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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
2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014

Total

 143,929 146,305 76,353 77,692 74,176 75,471 67,577 68,613 65,295 66,287

Management, professional, and related occupations

 54,712 56,050 26,597 27,119 26,458 26,976 28,114 28,931 27,928 28,751

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 22,794 23,171 12,898 13,041 12,867 13,008 9,896 10,129 9,856 10,098

Management occupations

 16,037 16,199 9,906 9,953 9,882 9,931 6,131 6,246 6,104 6,223

Business and financial operations occupations

 6,757 6,972 2,992 3,088 2,985 3,077 3,765 3,884 3,752 3,875

Professional and related occupations

 31,917 32,879 13,699 14,078 13,591 13,967 18,218 18,801 18,072 18,653

Computer and mathematical occupations

 3,980 4,303 2,941 3,204 2,926 3,185 1,039 1,100 1,034 1,093

Architecture and engineering occupations

 2,806 2,798 2,410 2,369 2,402 2,358 396 430 393 428

Life, physical, and social science occupations

 1,307 1,355 705 737 703 734 602 618 599 617

Community and social service occupations

 2,332 2,495 879 890 869 880 1,453 1,605 1,439 1,595

Legal occupations

 1,809 1,814 891 893 889 892 918 921 914 916

Education, training, and library occupations

 8,623 8,686 2,261 2,252 2,240 2,218 6,362 6,434 6,293 6,371

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

 2,879 2,935 1,520 1,544 1,476 1,513 1,359 1,391 1,325 1,356

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations

 8,182 8,493 2,092 2,189 2,086 2,186 6,090 6,304 6,074 6,278

Service occupations

 25,929 25,854 11,260 11,203 10,403 10,360 14,669 14,651 13,629 13,613

Healthcare support occupations

 3,537 3,461 393 430 381 416 3,145 3,031 3,083 2,962

Protective service occupations

 3,130 3,140 2,469 2,456 2,408 2,406 661 684 614 643

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 8,209 8,112 3,721 3,641 3,172 3,074 4,488 4,471 3,827 3,798

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 5,661 5,803 3,473 3,469 3,325 3,327 2,188 2,335 2,129 2,278

Personal care and service occupations

 5,392 5,337 1,205 1,207 1,118 1,138 4,187 4,130 3,977 3,933

Sales and office occupations

 33,246 33,416 12,680 12,761 12,135 12,181 20,566 20,655 19,611 19,664

Sales and related occupations

 15,444 15,646 7,935 7,948 7,597 7,580 7,509 7,697 6,835 7,010

Office and administrative support occupations

 17,802 17,771 4,745 4,813 4,539 4,600 13,057 12,958 12,776 12,654

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 13,058 13,537 12,461 12,939 12,191 12,674 598 598 573 581

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 964 1,022 755 792 683 728 209 229 193 216

Construction and extraction occupations

 7,130 7,637 6,948 7,440 6,814 7,304 182 197 177 194

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 4,964 4,879 4,757 4,707 4,694 4,641 207 172 203 172

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 16,984 17,448 13,354 13,670 12,989 13,281 3,630 3,778 3,555 3,677

Production occupations

 8,275 8,438 5,991 6,074 5,881 5,963 2,284 2,364 2,251 2,323

Transportation and material moving occupations

 8,709 9,010 7,363 7,596 7,108 7,318 1,346 1,414 1,304 1,354

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

 

Last Modified Date: February 12, 2015