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)
GEORGIA: MALES
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 2,284,925 100.0 1,858,360 81.3 1,535,920 67.2 $36,686 112.1
Not a high school graduate 357,240 15.6 235,640 66.0 172,590 48.3 $23,714 72.5
High school graduate 650,545 28.5 520,085 79.9 435,535 66.9 $30,928 94.5
Some college 598,245 26.2 504,565 84.3 417,705 69.8 $36,811 112.5
Bachelor degree 392,160 17.2 354,775 90.5 305,635 77.9 $51,800 158.3
Advanced degree 194,760 8.5 177,710 91.2 152,830 78.5 $65,988 201.7
21 to 24 years 214,080 100.0 161,130 75.3 94,980 44.4 $21,316 65.2
Not a high school graduate 43,655 20.4 31,315 71.7 18,920 43.3 $17,897 54.7
High school graduate 64,960 30.3 51,495 79.3 34,670 53.4 $21,265 65.0
Some college 71,670 33.5 52,165 72.8 27,800 38.8 $22,343 68.3
Bachelor degree 20,520 9.6 16,325 79.5 7,575 36.9 $30,659 93.7
Advanced degree 1,550 0.7 1,215 78.4 595 38.2 $31,906 97.5
25 to 34 years 604,370 100.0 517,685 85.7 421,850 69.8 $31,587 96.5
Not a high school graduate 90,435 15.0 67,270 74.4 47,480 52.5 $21,842 66.8
High school graduate 171,200 28.3 144,315 84.3 119,695 69.9 $27,812 85.0
Some college 158,055 26.2 139,820 88.5 116,535 73.7 $31,591 96.6
Bachelor degree 120,385 19.9 111,355 92.5 94,860 78.8 $42,419 129.7
Advanced degree 38,550 6.4 35,615 92.4 28,700 74.4 $51,189 156.5
35 to 44 years 647,700 100.0 556,785 86.0 481,905 74.4 $39,788 121.6
Not a high school graduate 85,245 13.2 59,810 70.2 45,465 53.3 $25,601 78.2
High school graduate 193,800 29.9 163,200 84.2 141,100 72.8 $32,401 99.0
Some college 167,950 25.9 149,880 89.2 131,285 78.2 $40,102 122.6
Bachelor degree 115,765 17.9 108,960 94.1 98,555 85.1 $60,118 183.8
Advanced degree 58,180 9.0 55,200 94.9 48,990 84.2 $70,369 215.1
45 to 54 years 507,385 100.0 421,885 83.1 368,300 72.6 $43,206 132.1
Not a high school graduate 70,190 13.8 44,515 63.4 34,560 49.2 $26,839 82.0
High school graduate 134,230 26.5 107,505 80.1 94,300 70.3 $35,726 109.2
Some college 132,790 26.2 115,670 87.1 102,145 76.9 $42,490 129.9
Bachelor degree 91,820 18.1 84,825 92.4 76,370 83.2 $61,066 186.7
Advanced degree 60,860 12.0 57,295 94.1 50,550 83.1 $70,944 216.8
55 to 64 years 311,385 100.0 200,875 64.5 168,885 54.2 $41,809 127.8
Not a high school graduate 67,715 21.7 32,730 48.3 26,165 38.6 $27,155 83.0
High school graduate 86,360 27.7 53,570 62.0 45,775 53.0 $36,185 110.6
Some college 67,775 21.8 47,035 69.4 39,935 58.9 $44,423 135.8
Bachelor degree 43,665 14.0 33,315 76.3 28,280 64.8 $61,524 188.0
Advanced degree 35,615 11.4 28,385 79.7 23,995 67.4 $70,336 215.0
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 191,200 100.0 48,415 25.3 23,205 12.1 $31,167 95.3
Not a high school graduate 60,405 31.6 10,710 17.7 4,530 7.5 $20,398 62.3
High school graduate 49,685 26.0 11,810 23.8 5,405 10.9 $22,475 68.7
Some college 34,520 18.1 9,790 28.4 4,730 13.7 $33,969 103.8
Bachelor degree 23,400 12.2 8,080 34.5 4,395 18.8 $49,043 149.9
Advanced degree 17,065 8.9 6,695 39.2 3,530 20.7 $61,712 188.6
