Table 502.10.

Occupation of employed persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2015 and 2016

[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
2015
All persons	130,077		(215.2)	100.0	7.8		(0.07)	25.7		(0.12)	16.6		(0.10)	10.9		(0.08)	24.4		(0.11)	14.6		(0.09)
Management, professional, and related	54,504		(193.7)	100.0	1.3		(0.05)	10.2		(0.12)	11.1		(0.13)	10.2		(0.12)	37.0		(0.20)	30.3		(0.19)
Management, business, and financial operations	23,093		(138.2)	100.0	2.2		(0.09)	15.1		(0.23)	14.3		(0.22)	8.8		(0.18)	39.1		(0.31)	20.5		(0.26)
Professional and related	31,410		(157.5)	100.0	0.6		(0.04)	6.6		(0.13)	8.8		(0.15)	11.1		(0.17)	35.5		(0.26)	37.4		(0.26)
Education, training, and library	8,124		(85.2)	100.0	0.5		(0.08)	6.1		(0.25)	6.5		(0.26)	4.9		(0.23)	34.8		(0.51)	47.2		(0.53)
Preschool and kindergarten teachers	605		(23.7)	100.0	1.0	!	(0.39)	12.9		(1.31)	13.1		(1.32)	13.4		(1.33)	38.2		(1.90)	21.5		(1.61)
Elementary and middle school teachers	2,994		(52.3)	100.0	0.3	!	(0.09)	1.9		(0.24)	2.2		(0.26)	2.1		(0.25)	43.6		(0.87)	49.8		(0.88)
Secondary school teachers	1,079		(31.6)	100.0	‡		(†)	0.9	!	(0.28)	2.2		(0.43)	1.2		(0.32)	37.6		(1.42)	58.0		(1.45)
Special education teachers	321		(17.2)	100.0	‡		(†)	4.0		(1.06)	3.4		(0.98)	3.4		(0.98)	34.8		(2.56)	53.7		(2.68)
Postsecondary teachers	1,233		(33.7)	100.0	‡		(†)	0.9		(0.26)	1.7		(0.36)	2.6		(0.44)	15.4		(0.99)	79.2		(1.11)
Other education, training, and library workers	1,892		(41.7)	100.0	1.3		(0.25)	17.1		(0.83)	17.1		(0.83)	10.6		(0.68)	30.9		(1.02)	22.9		(0.93)
Service occupations	20,042		(129.8)	100.0	16.2		(0.25)	36.2		(0.33)	19.9		(0.27)	12.0		(0.22)	12.8		(0.23)	2.9		(0.11)
Sales and office occupations	27,800		(149.7)	100.0	4.0		(0.11)	30.3		(0.27)	23.6		(0.25)	12.5		(0.19)	24.3		(0.25)	5.3		(0.13)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	12,271		(103.6)	100.0	20.5		(0.35)	41.2		(0.43)	17.1		(0.33)	11.9		(0.28)	7.8		(0.23)	1.5		(0.11)
Production, transportation, and material moving	15,461		(115.3)	100.0	16.4		(0.29)	45.9		(0.39)	18.6		(0.30)	8.7		(0.22)	8.6		(0.22)	1.9		(0.10)
Males	69,604		(132.9)	100.0	9.4		(0.10)	27.7		(0.15)	16.2		(0.13)	9.6		(0.10)	23.5		(0.14)	13.6		(0.12)
Management, professional, and related	26,577		(125.8)	100.0	1.6		(0.07)	10.8		(0.17)	11.4		(0.18)	8.1		(0.15)	37.6		(0.27)	30.4		(0.25)
Management, business, and financial operations	13,085		(95.9)	100.0	2.7		(0.13)	16.0		(0.29)	14.0		(0.27)	8.0		(0.21)	39.0		(0.38)	20.3		(0.32)
Professional and related	13,492		(97.2)	100.0	0.6		(0.06)	5.8		(0.18)	8.9		(0.22)	8.1		(0.21)	36.3		(0.37)	40.3		(0.38)
Education, training, and library	2,141		(41.1)	100.0	0.2	!	(0.09)	3.2		(0.34)	4.8		(0.41)	2.8		(0.32)	32.6		(0.91)	56.3		(0.96)
Service occupations	8,623		(79.8)	100.0	16.7		(0.36)	34.6		(0.46)	19.5		(0.38)	10.9		(0.30)	15.2		(0.35)	3.1		(0.17)
Sales and office occupations	10,612		(87.6)	100.0	4.2		(0.17)	27.6		(0.39)	21.7		(0.36)	10.5		(0.27)	29.4		(0.40)	6.6		(0.22)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	11,717		(91.4)	100.0	20.3		(0.33)	41.7		(0.41)	17.1		(0.31)	11.9		(0.27)	7.5		(0.22)	1.5		(0.10)
