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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
Total With Earnings $1 to $2,499 or Loss $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $7,499 $7,500 to $9,999 $10,000 to $12,499 $12,500 to $14,999 $15,000 to $17,499 $17,500 to $19,999 $20,000 to $22,499
Both Sexes Total All Races Total 144429 12897 7890 8592 6470 9973 6103 8735 5836 9377
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 40115 1591 934 1165 830 1462 878 1180 1093 1965
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 19301 500 314 428 351 689 437 622 576 1038
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 708 17 15 10 10 6 19 22 10 27
Federal 246 4 1 1 4 3 0 3 0 3
State or Local 462 13 14 9 6 3 19 18 10 25
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 12475 181 178 219 211 414 287 380 336 545
Manufacturing 2246 16 11 12 18 15 23 24 37 51
Retail Trade 1512 37 39 72 63 143 65 73 45 85
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 1460 13 19 22 9 52 37 44 36 67
Other Industries 7257 115 108 112 121 204 162 238 217 342
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 1328 199 54 77 30 83 32 74 32 109
Management Related Occupations 4790 103 67 123 100 185 100 145 197 356
Accountants and Auditors 1654 18 13 40 38 67 33 38 65 145
Professional Specialty Occupations 20815 1091 620 737 479 773 441 558 517 927
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 2232 15 13 33 18 18 21 12 15 28
Engineers 2041 10 13 33 18 14 15 11 11 21
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 2186 17 32 33 19 33 23 25 19 58
Health Diagnosing Occupations 1006 10 5 9 4 15 4 21 17 11
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 2892 64 53 40 46 79 47 77 63 184
Teachers, Postsecondary 1021 68 59 73 50 56 22 43 48 41
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 5423 440 256 289 168 256 126 175 110 258
Lawyers and Judges 873 15 5 10 6 16 17 15 2 10
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 5182 462 197 250 168 300 181 189 243 338
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 42964 4061 2725 2892 2169 3161 1962 2948 2095 3439
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 1388 31 23 47 38 95 73 151 104 140
Licensed Practical Nurses 662 20 9 17 25 48 38 36 47 80
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 2604 104 55 87 61 84 73 97 98 147
Sales Occupations 17810 2365 1450 1442 957 1416 622 934 525 964
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 4242 45 63 67 98 222 156 232 203 327
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 725 119 25 39 16 78 12 33 11 45
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 2680 117 127 116 98 131 57 132 59 171

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
$22,500 to $24,999$25,000 to $27,499$27,500 to $29,999$30,000 to $32,499$32,500 to $34,999$35,000 to $37,499$37,500 to $39,999$40,000 to $42,499$42,500 to $44,999$45,000 to $47,499
Both Sexes Total All Races Total 5169 8074 3777 8262 2855 5767 2622 5297 1586 3355
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 1271 2141 1163 2619 1134 2171 1098 2089 666 1618
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 618 1063 565 1284 556 958 508 1070 248 750
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 27 39 14 25 34 45 14 44 19 47
Federal 0 17 5 4 6 19 0 22 3 26
State or Local 27 23 9 22 28 27 13 22 16 21
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 343 657 340 745 335 601 344 595 159 474
Manufacturing 28 85 40 121 28 94 67 121 35 79
Retail Trade 84 109 35 110 45 81 38 45 8 48
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 26 87 47 103 54 72 53 44 13 57
Other Industries 205 376 218 411 209 354 187 386 103 290
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 18 56 9 105 12 47 14 69 5 25
Management Related Occupations 230 310 201 409 174 264 136 362 65 204
Accountants and Auditors 58 92 99 142 90 97 55 96 29 50
Professional Specialty Occupations 653 1078 598 1335 579 1213 591 1019 418 868
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 45 65 35 84 36 125 60 117 58 119
Engineers 37 58 31 74 28 110 57 107 48 102
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 44 96 38 92 36 150 75 122 75 182
Health Diagnosing Occupations 0 11 4 51 10 22 11 43 15 21
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 73 192 102 226 130 240 125 214 90 138
Teachers, Postsecondary 8 30 11 36 15 26 21 37 10 39
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 244 329 266 448 194 342 159 234 102 215
Lawyers and Judges 6 16 11 38 4 33 12 28 8 33
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 232 338 131 359 153 275 127 225 59 123
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 1751 2589 1141 2475 774 1608 698 1189 385 645
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 76 129 54 125 26 79 24 51 19 30
Licensed Practical Nurses 33 71 18 75 20 39 15 24 1 19
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 75 166 79 176 80 183 78 181 53 91
Sales Occupations 472 800 259 916 248 582 238 491 159 309
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 211 310 101 407 107 236 116 183 67 122
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 20 55 7 56 0 11 3 29 3 24
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 81 155 63 175 29 145 47 97 44 71

