HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic origin

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

2002

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

 Total, 16 years and over ............................................................................................................................................. 136,485 46.6 10.9 12.2

Managerial and professional specialty ........................................................................................................................... 42,482 50.5 8.0 5.8

 Executive, administrative, and managerial ................................................................................................................... 20,561 45.9 7.6 6.3

 Officials and administrators, public administration ..................................................................................................... 720 52.6 13.0 7.6

 Administrators, protective services ............................................................................................................................. 54 25.3 13.3 2.0

 Financial managers .................................................................................................................................................... 803 50.5 8.4 6.8

 Personnel and labor relations managers .................................................................................................................... 219 66.0 8.0 5.1

 Purchasing managers ................................................................................................................................................. 140 43.3 6.6 4.7

 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations ............................................................................................. 735 38.4 3.7 4.9

 Administrators, education and related fields ............................................................................................................... 849 64.6 11.3 6.1

 Managers, medicine and health ................................................................................................................................. 828 78.4 9.5 6.2

 Postmasters and mail superintendents ...................................................................................................................... 51 50.0 9.2 3.5

 Managers, food serving and lodging establishments ................................................................................................. 1,494 46.5 9.8 9.2

 Managers, properties and real estate ......................................................................................................................... 618 50.0 7.4 9.8

 Funeral directors ......................................................................................................................................................... 58 23.9 9.6 2.3

 Management-related occupations .............................................................................................................................. 5,182 58.2 9.0 6.5

 Accountants and auditors ......................................................................................................................................... 1,702 59.4 9.0 6.0

 Underwriters ............................................................................................................................................................. 101 67.4 7.4 7.0

 Other financial officers .............................................................................................................................................. 880 50.0 9.2 7.1

 Management analysts .............................................................................................................................................. 545 42.2 6.2 2.5

 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists .................................................................................................. 624 74.9 10.5 7.6

 Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm products ........................................................................................ 229 55.3 4.6 9.0

 Construction inspectors ............................................................................................................................................ 72 5.0 3.1 11.0

 Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction ......................................................................................... 247 36.4 14.4 7.8

 Professional specialty ................................................................................................................................................... 21,921 54.7 8.3 5.3

 Engineers, architects, and surveyors ......................................................................................................................... 2,249 11.6 4.2 4.1

 Architects .................................................................................................................................................................. 197 20.1 2.3 5.2

 Engineers ................................................................................................................................................................. 2,028 10.8 4.5 4.0

 Aerospace engineers .............................................................................................................................................. 90 8.1 .9 6.0

 Chemical engineers ................................................................................................................................................ 77 16.5 3.1 3.1

 Civil engineers ........................................................................................................................................................ 267 10.8 5.5 4.0

 Electrical and electronic engineers ......................................................................................................................... 677 10.3 5.9 4.0

 Industrial engineers ................................................................................................................................................ 235 17.2 4.4 5.3

 Mechanical engineers ............................................................................................................................................. 301 6.9 2.9 2.6

 Mathematical and computer scientists ....................................................................................................................... 2,030 30.8 7.3 5.1

 Computer systems analysts and scientists ............................................................................................................... 1,742 27.8 6.9 5.2

 Operations and systems researchers and analysts .................................................................................................. 238 48.9 10.7 5.6

 Natural scientists ........................................................................................................................................................ 545 35.1 4.1 2.9

 Chemists, except biochemists .................................................................................................................................. 130 29.8 8.6 3.8

 Agricultural and food scientists ................................................................................................................................. 51 34.6 3.6 6.1

 Biological and life scientists ...................................................................................................................................... 119 44.0 2.3 2.4

 Medical scientists ..................................................................................................................................................... 89 60.4 6.1 3.8

 Health diagnosing occupations ................................................................................................................................... 1,176 29.2 4.7 4.7

 Physicians ................................................................................................................................................................ 825 30.6 5.0 5.8

 Dentists ..................................................................................................................................................................... 180 19.4 4.0 3.3

