Occupational Credentials and Job Qualities of Direct Care Workers: Implications for Labor Shortages.

Autor/in	Kim, Jeounghee
Titel	Occupational Credentials and Job Qualities of Direct Care Workers: Implications for Labor Shortages. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Berufliche Qualifikationen und Arbeitsplatzqualität von Pflegekräften: Implikationen für den Arbeitskräftemangel.
Quelle	In: Journal of labor research, 41 (2020) 4, S. 403-420 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1936-4768
DOI	10.1007/s12122-020-09312-5
Schlagwörter	Gesundheitswesen; Krankenpflege; Betriebliche Sozialleistung; Einkommenseffekt; Lohnhöhe; Niedriglohn; Arbeitskräftemangel; Arbeitsqualität; Berufliche Qualifikation; Qualifikationsanforderung; Ausbildungsabschluss; Fachkraft; Altenpflege; Auswirkung; Zugangsvoraussetzung; Pflegedienst; Pflegepersonal; USA
Abstract	"Occupational training and credentialing requirements for direct care workers were in place for consumers' health and safety, but their effects on job qualities and labor shortages in the direct care industry have been controversial. Using a nationally representative sample of psychiatric, nursing, and home health aides, a series of Average Treatment Effect models were analyzed to examine the effects of occupational credentials on various measures of job qualities. The findings revealed that credential-holding was related to higher annual earnings and increased probability of working full-time, year-round, and having access to employer-provided health insurance and retirement savings plans. The positive effects, however, were modest in size and suggested that, given the current wage and benefit levels for direct care workers, training and credential requirements cannot be the key to resolving job quality and labor shortage issues in the direct care industry. Implications of these findings and alternative ways to address the issues were discussed." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2021/2