Mercer - Employment & Wages 2008
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 1,511 21,625 650,981,347 578.90
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 1,401 16,910 482,942,404 549.23
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 18 243 14,276,092 1,129.79
  21 Mining 11 224 13,677,623 1,174.25
    212 Mining, except oil and gas 7 112 5,653,717 970.77
        21211 Coal mining 6 69 4,245,413 1,183.23
CONSTRUCTION 118 775 26,015,972 645.56
  23 Construction 118 775 26,015,972 645.56
    236 Construction of buildings 36 253 8,455,650 642.73
        23611 Residential building construction 32 157 3,923,051 480.54
          236115 New single-family general contractors 21 104 2,665,774 492.92
    237 Heavy and civil engineering construction 8 124 6,467,195 1,002.98
      2371 Utility system construction 4 84 4,006,621 917.27
    238 Specialty trade contractors 74 397 11,093,127 537.35
      2381 Building foundation and exterior contractors 16 98 2,498,563 490.31
        23814 Masonry contractors 7 39 526,388 259.56
      2382 Building equipment contractors 34 236 7,228,564 589.04
          238211 Residential electrical contractors 6 26 692,953 512.54
          238212 Nonresidential electrical contractors 3 15 550,025 705.15
        23822 Plumbing and HVAC contractors 24 195 5,954,586 587.23
          238221 Residential plumbing and HVAC contractors 13 71 1,476,194 399.83
          238222 Nonresidential plumbing and HVAC contractors 11 124 4,478,392 694.54
      2389 Other specialty trade contractors 18 53 1,152,396 418.13
        23899 All other specialty trade contractors 14 47 1,016,181 415.79
          238991 All other residential trade contractors 9 22 473,656 414.04
          238992 All other nonresidential trade contractors 5 24 542,525 434.71
MANUFACTURING 59 1,363 52,131,686 735.54
  31-33 Manufacturing 59 1,363 52,131,686 735.54
    321 Wood product manufacturing 8 183 5,023,728 527.92
      3211 Sawmills and wood preservation* 4 131 3,720,369 546.15
      3219 Other wood product manufacturing 4 52 1,303,359 482.02
    326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing* 3 30 776,293 497.62
    327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing* 5 111 4,205,698 728.63
          327331 Concrete block and brick manufacturing 3 53 2,128,610 772.35
    332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing 21 360 12,931,883 690.81
      3323 Architectural and structural metals mfg. 3 38 1,414,522 715.85
      3327 Machine shops and threaded product mfg.* 16 290 10,930,099 724.81
    333 Machinery manufacturing 3 265 14,575,518 1,057.73
    335 Electrical equipment and appliance mfg.* 4 47 1,553,544 635.65
    339 Miscellaneous manufacturing 5 20 683,795 657.50
        33995 Sign manufacturing* 3 14 268,596 368.94
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 390 4,472 123,103,065 529.38
  22 Utilities* 6 115 7,919,696 1,324.37
  42 Wholesale trade 60 671 28,167,838 807.29
    423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 42 439 18,206,542 797.56
      4231 Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers 5 61 2,428,987 765.75
          423110 Motor vehicle merchant wholesalers 4 56 2,310,269 793.37
      4237 Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers 4 21 774,167 708.94
      4238 Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers 21 231 11,383,869 947.71
        42381 Construction equipment merchant wholesalers* 6 127 7,313,332 1,107.40
        42383 Industrial machinery merchant wholesalers* 8 60 2,881,291 923.50
      4239 Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers 5 50 1,318,625 507.17
          423930 Recyclable material merchant wholesalers 3 45 1,047,911 447.83
    424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 14 229 9,377,169 787.46
      4244 Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers 8 145 6,072,912 805.42
        42449 Other grocery product merchant wholesalers* 3 86 3,846,148 860.06
  44-45 Retail trade 284 3,362 76,046,540 434.98
    441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 42 722 23,061,526 614.25
      4411 Automobile dealers 14 492 17,248,000 674.17
        44111 New car dealers* 7 446 16,185,065 697.87
        44112 Used car dealers* 7 46 1,062,935 444.37
      4412 Other motor vehicle dealers 7 72 2,116,614 565.33
        44121 Recreational vehicle dealers* 3 13 390,707 577.96
        44122 Motorcycle, boat, and other vehicle dealers* 4 59 1,725,907 562.56
      4413 Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores 21 158 3,696,912 449.96
        44131 Automotive parts and accessories stores* 16 115 2,487,287 415.94
        44132 Tire dealers* 5 43 1,209,625 540.98
    442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 15 79 1,963,564 477.98
      4421 Furniture stores* 10 69 1,765,056 491.94
    443 Electronics and appliance stores* 15 104 3,060,183 565.87
    444 Building material and garden supply stores 19 232 6,925,823 574.10
