The pie charts compare the distribution of male and female workers across six occupational categories in 1992. These categories are divided into manual
occupations
(craft or similar, general labourers, and other manual Use synonyms
jobs
) and non-manual Use synonyms
occupations
(managerial and professional, clerical or related, and other non-manual Use synonyms
jobs
).
Use synonyms
Overall
, Linking Words
women
were predominantly employed in non-manual Use synonyms
occupations
, Use synonyms
whereas
Linking Words
men
were almost equally divided between manual and non-manual work. Managerial and professional positions constituted the largest Use synonyms
employment
category among Use synonyms
men
, Use synonyms
while
clerical and related Linking Words
occupations
were the most common among Use synonyms
women
.
In the non-manual sector, managerial and professional Use synonyms
jobs
accounted for the highest proportion of male Use synonyms
employment
, at 36%, compared with 29% for females. Use synonyms
By contrast
, clerical and related Linking Words
occupations
represented 31% of female Use synonyms
employment
, making Use synonyms
this
the largest category among Linking Words
women
, Use synonyms
whereas
the corresponding figure for Linking Words
men
was only 6%. Other non-manual Use synonyms
jobs
accounted for 9% of Use synonyms
women
and 6% of Use synonyms
men
.
Regarding manual Use synonyms
occupations
, craft and similar work made up just over a quarter of Use synonyms
employment
for both genders, at 27% for Use synonyms
women
and 26% for Use synonyms
men
. Use synonyms
However
, Linking Words
men
were considerably more likely to work in other manual Use synonyms
occupations
, which accounted for 24% of male Use synonyms
employment
compared with only 3% among females. General labouring was the smallest category for both groups, representing 2% of Use synonyms
men
and just 1% of Use synonyms
women
.Use synonyms