3 2,215 $51,211 77.5
Drafters 3,595 $27,646 23.4 2,295 $32,591 23.2
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters 6,055 $28,774 16.6 4,260 $31,854 13.4
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 640 $17,527 6.1 280 $26,115 8.9
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS
Agricultural and Food Scientists 340 $21,324 62.1 185 $30,244 68.8
Biological Scientists 1,275 $29,614 88.8 930 $32,354 86.0
Conservation Scientists and Foresters 155 $32,167 96.2 115 $35,278 100.0
Medical Scientists 2,325 $33,554 99.8 1,625 $38,371 100.0
Astronomers and Physicists 85 $42,813 91.9 70 $43,125 89.7
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 105 $31,250 74.0 70 $47,750 91.4
Chemists and Materials Scientists 1,805 $40,052 87.9 1,400 $41,947 88.5
Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists 2,235 $41,631 85.6 1,550 $48,766 83.2
Physical Scientists, All Other 2,155 $29,087 96.1 1,370 $36,185 97.3
Economists 345 $42,148 100.0 190 $53,571 100.0
Market/Survey Researchers 3,035 $31,356 58.5 1,805 $39,714 61.1
Psychologists 5,040 $33,996 98.1 2,650 $40,646 97.9
Sociologists 80 $32,031 76.3 70 $35,313 73.2
Urban and Regional Planners 335 $42,140 94.6 285 $42,353 93.7
Miscellaneous Social Scientists and Related Workers 790 $25,373 75.6 435 $33,162 77.5
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 635 $22,083 17.5 390 $27,300 4.9
Biological Technicians 420 $24,306 49.5 235 $29,512 53.8
Chemical Technicians 1,820 $38,488 34.9 1,320 $40,889 31.4
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 825 $40,120 34.8 555 $42,770 34.3
Nuclear Technicians 35 $40,000 47.1 30 $45,441 35.7
Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians 4,350 $20,215 33.6 2,315 $27,025 32.8
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES OCCUPATIONS
Counselors 25,310 $30,311 75.2 13,215 $31,692 72.8
Social Workers 27,280 $25,583 66.2 18,350 $27,469 65.0
Misc. Community and Social Service Specialists 11,080 $25,108 54.5 7,520 $27,488 59.5
Clergy 3,915 $20,795 63.3 2,240 $26,558 63.2
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 2,690 $16,592 49.0 1,160 $23,417 47.1
Religious Workers, All Other 4,535 $12,429 38.0 1,705 $23,850 38.7
LEGAL OCCUPATIONS
Lawyers 15,420 $56,818 99.8 11,250 $67,473 99.9
Judges, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Workers 1,505 $32,405 58.5 1,145 $40,536 59.6
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 19,050 $30,985 33.5 13,775 $34,661 31.3
Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers 12,680 $26,903 22.6 8,560 $31,006 18.1
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
TEXAS; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND LIBRARY OCCUPATIONS
Postsecondary Teachers 34,435 $26,139 87.4 19,760 $38,392 88.6
Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers 35,205 $10,743 33.9 17,640 $16,038 34.1
Elementary and Middle School Teachers 242,620 $30,913 90.6 185,410 $32,944 94.9
Secondary School Teachers 39,200 $31,700 93.1 31,395 $33,800 95.8
Special Education Teachers 9,205 $30,869 84.5 7,525 $32,177 86.6
Other Teachers and Instructors 20,800 $12,184 53.0 6,755 $26,649 52.1
Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians 925 $22,460 67.1 570 $28,889 70.4
Librarians 10,685 $32,071 85.6 5,565 $33,905 86.6
Library Technicians 1,570 $11,578 14.2 560 $17,097 7.0
Teacher Assistants 63,925 $10,884 7.1 20,880 $12,575 5.4
Other Education, Training, and Library Workers 3,510 $36,802 80.9 1,850 $39,945 80.3
ARTS, DESIGN, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, AND MEDIA
OCCUPATIONS
Artists and Related Workers 6,500 $12,274 41.9 2,870 $26,457 41.3
Designers 26,435 $20,260 38.0 14,015 $28,842 39.0
Actors 450 $10,577 58.0 150 $29,167 62.7
Producers and Directors 2,250 $31,319 63.9 1,460 $38,043 65.1
Athletes, Coaches, Umpires and Related Workers 3,100 $15,357 49.0 1,065 $29,072 57.5
Dancers and Choreographers 1,800 $15,106 14.1 530 $23,846 20.8
Musicians, Singers and Related Workers 3,675 $9,368 60.5 785 $26,065 66.8
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related
