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Top 10 National Occupations for Each Race
1990 U.S. CENSUS
Produced by Charles R. Mann Associates, Inc.
WHITES - Top 10 Occupations
| Whites | Hispanics | Blacks
| Asians |
| |
Occupation |
Percent |
| 1. | Auctioneers | 96.55% |
| 2. | Farmers, Except Horticultural | 96.49% |
| 3. | Sales Engineers | 95.36% |
| 4. | Airplane Pilots And Navigators | 94.76% |
| 5. | Geologists And Geodesists | 94.30% |
| 6. | Theology Teachers | 94.27% |
| 7. | History Teachers | 94.01% |
| 8. | Agriculture And Forestry Teachers | 93.97% |
| 9. | Tool And Die Maker Apprentices | 93.48% |
| 10. | Dental Hygienists | 93.34% |
| | Total of Civilian Labor Force | 77.95% |
Numbers in parentheses indicate the occupation's ranking
for whites out of the 512 occupation categories.
HISPANICS - Top 10 Occupations
| Whites | Hispanics | Blacks
| Asians |
| |
Occupation |
Percent |
| 1. | Graders And Sorters, Agricultural Products (512) | 53.63% |
| 2. | Farm Workers (494) | 33.29% |
| 3. | Housekeepers And Butlers (511) | 32.73% |
| 4. | Supervisors, Farm Workers (479) | 30.65% |
| 5. | Nursery Workers (480) | 27.80% |
| 6. | Plasterers (491) | 27.42% |
| 7. | Private Household Cleaners And Servants (510) | 26.67% |
| 8. | Production Samplers And Weighers (487) | 26.24% |
| 9. | Graders And Sorters, Except Agricultural (500) | 23.14% |
| 10. | Solderers And Brazers (477) | 21.70% |
| | Total of Civilian Labor Force | 8.12% |
Numbers in parentheses indicate the occupation's ranking
for whites out of the 512 occupation categories.
BLACKS - Top 10 Occupations
| Whites | Hispanics
| Blacks | Asians |
| |
Occupations |
Percents |
| 1. |
Private Household Cleaners And Servants (510) |
31.96% |
| 2. |
Garbage Collectors (498) |
31.45% |
| 3. |
Housekeepers And Butlers (511) |
31.42% |
| 4. |
Unemployed, No Civilian Work Exp. Since 1985 (509) |
31.12% |
| 5. |
Cooks, Private Household (507) |
30.87% |
| 6. |
Stevedores (506) |
29.68% |
| 7. |
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, And Attendants (486) |
28.52% |
| 8. |
Winding And Twisting Machine Operators (441) |
28.48% |
| 9. |
Maids And Housemen (508) |
28.29% |
| 10. |
Longshore Equipment Operators (492) |
27.84% |
| |
Total of Civilian Labor Force |
10.40% |
Numbers in parentheses indicate the occupation's ranking
for whites out of the 512 occupation categories.
ASIANS - Top 10 Occupations
| Whites | Hispanics
| Blacks | Asians |
| |
Occupations |
Percents |
| 1. |
Medical Scientists (331) |
14.39% |
| 2. |
Tailors (496) |
11.65% |
| 3. |
Electrical & Electronic Equipment Assemblers (484) |
11.42% |
| 4. |
Dressmakers (475) |
11.22% |
| 5. |
Physicians (277) |
10.83% |
| 6. |
Chemists, Except Biochemists (272) |
9.76% |
| 7. |
Physics Teachers (124) |
8.53% |
| 8. |
Sociologists (367) |
8.37% |
| 9. |
Computer Science Teachers (224) |
8.21% |
| 10. |
Civil Engineers (169) |
8.07% |
| |
Total of Civilian Labor Force |
2.83% |
Numbers in parentheses indicate the occupation's ranking
for whites out of the 512 occupation categories.
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