Journal for Labour Market Research

Tab. 2 Occupational upgrading and compositional changes (Percentages). (German Microcensus, Scientific-Use-Files 1980–2008)

From: The association between graduates’ field of study and occupational attainment in West Germany, 1980–2008Der Zusammenhang zwischen Studienfach und beruflichem Erfolg von Hochschulabsolventen in Westdeutschland

Men	1980	1985–87	1989–93	1995–96	2000	2004–05	2006–08	N
EGP I/II admin./manag	6	7	9	13	17	17	17	13,969
EGP I/II technical experts	6	7	8	11	12	11	11	10,849
EGP I/II social services	7	7	6	8	7	8	8	8843
EGP III–VII	80	79	77	69	64	64	64	89,059
N	11,076	25,299	30,909	16,965	7518	12,360	18,593	122,720
Women	1980	1985–87	1989–93	1995–96	2000	2004–05	2006–08	N
EGP I/II admin./manag	5	6	7	12	13	14	14	10,163
EGP I/II technical experts	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3260
EGP I/II social services	14	15	15	17	18	21	22	18,189
EGP III–VII	80	77	75	68	65	62	60	75,823
N	8928	21,576	27,332	14,662	6154	11,343	17,440	107,435

Sample of labour market entrants: lower secondary education and below: age 20–24; upper secondary education: age 25–29; HE graduates: age 30–34

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