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Table 5
Hourly earnings in selected occupations in the private sector

  Mean Median Jobs in private sector in 2006/2007
1997/1998 2006/2007 Change 1997/1998 2006/2007 Change
2002 $ % 2002 $ % %
Occupation
Specialist managers 25.09 30.89 23.1 23.02 29.03 26.1 2.8
Other managers 21.74 25.59 17.7 19.11 22.81 19.3 5.3
Professional occupations in business and finance 21.88 25.74 17.6 19.87 23.14 16.5 3.0
Computer and information systems professionals 24.32 27.78 14.3 23.23 26.95 16.0 2.2
Engineers 27.63 30.09 8.9 26.43 28.52 7.9 1.5
Technical related to natural and applied sciences 20.17 21.42 6.2 19.00 19.52 2.7 3.6
Clerical 14.27 14.22 -0.3 13.25 13.48 1.7 10.6
Assemblers and machine operators in manufacturing and labourers in processing,manufacturing and utilities 15.06 15.15 0.6 13.92 13.79 -1.0 8.3
Supervisors in manufacturing 20.94 20.66 -1.3 20.35 19.81 -2.6 1.0
Construction trades 18.05 18.45 2.2 17.03 17.50 2.8 2.6
Cashiers, retail salespersons and sales clerks 10.67 10.34 -3.0 8.83 8.74 -1.0 6.5
Food and beverage service 9.88 10.69 8.2 8.81 9.20 4.4 2.1
Other sales and service 12.39 12.82 3.5 10.43 10.83 3.8 17.0
Other 17.27 17.88 3.6 16.11 16.42 1.9 33.7
All private-sector jobs 16.40 17.34 5.7 14.48 15.05 3.9 100.0
Managers 22.79 27.41 20.3 20.59 25.05 21.7 8.1
Other employees 15.74 16.46 4.6 14.04 14.52 3.4 91.9
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, January to November.