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Workers with a disability more concentrated in service occupations than those with no disability
October 10, 2017
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which celebrates the work contributions of Americans with a disability and tries to raise public understanding about the employment difficulties people with a disability often face. In 2016, there were about 5.4 million people with a disability employed in the United States. People with a disability were more likely to work in service occupations than those with no disability (21.3 percent, compared with 17.6 percent).
Percent distribution of employed people by occupation, disability status, and sex, 2016 annual averages
Occupation
With a disability, total
With no disability, total
With a disability, men
With no disability, men
With a disability, women
With no disability, women
Total employed
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Management, professional, and related occupations
31.7
39.5
29.3
36.1
34.6
43.5
Service occupations
21.3
17.6
18.0
14.3
25.3
21.3
Sales and office occupations
23.0
22.1
16.4
16.2
31.0
28.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
9.5
9.2
16.1
16.5
1.3
0.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
14.6
11.6
20.1
17.0
7.8
5.4
Workers with a disability were more likely than those with no disability to work in production, transportation, and material moving occupations (14.6 percent, compared with 11.6 percent). People with a disability were less likely to work in management, professional, and related occupations than those without a disability (31.7 percent, compared with 39.5 percent).
United States Department of Labor
