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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
Male Total White- Not Hispanic Total 57394 3842 2322 2231 1587 2539 1651 2516 1701 3057
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 16851 434 226 309 177 411 229 301 252 534
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 8958 179 96 144 76 220 118 155 134 286
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 337 1 10 9 3 5 0 2 0 13
Federal 116 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
State or Local 221 1 9 9 3 2 0 2 0 11
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 6127 43 52 53 45 126 83 83 82 154
Manufacturing 1489 5 5 2 10 2 12 7 16 24
Retail Trade 698 13 13 18 15 32 19 26 23 29
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 598 3 9 0 2 26 9 10 5 10
Other Industries 3342 22 25 33 19 65 43 41 39 91
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 822 110 25 43 9 41 11 39 24 61
Management Related Occupations 1673 24 10 40 20 48 23 31 28 57
Accountants and Auditors 577 5 1 7 4 19 2 7 12 13
Professional Specialty Occupations 7892 256 129 165 100 190 112 146 117 248
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 1696 9 11 18 14 13 17 8 9 26
Engineers 1546 9 11 18 14 13 12 6 6 19
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 1258 8 18 18 9 23 16 16 8 18
Health Diagnosing Occupations 637 10 3 3 0 11 0 7 11 0
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 353 10 0 4 3 3 0 13 6 17
Teachers, Postsecondary 451 31 9 21 14 23 9 12 19 21
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 1106 59 31 37 25 25 15 19 29 42
Lawyers and Judges 572 6 5 0 3 12 13 11 0 4
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 1819 123 54 64 32 80 41 61 35 121
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 11564 781 517 437 368 487 299 487 338 671
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 219 0 0 2 4 11 2 24 12 16
Licensed Practical Nurses 15 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 1406 50 25 46 25 35 33 40 41 70
Sales Occupations 6972 473 343 253 260 320 135 266 160 354
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 2093 13 14 3 16 50 28 58 52 115
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 374 20 17 10 12 36 4 19 5 15
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 1302 35 42 38 24 48 9 56 13 70

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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
Male Total White- Not Hispanic Total 1901 3269 1505 3739 1292 2930 1261 2872 859 1913
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 374 679 316 901 360 894 408 865 261 742
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 195 370 179 554 205 440 190 507 107 378
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 3 12 4 5 16 29 10 20 9 17
Federal 0 8 0 0 0 8 0 9 3 9
State or Local 3 4 4 5 16 21 10 11 6 8
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 126 235 121 350 133 300 142 283 74 254
Manufacturing 11 54 15 49 19 50 39 50 23 64
Retail Trade 44 46 18 66 20 41 17 29 6 25
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 2 16 12 27 12 19 18 10 3 29
Other Industries 70 118 75 208 81 189 68 195 42 136
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 15 42 2 63 10 27 6 51 5 16
Management Related Occupations 51 81 53 135 47 84 32 153 20 91
Accountants and Auditors 15 30 33 57 11 31 7 44 7 30
Professional Specialty Occupations 179 309 137 347 155 454 217 358 153 364
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 31 45 22 54 22 93 42 81 43 91
Engineers 23 39 22 46 16 84 39 72 38 73
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 28 48 24 35 28 70 44 72 30 95
Health Diagnosing Occupations 0 9 2 17 3 13 11 27 0 8
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 2 11 12 24 17 25 12 23 15 13
Teachers, Postsecondary 2 16 0 9 3 17 2 9 9 19
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 31 64 43 94 44 76 45 63 27 58
Lawyers and Judges 0 2 0 19 0 18 7 13 8 26
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 85 113 34 95 38 143 54 71 22 55
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 370 645 316 789 269 664 265 554 184 334
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 8 13 0 35 12 30 8 11 0 9
Licensed Practical Nurses 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 39 62 44 68 53 94 39 93 33 54
Sales Occupations 192 403 170 503 143 344 131 314 79 209
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 83 170 61 199 69 154 69 105 37 77
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 13 37 7 46 0 7 2 25 0 22
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 37 61 44 71 16 50 21 65 16 38

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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
Male Total White- Not Hispanic Total 771 2315 492 1226 334 1410 295 841 294 908
