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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
Total With Earnings $1 to $2,499 or Loss $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $7,499 $7,500 to $9,999 $10,000 to $12,499 $12,500 to $14,999 $15,000 to $17,499 $17,500 to $19,999 $20,000 to $22,499
Both Sexes Total White Total 121516 10780 6512 7114 5353 8198 5032 7039 4674 7723
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 35091 1358 812 1023 707 1254 769 1004 903 1716
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 17210 440 264 377 317 594 376 539 503 899
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 614 16 15 10 10 5 16 22 8 27
Federal 209 4 1 1 4 3 0 3 0 3
State or Local 405 11 14 9 6 2 16 18 8 25
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 11241 162 148 188 190 371 253 329 295 462
Manufacturing 2088 16 11 12 16 15 20 24 37 51
Retail Trade 1309 37 26 52 56 123 55 67 41 72
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 1266 13 15 20 8 44 31 38 33 50
Other Industries 6577 96 96 104 111 188 148 199 183 290
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 1197 177 43 65 28 77 27 69 26 92
Management Related Occupations 4158 86 58 114 88 140 81 119 173 318
Accountants and Auditors 1440 18 10 39 36 49 30 34 59 123
Professional Specialty Occupations 17881 918 548 647 390 661 393 465 400 816
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 1962 13 13 31 18 18 20 10 13 28
Engineers 1785 9 13 31 18 14 15 8 9 21
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 1847 12 29 31 19 29 20 25 16 54
Health Diagnosing Occupations 856 10 5 6 4 13 4 16 14 6
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 2469 51 48 40 35 64 40 66 57 159
Teachers, Postsecondary 840 66 44 55 40 49 15 28 39 31
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 4706 381 235 257 138 218 119 138 98 231
Lawyers and Judges 807 9 5 8 6 16 17 14 0 7
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 4394 374 170 219 131 254 159 168 164 300
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 36048 3396 2210 2417 1813 2638 1683 2456 1730 2817
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 1130 23 20 35 27 71 68 121 81 109
Licensed Practical Nurses 539 17 2 13 25 36 30 33 44 65
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 2230 83 44 77 52 62 63 82 86 130
Sales Occupations 15266 1929 1165 1207 802 1163 521 776 454 825
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 3728 32 53 52 89 202 142 198 170 272
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 615 107 22 30 16 67 12 30 11 37
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 2404 102 89 97 84 119 42 113 48 170

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
$22,500 to $24,999$25,000 to $27,499$27,500 to $29,999$30,000 to $32,499$32,500 to $34,999$35,000 to $37,499$37,500 to $39,999$40,000 to $42,499$42,500 to $44,999$45,000 to $47,499
Both Sexes Total White Total 4232 6717 3185 6952 2494 4949 2233 4557 1412 2905
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 1056 1835 1018 2255 1017 1920 953 1815 595 1405
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 533 930 493 1135 513 878 432 947 225 652
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 17 27 13 18 29 45 13 39 15 35
Federal 0 10 5 2 2 19 0 18 3 21
State or Local 17 18 8 15 27 27 13 21 12 14
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 319 561 289 675 318 546 310 540 151 422
Manufacturing 28 83 36 104 28 84 57 112 33 71
Retail Trade 76 80 33 101 42 67 36 39 6 38
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 24 69 41 94 49 61 47 31 12 50
Other Industries 191 329 179 376 199 334 169 359 101 262
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 17 54 9 86 12 44 14 68 5 20
Management Related Occupations 181 288 182 356 154 243 95 299 54 176
Accountants and Auditors 38 82 92 123 81 92 34 74 25 50
Professional Specialty Occupations 523 905 525 1120 504 1042 521 869 370 753
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 38 52 30 69 35 109 51 101 52 104
Engineers 29 46 26 59 27 94 48 90 45 86
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 34 77 36 71 36 116 60 107 59 159
Health Diagnosing Occupations 0 11 4 30 7 15 11 34 9 18
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 61 157 95 219 115 214 117 168 80 117
Teachers, Postsecondary 8 25 11 24 9 22 20 29 9 32
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 194 287 239 381 169 285 140 211 98 184
