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Table A65. Among adults ages 25 to 64 with a certification, percentage distribution across certification fields, by highest level of education: 2016

Certification field Total, all adults with a
certification		     High school or less     Some college, no
bachelor’s degree
(including certificate
holders)		     Bachelor’s or higher
degree
                     
Total, all certification fields 100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0
                     
Science, engineering, and mathematics 15.3     7.3 !   16.7     16.5
Business 17.3     3.6 !   9.6     26.6
Finance, insurance, and real estate 7.2     5.3 !   5.4     9.0
Healthcare 21.7     15.3     27.1     19.6
Personal care and services 4.6     8.4     5.1     3.2
Public and social services 11.8     16.4     8.5     13.0
Teaching and instruction 8.3     5.4 !   5.2     11.4
Trades 17.7     38.8     26.5     5.6
Other fields 3.0     3.3 !   2.1     3.5
! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error represents more than 30 percent of the estimate.
NOTE: Adults are ages 25 to 64 and not enrolled in high school. The total number of adults who have a certification is approximately 10,950,000. 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. Detail may not sum to totals because adults can have more than one certification.
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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