Independent contractors and workers in traditional arrangements, 
by occupation, February 1999 
 

					      			     Percent
Occupation		 			Independent contractors    Traditional workers

Executive, Administrative, and managerial	       20.5			  14.6
Professional specialty 		       		       18.5			  15.5
Technicians and related support 		        1.1			   3.3
Sales occupations			       	       17.3			  12.0
Administrative support, including clerical 		3.4			  15.0
Service occupations 		        		8.8			  13.7
Precision production, craft, and repair	       	       18.9			  10.5
Operators, fabricators, and laborers	        	7.0			  13.6
Farming, forestry, and fishing			        4.4			   2.0