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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 White Total 77814 730 433 1012 1413 4000 3072 4835 3530 6097
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 26134 165 95 159 157 464 334 581 565 1190
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 13984 109 40 113 67 228 184 360 350 686
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 535 0 3 0 0 0 10 16 7 23
Federal 192 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
State or Local 342 0 2 0 0 0 10 16 7 21
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 9435 22 21 48 46 145 128 202 196 373
Manufacturing 1906 4 1 1 3 3 13 21 21 42
Retail Trade 1017 12 3 17 23 66 28 48 30 53
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 1081 0 7 3 0 13 16 31 30 41
Other Industries 5431 6 10 27 20 62 70 102 115 238
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 829 82 13 45 10 50 16 58 19 66
Management Related Occupations 3185 5 4 20 11 34 30 84 128 223
Accountants and Auditors 1110 0 4 3 1 8 6 29 41 90
Professional Specialty Occupations 12151 56 55 46 89 236 150 221 215 505
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 1715 2 3 0 1 2 3 6 6 21
Engineers 1564 0 3 0 1 0 0 6 6 16
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 1562 2 0 1 0 10 6 18 9 36
Health Diagnosing Occupations 714 3 5 3 0 2 4 5 2 4
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 1594 0 5 2 0 24 8 23 23 57
Teachers, Postsecondary 399 0 0 0 6 8 0 5 6 5
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 2692 3 29 18 23 100 42 76 60 151
Lawyers and Judges 699 0 2 0 2 0 7 0 0 4
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 2775 44 12 22 57 91 80 89 109 227
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 22047 174 102 236 410 1157 1044 1675 1361 2328
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 767 0 4 0 3 35 49 71 52 72
Licensed Practical Nurses 337 0 0 0 0 3 9 17 25 37
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 1686 10 7 3 12 19 37 41 66 99
Sales Occupations 8918 121 61 161 192 578 360 564 333 663
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 3149 8 4 8 27 119 116 157 147 214
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 439 47 13 25 5 38 6 21 11 34
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 1751 17 6 36 20 42 25 63 31 127

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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 White Total 3569 5709 2784 6085 2183 4464 1985 4115 1309 2638
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 809 1424 825 1857 846 1677 818 1591 545 1275
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 431 791 436 989 453 790 391 879 217 632
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 14 27 13 15 29 45 13 39 15 34
Federal 0 10 5 2 2 19 0 18 3 21
State or Local 14 18 8 12 27 27 13 21 12 14
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 262 491 257 612 272 496 289 506 143 412
Manufacturing 21 81 35 84 26 78 52 112 33 71
Retail Trade 68 73 29 97 42 64 34 39 6 38
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 21 58 31 77 42 43 47 29 12 47
Other Industries 152 279 162 353 162 310 156 326 93 255
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 13 43 6 75 10 34 2 56 4 15
Management Related Occupations 141 229 160 288 142 215 87 279 54 171
Accountants and Auditors 29 58 84 111 79 85 31 69 25 47
Professional Specialty Occupations 378 633 389 868 394 886 426 712 328 643
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 35 36 21 57 31 102 43 99 50 96
Engineers 27 33 17 48 23 87 40 88 43 82
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 26 54 35 59 36 102 54 102 55 150
Health Diagnosing Occupations 0 7 2 23 4 13 4 31 9 16
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 29 82 59 150 80 171 96 135 75 100
Teachers, Postsecondary 2 14 3 18 3 19 9 20 9 27
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 141 211 173 293 129 239 107 150 72 143
Lawyers and Judges 2 4 8 29 4 27 9 23 8 30
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 144 225 87 239 107 214 104 152 51 81
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 1250 1876 875 1865 604 1260 537 947 324 504
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 58 67 37 102 23 55 15 37 12 24
Licensed Practical Nurses 29 56 11 48 10 25 13 14 1 17
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 56 118 57 138 55 145 56 147 45 74
Sales Occupations 337 597 216 744 205 487 208 412 141 249
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 142 247 84 324 88 201 112 156 64 84
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 13 32 7 49 0 7 3 21 3 24
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 62 116 48 139 24 126 37 76 34 64

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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 White Total 1158 3065 675 1552 503 1801 379 1031 364 1003
