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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, 2017 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

113,272$860$1,061$1,145$1,054$793

Management, professional, and related occupations

47,2071,2241,2411,4311,2281,206

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

19,4141,3271,4881,7261,4481,266

Management occupations

13,1691,3921,5281,8631,4691,357

Business and financial operations occupations

6,2451,1741,4151,4631,4051,133

Professional and related occupations

27,7941,1601,1731,2621,1681,146

Computer and mathematical occupations

4,3501,4651,4731,5361,4401,463

Architecture and engineering occupations

2,9361,4781,5711,5281,5951,440

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,2381,2861,381-1,4411,251

Community and social services occupations

2,1659001,0311,0301,031832

Legal occupations

1,3791,4431,774-1,8281,026

Education, training, and library occupations

6,9781,0021,0601,1431,059891

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

1,7781,0661,068-1,1051,066

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

6,9701,1241,1701,1231,172923

Service occupations

16,044544635626635518

Healthcare support occupations

2,500542559546560529

Protective service occupations

2,739852987-984772

Food preparation and serving related occupations

4,465484563-570477

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

3,641522633-633517

Personal care and service occupations

2,699520582676578508

Sales and office occupations

23,686718836926826706

Sales and related occupations

9,9537639721,094963734

Office and administrative support occupations

13,733701750797742696

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

11,509801990987991764

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

962539759-762520

Construction and extraction occupations

6,1477961,0349761,070756

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,4008789791,006970845

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

14,825692866789876667

Production occupations

7,589701875819887685

Transportation and material moving occupations

7,236681859739869638

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: February 8, 2018