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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 Worked Year Round- Full Time All Races Total 92591 845 542 1279 1804 5031 3774 6154 4425 7506
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 29852 189 115 205 198 558 380 686 691 1370
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 15657 120 55 140 77 281 206 418 408 800
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 620 0 3 0 0 0 11 16 10 23
Federal 229 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
State or Local 391 0 2 0 0 0 11 16 10 21
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 10446 22 31 60 55 175 137 237 225 445
Manufacturing 2041 4 1 1 3 3 13 21 21 42
Retail Trade 1185 12 8 28 26 86 34 54 34 61
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 1245 0 11 3 1 13 16 33 33 59
Other Industries 5975 6 10 27 26 72 74 130 137 283
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 917 91 15 57 10 56 18 63 21 75
Management Related Occupations 3674 7 6 23 11 50 40 101 152 256
Accountants and Auditors 1273 0 4 3 1 8 6 33 47 108
Professional Specialty Occupations 14195 69 60 66 121 277 174 268 284 571
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 1962 4 3 0 1 2 3 6 6 21
Engineers 1797 2 3 0 1 0 0 6 6 16
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 1849 2 0 1 0 10 6 18 9 36
Health Diagnosing Occupations 838 3 5 3 0 2 4 5 2 9
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 1903 0 5 2 0 26 15 32 26 72
Teachers, Postsecondary 478 0 0 0 6 13 2 12 6 12
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 3130 3 31 32 37 116 44 98 65 167
Lawyers and Judges 754 4 2 3 2 0 7 0 0 6
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 3281 52 14 25 75 108 94 97 170 248
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 26336 176 123 282 519 1438 1206 2063 1654 2874
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 959 0 4 0 12 45 49 94 69 98
Licensed Practical Nurses 419 0 0 0 0 3 12 18 29 52
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 1949 10 10 3 12 23 41 48 73 115
Sales Occupations 10185 123 72 198 242 741 428 694 386 776
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 3569 8 4 11 31 130 126 186 171 262
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 526 47 16 33 5 49 6 24 11 42
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 1929 17 12 38 22 51 38 76 39 128

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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 Worked Year Round- Full Time All Races Total 4391 6926 3313 7267 2499 5232 2322 4786 1469 3039
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 996 1675 944 2174 939 1911 931 1829 611 1451
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 511 914 489 1130 486 867 451 985 236 719
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 24 39 14 22 34 45 13 44 19 44
Federal 0 17 5 4 6 19 0 22 3 26
State or Local 24 23 9 19 28 27 13 22 16 18
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 281 581 296 677 289 549 312 553 151 455
Manufacturing 21 83 39 100 26 88 53 121 35 75
Retail Trade 76 103 29 106 45 78 36 45 8 48
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 23 73 33 86 47 54 53 39 13 54
Other Industries 161 323 194 386 171 328 170 348 96 277
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 14 45 6 92 10 36 2 56 4 20
Management Related Occupations 191 248 174 337 153 237 124 331 61 199
Accountants and Auditors 48 68 89 131 88 89 47 87 25 47
Professional Specialty Occupations 485 761 455 1044 454 1044 480 844 375 732
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 42 48 26 68 32 116 49 113 56 107
Engineers 35 45 22 60 25 101 46 102 46 94
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 30 66 37 80 36 136 69 114 69 172
Health Diagnosing Occupations 0 7 2 41 7 19 4 40 15 18
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 40 102 64 156 86 196 102 171 85 117
Teachers, Postsecondary 2 14 3 21 9 19 11 28 10 34
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 176 243 194 350 149 291 115 173 76 161
Lawyers and Judges 2 11 11 36 4 28 9 24 8 30
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 192 269 117 293 131 238 121 180 55 93
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 1538 2293 1064 2279 697 1501 642 1091 367 608
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 68 96 48 119 23 71 15 40 16 28
Licensed Practical Nurses 29 71 16 60 17 35 13 18 1 19
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 56 152 65 161 62 166 75 178 53 87
Sales Occupations 407 685 238 850 226 542 220 442 158 281
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 183 265 92 388 104 222 114 174 66 104
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 15 48 7 50 0 10 3 25 3 24
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 68 136 53 159 26 137 40 81 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 Worked Year Round- Full Time All Races Total 1324 3486 753 1748 550 2124 420 1171 421 1117
