TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population
(Data from the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified
as year-round full-time (YRFT) workers. The relative earnings of a given group equals the median earnings of the group
divided by $32,717, the median earnings of US YRFT workers aged 21 to 64, times 100)
NEVADA: FEMALES
Total Worked year-round full-time in 1999
Employed Relative
Perc. Median earnings
Number dist. Number Percent Number Percent earnings (US Med=100)
21 to 64 years 577,180 100.0 380,230 65.9 259,205 44.9 $27,787 84.9
Not a high school graduate 74,915 13.0 33,925 45.3 21,030 28.1 $19,820 60.6
High school graduate 167,970 29.1 106,215 63.2 72,015 42.9 $24,242 74.1
Some college 206,105 35.7 147,990 71.8 100,780 48.9 $28,909 88.4
Bachelor degree 69,935 12.1 52,985 75.8 36,890 52.7 $35,971 109.9
Advanced degree 30,345 5.3 24,120 79.5 18,105 59.7 $46,296 141.5
21 to 24 years 49,210 100.0 31,740 64.5 16,300 33.1 $19,868 60.7
Not a high school graduate 8,595 17.5 3,670 42.7 1,915 22.3 $15,922 48.7
High school graduate 14,820 30.1 9,345 63.0 5,035 34.0 $19,170 58.6
Some college 19,115 38.8 14,140 74.0 6,975 36.5 $21,050 64.3
Bachelor degree 3,840 7.8 2,975 77.4 1,410 36.7 $23,113 70.6
Advanced degree 275 0.6 195 71.3 80 29.5 $20,795 63.6
25 to 34 years 144,805 100.0 97,060 67.0 64,445 44.5 $26,701 81.6
Not a high school graduate 20,845 14.4 8,860 42.5 4,770 22.9 $18,898 57.8
High school graduate 39,455 27.2 25,100 63.6 16,605 42.1 $22,424 68.5
Some college 49,475 34.2 36,935 74.7 24,690 49.9 $26,869 82.1
Bachelor degree 21,195 14.6 16,970 80.1 12,110 57.1 $33,334 101.9
Advanced degree 6,380 4.4 5,210 81.7 3,705 58.1 $40,221 122.9
35 to 44 years 156,655 100.0 110,480 70.5 76,680 48.9 $29,837 91.2
Not a high school graduate 19,480 12.4 10,030 51.5 6,615 34.0 $20,386 62.3
High school graduate 44,785 28.6 31,155 69.6 21,390 47.8 $26,015 79.5
Some college 56,355 36.0 42,700 75.8 29,995 53.2 $30,466 93.1
Bachelor degree 20,185 12.9 15,460 76.6 10,565 52.3 $39,256 120.0
Advanced degree 7,995 5.1 6,695 83.8 5,060 63.3 $45,069 137.8
45 to 54 years 132,985 100.0 94,675 71.2 68,530 51.5 $30,677 93.8
Not a high school graduate 13,615 10.2 6,825 50.1 4,560 33.5 $20,615 63.0
High school graduate 37,215 28.0 25,575 68.7 18,160 48.8 $25,492 77.9
Some college 50,080 37.7 37,405 74.7 26,975 53.9 $31,473 96.2
Bachelor degree 16,395 12.3 12,910 78.7 9,470 57.7 $38,109 116.5
Advanced degree 10,130 7.6 8,685 85.7 6,840 67.5 $50,500 154.4
55 to 64 years 93,525 100.0 46,275 49.5 33,250 35.6 $27,606 84.4
Not a high school graduate 12,375 13.2 4,545 36.7 3,175 25.6 $20,888 63.8
High school graduate 31,690 33.9 15,040 47.5 10,825 34.2 $24,573 75.1
Some college 31,080 33.2 16,805 54.1 12,145 39.1 $30,375 92.8
Bachelor degree 8,320 8.9 4,670 56.1 3,335 40.1 $37,727 115.3
Advanced degree 5,570 6.0 3,335 59.8 2,415 43.4 $50,422 154.1
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 66,610 100.0 10,625 16.0 4,670 7.0 $21,256 65.0
Not a high school graduate 11,660 17.5 1,200 10.3 565 4.8 $18,270 55.8
High school graduate 24,620 37.0 3,740 15.2 1,675 6.8 $19,231 58.8
Some college 18,430 27.7 3,515 19.1 1,420 7.7 $25,548 78.1
Bachelor degree 4,540 6.8 850 18.7 415 9.1 $36,351 111.1
Advanced degree 2,805 4.2 660 23.6 270 9.7 $40,119 122.6
