Employment rates for deaf and hearing people by occupational field U.S. 2017

In the United States in 2017, the most common occupational field for deaf adults was the manufacturing industry, followed by the medical industry. This statistic shows employment rates among deaf and hearing people in the U.S. in 2017, by occupational field.

Employment rates among deaf and hearing people in the U.S. in 2017, by occupational field

Characteristic	Hearing people	Deaf people
Accommodations and food services	4.6%	3.3%
Agriculture	1.1%	1.6%
Construction	7.1%	8.9%
Education	8.2%	6.9%
Entertainment	1.5%	1.2%
Extraction (oil and gas)	0.6%	1%
Finance	7.8%	5.4%
Government, military, administration	6.5%	9.5%
Information services	2.2%	1.6%
Manufacturing	12.4%	15.7%
Medical	13.8%	11.2%
Professional services	12.1%	10%
Retail	8.8%	8.5%
Service industry	4.1%	4.1%
Transportation	4.9%	6.5%
Utilities	1.1%	1.6%
Wholesale	3.1%	3.2%

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Release date

2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2017

Age group

25-64 years

Supplementary notes

"In this report, the term deaf is used in an all-inclusive manner, to include people who may identify as deaf, deafblind, deafdisabled, hard of hearing, late-deafened, and hearing impaired."

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