HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

53. Certification and licensing status of the employed by occupation, 2022 annual averages

[Numbers in thousands]

Occupation Total

employed

Percent distribution

Total

employed

With a certification or license1

Without a

certification

or license Total

With a

certification,

but no

license

With a

license2

Total, 16 years and over.............................................. 158,291 100.0 24.0 2.3 21.7 76.0

Management, professional, and related occupations........... 68,099 100.0 34.5 3.3 31.2 65.5

Management, business, and financial operations

occupations..................................................... 29,350 100.0 21.6 3.3 18.3 78.4

Management occupations.................................... 20,199 100.0 21.4 3.1 18.3 78.6

Business and financial operations occupations............ 9,152 100.0 22.2 3.8 18.4 77.8

Professional and related occupations.......................... 38,749 100.0 44.3 3.3 41.0 55.7

Computer and mathematical occupations.................. 6,171 100.0 12.6 5.5 7.2 87.4

Architecture and engineering occupations.................. 3,464 100.0 23.0 3.4 19.6 77.0

Life, physical, and social science occupations............. 1,840 100.0 25.3 2.3 23.0 74.7

Community and social services occupations............... 2,945 100.0 39.4 3.5 35.9 60.6

Legal occupations............................................. 1,861 100.0 64.2 2.9 61.3 35.8

Education, training, and library occupations................ 9,220 100.0 53.0 2.1 50.9 47.0

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations.................................................. 3,441 100.0 12.1 2.3 9.8 87.9

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations....... 9,808 100.0 76.1 3.5 72.6 23.9

Service occupations.............................................. 25,438 100.0 20.6 1.6 19.0 79.4

Healthcare support occupations............................. 4,930 100.0 38.6 2.5 36.1 61.4

Protective service occupations............................... 3,057 100.0 36.8 2.0 34.8 63.2

Food preparation and serving related occupations........ 7,907 100.0 6.4 0.5 5.9 93.6

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations.................................................. 5,576 100.0 7.0 0.8 6.2 93.0

Personal care and service occupations..................... 3,968 100.0 33.0 3.1 29.9 67.0

Sales and office occupations................................... 30,412 100.0 12.9 1.4 11.6 87.1

Sales and related occupations............................... 14,316 100.0 16.3 1.5 14.8 83.7

Office and administrative support occupations............. 16,096 100.0 9.9 1.2 8.6 90.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

occupations..................................................... 14,260 100.0 18.1 2.4 15.7 81.9

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................. 980 100.0 9.1 0.8 8.3 90.9

Construction and extraction occupations................... 8,427 100.0 16.8 1.8 15.1 83.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations......... 4,853 100.0 22.3 3.9 18.4 77.7

Production, transportation, and material moving

occupations..................................................... 20,082 100.0 13.9 1.5 12.4 86.1

Production occupations....................................... 8,256 100.0 9.1 1.8 7.2 90.9

Transportation and material moving occupations.......... 11,826 100.0 17.3 1.2 16.0 82.7

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. Updated population controls are

introduced annually with the release of January data.

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