Figure 2. Distribution of skill for all U.S. workers and median-wage firm workers, weighted by individual employment, 1999
Skill index Skill distribution
All U.S. workers Median-wage firm workers

0.275

0.0004 0.0001

0.325

.0048 .0032

0.375

.0037 .0023

0.425

.0006 .0002

0.475

.0052 .0059

0.525

.0183 .0098

0.575

.0111 .0216

0.625

.0050 .0032

0.675

.0059 .0078

0.725

.0038 .0017

0.775

.0030 .0023

0.825

.0061 .0055

0.875

.0031 .0012

0.925

.0263 .0404

0.975

.0003 .0003

1.025

.0602 .0271

1.075

.0041 .0039

1.125

.0487 .0384

1.175

.0027 .0015

1.225

.0069 .0079

1.275

.0067 .0048

1.325

.0134 .0103

1.375

.0107 .0102

1.425

.0043 .0027

1.475

.0465 .0609

1.525

.0055 .0080

1.575

.0249 .0213

1.625

.0193 .0125

1.675

.0070 .0102

1.725

.0071 .0058

1.775

.0077 .0082

1.825

.0256 .0432

1.875

.0071 .0075

1.925

.0097 .0124

1.975

.0089 .0117

2.025

.0331 .0392

2.075

.0119 .0100

2.125

.0070 .0067

2.175

.0126 .0261

2.225

.0117 .0136

2.275

.0066 .0055

2.325

.0195 .0117

2.375

.0151 .0162

2.425

.0107 .0149

2.475

.0166 .0149

2.525

.0194 .0325

2.575

.0106 .0113

2.625

.0142 .0150

2.675

.0091 .0130

2.725

.0060 .0055

2.775

.0060 .0087

2.825

.0129 .0121

2.875

.0096 .0070

2.925

.0093 .0155

2.975

.0073 .0069

3.025

.0118 .0148

3.075

.0140 .0190

3.125

.0082 .0073

3.175

.0231 .0224

3.225

.0043 .0036

3.275

.0051 .0033

3.325

.0082 .0080

3.375

.0058 .0136

3.425

.0158 .0160

3.475

.0047 .0040

3.525

.0071 .0077

3.575

.0111 .0150

3.625

.0041 .0049

3.675

.0091 .0120

3.725

.0022 .0030

3.775

.0066 .0046

3.825

.0064 .0051

3.875

.0052 .0047

3.925

.0151 .0128

3.975

.0033 .0021

4.025

.0039 .0032

4.075

.0057 .0061

4.125

.0038 .0021

4.175

.0044 .0039

4.225

.0023 .0020

4.275

.0027 .0016

4.325

.0099 .0100

4.375

.0049 .0040

4.425

.0017 .0014

4.475

.0024 .0011

4.525

.0030 .0016

4.575

.0053 .0067

4.625

.0025 .0029

4.675

.0015 .0012

4.725

.0023 .0016

4.775

.0042 .0015

4.825

.0038 .0028

4.875

.0008 .0018

4.925

.0034 .0062

4.975

.0033 .0016

5.025

.0029 .0041

5.075

.0035 .0048

5.125

.0009 .0011

5.175

.0008 .0001

5.225

.0014 .0006

5.275

.0037 .0027

5.325

.0018 .0007

 

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.