HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-19. Employed persons by occupation, sex, and age [In thousands]
Occupation Total Men Women
16 years
and over		 16 years
and over		 20 years
and over		 16 years
and over		 20 years
and over
May
2017		 May
2018		 May
2017		 May
2018		 May
2017		 May
2018		 May
2017		 May
2018		 May
2017		 May
2018

Total

 153,407 156,009 81,572 83,103 79,126 80,698 71,835 72,907 69,340 70,341

Management, professional, and related occupations

 61,174 62,360 29,431 30,457 29,261 30,227 31,743 31,903 31,482 31,651

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 25,319 25,784 14,287 14,731 14,251 14,677 11,032 11,053 10,981 10,993

Management occupations

 17,870 18,303 10,855 11,180 10,830 11,138 7,015 7,123 6,975 7,082

Business and financial operations occupations

 7,448 7,481 3,432 3,551 3,421 3,539 4,017 3,930 4,006 3,911

Professional and related occupations

 35,855 36,576 15,144 15,726 15,010 15,551 20,711 20,850 20,502 20,658

Computer and mathematical occupations

 4,646 5,053 3,450 3,790 3,426 3,778 1,196 1,263 1,191 1,256

Architecture and engineering occupations

 3,195 3,112 2,640 2,624 2,635 2,603 556 488 553 484

Life, physical, and social science occupations

 1,447 1,547 776 848 773 841 671 698 671 695

Community and social service occupations

 2,607 2,555 847 845 844 842 1,759 1,710 1,735 1,698

Legal occupations

 1,762 1,891 835 945 835 945 927 946 920 945

Education, training, and library occupations

 9,941 9,685 2,717 2,606 2,689 2,558 7,224 7,079 7,132 6,997

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

 3,209 3,516 1,726 1,878 1,666 1,804 1,482 1,638 1,426 1,587

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

 9,049 9,217 2,153 2,190 2,141 2,179 6,896 7,027 6,873 6,997

Service occupations

 27,001 27,710 11,752 11,776 10,806 10,897 15,249 15,934 14,121 14,745

Healthcare support occupations

 3,537 3,779 475 513 468 493 3,062 3,266 2,991 3,164

Protective service occupations

 2,867 3,216 2,229 2,493 2,208 2,461 638 722 604 685

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 8,519 8,776 3,965 3,942 3,288 3,331 4,554 4,834 3,871 4,103

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 5,964 5,964 3,646 3,509 3,507 3,379 2,318 2,455 2,272 2,386

Personal care and service occupations

 6,114 5,976 1,436 1,318 1,335 1,232 4,678 4,658 4,383 4,407

Sales and office occupations

 33,015 33,165 12,751 12,940 12,055 12,334 20,265 20,225 19,290 19,229

Sales and related occupations

 15,510 15,769 7,874 7,952 7,413 7,565 7,636 7,817 6,944 7,098

Office and administrative support occupations

 17,506 17,396 4,877 4,988 4,642 4,769 12,629 12,408 12,346 12,131

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 14,402 14,299 13,706 13,613 13,447 13,313 696 686 671 658

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 1,245 1,056 950 807 889 729 295 249 280 235

Construction and extraction occupations

 8,235 8,218 8,016 7,949 7,866 7,819 219 269 218 261

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 4,921 5,025 4,740 4,856 4,693 4,766 182 169 173 161

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 17,815 18,475 13,932 14,317 13,556 13,926 3,882 4,158 3,776 4,059

Production occupations

 8,670 8,633 6,294 6,229 6,198 6,124 2,376 2,404 2,331 2,361

Transportation and material moving occupations

 9,144 9,842 7,639 8,088 7,359 7,802 1,506 1,754 1,445 1,697

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: June 01, 2018