Census In Brief

2.31 Occupation by province amongst the employed aged 15 - 65 years*

Eastern
Cape

Free
State

Gauteng

Kwazulu-
Natal

Mpuma-
langa

Northern
Cape

Northern
Province

North
West

Western
Cape

South
Africa

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
/Other

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.

	Eastern Cape	Free State	Gauteng	Kwazulu- Natal	Mpuma- langa	Northern Cape	Northern Province	North West	Western Cape	South Africa
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 /Other	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