HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic origin (Numbers in thousands) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1996 | _________________________________ | | Occupation | | Percent of total: | Total | ________________________ |employed| | | | | Women | Black |Hispanic | | | | origin | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | Total, 16 years and over..............................................................| 126,708| 46.2| 10.7| 9.2 | | | | Managerial and professional specialty.....................................................| 36,497| 48.6| 7.4| 4.5 Executive, administrative, and managerial...............................................| 17,746| 43.8| 6.9| 4.8 Officials and administrators, public administration...................................| 636| 47.7| 12.9| 4.9 Administrators, protective services...................................................| 55| 31.3| 10.7| 2.6 Financial managers....................................................................| 621| 54.0| 6.5| 5.1 Personnel and labor relations managers................................................| 122| 51.6| 12.9| 4.3 Purchasing managers...................................................................| 121| 45.7| 4.6| 6.5 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations................................| 655| 37.8| 2.9| 2.8 Administrators, education and related fields..........................................| 668| 56.9| 10.2| 5.6 Managers, medicine and health.........................................................| 713| 75.3| 8.5| 4.1 Managers, food serving and lodging establishments.....................................| 1,383| 45.9| 9.0| 6.8 Managers, properties and real estate..................................................| 530| 48.0| 7.7| 8.1 Funeral directors.....................................................................| 55| 11.6| 8.5| .3 Management-related occupations........................................................| 4,374| 56.7| 9.2| 5.1 Accountants and auditors............................................................| 1,538| 56.0| 8.8| 4.8 Underwriters........................................................................| 95| 69.0| 10.9| 3.2 Other financial officers............................................................| 726| 53.4| 8.1| 4.7 Management analysts.................................................................| 329| 41.1| 5.2| 2.3 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists................................| 416| 65.7| 13.2| 5.7 Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm products............................| 205| 58.1| 4.9| 7.8 Construction inspectors.............................................................| 69| 7.4| 5.8| 4.3 Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction.............................| 241| 33.4| 13.1| 10.2 | | | | Professional specialty..................................................................| 18,752| 53.3| 7.9| 4.3 Engineers, architects, and surveyors..................................................| 2,140| 9.2| 4.1| 3.8 Architects..........................................................................| 160| 16.7| 2.7| 4.3 Engineers...........................................................................| 1,960| 8.5| 4.2| 3.8 Aerospace engineers...............................................................| 80| 4.8| 2.7| 3.5 Chemical engineers................................................................| 95| 15.2| 8.7| 2.4 Civil engineers...................................................................| 243| 7.2| 4.7| 4.3 Electrical and electronic engineers...............................................| 601| 8.0| 4.4| 3.9 Industrial engineers..............................................................| 257| 13.2| 2.8| 5.9 Mechanical engineers..............................................................| 350| 6.9| 3.9| 2.4 Mathematical and computer scientists..................................................| 1,345| 30.6| 7.2| 2.6 Computer systems analysts and scientists............................................| 1,093| 28.1| 7.2| 2.5 Operations and systems researchers and analysts.....................................| 209| 42.8| 8.0| 3.4 Natural scientists....................................................................| 536| 29.3| 3.3| 1.9 Chemists, except biochemists........................................................| 149| 28.6| 3.7| 2.1 Biological and life scientists......................................................| 116| 39.0| 4.7| 3.0 Medical scientists..................................................................| 73| 48.5| 4.8| 3.5 Health diagnosing occupations.........................................................| 960| 25.5| 3.7| 4.3 Physicians..........................................................................| 667| 26.4| 4.5| 5.1 Dentists............................................................................| 137| 13.7| 1.2| .9 | | | | _________________________________ See footnotes at end of table. HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic origin-Continued (Numbers in thousands) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1996 | _________________________________ | | Occupation | | Percent of total: | Total | ________________________ |employed| | | | | Women | Black |Hispanic | | | | origin | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Veterinarians.......................................................................| 54| 33.9| 2.9| 2.9 Health assessment and treating occupations............................................| 2,812| 85.7| 8.7| 3.1 Registered nurses...................................................................| 1,986| 93.3| 8.6| 2.6 Pharmacists.........................................................................| 184| 42.6| 6.8| 1.3 Dietitians..........................................................................