Lawyers and Judges 6 9 8 30 4 32 12 27 8 33
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 182 286 101 294 129 249 110 192 55 106
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 1434 2142 930 2033 669 1345 584 1031 340 541
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 66 98 44 108 26 62 24 47 15 26
Licensed Practical Nurses 31 57 11 58 13 28 15 21 1 17
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 69 132 67 148 70 161 59 150 45 77
Sales Occupations 391 704 231 804 224 520 223 450 142 277
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 168 287 89 338 90 212 114 166 65 102
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 15 39 7 55 0 9 3 25 3 24
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 75 133 57 155 27 134 44 88 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 Total White Total 1296 3326 752 1694 541 1959 423 1105 377 1113
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 641 1561 402 905 316 1161 255 661 261 633
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 291 756 185 480 147 594 129 339 153 319
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 10 38 11 29 18 26 12 6 4 8
Federal 4 8 4 13 7 10 9 5 0 2
State or Local 6 29 7 16 11 16 3 1 4 6
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 212 522 129 356 109 440 102 258 125 251
Manufacturing 31 110 29 85 35 112 21 55 31 70
Retail Trade 1 46 5 16 8 25 0 10 0 16
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 20 40 5 22 4 42 18 46 19 28
Other Industries 161 326 89 233 64 261 63 147 75 137
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 4 30 12 15 0 47 0 23 1 10
Management Related Occupations 65 167 33 80 20 81 16 53 23 50
Accountants and Auditors 41 61 6 15 7 41 11 26 4 33
Professional Specialty Occupations 350 805 217 425 169 567 126 323 108 314
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 47 130 50 123 31 137 29 116 24 101
Engineers 39 124 47 116 31 130 25 113 24 98
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 35 102 29 71 25 95 23 76 28 67
Health Diagnosing Occupations 17 30 0 2 2 13 0 8 1 5
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 59 135 40 56 35 80 10 27 22 31
Teachers, Postsecondary 25 55 13 8 12 40 19 14 5 20
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 96 203 57 71 34 88 31 29 5 27
Lawyers and Judges 0 44 13 19 4 27 0 10 0 26
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 71 106 15 73 26 88 15 44 23 37
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 253 703 152 323 104 378 48 235 67 255
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 5 12 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 46 116 29 76 14 51 0 37 21 33
Sales Occupations 102 359 75 148 65 270 21 158 35 177
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 52 133 21 54 35 110 13 49 13 75
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 0 24 0 1 0 28 0 3 0 2
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 11 102 26 26 13 55 2 51 9 41

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
$72,500 to $74,999$75,000 to $77,499$77,500 to $79,999$80,000 to $82,499$82,500 to $84,999$85,000 to $87,499$87,500 to $89,999$90,000 to $92,499$92,500 to $94,999$95,000 to $97,499
Both Sexes Total White Total 233 866 165 753 196 352 93 454 74 171
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 135 576 115 487 153 245 50 327 56 120
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 78 338 62 285 92 144 30 186 32 59
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 62 238 51 230 69 121 27 139 25 56
Manufacturing 27 64 20 84 18 31 0 30 10 27
Retail Trade 0 10 6 12 12 4 0 15 0 4
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 1 23 2 14 7 22 5 15 0 0
Other Industries 35 141 23 121 32 63 22 78 15 25
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 0 28 1 8 2 0 0 8 0 3
Management Related Occupations 10 66 6 36 9 20 4 25 2 0
Accountants and Auditors 3 20 6 12 4 1 3 4 0 0
Professional Specialty Occupations 57 238 54 202 61 102 20 141 24 60
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 18 64 8 62 13 30 4 35 9 14
Engineers 18 64 8 57 13 30 4 32 4 14
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 10 53 12 38 20 29 0 26 3 15
Health Diagnosing Occupations 1 17 10 19 8 9 1 14 3 8
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 0 2 4 12 6 5 3 8 4 7
Teachers, Postsecondary 11 10 0 10 0 0 0 9 2 0
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 2 24 4 4 2 5 0 2 0 2
Lawyers and Judges 5 36 5 19 4 17 4 25 3 12
