Table 12. Employed women by occupation, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2008 annual averages : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2009 Edition)

(Percent distribution)

Table 12. Employed women by occupation, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2008 annual averages
Occupation	White	Black or African American	Asian	Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)	54,501	8,554	3,225	8,098
Percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Management, professional, and related occupations	40.6	31.3	46.0	23.5
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	14.3	10.4	16.4	8.8
Professional and related occupations	26.3	20.9	29.7	14.7
Service occupations	19.3	28.2	19.4	31.3
Sales and office occupations	33.7	31.9	26.1	32.9
Sales and related occupations	12.0	11.1	11.4	12.1
Office and administrative support occupations	21.7	20.7	14.7	20.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	0.9	0.7	0.6	1.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.9
Construction and extraction occupations	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.4
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	5.4	7.9	7.8	10.6
Production occupations	3.6	4.8	6.6	7.4
Transportation and material moving occupations	1.8	3.1	1.2	3.2
SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.