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Table B. Median Earnings of Full-time, Year-Round Workers by Selected Characteristics: 1998
Female Male
Characteristic Number with Number with
earnings Median Standard earnings Median Standard
(1000) earnings error (1,000) earnings error
EDUCATION
Total, 25 years and over 35,603 26,711 122 52,380 36,679 134
Less than 9th grade 814 14,132 452 1,870 18,553 650
9th to 12th Grade (no diploma) 1,880 15,847 346 3,613 23,438 516
High school graduate (includes GED) 11,616 21,963 146 16,445 30,868 158
Some college, no degree 7,075 26,024 243 9,375 35,949 267
Associate degree 3,527 28,377 634 4,347 38,483 795
Bachelor's degree 7,289 35,408 287 11,058 49,982 533
Master's degree 2,639 42,002 469 3,414 60,168 922
Professional degree 468 55,460 1,636 1,264 90,653 4,839
Doctorate degree 329 52,167 2,900 998 69,188 2,473
AGE
25 to 34 years 9,663 25,556 212 14,353 31,262 176
35 to 44 years 11,592 27,186 236 17,514 37,663 434
45 to 54 years 9,685 28,424 485 13,286 41,583 258
55 to 64 years 4,118 26,144 337 6,192 40,654 368
65 years and older 580 21,858 1,193 1,039 30,259 2,156
OCCUPATION
Total with earnings ... 38,785 25,862 118 56,951 35,345 133
Executive, administrators, and managerial 7,125 34,755 556 9,438 51,351 290
Professional specialists 6,922 36,261 271 7,768 51,654 297
Lawyers and Judges 186 61,780 2,894 544 114,947 40,392
Technical and related support 1,612 27,849 778 1,737 40,546 529
Sales 4,182 23,197 606 6,397 37,248 453
Supervisors and proprietors, self-employed 127 15,369 3,976 431 29,110 2,105
Administrative support, including clerical 9,697 23,835 223 3,004 31,153 339
Mail and message distributing occupations 304 33,439 1,476 465 36,584 565
Precision production, craft, and repair 927 23,907 1,003 11,064 31,631 207
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors 1,955 19,015 383 3,953 27,890 581
Transportation and material moving 268 21,449 879 3,671 30,422 351
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and lab 544 16,550 522 2,633 21,871 362
Service workers 5,262 15,647 206 4,881 22,515 414
Police and firefighters 91 40,033 2,967 720 44,284 1,622
Farming, forestry, and fishing 235 15,865 1,269 1,739 18,855 1,115
Farm operators and managers 93 21809 7839 659 20658 1149
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 1999.
Contact the Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
at 301-457-3242 or mail to hhes-info@census.gov for further information.
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Last Revised: Thursday, 30-Sep-99 10:35:52
