Table 9. Number of Overseas Filipino Workers, Total and Average Cash Remittance,
         by Major Occupation and by Sex:  2001
        (In Thousands)

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Major Occupation Group                                                         Number of OFWs           |                  Total Cash Remittance                   |                    Average Cash
                                                                                 (In 1000)              |                         (In 1000)                        |                     Remittance
                                                                      Both         Male       Female    |         Both              Male               Female      |        Both            Male            Female
                                                                      Sexes                             |        Sexes                                             |        Sexes
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         April to September 2001

PHILIPPINES                                                            822         443         379             38,514,872         26,115,260         12,399,612             46,878          59,002          32,718

    Officials of Gov't and Special-Interest Organizations,              16          15           1              1,211,296          1,164,660             46,635             77,510          78,853          54,384
        Corporate Executives, Managers, Managing
        Proprietors and Supervisors
    Professionals                                                       78          38          40              5,122,998          3,005,115          2,117,882             66,084          79,201          53,509
    Technicians and Associate Professionals                             59          34          25              3,446,815          2,562,674            884,141             58,468          75,006          35,671
    Clerks                                                              22          10          12                943,189            514,635            428,554             43,060          49,718          37,094
    Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers                   89          45          44              3,953,399          2,403,238          1,550,161             44,517          53,922          35,041
    Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen                              3           3          -                 106,455            106,455             -                  31,729          31,729             -
    Trades and Related Workers                                         138         123          14              6,491,981          6,124,325            367,656             47,160          49,719          25,391
    Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers                         143         129          13              8,469,983          7,927,763            542,220             59,438          61,348          40,845
    Laborers and Unskilled Workers                                     271          41         230              8,461,942          2,009,517          6,452,425             31,218          48,936          28,055
    Special Occupations                                                  4           4          *                 306,815            296,877              9,937             72,838          74,333          45,500
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Source: National Statistics Office, Survey on Overseas Filipinos
Note: (1) Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.
      (2) * Less than 500
      (3) New (1994) PSOC code was used