Tag: occupation
![Navajo man sitting on the bed of his pick-up truck in Monument Valley](https://crr.bc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/older_workers_6-1536x1006.jpg)
Abstract While declines in physical and mental performance are inevitable as workers age, they are not uniform across the various systems of the body – some physical and cognitive abilities decline much earlier than others. This variance implies that workers in occupations that rely on skills that decline early may be unable to work unt…
![Aged,Man,Working,In,An,Industrial,Factory](https://crr.bc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/older_workers_11-1536x1024.jpg)
Abstract Numerous studies have found that even as employment growth in high- and low-skill occupations has been robust, employment in middle-skill occupations such as office administration and manufacturing is in long-term decline. The timing of this decline could not be worse for the older workers looking to prolong their careers to compensate for decreasing Socia…