Chart: Employment levels for educational support staff have struggled to recover from the pandemic: Percent change in employment for all workers and K–12 education support staff, 2019–2022 | Economic Policy Institute

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Employment levels for educational support staff have struggled to recover from the pandemic: Percent change in employment for all workers and K–12 education support staff, 2019–2022

Occupation group	Change in employment 2019 to 2022
All U.S. workers	2.6%
All K–12 education workers	2.5%

Food service	-11.2%
Janitor and custodian	-9.0%
Office and administration	2.3%
Paraprofessional	-0.4%
School bus driver	-14.7%

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Source: EPI analysis of 2019–2022 American Community Survey data.

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