Occupation of Employed Persons 16 Years and Over in Franklin County

The occupations of persons in Franklin County reflect the county's services and trade-oriented economy. The most common occupation reported by employed persons in 1989 was administrative support (i.e., secretarial, clerical, other support). 100,105 persons in 1989, or 20.2% of the total, worked in administrative support jobs. Professional specialty occupations were the next most common (15.8%), followed by executive, administrative, and managerial (14.7%), sales (12.6%) and service occupations (10.1%). Relatively fewer persons were employed in goods production-related occupations such as precision production, craft and repair (7.8% of total), machine operation, assembly and inspection (4.6%), and technicians and related support (4.4%).

Between 1979 and 1989 the greatest growth was in executive, administrative and managerial (22,303 new jobs), professional specialty (20,948 new jobs), and sales occupations (20,094 new jobs). Occupations experiencing the greatest loss of jobs since 1989 were machine operators and assemblers (4,825 jobs lost) and precision production, craft and repair occupations (2,154 jobs lost). These trends indicate that Franklin County is continuing to move towards a more services and trade-oriented economy.

Occupation of Employed Persons 16 Years and Over in Franklin County: 1979 - 1989

                               1979                1989
                                                                   Change
Occupation               Persons   Percent   Persons   Percent  1979-1989


Executive, Adminis.,
  Managerial              50,727      12.4    73,030      14.7    +22,303
Professional specialty    57,265      14.0    78,213      15.8    +20,948
Technicians and related
  support                 14,444       3.5    21,608       4.4     +7,164
Sales                     42,564      10.4    62,658      12.6    +20,094
Administrative support,
  Clerical                88,119      21.6   100,105      20.2    +11,986
Private household          1,521       0.4     1,285       0.3       -236
Protective services        5,595       1.4     8,237       1.7     +2,642
Service, not protective
  or household            44,639      10.9    49,924      10.1     +5,285
Farming, Forestry, and
  Fishing                  2,783       0.7     3,888       0.8     +1,105
Precision Production,
  Craft and Repair        41,105      10.0    38,951       7.8     -2,154
Machine operators and
  Assemblers              27,548       6.7    22,723       4.6     -4,825
Transportation and
  Material moving         16,356       4.0    17,693       3.6     +1,337
Handlers and Laborers     16,208       4.0    18,209       3.7     +2,001

Totals                   408,874     100.0   496,524     100.0    +87,650

Source: Census of Population and Housing, U.S. Bureau of the Census

Filename: CD-036

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