Table 4

Occupational divisions for employment for applicants and US population (N = 2092). The two groups are quite similar with the exception of Construction and Extraction, Office and Administrative Support, which are gender specific professions.

Occupational Divisions

Patient

US

Management

4.59%

4.57%

Business and Financial Operations

3.25%

4.15%

Computer and Mathematical

3.59%

2.27%

Architecture and Engineering

1.72%

1.83%

Life, Physical, and Social Science

.53%

.91%

Community and Social Service

1.67%

1.3%

Legal

.76%

.76%

Education, Training and Library

3.15%

.62%

Arts, Design, Entertainment Sports and Media

7.46%

1.29%

Healthcare Practitioner and Technical

1.58%

5.02%

Healthcare Support

2.82%

2.58%

Protective Service

1.34%

2.35%

Food Preparation and Service Related

6.98%

8.29%

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance

2.63%

3.33%

Personal Care and Service

2.15%

2.45%

Sales and Related

9.03%

10.69%

Office and Administrative Support

3.35%

17.49%

Farming, Fishing and Forestry

.72%

.34%

Construction and Extraction

18.36%

4.89%

Installation, Maintenance And Repair

8.56%

4.07%

Production

10.9%

7.87%

Transportation and Materials Moving

4.88%

7.36%

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