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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2005 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

 Total, 16 years and over............................................................................................................ 141,730 46.4

Management, professional, and related occupations...................................................................................... 49,245 50.6

Management, business, and financial operations occupations.................................................................... 20,450 42.5

Management occupations........................................................................................................................ 14,685 37.2

Chief executives................................................................................................................................... 1,644 23.8

General and operations managers....................................................................................................... 872 29.9

Advertising and promotions managers................................................................................................. 67 56.1

Marketing and sales managers............................................................................................................ 798 41.0

Administrative services managers........................................................................................................ 80 30.2

Computer and information systems managers..................................................................................... 351 32.3

Financial managers.............................................................................................................................. 1,045 51.7

Human resources managers................................................................................................................ 272 72.7

Industrial production managers............................................................................................................ 310 17.2

Purchasing managers.......................................................................................................................... 183 39.7

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers............................................................................. 244 11.7

Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers...................................................................................... 195 19.3

Farmers and ranchers.......................................................................................................................... 827 25.6

Construction managers........................................................................................................................ 881 6.3

Education administrators..................................................................................................................... 805 63.4

Engineering managers......................................................................................................................... 97 9.5

Food service managers........................................................................................................................ 929 44.2

Funeral directors.................................................................................................................................. 54 21.5

Lodging managers............................................................................................................................... 159 49.8

Medical and health services managers................................................................................................ 470 71.2

Property, real estate, and community association managers............................................................... 626 48.7

Social and community service managers............................................................................................. 307 69.3

Business and financial operations occupations........................................................................................ 5,765 55.9

Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products.............................................................................. 213 50.7

Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.......................................................... 281 55.0

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators................................................................. 303 61.6

Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation............... 139 47.2

Cost estimators.................................................................................................................................... 112 17.4

Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists................................................................... 660 70.9

Logisticians.......................................................................................................................................... 51 41.9

Management analysts.......................................................................................................................... 549 40.9

Accountants and auditors..................................................................................................................... 1,683 61.9

Appraisers and assessors of real estate.............................................................................................. 125 34.7

Budget analysts................................................................................................................................... 54 68.0

Financial analysts................................................................................................................................ 96 39.0

Personal financial advisors.................................................................................................................. 380 30.8

Insurance underwriters......................................................................................................................... 110 71.9

Loan counselors and officers............................................................................................................... 439 54.1

Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents................................................................................... 76 58.4

Tax preparers....................................................................................................................................... 93 68.2

Professional and related occupations.......................................................................................................... 28,795 56.3

Computer and mathematical occupations................................................................................................ 3,246 27.0

Computer scientists and systems analysts.......................................................................................... 745 30.3

Computer programmers....................................................................................................................... 581 26.0

Computer software engineers.............................................................................................................. 832 21.9

Computer support specialists............................................................................................................... 334 33.2

 See note at end of table.

Occupation Total employed Percent women
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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2005 annual averages—Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

Database administrators...................................................................................................................... 89 32.3

Network and computer systems administrators.................................................................................... 200 18.4

Network systems and data communications analysts.......................................................................... 322 24.6

Operations research analysts............................................................................................................... 86 50.5

Architecture and engineering occupations............................................................................................... 2,793 13.8

Architects, except naval....................................................................................................................... 235 24.4

Aerospace engineers........................................................................................................................... 90 13.3

Chemical engineers............................................................................................................................. 55 14.3

Civil engineers..................................................................................................................................... 319 13.2

Computer hardware engineers............................................................................................................. 81 10.8

Electrical and electronics engineers..................................................................................................... 352 7.1

Industrial engineers, including health and safety.................................................................................. 189 14.9

Mechanical engineers.......................................................................................................................... 318 5.8

Drafters................................................................................................................................................ 212 21.6

Engineering technicians, except drafters.............................................................................................. 410 20.2

Surveying and mapping technicians..................................................................................................... 95 2.7

Life, physical, and social science occupations......................................................................................... 1,406 42.5

Biological scientists.............................................................................................................................. 119 48.7

Medical scientists................................................................................................................................. 125 45.9

Chemists and materials scientists........................................................................................................ 116 35.3

Environmental scientists and geoscientists.......................................................................................... 99 22.5

Market and survey researchers............................................................................................................ 131 55.3

Psychologists....................................................................................................................................... 188 67.3

Chemical technicians........................................................................................................................... 86 28.1

Community and social services occupations........................................................................................... 2,138 61.3

Counselors........................................................................................................................................... 626 69.8

Social workers..................................................................................................................................... 670 80.1

Miscellaneous community and social service specialists..................................................................... 276 67.0

Clergy.................................................................................................................................................. 435 15.5

