HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

10. Employed persons by occupation, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex

(Percent distribution)

Occupation, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total Men Women

2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007

TOTAL

 Total, 16 years and over (thousands) ......................................................................... 144,427 146,047 77,502 78,254 66,925 67,792

 Percent ....................................................................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations ................................................... 34.9 35.5 32.2 32.7 38.1 38.6

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ................................. 14.7 14.8 15.9 15.8 13.3 13.6

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................................ 20.2 20.7 16.2 16.9 24.8 25.1

Service occupations ..................................................................................................... 16.5 16.5 13.1 13.2 20.4 20.4

Sales and office occupations ........................................................................................ 25.0 24.8 17.1 16.9 34.2 33.8

 Sales and related occupations .................................................................................. 11.5 11.4 10.9 10.8 12.2 12.2

 Office and administrative support occupations .......................................................... 13.5 13.4 6.2 6.2 22.0 21.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations .................................. 11.0 10.8 19.5 19.3 1.1 1.0

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................................................ .7 .7 1.0 1.0 .3 .3

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................................... 6.6 6.5 11.9 11.9 .4 .4

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................................... 3.7 3.6 6.6 6.4 .4 .3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ...................................... 12.6 12.4 18.1 17.9 6.2 6.2

 Production occupations ............................................................................................. 6.5 6.4 8.4 8.4 4.3 4.2

 Transportation and material moving occupations ...................................................... 6.1 6.0 9.7 9.5 2.0 2.0

White 

 Total, 16 years and over (thousands) ......................................................................... 118,833 119,792 64,883 65,289 53,950 54,503

 Percent ....................................................................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations ................................................... 35.5 36.1 32.6 33.2 38.9 39.5

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ................................. 15.4 15.5 16.7 16.7 13.8 13.9

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................................ 20.1 20.6 15.9 16.5 25.2 25.6

Service occupations ..................................................................................................... 15.4 15.5 12.2 12.4 19.3 19.3

Sales and office occupations ........................................................................................ 25.1 24.8 17.0 16.7 34.8 34.4

 Sales and related occupations .................................................................................. 11.8 11.6 11.3 11.0 12.4 12.3

 Office and administrative support occupations .......................................................... 13.3 13.2 5.7 5.7 22.4 22.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations .................................. 11.8 11.6 20.7 20.4 1.1 1.0

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................................................ .7 .7 1.1 1.1 .3 .3

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................................... 7.1 7.1 12.7 12.7 .5 .4

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................................... 3.9 3.8 6.9 6.7 .4 .3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ...................................... 12.2 12.0 17.6 17.3 5.8 5.7

 Production occupations ............................................................................................. 6.4 6.3 8.3 8.4 4.0 3.9

 Transportation and material moving occupations ...................................................... 5.9 5.7 9.2 9.0 1.8 1.9

Black or African American 

 Total, 16 years and over (thousands) ......................................................................... 15,765 16,051 7,354 7,500 8,410 8,551

 Percent ....................................................................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations ................................................... 27.0 27.1 22.3 22.3 31.1 31.2

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ................................. 9.8 10.1 9.7 9.2 10.0 11.0

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................................ 17.2 16.9 12.6 13.1 21.1 20.3

Service occupations ..................................................................................................... 24.1 23.3 20.4 19.2 27.3 26.8

Sales and office occupations ........................................................................................ 25.7 26.2 18.1 18.7 32.3 32.7

 Sales and related occupations .................................................................................. 9.5 10.3 8.0 8.8 10.9 11.7

 Office and administrative support occupations .......................................................... 16.2 15.8 10.2 10.0 21.4 21.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations .................................. 6.8 7.0 13.5 14.0 1.0 .8

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................................................ .3 .3 .4 .4 .2 .2

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................................... 4.0 4.0 8.1 8.1 .3 .3

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................................... 2.6 2.7 5.0 5.5 .5 .3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ...................................... 16.4 16.5 25.7 25.7 8.3 8.5

 Production occupations ............................................................................................. 7.3 7.4 9.7 9.6 5.2 5.4

 Transportation and material moving occupations ...................................................... 9.1 9.2 16.0 16.1 3.1 3.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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10. Employed persons by occupation, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex—Continued

(Percent distribution)

Occupation, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total Men Women

2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007

Asian 

 Total, 16 years and over (thousands) ......................................................................... 6,522 6,839 3,511 3,677 3,011 3,162

 Percent ....................................................................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations ................................................... 47.3 48.1 48.7 49.3 45.7 46.8

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ................................. 15.8 15.8 16.9 15.8 14.5 15.7

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................................ 31.6 32.4 31.8 33.5 31.2 31.1

Service occupations ..................................................................................................... 15.8 16.0 13.4 13.5 18.5 18.9

Sales and office occupations ........................................................................................ 22.4 21.9 18.2 18.4 27.3 26.0

 Sales and related occupations .................................................................................. 11.8 11.4 11.9 11.5 11.6 11.4

 Office and administrative support occupations .......................................................... 10.7 10.5 6.3 6.9 15.7 14.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations .................................. 4.4 4.4 7.6 7.4 .7 .9

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................................................ .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .3

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................................... 1.7 1.7 3.0 3.1 .3 .1

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................................... 2.4 2.4 4.3 4.1 .3 .5

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ...................................... 10.1 9.6 12.1 11.4 7.7 7.4

 Production occupations ............................................................................................. 7.0 6.5 7.1 6.7 6.7 6.3

 Transportation and material moving occupations ...................................................... 3.1 3.0 4.9 4.7 1.0 1.0

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

 Total, 16 years and over (thousands) ......................................................................... 19,613 20,382 11,887 12,310 7,725 8,072

 Percent ....................................................................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations ................................................... 17.0 17.8 13.7 14.3 22.1 23.1

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ................................. 7.5 7.7 7.1 7.2 8.3 8.6

 Professional and related occupations ........................................................................ 9.5 10.0 6.6 7.1 13.9 14.5

Service occupations ..................................................................................................... 23.7 24.1 19.2 19.7 30.6 30.7

Sales and office occupations ........................................................................................ 21.2 21.1 13.7 13.2 32.7 33.1

 Sales and related occupations .................................................................................. 9.4 9.3 7.3 7.2 12.6 12.4

 Office and administrative support occupations .......................................................... 11.8 11.8 6.4 6.0 20.2 20.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations .................................. 19.8 19.4 31.3 31.0 2.2 1.8

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................................................ 1.9 1.9 2.6 2.5 1.0 1.0

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................................................... 14.2 14.0 22.9 22.8 .9 .6

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................................... 3.7 3.6 5.9 5.7 .3 .2

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ...................................... 18.3 17.6 22.1 21.7 12.3 11.3

 Production occupations ............................................................................................. 9.9 9.4 10.4 10.4 9.0 8.0

 Transportation and material moving occupations ...................................................... 8.4 8.2 11.7 11.3 3.3 3.3

 NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. 

Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January

data.

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