Older Black and Hispanic workers are much more likely than older white workers to have physically demanding jobs: Share of older workers in physically demanding jobs, by race and ethnicity, gender, and age, 2018
| Share of workers in physically demanding jobs | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 29.5% | 48.2% | 47.1% |
| Women | 25.6% | 41.4% | 43.1% |
| Men | 15.9% | 43.1% | 37.2% |
| Women | 26.2% | 33.1% | 43.8% |
Notes: Workers are in a physically demanding job if they answered that their job requires “lots of physical effort” “all” or “most” of the time. Hispanic refers to Hispanic of any race, while white and Black refer to non-Hispanic whites and non-Hispanic Blacks.
Workers are in a physically demanding job if they answered that their job requires “lots of physical effort” “all” or “most” of the time. Hispanic refers to Hispanic of any race, while white and Black refer to non-Hispanic whites and non-Hispanic Blacks. The sample includes full- and part-time workers ages 55 and older participating in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) survey.
Source: Economic Policy Institute (EPI) and Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA) analysis of Health and Retirement Study data (RAND 2022; University of Michigan 2022).