Although job openings are expected to occur at all levels of education and training, opportunities to advance into the higher paying occupations will generally require postsecondary education. (Author)

A worker's education and an appropriate job requiring education or training are significant determinants of earnings. Qualifying training and training taken to improve skills play different roles in the workplace, but both contribute to greater earnings. (Author)

Although college graduates (and persons with some college education) of the 1970s are getting lower-paying entry and continuing jobs than those of the 1950s and 1960s, they are still likely to maintain a significant relative employment advantage over high school graduates. (MF)