PROCESO DE EVOLUCIÓN Y FORMACIÓN DE SPIN-OFFS

Management Occupations: Jobs in management span all 23 ACS occupational

categories. This includes chief executives of companies, financial managers, transportation, storage and distribution managers, farm managers, construction managers, education administrators, funeral directors, etc. In short, occupations classified as “Management” involve the oversight and guidance of employees. Additionally, management positions are not categorized with their respective occupational groups. For example, farm managers are not classified as both management occupations and farm occupations. They are classified only as the former. Compared to other occupational categories, management jobs received the highest desirability score, ranking of 6.

Business and Finance Occupations: Occupations within business and finance range from credit, budget, and personal finance advisors to market analysts, logisticians, claims adjusters, and cost adjusters, etc. In terms of desirability, occupations in business and finance are ranked 7th_.

Computer and Mathematical Occupations: Computer and mathematical occupations include mathematicians, statisticians, web developers, database administrators, systems analysts, etc. Computer and mathematical occupations are ranked 4th_{, in terms of} desirability.

Architecture and Engineering Occupations: Mechanical engineers, civil engineers, chemical engineers, surveyors, cartographers, drafters, etc. are examples of job types categorized as Architecture and Engineering occupations. Of note, though computer hardware engineers are included in this category, they are not categorized as a “Computer

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and Mathematical Occupation.” Architecture and engineering jobs received a desirability ranking of 5th.

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations: Jobs in this category emphasize research. Occupations range from biology, geology, chemistry, astronomy, and physics to sociology, psychology, and econometrics. As measured, Life, physical, and social science occupations are the 3rd _{highest ranking category.}

Community and Social Services Occupations: Community and social services jobs include councilors, social workers, probation officers, clergy, and other religious workers. Occupations within this category have an aggregated desirability ranking of 8th _{out of 23.}

Legal Occupations: Lawyers, judges, magistrates, paralegals, etc. are categorized as legal occupations. Legal Occupations are the highest ranked occupational category in terms of income and the educational attainment of its workforce.

Education, Training, and Library Occupations: Most occupations falling under this category are involved with K-12 education, including elementary and middle school teachers, high school teachers, teacher assistants, librarians, etc. Jobs within the education industry are collectively ranked 8th _{out of 23.}

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations: Jobs within this area are largely within the entertainment industry. These occupations include athletes, singers, songwriters, dancers, news anchors, actors, writers, authors, etc. In terms of desirability, jobs within entertainment are ranked 10th_.

Health Practitioner Occupations: Health practitioners include dentists, doctors, nurses, physical therapists, speech pathologists, dieticians, optometrists, etc. Of note, health

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their own designated categories. Occupations classified as “Health Practitioner” are ranked 2nd _{in terms of desirability.}

Health Technology Occupations: Health technology occupations include clinical lab technicians, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and other technical positions not including health practice or diagnosis. Health Technology Occupations received a desirability rank of 11.

Health Support Occupations: By and large, persons holding jobs that are categorized as “Health Support” do not perform health diagnoses. Instead, they occupy positions such as home health aides, massage therapists, medical assistants, pharmacy aides, etc. Compare to other occupational categories included in this analysis, health support occupations are in the lower spectrum of desirability ranking of 16.

Protective Service Occupations: People employed in protective services include police officers, firefighters, corrections officers, animal control workers, detectives, lifeguards, and moreorless any occupation that involves public safety (sans healthcare). The protective services industry is in “the middle of the pack” in terms of its desirability score, with a rank of 12.

Food Preparation and Service Occupations: Bartenders, dishwashers, waiters, waitresses, cooks, and any occupation that involves servicing the public foodstuffs fall into this category. Compared to other occupational categories, food preparation received the lowest desirability rank with a score of 21.

Building and Grounds Cleaning/Maintenance Occupations: Janitors, maids, housekeepers, and pest control workers constitute the majority of jobs in this category.

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Maintenance occupations are near the bottom of the hierarchy in terms of desirability with a ranking of 22.

Personal Care and Service Occupations: Flight attendants, personal care aides, barbers, hairdressers, tour guides, other recreation workers, etc. are classified into this category. Personal care occupations are ranked in the lower quartile regarding desirability, with a rank of 19.

Sales and Related Occupations: As suggested by its name, “sales and related occupations” consists primarily of retail jobs, such as cashier, telemarketer, travel agent, advertising, street vendor, insurance salesman, etc. Sales occupations scored a desirability rank of 13 out of 23.

Office and Administrative Support Occupations: The spectrum of jobs in this category is vast, but the common theme among them is that they consist of clerks, assistants, as well as other jobs that were once labeled “pink-collar.” Occupations range from data entry, account clerks, office clerks, mail clerks, library assistants, secretaries, dispatchers, etc. Office and administrative support occupations received a ranking of 14 out of 23.

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations: Logging, fishing, hunting, forest

conservation, agricultural inspectors, etc. are lumped into this category. Compared to other occupations, jobs like these generally do not require education beyond high school, nor do they command a large salary, evidenced by their aggregate desirability ranking; 23 out of 23.

Construction and Extraction Occupations: Persons whose primary job is in anyway related to construction fall into this category. This includes occupations such as carpentry, dry walling, stone masonry, roofing, sheet-metal work, elevator installation, boiler making, highway maintenance, etc. Though the type of labor involved is not related to construction,

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mining is also included. Overall, jobs classified as “Construction and Extraction” have a score of 20 out of 23.

Installation and Repair Occupations: Occupations such as small engine repair, aircraft mechanics, home appliance repair, power-line installation and repair, etc. are grouped into this category. These types of jobs received a desirability rank of 15 out of 23.

Production Occupations: Among all ACS occupational groupings, production jobs are the most varied, ranging from motor assembly, print binding, and upholstery to baking, tobacco roasting, and jeweler/precious stone worker. Despite the variability of job types within this category, collectively production occupations received a rank of 17 out of 23. This is likely due to the fact that most production jobs do not require an extensive skill set or pay well.

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations: Bus drivers, airplane pilots, train operators, truck drivers, sailors, and any other job involving public transportation, or the transportation of product, are grouped into this category. Transportation occupations received a rank of 18 out of 23.

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