Table 19
Changes in average log wages by occupational group, full-time workers, 1981 to 1998

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Changes in average log wages by occupational group, full-time workers, 1981 to 1998
Table summary
This table displays the changes in average log real wages observed in full-time jobs in various occupational groups from 1981 to 1998. The row headers describe the occupational groups examined. The headers for columns 1, 2, and 3 identify the types of models estimated in terms of the control variables used. The header for column 4 identifies the sample size in each occupational group.
Occupational group No controls Controls for gender, age, education, and seniority Column 2 plus controls for two-digit industries Sample size
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
  number
Professionals and managers -0.005 -0.007 -0.007 3,520
Natural and social sciences 0.069*** 0.012 0.016 11,558
Clerical occupations 0.032*** -0.024*** -0.009 10,811
Sales 0.079*** 0.046*** 0.039*** 10,524
Services -0.016 -0.04*** -0.004 7,325
Primary, processing, machining 0.001 -0.031*** -0.021** 14,571
Construction-related -0.037* -0.071*** -0.064*** 4,286
Other occupations -0.043** -0.062*** -0.061*** 6,566
Note(s):
†p<0.10; *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001 (two-tailed test).
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, authors' calculations based on the 1981 Survey of Work History and the 1998 Labour Force Survey.
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