Nontraditional Occupations for Women in 20011
(Numbers in thousands) |
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| Occupations |
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Employed |
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Employed |
Percent |
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Both Sexes |
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Female |
Female |
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| Textile cutting machine operators |
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4 |
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1 |
25.0 |
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| Inspectors, agricultural products |
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4 |
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1 |
25.0 |
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| Guards and police, excluding public
service |
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786 |
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189 |
24.0 |
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| Sales representatives in mining |
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| manufacturing, and wholesale |
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1,480 |
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351 |
23.7 |
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| Hand molding, casting, and forming
occupation |
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17 |
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4 |
23.5 |
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| Architects |
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214 |
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50 |
23.4 |
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| Production helpers |
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57 |
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13 |
22.8 |
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| Correctional institution officers |
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323 |
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73 |
22.6 |
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| Supervisors, guard |
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62 |
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14 |
22.6 |
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| Atmospheric and space scientists |
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14 |
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3 |
21.4 |
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| Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement
officers |
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169 |
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36 |
21.3 |
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| Laborers, excluding construction |
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1,252 |
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265 |
21.2 |
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| Metal plating machine operators |
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19 |
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4 |
21.0 |
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| Metalworking and plastic working machine
operators |
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313 |
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63 |
20.1 |
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| Drafting occupations |
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220 |
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44 |
20.0 |
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| Dentists |
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170 |
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34 |
20.0 |
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| Agricultural and food scientists |
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35 |
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7 |
20.0 |
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| Supervisors, production occupations |
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1,076 |
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212 |
19.7 |
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| Electrical and electronic technicians |
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475 |
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93 |
19.6 |
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| Forestry and conservation scientists |
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26 |
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5 |
19.2 |
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| Extruding and forming machine
operators |
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32 |
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6 |
18.7 |
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| Hand cutting and trimming occupations |
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11 |
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2 |
18.2 |
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| Broadcast equipment operators |
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52 |
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9 |
17.3 |
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| Managers, horticultural specialty
farmers |
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247 |
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4 |
16.7 |
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| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm
products |
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12 |
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2 |
16.7 |
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| Motion picture projectionists |
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6 |
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1 |
16.7 |
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| Miscellaneous woodworking machine
operators |
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38 |
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6 |
15.8 |
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| Printing press operators |
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279 |
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43 |
15.4 |
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| Baggage porters and bellhops |
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48 |
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7 |
14.6 |
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| Auctioneers |
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7 |
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1 |
14.3 |
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| Police and detectives, public service |
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574 |
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81 |
14.1 |
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| Mixing and blending Machine operators |
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100 |
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14 |
14.0 |
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| Freight, stock, and material handlers,
n.e.c. |
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725 |
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99 |
13.6 |
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| Vehicle washers and equipment
cleaners |
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309 |
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42 |
13.6 |
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| Sawing machine operators |
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59 |
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8 |
13.6 |
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| Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c. |
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22 |
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3 |
13.6 |
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| Surveying and mapping technicians |
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68 |
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9 |
13.2 |
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| Horticultural specialty farmers |
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69 |
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9 |
13.0 |
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| Supervisors, farm workers |
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39 |
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5 |
12.8 |
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| Meter readers |
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55 |
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7 |
12.7 |
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| Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine
operators |
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55 |
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7 |
12.7 |
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| Taxicab drivers and chauffeurs |
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305 |
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38 |
12.5 |
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| Announcers |
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49 |
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6 |
12.2 |
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| Crushing and grinding machine
operators |
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41 |
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5 |
12.2 |
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| Precision woodworking occupations |
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123 |
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14 |
11.4 |
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| Sales workers, part |
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170 |
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19 |
11.2 |
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| Motor transportation occupations,
n.e.c. |
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9 |
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1 |
11.1 |
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| Painting and paint spraying machine
operators |
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173 |
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19 |
11.0 |
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| Furnace, kiln, and oven operator, excluding
food |
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57 |
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6 |
10.5 |
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| Sales workers, motor vehicle and
boats |
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329 |
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33 |
10.0 |
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| Heat treating equipment operators |
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10 |
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1 |
10.0 |
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| Supervisors, police and detective |
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111 |
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11 |
9.9 |
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| Parking lot attendants |
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61 |
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6 |
9.8 |
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| Fishers, hunters, and trappers |
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42 |
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4 |
9.5 |
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| Drivers-sales workers |
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166 |
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15 |
9.0 |
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| Supervisors, mechanics and repairers |
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261 |
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23 |
8.8 |
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| Groundskeepers and gardeners |
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876 |
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69 |
7.9 |
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| Forestry and logging occupations |
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90 |
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7 |
7.8 |
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| Physicists and astronomers |
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26 |
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2 |
7.7 |
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| Garage and service station related
occupation |
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173 |
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13 |
7.5 |
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| Helpers, Mechanics and repairers |
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27 |
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2 |
7.4 |
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| Supervisors, related agricultural
occupations |
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179 |
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13 |
7.3 |
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| Air traffic controls |
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28 |
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2 |
7.1 |
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| Precision metal working occupations |
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856 |
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58 |
6.8 |
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| Stevedores |
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15 |
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1 |
6.7 |
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| Sales engineers |
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31 |
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2 |
6.4 |
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| Compressing and compacting machine
operators |
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18 |
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1 |
5.5 |
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| Garbage collectors |
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56 |
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3 |
5.4 |
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| Truck drivers |
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3,156 |
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167 |
5.3 |
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| Mechanical engineering technicians |
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19 |
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1 |
5.3 |
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| Material moving equipment operators |
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1,111 |
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54 |
4.9 |
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| Mechanics and repairers, excluding
supervisors |
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4,547 |
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214 |
4.7 |
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| Plant and system operators |
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267 |
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12 |
4.5 |
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| Rail transportation occupation |
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112 |
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5 |
4.5 |
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| Pest control occupations |
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66 |
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3 |
4.5 |
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| Helpers, construction and extractive
occupations |
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116 |
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5 |
4.3 |
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| Airplane pilots and navigators |
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136 |
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5 |
3.7 |
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| Welders and cutters |
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529 |
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19 |
3.6 |
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| Construction laborers |
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1,024 |
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36 |
3.5 |
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| Firefighter occupations |
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250 |
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7 |
2.8 |
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| Supervisors, firefighting and fire
protection |
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39 |
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1 |
2.6 |
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| Construction trades |
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6,253 |
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153 |
2.4 |
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| Extractive occupations |
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132 |
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3 |
2.3 |
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| Water transportation occupation |
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59 |
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1 |
1.7 |
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| Tool programmers, numerical control |
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18 |
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<1 |
<1.0 |
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| Miscellaneous metal and plastic processing
machine operators |
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23 |
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0 |
0.0 |
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| Roasting and baking machine operators,
food |
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5 |
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0 |
0.0 |
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| Marine life cultivation workers |
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1 |
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0 |
0.0 |
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| 1 Nontraditional occupations are those that women
comprise 25 percent or less of the total employed. |
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| 2 Not elsewhere classified. |
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Women's
Bureau
February 2002 |
