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Table 3.2 Population group distribution of employees according to occupational groupOccupational groupPopulation groupAfrican Coloured Indian White TotalManagers 13.2 7.2 6.9 72.6 100.0Professionals 20.0 12.0 7.4 60.5 100.0Technicians and trade workers 11.9 18.9 8.9 60.3 100.0Community and personal service workers 43.1 31.2 25.7 100.0Clerical and administrative workers 26.8 19.6 9.2 44.4 100.0Sales workers 59.2 13.0 4.0 23.8 100.0Machinery operators and drivers 89.6 1.2 9.1 100.0Labourers 84.7 11.3 1.1 2.9 100.0Learners/trainees/students 47.2 30.4 2.9 19.4 100.0Contractors/ temporary workers 34.2 27.9 3.5 34.4 100.0Total 28.0 15.1 7.5 49.5 100.0Source: Inseta, Survey of Employment, Scarce and Critical Skills, May 2006More than half (59.4%) of the employees in the sector were women with African women constituting 15.1% of the workforce (Table 3-3).Table 3.3 Population group and gender distribution of employeesPopulation groupFemale Male TotalN % N % N %African 15 499 15.1 13 165 12.8 28 665 28.0Coloured 9 814 9.6 5 606 5.5 15 420 15.1Indian 4 338 4.2 3 337 3.3 7 675 7.5White 31 228 30.5 19 470 19.0 50 698 49.5Total 60 878 59.4 41 579 40.6 102 458 100.0Source: Inseta, Survey of Employment, Scarce and Critical Skills, May 20063.2.3 AgeThe age distribution of workers in the insurance sector can be seen in Figure 3-3. The average age was 37 years, and the majority of workerswere in the age groups 21 to 30 (27.9%) and 31 to 40 (35.8%).Figure 3-3 Age distribution of employees in the sectorSource: Inseta, Survey of Employment, Scarce and Critical Skills, May 2006INSETA Sector Skills Plan - page 23