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 10 31 10 37 8 7 8 23 0 3
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 54 173 33 161 11 75 31 95 10 28
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Licensed Practical Nurses 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 17 17 9 18 0 16 7 15 2 2
Sales Occupations 35 132 24 121 11 57 24 72 8 10
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 9 29 16 44 8 16 12 15 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 70 4 40 0 24 0 31 0 0

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
Median Earnings Mean Earnings
Gini Ratio
$97,500 to $99,999 $100,000 and Over Value (Dol.)Standard Error (Dol.) Value (Dol.)Standard Error (Dol.) Ratio Standard Error WGTD-Agg WGTD-Ag- g-Sq
Both Sexes Total White Total 115 3398 21961 88 29700 205 .491 .0040360900*07*******12
Manageriral and Professional
Speciality Occupations 75 2542 36065 191 47144 548 .451 .0073165431*07228671*08
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial Occupations 36 1430 36973 293 50335 875 .445 .0105866278*06135909*08
Administrators and officials,
Public Adminitration 0 15 40998 1496 42861 1544 .312 .0420263180*05149408*06
Federal 0 10 50176 4009 53155 2785 .265 .0716110979*05727714*05
State or Local 0 5 35777 1478 37558 1706 .320 .0512152201*05766364*05
Other Administrators and
Officials, Salaried 25 1166 40953 384 56835 1265 .451 .0129638856*06118658*08
Manufacturing 7 350 56024 1079 74291 3730 .417 .0286155110*06362366*07
Retail Trade 0 75 26545 886 36364 1853 .464 .0381475949*05412644*06
Finance, Insurance, and Real
Estate 2 203 39849 1835 70651 5027 .504 .0389894751*05228392*07
Other Industries 16 538 40672 443 52707 1452 .421 .0167346675*06554554*07
Other Administrators and
Officials, Self-Employed 2 69 22308 1791 34394 2295 .541 .0393411762*05449171*06
Management Related Occupations 9 180 31763 355 38459 852 .382 .0197159928*06112653*07
Accountants and Auditors 0 55 32255 700 39401 1605 .364 .0347567447*05441429*06
Professional Specialty Occupations 38 1112 35301 251 44072 667 .457 .0102788035*06927621*07
Engineers, Architects, and
Surveyors 20 91 52466 1169 56667 1682 .285 .0263111162*06107345*07
Engineers 20 82 54569 1357 57623 1740 .279 .0275102854*06985587*06
Natural Scientists and
Mathmeticians 0 100 46445 529 50758 1204 .302 .0258937540*05677455*06
Health Diagnosing Occupations 13 459 160225 44968 136569 7891 .284 .0345116879*06345450*07
Health Assessment and Treating
Occupations 0 21 35317 514 36336 731 .281 .0213897126*05458831*06
Teachers, Postsecondary 3 30 31051 3832 40362 3233 .508 .0503339123*05437547*06
Teachers, Except Postsecondary 0 17 28096 561 27767 427 .364 .0145130669*06527112*06
Lawyers and Judges 0 283 75356 2785 99250 6503 .471 .0410801147*05191814*07
Other Professional Speciality
Occupations 2 112 25658 454 30004 651 .430 .0181131831*06729166*06
Technical, Sales, and Administra-
tive Support Occupations 36 610 19537 215 24767 302 .477 .0073892782*06705248*07
Health Technologists and
Technicians, Except Licensed
Practical Nurses 0 2 22902 879 25255 968 .299 .0341285330*05120815*06
Licensed Practical Nurses 0 1 22911 1187 24255 870 .273 .0443130638*05406490*05
Technologists and Technicians,
Except Health 2 47 33255 1173 36239 854 .356 .0236808146*05440579*06
Sales Occupations 34 521 17885 502 28110 612 .568 .0114429129*06475855*07
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations, Salaried 18 153 30826 354 40134 1574 .409 .0232149611*06200373*07
Supervisors and Proprietors,
Sales Occupations,
Self-Employed 0 31 20780 1975 26748 1979 .522 .0483164412*05104262*06
Sales Representatives, Finance
and Business Services 6 215 31180 621 46967 2146 .501 .0284112923*06161630*07

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

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
Total With Earnings $1 to $2,499 or Loss $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $7,499 $7,500 to $9,999 $10,000 to $12,499 $12,500 to $14,999 $15,000 to $17,499 $17,500 to $19,999 $20,000 to $22,499
Both Sexes Total White Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 1534 33 27 18 52 28 46 43 47 66
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 6840 1605 960 992 545 730 280 387 169 278
Cashiers 3179 882 551 525 291 341 122 167 74 91
Sales Related Occupations 145 50 14 18 16 17 0 5 9 3
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 16883 1345 979 1087 908 1306 1002 1443 1066 1687
