2017 Occupational Requirements in the United States — 2017-11-29

About thirty percent of workers had jobs that required between 4 hours to 1 month of preparation time to successfully perform a job, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Occupations with this short preparation time requirement include 89.0 percent of fast food cooks and 77.0 percent of amusement and recreation attendants. Preparation time refers to the minimum formal education, training, and work experience required for a typical worker to successfully perform a job. This release provides data from the Occupational Requirements Survey (ORS). ORS provides job-related information about the physical demands, environmental conditions, education and training, and mental requirements for jobs within the U.S. economy. Preparation time Occupations with a high percentage of jobs that required preparation time of over 10 years include architectural and engineering managers (57.1 percent) and chief executives (56.9 percent).