AVERAGE MONTHLY WAGE RATES OF ALL TIME-RATE WORKERS

IN SELECTED OCCUPATIONS
(Based on old OWS.)
Non-agricultural Establishments Non-agricultural Establishments
INDICATOR Employing 5 and Over Employing 10 and Over

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

ALL OCCUPATIONS (P) 3,165 3,389 3,629 4,176 4,633

Professional Workers
Nurses (private sector) 2,985 3,390 3,657 4,036 4,134
Elementary and Secondary Education
Teachers (private sector) 3,308 3,768 4,506 4,219 5,131

Clerical and Related Workers

Bookkeepers/Accounting Clerks 3,941 4,388 4,754 5,538 6,104
Messengers 3,779 3,943 4,148 3,886 3,803
Clerks except Clerical Supervisors 3,791 4,098 4,566 4,793 5,317

Sales Workers
Salesmen/Salesladies and Shop Assistants 2,797 3,121 3,243 3,701 4,129

Service Workers
Waiters, Bartenders and Related Workers 2,269 2,568 2,584 3,889 3,777
Janitors 2,879 3,043 3,195 3,687 3,742
Security Guards 3,092 3,200 3,324 3,468 3,847

Production and Related Workers

Miners and Quarrymen 3,238 3,704 3,601 3,737 4,021
Weavers 3,204 3,198 2,901 3,560 4,727
Sugar Processors and Refiners 3,421 3,632 4,182 4,224 4,638
Bakers, Pastry Cooks, Chocolate
and Confectionery Workers 2,204 2,356 2,576 2,572 3,172
Sewers and Embroiderers 3,297 3,484 3,718 4,131 4,100
Machine Tool Operators 3,999 4,040 4,411 5,116 4,818
Motor Vehicle Mechanics 3,620 3,639 3,799 4,225 4,327
Electricians and Repairers 4,069 5,060 6,822 7,261 7,307
Plumbers and Pipe Fitters 3,239 3,431 3,551 4,637 4,917
Carpenters, Joiners and Parquetry Workers 3,071 3,104 3,481 3,837 4,126
Dockers and Freight Handlers 2,928 3,069 3,348 4,218 4,467
Motor Vehicle Drivers 3,367 3,599 3,740 4,168 4,533
Laborers 3,067 3,234 3,418 3,945 4,529

Note: Data from 1991-1995 are averages for the year i.e. March, June, September and December survey rounds.
Source of data: Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics, Occupational Wages Survey.