Table 4.  Employed foreign-born and native-born persons 16 years and over by occupation and sex,
  2008 annual averages

  (Percent distribution)
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                   Foreign Born                  Native Born         
                        Occupation                                                                                   
                                                                                                                     
                                                            Total      Men      Women     Total      Men      Women  
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
    Total................................................   22,660    13,578     9,082   122,703    63,908    58,795 
    Percent..............................................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
                                                                                                                     
  Management, professional, and related occupations......     28.2      25.9      31.5      37.8      35.1      40.7 
   Management, business, and financial operations                                                                    
    occupations..........................................     10.8      10.6      11.0      16.0      17.5      14.3 
    Management occupations...............................      7.7       8.3       6.8      11.5      13.8       9.0 
    Business and financial operations occupations........      3.1       2.3       4.2       4.5       3.8       5.3 
   Professional and related occupations..................     17.4      15.3      20.5      21.8      17.6      26.4 
    Computer and mathematical occupations................      3.6       4.7       2.1       2.3       3.3       1.2 
    Architecture and engineering occupations.............      2.0       2.9        .8       2.0       3.4        .6 
    Life, physical, and social science occupations.......      1.2       1.2       1.2        .9        .9        .8 
    Community and social services occupations............       .9        .7       1.1       1.7       1.3       2.2 
    Legal occupations....................................       .4        .3        .7       1.3       1.2       1.4 
    Education, training, and library occupations.........      3.3       1.8       5.4       6.4       3.1      10.0 
    Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media                                                                   
     occupations.........................................      1.4       1.2       1.6       2.0       2.0       2.0 
    Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations....      4.6       2.6       7.8       5.2       2.4       8.2 
                                                                                                                     
  Service occupations....................................     23.2      17.7      31.3      15.6      12.6      18.9 
    Healthcare support occupations.......................      2.5        .5       5.4       2.2        .5       4.0 
    Protective service occupations.......................       .9       1.1        .6       2.3       3.4       1.1 
    Food preparation and serving related occupations.....      7.5       7.3       7.7       5.0       3.8       6.3 
    Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance                                                                    
     occupations.........................................      8.2       7.2       9.7       2.9       3.6       2.2 
    Personal care and service occupations................      4.1       1.5       7.9       3.3       1.3       5.3 
                                                                                                                     
  Sales and office occupations...........................     17.2      12.4      24.3      25.8      17.8      34.5 
    Sales and related occupations........................      8.9       7.8      10.6      11.6      11.2      12.1 
    Office and administrative support occupations........      8.3       4.6      13.8      14.2       6.6      22.4 
                                                                                                                     
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                   
   occupations...........................................     15.1      24.2       1.5       9.3      17.0        .8 
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations...........      1.7       2.2        .9        .5        .7        .2 
    Construction and extraction occupations..............     10.4      17.2        .4       5.1       9.6        .3 
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations....      3.0       4.8        .2       3.6       6.7        .3 
                                                                                                                     
  Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                    
   occupations...........................................     16.4      19.7      11.3      11.5      17.4       5.0 
    Production occupations...............................      9.3       9.9       8.4       5.6       7.8       3.2 
    Transportation and material moving occupations.......      7.1       9.9       2.9       5.9       9.6       1.8 

     NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. See the Technical
  Note for further information.