Table 5. Percent of employees who received training by selected employment characteristics
Table 5. Percent of employees who received training by
selected employment characteristics
Received formal training
Received
Characteristic While with Within the informal
current last 12 training
employer months while with
current
employer
Total
All employed* 84.4 69.8 95.8
Usual hours worked
Under 35 hours 68.5 56.1 98.9
35 hours or more 86.6 71.6 95.4
Earnings
First quartile 76.7 61.8 97.9
Second quartile 87.6 74.5 96.7
Third quartile 77.8 62.0 92.4
Fourth quartile 98.5 84.0 97.1
Occupation
Managerial and 87.1 80.2 89.6
administrative
Professional, 95.3 84.8 93.4
paraprofessional, and
technical
Sales, clerical, and 89.3 72.5 97.6
administrative support
Service 70.7 49.8 93.6
Production, construction, 80.0 66.3 98.4
operating, maintenance, and
material handling
Tenure with current employer
Up to 2 years 73.3 67.5 95.7
More than 2, up to 5 74.8 56.8 94.0
More than 5, up to 10 96.0 79.7 96.8
More than 10 years 94.0 75.3 96.9
Tenure in current occupation
Up to 2 years 81.3 73.4 99.2
More than 2, up to 5 87.3 68.4 91.3
More than 5, up to 10 84.1 68.9 98.5
More than 10 years 84.6 69.2 95.1
Tenure in current job
Up to 2 years 81.5 73.4 97.2
More than 2, up to 5 80.5 59.7 91.2
More than 5, up to 10 92.1 78.1 98.8
More than 10 years 94.2 66.5 97.7
*Employees working in establishments of 50 or more
employees.
United States Department of Labor
