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Occupation (by Sex of Worker)
Employed Civilian Population 16 Years & Over
Los Angeles County, 2000 Census
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Occupation |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Total
Employed Civilian Population 16 Years & Over |
2,169,112 |
100.00% |
1,784,303 |
100.00% |
3,953,415 |
100.00% |
|
Management,
professional, and related occupations |
705,714 |
32.53% |
650,259 |
36.44% |
1,355,973 |
34.30% |
|
Management,
business, and financial operations occupations: |
298,145 |
13.75% |
232,910 |
13.05% |
531,055 |
13.43% |
|
Management
occupations, except farmers and farm managers |
211,985 |
9.77% |
136,308 |
7.64% |
348,293 |
8.81% |
|
Farmers and
farm managers |
912 |
0.04% |
356 |
0.02% |
1,268 |
0.03% |
|
Business and
financial operations occupations |
85,248 |
3.93% |
96,246 |
5.39% |
181,494 |
4.59% |
|
Business
operations specialists |
40,638 |
1.87% |
45,082 |
2.53% |
85,720 |
2.17% |
|
Financial
specialists |
44,610 |
2.06% |
51,164 |
2.87% |
95,774 |
2.42% |
|
Professional
and related occupations |
407,569 |
18.79% |
417,349 |
23.39% |
824,918 |
20.87% |
|
Computer and
mathematical occupations |
60,241 |
2.78% |
22,229 |
1.25% |
82,470 |
2.09% |
|
Architecture
and engineering occupations: |
65,202 |
3.01% |
10,753 |
0.60% |
75,955 |
1.92% |
|
Architects,
surveyors, cartographers, and engineers |
51,125 |
2.36% |
7,471 |
0.42% |
58,596 |
1.48% |
|
Drafters,
engineering, and mapping technicians |
14,077 |
0.65% |
3,282 |
0.18% |
17,359 |
0.44% |
|
Life,
physical, and social science occupations |
16,234 |
0.75% |
15,871 |
0.89% |
32,105 |
0.81% |
|
Community and
social services occupations |
20,848 |
0.96% |
31,609 |
1.77% |
52,457 |
1.33% |
|
Legal
occupations |
31,724 |
1.46% |
25,399 |
1.42% |
57,123 |
1.44% |
|
Education,
training, and library occupations |
64,107 |
2.96% |
152,038 |
8.52% |
216,145 |
5.47% |
|
Arts, design,
entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
99,451 |
4.58% |
61,355 |
3.44% |
160,806 |
4.07% |
|
Healthcare
practitioners and technical occupations: |
49,762 |
2.29% |
98,095 |
5.50% |
147,857 |
3.74% |
|
Health
diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations |
36,564 |
1.69% |
68,036 |
3.81% |
104,600 |
2.65% |
|
Health
technologists and technicians |
13,198 |
0.61% |
30,059 |
1.68% |
43,257 |
1.09% |
|
Occupation |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
Service
occupations: |
279,985 |
12.91% |
300,824 |
16.86% |
580,809 |
14.69% |
|
Healthcare
support occupations |
11,648 |
0.54% |
54,786 |
3.07% |
66,434 |
1.68% |
|
Protective
service occupations: |
56,026 |
2.58% |
14,504 |
0.81% |
70,530 |
1.78% |
|
Fire fighting,
prevention, and law enforcement workers, including supervisors |
21,744 |
1.00% |
5,375 |
0.30% |
27,119 |
0.69% |
|
Other
protective service workers, including supervisors |
34,282 |
1.58% |
9,129 |
0.51% |
43,411 |
1.10% |
|
Food
preparation and serving related occupations |
94,751 |
4.37% |
75,605 |
4.24% |
170,356 |
4.31% |
|
Building and
grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
88,069 |
4.06% |
60,843 |
3.41% |
148,912 |
3.77% |
|
Personal care
and service occupations |
29,491 |
1.36% |
95,086 |
5.33% |
124,577 |
3.15% |
|
Sales and
office occupations: |
438,186 |
20.20% |
651,873 |
36.53% |
1,090,059 |
27.57% |
|
Sales and
related occupations |
240,465 |
11.09% |
210,501 |
11.80% |
450,966 |
11.41% |
|
Office and
administrative support occupations |
197,721 |
9.12% |
441,372 |
24.74% |
639,093 |
16.17% |
|
Farming,
fishing, and forestry occupations |
4,705 |
0.22% |
1,945 |
0.11% |
6,650 |
0.17% |
|
Construction,
extraction, and maintenance occupations |
295,561 |
13.63% |
10,889 |
0.61% |
306,450 |
7.75% |
|
Construction
and extraction occupations: |
168,477 |
7.77% |
4,476 |
0.25% |
172,953 |
4.37% |
|
Supervisors,
construction and extraction workers |
17,235 |
0.79% |
627 |
0.04% |
17,862 |
0.45% |
|
Construction
trades workers |
150,721 |
6.95% |
3,827 |
0.21% |
154,548 |
3.91% |
|
Extraction
workers |
521 |
0.02% |
22 |
0.00% |
543 |
0.01% |
|
Installation,
maintenance, and repair occupations |
127,084 |
5.86% |
6,413 |
0.36% |
133,497 |
3.38% |
|
Occupation |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
Production,
transportation, and material moving occupations |
444,961 |
20.51% |
168,513 |
9.44% |
613,474 |
15.52% |
|
Production
occupations |
248,326 |
11.45% |
131,883 |
7.39% |
380,209 |
9.62% |
|
Transportation
and material moving occupations |
196,635 |
9.07% |
36,630 |
2.05% |
233,265 |
5.90% |
|
Supervisors,
transportation and material moving workers |
6,889 |
0.32% |
1,229 |
0.07% |
8,118 |
0.21% |
|
Aircraft and
traffic control occupations |
2,207 |
0.10% |
239 |
0.01% |
2,446 |
0.06% |
|
Motor vehicle
operators |
100,463 |
4.63% |
9,703 |
0.54% |
110,166 |
2.79% |
|
Rail, water
and other transportation occupations |
9,557 |
0.44% |
1,081 |
0.06% |
10,638 |
0.27% |
|
Material
moving workers |
77,519 |
3.57% |
24,378 |
1.37% |
101,897 |
2.58% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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