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.)
IDAHO; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
21 to 74 years 612,940 $21,853 23.3 360,435 $29,853 26.9
MANAGEMENT OCCUPATIONS
Chief executives 3,535 $58,618 50.9 2,720 $65,154 53.9
General and Operations Managers 3,815 $42,559 35.4 3,275 $46,190 34.9
Legislators 165 $34,643 55.5 80 $40,625 53.8
Advertising and Promotions Managers 170 $48,750 56.5 115 $60,265 63.7
Marketing and Sales Managers 3,765 $42,116 53.5 2,760 $51,250 57.3
Public Relations Managers 255 $41,125 74.9 220 $47,826 80.2
Administrative Services Managers 330 $40,625 30.5 230 $42,321 35.8
Computer and Information Systems Managers 910 $51,913 50.8 805 $55,509 54.7
Financial Managers 3,700 $39,318 48.0 2,985 $41,910 49.0
Human Resources Managers 1,930 $31,211 34.9 1,490 $33,656 35.9
Industrial Production Managers 1,245 $44,844 23.5 1,070 $46,618 19.9
Purchasing Managers 840 $42,083 40.9 780 $42,262 42.3
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 1,000 $28,272 18.2 830 $29,882 17.8
Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers 3,360 $28,017 21.0 2,275 $31,295 24.4
Farmers and Ranchers 7,735 $18,399 19.0 5,240 $21,084 18.6
Construction Managers 3,820 $40,671 23.4 2,790 $45,094 24.1
Education Administrators 3,205 $41,517 72.2 1,875 $42,208 73.9
Engineering Managers 630 $74,667 78.3 560 $75,962 79.9
Food Service Managers 3,100 $21,044 16.8 2,085 $26,940 17.9
Funeral Directors 175 $45,568 27.4 160 $45,606 30.0
Gaming Managers 160 $34,688 34.2 135 $35,524 34.8
Lodging Managers 995 $23,398 23.4 665 $26,811 22.0
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,625 $35,612 40.9 1,250 $38,125 40.6
Natural Sciences Managers 55 $62,750 94.4 50 $47,500 94.2
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 375 $40,750 19.8 255 $43,186 21.5
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association
Managers 2,155 $21,862 27.1 1,285 $29,212 25.6
Social and Community Service Managers 775 $25,295 55.6 510 $29,545 55.7
Managers, All Other 9,105 $40,025 41.9 7,185 $43,605 43.6
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OCCUPATIONS
Agents and Business Managers of Artists,Performers,
and Athletes 135 $25,114 37.0 45 $29,500 20.5
Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products 105 $30,792 13.1 70 $31,625 8.5
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 1,145 $20,141 18.8 655 $30,323 23.8
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and
Farm Products 1,165 $31,619 26.1 950 $33,375 25.7
Claims Adusters, Appraisers, Examiners, and
Investigators 920 $32,056 38.2 840 $33,792 40.2
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction,
Health and Safety, and Transportation 455 $30,104 30.3 300 $36,875 34.9
Cost Estimators 505 $37,137 27.7 390 $39,167 27.7
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.)
IDAHO; 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 3,700 $30,315 38.8 2,580 $34,672 37.1
Logisticians 120 $37,250 38.7 100 $36,000 33.7
Management Analysts 1,595 $34,496 56.8 860 $43,317 58.8
Meeting and Convention Planners 115 $29,125 54.3 70 $29,625 60.3
Other Business Operations Specialists 985 $29,241 28.8 745 $36,587 25.4
Accountants and Auditors 6,550 $31,398 67.9 4,705 $36,590 70.5
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 745 $30,565 43.0 540 $32,639 43.8
Budget Analysts 215 $46,467 65.9 200 $46,304 63.6
Credit Analysts 100 $23,529 46.9 55 $31,667 50.0
Financial Analysts 95 $27,375 59.1 50 $70,500 60.4
Personal Financial Advisors 850 $41,346 62.9 675 $50,028 68.0
Insurance Underwriters 190 $35,954 43.9 170 $36,204 46.5
Financial Examiners 50 $57,917 100.0 40 $58,333 100.0
Loan Counselors and Officers 1,925 $31,816 34.6 1,620 $34,429 38.4
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 220 $30,125 49.8 150 $36,375 63.6
Tax Preparers 325 $11,434 29.8 95 $21,364 29.8
Financial Specialists, All Other 190 $28,750 31.1 135 $32,125 36.3
COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL OCCUPATIONS
Computer Scientists and System Analyts 1,580 $36,267 42.2 1,155 $42,537 44.0
Computer Programmers 1,940 $41,376 47.1 1,500 $46,756 47.2
Computer Software Engineers 1,890 $51,684 73.1 1,475 $56,080 73.2
Computer Support Specialists 2,160 $30,349 27.5 1,590 $32,494 29.5
Database Administrators 360 $50,060 49.9 295 $48,250 44.1
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 790 $42,527 37.6 640 $44,621 37.0
Network Systems and Data Communication Analysts 945 $35,138 35.8 675 $38,259 36.7
Actuaries 15 $88,125 100.0 15 $88,125 100.0
Mathematicians 20 $12,500 100.0 0 . .