 Health assessment and treating occupations ............................................................................................................. 3,267 86.4 9.7 3.7

 Registered nurses .................................................................................................................................................... 2,311 92.9 10.0 3.3

 Pharmacists .............................................................................................................................................................. 231 51.7 8.0 2.5

 Dietitians ................................................................................................................................................................... 74 90.2 18.7 5.0

 Therapists ................................................................................................................................................................. 562 77.5 8.3 5.5

 Respiratory therapists ............................................................................................................................................. 97 58.4 14.1 3.8

 Occupational therapists .......................................................................................................................................... 78 89.1 6.1 5.1

 Physical therapists .................................................................................................................................................. 167 70.2 4.5 6.9

 Speech therapists ................................................................................................................................................... 117 94.3 4.7 2.8

 Physicians’ assistants ............................................................................................................................................... 89 59.5 7.4 5.1

 Teachers, college and university ................................................................................................................................ 1,015 42.7 5.4 5.4

 Teachers, except college and university .................................................................................................................... 5,652 75.0 10.1 6.1

 Prekindergarten and kindergarten ............................................................................................................................ 647 97.7 14.7 7.8

 Elementary school .................................................................................................................................................... 2,341 83.0 11.0 6.4

 Secondary school ..................................................................................................................................................... 1,289 58.1 7.0 5.1

 Special education ..................................................................................................................................................... 374 85.4 9.9 4.3

 Counselors, educational and vocational ..................................................................................................................... 282 74.3 16.9 6.8

 Librarians, archivists, and curators ............................................................................................................................. 231 78.8 7.0 4.6

 Librarians .................................................................................................................................................................. 207 81.7 7.8 5.1

 Social scientists and urban planners .......................................................................................................................... 457 59.6 8.3 4.5

 Economists ............................................................................................................................................................... 123 55.0 6.2 4.6

 Psychologists ............................................................................................................................................................ 277 65.9 9.5 3.8

See footnotes at end of table.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic origin — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

2002

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

 Social, recreation, and religious workers .................................................................................................................... 1,556 57.3 17.4 7.3

 Social workers .......................................................................................................................................................... 848 74.0 22.7 8.6

 Recreation workers ................................................................................................................................................... 129 74.2 20.5 8.3

 Clergy ....................................................................................................................................................................... 393 14.1 9.8 4.0

 Lawyers and judges .................................................................................................................................................... 963 29.3 4.7 3.3

 Lawyers .................................................................................................................................................................... 929 29.2 4.6 3.1

 Writers, artists, entertainers, and athletes .................................................................................................................. 2,498 49.8 5.7 7.3

 Authors ..................................................................................................................................................................... 139 54.7 2.3 3.8

 Technical writers ....................................................................................................................................................... 68 61.5 5.1 5.2

 Designers ................................................................................................................................................................. 770 56.4 3.5 8.5

 Musicians and composers ........................................................................................................................................ 161 36.4 12.9 5.8

 Actors and directors .................................................................................................................................................. 155 38.2 8.4 8.7

 Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers ............................................................................................ 225 47.9 3.4 7.2

 Photographers .......................................................................................................................................................... 178 33.2 4.1 6.7

 Editors and reporters ................................................................................................................................................ 280 48.5 4.7 3.3

 Public relations specialists ........................................................................................................................................ 211 68.2 9.2 4.6

 Announcers .............................................................................................................................................................. 52 16.4 11.5 9.8

 Athletes ..................................................................................................................................................................... 95 25.8 11.8 6.8

Technical, sales, and administrative support .................................................................................................................. 38,947 63.4 10.8 9.8

 Technicians and related support .................................................................................................................................. 4,509 54.1 9.7 7.6

 Health technologists and technicians ......................................................................................................................... 1,879 81.5 14.3 8.6

 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ..................................................................................................... 384 76.5 19.4 7.0

 Dental hygienists ...................................................................................................................................................... 133 98.1 1.5 2.0

 Radiologic technicians .............................................................................................................................................. 182 74.4 5.8 8.6

