Figure C
Average annual wage growth, by telecommunications occupations and wage percentile, 2003–2019
| Category | Growth rate |
|---|---|
| Productivity | 1.53% |
| 0 | |
| 90th percentile | 0.86% |
| 50th percentile | 0.32% |
| 10th percentile | 0.04% |
| 0 | |
| 90th percentile | 1.14% |
| 50th percentile | 0.48% |
| 10th percentile | 0.29% |
| 0 | |
| 90th percentile | 0.17% |
| 50th percentile | -0.8% |
| 10th percentile | -1.58% |
| 0 | |
| 90th percentile | 0.04% |
| 50th percentile | 0.52% |
| 10th percentile | 1.72% |
Source: EPI analysis of Occupational Employment Statistics data (BLS 2020b) for OES codes 492022, 499052, and 492021, and Bureau of Labor Statistics Labor Costs and Productivity data (BLS 2020c). Wages are adjusted for inflation using the CPI-U-RS (BLS 2020a).
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