Operations Research Analysts 335 $37,138 59.0 240 $40,521 65.7
Statisticians 60 $29,792 62.7 30 $70,795 100.0
Miscellaneous Mathematical Science Occupations 4 $43,750 100.0 4 $43,750 100.0
ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONS
Architects, Except Naval 865 $38,125 77.5 670 $41,333 80.1
Surveyors, Cartographers, and Photogrammetrists 220 $33,173 61.4 160 $37,885 68.5
Aerospace Engineers 65 $40,625 59.1 35 $73,393 60.0
Agricultural Engineers 35 $29,464 51.4 30 $28,571 43.3
Biomedical Engineers 0 . . 0 . .
Chemical Engineers 315 $60,482 93.7 265 $61,075 95.1
Civil Engineers 1,605 $50,771 78.7 1,335 $54,673 83.7
Computer Hardware Engineers 455 $49,702 59.6 375 $50,906 61.7
Electrical and Electronic Engineers 1,695 $61,609 70.0 1,415 $63,398 70.7
Environmental Engineers 360 $53,464 87.5 325 $54,714 89.6
Industrial Engineers, Including Health and Safety 700 $56,105 63.3 620 $56,793 66.4
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 4 $61,250 100.0 4 $61,250 100.0
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.)
IDAHO; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Materials Engineers 185 $55,469 86.9 180 $55,417 86.7
Mechanical Engineers 855 $49,040 64.1 730 $51,272 64.7
Mining and Geological Engineers,Including Mining
Safety Engineers 55 $51,250 91.2 50 $55,833 90.0
Nuclear Engineers 215 $71,875 87.0 195 $70,688 88.8
Petroleum Engineers 4 $62,500 50.0 4 $155,000 100.0
Engineers, All Others 1,950 $57,170 72.7 1,650 $60,933 72.9
Drafters 1,265 $25,921 11.6 855 $30,792 11.5
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters 3,150 $36,591 13.6 2,585 $38,976 14.7
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 405 $27,179 3.0 230 $32,500 1.7
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS
Agricultural and Food Scientists 460 $37,917 79.0 370 $39,226 76.2
Biological Scientists 845 $36,136 97.0 695 $37,480 99.3
Conservation Scientists and Foresters 685 $41,860 80.1 535 $43,958 81.1
Medical Scientists 40 $38,333 100.0 30 $38,917 100.0
Astronomers and Physicists 145 $58,698 81.0 105 $62,083 81.3
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 65 $45,208 74.6 60 $46,875 71.2
Chemists and Materials Scientists 335 $41,848 87.7 270 $46,019 91.5
Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists 655 $41,054 88.4 480 $48,214 88.7
Physical Scientists, All Other 775 $37,135 93.1 580 $46,000 93.8
Economists 55 $36,667 100.0 45 $41,094 100.0
Market/Survey Researchers 230 $35,417 46.1 135 $53,167 73.5
Psychologists 575 $38,500 97.9 330 $46,111 98.2
Sociologists 45 $25,469 81.4 20 $30,714 100.0
Urban and Regional Planners 105 $40,179 75.0 85 $41,964 92.9
Miscellaneous Social Scientists and Related Workers 175 $40,417 88.1 115 $47,188 91.2
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 420 $26,406 24.9 275 $30,656 31.3
Biological Technicians 405 $18,306 16.3 200 $21,534 11.6
Chemical Technicians 310 $29,141 18.6 205 $39,219 17.4
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 55 $28,750 0.0 25 $29,107 0.0
Nuclear Technicians 95 $51,895 22.6 85 $51,895 20.7
Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians 1,145 $22,840 24.7 550 $36,806 19.8
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES OCCUPATIONS
Counselors 2,820 $25,394 72.8 1,255 $30,843 75.1
Social Workers 2,265 $27,621 78.8 1,420 $30,176 82.5
Misc. Community and Social Service Specialists 1,240 $21,417 38.8 895 $25,485 36.6
Clergy 1,675 $28,538 72.6 1,310 $31,392 75.0
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 140 $17,000 50.0 65 $29,922 52.2
Religious Workers, All Other 320 $11,574 63.0 175 $30,769 65.9
LEGAL OCCUPATIONS
Lawyers 2,620 $57,030 99.7 2,075 $65,000 100.0
Judges, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Workers 345 $71,788 85.4 305 $73,750 86.8
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 930 $23,596 23.1 620 $27,016 21.5
Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers 1,055 $23,671 22.5 690 $27,289 12.4
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.)
