HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

9. Employed persons by occupation, sex, and age

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

Total Men Women

16 years

 and over 

16 years

and over

20 years

and over

16 years

and over

20 years

and over

2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002

Total .................................................................................................. 136,933 136,485 73,196 72,903 69,776 69,734 63,737 63,582 60,417 60,420

Managerial and professional specialty ............................................. 42,271 42,482 21,125 21,037 20,972 20,901 21,145 21,445 20,954 21,267

 Executive, administrative, and managerial ..................................... 20,506 20,561 11,056 11,115 11,005 11,064 9,449 9,446 9,387 9,393

 Officials and administrators, public administration ....................... 833 808 429 405 429 404 404 403 403 403

 Other executive, administrative, and managerial ......................... 14,487 14,571 8,483 8,543 8,441 8,502 6,004 6,028 5,956 5,982

 Management-related occupations ................................................ 5,186 5,182 2,145 2,167 2,135 2,159 3,041 3,015 3,028 3,009

 Professional specialty ..................................................................... 21,765 21,921 10,069 9,922 9,967 9,837 11,696 11,999 11,567 11,874

 Engineers ..................................................................................... 2,121 2,028 1,904 1,809 1,902 1,807 217 219 216 218

 Mathematical and computer scientists ......................................... 2,125 2,030 1,488 1,405 1,479 1,401 637 625 635 622

 Natural scientists .......................................................................... 590 545 391 354 391 353 200 192 200 191

 Health diagnosing occupations ..................................................... 1,115 1,176 795 832 793 831 320 344 320 344

 Health assessment and treating occupations ............................... 3,112 3,267 437 446 433 445 2,675 2,822 2,672 2,818

 Teachers, college and university .................................................. 1,027 1,015 588 582 584 577 439 433 433 430

 Teachers, except college and university ...................................... 5,498 5,652 1,373 1,411 1,348 1,387 4,125 4,242 4,066 4,183

 Lawyers and judges ...................................................................... 969 963 684 681 683 681 285 282 285 282

 Other professional specialty occupations ..................................... 5,209 5,245 2,411 2,403 2,353 2,354 2,798 2,842 2,740 2,786

Technical, sales, and administrative support .................................... 39,469 38,947 14,309 14,267 13,448 13,477 25,160 24,680 23,466 23,128

 Technicians and related support .................................................... 4,558 4,509 2,137 2,068 2,096 2,032 2,421 2,441 2,385 2,401

 Health technologists and technicians ........................................... 1,831 1,879 342 347 337 343 1,489 1,531 1,468 1,506

 Engineering and science technicians ........................................... 1,320 1,272 971 931 946 907 348 341 338 334

 Technicians, except health, engineering, and science ................. 1,407 1,359 823 790 814 783 583 569 578 561

 Sales occupations .......................................................................... 16,201 16,254 8,180 8,285 7,601 7,748 8,021 7,969 6,953 6,980

 Supervisors and proprietors ......................................................... 4,900 4,828 2,884 2,916 2,860 2,893 2,015 1,912 1,982 1,878

 Sales representatives, finance and business services ................. 2,914 2,944 1,615 1,626 1,594 1,596 1,299 1,318 1,261 1,286

 Sales representatives, commodities, except retail ....................... 1,517 1,563 1,156 1,170 1,149 1,163 361 393 351 387

 Sales workers, retail and personal services ................................. 6,776 6,811 2,494 2,542 1,969 2,065 4,281 4,270 3,296 3,359

 Sales-related occupations ............................................................ 95 107 30 31 29 31 65 76 63 71

 Administrative support, including clerical ........................................ 18,710 18,184 3,991 3,914 3,751 3,697 14,719 14,270 14,128 13,747

 Supervisors ................................................................................... 734 717 247 283 247 282 487 434 483 430

 Computer equipment operators .................................................... 330 308 155 163 149 158 175 145 169 142

 Secretaries, stenographers, and typists ....................................... 3,150 3,020 69 73 65 67 3,081 2,947 3,002 2,871

 Financial records processing ........................................................ 2,237 2,205 189 181 183 174 2,048 2,024 2,023 2,000

 Mail and message distributing ...................................................... 943 907 566 547 552 529 377 360 366 352

 Other administrative support, including clerical ............................ 11,316 11,027 2,765 2,666 2,554 2,487 8,551 8,361 8,084 7,952

Service occupations ......................................................................... 18,656 19,219 7,426 7,701 6,465 6,758 11,230 11,518 10,066 10,324

 Private household ........................................................................... 733 746 28 40 22 32 705 706 625 632

 Protective service ........................................................................... 2,502 2,596 1,993 2,081 1,942 2,034 509 516 468 473

 Service, except private household and protective .......................... 15,421 15,877 5,405 5,580 4,501 4,692 10,016 10,296 8,972 9,219

 Food service ................................................................................. 6,372 6,614 2,771 2,923 2,068 2,232 3,602 3,691 2,872 2,937

 Health service ............................................................................... 2,720 2,817 297 305 276 290 2,423 2,511 2,341 2,421

 Cleaning and building service ....................................................... 3,187 3,162 1,721 1,717 1,630 1,624 1,466 1,445 1,401 1,387

 Personal service ........................................................................... 3,141 3,284 616 635 527 547 2,526 2,649 2,359 2,474

Precision production, craft, and repair .............................................. 15,138 14,660 13,823 13,459 13,516 13,185 1,315 1,201 1,283 1,179

 Mechanics and repairers ................................................................ 4,869 4,760 4,633 4,545 4,539 4,460 236 215 226 211

 Construction trades ........................................................................ 6,391 6,304 6,238 6,151 6,071 6,008 153 153 148 147

 Other precision production, craft, and repair .................................. 3,878 3,596 2,952 2,764 2,906 2,718 926 832 909 821

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ................................................. 18,065 17,697 13,861 13,675 12,933 12,846 4,205 4,022 4,017 3,855

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ............................ 6,904 6,488 4,407 4,198 4,262 4,077 2,497 2,290 2,422 2,237

 Transportation and material moving occupations ........................... 5,737 5,814 5,142 5,211 5,040 5,106 595 603 585 593

 Motor vehicle operators ................................................................ 4,433 4,482 3,901 3,940 3,819 3,852 532 541 521 532

 Other transportation and material moving occupations ................ 1,304 1,332 1,241 1,271 1,221 1,254 63 61 63 61

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .................... 5,423 5,395 4,311 4,265 3,631 3,663 1,112 1,129 1,011 1,025

 Construction laborers ................................................................... 1,059 1,089 1,020 1,046 929 968 39 43 37 40

 Other handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ......... 4,365 4,305 3,291 3,219 2,702 2,696 1,073 1,086 974 985

Farming, forestry, and fishing ........................................................... 3,335 3,480 2,652 2,765 2,443 2,566 683 716 632 666

 Farm operators and managers ....................................................... 1,136 1,168 848 882 841 873 288 286 287 284

 Other farming, forestry, and fishing occupations ............................ 2,199 2,313 1,804 1,883 1,603 1,693 395 430 345 382