Employment is rising most rapidly in occupations Employment in which social and fundamental skills are most important % change in employment, 1980-2018
Employment is rising more rapidly in jobs in which social and fundamental skills are most important. From 1980 to 2018, overall employment more than doubled in jobs where social and fundamental skills are most important, by 111% and 104%, respectively. (Examples of such jobs are social workers, lawyers and obstetricians.) Employment in jobs most in need of analytical skills, such as computer programmers, increased nearly as sharply (92%), compared with an increase of 58% in employment overall. Meanwhile, there was virtually no change in employment in jobs relying most on mechanical skills (only 4%). That is at least in part due to globalization and technological change, which have sharply reduced job opportunities in the manufacturing sector and the need for mechanical skills.
Employment is rising most rapidly in  | occupations Employment in which social and  | fundamental skills are most important  | % change in employment, 1980-2018  | All jobs  | 58%  | In jobs in which  | skills are MOST important  | Social  | 111%  | Fundamental  | 104  | Analytical  | 92  | Managerial  | 77  | Mechanical  | 4  | Note: Occupations ware ranked by the ratings for a skill, and those in  | the highest quartile of a skill are ones in which that skill is most  | important. Full-time and part-time workers ages 16 and older  | Source: Pew Research Center analysis of 0* NET (Version 23) and  | 1980 and 2018 Current Population Surveys (IPUMS).  | Women Make Gains in the Workplace Amid a Rising Demand for  | Skilled Workers  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 