HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic origin

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

1999

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

 Total, 16 years and over ............................................................................................................................................. 133,488 46.5 11.3 10.3

Managerial and professional specialty ........................................................................................................................... 40,467 49.5 8.0 5.0

 Executive, administrative, and managerial ................................................................................................................... 19,584 45.1 7.6 5.6

 Officials and administrators, public administration ..................................................................................................... 655 51.1 14.0 4.9

 Administrators, protective services ............................................................................................................................. 51 27.8 11.2 3.6

 Financial managers .................................................................................................................................................... 753 51.1 7.0 5.4

 Personnel and labor relations managers .................................................................................................................... 196 60.4 10.9 6.3

 Purchasing managers ................................................................................................................................................. 138 47.4 8.9 5.6

 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations ............................................................................................. 739 37.6 4.8 2.7

 Administrators, education and related fields ............................................................................................................... 821 62.5 15.0 4.8

 Managers, medicine and health ................................................................................................................................. 716 77.4 8.9 6.6

 Postmasters and mail superintendents ...................................................................................................................... 50 55.4 9.9 3.8

 Managers, food serving and lodging establishments ................................................................................................. 1,489 46.1 7.5 8.6

 Managers, properties and real estate ......................................................................................................................... 577 49.4 6.6 8.9

 Management-related occupations .............................................................................................................................. 4,879 57.8 9.8 5.3

 Accountants and auditors ......................................................................................................................................... 1,658 58.6 9.6 4.9

 Underwriters ............................................................................................................................................................. 131 68.7 14.5 1.7

 Other financial officers .............................................................................................................................................. 808 51.6 9.5 4.5

 Management analysts .............................................................................................................................................. 432 43.2 7.6 3.6

 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists .................................................................................................. 542 68.5 11.4 5.3

 Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm products ........................................................................................ 193 54.5 6.3 7.4

 Construction inspectors ............................................................................................................................................ 69 10.6 1.9 12.8

 Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction ......................................................................................... 254 33.7 15.1 6.7

 Professional specialty ................................................................................................................................................... 20,883 53.5 8.4 4.5

 Engineers, architects, and surveyors ......................................................................................................................... 2,291 11.0 4.4 3.6

 Architects .................................................................................................................................................................. 194 15.7 2.3 4.4

 Engineers ................................................................................................................................................................. 2,081 10.6 4.6 3.5

 Aerospace engineers .............................................................................................................................................. 79 11.5 7.5 4.8

 Chemical engineers ................................................................................................................................................ 82 16.3 2.7 5.0

 Civil engineers ........................................................................................................................................................ 287 9.5 5.5 3.3

 Electrical and electronic engineers ......................................................................................................................... 639 10.1 6.1 4.1

 Industrial engineers ................................................................................................................................................ 260 16.8 4.1 3.2

 Mechanical engineers ............................................................................................................................................. 340 7.1 1.9 2.4

 Mathematical and computer scientists ....................................................................................................................... 1,847 31.1 7.5 3.6

 Computer systems analysts and scientists ............................................................................................................... 1,549 28.5 7.4 3.4

 Operations and systems researchers and analysts .................................................................................................. 241 46.6 8.4 5.2

 Natural scientists ........................................................................................................................................................ 578 30.1 3.7 3.6

 Chemists, except biochemists .................................................................................................................................. 136 27.4 5.7 3.5

 Geologists and geodesists ....................................................................................................................................... 56 4.9 – 3.2

 Biological and life scientists ...................................................................................................................................... 109 43.8 3.2 4.1

 Medical scientists ..................................................................................................................................................... 100 44.9 6.1 5.3

 Health diagnosing occupations ................................................................................................................................... 1,071 24.1 4.4 4.1

 Physicians ................................................................................................................................................................ 720 24.5 5.7 4.8

 Dentists ..................................................................................................................................................................... 173 16.5 1.9 3.1

 Veterinarians ............................................................................................................................................................ 53 27.3 2.3 –

