Table 10. Employed persons by major occupation and sex, 2007 and 2008 annual averages : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table 10. Employed persons by major occupation and sex, 2007 and 2008 annual averages
Occupation and sex	Year
	2007		2008
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total
Total, 16 years and over	146,047	100.0	145,362	100.0
Management, professional, and related occupations	51,788	35.5	52,761	36.3
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	21,577	14.8	22,059	15.2
Professional and related occupations	30,210	20.7	30,702	21.1
Service occupations	24,137	16.5	24,451	16.8
Sales and office occupations	36,212	24.8	35,544	24.5
Sales and related occupations	16,698	11.4	16,295	11.2
Office and administrative support occupations	19,513	13.4	19,249	13.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	15,740	10.8	14,806	10.2
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	960	.7	988	.7
Construction and extraction occupations	9,535	6.5	8,667	6.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	5,245	3.6	5,152	3.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	18,171	12.4	17,800	12.2
Production occupations	9,395	6.4	8,973	6.2
Transportation and material moving occupations	8,776	6.0	8,827	6.1
Women
Total, 16 years and over	67,792	100.0	67,876	100.0
Management, professional, and related occupations	26,195	38.6	26,813	39.5
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	9,203	13.6	9,412	13.9
Professional and related occupations	16,992	25.1	17,401	25.6
Service occupations	13,800	20.4	13,980	20.6
Sales and office occupations	22,948	33.8	22,477	33.1
Sales and related occupations	8,275	12.2	8,073	11.9
Office and administrative support occupations	14,673	21.6	14,404	21.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	662	1.0	626	.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	201	.3	208	.3
Construction and extraction occupations	258	.4	219	.3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	202	.3	199	.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	4,188	6.2	3,980	5.9
Production occupations	2,832	4.2	2,661	3.9
Transportation and material moving occupations	1,355	2.0	1,319	1.9
Men
Total, 16 years and over	78,254	100.0	77,486	100.0
Management, professional, and related occupations	25,593	32.7	25,948	33.5
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	12,375	15.8	12,647	16.3
Professional and related occupations	13,218	16.9	13,301	17.2
Service occupations	10,337	13.2	10,471	13.5
Sales and office occupations	13,264	16.9	13,067	16.9
Sales and related occupations	8,424	10.8	8,221	10.6
Office and administrative support occupations	4,840	6.2	4,845	6.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	15,078	19.3	14,181	18.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	759	1.0	780	1.0
Construction and extraction occupations	9,276	11.9	8,448	10.9
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	5,043	6.4	4,953	6.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	13,983	17.9	13,820	17.8
Production occupations	6,563	8.4	6,313	8.1
Transportation and material moving occupations	7,420	9.5	7,507	9.7
SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.