Table 3. Employed persons by disability status, occupation, and sex, 2020 annual averages
Table 3. Employed persons by disability status, occupation, and sex, 2020 annual averages
[Percent distribution]
| Occupation |
Persons with a disability |
Persons with no disability |
| Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total employed (in thousands) |
5,354 |
2,943 |
2,410 |
142,441 |
75,617 |
66,824 |
|
Occupation as a percent of total employed |
|
Total employed |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Management, professional, and related occupations |
36.1 |
33.0 |
39.8 |
43.3 |
39.4 |
47.8 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
16.2 |
17.3 |
14.8 |
18.4 |
19.2 |
17.6 |
Management occupations |
11.6 |
13.5 |
9.4 |
12.6 |
14.1 |
10.9 |
Business and financial operations occupations |
4.6 |
3.9 |
5.4 |
5.9 |
5.1 |
6.7 |
Professional and related occupations |
19.9 |
15.7 |
25.0 |
24.9 |
20.2 |
30.2 |
Computer and mathematical occupations |
3.2 |
4.3 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
5.4 |
2.0 |
Architecture and engineering occupations |
1.4 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
Life, physical, and social science occupations |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
Community and social service occupations |
2.0 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
Legal occupations |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
Education, training, and library occupations |
5.0 |
2.5 |
8.0 |
6.1 |
3.0 |
9.5 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
4.4 |
2.1 |
7.2 |
6.5 |
3.2 |
10.4 |
Service occupations |
18.0 |
15.3 |
21.4 |
15.4 |
12.4 |
18.7 |
Healthcare support occupations |
4.0 |
1.0 |
7.7 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
5.8 |
Protective service occupations |
1.9 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
4.8 |
4.4 |
5.3 |
4.4 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
4.9 |
5.8 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
Personal care and service occupations |
2.3 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
Sales and office occupations |
21.9 |
15.9 |
29.3 |
20.0 |
14.6 |
26.2 |
Sales and related occupations |
9.9 |
9.2 |
10.7 |
9.6 |
9.2 |
10.0 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
12.1 |
6.7 |
18.6 |
10.5 |
5.4 |
16.3 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
9.1 |
15.4 |
1.3 |
9.0 |
16.1 |
1.1 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
0.9 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
4.6 |
8.0 |
0.4 |
5.2 |
9.5 |
0.4 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
3.6 |
6.0 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
5.6 |
0.3 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
14.9 |
20.5 |
8.1 |
12.2 |
17.6 |
6.2 |
Production occupations |
5.7 |
7.4 |
3.6 |
5.1 |
6.9 |
3.1 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
9.2 |
13.1 |
4.5 |
7.1 |
10.7 |
3.1 |
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NOTE: Effective with January 2020 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2018 Census occupational classification system, derived from the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2020 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.
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Last Modified Date: February 24, 2021
United States Department of Labor
