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TABLE 2. Earnings by Detailed Occupation: 1999: Mississippi: Females
(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 598,505 $16,582 21.0 342,775 $22,103 24.8
MANAGEMENT OCCUPATIONS
Chief executives 1,250 $41,750 45.6 995 $43,426 46.3
General and Operations Managers 1,585 $31,141 32.8 1,250 $34,113 35.2
Legislators 105 $20,625 42.5 45 $22,098 40.4
Advertising and Promotions Managers 225 $30,938 67.1 180 $33,365 59.1
Marketing and Sales Managers 2,305 $28,411 42.8 1,695 $31,270 45.0
Public Relations Managers 205 $36,458 63.4 160 $38,618 60.2
Administrative Services Managers 165 $42,422 41.8 150 $43,839 46.3
Computer and Information Systems Managers 270 $38,182 55.9 210 $38,359 47.9
Financial Managers 3,885 $29,771 30.7 3,150 $31,178 31.9
Human Resources Managers 2,500 $29,510 31.5 1,785 $33,369 36.9
Industrial Production Managers 205 $36,250 29.1 155 $41,016 33.5
Purchasing Managers 495 $32,610 37.6 410 $33,897 34.7
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 425 $25,203 9.4 320 $26,058 6.9
Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers 230 $11,848 17.0 120 $21,696 14.3
Farmers and Ranchers 920 $11,827 13.3 425 $25,982 12.7
Construction Managers 335 $29,306 19.4 265 $31,875 17.8
Education Administrators 3,755 $30,950 66.5 2,315 $36,053 68.9
Engineering Managers 10 $81,250 100.0 10 $81,250 100.0
Food Service Managers 2,965 $17,220 9.6 1,895 $21,943 11.7
Funeral Directors 110 $24,943 26.1 75 $26,827 24.7
Gaming Managers 335 $30,365 15.4 300 $31,023 16.7
Lodging Managers 515 $18,686 22.6 365 $22,411 25.5
Medical and Health Services Managers 2,555 $31,409 41.2 2,025 $34,616 42.3
Natural Sciences Managers 45 $41,012 22.2 45 $41,012 22.2
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 335 $28,523 7.8 195 $39,375 6.7
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association
Managers 1,785 $19,228 23.0 1,220 $21,462 21.5
Social and Community Service Managers 990 $24,770 58.2 640 $28,529 64.7
Managers, All Other 4,100 $26,912 29.9 3,060 $30,510 29.9
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OCCUPATIONS
Agents and Business Managers of Artists,Performers,
and Athletes 25 $1,953 36.0 0 . .
Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products 45 $16,964 31.1 25 $22,000 7.7
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 705 $19,032 25.4 335 $28,654 33.8
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and
Farm Products 975 $27,674 20.5 810 $28,542 22.5
Claims Adusters, Appraisers, Examiners, and
Investigators 930 $25,949 29.2 720 $27,179 30.1
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction,
Health and Safety, and Transportation 435 $30,383 46.0 370 $31,505 46.3
Cost Estimators 85 $24,792 34.9 85 $24,792 34.9
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.)
MISSISSIPPI; FEMALES
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 3,065 $26,017 32.0 2,175 $29,161 33.5
Logisticians 125 $30,855 18.9 110 $31,711 21.4
Management Analysts 695 $26,495 57.4 385 $35,573 59.8
Meeting and Convention Planners 15 $30,179 100.0 15 $30,179 100.0
Other Business Operations Specialists 980 $21,865 25.8 715 $24,583 23.3
Accountants and Auditors 7,950 $25,857 56.8 5,675 $30,054 59.1
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 360 $24,360 21.5 250 $25,809 17.7
Budget Analysts 170 $31,806 27.9 170 $31,806 27.9
Credit Analysts 95 $28,611 40.6 95 $28,611 40.6
Financial Analysts 30 $19,500 50.0 15 $29,063 30.8
Personal Financial Advisors 295 $26,087 45.9 225 $28,370 38.5
Insurance Underwriters 285 $29,524 43.7 210 $31,875 43.9
Financial Examiners 4 $23,750 0.0 4 $23,750 0.0
Loan Counselors and Officers 1,955 $26,137 24.4 1,560 $28,246 24.6
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 740 $22,946 25.1 515 $26,031 30.7
Tax Preparers 760 $7,797 25.8 185 $23,125 26.9
Financial Specialists, All Other 265 $28,542 23.2 180 $29,833 30.0
COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL OCCUPATIONS
Computer Scientists and System Analyts 930 $36,573 52.0 720 $39,730 53.5
Computer Programmers 985 $36,588 53.8 815 $38,234 52.4
Computer Software Engineers 320 $37,667 43.4 260 $43,150 47.1
Computer Support Specialists 685 $27,202 27.5 550 $29,395 30.5
Database Administrators 85 $39,583 66.7 80 $40,486 63.3
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 215 $32,159 27.9 140 $33,621 21.0
Network Systems and Data Communication Analysts 235 $28,403 35.4 170 $32,273 39.3
Actuaries 10 $117,500 100.0 10 $117,500 100.0
Mathematicians 0 . . 0 . .
