Table 4. Employed foreign-born and native-born persons 16 years and over by occupation and sex, 2019 annual averages
Table 4. Employed foreign-born and native-born persons 16 years and over by occupation and sex, 2019 annual averages
[Percent distribution]
| Occupation |
Foreign born |
Native born |
| Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total employed (in thousands) |
27,502 |
15,791 |
11,711 |
130,036 |
67,669 |
62,367 |
|
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 |
33.9 |
32.0 |
36.4 |
42.2 |
38.3 |
46.5 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
13.1 |
13.5 |
12.6 |
18.0 |
19.1 |
16.7 |
Management occupations |
9.2 |
10.4 |
7.6 |
12.6 |
14.4 |
10.7 |
Business and financial operations occupations |
3.9 |
3.1 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
4.7 |
6.0 |
Professional and related occupations |
20.8 |
18.5 |
23.8 |
24.2 |
19.2 |
29.8 |
Computer and mathematical occupations |
5.2 |
6.6 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
1.6 |
Architecture and engineering occupations |
2.3 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
0.6 |
Life, physical, and social science occupations |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
Community and social service occupations |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
Legal occupations |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
Education, training, and library occupations |
3.8 |
2.1 |
6.0 |
6.5 |
3.2 |
10.0 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
5.2 |
2.8 |
8.5 |
6.3 |
2.9 |
10.1 |
|
Service occupations |
22.5 |
15.9 |
31.4 |
16.0 |
13.2 |
19.0 |
Healthcare support occupations |
2.6 |
0.6 |
5.2 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
4.3 |
Protective service occupations |
0.9 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
6.7 |
6.0 |
7.7 |
5.0 |
4.2 |
5.9 |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
7.6 |
6.3 |
9.4 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
2.1 |
Personal care and service occupations |
4.8 |
1.7 |
8.8 |
3.6 |
1.6 |
5.7 |
|
Sales and office occupations |
15.5 |
12.0 |
20.2 |
22.4 |
16.6 |
28.6 |
Sales and related occupations |
7.7 |
7.3 |
8.3 |
10.3 |
10.1 |
10.6 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
7.8 |
4.7 |
11.9 |
12.0 |
6.5 |
18.0 |
|
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
13.4 |
21.8 |
2.0 |
8.2 |
15.0 |
0.9 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
1.7 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
9.1 |
15.3 |
0.7 |
4.5 |
8.3 |
0.3 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
2.6 |
4.4 |
0.2 |
3.2 |
5.9 |
0.3 |
|
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
14.7 |
18.2 |
10.0 |
11.2 |
16.9 |
5.0 |
Production occupations |
7.2 |
7.6 |
6.6 |
5.1 |
7.3 |
2.7 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
7.5 |
10.6 |
3.4 |
6.1 |
9.7 |
2.3 |
|
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
|
Last Modified Date: May 15, 2020
United States Department of Labor
