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TABLE 2. Earnings by Detailed Occupation: 1999: Florida: Both Sexes
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
21 to 74 years 7,369,435 $23,964 25.1 4,788,230 $29,961 27.1
MANAGEMENT OCCUPATIONS
Chief executives 79,035 $71,156 52.9 64,545 $76,651 53.6
General and Operations Managers 60,345 $47,108 39.8 51,635 $50,031 40.0
Legislators 445 $39,238 59.7 255 $51,875 63.0
Advertising and Promotions Managers 3,395 $39,280 63.0 2,660 $41,993 61.2
Marketing and Sales Managers 66,560 $44,106 50.3 51,880 $50,371 50.7
Public Relations Managers 2,960 $41,083 62.9 2,285 $47,018 62.1
Administrative Services Managers 4,775 $37,275 35.4 3,900 $40,938 37.4
Computer and Information Systems Managers 13,545 $59,102 57.6 11,755 $61,588 58.4
Financial Managers 54,865 $41,812 48.8 45,050 $45,376 49.7
Human Resources Managers 26,420 $36,143 37.8 20,825 $40,102 39.7
Industrial Production Managers 12,435 $41,924 32.1 10,495 $45,056 32.3
Purchasing Managers 11,045 $41,593 44.0 9,440 $44,216 43.6
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 15,935 $31,157 19.2 13,080 $33,177 19.3
Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers 7,415 $29,495 21.0 5,300 $34,413 22.3
Farmers and Ranchers 7,900 $16,336 18.4 4,540 $22,114 19.7
Construction Managers 43,515 $44,701 26.4 35,400 $48,271 27.2
Education Administrators 35,485 $41,622 71.5 25,060 $46,847 73.5
Engineering Managers 6,875 $67,912 65.9 5,765 $71,146 67.0
Food Service Managers 46,400 $27,834 19.9 34,480 $31,009 20.3
Funeral Directors 2,095 $35,228 22.4 1,575 $40,124 21.9
Gaming Managers 1,920 $34,753 37.2 1,515 $36,547 37.1
Lodging Managers 12,775 $28,258 29.0 9,020 $31,279 30.0
Medical and Health Services Managers 23,540 $39,393 49.5 18,790 $42,256 49.5
Natural Sciences Managers 560 $58,611 89.6 455 $73,958 93.7
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 1,075 $50,917 23.5 940 $52,160 23.3
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association
Managers 33,735 $30,090 29.5 24,095 $32,228 30.3
Social and Community Service Managers 10,820 $31,858 59.6 8,065 $36,179 62.7
Managers, All Other 104,185 $41,666 40.9 82,995 $46,506 41.3
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OCCUPATIONS
Agents and Business Managers of Artists,Performers,
and Athletes 2,555 $26,949 40.3 1,495 $35,882 45.7
Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products 705 $36,184 24.9 500 $37,500 24.1
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 13,865 $25,425 24.0 8,590 $30,916 25.5
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and
Farm Products 12,170 $30,262 27.2 9,635 $31,795 26.8
Claims Adusters, Appraisers, Examiners, and
Investigators 19,985 $31,463 36.3 15,800 $33,751 37.1
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction,
Health and Safety, and Transportation 5,945 $31,848 40.8 4,735 $35,282 43.1
Cost Estimators 6,390 $36,738 23.5 5,170 $40,192 23.2
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
FLORIDA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations
Specialists 45,665 $31,124 42.4 33,955 $33,913 41.9
Logisticians 1,970 $40,036 45.4 1,630 $42,385 46.9
Management Analysts 30,200 $42,049 64.0 19,260 $50,847 63.7
Meeting and Convention Planners 1,910 $30,154 43.4 1,275 $35,030 41.0
Other Business Operations Specialists 14,055 $26,447 28.9 9,875 $29,901 29.0
Accountants and Auditors 91,140 $32,691 65.6 66,675 $37,463 66.2
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 6,650 $35,636 47.4 5,070 $40,567 48.3
Budget Analysts 1,890 $40,423 58.2 1,655 $41,083 59.7
Credit Analysts 2,305 $27,267 36.4 1,760 $30,369 36.9
Financial Analysts 2,960 $41,730 62.2 1,820 $51,047 63.0
Personal Financial Advisors 16,945 $45,017 67.7 12,345 $51,608 67.7
Insurance Underwriters 3,910 $32,194 37.8 3,130 $33,731 38.0
Financial Examiners 630 $37,414 69.8 545 $40,288 72.5
Loan Counselors and Officers 18,955 $34,340 34.6 14,855 $36,603 35.7
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 4,585 $30,820 46.0 3,935 $31,653 45.8
Tax Preparers 6,135 $10,989 43.2 1,860 $30,086 45.3
Financial Specialists, All Other 3,050 $29,808 31.6 2,310 $32,157 35.3
COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL OCCUPATIONS
Computer Scientists and System Analyts 30,700 $43,867 52.0 24,045 $47,731 51.6
Computer Programmers 29,110 $45,975 56.1 22,650 $50,320 57.1
Computer Software Engineers 27,840 $54,329 69.5 22,350 $57,434 69.8
Computer Support Specialists 18,805 $31,983 33.1 13,945 $36,203 34.3
Database Administrators 3,220 $43,804 63.3 2,530 $48,676 62.6
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 9,300 $39,934 38.5 7,400 $41,391 37.7
