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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
2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013

Total

 142,469 143,929 75,555 76,353 73,403 74,176 66,914 67,577 64,640 65,295

Management, professional, and related occupations

 54,043 54,712 26,208 26,597 26,071 26,458 27,834 28,114 27,633 27,928

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 22,678 22,794 12,779 12,898 12,749 12,867 9,899 9,896 9,862 9,856

Management occupations

 16,042 16,037 9,849 9,906 9,823 9,882 6,194 6,131 6,167 6,104

Business and financial operations occupations

 6,636 6,757 2,931 2,992 2,926 2,985 3,705 3,765 3,695 3,752

Professional and related occupations

 31,365 31,917 13,429 13,699 13,321 13,591 17,936 18,218 17,771 18,072

Computer and mathematical occupations

 3,816 3,980 2,841 2,941 2,834 2,926 976 1,039 972 1,034

Architecture and engineering occupations

 2,846 2,806 2,457 2,410 2,449 2,402 390 396 387 393

Life, physical, and social science occupations

 1,316 1,307 720 705 719 703 596 602 590 599

Community and social service occupations

 2,265 2,332 819 879 812 869 1,446 1,453 1,438 1,439

Legal occupations

 1,786 1,809 885 891 884 889 901 918 898 914

Education, training, and library occupations

 8,543 8,623 2,253 2,261 2,219 2,240 6,290 6,362 6,210 6,293

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

 2,814 2,879 1,456 1,520 1,419 1,476 1,358 1,359 1,317 1,325

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations

 7,977 8,182 1,998 2,092 1,987 2,086 5,979 6,090 5,959 6,074

Service occupations

 25,459 25,929 11,135 11,260 10,295 10,403 14,324 14,669 13,353 13,629

Healthcare support occupations

 3,496 3,537 434 393 420 381 3,062 3,145 3,006 3,083

Protective service occupations

 3,096 3,130 2,449 2,469 2,397 2,408 647 661 606 614

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 8,018 8,209 3,648 3,721 3,111 3,172 4,370 4,488 3,765 3,827

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 5,591 5,661 3,430 3,473 3,286 3,325 2,160 2,188 2,109 2,129

Personal care and service occupations

 5,258 5,392 1,173 1,205 1,080 1,118 4,085 4,187 3,866 3,977

Sales and office occupations

 33,152 33,246 12,653 12,680 12,088 12,135 20,500 20,566 19,530 19,611

Sales and related occupations

 15,457 15,444 7,922 7,935 7,565 7,597 7,535 7,509 6,841 6,835

Office and administrative support occupations

 17,695 17,802 4,730 4,745 4,523 4,539 12,965 13,057 12,689 12,776

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 12,821 13,058 12,266 12,461 12,001 12,191 554 598 525 573

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 994 964 768 755 702 683 226 209 204 193

Construction and extraction occupations

 7,005 7,130 6,832 6,948 6,707 6,814 173 182 166 177

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 4,821 4,964 4,666 4,757 4,592 4,694 156 207 155 203

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 16,994 16,984 13,294 13,354 12,949 12,989 3,701 3,630 3,599 3,555

Production occupations

 8,455 8,275 6,109 5,991 6,005 5,881 2,346 2,284 2,303 2,251

Transportation and material moving occupations

 8,540 8,709 7,185 7,363 6,944 7,108 1,355 1,346 1,296 1,304

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: February 26, 2014