Service-sector-related roles – including care, leisure services, cleaning and retail – dominate the three lowest-paid of the nine groups that occupations are commonly clustered in. The data in this section demonstrates how the likelihood of working in one of these low-paying occupations has changed across time, and how cohorts compare at each age.
Low-paying occupations
Notes
‘All ages’ refers to those aged 16-64. Occupations are categorised based on average hourly earnings. The three lowest-paying occupational groups are elementary occupations, sales and customer service occupations and caring, leisure and other service occupations.
Source
RF analysis of ONS, Quarterly Labour Force Survey
Notes
‘All ages’ refers to those aged 16-64. Occupations are categorised based on average hourly earnings. The three lowest-paying occupational groups are elementary occupations, sales and customer service occupations and caring, leisure and other service occupations.
Source
RF analysis of ONS, Quarterly Labour Force Survey
Notes
‘All ages’ refers to those aged 16-64. Occupations are categorised based on average hourly earnings. The three lowest-paying occupational groups are elementary occupations, sales and customer service occupations and caring, leisure and other service occupations.
Source
RF analysis of ONS, Quarterly Labour Force Survey
Notes
‘Occupations are categorised based on average hourly earnings. The three lowest-paying occupational groups are elementary occupations, sales and customer service occupations and caring, leisure and other service occupations.
Source
RF analysis of ONS, Quarterly Labour Force Survey
Notes
‘Occupations are categorised based on average hourly earnings. The three lowest-paying occupational groups are elementary occupations, sales and customer service occupations and caring, leisure and other service occupations.
Source
RF analysis of ONS, Quarterly Labour Force Survey
