Statistics Norway

Wage statistics. Employees in wholesale and retail trade

2   Full-time employees in wholesale and retail trade1. Average monthly earnings, by division occupational group2 per 1 September 2004 and 2005. NOK and percentage change
Division and occupational group Employees covered by the survey Monthly earnings Percentage change
2004 2005 2004 2005 2004-2005
          Per cent
Employees in wholesale and retail trade, total 88 148 80 947 28 088 29 318 4.4
Of which          
Wholesale trade, total 39 247 35 345 30 922 32 453 5.0
Of which          
Technicians and associate professionals 12 028 11 292 32 081 33 439 4.2
Of which          
Technical and commercial sales representatives 6 076 5 963 33 172 34 619 4.4
Employees in administration 1 514 1 007 31 223 32 362 3.6
Clerks and service workers 11 426 9 955 23 963 24 911 4.0
Of which          
Clerical officers 1 299  849 23 982 25 357 5.7
Stock clerks 7 735 7 275 23 323 24 064 3.2
Market sales workers and service workers 3 666 2 859 25 441 26 459 4.0
Of which          
Salespersons(wholesale) 2 482 1 525 26 283 27 579 4.9
Retail trade, total 34 992 32 448 24 029 24 976 3.9
Of which          
Clerks 2 239 1 994 22 135 23 115 4.4
Of which          
Clerical officers  295  268 22 034 22 940 4.1
Stock clerks 1 467 1 251 21 579 22 221 3.0
Market sales workers and service workers 20 630 18 813 20 940 21 740 3.8
Of which          
Pharmacy technicians 1 171 1 131 21 712 22 780 4.9
Shop assistants 19 147 17 411 20 910 21 663 3.6
1  NOS Standard Industrial Classification.
2  NOS Standard Classification of Occupations.

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