Table 2. Employed persons who used a computer or the Internet at work by occupation and industry, October 2003
Table 2. Employed persons who used a computer or the Internet at work by occupation and industry,
October 2003
(Numbers in thousands)
Used a computer Used the Internet
at work at work
Total
Occupation and industry employed
Percent Percent
Total of Total of
employed employed
OCCUPATION
Total, 16 years and over................................ 138,823 76,986 55.5 57,892 41.7
Management, professional, and related occupations.......... 48,252 38,398 79.6 32,391 67.1
Management, business, and financial operations
occupations............................................ 19,600 15,842 80.8 13,938 71.1
Professional and related occupations..................... 28,652 22,556 78.7 18,452 64.4
Service occupations........................................ 21,887 6,025 27.5 3,490 15.9
Sales and office occupations............................... 35,492 23,874 67.3 16,990 47.9
Sales and related occupations............................ 16,051 9,577 59.7 6,949 43.3
Office and administrative support occupations............ 19,441 14,297 73.5 10,041 51.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
occupations.............................................. 15,003 3,965 26.4 2,497 16.6
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations............... 1,270 140 11.0 79 6.3
Construction and extraction occupations.................. 8,392 1,589 18.9 1,046 12.5
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations........ 5,341 2,237 41.9 1,371 25.7
Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations.............................................. 18,189 4,723 26.0 2,525 13.9
Production occupations................................... 9,736 2,878 29.6 1,577 16.2
Transportation and material moving occupations........... 8,454 1,845 21.8 948 11.2
INDUSTRY
Total, 16 years and over................................ 138,823 76,986 55.5 57,892 41.7
Private wage and salary workers............................ 108,135 57,855 53.5 42,505 39.3
Agriculture and related industries....................... 1,475 299 20.2 187 12.7
Nonagricultural industries............................... 106,660 57,557 54.0 42,317 39.7
Mining................................................. 519 221 42.5 165 31.8
Construction........................................... 8,198 2,304 28.1 1,719 21.0
Manufacturing.......................................... 16,420 8,521 51.9 6,416 39.1
Durable goods........................................ 10,179 5,540 54.4 4,192 41.2
Nondurable goods..................................... 6,241 2,981 47.8 2,224 35.6
Wholesale and retail trade............................. 19,571 9,998 51.1 6,406 32.7
Transportation and utilities........................... 5,167 2,462 47.6 1,741 33.7
Information............................................ 3,217 2,493 77.5 2,170 67.5
Financial activities................................... 8,888 7,328 82.4 6,127 68.9
Professional and business services..................... 11,485 7,850 68.4 6,554 57.1
Education and health services.......................... 17,063 10,620 62.2 7,297 42.8
Leisure and hospitality................................ 10,288 3,126 30.4 1,815 17.6
Other services......................................... 5,844 2,635 45.1 1,907 32.6
Government workers.......................................... 19,937 13,773 69.1 11,158 56.0
Federal................................................... 3,258 2,198 67.5 1,757 53.9
State..................................................... 5,759 4,234 73.5 3,664 63.6
Local..................................................... 10,920 7,341 67.2 5,737 52.5
Self-employed and unpaid family workers..................... 10,751 5,357 49.8 4,229 39.3
NOTE: Data refer to computer or Internet use on the sole or primary job. Internet use at work refers to
either connecting to the Internet or using e-mail.
Last Modified Date: August 10, 2005
United States Department of Labor
