Table 6. Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers by occupation, selected years, 2000-06
Table 6. Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers by occupation, selected years, 2000-06 Occupation February January January January 2000 2002 2004 2006 Total, 16 years and over............................. 3.5 3.7 4.0 4.0 Management, professional, and related occupations....... 4.6 4.6 5.0 5.2 Management, business, and financial operations occupations.......................................... 4.9 5.2 5.5 5.5 Management occupations............................. 5.3 5.6 6.0 6.0 Business and financial operations occupations...... 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.7 Professional and related occupations.................. 4.4 4.2 4.7 5.0 Computer and mathematical occupations.............. 3.1 3.2 4.8 4.8 Architecture and engineering occupations........... 4.8 5.2 5.8 6.5 Life, physical, and social science occupations..... 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.7 Community and social services occupations.......... 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.7 Legal occupations.................................. 3.9 4.5 4.1 5.0 Education, training, and library occupations....... 5.4 4.8 5.1 5.3 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations....................................... 3.2 3.0 3.6 3.6 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations....................................... 4.6 4.3 4.5 4.8 Service occupations..................................... 2.5 2.4 2.8 2.8 Healthcare support occupations........................ 2.8 2.5 2.9 3.1 Protective service occupations........................ 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.5 Food preparation and serving related occupations...... 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.8 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations.......................................... 3.4 3.0 3.3 3.7 Personal care and service occupations................. 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.4 Sales and office occupations............................ 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.4 Sales and related occupations......................... 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 Office and administrative support occupations......... 3.4 3.6 4.0 4.1 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations............................................ 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.5 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations............ 2.8 4.0 3.7 3.6 Construction and extraction occupations............... 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..... 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.6 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations............................................ 3.9 4.3 4.2 4.0 Production occupations................................ 4.5 5.2 5.0 4.8 Transportation and material moving occupations........ 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.3 NOTE: Data for January 2004 reflect the introduction of revisions to population controls in January 2003 and 2004. Data for January 2006 reflect the introduction of revisions to population controls in January 2005 and 2006.
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