Appendix Table 5b
Occupational shares for men, 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 | 13.8% | 9.7% | 2.3% | 5.5% | 6.9% | 21.9% | 29.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 4.1% | 1.5% |
| 1974 | 14.2 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 21.6 | 29.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 1.4 |
| 1975 | 14.7 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 21.2 | 27.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 1.7 |
| 1976 | 14.8 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 21.2 | 27.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| 1977 | 14.5 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 21.2 | 27.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 1.7 |
| 1978 | 14.4 | 10.7 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 21.6 | 27.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 1.6 |
| 1979 | 14.5 | 10.8 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 21.6 | 26.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 1.7 |
| 1980 | 14.6 | 11.1 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 21.3 | 25.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 1.8 |
| 1981 | 14.6 | 11.5 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 21.1 | 25.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 1.8 |
| 1982 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 20.6 | 23.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 1.8 |
| 1983 | 15.2 | 12.2 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 20.5 | 23.3 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 1.7 |
| 1984 | 15.5 | 12.0 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 20.7 | 23.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 1.6 |
| 1985 | 15.5 | 11.9 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 20.7 | 23.5 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 1.6 |
| 1986 | 15.7 | 12.0 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 20.3 | 23.5 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 1.6 |
| 1987 | 15.8 | 12.0 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 20.3 | 23.4 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 1.6 |
| 1988 | 15.8 | 12.5 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 20.1 | 23.2 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 1.7 |
| 1989 | 16.1 | 12.3 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 20.0 | 23.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 1.6 |
| 1990 | 15.7 | 12.4 | 3.5 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 19.5 | 23.2 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 1.7 |
| 1991 | 16.0 | 12.6 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 19.0 | 22.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 1.8 |
| 1992 | 15.9 | 12.4 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 18.6 | 22.6 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1.7 |
| 1993 | 16.2 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 18.4 | 22.6 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 1.9 |
| 1994 | 16.3 | 13.1 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 18.2 | 23.1 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 1.9 |
| 1995 | 16.9 | 13.4 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 18.2 | 22.9 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 1.7 |
| 1996 | 16.8 | 13.7 | 3.1 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 18.0 | 22.7 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 1.8 |
| 1997 | 17.0 | 13.6 | 3.3 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 18.4 | 22.3 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 1.8 |
| 1998 | 17.3 | 13.8 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 18.4 | 21.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 1.8 |
| 1999 | 17.5 | 14.3 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 18.3 | 21.6 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 1.8 |
| 2000 | 17.4 | 14.3 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 18.2 | 21.5 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 1.8 |
| 2001 | 17.7 | 14.6 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 18.4 | 20.7 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 1.8 |
| 2002 | 17.9 | 14.4 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 17.8 | 20.6 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 1.9 |
| 2003 | 18.0 | 14.4 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 17.7 | 20.5 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 1.9 |
| 2004 | 18.0 | 14.3 | 3.2 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 17.6 | 20.7 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 2.0 |
| 2005 | 17.5 | 14.3 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 18.1 | 21.0 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 2.0 |
| 2006 | 17.8 | 14.1 | 3.2 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 18.1 | 21.0 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 2.0 |
| 2007 | 17.8 | 14.5 | 3.2 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 17.9 | 20.8 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 2.1 |
| 2008 | 18.3 | 14.8 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 17.0 | 20.4 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 2.2 |
| 2009 | 18.9 | 15.3 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 16.0 | 19.2 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 2.3 |
| 2010 | 18.9 | 15.3 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 15.7 | 19.3 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 2.3 |
Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata; data are hours weighted
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