Table 11. Occupation of Longest Job in 1997 of Year-Round, Full-Time Workers 25 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Median Earnings, Educational Attainment, Sex, and Race Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: July 29, 1999 (Numbers in thousands. People as of March 1998. For meaning of symbols, see text) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Not a | | Some college | Bachelor's | | high school | High school | or associate | degree | Total | graduate | graduate | degree | or more Occupation of longest job |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- | Male Female | Male Female | Male Female | Male Female | Male Female -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL RACES Executive, administrative, and managerial workers...... 8,773 6,347 292 163 1,564 1,488 2,157 1,974 4,761 2,722 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 50,728 33,949 31,709 21,471 39,749 26,752 41,831 31,192 61,263 42,200 Standard error........................(dollars)... 367 604 3,596 1,074 1,217 469 651 422 514 743 Professional specialty workers......................... 7,303 6,396 46 38 393 427 1,080 1,161 5,785 4,769 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 50,906 35,874 21,603 16,927 36,886 21,087 42,045 32,234 54,039 37,261 Standard error........................(dollars)... 367 293 1,121 7,975 1,538 949 1,028 717 1,214 372 Technical and related support workers.................. 1,465 1,579 15 41 247 350 695 851 509 337 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 40,119 29,189 29,645 25,739 33,598 22,891 37,862 28,945 43,613 35,457 Standard error........................(dollars)... 913 978 5,124 1,412 1,680 1,074 1,515 955 1,834 1,953 Sales workers.......................................... 5,706 3,499 220 266 1,555 1,416 1,718 971 2,214 846 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 36,792 22,723 25,262 12,389 31,623 19,720 35,017 22,981 50,228 36,788 Standard error........................(dollars)... 383 553 1,813 566 480 658 1,520 961 1,531 1,364 Administrative support workers, including clerical..... 2,739 8,970 154 301 973 4,015 982 3,456 629 1,199 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 30,769 23,269 21,740 21,032 30,306 22,467 30,928 23,586 34,530 26,760 Standard error........................(dollars)... 410 257 1,197 473 945 260 544 453 1,692 750 Private household workers.............................. 7 200 - 100 5 68 2 17 - 15 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 12,444 12,803 - 11,171 (S) 13,953 (S) 25,113 - 13,881 Standard error........................(dollars)... 3,225 793 - 693 (S) 755 (S) 5,823 - 3,737 Protective service workers............................. 1,513 263 84 25 441 76 685 108 303 54 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 38,233 30,803 18,474 25,585 33,427 26,881 41,143 30,412 44,118 41,567 Standard error........................(dollars)... 1,376 1,324 3,523 8,096 1,518 4,098 730 2,256 3,607 3,927 Service workers, except private household.............. 2,641 3,705 707 745 1,142 1,787 620 918 172 255 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 20,056 16,147 13,891 12,628 20,945 16,211 22,012 17,995 25,530 20,416 Standard error........................(dollars)... 453 196 777 554 538 255 560 835 1,930 1,622 Farming, fishing, and forestry workers................. 1,484 213 426 43 599 85 307 53 152 33 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 19,209 17,220 14,460 12,577 20,730 17,395 21,223 21,572 24,171 24,543 Standard error........................(dollars)... 1,075 1,186 724 1,340 612 1,685 835 3,756 2,914 3,505 Precision production, craft, and repair workers........ 9,821 823 1,552 140 4,673 408 2,887 200 708 75 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 32,244 22,031 25,652 17,162 32,050 21,692 37,354 25,599 36,902 31,651 Standard error........................(dollars)... 187 717 552 1,254 277 1,163 614 2,564 1,944 4,132 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......... 3,570 1,913 788 564 1,777 1,000 794 284 211 65 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 28,339 18,182 22,267 15,426 30,061 19,476 31,077 20,946 29,590 18,340 Standard error........................(dollars)... 672 463 810 526 536 637 828 1,076 2,395 3,800 Transportation and material moving workers............. 