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. 2020 Sep 18;15(9):e0239113. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239113

Table 2. Retail, accommodation and restaurants are the most communication intensive.

Industry Communication
Teamw. Custom. Overall Presence
Retail trade 13 66 67 5
Accommodation & food services 8 50 51 1
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 12 38 40 2
Other Services (except Public Admin.) 12 30 33 12
Admin. & Support & Waste Manag. 17 24 27 7
Wholesale Trade 8 12 15 12
Transportation and Warehousing 8 8 14 32
Prof., Scient., and Technical Serv. 5 10 12 1
Manufacturing 7 5 9 10
Agri., forestry, fishing & hunting 4 1 4 23

“Teamw.” and “Custom.” show the percentage of workers in teamwork-intensive and customer-facing occupations, respectively. “Overall” shows the percentage of workers in communication-intensive occupations that are either teamwork-intensive or customer-facing. It is less than the sum of the two indexes because some occupations rely on both types of communication. “Presence” shows the percentage of workers whose jobs require physical presence in close proximity to others.