Table 8.12. Immigrants' most common occupations, by gender, 2001

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Table 8.12a. Number of immigrants with occupations, by gender, 2001
Number	Male	Female	All immigrants
Total¹	43,807	28,334	72,141
1. Based on the number of immigrants employed at the time of interview.
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, catalogue number 89-614-XWE2005001.

Table 8.12b. Immigrants' most common occupations, by gender, 2001
Occupation¹	Male	Female	All immigrants
Occupation¹	percentage
Sales and Service Occupations (not elsewhere classified)	11	16	13
Professional Occupations in Natural and Applied Sciences	14	5	11
Clerical Occupations	8	14	11
Machine Operators in Manufacturing	9	7	8
Labourers in Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities	5	7	5
1. Based on the second level (i.e. two-digit) of occupational groupings from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC).
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, catalogue number 89-614-XWE2005001.