Table 13. Occupation of Longest Job in 1995 of Year-Round, Full-Time Workers 25 Years Old and Over, by Total Money Median Earnings, Educational Attainment, Sex, and Race Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet release date: June 26, 1997 (Numbers in thousands. Persons as of March 1996. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | BLACK | | | | | | | | | | Executive, administrative, and managerial workers.........| 420 534| 13 8| 66 96| 143 184| 197 246 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 35,875 29,408| 26,454 19,754| 32,832 24,615| 31,835 29,458| 40,961 30,957 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 842 976| 6,627 7,455| 4,297 1,674| 2,914 1,563| 3,759 1,676 Professional specialty workers............................| 393 595| 7 4| 36 53| 119 147| 231 391 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 36,406 32,161| 11,250 (S)| 24,621 16,497| 35,413 32,006| 40,439 34,438 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 2,050 1,469| 814 (S)| 6,792 3,184| 3,008 4,665| 2,599 1,586 Technical and related support workers.....................| 123203 203| 3 3| 10 53| 65 103| 45 45 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 31,257 25,683| (S) (S)| 32,108 19,847| 25,771 25,113| 41,961 32,023 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 3,446 1,200| (S) (S)| 10,023 4,295| 1,219 1,831| 3,407 7,292 Sales workers.............................................| 267 298| 6 35| 80 88| 98 121| 84 53 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 24,060 18,856| 12,072 12,462| 16,340 16,961| 22,993 20,329| 36,812 23,831 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 2,132 1,406| 6,632 2,246| 2,671 1,448| 1,830 1,954| 1,562 4,532 Administrative support workers, including clerical........| 402 1,196| 21 34| 136 383| 192 607| 51 172 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 27,093 21,316| 21,496 17,711| 26,467 21,531| 26,694 21,529| 35,212 21,353 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 1,609 412| 3,437 3,210| 2,949 625| 663 684| 4,796 827 Private household workers.................................| 3 42| - 11| - 26| 3 4| - - Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| (S) 12,390| - 11,434| - 15,231| (S) (S)| - - Standard error...........................(dollars)...| (S) 3,398| - 5,217| - 3,706| (S) (S)| - - Protective service workers................................| 210 76| 11 4| 71 30| 84 31| 45 10 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 26,979 22,887| 16,328 (S)| 25,728 19,723| 27,813 26,863| 28,809 34,518 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 1,606 2,039| 745 (S)| 3,595 2,083| 2,748 3,121| 5,671 16,544 Service workers, except private household.................| 469 804| 140 183| 202 385| 127 220| 1 17 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 17,470 14,223| 16,414 13,456| 17,777 14,234| 19,746 14,768| (S) 14,558 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 1,097 428| 2,852 1,021| 1,131 559| 2,225 1,098| (S) 5,205 Farming, fishing, and forestry workers....................| 69 1| 41 -| 22 -| 6 -| - 1 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 13,036 (S)| 11,144 -| 18,027 -| 11,250 -| - (S) Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 1,977 (S)| 1,087 -| 1,518 -| 828 -| - (S) Precision production, craft, and repair workers...........| 651 84| 128 9| 319 43| 179 24| 25 8 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 26,993 18,879| 23,695 13,691| 25,758 17,073| 32,806 21,687| 31,141 47,772 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 944 4,105| 1,481 11,723| 1,668 2,014| 2,155 12,953| 914 7,688 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.............| 482 415| 113 105| 253 248| 89 49| 27 13 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 22,426 16,823| 20,643 15,568| 24,480 16,475| 28,490 19,501| 21,475 27,952 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 1,274 812| 1,195 1,284| 2,116 930| 4,434 1,807| 909 4,766 Transportation and material moving workers................| 427 48| 76 4| 223 18| 117 25| 10 - Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 24,106 17,364| 16,591 (S)| 25,697 12,240| 25,311 21,320| 27,815 - Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 2,104 3,276| 924 (S)| 1,824 3,619| 4,507 12,109| 6,603 - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.......| 391 94| 103 21| 216 52| 67 12| 6 9 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 20,171 14,146| 18,865 17,369| 18,775 11,752| 23,751 16,704| 24,840 11,193 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 1,402 1,836| 2,822 3,037| 1,890 705| 3,360 9,070| 1,984 9,361 | | | | | | | | | | WHITE, NOT HISPANIC | | | | | | | | | | Executive, administrative, and managerial workers.........| 7,410 4,731| 175 83| 1,272 1,157| 1,843 1,540| 4,120 1,952 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 49,322 31,298| 35,813 16,825| 37,690 25,852| 43,437 30,039| 55,852 38,749 Standard error.........................(dollars)...| 810 273| 1,706 2,443| 964 559| 1,437 673| 800 1,261 Professional specialty workers............................| 5,641 4,796| 10 25| 256 280| 894 781| 4,481 3,710 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 49,614 34,536| 24,327 14,226| 39,967 19,798| 39,341 33,177| 51,644 35,939 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 807 560| 4,212 1,404| 1,981 1,038| 1,027 1,138| 407 458 Technical and related support workers.....................| 1,049 1,048| 17 13| 186 232| 489 529| 357 274 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 38,868 27,296| 35,906 20,981| 35,509 24,273| 36,862 26,484| 42,226 34,932 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 1,363 680| 6,140 2,432| 2,202 1,479| 1,944 481| 2,361 1,348 Sales workers.............................................| 4,878 2,656| 177 182| 1,272 1,135| 1,462 757| 1,966 582 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 37,304 22,109| 22,330 15,255| 31,131 19,633| 35,644 23,559| 47,828 31,186 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 601 365| 1,905 929| 559 593| 771 777| 1,751 1,015 Administrative support workers, including clerical........