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 Each month the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program surveys about 160,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 400,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed wage rates by industry data and employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls.
Industries are groups of establishments that produce similar products or provide similar services. For example, all establishments that manufacture automobiles are in the same industry. A given industry, or even a particular establishment in that industry, might have employees in dozens of occupations. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) groups similar establishments into industries. NAICS is replacing the former Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system.
| Wage Rates by Industry |
| Industry Sector |
Firms |
Employed |
Average Hourly Wage |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting |
152 |
478 |
$8.95 |
| Mining |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
| Construction |
1,4678 |
7,368 |
$20.45 |
| Manufacturing |
496 |
14,068 |
$24.95 |
| Wholesale Trade |
755 |
8,887 |
$25.68 |
| Transportation & Warehousing |
237 |
4,656 |
$17.85 |
| Information |
156 |
2,700 |
$23.75 |
| Finance and Insurance |
491 |
8,972 |
$30.95 |
| Real Estate and Rental Leasing |
445 |
2,626 |
$14.25 |
| Professional, Science, & Technical Services |
1,071 |
8,544 |
$22.25 |
| Educational Services |
149 |
3,685 |
$19.70 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance |
1,147 |
33,445 |
$19.55 |
| Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation |
143 |
2,156 |
$7.58 |
| Other Services |
4,417 |
9,557 |
$9.05 |
| Public Administration |
187 |
34,356 |
$21.43 |
Source: Covered Employment Classified by Industry - First Quarter 2011
https://fortress.wa.gov/esd/employmentdata/reports-publications/industry-reports/quarterly-census-of-employment-and-wages
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