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The ability to telework was available to 10.6 percent of civilian workers during 2022. Among occupational groups, the ability to telework ranged from about half of workers in computer and mathematical occupations to less than 2.0 percent of workers in healthcare occupations.
Occupational group | Percent |
---|---|
All workers |
10.6% |
Computer and mathematical occupations |
52.5 |
Legal occupations |
48.8 |
Architecture and engineering occupations |
30.5 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
25.2 |
Life, physical, and social science occupations |
16.1 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
11.0 |
Sales and related occupations |
10.9 |
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
1.7 |
About half, 52.5 percent, of workers in computer and mathematical occupations had the ability to telework during 2022. Within this group, 78.2 percent of web developers had the option to telework.
In legal occupations, 48.8 percent of workers were able to telework, including 61.6 percent of lawyers who had the option to telework.
About one in nine, or 11.0 percent, of workers in office and administrative support occupations had the ability to telework. Within this group, 21.2 percent of customer service representatives had the option to telework.
Only 1.7 percent of workers in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations had the ability to telework in 2022.
These data are from the Occupational Requirements Survey To learn more, see Occupational Requirements in the United States — 2022.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Ability to telework available to 10.6 percent of civilian workers in 2022 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2022/ability-to-telework-available-to-10-6-percent-of-civilian-workers-in-2022.htm (visited October 31, 2024).