Disability and occupational projections, Monthly Labor Review Online, October 2010

Disability and occupational projections

Table 18. Occupations with highest prevalence of part-time and home-based work, 2008 and 2018 (projected)
Code	Occupation	Total employment		Change, 2008-18		People with disabilities		Percent working part time, 2008	Percent usually working at home, 2008	Median annual earnings, 2008	Earnings quartile,(1) 2008	Education and training level
Code	Occupation	2008	2018	Number	Percent	Percent in occupation, 2008	Change in employment, 2008-18	Percent working part time, 2008	Percent usually working at home, 2008	Median annual earnings, 2008	Earnings quartile,(1) 2008	Education and training level
Occupations with the highest prevalence of part-time work
39-3031	Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	106.1	120.7	14.5	13.7	12.6	1.8	82.8	0.3	$17,360	VL	Short-term on-the-job training
35-9031	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	350.7	373.4	22.8	6.5	5.2	1.2	82.0	0.7	17,510	VL	Short-term on-the-job training
35-3022	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	525.4	574.4	49.0	9.3	5.5	2.7	75.5	0.7	17,520	VL	Short-term on-the-job training
41-9010	Models, demonstrators, and product promoters	105.0	112.7	7.7	7.3	13.7	1.1	73.2	7.3	(2)	L	Moderate-term on-the-job training
33-9091	Crossing guards	69.9	76.5	6.6	9.5	16.5	1.1	72.6	1.4	22,790	L	Short-term on-the-job training
33-909X(3)	Lifeguards and other protective service workers	203	228	25	12.4	4.5	1.1	71.9	1.5	(4)	VL/L	Short-term on-the-job training
25-4031	Library technicians	120.6	131.2	10.6	8.8	7.6	0.8	68.6	2.0	28,820	L	Postsecondary vocational award
31-9011	Massage therapists	122.4	145.6	23.2	18.9	5.0	1.2	66.5	9.5	34,900	H	Postsecondary vocational award
39-3021	Motion picture projectionists	10.8	10.9	0.1	0.6	7.2	0.0	65.1	3.7	19,680	VL	Short-term on-the-job training
35-90XX(5)	Miscellaneous food preparation and serving related workers, including dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	472	494	22	4.8	9.7	2.2	62.2	1.4	(6)	VL	Short-term on-the-job training
Occupations with the highest prevalence of home-based work
11-9012	Farmers and ranchers	985.9	906.7	−79.2	−8.0	10.1	−8.0	15.5	40.7	33,550	H	Long-term on-the-job training
27-3043	Writers and authors	151.7	174.1	22.5	14.8	4.5	1.0	31.5	38.3	53,070	VH	Bachelor's degree
27-1010	Artists and related workers	221.9	247.7	25.8	11.6	6.8	1.8	27.1	30.3	(7)	L/H/VH	Bachelor's degree
39-9011	Child care workers	1,301.9	1,443.9	142.1	10.9	8.0	11.4	45.9	26.8	18,970	VL	Short-term on-the-job training
39-9041	Residential advisors	56.9	62.0	5.2	9.1	6.0	0.3	52.9	25.6	23,410	L	Short-term on-the-job training
41-9091	Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers	181.6	154.7	−26.9	−14.8	10.9	−2.9	58.3	24.3	20,990	VL	Short-term on-the-job training
11-9011	Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers	248.1	262.7	14.6	5.9	7.2	1.0	11.0	23.0	56,230	VH	Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience
13-2021	Appraisers and assessors of real estate	92.4	96.6	4.2	4.6	6.3	0.3	18.4	22.8	47,370	H	Associate degree
13-1111	Management analysts	746.9	925.2	178.3	23.9	4.0	7.2	16.6	21.8	73,570	VH	Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience
13-1011	Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes	22.7	27.8	5.1	22.4	5.7	0.3	20.2	19.9	62,940	VH	Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience
Footnotes: (1) Key: H = high, L = low, VH = very high, VL = very low. (2) Median earnings for the two occupations in this occupational group are $23,260 for demonstrators and product promoters, and $27,410 for models. (3) The 33-909X ACS aggregated code comprises Standard Occupational Codes 33-9092 (lifeguards, ski patrols, and other recreational protective service workers) and 33-9099 (all other protective service workers). (4) Median earnings for the two occupations in this occupational group are $18,450 for lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers; and $29,120 for all other protective service workers. (5) The 35-90XX ACS aggregated code comprises Standard Occupational Codes 35-9011 (dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers) and 35-9099 (all other food preparation and serving related workers). (6) Median earnings for the two occupations in this occupation group are $16,740 for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers, and $19,530 for all other food preparation and serving workers. (7) Median earnings for the five occupations in this occupational group are $76,980 for art directors; $29,080 for craft artists; $42,650 for fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators; $56,330 for multimedia artists and animators; and $51,600 for all other artists and related workers.

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