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 542 3 4 4 7 4 13 20 18 46
Computer Equipment Operators 296 24 22 15 0 12 10 13 8 19
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 3401 230 170 197 209 224 211 320 294 383
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 2110 118 96 127 85 198 87 162 117 309
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 745 46 23 52 24 27 26 38 28 27
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 1897 152 122 105 86 137 98 154 108 218
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 7892 772 541 587 497 704 557 736 493 686
Service Occupations 16373 3163 1846 1842 1380 1799 907 1099 596 771
Private Household Occupations 846 338 115 139 43 67 36 36 21 18
Protective Service Occupations 1968 124 79 102 71 100 61 59 87 68
Police and Firefighters 679 1 1 6 5 2 4 18 12 8
Service, Except Protective and
Household 13559 2700 1651 1601 1266 1632 809 1004 488 684
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 6375 1539 929 889 669 758 372 397 133 242
Health Service Occupations 1780 155 144 188 152 243 148 188 173 107
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 2737 411 291 234 204 340 189 262 113 190
Personal Service Occupations 2668 595 287 290 242 291 101 158 69 144
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 3487 808 291 302 232 333 173 289 96 214
Farm Operators and Managers 1009 263 42 64 42 42 33 54 33 81
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 1043 227 92 120 89 123 84 110 33 33
Related Agricultural Occupations 1306 293 151 105 90 159 53 112 29 89
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 129 26 5 13 10 8 3 13 1 12
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 13677 543 344 483 396 796 535 873 491 983
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 968 60 10 58 33 63 70 92 32 57
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 3360 105 75 62 74 110 105 141 91 230
Carpeters 1322 75 48 52 49 124 89 119 76 130

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
$22,500 to $24,999$25,000 to $27,499$27,500 to $29,999$30,000 to $32,499$32,500 to $34,999$35,000 to $37,499$37,500 to $39,999$40,000 to $42,499$42,500 to $44,999$45,000 to $47,499
Both Sexes Total White Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 43 95 45 113 66 71 31 100 37 66
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 89 146 33 142 41 93 31 67 3 22
Cashiers 20 33 3 29 2 17 6 9 0 0
Sales Related Occupations 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 877 1151 578 916 336 574 263 363 137 144
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 33 66 24 60 17 42 14 37 18 11
Computer Equipment Operators 22 18 14 23 16 7 14 10 8 9
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 191 265 109 197 61 103 58 61 25 17
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 153 176 96 139 65 40 24 46 8 11
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 10 49 9 44 22 116 35 49 34 19
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 76 109 76 129 35 75 28 51 16 14
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 392 468 250 325 121 191 90 110 28 63
Service Occupations 320 491 210 453 85 256 72 254 96 123
Private Household Occupations 0 7 8 5 0 1 0 2 3 0
Protective Service Occupations 45 99 63 121 37 111 41 139 67 64
Police and Firefighters 16 35 26 32 14 56 20 74 38 39
Service, Except Protective and
Household 275 385 139 328 48 144 31 114 25 59
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 66 139 45 70 8 21 7 17 3 13
Health Service Occupations 57 52 42 56 2 38 5 5 8 4
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 76 91 25 113 27 44 4 47 10 29
Personal Service Occupations 76 104 27 88 11 40 14 44 5 13
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 104 117 63 91 39 60 31 36 5 30
Farm Operators and Managers 19 39 24 55 10 34 21 19 0 19
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 46 24 10 7 8 8 6 2 0 2
Related Agricultural Occupations 32 46 29 24 21 14 4 16 3 7
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 7 7 0 5 0 4 0 0 2 2
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 592 1036 486 1142 313 717 318 839 204 500
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 53 76 38 81 13 44 15 51 10 27
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 150 279 142 300 110 200 81 227 72 167
Carpeters 49 87 42 109 23 66 13 63 15 27

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
