Table 3. Hourly median wage rates by industry and occupational group, May 2008
Table 3. Hourly median wage rates by industry and occupational group, May 2008
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| Occupational group
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Industry | | Business | | | Life, | | | | Arts, design, | |
| | and | Computer and | Architecture | physical, | Community | | Education, | entertainment, | Healthcare | Healthcare
| Management | financial | mathematical | and | and social | and social | Legal | training, and | sports, and | practitioner | support
| | operations | science | engineering | science | services | | library | media | and technical |
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All industries | $42.15| $27.89 | $34.26 | $32.09 | $27.51 | $18.38 | $34.49 | $21.26 | $19.99 | $27.20 | $11.80
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing | | | | | | | | | | |
and hunting .....................| 33.43| 25.01 | 28.40 | 26.93 | 18.55 | (1) | (1) | (1) | 15.73 | 30.14 | (1)
Mining ...........................| 47.88| 30.34 | 33.82 | 40.95 | 33.52 | (1) | 31.69 | (1) | 28.46 | 29.67 | (1)
Utilities ........................| 50.81| 33.75 | 36.45 | 35.92 | 34.05 | (1) | 50.97 | (1) | 30.07 | 33.76 | (1)
Construction .....................| 41.31| 28.13 | 29.32 | 30.05 | 26.59 | (1) | 39.82 | (1) | (1) | 26.75 | 10.97
Manufacturing ....................| 48.41| 28.78 | 38.30 | 33.04 | 28.58 | 24.99 | 54.14 | 28.88 | 21.57 | 26.92 | 14.54
Wholesale trade ..................| 49.46| 27.75 | 34.92 | 32.19 | 30.89 | 22.53 | 51.54 | 21.87 | 19.47 | 23.09 | 13.64
Retail trade .....................| 35.61| 23.11 | 23.76 | 28.20 | 24.35 | 18.00 | 16.97 | 15.51 | 12.85 | 17.15 | 9.77
Transportation and warehousing ...| 37.71| 27.47 | 32.29 | 30.06 | 28.84 | 20.93 | 53.46 | 25.50 | 20.94 | 22.09 | 13.17
Information ......................| 54.87| 31.58 | 36.16 | 34.40 | 35.41 | 17.73 | 52.66 | 19.24 | 21.25 | 28.91 | 17.58
Finance and insurance ............| 50.51| 28.19 | 35.27 | 37.80 | 29.24 | 22.45 | 27.34 | 25.18 | 25.22 | 29.22 | 14.09
Real estate and rental | | | | | | | | | | |
and leasing .....................| 27.39| 25.99 | 27.47 | 30.87 | 22.69 | 17.13 | 27.68 | 18.48 | 19.60 | 21.57 | 11.92
Professional, scientific, and | | | | | | | | | | |
technical services ..............| 56.96| 30.33 | 36.23 | 30.51 | 27.64 | 19.74 | 35.36 | 23.79 | 23.13 | 19.34 | 10.20
Management of companies | | | | | | | | | | |
and enterprises .................| 52.34| 29.57 | 34.96 | 36.89 | 33.07 | 17.84 | 49.03 | 15.94 | 25.91 | 28.59 | 13.90
Administrative and support | | | | | | | | | | |
and waste management | | | | | | | | | | |
and remediation services ........| 39.50| 24.69 | 30.22 | 29.27 | 24.10 | 15.83 | 26.30 | 19.58 | 19.74 | 28.14 | 12.27
Educational services .............| (1) | 24.85 | 24.88 | 27.46 | 23.87 | 25.01 | (1) | 22.18 | 16.53 | 25.16 | 13.84
Health care and social | | | | | | | | | | |
assistance ......................| 35.25| 23.88 | 27.81 | 28.46 | 28.52 | 15.97 | 28.15 | 10.93 | 20.50 | 27.73 | 11.74
Arts, entertainment, and | | | | | | | | | | |
recreation ......................| 34.59| 24.50 | 25.90 | 37.48 | 20.44 | 14.88 | 58.77 | 17.01 | 17.98 | 17.48 | 16.51
Accommodation and food | | | | | | | | | | |
services ........................| 23.87| 20.94 | 24.04 | 28.43 | 21.06 | 12.26 | 36.39 | 11.88 | 15.12 | 21.88 | 14.21
Other services (except | | | | | | | | | | |
public administration) ..........| 34.12| 24.04 | 26.92 | 28.76 | 24.12 | 16.45 | 36.95 | 12.76 | 20.72 | 23.46 | 14.32
Federal, state, and local | | | | | | | | | | |