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
$47,500 to $49,999$50,000 to $52,499$52,500 to $54,999$55,000 to $57,499$57,500 to $59,999$60,000 to $62,499$62,500 to $64,999$65,000 to $67,499$67,500 to $69,999$70,000 to $72,499
Both Sexes Total All Races Total 1475 3774 854 1911 589 2301 471 1251 443 1232
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 743 1781 464 1047 338 1347 288 728 300 700
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 329 829 206 521 157 684 138 375 164 348
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 10 44 11 33 18 27 12 6 4 8
Federal 4 8 4 15 7 10 9 5 0 2
State or Local 6 36 7 18 11 17 3 1 4 6
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 239 560 137 384 119 518 104 289 136 274
Manufacturing 34 114 33 91 37 119 22 65 31 78
Retail Trade 7 50 5 16 8 30 0 10 0 16
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 20 43 5 28 4 47 18 58 27 28
Other Industries 178 353 94 249 71 321 64 156 78 152
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 4 34 12 15 0 47 0 23 1 12
Management Related Occupations 75 191 46 89 20 93 22 58 23 54
Accountants and Auditors 49 64 10 18 7 50 15 30 4 33
Professional Specialty Occupations 414 952 257 526 181 663 150 352 136 352
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 57 150 61 148 33 154 32 121 32 114
Engineers 48 142 58 137 33 148 27 119 32 111
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 46 127 34 86 32 115 23 91 36 84
Health Diagnosing Occupations 17 30 0 2 2 21 0 8 1 7
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 85 163 43 88 35 100 16 33 22 31
Teachers, Postsecondary 30 55 15 10 12 49 25 16 8 20
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 107 255 73 79 36 91 35 30 7 33
Lawyers and Judges 0 50 13 20 4 32 0 10 0 27
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 73 122 18 92 26 100 20 44 30 37
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 301 782 169 342 116 445 56 270 76 284
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 6 15 8 8 3 10 2 8 0 5
Licensed Practical Nurses 5 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 56 119 29 88 14 63 0 43 21 42
Sales Occupations 116 388 77 149 67 312 21 182 44 187
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 60 139 21 54 37 115 13 63 18 83
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 0 32 0 3 0 49 0 3 0 2
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 11 107 26 26 13 62 2 51 9 41

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
$72,500 to $74,999$75,000 to $77,499$77,500 to $79,999$80,000 to $82,499$82,500 to $84,999$85,000 to $87,499$87,500 to $89,999$90,000 to $92,499$92,500 to $94,999$95,000 to $97,499
Both Sexes Total All Races Total 256 960 186 811 215 401 97 504 82 193
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 147 639 136 521 161 270 53 358 60 134
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 87 370 76 297 97 148 33 199 36 70
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 6 7 6 11 12 3 0 16 7 0
Federal 0 5 6 9 12 0 0 10 4 0
State or Local 6 3 0 2 0 3 0 6 2 0
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 66 262 63 240 73 125 27 150 27 67
Manufacturing 27 69 26 86 21 31 0 35 10 36
Retail Trade 0 13 6 12 12 5 0 15 0 4
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 1 25 5 17 7 24 5 15 0 0
Other Industries 39 154 26 125 34 65 22 84 18 27
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 0 34 1 8 2 0 0 8 0 3
Management Related Occupations 15 66 6 38 9 20 7 25 2 0
Accountants and Auditors 3 20 6 12 4 1 6 4 0 0
Professional Specialty Occupations 60 269 61 224 64 122 20 159 24 63
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 18 72 8 71 17 33 4 47 9 14
Engineers 18 72 8 66 17 33 4 44 4 14
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 10 71 13 40 20 33 0 26 3 18
Health Diagnosing Occupations 1 18 10 25 8 9 1 14 3 8
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 0 6 8 15 6 13 3 8 4 7
Teachers, Postsecondary 11 10 0 13 0 5 0 9 2 0
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 2 24 4 4 2 5 0 2 0 2
Lawyers and Judges 5 38 5 19 4 17 4 25 3 12
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 13 31 12 37 8 7 8 28 0 3
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 59 188 33 174 17 91 32 102 10 28
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Licensed Practical Nurses 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 19 17 9 20 0 19 7 15 2 2
Sales Occupations 35 144 24 129 11 69 25 76 8 10
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 9 38 16 50 8 24 14 15 8 6
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 0 10 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 6 73 4 40 0 24 0 35 0 0