 Health assessment and treating occupations ............................................................................................................. 3,019 85.7 9.1 3.4

 Registered nurses .................................................................................................................................................... 2,128 92.9 9.6 3.1

 Pharmacists .............................................................................................................................................................. 216 49.0 5.6 3.5

 Dietitians ................................................................................................................................................................... 92 84.0 19.5 4.6

 Therapists ................................................................................................................................................................. 517 75.8 7.5 4.5

 Respiratory therapists ............................................................................................................................................. 90 60.6 17.6 3.3

 Occupational therapists .......................................................................................................................................... 71 86.9 5.5 2.2

 Physical therapists .................................................................................................................................................. 144 73.2 5.3 5.3

 Speech therapists ................................................................................................................................................... 99 93.1 1.1 4.2

 Physicians’ assistants ............................................................................................................................................... 67 52.6 4.3 2.6

 Teachers, college and university ................................................................................................................................ 978 42.4 6.5 4.2

 Teachers, except college and university .................................................................................................................... 5,277 74.9 9.9 5.4

 Prekindergarten and kindergarten ............................................................................................................................ 600 98.4 13.4 8.2

 Elementary school .................................................................................................................................................... 2,072 83.8 10.3 5.1

 Secondary school ..................................................................................................................................................... 1,342 57.5 7.9 5.0

 Special education ..................................................................................................................................................... 369 84.4 9.1 2.8

 Counselors, educational and vocational ..................................................................................................................... 247 68.7 18.1 5.7

 Librarians, archivists, and curators ............................................................................................................................. 264 82.9 7.6 4.8

 Librarians .................................................................................................................................................................. 236 83.7 7.7 4.8

 Social scientists and urban planners .......................................................................................................................... 460 58.4 8.1 3.1

 Economists ............................................................................................................................................................... 141 51.2 6.1 1.9

 Psychologists ............................................................................................................................................................ 266 64.9 9.9 3.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic origin — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

1999

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

 Social, recreation, and religious workers .................................................................................................................... 1,435 56.4 18.5 6.3

 Social workers .......................................................................................................................................................... 813 71.4 24.2 7.4

 Recreation workers ................................................................................................................................................... 128 66.4 18.0 7.0

 Clergy ....................................................................................................................................................................... 352 14.2 10.3 5.2

 Lawyers and judges .................................................................................................................................................... 964 28.9 5.2 3.9

 Lawyers .................................................................................................................................................................... 923 28.8 5.1 4.0

 Writers, artists, entertainers, and athletes .................................................................................................................. 2,454 49.9 6.6 5.3

 Authors ..................................................................................................................................................................... 148 55.2 7.3 2.3

 Technical writers ....................................................................................................................................................... 71 60.2 5.7 .1

 Designers ................................................................................................................................................................. 722 56.2 3.7 5.5

 Musicians and composers ........................................................................................................................................ 172 35.6 9.2 7.1

 Actors and directors .................................................................................................................................................. 129 38.8 10.7 5.1

 Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers ............................................................................................ 252 54.8 5.2 3.8

 Photographers .......................................................................................................................................................... 166 34.5 7.1 8.2

 Editors and reporters ................................................................................................................................................ 290 49.8 4.5 2.7

 Public relations specialists ........................................................................................................................................ 190 61.0 7.5 4.9

 Announcers .............................................................................................................................................................. 50 21.4 8.9 9.2

 Athletes ..................................................................................................................................................................... 110 28.0 19.0 3.4

Technical, sales, and administrative support .................................................................................................................. 38,921 63.8 11.2 8.4

 Technicians and related support .................................................................................................................................. 4,355 51.9 10.7 6.4

 Health technologists and technicians ......................................................................................................................... 1,701 81.2 14.4 7.3

 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ..................................................................................................... 338 78.5 19.4 5.6

 Dental hygienists ...................................................................................................................................................... 106 99.1 2.8 1.5

 Radiologic technicians .............................................................................................................................................. 167 74.4 9.7 4.1

 Licensed practical nurses ......................................................................................................................................... 357 95.1 18.4 5.8

