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 may  2011, calculated using may  2011, apr.  2012, may  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
May  2011 Apr.  2012Note r: revised May  2012Note p: preliminary May  2011 Apr.  2012Note r: revised May  2012Note p: preliminary May  2011 Apr.  2012Note r: revised May  2012Note p: preliminary May  2011 Apr.  2012Note r: revised May  2012Note p: preliminary
  in thousands current dollars hours
Industrial aggregate excluding
unclassified businesses - 11-91N
626.5A 642.0A 615.0A 1,130.05A 1,152.56A 1,151.52A 31.08A 31.52A 31.31A 36.4A 36.6A 36.8A
Goods producing industries
- 11-33N
63.1A 61.6A 59.9B 1,299.02A 1,434.40A 1,397.01A 33.10A 36.77A 36.22A 39.2A 39.0A 38.6A
Forestry, logging and support
- 11N
2.0C Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,144.54C 1,267.04C 1,382.85Note E: Use with caution 30.73B 30.03B 54.66D 37.2B 42.2B 25.3Note E: Use with caution
Forestry and logging - 113 1.7C Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,193.74C 1,305.04C 1,425.86Note E: Use with caution 31.96B 30.62B 60.05Note E: Use with caution 37.3B 42.6B 23.7Note E: Use with caution
Support activities for forestry
- 1153
Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 888.27Note E: Use with caution 963.28B 972.72D 24.22D 24.85B 24.23C 36.7C 38.8A 40.1A
Mining, quarrying, and oil
and gas extraction - 21
7.0C 9.8B 9.6C 1,787.63A 2,098.78A 1,864.55B 44.32A 52.93A 47.41B 40.3A 39.7A 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
2.3D 5.1C 3.5D 1,674.89B 2,020.05B 2,004.57A 40.06B 51.26B 49.44A 41.8A 39.4A 40.5A
Support activities for mining
and oil and gas extraction - 213,2131
3.1D 3.1D 4.4D 1,621.46B 2,128.55B 1,590.42C 40.64B 53.96B 41.81C 39.9A 39.4A 38.0A
Utilities - 22,221 4.9B 4.5B 4.5B 1,723.35A 1,718.74A 1,696.49A 44.74A 44.82A 44.19A 38.5A 38.3A 38.4A
Construction - 23 16.6B 18.5B 17.1B 1,154.81A 1,248.18A 1,193.23A 29.50A 32.80A 31.19A 39.1A 38.1A 38.3A
Construction of buildings - 236 6.9D 9.1C 7.2C 1,205.08B 1,300.79A 1,316.70B 29.90B 33.87A 34.72A 40.3A 38.4A 37.9A
Heavy and civil engineering construction
- 237
3.1C 3.4C 4.1D 1,380.37A 1,392.48B 1,219.22A 35.06A 35.59A 31.36A 39.4A 39.1A 38.9A
Specialty trade contractors - 238 6.5D 6.0D 5.8D 993.67B 1,085.77C 1,021.21B 26.28B 29.41B 26.71B 37.8A 36.9B 38.2A
Manufacturing - 31-33 32.7B 27.2A 26.7B 1,213.62A 1,283.73A 1,309.76A 30.88A 32.61A 33.15A 39.3A 39.4A 39.5A
Non-durable goods - 311N 14.5B 10.9B 12.2B 1,219.12A 1,288.73A 1,297.39A 31.25A 32.68A 32.75A 39.0A 39.4A 39.6A
Food manufacturing - 311 4.7C 2.8D 2.1D 1,028.42A 1,114.02B 1,103.00B 26.50A 28.03B 27.93B 38.8A 39.8A 39.5A
Beverage and tobacco product
manufacturing - 312
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 1,126.85C 1,283.26D Note F: too unreliable to be published 28.81D 33.35D Note F: too unreliable to be published 39.1A 38.5A
Clothing manufacturing - 315 0.4Note E: Use with caution 0.6Note E: Use with caution 0.2D 1,079.14B 740.05C 859.67D 28.72B 19.62C 24.90C 37.6A 37.7A 34.5B
Paper manufacturing - 322 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,692.49A Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 42.78A Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 39.6A Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Printing and related support
