Table 3. Employed persons by disability status, occupation, and sex, 2019 annual averages
Table 3. Employed persons by disability status, occupation, and sex, 2019 annual averages
[Percent distribution]
| Occupation |
Persons with a disability |
Persons with no disability |
| Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total employed (in thousands) |
5,858 |
3,189 |
2,669 |
151,680 |
80,272 |
71,409 |
|
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 |
34.1 |
32.4 |
36.1 |
41.0 |
37.3 |
45.2 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
15.6 |
17.6 |
13.2 |
17.2 |
18.1 |
16.2 |
Management occupations |
11.4 |
13.9 |
8.4 |
12.1 |
13.6 |
10.3 |
Business and financial operations occupations |
4.2 |
3.7 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
4.4 |
5.9 |
Professional and related occupations |
18.5 |
14.8 |
22.9 |
23.8 |
19.2 |
29.1 |
Computer and mathematical occupations |
2.2 |
3.0 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
4.8 |
1.9 |
Architecture and engineering occupations |
1.2 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
Life, physical, and social science occupations |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
Community and social service occupations |
1.9 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
Legal occupations |
1.1 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
Education, training, and library occupations |
4.8 |
2.8 |
7.3 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
9.5 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
4.3 |
1.9 |
7.2 |
6.2 |
2.9 |
10.0 |
Service occupations |
20.7 |
16.5 |
25.8 |
17.0 |
13.6 |
20.8 |
Healthcare support occupations |
2.5 |
0.6 |
4.8 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
4.4 |
Protective service occupations |
2.2 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
5.7 |
4.8 |
6.8 |
5.3 |
4.6 |
6.1 |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
5.6 |
6.0 |
5.1 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
Personal care and service occupations |
4.7 |
2.0 |
8.0 |
3.8 |
1.6 |
6.1 |
Sales and office occupations |
22.3 |
17.0 |
28.6 |
21.1 |
15.7 |
27.3 |
Sales and related occupations |
9.7 |
8.8 |
10.8 |
9.9 |
9.6 |
10.2 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
12.6 |
8.2 |
17.8 |
11.2 |
6.1 |
17.0 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
8.4 |
14.5 |
1.0 |
9.1 |
16.3 |
1.0 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
4.4 |
7.8 |
0.3 |
5.3 |
9.7 |
0.4 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
3.3 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
5.6 |
0.3 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
14.5 |
19.5 |
8.5 |
11.7 |
17.1 |
5.7 |
Production occupations |
6.4 |
7.8 |
4.7 |
5.4 |
7.3 |
3.3 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
8.1 |
11.8 |
3.8 |
6.3 |
9.8 |
2.4 |
Last Modified Date: February 26, 2020
United States Department of Labor
