Table 6. Occupation of Longest Job in 1993 of Year-Round, Full-Time Workers 25 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Median Earnings, Educational Attainment, Sex, and Race Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Release date: August 1995 (Numbers in thousands. Persons as of March 1994. For meaning of symbols, see text) ========================================================================================================================================================= | | Not a high school | High school | Some college or | Bachelor's | | Total | graduate | graduate | associate degree | degree or more | Occupation of longest job |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| | Male Female | Male Female | Male Female | Male Female | Male Female | ========================================================================================================================================================= TOTAL POPULATION Executive, administrative, and managerial workers... 7,629 5,271 211 112 1,316 1,291 1,939 1,858 4,163 2,010 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 44,601 29,742 30,248 17,557 34,552 25,709 37,892 26,860 52,671 36,687 Standard error......................(dollars)... 867 449 2,605 1,480 1,110 425 912 356 961 443 Professional specialty workers...................... 6,461 5,271 35 35 340 294 919 927 5,168 4,016 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 45,521 32,316 25,571 18,313 35,708 21,363 40,186 30,665 48,236 34,208 Standard error......................(dollars)... 469 269 2,492 3,703 1,501 995 1,105 505 932 664 Technical and related support workers............... 1,397 1,428 26 20 270 336 636 744 465 328 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 35,963 26,890 25,514 24,348 32,253 24,581 36,106 26,667 39,969 33,184 Standard error......................(dollars)... 657 383 3,643 2,883 1,557 1,238 745 505 2,081 1,951 Sales workers....................................... 5,352 3,031 222 207 1,382 1,216 1,675 901 2,072 707 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 35,096 20,078 22,243 12,312 29,270 16,255 31,576 20,886 44,256 32,228 Standard error......................(dollars)... 567 407 2,584 802 1,403 573 597 590 1,778 1,413 Administrative support workers, including clerical.. 2,638 8,517 151 259 908 3,913 909 3,351 670 994 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 28,457 21,182 22,460 18,265 26,282 20,637 28,691 21,466 32,629 23,762 Standard error......................(dollars)... 1,027 128 1,088 889 576 189 1,562 190 1,487 681 Private household workers........................... 13 166 6 68 4 66 2 25 - 7 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 21,160 9,074 20,429 7,198 (S) 11,981 (S) 8,155 - 12,119 Standard error......................(dollars)... 2,680 952 3,498 685 (S) 1,393 (S) 2,441 - 2,951 Protective service workers.......................... 1,414 220 74 6 442 67 618 86 280 61 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 32,214 27,685 18,357 20,165 27,526 26,758 34,730 26,919 40,602 38,610 Standard error......................(dollars)... 707 1,340 1,328 5,724 936 1,333 1,173 1,253 2,522 4,223 Service workers, except private household........... 2,210 3,254 537 770 969 1,524 498 769 206 191 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 17,356 13,273 14,349 11,695 17,839 13,517 19,931 14,542 19,120 16,989 Standard error......................(dollars)... 327 300 675 300 703 461 863 627 1,256 1,547 Farming, fishing, and forestry workers.............. 1,535 221 466 50 590 92 319 58 160 21 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 16,087 10,435 13,331 10,726 17,011 10,342 18,266 8,320 20,517 18,023 Standard error......................(dollars)... 366 1,239 743 1,548 733 1,815 1,590 3,538 2,160 6,822 Precision production, craft, and repair workers..... 8,520 893 1,280 155 4,049 451 2,599 220 592 67 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 29,100 21,901 21,547 18,768 28,465 21,268 31,980 26,634 36,313 26,790 Standard error......................(dollars)... 371 549 435 1,724 483 714 318 865 1,187 3,336 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....... 3,212 1,799 719 508 1,660 967 718 265 114 58 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 24,982 15,616 20,919 13,618 25,815 16,007 26,835 18,774 30,914 14,856 Standard error......................(dollars)... 416 295 548 569 513 425 648 1,490 4,475 857 Transportation and material moving workers.......... 3,164 198 665 44 1,701 95 630 50 169 8 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 27,100 20,145 23,680 19,057 27,707 18,248 30,267 23,269 32,109 22,844 Standard error......................(dollars)... 338 1,140 781 755 724 2,788 1,076 2,511 2,300 9,203 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers. 1,735 344 478 105 808 184 359 50 91 5 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 19,603 15,304 15,741 14,815 20,600 15,140 22,284 17,443 22,117 (S) Standard error......................