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                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                 III           III           III           III     
                                                                                 2007          2008          2007          2008    
                                                                                                                                   
                                     TOTAL                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                   
       Management, professional, and related occupations...................     38,843        40,192        $1,011        $1,041   
         Management, business, and financial operations occupations........     15,848        16,448         1,114         1,135   
         Professional and related occupations..............................     22,995        23,744           958         1,000   
       Service occupations.................................................     15,296        15,475           445           470   
       Sales and office occupations........................................     25,844        24,795           602           610   
         Sales and related occupations.....................................     10,473         9,728           640           657   
         Office and administrative support occupations.....................     15,371        15,067           587           597   
       Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........     12,678        11,683           659           701   
         Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........................        825           822           372           476   
         Construction and extraction occupations...........................      7,304         6,536           631           689   
         Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.................      4,549         4,325           745           779   
       Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.........     15,611        15,049           584           590   
         Production occupations............................................      8,399         7,991           585           592   
         Transportation and material moving occupations....................      7,212         7,058           584           589   
                                                                                                                                   
                                      Men                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                   
       Management, professional, and related occupations...................     19,325        19,938         1,205         1,234   
         Management, business, and financial operations occupations........      8,448         8,797         1,328         1,335   
         Professional and related occupations..............................     10,877        11,141         1,151         1,167   
       Service occupations.................................................      7,612         7,637           503           545   
       Sales and office occupations........................................      9,769         9,396           710           728   
         Sales and related occupations.....................................      5,767         5,432           784           787   
         Office and administrative support occupations.....................      4,002         3,965           624           657   
       Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........     12,187        11,265           663           704   
         Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........................        663           688           379           480   
         Construction and extraction occupations...........................      7,126         6,387           633           688   
         Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.................      4,398         4,190           744           781   
       Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.........     12,257        11,933           622           637   
         Production occupations............................................      6,013         5,797           643           650   
         Transportation and material moving occupations....................      6,245         6,136           608           620   
                                                                                                                                   
                                     Women                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                   
       Management, professional, and related occupations...................     19,518        20,254           868           916   
         Management, business, and financial operations occupations........      7,400         7,650           923           958   
         Professional and related occupations..............................     12,118        12,604           835           886   
       Service occupations.................................................      7,684         7,838           408           416   
       Sales and office occupations........................................     16,075        15,399           562           576   
         Sales and related occupations.....................................      4,706         4,297           507           524   
         Office and administrative support occupations.....................     11,370        11,103           577           585   
       Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........        490           417           526           599   
         Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........................        162           134           353           423   
         Construction and extraction occupations...........................        178           149           560           755   
         Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.................        150           134           773           685   
       Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.........      3,354         3,116           437           456   
         Production occupations............................................      2,387         2,194           443           468   
         Transportation and material moving occupations....................        967           923           426           423   

        NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.