Video discussing the industries and occupations of women veterans as compared to male veterans or nonveterans of either gender, using annual average Current Population Survey data. An industry is defined as a group of establishments that produce similar products or provide similar services and an occupation is defined as a set of activities or tasks that employees are paid to perform. Some occupations are concentrated in a few particular industries, while other occupations are found in many industries.
Key points include:
- 16% of women veterans worked for the federal government in 2016.
- Women veterans are equally likely as male nonveterans and nearly three times as likely as women nonveterans to work in protective service occupations.
- Women veterans are more likely than women nonveterans to work in computer and mathematical occupations.
Source: 2016 Industries and Occupations (VIDEO) | PDF Transcript