Characteristics of pre- and postretiremen t jobs
| Preretirement Jobs | Partial Retirement Jobs | Unretirement Jobs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parttime | Fulltime | |||
| Median hourly wage ($) | 15.2 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 9.0 |
| Median annual earnings ($) | 28,210.0 | 10,681.0 | 2,089.0 | 7,863.0 |
| Ratio post/pre-eamings × 100 (median) | 100.0 | 56.8 | 7.6 | 30.0 |
| Hours worked per week | 40.2 | 19.8 | 18.9 | 42.2 |
| Weeks worked per year | 49.4 | 41.8 | 36.1 | 49.6 |
| Percent self-employed | 19.6 | 31.6 | 24.0 | 27.8 |
| Percent with employer health insurance | 63.9 | 44.2 | 35.5 | 48.3 |
| Job requirements (percentage) | ||||
| Job is stressful all or most of time | 62.0 | 33.9 | 23.1 | 39.7 |
| Job requires “lots of physical effort” | 33.7 | 29.6 | 27.8 | 34.2 |
| Job requires stooping/kneeling | 23.1 | 19.9 | 20.5 | 23.3 |
| Job requires good eyesight | 89.8 | 86.2 | 80.2 | 89.2 |
| Job requires heavy lifting | 13.2 | 10.2 | 7.7 | 12.2 |
| Industry (percent distribution) | ||||
| Ag/forestry/mining/construction | 10.5 | 12.1 | 12.8 | 18.4 |
| Manufacturing | 23.5 | 11.2 | 8.4 | 15.5 |
| Whole sale/retail | 13.6 | 18.1 | 16.1 | 14.5 |
| Services | 52.4 | 58.6 | 62.8 | 51.6 |
| Occupation (percent distribution) | ||||
| Managerial/professional specialty | 37.8 | 32.3 | 26.7 | 25.8 |
| Sales/admin support | 26.1 | 27.9 | 29.7 | 32.6 |
| Services | 12.0 | 16.9 | 15.3 | 13.6 |
| Precision production/craft/repair | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 16.6 |
| Operators/laborers | 10.5 | 9.8 | 15.6 | 11.4 |
Notes: All figures based on combined hours and self-reported retirement definition. Preretirement job characteristics are shown for partial retirees and unretirees only. Dollar amounts in 2000 dollars.