| 105| 90.2| 29.3| 7.4 Therapists..........................................................................| 474| 73.3| 6.6| 4.4 Respiratory therapists............................................................| 96| 58.4| 8.5| 6.8 Occupational therapists...........................................................| 64| 86.6| 4.5| 3.1 Physical therapists...............................................................| 118| 61.9| 3.8| 4.3 Speech therapists.................................................................| 97| 93.3| 2.2| 2.9 Physicians' assistants..............................................................| 63| 55.9| 1.8| 5.2 Teachers, college and university......................................................| 889| 43.5| 6.5| 4.1 Teachers, except college and university...............................................| 4,724| 74.4| 9.8| 4.8 Prekindergarten and kindergarten....................................................| 543| 98.1| 13.6| 5.8 Elementary school...................................................................| 1,846| 83.3| 9.9| 4.8 Secondary school....................................................................| 1,228| 55.9| 7.9| 5.0 Special education...................................................................| 340| 84.8| 12.5| 2.1 Counselors, educational and vocational................................................| 275| 69.8| 15.0| 5.9 Librarians, archivists, and curators..................................................| 202| 79.8| 8.0| 2.9 Librarians..........................................................................| 180| 82.7| 7.9| 3.2 Social scientists and urban planners..................................................| 438| 56.9| 9.0| 3.7 Economists..........................................................................| 148| 54.4| 3.9| 5.4 Psychologists.......................................................................| 245| 61.4| 12.2| 3.1 Social, recreation, and religious workers.............................................| 1,332| 53.8| 17.1| 6.4 Social workers......................................................................| 745| 68.5| 22.6| 7.7 Recreation workers..................................................................| 106| 74.0| 13.8| 5.0 Clergy..............................................................................| 354| 12.3| 11.2| 4.9 Lawyers and judges....................................................................| 911| 29.0| 3.4| 2.9 | | | | _________________________________ See footnotes at end of table. HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic origin-Continued (Numbers in thousands) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1996 | _________________________________ | | Occupation | | Percent of total: | Total | ________________________ |employed| | | | | Women | Black |Hispanic | | | | origin | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Lawyers.............................................................................| 880| 29.5| 3.5| 2.8 Writers, artists, entertainers, and athletes..........................................| 2,188| 49.4| 6.0| 6.0 Authors.............................................................................| 114| 54.1| 5.4| .9 Technical writers...................................................................| 63| 40.2| 7.4| 2.6 Designers...........................................................................| 603| 57.5| 2.1| 5.9 Musicians and composers.............................................................| 175| 34.2| 12.8| 10.4 Actors and directors................................................................| 136| 41.3| 10.2| 7.8 Painters, sculptors, craft artists, and artist printmakers..........................| 235| 50.4| 1.7| 5.2 Photographers.......................................................................| 141| 28.6| 6.8| 5.5 Editors and reporters...............................................................| 280| 55.7| 6.5| 3.3 Public relations specialists........................................................| 150| 62.0| 13.0| 4.6 Athletes............................................................................| 85| 30.9| 5.6| 5.7 | | | | Technical, sales, and administrative support..............................................| 37,683| 64.2| 10.3| 7.6 Technicians and related support.........................................................| 3,926| 52.5| 9.4| 6.3 Health technologists and technicians..................................................| 1,605| 80.6| 12.2| 6.7 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians...................................| 376| 73.3| 16.1| 8.7 Dental hygienists...................................................................| 94| 98.2| .0| 2.9 Radiologic technicians..............................................................| 135| 69.6| 8.7| 3.8 Licensed practical nurses...........................................................| 395| 95.3| 14.0| 3.8 Engineering and related technologists and technicians.................................| 919| 19.9| 8.5| 6.1 Electrical and electronic technicians...............................................| 361| 12.7| 8.2| 6.5 Drafting occupations................................................................| 233| 20.9| 5.6| 4.5 Surveying and mapping technicians...................................................| 73| 12.6| 10.8| 4.4 Science technicians...................................................................| 245| 37.4| 10.6| 6.2 Biological technicians..............................................................| 79| 57.6| 9.3| 4.0 Chemical technicians................................................................| 78| 26.7| 14.5| 7.3 Technicians, except health, engineering, and science..................................| 1,157| 42.6| 5.8| 6.0 Airplane pilots and navigators......................................................