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2000 FSM Census of Chuuk StateChapter 10. Industry and OccupationTable 10.9: Occupation for Aged 15 Years and Over by Place of Birth, Chuuk State: 1994 and 20001994 2000Chuuk-born Foreign born Chuuk-born Foreign bornOccupation Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentCurrent formal workforce 15+ years 4,973 100.0 401 100.0 4,397 100.0 149 100.0Executive and managers 368 6.3 25 6.2 447 10.2 6 4.0Professionals 713 13.5 65 16.2 1,116 25.4 49 32.9Technical and associate professionals 903 16.4 143 35.7 542 12.3 33 22.1Administrative support 813 15.9 16 4.0 511 11.6 12 8.1Service workers 857 17.7 11 2.7 771 17.5 5 3.4Agric. and fishing workers 95 4.6 66 16.5 48 1.1 1 0.7Craft and related workers 420 8.5 24 6.0 284 6.5 20 13.4Machine operators 276 5.5 38 9.5 269 6.1 20 13.4Elementary occupations and laborers 526 11.6 13 3.2 409 9.3 3 2.0Source: 1994 FSM Census, Table P79; 2000 FSM Census, Table P5-15Table 10.10 further examines occupations by region in 1994 and 2000. Between these two census years the twooccupations with the largest increases in proportionate share among all occupations for persons 15 years and olderwere professionals (14.5 percent in 1994 up to 25.6 percent in 2000) and executive and managers (7.3 percent in1994 now up to 10.0 percent in 2000). Moreover, in 1994, four occupations comprised the minimum majority (65.4percent) of all occupations – technical and associate professionals (19.5 percent), service workers (16.2 percent),administrative support (15.4 percent), and professionals (14.5 percent). In 2000, four occupations comprised theminimum majority (66.8 percent) of all occupations – professionals (25.6 percent), service workers (17.1 percent),technical and associate professionals (12.6 percent) and administrative support (11.5 percent).Regional comparisons in 1994 were not as varied as in 2000. In 1994, both Northern Namoneas and SouthernNamoneas had minimum majorities in the same occupations – technical and associate professionals, administrativesupport, and service workers – 48.7 percent and 55.8 percent, respectively. Faichuk, Mortlocks, and Oksoritod sharedthe same three occupations with minimum majorities – professionals, technical and associate professionals, and serviceworkers – 69.8 percent, 59.4 percent, and 73.5 percent, respectively. In 2000, on the other hand, minimum majoritieschanged in all five regions: Northern and Southern Namoneas with professionals, administrative support, and serviceworkers - 48.0 percent and 56.7 percent, respectively. Faichuk and Mortlocks with professionals, service workers andexecutive and managers 72.0 percent and 63.4 percent, respectively; and Oksoritod with professionals, executives andmanagers, and service workers (83.2 percent).Of course, from 1994 to 2000, there was one consistency – the fact that Northern Namoneas was the locus of mostoccupations – 57.1 percent of the 5,373 occupations in 1994, and 48.5 percent of the 4,546 occupations in 2000.Conversely, Oksoritod had the lowest percentages of occupations – 4.8 percent in 1994, and 6.9 percent in 2000.Table 10.10: Occupation for Aged 15 Years and Over by Region, Chuuk State: 1994 and 20001994 2000N. NamoneaneasS. Namo-Oksoritod N. Namo-S. Namo-OccupationTotalFaichuk MortlocksTotal neas neas Faichuk Mortlocks OksoritodCurrent formal workforce 15+ yrs 5,373 3,067 861 613 576 257 4,546 2,204 739 607 681 315Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Executive and managers 7.3 8.4 5.2 3.8 8.2 8.2 10.0 7.3 6.6 7.6 14.8 30.8Professionals 14.5 11.3 12.6 18.9 21.4 33.1 25.6 18.5 25.8 43.3 28.9 34.0Technical and associate19.5 18.0 18.6 26.9 17.5 26.8 12.6 13.1 13.8 8.7 14.4 10.5professionalsAdministrative support 15.4 18.8 13.7 8.2 11.8 6.2 11.5 15.7 10.3 6.4 8.2 2.2Service workers 16.2 11.9 23.5 24.0 20.5 13.6 17.1 13.8 20.6 21.1 19.7 18.4Agric. and fishing workers 3.0 3.7 1.7 3.4 1.4 1.6 1.1 0.8 2.3 1.2 0.9 0.6Craft and related workers 8.3 9.7 9.3 4.2 5.2 3.9 6.7 9.1 9.2 4.1 1.5 0.3Machine operators 5.8 6.9 7.9 2.0 3.1 1.6 6.4 9.8 4.1 1.6 4.4 0.6Elementary occupations & laborers 10.0 11.3 7.3 8.6 10.9 5.1 9.1 12.0 7.3 5.9 7.2 2.5Source: 1994 FSM Census, Table P28; 2000 FSM Census, Table P2-16Table 10.11 shows how educational attainment of the current formal work force aged 25 years and older, by sex,impacts on occupation. In 2000, males and females did not vary significantly from the total finding – among 3,982reported 42.1 percent had attained only below high school graduates, 49.8 percent were high school graduates andsome college, and 8.2 percent attained bachelor’s degrees and higher. By occupation, those with less than high schoolgraduation dominated two occupations – machine operator and laborer (77.8 percent) and service workers (72.2percent). Those with high school graduation and some college dominated professionals (70.3 percent) and technical,sales, and administrative support (64.2 percent). Persons with at least a bachelor’s degree or higher dominated theChuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs 97