Table A-3. 2019 annual Current Population Survey worker counts and wage estimates for key demographics of workers 25 years old and older
Demographic Category Workers in highly exposed sectors Workers not in the highly exposed sectors Percent of category in highly exposed sectors
Number of workers Percent Median hourly wage Median weekly earnings Number of workers Percent Median hourly wage Median weekly earnings

None

 All workers 25+ years old 20,377,871 100.0 $17.00 $666.00 102,328,051 100.0 $23.00 $942.30 16.6

Gender

 Men 10,784,472 52.9 18.89 776.15 53,057,136 51.9 25.00 1,057.69 16.9
Women 9,593,399 47.1 15.00 560.00 49,270,915 48.1 20.50 804.80 16.3

Race

 White only 15,229,155 74.7 17.31 680.00 79,318,733 77.5 23.40 961.00 16.1
Black only 2,667,328 13.1 15.00 600.00 13,062,695 12.8 18.45 760.00 17.0
Asian only 1,684,375 8.3 17.00 673.00 6,718,054 6.6 31.00 1,250.00 20.0
All other 797,013 3.9 15.86 600.00 3,228,569 3.2 20.00 800.00 19.8

Hispanic ethnicity

 Hispanic 4,210,676 20.7 15.00 570.00 17,004,953 16.6 18.00 720.00 19.8
Non-Hispanic 16,167,195 79.3 17.75 700.00 85,323,098 83.4 24.04 992.30 15.9

Marital status

 Married 10,587,282 52.0 18.10 722.40 61,854,299 60.4 25.00 1,000.00 14.6
Never married 6,445,613 31.6 15.15 600.00 24,765,071 24.2 20.00 800.00 20.7
Other marital Status 3,344,976 16.4 16.12 620.00 15,708,681 15.4 20.73 841.50 17.6

Educational attainment

 Less than a high school diploma 2,019,298 9.9 13.00 480.00 6,297,062 6.2 14.42 560.00 24.3
High school diploma, no college 6,970,154 34.2 15.00 600.00 24,078,742 23.5 18.00 720.00 22.4
Some college or associate’s degree 6,136,804 30.1 17.00 660.00 25,989,088 25.4 20.00 800.00 19.1
Bachelor’s degree only 4,045,755 19.9 23.79 961.53 27,764,833 27.1 28.85 1,180.00 12.7
Advanced degree 1,205,861 5.9 34.00 1,384.00 18,198,327 17.8 36.06 1,480.00 6.2

Hourly worker status

 Nonhourly worker 7,231,832 35.5 25.00 1,057.00 49,192,923 48.1 30.77 1,269.23 12.8
Hourly worker 13,146,040 64.5 15.00 560.00 53,135,128 51.9 18.00 716.00 19.8

Full- or part-time status

 Worked full-time hours 15,642,898 76.8 18.00 760.00 85,564,864 83.6 24.03 1,000.00 15.5
Worked part-time hours 4,734,974 23.2 13.00 337.50 16,763,187 16.4 17.00 467.07 22.0

Family status

 Not living with a family member 5,271,041 25.9 17.00 673.00 24,011,240 23.5 22.22 923.07 18.0
Family member 15,106,831 74.1 16.96 660.00 78,316,811 76.5 23.00 950.00 16.2

Family earnings quintile

 Not living with a family member 5,271,041 25.9 17.00 673.00 24,011,240 23.5 22.22 923.07 18.0
Lowest quintile: less than 34,321 2,908,966 14.3 12.00 384.61 9,036,852 8.8 13.00 437.00 24.4
Second quintile: 34,321 to 59,539 2,962,233 14.5 15.00 600.00 12,483,139 12.2 18.00 730.76 19.2
Middle quintile: 59,540 to 89,959 3,340,799 16.4 17.00 682.50 16,162,436 15.8 20.36 840.00 17.1
Fourth quintile: 89,960 to 137,019 3,123,316 15.3 22.00 923.07 19,065,334 18.6 26.43 1,111.00 14.1
Top quintile: more than 137,020 2,771,516 13.6 33.65 1,461.00 21,569,051 21.1 41.67 1,800.00 11.4

Family type

 Not living with a family member 5,271,041 25.9 17.00 673.00 24,011,240 23.5 22.22 923.07 18.0
No children family 7,802,005 38.3 16.83 670.00 39,474,406 38.6 22.50 920.00 16.5
Single-parent family 2,022,679 9.9 14.42 538.46 7,679,815 7.5 18.00 720.00 20.8
Married with children family 5,282,147 25.9 18.25 720.00 31,162,591 30.5 25.00 1,038.46 14.5

Source: Authors’ calculations based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey 2019 annual data.