| 114| 1.4| 1.4| 3.5 Computer programmers................................................................| 561| 30.8| 5.3| 4.7 Legal assistants....................................................................| 307| 82.9| 7.5| 8.3 | | | | Sales occupations.......................................................................| 15,404| 49.5| 7.9| 7.0 Supervisors and proprietors...........................................................| 4,501| 37.5| 5.4| 5.9 Sales representatives, finance and business services..................................| 2,529| 42.9| 6.1| 4.8 Insurance sales.....................................................................| 625| 40.4| 7.2| 5.5 Real estate sales...................................................................| 737| 49.2| 3.3| 4.5 Securities and financial services sales.............................................| 406| 30.4| 4.5| 3.5 Advertising and related sales.......................................................| 158| 61.1| 9.8| 4.3 Sales occupations, other business services..........................................| 603| 41.2| 8.7| 5.7 Sales representatives, commodities, except retail.....................................| 1,559| 25.0| 3.1| 5.0 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale.........................| 1,514| 25.7| 3.2| 5.1 Sales workers, retail and personal services...........................................| 6,728| 65.3| 11.4| 9.2 Sales workers, motor vehicles and boats.............................................| 304| 9.2| 6.7| 7.0 Sales workers, apparel..............................................................| 451| 80.5| 13.4| 9.6 Sales workers, shoes................................................................| 102| 62.4| 13.2| 10.9 Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings.......................................| 174| 45.8| 4.8| 5.4 Sales workers, radio, television, hi-fi, and appliances.............................| 250| 27.1| 8.6| 7.6 Sales workers, hardware and building supplies.......................................| 254| 21.7| 2.6| 7.9 Sales workers, parts................................................................| 158| 11.6| 6.2| 9.1 Sales workers, other commodities....................................................| 1,499| 68.4| 8.3| 7.3 Sales counter clerks................................................................| 199| 67.4| 7.5| 8.0 Cashiers............................................................................| 2,856| 78.1| 15.6| 10.6 Street and door-to-door sales workers...............................................| 360| 75.4| 9.3| 10.9 News vendors........................................................................| 121| 45.4| 6.0| 9.1 | | | | _________________________________ See footnotes at end of table. HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic origin-Continued (Numbers in thousands) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1996 | _________________________________ | | Occupation | | Percent of total: | Total | ________________________ |employed| | | | | Women | Black |Hispanic | | | | origin | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Sales-related occupations.............................................................| 87| 75.8| 5.3| 4.8 Demonstrators, promoters, and models................................................| 61| 76.9| 4.0| 6.0 | | | | Administrative support occupations, including clerical..................................| 18,353| 79.1| 12.5| 8.3 Supervisors, administrative support...................................................| 670| 60.2| 13.6| 8.3 Supervisors, general office.........................................................| 379| 67.7| 14.1| 8.1 Supervisors, financial records processing...........................................| 84| 85.6| 8.6| 3.9 Supervisors, distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks.........................| 176| 36.0| 16.2| 10.7 Computer equipment operators..........................................................| 402| 60.5| 13.8| 7.8 Computer operators..................................................................| 398| 60.2| 13.3| 7.9 Secretaries, stenographers, and typists...............................................| 3,868| 97.8| 10.3| 6.4 Secretaries.........................................................................| 3,164| 98.6| 9.3| 6.2 Stenographers.......................................................................| 109| 91.4| 4.4| 2.7 Typists.............................................................................| 595| 94.8| 16.9| 8.1 Information clerks....................................................................| 1,927| 89.0| 10.2| 8.7 Interviewers........................................................................| 168| 87.1| 17.2| 8.8 Hotel clerks........................................................................| 105| 75.2| 6.5| 8.2 Transportation ticket and reservation agents........................................| 304| 73.0| 7.0| 8.2 Receptionists.......................................................................| 960| 96.9| 9.8| 8.3 Records processing, except financial..................................................| 911| 77.8| 16.0| 9.1 Order clerks........................................................................| 220| 73.7| 18.7| 12.5 Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping....................................| 66| 83.2| 12.4| 4.5 Library clerks......................................................................| 145| 74.6| 11.6| 3.5 File clerks.........................................................................| 309| 77.6| 18.3| 11.3 Records clerks......................................................................| 163| 85.2| 13.7| 7.5 Financial records processing..........................................................| 2,272| 91.1| 6.8| 6.1 Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks........................................