Network Systems and Data Communication Analysts 14,740 $37,113 43.5 10,950 $41,816 43.6
Actuaries 465 $65,848 97.0 350 $76,750 98.3
Mathematicians 45 $52,500 79.5 40 $54,000 76.3
Operations Research Analysts 5,075 $40,772 61.7 3,860 $45,264 61.5
Statisticians 605 $32,692 70.6 440 $34,556 72.4
Miscellaneous Mathematical Science Occupations 175 $26,188 72.9 135 $33,092 74.5
ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONS
Architects, Except Naval 10,065 $43,672 80.6 7,620 $49,141 82.6
Surveyors, Cartographers, and Photogrammetrists 1,860 $35,907 67.3 1,385 $42,103 65.4
Aerospace Engineers 6,845 $59,594 78.0 5,745 $60,888 79.5
Agricultural Engineers 65 $26,938 100.0 55 $27,438 100.0
Biomedical Engineers 310 $53,571 60.7 245 $53,750 54.3
Chemical Engineers 1,080 $55,867 83.7 820 $58,900 87.7
Civil Engineers 14,570 $50,014 75.6 11,930 $51,923 75.6
Computer Hardware Engineers 2,580 $47,831 52.6 2,090 $51,310 55.9
Electrical and Electronic Engineers 13,615 $56,056 71.0 11,570 $58,866 71.4
Environmental Engineers 1,800 $46,854 84.8 1,515 $49,375 85.0
Industrial Engineers, Including Health and Safety 6,090 $45,330 56.3 5,070 $48,203 57.6
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 710 $51,821 62.6 460 $56,667 72.4
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
FLORIDA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Materials Engineers 610 $50,045 55.5 525 $53,462 59.9
Mechanical Engineers 8,140 $50,432 60.2 6,640 $52,609 60.3
Mining and Geological Engineers,Including Mining
Safety Engineers 245 $51,395 68.0 200 $52,093 61.0
Nuclear Engineers 315 $75,395 78.3 270 $76,447 76.9
Petroleum Engineers 80 $42,031 62.8 40 $73,214 66.7
Engineers, All Others 13,625 $52,212 72.1 11,260 $55,658 72.2
Drafters 11,390 $28,916 18.4 8,290 $31,810 16.0
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters 23,025 $35,183 12.9 18,430 $37,557 12.1
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 6,695 $26,472 3.2 5,255 $28,420 2.3
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS
Agricultural and Food Scientists 1,320 $31,278 62.7 1,030 $34,316 62.3
Biological Scientists 4,215 $32,348 91.9 3,375 $35,644 94.0
Conservation Scientists and Foresters 750 $41,147 83.0 655 $42,449 83.6
Medical Scientists 1,560 $38,958 100.0 1,095 $43,806 100.0
Astronomers and Physicists 570 $60,932 87.8 455 $65,729 87.9
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 505 $59,896 79.5 390 $60,246 81.8
Chemists and Materials Scientists 2,715 $35,990 86.1 2,020 $37,737 86.8
Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists 3,800 $39,951 84.5 3,075 $41,688 86.3
Physical Scientists, All Other 3,570 $32,421 97.3 2,565 $39,879 98.4
Economists 625 $50,417 100.0 455 $52,368 100.0
Market/Survey Researchers 4,270 $32,824 57.8 2,800 $39,124 59.6
Psychologists 7,485 $37,686 98.8 4,125 $45,819 98.8
Sociologists 150 $38,051 82.0 130 $38,453 85.5
Urban and Regional Planners 1,525 $44,257 90.0 1,325 $46,042 90.6
Miscellaneous Social Scientists and Related Workers 1,735 $25,786 75.5 1,080 $31,505 74.9
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 1,400 $21,271 11.9 970 $25,799 9.6
Biological Technicians 575 $20,799 36.8 330 $30,000 30.4
Chemical Technicians 2,150 $30,458 20.4 1,665 $32,296 18.5
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 280 $34,659 16.0 195 $41,964 12.4
Nuclear Technicians 170 $49,479 12.9 135 $53,625 4.4
Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians 5,365 $23,118 33.2 3,170 $31,184 32.2
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES OCCUPATIONS
Counselors 30,355 $26,889 73.4 17,120 $29,372 73.2
Social Workers 28,330 $26,304 74.7 20,060 $27,741 74.6
Misc. Community and Social Service Specialists 15,340 $26,325 56.1 11,390 $28,043 60.5
Clergy 19,110 $28,270 69.9 13,995 $32,229 72.8
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 2,815 $23,084 54.7 1,745 $28,782 61.9
Religious Workers, All Other 5,195 $17,128 45.0 2,795 $25,287 46.4
LEGAL OCCUPATIONS
Lawyers 47,670 $68,406 99.9 37,440 $76,465 99.9
Judges, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Workers 2,905 $56,733 76.1 2,330 $68,750 74.0
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23,465 $30,466 28.0 17,235 $32,186 25.2
Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers 14,180 $26,805 27.0 9,375 $30,782 21.8
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
FLORIDA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND LIBRARY OCCUPATIONS
Postsecondary Teachers 50,960 $31,925 87.9 31,405 $43,467 88.0
Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers 26,330 $12,081 27.8 15,720 $15,301 26.5
Elementary and Middle School Teachers 160,525 $30,793 91.6 122,795 $32,858 94.2
