EMPLOYEE EARNINGS AND HOURS
Earnings of wage and salary earners by occupation is available from Employee Earning and Hours, Australia, 2006 (cat. no 6306.0). However, the information is not available at the detailed occupation level collected in the 2006 Census of Population and Housing. This survey showed that Artists and related professionals who worked as full-time employees (excluding those who were self-employed) worked an average of 38 hours per week and had weekly earnings of $1,038. Printing tradesperson's also worked an average of 38 hours per week but had weekly earnings of $948. By comparison, all wage and salary earners worked an average of 38 hours per week with earnings totalling $989.
5.9 FULL-TIME ADULT NON-MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES, Earnings and hours(a) - May 2006 |
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| Males | | Females | | Persons | | |
| $ | hours | $ | hours | $ | hours | |
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Artists and related professionals | 1 051 | 38 | 1 016 | 38 | 1 038 | 38 | |
Printing tradespersons | 977 | 38 | 763 | 38 | 948 | 38 | |
All occupations | 1 036 | 38 | 915 | 38 | 989 | 38 | |
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(a) Average weekly total earnings and hours paid for (ordinary time). |
Source: ABS, Employee Earning and Hours, Australia, May 2006 (cat. no. 6306.0). |