Tag: occupation

Navajo man sitting on the bed of his pick-up truck in Monument Valley

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

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…