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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
9. Employed persons by occupation, sex, and age [In thousands]
OccupationTotalMenWomen
16 years
and over		16 years
and over		20 years
and over		16 years
and over		20 years
and over
2018201920182019201820192018201920182019

Total

155,761157,53882,69883,46080,21180,91773,06374,07870,42471,470

Management, professional, and related occupations

62,43664,21830,28730,95030,08930,77532,14933,26731,91133,015

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

25,85026,98114,46415,07214,41415,03011,38711,90911,34411,870

Management occupations

18,26318,98510,95911,39410,92111,3647,3047,5917,2737,559

Business and financial operations occupations

7,5877,9963,5043,6783,4933,6664,0834,3184,0714,311

Professional and related occupations

36,58637,23715,82315,87915,67415,74520,76321,35820,56721,146

Computer and mathematical occupations

5,1265,3523,8143,9733,7983,9561,3131,3791,3031,370

Architecture and engineering occupations

3,2633,3052,7452,7852,7322,774518520515518

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,5291,485815752811747714733708729

Community and social service occupations

2,6802,7178988848878771,7831,8331,7701,819

Legal occupations

1,8911,9559159259149229761,0309741,028

Education, training, and library occupations

9,3139,4552,4952,5002,4582,4666,8196,9556,7346,863

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

3,3623,2851,7901,6761,7321,6271,5721,6091,5191,557

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

9,4209,6842,3522,3842,3432,3757,0687,3007,0447,261

Service occupations

26,85426,97811,41611,44510,52510,48115,43915,53414,23714,371

Healthcare support occupations

3,6293,7584694914574763,1613,2673,0773,178

Protective service occupations

3,2033,1282,4832,4372,4322,381720692675651

Food preparation and serving related occupations

8,2208,3783,6553,8083,0573,1644,5654,5693,7993,835

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

5,8545,7463,4343,3323,3073,1842,4212,4132,3592,357

Personal care and service occupations

5,9475,9681,3751,3761,2731,2754,5724,5924,3274,350

Sales and office occupations

33,46133,37013,00813,14812,34812,47920,45320,22219,40019,175

Sales and related occupations

15,80615,5827,9997,9797,6157,5907,8077,6027,0496,892

Office and administrative support occupations

17,65517,7895,0105,1694,7334,88912,64612,62012,35112,283

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

14,47114,34313,72613,56913,40713,258745774708749

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1,1211,156848865782807273291250274

Construction and extraction occupations

8,3388,3258,0538,0337,8867,867285292277287

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

5,0124,8624,8254,6714,7394,584187191181188

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

18,53918,62814,26114,34813,84313,9254,2784,2814,1674,160

Production occupations

8,6218,5656,1406,1156,0155,9922,4802,4502,4382,403

Transportation and material moving occupations

9,91810,0638,1218,2337,8287,9331,7971,8311,7291,757

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

 

Last Modified Date: January 22, 2020