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October 1998

How hours of work affect occupational earnings

Daniel Hecker

In most managerial, management-related, sales, production, and transportation occupations, workers with longer hours reported a higher hourly wage rate; the reverse was true for some jobs, including computer specialists, engineers, schoolteachers, and construction workers

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