Interest Gaps in the Labor Market: Comparing People’s Vocational Interests with National Job Demands

Hoff, Kevin A.; Granillo-Velasquez, Kenneth E.; Hanna, Alexis; Morris, Michael L.; Oswald, Frederick L.; Rounds, James

doi:10.1007/s10869-024-09945-8

J Bus Psychol

2024

DOI: 10.1007/s10869-024-09945-8

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Interest Gaps in the Labor Market: Comparing People’s Vocational Interests with National Job Demands

Kevin A. Hoff,

Kenneth E. Granillo-Velasquez,

Alexis Hanna

et al.

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Can everyone get interesting jobs? Estimating interest fit across gender, ethnicity, and education

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Although research and policy efforts have attempted to “even the hiring playing field” and progress equal opportunities, systemic employment patterns based on gender and ethnicity remain prevalent. An unexplored avenue of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts is the degree to which all people can obtain jobs that fit their interests. The present study used a large, diverse sample of over 250,000 American employees to estimate the average vocational interest fit that people have with their jobs and differences in fit across race/ethnicity, gender, and education. Overall, employees showed moderate positive vocational interest fit with their jobs, with an average profile correlation of .20 between person and job interests. There were small gender differences in vocational interest fit favoring men, especially White and Hispanic men, with minimal differences across other race/ethnicity groups. However, the largest group differences emerged for education, as employees with higher educational attainment showed greater vocational interest fit, particularly among women. Further intersectional analyses added greater nuance to these results, including how various groups achieve vocational interest fit across different types of jobs. Altogether, this work provides important fit benchmark estimates for researchers, counselors, organizational placement, and theory refinement.

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Interest Gaps in the Labor Market: Comparing People’s Vocational Interests with National Job Demands

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A Multi-Faceted Analysis of the Factors Influencing Adolescents’ Career Aspirations: Recommendations for Policy

A Multi-Faceted Analysis of the Factors Influencing Adolescents’ Career Aspirations: Recommendations for Policy

Can everyone get interesting jobs? Estimating interest fit across gender, ethnicity, and education

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