Minimum Wage
A collection of paintings based on ONS Earnings and Hours Worked survey 2021, each artwork including imagery from searches and average hourly wage.

ONS Earnings by Occupation Gross 2021

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Minimum - £8.91

Waiters & waitresses - £7.20

Bar staff - £8.17

Leisure and theme park attendants - £8.62

Beauticians and related occupations - £8.72

Other elementary services occupations - £8.80

Other elementary services occupations n.e.c. - £8.85

Hairdressers and related services - £8.91

Hairdressers and barbers - £8.91

Kitchen and catering assistants - £8.92

Vehicle valeters and cleaners - £8.95

Florists - £9.05

Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers - £9.05

Sewing machinists - £9.13

Elementary administration occupations n.e.c. - £9.14

Chefs - £9.20

Smiths and forge workers - £9.25

Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c. - £9.27

Elementary cleaning occupations - £9.30

Cleaners and domestics - £9.30

Footwear and leather working trades - £9.41

Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c. - 9.45

Market and street traders and assistants - 9.48

Elementary administration and service occupations - 9.50

Nursery nurses and assistants - 9.53

Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants - 9.55

Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs - 9.56

Elementary occupations - 9.58

Sales and retail assistants - 9.64

Food preparation and hospitality trades - 9.64

Cooks - 9.65

Fishmongers and poultry dressers - 9.66

Sales assistants and retail cashiers - 9.67

Housekeepers and related occupations - 9.71

School midday and crossing patrol occupations - 9.78

Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. - 9.78

Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers - 9.79

Retail cashiers and check-out operators - 9.79

Sales occupations - 9.81

Sports and leisure assistants - 9.81

Shelf fillers - 9.81

Industrial cleaning process occupations - 9.81

Care escorts - 9.81

Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c. - 9.83

Textiles, printing and other skilled trades - 9.84

Receptionists - 9.84

Elementary sales occupations - 9.85

Elementary security occupations n.e.c. - 9.86

Textile process operatives - 9.87

Window cleaners - 9.97

Playworkers - 9.97

Print finishing and binding workers - 9.99

Tailors and dressmakers - 10.00

Sales and customer service occupations - 10.00

Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations - 10.00

Elementary process plant occupations - 10.00

Elementary agricultural occupations - 10.00

Catering and bar managers - 10.00

Farm workers - 10.00

Animal care services occupations n.e.c. - 10.00

Textiles and garments trades - 10.00

Market research interviewers - 10.05

Elementary trades and related occupations - 10.07

Merchandisers and window dressers - 10.07

Food, drink and tobacco process operatives - 10.08

Travel agents - 10.09

Telephone salespersons - 10.10

Elementary security occupations - 10.16

Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. - 10.18

Care workers and home carers - 10.19

Van drivers - 10.20

Rubber process operatives - 10.21

Collector salespersons and credit agents - 10.22

Childcare and related personal services - 10.24

Housekeeping and related services - 10.25

Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters - 10.25

Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors - 10.29

Customer service occupations n.e.c. - 10.33

Refuse and salvage occupations - 10.34

Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. - 10.34

Educational support assistants - 10.35

Roundspersons and van salespersons - 10.36

Call and contact centre occupations - 10.36

Street cleaners - 10.36

Caring, leisure and other service occupations - 10.37

Telephonists - 10.40

Customer service occupations - 10.41

Horticultural trades - 10.43

Caring personal service occupations - 10.43

Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) - 10.45

Sales related occupations n.e.c. - 10.45

Teaching assistants - 10.46

Sales related occupations - 10.46

Groundsmen and greenkeepers - 10.48

Elementary storage occupations - 10.50

Dental nurses - 10.50

Hospital porters - 10.51

Typists and related keyboard occupations - 10.51

Animal care and control services - 10.58

Sales supervisors - 10.59

Glass and ceramics process operatives - 10.59

Fitness instructors - 10.60

Air travel assistants - 10.61

Caring personal services - 10.62

Customer service occupations - 10.62

Caretakers - 10.62

Gardeners and landscape gardeners - 10.62

Bakers and flour confectioners - 10.62

Debt, rent and other cash collectors - 10.63

Process operatives - 10.66

Security guards and related occupations - 10.72

Publicans and managers of licensed premises - 10.72

Secretarial and related occupations - 10.78

Skilled agricultural and related trades - 10.80

Agricultural and related trades - 10.80

Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers - 10.80

Leisure and travel services - 10.81

Upholsterers - 10.83

Elementary construction occupations - 10.84

Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers - 10.85

Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. - 10.88

Butchers - 10.88

Printing machine assistants - 10.90

Weavers and knitters - 10.91

Senior care workers - 10.93

Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors - 10.94

School secretaries - 10.96

Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters - 11.00

Farmers - 11.00

Paper and wood machine operatives - 11.01

Assemblers and routine operatives - 11.03

Library clerks and assistants - 11.03

Nursing auxiliaries and assistants - 11.04

Parking and civil enforcement occupations - 11.07

Sales administrators - 11.18

Laboratory technicians - 11.20

Sports coaches, instructors and officials - 11.24

Plastics process operatives - 11.24

Sports and fitness occupations - 11.25

Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants - 11.25

Records clerks and assistants - 11.26

Stock control clerks and assistants - 11.26

Process, plant and machine operatives - 11.27

Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors - 11.27

Fork-lift truck drivers - 11.28

Other skilled trades - 11.30

Metal working machine operatives - 11.32

Weighers, graders and sorters - 11.33

Agricultural machinery drivers - 11.34

Road transport drivers - 11.40

Childminders and related occupations - 11.40

Bank and post office clerks - 11.41

Floorers and wall tilers - 11.43

Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers - 11.46

Process, plant and machine operatives - 11.50

Estate agents and auctioneers - 11.50

Printing trades - 11.52

Moulders, core makers and die casters - 11.54

Medical secretaries - 11.54

Other skilled trades n.e.c. - 11.59

Coal mine operatives - 11.60

Administrative occupations: Records - 11.62

Other administrative occupations - 11.64

Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives - 11.69

Pest control officers - 11.71

Other administrative occupations n.e.c. - 11.72

Air transport operatives - 11.75

Bus and coach drivers - 11.75

Financial administrative occupations n.e.c. - 11.80

Veterinary nurses - 11.83

Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services - 11.85

Roofers, roof tilers and slaters - 11.85

Legal secretaries - 11.86

Electroplaters - 11.86

Construction operatives n.e.c. - 11.93

Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. - 11.96

Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) - 11.97

Human resources administrative occupations - 11.97

Printers - 11.98

Administrative and secretarial occupations - 12.00

Plant and machine operatives - 12.00

Building finishing trades - 12.04

Painters and decorators - 12.09

Sheet metal workers - 12.12

Company secretaries - 12.18

Forestry workers - 12.20

Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c. - 12.22

Marine and waterways transport operatives - 12.29

TV, video and audio engineers - 12.30

Administrative occupations - 12.30

Conservation and environmental associate professionals - 12.30

Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants - 12.33

Pre-press technicians - 12.35

Personal assistants and other secretaries - 12.43

Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators - 12.44

Administrative occupations: Finance - 12.49

Mobile machine drivers and operatives - 12.50

Construction and building trades n.e.c. - 12.50

Steel erectors - 12.58

Houseparents and residential wardens - 12.58

Large goods vehicle drivers - 12.60

Road construction operatives - 12.66

Transport and distribution clerks and assistants - 12.67

Pharmaceutical technicians - 12.71

Construction operatives - 12.72

Skilled trades occupations - 12.74

Medical and dental technicians - 12.75

Process operatives n.e.c. - 12.78

Elementary administration occupations - 12.83

Routine inspectors and testers - 12.86

Officers of non-governmental organisations - 12.89

Vehicle body builders and repairers - 12.91

Credit controllers - 12.93

Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c. - 12.94

Welding trades - 12.99

Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks - 13.00

Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians - 13.00

Youth and community workers - 13.01

Office supervisors - 13.01

Plasterers - 13.01

Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers - 13.02

Metal forming, welding and related trades - 13.05

Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors - 13.08

Quarry workers and related operatives - 13.09

Metal making and treating process operatives - 13.11

Vehicle trades - 13.13

Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services - 13.21

Carpenters and joiners - 13.23

Administrative occupations: Government and related organisations - 13.24

National government administrative occupations - 13.24

Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. - 13.24

Vehicle paint technicians - 13.25

Driving instructors - 13.25

Culture, media and sports occupations - 13.29

Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. - 13.37

Construction and building trades - 13.39

Welfare and housing associate professionals - 13.42

Conference and exhibition managers and organisers - 13.48

Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) - 13.48

Air-conditioning and refrigeration engineers - 13.49

