Table 11 
Average usual hours and wages of employees by selected characteristics, unadjusted for seasonality 

Average usual hours and wages of employees by selected characteristics, unadjusted for seasonality
Number – EmployeesAverage weekly hours – EmployeesAverage weekly wages – EmployeesAverage hourly wages – EmployeesNumber – Full-timeAverage weekly hours – Full-timeAverage weekly wages – Full-timeNumber – Part-timeAverage weekly hours – Part-timeAverage weekly wages – Part-time
  thousands   current dollarscurrent dollars thousands   current dollars thousands   current dollars
August 2020                    
15 years and over 15,523.9 36.0 1,091.03 29.47 13,216.9 39.1 1,215.33 2,307.0 18.0 378.88
15 to 24 years 2,400.8 29.7 543.04 17.50 1,453.2 37.8 724.86 947.6 17.2 264.22
25 years and over 13,123.1 37.1 1,191.28 31.67 11,763.7 39.3 1,275.92 1,359.4 18.6 458.81
Males 8,067.9 37.9 1,208.27 31.21 7,262.5 40.2 1,302.80 805.5 17.7 355.88
Females 7,456.0 33.9 964.17 27.59 5,954.4 37.8 1,108.65 1,501.5 18.2 391.22
Union coverage                    
Union coverage 4,692.0 36.6 1,220.87 33.01 4,198.9 38.6 1,301.74 493.0 19.8 532.08
No union coverage 10,831.9 35.7 1,034.79 27.94 9,018.0 39.4 1,175.10 1,814.0 17.5 337.25
Job permanency                    
Permanent employees 13,564.3 36.6 1,143.24 30.54 11,892.6 39.1 1,247.44 1,671.6 18.6 401.93
Temporary employees 1,959.6 31.9 729.64 22.09 1,324.3 39.2 927.02 635.3 16.6 318.25
Occupation                    
Management occupations 1,028.2 39.2 1,852.67 47.46 997.7 39.8 1,883.43 30.5 19.7 848.05
Business, finance and administration occupations 2,727.1 36.0 1,064.40 29.21 2,416.0 38.2 1,143.46 311.1 18.9 450.32
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 1,583.6 38.4 1,489.99 38.79 1,527.6 39.1 1,520.00 56.0 18.6 671.12
Health occupations 1,224.6 34.7 1,116.78 31.97 1,001.6 38.0 1,229.63 223.0 20.3 609.95
Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 1,683.9 35.4 1,286.06 35.91 1,479.1 37.9 1,391.34 204.8 17.0 525.55
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 325.6 33.5 890.67 25.73 258.4 38.3 1,038.85 67.2 15.0 320.98
Sales and services occupations 3,709.9 31.4 644.13 19.44 2,489.9 38.2 825.28 1,220.0 17.7 274.43
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 2,146.3 40.2 1,146.32 28.20 2,023.5 41.5 1,192.75 122.8 18.5 381.10
Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 338.8 40.2 996.80 23.86 290.7 44.2 1,110.45 48.1 16.3 309.66
Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 756.0 39.7 1,003.98 25.08 732.4 40.5 1,024.22 23.6 17.0 375.20
August 2019                    
15 years and over 16,387.9 36.0 1,024.05 27.66 13,846.5 39.3 1,143.34 2,541.4 18.5 374.11
15 to 24 years 2,765.3 30.9 553.64 17.18 1,756.3 38.5 720.76 1,009.0 17.7 262.76
25 years and over 13,622.6 37.1 1,119.54 29.79 12,090.3 39.4 1,204.72 1,532.3 19.1 447.44
Males 8,407.9 38.0 1,135.88 29.29 7,525.7 40.3 1,228.42 882.2 18.0 346.49
Females 7,980.0 34.0 906.22 25.94 6,320.8 38.0 1,042.04 1,659.2 18.8 388.80
Union coverage                    
Union coverage 4,825.6 36.4 1,153.98 31.38 4,263.8 38.6 1,236.47 561.7 20.1 527.84
No union coverage 11,562.3 35.9 969.83 26.10 9,582.7 39.6 1,101.90 1,979.6 18.1 330.49
Job permanency                    
Permanent employees 13,975.4 36.7 1,081.24 28.81 12,185.1 39.3 1,180.56 1,790.3 19.4 405.20
Temporary employees 2,412.5 32.1 692.79 21.00 1,661.4 39.2 870.36 751.1 16.5 300.02
Occupation                    
Management occupations 1,065.1 39.5 1,790.23 45.50 1,037.0 40.1 1,820.26 28.1 17.2 679.84
Business, finance and administration occupations 2,792.0 36.1 1,023.28 28.01 2,490.6 38.3 1,094.49 301.4 18.4 434.89
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 1,414.6 38.4 1,430.60 37.17 1,367.3 39.1 1,459.46 47.3 18.7 596.49
Health occupations 1,261.2 34.0 1,029.70 30.15 980.2 37.8 1,146.56 281.0 20.9 622.08
Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 1,682.2 35.2 1,213.46 33.99 1,446.7 38.1 1,331.97 235.6 17.4 485.64
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 418.7 34.6 816.21 23.37 337.5 39.5 937.27 81.1 14.6 312.59
Sales and services occupations 4,172.8 31.9 611.84 18.36 2,826.8 38.2 768.62 1,346.0 18.6 282.57
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 2,347.5 40.3 1,094.90 26.88 2,198.6 41.7 1,143.95 148.9 19.0 370.67
Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 382.1 40.6 989.56 23.66 344.2 43.2 1,064.06 37.9 17.1 312.56
Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 851.7 39.6 952.67 23.80 817.6 40.5 979.62 34.1 17.9 306.33
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0320-02 (formerly CANSIM table 282-0167).
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