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
Median Earnings Mean Earnings
Gini Ratio
$97,500 to $99,999 $100,000 and Over Value (Dol.)Standard Error (Dol.) Value (Dol.)Standard Error (Dol.) Ratio Standard Error WGTD-Agg WGTD-Ag- g-Sq
Both Sexes Total All Races Total 129 3661 21525 79 28754 178 .488 .0037415294*07*******12
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 89 2744 35727 181 46164 496 .443 .0068185187*07247010*08
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 46 1517 36593 284 49098 791 .439 .0098947618*06141457*08
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 3 19 41059 1313 43093 1441 .311 .0395304971*05173798*06
Federal 0 14 47787 3140 53405 2581 .272 .0666131185*05864433*05
State or Local 3 5 35567 1561 37610 1590 .317 .0483173785*05873546*05
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 29 1240 40501 368 55510 1154 .447 .0122692470*06122848*08
Manufacturing 7 366 55999 1030 73649 3497 .412 .0276165422*06373258*07
Retail Trade 0 78 26109 697 34922 1633 .458 .0352527901*05432601*06
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 6 224 39523 1521 67930 4424 .464 .0362991774*05237356*07
Other Industries 16 572 40311 498 51686 1332 .412 .0159375080*06574605*07
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 2 73 21895 783 33172 2099 .542 .0370440503*05462710*06
Management Related Occupations 12 186 31691 331 37701 762 .376 .0182180601*06122436*07
Accountants and Auditors 0 55 32111 609 38505 1418 .354 .0319636792*05469510*06
Professional Specialty Occupations 42 1227 35043 337 43443 613 .451 .0095904253*06105554*08
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 24 96 52351 958 56290 1508 .278 .0244125626*06116869*07
Engineers 24 87 53943 1364 57145 1555 .273 .0254116656*06107747*07
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 0 108 46442 504 50284 1054 .290 .0234109910*06768961*06
Health Diagnosing Occupations 13 525 137755 40439 135643 7551 .432 .0316136444*06420195*07
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 0 26 35739 439 36737 665 .282 .0195106229*06541131*06
Teachers, Postsecondary 3 33 29964 2686 38455 2712 .500 .0443392804*05463788*06
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 0 19 28060 543 27778 404 .363 .0135150644*06613591*06
Lawyers and Judges 0 300 72131 4255 96555 6108 .483 .0394842619*05197142*07
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 2 120 25232 460 29302 590 .429 .0167151857*06825809*06
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 36 648 19368 194 24102 260 .470 .0065103552*07756619*07
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 0 2 22379 690 24774 824 .300 .0295343895*05138566*06
Licensed Practical Nurses 0 1 23335 1310 24104 770 .273 .0398159657*05490875*05
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 2 49 32484 901 35501 767 .352 .0217924316*05490810*06
Sales Occupations 34 551 16743 280 26659 534 .570 .0105474880*06495770*07
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 18 160 30534 313 39046 1397 .404 .0215165613*06207790*07
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 0 33 21609 1347 27430 1780 .504 .0428198796*05122318*06
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 6 229 30490 661 45066 1962 .506 .0269120775*06167073*07

