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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
55. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by certification and licensing status and occupation, 2016 annual averages
OccupationFull-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)

Total, 16 years and over

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

Management, professional, and related occupations

45,9301,1881,2181,3601,2001,171

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

19,0231,2841,4711,6151,4461,238

Management occupations

12,8281,3701,5201,6541,4841,330

Business and financial operations occupations

6,1951,1611,3951,4691,3711,121

Professional and related occupations

26,9071,1411,1541,2021,1501,126

Computer and mathematical occupations

4,1041,4431,4591,5651,3531,442

Architecture and engineering occupations

2,8351,4821,5691,5981,5651,446

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,1511,2091,309-1,3141,168

Community and social services occupations

2,1369191,0291,0481,025850

Legal occupations

1,2941,4311,771-1,859981

Education, training, and library occupations

6,8599841,0381,0241,039878

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

1,6711,0401,0921,0711,0941,032

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

6,8571,1041,1591,0021,170883

Service occupations

15,908523616582619506

Healthcare support occupations

2,423525542568539515

Protective service occupations

2,697809934-945734

Food preparation and serving related occupations

4,619465530540527458

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

3,602510609-605505

Personal care and service occupations

2,568505556573552493

Sales and office occupations

23,625698816893802682

Sales and related occupations

9,7597449491,061936713

Office and administrative support occupations

13,866679738804725672

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

11,022786972953977741

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

842520622-622512

Construction and extraction occupations

5,9797841,0169781,023736

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,201861948939952827

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

14,606665857814861630

Production occupations

7,513668845900829648

Transportation and material moving occupations

7,093662863701874614

Footnotes
 (1) A person may have more than one certification or license.
(2) Persons with a license may also have a certification.

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. 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