HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

23. Persons at work in nonfarm occupations by sex and usual full- or part-time status

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation and sex

1998

Total

at

work

Worked 1 to 34 hours

Worked

35 hours

or more

Average hours

Total

For

economic

reasons

For noneconomic

reasons

Total

at

work

Persons who

usually work

full time

Usually

work

full

time

Usually

work

part

time

 Total, 16 years and over1 ................................................................... 122,536 32,110 3,484 10,671 17,955 90,427 39.2 43.1

Managerial and professional specialty ................................................... 36,978 7,751 497 3,535 3,719 29,227 41.8 44.5

 Executive, administrative, and managerial ........................................... 18,373 3,013 172 1,626 1,215 15,360 43.6 45.5

 Professional specialty ........................................................................... 18,605 4,737 324 1,908 2,505 13,867 39.9 43.4

Technical, sales, and administrative support .......................................... 37,029 11,290 920 3,284 7,086 25,739 37.4 42.1

 Technicians and related support .......................................................... 4,095 981 66 403 512 3,114 39.2 41.9

 Sales occupations ................................................................................ 15,272 4,816 510 926 3,379 10,456 38.5 44.6

 Administrative support, including clerical .............................................. 17,662 5,493 343 1,955 3,194 12,169 36.1 40.1

Service occupations ............................................................................... 17,059 6,881 945 1,105 4,831 10,178 34.7 42.0

 Private household ................................................................................. 815 478 75 40 363 337 29.0 42.6

 Protective service ................................................................................. 2,313 399 33 166 200 1,914 42.5 45.0

 Service, except private household and protective ................................ 13,932 6,005 838 899 4,268 7,926 33.8 41.3

Precision production, craft, and repair .................................................... 13,897 2,284 433 1,279 571 11,613 41.8 43.0

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ....................................................... 17,574 3,904 690 1,467 1,748 13,670 40.1 42.8

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .................................. 7,537 1,298 228 681 389 6,240 40.6 41.9

 Transportation and material moving occupations ................................. 5,123 985 166 372 447 4,138 43.2 45.8

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .......................... 4,913 1,622 296 414 912 3,292 36.2 40.9

 Men, 16 years and over1 .................................................................... 65,575 12,200 1,648 5,128 5,424 53,376 42.2 44.6

Managerial and professional specialty ................................................... 19,158 2,800 215 1,552 1,033 16,359 44.8 46.5

 Executive, administrative, and managerial ........................................... 10,266 1,224 93 743 389 9,041 46.2 47.4

 Professional specialty ........................................................................... 8,893 1,575 122 809 644 7,317 43.2 45.4

Technical, sales, and administrative support .......................................... 13,383 2,648 252 941 1,454 10,736 41.9 44.9

 Technicians and related support .......................................................... 1,913 322 27 168 127 1,591 41.7 43.4

 Sales occupations ................................................................................ 7,655 1,477 144 421 913 6,177 43.2 46.7

 Administrative support, including clerical .............................................. 3,816 848 82 353 414 2,968 39.3 42.1

Service occupations ............................................................................... 6,972 2,065 301 424 1,340 4,907 38.0 43.4

 Private household ................................................................................. 45 23 6 1 15 22 30.4 41.6

 Protective service ................................................................................. 1,903 278 22 135 120 1,625 43.8 45.6

 Service, except private household and protective ................................ 5,023 1,764 272 287 1,205 3,259 35.9 42.3

Precision production, craft, and repair .................................................... 12,758 2,016 403 1,162 451 10,742 42.1 43.2

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ....................................................... 13,304 2,672 477 1,049 1,146 10,632 41.1 43.5

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .................................. 4,750 665 110 396 158 4,086 41.8 42.7

 Transportation and material moving occupations ................................. 4,622 786 141 328 317 3,836 44.0 46.1

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .......................... 3,932 1,221 226 325 671 2,711 36.8 41.2

 Women, 16 years and over1 ............................................................... 56,961 19,910 1,837 5,543 12,531 37,051 35.8 41.0

Managerial and professional specialty ................................................... 17,820 4,951 282 1,983 2,687 12,869 38.4 42.1

 Executive, administrative, and managerial ........................................... 8,108 1,789 79 884 826 6,319 40.4 42.8

 Professional specialty ........................................................................... 9,712 3,162 203 1,099 1,860 6,550 36.8 41.3

Technical, sales, and administrative support .......................................... 23,645 8,642 667 2,343 5,632 15,003 34.9 40.2

 Technicians and related support .......................................................... 2,183 659 40 235 385 1,524 37.0 40.4

 Sales occupations ................................................................................ 7,617 3,338 366 506 2,466 4,279 33.8 41.7

 Administrative support, including clerical .............................................. 13,845 4,644 261 1,603 2,781 9,201 35.3 39.5

Service occupations ............................................................................... 10,087 4,817 644 681 3,491 5,271 32.4 40.8

 Private household ................................................................................. 770 455 68 38 348 315 29.0 42.7

 Protective service ................................................................................. 409 121 11 31 79 289 36.6 41.6

 Service, except private household and protective ................................ 8,908 4,241 566 612 3,064 4,667 32.5 40.6

Precision production, craft, and repair .................................................... 1,139 268 31 117 120 871 38.6 41.1

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ....................................................... 4,270 1,232 213 418 602 3,037 37.2 40.5

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .................................. 2,787 633 118 285 230 2,154 38.5 40.4

 Transportation and material moving occupations ................................. 502 199 25 43 131 302 36.0 42.6

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .......................... 981 400 70 90 241 581 34.0 39.6

1 Excludes farming, forestry, and fishing occupations. 

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

procedures and revised population controls used in the household survey.

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