Table 3. Employed persons by disability status, occupation, and sex, 2021 annual averages
Table 3. Employed persons by disability status, occupation, and sex, 2021 annual averages
[Percent distribution]
| Occupation |
Persons with a disability |
Persons with no disability |
| Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total employed (in thousands) |
5,950 |
3,132 |
2,818 |
146,631 |
77,697 |
68,934 |
|
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 |
36.5 |
34.5 |
38.8 |
42.7 |
38.6 |
47.2 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
15.9 |
17.5 |
14.2 |
18.4 |
18.9 |
17.7 |
Management occupations |
11.2 |
13.3 |
8.8 |
12.5 |
13.9 |
10.9 |
Business and financial operations occupations |
4.7 |
4.1 |
5.4 |
5.9 |
5.0 |
6.8 |
Professional and related occupations |
20.6 |
17.0 |
24.5 |
24.3 |
19.7 |
29.5 |
Computer and mathematical occupations |
3.0 |
4.4 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
2.1 |
Architecture and engineering occupations |
1.6 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
Life, physical, and social science occupations |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
Community and social service occupations |
2.0 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
Legal occupations |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
Education, training, and library occupations |
5.3 |
2.7 |
8.1 |
5.9 |
2.9 |
9.2 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
4.4 |
2.3 |
6.7 |
6.4 |
3.1 |
10.1 |
Service occupations |
18.2 |
14.9 |
21.8 |
15.9 |
12.7 |
19.5 |
Healthcare support occupations |
3.9 |
1.1 |
7.0 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
5.7 |
Protective service occupations |
1.8 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
5.3 |
4.7 |
6.0 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
5.0 |
5.8 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
3.1 |
Personal care and service occupations |
2.2 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
Sales and office occupations |
21.4 |
14.2 |
29.6 |
19.7 |
14.4 |
25.7 |
Sales and related occupations |
10.0 |
8.5 |
11.6 |
9.4 |
9.0 |
9.9 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
11.5 |
5.7 |
17.9 |
10.3 |
5.4 |
15.8 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
9.3 |
16.0 |
1.8 |
9.1 |
16.3 |
1.1 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
4.7 |
8.1 |
0.9 |
5.3 |
9.6 |
0.4 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
3.9 |
6.9 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
5.7 |
0.3 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
14.6 |
20.4 |
8.1 |
12.6 |
18.0 |
6.5 |
Production occupations |
5.9 |
8.0 |
3.6 |
5.2 |
7.0 |
3.1 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
8.7 |
12.5 |
4.5 |
7.4 |
11.0 |
3.4 |
Last Modified Date: February 24, 2022
United States Department of Labor
