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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
54. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by certification and licensing status and selected characteristics, 2018 annual averages
CharacteristicFull-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)

Age and sex

Total, 16 years and over

115,567$886$1,106$1,196$1,093$818

16 to 24 years

10,428548634597638532

25 to 54 years

80,8919171,1101,2061,098858

25 to 34 years

28,8748089501,031941765

35 to 44 years

26,4529861,1891,3221,176913

45 to 54 years

25,5651,0021,2091,3431,198928

55 years and over

24,2479851,2051,3261,195916

55 to 64 years

19,5859941,2051,3621,191928

65 years and over

4,6629441,2071,1691,210849

Men, 16 years and over

64,1429731,2311,2831,226907

16 to 24 years

5,818575687631693560

25 to 54 years

45,0611,0041,2361,2691,232943

55 years and over

13,2631,1271,3471,4791,3331,048

Women, 16 years and over

51,4257899901,071985726

16 to 24 years

4,611522607557610512

25 to 54 years

35,8308259961,100989754

55 years and over

10,9848451,1181,1381,115770

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White, 16 years and over

88,9539161,1331,2021,127847

Men

50,5701,0021,2521,2991,248935

Women

38,3848171,0171,0781,012743

Black or African American, 16 years and over

15,041694838945831657

Men

7,2827359501,043938699

Women

7,760654780823777619

Asian, 16 years and over

7,6431,0951,3421,6681,2971,021

Men

4,1691,2411,5451,7621,5031,169

Women

3,4749371,1521,4381,139875

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

20,297680899880902648

Men

12,2267209909101,000691

Women

8,071617808815807592

Educational attainment

Total, 25 years and over

105,1389321,1341,2311,127871

Less than a high school diploma

6,999553636683629546

High school graduates, no college(3)

26,237730837872831715

Some college or associate degree

27,4768269021,003890803

Some college, no degree

15,8878028701,034848788

Associate degree

11,589862930986924828

Bachelor's degree and higher

44,4271,3241,3561,5531,3391,284

Bachelor's degree only

27,6601,1981,2121,4421,1811,190

Advanced degree(4)

16,7671,5211,4991,7661,4791,538

Men, 25 years and over

58,3241,0261,2561,3271,250966

Less than a high school diploma

4,761607750-755600

High school graduates, no college(3)

16,105819983988983799

Some college or associate degree

14,7219511,0561,1141,047916

Some college, no degree

8,8929181,0271,1501,008892

Associate degree

5,8299941,0851,0611,089958

Bachelor's degree and higher

22,7381,5241,5901,7341,5721,485

Bachelor's degree only

14,4511,3841,4251,5811,3971,372

Advanced degree(4)

8,2871,7741,8001,8941,7741,770

Women, 25 years and over

46,8148301,0151,1081,009758

Less than a high school diploma

2,238469491-494468

High school graduates, no college(3)

10,132616621695616615

Some college or associate degree

12,755717757772755702

Some college, no degree

6,995694698762690693

Associate degree

5,760746808791809716

Bachelor's degree and higher

21,6891,1451,2041,3721,1901,092

Bachelor's degree only

13,2081,0411,0891,2731,0741,019

Advanced degree(4)

8,4801,3231,3451,5461,3351,274

Footnotes
(1) A person may have more than one certification or license.
(2) Persons with a license may also have a certification.
(3) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(4) Includes persons with master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

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. Full time is 35 hours or more per week. Data are for wage and salary workers; all self-employed workers are excluded, both those with incorporated businesses and those with unincorporated businesses. Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 50,000). Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: January 18, 2019