Legal occupations.................................................................................................................................... 1,614 49.4

Lawyers............................................................................................................................................... 961 30.2

Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers................................................................................... 70 41.2

Paralegals and legal assistants............................................................................................................ 353 86.4

Miscellaneous legal support workers.................................................................................................... 229 75.3

Education, training, and library occupations............................................................................................. 8,114 73.8

Postsecondary teachers....................................................................................................................... 1,185 44.4

Preschool and kindergarten teachers................................................................................................... 719 97.7

Elementary and middle school teachers............................................................................................... 2,616 82.2

Secondary school teachers.................................................................................................................. 1,136 56.8

Special education teachers.................................................................................................................. 421 85.3

Other teachers and instructors............................................................................................................. 709 65.9

Librarians............................................................................................................................................. 214 84.9

Teacher assistants............................................................................................................................... 947 90.9

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.................................................................... 2,736 47.8

Artists and related workers................................................................................................................... 234 52.6

Designers............................................................................................................................................. 774 55.0

Producers and directors....................................................................................................................... 124 35.1

Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................................................................................. 273 30.8

Musicians, singers, and related workers.............................................................................................. 213 37.6

Announcers.......................................................................................................................................... 61 12.2

News analysts, reporters and correspondents...................................................................................... 89 56.5

Public relations specialists................................................................................................................... 154 61.4

Editors................................................................................................................................................. 150 58.1

Technical writers.................................................................................................................................. 52 52.3

 See note at end of table.

Occupation Total employed Percent women
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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2005 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Writers and authors............................................................................................................................. 178 62.8

Miscellaneous media and communication workers.............................................................................. 60 58.3

Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators...................................................... 92 13.6

Photographers..................................................................................................................................... 150 39.0

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................................................................................... 6,748 73.2

Chiropractors....................................................................................................................................... 82 21.8

Dentists................................................................................................................................................ 164 22.5

Dietitians and nutritionists.................................................................................................................... 68 95.3

Pharmacists......................................................................................................................................... 248 48.3

Physicians and surgeons..................................................................................................................... 830 32.3

Physician assistants............................................................................................................................ 74 62.1

Registered nurses................................................................................................................................ 2,416 92.3

Occupational therapists....................................................................................................................... 85 92.9

Physical therapists............................................................................................................................... 177 68.9

Respiratory therapists.......................................................................................................................... 94 58.6

Speech-language pathologists............................................................................................................. 98 92.0

Veterinarians........................................................................................................................................ 61 38.7

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................................................................................. 334 74.2

Dental hygienists.................................................................................................................................. 132 97.1

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians................................................................................. 276 72.0

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics................................................................................. 155 31.3

Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians........................................................... 390 81.8

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses............................................................................... 510 93.4

Medical records and health information technicians............................................................................. 121 86.6

Service occupations........................................................................................................................................ 23,133 57.3

Healthcare support occupations.................................................................................................................. 3,092 89.0

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides........................................................................................ 1,900 88.7

Physical therapist assistants and aides................................................................................................ 55 77.5

Massage therapists.............................................................................................................................. 111 82.0

Dental assistants................................................................................................................................. 259 96.1

Protective service occupations.................................................................................................................... 2,894 22.4

First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives..................................................................... 122 12.5

Fire fighters.......................................................................................................................................... 243 3.3

Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers............................................................................................... 424 29.1

Detectives and criminal investigators................................................................................................... 123 24.0

Police and sheriff's patrol officers......................................................................................................... 677 14.3

Private detectives and investigators..................................................................................................... 89 37.7

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers................................................................................ 814 24.7

Crossing guards................................................................................................................................... 51 63.8

Food preparation and serving related occupations...................................................................................... 7,374 56.6

Chefs and head cooks......................................................................................................................... 317 20.4

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers............................................ 574 58.5

Cooks.................................................................................................................................................. 1,838 42.3

Food preparation workers.................................................................................................................... 664 61.2

Bartenders........................................................................................................................................... 384 56.8

Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food................................................... 305 71.5

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop........................................................ 321 65.7

Waiters and waitresses........................................................................................................................ 1,927 71.8

 See note at end of table.

