Table 502.10.

Occupation of employed persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2020 and 2021

[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 completion1			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
2020
All persons	135,602		(362.6)	100.0	(†)	6.1		(0.13)	24.3		(0.24)	14.6		(0.17)	11.4		(0.16)	27.1		(0.23)	16.6		(0.19)
Management, professional, and related	61,734		(401.8)	100.0	(†)	1.2		(0.07)	9.3		(0.22)	9.3		(0.20)	10.0		(0.21)	38.7		(0.36)	31.6		(0.34)
Management, business, and financial operations	26,484		(301.2)	100.0	(†)	1.9		(0.14)	13.9		(0.39)	12.5		(0.37)	9.0		(0.28)	40.2		(0.55)	22.5		(0.50)
Professional and related	35,250		(303.5)	100.0	(†)	0.6		(0.07)	5.8		(0.21)	6.9		(0.22)	10.7		(0.30)	37.5		(0.48)	38.4		(0.45)
Education, training, and library	8,681		(160.6)	100.0	(†)	0.5		(0.14)	5.7		(0.46)	4.8		(0.38)	6.0		(0.44)	35.2		(0.92)	47.8		(0.91)
Preschool and kindergarten teachers	583		(43.4)	100.0	(†)	2.1	!	(0.97)	19.3		(3.13)	7.9		(1.76)	14.8		(2.32)	35.3		(3.35)	20.5		(2.75)
Elementary and middle school teachers	3,432		(105.4)	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	1.9		(0.35)	2.7		(0.51)	43.1		(1.46)	52.4		(1.45)
Secondary school teachers	976		(55.3)	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	1.7	!	(0.79)	2.0	!	(0.69)	40.0		(2.74)	56.2		(2.77)
Special education teachers	318		(31.7)	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	3.8	!	(1.56)	33.8		(4.30)	55.3		(4.54)
Postsecondary teachers	1,139		(64.3)	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	1.2	!	(0.49)	3.0		(0.77)	13.3		(1.92)	82.0		(2.08)
Other education, training, and library workers	2,233		(84.9)	100.0	(†)	1.4	!	(0.46)	16.4		(1.32)	11.8		(1.15)	12.5		(1.10)	32.3		(1.67)	25.6		(1.61)
Service occupations	19,803		(232.0)	100.0	(†)	12.8		(0.42)	36.6		(0.61)	18.4		(0.46)	13.2		(0.41)	15.6		(0.45)	3.4		(0.24)
Sales and office occupations	25,603		(244.9)	100.0	(†)	2.9		(0.18)	28.4		(0.49)	21.5		(0.42)	13.3		(0.36)	27.0		(0.53)	6.9		(0.28)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	12,041		(189.5)	100.0	(†)	17.6		(0.61)	42.7		(0.81)	16.0		(0.55)	13.6		(0.51)	8.6		(0.45)	1.6		(0.19)
Production, transportation, and material moving	16,421		(247.2)	100.0	(†)	13.4		(0.50)	45.9		(0.69)	17.7		(0.52)	9.7		(0.40)	10.9		(0.42)	2.3		(0.21)
Males	71,616		(251.7)	100.0	(†)	7.4		(0.18)	27.1		(0.32)	14.5		(0.24)	10.2		(0.19)	25.8		(0.29)	15.0		(0.24)
Management, professional, and related	29,662		(265.5)	100.0	(†)	1.5		(0.12)	10.2		(0.30)	9.7		(0.29)	8.3		(0.27)	39.3		(0.49)	31.1		(0.47)
Management, business, and financial operations	14,364		(190.1)	100.0	(†)	2.4		(0.21)	15.3		(0.50)	12.5		(0.46)	7.9		(0.40)	39.2		(0.76)	22.7		(0.63)
Professional and related	15,298		(195.8)	100.0	(†)	0.6		(0.10)	5.4		(0.30)	7.0		(0.37)	8.6		(0.35)	39.4		(0.67)	39.0		(0.67)
Education, training, and library	2,278		(78.1)	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	2.7		(0.52)	3.3		(0.67)	5.4		(0.81)	32.5		(1.71)	56.1		(1.78)
Service occupations	8,416		(147.3)	100.0	(†)	12.0		(0.67)	35.9		(0.92)	18.9		(0.69)	11.9		(0.62)	17.3		(0.71)	4.1		(0.40)
Sales and office occupations	9,637		(151.0)	100.0	(†)	3.1		(0.32)	26.5		(0.87)	19.5		(0.68)	10.8		(0.53)	32.1		(0.92)	8.0		(0.49)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	11,342		(181.5)	100.0	(†)	17.2		(0.61)	43.5		(0.86)	15.9		(0.56)	13.8		(0.52)	8.0		(0.46)	1.5		(0.20)
