Table 21
Changes in average log wages in selected occupational groups, full-time jobs, 1998 to 2011

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Changes in average log wages in selected occupational groups, full-time jobs, 1998 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the changes in average log real wages observed in full-time jobs in selected occupational groups from 1998 to 2011. The row headers describe the occupational groups examined. The headers for columns 1, 2, and 3 identify the types of models estimated in terms of the control variables used. The header for column 4 identifies the sample size in each occupational group.
Occupational group No controls Controls for gender, age, education, and seniority Column 2 plus controls for two-digit industries Sample size
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
  number
Management occupations 0.234*** 0.142*** 0.141*** 6,717
Business, finance, and administrative occupations 0.055*** 0.037*** 0.042*** 15,742
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 0.127*** 0.087*** 0.087*** 5,985
Health occupations 0.087*** 0.068*** 0.072*** 5,186
Social sciences, education, government service 0.044** 0.077*** 0.076*** 7,295
Sales and service occupations 0.07*** 0.047*** 0.057*** 16,367
Trades, transport, and equipment operators 0.073*** 0.073*** 0.062*** 15,133
Occupations unique to primary industry 0.134*** 0.126*** 0.083*** 2,973
Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing, and utilities 0.037** -0.011 -0.014 6,636
Note(s):
†p<0.10; *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001 (two-tailed test).
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, authors' calculations based on the 1998 to 2011 Labour Force Survey.
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