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 294 906 241 551 174 744 165 502 195 507
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 138 469 125 278 82 404 89 251 113 255
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 8 25 11 24 8 20 12 3 4 7
Federal 2 5 4 9 3 4 9 2 0 2
State or Local 6 20 7 14 5 16 3 1 4 4
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 100 307 87 198 70 305 65 186 104 198
Manufacturing 20 82 14 45 24 98 17 42 26 68
Retail Trade 1 36 2 12 0 20 0 10 0 11
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 10 16 4 12 4 21 7 28 17 27
Other Industries 69 172 66 128 42 166 42 106 61 93
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 0 29 4 15 0 36 0 21 1 10
Management Related Occupations 30 109 23 41 4 43 12 41 3 40
Accountants and Auditors 20 38 5 9 1 25 7 24 2 26
Professional Specialty Occupations 156 436 116 274 92 340 76 251 82 252
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 37 106 47 116 27 121 26 106 23 98
Engineers 29 100 46 109 27 114 23 103 23 96
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 20 68 20 46 15 53 20 66 19 64
Health Diagnosing Occupations 15 30 0 2 1 8 0 5 0 4
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 6 29 8 9 9 17 3 19 11 14
Teachers, Postsecondary 11 39 11 8 11 26 13 9 5 16
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 30 66 12 37 11 47 5 12 5 11
Lawyers and Judges 0 41 9 12 4 11 0 6 0 14
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 38 57 9 43 14 58 9 28 19 31
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 146 461 84 243 51 281 32 160 52 215
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 1 5 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0
Licensed Practical Nurses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 32 72 21 58 9 43 0 34 19 32
Sales Occupations 71 270 49 116 33 210 16 108 25 151
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 37 97 18 47 19 92 13 32 11 64
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 0 21 0 1 0 18 0 3 0 2
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 4 65 14 15 0 38 0 35 9 36

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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
Male Total White- Not Hispanic Total 173 647 126 608 159 275 81 371 58 133
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 93 428 85 385 116 187 38 264 42 101
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 51 265 38 222 66 111 21 144 25 53
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 0 6 3 4 8 3 0 13 5 0
Federal 0 3 3 4 8 0 0 8 3 0
State or Local 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 2 0
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 44 187 31 184 47 92 18 103 21 50
Manufacturing 23 60 17 77 12 30 0 26 10 24
Retail Trade 0 5 6 12 4 4 0 14 0 4
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 1 18 0 14 2 18 3 7 0 0
Other Industries 20 103 9 82 28 40 15 56 11 23
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 0 25 0 7 2 0 0 4 0 3
Management Related Occupations 7 47 4 26 9 15 3 23 0 0
Accountants and Auditors 3 13 4 12 4 0 3 3 0 0
Professional Specialty Occupations 42 164 47 163 50 76 17 121 17 48
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 18 46 8 59 13 29 4 35 9 10
Engineers 18 46 8 54 13 29 4 31 4 10
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 7 40 12 30 17 22 0 24 3 15
Health Diagnosing Occupations 0 12 10 15 8 5 1 6 3 6
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 5 0 0
Teachers, Postsecondary 11 7 0 3 0 0 0 8 2 0
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 2 14 4 4 2 5 0 2 0 2
Lawyers and Judges 0 24 5 14 4 9 4 25 0 12
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 4 20 7 31 6 3 8 17 0 3
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 41 127 29 127 11 62 31 78 9 8
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 13 14 9 17 0 16 7 15 2 2
Sales Occupations 26 93 20 95 11 46 24 59 7 6
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 7 20 15 34 8 14 12 13 7 4
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 4 45 4 40 0 15 0 27 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
Male Total White- Not Hispanic Total 93 2798 30384 125 38920 377 .473 .0058223378*07277958*08
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 60 2100 46670 342 61873 1007 .427 .0103104262*07181746*08
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 27 1198 47138 601 63788 1496 .442 .0140571444*06109603*08
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 0 8 48352 2563 48985 2005 .264 .0554165120*05994274*05
Federal 0 4 56215 4113 57924 3388 .224 .0911672072*04452245*05
State or Local 0 4 43178 3486 44289 2339 .273 .0688978224*04542029*05
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 18 972 51831 499 71517 2078 .437 .0169438172*06973701*07
