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Career and Technical Education (CTE) Statistics

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Table A61. Among adults ages 25 to 64 who are employed, percentage with annual earnings greater than $20,000, by certification status and highest level of education: 2016

Highest level of education	All adults			Employed adults who have a certification			Employed adults who do not have a certification

Total, all employed adults	80.7			89.2			80.0

High school or less	69.8			77.3			69.5
Some college, no bachelor’s degree (including certificate holders)	79.4			86.7			78.7
Bachelor’s or higher degree	89.4			93.7			88.8

NOTE: Adults are ages 25 to 64 and not enrolled in high school. The total number of adults who are employed is approximately 110,977,000, the total number of adults who are employed and have a certification is approximately 9,160,000, and the total number of adults who are employed and do not have a certification is approximately 101,817,000. Certifications and licenses were defined in the survey as follows: "A professional certification or license shows you are qualified to perform a specific job and includes things like licensed realtor, certified medical assistant, certified teacher, or an IT certification." If a respondent indicated that a license or certification was required by a government agency, it was counted as a license; otherwise it was counted as a certification. Information was collected on respondents' three most important licenses and certifications.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Adult Training and Education Survey (ATES) of the National Household Education Surveys Program, 2016.

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