From 2017 to 2018, about 60 percent of those who worked in management, business, and financial operations could work from home in the United States. On the other hand, only three percent who worked in transportation and material moving occupations could work from home.
Share of workers who could work from home in the United States in 2017-18, by occupation
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 24, 2019). Share of workers who could work from home in the United States in 2017-18, by occupation (as a share of total workers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122794/employees-who-could-work-from-home-occupation-us/
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