Operations Research Analysts 255 $35,600 61.3 230 $37,000 64.0
Statisticians 90 $38,750 44.6 65 $39,444 50.0
Miscellaneous Mathematical Science Occupations 4 $41,250 100.0 4 $41,250 100.0
ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONS
Architects, Except Naval 120 $30,962 75.4 55 $35,375 61.4
Surveyors, Cartographers, and Photogrammetrists 45 $24,028 21.3 35 $20,625 6.1
Aerospace Engineers 0 . . 0 . .
Agricultural Engineers 0 . . 0 . .
Biomedical Engineers 0 . . 0 . .
Chemical Engineers 40 $4,450 76.9 20 $5,000 50.0
Civil Engineers 115 $40,515 67.5 90 $42,917 77.3
Computer Hardware Engineers 55 $9,028 29.8 25 $28,417 0.0
Electrical and Electronic Engineers 130 $32,750 65.6 80 $49,821 70.4
Environmental Engineers 45 $32,250 77.8 45 $32,250 77.8
Industrial Engineers, Including Health and Safety 215 $37,674 36.4 205 $37,708 35.9
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 30 $35,278 53.6 20 $36,250 71.4
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.)
MISSISSIPPI; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Materials Engineers 35 $24,583 0.0 20 $24,167 0.0
Mechanical Engineers 35 $40,962 69.4 20 $42,250 47.6
Mining and Geological Engineers,Including Mining
Safety Engineers 20 $60,714 0.0 0 . .
Nuclear Engineers 10 $71,250 100.0 10 $71,250 100.0
Petroleum Engineers 4 $46,250 100.0 4 $46,250 100.0
Engineers, All Others 235 $28,462 55.1 195 $31,161 57.0
Drafters 440 $27,332 4.8 370 $28,682 5.7
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters 790 $25,709 15.8 585 $28,324 16.4
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 35 $4,375 2.7 4 $26,250 0.0
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS
Agricultural and Food Scientists 95 $17,679 65.6 40 $46,667 77.5
Biological Scientists 220 $25,000 62.8 100 $32,500 81.0
Conservation Scientists and Foresters 75 $43,750 66.7 65 $45,625 67.7
Medical Scientists 60 $29,063 100.0 40 $35,000 100.0
Astronomers and Physicists 30 $38,056 100.0 10 $61,250 100.0
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 15 $18,958 85.7 4 $38,750 0.0
Chemists and Materials Scientists 170 $41,154 100.0 120 $47,500 100.0
Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists 120 $41,875 96.7 85 $54,226 95.4
Physical Scientists, All Other 190 $18,542 69.1 115 $29,519 84.5
Economists 15 $56,250 100.0 15 $56,250 100.0
Market/Survey Researchers 120 $25,179 34.5 110 $26,607 36.9
Psychologists 485 $36,707 95.9 300 $39,079 93.4
Sociologists 0 . . 0 . .
Urban and Regional Planners 4 $46,042 100.0 4 $46,042 100.0
Miscellaneous Social Scientists and Related Workers 45 $19,293 72.3 35 $19,191 60.6
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 170 $23,063 21.6 130 $24,438 28.2
Biological Technicians 85 $24,028 84.3 35 $30,750 85.7
Chemical Technicians 345 $25,972 23.1 250 $31,577 24.3
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 15 $21,806 30.8 15 $21,806 30.8
Nuclear Technicians 0 . . 0 . .
Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians 425 $11,458 32.3 170 $23,861 36.7
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES OCCUPATIONS
Counselors 3,020 $25,909 83.7 1,605 $26,267 81.6
Social Workers 3,830 $24,267 71.6 2,560 $25,916 71.2
Misc. Community and Social Service Specialists 1,130 $18,642 40.5 635 $22,696 43.6
Clergy 460 $20,219 71.8 275 $23,587 73.9
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 320 $17,399 47.7 150 $27,917 55.6
Religious Workers, All Other 560 $11,974 41.3 190 $19,375 33.0
LEGAL OCCUPATIONS
Lawyers 1,335 $45,987 100.0 935 $60,124 100.0
Judges, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Workers 140 $33,000 46.4 115 $37,963 39.5
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 1,990 $26,625 38.3 1,420 $28,974 35.5
Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers 945 $22,420 35.0 605 $26,895 30.0
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.)
