Table 1.
Average Occupational Characteristics, by Education Level
| Education Category | Occupation- and Education-Specific Migration Rate |
Average Wage in Occupation-Education |
Correlation Between Migration Rate and Average Wage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | ||
| Less Than High School | 0.099 (0.024) | 0.100 (0.027) | 14.36 (2.66) | 12.04 (2.44) | −0.114 |
| High School Diploma | 0.110 (0.032) | 0.109 (0.031) | 17.65 (3.84) | 14.68 (3.68) | 0.137 |
| College Degree | 0.183 (0.046) | 0.173 (0.038) | 26.08 (7.54) | 21.64 (5.98) | 0.156 |
| More Than a College Degree | 0.199 (0.073) | 0.163 (0.069) | 34.03 (11.81) | 27.58 (8.96) | 0.207 |
Notes: Numbers in parentheses are standard deviations. The sample is non-Hispanic, white, native-born married couples from the 2000 census with both partners ages 25–55, reporting civilian occupations for last job worked in the past five years (excluded if one or both partners was not employed in the past five years). Mobility and wage rates are calculated using all workers ages 25–55 in occupation and education group, using the 504 civilian occupation categories in the 2000 census and eight education categories: no high school, some high school, high school diploma, some college, college degree, master’s degree, professional degree, and doctoral degree. Migration rate is the fraction of workers who, in the past five years, either (1) changed metropolitan area or (2) if in a nonmetropolitan area, changed PUMA. Wage rate is the average wage of workers with wages between $3 and $300 per hour.