From: Occupational career patterns over 30 years: predictors and outcomes
Stability (%) (n = 38) | Horizontal changes (%) (n = 30) | Upward pattern (%) (N = 125) | Downward pattern (%) (N = 6) | Fluctuating pattern (%) (N = 58) | N | |
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Professionals | 33.3a | 0.0 | 20.0a | 6.7 | 40.0 | 15 |
Technicians and associate professionals | 13.1 | 0.0a | 52.5 | 3.3 | 31.1 | 61 |
Clerical support workers | 40.0a | 0.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 15 |
Service and sales workers | 15.4 | 15.4 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 13 |
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | 21.4 | 35.7a | 28.6 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 14 |
Craft and related trades workers | 10.1a | 16.7a | 52.2 | 2.2 | 18.8 | 138 |
Elementary occupations | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 2 |