Table 6. Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers by occupation, selected years, 2002-12
Table 6. Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers by occupation, selected
years, 2002-2012
Occupation January January January January January January
2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
Total, 16 years and over............................. 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.4 4.6
Management, professional, and related occupations....... 4.6 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.5
Management, business, and financial operations
occupations......................................... 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.9
Management occupations............................. 5.6 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.3
Business and financial operations occupations...... 4.2 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.6 5.2
Professional and related occupations.................. 4.2 4.7 5.0 4.9 5.0 5.4
Computer and mathematical occupations.............. 3.2 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.8 4.8
Architecture and engineering occupations........... 5.2 5.8 6.5 6.4 5.7 7.0
Life, physical, and social science occupations..... 4.3 4.2 4.7 4.0 4.6 5.3
Community and social services occupations.......... 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.6 5.0
Legal occupations.................................. 4.5 4.1 5.0 4.3 4.6 5.4
Education, training, and library occupations....... 4.8 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.9
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations...................................... 3.0 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.9 4.2
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations.. 4.3 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.8 5.2
Service occupations..................................... 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.2
Healthcare support occupations........................ 2.5 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.3
Protective service occupations........................ 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.0 6.4
Food preparation and serving related occupations...... 1.5 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.3
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations......................................... 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.6 4.1 4.0
Personal care and service occupations................. 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.9 3.0
Sales and office occupations............................ 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.5 4.1 4.2
Sales and related occupations......................... 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.4 3.4
Office and administrative support occupations......... 3.6 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.7 4.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
occupations........................................... 3.7 3.7 3.5 4.0 4.7 4.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations............ 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.1 4.2 3.9
Construction and extraction occupations............... 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.5 4.1 4.3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..... 4.6 4.7 4.6 5.0 5.7 5.3
Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations........................................... 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.5 4.6 4.8
Production occupations................................ 5.2 5.0 4.8 5.0 5.3 5.3
Transportation and material moving occupations........ 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.8 4.0 4.3
NOTE: Effective with January 2011 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2010 Census occupational classi-
fication system into the Current Population Survey, or household survey. This classification system is derived from the
2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2011 and later years
are not strictly comparable with earlier years. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of
January data.
Last Modified Date: September 18, 2012
