55. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by certification and licensing status and occupation,

2015 annual averages

Median weekly earnings

With a certification or license1

Total

With a 

certification, 

but no 

license

With a 

license2

Total, 16 years and over 109,080 $809 $1,004 $1,052 $998 $747

 Management, professional, and related occupations 44,844 1,158 1,174 1,367 1,160 1,146

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations 18,422 1,258 1,457 1,558 1,438 1,207

 Management occupations 12,480 1,351 1,530 1,640 1,485 1,283

 Business and financial operations occupations 5,942 1,137 1,327 1,336 1,325 1,078

 Professional and related occupations 26,423 1,112 1,129 1,234 1,121 1,087

 Computer and mathematical occupations 4,009 1,428 1,442 1,518 1,387 1,425

 Architecture and engineering occupations 2,656 1,424 1,548 1,423 1,564 1,394

 Life, physical, and social science occupations 1,176 1,206 1,285 – 1,245 1,172

 Community and social services occupations 2,143 889 989 959 997 814

 Legal occupations 1,346 1,391 1,758 1,508 1,764 963

 Education, training, and library occupations 6,884 956 1,003 990 1,004 849

 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 1,643 1,001 1,029 1,154 1,006 998

 Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 6,566 1,041 1,120 1,072 1,122 834

 Service occupations 15,279 509 591 578 592 492

 Healthcare support occupations 2,395 498 507 548 503 488

 Protective service occupations 2,729 796 917 970 916 733

 Food preparation and serving related occupations 4,124 441 497 568 486 434

 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 3,605 486 593 503 605 480

 Personal care and service occupations 2,427 498 524 621 517 489

 Sales and office occupations 23,620 673 785 780 786 659

 Sales and related occupations 9,725 716 897 950 887 677

 Office and administrative support occupations 13,894 656 710 698 712 651

 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 10,834 761 939 925 943 717

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 810 464 644 – – 457

 Construction and extraction occupations 5,722 749 954 933 959 707

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 4,301 839 939 928 943 810

 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 14,504 656 849 790 857 622

 Production occupations 7,551 663 846 834 849 642

 Transportation and material moving occupations 6,953 646 851 741 860 602

1 A person may have more than one certification or license.

2 Persons with a license may also have a certification.

NOTE: Certifications are issued by a non-governmental certification body and convey that an individual has the knowledge or skill to perform a specific 

job. A license is awarded by a government agency and conveys a legal authority to work in an occupation. Data are for wage and salary workers; all 

self-employed workers are excluded, both those with incorporated businesses and those with unincorporated businesses. Dash indicates no data or 

data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 50,000).

Occupation

Full-time 

wage and 

salary 

workers (in 

thousands)

Without a 

certification 

or license

Total