Occupation |
1971 |
1976 |
1981 |
1986 |
1991 |
1996 |
Professional
and Technical |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Physical
scientists and technicians |
3163 |
3355 |
2661 |
4025 |
3335 |
2964 |
Architects,
engineers and technicians |
22675 |
29948 |
25629 |
31365 |
34526 |
41963 |
Aircraft
and ships officers |
2823 |
3181 |
2463 |
2478 |
2388 |
3045 |
Life
scientists and technicians |
2718 |
3767 |
4059 |
3935 |
3596 |
4106 |
Medical,
dental and veterinary workers |
9362 |
11761 |
12390 |
12723 |
12849 |
13116 |
Statisticians,
mathematicians, systems analysts and technicians |
1291 |
1781 |
2150 |
3591 |
4350 |
6438 |
Economists |
423 |
648 |
848 |
1016 |
1784 |
2720 |
Accountants |
7196 |
9868 |
9711 |
10361 |
12198 |
11688 |
Jurists |
2693 |
3471 |
3792 |
4355 |
4701 |
4944 |
Teachers |
18639 |
22998 |
22631 |
19742 |
20637 |
20327 |
Workers
in religion |
2842 |
2796 |
2991 |
2919 |
2861 |
2579 |
Authors,
journalists, and writers |
1928 |
2123 |
2175 |
2490 |
2756 |
3450 |
Sculptors,
painters (artists), photographers |
2723 |
3050 |
3318 |
3827 |
3708 |
4647 |
Composers
and performing artists |
1095 |
1752 |
1881 |
2087 |
2456 |
3053 |
Athletes,
sportspersons |
709 |
848 |
750 |
915 |
1125 |
1560 |
Professional,
technicians n.e.c. |
2094 |
4157 |
6727 |
7430 |
6765 |
8540 |
Total |
82372 |
105500 |
104174 |
113255 |
120032 |
135137 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Administrators
and managerial workers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legislative
officials and government administrators |
625 |
770 |
786 |
1413 |
480 |
756 |
Managers
(excluding those in wholesale and retail trade, catering |
|
|
|
|
|
|
And
lodging services, and in farming) |
26781 |
37370 |
41640 |
59067 |
63114 |
79011 |
Total |
27405 |
38140 |
42426 |
60480 |
63594 |
79767 |
Appendix
B (Table 1) continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Occupation |
1971 |
1976 |
1981 |
1986 |
1991 |
1996 |
Clerical
workers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clerical
supervisors |
4063 |
5531 |
5399 |
5655 |
9138 |
4226 |
Government
executive officials |
4638 |
5433 |
6039 |
6090 |
3252 |
3720 |
Stenographers,
typists and card-and-tape-punching machine operators |
530 |
464 |
663 |
525 |
1238 |
1298 |
Bookkeepers,
cashiers |
13804 |
14560 |
14762 |
13436 |
11181 |
9830 |
Computing
machine operators |
598 |
846 |
1382 |
1743 |
2276 |
2031 |
Transport
and communication supervisors |
5850 |
6201 |
6728 |
6434 |
4055 |
3642 |
Transport
conductors |
637 |
555 |
552 |
521 |
84 |
95 |
Mail
distribution clerks |
2241 |
2133 |
2451 |
3330 |
3761 |
5135 |
Telephone
and telegraph operators |
1579 |
1270 |
1214 |
938 |
551 |
699 |
Clerical
n.e.c. |
36511 |
33593 |
28628 |
27246 |
18408 |
24698 |
Total |
70449 |
70584 |
67815 |
65916 |
53942 |
55371 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
workers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Managers
(wholesale and retail trade) |
16034 |
14941 |
14003 |
10488 |
10932 |
14252 |
Working
proprietors (wholesale and retail trade) |
8323 |
11992 |
10938 |
13227 |
11226 |
7412 |
Sales
supervisors, and buyers |
8026 |
6853 |
4406 |
6236 |
5055 |
2871 |
Technical
sales staff, commercial travellers, and manufacturers
agents |
12999 |
13383 |
13623 |
15311 |
16563 |
16262 |
Insurance,
real estate, securities and business services
salespersons, and auctioneers |
9806 |
10587 |
10817 |
10862 |
11759 |
11061 |
Salespersons
and shop assistants |
22204 |
21209 |
23787 |
21348 |
25275 |
32522 |
