Workers Are Working Longer — and Better – The New York Times

“The context of aging and work is changing,” said Jacquelyn B. James, a psychologist and co-director of the Center on Aging and Work at Boston College. In addition to health and longevity, she said education is a factor. “This is one of the most educated generations in history,” Dr. James said. “A lot of the jobs people are continuing in are fields in which you use the mind, not the body.”