Secondary School Teachers 34,140 $32,538 93.4 27,365 $35,781 95.3
Special Education Teachers 5,790 $29,738 88.0 4,725 $31,339 90.4
Other Teachers and Instructors 25,150 $16,289 47.5 10,165 $28,760 46.7
Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians 1,150 $24,856 70.4 605 $32,321 75.1
Librarians 7,215 $30,251 82.7 3,865 $32,459 85.2
Library Technicians 1,610 $13,973 27.3 705 $21,179 21.0
Teacher Assistants 41,175 $10,728 11.7 9,545 $14,921 9.8
Other Education, Training, and Library Workers 2,975 $35,795 78.2 1,700 $39,279 76.3
ARTS, DESIGN, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, AND MEDIA
OCCUPATIONS
Artists and Related Workers 13,305 $21,007 37.1 7,080 $29,648 38.2
Designers 41,325 $24,978 33.6 25,650 $30,674 34.0
Actors 1,705 $17,377 45.0 570 $33,490 47.8
Producers and Directors 7,955 $35,343 55.6 5,675 $39,429 59.3
Athletes, Coaches, Umpires and Related Workers 12,405 $23,447 41.1 6,170 $31,283 45.7
Dancers and Choreographers 2,010 $16,863 10.6 615 $25,091 14.7
Musicians, Singers and Related Workers 11,510 $17,315 44.1 3,905 $31,482 48.9
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related
Workers, All Other 4,845 $20,586 23.3 2,185 $24,925 26.6
Announcers 4,045 $24,144 32.4 1,790 $31,259 39.3
News Analysts, Reporters, and Correspondents 5,365 $32,377 73.6 3,670 $39,468 76.0
Public Relations Specialists 8,045 $29,201 56.3 5,200 $36,258 61.4
Editors 7,145 $32,793 69.8 4,980 $38,146 73.3
Technical Writers 2,875 $38,050 60.0 2,060 $40,653 60.2
Writers and Authors 6,735 $22,317 74.1 3,035 $34,051 74.8
Miscellaneous Media and Communication Workers 3,870 $21,844 41.7 1,725 $31,273 44.3
Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians and
Radio Operators 5,445 $26,431 24.6 3,665 $29,696 23.8
Photographers 7,190 $21,984 34.5 3,950 $29,372 32.1
Television, Video and Motion Picture Camera
Operators and Editors 1,775 $27,454 45.0 1,025 $31,604 42.1
Media and Communication Equipment Workers,
All Other 55 $20,500 28.6 30 $35,078 51.6
HEALTHCARE PRACTIONERS AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS
Chiropractors 2,830 $61,296 97.1 1,890 $71,581 98.7
Dentists 8,150 $100,797 100.0 4,615 $110,142 100.0
Dieticians and Nutritionists 4,090 $26,117 59.7 2,385 $31,685 58.5
Optometrists 1,630 $75,109 100.0 1,165 $81,167 100.0
Pharmacists 12,600 $67,328 95.0 8,815 $71,751 97.0
Physicians and Surgeons 42,470 $122,326 99.7 30,600 $134,743 99.8
Physician Assistants 4,085 $31,917 58.3 2,730 $39,323 61.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
FLORIDA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Podiatrists 670 $55,536 100.0 410 $75,417 100.0
Registered Nurses 138,525 $37,442 46.0 89,740 $41,547 45.8
Audiologists 700 $39,881 91.9 450 $48,456 91.7
Occupational Therapists 3,645 $40,696 92.5 1,810 $48,131 92.6
Physical Therapists 8,645 $43,786 86.7 5,215 $50,527 88.8
Radiation Therapists 895 $40,480 31.0 625 $42,807 32.2
Recreational Therapists 555 $20,760 62.1 355 $24,788 65.8
Respiratory Therapists 6,420 $33,624 25.2 4,730 $35,794 25.1
Speech-Language Pathologists 4,740 $34,982 99.1 2,045 $41,399 99.9
Therapists, All Others 4,315 $26,871 76.8 2,615 $30,524 78.0
Veterinarians 3,515 $53,321 100.0 2,585 $60,288 100.0
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners,
All Other 545 $31,701 81.7 330 $36,477 77.3
Clinical Lab Technologists and Technicians 15,010 $30,430 46.3 10,460 $34,060 47.0
Dental Hygienists 7,245 $32,998 22.8 2,890 $39,950 24.7
Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians 15,195 $32,516 19.4 11,190 $36,374 18.9
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 6,100 $31,125 11.1 4,995 $33,070 11.6
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners Support
Technicians 20,485 $17,825 11.8 12,440 $21,333 9.6
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 40,590 $25,062 7.4 25,165 $27,331 7.1
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 6,625 $17,896 12.0 4,305 $20,771 11.7
Opticians, Dispensing 3,810 $26,759 19.4 2,655 $30,746 21.6
Miscellaneous Health Technologists and Technicians 5,765 $23,257 26.8 3,715 $27,242 25.4
Other Healthcare Practioners and Technical
Occupations 3,065 $30,383 58.7 2,140 $33,290 59.3
HEALTHCARE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides 99,685 $15,644 6.2 52,885 $19,134 6.0
Occupational Therapist Assistants and Aides 410 $30,481 7.8 215 $31,673 11.6
Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides 2,650 $21,600 12.0 1,350 $29,678 11.9
Massage Therapists 7,015 $16,258 26.6 2,440 $24,478 23.4
Dental Assistants 12,520 $19,954 7.7 6,625 $22,121 6.4
Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support