IDAHO; 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 5,415 $35,222 86.9 3,520 $44,244 89.2
Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers 1,685 $10,914 37.8 755 $15,439 42.4
Elementary and Middle School Teachers 15,725 $29,877 90.2 11,420 $33,849 95.2
Secondary School Teachers 3,925 $32,345 92.8 3,140 $35,656 95.5
Special Education Teachers 780 $25,947 80.1 595 $29,511 84.6
Other Teachers and Instructors 3,210 $8,492 39.2 910 $28,657 41.7
Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians 110 $24,167 43.6 70 $32,273 52.8
Librarians 995 $12,384 53.8 280 $31,563 70.1
Library Technicians 215 $8,810 11.1 50 $18,125 25.5
Teacher Assistants 4,170 $8,358 12.4 795 $11,245 17.8
Other Education, Training, and Library Workers 310 $19,750 60.6 165 $32,232 69.3
ARTS, DESIGN, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, AND MEDIA
OCCUPATIONS
Artists and Related Workers 920 $11,974 35.4 425 $23,859 41.6
Designers 2,815 $18,875 30.6 1,620 $29,854 32.1
Actors 65 $11,875 58.7 4 $21,250 100.0
Producers and Directors 260 $26,083 46.7 160 $30,500 48.1
Athletes, Coaches, Umpires and Related Workers 1,135 $16,221 48.4 390 $31,563 70.0
Dancers and Choreographers 60 $20,298 0.0 0 . .
Musicians, Singers and Related Workers 355 $11,205 33.1 90 $20,417 76.4
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related
Workers, All Other 45 $4,821 16.3 10 $16,875 33.3
Announcers 265 $20,441 18.8 120 $23,750 30.6
News Analysts, Reporters, and Correspondents 480 $19,056 64.7 260 $26,204 75.0
Public Relations Specialists 655 $29,145 45.8 375 $35,625 42.0
Editors 495 $26,083 61.0 320 $32,083 62.1
Technical Writers 415 $38,340 64.5 310 $40,394 62.4
Writers and Authors 680 $20,278 64.3 355 $32,340 65.0
Miscellaneous Media and Communication Workers 140 $17,600 23.2 40 $23,889 17.5
Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians and
Radio Operators 225 $19,938 16.7 135 $26,250 11.2
Photographers 515 $10,743 34.4 220 $18,533 37.1
Television, Video and Motion Picture Camera
Operators and Editors 80 $7,500 32.9 40 $34,167 71.1
Media and Communication Equipment Workers,
All Other 15 $21,250 0.0 15 $21,250 0.0
HEALTHCARE PRACTIONERS AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS
Chiropractors 335 $40,950 95.8 225 $41,550 98.2
Dentists 685 $110,250 100.0 325 $87,969 100.0
Dieticians and Nutritionists 295 $20,341 73.6 165 $31,875 78.9
Optometrists 190 $71,705 100.0 125 $81,125 100.0
Pharmacists 1,035 $60,112 92.5 690 $63,920 96.2
Physicians and Surgeons 2,065 $120,434 99.8 1,275 $125,119 99.7
Physician Assistants 345 $39,550 70.1 205 $47,639 65.4
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.)
IDAHO; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Podiatrists 30 $141,250 100.0 20 $105,000 100.0
Registered Nurses 8,890 $34,401 45.4 5,240 $40,627 46.0
Audiologists 45 $51,058 100.0 45 $51,058 100.0
Occupational Therapists 195 $31,587 68.9 105 $32,075 74.0
Physical Therapists 635 $42,989 97.0 355 $50,963 98.0
Radiation Therapists 15 $25,000 50.0 0 . .
Recreational Therapists 65 $25,677 87.3 35 $27,045 77.8
Respiratory Therapists 315 $26,797 22.6 180 $33,333 27.5
Speech-Language Pathologists 305 $31,000 85.2 100 $38,333 82.7
Therapists, All Others 455 $15,616 42.9 195 $25,994 47.2
Veterinarians 435 $42,344 100.0 280 $50,987 100.0
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners,
All Other 55 $17,875 61.8 35 $22,917 59.5
Clinical Lab Technologists and Technicians 985 $30,336 65.7 630 $37,996 64.8
Dental Hygienists 585 $30,585 67.9 150 $46,000 64.2
Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians 1,045 $33,559 42.0 685 $38,860 47.0
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 335 $36,875 16.1 220 $41,096 22.5
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners Support
Technicians 1,600 $17,998 18.1 840 $22,457 19.7
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 2,710 $22,705 5.5 1,550 $26,578 5.7
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 375 $15,332 7.5 200 $19,583 9.9
Opticians, Dispensing 190 $18,500 11.1 125 $20,313 13.5
Miscellaneous Health Technologists and Technicians 310 $26,458 30.2 210 $27,448 31.3
Other Healthcare Practioners and Technical
Occupations 505 $34,464 56.5 335 $38,603 69.0
HEALTHCARE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides 8,050 $12,284 7.9 3,375 $16,130 5.7
Occupational Therapist Assistants and Aides 90 $25,500 7.8 25 $33,182 0.0
Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides 255 $14,063 28.0 45 $21,875 14.9
Massage Therapists 390 $11,019 23.7 110 $20,000 15.7
Dental Assistants 1,340 $15,761 4.0 550 $18,487 2.9
Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support
Occupations 2,615 $14,476 9.4 1,145 $21,000 8.6
PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional
Officers 210 $31,216 20.2 145 $32,969 13.6
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and
Detectives 385 $41,793 6.7 345 $43,025 6.1
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and
Prevention Workers 410 $51,313 25.5 325 $53,000 30.6
Supervisors, Protective Service Workers, All Other 335 $34,570 22.8 275 $38,393 27.3
Fire Fighters 1,115 $34,007 22.8 720 $41,468 21.1
Fire Inspectors 190 $44,500 40.0 155 $49,196 45.2
Baliffs, Correctional Officers and Jailers 1,585 $25,979 8.7 1,300 $27,147 7.5
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 490 $38,026 33.9 410 $40,313 37.1
Fish and Game Wardens 45 $23,036 76.7 40 $23,929 73.7
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.)