activities - 323,3231
1.5D 1.1D 1.0D 945.19B 979.47B 913.18B 25.55B 25.30B 23.17B 37.0A 38.7A 39.4A
Plastics and rubber products
manufacturing - 326
1.0D 1.0D 1.0Note E: Use with caution 1,323.82C 1,245.73A 1,184.26A 33.58C 31.58A 29.69A 39.4A 39.4A 39.9A
Durable goods - 321N 18.2B 16.3B 14.5B 1,209.22A 1,280.38A 1,320.15A 30.59A 32.57A 33.49A 39.5A 39.3A 39.4A
Wood product manufacturing - 321 Note F: too unreliable to be published 4.1B 3.8B 1,242.32B 1,279.33B 1,402.01A 31.24B 32.87B 34.92A 39.8A 38.9A 40.2A
Non-metallic mineral product
manufacturing - 327
0.7D 1.1Note E: Use with caution 1.2Note E: Use with caution 1,192.32B 1,151.74C 1,018.96B 30.24B 29.06C 26.01B 39.4A 39.6A 39.2A
Primary metal manufacturing - 331 1.1D 1.0B 0.9B 1,564.94B 1,728.35A 1,692.14A 39.10B 43.68A 42.57A 40.0A 39.6A 39.7A
Fabricated metal product manufacturing
- 332
2.3Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 0.8D 1,194.74B 1,221.27B 1,221.55B 30.82B 29.99B 30.97B 38.8A 40.7A 39.4A
Machinery manufacturing - 333 2.2D 1.8D Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,372.43A 1,384.66C 1,483.78C 35.04B 34.80C 36.40C 39.2A 39.8A 40.8A
Transportation equipment manufacturing
- 336
0.5Note E: Use with caution 1.2D 0.9Note E: Use with caution 963.35D 1,376.00B 1,240.34C 24.07D 34.76B 32.19C 40.0A 39.6A 38.5A
Furniture and related product
manufacturing - 337
0.8D Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 980.03B 1,065.06D 923.92A 24.15B 26.24D 22.95A 40.6A 40.6A 40.3A
Service producing industries
- 41-91N
563.3A 580.4A 555.1A 1,111.11A 1,122.63A 1,125.05A 30.84A 30.92A 30.75A 36.0A 36.3A 36.6A
Trade - 41-45N 69.9B 76.3A 71.9A 1,046.78A 1,054.32A 1,054.26A 26.81A 26.98A 26.88A 39.0A 39.1A 39.2A
Wholesale trade - 41 38.9B 42.7A 38.9B 1,236.34A 1,170.59A 1,189.88A 31.56A 29.55A 29.87A 39.2A 39.6A 39.8A
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
4.8C 4.8C 4.5C 1,084.74A 1,070.97B 1,061.37B 28.55A 27.31B 26.71B 38.0A 39.2A 39.7A
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
8.7D 8.8C 7.5D 1,273.19B 1,176.30A 1,170.70B 32.20B 29.98A 29.72B 39.5A 39.2A 39.4A
Machinery, equipment and supplies
wholesaler-distributors - 417
10.6C 11.5B 11.0C 1,410.89B 1,440.33A 1,482.30A 35.69B 36.57A 37.59A 39.5A 39.4A 39.4A
Miscellaneous wholesaler-distributors
- 418
3.7D 4.6B 4.2C 1,111.00A 1,045.64A 1,075.81B 28.46A 26.19B 27.85A 39.0A 39.9A 38.6A
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 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
Retail trade - 44-45 31.0B 33.5B 33.0B 808.58A 906.07A 894.63A 20.81A 23.60A 23.24A 38.9A 38.4A 38.5A
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
- 441
7.6D 6.8C 7.5C 951.24A 1,184.91B 1,128.04B 23.84A 29.70B 28.15B 39.9A 39.9A 40.1A
Furniture and home furnishings
stores - 442
1.9Note E: Use with caution 2.6D 3.5D 839.74B 801.30B 704.00B 21.85B 19.92B 18.03B 38.4A 40.2A 39.1A
Building material and garden
equipment and supplies dealers - 444
Note F: too unreliable to be published 2.2D 2.0D 877.51B 804.99C 1,007.83D 20.17B 22.14B 28.23D 43.5B 36.4B 35.7B
Food and beverage stores - 445 6.6C 6.0D 5.6D 725.58B 848.64B 863.85B 18.73B 22.42B 22.75B 38.7A 37.9A 38.0A
Gasoline stations - 447,4471 0.5Note E: Use with caution 0.8Note E: Use with caution 0.8Note E: Use with caution 774.41C 577.77C 625.45B 20.28C 15.55B 16.27B 38.2B 37.2C 38.4B
