Table 2.8 Occupation of Foreign-Born Employed Workers by Sex and Year of Entry: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands. 1/ 2/) Total ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SEX AND DETAILED OCCUPATION GROUP | | YEAR OF ENTRY | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | | Total | 1990-2000 | 1980-1989 | 1970-1979 | Before 1970 | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |-------------------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Managerial and professional specialty | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 4,085| 24.7| 1,158| 20.2| 1,154| 21.5| 1,001| 30.3| 772| 36.2| | Executive, admin., managerial | 1,760| 100.0| 392| 100.0| 575| 100.0| 446| 100.0| 346| 100.0| | Professional speciality | 2,325| 100.0| 766| 100.0| 579| 100.0| 555| 100.0| 426| 100.0| |Technical, sales and admin. support | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 3,448| 20.9| 1,020| 17.8| 1,135| 21.2| 754| 22.8| 539| 25.3| | Technicians and related support | 495| 100.0| 206| 100.0| 127| 100.0| 112| 100.0| 50| 100.0| | Sales occupations | 1,558| 100.0| 461| 100.0| 541| 100.0| 315| 100.0| 241| 100.0| | Administrative support, clerical | 1,396| 100.0| 354| 100.0| 466| 100.0| 327| 100.0| 248| 100.0| |Service occupations | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 3,174| 19.2| 1,249| 21.8| 1,104| 20.6| 494| 14.9| 327| 15.3| | Private household | 312| 100.0| 122| 100.0| 121| 100.0| 41| 100.0| 28| 100.0| | Protective service | 131| 100.0| 43| 100.0| 42| 100.0| 22| 100.0| 24| 100.0| | Other service occupations | 2,730| 100.0| 1,084| 100.0| 941| 100.0| 430| 100.0| 275| 100.0| |Precision production, craft and repair | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 1,996| 12.1| 669| 11.7| 726| 13.5| 389| 11.8| 212| 10.0| | Mechanics and repairers | 463| 100.0| 111| 100.0| 177| 100.0| 105| 100.0| 70| 100.0| | Construction trades | 925| 100.0| 374| 100.0| 322| 100.0| 149| 100.0| 80| 100.0| | Other production, craft and repair | 608| 100.0| 184| 100.0| 227| 100.0| 134| 100.0| 63| 100.0| |Operators, fabricators, laborers | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 3,088| 18.7| 1,302| 22.7| 1,029| 19.2| 516| 15.6| 241| 11.3| | Operators, assemblers, inspectors | 1,507| 100.0| 602| 100.0| 510| 100.0| 274| 100.0| 122| 100.0| | Transportation and material movers | 628| 100.0| 205| 100.0| 236| 100.0| 125| 100.0| 61| 100.0| | Other laborers | 953| 100.0| 495| 100.0| 282| 100.0| 118| 100.0| 58| 100.0| |Farming, forestry, fishing | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 742| 4.5| 338| 5.9| 214| 4.0| 148| 4.5| 42| 2.0| | Farm operators and managers | 23| 100.0| 0| 100.0| 6| 100.0| 5| 100.0| 12| 100.0| | Other farming, forestry, and fishing | 718| 100.0| 338| 100.0| 208| 100.0| 143| 100.0| 29| 100.0| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Male ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SEX AND DETAILED OCCUPATION GROUP | | YEAR OF ENTRY | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | | Total | 1990-2000 | 1980-1989 | 1970-1979 | Before 1970 | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |-------------------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Managerial and professional specialty | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 2,385| 24.2| 723| 19.9| 684| 21.1| 544| 29.5| 433| 37.6| | Executive, admin., managerial | 1,036| 100.0| 235| 100.0| 357| 100.0| 237| 100.0| 207| 100.0| | Professional speciality | 1,349| 100.0| 488| 100.0| 327| 100.0| 307| 100.0| 227| 100.0| |Technical, sales and admin. support | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 1,563| 15.8| 473| 13.0| 572| 17.6| 301| 16.3| 217| 18.8| | Technicians and related support | 272| 100.0| 120| 100.0| 70| 100.0| 55| 100.0| 27| 100.0| | Sales occupations | 874| 100.0| 229| 100.0| 331| 100.0| 167| 100.0| 146| 100.0| | Administrative support, clerical | 417| 100.0| 124| 100.0| 171| 100.0| 78| 100.0| 44| 100.0| |Service occupations | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 1,341| 13.6| 608| 16.7| 456| 14.1| 171| 9.3| 105| 9.1| | Private household | 7| 100.0| 3| 100.0| 1| 100.0| 3| 