The Wages by Education dataset provides insight into the average hourly wages of workers in the USA, disaggregated by the highest level of education attained.

This dataset covers the period from 1973 to 2022 and is sourced from the Economic Policy Institute’s State of Working America Data Library.

Interesting Insights & Research Areas:

1. Explore the wage gap based on education level and identify trends over time.
2. Analyze the impact of education on wages for different demographic groups (gender, race/ethnicity).
3. Investigate changes in wage inequality between education groups over the decades.
4. Examine the relationship between wages and economic indicators such as inflation and GDP.
5. Compare wage trends in different sectors or industries based on education levels.
6. Visualize the wage premiums associated with advanced degrees and their changes over time.
7. Explore how educational attainment affects wage disparity.

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