MISSISSIPPI; FEMALES
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 4,990 $30,173 87.2 3,330 $37,234 90.0
Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers 4,740 $10,400 28.0 2,600 $13,497 27.2
Elementary and Middle School Teachers 29,870 $26,514 89.6 23,315 $28,296 93.1
Secondary School Teachers 4,605 $27,612 91.7 3,665 $29,449 94.3
Special Education Teachers 1,185 $27,666 95.4 940 $29,286 97.0
Other Teachers and Instructors 2,325 $10,635 41.2 730 $22,148 45.2
Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians 105 $24,167 77.9 80 $28,229 92.5
Librarians 1,425 $28,506 89.7 600 $29,241 92.8
Library Technicians 260 $9,227 3.8 95 $18,333 10.6
Teacher Assistants 11,110 $9,234 9.0 3,085 $10,332 7.8
Other Education, Training, and Library Workers 265 $28,603 76.6 170 $30,104 77.2
ARTS, DESIGN, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, AND MEDIA
OCCUPATIONS
Artists and Related Workers 415 $6,676 38.3 130 $10,167 30.0
Designers 2,600 $14,301 28.3 1,385 $21,136 29.3
Actors 20 $6,029 50.0 0 . .
Producers and Directors 150 $20,875 78.7 85 $25,000 70.2
Athletes, Coaches, Umpires and Related Workers 275 $11,500 21.2 70 $24,559 41.7
Dancers and Choreographers 50 $16,711 0.0 10 $18,750 0.0
Musicians, Singers and Related Workers 485 $9,364 50.8 110 $27,596 44.0
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related
Workers, All Other 40 $3,667 32.5 4 $43,750 100.0
Announcers 145 $14,141 35.7 60 $18,456 39.3
News Analysts, Reporters, and Correspondents 245 $21,250 78.9 180 $24,659 90.6
Public Relations Specialists 605 $23,250 58.5 350 $31,979 63.5
Editors 390 $26,471 63.6 275 $30,363 72.5
Technical Writers 40 $31,389 83.3 40 $31,528 82.5
Writers and Authors 285 $25,508 59.2 120 $28,875 61.5
Miscellaneous Media and Communication Workers 55 $16,250 33.3 40 $18,125 30.8
Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians and
Radio Operators 60 $2,083 6.7 15 $24,063 30.8
Photographers 350 $11,607 29.8 145 $21,932 30.6
Television, Video and Motion Picture Camera
Operators and Editors 15 $33,194 100.0 10 $33,750 100.0
Media and Communication Equipment Workers,
All Other 0 . . 0 . .
HEALTHCARE PRACTIONERS AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS
Chiropractors 15 $24,844 100.0 4 $31,250 100.0
Dentists 125 $61,250 100.0 40 $80,875 100.0
Dieticians and Nutritionists 965 $22,133 53.5 605 $30,276 56.9
Optometrists 35 $19,219 100.0 25 $18,750 100.0
Pharmacists 885 $52,725 96.0 645 $58,224 96.4
Physicians and Surgeons 935 $68,000 98.7 610 $91,019 98.0
Physician Assistants 135 $22,417 23.0 90 $20,625 25.0
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.)
MISSISSIPPI; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Podiatrists 0 . . 0 . .
Registered Nurses 22,675 $35,493 40.5 15,375 $38,371 41.0
Audiologists 80 $31,625 100.0 55 $35,278 100.0
Occupational Therapists 350 $44,821 93.4 170 $50,227 100.0
Physical Therapists 590 $42,634 81.7 385 $49,375 76.9
Radiation Therapists 60 $41,625 18.6 45 $19,853 25.0
Recreational Therapists 110 $24,464 96.4 80 $25,893 100.0
Respiratory Therapists 830 $31,845 16.5 570 $34,421 19.2
Speech-Language Pathologists 975 $31,160 97.4 425 $36,329 98.8
Therapists, All Others 380 $28,548 75.4 245 $33,214 84.6
Veterinarians 85 $40,893 100.0 55 $46,250 100.0
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners,
All Other 0 . . 0 . .
Clinical Lab Technologists and Technicians 2,530 $29,707 49.9 1,780 $31,626 49.0
Dental Hygienists 855 $29,535 43.8 255 $33,125 44.3
Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians 1,910 $30,625 11.0 1,285 $32,004 12.4
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 545 $19,861 15.2 375 $23,913 9.8
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners Support
Technicians 2,630 $15,109 11.7 1,500 $18,611 9.5
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 9,020 $21,259 6.7 5,515 $24,069 5.5
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 1,215 $17,085 13.3 830 $18,750 12.4
Opticians, Dispensing 370 $15,705 8.1 195 $20,521 0.0
Miscellaneous Health Technologists and Technicians 365 $19,531 12.1 220 $21,250 10.9
Other Healthcare Practioners and Technical
Occupations 100 $22,500 30.6 65 $23,333 42.4
HEALTHCARE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides 16,085 $12,341 2.8 7,970 $15,354 3.5
Occupational Therapist Assistants and Aides 15 $17,188 0.0 15 $17,188 0.0
Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides 245 $18,359 8.5 175 $26,250 8.0
Massage Therapists 195 $13,125 27.5 95 $15,909 14.9
Dental Assistants 1,840 $16,911 3.8 945 $19,500 5.0
Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support
Occupations 3,255 $15,665 7.8 2,040 $18,811 5.5
PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional
Officers 190 $20,037 21.2 115 $23,365 25.7
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and
Detectives 55 $21,136 11.1 40 $25,625 15.4
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and
Prevention Workers 25 $21,250 30.8 25 $21,250 30.8
Supervisors, Protective Service Workers, All Other 185 $17,946 21.4 120 $22,188 32.8
Fire Fighters 45 $20,938 22.7 40 $21,719 25.6
Fire Inspectors 25 $20,833 0.0 4 $31,250 0.0
Baliffs, Correctional Officers and Jailers 2,095 $18,929 12.6 1,440 $20,527 14.9
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 195 $26,750 63.2 135 $32,917 61.2
Fish and Game Wardens 0 . . 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.)
