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

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.

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