Table 390.

Occupation of employed persons 25 years old and over, by educational attainment and sex: 2009

Occupation and sex	Total employed (in thousands)		Percentage distribution, by highest level of educational attainment
			Total	Less than 1 year of high school			High school						College
							1-4 years of high school, no completion			High school completion (includes equivalency)			Some college, no degree		Associate's degree			Bachelor's degree		Master's or higher degree
1	2		3	4			5			6			7		8			9		10
All persons	122,277	(233.7)	100.0	3.2		(0.06)	5.3		(0.07)	28.2		(0.15)	17.2	(0.12)	10.5		(0.10)	22.9	(0.14)	12.7	(0.11)
Management, professional, and related	49,236	(219.5)	100.0	0.4		(0.03)	1.0		(0.05)	11.7		(0.17)	12.4	(0.17)	10.6		(0.16)	36.2	(0.25)	27.7	(0.23)
Management, business, and financial operations	20,682	(156.6)	100.0	0.7		(0.07)	1.7		(0.10)	17.5		(0.31)	15.9	(0.29)	8.7		(0.23)	37.1	(0.39)	18.4	(0.31)
Professional and related	28,555	(179.5)	100.0	0.2		(0.03)	0.5		(0.05)	7.5		(0.18)	9.8	(0.20)	12.0		(0.22)	35.6	(0.33)	34.4	(0.32)
Education, training, and library	7,900	(100.5)	100.0	0.1	!	(0.05)	0.4		(0.08)	6.7		(0.33)	7.7	(0.35)	5.2		(0.29)	36.2	(0.62)	43.7	(0.65)
Preschool and kindergarten teachers	609	(28.5)	100.0	0.5	!	(0.33)	1.1	!	(0.50)	13.1		(1.58)	16.0	(1.72)	10.6		(1.44)	39.8	(2.29)	18.8	(1.83)
Elementary and middle school teachers	2,701	(59.6)	100.0	#		(†)	0.2	!	(0.10)	1.9		(0.30)	2.6	(0.35)	2.0		(0.31)	47.6	(1.11)	45.6	(1.11)
Secondary school teachers	1,156	(39.2)	100.0	—		(†)	—		(†)	0.9	!	(0.31)	2.0	(0.47)	1.0	!	(0.34)	46.1	(1.69)	50.0	(1.70)
Special education teachers	368	(22.2)	100.0	—		(†)	0.5	!	(0.44)	2.2	!	(0.88)	4.6	(1.26)	3.5	!	(1.11)	33.6	(2.85)	55.6	(2.99)
Postsecondary teachers	1,221	(40.3)	100.0	#		(†)	0.2	!	(0.13)	1.3		(0.38)	1.3	(0.38)	2.3		(0.50)	16.0	(1.21)	79.0	(1.35)
Other education, training, and library     workers	1,844	(49.4)	100.0	0.4	!	(0.17)	1.0		(0.26)	19.7		(1.07)	20.8	(1.09)	12.6		(0.89)	25.8	(1.18)	19.7	(1.07)
Service occupations	18,964	(150.8)	100.0	7.3		(0.22)	10.4		(0.26)	38.4		(0.41)	19.8	(0.33)	10.2		(0.25)	11.8	(0.27)	2.1	(0.12)
Sales and office occupations	28,159	(178.5)	100.0	1.1		(0.07)	3.8		(0.13)	33.6		(0.33)	24.0	(0.29)	11.7		(0.22)	21.4	(0.28)	4.3	(0.14)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	11,799	(121.5)	100.0	8.3		(0.29)	11.5		(0.34)	43.4		(0.53)	17.1	(0.40)	11.4		(0.34)	7.2	(0.27)	1.1	(0.11)
Production, transportation, and material moving	14,118	(132.0)	100.0	7.1		(0.25)	11.2		(0.31)	48.5		(0.49)	16.9	(0.36)	7.6		(0.26)	7.2	(0.25)	1.4	(0.12)
Males	64,831	(158.5)	100.0	3.9		(0.09)	6.2		(0.11)	29.4		(0.20)	16.6	(0.17)	9.0		(0.13)	22.2	(0.19)	12.6	(0.15)