MISSISSIPPI; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Parking Enforcement Workers 0 . . 0 . .
Police and Sheriff Patrol Officers 600 $21,343 25.7 430 $22,025 27.0
Transit and Railroad Police 0 . . 0 . .
Animal Control Workers 25 $17,917 0.0 15 $18,583 0.0
Private Detectives and Investigators 75 $19,702 53.3 50 $47,639 65.3
Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers 1,910 $15,271 8.2 1,040 $17,520 10.2
Crossing Guards 280 $4,714 4.6 35 $19,009 20.0
Lifeguards and Other Protective Service Workers 340 $5,150 17.0 70 $31,917 76.8
FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING RELATED OCCUPATIONS
Chefs and Head Cooks 285 $11,491 2.8 110 $12,083 0.0
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation
and Serving Workers 3,700 $14,256 5.9 1,915 $18,090 7.4
Cooks 15,430 $9,055 0.9 5,715 $12,749 1.0
Food Preparation Workers 1,930 $7,119 1.4 570 $12,151 3.0
Bartenders 1,090 $11,635 4.4 510 $16,010 3.1
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers,
Including Fast Food 1,615 $9,979 0.0 600 $14,647 0.0
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession and
Coffee Shop 505 $4,896 5.3 45 $14,250 4.4
Waiters and Waitresses 8,355 $9,197 4.9 2,755 $13,024 4.0
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 1,485 $10,872 3.7 620 $14,813 3.7
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender
Helpers 1,605 $7,998 1.9 495 $13,578 2.2
Dishwashers 580 $5,417 4.1 160 $12,064 0.0
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee
Shop 880 $8,460 5.0 275 $14,881 0.0
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers,
All Other 4 $16,667 0.0 0 . .
BUILDING AND GROUNDS CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and
Janitorial Workers 775 $15,735 4.1 415 $17,015 1.9
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn
Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 135 $12,019 11.9 60 $19,722 27.6
Janitors and Building Cleaners 5,915 $9,462 1.5 2,135 $13,166 0.7
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 12,410 $8,628 1.1 4,415 $12,909 1.5
Pest Control Workers 70 $21,932 23.9 60 $22,273 21.7
Grounds Maintenance Workers 485 $12,896 9.5 200 $15,735 3.0
PERSONAL CARE AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Gaming Workers 1,505 $24,473 7.5 1,065 $26,784 9.1
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal Service
Workers 420 $16,458 6.7 305 $18,447 5.0
Animal Trainers 50 $10,357 0.0 20 $14,688 0.0
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 365 $11,563 1.1 145 $16,944 0.0
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.)
MISSISSIPPI; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Gaming Workers 2,825 $26,046 7.6 1,745 $28,750 7.7
Motion Picture Projectionists 10 $8,750 0.0 0 . .
Ushers,Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 60 $5,114 20.3 15 $11,250 0.0
Miscellaneous Entertainment Attendants and Related
Workers 365 $14,688 13.2 145 $19,509 15.0
Funeral Service Workers 30 $11,932 0.0 15 $36,023 0.0
Barbers 320 $12,057 5.6 200 $13,875 2.0
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 5,770 $12,205 4.7 2,790 $16,254 5.8
Miscellaneous Personal Appearance Workers 515 $12,956 7.0 215 $18,750 9.4
Baggage Porters, Bellhops, and Concierges 30 $19,167 0.0 25 $20,417 0.0
Tour and Travel Guides 120 $3,649 42.6 20 $2,500 50.0
Transportation Attendants 240 $20,217 43.7 55 $16,471 58.9
Child Care Workers 8,610 $7,680 8.5 3,355 $12,182 7.5
Personal and Home Care Aides 2,225 $10,000 3.7 900 $13,886 4.2
Recreation and Fitness Workers 1,260 $15,576 21.0 650 $22,500 19.1
Residential Advisors 365 $10,707 11.5 120 $16,842 17.2
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 110 $11,824 19.1 40 $17,083 19.5
SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales
Workers 13,030 $17,599 13.3 8,850 $20,669 13.7
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales
Workers 2,245 $23,450 26.9 1,665 $26,493 28.8
Cashiers 24,820 $9,451 3.4 8,760 $14,107 3.3
Counter and Rental Clerks 635 $10,790 5.5 260 $15,871 9.3
Parts Salespersons 225 $13,958 8.4 165 $16,500 11.6
Retail Salespersons 15,645 $10,599 13.2 6,025 $16,134 12.4
Advertising Sales Agents 890 $26,788 46.7 610 $30,212 50.7
Insurance Sales Agents 1,980 $24,406 21.2 1,385 $27,385 19.2
Securities, Commodities, and Finanancial Services
Sales Agents 745 $23,393 31.1 530 $28,654 32.8
Travel Agents 375 $20,955 24.9 230 $22,469 25.5
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 1,380 $22,181 19.2 870 $26,983 22.0
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing 2,175 $24,730 29.5 1,565 $27,423 29.6
Models, Demonstrators, and Product Promoters 250 $5,357 4.0 55 $13,466 0.0
Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents 1,955 $21,307 28.8 1,025 $29,000 25.9
Sales Engineers 0 . . 0 . .
