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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

(See other file formats and annual average tables or tables for other years.)

HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
55. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by certification and licensing status and occupation, 2024 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

120,053$1,159$1,422$1,531$1,410$1,081

Management, professional, and related occupations

56,0511,5821,6111,8761,5761,571

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

24,0841,7311,9022,1121,8811,656

Management occupations

15,5391,7731,9162,2781,8951,742

Business and financial operations occupations

8,5451,6101,8772,0081,8391,554

Professional and related occupations

31,9671,5041,5151,6311,5071,491

Computer and mathematical occupations

5,9701,9211,9061,9991,8751,923

Architecture and engineering occupations

3,3031,8732,0151,9532,0201,834

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,5391,6111,741-1,7521,591

Community and social services occupations

2,3901,1631,3361,1311,3501,084

Legal occupations

1,4341,9042,3641,9682,4071,358

Education, training, and library occupations

7,5401,2171,2781,2411,2821,091

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

1,8271,4131,336-1,3251,422

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

7,9651,4721,5801,5061,5861,143

Service occupations

15,707758901837906727

Healthcare support occupations

3,622753813817813724

Protective service occupations

2,6211,1091,371-1,375994

Food preparation and serving related occupations

4,200689748-762686

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

3,634729980-918719

Personal care and service occupations

1,631757865-866725

Sales and office occupations

21,0669641,1571,2121,149945

Sales and related occupations

8,8951,0461,3531,3611,3511,007

Office and administrative support occupations

12,1719251,0261,1741,005918

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

11,3871,0421,3231,3101,326997

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

717716886-886709

Construction and extraction occupations

6,5181,0171,3751,3561,377982

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,1521,1501,2901,3051,2841,112

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

15,8428911,1301,0461,142865

Production occupations

7,0939221,0821,1111,073910

Transportation and material moving occupations

8,7508621,1559941,169820

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: 01/29/2025