| 1,774| 91.9| 5.6| 5.6 Payroll and timekeeping clerks......................................................| 167| 90.7| 13.5| 8.3 Billing clerks......................................................................| 169| 88.5| 12.1| 8.0 Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators.................................| 104| 89.6| 7.5| 9.2 Duplicating, mail and other office machine operators..................................| 75| 63.6| 13.2| 13.1 Communications equipment operators....................................................| 177| 88.8| 21.8| 8.0 Telephone operators.................................................................| 164| 90.5| 21.4| 7.2 Mail and message distributing.........................................................| 998| 37.2| 21.3| 9.1 Postal clerks, except mail carriers.................................................| 310| 46.8| 28.3| 7.9 Mail carriers, postal service.......................................................| 325| 28.3| 14.1| 8.1 Mail clerks, except postal service..................................................| 188| 49.3| 29.8| 11.1 Messengers..........................................................................| 175| 23.7| 13.1| 11.1 Material recording, scheduling, and distributing clerks...............................| 1,922| 44.6| 14.7| 9.5 Dispatchers.........................................................................| 249| 50.6| 12.2| 5.7 Production coordinators.............................................................| 214| 53.3| 8.6| 5.0 Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks.............................................| 616| 30.4| 16.1| 13.4 Stock and inventory clerks..........................................................| 497| 44.2| 16.4| 10.5 Weighers, measurers, and checkers and samplers......................................| 55| 54.0| 18.1| 9.5 Expediters..........................................................................| 220| 69.2| 13.6| 5.1 Adjusters and investigators...........................................................| 1,598| 74.3| 13.4| 8.6 Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators...................................| 410| 68.7| 11.8| 7.5 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance.......................................| 907| 76.3| 13.5| 8.1 Eligibility clerks, social welfare..................................................| 114| 87.2| 12.7| 16.0 Bill and account collectors.........................................................| 166| 68.7| 17.4| 8.6 Miscellaneous administrative support..................................................| 3,533| 84.0| 13.8| 10.1 General office clerks...............................................................| 762| 80.8| 12.1| 9.9 Bank tellers........................................................................| 431| 90.1| 9.7| 10.0 | | | | _________________________________ See footnotes at end of table. HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic origin-Continued (Numbers in thousands) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1996 | _________________________________ | | Occupation | | Percent of total: | Total | ________________________ |employed| | | | | Women | Black |Hispanic | | | | origin | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Data-entry keyers...................................................................| 693| 84.5| 17.0| 10.8 Statistical clerks..................................................................| 96| 90.3| 20.2| 5.8 Teachers' aides.....................................................................| 623| 92.1| 15.9| 14.4 | | | | Service occupations.......................................................................| 17,177| 59.4| 17.2| 13.7 Private household.......................................................................| 804| 94.9| 17.2| 26.2 Child care workers....................................................................| 276| 97.1| 13.1| 15.2 Cleaners and servants.................................................................| 504| 93.6| 18.5| 32.4 Protective service......................................................................| 2,187| 17.2| 17.8| 8.0 Supervisors...........................................................................| 184| 10.5| 13.1| 6.0 Police and detectives...............................................................| 97| 13.6| 9.2| 7.2 Firefighting and fire prevention......................................................| 231| 2.1| 13.5| 5.6 Firefighting........................................................................| 217| 1.8| 13.8| 5.0 Police and detectives.................................................................| 960| 15.8| 16.0| 8.2 Police and detectives, public service...............................................| 566| 12.9| 12.6| 8.2 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers..............................| 126| 15.8| 18.7| 7.9 Correctional institution officers...................................................| 267| 21.7| 22.1| 8.4 Guards................................................................................| 811| 24.6| 22.1| 8.9 Guards and police, except public services...........................................| 686| 17.3| 24.1| 9.2 | | | | Service occupations, except private household and protective service....................| 14,186| 63.9| 17.2| 13.8 Food preparation and service occupations..............................................| 5,906| 56.6| 11.4| 15.1 Supervisors, food preparation and service...........................................| 402| 70.1| 10.6| 10.9 Bartenders..........................................................................| 314| 53.8| 2.4| 7.0 Waiters and waitresses..............................................................| 1,375| 77.9| 4.8| 9.6 Cooks...............................................................................