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)
OREGON: 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 1,968,545 100.0 1,470,870 74.7 982,685 49.9 $32,501 99.3
Not a high school graduate 186,995 9.5 107,885 57.7 61,880 33.1 $21,237 64.9
High school graduate 491,800 25.0 347,790 70.7 230,830 46.9 $27,620 84.4
Some college 719,315 36.5 551,900 76.7 368,660 51.3 $31,755 97.1
Bachelor degree 344,030 17.5 282,010 82.0 194,595 56.6 $41,766 127.7
Advanced degree 164,700 8.4 140,345 85.2 100,490 61.0 $50,956 155.7
21 to 24 years 178,860 100.0 130,325 72.9 58,770 32.9 $20,426 62.4
Not a high school graduate 24,085 13.5 14,785 61.4 7,130 29.6 $16,151 49.4
High school graduate 51,325 28.7 37,755 73.6 20,040 39.0 $20,078 61.4
Some college 73,680 41.2 54,225 73.6 22,715 30.8 $20,979 64.1
Bachelor degree 20,550 11.5 16,950 82.5 5,855 28.5 $25,065 76.6
Advanced degree 1,410 0.8 1,140 80.7 435 30.7 $28,532 87.2
25 to 34 years 460,455 100.0 358,110 77.8 233,635 50.7 $29,772 91.0
Not a high school graduate 51,785 11.2 32,315 62.4 17,545 33.9 $20,289 62.0
High school graduate 110,685 24.0 81,945 74.0 53,780 48.6 $25,889 79.1
Some college 157,660 34.2 126,785 80.4 83,140 52.7 $29,259 89.4
Bachelor degree 95,600 20.8 80,980 84.7 55,475 58.0 $35,566 108.7
Advanced degree 28,185 6.1 24,705 87.7 16,595 58.9 $40,190 122.8
35 to 44 years 523,390 100.0 414,180 79.1 287,815 55.0 $35,382 108.1
Not a high school graduate 48,480 9.3 30,195 62.3 18,215 37.6 $22,966 70.2
High school graduate 135,005 25.8 104,045 77.1 70,945 52.5 $29,969 91.6
Some college 190,500 36.4 154,560 81.1 107,700 56.5 $33,851 103.5
Bachelor degree 89,780 17.2 75,185 83.7 54,550 60.8 $46,122 141.0
Advanced degree 42,930 8.2 38,540 89.8 28,475 66.3 $51,289 156.8
45 to 54 years 503,765 100.0 399,410 79.3 286,985 57.0 $37,872 115.8
Not a high school graduate 31,315 6.2 18,285 58.4 11,170 35.7 $23,584 72.1
High school graduate 109,190 21.7 80,095 73.4 56,290 51.6 $30,495 93.2
Some college 198,010 39.3 158,685 80.1 114,945 58.0 $35,663 109.0
Bachelor degree 94,390 18.7 81,035 85.8 59,390 62.9 $46,286 141.5
Advanced degree 59,225 11.8 53,345 90.1 39,665 67.0 $52,722 161.1
55 to 64 years 302,075 100.0 168,845 55.9 115,485 38.2 $35,477 108.4
Not a high school graduate 31,335 10.4 12,300 39.2 7,820 25.0 $24,869 76.0
High school graduate 85,595 28.3 43,945 51.3 29,780 34.8 $30,363 92.8
Some college 99,460 32.9 57,650 58.0 40,160 40.4 $33,579 102.6
Bachelor degree 43,705 14.5 27,855 63.7 19,325 44.2 $44,972 137.5
Advanced degree 32,950 10.9 22,615 68.6 15,325 46.5 $51,996 158.9
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 217,430 100.0 36,195 16.6 12,750 5.9 $25,181 77.0
Not a high school graduate 38,305 17.6 4,310 11.3 1,405 3.7 $15,503 47.4
High school graduate 69,370 31.9 9,610 13.8 3,860 5.6 $20,990 64.2
Some college 58,930 27.1 10,995 18.7 3,585 6.1 $26,362 80.6
Bachelor degree 24,125 11.1 5,300 22.0 1,875 7.8 $31,506 96.3
Advanced degree 17,620 8.1 4,650 26.4 1,680 9.5 $41,866 128.0
