Table 4. Employed foreign-born and native-born persons 16 years and over by occupation and sex, 2012 annual averages
| Occupation | Foreign born | Native born | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
Total employed (in thousands) |
23,006 | 13,342 | 9,663 | 119,464 | 62,213 | 57,251 |
Occupation as a percent of total employed |
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Total employed |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Management, professional, and related occupations |
30.0 | 28.0 | 32.8 | 39.5 | 36.1 | 43.1 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
11.6 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 16.7 | 18.0 | 15.3 |
Management occupations |
8.1 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 11.9 | 13.9 | 9.6 |
Business and financial operations occupations |
3.5 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 5.7 |
Professional and related occupations |
18.4 | 16.3 | 21.2 | 22.7 | 18.1 | 27.7 |
Computer and mathematical occupations |
3.8 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.4 |
Architecture and engineering occupations |
2.2 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
Life, physical, and social science occupations |
1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Community and social service occupations |
0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.3 |
Legal occupations |
0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
Education, training, and library occupations |
3.7 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 10.0 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations |
5.0 | 2.7 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 9.1 |
Service occupations |
25.2 | 19.5 | 33.2 | 16.5 | 13.7 | 19.4 |
Healthcare support occupations |
2.7 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
Protective service occupations |
1.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.1 |
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
8.0 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 6.2 |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
8.6 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.1 |
Personal care and service occupations |
4.9 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 5.6 |
Sales and office occupations |
16.5 | 12.1 | 22.6 | 24.6 | 17.7 | 32.0 |
Sales and related occupations |
8.4 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.5 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
8.1 | 4.6 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 6.6 | 20.5 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
12.7 | 21.0 | 1.4 | 8.3 | 15.2 | 0.7 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
1.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
8.0 | 13.5 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 8.1 | 0.3 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
3.0 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 0.3 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
15.5 | 19.4 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 17.2 | 4.8 |
Production occupations |
8.4 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 2.9 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
7.1 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 9.4 | 1.9 |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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