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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
9. Employed persons by occupation, sex, and age
[In thousands]
Occupation Total Men Women
16 years
and over		 16 years
and over		 20 years
and over		 16 years
and over		 20 years
and over
2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011

Total

 139,064 139,869 73,359 74,290 71,230 72,182 65,705 65,579 63,456 63,360

Management, professional, and related occupations

 51,743 52,547 25,070 25,552 24,933 25,415 26,673 26,995 26,502 26,841

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 20,938 21,589 11,945 12,275 11,917 12,244 8,993 9,314 8,960 9,289

Management occupations

 15,001 15,250 9,266 9,439 9,245 9,415 5,735 5,812 5,712 5,794

Business and financial operations occupations

 5,937 6,339 2,679 2,837 2,672 2,829 3,258 3,503 3,248 3,495

Professional and related occupations

 30,805 30,957 13,125 13,277 13,015 13,171 17,680 17,681 17,542 17,552

Computer and mathematical occupations

 3,531 3,608 2,620 2,705 2,605 2,694 911 903 909 901

Architecture and engineering occupations

 2,619 2,785 2,282 2,406 2,275 2,401 337 379 336 376

Life, physical, and social science occupations

 1,409 1,303 755 687 749 684 655 616 649 615

Community and social service occupations

 2,337 2,352 836 835 831 828 1,500 1,518 1,491 1,509

Legal occupations

 1,716 1,770 878 889 877 887 838 881 836 879

Education, training, and library occupations

 8,628 8,619 2,261 2,274 2,235 2,236 6,367 6,345 6,300 6,291

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

 2,759 2,779 1,484 1,499 1,444 1,468 1,276 1,281 1,244 1,244

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations

 7,805 7,740 2,009 1,982 2,001 1,973 5,796 5,758 5,777 5,739

Service occupations

 24,634 24,787 10,652 10,929 9,835 10,115 13,982 13,858 13,008 12,842

Healthcare support occupations

 3,332 3,359 370 413 347 397 2,962 2,945 2,892 2,881

Protective service occupations

 3,289 3,210 2,587 2,546 2,537 2,501 703 664 657 618

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 7,660 7,747 3,439 3,534 2,935 2,987 4,221 4,213 3,603 3,571

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 5,328 5,492 3,164 3,359 3,016 3,232 2,164 2,133 2,114 2,086

Personal care and service occupations

 5,024 4,979 1,092 1,077 1,000 998 3,932 3,902 3,742 3,686

Sales and office occupations

 33,433 33,066 12,419 12,450 11,849 11,902 21,015 20,616 20,020 19,682

Sales and related occupations

 15,386 15,330 7,703 7,733 7,350 7,401 7,683 7,597 6,989 6,936

Office and administrative support occupations

 18,047 17,736 4,716 4,717 4,499 4,501 13,331 13,019 13,031 12,747

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 13,073 13,009 12,467 12,457 12,219 12,201 606 552 583 529

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 987 1,001 755 785 687 702 231 216 214 199

Construction and extraction occupations

 7,175 7,125 6,990 6,962 6,872 6,846 185 163 183 160

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 4,911 4,883 4,721 4,710 4,660 4,654 190 173 186 170

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 16,180 16,461 12,751 12,902 12,394 12,548 3,429 3,558 3,342 3,465

Production occupations

 7,998 8,142 5,792 5,826 5,686 5,725 2,206 2,316 2,169 2,276

Transportation and material moving occupations

 8,182 8,318 6,959 7,076 6,708 6,823 1,224 1,242 1,173 1,190

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2011 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2010 Census occupational classification system into the Current Population Survey, or household survey. This classification system is derived from the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2011 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

Last Modified Date: March 1, 2012