July 18, 2000 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Common occupations for 15-year-olds: cashiers and cooks
Among youths aged
15 in 1995-97, 38 percent held an "employee" job—defined as an
ongoing relationship with a particular employer. By a wide margin, cashier
was the most common occupation among 15-year-old females with employee
jobs; by a small margin, cook was the most common job for males.
[Chart data—TXT]
Cashier was the occupation of the longest-held job for 16 percent of
the female youths with employee jobs. In comparison, the next most common
occupations were waiters and waitresses and general office clerks, at 6
percent each. Rounding out the top 5 occupations for 15-year-old females
were sales workers (other commodities) and miscellaneous food occupations,
at 5 percent apiece.
Of the male youths with employee jobs, 8 percent worked as cooks in
their longest-held job, while 7 percent held positions as janitors and
cleaners. The next most common jobs for males were miscellaneous food
occupations, waiters’ and waitresses’ assistants, and cashiers, at 6
percent each.
Data on the employment experience and other characteristics of youths
are a product of the National
Longitudinal Surveys program. Note
that jobs such as babysitting or yard work done on an as-needed basis or
for multiple employers are considered to be "freelance" jobs
rather than "employee" jobs. Additional information is available
from Chapter 3 of the Report
on the Youth Labor Force.
Of interest
Spotlight on Statistics: National Hispanic Heritage Month
In this Spotlight, we take a look at the Hispanic labor force—including labor force participation, employment and unemployment, educational attainment, geographic location, country of birth, earnings, consumer expenditures, time use, workplace injuries, and employment projections.
.
Read more »