Presentations — Occupation Lab

Beyond Occupations: Intergenerational Transmission of Industry in the United States

International Sociological Association Research Committee 28 (RC28)May 21, 2026

Xi Song, Kristin Liao, and Jennie Brand

Conceptual diagram of six relationship paths between parent and child occupation and industry

This presentation described a project which asks whether we can better understand intergenerational mobility if we include the dimension of industry, incorporating a multiverse analytical approach. This project is in collaboration with Xi Song, Kristin Liao, and Jennie Brand.

New Occupations, New Pathways? Intergenerational Mobility in a Restructuring Labor Market

International Sociological Association Research Committee 28 Summer Meeting 2026August 4, 2026

American Sociological Association Annual Meeting 2026August 11, 2026

Kristin Liao

New Occupations by Decade and Rule — bar chart of new occupational titles across 1980–2018

This talk introduces our work in progress on new occupations in the U.S. labor market from 1980 to 2018. We constructed an occupation-level measure of new work, and examined whether new occupations have facilitated more rigid social reproduction or more fluid social mobility across two generations.