Telemarketers 405 $6,429 8.2 125 $22,273 8.9
Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors
and Related Workers 850 $7,080 6.8 210 $11,781 6.2
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 595 $11,657 25.7 220 $20,172 33.2
OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and
Administrative Support Workers 9,975 $23,753 19.0 7,765 $25,655 17.9
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 1,025 $13,363 7.4 610 $16,912 6.7
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.)
MISSISSIPPI; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Telephone Operators 470 $16,918 4.9 290 $26,500 3.8
Communication Equipment Operators, All Other 55 $17,083 0.0 55 $17,917 0.0
Bill and Account Collectors 1,235 $16,682 8.2 720 $20,089 8.1
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators 2,535 $18,678 10.7 1,660 $20,724 10.7
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 15,265 $19,186 11.8 10,150 $21,705 9.5
Gaming Cage Workers 455 $14,022 8.8 230 $17,371 7.4
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 2,270 $20,846 15.6 1,620 $22,476 13.9
Procurement Clerks 295 $23,184 17.2 210 $23,646 6.6
Tellers 4,380 $15,603 10.7 2,500 $17,508 7.6
Brokerage Clerks 40 $21,898 0.0 30 $22,500 0.0
Correspondence Clerks 10 $4,028 81.8 4 $11,250 0.0
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 645 $19,593 13.4 490 $20,000 12.4
Credit Authorizers, Checkers and Clerks 440 $19,495 6.2 345 $21,957 7.8
Customer Service Representatives 8,670 $18,759 10.3 5,820 $21,818 9.8
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 1,015 $22,537 34.2 905 $22,885 34.4
File Clerks 2,040 $14,044 12.0 965 $20,205 11.2
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 905 $12,688 6.0 495 $16,444 6.7
Interviewers Except Eligibility and Loan 1,610 $13,082 16.3 700 $18,738 16.0
Library Assistants, Clerical 915 $10,640 19.5 315 $14,478 17.8
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 875 $21,167 11.1 740 $22,185 10.4
New Account Clerks 135 $19,000 17.9 85 $21,563 17.9
Order Clerks 920 $16,286 3.7 610 $18,475 5.2
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and
Timekeeping 590 $21,614 9.5 450 $24,226 6.4
Receptionists and Information Clerks 6,900 $13,729 9.2 3,350 $17,711 6.3
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and
Travel Clerks 420 $15,485 6.7 220 $18,611 7.7
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 585 $16,796 11.8 310 $21,304 12.3
Cargo and Freight Agents 30 $25,469 0.0 20 $21,964 0.0
Couriers and Messengers 450 $11,341 5.3 180 $17,194 10.1
Dispatchers 1,610 $18,010 9.4 1,135 $20,381 5.2
Meter Readers, Utilities 115 $15,446 2.6 65 $17,500 0.0
Postal Service Clerks 695 $35,532 24.6 475 $37,854 25.4
Postal Service Mail Carriers 1,405 $22,969 7.0 730 $34,375 7.7
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and
Processing Machine Operators 230 $31,892 16.7 145 $38,393 10.4
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 1,165 $23,040 13.7 910 $25,479 12.2
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 2,460 $16,560 3.9 1,585 $19,653 6.0
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 5,635 $14,135 2.3 2,945 $17,350 2.2
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers,
Recordkeeping 940 $14,114 0.9 575 $17,568 1.4
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 33,985 $18,042 12.7 21,770 $21,228 12.4
Computer Operators 1,335 $19,595 15.4 900 $22,000 13.4
Data Entry Keyers 3,345 $17,397 8.9 2,050 $20,251 9.0
Word Processors and Typists 1,140 $15,584 11.5 655 $20,789 11.8
Desktop Publishers 4 $38,750 0.0 0 . .
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 1,985 $20,493 11.9 1,470 $22,099 11.6
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.)