Occupations 38,550 $18,063 11.2 23,055 $21,262 10.3
PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional
Officers 3,205 $32,538 17.9 2,850 $32,877 18.3
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and
Detectives 6,750 $50,554 38.7 5,945 $51,743 39.5
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and
Prevention Workers 3,030 $55,633 18.9 2,710 $56,015 19.0
Supervisors, Protective Service Workers, All Other 6,340 $29,249 25.3 5,015 $30,840 25.5
Fire Fighters 16,300 $42,175 10.3 14,555 $42,479 10.0
Fire Inspectors 1,560 $32,632 17.7 1,300 $36,449 19.0
Baliffs, Correctional Officers and Jailers 28,410 $28,186 9.1 23,710 $28,842 8.9
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 8,230 $42,468 50.4 7,265 $45,137 50.7
Fish and Game Wardens 240 $30,380 3.3 195 $32,228 4.1
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
FLORIDA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Parking Enforcement Workers 230 $26,326 2.6 210 $26,515 2.9
Police and Sheriff Patrol Officers 37,725 $38,652 26.6 33,230 $39,993 26.6
Transit and Railroad Police 70 $13,958 24.3 30 $51,250 40.0
Animal Control Workers 465 $20,618 4.7 350 $21,234 1.7
Private Detectives and Investigators 5,060 $30,159 42.0 3,595 $35,126 42.3
Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers 56,190 $16,360 10.7 31,135 $21,293 10.6
Crossing Guards 3,540 $5,286 2.0 340 $19,643 0.0
Lifeguards and Other Protective Service Workers 2,905 $12,194 19.1 950 $24,659 17.4
FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING RELATED OCCUPATIONS
Chefs and Head Cooks 21,475 $22,213 10.1 14,790 $25,629 9.8
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation
and Serving Workers 29,520 $19,493 11.3 19,060 $22,430 11.8
Cooks 80,635 $13,011 3.4 41,610 $16,841 3.4
Food Preparation Workers 23,075 $10,561 4.1 9,245 $15,370 4.2
Bartenders 24,965 $15,512 11.6 11,990 $20,435 11.6
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers,
Including Fast Food 16,695 $11,253 4.8 7,005 $16,303 4.9
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession and
Coffee Shop 4,925 $8,923 6.0 1,695 $14,661 7.0
Waiters and Waitresses 104,345 $12,087 8.2 42,240 $16,679 7.4
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 9,580 $12,229 5.6 4,145 $17,433 4.9
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender
Helpers 11,320 $10,259 5.5 3,555 $15,706 5.0
Dishwashers 9,555 $10,080 2.6 3,925 $13,274 2.0
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee
Shop 8,660 $10,721 9.8 2,990 $16,570 9.1
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers,
All Other 320 $11,217 5.9 175 $13,250 2.9
BUILDING AND GROUNDS CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and
Janitorial Workers 15,435 $20,207 8.9 10,715 $22,485 8.4
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn
Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 12,245 $25,931 10.3 9,455 $27,217 9.8
Janitors and Building Cleaners 102,190 $14,582 4.7 55,460 $18,816 4.5
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 96,145 $10,740 3.6 41,495 $13,907 3.5
Pest Control Workers 9,240 $22,998 8.4 7,055 $25,474 8.9
Grounds Maintenance Workers 79,300 $16,063 4.7 48,495 $19,235 4.4
PERSONAL CARE AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Gaming Workers 2,600 $28,435 29.5 1,850 $36,147 30.4
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal Service
Workers 7,660 $25,091 23.3 5,255 $28,283 24.9
Animal Trainers 3,090 $20,348 19.0 2,155 $22,876 20.6
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 6,875 $14,160 14.6 3,805 $20,333 17.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
FLORIDA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Gaming Workers 2,140 $14,632 19.5 910 $19,063 16.1
Motion Picture Projectionists 430 $13,099 16.0 225 $15,245 16.3
Ushers,Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 2,575 $7,172 12.4 790 $17,972 11.4
Miscellaneous Entertainment Attendants and Related
Workers 10,730 $11,181 17.4 3,990 $20,211 12.6
Funeral Service Workers 990 $13,750 15.9 380 $24,565 10.1
Barbers 4,495 $15,642 4.9 2,525 $19,681 3.9
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 40,990 $15,639 5.5 21,200 $19,837 5.9
Miscellaneous Personal Appearance Workers 12,245 $12,147 6.0 5,620 $16,924 5.1
Baggage Porters, Bellhops, and Concierges 5,705 $16,324 13.4 3,415 $19,537 13.5
Tour and Travel Guides 3,300 $14,711 29.1 1,260 $23,023 30.5
Transportation Attendants 12,580 $26,403 30.8 4,885 $30,836 29.1
Child Care Workers 49,255 $10,022 9.5 20,690 $14,050 9.0
Personal and Home Care Aides 10,555 $11,844 8.5 4,550 $16,910 9.1
Recreation and Fitness Workers 15,400 $17,313 32.9 7,790 $25,770 32.9