Health and social care associate professionals - 13.50

Finance officers - 13.61

Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail - 13.65

Quality assurance technicians - 13.68

Precision instrument makers and repairers - 13.69

Skilled construction and building trades - 13.70

Managers and directors in retail and wholesale - 13.71

Product, clothing and related designers - 13.72

Communication operators - 13.76

Child and early years officers - 13.79

Metal machining setters and setter-operators - 13.81

Design occupations - 13.82

Legal associate professionals - 13.83

Graphic designers - 13.83

Science, engineering and production technicians - 13.87

Local government administrative occupations - 13.90

Clergy - 13.91

Bricklayers and masons - 13.99

Dispensing opticians - 14.04

Boat and ship builders and repairers - 14.06

Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists - 14.06

Librarians - 14.12

Human resources and industrial relations officers - 14.16

Chemical and related process operatives - 14.18

Managers and proprietors in agriculture related services - 14.26

Building and civil engineering technicians - 14.27

Managers and directors in storage and warehousing - 14.33

Crane drivers - 14.33

Science, engineering and technology associate professionals - 14.37

Librarians and related professionals - 14.37

Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. - 14.38

Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture - 14.40

Archivists and curators - 14.43

Marketing associate professionals - 14.45

Elected officers and representatives - 14.60

Leisure and sports managers - 14.61

Water and sewerage plant operatives - 14.61

Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades - 14.62

Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades - 14.66

Counsellors - 14.71

IT user support technicians - 14.74

Health associate professionals n.e.c. - 14.76

Authors, writers and translators - 14.79

Health associate professionals - 14.81

Business and related associate professionals n.e.c. - 14.88

Police community support officers - 14.91

Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c. - 14.94

Garage managers and proprietors - 14.95

Other managers and proprietors - 14.96

Planning, process and production technicians - 14.97

Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out - 14.97

Information technology technicians - 14.98

Administrative occupations: Office managers and supervisors - 14.99

Metal working production and maintenance fitters - 15.00

Plumbers and heating and ventilating engineers - 15.00

IT engineers - 15.00

Customer service managers and supervisors - 15.02

Housing officers - 15.04

Artists - 15.07

Draughtspersons - 15.12

Draughtspersons and related architectural technicians - 15.20

Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors - 15.27

IT operations technicians - 15.32

Artistic, literary and media occupations - 15.34

Architectural and town planning technicians - 15.46

Energy plant operatives - 15.50

Business sales executives - 15.57

Office managers - 15.57

Electricians and electrical fitters - 15.58

Estimators, valuers and assessors - 15.59

Prison service officers (below principal officer) - 15.62

Managers and directors in transport and logistics - 15.66

Rail construction and maintenance operatives - 15.70

Electrical and electronic trades - 15.74

Metal plate workers, and riveters - 15.80

Associate professional and technical occupations - 15.90

Inspectors of standards and regulations - 15.93

Buyers and procurement officers - 16.07

Telecommunications engineers - 16.17

Managers and proprietors in other services - 16.21

Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. - 16.22

Public services and other associate professionals - 16.23

Conservation professionals - 16.23

Public relations professionals - 16.36

Welfare professionals n.e.c. - 16.58

Fire service officers (watch manager and below) - 16.62

Teaching and other educational professionals n.e.c. - 16.66

Scaffolders, stagers and riggers - 16.76

Pipe fitters - 16.89

Web design and development professionals - 16.89

Importers and exporters - 16.92

Construction and building trades supervisors - 17.15

Business, finance and related associate professionals - 17.16

Business and public service associate professionals - 17.17

Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors - 17.25

Managers and proprietors in health and care services - 17.32

Engineering technicians - 17.37

Electrical and electronics technicians - 17.40

Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors - 17.45

Health care practice managers - 17.46

Rail travel assistants - 17.49

Conservation and environment professionals - 17.60

Public services associate professionals - 17.73

Health and safety officers - 17.73

Managers and directors in transport and distribution - 17.98

Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. - 18.02

Arts officers, producers and directors - 18.09

Property, housing and estate managers - 18.24

Chemical scientists - 18.24

Environment professionals - 18.53

Sales, marketing and related associate professionals - 18.59

Insurance underwriters - 18.66

