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| Table 502.10. | Occupation of employed persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2017 and 2018 |
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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 | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| All persons | 133,718 | (362.6) | 100.0 | 7.0 | (0.12) | 25.6 | (0.25) | 16.2 | (0.16) | 11.2 | (0.15) | 24.7 | (0.20) | 15.3 | (0.20) | |||||||
| Management, professional, and related | 57,437 | (405.8) | 100.0 | 1.2 | (0.07) | 9.9 | (0.21) | 11.0 | (0.19) | 10.1 | (0.21) | 37.0 | (0.34) | 30.8 | (0.35) | |||||||
| Management, business, and financial operations | 24,172 | (253.4) | 100.0 | 2.2 | (0.13) | 15.0 | (0.37) | 14.0 | (0.33) | 8.8 | (0.29) | 38.6 | (0.49) | 21.5 | (0.43) | |||||||
| Professional and related | 33,264 | (328.1) | 100.0 | 0.5 | (0.06) | 6.3 | (0.23) | 8.8 | (0.24) | 11.0 | (0.30) | 35.8 | (0.47) | 37.6 | (0.45) | |||||||
| Education, training, and library | 8,897 | (149.4) | 100.0 | 0.4 | (0.11) | 6.3 | (0.37) | 7.1 | (0.44) | 5.5 | (0.39) | 33.8 | (0.85) | 46.8 | (0.87) | |||||||
| Preschool and kindergarten teachers | 695 | (37.8) | 100.0 | ‡ | (†) | 14.5 | (2.18) | 16.5 | (2.18) | 11.4 | (1.96) | 38.5 | (2.94) | 18.5 | (2.30) | |||||||
| Elementary and middle school teachers | 3,225 | (89.0) | 100.0 | ‡ | (†) | 3.1 | (0.48) | 2.3 | (0.39) | 2.3 | (0.40) | 42.3 | (1.32) | 50.0 | (1.43) | |||||||
| Secondary school teachers | 1,034 | (47.3) | 100.0 | ‡ | (†) | 0.7 | ! | (0.30) | 0.9 | ! | (0.40) | 1.2 | ! | (0.37) | 38.4 | (2.41) | 58.7 | (2.50) | ||||
| Special education teachers | 399 | (31.8) | 100.0 | ‡ | (†) | 4.3 | ! | (1.73) | 4.1 | (1.18) | ‡ | (†) | 37.1 | (3.51) | 52.8 | (3.77) | ||||||
| Postsecondary teachers | 1,385 | (65.2) | 100.0 | ‡ | (†) | 1.8 | ! | (0.68) | 1.1 | ! | (0.46) | 2.8 | ! | (0.89) | 15.2 | (1.54) | 79.0 | (1.89) | ||||
| Other education, training, and library workers | 2,160 | (68.4) | 100.0 | 1.0 | ! | (0.40) | 14.6 | (1.02) | 18.9 | (1.37) | 13.0 | (1.16) | 29.0 | (1.64) | 23.5 | (1.48) | ||||||
| Service occupations | 20,759 | (222.0) | 100.0 | 14.7 | (0.39) | 37.6 | (0.61) | 19.5 | (0.42) | 12.6 | (0.37) | 12.6 | (0.40) | 2.9 | (0.18) | |||||||
| Sales and office occupations | 27,694 | (268.2) | 100.0 | 4.0 | (0.17) | 29.7 | (0.46) | 22.7 | (0.41) | 12.9 | (0.31) | 24.7 | (0.40) | 6.0 | (0.25) | |||||||
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance | 12,325 | (153.0) | 100.0 | 18.8 | (0.51) | 43.1 | (0.73) | 17.4 | (0.56) | 12.1 | (0.47) | 7.1 | (0.39) | 1.6 | (0.17) | |||||||
| Production, transportation, and material moving | 15,504 | (211.8) | 100.0 | 14.3 | (0.44) | 46.1 | (0.64) | 18.6 | (0.48) | 9.8 | (0.39) | 9.1 | (0.39) | 2.1 | (0.19) | |||||||
| Males | 70,824 | (237.0) | 100.0 | 8.4 | (0.16) | 28.2 | (0.32) | 15.9 | (0.22) | 9.8 | (0.18) | 23.5 | (0.25) | 14.1 | (0.24) | |||||||
