Table 19: Percent of Employed Persons by Occupation of Employment for the United States and States in the United States, 2000 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Occupation Number Percent ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ United States Employed civilian population 16 years and over 129,721,512 100.0 Management, professional, and related 43,646,731 33.6 Service 19,276,947 14.9 Sales and office 34,621,390 26.7 Farming, fishing, and forestry 951,810 0.7 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 12,256,138 9.5 Production, transportation, and material moving 18,968,496 14.6 Alabama Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,920,189 100.0 Management, professional, and related 566,325 29.5 Service 259,106 13.5 Sales and office 497,262 25.9 Farming, fishing, and forestry 14,855 0.8 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 217,200 11.3 Production, transportation, and material moving 365,441 19.0 Alaska Employed civilian population 16 years and over 281,532 100.0 Management, professional, and related 96,839 34.4 Service 43,940 15.6 Sales and office 73,550 26.1 Farming, fishing, and forestry 4,168 1.5 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 32,702 11.6 Production, transportation, and material moving 30,333 10.8 Arizona Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,233,004 100.0 Management, professional, and related 730,001 32.7 Service 362,547 16.2 Sales and office 636,970 28.6 Farming, fishing, and forestry 13,893 0.6 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 245,578 11.0 Production, transportation, and material moving 244,015 10.9 Arkansas Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,173,399 100.0 Management, professional, and related 325,169 27.7 Service 165,701 14.1 Sales and office 294,360 25.1 Farming, fishing, and forestry 17,923 1.5 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 124,033 10.6 Production, transportation, and material moving 246,213 21.0 California Employed civilian population 16 years and over 14,718,928 100.0 Management, professional, and related 5,295,069 36.0 Service 2,173,874 14.7 Sales and office 3,939,383 26.8 Farming, fishing, and forestry 196,695 1.3 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,239,160 8.5 Production, transportation, and material moving 1,874,747 12.7 Colorado Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,205,194 100.0 Management, professional, and related 823,731 37.4 Service 306,268 13.8 Sales and office 599,509 27.2 Farming, fishing, and forestry 13,069 0.6 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 232,021 10.5 Production, transportation, and material moving 230,596 10.5 Connecticut Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,664,440 100.0 Management, professional, and related 651,385 39.1 Service 237,406 14.3 Sales and office 440,288 26.5 Farming, fishing, and forestry 3,446 0.2 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 132,878 7.9 Production, transportation, and material moving 199,037 12.0 Delaware Employed civilian population 16 years and over 376,811 100.0 Management, professional, and related 132,858 35.3 Service 54,912 14.5 Sales and office 104,059 27.6 Farming, fishing, and forestry 1,926 0.6 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 35,950 9.5 Production, transportation, and material moving 47,106 12.5 District of Columbia Employed civilian population 16 years and over 263,108 100.0 Management, professional, and related 134,387 51.1 Service 42,308 16.1 Sales and office 59,966 22.7 Farming, fishing, and forestry 146 0.1 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 12,571 4.8 Production, transportation, and material moving 13,730 5.2 Florida Employed civilian population 16 years and over 6,995,047 100.0 Management, professional, and related 2,206,193 31.5 Service 1,183,660 17.0 Sales and office 2,066,191 29.5 Farming, fishing, and forestry 63,572 0.9 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 717,333 10.3 Production, transportation, and material moving 758,098 10.8 Georgia Employed civilian population 16 years and over 3,839,756 100.0 Management, professional, and related 1,255,959 32.7 Service 514,241 13.4 Sales and office 1,028,240 26.8 Farming, fishing, and forestry 24,489 0.6 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 415,849 10.8 Production, transportation, and material moving 600,978 15.7 Hawaii Employed civilian population 16 years and over 537,909 100.0 Management, professional, and related 173,437 32.2 Service 112,660 21.0 Sales and office 151,025 28.1 Farming, fishing, and forestry 6,909 1.2 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 46,054 8.6 Production, transportation, and material moving 47,824 8.9 Idaho Employed civilian population 16 years and over 599,453 100.0 Management, professional, and related 188,094 31.4 Service 93,467 15.6 Sales and office 151,835 25.3 Farming, fishing, and forestry 16,249 2.7 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 64,747 10.8 Production, transportation, and material moving 85,061 14.2 Illinois Employed civilian population 16 years and over 5,833,185 100.0 Management, professional, and related 1,993,671 34.2 Service 813,479 13.9 Sales and office 1,609,939 27.6 Farming, fishing, and forestry 17,862 0.3 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 480,418 8.3 Production, transportation, and material moving 917,816 15.7 Indiana Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,965,174 100.0 Management, professional, and related 851,016 28.7 Service 420,053 14.2 Sales and office 749,971 25.3 Farming, fishing, and forestry 12,209 0.4 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 296,514 10.0 Production, transportation, and material moving 635,411 21.4 Iowa Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,489,816 100.0 Management, professional, and related 466,436 31.3 Service 219,837 14.8 Sales and office 385,794 25.9 Farming, fishing, and forestry 15,877 1.0 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 132,530 8.9 