IDAHO; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Parking Enforcement Workers 4 $18,750 100.0 4 $18,750 100.0
Police and Sheriff Patrol Officers 2,670 $31,737 22.5 2,280 $32,709 22.7
Transit and Railroad Police 0 . . 0 . .
Animal Control Workers 90 $25,435 3.4 45 $26,522 6.5
Private Detectives and Investigators 150 $25,000 38.5 85 $29,650 37.6
Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers 2,490 $17,288 14.1 1,285 $25,619 16.4
Crossing Guards 305 $10,481 8.2 65 $18,977 0.0
Lifeguards and Other Protective Service Workers 465 $8,429 38.4 120 $28,611 69.2
FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING RELATED OCCUPATIONS
Chefs and Head Cooks 865 $17,759 6.0 535 $20,526 7.3
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation
and Serving Workers 2,580 $14,866 9.1 1,350 $20,524 11.7
Cooks 7,735 $10,262 4.1 2,675 $15,078 4.6
Food Preparation Workers 1,675 $7,742 6.8 400 $14,491 7.5
Bartenders 1,940 $10,842 10.1 740 $14,888 8.9
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers,
Including Fast Food 1,230 $9,234 4.9 350 $13,661 6.0
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession and
Coffee Shop 355 $5,433 2.8 55 $18,068 0.0
Waiters and Waitresses 6,605 $9,674 6.6 1,705 $14,089 5.4
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 330 $13,242 2.1 140 $16,686 5.0
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender
Helpers 525 $4,630 3.8 75 $12,552 8.2
Dishwashers 865 $6,469 3.6 185 $11,453 3.2
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee
Shop 295 $8,833 8.8 110 $13,313 4.6
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers,
All Other 20 $9,375 0.0 10 $10,972 0.0
BUILDING AND GROUNDS CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and
Janitorial Workers 975 $19,724 5.5 645 $23,817 5.9
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn
Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 795 $26,298 13.3 475 $28,094 12.6
Janitors and Building Cleaners 9,655 $12,669 5.5 4,320 $19,787 5.7
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 4,880 $8,252 2.6 1,255 $13,613 2.2
Pest Control Workers 145 $14,000 3.4 60 $24,167 8.3
Grounds Maintenance Workers 4,120 $12,391 8.2 1,310 $21,268 7.0
PERSONAL CARE AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Gaming Workers 195 $22,014 24.9 155 $23,194 31.6
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal Service
Workers 550 $20,031 20.0 380 $24,620 24.0
Animal Trainers 340 $15,250 9.2 195 $17,237 8.7
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 720 $13,051 16.7 305 $21,087 25.2
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.)
IDAHO; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Gaming Workers 90 $21,875 3.3 50 $25,347 0.0
Motion Picture Projectionists 35 $17,917 0.0 10 $19,028 0.0
Ushers,Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 110 $5,625 27.3 20 $17,708 28.6
Miscellaneous Entertainment Attendants and Related
Workers 495 $10,645 8.9 150 $22,000 5.9
Funeral Service Workers 40 $11,964 34.2 15 $28,125 31.3
Barbers 385 $20,625 7.8 240 $25,833 12.1
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 3,205 $11,234 7.6 1,370 $16,618 5.8
Miscellaneous Personal Appearance Workers 475 $8,810 7.6 160 $10,870 10.6
Baggage Porters, Bellhops, and Concierges 70 $11,250 9.9 25 $10,903 0.0
Tour and Travel Guides 320 $15,300 42.5 95 $21,354 28.9
Transportation Attendants 295 $21,958 30.6 135 $22,278 35.1
Child Care Workers 6,970 $5,682 8.8 2,155 $11,564 5.9
Personal and Home Care Aides 1,455 $11,404 7.5 570 $14,962 9.1
Recreation and Fitness Workers 1,385 $13,480 36.1 645 $22,181 35.0
Residential Advisors 160 $7,639 5.0 25 $24,375 22.2
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 165 $17,634 3.0 75 $25,536 6.8
SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales
Workers 14,940 $25,487 18.1 11,470 $29,027 18.2
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales
Workers 4,320 $33,983 24.1 3,450 $38,000 24.8
Cashiers 9,585 $10,347 4.4 3,150 $15,819 4.5
Counter and Rental Clerks 605 $14,000 6.6 295 $20,521 5.4
Parts Salespersons 845 $22,272 5.3 675 $23,865 3.6
Retail Salespersons 15,175 $15,444 15.8 7,295 $25,992 17.3
Advertising Sales Agents 1,085 $26,186 36.0 725 $33,261 37.8
Insurance Sales Agents 2,360 $31,945 37.4 1,590 $37,500 40.1
Securities, Commodities, and Finanancial Services
Sales Agents 1,035 $32,188 48.1 725 $36,844 47.9
Travel Agents 600 $17,340 16.6 325 $22,596 17.2
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 2,235 $27,488 24.1 1,415 $34,844 26.9
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing 5,930 $32,201 27.3 4,595 $37,022 29.6
Models, Demonstrators, and Product Promoters 430 $2,410 12.1 20 $23,750 28.6
Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents 3,455 $28,896 31.6 1,960 $40,952 33.7
Sales Engineers 40 $65,417 80.5 40 $65,417 80.5
Telemarketers 955 $10,551 10.0 305 $14,913 17.3
Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors
and Related Workers 1,055 $7,170 13.9 320 $18,676 14.1
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 635 $26,779 31.6 415 $34,432 41.3
OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and
Administrative Support Workers 7,000 $26,761 20.7 5,055 $31,091 21.7
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 230 $15,238 0.0 125 $20,083 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.)
