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Table 502.10. Occupation of employed persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2014 and 2015
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Sex and occupation Total employed (in thousands) Percentage distribution, by highest level of educational attainment
Total Less than high school completion High school completion (includes equivalency) College
Some college,
no degree
Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's or higher degree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
2014                                            
All persons 127,863   (227.9) 100.0 7.7   (0.09) 26.5   (0.14) 16.5   (0.12) 11.1   (0.10) 24.1   (0.14) 14.1   (0.11)
Management, professional, and related 52,674   (224.1) 100.0 1.2   (0.05) 10.5   (0.15) 11.1   (0.16) 10.4   (0.15) 36.9   (0.24) 29.9   (0.23)
Management, business, and financial operations 22,144   (161.3) 100.0 2.0   (0.11) 15.6   (0.28) 14.2   (0.27) 8.9   (0.22) 39.0   (0.38) 20.3   (0.31)
Professional and related 30,531   (184.4) 100.0 0.6   (0.05) 6.8   (0.17) 8.8   (0.19) 11.5   (0.21) 35.4   (0.32) 36.9   (0.32)
Education, training, and library 7,972   (100.9) 100.0 0.5   (0.09) 6.0   (0.31) 6.4   (0.32) 5.6   (0.30) 34.7   (0.62) 46.9   (0.65)
Preschool and kindergarten teachers 591   (28.1) 100.0   (†) 12.7   (1.58) 13.2   (1.61) 14.4   (1.67) 40.3   (2.33) 18.8   (1.86)
Elementary and middle school teachers 2,955   (62.3) 100.0 0.2 ! (0.10) 2.1   (0.30) 2.6   (0.34) 2.5   (0.33) 42.8   (1.05) 49.7   (1.06)
Secondary school teachers 1,044   (37.2) 100.0   (†) 1.1 ! (0.37) 1.5   (0.44) 1.1 ! (0.38) 41.3   (1.76) 54.7   (1.78)
Special education teachers 320   (20.7) 100.0   (†) 3.4 ! (1.18) 2.5 ! (1.01) 5.3   (1.45) 34.4   (3.07) 54.7   (3.22)
Postsecondary teachers 1,170   (39.4) 100.0   (†) 0.9 ! (0.33) 2.0   (0.47) 3.2   (0.60) 13.4   (1.15) 80.3   (1.35)
Other education, training, and library workers 1,892   (50.0) 100.0 1.2   (0.29) 16.2   (0.98) 16.3   (0.98) 11.4   (0.85) 30.0   (1.22) 24.9   (1.15)
Service occupations 20,013   (154.4) 100.0 15.9   (0.30) 36.7   (0.39) 20.2   (0.33) 11.8   (0.26) 12.7   (0.27) 2.7   (0.13)
Sales and office occupations 27,778   (177.5) 100.0 4.1   (0.14) 31.3   (0.32) 23.2   (0.29) 12.4   (0.23) 24.0   (0.30) 5.0   (0.15)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 12,097   (122.9) 100.0 20.1   (0.42) 42.3   (0.52) 17.2   (0.40) 12.2   (0.34) 7.0   (0.27) 1.2   (0.12)
Production, transportation, and material moving 15,301   (136.9) 100.0 16.3   (0.35) 46.7   (0.47) 18.0   (0.36) 9.0   (0.27) 8.5   (0.26) 1.5   (0.12)
                                             
Males 68,284   (152.2) 100.0 9.4   (0.13) 28.4   (0.20) 16.3   (0.16) 9.6   (0.13) 23.0   (0.18) 13.3   (0.15)
Management, professional, and related 25,606   (154.8) 100.0 1.5   (0.09) 11.2   (0.22) 11.4   (0.23) 8.1   (0.19) 37.1   (0.34) 30.7   (0.33)
Management, business, and financial operations 12,569   (118.6) 100.0 2.4   (0.16) 16.5   (0.38) 14.0   (0.35) 7.9   (0.27) 38.3   (0.49) 20.9   (0.41)
Professional and related 13,037   (120.4) 100.0 0.7   (0.08) 6.0   (0.24) 8.9   (0.28) 8.3   (0.27) 36.0   (0.48) 40.1   (0.49)
Education, training, and library 2,052   (51.0) 100.0 0.3 ! (0.15) 3.0   (0.43) 4.7   (0.53) 2.9   (0.42) 32.9   (1.18) 56.2   (1.25)
Service occupations 8,642   (100.7) 100.0 16.2   (0.45) 34.8   (0.58) 20.4   (0.49) 10.4   (0.37) 15.2   (0.44) 3.0   (0.21)
Sales and office occupations 10,535   (109.9) 100.0 4.5   (0.23) 28.1   (0.50) 21.7   (0.46) 10.0   (0.33) 29.3   (0.50) 6.4   (0.27)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 11,562   (114.4) 100.0 19.9   (0.42) 42.7   (0.52) 17.2   (0.40) 12.3   (0.35) 6.8   (0.27) 1.1   (0.11)
Production, transportation, and material moving 11,939   (116.0) 100.0 15.3   (0.38) 47.3   (0.52) 18.4   (0.40) 9.1   (0.30) 8.5   (0.29) 1.5   (0.12)
                                             