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 561 1417 358 824 290 1064 223 632 249 598
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 269 732 175 458 138 560 110 333 149 309
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 10 37 11 25 18 26 12 6 4 8
Federal 4 8 4 13 7 10 9 5 0 2
State or Local 6 28 7 12 11 16 3 1 4 6
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 192 511 118 340 104 426 92 256 123 244
Manufacturing 27 108 29 82 35 108 18 53 31 66
Retail Trade 1 43 5 10 8 25 0 10 0 16
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 20 40 5 22 4 42 18 46 19 28
Other Industries 145 319 79 225 58 251 55 147 73 134
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 4 23 12 15 0 32 0 22 1 7
Management Related Occupations 62 161 33 78 16 75 7 50 20 50
Accountants and Auditors 40 57 6 13 7 35 2 24 4 33
Professional Specialty Occupations 292 685 183 366 153 505 113 299 101 289
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 45 120 50 118 28 127 29 110 24 99
Engineers 36 114 47 111 28 120 25 107 24 96
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 32 102 29 64 25 90 23 76 28 56
Health Diagnosing Occupations 17 24 0 2 1 10 0 5 1 4
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 50 103 32 48 33 71 10 26 20 28
Teachers, Postsecondary 25 43 11 8 11 37 14 11 2 17
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 59 159 32 49 31 76 23 25 5 25
Lawyers and Judges 0 40 13 19 4 24 0 10 0 26
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 65 94 15 57 21 70 15 36 21 35
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 225 673 136 304 104 345 42 219 65 226
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 1 9 5 8 3 5 2 8 0 2
Licensed Practical Nurses 5 13 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 42 107 29 67 14 48 0 33 19 27
Sales Occupations 90 348 59 140 64 248 19 154 35 171
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 40 133 21 54 35 106 13 47 13 75
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 0 24 0 1 0 18 0 0 0 2
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 11 97 19 24 13 46 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 White Total 218 799 158 711 186 341 88 419 73 155
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 126 526 108 469 145 240 48 302 55 107
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 72 305 62 276 90 140 28 176 32 53
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 6 6 3 11 12 3 0 13 5 0
Federal 0 3 3 9 12 0 0 8 3 0
State or Local 6 3 0 2 0 3 0 6 2 0
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 60 218 51 223 69 117 25 130 25 50
Manufacturing 27 61 20 79 18 28 0 28 9 27
Retail Trade 0 10 6 12 12 4 0 9 0 4
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 1 23 2 14 7 22 3 15 0 0
Other Industries 33 125 23 118 32 63 22 78 15 19
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 0 22 1 8 0 0 0 8 0 3
Management Related Occupations 6 59 6 35 9 20 4 25 2 0
Accountants and Auditors 3 15 6 12 4 1 3 4 0 0
Professional Specialty Occupations 54 221 47 192 55 99 20 126 24 53
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 18 63 6 61 13 30 4 35 9 14
Engineers 18 63 6 55 13 30 4 32 4 14
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 10 53 11 38 20 29 0 23 3 13
Health Diagnosing Occupations 1 17 10 18 8 6 1 10 3 8
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 0 2 2 12 2 5 3 5 4 7
Teachers, Postsecondary 8 7 0 10 0 0 0 4 2 0
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 2 18 4 4 0 5 0 2 0 0
Lawyers and Judges 5 34 5 19 4 17 4 25 3 12
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 10 26 8 30 8 7 8 23 0 0
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 48 163 33 143 11 70 27 87 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 15 4 15 2 2
Sales Occupations 33 124 24 110 11 55 24 64 8 10
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 9 27 16 39 8 16 12 10 8 6
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 6 64 4 33 0 22 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 Worked Year Round- Full Time White Total 109 3067 30708 90 39112 282 .392 .0050304343*07315076*08
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 72 2341 41728 199 55221 666 .383 .0084144318*07202980*08
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 33 1337 41627 263 55928 983 .401 .0114782088*06120691*08
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 0 15 44199 1978 47383 1511 .254 .0454253403*05146674*06
Federal 0 10 52769 3903 56903 2606 .223 .0751109424*05724979*05
State or Local 0 5 38966 2118 42038 1690 .257 .0564143978*05741764*05
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 25 1114 46267 462 62207 1384 .409 .0139586906*06106003*08
Manufacturing 7 341 57823 1751 76099 3693 .396 .0296145045*06312270*07
