Table 6 Average annual earnings for full-time equivalents, by section. 2009 and 2010. NOK and per cent

6 Average annual earnings for full-time equivalents, by section¹. 2009 and 2010. NOK and per cent
Section	Employees covered by the survey		Annual earnings, NOK²		Percentage change

Section	2009	2010	2009	2010	2009-2010

All employees	1 563 638	1 577 242	420 000	⁵ 435 200	⁵3.6
Fish farming	2 679	3 172	408 700	427 100	4.5
Oil and gas extraction, mining	36 037	37 668	675 300	688 300	1.9
Manufacturing	151 968	147 105	421 700	434 000	2.9
Electricity supply	11 744	10 808	503 500	519 800	3.2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	8 549	9 448	385 500	398 800	3.5
Construction	64 480	64 618	406 200	416 400	2.5
Wholesale and retail trade	179 923	186 402	381 000	392 000	2.9
Transport and storage	85 897	83 459	414 000	429 000	3.6
Hotels and restaurants	37 638	38 846	301 800	313 400	3.8
Information and communication	49 671	51 472	533 400	552 300	3.5
Financial intermediation	43 271	42 932	562 900	603 200	7.2
Real estate activities	5 986	6 307	473 400	502 300	6.1
Professional, scientific and technical activities	51 674	52 150	535 900	553 800	3.3
Business activities	56 573	59 773	359 200	370 900	3.3
Education	9 507	9 600	413 900	423 000	2.2
Health and social work	55 315	58 246	360 300	378 500	5.1
Arts, entertainment and recreation activities	12 689	13 043	386 100	395 500	2.4
Personal service activities	15 240	15 570	385 600	397 400	3.1
Central government³	150 218	153 034	431 600	450 100	4.3
Municipalities and county municipalities⁴	415 204	417 339	386 300	400 200	3.6
Public hospitals	119 375	116 250	438 600	⁵ 451 900	⁵3.0

¹	NOS Standard Industrial Classification.
²	All wage variables are rounded to the nearest 100 NOK.
³	Employees in cental government exclusive public hospitals.
⁴	Exclusive employees in electric supply, water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities.
⁵	The figure was corrected 27 May 2011.