Workers, All Other 1,490 $15,409 18.1 325 $27,768 20.9
Announcers 780 $22,283 36.7 400 $30,455 38.9
News Analysts, Reporters, and Correspondents 2,505 $23,207 74.8 1,535 $31,243 79.0
Public Relations Specialists 5,370 $29,074 60.8 3,265 $34,182 63.4
Editors 4,585 $26,300 71.4 2,855 $31,219 70.2
Technical Writers 2,990 $40,746 65.9 2,045 $45,080 65.4
Writers and Authors 4,215 $21,064 72.5 1,800 $33,819 71.9
Miscellaneous Media and Communication Workers 2,515 $17,190 31.1 1,105 $30,639 35.2
Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians and
Radio Operators 530 $23,147 36.0 370 $26,422 36.4
Photographers 2,955 $13,384 28.6 1,175 $23,201 30.6
Television, Video and Motion Picture Camera
Operators and Editors 320 $15,100 36.2 120 $21,591 64.2
Media and Communication Equipment Workers,
All Other 4 $58,750 0.0 4 $58,750 0.0
HEALTHCARE PRACTIONERS AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS
Chiropractors 650 $32,260 94.3 255 $61,198 97.3
Dentists 1,710 $51,526 98.9 880 $62,083 98.9
Dieticians and Nutritionists 4,815 $24,563 61.3 2,635 $31,682 63.2
Optometrists 625 $52,188 99.7 310 $63,446 100.0
Pharmacists 6,655 $58,042 95.5 4,415 $64,337 96.8
Physicians and Surgeons 11,885 $67,654 99.8 7,830 $92,340 99.8
Physician Assistants 2,655 $25,796 46.1 1,580 $31,662 47.2
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
TEXAS; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Podiatrists 35 $17,788 100.0 20 $19,231 100.0
Registered Nurses 131,085 $37,881 50.0 84,215 $41,879 48.5
Audiologists 580 $34,531 95.2 300 $41,435 94.7
Occupational Therapists 3,700 $40,116 92.8 1,895 $46,920 95.6
Physical Therapists 5,965 $41,272 83.2 3,555 $48,742 83.3
Radiation Therapists 495 $41,027 26.5 350 $45,729 20.2
Recreational Therapists 410 $25,762 67.5 225 $28,750 77.6
Respiratory Therapists 4,250 $31,088 21.2 2,670 $35,295 21.8
Speech-Language Pathologists 6,220 $36,024 98.2 2,665 $39,401 97.0
Therapists, All Others 2,850 $25,226 59.9 1,425 $28,813 58.9
Veterinarians 1,210 $47,083 99.8 850 $51,378 99.8
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners,
All Other 270 $30,357 65.6 150 $35,380 69.5
Clinical Lab Technologists and Technicians 14,595 $27,954 51.8 9,890 $31,821 52.5
Dental Hygienists 6,680 $35,256 35.1 2,350 $41,670 29.5
Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians 10,160 $30,642 12.8 6,925 $33,680 11.4
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 2,475 $22,394 9.4 1,660 $25,258 11.0
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners Support
Technicians 16,840 $17,167 8.4 9,635 $20,847 6.4
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 48,275 $23,733 5.0 29,090 $26,686 5.1
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 5,840 $17,399 9.0 3,695 $19,542 6.4
Opticians, Dispensing 2,415 $18,201 8.1 1,480 $21,560 8.3
Miscellaneous Health Technologists and Technicians 3,630 $21,009 17.9 2,380 $23,978 14.3
Other Healthcare Practioners and Technical
Occupations 1,355 $30,032 55.3 865 $32,396 56.4
HEALTHCARE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides 124,070 $11,192 3.0 52,020 $16,019 3.6
Occupational Therapist Assistants and Aides 530 $26,934 11.6 260 $32,188 11.5
Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides 2,710 $17,887 12.7 1,365 $23,897 11.1
Massage Therapists 3,985 $13,875 23.9 1,375 $21,002 19.8
Dental Assistants 13,110 $18,541 5.1 6,635 $21,867 3.6
Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support
Occupations 31,275 $17,211 9.0 17,730 $21,141 7.3
PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional
Officers 1,190 $25,894 20.3 815 $27,083 21.5
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and
Detectives 1,005 $33,833 31.4 900 $35,250 31.0
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and
Prevention Workers 45 $36,181 46.7 40 $36,146 53.8
Supervisors, Protective Service Workers, All Other 1,730 $27,325 24.2 1,350 $30,638 27.9
Fire Fighters 420 $31,127 12.6 285 $36,734 15.9
Fire Inspectors 155 $30,625 9.6 95 $40,583 15.5
Baliffs, Correctional Officers and Jailers 13,685 $23,431 5.6 10,095 $24,632 5.8
