Hourly Wages Handout Answer Sheet
Directions
In the section titled “Practical "shop" mathematics is needed for the following jobs” find the listed occupations and record the 2000, median hourly earnings for each job. To find the information, click on one of the occupations. When that page comes up, click on the link Earnings near the top of the page. NOTE: When recording the 2000, median hourly earnings use the information for ALL workers, NOT the median hourly earnings in industries employing the largest numbers of workers in 2000. Record the hourly salaries in the first blank.
To convert hourly wages to an annual salary, multiply the hourly wages X 2080 (the number of working hours per year). Record your answers in the blanks. Round to the nearest dollar.
| Automotive Body Repairers | $15.00/hr. (hourly) | $31,200/yr. (annual) |
| Automobile Mechanics | $13.70/hr. (hourly) | $28,496/yr. (annual) |
| Brickmasons | $19.37/hr. (hourly) | $40,290/yr. (annual) |
| Plumbers | $18.19/hr. (hourly) | $37,835/yr. (annual) |
| Carpenters | $15.69/hr. (hourly) | $32,635/yr. (annual) |
| Electricians | $19.20/hr. (hourly) | $39,936/yr. (annual) |
| Inspectors, Testers, and Graders | $12.22/hr. (hourly) | $25,418/yr. (annual) |
| Sheet Metal Workers | $15.31/hr. (hourly) | $31,845/yr. (annual) |
| Machinists | $14.78/hr. (hourly) | $30,742/yr. (annual) |
| Tool and Die Makers | $19.76/hr. (hourly) | $41,101/yr. (annual) |
Rank each job from lowest to highest hourly wage/annual salary.
1. Inspectors, testers, and graders
2. Automobile Mechanics
3. Machinists
4. Automotive Body Repairers
5. Sheet-metal workers
6. Carpenters
7. Plumbers
8. Electricians
9. Brickmasons
10. Tool-and-die makers