IDAHO; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Telephone Operators 200 $9,643 17.5 100 $20,645 3.1
Communication Equipment Operators, All Other 20 $26,786 0.0 15 $27,656 0.0
Bill and Account Collectors 980 $18,365 14.5 595 $23,098 14.4
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators 1,775 $18,809 10.6 1,055 $21,808 13.0
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 10,635 $16,980 10.6 5,555 $22,130 9.2
Gaming Cage Workers 20 $7,083 0.0 4 $13,750 0.0
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 860 $20,824 13.6 595 $22,898 11.4
Procurement Clerks 140 $28,542 13.7 120 $30,417 15.8
Tellers 1,840 $12,343 7.2 730 $16,905 4.9
Brokerage Clerks 25 $9,063 3.7 15 $35,156 6.7
Correspondence Clerks 50 $18,713 0.0 40 $19,044 0.0
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 360 $21,036 0.0 275 $22,224 0.0
Credit Authorizers, Checkers and Clerks 205 $20,455 9.2 160 $21,742 8.9
Customer Service Representatives 8,105 $17,385 11.3 4,615 $21,842 13.1
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 265 $28,713 42.6 240 $29,559 38.4
File Clerks 1,365 $16,358 7.8 725 $22,554 10.5
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 620 $8,424 6.0 195 $13,110 3.1
Interviewers Except Eligibility and Loan 1,330 $6,923 18.4 265 $19,500 14.3
Library Assistants, Clerical 665 $7,676 25.5 140 $20,558 32.4
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 545 $21,992 12.6 330 $26,389 15.2
New Account Clerks 155 $17,813 5.8 110 $19,583 8.3
Order Clerks 675 $15,948 5.3 340 $19,980 5.9
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and
Timekeeping 220 $23,784 3.2 150 $25,588 4.7
Receptionists and Information Clerks 4,860 $12,597 9.3 2,030 $18,848 9.8
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and
Travel Clerks 390 $22,074 28.9 220 $25,703 16.9
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 335 $20,104 16.2 170 $25,000 21.2
Cargo and Freight Agents 40 $43,162 0.0 15 $43,750 0.0
Couriers and Messengers 645 $12,886 9.6 275 $25,714 10.2
Dispatchers 1,160 $22,247 7.8 815 $25,042 4.3
Meter Readers, Utilities 155 $31,685 9.7 115 $34,412 12.3
Postal Service Clerks 615 $36,755 14.8 450 $38,764 14.1
Postal Service Mail Carriers 1,805 $33,672 9.0 1,295 $37,732 10.1
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and
Processing Machine Operators 390 $35,991 8.2 295 $37,694 6.1
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 1,325 $28,429 25.9 1,035 $32,630 27.5
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 2,460 $17,071 3.9 1,520 $21,164 2.8
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 3,810 $15,122 6.0 1,815 $22,769 4.8
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers,
Recordkeeping 560 $12,158 6.1 230 $26,023 11.4
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 17,400 $17,598 13.1 9,655 $21,916 11.7
Computer Operators 820 $23,507 10.8 565 $26,081 13.0
Data Entry Keyers 1,910 $15,385 13.1 915 $19,730 12.3
Word Processors and Typists 650 $11,466 9.1 195 $22,031 9.3
Desktop Publishers 80 $20,929 13.4 65 $21,607 12.7
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 485 $20,743 11.3 280 $22,386 14.4
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.)