Retail Trade 0 73 31458 646 41447 1981 .415 .0419421637*05340216*06
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 2 198 47008 1977 78231 5729 .475 .0413845478*05222382*07
Other Industries 16 502 45714 566 58032 1602 .383 .0182315149*06491359*07
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 2 51 27465 2195 39127 2922 .520 .0480324417*05366098*06
Management Related Occupations 6 157 36092 514 43136 937 .315 .0220137400*06956029*06
Accountants and Auditors 0 43 35366 786 43339 1832 .304 .0387481138*05377057*06
Professional Specialty Occupations 38 1004 41852 303 54408 877 .391 .0124661092*06822889*07
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 20 82 55658 703 59331 1391 .235 .0269101860*06835662*06
Engineers 20 73 56405 696 60127 1360 .227 .0280940095*05749398*06
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 0 82 49543 1600 54603 1258 .254 .0280852990*05623011*06
Health Diagnosing Occupations 13 417 200000+ 200000+ 148549 8708 .342 .0378106091*06315218*07
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 0 12 39669 746 41658 686 .204 .0255664005*05325362*06
Teachers, Postsecondary 3 30 51168 903 65534 6052 .354 .0744261207*05408298*06
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 0 14 33014 712 35064 480 .236 .0194943963*05399089*06
Lawyers and Judges 0 275 81346 4517 109636 7231 .430 .0441766651*05188248*07
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 2 91 32099 450 37604 819 .332 .0227104359*06602806*06
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 36 527 26717 155 33806 450 .365 .0093745344*06653284*07
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 0 2 26508 814 28923 1307 .256 .0436221704*05105039*06
Licensed Practical Nurses 0 1 27163 1293 29598 999 .190 .0554997764*04341568*05
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 2 26 37163 728 40637 865 .271 .0264685045*05365060*06
Sales Occupations 34 465 30925 248 41223 955 .452 .0147367614*06447331*07
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 18 141 32329 564 43708 1826 .384 .0254137619*06194889*07
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 0 23 25575 1821 30547 2373 .462 .0575134249*05853227*05
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 6 188 37398 1316 56291 2702 .452 .0332985442*05146636*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 White 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 White Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 1286 1 9 5 16 9 25 35 28 54
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 2268 48 29 86 123 366 189 285 112 231
Cashiers 805 5 8 45 75 210 84 127 51 77
Sales Related Occupations 25 0 0 1 0 5 0 2 5 3
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 10340 43 29 71 203 523 589 983 884 1457
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 479 0 3 0 0 1 10 18 12 42
Computer Equipment Operators 211 0 0 0 0 10 6 7 8 19
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 2127 5 6 6 52 76 138 197 254 330
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 1348 15 10 10 24 67 44 117 96 265
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 529 1 0 2 2 13 13 28 20 17
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 1214 6 0 7 15 54 71 124 98 190
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 4432 16 10 45 110 301 307 492 395 593
Service Occupations 7089 79 118 303 444 1020 578 846 448 595
Private Household Occupations 183 0 11 26 14 38 28 16 16 6
Protective Service Occupations 1470 5 0 4 10 63 44 51 77 62
Police and Firefighters 631 0 0 3 0 0 0 18 10 7
Service, Except Protective and
Household 5436 74 107 273 420 918 506 779 355 528
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 1990 23 38 149 196 416 224 294 94 187
Health Service Occupations 883 6 2 15 39 123 93 149 127 85
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 1449 6 25 49 67 234 123 220 93 163
Personal Service Occupations 1113 39 42 60 119 145 66 115 42 92
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 1757 163 38 85 69 204 130 189 82 179
Farm Operators and Managers 715 147 13 29 24 33 22 39 27 67
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 460 11 8 38 16 68 71 86 30 30
Related Agricultural Occupations 526 5 13 14 26 98 35 56 25 73
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 56 0 5 5 4 5 3 7 0 9
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 10090 88 33 89 112 395 304 568 342 784
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 766 11 4 18 9 48 53 82 22 53
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 2765 12 3 24 26 37 52 111 64 204
Carpeters 787 14 7 10 6 50 52 78 48 97

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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 White Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 39 80 44 110 52 65 26 92 37 64