Manufacturing 2 317 63260 2116 86415 5091 .406 .0334128685*06345480*07
Retail Trade 0 59 32065 1168 45365 3016 .449 .0511316717*05324322*06
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 2 161 65061 2820 99287 9571 .469 .0505593375*05192245*07
Other Industries 14 435 50592 705 65375 2394 .419 .0229218478*06403634*07
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 2 61 26909 2424 39375 3024 .542 .0469323535*05379066*06
Management Related Occupations 6 157 41174 525 50457 1672 .413 .0308844155*05744792*06
Accountants and Auditors 0 44 41930 2149 52430 3181 .366 .0547302616*05296046*06
Professional Specialty Occupations 34 902 46184 478 59700 1317 .462 .0150471179*06721435*07
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 18 89 55182 1071 58508 1868 .279 .0283992008*05989240*06
Engineers 18 80 55911 706 59271 1925 .275 .0295916465*05904224*06
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 0 92 50098 1879 54722 1621 .311 .0316688655*05546338*06
Health Diagnosing Occupations 13 358 199818 49669 146866 9656 .520 .0395935418*05291505*07
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 0 6 41991 1908 44600 2029 .272 .0557157388*05910759*05
Teachers, Postsecondary 0 24 44450 4003 47370 4344 .462 .0641213720*05257607*06
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 0 9 34763 1216 35043 974 .315 .0303387558*05183083*06
Lawyers and Judges 0 233 82902 6183 113531 8814 .450 .0473649760*05177417*07
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 2 90 31771 993 37784 1212 .423 .0281687550*05457873*06
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 30 514 30207 312 37379 755 .477 .0126432254*06472178*07
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 0 2 31159 830 33449 4071 .310 .1113732364*04568780*05
Licensed Practical Nurses 0 0 26405 5010 25415 3950 .210 .2369388810936113699*04
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 2 44 36874 895 40558 1183 .363 .0298570217*05343973*06
Sales Occupations 27 458 30777 325 41388 1180 .523 .0164288538*06395229*07
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 18 136 36856 582 50382 2583 .390 .0308105437*06172223*07
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 0 19 27421 1980 32816 2289 .422 .0605122743*05701484*05
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 4 193 40621 1565 61950 3666 .510 .0367806800*05142878*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
Male 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
Male Total White- Not Hispanic Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 1075 16 20 2 28 7 28 29 22 38
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 2090 376 248 200 169 177 66 105 68 116
Cashiers 587 181 109 77 56 49 8 18 20 16
Sales Related Occupations 37 13 2 0 10 2 0 0 0 0
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 2952 258 149 135 77 121 128 156 124 228
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 195 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 10
Computer Equipment Operators 145 17 14 0 0 2 4 3 4 8
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 86 21 7 2 5 3 0 2 10 5
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 112 11 4 3 5 8 0 2 0 18
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 414 29 6 27 11 12 13 20 9 15
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 784 52 48 35 20 39 37 45 49 85
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 1216 125 69 68 35 56 73 81 45 87
Service Occupations 5315 892 540 450 314 402 236 294 216 285
Private Household Occupations 15 4 3 2 0 0 0 3 2 0
Protective Service Occupations 1491 67 39 68 56 57 47 44 67 50
Police and Firefighters 549 1 1 3 5 2 4 18 3 5
Service, Except Protective and
Household 3809 820 498 380 257 345 189 247 147 235
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 1950 526 329 228 171 161 92 101 46 101
Health Service Occupations 190 9 13 13 12 28 15 22 25 12
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 1233 167 121 91 66 112 68 109 62 97
Personal Service Occupations 436 118 35 49 8 43 15 14 15 25
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 2082 494 174 149 108 151 81 134 64 147
Farm Operators and Managers 782 182 19 52 33 33 32 35 25 67
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 439 103 44 42 21 50 18 32 16 17
Related Agricultural Occupations 750 190 105 42 44 62 29 53 22 51
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 111 18 5 13 9 6 3 13 1 12
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 11043 392 274 318 242 510 401 621 356 721
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 801 44 7 44 25 46 57 81 25 43
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 2913 75 73 48 63 78 83 118 75 186
Carpeters 1160 69 43 37 48 98 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