IDAHO; 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 415 $14,056 4.8 215 $20,563 3.7
Office Clerks, General 5,255 $15,436 14.2 2,525 $21,761 13.6
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 205 $12,188 11.6 110 $20,000 14.5
Proofreaders and Copy Markers 90 $12,414 30.4 45 $15,250 50.0
Statistical Assistants 120 $31,125 16.8 80 $37,625 13.6
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 1,990 $22,835 23.6 1,310 $25,564 21.8
FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing
and Forestry Workers 980 $25,389 15.8 670 $27,869 21.8
Agricultural Inspectors 210 $22,500 16.3 100 $37,115 27.6
Animal Breeders 15 $25,000 21.4 10 $52,750 0.0
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 1,880 $8,647 2.0 440 $12,403 3.4
Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers 11,380 $14,685 4.3 5,050 $19,136 3.9
Fishers and Related Fishing Workers 170 $16,797 10.7 25 $20,625 11.5
Hunters and Trappers 15 $25,156 53.3 10 $25,781 72.7
Forest and Conservation Workers 300 $21,111 15.0 165 $29,479 20.9
Logging Workers 2,585 $29,188 2.8 750 $31,300 3.5
CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION WORKERS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction
Trades and Extraction Workers 5,555 $32,853 8.2 3,860 $35,849 7.8
Boilermakers 70 $35,688 0.0 50 $35,500 0.0
Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons 730 $26,071 3.0 355 $29,054 4.0
Carpenters 8,565 $21,507 6.1 4,225 $27,165 4.4
Carpet, Floor and Tile Installers and Finishers 1,055 $22,078 3.5 540 $29,154 5.0
Cement Masons, Concrete Finishers, and Terrazzo
Workers 595 $22,344 2.5 170 $30,972 4.2
Contruction Laborers 6,125 $17,972 5.0 2,645 $23,837 4.7
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 150 $19,643 0.0 10 $32,500 0.0
Pile-Driver Operators 0 . . 0 . .
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment
Operators 3,010 $27,465 1.4 1,415 $32,323 2.0
Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers, and
Tapers 1,480 $21,141 1.9 760 $26,201 0.9
Electricians 3,675 $32,104 6.1 2,560 $36,411 6.4
Glaziers 310 $25,625 2.9 215 $26,462 2.8
Insulation Workers 305 $23,167 2.3 205 $27,404 3.4
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 2,120 $19,275 5.3 995 $25,686 5.6
Paperhangers 65 $16,750 0.0 30 $15,875 0.0
Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 2,715 $30,242 5.6 1,825 $32,726 7.4
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 200 $21,773 0.0 90 $20,588 0.0
Reinforcing Iron Workers 35 $29,167 0.0 25 $30,208 0.0
Roofers 1,010 $20,833 1.0 415 $23,262 1.0
Sheet Metal Workers 805 $24,677 1.7 500 $27,379 1.0
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 505 $31,863 0.0 295 $34,417 0.0
Helpers, Construction Trades 170 $15,403 6.5 95 $16,042 0.0
Construction and Building Inspectors 550 $31,563 10.9 405 $34,375 8.9
Elevator Installers and Repairers 45 $21,111 8.7 35 $21,806 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.)
IDAHO; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Fence Erectors 180 $16,579 0.0 90 $19,038 0.0
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 145 $31,131 8.8 95 $34,063 13.4
Highway Maintenance Workers 845 $26,032 3.5 555 $27,250 2.9
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment
Operators 95 $30,789 0.0 25 $42,917 0.0
Septic Tank Services and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 65 $29,375 0.0 65 $30,114 0.0
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 160 $18,375 0.0 60 $38,250 0.0
Derrick, Rotary Drill, and Service Unit Operators,
Oil, Gas, and Mining 15 $35,469 0.0 4 $8,750 0.0
Earth Drillers Except Oil and Gas 335 $28,796 2.7 195 $35,625 3.6
Explosives Workers, Ordnance handling Experts, and
Blasters 95 $35,804 7.5 60 $36,071 11.7
Mining Machine Operators 500 $34,464 3.4 345 $36,346 1.2
Roof Bolters, Mining 0 . . 0 . .
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 4 $16,250 0.0 0 . .
Helpers - Extraction Workers 10 $3,750 0.0 0 . .
Other Extraction Workers 130 $32,500 6.3 65 $33,281 12.3
INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics,
Installers and Repairers 2,125 $37,166 10.7 1,780 $39,253 9.8
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine
Repairers 1,330 $28,884 13.8 950 $35,119 14.2
Radio and Telecommunications Equipment Installers
and Repairers 980 $39,665 4.8 745 $42,845 4.2
Avionics Technicians 85 $44,107 20.5 75 $47,083 15.1
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 215 $28,173 2.8 150 $30,179 3.9
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Transportation
Equipment 30 $29,107 0.0 15 $22,222 0.0
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Industrial and
Utility 100 $39,792 19.8 80 $42,375 24.7
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor
Vehicles 45 $17,750 0.0 25 $18,250 0.0
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers
and Repairers 280 $19,118 8.5 110 $32,426 11.7
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 105 $35,313 8.5 65 $41,118 13.4
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 545 $32,140 6.6 415 $35,369 2.4
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 825 $23,706 1.3 575 $25,306 1.9
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 75 $26,125 17.8 45 $27,500 0.0
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 4,375 $24,036 2.6 3,080 $27,988 2.8
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine
Specialists 2,305 $28,520 3.1 1,705 $31,509 2.7
Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service
Technicians and Mechanics 1,615 $29,788 3.8 1,170 $31,488 4.9
Small Engine Mechanics 360 $20,303 11.7 255 $22,964 15.2
Miscellaneous Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics,
Installers, and Repairers 530 $21,318 3.4 335 $27,031 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.)
