Certification and licensing status of employed persons 16 years and over by selected characteristics : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
51. Certification and licensing status of employed persons 16 years and over by selected characteristics, 2020 annual averages
Characteristic	Number of persons (in thousands)					Percent distribution)
	Total employed	With a certification or license(1)			Without a certification or license	Total employed	With a certification or license(1)			Without a certification or license
	Total employed	Total	With a certification, but no license	With a license(2)	Without a certification or license	Total employed	Total	With a certification, but no license	With a license(2)	Without a certification or license
Age and sex
Total, 16 years and over	147,795	36,906	3,390	33,517	110,889	100.0	25.0	2.3	22.7	75.0
16 to 24 years	17,192	1,758	179	1,579	15,434	100.0	10.2	1.0	9.2	89.8
25 to 54 years	95,331	25,551	2,393	23,158	69,780	100.0	26.8	2.5	24.3	73.2
25 to 34 years	33,426	7,998	751	7,247	25,428	100.0	23.9	2.2	21.7	76.1
35 to 44 years	31,807	9,018	865	8,153	22,789	100.0	28.4	2.7	25.6	71.6
45 to 54 years	30,099	8,535	778	7,758	21,563	100.0	28.4	2.6	25.8	71.6
55 years and over	35,271	9,597	818	8,779	25,674	100.0	27.2	2.3	24.9	72.8
55 to 64 years	25,454	6,903	646	6,257	18,551	100.0	27.1	2.5	24.6	72.9
65 years and over	9,818	2,694	172	2,522	7,124	100.0	27.4	1.7	25.7	72.6

Men, 16 years and over	78,560	17,345	1,950	15,395	61,215	100.0	22.1	2.5	19.6	77.9
16 to 24 years	8,734	740	105	635	7,994	100.0	8.5	1.2	7.3	91.5
25 to 54 years	50,890	11,624	1,391	10,232	39,266	100.0	22.8	2.7	20.1	77.2
25 to 34 years	17,844	3,483	438	3,045	14,361	100.0	19.5	2.5	17.1	80.5
35 to 44 years	17,120	4,147	517	3,631	12,972	100.0	24.2	3.0	21.2	75.8
45 to 54 years	15,926	3,993	437	3,556	11,932	100.0	25.1	2.7	22.3	74.9
55 years and over	18,936	4,982	454	4,528	13,955	100.0	26.3	2.4	23.9	73.7
55 to 64 years	13,467	3,461	353	3,108	10,005	100.0	25.7	2.6	23.1	74.3
65 years and over	5,470	1,520	101	1,419	3,950	100.0	27.8	1.8	25.9	72.2

Women, 16 years and over	69,234	19,561	1,440	18,122	49,673	100.0	28.3	2.1	26.2	71.7
16 to 24 years	8,458	1,018	74	944	7,440	100.0	12.0	0.9	11.2	88.0
25 to 54 years	44,442	13,928	1,002	12,926	30,514	100.0	31.3	2.3	29.1	68.7
25 to 34 years	15,582	4,515	313	4,202	11,067	100.0	29.0	2.0	27.0	71.0
35 to 44 years	14,687	4,871	349	4,522	9,816	100.0	33.2	2.4	30.8	66.8
45 to 54 years	14,173	4,542	341	4,202	9,631	100.0	32.0	2.4	29.6	68.0
55 years and over	16,335	4,615	364	4,252	11,720	100.0	28.3	2.2	26.0	71.7
55 to 64 years	11,987	3,441	293	3,148	8,546	100.0	28.7	2.4	26.3	71.3
65 years and over	4,348	1,174	71	1,103	3,174	100.0	27.0	1.6	25.4	73.0