Sales
workers n.e.c. |
91 |
113 |
242 |
80 |
81 |
215 |
Total |
77481 |
79076 |
77814 |
77550 |
80891 |
84593 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service
workers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Managers
(catering and lodging services) |
1995 |
2219 |
2390 |
2291 |
1955 |
3807 |
Working
proprietors (catering and lodging services) |
3147 |
3718 |
3896 |
5549 |
5355 |
3983 |
Housekeeping
and related service supervisors |
256 |
290 |
356 |
368 |
189 |
296 |
Appendix
B (Table 1) continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Occupation |
1971 |
1976 |
1981 |
1986 |
1991 |
1996 |
Cooks,
waiters/Waitresses, bartenders |
6438 |
6641 |
6678 |
7203 |
8781 |
12027 |
Housestaff
and related housekeeping service workers n.e.c. |
1072 |
763 |
1482 |
1859 |
2450 |
3072 |
Building
caretakers, charworkers, and cleaners |
5751 |
6475 |
7473 |
7143 |
7638 |
8369 |
Launderers,
drycleaners, and pressers |
1265 |
1050 |
1128 |
1092 |
947 |
1076 |
Hairdressers,
barbers, beauticians |
1516 |
1069 |
1085 |
1106 |
1034 |
1028 |
Protective
service workers (including armed forces) |
18303 |
21199 |
22680 |
21321 |
20138 |
17973 |
Service
workers n.e.c. |
3391 |
4032 |
4748 |
4512 |
4104 |
6215 |
Total |
43131 |
47454 |
51914 |
52442 |
52589 |
57843 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agricultural,
animal husbandry, and forestry workers, fishermen, and
hunters |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Farm
managers and supervisors |
5801 |
5432 |
3659 |
4457 |
4139 |
5243 |
Farmers |
58907 |
57352 |
59420 |
59360 |
54078 |
51747 |
Agricultural
and animal husbandry workers |
39666 |
36625 |
40109 |
36455 |
29868 |
33924 |
Forestry
workers |
5343 |
6745 |
9318 |
8738 |
4845 |
6617 |
Fishermen
and hunters |
3399 |
3530 |
4739 |
4181 |
3084 |
2775 |
Total |
113115 |
109684 |
117243 |
113189 |
96014 |
100305 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Production
and related workers, transport equipment operators, and
labourers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Production
supervisors, overseers and general foremen/forewomen (non-clerical) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
excluding agriculture, transport, sales and service
supervisors, overseers and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foremen/forewomen. |
13150 |
17855 |
16245 |
20207 |
4920 |
6089 |
Miners,
quarrymen, and well-drillers |
2704 |
2154 |
1902 |
2169 |
1317 |
1472 |
Metal
processors |
2512 |
2711 |
2814 |
2424 |
1982 |
2391 |
Wood
preparation workers and paper makers |
7576 |
8661 |
9452 |
6876 |
5396 |
3546 |
Chemical
processors |
2298 |
1920 |
1886 |
2016 |
1518 |
1394 |
Spinners,
weavers, knitters, dyers |
5526 |
4624 |
3866 |
3533 |
2093 |
1857 |
Tanners,
fellmongers, and pelt dressers |
1318 |
859 |
902 |
1064 |
815 |
1070 |
Appendix
B (Table 1) continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Occupation |
1971 |
1976 |
1981 |
1986 |
1991 |
1996 |
Food
and beverage processors |
36851 |
38456 |
39957 |
33081 |
24188 |
23165 |
Tobacco
preparers and tobacco product makers |
163 |
142 |
126 |
75 |
36 |
21 |
Tailors,
dressmakers, sewers, and upholsterers |
4775 |
4890 |
4721 |
5031 |
4701 |
4695 |
Shoemakers
and leather goods makers |
2156 |
2035 |
1995 |
1550 |
839 |
764 |
Cabinet
makers and related woodworkers |
4907 |
5607 |
5634 |
6164 |
4568 |
13719 |
Stone
cutters and carvers |
197 |
198 |
191 |
192 |
267 |
332 |
Blacksmiths,
toolmakers, and machine tool operators assemblers |
6778 |
7089 |
7589 |
