HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                        HOUSEHOLD DATA
  ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                      ANNUAL AVERAGES
  
  9.  Employed persons by occupation, sex, and age

  (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   
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
                                                         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.