Equal Employment Indicators

Fairfield County

1990 Census

Table 5. Summary Occupations by Gender and Race/Ethnicity


Universe: Total Civilian Labor Force
Summary Occupations	Total	White	Total Minority	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Native American	Other
Total, All Occupations	452,963	370,237	82,726	40,604	32,738	8,309	480	595
Percent	100.0%	81.7%	18.3%	9.0%	7.2%	1.8%	0.1%	0.1%
Executive, Administrative & Managerial	85,149	78,221	6,928	2,966	2,423	1,451	64	24
Professional Specialty	74,496	66,528	7,968	3,783	2,249	1,758	102	76
Technicians & Related Support	14,852	12,339	2,513	1,129	724	614	39	7
Sales Occupations	60,507	54,128	6,379	2,936	2,600	768	49	26
Administrative Support including Clerical	74,252	59,971	14,281	8,757	4,496	892	88	48
Service Occupations	47,580	30,300	17,280	9,278	6,867	852	55	228
Farming, Fishing & Forestry	5,224	4,253	971	197	666	108	0	0
Precision Production, Craft & Repair	44,625	35,668	8,957	3,695	4,538	632	58	34
Machine Operators, Assemblers & Inspectors	22,870	12,503	10,367	3,773	5,525	991	10	68
Transportation & Material Moving	11,216	8,091	3,125	1,988	1,049	72	9	7
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, Helpers & Laborers	12,192	8,235	3,957	2,102	1,601	171	6	77
Universe: Male Civilian Labor Force
Summary Occupations	Total	White	Total Minority	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Native American	Other
Total, All Occupations	246,380	203,521	42,859	19,121	18,116	5,064	237	321
Percent	100.0%	82.6%	17.4%	7.8%	7.4%	2.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Executive, Administrative & Managerial	53,707	49,938	3,769	1,267	1,409	1,057	24	12
Professional Specialty	35,064	31,505	3,559	1,371	986	1,092	46	64
Technicians & Related Support	8,315	7,011	1,304	427	407	447	23	0
Sales Occupations	33,681	31,002	2,679	1,013	1,219	420	17	10
Administrative Support including Clerical	16,821	12,895	3,926	2,308	1,240	327	26	25
Service Occupations	21,594	13,503	8,091	3,869	3,687	418	23	94
Farming, Fishing & Forestry	4,547	3,684	863	183	589	91	0	0
Precision Production, Craft & Repair	39,887	32,619	7,268	3,095	3,636	450	53	34
Machine Operators, Assemblers & Inspectors	12,651	7,218	5,433	1,998	2,794	592	10	39
Transportation & Material Moving	10,147	7,330	2,817	1,854	875	72	9	7
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, Helpers & Laborers	9,966	6,816	3,150	1,736	1,274	98	6	36
Universe: Female Civilian Labor Force
Summary Occupations	Total	White	Total Minority	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Native American	Other
Total, All Occupations	206,583	166,716	39,867	21,483	14,622	3,245	243	274
Percent	100.0%	80.7%	19.3%	10.4%	7.1%	1.6%	0.1%	0.1%
Executive, Administrative & Managerial	31,442	28,283	3,159	1,699	1,014	394	40	12
Professional Specialty	39,432	35,023	4,409	2,412	1,263	666	56	12
Technicians & Related Support	6,537	5,328	1,209	702	317	167	16	7
Sales Occupations	26,826	23,126	3,700	1,923	1,381	348	32	16
Administrative Support including Clerical	57,431	47,076	10,355	6,449	3,256	565	62	23
Service Occupations	25,986	16,797	9,189	5,409	3,180	434	32	134
Farming, Fishing & Forestry	677	569	108	14	77	17	0	0
Precision Production, Craft & Repair	4,738	3,049	1,689	600	902	182	5	0
Machine Operators, Assemblers & Inspectors	10,219	5,285	4,934	1,775	2,731	399	0	29
Transportation & Material Moving	1,069	761	308	134	174	0	0	0
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, Helpers & Laborers	2,226	1,419	807	366	327	73	0	41

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