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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
54. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by certification and licensing status and selected characteristics, 2015 annual averages
CharacteristicFull-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)

Age and sex

Total, 16 years and over

109,080$809$1,004$1,052$998$747

16 to 24 years

9,790487549590539480

25 to 54 years

77,1058451,0021,064995780

25 to 34 years

26,611735881912877690

35 to 44 years

24,9179001,0691,1721,055831

45 to 54 years

25,5779231,1111,1621,100862

55 years and over

22,1869161,1551,2011,150836

55 to 64 years

18,1089271,1611,2241,155847

65 years and over

4,0788731,1341,1271,135785

Men, 16 years and over

60,7468951,1221,1761,108829

16 to 24 years

5,476510603656596503

25 to 54 years

43,1929211,1111,1821,093866

55 years and over

12,0781,0541,2691,3361,258985

Women, 16 years and over

48,334726923886926659

16 to 24 years

4,314450500488501436

25 to 54 years

33,912757928902931693

55 years and over

10,1087741,0359991,040704

Race and Hispanic
or Latino ethnicity

White, 16 years and over

85,4438351,0261,0711,020765

Men

48,7469201,1431,1991,136855

Women

36,698743943910945669

Black or African American, 16 years and over

13,587641768744771614

Men

6,445680830826830643

Women

7,142615724652734589

Asian, 16 years and over

6,6389931,2381,4001,185926

Men

3,6841,1291,3751,4971,3501,077

Women

2,9548771,1361,3361,125774

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

18,311604822823822580

Men

11,142631898913890605

Women

7,168566751655765528

Educational attainment

Total, 25 years and over

99,2918601,0301,0961,022793

Less than a high school diploma

7,289493596627593488

High school graduates, no college(3)

25,221678772851761662

Some college or associate degree

26,801762825836823742

Some college, no degree

15,894738787804783725

Associate degree

10,908798855880853770

Bachelor's degree and higher

39,9791,2301,2561,4591,2361,205

Bachelor's degree only

25,0431,1371,1421,3691,1211,135

Advanced degree(4)

14,9371,4031,3871,5731,3691,422

Men, 25 years and over

55,2709471,1451,2231,136890

Less than a high school diploma

5,035520702793687513

High school graduates, no college(3)

15,316759882915872735

Some college or associate degree

14,109883957990949857

Some college, no degree

8,741850923926923823

Associate degree

5,3689319961,076983907

Bachelor's degree and higher

20,8111,4201,4901,6281,4601,391

Bachelor's degree only

13,2951,3041,3421,5441,2851,288

Advanced degree(4)

7,5161,6371,6311,8271,6091,642

Women, 25 years and over

44,020761947917949696

Less than a high school diploma

2,255418439427417

High school graduates, no college(3)

9,905586595634591585

Some college or associate degree

12,692664715689720647

Some college, no degree

7,153637653666651632

Associate degree

5,539703766706773668

Bachelor's degree and higher

19,1691,0641,1381,2331,1331,003

Bachelor's degree only

11,7489751,0161,1581,005954

Advanced degree(4)

7,4201,2041,2391,3381,2351,151

Footnotes:
(1) A person may have more than one certification or license.
(2) Persons with a license may also have a certification.
(3) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(4) Includes persons with master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

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. Data are for wage and salary workers; all self-employed workers are excluded, both those with incorporated businesses and those with unincorporated businesses. Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 50,000).

 

(Certification and licensing status tables 1-7 were renumbered as annual average tables 49-55 in February 2018.)

Last Modified Date: February 7, 2018