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What you can expect to make |
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Hourly wages ($20.41) are close to the national average ($18.07). |

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These earnings are close to the average for occupations in the trades, transport and equipement operators sector and close to the average for all technical, professional, and skilled occupations. |

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These wages grew at an average rate from 2002 to 2004. |

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Close to the average |
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The unemployment rate (5%) is close to the 2004 average (7%). |

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This rate is close to the average for technical, professional, and skilled occupations. |

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% of part-time work is about the same as average |
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There were 28,700 workers employed in these occupations in 2004, a decrease of 7% since 1997. |

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The percentage of part-time workers is 4% compared to the 2004 average (19%) and has dropped since 1997. |

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The percentage of self-employed workers is 17% compared to the 2004 average of 15% and has dropped significantly since 1997. |

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Below average |
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The percentage of women (1%) is below the 2004 average of 48%. |
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