      4441 Building material and supplies dealers 14 217 6,734,404 596.81
        44413 Hardware stores* 3 13 317,196 469.23
        44419 Other building material dealers* 8 55 2,420,948 846.48
    445 Food and beverage stores 25 534 9,125,952 328.65
      4451 Grocery stores 18 496 8,371,128 324.56
          445110 Supermarkets and other grocery stores 16 491 8,322,499 325.96
        44531 Beer, wine, and liquor stores* 5 33 718,803 418.88
    446 Health and personal care stores* 30 282 9,041,980 616.62
        44611 Pharmacies and drug stores* 16 202 6,786,717 646.12
        44619 Other health and personal care stores 10 45 1,506,533 643.83
    447 Gasoline stations* 40 268 3,660,683 262.67
          447110 Gasoline stations with convenience stores 38 258 3,525,053 262.75
    448 Clothing and clothing accessories stores 31 199 2,475,423 239.21
      4481 Clothing stores 18 142 1,576,882 213.56
        44812 Women's clothing stores* 7 41 569,356 267.06
        44814 Family clothing stores* 6 90 858,795 183.50
      4482 Shoe stores* 7 29 452,197 299.87
      4483 Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores* 6 28 446,344 306.56
    451 Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 19 86 1,125,161 251.60
      4511 Sporting goods and musical instrument stores 11 50 613,366 235.90
        45111 Sporting goods stores* 7 30 418,582 268.33
          451120 Hobby, toy, and game stores 3 18 188,776 201.69
      4512 Book, periodical, and music stores 8 36 511,795 273.40
        45122 Precorded tape, CD, and record stores* 4 21 333,981 305.85
    452 General merchandise stores 21 766 14,301,774 359.06
      4521 Department stores* 5 321 4,840,312 289.98
      4529 Other general merchandise stores 16 445 9,461,462 408.88
          452990 All other general merchandise stores 15 105 1,500,965 274.90
    453 Miscellaneous store retailers 24 79 1,001,877 243.88
      4531 Florists* 5 21 326,195 298.71
      4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 9 41 433,863 203.50
          453220 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 8 39 383,112 188.90
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 40 324 10,968,991 651.06
    484 Truck transportation 29 197 7,495,745 731.71
      4841 General freight trucking 13 47 1,865,688 763.37
      4842 Specialized freight trucking 16 149 5,630,057 726.65
        48422 Other specialized trucking, local* 15 143 5,557,004 747.31
    488 Support activities for transportation 4 26 672,167 497.17
INFORMATION 15 339 11,728,627 665.35
  51 Information 15 339 11,728,627 665.35
    511 Publishing industries, except Internet* 3 125 3,377,549 519.62
    515 Broadcasting, except Internet* 4 90 2,684,866 573.69
    517 Telecommunications 5 99 5,238,817 1,017.63
        51711 Wired telecommunications carriers* 4 98 5,219,267 1,024.19
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 125 721 26,763,747 713.85
  52 Finance and insurance 71 537 20,292,946 726.71
    522 Credit intermediation and related activities 31 368 12,742,879 665.90
      5221 Depository credit intermediation 22 333 11,416,651 659.31
          522110 Commercial banking 19 323 11,138,497 663.17
        52229 Other nondepository credit intermediation 9 35 1,320,712 725.67
    523 Securities, commodity contracts, investments 9 20 1,541,047 1,481.77
    524 Insurance carriers and related activities 31 150 6,009,020 770.38
          524210 Insurance agencies and brokerages 26 130 5,023,041 743.06
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing 55 184 6,470,801 676.29
    531 Real estate 43 116 3,920,550 649.96
      5311 Lessors of real estate 28 97 3,549,998 703.81
          531110 Lessors of residential buildings 11 21 405,324 371.17
        53112 Lessors of nonresidential buildings* 7 35 588,800 323.52
        53119 Lessors of other real estate property* 8 38 2,517,773 1,274.17
    532 Rental and leasing services 12 68 2,550,251 721.23
      5322 Consumer goods rental 7 41 825,608 387.25
        53229 Other consumer goods rental 4 19 584,876 591.98
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 164 2,013 53,197,276 508.21
  54 Professional and technical services* 90 537 16,886,956 604.75
      5411 Legal services* 40 177 5,180,976 562.90
      5412 Accounting and bookkeeping services* 21 151 4,387,592 558.79
          541211 Offices of certified public accountants 14 64 2,588,726 777.87
      5413 Architectural and engineering services 12 92 3,951,817 826.06
        54133 Engineering services* 5 42 2,123,808 972.44
          541370 Other surveying and mapping services 6 39 1,349,903 665.63
      5418 Advertising and related services* 3 19 734,322 743.25
      5419 Other professional and technical services 8 67 1,612,083 462.71
        54194 Veterinary services* 4 53 1,420,338 515.37
  55 Management of companies and enterprises* 10 157 7,593,298 930.10
  56 Administrative and waste services 64 1,320 28,717,022 418.37
