HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 10. Employed persons by occupation, race, and sex (Percent distribution) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Total | Men | Women Occupation and race | | | _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ | | | | | | | 1995 | 1996 | 1995 | 1996 | 1995 | 1996 | | | | | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | TOTAL | | | | | | Total, 16 years and over (thousands)........................| 124,900 | 126,708 | 67,377 | 68,207 | 57,523 | 58,501 Percent.....................................................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | | | | | | Managerial and professional specialty.........................| 28.3 | 28.8 | 27.3 | 27.5 | 29.4 | 30.3 Executive, administrative, and managerial...................| 13.8 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 12.8 | 13.3 Professional specialty......................................| 14.5 | 14.8 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 16.7 | 17.1 Technical, sales, and administrative support..................| 30.0 | 29.7 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 41.9 | 41.4 Technicians and related support.............................| 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 Sales occupations...........................................| 12.1 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 13.0 | 13.0 Administrative support, including clerical..................| 14.7 | 14.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 25.4 | 24.8 Service occupations...........................................| 13.6 | 13.6 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 17.7 | 17.5 Private household...........................................| .7 | .6 | .1 | .1 | 1.4 | 1.3 Protective service..........................................| 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | .6 | .6 Service, except private household and protective............| 11.1 | 11.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 15.7 | 15.5 Precision production, craft, and repair.......................| 10.8 | 10.7 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 Operators, fabricators, and laborers..........................| 14.5 | 14.4 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors...............| 6.3 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 Transportation and material moving occupations..............| 4.1 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 7.0 | .9 | .9 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.........| 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 Farming, forestry, and fishing................................| 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | White | | | | | | Total, 16 years and over (thousands)........................| 106,490 | 107,808 | 58,146 | 58,888 | 48,344 | 48,920 Percent.....................................................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | | | | | | Managerial and professional specialty.........................| 29.4 | 29.8 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 30.6 | 31.5 Executive, administrative, and managerial...................| 14.5 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 13.3 | 13.9 Professional specialty......................................| 15.0 | 15.1 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 17.3 | 17.6 Technical, sales, and administrative support..................| 30.2 | 29.8 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 42.5 | 41.9 Technicians and related support.............................| 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 Sales occupations...........................................| 12.6 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 13.3 Administrative support, including clerical..................| 14.5 | 14.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 25.7 | 25.0 Service occupations...........................................| 12.4 | 12.5 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 16.5 | 16.3 Private household...........................................| .6 | .6 | (1) | .1 | 1.3 | 1.2 Protective service..........................................| 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | .5 | .5 Service, except private household and protective............| 10.1 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 Precision production, craft, and repair.......................| 11.2 | 11.1 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 Operators, fabricators, and laborers..........................| 13.6 | 13.6 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 6.9 | 6.9 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors...............| 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 Transportation and material moving occupations..............| 4.0 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 6.8 | .8 | .8 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.........| 3.8 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 Farming, forestry, and fishing................................| 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Black | | | | | | Total, 16 years and over (thousands)........................| 13,279 | 13,542 | 6,422 | 6,456 | 6,857 | 7,086 Percent.....................................................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | | | | | | Managerial and professional specialty.........................| 20.0 | 20.0 | 17.7 | 16.9 | 22.1 | 22.8 Executive, administrative, and managerial...................| 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 9.6 Professional specialty......................................| 10.7 | 11.0 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 12.7 | 13.1 Technical, sales, and administrative support..................| 28.7 | 28.6 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 39.0 | 38.4 Technicians and related support.............................| 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 Sales occupations...........................................| 8.9 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 10.7 | 10.6 Administrative support, including clerical..................| 16.9 | 16.9 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 25.0 | 24.6 Service occupations...........................................| 21.7 | 21.9 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 25.4 | 25.4 Private household...........................................| 1.0 | 1.0 | .1 | .1 | 1.9 | 1.9 Protective service..........................................| 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 Service, except private household and protective............| 17.6 | 18.0 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 22.0 | 22.1 Precision production, craft, and repair.......................| 8.1 | 7.9 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 Operators, fabricators, and laborers..........................| 20.4 | 20.6 | 30.3 | 31.1 | 11.1 | 11.0 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors...............| 9.2 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 Transportation and material moving occupations..............| 5.7 | 5.7 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.........| 5.5 | 6.1 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 Farming, forestry, and fishing................................| 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | .2 | .2 | | | | | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Less than 0.05 percent.