HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

10. Employed persons by occupation, race, and sex

(Percent distribution)

Occupation and race

Total Men Women

1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998

TOTAL

 Total, 16 years and over (thousands) ......................................................................... 129,558 131,463 69,685 70,693 59,873 60,771

 Percent ....................................................................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Managerial and professional specialty ......................................................................... 29.1 29.6 27.6 28.1 30.8 31.4

 Executive, administrative, and managerial ................................................................. 14.2 14.5 14.7 15.0 13.6 13.9

 Professional specialty ................................................................................................. 14.9 15.1 12.9 13.1 17.1 17.4

Technical, sales, and administrative support ................................................................ 29.6 29.3 19.7 19.5 41.0 40.7

 Technicians and related support ................................................................................ 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.8 3.7 3.8

 Sales occupations ...................................................................................................... 12.1 12.1 11.3 11.1 13.2 13.1

 Administrative support, including clerical .................................................................... 14.2 14.0 5.6 5.6 24.2 23.8

Service occupations ..................................................................................................... 13.5 13.6 10.2 10.2 17.4 17.5

 Private household ....................................................................................................... .6 .6 .1 .1 1.3 1.3

 Protective service ....................................................................................................... 1.8 1.8 2.7 2.8 .7 .7

 Service, except private household and protective ...................................................... 11.1 11.1 7.5 7.3 15.4 15.4

Precision production, craft, and repair .......................................................................... 10.9 11.0 18.5 18.7 2.1 2.0

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ............................................................................. 14.2 13.9 19.9 19.5 7.6 7.4

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........................................................ 6.1 5.9 7.1 6.9 5.0 4.8

 Transportation and material moving occupations ....................................................... 4.2 4.1 7.0 6.8 .9 .9

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ................................................ 3.9 3.9 5.8 5.8 1.7 1.7

Farming, forestry, and fishing ....................................................................................... 2.7 2.7 4.1 4.0 1.1 1.1

White

 Total, 16 years and over (thousands) ......................................................................... 109,856 110,931 59,998 60,604 49,859 50,327

 Percent ....................................................................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Managerial and professional specialty ......................................................................... 30.1 30.7 28.5 29.1 32.0 32.6

 Executive, administrative, and managerial ................................................................. 14.9 15.2 15.5 15.8 14.3 14.6

 Professional specialty ................................................................................................. 15.2 15.5 13.0 13.3 17.8 18.1

Technical, sales, and administrative support ................................................................ 29.7 29.3 19.8 19.5 41.6 41.1

 Technicians and related support ................................................................................ 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.7 3.7 3.8

 Sales occupations ...................................................................................................... 12.5 12.4 11.7 11.5 13.4 13.4

 Administrative support, including clerical .................................................................... 13.9 13.7 5.2 5.2 24.5 24.0

Service occupations ..................................................................................................... 12.4 12.4 9.2 9.2 16.2 16.3

 Private household ....................................................................................................... .6 .6 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1.2 1.3

 Protective service ....................................................................................................... 1.6 1.7 2.5 2.6 .6 .6

 Service, except private household and protective ...................................................... 10.2 10.1 6.6 6.5 14.4 14.4

Precision production, craft, and repair .......................................................................... 11.4 11.5 19.1 19.4 2.0 1.9

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ............................................................................. 13.5 13.2 19.0 18.5 6.9 6.8

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........................................................ 5.8 5.5 6.9 6.6 4.4 4.3

 Transportation and material moving occupations ....................................................... 4.0 3.9 6.7 6.5 .8 .8

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ................................................ 3.7 3.7 5.4 5.4 1.6 1.6

Farming, forestry, and fishing ....................................................................................... 3.0 2.9 4.4 4.3 1.3 1.2

Black

 Total, 16 years and over (thousands) ......................................................................... 13,969 14,556 6,607 6,871 7,362 7,685

 Percent ....................................................................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Managerial and professional specialty ......................................................................... 19.8 20.2 16.8 17.0 22.4 23.2

 Executive, administrative, and managerial ................................................................. 9.1 9.4 8.5 8.6 9.6 10.1

 Professional specialty ................................................................................................. 10.7 10.8 8.4 8.4 12.8 13.0

Technical, sales, and administrative support ................................................................ 28.9 29.3 18.1 18.3 38.5 39.1

 Technicians and related support ................................................................................ 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.5 3.2 3.5

 Sales occupations ...................................................................................................... 9.1 9.7 6.8 7.8 11.2 11.4

 Administrative support, including clerical .................................................................... 16.8 16.5 8.7 8.0 24.1 24.2

Service occupations ..................................................................................................... 22.1 21.6 18.1 17.8 25.7 25.0

 Private household ....................................................................................................... .9 .8 .1 .1 1.7 1.5

 Protective service ....................................................................................................... 3.1 3.2 4.8 4.8 1.5 1.7

 Service, except private household and protective ...................................................... 18.1 17.6 13.2 12.9 22.5 21.9

Precision production, craft, and repair .......................................................................... 8.2 8.0 14.9 14.6 2.2 2.0

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ............................................................................. 19.9 19.7 29.9 30.1 10.9 10.4

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........................................................ 8.4 8.2 9.6 9.7 7.4 7.0

 Transportation and material moving occupations ....................................................... 5.9 6.0 11.0 11.1 1.3 1.4

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ................................................ 5.6 5.5 9.4 9.3 2.2 2.0

Farming, forestry, and fishing ....................................................................................... 1.1 1.2 2.1 2.2 .2 .3

1 Less than 0.05 percent.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 1998, data reflect new composite estimation

procedures and revised population controls used in the household survey.

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