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same job. A complete list for all jobs, and for part-time and full-time workers, and
for the years 1999-2001 is given in Appendices 6a-d and 8a-d.
Table 10
Average Earnings
4 Largest Hourly Jobs, 2001 8
Total % Average Earnings
Job EEs Women Men Women
000101 DEPT HEAD 63747 78.3 23518. 21709.
000201 SALES ASSOC 100003 67.8 16526. 15067.
000469 HD/HM O/N 29333 57.4 19121. 17870.
000501 CASHIER 50987 92.5 14525. 13831.
Total All Hourly 476813 70.2 18609. 17459.
Table 11
Average Hourly Rates
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The District Managers included here do not include the Specialty Division District Managers in
Tire and Lube, Photo, Shoes and Jewelry, Optical, and Pharmacy. These Specialty Division
Managers have a higher percentage of women, 4 Largest but they Hourly earn Jobs, much 2001 less money, on the average than
the regular District Managers. The Sam’s Director of Operations position is included in the District
Manager row of this table. A complete summary is given in Appendix 7a.
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Restricted to employees active at year-end with full-time status, and who worked at least 45 weeks
during the year. The ‘HD/HM O/N’ job refers to ‘Hardlines/Home Area Overnight Associates’.
9
Total % Average $/Hour
Job EEs Women Men Women
000101 DEPT HEAD 63010 78.5 11.13 10.62
000201 SALES ASSOC 96539 68.1 8.73 8.27
000469 HD/HM O/N 28408
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57.8 9.56 9.29
000501 CASHIER 49261 92.6 8.33 8.05
Total All Hourly 463526 70.6 9.55 9.26
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27. In hourly jobs overall, and in the largest hourly jobs at Wal-Mart, women
earned less total compensation and Table had lower 12 hourly rates than men. This earnings
gap persists, even though Average women Years have Since greater Date average of Hireseniority
and higher
performance ratings, Full-Time as described Active below. Employees at Year-End 2001
Years With Wal-Mart Job Men Women
28. Women Total stay in the workforce longer 3.13 than Yrs men at 4.47 Wal-Mart. Yrs This is
shown by the fact All that Hourly the average number of 2.76 years since date 4.39 of hire is greater for
women than men All in the Salary workforce. Among 6.69 full-time women 7.39active
at year-end
2001, the average number Sales Associates of years since date 2.53 of hire was 4.47 3.41years,
while the
corresponding average Dept Mgr for men was only 3.13 5.29 years. The average 7.49 time since hire
was greater for women Cashier overall, and in salary 1.86 and hourly jobs 2.53separately,
for both
full-time and part-time HD/HM employees O/N in 2001. Women 2.28 had greater 3.16 time since hire in
97% of the job codes with at least 1000 full-time employees active at year-end 2001.
The following Years table to Reach shows Manager the average and years Asst since Manager hire for full-time employees
active at year-end 29. 2001 Not for only the four do women largest generally hourly positions. have more A complete time with summary Wal-Mart, and hence
for all jobs have is given lower in Appendix turnover rates, 12. it takes women longer to work their way up to an
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Assistant Manager or Manager position, among those who are eventually promoted
into these positions. In particular, the average time since date of hire until first
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