Sporting goods, hobby, book and
music stores - 451
1.2Note E: Use with caution 0.8Note E: Use with caution 1.4D 732.07B 742.29B 649.30C 19.56A 19.43B 18.36B 37.4B 38.2A 35.4B
General merchandise stores - 452 2.1D 4.5D 2.9D 817.27B 696.14B 801.25B 22.34B 18.57A 20.70B 36.6B 37.5A 38.7A
Miscellaneous store retailers
- 453
1.6D 1.1Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 709.48B 807.42C Note F: too unreliable to be published 19.12B 22.28B Note F: too unreliable to be published 37.1A 36.2B Note F: too unreliable to be published
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 922.57D Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 21.65D Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 42.6B Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Transportation and warehousing
- 48-49
40.2B 41.8B 33.4B 1,089.06A 927.19A 948.20A 27.54A 24.13A 24.61A 39.5A 38.4A 38.5A
Air transportation - 481 12.1B 12.0A 11.4A 958.75A 988.28A 961.83A 24.73A 25.73A 25.34A 38.8A 38.4A 38.0A
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 3.1D 3.3Note E: Use with caution 3.3Note E: Use with caution 985.35B 895.73B 969.58B 25.10B 21.76B 23.57B 39.2A 41.2A 41.1A
Transit and ground passenger
transportation - 485
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 30.00C Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 47.5Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Support activities for transportation
- 488
8.3D 13.6D 5.9D 1,258.81B 863.52A 981.23B 31.61A 22.74A 26.08A 39.8B 38.0A 37.6A
Warehousing and storage - 493,4931 3.3C 2.0D 1.9D 923.59B 972.28A 936.54B 24.15B 24.22B 23.50A 38.2A 40.1A 39.9A
Information and cultural industries
- 51
29.7A 29.2B 27.9B 1,210.53A 1,277.98A 1,363.29A 31.46A 32.70A 35.03A 38.5A 39.1A 38.9A
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 8.6C 8.0C 1,410.66A 1,398.30B 1,447.39B 35.77A 35.68B 37.24B 39.4A 39.2A 38.9A
Data processing, hosting, and
related services - 518,5182
2.2C Note F: too unreliable to be published 2.6B 1,242.76B Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,375.57A 31.89B Note F: too unreliable to be published 32.58B 39.0A Note F: too unreliable to be published 42.2A
Other information services - 519,5191 Note F: too unreliable to be published 2.2C 2.0B Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,119.88B 1,244.80B Note F: too unreliable to be published 30.36B 33.47B Note F: too unreliable to be published 36.9B 37.2B
Finance and insurance - 52 49.7A 54.2A 52.3A 1,213.63A 1,168.06A 1,228.32A 32.86A 31.75A 33.12A 36.9A 36.8A 37.1A
Credit intermediation and related
activities - 522
25.7B 27.3B 25.3A 1,069.40A 1,058.72A 1,170.83A 29.09A 28.34A 31.55A 36.8A 37.4A 37.1A
Insurance carriers and related
activities - 524
16.5B 15.9B 16.2B 1,177.57A 1,122.47A 1,039.36A 31.85A 30.64A 28.45A 37.0A 36.6A 36.5A
Real estate and rental and
leasing - 53
15.1B 11.5D 12.9C 973.27B 1,169.07C 1,000.07B 26.78B 30.64C 26.71B 36.3A 38.1A 37.4A
Real estate - 531 12.1C 9.2Note E: Use with caution 11.1C 923.41C 1,163.36C 966.15B 25.82B 30.60C 25.84B 35.8A 38.0A 37.4A
Rental and leasing services - 532 2.3C 1.8D 1.4C 1,246.93B 1,171.48B 1,201.40B 32.29B 30.42B 32.11A 38.6A 38.5A 37.4A
Professional, scientific and
technical services - 54,541
