HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

9. Employed persons by occupation, sex, and age

(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

2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009

 Total ........................................................................................ 145,362 139,877 77,486 73,670 74,750 71,341 67,876 66,208 65,039 63,699

Management, professional, and related occupations ................... 52,761 52,219 25,948 25,385 25,807 25,255 26,813 26,833 26,637 26,660

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations .. 22,059 21,529 12,647 12,330 12,618 12,296 9,412 9,199 9,388 9,175

 Management occupations ........................................................ 15,852 15,447 9,925 9,674 9,903 9,647 5,926 5,773 5,907 5,757

 Business and financial operations occupations ........................ 6,207 6,082 2,721 2,655 2,715 2,648 3,486 3,426 3,481 3,418

 Professional and related occupations ......................................... 30,702 30,690 13,301 13,056 13,189 12,960 17,401 17,634 17,249 17,485

 Computer and mathematical occupations ................................ 3,676 3,481 2,765 2,618 2,752 2,606 911 863 907 859

 Architecture and engineering occupations ............................... 2,931 2,740 2,536 2,363 2,527 2,359 395 377 393 376

 Life, physical, and social science occupations ......................... 1,307 1,328 704 707 702 704 603 621 598 619

 Community and social services occupations ............................ 2,293 2,341 909 868 903 859 1,383 1,474 1,374 1,461

 Legal occupations ..................................................................... 1,671 1,710 803 859 801 859 867 851 866 848

 Education, training, and library occupations ............................. 8,605 8,627 2,234 2,221 2,205 2,195 6,371 6,407 6,301 6,337

 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .... 2,820 2,724 1,471 1,453 1,434 1,418 1,349 1,271 1,313 1,237

 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ................... 7,399 7,738 1,878 1,968 1,865 1,959 5,521 5,770 5,497 5,748

Service occupations ..................................................................... 24,451 24,598 10,471 10,521 9,463 9,623 13,980 14,077 12,734 12,970

 Healthcare support occupations ................................................. 3,212 3,309 359 350 343 339 2,853 2,959 2,775 2,887

 Protective service occupations ................................................... 3,047 3,164 2,352 2,457 2,292 2,397 695 707 650 649

 Food preparation and serving related occupations .................... 7,824 7,733 3,443 3,422 2,773 2,843 4,381 4,310 3,567 3,594

 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ... 5,445 5,349 3,254 3,186 3,077 3,037 2,192 2,163 2,130 2,099

 Personal care and service occupations ...................................... 4,923 5,043 1,064 1,106 979 1,007 3,859 3,937 3,611 3,741

Sales and office occupations ........................................................ 35,544 33,787 13,067 12,498 12,317 11,878 22,477 21,289 21,199 20,193

 Sales and related occupations ................................................... 16,295 15,641 8,221 7,880 7,781 7,492 8,073 7,761 7,200 6,998

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................... 19,249 18,146 4,845 4,618 4,536 4,385 14,404 13,527 13,999 13,195

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations .. 14,806 13,323 14,181 12,735 13,806 12,427 626 587 590 559

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................. 988 926 780 736 688 651 208 190 181 170

 Construction and extraction occupations .................................... 8,667 7,439 8,448 7,248 8,267 7,109 219 191 213 187

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ..................... 5,152 4,957 4,953 4,751 4,851 4,668 199 206 196 202

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ...... 17,800 15,951 13,820 12,530 13,357 12,158 3,980 3,421 3,879 3,316

 Production occupations .............................................................. 8,973 7,654 6,313 5,502 6,172 5,411 2,661 2,152 2,615 2,109

 Transportation and material moving occupations ....................... 8,827 8,297 7,507 7,028 7,186 6,746 1,319 1,269 1,265 1,208

 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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