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Table 17. Average usual hours and wages of employees by selected characteristics, Canada (in thousands), unadjusted

  Employees Full-time Part-time
Number Avg. weekly hours Avg. weekly wages Avg. hourly wages Number Avg. weekly hours Avg. weekly wages Number Avg. weekly hours Avg. weekly wages
      $ $     $     $
January 2004                    
15 years and over 13,155.5 35.0 673.55 18.49 10,593.2 39.4 780.99 2,562.3 17.1 229.36
15 to 24 years 2,141.4 26.5 298.83 10.46 1,044.7 38.6 472.49 1,096.6 14.9 133.39
25 years and over 11,014.1 36.7 746.40 20.05 9,548.4 39.5 814.74 1,465.7 18.7 301.17
Men 6,635.7 37.8 783.29 20.19 5,866.3 40.6 859.09 769.4 16.2 205.38
Women 6,519.8 32.2 561.85 16.75 4,726.8 37.8 684.07 1,792.9 17.4 239.65
Union coverage                    
Union coverage 4,330.0 35.6 769.47 21.33 3,686.5 38.6 843.88 643.5 18.7 343.18
No union coverage 8,825.5 34.7 626.49 17.09 6,906.7 39.8 747.42 1,918.8 16.5 191.19
Job permanency                    
Permanent 11,684.7 36.0 704.86 18.96 9,845.1 39.4 791.03 1,839.6 17.9 243.66
Temporary 1,470.8 27.0 424.82 14.73 748.1 38.7 648.81 722.7 14.9 192.95
Occupation                    
Management 933.5 40.3 1,153.61 28.80 908.5 40.9 1,174.01 25.0 19.5 412.92
Business, finance and administrative 2,624.1 35.1 632.51 17.60 2,231.8 38.2 700.35 392.3 17.6 246.51
Natural and applied sciences 871.5 38.4 1,016.12 26.44 839.5 39.2 1,039.71 32.0 17.6 397.54
Health 786.8 32.9 735.21 22.07 577.3 37.6 850.30 209.5 19.8 417.99
Social science, education, government service and religion 1,009.4 33.9 859.09 25.26 797.7 38.2 974.83 211.7 17.4 422.99
Art, culture, recreation and sport 292.5 29.5 571.02 17.99 190.6 38.2 775.14 101.9 13.1 189.18
Sales and service 3,508.1 29.8 400.10 12.43 2,106.0 38.5 557.00 1,402.1 16.7 164.44
Trades, transport and equipment operators 1,783.3 39.7 738.40 18.44 1,660.2 41.3 775.71 123.1 17.4 235.15
Occupations unique to primary industry 179.7 42.3 734.81 16.89 159.2 46.0 808.71 20.5 14.0 159.83
Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities 1,166.5 39.4 663.08 16.65 1,122.3 40.2 681.41 44.3 17.8 198.24
                     
January 2003                    
15 years and over 12,932.8 35.1 658.15 18.02 10,414.7 39.5 762.83 2,518.1 17.0 225.19
15 to 24 years 2,120.7 26.5 292.16 10.24 1,033.1 38.8 463.61 1,087.6 14.8 129.31
25 years and over 10,812.1 36.8 729.93 19.55 9,381.6 39.5 795.78 1,430.5 18.8 298.08
Men 6,577.4 37.8 770.74 19.82 5,832.2 40.6 844.69 745.2 16.0 191.93
Women 6,355.4 32.2 541.62 16.16 4,582.4 38.0 658.64 1,773.0 17.5 239.17
Union coverage                    
Union coverage 4,225.6 35.7 751.35 20.81 3,582.6 38.7 823.33 643.0 18.9 350.29
No union coverage 8,707.2 34.8 612.92 16.67 6,832.1 39.9 731.11 1,875.1 16.4 182.29
Job permanency                    
Permanent 11,534.8 36.1 687.31 18.47 9,693.4 39.5 771.76 1,841.4 18.0 242.73
Temporary 1,398.0 27.0 417.58 14.29 721.3 39.0 642.86 676.7 14.3 177.46
Occupation                    
Management 873.6 40.2 1,120.92 27.87 846.0 41.0 1,145.51 27.6 17.6 367.65
Business, finance and administrative 2,497.5 35.1 622.46 17.30 2,115.9 38.4 692.14 381.6 17.1 236.05
Natural and applied sciences 900.4 38.6 990.57 25.65 871.7 39.2 1,010.96 28.7 17.5 370.53
Health 769.4 32.5 687.76 20.98 544.9 37.5 798.74 224.6 20.3 418.47
Social science, education, government service and religion 1,043.7 34.2 840.53 24.55 830.3 38.6 945.88 213.4 17.3 430.72
Art, culture, recreation and sport 294.3 30.8 580.36 17.34 204.1 38.7 762.50 90.2 12.7 168.16
Sales and service 3,447.6 30.0 395.86 12.21 2,089.9 38.5 549.81 1,357.7 16.7 158.88
Trades, transport and equipment operators 1,739.5 39.8 727.59 18.12 1,627.4 41.4 762.47 112.1 17.1 221.07
Occupations unique to primary industry 203.0 40.6 669.22 15.77 167.7 46.0 778.39 35.3 14.8 150.62
Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities 1,163.8 39.3 638.02 16.10 1,116.9 40.2 656.49 47.0 17.6 198.71

Related CANSIM tables 282-0023, 282-0069, 282-0073