Table 6-11
Estimates of employment, average hourly earnings and average weekly hours for salaried employees, by industry — British Columbia

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Table summary
This table displays the results of british columbia. The information is grouped by industry - naics (appearing as row headers), employment, average weekly earnings (including overtime), average hourly earnings (including overtime), average standard work week and apr.  2011, calculated using apr.  2011, mar.  2012, apr.  2012, in thousands, current dollars and hours units of measure (appearing as column headers).

Industry - NAICS Employment Average weekly earnings (including overtime) Average hourly earnings (including overtime) Average standard work week
Apr.  2011 Mar.  2012Note r: revised Apr.  2012Note p: preliminary Apr.  2011 Mar.  2012Note r: revised Apr.  2012Note p: preliminary Apr.  2011 Mar.  2012Note r: revised Apr.  2012Note p: preliminary Apr.  2011 Mar.  2012Note r: revised Apr.  2012Note p: preliminary
  in thousands current dollars hours
Industrial aggregate excluding
unclassified businesses - 11-91N
632.6A 616.5A 644.7A 1,122.03A 1,150.06A 1,157.55A 30.57A 31.70A 31.71A 36.7A 36.3A 36.5A
Goods producing industries
- 11-33N
64.7A 58.9A 61.9A 1,331.67A 1,424.00A 1,448.19A 33.90A 36.37A 37.17A 39.3A 39.2A 39.0A
Forestry, logging and support
- 11N
2.6C Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,153.71B 1,383.09Note E: Use with caution 1,309.24C 32.34B 27.50D 31.10B 35.7B 50.3D 42.1B
Forestry and logging - 113 1.8D Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,315.92C Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,354.11C 35.22B 27.45D 31.85B 37.4B 53.5Note E: Use with caution 42.5B
Support activities for forestry
- 1153
0.8D Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 779.94C Note F: too unreliable to be published 965.85B 24.54B Note F: too unreliable to be published 24.87B 31.8B Note F: too unreliable to be published 38.8A
Mining, quarrying, and oil
and gas extraction - 21
7.4D 9.9B 10.2C 1,755.72A 1,954.49B 2,101.45A 44.13A 49.04B 53.41A 39.8A 39.9A 39.3A
Oil and gas extraction - 211,2111 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Mining and quarrying (except
oil and gas) - 212
2.7D 4.8C 4.4D 1,679.67B 1,805.28C 2,051.36B 41.96B 44.82C 50.96B 40.0A 40.3A 40.3A
Support activities for mining
and oil and gas extraction - 213,2131
3.1Note E: Use with caution 3.4C 4.1D 1,565.56B 2,033.94B 2,067.62B 39.23B 52.17B 54.75B 39.9A 39.0A 37.8A
Utilities - 22,221 4.9B 4.5B 4.3B 1,883.62A 1,783.91A 1,734.34A 48.93A 46.48A 45.29A 38.5A 38.4A 38.3A
Construction - 23 16.7C 15.3B 19.1B 1,170.82B 1,321.03B 1,243.82A 29.95B 34.58B 32.58A 39.1A 38.2A 38.2A
Construction of buildings - 236 6.6D 6.3C 9.3C 1,206.85B 1,437.41C 1,308.05A 30.40B 37.66B 33.97A 39.7A 38.2A 38.5A
Heavy and civil engineering construction
- 237
3.6C 3.5D 3.8C 1,529.53B 1,384.84B 1,336.77B 38.52B 34.46B 33.98B 39.7A 40.2A 39.3A
Specialty trade contractors - 238 6.5D 5.5D 6.1D 937.94C 1,144.63C 1,087.89C 24.59C 30.99B 29.44B 38.1A 36.9B 37.0B
Manufacturing - 31-33 33.1B 28.4B 26.8A 1,249.88A 1,237.16A 1,307.86A 31.51A 31.53A 33.27A 39.7A 39.2A 39.3A
Non-durable goods - 311N 14.9B 12.8B 10.8B 1,177.34A 1,224.27A 1,307.03A 29.54A 31.22A 33.23A 39.9A 39.2A 39.3A
Food manufacturing - 311 5.1C 2.9D 2.6D 1,137.94A 1,087.51B 1,098.61B 29.10A 27.10B 27.58B 39.1A 40.1A 39.8A
Beverage and tobacco product
manufacturing - 312
Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 0.9D Note F: too unreliable to be published 805.55D 1,262.69B Note F: too unreliable to be published 20.72D 33.83B Note F: too unreliable to be published 38.9A 37.3A