7565 |
4985 |
6593 |
Machinery
fitters, machine assemblers, and precision instrument
makers (except electrical) |
46492 |
50622 |
50733 |
49043 |
38277 |
33569 |
Electrical
fitters and electrical and electronics workers |
23315 |
26738 |
29723 |
28148 |
21692 |
17312 |
Broadcasting
station and sound equipment operators and cinema
projectionists |
333 |
403 |
612 |
731 |
551 |
674 |
Plumbers,
welders, sheet-metal and structural metal preparers and
erectors |
22491 |
25628 |
23652 |
24497 |
18068 |
18383 |
Jewellery
and precious metal workers |
661 |
843 |
941 |
855 |
830 |
759 |
Glass
formers and potters |
2307 |
2364 |
2202 |
1938 |
1365 |
1389 |
Rubber
and plastics products makers |
4081 |
4528 |
4746 |
5022 |
3381 |
3254 |
Paper
and paper-board products makers |
848 |
616 |
554 |
671 |
585 |
441 |
Printers |
8318 |
8462 |
8109 |
7887 |
7089 |
6960 |
Painters |
12313 |
14212 |
13430 |
13812 |
12200 |
12719 |
Production
and related workers n.e.c. |
2832 |
3282 |
4794 |
3917 |
2133 |
2142 |
Bricklayers,
carpenters, and other construction workers |
44332 |
53545 |
40853 |
44211 |
38796 |
32412 |
Stationary
engine and related equipment operators n.e.c. |
3284 |
3221 |
3227 |
3452 |
2106 |
1484 |
Material
handling and related equipment operators, dockers, and
freight handlers |
38188 |
37326 |
34889 |
32177 |
22127 |
19595 |
Transport
equipment operators |
41302 |
41084 |
37848 |
35916 |
31485 |
32267 |
Labourers
n.e.c. |
25254 |
34563 |
38987 |
29946 |
27746 |
40722 |
TotalTotal All Occupations |
367256 781209 |
404630 855067 |
392573 853958 |
374163 865833 |
286049 764675 |
291182 834165 |
Note: The above table was constructed using 2-digit part-time and full-time occupational data comprising of 80 occupations which was then converted into an EMLF format.
Source: Statistics New Zealand.
Table 2: Number of the EFLF Employed at the 2-Digit Occupational Level, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991 and 1996
Occupations |
1971 |
1976 |
1981 |
1986 |
1991 |
1996 |
Professional
and Technical |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Physical
scientists and technicians |
1353 |
1608 |
1157 |
2234 |
2094 |
2040 |
Architects,
engineers and technicians |
1077 |
1788 |
1446 |
2504 |
2978 |
5234 |
Aircraft
and ships officers |
4 |
24 |
39 |
63 |
107 |
108 |
Life
scientists and technicians |
1624 |
2554 |
2753 |
3131 |
3198 |
3540 |
Medical,
dental and veterinary workers |
23241 |
31210 |
34971 |
33423 |
34851 |
37385 |
Statisticians,
mathematicians, systems analysts and technicians |
252 |
441 |
720 |
1359 |
1548 |
2090 |
Economists |
56 |
124 |
243 |
516 |
1520 |
2558 |
Accountants |
277 |
777 |
1167 |
2793 |
5306 |
6531 |
Jurists |
52 |
71 |
395 |
1211 |
2127 |
2772 |
Teachers |
27679 |
33484 |
34434 |
31178 |
36669 |
43880 |
Workers
in religion |
511 |
400 |
750 |
716 |
834 |
849 |
Authors,
journalists, and writers |
731 |
1012 |
1271 |
1977 |
2750 |
4476 |
Sculptors,
painters (artists), photographers |
1009 |
1319 |
1811 |
2489 |
2720 |
3561 |
Composers
and performing artists |
1240 |
1585 |
1691 |
1740 |
2051 |
2790 |
Athletes,
sportspersons |
170 |
179 |
338 |
620 |
899 |
1392 |
Professional,
technicians n.e.c. |
1811 |
3732 |
6327 |
8501 |
11208 |
14999 |
Total |
61083 |
80304 |
89510 |
94451 |
110856 |
134202 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Administrators
and managerial workers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legislative
officials and government administrators |
13 |
50 |
84 |
248 |
222 |
489 |
Managers
