Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, February 1, 2024
Summary
Even before the pandemic, working remotely has been a mixed blessing for IT staff. While many employees in the information technology industry are able to work remotely and support geographically dispersed organizations, many have historically needed to work well beyond the confines of a 40-hour workweek or 9 to 5 schedule. Similarly, many workers in real estate and other professions have experienced the benefits that come with pitfalls. With the onset of the pandemic, the gap has become clearer between employees in these industries and the average worker.
This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of employees in the IT/FIRE/Professional industries who work remotely at least some of the time, and contrasts their share with the national averages in the US, Germany, UK, Japan, and China.
Industries apart when it comes to remote work
- Employees in the IT/FIRE/Professional industries have consistently higher rates of working remotely than the national averages
- The gap for remote workers in these industries is exceptionally wide across most countries surveyed, except in China which has maintained the highest national remote working rate
- In Japan, as remote work dropped to nearly one-third of employed adults, the rate continues to hover around two-thirds within these industries
Trend in professional remote work arrangements
- The trend in remote work among the IT/FIRE/Professional industries has continued to remain high among most countries surveyed
Tables: Work from home status by industry (WFHxINDU)
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Indexing
Lenses: User Profile; Work/Life Balance
Tables: 200 WFHxINDU Work from Home/Remote work by Employer Industry
Tags: Business market, Commercial, Employees, Enterprise, Industry, Remote Workers, Remote Working, Telework, Usage, WFH, Work from home, Work-related activities, Workplace, Work/Life balance
Waves: TUP 2021; TUP 2022; TUP 2023
Item: TUP_doc_2024_0201_firt
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