Which Way Does Your Industry Swing?

Which Way Does Your Industry Swing? DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN OBAMA ROMNEY Educational Services Construction Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation Mining, Oil & Gas Exploration Information, Media & Telecommunications Utilities Professional, Scientific, & Tech Services Public Administration Real Estate & Rental Services Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting Ox .5x 1x 1.5x 2x Ox .5х 1x 1.5x 2x RELATIVE FREQUENCY* RELATIVE FREQUENCY* * Relative frequency indicates how likely a supporter of Obama or Romney is to work in an industry, compared to the average person, nationally. Where will you find Romney supporters plying their trade? Very likely in hands-on industries like mining, utilities and construction. Obama supporters, on the other hand, tend to have jobs in education, media and tech. All data are provided by online salary database PayScale.com. Those surveyed are employed and predominantly college educated. PayScale is only reporting comparisons between Obama or Romney supporters. Undecided voters are not included. Those voting for other candidates (-2%) are included in the calculations but not represented on the chart. Data is based on more than 12,000 respondents and was collected between 9/5/12 and 10/9/12. :.:: PayScale HUMAN. CAPITAL. INDUSTRY INDUSTRY