3,373 239 733 28 1,743 126 714 69 183 15 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 29,678 21,170 26,145 18,504 30,240 20,622 30,945 25,979 30,628 15,220 Standard error........................(dollars)... 673 965 796 3,637 600 1,631 789 3,291 2,418 2,065 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.... 1,854 389 446 100 974 206 364 68 70 15 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 23,186 16,379 17,778 14,758 24,715 17,140 26,164 17,342 25,106 16,972 Standard error........................(dollars)... 770 585 763 1,017 939 1,414 861 2,215 1,348 2,690 ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER Executive, administrative, and managerial workers...... 302 237 6 12 39 31 43 62 214 132 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 49,826 36,663 8,458 6,900 32,260 23,950 34,987 31,732 60,693 42,463 Standard error........................(dollars)... 3,320 3,322 9,059 11,065 10,357 7,870 5,941 4,212 7,248 3,914 Professional specialty workers......................... 467 286 - - 13 4 19 17 434 265 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 50,859 46,075 - - 24,772 (S) 41,029 41,627 51,591 46,546 Standard error........................(dollars)... 1,771 1,056 - - 12,943 (S) 6,729 4,601 2,549 1,360 Technical and related support workers.................. 71 85 - - 9 7 14 33 48 44 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 42,091 34,768 - - 22,101 25,347 35,241 30,631 44,811 37,767 Standard error........................(dollars)... 2,605 2,758 - - 17,602 23,670 9,248 2,437 2,729 2,627 Sales workers.......................................... 215 150 12 16 51 38 49 35 103 62 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 31,211 25,043 22,805 13,407 30,015 17,387 30,488 37,958 40,106 26,199 Standard error........................(dollars)... 3,841 1,947 6,132 9,388 5,319 3,167 5,773 10,033 5,690 1,397 Administrative support workers, including clerical..... 126 273 - 6 40 48 55 105 31 114 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 28,636 28,360 - 24,530 27,761 22,094 30,263 26,871 28,094 30,892 Standard error........................(dollars)... 2,023 1,062 - 10,281 6,872 1,302 4,736 2,428 2,795 1,317 Private household workers.............................. 3 3 - - 3 - - - - 3 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... (S) (S) - - (S) - - - - (S) Standard error........................(dollars)... (S) (S) - - (S) - - - - (S) Protective service workers............................. 33 10 - 4 4 - 16 1 12 5 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 19,867 44,760 - (S) (S) - 19,070 (S) 35,344 (S) Standard error........................(dollars)... 17,080 20,895 - (S) (S) - 20,117 (S) 26,193 (S) Service workers, except private household.............. 205 162 55 47 72 55 48 26 30 34 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 20,797 16,846 11,516 14,378 19,488 12,428 23,102 24,363 31,499 18,984 Standard error........................(dollars)... 1,851 1,163 741 2,231 2,929 2,544 3,219 6,512 7,129 4,070 Farming, fishing, and forestry workers................. 30 14 8 2 14 2 4 10 5 - Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 17,126 20,949 22,155 (S) 12,019 (S) (S) 22,173 (S) - Standard error........................(dollars)... 4,786 6,629 40,515 (S) 5,124 (S) (S) 5,274 (S) - Precision production, craft, and repair workers........ 250 88 22 17 75 40 71 16 82 14 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 32,078 20,459 29,602 20,036 31,978 18,090 35,520 30,996 29,510 21,276 Standard error........................(dollars)... 2,505 1,617 11,385 4,904 4,456 3,088 2,897 5,330 2,906 9,638 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......... 148 121 29 46 66 51 25 14 27 11 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 25,685 19,899 21,271 17,938 28,938 20,105 26,889 30,340 28,310 30,537 Standard error........................(dollars)... 2,288 1,578 1,024 2,965 3,059 1,564 3,608 9,292 9,295 7,429 Transportation and material moving workers............. 61 - 8 - 14 - 16 - 22 - Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 25,826 - (S) - 24,657 - 24,152 - 19,622 - Standard error........................(dollars)... 4,562 - (S) - 15,716 - 5,369 - 12,168 - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.... 48 17 11 5 26 3 8 5 3 3 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 28,920 15,024 35,050 (S) 29,942 (S) 20,507 (S) (S) (S) Standard error........................