(dollars)... 598 812 524 1,497 730 1,747 1,292 5,284 2,825 (S) Table 6. Occupation of Longest Job in 1993 of Year-Round, Full-Time Workers 25 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Median Earnings, Educational Attainment, Sex, and Race--Continued (Numbers in thousands. Persons as of March 1994. For meaning of symbols, see text) ========================================================================================================================================================= | | Not a high school | High school | Some college or | Bachelor's | | Total | graduate | graduate | associate degree | degree or more | Occupation of longest job |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| | Male Female | Male Female | Male Female | Male Female | Male Female | ========================================================================================================================================================= ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER Executive, administrative, and managerial workers... 210 172 2 2 28 31 40 39 141 100 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 40,080 35,269 (S) (S) 29,912 30,049 35,093 37,875 41,944 33,881 Standard error......................(dollars)... 3,040 2,356 (S) (S) 9,345 13,218 4,914 2,876 3,268 2,430 Professional specialty workers...................... 277 199 1 6 6 2 19 16 251 175 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 51,383 40,544 (S) 23,750 52,687 (S) 41,007 36,924 51,687 41,125 Standard error......................(dollars)... 2,517 1,762 (S) 880 16,112 (S) 8,829 5,641 3,227 1,310 Technical and related support workers............... 71 45 1 - 12 5 11 13 47 27 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 47,031 35,894 (S) - 59,526 (S) 34,991 25,233 53,499 40,025 Standard error......................(dollars)... 6,876 4,503 (S) - 7,826 (S) 3,387 9,351 7,673 2,693 Sales workers....................................... 140 94 7 5 16 32 36 16 81 40 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 26,737 20,276 11,226 (S) 21,784 16,768 31,308 20,879 26,691 24,683 Standard error......................(dollars)... 2,331 1,665 26,915 (S) 15,378 3,048 5,853 5,193 2,877 3,356 Administrative support workers, including clerical.. 109 221 - 11 14 54 31 58 65 97 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 27,779 23,521 - 12,185 23,750 16,898 29,884 25,254 28,370 25,079 Standard error......................(dollars)... 1,946 1,241 - 6,348 2,397 3,333 2,689 1,550 2,471 2,201 Private household workers........................... - 10 - 7 - 4 - - - - Median earnings.......................(dollars)... - 9,652 - 8,904 - (S) - - - - Standard error......................(dollars)... - 2,986 - 914 - (S) - - - - Protective service workers.......................... 21 6 2 - 4 2 9 4 7 - Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 33,714 17,423 (S) - (S) (S) 41,506 (S) 23,619 - Standard error......................(dollars)... 8,090 6,865 (S) - (S) (S) 963 (S) 9,125 - Service workers, except private household........... 130 108 24 17 59 41 23 21 23 30 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 16,979 18,281 13,113 15,520 17,555 19,270 25,173 17,488 20,898 25,185 Standard error......................(dollars)... 1,539 1,493 2,127 4,170 2,901 2,564 7,384 2,148 5,232 5,560 Farming, fishing, and forestry workers.............. 26 1 4 - 12 - 5 1 5 - Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 18,944 (S) (S) - 17,065 - (S) (S) (S) - Standard error......................(dollars)... 5,141 (S) (S) - 5,123 - (S) (S) (S) - Precision production, craft, and repair workers..... 152 37 16 3 53 19 53 7 30 8 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 27,730 16,770 19,459 (S) 22,185 16,481 29,580 17,325 36,017 17,579 Standard error......................(dollars)... 2,696 1,536 5,808 (S) 3,928 2,044 2,361 15,371 8,778 7,021 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....... 91 76 16 21 39 30 29 11 8 14 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 21,937 15,197 18,614 11,349 21,400 16,318 28,633 16,051 19,170 14,421 Standard error......................(dollars)... 2,659 1,340 2,082 2,409 3,102 1,912 9,722 988 18,282 4,373 Transportation and material moving workers.......... 46 2 3 - 25 1 9 1 8 - Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 31,243 (S) (S) - 36,393 (S) 44,197 (S) 17,063 - Standard error......................(dollars)... 5,532 (S) (S) - 4,790 (S) 13,270 (S) 8,643 - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers. 18 11 3 3 7 8 8 - - - Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 21,780 15,057 (S) (S) 19,930 10,111 30,277 - - - Standard error......................(dollars)... 