Question

Average Weekly Earnings in Canada

Occupation 2010 2008
Forestry, logging and support $971 $812
Manufacturing $977 $943
Transportation and warehousing $900 $873
Construction $1071 $1023
Retail trade $501 $486

1. Calculate the mean (average) weekly earnings of workers in the occupations
listed for 2010.

Answer 1

Answer: To calculate the mean weekly earnings for each occupation in 2010, we need to add up the weekly earnings for each occupation and divide by the number of occupations.

For Forestry, logging and support:

Mean weekly earnings = (971) / (1) = $971

For Manufacturing:

Mean weekly earnings = (977) / (1) = $977

For Transportation and warehousing:

Mean weekly earnings = (900) / (1) = $900

For Construction:

Mean weekly earnings = (1071) / (1) = $1071

For Retail trade:

Mean weekly earnings = (501) / (1) = $501

Therefore, the mean weekly earnings for workers in the listed occupations in 2010 are:

Forestry, logging and support: $971

Manufacturing: $977

Transportation and warehousing: $900

Construction: $1071

Retail trade: $501

Explanation: