Appendix Table 5a
Occupational shares for all workers, 1973–2010
| High-wage | Middle-wage | Low-wage | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managers | Professionals | Technicians | Sales | Office and administration | Production, craft and repair | Operators, fabricators and laborers | Agriculture | Protective service | Food preparation, buildings and grounds, cleaning | Personal care and personal services | |
| 1973 | 10.8% | 11.3% | 2.4% | 6.4% | 16.3% | 14.5% | 24.9% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 5.2% | 4.8% |
| 1974 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 16.5 | 14.2 | 24.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 |
| 1975 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 22.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| 1976 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 17.3 | 13.8 | 22.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 1977 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 16.8 | 13.7 | 23.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| 1978 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 17.1 | 13.9 | 22.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 4.5 |
| 1979 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 2.9 | 7.0 | 17.6 | 13.8 | 21.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| 1980 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 18.2 | 13.3 | 20.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 1981 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 18.0 | 13.2 | 20.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 1982 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 18.1 | 12.8 | 18.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
| 1983 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 3.3 | 7.7 | 18.0 | 12.7 | 18.2 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| 1984 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 3.2 | 7.9 | 17.6 | 12.8 | 18.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| 1985 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 17.7 | 12.8 | 17.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
| 1986 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 17.7 | 12.4 | 17.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| 1987 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 3.2 | 8.1 | 17.7 | 12.3 | 17.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| 1988 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 3.3 | 8.0 | 17.4 | 12.2 | 17.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 1989 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 17.0 | 12.1 | 17.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 1990 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 17.1 | 11.8 | 17.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| 1991 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 17.0 | 11.4 | 16.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 5.0 |
| 1992 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 3.9 | 8.1 | 17.6 | 11.1 | 16.4 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| 1993 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 3.6% | 8.1 | 17.4 | 10.9 | 16.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| 1994 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 3.3 | 8.3 | 16.6 | 11.0 | 16.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 1995 | 16.1 | 15.4 | 3.3 | 8.4 | 16.1 | 10.9 | 16.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| 1996 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 3.2 | 8.5 | 15.9 | 10.8 | 16.3 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 1997 | 16.6 | 15.8 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 15.5 | 11.0 | 16.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| 1998 | 16.8 | 16.0 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 15.4 | 10.9 | 15.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 1999 | 17.1 | 16.5 | 3.3 | 8.4 | 15.2 | 10.9 | 15.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 2000 | 17.1 | 16.5 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 15.2 | 10.9 | 15.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | 17.5 | 16.8 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 14.9 | 10.9 | 14.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | 17.8 | 17.0 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 14.7 | 10.5 | 14.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | 17.9 | 17.0 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 14.5 | 10.5 | 14.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | 18.0 | 16.9 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 14.2 | 10.4 | 14.1 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | 17.8 | 17.0 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 14.1 | 10.8 | 14.2 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| 2006 | 17.9 | 16.9 | 3.5 | 8.4 | 13.9 | 10.8 | 14.2 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| 2007 | 18.1 | 17.4 | 3.5 | 8.4 | 13.6 | 10.6 | 14.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
| 2008 | 18.6 | 17.7 | 3.6 | 8.1 | 13.6 | 10.0 | 13.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 2009 | 19.0 | 18.3 | 3.8 | 8.3 | 13.4 | 9.2 | 12.6 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
| 2010 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 3.8 | 8.0 | 13.4 | 9.1 | 12.7 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata; data are hours weighted
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