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Table 5 The score of social interaction and average wages in the job, by gender

From: Gregariousness, interactive jobs and wagesGeselligkeit, soziale Interaktion im Beruf und Löhne

 

Males

Females

Score

ln(w)

(s.d.)

Score

ln(w)

(s.d.)

Armed forces

3

2.53

(0.23)

–

–

–

Legislators and senior officials

2.71

3.08

(0.31)

3

2.84

(0.18)

Corporate managers

2.76

3.04

(0.42)

3.05

2.72

(0.53)

General managers

2.89

2.71

(0.65)

2.93

2.38

(0.59)

Physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals

1.78

2.98

(0.49)

1.79

2.81

(0.43)

Life science and health professionals

3.71

3.25

(0.40)

3.78

2.86

(0.51)

Teaching professionals

3.79

3.02

(0.36)

3.95

2.90

(0.39)

Other professionals

2.56

3.01

(0.42)

2.84

2.78

(0.48)

Physical and engineering science associate professionals

1.29

2.87

(0.45)

1.45

2.63

(0.42)

Life science and health associate professionals

3.23

2.72

(0.41)

3.56

2.48

(0.42)

Teaching associate professionals

4

2.71

(0.52)

4

2.60

(0.27)

Other associate professionals

2.50

2.77

(0.50)

2.43

2.51

(0.44)

Office clerks

1.63

2.70

(0.51)

1.87

2.44

(0.47)

Customer service clerks

3.73

2.66

(0.45)

3.45

2.23

(0.40)

Personal and protective services workers

3.42

2.33

(0.51)

3.74

2.10

(0.46)

Models, salespersons and demonstrators

4

2.36

(0.41)

4

2.09

(0.40)

Market-oriented skilled agricultural and fishery workers

1.37

2.23

(0.51)

1.19

1.83

(0.48)

Extraction and building trade workers

1.45

2.42

(0.42)

1

2.03

(0.40)

Metal, machinery and related trades

1.36

2.53

(0.45)

1.22

2.27

(0.41)

Precision, handicraft, printing and related trades workers

1

2.56

(0.36)

1

2.30

(0.43)

Other craft and related trades workers

1.45

2.30

(0.45)

1.64

2.16

(0.38)

Stationary plant and related operators

1

2.71

(0.42)

1

2.45

(0.00)

Machine operators and assemblers

1

2.58

(0.37)

1

2.20

(0.40)

Drivers and mobile plant operators

1.81

2.30

(0.38)

2.43

2.10

(0.25)

Sales and services elementary occ.

2.77

2.40

(0.43)

2.94

2.08

(0.37)

Agricultural, fishery and related labourers

1

2.03

(0.34)

1

1.88

(0.57)

Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport

1

2.36

39(4.07)

1

2.07

(0.41)

Other elementary occupations

2.4

2.39

(0.57)

2.18

2.15

(0.66)

  1. Source: Own calculation; sample taken from SOEP (see text); N=3,117 females, 3,789 males; score varies between 1 (no), 2 (low), 3 (medium) and 4 (high social interaction)