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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
54. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by certification and licensing status and selected characteristics, 2019 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

117,584$917$1,135$1,226$1,129$852

16 to 24 years

10,766581679693677567

25 to 54 years

81,7489581,1441,2631,136895

25 to 34 years

29,5768469941,030992799

35 to 44 years

26,7831,0351,2321,4111,213968

45 to 54 years

25,3901,0331,2471,3651,238963

55 years and over

25,0701,0011,2371,3011,233935

55 to 64 years

20,0651,0171,2431,3941,236953

65 years and over

5,0049361,1731,0301,203858

Men, 16 years and over

65,0071,0071,2541,3741,243945

16 to 24 years

5,936607716759709599

25 to 54 years

45,3471,0451,2621,4331,244987

55 years and over

13,7241,1501,3841,3871,3831,083

Women, 16 years and over

52,5778211,0291,0161,029749

16 to 24 years

4,830540644622647520

25 to 54 years

36,4018641,0491,0311,050783

55 years and over

11,3468681,1131,2021,105794

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White, 16 years and over

90,1949451,1561,2321,151877

Men

51,1101,0361,2901,3891,274974

Women

39,0848401,0471,0131,050759

Black or African American, 16 years and over

15,460735903971896701

Men

7,3787699821,048968739

Women

8,081704866895862667

Asian, 16 years and over

7,8981,1741,4301,7131,3961,131

Men

4,3341,3361,5481,8681,4691,272

Women

3,5631,0251,3611,3991,357938

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

21,227706960950960678

Men

12,6117471,0541,1071,048718

Women

8,616642859768872610

Educational attainment

Total, 25 years and over

106,8189691,1601,2671,152904

Less than a high school diploma

7,011592712751709585

High school graduates, no college(3)

26,756746853898846733

Some college or associate degree

27,279856927977921830

Some college, no degree

15,581833904972894815

Associate degree

11,698887950983947858

Bachelor's degree and higher

45,7721,3671,3931,6631,3701,354

Bachelor's degree only

28,3131,2481,2531,5651,2281,246

Advanced degree(4)

17,4601,5671,5391,8541,5201,595

Men, 25 years and over

59,0701,0701,2891,4181,2701,004

Less than a high school diploma

4,749644802832801632

High school graduates, no college(3)

16,4288441,0049971,006818

Some college or associate degree

14,6489911,0921,1831,083961

Some college, no degree

8,6989671,0801,2031,062939

Associate degree

5,9501,0231,1021,1491,098996

Bachelor's degree and higher

23,2461,5731,6511,8901,6101,551

Bachelor's degree only

14,7311,4421,4611,7671,4221,435

Advanced degree(4)

8,5151,8781,8852,0241,8741,871

Women, 25 years and over

47,7478651,0601,0731,059786

Less than a high school diploma

2,262494519-515493

High school graduates, no college(3)

10,328633664689661629

Some college or associate degree

12,631737786807784722

Some college, no degree

6,883717731742731714

Associate degree

5,748763829849828734

Bachelor's degree and higher

22,5261,1951,2561,4011,2491,153

Bachelor's degree only

13,5821,1001,1451,3641,1351,066

Advanced degree(4)

8,9441,3651,3691,5251,3661,360

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 22, 2020