Social and humanities scientists - 18.67

Town planning officers - 18.71

Media professionals - 18.73

Financial accounts managers - 18.83

Probation officers - 19.03

Business and related research professionals - 19.06

Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors - 19.16

Welfare professionals - 19.24

Finance and investment analysts and advisers - 19.29

Nurses - 19.31

Nursing and midwifery professionals - 19.37

Therapy professionals n.e.c. - 19.37

Speech and language therapists - 19.37

Podiatrists - 19.38

Therapy professionals - 19.38

Health professionals n.e.c. - 19.38

Occupational therapists - 19.38

Physiotherapists - 19.39

Social services managers and directors - 19.41

Chartered surveyors - 19.54

Mechanical engineers - 19.55

Quality control and planning engineers - 19.63

Protective service occupations - 19.67

Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers - 19.76

Rail transport operatives - 19.78

Aircraft maintenance and related trades - 19.85

Natural and social science professionals - 19.89

Construction project managers and related professionals - 19.93

Natural and social science professionals n.e.c. - 20.02

Dancers and choreographers - 20.03

Health professionals - 20.03

Biological scientists and biochemists - 20.07

Social workers - 20.08

Production and process engineers - 20.09

Police officers (sergeant and below) - 20.24

Midwives - 20.29

Barristers and judges - 20.46

Architects, town planners and surveyors - 20.55

Civil engineers - 20.60

Environmental health professionals - 20.62

Veterinarians - 20.77

Further education teaching professionals - 20.83

Physical scientists - 20.93

Medical radiographers - 20.94

Chartered architectural technologists - 21.01

Managers, directors and senior officials - 21.03

Financial and accounting technicians - 21.03

Waste disposal and environmental services managers - 21.04

Advertising accounts managers and creative directors - 21.09

Production managers and directors in construction - 21.10

Dental practitioners - 21.23

Engineering professionals n.e.c. - 21.25

Chartered and certified accountants - 21.26

Design and development engineers - 21.33

Engineering professionals - 21.37

Quality and regulatory professionals - 21.37

Architects - 21.53

Education advisers and school inspectors - 21.57

Business, media and public service professionals - 21.63

Pharmacists - 21.73

Management consultants and business analysts - 21.94

Information technology and telecommunications professionals n.e.c. - 21.95

Professional occupations - 21.99

Science, research, engineering and technology professionals - 21.99

Quantity surveyors - 22.19

Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services - 22.26

Special needs education teaching professionals - 22.50

Quality assurance and regulatory professionals - 22.51

Production managers and directors - 22.59

Paramedics - 22.66

Ophthalmic opticians - 22.78

Corporate managers and directors - 22.82

Production managers and directors in manufacturing - 22.94

Information technology and telecommunications professionals - 22.98

Programmers and software development professionals - 22.98

Sales accounts and business development managers - 22.99

Business, research and administrative professionals - 23.00

Other drivers and transport operatives - 23.00

Production managers and directors in mining and energy - 23.10

Primary and nursery education teaching professionals - 23.24

Financial institution managers and directors - 23.53

Purchasing managers and directors - 23.82

Solicitors - 23.96

Teaching and educational professionals - 24.17

Psychologists - 24.28

Human resource managers and directors - 24.33

Health professionals - 24.44

Secondary education teaching professionals - 24.59

Actuaries, economists and statisticians - 24.61

Health and social services managers and directors - 24.73

Research and development managers - 24.80

IT specialist managers - 24.81

IT business analysts, architects and systems designers - 24.95

Taxation experts - 25.19

Electrical engineers - 25.35

Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. - 25.47

Brokers - 25.54

Functional managers and directors n.e.c. - 25.88

Business and financial project management professionals - 26.06

Health services and public health managers and directors - 26.41

Legal professionals - 26.60

IT project and programme managers - 26.69

Electronics engineers - 26.89

Senior officers in protective services - 27.39

Higher education teaching professionals - 27.69

Functional managers and directors - 28.91

Senior police officers - 29.00

Information technology and telecommunications directors - 29.50

Financial managers and directors - 30.66

Medical practitioners - 30.99

Advertising and public relations directors - 31.35

Train and tram drivers - 31.78

Senior professionals of educational establishments - 33.54

Marketing and sales directors - 35.77

Legal professionals n.e.c. - 38.34

Chief executives and senior officials - 40.15

Chief executives and senior officials - 43.15

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ONS Earnings by Occupation Gross 2021

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