Love it or hate it, Americans will spend much of their lives working, with some careers spanning 40 years. With a nod to Harper’s Index, we decided to pay homage to those who toil 9 to 5 and beyond.
Percentage of Boston workers surveyed who say they need coffee to get through the work day: 48
Percentage of those workers who must have at least three cups a day: 19
Boston’s rank on a list of the worst cities for traffic: 10th
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Number of hours Massachusetts drivers are projected to waste in traffic this year: 32
Percentage of Boston residents who drive to work: 46
Percentage of Boston residents who take the subway to work: 17
Percentage of Boston residents who bike to work: 1.4
Percentage of Boston workers who say they work from home: 3.3
Percentage of employees who usually eat lunch at their desks: 39
Percentage of employees who “seldom, if ever” take lunch breaks: 28
Number of jobs today’s college graduates are expected to have over the span of their careers: More than 12
Percentage of Millennials, born between 1977 and 1997, who expect to stay in a job for less than three years: 91
Number of state college graduates who remain in Massachusetts after graduation: 9 out of 10
Easiest age group for recruiters to find new jobs for: Candidates in their 30s
Lifetime earnings’ difference between an engineering major and a liberal arts major: $1.4 million
Average annual cost of full-time infant childcare in Massachusetts, the highest in the nation: $14,980
Average individual 401(k) balance for ages 55 to 64: $54,000
Number of drinks Brandy Pete’s, a bar downtown with a large investment clientele, sells on an average weekday: about 300
Number of drinks Brandy Pete’s sold on Sept. 20, 2012, when the Dow Jones industrial average closed near a five-year high of 13,596.93: 656