Tables: Adult
Table A34. Number and percentage of credentialed adults ages 18 or older, by subject field of their most recent credential: 2012
Subject field of credential |
Number (in thousands) |
Percent |
Health care, education, or trades |
25,166 |
54.7 |
Health care (nursing, nurse assisting, other medical/health care) |
11,455 |
24.9 |
Education |
7,691 |
16.7 |
Trades (construction, manufacturing, transportation) |
6,021 |
13.1 |
Business/finance management |
2,719 |
5.9 |
Legal and social services |
2,093 |
4.6 |
Cosmetology |
1,668 |
3.6 |
Architecture and engineering |
1,099 |
2.4 |
Protective services |
1,035 |
2.3 |
Culinary arts |
681 |
1.5 |
Computer networking and administration |
577 |
1.3 |
Computer applications and design |
519 |
1.1 |
Public utilities |
481 |
1.0 |
All other fields |
9,565 |
20.8 |
NOTE: Credentialed adults are those who have a work license or certification. Missing data were not imputed. Credential filelds do not sum to credential total in Table A31 due to missing data on credential fields. Details may not sum to totals because of rounding. |
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Survey of Income and Program Participation, 2008 panel, wave 13 (Sept.–Dec. 2012). |