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 1,755 $35,368 51.7 1,440 $35,961 50.6
Fish and Game Wardens 4 $34,583 100.0 4 $34,583 100.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
TEXAS; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Parking Enforcement Workers 65 $20,921 9.4 55 $20,625 10.9
Police and Sheriff Patrol Officers 5,875 $32,434 30.7 4,870 $34,775 30.4
Transit and Railroad Police 25 $11,563 0.0 4 $175,000 0.0
Animal Control Workers 290 $20,881 4.2 255 $21,573 2.8
Private Detectives and Investigators 1,960 $27,291 43.6 1,475 $31,398 44.2
Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers 12,230 $15,840 6.8 6,810 $20,173 7.7
Crossing Guards 2,070 $4,708 5.0 150 $16,722 0.0
Lifeguards and Other Protective Service Workers 2,080 $7,220 11.0 360 $20,365 28.2
FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING RELATED OCCUPATIONS
Chefs and Head Cooks 2,650 $12,610 8.4 1,420 $16,981 8.9
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation
and Serving Workers 24,205 $15,080 5.3 13,230 $18,038 6.0
Cooks 69,525 $9,564 1.4 25,535 $12,359 1.6
Food Preparation Workers 19,070 $9,011 3.0 6,380 $12,961 3.1
Bartenders 10,095 $10,778 6.5 3,630 $14,868 5.8
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers,
Including Fast Food 9,740 $9,338 2.9 3,760 $14,339 5.4
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession and
Coffee Shop 4,830 $7,743 2.8 1,220 $11,536 3.7
Waiters and Waitresses 65,345 $9,473 5.2 20,690 $13,363 4.1
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 5,655 $10,172 3.0 1,925 $15,065 2.0
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender
Helpers 10,880 $7,642 1.3 2,490 $11,887 0.3
Dishwashers 4,435 $6,537 1.6 1,035 $11,232 1.7
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee
Shop 4,765 $8,693 6.4 1,405 $15,139 4.9
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers,
All Other 195 $10,086 9.2 55 $12,986 0.0
BUILDING AND GROUNDS CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and
Janitorial Workers 6,645 $15,833 3.8 3,980 $18,315 3.2
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn
Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 720 $21,210 25.6 440 $26,071 21.9
Janitors and Building Cleaners 52,970 $10,123 1.9 20,695 $13,944 1.5
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 96,315 $8,694 1.7 32,985 $12,380 1.4
Pest Control Workers 295 $17,888 10.8 185 $21,004 0.0
Grounds Maintenance Workers 4,025 $9,574 6.7 1,580 $14,108 6.5
PERSONAL CARE AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Gaming Workers 605 $16,379 15.2 385 $21,389 16.3
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal Service
Workers 4,455 $17,637 14.3 2,730 $23,464 15.4
Animal Trainers 1,250 $12,404 33.0 700 $16,989 35.9
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 4,590 $11,803 11.2 2,165 $17,217 12.1
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
TEXAS; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Gaming Workers 715 $9,386 8.3 180 $20,302 9.9
Motion Picture Projectionists 95 $10,609 21.6 45 $12,045 26.1
Ushers,Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 695 $5,508 12.5 145 $11,947 12.4
Miscellaneous Entertainment Attendants and Related
Workers 1,765 $9,736 9.7 480 $19,844 14.9
Funeral Service Workers 290 $14,911 31.3 160 $23,182 37.5
Barbers 2,000 $13,922 5.0 1,145 $16,374 4.9
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 41,620 $14,110 3.7 20,675 $18,235 3.5
Miscellaneous Personal Appearance Workers 10,045 $12,265 6.0 4,605 $17,889 5.1
Baggage Porters, Bellhops, and Concierges 430 $22,434 14.2 245 $25,481 17.4
Tour and Travel Guides 650 $8,971 31.4 180 $21,071 42.2
Transportation Attendants 11,620 $29,315 34.6 4,395 $35,556 35.7
Child Care Workers 81,900 $8,108 8.7 30,670 $13,048 8.4
Personal and Home Care Aides 21,040 $7,330 3.6 5,965 $14,223 4.0
Recreation and Fitness Workers 8,665 $12,079 31.0 3,485 $21,432 30.0
Residential Advisors 1,675 $13,222 13.3 845 $17,719 12.1
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 975 $10,030 12.6 305 $14,123 11.8
SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales
Workers 89,305 $20,308 15.5 62,010 $23,229 15.5
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales
Workers 25,255 $28,647 23.9 19,010 $32,141 24.3
Cashiers 126,355 $10,022 3.6 46,860 $14,762 3.5
Counter and Rental Clerks 6,455 $10,702 4.0 2,610 $15,279 2.6
Parts Salespersons 965 $15,852 1.6 610 $20,130 1.0
Retail Salespersons 123,735 $11,816 14.6 51,685 $19,998 15.4
Advertising Sales Agents 8,010 $28,843 36.6 5,430 $35,417 35.9
Insurance Sales Agents 17,380 $26,024 20.8 12,275 $29,917 20.7
Securities, Commodities, and Finanancial Services
Sales Agents 7,990 $31,039 39.5 5,485 $36,011 39.8
Travel Agents 8,125 $22,818 21.3 5,430 $27,126 20.3
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 18,685 $27,120 29.2 11,955 $35,042 32.3
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing 29,635 $30,349 35.1 19,965 $36,451 36.2
Models, Demonstrators, and Product Promoters 3,100 $6,901 13.9 575 $19,271 15.5
Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents 27,835 $24,092 28.1 16,060 $32,289 29.3
Sales Engineers 115 $41,023 89.7 85 $41,515 86.0
Telemarketers 11,750 $10,211 6.3 3,680 $17,796 5.6
Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors
and Related Workers 6,820 $7,749 15.3 1,810 $17,002 8.4
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 7,730 $21,737 35.6 4,210 $31,203 41.5
OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and
Administrative Support Workers 89,455 $27,038 18.0 67,655 $29,752 17.5
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 5,275 $15,002 4.7 2,735 $18,605 3.5
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
TEXAS; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Telephone Operators 5,705 $17,382 4.8 3,350 $22,716 4.6
Communication Equipment Operators, All Other 625 $21,009 6.6 450 $23,333 5.8
Bill and Account Collectors 13,590 $21,766 7.8 8,835 $24,807 7.6
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators 22,765 $21,004 8.6 15,745 $23,822 8.8
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 120,940 $21,215 8.7 77,770 $24,578 6.9
Gaming Cage Workers 0 . . 0 . .
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 14,725 $22,779 8.7 10,465 $25,506 7.1
Procurement Clerks 1,860 $25,446 10.7 1,550 $27,045 9.5
Tellers 22,880 $15,729 5.2 12,315 $18,771 4.2
Brokerage Clerks 385 $25,542 31.5 270 $26,889 27.6
Correspondence Clerks 435 $20,856 14.5 275 $25,161 8.0
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 4,620 $20,225 6.1 3,400 $21,472 7.1
Credit Authorizers, Checkers and Clerks 3,110 $21,733 13.4 2,105 $24,843 14.5
Customer Service Representatives 105,505 $20,926 12.5 66,200 $25,025 13.1
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 2,820 $25,704 30.5 2,275 $26,584 28.3
File Clerks 19,895 $15,658 9.3 10,070 $20,814 8.6
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 4,260 $11,677 6.4 1,810 $15,700 5.4
Interviewers Except Eligibility and Loan 10,000 $13,378 12.4 4,270 $20,557 9.6
Library Assistants, Clerical 6,880 $12,102 20.9 2,625 $17,388 24.9
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 6,825 $26,185 12.3 5,245 $27,517 12.1
New Account Clerks 1,835 $22,209 4.5 1,480 $23,227 3.6
Order Clerks 7,805 $15,723 5.8 4,335 $20,823 6.0
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and
Timekeeping 3,165 $22,087 12.3 2,130 $24,940 11.2
Receptionists and Information Clerks 67,320 $15,239 7.7 33,105 $20,251 5.9
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and
Travel Clerks 11,815 $21,104 17.3 7,080 $25,296 15.7
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 6,855 $17,030 12.3 3,535 $21,743 10.9
Cargo and Freight Agents 380 $22,470 5.8 265 $26,964 4.6
Couriers and Messengers 2,565 $16,214 10.0 1,385 $21,761 8.6
Dispatchers 10,580 $21,061 5.0 7,430 $23,961 5.5
Meter Readers, Utilities 495 $18,424 2.8 330 $20,954 0.0
Postal Service Clerks 6,360 $36,601 8.3 4,560 $38,778 9.0
Postal Service Mail Carriers 7,795 $32,232 7.4 5,310 $36,449 8.6
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and
Processing Machine Operators 3,990 $34,957 10.1 2,950 $36,699 11.7
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 11,955 $25,930 22.5 8,525 $29,000 23.5
