Variation in retirement age ranges recommended by participants in Sample 1 for 60 different occupations was examined, while considering the risk associated with poor performance in each occupation. Age of retirement (measured as a range) recommended by undergraduate raters varied extensively across 60 occupations. Estimated risk associated with faulty or poor performance obtained from a second sample of raters for each occupation was then correlated with the ranges of retirement age recommended by raters in Sample 1. There was a significant negative relationship between the perceived risk associated with poor performance in an occupation and the range of retirement age recommended for that occupation.
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