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)
NEBRASKA: 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 934,540 100.0 761,885 81.5 576,780 61.7 $29,052 88.8
Not a high school graduate 67,260 7.2 40,460 60.2 27,390 40.7 $21,605 66.0
High school graduate 266,070 28.5 208,790 78.5 159,845 60.1 $25,121 76.8
Some college 339,505 36.3 285,880 84.2 211,260 62.2 $27,512 84.1
Bachelor degree 172,780 18.5 150,540 87.1 118,330 68.5 $35,435 108.3
Advanced degree 68,665 7.3 62,070 90.4 49,505 72.1 $45,141 138.0
21 to 24 years 92,650 100.0 73,735 79.6 38,385 41.4 $20,294 62.0
Not a high school graduate 7,725 8.3 4,675 60.5 2,550 33.0 $17,706 54.1
High school graduate 22,420 24.2 17,705 79.0 11,150 49.7 $19,739 60.3
Some college 46,730 50.4 38,280 81.9 18,335 39.2 $20,190 61.7
Bachelor degree 12,710 13.7 10,800 85.0 5,185 40.8 $23,967 73.3
Advanced degree 755 0.8 585 77.6 225 29.6 $23,063 70.5
25 to 34 years 216,560 100.0 180,170 83.2 137,320 63.4 $26,841 82.0
Not a high school graduate 16,940 7.8 10,570 62.4 6,895 40.7 $21,359 65.3
High school graduate 48,445 22.4 38,715 79.9 29,200 60.3 $23,330 71.3
Some college 81,210 37.5 69,680 85.8 52,775 65.0 $26,177 80.0
Bachelor degree 52,260 24.1 46,290 88.6 37,515 71.8 $30,870 94.4
Advanced degree 12,680 5.9 11,555 91.1 8,485 66.9 $35,837 109.5
35 to 44 years 261,115 100.0 222,495 85.2 175,955 67.4 $30,746 94.0
Not a high school graduate 16,820 6.4 10,985 65.3 7,720 45.9 $22,212 67.9
High school graduate 77,405 29.6 64,785 83.7 51,425 66.4 $26,174 80.0
Some college 94,155 36.1 82,220 87.3 64,875 68.9 $29,994 91.7
Bachelor degree 48,350 18.5 42,895 88.7 34,550 71.5 $39,554 120.9
Advanced degree 18,955 7.3 17,565 92.7 14,155 74.7 $45,796 140.0
45 to 54 years 223,575 100.0 189,995 85.0 153,855 68.8 $32,128 98.2
Not a high school graduate 11,570 5.2 7,060 61.0 5,095 44.0 $22,410 68.5
High school graduate 63,865 28.6 52,165 81.7 41,920 65.6 $26,666 81.5
Some college 78,190 35.0 67,935 86.9 54,835 70.1 $31,043 94.9
Bachelor degree 42,185 18.9 37,725 89.4 31,180 73.9 $39,935 122.1
Advanced degree 23,520 10.5 22,070 93.8 18,465 78.5 $48,358 147.8
55 to 64 years 140,640 100.0 95,495 67.9 71,265 50.7 $30,077 91.9
Not a high school graduate 14,210 10.1 7,170 50.5 5,130 36.1 $22,091 67.5
High school graduate 53,935 38.3 35,420 65.7 26,150 48.5 $25,832 79.0
Some college 39,220 27.9 27,765 70.8 20,445 52.1 $29,283 89.5
Bachelor degree 17,280 12.3 12,835 74.3 9,900 57.3 $38,675 118.2
Advanced degree 12,760 9.1 10,295 80.7 8,175 64.1 $48,908 149.5
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 114,185 100.0 31,770 27.8 12,155 10.6 $21,027 64.3
Not a high school graduate 20,935 18.3 4,585 21.9 1,675 8.0 $16,066 49.1
High school graduate 49,605 43.4 13,710 27.6 4,950 10.0 $18,935 57.9
Some college 24,535 21.5 7,280 29.7 2,720 11.1 $21,293 65.1
Bachelor degree 9,765 8.6 3,105 31.8 1,405 14.4 $36,676 112.1
Advanced degree 5,925 5.2 2,305 38.9 1,115 18.8 $45,475 139.0
