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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, 2022 annual averages
Occupation Full-time
wage and
salary
workers (in
thousands)		 Median weekly earnings
Total With a certification or license(1) Without a
certification or
license
Total With a
certification,
but no license		 With a
license(2)

Total, 16 years and over

 118,869 $1,059 $1,297 $1,386 $1,286 $986

Management, professional, and related occupations

 53,962 1,465 1,484 1,686 1,463 1,456

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 22,707 1,569 1,753 1,860 1,738 1,532

Management occupations

 14,909 1,658 1,764 1,873 1,750 1,631

Business and financial operations occupations

 7,799 1,464 1,730 1,847 1,671 1,417

Professional and related occupations

 31,255 1,392 1,407 1,547 1,397 1,379

Computer and mathematical occupations

 5,733 1,789 1,773 1,895 1,604 1,792

Architecture and engineering occupations

 3,224 1,735 1,868 1,846 1,869 1,674

Life, physical, and social science occupations

 1,508 1,463 1,526 - 1,493 1,433

Community and social services occupations

 2,378 1,128 1,278 1,321 1,274 1,037

Legal occupations

 1,430 1,763 2,170 - 2,212 1,358

Education, training, and library occupations

 7,330 1,148 1,220 1,228 1,220 1,008

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

 1,889 1,273 1,379 - 1,396 1,260

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

 7,761 1,354 1,442 1,351 1,448 1,080

Service occupations

 15,468 697 816 844 813 671

Healthcare support occupations

 3,348 685 721 756 718 656

Protective service occupations

 2,749 1,024 1,230 1,067 1,236 927

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 4,125 622 732 - 727 618

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 3,518 671 831 - 814 661

Personal care and service occupations

 1,728 686 733 - 726 666

Sales and office occupations

 21,978 880 1,022 1,002 1,028 864

Sales and related occupations

 9,170 941 1,214 1,162 1,222 911

Office and administrative support occupations

 12,808 847 929 954 924 838

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 11,386 965 1,188 1,181 1,190 914

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 762 645 768 - 762 635

Construction and extraction occupations

 6,406 943 1,205 1,165 1,213 903

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 4,218 1,043 1,194 1,215 1,190 1,005

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 16,076 821 1,049 1,019 1,054 799

Production occupations

 7,352 862 1,059 1,149 1,030 845

Transportation and material moving occupations

 8,724 796 1,041 863 1,072 762

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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 50,000).

 

Last Modified Date: January 25, 2023