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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
53. Certification and licensing status of the employed by occupation, 2021 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
OccupationTotal
employed
Percent distribution
Total
employed
With 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

152,581100.024.22.221.975.8

Management, professional, and related occupations

64,744100.035.03.231.865.0

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

27,864100.021.42.918.478.6

Management occupations

18,986100.021.22.818.478.8

Business and financial operations occupations

8,878100.021.73.218.578.3

Professional and related occupations

36,880100.045.33.342.054.7

Computer and mathematical occupations

5,688100.012.95.87.187.1

Architecture and engineering occupations

3,235100.022.93.519.477.1

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,640100.026.73.023.773.3

Community and social services occupations

2,777100.040.23.137.059.8

Legal occupations

1,805100.064.63.061.635.4

Education, training, and library occupations

8,946100.053.71.851.946.3

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

3,151100.011.12.38.888.9

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

9,639100.076.43.872.623.6

Service occupations

24,403100.021.11.619.578.9

Healthcare support occupations

4,887100.039.32.137.160.7

Protective service occupations

2,987100.037.11.835.362.9

Food preparation and serving related occupations

7,370100.06.61.05.693.4

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

5,482100.06.70.85.993.3

Personal care and service occupations

3,676100.034.42.931.565.6

Sales and office occupations

30,166100.012.91.411.587.1

Sales and related occupations

14,369100.016.61.515.083.4

Office and administrative support occupations

15,797100.09.51.28.290.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

13,959100.018.32.316.181.7

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1,061100.08.20.67.691.8

Construction and extraction occupations

8,057100.017.31.615.682.7

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,840100.022.33.718.677.7

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

19,309100.013.61.212.486.4

Production occupations

7,950100.09.31.57.890.7

Transportation and material moving occupations

11,359100.016.71.015.783.3

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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2020 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2018 Census occupational classification system, derived from the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2020 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

 

Last Modified Date: January 20, 2022