HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES

9. Employed persons by occupation, sex, and age

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                         Total                    Men                            Women             
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                    Occupation                          16 years        16 years        20 years        16 years        20 years   
                                                        and over        and over        and over        and over        and over   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                      1997    1998    1997    1998    1997    1998    1997    1998    1997    1998 
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
      Total........................................ 129,558 131,463  69,685  70,693  66,284  67,135  59,873  60,771  56,613  57,278
                                                                                                                                   
Managerial and professional specialty..............  37,686  38,937  19,249  19,867  19,131  19,738  18,437  19,070  18,299  18,890
  Executive, administrative, and managerial........  18,440  19,054  10,271  10,585  10,223  10,534   8,170   8,469   8,124   8,407
    Officials and administrators, public                                                                                           
   administration..................................     694     719     372     389     372     388     322     330     322     329
    Other executive, administrative, and managerial  13,143  13,635   7,951   8,181   7,911   8,137   5,191   5,454   5,154   5,406
    Management-related occupations.................   4,604   4,700   1,948   2,015   1,940   2,008   2,656   2,685   2,648   2,672
  Professional specialty...........................  19,245  19,883   8,978   9,282   8,907   9,204  10,267  10,602  10,176  10,483
    Engineers......................................   2,036   2,052   1,841   1,824   1,840   1,822     195     228     194     228
    Mathematical and computer scientists...........   1,494   1,747   1,040   1,243   1,034   1,235     454     505     453     501
    Natural scientists.............................     529     519     365     359     365     359     164     161     164     160
    Health diagnosing occupations..................   1,027   1,083     769     798     769     797     259     285     258     284
    Health assessment and treating occupations.....   2,886   2,898     391     428     390     427   2,495   2,470   2,492   2,467
    Teachers, college and university...............     869     919     498     530     492     524     371     389     364     384
    Teachers, except college and university........   4,798   4,962   1,166   1,225   1,149   1,208   3,632   3,737   3,594   3,683
    Lawyers and judges.............................     925     951     678     679     677     678     247     272     246     272
    Other professional specialty occupations.......   4,681   4,750   2,231   2,196   2,192   2,154   2,450   2,555   2,409   2,502
                                                                                                                                   
Technical, sales, and administrative support.......  38,309  38,521  13,760  13,792  12,981  12,973  24,549  24,728  22,859  22,893
  Technicians and related support..................   4,214   4,261   2,028   1,976   1,989   1,938   2,186   2,285   2,153   2,251
    Health technologists and technicians...........   1,693   1,733     336     319     333     312   1,357   1,414   1,339   1,400
    Engineering and science technicians............   1,246   1,255     955     930     932     908     291     325     281     314
    Technicians, except health, engineering, and                                                                                   
   science.........................................   1,275   1,273     737     728     725     718     538     545     532     537
  Sales occupations................................  15,734  15,850   7,840   7,875   7,320   7,324   7,894   7,975   6,804   6,778
    Supervisors and proprietors....................   4,635   4,719   2,855   2,829   2,833   2,809   1,780   1,890   1,754   1,855
    Sales representatives, finance and business                                                                                    
   services........................................   2,613   2,668   1,464   1,504   1,445   1,470   1,149   1,165   1,124   1,126
    Sales representatives, commodities, except                                                                                     
   retail..........................................   1,507   1,584   1,132   1,173   1,126   1,166     375     411     369     402
    Sales workers, retail and personal services....   6,887   6,784   2,364   2,344   1,892   1,855   4,523   4,440   3,493   3,330
    Sales-related occupations......................      91      94      24      26      23      24      67      68      64      66
  Administrative support, including clerical.......  18,361  18,410   3,892   3,941   3,673   3,711  14,469  14,469  13,902  13,863
    Supervisors....................................     685     698     275     279     274     277     410     419     406     417
    Computer equipment operators...................     392     375     162     170     158     166     229     205     223     202
    Secretaries, stenographers, and typists........   3,692   3,599      79      85      73      80   3,613   3,515   3,519   3,415
    Financial records processing...................   2,196   2,214     172     175     165     166   2,024   2,039   1,998   2,008
    Mail and message distributing..................     977     984     606     611     588     595     371     374     360     362
    Other administrative support, including                                                                                        
   clerical........................................  10,420  10,539   2,597   2,622   2,413   2,428   7,823   7,917   7,395   7,459
                                                                                                                                   
Service occupations................................  17,537  17,836   7,122   7,222   6,134   6,237  10,416  10,614   9,284   9,436
  Private household................................     795     847      37      46      30      40     758     801     670     708
  Protective service...............................   2,300   2,417   1,890   1,986   1,837   1,948     411     431     373     385
  Service, except private household and protective.  14,442  14,572   5,195   5,190   4,267   4,249   9,247   9,382   8,241   8,343
    Food service...................................   5,999   6,071   2,590   2,639   1,876   1,919   3,409   3,432   2,705   2,726
    Health service.................................   2,447   2,480     289     285     278     266   2,158   2,194   2,075   2,097
    Cleaning and building service..................   3,108   3,112   1,764   1,728   1,641   1,597   1,344   1,384   1,286   1,317
    Personal service...............................   2,888   2,909     552     537     473     467   2,335   2,371   2,174   2,203
                                                                                                                                   
Precision production, craft, and repair............  14,124  14,411  12,868  13,208  12,575  12,878   1,256   1,203   1,229   1,181
  Mechanics and repairers..........................   4,675   4,786   4,494   4,592   4,400   4,475     181     194     178     191
  Construction trades..............................   5,378   5,594   5,251   5,485   5,113   5,319     127     109     122     104
  Other precision production, craft, and repair....   4,071   4,031   3,123   3,131   3,063   3,084     948     900     928     886
                                                                                                                                   
Operators, fabricators, and laborers...............  18,399  18,256  13,858  13,769  12,876  12,736   4,540   4,487   4,318   4,264
  Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....   7,962   7,791   4,962   4,882   4,794   4,695   3,000   2,909   2,916   2,826
  Transportation and material moving occupations...   5,389   5,363   4,872   4,818   4,774   4,703     518     545     500     531
    Motor vehicle operators........................   4,089   4,069   3,629   3,601   3,548   3,517     461     468     445     455
    Other transportation and material moving                                                                                       
   occupations.....................................   1,300   1,294   1,243   1,217   1,226   1,187      57      77      55      76
  Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and                                                                                       
   laborers........................................   5,048   5,102   4,025   4,069   3,309   3,338   1,023   1,033     901     908
    Construction laborers..........................     811     821     773     784     703     706      37      37      36      35
    Other handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers,                                                                                   
   and laborers....................................   4,237   4,282   3,252   3,285   2,605   2,632     985     996     865     873
                                                                                                                                   
Farming, forestry, and fishing.....................   3,503   3,502   2,828   2,835   2,587   2,572     675     668     625     614
  Farm operators and managers......................   1,317   1,187   1,012     913   1,000     905     305     274     302     270
  Other farming, forestry, and fishing occupations.   2,186   2,315   1,816   1,921   1,587   1,666     371     394     323     343

   NOTE:  Beginning in January 1998, data reflect new composite estimation procedures and revised population controls used in the
household survey.