Table 437.

Occupation of employed persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2011

[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
All persons	122,507		(233.5)	100.0	8.1		(0.09)	27.6		(0.15)	16.9		(0.12)	10.8		(0.10)	23.1		(0.14)	13.5		(0.11)
Management, professional, and related	49,645		(220.0)	100.0	1.3		(0.06)	11.0		(0.16)	11.7		(0.17)	10.5		(0.16)	36.3		(0.25)	29.1		(0.24)
Management, business, and financial operations	20,756		(156.9)	100.0	2.3		(0.12)	16.2		(0.30)	15.1		(0.29)	8.7		(0.23)	38.1		(0.39)	19.5		(0.32)
Professional and related	28,889		(180.4)	100.0	0.6		(0.05)	7.3		(0.18)	9.2		(0.20)	11.9		(0.22)	35.0		(0.32)	36.0		(0.33)
Education, training, and library	7,948		(100.8)	100.0	0.5		(0.09)	6.9		(0.33)	6.8		(0.33)	5.4		(0.29)	34.5		(0.62)	45.9		(0.65)
Preschool and kindergarten teachers	609		(28.5)	100.0	‡		(†)	10.8		(1.46)	17.2		(1.77)	15.4		(1.69)	38.6		(2.28)	17.4		(1.78)
Elementary and middle school teachers	2,717		(59.8)	100.0	‡		(†)	2.6		(0.35)	2.2		(0.33)	2.0		(0.31)	44.6		(1.10)	48.4		(1.11)
Secondary school teachers	1,087		(38.0)	100.0	‡		(†)	1.4		(0.41)	2.0		(0.49)	1.6		(0.44)	41.3		(1.73)	53.5		(1.75)
Special education teachers	375		(22.4)	100.0	‡		(†)	1.6	!	(0.75)	4.0		(1.17)	2.1	!	(0.86)	35.7		(2.86)	56.5		(2.96)
Postsecondary teachers	1,264		(41.0)	100.0	‡		(†)	1.3		(0.36)	2.3		(0.49)	2.4		(0.49)	13.2		(1.10)	80.6		(1.29)
Other education, training, and library
workers	1,896		(50.1)	100.0	1.1		(0.28)	19.8		(1.06)	16.5		(0.99)	11.8		(0.86)	28.6		(1.20)	22.0		(1.10)
Service occupations	19,170		(151.5)	100.0	16.8		(0.31)	37.7		(0.40)	20.0		(0.33)	11.4		(0.27)	11.8		(0.27)	2.3		(0.13)
Sales and office occupations	27,613		(177.1)	100.0	4.6		(0.15)	32.8		(0.33)	23.9		(0.30)	11.9		(0.23)	22.3		(0.29)	4.4		(0.14)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	11,585		(120.4)	100.0	19.9		(0.43)	44.0		(0.53)	17.0		(0.40)	11.0		(0.34)	6.9		(0.27)	1.3		(0.12)
Production, transportation, and material moving	14,494		(133.6)	100.0	17.4		(0.36)	48.1		(0.48)	17.2		(0.36)	8.2		(0.26)	7.5		(0.25)	1.5		(0.12)
Males	65,356		(157.6)	100.0	9.8		(0.13)	29.2		(0.20)	16.4		(0.16)	9.2		(0.13)	22.4		(0.19)	13.0		(0.15)
Management, professional, and related	24,265		(152.2)	100.0	1.7		(0.10)	11.3		(0.23)	11.8		(0.24)	8.1		(0.20)	36.7		(0.35)	30.3		(0.34)
Management, business, and financial operations	11,838		(115.6)	100.0	2.8		(0.17)	16.6		(0.39)	14.5		(0.37)	7.5		(0.28)	38.2		(0.51)	20.3		(0.42)
Professional and related	12,427		(118.0)	100.0	0.7		(0.08)	6.2		(0.25)	9.2		(0.30)	8.7		(0.29)	35.3		(0.49)	39.9		(0.50)
Education, training, and library	2,103		(51.6)	100.0	0.4	!	(0.16)	3.3		(0.44)	4.0		(0.49)	3.3		(0.44)	32.1		(1.16)	56.7		(1.23)
Service occupations	8,396		(99.4)	100.0	17.0		(0.47)	35.6		(0.59)	20.4		(0.50)	10.6		(0.38)	13.8		(0.43)	2.6		(0.20)
Sales and office occupations	10,286		(108.8)	100.0	4.8		(0.24)	28.8		(0.51)	22.1		(0.47)	9.7		(0.33)	28.8		(0.51)	5.9		(0.26)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	11,117		(112.5)	100.0	19.7		(0.43)	44.4		(0.54)	17.0		(0.41)	11.0		(0.34)	6.7		(0.27)	1.2		(0.12)
Production, transportation, and material moving	11,292		(113.3)	100.0	16.4		(0.40)	48.1		(0.53)	17.8		(0.41)	8.4		(0.30)	7.6		(0.28)	1.6		(0.13)
Females	57,151		(161.3)	100.0	6.3		(0.11)	25.8		(0.20)	17.4		(0.17)	12.5		(0.15)	24.0		(0.20)	14.0		(0.16)
Management, professional, and related	25,380		(149.1)	100.0	0.9		(0.07)	10.7		(0.21)	11.6		(0.22)	12.9		(0.23)	35.9		(0.33)	28.0		(0.31)
Management, business, and financial operations	8,918		(98.8)	100.0	1.7		(0.15)	15.7		(0.42)	16.0		(0.43)	10.2		(0.35)	37.9		(0.57)	18.5		(0.45)
Professional and related	16,463		(127.9)	100.0	0.5		(0.06)	8.0		(0.23)	9.2		(0.25)	14.3		(0.30)	34.8		(0.41)	33.1		(0.40)
Education, training, and library	5,845		(81.4)	100.0	0.5		(0.10)	8.2		(0.40)	7.8		(0.39)	6.1		(0.35)	35.3		(0.69)	42.1		(0.71)
Service occupations	10,775		(107.3)	100.0	16.6		(0.39)	39.4		(0.52)	19.7		(0.42)	12.0		(0.34)	10.2		(0.32)	2.1		(0.15)
Sales and office occupations	17,326		(130.5)	100.0	4.5		(0.17)	35.1		(0.40)	25.1		(0.36)	13.3		(0.28)	18.5		(0.32)	3.5		(0.15)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	468		(23.8)	100.0	23.1		(2.14)	35.9		(2.44)	17.3		(1.93)	10.0		(1.53)	10.9		(1.59)	2.8	!	(0.84)
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,202		(61.2)	100.0	21.0		(0.79)	48.1		(0.97)	15.1		(0.70)	7.6		(0.51)	7.0		(0.50)	1.3		(0.22)

†Not applicable.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate 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 2011 annual average data from the Current Population Survey (CPS). (This table was prepared May 2012.)