$47,500 to $49,999$50,000 to $52,499$52,500 to $54,999$55,000 to $57,499$57,500 to $59,999$60,000 to $62,499$62,500 to $64,999$65,000 to $67,499$67,500 to $69,999$70,000 to $72,499
Both Sexes Total White Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 32 61 7 53 17 47 0 36 13 42
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 8 39 21 14 0 31 5 19 0 16
Cashiers 0 4 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0
Sales Related Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 94 203 44 92 22 49 25 32 11 43
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 18 23 6 22 1 10 4 6 0 0
Computer Equipment Operators 0 12 0 9 0 7 0 1 0 0
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 11 23 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 10
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 6 22 8 3 0 7 0 4 0 4
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 10 22 7 12 7 2 0 0 0 2
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 7 21 2 22 3 8 11 9 5 14
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 43 80 11 25 11 15 8 11 7 12
Service Occupations 54 159 31 43 16 66 21 28 11 37
Private Household Occupations 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Protective Service Occupations 40 108 18 30 13 52 21 16 7 26
Police and Firefighters 38 77 8 17 5 31 14 5 7 15
Service, Except Protective and
Household 14 50 13 12 3 14 0 12 4 11
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 1 22 2 5 0 4 0 8 2 0
Health Service Occupations 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 1 3 2 3 1 7 0 0 2 7
Personal Service Occupations 10 26 8 4 2 3 0 2 0 0
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 16 44 0 8 4 5 2 15 2 8
Farm Operators and Managers 12 39 0 5 1 4 0 15 0 8
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Related Agricultural Occupations 4 1 0 3 3 0 2 0 2 0
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 219 537 96 248 71 243 74 122 25 141
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 9 38 0 15 0 7 0 4 1 0
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 57 152 35 78 33 69 35 34 12 51
Carpeters 11 15 0 12 0 10 1 0 0 4

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
$72,500 to $74,999$75,000 to $77,499$77,500 to $79,999$80,000 to $82,499$82,500 to $84,999$85,000 to $87,499$87,500 to $89,999$90,000 to $92,499$92,500 to $94,999$95,000 to $97,499
Both Sexes Total White Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 13 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 20 0 2 0 8 0 16
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Equipment Operators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 0 13 0 11 0 0 0 8 0 11
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 13 5 6 0 0 0 7 0 0
Farm Operators and Managers 3 10 0 6 0 0 0 4 0 0
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Related Agricultural Occupations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 22 59 6 63 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 Total White Sales Representatives- Commodities, Except Retail 7 93 36630 1216 44007 1860 .411 .0308675094*05628886*06
Sales Workers, Retail and
PersonalL Services 2 30 7155 163 11878 401 .552 .0172812428*05402734*06
Cashiers 0 1 5742 210 8088 605 .505 .0375257111*05171595*06
Sales Related Occupations 0 0 6296 1323 9632 1599 .557 .1169140060*04355088*04
Administrative Support Occupations,
Including Clerical 0 40 18374 239 20212 294 .387 .0092341242*06169189*07
Supervisors, Administrative
Support Occupations, Including
Clerical 0 4 31230 765 34481 1407 .255 .0482187054*05882319*05
Computer Equipment Operators 0 2 25215 1696 26630 2031 .383 .0675798050*04357691*05
Secretaries, Stenographers,
and Typists 0 9 18681 389 19512 437 .348 .0189663700*05219347*06
Financial Records Processing
Occupations 0 2 20532 291 19863 415 .314 .0255419089*05114419*06
Mail and Message Distributing
Occupations 0 6 30796 2052 28112 1223 .341 .0379209312*05926523*05
Material Recording, Scheduling,
and Distribution Clerks 0 1 19689 668 20820 536 .379 .0278130400*05124403*06
Other Administrative Support
Occupations, Including
Clerical 0 15 15979 237 18493 543 .419 .0169145955*06101707*07
Service Occupations 1 46 9921 170 14007 272 .517 .0103229337*06112809*07
Private Household Occupations 0 6 4344 494 8149 1985 .618 .0861689221*04120448*06
Protective Service Occupations 1 14 30524 811 32501 1246 .398 .0260639763*05453066*06
Police and Firefighters 0 8 43122 1157 44885 1215 .221 .0394304763*05164522*06
Service, Except Protective and