Females 59,579   (158.8) 100.0 5.8   (0.11) 24.3   (0.19) 16.8   (0.17) 12.8   (0.15) 25.3   (0.20) 15.1   (0.16)
Management, professional, and related 27,069   (152.0) 100.0 0.8   (0.06) 10.0   (0.20) 10.8   (0.21) 12.6   (0.22) 36.7   (0.32) 29.1   (0.30)
Management, business, and financial operations 9,575   (101.9) 100.0 1.5   (0.14) 14.5   (0.40) 14.5   (0.40) 10.1   (0.34) 39.9   (0.55) 19.4   (0.45)
Professional and related 17,494   (131.0) 100.0 0.5   (0.06) 7.4   (0.22) 8.8   (0.24) 13.9   (0.29) 34.9   (0.40) 34.4   (0.40)
Education, training, and library 5,919   (81.9) 100.0 0.5   (0.10) 7.0   (0.37) 7.0   (0.37) 6.5   (0.35) 35.3   (0.68) 43.6   (0.71)
Service occupations 11,371   (109.9) 100.0 15.6   (0.37) 38.2   (0.50) 20.0   (0.41) 13.0   (0.35) 10.8   (0.32) 2.5   (0.16)
Sales and office occupations 17,243   (130.2) 100.0 3.8   (0.16) 33.3   (0.40) 24.1   (0.36) 13.9   (0.29) 20.7   (0.34) 4.2   (0.17)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 534   (25.4) 100.0 24.5   (2.05) 33.5   (2.25) 16.5   (1.77) 9.9   (1.42) 12.4   (1.57) 3.4   (0.86)
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,362   (62.7) 100.0 19.7   (0.75) 44.8   (0.94) 16.5   (0.70) 8.5   (0.53) 8.7   (0.53) 1.8   (0.25)
                                             
2015                                            
All persons 130,077   (225.3) 100.0 7.8   (0.09) 25.7   (0.14) 16.6   (0.12) 10.9   (0.10) 24.4   (0.14) 14.6   (0.11)
Management, professional, and related 54,504   (226.3) 100.0 1.3   (0.06) 10.2   (0.15) 11.1   (0.16) 10.2   (0.15) 37.0   (0.24) 30.3   (0.23)
Management, business, and financial operations 23,093   (164.3) 100.0 2.2   (0.11) 15.1   (0.27) 14.3   (0.27) 8.8   (0.22) 39.1   (0.37) 20.5   (0.31)
Professional and related 31,410   (186.5) 100.0 0.6   (0.05) 6.6   (0.16) 8.8   (0.18) 11.1   (0.21) 35.5   (0.31) 37.4   (0.32)
Education, training, and library 8,124   (101.9) 100.0 0.5   (0.09) 6.1   (0.31) 6.5   (0.32) 4.9   (0.28) 34.8   (0.61) 47.2   (0.64)
Preschool and kindergarten teachers 605   (28.4) 100.0 1.0 ! (0.47) 12.9   (1.57) 13.1   (1.58) 13.4   (1.60) 38.2   (2.28) 21.5   (1.93)
Elementary and middle school teachers 2,994   (62.7) 100.0 0.3 ! (0.11) 1.9   (0.29) 2.2   (0.31) 2.1   (0.31) 43.7   (1.05) 49.9   (1.06)
Secondary school teachers 1,079   (37.9) 100.0   (†) 0.9 ! (0.34) 2.2   (0.52) 1.2 ! (0.38) 37.5   (1.70) 57.9   (1.74)
Special education teachers 321   (20.7) 100.0   (†) 4.0 ! (1.27) 3.4 ! (1.17) 3.4 ! (1.17) 34.9   (3.08) 53.9   (3.22)
Postsecondary teachers 1,233   (40.5) 100.0   (†) 0.9 ! (0.31) 1.7   (0.43) 2.6   (0.52) 15.4   (1.19) 79.2   (1.34)
Other education, training, and library workers 1,892   (50.0) 100.0 1.3   (0.30) 17.1   (1.00) 17.1   (1.00) 10.6   (0.82) 30.9   (1.23) 22.9   (1.12)
Service occupations 20,042   (154.5) 100.0 16.2   (0.30) 36.2   (0.39) 19.9   (0.33) 12.0   (0.27) 12.8   (0.27) 2.9   (0.14)
Sales and office occupations 27,800   (177.6) 100.0 4.0   (0.14) 30.3   (0.32) 23.6   (0.29) 12.5   (0.23) 24.3   (0.30) 5.3   (0.16)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 12,271   (123.7) 100.0 20.5   (0.42) 41.2   (0.51) 17.1   (0.39) 11.9   (0.34) 7.7   (0.28) 1.5   (0.13)
Production, transportation, and material moving 15,461   (137.6) 100.0 16.4   (0.34) 45.9   (0.46) 18.6   (0.36) 8.7   (0.26) 8.6   (0.26) 1.8   (0.13)
                                             
Males 69,604   (149.4) 100.0 9.4   (0.13) 27.7   (0.19) 16.2   (0.16) 9.6   (0.13) 23.5   (0.18) 13.6   (0.15)
Management, professional, and related 26,577   (156.6) 100.0 1.6   (0.09) 10.8   (0.22) 11.4   (0.22) 8.1   (0.19) 37.6   (0.34) 30.4   (0.32)
Management, business, and financial operations 13,085   (120.6) 100.0 2.7   (0.16) 16.0   (0.36) 14.0   (0.34) 8.0   (0.27) 39.0   (0.49) 20.3   (0.40)
Professional and related 13,492   (122.1) 100.0 0.6   (0.07) 5.8   (0.23) 8.9   (0.28) 8.1   (0.27) 36.3   (0.47) 40.3   (0.48)
Education, training, and library 2,141   (52.0) 100.0   (†) 3.2   (0.43) 4.8   (0.52) 2.8   (0.41) 32.6   (1.15) 56.4   (1.22)
Service occupations 8,623   (100.6) 100.0 16.7   (0.46) 34.6   (0.58) 19.5   (0.49) 10.9   (0.38) 15.2   (0.44) 3.1   (0.21)
Sales and office occupations 10,612   (110.3) 100.0 4.2   (0.22) 27.6   (0.49) 21.7   (0.45) 10.5   (0.34) 29.4   (0.50) 6.6   (0.27)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 11,717   (115.1) 100.0 20.3   (0.42) 41.7   (0.52) 17.1   (0.40) 11.9   (0.34) 7.5   (0.28) 1.5   (0.13)
Production, transportation, and material moving 12,074   (116.6) 100.0 15.5   (0.37) 46.6   (0.52) 18.9   (0.41) 8.8   (0.29) 8.4   (0.29) 1.9   (0.14)
                                             
Females 60,474   (157.7) 100.0 5.8   (0.10) 23.3   (0.19) 17.0   (0.17) 12.5   (0.15) 25.5   (0.20) 15.8   (0.16)
Management, professional, and related 27,926   (153.4) 100.0 0.9   (0.06) 9.6   (0.19) 10.9   (0.20) 12.1   (0.22) 36.4   (0.32) 30.1   (0.30)
Management, business, and financial operations 10,008   (103.9) 100.0 1.5   (0.14) 13.9   (0.38) 14.8   (0.39) 9.9   (0.33) 39.1   (0.54) 20.8   (0.45)
Professional and related 17,918   (132.2) 100.0 0.6   (0.06) 7.2   (0.21) 8.7   (0.23) 13.4   (0.28) 34.8   (0.39) 35.3   (0.39)
Education, training, and library 5,983   (82.3) 100.0 0.7   (0.11) 7.1   (0.36) 7.1   (0.37) 5.7   (0.33) 35.6   (0.68) 43.9   (0.71)
Service occupations 11,419   (110.1) 100.0 15.8   (0.38) 37.4   (0.50) 20.3   (0.41) 12.9   (0.34) 11.0   (0.32) 2.7   (0.17)
Sales and office occupations 17,188   (130.1) 100.0 3.9   (0.16) 32.0   (0.39) 24.7   (0.36) 13.7   (0.29) 21.2   (0.34) 4.5   (0.17)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 554   (25.8) 100.0 24.9   (2.02) 31.0   (2.16) 15.9   (1.71) 11.2   (1.47) 14.1   (1.63) 2.5   (0.73)
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,387   (62.9) 100.0 19.5   (0.75) 43.6   (0.94) 17.5   (0.72) 8.3   (0.52) 9.4   (0.55) 1.7   (0.25)
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, unpublished 2014 and 2015 annual average data from the Current Population Survey (CPS). (This table was prepared May 2016.)

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