| 2,061| 42.2| 16.4| 18.5 Food counter, fountain and related occupations......................................| 311| 67.2| 12.8| 10.4 Kitchen workers, food preparation...................................................| 257| 71.3| 11.0| 13.0 Waiters' and waitresses' assistants.................................................| 523| 46.9| 10.6| 19.6 Miscellaneous food preparation......................................................| 664| 47.5| 14.6| 21.9 Health service occupations............................................................| 2,398| 88.2| 29.4| 8.2 Dental assistants...................................................................| 212| 99.1| 6.2| 11.2 Health aides, except nursing........................................................| 336| 79.8| 23.3| 6.8 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants............................................| 1,850| 88.4| 33.2| 8.1 Cleaning and building service occupations.............................................| 3,125| 44.4| 22.8| 19.6 Supervisors.........................................................................| 166| 34.4| 23.9| 14.6 Maids and housemen..................................................................| 683| 81.8| 29.6| 21.1 Janitors and cleaners...............................................................| 2,205| 34.9| 21.1| 19.7 Pest control occupations............................................................| 64| 2.6| 5.4| 12.6 Personal service occupations..........................................................| 2,756| 80.7| 12.4| 9.5 Supervisors.........................................................................| 135| 68.2| 11.6| 6.5 Barbers.............................................................................| 85| 25.2| 30.3| 8.0 Hairdressers and cosmetologists.....................................................| 737| 91.1| 10.2| 8.2 Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities.....................................| 197| 38.4| 6.3| 7.6 Public transportation attendants....................................................| 95| 81.2| 10.3| 6.7 Welfare service aides...............................................................| 96| 87.3| 28.4| 14.0 Family child care providers.........................................................| 479| 98.5| 8.8| 10.2 Early childhood teachers' assistants................................................| 387| 95.4| 15.3| 10.3 | | | | Precision production, craft, and repair...................................................| 13,587| 9.0| 7.9| 11.0 Mechanics and repairers.................................................................| 4,521| 4.1| 7.4| 9.6 Supervisors...........................................................................| 225| 8.6| 4.6| 5.8 Mechanics and repairers, except supervisors...........................................| 4,296| 3.9| 7.6| 9.8 Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics and repairers................................| 1,831| 1.0| 7.9| 11.2 Automobile mechanics..............................................................| 889| 1.2| 7.6| 13.9 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics.......................................| 336| .3| 9.0| 9.2 | | | | _________________________________ See footnotes at end of table. HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic origin-Continued (Numbers in thousands) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1996 | _________________________________ | | Occupation | | Percent of total: | Total | ________________________ |employed| | | | | Women | Black |Hispanic | | | | origin | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Aircraft engine mechanics.........................................................| 137| 1.1| 11.3| 6.0 Small engine repairers............................................................| 60| 1.8| 6.6| 1.6 Automobile body and related repairers.............................................| 208| 1.2| 7.2| 13.6 Heavy equipment mechanics.........................................................| 156| .1| 5.9| 5.4 Industrial machinery repairers......................................................| 540| 2.9| 6.2| 7.8 Electrical and electronic equipment repairers.......................................| 662| 11.0| 9.7| 8.7 Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipment.....................| 166| 5.6| 9.7| 9.7 Data processing equipment repairers...............................................| 188| 18.3| 9.9| 7.9 Telephone installers and repairers................................................| 176| 13.9| 11.9| 5.2 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics..............................| 304| 1.3| 4.3| 7.0 Miscellaneous mechanics and repairers...............................................| 939| 5.6| 7.1| 9.7 Office machine repairers..........................................................| 56| 3.7| 7.3| 6.0 Millwrights.......................................................................| 89| 1.2| 7.1| .9 Construction trades.....................................................................| 5,108| 2.5| 7.5| 11.7 Supervisors...........................................................................| 664| 2.2| 4.4| 8.9 Construction trades, except supervisors...............................................| 4,443| 2.5| 7.9| 12.2 Brickmasons and stonemasons.........................................................| 162| .2| 17.2| 14.8 Tile setters, hard and soft.........................................................| 59| .3| 7.7| 19.7 Carpet installers...................................................................| 103| .4| 4.8| 19.4 Carpenters..........................................................................| 1,220| 1.3| 6.2| 9.9 Drywall installers..................................................................| 168| 1.6| 4.8| 24.8 Electricians........................................................................