Women’s presence in high-skill occupations is rising and is unchanged or falling in low-skill occupations | Pew Research Center

January 24, 2020

1. Employment is rising most rapidly in jobs most in need of social, fundamental and analytical skills

Women’s presence in high-skill occupations is rising and is unchanged or falling in low-skill occupations

Women’s presence in high-skill occupations is rising and is unchanged or falling in low-skill occupations

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Women’s presence in high-skill occupations is rising and is unchanged or falling in low-skill occupations

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1. Employment is rising most rapidly in jobs most in need of social, fundamental and analytical skills
Four-in-ten workers are in occupations in which social skills are most important
Women have a greater presence in occupations needing high social and fundamental skills
The top employing occupations for women and men are different
Women’s employment is rising faster than men’s in high-skill occupations
Women accounted for a greater share of employment in many higher-skill, white-collar occupations in 2018
Women’s presence in high-skill occupations is rising and is unchanged or falling in low-skill occupations
At the very top of the skills ladder, women are primarily engaged in nursing and men in assorted managerial pursuits