 Licensed practical nurses ......................................................................................................................................... 382 94.9 20.6 5.0

 Engineering and related technologists and technicians ............................................................................................. 980 20.8 7.7 7.7

 Electrical and electronic technicians ......................................................................................................................... 433 19.1 9.2 4.9

 Drafting occupations ................................................................................................................................................. 247 21.6 4.1 12.3

 Surveying and mapping technicians ......................................................................................................................... 65 9.1 .3 10.2

 Science technicians .................................................................................................................................................... 291 47.2 6.5 6.6

 Biological technicians ............................................................................................................................................... 131 59.5 3.7 6.1

 Chemical technicians ................................................................................................................................................ 64 33.6 11.6 7.3

 Technicians, except health, engineering, and science ............................................................................................... 1,359 41.8 5.5 6.2

 Airplane pilots and navigators .................................................................................................................................. 129 4.2 1.1 .3

 Computer programmers ........................................................................................................................................... 605 25.6 4.0 5.0

 Legal assistants ........................................................................................................................................................ 401 82.2 7.4 10.7

 Sales occupations ........................................................................................................................................................ 16,254 49.0 8.5 9.6

 Supervisors and proprietors ....................................................................................................................................... 4,828 39.6 6.4 8.1

 Sales representatives, finance and business services ............................................................................................... 2,944 44.8 6.8 5.8

 Insurance sales ........................................................................................................................................................ 612 45.0 6.3 4.6

 Real estate sales ...................................................................................................................................................... 839 55.1 4.4 5.7

 Securities and financial services sales ..................................................................................................................... 568 28.6 6.4 3.8

 Advertising and related sales ................................................................................................................................... 181 61.8 5.1 6.7

 Sales occupations, other business services ............................................................................................................. 744 41.3 10.7 8.2

 Sales representatives, commodities, except retail ..................................................................................................... 1,563 25.2 3.1 5.1

 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale ................................................................................. 1,526 25.6 3.0 5.1

 Sales workers, retail and personal services ............................................................................................................... 6,811 62.7 11.9 13.3

 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats ................................................................................................................. 358 11.3 11.0 11.4

 Sales workers, apparel ............................................................................................................................................. 390 77.7 12.7 14.8

 Sales workers, shoes ............................................................................................................................................... 97 52.8 17.9 18.1

 Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings ........................................................................................................ 181 50.7 5.2 10.5

 Sales workers, radio, television, hi-fi, and appliances .............................................................................................. 309 27.2 8.4 9.1

 Sales workers, hardware and building supplies ....................................................................................................... 296 23.3 6.3 8.9

 Sales workers, parts ................................................................................................................................................. 153 8.6 2.4 14.6

 Sales workers, other commodities ............................................................................................................................ 1,467 66.2 8.3 11.8

 Sales counter clerks ................................................................................................................................................. 183 59.8 12.5 12.0

 Cashiers ................................................................................................................................................................... 2,942 76.7 15.6 15.4

 Street and door-to-door sales workers ..................................................................................................................... 334 72.9 10.5 11.2

 News vendors ........................................................................................................................................................... 103 36.7 7.6 9.4

 Sales-related occupations .......................................................................................................................................... 107 71.0 9.0 10.5

 Demonstrators, promoters, and models ................................................................................................................... 77 73.1 8.9 11.7

 Administrative support occupations, including clerical ................................................................................................. 18,184 78.5 13.1 10.6

 Supervisors, administrative support ........................................................................................................................... 717 60.5 15.7 10.8

 Supervisors, general office ....................................................................................................................................... 402 69.4 15.3 9.6

 Supervisors, financial records processing ................................................................................................................ 107 81.6 17.2 10.0

 Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks ...................................................................................... 185 31.6 16.2 14.4

 Computer equipment operators .................................................................................................................................. 308 47.1 12.0 8.5

See footnotes at end of table.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic origin — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

2002

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

 Computer operators .................................................................................................................................................. 301 46.9 11.8 8.4

