Table 3.  Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly averages, not
     seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                 Number of workers         Median weekly earnings  
                                                                                   (in thousands)                                  
                               Occupation and sex                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                   I             I             I             I     
                                                                                 2008          2009          2008          2009    
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                     TOTAL                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                   
       Management, professional, and related occupations...................     39,815        39,353        $1,018        $1,046   
         Management, business, and financial operations occupations........     16,313        16,373         1,127         1,146   
         Professional and related occupations..............................     23,502        22,981           967           990   
       Service occupations.................................................     14,227        13,967           464           457   
       Sales and office occupations........................................     25,574        23,566           614           622   
         Sales and related occupations.....................................     10,320         9,386           650           666   
         Office and administrative support occupations.....................     15,253        14,180           601           611   
       Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........     11,633        10,329           699           730   
         Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........................        688           623           400           411   
         Construction and extraction occupations...........................      6,374         5,293           676           720   
         Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.................      4,571         4,413           772           790   
       Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.........     15,259        13,154           595           597   
         Production occupations............................................      8,369         6,817           594           590   
         Transportation and material moving occupations....................      6,890         6,338           596           603   
                                                                                                                                   
                                      Men                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                   
       Management, professional, and related occupations...................     19,388        19,073         1,236         1,258   
         Management, business, and financial operations occupations........      8,810         8,884         1,341         1,358   
         Professional and related occupations..............................     10,578        10,189         1,170         1,183   
       Service occupations.................................................      7,141         6,737           529           516   
       Sales and office occupations........................................      9,651         8,926           737           748   
         Sales and related occupations.....................................      5,645         5,173           788           834   
         Office and administrative support occupations.....................      4,006         3,753           651           664   
       Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........     11,138         9,930           701           736   
         Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........................        560           499           407           413   
         Construction and extraction occupations...........................      6,209         5,186           675           720   
         Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.................      4,369         4,245           772           791   
       Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.........     12,007        10,566           632           643   
         Production occupations............................................      5,908         5,026           660           657   
         Transportation and material moving occupations....................      6,099         5,540           612           625   
                                                                                                                                   
                                     Women                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                   
       Management, professional, and related occupations...................     20,427        20,281           890           907   
         Management, business, and financial operations occupations........      7,503         7,489           954           952   
         Professional and related occupations..............................     12,924        12,792           859           879   
       Service occupations.................................................      7,086         7,230           408           411   
       Sales and office occupations........................................     15,923        14,640           578           587   
         Sales and related occupations.....................................      4,675         4,213           508           513   
         Office and administrative support occupations.....................     11,248        10,427           591           601   
       Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........        495           399           609           566   
         Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........................        128           124           363           404   
         Construction and extraction occupations...........................        165           107           740           696   
         Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.................        202           168           774           743   
       Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.........      3,252         2,588           469           452   
         Production occupations............................................      2,461         1,790           462           450   
         Transportation and material moving occupations....................        791           798           486           456   
     
        NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.