Production, transportation, and material moving	12,558		(200.5)	100.0	(†)	13.0		(0.54)	46.7		(0.79)	17.8		(0.60)	10.0		(0.46)	10.6		(0.45)	2.0		(0.21)
Females	63,986		(258.6)	100.0	(†)	4.7		(0.14)	21.2		(0.29)	14.6		(0.23)	12.6		(0.23)	28.5		(0.32)	18.4		(0.26)
Management, professional, and related	32,072		(269.8)	100.0	(†)	0.9		(0.09)	8.5		(0.27)	8.9		(0.27)	11.5		(0.33)	38.1		(0.50)	32.0		(0.43)
Management, business, and financial operations	12,120		(185.3)	100.0	(†)	1.3		(0.17)	12.3		(0.51)	12.4		(0.55)	10.4		(0.45)	41.3		(0.75)	22.2		(0.73)
Professional and related	19,952		(237.7)	100.0	(†)	0.6		(0.10)	6.1		(0.29)	6.8		(0.27)	12.2		(0.43)	36.1		(0.67)	38.0		(0.58)
Education, training, and library	6,403		(132.0)	100.0	(†)	0.7		(0.18)	6.7		(0.58)	5.3		(0.45)	6.3		(0.50)	36.2		(1.08)	44.8		(1.04)
Service occupations	11,387		(177.6)	100.0	(†)	13.5		(0.50)	37.0		(0.77)	18.1		(0.63)	14.2		(0.55)	14.3		(0.57)	2.9		(0.27)
Sales and office occupations	15,965		(195.3)	100.0	(†)	2.8		(0.21)	29.6		(0.65)	22.7		(0.53)	14.8		(0.53)	23.9		(0.58)	6.2		(0.33)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	699		(46.3)	100.0	(†)	23.3		(2.75)	30.4		(2.70)	16.8		(2.48)	9.6		(1.89)	17.6		(2.42)	2.4	!	(0.82)
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,863		(119.0)	100.0	(†)	15.0		(1.01)	43.3		(1.22)	17.6		(1.00)	9.0		(0.73)	11.9		(0.89)	3.3		(0.50)
2021
All persons	132,290		(404.6)	100.0	(†)	6.0		(0.13)	24.1		(0.24)	14.2		(0.16)	11.1		(0.16)	27.5		(0.22)	17.1		(0.20)
Management, professional, and related	60,706		(396.7)	100.0	(†)	1.0		(0.06)	9.0		(0.22)	9.0		(0.19)	9.7		(0.21)	38.8		(0.37)	32.5		(0.36)
Management, business, and financial operations	26,397		(270.9)	100.0	(†)	1.7		(0.12)	13.5		(0.39)	11.6		(0.33)	9.0		(0.28)	41.6		(0.53)	22.5		(0.42)
Professional and related	34,310		(317.2)	100.0	(†)	0.5		(0.06)	5.5		(0.23)	7.1		(0.24)	10.2		(0.30)	36.6		(0.46)	40.1		(0.52)
Education, training, and library	8,425		(170.3)	100.0	(†)	0.4	!	(0.12)	4.6		(0.34)	5.3		(0.43)	6.0		(0.41)	33.0		(0.86)	50.7		(1.01)
Preschool and kindergarten teachers	548		(41.0)	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	9.8		(1.98)	12.8		(2.42)	14.9		(2.49)	39.9		(3.39)	21.7		(3.08)
Elementary and middle school teachers	3,157		(96.8)	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	2.1		(0.42)	2.0		(0.38)	39.5		(1.48)	56.3		(1.49)
Secondary school teachers	948		(46.2)	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	2.0	!	(0.80)	1.6	!	(0.74)	37.1		(2.57)	59.3		(2.70)
Special education teachers	374		(32.8)	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	5.3	!	(1.82)	4.6	!	(1.51)	36.7		(4.45)	53.1		(4.35)
Postsecondary teachers	1,156		(63.4)	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	1.1	!	(0.53)	‡		(†)	2.7		(0.78)	9.2		(1.35)	86.6		(1.63)
Other education, training, and library workers	2,243		(90.9)	100.0	(†)	1.3	!	(0.44)	14.2		(1.06)	11.9		(1.25)	13.3		(1.17)	32.1		(1.65)	27.2		(1.54)
Service occupations	18,369		(221.8)	100.0	(†)	12.6		(0.39)	36.5		(0.58)	18.5		(0.47)	13.3		(0.42)	15.6		(0.45)	3.5		(0.22)
Sales and office occupations	25,306		(253.2)	100.0	(†)	3.0		(0.16)	28.4		(0.46)	20.7		(0.44)	12.9		(0.38)	28.3		(0.49)	6.7		(0.27)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	11,978		(182.2)	100.0	(†)	18.2		(0.66)	42.7		(0.75)	15.1		(0.53)	13.6		(0.50)	8.8		(0.47)	1.6		(0.19)
Production, transportation, and material moving	15,931		(230.6)	100.0	(†)	12.8		(0.46)	46.5		(0.72)	18.0		(0.55)	9.5		(0.39)	10.6		(0.44)	2.6		(0.23)