 Engineering and related technologists and technicians ............................................................................................. 973 19.1 9.7 6.2

 Electrical and electronic technicians ......................................................................................................................... 437 14.5 11.3 6.5

 Drafting occupations ................................................................................................................................................. 235 18.3 6.5 5.6

 Surveying and mapping technicians ......................................................................................................................... 67 11.0 4.5 7.9

 Science technicians .................................................................................................................................................... 293 40.8 11.0 7.3

 Biological technicians ............................................................................................................................................... 106 64.1 6.8 4.8

 Chemical technicians ................................................................................................................................................ 79 28.9 14.9 9.9

 Technicians, except health, engineering, and science ............................................................................................... 1,388 41.5 7.0 5.3

 Airplane pilots and navigators .................................................................................................................................. 143 3.1 2.7 4.3

 Computer programmers ........................................................................................................................................... 665 26.3 6.4 3.8

 Legal assistants ........................................................................................................................................................ 403 83.9 8.7 7.1

 Sales occupations ........................................................................................................................................................ 16,118 50.1 8.7 7.9

 Supervisors and proprietors ....................................................................................................................................... 4,896 40.9 6.1 6.8

 Sales representatives, finance and business services ............................................................................................... 2,735 43.9 7.2 5.0

 Insurance sales ........................................................................................................................................................ 585 44.0 5.8 4.6

 Real estate sales ...................................................................................................................................................... 769 53.2 5.5 5.0

 Securities and financial services sales ..................................................................................................................... 541 28.5 6.8 3.7

 Advertising and related sales ................................................................................................................................... 187 57.1 11.9 4.1

 Sales occupations, other business services ............................................................................................................. 653 41.9 9.5 6.4

 Sales representatives, commodities, except retail ..................................................................................................... 1,526 26.8 2.9 5.4

 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale ................................................................................. 1,488 27.3 2.8 5.4

 Sales workers, retail and personal services ............................................................................................................... 6,866 63.9 12.5 10.4

 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ................................................................................................................. 320 10.7 7.1 8.6

 Sales workers, apparel ............................................................................................................................................. 411 77.7 13.7 11.7

 Sales workers, shoes ............................................................................................................................................... 129 53.9 22.4 14.1

 Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings ........................................................................................................ 181 52.0 2.7 7.9

 Sales workers, radio, television, hi-fi, and appliances .............................................................................................. 302 27.2 7.0 9.3

 Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ....................................................................................................... 287 25.0 4.9 7.3

 Sales workers, parts ................................................................................................................................................. 173 10.1 5.7 14.5

 Sales workers, other commodities ............................................................................................................................ 1,386 67.8 9.6 8.6

 Sales counter clerks ................................................................................................................................................. 198 63.3 8.8 7.4

 Cashiers ................................................................................................................................................................... 3,014 77.0 16.7 12.0

 Street and door-to-door sales workers ..................................................................................................................... 365 73.8 9.3 8.9

 News vendors ........................................................................................................................................................... 101 45.8 9.5 3.0

 Sales-related occupations .......................................................................................................................................... 95 67.7 8.6 3.0

 Demonstrators, promoters, and models ................................................................................................................... 66 70.6 11.1 3.7

 Administrative support occupations, including clerical ................................................................................................. 18,448 78.7 13.5 9.4

 Supervisors, administrative support ........................................................................................................................... 675 57.5 17.5 8.2

 Supervisors, general office ....................................................................................................................................... 360 67.4 15.8 7.4

 Supervisors, financial records processing ................................................................................................................ 82 81.9 13.6 10.7

 Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks ...................................................................................... 216 33.1 20.5 8.9

 Computer equipment operators .................................................................................................................................. 356 57.0 13.9 7.2

See footnotes at end of table.

