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)
UTAH: BOTH SEXES
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 1,174,310 100.0 899,220 76.6 607,085 51.7 $32,309 98.8
Not a high school graduate 90,000 7.7 53,880 59.9 33,155 36.8 $21,518 65.8
High school graduate 275,995 23.5 205,265 74.4 141,590 51.3 $27,154 83.0
Some college 483,685 41.2 374,700 77.5 237,970 49.2 $31,270 95.6
Bachelor degree 204,040 17.4 165,900 81.3 119,615 58.6 $41,171 125.8
Advanced degree 85,150 7.3 75,375 88.5 58,610 68.8 $53,538 163.6
21 to 24 years 181,230 100.0 138,755 76.6 62,420 34.4 $20,527 62.7
Not a high school graduate 14,605 8.1 9,295 63.7 4,775 32.7 $17,236 52.7
High school graduate 46,640 25.7 35,905 77.0 20,935 44.9 $20,258 61.9
Some college 98,845 54.5 77,100 78.0 29,515 29.9 $20,679 63.2
Bachelor degree 13,850 7.6 11,455 82.7 4,520 32.6 $23,577 72.1
Advanced degree 970 0.5 735 76.0 250 25.6 $24,539 75.0
25 to 34 years 319,495 100.0 246,980 77.3 165,090 51.7 $29,613 90.5
Not a high school graduate 27,065 8.5 16,855 62.3 10,355 38.3 $20,708 63.3
High school graduate 70,675 22.1 53,730 76.0 36,645 51.8 $26,439 80.8
Some college 128,525 40.2 100,440 78.1 65,940 51.3 $29,135 89.1
Bachelor degree 65,570 20.5 53,350 81.4 36,910 56.3 $34,167 104.4
Advanced degree 16,665 5.2 14,800 88.8 10,255 61.6 $41,266 126.1
35 to 44 years 298,230 100.0 237,965 79.8 172,905 58.0 $37,229 113.8
Not a high school graduate 23,380 7.8 15,045 64.4 9,625 41.2 $23,841 72.9
High school graduate 73,080 24.5 58,305 79.8 42,305 57.9 $31,166 95.3
Some college 113,740 38.1 90,135 79.2 63,400 55.7 $36,427 111.3
Bachelor degree 54,175 18.2 45,285 83.6 34,775 64.2 $47,018 143.7
Advanced degree 24,755 8.3 22,530 91.0 18,090 73.1 $56,765 173.5
45 to 54 years 234,460 100.0 189,145 80.7 143,365 61.1 $39,942 122.1
Not a high school graduate 12,210 5.2 7,210 59.0 4,755 39.0 $23,114 70.6
High school graduate 48,810 20.8 36,825 75.4 27,370 56.1 $30,776 94.1
Some college 94,205 40.2 76,840 81.6 57,295 60.8 $37,386 114.3
Bachelor degree 47,740 20.4 40,490 84.8 31,715 66.4 $46,838 143.2
Advanced degree 26,450 11.3 24,475 92.5 19,780 74.8 $58,943 180.2
55 to 64 years 140,900 100.0 86,375 61.3 63,305 44.9 $37,348 114.2
Not a high school graduate 12,745 9.0 5,475 42.9 3,645 28.6 $23,938 73.2
High school graduate 36,790 26.1 20,500 55.7 14,340 39.0 $29,684 90.7
Some college 48,365 34.3 30,180 62.4 21,820 45.1 $34,163 104.4
Bachelor degree 22,710 16.1 15,325 67.5 11,705 51.5 $45,701 139.7
Advanced degree 16,310 11.6 12,835 78.7 10,230 62.7 $56,527 172.8
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 101,660 100.0 20,510 20.2 7,940 7.8 $30,687 93.8
Not a high school graduate 13,415 13.2 1,635 12.2 545 4.1 $17,679 54.0
High school graduate 31,580 31.1 5,245 16.6 1,875 5.9 $22,912 70.0
Some college 30,295 29.8 6,585 21.7 2,550 8.4 $27,286 83.4
Bachelor degree 13,440 13.2 3,285 24.5 1,395 10.4 $39,574 121.0
Advanced degree 8,945 8.8 3,030 33.9 1,330 14.9 $55,324 169.1
