# **Figure 8: Work-from-home potential of the SDS’s 30 occupations by skill level**

_Share of workers reporting being able to work from home given access to a computer and internet connection (%)_ <!-- Start of picture text --> Elementary occupations<br>Plant and machine operators, and assemblers<br>Craft and related trades workers<br>Service and sales workers<br>Technicians and associate professionals<br>Professionals<br>0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%<br>Source: SDS.<br>Low<br>Semi<br>High<br><!-- End of picture text -->

**<mark>Skills</mark>** <mark>. As described in the methodology section, the SDS’s individual skills can be categorized into several summary skills groups. Here, we focus on 9 skill groups representing 45 detailed skills.</mark>

<mark>Most occupations use</mark> **_<mark>physical skills</mark>_** <mark>frequently (</mark> **<mark>Figure 9</mark>** <mark>). This is true across all skills levels, although lower-skilled occupations tend to use physical skills more frequently (</mark> **<mark>Figure 10g</mark>** <mark>). The importance of the physical skills group is driven by fine-motor skills (using hands and fingers): for more than half of the occupations at least two-thirds of workers say they use fine-motor skills on a daily basis (</mark> **<mark>Figure 11</mark>** <mark>). Mechanical Machinery Assemblers and Nursing associate professional are the occupations that use fine-motor skills the most, while Accounting Associate Professionals and Shop Sales Assistants use it the least.</mark> <mark>Similarly, more than half of occupations use</mark> **_<mark>problem solving skills</mark>_** <mark>frequently (</mark> **<mark>Figure 9</mark>** <mark>). The higher the skill level, the more likely workers are to use it on a daily basis (</mark> **<mark>Figure 10e</mark>** <mark>). However, most occupations require workers to use simple problem solving (solving problems that take less than 5 minutes) (</mark> **<mark>Figure 11</mark>** <mark>). For more than half of occupations, more than 60 percent of workers say they use this skill on a daily basis.</mark>

**_<mark>Social skills</mark>_** <mark>, which include many socioemotional skills, are also common, including across skill levels (</mark> **<mark>Figure 9</mark>** <mark>and</mark> **<mark>Figure 10d</mark>** <mark>). A high percentage of workers in all occupations use the detailed social skill collaboration on a daily basis (</mark> **<mark>Figure 11</mark>** <mark>). For more than half of occupations, 75 percent of workers use the skill on a daily basis. Nursing Associate Professionals and Packing, Bottling, and Labelling Machine Operators are the occupations that use it the most, while Motorcycle Drivers and Stall and Market Salespersons use it the least.</mark>

<mark>About one-third of occupation require</mark> **_<mark>math skills</mark>_** <mark>to be used frequently with this requirement more common among higher-skilled occupations (</mark> **<mark>Figure 9</mark>** <mark>and</mark> **<mark>Figure 10c</mark>** <mark>). Only basic math skills are generally required. Half of the occupations have at least two-thirds of workers using simple math (multiplication and division) on a daily basis (</mark> **<mark>Figure 11</mark>** <mark>). Financial math (calculating prices, creating budgets) is the second-most frequently required math skills: half of the occupations have at least 25</mark> 15