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ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic origin — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

1999

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

 Computer operators .................................................................................................................................................. 350 57.3 13.9 7.3

 Secretaries, stenographers, and typists ..................................................................................................................... 3,457 97.9 10.4 7.8

 Secretaries ............................................................................................................................................................... 2,781 98.6 9.5 7.7

 Stenographers .......................................................................................................................................................... 120 92.5 5.4 5.7

 Typists ...................................................................................................................................................................... 556 95.5 15.6 8.5

 Information clerks ....................................................................................................................................................... 2,143 88.3 10.7 11.0

 Interviewers .............................................................................................................................................................. 171 84.4 12.3 12.5

 Hotel clerks ............................................................................................................................................................... 125 76.1 15.4 15.9

 Transportation ticket and reservation agents ........................................................................................................... 286 74.1 9.8 10.8

 Receptionists ............................................................................................................................................................ 1,091 95.4 10.2 10.3

 Records processing, except financial ......................................................................................................................... 1,047 77.8 16.9 10.8

 Order clerks .............................................................................................................................................................. 270 72.7 21.5 12.0

 Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ................................................................................................... 70 83.3 24.6 5.4

 Library clerks ............................................................................................................................................................ 151 74.4 9.8 11.1

 File clerks ................................................................................................................................................................. 345 79.2 16.2 11.2

 Records clerks .......................................................................................................................................................... 202 82.0 15.2 10.3

 Financial records processing ...................................................................................................................................... 2,181 90.8 8.9 6.4

 Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks ......................................................................................................... 1,691 91.4 7.6 5.6

 Payroll and timekeeping clerks ................................................................................................................................. 146 88.2 8.7 9.3

 Billing clerks .............................................................................................................................................................. 179 92.0 15.9 8.7

 Cost and rate clerks .................................................................................................................................................. 60 83.6 17.9 13.7

 Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators .................................................................................................. 105 88.1 12.1 7.4

 Duplicating, mail and other office machine operators ................................................................................................. 63 56.7 20.2 8.4

 Communications equipment operators ....................................................................................................................... 158 81.7 18.6 13.7

 Telephone operators ................................................................................................................................................ 142 83.7 20.2 12.2

 Mail and message distributing .................................................................................................................................... 990 42.2 21.1 8.4

 Postal clerks, except mail carriers ............................................................................................................................ 313 50.8 28.4 7.5

 Mail carriers, postal service ...................................................................................................................................... 332 31.8 15.0 5.6

 Mail clerks, except postal service ............................................................................................................................. 194 60.5 24.6 13.5

 Messengers .............................................................................................................................................................. 151 23.3 15.2 9.6

 Material recording, scheduling, and distributing clerks ............................................................................................... 1,959 45.5 13.2 12.8

 Dispatchers ............................................................................................................................................................... 274 52.6 14.2 9.2

 Production coordinators ............................................................................................................................................ 208 60.2 10.0 4.4

 Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks ...................................................................................................................... 646 33.7 14.8 17.9

 Stock and inventory clerks ........................................................................................................................................ 459 41.8 12.5 11.2

 Expediters ................................................................................................................................................................. 264 68.1 11.1 13.6

 Adjusters and investigators ........................................................................................................................................ 1,802 75.5 18.1 7.9

 Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators .................................................................................................. 472 71.3 15.4 7.6

 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ......................................................................................................... 1,054 77.4 17.8 7.6

 Eligibility clerks, social welfare ................................................................................................................................. 102 85.4 20.8 16.1

 Bill and account collectors ........................................................................................................................................ 175 69.8 24.9 6.3

 Miscellaneous administrative support ......................................................................................................................... 3,616 83.4 14.4 11.0

 General office clerks ................................................................................................................................................. 728 81.4 13.4 12.0

 Bank tellers ............................................................................................................................................................... 425 87.7 13.3 8.1

 Data-entry keyers ..................................................................................................................................................... 746 81.3 15.6 10.9

 Statistical clerks ........................................................................................................................................................ 94 83.6 18.2 10.2

 Teachers’ aides ........................................................................................................................................................ 689 91.0 13.8 14.9

Service occupations ....................................................................................................................................................... 17,915 60.4 18.3 15.2

 Private household ......................................................................................................................................................... 831 95.2 15.1 29.3

