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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Median weekly earnings of full‐time wage and salary workers by certification and licensing status and occupation

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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, 2022 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

118,869$1,059$1,297$1,386$1,286$986

Management, professional, and related occupations

53,9621,4651,4841,6861,4631,456

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

22,7071,5691,7531,8601,7381,532

Management occupations

14,9091,6581,7641,8731,7501,631

Business and financial operations occupations

7,7991,4641,7301,8471,6711,417

Professional and related occupations

31,2551,3921,4071,5471,3971,379

Computer and mathematical occupations

5,7331,7891,7731,8951,6041,792

Architecture and engineering occupations

3,2241,7351,8681,8461,8691,674

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,5081,4631,526-1,4931,433

Community and social services occupations

2,3781,1281,2781,3211,2741,037

Legal occupations

1,4301,7632,170-2,2121,358

Education, training, and library occupations

7,3301,1481,2201,2281,2201,008

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

1,8891,2731,379-1,3961,260

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

7,7611,3541,4421,3511,4481,080

Service occupations

15,468697816844813671

Healthcare support occupations

3,348685721756718656

Protective service occupations

2,7491,0241,2301,0671,236927

Food preparation and serving related occupations

4,125622732-727618

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

3,518671831-814661

Personal care and service occupations

1,728686733-726666

Sales and office occupations

21,9788801,0221,0021,028864

Sales and related occupations

9,1709411,2141,1621,222911

Office and administrative support occupations

12,808847929954924838

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

11,3869651,1881,1811,190914

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

762645768-762635

Construction and extraction occupations

6,4069431,2051,1651,213903

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,2181,0431,1941,2151,1901,005

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

16,0768211,0491,0191,054799

Production occupations

7,3528621,0591,1491,030845

Transportation and material moving occupations

8,7247961,0418631,072762

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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 50,000).

 

Last Modified Date: January 25, 2023