| 763| 2.2| 6.7| 7.4 Electrical power installers and repairers...........................................| 126| .6| 6.0| 5.8 Painters, construction and maintenance..............................................| 504| 8.0| 7.3| 19.0 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.............................................| 555| 2.2| 7.9| 8.9 Concrete and terrazzo finishers.....................................................| 80| .5| 27.6| 22.5 Insulation workers..................................................................| 54| .0| 5.1| 17.8 Roofers.............................................................................| 197| 1.3| 9.9| 18.6 Extractive occupations..................................................................| 130| 2.5| 6.0| 7.8 Precision production occupations........................................................| 3,828| 23.6| 9.0| 11.9 Supervisors...........................................................................| 1,226| 18.1| 9.1| 9.6 Precision metalworking................................................................| 910| 8.8| 6.2| 7.7 Tool and die makers.................................................................| 132| 1.7| .2| 5.5 Machinists..........................................................................| 491| 6.1| 7.7| 7.4 Sheet-metal workers.................................................................| 126| 6.9| 7.5| 6.2 Precision woodworking occupations.....................................................| 120| 10.2| 5.2| 11.9 Cabinet makers and bench carpenters.................................................| 79| 6.2| 7.4| 12.5 Precision textile, apparel, and furnishings machine workers...........................| 226| 54.7| 12.3| 19.7 Dressmakers.........................................................................| 97| 90.3| 8.8| 16.9 Upholsterers........................................................................| 59| 19.5| 10.7| 20.5 Precision workers, assorted materials.................................................| 511| 54.0| 10.6| 13.3 Optical goods workers...............................................................| 71| 52.4| 5.1| 4.7 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers......................................| 325| 62.7| 14.1| 16.3 Precision food production occupations.................................................| 435| 35.5| 11.8| 23.9 Butchers and meat cutters...........................................................| 242| 22.3| 14.6| 29.7 Bakers..............................................................................| 148| 45.8| 8.5| 17.1 Precision inspectors, testers, and related workers....................................| 139| 18.9| 8.3| 10.8 Inspectors, testers, and graders....................................................| 131| 18.7| 7.3| 11.5 Plant and system operators............................................................| 260| 2.8| 10.1| 7.9 Water and sewage treatment plant operators..........................................| 64| 4.3| 5.1| 5.4 Stationary engineers................................................................| 128| 1.6| 13.6| 8.2 | | | | Operators, fabricators, and laborers......................................................| 18,197| 24.4| 15.3| 14.3 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors...........................................| 7,874| 37.7| 15.2| 16.4 Machine operators and tenders, except precision.......................................| 5,032| 38.0| 15.9| 17.5 Metalworking and plastic working machine operators..................................| 390| 14.7| 11.2| 13.1 Punching and stamping press machine operators.....................................| 89| 18.7| 12.1| 14.4 Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators......................| 125| 14.8| 10.7| 18.9 Metal and plastic processing machine operators......................................| 164| 20.8| 13.4| 20.1 Molding and casting machine operators.............................................| 110| 25.3| 14.5| 18.7 Woodworking machine operators.......................................................| 127| 13.2| 15.3| 6.6 Sawing machine operators..........................................................| 78| 11.2| 15.0| 9.1 Printing machine operators..........................................................| 407| 22.0| 9.0| 8.9 Printing press operators..........................................................| 315| 12.7| 10.0| 10.4 Textile, apparel, and furnishings machine operators.................................| 1,071| 74.1| 19.7| 24.4 Winding and twisting machine operators............................................| 56| 66.4| 29.6| 3.3 Textile sewing machine operators..................................................| 595| 83.3| 16.7| 28.1 Pressing machine operators........................................................| 100| 76.3| 22.7| 38.4 Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators.....................................| 202| 59.2| 20.2| 21.3 Machine operators, assorted materials...............................................| 2,853| 32.1| 16.2| 17.0 Packaging and filling machine operators...........................................| 393| 60.7| 20.6| 25.0 Mixing and blending machine operators.............................................| 108| 7.9| 19.6| 13.6 Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators...........................| 57| 4.7| 20.1| 7.2 Painting and paint spraying machine operators.....................................| 200| 10.7| 10.8| 19.1 Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food....................................| 65| 8.1| 13.0| 8.3 Slicing and cutting machine operators.............................................| 179| 27.0| 11.5| 18.2 Photographic process machine operators............................................| 78| 59.4| 10.1| 8.3 Fabricators, assemblers, and hand working occupations...............................