Residential Advisors 1,480 $15,407 22.5 775 $20,260 25.7
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 3,355 $12,682 11.2 1,485 $20,520 10.6
SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales
Workers 187,975 $27,293 19.5 147,300 $30,310 19.3
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales
Workers 66,060 $35,039 30.0 52,265 $37,517 30.1
Cashiers 138,740 $10,961 7.5 55,880 $16,641 7.8
Counter and Rental Clerks 8,460 $14,147 11.2 4,245 $21,576 10.8
Parts Salespersons 7,675 $25,006 6.9 6,065 $27,065 5.3
Retail Salespersons 203,925 $17,242 17.8 107,440 $25,867 18.8
Advertising Sales Agents 13,880 $31,898 39.7 9,620 $39,291 41.8
Insurance Sales Agents 35,105 $31,613 35.6 25,475 $36,375 35.8
Securities, Commodities, and Finanancial Services
Sales Agents 27,380 $37,181 49.6 20,020 $41,693 50.4
Travel Agents 12,580 $20,942 23.0 7,595 $25,557 21.6
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 41,470 $31,861 31.9 29,300 $38,083 32.9
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing 83,510 $36,900 34.8 63,095 $41,430 36.0
Models, Demonstrators, and Product Promoters 4,695 $8,435 14.4 1,000 $24,500 20.0
Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents 64,855 $27,795 35.1 38,190 $38,304 36.2
Sales Engineers 1,650 $56,580 55.5 1,350 $60,196 56.7
Telemarketers 18,600 $12,103 14.4 6,855 $20,335 15.3
Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors
and Related Workers 10,955 $11,951 14.1 4,300 $20,960 13.0
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 13,770 $25,174 35.7 7,930 $34,266 39.2
OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and
Administrative Support Workers 111,930 $27,761 21.1 86,725 $30,385 20.7
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 4,795 $15,208 6.9 2,680 $18,731 7.4
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
FLORIDA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Telephone Operators 6,745 $18,075 7.2 3,905 $23,936 7.8
Communication Equipment Operators, All Other 745 $30,640 12.1 550 $31,768 11.8
Bill and Account Collectors 14,470 $22,334 12.8 9,545 $25,488 11.1
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators 24,245 $21,074 11.1 16,640 $23,351 9.7
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 107,620 $21,084 11.0 67,260 $24,526 9.3
Gaming Cage Workers 105 $12,375 9.7 60 $18,958 16.1
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 11,065 $23,604 11.5 7,870 $25,892 11.1
Procurement Clerks 1,925 $28,393 22.9 1,420 $31,728 24.7
Tellers 22,265 $16,365 6.9 12,100 $19,576 6.1
Brokerage Clerks 575 $25,575 33.3 385 $28,107 27.6
Correspondence Clerks 335 $20,324 27.1 230 $21,960 23.1
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 4,675 $22,228 10.0 3,555 $24,331 7.7
Credit Authorizers, Checkers and Clerks 3,235 $21,762 15.7 2,310 $23,645 15.7
Customer Service Representatives 129,900 $21,178 15.2 82,765 $25,068 15.9
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 3,435 $24,459 53.3 2,775 $25,828 50.7
File Clerks 18,255 $15,451 12.5 8,570 $20,791 10.9
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 9,820 $14,982 13.7 5,155 $18,161 13.6
Interviewers Except Eligibility and Loan 10,210 $15,170 21.4 4,335 $21,616 16.6
Library Assistants, Clerical 5,220 $14,816 30.6 2,415 $20,333 29.6
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 9,145 $26,380 18.3 6,805 $28,370 19.1
New Account Clerks 615 $25,053 24.1 505 $25,285 25.2
Order Clerks 8,200 $17,980 9.8 4,735 $21,950 8.4
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and
Timekeeping 3,030 $21,938 15.3 2,005 $26,139 16.2
Receptionists and Information Clerks 63,635 $15,109 9.3 30,295 $19,536 7.3
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and
Travel Clerks 20,275 $21,051 18.7 12,305 $25,604 19.5
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 5,000 $21,387 18.3 3,155 $24,322 17.5
Cargo and Freight Agents 1,665 $24,032 12.1 1,185 $26,987 14.2
Couriers and Messengers 14,000 $19,380 10.8 7,820 $24,342 11.0
Dispatchers 15,040 $24,052 8.4 11,130 $26,454 8.8
Meter Readers, Utilities 2,360 $23,884 4.5 2,005 $25,230 4.4
Postal Service Clerks 9,965 $38,571 12.5 7,740 $39,854 13.6
Postal Service Mail Carriers 21,485 $38,979 11.9 17,270 $40,094 12.6
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and
Processing Machine Operators 7,825 $38,139 12.3 5,900 $39,920 12.9
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 15,015 $26,759 25.1 10,930 $30,634 25.5
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 27,590 $19,490 6.9 18,215 $22,041 6.7
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 59,160 $15,915 5.9 32,815 $20,751 5.3
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers,
