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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
54. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by certification and licensing status and selected characteristics, 2017 annual averages
CharacteristicFull-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)

Age and sex

Total, 16 years and over

113,272$860$1,061$1,145$1,054$793

16 to 24 years

10,281519614613614510

25 to 54 years

79,5078921,0681,1541,060828

25 to 34 years

28,196773924956920732

35 to 44 years

25,6629641,1471,3461,135892

45 to 54 years

25,6509771,1601,2101,156911

55 years and over

23,4839621,1761,2741,169894

55 to 64 years

19,1579741,1911,3031,175905

65 years and over

4,3279091,1451,1391,145833

Men, 16 years and over

62,9809411,1681,2391,161882

16 to 24 years

5,791547656677653531

25 to 54 years

44,3449771,1771,2601,167917

55 years and over

12,8451,0841,3021,3561,2931,013

Women, 16 years and over

50,291770974965975706

16 to 24 years

4,490499590-594486

25 to 54 years

35,163801977955979733

55 years and over

10,6388431,1031,1671,099767

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White, 16 years and over

87,7308901,0921,1501,087818

Men

50,0039711,1921,2301,186908

Women

37,7277959999831,000721

Black or African American, 16 years and over

14,521682829983821648

Men

6,9287109131,151887678

Women

7,593657776768777622

Asian, 16 years and over

7,3201,0431,2401,4141,208997

Men

4,0141,2071,3891,4721,3541,163

Women

3,3069031,1061,2801,100846

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

19,615655872927866621

Men

11,8966909351,023920664

Women

7,719603815772821569

Educational attainment

Total, 25 years and over

102,9919071,0961,1751,087843

Less than a high school diploma

7,038520654-656514

High school graduates, no college(3)

26,011712812892804699

Some college or associate degree

27,387798875943867773

Some college, no degree

16,008774847929837758

Associate degree

11,379836900958894805

Bachelor's degree and higher

42,5551,2791,3271,5301,3021,261

Bachelor's degree only

26,4561,1731,1921,4051,1691,168

Advanced degree(4)

16,0991,4701,4471,7371,4311,498

Men, 25 years and over

57,1909961,2041,2741,192938

Less than a high school diploma

4,781584741-757575

High school graduates, no college(3)

15,980797945961942775

Some college or associate degree

14,5419171,0151,1211,006889

Some college, no degree

8,8328869881,105977856

Associate degree

5,7099781,0621,1381,053944

Bachelor's degree and higher

21,8871,4811,5471,6981,5281,456

Bachelor's degree only

13,9081,3781,4171,5651,3901,367

Advanced degree(4)

7,9801,7371,7481,8851,7341,731

Women, 25 years and over

45,8018101,0009871,001741

Less than a high school diploma

2,257447479-476445

High school graduates, no college(3)

10,031610621708615609

Some college or associate degree

12,846700746753745686

Some college, no degree

7,176680695763686677

Associate degree

5,670727787744793701

Bachelor's degree and higher

20,6681,1311,1851,3061,1761,058

Bachelor's degree only

12,5481,0131,0831,2061,075982

Advanced degree(4)

8,1191,2911,3141,4811,3041,266

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

 

Last Modified Date: February 8, 2018