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
B-Cell
Both Sexes Total All Races Total 2454.00
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 2454.00
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 2454.00
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 2454.00
Federal 2454.00
State or Local 2454.00
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 2454.00
Manufacturing 2454.00
Retail Trade 2454.00
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 2454.00
Other Industries 2454.00
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 2454.00
Management Related Occupations 2454.00
Accountants and Auditors 2454.00
Professional Specialty Occupations 2454.00
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 2454.00
Engineers 2454.00
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 2454.00
Health Diagnosing Occupations 2454.00
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 2454.00
Teachers, Postsecondary 2454.00
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 2454.00
Lawyers and Judges 2454.00
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 2454.00
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 2454.00
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 2454.00
Licensed Practical Nurses 2454.00
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 2454.00
Sales Occupations 2454.00
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 2454.00
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 2454.00
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 2454.00

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
Total With Earnings $1 to $2,499 or Loss $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $7,499 $7,500 to $9,999 $10,000 to $12,499 $12,500 to $14,999 $15,000 to $17,499 $17,500 to $19,999 $20,000 to $22,499
Both Sexes Total All Races Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 1622 33 28 18 63 28 46 50 49 76
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 8383 1997 1189 1183 666 939 351 481 195 344
Cashiers 4081 1100 729 655 380 464 148 221 81 108
Sales Related Occupations 158 55 19 20 16 18 0 5 9 3
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 20501 1541 1187 1299 1088 1518 1156 1731 1321 2107
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 667 3 10 4 10 4 16 33 19 51
Computer Equipment Operators 402 24 22 22 6 20 10 13 22 26
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 3877 261 208 203 215 242 231 349 333 433
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 2398 131 115 142 93 213 100 198 140 348
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 1069 55 32 72 41 39 27 48 38 39
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 2274 177 143 131 98 175 117 180 140 264
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 9814 890 657 725 624 825 655 910 629 946
Service Occupations 20857 3860 2294 2305 1683 2323 1149 1474 828 994
Private Household Occupations 1019 367 153 177 51 95 46 45 22 18
Protective Service Occupations 2518 158 91 125 108 127 95 105 119 87
Police and Firefighters 810 1 1 8 5 2 4 23 14 9
Service, Except Protective and
Household 17320 3335 2051 2003 1524 2101 1008 1324 686 889
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 7717 1848 1146 1068 762 917 418 487 179 302
Health Service Occupations 2660 234 195 281 212 380 207 278 251 160
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 3685 548 368 309 269 440 256 353 166 232
Personal Service Occupations 3258 704 342 345 281 364 127 207 90 195
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 3756 863 321 322 253 382 191 309 101 237
Farm Operators and Managers 1041 269 42 65 46 42 36 56 33 89
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 1126 249 104 133 94 128 93 117 37 37
Related Agricultural Occupations 1453 319 170 110 103 202 58 121 30 99
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 136 26 5 15 10 9 3 15 1 12
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 15540 644 389 536 464 932 631 1020 598 1147
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 1076 71 12 59 44 72 80 104 36 64
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 3811 117 84 68 74 132 124 159 112 246
Carpeters 1427 86 51 62 57 126 94 132 82 136