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 79 122 33 123 41 87 29 61 3 14
Cashiers 20 32 3 22 2 13 5 9 0 0
Sales Related Occupations 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 770 1039 555 834 311 550 245 337 125 140
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 26 56 22 57 17 37 14 37 18 11
Computer Equipment Operators 22 15 14 17 16 7 14 10 8 7
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 183 237 106 184 56 99 49 55 22 15
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 111 156 95 125 56 40 21 38 8 11
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 10 46 8 39 21 110 35 49 32 19
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 62 96 72 115 35 67 28 46 11 14
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 356 433 237 297 110 191 84 101 26 63
Service Occupations 276 424 180 388 80 228 63 239 96 117
Private Household Occupations 0 7 8 3 0 0 0 2 3 0
Protective Service Occupations 35 82 57 116 37 100 41 137 67 61
Police and Firefighters 8 24 26 32 14 55 20 74 38 36
Service, Except Protective and
Household 242 336 115 269 42 128 22 101 25 56
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 54 114 34 60 8 19 7 17 3 13
Health Service Occupations 52 48 36 39 2 38 2 4 8 4
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 70 89 24 99 27 42 3 39 10 29
Personal Service Occupations 67 85 21 72 6 28 10 40 5 10
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 81 98 57 71 35 54 23 34 3 29
Farm Operators and Managers 18 39 24 44 10 32 14 19 0 19
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 35 21 8 7 8 5 6 2 0 2
Related Agricultural Occupations 23 35 25 19 17 14 4 14 3 7
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 4 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 510 899 408 1032 284 652 293 770 183 450
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 53 74 31 76 11 43 15 51 10 27
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 145 243 138 283 107 193 77 207 68 164
Carpeters 40 64 32 87 20 49 11 45 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 White Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 32 59 6 47 17 47 0 36 13 42
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 8 36 13 14 0 31 3 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 87 195 43 89 22 41 21 24 11 26
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 18 23 6 22 1 10 2 6 0 0
Computer Equipment Operators 0 12 0 9 0 7 0 1 0 0
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 11 21 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 6 19 7 1 0 2 0 0 0 4
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 10 22 7 12 7 2 0 0 0 2
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 5 21 2 22 3 8 11 9 5 11
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 39 77 11 24 11 12 8 8 7 10
Service Occupations 54 147 29 37 14 65 21 26 11 32
Private Household Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Protective Service Occupations 40 108 18 30 13 52 21 16 7 23
Police and Firefighters 38 77 8 17 5 31 14 5 7 11
Service, Except Protective and
Household 14 39 11 7 1 13 0 10 4 9
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 1 20 2 0 0 3 0 8 2 0
Health Service Occupations 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 1 3 2 3 1 7 0 0 2 7
Personal Service Occupations 10 16 6 4 0 3 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 205 493 88 226 69 218 70 104 24 108
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 9 34 0 15 0 3 0 2 1 0
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 55 150 35 73 31 69 32 34 12 38
Carpeters 6 4 0 11 0 8 1 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 White Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 11 14 4 28 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 1 21 0 18 0 0 0 8 0 13
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 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 0 13 0 11 0 0 0 8 0 9
Service Occupations 8 30 3 27 12 6 3 8 0 0
Private Household Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Protective Service Occupations 5 23 3 22 12 6 3 8 0 0
Police and Firefighters 4 22 0 16 0 4 3 0 0 0
Service, Except Protective and
Household 3 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 0 0 0 1 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 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 22 54 6 58 13 10 9 18 3 9
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 0 6 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 Worked Year Round- Full Time White Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 7 90 41210 760 48888 2111 .364 .0336628728*05607766*06
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 2 23 17655 627 24030 1051 .389 .0289544911*05362412*06
Cashiers 0 1 14264 661 17674 2271 .328 .0954142218*05161232*06
