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Average hourly wages of employees by selected characteristics and profession, unadjusted data, by province (monthly)
Related tables: Wages, salaries and other earnings, Employment and unemployment, Occupations.
| January 2009 | January 2010 | January 2009 to January 2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number of employees1 (thousands) | average hourly wage ($) | number of employees1 (thousands) | average hourly wage ($) | % change in hourly wage | |
| Canada | |||||
| 15 years and over | 13,951.6 | 22.11 | 13,898.9 | 22.51 | 1.8 |
| 15 to 24 years | 2,250.1 | 12.63 | 2,171.2 | 12.93 | 2.4 |
| 25 to 54 years | 9,772.6 | 23.98 | 9,745.7 | 24.28 | 1.3 |
| 55 years and over | 1,928.9 | 23.66 | 1,982.0 | 24.30 | 2.7 |
| Men | 6,892.1 | 24.08 | 6,819.8 | 24.49 | 1.7 |
| Women | 7,059.5 | 20.18 | 7,079.1 | 20.59 | 2.0 |
| Full-time | 11,264.8 | 23.68 | 11,153.6 | 24.18 | 2.1 |
| Part-time | 2,686.8 | 15.49 | 2,745.3 | 15.71 | 1.4 |
| Union coverage2 | 4,437.0 | 25.07 | 4,394.0 | 25.64 | 2.3 |
| No union coverage3 | 9,514.5 | 20.72 | 9,504.9 | 21.06 | 1.6 |
| Permanent job4 | 12,484.8 | 22.59 | 12,313.0 | 23.09 | 2.2 |
| Temporary job5 | 1,466.8 | 17.97 | 1,585.9 | 18.01 | 0.2 |
| Management occupations | 1,041.5 | 34.34 | 1,002.4 | 34.47 | 0.4 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 2,743.9 | 20.93 | 2,715.0 | 21.00 | 0.3 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 1,022.8 | 30.76 | 1,072.8 | 31.65 | 2.9 |
| Health occupations | 918.2 | 25.55 | 929.5 | 26.28 | 2.9 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 1,386.7 | 28.05 | 1,434.6 | 28.78 | 2.6 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 324.1 | 21.44 | 333.3 | 22.11 | 3.1 |
| Sales and service occupations | 3,604.9 | 14.66 | 3,650.6 | 15.06 | 2.7 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 1,980.8 | 21.92 | 1,849.0 | 22.34 | 1.9 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 202.6 | 21.34 | 194.3 | 20.86 | -2.2 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 726.1 | 19.10 | 717.4 | 19.37 | 1.4 |
| 1. Those who work as employees of a private firm or business or the public sector. 2. Employees who are members of a union and employees who are not union members but who are covered by a collective agreement or a union contract. 3. Employees who are not members of a union or not covered by a collective agreement or a union contract. 4. A permanent job is one that is expected to last as long as the employee wants it, given that business conditions permit. That is, there is no pre-determined termination date. 5. A temporary job has a predetermined end date, or will end as soon as a specified project is completed. Includes seasonal jobs; temporary, term or contract jobs including work done through a temporary help agency; casual jobs; and other temporary work. Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables (for fee) 282-0069 and 282-0073. Last modified: 2010-02-05. | |||||
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