Mercer - Employment & Wages 2007
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 1,518 21,609 622,960,382 554.40
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 1,408 16,992 465,049,516 526.33
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 19 202 10,599,833 1,009.12
  11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hun 9 33 1,099,005 640.44
    115 Agriculture and forestry support acti 3 16 716,905 861.67
  21 Mining 10 169 9,500,828 1,081.12
    212 Mining, except oil and gas 4 70 2,887,517 793.27
      2131 Support activities for mining* 5 38 1,828,189 925.19
CONSTRUCTION 126 817 26,298,780 619.02
  23 Construction 126 817 26,298,780 619.02
    236 Construction of buildings 43 278 9,114,830 630.52
      2361 Residential building construction* 37 162 3,881,257 460.73
          236115 New single-family general contract 21 103 2,576,838 481.12
          236118 Residential remodelers 14 56 1,242,373 426.63
      2362 Nonresidential building construction* 6 117 5,233,573 860.21
    237 Heavy and civil engineering construct 9 142 6,408,350 867.87
      2371 Utility system construction 4 105 4,421,639 809.83
    238 Specialty trade contractors 74 397 10,775,600 521.98
      2381 Building foundation and exterior con 18 101 2,130,271 405.62
        23814 Masonry contractors 8 55 995,199 347.98
      2382 Building equipment contractors 33 228 6,892,979 581.38
          238211 Residential electrical contractors 5 27 723,200 515.10
        23822 Plumbing and HVAC contractors 24 186 5,692,596 588.56
          238221 Residential plumbing and HVAC cont 13 62 1,222,419 379.15
          238222 Nonresidential plumbing and HVAC c 11 124 4,470,177 693.27
      2389 Other specialty trade contractors 18 58 1,558,787 516.85
        23899 All other specialty trade contracto 13 50 1,354,783 521.08
          238991 All other residential trade contra 8 20 486,869 468.13
          238992 All other nonresidential trade con 5 30 867,914 556.35
MANUFACTURING 58 1,364 50,166,162 707.29
  31-33 Manufacturing 58 1,364 50,166,162 707.29
    321 Wood product manufacturing 7 192 6,041,347 605.10
    326 Plastics and rubber products manufact* 3 28 715,152 491.17
    327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufactu* 5 110 4,266,985 745.98
          327331 Concrete block and brick manufactu 3 53 2,192,122 795.40
    332 Fabricated metal product manufacturin 21 364 11,867,274 626.96
      3323 Architectural and structural metals 3 38 1,298,505 657.13
      3327 Machine shops and threaded product m* 16 298 10,063,696 649.44
    333 Machinery manufacturing 3 260 13,257,844 980.62
    335 Electrical equipment and appliance mf* 4 42 1,207,691 552.98
    339 Miscellaneous manufacturing 5 21 728,797 667.40
        33995 Sign manufacturing* 3 15 310,147 397.62
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 397 4,583 121,096,047 508.13
  22 Utilities* 6 116 7,788,612 1,291.21
  42 Wholesale trade 63 679 26,896,555 761.77
    423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 43 447 16,903,899 727.23
      4231 Motor vehicle and parts merchant who 5 66 2,237,756 652.02
          423110 Motor vehicle merchant wholesalers 4 61 2,147,427 677.00
      4237 Hardware and plumbing merchant whole 4 24 824,230 660.44
      4238 Machinery and supply merchant wholes 22 228 10,129,431 854.37
        42381 Construction equipment merchant who* 6 126 6,266,540 956.42
        42383 Industrial machinery merchant whole* 9 59 2,788,739 908.98
      4239 Misc. durable goods merchant wholesa 4 45 1,167,864 499.10
    424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable good 16 228 9,245,945 779.85
      4244 Grocery and Related Product Wholesal 8 146 6,163,537 811.85
        42449 Other grocery product merchant whol* 4 92 3,933,186 822.15
  44-45 Retail trade 289 3,494 77,217,652 425.00
    441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 41 768 24,766,203 620.15
      4411 Automobile dealers 13 483 17,454,282 694.94
        44111 New car dealers* 6 437 16,398,447 721.63
        44112 Used car dealers* 7 47 1,055,835 432.02
      4412 Other motor vehicle dealers 7 77 2,253,649 562.85
        44121 Recreational vehicle dealers* 3 14 354,749 487.29
        44122 Motorcycle, boat, and other vehicle* 4 64 1,898,900 570.58
      4413 Auto parts, accessories, and tire st 21 207 5,058,272 469.92
        44131 Automotive parts and accessories st* 16 130 2,516,829 372.31
        44132 Tire dealers* 5 77 2,541,443 634.73
    442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 14 87 2,145,614 474.27
      4421 Furniture stores* 9 77 1,929,908 482.00
    443 Electronics and appliance stores* 14 80 2,518,787 605.48
    444 Building material and garden supply s 20 246 6,801,145 531.67
      4441 Building material and supplies deale 15 226 6,504,270 553.46
        44413 Hardware stores* 3 12 298,851 478.92
        44419 Other building material dealers* 8 57 2,037,188 687.31
      4442 Lawn and garden equipment and suppli 5 20 296,875 285.46
          444220 Nursery, garden, and farm supply s 3 15 216,581 277.67
    445 Food and beverage stores 25 530 8,852,102 321.19
      4451 Grocery stores 20 484 8,005,793 318.10
          445110 Supermarkets and other grocery sto 18 479 7,949,207 319.13
        44531 Beer, wine, and liquor stores* 3 39 819,259 403.98
    446 Health and personal care stores* 31 281 9,182,979 628.46
        44611 Pharmacies and drug stores* 17 195 6,867,235 677.25
        44619 Other health and personal care stor 10 48 1,569,508 628.81
    447 Gasoline stations* 42 275 3,551,811 248.38
          447110 Gasoline stations with convenience 40 266 3,418,484 247.13
    448 Clothing and clothing accessories sto 36 233 2,862,804 236.29
      4481 Clothing stores 22 161 1,717,728 205.17
        44812 Women's clothing stores* 8 44 575,966 251.73
        44814 Family clothing stores* 6 103 963,670 179.92
      4482 Shoe stores* 7 31 452,777 280.88
      4483 Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods* 7 40 692,299 332.83
    451 Sporting goods, hobby, book and music 17 92 1,218,591 254.73
      4511 Sporting goods and musical instrumen 9 57 692,736 233.71
        45111 Sporting goods stores* 6 39 516,646 254.75
        45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores* 3 18 176,090 188.13
      4512 Book, periodical, and music stores 8 36 525,855 280.90
        45122 Precorded tape, CD, and record stor* 4 21 328,695 301.00
    452 General merchandise stores 21 796 13,885,644 335.46
      4521 Department stores* 5 347 5,040,714 279.37
      4529 Other general merchandise stores 16 449 8,844,930 378.83
          452990 All other general merchandise stor 15 107 1,472,341 264.62
    453 Miscellaneous store retailers 27 97 1,160,606 230.10
      4531 Florists* 6 24 338,322 271.10
      4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gif 10 43 427,632 191.25
          453220 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 9 41 379,869 178.17
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 39 294 9,193,228 601.33
    484 Truck transportation 28 177 5,840,270 634.54
      4841 General freight trucking 12 50 1,764,773 678.75
      4842 Specialized freight trucking 16 127 4,075,497 617.13
          484220 Other specialized trucking, local 15 119 3,971,896 641.87
    488 Support activities for transportation 5 24 507,487 406.63
INFORMATION 17 359 12,162,603 651.52
  51 Information 17 359 12,162,603 651.52
    515 Broadcasting, except Internet* 4 94 2,661,663 544.54