Production, transportation, and material moving	12,074		(92.6)	100.0	15.5		(0.30)	46.6		(0.41)	18.9		(0.32)	8.8		(0.23)	8.4		(0.23)	1.9		(0.11)
Females	60,474		(149.5)	100.0	5.8		(0.09)	23.3		(0.16)	17.0		(0.14)	12.5		(0.12)	25.5		(0.16)	15.8		(0.13)
Management, professional, and related	27,926		(130.7)	100.0	0.9		(0.05)	9.6		(0.16)	10.8		(0.17)	12.1		(0.18)	36.4		(0.26)	30.1		(0.25)
Management, business, and financial operations	10,008		(86.4)	100.0	1.5		(0.11)	13.9		(0.31)	14.8		(0.32)	9.9		(0.27)	39.1		(0.44)	20.8		(0.37)
Professional and related	17,918		(110.9)	100.0	0.6		(0.05)	7.2		(0.17)	8.7		(0.19)	13.4		(0.23)	34.8		(0.32)	35.3		(0.32)
Education, training, and library	5,983		(68.1)	100.0	0.7		(0.09)	7.1		(0.30)	7.1		(0.30)	5.7		(0.27)	35.6		(0.56)	43.9		(0.58)
Service occupations	11,419		(91.6)	100.0	15.8		(0.31)	37.4		(0.41)	20.3		(0.34)	12.9		(0.28)	11.0		(0.26)	2.7		(0.14)
Sales and office occupations	17,188		(109.0)	100.0	3.9		(0.13)	32.0		(0.32)	24.7		(0.30)	13.7		(0.24)	21.2		(0.28)	4.5		(0.14)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	554		(21.3)	100.0	25.0		(1.67)	31.2		(1.78)	15.9		(1.41)	11.2		(1.21)	14.1		(1.34)	2.5		(0.60)
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,387		(51.9)	100.0	19.5		(0.62)	43.6		(0.77)	17.5		(0.59)	8.3		(0.43)	9.5		(0.46)	1.7		(0.20)
2016
All persons	132,444		(214.0)	100.0	7.5		(0.07)	25.5		(0.12)	16.4		(0.10)	11.1		(0.08)	24.5		(0.11)	15.0		(0.09)
Management, professional, and related	55,924		(195.3)	100.0	1.3		(0.05)	9.8		(0.12)	11.1		(0.13)	10.1		(0.12)	36.8		(0.20)	30.9		(0.19)
Management, business, and financial operations	23,915		(140.3)	100.0	2.2		(0.09)	14.6		(0.22)	14.1		(0.22)	8.7		(0.18)	39.1		(0.30)	21.3		(0.26)
Professional and related	32,009		(158.8)	100.0	0.6		(0.04)	6.2		(0.13)	8.8		(0.15)	11.2		(0.17)	35.1		(0.26)	38.1		(0.26)
Education, training, and library	8,186		(85.5)	100.0	0.5		(0.08)	5.6		(0.24)	6.3		(0.26)	5.7		(0.25)	33.6		(0.50)	48.3		(0.53)
Preschool and kindergarten teachers	619		(23.9)	100.0	1.0	!	(0.38)	12.0		(1.26)	16.8		(1.45)	14.5		(1.37)	35.9		(1.86)	19.9		(1.55)
Elementary and middle school teachers	3,027		(52.6)	100.0	0.4		(0.11)	2.3		(0.27)	2.2		(0.26)	2.1		(0.25)	42.0		(0.86)	51.0		(0.88)
Secondary school teachers	1,027		(30.8)	100.0	‡		(†)	0.8	!	(0.26)	1.6		(0.37)	1.6		(0.37)	37.3		(1.45)	58.7		(1.48)
Special education teachers	335		(17.6)	100.0	#		(†)	1.8	!	(0.70)	3.3		(0.94)	2.1	!	(0.75)	34.0		(2.49)	58.8		(2.59)
Postsecondary teachers	1,299		(34.6)	100.0	‡		(†)	0.9		(0.26)	1.8		(0.35)	2.7		(0.43)	13.2		(0.90)	81.4		(1.04)
Other education, training, and library workers	1,879		(41.6)	100.0	1.2		(0.24)	15.3		(0.80)	15.9		(0.81)	13.5		(0.76)	31.2		(1.03)	23.0		(0.94)
Service occupations	20,734		(131.8)	100.0	15.3		(0.24)	36.6		(0.32)	20.0		(0.27)	12.4		(0.22)	12.7		(0.22)	3.0		(0.11)
