Employment and total job openings, by education and training category
This file represents Table 5, Employment and total job openings, 2006-16 and 2006 by education and training category in
"Occupational employment projections to 2016," published in the November 2007 Monthly
Labor Review.
Table 5. Employment and total job openings, 2006-16 and 2006 by education and training category [Numbers in thousands]
Most significant source of education and training |
Employment |
Change |
Total job openings due to growth and net replacements, 2006-16 (1)
|
May 2006 median annual wages 2006-16 (2)
|
Number |
Percent distribution |
Number |
Percent |
2006 |
2016 |
2006 |
2016 |
Number |
Percent distribution |
Total, all occupations |
150,620 |
166,220 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
15,600 |
10.4 |
50,732 |
100.0 |
$30,400 |
First professional degree |
1,970 |
2,247 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
277 |
14.0 |
638 |
1.3 |
112,070 |
Doctoral degree |
2,025 |
2,462 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
437 |
21.6 |
793 |
1.6 |
57,640 |
Master's degree |
2,167 |
2,575 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
409 |
18.9 |
819 |
1.6 |
51,380 |
Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience |
6,524 |
7,117 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
592 |
9.1 |
2,008 |
4.0 |
81,280 |
Bachelor's degree |
18,585 |
21,659 |
12.3 |
13.0 |
3,074 |
16.5 |
6,706 |
13.2 |
53,550 |
Associate degree |
5,812 |
6,899 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
1,087 |
18.7 |
2,240 |
4.4 |
50,240 |
Postsecondary vocational award |
7,901 |
8,973 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
1,072 |
13.6 |
2,491 |
4.9 |
29,520 |
Work experience in a related occupation |
14,579 |
15,889 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
1,310 |
9.0 |
4,126 |
8.1 |
43,480 |
Long-term on-the-job training |
11,489 |
12,200 |
7.6 |
7.3 |
711 |
6.2 |
3,272 |
6.5 |
37,360 |
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
27,230 |
29,248 |
18.1 |
17.6 |
2,018 |
7.4 |
7,516 |
14.8 |
29,100 |
Short-term on-the-job training |
52,339 |
56,951 |
34.7 |
34.3 |
4,613 |
8.8 |
20,123 |
39.7 |
19,620 |
NOTE: Detail may not equal total or 100 percent due to rounding.
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Last Modified Date: December 27, 2007
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