Table 5. Number of Overseas Filipino Workers, by Occupation and by Sex:
October 2003 and 2004
(In Thousands)
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2004 | 2003
Major and Minor Occupation Group Both Sexes Male Female | Both Sexes Male Female
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Philippines 1,063 524 539 982 508 475
Officials of government and special
interest organizations, corporate
executives, managers, managing
proprietors, and supervisors 27 23 3 24 19 5
Officials of government and special
interest organizations
Corporate executives and specialized
managers 4 3 1 5 4 2
General managers or managing
proprietors 3 3 1 1 1 *
Supervisors 19 17 2 17 15 3
Professionals 81 30 51 93 44 49
Physical, mathematical and engineering
science professionals 23 21 2 34 31 3
Life science and health professionals 42 3 39 40 7 33
Teaching professionals 7 2 5 5 1 4
Other professionals 8 4 4 14 4 10
Technicians and associate professionals 91 49 42 95 50 45
Physical science and engineering
Associate professionals 38 37 1 40 38 2
Life science and health associate
professionals 7 3 4 10 4 6
Teaching associate professionals 2 1 1 1 - 1
Related associate professionals 44 8 35 44 8 36
Clerks 42 18 24 32 14 18
Office clerks 25 13 12 19 11 8
Customer services clerks 17 5 12 12 2 10
Service workers and shop and market
sales workers 136 57 79 107 50 57
Personal and protective services workers 122 51 71 95 43 52
Models, salespersons and demonstrators 14 6 8 12 6 6
Farmers, forestry workers and fishermen 5 5 - 3 3 -
Trades and Related Workers 164 145 19 150 135 15
Mining, construction and related
trades workers 42 42 - 35 33 2
Metal, machinery and related
trades workers 92 88 4 92 88 4
Precision, handicraft, printing
and related trades workers 5 5 - 3 2 *
Other craft and related trades workers 24 10 15 20 11 9
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 161 141 20 161 145 16
Stationary plant and related operators 5 4 1 7 7 *
Machine operators and assemblers 31 12 18 29 16 14
Drivers and mobile plant operators 126 124 1 125 123 2
Laborers and unskilled workers 355 54 301 312 44 268
Sales and services elementary
occupations 305 17 288 279 22 257
Agricultural, forestry, fishery
and related laborers 3 2 1 3 2 1
Laborers in mining, construction,
manufacturing and transport 47 35 12 31 20 10
Special occupations 1 1 * 5 4 1
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Notes:
* Less than 500
Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.
The estimates cover overseas Filipino whose departure occurred within the last five years and who are
working or had worked abroad during the past six months (April to September) of the survey period.
Source: Income and Employment Statistics Division, Survey on Overseas Filipinos
Household Statistics Department
Philippines National Statistics Office
Manila, Philippines
Page last updated: April 15, 2005
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