49.5A 56.4B 53.2B 1,272.34A 1,372.30A 1,319.71A 34.03A 35.97A 35.06A 37.4A 38.2A 37.6A
Administrative and support,
waste management and remediation services - 56
22.8C 32.5B 30.1B 1,168.23A 1,044.63A 1,048.00A 30.78A 27.29A 27.42A 38.0A 38.3A 38.2A
Administrative and support services
- 561
20.6C 31.1C 27.8B 1,159.75A 1,020.43A 1,052.48A 30.50A 26.74A 27.78A 38.0A 38.2A 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 - 61,611 129.9A 125.8A 117.3A 1,075.91A 1,059.05A 1,106.06A 34.33A 32.61A 32.89A 31.3A 32.5A 33.6A
Education special - 611N 72.9C 64.0A 64.5A 1,321.95A 1,345.90A 1,454.96A 41.60A 38.43A 36.89B 31.8A 35.0B 39.4C
Health care and social assistance
- 62
33.5C 25.7C 25.9C 874.49B 997.51A 925.35A 25.45A 29.03A 27.08A 34.4A 34.4A 34.2A
Ambulatory health care services
- 621
8.5D 6.4D 6.8D 834.97A 976.45B 887.69B 24.28B 29.05B 26.29B 34.4A 33.6A 33.8A
Hospitals - 622 Note F: too unreliable to be published 3.5Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 1,355.13C 1,283.79C 969.14C 36.00C 33.67C 25.81C 37.6A 38.1A 37.5A
Nursing and residential care
facilities - 623
13.5D 6.3B 6.4B 857.71B 1,076.59A 1,051.68A 25.52B 32.29A 31.75A 33.6A 33.3A 33.1A
Social assistance - 624 8.6D 9.5D 10.6Note E: Use with caution 776.93B 855.02B 865.43B 22.59B 25.02B 25.16B 34.4B 34.2A 34.4A
Arts, entertainment and recreation
- 71
9.2C 8.8C 8.7B 838.04B 945.76A 973.90A 23.29B 24.93A 25.42A 36.0A 37.9A 38.3A
Performing arts, spectator sports
and related industries - 711
3.4D 2.9C 3.0C 814.20C 925.82B 963.14B 25.34B 25.55B 26.02B 32.1B 36.2A 37.0A
Heritage institutions - 712,7121 1.8D 1.4D 1.2C 857.35C 898.80B 906.29A 24.15B 24.59B 24.95B 35.5B 36.5A 36.3A
Amusement, gambling and recreation
industries - 713
4.0D 4.4D 4.5B 849.58B 973.95A 999.85A 21.57C 24.66A 25.16A 39.4A 39.5A 39.7A
Accommodation and food services
- 72
18.6C 19.3B 20.6B 698.46A 857.54A 860.62A 17.51A 21.98A 22.05A 39.9A 39.0A 39.0A
Accommodation services - 721 4.6C 5.3C 4.7C 871.51B 904.60B 936.28B 21.78B 22.64B 23.18B 40.0A 40.0A 40.4A
Food services and drinking places
- 722
14.0C 14.1B 16.0B 641.67A 839.86A 838.53A 16.10A 21.72A 21.71A 39.8A 38.7A 38.6A
Other services (except public
administration) - 81
13.0C 17.2B 17.9C 1,084.79B 998.01A 968.70A 30.31B 27.72A 26.57A 35.8A 36.0A 36.5A
Repair and maintenance - 811 2.5D 2.7D 3.0D 1,025.66B 830.51B 811.80B 25.99B 22.80B 22.83C 39.5A 36.4B 35.6B
Personal and laundry services
- 812
2.0Note E: Use with caution 2.5D 2.4D 615.36D 884.05C 739.30B 18.19C 23.94C 20.54B 33.8B 36.9B 36.0B
Grant-making, civic, and professional
and similar organizations excluding religion - 813
8.5D 12.0C 12.5C 1,212.09B 1,059.26B 1,049.48A 34.45B 29.65A 28.55A 35.2A 35.7A 36.8A
Public administration - 91 75.7B 74.9A 75.6A 1,242.54A 1,277.85A 1,228.73A 34.36A 37.01A 35.25A 36.2A 34.5A 34.9A
Federal government public administration
- 911
32.1A 31.8A 31.5A 1,308.80A 1,362.46A 1,271.26A 33.83A 38.80A 35.51A 38.7A 35.1A 35.8A
Provincial and territorial public
administration - 912
26.1A 26.2A 26.8A 1,140.00A 1,146.45A 1,134.03A 35.06A 35.73A 35.21A 32.5A 32.1A 32.2A
Local, municipal and regional
public administration - 913
15.1Note E: Use with caution 14.3C 14.0C 1,364.04B 1,410.09A 1,399.96A 36.34B 38.13A 37.99A 37.5A 37.0A 36.8A
Note(s):
Refer to survey overview