Table 13. 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. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 24, 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLACK Executive, administrative, and managerial workers....... 397 578 16 14 63 92 123 208 195 264 Median earnings.........................(dollars)... 41,091 30,713 19,613 17,442 36,513 24,496 37,927 27,259 46,370 37,479 Standard error.......................(dollars)... 2,448 1,287 3,017 3,259 6,529 2,057 3,701 1,869 3,245 3,048 Professional specialty workers.......................... 443 724 6 13 49 70 92 154 296 487 Median earnings.........................(dollars)... 36,973 32,100 23,750 11,889 40,095 18,418 36,974 30,067 37,102 34,769 Standard error.......................(dollars)... 1,392 908 835 8,739 8,175 1,437 1,850 2,707 2,516 1,313 Technical and related support workers................... 129 200 3 2 27 53 67 121 33 24 Median earnings.........................(dollars)... 34,421 26,980(S) (S) 27,213 19,558 35,392 29,182 41,352 31,655 Standard error.......................(dollars)... 2,743 1,675(S) (S) 3,499 1,509 2,715 1,551 7,091 2,790 Sales workers........................................... 321 345 26 32 113 154 112 112 70 47 Median earnings.........................(dollars)... 29,266 18,135 20,531 11,856 25,456 16,392 30,122 21,356 36,439 36,501 Standard error.......................(dollars)... 2,479 1,215 4,276 917 3,074 717 2,675 1,013 9,109 3,157 Administrative support workers, including clerical...... 417 1,333 13 48 171 507 176 595 57 183 Median earnings.........................(dollars)... 26,919 23,838 20,580 21,502 26,582 23,366 27,513 24,283 30,864 24,574 Standard error.......................(dollars)... 1,006 677 1,653 918 1,047 1,122 1,964 971 3,963 2,832 Private household workers............................... - 39 - 23 - 13 - 3 - - Median earnings.........................(dollars)... - 13,029 - 12,090 - 13,682 - (S) - - Standard error.......................(dollars)... - 1,711 - 2,789 - 1,053 - (S) - - Protective service workers.............................. 215 106 8 10 76 38 89 48 42 10 Median earnings.........................(dollars)... 35,662 28,826 39,465 29,079 35,120 17,151 36,004 29,313 32,457 34,497 Standard error.......................(dollars)... 1,393 1,134 13,408 8,451 4,482 6,555 892 4,686 9,619 12,132 Service workers, except private household............... 474 873 113 208 248 451 97 187 17 27 Median earnings.........................(dollars)... 20,664 16,586 12,469 13,293 21,557 17,385 26,636 18,053 21,143 17,843 Standard error.......................(dollars)... 964 397 1,320 1,105 1,025 742 2,568 1,508 1,283 4,830 Farming, fishing, and forestry workers.................. 50 7 17 4 29 3 1 - 2 - Median earnings.........................(dollars)... 13,708 17,005 11,659 (S) 20,687 (S) (S) - (S) - Standard error.......................(dollars)... 1,926 3,409 1,380 (S) 3,395 (S) (S) - (S) - Precision production, craft, and repair workers......... 752 140 140 27 348 54 212 40 51 19 Median earnings.........................(dollars)... 30,218 21,065 22,751 18,709 28,217 17,379 39,245 21,771 38,111 31,676 Standard error.......................(dollars)... 1,591 2,822 1,467 1,087 1,940 4,745 2,181 8,788 7,613 7,887 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors........... 483 377 117 85 217 205 126 78 23 10 Median earnings.........................(dollars)... 25,852 16,720 16,506 14,795 28,823 16,949 25,293 22,076 29,207 15,416 Standard error.......................(dollars)... 786 434 1,210 948 1,378 647 2,235 2,833 6,931 2,905 Transportation and material moving workers.............. 529 68 111 5 240 44 147 14 32 6 Median earnings.........................(dollars)... 24,200 21,665 21,090 (S) 24,555 21,055 25,700 35,425 28,579 4,553 Standard error.......................(dollars)... 1,548 1,323 2,201 (S) 1,526 2,518 3,873 7,607 8,615 16,747 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers..... 385 69 64 17 224 41 82 10 14 - Median earnings.........................(dollars)... 21,749 17,432 16,556 14,563 19,468 20,338 26,458 21,547 26,561 - Standard error.......................(dollars)... 2,210 2,819 737 2,280 2,257 4,343 2,829 8,961 844 - 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 BLACK-TO-WHITE, NOT HISPANIC RATIO Executive, administrative, and managerial workers....... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Median earnings.........................(dollars)... 79.6 89.2 52.1 79.1 90.9 91.0 89.3 86.5 74.6 87.1 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)... 71.4 88.8 110.7 60.9 108.1 84.5 85.5 91.1 66.6 93.1 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)... 84.4 92.1 - - 79.0 82.2 88.0 100.1 93.0 89.9 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)... 75.7 74.6 67.1 94.8 78.7 79.4 82.6 91.7 71.9 95.2 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)... 83.1 102.7 92.0 100.7 83.2 103.6 85.5 103.5 86.6 94.5 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)... - 85.7 - 98.6 - 93.4 - - - - 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)... 88.6 89.5 199.7 244.5 104.4 52.5 85.2 95.4 73.8 84.4 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)... 95.6 101.7 74.6 100.4 100.4 109.3 120.4 102.2 77.3 79.9 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 86.9 59.0 - 97.9 - - - - - 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)... 87.0 86.4 81.1 93.3 85.4 74.2 103.0 82.1 97.4 89.8 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)... 83.6 82.3 60.0 80.7 93.5 82.0 78.4 103.8 89.7 71.7 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)... 77.3 112.4 75.0 0.0 78.2 120.8 76.0 141.0 89.6 29.1 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)... 86.2 102.9 85.6 88.0 75.0 118.3 99.0 128.8 106.9 - 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.