Table 4. Employed foreign-born and native-born persons 16 years and over by occupation and sex, 2018 annual averages
Table 4. Employed foreign-born and native-born persons 16 years and over by occupation and sex, 2018 annual averages
[Percent distribution]
| Occupation |
Foreign born |
Native born |
| Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total employed (in thousands) |
27,217 |
15,714 |
11,502 |
128,544 |
66,984 |
61,560 |
|
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 |
32.7 |
30.7 |
35.5 |
41.6 |
38.0 |
45.6 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
12.3 |
12.4 |
12.1 |
17.5 |
18.7 |
16.2 |
Management occupations |
8.5 |
9.3 |
7.5 |
12.4 |
14.2 |
10.5 |
Business and financial operations occupations |
3.7 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
5.8 |
Professional and related occupations |
20.5 |
18.4 |
23.4 |
24.1 |
19.3 |
29.4 |
Computer and mathematical occupations |
5.1 |
6.6 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
Architecture and engineering occupations |
2.2 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
Life, physical, and social science occupations |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
Community and social service occupations |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
Legal occupations |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
Education, training, and library occupations |
3.7 |
2.2 |
5.7 |
6.5 |
3.2 |
10.0 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
5.4 |
2.9 |
8.8 |
6.2 |
2.8 |
9.8 |
|
Service occupations |
23.3 |
16.6 |
32.5 |
15.9 |
13.1 |
19.0 |
Healthcare support occupations |
2.7 |
0.6 |
5.5 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
4.1 |
Protective service occupations |
0.9 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
6.7 |
6.1 |
7.6 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
8.2 |
6.9 |
10.0 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
2.1 |
Personal care and service occupations |
4.8 |
1.8 |
8.9 |
3.6 |
1.6 |
5.8 |
|
Sales and office occupations |
14.9 |
11.2 |
19.9 |
22.9 |
16.8 |
29.5 |
Sales and related occupations |
7.7 |
6.9 |
8.7 |
10.7 |
10.3 |
11.1 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
7.2 |
4.3 |
11.2 |
12.2 |
6.5 |
18.4 |
|
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
14.0 |
22.8 |
2.0 |
8.3 |
15.1 |
0.8 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
1.6 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
9.5 |
15.9 |
0.7 |
4.5 |
8.3 |
0.3 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
2.9 |
4.9 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
6.1 |
0.3 |
|
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
15.0 |
18.6 |
10.1 |
11.3 |
16.9 |
5.1 |
Production occupations |
7.4 |
7.9 |
6.7 |
5.1 |
7.3 |
2.8 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
7.6 |
10.7 |
3.4 |
6.1 |
9.6 |
2.3 |
|
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
|
Last Modified Date: May 16, 2019
United States Department of Labor