 Child care workers ...................................................................................................................................................... 295 97.4 10.2 21.5

 Cleaners and servants ................................................................................................................................................ 521 94.4 17.6 33.9

 Protective service ......................................................................................................................................................... 2,440 18.9 19.8 8.2

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................................................. 181 13.2 10.6 5.0

 Police and detectives ................................................................................................................................................ 96 17.3 8.8 4.8

 Firefighting and fire prevention ................................................................................................................................... 241 2.8 10.6 6.5

 Firefighting ................................................................................................................................................................ 223 1.9 11.1 5.4

 Police and detectives .................................................................................................................................................. 1,108 16.9 18.2 8.1

 Police and detectives, public service ........................................................................................................................ 618 14.2 15.1 9.1

 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers ................................................................................................ 175 14.4 17.3 3.6

 Correctional institution officers ................................................................................................................................. 315 23.5 24.9 8.7

 Guards ........................................................................................................................................................................ 910 26.7 26.1 9.4

 Guards and police, except public services ............................................................................................................... 763 20.7 29.0 9.6

 Service occupations, except private household and protective service ....................................................................... 14,644 65.4 18.2 15.5

 Food preparation and service occupations ................................................................................................................. 6,091 57.7 11.8 16.5

 Supervisors, food preparation and service ............................................................................................................... 469 68.3 12.9 11.6

 Bartenders ................................................................................................................................................................ 316 48.4 4.1 12.9

 Waiters and waitresses ............................................................................................................................................ 1,431 77.4 5.1 10.2

 Cooks ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2,078 44.0 17.4 19.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic origin — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

1999

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

 Food counter, fountain and related occupations ...................................................................................................... 360 64.5 10.3 13.7

 Kitchen workers, food preparation ............................................................................................................................ 293 70.4 13.2 12.6

 Waiters’ and waitresses’ assistants .......................................................................................................................... 538 49.5 10.6 19.4

 Miscellaneous food preparation ................................................................................................................................ 606 51.8 12.8 26.4

 Health service occupations ......................................................................................................................................... 2,521 89.2 31.7 9.9

 Dental assistants ...................................................................................................................................................... 213 96.1 6.7 10.4

 Health aides, except nursing .................................................................................................................................... 338 80.5 25.0 10.0

 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .................................................................................................................. 1,970 89.9 35.6 9.8

 Cleaning and building service occupations ................................................................................................................ 3,021 45.5 21.9 23.2

 Supervisors ............................................................................................................................................................... 163 38.6 21.0 21.5

 Maids and housemen ............................................................................................................................................... 663 82.7 25.4 28.1

 Janitors and cleaners ............................................................................................................................................... 2,118 35.8 21.0 22.1

 Pest control occupations .......................................................................................................................................... 70 2.8 18.1 12.7

 Personal service occupations ..................................................................................................................................... 3,011 80.8 16.1 10.5

 Supervisors ............................................................................................................................................................... 134 71.6 15.5 8.5

 Barbers ..................................................................................................................................................................... 81 20.3 25.1 11.3

 Hairdressers and cosmetologists ............................................................................................................................. 784 90.8 11.7 10.1

 Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ...................................................................................................... 247 39.7 11.5 6.9

 Public transportation attendants ............................................................................................................................... 111 83.5 13.1 7.1

 Welfare service aides ............................................................................................................................................... 97 83.8 30.2 10.7

 Family child care providers ....................................................................................................................................... 469 98.0 13.9 15.5

 Early childhood teachers’ assistants ........................................................................................................................ 509 95.3 20.3 10.8

Precision production, craft, and repair ............................................................................................................................ 14,593 9.0 8.0 12.8

 Mechanics and repairers .............................................................................................................................................. 4,868 4.8 8.2 10.0

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................................................. 264 10.1 9.2 5.9

 Mechanics and repairers, except supervisors ............................................................................................................ 4,604 4.5 8.1 10.2

 Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics and repairers ......................................................................................... 1,768 1.6 7.2 11.3

