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Table 3 Hourly earnings by industry (2002 $)
| Earnings | Jobs paying | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | Less than $10.00 | $10.00 to $14.99 | $15.00 to $19.99 | $20.00 to $24.99 | $25.00 or more | |
| $ | % | ||||||
| Industry | |||||||
| Primary industries and construction | |||||||
| 1997 | 20.20 | 19.82 | 15.5 | 17.2 | 18.4 | 21.3 | 27.6 |
| 2007 | 22.01 | 20.46 | 13.2 | 16.2 | 19.1 | 17.8 | 33.7 |
| Manufacturing | |||||||
| 1997 | 18.17 | 16.70 | 14.6 | 25.7 | 23.6 | 19.2 | 16.9 |
| 2007 | 18.99 | 17.02 | 12.7 | 26.4 | 24.7 | 15.1 | 21.1 |
| Highly skilled services | |||||||
| 1997 | 18.41 | 16.66 | 14.5 | 27.2 | 23.8 | 15.9 | 18.5 |
| 2007 | 19.94 | 17.51 | 12.5 | 25.1 | 23.7 | 14.8 | 23.9 |
| Low-skilled services | |||||||
| 1997 | 11.97 | 9.91 | 50.9 | 27.0 | 11.8 | 6.3 | 4.0 |
| 2007 | 12.43 | 10.21 | 48.8 | 28.4 | 12.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Wholesale trade and other services | |||||||
| 1997 | 17.24 | 15.78 | 19.4 | 26.9 | 22.3 | 15.0 | 16.5 |
| 2007 | 18.91 | 17.18 | 14.6 | 24.7 | 23.1 | 15.6 | 22.1 |
| Public services | |||||||
| 1997 | 20.66 | 19.19 | 7.9 | 19.6 | 26.4 | 18.6 | 27.5 |
| 2007 | 21.56 | 19.63 | 7.5 | 18.4 | 26.1 | 16.2 | 31.8 |
| Computer and telecommunications sector | |||||||
| 1997 | 21.70 | 20.11 | 7.8 | 19.0 | 22.1 | 20.1 | 31.0 |
| 2007 | 24.37 | 22.46 | 5.6 | 16.4 | 18.8 | 17.2 | 41.9 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, January to November, 1997 and 2007. | |||||||