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 13,690 $16,793 3.6 8,375 $20,404 3.6
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 31,105 $14,025 4.4 15,755 $19,191 4.0
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers,
Recordkeeping 2,170 $17,040 4.8 1,170 $24,560 3.2
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 274,670 $21,403 11.0 178,620 $25,387 9.8
Computer Operators 9,415 $21,121 15.3 6,085 $25,138 12.6
Data Entry Keyers 40,605 $17,999 8.4 23,175 $21,586 6.5
Word Processors and Typists 8,650 $18,646 12.0 4,670 $23,714 10.3
Desktop Publishers 645 $22,045 34.1 335 $26,045 28.4
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 16,135 $22,200 10.0 11,665 $24,494 10.1
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
TEXAS; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except
Postal Service 5,245 $14,889 3.5 2,540 $19,221 3.0
Office Clerks, General 85,435 $17,368 9.1 47,380 $21,941 7.4
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 2,795 $16,522 4.4 1,600 $20,237 2.6
Proofreaders and Copy Markers 1,070 $17,457 35.9 585 $22,311 42.2
Statistical Assistants 1,345 $26,997 17.2 975 $30,134 16.6
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 26,945 $23,318 21.4 18,645 $26,608 19.8
FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing
and Forestry Workers 605 $15,381 20.8 355 $20,878 23.9
Agricultural Inspectors 290 $10,724 10.0 90 $29,740 27.5
Animal Breeders 225 $21,875 15.7 145 $31,458 21.7
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 1,225 $6,683 1.1 190 $14,028 3.7
Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers 11,170 $6,079 3.2 2,690 $12,233 5.0
Fishers and Related Fishing Workers 165 $11,122 0.0 50 $27,969 0.0
Hunters and Trappers 60 $12,857 24.1 20 $13,839 15.8
Forest and Conservation Workers 120 $7,857 33.9 35 $36,250 64.7
Logging Workers 230 $12,155 4.8 160 $21,176 7.0
CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION WORKERS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction
Trades and Extraction Workers 2,800 $24,923 20.8 1,795 $34,279 20.1
Boilermakers 120 $16,579 0.0 40 $16,974 0.0
Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons 125 $13,667 5.6 45 $14,667 0.0
Carpenters 2,200 $15,180 4.3 1,020 $18,902 2.8
Carpet, Floor and Tile Installers and Finishers 405 $17,861 3.7 210 $20,531 0.0
Cement Masons, Concrete Finishers, and Terrazzo
Workers 100 $20,568 4.0 75 $19,464 0.0
Contruction Laborers 3,790 $12,273 3.2 1,580 $20,582 3.4
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 4 $25,833 0.0 4 $25,833 0.0
Pile-Driver Operators 4 $8,750 0.0 0 . .
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment
Operators 425 $19,453 0.9 225 $24,886 1.8
Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers, and
Tapers 240 $15,985 5.0 110 $17,344 0.0
Electricians 1,185 $23,092 3.0 795 $26,450 0.6
Glaziers 185 $15,739 0.0 150 $20,673 0.0
Insulation Workers 110 $11,250 0.0 25 $21,944 0.0
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 2,650 $10,295 9.6 850 $16,535 6.7
Paperhangers 515 $15,625 7.2 225 $20,741 4.4
Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 825 $22,841 3.7 505 $26,446 5.2
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 40 $21,125 0.0 15 $21,750 0.0
Reinforcing Iron Workers 25 $43,000 0.0 15 $43,750 0.0
Roofers 255 $16,122 0.0 170 $16,813 0.0
Sheet Metal Workers 340 $23,859 10.3 235 $27,723 10.7
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 170 $12,917 6.0 90 $22,857 0.0
Helpers, Construction Trades 745 $8,255 0.9 130 $16,328 0.0
Construction and Building Inspectors 545 $25,913 23.8 405 $27,528 24.6
Elevator Installers and Repairers 4 $16,250 0.0 4 $16,250 0.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
TEXAS; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Fence Erectors 110 $13,295 1.8 50 $12,917 0.0
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 80 $24,911 0.0 55 $28,102 0.0
Highway Maintenance Workers 155 $18,906 7.2 70 $22,000 4.4
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment
Operators 0 . . 0 . .