Male Total White- Not Hispanic Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 32 66 32 95 47 52 22 61 24 55
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 27 66 25 92 11 81 16 54 1 17
Cashiers 6 0 0 14 0 13 4 4 0 0
Sales Related Occupations 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 131 165 102 179 61 197 87 134 71 63
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 9 19 4 17 10 19 3 20 11 7
Computer Equipment Operators 6 4 11 11 6 2 7 6 6 7
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 0 0 0 10 0 8 0 0 0 0
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 12 10 6 9 0 5 0 10 0 1
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 4 35 2 16 6 72 29 25 26 14
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 34 48 23 61 16 38 18 29 12 8
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 66 48 57 55 23 51 30 43 16 25
Service Occupations 125 191 103 233 60 156 46 172 72 86
Private Household Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Protective Service Occupations 29 72 58 97 29 90 35 116 60 50
Police and Firefighters 10 27 25 25 13 43 15 64 34 25
Service, Except Protective and
Household 96 119 45 135 31 66 10 56 11 36
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 24 59 17 35 6 5 6 7 0 9
Health Service Occupations 4 2 5 9 0 14 0 0 3 0
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 57 49 14 77 22 33 0 29 8 25
Personal Service Occupations 11 9 8 14 3 14 4 19 0 2
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 77 90 40 68 33 53 16 31 5 26
Farm Operators and Managers 13 37 14 49 10 32 10 19 0 19
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 37 13 5 5 8 8 6 1 0 2
Related Agricultural Occupations 20 33 21 14 15 11 0 12 3 3
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 6 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 2
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 463 867 377 978 276 630 284 770 192 457
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 40 69 31 75 8 40 15 41 9 25
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 124 245 109 266 95 180 73 215 70 152
Carpeters 42 79 35 98 21 65 9 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
Male Total White- Not Hispanic Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 21 53 4 42 14 40 0 23 5 35
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 8 33 13 10 0 22 3 16 0 14
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 42 114 14 64 9 26 16 18 8 32
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 11 12 1 10 0 7 2 2 0 0
Computer Equipment Operators 0 11 0 7 0 7 0 1 0 0
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 6 19 5 6 3 2 0 0 0 2
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 2 18 2 19 3 3 7 9 3 14
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 23 46 6 22 3 6 7 6 5 9
Service Occupations 38 121 19 31 12 54 10 18 11 28
Private Household Occupations 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Protective Service Occupations 36 97 12 24 9 44 10 11 7 23
Police and Firefighters 36 67 5 15 5 24 2 3 7 13
Service, Except Protective and
Household 3 25 7 6 3 10 0 7 4 4
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 0 11 2 2 0 3 0 7 2 0
Health Service Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 0 1 2 2 1 4 0 0 2 4
Personal Service Occupations 3 13 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 0
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 15 35 0 8 4 5 2 12 2 1
Farm Operators and Managers 12 35 0 5 1 4 0 12 0 1
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 0 0 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 182 505 92 235 64 231 65 113 22 120
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 8 36 0 15 0 7 0 4 1 0
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 44 147 31 74 31 66 29 29 11 44
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
Male Total White- Not Hispanic Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 9 11 1 13 4 13 5 11 0 2
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 6 5 0 7 0 4 7 6 0 0
Cashiers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sales Related Occupations 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 0 17 0 15 0 0 0 4 0 0
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 0 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 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 7 0 0 0 4 0 0
Service Occupations 8 22 3 22 12 3 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 3 3 8 0 0
Police and Firefighters 4 22 0 13 0 3 3 0 0 0
Service, Except Protective and
Household 3 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 3 13 5 6 0 0 0 4 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 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 49 3 58 13 8 9 18 3 9
