Thesis on "Race and Labor Force"

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Race and Labor Force in the Field of Accounting

This paper reviews statistics in three fields -- accounting, waiter/waitressing and commercial painters. Using the occupations and census report, the percentage of accountants that are White Americans, African-American, American Indian, Asian-American, and Hispanic-Americans will be determined. The gender division of this career field will also be denoted. These numbers will then be compared and contrasted to occupations from the service field and operators, fabricators and laborers fields -- waiter/waitressing and painters, respectively. These findings will be further analyzed in light of the articles written on race/ethnicity by Kirschenman and Neckerman, Newman and Ellis, and Kandel and Parrado.

Statistical Information for Accountants:

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 1990 census report detailing occupations by race and gender, there are significant differences in involvement in the accounting industry by ethnicity; however, gender was more evenly distributed. According to the report, 751,840 (approximately 47%) males and 838,338 (approximately 53%) females were in the accounting field. Of these 1,590,178 workers, 86% reported being White. Only 6.7% of those in the accounting field reported being African-American, 3/10% reported being American Indian, 5.4% reported to be Asian-American, and 4.2% were reported to be of Hispanic-American ethnicity. These findings are significantly different from those in the waiter/waitressing fields and commercial painting fields.

Comparison of Waiters/Waitressing and Painters to Accounting Ethnic and Gender Statistics:

In the field of waiters/waitressing, the total number of employees was about the same as those who were accountants. In 1990, the U.S. Census Bureau reported 1,488,253 waiters and waitresses. However, the difference in gender spread across this occupation is significantly different from that of accountants. Where accountants were fairly evenly divided between men and women, waiting tables is clearly skewed towards female employees. Eighty percent of waiters/waitresses were female, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's report. Racially, the percentages were more in line with those found in the field of accounting.

Eighty-eight percent of those in the waiter/waitressing field reported being White. This is in comparison to 86% of accountants reporting to be White. Just over 5.4% of waiters/waitresses reported themselves as African-American, compared to 6.7% of Black accountants. Seven-tenths of a percent of waiters/waitresses reported American Indian ethnicity, 4.3% reported being Asian-American, and 7.9% reported being Hispanic-American. These figures are compared to 3/10%, 5.4% and 4.2% of accountants reporting being American Indian, Asian-American and Hispanic-American respectively. These ethnicity breakdowns are incredibly similar to those found in the field of accounting and continue to be found in the field of commercial painting. Although, again, there is a significant difference in the gender breakdown in this field, when compared to the previous two.

The U.S. Census Bureau's report on the painting field reveals dramatic differences in the quantity of males vs. females in the occupation. However, unlike waiters/waitressing, this occupation is skewed in favor of male workers. Eighty-five percent of painters are male, close to the same number of female waitresses. Yet, ethnicity breakdowns are very similar to those of the accounting and waiter/waitressing fields.

The U.S. Census Bureau reports that nearly 78% of painters reported to be White American. This is similar to the 86% and 88% of White American accountants and waiters/waitresses, respectively. Other ethnicity breakdowns… READ MORE

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