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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 White- Not Hispanic Total 107779 9544 5715 5992 4394 6491 4116 5811 4056 6732
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 33194 1293 776 956 652 1152 708 931 850 1593
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 16249 418 243 349 307 555 353 511 467 833
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 582 16 15 9 10 5 16 21 7 27
Federal 202 4 1 0 4 3 0 3 0 3
State or Local 381 11 14 9 6 2 16 18 7 25
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 10603 151 131 172 182 346 242 307 273 422
Manufacturing 2000 16 10 10 15 15 20 22 36 49
Retail Trade 1205 34 21 47 55 112 55 64 37 58
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 1195 13 13 17 8 41 29 36 32 44
Other Industries 6203 88 87 97 105 178 138 185 168 272
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 1122 171 41 63 27 70 21 68 25 80
Management Related Occupations 3941 81 56 105 86 134 75 115 161 303
Accountants and Auditors 1366 18 10 37 36 47 29 29 56 119
Professional Specialty Occupations 16945 875 533 608 345 597 355 420 383 760
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 1887 13 13 31 17 13 20 10 11 27
Engineers 1719 9 13 31 17 13 15 8 8 20
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 1777 12 29 31 14 27 16 22 16 49
Health Diagnosing Occupations 814 10 5 6 4 13 4 12 12 6
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 2375 50 48 37 33 63 32 65 56 153
Teachers, Postsecondary 798 62 41 53 35 41 15 26 39 31
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 4395 359 232 241 125 184 106 118 91 211
Lawyers and Judges 779 8 5 8 6 14 17 14 0 7
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 4122 361 162 201 111 242 145 153 158 277
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 32798 3039 1992 2132 1598 2333 1492 2129 1565 2559
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 1045 15 18 33 25 61 64 102 76 106
Licensed Practical Nurses 504 17 2 13 25 34 30 31 39 60
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 2075 76 44 72 50 58 58 75 71 123
Sales Occupations 13977 1748 1040 1063 696 1020 446 681 410 730
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 3476 30 47 46 76 190 124 171 152 236
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 585 104 20 29 13 63 12 27 8 27
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 2289 97 84 86 78 108 42 102 46 160

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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 White- Not Hispanic Total 3761 6083 2887 6379 2327 4559 2056 4225 1337 2757
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 977 1708 953 2137 961 1804 885 1707 565 1352
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 489 865 456 1071 482 831 388 891 213 613
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 11 27 13 18 27 42 13 39 15 32
Federal 0 10 5 2 2 16 0 18 3 20
State or Local 11 18 8 15 25 25 13 21 12 12
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 295 519 275 634 297 514 272 500 139 398
Manufacturing 26 82 35 95 28 81 50 97 32 70
Retail Trade 65 72 31 96 42 61 27 36 6 37
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 24 65 40 89 48 57 46 28 10 46
Other Industries 180 299 169 353 179 314 149 339 92 245
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 16 52 5 82 10 39 13 63 5 19
Management Related Occupations 168 267 163 337 147 237 90 290 54 164
Accountants and Auditors 35 79 81 116 79 90 31 71 25 47
Professional Specialty Occupations 488 842 496 1066 479 974 496 816 352 739
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 38 52 28 64 32 103 49 93 52 102
Engineers 29 46 25 54 24 89 45 83 45 85
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 31 75 35 62 36 113 60 99 56 158
Health Diagnosing Occupations 0 11 4 29 6 15 11 29 6 18
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 55 151 93 213 113 199 115 164 79 116
Teachers, Postsecondary 7 24 8 24 8 22 19 27 9 32
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 178 259 227 365 156 262 133 192 91 179
Lawyers and Judges 6 9 8 29 4 29 12 27 8 33
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 173 261 92 280 125 230 98 185 50 102
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 1303 1991 863 1899 643 1250 542 962 316 509
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 63 95 44 100 26 58 23 45 12 25
Licensed Practical Nurses 31 48 11 54 13 25 13 19 1 17
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 62 123 58 135 67 154 58 138 43 73
Sales Occupations 357 663 218 765 215 499 209 429 129 264
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 157 271 83 320 86 203 108 157 58 94
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 15 39 7 55 0 9 3 25 3 24
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 68 127 55 147 26 131 44 82 30 63

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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 White- Not Hispanic Total 1223 3146 718 1601 513 1888 393 1061 361 1057
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 611 1491 387 860 297 1123 241 640 254 610
