Statistics Norway

Employment among immigrants (register based)

11   Employees1 by occupational groups and region of birth. Q4 2003 and 2004
  Employees in total Q4 2003 Q4 2004
  First generation immigrants Lønnstakere First generation immigrants
  in total Western Non-western Employees in total in total Western Non-western
  Per cent
In total  100.0       100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0        100.0  100.0  100.0
                 
1 Legislators, senior officials and managers 8.8 5.0 9.4 2.1 8.8 4.8 9.1 2.1
2 Professionals 10.1 10.5 17.3 6.0 10.7 11.3 18.8 6.5
3 Technicians and associate professionals 18.0 12.2 19.4 7.6 18.1 12.2 19.2 7.7
4 Clerks 10.8 9.4 8.8 9.8 10.8 9.3 8.7 9.8
5 Service workers and shop and market sales workers 20.7 21.5 18.5 23.4 20.3 21.3 17.8 23.5
6 Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.6 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.7
7 Craft and related trades workers 12.4 10.1 12.5 8.5 12.6 10.8 12.8 9.4
8 Plant and machine operators and assemblers 11.3 12.4 7.6 15.6 11.1 12.2 7.2 15.4
9 Elementary occupations 6.7 18.2 5.7 26.3 6.5 17.4 5.7 24.9
                 
  Absolute figures
In total2 1 276 219 78 390 31 068 47 322 1 199 158 76 419 29 888 46 531
                 
1 Legislators, senior officials and managers  112 323 3 926 2 916 1 010  105 955 3 687 2 706  981
2 Professionals  129 410 8 220 5 368 2 852  127 866 8 647 5 620 3 027
3 Technicians and associate professionals  230 339 9 598 6 017 3 581  217 176 9 341 5 749 3 592
4 Clerks  138 361 7 349 2 732 4 617  129 087 7 125 2 586 4 539
5 Service workers and shop and market sales workers  264 033 16 839 5 755 11 084  243 989 16 265 5 333 10 932
6 Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers 13 924  558  251  307 12 725  545  224  321
7 Craft and related trades workers  157 766 7 939 3 899 4 040  151 376 8 222 3 826 4 396
8 Plant and machine operators and assemblers  144 419 9 717 2 353 7 364  133 166 9 319 2 150 7 169
9 Elementary occupations 85 644 14 244 1 777 12 467 77 818 13 268 1 694 11 574
1  Employees within the health enterprises and municipal and county administration are not included.
2  There are fewer employees with occupational data in 2004 because of enhanced quality demands.

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