 Automobile mechanics ........................................................................................................................................... 837 1.4 8.2 13.8

 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ......................................................................................................... 330 .8 8.3 8.6

 Aircraft engine mechanics ...................................................................................................................................... 147 4.2 7.8 10.4

 Small engine repairers ............................................................................................................................................ 72 1.8 1.4 6.0

 Automobile body and related repairers ................................................................................................................... 167 .7 5.9 12.3

 Heavy equipment mechanics ................................................................................................................................. 160 1.2 4.7 7.0

 Industrial machinery repairers .................................................................................................................................. 570 2.7 10.1 7.3

 Electrical and electronic equipment repairers ........................................................................................................... 966 11.1 9.3 8.7

 Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment ............................................................................ 217 7.9 7.0 11.2

 Data processing equipment repairers ..................................................................................................................... 315 15.2 9.4 6.3

 Telephone line installers and repairers ................................................................................................................... 56 6.9 8.6 7.8

 Telephone installers and repairers ......................................................................................................................... 249 13.2 13.2 6.9

 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment repairers ................................................................................. 83 4.9 6.4 13.3

 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics ............................................................................................. 357 1.3 7.0 11.1

 Miscellaneous mechanics and repairers .................................................................................................................. 927 5.7 7.8 11.0

 Millwrights ............................................................................................................................................................... 72 2.8 7.7 3.4

 Construction trades ...................................................................................................................................................... 5,801 2.5 7.0 15.0

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................................................. 817 2.3 4.4 8.5

 Construction trades, except supervisors .................................................................................................................... 4,985 2.6 7.4 16.0

 Brickmasons and stonemasons ................................................................................................................................ 197 1.3 15.7 17.0

 Tile setters, hard and soft ......................................................................................................................................... 95 1.7 2.4 31.0

 Carpet installers ........................................................................................................................................................ 129 1.7 5.2 20.8

 Carpenters ................................................................................................................................................................ 1,398 1.2 5.1 15.0

 Drywall installers ....................................................................................................................................................... 187 3.6 6.0 32.2

 Electricians ............................................................................................................................................................... 834 2.3 7.6 8.7

 Electrical power installers and repairers ................................................................................................................... 134 2.1 12.8 7.7

 Painters, construction and maintenance .................................................................................................................. 603 6.4 7.6 23.1

 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ..................................................................................................................... 540 1.8 6.7 11.7

 Concrete and terrazzo finishers ................................................................................................................................ 107 3.5 19.4 20.5

 Insulation workers ..................................................................................................................................................... 57 4.5 11.5 24.7

 Roofers ..................................................................................................................................................................... 214 1.9 8.3 19.7

 Structural metalworkers ............................................................................................................................................ 71 .3 8.1 6.4

 Extractive occupations .................................................................................................................................................. 130 .9 6.3 11.6

 Precision production occupations ................................................................................................................................. 3,793 24.3 9.6 13.2

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................................................. 1,160 19.5 10.8 10.8

 Precision metalworking ............................................................................................................................................... 928 7.6 6.5 8.5

 Tool and die makers ................................................................................................................................................. 142 3.9 3.7 3.7

 Machinists ................................................................................................................................................................. 515 5.7 7.0 8.4

 Sheet-metal workers ................................................................................................................................................. 135 6.0 4.2 10.3

 Precision woodworking occupations ........................................................................................................................... 114 12.0 3.2 16.8

 Cabinet makers and bench carpenters ..................................................................................................................... 86 6.4 1.9 16.4

 Precision textile, apparel, and furnishings machine workers ...................................................................................... 201 51.4 10.9 21.3

See footnotes at end of table.