Recordkeeping 3,445 $19,919 9.0 2,135 $23,271 9.2
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 218,010 $21,295 11.7 141,735 $24,722 10.1
Computer Operators 13,760 $24,352 17.2 10,080 $26,895 16.4
Data Entry Keyers 34,430 $18,153 10.9 20,155 $21,235 9.8
Word Processors and Typists 8,920 $18,004 12.7 5,050 $21,680 10.4
Desktop Publishers 680 $25,051 33.5 405 $30,313 21.8
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 13,910 $22,475 15.9 10,210 $25,058 15.4
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
FLORIDA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except
Postal Service 7,430 $16,381 6.6 3,995 $19,815 6.7
Office Clerks, General 77,435 $17,748 12.7 42,995 $22,026 10.4
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 2,765 $19,259 6.9 1,600 $22,874 7.6
Proofreaders and Copy Markers 1,020 $13,804 28.4 400 $20,607 22.3
Statistical Assistants 1,825 $23,240 21.6 1,330 $25,139 19.6
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 29,215 $24,276 27.0 20,065 $27,289 27.2
FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing
and Forestry Workers 4,820 $24,074 6.2 3,130 $26,250 7.1
Agricultural Inspectors 1,200 $24,194 34.4 820 $27,659 37.5
Animal Breeders 300 $16,463 24.5 250 $16,136 25.8
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 2,590 $8,687 2.4 700 $15,593 5.7
Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers 44,530 $10,849 1.7 19,385 $14,613 1.9
Fishers and Related Fishing Workers 7,990 $17,581 7.8 3,890 $21,780 7.1
Hunters and Trappers 155 $10,625 11.0 80 $20,260 16.0
Forest and Conservation Workers 1,805 $11,362 2.5 1,090 $12,410 3.5
Logging Workers 2,120 $21,226 2.5 1,435 $25,458 2.1
CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION WORKERS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction
Trades and Extraction Workers 61,715 $33,486 9.1 49,520 $36,257 8.9
Boilermakers 560 $32,500 9.6 265 $37,063 11.3
Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons 11,290 $21,773 2.3 6,645 $25,863 2.6
Carpenters 79,830 $21,759 4.5 49,835 $25,737 3.8
Carpet, Floor and Tile Installers and Finishers 22,370 $22,296 3.3 13,415 $26,693 3.4
Cement Masons, Concrete Finishers, and Terrazzo
Workers 6,075 $21,363 1.6 3,695 $25,813 0.6
Contruction Laborers 70,905 $17,920 3.9 40,260 $22,128 3.7
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 1,025 $21,324 3.7 695 $24,292 2.3
Pile-Driver Operators 55 $29,531 0.0 40 $29,688 0.0
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment
Operators 18,295 $25,649 1.4 13,795 $27,251 1.4
Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers, and
Tapers 13,420 $21,541 1.6 8,240 $25,752 1.3
Electricians 43,010 $27,225 5.2 32,145 $29,745 4.8
Glaziers 3,140 $24,230 3.5 2,360 $25,802 4.7
Insulation Workers 1,795 $21,687 1.0 1,030 $28,732 1.7
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 37,635 $19,041 6.0 20,405 $24,019 5.9
Paperhangers 1,715 $19,484 8.6 825 $26,359 9.4
Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 29,520 $25,719 2.9 21,815 $27,546 2.7
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 7,625 $20,923 1.1 4,250 $25,308 1.5
Reinforcing Iron Workers 310 $25,673 2.3 220 $26,577 3.2
Roofers 15,395 $18,427 2.1 8,700 $22,184 2.2
Sheet Metal Workers 7,590 $24,396 3.0 5,350 $27,221 2.8
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 3,930 $23,657 2.8 2,385 $27,754 2.2
Helpers, Construction Trades 5,475 $13,650 4.1 2,495 $17,837 3.0
Construction and Building Inspectors 5,835 $31,099 20.2 4,350 $33,776 18.6
Elevator Installers and Repairers 1,665 $41,318 2.9 1,340 $45,436 2.5
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
FLORIDA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Fence Erectors 2,075 $20,097 1.9 1,420 $23,920 1.1
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 565 $26,699 5.7 365 $28,224 7.4
Highway Maintenance Workers 2,445 $20,927 3.0 1,765 $22,451 2.9
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment
Operators 265 $31,948 0.0 225 $35,074 0.0
Septic Tank Services and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 375 $30,341 0.0 320 $28,750 0.0
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 3,235 $24,090 4.1 2,110 $27,426 4.7
Derrick, Rotary Drill, and Service Unit Operators,
Oil, Gas, and Mining 150 $41,563 5.4 70 $40,781 0.0
Earth Drillers Except Oil and Gas 1,320 $25,980 6.2 970 $28,387 6.8
Explosives Workers, Ordnance handling Experts, and
Blasters 345 $25,750 0.9 275 $26,077 1.1
Mining Machine Operators 755 $31,417 2.4 615 $32,266 0.0
Roof Bolters, Mining 0 . . 0 . .
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 0 . . 0 . .
Helpers - Extraction Workers 10 $35,625 0.0 0 . .