MISSISSIPPI; FEMALES
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 465 $16,074 9.2 265 $20,515 4.9
Office Clerks, General 9,485 $15,631 12.1 5,445 $19,181 11.7
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 365 $16,349 7.4 250 $17,574 4.8
Proofreaders and Copy Markers 65 $20,208 32.3 45 $21,667 13.6
Statistical Assistants 70 $17,880 11.3 45 $17,353 0.0
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 2,985 $18,739 23.8 1,810 $22,254 25.4
FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing
and Forestry Workers 115 $21,987 10.5 90 $23,750 13.3
Agricultural Inspectors 135 $29,773 14.7 105 $30,726 9.6
Animal Breeders 45 $22,375 19.1 40 $30,455 23.7
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 295 $12,292 3.7 105 $18,750 10.7
Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers 1,180 $6,940 2.0 370 $15,590 0.0
Fishers and Related Fishing Workers 60 $11,250 13.1 20 $31,667 0.0
Hunters and Trappers 4 $11,250 0.0 0 . .
Forest and Conservation Workers 15 $6,000 6.3 10 $7,250 0.0
Logging Workers 105 $7,206 0.0 45 $10,625 0.0
CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION WORKERS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction
Trades and Extraction Workers 240 $20,543 12.6 145 $24,886 11.2
Boilermakers 30 $22,500 0.0 4 $28,750 0.0
Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons 20 $17,250 0.0 0 . .
Carpenters 345 $14,055 4.1 145 $20,605 4.8
Carpet, Floor and Tile Installers and Finishers 80 $12,292 0.0 60 $25,208 0.0
Cement Masons, Concrete Finishers, and Terrazzo
Workers 0 . . 0 . .
Contruction Laborers 525 $11,120 1.3 165 $16,806 4.2
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 10 $12,500 0.0 4 $21,250 0.0
Pile-Driver Operators 0 . . 0 . .
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment
Operators 110 $18,036 0.0 60 $25,109 0.0
Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers, and
Tapers 70 $10,781 0.0 15 $13,281 0.0
Electricians 315 $17,708 0.6 170 $23,750 1.2
Glaziers 35 $24,044 0.0 25 $24,485 0.0
Insulation Workers 115 $25,156 0.0 55 $30,200 0.0
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 570 $13,424 11.5 235 $21,167 15.4
Paperhangers 60 $15,375 16.4 10 $11,667 0.0
Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 200 $18,153 0.0 105 $20,789 0.0
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 0 . . 0 . .
Reinforcing Iron Workers 0 . . 0 . .
Roofers 55 $20,395 0.0 25 $20,987 0.0
Sheet Metal Workers 100 $23,250 0.0 50 $26,953 0.0
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 25 $15,833 0.0 20 $16,667 0.0
Helpers, Construction Trades 110 $7,500 17.3 50 $20,938 12.5
Construction and Building Inspectors 65 $19,688 0.0 35 $21,985 0.0
Elevator Installers and Repairers 10 $26,406 0.0 10 $26,563 0.0
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.)
MISSISSIPPI; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Fence Erectors 10 $22,708 0.0 4 $23,750 0.0
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 4 $13,750 0.0 4 $13,750 0.0
Highway Maintenance Workers 35 $11,683 0.0 20 $11,827 0.0
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment
Operators 0 . . 0 . .
Septic Tank Services and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 0 . . 0 . .
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 30 $19,375 0.0 25 $17,308 0.0
Derrick, Rotary Drill, and Service Unit Operators,
Oil, Gas, and Mining 15 $46,818 0.0 15 $46,818 0.0
Earth Drillers Except Oil and Gas 0 . . 0 . .
Explosives Workers, Ordnance handling Experts, and
Blasters 0 . . 0 . .
Mining Machine Operators 25 $21,771 0.0 25 $21,771 0.0
Roof Bolters, Mining 0 . . 0 . .
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 0 . . 0 . .
Helpers - Extraction Workers 0 . . 0 . .
Other Extraction Workers 25 $4,688 0.0 4 $26,250 0.0
INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics,
Installers and Repairers 180 $34,063 23.0 155 $33,828 22.3
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine
Repairers 250 $21,316 21.2 175 $21,645 19.1
Radio and Telecommunications Equipment Installers
and Repairers 185 $30,450 17.3 125 $36,190 12.9
Avionics Technicians 10 $21,250 0.0 10 $21,250 0.0
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 30 $16,333 0.0 15 $16,083 0.0
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Transportation
Equipment 0 . . 0 . .
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Industrial and
Utility 4 $16,250 0.0 0 . .
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor
Vehicles 65 $16,250 4.6 35 $21,563 6.1
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers
and Repairers 20 $11,875 0.0 4 $41,250 0.0
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 25 $23,015 63.0 25 $23,015 63.0
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 95 $32,670 6.2 85 $32,891 0.0
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 40 $28,875 0.0 20 $45,208 0.0
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 0 . . 0 . .
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 310 $16,185 2.3 200 $17,350 3.5
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine
Specialists 35 $24,018 0.0 15 $41,023 0.0
Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service
Technicians and Mechanics 4 $36,250 0.0 4 $36,250 0.0
Small Engine Mechanics 20 $25,500 0.0 15 $26,500 0.0
Miscellaneous Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics,
Installers, and Repairers 15 $45,139 0.0 15 $45,139 0.0
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.)
