TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population
(Data from the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified
as year-round full-time (YRFT) workers. The relative earnings of a given group equals the median earnings of the group
divided by $32,717, the median earnings of US YRFT workers aged 21 to 64, times 100)
NORTH DAKOTA: BOTH SEXES
Total Worked year-round full-time in 1999
Employed Relative
Perc. Median earnings
Number dist. Number Percent Number Percent earnings (US Med=100)
21 to 64 years 345,000 100.0 276,020 80.0 196,245 56.9 $26,636 81.4
Not a high school graduate 20,760 6.0 11,495 55.4 7,210 34.7 $21,234 64.9
High school graduate 94,460 27.4 71,765 76.0 50,800 53.8 $22,725 69.5
Some college 138,955 40.3 113,640 81.8 78,360 56.4 $25,132 76.8
Bachelor degree 65,100 18.9 57,640 88.5 43,635 67.0 $31,225 95.4
Advanced degree 18,940 5.5 16,805 88.7 13,095 69.1 $41,610 127.2
21 to 24 years 37,380 100.0 28,770 77.0 13,020 34.8 $17,259 52.8
Not a high school graduate 1,325 3.5 735 55.6 380 28.9 $16,478 50.4
High school graduate 8,395 22.5 6,430 76.6 3,630 43.2 $16,709 51.1
Some college 22,245 59.5 16,985 76.4 6,960 31.3 $17,225 52.6
Bachelor degree 4,560 12.2 4,010 87.9 1,730 37.9 $20,494 62.6
Advanced degree 165 0.4 120 73.9 75 46.1 $19,464 59.5
25 to 34 years 73,565 100.0 61,615 83.8 44,775 60.9 $24,512 74.9
Not a high school graduate 2,690 3.7 1,585 58.9 925 34.3 $17,447 53.3
High school graduate 16,595 22.6 12,895 77.7 9,040 54.5 $21,065 64.4
Some college 31,635 43.0 26,855 84.9 19,035 60.2 $22,678 69.3
Bachelor degree 18,135 24.7 16,405 90.5 12,885 71.1 $28,345 86.6
Advanced degree 3,305 4.5 3,000 90.8 2,325 70.5 $35,811 109.5
35 to 44 years 96,440 100.0 82,085 85.1 62,220 64.5 $28,030 85.7
Not a high school graduate 4,220 4.4 2,740 65.0 1,795 42.6 $22,018 67.3
High school graduate 28,045 29.1 23,245 82.9 17,470 62.3 $24,377 74.5
Some college 38,365 39.8 33,055 86.2 25,095 65.4 $26,820 82.0
Bachelor degree 18,215 18.9 16,520 90.7 12,795 70.3 $32,408 99.1
Advanced degree 5,595 5.8 5,050 90.3 3,995 71.4 $42,334 129.4
45 to 54 years 84,800 100.0 70,880 83.6 54,065 63.8 $30,474 93.1
Not a high school graduate 4,415 5.2 2,655 60.1 1,740 39.4 $22,035 67.3
High school graduate 22,680 26.7 18,015 79.4 13,280 58.6 $24,978 76.3
Some college 31,900 37.6 27,130 85.1 20,540 64.4 $28,916 88.4
Bachelor degree 17,800 21.0 16,005 89.9 12,970 72.9 $34,536 105.6
Advanced degree 6,435 7.6 5,945 92.4 4,725 73.5 $42,212 129.0
55 to 64 years 52,820 100.0 32,670 61.9 22,170 42.0 $27,441 83.9
Not a high school graduate 8,110 15.4 3,780 46.6 2,370 29.2 $22,798 69.7
High school graduate 18,740 35.5 11,185 59.7 7,380 39.4 $23,788 72.7
Some college 14,815 28.0 9,615 64.9 6,730 45.4 $26,714 81.7
Bachelor degree 6,390 12.1 4,700 73.6 3,250 50.8 $33,071 101.1
Advanced degree 3,445 6.5 2,690 78.1 1,970 57.2 $47,486 145.1
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 45,180 100.0 10,290 22.8 3,815 8.4 $18,111 55.4
Not a high school graduate 14,085 31.2 2,675 19.0 1,065 7.6 $14,155 43.3
High school graduate 14,450 32.0 3,290 22.8 1,255 8.7 $18,163 55.5
Some college 10,220 22.6 2,490 24.4 930 9.1 $18,354 56.1
Bachelor degree 3,365 7.4 935 27.7 235 7.0 $26,071 79.7
Advanced degree 1,770 3.9 655 37.0 270 15.2 $46,700 142.7