 Secretaries, stenographers, and typists ..................................................................................................................... 3,020 97.6 9.9 8.2

 Secretaries ............................................................................................................................................................... 2,302 98.6 8.4 7.9

 Stenographers .......................................................................................................................................................... 146 95.2 3.1 3.0

 Typists ...................................................................................................................................................................... 571 93.9 17.6 10.9

 Information clerks ....................................................................................................................................................... 2,053 89.0 11.7 12.3

 Interviewers .............................................................................................................................................................. 169 82.2 13.4 11.7

 Hotel clerks ............................................................................................................................................................... 131 70.1 15.2 11.1

 Transportation ticket and reservation agents ........................................................................................................... 237 72.7 13.2 8.8

 Receptionists ............................................................................................................................................................ 1,068 97.1 9.2 14.2

 Records processing, except financial ......................................................................................................................... 995 80.5 15.8 10.9

 Order clerks .............................................................................................................................................................. 289 74.9 20.6 11.2

 Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping ................................................................................................... 70 79.1 12.1 16.1

 Library clerks ............................................................................................................................................................ 130 79.2 10.6 6.2

 File clerks ................................................................................................................................................................. 288 81.5 14.8 14.2

 Records clerks .......................................................................................................................................................... 206 87.4 15.0 7.7

 Financial records processing ...................................................................................................................................... 2,205 91.8 8.2 8.1

 Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks ......................................................................................................... 1,592 92.7 7.1 7.3

 Payroll and timekeeping clerks ................................................................................................................................. 175 91.2 9.8 8.5

 Billing clerks .............................................................................................................................................................. 229 89.7 14.4 9.7

 Cost and rate clerks .................................................................................................................................................. 51 81.2 10.8 12.4

 Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators .................................................................................................. 159 89.8 8.1 12.4

 Duplicating, mail and other office machine operators ................................................................................................. 58 55.1 19.2 11.5

 Communications equipment operators ....................................................................................................................... 138 83.6 26.2 11.1

 Telephone operators ................................................................................................................................................ 119 85.4 25.9 10.3

 Mail and message distributing .................................................................................................................................... 907 39.7 20.8 8.0

 Postal clerks, except mail carriers ............................................................................................................................ 274 49.5 30.7 5.8

 Mail carriers, postal service ...................................................................................................................................... 338 29.9 16.0 5.9

 Mail clerks, except postal service ............................................................................................................................. 165 52.5 21.6 12.6

 Messengers .............................................................................................................................................................. 130 28.1 11.3 12.1

 Material recording, scheduling, and distributing clerks ............................................................................................... 1,995 45.9 13.7 14.4

 Dispatchers ............................................................................................................................................................... 258 55.0 14.6 9.9

 Production coordinators ............................................................................................................................................ 230 57.4 9.2 7.3

 Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks ...................................................................................................................... 623 30.9 13.8 21.0

 Stock and inventory clerks ........................................................................................................................................ 463 43.9 14.9 12.0

 Weighers, measurers, and checkers and samplers ................................................................................................. 53 51.6 15.5 23.2

 Expediters ................................................................................................................................................................. 310 65.7 13.7 13.3

 Adjusters and investigators ........................................................................................................................................ 1,929 73.8 16.1 10.3

 Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators .................................................................................................. 497 71.9 15.8 7.6

 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance ......................................................................................................... 1,135 74.5 15.0 10.8

 Eligibility clerks, social welfare ................................................................................................................................. 86 87.3 17.0 12.8

 Bill and account collectors ........................................................................................................................................ 212 68.5 22.0 13.1

 Miscellaneous administrative support ......................................................................................................................... 3,858 84.2 13.8 11.8

 General office clerks ................................................................................................................................................. 842 83.3 14.4 10.8

 Bank tellers ............................................................................................................................................................... 477 87.3 11.9 11.0

 Data-entry keyers ..................................................................................................................................................... 595 81.8 16.1 12.5

 Statistical clerks ........................................................................................................................................................ 97 85.1 11.2 11.1