Occupation Total employed Percent women
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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2005 annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Food servers, nonrestaurant................................................................................................................ 147 69.1

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers............................................................... 373 46.6

Dishwashers........................................................................................................................................ 264 23.8

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.................................................................. 256 84.6

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations..................................................................... 5,241 40.6

First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers......................................... 291 36.3

First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers............... 238 6.2

Janitors and building cleaners.............................................................................................................. 2,074 32.8

Maids and housekeeping cleaners....................................................................................................... 1,382 89.5

Pest control workers............................................................................................................................ 69 2.6

Grounds maintenance workers............................................................................................................ 1,187 7.5

Personal care and service occupations....................................................................................................... 4,531 78.3

First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers............................................................................. 128 48.3

First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers............................................................... 152 64.4

Nonfarm animal caretakers.................................................................................................................. 146 69.8

Gaming services workers..................................................................................................................... 98 49.8

Barbers................................................................................................................................................ 106 19.2

Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists...................................................................................... 738 92.0

Miscellaneous personal appearance workers....................................................................................... 216 85.1

Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................................................................................... 69 15.7

Transportation attendants.................................................................................................................... 103 74.5

Child care workers............................................................................................................................... 1,329 94.8

Personal and home care aides............................................................................................................. 668 85.9

Recreation and fitness workers............................................................................................................ 337 67.0

Residential advisors............................................................................................................................. 56 69.4

Sales and office occupations.......................................................................................................................... 35,962 63.3

Sales and related occupations.................................................................................................................... 16,433 49.1

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers........................................................................ 3,523 41.5

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers................................................................. 1,414 25.5

Cashiers.............................................................................................................................................. 3,075 75.9

Counter and rental clerks..................................................................................................................... 159 51.9

Parts salespersons.............................................................................................................................. 139 12.0

Retail salespersons.............................................................................................................................. 3,248 51.9

Advertising sales agents...................................................................................................................... 235 50.2

Insurance sales agents........................................................................................................................ 531 45.2

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents.............................................................. 392 28.7

Travel agents....................................................................................................................................... 91 76.3

Sales representatives, services, all other............................................................................................. 474 32.9

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing........................................................................... 1,379 27.2

Models, demonstrators, and product promoters................................................................................... 63 85.9

Real estate brokers and sales agents.................................................................................................. 995 57.1

Telemarketers...................................................................................................................................... 179 64.4

Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers......................................... 279 62.7

Office and administrative support occupations............................................................................................ 19,529 75.3

First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative supportworkers....................................... 1,598 69.8

Telephone operators............................................................................................................................ 58 78.0

Bill and account collectors................................................................................................................... 207 72.2

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................................................................................ 427 89.0

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks...................................................................................... 1,456 91.3

Payroll and timekeeping clerks............................................................................................................ 164 91.4

Tellers.................................................................................................................................................. 418 87.3

 See note at end of table.

Occupation Total employed Percent women
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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2005 annual averages —Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

Court, municipal, and license clerks..................................................................................................... 106 81.4

Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks.............................................................................................. 64 73.4

Customer service representatives........................................................................................................ 1,833 68.7

Eligibility interviewers, government programs...................................................................................... 55 82.7

File clerks............................................................................................................................................ 376 81.4

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks..................................................................................................... 138 65.9

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan................................................................................................ 167 79.4

Library assistants, clerical.................................................................................................................... 130 85.4

Loan interviewers and clerks................................................................................................................ 198 77.0

Order clerks......................................................................................................................................... 143 67.2

Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping............................................................. 66 89.3

Receptionists and information clerks.................................................................................................... 1,376 92.4

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks............................................................. 169 64.0

Couriers and messengers.................................................................................................................... 309 15.8

Dispatchers.......................................................................................................................................... 291 59.1

Postal service clerks............................................................................................................................ 146 41.7

Postal service mail carriers.................................................................................................................. 348 39.1

Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators........................................ 111 45.1

Production, planning, and expediting clerks......................................................................................... 294 57.1

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks................................................................................................... 543 31.9

Stock clerks and order fillers................................................................................................................ 1,461 37.1

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........................................................... 71 52.6

Secretaries and administrative assistants............................................................................................ 3,499 97.3

Computer operators............................................................................................................................. 184 55.3

Data entry keyers................................................................................................................................. 495 82.2

Word processors and typists................................................................................................................ 295 95.0

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................................................................................... 263 86.9

Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service............................................................ 132 55.5

Office clerks, general........................................................................................................................... 965 84.5

Office machine operators, except computer......................................................................................... 58 60.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations..................................................................... 15,348 4.6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.................................................................................................. 976 22.5

Graders and sorters, agricultural products........................................................................................... 69 69.4

Logging workers................................................................................................................................... 85 1.7

Construction and extraction occupations..................................................................................................... 9,145 3.0

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers.................................... 1,012 2.9

Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons................................................................................... 245 .9

Carpenters........................................................................................................................................... 1,797 1.9

Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers........................................................................................ 297 2.3

Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers.................................................................. 119 1.7

Construction laborers........................................................................................................................... 1,491 3.6

