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: 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 1,169,445 100.0 844,615 72.2 622,995 53.3 $31,945 97.6
Not a high school graduate 158,220 13.5 88,900 56.2 59,150 37.4 $21,662 66.2
High school graduate 337,395 28.9 238,075 70.6 175,760 52.1 $28,322 86.6
Some college 403,515 34.5 309,405 76.7 227,990 56.5 $32,887 100.5
Bachelor degree 144,010 12.3 116,505 80.9 89,440 62.1 $41,190 125.9
Advanced degree 66,820 5.7 55,055 82.4 44,290 66.3 $51,925 158.7
21 to 24 years 100,430 100.0 70,900 70.6 39,845 39.7 $20,877 63.8
Not a high school graduate 19,990 19.9 12,020 60.1 6,650 33.3 $17,218 52.6
High school graduate 32,270 32.1 23,045 71.4 13,970 43.3 $20,904 63.9
Some college 34,495 34.3 26,070 75.6 13,955 40.5 $21,971 67.2
Bachelor degree 6,360 6.3 5,140 80.8 2,470 38.8 $25,344 77.5
Advanced degree 455 0.5 300 65.7 155 33.8 $26,058 79.6
25 to 34 years 296,765 100.0 222,315 74.9 160,525 54.1 $30,009 91.7
Not a high school graduate 46,785 15.8 26,885 57.5 17,000 36.3 $21,172 64.7
High school graduate 83,995 28.3 61,800 73.6 44,815 53.4 $26,776 81.8
Some college 96,380 32.5 77,985 80.9 57,040 59.2 $30,704 93.8
Bachelor degree 40,330 13.6 34,365 85.2 26,275 65.1 $36,158 110.5
Advanced degree 12,015 4.0 10,325 85.9 7,880 65.6 $41,800 127.8
35 to 44 years 319,810 100.0 245,450 76.7 186,710 58.4 $34,917 106.7
Not a high school graduate 41,765 13.1 24,645 59.0 17,255 41.3 $22,707 69.4
High school graduate 93,355 29.2 71,150 76.2 53,750 57.6 $30,932 94.5
Some college 110,485 34.5 89,930 81.4 68,585 62.1 $35,795 109.4
Bachelor degree 39,910 12.5 33,475 83.9 26,375 66.1 $44,619 136.4
Advanced degree 17,675 5.5 15,525 87.8 12,755 72.2 $52,320 159.9
45 to 54 years 264,985 100.0 202,425 76.4 157,460 59.4 $36,642 112.0
Not a high school graduate 26,410 10.0 15,175 57.5 10,885 41.2 $22,297 68.2
High school graduate 69,410 26.2 50,965 73.4 39,270 56.6 $30,751 94.0
Some college 99,940 37.7 79,250 79.3 61,150 61.2 $36,821 112.5
Bachelor degree 36,315 13.7 30,585 84.2 24,450 67.3 $46,160 141.1
Advanced degree 22,415 8.5 19,650 87.7 16,335 72.9 $54,821 167.6
55 to 64 years 187,455 100.0 103,525 55.2 78,455 41.9 $33,687 103.0
Not a high school graduate 23,270 12.4 10,180 43.7 7,365 31.7 $23,310 71.2
High school graduate 58,365 31.1 31,120 53.3 23,955 41.0 $28,560 87.3
Some college 62,220 33.2 36,170 58.1 27,260 43.8 $35,449 108.4
Bachelor degree 21,095 11.3 12,945 61.4 9,875 46.8 $45,819 140.0
Advanced degree 14,255 7.6 9,255 64.9 7,165 50.2 $55,659 170.1
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 131,390 100.0 26,235 20.0 12,335 9.4 $24,203 74.0
Not a high school graduate 22,550 17.2 3,170 14.0 1,690 7.5 $19,434 59.4
High school graduate 43,130 32.8 7,840 18.2 3,700 8.6 $20,820 63.6
Some college 37,110 28.2 8,390 22.6 3,855 10.4 $27,440 83.9
Bachelor degree 12,475 9.5 3,115 25.0 1,485 11.9 $32,321 98.8
Advanced degree 8,300 6.3 2,390 28.8 1,015 12.2 $58,750 179.6