Septic Tank Services and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 35 $12,222 0.0 35 $12,500 0.0
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 120 $13,611 23.7 55 $17,708 16.7
Derrick, Rotary Drill, and Service Unit Operators,
Oil, Gas, and Mining 40 $38,417 0.0 35 $38,917 0.0
Earth Drillers Except Oil and Gas 25 $20,972 0.0 20 $20,893 0.0
Explosives Workers, Ordnance handling Experts, and
Blasters 110 $23,456 15.3 70 $28,182 23.6
Mining Machine Operators 100 $27,500 0.0 65 $31,406 0.0
Roof Bolters, Mining 0 . . 0 . .
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 15 $6,250 0.0 0 . .
Helpers - Extraction Workers 25 $30,789 0.0 15 $31,250 0.0
Other Extraction Workers 150 $27,083 0.0 90 $45,270 0.0
INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics,
Installers and Repairers 2,930 $32,374 20.0 2,360 $36,210 22.0
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine
Repairers 2,990 $25,524 17.7 2,065 $30,297 15.6
Radio and Telecommunications Equipment Installers
and Repairers 2,755 $36,346 9.7 2,195 $38,490 9.5
Avionics Technicians 145 $20,446 0.0 70 $28,438 0.0
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 70 $21,964 0.0 45 $35,714 0.0
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Transportation
Equipment 0 . . 0 . .
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Industrial and
Utility 95 $50,294 44.8 90 $50,662 47.3
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor
Vehicles 25 $31,563 24.0 25 $31,354 26.1
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers
and Repairers 110 $13,795 14.4 40 $28,750 9.5
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 60 $27,321 23.7 45 $27,143 31.8
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 925 $29,975 5.1 635 $30,572 3.8
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 280 $18,300 2.5 175 $21,324 4.0
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 20 $19,886 14.3 10 $31,786 30.0
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 1,480 $18,145 3.8 910 $21,635 1.1
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine
Specialists 370 $17,841 0.0 260 $18,864 0.0
Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service
Technicians and Mechanics 130 $24,167 1.6 110 $24,630 1.8
Small Engine Mechanics 60 $26,667 0.0 50 $28,750 0.0
Miscellaneous Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics,
Installers, and Repairers 95 $10,000 0.0 25 $20,192 0.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
TEXAS; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers 85 $30,368 6.9 60 $32,279 9.8
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
Mechanics and Installers 655 $21,230 10.1 405 $26,971 7.2
Home Appliance Repairers 160 $14,500 15.6 75 $30,000 6.6
Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics 855 $20,287 10.0 545 $23,438 8.2
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1,235 $21,856 7.8 790 $26,163 9.5
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 60 $10,313 12.9 25 $11,953 12.0
Millwrights 20 $1,731 0.0 4 $32,917 0.0
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 115 $21,875 8.0 60 $36,397 15.3
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 850 $30,757 8.6 590 $41,139 10.5
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers 910 $22,938 11.6 695 $29,250 13.5
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and
Repairers 650 $10,615 8.8 295 $23,188 3.4
Commercial Divers 0 . . 0 . .
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 205 $18,867 3.0 150 $20,625 0.0
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 145 $15,375 7.0 95 $18,512 10.8
Riggers 15 $8,929 6.3 4 $21,250 100.0
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 4 $8,750 0.0 0 . .
