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. 2023 Feb 26;82:102346. doi: 10.1016/j.labeco.2023.102346

Table A.4.

Average labor market outcomes three years after graduation from vocational programs.

Vocational program Median annual labor earnings Percent with stable job:
Most common industries among graduates with stable jobs (% in given industry)
All graduates Excl. students
Hotel & Tourism 263,116 SEK 52.2% 67.7% Accommodation & Food Services (27.3%)
Wholesale & Retail Trade (21.4%)
Restaurant Management & Food 277,024 SEK 59.3% 69.1% Accommodation & Food Services (38.7%)
Wholesale & Retail Trade (16.6%)
Health & Social Care 277,091 SEK 52.6% 77.8% Human Health & Social Work (80.3%)
Education (4.9%)
Child & Recreation 267,457 SEK 53.6% 72.0% Education (36.8%)
Human Health & Social Work (18.6%)
Business & Administration 275,687 SEK 57.0% 71.6% Wholesale & Retail Trade (48.1%)
Manufacturing (9.7%)
Handicraft 257,036 SEK 53.1% 66.9% Wholesale & Retail Trade (31.3%)
Personal & Cultural Services (22.5%)
Natural Resource Use 276,538 SEK 51.6% 68.9% Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (22.2%)
Wholesale & Retail Trade (13.7%)
Vehicle & Transport 349,191 SEK 79.3% 82.4% Wholesale & Retail Trade (31.7%)
Transportation & Storage (30.1%)
Building & Construction 375,390 SEK 73.9% 78.9% Construction (68.2%)
Manufacturing (10.4%)
Electricity & Energy 333,234 SEK 69.4% 79.2% Construction (44.6%)
Manufacturing (17.9%)
HVAC & Property Maintenance 374,057 SEK 75.3% 81.4% Construction (61.3%)
Manufacturing (12.9%)
Industrial Technology 358,276 SEK 67.2% 79.7% Manufacturing (70.0%)
Professional & Technical Activities (8.7%)

Notes: Data comes from Statistics Sweden and the Swedish National Agency for Education. All statistics are measured in 2019 for the cohort who received their degree in 2016. We denote programs that we pool for our analysis as follows: for Hotel & Restaurant and for Building & Industry. Median earnings is computed for graduates who work (and do not study) during the year. Graduates have a stable job if they are employed in November; have yearly earnings 206,500 SEK; and have not been unemployed during the year. The column “excl. students” excludes graduates who study during the year. In the industry classifications, Wholesale & Retail Trade includes Repair of Motor Vehicles.