Table 3 Average hourly wage by relatedness indicator

  Closely related Somewhat related Not-at-all related
$
Field of study
Health 27 21 15
Education 28 22 18
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 27 23 17
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 29 25 20
Business, management and public administration 29 27 20
Humanities 29 27 21
Social and behavioural sciences and law 27 30 19
Physical and life sciences and technologies 30 26 23
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 28 27 21
Other1 29 22 23
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 22 18 17
Personal, protective and transportation services 20 24 17
Work schedule
Full-year full-time worker 29 28 22
Other 23 18 15
Job tenure (years)
Less than 5 24 22 17
5 to less than 10 28 28 21
10 to less than 15 31 30 22
15 to less than 20 32 31 25
20 to less than 25 34 31 27
25 and over 32 32 25
Firm size
Less than 20 21 21 16
20 to 99 24 20 19
100 to 499 26 24 17
500 to 999 28 34 19
1,000 and over 31 29 23
1. Includes Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies and Personal improvement and leisure.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, 2006.
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