Table E1. Distribution of Overseas Filipino Workers in Top 6 Countries by Occupation
April to September 1998-1999
(In Thousands)
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1999 | 1998
Major and Minor Occupation Group Saudi Hong- Taiwan Singa- Japan USA | Saudi Hong- Taiwan Singa- Japan USA
Arabia kong pore | Arabia kong pore
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PHILIPPINES 285 120 110 62 83 61 253 109 80 65 67 42
PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL & RELATED WORKERS 46 - 4 4 30 18 35 1 4 5 17 10
Medical, Dental, Veterinary and Related
Workers 25 - 2 2 - 10 20 * 1 1 - 7
Aircrafts and Ships' Officers - - 1 1 4 2 2 1 - 2 2 1
Architects, Engineers and Related Technicians 17 - - 1 3 3 7 * 2 1 1 *
Composers and Performing Artists * - - - 23 1 * - - - 14 -
Sculptors, Painters, Photographers and
Related Creative Artists - - - - - - 1 - - - - -
Teachers (including Supervisors, etc.) - - * - - - * - - - - -
Mathematicians, Statisticians, Systems
Analysts and Related Workers 6 - 1 - - * 2 - * - - -
Others 3 - - - - 2 2 - - * * 1
Administrative, Executive and Managerial Workers 4 - - - 2 3 2 - 1 - - -
Clerical and Related Workers 11 * 4 1 1 5 18 1 4 1 4 1
Clerical and Related Workers NEC 7 - 2 - 1 3 10 - 1 - 1 1
Bookkeepers, Cashiers and Related
Workers 1 * - 1 - 1 2 * * - 1 -
Computing Machine Operators * - 2 - - - 3 - 2 1 - *
Telephone and Telegraph Operators - - - - - * - - - - 2 -
Secretaries, Stenographers, Typists and
Card/Tape-Punching Machine Operators 3 - 1 - - - 1 1 - * * -
Others * - 1 - - 1 2 - * - - -
Sales Workers 9 1 - 1 1 - 8 1 - 1 1 *
Salesmen, Shop Assistants and Related
Workers 4 1 - - 1 - 5 1 - 1 - *
Sales Supervisors and Buyers 2 - - - - - 1 - - - 1 -
Others 3 - - 1 - - 1 - - - - -
Service Workers 64 111 43 41 12 17 52 101 25 46 15 14
Helpers & Related Housekeeping Service
Workers NEC 40 104 39 40 2 6 36 99 21 46 2 7
Cooks, Waiters, Bartenders and Related
Workers 11 5 1 1 6 5 7 1 1 1 4 5
Building Caretakers, Cleaners & Related
Workers 3 1 * - - 1 3 * 1 - * *
Service Workers NEC 5 - 3 1 3 4 1 - 1 - 8 1
Hairdressers, Barbers, Beauticians and
Related Workers 2 - - - - - 1 - * - - -
Protective Service Workers * 1 - - - - 2 - - - - *
Others 2 - - - 1 - 2 - - - * -
Agricultural, Animal Husbandry and Forestry
Workers, Fishermen and Hunters 1 - - * - 1 * - * * 1 -
Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Workers 1 - - - - - * - - - - -
Fishermen, Hunters and Related Workers - - - * - 1 - - * * 1 -
Others - - - - - * * - - - - -
Production and Related Workers, Transport
Equipment Operators and Laborers 151 8 58 13 37 17 136 6 47 12 29 16
Transport Equipment Operators 24 5 * 6 26 10 22 3 2 5 24 9
Bricklayers, Carpenters & other Construction
Workers 21 - 2 - 3 * 21 - 2 - 1 *
Electrical Fitters and Related Electrical and
Electronics Workers 21 1 14 - 2 1 21 * 12 3 * 2
Plumbers, Welders, Sheet-metal and Structural
Metal Preparers and Erectors 20 - 5 - * - 13 - 1 1 * -
Machinery Fitters, Machine Assemblers and
Precision-instrument Makers 18 - 2 3 3 4 13 - 2 1 - 2
Laborers NEC 2 * * - 1 - 10 1 3 2 1 1
Tailors, Dressmakers, Sewers, Upholsterers
and related workers 5 1 2 - - - 3 - 1 - - 1
Material Handling & Related Equipment
Workers 9 1 1 3 1 - 9 * - - - 1
Painters 7 - - - - - 3 - - - * -
Production and Related Workers NEC 4 - 19 1 1 - 2 1 17 1 1 -
Production Supervisors and General Foremen 6 - * - - - 6 - 1 * * -
Blacksmiths, toolmakers and Machine-tool
Operators 3 - 4 - 1 1 5 - 2 * * -
Food and Beverages Processors * - 1 - - 1 2 - 1 - - 1
Furniture Makers and Related Workers 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - -
Stationary Engine & Related Equipment
Operators 7 - 6 - - * 1 - - - * -
Others 5 - 4 - * *
Occupation Not Adequately Described - - - 1 - - 1 - * - - 1
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Note: * Less than 500
Source: Survey on Overseas Filipinos, NSO