MISSISSIPPI; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers 15 $37,917 0.0 4 $18,750 0.0
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
Mechanics and Installers 60 $28,750 18.3 50 $30,938 0.0
Home Appliance Repairers 25 $13,977 0.0 25 $13,977 0.0
Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics 245 $21,310 0.0 170 $23,618 0.0
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 255 $17,014 14.5 170 $22,000 19.4
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 30 $23,438 0.0 10 $16,875 0.0
Millwrights 15 $24,750 0.0 10 $24,750 0.0
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 40 $12,727 0.0 30 $12,955 0.0
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 50 $9,904 14.3 15 $17,917 46.7
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers 95 $19,943 2.1 60 $19,886 3.3
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and
Repairers 190 $18,590 1.6 135 $19,966 2.3
Commercial Divers 4 $26,250 0.0 0 . .
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 35 $25,250 0.0 20 $24,844 0.0
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 30 $28,056 0.0 10 $28,750 0.0
Riggers 15 $33,194 0.0 10 $33,750 0.0
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 0 . . 0 . .
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 4 $11,250 0.0 0 . .
Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 225 $12,500 1.3 140 $14,479 0.7
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and
Operating Workers 4,060 $21,005 4.2 2,955 $22,798 3.5
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems
Assemblers 30 $20,833 0.0 15 $37,813 0.0
Electrical, Electronics, and Electromechanical
Assemblers 2,905 $15,890 1.3 1,730 $18,208 1.3
Engine and Other Machines Assemblers 115 $24,097 0.0 70 $27,500 0.0
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 15 $6,875 0.0 4 $30,417 0.0
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 9,060 $14,485 1.6 5,165 $17,032 1.2
Bakers 510 $13,721 1.2 320 $16,450 0.3
Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish Processing
Workers 4,085 $11,557 0.5 1,765 $14,462 0.5
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine
Operators and Tenders 30 $4,722 0.0 0 . .
Food Batchmakers 380 $12,361 0.0 180 $14,803 0.0
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 50 $18,750 0.0 15 $18,295 0.0
Computer Control Programmers and Operators 20 $30,227 0.0 10 $31,250 0.0
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 45 $15,000 0.0 35 $13,906 0.0
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 60 $27,750 0.0 60 $27,750 0.0
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 45 $21,042 0.0 25 $28,750 0.0
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters,
Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 655 $17,037 1.1 470 $17,907 1.5
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.)
MISSISSIPPI; FEMALES
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 20 $23,438 0.0 20 $23,438 0.0
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine
Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal
and Plastic 95 $11,691 0.0 40 $12,500 0.0
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 30 $19,063 0.0 20 $20,417 0.0
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 15 $2,500 0.0 10 $21,250 0.0
Machinists 285 $15,700 0.0 175 $26,053 0.0
Metal Furnace and Kiln Operators and Tenders 85 $16,786 0.0 50 $16,406 0.0
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 4 $21,250 0.0 4 $21,250 0.0
Molders and Molding Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 335 $16,283 2.1 225 $18,036 3.1
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 60 $14,583 0.0 40 $16,607 0.0
Tool and Die Makers 70 $30,278 0.0 55 $50,156 0.0
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers 920 $18,406 4.7 510 $22,994 3.9
Heat Treating Equipment Equipment Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 15 $2,321 0.0 0 . .
Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic 85 $23,026 0.0 60 $24,079 0.0
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 4 $16,250 0.0 4 $16,250 0.0
Tool Grinders, Filers and Sharpeners 10 $26,250 0.0 0 . .
Metalworkers and Plastic Workers, All Others 2,820 $17,190 0.6 1,945 $19,412 0.9
Bookbinders and Bindery Workers 165 $12,750 0.0 70 $20,114 0.0
Job Printers 170 $14,146 5.9 105 $16,500 9.4
Prepress Technicians and Workers 385 $15,955 14.3 185 $23,380 17.8
Printing Machine Operators 225 $19,007 3.5 135 $19,653 6.0
Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers 1,590 $11,032 1.2 785 $12,269 0.0
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 1,365 $11,749 1.1 715 $13,946 1.8
Sewing Machine Operators 13,395 $13,312 0.4 7,375 $16,609 0.4
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 35 $6,979 0.0 15 $7,222 0.0
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders 20 $16,250 0.0 10 $21,094 0.0
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Sewers 735 $12,896 9.1 330 $16,445 10.4
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and
Tenders 35 $11,250 0.0 30 $11,750 0.0
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders 215 $11,354 5.6 95 $17,917 0.0
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders 240 $18,750 0.0 155 $20,662 0.0
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 140 $19,479 0.0 105 $19,811 0.0
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 0 . . 0 . .
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 10 $23,333 0.0 4 $23,750 0.0
Upholsterers 800 $17,837 1.8 520 $21,026 2.7
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 335 $12,910 2.4 230 $14,345 3.5
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.)