| 1,929 6,579| 76 177| 675 3,196| 713 2,466| 465 740 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 30,769 21,612| 24,127 19,956| 30,327 21,002| 30,131 22,146| 35,645 22,799 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 474 160| 2,438 1,440| 1,083 233| 1,368 251| 1,793 709 Private household workers.................................| - 93| - 36| - 26| - 20| - 10 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| - 11,044| - 8,856| - 10,039| - 15,157| - 20,021 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| - 1,070| - 1,551| - 1,445| - 1,919| - 4,119 Protective service workers................................| 1,098 111| 45 2| 341 43| 485 49| 227 17 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 35,269 26,688| 22,523 (S)| 32,222 22,673| 35,188 27,244| 42,610 43,879 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 1,021 2,419| 3,778 (S)| 1,454 2,939| 1,282 3,119| 3,798 5,220 Service workers, except private household.................| 1,260 2,201| 199 330| 528 1,122| 423 602| 109 147 Median earnings..........................(dollars)....| 21,053 15,041| 19,444 12,243| 20,372 14,220| 22,434 16,072| 25,320 19,574 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 446 312| 1,353 534| 907 568| 1,078 529| 2,445 1,255 Farming, fishing, and forestry workers....................| 1,181 235| 211 23| 550 124| 262 53| 157 36 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 20,373 11,570| 17,389 11,286| 18,474 11,578| 24,155 11,033| 23,349 13,874 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 615 818| 1,478 1,209| 1,263 1,098| 2,089 3,789| 4,186 4,310 Precision production, craft, and repair workers...........| 7,092 519| 819 70| 3,509 278| 2,238 116| 525 54 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 32,245 24,096| 25,419 16,911| 32,033 22,427| 35,718 23,667| 36,305 37,051 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 223 1,173| 548 3,871| 314 1,090| 473 1,627| 1,148 3,122 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.............| 2,464 1,082| 382 280| 1,390 645| 571 134| 121 23 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 27,435 17,918| 21,580 16,430| 29,018 18,609| 30,831 20,620| 25,637 24,455 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 581 586| 553 598| 965 858| 691 1,800| 2,375 10,767 Transportation and material moving workers................| 2,494 154| 479 11| 1,335 92| 545 44| 135 7 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 29,826 20,161| 25,499 19,509| 30,033 18,065| 32,162 20,901| 27,873 21,220 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 628 1,197| 941 2,253| 710 2,221| 900 1,459| 3,562 13,481 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.......| 1,075 273| 171 55| 607 167| 239 35| 58 17 Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 22,307 15,521| 19,830 13,649| 22,169 15,656| 23,243 17,888| 31,078 21,204 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| 696 795| 2,028 1,128| 900 912| 1,236 4,133| 4,138 4,534 | | | | | | | | | | BLACK-TO-WHITE, NOT HISPANIC RATIO | | | | | | | | | | Executive, administrative, and managerial workers.........| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 72.7 94.0| 73.9 117.4| 87.1 95.2| 73.3 98.1| 73.3 79.9 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Professional specialty workers............................| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 73.4 93.1| 46.2 -| 61.6 83.3| 90.0 96.5| 78.3 95.8 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Technical and related support workers.....................| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 80.4 94.1| - -| 90.4 81.8| 69.9 94.8| 99.4 91.7 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Sales workers.............................................| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 64.5 85.3| 54.1 81.7| 52.5 86.4| 64.5 86.3| 77.0 76.4 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Administrative support workers, including clerical........| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 88.1 98.6| 89.1 88.8| 87.3 102.5| 88.6 97.2| 98.8 93.7 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Private household workers.................................| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| - 112.2| - 129.1| - 151.7| - -| - - Standard error...........................(dollars)...| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Protective service workers................................| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 76.5 85.8| 72.5 -| 79.8 87.0| 79.0 98.6| 67.6 78.7 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Service workers, except private household.................| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 83.0 94.6| 84.4 109.9| 87.3 100.1| 88.0 91.9| - 74.4 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Farming, fishing, and forestry workers....................| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 64.0 -| 64.1 -| 97.6 -| 46.6 -| - - Standard error...........................(dollars)...| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Precision production, craft, and repair workers...........| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 83.7 78.4| 93.2 81.0| 80.4 76.1| 91.8 91.6| 85.8 128.9 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.............| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 81.7 93.9| 95.7 94.8| 84.4 88.5| 92.4 94.6| 83.8 114.3 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Transportation and material moving workers................| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 80.8 86.1| 65.1 -| 85.6 67.8| 78.7 102.0| 99.8 - Standard error...........................(dollars)...| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.......| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) Median earnings...........................(dollars)...| 90.4 91.1| 95.1 127.3| 84.7 75.1| 102.2 93.4| 79.9 52.8 Standard error...........................(dollars)...| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X)| (X) (X) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Data where base is less than 75,000 may not meet statistical standards for reliability of derived figures.