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ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic origin — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

1999

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

 Dressmakers ............................................................................................................................................................ 65 89.8 8.1 10.8

 Upholsterers ............................................................................................................................................................. 69 23.2 7.3 26.1

 Precision workers, assorted materials ........................................................................................................................ 554 53.9 10.5 14.0

 Optical goods workers .............................................................................................................................................. 81 64.5 6.2 6.1

 Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians .............................................................................................. 53 34.8 5.3 14.4

 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ...................................................................................................... 318 63.3 13.8 15.8

 Precision food production occupations ....................................................................................................................... 457 37.1 13.5 28.4

 Butchers and meat cutters ........................................................................................................................................ 260 24.9 16.8 34.5

 Bakers ...................................................................................................................................................................... 146 44.7 10.7 20.6

 Food batchmakers .................................................................................................................................................... 50 78.0 4.9 19.8

 Precision inspectors, testers, and related workers ..................................................................................................... 131 23.9 8.6 6.5

 Inspectors, testers, and graders ............................................................................................................................... 123 24.1 7.3 5.9

 Plant and system operators ........................................................................................................................................ 248 4.0 8.2 8.2

 Water and sewage treatment plant operators .......................................................................................................... 58 5.6 5.1 5.7

 Stationary engineers ................................................................................................................................................. 113 .8 9.5 8.2

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ............................................................................................................................... 18,167 24.1 15.7 16.6

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .......................................................................................................... 7,386 37.2 15.5 18.5

 Machine operators and tenders, except precision ...................................................................................................... 4,675 37.0 15.9 19.9

 Metalworking and plastic working machine operators .............................................................................................. 376 17.1 10.7 12.9

 Punching and stamping press machine operators ................................................................................................. 102 24.9 12.6 9.9

 Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators ............................................................................... 114 16.2 11.3 23.0

 Metal and plastic processing machine operators ..................................................................................................... 145 21.7 14.5 14.5

 Molding and casting machine operators ................................................................................................................. 96 24.5 16.4 12.7

 Woodworking machine operators ............................................................................................................................. 143 16.6 9.0 10.5

 Sawing machine operators ..................................................................................................................................... 83 13.5 8.9 11.2

 Printing machine operators ....................................................................................................................................... 355 24.2 9.9 12.2

 Printing press operators ......................................................................................................................................... 277 17.4 11.3 13.4

 Textile, apparel, and furnishings machine operators ................................................................................................ 872 70.8 18.1 28.9

 Textile sewing machine operators .......................................................................................................................... 461 79.9 15.0 33.2

 Pressing machine operators ................................................................................................................................... 79 78.2 20.1 39.0

 Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ................................................................................................... 201 58.4 22.3 25.3

 Machine operators, assorted materials .................................................................................................................... 2,757 32.6 17.1 19.8

 Packaging and filling machine operators ................................................................................................................ 366 61.7 18.1 30.5

 Mixing and blending machine operators ................................................................................................................. 128 12.3 21.2 23.5

 Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators ........................................................................................... 52 14.6 14.6 6.5

 Painting and paint spraying machine operators ..................................................................................................... 205 13.5 10.9 18.2

 Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food ..................................................................................................... 70 4.3 11.0 8.6

 Slicing and cutting machine operators .................................................................................................................... 153 27.3 13.8 21.7

 Photographic process machine operators .............................................................................................................. 102 53.0 11.9 10.9

 Fabricators, assemblers, and hand working occupations ......................................................................................... 1,995 33.7 14.9 14.7

 Welders and cutters ................................................................................................................................................ 571 5.7 9.5 14.9

 Assemblers ............................................................................................................................................................. 1,246 44.5 18.5 15.0

 Production inspectors, testers, samplers, and weighers .......................................................................................... 716 48.3 14.5 19.9

 Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners ................................................................................................... 506 48.6 13.8 16.0

 Production testers ................................................................................................................................................... 57 25.7 9.2 13.6

 Graders and sorters, except agricultural ................................................................................................................ 149 56.3 18.9 35.1

 Transportation and material moving occupations ......................................................................................................... 5,516 9.9 15.9 11.9

 Motor vehicle operators .............................................................................................................................................. 4,202 11.5 16.1 12.4

 Supervisors ............................................................................................................................................................... 86 21.8 13.6 8.7

 Truck drivers ............................................................................................................................................................. 3,116 4.9 14.1 12.7