Other Extraction Workers 340 $23,646 2.6 225 $29,615 0.0
INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics,
Installers and Repairers 23,575 $36,768 9.7 19,715 $39,138 9.5
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine
Repairers 14,520 $28,868 17.4 11,085 $31,193 17.4
Radio and Telecommunications Equipment Installers
and Repairers 15,095 $36,975 7.3 12,210 $40,198 6.6
Avionics Technicians 1,275 $36,676 14.3 1,060 $38,337 15.7
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 2,440 $26,498 7.4 1,800 $28,890 8.3
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Transportation
Equipment 265 $25,625 13.2 205 $26,992 17.1
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Industrial and
Utility 830 $39,632 7.5 675 $42,702 5.3
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor
Vehicles 1,080 $25,820 7.0 810 $27,530 8.5
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers
and Repairers 3,195 $24,894 11.9 2,170 $27,711 8.7
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 4,640 $27,631 5.8 3,645 $30,364 4.8
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 15,115 $35,714 8.2 11,990 $37,216 7.3
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 9,535 $26,219 2.8 6,735 $30,330 1.9
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 710 $26,863 0.0 555 $29,906 0.0
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 60,800 $24,914 3.5 44,970 $27,632 3.1
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine
Specialists 15,660 $29,770 3.0 12,535 $31,379 2.5
Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service
Technicians and Mechanics 8,545 $30,181 2.5 6,790 $32,200 2.2
Small Engine Mechanics 3,430 $21,897 3.1 2,365 $25,601 3.2
Miscellaneous Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics,
Installers, and Repairers 3,780 $21,539 4.3 2,465 $25,388 2.5
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
FLORIDA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers 1,125 $27,691 4.3 865 $27,488 4.7
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
Mechanics and Installers 23,145 $27,097 4.1 17,845 $30,015 3.8
Home Appliance Repairers 4,010 $27,494 4.1 3,040 $30,056 4.3
Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics 15,740 $31,372 4.3 12,145 $34,306 3.8
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 27,390 $24,676 5.1 19,795 $27,185 5.0
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 755 $26,861 0.0 475 $33,529 0.0
Millwrights 1,455 $35,440 0.6 985 $37,736 0.9
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 5,915 $38,927 3.3 4,885 $41,856 3.0
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 11,325 $31,368 5.0 8,355 $35,655 5.0
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers 3,545 $29,892 12.9 2,585 $32,404 11.5
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and
Repairers 2,395 $23,360 8.2 1,665 $26,474 6.4
Commercial Divers 530 $28,750 12.3 280 $30,461 9.3
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 2,225 $23,279 4.8 1,740 $25,179 4.5
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 1,690 $21,454 1.5 1,195 $23,152 1.6
Riggers 545 $20,758 6.9 365 $22,261 7.4
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 125 $44,239 0.0 100 $42,826 0.0
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 1,205 $17,649 5.1 670 $21,731 4.9
Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 19,970 $23,662 6.3 13,700 $26,614 5.5
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and
Operating Workers 51,420 $31,846 12.8 41,290 $34,771 12.9
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems
Assemblers 540 $21,141 3.9 370 $23,775 0.0
Electrical, Electronics, and Electromechanical
Assemblers 11,105 $16,305 4.7 7,110 $18,574 4.8
Engine and Other Machines Assemblers 495 $20,869 8.7 280 $23,393 9.3
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 820 $23,563 2.4 655 $27,763 3.1
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 37,835 $17,119 4.7 23,730 $20,894 4.2
Bakers 10,920 $16,092 5.0 6,565 $20,372 5.9
Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish Processing
Workers 13,300 $21,729 3.3 9,100 $25,297 3.0
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine
Operators and Tenders 320 $23,836 4.7 195 $24,688 7.7
Food Batchmakers 3,540 $17,940 4.0 2,245 $21,773 4.0
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 270 $15,278 2.2 145 $20,721 0.0
Computer Control Programmers and Operators 710 $29,784 20.8 575 $30,552 17.7
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 255 $27,420 2.8 190 $30,556 3.6
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 185 $25,714 0.0 135 $24,167 0.0
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 345 $20,574 0.0 210 $24,231 0.0
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters,
Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 2,205 $19,579 2.0 1,475 $21,475 1.4
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
FLORIDA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 320 $20,250 0.0 195 $24,083 0.0
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine
Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal
and Plastic 1,710 $18,226 4.0 1,015 $21,796 2.6
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 260 $21,838 0.0 175 $25,083 0.0
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 85 $30,000 5.8 65 $35,795 7.5
Machinists 10,535 $28,339 3.4 8,070 $30,459 2.8
Metal Furnace and Kiln Operators and Tenders 245 $25,846 4.1 170 $27,288 5.9
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 385 $25,833 7.8 205 $29,955 10.1
Molders and Molding Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1,975 $25,300 2.5 1,510 $27,150 1.1
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 50 $25,179 0.0 40 $27,143 0.0
Tool and Die Makers 2,260 $32,238 5.7 1,760 $35,959 6.0
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers 23,505 $25,167 1.8 16,710 $27,181 1.8
Heat Treating Equipment Equipment Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 120 $29,000 12.7 80 $29,474 0.0
Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic 290 $29,148 4.1 175 $31,302 6.8
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 485 $19,282 4.7 375 $21,467 0.0
Tool Grinders, Filers and Sharpeners 280 $23,788 2.5 185 $29,583 3.7
Metalworkers and Plastic Workers, All Others 10,745 $19,979 5.0 7,190 $22,151 3.2
Bookbinders and Bindery Workers 1,545 $16,397 5.5 910 $20,711 4.2
Job Printers 4,215 $22,751 6.6 3,050 $25,376 5.7
Prepress Technicians and Workers 3,515 $21,966 11.2 2,410 $25,912 10.3
Printing Machine Operators 7,920 $24,601 4.8 5,960 $27,138 4.0
Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers 14,160 $13,513 4.2 7,980 $17,017 3.4