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
$22,500 to $24,999$25,000 to $27,499$27,500 to $29,999$30,000 to $32,499$32,500 to $34,999$35,000 to $37,499$37,500 to $39,999$40,000 to $42,499$42,500 to $44,999$45,000 to $47,499
Both Sexes Total All Races Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 44 101 48 117 67 78 33 102 39 68
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 114 176 40 159 46 112 38 75 6 24
Cashiers 41 43 5 40 4 21 8 12 0 2
Sales Related Occupations 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 1095 1423 730 1183 400 725 343 442 152 196
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 44 70 31 84 21 53 27 42 18 14
Computer Equipment Operators 34 29 16 34 16 15 16 10 8 14
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 234 302 131 225 72 130 76 75 32 28
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 177 198 106 160 71 43 32 53 8 11
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 19 89 18 78 35 149 45 74 41 33
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 91 147 88 160 35 91 31 54 16 21
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 496 589 341 441 151 243 117 134 29 75
Service Occupations 460 699 303 611 124 339 91 340 108 149
Private Household Occupations 0 12 8 11 0 1 0 2 3 0
Protective Service Occupations 54 111 108 143 50 152 53 186 77 78
Police and Firefighters 20 38 32 32 23 71 25 105 41 49
Service, Except Protective and
Household 406 576 187 457 73 186 38 152 27 70
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 95 184 52 102 17 26 8 24 3 16
Health Service Occupations 85 88 63 91 12 56 11 16 8 4
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 134 155 42 159 31 62 4 57 10 34
Personal Service Occupations 93 149 30 106 14 42 15 54 6 17
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 109 121 65 95 42 60 33 38 5 30
Farm Operators and Managers 21 39 24 55 10 34 24 19 0 19
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 46 25 10 7 8 8 6 2 0 2
Related Agricultural Occupations 35 50 31 28 24 14 4 16 3 7
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 7 7 0 5 0 4 0 2 2 2
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 667 1146 546 1268 340 807 365 940 233 561
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 53 88 38 91 17 54 15 51 10 29
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 172 315 155 333 120 232 106 247 83 191
Carpeters 53 93 47 114 23 69 13 69 17 27

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
$47,500 to $49,999$50,000 to $52,499$52,500 to $54,999$55,000 to $57,499$57,500 to $59,999$60,000 to $62,499$62,500 to $64,999$65,000 to $67,499$67,500 to $69,999$70,000 to $72,499
Both Sexes Total All Races Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 34 68 7 53 17 47 0 42 15 42
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 11 41 23 14 0 39 5 23 2 18
Cashiers 0 4 0 6 0 5 0 0 0 0
Sales Related Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 118 245 55 97 32 58 33 36 12 49
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 19 25 6 22 1 11 4 6 0 0
Computer Equipment Operators 0 12 2 12 0 15 0 1 0 0
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 12 27 19 0 3 0 5 0 0 10
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 6 27 8 3 0 7 0 4 0 4
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 14 38 7 14 8 2 0 0 0 9
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 8 25 2 22 4 8 11 9 5 14
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 60 89 11 25 14 15 13 15 7 12
Service Occupations 58 183 35 51 23 75 26 30 19 37
Private Household Occupations 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Protective Service Occupations 40 125 19 35 17 56 26 18 11 26
Police and Firefighters 38 85 9 20 9 31 18 5 11 15
Service, Except Protective and
Household 18 58 16 15 6 19 0 12 8 11
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 3 22 2 5 0 7 0 8 2 0
Health Service Occupations 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 4 4
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 1 8 4 3 1 7 0 0 2 7
Personal Service Occupations 11 27 8 8 2 5 0 2 0 0
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 16 44 0 8 4 5 2 15 2 8
Farm Operators and Managers 12 39 0 5 1 4 0 15 0 8
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Related Agricultural Occupations 4 1 0 3 3 0 2 0 2 0
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 229 599 105 273 78 296 75 142 25 154
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 9 38 0 15 1 7 0 7 1 0
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 57 181 37 92 38 93 35 43 12 57
Carpeters 11 19 0 12 0 16 2 0 0 4