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 175 $8,250 0.0 55 $13,810 0.0
Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 1,395 $15,295 5.1 735 $21,733 5.2
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and
Operating Workers 16,955 $24,682 12.9 12,455 $27,759 13.6
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems
Assemblers 330 $24,583 0.0 245 $26,607 0.0
Electrical, Electronics, and Electromechanical
Assemblers 12,165 $16,390 3.4 7,380 $20,111 3.0
Engine and Other Machines Assemblers 185 $20,393 0.0 105 $20,643 0.0
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 40 $17,500 0.0 4 $30,313 0.0
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 29,125 $14,372 2.1 15,565 $18,105 1.8
Bakers 5,800 $11,382 3.1 2,680 $15,389 2.1
Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish Processing
Workers 5,285 $14,273 1.2 2,870 $16,959 1.7
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine
Operators and Tenders 130 $9,236 0.0 40 $14,844 0.0
Food Batchmakers 3,590 $13,439 3.8 1,965 $17,580 3.8
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 265 $9,282 0.0 50 $20,000 0.0
Computer Control Programmers and Operators 255 $25,469 10.9 195 $26,375 9.3
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 170 $15,069 0.0 95 $25,000 0.0
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 50 $20,714 0.0 10 $12,000 0.0
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 130 $18,750 0.0 80 $23,929 0.0
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters,
Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 955 $15,234 2.3 490 $18,350 0.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
TEXAS; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 165 $10,987 0.0 65 $20,000 0.0
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine
Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal
and Plastic 390 $14,719 1.0 205 $21,136 0.5
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 85 $16,471 0.0 65 $16,620 0.0
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 10 $6,250 0.0 0 . .
Machinists 1,515 $18,516 2.9 945 $21,353 3.4
Metal Furnace and Kiln Operators and Tenders 70 $29,250 15.5 40 $43,688 26.8
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 80 $20,221 30.9 45 $21,691 55.6
Molders and Molding Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 945 $12,198 0.4 445 $15,961 0.0
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 40 $30,714 0.0 25 $31,786 0.0
Tool and Die Makers 160 $13,487 0.0 80 $14,342 0.0
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers 2,900 $15,897 3.1 1,695 $18,811 2.9
Heat Treating Equipment Equipment Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 0 . . 0 . .
Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic 65 $35,156 16.7 60 $35,703 18.6
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 115 $14,028 16.5 65 $14,352 0.0
Tool Grinders, Filers and Sharpeners 25 $12,917 0.0 15 $14,583 0.0
Metalworkers and Plastic Workers, All Others 8,380 $16,904 1.8 5,135 $20,424 1.9
Bookbinders and Bindery Workers 1,490 $16,288 3.0 895 $19,771 2.6
Job Printers 1,660 $17,500 9.2 975 $20,144 5.4
Prepress Technicians and Workers 2,420 $18,342 10.3 1,475 $21,523 8.3
Printing Machine Operators 1,895 $17,085 3.9 1,305 $20,011 3.1
Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers 10,795 $10,893 1.8 4,990 $13,301 1.4
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 6,760 $11,137 1.2 2,925 $13,604 0.5
Sewing Machine Operators 21,725 $12,258 2.2 11,220 $14,539 2.1
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 545 $13,411 0.9 375 $15,810 1.3
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders 415 $14,766 2.4 170 $15,963 0.0
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Sewers 5,735 $11,456 6.9 2,660 $16,167 5.4
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and
Tenders 4 $20,313 0.0 4 $21,250 0.0
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders 535 $11,514 0.0 205 $14,549 0.0
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders 200 $25,361 7.0 145 $26,130 0.0
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 165 $18,894 9.0 105 $20,268 0.0
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 15 $3,750 0.0 0 . .
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 140 $30,833 36.2 90 $28,125 13.6
Upholsterers 850 $13,178 5.2 490 $19,361 3.5
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 645 $11,194 2.8 270 $18,382 6.7
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
TEXAS; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 465 $12,328 9.2 285 $15,263 10.8
Furniture Finishers 360 $11,983 15.3 185 $15,759 15.7
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Wood 0 . . 0 . .
