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Appendix table 34. Employed persons aged 15-74 by occupation (Occupational Classification 2010) and sex in 2016

  Employed, 1000 persons
Both sexes total Males Females
Occupation code Occupation      
  Occupations total 2 448 1 267 1 182
1 Managers 81 53 28
11 Chief executives, senior officials and legislators 14 10 4
12 Administrative and commercial managers 27 18 9
13 Production and specialised services managers 32 20 11
14 Hospitality, retail and other services managers 9 6 3
2 Professionals 586 306 280
21 Science and engineering professionals 140 109 31
22 Health professionals 36 12 24
23 Teaching professionals 133 34 99
24 Business and administration professionals 112 55 57
25 Information and communications technology professionals 84 66 18
26 Legal, social and cultural professionals 79 30 49
3 Technicians and associate professionals 463 199 264
31 Science and engineering associate professionals 88 72 16
32 Health associate professionals 112 16 96
33 Business and administration associate professionals 158 66 92
34 Legal, social, cultural and related associate professionals 82 28 54
35 Information and communications technicians 22 17 5
4 Clerical support workers 143 35 108
41 General and keyboard clerks 43 4 40
42 Customer services clerks 36 7 28
43 Numerical and material recording clerks 40 14 25
44 Other clerical support workers 25 9 15
5 Service and sales workers 479 140 339
51 Personal service workers 114 46 68
52 Sales workers 168 61 107
53 Personal care workers 178 18 160
54 Protective services workers 19 15 4
6 Skilled agricultural and fishery workers 81 57 24
61 Market-oriented skilled agricultural workers 71 48 23
62 Market-oriented skilled forestry, fishery and hunting workers 10 9 .
7 Craft and related trades workers 263 245 18
71 Building and related trades workers, excluding electricians 107 103 4
72 Metal, machinery and related trades workers 86 84 3
73 Handicraft and printing workers 10 7 3
74 Electrical and electronic trades workers 38 38 .
75 Food processing, wood working, garment and other craft and related trades workers 21 14 8
8 Plant and machine operators and assemblers 189 161 28
81 Stationary plant and machine operators 57 39 18
82 Assemblers 15 10 4
83 Drivers and mobile plant operators 117 112 6
9 Elementary occupations 149 59 90
91 Cleaners and helpers 63 8 55
92 Agricultural, forestry and fishery labourers 5 3 2
93 Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport 46 35 11
94 Food preparation assistants 24 6 18
95 Street and related sales and service workers 3 . .
96 Refuse workers and other elementary workers 9 6 3
00 Armed forces 9 9 .
01 Commissioned armed forces officers 4 4 .
02 Non-commissioned armed forces officers 5 5 .

Source: Labour Force Survey 2016. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Hanna Sutela 029 551 2907, Liisa Larja 029 551 3461, tyovoimatutkimus@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma

Updated 12.4.2017

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. Time series data 2007-2016 2016, Appendix table 34. Employed persons aged 15-74 by occupation (Occupational Classification 2010) and sex in 2016 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 23.11.2024].
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