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
$72,500 to $74,999$75,000 to $77,499$77,500 to $79,999$80,000 to $82,499$82,500 to $84,999$85,000 to $87,499$87,500 to $89,999$90,000 to $92,499$92,500 to $94,999$95,000 to $97,499
Both Sexes Total All Races Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 13 14 4 31 4 13 5 16 0 4
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 6 6 0 9 0 4 7 8 0 0
Cashiers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Sales Related Occupations 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 3 23 0 23 6 2 0 12 0 16
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Equipment Operators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 2 13 0 13 6 0 0 12 0 11
Service Occupations 9 39 3 29 17 9 3 16 0 2
Private Household Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Protective Service Occupations 6 26 3 22 12 9 3 16 0 0
Police and Firefighters 4 22 0 16 0 4 3 8 0 0
Service, Except Protective and
Household 3 13 0 7 5 0 0 0 0 2
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health Service Occupations 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 3 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal Service Occupations 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 3 13 5 6 0 0 0 7 0 0
Farm Operators and Managers 3 10 0 6 0 0 0 4 0 0
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Related Agricultural Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 26 63 6 64 13 12 9 18 3 12
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 6 23 0 32 3 0 0 6 0 5
Carpeters 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
Median Earnings Mean Earnings
Gini Ratio
$97,500 to $99,999 $100,000 and Over Value (Dol.)Standard Error (Dol.) Value (Dol.)Standard Error (Dol.) Ratio Standard Error WGTD-Agg WGTD-Ag- g-Sq
Both Sexes Total All Races Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 7 100 36416 1017 43678 1775 .410 .0298708636*05647621*06
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 2 30 7125 152 11477 336 .544 .0151962109*05434649*06
Cashiers 0 1 5806 191 8051 480 .495 .0243328529*05183045*06
Sales Related Occupations 0 0 5755 1245 9148 1489 .560 .1140144718*04358363*04
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 0 45 18885 212 20387 251 .380 .0081417939*06193102*07
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 0 7 31101 604 34053 1329 .264 .0448227086*05109315*06
Computer Equipment Operators 0 2 25222 1275 27000 1617 .362 .0561108432*05464648*05
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 0 9 19227 366 19961 403 .347 .0174773876*05253919*06
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 0 2 20487 276 19837 383 .312 .0242475723*05128816*06
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 0 6 30585 1208 28186 940 .324 .0302301315*05126098*06
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 0 1 19551 616 20492 473 .372 .0261465938*05142634*06
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 0 17 16458 213 18616 447 .406 .0140182702*06112377*07
Service Occupations 1 59 10309 122 14157 225 .505 .0088295269*06131616*07
Private Household Occupations 0 6 4826 393 8114 1653 .588 .0734826773*04122354*06
Protective Service Occupations 1 21 29343 878 31417 1019 .397 .0225791138*05516657*06
Police and Firefighters 0 11 42341 818 44814 1104 .220 .0363363018*05195263*06
Service, Except Protective and
Household 0 32 9585 169 12003 187 .473 .0090207887*06677150*06
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 0 13 7022 161 9310 187 .478 .0136718474*05151808*06
Health Service Occupations 0 3 12840 454 14800 420 .381 .0224393729*05109208*06
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 0 9 11974 270 14573 407 .445 .0195536936*05169754*06
Personal Service Occupations 0 7 9624 395 13190 662 .506 .0224429735*05246379*06
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 0 38 10771 314 15763 916 .552 .0251591999*05575768*06
Farm Operators and Managers 0 12 15900 1189 19590 1291 .509 .0332203987*05113578*06
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 0 9 9540 668 15174 2615 .600 .0924170794*05379027*06
Related Agricultural Occupations 0 11 10307 398 12887 646 .497 .0323187280*05600307*05
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 0 6 14448 2873 22053 4675 .589 .1355300281*04231323*05
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 3 102 26622 213 29769 393 .359 .0095462625*06289718*07
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 0 4 22357 1095 24010 790 .349 .0316258464*05915225*05
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 3 17 31105 363 33057 538 .306 .0167125997*06587832*06
Carpeters 0 0 20427 581 22042 597 .340 .0290314439*05988986*05

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
B-Cell
Both Sexes Total All Races Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 2454.00
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 2454.00
Cashiers 2454.00
Sales Related Occupations 2454.00
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 2454.00
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 2454.00
Computer Equipment Operators 2454.00
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 2454.00
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 2454.00
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 2454.00
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 2454.00
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 2454.00
Service Occupations 2454.00
Private Household Occupations 2454.00
Protective Service Occupations 2454.00
Police and Firefighters 2454.00
Service, Except Protective and
Household 2454.00
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 2454.00
Health Service Occupations 2454.00
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 2454.00
Personal Service Occupations 2454.00
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 2454.00
Farm Operators and Managers 2454.00
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 2454.00
Related Agricultural Occupations 2454.00
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 2454.00
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 2454.00
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 2454.00
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 2454.00
Carpeters 2454.00