(excluding those in wholesale and retail trade, catering |
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
lodging services, and in farming) |
1072 |
3026 |
3825 |
11436 |
16709 |
26240 |
Total |
1085 |
3075 |
3909 |
11684 |
16931 |
26729 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Appendix B (Table 2) continued | |
|
|
|
|
|
Occupations |
1971 |
1976 |
1981 |
1986 |
1991 |
1996 |
Clerical
workers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clerical
supervisors |
468 |
1611 |
2495 |
6684 |
14111 |
14070 |
Government
executive officials |
193 |
459 |
663 |
1487 |
1184 |
1863 |
Stenographers,
typists and card-and-tape-punching machine operators |
35138 |
39269 |
36333 |
30392 |
32642 |
31338 |
Bookkeepers,
cashiers |
17484 |
27143 |
34005 |
41099 |
41483 |
39378 |
Computing
machine operators |
6820 |
6421 |
5990 |
9350 |
5178 |
4332 |
Transport
and communication supervisors |
153 |
279 |
563 |
926 |
1055 |
834 |
Transport
conductors |
2 |
5 |
33 |
6 |
5 |
14 |
Mail
distribution clerks |
1593 |
1952 |
2346 |
3434 |
3129 |
3260 |
Telephone
and telegraph operators |
5754 |
5867 |
5901 |
5586 |
2624 |
2730 |
Clerical
n.e.c. |
48882 |
61394 |
69039 |
73998 |
62354 |
68826 |
Total |
116486 |
144397 |
157366 |
172959 |
163761 |
166644 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
workers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Managers
(wholesale and retail trade) |
2304 |
2963 |
4271 |
4688 |
5271 |
8741 |
Working
proprietors (wholesale and retail trade) |
4144 |
875 |
7314 |
9119 |
8052 |
5222 |
Sales
supervisors, and buyers |
872 |
1028 |
1199 |
1875 |
1916 |
1392 |
Technical
sales staff, commercial travellers, and manufacturers
agents |
332 |
1033 |
2580 |
4413 |
6206 |
7823 |
Insurance,
real estate, securities and business services
salespersons, and auctioneers |
410 |
914 |
1718 |
2756 |
4277 |
5712 |
Salespersons
and shop assistants |
33670 |
39730 |
42219 |
36485 |
35316 |
43326 |
Sales
workers n.e.c. |
41 |
43 |
126 |
45 |
30 |
135 |
Total |
41771 |
46586 |
59426 |
59379 |
61067 |
72350 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service
workers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Managers
(catering and lodging services) |
1204 |
1570 |
1740 |
2180 |
1808 |
4595 |
Working
proprietors (catering and lodging services) |
2272 |
2906 |
3414 |
5276 |
5516 |
4446 |
Housekeeping
and related service supervisors |
3064 |
2951 |
2645 |
2154 |
1257 |
1836 |
Appendix B (Table 2) continued | |
|
|
|
|
|
Occupations |
1971 |
1976 |
1981 |
1986 |
1991 |
1996 |
Cooks,
waiters/Waitresses, bartenders |
14152 |
15594 |
17648 |
18318 |
14762 |
19796 |
Housestaff
and related housekeeping service workers n.e.c. |
10890 |
10715 |
12090 |
11396 |
11493 |
12818 |
Building
caretakers, charworkers, and cleaners |
6675 |
9184 |
8080 |
11561 |
11397 |
13755 |
Launderers,
drycleaners, and pressers |
394 |
2596 |
2606 |
2715 |
1982 |
2018 |
Hairdressers,
barbers, beauticians |
4773 |
4837 |
5058 |
6336 |
6798 |
7086 |
Protective
service workers (including armed forces) |
886 |
1139 |
1877 |
1817 |
2352 |
3017 |
Service
workers n.e.c. |
6532 |
8206 |
10379 |
10979 |
12294 |
21834 |
Total |
50841 |
59695 |
65535 |
72729 |
69657 |
91199 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agricultural,
animal husbandry, and forestry workers, fishermen, and
hunters |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Farm
managers and supervisors |
73 |
191 |
135 |
332 |
431 |
729 |
Farmers |
6616 |
10450 |
14546 |
20828 |
19394 |
21701 |
Agricultural
