What Are the Different Types of Service Industry Jobs?

The survey data was released by the National Bureau of Statistics on May 27, 2015. The average salary of employees in all survey units in 2014 was 49,969 yuan. Among them, the average salary of middle-level and above managers is the highest, which is 2.20 times the average level of all employees. ^[1]

Average salary of different positions in 2014

In 2014, the National Bureau of Statistics continued to investigate the salary situation of different posts through a set of direct online reporting platforms, involving more than 910,000 corporate legal entities in 16 industries. The employees of the survey unit are divided into five categories: middle-level and above managers, professional and technical personnel, office workers and related personnel, business and service personnel, production and transportation equipment operators, and related personnel. ^[1]

Middle-level and above management personnel are 109,760 yuan, professional and technical personnel are 66,074 yuan, office personnel and related personnel are 47,483 yuan, business and service personnel are 40,669 yuan, production and transportation equipment operators and related personnel are 42,914 yuan. The average wage of business and service personnel is the lowest, which is 81% of the average level of all employed persons. The ratio of the highest to the lowest average salary is 2.70.

Analysis in four major areas

The eastern region has the largest average wage gap between jobs, with a ratio of the highest to the lowest wage of 2.83; the central region has the smallest wage gap, with a ratio of 2.37 to the highest.

Average annual wages of employed persons by region and region, 2014 (Unit: Yuan)
area	Employed person	Middle level and above manager	Professional skills Surgeon	staff And related personnel	Business, service Professional	Production and transportation Equipment operator And related personnel
Aggregate	49969	109760	66074	47483	40669	42914
east	54244	125910	75446	52236	45386	44532
Central	42450	79238	51013	39365	33427	39488
west	46836	94219	57638	43569	34883	43133
northeast	43441	88931	52141	41670	34124	39143

Analysis by Industry

The wage gap in the leasing and business service industries is the largest, with a ratio of the highest and lowest average wages of 5.04; the smallest wage gap in the construction industry, the highest and lowest ratio is 2.22. The wage gap in 7 industries is greater than the national average, from high to The lowest order is: leasing and business services 5.04, culture, sports and entertainment 3.96, information transmission, software and information technology services 3.81, scientific research and technology services 3.75, real estate 3.24, wholesale and retail 2.90, water conservancy, Environmental and public facilities management industry 2.84; the wage gap between the nine industries is less than the national average, from low to high: construction 2.22, accommodation and catering 2.30, health and social work 2.36, transportation, storage and postal 2.40 , Education 2.43, manufacturing 2.48, residential service, repair and other services 2.60, electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply 2.63, mining 2.67.

Table 2 : Annual Average Wages of Employed Persons by Industry and Position in 2014 (Unit: Yuan)
industry	Employment personnel	Middle and Over tube Management staff	Professional skills Surgeon	staff with regard to personnel	Business, service Professional	Production and transportation Equipment operation Staff and Relevant personnel
Aggregate	49969	109760	66074	47483	40669	42914
mining industry	56929	115662	69583	57781	43335	53061
manufacturing	47241	102273	64216	46833	49715	41245
Electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply	73513	142202	83829	59424	54003	68075
Construction industry	43959	82811	50086	39169	37342	41368
Wholesale and retail trade	51395	111880	65249	51850	38631	40901
Transportation, warehousing and postal services	59138	118072	90507	53271	49178	53866
Accommodation and Catering	35133	71236	40872	35210	30930	32007
Information Transmission, Software and Information Technology Services	101802	209315	116963	75400	71963	54874
Real estate	52703	112580	64799	44064	34919	34799
Leasing and business services	64919	208398	98107	59084	41364	44845
Scientific research and technical services	90392	182419	99574	63519	48597	50981
Water conservancy, environment and public facilities management	45231	96409	61430	41684	33997	41690
Residential services, repairs and other services	38361	81393	49808	41317	31328	36277
education	51156	93975	53160	43763	47366	38696
Health and social work	54540	91252	54962	41060	38631	42348
Culture, sports and entertainment	68247	143048	90122	57876	36110	42946

Analysis by Registration Type

Foreign-funded enterprises have the largest gap in job wages, with the highest and lowest average wage ratios of 4.25; followed by Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan-invested enterprises, the highest and lowest ratios are 3.31; Private and collective units have the smallest post wage gap, with the highest and lowest ratios of 2.30 and 2.38, respectively. ^[2]

Table 3 : Annual Average Wage of Employed Persons by Registration Type and Position in 2014 (Unit: Yuan)
Registration Type	Employed person	Middle level and above manager	Expertise personnel	staff And related personnel	Business, service Professional	Production and transportation Equipment operation Personnel and Related personnel
Aggregate	49969	109760	66074	47483	40669	42914
State-owned	62315	131742	79014	57679	44033	56036
collective	38036	71667	44753	36179	30059	35909
Share cooperation	41186	75263	51779	37157	30865	37540
Associate	48067	103131	67034	39543	37949	42416
limited liability company	50398	108826	65614	46113	39315	44256
Company limited by shares	57470	135482	77294	53609	47632	48267
private	41411	77024	49958	38666	33427	38050
Other domestic capital	43202	81439	52776	39694	32386	37902
Investment from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan	55265	142786	87861	57588	50876	43171
Foreign investment	68399	206535	107726	74609	59650	48590