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
Total With Earnings $1 to $2,499 or Loss $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $7,499 $7,500 to $9,999 $10,000 to $12,499 $12,500 to $14,999 $15,000 to $17,499 $17,500 to $19,999 $20,000 to $22,499
Both Sexes Total All Races Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 4808 233 127 198 119 321 154 336 176 404
Extractive Occupations 180 2 0 6 5 7 8 1 1 13
Precision Production Occupations 4239 135 115 142 164 275 171 287 191 284
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 1227 7 3 16 25 37 33 68 42 65
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 1115 20 42 15 18 48 36 41 27 53
Plant and System Operators 258 0 4 0 7 8 5 17 10 11
Other Precision Production
Occupations 1640 108 66 110 115 181 97 161 111 154
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 20368 1877 1220 1367 1052 1676 1264 1750 1072 1530
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 5415 269 274 273 325 490 408 550 293 429
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 2236 174 114 121 92 188 112 186 140 196
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 945 63 51 68 44 66 55 65 65 96
Motor Vehicle Operators 4343 246 167 281 192 329 237 335 210 376
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 175 3 7 4 4 0 0 1 0 13
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 1290 30 25 66 18 83 88 64 63 116
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 5965 1093 581 554 378 519 363 549 302 305
Construction Laborers 1006 113 78 93 65 77 55 131 51 86
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 2415 528 292 223 140 236 148 177 95 103
Hand Packers and Packagers 311 76 29 21 12 40 27 29 11 18
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 2233 376 182 216 160 166 134 213 144 98
Armed Forces 828 0 8 6 18 37 28 53 50 66

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
$22,500 to $24,999$25,000 to $27,499$27,500 to $29,999$30,000 to $32,499$32,500 to $34,999$35,000 to $37,499$37,500 to $39,999$40,000 to $42,499$42,500 to $44,999$45,000 to $47,499
Both Sexes Total All Races Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 187 362 124 406 92 228 139 265 46 181
Extractive Occupations 8 5 23 16 3 7 10 6 12 9
Precision Production Occupations 194 283 159 308 85 217 81 300 65 124
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 64 103 56 127 25 71 28 93 33 40
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 68 78 46 104 30 69 29 125 13 55
Plant and System Operators 6 11 9 12 11 16 5 24 9 9
Other Precision Production
Occupations 56 90 48 64 19 60 18 58 9 20
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 831 1275 510 1143 405 729 322 649 173 334
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 230 403 179 294 115 187 66 192 64 79
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 105 137 57 172 61 83 42 73 22 49
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 49 64 33 51 27 27 12 39 2 15
Motor Vehicle Operators 181 256 139 289 98 190 112 191 51 105
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 1 3 0 14 0 16 3 6 0 15
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 88 134 41 117 32 59 31 46 14 32
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 177 277 61 205 71 167 56 102 20 40
Construction Laborers 29 46 9 56 12 21 17 20 1 19
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 56 137 17 50 21 53 25 47 7 13
Hand Packers and Packagers 5 18 1 4 0 17 0 2 0 0
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 87 76 33 96 39 76 13 33 12 8
Armed Forces 79 102 49 51 36 54 14 51 16 17

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
$47,500 to $49,999$50,000 to $52,499$52,500 to $54,999$55,000 to $57,499$57,500 to $59,999$60,000 to $62,499$62,500 to $64,999$65,000 to $67,499$67,500 to $69,999$70,000 to $72,499
Both Sexes Total All Races Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 77 186 27 70 13 110 16 46 6 50
Extractive Occupations 3 6 4 4 2 6 1 2 0 5
Precision Production Occupations 71 170 36 81 25 64 21 45 7 39
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 30 55 11 39 7 37 11 29 2 22
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 23 79 10 20 10 13 6 0 5 8
Plant and System Operators 3 24 2 14 6 9 2 8 0 3
Other Precision Production
Occupations 15 12 12 8 2 5 2 8 0 6
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 126 361 77 174 31 123 25 66 18 38
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 29 84 23 50 6 33 13 15 7 3
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 6 45 2 9 6 18 5 5 0 8
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 20 14 0 0 3 12 0 0 0 0
Motor Vehicle Operators 37 111 24 59 9 34 2 18 10 7
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 20 16 2 12 0 1 2 15 0 12
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 15 52 6 21 5 10 3 2 0 4
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 0 38 20 25 2 15 0 10 0 5
Construction Laborers 0 15 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 0 2 4 8 0 6 0 1 0 5
Hand Packers and Packagers 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 0 18 11 17 2 6 0 8 0 0
Armed Forces 3 23 5 16 0 11 0 0 2 10

