Table 20
Real hourly wages (2010 dollars) of workers in selected occupational groups employed full-time, 1998 to 2011

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Real hourly wages (2010 dollars) of workers in selected occupational groups employed full-time, 1998 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays median and average real hourly wages of full-time workers aged 17 to 64, in selected occupational groups, from 1998 to 2011. The row headers describe the occupational groups considered. The column headers identify the wage measure used (median wage, average wage), the years 1998 and 2011, and the percentage change in wages from 1998 to 2011.
Occupational group Median hourly wages Average hourly wages
1998 2011 Change 1998 2011 Change
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6
  dollars percent dollars percent
Management occupations 24.87 33.50 34.7 27.54 34.95 26.9
Business, finance, and administrative occupations 19.14 19.86 3.8 20.54 21.70 5.7
Natural sciences, applied sciences, an  
related occupations" 26.17 29.79 13.8 27.47 31.37 14.2
Health occupations 22.97 23.84 3.8 23.67 26.27 11.0
Social sciences, education, government service 26.64 27.32 2.5 27.16 28.75 5.9
Sales and service occupations 13.72 14.52 5.9 15.93 16.97 6.5
Trades, transport, and equipment operators 20.42 21.30 4.3 21.05 22.50 6.9
Occupations unique to primary industry 14.04 16.14 15.0 16.65 19.07 14.6
Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing, and utilities 17.03 17.24 1.2 18.44 18.86 2.3
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, 1998 to 2011 Labour Force Survey and Consumer Price Index (All-items).
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