 Teachers’ aides ........................................................................................................................................................ 813 91.6 13.2 16.3

Service occupations ....................................................................................................................................................... 19,219 59.9 17.6 18.1

 Private household ......................................................................................................................................................... 746 94.7 12.3 34.4

 Child care workers ...................................................................................................................................................... 229 97.6 7.7 19.6

 Cleaners and servants ................................................................................................................................................ 500 93.7 13.6 40.7

 Protective service ......................................................................................................................................................... 2,596 19.9 19.9 10.7

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................................................. 237 13.3 16.4 11.4

 Police and detectives ................................................................................................................................................ 126 15.7 17.8 6.9

 Guards ...................................................................................................................................................................... 66 17.7 21.3 17.8

 Firefighting and fire prevention ................................................................................................................................... 262 4.1 9.5 9.0

 Firefighting ................................................................................................................................................................ 248 3.4 9.6 9.4

 Police and detectives .................................................................................................................................................. 1,076 18.3 17.4 11.4

 Police and detectives, public service ........................................................................................................................ 586 15.5 11.9 11.5

 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers ................................................................................................ 162 19.3 15.5 12.5

 Correctional institution officers ................................................................................................................................. 328 23.0 28.1 10.6

 Guards ........................................................................................................................................................................ 1,022 27.0 26.0 10.3

 Guards and police, except public services ............................................................................................................... 885 21.9 28.2 10.7

 Service occupations, except private household and protective service ....................................................................... 15,877 64.9 17.5 18.5

 Food preparation and service occupations ................................................................................................................. 6,614 55.8 11.9 19.8

 Supervisors, food preparation and service ............................................................................................................... 488 67.0 12.5 10.6

 Bartenders ................................................................................................................................................................ 341 55.1 3.2 8.5

See footnotes at end of table.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic origin — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

2002

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

 Waiters and waitresses ............................................................................................................................................ 1,430 74.9 5.8 13.7

 Cooks ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2,264 40.3 16.7 27.1

 Food counter, fountain and related occupations ...................................................................................................... 398 66.0 12.8 13.1

 Kitchen workers, food preparation ............................................................................................................................ 338 68.5 9.9 15.9

 Waiters’ and waitresses’ assistants .......................................................................................................................... 696 52.5 8.9 19.7

 Miscellaneous food preparation ................................................................................................................................ 659 50.4 16.6 27.2

 Health service occupations ......................................................................................................................................... 2,817 89.2 30.6 12.7

 Dental assistants ...................................................................................................................................................... 224 98.0 5.7 14.6

 Health aides, except nursing .................................................................................................................................... 350 78.6 23.8 13.3

 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .................................................................................................................. 2,243 89.9 34.1 12.4

 Cleaning and building service occupations ................................................................................................................ 3,162 45.7 20.3 26.8

 Supervisors ............................................................................................................................................................... 183 31.7 27.1 18.1

 Maids and housemen ............................................................................................................................................... 709 82.3 21.4 31.0

 Janitors and cleaners ............................................................................................................................................... 2,199 36.4 19.6 26.6

 Pest control occupations .......................................................................................................................................... 63 1.4 10.6 12.6

 Personal service occupations ..................................................................................................................................... 3,284 80.7 14.6 12.9

 Supervisors ............................................................................................................................................................... 143 69.5 10.2 7.6

 Barbers ..................................................................................................................................................................... 91 23.4 29.0 15.9

 Hairdressers and cosmetologists ............................................................................................................................. 908 89.7 12.4 10.9

 Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities ...................................................................................................... 267 40.3 9.8 7.2

 Public transportation attendants ............................................................................................................................... 129 80.0 14.2 10.1

 Welfare service aides ............................................................................................................................................... 113 82.8 20.7 16.1

 Family child care providers ....................................................................................................................................... 457 99.4 15.6 16.9

 Early childhood teachers’ assistants ........................................................................................................................ 536 93.8 17.3 16.5

Precision production, craft, and repair ............................................................................................................................ 14,660 8.2 7.4 17.1