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 2 18 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
Male Total White- Not Hispanic Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 3 90 40064 1855 48149 2524 .386 .0378517695*05549337*06
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 2 20 10736 505 18083 790 .549 .0276377923*05179431*06
Cashiers 0 0 5138 545 8876 713 .558 .0557521345*04117798*05
Sales Related Occupations 0 0 8552 2667 15684 5056 .591 .1923585719327237135*04
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 0 10 24417 790 26752 663 .390 .0200789814*05367501*06
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 0 2 36979 2483 39768 2306 .230 .0784775608*04390884*05
Computer Equipment Operators 0 0 29774 2184 28690 2365 .362 .0800416738*04167634*05
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 0 2 17951 4840 22754 4221 .551 .1199196681*04990010*04
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 0 0 23237 1543 22934 2001 .328 .0954256645*04792941*04
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 0 0 35075 2164 28798 1214 .299 .0463119216*05446234*05
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 0 1 21982 741 24903 960 .374 .0385195168*05716740*05
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 0 5 21570 784 25564 1276 .437 .0372310863*05177531*06
Service Occupations 0 20 13132 606 19333 578 .517 .0168102850*06582689*06
Private Household Occupations 0 0 4783 6591 8758 4630 .512 .3634129552118304634131
Protective Service Occupations 0 10 32324 1485 34935 1550 .371 .0312520994*05399781*06
Police and Firefighters 0 4 43304 1219 44983 1325 .213 .0433247040*05132713*06
Service, Except Protective and
Household 0 10 9504 469 13265 442 .512 .0197505308*05182603*06
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 0 0 6313 380 9494 367 .512 .0288185124*05384011*05
Health Service Occupations 0 3 15680 1344 20356 3863 .447 .1463386479*04297917*05
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 0 2 14680 880 17191 917 .451 .0367212006*05885227*05
Personal Service Occupations 0 5 10476 1941 15937 1382 .553 .0533695296*04258879*05
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 0 26 11921 600 18664 1563 .571 .0349388659*05504303*06
Farm Operators and Managers 0 7 17943 1892 21076 1576 .481 .0386164817*05966069*05
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 0 7 10451 1076 22335 6495 .692 .1427980124*04352971*06
Related Agricultural Occupations 0 6 9584 1095 13290 920 .525 .0424996887*04326605*05
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 0 6 15214 3085 23457 5611 .601 .1507261408*04220649*05
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 3 90 29873 417 32228 519 .348 .0116355907*06248646*07
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 0 4 24310 1241 25274 933 .334 .0359202512*05739556*05
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 3 15 31700 398 33722 591 .297 .0190982395*05451901*06
Carpeters 0 0 20893 651 22641 673 .337 .0320262579*05842953*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
Male 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
Male Total White- Not Hispanic Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 3563 154 92 134 55 207 106 206 118 268
Extractive Occupations 135 0 0 6 4 1 8 0 1 6
Precision Production Occupations 2471 51 60 50 47 80 64 114 74 115
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 785 1 0 5 2 10 21 25 21 26
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 875 17 35 11 15 31 22 33 15 37
Plant and System Operators 214 0 4 0 3 3 5 15 8 10
Other Precision Production
Occupations 597 32 21 35 26 35 17 41 30 42
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 10001 849 586 564 372 557 393 653 451 659
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 2104 65 89 56 62 85 70 179 86 152
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 1029 62 44 34 21 51 32 60 46 68
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 298 18 4 21 8 9 6 17 14 10
Motor Vehicle Operators 2606 154 93 144 95 149 113 149 118 193
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 118 3 7 4 2 0 0 1 0 9
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 840 23 7 36 8 36 50 32 22 59
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 3006 525 342 269 176 227 122 216 165 168
Construction Laborers 605 76 50 61 35 39 18 57 33 61
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 1223 242 182 112 70 111 43 75 57 51
Hand Packers and Packagers 49 14 3 1 0 5 3 1 5 5
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 1129 193 107 94 71 71 58 83 71 52
Armed Forces 537 0 5 3 6 21 12 26 25 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)
$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
Male Total White- Not Hispanic Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 136 285 96 322 86 175 109 230 40 138