Clothing manufacturing - 315 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 704.18C 22.90D Note F: too unreliable to be published 18.90C Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 37.3A
Paper manufacturing - 322 2.3Note E: Use with caution 2.8C Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,487.01B 1,718.43A Note F: too unreliable to be published 37.46B 43.15A Note F: too unreliable to be published 39.7A 39.8A Note F: too unreliable to be published
Printing and related support
activities - 323,3231
1.1D 1.1D 1.1D 984.33B 992.13B 977.80B 25.83B 25.43B 25.28B 38.1A 39.0A 38.7A
Plastics and rubber products
manufacturing - 326
1.2D Note F: too unreliable to be published 1.0D 1,064.36B Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,239.95A 26.63B Note F: too unreliable to be published 31.61A 40.0A Note F: too unreliable to be published 39.2A
Durable goods - 321N 18.1B 15.6B 16.0B 1,309.58A 1,247.70A 1,308.42A 33.16A 31.79A 33.30A 39.5A 39.2A 39.3A
Wood product manufacturing - 321 Note F: too unreliable to be published 3.6C 4.2B Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,367.54B 1,277.10B Note F: too unreliable to be published 34.30B 32.69B Note F: too unreliable to be published 39.9A 39.1A
Non-metallic mineral product
manufacturing - 327
0.8D 1.2Note E: Use with caution 1.3D 1,230.05A 1,209.39C 1,476.58D 30.73A 31.56C 37.52D 40.0A 38.3A 39.4A
Primary metal manufacturing - 331 1.1C 1.0B 1.0B 1,511.33B 1,635.12A 1,737.89A 37.83B 41.22A 43.92A 40.0A 39.7A 39.6A
Fabricated metal product manufacturing
- 332
2.4D 0.8Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,167.88B 1,000.87B 1,223.97C 31.21B 25.19B 29.93B 37.4A 39.7A 40.9A
Machinery manufacturing - 333 Note F: too unreliable to be published 2.0D 1.9D Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,145.28B 1,353.17C Note F: too unreliable to be published 28.85B 34.07C Note F: too unreliable to be published 39.7A 39.7A
Transportation equipment manufacturing
- 336
0.7D 0.8D 1.0D 1,398.01A 1,307.54B 1,251.80C 34.15A 32.74B 31.49C 40.9A 39.9A 39.8A
Furniture and related product
manufacturing - 337
0.4Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,099.97C Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,060.00D 28.01C 27.97D 26.15D 39.3A Note F: too unreliable to be published 40.5A
Service producing industries
- 41-91N
567.9A 557.6A 582.8A 1,098.16A 1,121.10A 1,126.68A 30.16A 31.16A 31.08A 36.4A 36.0A 36.2A
Trade - 41-45N 71.7B 68.5A 78.7A 994.35A 1,062.74A 1,081.51A 25.28A 27.15A 27.67A 39.3A 39.1A 39.1A
Wholesale trade - 41 38.0B 37.8B 43.6A 1,138.46A 1,187.31A 1,206.67A 28.73A 30.17A 30.58A 39.6A 39.4A 39.5A
Farm product wholesaler-distributors
- 411,4111
Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Personal and household goods
wholesaler-distributors - 414
4.4D 4.0C 4.9C 1,072.81A 1,099.44B 1,098.71B 28.89B 28.34B 28.03B 37.1B 38.8A 39.2A
Motor vehicle and parts wholesaler-distributors
- 415
Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Building material and supplies
wholesaler-distributors - 416
9.3C 8.3C 8.9C 1,119.01B 1,122.64B 1,190.15A 28.02B 28.49B 30.30A 39.9A 39.4A 39.3A
Machinery, equipment and supplies
wholesaler-distributors - 417
8.3D 10.3C 12.4B 1,323.71B 1,404.68B 1,511.55A 33.72B 35.81B 38.82A 39.3A 39.2A 38.9A
Miscellaneous wholesaler-distributors
- 418
2.9D 3.1D 4.3B 1,123.90A 1,200.12B 1,100.15B 28.63A 30.44B 27.75B 39.3A 39.4A 39.6A
Wholesale electronic markets,
and agents and brokers - 419,4191
Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,041.63A Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 26.33A Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 39.6A Note F: too unreliable to be published
Retail trade - 44-45 33.7B 30.7B 35.1B 832.08A 909.56A 926.28A 21.34A 23.40A 23.98A 39.0A 38.9A 38.6A
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
