Not widely discussed is that about 255,000 Americans, 85-years-old and up, are working, representing 4.4 percent of those in that Age Bracket, a gain of 2.6 percent from 2006, notes Grumpy Editor.
So what are they doing?
The Washington Post aggregated census data from 2001 to 2016 to get an idea of specific occupations. “Crossing guards are relatively likely to be age 85 or above,” observes the Post. “The same goes for musicians, anyone who works in a funeral home, and product demonstrators like those you might find at a warehouse club store.”
Others eye management and sales, which involve less physical activity for seniors. Also driving trucks is attracting attention.
“By sheer numbers, the top job among the 85-plus-year-olds is farmers and ranchers,” the Post adds. “It's also the one in which the distribution of older workers is most different from the distribution of the rest of the population. That category, which is distinct from farm laborers, houses 3.5 percent of the oldest workers --- but just 0.5 percent of the rest of the population.”
Grumpy Editor points out some folks in that age bracket are inspired to write memoirs.
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