Extractive Occupations 5 3 17 11 3 6 10 4 10 8
Precision Production Occupations 116 186 89 206 64 164 67 220 49 106
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 38 59 39 80 20 54 21 74 24 36
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 59 69 36 65 26 59 26 96 13 46
Plant and System Operators 5 11 4 11 6 12 5 20 7 9
Other Precision Production
Occupations 14 47 9 50 11 39 15 29 3 15
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 435 737 322 732 267 486 235 451 135 250
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 91 212 107 173 73 112 48 120 39 57
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 47 88 30 111 42 64 30 49 19 39
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 15 26 17 17 18 20 6 27 0 7
Motor Vehicle Operators 111 166 96 204 64 139 85 142 49 88
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 1 0 0 11 0 9 3 2 0 10
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 52 99 32 91 24 41 21 40 14 24
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 118 146 40 125 46 100 41 69 13 25
Construction Laborers 24 29 9 38 6 15 15 12 0 14
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 46 69 4 23 15 38 13 37 6 6
Hand Packers and Packagers 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 46 46 27 64 25 43 13 17 7 4
Armed Forces 57 60 30 39 26 46 8 30 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
Male Total White- Not Hispanic Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 67 163 27 62 11 85 14 41 4 36
Extractive Occupations 3 5 4 4 0 6 1 0 0 4
Precision Production Occupations 49 138 29 68 23 57 21 38 7 33
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 15 41 7 28 6 31 11 25 2 20
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 18 63 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 12 12 10 8 2 5 2 5 0 6
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 95 269 53 142 29 90 22 36 11 26
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 22 58 15 45 6 30 10 12 4 0
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 2 39 2 6 6 16 5 4 0 6
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 12 12 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0
Motor Vehicle Operators 29 91 13 50 9 19 2 10 6 4
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 15 8 2 10 0 1 2 7 0 7
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 15 46 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 0 19 3 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
Male 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 7 5 0 3 0
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 4 4 3 5 5 2 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
Male Total White- Not Hispanic Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 0 40 28063 1003 32495 1167 .381 .0237115785*06108102*07
Extractive Occupations 0 3 36122 3571 36947 2492 .271 .0885499788*04230944*05
Precision Production Occupations 0 29 32309 785 36580 1332 .339 .0268903753*05772192*06
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 0 11 37061 1472 40780 1262 .262 .0387320131*05170556*06
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 0 5 32261 1365 34669 1895 .315 .0465303334*05217134*06
Plant and System Operators 0 0 40535 2409 39246 1899 .252 .0665839422*04396645*05
Other Precision Production
Occupations 0 12 25223 1887 32900 4394 .479 .0763196346*05344838*06
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 0 38 22179 297 24028 326 .392 .0107240299*06101014*07
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 0 4 26372 423 27683 677 .320 .0229582499*05243948*06
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 0 2 26441 717 26856 874 .331 .0318276383*05107225*06
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 0 0 27647 1662 27472 1422 .315 .0579818871*04298135*05
Motor Vehicle Operators 0 15 24628 814 26152 678 .362 .0211681463*05305488*06
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 0 1 46680 3992 41319 3089 .280 .0868489046*04256531*05
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 0 8 27400 1059 30593 1143 .315 .0389256909*05116169*06
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 0 8 12104 507 15802 539 .482 .0214484030*05181843*06
Construction Laborers 0 1 16027 848 17181 879 .420 .0423103967*05293998*05
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 0 7 10117 762 14863 1095 .535 .0439181702*05100043*06
Hand Packers and Packagers 0 0 12923 4243 15278 3089 .492 .1510745887856206700*04
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 0 0 13727 1141 16101 637 .453 .0319181812*05503348*05
Armed Forces 0 11 28447 1366 39230 4453 .392 .0891210707*05315786*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
Male 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_015.htm