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 655 1620 404 949 312 1244 249 697 284 663
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 304 804 196 491 147 647 112 370 159 337
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 10 43 11 28 18 27 12 6 4 8
Federal 4 8 4 15 7 10 9 5 0 2
State or Local 6 35 7 14 11 17 3 1 4 6
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 218 549 127 361 113 501 94 287 134 267
Manufacturing 30 112 33 85 37 115 19 63 31 73
Retail Trade 7 47 5 10 8 30 0 10 0 16
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 20 43 5 28 4 47 18 58 27 28
Other Industries 161 346 84 238 65 309 56 156 76 150
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 4 27 12 15 0 32 0 22 1 9
Management Related Occupations 73 185 46 87 16 87 7 55 20 54
Accountants and Auditors 48 60 10 16 7 44 2 27 4 33
Professional Specialty Occupations 351 816 208 458 165 597 137 326 124 326
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 54 139 61 143 30 144 32 113 32 112
Engineers 45 132 58 132 30 137 27 111 32 109
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 43 127 34 80 32 107 23 91 34 73
Health Diagnosing Occupations 17 24 0 2 1 18 0 5 1 4
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 76 126 35 78 33 91 16 32 20 28
Teachers, Postsecondary 30 43 11 10 11 46 20 13 5 17
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 65 204 36 50 33 79 26 26 7 30
Lawyers and Judges 0 43 13 20 4 29 0 10 0 27
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 67 110 18 76 21 82 20 36 25 35
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 270 751 151 321 115 404 49 253 75 255
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 1 12 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 51 110 29 77 14 60 0 39 19 36
Sales Occupations 102 377 59 142 67 282 19 177 44 181
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 46 139 21 54 37 111 13 61 18 83
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 0 32 0 3 0 31 0 0 0 2
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 11 103 19 24 13 54 2 51 9 35

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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 Worked Year Round- Full Time All Races Total 230 886 177 764 200 377 92 469 81 174
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 130 583 127 501 153 254 51 334 59 120
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 76 334 76 288 95 145 31 189 36 64
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 64 239 63 232 73 122 25 140 27 61
Manufacturing 27 66 26 82 21 28 0 33 9 36
Retail Trade 0 13 6 12 12 5 0 9 0 4
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 1 25 5 17 7 24 3 15 0 0
Other Industries 36 135 26 122 34 65 22 84 18 21
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 0 29 1 8 0 0 0 8 0 3
Management Related Occupations 6 59 6 37 9 20 7 25 2 0
Accountants and Auditors 3 15 6 12 4 1 6 4 0 0
Professional Specialty Occupations 54 249 52 213 58 109 20 144 24 56
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 18 71 6 70 17 33 4 47 9 14
Engineers 18 71 6 65 17 33 4 44 4 14
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 10 67 12 40 20 33 0 23 3 16
Health Diagnosing Occupations 1 18 10 24 8 6 1 10 3 8
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 0 6 6 13 2 7 3 5 4 7
Teachers, Postsecondary 8 7 0 13 0 0 0 4 2 0
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 2 18 4 4 0 5 0 2 0 0
Lawyers and Judges 5 36 5 19 4 17 4 25 3 12
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 10 26 8 30 8 7 8 28 0 0
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 50 178 33 153 17 86 29 95 10 25
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 12 15 9 13 0 19 4 15 2 2
Sales Occupations 33 136 24 118 11 67 25 68 8 10
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 9 36 16 44 8 24 14 10 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 68 4 33 0 22 0 33 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 Worked Year Round- Full Time All Races Total 123 3302 30105 82 37803 245 .390 .0045350026*07342828*08
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 86 2524 41318 185 54030 604 .392 .0079161292*07219841*08
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 43 1421 41217 249 54609 891 .403 .0108855018*06125927*08
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 3 19 43805 1803 47329 1420 .258 .0426293381*05170408*06
Federal 0 14 51375 4247 56568 2450 .235 .0693129631*05861698*05
State or Local 3 5 38830 2194 41910 1584 .257 .0531163750*05842385*05
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 29 1188 45805 440 60891 1266 .410 .0132636046*06110044*08
Manufacturing 7 357 58275 1712 75731 3482 .391 .0285154573*06322846*07
Retail Trade 0 75 30980 636 39648 1740 .409 .0386469813*05359573*06
