The provided table delineates the average weekly earnings of men and women across five occupational categories – technicians, service workers, professionals, administrative/clerical workers, and manual laborers – for the year 2015.
A salient observation is that men consistently outearned women in every occupation. Notably, professionals commanded the highest weekly salaries for both genders, whereas manual laborers received the lowest remuneration.
In the professional sector, the gender pay gap was minimal, with men earning $2,000 and women $1,900 weekly. Conversely, the disparity was most pronounced among technicians, where men received $1,400, surpassing women by $500. Service workers exhibited a similar pattern, with men earning $1,300 and women $950, resulting in a $350 difference.
Among administrative and clerical workers, men’s weekly wages stood at $1,350, exceeding women’s $1,000 by $350. Manual laborers earned the least overall, with men taking home $1,100 and women $850, reflecting a $250 gap. Throughout all occupations, the gender wage differential ranged from as low as $100 in professional roles to as high as $500 among technicians.