Waikato regional economic profile - Waikato Regional Council

Figure 92: Highest qualification proportions by territorial authority (2006 Census)5.3.2 OccupationsFigure 93 shows the occupation structure of the Waikato region labour force comparedwith the whole of New Zealand. The notable differences are that there is a higherproportion of managers in the Waikato region, 22 per cent compared with 17 per centfor the national average, but a lower proportion of professionals.Figure 93: Occupations of Waikato and New Zealand residents (2006 Census)As one might expect, the occupation structure is asymmetrical among territorialauthorities within the region. The larger, more urban centres have higher proportions ofprofessionals and service workers while the greater number of rural districts havehigher proportions of agriculture and fisheries workers. The region as a whole,therefore, has a fairly balanced occupation structure, as shown in figure 94.Page 84 Doc #: 2069885