| Management, professional, and related | 27,613 | (256.8) | 100.0 | 1.6 | (0.11) | 11.0 | (0.31) | 10.7 | (0.25) | 8.2 | (0.26) | 37.6 | (0.46) | 30.9 | (0.45) | |||||||
| Management, business, and financial operations | 13,440 | (187.1) | 100.0 | 2.8 | (0.21) | 15.9 | (0.50) | 13.4 | (0.43) | 8.0 | (0.39) | 39.0 | (0.67) | 20.9 | (0.53) | |||||||
| Professional and related | 14,173 | (207.7) | 100.0 | 0.5 | (0.10) | 6.3 | (0.37) | 8.1 | (0.33) | 8.4 | (0.43) | 36.2 | (0.66) | 40.4 | (0.60) | |||||||
| Education, training, and library | 2,357 | (78.0) | 100.0 | ‡ | (†) | 4.0 | (0.66) | 5.0 | (0.69) | 4.0 | (0.63) | 29.8 | (1.50) | 57.1 | (1.63) | |||||||
| Service occupations | 8,854 | (126.4) | 100.0 | 14.8 | (0.61) | 36.9 | (0.93) | 19.5 | (0.71) | 10.9 | (0.55) | 14.8 | (0.64) | 3.1 | (0.30) | |||||||
| Sales and office occupations | 10,633 | (158.8) | 100.0 | 3.8 | (0.28) | 27.3 | (0.67) | 21.6 | (0.73) | 10.4 | (0.47) | 29.2 | (0.67) | 7.7 | (0.47) | |||||||
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance | 11,720 | (143.3) | 100.0 | 18.9 | (0.53) | 43.5 | (0.74) | 17.4 | (0.57) | 12.2 | (0.48) | 6.6 | (0.39) | 1.4 | (0.16) | |||||||
| Production, transportation, and material moving | 12,004 | (171.5) | 100.0 | 13.1 | (0.48) | 47.4 | (0.73) | 18.5 | (0.53) | 10.0 | (0.46) | 9.3 | (0.46) | 1.9 | (0.20) | |||||||
| Females | 62,894 | (241.4) | 100.0 | 5.5 | (0.14) | 22.6 | (0.26) | 16.6 | (0.21) | 12.7 | (0.21) | 25.9 | (0.29) | 16.7 | (0.26) | |||||||
| Management, professional, and related | 29,824 | (249.6) | 100.0 | 0.8 | (0.08) | 8.9 | (0.24) | 11.3 | (0.29) | 11.8 | (0.30) | 36.4 | (0.48) | 30.7 | (0.46) | |||||||
| Management, business, and financial operations | 10,733 | (145.9) | 100.0 | 1.4 | (0.16) | 13.8 | (0.54) | 14.6 | (0.53) | 9.9 | (0.44) | 38.0 | (0.71) | 22.3 | (0.70) | |||||||
| Professional and related | 19,091 | (215.2) | 100.0 | 0.5 | (0.08) | 6.2 | (0.25) | 9.4 | (0.34) | 12.9 | (0.38) | 35.5 | (0.62) | 35.5 | (0.59) | |||||||
| Education, training, and library | 6,540 | (122.4) | 100.0 | 0.4 | ! | (0.14) | 7.2 | (0.42) | 7.9 | (0.54) | 6.1 | (0.49) | 35.3 | (0.95) | 43.0 | (0.95) | ||||||
| Service occupations | 11,905 | (164.9) | 100.0 | 14.6 | (0.42) | 38.1 | (0.72) | 19.6 | (0.49) | 13.9 | (0.47) | 11.1 | (0.42) | 2.8 | (0.24) | |||||||
| Sales and office occupations | 17,061 | (196.3) | 100.0 | 4.1 | (0.22) | 31.3 | (0.61) | 23.3 | (0.51) | 14.4 | (0.45) | 21.9 | (0.52) | 5.0 | (0.28) | |||||||
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance | 605 | (41.4) | 100.0 | 17.3 | (1.99) | 35.3 | (2.90) | 16.8 | (2.30) | 9.4 | (1.68) | 16.5 | (2.72) | 4.7 | ! | (1.45) | ||||||
