Table 3. Employed persons by disability status, occupation, and sex, 2016 annual averages
| Occupation | Persons with a disability | Persons with no disability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
Total employed (in thousands) |
5,372 | 2,961 | 2,411 | 146,064 | 77,607 | 68,457 |
Occupation as a percent of total employed |
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Total employed |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Management, professional, and related occupations |
31.7 | 29.3 | 34.6 | 39.5 | 36.1 | 43.5 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
14.2 | 15.4 | 12.6 | 16.6 | 17.5 | 15.5 |
Management occupations |
10.2 | 12.1 | 7.8 | 11.5 | 13.2 | 9.7 |
Business and financial operations occupations |
3.9 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 5.8 |
Professional and related occupations |
17.5 | 13.8 | 22.1 | 23.0 | 18.6 | 28.0 |
Computer and mathematical occupations |
2.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 1.7 |
Architecture and engineering occupations |
1.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
Life, physical, and social science occupations |
0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Community and social service occupations |
2.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
Legal occupations |
0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
Education, training, and library occupations |
4.6 | 2.1 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 9.3 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations |
3.8 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 9.7 |
Service occupations |
21.3 | 18.0 | 25.3 | 17.6 | 14.3 | 21.3 |
Healthcare support occupations |
2.3 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
Protective service occupations |
2.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
5.9 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 6.4 |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
6.3 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
Personal care and service occupations |
4.8 | 2.2 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 6.3 |
Sales and office occupations |
23.0 | 16.4 | 31.0 | 22.1 | 16.2 | 28.9 |
Sales and related occupations |
10.5 | 9.3 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 10.9 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
12.4 | 7.2 | 18.9 | 11.7 | 6.1 | 18.0 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
9.5 | 16.1 | 1.3 | 9.2 | 16.5 | 0.9 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
0.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
5.1 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 9.6 | 0.3 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
3.6 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
14.6 | 20.1 | 7.8 | 11.6 | 17.0 | 5.4 |
Production occupations |
6.9 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 3.3 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
7.7 | 11.4 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 9.6 | 2.1 |