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| Table A5 Top 10 occupations, 15 to 24 year olds |
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Aboriginal |
Non-Aboriginal |
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% |
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| Both sexes | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Other sales and service | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Salespersons and cashiers | 11.1 | 15.5 |
| Clerical occupations | 8.0 | 10.4 |
| Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related | 5.6 | 3.5 |
| Food and beverage service | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| Cleaners | 4.7 | 2.9 |
| Primary production labourers | 3.9 | 2.2 |
| Childcare and home support | 3.5 | 1.9 |
| Paralegals, social service workers and occupations in education and religion | 3.4 | 1.8 |
| Chefs and cooks | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| Men | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Other sales and service | 12.9 | 14.4 |
| Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related | 9.6 | 6.3 |
| Primary production labourers | 6.3 | 3.5 |
| Salespersons and cashiers | 5.0 | 9.0 |
| Construction trades | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Cleaners | 4.8 | 3.7 |
| Clerical occupations | 4.7 | 7.5 |
| Labourers in manufacturing and utilities | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| Forestry, mining, oil and gas extraction and fishing, excluding labourers | 4.4 | 1.0 |
| Chefs and cooks | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Women | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Salespersons and cashiers | 17.9 | 22.4 |
| Other sales and service | 13.1 | 11.5 |
| Clerical occupations | 11.7 | 13.4 |
| Food and beverage service | 9.9 | 8.5 |
| Childcare and home support | 6.1 | 3.3 |
| Paralegals, social services workers and occupations in education and religion | 5.7 | 3.2 |
| Cleaners | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| Secretaries | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| Chefs and cooks | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Travel and accommodation (including casino occupations) | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2001 |
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