Sales Related Occupations 0 0 19511 2703 26106 5650 .342 .2337662379858256663*04
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 0 33 23764 259 26796 432 .266 .0123277077*06155527*07
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 0 2 32134 1218 35338 1194 .221 .0471169420*05732313*05
Computer Equipment Operators 0 2 30681 1794 33833 2357 .257 .0815713873*04342338*05
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 0 9 22511 387 24860 563 .227 .0245528797*05189887*06
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 0 0 23094 631 24184 437 .206 .0374326009*05929985*05
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 0 4 36031 411 35224 1353 .206 .0455186275*05864875*05
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 0 1 24133 1065 27057 605 .252 .0337328509*05110903*06
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 0 14 22265 220 26183 911 .295 .0247116037*06967528*06
Service Occupations 1 30 18372 368 23291 444 .357 .0144165106*06787507*06
Private Household Occupations 0 6 12751 861 22206 8889 .525 .1715407399*04117434*06
Protective Service Occupations 1 9 37272 1125 38818 804 .264 .0265570429*05278348*06
Police and Firefighters 0 6 44055 1292 45854 1122 .195 .0400289137*05152995*06
Service, Except Protective and
Household 0 15 16345 185 19131 400 .315 .0163103989*06391725*06
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 0 3 14438 390 16497 384 .293 .0258328354*05779675*05
Health Service Occupations 0 3 17783 446 20216 926 .265 .0446178570*05633300*05
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 0 2 17502 572 21036 756 .305 .0317304854*05113041*06
Personal Service Occupations 0 6 16857 569 20499 1339 .373 .0380228202*05137386*06
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 0 21 17494 711 21490 883 .401 .0283377473*05179249*06
Farm Operators and Managers 0 9 20927 779 23207 1699 .450 .0398165938*05986293*05
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 0 4 15541 486 18292 1446 .327 .0687841499*04334353*05
Related Agricultural Occupations 0 6 19081 1444 21362 1085 .319 .0516112304*05372604*05
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 0 4 17372 3106 27042 6791 .511 .1984150808*04992348*04
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 0 86 31242 191 34742 491 .290 .0117350530*06221596*07
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 0 4 25997 737 27784 908 .282 .0372212869*05788531*05
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 0 15 33478 963 36378 560 .245 .0195100596*06463749*06
Carpeters 0 0 24487 1201 25875 750 .256 .0388203757*05669378*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 White 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 White Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 2869 36 8 13 20 117 58 148 98 256
Extractive Occupations 110 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 4
Precision Production Occupations 2792 16 11 25 51 142 85 148 109 171
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 936 4 2 1 1 15 21 38 7 45
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 798 7 0 6 7 26 28 26 17 34
Plant and System Operators 206 0 0 0 5 2 5 8 4 9
Other Precision Production
Occupations 852 5 9 18 37 100 31 77 82 82
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 10093 62 47 136 218 742 669 955 699 972
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 3034 10 23 39 77 267 224 318 195 297
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 1288 17 9 7 19 94 76 112 84 138
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 508 4 0 9 13 33 22 32 51 57
Motor Vehicle Operators 2285 15 5 28 27 106 112 169 128 218
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 756 1 0 10 4 26 51 48 37 67
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 2126 12 9 42 79 217 185 275 204 190
Construction Laborers 370 2 0 11 6 31 22 51 25 42
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 764 4 0 10 25 113 76 92 68 74
Hand Packers and Packagers 91 3 0 6 1 12 12 21 8 9
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 901 2 9 16 47 61 75 111 103 65
Armed Forces 604 0 0 3 3 18 13 22 33 47

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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 White Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 132 266 75 319 73 190 110 230 30 127
Extractive Occupations 5 3 15 8 3 1 10 5 6 9
Precision Production Occupations 135 248 116 258 71 176 69 231 56 100
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 44 92 53 109 25 60 22 77 29 37
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 41 71 28 79 22 58 26 103 13 38
Plant and System Operators 6 11 4 10 8 12 5 19 7 9
Other Precision Production
Occupations 44 74 31 60 16 46 16 32 6 16
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 579 918 397 824 307 540 244 493 144 245