IDAHO; 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 70 $37,273 0.0 35 $24,821 0.0
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
Mechanics and Installers 1,345 $28,704 4.8 1,090 $30,833 5.5
Home Appliance Repairers 280 $25,202 0.0 195 $30,156 0.0
Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics 2,650 $32,435 5.8 2,170 $34,456 5.6
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 2,265 $26,375 5.1 1,590 $30,547 5.3
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 210 $29,766 0.0 170 $31,176 0.0
Millwrights 820 $37,313 1.0 625 $40,162 1.3
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 880 $50,737 5.9 690 $51,906 7.5
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 810 $31,149 3.5 510 $36,786 3.3
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers 390 $29,773 9.8 265 $34,732 12.9
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and
Repairers 185 $20,469 9.1 110 $21,328 0.0
Commercial Divers 15 $12,917 0.0 0 . .
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 125 $24,083 4.8 110 $26,000 0.0
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 240 $22,198 0.0 100 $24,667 0.0
Riggers 25 $35,750 0.0 20 $36,750 0.0
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 45 $45,781 0.0 45 $45,781 0.0
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 30 $25,625 0.0 20 $27,188 0.0
Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 1,120 $21,852 9.4 575 $28,679 7.2
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and
Operating Workers 5,980 $31,431 9.7 4,745 $34,595 10.5
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems
Assemblers 4 $18,750 0.0 0 . .
Electrical, Electronics, and Electromechanical
Assemblers 970 $17,075 5.0 655 $19,893 4.6
Engine and Other Machines Assemblers 10 $4,167 0.0 4 $38,750 0.0
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 70 $33,594 0.0 30 $32,000 0.0
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 3,945 $19,740 4.0 2,475 $23,076 4.0
Bakers 850 $12,984 4.6 385 $20,781 3.7
Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish Processing
Workers 1,615 $21,045 2.6 1,120 $24,343 1.8
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine
Operators and Tenders 65 $25,938 0.0 50 $26,384 0.0
Food Batchmakers 745 $16,000 3.1 415 $21,085 3.1
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 25 $16,406 0.0 15 $22,656 0.0
Computer Control Programmers and Operators 105 $29,500 11.5 95 $29,333 12.8
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 20 $23,036 0.0 10 $24,643 0.0
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 30 $30,990 0.0 30 $30,990 0.0
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 25 $27,656 0.0 25 $27,969 0.0
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters,
Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 235 $16,250 0.0 160 $17,292 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.)
IDAHO; 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 15 $3,833 0.0 4 $51,250 0.0
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine
Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal
and Plastic 145 $15,845 13.1 75 $23,438 3.9
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 25 $16,125 0.0 20 $16,250 0.0
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 4 $18,750 100.0 4 $18,750 100.0
Machinists 1,440 $30,204 5.1 1,155 $31,673 5.5
Metal Furnace and Kiln Operators and Tenders 100 $31,765 0.0 75 $31,750 0.0
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 30 $39,688 35.7 25 $40,000 30.8
Molders and Molding Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 215 $23,333 4.6 120 $25,074 5.8
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 30 $22,639 0.0 15 $24,583 0.0
Tool and Die Makers 95 $37,692 0.0 75 $39,423 0.0
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers 3,860 $24,479 1.6 2,500 $27,778 1.5
Heat Treating Equipment Equipment Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 20 $27,875 0.0 20 $27,875 0.0
Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic 45 $21,447 13.6 35 $21,528 18.2
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 65 $16,250 15.6 30 $17,500 33.3
Tool Grinders, Filers and Sharpeners 145 $36,691 0.0 130 $37,583 0.0
Metalworkers and Plastic Workers, All Others 2,655 $23,637 6.5 1,800 $25,162 8.0
Bookbinders and Bindery Workers 145 $13,333 7.6 80 $18,654 0.0
Job Printers 215 $17,656 10.3 105 $21,705 3.8
Prepress Technicians and Workers 230 $17,500 15.4 145 $21,050 9.1
Printing Machine Operators 810 $20,707 3.1 550 $24,911 3.1
Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers 1,030 $12,070 3.7 530 $17,434 4.3
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 175 $12,964 4.5 65 $16,116 11.9
Sewing Machine Operators 835 $11,684 5.0 380 $17,273 8.2
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 190 $16,250 4.7 95 $26,548 0.0
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders 0 . . 0 . .
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Sewers 340 $8,059 5.9 120 $9,893 5.8
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and
Tenders 15 $10,865 0.0 0 . .
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders 4 $12,083 0.0 0 . .
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders 0 . . 0 . .
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 4 $51,250 0.0 4 $51,250 0.0
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 4 $21,250 0.0 4 $21,250 0.0
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 15 $1,250 100.0 0 . .
Upholsterers 280 $12,258 14.5 130 $25,385 14.6
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 55 $11,250 0.0 20 $27,917 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.)
IDAHO; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 650 $21,601 9.4 515 $22,422 10.1
Furniture Finishers 145 $16,210 8.9 105 $17,155 10.4
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Wood 0 . . 0 . .
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 1,200 $25,412 1.8 720 $27,904 0.6
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Except Sawing 460 $24,179 2.2 280 $25,750 0.0
Woodworkers, All Other 465 $16,604 22.1 235 $17,429 25.3
Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers 315 $46,792 9.9 255 $50,000 12.1
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 415 $31,127 6.3 325 $32,339 7.4
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System
Workers 395 $29,450 9.9 325 $30,434 9.6
Miscellaneous Plant and System Operators 305 $42,143 8.6 220 $46,696 7.8
Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders 370 $21,310 7.5 190 $24,426 14.8
Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, and Blending
Workers 590 $22,043 7.5 385 $25,511 3.6
Cutting Workers 700 $15,574 1.6 350 $20,365 0.0
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 135 $18,966 0.0 75 $21,071 0.0
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and
Tenders 165 $31,438 2.4 95 $33,276 0.0
Inspectors, Testers, Sorter, Samplers, and Weighers 4,245 $20,707 8.9 2,485 $26,287 9.2
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 140 $21,635 40.3 95 $29,306 51.6
Medical, Dental and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 405 $21,458 5.0 285 $30,781 4.9
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 1,630 $17,058 1.8 850 $20,710 3.4
Painting Workers 625 $21,914 3.2 415 $24,643 3.4
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine
Workers 300 $15,303 24.3 175 $17,829 22.0
Semiconductor Processors 175 $20,816 2.8 145 $21,429 3.5
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders 85 $17,188 0.0 30 $17,353 0.0
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment
Operators and Tenders 115 $13,625 0.0 35 $17,500 0.0
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 15 $17,813 0.0 15 $12,031 0.0
Etchers and Engravers 40 $14,688 0.0 0 . .
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, except Metal and
Plastic 150 $16,250 36.9 65 $19,531 44.4
Paper Goods Machines Setters, Operators, and Tenders 175 $35,862 0.0 115 $37,069 0.0
Tire Builders 25 $28,125 0.0 25 $28,125 0.0
Helpers-Production Workers 80 $18,304 0.0 40 $20,417 0.0
Production Workers, All Other 5,980 $22,593 4.8 3,740 $26,564 4.6
TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS
Supervisors, Transportation and Material Moving
Workers 900 $30,404 11.8 655 $31,671 13.1
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers 635 $56,094 49.0 360 $62,269 52.6
Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield Operations
Specialists 110 $60,296 1.8 95 $60,724 2.1
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.)
IDAHO; 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 4 $1,250 0.0 0 . .
Bus Drivers 3,035 $11,230 8.5 725 $21,964 5.4
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers 17,905 $24,908 3.6 10,385 $28,779 3.3
Taxi Drivers and Chauffers 455 $9,152 14.7 160 $15,903 11.9
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 70 $7,188 0.0 10 $35,208 0.0
Locomotive Engineers and Operators 315 $58,333 6.1 240 $67,639 7.9
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators 65 $38,125 0.0 60 $38,333 0.0
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 420 $57,083 6.0 310 $58,125 3.9
Subway, Streetcar, and Other Rail Transportation
Workers 25 $37,188 0.0 15 $38,333 0.0
Sailors and Marine Oilers 25 $9,821 0.0 4 $45,938 0.0
Ship and Boat Captains and Operators 70 $30,455 26.5 40 $33,750 23.1
Ship Engineers 25 $75,625 0.0 10 $83,125 0.0
Bridge and Lock Tenders 4 $31,875 28.6 4 $50,417 0.0
Parking Lot Attendants 165 $9,938 7.9 50 $16,190 0.0
Service Station Attendants 510 $10,886 2.9 265 $15,819 2.3
Transportation Inspectors 210 $36,719 7.6 185 $38,889 7.5
Other Transportation Workers 45 $21,125 22.2 20 $19,583 47.6
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 115 $22,452 0.0 50 $22,000 0.0
Crane and Tower Operators 225 $31,071 3.6 155 $36,316 5.1
Dredge, Excavating, and Loading Machine Operators 450 $27,174 2.9 200 $31,360 3.5
Hoist and Winch Operators 65 $28,333 3.0 50 $29,327 4.1
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 2,705 $23,454 2.3 1,705 $25,648 2.9
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 1,490 $15,833 1.1 715 $20,625 0.0
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Materials Movers,
Hand 8,120 $17,530 3.9 4,260 $23,547 4.7
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 340 $16,100 0.0 165 $25,000 0.0
Packers and Packagers, Hand 1,415 $14,964 2.5 625 $19,093 1.3
Pumping Station Operators 45 $47,000 0.0 45 $47,000 0.0
Refuse and Recyclable Materials Collectors 340 $19,348 5.0 200 $24,231 3.5
Shuttle Car Operators 4 $13,750 0.0 0 . .
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 20 $17,375 0.0 10 $17,500 0.0
Material Moving Workers, All Other 525 $27,713 0.0 375 $30,083 0.0
