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, 2022 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	158,291	38,061	3,698	34,363	120,230	100.0	24.0	2.3	21.7	76.0
16 to 24 years	19,378	1,857	206	1,651	17,521	100.0	9.6	1.1	8.5	90.4
25 to 54 years	101,578	26,386	2,611	23,776	75,191	100.0	26.0	2.6	23.4	74.0
25 to 34 years	35,300	8,069	782	7,287	27,231	100.0	22.9	2.2	20.6	77.1
35 to 44 years	34,624	9,519	958	8,561	25,105	100.0	27.5	2.8	24.7	72.5
45 to 54 years	31,654	8,798	870	7,928	22,855	100.0	27.8	2.7	25.0	72.2
55 years and over	37,335	9,818	881	8,937	27,517	100.0	26.3	2.4	23.9	73.7
55 to 64 years	26,761	6,962	652	6,310	19,800	100.0	26.0	2.4	23.6	74.0
65 years and over	10,574	2,856	230	2,627	7,718	100.0	27.0	2.2	24.8	73.0

Men, 16 years and over	84,203	17,729	2,126	15,602	66,474	100.0	21.1	2.5	18.5	78.9
16 to 24 years	9,826	779	114	665	9,047	100.0	7.9	1.2	6.8	92.1
25 to 54 years	54,191	11,893	1,510	10,383	42,297	100.0	21.9	2.8	19.2	78.1
25 to 34 years	18,728	3,431	432	3,000	15,297	100.0	18.3	2.3	16.0	81.7
35 to 44 years	18,636	4,372	550	3,822	14,264	100.0	23.5	3.0	20.5	76.5
45 to 54 years	16,827	4,090	528	3,562	12,737	100.0	24.3	3.1	21.2	75.7
55 years and over	20,186	5,056	502	4,554	15,130	100.0	25.0	2.5	22.6	75.0
55 to 64 years	14,248	3,463	373	3,090	10,785	100.0	24.3	2.6	21.7	75.7
65 years and over	5,938	1,593	129	1,464	4,345	100.0	26.8	2.2	24.7	73.2

Women, 16 years and over	74,089	20,332	1,572	18,761	53,756	100.0	27.4	2.1	25.3	72.6
16 to 24 years	9,552	1,078	92	986	8,474	100.0	11.3	1.0	10.3	88.7
25 to 54 years	47,387	14,493	1,101	13,392	32,894	100.0	30.6	2.3	28.3	69.4
25 to 34 years	16,572	4,638	351	4,287	11,934	100.0	28.0	2.1	25.9	72.0
35 to 44 years	15,988	5,147	408	4,739	10,841	100.0	32.2	2.6	29.6	67.8
45 to 54 years	14,827	4,708	342	4,366	10,119	100.0	31.8	2.3	29.4	68.2
55 years and over	17,150	4,762	379	4,383	12,388	100.0	27.8	2.2	25.6	72.2
55 to 64 years	12,514	3,499	279	3,220	9,015	100.0	28.0	2.2	25.7	72.0
65 years and over	4,636	1,263	100	1,163	3,373	100.0	27.2	2.2	25.1	72.8

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White, 16 years and over	121,908	30,231	2,858	27,373	91,677	100.0	24.8	2.3	22.5	75.2
Men	65,924	14,444	1,659	12,785	51,480	100.0	21.9	2.5	19.4	78.1
Women	55,984	15,787	1,199	14,588	40,196	100.0	28.2	2.1	26.1	71.8
Black or African American, 16 years and over	19,937	4,429	435	3,993	15,508	100.0	22.2	2.2	20.0	77.8
Men	9,617	1,777	238	1,539	7,840	100.0	18.5	2.5	16.0	81.5
Women	10,319	2,652	197	2,454	7,668	100.0	25.7	1.9	23.8	74.3
Asian, 16 years and over	10,615	2,210	281	1,929	8,405	100.0	20.8	2.6	18.2	79.2
Men	5,610	950	158	793	4,660	100.0	16.9	2.8	14.1	83.1
Women	5,006	1,260	123	1,137	3,746	100.0	25.2	2.5	22.7	74.8
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over	29,299	4,398	441	3,956	24,902	100.0	15.0	1.5	13.5	85.0
Men	16,654	2,114	274	1,840	14,539	100.0	12.7	1.6	11.0	87.3
Women	12,646	2,284	167	2,117	10,362	100.0	18.1	1.3	16.7	81.9

Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	138,913	36,204	3,492	32,712	102,709	100.0	26.1	2.5	23.5	73.9
Less than a high school diploma	8,498	630	69	561	7,868	100.0	7.4	0.8	6.6	92.6
High school graduates, no college(3)	34,497	4,832	487	4,345	29,665	100.0	14.0	1.4	12.6	86.0
Some college or associate degree	34,523	9,269	1,025	8,245	25,254	100.0	26.8	3.0	23.9	73.2
Some college, no degree	19,348	4,156	498	3,658	15,192	100.0	21.5	2.6	18.9	78.5
Associate degree	15,175	5,113	527	4,586	10,062	100.0	33.7	3.5	30.2	66.3
Bachelor's degree and higher	61,394	21,473	1,910	19,562	39,921	100.0	35.0	3.1	31.9	65.0
Bachelor's degree only	37,685	10,251	1,116	9,134	27,434	100.0	27.2	3.0	24.2	72.8
Advanced degree(4)	23,709	11,222	794	10,428	12,487	100.0	47.3	3.3	44.0	52.7

Men, 25 years and over	74,376	16,949	2,012	14,937	57,427	100.0	22.8	2.7	20.1	77.2
Less than a high school diploma	5,565	414	48	366	5,151	100.0	7.4	0.9	6.6	92.6
High school graduates, no college(3)	20,655	2,985	345	2,640	17,671	100.0	14.5	1.7	12.8	85.5
Some college or associate degree	17,722	4,506	611	3,895	13,216	100.0	25.4	3.4	22.0	74.6
Some college, no degree	10,374	2,289	309	1,980	8,086	100.0	22.1	3.0	19.1	77.9
Associate degree	7,348	2,217	302	1,915	5,130	100.0	30.2	4.1	26.1	69.8
Bachelor's degree and higher	30,434	9,045	1,009	8,036	21,390	100.0	29.7	3.3	26.4	70.3
Bachelor's degree only	19,226	4,517	623	3,894	14,709	100.0	23.5	3.2	20.3	76.5
Advanced degree(4)	11,208	4,528	385	4,142	6,681	100.0	40.4	3.4	37.0	59.6

Women, 25 years and over	64,537	19,255	1,480	17,775	45,282	100.0	29.8	2.3	27.5	70.2
Less than a high school diploma	2,934	216	21	195	2,717	100.0	7.4	0.7	6.6	92.6
High school graduates, no college(3)	13,842	1,847	143	1,705	11,994	100.0	13.3	1.0	12.3	86.7
Some college or associate degree	16,801	4,763	414	4,349	12,038	100.0	28.3	2.5	25.9	71.7
Some college, no degree	8,974	1,867	189	1,678	7,107	100.0	20.8	2.1	18.7	79.2
Associate degree	7,827	2,896	225	2,671	4,932	100.0	37.0	2.9	34.1	63.0
Bachelor's degree and higher	30,960	12,428	902	11,526	18,532	100.0	40.1	2.9	37.2	59.9
Bachelor's degree only	18,459	5,734	493	5,241	12,725	100.0	31.1	2.7	28.4	68.9
Advanced degree(4)	12,501	6,694	409	6,285	5,806	100.0	53.6	3.3	50.3	46.4
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 25, 2023