    517 Telecommunications 7 112 5,819,944 999.31
      5171 Wired telecommunications carriers* 4 99 5,363,124 1,041.79
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 119 732 26,244,533 689.48
  52 Finance and insurance 71 536 19,789,141 710.00
    522 Credit intermediation and related act 31 367 12,535,682 656.87
      5221 Depository credit intermediation 21 337 11,276,912 643.52
        52211 Commercial banking* 18 325 10,964,118 648.77
        52213 Credit unions* 3 12 312,794 501.27
        52229 Other nondepository credit intermed 9 29 1,221,770 810.19
    524 Insurance carriers and related activi 33 155 5,892,340 731.06
      5242 Insurance agencies, brokerages, and 29 140 5,087,553 698.85
          524210 Insurance agencies and brokerages 27 134 4,870,118 698.92
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing 48 195 6,455,392 636.63
    531 Real estate 37 124 3,940,113 611.06
      5311 Lessors of real estate 24 105 3,526,268 645.85
          531110 Lessors of residential buildings 8 20 408,704 392.98
        53112 Lessors of nonresidential buildings* 5 43 706,579 316.00
        53119 Lessors of other real estate proper* 8 38 2,364,614 1,196.67
    532 Rental and leasing services 11 72 2,515,279 671.81
      5322 Consumer goods rental 6 38 705,459 357.02
        53229 Other consumer goods rental 3 16 454,747 546.58
        53241 Heavy machinery rental and leasing 3 17 1,379,312 1,560.31
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 170 1,952 48,919,043 481.94
  54 Professional and technical services* 93 536 15,914,553 570.98
      5411 Legal services* 42 184 5,159,269 539.23
      5412 Accounting and bookkeeping services* 22 165 4,563,774 531.90
          541219 Other accounting services 3 73 1,717,066 452.33
      5413 Architectural and engineering servic 11 75 3,087,857 791.75
          541330 Engineering services 5 28 1,458,809 1,001.92
        54137 Other surveying and mapping service* 6 36 1,251,870 668.73
      5415 Computer systems design and related* 3 12 388,452 622.52
      5418 Advertising and related services* 3 20 745,780 717.10
      5419 Other professional and technical ser 9 66 1,510,312 440.08
        54194 Veterinary services* 4 51 1,340,456 505.44
  55 Management of companies and enterprise* 9 147 7,919,106 1,035.98
  56 Administrative and waste services 68 1,270 25,085,384 379.85
    561 Administrative and support services 60 1,219 23,468,419 370.23
      5613 Employment services 4 178 2,330,335 251.77
      5614 Business support services 6 678 14,667,673 416.04
        56142 Telephone call centers 3 668 14,422,922 415.21
      5616 Investigation and security services 11 208 3,544,610 327.71
      5617 Services to buildings and dwellings 29 103 1,594,838 297.77
          561710 Exterminating and pest control ser 3 15 370,951 475.58
        56172 Janitorial services* 14 56 807,990 277.46
        56173 Landscaping services* 10 24 306,772 245.81
      5619 Other support services* 5 23 316,734 264.83
    562 Waste management and remediation serv 8 50 1,616,965 621.90
      5621 Waste collection* 4 16 328,860 395.27
      5629 Remediation and other waste services 4 35 1,288,105 707.75
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 246 3,530 112,751,969 614.25
  61 Educational services* 4 79 1,168,310 284.40
  62 Health care and social assistance 242 3,451 111,583,659 621.81
    621 Ambulatory health care services 154 1,387 53,416,955 740.63
      6211 Offices of physicians* 89 624 32,663,941 1,006.65
          621111 Offices of physicians, except ment 85 614 32,396,831 1,014.69
      6212 Offices of dentists* 23 139 3,670,406 507.81
      6213 Offices of other health practitioner 25 145 3,204,945 425.06
        62132 Offices of optometrists* 4 27 548,724 390.83