 Drivers-sales workers ............................................................................................................................................... 160 10.7 15.4 8.0

 Bus drivers ................................................................................................................................................................ 490 51.1 24.5 9.3

 Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ................................................................................................................................ 271 13.3 23.9 16.2

 Parking lot attendants ............................................................................................................................................... 68 13.6 20.9 20.8

 Transportation occupations, except motor vehicles ................................................................................................... 163 2.4 15.0 3.9

 Rail transportation .................................................................................................................................................... 106 1.1 18.2 3.0

 Water transportation ................................................................................................................................................. 57 4.9 9.2 5.6

 Material moving equipment operators ........................................................................................................................ 1,152 5.2 15.5 11.4

 Operating engineers ................................................................................................................................................. 236 1.6 11.1 4.7

 Crane and tower operators ....................................................................................................................................... 74 4.0 11.7 4.5

 Excavating and loading machine operators .............................................................................................................. 105 2.1 5.6 7.5

 Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ...................................................................................................................... 73 4.2 5.2 5.7

 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ...................................................................................................... 544 7.1 21.8 17.4

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .................................................................................................. 5,265 20.5 15.7 18.8

 Helpers, construction and extractive occupations ...................................................................................................... 112 5.5 11.7 18.5

 Helpers, construction trades ..................................................................................................................................... 100 5.1 12.6 18.8

 Construction laborers ................................................................................................................................................. 920 4.1 11.2 25.3

See footnotes at end of table.

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HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic origin — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

1999

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

 Production helpers ...................................................................................................................................................... 66 26.5 14.8 21.3

 Freight, stock, and material handlers ......................................................................................................................... 2,060 24.3 17.6 14.7

 Garbage collectors ................................................................................................................................................... 55 9.5 33.1 14.2

 Stock handlers and baggers ..................................................................................................................................... 1,172 31.0 13.8 14.1

 Machine feeders and offbearers ............................................................................................................................... 91 41.7 29.3 13.8

 Garage and service station related occupations ........................................................................................................ 195 3.8 11.4 13.1

 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners .................................................................................................................. 280 13.1 19.9 26.8

 Hand packers and packagers ..................................................................................................................................... 313 61.4 14.5 28.4

 Laborers, except construction .................................................................................................................................... 1,286 21.6 16.2 17.0

Farming, forestry, and fishing ......................................................................................................................................... 3,426 19.7 5.0 23.1

 Farm operators and managers ..................................................................................................................................... 1,134 24.7 1.0 2.9

 Farmers, except horticultural ...................................................................................................................................... 900 26.6 .7 1.5

 Horticultural specialty farmers .................................................................................................................................... 65 10.4 5.3 13.1

 Managers, farms, except horticultural ........................................................................................................................ 146 20.7 .8 7.4

 Other agricultural and related occupations ................................................................................................................... 2,135 18.1 7.1 35.1

 Farm occupations, except managerial ........................................................................................................................ 845 20.2 5.0 45.8

 Supervisors, farm workers ........................................................................................................................................ 53 26.7 1.1 47.5

 Farm workers ............................................................................................................................................................ 757 18.6 5.4 46.0

 Related agricultural occupations ................................................................................................................................ 1,289 16.7 8.5 28.1

 Supervisors ............................................................................................................................................................... 164 9.5 3.9 22.2

 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm .......................................................................................................... 943 6.8 10.3 29.5

 Animal caretakers, except farm ................................................................................................................................ 120 76.0 2.0 5.8

 Graders and sorters, agricultural products ............................................................................................................... 58 72.8 4.9 68.2

 Forestry and logging occupations ................................................................................................................................. 107 7.0 5.2 8.0

 Timber cutting and logging occupations ................................................................................................................... 66 1.3 8.4 4.4

 Fishers, hunters, and trappers ...................................................................................................................................... 50 6.4 5.6 2.3

NOTE: Generally, data for occupations with fewer than 50,000 employed are

not published separately but are included in the totals for the appropriate

categories shown. Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population

controls used in the household survey.

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