HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

53. Certification and licensing status of the employed by occupation, 2023 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.............................................. 161,037 100.0 24.1 2.5 21.6 75.9

Management, professional, and related occupations........... 70,275 100.0 34.3 3.6 30.7 65.7

Management, business, and financial operations

occupations..................................................... 30,544 100.0 21.7 3.6 18.1 78.3

Management occupations.................................... 20,906 100.0 21.7 3.4 18.3 78.3

Business and financial operations occupations............ 9,638 100.0 21.6 4.0 17.6 78.4

Professional and related occupations.......................... 39,731 100.0 44.0 3.6 40.3 56.0

Computer and mathematical occupations.................. 6,502 100.0 13.6 6.6 7.0 86.4

Architecture and engineering occupations.................. 3,602 100.0 22.2 3.5 18.7 77.8

Life, physical, and social science occupations............. 1,870 100.0 23.9 3.8 20.1 76.1

Community and social services occupations............... 2,879 100.0 38.8 4.0 34.8 61.2

Legal occupations............................................. 1,897 100.0 66.5 3.8 62.8 33.5

Education, training, and library occupations................ 9,403 100.0 52.7 1.8 50.8 47.3

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations.................................................. 3,478 100.0 10.9 2.3 8.5 89.1

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations....... 10,099 100.0 75.6 3.7 71.9 24.4

Service occupations.............................................. 26,171 100.0 20.6 1.6 19.1 79.4

Healthcare support occupations............................. 5,123 100.0 37.9 2.8 35.1 62.1

Protective service occupations............................... 3,105 100.0 35.9 1.6 34.3 64.1

Food preparation and serving related occupations........ 8,189 100.0 7.0 0.8 6.1 93.0

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations.................................................. 5,534 100.0 6.6 0.5 6.1 93.4

Personal care and service occupations..................... 4,220 100.0 33.3 2.8 30.5 66.7

Sales and office occupations................................... 30,279 100.0 13.2 1.5 11.7 86.8

Sales and related occupations............................... 14,325 100.0 16.8 1.6 15.2 83.2

Office and administrative support occupations............. 15,954 100.0 9.9 1.3 8.6 90.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

occupations..................................................... 14,326 100.0 17.6 2.6 15.0 82.4

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................. 987 100.0 7.4 0.5 6.9 92.6

Construction and extraction occupations................... 8,457 100.0 17.2 2.0 15.2 82.8

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations......... 4,881 100.0 20.3 4.0 16.4 79.7

Production, transportation, and material moving

occupations..................................................... 19,986 100.0 13.9 1.3 12.6 86.1

Production occupations....................................... 8,280 100.0 9.5 1.8 7.7 90.5

Transportation and material moving occupations.......... 11,706 100.0 17.1 1.0 16.1 82.9

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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