2.31 Occupation by province amongst the employed aged 15 - 65 years*
Eastern |
Free |
Gauteng |
Kwazulu- |
Mpuma- |
Northern |
Northern |
North |
Western |
South |
|
Legislators, senior officials and managers |
29,938 |
18,198 |
129,220 |
49,489 |
22,300 |
5,568 |
12,726 |
21,766 |
75,697 |
364,902 |
Professionals |
98,551 |
50,859 |
254,889 |
147,634 |
43,725 |
14,632 |
75,382 |
58,396 |
126,886 |
870,955 |
Technicians and associate professionals |
48,457 |
27,466 |
194,374 |
91,364 |
23,300 |
9,251 |
20,517 |
29,615 |
98,536 |
542,882 |
Clerks |
52,913 |
40,512 |
257,236 |
109,241 |
34,134 |
14,040 |
25,442 |
42,525 |
133,910 |
709,953 |
Service workers, shop and market sales workers |
67,802 |
55,283 |
261,748 |
127,647 |
53,415 |
16,973 |
50,883 |
64,989 |
122,067 |
820,807 |
Skilled agricultural and fishery workers |
34,510 |
40,387 |
53,068 |
51,741 |
41,575 |
17,411 |
45,514 |
33,445 |
39,628 |
357,278 |
Craft and related trades workers |
90,312 |
94,141 |
416,276 |
189,098 |
99,453 |
24,074 |
80,360 |
144,225 |
164,059 |
1,301,997 |
Plant and machine operators and assemblers |
51,410 |
72,789 |
233,064 |
139,375 |
67,112 |
10,405 |
38,349 |
66,647 | 98,765 |
777,914 |
Elementary occupations |
218,125 |
252,235 |
498,908 |
377,480 |
180,427 |
82,716 |
165,017 |
200,983 |
404,217 |
2,380,107 |
Unspecified |
94,801 |
49,304 |
265,460 |
287,504 |
40,485 |
20,453 |
55,938 |
62,696 |
110,410 |
987,052 |
Total |
786,818 |
701,175 |
2,564,243 |
1,570,573 |
605,925 |
215,523 |
570,129 |
725,287 |
1,374,174 |
9,113,847 |
* Excluding institutions
Percentage of the employed aged 15 - 65 years in
each occupational category – October 1996*
• Among the employed, 30% were in elementary (unskilled) occupations, while only 5% were in the management echelon.