100.0| -| -| | Protective service | 112| 100.0| 41| 100.0| 35| 100.0| 18| 100.0| 18| 100.0| | Other service occupations | 1,222| 100.0| 565| 100.0| 420| 100.0| 150| 100.0| 87| 100.0| |Precision production, craft and repair | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 1,737| 17.6| 590| 16.2| 636| 19.6| 331| 18.0| 179| 15.6| | Mechanics and repairers | 422| 100.0| 98| 100.0| 173| 100.0| 91| 100.0| 60| 100.0| | Construction trades | 917| 100.0| 371| 100.0| 320| 100.0| 147| 100.0| 80| 100.0| | Other production, craft and repair | 397| 100.0| 121| 100.0| 143| 100.0| 93| 100.0| 40| 100.0| |Operators, fabricators, laborers | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 2,211| 22.4| 938| 25.8| 727| 22.4| 364| 19.8| 182| 15.8| | Operators, assemblers, inspectors | 845| 100.0| 328| 100.0| 293| 100.0| 147| 100.0| 77| 100.0| | Transportation and material movers | 595| 100.0| 195| 100.0| 218| 100.0| 121| 100.0| 61| 100.0| | Other laborers | 772| 100.0| 415| 100.0| 216| 100.0| 96| 100.0| 45| 100.0| |Farming, forestry, fishing | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 637| 6.5| 300| 8.2| 172| 5.3| 131| 7.1| 35| 3.0| | Farm operators and managers | 20| 100.0| 0| 100.0| 5| 100.0| 4| 100.0| 10| 100.0| | Other farming, forestry, and fishing | 617| 100.0| 299| 100.0| 167| 100.0| 127| 100.0| 25| 100.0| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Female ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SEX AND DETAILED OCCUPATION GROUP | | YEAR OF ENTRY | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | | Total | 1990-2000 | 1980-1989 | 1970-1979 | Before 1970 | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |-------------------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Managerial and professional specialty | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 1,700| 25.5| 435| 20.7| 470| 22.2| 457| 31.3| 338| 34.4| | Executive, admin., managerial | 724| 100.0| 157| 100.0| 218| 100.0| 210| 100.0| 139| 100.0| | Professional speciality | 976| 100.0| 278| 100.0| 251| 100.0| 247| 100.0| 199| 100.0| |Technical, sales and admin. support | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 1,885| 28.3| 547| 26.0| 562| 26.6| 453| 31.0| 322| 32.9| | Technicians and related support | 223| 100.0| 86| 100.0| 57| 100.0| 56| 100.0| 23| 100.0| | Sales occupations | 684| 100.0| 231| 100.0| 209| 100.0| 148| 100.0| 95| 100.0| | Administrative support, clerical | 979| 100.0| 230| 100.0| 296| 100.0| 249| 100.0| 204| 100.0| |Service occupations | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 1,833| 27.5| 640| 30.4| 648| 30.6| 323| 22.1| 222| 22.6| | Private household | 305| 100.0| 120| 100.0| 120| 100.0| 38| 100.0| 28| 100.0| | Protective service | 20| 100.0| 2| 100.0| 7| 100.0| 4| 100.0| 6| 100.0| | Other service occupations | 1,508| 100.0| 519| 100.0| 521| 100.0| 281| 100.0| 188| 100.0| |Precision production, craft and repair | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 260| 3.9| 79| 3.7| 90| 4.3| 57| 3.9| 33| 3.4| | Mechanics and repairers | 41| 100.0| 13| 100.0| 4| 100.0| 14| 100.0| 10| 100.0| | Construction trades | 8| 100.0| 3| 100.0| 2| 100.0| 2| 100.0| -| -| | Other production, craft and repair | 211| 100.0| 63| 100.0| 85| 100.0| 41| 100.0| 22| 100.0| |Operators, fabricators, laborers | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 876| 13.2| 363| 17.3| 302| 14.3| 152| 10.4| 59| 6.0| | Operators, assemblers, inspectors | 662| 100.0| 273| 100.0| 217| 100.0| 127| 100.0| 45| 100.0| | Transportation and material movers | 33| 100.0| 10| 100.0| 19| 100.0| 4| 100.0| -| -| | Other laborers | 181| 100.0| 80| 100.0| 66| 100.0| 21| 100.0| 14| 100.0| |Farming, forestry, fishing | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 105| 1.6| 39| 1.8| 42| 2.0| 17| 1.1| 7| 0.7| | Farm operators and managers | 4| 100.0| -| -| 1| 100.0| 1| 100.0| 2| 100.0| | Other farming, forestry, and fishing | 101| 100.0| 39| 100.0| 42| 100.0| 16| 100.0| 5| 100.0| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Age 16 years and over. 2/ Status refers to reference week of the survey. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division Internet release date: January 3, 2001