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 6 220 46459 1481 75299 5045 .429 .0385937106*05231221*07
Other Industries 16 536 45402 682 57034 1474 .366 .0173340781*06510412*07
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 2 51 27098 2254 37725 2673 .514 .0454346023*05375423*06
Management Related Occupations 9 163 35924 501 42193 840 .320 .0204155032*06104253*07
Accountants and Auditors 0 43 35093 791 42323 1617 .295 .0357538868*05400876*06
Professional Specialty Occupations 42 1102 41436 276 53392 807 .386 .0115757904*06939137*07
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 24 87 55402 744 58850 1258 .232 .0250115445*06927748*06
Engineers 24 78 56051 630 59560 1234 .226 .0259107049*06838195*06
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 0 91 49415 1491 54096 1095 .242 .0254100046*06708179*06
Health Diagnosing Occupations 13 476 200000+ 200000+ 147591 8434 .185 .0346123661*06386017*07
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 0 18 40375 540 41970 632 .206 .0232798732*05394154*06
Teachers, Postsecondary 3 33 50479 1106 61930 5115 .349 .0662296301*05427565*06
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 0 16 32642 565 34801 468 .240 .0181108913*06466367*06
Lawyers and Judges 0 289 78623 3160 106468 6819 .445 .0424802573*05193130*07
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 2 94 31533 383 36595 734 .325 .0209120078*06675891*06
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 36 562 26411 139 32873 384 .355 .0084865728*06700261*07
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 0 2 26097 635 28407 1084 .253 .0370272334*05121404*06
Licensed Practical Nurses 0 1 27333 1261 29463 853 .183 .0495123316*05415214*05
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 2 28 37136 614 40265 778 .266 .0244784704*05409759*06
Sales Occupations 34 492 30303 233 39719 849 .438 .0137404548*06465341*07
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 18 149 32025 302 42679 1625 .378 .0236152301*06202012*07
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 0 25 25826 1073 31088 2095 .446 .0511163598*05100387*06
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 6 199 36842 630 54623 2493 .451 .0317105358*06151738*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 Worked Year Round- Full Time 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 Worked Year Round- Full Time All Races Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 1361 1 9 5 20 9 25 42 30 62
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 2773 50 32 107 163 496 233 364 130 281
Cashiers 1076 5 10 53 104 304 106 177 58 89
Sales Related Occupations 27 0 0 3 0 5 0 2 5 3
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 12824 43 37 81 253 627 676 1209 1098 1833
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 580 0 3 0 0 1 11 24 13 47
Computer Equipment Operators 298 0 0 0 3 18 6 7 13 26
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 2476 5 6 7 55 85 145 215 293 370
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 1553 15 10 10 24 71 57 145 119 297
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 793 1 0 2 16 17 13 38 28 28
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 1448 6 5 7 17 75 77 149 125 234
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 5676 16 13 55 139 359 368 630 506 831
Service Occupations 9511 128 156 405 559 1374 763 1171 636 789
Private Household Occupations 232 0 13 30 18 52 38 23 17 6
Protective Service Occupations 1893 13 1 4 21 80 71 90 98 80
Police and Firefighters 754 0 0 3 0 0 0 19 11 7
Service, Except Protective and
Household 7385 115 142 371 520 1242 654 1057 521 703
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 2497 24 52 196 224 527 264 368 133 234
Health Service Occupations 1437 19 8 40 61 215 137 233 186 132
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 2035 16 32 60 101 308 180 301 145 203
Personal Service Occupations 1416 56 50 75 133 191 73 155 57 135
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 1874 168 41 86 80 225 145 202 87 197
Farm Operators and Managers 739 149 13 30 28 33 24 42 27 71
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 485 13 9 38 16 69 78 91 35 34
Related Agricultural Occupations 590 6 15 14 32 119 40 60 26 82
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 60 0 5 5 4 5 3 9 0 9
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 11494 101 40 101 134 484 363 683 418 922
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 853 17 4 19 13 54 62 94 27 56
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 3153 12 6 24 26 50 55 127 78 220
Carpeters 841 14 7 10 12 50 52 81 54 102

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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 Worked Year Round- Full Time All Races Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 40 86 48 114 53 72 28 92 39 66
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 99 151 37 140 43 102 34 64 6 16
