HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 10. Employed persons by occupation, race, and sex (Percent distribution) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Total | Men | Women Occupation and race | | | _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ | | | | | | | 1996 | 1997 | 1996 | 1997 | 1996 | 1997 | | | | | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | TOTAL | | | | | | Total, 16 years and over (thousands)........................| 126,708 | 129,558 | 68,207 | 69,685 | 58,501 | 59,873 Percent.....................................................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | | | | | | Managerial and professional specialty.........................| 28.8 | 29.1 | 27.5 | 27.6 | 30.3 | 30.8 Executive, administrative, and managerial...................| 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 13.3 | 13.6 Professional specialty......................................| 14.8 | 14.9 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 17.1 | 17.1 Technical, sales, and administrative support..................| 29.7 | 29.6 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 41.4 | 41.0 Technicians and related support.............................| 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 Sales occupations...........................................| 12.2 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 13.0 | 13.2 Administrative support, including clerical..................| 14.5 | 14.2 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 24.8 | 24.2 Service occupations...........................................| 13.6 | 13.5 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 17.5 | 17.4 Private household...........................................| .6 | .6 | .1 | .1 | 1.3 | 1.3 Protective service..........................................| 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | .6 | .7 Service, except private household and protective............| 11.2 | 11.1 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 15.5 | 15.4 Precision production, craft, and repair.......................| 10.7 | 10.9 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 Operators, fabricators, and laborers..........................| 14.4 | 14.2 | 20.2 | 19.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors...............| 6.2 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 Transportation and material moving occupations..............| 4.2 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | .9 | .9 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.........| 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 Farming, forestry, and fishing................................| 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | White | | | | | | Total, 16 years and over (thousands)........................| 107,808 | 109,856 | 58,888 | 59,998 | 48,920 | 49,859 Percent.....................................................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | | | | | | Managerial and professional specialty.........................| 29.8 | 30.1 | 28.4 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 32.0 Executive, administrative, and managerial...................| 14.7 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 13.9 | 14.3 Professional specialty......................................| 15.1 | 15.2 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 17.6 | 17.8 Technical, sales, and administrative support..................| 29.8 | 29.7 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 41.9 | 41.6 Technicians and related support.............................| 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 Sales occupations...........................................| 12.5 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 13.3 | 13.4 Administrative support, including clerical..................| 14.2 | 13.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 25.0 | 24.5 Service occupations...........................................| 12.5 | 12.4 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 16.3 | 16.2 Private household...........................................| .6 | .6 | .1 | (1) | 1.2 | 1.2 Protective service..........................................| 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | .5 | .6 Service, except private household and protective............| 10.3 | 10.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 14.6 | 14.4 Precision production, craft, and repair.......................| 11.1 | 11.4 | 18.8 | 19.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 Operators, fabricators, and laborers..........................| 13.6 | 13.5 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors...............| 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 Transportation and material moving occupations..............| 4.1 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 6.7 | .8 | .8 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.........| 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 Farming, forestry, and fishing................................| 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Black | | | | | | Total, 16 years and over (thousands)........................| 13,542 | 13,969 | 6,456 | 6,607 | 7,086 | 7,362 Percent.....................................................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | | | | | | Managerial and professional specialty.........................| 20.0 | 19.8 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 22.8 | 22.4 Executive, administrative, and managerial...................| 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 9.6 Professional specialty......................................| 11.0 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 13.1 | 12.8 Technical, sales, and administrative support..................| 28.6 | 28.9 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 38.4 | 38.5 Technicians and related support.............................| 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 Sales occupations...........................................| 9.0 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 10.6 | 11.2 Administrative support, including clerical..................| 16.9 | 16.8 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 24.6 | 24.1 Service occupations...........................................| 21.9 | 22.1 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 25.4 | 25.7 Private household...........................................| 1.0 | .9 | .1 | .1 | 1.9 | 1.7 Protective service..........................................| 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 Service, except private household and protective............| 18.0 | 18.1 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 22.1 | 22.5 Precision production, craft, and repair.......................| 7.9 | 8.2 | 14.2 | 14.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 Operators, fabricators, and laborers..........................| 20.6 | 19.9 | 31.1 | 29.9 | 11.0 | 10.9 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors...............| 8.8 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 7.7 | 7.4 Transportation and material moving occupations..............| 5.7 | 5.9 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.........| 6.1 | 5.6 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 Farming, forestry, and fishing................................| 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | .2 | .2 | | | | | | ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Less than 0.05 percent. NOTE: Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey,