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I am not sure as I haven’t researched it. But I would be curious to find out!

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HI Jenny, this is so interesting to me, I live in Australia and I can see similar phenomena here as well. Not just with the White Australia Poilcy that was recently abolished in the 1960's but also the treatment of indigenous Australians and Non Anglo-Euro people here who seem to always work in these industries for minimum pay.

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Woah, fascinating there are policy connections across countries like that. Do you know where the policy stems from in Australia?

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I disagree. How many years experience do you have in managing people? Are you doing this solely on feelings or research? Have you managed both skilled and unskilled labor? I have and I there is a difference, and it can be proven. For example, a person working at startbucks can learn that job in a week or two, whereas a plumber it takes 4-6 years. You have made it way too complicated by identifying unskilled and skilled with sex and race. Remove sex and race as I have managed many female black, white, Indian, Mexican etc. The difference is that they can be skilled or unskilled. Stop the creating a divide with race and sex. Get out in the field and get some experience and it will elucidate your lens in which you see unskilled and skilled labor.

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Where can I find the breakdown of these within the Department of Labor?

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Here's a reference point from the SSA, based on the DOL / Bureau of Labor Statistics: https://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/cfr20/404/404-1568.htm

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Amazing! Thank you! How do I find out which of these my job title is considered?

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I think the best way would be to review where your job falls into the BLS here: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/

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I checked on the Australian Government Website, curious to know what you did to make your conclusion?

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Mostly governmental websites as well! Dept of Labor, Social Security, Immigration Services, etc.

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