The data illustrate the distribution of
occupations
in the UK in 1992, divided into two main categories: manual (craft, general labour, other) and non-manual (managerial & professional, clerical, other), with a comparison between Use synonyms
men
and Use synonyms
women
.
Use synonyms
Overall
, managerial & professional Linking Words
jobs
and other manual work together accounted for more than half of all Use synonyms
occupations
in both genders. Managerial & professional roles dominated among Use synonyms
men
, Use synonyms
whereas
clerical or related work was the largest segment for Linking Words
women
. General labour represented the smallest proportion for both sexes.
In terms of non-manual Use synonyms
occupations
, managerial & professional Use synonyms
jobs
were most significant, representing 36% of Use synonyms
men
and 29% of Use synonyms
women
. Clerical or related roles showed a stark contrast between genders, comprising 31% of female employment but only 6% of male employment. Other non-manual Use synonyms
jobs
were relatively minor, making up 6% for Use synonyms
men
and 9% for Use synonyms
women
.
Turning to manual Use synonyms
occupations
, general labour was the least common, accounting for just 2% of Use synonyms
men
and 1% of Use synonyms
women
. Craft or similar Use synonyms
jobs
were far more common among Use synonyms
men
(24%) compared with only 3% of Use synonyms
women
. Meanwhile, other manual work was a substantial category for both genders, representing 27% of Use synonyms
men
and 16% of Use synonyms
women
.Use synonyms