Household 0 26 9133 180 11687 222 .479 .0105158469*06554578*06
Food Preparation and Service
Occupations 0 13 7022 176 9197 210 .478 .0151586288*05126819*06
Health Service Occupations 0 3 12644 478 14446 541 .379 .0286257076*05748850*05
Cleaning and Building Service
Occupations, Except Household 0 2 11680 301 14231 475 .448 .0223389441*05124165*06
Personal Service Occupations 0 7 9170 418 13189 793 .521 .0267351884*05228718*06
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupations 0 35 10831 347 16074 981 .555 .0263560488*05567005*06
Farm Operators and Managers 0 9 15846 1248 19450 1305 .504 .0346196292*05118000*06
Farm Occupations, Except
Managerial 0 9 9825 635 15757 2819 .605 .0959164321*05378167*06
Related Agricultural Occupations 0 11 10205 536 13112 707 .506 .0346171231*05572168*05
Forestry and Fishing Occupations 0 6 14008 3033 22209 4911 .595 .1403286441*04227115*05
Precision Production, Craft, and
Repair Occupations 3 99 26942 221 30203 435 .359 .0102413086*06268849*07
Auto Mechanics and Repairers 0 4 22923 1122 24460 845 .346 .0332236699*05851618*05
Mechanics and Repairers, Except
Auto 3 15 30965 379 32732 540 .304 .0177109974*06494285*06
Carpeters 0 0 20547 546 22114 614 .335 .0301292318*05914811*05

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
B-Cell
Both Sexes Total 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 Total White Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 4271 190 115 174 104 280 137 282 141 353
Extractive Occupations 161 2 0 6 4 4 8 1 1 6
Precision Production Occupations 3595 112 95 130 132 214 127 237 149 206
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 1048 7 3 12 7 22 33 53 26 49
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 1007 20 39 15 18 48 30 36 22 51
Plant and System Operators 234 0 4 0 5 5 5 15 8 11
Other Precision Production
Occupations 1306 85 50 103 102 138 59 134 93 95
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 16175 1512 1001 1042 812 1347 948 1284 823 1173
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 4214 205 218 193 248 386 286 406 215 339
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 1785 130 89 83 63 161 85 153 103 150
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 734 55 37 50 37 49 31 42 53 68
Motor Vehicle Operators 3496 200 146 223 152 280 199 220 162 265
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 134 3 7 4 3 0 0 1 0 13
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 1052 26 11 40 12 61 78 57 43 85
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 4760 894 493 450 296 410 269 406 246 253
Construction Laborers 828 110 62 76 53 70 35 95 38 67
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 1969 423 254 200 119 187 113 147 84 88
Hand Packers and Packagers 231 59 27 21 10 28 17 25 8 13
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 1731 303 150 153 115 125 104 139 115 85
Armed Forces 665 0 8 5 14 31 17 35 35 50

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
$22,500 to $24,999$25,000 to $27,499$27,500 to $29,999$30,000 to $32,499$32,500 to $34,999$35,000 to $37,499$37,500 to $39,999$40,000 to $42,499$42,500 to $44,999$45,000 to $47,499
Both Sexes Total White Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 161 333 110 378 89 206 123 249 42 157
Extractive Occupations 8 5 22 11 3 7 10 5 10 9
Precision Production Occupations 171 255 133 264 77 193 75 244 56 113
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 59 96 55 109 25 62 25 77 29 40
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 60 75 40 82 28 66 27 107 13 46
Plant and System Operators 6 11 4 11 8 14 5 24 7 9
Other Precision Production
Occupations 45 74 34 61 16 51 17 36 6 18
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 661 1029 434 931 343 597 267 542 158 289
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 174 321 146 234 94 159 55 162 50 68
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 84 113 46 130 56 70 37 62 22 45
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 42 52 30 40 25 27 6 29 2 13
Motor Vehicle Operators 141 217 125 247 75 160 95 158 51 91
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 1 0 0 12 0 11 3 2 0 10
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 70 114 36 96 32 46 21 46 14 31
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 150 213 50 172 62 125 50 82 19 32
Construction Laborers 28 38 9 49 8 19 17 19 1 16
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 49 96 9 33 21 45 19 38 7 7
