Average hourly wages of employees by selected characteristics and profession, unadjusted data, by province (monthly) (Alberta)
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| April 2012 | April 2013 | April 2012 to April 2013 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number of employees1 (thousands) | average hourly wage ($) | number of employees1 (thousands) | average hourly wage ($) | % change in hourly wage | |
| Alta. | |||||
| 15 years and over | 1,769.5 | 26.02 | 1,806.5 | 27.80 | 6.8 |
| 15 to 24 years | 294.8 | 16.27 | 283.4 | 17.22 | 5.8 |
| 25 to 54 years | 1,220.6 | 27.95 | 1,252.9 | 29.55 | 5.7 |
| 55 years and over | 254.1 | 28.08 | 270.3 | 30.82 | 9.8 |
| Men | 934.7 | 28.77 | 957.3 | 31.02 | 7.8 |
| Women | 834.8 | 22.95 | 849.2 | 24.18 | 5.4 |
| Full-time | 1,467.9 | 27.70 | 1,551.8 | 29.16 | 5.3 |
| Part-time | 301.5 | 17.88 | 254.7 | 19.54 | 9.3 |
| Union coverage2 | 407.4 | 30.17 | 426.6 | 31.42 | 4.1 |
| No union coverage3 | 1,362.1 | 24.79 | 1,379.9 | 26.69 | 7.7 |
| Permanent job4 | 1,585.9 | 26.56 | 1,617.9 | 28.55 | 7.5 |
| Temporary job5 | 183.6 | 21.40 | 188.6 | 21.43 | 0.1 |
| Management occupations | 102.1 | 39.43 | 105.4 | 43.77 | 11.0 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 332.9 | 24.46 | 357.5 | 25.48 | 4.2 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 146.4 | 37.12 | 173.5 | 40.60 | 9.4 |
| Health occupations | 113.4 | 29.30 | 108.2 | 32.32 | 10.3 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 143.1 | 31.33 | 144.9 | 32.23 | 2.9 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 25.9 | 23.76 | 33.3 | 25.49 | 7.3 |
| Sales and service occupations | 449.7 | 16.70 | 433.3 | 17.98 | 7.7 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 327.0 | 27.76 | 325.5 | 29.12 | 4.9 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 66.3 | 28.99 | 65.5 | 26.85 | -7.4 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 62.7 | 24.20 | 59.3 | 23.88 | -1.3 |
| 1. Those who work as employees of a private firm or business or the public sector. 2. Employees who are members of a union and employees who are not union members but who are covered by a collective agreement or a union contract. 3. Employees who are not members of a union or not covered by a collective agreement or a union contract. 4. A permanent job is one that is expected to last as long as the employee wants it, given that business conditions permit. That is, there is no pre-determined termination date. 5. A temporary job has a predetermined end date, or will end as soon as a specified project is completed. Includes seasonal jobs; temporary, term or contract jobs including work done through a temporary help agency; casual jobs; and other temporary work. Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 282-0069 and 282-0073. Last modified: 2013-05-10. | |||||
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