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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 | |
| B.C. | |||||
| 15 years and over | 1,781.8 | 22.23 | 1,798.7 | 22.63 | 1.8 |
| 15 to 24 years | 310.8 | 13.06 | 300.4 | 13.00 | -0.5 |
| 25 to 54 years | 1,214.6 | 24.17 | 1,231.3 | 24.53 | 1.5 |
| 55 years and over | 256.4 | 24.21 | 267.0 | 24.69 | 2.0 |
| Men | 874.5 | 24.59 | 881.4 | 24.85 | 1.1 |
| Women | 907.3 | 19.97 | 917.3 | 20.50 | 2.7 |
| Full-time | 1,395.7 | 23.76 | 1,403.0 | 24.32 | 2.4 |
| Part-time | 386.1 | 16.73 | 395.7 | 16.65 | -0.5 |
| Union coverage2 | 562.4 | 25.50 | 579.6 | 26.36 | 3.4 |
| No union coverage3 | 1,219.4 | 20.73 | 1,219.0 | 20.86 | 0.6 |
| Permanent job4 | 1,596.5 | 22.78 | 1,585.0 | 23.22 | 1.9 |
| Temporary job5 | 185.2 | 17.53 | 213.7 | 18.23 | 4.0 |
| Management occupations | 114.6 | 34.43 | 136.3 | 33.54 | -2.6 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 338.4 | 21.23 | 327.4 | 21.70 | 2.2 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 117.7 | 30.60 | 101.5 | 32.65 | 6.7 |
| Health occupations | 114.2 | 27.77 | 117.4 | 28.38 | 2.2 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 163.1 | 26.86 | 186.1 | 27.69 | 3.1 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 40.3 | 23.40 | 36.2 | 20.36 | -13.0 |
| Sales and service occupations | 533.8 | 15.02 | 535.8 | 15.23 | 1.4 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 267.0 | 24.15 | 270.4 | 23.40 | -3.1 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 31.7 | 21.39 | 29.1 | 23.19 | 8.4 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 61.1 | 20.42 | 58.3 | 22.73 | 11.3 |
| 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 (for fee) 282-0069 and 282-0073. Last modified: 2010-02-05. | |||||
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