Tag: Educational Attainment
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More Black Americans are Professionals in the U.S. labor market than ever before!
More Black Americans are Professionals in the U.S. labor market than ever before. Forty-four percent of employed African Americans have attained an Associate Degree or more. Thirty-two percent have a Bachelor’s degree or more. In 1950 only 2 percent of African Americans worked as professionals in the labor market. In 1970 less than five percent…
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Forty One Percent of African Americans, Age 25 and Over, Have Attained an Associate Degree or More per U.S. Census Data, 2024
Census data reveals of 29.3 million African Americans age 25 and over 3.3 million had attained an Associate Degree, 5.37 million had attained a Bachelor’s Degree, 2.6 million had attained a Master’s Degree, 214 thousand ha attained a Professional Degree (e.g. Law, Medical) and 461,000 has attained a Doctoral Degree. Advanced Degrees accounted for approximately…
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Educational Attainment Matters Across Age Groups
Looking at NCES data for 2022 for 25 to 34 year-olds who worked full time year round revealed that higher annual median earnings are positively associated with years of educational preparation across race and ethnicity. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE EARNINGS: Asian Americans $51,000, White Americans $45,100, Hispanic $41,200 and Black Americans $37,500 BACHELOR’S DEGREE HOLDERS: Asian…
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The U.S. Labor Market is a Competitive Job Market: Education and Training Matters Now, More Than Ever!
Employers are looking for employees that fit their needs. It is fair to say that generally they hope to hire “the best” job candidate available given the application pool or talent pool. Particularly for professional employment educational attainment matters tremendously. Of course educational attainment (or hard skills) is not the only criterion. Soft skills matter…
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Reasons to Persist in College!
Anyonecanachieve.com believes a college education is important. It is important now and even more so in the not too distant future. Available Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for 2023 show that across all occupations for workers 25 years and older: 9.5% had attained an Associate Degree, 21.1% had attained a Bachelor’s Degree 11.7% had attained…
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African Americans on the Right College Academic Path, Headed Forward!
IN 2020 there were about 164 million people employed in the U.S. labor force. Of those individuals (25 and over) nearly 40 percent possessed a Bachelor’s degree or more. Those individuals would be described as having high specific vocational preparation (SVP) therefore generally qualifying for skilled jobs with typically higher prestige and pay. Such jobs…
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The Higher Education Of Young Adult Asian Americans
Asian Americans Annual Household Income Is The Highest Of Any Group!
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The Race For Prosperity Continues In America/The World – Much Depends On Who Has Credentials!
by, Dr. Jack E. Thomas, Ph.D., HSPP I am working on an article for publication that will detail the overall progress and the relative progress African Americans have made in both higher educational attainment and professional specialty participation in the U.S. job market. Unfortunately, the news is not all good! In these areas African Americans…