- 441
6.6C 6.3C 7.0C 973.52B 1,145.77B 1,287.64B 24.30B 28.81B 32.25B 40.1A 39.8A 39.9A
Furniture and home furnishings
stores - 442
2.6D 2.8D 2.6D 827.57B 760.52B 804.48B 21.54B 19.07B 19.99B 38.4A 39.9A 40.2A
Building material and garden
equipment and supplies dealers - 444
2.7D 1.8Note E: Use with caution 2.2D 873.48B 999.92C 799.91C 20.86B 25.27C 22.03B 41.9A 39.6A 36.3B
Food and beverage stores - 445 6.9C 6.1D 6.0D 750.85B 808.47B 832.14B 19.57B 21.72B 21.89B 38.4A 37.2A 38.0A
Gasoline stations - 447,4471 Note F: too unreliable to be published 0.7Note E: Use with caution 0.8Note E: Use with caution 754.29C 570.26C 582.61C 19.71B 15.50B 15.53B 38.3B 36.8B 37.5B
Sporting goods, hobby, book and
music stores - 451
1.8Note E: Use with caution 1.2Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 764.02B 683.95C 789.06B 19.69B 18.49B 20.26B 38.8B 37.0B 39.0A
General merchandise stores - 452 3.0D 3.1D 4.6D 836.16B 804.95B 736.32B 21.80B 21.26B 19.57B 38.4B 37.9A 37.6A
Miscellaneous store retailers
- 453
1.7D Note F: too unreliable to be published 1.2Note E: Use with caution 698.09A 785.73D 809.54C 18.68A 21.27B 22.31B 37.4A 36.9B 36.3B
Non-store retailers - 454 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Transportation and warehousing
- 48-49
42.6B 34.5B 39.2B 1,048.88A 1,022.28A 935.95A 27.29A 26.23A 24.29A 38.4A 39.0A 38.5A
Air transportation - 481 11.8B 10.8A 12.2B 947.83A 1,039.45A 993.51A 24.73A 26.94A 25.86A 38.3A 38.6A 38.4A
Rail transportation - 482,4821 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Truck transportation - 484 3.5D 3.4D 3.4Note E: Use with caution 897.98B 1,020.75B 895.49B 23.04B 24.61B 21.75B 39.0A 41.5A 41.2A
Transit and ground passenger
transportation - 485
3.1C 1.8Note E: Use with caution 3.0Note E: Use with caution 1,142.18B 1,034.76D 702.28D 29.18B 27.78C 22.41B 39.1B 37.3B 31.3B
Support activities for transportation
- 488
8.1D 5.7D 10.5C 1,052.52A 1,005.48B 890.98A 29.53A 26.45B 23.01A 35.6A 38.0A 38.7A
Warehousing and storage - 493,4931 2.4D 2.0D 2.0D 967.91B 874.76B 963.62B 24.94B 22.13A 24.38B 38.8A 39.5A 39.5A
Information and cultural industries
- 51
28.5A 27.6A 29.4B 1,259.04A 1,232.18A 1,228.43A 32.23A 31.81A 31.44A 39.1A 38.7A 39.1A
Broadcasting (except Internet)
- 515
Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Telecommunications - 517 7.2B 7.5C 8.6C 1,391.33A 1,379.45B 1,219.08B 34.56A 34.88B 31.11B 40.3A 39.5A 39.2A
Data processing, hosting, and
related services - 518,5182
2.2C 2.5B Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,200.99D 1,330.08B Note F: too unreliable to be published 31.42D 32.99B Note F: too unreliable to be published 38.2A 40.3A Note F: too unreliable to be published
Other information services - 519,5191 Note F: too unreliable to be published 1.9C 2.1C Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,100.87B 1,117.50B Note F: too unreliable to be published 28.52B 30.37B Note F: too unreliable to be published 38.6A 36.8B
Finance and insurance - 52 48.7A 50.5A 54.2A 1,186.76A 1,158.40A 1,198.00A 32.05A 31.27A 32.47A 37.0A 37.0A 36.9A
Credit intermediation and related
activities - 522
24.5B 26.4B 27.4B 1,053.46A 1,060.19A 1,080.68A 28.48A 28.65A 28.75A 37.0A 37.0A 37.6A
Insurance carriers and related
activities - 524
17.0A 14.5B 16.0B 1,154.80A 1,010.43A 1,123.86A 31.36A 27.89A 30.68A 36.8A 36.2A 36.6A
Real estate and rental and
leasing - 53
14.5C 13.1C 11.8D 890.39B 1,110.91B 1,171.31C 24.65A 29.74B 30.78C 36.1A 37.4A 38.1A
Real estate - 531 11.7C 10.9D 9.4Note E: Use with caution 826.29B 1,081.26C 1,172.68C 23.29B 29.21C 30.95C 35.5B 37.0A 37.9A
Rental and leasing services - 532 2.2C 1.7C 1.9D 1,148.88B 1,259.92B 1,139.19B 29.80B 32.34B 29.54B 38.6A 39.0A 38.6A
Professional, scientific and