Management, professional, and related	24,103	(151.9)	100.0	0.5		(0.05)	1.3		(0.08)	11.8		(0.24)	12.4	(0.24)	8.1		(0.20)	36.5	(0.35)	29.4	(0.33)
Management, business, and financial operations	11,900	(115.8)	100.0	0.9		(0.10)	2.0		(0.15)	17.3		(0.39)	15.1	(0.37)	7.7		(0.28)	37.8	(0.51)	19.2	(0.41)
Professional and related	12,203	(117.1)	100.0	0.2		(0.05)	0.6		(0.08)	6.4		(0.25)	9.8	(0.31)	8.5		(0.29)	35.2	(0.49)	39.3	(0.50)
Education, training, and library	2,028	(50.7)	100.0	#		(†)	0.2	!	(0.11)	2.7		(0.41)	4.9	(0.54)	3.0		(0.43)	31.8	(1.18)	57.4	(1.25)
Service occupations	8,029	(97.4)	100.0	8.1		(0.35)	9.7		(0.38)	36.1		(0.61)	20.6	(0.51)	9.4		(0.37)	13.7	(0.44)	2.4	(0.20)
Sales and office occupations	10,372	(109.2)	100.0	1.6		(0.14)	3.9		(0.22)	28.9		(0.51)	22.0	(0.46)	9.8		(0.33)	27.8	(0.50)	6.0	(0.27)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	11,295	(113.3)	100.0	8.2		(0.29)	11.6		(0.34)	43.8		(0.53)	17.0	(0.40)	11.4		(0.34)	6.9	(0.27)	1.0	(0.11)
Production, transportation, and material moving	11,032	(112.1)	100.0	6.2		(0.26)	11.0		(0.34)	48.8		(0.54)	17.5	(0.41)	7.7		(0.29)	7.3	(0.28)	1.5	(0.13)
Females	57,445	(161.0)	100.0	2.3		(0.07)	4.3		(0.09)	26.8		(0.20)	17.8	(0.18)	12.2		(0.15)	23.7	(0.20)	12.9	(0.15)
Management, professional, and related	25,133	(148.7)	100.0	0.2		(0.03)	0.8		(0.06)	11.6		(0.22)	12.3	(0.23)	13.0		(0.23)	36.0	(0.33)	26.1	(0.30)
Management, business, and financial operations	8,782	(98.1)	100.0	0.4		(0.07)	1.2		(0.13)	17.7		(0.45)	17.0	(0.44)	10.1		(0.35)	36.2	(0.56)	17.4	(0.45)
Professional and related	16,351	(127.6)	100.0	0.2		(0.04)	0.5		(0.06)	8.4		(0.24)	9.8	(0.26)	14.5		(0.30)	35.8	(0.41)	30.7	(0.40)
Education, training, and library	5,873	(81.6)	100.0	0.2	!	(0.06)	0.5		(0.10)	8.1		(0.39)	8.7	(0.40)	5.9		(0.34)	37.7	(0.70)	39.0	(0.70)
Service occupations	10,935	(108.0)	100.0	6.7		(0.26)	10.9		(0.33)	40.0		(0.52)	19.3	(0.42)	10.8		(0.33)	10.4	(0.32)	1.9	(0.14)
Sales and office occupations	17,787	(131.8)	100.0	0.9		(0.08)	3.8		(0.16)	36.3		(0.40)	25.2	(0.36)	12.8		(0.28)	17.7	(0.32)	3.2	(0.15)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	504	(24.6)	100.0	10.3		(1.49)	9.5		(1.44)	34.7		(2.33)	19.0	(1.92)	10.5		(1.50)	12.9	(1.64)	3.2	(0.86)
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,086	(60.1)	100.0	10.3		(0.60)	12.1		(0.65)	47.5		(0.99)	14.9	(0.71)	7.2		(0.51)	6.6	(0.49)	1.4	(0.23)

—Not available.

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

!Interpret data with caution.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, unpublished 2009 annual average data from the Current Population Survey (CPS). (This table was prepared September 2010.)