| Major occupational group | Less than high school | High school | Some college, no degree | Associate’s degree | Bachelor’s degree | Master’s degree | Doctoral degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Management |
5.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
|
Business and financial operations |
4.0 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 |
|
Computer and mathematical science |
2.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
|
Life, physical, and social science |
0.6 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 |
|
Community and social service |
7.6 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
|
Legal |
14.9 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 1.3 |
|
Education, training, and library |
5.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.5 |
|
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media |
4.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
|
Healthcare practitioner and technical |
3.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
|
Healthcare support |
7.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 0.8 |
|
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance |
5.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 |
|
Sales and related |
6.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.1 |
|
Office and administrative support |
5.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
|
Farming, fishing, and forestry |
3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
|
Construction and extraction |
4.9 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 3.6 |
|
Note: Rates are calculated by varying the example worker's educational attainment and major occupational group. Extreme coefficients for legal occupations and farming, fishing, and forestry occupations are due to small sample sizes for these groups. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and author's calculations. |
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