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Rise in high skilled occupations
statistikk
2009-02-11T10:00:00.000Z
Labour market and earnings
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Occupations, Labour force survey, 2008

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Rise in high skilled occupations

The increase in employment from 2007 to 2008 is largest among Professionals and Technicians and associate professionals, according to Statistics Norway’s Labour Force Survey.

From 2007 to 2008, total employment rose by 3.3 per cent. Employment among Professionals (major group 2) rose by 8.3 per cent, while employment among Technicians and associate professionals (major group 3) rose by 5.0 per cent.

Within these high skilled occupations, the largest increase in employment was for health and teaching professionals.

Full-time employed persons in skilled occupations

Of all employed females, 58 per cent work full-time. However, in the high skilled occupations nearly 80 per cent of the employed females work full-time (Professionals), while the percentage for Technicians etc. is 70. Among males, the percentage is almost 90 for these occupations.

Sysselsattes gjennomsnittsalder etter yrkesfelt. 1998-2008
Yrke 1998 2000 2006 2008
Sysselsatte i alt 39,6 39,9 40,6 40,6
Ledere 45,0 44,8 46,4 46,3
Akademiske yrker 42,4 42,3 44,1 44,0
Høyskoleyrker 40,5 41,1 42,1 41,9
Kontoryrker 39,9 40,7 41,6 41,1
Salgs- og serviceyrker 37,1 36,7 37,1 37,3
Bønder, fiskere mv. 43,6 43,2 44,7 45,6
Håndverkere 38,1 38,6 38,6 38,6
Operatører, sjåfører mv. 39,8 40,4 41,4 41,5
Andre yrker 34,5 36,1 36,3 35,0

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