 Mechanics and repairers .............................................................................................................................................. 4,760 4.5 8.0 12.1

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................................................. 237 7.4 6.7 9.8

 Mechanics and repairers, except supervisors ............................................................................................................ 4,523 4.4 8.1 12.3

 Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics and repairers ......................................................................................... 1,831 1.3 7.0 13.6

 Automobile mechanics ........................................................................................................................................... 867 1.4 7.5 16.2

 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics ......................................................................................................... 343 .7 7.6 9.7

 Aircraft engine mechanics ...................................................................................................................................... 126 2.2 7.3 10.6

 Small engine repairers ............................................................................................................................................ 53 .7 3.1 5.5

 Automobile body and related repairers ................................................................................................................... 212 2.2 5.4 20.3

 Heavy equipment mechanics ................................................................................................................................. 180 .4 7.3 5.6

 Industrial machinery repairers .................................................................................................................................. 460 3.2 6.5 10.4

 Electrical and electronic equipment repairers ........................................................................................................... 870 12.0 11.2 10.9

 Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment ............................................................................ 193 5.8 10.8 14.0

 Data processing equipment repairers ..................................................................................................................... 283 16.7 10.5 8.2

 Telephone installers and repairers ......................................................................................................................... 240 15.9 11.7 10.1

 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics ............................................................................................. 357 .6 7.2 13.3

 Construction trades ...................................................................................................................................................... 6,304 2.4 6.5 20.6

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................................................. 963 2.4 5.0 10.0

 Construction trades, except supervisors .................................................................................................................... 5,341 2.4 6.8 22.5

 Brickmasons and stonemasons ................................................................................................................................ 236 .4 11.2 28.8

 Tile setters, hard and soft ......................................................................................................................................... 104 1.2 3.5 42.2

 Carpet installers ........................................................................................................................................................ 140 3.8 4.7 32.4

 Carpenters ................................................................................................................................................................ 1,563 1.8 5.6 21.0

 Drywall installers ....................................................................................................................................................... 187 2.1 3.4 40.6

 Electricians ............................................................................................................................................................... 862 2.5 7.1 11.0

 Electrical power installers and repairers ................................................................................................................... 126 3.2 8.2 8.0

 Painters, construction and maintenance .................................................................................................................. 654 4.9 7.7 31.1

 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ..................................................................................................................... 548 1.5 8.0 15.2

 Concrete and terrazzo finishers ................................................................................................................................ 104 1.2 13.7 37.8

 Insulation workers ..................................................................................................................................................... 60 10.8 7.6 28.6

 Roofers ..................................................................................................................................................................... 235 2.4 5.9 29.1

 Structural metalworkers ............................................................................................................................................ 67 1.4 6.6 16.9

 Extractive occupations .................................................................................................................................................. 115 1.9 6.5 9.7

 Precision production occupations ................................................................................................................................. 3,481 23.8 8.1 17.7

 Supervisors ................................................................................................................................................................. 1,056 19.9 9.0 14.7

 Precision metalworking ............................................................................................................................................... 826 6.8 5.4 11.8

 Tool and die makers ................................................................................................................................................. 99 2.3 1.2 4.2

 Machinists ................................................................................................................................................................. 470 5.4 5.4 12.1

 Precious stones and metals workers ........................................................................................................................ 52 31.0 3.2 28.1

 Sheet-metal workers ................................................................................................................................................. 125 3.0 7.1 12.3

 Precision woodworking occupations ........................................................................................................................... 104 11.4 6.8 20.2

 Cabinet makers and bench carpenters ..................................................................................................................... 74 6.4 5.0 18.3

 Precision textile, apparel, and furnishings machine workers ...................................................................................... 189 53.0 4.3 27.7

 Dressmakers ............................................................................................................................................................ 81 86.7 2.3 17.8

See footnotes at end of table.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic origin — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

2002

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

 Upholsterers ............................................................................................................................................................. 58 20.5 6.4 40.2