| Production, transportation, and material moving | 3,499 | (96.8) | 100.0 | 18.6 | (1.01) | 41.8 | (1.27) | 18.9 | (1.03) | 9.2 | (0.76) | 8.5 | (0.66) | 3.0 | (0.46) | |||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| All persons | 135,851 | (365.3) | 100.0 | 7.0 | (0.12) | 25.1 | (0.24) | 15.5 | (0.16) | 11.1 | (0.14) | 25.7 | (0.25) | 15.5 | (0.18) | |||||||
| Management, professional, and related | 59,266 | (439.8) | 100.0 | 1.2 | (0.07) | 9.5 | (0.21) | 10.5 | (0.21) | 10.1 | (0.20) | 37.6 | (0.34) | 31.1 | (0.32) | |||||||
| Management, business, and financial operations | 24,827 | (277.4) | 100.0 | 2.1 | (0.14) | 14.2 | (0.42) | 13.1 | (0.33) | 9.1 | (0.30) | 39.8 | (0.50) | 21.6 | (0.42) | |||||||
| Professional and related | 34,439 | (323.0) | 100.0 | 0.5 | (0.06) | 6.1 | (0.21) | 8.7 | (0.27) | 10.8 | (0.29) | 36.0 | (0.45) | 37.9 | (0.45) | |||||||
| Education, training, and library | 9,187 | (175.7) | 100.0 | 0.6 | (0.13) | 5.8 | (0.42) | 6.7 | (0.42) | 5.9 | (0.39) | 34.4 | (0.76) | 46.7 | (0.90) | |||||||
| Preschool and kindergarten teachers | 604 | (41.2) | 100.0 | 1.8 | ! | (0.75) | 11.3 | (1.83) | 15.4 | (2.47) | 13.9 | (1.95) | 40.2 | (2.98) | 17.3 | (2.68) | ||||||
| Elementary and middle school teachers | 3,540 | (97.2) | 100.0 | ‡ | (†) | 2.4 | (0.44) | 2.7 | (0.44) | 2.8 | (0.41) | 44.0 | (1.21) | 48.1 | (1.34) | |||||||
| Secondary school teachers | 1,135 | (59.4) | 100.0 | ‡ | (†) | 1.3 | ! | (0.51) | 2.6 | ! | (0.84) | 1.5 | ! | (0.59) | 35.9 | (2.33) | 58.6 | (2.37) | ||||
| Special education teachers | 411 | (31.1) | 100.0 | ‡ | (†) | 3.2 | ! | (1.04) | 3.8 | ! | (1.26) | 3.4 | ! | (1.28) | 30.9 | (3.79) | 57.8 | (4.07) | ||||
| Postsecondary teachers | 1,279 | (65.8) | 100.0 | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 1.9 | (0.55) | 1.5 | ! | (0.51) | 12.2 | (1.63) | 84.2 | (1.79) | ||||||
| Other education, training, and library workers | 2,219 | (79.2) | 100.0 | 1.8 | (0.45) | 15.5 | (1.22) | 16.0 | (1.24) | 13.8 | (1.12) | 30.1 | (1.57) | 22.7 | (1.44) | |||||||
| Service occupations | 20,719 | (221.4) | 100.0 | 14.6 | (0.38) | 37.2 | (0.49) | 18.4 | (0.41) | 12.7 | (0.38) | 14.2 | (0.42) | 2.8 | (0.18) | |||||||
| Sales and office occupations | 27,253 | (268.4) | 100.0 | 3.7 | (0.18) | 29.2 | (0.44) | 22.5 | (0.40) | 12.9 | (0.33) | 26.0 | (0.47) | 5.7 | (0.22) | |||||||
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance | 12,387 | (162.3) | 100.0 | 19.4 | (0.50) | 42.6 | (0.74) | 16.3 | (0.50) | 11.8 | (0.50) | 8.4 | (0.47) | 1.5 | (0.17) | |||||||
| Production, transportation, and material moving | 16,226 | (213.8) | 100.0 | 14.1 | (0.48) | 46.7 | (0.66) | 18.0 | (0.49) | 9.4 | (0.38) | 9.7 | (0.37) | 2.2 | (0.18) | |||||||
| Males | 72,248 | (244.9) | 100.0 | 8.4 | (0.16) | 27.7 | (0.31) | 15.5 | (0.23) | 9.6 | (0.18) | 24.5 | (0.29) | 14.2 | (0.22) | |||||||
| Management, professional, and related | 28,773 | (280.9) | 100.0 | 1.5 | (0.11) | 10.3 | (0.29) | 11.1 | (0.32) | 8.0 | (0.26) | 38.3 | (0.44) | 30.8 | (0.43) | |||||||
