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Foreign born are doing pretty well most everywhere.
FOREIGN-BORN WORKERS: LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS — 2013
The foreign born include legally-admitted immigrants, refugees, temporary residents such as students and temporary workers, and undocumented immigrants.
| Occupation | Foreign born | Native born | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Total employed (in thousands) | 23,582 | 13,677 | 9,905 | 120,348 | 62,675 | 57,672 |
| Occupation as a percent of total employed | ||||||
| Total employed | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| ..Management, professional, and related occupations | 30.3 | 28.2 | 33.2 | 39.5 | 36.3 | 43.0 |
| ....Management, business, and financial operations occupations | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 16.6 | 18.0 | 15.1 |
| ......Management occupations | 8.0 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 9.5 |
| ......Business and financial operations occupations | 3.7 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
| ....Professional and related occupations | 18.6 | 16.5 | 21.5 | 22.9 | 18.3 | 27.9 |
| ......Computer and mathematical occupations | 3.9 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 1.4 |
| ......Architecture and engineering occupations | 2.2 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| ......Life, physical, and social science occupations | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| ......Community and social service occupations | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| ......Legal occupations | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| ......Education, training, and library occupations | 3.4 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 10.1 |
| ......Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| ......Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations | 5.2 | 2.9 | 8.5 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 9.1 |
| ....Service occupations | 24.8 | 19.0 | 32.9 | 16.7 | 13.8 | 19.8 |
| ......Healthcare support occupations | 2.7 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| ......Protective service occupations | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.1 |
| ......Food preparation and serving related occupations | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 6.4 |
| ......Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 8.6 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 2.1 |
| ......Personal care and service occupations | 4.8 | 1.8 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 5.7 |
| ....Sales and office occupations | 16.5 | 12.2 | 22.4 | 24.4 | 17.6 | 31.8 |
| ......Sales and related occupations | 8.5 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.3 | ......Office and administrative support occupations |
| 8.0 | 4.7 | 12.4 | 13.2 | 6.5 | 20.5 | |
| ....Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 12.9 | 21.2 | 1.5 | 8.3 | 15.2 | 0.8 |
| ......Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| ......Construction and extraction occupations | 8.3 | 14.1 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 0.3 |
| ......Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 3.1 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 0.3 |
| ....Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 15.4 | 19.4 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 17.1 | 4.6 |
| ......Production occupations | 8.3 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 2.7 |
| ......Transportation and material moving occupations | 7.1 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 9.5 | 1.9 |