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Table 21.10 Average hourly wages of employees, by selected characteristics and professions, 2007 and 2008

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Table 21.10 Average hourly wages of employees, by selected characteristics and professions, 2007 and 2008
	2007		2008
	thousands	average hourly wage ($)	thousands	average hourly wage ($)
All employed people¹	14251.40	20.41	14496.20	21.32
Age 15 to 24	2500.20	11.81	2522.10	12.39
Age 25 to 54	9959.10	22.28	10049.80	23.22
Age 55 and older	1792.20	22.03	1924.30	23.09
Males	7185.80	22.17	7301.60	23.18
Females	7065.60	18.62	7194.60	19.43
Full-time workers	11716.20	21.73	11910.60	22.70
Part-time workers	2535.20	14.33	2585.60	14.96
Union coverage²	4491.50	23.51	4527.00	24.46
No union coverage³	9759.80	18.98	9969.20	19.89
Permanent job⁴	12408.80	21.07	12721.20	21.98
Temporary job⁵	1842.60	15.99	1775.00	16.59
Management occupations	1006.40	31.93	1058.10	33.25
Business, finance and administrative occupations	2753.50	19.44	2843.90	20.28
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	1050.50	28.62	1066.00	29.77
Health occupations	864.50	24.27	899.20	24.87
Occupations in social science, education, public administration and religion	1276.50	26.29	1325.80	27.55
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport	324.10	20.62	339.20	21.04
Sales and service occupations	3686.80	13.65	3668.20	14.22
Trade, transport and equipment operators and related occupations	2065.90	20.38	2155.40	21.05
Occupations unique to primary industry	293.00	17.57	279.20	18.39
Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities	930.20	17.59	861.30	18.32
Note: Data are not seasonally adjusted.
1. Those who work as paid employees of a private firm or business or the public sector. Excludes persons who are self-employed.
2. Employees who are members of a union and employees who are not members of a union, but who are covered by a collective agreement or a union contract.
3. Employees who are not members of a union or not covered by a collective agreement or a union contract.
4. A job that is expected to last as long as the employee wants it (business conditions permitting) and has no predetermined end date.
5. A job that has a predetermined end date or will end as soon as a specified project is completed. This includes seasonal jobs; temporary, term or contract jobs including work done through a temporary help agency; casual jobs; and other temporary work.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 282-0070 and 282-0074.