The Most Dangerous Workplaces in the Spread of Coronavirus

The report examined which jobs will be more vulnerable to inaction by pandemic, says Business Insider.

McKinsey started by classifying 804 professions found at the US Job Statistics Office on the level of vulnerability, using work characteristics from the Professional Information Network (O*NET).

He found that 191 out of 804 professions are very sensitive to short - term influences because they are not made up of essential workers or usually include close physical contact.

Later, researchers further considered the change in US demand in industries during the pandemic, using various reports and estimates of McKinsey's consumer spending.

Researchers alleged that a change in demand would affect 80% to 100% of part-time jobs and 20% to 50% of full-time jobs.

Self-employees were not involved in the analysis.

The discovery is particularly disturbing amid a large number of layoffs and a recent unemployment increase because many of the employees, endangered, are not full-time workers, according to McKinsey.

Until 86 percent of the initial impact affect jobs that were paid less than 40,000 dollars a year. Almost all (98 percent) of the affected jobs paid less than the national living salary of 68,808 for a family of four members”, researchers write.

But according to the report, agricultural, management, finance and insurance, scientific or technical industries are less endangered by short - term effects by coronavirus.

Low - vulnerability professions also include chores that can be done at home, limited physical contact, or essential.

McKinsey found that low-income workers and those who have low educational achievements, as well as small businesses, are more endangered by the short-term effect of pandemic, Telegrafi notes.

This is said to be similar to the results of American surveys conducted by Pew Research Center, in which those with higher incomes and higher education were more likely to report that they were working from home during the coronavirus.

What professions are at stake?

Among the 13.4 million affected jobs are in the restaurant industry, 3.6 million include preparation and food service (a fast - food category).

Meanwhile, 2.6 million other restaurant servants and 1.3 million who cook in restaurants are also vulnerable.

In addition, nearly 11 million jobs in customer service and sales can be affected, including 3.9 million retail vendors and 3.3 million cashiers, says the report.