6,042 6,065 (S) (S) 10,076 4,979 13,938 - - - Table 6. Occupation of Longest Job in 1993 of Year-Round, Full-Time Workers 25 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Median Earnings, Educational Attainment, Sex, and Race--Continued (Numbers in thousands. Persons as of March 1994. For meaning of symbols, see text) ========================================================================================================================================================= | | Not a high school | High school | Some college or | Bachelor's | | Total | graduate | graduate | associate degree | degree or more | Occupation of longest job |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| | Male Female | Male Female | Male Female | Male Female | Male Female | ========================================================================================================================================================= WHITE, NOT HISPANIC Executive, administrative, and managerial workers... 6,645 4,409 156 88 1,160 1,126 1,677 1,536 3,652 1,658 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 45,874 29,675 31,265 17,911 34,906 25,826 39,370 26,864 54,681 36,719 Standard error......................(dollars)... 471 493 851 1,867 1,159 431 1,002 380 1,202 479 Professional specialty workers...................... 5,605 4,307 23 19 289 219 778 749 4,516 3,321 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 46,442 32,791 25,143 18,941 36,903 22,085 41,294 31,167 49,709 34,435 Standard error......................(dollars)... 489 525 3,188 8,746 1,646 1,865 752 553 801 666 Technical and related support workers............... 1,121 1,078 19 15 215 263 503 552 384 248 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 36,126 27,679 30,471 24,572 32,684 25,362 36,450 27,539 38,636 34,859 Standard error......................(dollars)... 643 612 8,348 4,828 1,695 1,082 751 773 1,950 1,984 Sales workers....................................... 4,671 2,528 151 161 1,212 1,037 1,453 745 1,856 585 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 36,211 20,547 25,009 12,089 30,813 16,924 32,145 21,485 46,254 33,102 Standard error......................(dollars)... 431 389 2,073 790 706 651 988 659 1,025 1,712 Administrative support workers, including clerical.. 1,967 6,545 81 155 680 3,197 668 2,473 537 720 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 30,204 21,275 23,000 18,780 26,494 20,794 30,421 21,533 34,298 24,365 Standard error......................(dollars)... 622 140 2,302 952 710 193 1,094 221 1,525 817 Private household workers........................... 5 64 - 17 3 24 2 17 - 7 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... (S) 7,287 - 6,193 (S) 10,462 (S) 6,011 - 12,119 Standard error......................(dollars)... (S) 1,750 - 617 (S) 4,504 (S) 8,655 - 2,951 Protective service workers.......................... 1,074 129 36 3 360 40 463 46 214 40 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 33,626 29,110 13,072 (S) 27,876 27,529 36,047 28,315 41,903 39,757 Standard error......................(dollars)... 927 1,335 4,910 (S) 949 1,985 1,392 1,693 2,472 5,620 Service workers, except private household........... 1,228 2,030 202 392 549 1,001 350 504 127 133 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 19,329 13,501 15,979 11,889 20,279 13,066 20,900 14,756 17,964 17,647 Standard error......................(dollars)... 574 380 1,083 547 832 587 1,335 688 1,271 1,683 Farming, fishing, and forestry workers.............. 1,197 199 246 32 511 90 292 57 149 20 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 16,919 9,598 14,121 8,360 17,293 10,010 19,089 8,630 20,559 17,855 Standard error......................(dollars)... 491 1,568 933 3,899 993 1,789 1,607 3,533 2,167 7,050 Precision production, craft, and repair workers..... 6,899 615 840 83 3,365 327 2,212 162 482 42 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 30,339 22,909 22,579 21,042 29,802 21,239 32,248 27,003 37,405 26,965 Standard error......................(dollars)... 227 1,105 731 2,422 428 994 414 1,340 2,003 8,211 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....... 2,184 1,090 361 236 1,217 647 517 173 90 34 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 26,764 16,783 24,108 14,905 27,156 16,834 28,421 20,626 31,562 15,184 Standard error......................(dollars)... 373 441 1,237 866 656 650 1,466 884 4,350 1,156 Transportation and material moving workers.......... 2,301 145 413 30 1,304 69 458 37 126 8 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 28,309 19,800 25,289 18,684 28,691 20,115 30,666 22,138 37,758 22,844 Standard error......................(dollars)... 753 1,517 640 796 1,020 3,279 1,018 7,709 1,876 9,203 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers. 1,111 213 197 61 592 120 247 31 74 1 Median earnings.......................(dollars)... 21,796 15,321 17,004 15,577 22,298 15,359 22,661 14,004 24,579 (S) Standard error......................(dollars)... 531 917 966 1,181 902 1,670 1,786 2,043 2,621 (S) ========================================================================================================================================================