MISSISSIPPI; FEMALES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 170 $12,281 1.2 95 $16,833 0.0
Furniture Finishers 80 $14,000 0.0 60 $12,500 0.0
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Wood 20 $20,250 0.0 10 $16,250 0.0
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 495 $16,680 0.0 325 $18,236 0.0
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Except Sawing 255 $11,236 0.0 120 $12,350 0.0
Woodworkers, All Other 75 $14,167 0.0 55 $14,514 0.0
Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers 10 $33,750 0.0 10 $33,750 0.0
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 40 $27,500 0.0 20 $31,071 0.0
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System
Workers 40 $17,083 0.0 20 $16,979 0.0
Miscellaneous Plant and System Operators 30 $18,958 0.0 20 $21,667 0.0
Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders 85 $20,556 1.2 40 $28,194 2.4
Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, and Blending
Workers 285 $13,125 0.0 175 $14,052 0.0
Cutting Workers 890 $14,698 0.7 450 $17,500 1.3
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 115 $12,404 0.0 60 $17,446 0.0
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and
Tenders 60 $20,882 11.7 55 $20,368 0.0
Inspectors, Testers, Sorter, Samplers, and Weighers 6,160 $16,026 3.7 3,835 $20,120 3.8
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 55 $17,422 0.0 30 $21,125 0.0
Medical, Dental and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 350 $18,427 4.8 195 $21,037 4.1
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 3,525 $13,809 1.4 1,980 $16,321 1.2
Painting Workers 435 $18,505 1.8 245 $21,295 3.2
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine
Workers 380 $14,680 1.8 225 $17,107 0.0
Semiconductor Processors 0 . . 0 . .
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders 595 $13,919 2.0 375 $15,785 0.0
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment
Operators and Tenders 45 $16,406 0.0 15 $50,375 0.0
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 40 $11,250 0.0 35 $11,528 0.0
Etchers and Engravers 30 $14,844 30.0 20 $15,625 0.0
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, except Metal and
Plastic 85 $17,266 8.4 30 $21,429 0.0
Paper Goods Machines Setters, Operators, and Tenders 275 $12,614 3.6 150 $16,507 6.7
Tire Builders 65 $31,563 0.0 40 $41,125 0.0
Helpers-Production Workers 65 $14,063 0.0 20 $16,719 0.0
Production Workers, All Other 8,505 $14,645 1.3 4,690 $17,373 1.4
TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS
Supervisors, Transportation and Material Moving
Workers 435 $20,678 13.1 305 $24,886 14.5
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers 50 $15,000 61.5 25 $23,587 53.8
Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield Operations
Specialists 35 $55,481 20.0 35 $55,481 20.0
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.)
MISSISSIPPI; FEMALES
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 25 $25,536 0.0 10 $33,214 0.0
Bus Drivers 2,640 $7,645 2.6 415 $16,654 3.6
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers 2,505 $14,056 2.8 1,275 $20,431 3.5
Taxi Drivers and Chauffers 210 $15,462 3.8 115 $16,500 1.8
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 25 $43,162 0.0 0 . .
Locomotive Engineers and Operators 10 $13,750 0.0 10 $13,750 0.0
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators 10 $48,750 0.0 0 . .
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 20 $25,500 0.0 20 $26,000 0.0
Subway, Streetcar, and Other Rail Transportation
Workers 0 . . 0 . .
Sailors and Marine Oilers 0 . . 0 . .
Ship and Boat Captains and Operators 0 . . 0 . .
Ship Engineers 0 . . 0 . .
Bridge and Lock Tenders 25 $23,224 0.0 25 $23,224 0.0
Parking Lot Attendants 95 $11,505 0.0 50 $11,550 0.0
Service Station Attendants 240 $8,594 0.8 85 $17,417 0.0
Transportation Inspectors 35 $17,500 0.0 20 $33,269 0.0
Other Transportation Workers 4 $23,750 0.0 4 $23,750 0.0
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 60 $13,625 0.0 35 $16,442 0.0
Crane and Tower Operators 45 $31,389 0.0 20 $19,500 0.0
Dredge, Excavating, and Loading Machine Operators 60 $15,313 25.4 25 $23,846 0.0
Hoist and Winch Operators 0 . . 0 . .
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 705 $20,139 1.1 470 $21,835 1.7
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 645 $9,797 0.0 215 $14,730 0.0
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Materials Movers,
Hand 4,275 $12,434 2.5 2,115 $17,390 3.6
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 525 $14,172 0.0 300 $16,348 0.0
Packers and Packagers, Hand 2,610 $11,305 3.1 1,165 $16,058 1.9
Pumping Station Operators 0 . . 0 . .
Refuse and Recyclable Materials Collectors 55 $9,438 0.0 15 $22,875 0.0
Shuttle Car Operators 0 . . 0 . .
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 0 . . 0 . .
Material Moving Workers, All Other 265 $20,313 9.1 130 $22,500 12.5
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