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Average hourly wages of employees by selected characteristics and profession, unadjusted data, by province (monthly)
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| 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 | |
| B.C. | |||||
| 15 years and over | 1,816.0 | 23.12 | 1,845.3 | 23.75 | 2.7 |
| 15 to 24 years | 289.0 | 13.62 | 288.5 | 13.74 | 0.9 |
| 25 to 54 years | 1,236.7 | 24.76 | 1,266.4 | 25.30 | 2.2 |
| 55 years and over | 290.3 | 25.63 | 290.4 | 26.92 | 5.0 |
| Men | 890.3 | 24.80 | 897.7 | 26.11 | 5.3 |
| Women | 925.7 | 21.51 | 947.6 | 21.51 | 0.0 |
| Full-time | 1,410.3 | 24.91 | 1,430.0 | 25.59 | 2.7 |
| Part-time | 405.7 | 16.93 | 415.3 | 17.41 | 2.8 |
| Union coverage2 | 588.8 | 26.68 | 598.9 | 27.20 | 1.9 |
| No union coverage3 | 1,227.3 | 21.42 | 1,246.4 | 22.09 | 3.1 |
| Permanent job4 | 1,630.0 | 23.59 | 1,610.8 | 24.36 | 3.3 |
| Temporary job5 | 186.0 | 19.03 | 234.5 | 19.56 | 2.8 |
| Management occupations | 132.4 | 33.78 | 129.6 | 36.17 | 7.1 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 345.8 | 22.33 | 350.3 | 22.23 | -0.4 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 120.9 | 31.23 | 125.6 | 32.84 | 5.2 |
| Health occupations | 123.7 | 28.64 | 140.7 | 29.13 | 1.7 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 175.7 | 28.78 | 174.9 | 28.80 | 0.1 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 40.8 | 24.59 | 40.9 | 25.31 | 2.9 |
| Sales and service occupations | 539.9 | 15.75 | 509.1 | 15.78 | 0.2 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 252.1 | 24.63 | 282.4 | 24.71 | 0.3 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 26.9 | 21.11 | 32.3 | 22.56 | 6.9 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 57.8 | 19.80 | 59.4 | 22.05 | 11.4 |
| 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 282-0069 and 282-0073. Last modified: 2012-02-03. | |||||
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