The Impact of Training Participation on Wages for Mid-Career Women: On-the-Job vs. Off-the-Job Training

Abstract

This study used data from ten consecutive surveys of the National Longitudinal Survey of Young Women (NLSW) to examine the relationships between job training participation and wage effects among women at mid-career in the United States. The samples drawn from the surveys were the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized women ranging in age from 45 to 58 as of June 30, 1999. The employment outcomes in terms of hourly wage rates associated with job training participation among women at late career were investigated. A significantly positive relationship was found between mid-career women's participation in on-the-job training (OJT) over their working life and their hourly wage rates. Women who had more OJT participation hours were more likely to have a higher wage rate than those who spent fewer hours on OJT. Participation in off-the-job training (OFT), however, showed no significant relationship with the growth of wage rates for mid-career women.