Table 4. Employed foreign-born and native-born persons 16 years and over by occupation and sex, 2016 annual averages
| Occupation | Foreign born | Native born | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
Total employed (in thousands) |
25,779 | 15,007 | 10,772 | 125,657 | 65,561 | 60,096 |
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 |
32.2 | 30.2 | 34.9 | 40.7 | 37.1 | 44.6 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
12.4 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 16.0 |
Management occupations |
8.7 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 12.1 | 14.0 | 10.0 |
Business and financial operations occupations |
3.7 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 6.0 |
Professional and related occupations |
19.8 | 17.5 | 22.8 | 23.4 | 18.6 | 28.6 |
Computer and mathematical occupations |
4.6 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 1.5 |
Architecture and engineering occupations |
2.2 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
Life, physical, and social science occupations |
1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Community and social service occupations |
1.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
Legal occupations |
0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
Education, training, and library occupations |
3.7 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 9.8 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
1.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations |
5.1 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 9.8 |
Service occupations |
23.5 | 17.1 | 32.5 | 16.5 | 13.8 | 19.4 |
Healthcare support occupations |
2.7 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
Protective service occupations |
0.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.1 |
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
7.3 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
8.2 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.1 |
Personal care and service occupations |
4.6 | 1.5 | 8.8 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 5.9 |
Sales and office occupations |
15.9 | 12.1 | 21.2 | 23.4 | 17.1 | 30.3 |
Sales and related occupations |
8.4 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 11.2 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
7.5 | 4.5 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 19.1 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
13.6 | 22.0 | 1.8 | 8.3 | 15.2 | 0.8 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
1.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
9.1 | 15.1 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 8.3 | 0.3 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
2.7 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 0.3 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
14.8 | 18.6 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 16.8 | 4.8 |
Production occupations |
7.5 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 2.8 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
7.3 | 10.4 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 9.4 | 2.0 |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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