 Precision workers, assorted materials ........................................................................................................................ 449 54.0 7.5 18.3

 Optical goods workers .............................................................................................................................................. 72 68.0 7.3 10.2

 Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians .............................................................................................. 66 44.5 4.8 12.4

 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ...................................................................................................... 237 63.1 8.8 21.7

 Precision food production occupations ....................................................................................................................... 431 36.6 9.6 37.6

 Butchers and meat cutters ........................................................................................................................................ 229 20.8 10.7 40.6

 Bakers ...................................................................................................................................................................... 148 50.3 8.9 33.2

 Food batchmakers .................................................................................................................................................... 54 65.9 7.0 36.5

 Precision inspectors, testers, and related workers ..................................................................................................... 156 23.9 9.2 14.1

 Inspectors, testers, and graders ............................................................................................................................... 149 23.8 9.6 13.7

 Plant and system operators ........................................................................................................................................ 271 5.0 13.6 8.5

 Water and sewage treatment plant operators .......................................................................................................... 77 4.1 15.2 11.5

 Stationary engineers ................................................................................................................................................. 114 2.9 14.0 8.2

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ............................................................................................................................... 17,697 22.7 15.1 19.6

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .......................................................................................................... 6,488 35.3 14.9 20.9

 Machine operators and tenders, except precision ...................................................................................................... 4,065 34.6 15.7 22.4

 Metalworking and plastic working machine operators .............................................................................................. 286 17.2 11.0 13.6

 Punching and stamping press machine operators ................................................................................................. 69 26.7 13.5 8.0

 Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators ............................................................................... 91 20.5 11.3 21.0

 Metal and plastic processing machine operators ..................................................................................................... 136 19.5 15.3 17.1

 Molding and casting machine operators ................................................................................................................. 86 23.8 19.2 15.4

 Woodworking machine operators ............................................................................................................................. 114 12.9 9.9 15.7

 Sawing machine operators ..................................................................................................................................... 71 10.2 9.4 16.9

 Printing machine operators ....................................................................................................................................... 353 25.2 9.8 15.8

 Printing press operators ......................................................................................................................................... 274 18.1 9.7 16.5

 Textile, apparel, and furnishings machine operators ................................................................................................ 757 67.6 18.8 34.8

 Textile sewing machine operators .......................................................................................................................... 352 77.2 13.4 41.9

 Pressing machine operators ................................................................................................................................... 81 69.5 28.6 42.0

 Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators ................................................................................................... 204 59.3 19.9 29.7

 Machine operators, assorted materials .................................................................................................................... 2,401 29.5 16.5 21.1

 Packaging and filling machine operators ................................................................................................................ 268 55.9 18.0 31.0

 Mixing and blending machine operators ................................................................................................................. 113 11.2 22.3 23.5

 Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators ........................................................................................... 66 9.9 14.3 6.8

 Painting and paint spraying machine operators ..................................................................................................... 154 13.9 6.3 27.2

 Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food ..................................................................................................... 50 7.4 22.1 14.2

 Slicing and cutting machine operators .................................................................................................................... 138 23.5 12.8 26.9

 Photographic process machine operators .............................................................................................................. 89 60.5 12.3 7.7

 Fabricators, assemblers, and hand working occupations ......................................................................................... 1,769 31.7 12.7 18.1

 Welders and cutters ................................................................................................................................................ 511 5.1 9.0 16.5

 Assemblers ............................................................................................................................................................. 1,108 42.2 15.1 18.3

 Production inspectors, testers, samplers, and weighers .......................................................................................... 654 49.4 15.7 19.4

 Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners ................................................................................................... 472 50.6 16.2 14.0

 Production testers ................................................................................................................................................... 54 20.3 12.5 13.1

 Graders and sorters, except agricultural ................................................................................................................ 124 57.8 15.4 43.0

 Transportation and material moving occupations ......................................................................................................... 5,814 10.4 16.0 14.2

 Motor vehicle operators .............................................................................................................................................. 4,482 12.1 16.2 13.8

