A psychological description of the Swiss labor market from 1991 to 2014: Occupational interest types, gender, salary, and skill level
Ghetta, A., Hirschi, A., Herrmann, A., & Rossier, J. (2018). A Psychological Description of the Swiss Labor Market from 1991 to 2014: Occupational Interest Types, Gender, Salary, and Skill Level. Swiss Journal of Psychology, 77, 83-94. doi:10.1024/1421-0185/a000206
Abstract
This study aimed at conducting a representative analysis of the Swiss labor market from 1991 to 2014 by applying Holland’s (1997) classification of occupations according to six vocational interest types: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional (RIASEC). Results based on data of the Swiss Labor Force Survey showed that realistic occupations consistently represented the largest share of jobs over this period, albeit with a declining tendency. Increased numbers of people were employed in social and enterprising types of work. The lowest numbers were found in artistic and investigative occupations. Gender segregation along the six RIASEC occupational types could be found on the Swiss labor market as well, with most men working in realistic, and most women in social, occupations. Further, we observed large salary differences between the six occupational types, even when controlling for required skill level. In line with findings concerning gender pay inequalities, men earned more than women in each RIASEC occupational type in each year. We moreover found that RIASEC occupations differed meaningfully with regard to skill level, and that required skill level increased across all RIASEC occupations over the examined 23-year period.
Keywords: Swiss labor market, occupational interest types, RIASEC, gender, salary, skill level
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The relationships of vocational interest congruence, differentiation, and elevation to career preparedness among university students
Jaensch, V. K., Hirschi, A., & Spurk, D. (2016). Relationships of Vocational Interest Congruence, Differentiation, and Elevation to Career Preparedness Among University Students. Zeitschrift Fur Arbeits-Und Organisationspsychologie, 60(2), 79-89, doi: 10.1026/0932-4089/a000210.
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Hirschi, A. (2011). Relation of vocational identity statuses to interest structure among Swiss adolescents. Journal of Career Development, 38(5). 390 - 407. doi:10.1177/0894845310378665
Vocational interests and career goals: Development and relations to personality in middle adolescence
Hirschi, A. (2010). Vocational interests and career goals: Development and relations to personality in middle adolescence. Journal of Career Assessment, 18(3), 223-238. doi: 10.1177/1069072710364789
Individual predictors of adolescents’ vocational interest stabilities
Hirschi, A. (2010). Individual predictors of adolescents’ vocational interest stabilities. International Journal of Educational and Vocational Guidance, 10(1), 5-19. doi:10.1007/s10775-009-9171-2
Development and criterion validity of differentiated and elevated interests in adolescence
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Hirschi, A. (2009). Development and criterion validity of differentiated and elevated interests in adolescence. Journal of Career Assessment, 17(4), 384-401. doi: 10.1177/1069072709334237
Eine typologische Analyse des Schweizerischen Lehrstellenmarktes: Strukturelle Benachteiligung von jungen Frauen
Hirschi, A. (2009). Eine typologische Analyse des Schweizerischen Lehrstellenmarktes: Strukturelle Benachteiligung von jungen Frauen [A typological analysis of the Swiss vocational educational market: structural disadvantage for female adolescents]. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Bildungswissenschaften, 31(2), 317-331.
Using accuracy of self-estimated interest-type as a sign of career choice readiness in career assessment of secondary students
Hirschi, A., & Läge, D. (2008). Using accuracy of self-estimated interest-type as a sign of career choice readiness in career assessment of secondary students. Journal of Career Assessment, 16(3), 310-325. doi: 10.1177/1069072708317372
Holland’s secondary constructs of vocational interests and career choice readiness of secondary students
Hirschi, A., & Läge, D. (2007). Holland’s secondary constructs of vocational interests and career choice readiness of secondary students. Journal of Individual Differences, 28(4), 205-218. doi: 10.1027/1614-0001.28.4.205
