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Are Canadian Jobs More or Less Skilled than American Jobs?

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  • Frenette, Marc
  • Frank, Kristyn

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This study provides a first look at the skill level requirements of jobs held by Canadian and American workers. In total, the study examines 35 different skills including STEM skills and skills in several complementary areas. Focusing on the skill level requirements of jobs (as opposed to those for workers) is important given that workers’ skills are not guaranteed to be used in their job. The reasons for this include capital investments, technological changes (which may complement or substitute the skills of workers), shifting product demand and the quality of the match between employer demands and workers’ skills. This study compares the level of job skills in Canada and the United States by combining occupational data on job skill levels from the Occupational Information Network with worker-level data from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies.

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  • Frenette, Marc & Frank, Kristyn, 2018. "Are Canadian Jobs More or Less Skilled than American Jobs?," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2018406e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
    • Handle: RePEc:stc:stcp3e:2018406e
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    1. Louis‐Philippe Beland & Abel Brodeur & Derek Mikola & Taylor Wright, 2022. "The short‐term economic consequences of COVID‐19: Occupation tasks and mental health in Canada," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 55(S1), pages 214-247, February.
    2. Louis-Philippe Beland & Abel Brodeur & Derek Mikola & Taylor Wright, 2020. "COVID-19, Occupation Tasks and Mental Health in Canada," Carleton Economic Papers 20-07, Carleton University, Department of Economics, revised 30 Jun 2020.
    3. Anita Minh & Ute Bültmann & Sijmen A. Reijneveld & Sander K. R. van Zon & Christopher B. McLeod, 2021. "Depressive Symptom Trajectories and Early Adult Education and Employment: Comparing Longitudinal Cohorts in Canada and the United States," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(8), pages 1-12, April.

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