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The Ten Occupations with the largest and smallest percentage of African-Americans
AllGov ^ | Sep 05, 2010 | AllGov

Posted on 09/05/2010 9:40:21 AM PDT by Abin Sur

10 Occupations with Largest Percentage of African-Americans

1. Barbers—35.0%
2. Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides—34.0%
3. Residential advisors—29.6%
4. Security guards and gaming surveillance officers—28.6%
5. Postal service clerks-28.3%
6. Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges—27.1%
7. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators—26.4%
8. Taxi drivers and chauffeurs—25.7%
9. Bus drivers—24.9%
10. Parking lot attendants—24.4%

10 Occupations with Smallest Percentages of African-Americans

1. Artists and related workers—0.8%
2. Environmental scientists and geoscientists—1.0%
3. Cost estimators—1.1%
4. Farmers and ranchers—1.4%
4. Dentists—1.4%
4. Surveying and mapping technicians—1.4%
7. Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers—1.5%
8. News analysts, reporters and correspondents—1.8%
9. Millwrights—2.1%
9. Miscellaneous physical scientists—2.1%


TOPICS: Education; Society
KEYWORDS: jobs; race
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To: Abin Sur

Kinda interesting to overlay each list with the probablility that the job is a) in the public rather than private sector and b) represented by a Union.


41 posted on 09/05/2010 10:15:05 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: IllumiNaughtyByNature
Residential advisors—29.6%

ACORN Section 8 facilitators...

42 posted on 09/05/2010 10:18:20 AM PDT by buccaneer81
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To: bigbob
"“Gangbanger” is not an occupation?"

Neither is "prison inmates".

43 posted on 09/05/2010 10:18:48 AM PDT by AGreatPer (Obama must go!!! NOW!!!)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
Let's not get to gussied up over Vietnam refugees

They were just about handed everything from rent subsidy to car vouchers, food stamps free medical just about free everything when they arrived To their credit most got off the US taxpayer gravy train and moved on to be productive members of society

44 posted on 09/05/2010 10:21:08 AM PDT by Popman (Obama. First Marxist to turn a five year Marxist plan into a 4 year administration.)
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To: jimmygrace
Amazing about 9% in MLB. When I was growing up in the '70s it had to be at least 35-40%. Many teams had all black outfields through the '80s.

Hockey is understandable. Very expensive to play, from gear to ice time. Crazy hours at the rinks require parental involvement that you just won't see from some segments of society. 5 AM practices, travel teams, it's very demanding for the whole family.

45 posted on 09/05/2010 10:24:39 AM PDT by buccaneer81
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To: Abin Sur

Where does community organizer fit in?


46 posted on 09/05/2010 10:24:41 AM PDT by BuffaloJack (Obama, the Criminal, is BAD.)
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To: Texas Fossil
electronics techs need to be able to use color to read resistor coding

Color coding is no longer used. Modern SMT components are not color coded. They are either not marked at all, or marked with a text. Here is an example that shows both approaches.

47 posted on 09/05/2010 10:34:37 AM PDT by Greysard
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To: Paladin2
“”News analysts, reporters and correspondents—1.8%”
Unexpected racism.”

Want to see the MSM alter its position on affirmative action? Just require them to preferentially hire until the percentages of minorities is equivalent to the general population. Tell the next Katie Couric that she can't have the job because she doesn't fit the required profile.

48 posted on 09/05/2010 10:34:37 AM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: Abin Sur

Presidents of the United States of America - 1/2


49 posted on 09/05/2010 10:36:27 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: Paladin2

>> “News analysts, reporters and correspondents—1.8%” <<
>> Unexpected racism. <<

Also, reverse racism? I’ve never seen a broadcast news team without one in four being black. 2% of the job pool are black, yet 25%+ of those getting the plum jobs are black? Apparently, you can’t be black and a journalist and end up not in front of the camera.

(No wonder MSNBC can’t find any black journalists to put on the air.)


50 posted on 09/05/2010 10:39:17 AM PDT by dangus
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To: Greysard

Not all electronics are SMT yet.

It was an example,nothing more.


51 posted on 09/05/2010 10:40:50 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.)
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To: Texas Fossil
"electronics techs need to be able to use color to read resistor coding"

That's why they invented meters!

52 posted on 09/05/2010 10:44:35 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: FormerACLUmember
News analysts, reporters and correspondents—1.8%

And they say the Tea Party is racist.

53 posted on 09/05/2010 10:47:56 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Politicians exist to break windows so they may spend other people's money to fix them.)
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To: Abin Sur

What would be the percentage of “community organizers”?

In the same vein, what would be the percentage of “gang leaders”? (I read that in Chicago recently the gang leaders held a press conference, thereby bestowing a certain occupational legitimacy to this vital line of work.)


54 posted on 09/05/2010 10:48:20 AM PDT by Jay W
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To: Dilbert San Diego
My dad told me a story once before.

He said when he was in middle school and high school, he noticed that whenever a black kid would try to do good on his grades and pass tests, other black kids would make fun of them. Whether it be a boy or girl, they would say "what are you trying to do, be like whitey?"

When i was in school, that same kid trying to excel would get beaten up for trying to get good grades. They would get beaten up for having school books in their backpacks. This was an everyday occurence. This is one perfect reason why a majority of black people are still on the bottom rungs of society. Black kids are told not to do good and vietnamese do the complete opposite. Al sharpton and the like perpetuate this cycle so that they look like the victims so they can keep blaming white people for their "shortcomings".

55 posted on 09/05/2010 10:54:10 AM PDT by praytell (My name is Obammy and I approve this message.)
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To: pieceofthepuzzle
PLEASE tell the next Katie Couric that she can't have the job because she doesn't fit the required profile.
56 posted on 09/05/2010 10:57:30 AM PDT by Tax-chick (I'm on vacation. Posts, if any, will probably be silly. You been warned! Fins up!)
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To: IllumiNaughtyByNature

“Residential advisors—29.6% “

Freddy and Fannie have a lot of employees.


57 posted on 09/05/2010 11:14:37 AM PDT by billhilly
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To: Abin Sur
8. News analysts, reporters and correspondents—1.8%

BWAAAAHAAAHAAA!

I don't want to hear the word "disproportionate" from the media ever again.

58 posted on 09/05/2010 11:20:25 AM PDT by denydenydeny (You're not only wrong. You're wrong at the top of your voice. --Spencer Tracy, Bad Day at Black Rock)
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To: Popman

“Let’s not get to gussied up over Vietnam refugees,,,”

Amen to that. They became model citizens almost overnight.
I had the pleasure of assisting the National Center for Vietnamese Resettlement in the 70s and I know of no finer people.


59 posted on 09/05/2010 11:21:08 AM PDT by billhilly
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To: Dilbert San Diego
While we can debate the legacy of slavery and all of those related issues, today’s African-Americans did not experience some of the handicaps which affected recent Asian immigrants. Yet these Asian immigrants have not been held back from advancing in our society.

That's because they believe in families, and family members pooling their resources together to buy businesses.

60 posted on 09/05/2010 11:24:46 AM PDT by dfwgator
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