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2000 FSM Census of Chuuk StateChapter 11. Incomecensus. As was explained in the chapter on occupations, the occupations categories are according to level of skills andexperience needed for a job. Median income in 1993 followed the type of skills required for the job. Executives andmanagers were the highest paid occupations (median income of $ 6,325). Professionals, technicians and associateprofessionals also had higher than average median income. The 2000 census results, showed that Professionals werethe highest paid occupations (median income of $5,460), followed by the Technicians and Associate Professionals(median income of $ 5,035). Median income in 1999 showed women with higher median income as executives andmanagers, technicians and associate professionals, administrative support, service workers, and agricultural and fishingworkers categories compared to males with the largest differences occurring in the executive and manager andadministrative support occupations.Table 11.9: Median Individual Income in U.S. Dollars ($) in 1993 and 1999 by Occupation, Chuuk State: 1994 and 20001994 2000Number Median dollar Number Median dollarOccupation Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male FemaleCurrent formal workforcepersons 15+ years 4,709 3,287 1,422 2,790 2,923 2,507 4,398 3,167 1,231 3,785 3,699 3,959Executive and managers 375 327 48 6,325 6,250 7,500 433 402 31 2,535 2,455 5,536Professionals 696 464 232 4,079 4,209 3,889 1,126 701 425 5,460 5,870 4,781Technicians and assoc. prof. 851 586 265 4,610 5,061 3,813 560 415 145 5,035 4,957 5,199Administrative support 739 204 535 2,384 2,500 2,358 494 128 366 3,184 2,448 3,382Service workers 801 575 226 1,838 1,824 1,864 752 591 161 2,330 2,319 2,352Agriculture and fishing workers 62 61 1 2,125 2,063 3,750 47 45 2 3,047 3,047 3,750Subsistence workers 33 32 1 2,188 2,125 12,500 6 6 - 6,250 6,250 -Craft and related workers 412 358 54 2,347 2,551 1,500 297 277 20 3,400 3,444 2,500Machine operators 258 248 10 2,213 2,258 1,750 287 270 17 3,383 3,510 1,975Elementary Occup. and labor 481 431 50 1,959 1,998 1,714 402 338 64 2,470 2,489 2,313Armed Forces 1 1 - 1,750 1,750 - - - - - - -Source: 1994 FSM Census, Table P187; 2000 FSM Census, Table P11-6.Note: Occupation refers to the most recent job, while the income data refers to 1993 for 1994 and 999 for 2000 census.Overall income levels in the public sector were higher than those in the private sector. All but the municipalgovernment positions had median incomes higher than the overall median income (Table 11.10). National governmentincomes remained the highest with a median of $5,333 in 1994 and $6,711 in 2000, which was more than double themedian income in the private sector. Female median incomes were lower in every category, except for non-profitprivate category. This could be due to more females than males in teaching positions, in hotels, restaurants and bars,and other non-profit workforce.Table 11.10: Individual Income in 1993 and 1999 by Class of Work, Chuuk State: 1994 and 2000Total Males FemalesClass of work Number Median ($) Mean ($) Number Median ($) Mean ($) Number Median ($) Mean ($)1994Current formal workforcepersons 15+ years 4,709 2,790 4,594 3,287 2,923 4,994 1,422 2,507 3,669Private wage/salary:For profit 1,530 2,168 3,983 949 2,309 4,668 581 1,985 2,865Not for profit 155 2,583 3,536 73 2,569 3,896 82 2,593 3,216Government:Municipal govt. 559 793 1,819 482 797 1,770 77 763 2,123State 2,275 4,181 5,613 1,648 4,325 6,060 627 3,835 4,437National 80 5,333 7,452 59 5,417 8,205 21 5,208 5,336Federal/foreign 57 3,869 5,422 35 4,327 5,237 22 3,125 5,717Self-employed 48 2,147 6,161 36 2,227 5,284 12 2,000 8,792Unpaid family worker 5 156 431 5 156 431 - - -2000Current formal workforcepersons 15+ years 4,398 3,785 5,276 3,167 3,699 5,403 1,231 3,959 4,946Private wage/salary:For profit 1,168 2,785 4,792 756 3,053 5,369 412 2,401 3,733Not for profit 161 2,887 4,612 98 3,125 5,422 63 2,670 3,350Government:Municipal govt. 783 888 2,167 710 883 1,972 73 948 4,068State 1,946 5,085 6,356 1,381 5,148 6,602 565 4,962 5,753National 150 6,711 8,815 119 6,676 8,976 31 6,827 8,195Federal/foreign 158 5,688 8,076 84 6,190 9,534 74 5,132 6,421Self-employed 27 3,542 6,347 16 2,500 6,871 11 4,583 5,584Unpaid family worker 5 875 5,656 3 813 8,767 2 1,000 990Source: 1994 FSM Census, Table P189; 2000 FSM Census, Table P11-18Note: Class of work refers to the most recent job, while the income data refers to 1993 & 1999 income.Table 11.11 presents 1999 median income by source and region. Among 19,090 persons earning income, the mediantotal income was $785. Northern Namoneas had the highest median total income ($981), and Mortlocks had the lowestChuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs 107