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Table 4 Top 25 occupations for employed seniors
| 2001 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| % | ||
| Men | ||
| Farmers and farm managers | 17.6 | 11.5 |
| Retail salespersons and sales clerks | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| Truck drivers | 2.1 | 2.9 |
| Janitors, caretakers and building superintendents | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| General farm workers | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Retail trade managers | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| Security guards and related occupations | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale trade (non-technical) | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Financial auditors and accountants | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Bus drivers and subway and other transit operators | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| Senior managers - goods production, utilities, transportation and construction | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Real estate agents and salespersons | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Ministers of religion | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services, not elsewhere classified (n.e.c.) | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs | ... | 1.2 |
| Delivery and courier service drivers | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Lawyers and Quebec notaries | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Carpenters | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| General practitioners and family physicians | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Property administrators | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers | ... | 1.0 |
| Sales, marketing and advertising managers | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Specialist physicians | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Construction managers | 0.9 | ... |
| Restaurant and food service managers | 0.9 | ... |
| Women | ||
| Retail salespersons and sales clerks | 5.3 | 6.6 |
| Secretaries (except legal and medical) | 6.1 | 6.5 |
| Farmers and farm managers | 10.1 | 6.1 |
| Bookkeepers | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| General office clerks | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Light duty cleaners | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Registered nurses | 1.5 | 2.7 |
| Retail trade managers | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| General farm workers | 3.4 | 2.1 |
| Visiting homemakers, housekeepers and related occupations | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| Administrative officers | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Babysitters, nannies and parents' helpers | 3.1 | 1.9 |
| Receptionists and switchboard operators | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Cashiers | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Accounting and related clerks | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Real estate agents and salespersons | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Elementary school and kindergarten teachers | ... | 1.4 |
| Early childhood educators and assistants | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Janitors, caretakers and building superintendents | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related occupations | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates | ... | 1.3 |
| Property administrators | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Other elemental sales occupations | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Cooks | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Financial auditors and accountants | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Musicians and singers | 1.3 | ... |
| Accommodation service managers | 0.9 | ... |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2001 and 2006. | ||
