| Gender |
| Age |
| Group |
| Number |
| Age |
| Percent |
| Average Earnings by Age and Gender in the All Industry in 1997 |
| Gender |
| Percent |
| Average |
| Annual |
| Wage |
| Average |
| Quarters |
| Worked |
| Average |
| Annual |
| Employers |
| 15,328 |
| 12.2 |
| $2,670 |
| 2.5 |
| 1.6 |
| 15,859 |
| 12.6 |
| $6,327 |
| 2.9 |
| 1.7 |
| 26,638 |
| 21.1 |
| $11,585 |
| 3.2 |
| 1.5 |
| 33,382 |
| 26.5 |
| $15,755 |
| 3.4 |
| 1.4 |
| 22,905 |
| 18.2 |
| $17,905 |
| 3.5 |
| 1.3 |
| 9,308 |
| 7.4 |
| $15,331 |
| 3.4 |
| 1.2 |
| 2,666 |
| 2.1 |
| $8,417 |
| 3.1 |
| 1.1 |
| 7 |
| 0.0 |
| $7,683 |
| 3.0 |
| 1.6 |
| 126,093 |
| 100.0 |
| 43.9 |
| $12,301 |
| 3.2 |
| 1.5 |
| 14,834 |
| 10.7 |
| $3,283 |
| 2.5 |
| 1.6 |
| 16,719 |
| 12.1 |
| $9,586 |
| 2.9 |
| 1.9 |
| 31,262 |
| 22.6 |
| $18,955 |
| 3.2 |
| 1.6 |
| 35,901 |
| 26.0 |
| $30,698 |
| 3.4 |
| 1.4 |
| 25,078 |
| 18.1 |
| $36,744 |
| 3.6 |
| 1.3 |
| 11,056 |
| 8.0 |
| $32,392 |
| 3.4 |
| 1.2 |
| 3,401 |
| 2.5 |
| $17,068 |
| 3.1 |
| 1.2 |
| 22 |
| 0.0 |
| $12,290 |
| 2.4 |
| 1.3 |
| 138,273 |
| 100.0 |
| 48.1 |
| $23,443 |
| 3.2 |
| 1.5 |
| 120 |
| 0.5 |
| $4,918 |
| 2.7 |
| 1.6 |
| 149 |
| 0.6 |
| $6,568 |
| 3.1 |
| 1.8 |
| 361 |
| 1.6 |
| $20,779 |
| 3.5 |
| 1.5 |
| 468 |
| 2.0 |
| $27,861 |
| 3.6 |
| 1.4 |
| 440 |
| 1.9 |
| $31,330 |
| 3.6 |
| 1.3 |
| 102 |
| 0.4 |
| $34,502 |
| 3.6 |
| 1.2 |
| 8 |
| 0.0 |
| $20,637 |
| 3.4 |
| 1.0 |
| 21,297 |
| 92.8 |
| $3,384 |
| 1.3 |
| 1.1 |
| 22,945 |
| 100.0 |
| 8.0 |
| $4,866 |
| 1.5 |
| 1.1 |
| 30,282 |
| 10.5 |
| $2,979 |
| 2.5 |
| 1.6 |
| 32,727 |
| 11.4 |
| $7,993 |
| 2.9 |
| 1.8 |
| 58,261 |
| 20.3 |
| $15,597 |
| 3.2 |
| 1.6 |
| 69,751 |
| 24.3 |
| $23,528 |
| 3.4 |
| 1.4 |
| 48,423 |
| 16.9 |
| $27,784 |
| 3.5 |
| 1.3 |
| 20,466 |
| 7.1 |
| $24,643 |
| 3.4 |
| 1.2 |
| 6,075 |
| 2.1 |
| $13,276 |
| 3.1 |
| 1.1 |
| 21,326 |
| 7.4 |
| $3,395 |
| 1.3 |
| 1.1 |
| 287,311 |
| 100.0 |
| 100.0 |
| $17,070 |
| 3.1 |
| 1.4 |