    561 Administrative and support services 55 1,260 26,709,690 407.65
      5613 Employment services 5 169 2,714,507 308.88
      5615 Travel arrangement and reservation services 4 19 533,762 540.25
      5616 Investigation and security services 10 235 4,160,584 340.48
          561612 Security guards and patrol services 8 225 3,986,091 340.69
      5617 Services to buildings and dwellings 26 99 1,304,175 253.33
        56172 Janitorial services* 13 47 472,626 193.38
        56173 Landscaping services* 9 29 380,062 252.04
      5619 Other support services* 5 26 378,846 280.21
    562 Waste management and remediation services 9 60 2,007,332 643.38
      5621 Waste collection* 5 20 499,030 479.85
      5629 Remediation and other waste services 4 40 1,508,302 725.15
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 244 3,508 116,269,925 637.38
  61 Educational services* 4 53 786,965 285.54
  62 Health care and social assistance 240 3,455 115,482,960 642.79
    621 Ambulatory health care services 150 1,351 53,555,271 762.33
      6211 Offices of physicians* 85 608 32,196,089 1,018.35
          621111 Offices of physicians, except mental health 82 599 31,953,802 1,025.87
      6212 Offices of dentists* 23 143 4,120,891 554.17
      6213 Offices of other health practitioners 23 111 2,728,526 472.71
        62132 Offices of optometrists* 4 30 578,783 371.02
        62133 Offices of mental health practitioners* 7 44 771,405 337.15
        62134 Offices of specialty therapists* 8 29 1,076,242 713.69
      6214 Outpatient care centers 4 245 7,247,230 568.87
        62161 Home health care services* 7 93 3,042,519 629.13
      6219 Other ambulatory health care services 5 123 3,100,495 484.75
          621910 Ambulance services 4 120 3,064,351 491.08
    623 Nursing and residential care facilities 48 647 13,209,109 392.62
      6233 Community care facilities for the elderly* 8 280 6,106,993 419.44
          623311 Continuing care retirement communities 4 233 5,423,791 447.65
          623312 Homes for the elderly 4 47 683,202 279.54
      6241 Individual and family services 17 224 3,633,033 311.90
        62411 Child and youth services* 5 30 703,585 451.02
        62412 Services for the elderly and disabled* 4 104 1,249,000 230.96
        62419 Other individual and family services* 8 90 1,680,448 359.08
      6244 Child day care services* 18 174 2,261,958 250.00
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 132 2,610 32,412,380 238.83
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 29 450 5,967,188 255.00
    713 Amusements, gambling, and recreation 25 440 5,834,148 254.98
          713290 Other gambling industries 14 101 2,229,125 424.44
      7139 Other amusement and recreation industries 10 328 3,475,932 203.79
        71394 Fitness and recreational sports centers* 4 131 897,026 131.69
        71399 All other amusement and recreation industries* 3 13 231,268 342.12
  72 Accommodation and food services 103 2,160 26,445,192 235.44
    721 Accommodation* 13 237 3,434,195 278.65
    722 Food services and drinking places 90 1,923 23,010,997 230.12
      7221 Full-service restaurants* 26 723 9,191,298 244.48
      7222 Limited-service eating places* 53 1,076 11,907,717 212.83
          722211 Limited-service restaurants 47 969 10,745,338 213.25
        72241 Drinking places, alcoholic beverages* 9 49 715,507 280.81
OTHER SERVICES 131 862 27,005,066 602.46
  81 Other services, except public administration 131 862 27,005,066 602.46
    811 Repair and maintenance 49 463 18,834,268 782.29
      8111 Automotive repair and maintenance 29 117 2,731,875 449.02
        81111 Automotive mechanical and electrical repair 15 66 1,288,108 375.33
          811111 General automotive repair 12 43 763,601 341.50
        81112 Automotive body, interior, and glass repair 7 28 880,557 604.77
        81119 Other automotive repair and maintenance 7 23 563,210 470.90
      8113 Commercial machinery repair and maintenance* 14 312 13,849,001 853.62
    812 Personal and laundry services 34 172 4,439,093 496.33
      8121 Personal care services* 18 84 1,543,851 353.44
      8122 Death care services 10 73 2,712,080 714.46
          812210 Funeral homes and funeral services 7 56 2,327,516 799.29
    813 Membership associations and organizations 22 172 2,852,974 318.98
      8134 Civic and social organizations* 8 82 836,192 196.10
    814 Private households* 27 56 878,731 301.77
GOVERNMENT 110 4,715 168,038,943 685.37
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 30 251 13,861,150 1,062.00
  STATE GOVERNMENT 26 1,152 44,208,643 738.00
    61 Educational services 4 555 23,975,849 830.77
    62 Health care and social assistance 2 132 4,007,252 583.81
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 54 3,311 109,969,150 638.71
    61 Educational services 26 1,365 50,921,493 717.40
    62 Health care and social assistance 2 1,200 40,641,464 651.31
*This line contains full industry detail.
Date last revised: 05/28/09