Table 7
Proportion of people aged 25 to 54 employed in the top 20 occupationsTable 7 Note 1 for women in 2015, Canada, 1987 and 2015
| Women | Men | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2015 | 1987 | 2015 | |
| percent | ||||
| Total | 59.2 | 56.1 | 15.7 | 17.1 |
| Secondary and elementary school teachers and educational counsellors | 3.8 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services | 2.8 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Administrative and regulatory occupations | 2.5 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| General office workers | 7.1 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Professional occupations in nursing | 4.7 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Assisting occupations in support of health services | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Auditors, accountants and investment professionals | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Financial, insurance and related administrative support workers | 2.9 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Cleaners | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Home care providers and educational support occupations | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Retail salespersons | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| Human resources and business service professionals | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| Customer and information services representatives | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Finance, insurance and related business administrative occupations | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Office administrative assistants - general, legal and medical | 9.5 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Social and community service professionals | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Cashiers | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Occupations in food and beverage service | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Policy and program researchers, consultants and officers | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Other technical occupations in health care | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
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