Table 9. Employment and total job openings by postsecondary education and training category
Table 9. Employment and total job openings by postsecondary education and training category
(In thousands)
Most significant source Employment Change
of postsecondary Number Percent distribution 2006-2016
education and training (1) 2006 2016 2006 2016 Number Percent
Total, all occupations ............. 150,620 166,220 100.0 100.0 15,600 10.4
First professional degree ............... 1,970 2,247 1.3 1.4 277 14.0
Doctoral degree ......................... 2,025 2,462 1.3 1.5 437 21.6
Master's degree ......................... 2,167 2,575 1.4 1.5 409 18.9
Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work
experience ..........,.................. 6,524 7,117 4.3 4.3 592 9.1
Bachelor's degree ....................... 18,585 21,659 12.3 13.0 3,074 16.5
Associate degree ........................ 5,812 6,899 3.9 4.2 1,087 18.7
Postsecondary vocational award .......... 7,901 8,973 5.2 5.4 1,072 13.6
Work experience in a related occupation . 14,579 15,889 9.7 9.6 1,310 9.0
Long-term on-the-job training ........... 11,489 12,200 7.6 7.3 711 6.2
Moderate-term on-the-job training ....... 27,230 29,248 18.1 17.6 2,018 7.4
Short-term on-the-job training .......... 52,339 56,951 34.7 34.3 4,613 8.8
1 An occupation is placed into 1 of 11 categories that best describes the postsecondary education
or training needed by most workers to become fully qualified in that occupation. For more informa-
tion about the categories, see Occupational Projections and Training Data, 2006-07 edition, Bul-
letin 2602 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, February 2006) and Occupational Projections and Training
Data, 2008-09 edition, Bulletin 2702 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, forthcoming).
Last Modified Date: December 04, 2007
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