technical services - 54,541
50.0B 51.2B 57.2B 1,257.55A 1,298.32A 1,377.19A 32.88A 34.07A 36.31A 38.2A 38.1A 37.9A
Administrative and support,
waste management and remediation services - 56
25.8C 30.0D 32.8B 1,118.21A 1,061.14B 1,055.53A 29.63A 28.11B 27.76A 37.7A 37.7A 38.0A
Administrative and support services
- 561
24.0C 27.7D 31.2C 1,114.46A 1,072.22B 1,028.23A 29.55A 28.52B 27.11A 37.7A 37.6A 37.9A
Waste management and remediation
services - 562
Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Educational services - 61,611 132.2A 130.6A 126.2A 1,032.07A 1,038.04A 1,047.50A 32.69A 33.88B 32.33A 31.6A 30.6A 32.4A
Education special - 611N 64.6B 68.9A 64.2A 1,332.45A 1,331.89A 1,333.60A 41.35A 40.71B 38.12A 32.2A 32.7B 35.0B
Health care and social assistance
- 62
30.4C 23.0C 25.0C 859.67A 986.30A 980.48A 24.96A 28.09A 28.55A 34.4A 35.1A 34.3A
Ambulatory health care services
- 621
10.6D 5.9D 6.6D 864.23A 976.14B 1,020.64B 24.79A 28.79B 30.08B 34.9A 33.9A 33.9A
Hospitals - 622 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 969.63C 1,028.90D 1,119.25D 26.45B 27.01D 28.89D 36.7A 38.1A 38.7A
Nursing and residential care
facilities - 623
12.7D 6.6B 6.7B 901.67B 1,149.10A 1,076.09A 26.47B 32.33A 32.04A 34.1A 35.5A 33.6A
Social assistance - 624 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 9.6D 690.78C Note F: too unreliable to be published 855.40B 20.59C Note F: too unreliable to be published 25.01B 33.5B Note F: too unreliable to be published 34.2A
Arts, entertainment and recreation
- 71
10.5B 11.5B 9.5B 966.02A 946.57A 936.34A 25.40A 24.72A 25.00A 38.0A 38.3A 37.5A
Performing arts, spectator sports
and related industries - 711
3.3C 3.0C 2.9C 877.76B 846.10B 931.67B 25.02B 22.63B 25.71B 35.1A 37.4A 36.2A
Heritage institutions - 712,7121 1.3B 1.3C 1.7D 1,051.16A 1,059.29B 782.35B 28.03A 29.02B 23.61B 37.5A 36.5A 33.1B
Amusement, gambling and recreation
industries - 713
5.8C Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 996.63A Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 25.04A Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 39.8A Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Accommodation and food services
- 72
16.7C 18.5B 19.5B 749.59B 820.11A 860.71A 18.40A 21.00A 22.05A 40.7A 39.1A 39.0A
Accommodation services - 721 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 5.2C Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 906.77B Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 22.69B Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 40.0A
Food services and drinking places
- 722
12.3C 14.4C 14.3B 713.27B 773.21A 843.83A 17.50B 19.88A 21.81A 40.8A 38.9A 38.7A
Other services (except public
administration) - 81
14.1C 15.6B 17.3B 970.83B 959.91A 1,083.18B 27.20A 27.80B 30.50B 35.7A 34.5A 35.5A
Repair and maintenance - 811 2.7D 2.4D 2.4D 864.22C 890.50B 820.52B 23.50C 24.31B 22.58B 36.8B 36.6B 36.3B
Personal and laundry services
- 812
2.2Note E: Use with caution 1.5D 2.6D 696.72C 1,017.12C 858.69C 19.88C 26.62B 23.60C 35.0B 38.2A 36.4B
Grant-making, civic, and professional
and similar organizations excluding religion - 813
9.2C 11.8C 12.2C 1,068.66B 966.79B 1,183.39B 30.07B 28.74B 33.66B 35.5A 33.6A 35.2A
Public administration - 91 76.0A 77.7A 76.2A 1,302.94A 1,350.08A 1,276.41A 34.74A 37.31A 37.02A 37.5A 36.2A 34.5A
Federal government public administration
- 911
32.3A 32.1A 31.8A 1,350.58A 1,354.19A 1,362.46A 34.25A 37.23A 38.80A 39.4A 36.4A 35.1A
Provincial and territorial public
administration - 912
25.8A 25.6A 27.5A 1,209.30A 1,277.29A 1,146.10A 34.45A 36.14A 35.73A 35.1A 35.3A 32.1A
Local, municipal and regional
public administration - 913
14.5D 17.4C 14.3C 1,490.67A 1,502.88A 1,414.20A 38.66A 40.96A 38.23A 38.6A 36.7A 37.0A
Note(s):
Refer to survey overview