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators....................................................... 414 2.7

Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers............................................................................... 252 .8

Electricians.......................................................................................................................................... 852 2.6

Painters, construction and maintenance.............................................................................................. 689 7.5

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............................................................................... 661 1.2

Roofers................................................................................................................................................ 274 2.4

Sheet metal workers............................................................................................................................ 147 3.6

Structural iron and steel workers.......................................................................................................... 63 1.6

Helpers, construction trades................................................................................................................ 113 3.2

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2005 annual averages—Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

Construction and building inspectors.................................................................................................... 107 8.5

Highway maintenance workers............................................................................................................. 94 4.6

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations....................................................................................... 5,226 4.2

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers............................................... 314 5.7

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers................................................................... 384 13.7

Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers...................................................... 214 13.5

Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers...................................................... 61 2.1

Security and fire alarm systems installers............................................................................................ 60 4.5

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians.......................................................................................... 140 4.5

Automotive body and related repairers................................................................................................. 168 1.9

Automotive service technicians and mechanics................................................................................... 954 1.8

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists....................................................................... 365 .5

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics........................................... 224 1.0

Small engine mechanics...................................................................................................................... 63 1.8

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers................................................... 393 1.4

Home appliance repairers.................................................................................................................... 53 3.0

Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics.................................................................................... 444 2.6

Maintenance and repair workers, general............................................................................................. 344 4.1

Millwrights............................................................................................................................................ 65 2.0

Electrical power-line installers and repairers........................................................................................ 110 3.5

Telecommunications line installers and repairers................................................................................. 152 6.0

Precision instrument and equipment repairers..................................................................................... 69 7.7

Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers........................................................ 60 12.0

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......................................................................... 18,041 22.9

Production occupations............................................................................................................................... 9,378 30.3

First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.................................................. 868 20.9

Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers................................................................... 209 58.7

Bakers................................................................................................................................................. 183 54.0

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers........................................................... 292 22.3

Food batchmakers............................................................................................................................... 85 46.4

Computer control programmers and operators..................................................................................... 51 11.2

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................... 123 22.8

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal 

 and plastic......................................................................................................................................... 60 10.3

Machinists............................................................................................................................................ 420 6.8

Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................ 60 20.3

Tool and die makers............................................................................................................................ 90 1.1

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers.............................................................................................. 576 5.8

Job printers.......................................................................................................................................... 58 20.1

Printing machine operators.................................................................................................................. 218 15.6

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers........................................................................................................ 178 62.8

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials................................................................................. 70 76.0

Sewing machine operators................................................................................................................... 269 77.4

Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers........................................................................................................ 91 79.3

Upholsterers........................................................................................................................................ 57 16.7

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters.................................................................................................. 82 4.9

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood....................................................................... 56 11.3

Stationary engineers and boiler operators............................................................................................ 116 3.0

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators............................................................. 79 4.6

Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders............................................................ 60 15.2

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers................................................................ 93 10.8

 See note at end of table.

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Table 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation and sex, 2005 annual averages —Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

Cutting workers.................................................................................................................................... 100 21.2

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers........................................................................... 684 38.5

Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers.................................................................................. 55 40.6

Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians....................................................................... 103 46.7

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders.......................................................................... 303 55.6

Painting workers.................................................................................................................................. 198 15.0

Photographic process workers and processing machine operators...................................................... 76 62.9

Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders......................................................................... 58 30.1

Helpers--production workers................................................................................................................ 58 16.2

Transportation and material moving occupations........................................................................................ 8,664 14.8

Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers.................................................................... 202 18.1

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers........................................................................................................ 121 5.2

Bus drivers........................................................................................................................................... 591 48.7

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers................................................................................................. 3,409 4.5

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs.................................................................................................................. 291 15.5

Locomotive engineers and operators................................................................................................... 51 1.4

Railroad conductors and yardmasters.................................................................................................. 53 .7

Parking lot attendants.......................................................................................................................... 65 10.0

Service station attendants.................................................................................................................... 100 14.2

Crane and tower operators................................................................................................................... 72 2.8

Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators............................................................................ 86 .2

Industrial truck and tractor operators.................................................................................................... 541 6.3

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.................................................................................................... 347 14.1

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand....................................................................... 1,806 17.3

Packers and packagers, hand.............................................................................................................. 452 61.1

Refuse and recyclable material collectors............................................................................................ 73 8.7

Occupation Total employed Percent women

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

employed as well as certain other occupations are not published

separately but are included in the totals for the appropriate categories shown. Therefore, detailed occupations may not always sum to

the broader categories.

 SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of

Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics