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Average hourly wages of employees by selected characteristics, occupation and by province, unadjusted data
| Canada |
December 2003 |
December 2004 |
December 2003 – December 2004 |
| |
number of employees1 (thousands) |
average hourly wage ($) |
number of employees1 (thousands) |
average hourly wage ($) |
% change in hourly wage |
| 15 years and over |
13,408.1 |
18.34 |
13,599.4 |
18.79 |
2.5 |
| 15 to 24 years |
2,234.8 |
10.44 |
2,272.0 |
10.47 |
0.3 |
| 25 to 54 years |
9,747.0 |
19.90 |
9,797.5 |
20.43 |
2.7 |
| 55 years and over |
1,426.3 |
20.02 |
1,529.8 |
20.66 |
3.2 |
| |
|
| Men |
6,762.1 |
20.12 |
6,869.9 |
20.58 |
2.3 |
| Women |
6,646.0 |
16.52 |
6,729.5 |
16.97 |
2.7 |
| |
|
| Full-time |
10,792.9 |
19.67 |
10,984.6 |
20.11 |
2.2 |
| Part-time |
2,615.2 |
12.81 |
2,614.8 |
13.26 |
3.5 |
| |
|
| Union coverage2 |
4,396.2 |
21.30 |
4,372.7 |
21.77 |
2.2 |
| No union coverage3 |
9,012.0 |
16.89 |
9,226.7 |
17.38 |
2.9 |
| |
|
| Permanent job4 |
11,878.9 |
18.83 |
11,938.3 |
19.39 |
3.0 |
| Temporary job5 |
1,529.3 |
14.48 |
1,661.0 |
14.55 |
0.5 |
| |
|
| Management occupations |
944.2 |
28.90 |
942.1 |
30.14 |
4.3 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations |
2,637.1 |
17.58 |
2,628.4 |
18.05 |
2.7 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations |
859.0 |
26.24 |
939.6 |
26.54 |
1.1 |
| Health occupations |
787.8 |
21.83 |
806.3 |
22.21 |
1.7 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion |
1,017.2 |
25.01 |
1,049.4 |
25.55 |
2.2 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport |
283.3 |
17.82 |
292.2 |
18.88 |
5.9 |
| Sales and service occupations |
3,635.1 |
12.33 |
3,728.7 |
12.61 |
2.3 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations |
1,860.9 |
18.48 |
1,837.9 |
18.86 |
2.1 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry |
199.0 |
16.40 |
234.7 |
16.33 |
-0.4 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities |
1,184.5 |
16.46 |
1,140.1 |
16.71 |
1.5 |
| 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. |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 282-0069 and 282-0073. |
| Last modified: 2005-01-06. |
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