 Supervisors ............................................................................................................................................................... 97 25.5 12.8 12.1

 Truck drivers ............................................................................................................................................................. 3,234 4.9 13.2 13.9

 Drivers-sales workers ............................................................................................................................................... 153 10.5 14.2 10.8

 Bus drivers ................................................................................................................................................................ 605 48.4 29.0 10.2

 Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs ................................................................................................................................ 332 12.4 22.4 19.7

 Parking lot attendants ............................................................................................................................................... 53 14.3 23.3 21.3

 Transportation occupations, except motor vehicles ................................................................................................... 169 4.5 9.4 8.1

 Rail transportation .................................................................................................................................................... 111 4.1 12.5 9.8

 Locomotive operating occupations ......................................................................................................................... 54 3.5 15.3 15.6

 Water transportation ................................................................................................................................................. 58 5.2 3.3 4.7

 Material moving equipment operators ........................................................................................................................ 1,163 4.6 16.2 16.8

 Operating engineers ................................................................................................................................................. 265 1.1 9.2 10.4

 Crane and tower operators ....................................................................................................................................... 72 .4 13.8 9.3

 Excavating and loading machine operators .............................................................................................................. 106 1.0 6.5 15.1

 Grader, dozer, and scraper operators ...................................................................................................................... 52 5.2 11.2 6.8

 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators ...................................................................................................... 563 7.1 21.3 22.7

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .................................................................................................. 5,395 20.9 14.3 23.9

 Helpers, construction and extractive occupations ...................................................................................................... 123 6.5 8.8 42.3

 Helpers, construction trades ..................................................................................................................................... 114 6.5 9.5 43.6

 Construction laborers ................................................................................................................................................. 1,089 3.9 9.7 33.3

See footnotes at end of table.
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic origin — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

2002

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

 Production helpers ...................................................................................................................................................... 54 23.9 19.6 22.8

 Freight, stock, and material handlers ......................................................................................................................... 1,949 25.4 16.6 15.9

 Stock handlers and baggers ..................................................................................................................................... 1,105 33.8 13.2 15.7

 Machine feeders and offbearers ............................................................................................................................... 62 51.0 15.4 15.5

 Garage and service station related occupations ........................................................................................................ 171 8.8 11.2 17.5

 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners .................................................................................................................. 306 10.6 16.4 27.6

 Hand packers and packagers ..................................................................................................................................... 397 60.1 15.7 35.4

 Laborers, except construction .................................................................................................................................... 1,267 21.8 14.3 22.6

Farming, forestry, and fishing ......................................................................................................................................... 3,480 20.6 4.9 24.4

 Farm operators and managers ..................................................................................................................................... 1,168 24.5 1.2 4.2

 Farmers, except horticultural ...................................................................................................................................... 898 25.5 .7 2.5

 Horticultural specialty farmers .................................................................................................................................... 76 13.5 5.0 17.4

 Managers, farms, except horticultural ........................................................................................................................ 169 22.4 .7 6.4

 Other agricultural and related occupations ................................................................................................................... 2,181 19.2 6.9 36.4

 Farm occupations, except managerial ........................................................................................................................ 779 21.4 4.3 45.6

 Farm workers ............................................................................................................................................................ 716 21.0 4.7 45.4

 Related agricultural occupations ................................................................................................................................ 1,403 18.1 8.4 31.2

 Supervisors ............................................................................................................................................................... 188 7.7 5.5 19.1

 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm .......................................................................................................... 973 7.8 10.0 35.4

 Animal caretakers, except farm ................................................................................................................................ 170 68.1 4.3 4.8

 Graders and sorters, agricultural products ............................................................................................................... 68 67.7 2.8 71.1

 Forestry and logging occupations ................................................................................................................................. 85 7.3 5.8 8.1

 Timber cutting and logging occupations ................................................................................................................... 54 1.6 7.5 6.0

 NOTE: Generally, data for occupations with fewer than 50,000 employed are

not published separately but are included in the totals for the appropriate

categories shown.