HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

53. Certification and licensing status of the employed by occupation, 2018 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.............................................. 155,761 100.0 24.1 2.3 21.8 75.9

Management, professional, and related occupations........... 62,436 100.0 35.7 3.2 32.5 64.3

Management, business, and financial operations

occupations..................................................... 25,850 100.0 22.3 3.2 19.1 77.7

Management occupations.................................... 18,263 100.0 21.9 3.2 18.7 78.1

Business and financial operations occupations............ 7,587 100.0 23.4 3.3 20.1 76.6

Professional and related occupations.......................... 36,586 100.0 45.2 3.2 41.9 54.8

Computer and mathematical occupations.................. 5,126 100.0 13.5 6.6 6.9 86.5

Architecture and engineering occupations.................. 3,263 100.0 23.9 3.0 20.9 76.1

Life, physical, and social science occupations............. 1,529 100.0 27.1 3.0 24.1 72.9

Community and social services occupations............... 2,680 100.0 37.1 4.6 32.5 62.9

Legal occupations............................................. 1,891 100.0 65.9 3.3 62.6 34.1

Education, training, and library occupations................ 9,313 100.0 52.7 1.7 51.1 47.3

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations.................................................. 3,362 100.0 10.4 2.2 8.3 89.6

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations....... 9,420 100.0 75.7 3.1 72.6 24.3

Service occupations.............................................. 26,854 100.0 21.6 1.5 20.1 78.4

Healthcare support occupations............................. 3,629 100.0 49.0 2.5 46.5 51.0

Protective service occupations............................... 3,203 100.0 36.5 1.4 35.1 63.5

Food preparation and serving related occupations........ 8,220 100.0 7.4 0.9 6.5 92.6

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations.................................................. 5,854 100.0 7.9 1.0 6.9 92.1

Personal care and service occupations..................... 5,947 100.0 29.8 2.2 27.6 70.2

Sales and office occupations................................... 33,461 100.0 12.1 1.4 10.7 87.9

Sales and related occupations............................... 15,806 100.0 15.4 1.6 13.8 84.6

Office and administrative support occupations............. 17,655 100.0 9.1 1.3 7.8 90.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

occupations..................................................... 14,471 100.0 18.8 2.5 16.3 81.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................. 1,121 100.0 8.6 0.8 7.8 91.4

Construction and extraction occupations................... 8,338 100.0 18.1 1.9 16.3 81.9

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations......... 5,012 100.0 22.3 4.1 18.2 77.7

Production, transportation, and material moving

occupations..................................................... 18,539 100.0 14.7 1.6 13.1 85.3

Production occupations....................................... 8,621 100.0 10.0 1.8 8.1 90.0

Transportation and material moving occupations.......... 9,918 100.0 18.7 1.4 17.3 81.3

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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