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 272 718 175 451 138 573 120 330 149 312
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 10 35 11 27 14 26 12 6 4 7
Federal 4 8 4 13 5 10 9 5 0 2
State or Local 6 26 7 14 9 16 3 1 4 4
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 200 491 119 334 105 423 97 255 121 246
Manufacturing 31 105 24 77 35 107 19 54 31 70
Retail Trade 1 46 4 16 7 24 0 10 0 16
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 20 35 5 17 4 36 18 44 19 27
Other Industries 149 305 86 224 61 256 59 147 70 133
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 4 29 12 15 0 43 0 21 1 10
Management Related Occupations 58 164 33 75 19 81 12 49 23 48
Accountants and Auditors 34 59 6 14 7 41 7 26 4 31
Professional Specialty Occupations 340 773 212 409 159 550 121 310 105 298
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 47 122 50 117 29 136 26 111 23 98
Engineers 38 116 47 110 29 129 23 109 23 96
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 33 99 28 71 25 89 23 74 28 64
Health Diagnosing Occupations 15 30 0 2 1 13 0 8 1 5
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 57 129 38 54 29 80 10 25 22 27
Teachers, Postsecondary 25 55 13 8 12 40 17 12 5 20
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 94 196 57 69 34 85 30 29 5 27
Lawyers and Judges 0 44 12 15 4 27 0 7 0 24
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 69 98 14 72 24 81 15 44 21 33
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 243 657 145 298 101 365 48 233 60 249
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 5 9 5 8 3 4 2 8 0 2
Licensed Practical Nurses 5 13 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 42 102 27 69 14 48 0 36 19 32
Sales Occupations 100 350 74 131 63 264 21 157 31 173
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 50 130 21 51 33 107 13 49 11 73
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 0 24 0 1 0 28 0 3 0 2
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 11 100 26 20 13 53 2 50 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 White- Not Hispanic Total 220 821 156 710 193 343 91 441 69 166
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 128 552 112 460 150 238 48 318 53 116
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 74 325 59 270 89 138 28 180 30 56
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 6 6 3 9 12 3 0 13 5 0
Federal 0 3 3 9 12 0 0 8 3 0
State or Local 6 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 2 0
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 61 231 51 219 66 117 25 134 23 53
Manufacturing 27 64 20 79 18 31 0 30 10 24
Retail Trade 0 5 6 12 9 4 0 14 0 4
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 1 22 2 14 7 22 5 15 0 0
Other Industries 34 140 23 114 32 60 19 74 13 25
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 0 25 0 7 2 0 0 8 0 3
Management Related Occupations 7 64 4 35 9 17 4 25 2 0
Accountants and Auditors 3 18 4 12 4 0 3 4 0 0
Professional Specialty Occupations 54 227 53 190 61 100 20 139 22 60
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 18 61 8 59 13 29 4 35 9 14
Engineers 18 61 8 54 13 29 4 32 4 14
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 10 49 12 36 20 29 0 26 3 15
Health Diagnosing Occupations 0 15 10 18 8 9 1 14 3 8
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 0 2 4 11 6 5 3 8 2 7
Teachers, Postsecondary 11 10 0 8 0 0 0 8 2 0
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 2 22 4 4 2 5 0 2 0 2
Lawyers and Judges 4 36 5 16 4 17 4 25 3 12
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 10 31 10 37 8 6 8 21 0 3
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 53 168 32 154 11 75 31 92 9 26
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Licensed Practical Nurses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 17 16 9 17 0 16 7 15 2 2
Sales Occupations 33 129 24 120 11 57 24 70 7 8
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 9 28 16 43 8 16 12 15 7 6
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 5 70 4 40 0 24 0 29 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 White- Not Hispanic Total 112 3273 23190 171 30892 225 .497 .0043332955*07341758*08
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 73 2473 36316 198 47633 569 .449 .0075158114*07220845*08
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 36 1392 37186 300 50877 915 .432 .0107826692*06132132*08
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 0 14 40977 1451 42788 1592 .314 .0431249076*05141561*06
Federal 0 10 50532 4149 53621 2848 .265 .0728108107*05714078*05
State or Local 0 4 35646 1516 37048 1743 .321 .0526140968*05701530*05
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 25 1137 41349 403 57618 1327 .451 .0133610925*06115818*08
Manufacturing 7 345 56624 1292 75357 3883 .421 .0292150715*06359387*07
Retail Trade 0 72 26876 1146 36694 1955 .468 .0396442167*05388466*06
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 2 195 39763 1886 70539 5196 .500 .0397842774*05216475*07
Other Industries 16 525 41035 456 53475 1528 .421 .0172331717*06543473*07
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 2 69 22343 1868 34794 2433 .551 .0407390504*05439679*06
