Table 7
Average usual hours and wages of employees by selected characteristics, Canada, unadjusted for seasonality

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Average usual hours and wages of employees by selected characteristics, Canada, unadjusted for seasonality


Table summary
This table displays the results of average usual hours and wages of employees by selected characteristics employees, full-time, part-time and number, calculated using number, average weekly hours, average weekly wages, average hourly wages, average weekly hours, average weekly wages, thousands, current dollars and current dollars units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Employees Full-time Part-time
Number Average
weekly hours		 Average weekly wages Average
hourly wages		 Number Average weekly hours Average weekly wages Number Average weekly hours Average
weekly wages
  thousands   current dollars thousands   current dollars thousands   current dollars
May 2012  
15 years and over 14,984.5 35.4 863.53 23.53 12,272.6 39.3 988.14 2,711.8 17.7 299.62
15 to 24 years 2,417.2 28.1 408.78 13.65 1,301.0 38.7 600.91 1,116.1 15.7 184.82
25 years and over 12,567.3 36.8 951.00 25.43 10,971.6 39.4 1,034.05 1,595.7 19.0 379.92
Men 7,567.0 37.9 983.63 25.32 6,726.7 40.5 1,073.00 840.2 16.9 268.11
Women 7,417.5 32.9 741.02 21.71 5,545.9 37.9 885.20 1,871.6 18.1 313.77
Union coverage  
Union coverage 4,711.1 35.8 980.38 26.97 4,011.6 38.7 1,075.94 699.5 19.3 432.38
No union coverage 10,273.4 35.2 809.95 21.96 8,261.1 39.6 945.50 2,012.3 17.1 253.47
Job permanency  
Permanent 12,859.6 36.3 909.67 24.37 10,976.3 39.3 1,010.56 1,883.3 18.6 321.65
Temporary 2,124.9 30.2 584.30 18.46 1,296.4 39.5 798.25 828.5 15.7 249.56
Occupation  
Management 989.5 39.6 1,519.71 38.37 964.0 40.2 1,545.27 25.5 20.3 554.73
Business, finance and administrative 2,804.5 35.5 805.29 22.24 2,418.3 38.3 882.97 386.3 18.2 318.96
Natural and applied sciences 1,124.7 38.7 1,283.46 33.09 1,093.7 39.3 1,305.95 31.0 18.2 490.78
Health 1,012.5 33.8 916.57 26.91 776.9 37.9 1,031.19 235.5 20.5 538.46
Social science, education, government
service and religion		 1,452.6 34.5 1,054.14 30.40 1,199.4 38.0 1,169.58 253.2 18.1 507.24
Art, culture, recreation and
sport		 344.5 30.8 780.55 23.74 238.0 38.4 1,009.25 106.5 13.8 269.30
Sales and service 3,893.0 30.6 515.91 15.75 2,437.2 38.6 694.39 1,455.8 17.3 217.13
Trades, transport and equipment
operators		 2,247.1 40.0 938.93 23.23 2,101.5 41.5 983.46 145.6 18.2 296.20
Occupations unique to primary
industry		 323.4 41.0 834.23 19.66 282.5 44.7 926.43 40.9 15.1 196.98
Occupations unique to processing,
manufacturing and utilities		 792.7 39.3 779.12 19.67 761.1 40.2 799.93 31.5 18.1 276.68
May 2011  
15 years and over 14,770.5 35.4 837.44 22.85 12,086.4 39.3 957.85 2,684.1 17.5 295.23
15 to 24 years 2,466.2 27.9 395.15 13.28 1,335.0 38.6 579.82 1,131.2 15.4 177.22
25 years and over 12,304.3 36.8 926.09 24.77 10,751.4 39.4 1,004.79 1,552.9 19.0 381.19
Men 7,439.7 37.8 954.17 24.57 6,584.6 40.5 1,044.44 855.1 16.9 259.10
Women 7,330.8 32.9 718.97 21.11 5,501.8 37.9 854.22 1,829.0 17.8 312.12
Union coverage  
Union coverage 4,677.7 35.8 955.48 26.35 4,008.5 38.5 1,041.28 669.2 19.4 441.50
No union coverage 10,092.8 35.2 782.73 21.23 8,077.9 39.7 916.45 2,014.9 16.8 246.65
Job permanency  
Permanent 12,621.3 36.2 883.07 23.69 10,734.0 39.3 982.33 1,887.3 18.4 318.54
Temporary 2,149.2 30.4 569.47 17.90 1,352.4 39.3 763.58 796.8 15.3 240.00
Occupation  
Management 964.4 40.1 1,432.49 35.69 934.2 40.8 1,464.24 30.3 19.0 452.89
Business, finance and administrative 2,849.3 35.3 780.15 21.68 2,447.9 38.2 854.96 401.4 17.9 323.87
Natural and applied sciences 1,099.6 38.6 1,241.32 32.15 1,065.3 39.2 1,265.38 34.3 19.1 493.66
Health 1,002.5 33.7 910.91 26.83 766.0 37.8 1,027.48 236.5 20.3 533.32
Social science, education, government
service and religion		 1,408.5 34.1 1,007.52 29.20 1,151.0 37.8 1,122.59 257.5 17.7 493.16
Art, culture, recreation and
sport		 369.8 31.1 781.31 23.86 262.6 38.3 990.19 107.2 13.6 269.84
Sales and service 3,823.7 30.5 504.46 15.42 2,401.0 38.5 680.33 1,422.7 17.1 207.66
Trades, transport and equipment
operators		 2,154.5 40.3 929.14 22.83 2,034.4 41.6 965.58 120.2 18.4 312.20
Occupations unique to primary
industry		 316.2 41.3 795.16 18.71 274.5 45.1 884.86 41.7 15.7 204.15
Occupations unique to processing,
manufacturing and utilities		 781.9 39.3 762.90 19.25 749.4 40.2 784.90 32.5 17.6 255.35
Note(s):
Related CANSIM Tables 282-0023, 282-0069, 282-0073.