Cashiers 37 42 3 33 4 13 5 12 0 2
Sales Related Occupations 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 977 1290 697 1089 369 686 319 414 139 191
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 34 61 30 78 21 48 27 42 18 14
Computer Equipment Operators 34 25 16 28 16 15 16 10 8 12
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 226 270 127 213 67 123 67 70 29 25
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 136 179 104 146 61 43 28 45 8 11
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 19 83 17 71 34 141 45 74 38 33
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 77 123 75 145 35 78 31 49 11 21
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 452 550 328 407 135 239 106 124 26 75
Service Occupations 396 611 262 523 115 306 82 323 108 143
Private Household Occupations 0 12 8 3 0 0 0 2 3 0
Protective Service Occupations 43 94 96 139 50 141 53 184 77 75
Police and Firefighters 12 27 30 32 23 70 25 105 41 46
Service, Except Protective and
Household 352 504 157 381 65 165 29 137 27 68
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 69 151 39 80 17 22 8 24 3 16
Health Service Occupations 78 84 53 70 12 53 7 16 8 4
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 125 145 41 144 31 60 3 47 10 34
Personal Service Occupations 80 125 24 86 6 29 10 50 6 14
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 86 103 59 75 37 54 26 36 3 29
Farm Operators and Managers 20 39 24 44 10 32 16 19 0 19
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 35 22 8 7 8 5 6 2 0 2
Related Agricultural Occupations 27 39 27 23 19 14 4 14 3 7
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 4 4 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 573 1002 465 1148 311 738 332 859 209 508
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 53 86 31 86 15 52 15 51 10 29
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 166 277 152 316 117 225 101 224 79 188
Carpeters 40 70 36 93 20 51 11 50 13 24

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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 Worked Year Round- Full Time All Races Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 34 66 6 47 17 47 0 42 15 42
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 11 38 13 14 0 39 3 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 110 236 54 94 32 50 29 28 11 33
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 19 25 6 22 1 11 2 6 0 0
Computer Equipment Operators 0 12 2 12 0 15 0 1 0 0
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 12 26 19 0 3 0 2 0 0 0
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 6 24 7 1 0 2 0 0 0 4
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 14 38 7 14 8 2 0 0 0 9
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 5 25 2 22 4 8 11 9 5 11
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 56 86 11 24 14 12 13 12 7 10
Service Occupations 56 172 33 46 20 74 26 28 16 32
Private Household Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Protective Service Occupations 40 125 19 35 17 56 26 18 11 23
Police and Firefighters 38 85 9 20 9 31 18 5 11 11
Service, Except Protective and
Household 15 47 14 10 4 18 0 10 5 9
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 1 20 2 0 0 5 0 8 2 0
Health Service Occupations 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 3
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 1 8 4 3 1 7 0 0 2 7
Personal Service Occupations 11 17 6 8 0 5 0 0 0 0
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 15 31 0 8 1 4 2 10 2 8
Farm Operators and Managers 11 30 0 5 1 4 0 10 0 8
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Related Agricultural Occupations 4 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 215 555 96 251 76 265 71 121 25 119
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 9 34 0 15 1 3 0 4 1 0
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 55 178 37 87 37 93 32 43 12 44
Carpeters 6 7 0 11 0 13 2 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)
$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 Worked Year Round- Full Time All Races Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 11 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 21 6 0 0 12 0 13
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 0 0 0 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 9
Service Occupations 9 39 3 29 12 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 0 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 0 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 10 5 6 0 0 0 4 0 0
Farm Operators and Managers 3 8 0 6 0 0 0 4 0 0
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 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 58 6 59 13 10 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 Worked Year Round- Full Time All Races Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 7 96 41024 782 48496 2013 .380 .0325660010*05625885*06
