Table 3. Employed persons by disability status, occupation, and sex, 2011 annual averages
| Occupation | Persons with a disability | Persons with no disability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
Total employed (in thousands) |
4,861 | 2,670 | 2,192 | 135,008 | 71,621 | 63,387 |
Occupation as a percent of total employed |
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Total employed |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Management, professional, and related occupations |
31.7 | 30.2 | 33.4 | 37.8 | 34.5 | 41.4 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
13.8 | 16.1 | 10.9 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 14.3 |
Management occupations |
9.9 | 12.5 | 6.8 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 8.9 |
Business and financial operations occupations |
3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 5.4 |
Professional and related occupations |
17.9 | 14.1 | 22.4 | 22.3 | 18.0 | 27.1 |
Computer and mathematical occupations |
1.7 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 1.4 |
Architecture and engineering occupations |
1.5 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
Life, physical, and social science occupations |
0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Community and social service occupations |
1.8 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
Legal occupations |
1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
Education, training, and library occupations |
5.3 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 9.7 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations |
3.5 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 8.9 |
Service occupations |
19.2 | 15.8 | 23.4 | 17.7 | 14.7 | 21.1 |
Healthcare support occupations |
2.2 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 4.5 |
Protective service occupations |
2.0 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.0 |
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
4.8 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 6.4 |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
5.9 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.2 |
Personal care and service occupations |
4.4 | 1.9 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 5.9 |
Sales and office occupations |
24.6 | 16.3 | 34.7 | 23.6 | 16.8 | 31.3 |
Sales and related occupations |
10.8 | 9.6 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 11.6 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
13.8 | 6.7 | 22.5 | 12.6 | 6.3 | 19.8 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
10.2 | 17.7 | 1.1 | 9.3 | 16.7 | 0.8 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
5.2 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 9.4 | 0.2 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
4.2 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
14.3 | 20.0 | 7.4 | 11.7 | 17.3 | 5.4 |
Production occupations |
7.1 | 9.1 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 3.5 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
7.2 | 10.9 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 9.5 | 1.9 |