Production, transportation, and material moving 269,342 18.1 Kansas Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,316,283 100.0 Management, professional, and related 445,588 33.9 Service 190,142 14.4 Sales and office 340,049 25.8 Farming, fishing, and forestry 13,255 1.0 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 129,940 9.9 Production, transportation, and material moving 197,309 15.0 Kentucky Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,798,264 100.0 Management, professional, and related 515,225 28.7 Service 256,665 14.2 Sales and office 457,438 25.5 Farming, fishing, and forestry 16,270 0.9 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 198,662 11.0 Production, transportation, and material moving 354,004 19.7 Louisiana Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,851,777 100.0 Management, professional, and related 553,552 29.9 Service 309,227 16.7 Sales and office 495,475 26.7 Farming, fishing, and forestry 15,070 0.9 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 216,742 11.7 Production, transportation, and material moving 261,711 14.1 Maine Employed civilian population 16 years and over 624,011 100.0 Management, professional, and related 196,862 31.5 Service 95,601 15.4 Sales and office 161,480 25.8 Farming, fishing, and forestry 10,338 1.7 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 64,064 10.3 Production, transportation, and material moving 95,666 15.3 Maryland Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,608,457 100.0 Management, professional, and related 1,076,233 41.3 Service 363,833 13.9 Sales and office 688,728 26.4 Farming, fishing, and forestry 6,886 0.3 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 224,355 8.6 Production, transportation, and material moving 248,422 9.5 Massachusetts Employed civilian population 16 years and over 3,161,087 100.0 Management, professional, and related 1,298,704 41.1 Service 444,298 14.0 Sales and office 818,844 25.9 Farming, fishing, and forestry 6,642 0.3 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 235,876 7.4 Production, transportation, and material moving 356,723 11.3 Michigan Employed civilian population 16 years and over 4,637,461 100.0 Management, professional, and related 1,459,767 31.5 Service 687,336 14.8 Sales and office 1,187,015 25.6 Farming, fishing, and forestry 21,120 0.5 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 425,291 9.1 Production, transportation, and material moving 856,932 18.5 Minnesota Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,580,046 100.0 Management, professional, and related 923,768 35.8 Service 354,147 13.7 Sales and office 683,389 26.5 Farming, fishing, and forestry 17,674 0.7 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 217,294 8.4 Production, transportation, and material moving 383,774 14.9 Mississippi Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,173,314 100.0 Management, professional, and related 321,110 27.4 Service 174,390 14.8 Sales and office 292,544 25.0 Farming, fishing, and forestry 14,462 1.2 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 131,751 11.2 Production, transportation, and material moving 239,057 20.4 Missouri Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,657,924 100.0 Management, professional, and related 836,005 31.5 Service 399,052 15.0 Sales and office 714,303 26.8 Farming, fishing, and forestry 17,240 0.7 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 259,266 9.7 Production, transportation, and material moving 432,058 16.3 Montana Employed civilian population 16 years and over 425,977 100.0 Management, professional, and related 140,956 33.1 Service 73,316 17.2 Sales and office 108,792 25.5 Farming, fishing, and forestry 9,246 2.2 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 45,770 10.8 Production, transportation, and material moving 47,897 11.2 Nebraska Employed civilian population 16 years and over 877,237 100.0 Management, professional, and related 289,073 33.0 Service 127,865 14.5 Sales and office 231,800 26.5 Farming, fishing, and forestry 14,136 1.6 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 81,626 9.3 Production, transportation, and material moving 132,737 15.1 Nevada Employed civilian population 16 years and over 933,280 100.0 Management, professional, and related 239,717 25.7 Service 229,795 24.6 Sales and office 257,647 27.6 Farming, fishing, and forestry 2,499 0.3 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 106,600 11.4 Production, transportation, and material moving 97,022 10.4 New Hampshire Employed civilian population 16 years and over 650,871 100.0 Management, professional, and related 232,927 35.8 Service 84,618 13.0 Sales and office 173,282 26.6 Farming, fishing, and forestry 2,902 0.5 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 60,988 9.3 Production, transportation, and material moving 96,154 14.8 New Jersey Employed civilian population 16 years and over 3,950,029 100.0 Management, professional, and related 1,501,037 38.0 Service 538,952 13.6 Sales and office 1,123,921 28.5 Farming, fishing, and forestry 6,963 0.2 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 306,196 7.7 Production, transportation, and material moving 472,960 12.0 New Mexico Employed civilian population 16 years and over 763,116 100.0 Management, professional, and related 259,510 34.0 Service 129,349 17.0 Sales and office 197,580 25.8 Farming, fishing, and forestry 7,594 1.0 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 87,172 11.5 Production, transportation, and material moving 81,911 10.7 New York Employed civilian population 16 years and over 8,382,988 100.0 Management, professional, and related 3,079,837 36.7 Service 1,389,202 16.6 Sales and office 2,272,500 27.1 Farming, fishing, and forestry 24,609 0.3 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 633,091 7.6 Production, transportation, and material moving 983,749 11.7 North Carolina Employed civilian population 16 years and over 3,824,741 100.0 Management, professional, and related 1,192,816 31.2 Service 517,418 13.5 Sales and office 947,865 