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)
OKLAHOMA: 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 915,795 100.0 734,665 80.2 593,045 64.8 $31,694 96.9
Not a high school graduate 112,545 12.3 71,130 63.2 50,195 44.6 $21,949 67.1
High school graduate 284,820 31.1 225,610 79.2 183,100 64.3 $27,453 83.9
Some college 286,310 31.3 237,520 83.0 190,545 66.6 $32,242 98.5
Bachelor degree 132,090 14.4 116,870 88.5 100,395 76.0 $41,907 128.1
Advanced degree 65,605 7.2 59,170 90.2 50,365 76.8 $52,436 160.3
21 to 24 years 92,215 100.0 70,115 76.0 40,430 43.8 $19,389 59.3
Not a high school graduate 12,435 13.5 8,705 70.0 5,160 41.5 $17,082 52.2
High school graduate 29,180 31.6 23,375 80.1 16,045 55.0 $19,225 58.8
Some college 38,550 41.8 28,955 75.1 14,710 38.2 $20,067 61.3
Bachelor degree 7,300 7.9 5,700 78.1 2,460 33.7 $24,076 73.6
Advanced degree 590 0.6 405 68.7 170 28.9 $26,125 79.9
25 to 34 years 208,460 100.0 176,870 84.8 140,900 67.6 $27,403 83.8
Not a high school graduate 25,165 12.1 17,915 71.2 12,315 48.9 $20,180 61.7
High school graduate 65,745 31.5 55,080 83.8 43,985 66.9 $24,722 75.6
Some college 65,810 31.6 58,340 88.7 47,095 71.6 $28,111 85.9
Bachelor degree 33,765 16.2 30,480 90.3 25,835 76.5 $34,374 105.1
Advanced degree 9,375 4.5 8,470 90.3 6,805 72.6 $42,596 130.2
35 to 44 years 250,205 100.0 214,380 85.7 180,925 72.3 $34,257 104.7
Not a high school graduate 30,305 12.1 20,610 68.0 15,075 49.7 $23,001 70.3
High school graduate 84,975 34.0 72,485 85.3 60,400 71.1 $30,276 92.5
Some college 73,075 29.2 64,915 88.8 55,645 76.1 $35,750 109.3
Bachelor degree 34,965 14.0 32,755 93.7 29,710 85.0 $46,632 142.5
Advanced degree 17,265 6.9 16,360 94.8 14,380 83.3 $54,983 168.1
45 to 54 years 215,790 100.0 178,510 82.7 153,405 71.1 $38,316 117.1
Not a high school graduate 21,440 9.9 13,075 61.0 9,760 45.5 $25,375 77.6
High school graduate 58,795 27.2 46,485 79.1 39,120 66.5 $31,587 96.5
Some college 68,450 31.7 58,310 85.2 50,935 74.4 $38,385 117.3
Bachelor degree 37,005 17.1 34,005 91.9 30,685 82.9 $48,320 147.7
Advanced degree 23,180 10.7 21,825 94.2 19,115 82.5 $56,539 172.8
55 to 64 years 149,125 100.0 94,795 63.6 77,385 51.9 $36,105 110.4
Not a high school graduate 23,205 15.6 10,825 46.7 7,885 34.0 $25,949 79.3
High school graduate 46,120 30.9 28,180 61.1 23,550 51.1 $30,312 92.6
Some college 40,420 27.1 27,000 66.8 22,155 54.8 $37,703 115.2
Bachelor degree 19,050 12.8 13,930 73.1 11,710 61.5 $47,616 145.5
Advanced degree 15,195 10.2 12,110 79.7 9,890 65.1 $55,343 169.2
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 108,965 100.0 27,725 25.4 12,865 11.8 $24,256 74.1
Not a high school graduate 27,645 25.4 4,750 17.2 1,960 7.1 $17,034 52.1
High school graduate 30,305 27.8 7,415 24.5 3,535 11.7 $19,842 60.6
Some college 24,390 22.4 6,665 27.3 3,155 12.9 $27,415 83.8
Bachelor degree 12,820 11.8 4,290 33.5 2,045 15.9 $32,297 98.7
Advanced degree 9,300 8.5 3,615 38.9 1,755 18.9 $51,042 156.0
