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Service occupations

Relative Pay | Demographics | Race and Ethnic Distribution | Union Statistics | Hourly and Minimum Wage | Work Hours | Employee Tenure | Fatalities

The Service occupations section of the Occupational Outlook Handbook consists of:

 

Relative Pay

Metropolitan Area Relative Pay for Service occupations

source: National Compensation Survey; about this section

Demographics

Service occupations

  • Employed persons, 2004
    • Employed persons:
    22,720,000    		Percent of total
    WomenMenBlackAsianHispanic
    56.8% 43.2% 15.6% 4.3% 19.1%
  • Full-time wage and salary workers, 2004
     EmploymentMedian weekly earnings
    $W/M ratio
    Women
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 6,773,000$3740.786
    Men
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 6,989,000$476
    All workers
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 13,763,000$411 

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Race and Ethnic Distribution

Employed persons by occupation, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex (Percent distribution), 2004

OccupationPercent distribution: Race, ethnicity, and sex
sexTotalWhiteBlackAsianHisp.
Service
occupations		T 16.3% 15.2% 23.8% 16.2% 24.2%
W 19.9% 18.8% 27.0% 18.8% 30.3%
M 13.2% 12.3% 20.0% 14.0% 20.2%

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Union Statistics

• Union affiliation of employed wage & salary workers
• Median weekly earnings of full-time wage & salary workers

Service occupations

  • Employed wage and salary workers, 2005
    • Employed persons: 21,074,000
    Members of unionsRepresented by unions
    NumberPercentNumberPercent
    2,446,000 11.6% 2,659,000 12.6%
    more union employment statistics
  • Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, 2005
    All full-time wage and salary workers $413
    — Members of unions$643
    — Represented by unions$629
    — Non-union$392
    more union earnings statistics

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Hourly and Minimum Wage

Employed wage and salary workers paid hourly rates and those with earnings at or below the Federal minimum wage, 2004

Service occupations

Paid hourly wages 16,381,000
At or below $5.15 per hour 1,494,000
At $5.15 256,000
Below $5.15 1,238,000

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Work Hours

Average hours worked per day at main job only by employed persons on weekdays and weekend days by occupation, 2004 annual averages

OccupationHours & percentage working by day
Average dayAverage weekdayAverage Sat., Sun., and holiday
PercentHoursPercentHoursPercentHours
Services 60.5 7.04 68.5 7.10 40.8 6.82

Average hours worked per day at main job only by employed persons at workplace or home by occupation, 2004 annual averages

OccupationHours & percentage working at workplace or home
At workplaceAt home
PercentHoursPercentHours
Services 92.4 7.23 9.8 2.50

source: American Time Use Survey; about this section

Employee Tenure

Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers, 2004

OccupationEmployee Tenure, median (years)
Service occupations 2.8

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Fatalities

2004 Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure

OccupationFatalities: Event or exposure
TotalTran.Viol.Cont.FallsExpo.Fires
Service occupations-------
Healthcare support occupations 11 3 3----
Protective service occupations 271 126 104 12 12 4 13
Food preparation and serving related occupations 52 3 37 5 5--
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 277 82 27 51 68 45-
Personal care and service occupations 55 19 25 9---

source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Program; about this section

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