Sales and office occupations	27,805		(149.7)	100.0	4.2		(0.12)	30.1		(0.27)	22.8		(0.24)	12.6		(0.19)	24.8		(0.25)	5.5		(0.13)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	12,425		(104.2)	100.0	19.6		(0.34)	42.0		(0.43)	17.4		(0.33)	12.0		(0.28)	7.6		(0.23)	1.4		(0.10)
Production, transportation, and material moving	15,556		(115.7)	100.0	15.4		(0.28)	45.9		(0.38)	18.2		(0.30)	9.6		(0.23)	9.1		(0.22)	1.9		(0.10)
Males	70,872		(131.4)	100.0	9.0		(0.10)	27.8		(0.15)	16.0		(0.13)	9.8		(0.10)	23.5		(0.14)	14.0		(0.12)
Management, professional, and related	27,299		(126.9)	100.0	1.6		(0.07)	10.5		(0.17)	11.2		(0.18)	7.9		(0.15)	37.5		(0.26)	31.2		(0.25)
Management, business, and financial operations	13,503		(97.2)	100.0	2.7		(0.13)	15.5		(0.28)	13.8		(0.28)	7.5		(0.20)	39.3		(0.38)	21.2		(0.32)
Professional and related	13,796		(98.1)	100.0	0.6		(0.06)	5.6		(0.18)	8.8		(0.23)	8.3		(0.21)	35.8		(0.37)	41.0		(0.38)
Education, training, and library	2,185		(41.5)	100.0	0.3	!	(0.10)	2.8		(0.32)	4.3		(0.41)	3.4		(0.35)	31.5		(0.89)	57.8		(0.95)
Service occupations	8,915		(81.0)	100.0	15.7		(0.35)	35.6		(0.46)	19.7		(0.40)	11.4		(0.30)	14.4		(0.33)	3.2		(0.17)
Sales and office occupations	10,703		(87.9)	100.0	4.2		(0.17)	27.6		(0.39)	20.7		(0.37)	10.9		(0.27)	29.7		(0.40)	6.8		(0.22)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	11,853		(91.9)	100.0	19.3		(0.33)	42.6		(0.41)	17.3		(0.33)	12.1		(0.27)	7.3		(0.22)	1.4		(0.10)
Production, transportation, and material moving	12,102		(92.7)	100.0	14.6		(0.29)	46.6		(0.41)	18.3		(0.33)	9.6		(0.24)	9.0		(0.23)	1.9		(0.11)
Females	61,572		(149.1)	100.0	5.7		(0.08)	22.9		(0.15)	16.8		(0.14)	12.7		(0.12)	25.7		(0.16)	16.2		(0.13)
Management, professional, and related	28,625		(131.8)	100.0	0.9		(0.05)	9.1		(0.15)	10.9		(0.17)	12.2		(0.18)	36.1		(0.26)	30.7		(0.25)
Management, business, and financial operations	10,413		(87.9)	100.0	1.5		(0.11)	13.5		(0.30)	14.6		(0.31)	10.2		(0.27)	38.7		(0.43)	21.5		(0.36)
Professional and related	18,213		(111.6)	100.0	0.6		(0.05)	6.6		(0.17)	8.8		(0.19)	13.4		(0.23)	34.6		(0.32)	36.0		(0.32)
Education, training, and library	6,001		(68.2)	100.0	0.6		(0.09)	6.6		(0.29)	7.0		(0.30)	6.5		(0.29)	34.4		(0.56)	44.9		(0.58)
Service occupations	11,819		(93.0)	100.0	15.0		(0.30)	37.3		(0.40)	20.3		(0.33)	13.1		(0.28)	11.4		(0.27)	2.8		(0.14)
Sales and office occupations	17,102		(108.8)	100.0	4.1		(0.14)	31.7		(0.32)	24.1		(0.30)	13.7		(0.24)	21.7		(0.29)	4.6		(0.15)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	572		(21.6)	100.0	25.2		(1.64)	28.4		(1.71)	18.7		(1.48)	11.6		(1.21)	13.3		(1.29)	2.8		(0.62)
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,453		(52.4)	100.0	18.5		(0.60)	43.4		(0.76)	17.5		(0.59)	9.4		(0.45)	9.5		(0.45)	1.7		(0.20)

†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. 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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, unpublished 2015 and 2016 annual average data from the Current Population Survey (CPS). (This table was prepared May 2017.)