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   
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                       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