Table E1. Distribution of Overseas Filipino Workers in Top 6 Countries by Occupation:
April to September 1997 - 1998
(In Thousands)
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1998 | 1997
Major and Minor Occupation Group Saudi Arabia Hong-kong Taiwan Singapore Japan U.S.A. |Saudi Arabia Hong-kong Taiwan Singapore Japan U.S.A.
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PHILIPPINES 253 109 80 65 67 42 283 109 89 72 71 43
Professional, Technical and Related Workers 35 1 4 5 17 10 40 1 3 6 25 11
Medical, Dental, Veterinary and Related
Workers 20 * 1 1 - 7 21 - 1 2 - 8
Aircrafts and Ships' Officers 2 1 - 2 2 1 1 * - 1 3 1
Architects, Engineers and Related
Technicians 7 * 2 1 1 * 11 * 1 2 2 1
Composers and Performing Artists * - - - 14 - * - - * 19 -
Sculptors, Painters, Photographers and
Related Creative Artists 1 - - - - - 1 * - * - *
Teachers (including Supervisors , etc.) * - - - - - * - - - - -
Mathematicians, Statisticians, Systems
Analysts and Related Workers 2 - * - - * 1 - - 1 * *
Others 2 - - * * 1 4 - * 1 * *
Administrative, Executive and Managerial Workers 2 - 1 - - - 1 1 - - - *
Clerical and Related Workers 18 1 4 1 4 1 11 * 1 1 2 1
Clerical and Related Workers NEC 10 - 1 - 1 1 5 * - - 1 -
Bookkeepers, Cashiers and Related
Workers 2 * * - 1 - 1 - * - * -
Computing Machine Operators 3 - 2 1 - * 2 - 1 * - 1
Telephone and Telegraph Operators - - - - 2 - * - - - 1 *
Secretaries, Stenographers, Typists and
Card/Tape-Punching Machine Operators 1 1 - * * - 1 - - 1 - -
Others 2 - * - - - 1 - - - - -
Sales Workers 8 1 - 1 1 * 2 * - 1 1 1
Salesmen, Shop Assistants and Related
Workers 5 1 - 1 - * 1 - - * - 1
Sales Supervisors and Buyers 1 - - - 1 - 1 - - - - *
Others 1 - - - - - 1 * - * 1 *
Service Workers 52 101 25 46 15 14 77 100 28 50 10 12
Helpers & Related Housekeeping Service
Workers NEC 36 99 21 46 2 7 47 97 24 46 3 4
Cooks, Waiters, Bartenders and Related
Workers 7 1 1 1 4 5 13 2 1 1 5 5
Building Caretakers, Cleaners & Related Workers 3 * 1 - * * 7 - 3 - 1 *
Service Workers NEC 1 - 1 - 8 1 5 * 1 2 1 2
Hairdressers, Barbers, Beauticians and
Related Workers 1 - * - - - 1 - - - * -
Protective Service Workers 2 - - - - * 1 - - - - -
Others 2 - - - * - 3 - - - - -
Agricultural, Animal Husbandry and Forestry
Workers, Fishermen and Hunters * - * * 1 - 1 * * * - *
Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Workers * - - - - - 1 * - - - *
Fishermen, Hunters and Related Workers - - * * 1 - - - * * - -
Others * - - - - - - - - - - -
Production and Related Workers, Transport
Equipment Operators and Laborers 136 6 47 12 29 16 151 7 56 15 32 17
Transport Equipment Operators 22 3 2 5 24 9 26 5 2 7 22 12
Bricklayers, Carpenters & other Construction
Workers 21 - 2 - 1 * 23 * 1 1 2 *
Electrical Fitters and Related Electrical and
Electronics Workers 21 * 12 3 * 2 21 * 13 3 1 *
Plumbers, Welders, Sheet-metal and Structural
Metal Preparers and Erectors 13 - 1 1 * - 18 * 3 2 1 1
Machinery Fitters, Machine Assemblers and
Precision-instrument Makers 13 - 2 1 - 2 14 * 1 - 1 *
Laborers NEC 10 1 3 2 1 1 4 * 1 1 * *
Tailors, Dressmakers, Sewers, Upholsterers
and Related Workers 3 - 1 - - 1 5 - 2 * - *
Material Handling & Related Equipment Operators 9 * - - - 1 10 1 2 * - -
Painters 3 - - - * - 4 - * - - -
Production and Related Workers NEC 2 1 17 1 1 - 2 * 19 - 1 *
Production Supervisors and General Foremen 6 - 1 * * - 11 - 1 * * -
Blacksmiths, toolmakers and Machine-tool
Operators 5 - 2 * * - 4 - 2 - 1 1
Food and Beverages Processors 2 - 1 - - 1 1 - 2 - - -
Furniture Makers and Related Workers 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - -
Stationary Engine & Related Equipment
Operators 1 - - - * - 2 - 1 - 1 1
Others 5 - 4 - * * 5 - 4 * 3 *
Occupation Not Adequately Described 1 - * - - 1 * * 1 - 1 -
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Note: Details may not add up to total due to rounding.
* Less than 500
Source: Survey on Overseas Filipinos, NSO