and animal husbandry workers |
12097 |
13434 |
17879 |
16379 |
12995 |
15312 |
Forestry
workers |
42 |
120 |
371 |
311 |
198 |
360 |
Fishermen
and hunters |
45 |
86 |
236 |
234 |
222 |
302 |
Total |
18872 |
24280 |
33165 |
38082 |
33239 |
38403 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Production
and related workers, transport equipment operators, and
labourers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Production
supervisors, overseers and general foremen/forewomen (non-clerical) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
excluding agriculture, transport, sales and service
supervisors, overseers and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
foremen/forewomen. |
1015 |
1764 |
1853 |
3732 |
906 |
938 |
Miners,
quarrymen, and well-drillers |
1 |
2 |
8 |
30 |
20 |
33 |
Metal
processors |
123 |
166 |
171 |
123 |
108 |
158 |
Wood
preparation workers and paper makers |
207 |
372 |
525 |
423 |
288 |
251 |
Chemical
processors |
318 |
345 |
404 |
257 |
266 |
171 |
Spinners,
weavers, knitters, dyers |
4520 |
3871 |
3104 |
3140 |
1466 |
1373 |
Tanners,
fellmongers, and pelt dressers |
167 |
232 |
254 |
249 |
120 |
173 |
Appendix B (Table 2) continued | |
|
|
|
|
|
Occupations |
1971 |
1976 |
1981 |
1986 |
1991 |
1996 |
Food
and beverage processors |
3991 |
4709 |
5321 |
6324 |
4200 |
5946 |
Tobacco
preparers and tobacco product makers |
363 |
321 |
254 |
165 |
51 |
51 |
Tailors,
dressmakers, sewers, and upholsterers |
29363 |
20914 |
19379 |
18806 |
12525 |
10626 |
Shoemakers
and leather goods makers |
2962 |
2792 |
2718 |
2177 |
749 |
533 |
Cabinet
makers and related woodworkers |
214 |
489 |
477 |
525 |
410 |
603 |
Stone
cutters and carvers |
2 |
9 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
Blacksmiths,
toolmakers, and machine tool operators assemblers |
618 |
649 |
635 |
635 |
519 |
851 |
Machinery
fitters, machine assemblers, and precision instrument
makers (except electrical) |
1040 |
1969 |
1590 |
1772 |
999 |
872 |
Electrical
fitters and electrical and electronics workers |
2223 |
3589 |
3156 |
2895 |
1610 |
1131 |
Broadcasting
station and sound equipment operators and cinema
projectionists |
99 |
105 |
129 |
216 |
155 |
182 |
Plumbers,
welders, sheet-metal and structural metal preparers and
erectors |
790 |
731 |
543 |
815 |
612 |
362 |
Jewellery
and precious metal workers |
185 |
269 |
279 |
299 |
269 |
282 |
Glass
formers and potters |
501 |
708 |
794 |
722 |
480 |
513 |
Rubber
and plastics products makers |
1830 |
1863 |
1598 |
1311 |
693 |
539 |
Paper
and paper-board products makers |
718 |
473 |
336 |
420 |
237 |
126 |
Printers |
2724 |
3040 |
3504 |
3755 |
3047 |
2903 |
Painters |
162 |
268 |
417 |
566 |
677 |
702 |
Production
and related workers n.e.c. |
1800 |
1880 |
3182 |
2529 |
1011 |
899 |
Bricklayers,
carpenters, and other construction workers |
9 |
165 |
188 |
348 |
335 |
371 |
Stationary
engine and related equipment operators n.e.c. |
4 |
13 |
17 |
36 |
35 |
20 |
Material
handling and related equipment operators, dockers, and
freight handlers |
8150 |
8338 |
8223 |
9630 |
7232 |
8159 |
Transport
equipment operators |
1198 |
1999 |
2211 |
2430 |
2009 |
2402 |
Labourers
n.e.c. |
2374 |
6724 |
9030 |
5463 |
5825 |
16353 |
Total Total
All Occupations |
67665 357801 |
68761 427096 |
70302 479212 |
69791 519074 |
46850 502359 |
57525 587051 |
Note: The above table was constructed using 2-digit part-time and full-time occupational data comprising of 80 occupations which was then converted into an EFLF format.
Source: Statistics New Zealand.