(dollars)... 6,289 3,282 3,087 (S) 7,890 (S) 11,053 (S) (S) (S) WHITE, NOT HISPANIC Executive, administrative, and managerial workers...... 7,559 5,201 221 117 1,363 1,284 1,828 1,593 4,147 2,207 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 51,612 34,417 37,634 22,038 40,165 26,931 42,454 31,518 62,119 43,028 Standard error........................(dollars)... 379 607 5,259 2,945 998 483 1,657 483 984 1,198 Professional specialty workers......................... 6,056 5,061 30 16 296 319 903 910 4,827 3,815 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 51,764 36,146 21,456 19,515 37,079 21,789 43,243 33,001 55,696 37,343 Standard error........................(dollars)... 390 330 912 12,893 1,662 1,714 1,705 926 669 462 Technical and related support workers.................. 1,173 1,192 9 31 187 270 569 644 407 247 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 40,799 29,304 35,809 26,145 34,457 23,795 40,234 29,159 44,476 35,207 Standard error........................(dollars)... 660 1,024 6,873 3,087 1,922 1,244 1,305 1,074 2,179 2,106 Sales workers.......................................... 4,818 2,742 132 173 1,276 1,101 1,453 758 1,958 709 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 38,684 24,315 30,607 12,506 32,342 20,635 36,478 23,295 50,685 38,334 Standard error........................(dollars)... 1,149 775 2,610 906 716 654 839 1,128 617 1,955 Administrative support workers, including clerical..... 1,888 6,682 72 193 662 3,182 649 2,469 506 837 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 32,383 23,221 22,367 21,355 31,948 22,551 32,175 23,468 35,653 26,016 Standard error........................(dollars)... 901 301 2,189 719 1,413 322 1,059 569 1,352 720 Private household workers.............................. 3 67 - 15 3 37 1 8 - 7 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... (S) 15,198 - 12,256 (S) 14,650 (S) 28,256 - 18,590 Standard error........................(dollars)... (S) 1,811 - 4,062 (S) 1,961 (S) 6,197 - 8,157 Protective service workers............................. 1,116 124 48 6 344 29 499 53 226 36 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 40,228 32,217 19,765 11,891 33,630 32,671 42,275 30,737 43,978 40,852 Standard error........................(dollars)... 987 2,318 4,047 7,745 1,539 4,286 1,181 4,078 3,394 3,687 Service workers, except private household.............. 1,290 2,196 187 271 634 1,117 385 632 84 176 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 21,626 16,308 16,712 13,242 21,472 15,910 22,118 17,658 27,358 22,343 Standard error........................(dollars)... 429 259 1,053 1,420 671 311 994 915 3,138 2,289 Farming, fishing, and forestry workers................. 1,062 160 158 8 478 76 284 43 142 33 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 21,404 19,571 19,752 10,716 21,127 17,150 21,591 21,017 24,630 24,543 Standard error........................(dollars)... 535 2,072 2,903 9,540 927 2,002 835 4,252 3,029 3,505 Precision production, craft, and repair workers........ 7,673 483 917 49 3,854 266 2,358 131 543 36 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 34,734 24,378 28,064 20,060 33,035 23,433 38,091 26,530 39,145 35,267 Standard error........................(dollars)... 599 1,116 858 2,721 876 1,304 827 2,252 1,952 8,230 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......... 2,380 1,068 335 224 1,325 634 579 174 141 37 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 30,915 20,326 27,515 18,341 30,836 20,658 32,276 21,264 32,567 21,506 Standard error........................(dollars)... 381 385 1,817 929 529 431 990 1,106 2,916 5,324 Transportation and material moving workers............. 2,266 148 411 16 1,244 69 499 53 113 10 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 31,325 19,276 28,136 17,028 31,402 17,436 33,825 25,120 31,911 15,648 Standard error........................(dollars)... 367 2,244 1,710 5,989 437 2,151 1,656 3,418 2,508 1,679 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.... 1,044 246 172 42 592 151 238 45 42 9 Median earnings..........................(dollars)... 25,245 16,936 19,345 16,542 25,946 17,194 26,731 16,733 24,840 16,972 Standard error........................(dollars)... 675 917 1,527 2,307 844 1,605 1,455 2,162 5,874 5,543 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------