The American workforce is ever changing, with women now accounting for about half the work force as well as increased racial and ethnic diversity. Recently, CareerBuilder conducted a survey of more than 1,300 workers from diverse segments — African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, women, workers with disabilities and Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender (LGBT) workers — to find out how these employees are fairing compared to Caucasian males who are not LGBT, and not disabled. Here are some of the findings from the survey:
- Women and Hispanic workers were twice as likely to hold an administrative or clerical entry-level job as non-diverse workers. African American workers were nearly twice as likely.
- Among all segments, workers with disabilities were the most likely to report earning less than $50,000 at 58 percent, followed by women at 52 percent and Hispanics at 51 percent. Asian workers were the least likely to earn less than $50,000 at 25 percent, followed by 32 percent of LGBT workers and 31 percent of non-diverse workers.
- In the six figure category, LGBT workers lead all segments at 18 percent, outpacing non-diverse workers by 1 percentage point. Women were the least likely to report making more than $100,000 at 6 percent along with African Americans and Hispanic workers at 8 percent.
- One in four African American workers (25 percent) , 22 percent of disabled workers, 21 percent of Hispanic workers, 19 percent of women, 18 percent of LGBT workers, and 11 percent of Asian workers reported feeling discriminated against in their current job.
- Nearly two-in-five diverse workers (38 percent) plan to look for new jobs as the economy improves.