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Table 6. Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers by occupation, selected years, 2012-2022

Table 6. Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers by occupation, selected years, 2012-2022
Occupation January
2012
January
2014
January
2016
January
2018
January
2020
January
2022

Total, 16 years and over

4.6 4.6 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1

Management, professional, and related occupations

5.5 5.7 5.1 5.0 4.9 5.0

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

5.9 6.3 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.3

Management occupations

6.3 6.9 6.3 6.4 5.8 6.2

Business and financial operations occupations

5.2 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.3

Professional and related occupations

5.4 5.3 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.7

Computer and mathematical occupations

4.8 5.0 4.4 4.3 3.9 4.2

Architecture and engineering occupations

7.0 6.4 5.5 5.7 5.1 5.2

Life, physical, and social science occupations

5.3 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.1 4.5

Community and social service occupations

5.0 5.1 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.3

Legal occupations

5.4 5.4 5.5 5.1 5.8 4.7

Education, training, and library occupations

5.9 6.2 5.3 5.1 5.0 5.5

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

4.2 3.4 3.8 3.9 3.4 3.5

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

5.2 5.2 4.8 4.3 4.7 4.6

Service occupations

3.2 3.3 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8

Healthcare support occupations

3.3 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.9

Protective service occupations

6.4 6.5 6.2 5.0 5.3 6.0

Food preparation and serving related occupations

2.3 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.6

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

4.0 4.3 3.8 4.1 4.0 3.6

Personal care and service occupations

3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.7

Sales and office occupations

4.2 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.6

Sales and related occupations

3.4 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4

Office and administrative support occupations

4.8 4.6 4.0 3.8 4.1 3.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

4.7 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.2 4.1

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

3.9 3.2 4.1 4.0 3.5 4.1

Construction and extraction occupations

4.3 3.7 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.9

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

5.3 5.4 5.2 5.1 4.7 4.4

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

4.8 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.6

Production occupations

5.3 5.2 4.7 4.4 4.9 4.6

Transportation and material moving occupations

4.3 3.8 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.1

NOTE: Beginning with data for January 2020, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2018 Census occupational classification system into the Current Population Survey. This classification system is derived from the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2020 are not strictly comparable with earlier years. Tenure data for 2012-2018 use the 2010 Census occupational classification system, derived from the 2010 SOC. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: September 22, 2022