Figure 4.2. Annual probability of occupational transfer, by educational attainment and selected occupational group, example worker (percent)
Major occupational group Less than high school High school Some college, no degree Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Doctoral degree

Legal

0.4 4.1 3.0 3.3 4.2 7.1 1.1

Healthcare practitioner and technical

2.8 3.1 2.8 1.4 1.4 2.5 0.8

Healthcare support

3.4 3.3 2.8 4.1 5.5 5.0 3.7

Sales and related

3.8 4.4 4.3 4.9 5.0 7.6 4.7

Farming, fishing, and forestry

4.4 7.1 6.9 10.3 12.0 10.4 6.5

Construction and extraction

4.1 4.3 4.7 4.2 6.0 9.5 4.8

Installation, maintenance, and repair

5.0 3.9 3.8 2.8 5.7 6.9 4.2

Transportation and material moving

5.8 4.6 5.4 5.3 6.3 8.1 3.1

Note: Rates are calculated by varying the example worker's educational attainment and major occupational group.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and author's calculations.