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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
2023 2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023 2024

Total

161,037 161,346 85,500 85,313 82,698 82,514 75,537 76,033 72,692 73,170

Management, professional, and related occupations

70,275 70,744 33,856 33,716 33,663 33,505 36,419 37,028 36,123 36,680

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

30,544 30,602 16,574 16,613 16,518 16,546 13,971 13,989 13,914 13,922

Management occupations

20,906 20,657 12,139 12,017 12,104 11,979 8,767 8,640 8,729 8,587

Business and financial operations occupations

9,638 9,945 4,435 4,596 4,414 4,567 5,204 5,349 5,185 5,335

Professional and related occupations

39,731 40,142 17,282 17,103 17,145 16,959 22,449 23,039 22,209 22,758

Computer and mathematical occupations

6,502 6,386 4,754 4,700 4,729 4,686 1,748 1,686 1,738 1,673

Architecture and engineering occupations

3,602 3,552 3,001 2,940 2,987 2,926 602 613 597 609

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,870 1,877 939 925 934 917 932 952 927 943

Community and social service occupations

2,879 2,950 874 896 863 886 2,004 2,054 1,990 2,037

Legal occupations

1,897 1,832 910 840 909 839 988 992 986 988

Education, training, and library occupations

9,403 9,587 2,560 2,551 2,528 2,515 6,842 7,036 6,732 6,925

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

3,478 3,483 1,808 1,713 1,769 1,670 1,670 1,770 1,615 1,698

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

10,099 10,475 2,437 2,539 2,426 2,519 7,663 7,936 7,625 7,885

Service occupations

26,171 26,452 11,206 11,246 10,134 10,214 14,965 15,206 13,640 13,921

Healthcare support occupations

5,123 5,456 806 841 783 822 4,317 4,615 4,204 4,484

Protective service occupations

3,105 3,110 2,357 2,327 2,306 2,240 748 783 697 716

Food preparation and serving related occupations

8,189 8,061 3,775 3,685 3,021 3,012 4,414 4,376 3,515 3,550

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

5,534 5,770 3,206 3,422 3,063 3,255 2,328 2,347 2,269 2,288

Personal care and service occupations

4,220 4,055 1,062 971 961 885 3,158 3,084 2,955 2,883

Sales and office occupations

30,279 29,885 11,942 11,825 11,355 11,210 18,337 18,061 17,386 17,094

Sales and related occupations

14,325 14,090 7,352 7,337 6,955 6,896 6,972 6,754 6,334 6,098

Office and administrative support occupations

15,954 15,795 4,590 4,488 4,400 4,314 11,364 11,307 11,051 10,995

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

14,326 14,391 13,492 13,530 13,111 13,138 834 861 785 813

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

987 970 720 701 658 647 267 269 242 241

Construction and extraction occupations

8,457 8,520 8,093 8,150 7,881 7,935 364 370 350 358

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,881 4,901 4,679 4,680 4,571 4,557 203 222 193 214

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

19,986 19,873 15,004 14,996 14,435 14,448 4,982 4,877 4,758 4,663

Production occupations

8,280 7,944 5,800 5,653 5,675 5,518 2,479 2,291 2,405 2,228

Transportation and material moving occupations

11,706 11,930 9,203 9,344 8,760 8,930 2,503 2,586 2,353 2,434

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

 

Last Modified Date: January 29, 2025