Mean Earnings by Age, Gender, and Industry
	1997 Natural Resources & Mining (11, 21)
	Gender	Age Group	Number	Age %	Gender %	Average Wage $
	Females	< 20	179	6.3		3,617
		20 - 24	285	10.0		8,292
		25 - 34	486	17.1		19,698
		35 - 44	995	35.0		28,815
		45 - 54	579	20.4		27,958
		55 - 64	241	8.5		23,102
		> 65	73	2.6		12,226
		Unknown	4	0.1		1,128
		Total	2,842	100.0	11.8	22,487
	Males	< 20	799	4.1		5,059
		20 - 24	1,794	9.1		14,339
		25 - 34	3,878	19.7		26,416
		35 - 44	6,959	35.4		42,628
		45 - 54	4,273	21.8		50,122
		55 - 64	1,598	8.1		43,928
		> 65	326	1.7		24,744
		Unknown	14	0.1		18,367
		Total	19,641	100.0	81.5	36,737
	NA	Unknown	1,619	100.0	6.7	4,869
	Total	< 20	978	4.1		4,795
		20 - 24	2,079	8.6		13,510
		25 - 34	4,364	18.1		25,668
		35 - 44	7,954	33.0		40,900
		45 - 54	4,852	20.1		47,477
		55 - 64	1,839	7.6		41,198
		> 65	399	1.7		22,454
		Unknown	1,637	6.8		4,975
		Total	24,102	100.0	100.0	32,916
	Note: Persons working at any time during the year.
	NA represent segment of the population without a Wyoming Driver's License.
	Unknown age are those with a birthdate less than 12 years prior to the year of work.
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