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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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

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

Management, professional, and related occupations

50,1191,3091,3261,5651,2971,294

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

20,6961,4151,5721,8471,5461,365

Management occupations

13,9481,4781,6281,8881,5841,444

Business and financial operations occupations

6,7481,2851,5111,6761,4691,227

Professional and related occupations

29,4231,2371,2461,3871,2411,228

Computer and mathematical occupations

4,9471,5791,6971,8331,5651,568

Architecture and engineering occupations

3,0111,5501,7321,7231,7351,501

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,2331,3341,432-1,4421,298

Community and social services occupations

2,2409681,1031,0511,105909

Legal occupations

1,4781,5621,907-1,9121,137

Education, training, and library occupations

7,2381,0571,1081,0021,110954

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

1,7621,1511,172-1,1551,147

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

7,5141,1801,2571,1121,261961

Service occupations

16,558592682641687572

Healthcare support occupations

2,700591614626613566

Protective service occupations

2,7259001,015-1,018822

Food preparation and serving related occupations

4,689522597-591517

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

3,679580755-770571

Personal care and service occupations

2,764565608600609540

Sales and office occupations

23,883758875898872747

Sales and related occupations

9,9298301,0111,0971,000800

Office and administrative support occupations

13,954732774761775727

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

11,6718691,0741,0911,070818

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

900574738-735568

Construction and extraction occupations

6,4678661,0971,1381,094814

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,3049391,0831,0961,080908

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

15,353727924865934706

Production occupations

7,741745893979881731

Transportation and material moving occupations

7,612711961757979676

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. 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. 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