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State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 2014
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) has produced new reporting tools of graduate wage outcomes out to twenty years post completion. These reports are available at the statewide level by program discipline (two-digit level of the Classification of Instructional Programs). It was found that reported wages increase by level of…
Descriptors: Colleges, Higher Education, College Graduates, Outcomes of Education

Wanner, Richard A.; Lewis, Lionel S. – Social Forces, 1982
Analysis of educational levels and earnings associated with specific occupations supported seemingly conflicting explanations of inequality: (1) the job competition theory that education has no effect on equalization of earnings; and (2) the free market theory suggesting an effect of educational level on earnings and of unequal education on…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Educational Status Comparison, Employment Level, Income
Crosby, Olivia – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 2001
Uses Current Population Survey data to compares earnings by education level from high school diploma to doctoral degree in selected occupations. Finds that college graduates earned at least $15,000 more than high school graduates in 1998. (JOW)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Educational Status Comparison, High School Graduates, Salary Wage Differentials
Hecker, Daniel – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1998
Analysis of employment patterns and earnings of workers with some college but no degree shows that they are more likely than high school graduates to be in college-level jobs and earn substantially more, but less than associate/bachelor's degree graduates. (SK)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Dropouts, Educational Attainment, Educational Status Comparison
Garza, Janet K. Weir – 1988
After the introduction defined poverty and the feminization of poverty, this paper cited U.S. Census data that includes earnings, family status, and education attained which were posited as major factors for the economic condition of women. The first section on earnings presented female-dominated occupations, such as secretaries, teachers,…
Descriptors: Educational Status Comparison, Females, Heads of Households, Minority Groups

Hecker, Daniel E. – Monthly Labor Review, 1992
Examination of contradictory data show that during the 1980s college graduates' earnings increased relative to those with less education. More college graduates were employed in jobs not requiring degrees; employers had sufficient numbers to fill jobs requiring degrees. Economic restructuring rather than a shortage of college graduates appears to…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Data Interpretation, Educational Status Comparison, Employment Level
Proetsch, Jean L. – 1979
Information on 1,021 salary schedules for teachers from the 1,495 public school systems in the United States with enrollments of 6,000 or more during the 1978-79 school year is included in this report. Eight tables present data that are briefly analyzed in an introductory statement. Table 1 presents the estimated number of public school systems…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Educational Status Comparison, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Ghazalah, I. A. – 1993
A 1988 study that examined the economic performance of 22,091 graduates in 1984 of 14 vocational programs in Ohio used federal income tax records. Twelve of the programs with 20,557 graduates were at the secondary level, and 2 with 1,534 graduates were at the associate level. The incomes of vocational graduates were compared to income of…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Comparative Analysis, Educational Status Comparison, Employment Patterns
Grubb, W. Norton – 1995
The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) was used to compare estimates of the benefits of education among different levels of education and thereby identify the returns to education and training in the subbaccalaureate labor market. The study data consisted of information on the educational attainment and income of 14,537 (7,981…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Ghazalah, I. A. – 1993
The sixth annual study of the economic performance of 15,055 graduates in 1979 of 14 vocational programs in Ohio used federal income tax records. Twelve of the programs with 13,109 graduates were secondary vocational programs. A total of 1,946 students graduated from 2 associate programs. The income of completers of vocational programs was…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Comparative Analysis, Educational Status Comparison, Employment Patterns
Ghazalah, I. A. – 1993
A 1987 study that examined the economic performance of 23,500 graduates in 1983 of 14 vocational programs in Ohio used federal income tax records. Twelve of the programs with 21,857 graduates were at the secondary level, and 2 with 1,643 graduates were at the associate level. The incomes of vocational graduates were compared to income of…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Comparative Analysis, Educational Status Comparison, Employment Patterns
Carnevale, Anthony P. – 2001
By the time today's eighth graders reach age 28-29, approximately 66% will have had some kind of postsecondary education or training. There has been a dramatic upward shift in the education and skill requirements for all occupations. Access to higher education has become the threshold for career success. Elite managerial and professional jobs,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Asian Americans, Blacks