Table 4. Type of computer activity at work by occupation and industry, October 2003
Table 4. Type of computer activity at work by occupation and industry, October 2003
Employed Percent who used a computer for:
persons
who used
a Word
Occupation and industry computer process- Calendar Spread-
at work ing or Internet or sheets or Graphics Program-
(in thou- desktop or e-mail sched- databases or design ming
sands) publish- uling
ing
OCCUPATION
Total, 16 years and over............ 76,986 67.6 75.2 56.8 64.2 29.7 16.4
Management, professional, and related
occupations.......................... 38,398 76.9 84.4 63.0 70.7 37.6 20.6
Management, business, and financial
operations occupations............. 15,842 79.9 88.0 69.1 79.8 35.8 18.4
Professional and related
occupations........................ 22,556 74.8 81.8 58.7 64.4 38.9 22.1
Service occupations.................... 6,025 55.0 57.9 48.5 48.5 19.9 11.9
Sales and office occupations........... 23,874 63.8 71.2 53.9 62.3 22.1 11.6
Sales and related occupations........ 9,577 60.6 72.6 53.3 61.0 26.2 11.6
Office and administrative support
occupations........................ 14,297 66.0 70.2 54.3 63.1 19.4 11.6
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance occupations.............. 3,965 51.4 63.0 44.0 53.3 23.0 15.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry
occupations........................ 140 54.6 56.9 39.7 54.8 19.5 6.1
Construction and extraction
occupations........................ 1,589 60.9 65.8 43.9 56.6 25.9 12.8
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations........................ 2,237 44.4 61.3 44.3 50.8 21.1 18.3
Production, transportation, and
material moving occupations.......... 4,723 41.3 53.5 43.1 49.9 21.4 13.4
Production occupations............... 2,878 42.0 54.8 43.0 52.4 25.9 14.9
Transportation and material moving
occupations........................ 1,845 40.3 51.4 43.3 46.0 14.4 11.1
INDUSTRY
Total, 16 years and over............ 76,986 67.6 75.2 56.8 64.2 29.7 16.4
Private wage and salary workers........ 57,855 65.0 73.5 57.5 64.4 27.8 16.8
Agriculture and related industries... 299 64.4 62.7 38.5 57.6 14.2 9.2
Nonagricultural industries........... 57,557 65.0 73.5 57.6 64.4 27.9 16.8
Mining............................. 221 66.4 75.0 55.1 76.9 35.7 12.7
Construction....................... 2,304 70.8 74.6 52.6 67.0 30.6 15.2
Manufacturing...................... 8,521 63.2 75.3 60.2 70.5 35.2 22.0
Durable goods.................... 5,540 64.1 75.7 61.4 71.5 36.5 24.4
Nondurable goods................. 2,981 61.5 74.6 57.7 68.6 32.6 17.5
Wholesale and retail trade......... 9,998 52.8 64.1 49.6 58.8 20.4 12.5
Transportation and utilities....... 2,462 54.4 70.7 56.8 60.1 24.4 15.1
Information........................ 2,493 73.2 87.0 64.2 70.6 38.1 23.9
Financial activities............... 7,328 71.0 83.6 61.2 72.0 24.3 15.8
Professional and business
services......................... 7,850 75.8 83.5 65.6 74.1 36.2 24.1
Education and health services...... 10,620 66.1 68.7 56.1 54.8 23.4 13.1
Leisure and hospitality............ 3,126 56.3 58.0 53.4 54.2 21.7 10.9
Other services..................... 2,635 71.0 72.4 56.8 61.9 34.1 16.1
Government workers...................... 13,773 76.2 81.0 56.2 64.0 33.8 15.1
Federal............................... 2,198 70.8 79.9 57.0 68.5 31.6 17.0
State................................. 4,234 79.4 86.5 60.2 68.3 35.6 17.5
Local................................. 7,341 75.9 78.2 53.7 60.1 33.4 13.1
Self-employed and unpaid family
workers.............................. 5,357 74.3 79.0 50.9 62.8 39.4 16.1
NOTE: Data refer to computer use on the sole or primary job. The percentage of persons who use computers
for various activities may exceed 100 percent as persons may report multiple activities.
Last Modified Date: August 10, 2005
United States Department of Labor
