Work Opportunities and Workplace Characteristics for Employees with Intellectual Disability in the Norwegian Labour Market

Figures & data

Table 1. Examples of Thematic Content Analysis of Reported Work Tasks.

Open-ended response	Preliminary overarching code based on sector	Subcategory	Overarching category of work tasks
Making coffee; doing the dishes	Accommodation and catering	Food preparation and light kitchen work	Kitchen and waiter work
Course and conference assistant; checking out guests	Accommodation and catering	Hotel host/reception/bar/cash register work	Hotel work

Table 2. Examples of Work Tasks Available to Employees with ID.

Category of work tasks		Degree of difficulty
	Easy	Moderate	Advanced
Sales and service work	Handing out newspapers	Customer service	Operating a cash register
Storage work	Emptying freight containers	Sorting and arranging supplies	Operating a fork lift
Mechanics	Car wash	Easier mechanic tasks	Changing tires
Cleaning	Emptying trash bins	Sorting waste for recycling	Operating floor washing machine
Kitchen and waiter work	Making coffee	Preparing sandwiches	Baking cakes and waffles
Work with children	Helping children to get dressed	Reading time for children	Organising arts and crafts activities

Note: Organised according to level of difficulty within the overarching categories of work tasks.

Table 3. Public and Private Companies’ Experience with Hiring Employees with ID.

	Frequency	%	Number of companies with employees with ID	% of companies with prior experience of hiring employees with ID
Public	157	32.9	28	17.8
Private	320	67.1	99	30.9
Total	477	100.0	127	26.0

Note: 1 respondent did not answer this question.

Table 4. Work Sector and Occurrence of Employees with ID.

	Freq.	%	Number of companies with employees with ID	% of companies that have prior experience with hiring employees with ID
Industry/construction	65	14.0	22	33.8
Retail and warehousing	27	5.8	12	44.4
Hotel, restaurant and catering	28	6.0	14	50.0
Education/child care	218	46.9	35	16.1
Health and social services	57	12.3	20	35.1
Other services	70	15.1	20	28.6
Total	465	100.0	123	26.5

Note: 13 respondents did not answer this question.

Table 5. Company Size and Likelihood of Hiring Employees with ID.

Company size (number of employees)	Freq.	%	Number of companies with employees with ID	% of companies with employees with ID within size group
10 or fewer	84	17.6	15	17.9
11 to 15	89	18.6	16	18.0
16 to 20	92	19.2	13	14.1
21 to 30	82	17.2	24	29.3
30 or more	131	27.4	59	45.0
	478	100	127	26.6

Table 6. Overarching Categories of Work Tasks Available to Employees with ID.

Category of work tasks	Frequency	Percent
Janitor work	14	3.7
Office work	23	6.1
Production of goods	7	1.9
Sales and service work	14	3.7
Storage work	32	8.5
Mechanics	13	3.5
Cleaning	41	10.9
Gardening	5	1.3
Kitchen and waiter work	74	19.7
Hotel work	8	2.1
Transport services	11	2.9
Work with children	74	19.7
Social work	11	2.9
Other tasks	49	13.0
	N = 376	99.9

Table

	Level of difficulty
Work tasks (frequency of responses)	Easy	Moderate	Advanced
Kitchen assistant (easy kitchen tasks) (21)	X
Child care work – attending to children (19)		X
Child care work – playing with children (16)	X
Tidying (16)	X
Food production (e.g. baking, arranging salad bar, making waffles) (15)			X
Packing and unpacking goods (15)	X
Cleaning (e.g. responsible for cleaning, sorting waste for recycling) (13)		X
Easy food preparation (e.g. making sandwiches, cutting fruit) (13)		X
Waiting tables (11)		X
Sorting (10)	X
Stocking shelves (8)		X
Easy cleaning work (e.g. emptying trash bins, sweeping floors, cleaning tables) (8)	X
Organising practical pedagogical work for children (6)			X
Driving a forklift (6)			X
Reading aloud to children (6)		X
Reception work (e.g. booking, answering phone calls, customer service) (5)			X
Internal transport/ delivering aids (5)		X
Socialising with patients and ‘spreading joy’ (4)	X
Accounting and registering costs (4)			X
Production assistant (4)	X
Cashier (4)			X
Leading circle time with children in day care (4)			X
Operator in a production line (3)		X
Easy gardening (e.g. lawn mowing, planting) (3)		X
Breakfast host/ course assistant (3)		X
General maintenance (3)		X
Collaborating with parents (3)			X
Shaping metal (3)			X
Office work (3)		X
Setting tables and cleaning up after meals (3)	X
Driving a plough truck to clear snow (2)			X
Driver with a driver’s licence (2)			X
Operating a floor washing machine (2)			X
Archiving (2)		X
Opening day care and receive children in the morning (2)			X
Creative activities with children (2)			X
Taking care of animals (2)		X
Canteen work (2)		X
Grocery shopping (2)		X
Making coffee (2)	X
Operator in production with a trade certificate (1)			X
Preparing cars (1)		X
Washing cars (1)	X
Collecting luggage trolleys (1)	X
Helping children during meals (1)		X
Surveying during recess (1)		X
Dismantling (1)		X
Mechanic with trade certificate (1)			X
Changing tires (1)			X
Easy mechanics (1)		X
Feeding machines (1)		X
Milking cows (1)		X
Janitor work (1)		X
Placing isolation materials (1)		X
Quality control (1)			X
Placing curbs (1)			X
Carpenting (1)			X
Placing mouse guards (1)		X
Store work (1)		X
Taking care of animals (1)		X
Operating machines (1)		X
Handling warranties (1)			X
Bricklaying (1)			X
Chopping wood with a wood chopper (1)		X
Folding clothes (1)	X
Easy outdoor winter maintenance (1)	X
Customer service (1)		X
Workplace health and safety control (1)			X
Drilling (1)			X
Gardening (preparing soil and sowing) (1)		X
Connecting low current equipment (1)			X
Cleaning conference rooms (1)	X
Putting in place cables for AV equipment (1)		X
Placing equipment (1)		X
Bar work (1)			X
Responsible for equipment (1)			X
Daily ICT routines and maintenance (1)		X
Supervision of groups of children (1)		X
Coordinating practical tasks (1)			X
Closing daycare at the end of the day (1)			X
Helping pupils with school work (1)			X
Setting boundaries for children (1)			X
Planning pedagogical work (1)			X
Technical support (1)			X
Evaluating business (1)			X
Organising music time for children (1)			X
Fire safety (1)			X
Playing guitar (1)		X
Assistant occupational therapist (1)			X
Operating switch board (1)			X
Responsible for waste room (1)	X
Filling up supplies in patient rooms (1)		X
Service tasks (1)		X
Assisting in patient care (1)		X
Make door signs for offices (1)	X
Delivering newspapers (1)	X
Contact with patients (1)		X
Playing games and doing activities with patients (1)		X
Assisting at events (1)		X
Assisting ICT workers in practical tasks (1)	X
Cleaning outdoor areas (1)	X
Receiving visitors and goods (1)		X
Go for walks with patients (1)		X
Keeping order in clothes (1)	X
Transporting patients (1)		X
Washing clothes (1)		X
Assistant work in day care (1)			X
Making telephone calls (1)
Responsible for small group activities (1)			X
Graphic design (1)			X
Welding (1)			X
Collecting data by phone (1)			X
Scanning (1)	X
Sandpapering/polishing (1)			X
Responsible for specific areas in day care (1)			X
Case processing (1)			X
Easy customer care (1)		X