Employment and total job openings, by education and training category

This file represents Table 5, Employment and total job openings, 2006-16 and 2006 by education and training category in "Occupational employment projections to 2016," published in the November 2007 Monthly Labor Review.

Table 5. Employment and total job openings, 2006-16 and 2006 by education and training category
[Numbers in thousands]
Most significant source of education and training Employment Change Total job openings
due to growth
and net replacements,
2006-16 (1) 		May 2006 median annual wages
2006-16 (2)
Number Percent distribution Number Percent
2006 2016 2006 2016 Number Percent distribution

Total, all occupations

 150,620 166,220 100.0 100.0 15,600 10.4 50,732 100.0 $30,400

First professional degree

 1,970 2,247 1.3 1.4 277 14.0 638 1.3 112,070

Doctoral degree

 2,025 2,462 1.3 1.5 437 21.6 793 1.6 57,640

Master's degree

 2,167 2,575 1.4 1.5 409 18.9 819 1.6 51,380

Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience

 6,524 7,117 4.3 4.3 592 9.1 2,008 4.0 81,280

Bachelor's degree

 18,585 21,659 12.3 13.0 3,074 16.5 6,706 13.2 53,550

Associate degree

 5,812 6,899 3.9 4.2 1,087 18.7 2,240 4.4 50,240

Postsecondary vocational award

 7,901 8,973 5.2 5.4 1,072 13.6 2,491 4.9 29,520

Work experience in a related occupation

 14,579 15,889 9.7 9.6 1,310 9.0 4,126 8.1 43,480

Long-term on-the-job training

 11,489 12,200 7.6 7.3 711 6.2 3,272 6.5 37,360

Moderate-term on-the-job training

 27,230 29,248 18.1 17.6 2,018 7.4 7,516 14.8 29,100

Short-term on-the-job training

 52,339 56,951 34.7 34.3 4,613 8.8 20,123 39.7 19,620

Footnotes:
(1) Total job openings represent the sum of employment increases and net replacements. If employment change is negative, job openings due to growth are zero and total job openings equal net replacements.
(2) Earnings are for wage and salary workers from the Occupational Employment Statistics survey.

NOTE: Detail may not equal total or 100 percent due to rounding.

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Last Modified Date: December 27, 2007