Table 3. Employed persons by disability status, occupation, and sex, 2017 annual averages
| Occupation | Persons with a disability | Persons with no disability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
Total employed (in thousands) |
5,670 | 3,111 | 2,558 | 147,668 | 78,290 | 69,377 |
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 |
34.1 | 32.5 | 35.9 | 39.9 | 36.4 | 44.0 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
14.6 | 16.4 | 12.5 | 16.6 | 17.5 | 15.6 |
Management occupations |
10.5 | 12.8 | 7.8 | 11.7 | 13.2 | 9.9 |
Business and financial operations occupations |
4.1 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 5.7 |
Professional and related occupations |
19.4 | 16.1 | 23.5 | 23.3 | 18.9 | 28.3 |
Computer and mathematical occupations |
2.3 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 1.7 |
Architecture and engineering occupations |
1.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
Life, physical, and social science occupations |
0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Community and social service occupations |
2.1 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
Legal occupations |
1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
Education, training, and library occupations |
5.5 | 3.1 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 9.4 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
2.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
4.0 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 9.7 |
Service occupations |
20.2 | 16.5 | 24.8 | 17.3 | 14.2 | 20.9 |
Healthcare support occupations |
2.3 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
Protective service occupations |
2.1 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
5.5 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 6.2 |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
5.9 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
Personal care and service occupations |
4.5 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 6.2 |
Sales and office occupations |
22.7 | 16.1 | 30.8 | 21.9 | 15.9 | 28.5 |
Sales and related occupations |
10.2 | 8.8 | 11.9 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 10.8 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
12.5 | 7.3 | 18.8 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 17.8 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
8.9 | 15.5 | 1.0 | 9.3 | 16.6 | 1.0 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
0.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
4.1 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 9.7 | 0.3 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
3.9 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
14.1 | 19.4 | 7.5 | 11.6 | 16.9 | 5.6 |
Production occupations |
6.7 | 8.7 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 3.4 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
7.3 | 10.8 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 9.6 | 2.2 |
