Table 10. Employed persons by major occupation and sex, 2008 and 2009 annual averages : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table 10. Employed persons by major occupation and sex, 2008 and 2009 annual averages
Occupation and sex	Year
	2008		2009
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total
Total, 16 years and over	145,362	100.0	139,877	100.0
Management, professional, and related occupations	52,761	36.3	52,219	37.3
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	22,059	15.2	21,529	15.4
Professional and related occupations	30,702	21.1	30,690	21.9
Service occupations	24,451	16.8	24,598	17.6
Sales and office occupations	35,544	24.5	33,787	24.2
Sales and related occupations	16,295	11.2	15,641	11.2
Office and administrative support occupations	19,249	13.2	18,146	13.0
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	14,806	10.2	13,323	9.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	988	.7	926	.7
Construction and extraction occupations	8,667	6.0	7,439	5.3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	5,152	3.5	4,957	3.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	17,800	12.2	15,951	11.4
Production occupations	8,973	6.2	7,654	5.5
Transportation and material moving occupations	8,827	6.1	8,297	5.9
Women
Total, 16 years and over	67,876	100.0	66,208	100.0
Management, professional, and related occupations	26,813	39.5	26,833	40.5
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	9,412	13.9	9,199	13.9
Professional and related occupations	17,401	25.6	17,634	26.6
Service occupations	13,980	20.6	14,077	21.3
Sales and office occupations	22,477	33.1	21,289	32.2
Sales and related occupations	8,073	11.9	7,761	11.7
Office and administrative support occupations	14,404	21.2	13,527	20.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	626	.9	587	.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	208	.3	190	.3
Construction and extraction occupations	219	.3	191	.3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	199	.3	206	.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	3,980	5.9	3,421	5.2
Production occupations	2,661	3.9	2,152	3.3
Transportation and material moving occupations	1,319	1.9	1,269	1.9
Men
Total, 16 years and over	77,486	100.0	73,670	100.0
Management, professional, and related occupations	25,948	33.5	25,385	34.5
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	12,647	16.3	12,330	16.7
Professional and related occupations	13,301	17.2	13,056	17.7
Service occupations	10,471	13.5	10,521	14.3
Sales and office occupations	13,067	16.9	12,498	17.0
Sales and related occupations	8,221	10.6	7,880	10.7
Office and administrative support occupations	4,845	6.3	4,618	6.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	14,181	18.3	12,735	17.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	780	1.0	736	1.0
Construction and extraction occupations	8,448	10.9	7,248	9.8
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,953	6.4	4,751	6.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	13,820	17.8	12,530	17.0
Production occupations	6,313	8.1	5,502	7.5
Transportation and material moving occupations	7,507	9.7	7,028	9.5
SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011