Income Quiz - Answers for 1999
Listed below are several common occupations in the United States. |
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How much do you think the average worker in each earns in a year? |
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Write your answers in the boxes provided below. |
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How much do you think the average |
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worker in each job earns in a year? |
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Accountant |
$37,596 |
Bartender |
17,368 |
Bookkeeper |
23,036 |
Bus Driver |
22,256 |
Computer Programmer |
46,696 |
Doctor |
65,832 |
Engineer |
54,132 |
Farm Laborer |
15,808 |
Firefighter |
38,688 |
Lawyer |
60,736 |
Librarian |
36,400 |
Plumber |
30,940 |
Police/Detective |
39,052 |
Real Estate Sales |
34,164 |
Registered Nurse |
39,000 |
School Administrator |
47,476 |
Secretary |
23,036 |
Teacher |
35,776 |
Waiter |
15,704 |
Source: Median Weekly Earnings of full-time wage and salary
workers in 1999
U.S.
Department of Labor EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS January 2000
Each number in the above table is the median weekly earnings multiplied by 52.
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