Demographic | Category | Workers in highly exposed sectors | Workers not in the highly exposed sectors | Percent of category in highly exposed sectors | ||||||
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Number of workers | Percent | Median hourly wage | Median weekly earnings | Number of workers | Percent | Median hourly wage | Median weekly earnings | |||
None |
All workers 25+ years old | 20,377,871 | 100.0 | $17.00 | $666.00 | 102,328,051 | 100.0 | $23.00 | $942.30 | 16.6 |
Gender |
Men | 10,784,472 | 52.9 | 18.89 | 776.15 | 53,057,136 | 51.9 | 25.00 | 1,057.69 | 16.9 |
Women | 9,593,399 | 47.1 | 15.00 | 560.00 | 49,270,915 | 48.1 | 20.50 | 804.80 | 16.3 | |
Race |
White only | 15,229,155 | 74.7 | 17.31 | 680.00 | 79,318,733 | 77.5 | 23.40 | 961.00 | 16.1 |
Black only | 2,667,328 | 13.1 | 15.00 | 600.00 | 13,062,695 | 12.8 | 18.45 | 760.00 | 17.0 | |
Asian only | 1,684,375 | 8.3 | 17.00 | 673.00 | 6,718,054 | 6.6 | 31.00 | 1,250.00 | 20.0 | |
All other | 797,013 | 3.9 | 15.86 | 600.00 | 3,228,569 | 3.2 | 20.00 | 800.00 | 19.8 | |
Hispanic ethnicity |
Hispanic | 4,210,676 | 20.7 | 15.00 | 570.00 | 17,004,953 | 16.6 | 18.00 | 720.00 | 19.8 |
Non-Hispanic | 16,167,195 | 79.3 | 17.75 | 700.00 | 85,323,098 | 83.4 | 24.04 | 992.30 | 15.9 | |
Marital status |
Married | 10,587,282 | 52.0 | 18.10 | 722.40 | 61,854,299 | 60.4 | 25.00 | 1,000.00 | 14.6 |
Never married | 6,445,613 | 31.6 | 15.15 | 600.00 | 24,765,071 | 24.2 | 20.00 | 800.00 | 20.7 | |
Other marital Status | 3,344,976 | 16.4 | 16.12 | 620.00 | 15,708,681 | 15.4 | 20.73 | 841.50 | 17.6 | |
Educational attainment |
Less than a high school diploma | 2,019,298 | 9.9 | 13.00 | 480.00 | 6,297,062 | 6.2 | 14.42 | 560.00 | 24.3 |
High school diploma, no college | 6,970,154 | 34.2 | 15.00 | 600.00 | 24,078,742 | 23.5 | 18.00 | 720.00 | 22.4 | |
Some college or associate’s degree | 6,136,804 | 30.1 | 17.00 | 660.00 | 25,989,088 | 25.4 | 20.00 | 800.00 | 19.1 | |
Bachelor’s degree only | 4,045,755 | 19.9 | 23.79 | 961.53 | 27,764,833 | 27.1 | 28.85 | 1,180.00 | 12.7 | |
Advanced degree | 1,205,861 | 5.9 | 34.00 | 1,384.00 | 18,198,327 | 17.8 | 36.06 | 1,480.00 | 6.2 | |
Hourly worker status |
Nonhourly worker | 7,231,832 | 35.5 | 25.00 | 1,057.00 | 49,192,923 | 48.1 | 30.77 | 1,269.23 | 12.8 |
Hourly worker | 13,146,040 | 64.5 | 15.00 | 560.00 | 53,135,128 | 51.9 | 18.00 | 716.00 | 19.8 | |
Full- or part-time status |
Worked full-time hours | 15,642,898 | 76.8 | 18.00 | 760.00 | 85,564,864 | 83.6 | 24.03 | 1,000.00 | 15.5 |
Worked part-time hours | 4,734,974 | 23.2 | 13.00 | 337.50 | 16,763,187 | 16.4 | 17.00 | 467.07 | 22.0 | |
Family status |
Not living with a family member | 5,271,041 | 25.9 | 17.00 | 673.00 | 24,011,240 | 23.5 | 22.22 | 923.07 | 18.0 |
Family member | 15,106,831 | 74.1 | 16.96 | 660.00 | 78,316,811 | 76.5 | 23.00 | 950.00 | 16.2 | |
Family earnings quintile |
Not living with a family member | 5,271,041 | 25.9 | 17.00 | 673.00 | 24,011,240 | 23.5 | 22.22 | 923.07 | 18.0 |
Lowest quintile: less than 34,321 | 2,908,966 | 14.3 | 12.00 | 384.61 | 9,036,852 | 8.8 | 13.00 | 437.00 | 24.4 | |
Second quintile: 34,321 to 59,539 | 2,962,233 | 14.5 | 15.00 | 600.00 | 12,483,139 | 12.2 | 18.00 | 730.76 | 19.2 | |
Middle quintile: 59,540 to 89,959 | 3,340,799 | 16.4 | 17.00 | 682.50 | 16,162,436 | 15.8 | 20.36 | 840.00 | 17.1 | |
Fourth quintile: 89,960 to 137,019 | 3,123,316 | 15.3 | 22.00 | 923.07 | 19,065,334 | 18.6 | 26.43 | 1,111.00 | 14.1 | |
Top quintile: more than 137,020 | 2,771,516 | 13.6 | 33.65 | 1,461.00 | 21,569,051 | 21.1 | 41.67 | 1,800.00 | 11.4 | |
Family type |
Not living with a family member | 5,271,041 | 25.9 | 17.00 | 673.00 | 24,011,240 | 23.5 | 22.22 | 923.07 | 18.0 |
No children family | 7,802,005 | 38.3 | 16.83 | 670.00 | 39,474,406 | 38.6 | 22.50 | 920.00 | 16.5 | |
Single-parent family | 2,022,679 | 9.9 | 14.42 | 538.46 | 7,679,815 | 7.5 | 18.00 | 720.00 | 20.8 | |
Married with children family | 5,282,147 | 25.9 | 18.25 | 720.00 | 31,162,591 | 30.5 | 25.00 | 1,038.46 | 14.5 | |
Source: Authors’ calculations based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey 2019 annual data. |