Table 6. Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers by occupation, selected years, 2000-10
Table 6. Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers by occupation, selected
years, 2000-2010
Occupation February January January January January January
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Total, 16 years and over............................. 3.5 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.4
Management, professional, and related occupations....... 4.6 4.6 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.2
Management, business, and financial operations
occupations......................................... 4.9 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4
Management occupations............................. 5.3 5.6 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1
Business and financial operations occupations...... 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.6
Professional and related occupations.................. 4.4 4.2 4.7 5.0 4.9 5.0
Computer and mathematical occupations.............. 3.1 3.2 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.8
Architecture and engineering occupations........... 4.8 5.2 5.8 6.5 6.4 5.7
Life, physical, and social science occupations..... 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.7 4.0 4.6
Community and social services occupations.......... 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.6
Legal occupations.................................. 3.9 4.5 4.1 5.0 4.3 4.6
Education, training, and library occupations....... 5.4 4.8 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.6
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations...................................... 3.2 3.0 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.9
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations.. 4.6 4.3 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.8
Service occupations..................................... 2.5 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.1
Healthcare support occupations........................ 2.8 2.5 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.3
Protective service occupations........................ 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.0
Food preparation and serving related occupations...... 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.3
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations......................................... 3.4 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.6 4.1
Personal care and service occupations................. 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.9
Sales and office occupations............................ 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.5 4.1
Sales and related occupations......................... 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.4
Office and administrative support occupations......... 3.4 3.6 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
occupations........................................... 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.5 4.0 4.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations............ 2.8 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.1 4.2
Construction and extraction occupations............... 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.5 4.1
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..... 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.6 5.0 5.7
Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations........................................... 3.9 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.5 4.6
Production occupations................................ 4.5 5.2 5.0 4.8 5.0 5.3
Transportation and material moving occupations........ 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.8 4.0
Last Modified Date: September 14, 2010