government ......................| 38.13| 28.32 | 32.78 | 34.11 | 27.43 | 20.48 | 34.02 | 18.76 | 24.86 | 26.57 | 14.12
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| | | Building and | Personal | | Office and | Farming, | | | | Transpor-
| Protective | Food | grounds | care and | Sales and | administrative | fishing, | Construction | Installation, | | tation and
| service | preparation | cleaning and | service | related | support | and | and | maintenance, | Production | material
| | and serving | maintenance | | | | forestry | extraction | and repair | | moving
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All industries | 16.65 | 8.59 | 10.52 | 9.82 | 11.69 | 14.32 | 9.34 | 18.24 | 18.60 | 13.99 | 13.14
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing, | | | | | | | | | | |
and hunting .....................| 10.49 | (1) | 10.95 | 11.37 | 23.97 | 12.24 | 8.95 | 14.35 | 14.27 | 9.65 | 9.89
Mining ...........................| (1) | 8.76 | 10.00 | (1) | 27.65 | 15.00 | (1) | 19.08 | 20.71 | 19.89 | 17.39
Utilities ........................| 22.04 | (1) | 15.16 | (1) | 22.84 | 18.29 | 11.11 | 25.82 | 28.06 | 27.98 | 21.02
Construction .....................| (1) | (1) | 11.60 | 10.72 | 23.93 | 14.71 | (1) | 18.16 | 18.45 | 16.35 | 15.56
Manufacturing ....................| 14.51 | 9.15 | 11.37 | 11.12 | 25.79 | 15.58 | 11.37 | 18.83 | 20.61 | 14.46 | 13.22
Wholesale trade ..................| 11.74 | 8.46 | 10.95 | 10.18 | 24.38 | 14.44 | 9.52 | 17.44 | 18.60 | 13.40 | 13.35
Retail trade .....................| 11.61 | 9.21 | 9.74 | 9.02 | 9.62 | 10.75 | 9.67 | 15.94 | 15.76 | 11.97 | 9.87
Transportation and warehousing ...| 14.93 | 10.64 | 19.26 | 14.65 | 24.85 | 19.57 | 11.95 | 21.75 | 21.97 | 17.54 | 16.52
Information ......................| 13.75 | 7.94 | 11.03 | 8.15 | 20.10 | 15.67 | (1) | 23.10 | 26.85 | 15.69 | 11.70
Finance and insurance ............| 17.95 | 10.46 | 10.47 | 11.75 | 23.49 | 14.57 | 11.39 | 21.77 | 17.59 | 16.06 | 12.30
Real estate and rental | | | | | | | | | | |
and leasing .....................| 12.45 | 9.19 | 10.91 | 11.45 | 12.91 | 13.76 | 11.48 | 18.14 | 14.96 | 13.63 | 11.13
Professional, scientific, and | | | | | | | | | | |
technical services ..............| 17.93 | 8.84 | 11.15 | 9.08 | 24.62 | 15.49 | 10.03 | 21.61 | 21.26 | 15.09 | 12.80
Management of companies | | | | | | | | | | |
and enterprises .................| 15.74 | 10.15 | 11.29 | 10.95 | 24.13 | 16.17 | 12.18 | 21.46 | 20.63 | 16.16 | 13.70
Administrative and support | | | | | | | | | | |
and waste management | | | | | | | | | | |
and remediation services ........| 10.96 | 9.25 | 10.28 | 9.88 | 12.69 | 12.80 | 9.91 | 14.67 | 16.93 | 10.09 | 10.23
Educational services .............| 13.99 | 9.98 | 12.71 | 10.83 | 14.03 | 14.66 | (1) | 21.15 | 17.86 | 18.91 | 12.56
Health care and social | | | | | | | | | | |
assistance ......................| 13.50 | 9.78 | 10.15 | 9.31 | 14.52 | 14.12 | 8.90 | 22.04 | 16.66 | 10.22 | 10.63
Arts, entertainment, and | | | | | | | | | | |
recreation ......................| 10.06 | 9.07 | 10.21 | 9.54 | 9.41 | 12.55 | 11.17 | 20.88 | 14.89 | 14.25 | 11.05
Accommodation and food | | | | | | | | | | |
services ........................| 11.38 | 8.37 | 9.09 | 9.25 | 8.14 | 10.81 | 10.08 | 20.93 | 13.33 | 9.82 | 7.93
Other services (except | | | | | | | | | | |
public administration) ..........| 9.62 | 8.66 | 10.12 | 10.52 | 10.42 | 12.82 | 11.66 | 19.16 | 16.42 | 10.54 | 9.34
Federal, state, and local | | | | | | | | | | |
government ......................| 22.31 | 10.93 | 13.31 | 10.49 | 12.74 | 16.32 | 16.34 | 19.05 | 21.29 | 20.76 | 17.66
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