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 2016                                       
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                            25 years and over                        
                                                                                                     
  Educational attainment and sex                                                                     
                                       Total    25 to 34   35 to 44   45 to 54   55 to 64   65 years 
                                                  years      years      years      years    and over 
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
    Total..........................     5.1        2.8        4.9        7.9       10.1       10.3   
Less than a high school diploma....     4.7        2.8        4.3        5.3        8.3       10.2   
High school graduates, no college..     5.2        2.8        4.7        7.8       10.1       10.4   
Some college, no degree............     5.0        2.7        5.0        8.0        9.9        9.8   
Associate degree...................     5.2        2.8        4.6        7.7       10.2       10.6   
College graduates..................     5.2        2.8        5.2        8.3       10.4       10.6   
  Bachelor's degree................     4.9        2.7        5.1        8.2       10.0       10.2   
  Master's degree..................     5.9        3.0        5.6        8.5       11.6       10.3   
  Doctoral or professional degree..     5.6        2.4        5.2        9.4       12.8       15.0   
                                                                                                     
    Men............................     5.2        2.9        5.0        8.4       10.2       10.2   
Less than a high school diploma....     4.8        3.1        4.4        5.7        9.1       10.4   
High school graduates, no college..     5.2        2.9        4.8        8.9       10.1       10.1   
Some college, no degree............     5.1        2.9        5.3        8.5       10.2        9.8   
Associate degree...................     5.6        3.3        5.7        8.7       10.2       10.9   
College graduates..................     5.2        2.7        5.1        8.7       10.8       10.7   
  Bachelor's degree................     5.0        2.8        5.2        9.2       10.2       10.4   
  Master's degree..................     5.6        2.9        5.1        7.9       12.2        9.6   
  Doctoral or professional degree..     6.0        2.3        4.8        9.3       14.2       18.0   
                                                                                                     
    Women..........................     5.0        2.6        4.8        7.5       10.0       10.4   
Less than a high school diploma....     4.4        2.4        4.1        4.6        7.6       10.0   
High school graduates, no college..     5.3        2.6        4.6        6.5       10.1       11.0   
Some college, no degree............     4.9        2.5        4.7        7.5        9.6        9.8   
Associate degree...................     4.8        2.4        4.0        7.3       10.3       10.6   
College graduates..................     5.1        2.8        5.3        8.1       10.2       10.5   
  Bachelor's degree................     4.8        2.7        5.0        7.5        9.8       10.1   
  Master's degree..................     6.1        3.0        6.2        9.2       11.3       11.7   
  Doctoral or professional degree..     5.2        2.5        5.6        9.5       12.0       10.3   
                                                                                                     
  NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.