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White, 16 years and over	115,341	29,701	2,674	27,027	85,640	100.0	25.8	2.3	23.4	74.2
Men	62,446	14,337	1,571	12,766	48,108	100.0	23.0	2.5	20.4	77.0
Women	52,895	15,364	1,103	14,261	37,531	100.0	29.0	2.1	27.0	71.0
Black or African American, 16 years and over	17,873	3,960	348	3,612	13,912	100.0	22.2	1.9	20.2	77.8
Men	8,392	1,530	159	1,371	6,862	100.0	18.2	1.9	16.3	81.8
Women	9,481	2,430	189	2,242	7,050	100.0	25.6	2.0	23.6	74.4
Asian, 16 years and over	9,437	2,115	235	1,879	7,323	100.0	22.4	2.5	19.9	77.6
Men	5,041	947	152	795	4,094	100.0	18.8	3.0	15.8	81.2
Women	4,396	1,168	83	1,084	3,229	100.0	26.6	1.9	24.7	73.4
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over	25,952	4,220	423	3,797	21,732	100.0	16.3	1.6	14.6	83.7
Men	14,857	2,157	258	1,899	12,701	100.0	14.5	1.7	12.8	85.5
Women	11,095	2,064	165	1,898	9,031	100.0	18.6	1.5	17.1	81.4

Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	130,603	35,148	3,211	31,937	95,454	100.0	26.9	2.5	24.5	73.1
Less than a high school diploma	7,888	647	58	589	7,241	100.0	8.2	0.7	7.5	91.8
High school graduates, no college(3)	31,606	4,605	374	4,231	27,001	100.0	14.6	1.2	13.4	85.4
Some college or associate degree	33,570	9,173	951	8,223	24,396	100.0	27.3	2.8	24.5	72.7
Some college, no degree	19,037	4,255	482	3,772	14,783	100.0	22.3	2.5	19.8	77.7
Associate degree	14,532	4,919	468	4,450	9,614	100.0	33.8	3.2	30.6	66.2
Bachelor's degree and higher	57,538	20,723	1,828	18,895	36,815	100.0	36.0	3.2	32.8	64.0
Bachelor's degree only	35,286	9,959	1,069	8,890	25,327	100.0	28.2	3.0	25.2	71.8
Advanced degree(4)	22,252	10,764	759	10,005	11,489	100.0	48.4	3.4	45.0	51.6

Men, 25 years and over	69,826	16,605	1,845	14,760	53,221	100.0	23.8	2.6	21.1	76.2
Less than a high school diploma	5,130	413	42	371	4,717	100.0	8.1	0.8	7.2	91.9
High school graduates, no college(3)	18,910	2,852	236	2,616	16,058	100.0	15.1	1.2	13.8	84.9
Some college or associate degree	17,264	4,503	523	3,980	12,761	100.0	26.1	3.0	23.1	73.9
Some college, no degree	10,297	2,346	273	2,074	7,951	100.0	22.8	2.6	20.1	77.2
Associate degree	6,966	2,157	250	1,907	4,810	100.0	31.0	3.6	27.4	69.0
Bachelor's degree and higher	28,522	8,837	1,045	7,793	19,685	100.0	31.0	3.7	27.3	69.0
Bachelor's degree only	17,827	4,363	612	3,752	13,464	100.0	24.5	3.4	21.0	75.5
Advanced degree(4)	10,695	4,474	433	4,041	6,221	100.0	41.8	4.0	37.8	58.2

Women, 25 years and over	60,776	18,543	1,366	17,177	42,233	100.0	30.5	2.2	28.3	69.5
Less than a high school diploma	2,758	234	16	218	2,524	100.0	8.5	0.6	7.9	91.5
High school graduates, no college(3)	12,696	1,753	139	1,615	10,943	100.0	13.8	1.1	12.7	86.2
Some college or associate degree	16,306	4,671	428	4,243	11,636	100.0	28.6	2.6	26.0	71.4
Some college, no degree	8,740	1,909	210	1,699	6,832	100.0	21.8	2.4	19.4	78.2
Associate degree	7,566	2,762	218	2,544	4,804	100.0	36.5	2.9	33.6	63.5
Bachelor's degree and higher	29,016	11,885	783	11,102	17,131	100.0	41.0	2.7	38.3	59.0
Bachelor's degree only	17,458	5,595	457	5,138	11,863	100.0	32.0	2.6	29.4	68.0
Advanced degree(4)	11,557	6,290	326	5,964	5,267	100.0	54.4	2.8	51.6	45.6
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. 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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: January 22, 2021