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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
55. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by certification and licensing status and occupation, 2015 annual averages
OccupationFull-time
wage and
salary
workers (in
thousands)
Median weekly earnings
TotalWith a certification or license(1)Without a
certification
or license
TotalWith a
certification,
but no license
With a
license(2)

Total, 16 years and over

109,080$809$1,004$1,052$998$747

Management, professional, and related occupations

44,8441,1581,1741,3671,1601,146

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

18,4221,2581,4571,5581,4381,207

Management occupations

12,4801,3511,5301,6401,4851,283

Business and financial operations occupations

5,9421,1371,3271,3361,3251,078

Professional and related occupations

26,4231,1121,1291,2341,1211,087

Computer and mathematical occupations

4,0091,4281,4421,5181,3871,425

Architecture and engineering occupations

2,6561,4241,5481,4231,5641,394

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,1761,2061,2851,2451,172

Community and social services occupations

2,143889989959997814

Legal occupations

1,3461,3911,7581,5081,764963

Education, training, and library occupations

6,8849561,0039901,004849

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

1,6431,0011,0291,1541,006998

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

6,5661,0411,1201,0721,122834

Service occupations

15,279509591578592492

Healthcare support occupations

2,395498507548503488

Protective service occupations

2,729796917970916733

Food preparation and serving related occupations

4,124441497568486434

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

3,605486593503605480

Personal care and service occupations

2,427498524621517489

Sales and office occupations

23,620673785780786659

Sales and related occupations

9,725716897950887677

Office and administrative support occupations

13,894656710698712651

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

10,834761939925943717

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

810464644457

Construction and extraction occupations

5,722749954933959707

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,301839939928943810

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

14,504656849790857622

Production occupations

7,551663846834849642

Transportation and material moving occupations

6,953646851741860602

Footnotes:
(1) A person may have more than one certification or license.
(2) Persons with a license may also have a certification.

NOTE: Certifications are issued by a non-governmental certification body and convey that an individual has the knowledge or skill to perform a specific job. A license is awarded by a government agency and conveys a legal authority to work in an occupation. Data are for wage and salary workers; all self-employed workers are excluded, both those with incorporated businesses and those with unincorporated businesses. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 50,000).

 

(Certification and licensing status tables 1-7 were renumbered as annual average tables 49-55 in February 2018.)

Last Modified Date: February 7, 2018