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)
SOUTH CAROLINA: MALES
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 1,083,285 100.0 858,375 79.2 712,560 65.8 $32,787 100.2
Not a high school graduate 178,890 16.5 113,075 63.2 84,905 47.5 $23,835 72.9
High school graduate 330,305 30.5 259,220 78.5 219,620 66.5 $29,538 90.3
Some college 297,145 27.4 248,390 83.6 206,620 69.5 $35,106 107.3
Bachelor degree 155,635 14.4 138,075 88.7 118,505 76.1 $47,210 144.3
Advanced degree 73,500 6.8 66,070 89.9 56,450 76.8 $58,033 177.4
21 to 24 years 98,130 100.0 72,345 73.7 43,370 44.2 $20,792 63.6
Not a high school graduate 16,780 17.1 11,370 67.7 7,015 41.8 $17,369 53.1
High school graduate 30,340 30.9 23,475 77.4 16,885 55.6 $20,718 63.3
Some college 35,260 35.9 25,685 72.8 13,540 38.4 $21,590 66.0
Bachelor degree 9,705 9.9 7,590 78.2 3,420 35.2 $25,979 79.4
Advanced degree 570 0.6 435 76.5 215 37.4 $25,951 79.3
25 to 34 years 254,345 100.0 216,745 85.2 180,450 70.9 $29,716 90.8
Not a high school graduate 35,035 13.8 26,010 74.2 18,935 54.0 $21,858 66.8
High school graduate 80,920 31.8 67,825 83.8 57,810 71.4 $26,723 81.7
Some college 71,625 28.2 63,520 88.7 54,185 75.7 $30,548 93.4
Bachelor degree 40,695 16.0 37,695 92.6 32,395 79.6 $37,296 114.0
Advanced degree 12,800 5.0 11,890 92.9 9,530 74.5 $43,790 133.8
35 to 44 years 296,980 100.0 252,265 84.9 218,510 73.6 $35,555 108.7
Not a high school graduate 42,225 14.2 29,805 70.6 22,770 53.9 $25,289 77.3
High school graduate 98,920 33.3 81,935 82.8 71,115 71.9 $30,802 94.1
Some college 80,780 27.2 72,290 89.5 63,785 79.0 $37,071 113.3
Bachelor degree 42,150 14.2 39,710 94.2 36,020 85.4 $51,324 156.9
Advanced degree 19,335 6.5 18,410 95.2 16,445 85.0 $58,307 178.2
45 to 54 years 258,865 100.0 209,895 81.1 183,190 70.8 $39,308 120.1
Not a high school graduate 42,570 16.4 26,210 61.6 20,835 48.9 $25,542 78.1
High school graduate 71,255 27.5 56,125 78.8 49,085 68.9 $32,873 100.5
Some college 70,950 27.4 61,165 86.2 54,030 76.1 $40,114 122.6
Bachelor degree 40,320 15.6 37,070 91.9 33,630 83.4 $54,576 166.8
Advanced degree 24,210 9.4 22,760 94.0 20,165 83.3 $62,321 190.5
55 to 64 years 174,970 100.0 107,125 61.2 87,045 49.7 $37,491 114.6
Not a high school graduate 42,275 24.2 19,680 46.5 15,350 36.3 $26,069 79.7
High school graduate 48,875 27.9 29,860 61.1 24,725 50.6 $32,987 100.8
Some college 38,530 22.0 25,730 66.8 21,080 54.7 $40,237 123.0
Bachelor degree 22,765 13.0 16,010 70.3 13,040 57.3 $60,620 185.3
Advanced degree 16,585 9.5 12,575 75.8 10,100 60.9 $65,718 200.9
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 120,705 100.0 28,380 23.5 12,180 10.1 $28,830 88.1
Not a high school graduate 40,490 33.5 6,890 17.0 2,695 6.7 $19,298 59.0
High school graduate 29,210 24.2 6,780 23.2 2,790 9.5 $26,592 81.3
Some college 21,465 17.8 5,835 27.2 2,635 12.3 $30,169 92.2
Bachelor degree 16,055 13.3 4,650 29.0 2,115 13.2 $48,203 147.3
Advanced degree 10,010 8.3 3,425 34.2 1,590 15.9 $60,065 183.6
