Medium-Skill Job

A Medium-Skill Job is an occupation that performs medium-skill tasks.

• AKA: Middle-Skill Occupation.
• Context:
  • It can (typically) require a Medium-Skilled Worker (with tertiary education).
• Example(s):
  • a Machine Operator.
  • a Dental Hygenist.
  • a Legal Assistant.
  • an Elementary School Teacher.
  • a Nursery Nurse.
  • a Dental Hygienist.
  • a Computer Systems Administrator (vs. Computer Systems Designer).
  • a Computer Network Administrator (vs. Computer Network Designer).
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Low Skill Occupation, such as a dog walking job.
  • a High Skill Occupation.
• See: Worker Skill, Occupation Skill Level, Hollowing Out, Job Polarization.

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References

2013

• (Yen, 2013-09-16) ⇒ Hope Yen. (2013). “Gap in U.S. unemployment rates between rich and poor continues to widen.” In: The Associated Press, Sep. 16, 2013.
  • QUOTE: Because many mid-skill jobs are being lost to globalization and automation, recent U.S. growth in low-wage jobs has not come fast enough to absorb displaced workers at the bottom. ...

2010

• (Acemoglu & Autor, 2010) ⇒ Daron Acemoglu, and David H. Autor. (2010). “Skills, Tasks and Technologies: Implications for Employment and Earnings.” In: Handbook of Labor Economics Volume 4, Orley Ashenfelter (editor) and David E. Card (editor), Elsevier. ISBN-13: 978-0-444-53468-2
  • QUOTE: … (3) broad-based increases in employment in high skill and low skill occupations relative to middle skilled occupations (i.e., job 'polarization'); …

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