Management Related Occupations 9 172 31904 365 38516 857 .382 .0202151808*06105017*07
Accountants and Auditors 0 52 32292 719 39466 1679 .367 .0360539093*05427017*06
Professional Specialty Occupations 37 1081 35574 262 44522 686 .455 .0105754445*06887124*07
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 18 91 52833 1294 57030 1741 .286 .0269107635*06105374*07
Engineers 18 82 54863 1266 57925 1800 .281 .0281995670*05966811*06
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 0 100 46645 522 51231 1239 .301 .0264910347*05673060*06
Health Diagnosing Occupations 13 440 168668 45658 136618 7907 .331 .0355111147*06320464*07
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 0 21 35319 541 36354 751 .280 .0218863343*05443393*06
Teachers, Postsecondary 3 27 31903 3570 40435 3252 .499 .0513322524*05404530*06
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 0 17 28523 571 28051 447 .365 .0150123279*06502748*06
Lawyers and Judges 0 275 75618 2806 100317 6719 .470 .0416781078*05189867*07
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 2 109 25752 482 30245 683 .432 .0187124654*06699553*06
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 36 595 20116 146 25393 325 .477 .0076832920*06674179*07
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 0 2 23420 993 25636 1028 .294 .0360267996*05115734*06
Licensed Practical Nurses 0 1 22616 1100 24000 891 .276 .0451121067*05372928*05
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 2 47 33766 1291 36602 903 .358 .0246759323*05420809*06
Sales Occupations 34 513 19296 565 29150 653 .565 .0118407424*06458136*07
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 18 150 31216 361 40860 1621 .407 .0238142032*06187462*07
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 0 31 21525 2373 27495 2064 .522 .0493160785*05103579*06
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 6 210 31535 635 47864 2238 .516 .0291109559*06159403*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 White- Not Hispanic 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 White- Not Hispanic Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 1466 31 27 16 48 27 41 38 42 59
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 6024 1439 850 867 466 618 226 338 152 246
Cashiers 2750 781 490 451 239 284 93 142 68 80
Sales Related Occupations 137 46 13 18 16 14 0 5 9 3
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 15196 1184 888 952 803 1159 895 1240 970 1540
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 495 3 2 2 4 3 11 17 18 38
Computer Equipment Operators 270 20 21 14 0 11 9 11 8 14
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 3170 213 161 181 195 211 196 305 275 355
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 1980 112 89 120 83 179 81 149 110 290
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 669 43 22 49 24 24 20 36 26 21
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 1628 127 107 79 67 117 81 115 95 200
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 6985 667 486 506 430 615 495 607 437 622
Service Occupations 13557 2776 1590 1500 1092 1305 700 869 507 644
Private Household Occupations 579 289 70 87 23 21 17 22 13 14
Protective Service Occupations 1755 116 74 84 67 71 51 52 83 60
Police and Firefighters 605 1 1 3 5 2 4 18 12 8
Service, Except Protective and
Household 11223 2372 1445 1328 1002 1213 632 795 411 570
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 5171 1334 819 744 527 544 277 283 103 207
Health Service Occupations 1539 140 128 167 121 204 128 170 154 89
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 2097 360 232 161 139 213 141 195 88 145
Personal Service Occupations 2417 538 266 255 215 252 85 148 66 130
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 2607 677 229 197 151 170 90 170 75 169
Farm Operators and Managers 982 255 42 58 42 42 33 50 32 81
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 559 147 53 64 35 53 23 36 19 18
Related Agricultural Occupations 941 251 129 62 64 69 31 71 23 58
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 124 25 5 13 10 6 3 13 1 12
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 11902 477 304 392 291 605 446 703 397 783
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 805 44 7 44 29 46 57 81 25 43
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 3037 91 73 52 63 86 83 123 82 197
Carpeters 1172 71 43 40 48 103 84 102 63 102

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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 White- Not Hispanic Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 41 92 42 110 66 67 30 96 35 65
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 76 130 30 130 38 88 24 65 3 19
Cashiers 18 29 2 27 2 17 4 7 0 0
Sales Related Occupations 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 790 1062 534 845 322 515 238 331 129 130
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 29 60 22 56 15 40 14 35 18 11
Computer Equipment Operators 20 17 14 23 16 7 10 10 6 9
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 173 253 100 179 61 94 55 57 23 17
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 140 167 90 136 65 35 24 41 8 11
