Manufacturing and construction offer good employment opportunities for the non-college-educated workers who make up nearly two thirds of the workforce: Shares of jobs held by workers with given education level, by industry and overall, 2017–2020
| High school or less | Some college | Bachelor’s degree or more | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 59.2% | 25.4% | 15.4% |
| Manufacturing | 43.0% | 26.3% | 30.7% |
| Services | 33.3% | 29.3% | 37.4% |
| Total workforce | 36.7% | 28.5% | 34.7% |
Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of pooled 2017–2020 Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata from EPI Microdata Extracts (EPI 2021a).