| Management, business, and financial operations | 13,768 | (194.9) | 100.0 | 2.6 | (0.20) | 15.2 | (0.51) | 13.3 | (0.48) | 7.8 | (0.37) | 39.6 | (0.64) | 21.4 | (0.61) | |||||||
| Professional and related | 15,006 | (184.7) | 100.0 | 0.5 | (0.09) | 5.7 | (0.34) | 9.0 | (0.41) | 8.2 | (0.40) | 37.1 | (0.64) | 39.5 | (0.62) | |||||||
| Education, training, and library | 2,526 | (86.7) | 100.0 | 0.4 | ! | (0.15) | 3.6 | (0.65) | 6.0 | (0.79) | 4.2 | (0.66) | 31.1 | (1.43) | 54.7 | (1.59) | ||||||
| Service occupations | 8,790 | (152.1) | 100.0 | 14.8 | (0.62) | 36.4 | (0.86) | 18.2 | (0.68) | 11.5 | (0.58) | 16.1 | (0.64) | 2.9 | (0.30) | |||||||
| Sales and office occupations | 10,536 | (167.7) | 100.0 | 4.2 | (0.32) | 27.2 | (0.66) | 21.2 | (0.65) | 10.3 | (0.50) | 30.2 | (0.78) | 6.9 | (0.38) | |||||||
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance | 11,814 | (159.3) | 100.0 | 19.1 | (0.52) | 43.3 | (0.76) | 16.2 | (0.51) | 11.9 | (0.51) | 8.0 | (0.45) | 1.4 | (0.17) | |||||||
| Production, transportation, and material moving | 12,334 | (168.3) | 100.0 | 13.2 | (0.50) | 47.6 | (0.75) | 18.4 | (0.57) | 9.3 | (0.43) | 9.4 | (0.42) | 2.2 | (0.22) | |||||||
| Females | 63,603 | (231.6) | 100.0 | 5.3 | (0.14) | 22.2 | (0.29) | 15.6 | (0.21) | 12.8 | (0.21) | 27.1 | (0.33) | 17.0 | (0.23) | |||||||
| Management, professional, and related | 30,493 | (260.9) | 100.0 | 0.9 | (0.09) | 8.8 | (0.27) | 10.0 | (0.28) | 12.0 | (0.27) | 37.0 | (0.46) | 31.3 | (0.40) | |||||||
| Management, business, and financial operations | 11,059 | (165.8) | 100.0 | 1.6 | (0.18) | 13.0 | (0.55) | 12.9 | (0.49) | 10.7 | (0.46) | 40.0 | (0.78) | 21.9 | (0.54) | |||||||
| Professional and related | 19,434 | (218.9) | 100.0 | 0.5 | (0.08) | 6.4 | (0.28) | 8.4 | (0.33) | 12.8 | (0.36) | 35.2 | (0.55) | 36.7 | (0.54) | |||||||
| Education, training, and library | 6,661 | (133.0) | 100.0 | 0.7 | (0.16) | 6.6 | (0.51) | 6.9 | (0.47) | 6.5 | (0.45) | 35.6 | (0.92) | 43.7 | (0.97) | |||||||
| Service occupations | 11,929 | (149.0) | 100.0 | 14.5 | (0.45) | 37.8 | (0.65) | 18.6 | (0.54) | 13.6 | (0.50) | 12.8 | (0.50) | 2.8 | (0.23) | |||||||
| Sales and office occupations | 16,717 | (196.8) | 100.0 | 3.4 | (0.21) | 30.5 | (0.56) | 23.3 | (0.47) | 14.4 | (0.44) | 23.4 | (0.57) | 5.0 | (0.27) | |||||||
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance | 573 | (36.0) | 100.0 | 24.4 | (2.64) | 27.2 | (2.70) | 17.0 | (2.32) | 9.9 | (1.79) | 17.2 | (2.84) | 4.3 | (1.28) | |||||||
| Production, transportation, and material moving | 3,892 | (99.7) | 100.0 | 17.0 | (0.89) | 44.0 | (1.25) | 16.8 | (0.95) | 9.6 | (0.79) | 10.5 | (0.86) | 2.1 | (0.38) | |||||||
| †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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2018. (This table was prepared June 2019.) |