Workers with advanced degrees were more likely to work at home than those without in 2018

In 2018, workers with advanced degrees were more likely to work at home than workers with lower levels of educational attainment—41.7 percent of those with an advanced degree performed some work at home on days worked, compared with 11.9 percent of those with a high school diploma and no college.

On average, over the 2013–17 period, 72.1 percent of employed people performed all of their work at their workplace on days they worked. During these years, 18.2 percent of people employed in management, professional, and related occupations worked only from home on days they worked, compared with 6.3 percent of those employed in other occupations. Fourteen percent of workers in management, professional, and related occupations and 5.1 percent of workers in other occupations worked at both their workplace and at home on days they worked. Management, professional, and related occupations made up 41 percent of the workforce in 2013–17.

These data are from the American Time Use Survey. For more information, see "American Time Use Survey — 2018 Results" or read “Where did workers perform their jobs in the early 21st century?”. Also see charts of the latest American Time Use Survey data.