Hand Packers and Packagers 2 6 1 4 0 7 0 2 0 0
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 71 73 31 87 34 53 13 23 11 8
Armed Forces 64 68 44 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 Total White Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 73 171 27 67 13 87 16 42 5 46
Extractive Occupations 3 6 4 4 2 6 1 2 0 5
Precision Production Occupations 65 154 29 73 24 64 21 40 7 34
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 26 45 7 31 7 37 11 27 2 22
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 21 74 10 20 9 13 6 0 5 4
Plant and System Operators 3 23 2 14 6 9 2 8 0 3
Other Precision Production
Occupations 15 12 10 8 2 5 2 5 0 6
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 110 299 67 151 31 98 23 43 11 29
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 26 71 23 45 6 31 11 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 34 101 15 52 9 20 2 12 6 4
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 17 10 2 12 0 1 2 7 0 8
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 15 47 6 17 5 10 3 2 0 4
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 0 16 20 17 2 8 0 2 0 5
Construction Laborers 0 6 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 0 2 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 5
Hand Packers and Packagers 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 0 6 11 17 2 2 0 0 0 0
Armed Forces 3 23 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 Total White Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 4 17 1 13 0 1 5 10 0 7
Extractive Occupations 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Precision Production Occupations 14 14 5 11 9 9 5 0 3 0
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 4 4 3 5 5 4 5 0 3 0
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 6 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0
Plant and System Operators 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Other Precision Production
Occupations 0 2 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 9 10 2 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 1 2 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 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 Total White Construction Trades- Except Carpeters 0 43 26494 384 30718 991 .385 .0210131208*06113324*07
Extractive Occupations 0 3 32681 3678 36034 2317 .283 .0806581048*04266266*05
Precision Production Occupations 0 34 27200 534 31486 976 .375 .0219113191*06857704*06
Supervisors, Production
Occupations 0 14 32346 1296 37656 1116 .286 .0343394765*05204436*06
Precision Metal Working
Occupations 0 6 31545 758 33979 1732 .325 .0430342191*05240290*06
Plant and System Operators 0 2 40530 2257 39831 1995 .265 .0638932154*04460180*05
Other Precision Production
Occupations 0 12 17146 567 23112 2069 .462 .0511301743*05366969*06
Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 0 55 17931 303 20950 243 .411 .0088338864*06133851*07
Machine Operators and Tenders,
Except Precision 0 4 19426 587 21861 408 .363 .0167921182*05321891*06
Fabricators, Assemblers, and
Hand-Working Occupations 0 2 20432 579 22247 604 .367 .0251397213*05135735*06
Production Inspectors, Testers
Samplers, and Weighers 0 2 20439 830 21921 1076 .382 .0423160878*05606821*05
Motor Vehicle Operators 0 24 21568 436 24379 600 .383 .0194852230*05387085*06
Transportation Occupations, Except
Motor Vehicle 0 1 46507 4449 40905 2841 .275 .0812549117*04283877*05
Material Moving Equipment
Operators 0 9 25981 559 29264 1264 .332 .0375307855*05162270*06
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners,
Helpers, and Laborers 0 12 11509 329 14588 391 .480 .0171694371*05242553*06
Construction Laborers 0 3 15232 899 16874 839 .430 .0382139767*05432599*05
Freight, Stock, and Material
Handlers 0 10 9786 637 13585 756 .525 .0336267509*05126574*06
Hand Packers and Packagers 0 0 9753 1924 10784 1025 .473 .0752249113*04497239*04
Helpers and Miscellaneous Manual
Occupations 0 0 12982 759 15143 479 .445 .0261262184*05677463*05
Armed Forces 0 11 27829 1007 36942 3628 .380 .0776245724*05328144*06

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PinC-08. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997--Persons 15 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Earnings in 1997,Work Experience in 1997, Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
B-Cell
Both Sexes Total 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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