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 4,535 $12,142 1.7 2,580 $14,310 0.9
Sewing Machine Operators 16,490 $11,504 4.8 8,355 $14,575 3.8
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 585 $17,256 6.0 395 $21,773 7.1
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders 195 $11,836 8.2 130 $13,095 6.9
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Sewers 6,960 $13,786 8.1 3,610 $17,880 8.0
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and
Tenders 165 $19,345 19.4 100 $28,173 31.7
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders 675 $15,732 1.6 405 $20,321 2.7
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders 205 $20,948 12.6 125 $21,938 13.0
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 200 $17,292 0.0 135 $20,026 0.0
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 45 $20,208 0.0 40 $21,875 0.0
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 300 $16,423 19.7 155 $24,375 31.0
Upholsterers 3,510 $19,594 5.1 2,285 $23,130 5.9
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 1,015 $15,454 9.3 615 $18,138 9.6
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
FLORIDA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 5,710 $23,050 7.2 3,900 $25,995 6.5
Furniture Finishers 1,570 $21,565 7.3 1,105 $23,338 8.1
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Wood 20 $31,923 0.0 20 $31,923 0.0
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 1,495 $16,716 5.1 990 $19,665 6.6
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Except Sawing 1,855 $17,096 3.3 1,240 $20,160 2.3
Woodworkers, All Other 1,215 $21,393 9.2 795 $26,513 9.7
Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers 2,135 $48,778 11.8 1,825 $51,167 10.7
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 3,780 $30,608 9.9 3,080 $31,779 10.0
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System
Workers 5,080 $30,854 7.3 4,275 $31,411 8.1
Miscellaneous Plant and System Operators 1,645 $30,078 3.8 1,385 $31,223 3.5
Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders 1,785 $35,755 10.5 1,270 $41,152 12.0
Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, and Blending
Workers 3,185 $22,770 5.1 2,175 $25,050 5.4
Cutting Workers 3,190 $18,331 5.5 2,045 $21,886 4.6
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,450 $22,100 1.9 1,075 $25,203 2.5
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and
Tenders 690 $21,698 0.7 500 $27,770 1.0
Inspectors, Testers, Sorter, Samplers, and Weighers 32,965 $23,274 12.4 23,090 $26,960 11.9
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 2,940 $21,396 10.6 1,855 $26,083 9.3
Medical, Dental and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 7,590 $24,409 10.6 5,420 $27,037 9.2
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 7,575 $13,940 4.2 3,965 $19,035 2.9
Painting Workers 8,360 $21,575 3.6 5,640 $25,571 3.2
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine
Workers 4,615 $15,943 13.5 2,655 $20,565 14.8
Semiconductor Processors 210 $23,906 6.1 190 $25,536 6.8
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders 455 $18,598 1.8 330 $21,439 2.4
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment
Operators and Tenders 510 $18,983 3.9 310 $21,705 3.2
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 155 $41,250 0.0 130 $42,250 0.0
Etchers and Engravers 710 $16,843 17.5 455 $20,313 14.1
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, except Metal and
Plastic 1,875 $19,591 11.6 1,225 $21,793 11.1
Paper Goods Machines Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,340 $23,978 1.3 910 $32,216 2.0
Tire Builders 225 $23,550 0.0 175 $26,010 0.0
Helpers-Production Workers 1,860 $13,146 4.7 715 $18,538 4.9
Production Workers, All Other 44,490 $18,868 5.0 28,500 $22,572 4.7
TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS
Supervisors, Transportation and Material Moving
Workers 15,345 $29,642 13.1 12,170 $31,702 13.7
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers 12,830 $56,424 65.1 7,495 $56,862 66.3
Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield Operations
Specialists 3,180 $55,670 27.6 2,660 $61,089 28.2
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
FLORIDA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency
Medical Technicians 215 $16,350 3.7 135 $17,075 5.9
Bus Drivers 27,355 $16,576 4.9 11,515 $22,395 6.6
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers 185,015 $24,525 4.5 122,540 $28,432 3.9
Taxi Drivers and Chauffers 14,390 $15,476 10.8 7,520 $20,218 11.3
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 1,075 $9,293 4.4 325 $24,632 5.5
Locomotive Engineers and Operators 1,140 $48,607 5.3 940 $49,725 4.6
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators 185 $40,167 0.0 130 $40,861 0.0
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 1,165 $41,515 9.9 940 $44,634 10.8
Subway, Streetcar, and Other Rail Transportation
Workers 465 $24,214 20.7 315 $26,227 20.7
Sailors and Marine Oilers 2,100 $32,557 12.6 920 $35,638 9.4
Ship and Boat Captains and Operators 6,510 $35,557 23.1 3,545 $40,377 23.7
Ship Engineers 665 $32,500 6.0 400 $32,188 10.0
Bridge and Lock Tenders 720 $16,146 12.4 405 $21,691 8.1
Parking Lot Attendants 3,670 $12,053 10.8 1,510 $16,906 13.3
Service Station Attendants 3,605 $13,920 6.5 1,835 $18,490 6.6
Transportation Inspectors 2,305 $35,613 12.3 1,925 $37,061 12.6
Other Transportation Workers 880 $25,571 9.8 625 $30,426 8.5
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 190 $28,491 0.0 95 $26,875 0.0
Crane and Tower Operators 3,035 $36,541 2.7 2,355 $37,249 3.2
Dredge, Excavating, and Loading Machine Operators 2,700 $28,693 3.0 1,990 $30,714 2.8
Hoist and Winch Operators 320 $26,146 1.6 175 $29,500 0.0
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 19,190 $20,890 2.6 13,010 $22,967 2.0
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 18,170 $14,876 3.7 9,800 $19,935 3.2
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Materials Movers,
Hand 73,050 $16,112 4.5 37,905 $21,949 4.0
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 1,865 $15,449 5.9 1,030 $20,040 5.1
Packers and Packagers, Hand 13,750 $12,247 4.3 6,785 $16,803 4.6
Pumping Station Operators 410 $29,773 2.0 360 $31,075 2.2
Refuse and Recyclable Materials Collectors 4,750 $20,273 3.9 3,165 $23,143 3.6
Shuttle Car Operators 150 $11,176 6.8 50 $17,292 0.0
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 300 $25,321 0.0 240 $25,641 0.0
Material Moving Workers, All Other 2,275 $22,302 4.3 1,365 $26,766 2.6
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