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Table A62. Among adults ages 25 to 64 who are employed, percentage with annual earnings greater than $20,000, by licensure status and highest level of education: 2016
Highest level of education | All adults | Employed adults who have a license |
Employed adults who do not have a license |
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Total, all employed adults | 80.7 | 87.6 | 78.6 | ||||
High school or less | 69.8 | 74.9 | 69.1 | ||||
Some college, no bachelor’s degree (including certificate holders) |
79.4 | 83.0 | 78.3 | ||||
Bachelor's or higher degree | 89.4 | 93.1 | 87.5 |
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 license is approximately 26,518,000, and the total number of adults who are employed and do not have a license is approximately 84,459,000. 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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