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How Much Do They Make?

Pay Equity Test

	Overall Average Earnings	Average Male Earnings	Average Female Earnings	Total Employed	Women Employed
Social worker	$31,252	$34,372	$30,108	705,000	485,000
Reporter	39,000	41,756	36,868	212,000	98,000
Cook	15,704	16,404	14,508	1,311,000	511,000
Maid	15,392	17,160	15,028	472,000	385,000

Source: Median Weekly Earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in 1999
U.S. Department of Labor EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS January 2000

Each average in the above table is the median weekly earnings multiplied by 52.

Use the information for the circled occupation in the above table to answer the first 4 questions below. Write out the formula that you used to get your answer in the space beneath each of them. Also write and circle your answer. If you do not use a calculator, show your work on the reverse side of this sheet. In that case, number each calculation so that I can tell which problem it solves.

For every $100 a man earned in your assigned occupation, how much did a woman earn? Round your answer to the nearest penny.

What is the percentage of women employed in your assigned occupation? Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.

How many men are employed in your assigned occupation?

What is the percentage of men employed in your assigned occupation? Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.

Which occupation in the table above has the largest number of female workers?

(Extra credit - to be counted only if it helps your grade) Which occupation in the table above do you think has the largest percentage of female workers? How could you check to be certain?

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