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Advertising and Public Relations Services
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In 2002, nonsupervisory workers in advertising and public relations services averaged $602 a week—significantly higher than the $506 a week for all nonsupervisory workers in private industry. Earnings of workers in selected occupations in advertising and public relations services appear in table 2.

In addition to a straight salary, many workers receive additional compensation, such as profit sharing, stock ownership, or performance-based bonuses.

Only 2 percent of workers in advertising and public relations services belong to unions or are covered by union contracts, compared with about 15 percent of workers in all industries combined.
 

Table 2. Median hourly earnings of the largest occupations in advertising and public relations, 2002
Occupation Advertising and public
relations		 All industries
General and operations managers $46.43 $32.80
Public relations specialists 23.11 20.05
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 21.08 20.54
Advertising sales agents 20.93 18.11
Graphic designers 18.99 17.64
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 16.86 16.06
Customer service representatives 14.12 12.62
Office clerks, general 10.78 10.71
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 9.15 10.19
Demonstrators and product promoters 8.27 9.80

 
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Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 Edition