The Challenges of an Aging Higher Ed Workforce

Autor/inn/en	Pritchard, Adam; Li, Jingyun; McChesney, Jasper; Bichsel, Jacqueline
Institution	College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR)
Titel	The Challenges of an Aging Higher Ed Workforce
Quelle	(2019), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Aging (Individuals); Higher Education; College Faculty; Labor Force; Salary Wage Differentials; Women Faculty; Age Groups; Job Skills; Tenure; Labor Market; Older Workers; Retirement; Faculty Recruitment; Faculty Promotion + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aging; Altern; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Fakultät; Labour force; Arbeitskraft; Erwerbsbevölkerung; Frauenakademie; Weibliche Gelehrte; Age grop; Altersgruppe; Produktive Fertigkeit; Amtszeit; Beschäftigungsdauer; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Älterer Arbeitnehmer; Pensionierung
Abstract	The population of the United States is getting older. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), older workers -- which the BLS defines as those who are 55 and older -- made up 22% of the U.S. workforce in 2016, nearly double the 12% recorded in 1995. This increase is largely "fueled by the aging baby-boom generation, a large group of people born between 1946 and 1964" (currently aged 55 to 73). As baby boomers approach retirement age and exit the workforce in the coming decade, they will be followed by Generation X -- a generation that's nearly 30% smaller. For HR professionals, these facts present challenges such as salary compression and a shrinking domestic talent pool for key positions in the future. This brief focuses on the implications of the aging staff workforce in higher education, specifically professionals and non-exempt staff. We analyze the age distribution of higher ed staff, identify the job areas with the largest aging workforce, examine pay equity for women and men with varying levels of experience, and highlight the higher ed staff positions where salary compression is the most common. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01