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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
54. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by certification and licensing status and selected characteristics, 2016 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

111,091$832$1,032$1,089$1,026$765

16 to 24 years

10,076501588577590492

25 to 54 years

78,3928711,0351,1271,025804

25 to 34 years

27,456751890899889713

35 to 44 years

25,2849341,1201,2441,101860

45 to 54 years

25,6529551,1451,2271,137890

55 years and over

22,6249391,1671,1991,165864

55 to 64 years

18,4969521,1711,2171,170881

65 years and over

4,1288661,1381,1561,137788

Men, 16 years and over

61,9309151,1441,1971,137848

16 to 24 years

5,646512608673601505

25 to 54 years

43,9659431,1421,2161,133886

55 years and over

12,3191,0821,2971,3671,2861,004

Women, 16 years and over

49,161749945928947684

16 to 24 years

4,430486571517579473

25 to 54 years

34,427778955978953717

55 years and over

10,3048011,0559601,063735

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White, 16 years and over

86,4748621,0621,1181,057785

Men

49,3109421,1641,2031,159873

Women

37,163766970965971696

Black or African American, 16 years and over

13,963678797806796642

Men

6,728718883898881679

Women

7,235641748737749613

Asian, 16 years and over

7,0301,0211,2501,4691,222962

Men

3,8881,1511,3911,6611,3411,125

Women

3,1429021,1581,1571,158809

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

18,950624884917880600

Men

11,6666639721,006959626

Women

7,284586793728801549

Educational attainment

Total, 25 years and over

101,0158851,0641,1371,056816

Less than a high school diploma

7,108504620686617498

High school graduates, no college(3)

25,475692795869786676

Some college or associate degree

27,307779849910838760

Some college, no degree

16,056756794888778746

Associate degree

11,251819898934894786

Bachelor's degree and higher

41,1251,2591,2961,4801,2721,242

Bachelor's degree only

25,5031,1561,1631,4001,1431,153

Advanced degree(4)

15,6221,4441,4281,6101,4161,465

Men, 25 years and over

56,2849691,1671,2411,160910

Less than a high school diploma

4,904551718757714531

High school graduates, no college(3)

15,619769919950915742

Some college or associate degree

14,3838969801,026973865

Some college, no degree

8,7388619351,000923835

Associate degree

5,6469511,0231,0461,019919

Bachelor's degree and higher

21,3781,4641,5171,6801,4871,442

Bachelor's degree only

13,5161,3481,3651,5511,3391,341

Advanced degree(4)

7,8621,7071,7041,8841,6631,710

Women, 25 years and over

44,731784971973971722

Less than a high school diploma

2,204423484-481420

High school graduates, no college(3)

9,856599620684617595

Some college or associate degree

12,924688729751726673

Some college, no degree

7,319665654742641668

Associate degree

5,606720788762791683

Bachelor's degree and higher

19,7471,1011,1621,2371,1591,029

Bachelor's degree only

11,9879941,0471,1671,033966

Advanced degree(4)

7,7601,2571,2761,2831,2761,231

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. Full time is 35 hours or more per week. 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). Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

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

Last Modified Date: February 8, 2018