Males	69,935		(255.5)	100.0	(†)	7.3		(0.19)	27.2		(0.31)	14.3		(0.22)	10.0		(0.21)	26.0		(0.30)	15.1		(0.23)
Management, professional, and related	29,160		(249.4)	100.0	(†)	1.3		(0.11)	10.2		(0.33)	9.6		(0.30)	8.1		(0.26)	39.3		(0.50)	31.4		(0.47)
Management, business, and financial operations	14,485		(193.7)	100.0	(†)	2.2		(0.18)	15.0		(0.53)	11.9		(0.47)	8.4		(0.38)	41.0		(0.67)	21.7		(0.52)
Professional and related	14,675		(200.5)	100.0	(†)	0.5		(0.10)	5.5		(0.37)	7.4		(0.39)	7.9		(0.37)	37.7		(0.73)	41.0		(0.75)
Education, training, and library	2,195		(74.0)	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	2.6		(0.53)	3.8		(0.72)	4.2		(0.74)	31.3		(1.58)	57.9		(1.89)
Service occupations	7,836		(162.8)	100.0	(†)	11.8		(0.60)	36.7		(0.93)	18.1		(0.68)	12.5		(0.60)	17.5		(0.69)	3.5		(0.36)
Sales and office occupations	9,738		(160.0)	100.0	(†)	3.2		(0.31)	26.9		(0.76)	19.7		(0.67)	10.4		(0.56)	32.6		(0.80)	7.2		(0.44)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	11,354		(174.8)	100.0	(†)	18.0		(0.66)	43.5		(0.75)	15.0		(0.56)	13.6		(0.53)	8.4		(0.47)	1.5		(0.18)
Production, transportation, and material moving	11,846		(186.4)	100.0	(†)	12.4		(0.55)	47.4		(0.82)	18.1		(0.67)	9.2		(0.47)	10.6		(0.51)	2.3		(0.25)
Females	62,355		(264.2)	100.0	(†)	4.5		(0.13)	20.6		(0.27)	14.1		(0.21)	12.4		(0.24)	29.0		(0.30)	19.4		(0.29)
Management, professional, and related	31,547		(257.3)	100.0	(†)	0.7		(0.07)	7.9		(0.25)	8.5		(0.25)	11.1		(0.29)	38.3		(0.47)	33.4		(0.50)
Management, business, and financial operations	11,912		(168.3)	100.0	(†)	1.2		(0.17)	11.7		(0.48)	11.4		(0.47)	9.7		(0.43)	42.5		(0.79)	23.6		(0.63)
Professional and related	19,635		(218.1)	100.0	(†)	0.5		(0.07)	5.6		(0.25)	6.8		(0.30)	12.0		(0.40)	35.7		(0.57)	39.4		(0.64)
Education, training, and library	6,230		(135.1)	100.0	(†)	0.4	!	(0.13)	5.3		(0.42)	5.9		(0.52)	6.6		(0.49)	33.7		(1.04)	48.1		(1.14)
Service occupations	10,533		(154.2)	100.0	(†)	13.2		(0.50)	36.3		(0.76)	18.8		(0.67)	14.0		(0.57)	14.2		(0.58)	3.5		(0.32)
Sales and office occupations	15,568		(189.7)	100.0	(†)	2.8		(0.19)	29.4		(0.51)	21.2		(0.54)	14.5		(0.51)	25.7		(0.58)	6.4		(0.30)
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	623		(39.7)	100.0	(†)	22.0		(2.72)	29.0		(2.94)	16.1		(2.41)	13.8		(2.34)	16.4		(2.54)	2.7	!	(1.24)
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,085		(111.1)	100.0	(†)	14.0		(0.82)	43.8		(1.37)	17.6		(0.95)	10.5		(0.77)	10.6		(0.81)	3.6		(0.44)

†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.

1 Includes equivalency credentials, such as the GED credential.

NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the noninstitutionalized population, which excludes persons living in institutions (e.g., prisons or nursing facilities); this table includes only data on the civilian population (excludes all military personnel). Caution should be used when comparing 2020 and 2021 estimates to those of prior years due to the impact that the coronavirus pandemic had on interviewing and response rates. For additional information about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Current Population Survey data collection, please see https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/techdocs/cpsmar21.pdf. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2020 and 2021. (This table was prepared December 2021.)