Distribution of Employed Youth FTEs (Ages 16-17) by Occupation, United States, 2019
Distribution of Employed Youth FTEs (Ages 16-17) by Occupation, United States, 2020
This chart shows the distribution of full-time equivalents (FTEs) for employed youth ages 16-17 years by occupation in 2020. Service jobs were the primary occupation for 43% of all youth employment. This was followed by sales and office occupations with 31% of youth employment. (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Population Survey. NIOSH analyses using public microdata files.)