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  • Symbolic analysts—a term coined by Robert Reich in The Work of Nations—are workers who occupy a strong position in today's globalized, service- and information-driven economy. “Symbolic-analytic services” is a broad occupational category that includes managerial, public relations, consulting, creative, design and engineering, financial, and legal roles. [Source: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia; Symbolic Analysts]

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