Table 4. Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, and age, January 2024

Table 4. Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, and age, January 2024
Educational attainment and sex	25 years and over
Educational attainment and sex	Total	25 to 34 years	35 to 44 years	45 to 54 years	55 to 64 years	65 years and over
Total	4.8	2.7	4.6	7.0	9.6	9.8
Less than a high school diploma	4.7	2.3	3.4	5.4	9.5	9.6
High school graduates, no college	4.7	2.7	4.6	5.6	9.6	9.9
Some college, no degree	4.5	2.4	4.0	7.0	7.7	9.2
Associate degree	5.2	2.9	4.8	7.2	10.1	9.7
College graduates	4.9	2.8	4.9	7.9	9.7	9.9
Bachelor's degree only	4.8	2.8	5.0	7.3	9.4	9.8
Master's degree	5.2	2.9	4.8	9.2	9.9	8.8
Doctoral or professional degree	4.8	1.9	4.3	8.0	13.6	13.5
Men	5.1	2.8	4.9	7.5	10.0	10.1
Less than a high school diploma	5.2	2.4	4.2	7.5	9.9	9.0
High school graduates, no college	4.8	2.9	4.8	6.4	9.9	10.0
Some college, no degree	4.8	2.4	4.1	7.4	8.4	8.8
Associate degree	5.6	3.0	5.4	7.6	10.8	10.2
College graduates	5.2	2.9	5.2	8.1	10.3	11.8
Bachelor's degree only	5.1	3.0	5.5	7.8	10.0	10.8
Master's degree	5.3	2.8	4.8	9.2	10.1	9.4
Doctoral or professional degree	5.4	1.8	4.1	9.8	15.5	18.0
Women	4.6	2.5	4.3	6.3	8.5	9.3
Less than a high school diploma	3.8	2.2	2.7	4.6	7.7	9.9
High school graduates, no college	4.4	2.4	3.7	4.9	8.9	9.6
Some college, no degree	4.2	2.3	3.9	6.5	7.0	9.5
Associate degree	4.9	2.7	4.3	6.8	9.6	8.3
College graduates	4.7	2.6	4.6	7.6	8.7	8.7
Bachelor's degree only	4.4	2.6	4.5	6.6	8.2	8.6
Master's degree	5.2	3.0	4.7	9.2	9.5	8.3
Doctoral or professional degree	4.3	2.0	4.5	7.1	9.8	9.9
NOTE: 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 75,000).

Last Modified Date: September 26, 2024