Table 8
Employed labour force aged 25 to 54, by major occupational group, immigrant status and sex, Canada, 2011
| Occupational group | Females | Males | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian-born | Total immigrants | Recent immigrants | Canadian-born | Total immigrants | Recent immigrants | |
| percentage | ||||||
| All occupational groups | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Management | 10.3 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 15.2 | 13.3 | 9.9 |
| Business, finance and administration | 26.4 | 23.5 | 19.6 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 10.1 |
| Natural and applied sciences | 3.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 11.2 | 16.8 | 16.6 |
| Health | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| Education, law and social, community and government services | 19.4 | 14.8 | 17.4 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 7.0 |
| Art, culture, recreation and sport | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Sales and service | 20.6 | 25.3 | 30.6 | 13.7 | 17.7 | 21.8 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 27.7 | 21.8 | 19.3 |
| Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 2.1 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 8.4 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011. | ||||||
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