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 7 46 7 37 19 101 34 46 32 14
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 66 93 66 117 35 68 23 42 15 14
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 355 425 235 299 112 171 79 100 27 53
Service Occupations 263 414 184 395 78 221 62 223 88 108
Private Household Occupations 0 4 8 2 0 1 0 0 2 0
Protective Service Occupations 39 83 62 112 35 95 38 130 63 57
Police and Firefighters 12 30 25 32 13 46 18 73 34 32
Service, Except Protective and
Household 224 326 114 281 42 125 24 93 24 51
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 44 105 35 55 6 18 6 10 3 9
Health Service Occupations 48 51 35 44 1 30 3 3 8 4
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 63 76 18 99 25 38 2 37 8 27
Personal Service Occupations 70 95 26 83 11 38 13 44 5 11
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 100 99 51 76 33 56 29 35 5 30
Farm Operators and Managers 19 38 24 51 10 34 21 19 0 19
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 42 19 5 5 8 8 6 1 0 2
Related Agricultural Occupations 32 36 23 16 15 11 2 16 3 7
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 7 7 0 4 0 4 0 0 2 2
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 498 922 412 1022 287 654 292 778 199 473
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 40 69 31 75 8 40 15 41 9 25
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 134 247 116 273 101 188 76 215 70 161
Carpeters 42 79 35 98 21 65 12 60 14 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 White- Not Hispanic Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 32 59 7 47 17 46 0 36 11 41
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 8 37 19 12 0 29 5 19 0 16
Cashiers 0 4 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0
Sales Related Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 89 183 40 90 21 47 25 32 10 41
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 18 21 5 22 1 10 4 6 0 0
Computer Equipment Operators 0 11 0 7 0 7 0 1 0 0
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 8 18 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 10
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 6 19 8 3 0 7 0 4 0 4
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 10 19 5 12 7 2 0 0 0 2
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 7 21 2 22 3 5 11 9 3 14
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 41 75 11 25 10 15 8 11 7 11
Service Occupations 48 147 28 39 16 63 12 24 11 30
Private Household Occupations 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Protective Service Occupations 36 101 15 28 13 49 12 13 7 23
Police and Firefighters 36 70 5 15 5 29 5 3 7 13
Service, Except Protective and
Household 12 46 13 10 3 14 0 11 4 7
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 0 17 2 5 0 4 0 7 2 0
Health Service Occupations 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 0 3 2 2 1 7 0 0 2 4
Personal Service Occupations 10 26 8 3 2 3 0 2 0 0
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 15 41 0 8 4 5 2 15 2 8
Farm Operators and Managers 12 37 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 3 0 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 207 511 92 237 66 235 69 113 22 124
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 8 36 0 15 0 7 0 4 1 0
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 55 147 31 74 31 66 34 29 11 46
Carpeters 11 15 0 12 0 10 0 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 White- Not Hispanic Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 13 14 4 28 4 13 5 16 0 2
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 6 5 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 1 19 0 17 0 2 0 7 0 16
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 1 0 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 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 0 13 0 9 0 0 0 7 0 11
Service Occupations 8 29 3 22 12 5 3 8 0 0
Private Household Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Protective Service Occupations 5 22 3 19 12 5 3 8 0 0
Police and Firefighters 4 22 0 13 0 3 3 0 0 0
Service, Except Protective and
Household 3 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health Service Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 3 0 0 3 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 5 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 1 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 22 51 3 58 13 10 9 18 3 9
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 2 20 0 32 3 0 0 6 0 2
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 White- Not Hispanic Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 7 92 36990 1486 44567 1934 .410 .0316653507*05618833*06
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 2 30 7084 175 12132 449 .561 .0186730874*05386902*06
Cashiers 0 1 5573 228 8109 695 .516 .0449222978*05166893*06
Sales Related Occupations 0 0 6297 1277 9642 1675 .559 .1222131635*04339914*04
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 0 33 18734 249 20437 318 .386 .0098310567*06158659*07