24.8 Farming, fishing, and forestry 29,178 0.8 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 422,336 11.0 Production, transportation, and material moving 715,128 18.7 North Dakota Employed civilian population 16 years and over 316,632 100.0 Management, professional, and related 105,314 33.3 Service 52,942 16.7 Sales and office 82,726 26.1 Farming, fishing, and forestry 5,299 1.7 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 30,935 9.8 Production, transportation, and material moving 39,416 12.4 Ohio Employed civilian population 16 years and over 5,402,175 100.0 Management, professional, and related 1,672,257 31.0 Service 786,725 14.5 Sales and office 1,423,755 26.4 Farming, fishing, and forestry 18,627 0.3 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 471,714 8.8 Production, transportation, and material moving 1,029,097 19.0 Oklahoma Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,545,296 100.0 Management, professional, and related 468,088 30.3 Service 239,812 15.5 Sales and office 411,153 26.6 Farming, fishing, and forestry 13,721 0.9 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 174,539 11.3 Production, transportation, and material moving 237,983 15.4 Oregon Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,627,769 100.0 Management, professional, and related 538,029 33.1 Service 248,999 15.3 Sales and office 424,192 26.0 Farming, fishing, and forestry 28,102 1.7 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 148,541 9.2 Production, transportation, and material moving 239,906 14.7 Pennsylvania Employed civilian population 16 years and over 5,653,500 100.0 Management, professional, and related 1,841,175 32.6 Service 838,137 14.8 Sales and office 1,525,131 27.0 Farming, fishing, and forestry 26,722 0.4 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 500,898 8.9 Production, transportation, and material moving 921,437 16.3 Rhode Island Employed civilian population 16 years and over 500,731 100.0 Management, professional, and related 169,994 33.9 Service 78,539 15.7 Sales and office 135,754 27.1 Farming, fishing, and forestry 1,715 0.4 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 38,437 7.7 Production, transportation, and material moving 76,292 15.2 South Carolina Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,824,700 100.0 Management, professional, and related 530,117 29.1 Service 268,661 14.7 Sales and office 459,724 25.2 Farming, fishing, and forestry 10,679 0.6 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 209,048 11.4 Production, transportation, and material moving 346,471 19.0 South Dakota Employed civilian population 16 years and over 374,373 100.0 Management, professional, and related 122,207 32.6 Service 58,573 15.7 Sales and office 99,073 26.5 Farming, fishing, and forestry 7,247 1.9 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 34,031 9.1 Production, transportation, and material moving 53,242 14.2 Tennessee Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,651,638 100.0 Management, professional, and related 781,153 29.5 Service 362,941 13.6 Sales and office 692,499 26.2 Farming, fishing, and forestry 14,645 0.5 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 272,164 10.3 Production, transportation, and material moving 528,236 19.9 Texas Employed civilian population 16 years and over 9,234,372 100.0 Management, professional, and related 3,078,757 33.3 Service 1,351,270 14.7 Sales and office 2,515,596 27.2 Farming, fishing, and forestry 61,486 0.7 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 1,008,353 10.9 Production, transportation, and material moving 1,218,910 13.2 Utah Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,044,362 100.0 Management, professional, and related 339,310 32.5 Service 145,862 14.0 Sales and office 301,566 28.8 Farming, fishing, and forestry 5,417 0.6 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 110,873 10.6 Production, transportation, and material moving 141,334 13.5 Vermont Employed civilian population 16 years and over 317,134 100.0 Management, professional, and related 115,136 36.3 Service 46,384 14.6 Sales and office 77,608 24.5 Farming, fishing, and forestry 4,160 1.3 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 29,562 9.3 Production, transportation, and material moving 44,284 14.0 Virginia Employed civilian population 16 years and over 3,412,647 100.0 Management, professional, and related 1,304,906 38.2 Service 468,179 13.8 Sales and office 868,527 25.4 Farming, fishing, and forestry 16,336 0.5 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 327,733 9.6 Production, transportation, and material moving 426,966 12.5 Washington Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,793,722 100.0 Management, professional, and related 993,198 35.6 Service 416,056 14.8 Sales and office 723,256 25.9 Farming, fishing, and forestry 43,495 1.6 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 263,767 9.4 Production, transportation, and material moving 353,950 12.7 West Virginia Employed civilian population 16 years and over 732,673 100.0 Management, professional, and related 204,370 27.9 Service 121,293 16.5 Sales and office 191,079 26.1 Farming, fishing, and forestry 5,362 0.8 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 90,332 12.3 Production, transportation, and material moving 120,237 16.4 Wisconsin Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,734,925 100.0 Management, professional, and related 857,205 31.3 Service 383,619 14.1 Sales and office 690,360 25.2 Farming, fishing, and forestry 25,725 1.0 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 237,086 8.6 Production, transportation, and material moving 540,930 19.8 Wyoming Employed civilian population 16 years and over 241,055 100.0 Management, professional, and related 72,258 30.0 Service 40,290 16.7 Sales and office 58,397 24.2 Farming, fishing, and forestry 3,700 1.6 Construction, extraction, and maintenance 35,567 14.7 Production, transportation, and material moving 30,843 12.8 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________