| 2,071| 32.4| 14.3| 13.6 Welders and cutters...............................................................| 605| 5.0| 10.3| 13.5 Assemblers........................................................................| 1,271| 43.1| 17.6| 13.4 Production inspectors, testers, samplers, and weighers..............................| 771| 50.7| 12.6| 17.3 Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners....................................| 538| 51.1| 12.0| 13.6 Production testers................................................................| 57| 31.0| 10.7| 9.0 Graders and sorters, except agricultural..........................................| 169| 57.0| 15.2| 31.7 | | | | Transportation and material moving occupations..........................................| 5,302| 9.5| 14.6| 10.3 Motor vehicle operators...............................................................| 4,025| 11.2| 14.8| 10.4 Supervisors.........................................................................| 85| 17.5| 12.6| 9.3 Truck drivers.......................................................................| 3,019| 5.3| 12.4| 10.3 Drivers--sales workers..............................................................| 156| 7.5| 7.2| 7.0 Bus drivers.........................................................................| 512| 46.8| 27.7| 8.9 Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs......................................................| 203| 10.7| 21.8| 15.4 Transportation occupations, except motor vehicles.....................................| 184| 2.0| 11.4| 4.5 Rail transportation.................................................................| 115| 2.0| 13.3| 3.9 Water transportation................................................................| 69| 2.0| 8.2| 5.3 Material moving equipment operators...................................................| 1,093| 4.6| 14.4| 11.1 Operating engineers.................................................................| 245| 2.5| 9.4| 6.0 Crane and tower operators...........................................................| 81| 2.3| 19.8| 4.3 Excavating and loading machine operators............................................| 92| -| 5.2| 9.7 Grader, dozer, and scraper operators................................................| 59| 2.8| 5.3| 2.9 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators....................................| 512| 6.2| 18.5| 16.1 | | | | Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.....................................| 5,021| 19.3| 16.4| 15.2 Helpers, construction and extractive occupations......................................| 115| 5.6| 9.5| 18.9 Helpers, construction trades........................................................| 106| 5.2| 9.5| 20.4 | | | | _________________________________ See footnotes at end of table. HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic origin-Continued (Numbers in thousands) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | 1996 | _________________________________ | | Occupation | | Percent of total: | Total | ________________________ |employed| | | | | Women | Black |Hispanic | | | | origin | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Construction laborers.................................................................| 809| 3.8| 14.2| 19.4 Freight, stock, and material handlers.................................................| 1,929| 23.0| 16.4| 12.6 Stock handlers and baggers..........................................................| 1,106| 28.8| 12.4| 13.4 Machine feeders and offbearers......................................................| 70| 48.5| 22.9| 11.3 Garage and service station related occupations........................................| 169| 5.8| 14.2| 13.7 Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners................................................| 288| 10.5| 20.4| 22.1 Hand packers and packagers............................................................| 279| 57.2| 16.9| 19.7 Laborers, except construction.........................................................| 1,334| 20.2| 17.8| 13.5 | | | | Farming, forestry, and fishing............................................................| 3,566| 19.0| 3.9| 19.2 Farm operators and managers.............................................................| 1,314| 23.1| .5| 2.7 Farmers, except horticultural.........................................................| 1,112| 24.3| .5| 1.9 Managers, farms, except horticultural.................................................| 139| 20.6| .4| 3.9 Other agricultural and related occupations..............................................| 2,096| 17.5| 6.0| 30.5 Farm occupations, except managerial...................................................| 898| 19.4| 3.3| 37.5 Farm workers........................................................................| 840| 18.8| 3.4| 37.3 Related agricultural occupations......................................................| 1,198| 16.0| 8.0| 25.2 Supervisors.........................................................................| 126| 4.7| 4.8| 22.7 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm...........................................| 875| 6.0| 9.3| 25.9 Animal caretakers, except farm......................................................| 133| 69.8| 3.5| 3.0 Graders and sorters, agricultural products..........................................| 63| 62.1| 6.2| 67.9 Forestry and logging occupations........................................................| 108| 3.5| 5.2| 6.9 Timber cutting and logging occupations..............................................| 75| .7| 7.1| 2.0 | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: Generally, data for occupations with fewer than 50,000 employed are not published separately but are included in the totals for the appropriate categories shown. Dash represents or rounds to zero.