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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]
OccupationTotalMenWomen
16 years
and over		16 years
and over		20 years
and over		16 years
and over		20 years
and over
2016201720162017201620172016201720162017

Total

151,436153,33780,56881,40278,08478,91970,86871,93668,38769,344

Management, professional, and related occupations

59,43860,90128,84629,48828,66229,31330,59331,41330,38131,153

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

24,94125,37914,01914,20713,97314,15810,92211,17110,88111,117

Management occupations

17,41817,80410,61110,72510,57610,6896,8077,0796,7777,041

Business and financial operations occupations

7,5237,5743,4083,4823,3973,4694,1154,0924,1034,077

Professional and related occupations

34,49835,52214,82715,28114,68915,15519,67120,24119,50020,036

Computer and mathematical occupations

4,6014,8043,4283,5783,4073,5581,1731,2261,1651,218

Architecture and engineering occupations

3,1063,2242,6652,7022,6492,696441521439520

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,3671,431765753762752602678599674

Community and social service occupations

2,6122,6359018938928811,7111,7421,7011,723

Legal occupations

1,8081,827871862870861936965934964

Education, training, and library occupations

8,9489,2152,4102,4862,3732,4536,5386,7296,4646,640

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

3,0973,2461,5961,7231,5521,6811,5021,5231,4571,467

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

8,9609,1412,1902,2852,1822,2726,7696,8576,7416,831

Service occupations

26,81126,75111,62511,62110,65710,67815,18615,13014,08413,982

Healthcare support occupations

3,5543,5064384514224383,1163,0553,0502,977

Protective service occupations

3,1173,1132,4232,4182,3582,364694694645651

Food preparation and serving related occupations

8,5428,3053,9693,8403,3193,2104,5734,4653,8763,750

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

5,8045,8883,4783,4913,3363,3462,3262,3972,2662,342

Personal care and service occupations

5,7955,9391,3181,4211,2231,3204,4774,5184,2474,263

Sales and office occupations

33,53933,56613,02312,97312,35812,30120,51620,59319,49919,550

Sales and related occupations

15,84815,8158,0888,0457,6737,6217,7617,7707,0457,027

Office and administrative support occupations

17,69117,7514,9364,9294,6854,68012,75512,82312,45412,523

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

13,90414,19313,24713,47312,95913,168657720628688

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1,0961,184852907795847244278224257

Construction and extraction occupations

7,9298,0317,6937,7887,5487,618236243230237

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,8794,9774,7034,7784,6174,703177200174194

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

17,74317,92713,82613,84613,44813,4593,9164,0803,7953,970

Production occupations

8,4598,4826,0736,0315,9645,9192,3852,4502,3332,408

Transportation and material moving occupations

9,2849,4457,7537,8157,4847,5401,5311,6301,4621,563

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

 

Last Modified Date: January 16, 2019