Percent Distribution of Employment in South Carolina by Occupation, Sex, and Race: 1996

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8-15. Percent Distribution of Employment in South Carolina by Occupation, Sex, and Race: 1996

 OCCUPATION                                         TOTAL       MEN      WOMEN      WHITE      BLACK

 TOTAL EMPLOYED                                   1,737,000   930,000   807,000   1,264,000   456,000

   Executive, Administrative, and Managerial         11.8      12.9      10.5        13.7       6.7
   Professional Specialty                            13.0       9.8      16.7        14.8       7.5
   Technicians and Related Support                    3.1       3.0       3.2         3.6       1.9
   Sales                                             12.4      10.7      14.3        14.0       8.3
   Administrative Support, Including Clerical        11.8       4.2      20.5        12.2      10.3
   Services                                          12.1       8.1      16.7         9.8      18.4
   Precision Production, Craft, and Repair           14.2      24.0       2.9        15.6      10.5
   Machine Operators, Assemblers, and Inspectors     10.8      10.1      11.6         8.0      18.7
   Transportation and Material Moving                 3.7       6.2       1.0         2.9       6.2
   Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, Helpers              4.8       7.1       2.1         3.4       8.6
   Farming, Forestry, and Fishing                     2.3       3.7       0.6         2.0       2.9

Source: S.C. Employment Security Commission, Labor Market Information Division, May 1998.

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