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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
43. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry
Occupation and industry20162017
TotalMembers
of
unions(1)
Represented
by unions(2)
Non-
union(3)
TotalMembers
of
unions(1)
Represented
by unions(2)
Non-
union(3)

Total full-time wage and salary workers

$832$1,004$995$802$860$1,041$1,028$829

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,1881,1661,1591,1971,2241,2151,2061,227

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

1,2841,2631,2661,2851,3271,2761,2761,329

Management occupations

1,3701,3891,4081,3681,3921,3491,3611,395

Business and financial operations occupations

1,1611,1461,1411,1641,1741,1881,1631,174

Professional and related occupations

1,1411,1561,1461,1401,1601,1991,1871,154

Computer and mathematical occupations

1,4431,3721,3321,4581,4651,3751,3711,473

Architecture and engineering occupations

1,4821,4241,4111,4901,4781,4791,4731,479

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,2091,2881,2781,1951,2861,2971,3381,276

Community and social service occupations

9191,0951,0768729001,0351,035866

Legal occupations

1,4311,6151,6211,4191,4431,5501,5771,428

Education, training, and library occupations

9841,1301,1148871,0021,1571,144900

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

1,0401,2521,2241,0281,0661,3541,3341,041

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

1,1041,1911,1751,0871,1241,2441,2391,103

Service occupations

523771753505544792774518

Healthcare support occupations

525602602520542577573539

Protective service occupations

8091,0881,0746948521,1631,146713

Food preparation and serving related occupations

465597581459484594583479

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

510664647498522638629511

Personal care and service occupations

505559546503520624609516

Sales and office occupations

698810804686718829814710

Sales and related occupations

744717724745763806813761

Office and administrative support occupations

679826818661701834815688

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

7861,1271,1117358011,1461,132750

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

520--518539--533

Construction and extraction occupations

7841,1531,1427197961,1361,124734

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

8611,0761,0698228781,1871,176822

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

665881876631692922902662

Production occupations

668841837641701895878678

Transportation and material moving occupations

662913904622681949926640

INDUSTRY

Private sector

801937932789829984971816

Agriculture and related industries

572--571599--599

Nonagricultural industries

806937933793833986974820

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

1,197--1,1901,257--1,263

Construction

8221,1681,1467808401,1631,155797

Manufacturing

857885884852884943927878

Durable goods

893907910890910968955904

Nondurable goods

793839827789837892871830

Wholesale and retail trade

676701700675705758753702

Wholesale trade

871921905868903979986899

Retail trade

623645645622656721714653

Transportation and utilities

8601,0331,0238088881,1471,121828

Transportation and warehousing

7959729697578151,0531,016781

Utilities

1,2641,4081,3881,2421,3251,4321,4321,254

Information(4)

1,1431,2381,2571,1331,1541,3441,3301,142

Publishing, except Internet

1,094--1,1021,171--1,167

Motion pictures and sound recording industries

1,085--1,0301,189--1,134

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

1,017--1,020973--959

Telecommunications

1,1821,2731,3061,1531,1971,1951,2011,195

Financial activities

9778969169811,0099439451,012

Finance and insurance

1,0398188531,0471,0769809641,081

Finance

1,089-8131,1011,125-1,0101,126

Insurance

977-9079801,027-9311,032

Real estate and rental and leasing

827977970817839918931833

Professional and business services

9928879359951,0371,0051,0161,038

Professional and technical services

1,2731,3091,2771,2731,3471,2311,2521,349

Management, administrative, and waste services

613687682610629873842622

Education and health services

817944937799843978964831

Educational services

9369679659319571,0261,018942

Health care and social assistance

785929921771810928914800

Leisure and hospitality

528670667522547676669538

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

678720720673716750766710

Accommodation and food services

504642637501513636620510

Accommodation

582698703564598685678588

Food services and drinking places

491567575490501586564500

Other services(4)

686959869681705913874699

Other services, except private households

708965893703722924890717

Public sector

9671,0701,0559009861,1041,096917

Federal government

1,1491,0931,0991,1881,1761,1381,1461,213

State government

9311,0221,0118839551,0611,050907

Local government

9401,0891,0718179491,1211,106832

Footnotes
(1) Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union.
(2) Data refer to both union members and workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract.
(3) Data refer to workers who are neither members of a union nor represented by a union on their job.
(4) Includes other industries, not shown separately.

NOTE: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full-time wage and salary workers. All self-employed workers are excluded, both those with incorporated businesses and those with unincorporated businesses. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 50,000).

 

Last Modified Date: January 16, 2019