Table 502.10.

Occupation of employed persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2012

[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	124,635		(231.4)	100.0	8.0		(0.09)	27.1		(0.15)	16.8		(0.12)	11.0		(0.10)	23.6		(0.14)	13.6		(0.11)
Management, professional, and related	51,013		(221.9)	100.0	1.3		(0.06)	11.1		(0.16)	11.4		(0.16)	10.7		(0.16)	36.8		(0.25)	28.8		(0.23)
Management, business, and financial operations	21,794		(160.2)	100.0	2.2		(0.12)	16.6		(0.29)	14.6		(0.28)	9.2		(0.23)	38.2		(0.38)	19.3		(0.31)
Professional and related	29,219		(181.2)	100.0	0.7		(0.06)	7.0		(0.17)	9.0		(0.19)	11.8		(0.22)	35.7		(0.32)	35.8		(0.32)
Education, training, and library	7,828		(100.1)	100.0	0.6		(0.10)	6.5		(0.32)	7.0		(0.33)	5.4		(0.30)	34.9		(0.62)	45.6		(0.65)
Preschool and kindergarten teachers	593		(28.1)	100.0	1.2	!	(0.51)	14.2		(1.66)	17.4		(1.80)	13.2		(1.60)	38.1		(2.31)	15.9		(1.73)
Elementary and middle school teachers	2,713		(59.8)	100.0	0.2	!	(0.10)	2.3		(0.33)	2.7		(0.36)	2.2		(0.33)	44.7		(1.10)	47.8		(1.11)
Secondary school teachers	1,071		(37.7)	100.0	‡		(†)	1.2	!	(0.39)	1.7		(0.45)	1.6		(0.44)	42.7		(1.75)	52.8		(1.76)
Special education teachers	351		(21.6)	100.0	#		(†)	3.1	!	(1.08)	3.4	!	(1.12)	3.7	!	(1.17)	34.5		(2.93)	55.3		(3.07)
Postsecondary teachers	1,249		(40.7)	100.0	‡		(†)	1.4		(0.38)	2.0		(0.46)	2.5		(0.51)	13.9		(1.13)	80.0		(1.31)
Other education, training, and library
workers	675		(30.0)	100.0	2.2		(0.66)	10.7		(1.37)	14.2		(1.55)	8.7		(1.26)	39.0		(2.17)	25.3		(1.94)
Service occupations	19,730		(153.4)	100.0	16.3		(0.30)	37.4		(0.40)	19.8		(0.33)	11.9		(0.27)	12.1		(0.27)	2.5		(0.13)
Sales and office occupations	27,462		(176.7)	100.0	4.6		(0.15)	31.4		(0.32)	24.1		(0.30)	12.4		(0.23)	22.6		(0.29)	4.8		(0.15)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	11,458		(119.8)	100.0	19.5		(0.43)	42.9		(0.53)	17.4		(0.41)	11.7		(0.35)	7.2		(0.28)	1.4		(0.12)
Production, transportation, and material moving	14,972		(135.6)	100.0	16.9		(0.35)	47.8		(0.47)	17.5		(0.36)	8.1		(0.26)	7.9		(0.25)	1.8		(0.12)
Males	66,455		(155.7)	100.0	9.5		(0.13)	28.9		(0.20)	16.3		(0.16)	9.6		(0.13)	22.6		(0.18)	13.1		(0.15)
Management, professional, and related	24,884		(153.4)	100.0	1.7		(0.09)	11.5		(0.23)	11.4		(0.23)	8.3		(0.20)	37.1		(0.35)	30.0		(0.33)
Management, business, and financial operations	12,334		(117.6)	100.0	2.7		(0.17)	17.1		(0.39)	14.0		(0.36)	8.0		(0.28)	38.2		(0.50)	20.0		(0.41)
Professional and related	12,551		(118.5)	100.0	0.7		(0.09)	6.0		(0.24)	8.9		(0.29)	8.7		(0.29)	35.9		(0.49)	39.8		(0.50)
Education, training, and library	2,054		(51.0)	100.0	0.5	!	(0.17)	3.2		(0.44)	4.2		(0.51)	3.0		(0.43)	33.5		(1.18)	55.6		(1.25)
Service occupations	8,541		(100.2)	100.0	16.5		(0.46)	35.8		(0.59)	20.1		(0.49)	10.9		(0.38)	13.8		(0.43)	2.9		(0.21)
Sales and office occupations	10,398		(109.3)	100.0	4.7		(0.24)	28.3		(0.50)	22.3		(0.46)	10.3		(0.34)	28.2		(0.50)	6.3		(0.27)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	10,984		(111.9)	100.0	19.4		(0.43)	43.4		(0.54)	17.3		(0.41)	11.7		(0.35)	6.9		(0.28)	1.3		(0.12)
Production, transportation, and material moving	11,648		(114.8)	100.0	16.1		(0.39)	47.9		(0.53)	17.8		(0.40)	8.5		(0.29)	7.9		(0.29)	1.7		(0.14)
Females	58,180		(160.3)	100.0	6.2		(0.11)	25.0		(0.20)	17.3		(0.17)	12.7		(0.15)	24.7		(0.20)	14.1		(0.16)
Management, professional, and related	26,129		(150.4)	100.0	1.0		(0.07)	10.7		(0.21)	11.3		(0.22)	12.9		(0.23)	36.5		(0.33)	27.6		(0.30)
Management, business, and financial operations	9,461		(101.4)	100.0	1.6		(0.14)	15.9		(0.41)	15.3		(0.41)	10.7		(0.35)	38.2		(0.55)	18.4		(0.44)
Professional and related	16,668		(128.5)	100.0	0.7		(0.07)	7.7		(0.23)	9.1		(0.24)	14.2		(0.30)	35.5		(0.41)	32.8		(0.40)
Education, training, and library	5,774		(81.0)	100.0	0.6		(0.11)	7.7		(0.39)	8.0		(0.39)	6.3		(0.35)	35.4		(0.69)	42.0		(0.72)
Service occupations	11,189		(109.1)	100.0	16.1		(0.38)	38.6		(0.51)	19.6		(0.41)	12.6		(0.35)	10.8		(0.32)	2.2		(0.15)
Sales and office occupations	17,063		(129.7)	100.0	4.6		(0.18)	33.4		(0.40)	25.2		(0.37)	13.7		(0.29)	19.3		(0.33)	3.9		(0.16)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	474		(23.9)	100.0	22.6		(2.11)	31.2		(2.34)	18.8		(1.97)	10.5		(1.55)	14.1		(1.76)	3.0		(0.86)
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,324		(62.3)	100.0	19.8		(0.76)	47.5		(0.95)	16.2		(0.70)	6.7		(0.48)	7.8		(0.51)	2.0		(0.27)

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

!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 2012 annual average data from the Current Population Survey (CPS). (This table was prepared April 2013.)