Table 4. Employed foreign-born and native-born persons 16 years and over by occupation and sex, 2022 annual averages
Table 4. Employed foreign-born and native-born persons 16 years and over by occupation and sex, 2022 annual averages
[Percent distribution]
| Occupation |
Foreign born |
Native born |
| Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total employed (in thousands) |
28,737 |
16,475 |
12,262 |
129,554 |
67,727 |
61,827 |
|
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 |
35.7 |
33.3 |
38.8 |
44.7 |
40.6 |
49.0 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
13.8 |
13.8 |
13.9 |
19.6 |
20.6 |
18.5 |
Management occupations |
9.6 |
10.5 |
8.3 |
13.5 |
15.2 |
11.6 |
Business and financial operations occupations |
4.3 |
3.2 |
5.7 |
6.1 |
5.4 |
6.9 |
Professional and related occupations |
21.8 |
19.6 |
24.9 |
25.1 |
20.1 |
30.5 |
Computer and mathematical occupations |
5.7 |
7.1 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
4.9 |
1.9 |
Architecture and engineering occupations |
2.4 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
Life, physical, and social science occupations |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
Community and social service occupations |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
Legal occupations |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
Education, training, and library occupations |
3.8 |
2.2 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
3.1 |
9.8 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
5.2 |
2.9 |
8.3 |
6.4 |
2.8 |
10.4 |
|
Service occupations |
21.6 |
15.4 |
30.0 |
14.8 |
12.4 |
17.5 |
Healthcare support occupations |
4.1 |
1.1 |
8.1 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
5.1 |
Protective service occupations |
0.9 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
6.4 |
5.9 |
7.0 |
4.7 |
4.0 |
5.4 |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
7.4 |
6.2 |
9.0 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
Personal care and service occupations |
2.8 |
1.0 |
5.3 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
3.9 |
|
Sales and office occupations |
13.6 |
10.2 |
18.3 |
20.5 |
14.9 |
26.5 |
Sales and related occupations |
6.8 |
6.1 |
7.8 |
9.5 |
9.2 |
9.9 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
6.8 |
4.1 |
10.5 |
10.9 |
5.7 |
16.6 |
|
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
13.9 |
22.6 |
2.2 |
7.9 |
14.4 |
0.9 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
1.3 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
9.9 |
16.4 |
1.1 |
4.3 |
7.9 |
0.4 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
2.7 |
4.5 |
0.2 |
3.2 |
5.8 |
0.3 |
|
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
15.2 |
18.5 |
10.7 |
12.1 |
17.7 |
6.0 |
Production occupations |
6.7 |
7.1 |
6.2 |
4.9 |
6.8 |
2.7 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
8.5 |
11.5 |
4.5 |
7.2 |
10.9 |
3.3 |
|
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
|
Last Modified Date: May 18, 2023
United States Department of Labor