        62133 Offices of mental health practition* 6 60 848,857 272.08
        62134 Offices of specialty therapists* 10 50 1,498,483 576.35
      6214 Outpatient care centers 4 237 7,076,804 574.23
        62161 Home health care services* 7 95 2,811,132 569.06
      6219 Other ambulatory health care service 5 116 2,905,343 481.65
          621910 Ambulance services 4 114 2,867,530 483.73
    622 Hospitals 5 992 39,602,728 767.73
    623 Nursing and residential care faciliti 43 647 12,627,862 375.35
      6233 Community care facilities for the el* 7 276 5,781,519 402.85
          623311 Continuing care retirement communi 4 234 5,178,296 425.56
          623312 Homes for the elderly 3 41 603,223 282.94
    624 Social assistance 39 426 5,936,114 267.98
      6241 Individual and family services 18 204 3,170,325 298.87
        62411 Child and youth services* 6 35 792,931 435.67
        62412 Services for the elderly and disabl* 4 93 1,114,937 230.56
        62419 Other individual and family service* 8 76 1,262,457 319.44
      6244 Child day care services* 17 160 1,971,400 236.94
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 128 2,576 30,793,068 229.88
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 28 485 5,740,233 227.62
    713 Amusements, gambling, and recreation 24 472 5,610,370 228.58
          713290 Other gambling industries 13 108 2,178,841 387.96
      7139 Other amusement and recreation indus 10 353 3,309,106 180.27
        71394 Fitness and recreational sports cen* 4 127 834,321 126.33
        71399 All other amusement and recreation* 3 13 220,454 326.12
  72 Accommodation and food services 100 2,092 25,052,835 230.31
    721 Accommodation 14 234 3,377,142 277.54
        72111 Hotels and motels, except casino ho* 13 234 3,373,892 277.27
    722 Food services and drinking places 86 1,858 21,675,693 224.35
      7221 Full-service restaurants* 25 736 8,948,860 233.83
      7222 Limited-service eating places* 54 1,055 11,574,920 210.98
          722211 Limited-service restaurants 47 901 9,830,379 209.83
          722212 Cafeterias 3 111 1,390,254 240.87
          722213 Snack and nonalcoholic beverage ba 4 43 354,287 158.44
        72241 Drinking places, alcoholic beverage* 7 46 730,433 305.37
OTHER SERVICES 126 874 25,968,502 571.38
  81 Other services, except public administ 126 874 25,968,502 571.38
    811 Repair and maintenance 51 474 18,332,104 743.75
      8111 Automotive repair and maintenance 32 136 3,115,701 440.58
        81111 Automotive mechanical and electrica 17 75 1,512,454 387.81
          811111 General automotive repair 14 48 821,781 329.23
        81112 Automotive body, interior, and glas 7 30 934,770 599.21
        81119 Other automotive repair and mainten 8 31 668,477 414.69
      8113 Commercial machinery repair and main* 13 309 13,296,674 827.52
    812 Personal and laundry services 34 175 4,288,606 471.27
      8121 Personal care services* 18 84 1,443,037 330.37
      8122 Death care services 10 76 2,635,559 666.88
          812210 Funeral homes and funeral services 7 57 2,235,513 754.23
    813 Membership associations and organizat 20 166 2,506,249 290.35
      8134 Civic and social organizations* 8 85 876,517 198.31
    814 Private households* 21 59 841,543 274.29
GOVERNMENT 109 4,617 157,910,866 657.73
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 30 260 13,859,655 1,025.12
  STATE GOVERNMENT 25 1,142 41,837,422 704.52
    EDUCATION SERVICES 4 553 22,681,141 788.75
    HEALTH SERVICES 2 134 3,926,283 563.48
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 55 3,215 102,213,789 611.40
    EDUCATION SERVICES 27 1,335 47,324,165 681.71
    HEALTH SERVICES 2 1,162 37,592,360 622.13
*This line contains full industry detail.
Date last revised: 06/27/08