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
$72,500 to $74,999$75,000 to $77,499$77,500 to $79,999$80,000 to $82,499$82,500 to $84,999$85,000 to $87,499$87,500 to $89,999$90,000 to $92,499$92,500 to $94,999$95,000 to $97,499
Both Sexes Total All Races Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 4 18 1 14 0 3 5 10 0 7
Extractive Occupations 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Precision Production Occupations 14 14 5 11 9 9 5 0 3 0
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 4 4 3 5 5 4 5 0 3 0
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 6 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0
Plant and System Operators 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Other Precision Production
Occupations 0 2 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 9 13 2 16 6 16 0 3 8 17
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 0 5 0 2 4 2 0 0 8 8
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motor Vehicle Operators 0 3 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 4
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 2 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 2
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 7 0 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0
Construction Laborers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Hand Packers and Packagers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armed Forces 3 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
Median Earnings Mean Earnings
Gini Ratio
$97,500 to $99,999 $100,000 and Over Value (Dol.)Standard Error (Dol.) Value (Dol.)Standard Error (Dol.) Ratio Standard Error WGTD-Agg WGTD-Ag- g-Sq
Both Sexes Total All Races Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 0 44 26019 375 30063 892 .385 .0194144529*06118354*07
Extractive Occupations 0 3 31643 2977 34960 2153 .282 .0762627642*04280293*05
Precision Production Occupations 0 34 26434 451 30324 841 .371 .0197128532*06907351*06
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 0 14 31830 540 36212 1001 .292 .0313444181*05222247*06
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 0 6 31567 627 33855 1578 .315 .0395377378*05253787*06
Plant and System Operators 0 2 38128 2563 38596 1881 .272 .0612995142*04489040*05
Other Precision Production
Occupations 0 12 17198 536 22217 1662 .439 .0434364251*05383322*06
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 0 58 17468 200 20609 212 .409 .0078419751*06162460*07
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 0 4 18509 493 21248 345 .362 .0151115058*06386831*06
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 0 2 19836 591 21362 517 .369 .0228477730*05156482*06
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 0 2 19838 807 21257 887 .375 .0361200822*05712895*05
Motor Vehicle Operators 0 27 21157 344 24246 560 .385 .0179105292*06496664*06
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 0 1 46839 1616 42527 2369 .250 .0711744034*04386432*05
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 0 9 25077 643 27677 1066 .336 .0335356990*05175722*06
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 0 12 11815 291 14824 339 .476 .0150884241*05298067*06
Construction Laborers 0 3 15418 514 16952 734 .416 .0344170499*05511203*05
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 0 10 10245 463 13824 649 .521 .0283333832*05146226*06
Hand Packers and Packagers 0 0 11132 862 12142 935 .458 .0618378173*04804850*04
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 0 0 12798 653 15321 445 .453 .0241342093*05926729*05
Armed Forces 0 12 26722 554 34650 2941 .362 .0666287040*05341299*06

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
B-Cell
Both Sexes Total All Races Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 2454.00
Extractive Occupations 2454.00
Precision Production Occupations 2454.00
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 2454.00
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 2454.00
Plant and System Operators 2454.00
Other Precision Production
Occupations 2454.00
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 2454.00
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 2454.00
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 2454.00
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 2454.00
Motor Vehicle Operators 2454.00
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 2454.00
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 2454.00
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 2454.00
Construction Laborers 2454.00
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 2454.00
Hand Packers and Packagers 2454.00
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 2454.00
Armed Forces 2454.00
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 20, 2004
URL: http://148.129.86.150:8080/macro/031998/perinc/08_001.htm