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 160 290 141 207 80 155 48 153 50 58
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 80 108 43 121 54 69 33 57 22 42
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 35 49 24 38 25 24 6 27 2 12
Motor Vehicle Operators 122 195 110 214 71 143 92 137 47 73
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 1 0 0 9 0 8 3 2 0 9
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 49 94 33 83 19 33 17 39 12 24
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 132 182 47 151 60 108 44 76 11 27
Construction Laborers 27 30 7 37 6 13 15 19 1 14
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 35 81 9 31 21 43 15 32 5 7
Hand Packers and Packagers 2 4 1 4 0 5 0 2 0 0
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 68 67 30 80 34 48 13 23 5 6
Armed Forces 63 68 41 47 26 54 8 40 13 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 White Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 70 160 27 54 12 70 16 28 5 37
Extractive Occupations 3 6 4 1 2 6 1 2 0 5
Precision Production Occupations 62 140 21 73 24 62 20 38 6 28
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 26 43 7 31 7 35 11 25 2 22
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 21 62 6 20 9 13 6 0 4 4
Plant and System Operators 3 23 2 14 6 9 1 8 0 3
Other Precision Production
Occupations 12 12 6 8 2 5 2 5 0 0
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 94 283 60 137 25 96 22 40 11 21
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 24 71 21 36 6 31 10 15 4 0
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 6 41 2 9 6 16 5 5 0 8
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 13 14 0 0 3 12 0 0 0 0
Motor Vehicle Operators 33 97 10 52 9 19 2 12 6 4
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 13 10 2 12 0 1 2 4 0 5
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 6 40 6 11 1 10 3 2 0 4
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 0 11 20 17 0 8 0 1 0 0
Construction Laborers 0 2 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
Hand Packers and Packagers 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 0 6 11 17 0 2 0 0 0 0
Armed Forces 3 20 4 16 0 9 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 White Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 4 14 1 8 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 10 2 7 4 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 1 2 0 0 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 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 2
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 7 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 7 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 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 White Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 0 35 31641 328 36836 1380 .315 .0268105671*06102777*07
Extractive Occupations 0 3 39235 3645 40712 2617 .230 .0980448599*04216518*05
Precision Production Occupations 0 30 31342 400 35143 817 .301 .0221981151*05557006*06
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 0 14 35463 1379 39823 1182 .265 .0365372808*05198352*06
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 0 6 35310 1471 37784 2091 .284 .0502301496*05227343*06
Plant and System Operators 0 2 41779 2063 42339 2059 .240 .0681870841*04441788*05
Other Precision Production
Occupations 0 8 22039 798 25792 1015 .316 .0399219763*05871316*05
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 0 51 24859 303 27528 312 .290 .0112277829*06116772*07
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 0 2 23536 674 25941 397 .278 .0215796070*05263370*06
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 0 0 25195 730 27115 601 .268 .0339349315*05119157*06
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 0 2 24896 1091 27603 1323 .278 .0519140228*05571214*05
Motor Vehicle Operators 0 24 27897 754 30944 792 .286 .0249707072*05352293*06
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 0 1 48596 1579 46525 2851 .192 .0979444414*04236982*05
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 0 9 27263 884 32466 1640 .301 .0463245501*05142392*06
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 0 12 20532 476 23743 698 .293 .0269504750*05209683*06
Construction Laborers 0 2 22207 1068 25128 1365 .278 .0588930441*04337903*05
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 0 10 19815 773 24665 1676 .338 .0569188356*05113193*06
Hand Packers and Packagers 0 0 16487 891 18281 1600 .264 .1175166308*04390345*04
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 0 0 20970 907 22943 586 .256 .0353206810*05597050*05
Armed Forces 0 11 29366 1131 39224 3961 .362 .0816246060*05326284*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 White 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
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