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 425 $11,274 16.3 185 $17,443 9.2
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Except Sawing 380 $13,768 4.5 220 $16,607 6.8
Woodworkers, All Other 230 $11,932 14.5 90 $17,667 0.0
Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers 200 $31,333 17.5 160 $32,417 18.0
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 240 $19,402 12.4 205 $20,388 14.5
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System
Workers 330 $22,794 9.1 280 $23,603 10.6
Miscellaneous Plant and System Operators 530 $42,500 2.8 345 $47,143 4.3
Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders 695 $22,058 6.7 445 $47,788 8.3
Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, and Blending
Workers 1,035 $16,359 5.4 585 $22,672 9.6
Cutting Workers 1,480 $12,250 1.9 755 $17,330 0.0
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 495 $12,762 1.6 260 $16,454 0.0
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and
Tenders 485 $16,563 0.0 350 $17,589 0.0
Inspectors, Testers, Sorter, Samplers, and Weighers 26,960 $18,550 14.9 15,715 $23,494 14.1
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 885 $12,985 8.7 450 $18,477 3.1
Medical, Dental and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 2,885 $17,637 5.5 1,825 $21,751 5.0
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 10,255 $12,083 1.8 5,030 $16,404 1.4
Painting Workers 1,270 $12,129 4.3 735 $16,373 4.1
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine
Workers 3,055 $13,542 5.8 1,505 $17,586 4.4
Semiconductor Processors 565 $27,276 10.6 440 $31,346 11.6
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders 480 $15,426 5.9 255 $18,258 7.5
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment
Operators and Tenders 185 $7,708 0.0 45 $18,393 0.0
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 20 $13,333 0.0 4 $18,750 0.0
Etchers and Engravers 390 $16,953 6.4 275 $18,427 5.8
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, except Metal and
Plastic 310 $14,615 13.9 160 $17,212 19.3
Paper Goods Machines Setters, Operators, and Tenders 550 $12,093 0.4 275 $16,597 0.7
Tire Builders 55 $40,625 0.0 25 $50,809 0.0
Helpers-Production Workers 850 $10,625 4.6 315 $16,250 1.9
Production Workers, All Other 21,805 $15,177 4.1 12,010 $19,612 4.4
TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS
Supervisors, Transportation and Material Moving
Workers 3,415 $25,708 10.8 2,500 $28,914 13.1
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers 385 $41,964 71.7 290 $60,069 77.9
Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield Operations
Specialists 725 $46,919 39.7 625 $47,471 40.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
TEXAS; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency
Medical Technicians 35 $27,788 0.0 35 $27,788 0.0
Bus Drivers 15,135 $12,402 2.1 4,190 $19,210 2.3
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers 16,085 $15,708 4.5 7,860 $21,688 4.7
Taxi Drivers and Chauffers 2,115 $10,951 8.2 870 $17,121 6.5
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 250 $7,500 0.0 65 $20,039 0.0
Locomotive Engineers and Operators 80 $50,724 0.0 65 $50,592 0.0
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators 30 $12,266 0.0 15 $11,250 0.0
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 230 $35,313 3.5 145 $41,250 0.0
Subway, Streetcar, and Other Rail Transportation
Workers 60 $33,500 16.1 35 $35,938 0.0
Sailors and Marine Oilers 110 $22,132 14.8 25 $26,528 0.0
Ship and Boat Captains and Operators 65 $33,393 32.3 55 $35,536 26.4
Ship Engineers 10 $51,250 100.0 10 $51,250 100.0
Bridge and Lock Tenders 15 $22,188 42.9 15 $22,188 42.9
Parking Lot Attendants 345 $13,664 3.7 190 $16,417 2.7
Service Station Attendants 1,740 $11,222 4.3 740 $15,375 7.2
Transportation Inspectors 580 $25,208 10.4 380 $29,052 13.2
Other Transportation Workers 150 $19,100 22.3 105 $20,972 26.2
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 60 $24,732 0.0 40 $24,286 0.0
Crane and Tower Operators 70 $21,250 8.5 45 $22,417 12.8
Dredge, Excavating, and Loading Machine Operators 55 $17,083 0.0 40 $27,031 0.0
Hoist and Winch Operators 35 $20,313 8.3 15 $19,722 18.8
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 2,080 $20,215 1.2 1,330 $23,019 1.1
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 4,235 $10,334 1.6 1,560 $14,828 1.5
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Materials Movers,
Hand 18,705 $11,800 2.5 7,850 $17,083 2.9
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 1,105 $13,191 2.1 420 $20,440 3.1
Packers and Packagers, Hand 14,805 $11,999 1.9 6,895 $16,375 1.8
Pumping Station Operators 140 $41,964 32.6 105 $52,813 44.7
Refuse and Recyclable Materials Collectors 320 $11,042 7.8 155 $18,605 9.1
Shuttle Car Operators 0 . . 0 . .
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 10 $40,417 0.0 4 $11,250 0.0
Material Moving Workers, All Other 425 $14,441 8.9 190 $21,944 4.2
