Table 5. Number of Overseas Filipino Workers by Occupation and by Sex
April to September, 1999 and 2000
(In Thousands)
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Major and Minor Occupation Group 2000 | 1999
Both Male Female | Both Male Female
Sexes | Sexes
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PHILIPPINES 978 527 451 1,016 541 475
Professional, Technical and Related Workers 137 63 74 149 79 69
Medical, Dental, Veterinary and
Related Workers 52 8 44 49 8 41
Architects, Engineers and Related Technicians 29 28 1 38 37 1
Composers and Performing Artists 27 3 24 28 4 24
Aircrafts and Ships' Officers 13 13 - 20 20 -
Sculptors, Painters, Photographers and
Related Creative Artists 2 2 - - - -
Teachers (including Supervisors, etc.) 3 1 2 1 - 1
Mathematicians, Statisticians, Systems
Analysts and Related Workers 3 2 1 4 2 1
Others 7 6 2 9 8 1
Administrative, Executive & Managerial Workers 7 5 3 10 7 3
Clerical and Related Workers 42 26 16 33 18 15
Clerical and Related Workers NEC 17 10 7 16 11 5
Bookkeepers, Cashiers and Related Workers 6 4 2 4 1 3
Computing Machine Operators 6 4 2 2 * 2
Telephone and Telegraph Operators 2 2 - 2 1 *
Secretaries, Stenographers, Typists and Card
Tape-Punching Machine Operators 7 3 4 6 2 4
Others 4 4 - 3 3 -
Sales Workers 17 8 8 18 9 9
Salesmen, Shop Assistants and Related Workers 12 5 7 10 3 7
Sales Supervisors and Buyers 1 1 * 3 3 -
Others 3 3 1 5 3 1
Service Workers 372 63 308 398 69 329
Helpers & Related Housekeeping Service
Workers NEC 297 13 283 317 13 303
Cooks, Waiters, Bartenders & Related Workers 47 35 12 45 32 12
Building Caretakers, Cleaners and Related
Workers NEC 8 4 4 8 6 2
Service Workers NEC 13 7 7 18 11 7
Hairdressers, Barbers, Beauticians and Related
Workers 2 * 2 5 1 4
Protective Service Workers 1 1 - 2 2 -
Others 3 3 * 3 3 *
Agricultural, Animal Husbandry and Forestry
Workers, Fishermen and Hunters 8 7 * 4 4 -
Agricultural and Animal Husbandy Workers 3 3 * 3 3 -
Fishermen, Hunters and Related Workers 3 3 - 1 1 -
Others 3 2 * * * -
Production and Related Workers, Transport
Equipment Operators and Laborers 393 353 40 402 353 48
Transport Equipment Operators 138 137 1 137 134 2
Bricklayers, Carpenters and Other Contruction
Workers 36 36 - 35 35 1
Electrical Fitters and Related Electrical and
Electronics Workers 57 44 13 47 38 9
Plumbers, Welders, Sheet-metal and Structural
Metal Preparers and Erectors 23 23 - 30 30 -
Machinery Fitters, Machine Assemblers and
Precision-instrument Makers 32 32 - 34 33 1
Laborers NEC 2 2 * 3 2 1
Tailors, Dressmakers, Seweres, Upholsterers
and Related Workers 13 4 10 12 4 8
Material Handling and Related Equipment Operators 15 14 1 18 10 8
Painters 6 6 - 8 8 -
Production and Related Workers NEC 25 16 9 32 17 15
Production Supervisors and General Foremen 11 10 1 9 9 -
Blacksmiths, toolmakers and Machine-tool Operator
and Related Workers 8 8 * 9 8 1
Food and Beverages Processors 4 3 1 2 2 -
Furniture Makers and Related Workers 2 2 - 2 2 -
Stationary Engine and Related Equipment Operators 4 3 1 5 5 -
Others 17 15 3 20 17 3
Occupation Not Adequately Described 3 1 1 1 - 1
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Note: (1) Estimates are based on the 1995 Census Population Projection.
(2) Details may not add up to total due to rounding.
(3) * Less than 500
Source: Survey on Overseas Filipinos
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
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