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 0 4 31737 802 35439 1496 .250 .0510175501*05845627*05
Computer Equipment Operators 0 2 25731 1780 26850 2175 .383 .0716724745*04335076*05
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 0 7 18620 400 19358 408 .344 .0190613600*05187051*06
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 0 0 20570 301 19852 423 .313 .0372393018*05106664*06
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 0 6 30718 2377 28145 1332 .349 .0407188156*05852692*05
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 0 1 20326 434 21359 584 .374 .0294347700*05111074*06
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 0 12 16208 270 18828 606 .421 .0194131522*06978462*06
Service Occupations 0 30 9589 209 14000 277 .523 .0107189803*06839478*06
Private Household Occupations 0 5 2510 420 6212 778 .606 .0635359536*04104891*05
Protective Service Occupations 0 10 30797 733 32688 1359 .395 .0282573768*05419357*06
Police and Firefighters 0 4 42519 1043 44195 1243 .215 .0411267188*05141107*06
Service, Except Protective and
Household 0 15 8664 207 11479 226 .486 .0111128831*06409633*06
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 0 3 6453 189 8622 201 .480 .0204445855*05825162*05
Health Service Occupations 0 3 12681 523 14373 604 .383 .0320221199*05670131*05
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 0 2 11835 420 14546 589 .466 .0263304978*05106442*06
Personal Service Occupations 0 6 9230 449 13088 687 .512 .0239316276*05153661*06
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 0 31 10718 587 17374 1278 .580 .0299452864*05531051*06
Farm Operators and Managers 0 9 15958 1281 19630 1334 .504 .0349192761*05107813*06
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 0 7 8630 1283 19499 5124 .685 .1288109096*05356234*06
Related Agricultural Occupations 0 9 8631 945 13082 887 .542 .0404123049*05444387*05
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 0 6 14865 3343 22470 5080 .601 .1425279589*04225662*05
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 3 92 28321 519 31318 489 .356 .0111372742*06254503*07
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 0 4 24190 1269 25194 931 .335 .0359202827*05739815*05
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 3 15 31570 395 33455 577 .300 .0186101591*06465019*06
Carpeters 0 0 20805 655 22550 670 .340 .0318264275*05847302*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)
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Both Sexes Total White- Not Hispanic 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 White- Not Hispanic Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 3661 177 96 140 62 208 110 210 118 283
Extractive Occupations 137 0 0 6 4 1 8 0 1 6
Precision Production Occupations 3090 93 86 110 85 160 105 187 108 151
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 947 4 2 10 6 17 28 44 21 38
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 916 20 37 14 17 39 25 35 19 42
Plant and System Operators 217 0 4 0 3 3 5 15 8 10
Other Precision Production
Occupations 1009 69 43 86 60 100 46 93 60 61
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 13105 1282 818 810 597 897 664 980 631 941
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 3260 155 163 119 172 208 188 319 160 275
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 1478 122 70 53 38 104 48 129 85 122
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 575 43 34 31 19 34 23 28 37 51
Motor Vehicle Operators 2988 185 128 202 126 223 155 180 130 215
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 128 3 7 4 3 0 0 1 0 13
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 875 23 7 37 12 36 56 36 22 62
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 3800 751 410 363 226 293 195 287 196 202
Construction Laborers 632 86 53 62 37 48 19 59 33 61
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 1649 368 229 172 93 144 89 104 69 69
Hand Packers and Packagers 167 48 18 14 7 15 5 20 7 12
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 1352 250 110 115 89 85 82 104 88 61
Armed Forces 616 0 5 5 13 29 16 30 30 44

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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 White- Not Hispanic Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 142 294 96 324 86 183 111 230 40 143
Extractive Occupations 5 3 17 11 3 6 10 4 10 8
Precision Production Occupations 137 229 117 241 69 173 67 229 56 108
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 49 79 52 103 21 58 21 76 29 36
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 59 71 37 69 26 59 26 96 13 46
Plant and System Operators 5 11 4 11 6 12 5 23 7 9
Other Precision Production
Occupations 24 68 24 58 16 44 15 33 6 17
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 558 885 380 806 300 525 239 482 153 268
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 140 272 133 199 84 133 49 143 50 61
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 79 104 38 118 48 66 33 57 22 43
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 35 44 27 35 23 27 6 27 0 11
Motor Vehicle Operators 115 182 103 216 66 140 85 142 49 88
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 1 0 0 11 0 11 3 2 0 10
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 56 103 35 91 24 41 21 40 14 31
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 131 181 44 136 55 106 41 70 17 25
Construction Laborers 24 29 9 38 6 15 15 12 0 14
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 46 87 8 28 18 42 13 38 6 6
Hand Packers and Packagers 2 6 0 4 0 5 0 2 0 0
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 59 59 27 66 31 43 13 17 11 4
Armed Forces 62 65 44 45 26 49 8 37 10 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 White- Not Hispanic Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 67 163 27 62 11 85 14 41 4 38
Extractive Occupations 3 5 4 4 2 6 1 0 0 4
Precision Production Occupations 62 144 29 70 23 61 21 38 7 33
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 25 45 7 30 6 36 11 25 2 20
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 20 65 10 20 9 12 6 0 5 4
Plant and System Operators 3 23 2 12 6 9 2 8 0 3
Other Precision Production
Occupations 15 12 10 8 2 5 2 5 0 6
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 99 275 61 144 29 93 22 36 11 26
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 22 62 23 45 6 30 10 12 4 0
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 4 39 2 8 6 16 5 4 0 6
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 12 14 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0
Motor Vehicle Operators 29 91 13 50 9 19 2 10 6 4
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 17 8 2 10 0 1 2 7 0 7
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 15 47 6 15 5 9 3 2 0 4
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 0 15 15 17 2 8 0 0 0 5
Construction Laborers 0 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 5
Hand Packers and Packagers 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 0 5 10 17 2 2 0 0 0 0
Armed Forces 1 23 4 16 0 5 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 White- Not Hispanic Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 4 16 0 13 0 1 5 10 0 7
Extractive Occupations 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Precision Production Occupations 14 12 3 7 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 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Plant and System Operators 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Other Precision Production
Occupations 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 4 5 0 9 6 12 0 0 4 14
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 0 3 0 2 4 0 0 0 4 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 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 2 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 2
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Construction Laborers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hand Packers and Packagers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armed Forces 3 3 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 White- Not Hispanic Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 0 40 27422 740 32091 1140 .384 .0233117473*06108607*07
Extractive Occupations 0 3 36318 3593 37136 2473 .270 .0875510181*04236507*05
Precision Production Occupations 0 31 29526 813 32967 1106 .368 .0238101866*06811587*06
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 0 14 34795 1792 38840 1198 .282 .0362367756*05195284*06
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 0 5 31672 890 33949 1823 .322 .0452311068*05219273*06
Plant and System Operators 0 0 40649 2207 39291 1869 .250 .0660854055*04402839*05
Other Precision Production
Occupations 0 12 17783 901 25206 2655 .483 .0589254434*05356746*06
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 0 42 19502 355 21720 266 .408 .0094284637*06111260*07
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 0 4 21335 406 23518 493 .354 .0187766624*05285428*06
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 0 2 21808 616 23411 688 .359 .0272345895*05123210*06
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 0 0 21935 996 22615 950 .355 .0433130148*05416047*05
Motor Vehicle Operators 0 19 21919 499 24494 622 .383 .0200731940*05319923*06
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 0 1 46005 4970 40377 2932 .281 .0834517659*04266599*05
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 0 8 27201 824 30325 1108 .315 .0380265550*05118814*06
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 0 8 11293 413 14591 442 .487 .0187554536*05196149*06
Construction Laborers 0 1 15516 1174 16762 853 .428 .0416105998*05296178*05
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 0 7 9001 855 13363 834 .532 .0364220305*05106554*06
Hand Packers and Packagers 0 0 8717 2388 11183 1305 .494 .0869187155*04403695*04
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 0 0 13347 875 15495 561 .452 .0294209517*05559407*05
Armed Forces 0 11 28025 1021 37516 3903 .384 .0822231108*05322340*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)
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Both Sexes Total White- Not Hispanic 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_005.htm