Table 4.17

Educational attainment of the employed, by gender and nativity, 2011

Percent of employment Native
born
Foreign
born
Men Women All
Highest degree attained
Less than high school 10.2% 6.5% 8.4% 5.1% 25.9%
High school/GED 30.2 25.6 28.0 28.4 25.7
Some college 19.0 20.5 19.7 21.3 11.3
Associate degree 9.3 12.2 10.7 11.4 6.9
College degree 20.8 23.1 21.9 22.7 17.9
Advanced degree* 10.6 12.1 11.3 11.1 12.3
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Cumulative education level
High school or less 40.4% 32.1% 36.4% 33.5% 51.6%
Less than a college degree 68.6 64.8 66.8 66.2 69.8
College degree or more 31.4 35.2 33.2 33.8 30.2
Advanced degree* 10.6 12.1 11.3 11.1 12.3

* Includes law degrees, Ph.D.s, M.B.A.s, and similar degrees

Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata

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