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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 2011 | January 2012 | January 2011 to January 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number of employees1 (thousands) | average hourly wage ($) | number of employees1 (thousands) | average hourly wage ($) | % change in hourly wage | |
| Ont. | |||||
| 15 years and over | 5,590.0 | 23.92 | 5,602.5 | 24.15 | 1.0 |
| 15 to 24 years | 818.1 | 12.85 | 797.2 | 13.12 | 2.1 |
| 25 to 54 years | 3,910.8 | 25.84 | 3,919.1 | 26.11 | 1.0 |
| 55 years and over | 861.2 | 25.73 | 886.2 | 25.44 | -1.1 |
| Men | 2,755.6 | 25.79 | 2,748.3 | 25.84 | 0.2 |
| Women | 2,834.4 | 22.10 | 2,854.2 | 22.53 | 1.9 |
| Full-time | 4,487.4 | 25.80 | 4,494.2 | 26.05 | 1.0 |
| Part-time | 1,102.6 | 16.28 | 1,108.3 | 16.45 | 1.0 |
| Union coverage2 | 1,567.0 | 28.62 | 1,588.2 | 28.66 | 0.1 |
| No union coverage3 | 4,023.1 | 22.09 | 4,014.3 | 22.37 | 1.3 |
| Permanent job4 | 5,005.1 | 24.52 | 4,967.8 | 24.80 | 1.1 |
| Temporary job5 | 584.9 | 18.76 | 634.7 | 19.11 | 1.9 |
| Management occupations | 432.3 | 37.16 | 421.1 | 38.47 | 3.5 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 1,134.4 | 22.38 | 1,120.2 | 22.66 | 1.3 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 427.5 | 32.16 | 439.1 | 34.27 | 6.6 |
| Health occupations | 364.8 | 27.44 | 356.2 | 27.45 | 0.0 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 595.9 | 32.42 | 589.4 | 32.37 | -0.2 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 143.8 | 23.93 | 150.1 | 24.29 | 1.5 |
| Sales and service occupations | 1,380.4 | 15.89 | 1,406.5 | 15.71 | -1.1 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 692.6 | 22.64 | 713.4 | 22.55 | -0.4 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 64.6 | 19.36 | 57.8 | 20.00 | 3.3 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 353.7 | 19.40 | 348.7 | 19.65 | 1.3 |
| 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 282-0069 and 282-0073. Last modified: 2012-02-03. | |||||
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