Table 12. Employed women by occupation, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2009 annual averages
(Percent distribution)
| Occupation |
White |
Black or African American |
Asian |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
Total, 16 years and over (thousands) |
53,366 |
8,208 |
3,084 |
8,007 |
Percent |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Management, professional, and related occupations |
41.4 |
33.7 |
47.4 |
24.6 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
14.4 |
10.5 |
15.2 |
9.1 |
Professional and related occupations |
27.0 |
23.2 |
32.2 |
15.5 |
Service occupations |
20.1 |
28.5 |
20.7 |
32.4 |
Sales and office occupations |
32.7 |
30.8 |
25.0 |
31.6 |
Sales and related occupations |
11.8 |
11.1 |
11.1 |
12.1 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
20.9 |
19.7 |
13.9 |
19.5 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
4.9 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
9.8 |
Production occupations |
3.1 |
3.6 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
1.9 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
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SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011
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