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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 |
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| 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.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||