HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES 10. Employed persons by occupation, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex (Percent distribution) Total Men Women Occupation, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 TOTAL Total, 16 years and over (thousands).............................. 144,427 146,047 77,502 78,254 66,925 67,792 Percent........................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Management, professional, and related occupations................... 34.9 35.5 32.2 32.7 38.1 38.6 Management, business, and financial operations occupations....... 14.7 14.8 15.9 15.8 13.3 13.6 Professional and related occupations............................. 20.2 20.7 16.2 16.9 24.8 25.1 Service occupations................................................. 16.5 16.5 13.1 13.2 20.4 20.4 Sales and office occupations........................................ 25.0 24.8 17.1 16.9 34.2 33.8 Sales and related occupations.................................... 11.5 11.4 10.9 10.8 12.2 12.2 Office and administrative support occupations.................... 13.5 13.4 6.2 6.2 22.0 21.6 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........ 11.0 10.8 19.5 19.3 1.1 1.0 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations....................... .7 .7 1.0 1.0 .3 .3 Construction and extraction occupations.......................... 6.6 6.5 11.9 11.9 .4 .4 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................ 3.7 3.6 6.6 6.4 .4 .3 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......... 12.6 12.4 18.1 17.9 6.2 6.2 Production occupations........................................... 6.5 6.4 8.4 8.4 4.3 4.2 Transportation and material moving occupations................... 6.1 6.0 9.7 9.5 2.0 2.0 White Total, 16 years and over (thousands).............................. 118,833 119,792 64,883 65,289 53,950 54,503 Percent........................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Management, professional, and related occupations................... 35.5 36.1 32.6 33.2 38.9 39.5 Management, business, and financial operations occupations....... 15.4 15.5 16.7 16.7 13.8 13.9 Professional and related occupations............................. 20.1 20.6 15.9 16.5 25.2 25.6 Service occupations................................................. 15.4 15.5 12.2 12.4 19.3 19.3 Sales and office occupations........................................ 25.1 24.8 17.0 16.7 34.8 34.4 Sales and related occupations.................................... 11.8 11.6 11.3 11.0 12.4 12.3 Office and administrative support occupations.................... 13.3 13.2 5.7 5.7 22.4 22.1 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........ 11.8 11.6 20.7 20.4 1.1 1.0 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations....................... .7 .7 1.1 1.1 .3 .3 Construction and extraction occupations.......................... 7.1 7.1 12.7 12.7 .5 .4 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................ 3.9 3.8 6.9 6.7 .4 .3 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......... 12.2 12.0 17.6 17.3 5.8 5.7 Production occupations........................................... 6.4 6.3 8.3 8.4 4.0 3.9 Transportation and material moving occupations................... 5.9 5.7 9.2 9.0 1.8 1.9 Black or African American Total, 16 years and over (thousands).............................. 15,765 16,051 7,354 7,500 8,410 8,551 Percent........................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Management, professional, and related occupations................... 27.0 27.1 22.3 22.3 31.1 31.2 Management, business, and financial operations occupations....... 9.8 10.1 9.7 9.2 10.0 11.0 Professional and related occupations............................. 17.2 16.9 12.6 13.1 21.1 20.3 Service occupations................................................. 24.1 23.3 20.4 19.2 27.3 26.8 Sales and office occupations........................................ 25.7 26.2 18.1 18.7 32.3 32.7 Sales and related occupations.................................... 9.5 10.3 8.0 8.8 10.9 11.7 Office and administrative support occupations.................... 16.2 15.8 10.2 10.0 21.4 21.0 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........ 6.8 7.0 13.5 14.0 1.0 .8 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations....................... .3 .3 .4 .4 .2 .2 Construction and extraction occupations.......................... 4.0 4.0 8.1 8.1 .3 .3 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................ 2.6 2.7 5.0 5.5 .5 .3 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......... 16.4 16.5 25.7 25.7 8.3 8.5 Production occupations........................................... 7.3 7.4 9.7 9.6 5.2 5.4 Transportation and material moving occupations................... 9.1 9.2 16.0 16.1 3.1 3.1 Asian Total, 16 years and over (thousands).............................. 6,522 6,839 3,511 3,677 3,011 3,162 Percent........................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Management, professional, and related occupations................... 47.3 48.1 48.7 49.3 45.7 46.8 Management, business, and financial operations occupations....... 15.8 15.8 16.9 15.8 14.5 15.7 Professional and related occupations............................. 31.6 32.4 31.8 33.5 31.2 31.1 Service occupations................................................. 15.8 16.0 13.4 13.5 18.5 18.9 Sales and office occupations........................................ 22.4 21.9 18.2 18.4 27.3 26.0 Sales and related occupations.................................... 11.8 11.4 11.9 11.5 11.6 11.4 Office and administrative support occupations.................... 10.7 10.5 6.3 6.9 15.7 14.7 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........ 4.4 4.4 7.6 7.4 .7 .9 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations....................... .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .3 Construction and extraction occupations.......................... 1.7 1.7 3.0 3.1 .3 .1 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................ 2.4 2.4 4.3 4.1 .3 .5 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......... 10.1 9.6 12.1 11.4 7.7 7.4 Production occupations........................................... 7.0 6.5 7.1 6.7 6.7 6.3 Transportation and material moving occupations................... 3.1 3.0 4.9 4.7 1.0 1.0 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Total, 16 years and over (thousands).............................. 19,613 20,382 11,887 12,310 7,725 8,072 Percent........................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Management, professional, and related occupations................... 17.0 17.8 13.7 14.3 22.1 23.1 Management, business, and financial operations occupations....... 7.5 7.7 7.1 7.2 8.3 8.6 Professional and related occupations............................. 9.5 10.0 6.6 7.1 13.9 14.5 Service occupations................................................. 23.7 24.1 19.2 19.7 30.6 30.7 Sales and office occupations........................................ 21.2 21.1 13.7 13.2 32.7 33.1 Sales and related occupations.................................... 9.4 9.3 7.3 7.2 12.6 12.4 Office and administrative support occupations.................... 11.8 11.8 6.4 6.0 20.2 20.7 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........ 19.8 19.4 31.3 31.0 2.2 1.8 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations....................... 1.9 1.9 2.6 2.5 1.0 1.0 Construction and extraction occupations.......................... 14.2 14.0 22.9 22.8 .9 .6 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................ 3.7 3.6 5.9 5.7 .3 .2 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......... 18.3 17.6 22.1 21.7 12.3 11.3 Production occupations........................................... 9.9 9.4 10.4 10.4 9.0 8.0 Transportation and material moving occupations................... 8.4 8.2 11.7 11.3 3.3 3.3 NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.