May 10, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Employed Asians by occupation, 2008–2010

Percent of employed Asians, by occupational group, averages for the combined years, 2008–2010
Occupation	Percent
Total	100.0

Management, professional, and related	48.0
Management	10.2
Healthcare practitioners and technical	9.1
Computer and mathematical	8.5
Business and financial operations	5.5
Education, training, and library	4.9
Architecture and engineering	3.9
Life, physical, and social science	2.4
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media	1.6
Community and social service	1.0
Legal	0.8
Sales and office	21.3
Sales and related	11.3
Office and administrative support	10.0
Service	17.1
Food preparation and serving related	6.3
Personal care and service	5.6
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance	2.3
Healthcare support	2.0
Protective service	0.9
Production, transportation, and material moving	9.6
Production	6.3
Transportation and material moving	3.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	4.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair	2.2
Construction and extraction	1.6
Farming, fishing, and forestry	0.2

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