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 2 23 17105 284 23023 875 .377 .0257638504*05387062*06
Cashiers 0 1 13948 606 17131 1712 .309 .0713184261*05169658*06
Sales Related Occupations 0 0 19005 2820 24640 5433 .369 .2248677138448257696*04
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 0 38 23920 227 26757 358 .259 .0106343145*06177652*07
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 0 5 32090 865 35548 1220 .225 .0452206105*05936605*05
Computer Equipment Operators 0 2 30158 1618 33064 1816 .257 .0659986598*04445836*05
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 0 9 23145 431 25351 503 .226 .0222627718*05222392*06
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 0 0 23022 555 24164 397 .202 .0360375337*05106208*06
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 0 4 35520 391 34339 993 .205 .0353272232*05118743*06
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 0 1 23431 957 26456 535 .247 .0316383104*05125786*06
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 0 16 22259 178 25869 723 .281 .0200146829*06106515*07
Service Occupations 1 36 18284 300 22739 349 .347 .0121216269*06940720*06
Private Household Occupations 0 6 12643 700 20270 7036 .486 .1549470871*04118490*06
Protective Service Occupations 1 15 36155 604 37520 711 .275 .0236710335*05340311*06
Police and Firefighters 0 8 43196 1116 45895 1031 .196 .0371346048*05183461*06
Service, Except Protective and
Household 0 15 16535 159 19028 311 .307 .0134140526*06481919*06
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 0 3 14636 370 16558 333 .291 .0230413418*05966138*05
Health Service Occupations 0 3 17564 365 19725 632 .270 .0313283531*05895278*05
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 0 2 17839 540 20796 574 .294 .0254423233*05143713*06
Personal Service Occupations 0 6 17083 523 20135 1076 .360 .0317285083*05152064*06
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 0 25 17379 616 21332 843 .399 .0276399702*05186952*06
Farm Operators and Managers 0 12 20885 745 23395 1679 .453 .0390172862*05103124*06
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 0 4 15544 475 18097 1377 .323 .0662877791*04340611*05
Related Agricultural Occupations 0 6 18408 1486 20824 989 .313 .0480122912*05394822*05
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 0 4 17432 2959 27125 6394 .494 .1892161580*04102849*05
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 0 90 31000 183 34254 443 .290 .0108393714*06240685*07
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 0 4 25802 668 27280 850 .286 .0353232900*05849615*05
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 0 17 33929 940 36743 567 .248 .0185115849*06555687*06
Carpeters 0 0 24918 1122 26149 735 .258 .0376219903*05730706*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 Worked Year Round- Full Time 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 Worked Year Round- Full Time All Races Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 3207 38 8 24 20 141 66 192 115 287
Extractive Occupations 125 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 11
Precision Production Occupations 3316 20 16 25 63 187 122 189 145 246
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 1078 4 2 1 4 29 21 48 16 61
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 898 7 0 6 7 26 34 29 22 36
Plant and System Operators 225 0 0 0 5 2 5 10 7 9
Other Precision Production
Occupations 1114 9 14 18 47 131 63 101 100 140
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 12774 83 67 195 311 928 896 1313 889 1292
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 3894 20 32 65 111 340 315 444 250 381
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 1569 17 9 15 25 109 100 135 114 184
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 653 4 0 13 17 40 46 47 58 86
Motor Vehicle Operators 2864 23 11 36 48 123 121 264 168 309
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 127 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 897 1 0 10 4 26 59 50 51 93
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 2769 15 15 56 105 290 257 372 247 234
Construction Laborers 448 2 0 13 6 31 33 69 38 53
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 1001 4 1 10 30 156 103 111 78 89
Hand Packers and Packagers 143 3 0 6 4 18 21 23 9 14
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 1178 6 13 27 66 85 99 169 123 78
Armed Forces 751 0 0 5 3 24 21 37 48 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)
$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 Worked Year Round- Full Time All Races Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 152 292 90 339 77 211 120 241 35 148
Extractive Occupations 5 3 15 13 3 1 10 6 8 9
Precision Production Occupations 157 273 141 302 79 197 75 286 65 110
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 48 97 55 127 25 69 25 92 33 38
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 49 75 34 101 24 61 28 122 13 45
Plant and System Operators 6 11 9 12 11 14 5 19 9 9
Other Precision Production
Occupations 54 90 43 62 19 52 17 54 9 18
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 728 1140 473 1016 363 668 297 596 154 283
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 206 362 174 267 97 183 60 183 59 69
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 100 133 54 157 59 77 36 65 22 46
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 42 61 26 44 27 24 12 37 2 14
Motor Vehicle Operators 152 229 124 249 92 173 109 169 47 88
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 1 0 0 11 0 14 3 6 0 9
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 68 109 37 104 19 47 26 39 12 24
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 159 245 58 184 70 151 50 96 12 32
Construction Laborers 28 38 7 43 10 14 15 20 1 14
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 42 121 17 48 21 51 22 40 5 13
Hand Packers and Packagers 5 16 1 4 0 15 0 2 0 0
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 84 70 32 89 39 71 13 33 6 6
Armed Forces 75 102 46 51 36 54 12 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 Worked Year Round- Full Time All Races Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 74 174 27 57 12 88 16 32 6 38
Extractive Occupations 3 6 4 1 2 6 1 2 0 5
Precision Production Occupations 68 156 28 81 25 62 20 40 6 33
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 30 53 11 39 7 35 11 27 2 22
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 23 67 6 20 10 13 6 0 4 8
Plant and System Operators 3 24 2 14 6 9 1 8 0 3
Other Precision Production
Occupations 12 12 8 8 2 5 2 5 0 0
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 110 336 63 158 25 122 24 62 18 30
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 27 84 21 39 6 33 11 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 36 107 12 59 9 33 2 18 10 7
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 15 16 2 12 0 1 2 12 0 9
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 6 46 6 14 1 10 3 2 0 4
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 0 23 20 25 0 15 0 10 0 0
Construction Laborers 0 2 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 0 1 4 8 0 6 0 1 0 0
Hand Packers and Packagers 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 0 18 11 17 0 6 0 8 0 0
Armed Forces 3 20 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 Worked Year Round- Full Time All Races Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 4 15 1 10 0 1 5 10 0 7
Extractive Occupations 1 0 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 14 4 16 0 3 8 14
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 0 0 5 0 0 0 1
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 Worked Year Round- Full Time All Races Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 0 36 31331 327 36085 1245 .314 .0248115709*06106719*07
Extractive Occupations 0 3 38360 4259 39323 2418 .230 .0920489764*04229561*05
Precision Production Occupations 0 30 30604 373 33776 708 .300 .0199111988*06602990*06
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 0 14 35019 1724 38695 1065 .266 .0335417238*05215233*06
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 0 6 34944 1700 37344 1871 .274 .0457335535*05240488*06
Plant and System Operators 0 2 40857 2424 41272 1940 .242 .0655928991*04461107*05
Other Precision Production
Occupations 0 8 21318 468 24620 816 .306 .0341274204*05101158*06
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 0 54 23920 304 26940 273 .292 .0100344131*06142289*07
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 0 2 22434 429 25197 348 .282 .0199981287*05321943*06
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 0 0 24390 752 26408 523 .262 .0321414294*05136834*06
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 0 2 23482 1139 26575 1086 .276 .0442173654*05666683*05
Motor Vehicle Operators 0 27 26936 457 30453 747 .294 .0228872055*05452138*06
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 0 1 49136 1428 47682 2359 .179 .0841606413*04325820*05
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 0 9 26997 571 31700 1399 .286 .0419284380*05154362*06
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 0 12 20290 436 23653 575 .296 .0227654994*05258365*06
Construction Laborers 0 2 21496 780 24270 1159 .265 .0520108618*05373204*05
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 0 10 20190 731 24563 1325 .327 .0461245755*05132007*06
Hand Packers and Packagers 0 0 17184 1573 19545 1256 .254 .0886279945*04679031*04
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 0 0 20016 706 23146 582 .283 .0323272627*05822474*05
Armed Forces 0 12 27480 834 36651 3216 .347 .0701275307*05338757*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 Worked Year Round- Full Time 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_006.htm